I really don't want to make bad movies!

Although I have the river and stream as companions.

But after watching this $200 million blockbuster again, Xia Ming still wanted to curse.

What kind of crap is this?!

The plot is chaotic, the transformation of the core character Optimus Prime is abrupt, and the final battle is not grand at all, with a lot of buildup going to waste.

Perhaps because the previous installments were so poorly criticized, the director attempted to broaden the storyline through multiple narrative threads.

By cramming political narratives and an ancient timeline into the framework of Indiana Jones, and finally adding a classic romance subplot, an extremely lengthy story is created.

Michael Bay, can't you just focus on making explosions?

When they finally left the movie theater, countless people exclaimed that they had been cheated.

They were all drawn in by the trailer showing Qin Tianzhu battling Bumblebee, but ended up not seeing those two guys for more than half the movie.

After the movie ended, Xia Ming accompanied Jiang Xixi to the restroom.

While waiting at the door, Xia Ming could hear a young couple coming out next to him talking loudly.

The boy complained to the girl, "I waited three years, and this is the result? I'm so disappointed!"

The girl asked in confusion, "Wasn't it supposed to be pretty cool? The special effects and explosions were really impressive."

"The special effects aren't as solid as the previous ones! If you ask me, it's better to watch 'The Big Hornet' instead; at least that's entertaining."

What are giant hornets?

"..."

A man and a woman walked away side by side.

Xia Ming watched the two walk away, then took out his phone and opened the movie section of Weibo.

Transformers: The Last Knight, a highly anticipated epic sequel, boasts a stellar spectacle with Optimus Prime battling Bumblebee.

The premiere generated tremendous buzz, but the result was disappointing.

Core fans missed the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, casual fans were hypnotized by the chaotic storyline, and even casual viewers missed the heartwarming family-friendly scenes.

Many netizens, not wanting to miss out on a good story, even left comments under the official account: "I'd rather spend 50 cents on electricity to watch 'The Big Hornet' than pay 60 yuan to watch this garbage on iQiyi!"

People started asking what "The Big Hornet" was.

Immediately, someone, with the spirit of trying to fool as many people as possible, tricked him into giving him the kiwi fruit.

Nobody thinks "The Big Hornet" is a good movie.

But it's really satisfying to use it to criticize "Transformers 5"!

Transformers 5 disappointed everyone, but at least The Wasp satisfied those who wanted to have fun.

For a time, the popularity of "The Big Hornet" seemed to be on the rise again.

"Let's go."

Jiang Xixi came out of the restroom, seemingly worried that Xia Ming would wait too long, so she only touched up her eye makeup slightly.

Xia Ming glanced at her and laughed, "Take a break, these 3D effects are making me dizzy."

"Huh? I thought I was the only one feeling dizzy."

Jiang Xixi covered her head; she felt dizzy as soon as the movie ended, but she was too embarrassed to say anything.

"Let's sit over there for a while, I'll go buy some water."

"Okay, thank you."

Xia Ming walked away and turned around to see Jiang Xixi secretly touching up her makeup with a small mirror.

The 3D effects in Transformers 5 were indeed disappointing; watching it for a long time inevitably caused my eyes to become dry and watery.

Xia Ming stood in front of the milk tea shop for a while longer, taking the opportunity to reply to the messages.

Huang Xuke asked him about the project details, and Xia Ming offered several suggestions based on his experience.

Kiwi will launch the "Big Hornet" creative contest no later than tomorrow.

Taking advantage of the negative reception of "Transformers 5", the fans of Transformers found an outlet for their emotions.

As the saying goes, emotions are the barometer of the internet. As long as you can stir up any emotion online, you won't have to worry about traffic coming your way.

Meanwhile, they are completely unable to reply to the private messages on Bilibili.

Xia Ming's new video, "Did you really understand the giant wasp?", has been uploaded.

Riding on the popularity of the first video, the second video also generated very impressive data.

