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Chapter 326 Female Blood Tank VS Male Blood Tank (4k)
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On October 1st, students collectively welcomed the long-awaited seven-day holiday.

Movies that can be released during the National Day holiday undoubtedly benefit from the prime release window.

Even if there are occasional flops, as long as the film quality is acceptable, recouping the costs is usually not a problem.

The most anticipated film during this week's National Day holiday is undoubtedly "So Young 2: Never Gone," a campus youth film starring Liu Yifei, known as the "Fairy Sister," and Kris Wu, one of the four top male stars.

Thanks to the huge success of Gu Qing's "The Left Ear" (which grossed 900 million yuan and topped the history of Chinese youth films), the long-dormant campus youth film market has been reignited.

From the earliest "You Are the Apple of My Eye" to "So Young 1" and "My Old Classmate," youth films have been popular due to their low investment and high potential returns.

It is also highly favored by the main movie-going groups such as students and couples, and has always been a favorite of cross-industry directors and investors.

The producers of "So Young 2" are clearly brimming with confidence.

They had the reputation built up from their previous work, the momentum generated by Gu Qing's "The Left Ear," and the star power of Liu Yifei and Chris Oh, two top-tier celebrities.
They had an almost greedy expectation for the box office results—"It might even surpass 'The Left Ear' and 'The Lost Tomb'!"

They envisioned grand plans in their minds.

On the day of the premiere, the core members of the crew, as is customary, disguised themselves and sneaked into the cinema to "surprise" the audience and secretly observe their reactions.

Inside the lobby of Shanghai's largest cinema, director Zhou Kuo wasn't in the announcement area, but rather anxiously paced among the crowd.
His gaze swept over the passing audience. Judging from the ticket sales, the cinema was quite popular today, with tickets for several screenings of "So Young" almost sold out.

However, the "crazy" scene that Zhou Kuo had expected did not appear.

"Where are Liu Yifei and Chris Oh's fans? Where have they all gone?!"

He muttered to himself, "Where's the support? Where's the private screening? Why isn't there a single one?"

The sparse scene before him was a stark contrast to the overwhelming crowds of fans taking photos and checking in at the premiere of Gu Qing and Lu Han's movie, which he had seen online the night before.

A strange sense of unease crept into my heart.

"Your fans... are they fake?"

Pushing open the door to the dressing room, Zhou Kuo saw the two lead actors sitting on either side of each other, seemingly strangers. His lips moved, and he almost blurted out the sentence.

He was clearly overly optimistic.

Liu Yifei does have a strong public image and loyal fanbase, but her track record of making bad movies over the years has long since worn down her fans' enthusiasm for going to the cinema to support her.

For them, waiting for Reuters to drool over the photos is far more practical than paying to watch the movie.

As for Kris Wu, the recent scandal has broken the hearts of many female fans.

With the female lead being none other than the renowned Liu Yifei, how many of the remaining die-hard fans would be willing to pay to watch their idol engage in a love story with their "rival"?

What's more, the woman's fans were already holding back their anger and had often verbally abused them.

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Both groups of core fans are extremely opposed to this movie.

Therefore, most of those who bought tickets today were genuine "casual passersby"—young couples on holiday who bought tickets on a whim because of the star-studded cast and the youthful romance theme.

"Qianqian, Xiao Wu, why are you two sitting so far away?"

Suppressing his irritation, Zhou Kuo forced a smile and stepped forward, "We can't just stand like this when we go on stage later, can we? Who knows what the media will write about it."

"Let's talk about it on stage." Liu Tianxian maintained her usual slightly arrogant and aloof demeanor, but then turned to Jin Shijia, who played the second male lead "Lu Zhanbo," and chatted and laughed. "Gu Qing even asked you for an autograph? Really?"

"Yes, I didn't believe it at first either,"

Facing the ethereal beauty so close by, Jin Shijia seemed a little reserved. "It was Brother He who told me that Gu Qing is a loyal fan of 'iPartment' and wants to collect all of our autographs as a souvenir."

"Like This……"

Liu Tianxian said "Oh," and asked curiously, "Is 'iPartment' good?"

"It's a terrible show, pretty idiotic, and not good at all," Jin Shijia said bluntly, her disdain evident in her words.

"Gu Qing loves watching it, so aren't you saying he's an idiot?"

Liu Tianxian was immediately amused and covered her mouth, laughing non-stop.

"No no!"

Jin Shijia hurriedly waved her hand to explain, "Gu Qing was just a kid back then, it's not his fault he liked watching this show!"

The laughter and chatter on this side made Chris Wu, who was trying to flirt with the supporting actress Li Xin on the "other side," turn around and glance at her with displeasure.

