This director is vindictive.

Chapter 157: You are only meters tall but you don’t dare to brag that you are meters tall, and you still dare to say that you are full of confidence?

"Invite Wang Baoqiang to attend the special screening for a thousand people?" Chen Mo looked at Huang Bo speechlessly.

"Old Huang! Are you dissatisfied with Old Wang's news because it's not exciting enough, or because it's not eye-catching enough? What are you thinking? We don't even have time to hide from him, and you still want to invite him?" Chen Mo naturally knew that Huang Bo had good intentions, but things really couldn't be done this way.

He admires Lao Wang very much. After all, only a true warrior dares to face the bleak life!

Perhaps, in the future, some novels will be green-lit at the beginning, which will become another new opening trend after "Qidian Orphanage", and it may have something to do with our Lao Wang's affairs.

He was not surprised that Huang Bo had the confidence to pull Wang Baoqiang over, but that was not how things really worked.

The news about Lao Wang has finally started to cool down, but he doesn’t want to become Wang Piku and always be the one making the headlines.

That’s right, Chen Mo was planning to make a big move. He originally wanted to get along with everyone as an ordinary person, but who knew that he would be questioned in return. I won’t pretend anymore, I’m going to reveal my cards!

On September 9th, a month has passed since this year's black swan incident in the entertainment industry. During this month, netizens were almost exhausted from eating Lao Wang's melons, and finally the topic has cooled down a lot.

However, it is an indisputable fact that the promotion of "Dying to Survive" was interrupted by Lao Wang's news.

So, Chen Mo was really ready to make trouble.

On this day, a grand preview screening of "Dying to Survive" with thousands of people will be held in Shanghai.

Before the special screening for thousands of people, Chen Mo held a brief new film press conference with the main creative members of the crew.

Because of the advance screening, the media questioned whether Chen Mo wanted to avoid other movies in the same period, especially Guo Xiaosi's "Jade Dynasty", and whether Chen Mo lacked confidence in "Dying to Survive", so he held such a special "early release".

This question was naturally asked at the press conference.

Although Chen Mo had answered this question before, that answer obviously failed to satisfy everyone. But you are Chen Mo, the news-making machine.

The movie is about to be released, how can there be no big news?
This doesn't fit your image as a publicity genius! Apart from the earlier publicity campaign that took advantage of the "voting gate" news, everyone was expecting Chen Mo, the publicity genius, to come up with something new for the movie "Dying to Survive". However, in the end, apart from an "advanced screening", it seems that there really wasn't any action.

Is this reasonable? This is not reasonable at all!

Even netizens said: "I'm really not used to Chen Mo like this. I always feel like he's holding back a big move."

"Yeah, every movie promotion before wasn't all flashy and garish, but this time it's just like this?"

"It's almost released, and there's still no action. Is this really the end of his talent?"

You see, the netizens who eat melons can't wait to eat melons, but what about the media reporters? Of course, they want to bring Chen Mo's big melons to the majority of melon-eating people, but whether they can eat this melon or not depends on Chen Mo!

"A lot of people have some misunderstandings about the advance screening mode of 'Dying to Survive'. Well, I originally wanted to get along with everyone as an ordinary person, but who knew that I would be questioned in return. I won't pretend anymore, I'm going to reveal my cards!" Chen Mo still said Wang Duoyu's famous saying.

Sure enough, all the media reporters below were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, staring at Chen Mo blankly.

"I want to ask everyone a question. If I wasn't completely confident in 'Dying to Survive', why would I dare to start the advance screening? No matter how big the scale is, it's not a public release! You can check the number of screenings of 'Dying to Survive' and you'll know that this is not an advance release. If the film doesn't get good reviews, then wouldn't I be shooting myself in the foot?"

You are so smart, you wouldn't have thought of this, right? "

In fact, it’s not that people don’t think of this, but they just follow the crowd.

Everyone reports it this way, so why would anyone think about it carefully?

After all, no one has ever played like this before.

But after Chen Mo said this, many people suddenly realized that it seemed to be true.

If "Dying to Survive" gets a bad reputation, wouldn't this advance screening expose the quality of the film in advance?
When it is released, where will the explosion happen?

