What should I do if I have a childhood sweetheart who wants to be a singer? Chapter 461: On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the bustling Spring Festival movie market
Chapter 461: On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the bustling Spring Festival movie market
On the night after the Spring Festival Gala, Xu Ji and Sha Yetong continued to spend time in the capital.
However, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the two of them took a plane directly back to Chengdu.
Of course, most of Tongji's entire company is currently on vacation.
So the two of them drove back to their hometown of Yicheng without staying too much.
The two of them didn't go home to celebrate the New Year last year, and it's the same this year.
Tang Xianshu and Chen Ya actually criticized this.
Of course, the news that Xu Ji was temporarily promoted to director spread all over the Internet.
Their parents also know about it and understand it quite well.
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"Dad, I'm back!"
After opening the door, Xu Ji shouted as usual.
But no response was heard.
"Mom?"
Tang Xianshu and Xu Jiakang didn't seem to be at home.
So after Xu Ji put down his luggage, he went out and knocked on Sha Yetong's door.
What's surprising is that Sha Yetong's parents, Sha Jingyuan and Xu Jiakang, are not here either.
"I'll call and ask."
Sha Yetong said.
Not long after, the phone was connected, and Chen Ya's voice came from inside.
"Okay, I know."
Sha Yetong put down the mobile phone in his hand and answered helplessly:
"My parents went on a trip with your parents."
"He said he thought we weren't going to come back."
Xu Ji also didn't expect that there would be no one at home when he came back this time.
Originally, Xu Ji and Sha Yetong planned to give them a surprise.
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"I remembered that my dad and your parents both retired this year."
"I forgot about it."
Xu Ji opened his mouth and said.
Originally, Xu Jiakang had reached retirement age, although he could still continue to work in the company.
But now that Xu Ji, an only son, has his own business, and he is not short of money after all, there is no need to continue to be a small leader in the company.
As for Sha Jingyuan and Chen Ya, both of them were teachers. The school provided for early retirement, and after meeting the conditions, they simply retired under Tang Xianshu's persuasion.
That’s why I can have such time to travel during the Spring Festival.
Mainly because neither Xu Ji nor Sha Yetong came back to celebrate the New Year, there was really no need for the four of them to stay in Yicheng to celebrate the New Year.
"Then what do we do now?"
Sha Yetong asked.
The main reason why the two returned to Yicheng was because of their parents.
Now that their parents have gone far away, there is really no need for them to stay in their hometown.
However, Xu Ji still spoke:
"Since it's the Chinese New Year, even though it's already the first day of the Lunar New Year, we still have to make up for the New Year's Eve dinner."
"Just in time to get familiar with my unfamiliar cooking skills."
Hearing this, Sha Yetong nodded in agreement, and at the same time replied with some excitement:
"I just happened to watch a lot of cooking instruction videos some time ago..."
Before she could finish her words, she was stopped by Xu Ji.
"Don't!"
"I don't dare bother you to cook in person, I'll do it!"
Xu Ji thought of the special salad dish that Sha Yetong said he had researched before, and he shuddered for a moment.
He was determined to nip Sha Yetong's idea of cooking in the bud.
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On the first day of the new year, for many people, they will go on a trip with their friends or family.
At this time, the cinema will also become a better activity.
This also makes the Spring Festival period the highest cumulative period in the movie box office market during the year.
The Spring Festival is also the first choice for many ambitious film crews when their works are released.
During this Spring Festival, most departments of Tongji Entertainment and even the crew who are still filming are on holiday.
But because "Detective Chinatown" was released during the Spring Festival, Pang Er and some of the crew's main creators naturally couldn't take a complete break.
Of course, there are no road shows during the Spring Festival, so most of the time it is just publicity work.
Therefore, except for director Pang Er and some employees of the publicity department, in fact, major actors such as Ji Yiyang only need to cooperate in publicity on Weibo and other aspects.
In addition to "Detective Chinatown", there are actually many blockbusters that have also chosen to be released during the Spring Festival.
For example, Phoenix Entertainment's "Desert Traveler" directed by top-tier director Cha Zhijun.
