Chapter 325: Youman is worried about his two bosses
In Rongcheng, after seeing the fall of Xiang Zhenghui and others, they no longer paid attention to this matter.
Although this matter was indeed done by Tongji Entertainment from beginning to end.
But Xu Ji will definitely not be so reckless. When it comes to the official Spring Festival Gala, you still need to be cautious.
Fortunately, after talking to Duan Shengyu on the phone, the other party believed him without any hesitation.
Let him do it by himself without worrying about the impact.
Xiang Zhenghui is actually unlucky because he is in charge of the official Spring Festival Gala this time.
Since Xu Ji’s debut, he has cooperated with officials so many times. Obviously, Xiang Zhenghui’s connections are not comparable to those of him.
Not to mention Duan Shengyu, the director of the Radio, Television and Radio Bureau.
Most of the official actors now have basically collaborated with Tongji Entertainment.
The gossip about Xiang Zhenghui’s private collusion with Phoenix Entertainment was also obtained from the official source.
Although the director and main person in charge of the Spring Festival Gala is Xiang Zhenghui, some of the staff below are still from the official side.
Even the staff of last year’s Spring Festival Gala.
The source of the information is not anyone else, but Duan Suxin, the director of last year’s Spring Festival Gala.
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"What's wrong, Sister Suxin?"
"I haven't thanked you properly for what happened this time."
Just when Xu Ji thought of Duan Suxin, the local government actually called.
"You have to treat me to a meal properly."
"I originally planned to take a break this year, but now something like this happened again."
"Now I will take the blame again!"
Hearing Duan Suxin's slightly complaining words, Xu Ji was stunned for a moment.
He also didn't expect that after Xiang Zhenghui was taken away for investigation, this year's Spring Festival Gala director would become Duan Suxin.
Counting this year, Duan Suxin has participated in the Spring Festival Gala for three consecutive years.
And the next two years were actually because the original director had an accident, so both of them got involved.
"I don't care, you have to come and help me at this year's Spring Festival Gala!"
Duan Suxin said.
Hearing this, Xu Ji couldn't refuse, so he smiled and agreed.
Although Duan Suxin didn't say what kind of help he would do, it was obviously not as simple as letting him and Sha Yetong put together a show.
"But your movie is coming out soon, so I probably won't have time recently."
"I'll contact you again after a while."
"By the way, I wish you a great success in your movie!"
"I originally planned to contribute to your box office, but now I have taken over the task temporarily. I'm afraid I don't have the time..."
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After Duan Suxin finished speaking, she hung up the phone. There were still noisy voices coming from the other side. It seemed that she was already engaged in work.
Although he complained a little about being arrested again to take over the job, Duan Suxin is still a very standard model worker.
And Xu Ji is also preparing to start the premiere road show of "Infernal Affairs" in the past few days.
Five cities have been decided for the time being, and I estimate that I will have to stay out of town for the next week.
Of course, at the strong request of his girlfriend, Sha Yetong also became a special guest at this road show.
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Although some people are still discussing the shady incident of Spring Festival Gala director Xiang Zhenghui on the Internet, the popularity has gradually dissipated in the past few days.
Speaking of which, this incident had a considerable impact on the promotion of several movies released on New Year's Day.
It also includes Xu Ji's own "Infernal Affairs".
Now that the New Year is approaching, the popularity of several movies released on New Year's Day has become much higher.
Everyone is preparing for the upcoming premiere.
Xu Ji's side is actually quite Buddhist. The roadshow has been set up in five cities in total, one place per day for a week, which is actually quite sufficient in terms of time.
Like the one about smallpox? "The Merchant of Wanbao", the road show alone took place in more than 30 cities.
The schedule is full, and I even have to travel to three cities in one day, which highlights my diligence.
After all, their movie needs to support new talent this time, and there are no actors who can play a leading role in the lineup, so roadshow promotion will naturally take a lot of effort.
This is indeed useful, but it is just the icing on the cake.
It is obviously unrealistic to really rely on road shows to become the box office champion on New Year's Day.
Most of the box office revenue comes from ordinary audiences across the country, and the film's reputation and quality are its biggest advantages.
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Sang Shaolong is actually just following "Parents' Love" recently.
This drama is really getting more and more addictive. I found the plot boring at first, but now I enjoy watching it with gusto.
Since he only has to make videos for this one drama, Sang Shaolong has a lot of free time.
