How did this star become more popular after his scandal?

Chapter 272 Those Years

The May Day holiday is over quickly. Among so many movies during the entire May Day holiday, "Detective Chinatown" can be said to be the most popular.

Whether it is popularity, box office or word of mouth, it is leading by a huge margin.

From the initial publicity, everyone was not optimistic about it, even questioning it. But after the release, the word-of-mouth explosion and the soaring box office of the movie. It can be said that the movie "Detective Chinatown" has experienced a low point, but it has soared again.

In just one May Day holiday, the movie box office exceeded 500 million yuan.

Although the daily box office growth has slowed with the end of the May Day holiday, it still consistently generates tens of millions of yuan. This film is sure to break the 1 billion yuan mark, and online estimates suggest it could reach around 1.5 billion yuan by the end of the year. If the release date is extended, there's a chance it could even reach the 2 billion yuan mark.

This is a box office of 2 billion. In the history of Chinese cinema today, the number of films that have achieved this result can be counted on one hand.

This is of great significance, both for the director and the cast. If a film can enter the 2 billion box office club, it is an honor for everyone.

Everyone here thinks Jiang Yu benefits the most. If the box office of "Detective Chinatown" finally breaks 2 billion yuan, he will definitely be the one who benefits the most. As a new actor, this is his first starring role in a movie, and it is also his first work as a screenwriter, and he has achieved such a result.

This is absolutely significant for Jiang Yu, as it will greatly increase his net worth and commercial value. Most importantly, his status in the film and screenwriting circles will rise with the success of his films.

It can even be said that such a movie can directly make Jiang Yu from a newcomer to the industry directly become an important figure in the circle.

Jiang Yu's film resources will definitely be good in the future, and he will definitely be a leading man. Even some investors or film and television companies will come to him with money to ask him to write scripts.

This is one of the reasons why many artists or screenwriters want to have a masterpiece. Having a masterpiece, a work with such an excellent performance, not only improves one's status, but also brings a lot of money, and most importantly, the right to speak.

When you have no achievements, no matter if you are an artist or a screenwriter, nothing you say will be of any use.

It's like being a supporting actor on a film set, with no achievements or popularity. If you ask the director for suggestions on how to shoot, will he pay any attention? Even if you ask for an extra twenty yuan, the director won't even bother to look at you. He'll just say, "It's up to you to act or not."

But if it were Jiang Yu and other successful and popular artists or screenwriters, then your words and your suggestions would be the standard. Even the entire crew would serve you alone.

This is the difference, and this is why so many people want to move up.

This month, Jiang Yu didn't have much to do. He occasionally participated in a few variety shows for fun. The rest of the time, he took on some endorsements, shot a few commercials, shot a few magazines, and that was it.

Now that Yang Zihan and the others are in the company, he, as the boss, doesn't have to work as hard as before, and can actually relax a lot. Otherwise, if he's the boss, he has employees, new artists, and even trained them to be able to stand on their own and support the company. If he's still so tired, then what's the point of being the boss?

At the beginning of June, Jiang Yu had just finished watching the finished parts of "Ultra Beast Armor" that the animation department had sent him. The first episode was already fully produced, leaving only the post-production and review of the remaining episodes. If all went well, it would be available next month, July, right in time for summer vacation.

Jiang Yu has just finished watching the first part, and the production quality is still online.

At this moment, Chu Jingya knocked on the office door. After Jiang Yu said "Come in", Chu Jingya, wearing a professional suit and high heels, walked into Jiang Yu's office.

It is already June and the weather is very hot. You can only feel cool when the air conditioner is turned on indoors.

Chu Jingya wore a white shirt and a black skirt. The hem of the shirt was tucked into the skirt, outlining her slender waist, which swayed gracefully as she walked. Her slender waist and flat belly, the proud figure that was barely covered by the shirt, and the plumpness under the skirt, just outlined the perfect curves.

The lower body is a pair of slender yet voluptuous legs, wrapped in a pair of thin black stockings, and the high heels on the feet tap on the ground, making a series of "tapping" sounds. Just listening to the sound of high heels tapping on the ground can make people imagine that the person walking over must be a beautiful woman.

As expected, Jiang Yu looked up and saw Chu Jingya's outfit today, and his eyes flashed with surprise. Even though the two of them had in-depth exchanges many times and were comrades who had their share of verbal disputes, every time he saw the mature and intellectual charm of Chu Jingya, he always felt a sense of relief.

Chu Jingya also noticed the surprise in Jiang Yu's eyes, as well as the fiery heat in his eyes when he looked up at her. She felt a little secretly delighted, but still spoke gently.

"Mr. Jiang, Director Jiang just called and wants to ask you for a favor."

Jiang Yu was also stunned. Director Jiang asked him for help?
I had previously made a cameo appearance in Yang Xue's drama "Legend of Yunxi," which she co-starred with Director Jiang. I was quite familiar with Director Jiang and got along well with him. However, we hadn't been in touch for a long time, and this time Director Jiang asked me for help, so it seemed like he had some problems.

but……

Why didn’t Director Jiang send me a message?

"Director Jiang? Why didn't he send me a direct message?"

Chu Jingya explained: "He said that when he called me just now, he said that he sent you a message, but you didn't reply to him, and he was afraid that you were busy and would disturb you, so he called me."

Jiang Yu quickly picked up his phone and saw that it was indeed a message from Director Jiang. He had just been watching "Ultra Beast Armor" and was helping to review it for himself at the company. He was so engrossed in it that he didn't notice the message on his phone.

