Huayu: Starting from intercepting Duan Yu

Chapter 216: New song and MV, didn’t they agree to keep them on the schedule?

Xu Yi previously told reporters that the expected box office for "Joker" is 10 billion US dollars worldwide.

But in fact, he himself was not very sure.

But even if it’s not achieved, that’s okay.

He is not a god.

It is impossible that all the boasts can be realized.

Unless he becomes an honest man from now on and never brags again.

But it doesn’t matter if you don’t reach it, as long as the gap is not too big.

Even with the cost of this Joker, it is still a big profit.

Naturally, no one else would say anything.

But not only is it not achieved, the gap is also very large.

Then he would be embarrassed!

So he must think of a way!
Fortunately, this didn't bother him.

He had thought about it even before filming "Joker."

How to completely ignite the popularity of "Joker"!

Then we saw that there was only more than half a month left before "Joker" was officially released.

Xu Yi suddenly posted a video on YouTube.

Or to be more precise, it was the release of a MV for a new song.

The content of the MV was edited from the movie "Joker".

As for which song it is, there is naturally no need to say more.

It was the song "that girl" that Xu Yi sang in his previous life!
This song was released in 2016 in Xu Yi's previous life.

When Xu Yi was reborn, the song had been played over 50 billion times on the entire Internet.

Although this song is not from the original Joker.

But it is very suitable for the movie "Joker".

Especially suitable for the clown's magical dance in the movie.

This song eventually became the exclusive music for this version of the Joker.

And now Xu Yi has more than one million followers on YouTube.

Most of them are users in Europe and the United States.

The previous promotional video for "Iron Man" became the first video on YouTube to have over 10 million views.

This has also made Xu Yi quite famous on YouTube today.

Add to that his own fame and billionaire status.

So when his video was just released.

The number of views immediately began to rise rapidly.

The comment section below quickly exploded!
“Is this a promo for Joker?”

"This clown is so good!"

“Oh my god, this promo is so exciting!”

"This is my first time watching the Joker trailer, and I have to say Xu's acting is truly amazing!"

“This song sounds good too!”

“Is this a new song?”

"This song was actually written and sung by Xu himself!"

“Don’t you know Xu is the author of the song “tiktok”?”

"Before coming to the United States, Xu was already a very popular singer in Asia!"

"To be precise, he was probably the most popular singer in Asia! He still is!"

……

"Big news! Big news! I heard that Xu Yi has released a new song!"

"What? Where did you hear that?"

"That guy did release a new song, but it's overseas, and it's just a single."

"To be precise, that guy wrote a song specifically to promote the movie 'Joker'!"

"That song and its music video are very popular overseas right now, but it's a pity that they can't be seen in China."

"It's said that this Joker is so explosive that it can't pass censorship in China, and even video websites are not allowed to upload it. However, although it's not allowed on regular websites, you can still watch pirated copies."

"Where can I watch the pirated version of the video above? Can I get a link?"

"Seeking a link!"

"Please link +1!"

"..."

"..."

After Xu Yi uploaded the MV of "thatgirl" on YouTube.

YouTube officials immediately recommended it on their homepage.

Xu Yi also promoted the event on Facebook and Twitter.

He now has hundreds of thousands of followers on Facebook and Twitter.

Plus the speed of today's Internet communication.

So soon, the song "thatgirl" became popular.

In less than half a day, the number of views exceeded one million.

At the same time, this news quickly spread back to the country.

However, the plot of "Joker" is indeed very exciting.

Especially in TV shows, direct killing scenes.

It is impossible to pass the review in the country.

Or even if it passes the review, it will definitely be cut into pieces.

He still owes a lot of favors.

So he didn't even submit it for review in the country.

But the genuine version cannot pass the review.

There are no such concerns with piracy.

Now is the time when piracy is most rampant in China.

In addition, movies and MVs cannot pass the review.

The song "thatgirl" is still fine.

Xu Yi once again collaborated with Warner Records and launched the single "thatgirl" worldwide.

So just a few days later, all kinds of pirated "thatgirl" MVs appeared.

It spread rapidly on the domestic Internet.

The song "thatgirl" immediately became a hit after its release.

It tops almost all charts on major domestic music platforms!

Listen to this song.

Watching the MV of this song, countless domestic netizens were also shocked!
"That's awesome!"

“This acting is so scary!”

"I admit, I was too loud before!"

"I have to say that compared to Xu Yi, those domestic directors and actors are simply unbearable to watch!"

"Yeah, the gap is huge. No wonder this guy is so successful after arriving in Hollywood!"

"And the song 'thatgirl' is also very well written, especially the music video that goes with the movie 'Joker', it's absolutely amazing!"

