Huayu became famous overnight

Chapter 274 If Xu Ming dares to marry, I dare to marry.

"group?"

Fan Bingbing was a little confused.

"That's right. Have you ever heard of the power of public opinion to melt metal? If not, that's okay. You're about to witness it."

Xu Ming shrugged, a smile playing on his lips.

The movie ended quickly.

The main creators took the stage.

Unsurprisingly, some viewers started teasing Jennifer and Xu Ming about their rumored relationship.

"Oh, you mean Xu? He's different from all the other yellow-skinned men I've ever met. He's very manly and talented."

He helped me a lot during the filming of "American Hustle," serving as both the screenwriter and producer. He was handsome and very rich.

Not only did I want something to happen between us, but I think many of the girls in the crew also wanted something to happen between us, but he never seemed to reciprocate.

Jennifer's eyes searched for Xu Ming, and upon seeing him, she waved and smiled, "Hey, Xu, will you be my boyfriend?"

Direct and bold.

This is a scene that would be completely impossible for a domestic female star.

When Jennifer said it, neither her colleagues nor anyone else present found it surprising.

Hollywood is far more open than that.

"I'm sorry, I'm still a child," Xu Ming said apologetically.

puff-

The crowd waiting to see a good show couldn't help but burst out laughing.

This witty response, even when it's a refusal, avoids making people feel awkward.

Fan Bingbing, who had been covering her mouth and laughing along, was now beginning to realize what Xu Ming's strategy was.

This guy always manages to make moves from unexpected directions.

……

"Xu? He's a great man, in every way."

"Chris is just as good as my ideal boyfriend. If he's willing, I'd really look forward to living with him."

"What? All yellow-skinned men are skinny? No, I swear, he's strong, stronger than Chris, and he knows Chinese kung fu, like Jackie Chan's."

Scarlett Johansson made these remarks in response to the swarm of Hollywood reporters.

First, the female lead of "The Hunger Games," the runner-up at the North American box office in the first half of the year, confessed her love to Xu Ming. Then, Black Widow of "The Avengers," which is expected to be the champion at the North American box office this year, compared Xu Ming with Captain America Chris Hemsworth.

In an instant, Xu Ming's name became a prominent figure throughout North America.

The production team of "American Hustle" sensed a trending topic and released a video of Xu Ming demonstrating Tongbei Quan (a style of Chinese martial arts) when recommending Zhao Wenzhuo.

When Xu Ming combined with Chinese Kung Fu, he became even more sought after.

Even he himself did not expect that he would appear in front of the American people in this way.

Xu Ming originally intended to cultivate the image of himself as a young elite in China, and even fabricated his background as a representative of Chinese capital.

Who would have thought that the problems that erupted in his personal life would actually help him establish a heartthrob persona in the North American market?

Aesthetic sense is a personal thing.

However, Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Lawrence are both newly popular Hollywood actresses, and when the two of them showed interest in Xu Ming at the same time, it naturally made people view him with a different kind of 'filter'.

As some have said, Wu Yanzu, Gu Tianle, Liu Dehua, and Hei Pi Da Jiangjun are hailed as half of Asia's most handsome men.

When these words come from the first three people, everyone will subconsciously think that the fourth person is also handsome, or even if he is not handsome, they can still find some special features.

Don't you see, Wu Bai even has fans who admire his looks...

Hollywood media have bestowed upon Xu Ming titles such as "female star hunter," "Oriental charmer," and "kung fu kid."

These news stories not only spread in the United States, but were also exported and then re-imported to China.

……

“Brother Ming, this marketing account is even more outrageous. They're saying you're having an affair with Beyoncé, and they're making it sound so convincing. If I hadn't been following you around every day, I might have believed it too.”

Xiao Juan pointed to a Weibo post on her phone, beaming with delight.

Three days have passed since the premiere of "The Hunger Games".

For the past three days, she has relied entirely on these marketing accounts to repost overseas news as her source of inspiration.

"Is it funny?"

Xu Ming glanced at Xiao Juan, "You think I don't have that charm?"

"Of course not, I just think Beyoncé is not good enough for you." Xiao Juan put away her big white teeth.

"By the way, has the marketing budget been allocated to Pani?" Xu Ming asked.

Although this wave of Hollywood hype came unexpectedly, he still keenly seized the opportunity and gave it a push.

The strategy of shifting from export to domestic sales was orchestrated by Qiming's online publicity department.

"I've already called," Xiao Juan nodded.

"Yes, let Zhuowei send someone to Pani to guide the team building. There's no chance to get in through traditional media channels, but there's still some room for growth on the internet."

Xu Ming paused for a moment, then continued, "Our method will work just as well on overseas internet platforms."

Human nature is universal; it's just a matter of changing websites and experiencing some cultural shocks, but he believes this difficulty is not a problem.