Within an hour of being uploaded, the video had already garnered over 200,000 views.

However, other content creators had already noticed the traffic of "Big Hornet" and started releasing videos to intercept it.

With so many videos competing for attention, not only will the momentum of the first video be affected, but the momentum of the second video will also inevitably decline.

That's how the self-media industry works; unless you have an exclusive niche, you're bound to encounter situations where the pie is divided.

The account "Sun and Moon Commentary" is too small to have created such a data miracle; it's entirely due to Xia Ming's prior planning.

Carrying two cups of milk tea, Xia Ming returned to the theater.

As soon as they sat down, Jiang Xixi tugged at Xia Ming's sleeve, her face full of surprise: "So many people are searching for my name!"

Xia Ming asked in confusion, "Why?"

Jiang Xixi said, "I checked the trending topics on Yin Fu (a Chinese music platform), and it said that I watched a video on Bilibili called 'Did you really understand the giant wasp?'"

"That video broke down our one-shot sequence into its components. Although the content was funny, people focused more on the first frame."

"The opening frame?" Xia Ming, as the photographer, naturally remembered which scene it was.

It was the scene where Jiang Xixi leaned against the car window, the dim light highlighting her tense expression and perfectly showcasing three-quarters of her profile.

"Yeah, yeah! A lot of people clicked on 'The Big Hornet' and closed it after three minutes, completely ignoring my part!"

"I should have tried harder in my acting!"

Jiang Xixi looked at herself on her phone; her two expressionless faces seemed to overlap.

She couldn't help but feel regret for her shortcomings.

If it weren't for Xia Ming's help, she wouldn't have been able to put on such a memorable performance.

"With so many people asking about your name, isn't that a bit of a hassle?" Xia Ming couldn't help but ask.

Jiang Xixi raised her head and shook it vigorously: "If I want to be an actress, I definitely want more people to know my name."

Although she didn't smile, the pair of long legs swinging under the table betrayed her mood.

Xia Ming handed her the milk tea with the straw already inserted: "Why did you want to become an actress?"

Upon hearing this topic, Jiang Xixi stopped swinging her long legs: "I heard that being an actor is very lucrative, and you can start earning money while still in university..."

"I don't know how I passed the art exam, but after I got into the school, I realized that acting is really difficult."

Jiang Xixi lifted the corner of her mouth with her fingers, her eyebrows unconsciously drooping: "I can't even smile properly, how am I going to make money by performing in the future?"

Xia Ming pointed at Jiang Xixi's phone screen, which was playing a video commentary by Riyue: "Don't you look pretty smiling?"

Jiang Xixi touched the corner of her mouth with her finger, her eyes fixed on the phone screen.

In the videos where Sun and Moon are explaining things, she still has that broken, world-weary face.

"No way..." Jiang Xixi couldn't help but complain.

As soon as she finished speaking, a photo slipped through her arm and landed gently on her phone screen.

Jiang Xixi's eyelashes trembled, and she lowered her gaze.

The photo shows her leaning against the car window, letting the light from outside reflect onto her face in a stunning way.

Unlike in the video, she is smiling in this photo.

"A gift for you."

Xia Ming smiled and withdrew his right hand.

This photo was taken before the one-shot technique was used.

Xia Ming asked Jiang Xixi to "smile," and Jiang Xixi obediently curled the corners of her mouth.

Afterwards, Xia Ming slightly edited the photos.

"Is this me?"

Jiang Xixi picked up the photo in disbelief, her pupils dilating as she looked at the natural and serene smile in it.

She stared at the photo for a long time, then turned her gaze to Xia Ming.

Xia Ming shrugged: "If you don't have a twin sister, this should be you."

Jiang Xixi held the photo up to her ear with one hand, poked her cheek with the other, and looked at Xia Ming, asking, "Does it look like him?"

"Exactly the same."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xixi put away the photos, pressed her feet together on the ground, and bowed slightly to Xia Ming: "Would you like to come see my play tonight?"