Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Chapter 18: Beef Joy Must Be Served with Pickled Cabbage (1)

In a villa community in Yangcheng.

An Zhong slept until noon, then he walked out of the room yawning and rubbing his eyes.

This was a sound and peaceful sleep. Of course, if he hadn't had to work, he could have slept longer.

To put it nicely, An Zhong's profession is called "full-time amateur film critic."

But to put it bluntly, An Zhong was very clear that this title was a way of elevating himself.

Because there are actually two definitions of film critics: one is professional film critic, and the other is amateur film critic.

There is actually a big difference between the two. For example, what professional film critics write are not for ordinary audiences.

The film reviews they write are usually submitted to professional magazines or websites to earn royalties. The film reviews they write do not simply evaluate the quality of a movie, but analyze it from various levels.

For example, the language of the shot, what the director's intention is with this shot, what it represents, what that shot actually wants to express, the techniques used, the actors' performances, makeup, and even the lighting, environment, color, light, audio-visual language, transitions, and editing will all give you a very detailed evaluation and analysis.

In fact, ordinary people cannot access this type of film reviews, and even if they do, they cannot understand them.

That is for people in the industry to see. It is absolutely fair and just, and lists all your good and bad points.

Then, there are amateur film critics like him.

To put it simply, they are film and television bloggers who look like ordinary people. They post film appreciation or subjective evaluation videos on long video sites or short video platforms to earn traffic money.

This type of film review does not involve any professional language and seems easy to understand. It is the product of giving the general audience the most intuitive personal evaluation.

An Zhong is doing this.

But don't underestimate the power of film and television bloggers like him. Those who are doing well have no shortage of traffic, and some of them are even doing better than professional film critics.

Well, An Zhong is such an example.

His online name is [Film and Television Arbitrator], and he has over 10 million fans online. The box office revenue that a film review can drive is considerable.

Therefore, many film producers would specially invite him to attend the premiere of their films, and then try to give him money to get him to give a good review.

However, An Zhong knew very well why he was so popular, and it was because it was real and subjective enough.

He is already considered one of the more professional amateur film critics.

Although he does not use too many key terms, ordinary audiences can still understand it, and he has never received money from any film company. If it is good, he will praise it, and if it is not good, he will criticize it. He will also list both the good and bad points.

He understands it very well, and that is why he has so many fans.

As a person who makes a living in this industry, he knows too well what his core competitiveness is, and he can still distinguish between a full meal and two meals a day.

If you invite me to a premiere and ask me to write a review or make a video, that's fine. But if you want to give me money to just write a good review, that's impossible.

For example, today, he received an invitation to the premiere.

It comes from "Taixuan".

As the king of this year's summer blockbusters, the film has already raised high expectations before it was released, and its popularity remains high, and it is being screened in a touring premiere format.

The main creative team will be separated and will hold premieres in four cities, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Yangcheng and Xinhai. People from all walks of life and senior industry insiders, as well as some lucky audiences will be invited to attend the ceremony.

Coincidentally, An Zhong got this invitation.

Naturally, he would not refuse the material that was delivered to his doorstep, and he personally had high expectations for this film, which had been highly promoted and became a huge hit before it was released, and he also wanted to watch this movie.

So I thought about taking my girlfriend with me.

"Are you ready?" An Zhong checked the time and went to urge his girlfriend who was still putting on makeup.

Women, it’s so troublesome.

"Okay, okay." The girlfriend finally finished putting on her makeup and came out.

There was not much time left, so An Zhong immediately took his people out without stopping.

The premiere was held at the 'Light and Shadow Vision Cinema Headquarters' at the Mixc in the center of Yangcheng.

When we arrived, we found that the place was already very lively, with a bustling crowd and a scene of boiling oil. One of the leading actors was there, although the chief director was not there, but was at the main venue in Shangjing.

But there is also an assistant director present today.

This assistant director is also a new face and a new director.

But it must be said that today's newcomers are really scary. They just graduated and they are involved in big-budget movies like "Tai Xuan".

If nothing unexpected happens, the future prospects of this young director are just starting today. In the future, he will have plenty of opportunities to make great achievements in the exciting entertainment industry.

From this we can see that Huang Jingyuan is in high spirits today and feels that the air is sweet.

After all, at such a young age, he has already stood on such a high stage. Look, next to him is the phenomenal young actress Cai Zhiyin! The movie he participated in is the top-level blockbuster "Tai Xuan" with an investment of 16 billion! He even participated in directing some shots himself! He contributed some of his own suggestions!
All the people present are big names in the industry! They are very important!

And he is about to leave his name on the signature wall in front of him!
As for Xia Yuan?

He was very disdainful.

Where is Xia Yuan? How can he walk onto a stage of this standard? It's not that he looks down on Xia Yuan, it's pure wishful thinking!

A country bumpkin with extremely low emotional intelligence, no skills or knowledge, but who loves to brag, and the most poisonous thing about him is his mouth.

He also directed a movie that will be released in the summer.

Now, after watching several blockbuster movies, there was not even a ghost of Xia Yuan.

It's probably just one of those low-level flop movies that don't have the potential but still try to squeeze into the summer season.

Little-known fact: In each period, in addition to some well-known movies, there are also many movies that don’t perform well. These movies are rarely scheduled and may not even have a poster hung in the cinema.

Most of them were cancelled after just a few days of release due to poor performance.

There are many movies across the country that only have a box office of tens of thousands or even thousands in the end.

Isn’t Xia Yuan one of them?
Huang Jingyuan curled his lips in disdain.

He likes to show off. After today, he wants to see if Xia Yuan still has the confidence to bark at him.

Soon, the guests signed their autographs, took photos for the media, and everyone entered the venue.

At the premiere, of course, the main focus is watching the movie first.

The lights in the theater dimmed immediately.

The dragon logo began to appear, indicating permission for screening.

Next, the opening credits of the five production companies are played in order.

Then the feature film began.

The story begins from the perspective of a boy who is carrying stones on his back and climbing alone on a huge snowy mountain, gritting his teeth.

The pictures are extremely impactful and the special effects are very detailed. After all, the investment is there.

As the film progresses, the background of this story begins to slowly emerge.

This story takes place in an imaginary continent. It is said that there are immortals on this continent. A young man, the protagonist, claims that he had seen an immortal when he was a child, and that the immortal had given him guidance.

It is said that his hands are the hands of an immortal, and when he touched the young man's head, it was as if the immortal had stroked his head, tied his hair, and granted him immortality, and he had a chance to become an immortal.

The boy told everyone about it and was very happy.

But everyone thought the boy was a joke. No one believed what he said. They all told him that immortals did not exist. There were no immortals in the world. This was the emperor's territory and the whole world belonged to him.

They said that the boy was insane, thinking about irrelevant things all day long. Amid their jokes, he repeated the same thing day and night, which was to carry huge rocks to the towering snow-capped mountains, relying only on himself, and then carry them back.

Up to this point in the movie, there is no problem, and according to An Zhong's opinion, both the opening of the plot and the pictures are good.

Until the next moment, his brows furrowed.

Huang Jingyuan, who was sitting not far away, also became excited and looked forward to it secretly.

Because the part where he is directing and responsible for filming is coming soon!
(End of this chapter)