The battle for traffic in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 518 Sister Mi is too kind

Time spent on set is always so enjoyable.

During the day, we'd be rolling around in the freezing cold of minus ten or twenty degrees Celsius, and sometimes we'd have to stay up all night, but as soon as we returned to the villa, it was warm as spring and full of life.

A balance of tension and relaxation is the way of life.

Teacher Fan clung to Xu Xing, refusing to leave. Zhang Junning also said she wanted to stay on vacation until the New Year. When Dong Xuan, whose enthusiasm for reporting work had suddenly increased, came over, she had no choice but to join in.

After finishing filming "Sheep Without a Shepherd 3," Hsu Wei-ning also came to report to Hsu Hsing. Upon hearing that Chang Chun-ning was about to become the content manager for Netflix's island province, her expression was a mix of envy and disappointment, and she addressed him more affectionately as "sister."

Zhao Liying was originally furious that Xu Xing hadn't fulfilled her wish to team up with Teacher Yang, and said she was going to come and kill Xu Xing. Xu Xing kindly reminded her that Teacher Fan was there, and she finally calmed down.

Teacher Yang came for two days with a lot of laughter, and there were also Nazha, Cheng Xiao... Among the younger sisters, only Cheng Xiao, after some consideration, resolutely came to accept the guidance of her older sisters.

However, there are only half a month left until the Chinese New Year.

The impact of "Childhood Games" continues over the past two weeks.

When the show was first released, it was marketed using Xu Xing's name across the entire internet, but now the spotlight has temporarily shifted away from Xu Xing and is focused on the show itself.

A wave of discussion about the battle royale genre has swept across China, with all film and television companies holding meetings to discuss how Chinese dramas can be exported. The overseas film and television industry has also been inspired, with projects submitted to Netflix increasingly resembling the themes of "Childhood Games."

Driven by this wave of popularity, Hong Kong dramas and films have seen a resurgence globally, with many bloggers in Europe and America creating videos to explain how glorious Hong Kong, once known as the "Hollywood of the East," was.

However, judging from international streaming platforms such as Netflix, the ones that have benefited the most are mainland Chinese dramas, which are also Chinese dramas. Currently, only mainland Chinese dramas maintain a high level of production quality, while Hong Kong and Taiwanese dramas look too "outdated".

Chinese dramas are gaining immense popularity worldwide!

The South Korean film and television industry, which was already worried about the growing international influence of Chinese dramas, is now even more on high alert, with industry insiders reflecting on various issues.

The number of fans of the main actors in "Childhood Games" has been skyrocketing on overseas social media, and major Hollywood companies have been extending offers to them.

in the country, they also appear at numerous galas and celebrations, and announce major endorsements.

After careful selection, Wu Zhenyu announced his endorsements for eleven consecutive days, covering everything from high-end luxury brands to high-tech companies, internet companies, and national brands.

They received countless scripts from mainland China, could choose any film project in Hong Kong, and were also invited to star in several major projects currently in preparation in mainland China.

For example, Zhang Yimou plans to make "Man Jiang Hong" in one continuous shot, and Chen Kaige's "The Volunteer Army".

When Guo Fan showed Xu Xing the newly revised script for "The Wandering Earth 2", he casually mentioned that he was not going to replace Andy Lau, who had already been confirmed to join the cast, but after confirming with Xu Xing that Wu Zhenyu would still be the male lead in "Childhood Games 2", he planned to invite him to join "The Wandering Earth 3", and it would be even better if he could make a cameo appearance in the second season.

Since Wu Zhenyu's agency contract is already in Zheng Rong's hands, his global media frenzy is a good boost to the overseas box office prospects of the "Wandering Earth" IP.

