This director is vindictive.

Chapter 176: Fifty Million VS One Billion, the Advantage is Mine!
Time passes day by day.

This time, Chen Mo did not do anything fancy in the promotion of "Life Events".

It's just a standard promotion, but fortunately, he is no longer the same as before, and he has his own traffic.

Therefore, the publicity effect of "Life Events" is still good.

However, many people are not optimistic about the release date of "Life Events", mainly because the competitors are too strong.

It can be said that there are wolves in front and tigers behind.

Before there was Feng Dagang’s "Youth", and after there was Chen Shishi’s "The Legend of the Demon Cat"!
It can be said that "Life Events" has no advantages at all compared to these two films.

It is also called hell-level difficulty by netizens.

Although the former Feng Dagang is a king of big talk, he was once the king of Lunar New Year films in commercial films.

As for the latter, although Chen Shishi said that after his peak, "Search" was intercepted by Chen Mo, so in recent years, the great director Chen Shishi has actually been like Wang Xiaoer, with each year getting worse than the last.

But a lean camel is bigger than a horse, not to mention that "Legend of the Demon Cat" is arguably the movie with the biggest cast of the year.

They claim to have invested 10 billion yuan, and the publicity is overwhelming.

To recreate the grandeur of the Tang Dynasty, the production of "Legend of the Demon Cat" boasted a dedicated art team stationed in Xiangyang, spending six years recreating Chang'an City in authentic proportions. Guided by two art directors, the team meticulously researched ancient texts and historical materials, transforming over 550 acres of Xiangyang's gardens from a lotus swamp into a magnificent Tang Dynasty city. In addition to referencing the regulations of the real Chang'an city, every plant and tree was meticulously considered in perspective. For each tree, the staff ran at least steps to measure its position relative to the buildings.

"This is hellishly difficult. What does Chen Mo think?"

"It's truly hellishly difficult! No wonder he himself lacks confidence in 'Life Events'."

"Unless it's another 'Dying to Survive', I really don't see any chance of success!"

"Two established directors are flanking the up-and-coming director Chen Mo. Even if one of them fails, they can't both fail at the same time, right? 'Life Events' is really going to be difficult."

"Although Feng Dagang has a foul mouth, he's honest and has a knack for commercial films, and the subject matter is also very appealing."

"Yes, although poet Chen said that seeing the fantasy element reminded him of The Promise, he couldn't help but think of it. Even The Promise had a strong box office back then! Not to mention the 10 billion yuan investment this time! What's the point of Life Matters? I feel like Chen Mo made a stupid move this time!"

"There are so many schedules, why squeeze them together? And the publicity for 'Life Events', Chen Mo, the publicity genius, has lost his halo this time!"

In fact, for Chen Mo, December this year is not a good time.

Because this December, there were indeed two hit movies released.

One of them is Feng Dagang's "Youth", but fortunately this movie will be released on the 15th, which is exactly one week away from the release date of "Life Events".

The impact won't be too great.

As for "The Legend of the Demon Cat", it can be said that every reborn person who encounters Chen Shishi's movies will definitely have only one feeling: secret joy!

No matter how awesome the publicity is, you will definitely not be disappointed in the end. After all, poet Chen has never come back since his peak, except for main-theme movies in terms of box office.

However, Chen Mo remembers the movie "The Legend of the Demon Cat" very clearly. Although it is another "The Promise" which is a bit too much, this movie is indeed a lot of hype but little substance. The pictures are very beautiful, but the plot is something that those who understand will understand.

In fact, the most overlooked movie is "Ex-Files 29: The Final Chapter" which was released on the 3th!
However, since the time difference is also one week, the impact will not be that great.

In fact, Chen Mo also thought about whether to stagger the release date, but in the end he decided to release it as scheduled.

If the movie performs well and is accepted by the audience and the market, a one-week breakout period is actually enough!
In fact, this time, "Life Events" was indeed looked down upon.

What’s more interesting is that the leading actress of "The Legend of the Demon Cat" is Zhang Yuqi, a silent girl, so it has also been ridiculed by many netizens.

