Entertainment Era: Starting with Teaching Sister Meng to Sing

After watching the movie premiere at home and exiting full-screen mode, Wang Xiaozhou checked the video data himself.

The number of viewers is quite good. From the time the movie was first released until I finished watching it, it was only a little over two hours, and now the number of views has exceeded three million.

It seems that Huang Mao's strategy of extorting money from others is quite effective. In addition, the lead actress Mao Xiaotong and several other daring female stars already have some popularity. With his handsome face, it's not surprising that he has achieved such success.

The two stayed at Wang Xiaozhou's house today. Their parents came back around this time, so they couldn't study. They stayed in Meng Ziyi's room for a while, looked at the comments from netizens, and then went back to their room to sleep.

The next day, just after six o'clock in the morning, Wang Xiaozhou was woken up by a series of phone calls.

The first call came from Mao Xiaotong, whose surprise was undisguised.

"Wang Xiaozhou, that's incredible! Your movie became a hit as soon as it was released, and it's already surpassed ten million views. I'm a second-tier celebrity now!"

Wang Xiaozhou wasn't surprised at all that the movie had over 10 million views. The movie was of very high quality to begin with, and after a night of buzz, it's normal for it to have achieved this result.

The news that Mao Xiaotong had been promoted to the second tier still excited Wang Xiaozhou. He quickly checked the system and saw that the character's career progress had reached 58%, just two points away from receiving the milestone reward, which would probably only take a day or two.

In high spirits, Wang Xiaozhou immediately replied with a smile: "Congratulations! Your appearance fee has increased again, and you'll also get a 5% share of the movie. With such good results now, just wait to count your money. Money will never be a problem for you again."

Mao Xiaotong was genuinely happy, chattering away on the other end of the phone. Wang Xiaozhou didn't want to spoil her fun, so he responded with "uh-huh" and "ah-ah" sounds, hoping that Mao Xiaotong would respond even more enthusiastically in the future.

After chatting for a while, Mao Xiaotong finally decided to hang up the phone.

But as soon as the call ended, Song Shihui called immediately.

"Sometimes I really regret not adding a couple more clauses to the contract when you didn't understand anything."

Wang Xiaozhou knew she was referring to his outstanding performance, but as the person signed to the company, he hadn't received any benefits from it, so he smiled and replied:

"I only signed with Ganwei because I knew you couldn't do it. Otherwise, how about I start my own studio?"

Song Shihui's tone was tinged with helplessness: "Damn it, I thought you could only write songs back then. Who knew you could also make short films and movies? Tens of millions, hundreds of millions in revenue! I'm so envious!"

Hearing her say that, Wang Xiaozhou wanted to laugh, but since Song Shihui had really helped him a lot since he entered the entertainment industry, it would be impolite to laugh out loud now, so he could only comfort her softly:

"Aren't those female celebrities going to become famous because of my movie? Besides, this is nothing. I'll set aside some budget for my next movie and let Ganwei invest in it, is that alright?"

Upon hearing this, Song Shihui immediately became happy: "Okay, but don't let Ganwei invest. I will personally invest, and all the profits will be mine."

Wang Xiaozhou naturally agreed, and the two chatted casually for a while before hanging up the phone.

Just as I finished replying to Song Shihui, the phone rang again, this time it was Wu Qiuyan.

She called to congratulate Wang Xiaozhou, of course.

The two are currently in a cooperative relationship, so Wang Xiaozhou didn't give her too much of a perfunctory reply. He chatted with her for a while longer before hanging up the phone. It was already past seven o'clock.

Unable to fall asleep after a series of phone calls, Wang Xiaozhou got up and sat down at his computer to read some movie reviews.

There are always various experts online analyzing the plot. Let's see how many of these people are truly knowledgeable and whether they can discern the various metaphors in this movie.

During this time, Wang Xiaozhou's phone rang a few more times, but there were no calls; instead, there were congratulatory and thank-you messages from the actors.

They knew they weren't close to Wang Xiaozhou and that it wasn't appropriate to call and bother him at this time.

Furthermore, Wang Xiaozhou's tyrannical image on set during filming was so deeply ingrained that they were somewhat hesitant to call him.

