After the filming was completed, I awakened my superpowers.

Chapter 159: Hot! The Taoist Conquering Demons (asking for monthly tickets)

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At this moment, many images emerged in Cheng Yige's mind.

It was that time that he personally took part in the filming of his own movie, but was picked out by someone with ulterior motives and hyped up repeatedly, which resulted in him being silent for many years.

Is the nightmare from the past going to happen again?

His face turned livid instantly.

Assistant Xiao Liu was anxious: "Director Cheng, what should we do? Otherwise, I will delete it."

Having said that, he hurried to delete the post.

"Don't!" Cheng Yige hurriedly stopped him. "We are now at the forefront of traffic. I don't know how many people are watching our Weibo. Someone must have taken a screenshot by now. If we delete it, it will make us look guilty."

Thinking of this, Cheng Yige said with a straight face: "Once something is said, it cannot be taken back. Besides, I am telling the truth. In this day and age, people are not allowed to tell the truth, right?"

"How can I be afraid of a third-rate internet celebrity who relies on fraud to stir up publicity?
"Never mind. Just leave it like this."

As an old artist director who has reached his peak, he also has a temper. When someone tries to gain popularity by sticking to him like this, can't he fight back?

snort!
Anyway, "A Taoist Priest Enters the World" has good box office, and it will definitely make a lot of money for the investors.

Come on, who’s afraid of who?

As expected, as soon as Cheng Yige's critical article was published, it was like throwing a lit match into a powder keg, causing it to boil and explode instantly!
First, the fried ones.

Naturally, I am a fan of Sheng Yixia.

At Zhang Qing's request, they have been quietly promoting and attracting traffic for "The Taoist Conquering Demons". In all their promotional tactics, they never mentioned the Taoist's involvement in the secular world.

In Zhang Qing's words.

Our Yixia is a big shot now, and she needs to have her own style and image.

Although the two Taoist-themed films collided with each other, one was broadcast in theaters and the other was broadcast on websites. These are two similar yet different fields. Everyone is doing their own thing and will never provoke conflict.

Fans are also very clear that if they take the initiative to provoke a fight, it will bring negative news to Brother Yixia, and it will also make us seem not high-end enough and have to take advantage of other people's cinema movies.

But when it is promoted silently.

Suddenly the other party’s director came off the stage, although he didn’t mention anyone by name.

However, some so-called young actors do not work hard on their acting skills, and only know how to ride on the popularity of the show, making some shoddy fast food with no nutritional value, etc., which makes their fans furious.

Don't you want to work on your acting skills?

Director, you are blind. Do you know how hard our brother Yixia works?

From the original Du Wang Gaiden and The Legend of Sword and Fairy, his acting was visibly awkward. Now in The Taoist Conquers Demons, his acting has reached the standard and it doesn't distract people from the show. Do you know how much hard work brother has put in?
Also, how much sacrifice has my brother made for the art of film?

Look at the wandering old Taoist priest he also played, so ugly and wretched to the extreme, but didn't he play it vividly?

Besides, how good is "The Taoist Conquering Demons"?
You bastard director, you haven't even seen the movie yet and you're making random comments.

As the fans went wild, Zhang Qing couldn't hold back any longer and could only follow the trend and start implementing Plan B. "You're such a famous director and you're going to appear barefoot, how can we not cooperate and hype up the show?"
Sisters, let’s get to work!

at the same time.

Xicheng, Sheng family.

Father Sheng was wearing loose clothes and holding a patinated peach wood sword inherited from the Sanshan Taoist Temple. He was learning to step on the Yu step and dance with the wooden sword in the yard.

Although his posture is not very standard, after inheritance, he has possessed some extraordinary powers and is now a D-level extraordinary person.

He chanted in his mouth: "Hurry up, as the law commands, thunder is coming!"

This move is recorded in the Lingxiao Zhenfa, but when my wife forced me to watch my son's movie, I learned and realized a lot from it.

The peach wood sword was thrust forward, and a flash of lightning as thick as a chopstick flashed, and with a crackling sound, some flowers and plants were electrified and turned black.

Father Sheng was stunned at first, but then he showed great excitement, picked up the peach wood sword and turned around and walked quickly towards home: "Wife, I succeeded in cultivating immortals."

at this time.

Mother Sheng was fiddling with her phones in the living room. She didn't even raise her head when she heard this: "What immortal cultivation? Come on, come on, let's start a group."

