Big Year.

Yanjing.

After Xu Xin got into the car with the suitcase, he looked at the still empty streets and sighed with some melancholy.

"Why……"

"Hawthorn" will be released in Japan on February 14th.

This forced him to start his first job of the year on the third day of the new year.

It was really hard to adapt to it for a while.

"Cute."

"Ah? Brother Xu, what's wrong?"

"How was your new year?"

"Not so good... Everyone in my family knows that I work as an assistant to Brother Xu. From before to after New Year, people come to visit me every day. Many relatives in the family have children, so they asked me to help find out if any of their children will become celebrities.

Potential...I get up so early every day..."

Su Meng started to complain.

She was really drunk too.

Why are all my relatives so simple?

What's not good for your children to do but to become a star?

Is it easy to be a star...?

Maybe she was naive in the past, thinking that being a star meant just singing, filming, and after becoming popular, she would start making money... But only after she applied for a job as Shuangwei's assistant and followed Brother Xu, did she truly understand

...what is a star.

The "stars" described by relatives at home are just entertainers at best.

By singing? By acting?

There are so many people in this circle who can sing and act.

Do you think everyone is so popular?

Under the surface ecology of this circle, it is more of a war that eats people without spitting out their bones!

Most people really can't play with this.

Ordinary people want to be stars, but if they don't have any brains, they will either become money-making tools for big companies, or they will end up at the bottom...

I really don’t know what’s so good about being a star…

After Xu Xin heard her words, he chuckled:

"Haha, what did you say?"

"I didn't say anything. Many relatives in my family said they wanted their children to go to art schools, so I didn't say anything. It's not easy to express an opinion on this matter. If you talk nonsense, it may change a child's fate... If you can become a star, you can

Okay, if you can’t take it for granted...then I won’t be a sinner!”

Hearing this, Xu Xin nodded with satisfaction:

"Not bad, very smart."

"……hey-hey."

Su Meng laughed naively, and now the car drove onto the viaduct.

She then asked:

"Brother Xu, do you want to listen to some music?"

"Listen to the radio, I'm tired of listening to the songs."

Su Meng vaguely heard Leng Ge's heartbroken voice.

Then he turned on the radio.

During the Chinese New Year, radio programs are basically recorded in advance.

Su Meng's habit is to listen to the traffic radio. Normally, she can learn where there are traffic jams and where the traffic flow is relatively large.

When I turned on the radio channel today, it was FM103.9.

Then, Xu Xin and Su Meng both heard the song inside:

"Because love~ will not be sad easily~"

"So everything looks happy..."

"Because of love ~ simple growth..."

Xu Xin's ears twitched.

After listening for a while with squinted eyes, the song ended.

After the song ended, the phone rang.

"Dingling bell... hello?"

A male voice sounded:

"Hey, I'm looking for Wenhui. Wenhui from room 218."

Then a female voice:

"Yang Zheng, is that you? Where are you?"

The conversation between the two ended, and a clear voice sounded again:

"This is the youthful memory of our generation."

Then, the male voice on the phone rang again:

"Wenhui, I'm at the beach."

Female voice:

"The sea? What kind of sea?"

Clear dubbing:

"This is our persistence in love!"

male voice:

"Wenhui, do you want to see the sea?"

"..."

"Can you come out now? Are you outside now? Well, look up at the sky!"

After the male voice finished speaking, the music suddenly started playing:

"Wait~you~love~~~~~me~~oh~~~~"

"In 1998, we were young and ignorant. We were single-minded and focused on pursuing our love to the end!"

"Even just once is enough~~~~~~"

"In 2011, our careers were successful, but this time... facing the face we loved so much, will it still be the same as before?"

"It must only be done once to be permanent~~~~"

""Carry Love to the End", February 12th..."

"Will you still be the same as before?"

It lasted for about 30 seconds and then ended.

After Xu Xin listened to the advertisement, he leaned on his seat and asked Su Meng:

"Is there a lot of publicity for this movie in your home?"

Su Meng's hometown is Suzhou.

After hearing Xu Xin's question, she said while driving:

"It's okay. After I went back this time, my best friend and I watched "Let the Bullets Fly" and "If You Are the One 2" together. It was already New Year's Eve when we went there. The most popular posters in the cinema were Jay Lun's "Green Bee"

"Xia". Maybe it's because the date is approaching, so the promotional period for Valentine's Day hasn't started yet. But the promotional video of "Love to the End" has already started rolling in the hall."

"What about frequency?"

"Hmm...I don't care about this. But my impression is...while we were waiting to enter, we watched the promotional video of "Love" twice and "Wulin Gaiden" once. I just don't know why.

Is it a sequence problem or other reasons..."

"Oh~ That's it."

Xu Xin nodded and changed the topic:

"Then why don't you watch "The Hawthorn Tree"?"