"In fact, as smart as you are, it should not be difficult to imagine that, looking at the movies released in the past, the preview is actually a magic mirror! To be frank, those who are truly confident in the movie will not be afraid of the preview. On the contrary, the preview will accumulate word-of-mouth for the movie in advance. On the contrary, the more tightly hidden the movie is, the less confidence the movie itself has! Why? Because they are afraid of being exposed to the light!" Chen Mo said again.

This time he really went all out. Although he didn't name anyone, he believed that smart entertainment reporters would not be able to guess who Chen Mo was referring to.

"Is Director Chen talking about 'Jade Dynasty' directed by Guo Xiaosi?" asked a more stubborn reporter.

However, this reporter is despised by many people. It is obvious that he is a newcomer. Can Chen Mo answer such a question?

Of course Chen Mo would not answer: "I didn't, I'm not, don't talk nonsense!"

Chen Mo denied it three times in a row, but the reporters below were already satisfied enough.

After all, looking back, it seems that ever since the trailer of "Lost Dynasty" was released in June, which was criticized as cheap special effects, the publicity of "Lost Dynasty" has been overwhelming until now, but it seems, as if, there has been no news about the content of the movie, the final film, or the trailer.

Not to mention previews and such.

They don't have it at all.

Before, Guo Xiaosi vowed that he was very confident in the movie, so he would not hold previews. Now after hearing what Chen Mo said, wow, it turns out that the clown is actually me?
If you really have confidence in the movie, why are you playing it so mysterious?

As expected of you, Chen Mo! Your sarcasm is definitely at the master level!
Moreover, this boomerang would probably make Guo Xiaosi cry with just one dart!

Because many reporters think back and think that it seems, appears to be, and probably is indeed the case.

What is the purpose of preview screenings? This thing is a method introduced from Hollywood before the release of a movie.

Hollywood has a preview system in order to investigate market feedback on movies in advance and conduct sampling surveys.

It is related to the subsequent scheduling and publicity level.

Some movies disappear after previews. Why? Because the previews were so bad that they were directly rejected!

However, some good movies can make a comeback due to the good effect of preview screenings.

Then everything is clear. The more mysterious it is, the less confidence there is. The more people dare to screen the film in advance, the more confidence they have in the film.

This is the truth!

However, Chen Mo's sudden change in attitude also made the reporters smell something.

So soon a reporter asked, "Since Director Chen is so confident about 'Dying to Survive', what is his box office forecast for the film?"

This reporter's question quickly made everyone take notice. Right! If you're so confident, you should definitely brag about it, right?

They still vaguely remember the three fingers Chen Mo raised at that time!
As a result, the boast was soon fulfilled and became a good story in the entertainment industry.

Of course, the premise is that you brag big enough and then make it happen.

Movie promotion is all about bragging, but the bragging is different at different stages.

However, the next moment, everyone was dumbfounded, or rather stunned.

Because Chen Mo raised three fingers again.

Why are you dumbfounded? Why are you stunned?
Because they are not fools, they naturally would not think that Chen Mo’s three fingers referred to 30 million. The investment in "Dying to Survive" is more than this number.

So it’s 300 million?
But this doesn't fit Chen Mo's identity. He spoke so confidently, but this is the result?

Three hundred million? That seems to be just enough to make "Dying to Survive" break even, right?

What is this? This is too low.

Still, this is big news. They said they were confident, and after all this time, the expectation was only 300 million? That's it? That's it?

"Director Chen means 300 million?" the reporter still asked the question.

"Three hundred million?" Chen Mo shook his head.

Get out of the way, I'm about to start showing off!

"Are you kidding me? It seems that everyone's misunderstanding of me is still too deep. It turns out that the prejudice in people's hearts is as big as a mountain! Of course I'm talking about 3 billion!" Chen Mo said lightly.

"Boom!" The reporters below were all shocked.

Three billion, are you fucking kidding me?

If it's 300 million, that's indeed too low, but 3 billion, why don't you go to the sky?
Although "The Mermaid" did indeed earn 34 billion yuan at the box office this year, setting a new record for domestic film box office.

