The relevant departments did not block "Groundhog Day" and gave it some insignificant review opinions before releasing it.
Of course, even if you want to get stuck, there is nothing easy to get stuck on. There is no bad hint in the plot of this movie. At the same time, the tone of the whole movie is mainly positive energy, and there are absolutely no other black spots.
In fact, several leaders of the relevant departments are quite relieved about Lu Yuan's movie. "The Wanderer" is an anti-drug movie with the main theme. Although "This Man Is From Earth" is a science fiction movie, some of the details are wrong when others say it.
He made corrections on his own without even having to be reminded by you. He felt very self-conscious and was willing to sacrifice half a day at the box office for the sake of the harmony of the movie. Can the relevant departments still worry about such a person?
Talented people are generally unruly, and usually like to hang around and be disobedient. However, there are too few talented people like Lu Yuan who actively promote positive energy.
In short, the relevant departments directly gave the green light to everyone who could give it a green light, and everything that could pass was passed. The speed was much faster than other movies.
After the review was approved on May 10th, "Groundhog Day" underwent some targeted rectifications, and the film was sent to major theaters to prepare for its scheduled premiere...
Generally speaking, movies must be vigorously promoted at this time, trying their best to create all kinds of flashy things to attract people's attention and increase the traffic of some movies.
But "remote" entertainment never does anything fancy!
Even when Wu Tingting approached Lu Yuan to ask about publicity issues after Wu Tingting was scheduled to be released, Lu Yuan looked at Wu Tingting seriously.
"We "remotely" strive for survival by quality, and conquer the world by word of mouth! Publicity? I don't think we need to pay too much attention to publicity..."
"No matter how good the advertisement is, it is better to enter the server...go to the theater and take a look..."
"I think this is our "remote" fine traditional virtue. In the future, we must stick to this fine traditional virtue and become a clear stream in the entertainment industry..."
"I'll just post a Weibo announcement."
"..."
Lu Yuan's words left Wu Tingting speechless.
After thinking about it carefully, she suddenly felt that what her Mr. Lu said made sense, and it seemed that with the current popularity of "Groundhog Day" and Mr. Lu, there was really no need for any messy activities and publicity...
And Mr. Lu’s Weibo...
seem.
More effective than any publicity method?
In short, "Groundhog Day" is the same as other "remote" movies, and the investment in publicity for this movie is still basically zero.
The only way to promote it is that Lu Yuan posted on Weibo: ""Groundhog Day" is confirmed to be released on the 15th of this month. Pre-sale tickets have been put on sale on major theater websites. I hope everyone will support it.
Don't make me look too ugly, thank you."
Very simple.
It's so simple that it makes people question life.
…………………………
Half an hour later, Lu Yuan's Weibo exploded.
In just half an hour, this Weibo post was retweeted thousands of times and received countless comments.
A simple Weibo post made all movie fans and netizens extremely excited, including some very popular Weibo celebrities and figures in the industry.
Lu Yuan is still the same Lu Yuan.
Either he doesn't post on Weibo, and if he does, it's still an advertisement so simple that it makes people vomit blood.
But, they don't care.
On the contrary, I feel that this Weibo is a clarion call for charge.
Since May 2nd, when Huaxia Film was suppressed by Hollywood films and almost cried, they have been checking Lu Yuan's Weibo almost every day, and trying to find ways to search for Lu Yuan through various channels every day.
news.
The high-anticipated "Age of the Aliens" has only had a fraction of the box office of the Hollywood movie "Army of Darkness" after five days, and the box office is declining day by day, basically becoming a background material.
Zhang Tong’s film faces departure...
Zhang Dabao became the biggest joke in May.
The box office performance of Chinese films is really unsatisfactory and even extremely disappointing.
In the past, no matter how powerful Hollywood movies were, Chinese movies could still occupy the top three.
But now, Chinese films have no power to resist at all.
This is undoubtedly a dark feeling of humiliation.
This year's Chinese films seem to be withering faster than in previous years. Once famous Chinese directors have been hit by Hollywood and have begun to lose their direction and don't know how to shoot.
Following the trend of Hollywood? If you follow the trend and you can’t stand other people’s special effects, why don’t you follow the trend and make literary films? Is there a market for your literary films? Martial arts films? Martial arts films may be able to compete, but...
Those who are young and good-looking cannot fight, and those who know how to fight are not good-looking and young. They are simply inactive, and even start to reach the end.
It is no exaggeration to say a sad word, this martial arts movie is dead!
So how can China beat Hollywood in this state? Even if it is not a blockbuster, even a bad movie like "The Killing of Aliens" can make a good box office in China...
reason?
Who are you going to talk to?
At this sad time, they thought of Lu Yuan.
Why do you think of Lu Yuan?
"Buried Alive" is a hit!
"Wanderer" is a hit!
"This Man Is From Earth" became a hit.
