Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 830: Helping others to the end, they are all my company's works anyway
ps: There should be more to come, don’t wait

"As for the actors... So far, we have confirmed less than five main actors for the Three Kingdoms series, which is far from the planned number of actors." Zhou Mo also announced this directly.

This is what everyone is looking forward to. There is no need to keep it in suspense.

Zhou Mo spoke very frankly, and the guests naturally reciprocated.

Just as Zhou Mo finished speaking, there was another round of applause from the audience, and this time the applause was even louder than the one when the movie ended.

Zhou Mo stood on the stage and could vaguely hear some people's voices mixed in with the applause:
"Director Zhou is awesome!"

"Director Zhou is in good health!"

After a moment, the applause ended and the interview continued.

Everyone looked at Xie Nan and Zhou Mo on the stage, hoping to hear more news about "The Three Kingdoms" from them. However, Xie Nan smiled slightly at this moment and turned the topic back to "The Eastern Han Dynasty".

The most crucial information that needs to be revealed to the audience has now been revealed, and now the tools need to start working.

"Director Zhou, as a director, what is your evaluation of "Eastern Han" itself?"

"I give 'Eastern Han' a score of 9 out of 10. This movie is very good both in terms of the actors' performances and the completion of the movie itself."

"I saw some netizens online who thought that the Eastern Han Dynasty was far less popular than the Three Kingdoms in history, so why didn't Director Zhou just shoot the Three Kingdoms?"

"In terms of popularity, the Eastern Han Dynasty is indeed not as well-known as the Three Kingdoms, but as a work that connects the past and the future, it lays a solid foundation for the opening of the Three Kingdoms under the 'immortal worldview', so its existence is necessary."

"Tiantian, Zhao Shan has experienced too many separations and partings along the way. Some viewers have described Zhao Shan's experience as 'the curse of the immortals'. What do you think of this?"

"I've read discussions about the 'Curse of the Immortals' on the Internet, and a lot of what they say makes sense.

From my personal point of view, the character of Zhao Shan lives mainly for two things. One is to protect mortals, and the other is to be the last Qin person and witness the changes in the world on behalf of her relatives, friends, teachers, etc.

From this perspective, although some negative managers have an impact on her, they will eventually fade away with time... This should be considered a benefit for immortals."

Every time a related movie is released, the topic of Zhao Shan will spark heated discussion.

Among many topics, "The Curse of the Immortals" is the one that is mentioned most frequently.

Some viewers are curious about what Zhao Shan will do when there is "no plot".

Some viewers asked: "How did Zhao Shan's mood change? Sad, numb, or gradually indifferent to everything?"

In fact, Zhou Mo had never really thought about the relevant issues.

He is not an immortal, so how can he know what an immortal thinks...

just kidding.

To be precise, Zhou Mo doesn't really like the setting in many entertainment works where the immortals begin to become sad, numb, or even crazy after experiencing a series of losses.

This setting makes sense to a certain extent. In reality, there are indeed many elderly people who, after losing their loved ones or partners, go from being in good health to becoming extremely weak and skinny in just one or two years.

These situations are all manifestations of a person losing his energy and spirit.

But Zhao Shan certainly couldn't arrange it this way. A cold and numb guardian of the world would definitely not be able to support the subsequent plot.

So, after some thought, Zhou Mo added some high-spirited character to Zhao Shan.

She is like a warrior with a particularly strong fighting will, always fighting fiercely with the immortals. During this process, although she will feel sad and lost, whenever a fight comes, she will face it decisively without hesitation.

When Zhou Mo was making this setting, he once referred to a certain "legendary" game, the heroine in "Assassin's Creed Odyssey", Malaka...well, Cassandra's setting.

Kassandra, the granddaughter of King Leonidas I of Sparta and the daughter of the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras, was a Spartan mercenary who was experienced in many battles and had outstanding abilities. Her favorite catchphrase was "Malaka (dirty word)".

Kassandra was active during the Peloponnesian War, during which she participated in wars between mortal states and invaded mysterious areas alone to kill ancient mythological creatures such as the Minotaur and the Gorgon.

