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Chapter 706: Top stars tear each other apart, reverse hype

The roadshow lasted for a few days.

On average, no less than twice a day.

I tried all kinds of tricks.

Even though Governor Zhou has the courage that Wan Niu does not possess.

But some of them couldn't stand Da Meiyu's crazy demands for several days in a row.

Now, he just wants to look up at the vastness of the universe and look down at the abundance of species.

Not only did she become more resistant to the occasional teasing from Da Mimi's private photos, she was also very calm when faced with Mr. Fan's teasing and seduction.

This symptom lasted for two days after Da Meiyu left and did not improve.

When the roadshow reached Chengdu, a local dignitary hosted a banquet for the show.

He thought he had firmly established Governor Zhou's reputation as a romantic man, and wanted to show his hospitality as a good host.

Let him experience the gentle and tender beauty of the beauty of Shudu.

The result was naturally that Zhou Yutang rejected it with righteous indignation.

The reputation of Lu Chuan's "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" is still declining.

The audience this year is so strict.

Apart from the paid marketing army online, any normal person would think that the movie ticket money is not worth it.

In the words of some angry netizens, instead of watching this crappy movie, I might as well buy a pound of pork ribs to enjoy at home.

During the film's roadshow promotion, an unexpected accident also occurred.

The problem lies with the two leading actors of this movie.

The great director Gu Changwei's niece Xiao Ma didn't do anything strange, but the two male protagonists of this film started to quarrel with each other.

In the official promotional posters released by the movie "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" and the press releases sent to the media, whenever the five leading actors were mentioned, Li Yifeng, who played Wu Xie, was ranked first.

However, Jing Boran, who played Zhang Qiling, was squeezed to the last place.

This is naturally because Li Yifeng has become very popular this year, with two of his movies released during the Lunar New Year holiday alone.

Anyway, according to the film crew, this arrangement was to let Jing Bo-ran be the finale, but this is obviously not normal.

The movie is still in theaters, and it is being beaten up by "Detective Chinatown 3". The fans of these two teams have already been tearing each other apart passionately on the Internet.

You said that during the filming, Fengfeng took leave for nearly half of the time, either for variety shows or for other filming projects, which was extremely unprofessional.

I'm throwing dirty water on you, implying that you're being a big shot, giving the crew a bad look, and even letting your assistant tie your shoelaces. Pictures will show the truth.

Every celebrity artist is a commodity in itself.

Their status directly affects their commercial value.

For a while, the teams around these two popular young actors were firing on all cylinders.

All kinds of negative information were flying around, and the marketing army of Internet users were mobilized to continue to hype up the heat, which also made netizens enjoy eating the melons.

Jing Po-ran's manager couldn't help but reveal on Weibo: "Who says I have no clothes? I share the same clothes with you. We give in, not tear. As professional actors, we have done what we should do according to the spirit of the contract.

Concessions and sacrifices can be made for the sake of movie promotion, but everything has a limit. "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" is not a fan movie. We cannot put the blame on one person just because it did not meet expectations.

"It's not aggressive enough."

Zhou Yutang watched with amusement for a while.

He didn't even have to check specifically, Ni Ni had already forwarded the news in the gossip group to him.

It is said that Jing Boran has made great concessions for this drama. The original role was Wu Xie, but he was pushed down to the second male lead.

As a result, the box office reputation has not met expectations, so naturally someone needs to be held responsible for this.

But who is willing to take the blame?
Fengfeng over there will definitely not agree.

He has finished his roadshow promotions ahead of schedule and joined the crew of "Zhu Xian" directly, and started posting photos of Zhang Xiaofan's styling.
"Detective Chinatown" continues to lead the Lunar New Year box office.

On the 20th, the box office finally passed the billion mark, far surpassing "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

It also created the record for the fastest domestic film to break 20 billion box office.

The film and television companies in the industry have become numbed with envy, and are all staring at the still-soaring box office figures with an almost admiring attitude.

Since its release, the screening schedule of "Detective Chinatown" has remained high. Several pre-recorded variety shows have also been released, making the movie even more popular.

Zhou Yutang received a call from the director of Anhui Province.

Last year, the top leaders of Anhui TV station were dismissed, which led to internal turmoil and reshuffle, and the station was in a slump for a while.

This year, it took over 1.5 rounds of follow-up broadcasts of "The Journey of Flower". Although it was not as popular as the two first-run broadcasters, Jiangsu TV and Mango TV, it also squeezed into the top five of the domestic satellite TV ratings list.