—The script for *The Wandering Earth 2* has already been revised too many times, and Guo Fan didn't want to make any more major changes that would affect the project's progress. Even though Zheng Rong was given a role in *The Wandering Earth 2*, and it was emphasized that Xu Xing hadn't left *The Wandering Earth* but was just working on a "prequel," and that the two sides had a long-term and stable collaboration, Director Guo ultimately couldn't withstand the pressure from industry insiders and online public opinion. He decided to give Xu Xing a larger role in the sequel, starting with Liu Qi and the digital life form's interactions, recalling the space elevator crisis and the moon crash crisis, with the digital life form's storyline interwoven throughout the timeline.

Chen Sicheng is also planning to invite Wu Zhenyu to join the cast of "Detective Chinatown 4", which is a pity that Wen Yongshan only had a minor role in "Detective Chinatown 3".

Of course, the fact that a minor supporting actor became a breakout star just before the movie's release is also a major boon for "Detective Chinatown 3".

Because of Xu Xing's connection, Wen Yongshan, despite her frivolous attitude, unconditionally cooperated with the promotional work for "Detective Chinatown 3". She was even scheduled to visit Dong Xuan's live stream soon to talk about "Childhood Games" and "Detective Chinatown 3", further elevating the style of Dong Xuan's live stream.

The official Weibo and Douyin accounts of "Detective Chinatown 3" are constantly using Wen Yongshan's name on their posts, and fans of the show have started jokingly asking if she is Qin Feng's girlfriend.

Yes, the popularity of "Childhood Games" did contribute to Xu Xing's "Detective Chinatown 3".

Therefore, the momentum of "Detective Chinatown 3" is even more terrifying. Everyone believes that "Detective Chinatown 3" will win the Spring Festival box office champion and the annual champion without any doubt, and it will also break 60 billion yuan and set a new box office record without any doubt.

At 8:00 AM on January 29th, the pre-sale for the Spring Festival films officially started, and "Detective Chinatown 3" broke 300 million yuan in pre-sales on the first day, far ahead of the competition!

The film ranked second, "Hi Mom," had pre-sale box office revenue of less than 2000 million yuan.

A super, super, super huge lead!
Just like Xu Xing's current leading position in China!

"'The most relaxed Spring Festival movie season ever! If you only plan to see one movie, buy a ticket for 'Detective Chinatown 3' without hesitation; if you plan to see two, watch 'Detective Chinatown 3' again without a second thought; if you want to see a third movie, consider 'Hi, Mom.' Wow! Is the 'Hi, Mom' crew so humble? They actually liked this kind of comment???"

Li Chenxi was amazed.

Li Lili shook her head dismissively.

"Humble? Why do I get the feeling that Cha Cha is being subservient?"

"...Tea?"

Li Chenxi really didn't notice.

"Right now, they're like dogs; they'll do anything to get audiences to watch their movies. It's a classic case of shamelessly piggybacking on someone's fame. 'What's wrong with letting them ride on our coattails?'"

Li Lili imitated in a high-pitched, sarcastic voice.

"Hahaha~"

Li Chenxi couldn't help but laugh; this new friend's occasional sharp wit was really interesting.

However, she still felt that there was nothing wrong with the praise from the "Li Huanying" crew. They were just praising "Detective Chinatown 3". "Detective Chinatown 3" is so famous, it's okay to ride on its coattails!

Li Chenxi still looked somewhat dismissive, and Li Lili could tell as well.

"Competitors in the same release window are vying for screen time and audiences, so there's no such thing as a win-win situation. Everyone in the country knows 'Detective Chinatown 3,' but who knows 'Hi, Mom'?"

"There are quite a lot of people. My sister's company gave out movie tickets as a perk, but not everyone chose 'Detective Chinatown 3'. My best friend wanted to see 'My Love Hwan-young'."

Li Chenxi still felt a pang of sadness as she recounted the story.

Two years after her release from prison, she still can't forgive Xu Xing.

Fortunately, I can watch it with Sister Xin.

"...Is it really that much?"

Li Lili raised questions.

Li Chenxi, the current best friend of Wang Yu's former best friend, is sometimes a bit eccentric... to be honest, she's kind of adorably silly.