Finally, when she took over the Artifact of Eden from her father Pythagoras, she became an immortal and lived until 2018.

In terms of longevity, Cassandra and Zhao Shan are somewhat similar. Both of them have experienced the changes in the world, witnessed the legendary experiences of countless heroes, and seen the changes in the world. Their knowledge and experience are far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The difference between the two is that, as a winner, Cassandra is more of a balancer between order and chaos in the world view of Assassin's Creed, and will not let either side be too strong or too weak.

Zhao Shan, on the other hand, is a pure mortal. He has only one attitude towards immortals, and that is death.

……

Back to the present, after Xie Nan asked Da Tiantian, he started to ask Deng Chao.

"Deng Chao, netizens have always been very optimistic about the loyal love between Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua, but many people think that Liu Xiu is a very selfish person and say that he is sorry for Guo Shengtong. What do you think of Liu Xiu?"

When Deng Chao heard this question, he said without hesitation: "I don't know what Liu Xiu himself is like, but my feelings for my queen are evident to heaven and earth, and the sun and the moon can testify to it."

Go ahead, Deng Chao glanced at Empress Sun beside him with a little pride, and Sun Li would give him a smile.

The slightly off-topic answer received kind smiles from the audience.

Not to mention the difference in entertainment, the show of support has always been very good.

Since you are willing to show your love openly, everyone will naturally be happy to applaud you.

Amid the applause, Zhou Mo and Xie Nan exchanged glances.

At this point, the interview about "Eastern Han Dynasty" is almost over.

From a long time ago, Zhou Mo no longer arranged "guest interviews" during interviews.

The guests may not say it well, and the audience may not believe it.

Not interesting.

Revealing other works plans during the interview session like today is an attempt by Zhou Mo. From what we can see so far, the effect is quite good.

At least everyone in the audience, whether they were insiders or reporters, became excited immediately after hearing the news about "Three Kingdoms".

The second half won’t be too dull.

After seeing Zhou Mo's eyes, Xie Nan nodded slightly, indicating that he understood what he meant.

Picking up the microphone, she asked the last question of today's interview.

"Director Zhou, this year's Spring Festival movie season is full of stars. Many of the audience here have the same question as me, which movie will stand out in this year's box office battle and become the box office champion of the Spring Festival movie season. Director Zhou, what do you think about this question? Or, what kind of results do you hope "Eastern Han" can achieve?"

Generally speaking, this kind of question is just like the final farewell to the audience. After expressing their good expectations for the film's goals, it's basically over.

Everyone knows how talented you, Zhou Mo, are. Every year during the Spring Festival, as long as your movie is released, the box office champion will never be anyone else's.

You eat the meat, other movies only have soup.

Who would have thought that the next second, Zhou Mo smiled slightly and said something that surprised everyone present.

"Although I would like to say that I am determined to win the box office championship this year, but from the information I have so far, there is a movie that is a real dark horse this year, and its box office performance will surprise everyone."

When these words were spoken, not only the audience was shocked, but even Xie Nan's eyes widened.

But she reacted quickly and immediately cooperated and asked questions.

"Who is the dark horse Director Zhou mentioned?"

""The Wandering Earth"."

It’s really the Wandering Earth!
Xie Nan said to himself, "As expected", and at the same time he was somewhat impressed by Zhou Mo's courage.

She knew a long time ago that Zhou Mo had always been interested in "The Wandering Earth". Da Tiantian also said that this year's Spring Festival, "Eastern Han Dynasty" and "The Wandering Earth" would dominate the schedule.

But at that time, whether it was her, Guo Fan, or Wu Jing, they all just thought that Zhou Mo meant that "Eastern Han Dynasty" would be ranked first and "The Wandering Earth" would be ranked second during the Spring Festival.

None of the three thought that "The Wandering Earth" would perform better than "Eastern Han Dynasty".

This is not just a matter of self-confidence, but also about the resources that the two films have available for release, including publicity funds, theater schedules, and so on.

Although "Eastern Han" and "The Wandering Earth" are both the main projects currently promoted by Shanhe Company, "Eastern Han" is, after all, a work shot personally by the two bosses of the company, while "The Wandering Earth" is a godson level, and its treatment must be lower than that of "Eastern Han", its biological son.