Similar situations, like a spark that starts a prairie fire, instantly ignited the Internet.

Director Cheng Yige’s Weibo account quickly became very lively.

"Hello everyone, I'm the Breakup Man. I didn't expect that Director Cheng would personally come down and give me some pointers. I'm really honored."

This guy, because he is so popular, everyone calls him Breakup Brother, so he simply changed his name to "Breakup Brother".

"Now that Director Cheng has left, I will simply talk about the pros and cons of the two films. First..."

The post of the Breakup Brother also became popular at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Breakup brother, how much is this post? Bring your brothers to do this job to make money."

"I've watched both films, and I think what the Breakup Brother said is quite pertinent. Director Cheng's film has a strong star cast, and there are comedy stars and actresses I like. There are also funny moments and highlights, but the overall plot is a bit scattered and disjointed."

"On the contrary, the theme of The Taoist Conquering Demons is clear, which is about the battle of wits and magic between Liuxian Town and the fox demon and the old fox demon. The scenes are cool and explosive, which is very exciting."

"Are you kidding me? How can a web movie have such cool graphics?!"

"The Taoist priest played by Sheng Yixia seemed like a real Taoist priest. It felt like he was really performing Taoist magic, not just acting."

"I'll go take a look. If it doesn't look good, I'll come back and scold you guys."

"+1."

"+2."

"+..."

"+10086"

With Director Cheng personally taking part in the show, Sheng Yixia's fan base tore off their gentle and respectful mask, and the popularity quickly soared, attracting countless onlookers.

Sheng Yixia, who was resting, was also shocked. Lao Cheng actually took action himself?
This is not right.

After all, Lao Cheng is a well-known director who has been "cyberbullied" for many years. How can he still be so impatient?
If you think about it a little, you will know that in this situation, it is definitely better to stay still than to move.

But fortunately.

As the number of views of "The Taoist Conquering Demons" soared, the popularity of "The Taoist Entering the World" also increased, and their box office revenue also soared significantly.

This, should be my own magic skill taking effect?
Sheng Yixia thought secretly, but was not quite sure.

Same time period.

Cheng Yige was sitting in front of his computer, reading the comments under his Weibo post.

Although according to the report of his assistant Xiao Liu, the box office of "A Taoist Priest Enters the World" is rising, he is not happy.

The main reason is that there are too many internet armies and shills on the Taoist Demon Hunter side, and Sheng Yixia is a traffic star who has attracted a large number of female fans by relying on his good looks. Those female fans are stirring up conflicts and hyping up the popularity everywhere, which annoys him a lot.

"Humph! What a joke." Cheng Yige tried to hold back, but finally couldn't hold back any longer and slammed the table in anger. "These trolls are simply praising a third-rate web drama to the skies. If it's so awesome, why isn't it being shown in theaters?"

"What a bunch of country bumpkins who have eaten too much bran and never eaten fine grains!"

"Call everyone to a meeting."

"Let's watch The Taoist Conquers the Demons together in the conference room. I don't believe that a web movie can be that good."

Cheng Yige, who grew up in an artistic family, naturally has a superior psychological advantage. He has always believed that good art should naturally be appreciated by the general public, and it is normal that most people cannot understand it.

If everyone can appreciate art, wouldn't it become vulgar?

At the call of Cheng Yige.

Soon, dozens of people sat down in the conference room.

Draw the curtain and watch the movie "The Taoist Conquers Demons" on the projector.

Before watching the film, Cheng Yige coughed twice and instructed, "Everyone, watch it carefully and sort out the problems and issues of this film. I will publish a series of reviews later."

In his opinion, "The Taoist's Record of Subduing Demons" must have a lot of problems.

He wants to analyze its problems one by one from the perspective of film art, write a series of professional reviews, and teach a good lesson to those vulgar people who don't understand film art at all.

Director Cheng has spoken.

Naturally, everyone sat up straight, some even took out pens and paper to start taking notes, preparing to carefully choose the one with the biggest thorn in the web.

Everyone has been very busy these past two days and really hasn't had time to watch that movie.

soon.

The Taoist Record of Subduing Demons began to play.

The film begins with a large scene, using a cursory shot to show the town of Liuxian, a "paradise" located in the wilderness, with a bustling night scene.

