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Chapter 552 isn't a big problem; the advantage lies with me.

"1.34 million on the first day..." Xu Zheng looked at the data and slowly took a deep breath.

It seems to be fewer than his film "Lost in Hong Kong", but his film "Lost in Hong Kong" received very poor reviews and was met with a barrage of criticism after its release.

Not only was it met with widespread criticism, but its box office performance also plummeted, a truly disastrous situation.

In contrast, Qi Hui's "The Vanished She" has received excellent reviews, and it's only a matter of time before it catches up.

Xu Zheng couldn't help but sigh; in the end, Paul was no match for Wang Baoqiang.

This actor has been criticized ever since the film's release.

"My head hurts..." Xu Zheng sighed slowly.

the other side

Guan Hu held the document in his hand, looking at the data and related analysis of "The Vanished Woman," and his expression darkened slightly.

Although we live in the internet age and an era of rapid information development, Guan Hu still prefers paper documents.

He shares the same view as Zhou Xiubo regarding the internet: it's a place to vent private frustrations, but public frustrations are also allowed.

Therefore, the internet is like a public toilet, stinking and should be completely destroyed!
I really don't know what the point of national development is.
It serves no purpose other than making society more noisy and chaotic.

Look at Japan. They're not interested in the internet and don't develop it, but they're still a developed country.
"1.34 million, that's quite a lot!" Guan Hu said with a dark face, slamming the file back onto the desktop.

He then lit a cigarette and slowly began to smoke.

I'm so annoyed!

His film "Mr. Six" was just released today, and the data hasn't come out yet.

Although his films were made at a lower budget than Qi Hui's, his directing skills far surpassed Qi Hui's.

Qi Hui is just a director who hasn't reached the generational level, while I am a sixth-generation director!
In terms of actors, Feng Xiaogang, Li Yifeng, and Wu Qian combined will definitely beat Qi Hui in terms of box office appeal!
Besides these three, his films also star Xu Qing and Zhang Hanyu.

Even the cameo roles were played by celebrities of considerable caliber, such as Jiang Shan, Yu Hewei, Zhang Yi, and Guo Jingfei.

What's wrong?

"No problem, the advantage is mine..." Guan Hu took a deep drag of his cigarette, and two plumes of white smoke slowly escaped from his nostrils.

"When will 'Qiang Qiang San Ren Xing' premiere?" he asked, calling over his assistant.

"Tomorrow," the assistant replied immediately.

The recording was completed several days ago, and it's time for the show to air.

"Great!" Guan Hu's confidence suddenly surged, and he immediately contacted the publicity director, asking him to increase the publicity efforts tomorrow.

The publicity director was taken aback, but immediately agreed.

In the talk show "Qiang Qiang San Ren Xing", there are only three people on the show: the host Dou Wentao, the director Guan Hu who works behind the scenes.

The last one is Wu Qian.

The director wanted him to promote it, so Wu Qian was the only one who could do so.

Perfectly, he's also a great tool for publicity.

The PR director was all geared up and ready to go; he was fully prepared!

Hearing the publicity director's confident reply, Guan Hu, who had been feeling somewhat depressed because of "The Vanished Woman," immediately beamed with joy.

it is good!
very good!

However, the box office figures soon came out and dealt him a heavy blow.

"Mr. Six" grossed 3457 million yuan on its opening day.

It barely breaks even with a fraction of the revenue from "The Vanished Woman".

"Damn it!" Guan Hu slammed the documents down and paced around the house in a fit of rage at midnight.

Outrageous!

This data is not only highly damaging, but also extremely insulting!

He was just barely equal to a fraction of Qi Hui's score. Even if he had scored a little higher or lower, he wouldn't be so upset!

the other side

Feng Xiaogang, smoking a cigarette and browsing the data on his tablet, shook his head and said, "I told you we needed to polish the story a bit more."

"They just won't listen."

His wife, Xu Fan, came over with a cup of hot tea and asked curiously, "What's wrong with Guan Hu?"

“Going against Qi Hui, and then getting humiliated,” Feng Xiaogang sneered.

Of course, he would never tell Xu Fan that he had been sowing discord among them.

"Wouldn't that be a lot of trouble for you?" Xu Fan frowned. Feng Xiaogang was the male lead in the movie.

"Uh..." Feng Xiaogang's cold smile suddenly froze, and he didn't know what to say.

