This celebrity is overly enthusiastic!

Chapter 208 Terrifying Appeal!

After the Columbia Pictures and Metaverse logos flashed by, the cityscape of Night City, a city of extreme prosperity and corruption, came into view amidst a passionate narration.

With just a few words and shots of skyscrapers and dilapidated shacks, the film draws the viewer into the heart of that ruthless city that devours people without spitting out their bones.

After the initial hype surrounding "The Edge Walker" faded, numerous criticisms and points of shortcomings emerged.

The Douban rating dropped from 8.3 to 7.5.

Despite its flaws, such as excessive pursuit of violence and excitement, one-dimensional character development (excluding the male and female leads), and failure to showcase the true rebellious spirit of cyberpunk, the film still manages to deliver a compelling narrative.

However, the film received the most praise for its art style and the massive amount of detail that created Night City.

While The Edgewalker's cyberpunk story wasn't particularly well told, its creation of the cyberpunk world was the most vivid and three-dimensional.

Even a masterpiece like The Matrix, whose main setting, the Matrix space, was only filmed in the modern city of Sydney.

Other futuristic cities depicted in science fiction films outside of cyberpunk also seem empty and boring compared to The Edgewalker.

A futuristic city isn't just about making cars float or giving buildings a sparkly appearance.

The Night City depicted in "The Edge Walker" presents a vivid and three-dimensional picture of a sinful city where capitalism has reached its extreme, showcasing the lives of people from all walks of life in the city, including their clothing, food, housing, and transportation.

Now, Chen Yuan has created a 'city promotional video' that showcases both the glitz and chaos of Night City and is putting it up for advertising bidding.

Yang Mi just felt this was too crazy!
Would any company be willing to advertise in Night City?
She read Chen Yuan's detailed intentions again and felt that his mind was really different from that of ordinary people!

He actually divided the advertising space in Night City into two types: one is normal corporate sponsorship, which requires companies to design their own advertisements and hand them over to the "The Edge Walker" crew.

There's another option that doesn't charge money: Chen Yuan is going to hold a 'Night City Advertising Competition' to solicit all kinds of cool advertising ideas from around the world.

Outstanding entries that pass the review will be placed on a website called 'Night City Building Bureau', where they will be voted on by netizens worldwide.

The ads with the most votes will be adopted by the production team and added to the movie for free.

Wow, ads can be done like this!

Yang Mi was immediately shocked by Chen Yuan's outrageous move, but she also felt that he was being too shameless. Wasn't this just taking advantage of someone else's idea for free?

How many people will support him?
After refreshing the webpage, Yang Mi knew where Chen Yuan's confidence came from.

Sony, Toyota, General Motors, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Nike, Nestlé, Johnson & Johnson, and many other Fortune 500 companies immediately expressed their support for Chen Yuan and pledged to contribute to creating a more interesting and captivating Night City.

Good heavens! Chen Yuan's reputation for being a master advertiser has been completely recognized worldwide!

It's early morning in the capital, but it's midday in the US.

When Shu Chang first arrived in the United States and met her brother, the first thing she said was:

"Bro, you're amazing! You managed to get so many Fortune 500 companies to advertise in your movies!"

Chen Yuan put Changchang's luggage in the trunk of the car, and upon hearing this, he immediately laughed:

"I'm not that powerful. This is just a collaboration between Columbia Pictures and those big companies, a special promotional event for 'The Edge Walker'."

"Hehe, that's because they think highly of you, brother!" Chen Yuan looked at his sister, whom he hadn't seen for more than half a year, and saw that she was still the same as when she was a child, with clear and bright black eyes full of admiration for him. His vanity was greatly satisfied.

There is always a difference between praise from family and friends and praise from the media and fans.

"The Lunar New Year period is a great time to increase your visibility, so why did you decide to cancel all your other plans and come to the United States to spend the Lunar New Year with me?"

Shu Chang sat in the car, fastened her seatbelt, and looked at her brother, complaining, "Brother, do I need to increase my fame further?"
Last year I traveled to more than a dozen or twenty countries, and I was completely exhausted from all the activities. This year, I don't want to do anything during the Lunar New Year; I just want to rest quietly for a while.

Chen Yuan nodded. Changchang had indeed been running around promoting the drama "The Legend of the Female Physician" all last year.

Without Changchang's hard work, he wouldn't have been able to obtain the life-saving skill "Eternal Righteousness" from "The Legend of the Female Physician" so quickly.

Shu Chang was in a really good mood, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.

In recent years, my brother has been spinning like a top, constantly busy.

Although he is still very busy, having just finished a big project, he doesn't even have a proper annual leave.

However, this was the first time in recent years that the brother and sister had spent time together like they did when they were children, chatting about everyday things in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.

Most importantly, the women in the brother's household are all busy during the Lunar New Year and won't come to bother them.

Especially Fan Binbin, whose movie "My Girlfriend is a Robot" is set to be released on Valentine's Day, February 14th, so she has to stay in China to promote it.

The singer touched her brother's stomach directly and said, "Hey, brother, how did you develop your abs?"

I saw how sloppy you looked during the interview, and I thought you'd neglected your workouts. Plus, you eat so much, you must have some belly fat.

Chen Yuan laughed heartily: "Your brother isn't just someone who eats without working. The workload of preparing for the movie on set is by no means light."

"Ah, I really envy your body type that doesn't gain weight. I've been attending all sorts of events and banquets in the second half of the year, and I've gained a full five pounds, and I've even developed a little belly!"

The two chatted all the way and soon drove into an upscale villa area.

"Brother, you bought property here?"

"Not yet, I don't have time to deal with these things right now. This is a house that your Aunt Chen Hong invested in here. I borrowed it, and we'll spend the New Year here."

Shu Chang's good mood suddenly turned strange. Aunt Chen Hong? Did you think I didn't know you call Chen Hong "sister" in private?

This house is probably where you and that wanton woman did *that* together, right?
"Speaking of Aunt Chen Hong, it seems she had a falling out with Director Chen. During the follow-up promotion of 'The Promise,' paparazzi captured photos of the two of them giving each other the cold shoulder."

After parking his car, Chen Yuan recalled the night his sister flew halfway around the world to seek his comfort, and he was filled with mixed emotions.

"Indeed, Chen Laoge's 'The Promise' did not perform well, and I guess the mood of the two of them was affected by it."

"The Promise" has been taken off the screens. This is due to various factors, especially the competition from "Kung Fu Hustle," a film of similar size but with a significantly better viewing experience.

The final box office did not even exceed 150 million, while "Kung Fu" directly broke 200 million in the mainland box office.

Not only did it fail at the box office, but it also received terrible reviews. Chen Laoge's past reputation was almost completely ruined by the movie and the public opinion crisis he caused. You can imagine how depressed Chen Laoge must have been.

After a brief tour of the villa, Shu Chang opened her laptop to send an email to her agent.
Then I saw the trending news that a number of major domestic companies were responding to my brother's call to advertise in Night City!
(One more chapter, to be posted during the day.)
(End of this chapter)