Huayu became famous overnight

Chapter 157 The longest road is Xu Ming's routine (two in one)

"Perhaps I am willing to suffer with you?"

"But I don't want to!"

On the big screen, Xu Ming and Ni Ni acted passionately.

Jiang Wen and Ning Hao couldn't help but rub their arms.

Too pretentious.

"So you've been shooting for three months, and this is all you've come up with." Jiang Wen couldn't help but speak out.

"Don't you think you are out of date?"

Xu Ming raised his chin and motioned the other party to look at the people in the audience behind him.

The young female college students had tears in their eyes, while the male college students looked empathetic.

"You can't have youth and the feeling of youth at the same time. If you can't accept it, it just means your youth has long passed."

Xu Ming smiled and said, "For you, you have experienced many things in your life that are more important than these little loves, but for them, love may be more important than life."

“At each stage, people think differently about things.”

Just like "Tiny Times", it was heavily criticized when it first came out, but now its reputation has been turning around little by little.

The Jay Chou I listened to when I was young, who went from having unclear pronunciation to becoming the god of Chinese language.

"Well, you can teach me. I'll learn from you." Jiang Wen bowed without refutation.

He has his own insistence. In his opinion, this thing is just fooling the audience.

"That's right. I have a rough idea of who is the uncle and who is the nephew." Xu Ming said with a smile.

Jiang Wen kept his mouth shut, and there was no point in talking about this matter that day.

Ning Hao watched the two of them interacting with each other and felt envious.

He also wanted to be closer to his seniors like Xu Ming did, but he really couldn't achieve the latter's sense of relaxation.

Until the big screen went black, Wang Fei's song "So Young" started playing.

The young audience present were still immersed in the plot.

Especially as graduation season is approaching, they will face the same difficult choices as the male and female protagonists in the movie.

A sad atmosphere permeated the cinema.

Suddenly, a young boy stood up, took out a white veil from behind him and put it on the girl's head.

He knelt on one knee, took out a box from his trouser pocket and opened it, revealing a diamond ring.

"Pingping, we have been together since high school, and we were admitted to the same university. We have endured the seven-year long race. I hope we can get a result."

The boy was wearing glasses, his eyes were red, and he shouted, "Marry me!"

The girl's tears started streaming down her cheeks.

The audience was stunned by this sudden proposal.

"Marry him!"

"Marry him!"

"Promise him."

Someone in the crowd started to boo.

The girl covered her mouth and stretched out her hand with great emotion.

The boy put the diamond ring on the girl's hand.

The whole audience burst into applause. We had just finished watching the movie and didn't expect there would be such an "easter egg".

An inexplicable sense of familiarity shrouded Han Sanping's heart.

He suddenly thought of the reconciled couple in "Love Is Not Blind".

Damn, isn't this a different routine?
"Did you specially invite these actors?" Han Sanping couldn't help but ask.

Jiang Wen and Ning Hao were stunned for a moment, then they figured out the trick and their expressions changed immediately.

You are such a cunning guy.

Especially the latter, they have already started to think about how to copy it and apply it to the promotion of their future films.

"That's not the case. This marriage can't stand scrutiny. We screened the netizens from the Internet and arranged for them to attend the premiere, but the one who took the lead in making trouble was ours."

Xu Ming shook his head. "So Young" is different from "Love Is Not Blind". The former is his third film to be released.

With the success of the first two films, I don’t know how many people are watching.

The details naturally need to be paid more attention to.

"That's good. This is also positive energy."

Han Sanping felt relieved and nodded, as long as it was not false propaganda.

"I'll go up first."

Xu Ming greeted him and stood up and walked towards the stage.

Joining him are Ni Ni, Jing Tian and other main creators of the crew.

When I walked to the front of the stage, the couple had just sat down, and the tears on their faces were still there.

Xu Ming took the microphone and said, "I'm glad to see lovers finally get married at our premiere. Although the ending of the movie is not very good, we still hope that everyone can have a good ending."

"Oh, staff, please write down the ID cards of this couple. Don't let them watch my movies anymore. It's their display of affection that deeply hurts a single person like me."

After saying this, he covered his chest, looking hurt.

"Haha, your description of 'single dog' is more vivid to me than 'bachelor'. How did you come up with that?" Guo Fan continued with a laugh.