But Stephen Chow’s popularity has been accumulated over many years and this explosion has happened!
Of course, the reporters quickly came to their senses and realized that this was exactly the result they wanted.

Chen Mo is responsible for bragging, and they are responsible for helping Chen Mo release the boasted bull so that everyone can see whether the bull can fly.

Moreover, if the boasting is too small, then what news value does it have?
Besides, if they thought about it carefully, it seemed that 3 billion was not that excessive, right? After all, Chen Mo's highest-grossing single film had also grossed over a billion, so boasting about a few hundred million was reasonable, right?
As expected, Chen Mo’s remarks at the launch of the new film “Dying to Survive” quickly appeared on the front page of the news.

The cover remains the same, bringing back memories of 2011! Because that was the year Chen Mo raised three fingers again, and finally fulfilled his boast.

Now five years have passed, and Chen Mo raised three fingers again, but this time, it was different from the past. The same three fingers represented completely different numbers.

Three hundred million and three billion, there's no comparison at all, right?

"Chen Mo has revealed his true colors, boldly declaring that 'Dying to Survive' aims for a 3 billion box office!"

"After five years, can the miracle of 'Love is Not Blind' be repeated? Can 'Dying to Survive' create another box office legend? Let's wait and see!"

"The more tightly you cover it up, the more guilty you seem. Chen Mo is confident in 'Dying to Survive', but he's worried that 'Lost Legend' will fail in the light of day!"

"He's here, he's here again, same recipe, same taste, same boast, can he still make it happen again?"

One stone caused a thousand waves!

Chen Mo's sudden high-profile publicity and the high-profile raising of three fingers directly pushed "Dying to Survive" to the forefront again.

The discussion among netizens was also very heated.

Unlike the three fingers in the earlier "Love is Not Blind", which was controversial and considered to be bragging.

Because at that time it was only Chen Mo's first theatrical movie, but he still did it.

Although a box office of 3 billion sounds exaggerated, Chen Mo’s bragging this time is not really an exaggeration. After all, bragging ten times and bragging once are completely different, right?
"Honestly, as a fan of Jiaoshou, I'm a little disappointed. Professor Do, who came from the stars, is so earth-shattering when it comes to boasting. Three billion is nothing. He should be boasting about five billion or ten billion, right?"

"I suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong. I carefully looked through the movies that were released in the past, and it was really just as Chen Mo said. Those movies that didn't dare to have previews, those that were kept very secret for fear that others would know about them, were ultimately proven to be bad movies!"

"I didn't realize it until I heard it. I suddenly realized that since June, the promotion for "Lost Dynasty" seems to be all about how awesome this movie is, how advanced the technology is, and how difficult it was to shoot. But damn, there haven't been any trailers released, let alone previews. It's been kept so secret. The key is, this is still a movie adapted from a novel. Is it really that serious?"

"There's only one truth: the one who truly lacks confidence is Guo Xiaosi!"

"I'm just asking, who's more confident, 1.5 meters or 1.8 meters? It's obvious! Your hand gesture is ridiculous!"

"Please refrain from personal attacks! Although what you say is true, please be more tactful!"

"Although three billion is a bit high, it's not really that outrageous when it comes to publicity. After all, the box office of 'Charlotte' and 'Mojin: The Lost Tomb' are both close to two billion. Double the box office isn't really an exaggeration, it's standard practice!"

"I'm suddenly curious. How much will Guo Xiaosi, who's even more confident, boast about the box office? If he boasts too much, I'm afraid his body won't be able to handle it. If he boasts too little, wouldn't it be like he's exposing his lack of confidence?"

Netizens are also bad. Of course, except for Guo Xiaosi’s fans, most netizens really think so.

Guo Xiaosi never expected that people in the entertainment industry were so complicated. Some of them even played boomerangs.

Especially when the media reporter asked: "Director Guo, what do you think about Director Chen Mo's remarks?"

What could Guo Xiaosi do? He was also helpless!

"That's just my personal opinion. We're not doing previews because we want to give the audience a bigger surprise!"

"So there really won't be any previews for 'Lost Dynasty'? Not even special screenings for the media and film critics?" The reporter was not so easy to dismiss.

No matter how much you say, I just want to ask you one question: do you dare to do a preview screening?

