Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 307 Training Zhiling's Acting Skills? A Tie! "Nightclub" is a bluff, "Big Shot's Funeral" is outrageous!
The distant sea stretched out in waves, one after another.

Ma Xun's swimming pool, on the other hand, has wave after wave.

Yes, that conforms to the principle of high-frequency vibration.

Okay, Ma Xun failed high school physics, which shows he didn't have a good grasp of the theoretical knowledge.

But now, he only needs to master other things.

Zhiling's figure is truly amazing.

She used to be a model, and she was quite thin back then. But when she was in Shanghai, she had already decided to change careers.

I had gained some weight by then, so I could say I had some meat on my bones.

I've gained some weight and am now quite chubby.

Of course, compared to the average person, she is still very thin.

If you want to enter the entertainment industry, you have to endure some hardships.

They couldn't get enough to eat or wear... but they earned a lot.

Actually, for Zhiling, she eats much better now than when she was a model.

Let's not discuss the meat issue anymore.

After the revelry, the beauty is in his arms.

There's something more important to say.

Zhiling was actually more anxious.

"Brother Ma~ I heard about it a long time ago. That Director Chen seems to be very capable."

"That's true. But directors are mostly like that on set. There are lyrics, you know. They're tyrants on set."

"So he was a tyrant too?"

"He definitely has a bad temper, and he's also quite good at using passive-aggressive tactics."

"Really?"

"I don't mean to scare you, but don't be too afraid."

"Then, what should I do?"

"It's simple, you just need to know how to pretend."

"Pretend? People don't understand~"

"It's really not difficult. Just look at what Hollywood A-list stars are like, and that's what you should look like."

"But...they all seem to be very good actors, but I'm not!"

"Idiot." Ma Xun said, tapping Zhi Ling's head with his finger.

"Oh dear~ I'm just clumsy~ Don't hit my head anymore~" Zhiling covered her head with both hands, looking very cute.

Ma Xun couldn't help but sigh. Look at her level of coquetry, Zhi Ling truly deserves to be called a top-tier succubus.

This Taiwanese girl, you'll know what I mean if you play with her.

"I'll teach you."

"Brother Ma, you're so great!"

"If you memorize a few key points, you'll be able to impress him."

"Okay, tell me quickly!"

"Actually, when it comes to acting, there are two main schools of thought abroad: the Methodist school and the Expressionist school. The Methodist school is represented by Stanislavski, and the Expressionist school is represented by Brecht."

The mainstream in the US right now is the method acting school. You know Marlon Brando, right? He was a typical actor.

However, the Method School actually originated from the Experiential School; to put it bluntly, they were taught by the same master.

This is the general theory.

In simple terms, the method acting approach means you become the character in the play; you simply transform yourself into the person in the play.

The term "expressionist" sounds like the opposite, but when it comes to acting, they can often be quite similar.

Just remember, if he asks you, just say you're an experiential learner.

"Wow, this is so complicated."

"It's not complicated, you're just a character in the play."

"Then, am I the most beautiful woman in the world?"

“You can think of it that way.”

The character Qingcheng from "The Promise".

"But how shameless! Who would dare to claim they are the most beautiful woman in the world?"

Zhiling's words made Ma Xun burst into laughter.

It seems that coaching her acting skills is quite an interesting thing.

Ma Xun's teaching wasn't exactly formal; he mainly taught Zhi Ling how to intimidate that big director.

"Also, remember some small details, such as the seven powers and four senses."

"what is this?"

"Observational skills, attention span, imagination..."

"Wow, this is so hard!"

"And rhythm."

"Is this difficult?"

"In acting theory, rhythm refers to breathing. You control your emotions and facial expressions through breathing... This is actually a reverse stimulus. When a person is nervous or excited, their breathing becomes rapid. So, when you need to immediately express nervousness or excitement, you speed up your breathing..."

To be honest, Ma Xun actually teaches very serious things.

Zhiling really found it helpful and took notes very seriously.

