Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 707 The Honey's 'Not Fresh', "Metallic Attraction" Gets Criticized!

Chapter 707 The Honey's 'Not Fresh', "Metallic Attraction" Gets Criticized!
"That Japanese woman also acted in 'Reign of Assassins'."

"Tell me something I don't know."

"Hmm... Anyway, we can't trust her too easily."

"Do you need to remind me of this?"

"Uncle, I was just worried about you."

"Okay, I understand. So, here's another reward for you."

"Hey~"

Xiao Mi's thoughts were practically written all over her face, so Ma Xun should just pamper her more.

Her rosy cheeks were incredibly alluring.

She lay on the bed, opened her laptop, and operated it with practiced ease, quickly browsing numerous web pages and reading countless comments from netizens.

What caught her attention most was Dilraba's stunningly beautiful face.

"Uncle, is this okay?" Xiao Mi pointed to the picture of Dilraba that had gone viral online.

Ma Xun knew what Xiao Mi meant, and his reply was even more interesting: "Everyone has a love for beauty."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mi didn't refute but instead retorted, "Isn't she beautiful?"

This girl's tone was three parts coquettish, two parts nitpicking, and the rest was pure defiance.

Since ancient times, beauties have been fiercely competitive, and Ma Xun understands this very well. He immediately smiled and said, "Of course you are beautiful too, but you are already famous, and the public has a general sense of what you are like. But Dilraba is different. I can tell you clearly that whether this movie, Genius, can be successful or not, Dilraba is the key, especially her stunning and fresh face."

Ma Xun used a rather strange word to describe Dilraba's appearance: fresh.

But Xiao Mi understood almost instantly. She also understood what the uncle meant. That was, for the general public, Dilraba was a "newcomer" and a super beauty.

Ma Xun's earlier statement that everyone has a love for beauty is the key to this.

Because if it's just ordinary 'fresh', it's useless. But Reba is both beautiful and fresh, which makes it perfect!
On the other hand, although Yang Mi is also a beautiful girl, as Ma Xun said, she is already considered an old face in the public eye, and, moreover, she is a child star.

Being a child star used to be an advantage, but now it has become a disadvantage. Moreover, there is a very well-established 'theory' behind this.

"Uncle, are you trying to say that I've acted in too many TV dramas?"

Xiao Mi said this with a hint of grievance.

Her statement wasn't just random. Although movies and TV series can be collectively referred to as film and television dramas and seem to be a whole, there are actually gaps between them.

Simply put, most TV stations don't need to spend money, so most TV dramas don't need to spend money either; viewers just end up watching more commercials.

Moreover, actors in TV dramas are relatively easier to gain national recognition; as Huang Zongxi said in a skit, at least they become familiar faces. This is indeed an advantage, but what if you had to pay to watch that actor's show?

That's right, that's a disadvantage!
Xiao Mi is actually in this situation. She has lost her mystery to the audience. Even though she is a beauty with an enviable figure, she is disciplined enough to keep her figure in shape and is even willing to undergo cosmetic surgery to improve her face.

Unfortunately, it still didn't work, because the public is too familiar with her!

In the original timeline, she also had this problem, and it accompanied her throughout her entire acting career. The movies she starred in were always box office failures, rarely successful, and even when they were successful, it wasn't because of her.

Of course, Ma Xun still remembers one thing that changed because of his appearance, and that is "Mysterious Island".

This movie was indeed carried by Honey alone; Honey's name became famous from this movie. The scene of her getting seasick and vomiting on the boat is definitely a classic in Chinese film history.

It was Ma Xun who arrived. Xiao Mi, despite being blacklisted by some force, didn't flee to Hong Kong in despair to make this 'horror movie' as a young woman.

It's fierce, really fierce!

It's worth noting that "Mysterious Island" grossed over 100 million yuan, which is quite an achievement for Xiao Mi.

Now that it's gone, then...

"You'll play support this time, just wait for your chance, and you'll definitely get another opportunity later."

Ma Xun's words carried a natural warmth.

Xiao Mi used to always whine and whimper under Ma Xun's domineering CEO power, but now she suddenly feels this tenderness... She likes it, she really likes it.

"Uncle~"

What's wrong with you?

"Fuck me!"

It was somewhat unexpected, but Ma Xun was definitely fine with it.

……

In fact, Xiao Mi was worried about this film, "Bad Genius," because Dilraba is a complete newcomer in terms of the cast.

She is fresh and, to the general public, an absolutely stunning and fresh beauty.

However, this also increases the risk of this film.

Besides, who has ever seen a marketing campaign using only a single photo?
But Ma Xun certainly doesn't only have this one trick up his sleeve; he has many more.

However, as things stand, Leshi has taken the lead!

Qin Hong's Xingmei, General Manager Li's Xiaoma, and Jia Yueting's Leshi—they formed an alliance first!
"Everyone! We, 'Metallic Attraction: Kung Fu Cyborg,' will lead the charge! After us comes 'Reign of Assassins'!"

"Excellent! Boss Jia truly is a role model for us all!"

"Boss Jia is a true friend!"

"Let's drink to Mr. Jia's generosity!"

These three forces are now raising their glasses in celebration, it seems they're about to have a major showdown.

The movie "Metallic Attraction: Kung Fu Cyborg" has already generated a lot of buzz in its early stages.

