I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity!

Chapter 37 We'll get beaten up...

"remember!"

"We have no money, no background, and no support or backing. All we have is a burning passion for our dreams and a dismay at the unfairness of fate!"

"We're going to fight!"

We must fight!

"Only through persistent efforts in the face of adversity, constantly going against the tide, can we have the opportunity to break free from the shackles of fate!"

"..."

June 17, 7 p.m.

night.

It's too deep.

In the office of [Feihe Cinema].

Under the dim light, Zhou Yang, dressed in a suit and tie, had a deep gaze, but his appearance was not as refined and calm as before. Instead, his voice was full of passion and fervor.

On a chair not far away...

Seated among them were several young men with different expressions, and Zhang Muxue, the owner of [Feihe Cinema].

At this moment, Zhang Muxue felt her emotions were very complicated.

A few days ago, the soon-to-be-closed Feihe Cinema finally saw some people go to the theater to watch the movie "Sun Wukong vs. Superman 2" thanks to the popularity of the film.

However, more than half of the audience went in full of expectations, and then came out grumbling.

The other half consisted of children, who were a bit better off. They went in excitedly and came out excitedly, with some even discussing whether Superman or Sun Wukong was stronger...

I made a lot of money from cotton candy and ice cream...

However, the way they made that money was absolutely outrageous!
Zhang Muxue didn't even dare to tell anyone that she was the owner of Feihe Cinema!

this moment……

Looking at Zhou Yang's impassioned speech...

Zhang Muxue was unsure whether to be grateful to him or avoid him.

This guy did something that wasn't illegal, but it was completely shameless and had no bottom line!
……

"Mr. Zhou, I... I didn't mean anything by it. I'm just a singer, I..."

"..."

"Mr. Zhou, 'Superman 2' is releasing tomorrow. Are we really going to go there to promote it?..."

"I……"

"Mr. Zhou, we might get beaten up!"

Shen Hu's face fell as he listened to Zhou Yang's "pre-battle mobilization."

These days, in order to make a living, he has temporarily given up his dream of being a "singer" and even donated his proud speaker.

Then, he followed Zhou Yang all over Beijing, not only wearing that thick coat in the sweltering heat to promote the movie to a group of vendors selling pirated DVDs, but also handing out flyers everywhere he could find a spot, even posting flyers on the telephone poles where "Superman 2" premiered today...

in fact……

He tolerated all of this!

However, when he was followed into the office by a group of people this evening and heard President Zhou's crazy plan, he was shocked!
He was so terrified he was scared out of his wits!
"Tiger, did I, your boss Zhou, lie to you?"

"I……"

“Look into my eyes, Tiger. You said your guitar was broken, and I immediately got you a new one. You said you couldn't go on living, and I immediately brought you food every day to support your dream! You said you felt you had no talent and couldn't go on, and without hesitation, I used your music in a movie so that more and more people could hear your powerful music. Tell me, have I lied to you? On your journey to pursue your dream, when have I ever wronged you?”

"..."

After Zhang Muxue heard the guitar and the words "bringing lunch every day"...

His mind went blank for a moment, and he stared at Zhou Yang as if he had seen a ghost. The next second, he felt his head buzzing!
At that moment, the case was solved. She finally understood why Zhou Yang had taken the guitar from the coffee shop when they first met.

This guy is simply being incredibly generous with other people's money!
Under the light.

Zhou Yang's impassioned voice made Shen Hu tremble slightly!
Shen Hu subconsciously raised his head.

Then, he saw Zhou Yang's handsome face, staring intently at him.

Shen Hu opened his mouth: "But, we, I'm afraid, I..."

"Tiger, remember my words. All that I've done today, including making a movie, isn't for making money. I believe you know very well who I am. I can make money anytime I want. But the reason I'm following you is because I see the light of dreams in you, and I promised you that I would make your dreams come true!"

Zhou Yang took a deep breath, looked at Shen Hu's expression, remained silent for a moment, and then patted Shen Hu's shoulder; "I said I would help you release an album, but now is not the time. You have to wait. When the time is right, I will help you release a solo album. But right now, I have to make sure you can eat plenty of meat and fish for every meal. Do you understand?"

After Zhou Yang finished speaking, Shen Hu's body trembled slightly again.

Thinking back to those days when Zhou Yang would always pack some food for him when he had no food, he felt a surge of gratitude.

"me……"

"Trust Mr. Zhou, listen to Mr. Zhou, and Mr. Zhou won't let you down!"

Zhou Yang patted Shen Hu on the shoulder again, then pushed up his glasses and looked at Chen Jianfeng: "Jianfeng, I know you want to be a movie star, you've always had a dream of becoming one, but this society is very complicated, and people's hearts are treacherous... In a big film crew, we simply have no chance... Don't our previous experiences prove everything?"

"Remember, we have to live, and we have to eat our fill, eat well... Remember, in this world, no one cares about us except ourselves!"

