This director lacks vision.

Chapter 121 Two Small Goals!
The launch event was held at the China World Hotel.

Dozens of media reporters were present at the scene.

There are new media on the internet, as well as traditional television stations and print media.

In addition, there is exclusive video live streaming from Sohu Entertainment.

Jiang Yifeng's online search for a female lead for his new movie, specifically looking for a young actress named Li Mingqi, has garnered significant attention.

Many netizens are curious about which female celebrity Jiang Yifeng ultimately chose as the lead actress.

In addition, there are fans who are paying attention to Jiang Yifeng's new movie.

Although it was 9:30 a.m., more than 60,000 people had gathered in the live broadcast room as soon as it went live, and the number was still rising.

Under Da Peng's guidance, the main creators took turns appearing on stage.

When Yang Mi stepped onto the stage, the viewers in the live stream started discussing it enthusiastically.

"Men really do prefer Da Lei, and Director Jiang is no exception; he still chose Da Mimi."

"What's wrong with choosing Da Mimi? Isn't Da Lei in black stockings more appealing? Although her butt is a bit small, it can still look good with some padding."

"If the female lead is Yang Mi, I'm not very interested in this movie. I can only support Director Jiang's next film."

"You're kidding me! Yang Mi is going to have a huge, dramatic scene in the movie, I don't believe you won't watch it!"

Following Yang Mi, Qiao Shan, Bai Ke, and Ma Li appeared.

People weren't surprised to see familiar faces from Fengxing Media, and there wasn't much discussion about it.

As for Ma Li, not many people know her, and she is not particularly good-looking, so she has not attracted much attention.

Until Liu Yifei appeared.

"Holy crap! What does this mean? The female lead is a fairy goddess?!"

Is Yang Mi a supporting female character? Are Little Dragon Girl and Guo Xiang making a comeback?

"I envy Director Jiang! He accomplished something even Yang Guo couldn't do: Xiaolongnu on his left and Guo Xiang on his right!"

"Interesting, this movie is interesting, I'm starting to get interested."

"Did Liu Yifei finally get a spot in line? Director Jiang's aesthetic sense is as excellent as ever."

"No, my fairy sister! You didn't become Jiang Yifeng's Avatar too, did you?"

……

Liu Yifei's appearance not only caused a stir among the viewers in the online live stream, but also created a commotion at the scene.

A large portion of the media outlets present today were invited by China Film Group.

Apart from the "plants" specially hired by the production team, most media reporters did not know the cast of the movie "Back to 20" beforehand.

The appearance of Yang Mi was just a small surprise for these media outlets, but the appearance of Liu Yifei was truly big news.

While taking photos, the reporters were already mentally planning what questions they would ask later.

Following Liu Yifei were Fan Wei and Li Mingqi.

The appearance of two veteran actors garnered praise, but the event didn't generate much buzz.

The real stars of the day are coming up after them!

Jiang Yifeng took Shu Chang's little hand and walked to the center of the stage.

This arrangement of having the grand finale appear doesn't even require the host to explain; everyone understands.

Shu Chang is the female lead in "Old Boys: Back to 20," who is also the young Li Mingqi that Jiang Yifeng recruited from across the internet.

The media present whispered among themselves, all feeling quite surprised.

Given their current popularity and status, let alone Liu Yifei singing and acting in a supporting role for Shu, even Yang Mi might not be willing.

However, the live stream received mostly positive reviews.

"Holy crap! Silly girl! It's actually a silly girl! I can only say Director Jiang, you really have an eye for talent!"

"Director Jiang is awesome! Shu Chang has both looks and acting skills. Choosing her as the female lead is definitely the right decision!"

"Shuisheng, Shuisheng, you are my eternal white moonlight, as are Xiaoyu and Jingwei!"

"Haha, you have way too many 'white moonlight' girls!"

"If you look closely at Li Mingqi's photos from when he was young, he does look somewhat like Shu Chang. This casting choice is spot on!"

Shu Chang is just not as popular because she doesn't have a company promoting her.

Actually, she has a good public image and high popularity.

The media doesn't approve of Shu Chang, but most of the viewers in the live stream do.

After all the main creators took the stage, they introduced themselves one by one.

"Hello everyone, I am Yang Mi, and I play Yang Xiaomi in Old Boys: Back to 20".

"Hello everyone, I'm Qiao Shan..."

……

"Hello everyone, I am Shu Chang, and I play the female lead Su Changchang in Old Boys: Back to 20, who is the younger version of Susan Boyle."

Don't underestimate the importance of self-introduction; it really reflects an actor's presence and delivery of lines.

People like Bai Ke, Fan Wei, and Li Mingqi gave very clear self-introductions with a good sense of rhythm.