However, Li Lili can hardly help but wonder: after her breakup with Li Lili, she chose this type of person, who is almost the complete opposite of herself, as her current best friend... Did she really hate Li Lili back then?
It's not simply that she wants to unfollow Im Yoona, but doesn't want to unfollow herself?
How long did she put up with me back then?
"Not many..." Li Chenxi chuckled awkwardly, "If I had to say, it would just be my best friend, the one I told you about who unfollowed Xu Xing. She avoids everything related to Xu Xing like she has OCD, I admire her for being so persistent. Oh, and there are a few programmers who really like Yang Mi and want to watch 'A Writer's Odyssey,' they just like Yang Mi's figure."

"Shouldn't programmers be watching 'Detective Chinatown 3' instead? Isn't Masami Nagasawa their goddess? North of the equator, there's Masami Nagasawa, as well as Yui Aragaki, Asuka Saito, Satomi Ishihara, and all those Japanese actresses."

Li Lili maintained her principle of only chatting briefly with her former best friend to avoid Li Chenxi dragging her to meet her former best friend that day, so she changed the subject.

"Most programmers are like that. But a small minority mock Nagasawa, they prefer those with good figures, like Yang Mi and Cheng Xiao, and they're always saying they envy Xing Gou... I really want to curse them out!"

Li Chenxi was annoyed.

Li Lili couldn't hold back.

"According to your idea of ​​'Li Huanying,' the more they envy Xu Xing, doesn't that mean Xu Xing is more amazing?"

"It's not the same thing; what they're doing isn't creation—"

Li Chenxi, who was in a fit of anger, suddenly stopped talking.

Cheng Xiao was admitted by Xu Xing herself, and Yang Mi was also deeply believed by Wang Yu and even Xin Jie tacitly agreed to it.

When Sister Xin was explaining to her why Wang Yu hated Xu Xing to the extreme, she implicitly acknowledged most of the rumors... So, why is she still a fan of Xu Xing?
Li Lili had no idea what Li Chenxi was thinking, but she felt that they might have touched on a sensitive topic.

Then I won't argue with her about these things.

"However, it's really hard to say what programmers and otaku like."

“Hmm,” Li Chenxi snapped out of her reverie, a smile creeping onto her face. “There are people who like older women, calling them ‘Aunt Xuan’ and ‘Aunt Yuan’ all the time. Like Dong Xuan and Gao Yuanyuan. He used to claim Gao Yuanyuan was his only wife, but recently he suddenly became infatuated with Dong Xuan—no, he’s not infatuated anymore.”

"After the live broadcast of 'Detective Chinatown 3,' he suddenly and inexplicably believed the rumors about Xu Xing and Dong Xuan, and started calling her 'Xing Gou' all the time, saying that he had already apologized to Yuan Ma and would be devoted to her for the rest of his life. Zhao Youting must be turning in his grave!"

Li Chenxi was speechless.

Li Lili was also laughing uncontrollably.

"Gao Yuanyuan might indeed be a little better."

It's hard to say about Dong Xuan; she was on the list of 20 people a long time ago.

Furthermore, many reports claim that Xingyu is Xu Xing's company, though the shareholding is not publicly disclosed, and that Dong Xuan and Li Jiaqi were both promoted by Xu Xing. However, when Zhao Youting was asked about "Childhood Games" a few days ago, he also praised it highly, almost implying a desire to collaborate with Xu Xing. Considering Jia Jingwen's previous unclear and controversial situation, then Gao Yuanyuan—

no! ! !

Li Lili reflected on her strange thoughts, but this also proved her innocence; she really wasn't a king oyster mushroom.

King oyster mushrooms are all like Li Chenxi; even Cheng Xiao, whom Xu Xing publicly acknowledged, is still being called a rumor…

After laughing and joking for a while, Li Lili finally said goodbye to Li Chenxi.

Otherwise, when the people upstairs from their company finish get off work, Wang Yu will see her when she comes down.