It can be regarded as the first shot of the new year, and it also brought some blood back to the Anhui TV station.

The director of Anhui Province called to express his gratitude and also expressed his intention to deepen cooperation with Zhou Yutang.

At the National Drama Festival held by Anhui Provincial TV Station in early January, Jiangdong artists won great prizes.

First, Hu Ge and Zhao Liying won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards respectively.

One is Jiang Zuo Meilang from "Nirvana in Fire" and the other is Zhao Xiaogu from "The Journey of Flower".

His popularity exploded, and he basically killed everything.

Dilraba Dilmurat also won the Most Popular Actress award, and Yang Yang was the Most Popular Actor.

The value of the National Drama Festival is definitely not comparable to the three major TV drama awards, but it is still an honor anyway. It is better to win an award than to sit at home and pick your feet.
"Xiao Wang is still good at playing."

During the roadshow, Zhou Yutang came across a piece of entertainment news.

Wanda’s Xiao Wang held a birthday party in Sanya and had a great time.

In addition to his number one bootlicker Lin Gengxin, there are also some friends in the circle and about 150 internet celebrities and young models.

During the day, I have fun exercising with the bikini girls on the beach.

At night, we turn the hotel into an Internet cafe, play games in groups and let ourselves go.

During this period, hundreds of guests who went to Sanya to celebrate his birthday had all their food, clothing, housing and transportation covered, allowing the Chinese people to see what the ambition of the son of China's richest man was.

"I'm not as good at playing as you." Ni Ni muttered.

"What did you say?"

Zhou Yutang's attention was drawn to a piece of inside information on his mobile phone.

"Nothing. I was talking about the company meeting last year."

Ni Ni secretly complained in her heart.

This year's B station Starlight Awards is particularly grand.

Not only are the young stars in the domestic entertainment industry collectively excited, they are also preparing to outshine everyone else on the star-studded show.

The designer team flew to Hollywood to customize a dress for Nazha.

Even South Korea's Girls' Generation's face, Yoona, will be attending the Starlight Show to hype up the movie.

"Is this a real dog owner? Are you really going to take action?"

Wanda Xiao Wang and his friends were having a great time, but not as much as Wanda Lao Wang. Zhou Yutang looked at the message with his eyebrows slightly raised.
"Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull and his team are about to travel to China to meet with the richest man in China. It is suspected that Wanda will negotiate a full acquisition of Legendary Pictures."

"After 10 days of release, Detective Chinatown has grossed 21.8 billion yuan, making steady progress and sweeping the Lunar New Year box office!"

"The top young actors of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" have been fighting each other, the reputation has been declining, and the total box office closed at 5.31 million!"

After ending the roadshow ahead of schedule, Zhou Yutang returned to the crew of "The Lonely and Great God" to complete some reshoots.

The assistant took Zhang Ruolan back to Hangzhou and helped her with the transfer.

Correspondingly, when Zhou Yutang was passing through Hangzhou on a roadshow, he asked a certain education sector leader to solve the problem privately.

It's not a big deal.

Zhang Ruolan studied at the Adult Education College affiliated to Hangzhou University of Electronic Science and Technology.

It's not a Hangzhou Dianzi University.

She also answered this question from fans very seriously on Weibo.

Since I have decided to develop in the entertainment industry, there is not much benefit in continuing this adult education.

Zhou Yutang planned to arrange for her to enter the Film Academy and place her in the vocational high school class, which would also make it convenient for her to go to the school at the foot of the mountain and consolidate her acting skills.

This is what Zhao Liying did at the beginning. With the endorsement of Governor Zhou, the teachers at the Film Academy would naturally give her extra care.

"The crew will wrap up filming by at least mid-month."

Yu Feihong was a little depressed.

She was responsible for the main scenes of Gao Ye and Zhu Yilong, but Gao Ye was called over by Zhang Yimou again.

She also starred in Zhang Yimou's new film "The Big Buddha", playing the lover of a high-ranking official.

There weren't many scenes, but Zhou Yutang also received a report from the producer that Lao Mouzi had a scene with Gao Ye that needed to be re-shot, which would probably take another two or three days...

In the second week of its release, "Detective Chinatown 23.8" has grossed billion yuan at the box office. Under the attention of the public, it has officially topped the Chinese film list!

Moreover, the box office revenue for that day reached 42 million, so there is still considerable potential to be tapped.

Media and the Internet, various hot reports!

