This director is vindictive.

Chapter 156: The biggest rival of “Dying to Survive” is “Lost Legend”?
Just a joke, during this year's National Day holiday, the biggest competitor of "Dying to Survive" turned out to be Guo Xiaosi's "Jade Dynasty"!
At least that's what the outside world thinks.

As for "Operation Mekong", the best performing film during this year's National Day holiday, it was not really considered by everyone to be able to achieve anything great.

The era when mainstream movies are popular has not yet arrived. "Operation Mekong" can even be said to be the best-selling mainstream movie in recent years.

Oh, by the way, there is also Guangguang’s own son "Passing by Your World".

However, Lao Wang doesn't think that Zhang Yibai's movie can be compared with "Dying to Survive", so after Chen Mo intended to schedule the National Day release of "Dying to Survive", he directly postponed the release of this movie.

To be honest, Lao Wang was a little worried. What was he worried about? "Lost Legend"!

After all, when it comes to publicity, "Jade Dynasty" is definitely crazier than "Dying to Survive".

This is said to be Guo Xiaosi's first full-length CG fantasy film directed by him. It has pioneered the field of full-length CG fantasy films in the Chinese film industry and even in Asia, filling the gap in this genre in the mainland market!

See, that fills the gap, buddy!

They even promoted the idea that even in Hollywood, only top blockbusters like "Avatar," "Beowulf," and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" had used this kind of filming.

The ones they are comparing themselves to are movies like "Avatar", and the publicity is also awesome. Since the announcement of the cast of "Jade Dynasty", every news release has made headlines.

The key point is, although the tone of their propaganda is loud, it is actually true!
It really fills a gap, and it's really only the way Hollywood blockbusters are shot.

Just asking are you afraid?
Chen Mo said, as long as you are happy!
"'Jade Dynasty'? No, Mr. Wang, you don't really think that Guo Xiaosi's movie can be compared with any Hollywood blockbuster, right?" Chen Mo made Wang Changtian laugh.

"That's definitely not possible, but after all, the other side does have a strong lineup. Your confidante Fan Binbin and Yang Mi are both in the cast, and there are also many popular stars in the cast. We still have to take it seriously." Wang Changtian looked serious, but in fact, his tone was teasing.

"Fan Binbin and Yang Mi, how many of their movies have you seen that are big hits?" Chen Mo didn't mean to belittle them. The truth is, these two are really famous, but if you look closely, how many of their works, especially the movies, can really be considered big hits?

When Fan Binbin took on the role in "Jade Dynasty", she actually talked to Chen Mo about it, but Chen Mo didn't tell her not to take it.

The main reason is that the pay is high, why not make money?

Anyway, your film resources are really scarce. Most of the time, you really don't make much money from acting in movies. Most of the time, you just cut your salary. So, it's a rare opportunity like this. What's wrong with a bad movie? You haven't made any good movies anyway!
Closer to home.

Lao Wang was a little confused after hearing what Chen Mo said. He racked his brains to come up with a case to refute Chen Mo, but he really couldn't think of one.

"Don't you want to consider it? I always think it's better to be safe." Wang Changtian seemed to be getting more timid as he got older.

Chen Mo was speechless. He said bluntly that if "Dying to Survive" was released in 2016, it could be said that it really had no rivals and was invincible. Do you understand?
The reason for the advance screening is that Chen Mo has absolute confidence in the film.

As for other movies released during the same National Day period, Chen Mo neither praises nor criticizes them, but none of them can compete with them!

Of course, he is not so arrogant as to imitate Feng Dapao and say something like, "If I don't make movies, what will the audience watch?"
In fact, Wang Changtian’s worries are not unreasonable, because Guo Xiaosi’s movies have a characteristic, that is, the box office is very concentrated, concentrated in the first few days, which is also the characteristic of fan movies.

Therefore, movies in the same release period usually face the situation of having their screenings snatched away, but Chen Mo is really not worried at all.

