This director lacks vision.

Chapter 178 No matter how good the propaganda, one shot is all it takes.

On December 11th, Fan Bingbing finished promoting "The Orphan of Zhao" and rushed to the Pacific Rim film crew.

On the way, she saw that Tian Zhen had updated a Weibo post this morning.

"If I can cross the hill, I can eat this little apple."

While winning or losing a competition is important, the process of challenging oneself is the most crucial aspect.

I still maintain that our elimination was due to mistakes in our performance, not because there was anything wrong with the song "Little Apple".

Teacher Li Lingyu thought the same way, so she sincerely apologized to everyone.

I would also like to apologize to everyone here. I am only apologizing for the performance mistakes, and it is absolutely not because many people have accused me of moral blackmail or being autocratic.

I'm here today to visit director Jiang Yifeng on set; he's currently filming "Pacific Rim."

The opinions of others seem to have little effect on him.

We talked about my performance in the finals. Director Jiang said that I didn't perform well, and that "Little Apple" had a better chance of being the best song.

The most spectacular performances can be found in the movie "Old Boys: Back to 20".

This song is an original song by Susan Boyle in the movie, and it also represents her attitude towards life.

Hearing this, I was unconvinced, but also very curious about what the movie version of "Little Apple" was like.

I'll go see the movie as soon as it's released, and I'll also try to recreate "Little Apple" again.

In this Weibo post, Tian Zhen attached two photos.

One photo is of her with Jiang Yifeng, with the background inside the alien beast photography studio; the other is a group photo of the seven sisters who performed "Little Apple" in the Sisters Who Make Waves finale.

Soon after, Li Lingyu liked and retweeted Tian Zhen's Weibo post, saying, "Count me in for the next challenge."

Pan Meichen, Zhang Qiang, and others also responded, expressing their willingness to participate in the challenge.

Three days had passed since Fengxing Media issued its statement, and the topic of the alleged scandals surrounding "Sisters Who Make Waves" was gaining less and less attention.

The Weibo posts by Tian Zhen and others have reignited the buzz.

It's obvious that this was all arranged by Jiang Yifeng.

Repeatedly hype this event to maintain the rhythm of the film's promotion and release.

Fan Bingbing arrived at the film set at 5:30 pm.

Jiang Yifeng was about to wrap up work when he saw Fan Bingbing coming over, which surprised him a bit.

"Didn't you say you'd be joining the crew the day after tomorrow? It's almost time to leave work, you've made a wasted trip."

The director's workroom was heated. After Fan Bingbing came in, she took off her down jacket, revealing a white wool sweater underneath that accentuated her rounded curves.

In the entertainment industry, Fan Bingbing has always been known as Little Fatty Fan.

She is about 165 cm tall and weighs around 100 catties, but this does not detract from her beauty; on the contrary, it makes her look even more radiant.

Jiang Yifeng was very experienced; he only needed to glance at Fan Bingbing to see through her facade.

She should be bowl-shaped, with a large base but not high. When squeezed, there are grooves, but when not squeezed, not many ripples can be seen.

"Director Jiang, your methods for promoting movies are really amazing. I'd like to learn from you."

What do you want to learn?

"If it's convenient, could you explain the overall operational strategy to me? I'd like to repay you for it."

Fan Bingbing came prepared today, and even put on exquisite makeup, looking charming and graceful, with a unique flair when she acted coquettishly.

But Jiang Yifeng said, "You're not suited to acting cute. Every actor needs to find their own comfort zone."

You have two comfort zones: one is the bright and cunning female lead, and the other is the cool and fragile wildflower.

When acting in TV dramas, you can aim for leading female roles;
When acting in movies, especially art films, you need to portray a sense of coldness and brokenness.

This will maximize your charm.

Fan Bingbing nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "Director Jiang, what kind of style do you like?"

"Cold and broken."

"why?"

"You trying to act like a strong female lead in front of me doesn't seem quite right."

Fan Bingbing: "..."

After filming his last scene, Jiang Yifeng announced that his work for the day was finished.