The industry once again witnessed Zhou Yutang's horrific record. While feeling suffocated and shocked, they were also trembling with excitement.

"The Grand Commander of Jiangdong is indeed amazing, and he is undoubtedly the best in the domestic entertainment industry."

"Our film market is really getting better and better. It's only been two months since the National Day, but the record of The Thieves has been broken. There will be another Mermaid during the Spring Festival!"

"Oh my god, it's just like what Zhou Yutang said. The depth of the voting base in the Chinese market is going to increase to 3 billion!"

"Commander Zhou, the eternal God!"

There was a frenzy of discussion online, and theater chains were also adjusting their screening schedules based on the film's reputation, attendance, and other factors.

The rival film "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" by Lu Chuan was already showing signs of decline at this time, with the box office reaching 5.78 million yuan, and the single-day box office had dropped to more than million yuan.

The stage was set for him and the ball was passed to him. As a result, the industry expected it to be the second place in the Lunar New Year box office, but now it has fallen to competing with Deng Chao's "Bad Angels" for third place.

"Old Cannon", which has been making a lot of money quietly, has already broken 9 million at the box office.

The film did not have a high screening rate at first, and was only supported by its competitors. In the second half, it miraculously made a comeback at the box office.

Director Guan Miao, who just finished his roadshow, has become famous because of this. Although his potential has been exhausted and he has no hope of entering the 10 billion club, such box office results are enough for him to restore his prestige as a big director in the Beijing circle.

Xiao Gangpao was probably also very emotional, and publicly posted on Weibo:

"What I want to thank most is the audience. Facts have proven that our Chinese moviegoers are very sophisticated..."

"As long as it's a good movie, it will definitely be recognized. Congratulations to Mr. Zhou. The younger generation is pushing the older generation forward. Mr. Liu is convinced of his defeat. I won't take a break during the Chinese New Year this year. See you in the arena!" "Director Feng, this is too real."

Ni Ni found this Weibo post funny: "If the box office of a movie is not high, it means that the audience is not good and their taste needs to be improved. If the box office is high, the audience is very sophisticated..."

"This is what the little steel cannon looks like."

"It seems like his movie is about to start shooting?"

"It should be turned on in the next two days."

Zhou Yutang slumped in the boss chair, lowered his head and replied to Liu Tianxian's message, while talking to Ni Ni on a double thread.

Miss Liu had a great time these days. She took Aunt Liu on a tour around Europe and posted all kinds of selfies.

The Chinese film and television industry has completely taken off, and several big directors in the circle have taken action.

Zhang Yimou's new film "The Big Buddha" has entered its final stage.

Poet Chen's film "The Great Wall" was just completed last month and is still in post-production. Immediately, "Monk Kūkai's Great Tang Ghost Banquet" was put on the agenda.

Xiao Gangpao’s new film is "I Am Not Madame Bovary", adapted from Liu Zhenyun’s novel of the same name.

It seems that this year has tasted the sweetness of success. This absurd and ironic reality-themed movie is undoubtedly aiming for awards.

Many actors in the industry have been eyeing this pie, and there have been bloody battles and all kinds of quarrels in the recent period.

In the end, Teacher Fan won the female lead in the play Little Cannon.

Just as he was talking about Teacher Fan, Zhou Yutang received a message from Teacher Fan.

These days, she followed the crew to Huangshan, Anhui Province, to make final preparations before the filming began.

"Honey, it's so cold. I'm freezing to deathjpg."

"You're still cold dressed like this?"

Zhou Yutang joked.

In the photo, Fan Binbin is wearing her stage costume and a cotton-padded jacket, looking like a village woman.

But with that face, even if she was dressed like a country woman, she still looked unique and charming.
The battle for the Lunar New Year box office has been settled.

Now the industry is watching when "Detective Chinatown 3" will break through 3 billion.

At LeTV, more explosive news broke out, saying that Boss Jia was very dissatisfied with the "Tomb Raiders" project.

As the director, Lu Chuan cannot escape blame, not to mention the negative impact brought about by the infighting among the leading actors.

Many fans of the original book went to the cinema just for the popular IP "Tomb Raiders", but returned home disappointed and turned around to vent their anger on Lu Chuan.

Being a director and making a film, all you have to do is let the quality of the film speak for itself.

The audience paid to enter the cinema, but ended up eating a piece of food. Who else should they blame if not you?
As expected, Director Lu, who was scolded, activated his passive skill during the roadshow.

In front of the media, he burst into tears. In short, it was not easy.