Grab the screening schedule? I'm afraid you're overthinking it. What do you really think your advance screening is for?
When the advance screening of "Dying to Survive" starts, Chen Mo will be able to beat Guo Xiaosi to tears in terms of film scheduling.

Fan Binbin has indeed been a little bit arrogant recently. To be honest, it's not easy for this sister. Can you imagine that the movie she starred in, pay attention, the movie she starred in, "Jade Dynasty" is actually the one with the largest investment!

You read that right. "Jade Dynasty" is the movie with the largest cast among all the movies starring Fan Bingbing!

Chen Mo felt a little sorry for this sister.

Thinking of the movie "Lost Dynasty", Guo Xiaosi was criticized to the point of breaking down and crying, saying: "Is it because my name is Guo Xiaosi that everything I do is wrong?"

And Fan Binbin was still the first one. Chen Mo felt that it was a bit cruel not to let her refuse this film in the first place.

In fact, ever since "Dying to Survive" announced its participation in the National Day box office, the media has begun to compare the two films, "Dying to Survive" and "Jade Dynasty".

The main purpose is to compare Chen Mo and Guo Xiaosi, two alternative directors.

Chen Mo was not surprised, because the publicity for "Lost Dynasty" was really overwhelming.

In addition, the media can always find so-called similarities. First of all, Chen Mo and Guo Xiaosi are both representatives of cross-border and successful achievements.

Chen Mo is an actor who crossed over to become a director, while Guo Xiaosi is a writer who crossed over to become a director.

Secondly, both of them can be regarded as "young and promising" in the director circle.

Once again, Chen Mo relied on "My Love from the Star". It can be said that although he is a director, his popularity is no less than that of some traffic stars.

Guo Xiaosi's popularity due to his fan base is no less than that of many celebrities.

This is something that many other directors lack.

So it is quite normal to be brought out for comparison.

What’s amazing is that when the outside world compared “Dying to Survive” and “Jade Dynasty”, “Dying to Survive” actually came out at a disadvantage.

Yes, you read that right. According to the media's comprehensive comparison of the two films, "Dying to Survive" is actually at a disadvantage.

First of all, the director.

Chen Mo versus Guo Xiaosi, Chen Mo wins.

After all, Chen Mo's previous performance was indeed better than Guo Xiaosi's.

Then in other aspects, "Dying to Survive" was actually "completely defeated" by "Jade Dynasty"!
If you say that the comparison made by the media is outrageous, it is indeed quite outrageous, but if you want to explain the reasons, they can really come up with a lot of reasons.

The main reason is that the leading actors of "Jade Dynasty", whether it is director Guo Xiaosi, or leading actors such as Fan Binbin, Wu Yifan, Chen Weiting, Wang Yuan, and even the special guest appearance of Yang Mi, are all high-traffic stars with countless fans.

Let’s take a look at “Dying to Survive”. Although the leading actor Huang Bo and the supporting actor Wang Chuanjun are both relatively famous, they really can’t compare with others in terms of the number of fans!

Finally, in terms of the investment cast, "Jade Dynasty" is said to fill the gap in Chinese-language films, and the investment is said to be as high as 2 million yuan.

"Dying to Survive" is just a realistic movie without any special effects and the cost was not particularly high, yet it lost again.

Watching Fan Binbin proudly read out the media's "all-round" comparison of the two films "Dying to Survive" and "Jade Dynasty", "Dying to Survive" was at a disadvantage.

Chen Mo couldn't hold back the smile.

"So, you think so too?" Chen Mo asked with a smile as he looked at his sister who was known as the ceiling of beauty in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Career is a good medicine for men, and the same is true for women! At this moment, my sister really feels glorious.

For a moment, Chen Mo actually hoped that "Jade Dynasty" could be more successful, so that Fan Binbin could maintain his momentum for a while longer. It's a pity that Guo Xiaosi is not good enough, and this movie is almost doomed to fail in the limelight.

"Although the quality of a movie cannot be judged solely by this, you can't say that the media's comparison is completely unreasonable, right?" Fan Binbin said confidently.