"Have you seen 'A Chinese Odyssey'? In the last scene of the Monkey King's wedding, the warrior couple pointed at the back of the Monkey King and laughed, 'He looks like a dog.'" Xu Ming explained.

Wow!
There was a burst of wows from the audience.

The crowds that come to the cinema to watch movies are mostly college students.

Their love for "A Chinese Odyssey" far exceeds that of others, and they were immediately touched by the fact that their favorite movie could be interpreted in such a wonderful way.

For a moment, even the college students who were not fond of Xu Ming couldn't help but feel a little favorable towards him.

Even celebrities like "A Chinese Odyssey" as much as they do, and the sense of distance disappears immediately.

"What this guy said before was so true. I seem to be a little out of date. I can understand being single, but I really can't understand what losers and single dogs are." Jiang Wen sighed.

"Haha, young people understand young people better. The world is ours and theirs, but ultimately it is theirs." Han Sanping said meaningfully.

Many people have always wondered why he favors Xu Ming, while well-known directors do not receive much preferential treatment from him.

It's simple, the potential and future of those people can be seen at a glance.

And Xu Ming is so young that every time he sees him he feels old. Only by cultivating young people like him can we cultivate the future of Chinese films.

However, Ni Ni and Jing Tian's eyes were filled with admiration but also with a hint of resentment.

If the other party is willing, you can get rid of your single status in minutes, but unfortunately, no one is willing to do so.

"Just kidding. Please leave your contact information and I will ask our staff to contact you later. On your wedding day, I will bring Ni Ni and others to sing "Those Years" for you to entertain you." Xu Ming said.

He had already found out the other party's wedding date, and the wedding would be held a week after the premiere.

It happens to be during the movie release period, so going there can help promote it further.

"Ah, thank you Brother Ming." The boy said in surprise.

This on-site entertainment was beyond his expectations. He thought it would be nice to be able to attend the premiere for free.

The girl was also very excited. Having a star sing at her wedding would save her at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in terms of value.

Little did people know that with Xu Ming's current net worth, the starting fee for singing at a wedding would be one million.

But inviting the other party to propose at the premiere certainly has an element of show and routine.

But his blessing to the couple was genuine.

"In addition, most of the audience here today should have been following us since the So Young School Beauty Contest, right?" Xu Ming asked. "Yes."

The college students in the audience responded.

"All students who have participated in the campus beauty contest can use their voting records to purchase tickets at Wanda Cinema at a 20% discount."

"Fans of the top three contestants, Jing Tian, Ni Ni and Nazha, can receive cartoon figurines of the three as gifts after watching the film."

This is the agreement reached after Xu Ming discussed with Wanda Cinemas.

As for China Film Group, the relationship is complicated.

Even with Han Sanping's connections, it was extremely difficult to push forward, so he simply gave up.

He believed that with college students' enthusiasm for getting bargains, they would always find a way to get to the nearest Wanda Cinema.

This time there were even more enthusiastic cheers and whistles in the cinema.

The 20% discount is not a big discount, but for the college students who voted, it was an unexpected gain, and the character dolls are a way of giving back to the three female fans.

Qiming Entertainment is really a great company, and Xu Ming is really a great person.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, a person wearing Wanda work clothes rushed onto the stage.

"Teacher Xu, it's not appropriate to offer a 20% discount on tickets. This matter has not been discussed with the leadership, and it may be seen as squeezing out competition from other cinemas."

The staff member looked embarrassed and seemed to lower his voice, but his words came out intermittently through the microphone in Xu Ming's hand.

The audience, whether they were beneficiaries or not, held their breath.

Was this an accident?

Even Guo Fan and others were confused.

They had no prior knowledge of either the wedding or the 20% off ticket purchases, and their reactions were remarkably genuine.

Even Jiang Wen, who had always been skeptical, was shaken.

"Could it be that the boy made this decision on the spur of the moment?" Jiang Wen said.

"I think this is not going to end well."

Ning Hao nodded and looked at Han Sanping beside him.

Since it concerns the cinema chain, only a big shot of the other party's level can help.

Otherwise, if Xu Ming’s promise cannot be fulfilled, it will have a negative impact on potential moviegoers.

"hold on."

Han Sanping sat up slightly and watched the developments on the stage.

Xu Ming frowned when he heard the staff's advice: "What's wrong with this? I've talked to your superior about this matter, and he promised it before."

