This star is going to the moon

Chapter 377 Lu Yun's Plans for the Future of Film: The Future of Film is Doomed

The organizers of this year's Golden Rooster Awards were quite pleased, as the live stream data for the red carpet was much better than that for the opening ceremony.

The comments section is a bit unattractive.

But that doesn't matter, as long as the live stream data looks good and we can give an account to the leaders and sponsors.

After all, when they give presentations, they only present data and certainly won't include comments.

If the data is still insufficient, they can even hire a company to generate the data.

After all, it's the entertainment industry, everyone does it this way, just have some fun!

"Then there's no problem. If the data for the red carpet live stream is good, the data for the subsequent awards ceremony live stream won't be bad either. Just pay attention to monitoring the comments. Filter out some comments that are disparaging or particularly sharp, and ban accounts for more serious ones."

"Yes, supervisor!"

The live broadcast team was on high alert, and the awards ceremony soon began.

As a result, netizens couldn't hold back their excitement right from the start, because the awards ceremony began with a short video performed by the two hosts, Deng Chao and Shen Teng, expressing the two young directors' desire to make a film.

But this short film happens to be a science fiction film!

Deng Chao: "2020 was the future world era most favored by science fiction writers in the last century, and it is no exception in our film."

"Human expeditions have made Mars another home."

Shen Teng: "Enjoying the moon on the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival has a unique charm..."

Wow, I suddenly think of someone who would be even more suitable for this role!

[What a coincidence, I thought of one too!]

[Haha, they just didn't come; they were actually filming a sci-fi movie!]

To be honest, when it comes to science fiction these days, he's the first person that comes to mind, no one else, because he truly embodies science fiction!

Seeing these kinds of comments in the live stream backstage is a bit of a headache. Is this considered putting others down or being overly critical?
The key point is that none of the netizens mentioned names.

Are netizens this clever when sending comments during live streams now? Did they get this savvy from being banned so many times elsewhere?

"Should we go ask the supervisor?"

"Never mind, let's take another look."

[Actually, Shen Teng's idea for this sci-fi film is quite good, especially his line about "appreciating the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival," because he's really going to be starring in a lunar sci-fi movie.]

[I know this one; it's "Lone on the Moon," which is starting filming next month.]

[A Solo Trip to the Moon? Are we finally getting another sci-fi movie besides *The Wandering Earth*?]

I don't know if it'll be good or not; I was really badly hurt by "Shanghai Fortress" back then.

[It should be fine. Apparently, it's going for the comedic style that Shen Teng excels at, with lunar science fiction just serving as a backdrop.]

That's fine. As long as the "vine" content is high enough, there shouldn't be any major problems.

I remember Rowun was the technical consultant for "Lone on the Moon," since no one in the entertainment industry knows more about the moon than him.

Wow, a sci-fi film with Rowoon in it? I'm really looking forward to it!

Upon seeing these comments, the people backstage all looked at the group leader.

Since their real names are being used, should they be banned or not?
The group leader scratched his head: "Never mind, this time there was no comparison or disparagement, and the comments weren't too harsh. Let's take another look, let's take another look..."

[No way, Liu Haocun is singing the opening song? This newly arrived star with incredible connections is amazing!]

Upon seeing this, the team leader immediately waved his hand and ordered: "Account banned!"

As the official awards ceremony began, the live stream chat became chaotic.

After all, each group has its own fan base, and they can quickly erupt into a heated argument at the slightest disagreement with a comment, leaving the backend overwhelmed with banning and suspending accounts. Although the "Wandering Earth 2" crew didn't go, Guo Fan, Lu Yun, and others still checked in after filming wrapped up that evening.

"Just as I expected, 'Leap' has become the big winner of this year's competition."

Guo Fan said, "From the beginning, I thought it could win 'Best Feature Film'. The cinematography was also good, but I didn't expect the screenplay award. I thought there would be an award for sound recording."

