Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 578 Jing Tian should thank me?

Beijing.

"The Warlords" has officially begun production.

Posters, on-the-ground promotions, media, online trolls... and other promotional methods have already been deployed.

The five brothers are now full of confidence, having long believed that this movie will be a success.

The situation is now even better; we can just sit back and wait to reap the rewards.

In fact, "The Warlords" has another important meaning.

If this movie is successful, then they can completely get rid of guys like Ma Xun, Sun Donghai, and Bona Film Group's Yu Dong.

There are absolutely no middlemen taking a cut!
They were overjoyed.

However, they couldn't help but keep an eye on the situation in Sanya.

After all, the only thing that could cause them trouble during this Lunar New Year film season is probably Ma Xun's "Getting Home," which he is currently working on.

"Let Ah-you handle this matter."

"Can he do it?"

Putting everything else aside, just this one sentence is enough to tell you what kind of situation Long Wu has with the two children.

Thirteen Young Master certainly understood that she must like Young Master Zuo, but right now, Young Master Zuo was already working hard in the movie.

It would be good if the young master could work hard outside, wouldn't it?

This is at least what we call making the best use of resources.

"He should be pretty good; at least he knows more about things online than we do."

Thirteen Young Master wasn't talking nonsense; Right Young Master was indeed a homebody.

Yes, I do understand.

So, let's ask.

Before they could even ask, Young Master You arrived first.

"Not good! Not good!"

"what happened?"

When Young Master You arrived, he made a big fuss, and he was still the same as always, with disheveled hair and a rather fat appearance.

This only made Long Wu even more displeased.

Thirteenth Young Master could see it, so he smiled and said to Right Young Master, "Tell me what happened slowly."

This attitude was quite good, and it warmed Young Master You's heart.

Let's get down to business.

"Our film 'The Warlords' has been released, but currently, mainland moviegoers on the internet are giving it rather... poor reviews."

"Difference?"

This made the Long brothers feel uneasy.

Many professionals said that "The Warlords" was very good when they watched it!

"Why is this happening?"

Judging from Long Wu's expression, it was clear that the matter had become serious.

Don't say too much, hurry up and show the webpage to your dad.

"It seems that movie fans on the mainland are not very receptive."

Nowadays, TV dramas and movies are rated as soon as they are released on Douban.

Upon closer inspection...

"what?!"

The five Long brothers were taken aback.

The Warlords received a 6.5 rating on Douban!

This rating... well, it's not actually that low.

For a domestic film, it's not bad.

However, this score is far from what the Longwu brothers expected.

They originally thought it would be at least 7 points or higher.

Many experts in the field have reviewed it and said it's excellent.

Moreover, the director is Chen Kexin, who has never made a low-scoring film.

Oh, now we have it, it's this movie, "The Warlords".

No!

"Was it that bastard Ma Xun who did this?!"

Long Wu came up with this line.

Thirteen quickly tried to dissuade him, "It shouldn't be like that. If the credibility of this website collapses, then all the money he spent before will have been wasted."

Yes, running a website is very expensive these days, Ma Xun wouldn't do something like that.

The right-hand man started scrolling down, saying, "It seems that mainland moviegoers felt the movie was too dark and didn't have a good experience while watching it. Also, some people said the plot wasn't very coherent."

Oh, that reason does sound quite reasonable.

Especially the later ones.

It's not very coherent...that's normal.

Because it was edited out.

The subject matter of "The Warlords" is not problematic in Hong Kong; "The Assassination of Ma" has already been filmed many times.

No matter how it's adapted, nothing will go wrong.

However, this time it's going to be released in mainland China.

Three main scenes were cut: the bed scene between Pang Qingyun and the female lead, the scene where Jiang Wuyang is executed by slow slicing, and the crucial scene where the three brothers are pledging their allegiance to each other.

A murder scene!

What is a pledge of allegiance?
Heads!
However, it is quite obvious that it would be very difficult to pass this test on the mainland.

Without this show, many viewers were somewhat confused.

After all, we live in a new era, and not everyone knows what a pledge of allegiance truly means.

The comments from netizens make it clear that many people thought this "pledge of allegiance" was something they made by worshipping gods and taking oaths.

To be honest, there wasn't a specific scene involving the pledge of allegiance, except for the murder scene.

That really reduced the impact significantly!
Yes, film itself is a visual art. If you don't let the audience see these things, then you can't talk about art at all.

Moreover, it has a significant impact on the plot.

Because many viewers cannot empathize with the bond between the three brothers who swore brotherhood.

Yes, friends are ranked.

Can casual acquaintances, drinking buddies, and life-and-death friendships be the same?

Therefore, without this section, it really makes a huge difference.

The five Long brothers were devastated by the comments they saw online.

They originally planned to have a great start.

But looking at the comments now, this...

"What about the box office?"

Long Wu was the first to realize what was happening and quickly tried to find the data.

This will take up a lot of money, so Thirteen Young Master quickly made a phone call.

result……

"Great news! We achieved 5000 million on the first day!"

This box office success truly allowed the Lung brothers to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Great! Very good, very good." Indeed, taking so much on the first day is really impressive.

But... it doesn't seem to be as good as "Curse of the Golden Flower".

