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Chapter 555: Ready Player One is coming
After witnessing the failure of "Legend of the Gods", Li Yu began to arrange the warm-up for "Ready Player One".

Li Yu's current position in the Chinese film industry can be described as extremely important.

His new movie is coming out, and countless fans across the country are excited.

Especially those who were fooled by the publicity of "Legend of the Gods" and actually went to the cinema to suffer, their reactions were the most intense.

“Great! Director Li’s Ready Player One is finally coming.

Who can understand my feelings? I just watched a masterpiece two days ago that is unlikely to be surpassed in the next five years.

My eyes are polluted, and I desperately hope there is a good movie to cleanse my eyes.

As soon as I went online today, I saw the latest news about "Ready Player One".

Come on, I can't wait any longer. If you dare to come on, I will buy movie tickets to support you."

"Brother above, you said you were fooled by the promotion of Legend of the Gods, how dare you be the first person to try it?"

"Please, can Director Li be the same as others? The quality of Director Li's works is famously stable. In my eyes now, there is no need to wait and see Director Li's works."

"You're right. Director Li's works are trustworthy. The works Director Li has made in recent years can be checked. The reputation and box office results are there."

Li Yu formed a small group and asked the two leading actors, Hu Ge and Fan Xiaopang, to work harder and advertise more for Ready Player One.

This is Li Yu's first time making a science fiction film.

This was the first time Li Yu came into contact with a new subject and he attached great importance to it.

Even if I already have the advantage, I must remain humble and low-key.

Be low-key in life and high-key in work. This wise saying is very reasonable.

Li Yu has seen too many people who started out as high as they could and then went downhill.

Fan Xiaopang and Hu Ge also attach great importance to the movie "Ready Player One".

Fan Xiaopang really needs to prove himself with a movie that does well at the box office and has good reputation.

Not to mention Hu Ge, this is his film debut.

No one wants to fail in their debut, and he is no exception.

So the two of them agreed without any hesitation and promised to advertise and promote Ready Player One.

Hu Ge also noticed the fans' comments on Ready Player One and their praise for Li Yu.

He said with emotion: "Now as long as Director Li's name is attached to a film, people will believe that it is a good film. Director Li's name has been linked to good films.

Anyway, I personally admire him very much. As an actor, it would be great if I could be like Director Li and make people unconditionally believe that the movies I act in are good movies.”

Li Yu quickly replied to Hu Ge in the group: "In the long run, the emergence of a large number of similar voices is not a good thing, but a very bad thing.

Have you heard of the phrase "killing with flattery"? People love to create gods, and they also love to destroy the gods they created with their own hands.

They are praising me to a position that is close to that of a god. What if one day the works I shoot are not up to standard? There will definitely be a huge backlash.”

In fact, Li Yu has always been worried about this.

He understands that the higher you are praised, the harder it will be when you fall.

Hu Ge replied: "Director Li, I understand what you mean."

There are singers like this in the music industry, who are deified by their fans.

Fans kept asking him to release a new album, but did he actually release one? It was not up to his peak, which disappointed his fans and attracted more voices that he had run out of ideas.

It is impossible for a person to be strong forever, and a person is not a god. But you can’t help but feel that your fans and moviegoers treat you like a god. They have a filter for you and think that the movies you make and the albums you release must be the best movies and the best albums.

They set their expectations too high, and if their expectations are not met, they will be scolded.

Instead of this, it is better to avoid being deified and to prevent everyone from raising expectations too high.

For this reason, Li Yu specifically posted a Weibo post to cool down the fans and followers.

“I have read all the comments on the Internet. Many people have deified me and said that the movies I make must be good movies.

This statement is definitely wrong. No one can guarantee that what they do is always right.

I am just an ordinary person with flesh and blood like everyone else. I am not a god.

There are times when I don’t perform well. Ready Player One is my attempt in the field of science fiction films.

People in the industry say that China is a science fiction desert and that the country does not have the conditions to produce science fiction blockbusters.

Some people even go too far, saying that no one would even make science fiction films because they are not only expensive and difficult to shoot, but they may not even make money after they are made.

I made Ready Player One with a nervous mood.

I don’t know if I can please everyone, but there’s no need to praise me too much just because I directed this movie.

I always say, don't be superstitious about big directors or superstars.

We, the movie fans, are the ones who spend money; we are the customers.

When we watch movies, we don’t look for big directors or big stars, we only look for good ones.

As long as the movie is good, you don’t care who the director is, even if he is a dog, it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t prevent us from thinking the movie is good.

If a movie is terrible, even if the director is an internationally renowned director and the leading actors are all superstars, what does it matter? It will still be a bad movie not worth watching. "

Li Yu's article is very long, titled 'Don't deify anyone, we are all ordinary people.'

Li Yu's article does have a cooling effect, and it is very obvious.

There are fewer voices praising him and "Ready Player One" to the sky, and most of his fans have become rational.

Of course, there are also some fanatical and deliberate cross-dressing ones.

There are many kinds of people, and Li Yu cannot change everyone. It is already very good that he can make most fans rational.

Some people who originally disliked Li Yu began to change from haters to fans, or from haters to passers-by because of this article.

"I just can't stand your fans praising you to the sky. Look at them, they want to make you the best director in the world.

Fortunately, you have a clear mind and are not flattered by them. Just because of this, I have turned my back on you.

Whether your "Ready Player One" is a good movie or a bad movie, I will support you with a movie ticket.

I’m posting this here as proof, and when the movie comes out, I’ll show off my movie tickets here.”

"That's right. Only by staying humble can you keep making progress. I used to dislike you, but as a science fiction fan, I admire your courage to try.

Just because Ready Player One is the first science fiction film in China with such a high investment cost and your rational article, I will support you with a movie ticket. "

"I was originally a hater, but whether I support it or not depends on the quality of the movie. You said something very right, and I agree with it.

I only support good movies. I don’t care who made the bad movies. Even the best actors can’t get a penny out of my pocket.”

(End of this chapter)