"Sword Edge, I promise you, I'll take you to the Venice Film Festival in August, and I'll make sure our film premieres there! We'll sell the film to those foreigners!"

Chen Jianfeng seemed somewhat dazed.

Seeing Zhou Yang's expression, he opened his mouth, remained silent for a long time, and finally nodded.

Then...

Zhou Yang then looked at Shen Long.

I spotted the director in this team!
At that moment, Shen Long was slightly shocked when he saw Zhou Yang point at him. He pointed at himself incredulously and asked, "President Zhou, am I going tomorrow too?"

"Director Shen, we should wake up every day to our dreams, not to the urge to pee! You are an indispensable part of this team! You are a core member of this film!"

“But I need to prepare for the movie, and the script also needs to be revised…” Shen Long opened his mouth.

"Your talent is undeniable, and I believe you can do it well..." Zhou Yang said earnestly, his gaze deep.

"But……"

"go together!"

"Okay then!"

"..."

Shen Long nodded resignedly.

A gust of wind blew from afar, passing through the window and landing on Shen Long.

Shen Long felt utterly bewildered in the wind...

Immediately afterwards, in the wind.

Zhou Yang looked at everyone and pushed up his glasses again.

"Everyone, I know that the road to success is difficult!"

"I also know that tomorrow, we might do something that breaks through our own limits!"

"but!"

"I hope you all remember this!"

"We must seriously consider this!" "Is this our only chance in this lifetime?"

"It is our inescapable duty to rebuild the glory of Chinese cinema and resist Hollywood films!"

"..."

When Shen Long heard this, he was immediately stunned!

He looked down in a daze and glanced at the film project "Lin Daiyu vs. Lu Zhishen" in his hand.

Looking around, he saw his colleagues with complicated expressions, unsure of what to say...

us?

How can we, a bunch of oddballs, rebuild the glory of Chinese cinema?

Just at this time……

There was a knock on the door.

Immediately afterwards...

Li Dongqiang, who made pirated goods, walked in with a complicated expression.

"Mr. Zhou, are you in a meeting? Why don't you wait a bit?"

"It's alright, there are no outsiders here... How much have we sold these past few days?"

“我们总共卖出了接近4500张光碟，其中10块钱的高档光碟2000份，2块钱的低档光碟2500份，总共分成12500元……这是详细的数据以及分成金……”

"Have you prepared the red envelope I asked you to?"

"Are you ready? Are you really going to..."

"..."

After seeing Li Dongqiang's expression, Zhou Yang narrowed his eyes, took the black bag that Li Dongqiang handed him, and glanced at it briefly.

He took out several bulging red envelopes from the bag, and then looked at everyone.

Today marks one week since the release of our first film!

"This is our revenue share from the sale of legitimate DVDs and VCDs!"

"Director Shen, could you contact the rest of the team? We're giving out red envelopes today..."

"..."

Zhou Yang looked at Shen Long.

Shen Long's eyes were fixed on the bulging red envelopes.

These red envelopes, they can't be the kind with one or five yuan in them...

Just as Shen Long was in a daze...

Zhou Yang opened a red envelope, revealing a fifty-yuan bill inside…

Shen Long was stunned when he saw the stacks of fifty-yuan bills.

"I once said that I would make sure that everyone who follows me gets a bite to eat!"

"I've said it before, anyone who's wholeheartedly committed to working for me will be driving a Mercedes or BMW..."

"I've said it before: we will live, and we will live well! As long as we keep following me, each and every one of us will achieve our dreams!"

"..."

"Director Shen, this red envelope is for you..."

Zhou Yang stuffed the red envelope into Shen Long's hand.

Then, he looked at Chen Jianfeng and said, "Jianfeng, this red envelope is for you..."

"..."

"Tiger, here's a red envelope for you!"

"..."

Under dim light.

Zhou Yang sent one red envelope after another.

Then, he stared at everyone.

"Everyone!"

"This is a movie!"

"It's also the beginning of a dream!"

"This is a terrible movie..."

"But it is also the clarion call of us warriors who, in the darkness, never give up on our dreams and rise again and again..."

"Let's start with this movie!"

"Let the whole world see us!"

"..."

in the office.

Everyone looked at the red envelope.

Seeing Zhou Yang's increasingly impassioned emotions, I was immediately filled with fervor.

……

but……

“Good news, good news!”

"The movie 'Monkey King vs. Superman 2' is out! It's out!"

"An epic masterpiece!"

"Hollywood special effects!"

"More exciting than Superman 1, more awesome than Superman 2!"

"Do not miss passing through!"

"..."

One hour later...

When everyone got off the bus.

After seeing these words being shouted loudly from a dilapidated van...

These passionate young men instantly became impotent again.

Shen Hu coughed lightly, moved closer to Shen Long, and lowered his voice with some trepidation:

"Bro, are we sure we want to drive this kind of promotional vehicle to the premiere of 'Superman 2'?"

"..."

"We...we'll be killed!"

(End of this chapter)