But he knew that this situation would not last long.
Because it’s New Year’s Day soon.
The New Year's Day movie market this time is quite lively, and it even makes Sang Shaolong feel like the Spring Festival movie has arrived early.
Of course, what he is most looking forward to is Xu Ji's second feature film "Infernal Affairs".
Judging from the name of this movie, Sang Shaolong actually wouldn’t have guessed what it was about.
But based on the trailers released so far and various official trailers and posters, I guess it will be an undercover crime film, and it will be in the style of old Hong Kong films.
Coupled with the various scenes in the trailer of the two major movie stars and a group of veteran actors from Hong Kong City, Sang Shaolong's expectations are really high.
Even if the director is not Xu Ji, just based on the lineup and the quality of the trailer, "Infernal Affairs" will be his first choice for watching movies on New Year's Day.
But Sang Shaolong is not an ordinary viewer after all, he also has a professional film and television self-media identity.
So this time, he had to watch all the five most famous movies on New Year's Day without skipping one.
Of course, even though New Year's Day has not yet arrived, many of the film investors have already begun to contact Sang Shaolong.
I would like him to help with the video promotion after the movie is released.
And the prices quoted are not low, especially for companies like Tianwu and Tianhua, the publicity fees they are willing to pay are really high.
Sang Shaolong, the first brother in the G-station film and television area, still has great influence.
There are many netizens who are waiting for the movie reviews from Long Ge Cinema before choosing which movie to watch.
Under such circumstances, basically all the film studios for the New Year's Day period have sent invitations for cooperation.
Why do I say basically? Because this New Year's Day, there are a total of five films with relatively small investments. Currently, only Xu Ji's "Infernal Affairs" has not sent a cooperation invitation.
This still makes Sang Shaolong feel a little uncomfortable.
Although he will definitely not cooperate with other film parties, this kind of coincidence will easily affect his credibility as a film critic and self-media.
But ever since he made Xu Ji’s first micro-movie, Tongji Entertainment really didn’t give him a penny.
As a result, many people on the Internet now think that he received a lot of money from Xu Ji, so he helps with publicity and promotion every time.
This situation lasted for a long time, and Sang Shaolong actually thought about the time when Xu Ji overturned.
After all, that way you can make a video of yourself complaining and prove your innocence.
It is a pity that so far, Sang Shaolong has not had such an opportunity.
Because the current film and television works produced by Tongji Entertainment require him to deliberately criticize them, he really can’t open his mouth.
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Xu Ji really relied on his own ability to make him become half a fan of the other party even if he didn't admit it.
This is similar to some anti-fans posted on the Internet.
Although Xu Ji scolded Xu Ji very vigorously, when asked, every work of Tongji Entertainment is well known, and the plot can be remembered even better than some die-hard fans.
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After finishing editing the last part of the latest video, Sang Shaolong set up a scheduled upload, then took out his mobile phone and prepared to buy tickets.
Of course the first one is to watch Xu Ji's "Infernal Affairs".
"Damn it, why is it so full?"
Sang Shaolong was a little surprised.
Although I had predicted before that "Infernal Affairs" would have a good chance of winning the box office title on the first day even though it didn't make a big move in terms of promotion.
But isn’t it too exaggerated that the attendance rates of the three theaters closest to you are all so high?
Although there are still a few scattered seats, the viewing field of view is not very good, and Sang Shaolong is still a little resistant.
However, Sang Shaolong still refused to give up the idea of watching the premiere, and finally bought a cinema five kilometers away from his home.
Traveling so far to watch a movie is Xu Ji's "Infernal Affairs". If it were any other movie, Sang Shaolong probably wouldn't have such a passion.
But at this moment, Sang Shaolong suddenly heard his social software beeping.
"Tongji Entertainment is less than requesting to add you as a friend..."
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"Tongji Entertainment?"
Seeing the sudden friend request, Sang Shaolong was stunned for a moment.
Originally, he was still wondering why Xu Ji didn't ask him to promote it.
The results are coming now?
But Sang Shaolong couldn't be happy at this time.
Although I say I have a problem with Xu Ji because of this, I actually admire Xu Ji quite a lot.
At the very least, Tongji Entertainment’s film and television works will not engage in such operations as asking self-media to help promote them.
Under such circumstances, except for some malicious smears, all the online reviews are real reviews from netizens.