"Well, please don't make it difficult for us workers. Without the order from above, we dare not make any promises." The staff sighed.

The audience sighed, feeling that this matter might not be possible.

Xu Ming gritted his teeth and said firmly, "Now that I have said this today, I can't take it back. I will make up for the discounted ticket prices for the students. I just want to ask you if it's okay or not. If not, I won't show this movie in your Wanda Cinema."

Hey!
So tough?

If someone is familiar with the live broadcast routines of later generations, here it is.

I'm afraid he has already seen through this worn-out trick.

But the naive college students these days had never experienced this before. They were all deeply moved and secretly vowed to take advantage of Xu Ming.

The best thing would be to make the other party bald and poor.

"Teacher Xu is tough."

"If Wanda doesn't agree, I will never go to your mall again."

"That's it."

College students responded to Xu Ming one after another.

The staff's faces turned green, luckily it was something we had discussed beforehand.

Otherwise, if such an emergency really happens, he will have to take the blame.

By the way, Xu Ming is a really good guy.

It is obvious that Wanda Cinemas is responsible for the subsidies, but the other party just opens his mouth and says that he is the one who provides the subsidies.

Sure enough, a person who is shameless is invincible in the world.

"I'll go discuss this with the leader."

The staff member took out his phone and chatted for a few minutes in public, then turned around and said, "Our leader agreed."

Cool!
The college students in the audience cheered.

Being able to force Wanda to surrender was a victory they achieved together with Xu Ming.

"This movie is my graduation gift to you. I hope every Chen Xiaozheng will not lose his Zheng Wei, and I hope every Zheng Wei can live happily with her Chen Xiaozheng."

Xu Ming waved his hand, and someone in the audience handed him a guitar: "I'll give you a song called 'Those Years'."

"Back to the starting point~"

"Your immature face in my memory~"

“We have finally come to this day~”

The whole audience sang along, and the singing echoed in the cinema.

Many boys and girls recalled the scenes when they first arrived at university, and they were already in tears without realizing it.

For many old-timers, college days are just a memory.

For them, their youth is about to pass away, and one step forward means they will enter the social jungle from which they can never return.

Jiang Wen and others who were sitting in the front row listened to the chorus and faint sobbing behind them.

They may not appreciate this youth film, but they understand that Xu Ming will achieve another success.

"This guy has captured the hearts of the audience. The young audiences really fall for his tricks." Jiang Wen said with emotion.

From "Love Is Not Blind" to "So Young", Xu Ming almost openly targets the young people.

And this group did not disappoint his expectations and was able to really squeeze out their purchasing power. Just by hearing the crying sounds at the back, Jiang Wen had no doubt that these viewers might come back to watch the movie a second or third time.

"What I'm most curious about now is whether this movie can make hundreds of millions at the box office, and what attitude the big guys in the industry will have towards it after that."

Ning Hao chuckled, "As far as I know, there are quite a few colleagues who have opinions about him. When the news of my cooperation with him spread, many people called me to persuade me not to agree."

To be honest, Xu Ming's script is much more legendary than him.

Although he became famous through a play, he is very capable in the circle and also climbed up step by step from the bottom of the circle.

He was forced to flatter some seniors and bigwigs, but he always had his own persistence in his heart.

Otherwise, there wouldn't have been the birth of Bad Monkey, and the movie "Crazy Racing", which starred a group of second-rate actors such as Huang Bo and Jiu Kong as supporting roles.

But it is far inferior to Xu Ming's head-on confrontation.

Sometimes, in his eyes, the former is the object of envy and dream.

As for the tactics used by Xu Ming and Wanda Cinemas just now, all three of them saw through them but did not say anything.

They were somewhat intimidated at first, but later on when Xu Ming kept saying that he was using his own money to make up for the loss, it seemed too fake.

As insiders, they can understand it after a quick calculation.

As long as the 20% discount can attract most of the eligible college students, this event will only make money for Wanda Cinemas.

"By the way, has Xu Ming's company started a new business and is helping with online promotion?" Jiang Wen asked.

"I heard that it seems that Wang Fei's concert was organized by his company." Ning Hao said.

Jiang Wen nodded thoughtfully after hearing this.

He found that regardless of how well Xu Ming made movies, he had many tricks up his sleeve for promoting and marketing movies. He thought he could consider handing over part of the promotion and marketing of Let the Bullets Fly to him.

(End of this chapter)