Gong Ge'er remarked, "I told you you're not as good as me at screenwriting. I was a sure bet for it to win the screenwriting award, and look, it did."

After seeing that "Ne Zha" won the "Best Animated Feature" award, Rowan posted a congratulatory message on Weibo.

He did participate in the production, dubbing the voice of the Dragon King Ao Guang, and he contributed to the 60 billion yuan box office.

Also, don't forget to send a congratulatory message to Jiaozi on WeChat, and check if he sent a red envelope in the "Nezha WeChat group".

Guo Fan nodded and said, "There's no suspense about that. 60 billion yuan in box office revenue is like Mount Everest for other animated films that only gross a few hundred million yuan at most. It's also overwhelming compared to many other blockbuster commercial films of other genres."

“Indeed,” Gong Ge’er had to admit, “The box office of ‘Ne Zha’ was terrifying. Animated films have a much larger audience than science fiction films. With such a strong foundation for the first film, I really don’t know how terrifying the box office of the second film can be.”

After sending his congratulations, Lu Yun pursed his lips upon hearing this.

Thinking back to the box office performance of "Ne Zha" in the previous life, it was truly terrifying.

"The Wandering Earth 2" is nowhere near as good.

Firstly, there is a limitation in subject matter; the audience for animated films is much larger than that for science fiction films.

Even if "The Wandering Earth 2" hadn't run into that underhanded guy, its box office wouldn't have reached the level of "Ne Zha". It would probably be good if it exceeded 5 billion.

Secondly, it was a matter of favorable timing, location, and people. The release of "The Wandering Earth 2" coincided with the "spring and summer" of the film industry, when the film market was doing well and audiences had no shortage of movies to watch.

However, the year before "Ne Zha" was released, many industry professionals cried out that the film market was doomed and that audiences had no money in their pockets, so they stopped going to the movies.

The problem is that those in the industry didn't look for the reasons within themselves, which resulted in poorly made movies, and audiences simply didn't go to the cinemas.

In 2, "Ne Zha" was released, and audiences who had been waiting for a year finally got to see the animated film that had been a huge hit and had a wide audience.

Then, it was of high quality and happened to hit the perfect moment to satirize the Americans, so it became an instant box office hit.

With Lu Yun's involvement in this installment, he not only generated tremendous buzz himself, but also improved the quality of "The Wandering Earth 2" and split the film into two parts.

The combined box office of the two films should be comparable to that of the first film, "Ne Zha".

However, it's hard to say, because in this life he will also participate in the production of "Ne Zha 2", and the super handsome version of the Dragon King Ao Guang will appear.

If the timing, location, and people are all right again in this life, the box office of "Ne Zha" might even be higher than in the previous life.

The group chatted while watching the awards ceremony. Apart from Lu Yun, Guo Fan and Gong Ge'er exclaimed "Unexpected!" after seeing that Huang Xiaoming won Best Actor and Zhou Dongyu won Best Actress.

"Huang Xiaoming won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor seven years ago for his role in 'American Dreams in China.' I never expected him to win it again in such a short time. It's unprecedented."

Guo Fan said, "Moreover, the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress was indeed given to Zhou Dongyu, making her the youngest actress in China to win all three major film awards."

Gong Ge'er scratched his head: "Is the theme of this year's Golden Rooster Awards to support young actors? All four acting awards were given to the younger generation, and the Best Actress award was given to someone born in the 1990s."

Lu Yun didn't seem to care: "It's hard to say, but I know there's definitely a huge uproar online."

This is true.

[Holy crap, Zhou Dongyu's acting skills are good enough to win the three major film awards?]

[Huang Xiaoming's acting is quite baffling, sometimes good and sometimes bad. And he already won a Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor, why is he winning another one so soon?]

I always said the Golden Rooster Awards were all about arbitrarily distributing prizes, but this year they couldn't even manage that! What a joke!

[Chinese films are doomed!]

No wonder Rowoon's heart isn't in the film industry...

(End of this chapter)