These are the women we still need to protect a little. They are the only middle-aged female stars in the film industry who can stand on their own. We will definitely need them for future movies.

Most importantly, these people are cheap, and with a previous working relationship, they will be more obedient on set, eliminating the need for retraining.

After replying to each of the text messages, Wang Xiaozhou finally had a chance to open the comments section of "The Return of the Soul".

As Wang Xiaozhou expected, the comments that were pushed to the top of the comment section were all discussions or analyses related to the plot.

"You all think Zhenzhen is the mastermind, but is it possible that she's just purely evil? In the scene where she opens her eyes in the ambulance, I think the director didn't mean that Zhenzhen was pretending to be in a vegetative state, but that Zhenzhen was already dead and that she was resurrected by the goddess when she opened her eyes."

"Damn, the viewpoint upstairs is novel. I think the idea of ​​faking a vegetative state is also a bit magical. To do this, firstly, the hospital should be full of Yang Ge's people. Secondly, all medical staff related to Zhenzhen should keep their mouths shut. Zhao Jing and Huijun are not stupid. After five years, it is impossible that they would not find any flaws."

"No, I think Zhenzhen is still faking it. First of all, the plot makes it clear that the hospital won't let Zhenzhen transfer to another hospital, which is a big foreshadowing. Just like the person upstairs said, that hospital is very likely Yang Ge's, so he can fake heart and kidney failure."

"How could Zhenzhen be the big boss? She helped Zhang Kai scam so many people in the park, and in the end, she only got six million. The big boss only made that little money?"

"The big boss in the movie doesn't necessarily have to be money-making. Zhenzhen could very well be purely evil. Her mother suffered so much while she was pretending to be in a vegetative state, yet she never told her mother the truth. Doesn't that prove anything?"

"No, what you say doesn't represent anything, because in the movie, Wang Huijun is purely evil."

Before I go into the analysis here, let me first quote a short story from the movie, which is the conversation between Zhao Jing and Yi Zhen. Xiao Zhang was forced by a group of classmates to go racing, and during the process, an accident occurred, and Xiao Zhang was hit and killed. Xiao Zhang's parents sued all the other children in court.

However, after investigation, the police discovered that Xiao Zhang was the one who forced the other students to race. It was only because of his injury and death that everyone viewed him as an innocent victim.

So here I'd like to introduce a point of view: the victim is not necessarily innocent.

Now let's step away from the protagonist's perspective and look at this storyline from Huijun's point of view.

First, Huijun's husband has been abusing her for a long time, and Huijun dared not resist. Zhenzhen grew up in such an environment, so she has a high desire to make money. This is why she tried to become an internet celebrity before she even graduated from high school.

From the very beginning, her character of truly loving money was established, so it wasn't surprising that she later tricked her sisters into going to Southeast Asia to recruit people for Zhang Kai.

Then let's zoom out the timeline and see what Huijun did when she discovered her husband's infidelity. She didn't make a scene; instead, she secretly collected evidence. Only after she had enough leverage did she slap her husband across the face.

Think about it carefully, when Zhenzhen was helping Brother Yang dismantle the telecom fraud park, wasn't she doing the same thing?

The two approaches are so similar, is it possible that Huijun is the one who is truly giving advice behind the scenes?

If you watch the film repeatedly, you'll find that all the plot twists are caused by Huijun seemingly casually raising questions, which then prompt Zhao Jing to brainstorm. She always guides everything unintentionally.

In the end, did Brother Peng really let the two go because he liked Zhao Jing? Is it possible that everything he did was guided by Hui Jun?

After watching the movie several times, I realized that the director's hints were quite obvious: the three best friends' behavior was exactly the same as their mother's.

Having talked about Huijun, let's talk about Zhao Jing's family. Isn't Zhao Jing herself a very stubborn person? When she was working, she knew that the insurance she was selling was a scam, but she still worked hard to achieve her sales targets. Isn't this exactly the same as Xinyi's hard work in the park?

Then there's Yizhen. Lawyers are practically the pinnacle of working class. Her subsequent actions prove that Yizhen is a classic egoist. Is Anqi the same way?