Since learning that Liu Yifei refused to film kissing scenes, his enthusiastic attitude has already dropped to freezing point.

"Damn it, what are you pretending to be so high and mighty for? You're acting like I'm desperate for women!"

He cursed inwardly, suppressing his anger, then turned to Li Xin, who possessed the charm of a woman from Jiangnan, and struck his signature flirtatious pose.
Chris Wu leaned lazily on the sofa armrest, lightly tapping his temple with his fingertips: "Qinqin, what are your plans after the event? I know a really good new restaurant nearby, want to try it?"

"I'm on a diet."

Li Xin subtly moved another half inch outward, a polite yet distant smile on her face.

As a career-minded female artist, she would be crazy to even associate herself with Kris Wu now; she would rather keep her distance.

Seeing that Chris Wu was still determined to continue the conversation, Li Xin's ears twitched slightly, as if she had suddenly discovered a new continent, and she stood up in surprise:
"Shijia! You know Gu Qing's younger brother? Could you get me his autograph?"

I'm a member of the Gu family; I watch all his variety shows and movies!

Before the words were even finished, the person had already run towards Jin Shijia and Liu Tianxian.

Chris Wu: "..."

His face flushed and then turned purple in an instant, his jaw clenched so tightly that his molars seemed to be grinding to powder. "How come there's this little bastard Gu Qing everywhere I go?!"

"Can't he just die already?!"

Watching the three main actors in the crew happily discussing Gu Qing together, while he was left all alone on the side...
Chris Wu's aversion to the name "Gu Qing" had reached its peak, far exceeding that to "Lu Han," and just hearing it made him feel physically nauseous.

Since his debut, when has he ever been treated so coldly?

Fortunately, the movie is about to premiere.

Zhou Kuo quickly gestured, and Liu Tianxian and the others swiftly put on masks and hats, lowered their heads, and filed into the last row of the theater. In the pitch-black environment, no one noticed their identities.

Even the young couple flirting in the front row didn't notice the commotion behind them.

"Qinqin, sit next to me," Liu Tianxian said in a low voice. "Shijia, you sit next to Qinqin. You two are both boys, so you'll have plenty to talk about with Cheng Zheng (Chris Wu)."

“Okay.” Jin Shijia nodded and reluctantly sat down next to Chris Wu, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

He tried to greet the other person, but the other person didn't even lift an eyelid.

Jin Shijia awkwardly touched his nose, cursed inwardly, and didn't bother to pay any more attention.

As the film began playing, the whispers in the theater gradually subsided.

When "So Young 2" was being promoted, it was touted as having "three no's" (no abortion, no car accident, no terminal illness), and it even subtly criticized the car accident plot of "The Left Ear," which won over many casual viewers.

Most viewers came expecting to see a sweet romance.

However, after only ten minutes, the boy in the couple in the front row couldn't help but yawn and mutter, "This plot is so cliché! They're still using a trope from so many years ago?"

The first ten minutes practically spoiled the entire story: high school classmates sitting in front and behind each other → bad first impressions → male lead takes the initiative → female lead falls for him → numerous obstacles → male lead works hard → brief sweetness → separation for various reasons. The formula is as stale as the Ultraman fighting monsters he watched as a child, utterly unoriginal.

If it weren't for Liu Tianxian's beautiful face, he really would have gone straight to sleep.

Hearing this complaint, Zhou Kuo remained expressionless. The plot was filmed according to the original novel; if it was bad, it was the novel's fault, not the director's.

But the subsequent blatant product placements prompted even his girlfriend to whisper a complaint: "Is this director obsessed with money?"
Just when you start to get into the story, they throw in ads—it's so jarring!

In just one hour, close-up shots of Meizu phones, iced tea, Aqua, milk tea, Tilan Shengxue ice cream, airlines... were bombarded in turn, so brutally it was outrageous.

Suddenly, the previously dark theater lit up with the light of mobile phone screens, and many people began to look down at their phones.

"Make some noise! ​​Stop scrolling! Smile!" Zhou Kuo's forehead began to sweat, and he prayed frantically in his heart.

Perhaps the prayers worked, because when Chris Wu uttered his famous line—"Ah~~ah~~ah~~ah—! Su Yunjin! How are you going to repay what you owe me?!"

—When that heart-wrenching, incredibly "shocking" performance erupted...

"Pfft—Hahaha..."

The entire theater instantly transformed into a sea of ​​joy!

"Holy crap! Is this guy an idiot?"

"Kris Wu's acting...it's so bad it makes my scalp tingle!"

"Can you believe it? Liu Yifei looks like an acting giant in this movie because of him!"

"How can you say that? My Qianqian's acting skills are already pretty good!"

"Baby, I was wrong, I was wrong..."

"I feel... it's not as good as 'The Left Ear'."