Guo Fan and Wu Jing didn't think there was anything wrong with this.

Because that’s the foundation of how the company operates.

Before knowing the results, the project in the boss's hands will definitely be more valued than the project of the department manager.

But in today's interview, since Zhou Mo said that "The Wandering Earth" is a dark horse, it basically means that the publicity resources for "The Wandering Earth" have been raised to a higher level, and he even used "Eastern Han Dynasty" to personally raise the status of "The Wandering Earth".

This traffic is so abundant.

It can be predicted that many viewers who would not originally watch "The Wandering Earth" will definitely buy movie tickets for "The Wandering Earth" because of Zhou Mo's words.

This is the box office appeal brought by Zhou Mo's good reputation in the film and television industry over the years.

Now, after realizing his box office appeal, he has allocated a portion of it to "The Wandering Earth".

Guo Fan knew how much benefit Zhou Mo's words brought to "The Wandering Earth", so after the premiere, he immediately ran over to thank Zhou Mo.

However, he found that he couldn't get close to Zhou Mo at all.

He couldn't even get three meters.

Zhou Mo had already been surrounded by reporters and other actors, who were asking questions one after another, trying to get more information from him.

“Director Zhou, could you please tell us which main characters of Three Kingdoms have been selected?”

"Director Zhou, I am xxx's agent. My xxx has always admired you and especially hopes to work with you..."

"Director Zhou, when you said you were more optimistic about The Wandering Earth, can that be interpreted as you think that Eastern Han will not be able to beat The Wandering Earth in terms of box office this year?"

Zhou Mo looked at the microphones that were almost stuffed into his mouth, and tried two things at once: on the one hand, he selected the questions that he could answer, and on the other hand, he watched to see if anyone was causing trouble at this time.

For example, kneeling beside Zhou Mo and holding the microphone for him.

For example, one person leaned next to Zhou Mo and held the microphone for him, while another person took pictures of the person holding the microphone for him, including the latter's clothes, the latter's position relative to Zhou Mo, and the way the latter looked at Zhou Mo.

These days, there are so many ways to exploit public opinion and the media, and we have to be on guard.

Guo Fan squeezed at the outskirts of the crowd for a long time but failed to get close to Zhou Mo at all. On the way, he ran into Wu Jing who was also looking for him. After staring at each other, Guo Fan gave up on getting close to Zhou Mo and went backstage together.

It doesn't matter if it's later. It's better than not knowing when I can talk to Zhou Mo again.

Halfway through the journey, Guo Fan spoke first: "This time, I owe Director Zhou a huge favor."

He is not a novice and knows the situation of most investors in the market. There are only a few who can do what Zhou Mo has done... No, he is the only one.

Those who are willing to spend money are not as professional as Zhou Mo, and those who can provide guidance do not have as much money as Zhou Mo.

Since the project of "The Wandering Earth" was launched, Zhou Mo has provided a lot of help to the entire crew.

Wu Jing also nodded, agreeing with Guo Fan's words.

He was about to say something, but suddenly raised his eyebrows and said to Guo Fan with a smile: "Do you know what I heard others say about Director Zhou and you in the audience just now?"

Guo Fan shook his head and looked at Wu Jing with some curiosity in his eyes.

"what?"

"They said you might have saved Director Zhou's life, so Director Zhou was able to give you so much help."

Guo Fan also smiled and added, "As long as they don't say Director Zhou is my godfather, the rest doesn't matter."

Wu Jing turned her head and said, "No, in fact, some people also said so, but I didn't mention it just now because I was afraid of hurting your self-esteem."

Guo Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and waved his hands: "Hey, what's the harm to my self-esteem? I can be with Director Zhou and enjoy so many resources, so it's normal for him to say a few words."

He himself is quite open-minded about some people's comments.

It's not like we haven't experienced these things before.

Anyway, he has already got the resources, so let others say a few words.

His only worry now is that after receiving so much help from Zhou Mo, what if the final box office of "Nomadland" is not that high?
Guo Fan often felt that Zhou Mo’s confidence in "Wandering" was even greater than that of him as the director!

(End of this chapter)