Su Meng was stunned and subconsciously replied:

"...because I've watched it many times."

She has been watching the movie since filming started.

She was also watching the movie during editing.

I've watched it eight times, not to mention ten times.

I really feel like throwing up when I look at it again.

But after Xu Xin heard her reason, he took out his mobile phone and said:

"If you make the boss unhappy, you will be deducted 500 yuan this month."

Su Meng:o(?Д?)っ!

Under Su Meng's aggrieved expression, Xu Xin found Wang Sicong's chat box and sent a voice message:

"Please help me ask about your promotional efforts for "Carry Love to the End"."

Wang Sicong did not reply.

I don't know if I'm sleeping or doing something.

He didn't mind either and started checking Weibo on his phone.

I searched for the topic #爱爱到了, and a row of related Weibo posts popped up.

The first thing that bore the brunt was the trailer posted on many media accounts on Weibo.

There is no need to count carefully, because it is not fully displayed here.

But if he clicks on any of the most popular Weibo media, the number of fans on the other party will be more than 1 million.

Today's Weibo is no longer the era when Yang Mi was the only one in the world.

Since everyone discovered the business opportunities of Weibo, buying and increasing followers has become commonplace for some social media or public figures who need to expand their influence.

As of January of the Gregorian calendar year, Yao Chen's number of fans has exceeded 7 million.

The following rising stars on the list, such as Xiao S, Zhao Wei, Cai Kangyong, Xie Na and others, have also seen their number of fans skyrocket.

The average is more than 5 million.

Perhaps due to the decrease in popularity, except for the wedding, when my wife’s followers surged by 500,000 in a few days, at other times, her number of Weibo followers only remained at seventh place.

Four and a half million.

As for this data... it's a bit "sour" to say, but the only thing she can get is 100% "true".

I don't engage in buying followers to increase my followers, I just rely on the attention one after another to support me.

The explosion in the number of celebrities’ Weibo fans also represents a surge in Sina Weibo users.

Let’s not mention Tencent Weibo for the moment. Sina Weibo alone is now recognized as the “terminator” of the era of paper media.

As for a larger media account like this, you would be embarrassed to go out without one million fans.

The media account has many fans and a large volume, and can make money through advertising and promotion.

This is already an industry chain in Weibo.

Therefore, after Xu Xin looked at the media that published promotional videos for "Will Love" and found that they were all large media with more than one million yuan, he knew without asking the specific price that in this aspect of publicity, "Will Love"

"Love" must have cost a lot of money.

Although Wang Sicong has not responded yet... he estimates that at least the publicity of this film has exceeded the film investment of "Wulin Gaiden".

He went against the odds and invested in "Wulin Gaiden", and the total cost of filming the film was less than 20 million.

Including publicity and distribution, the budget is only 30 million yuan.

It is unrealistic to expect them to announce it like this, with millions of fans, media accounts, and radio broadcasts.

However, the rescheduling of "Wulin Gaiden" itself is to observe the trends in the Beijing circle again.

If your guess is true.

Then... what the northwest circle will face next may be an arms race without any smoke.

When it comes to money, they can't compete with their opponents.

The only thing we can rely on is word of mouth.

Through word-of-mouth, the impression of "Produced in the Northwest must be high-quality" has gradually been established.

It’s the same old saying.

In the short term, you may not win.

But in the long run... I will never lose.

Thinking of this, he turned off his phone.

Looking at the tall buildings flying by outside the window, he murmured in a low voice:

"The rain is coming..."

…

Wang Sicong's message was sent just when he was about to arrive at the airport.

When I sent it, my voice was still very unclear.

Apparently he didn't wake up.

"I'm asking you. I haven't come up with the specific numbers yet, but their promotion method this time is similar to "If You Are the One." Starting today, until they are released on the 12th, Wanda's opening-screen advertisements for the film are all

Their."

After receiving this message, Xu Xin responded with an OK gesture.

Wang Sicong didn't reply.

He probably fell asleep.

Soon, we arrived at the small terminal of the airport.

He saw Liu Yifei and Lin Gengxin.

Lin Gengxin has gained some weight this New Year, and his chin has become visibly rounder.

But what is surprising is Liu Yifei...

Although she was wearing big sunglasses... in Xu Xin's eyes, she was like... a deflated balloon.

Obviously when you get married, you still have to shout "Fei Fei".

But now he has returned to the realm of land gods.

Xu Xin raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Isn’t it amazing?

This person said he was fat, as if he was eating pig feed, and his weight was rising.

Does this mean you lost weight instantly?

So, he said bluntly:

"How much is it now?"

"..."

Liu Yifei's mouth twitched...

The first reaction was to look at Lin Gengxin.

After seeing that her brother was also very curious, she thought for a while and walked to Xu Xin's side.

