Rebirth: An Outlier in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 87 I think I've fallen in love with you

"Yahuazi, I think I've fallen in love with you. This is my first love, you know?" Huang Yiliang said with deep affection.

That shameless scoundrel is lying to young girls again.

However, you really have to start deceiving young girls early, because they will grow up and become less easy to fool.

"Yeah?"

Yahuazi's face was flushed, and her heart was pounding wildly.

She had to admit that the sweet talk from this jerk was really quite charming.

"Mom, I think I might be falling in love. What should I do?"

next second.

Ya Huazi's expression immediately changed.

"Then, who is Liu Shishi?" Toothpaste sneered, his hands clasped in front of his chest.

Huang Yiliang gasped for breath.

Indeed, juggling multiple relationships is a skill, and I'm still too inexperienced.

Huang Yiliang couldn't help but wonder how Dong Ge would cleverly overcome this difficulty if he encountered such a situation.

However, the most important thing right now is to scold one person first, otherwise, if you keep holding your breath, he will die of anger first.

"Yang Mi, you son of a bitch!" Huang Yiliang roared.

It's obvious even to a fool that Yang Migan was behind this.

Yang Mi, who was doing practice tests at home, suddenly felt a chill.

"Whoosh! Whoosh—!" Yang Mi rubbed her delicate little nose.

Don't be fooled by her boasting to Huang Yiliang that she can get into a second-tier university in no time; she's actually working hard behind the scenes.

"Do you believe me if I say Shishi is my good sister?" Huang Yiliang said, forcing himself to speak.

"I believe you!" said the girl with the dimpled teeth, beaming with joy.

Huang Yiliang was stunned when he saw the smile on Ya Huazi's face.

You actually believe that? Does love really make someone's IQ drop to zero?

Huang Yiliang resisted the urge to summon Zhou Mengdie, mainly because he didn't want Zhou Mengdie to see him make a fool of himself.

"Too late, I've already seen it." Zhou Mengdie said with a sly smile.

But it's true that she likes you.

Zhou Mengdie, acting as strategist, said: "Take a look at her fingers; they're twisted into a pretzel shape. Don't be fooled by her smiling face; she's probably itching to tear you apart inside."

Huang Yiliang quickly glanced at the man's fingers and hissed. Those fingers looked like the kind that pinch people hard.

"What should I do now?" Huang Yiliang hurriedly asked, not ashamed to ask.

"Go along with what she said, didn't you see she offered you a way out?" Zhou Mengdie said irritably.

"That can't be right!" Huang Yiliang had a gut feeling that Zhou Mengdie was a cunning strategist.

"Did you have any romantic relationships before you died?"

"You...you dare to question me? I'm a girl. Do you think you understand girls better, or do I?" Zhou Mengdie was so angry that she jumped up and down in Huang Yiliang's mental world.

"Damn, another theoretical king." Huang Yiliang ignored Zhou Mengdie.

"Too trusting is a bad thing."

Huang Yiliang sternly criticized, "Remember this: a man's words are deceitful; never believe a man's words."

This time, it was Yahuazi's turn to be stunned.

No, I gave you a chance, why didn't you seize it?

And how are I supposed to respond if you're going to be honest with me?

Ya Huazi bit her lower lip, her expression blank.

"I am indeed pursuing Shishi, but it seems her dad doesn't like me much. Last time I took her home, I almost got beaten up by her dad," Huang Yiliang said with lingering fear.

This guy later found out that the old man who was pursuing him was actually Lion's father.

"Even their parents don't like you, and you still pursue them? You're shameless!" Yahuazi scolded instinctively.

My mom really likes you. If you pursue someone else, you'll succeed immediately.

"This doesn't seem to be your business!" Huang Yiliang looked at the furious Ya Huazi with a puzzled expression.

He suddenly realized that Ya Hua Zi's visit today was a trap; she had probably added Shi Shi's contact information.

If she told Lion that she only considered Lion a good little sister, Lion would probably cry her eyes out. That silly Lion isn't as strong as Ya Hua Zi, and she likes to overthink things.

Also, Yahuazi just took a photo of the two of them together.

"How can it not concern me? We're friends. Your behavior is shameful." Toothpaste couldn't take it anymore.

She reached out and pinched Huang Yiliang's waist.

Huang Yiliang, of course, made his escape.

In this world, no one can pinch me except Sister Yuanyuan.

Huang Yiliang raised his face arrogantly.

next second.

"Ouch—! Ouch, ouch, ouch! You idiot, you have no sportsmanship! Let go of my mouth!"

When she failed to pinch Huang Yiliang, she bit his arm in a fit of anger.

She only realized she had used too much force when she heard Huang Yiliang cry out in pain.

