The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 602 Giving Birth
Cheng Long spared no effort to promote "The Chinese Zodiac".

With all my strength, I flew to various places at home and abroad. I appeared in Thailand in the morning and arrived in Moscow in the afternoon.

The publicity team changes its strategies every day and releases new information constantly, striving to catch the public's attention.

Including but not limited to describing the difficulties during the filming process and those thrilling and dangerous moments.

Whenever he arrives in a city, Cheng Long will rely on his strong connections to invite big-name stars to lend his support.

He even went so far as to make public his love history, including his past with Lin Fengjiao, and mentioned the topic of his illegitimate daughter.

The news was half true and half false, which whetted the appetite of the onlookers.

This publicity war is more like a fierce "hand-to-hand combat" than a competition for the Lunar New Year box office.

"Sheng Long was so busy with promotions that her luggage was lost and she hadn't changed her underwear for three days."

"'Chinese Zodiac' received strong support from Lin Fengjiao, and Jaycee Chan sang the ending theme song. The family helped the film become a big hit."

"In the action blockbuster "Chinese Zodiac", Brother Cheng Long personally took part in the battle and risked his life by jumping into a volcano!"

"Shing Long revealed to the media that 'Chinese Zodiac' may be the final film of his action career!"

Another Lunar New Year movie, "The Great Devil", is also not to be outdone in terms of publicity.

The film stars Chow Yun-fat and Huang Xiaoming as the same character, Cheng Daiqi, who was adapted from Du Yuesheng.

Huang Xiaoming plays the young man, while Chow Yun-fat plays the middle-aged man.

Although he didn't have many scenes, Huang Xiaoming still asked director Chen Kexin for a few days off to promote the film.

In order to create a sensational effect, Wang Jing carefully planned a ceremony of apprenticeship, which was full of gimmicks.

Huang Xiaoming had the idea of ​​becoming Chow Yun-fa's apprentice in his early years, and this time his wish came true.

Witnessed by the media, he knelt down respectfully to Chow Yun-fat and called him "Master" with deep emotion.

Zhou Runfa handed a "dragon head stick" to Huang Xiaoming, officially accepting him as his apprentice.

The media that received the red envelopes reported: "Two generations of Xu Wenqiang became master and apprentice!"

Not only that, in a subsequent interview, Chow Yun-fat was full of praise for Huang Xiaoming, calling him one of the best new generation actors in mainland China and a good candidate for Best Actor with "The Devil Walks Into My Heart".

The reporters at the scene immediately heard the hidden meaning and realized that he was deliberately stirring up trouble.

Huang Xiaoming is not stupid. He wants to sow discord between himself and his junior fellow apprentice. No way!

He quickly waved his hands and responded with a humble attitude, saying that the mainland entertainment industry is full of talented people and he cannot rank among them, and he still needs to continue to improve his professional capabilities.

As a result, the look he gave Chow Yun-fa became somewhat subtle.

The original promotions for the three Lunar New Year films were ranked in order of popularity: "Chinese Zodiac", "The Great Devil", and "New World".

Because of the filming of "Partners", Lu Yuan had not participated in the roadshow in the early stages. In addition, due to the subject matter, the publicity efforts were mediocre and there was not much voice online.

However, a sudden reporting storm caused "New World" to unexpectedly break out of the circle.

Overnight, its popularity soared, and seven of the top ten hot topics on Weibo were related to it.

The popularity was so high that the crews of "The Chinese Zodiac" and "The Great Devil" were caught off guard.

When I woke up, the sky had fallen!
"I originally thought the report was just hype, but my classmate who works at the cinema said it was true. Now it seems I can't wait, so I bought a ticket to go to the theater on the premiere day."

"Yes, that's what I thought too. What if it gets reported and taken down midway?"

"Fuck, they are all beasts. I waited for a whole day and only managed to get one ticket. What will happen to my girlfriend?"

"Go and see for yourself. I'll take care of your girlfriend for you."

Inside the RV, Cheng Long was flipping through the topics of "New World" and netizens' comments, gently pushing his reading glasses: "Is this how movie promotions are done now?"

He felt that he was really old and could not keep up with the times.

At the promotional site of "The Great Devil", Chow Yun-fat also held his mobile phone tightly, his eyes fixed on the screen for a long time, silent.

Unlike Cheng Long, he feels the pressure from the new generation in the mainland more deeply.

Therefore, in order to occupy a more advantageous position in the competition of this Lunar New Year box office.