There are vendors, restaurants, crowds of people, and children chasing and playing, full of the active atmosphere of life.

The most eye-catching one among them is naturally the bright lights and feasting [Liuxian Pavilion].

The charming girls, the lively dances, and the wealthy guests who spend money lavishly set off the atmosphere of decadence and extravagance. However, the dry bones in the desolate graves outside the town and the crows on the dead trees contrast with the prosperity of Liuxian Town, making the extremely luxurious Liuxian Town exude an ominous and strange atmosphere.

The assistant director, who was about to criticize the opening, was stunned and murmured, "This shot has strong expressive power, and the camera movement and transitions are so smooth. This director is definitely a master."

Let’s not tell the story first.

The storyboard design, camera language, camera movement ideas, and scene scheduling alone have fully demonstrated the strength of this director's skills.

The person in charge of special effects also had a very serious expression: "This special effect cost a lot of money. It has a sense of grand scene narrative, which is not something that ordinary people can do."

They can see it.

Cheng Yige could naturally see it, so he paused the video and frowned, saying, "Check who this director is. Zheng Baokun, I haven't even heard of this name!"

soon.

The assistant gave the answer: "Director Cheng, Zheng Baokun is the deputy director of the domestic Super Shield Bureau and has been with Zhao San for many years."

Everyone was shocked and looked at each other.

With such a director's caliber, how come Agency of Super-Shield was so badly made?
Cheng Yige pondered for a moment and said, "It's a pity that the pearl has been covered in dust. What's even more regrettable is that now it can only be used to shoot online movies."

Cheng Yige is also a director who pays great attention to scene arrangement and camera language expression. He thinks Zheng Baokun is indeed quite capable. He was forced by Zhao San to shoot online movies, which really makes him feel sorry for his talent: "I'll call him later and I'll go meet him in person. Such a talent can't be stuck in the muddy field of online movies."

After saying that, it continued playing.

At this moment.

It shows a team composed of an unknown swordsman, a wandering Taoist priest, and soldiers who enter Liuxian Town. They come to rescue the trapped scholar No. 2 male lead, but as Liuxian Town reveals its hideous and weird true face.

Not surprisingly, this group of people were wiped out, as they were tricked by the fox demon and sucked away into drug residue.

Only Youfang Taoist priest was left, and he hid himself by using his insignificant Taoist magic.

It was the annihilation of this group of people that gave the audience the impression that Liuxian Town was a terrifying devil's den.

Subsequently.

The protagonist comes down the mountain and fights a vampire zombie monster alone.

"This male lead is so handsome, so celestial, isn't he?" Everyone present was stunned. "He is not an ordinary Taoist priest, he is a Taoist priest who has been banished to the mortal world. Just this appearance is worth hundreds of millions of box office."

Not only that, the protagonist, Taoist Yun Qing, played by Sheng Yixia, is extremely agile and graceful. His steps, stomping on the magic sticks, driving talismans and attracting thunder, every movement is perfect, as if he is a Taoist priest with superb skills. It doesn't seem like acting at all.

"This Yu Bu and Dao Jue are so real." Everyone was attracted by his movements, and after they recovered, they exclaimed, "It feels like they are in harmony with the heaven and earth, and follow the laws of nature!"

They had just shot a Taoist-themed movie, so they naturally visited many Taoist temples and hired Taoist professionals. But even the movements performed by the Taoist experts would not be so smooth and natural, right?

Could it be that Sheng Yixia is a professional Taoist priest?

After a crushing Taoist battle against a vampire zombie, everyone fell into deep silence.

This kind of quality is called a web movie?

When did the Internet become so high quality?
The plot of just the first eight minutes is so exciting, with a tight rhythm and a smooth and natural story that firmly captures the audience's attention.

By contrast.

The first eight minutes of his own film "A Taoist Enters the World" is a complete waste of time, like playing house.

Cheng Yige's face was also a little livid: "These Internet celebrities like to put the good stuff in front to attract attention, but it's not good at the end. Keep watching!"

then.

They just kept watching.

But as I watched, I was completely attracted by the movie without realizing it.

I watched until the end and saw that the Taoist priest, with the help of the beautiful little fox demon, finally fought against the thousand-year-old fox demon, the boss of Liuxian Town.

The oppressive feeling brought by the BOSS of the thousand-year-old fox demon is too strong.

This fight directly brings to the climax of the whole film.