"Alas, it's a pity that Joker can't be released in the country..."

"How can this be released? There's no way it'll pass review..."

"This is too explicit. Even if it was filmed in the United States, it still can't be shown in China..."

"But Xu Yi, this guy, isn't really going to win the Oscar for Best Actor?"

"I don't know if he can win an Oscar for Best Actor, but I know that if Xu Yi really wins an Oscar for his performance in Joker, then he absolutely deserves it!"

"As long as the Oscar judges don't deliberately target Xu Yi, then the possibility of him winning the Oscar for Best Actor next year is absolutely very high!"

But at this moment, some netizens discovered.

The various online publicity about "Assembly" suddenly became less.

Or to be more precise, all the positive publicity and reports about the movie "Assembly" disappeared.

So netizens immediately speculated that "Assembly" might be withdrawn from the schedule?

Not only that, some cinema staff also came out to confirm it.

The release date of "Assembly" has indeed been changed.

As for when the changes will be made, we don’t know yet.

In other words, the previously claimed "Assembly" would never be withdrawn from the schedule may indeed be...

It’s been withdrawn from the schedule!
But this is understandable.

Xu Yi's acting in "Joker" is so fucking explosive.

Unfortunately, "Joker" cannot be released in the country.

Then those viewers who want to see Xu Yi personally act in a movie will naturally choose "Detective Chinatown".

In this case, coupled with Xu Yi’s own popularity.

Even if Feng Xiaogang had a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to withdraw the film!
After all, even if you lose face, you can still earn it back.

But if the money is lost, it is really lost!

He definitely doesn't want to become the second Zhang Yimou!
But netizens will not let him go just like that!
"Where's Feng Xiaogang? Didn't he say he absolutely wouldn't withdraw the film?"

"That's right, didn't we agree not to withdraw the film?"

"Are you scared already? He's a big director!"

"There is only one great director in the country right now, and that's Director Xu Yixu!"

"In my opinion, we should just withdraw all other directors' films from the schedule when Xu Yi's films are released!"

"Actually, we can't blame Feng Xiaogang. It's mainly because Xu Yi is such a pervert!"

"To be more precise, it's these domestic directors who are to blame. I'm really not up to the mark!"

Not to mention Xu Yi’s fans.

They started mocking him online.

"Is this how you call a great director?"

"Now you know you're afraid?"

"You're smart, otherwise I'd turn you into Zhang Yimou!"

"Behave yourself in front of our brother Xu Yi from now on!"

"And Huayi, stop calling yourselves the number one entertainment company in the country. You're not even worthy in front of our brother Xu Yi!"

……

Xu Yi had actually anticipated the withdrawal of "Assembly".

Because even Feng Xiaogang himself is unwilling to withdraw the film.

Neither the big nor the small king would agree.

After all, Huayi is still the king with the final say.

To be honest, Feng Xiaogang is still quite capable.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to transform from Wang Shuo’s follower “Feng Pants” to the current “Little Cannon”.

Later, when "Princess Xu" fell into poverty, he had another chance to taste the flavor of the woman who was once the white moonlight in his mind.

And I have to say, "Princess Xu" is really charming.

Unfortunately, when Xu Yi was reborn, "Princess Xu" was already 33 years old.

Now he is almost 40 years old.

Otherwise, Xu Yi really wanted to taste the flavor of this real "Beijing Princess"!

But even if "Assembly" is withdrawn, it is no big deal for Xu Yi.

Xu Yi knew that no matter how strong his abilities were, it would be difficult for him to fight against the general trend.

Unless he really flips the table.

As China's economy gets better and better.

In particular, various capitals began to enter the entertainment industry.

The entertainment industry is also bound to usher in a big boom.

Huayi is currently the largest entertainment company in China.

It also has the support of the Beijing circle, the largest force in the entertainment industry.

It is still very difficult to completely destroy Huayi.

Not to mention that Huayi will be destroyed because of the box office failure of a movie.

Don't even mention destroying it.

It is very difficult for him to restrict Huayi's development.

He doesn't have that much energy.

Therefore, he has never deliberately targeted Huayi.

Including this time when filming "Detective Chinatown", it forced "Assembly" to be withdrawn from the schedule.

It's just a by-product.

But this does not mean that he will let Hua Yi and others go.

Seeing him rising from a tall building, seeing his banquet guests, seeing his building collapsed.

When the Huayi building collapses in the future, these people will flee abroad.

Now is the time for him to take real revenge.

And he would naturally accept the money these people got from abroad!

By choosing to withdraw from the schedule, Huayi not only lost face.

The early publicity was also wasted.

It will also have an impact on the box office of "Assembly".

(End of this chapter)