Due to constant revisions and reshoots, many details in this film were not handled well.

Unfortunately, the movie was originally scheduled for release at the end of the year. But who knew that Guan Hu would get so carried away that he immediately wanted to fight Qi Hui.

Xu Fan took the tablet from his hand, opened Douban and Weibo to see the audience's feedback and the reputation of "Mr. Six".
"I wouldn't have bought a ticket if it weren't for Li Yifeng, given how incomprehensible the story is!"

"The logic is weak, the story is awkward, the editing is chaotic, and it was a waste of my ticket money!"

"If I had known, I would have watched 'The Vanished Woman.' Isn't Qi Hui much better looking than Feng Xiaogang with his buck teeth?"

"..."

Xu Fan quietly closed the app; it was better not to let Lao Feng see these comments.

He's getting old, and he's prone to getting sick from getting angry.

But with the couple so close, Feng Xiaogang had already seen everything he needed to see.

"Damn it!" Feng Xiaogang cursed angrily, his face darkening. "Trash audiences only deserve to watch trash movies!"

"Calm down," Xu Fan quickly reassured him, handing him a cup of hot tea.

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The next day

Qi Hui rushed to the studio and began to oversee the post-production work for "Si Teng".
Editing, dubbing, music composition, special effects production, subtitles... Qi Hui has put all of these aside since filming "Si Teng".

He's been so busy promoting "The Vanished She" that he hasn't had time to focus on "Si Teng".

Now that I have more free time, it's time to pick up "Sito" again.

Of course, he's the director and the boss; he doesn't do the actual work.

There are editors, voice actors, and composers.

All he needs to do is sit in the command center.

Therefore, while keeping an eye on the follow-up work of "Si Teng", Qi Hui was also working on the script for "Operation Red Sea".

Once it's almost done, I'll contact Tang Jing and the Navy to ask for their support.

The army already has "Wolf Warrior," and the navy, you don't want to see the army surpass you, do you?

However, Qi Hui plans to find other actors and not select actors from "Fire Blue Blade".

He didn't want to make "Operation Red Sea" into a movie version of "Fire Blue Blade".

Upon realizing this, Qi Hui began to understand Wu Jing somewhat.

When Wu Jing was working on "Wolf Warrior," he also had this idea: not to select actors from the "I Am a Special Forces Soldier" series.

On the one hand, he didn't want to make "Wolf Warrior" into a movie version of "I Am a Special Forces Soldier".

On the other hand, with the premiere of "Fire Phoenix," the "I Am a Special Forces Soldier" series has become increasingly... well, not so good anymore.

I heard that there is another drama called "Special Forces: Thunderbolt Fire" currently in preparation.

However, despite this, Xiao Zhang still had to be dragged into it.

In addition, the female character Qi Hui in the original "Operation Red Sea" was directly replaced by a male character.

There are no combat units in the People's Liberation Army that have mixed male and female soldiers.

At most, there will be mixed units in areas such as joint logistics support and battlefield support.

So, as I said before, Dante Lam and his team really treated Jiaolong Commando as if it were the Flying Tigers.

In addition to changing the actresses' scenes, Qi Hui also changed the original eight members of the Jiaolong gang to five.

Having too many characters is troublesome, makes them difficult to develop, and lacks focus.

When Qi Hui recalls the original "Operation Red Sea," all he remembers are Captain Zhang Yi and sniper Huang Jinyu.

As for the others, I don't remember their names or faces.

It's described as an ensemble piece, but in reality, it's more of a pseudo-ensemble piece.

If it weren't for the contrast with "Wolf Warrior 2," many film critics would probably be angrily criticizing it as just a film disguised as an ensemble piece.

Jingle bell bell~
Suddenly, the phone rang.

Qi Hui picked it up and saw that it was an unfamiliar number... well, it wasn't exactly unfamiliar.

They're from Shark Live.

However, Qi Hui only talked to him once.

It seems the livestream promotion is making some progress... Qi Hui thought to himself.

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Thank you to reader "人间蒸蒸" for the generous donation. My book has gained a new hall master, so I should, in principle, add more chapters, and indeed I should.

But... I can't add it, I'm not in a good state, I can't write it.

It'll be at the end of the month, I'll take some time to adjust... (￣'i￣;)
(End of this chapter)