Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 96 Take advantage and run away
Time moved back again to August 17th.

At this time, the weather in Shanghai had already entered a state where people would sweat easily, and the filming of the crew was also affected to a certain extent.

Lin Li had no choice but to ask Chen Chao to regularly arrange for watermelon drinks and the like so that everyone could enjoy the benefits of the crew after work.

The only good thing was that the girls' private clothes became cooler and cooler, which made him, who was already a little agitated by the weather, even more irritated.

Although Dudu often helps him cool down, they are on the set after all, and they have to consider the daily filming, so he doesn't want to let her work too hard.

After sharing a room with Lin Li for more than ten days in a row, Dudu is now a little overwhelmed. Yesterday, she simply locked the door and hung up a white flag, leaving him alone standing in front of her room with his eyes wide open.

I've only heard of cows being worked to death, and fields being ruined by plowing.

After finishing the morning shoot, Lin Li took the opportunity to take a look at the current box office situation during the lunch break.

At a glance, the real-time box office of "Eternal Love" today is less than 30, which is as low as it can be.

From the first day of the second week, the box office of "Eternal Love" began to plummet. Until yesterday, the total box office was only 172 million. Compared with the shooting period and cost of this movie, the performance can be said to be a disaster.

I heard that Yang Yang cried many times during the roadshow, which attracted a large number of his fans to go to the cinema to watch the movie three or four times.

But judging from the current situation, our teacher Yang Yang’s fans are not very supportive?

But it is certain that his luck is not good.

The sentence on the passport of Wolf Warrior 2, "No matter where you are, please remember that there is a powerful country behind you," hits the soft spot of most Chinese people who are discriminated against and oppressed in foreign countries.

Therefore, watching Wolf Warrior 2 is tied to patriotism, and not watching it is unpatriotic. From this point of view, we have to admire the director's sharp vision.

Moreover, before the release of Wolf Warrior 2, all major cinemas, film and television shows, and variety shows were dominated by young and popular stars, and people were already aesthetically fatigued.

Many young actors tend to act like big shots, lose their temper, and are unprofessional, which can easily arouse people's disgust and give people a feeling that actors are harming the country. However, Wu Jing's professionalism when filming Wolf Warrior 2 was in sharp contrast to the young actors, and the quality of the film was also very good, so many people are willing to pay for Wu Jing and sneer at the young actors.

It just fits the saying "Everyone has a heroic dream in their heart" and Wu Jing's personal heroism just fits this saying, giving the audience a strong sense of immersion.

Therefore, the reason why Wolf Warrior 2 is so popular is due to many factors. Its timing was particularly good, and it was set in China, which catered to the tastes of the government, the military, and the people. It had the right time, the right place, and the right people. It would have been hard for it not to be popular. However, the popularity of Wolf Warrior 2 meant that other movies suffered.

All other movies released at the same time as Wolf Warrior 2 were criticized to pieces and had dismal box office performance. The only one that could hold up slightly was Eternal Love!

What's more, it was criticized even more severely. The movie was criticized harshly before it was even released. If Eternal Love had been released ten days before Wolf Warrior 2, the box office would definitely have been over billion. It can only be said that it ran into trouble.

In fact, Lin Li feels that the strength portrayed in the movies does not mean that the country is strong. When the Chinese passport is truly printed with "No matter where you are, please remember that you are a Chinese citizen", then the country will be truly strong and there is no need for any concealment.

After finishing his meal and wiping his mouth, Lin Li stood up and prepared to go back to the lounge on the set to rest. In such bad weather, he had no appetite.

I strolled all the way to the lounge, pushed the door open and walked in, and found that there was already someone lying on the recliner inside to rest.

At first glance, who else could it be but Zhang Ruonan.

At this time, Zhang Ruonan took off her school uniform that she wore for filming and wore a white navel-baring short-sleeved shirt and black hip-hugging hot pants. Her straight legs were placed side by side, and she was holding a mobile phone in her hand and clicking on Happy.

In front of her, a floor-standing fan was working hard. Because it was a makeshift lounge, there was no air conditioning.

Feeling someone coming in, Zhang Ruonan subconsciously looked up and found it was Lin Li, so she quickly sat up.

"Director Lin, you're here. Come sit down and take a rest."

"There's no one else in the lounge, so don't be so reserved. Just call me Ali like you usually do."

Lin Li walked to another recliner nearby and sat down while talking to her.

"I'm just afraid that someone might hear it and affect your dignity as a great director, hehe."

"The director's authority cannot be affected by a few words of address."

"I know, Ali."

"Well, you are a very teachable person. How was the shoot today?"

"It's OK, but the weather is too hot, it's a bit torturous."

"That's true. Fortunately, your scenes are almost done. You should be able to finish filming in two days."

"Um"

After chatting for a few sentences, Zhang Ruonan suddenly became silent.

Lin Li also guessed the reason, so he thought about it and thought of something that could lighten the atmosphere.

