Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 339 Thinking about it

The host took over the topic and continued:
"Thank you, Director Cheng, for your answer. Now we will have a question-and-answer session with the audience."

"Please keep order. If you want to ask questions, please raise your hand from your seat."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the audience raising their hands.

They showed great enthusiasm for being able to ask questions directly to the idols.

So the host called on a few enthusiastic audience members.

"Hello, Director Cheng. What I'd like to know most is your expectations for the box office. Can 'The Mermaid' surpass 'Transformers 4'?"

"I think the answer to the question of whether it will exceed the box office is yes, and exceeding is just a starting point. As long as we filmmakers work together, the domestic film box office will continue to rise, and this situation will become the norm."

After Cheng Xi finished speaking, the audience was surprised.

Unexpectedly, Director Cheng did not shy away from expressing his expectations for the box office, and said without even thinking about it that it could be exceeded.

This kind of straightforwardness and courage is rare in the entertainment industry.

His confidence in "The Mermaid" can also be seen from his answer.

Now, everyone's enthusiasm for asking questions has increased.

"I'd like to ask Luo Zhixiang, what is it like working with Director Cheng and Stephen Chow?"

Luo Zhixiang took the microphone at this time, thought for a moment and said:
"I've worked with Stephen Chow several times, and he's still that genius, with wild and imaginative ideas. This is my first time working with Director Cheng, and his ideas are very unique, even a bit ahead of the times."

"Just like how I've been browsing Weibo for years, I'm a local dog and I love to read. I could never come up with this sentence in my lifetime."

After he finished speaking, there was laughter again.

In just half a day, "I am a local dog and I love to watch" and "If you can praise someone, praise them more" have become hot memes on the Internet.

After everyone finished laughing, Luo Zhixiang made a summary:

"So I think The Mermaid is an outstanding work by two talented directors. I am really honored to be able to participate in it! Thank you everyone!"

Cheng Xi nodded after hearing this, thinking that Luo Zhixiang’s emotional intelligence is still acceptable.

Of course, time management is a must.

The kind that even Cheng Xi wants to be his apprentice.

Later, the audience asked Li Yitong, Qiao Shan and Yang Yang a few more questions.

The atmosphere on the scene was particularly harmonious. After chatting about some interesting things about the filming, they signed autographs and took photos with everyone.

The roadshow ended at around 10 o'clock.

After returning to the hotel, Cheng Xi held a small meeting with everyone.

I briefly discussed with the publicity department the editing of tonight's material.

"What time do we leave tomorrow morning?"

"Boss, we're scheduled to leave for Luzhou City at 10 a.m. tomorrow."

"Okay, then everyone should be on time and stick with it for a few more days."

The company's roadshow plan this time is to visit 20 cities in total.

There are 10 people running from Stephen Chow’s side, plus Hong Kong.

The other 10 were led by Cheng Xi.

The plan is to complete the entire run from the first to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.

There are two relatively close cities, one in the morning and one in the evening. This is also for the box office of "The Mermaid", and everyone is trying their best.

Fortunately, the box office performance was very good and everyone was motivated.

Otherwise, it would be really mental torture to just watch the box office flop and then have to pretend to be happy and go on roadshows and face the audience's questions.

After Cheng Xi arranged the work, he gave everyone a New Year's red envelope.

After all, it’s not easy to follow people during the Chinese New Year.

Everyone looked at the thick red envelopes in their hands and thanked Cheng Xi with a smile.

At 11: pm, Cheng Xi was in his Supreme Suite. He took out his phone and took another look at the real-time box office:
"The Mermaid" has a box office of 2.2 million yuan today and a total box office of 4.7 million yuan.

"Dragon Blade" has a box office of 7300 million today and a total box office of 1.4 million.

"From Vegas to Macau 2" has a box office of 4200 million today and a total box office of 9500 million, which is less than million.

However, this was also within Cheng Xi's expectations. It is estimated that the subsequent siphoning phenomenon of "The Mermaid" will become more and more obvious.

Many movies have their own basic market, and they all perform well on the first day. In addition, many houses were full for "The Mermaid", so the impact had no choice but to spill over to other movies.

But slowly, the Matthew effect will emerge.

"The Mermaid" performed well today, with only a drop of 3 million. There is still half an hour left, so it should be able to sell some tickets.

Maoyan's initial box office forecast was 15 billion yuan, and after the first day of box office, it was 20 billion yuan.

Now two days have passed, and the predicted box office has further increased to 23 billion.

Just when Cheng Xi was wondering about the final box office revenue of "The Mermaid", the doorbell rang.

Cheng Xi took a look and found that it was Li Yitong.

After opening the door, I saw Li Yitong took out a red envelope from her back like a treasure:
"Boss, I wish you a happy new year too!"

Cheng Xi couldn't help laughing when he saw Li Yitong's smiling face.

Unexpectedly, there are employees who give red envelopes to their bosses.

"Okay, Yitong, you've made progress."

"Hey, I see it's always the boss who gives us red envelopes. He has to celebrate the Spring Festival too. But don't begrudge the small amount of money. I'm not as wealthy as you."

