I just want to sell products, but you're forcing me to perform talents.

Chapter 517 Some people are born to be in the entertainment industry!

Lei Ming, the chubby boy, asked a question that made the whole audience burst into laughter!

No one expected him to ask such a question.

Everyone felt that the question was very appropriate.

[Darkened Peach: I'm in love! This godson is so much fun! You asked the question we all wanted to ask, Brother Xian, is this your new love?]

[Yan Zhi You Li: What new love? Kids don't know, and you all don't know yet, this is Brother Xian's old flame, he's just showing it off this time!]

[Juicer: Could you please show the camera to Qiu Qing? I know she's sitting here. I want to see what the main wife's expression is!]

[Stupidity can be endearing: You know what, just this one sentence is enough to guarantee that Brother Xian's premiere will trend on social media, and it won't even cost him a penny!]

……

Li Xin, who is usually very outgoing, blushed bright red, and Ye Xian laughed so hard he could hardly stand up straight.

Liu Mei laughed and hugged Lei Ming, saying into the microphone, "Brother Xian, don't take it seriously. Kids don't know how to talk. He just asked a question that all of us late-night snackers wanted to ask. As his mother, I also want to ask, don't you think?"

Liu Mei's assist brought the atmosphere to a fever pitch. Sitting next to her, Qiu Qing sighed and patted her forehead. Sure enough, like attracts like.

Ye Xian laughed for a while before catching his breath and saying, "Whether she's your new godmother or not depends on whether you're willing to acknowledge her and whether she's willing to take you in. Asking me is useless."

"Whoa—"

Everyone in the room booed Ye Xian, forcing him to beg for mercy. Only then did Sun Li hand the microphone to Goddess Ding Ding, the biggest star in the room, so she naturally had to be given a chance to speak.

"To be honest, I had the same thought as that girl at first: I also thought that Brother Xian had gotten too big for his britches and was making movies to fleece people."

When Goddess Dingding said the same thing, everyone stopped laughing because they knew it was a joke.

"After watching the whole movie carefully, I kind of regretted it!"

Goddess Dingding looked at Ye Xian and said, "I should have competed with Li Xin for the female lead role back then."

These words caused an uproar in the live stream, as no one expected Ding Ding to receive such high praise.

Ding Ding laughed and said, "I know some people may think I'm just being polite. In fact, the female lead in this film is very difficult to play. Li Xin was able to grasp the comedic balance while also acting seriously and righteously. I feel she put in a lot of effort. If I were to play the role, I probably wouldn't do much better than Li Xin."

After a string of compliments, Li Xin stood up, feeling both humbled and grateful: "Thank you, Sister Dingding. Although I've never acted with you before, I've always been watching and learning from your films."

In our Qiuye Selected Library, we have all of your films. Xian Ge has told me, Fei Ge, Chen Xu, and Li Hong more than once that we should learn from you; you are our role model.

The two praised each other in a friendly manner, creating an extremely harmonious atmosphere.

After the three audience guests finished speaking, Sun Li handed the microphone to Director Li.

"To be honest, this film was the most comfortable and fastest film I've ever made."

Director Li is known for his fiery temper, but when he finally spoke, the filming went smoothly, which surprised everyone.

Director Li looked at Ye Xian and Li Xin and said, "The saying goes, 'The new generation surpasses the old.' I used to be a bit unconvinced, but now that I've met these two newcomers in the film and television industry, I'm truly impressed."

In this drama, Ye Xian has a clear and complete visual sense from beginning to end. He knows how best to present his script, and his acting skills, along with Li Xin's, are completely believable for someone who is a newcomer to the entertainment industry.

Sometimes, you really have to admit that some people are born for the entertainment industry; they're just born to be in it!

Ye Xian and Li Xin quickly stood up to express their gratitude, and the mutual praise session came to an end. Finally, it was Ye Xian's turn to give a concluding speech.

Looking at the more than 500 people in the audience and the main creative team around him, Ye Xian said with emotion: "My initial dream was just to sell all of my Haizhou Laojiu."

The fans burst into laughter, with one shouting, "Brother Xian, put it on sale now, and I'll buy the rest of the Haizhou aged wine for you!"

Ye Xian smiled as well, because he often said this phrase, and his fans were already tired of hearing it.

"Okay, I'm not going to play the victim anymore!"

In fact, I made this film to raise money for the "Tang Dynasty Magical Park" project I was involved in, and also to raise money for the adaptation of books such as "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

Ye Xian's sincerity surprised everyone. Few people in the entertainment industry talk about money with their fans. They all talk about their dreams and make empty promises to create a persona, but in reality, they are all after money.

"Later I found that I was earning more and more money and I was not short of money anymore, but the film had already been prepared and the crew had been assembled, so I had to bite the bullet and continue filming."

"This movie, *Hello Mr. Billionaire*, isn't about sentimentality or playing the victim. It's just a popcorn flick. Since it's the Lunar New Year, and everyone's just killing time at home anyway, why not bring your family and friends to the cinema for some fun? If you're happy, give it a thumbs up; if you're unhappy, just say something negative. It's that simple. Thank you."

"Whoosh—"

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause. Ye Xian's candor has always been his most beloved trait among fans. Now, he frankly told everyone that this movie doesn't have many frills. If you like it, watch it; if you don't, criticize it—he'll take it all.

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The premiere of "Hello Mr. Billionaire" was a complete success. Ye Xian and Director Li led the main creative team to take a group photo with all the guests, friends and fans present, wishing the new film great success.

The production team subsequently released a press release, and media professionals and film critics who had attended the test screenings, previews, and premiere also began to release their own press releases.

This is a necessary procedure before a movie is released. Even if the movie has done a lot of live-streaming pre-release preparations and has a lot of fans, the necessary procedures still have to be followed.

Because fans can only support a basic level of traffic; the casual audience is the most crucial factor.

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The Spring Festival film season has always been a fiercely competitive time, with major films released at the same time being heavily promoted. If you don't promote your films, you'll be completely silent online, and if the box office results are dismal, don't blame the audience for not appreciating them.

The audience has no idea your film exists, yet they're talking about it.

异世《封神》上映了2个月，延期密钥拿下26亿票房。而这26亿票房和厚脸皮的延期密钥背后，是10亿的製作成本和足足6亿的宣发费用！

You could say they lost money!

In general, the box office of subsequent films in a series will be lower than that of the first film. This result basically determines that the trilogy may not make much money.

With a marketing budget of 6 million yuan, the creative team initially relied on the most primitive roadshow approach to boost box office revenue, which was a huge waste of the marketing budget.

Ye Xian, who plays Kuaiyin (a Chinese music streaming platform), naturally knows how to create press releases for the new era. Therefore, he never intended to exhaust himself with roadshows. Apart from the few variety shows he had to participate in, he made the promotion of "Hello Mr. Billionaire" incredibly creative.

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P.S.: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 3934 bottles

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