The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 555 Release
July 7, late.

The crew of "Lost in Thailand" held the premiere at Wanda Cinema in Beijing.

On the fourth floor of the cinema, there is a giant electronic screen above the lobby, which plays the Wanda Movie Guide filmed by Lu Yuan, Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang.

There are blue sky lights embedded on the roof and many movie posters are hung on the walls, among which "Painted Skin 2" and "Lost in Thailand" account for the largest proportion and are the most eye-catching.

Wanda Films has invested in Lu Yuan’s next film, and with Song Ge as the matchmaker, Lost in Thailand has a great advantage in scheduling.

On the poster of "Lost in Thailand", Lu Yuan and Wang Baoqiang stand side by side, and Xu Zheng stands behind them with his bald head exposed.

Wang Baoqiang had messy yellow hair, Lu Yuan was dressed decently with a unique hairstyle, but he was no longer as handsome as before, and Xu Zheng was not much different.

The three of them looked very funny with their dusty and dirty looks, which really made the fans around them grin.

Thousands of people crowded in front of the ticket gate, including inseparable couples, gorgeously dressed girlfriends, and brothers bragging and chatting, eating snacks, drinking Sprite, and whispering to each other.

"Did you notice that there are many big stars at the premiere of Lost in Thailand tonight?"

"Of course not. I just did a quick count. Huang Xiaoming, Huang Bo, Ning Hao, Liu Shishi, Tao Hong, Deng Chao, and many other people I don't know are definitely not ordinary people. Huang Xiaoming even bowed politely to greet them. There must be at least a hundred people in total."

"Tsk tsk tsk, with this kind of grandeur, if you don't know, you would think it's a famous director."

"I don't think Xu Zheng can be invited. He is mostly doing it for Lu Yuan's sake."

"I went online these past two days and saw that netizens from other provinces had attended the previews and they all said that Lost in Thailand was a great movie with lots of laughs throughout."

"Haha, I saw it too."

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Film critic Zhang Xiaobei followed the team, hearing the discussions of fans.

Before the release of Lost in Thailand, several trial screenings were held in Shanghai, Chongqing and other cities. Judging from the information leaked on platforms such as Weibo and Zhihu, the film has a good reputation and is full of laughs.

However, it is still unknown whether the film company intentionally hyped it up. After all, there are all kinds of ways to hype movies these days.

"Painted Skin 2" hyped up a fight between Zhao Wei and Zhou Xun over their roles.

When the attention of netizens was attracted, the two parties denied the rumors in interviews with the media.

Soon after, news of a love triangle between Chen Kun, Zhao Wei and Zhou Xun broke out from nowhere, mixed with rumors of truth and falsehood, leaving netizens overwhelmed.

"Lost in Thailand" has been promoted continuously both online and offline, but there are fewer gossips. It still has three protagonists, but there is no way to hype up a love triangle. Could it be that there is a lot of gay love?
So the director personally stepped in to reveal the truth with pictures.

Most of the photos were of Xu Zheng going in and out of KTV late at night with a young woman, and walking around with her arms around her waist.

Later, Xu Zheng himself responded on Weibo, saying that the mysterious woman was just a student who had studied acting with him, and that the two of them went out only to discuss work matters, and that there were other people accompanying them in and out of the KTV.

After a lot of explanations, netizens started to eat melons again.

Zhang Xiaobei is well-informed and is well aware of the publicity tricks in the entertainment industry, but he doesn't take it seriously.

Well, mainly because Xu Zheng and Tao Hong are not very topical.

It would be more like OK if Lu Yuan took action himself. Lu Yuan would hang out in KTV and have fun every night. Liu Shishi would catch the mistress and either slap her in the face or just walk away without crying or making a fuss.

But he also knew that these were delusions. Judging from the closeness between the two of them and the fact that they were still cuddling on the podium, it was unlikely.

Although there are many celebrities in the entertainment industry who have established a loving persona, his intuition tells him that this couple is different.

"It's open, the door is open." a movie fan shouted.

Zhang Xiaobei looked up and saw the staff opening the glass door. He followed the crowd in and began to check tickets.

Compared with the ticket prices of "Painted Skin 2" which are often hundreds of yuan, "Lost in Thailand" is much cheaper, only around yuan.

Zhang Xiaobei has also watched Painted Skin 2 and found it quite average.

Although it is labeled as a fantasy blockbuster, only the 3D version was released in mainland China. It can only be said that the high ticket prices kidnapped the audience, which led to the unexpected box office performance of this movie.