After all, under his tutelage, Qiming's online publicity department has developed a variety of promotional methods that have become increasingly sophisticated.

His actions have even spurred many domestic companies to pay more attention to online promotion, creating a much more competitive environment internally than overseas.

Sending people to Panina this time to help can be considered a form of technical assistance.

Seeing that Xiao Juan had noted down his instructions, Xu Ming glanced at his watch, stood up and said, "It's about time, we should set off."

"The car is downstairs," Xiao Juan said.

Today is the premiere of "Under the Hawthorn Tree". Although Xu Ming and Zhang Guoshi have parted ways, this film is still the result of their past.

As an investor and producer, Xu Ming had a duty to attend the premiere.

As for the clash with "The Hunger Games", there's nothing that can be done about it; there are only a few suitable release dates in China.

In a few days, Zhao Youting and Huang Bo's "Black & White" will also be released, and at the end of the month, "Painted Skin 2" will be released.

June 18th was a date they had carefully chosen.

On the way to the premiere.

Xu Ming was scrolling through Weibo.

In the past few days, in addition to Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Lawrence speaking out, a number of actresses who have been rumored to be romantically involved with her, including Jing Tian, ​​Song Jia, and Tang Yan, have also spoken out.

[Tang Yan: Teacher Xu took great care of me during the filming of "Love is Not Blind" and later helped me through the darkest period of my life. I believe anyone who has worked with him would agree that he is a very charismatic actor.]

Yes, after she joined Qiming, she had much better resources than she did at Orange Sky.

Xu Ming shielded her from a lot of storms, but let's not ask where those storms came from.

[Xiao Song Jia: If Xu Ming dares to marry me, I dare to marry him.]

Faced with such a temperamental person, Xu Ming pretended not to see him.

Just kidding, he can still tell the difference between a single tree and an entire forest.

Jing Tian: Ming-gege (Brother Ming) guided my acting and helped me a lot. At first, I called him "teacher." I consider it an honor to be rumored to be dating him.

Xu Ming has not responded directly to the statements made by others.

On this particular post, he specifically replied on Weibo, stating that he was not providing guidance, but merely engaging in academic exchange.

The performance of the other party after his guidance will not pose any competitive pressure to him, but it will ruin his reputation in the education field.

The numerous female celebrities' praise for him transformed public opinion from initially labeling him as a womanizer and philanderer into that of a charming and talented playboy. He specifically asked these female celebrities to mention his identities as a screenwriter, composer, and lyricist when praising him.

Since ancient times, the Chinese people have been more tolerant of the love lives of talented men.

Even the descriptions are different.

What is considered womanizing in an ordinary person is called dashing and charming in a talented man.

What ordinary people find restless, a talented person finds carefree and unrestrained.

Xu Ming has been subjected to harsh treatment from the public.

It's simply that his identity as an actor is too prominent, and what he needs to do is to highlight his other professional identities.

He also changed his public image from "slept with a lot of girls" to "a lot of girls want to sleep with him".

In retrospect, the plan has been very successful, perhaps even too successful.

"Jiang Yiyan gave an interview this morning and said she has a good impression of you. Was this also arranged by us?"

Upon arriving at the scene, Xiao Juan suddenly asked a question.

"No." Xu Ming shook his head.

"Tsk, so she just wants to ride this wave of popularity."

Xiao Juan clicked her tongue and said, "Before, everyone in the industry avoided you like the plague, afraid of getting involved. Now, you've become a hot commodity."

"You've seen plenty of people in this industry who change their tune depending on the wind, haven't you?" Xu Ming said nonchalantly.

Let alone others, if he asked himself honestly, he would also be a bit snobbish.

“That’s true,” Xiao Juan said.

As they were talking, the car stopped.

Compared to the rituals in "The Hunger Games," "Under the Hawthorn Tree" is much simpler.

The lead actors are all newcomers from Qiming, and the box office success is entirely dependent on Zhang Guoshi's reputation.

It's obvious they're focusing on building a good reputation; there's no need to waste money on other things.

However, when Xu Ming met Director Zhang, the latter clearly did not think so.

"Chairman Xu is quite frugal; he didn't even bother to lay out a red carpet. The scene is so shabby that it doesn't do justice to Director Zhang's film," the woman standing next to Zhang Guoshi said with a smile.

Xu Ming glanced at the woman, then looked at Zhang Guoshi and asked, "And who is this?"

The woman's smile froze; it turned out the other person didn't even know who she was.

However, she quickly realized that the other party was deliberately pretending not to know her in order to embarrass her, and sneered, "Chairman Xu, you might as well think about it again."

"I'm sorry, I've been quite busy with company matters lately."

Xu Ming smiled apologetically at the other person and then turned to look at Xiao Juan.