She became Zhang Kai's girlfriend in the telecom fraud park. In order to obtain a good living environment, after escaping the park, she took advantage of the time when Zhenzhen was pretending to be in a vegetative state to say that she was the one who called the police, and enjoyed the treatment of a hero. She even got into a prestigious foreign university because of this.

The answer lies in the family atmosphere the director created for the main characters. Therefore, in conclusion, I don't think Zhenzhen is the big boss; Huijun is!

"Wow, after reading your analysis, it feels like I've never watched this show before. I have to go back and watch it again right away, and then I'll come back and show off."

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After closing the comments section, Wang Xiaozhou raised his head. The effect was really good. Everyone's analysis was quite comprehensive, showing that they had really watched it carefully. The effect was similar to that of the short drama from his previous life a month after it aired.

I got dressed and went out. My parents had already gone to the supermarket to work. Meng Ziyi had prepared breakfast and put it on the table, but I didn't know where they were going.

Wang Xiaozhou finished all the food on the table, and after he was full, he didn't look for Meng Ziyi. Instead, he went for a walk around the school.

When I first transmigrated here, I was thinking of preparing for the exams and fulfilling my dream of attending a good university.

But during this period, I was constantly on the move and extremely busy. If it weren't for my homeroom teacher being so accommodating, I probably would have been expelled from school by now, let alone take the college entrance examination.

When Wang Xiaozhou arrived at the school, the first class hadn't started yet. Everyone was chatting amongst themselves in the classroom, but as soon as Wang Xiaozhou entered, they all fell silent.

Now, in the eyes of his classmates, especially his classmates, Wang Xiaozhou is a legend!

For the two and a half years from his first year of high school to his third, he was the leader of the gang, the most ruthless fighter, and had the most brothers.

In the latter half of his senior year of high school, the top student from the county's No. 1 High School suddenly turned over a new leaf and ventured into the entertainment industry.

Everyone at school knows that Meng Ziyi, who is now incredibly popular in the entertainment industry, was entirely promoted by him.

There's even Mao Xiaotong, who also made a movie himself.

His classmates, who came from a small county, couldn't imagine how much money he must have made in the past six months.

"Hey Xiao Zhou, you're not busy lately?"

A classmate asked in a low voice.

Wang Xiaozhou glanced at the back of the classroom and, finding that Huang Mao wasn't there, chatted casually with his classmates.

When the other students saw that Wang Xiaozhou was still so easy to talk to his classmates, they immediately started to chatter:

"Brother Zhou, I stayed up all night watching your new movie last night. It's awesome! How is your brain structured? The plot is so exciting."

"My God, Brother Zhou, how can you work with so many celebrities? Mao Xiaotong, and those actresses too. My mom said those actresses were really popular when she was young."

"Brother Zhou, you can make movies now, you're a big star, right? What kind of stars can you meet? Can you meet any A-list celebrities?"

"Are you stupid? Zhou Ge and Meng Ziyi are participating in Singer. Aren't all the stars there top-tier? Why are you asking if you can meet any top-tier stars?"

......

The students were all in high spirits, and Wang Xiaozhou didn't act arrogantly, joking and laughing with them casually.

The bell rang, and the homeroom teacher entered the room. He was taken aback when he saw Wang Xiaozhou, but he didn't say much. He just nodded and started the class. However, just before the end of class, he said, "Wang Xiaozhou, come to my office."

Wang Xiaozhou naturally got up and followed. When they arrived at the office, none of the other teachers were there, making it easier for the homeroom teacher to speak.

"Xiao Zhou, you've been traveling around a lot lately, you must have made a lot of money, right?"

Wang Xiaozhou nodded, not understanding what the homeroom teacher meant. Did he want to borrow money?

Unexpectedly, the homeroom teacher then said, "I don't know much about the entertainment industry, but as a teacher, I have to advise you. The college entrance examination is just around the corner, so try not to leave these days and focus on your studies."

I saw you worked really hard before the new year. Keep up the good work and try to get into a four-year university. That way you'll have fewer regrets in life.

As she spoke, the homeroom teacher suddenly laughed: "My experience as someone who's been there may not be useful to you. I'm quite a failure myself, earning only a few thousand yuan a month in a fixed salary. I shouldn't be lecturing you."

But I still have something to say: life is meant to be experienced, not just about making money.