"There is no such plan for the time being. I will inform everyone if the plan changes!" Guo Xiaosi is tired, both physically and mentally!

The main thing was that Chen Mo's words about 3 billion woke him up like a slap in the face.

Who the hell should I compare myself with? Why should I compare myself with him?
Everyone has forgotten that he is quiet, but in the film industry, he is a real tough guy who can make a movie with a box office of over ten billion!
What about me? You guys think too highly of me, Guo Xiaosi. All of "Tiny Times" combined can only be compared to one of his movies!

"Since Director Guo is so confident about 'Jade Dynasty', what is his box office forecast for the film?" This reporter was very mean. This question was clearly an attempt to put Guo Xiaosi on the spot.

No matter how he answers, there will be problems.

In fact, the entertainment reporters all suddenly came to their senses at this moment. God knows who compared Chen Mo and Guo Xiaosi. Are they even comparable?

Not at all, you know?
Look, Chen Mo just boasted, 3 billion, is that high enough?
But then look at the netizens' reactions: Oh, three billion? That's a lot, but who is that? How could someone drink so much with just a few dishes?
Chen Mo? That's fine. Even if it's doubled, does that still count?
But if you, Guo Xiaosi, dare to say 3 billion, I can make you cry in minutes!
But he had shown great confidence before, and even directly and secretly said that even the director himself had no confidence in "Dying to Survive".

But now?
Come on, the microphone is yours, you speak!

Please start your show!
This reporter is so bad! The entertainment industry is too dangerous. I want to go back to the novel world!

What could Guo Xiaosi do? He was in a dilemma! He had no choice but to speak out. If he did, how much should he say?

Finally, Guo Xiaosi reluctantly raised a finger!

"One billion! The box office forecast for "Lost Dynasty" is one billion!" said Guo Xiaosi.

The reporters were satisfied, well, not completely satisfied. What satisfied them was that Guo Xiaosi also expressed his expectations, although they were a bit far from it.

"So Director Guo thinks 'Jade Dynasty' is indeed not as good as 'Dying to Survive'?" When the reporter asked this question, Guo Xiaosi's eyes immediately seemed to stab him.

"Expectations are just expectations. I'm just more down-to-earth. Starting from reality, expectations that can be realized are reliable expectations. Expectations that cannot be realized are just bragging!" Guo Xiaosi said somewhat defensively.

Unfortunately, his words made the reporters' eyes light up.

Good guy, really good guy!

Listen to me, thank you! Guo Xiaosi!
Look, isn’t the counterattack coming?

You can just point out that Chen Mo's boasting is unrealistic. What? You don't mean that? That's not important!

I don’t want what you think, I want what I feel!

Guo Xiaosi's remarks were naturally interpreted by the media as a satire on Chen Mo's prediction of a 3 billion box office, which was just bragging.

What disappointed them was that Chen Mo did not express any opinion on this at all.

But netizens on the Internet were amused.

"One billion? No, even if it's just bragging, but that's it? You can't even brag better than others, how dare you?"

"It's funny, I don't know who brought these two movies together to compare, and they acted so serious about it. There's no way they can be compared, right?"

"Look, this is the difference. When Guo Xiaosi boasted about 10 billion, I thought he was bragging. But when Chen Mo said 3 billion, I actually thought it was quite reliable!"

"That's totally fine. How much was the highest box office for a single film like Guo Xiaosi's 'Tiny Times'? Boasting about 1 billion is really a lot, but Chen Mo's previous highest single film box office was almost 2 billion, so the 3 billion estimate is totally fine!"

"The older you get, the smaller your courage. When you were penniless, Chen Mo dared to say 300 million, but now he only said 3 billion. I'm disappointed, so disappointed!"

"The difference between them is even more outrageous than their height difference, okay?"

"No problem. You're only 1.5 meters tall and dare not boast that you're 1.80 meters tall. How dare you say you're confident?"

The reactions of netizens can be said to be the most intuitive reflection.

Before this, many people really liked to compare Chen Mo's "Dying to Survive" and "Jade Dynasty", but now, suddenly everyone realized that they are completely not on the same level!
(End of this chapter)