"This is Vice President Liu of LeEco Pictures," Xiao Juan introduced.

"Oh, it's General Manager Liu."

Xu Ming nodded casually, then said, "In my opinion, Director Zhang's movies don't need any extraneous embellishments; the movies themselves are attractive enough."

The woman's face turned pale, because she could tell that Xu Ming seemed genuinely unaware of her identity.

Before she arrived, she had been thinking about how to deal with Zhang Guoshi's former partner's probing after they met half the night ago.

But to her surprise, they didn't take her seriously at all.

“So what if we don’t have enough funds…” the woman was about to say something more.

“The ceremony has already begun, there’s no time to make any more arrangements, let’s leave it at that,” Zhang Guoshi interrupted.

While he appeared to be speaking up for Xu Ming, his words actually carried a hint of dissatisfaction with the ceremony.

Xu Ming raised an eyebrow. This was a case of someone climbing the social ladder and starting to look down on his ex-wife who had shared his hardships.

However, he did not react.

Anyway, the money saved went into his pocket, and besides, "Under the Hawthorn Tree" was Qiming's project, and the male and female leads were also Qiming's artists.

Creating conflict at this point will only affect his future profits.

"By the way, isn't Gong Li here? I heard she went back to China recently. She has such a good relationship with Chairman Xu, shouldn't we invite her to come and support us?"

When one plan failed, the woman devised another.

She didn't necessarily want to cause trouble for Xu Ming; it was just that before taking office, she was specifically instructed by her superiors to find a way to remove Xu Ming's mark from Zhang Guoshi.

This would make the latter more determined to stay with LeEco Pictures.

The fastest way to complete the mission was to ruin the relationship between the two, which is why she constantly found fault with Xu Ming and tried to sow discord between them.

With LeEco as her backing, she didn't feel she had anything to be afraid of offending. She was just an actress with some capital, and no matter how capable she was, she was only limited to the entertainment industry.

Poaching Zhang Guoshi is equivalent to removing one of their wings. Jiang Wen, the other wing, is known for his low productivity, so he's now essentially fighting alone.

I just didn't expect this guy to be so calm.

A dangerous glint flashed in Xu Ming's eyes.

The other party was clearly implying a rumored affair between himself and Gong Li.

"Xiao Juan, I remember Mr. Jia wanted to invest in our company's 'Superbody' before, right?" Xu Ming asked.

"Yes, that's true," Xiao Juan said.

"The investment shares for 'Lucy' have been distributed. I'm planning to ask Megan to make another one. I'll ask Mr. Justin if he's interested."

Seeing the woman's changing expression, Xu Ming continued, "Who knows, Qiming and LeTV Pictures might be able to cooperate more deeply in the future. I still prefer the previous President Chen."

"Mr. Xu, I was just joking..." the woman forced a smile.

She knew without even thinking that Boss Jia would definitely abandon her for the sake of cooperation.

She wasn't afraid of Xu Ming before because she felt that LeEco was backing her.

But she never imagined that she couldn't represent LeEco.

"I'm not joking."

Xu Ming smiled at Zhang Guoshi: "Director Zhang, I'll go and entertain the others first. See you later."

Watching Xu Ming leave, Zhang Guoshi comforted the anxious woman, but his own heart couldn't help but waver.

Will leaving Kaiming and joining LeEco be a bad move?
impossible!
As soon as Zhang Guoshi had this idea, he strongly rejected it.

Qiming Entertainment's potential is limited, no matter how high it can go.

In contrast, LeEco had ample funds and a strong workforce, and its chairman, Mr. Jia, was known for keeping his promises.

If LeEco had been in charge of organizing the premiere of "Under the Hawthorn Tree," the event would have been several times larger than it is now.

He wants to start a new film, and the other side not only has plenty of money, but can guarantee a profit as long as the project is approved.

Isn't this far more effective than Qi Ming's methods? And it shows greater trust in oneself.

Unlike Xu Ming, who wouldn't even take the lead role in "Under the Hawthorn Tree," instead promoting his own newcomer, it's clear he doesn't have high hopes for his own film.

Moreover, the other party is currently in an awkward situation; expanding overseas is a matter of life and death for them.

He had previously tried to enter the international film market and knew how difficult it was, so he didn't have a high opinion of Qiming's two projects, "My Love from the Star" and "Lucy".

He believed that once these two projects failed, everyone would praise him for jumping off the sinking ship that was Qiming.

Zhang Guoshi listed countless benefits of choosing LeEco in his mind, as well as the constraints and dissatisfaction he had experienced at Qiming.

He completely forgot the care and convenience he received.

At Qiming, he never had to worry about life or career, and his reputation both inside and outside the industry grew day by day.

People tend to remember the harm they suffer more than the kindness they receive.

(End of this chapter)