The movie "Curse of the Golden Flower" grossed 7 million on its opening day.

The difference is 20 million... However, the five Long brothers intend to ignore this small gap.

Unexpectedly, Right Young Master spoke up at this moment, "This is not good. The first day did not meet expectations. The key is that, as of now, 'The Warlords' has no competitors."

It must be said that this young master is quite intelligent.

This is true.

"The Warlords" truly had no rivals this time around.

After "Lust, Caution" grossed over 100 million, its box office revenue plummeted. After "Sophie's Revenge" grossed over 100 million, it now only has room to grow.

In terms of screening schedule, "The Warlords" stands out, so if we look at the occupancy rate... it doesn't seem very high.

But this problem...

"What do you know!"

Long Wu used a phrase that is most commonly used by fathers when educating their sons.

They scolded Right Young Master so badly that he didn't dare to say a word.

Seeing this, Thirteen Young Master didn't dare to interrupt, but he thought of our opponent.

"What about 'Returning to One's Roots'?"

Right Young Master couldn't say much at the moment, so he simply opened a webpage.

Wow! The reviews are overwhelmingly positive!

Moreover, the most frequently used evaluation is that sentence.

"Indeed! This is the best Chinese road movie ever!"

Upon seeing such comments, the five Long brothers were completely dumbfounded.

……

Currently, "Getting Home" has not been officially released.

But the reputation that comes from the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.

exploded!

That's right, it really received rave reviews.

The news media really wouldn't let go of the main creators of this movie, and started using all sorts of tactics to surround and intercept them.

They only stay at the film festival for a few days.

Because the preview screenings of "Getting Home" are about to begin.

Our movie is being released on the last day of this year, so meeting with movie fans as much as possible before then is definitely a good way to promote it.

Putting everything else aside, its reputation is already well-established.

Many people are already guessing the box office figures.

This film features Uncle Benshan, Sister Dandan, Guo Degang, Wu Ma, Hu Jun, and other well-known figures.

It still has such a good reputation.

How much box office revenue is appropriate?
This issue has sparked a heated debate among netizens.

So what is Ma Xun, the mastermind behind all of this, doing?

Sanya is indeed a great place for a vacation.

Ma Xun is now in a recliner, with a book on his left and a mojito on his right.

He was wearing sunglasses and had sunscreen on his body.

He's just enjoying the sun and sand.

Zhang Ziyi left after that night.

Ma Xun didn't actually mean to kick people out; it was Zhang Ziyi who insisted on leaving.

As for why... Zhang Ziyi said this:
Beneath you, I feel like a whore!
That statement has a slightly artistic flair to it.

Ma Xun translated it as: Doesn't that mean you enjoyed what I did to you?
Zhang Ziyi left in a huff after hearing that.

Ma Xun didn't say anything, nor did he try to keep anyone; that's how it was.

Perhaps they shouldn't have met in the first place; it was a mistake.

Let's just let this mistake go.

But Ma Xun wasn't in a hurry; he planned to simply go on vacation.

Although the real battle for the Lunar New Year film season is now, Ma Xun has already done everything he could.

He has completed the entire plan.

As for the outcome... well, Ma Xun was very confident.

Because he knew about "The Warlords"...

"No wonder you're so confident. You knew all along that 'The Warlords' would definitely lose."

A voice came from above, interrupting Ma Xun's sunbathing.

He took off his sunglasses, seemingly trying to recognize the person.

In fact, he knew from the beginning that the person who came was Jing Tian.

"Hey, why didn't you go to the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival that night? Why didn't you go and enjoy the applause? Why..."

Jing Tian was wearing a spaghetti strap dress decorated with many small watermelons. Below the dress were half of her calves and a pair of bare, white, beautiful feet.

In the sunset, he posed a series of questions to Ma Xun.

Ma Xun put his sunglasses back on and continued to enjoy the sun, saying, "I've enjoyed that too much already, and besides, I didn't do much work on this movie."

Is this reason acceptable?
Jing Tian was clearly not satisfied, "But I think the scene we added at the end was very good."

"Oh," Ma Xun replied nonchalantly, "That's good then."

This attitude...it's going to make Da Tian Tian angry.

"What if I say I'm not satisfied with the scenes you added?"

Ok?
Ma Xun then looked at her again, "My dear lady, what is it that you are not satisfied with?"

Seeing his expression, Jing Tian inexplicably wanted to laugh, so she simply laughed out loud. "You rascal, I'm very satisfied, okay?"

No, this is so strange!

Ma Xun took off his glasses again, frowned, and asked, "What exactly are you trying to do?"

Jing Tian simply pulled the guy over and said, "I want to thank you, is that alright?"

grateful?

How should we express our gratitude?

Ma Xun is really something else.

"Miss, I still have things to do."

"What do you have to do?"

"that is……"

"You're just bored, aren't you?"

"Rest is also important, don't you understand?"

"Alright, now I just need you to take me to rest together!"

"Ah? No..."

Is there something wrong with what Jing Tian said?

Ma Xun understood perfectly: Jing Tian's so-called gratitude was simply because this young lady wanted him to play with her!

Before long, the two arrived at a dock where there were some small yachts.

(End of this chapter)