"It seems that Chen Mo is completely targeting "Legend of the Demon Cat". After all, before "Dying to Survive", he also took a swipe at "Lost Dynasty" starring Fan Binbin and Yang Mi!"

"This time it's different, right? Comparing Guo Xiaosi with poet Chen? Although poet Chen hasn't produced any good works in recent years, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. The investment this time is over 10 billion, so how can we compare?"

"I feel like Chen Mo is going to stumble this time and get hammered by Miss Mo!"

"Actually, whether it's the man on top or the woman on top, Chen Mo is the winner, right?"

Of course, some netizens think that Chen Mo’s choice to release the film at this time is completely ambitious, and he is aiming to beat Feng Dagang and kick Chen Shishi, and the new generation will defeat the old one.

"Chen Mo hasn't failed since his debut, right? He just chose this time slot. With wolves in front and tigers behind, how could he not know the risks? But why did he still choose this time slot? I have a feeling he's about to start a rebellion!"

"It's true. Although his previous films were box office hits, he never faced off against some of the established directors. This time, it's possible he did it on purpose."

"It's just that the disadvantage is too obvious, right? Challenge the Hell difficulty!"

Chen Mo really didn't think much about this.

The reason why the release date was chosen as December 12st is entirely because this schedule is more compatible with "Life Events".

A movie like "Life Events" is about the funeral industry and the story of death. Therefore, the best time for this movie is definitely not the Spring Festival. After all, during the Spring Festival, everyone is happy. Isn't it disgusting that you come to tell everyone about such a depressing thing as death?

The Qingming Festival or the Winter Solstice are more suitable.

After all, there is a custom of tomb sweeping on these two festivals in China.

The themes of some movies are closely related to their release dates.

In fact, even many of Chen Mo’s friends and people around him are curious about why Chen Mo chose this release date.

Zhang Yuqi was undoubtedly the most curious, and she was really puzzled.

The most important thing is the movie "The Legend of the Demon Cat", which can be said to beat "Life Events" in all aspects!

"Because of tomb sweeping on the winter solstice!" The answer given by Chen Mo made Zhang Yuqi a little confused.

"Do you want to take a gamble?" Zhang Yuqi rolled her eyes and asked maliciously.

Chen Mo was amused. They all knew that Chen Mo and Fan Binbin had made a bet on the box office performance of the two movies "Jade Dynasty" and "Dying to Survive".

Moreover, Zhang Yuqi, this tiger woman, behaves completely differently from the others when they are intimate, and she is very wild.

The key point is that Zhang Yuqi feels that this is a rare opportunity. If she wins, she can definitely show off when facing other women.

"What are you betting on? What's the stakes?" Chen Mo asked.

Although he is not so confident about "Life Events", he is really confident if the opponent is "The Legend of the Demon Cat"!
There is no other way, it all depends on the opponent to set off!
"My character in "The Legend of the Demon Cat" has several sets of costumes, and I have collected them all!" Zhang Yuqi said, licking her lips.

Chen Mo's eyes lit up when he heard this. You're using this to test the cadres, but who can stand up to it?
To be honest, although poet Chen's films are usually a bit confusing, I still know Chen Mo from "The Legend of the Demon Cat". Apart from other things, the pictures are indeed very beautiful, and the costumes are also very exquisite. In short, it is top-notch.

Chen Mo was also a little distracted for a moment.

I didn’t expect that poet Chen is such a good person. He is giving me benefits!

"What do you want to do if you win?" Chen Mo looked at Zhang Yuqi suspiciously.

"If you win, I'll let you do whatever you want. If I win, you'll let me do whatever you want. Just for one day! How about it?" Zhang Yuqi looked at Chen Mo with shining eyes.

Chen Mo rolled his eyes. God knows what weird demands this tiger woman would make if she really won. However, Chen Mo never thought that he would lose!
"Deal! Don't cry when the time comes!" Chen Mo smiled.