Chen Mo didn't know where this sister's confidence came from.

"Well, that makes sense. How can it not make sense? By the way, is Guo Xiaosi really that short?" Suddenly, Chen Mo thought of this for no reason.

Fan Binbin looked at Chen Mo strangely, but finally nodded and said politely, "It's not high!"

"See, isn't that it? These media are actually comparing him with me. Just based on this point, he has nothing to compare with me, right?" Chen Mo laughed.

Fan Binbin gave him a charming look, and couldn't help laughing at Chen Mo's words.

"Yeah, he's not as tall as you, and not as handsome as you, okay?" "By the way, you said before that 'Dying to Survive' would have an advance screening, doesn't that mean it will be released in advance?" Fan Binbin suddenly asked again.

"There are still some differences. After all, the advanced screening has not been officially released, so the screening schedule cannot be compared with that of the official release. It will still be more conservative." Chen Mo said with a smile.

In fact, at this moment, many people in the industry are relatively unfamiliar with advanced screenings.

Even most people would think that the so-called advanced screenings, especially large-scale advance screenings, actually mean early release, or simply moving up the release date.

It is precisely because of this that some people think that Chen Mo has no confidence in his movie and wants to avoid the most intense days of the National Day holiday, so he wants to do some advanced screenings.

Fan Binbin obviously thought so at this moment.

"You said you were not afraid of the competition from 'Jade Dynasty', then why did you release it early?" Fan Binbin asked Chen Mo coquettishly.

In her opinion, Chen Mo is a hypocrite. He is obviously worried, but he also wants to save face, so he did not say to advance the release date, but instead arranged an advanced preview.

Chen Mo looked at Fan Binbin strangely. He naturally wouldn't explain much, as it was useless to explain. However, when "Dying to Survive" starts to become popular, they will know that for a high-quality movie with an excellent reputation, advance screenings are actually a kind of hunger marketing and a strategic crushing game!
In the past, when "Dying to Survive" started advanced screenings, many people didn't say anything. But when the box office and word of mouth of this movie exploded, many people began to say sourly that "Dying to Survive" was violating the rules of movie screenings.

What were they doing earlier? It was because of the advance screenings of "Dying to Survive" that built up its reputation, allowing the theater chains to generously schedule the film for its official large-scale release.

There are only so many screens in China. If you have more, I will have fewer. Therefore, for movies that you are confident enough in their quality, advance screenings are indeed a powerful weapon!
Compared to other movies in the same period, it is really a crushing defeat!

"Okay, just think of it as me being scared, okay? How about this? Let's make a bet. Let's bet on the box office of the two movies." Chen Mo looked at the smug Fan Binbin, and couldn't help but feel something in his heart, and said with a smile.

"Okay, what's the bet?" Fan Binbin also became interested. In her opinion, Chen Mo himself had no confidence, so how could he lose this bet?

"If you win, I promise you something. If you lose, in return, you have to promise me something too!" Chen Mo said maliciously.

When Fan Binbin looked at Chen Mo, she couldn't help but have a strange feeling, but she thought she was sure to win, so she raised her hand and high-fived Chen Mo.

In fact, Fan Binbin's idea made Chen Mo think of this advanced screening. Since Fan Binbin thinks so, other people will probably think so too, right?

So, Chen Mo quickly spread the news widely.

Before, only other film producers, investors, or directors in the same period in the industry would pay attention to this matter, but Chen Mo directly made public this strategy of advanced large-scale previews, and the outside world knew about it all at once.

The result was just as Chen Mo expected.

Many media outlets have actually begun to look down on "Dying to Survive"!
"Dying to Survive is being screened in advance, but it's actually being released earlier than planned!"

"Why did 'Dying to Survive' change its release date? Perhaps director Chen Mo lacks confidence in the film!"

"Dying to Survive has been screened early to avoid competition, and 'Jade Dynasty' may dominate the National Day box office!"

"Advanced screenings may be a reflection of the film's lack of confidence!"