Recently, some people on the Internet compared this play with "Out of Time", but he disagreed and said there was no comparability, as the ticket price for the latter was only over 40 yuan.

Unless "Painted Skin 2" can earn 18 billion at the box office, it would mean that the number of moviegoers would be on par with "Time Travel", which is obviously impossible.

The cinema had a long corridor with screening rooms on both sides. He entered one of them according to his ticket number.

This is the largest screening room in Wanda Cinema in Beijing, with 458 seats. The height of the room is over 9 meters, and the screen covers the entire wall, with a width of over 12 meters.

Zhang Xiaobei found his seat and sat down. There were two empty seats next to him. Soon, the lights in the hall dimmed and the movie officially began.

He noticed two people sitting down next to him in the dark, one tall and one short, holding hands, very quietly, probably a couple.

He glanced away, focusing on the screen.

The golden dragon logo flashed by, followed by Yuanfang Media’s starry sky animation.

In the first scene of the feature film, a VCR recording appears, in which Xu Zheng, wearing a white coat, introduces and records the progress of the Oil Tyrant experiment.

The scene then changes to a conference room. Tao Hong thinks Xu Zheng is only concerned with his career, not his family, and neglects the people around him, so she wants a divorce.

Xu Zheng rushed to sign the contract: "I can't sign the divorce agreement now. I can't catch the plane. I can't sign it. I really can't sign it. All the hard work I put in over the past four years, you know? Let's talk about it when I come back, okay?"

"I only want Xiaodi." Tao Hong's face was gloomy and her eyes were a little dull.

Xu Zheng pursed his lips and leaned on the conference table with both hands: "Do you want me to kneel down and beg you?"

Tao Hong had her long hair tied up and was dressed like a young woman. She turned a deaf ear to what he said and was used to this kind of behavior.

Xu Zheng looked outside the door cautiously, then knelt down and began to coax his wife with sweet words.

The camera turned to Lu Yuan.

The guy was holding a teacup, sticking out his neck, pushing open the door, and leaning against the door frame in a frivolous manner: "Hey, Mr. Xu, what are you doing?"

"Hahaha."

Lu Yuan's appearance, with smooth movements and extremely natural expressions, made the audience laugh.

Zhang Xiaobei also smiled. This is probably the professional ability of a top actor, with a variety of styles.

That mean spirit is just like that of your best friend from school, who suddenly hits you and runs away, hating you so much but unable to catch up. All you can do is watch and accept the ridicule from the other party, standing there gritting your teeth!
On the screen, Xu Zheng said without even turning his head: "Get out!"

"What's the matter? Are you proposing to your sister-in-law again?" Lu Yuan came in on his own, covering his neck and twisting it left and right, with the plaster on it faintly visible.

It was not a good idea for Xu Zheng to kneel like this all the time, so he stood up quickly and asked in confusion: "Weren't you on your honeymoon in Paris? Why are you back?"

Lu Yuan did not answer, but instead tried to find out about the company's major shareholder, Lao Zhou, and the two began to exchange witty remarks.

"Did Lao Zhou contact you?"

"No." Lu Yuan looked into his eyes in confusion and asked, "Do you know where Lao Zhou is?" Xu Zheng looked at him and said, "I don't know. I thought you knew."

"I don't know, how do you know I know?" Lu Yuan interrupted, speaking very quickly, like a machine gun.

"I didn't know you knew."

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Seeing the two of them scheming against each other, Tao Hong couldn't stand it anymore and left with her bag.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Lu Yuan pointed at Tao Hong's back and gloated: "Who was cuckolding whom just now? Did she have a little puppy, or did you have a little demon?"

Xu Zheng glared at him and said, "We are an old married couple. It is normal for us to kneel down. I don't think your stiff neck will heal."

"Don't you have a toothache?"

"You're the one that's in pain!"

The two of them sang in unison, and their lines were like a crosstalk.

"Pfft, hahaha."

Several audience members with low sense of humor even spat out the popcorn in their mouths. When they saw the people in the front row touching their heads and turning away, they quickly said sorry.

"Hey, this is a movie, I'm dying of laughter."

“Hahaha, this is a hundred times better than Painted Skin 2.”