Liu Yifei and Yang Mi are somewhat inferior.

In comparison, Shu Chang's delivery of lines is significantly better than theirs.

The way he speaks and the way he pronounces words are very pleasant to listen to.

Shu Chang's debut was quite successful.

After the main creators finished their introductions, everyone took their seats.

Han Sanping and Hu Qian, as the two producers, each gave a brief speech.

Han Sanping focused more on the significance of the event and praised Jiang Yifeng's contributions.

Hu Qian provided more details about the movie "Back to 20".

Only after they finished speaking did we move on to the Q&A session.

The first person to raise their hand was a reporter from CCTV Movie Channel.

"I'd like to ask Liu Yifei, why did you accept the role in 'Back to 20'? According to previous announcements, 'A Chinese Ghost Story' will start filming on July 1st. Will the release dates of the two films conflict?"

This reporter was a plant arranged in advance by the production team.

He asked this question to get Liu Yifei to talk about her friendship with Shu Chang, and to bring up the topic of the two working together again after seven years.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yifei did not play by the rules.

She glanced at Jiang Yifeng and suddenly said playfully, "I was tricked by Director Jiang. He first lied to me on Weibo, saying that I needed to learn how to play supporting roles, and then he tricked me into making a cameo appearance in his movie without paying me a single penny."

I joined the crew without really understanding what was going on.

Fortunately, Director Jiang still has some conscience and is willing to teach me acting. He said he would teach me how to play Nie Xiaoqian well.

Everyone can testify that if "A Chinese Ghost Story" is ever released and my portrayal of Nie Xiaoqian is subpar, then it's Director Jiang's fault; he didn't teach her well.

After calming down for a few days, Liu Yifei realized that she had been fooled by Jiang Yifeng.

Following Jiang Yifeng's advice, Liu Yifei tried to portray Nie Xiaoqian's charm by capturing her shyness and coquettishness, but found it didn't work at all.

She wasn't particularly angry; she just wanted to get "revenge."

So he thought he could take the opportunity at the press conference to tease Jiang Yifeng and promote the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" starring her.

She simply didn't realize that her teasing remarks were somewhat ambiguous and could easily lead to misunderstandings. Liu Yifei's response immediately drew a flood of comments in the live stream.

"Director Jiang is good at fooling actresses. I can understand him fooling Liu Yifei, but why did he have to teach Liu Yifei how to play Nie Xiaoqian?"

"I can't even imagine a director teaching a female star how to act, especially Nie Xiaoqian."

"Jiang Yifeng taught Gao Yuanyuan to act, and she's turned into an Avatar. It seems Liu Yifei won't escape this fate either."

"Director Jiang, you've really worked hard. I'd love to suffer the same hardships!"

"Seriously speaking, Jiang Yifeng is quite good at training actresses. Gao Yuanyuan's acting skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and Liu Yifei should be able to as well."

"When A Chinese Ghost Story is released, I definitely have to go to the cinema to see the results of Director Jiang's direction!"

Although it caused a misunderstanding, Liu Yifei still achieved half of her goal.

At least it served as publicity for the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" and added some appeal.

Seeing that the topic had turned to him, Jiang Yifeng took the microphone and said, "We have three main requirements for finding Xiao Li Mingqi this time."

First, she bears a resemblance to Li Mingqi when he was young;
Secondly, one must have good acting skills and be able to portray a character well;

Thirdly, the actors need to look cheerful, since "Back to 20" is a comedy.

Shu Chang perfectly fits all three criteria.

After the female lead was decided to be Shu Chang, I immediately thought of Liu Yifei.

When I was a child, my favorite TV dramas were The Story of a Noble Family and Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.

I especially love the two sisters, Shu Chang and Liu Yifei.

Time flies! Seven years have passed in the blink of an eye, but Shu Chang and Liu Yifei have never collaborated again.

The movie "Back to 20" is a sequel to "Oldboy," and it shares the same theme: a nostalgic film about reminiscing about youth.

One of the most unforgettable memories of my youth is watching TV dramas starring Shu Chang and Liu Yifei.

So this time, I specially invited Shu Chang and Liu Yifei to collaborate again after seven years.

Sisi is also very loyal and willing to make a cameo appearance in her good friend Shu Chang's movie.

I thought, since Shu Chang and Liu Yifei have already collaborated, why not invite Yang Mi over as well, and bring together Xiaolongnu and Guo Xiang as well?

To make it more enjoyable for everyone to watch.

Jiang Yifeng's words brought the topic back to the nostalgia-driven hype surrounding Shu Chang and Liu Yifei's collaboration after seven years, and also touched upon The Return of the Condor Heroes.

Some netizens actually bought into this and said they would go to the cinema to support it.