Seeing Fan Bingbing's eagerness to learn, he explained the publicity strategy for "Returning to 20" to Fan Bingbing.

"Aren't you worried that this kind of publicity will affect the reputation of Sisters Who Make Waves?"
This show is a golden goose that lays golden eggs.

Many people say that the appearance of "Little Apple" lowered the quality of "Sisters Who Make Waves" and that it can't compare to "The Hill."

"No, Sisters Who Make Waves is an entertainment program. If you want to watch something high-class, you can watch the variety show on CCTV."

Entertainment programs need to generate buzz and discussion; the overall quality of the program is secondary.

"You let the unfavorable public opinion fester for 5 days, and even now that you have issued a statement, there is still considerable controversy."

Many people dislike you because of this. Don't you regret it? How do you strike the right balance?

"Letting public opinion ferment is to better promote the film. As for my personal image and reputation, that doesn't matter."

Even without this incident, I still have a lot of people criticizing me, because I have many opponents.

Look at Sina Weibo, there are topics criticizing me every day.

Moreover, controversy generates buzz, and preserving controversy is best.

……

Jiang Yifeng chatted with Fan Bingbing for a while, answered her questions, and finally said, "If you want to take the black-and-red route, you must follow a most crucial principle."

If you grasp this principle, you can stay popular.

Fan Bingbing immediately asked, "What principle?"

Jiang Yifeng stopped talking and just walked towards the locker room.

Fan Bingbing understood immediately and silently followed behind Jiang Yifeng.

The two entered Jing Tian's private dressing room. Fan Bingbing was puzzled and was about to ask when Jiang Yifeng led her to a small cubicle.

Fan Bingbing had no choice but to cooperate.

A short while later, Jing Tian came in to change her clothes.

Jiang Yifeng reacted quickly, covering Fan Bingbing's mouth. Fan Bingbing felt short of breath, her whole body tensed up, and her consciousness even became somewhat blurred.

Time and space lost their measure, and after an unknown amount of time, Jiang Yifeng let go.

Fan Bingbing was breathing heavily.

Her eyes reddened, tears welled up, and she looked utterly broken.

Jing Tian had already left. After a while, Fan Bingbing asked, "Jing Tian knows you have many women, right? Although she's jealous, she's never been angry."

Why do you still have to do it secretly?

Woohoo~"

Jiang Yifeng wiped his hands and said, "This is what I'm going to teach you: the first principle of the Black-Red Path."

Fan Bingbing immediately listened attentively.

"No matter what, one should never be arrogant; one should be low-key when necessary."

Even if Jing Tian isn't angry, I still won't cross her lines. I need to spend time and energy maintaining this relationship.

Moreover, a little bit of low-key living can be quite enjoyable.

After saying this, Jiang Yifeng straightened his clothes and left the locker room looking refreshed.

Jiang Yifeng is also a reasonable person.

He told Fan Bingbing that the principle was truly useful.

Fan Bingbing seemed to have grasped Jiang Yifeng's point of view. In order to deepen her understanding, she would try to keep a low profile with Jiang Yifeng whenever she had the chance in the film crew over the next few days.

Fortunately, she played a researcher, so there weren't many scenes of her piloting mechs; otherwise, her body really wouldn't have been able to handle it.

After all, Jiang Yifeng had no intention of showing any mercy to women; he was just doing it for fun.

Fan Bingbing was treated in various ways by Jiang Yifeng, and she enjoyed it.

She actually likes strong men, otherwise she wouldn't have dated Li Chen in the future.

At this moment, Li Chen had no chance at all. He could only watch Fan Bingbing and Jiang Yifeng chatting and laughing in the film crew, feeling extremely envious.

In particular, Jiang Yifeng even invited Zhang Xinyu to make a cameo appearance.

When the real Fan Bingbing was with Jiang Cheng's Fan Bingbing, not only Li Chen, but even Wu Jing joked that she wanted to duel with Jiang Yifeng.