"It should be you who shouldn't cry!" Zhang Yuqi also smiled.

Both of them looked confident, as if they were sure to win.

However, what’s interesting is that although the publicity of “Life Events” is much worse than that of “Youth” and “Legend of the Demon Cat”, it can be said that they are both much worse.

But Chen Mo does have one advantage, that is, his popularity is much higher than Feng Dagang and Chen Shishi.

In particular, many times, netizens always link some things in the entertainment industry to Chen Mo.

In December, before the showdown between two veteran directors and a new director even began, another big scandal broke out in the entertainment industry.

Why does it always involve Chen Mo?

Ever since Chen Mo's financing and share split incident, Chen Mo has been an unavoidable figure in the entertainment industry whenever there is news about cheating or scumbag men and women.

The recent divorce hearing between He Jie and He Ziming in December has once again focused public attention on this simmering dispute! Shortly thereafter, entertainment industry paparazzi Zhuo Wei surfaced photos of He Jie dating his band's drummer, Diao Lei. A recording of He Ziming and Diao Lei's ex-wife circulated online, directly accusing He Jie of infidelity. He Jie later responded to the allegations of "deliberate smear campaigns and fabricated stories," stating that he "was unwilling to accept the challenge." There have been no further developments in this drama.

But it is enough for netizens to eat the big melon again.

Once again, countless netizens joked that marriage in the entertainment industry is simply a joke! Chen Mo is the YYDS!

What could Chen Mo say? Thank you so much!
But you have to say that director Chen Mo was once again mentioned because of this big scandal in the entertainment industry. This is indeed a good thing for the promotion of the movie, isn't it?

On December 12th, "Youth" was released. This movie has a relatively good reputation among Feng Dagang's films in recent years, and the box office is indeed not bad. In the first three days, the cumulative box office was 15 million yuan!
Although it didn't become a huge hit, the box office performance was already very good given the subject matter.

The most important thing is that this movie can be said to be Feng Dagang's best-received film in recent years.

On December 12, "Life Events" held its premiere and special screening in Beijing.

The famous scenes at Chen Mo's movie premieres are already familiar to many media, and this year's premiere is no exception.

Because there were beautiful scenery lines in the first row, with all the beauties in the entertainment industry gathered together.

After many media present took countless photos, they couldn't help but sigh that this was probably a regular feature of Chen Mo's movie premieres.

Zhou Xiaobin also came, and with him came his colleague and old friend Bai Yue.

"Do you think Chen Mo chose to release the film at this time because he is very confident in the film and wants to challenge the two veteran directors head-on, or is he just giving up?" Zhou Xiaobin couldn't help but ask before the movie was screened.

"What do you think? One movie, 'Dying to Survive', is almost enough to earn him the title of a great director. He truly lives up to the title. It can be said that he has both awards and box office success. What else is missing?" Bai Yue asked with a smile.

"Do you also think he wants to challenge the two directors head-on? To clear his name?" Zhou Xiaobin asked.

"What else? Some methods become stale if used too much. Like him, suddenly expressing his lack of confidence is actually a form of publicity, isn't it?" Bai Yue said with a smile.

"You don't really think that he, a publicity genius, doesn't understand this?" Bai Yue asked again.

"Then we'll have to take a closer look."

In fact, this is also the general idea of ​​many film critics, media people, and filmmakers present at the scene.

The main reason is that Chen Mo’s past achievements have been so brilliant that it can be said that anything produced by Chen Mo must be a masterpiece.

The box office of his movies is one thing, but the key is that their reputations are really good.

Soon the movie started.

The movie starts.

The first thing that appeared on the big screen was a little girl lying there sleeping with her grandmother. Suddenly, a cell phone ringing woke the little girl up.

She stretched and called out to her grandmother.

But the other party didn't react at all.

The little girl was sitting there and her grandmother was lying there. Everyone knew what the theme of "Life Events" was, so they all guessed that the little girl's grandmother must have passed away.

The scene changed, and the heroine played by Zhao Liying appeared on the big screen.

