I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 351, The Premiere of "The Crucible"

At this moment, in the movie theater.

A flurry of noise ensued; as my first film, there was bound to be a lot of background noise.

Written, directed, and acted by himself.

It sounds easy, but it's actually just a huge, tangible threshold standing right here.

Actor, director.

The two played completely different roles in the production team: one was in control, manipulating, and dominating.

One implementation.

Admittedly, the best approach is to have the same person who controls, manipulates, and governs the world. The charm of self-directing and self-acting lies in the fact that you are the one performing and presenting the world.

Instead of becoming a part of someone else's world.

This feeling is completely different.

The script for "Silenced" was largely inspired by a Korean script from a previous life.

But the kernel is a completely different thing.

hero.

A laughable hero

Compared to Batman next door, a middle-aged man who was laid off is no hero at all; he's just a coward. Indeed, even Jiang Chenggang felt that such promotional language was quite inappropriate.

Whether he is a hero or not is another matter.

But compared to visually striking heroes like Batman, Mr. Liu in "Silenced" is...

That's so low-class.

The audience is a very vulgar thing.

How can a disheveled, laid-off middle-aged man compare to a hero who saves the city?

Unable to compare

In terms of sophistication, it's a whole head lower.

Sure enough, even the media's response and comments after learning about this were rather bland.

Borrowing from the story of Don Quixote.

A giant challenging windmills, and a blatant, thoughtless challenge at that.

Both films use the same promotional title—Heroes—which, frankly, can definitely be seen as a challenge.

Undoubtedly a challenge.

"To be honest, I never really thought about challenging Batman or anything like that," Li Yun said innocently. "We don't even belong to the same ecological niche."

"It's just that the slogan happened to use the word 'hero'."

"That's actually a big mistake you made, Li Zi. In this situation, we generally need to avoid risks."

Jiang Chenggang spoke with absolute certainty.

What's this called again?

Defensive publicity.

What "The Crucible" needs right now is defensive marketing.

Let's avoid the big brother and do our own thing.

It's not a direct confrontation.

"So, in order to avoid that so-called 'big brother,' should I change the theme of my movie?" Li Yun said, half-laughing and half-crying, "Wouldn't that be counterproductive?"

"I think it would be quite a good deal if we could avoid having to confront my older brother."

Jiang Chenggang complained

He genuinely didn't want to clash with his older brother.

However, looking at it from a positive perspective, I guess my own "The Crucible" has managed to ride the wave of popularity.

Currently, it seems to have both advantages and disadvantages.

The box office results might be better.

But public opinion might turn out quite badly.

Jiang Chenggang can now easily imagine the current state of public opinion surrounding "Silenced".

Trying to ride the wave of popularity, you coward, you dare use "hero" as a slogan?

Such comments seem to have been expected.

Unfortunately, my family doesn't think it's a case of riding the wave of popularity, but the audience is different. They will emotionally feel that this is a clumsy attempt to ride the wave of popularity.

But riding the wave of popularity isn't without its advantages.

They really did ride the wave of popularity.

Moreover, with many major productions now withdrawing from their release schedules, Li Yun's "Silenced" stands out in this instance.

Captivating.

"Li Zi, well, this is our first time trying it, so even if we fail, it's no big deal."

Jiang Chenggang was trying to comfort Li Yun.

In fact, from the current perspective, Li Yun's strategy of writing, directing, and acting in his own films is very correct.

Jiang Wen will be in the next movie.

It will definitely be more effective.

After all, Jiang Wen's talent is undeniable.

"My opinion is a bit different from yours. I think this movie is quite interesting."

At this moment, Jiang Wen jokingly remarked.

He has a completely different opinion about Li Yun's film.

In terms of subject matter, there are indeed some aspects that are not very appealing.

Especially when facing such an opponent.

However, Jiang Wen himself has excellent appreciation skills.

Unlike most viewers, his definition of a hero may not be as simple as the jumping Batman.

For him, "hero" is a very serious term.

That's definitely not simple.

Whether it's the highly anticipated Batman movie that's about to be released, or Li Yun's first film that he wrote and directed, he holds the same attitude.

Not as a friend of Li Yun, but as a mere spectator.

"If your movie is bad, I won't hold back," Jiang Wen said seriously. "I might even be quite vicious. I have very high standards for movies."

"Absolutely."

Li Yun smiled slightly.

"If you're not fair and objective, I won't let you watch it."

"Hmph."

Jiang Wen's gaze was the clearest. While most people intended to be tolerant of Li Yun, a fledgling director, Jiang Wen said he would judge him fairly and impartially.

If you take a bad picture, I'll criticize you.

Jiang Wen said this.

But this is exactly the kind of gaze Li Yun needs.

"Brother Li, I'm not late, am I?"

"There are people who came even later than you."

Yes, Gao Yuanyuan arrived even later than Liu Qianqian. The two of them came to the premiere together, and they were the two most eye-catching flowers in the theater.

Stunning all who behold her.

They all arrived dressed in formal attire.

He sat down on either side of Li Yun without a second thought.

"I'm already about to swear, so please don't do anything that makes me want to nitpick next, okay?" Jiang Wen's lips twitched at this point.

Envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Being handsome is really an advantage.

At this point, Jiang Wen also considered a factor: with Li Yun and Liu Qianqian's good looks, this wave could attract a lot of attention.

"The first day shouldn't be too bad, right?"

At this moment, the movie officially begins.

Everyone eagerly watched the big screen.

The handsome guy didn't show up.

The theme of the promotional video is the appearance of the protagonist, representing a hero.

When I saw Li Yun's makeup and styling.

Even the most resilient person would be taken aback by this sight.

Who is this middle-aged man in front of me?

Is he Li Yun?

Li Yun, who can attract a group of loyal fans just by being handsome?

The man before me, somewhere between youth and middle age, had clearly visible wrinkles on his face, and the heavy, lingering air of middle age emanated from him.

It felt like being dead.

A dead soul.

Laid off, fired, a whole host of problems piled up on me.

The resulting atmosphere was gloomy and lifeless.

That's the image right in front of you.

Jiang Chenggang and Wu Hai exclaimed that they were doomed upon seeing this scene.

(End of this chapter)