The two major crews had to adjust their strategies and increase their publicity efforts in an effort to regain some lost ground in the coming period.

Beijing, community.

"I can't stop loving you. I can do this every day, every month, every year, forever..."

Liu Shishi was putting on beautiful makeup in the bedroom, and her singing was echoing in every corner of the kitchen and the living room.

In the kitchen, Father Liu helped out skillfully. He listened for a while with his ears perked up, and couldn't help but gently nudged his wife next to him with his elbow: "Listen, your daughter is becoming more and more shameless now. We are still here, and we can't stop making love."

"Why are you so troubled?" Liu's mother wanted to find an opportunity to confront him: "She does whatever she wants, is there a problem?"

"I was just saying it casually." Father Liu looked embarrassed.

At the beginning of the year, Lu Yuan's parents discussed with them, hoping that the two children would get married as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, Lu Yuan and Liu Shishi were both busy, so they kept delaying the process.

Finally, both parties agreed to hold the engagement ceremony after the New Year, and the day is approaching.

Father Liu suddenly asked, "How many years have Shishi and Xiaolu been together?"

"Well, let me do the math."

Liu's mother looked up at the ceiling, thought for a moment, and answered, "It should be since 06, when they co-produced "The Yang Family Generals", which has been six years."

"That's not right. I remember they had just met at that time and were not together yet. It should be counted from 08." Liu's father objected.

"Nonsense, your daughter has been absent-minded since she came back from filming that movie. She's been holding her phone all day, either in a daze or grinning foolishly. It's so obvious, but she thought I didn't know. When I asked her, she lied to me and said it was an actress she knew from the crew. She can't even lie."

"Is there such a thing?" Father Liu scratched his head in confusion.

"Of course, what else can you do as a father besides eating?" Liu's mother rolled her eyes, then picked up the salt shaker and added salt to the soup.

Unexpectedly, I was not careful and my hand shook, and the salt fell like drizzle. Well, it was a lethal dose.

Liu's mother hurriedly put down the salt shaker and secretly glanced at the old man. Seeing that he didn't notice, she wanted to frame him.

First, he quietly loosened the lid to make sure it would fall off with a slight touch, and then he pretended to be calm and said, "Please add some salt for me."

"You can't add it yourself." Although Liu's father said this, his hand obediently reached for the salt shaker.

The subsequent development was as expected. With a whoosh, the bottle cap fell directly into the pot, and the small salt shaker was empty.

The air seemed to freeze at this moment.

Father Liu's expression at this moment was like spilled paint, extremely brilliant.

The corners of Liu's mother's mouth rose slightly, and then she quickly regained her composure.

She placed the spatula heavily on the stove and turned the tables, "Mr. Liu, do you have a problem with me? You don't even want to add some salt. If you don't want to help, just say so."

"I..." Father Liu felt so wronged that he was speechless. His mouth was half open, with innocence and confusion written all over his face.

"What else can you do all day except playing with your broken bird? You can't do anything well. You can clean it up yourself." Liu's mother frowned and turned away.

This shouldn't be the case... Father Liu held the empty salt shaker in one hand and the lid in the other. He screwed it on and then unscrewed it, repeating the same motion over and over again, and began to doubt his life.

Liu's mother walked calmly into the living room and her eyes met with her daughter Liu Shishi.

"Mom, I saw everything just now. You are tricking my dad again." Liu Shishi blinked.

Mother Liu raised her eyebrows and said, "Learn this. You will need it in the future."

"Yeah." Liu Shishi nodded solemnly, and quickly came up with dozens of plans to fool Lu Yuan in his mind.

"Didn't you say you were going to the airport to pick someone up? Why are you still dawdling here?" Liu's mother reminded.

There is only a month left in 2012. Lu Yuan's parents and his second uncle and aunt came to Beijing to celebrate the New Year and arrange their engagement.

"Let's go now." Liu Shishi said as she turned around, gently twirling the hem of her skirt, and asked, "Mom, does this look good on me?"

"It looks good, a down jacket on the upper body and a skirt on the lower body. You won't freeze to death." Liu's mother was very perfunctory.

"Hmph, my dear mother, your aesthetic is still stuck in the last century." Liu Shishi retorted, and seeing his old mother raising her hand to slap him, he ran away.

Liu Erniu was dozing off on the bird stand, and suddenly she opened her mouth and said, "Brother, kiss me."

Liu Shishi twisted the doorknob, her body stiffened, she turned her head, and said viciously: "Wait, I'll stew you when I come back, I mean what I say!"