I used to think that Tongji Entertainment was a breath of fresh air, but now it seems that it is no exception.
After all, the current market competition is so fierce, especially in publicity and distribution, and various methods are used frequently.
Tongji Entertainment is still a commercial company in the final analysis, which is understandable.
Sang Shaolong just felt a little pity.
He added the contact information of the other party, but what surprised him was that the message the other party sent was not a commercial promotion message.
Instead, he was invited to attend the premiere of the movie "Infernal Affairs" in Shanghai?
But director Xu Ji and all the main creators will also participate?
Seeing such news, Sang Shaolong secretly apologized for having doubted Xu Ji by going there first.
Then naturally I agreed without any burden.
It just so happened that it was hard to buy tickets, so Xu Ji was a big help.
Speaking of which, although I and Xu Ji know each other quite well, this is the first time I have actually met them.
I don’t know who will attend tomorrow’s premiere.
Sang Shaolong thought in his heart.
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It’s New Year’s Eve again, but this time Xu Ji and Sha Yetong can’t go and miss their college days like they did in previous years.
The two of them arrived in Shanghai in the afternoon.
Because the premiere was scheduled here, the two of them had no choice but to come over in advance.
After having dinner with the two leading actors of "Infernal Affairs" in the afternoon, we went back to the hotel and stayed bored.
"Xiao Xuzi, this game is so boring."
Xu Ji took a look at Sha Yetong's 0-11 record, and then looked at his own 1-8, which was not much better than his opponent.
"It's really not interesting."
"Dogs don't play any games."
As a failure prompt sounded, Xu Ji decisively threw the phone on the bed.
Although he and Sha Yetong shared two rooms, in fact, the other party had never entered Sha Yetong's room and had always stayed here in Xu Ji's room.
The two of them are now an old couple, and naturally they no longer have the shyness they had when they first got together.
Xu Ji hesitated for a while, then said:
"How about we go out and watch the fireworks?"
Sha Yetong's eyes lit up after hearing Xu Ji's words.
But after nodding his head without hesitation, he became a little worried again.
"What if you are recognized?"
"Besides, Sister Man is right next door. If you get caught, it will be over."
Sha Yetong has completely forgotten the identities of himself and Xu Ji's boss, and Youman is currently the only person in Tongji Entertainment who can control them both.
Xu Ji is not worried at all.
"Don't worry, I have a solution!"
"There are people outside. It's winter, so wrap up thickly so you won't be recognized."
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"What are you doing here?"
Youman in the room initially paid attention when he heard the sound of the door opening next door, but not long after, Xu Ji and Sha Yetong opened the door and came in.
"Sister Man, let's confirm some procedures for tomorrow's premiere."
"Have the invitations to the media and film critics in Shanghai been sent out?"
Xu Ji looked like he was talking about work seriously, which made Youman suspicious.
It's hard for others to say, but she still knows what kind of hands-off shopkeeper Xu Ji is.
However, Youman didn't expose Xu Ji and nodded to see what this man was planning to do.
"Okay, nothing happens, let's go back first."
Xu Ji chatted with Youman for a while before turning and leaving.
As soon as they walked out of Yuman's room, Xu Jibi and Sha Yetong began to put on hats and masks at the door.
Xu Ji even deliberately ran to open and close his door, pretending to go back to his room.
Just when Xu Ji gave Sha Yetong a proud wink and turned around to walk towards the elevator in the corridor, he suddenly heard a voice coming from behind.
"Where are you two going?"
Xu Ji and Sha Yetong, two people with guilty consciences, were shocked at this moment.
Youman, on the other hand, looked at the two tightly wrapped people with a dark look on his face.
These two guys don't look like the bosses of the company.
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"Can we get it official? Tomorrow is the premiere of the movie!"
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Mother Man started her own education time.
Naturally, Xu Ji and Sha Yetong could only stand and endure the punishment.
After talking for a while, Youman stopped.
Sha Yetong thoughtfully handed the other party some water.
"Forget it, roll, roll, roll."
"Be careful not to be recognized."
"Come back early, I have work tomorrow! Call me if you need anything."
Youman finally relented.
After all, it’s New Year’s Eve today, and no matter what, Xu Ji and Sha Yetong are just a couple in their early twenties who are in love.
And he’s his own boss.
"Thank you, Sister Man!"
Xu Ji and Sha Yetong breathed a sigh of relief and spoke in unison.