"Look, it's bleeding," Huang Yiliang said exaggeratedly.

However, he did have a row of teeth marks on his arm.

"Hmph! You know the reason yourself." Yahuazi proudly turned her head away, her eyes red-rimmed.

Huang Yiliang certainly knew the reason.

Zhou Mengdie was right about one thing: Ya Hua Zi liked him.

The movie theater ticket hall.

That's why they say a girl's mind is like a fog, impossible to fathom.

Just moments ago, Ya Huazi was about to bite Huang Yiliang to death, but now she's smiling and linking arms with him.

"I have tickets here, you don't need to buy them."

"I want to buy some food, but not popcorn, I want corn chips, those round nuts, and some cookies. And for drinks, I'd like an iced Americano!"

Ya Huazi is really good at ordering people around.

Huang Yiliang reached out his hand with a displeased expression.

"What do you mean?"

Ya Huazi didn't understand; clearly, no one had ever made that gesture in front of her.

"Give me money! I'm putting in both effort and money!" Huang Yiliang said irritably.

It's better to be with Sister Yuanyuan. She takes care of everything for you, so you can just relax and watch the movie.

"Oh, oh!" Yahuazi took five hundred yuan from her small handbag and handed it to Huang Yiliang.

Huang Yiliang was secretly pleased. That's more like it. He could earn at least 450 yuan from this job. He would ask her out again when he had time.

"Wow! Is this even a man? How can a girl pay for this?"

"Hey beautiful, I'll treat you to a movie, and then I'll buy you a late-night snack."

Two young men with tattoos on their necks were talking in unison.

Even with large sunglasses on, Ya Huazi couldn't hide her naturally beautiful face.

"No need!" Ya Huazi subconsciously tightened his grip on Huang Yiliang's arm.

"Let's go, let's go over there." Huang Yiliang didn't want to cause trouble, so he took the initiative to walk in another direction.

The two tattooed youths were probably just joking around and didn't really get into a serious fight.

Yahuazi looked at Huang Yiliang curiously.

"Is there something on my face?" Huang Yiliang asked.

Yahua shook her head: "No, it's just that I feel you're very different from others. I thought you were going to argue with those two just now."

"Hero saves the beauty? You've watched too many TV dramas! At most, I'll take you with me and run away. If necessary, I might even run away by myself." Huang Yiliang said very seriously.

"Pfft, I don't believe you're that kind of person!" Toothbrush laughed with particular confidence.

"Love Winner? There's only one poster!"

Huang Yiliang was speechless as he looked at the movie's promotional poster. How confident must a person be to be so arrogant?

"This is a Taiwanese movie!"

"Director Chu Yen-ping!"

Oh no, Huang Yiliang had never heard of "Love Winner" before, but he had heard of Zhu Yanping. This guy had never done anything serious except make bad movies.

"Isn't this the ageless male god, Little Whirlwind? So handsome!" Huang Yiliang exclaimed.

The promotional poster features a photo of "Tesla God" Jimmy Lin with his teeth showing, and to be fair, it's a pretty good photo.

"And me, am I pretty?" Ya Huazi asked.

"Very beautiful!" Huang Yiliang gave a thumbs up.

He's always very direct when praising girls.

"But why do I feel like you're taller than him? How tall are you?" Huang Yiliang asked curiously.

"1.7 meters tall," Ya Huazi said decisively.

"Tell the truth."

"Hehe, 1.69 meters tall."

After saying that, Ya Huazi added defiantly, "But I'm still growing, I'll definitely be 1.7 meters tall by then."

Huang Yiliang believed this, because Ya Huazi was indeed still growing and would get fatter and fatter in the future.

"What are you looking at?" Toothbrush asked curiously, following behind Huang Yiliang.

Huang Yiliang wandered around the ticket hall.

"It's nothing, the movie hasn't started yet, just looking around at the decor and stuff," Huang Yiliang said dismissively.

"What's so interesting about this?" Ya Huazi pouted.

Huang Yiliang found that the current movie promotion is really mediocre. China Film Group was responsible for the publicity and distribution of "A World Without Thieves". China Film Group is supposed to be the top distribution company in China, but the publicity was really hard to describe.

The lobby of a movie theater is the easiest place to do GG advertising. After all, the audience has come to the movie theater, they are definitely here to watch the movie, not to take pictures, right?

As a result, "A World Without Thieves" only had a few more promotional posters than other companies, and a few tall roll-up banners. Moreover, the materials for these roll-up banners were too cheap, and Andy Lau's eyes even looked grayish.

If Huang Yiliang were to handle the publicity and distribution, the first step would be to install a large TV in the center of the lobby and continuously play the movie trailers. With just a few dry poster images, who would know what your movie is like?