Jiang Yifeng looked at Jing Tian and solemnly stated that he had no relationship with either of the Fan Bingbings.

In any case, in front of Jing Tian, ​​Jiang Yifeng was ordered to be a scumbag, lying and coaxing as he pleased without any psychological burden.

It's a bit of a shame that the changing room cubicles were too small; the three of them couldn't work out properly, and many of their creative ideas couldn't be implemented.

Jiang Yifeng was having a great time on the set of Pacific Rim, but the film industry was in turmoil.

On December 16th, the film "Let the Bullets Fly," directed and starring Jiang Wen, and featuring Ge You, Chow Yun-fat, Liu Jialin, and others, was officially released.

The film was released on Thursday and grossed 3018 million yuan on its opening day. It grossed over 100 million yuan in two and a half days, setting a record for the fastest Chinese-language film to gross over 100 million yuan.

What's even more alarming than the box office is the film's critical reception.

Whether they are self-proclaimed elite film critics or ordinary viewers who just want to have some fun, everyone is full of praise for this movie.

Various influential figures on Weibo have mobilized to evaluate and analyze this film from various angles;
Many video bloggers on major video websites have also spontaneously created videos related to "Let the Bullets Fly".

The various metaphors and plot points in the film began to be frequently discussed online and in real life.

The hype surrounding "Back to 20" was completely overshadowed by "Let the Bullets Fly".

Seeing this, Jiang Yifeng was very magnanimous.

On December 19th, he posted a Weibo post.

"Many people say I'm good at film marketing, and that's true."

But when faced with "Let the Bullets Fly," I'm helpless too.

Faced with such a great movie, I have all sorts of marketing skills, but I can't use any of them.

No matter how good the propaganda, it can be destroyed with a single shot.

I can only let the bullets fly a little longer.

This Weibo post immediately sparked a flurry of jokes and comments from netizens.

"It's not that Director Jiang's marketing wasn't good enough, it's just that 'Let the Bullets Fly' beat them to the punch!"

"No matter how good the publicity is, it can be taken down with one shot. Returning to 20 years old has met its match this time."

"The only person I recognize who can stand up and give money away is Director Jiang. As for whether it's Jiang Wen or Jiang Yifeng, I don't know!"

"Let the Bullets Fly is indeed a good movie. Judging from the word-of-mouth and box office trend, Jiang Yifeng's position as the highest-grossing director of domestic films is probably in jeopardy."

On December 20th, Jiang Yifeng posted another Weibo post.

"Today I made a point of letting the film crew leave work early so we could go to the cinema to watch Let the Bullets Fly."

This movie is really good.

I would call it a masterpiece of Chinese cinema, a work of inspiration born from the collision of the director's talent and the crew's efforts!
Even if Jiang Wen were to direct it again, he probably couldn't make a movie this good.

After watching this movie, I can only say one thing:
I'm so damn envious! Jiang Wen must be on fire; how could he make such a great movie!

Netizens were surprised to see Jiang Yifeng repeatedly praising "Let the Bullets Fly".

After all, Let the Bullets Fly is a competitor to Return to 20.

This is Jiang Yifeng's publicity strategy.

The movie "Back to 20" is still competing with Hollywood films.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Knight will be released in the country on January 7th.

Moreover, Jiang Yifeng knew very well that a movie like "Let the Bullets Fly" couldn't be criticized. Rather than engaging in covert competition, it was better to praise it openly, which would make him seem more magnanimous and win over the audience.

Moreover, for "Back to 20," the main competitors are "If You Are the One 2" and "The Chronicles of Narnia 3."

The total box office of "Let the Bullets Fly" was 6.76 million yuan, of which 4 million yuan was earned in the first ten days, and the cumulative box office in the first two weeks was nearly 5 million yuan.

"Back to 20" was released just two weeks after "Let the Bullets Fly," so its subsequent impact was not as significant.

On the contrary, If You Are the One 2 is scheduled to be released on December 22, which is closer to the release date of Back to 20.

The two sides are more direct adversaries.

(End of this chapter)