But many netizens are joking about Jiang Yifeng's purpose: is it to make the audience happy, or is it for his own happiness?

Compared to nostalgia, audiences still prefer gossip.

The reporters at the scene seemed to have noticed the audience's thoughts and raised their hands to ask directly: "Then may I ask Director Jiang Yifeng, did you promise Liu Yifei that you would teach her acting skills and help her play Nie Xiaoqian well?"

Jiang Yifeng replied, "Yes, that's possible."

In my simple understanding, if you are a true deity, you must descend to the mortal realm.

The same goes for the fairy sister.

She shouldn't just be an empty symbol, like the label of "pure girl," which goes against human nature; she should be a living, breathing person with flesh and blood.

Humans have desires; they need to eat, drink, relieve themselves, and fall in love.

I will offer Liu Yifei some advice and assistance in this regard.

But I can't guarantee the specific results, as it depends on the overall filming progress of the "A Chinese Ghost Story" production team.

Jiang Yifeng's words struck a chord with Liu Yifei, who nodded repeatedly.

It can only be said that Tianxian is too naive and didn't understand the hidden meaning in Jiang Yifeng's words.

But netizens noticed.

"Does Jiang Yifeng mean he's going to teach Liu Yifei how to date?"

"That's right, one of the biggest hobbies of men is to lure innocent women into their ways. Jiang Yifeng is trying to seduce the fairy sister to descend to earth."

"If you're a true immortal, you have to descend to the mortal realm. Jiang Yifeng's words are well said. I support him in training Liu Yifei!"

"Liu Yifei herself has also agreed. You can see her nodding frequently. It seems that she wants to be in a relationship."

"You're overthinking it. Jiang Yifeng never acknowledges any relationship. He's never officially confirmed or verified any relationship with Gao Yuanyuan, Qin Lan, or even Jing Tian. They're all just friends."

"It seems that Director Jiang will have another friend, Liu Yifei."

"I think it's more than that. Shu Chang is already the female lead, how can she escape?"

……

Another reporter asked, "Director Jiang, your last film grossed 4.6 million yuan. What is the box office target for this film? Has a release date been set?"

Jiang Yifeng smiled and said, "Netizens jokingly call me 'the god who fights against American TV shows,' so I can't back down."

As is customary, there will definitely be Hollywood blockbusters released in January next year, and my movie is scheduled for that period.

As for box office expectations, I think it's two small goals!

At the beginning of the year, Jiang Yifeng said in a live interview on the movie channel that 3 million yuan in box office revenue was just a small goal.

His words caused the "small goal" meme to become popular online ahead of schedule.

Moreover, the number has tripled.

Jiang Yifeng now says his box office target is two small goals, and everyone understands that the target is 6 million yuan.

This is going to raise the box office record for domestic films by more than 100 million yuan.

That's absolutely outrageous.

After all, movie box office is full of uncertainties, and the fact that people are lost on the road is already a miracle.

Miracles are extremely rare.

It cannot be said that Jiang Yifeng creates a miracle every year.

Therefore, most people are still not optimistic that Jiang Yifeng can achieve the "two small goals" in terms of box office revenue.

Such boastful claims are also a controversial publicity tactic.

After the press conference for the start of filming, hashtags such as "Two Small Goals", "Jiang Yifeng teaches Liu Yifei how to play Nie Xiaoqian", "Xiao Li Mingqi is Shu Chang", and "Liu Yifei and Shu Chang collaborate again after 7 years" all became trending topics.

Shu Chang, Liu Yifei, and Yang Mi also posted some old stills from the show on their respective Weibo accounts, as arranged by the production team.

When netizens saw photos of Shu Chang and Liu Yifei from "The Story of Gold Powder World", behind-the-scenes photos from the filming of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", and photos of Xiaolongnu and Guo Xiang from "The Return of the Condor Heroes", they began to reminisce, sparking a wave of nostalgic discussions.

There are quite a few people who have watched The Story of a Noble Family and Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.

After all, in 0203, people didn't have many entertainment options, so most people watched TV.

The nostalgia-driven campaign to "return to 20" was quite successful.

But the one who knows how to have fun the most is Jiang Yifeng.

He posted a photo on Weibo, a picture of Shu Chang and Liu Xiaoli together.

The caption read: "The most fleeting things in life are youthful beauty, fading from the mirror and flowers from the tree."

One of the greatest regrets in life is that we cannot simultaneously possess youth and experience it.

The hope is that this cinematic journey will remind young people to cherish their youth and allow older people to reminisce about it.

I'm trying to get Ms. Liu Xiaoli, Xixi's mother, to also make a cameo appearance as someone who looks 20 again.

I hope it will be successful.

(End of this chapter)