The exciting fight and the large number of high-quality special effects that seem to be free of charge make this fight full of twists and turns and extreme, which makes people dazzled and full of worries.

When the old fox demon finally fell down, everyone's tense emotions finally eased.

And the plot also came to a happy ending that everyone likes to see.

But unexpectedly, there was a pure CG animation at the end.

The Tai Shi, who felt extremely oppressive, pushed the anticipation for the next step to the extreme.

"Fuck, is the world so chaotic?" A staff member cursed. "What dynasty is this? Why is there so much chaos? The sense of oppression is too strong, isn't it?"

"It should be fictional, but it looks like the late Song Dynasty."

"As for the second part, I want to see the protagonist fight the Grand Tutor who brought disaster to the country and the people."

"You're still fighting the Grand Master? Didn't you see the demons dancing wildly behind you? The aura of each demon leader is no weaker than that of a thousand-year-old fox demon, right? The demons can spit to death that little Taoist priest Yun Qing."

"Can't the protagonist level up and fight monsters? By the way, can I eat the inner elixir of that thousand-year-old fox demon? At worst, I can level up with that pretty little fox demon on weekends."

"Yes, yes, I support the double-day weekend. That little fox demon is so pretty. She is charming yet pure, cute yet lively. I love her. May I ask if there are any peripheral products for sale for this film?"

Listening to the employees' passionate discussions, Cheng Yige's face turned as dark as ink.

In his opinion, although the worldview of this film is extremely ridiculous, its artistic content is not high and it is also quite formulaic.

But it is indeed a popular and well-made popcorn movie.

Cheng Yige naturally disdains this kind of movie which has no ideological content and is purely commercial.

But I have to admit that what he said before about the so-called shoddy fast food was a pure joke.

damn it.

I should have watched the quality of this film before making any comments.

What should we do now?
Are you trying to find fault with this film? Is it mainly about a stubborn person?
That’s not impossible.

Although this commercial film is well-made in all aspects, you can still find many problems if you nitpick.

But what's the point?

For a while.

Cheng Yige felt like he was being held on a fire, neither sitting nor standing.

"Forget it. Let's be honest. Zheng Baokun is really capable to be able to make a purely commercial film like this." Cheng Yige thought about it and made a difficult decision.

He opened his Weibo account and quickly wrote an apology statement.

Cheng Yige is not someone who can't afford to lose.

Basically, he was saying that he had never watched "The Taoist Priest Conquers Demons" before, and made a rash judgment based on his stereotype of online movies. Just now, he watched "The Taoist Priest Conquers Demons" carefully and found that it was indeed a well-made and good movie.

Here, he apologized for his previous remarks.

As soon as this apology statement came out, it naturally sparked a heated discussion.

Soon, after getting Sheng Yixia's consent, Zheng Baokun, the director of "The Taoist Conquers Demons", also issued a statement, thanking Director Cheng for his recognition. He also expressed Director Cheng's spirit of exploration in the artistic path, and praised "The Taoist Enters the World", saying that it is also a good movie that is humorous and reveals human nature.

After both parties reached an understanding.

The onlookers started to curse and swear, they suspected that the two companies had joined forces to hype up the incident.

The evidence is that the number of views of "The Taoist Conquers Demons" soared, and the box office of "The Taoist Enters the World" also exceeded expectations on the day.

But these are not of concern to Sheng Yixia for the time being.

now.

Standing on a high rooftop, he was staring intently at the polluted area that was getting closer and closer to the green area. In his field of vision, gray-black fog kept rolling, as if countless ferocious monsters were hiding there.

Just like Taoist Yun Qing in The Taoist Conquering Demons, facing a world full of demons, Sheng Yixia's future journey will only be more difficult.

Suddenly, the phone rang.

After connecting.

Sister Fei's voice came out: "Mr. Illusionist, our preparations are complete and we can start the operation at any time. How is the situation on your side?"

Sheng Yixia looked at the latest sales reports sent out from time to time in the group and replied, "It will be soon. Wait for my notification."

The voice just fell.

A crisp system prompt sound rang in Sheng Yixia's ears.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for playing the role of the wandering Taoist priest [Zhang Tianyi]. The popularity of the character has been improved, and the recognition of the character has been improved. The quality of the skill card [Divination] has been upgraded to [Golden Legend], and the card entry [Blame] has been obtained."

……

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)