"Brother, I miss you, here, and here."

"Ahhh, Dad, please get rid of this stupid bird. It's so annoying. I can't live with it in this house!!"

"boom!"

Liu Shishi closed the door and ran downstairs as if escaping.

Liu Erniu is her lifelong enemy!
At the entrance, the door is open.

Zhou Qi and her sister got dressed and waited at the door, waiting to be called by her aunt and sister, ready to go to the airport together to pick up her grandparents.

Zhou Yaoyao shouted at her old mother who was standing in the living room, "When grandpa and grandma come, I can eat cake if I want to, watch cartoons if I want to, and go to the supermarket if I want to. No one can interfere!" "Okay, whatever you say goes." Lu Jia nodded, glanced around the room, picked up the broom, held it across his chest, and slowly approached.

Zhou Yaoyao noticed that the atmosphere was not right, she swallowed her saliva, took a small step back, rolled her eyes, and stopped herself from going off the cliff, saying, "Mom, my deskmate talked to his mom like this, and I told him that this was not good and he would get beaten."

"Hmph!" Lu Jia glanced at her indifferently and started cleaning.

Zhou Yaoyao let out a sigh, patted her chest in fear, and was glad that she had escaped danger.

But he felt a little aggrieved, so he puffed up his cheeks and kicked his stinky brother who was squatting beside him.

Zhou Qi was playing with the golden retriever with his butt sticking up, when there was a plop and he fell to the ground.

The golden retriever looked at Zhou Yaoyao, stuck out his tongue as if laughing, and took advantage of the chaos to slip away.

Perhaps Zhou Qi was used to it, so she didn't cry or make a fuss. She got up quietly, looked at her hateful sister, clenched her fists, and got angry.

Zhou Yaoyao raised her chin, ignored him, turned around, and ran to the living room.

After her back disappeared, Zhou Qi angrily punched the wall, then kicked it, then slowly looked towards the shoe cabinet and walked over.

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"So you took your sister's anger out on her shoes, punching and kicking her, and then you were seen and got beaten up again?" Liu Shishi parked the car in front of the airport exit and asked the poor little girl who was complaining in the back seat.

"Yeah." Zhou Qi pursed his lips and admitted in a very cowardly manner.

It hurt when his sister hit him. She gritted her teeth and each pinch left a red mark, but he dared not say anything.

"Qiqi, you can't do this. You are no different from your uncle."

Zhou Qi suddenly stood up from the back row, clenched his fists, and shouted: "I want to grow up quickly, when I go to elementary school, I will..."

Liu Shishi was surprised: "What are you doing?"

"I just..." Zhou Qi mumbled for a long time before saying, "I just ran. My uncle said that when I go to elementary school, my sister will definitely not be able to run as fast as me."

You have really great ambitions, and so does your uncle. Liu Shishi's mouth twitched, and she didn't know what to say.

This kid is totally ruined.

"Wait for your uncle to come back and talk to him. Ask him to take care of your sister, buy her winter vacation homework, and enroll her in a cram school."

"Okay!" Zhou Qi's face was immediately filled with smiles. Uncle is the best.

The two got out of the car, and Zhou Yaoyao and Lu Jing also got out of another car.

Lu Jing took out a mirror from his bag and looked at himself.

Zhou Yaoyao, wrapped in a white down jacket, trotted over, and Zhou Qi dodged away like a mouse seeing a cat.

"Aunt, when will grandpa and grandma arrive?"

"About ten minutes."

"Aunt, I think"

"I didn't bring any money."

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At the airport exit, Lu Minghua and his four companions appeared carrying large and small bags.

"Grandpa!"

"grandmother!"

"Dad, mom."

"Uncle, auntie."

Following this series of intimate greetings, Zhou Yaoyao rushed towards Li Rulan, panting like a little cannonball.

Her round little face was blown by the wind, with a faint blush on it, making her look particularly playful and cute.

Li Rulan dodged, smiled and held the hand of her future daughter-in-law, asked about her recent situation with concern, looked left and right, and was quite satisfied.

"Shishi, this dress looks really nice."

"Hehe, Auntie, your set is also beautiful. It's much better than my mother's taste."

"Hahaha, is that so."

Li Rulan was overjoyed by the praise.

Silly child Zhou Yaoyao tilted her head, looking very unhappy!
At this time, Lu Minghua walked over with Zhou Qi, gently teased his granddaughter twice, and then asked: "Yaoyao, where is your mother?"

"Mom is busy at home preparing delicious food for us."