You are such a rich man, you have discovered all this.

At this time, Li Yitong was wearing a white off-shoulder evening dress with light gold tassel pearl earrings, which deliberately highlighted the sexiness of her collarbone.

Her red lips curled up slightly with a hint of smile, and her smiling eyes looked at Cheng Xi, as if they could speak.

While it is full of sweetness, it is also a little sexy and elegant.

Cheng Xi had to admit it.

Yitong's style today was very much to his liking.

This is also a sign of people becoming more and more confident.

Before, Yitong might not be able to carry off this.

"Tell me, how does it feel to become famous overnight?"

Cheng Xi accepted the red envelope and started to tease deliberately.

"Hehe, I don't feel anything special. It seems like my Weibo followers have increased a bit faster, and more people recognize me."

"Oh, you're quite calm! That's because you're still on the roadshow and haven't had much contact with the outside world, so you can't feel it at the moment."

"Hehe, Sister Feng also praised me and told me to keep this mentality and not get carried away."

"Sister Feng is right. You will gradually realize your own value, but I have one thing to say: stick to your heart and don't be arrogant."

"Boss, I get it. With you and Sister Feng watching over me, I can't fly!"

After Li Yitong finished speaking, she suddenly looked at Cheng Xi and said:

"Boss, won't you give me a hug to encourage me?"

Wow, Li Yitong has indeed made progress under Sister Feng’s training.

The two were already very passionate during the filming, and they were just one step away from getting together.

But now we haven't seen each other for a while, and I feel a little more distant than before. Unexpectedly, Yitong can now take the initiative to break the ice.

Looking at this sweet girl's smiling eyes, I can't help but sigh that she is so beautiful.

Then he spread out his arms and said:
"If you want a hug, why don't you come here yourself?"

Li Yitong obediently approached her boss and threw herself into Cheng Xi's arms.

He also put his arms around Cheng Xi's waist.

Cheng Xi immediately smelled a faintly sweet perfume slowly entering his nose.

This forced Cheng Xi to take a breath.

Mm, it’s so fragrant and sweet.

"Boss, can I not leave tonight?"

"Why don't you leave?"

"I want to sleep with you. I want to sleep with you all week."

"Oh, so what you gave me today wasn't a red envelope, but money for tonight's accommodation."

"Well, I gave it to the boss as a reward."

Sure, Yitong has really become braver.

So he smiled and said:

"Just a red envelope and a hug? Anything else?"

"And I."

After Yitong finished speaking, she raised her head and kissed Cheng Xi with a smile and courage.

You are so good, Li Yitong. When your boss wanted to sleep with you, you kept making excuses.

Now he has thrown himself into my arms.

This is the rhythm of being completely open-minded.

Originally, Cheng Xi had planned to eat Yitong up during the roadshow.

But since he is willing to cooperate actively, would Cheng Xi refuse?
It’s better to do it today than today!
So he just hugged Yitong's slender waist tightly.

The two kissed deeply.

After a long while, the two separated and looked at each other.

Yitong's eyes are now full of endless love, which can greatly arouse Cheng Xi's desire to conquer.

Then, Cheng Xi picked up Yitong by the waist in a princess hug and walked towards the bedroom.

Yitong is quite thin, so compared to Cheng Xi who is big in stature, she looks as light as a feather.

The sweet girl also put her arms around Cheng Xi's neck and kissed him on the cheek.

Before, when I was on the crew, my boss and I had basically completed all the explorations, except for the last step.

Although she seems very bold now, looking at Cheng Xi's heavy breathing, she is actually very nervous.

"Boss, how long have we known each other?"

"Yeah, we've known each other since freshman year, so it should be our fifth year now."

"Are you going to bully me the first time you see me?"

Cheng Xi originally wanted to deny it, but thinking about the current atmosphere, if he denied it, he would just hurt the other person's feelings.

"Yes. Otherwise, why would I choose you among a group of people to take Tian Ai's place?"

"Your kindness is part of it, and your liking is also part of it."

"Hmph, what do you like most about me?"

"I like you here."

After saying that, Cheng Xi kissed the beauty mole under Yitong's smiling eyes.

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Gradually, Cheng Xi moved down to the white jade-like collarbone.

He stuck out his tongue and started teasing it.

Under the dim yellow light of the bedroom, Yitong was wearing an evening dress and high heels, looking like a holy girl.

From this angle, Cheng Xi could still see the faint hint of white.

Cheng Xi continued to move down without any hesitation.

Yitong also gradually began to hum softly.

It has to be said that Yitong was indeed badly pua by Cheng Xi before.

First, he was put on the bench for a few years, then he listened to his negotiation with Jin Chen in a Japanese restaurant, and was ordered by Cheng Xi to guard the door where he and Binbin were fighting.

Tonight it was finally her turn.

Cheng Xi took a stool and sat at the head of the bed.

Gave orders to Yitong.

"A wake-up call."

Yitong looked down shyly at first, then came over.

"Look up at me."

"The eyes smiled."

"Like it?"

"like."

After a moment of liking it, Cheng Xi saw that the time was almost right and asked:

"Do you prefer something gentle?"

"Be gentle."