Although Liu Cixin and Liu Zhenwei's interaction was completely irrelevant, it still generated some buzz.

Yes, there is discussion online... but you can't look too closely, because if you do, you'll find that most of it is negative.

After all, Liu Cixin's science fiction is genuine science fiction, but Liu Zhenwei's reputation has been really bad in recent years. Who has ever seen a director ruin his own classic?

Moreover, it's not just destroyed once; it's been destroyed every time there's an opportunity over the past ten years or so.

Liu Zhenwei is one of them. When his movie "A Chinese Odyssey" was released, it was heavily criticized.

However, after the story aired on mainland television, the public's opinion of the show gradually reversed, and he himself understood that he had to thank mainland university students for this.

Liu Zhenwei often said the same thing, and he never hesitated to praise mainland university students to the media.

However, this guy really keeps ruining "A Chinese Odyssey" with his endless remakes. He can't even recreate the miracle of the original, let alone meet the basic standards.

After watching it, every moviegoer criticized it.

However, Liu Zhenwei is still a great director after all, and he is indeed very innovative. His ghost movies back then, and this movie, A Chinese Odyssey, in short, he was able to attract capital investment.

Now, Jia Yueting is just voting for "Metallic Attraction" to appease his wife. Never mind, let's go for it!

At least our film is groundbreaking and can be considered a science fiction film.

This is a huge advantage for us!
But that's not enough, of course. Zhang Zhao still has some special 'tricks' up his sleeve.

"Everyone, this summer's film season is fiercely competitive, and what we need to do is to maximize the promotional activities for our own project."

Ok?
What kind of brilliant idea is this? Several bosses frowned, because it sounded too ordinary.

Jia Yueting then spoke up, “Everyone, the female lead of ‘Reign of Assassins’ is Masami Nagasawa, a rising star in Japan. Moreover, she also starred in ‘Bad Genius’.”

Ah... I understand!
It should be fully rolled out, because if it's fully rolled out, Masami Nagasawa won't have time to do any promotional activities for "Bad Genius"!

Judging from the cast, "Bad Genius" features a complete newcomer in the lead role, while many other popular stars are relegated to supporting roles. This is not unprecedented, and it's clear that the intention is to use these popular stars to increase the film's popularity. Masami Nagasawa is definitely an important figure in boosting the film's buzz.

Anyway, as things stand, no matter how you compare them, Masami Nagasawa is far superior to Dilraba Dilmurat, right?

So, Zhang Zhao's method can actually be simply called: sabotaging!
That's right! This time we're going to expose Ma Xun's true colors!
Everyone understood this point and applauded it. Naturally, they also praised Jia Yueting repeatedly.

A good boss makes good subordinates.

At this moment, Boss Jia is like a big radish, feeling very pleased!

As a result, "Metallic Attraction: Kung Fu Cyborg," a film combining kung fu and science fiction, was released to moviegoers in early July.

Meanwhile, that was the promotional material for "Reign of Assassins" that emphasized its high intensity.

Thus, the summer movie season has officially begun!
……

Two strange people appeared at the Red Mansion Cinema in Beijing at midnight tonight.

"Uncle, come on, let's watch this movie... I'll treat it as spying."

"What's so interesting about this piece of junk?"

"What a piece of junk! This is one of our important opponents. Have you seen it before?"

"Good, good. An important opponent. Of course, I haven't seen him before."

These two strange people are none other than Xiao Mi and Ma Xun. And today they are acting so strangely, wearing masks and sunglasses, and even in the middle of summer, wearing long sleeves and pants, just to get into the cinema and watch "Metallic Attraction: Kung Fu Cyborg"!
Okay, this is a midnight showing, it should be safe, and they're dressed like this, so no one should recognize them.

Xiao Mi was a little worried, but if she was recognized, she would say that the older man was her boyfriend.

After all, there were Zheng Shuang and so-and-so before, they all caused scandals, so others want to do the same!
It's true that her personality is reflected in her comparisons of these things.

But for now, watching "Metallic Attraction: Kung Fu Cyborg" is more important.

Regarding this movie... in the original timeline, Ma Xun was actually scammed out of several tens of yuan.

At the time, I really thought that kung fu combined with science fiction had potential, especially since Liu Zhenwei was promoting it with Liu Cixin.

Putting everything else aside, isn't Liu Cixin's science fiction just amazing?

Back then, Ma Xun bought a movie ticket just like that, and what he saw... was just unbelievable!

Lau, you're really something! You even endorsed a movie that's not even science fiction.

Oh well, if I've been scammed, I've been scammed.

But in this time and space, I still need to... well, it's not a big deal to lose a little money. Besides, I still need to take care of my little honey.

So they went inside to take a look.

This look...

"Ah... um?... no..."

Xiao Mi isn't actually that knowledgeable about science fiction movies, but who can't see that this film has little to do with science fiction?

Of course, the kung fu is indeed quite good, but the addition of science fiction gives it a strange feel.

As for the plot... mainly it's Liu Zhenwei's nonsensical humor; no one else can really pull off the feel of Stephen Chow's style.

Fang Lishen is really far behind.

As for the others, they were even stranger.

This movie...

"What the hell!"

"Yeah! It's really awful!"

"What a waste of money!"