In addition, Smallpox Entertainment also has a science fiction blockbuster co-produced with the United States, which will be released on New Year's Day.
Of course, there are also three or four medium- or low-budget films.
Type-wise, it’s a hundred flowers blooming.
It's just that these films are relatively small in terms of film schedule.
Under such a premise, it seems that it can really participate in the Spring Festival box office competition.
That is, movies produced by Tongji Entertainment, Phoenix, and Tianhua.
Of course, we don’t rule out the possibility of a dark horse appearing during the Spring Festival.
But the possibility of this is still relatively small.
After all, both the investment cost of the film itself and the investment in publicity and distribution are completely different.
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Sang Shaolong returned to his hometown to celebrate the New Year this time, thinking about spending more time with his parents.
I am also considering whether to move back to my hometown in the future.
After all, his job has a relatively high degree of freedom and there is no need to stay in a big city.
Of course, as a film critic, most of the time I just need to stay alone in the room and make videos.
But now that he is the number one person in the film and television area of the entire G station, in addition to his regular job of making videos, he still needs to participate in many activities.
In big cities, there will be more such opportunities and it will be more convenient.
For example, you can get some tickets for movie premieres and interview some movie directors or starring actors.
Sang Shaolong is still hesitating.
But now, there was something more irritating than this that made him feel a little irritated.
That is, from the time he came back to now, his parents have pushed for marriage overtly and covertly so many times.
Although he didn't answer directly, he just got over it.
But it was obvious that his parents had no intention of letting him go just like that.
So on the first day of the new year, I asked someone to arrange a blind date for him.
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"Hello......"
Of course Sang Shaolong wanted to refuse, but refusal was obviously useless, and he finally came to meet his blind date.
The other party seems to be a girl with a relatively gentle personality, and her appearance is not bad. Although she cannot be said to be very beautiful, she is definitely not ugly.
He's just an ordinary person who doesn't look too special.
But Sang Shaolong himself stayed at home alone most of the time.
It's true that I haven't talked to a girl one-on-one for a long time.
Moreover, it was a blind date that made him subconsciously feel embarrassed.
"I heard from aunt that you are an Internet celebrity?"
The girl asked curiously.
In her opinion, Sang Shaolong does look a bit unfamiliar, and he should not be a well-known internet celebrity.
Sang Shaolong actually still doesn't like this kind of title.
"Actually, it doesn't count. I just make videos."
"Do you know G station? I am the up owner of G station."
The girl was of the same age as him and was also an experienced user of G site. After hearing this, she immediately became interested.
"What's your ID?"
"I am an old user of G station..."
What surprised Sang Shaolong was that the atmosphere of this blind date was much better than he expected.
As the two of them share G Station, they have more common topics.
"Are you Brother Long?"
After the girls heard Sang Shaolong's ID name of "Long Ge Cinema", they became excited.
Obviously, with Sang Shaolong's current popularity, the number of more than eight million fans is obviously not enough.
Even the girls on a blind date paid attention to him.
At the same time, I never expected that Sang Shaolong would have so many fans.
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After the two had a date and had dinner, they naturally began to discuss going to the movies together.
The girl asked with some interest: "Which one should we watch?"
"I feel like there are quite a lot of movies worth watching during the Spring Festival this year."
Sang Shaolong: "Then why not read them all again!"
"It's still early anyway."
Walking to the cinema, Sang Shaolong's professional habits suddenly emerged.
During times like the Spring Festival, Sang Shaolong will definitely not miss the movies released during this period recently.
I even feel that it is completely normal to watch all the movies in the schedule in one day.
"Then which one should we watch first?"
Girls are a special case. If it were anyone else, they would have subconsciously refused after hearing Sang Shaolong's words.
Who can bear to watch so many movies in a row?
But the girl is also a movie and TV fan, so she is very interested in this proposal.
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"Actually, what I am most interested in is "Detective Chinatown". After all, it is produced by Tongji Entertainment, and Xu Ji also has basic guarantees as an editor."
"And besides that, Pang Er has filmed a lot of suspense-themed dramas and movies before, so he has quite a lot of experience."
"I feel that the quality of this movie is still guaranteed at the most basic level."