This is a repertoire, no surprise there.

Everyone has become numb. Whenever Lu Chuan’s movie is released, there will definitely be something like this.

But who cares?
People pay to go to the cinema, not to see you cry and act pitiful. You are so miserable that you live in a big mansion and sleep with a beautiful host. What is there to cry about?

Originally, as long as Lu Chuan could stand up to Zhou Yutang head-on and not lose too badly, he would be qualified to become a top director in China.

Who could have thought he would be so lame?

Even the marketing army that controlled reviews at all costs failed to save the reputation of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

Not to mention challenging, the Grand Commander didn't even put in any effort and he lay down automatically.

It couldn't even beat "Mr. Six", but it was a perfect match with Deng Chao's "Bad Angels", and the fight was hard to determine the winner.

There were so many people scolding him on Weibo that Lu Chuan was probably too embarrassed to log in, so he actually logged into Toutiao late at night and posted a sour little essay on it:
“It has to be said that the aesthetic taste of Chinese audiences needs to be improved, which is why these low-quality comedy and suspense films with little nutritional value have such high box office, while those commercial blockbusters have no one interested in them.

This shows what?
This shows that there is a huge gap between the Chinese film market and foreign countries, which is a cultural tragedy.”

However, Lu Chuan soon woke up.

After his remarks were released, they quickly spread on the Internet.

#Who is Lu Chuan talking about? #
#The grudge between Lu Chuan and Governor Zhou#
The related topic became a hot topic of discussion on social platforms such as Weibo, and even ranked first on Weibo's hot search list.

Zhou Yutang thought about it and went on Weibo to post directly: "Since I entered the film and television industry, I have worked on many film and television projects of various types. I often reflect on myself and there is still a lot of room for improvement. But some people fail every time they make a project. Do you think you are qualified to judge me?"

As a recognized top-tier Weibo user, Zhou Yutang does not usually post on Weibo.

Now, once a Weibo post is posted, it is like blowing the charge horn, and the entire Jiangdong navy is dispatched to attack.

In less than half an hour, it had been forwarded and commented on over 100,000 times, and the number of likes exceeded one million.

Moreover, all the data are still rising rapidly.

Jiangdong's own artists including Lu Han, Zhu Yilong, Zeng Li, Chen Xiao, Li Xin, Zhang Songwen, and Kaikai Wang commented and reposted in support.

Artists such as Liu Yifei, Liu Shishi, Gao Yuanyuan, Huang Xiaoming, Wang Baoqi, Fan Binbin, Yang Mi, Tang Yan, and Hu Ge have also successively joined the team and joined the group in a strong manner.

Overnight, the popularity exploded and Weibo's servers almost crashed.

#Zhou Yutang denounces Lu Chuan#
#Jiangdong Navy starts charging#
#Lu Chuan is not worthy#
#The Grand Commander is furious#
#Lu Chuan cried during the interview#
#“Detective Chinatown” crushes “Grave Robbers” and tops the Lunar New Year schedule#
#Liu Tianxian forwarded and liked it immediately#.
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From top to bottom, almost all of the top 20 hot searches are related to Zhou Yutang.

His Weibo post caused a huge earthquake in the domestic entertainment industry, and celebrity artists who were closely related to Zhou Yutang joined the group one after another.

In addition to Lu Chuan and his father's friends, many unfamiliar celebrities and artists also forwarded and commented.

I guess Governor Zhou won’t read it either. Maybe if I retweet it, he won’t see it. But what if he remembers it even though I didn’t post it on Weibo?
"Haha, Detective Chinatown is much better than your 'big commercial production' The Lost Tomb!"

"It's enough for me to be happy after watching the movie. How can it be educational?"

"There is a saying that is very true. Movies are made for the audience. If the audience likes it, then the work is successful. Don't constrain the audience with big principles, don't hijack the audience's preferences, and let the audience cater to the work."

"Zhou Yutang has always said that a hundred flowers should bloom. Last year's "Mojin: The Last Witch", this year's "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", "Now You See Me 2" and now "Detective Chinatown " are all different types of movies. Why can't there be comedies and suspense films? Can only the bad movies you make be called movies?"

"I watched Detective Chinatown twice, and left the theater halfway through Lu Chuan's The Lost Tomb, movie ticket jpg."

"Has he been hit so hard that he has gone completely crazy?"

The hot posts on the forum and the hot searches on Weibo are all the comments made by Lu Chuan on the headlines.