"Brother Ma, you're amazing!"

Her affected way of speaking is unbearable.

Ma Xun simply pressed her down onto the wicker chair again...

Zhiling is putting her newfound knowledge to use: what does accelerating breathing indicate?

You really don’t want to say that.

Ma Xun's teaching method might actually improve Zhi Ling's acting skills.

Of course, teaching acting skills was just to fool Chen Kaige.

Zhiling played the role of Qingcheng in the past, which was Ma Xun's undercover agent.

She was willing to take on this task.

Actually, Zhiling saw through it all.

"It's Zhiling's good fortune to be noticed by a strong person like Brother Ma."

When she said this, her sweet voice was much less affected.

Since Zhiling is so insightful, Ma Xun will naturally grant her wish.

……

In reality, Ma Xun wasn't on vacation at all.

Zhiling's visit was simply because the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival was still ongoing.

As a rising star, she came to the film festival to make her presence felt.

worth it.

Besides, let's just forget about the 50,000 yuan.

After all, it was Ma Xun's plaything, so he wouldn't be short of a little something.

Conversely, it also adds more star power to the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.

The more big-name stars attend a film festival, the more prestigious it is.

This is the same thing abroad.

Despite the fact that Zhiling doesn't have any particularly famous works yet.

However, that's how the entertainment industry is; there are some celebrities who are famous even though they don't have many works to their name.

This is especially true in Hollywood.

Just like the Kardashian family later on, they really don't have any outstanding works to show for themselves.

This family is the one that makes their own family reality show, which is full of their messy, pointless arguments and petty squabbles.

But she became a top American star.

Honestly, things are a bit better in China.

The good news is that Zhiling will have many works coming up soon.

Ma Xun had a plan beforehand for the film "The Promise".

It's worth noting that this movie had a budget of $3000 million, and later there were even rumors that the cost was $3 million, $5 million, and so on.

There's definitely a lot of juicy gossip going on!
Moreover, Chen Kaige was clearly after Ma Xun.

Ma Xun needs to make preparations first.

Therefore, I have to work hard.

He can't keep playing with Zhiling all the time; Ma Xun still has to remotely control this Lunar New Year film battle.

As things stand, things are in chaos around the Wang brothers' side. Our "Nightclub" is performing exceptionally well.

Ma Xun's original plan was just to cause trouble.

You guys made things difficult for me before, so this time I'll make you suffer!

Honestly, Ma Xun himself didn't expect "Nightclub" to perform so well.

Those posters were made in advance, but some details can be changed at any time.

This became quite popular in the industry later on.

For example, the movie "Fengshen 2" (523), it seems that 15 box office posters were made before its release.

They themselves projected a minimum box office of 25 billion.

That's what we did based on the 25 billion.

Good heavens, they dare to make such a box office forecast after making such a terrible film. They've got some nerve!

However, they budgeted 100 million for modeling, but only gave them 5,000, plus a 500 commission...

That's normal, perfectly normal!
Let's not even talk about 523, that piece of crap.

Now that the Wang brothers are competing with us in terms of box office posters, and theirs are clearly exaggerated.

That's perfect, we can take advantage of that!
When Ma Xun was in the original timeline, he had heard some anecdotes about the underworld.

The Wang brothers are particularly good at exaggerating box office figures.

Their logic is generally like this.

Around 2700 million, they directly announced in the media: "Breaking 3000 million!"
And so on, which is around 9 million, they say is 1000 million.

Now, if we release a poster that surpasses 1000 million views, they release one that surpasses 1200 million views.

Ma Xun estimated that their box office revenue at that time should have been enough to reach 1000 million, but the data certainly didn't show it to them.

The reform of the cinema chain system is currently in the pilot stage.

The fact that we were able to get daily box office data for "Nightclub" was naturally something Ma Xun had negotiated with the theaters in advance.

The Wong brothers will definitely follow the original rules, which means focusing on weekend box office performance.

Therefore, their data is definitely not as fast as ours.

