The battle for traffic in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 209: Almost Failed

Next, Mr. Qu mentioned "Joy of Life" again.

"Liu Yifei is interested in playing the female lead, but she has proposed that the script needs to be revised to increase the female lead's role. Penguin is eager to try. What do you think, Xiaoxing?"

Qu Mingzhen asked.

In fact, she used to express her own opinion first, or she would not tell Xu Xing about this matter, but now she would want to listen to Xu Xing's thoughts first.

Because with the huge success of "Wolf Warrior 2", Qu Mingzhen's mentality was completely changed.

In the past, Xu Xing told her that he was optimistic about "Charlotte's Troubles" and that Happy Twist would take off, but he was not optimistic about "The Great Wall" and thought that "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" could still reach 15 billion, etc. She just felt that it was fun to play small games with Xu Xing.

But this "Wolf Warrior 2" that Xu Xing inexplicably has to star in is really terrible.

Xu Xing's transcendent vision impressed Qu Mingzhen, who had to wait until "Day and Night Chase" became a big hit before selling "Nine Continents: The Sea Shepherd".

...After all, it was Xu Xing who asked Liu Cheng to buy the script for "Day and Night Chase" and let Zheng Rong invest in it.

Originally, in front of Xu Xing, although Qu Mingzhen cherished her relationship with Yu Murong, she also felt a psychological advantage of being supported by Xu Xing.

So she wanted to tease Xu Xing from time to time, by looking back and smiling, taking the initiative to hug her, and making the joke she just made.

But now Qu Mingzhen actually had a subtle feeling as if he was clinging to Xu Xing's thigh.

The tug of war among various platforms has made her calm down about her first drama, The Legend of the Sea. Although she can make money if it is sold, it is unlikely to be well received.

If "The Legend of the Sea" does not perform well, will "The Legend of Nine States", which has already started filming, be successful?
In "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace", another drama Zheng Rong collaborated with Xin Li, Qu Mingzhen was not optimistic about Zhou Xun playing the female lead at first, and the filming was dragged out for nine months, and it was not completed until May this year.

Then there is "Want to See You" which has already been completed, and "Joy of Life" which is about to be completed.

If these two movies become a hit, it must be because the male lead is Xu Xing.

The trainee company is waiting for Xu Xing to be a mentor on the variety show "Idol Trainee".

Think about it.

Unless one of the two dramas, Jiuzhou and Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace, becomes a big hit, Mr. Qu won’t be able to find an opportunity to prove himself…

"I definitely don't agree," Xu Xing shook her head. "The script definitely can't be changed. The original heroine Lin Wan'er is just a pendant. She already has enough scenes. And if she wants to act in the film, her salary will definitely not be low. Why bother?"

"I thought the same thing, so I just rejected it."

Qu Mingzhen nodded.

"Has Feibao contacted you? If they are not ready to sign the contract, then we will change someone. There are too many people who want to play in Joy of Life these days, so we don't necessarily have to have Li Yitong."

"It should be signed soon. Of course, it doesn't have to be her. If she really doesn't sign, we can find someone else."

Xu Xing agreed.

That day, while on the phone with Li Qin using speakerphone, Li Yitong once again said that she really wanted to act in "Joy of Life" and was trying to convince her agent to agree to a salary of 400 million yuan, and asked Xu Xing to help delay it for another two days.

Yesterday she said that there were basically no problems and her agent would contact Zhengrong to sign the contract soon.

After the new version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was broadcast at the beginning of this year, Tong Ronger received rave reviews, which made Li Yitong's fame soar both inside and outside the circle, and she was also considered for the casting of "Joy of Life".

After getting in touch, they quickly confirmed their intention to cooperate, but the issue of remuneration got stuck.

Li Yitong has just become a big star, and her agent is finding it hard to bear the 400 million yuan salary for her, especially for a role as a male supporting role with few parts.

In the middle, Zhengrong mentioned several other candidates, but they were not very suitable. In addition, Li Yitong kept expressing her determination to Xu Xing on WeChat, saying that 400 million would be no problem, but Xu Xing just nodded.

And then it has been delayed until now.

"Do you have the right person?"

Qu Mingzhen continued to ask.

"Why not let Chen Yuqi from my studio do it?"

Xu Xing said.

Anyway, the heroine is not the key.

"Oh, that Ansheng one is fine too."

Qu Mingzhen nodded.

……

Since it was confirmed that "Witness" would be reshooted, Xu Xing took a short rest in Beijing for one day and flew directly to the island province.

The three days of reshoots in the island province went generally smoothly.

Although he was praised as a lucky god outside the circle because of the huge success of "Wolf Warrior 2", and was even more exaggeratedly sought after by various capitals in the circle, people came to visit the temporary shooting set from time to time.

But the shooting was basically not successful.

Maybe because she had already entered the state of Maggie being hurt continuously by Brother Qiu and Xiao Qi, Xu Weining was always sad and her performance was perfect.

Taking advantage of the day off, Xu Xing reunited with Nazha and Aunt Zhiling in Beijing, but did not go to flirt with Xu Weining to relive the old days.

Xu Weining was filming very seriously during the three days.

It was not until the last night scene was shot and the reshoots of the entire film were completed that she felt relieved and made the proposal with interest.

"Will you be here soon?"

"..."

Xu Xing hesitated.