Lu Chuan's personal studio issued an urgent statement in response:
"Director Lu Chuan's Toutiao account was stolen, and content that was not posted by him appeared. The company team has contacted the platform to retrieve the account and delete all relevant information that was not posted by the director. Please do not spread it further. At the same time, the company team and the director deeply apologize to the project parties involved in the false content."

Immediately, Lu Chuan retweeted the company's Weibo post and said, "Although I am a rival to Mr. Zhou, I have seen Detective Chinatown, which is a very good movie. In every movie, the creators have poured their efforts and attitudes into it. They all deserve respect. Let's cheer for them together."

The speed of the change in expression was so fast that the onlookers were amazed.

If he puts on a red nose, he'll be a clown.

Ni Ni went to Yingdu Building.

After ByteDance moved out of the Jiangdong Building, it temporarily rented an office there.

She went straight to Zhang Yiming and asked, "Mr. Zhang, can Toutiao confirm that the news was posted by Lu Chuan herself?"

"This is simple."

Zhang Yiming received the message in advance. He pushed up his glasses and explained with a smile, "The background log can completely confirm the specific information of the mobile device used to log in, post, and delete the posts. If they match, it means he did it himself. There is no possibility of account theft."

"Okay, we'll give you the results as soon as possible tonight, and the PR department will issue a statement to clarify."

"Haha, it's a small matter."

Zhang Yiming had a confident smile on his face: "It doesn't have to be done in the evening, it can be done in the afternoon."

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Zhang."

After explaining her affairs, Ni Ni left calmly, leaving behind a cool and beautiful back for the ByteDance employees.

She knows how to dress up, so she wore a chiffon shirt and pencil skirt, with a pair of beautiful legs wrapped in flesh-colored stockings and flat rhinestone bow shoes.

Short wire earrings are the finishing touch.

ByteDance’s programmers are looking forward to it.

His head turned to varying degrees, and his eyes followed Ni Ni.

ByteDance has been recruiting a lot of people during this period, and many of them are new to the company and have not had much dealings with people at the Jiangdong headquarters.

However, I have heard a little bit that this female secretary who is efficient and decisive beside the Grand Commander was a former "Mou Girl" and a rising star in the entertainment industry.

It is true that seeing is believing, and she is indeed full of charm.

In comparison, the few outstanding girls in the company seem a little dull.

"Crack! Crack!"

Zhang Yiming clapped his hands, calling everyone back to their senses, and cleared his throat, "Stop looking. I believe everyone understands what Mr. Zhou means. Let's get ready to do our work."

Zhang Yiming is well-known for his efficiency in doing things.

In less than half a day, the results of the operations of various departments of ByteDance had provided complete evidence.

It was confirmed that the information of Lu Chuan’s login mobile device, posting mobile device, and deleting mobile device were all consistent, denying the claim that the account was stolen.

Conclusion: Lu Chuan deleted the content himself, so ByteDance cannot take the blame.

Oh wow, the internet exploded instantly.

"Tsk, your face is swollen now. Don't be sour grapes."

"You dare to speak but not admit it, how hypocritical! It's really a waste of butterfly money!"

"Excuse me, but you are not worthy of colluding with Governor Zhou."

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As major portals reported the news on their entertainment headlines, the scope of this incident continued to expand, but to a certain extent, it also brought more attention to "Detective Chinatown 3".

With the luxurious configuration of Zhou Yutang + Lu Han + Wang Baoqi, plus the beautiful Gao Yuanyuan, "Detective Chinatown" originally attracted a lot of attention.

But movies are not a necessity in everyone's life after all.

There are still some fish that slip through the net and are busy with other things.

This group of people are also potential audiences. On the contrary, because Lu Chuan was slapped in the face, they became curious about "Detective Chinatown" again, and then they had the idea of ​​going to the cinema to find out what it was all about.

If it is really as unbearable as Lu Chuan said.

How did it achieve both good reputation and box office success and top the overall list of Chinese films?
Li Shuang has been laughing so hard lately that he can't close his mouth.

She had been unhappy with Lu Chuan for a long time, but this unexpected embarrassing performance created reverse hype and pushed the popularity to the highest level, enough to offset the publicity costs of nearly 10 million!

The most direct effect was that it gave a new boost to the fading popularity of "Detective Chinatown".

The box office on that day actually rose against the trend, closing at 53 million, getting closer to the 3 billion mark!
ps: Happy National Day everyone. What do you think of "749"? Have any brothers seen it?

(End of this chapter)