With one hand on his mouth, blocking Lin Gengxin's view, he whispered to Xu Xin:

"114."

"Oh yo?"

Xu Xin raised his eyebrows:

"This speed is okay. How did you do it? Yang Mi will also start to lose weight after the new year. You can teach her."

"It's very simple. Boiled green leafy vegetables are eaten three times a day, and the staple food is 50g of oats. The protein is one egg and two shrimps..."

She started telling her recipes.

Lin Gengxin, who had not heard about Liu Yifei's current weight, subconsciously said:

"Big lobster?"

"Get out of here, you."

These words were so angry that even the fairy sister started to get angry.

"Two small shrimps. Then pair them with fast and slow walking..."

Xu Xin was fascinated by the lake just by hearing it.

When people feed pigs, they give them some chaff.

It seems that your food is not as good as theirs.

So, he asked:

"Then this time when I go to Japan, I still want to eat the same ramen as last time... Do you still want to go with me?"

"..."

The fairy sister looked at him aggrievedly.

My heart says you are a stinky man...

…

For people who want to lose weight, Japan’s diet can be considered friendly, or it can be said to be unfriendly.

The question is who do you go to eat with.

If you eat it by yourself, it’s just a light salad and you’ll be half full.

But following Xu Xin and Lin Gengxin, two big grievances, is a torment for the fairy sister.

At around 1:30 Tokyo time, six people got off the plane together.

The translation this time is still Shangyuan Ai.

Xu Xin thinks this sister...well, this mature sister has a pretty good personality.

It's a pleasure to work with.

Also coming to pick her up with Ai Kamigen was the person in charge of all promotional activities for "Hawthorn Tree" from Toho Pictures, named Tomoyuki Miura.

After Xu Xin got off the plane, he asked Shangyuan Ai to eat ramen.

Just the ramen restaurant whose name I couldn’t pronounce last time.

After arriving at the ramen shop, Xu Xin and Lin Gengxin were holding a bowl of soy sauce ramen and chattering.

What the two of them wanted was the luxurious soy sauce ramen with lobster tempura.

As for the fairy sister, she could only watch these two big enemies eating noodles, soup, and fried lobster...she was munching on a bowl of Chinese seaweed.

The back molars are almost broken.

The aggrieved look makes people feel distressed...

But no one felt sad.

Who made you fat?

And maybe it's the fairy sister's eyes that really make people feel distressed.

Xu Xin did something that made Lin Gou almost spit the noodles out of his nose.

He turned to the fairy sister who was like a donkey chewing grass and said:

"If you really can't stand it..."

Liu Yifei's eyes lit up.

Just ask!

As long as you nod!

I will definitely listen to you!

Absolutely no objection.

Quick... say the words I want to hear most!

"Just go out."

"puff……"

Lin Gengxin burst into laughter.

"..."

The speechless fairy sister's eyes turned red.

It's not that I feel aggrieved, it's that I'm angry.

Bastard...I will love you in the next life and I will be a dog!

"Ai-chan, please help me order the same one as them!"

Liu Yifei, who was willing to go all out, rushed to Yuan Ai and said something.

"No! Sister! You can't give up all your efforts!"

Wu Qiqi panicked.

The tonkotsu ramen in my hand suddenly lost its flavor.

Lin Gengxin was also speechless.

Looking at Xu Xin:

"Why are you teasing her?"

"Well……"

Xu Xin looked at the fairy sister whose eyes were as red as Lord Rabbit...

"Forget it, let her have a bowl."

After all, he has a doting character.

After hearing this, Liu Yifei smiled happily.

hey-hey.

Still good to you.

Onii-chan is so good!

Finally, after a meal of ramen, everyone was satisfied.

After leaving the ramen shop, the fairy sister who couldn't bear to part with the taste of oily star in her mouth was still left with the aftertaste of "huah ah ah".

It looks like the Four Heavenly Kings of Ramen.

After this meal of noodles, that afternoon, the three of them were dragged into the studio by Miura Tomoyuki.

Wear makeup and bring a microphone.

The host here in Japan is ready to go.

The three people also entered the normal publicity process.

The first event was a small fan meeting in Ginza.

There are not many people.

There were only 200 people sitting in the studio.

In Xu Xin's opinion, it was an extremely small meeting.

The content of the meeting will be posted to the promotional website of Toho Pictures, which will serve as the first round of warm-up for the release of "Hawthorn Tree".

He was quite normal at first.

Unexpectedly, just after he was led onto the stage by Kamehara Ai under the auspices of the host, the audience who came to participate today, the people from Toho Pictures, gave him a surprise.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

Amidst the popping sound of pull-tab ribbons, Xu Xin was attracted by the sound and looked toward the audience.

Under the floating ribbons, there was a large banner held by the audience in the front row.

"Xu Xin, Yang Mi's newlywed couple, the book is written!"