Yes, Wang Yu went to work early. Although it's a new company, it seems to be quite powerful, and the boss is her best friend's older sister, so working there should be easy.

Li Lili, on the other hand, is still trying to get an offer.

I envy Li Chenxi; she has no worries about work and can always slack off and go downstairs to have coffee with her.

In fact, Li Chenxi had invited Li Lili to work at this company, but Li Lili would never take the initiative to meet Wang Yu!

It was Wang Yu who initially suggested severing ties.

Even now, when Li Lili thinks back to that scene, she still gets so angry that her liver hurts.

What angered Li Lili the most was that Wang Yu proposed breaking off their friendship simply because she refused to stop being a fan of Lin Yoona.

Even if you hate her, find her disgusting, or have never truly considered her a best friend, that's fine.

It was all because of Lim Yoon-ah?
Are best friends less important than celebrities?

The funniest thing is that after Wang Yu threatened to break off their friendship if Li Lili didn't unfollow Lin Yoona, she "wrongly accused" Li Lili, saying that Li Lili's refusal to unfollow her meant that she was not as good as Lin Yoona in Li Lili's eyes.

funny.

The girls in the get-rich-quick group are still the most harmonious and loving.

Right now, Ina Wen is angrily denouncing the "Li Huanying" crew for being shameless and trying to ride on the coattails of "Detective Chinatown 3".

That's what you call having a consensus!

Just as he was about to speak, he echoed Little 11.

"Wow! A bunch of marketing accounts just broke the news that Xu Xing will be starring alongside Yang Mi and Dilraba in 'Sheep Without a Shepherd 4,' and that the 'Qingcheng CP' will be remarrying, not the 'Baiye CP'!!!"

It was posted by Bevido.

Beviedo is usually the quietest person in the group chat, but now he is incredibly excited.

She's been a fan of the "Love O2O" couple since the show first aired, and her love for them remains as strong as ever. Just like Li Lili is still a die-hard fan of Lin Yoona.

That's what you call unwavering and steadfast love!
"Really? Yang Mi is going to be a supporting character to Reba??? Jiaxing's number one sister is officially changing? Aren't the 'horses' going to explode? Hurry up and slap Alice's mouth hard, and tell them that a servant will always be a servant! Baby, at such a historic moment, are you really not going to acknowledge your Alice identity, join the fight with your sisters, overthrow the 'horses' hegemony, and make them obediently wash your feet from now on? It would be best if they tore Jiaxing apart, with the two of them personally getting involved, secretly harboring hatred, or even better, openly tearing each other apart, that's how I'll truly enjoy shipping Yang Mi and Reba! [laughing and crying][laughing and crying][laughing and crying]"

The even more inhumanly rapid barrage of jokes came from Miss Summer's End.

The most sarcastic, most prone to stirring up trouble, yet also the most tactful comedian, always manages to make everyone laugh.

Even though Xiao 11 is the most loyal fan of King Oyster Mushroom, and she increasingly enjoys spewing nonsense when she goes out to fight against the jinx, she still laughs along with everyone else when she sees them teasing Xu Xing in the group chat.

This is what I call the best fan atmosphere!

Perfect girlfriends!!!

The only problem is... I've made this wish for four years, but I still haven't become rich.

"When Yang Mi went to play a supporting role in 'The Silent Truth,' she was probably prepared for this day. What's there to argue about? [Grinning face]"

Miss Beviedo, with a cheerful air, sided with Alice, whom she still didn't acknowledge, and subtly criticized Yang Mi.

Li Lili couldn't hold back any longer.

"It's really impossible to get into a fight; the Xingsheng Association will uphold justice."

Send it to the group.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The wasp's wonderful life, which began in 2020, ended on the first day of February 2021.

Tong Liya, who achieved success in both film and television by relying on her ex-husband Chen Gou and seamlessly transitioning to a new lover, and who never engaged in public feuds, has had a very comfortable year with her fans after being dismissed from the "85 Flowers" (a term referring to actresses born in the 1980s).