"Let's get in the car first. I see some reporters coming." Lu Mingyao on the side suddenly said loudly.

When everyone looked over, they saw that there was indeed a reporter's camera secretly pointing at them.

Lu Mingyao and his wife got into their daughter's car, while Lu Minghua and his wife took their two children into Liu Shishi's car.

The vehicle started slowly, and Li Rulan and Liu Shishi began to chat.

Lu Minghua frowned and listened for a while. He asked worriedly, "Shishi, what's going on with the movie New World? Will it really be taken down? I saw a lot of theaters talking about this online. Xiaoyuan didn't tell us, so we didn't dare to ask more."

"Uncle, it's not that serious." Liu Shishi comforted.

In fact, there is indeed a risk of being taken off the shelves, but she cannot say it clearly, so as not to worry the two elders too much, so she explained: "This is actually a publicity strategy."

"Then is the report also false?" Li Rulan was equally worried, but she just kept it to herself.

"The report was true. We did receive more than 50,000 complaints. Later, the dog... "

Liu Shishi paused and continued, "Later, Lu Yuan simply notified Zhang Bowen, who was in charge of publicity, and asked them to take advantage of the fact that New World was reported. They teamed up with major theaters to release the news, mobilize the emotions of movie fans, and create a sense of urgency.

There are still a lot of plans to come. Don't worry, uncle and aunt, they are all under Lu Yuan's control, and the company has a special team to take charge of this matter."

"call!"

Li Rulan breathed a sigh of relief: "I am finally relieved."

Lu Minghua said proudly after the fact: "I told you that Xiaoyuan would be able to handle it. Don't you know who our son is?"

"Yeah, I don't know who couldn't help but ask Shi Shi first." Li Rulan glanced at him.

Liu Shishi smiled secretly, how could they be the same as her parents.

At the same time, she made up her mind to learn from the two of them and to control the dog in the same way in the future.

Both his daughter-in-law and future daughter-in-law were laughing, which made Lu Minghua feel a little embarrassed.

Zhou Yaoyao was playing with her grandfather's new vivo phone. After some searching, she couldn't find any chat software, so she asked, "Grandpa, don't you have WeChat?"

"Prestige?" Lu Minghua laughed at himself: "Grandpa has no prestige. Your grandma has the final say on all matters at home, big or small."

Zhou Yaoyao was full of questions. The adult world was so complicated, why couldn’t she understand it?

Could it be true, as my uncle said, that I was kidnapped by human traffickers when I was a child and suffered a head injury as a result?
She was a little sad, but she didn't give up, so she asked again, "Grandma, why don't you help Grandpa download it?"

Li Rulan was equally puzzled, wondering why the child became so silly after not seeing him for a year.

"Yes, your mother and your uncle, they are both my children."

Zhou Yaoyao was even more confused, her eyes flickering. It was over. Her uncle had indeed not lied to her. Her head might have really been hit.

Hmm. If I fail math in the future, my mom will have no reason to scold me!!!
Lu Minghua didn't know why she was so happy, so he asked with a smile: "Yaoyao, did you bully your brother? Your mother complains to you every other day."

"No." Zhou Yaoyao immediately shook her head, glared at her brother beside her, and said threateningly: "Grandpa, ask Qiqi if I have ever bullied him."

Lu Minghua turned his gaze to his grandson.

Zhou Qi was stretching his neck, carefully staring at his sister's phone. Hearing this, he raised his head and said with deep resentment under pressure: "Sister, don't bully me."

"Hey, how come you behave like our son when he was a child?" Lu Minghua laughed when he saw how cowardly he looked.

Li Rulan, sitting in the passenger seat, also laughed: "Shi Shi, do you know why Xiaoyuan went to Hengdian to be an extra when he was in college?"

Liu Shishi turned on the turn signal: "He said it was to hone his acting skills."

"You listened to his nonsense." Li Rulan revealed the secret unkindly.

"That's because our monthly living expenses are regularly transferred to his sister's account. One time, probably because the siblings had a quarrel, Xiaoyuan was embarrassed to ask his sister for money, so he ran to Hengdian in anger."

"Pfft, hahaha." Liu Shishi laughed.

"Aqiu~"

At this moment, Lu Yuan, who was rushing back to Beijing to prepare for the premiere of "New World", sneezed.

Wen Muye, who was feeling dazed due to the long journey, was startled.

"Boss, are you catching a cold?"

"Uh no, maybe someone is thinking about me."

(End of this chapter)