Although Chen Mo said in an interview with the media: "Is the advance screening a lack of confidence? On the contrary, if I hadn't been confident in "Dying to Survive", I wouldn't have made this decision!"

It’s a pity that not many people believed what Chen Mo said.

It's simple. If you are really confident in the movie, you can just hold a preview. Why bother with advanced previews, especially large-scale advance previews? What's the difference between that and an early release?
Chen Mo was quite satisfied with the outside world's reaction. At least it proved that the effect of this wave of reverse publicity was still very good.

On the other hand, Guo Xiaosi was also asked about his views on the advanced screening mode of "Dying to Survive".

Guo Xiaosi expressed confidence: "I don't know the specifics of 'Dying to Survive', but I can say that 'Lost Dynasty' will be released as scheduled. We won't do any advance screenings, or even previews, and will directly release it to the public! I have full confidence in this movie!"

The two people's answers were directly divided into two parts by the gossipy media and put on the front page headlines.

It can be said that media reporters know how to add fuel to the fire.

The angles at which they took the photos were very interesting. Chen Mo was photographed as if he was forcing a smile, while Guo Xiaosi was photographed as if he was full of confidence.

For a time, many people thought that Chen Mo really lacked confidence in his movie.

But no matter whether they are full of confidence or lack of confidence, at least this wave of publicity has made "Dying to Survive" known to more people again.

Chen Mo’s goal was achieved.

However, as August approached, "Dying to Survive" and "Law Dynasty" were called the hottest and most anticipated movies during the National Day holiday, and "Dying to Survive" also caused a sensation because of its advance screening strategy.

In the early morning of August 8, following a Weibo post by Wang Baoqiang, dramas like "Dying to Survive" and "Jade Dynasty" were all put aside.

It is not uncommon for celebrities in the entertainment industry to cheat on their partners, but this is definitely the first time that a male celebrity in the entertainment industry has taken the initiative to disclose his "family scandal" and claim that he has been cuckolded.

For a time, this melon directly set off the entire Internet.

When Chen Mo saw the news, he fell silent, because he knew that this incident would happen this year, but he was not sure about the specific time.

I just didn't expect it to be so coincidental, and now it's a bit embarrassing.

The entire Internet was watching and paying attention, and Da Qiangzi's wife and agent suddenly became well-known from being unknown.

"Dying to Survive", "Chen Mo", "Lost Dynasty" and Guo Xiaosi, they all have to stand aside now, Brother Qiang said, get out of the way, I'm going to use my ultimate move!

A photo of them together can make netizens analyze it for a long time, and people from all walks of life can come out to analyze the traces from all angles of the photo.

The influence and popularity of this news can be said to be absolutely the highest in the entertainment industry.

Second only to a certain door incident that year!

And because of this incident, Sha Gen became a typical example in the entertainment industry.

After all, family disgrace should not be made public. Being cuckolded and betrayed by the two people closest to you is almost unprecedented.

This is the only case in the entertainment industry!

However, even though he was betrayed by the person closest to him, there was no negative news about him. This made everyone sigh that although he did have a little cheating on him, he was a very good person!

The promotion of "Dying to Survive" has to be temporarily suspended, which is very uncomfortable.

Chen Mo knew that the promotion of "Dying to Survive" would definitely be affected in the short term, but it was not a big problem.

After all, even the hottest news will eventually cool down. However, he had to find a way to wait until the matter cooled down and then create another big news about "Dying to Survive" to resume the promotion.

This kind of thing is a black swan event in the entertainment industry, and there is really nothing we can do about it.

However, Chen Mo and the others are actually fine. Those movies that were just released when the Baoqiang incident happened were really miserable.

There is no point in publicity or anything like that because everyone is just watching the show.

I don't have the time to care about your movies, plots, gossip, etc.

Is their melon as delicious as others'? The key point is that this matter is like a serial drama. Every two days, a new melon comes out. After one headline is gone, another headline follows, leaving no room for loopholes.

And don’t even mention movie promotion, it can’t even compare to the popularity of the Olympics, so who else can compare?

(End of this chapter)