He tilted his head to look at Zhang Ruonan who was a little unhappy, and reminded with a smile: "Student Zhang Ruonan, have you forgotten something?"

"???"

Zhang Ruonan stared at him with a confused look on her face, as if she really couldn't remember what it was.

Seeing this, he took out his mobile phone, operated it for a while, and brought up the real-time total box office interface of San Sheng, and showed it to Zhang Ruonan.

"Do you still remember our agreement?"

"Oh, I remembered it."

Zhang Ruonan suddenly realized something and covered her face in embarrassment. Lin Li looked smug: "From the looks of it, it looks like you've lost."

Zhang Ruonan put his hands down and pouted unhappily: "I didn't expect that the subsequent box office would be so bad!"

After a pause, she looked envious: "I never thought that Wolf Warrior 2 would be so popular at the box office. When will I be able to have a movie with such a high box office?"

Lin Li leaned back on the recliner with his arms, looking lazy: "The success of this kind of movie is the result of the right time, right place and right people. It's not easy to replicate its success."

Zhang Ruonan thought for a moment, then looked at Lin Li expectantly: "Ali, what do you think our movie will do at the box office?"

Lin Li smiled and said, "Student Zhang Ruonan, are you thinking too far ahead?"

Zhang Ruonan suddenly stood up and sat next to him. A fresh fragrance came from her body, and for a moment the hot temperature around them seemed to cool down a lot.

She frowned and grabbed his sleeves with both hands. She twisted her body, gently pulled his sleeves and shook them, humming and acting coquettishly.

"Ali, please tell me, I'm really curious. I beg you, please~"

Lin Li looked at the proactive girl in front of him, knowing that she wanted to make another effort before the filming was finished, so he cooperated with her, saying nothing but staring at her with a smile.

Zhang Ruonan's ears had begun to turn red, but her hands did not stop moving: "Ali, just tell them, okay, okay."

He continued without saying a word, leaning back with an expression of watching a show, with a faint smile on his lips.

Seeing this, Zhang Ruonan steeled her heart, stepped forward, quickly touched the corner of Lin Li's mouth, and then quickly sat back.

"Is this all right? Can I talk now?"

Lin Li felt the fragrance lingering on the corners of his lips and smiled triumphantly: "Of course."

"Last time we bet that the box office of Three Lives would not exceed 600 million, so let's bet that the box office of our movie will definitely exceed 1 billion, how about that?"

Zhang Ruonan's shyness due to her previous behavior suddenly disappeared when she heard this. She grabbed Lin Li's arm tightly with an excited look on her face.

"Really? If there are 1 billion, wouldn't it be even more powerful than the previous Left Ear and Youth!"

"And our costs shouldn't be that high. Wouldn't it be like I have a masterpiece that has grossed billions?"

Lin Li lazily leaned back on the recliner: "So, do you dare to continue betting with me?"

Zhang Ruonan shook his head: "No more gambling, I believe you, we can definitely exceed 1 billion box office."

"Really? Why are you so confident?"

"Because you are Nanxun, if you say there will be, then there will definitely be. Just like you said that the box office of Three Lives would not reach 600 million, and now it has come true."

"You believe me."

"Yeah, of course!"

Lin Li stared at her with a funny look on his face, and said casually: "But don't forget, you still owe me a condition that has not been fulfilled."

Zhang Ruonan's lips pursed, pretending to be sad: "I know, then what are your conditions?"

Lin Li was in a very good mood as he watched the performance of the little beauty in front of him: "Don't worry now. I haven't thought about it yet. I will tell you when I think about it. Just don't deny it."

Zhang Ruonan immediately put on a bright smile: "Of course not, then it's settled. I will definitely not default on my debt, don't worry."

Lin Li stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "It's a deal."

Zhang Ruonan stretched out her hand and gently patted his palm, then showed her signature sweet smile: "It's a deal."

The agreement was reached. Lin Li looked at the time. It was almost time to start work in the afternoon. Seeing that there was no one around, he followed Zhang Ruonan's example and quickly stepped forward and touched her little mouth.

"It's impolite not to reciprocate. Alright, pack up and get ready to work."

Then he stood up and walked out without looking back.

A real man never looks back and always focuses on being cool and carefree.

"It's exciting to take advantage and run away."

Zhang Ruonan sat on the recliner in a daze, gently stroking the place on her lips that Lin Li had just kissed, and staring at Lin Li's back in a daze.

If her previous kiss was due to her urgency to leave the crew, it was an act of desperation.

Lin Li's kiss was a shot in the arm for her, because this was the first time that Lin Li took the initiative towards her.

She finally stopped pursuing him unilaterally and she got his response!
So, he should like me a little, right?

Well, it must be!
Even if it's just a little bit, it's worth her being happy.

After sorting out her thoughts, Zhang Ruonan smiled. For a moment, it was as if an angel had fallen to the earth.

That refreshing and healing smile will infect people and make them smile unconsciously.

(End of this chapter)