Xu Xin doesn’t understand Japanese.

But he can understand Chinese characters.

The latter sentence was unclear, but he knew the first sentence.

Newlyweds…

When he saw this scene, his first reaction was to look towards Yuan Ai.

I want to know what the next sentence means.

Shangyuan Ai was also quite surprised.

Subconsciously he looked at Xu Xin.

Seeing him looking at her, she quickly said amidst the host's smile and applause:

"Director Xu, everyone is congratulating you on your wedding."

"Well……"

Xu Xin asked after being stunned for a moment:

"At this time, is it appropriate for me to bow ninety degrees? Or is there any other etiquette?"

The audience and fans in a foreign country prepared a gift for him.

People in the Chinese Dynasty pay attention to etiquette and reciprocity.

Of course he wanted to return the favor.

When in town, do as the Romans do.

After hearing this, Shangyuan Ai smiled and said:

"Just bow."

"Oh, okay."

Xu Xin nodded, smiled and bowed to the audience:

"thank you all."

"Crash la la la..."

applause.

After this little episode, he didn't know how Liu Yifei and Lin Gengxin felt, but here, the distance between him and the audience who came to attend the meeting had become much closer.

The smile is also more natural.

Then, everyone shook hands with the host and took their seats.

Today's meeting has begun.

According to Miura Tomoyuki, today's meeting will be divided into two steps.

First, the host asked some questions related to the movie.

This is the first half.

The second half was left to the audience to ask questions.

The content of the first half was average.

Xu Xin is the director, and Lin Gou and Liu Feifei are the leading actors.

Basically, you have a question and I am answering a question.

As three people who have gone through a complete film process in China, these issues are all familiar to them.

Soon, time came to the "second half".

After the host announced that questions could be asked live, the first audience member was selected.

She is a girl with a round face and a mask.

Xu Xin was actually curious from the beginning as to why so many people chose to wear masks.

Is it because there are cameras here and you want to protect your privacy and are afraid of being photographed? Or is it something else?

He doesn't quite understand.

But after the girl took the phone, she politely took off her mask.

I started chattering while holding the phone.

It’s quite a long story.

After Shangyuan Ai listened very carefully, he nodded slightly, turned to Xu Xin and said:

"Director Xu, she is asking you this question."

"Well, you say."

Xu Xin subconsciously sat up straight.

"Her name is Ming Lichun, and she is currently a sophomore in college. She saw reviews from China on the Internet, saying that this movie is actually a tragedy.

I would like to ask you why you didn't choose to continue making a movie like "The Secret That Cannot Be Told". That movie accompanied her throughout her high school career and was one of her favorite movies in her life.

Why does it end in tragedy?

She said that she read your interview in "Tetsuko's Room" and wanted to know why she couldn't make Jingqiu, played by Miss Liu Yifei, and Lao San, as you said, the one who shines in each other's eyes."

"Well……"

After hearing this question, Xu Xin thought for a while and said:

"Have you read the original version of this story?"

After Shangyuan Ai finished translating, the girl shook her head.

Seeing this...

"That's it... Then I won't tell you about the story in order to avoid spoilers. You just said that you are a college student, so... I want to answer your question from my perspective on the story. Also.

I hope you can get some inspiration from my words.”

After seeing the girl look like she was listening, he said:

"I think so... Sometimes, are we too obsessed with the ending? There are many great loves and beautiful things in this world that we can witness and experience. But as long as the ending is not satisfactory, we will

You will immediately feel that this is a tragedy.

Or just thinking, if there is a little bit of redemption in the outcome of this matter, then all the injustice and pain seem to be negligible.

Because we care too much about the ending, we will ignore the beautiful scenery in the process. Instead of doing this, I think it is better to change our way of thinking. If we chase meaning in the process, then the ending will definitely not be bad." (Note 1

)

After he finished speaking, he continued to give Ai Shangyuan time to translate.

After the other party finished translating, he was about to speak... Suddenly, bursts of applause rang out, blocking his words.

Seeing this, he nodded politely, and when facing the thoughtful expression of this round-faced girl, he smiled and said:

"It's like when we read famous works. All famous works may not have perfect endings, but it does not hinder their greatness. And the same is true for our lives. Isn't it?"

"Hua la la la la la..."

Amidst the applause, the girl named Ming Lichun returned the microphone with an expression on her face that said, "Master, I have realized it."

The host applauded while continuing to look for the second audience member.

At this time, a man sitting in the front row who also wore a mask raised his hands and even stood up.

Seeing this, the host simply showed off his adult beauty.

He motioned to the staff to give him the microphone.

After he took the microphone, he also took off his mask.

But the moment he took off his mask, the host suddenly froze...

Then his face showed deep surprise and he shouted:

"Eh? SHINKAI-san?"
Chapter completed!