Normally at this time, out of politeness, Sang Shaolong should ask the girl which movie she wants to watch.
But after all, he was in his own professional field, so Sang Shaolong gave his advice without any hesitation.
"But if I watch this one at the beginning, I probably won't be able to watch the next few movies."
"So my suggestion is to watch "Detective Chinatown" until the end."
After Sang Shaolong revealed his identity, the girls began to believe in his words.
At this time, I had no objection to this proposal and directly agreed.
The two walked into the theater and the first movie they saw was "Desert Traveler" by Phoenix Entertainment.
Strictly speaking, the genre of this movie should actually be considered a fantasy adventure.
Before the movie started, Sang Shaolong kept talking to the girls about some relevant information about the movie.
"Director Zha Zhijun is considered a veteran, top-tier director."
"I used to make art films, and I also won many awards internationally."
"After I joined Phoenix Entertainment, I slowly began to make commercial films, and there have been many movies that have done well at the box office."
"But they all have a common problem, that is, the habits of literary and artistic film directors cannot be changed, and there are always plots that seem unclear and even affect the narrative of the film."
"And this time it's a fantasy adventure theme. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to shoot well."
"Although I have to admit, young directors actually have more advantages when it comes to making a movie with this subject."
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The girl listened to Sang Shaolong's introduction and nodded from time to time.
I'm afraid that before the blind date, neither of them expected that things would unfold like this in the end.
From the moment the two first met, they basically don't talk about anything else. They talk about movies and stuff all the time.
Of course, the girls themselves are not disgusted.
It can be said that Sang Shaolong was lucky, he accidentally met a girl who also likes movies and television.
Otherwise, there will probably be no follow-up part of watching a movie together after the meal.
As the movie begins, the plot of "Desert Traveler" gradually unfolds.
In fact, it is a relatively old-fashioned plot. The trio of protagonists discover a desert treasure map left behind by the previous generation, and then begin to explore the desert together and encounter various adventures.
However, the characters and settings of this trio always gave Sang Shaolong an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
I quickly thought about it, isn’t this the golden trio from Gui Blowing the Lamp?
There are male and female protagonists, plus a male supporting actor who is responsible for the gags.
And even the actor is a fat man.
It's hard not to think of the previous movie "The Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Ancient City".
But compared with Ghost Blowing Lantern, this "Desert Traveler" is not much different in terms of plot and setting, or in terms of suspense.
Not to mention the lack of those ghosts and monsters in Gui Blowing Lantern, the eye-opening variety of gods, ghosts and monsters and the seamless setting endorsement.
Although it is positioned as just a commercial film, it is still unqualified in Sang Shaolong's eyes.
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The overall atmosphere of this movie is relatively relaxed, and there are no particularly brain-burning parts. In addition, the actors are all A-list actors and familiar faces.
As a family-friendly movie during the Spring Festival, it is actually not completely unacceptable.
After all, not everyone is a professional film critic like Sang Shaolong. There are also many ordinary viewers who come to the theater just to kill time.
Of course I won't think about it that much.
In addition, the special effects inside are actually quite good, although the rating on Huaban.com is not too high.
However, it is estimated that the box office will not reach the level of loss.
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"what do you think?"
After the girl left the theater, she took the initiative to ask.
Sang Shaolong did not hide his thoughts and spoke directly.
This also surprised the girls.
"Really? Actually, I think it's pretty good-looking."
"But it does remind people of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp"."
Immediately afterwards, the two went to a science fiction blockbuster co-produced by Smallpox and an American company.
It's a doomsday type, and the special effects look exquisite.
But the plot is completely crappy, and when a group of young actors with small pox appear on the same screen as some well-known actors from the United States, it always makes people feel awkward.
Of course, even the girls on the blind date found this movie boring this time.
Halfway through, the girl started to get distracted.
Until the movie came out, girls actually didn’t know what the movie was about. It seemed like the end of the world was coming, and then the protagonist saved the world and so on.
Immediately afterwards, the two finally walked into the movie they were both looking forward to most.
Tongji Entertainment's suspense-themed movie "Detective Chinatown" for the Spring Festival.