However, their data can still maintain a certain level of accuracy.

But what about the future?

Ma Xun is certain that the next opportunity to launch an attack should come during the weekend of the second week of the film's release!

As time goes on, the discrepancy between their box office posters and the actual figures will inevitably widen!
Moreover, there's a 'section' in between.

Okay, for now, let's follow the film festival schedule.

We'll deal with them when the time comes!

……

The competition among films released during the Lunar New Year holiday season is getting fiercer.

During the Christmas season, many businesses engage in extensive marketing campaigns.

Our domestic film market also experienced a surge in box office revenue.

After Christmas.

Both "Nightclub" and "Big Shot's Funeral" have released posters announcing that their box office revenue has exceeded 2000 million.

This made netizens extremely happy.

interesting!

The two films are actually evenly matched?
It's no fun to be the only one standing out.

A duel between two titans, that's what makes it fun!

As a result, many netizens joined the discussion.

Can "Nightclub" really compare to "Big Shot's Funeral"?

"No matter what, everyone's claiming their movie has grossed over 2000 million these days!"

When will the gap widen?

"What an intense! What a thrilling box office battle during the Lunar New Year season!"

Although there aren't many netizens yet, the discussions are quite interesting.

Especially this Douban website, which is newly launched, previously had a lot of paid trolls and various forms of criticism.

Oh, this sounds like a scene from the movie "Big Shot's Funeral"!

Forget it, let's not worry about these details.

The key question is, who will win now?

However, there is another crucial point that deserves even more attention!

"Is someone rigging the box office figures?!"

I don't know which netizen brought it up, but it seems to be an anonymous user.

But when this was brought up, everyone felt that it seemed...very possible!

The discussion quickly became very heated.

Even the website heavily promoted this post.

And so, a tall forum building rose from the ground.

So, who exactly is fabricating this?

The second week of the two films' release is almost over.

2001 is almost over.

December 30th is the last weekend of the year.

That morning, Nightclub suddenly released its latest box office poster.

3000 million!
breakthrough!

Great! That's impressive!

So, what about the big names?

Less than an hour later, the poster for "Big Shot's Funeral" was also released.

They really impressed this time!
3500 million!
ah? What?
How did they suddenly gain such a big lead?

Yes, that's an extra 500 million!

There has never been such a big difference before.

As a result, many netizens became bystanders.

Is this box office data reliable?

You know, the weekend isn't over yet.

But at this moment, some people publicly questioned it.

Is there a problem with the box office data for a certain movie?

Wang Changdian!
Yes, it was the 'boss' of Enlight Media who jumped out and publicly questioned him!

The movie in question is definitely "Big Shot's Funeral"!

Netizens got excited when they saw this!

This is exactly what we've been waiting for!

How will Huayi respond?

The key is the reporters; many reporters simply went to Huayi.

Fortunately, the Wang brothers did indeed come out to meet with reporters.

"Everyone! Our box office data is absolutely accurate! On the contrary, the box office figures for a certain movie are probably inaccurate!"

you still need to ask?

It's definitely a accusation against "Nightclub"!

So, whose box office data is inaccurate?

Wow, that was really impressive!
Just as netizens were enjoying the gossip, more than an hour had passed since the Wang brothers were interviewed.

A person in charge of the cinema chain has come forward to speak.

"Regarding the box office performance of the two recent films... we have compiled some data."

Currently, both blockbusters have grossed over 2900 million at the box office…

what?
It hasn't even reached 30 million?!

Wait a minute, something's not right.

While "Nightclub" exaggerated things, "Big Shot's Funeral" is just too far-fetched!

So Wang Changtian started cursing again.

"Our 'Nightclub' was just a little exaggerated, but it wasn't as outrageous as your Huayi!"

Those who have seen the TV series "The Golden Age" will definitely know whose lyrics these are.

For a time, movie fans, netizens, and ordinary onlookers all laughed at the Wang brothers...

(End of this chapter)