"Oh, I was so engrossed in the anime Director Zhao gave me to review that I didn't see it."

Jiang Yu had indeed not seen the message Director Jiang had just sent. He had been completely engrossed in the anime. If Chu Jingya hadn't come in, he felt he would have finished watching the anime until noon.

After all, the anime "Ultra Beast Armor" is nearing completion and will be released online during the summer vacation. Before it is officially submitted for review, he, as the boss, will definitely have to take a look at it. He has to go through it first to see if it is okay.

Otherwise, when it is submitted for review, if any problems are found, you will have to ask someone to do it again.

Jiang Yu had already seen Director Jiang's message, and Chu Jingya was explaining to him what Director Jiang had contacted him about. "Here's the thing, Director Jiang has a new movie coming out soon. It's his first film, and it's coming out this month. He wants you to write a theme song, preferably one you can sing yourself."

Hearing Chu Jingya's request from Director Jiang, Jiang Yu listened while flipping through the chat records sent by Director Jiang. He also had some understanding of Director Jiang's request.

This June, with the Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination) coming up, graduation season is upon us. Director Jiang has transitioned from TV dramas to big-screen films. He's filming a film about the youthful campus life of graduation season, hoping to capitalize on the season's release.

After all, the Gaokao and the High School Entrance Examinations are over, which is when this type of movie is booming and most likely to get good results. Otherwise, when the summer vacation arrives next month in July, with the fierce competition in the summer box office, this type of youth campus movie will definitely not be as competitive as those big-budget movies.

So every June, during graduation season, this kind of youth campus movie explodes.

Jiang Yu nodded at Chu Jingya. "Okay, I understand. I'll talk to Director Jiang later. Sister Jingya, please first report the animation of Super Beast Armor to Director Zhao and improve the post-production. Once there are no other problems, we can submit it for review."

Jiang Yu has already finished watching the sample film sent by the animation department. There is indeed no problem with it. He just needs to check for any omissions and make some improvements. It can basically be submitted for review.

Chu Jingya nodded, knowing that Jiang Yu wanted to have a detailed talk with Director Jiang, and then she walked out.

After Chu Jingya left, Jiang Yu picked up the phone, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and called Director Jiang.

After a few rings, the line was connected, and Director Jiang's smiling, yet somewhat teasing voice came from the other end.

"Haha, Xiao Jiang, you're done with your work, right? You finally replied."

"Hey, Director Jiang, I'm so sorry. I was busy and didn't notice your message. I took a look and it seems you want a theme song, right? Please send me the script outline first so I can write the song."

"Okay, kid, I've been waiting for you to say that. I'll send it to you right away. You should hurry up too. I know you're a great songwriter. I'm going to be on stage in the middle of this month, so just finish it before the announcement on the 10th."

Director Jiang was also quite anxious, but not completely. After all, the film's release date was still about two weeks away; it was only June 2nd. He also knew Jiang Yu's creative ability; it was just a song, so he could probably finish it quickly. If he took his time, it would probably only take a week.

Therefore, Director Jiang was not worried about missing the deadline. The sooner the song was written and recorded, the sooner he could use it as a promotional theme song. After all, Jiang Yu's previous theme song "Liang Liang" for "Three Lives, Three Worlds" was a huge hit, and it boosted the performance of the entire drama.

Director Jiang also thought that if Jiang Yu could create and record the theme song earlier, he could release it as a promotional song during the promotion period. This would first build up Jiang Yu's fame and increase the publicity for the movie.

After all, this is his first work on the big screen, and Director Jiang is very excited and nervous, wanting to achieve good results.

Furthermore, he's shooting a youth campus film this time. While this type of film has a large market, it also has high standards. After all, the target audience is primarily students, so the film must meet the inner aesthetics and trends of these young people.

To be honest, Director Jiang was quite nervous. In the film and television industry, the film industry is generally at the top, and the TV industry is generally inferior to the film industry. Many TV directors have the desire to make the transition to the big screen.

This time, he was betting on the reputation he had built up over the years. If he failed, he would be laughed to death by those old guys in the industry. In the end, he could only go back in disgrace and shoot his own TV series.

But Director Jiang definitely doesn't want this to happen. Since he has made the decision and the movie has already been filmed, he definitely wants good results after all the hard work he has put in for so long.

Jiang Yu naturally knew that Director Jiang must be under a lot of pressure to switch to the big screen, and he nodded to some of the requirements Director Jiang mentioned on the phone.

"Okay, don't worry, Director Jiang. I'll take a look at the script first. When I'm done writing it, I'll send it to you directly. If you think it's okay, I'll record it."

"Haha, okay, Xiao Jiang, I'm very confident in you taking charge. As for the contract, I'll have someone contact you."

After ending the call with Director Jiang, Jiang Yu clicked on the script outline sent by Director Jiang and began to browse it to understand what kind of story Director Jiang's movie tells.

If you're looking for theme songs for youth campus movies, Jiang Yu has quite a few.

"I missed you."

Seeing the title of Director Jiang's film, Jiang Yu didn't think much of it and continued to read the script outline. After browsing it, Jiang Yu had a general understanding of Director Jiang's film.

Jiang Yu already had a few songs to choose from in his mind.

"I missed you..."

"Which song should I choose for the theme song?"

Jiang Yu thought about it and made a choice among the songs that came to his mind. After hesitating for a while, Jiang Yu decided on it.

“This one, then.”

"Those were the years, well, this song is fitting."

Jiang Yu felt that the song "Those Years" was very consistent with the theme of Director Jiang's film.

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