"You're kidding!"

Xu Weining smiled casually.

Sun Man just happened to walk over.

"It's Brother Cheng's call." "I'll go answer it."

Xu Xing said.

"Uh-huh."

Xu Weining smiled more easily.

Then--

"Wolf Warriors meet a mysterious woman in the villa, and the battle lasts for eighteen hours!"

When the plane leaving the island province landed in Los Angeles, Xu Xing saw the reports from the island province media on Weibo.

Taking advantage of the extremely high popularity of "Wolf Warrior 2", the report was spread back to the mainland and instantly set off the entire Internet.

The house left by my grandmother was clearly photographed from 720 degrees from top to bottom and left to right, and there was also a video.

However, the only thing known about the mysterious woman is a blurry photo in which her figure can be barely seen in a car driving into the villa.

In addition, the article said that loud noises of both parties could be heard outside the villa, and it was suspected that both parties were having fun in the yard of the villa under the night sky.

It's extremely obscenely written.

Fans of Xu Xing who were stunned by "Wolf Warrior 2" felt like they had found a treasure, and quickly took the opportunity to mock her. They also linked the rumor that Xu Xing was in a relationship, which was leaked anonymously when "Wolf Warrior 2" was released a few days ago, and that Xu Xing had a very rich emotional experience.

Xu Xing is definitely in love!

The other party is an actress from the island province!
There is definitely a lot of talk about how Xu Xing had a lot of fun!

If they are not in love, then they are on a running date!
King Oyster Mushroom, accept this reality!

Mantianxing naturally would not accept such idiotic slander. It was impossible to tell whether the figure in the photo was a man or a woman. On the one hand, they mocked Xu Xing's performance for completely breaking down the black fans' defenses and believing all kinds of messy rumors, and on the other hand, they scolded the useless studio for quickly removing the hot search and immediately suing the fake magazine in the island province.

Of course, the media in the island province was also scolded.

Although it is a bit embarrassing, a few days ago, a bunch of Xu Xing’s fans just copied the report from that magazine: "Wolf Warrior 2" is very popular in China, and Wolf Warrior fever is sweeping Southeast Asia!

But those sites deleted the Weibo post at lightning speed and then reposted the big V’s analysis:
Xu Xing is really very popular in the island province. Countless young people in the island province have called on the island province to introduce "Wolf Warrior 2" for release on their underworld forum PTT, as well as on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, or shared their excitement about flying to the mainland and Southeast Asia to watch "Wolf Warrior 2". Xu Xing and "Wolf Warrior 2" are being praised by them.

The magazine is a crooked one in the island province. They fabricated the Xu Xing scandal in order to bring down Xu Xing and resist Xu Xing's influence in the island province. Therefore, the media that copied the report and hyped it up are despicable. Netizens who followed suit must think clearly. They are essentially accomplices of the reactionary movement by blindly slandering Xu Xing.

The stars, who had originally trusted Xu Xing unconditionally, were suddenly enlightened and excited after reading the analysis.

He also exaggerated Xu Xing's influence in the island province and internationally, and also came up with a super idea to attack black fans!

Of course, since the big V said that the media that hyped this matter is despicable, then who is behind the hype?
"Three Lives, Three Worlds", which was crushed to pieces by "Wolf Warrior 2", and the Ayun Group behind it, were quickly caught by the angry Mantianxing and pushed to the forefront.

However, soon the popularity of topics including Xu Xing’s scandal was suppressed at the speed of light on the entire network.

The marketing account fell silent, and Xu Xing’s website no longer held on to it.

There's really no point in hyping this kind of thing.

It doesn't make sense to put the blame on other people's movies and Ayun Group.

only--

"I know, Sister Rong, it's not what you think. Well, I did rest there, but my assistant Sun Man was sitting inside at the time. They just want to hype up a big news. I know, well, I will. Okay, okay, fine.

"Then Sister Rong, you should also take care to rest. You said that you would have a lot more free time after changing jobs. Well, if you don't have time to come, I will definitely go to Shenzhen to have dinner with you when I get back. Okay, um, goodbye."

hang up the phone.

Xu Xing also breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the other phone number that had just been called on the phone, Xu Xing dialed back.

Zhang Junning on the other side picked up the call immediately.

"Fortunately, you were quite cautious when you left this morning. I just took a closer look and there were no paparazzi following you. You can rest assured for now."

"Well, I'm not too worried. In fact, if this kind of news is really photographed, we don't need to respond. But we do need to be more careful in the future."

Xu Xing smiled.

Hang up the phone again.

“It almost flipped over.”

Sun Man's tone next to him sounded a little strange.

"They suddenly want to come over, and I can't refuse."

Xu Xing was indeed quite surprised at that time, he felt a sense of accomplishment as if his body was trembling like a tiger, and the other party couldn't help but stick to him.

The last time they separated, it seemed that Ms. Zhang Junning had prepared herself mentally and entered a rational state after having sex.

Xu Xing really thought it had ended amicably.

"Xu Weining wanted to post it, but you declined."

Sun Man complained.

"You interrupted me then."

Xu Xing smiled.

"Don't mess around in the island province anymore. I think they might have already gone in and installed pinhole cameras."

Sun Man said worriedly.

"You've also read those analyses," Xu Xing smiled, then sighed helplessly, "But this time it did remind me."

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