Even when it comes to putting up posters, it's not enough to just put up a few and call it a day.

Huang Yiliang couldn't remember which year it was when he watched a movie, Stephen Chow's cheesy "The Mermaid" was released, and there were so many little penises that they were even on the toilet seat, making it difficult to pee smoothly.

Movie marketing these days is so perfunctory.

Haha, have you forgotten what Ning Hao said? Film distribution was only opened up to private enterprises this year. This is an industry monopolized by state-owned enterprises. You'd be lucky if they put up a few posters for you at bus stops.

Zhou Mengdie's words reminded Huang Yiliang.

What's a bus stop?

In the next decade or so, subway platforms, pedestrian passages, ticket counters, bus bodies, elevator entrances—anywhere with high foot traffic—can be used for movie promotions, not even including comprehensive online coverage.

I think it's absolutely necessary for us to register a distribution company. Excellent and robust film marketing and distribution are essential for making a film company big and strong.

"I'll think about it again." Huang Yiliang nodded in agreement.

Inside the screening room.

Toothpaste wasn't in a good mood.

The screening room had over 300 seats, but fewer than 50 audience members were actually seated. This was the very first premiere.

"You're just an actor. Just focus on doing your job well. Box office numbers aren't something you need to worry about," Huang Yiliang comforted him.

He only realized after studying directing that actors can actually do very little in a movie. No matter how dedicated you are to your performance, a bad script, a bad director, or even a perfunctory editor can turn a film into a bad one. Not to mention box office issues, there are many more factors that affect a movie's box office performance.

"But our company invested in this movie," Yahuazi said softly.

Actually, there was no one else sitting in the whole row of seats they were sitting in, so there was no need to be so quiet.

Huang Yiliang was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense. Ya Huazi wasn't exactly a talented actress. If she hadn't brought her own investment to the production, who would have cast her as the female lead?

"It's normal to make and lose money when investing," Huang Yiliang shrugged, looking remarkably carefree.

Ya Huazi glanced at Huang Yiliang, a faint hint of affection flashing in her eyes.

What she really admired was Huang Yiliang's unintentional nonchalance, as if he didn't care about anything and was exceptionally free. She truly envied him.

"I heard from Yang Mi that you made a bet of one million with that young CEO Wang from Huayi Brothers, betting that the movie 'A World Without Thieves' would gross over one hundred million?" Ya Huazi asked curiously.

"Yes!" Huang Yiliang said, looking at the movie opening credits on the big screen.

"Do you know how much the movie 'A World Without Thieves' has grossed at the box office?" Ya Huazi asked again.

"I don't know, they'll definitely let me know once the box office surpasses 100 million," Huang Yiliang said without turning his head.

Toothpaste was speechless.

She rarely found herself speechless, but Huang Yiliang often left her speechless.

You bet a million, not a hundred dollars. Can't you at least care about the box office progress?

I love you when you are silent, as if you have disappeared. You listen to me from afar, but my voice cannot reach you, as if your eyes have flown away, as if a kiss has sealed your lips.

"Wow! That's your original voice!" Huang Yiliang was pleasantly surprised.

"That's right, my lines were pretty good, weren't they!" Ya Huazi smiled smugly; she had recorded these lines no less than thirty times.

The movie begins with a long narration.

"Yes, it's just a bit pretentious," Huang Yiliang said honestly.

"No way, I think this is the best-written line in the whole script," Ya Huazi retorted.

Huang Yiliang turned to look at Ya Huazi.

"What the hell? This is a poem written by a Spaniard in the 1990s. Your screenwriters are really daring."

"Is...is that so?" Yahuazi's face turned bright red with embarrassment; she had always thought it was just a line from a script.

The movie continued, but Huang Yiliang couldn't watch it for more than ten minutes. He couldn't understand the plot at all. The first two minutes seemed like a romance movie, but then there was a car crash and a gang fight. The camera was also shaking for no reason, which gave him a headache.

This guy was initially a little worried about his directing abilities, but after seeing this, he felt that he could make a film ten times better with his feet.

It seems anyone can become a director.

"Can you understand it?" Huang Yiliang turned to look at Ya Huazi.

The little girl frowned, her expression serious and troubled.

Okay! It was her first time seeing the finished product, and she couldn't understand it either.

"I did a good job, didn't I!" the little girl changed the subject.

She is indeed cute in the film, uh—! Actually, she's just as pretentious as the opening narration.

But she really is very beautiful.

"Hey, can I kiss you?" Huang Yiliang couldn't help but blurt out his true feelings.

Toothpaste nervously glanced around.

Nobody noticed them.

"Let's kiss!"

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