"Stop talking, I think 'The Grave Robbers' Chronicles' is better than this stuff!"

The audience's undisguised chatter and laughter pierced Chris Wu's ears like needles in the back row.

His proud yet fragile self-esteem clearly couldn't withstand such blatant "humiliation" and the huge gap between his expectations and reality.

He abruptly pushed his hat down, stood up abruptly, and without saying a word, filled with grief and indignation, strode out of the theater.

Liu Yifei was equally depressed and couldn't cheer up at all. Comparing her acting skills to Chris Oh's?

Is this a compliment or an insult?

Listening to the constant complaints and laughter in the theater, she was so frustrated she almost wanted to facepalm.

Judging from the reactions at the scene, everyone was already clear about the quality of this film.

First-day box office figures are in: "So Young 2" grossed 76.86 million.

The online reviews were even more appalling:

"Trash! Absolutely awful!"

"I have never seen such an ugly teen movie!"

"What happened to the promised 'three no's' (no production date, no quality, no content)? After watching it, I feel even more disgusted than a 'three no'!"

"They think they can piggyback on my brother's 'The Left Ear' with this? That's laughable!"

"Kris Wu is a piece of trash! He's not even as good as a single hair on my deer's head!"

Faced with their common "enemy" Chris Wu, the Gu family members and Lu Han's fans (Lu Han's fans) formed a rare united front and launched a full-scale attack to ridicule him.

With the combined strength of the two fan groups, the production team had no way to control the comments and clear their name, and completely lost their position in the public opinion battle.

A week later, the box office has climbed to 1.78 million yuan in its first week.

This number is even lower than the daily box office of "The Lost Tomb".

The bloodbath is a foregone conclusion.

Liu Yifei is thick-skinned and used to being criticized. Her company releases press releases to promote her beauty, and her fans control the comments, so the storm gradually subsides.

But Kris Wu was in an awkward position. His makeup and styling in the film must have offended the stylist, as his garish blond hair accentuated his long chin, making even his most loyal fans unable to support him.

When a box office flop is a disaster, someone always has to take the blame.

And so, a magical scene unfolded that made the Gu family and the Reed Sisters burst into laughter.
—Kris Wu's fans and Liu Yifei's fans have started a blame game!

The Megnis were perfectly justified:

"If it's not Liu Tianxian's problem, is it our Highness's problem?"

"She's the leading lady, how can she not be labeled box office poison? Our princess's previous movie grossed 8.3 million, has she ever done that?"

"No wonder Gu Qing stayed far away; only our prince was so naive as to fall for her trick!"

Philippine fans were furious:
"You think you can defend your acting skills with this much?! You were so fiercely fighting for first place before, and now you're chickening out?"

"Your Highness? A big boy? A big boy who sleeps with girls all day, huh?!"

"Disgusting! Absolutely disgusting! With your idol's long face, who could possibly kiss him?!"

The two fan groups engaged in a fierce online battle, their fighting spirit evenly matched, neither willing to back down. The male side attacked the female side for being unprofessional (refusing to film kissing scenes).

The woman retorted that the man was unattractive (with a long face).

The film hasn't even finished its run in theaters yet, and the fans of the lead actors are already tearing each other apart so badly that subsequent promotional efforts have been almost paralyzed.

Liu Yifei was smeared and lost her temper, so she directly notified her team that she would not attend any promotional events with Chris Wu present.

The two split up their promotional activities, which only made the already dismal box office results worse.

Just as the two sides' fans were locked in a fierce battle, Bilibili suddenly stepped in!
Content creators meticulously edited Kris Wu's "famous scenes" from movies into hilarious videos, which instantly went viral and spread like wildfire online.

Countless casual viewers who hadn't seen the movie also "appreciated" Kris Wu's stunning acting skills through these viral videos.

With Liu Tianxian's good public image, public opinion almost unanimously sided with her, and her fans were utterly defeated.

Just when everyone thought that another of the four top celebrities was about to fall, the capital behind Chris Wu demonstrated its powerful operational capabilities.

A bombshell announcement suddenly dropped, quickly overshadowing the negative news of "So Young 2" flopping:

Chris Wu has announced that he will be joining the cast of director Guo Jingming's new fantasy epic, "L.O.R.D.: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties"!
In an instant, he became a "male blood cow" with top-notch resources in his hands, enjoying unparalleled popularity.

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In contrast to the hustle and bustle of the outside world, the scene inside the recording studio was quite different.

Gu Qing has just finished recording the theme song she composed and sang for the TV series "The Imperial Doctress".

The song he tailored specifically for this period drama is none other than that familiar, melodious, and moving classic of ancient Chinese style from his previous life:

Spring Snow in the Courtyard!
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(End of this chapter)