This man knows how to hype

Chapter 303 Exploding Xiyu Pole Show
Everyone on earth knows what the movie "Dying to Survive" is about, even if they haven't seen the entire movie.

To be honest, this movie is excellent in all aspects, not just the story and the characters.

The pace of its narrative is also excellent.

From the beginning of the film, it only takes 6 minutes to explain the time when the story takes place (2002), the male protagonist Cheng Yong's own occupation, situation, personality, and his family relationships.

Cheng Yong can be said to be a tragic middle-aged man who has all the pressure on himself.

There is a sick father in bed, and in the middle there is an ex-wife who wants to divorce him and take the children abroad. And the ex-wife has a younger brother who is a policeman.

He couldn't pay his rent, his father's medical treatment and nursing home fees, and he couldn't even afford to buy his son sneakers.

It can be said that it couldn't be more embarrassing.

It is precisely because of his embarrassment that the audience is willing to watch his subsequent turnaround, and the story thus enters the second stage.

On the big screen in the cinema, everyone saw the thin Lu Shouyi peeling off the three layers of masks on his face one by one.

"Oh~~" exclamations and sounds of surprise rang out at the same time.

Even Qi Xiangyang's eyes widened instantly, his face full of disbelief.

Yes, although everyone knows that Meng Chengming has lost 30 kilograms, and has also seen some videos and photos.

But the problem is that Meng Chengming usually pays great attention to his image, otherwise no one would think he is too pretentious.

In other words, in those videos and photos that Reuters revealed that Meng Chengming had lost 30 kilograms.

Apart from looking a little thin, his overall appearance is actually fine. In fact, in some people's eyes, he is so thin that he looks like a teenager.

But what is Meng Chengming’s image on the screen?
He had sparse hair and slightly blue eyes, and wore a large framed glasses, which made his already sunken face look even more unhealthy.

He was wearing a khaki plaid jacket on his hunched body, and the three-layer mask made him look a little ridiculous, but he had a flattering smile on his face.

To be honest, this look is tacky, greasy and unhealthy.

But, with this image, the Oil King Meng Chengming no longer looks greasy at all.

As soon as he stood there, without saying any lines, everyone knew that he was a patient "struggling to survive."

This is the effect of losing 30 pounds.

In other words, this is the effect that Meng Chengming wanted to achieve after losing 30 kilograms.

In another cinema, Guan Jinfeng looked at Meng Chengming on the screen and felt the blood vessels in his forehead throbbing and his heart sinking.

It is said that experts know the ins and outs of a show. When ordinary audiences had not yet figured out anything, he had already felt the excellence of "Dying to Survive".

pressure.

A huge pressure came over him.

He felt that even if he won at the box office this time, he would probably lose miserably in the year-end awards.

With this thought in mind, Guan Jinfeng kept praying, "Let it collapse." He hoped that "Dying to Survive" would collapse later.

Unfortunately, his idea was doomed to fail.

As the film continues, Cheng Yong refuses Lu Shouyi because he is worried about smuggling charges, but his father's condition worsens and he has to move from the nursing home to the hospital.

Looking at his father who could only lie in the corridor, Cheng Yong was once again faced with a choice.

He began to ask the doctor about Indian Gleevec, and through this plot, the state of a leukemia patient entering the acute phase was shown.

Finally, Cheng Yong went to India and negotiated the agency matters with the pharmaceutical company, and brought back a whole box of medicine.

At this time, Lu Shouyi backed off. He only wanted to buy medicine, not sell it.

Here, the concept of "selling drugs is an illegal act" is emphasized again.

However, how could Cheng Yong agree to this? Lv Shouyi had no choice but to start selling medicine. But his sales were not going well. Even though they went to various places, they still couldn't sell a single bottle of medicine.

This introduced the heroine of the film, Liu Sihui, played by Lv Qinyao.

She is a pole dancer and also the group leader of a leukemia patient group. She knows all the group leaders of patient groups in Shanghai.

Liu Sihui's first appearance was in a bar.

In order to achieve a better effect, this scene was filmed much later. Before this, Lv Qinyao practiced pole dancing with her teacher every day.

When everyone saw Lv Qinyao on the screen, with her legs hooked on the steel pipe and her whole body spinning in an upside-down position, there was another burst of exclamations in the theater.

And the spinning was just the beginning, the shot lasted more than ten seconds to the end.

Everyone can clearly see Lv Qinyao flying up and down on the pole, changing her dance moves without even touching the floor the entire time.

Precisely because it was shot from start to finish, there was no need to discuss issues like stand-ins or editing.

This is pure technique, and it's not as simple as just twisting it a few times.

At the same time, this is also the core promotional content prepared by the crew for Lv Qinyao. She practiced for several months for such a set of shots, and suffered a lot of bruises all over her body.

In other words, it's not just Meng Chengming who's making contributions in the crew; everyone is contributing to the role.

dumbfounded.

Guan Jinfeng was really dumbfounded.

He couldn't help but start comparing Lv Qinyao and Chen Jing. In the end, he found that, except for Chen Jing being younger than Lv Qinyao, there was no other comparison.

Not only was he dumbfounded, but also the Li sisters, Qi Xiangyang and other Donghai people who were watching the movie, as well as their colleagues who came to watch, were all dumbfounded.

"What the hell? Are you really that determined? Logically, shouldn't you just hang on the pole and twist it a few times just to show your appreciation? Is Lu Qinyao planning to participate in the Olympics?"

“Is there a pole event in the Olympics?”

"Does it matter? Why do I feel like she's playing on the horizontal bar?"