"Don't even mention Painted Skin 2. It's off-putting. It's not as good as the first one. The ticket price is very expensive. It's a typical case of putting the cart before the horse. It focuses on special effects but ignores the content of the movie. The story is stupid. I just can't understand it. Isn't a movie supposed to tell a story? When the director is interviewed, he always looks like he wants to carry the banner of magic. What kind of director is he if he can't even tell a story."

Zhang Xiaobei listened to the audience's complaints and agreed with them.

The audience’s requirements are actually not high, just tell the story clearly.

Looking at Lu Yuan's several box office hits, they were all low-budget films, but they all had one characteristic: they told a simple story without any pretense, and the audience could easily understand it.

The film continues. As Xu Zheng boards the plane and Wang Baoqiang appears, jokes come one after another and laughter breaks out at the scene.

Next to Zhang Xiaobei, Lu Yuan and Liu Shishi sat together.

"Kukuku." Liu Shishi wore a mask and a hat, leaned on her boyfriend's shoulder, covered her mouth, and laughed so hard that she fell down.

Lu Yuan patted her on the back. This girl didn't laugh very hard, and he was always worried that she would laugh to death one day.

"Is it that funny? This is just the beginning. Besides, haven't we seen this before?"

Liu Shishi's shoulders twitched, and she laughed for a while, wiped away the tears from her eyes, and said, "I just thought of something else, and I found it so funny that I couldn't hold it back."

"what?"

"The little puppy in the line just now, other people's boyfriends are either little puppy or little wolf. I think you are one of them." She deliberately dragged out the tone.

"What's wrong with me?"

Lu Yuan looked over. The screening room was dark and Liu Shishi's eyes were blinking, sparkling.

"Humph, you've been acting so mean all day after filming, always bullying me. You're such a jerk."

After saying that, she stretched her neck, leaned close to his ear, suppressed her smile, and added in a low voice: "You, you only have the word dog."

Lu Yuan curled his lips, put one arm around her shoulders and pulled her into his arms, then stretched out his other hand, found the right position, and flicked her gently.

"Then you take up the remaining two words."

"what?"

"Little puppy."

"You!!" Liu Shishi reacted and whimpered as if she wanted to rebel, but she couldn't break free from the dog's arms.

"Let me go, I'm angry."

"Just give birth, whatever you want."

"..."

"I say, we're watching a movie, it's not over yet, can you please pay attention?" Zhang Xiaobei couldn't stand these two guys. Remembering that he was still single, he became even more annoyed and reminded them.

Liu Shishi immediately shut up, gave her boyfriend an elbow, broke free from his arm, and watched the movie obediently.

Amidst cheers, Fan Bingbing made a stunning appearance in the film.

Wearing a light blue beach dress, with fair skin and long flowing hair, she lay on a chair and received a massage from Wang Baoqiang, which was a feast for the eyes of movie fans.

At the very end, when everyone thought the film was about to end, Lu Yuan appeared in the phone booth.

It seemed like Thailand was celebrating Songkran, and he was soaked like a drowned rat.

Lu Yuan held the pay phone, his face pressed against the glass, a little distorted, listening to the child's voice on the other end of the phone, his expression indescribable anxiety and excitement: "Does he look like me? Does he have hair on his head?"

"Hahaha." The audience laughed knowingly. Well, she still suspects that Xu Lang is cheating on her.

"Oh my god, I can't take it anymore. My stomach hurts from laughing so hard. I feel like I've never laughed so hard in my life."

"Lu Yuan let himself go in this drama. He is so mean and pathetic. What a pitiful man."

“The scenery is great. I really want to travel to Thailand.”

As the main film ended and the shooting highlights began to play, Zhang Xiaobei breathed a sigh of relief. Overall, it was a very exciting popcorn comedy.

There are shortcomings, but the merits outweigh the flaws.

"Lost in Thailand" has a lot of funny moments, from the lines to the actions. It's no exaggeration to say that you can laugh once a minute. Even when not laughing, you will be attracted by the beautiful scenery of Thailand and the hot ladyboys. Many viewers will laugh so hard that they will lose their strength to laugh.

Zhang Xiaobei feels that this play might be a hit!

After the highlights ended, the lights in the screening room came on and the audience's discussions subsided as actors including Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang, Tao Hong and others walked out from the backstage lounge.

But Lu Yuan was not found in the crowd.

"Buzz." The discussion continued on the scene.

Zhang Xiaobei was puzzled and wanted to take a look at what the couple who were laughing beside him looked like, but he saw the two of them suddenly stand up.

"Ouch!"

(End of this chapter)