She walked in front angrily, and Zhu Yulong followed her closely.

"What's the matter? Why are you angry for no reason?" The male protagonist played by Zhu Yulong said with a shameless smile.

"What's wrong? You have the nerve to ask me what's wrong? What do you do? Every time you answer the phone, you are always mysterious. Are you a thief? I've been with you for so long, but I don't even know what you do. You don't really want to be with me!" The heroine played by Zhao Liying said angrily.

However, as if things weren't bad enough, Zhu Yulong's cell phone rang at this time.

He took a look and just picked up the phone, but Zhao Liying left angrily.

He quickly hung up the phone and chased after her, but before he could say anything, the phone rang again.

"No, you should do it, it's too hard!"

He could only helplessly watch his girlfriend leave angrily.

Turn around and drive.

The scene changes and we arrive at the little girl and her grandmother's house.

The little girl hid in the closet and watched with her own eyes as the man used a hot towel to smooth out her grandmother's stiff body. Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore. She rushed out of the closet with a wooden red tassel spear and stabbed Zhu Yulong.

Fortunately, her uncle appeared in time and took her away, so Zhu Yulong was able to continue his work.

When he had arranged his grandmother's appearance and put on her funeral clothes, the little girl's aunt falsely accused him of stealing her grandmother's gold ring.

In order to prove his innocence, he stripped off all his clothes and let the other party search him. Several men took off their clothes in front of him.

In my aunt's eyes, this is simply hooliganism.

In fact, in this short scene, although someone died, the performance of Zhu Yulong and others gave people an inexplicable sense of humor. Of course, it also made people feel that this funeral director was a bit ruffian!

Because of this incident, and because his girlfriend was already in a bad mood, Zhu Yulong was very unhappy, so he simply quit the job.

But the assistant told him that the bill had not been settled yet, so he had no choice but to continue on his own.

The grandmother's funeral was held as scheduled. The little girl's friends told her, "Your grandmother is in that box and will be taken to the crematorium to be burned into ashes and buried in the ground. You will never see her again."

The little girl was unwilling to accept this fact. She pushed her brother away, jumped out of the window with the red tasseled spear, and chased after the hearse.

Unfortunately, two legs can't outrun four wheels.

When Zhu Yulong returned home, his old father asked him to write a reflection for each child he sent away. However, Zhu Yulong was very indignant and thought it was unnecessary.

There is a detail here, that is, the hearse parked there makes people around very dissatisfied, asking him to do some good deeds and park the hearse farther away!

It can be said to be very real, because in reality, most people will have this reaction when they see a hearse.

Even Zhou Xiaobin himself is the same!

At this time, Zhu Yulong received a message from his girlfriend saying that she wanted to break up with him.

This made him very depressed. He called but no one answered. At this moment, the little girl pointed a red tasseled gun at him, saying that he was the last person to touch her grandmother and asked him to return her grandmother to her.

"Send it to the crematorium, where else can it be sent?" Zhu Yulong, who was already in annoyance, pushed away the red tassel spear and said unhappily.

"You have no childhood! You!" Seeing him treat a little girl like this, the shop assistant couldn't stand it and said something.

He then angrily retorted: "The crematorium is my childhood!"

But the little girl kept shouting, "Give me back my grandma!"

"I'm really annoyed now, send her away!"

The little girl's uncle appeared and wanted to take the little girl named Xiaowen away, but the little girl was stubborn and refused to leave.

For a moment, Nezha made a big fuss in the funeral home.

This made Zhu Yulong even more annoyed. Finally, he couldn't help it and rushed out to grab the little girl and put her in the car.

As a result, the little girl bit his arm.

Finally, the little girl was taken away by her uncle.

As a result, that night, the little girl came back again. Her uncle was helpless and couldn't take her away, but there was a tigress at home, so he could only pay Zhu Yulong to help look after Xiaowen for a few days.

For the sake of money and the little girl's persistence, he had no choice but to keep her.

Chen Mo retained the original storyline and of course made some adjustments.

(End of this chapter)