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In a busy square in a commercial district in Beijing, the roadshow of "Cyberpunk 2077: Prologue" is being held.

Gilbert Jr. flew to China with Emma Watson to start a week-long promotional tour in China. The plan is to visit four cities in total to continue to help the film flourish in the Chinese market.

At the Beijing stop of the roadshow, Shu Chang, who had starred in the "Mystery of the Talisman" series, also came to support.

After "The Mystery of the Talisman", Shu Chang's career stagnated. She had a bright future, but when Gilbert saw her again, he felt that she looked a little haggard and seemed to have had plastic surgery.

Although it was unclear what happened, little Gilbert guessed that it was probably related to her weird family.

But this is a private matter, and as an outsider, Gilbert can't say much. He has already affected Shu Chang's life trajectory, but the gears of fate seem to have pulled her back to the path she should be on.

Chinese movie fans are quite enthusiastic. Gilbert Jr. has a strong appeal in the Chinese market and has countless die-hard fans.

There were tens of thousands of people at the Beijing roadshow, including passers-by who came to join in the fun, and the newly opened commercial plaza was packed with people.

After an event, Emma Watson wiped the sweat from her head.

She has only been to China a few times and was surprised by the enthusiasm of Chinese movie fans.

"Oh my god, they are so enthusiastic. Some of them are actually my fans."

Little Gilbert smiled and said, "My dear, you should know that I am the most famous director in China, with countless fans."

Shu Chang echoed, "This is true. The director has more than 20 million fans on Weibo!"

Gilbert Jr. had just opened a Weibo account, which has been operated by Disney China's branch since then.

This Weibo account has been synced with social accounts in the United States. Basically, whatever is posted there will be posted here quickly as well.

Therefore, the account is quite active, and countless fans check in every day, creating a spectacular sight.

The trip to China was previewed on Weibo, and not only fans of the movie, but even Chinese celebrities liked, reposted and commented on the post.

For these Chinese stars, being able to lick little Gilbert is much better than licking these big domestic directors, after all, it can go international.

At this time, Chinese pop stars were still thinking about going international, and their hopes were not lost, so their actions to please Gilbert Jr. were understandable.

Moreover, leaving aside international factors, Gilbert Jr. still has a great influence on the Chinese-language film industry.

The fake list incident changed the entertainment industry to a certain extent. Now that real estate capital and Internet capital have entered the entertainment industry, it is hard to say that it has nothing to do with this incident.

Moreover, Guo Fan, the most popular young director in Chinese-language films, is a student of Gilbert Jr. If you are a little more enthusiastic towards Gilbert Jr., director Guo Fan might remember you.

Just now, after finishing their roadshow in Beijing, Gilbert Jr. and Emma Watson went to Shanghai and announced their itinerary on Weibo.

Then a bunch of Chinese stars came to like the post, including some female stars who have gradually come to the fore in recent years.

"Can you read Chinese?"

Emma Watson looked at little Gilbert fiddling with his phone with curiosity, and she felt dizzy seeing all the Chinese words.

Little Gilbert said: "It's OK. Normal reading is not a big problem. Besides, this social software can switch languages. You are very popular in China, you can try to open it."

"Is it really possible?"

"Of course, from a business perspective, the Chinese market is now at a stage where there are more fools than people. One person may not have the spending power of an American fan, but there are more people.

You have seen the huge sales of this movie. The Chinese market is likely to get more than 2.5 million US dollars in box office, which has already caught up with the size of the North American market. For a star like you, one more market means more commercial value, and advertising endorsements also depend on the market. "

Emma Watson was quite excited about Gilbert's analysis, and she planned to discuss with her agent to create a Weibo account after returning home.

Little Gilbert continued to browse Weibo and suddenly saw a star he was very familiar with. He had dreamed about her before, so little Gilbert clicked the "like" button.

While taking a break from filming in Shanghai, Yang Mi saw a Weibo post by Gilbert Jr., so she liked, commented on it and forwarded it all in one go.

However, there were a lot of people on this track, and she was not the only one who got three in a row, so Yang Mi didn't have much hope.

However, just as she put away her phone, she suddenly saw that there was one more person who liked the post, and it was little Gilbert.

"what!!!"

Yang Mi screamed, and when she saw everyone in the crew was looking at her, she immediately covered her mouth and pretended nothing had happened.

When everyone stopped paying attention to her, Yang Mi immediately responded on Weibo: "Oh my god, thank you Director Gilbert, I didn't expect you to like my post, it's my honor."

The movement on Weibo has been noticed. When other Chinese stars saw that Gilbert actually liked Yang Mi’s post, one can imagine the complicated feelings they had in their hearts.

A celebrity: "Fuck, why?"

A certain actress: "Damn it, why?"

A young student said: "Awesome! Now Da Mi Mi is going to be rich."

So the news that Gilbert Jr. liked Yang Mi's Weibo post instantly became a hot topic on Weibo. As a qualified star, Yang Mi naturally would not miss this opportunity for hype.

She immediately interacted with little Gilbert on Weibo, but unfortunately little Gilbert never responded.

Those who were envious and jealous of this finally felt relieved. It turned out to be just an exception. Perhaps the staff who helped little Gilbert operate the account made an accidental mistake.

Gilbert's momentary bad taste has caused such a huge public opinion storm. It has to be said that his influence in the Chinese entertainment industry is not comparable to that of ordinary Hollywood directors.

He didn't take it to heart. As for the fact that her peers talked about her behind her back, that was the price she had to bear. Just think of it as Gilbert's revenge for scaring him in her dream before!

Besides, the profits this time are definitely greater than the gossip behind the scenes, and Yang Mi must think this is a very good deal.

During the road show in Shanghai, a film exchange forum was held. Gilbert was invited to attend the forum and discuss the future of Chinese films with several so-called film experts.

Guo Fan also took time out to participate. He is currently directing a youth romance film called "You, My Deskmate".

At present, no investor is willing to pay for Guo Fan’s science fiction dream. Guo Fan can only follow the trend and shoot some popular films in the market while looking for opportunities.

However, China Film Group has already decided to let Guo Fan prepare a science fiction film. Guo Fan chose "The Wandering Earth" from several novels by Liu Cixin.

Once "You, My Deskmate" is finished, Guo Fan will devote himself to this project.

Compared to his previous life, this project went relatively smoothly. The people at China Film had great trust in Guo Fan, and Guo Fan had proven himself before, having filmed a movie called Source Code in Hollywood.

The biggest problem is investment. China Film Group can only invest 1 million yuan, but this amount of investment is just a drop in the bucket for making a science fiction blockbuster.

Guo Fan needed to find a way to raise the remaining investment, so he came to seek help from Little Gilbert, because domestic investors were not optimistic about this project. (End of this chapter)