"No, is she playing a patient? Can she be a patient in this state?"

Coincidentally, at this moment, the protagonist Cheng Yong on the screen also expressed the same doubt. He pointed at Liu Sihui who was swerving on the steel pipe and said, "She looks like a patient, isn't she?!"

"She is not, her daughter is."

The plot continues amid the audience's shock.

The next day, Liu Sihui came with a bunch of group leaders wearing masks. Cheng Yong felt that everyone was not sincere, as everyone was wearing masks.

Liu Sihui explained that the patient had low resistance, so he wore a mask to prevent infection, but Cheng Yong insisted that everyone be honest with each other.

Everyone had no choice but to take off their masks. Looking at the timid and sad faces under the masks, Cheng Yong put out his cigarette.

This actually reflects the kindness of Cheng Yong and shows his character arc.

Not only that, taking off the mask has a specific meaning in "Dying to Survive".

There are only two scenes of a group of people taking off their masks. The first one is here, and the second one is where Cheng Yong was arrested.

The difference is that in the later scene, everyone had smiles on their faces under the masks.

With the help of Liu Sihui, Cheng Yong's medicine sold very well, and characters such as Huangmao and the pastor also appeared one after another.

Everyone seemed to have entered into a relatively comfortable life.

When Guan Jinfeng saw this, he couldn't help but look at his watch. It wasn't because he was impatient, but because he was estimating the time.

According to the normal narrative rhythm of the movie, an accident should have happened at this time.

But before the accident happened, everyone first saw an extremely explosive scene.

On the screen, the protagonists were celebrating at a party in the bar where Liu Sihui worked, but at this moment, a pair of hands were placed on Liu Sihui's shoulders.

Then a head came up to Liu Sihui and said, "Ah Hui, it's your turn to dance."

The bar manager played by Xu Xiyu officially appears.

"Mr. Xu is here to perform too?" The moment she saw Xu Xiyu, Li Shangling covered her mouth and whispered in surprise.

"Why isn't there any publicity? This is the first screen debut, so it should be used as a promotional point." Li Shangrong was also a little surprised.

It was during the conversation between the two that the conflict on the screen began to erupt.

The bar manager played by Xu Xiyu suggested that Liu Sihui finish dancing and then come over to drink with him, but Cheng Yong refused.

"If she doesn't dance, who will?"

"You jump."

"Are you kidding me?"

"Who are you kidding? I'm going to watch you dance today."

"What's the point of me dancing? The guests paid to see her dance."

"You're short of money, right?" Cheng Yong took out some money and slammed it on the table, asking, "Are you going to jump?"

Without waiting for an answer, he threw another handful of money and asked, "Can you jump?"

At this moment, Xu Xiyu showed an unhappy expression. At this moment, Cheng Yong threw a handful of money on the table again and asked the last question: "Are you going to jump or not?"

The camera was turned to Xu Xiyu, who made a "tsk~" sound and showed a disdainful expression, as if saying, "I would not jump even if you threw money at me to death."

He even leaned forward and said to Cheng Yong, "Just wait for me!"

To be honest, Guan Jinfeng couldn't help but smile when he saw this. If a fight broke out, this plot would be too stupid.

It collapsed, it really collapsed.

I said that if the boss was allowed to get involved in the show, there would definitely be big problems.

Isn’t this clear evidence?
Qi Xiangyang on the other side held the same view.

But before the smile on his face fully came out, it immediately turned into [Not my friend.JPG]

Because, at this moment, the picture on the screen changed.

Xu Xiyu twisted her body, unbuttoned her clothes, and started pole dancing next to the pole, amid the cheers of the audience. No, it was pole striptease.

Not only that, the expression on his face can be described as coquettish, frivolous and cheap.

Under this kind of camera language, only this kind of performance can achieve better dramatic effects. Xu Xiyu is not a person who has to be dignified even when acting. What he does must be in line with the plot setting.

Actors need to put aside these shames.

Blasted.

The atmosphere in the bar on the screen exploded.

The atmosphere in the preview theaters outside the screen was even more explosive.

Qi Xiangyang widened his eyes and looked at Xu Xiyu dancing on the screen in disbelief. He had a million complaints in his heart but didn't know how to express them.

Guan Jinfeng on the other side was constantly doubting his life: "Is this even possible? If you guys make a movie like this, it's a bit too much. Are you willing to do this?"

At this moment, he once again thought of the creators of "Into the Abyss", who had to find a stand-in even for a beating scene. And look at Mr. Dan, who was completely shameless for the sake of the quality of the movie.

As for Li Shangling and Li Shangrong, they were both dumbfounded.

The two sisters covered their mouths in sync, watching Xu Xiyu twisting his waist on the screen. Their minds kept switching between the scene of themselves meeting Xu Xiyu three days ago and the scene of him pole dancing now.

This... this, this, this, can this really be done by the same person?

Wait, his waist is so flexible, is it swinging so fast?

As for Zhu Anyu, his ideas were completely different from theirs.

The perfect boss, this is the real perfect boss, who can use ruthless tactics to trick his opponents, and can also go all out to play coquettishly and cheaply.

Only people like this can succeed!
Different audiences, different ideas.

But colleagues who had nothing to do with Xu Xiyu had only one thought at this time.

"This movie is just too stressful. The quality and highlights are all maxed out. If you shoot it like this, how will we continue to be bad? You're a traitor to the industry, a traitor to the grandson of Xu!"

Of course, you can curse in your heart.

These people are still relatively objective, and they all agree that this movie has become a success at this point.

But the more exciting part of this movie is yet to come.

(End of this chapter)