The rivals have been failing one after another throughout the year, each failure more spectacular than the last. Meanwhile, Sister Mi, with a phenomenal drama that scored a 9.0 rating, made a small foray into the genre, watching a bunch of pheasants hopping around and pooping everywhere, making everyone laugh out loud.

—Wen Yongshan, who suddenly rose to fame with "Childhood Games," was born in 1988, so she can't be considered one of the "85 Flowers" (a term referring to actresses born in 1985). She still has a very long way to go to prove herself. What's the point of boasting about overseas popularity? She's still just a foot-washing basin, and now she's just holding a foot-washing basin bought from abroad. If you look at the label, it's still made in China.

Originally, the fans were laughing at "Mulan," "Yan Yuntai," "Legend of Fei," and "Golden Years" while eagerly anticipating the release of "A Writer's Odyssey," a New Year's blockbuster with an interesting and stylish story, meticulously crafted by the special effects team of "The Wandering Earth," to reclaim its title as the top film of the 85 generation and make a comeback in the film industry!

—Ni Ni was born in 88, so she can't be considered one of the "85 Flowers"! Moreover, she debuted as a "Zhang Yimou Girl" and now she's in this state, with no traffic and no works, and she's even started openly fawning over brothels. She's only fit to serve foot baths.

however……

suddenly!

The cast for Sheep Without a Shepherd 4 has been confirmed!

My sister has landed the lead role in the hottest IP series!!!
The pairing is truly exceptional, but the ability to carry box office success is unmatched by anyone!

All marketing accounts follow this format:

"Sheep Without a Shepherd 4. Xu Xing, Yang Mi, Reba."

Everything is fine up to this point; the order of billing is clearly demonstrated.

But what's the meaning of adding "Qingcheng CP remarried" at the end?
It wasn't even a "second time together," it was a "remarriage."

This is also the second time the Baiye couple has teamed up, but no gossip site has emphasized it.

...So she's the female lead, Xiao Bazi, the personal foot-washing maid of Sister Mi?

How can it be?

but……

The gossip bloggers also emphasized that Xingchu and 8lu have a romantic storyline, although they also said that Mijie's role is no less than 8lu's, and their billing order is still undetermined.

But isn't this just fooling the wasps, a covert maneuver?

Before the 9.0-rated hit drama "The Silent Truth," fans certainly wouldn't have had this worry, but even Mi Jie went and took on a supporting role in the show...

When the gossip about "The Silent Truth" was exposed, Sister Mi's name was still at the top of everyone's list!
It's not impossible that the despicable Jiaxing and the filthy Xingchu, taking advantage of Mi Jie's firm and down-to-earth determination to cultivate herself, would lure her into becoming Xingchu's "hot-weapon" 8-donkey companion...

Sister Mi is so kind. Despite her heart being broken and scarred by the entertainment industry, she still treats people with sincerity.

But in the end, all I got was deception, exploitation, and harm... Aa ...
I'm going crazy!!!
How dare those heartless, ungrateful bastards do that?!
Your master, Xingchu, always respected and mentored Li Bingbing and Wang Fei. How come you haven't learned anything from them?
Can you please stay away from Sister Mi?!

Could you please? ...

That idiot has long forgotten the kindness Sister Mi showed him back then!

If it weren't for Sister Mi's kindness in giving Xing Chu a role in "Eternal Love" back then, Xing Chu's status would never have risen so quickly!

What are the rewards of being fortunate?

He's stirring up rumors about his affair with Mi Jie, who's still married!
He was clinging to Sister Mi and sucking her blood in the most despicable way possible!

They kept using it even after Mi Jie got divorced, still creating hype, still using it!!!
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Xu Xing felt that perhaps Teacher Yang was also feeling a bit aggrieved.

He kept sucking on it and wouldn't let go...

(End of this chapter)