It might be luck for one movie to be a hit, and it can also be classified as luck for the second movie to be a hit, but what about the third movie?
Would you like to watch three movies directly?
In a sense, Lu Yuan already represents a box office miracle.
But……
"Groundhog Day" let them go.
They are used to releasing pigeons and so on. Lu Yuan is such a chicken that he released their pigeons in "Groundhog Day"!
Then Weibo stopped updating, and there was no news from anyone.
Even the headlines that have always been dominated have turned into news about major movies hitting box office records.
It was as if Lu Yuan had disappeared from the world. Apart from occasionally finding out from other people that "Groundhog Day" had been completed and submitted for review, there was no specific information on when it would be released.
There seems to be a feeling of being far away.
For a time, there were online calls, online speculations, and online questions...
Some people say that Lu Yuan is a coward, some say that "Groundhog Day" filmed something that shouldn't have been filmed and the relevant departments refused to give it to him, some say that Lu Yuan was threatened by mysterious forces...
In short, there were all kinds of voices, but after the dumbbell hit the car, those doubtful voices finally disappeared a lot.
Nothing happened to Lu Yuan, he was fine.
but……
Still no news on when it will be released...
Even if all the major media and all the fans have asked and consulted, there is still no news.
They are in a hurry!
Extremely anxious!
Then they had a bad premonition.
With this attitude, does it mean that "Groundhog Day" will really be postponed to June?
Just when this idea came up, when some people were already disappointed, Lu Yuan's Weibo was finally updated.
The release news has finally been announced!
Then, everyone became excited!
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May 15th.
It's a peaceful day.
"Mr. Lu...I'm here again..."
"..."
"Mr. Lu, I've been here for almost a week, can't you just nod in agreement?"
"..."
"Mr. Lu, I don't know what I did wrong, but I can guarantee that I am suitable for this position."
"..."
Xu Cancan was obsessed with the position of life assistant. Lu Yuan had never seen someone so persistent.
She had made it clear that she rejected her, but she still went to the company early every day with her resume and stayed in the company all morning. Even after getting up and eating every day, she could see Xu Cancan standing beside her with a smile on her face.
He held out his resume in front of his eyes and handed it to himself.
This made Lu Yuan's head hurt very much.
After going back and forth, everyone in the company except Lu Yuan became familiar with Xu Cancan. Especially when Fatty Wei came to the company every day and saw "Xu Cancan" at the first sight, he kept calling "Xu Cancan" and even looked at her.
There was a very excited light in his eyes.
He couldn't understand why Lu Yuan didn't accept Xu Cancan.
He thought Xu Cancan was very good, well-behaved, polite, and personable.
She is beautiful, not to mention her academic qualifications are all glittering. This makes no sense at all, right?
However, Lu Yuan still had a hard-hearted look and ignored Xu Cancan, unwilling to talk to her.
He really looks like a diamond straight man.
After being rejected again, Xu Cancan shook his head and ran to Wang Jinxue's office to sit down.
"Rejected again?"
"Um."
"It's normal. I was the same at that time...the company was quite rundown at that time..."
"Sister Jinxue...how did you join the company?"
"Just come in like this..."
"What's your plan?"
"There is no way... By the way, given your conditions, if you want to go to the entertainment industry, what companies can't you stay in, what positions can't be held, why are you clinging to this place? You don't know how stingy Lu Yuan is, right?" Wang Jinxue looked at it.
Xu Cancan.
"Sister Jinxue, to tell you the truth, I am a fan of Lu Yuan. When I was abroad, I loved listening to Lu Yuan's piano music. Not only the piano music, I even listened to Lu Yuan's songs, including his
movie... He is really a unique person. He is better and more powerful than any other person I have ever seen.
Harmful! However, I think he is a heart-wrenching person at the same time. Especially in his songs "Love Even to Death" and "Lilacs", I can hear a sense of loneliness... He must have had a period of loneliness.
A well-known story, I want to know this story..." Xu Cancan was silent for a long time and then said these words in one breath.
"You like him?"
"Well, yes, I like him! Fans all like idols, this is normal." Xu Cancan did not hide his inner voice at all.
"Oh." Wang Jinxue nodded silently and continued to work with her head down.
"Sister Jinxue, what can you do?"
"I can't help it... He is different from others. His heart is harder than others."
"Sister Jinxue..."
"What?"
"You like him, right?"
"Um."
Xu Cancan looked at Wang Jinxue.
Wang Jinxue did not raise her head and was still dealing with things, as if she had just dealt with it casually.
"Sister Jinxue, let's go watch a movie together?"
"What movie?"
"'Groundhog Day' premieres today."
"Okay, you really should go take a look." Wang Jinxue was silent for a moment, then nodded.
Xu Cancan had a smile on his face, still looking very happy.
Wang Jinxue put down the document in her hand, her face still expressionless.
……………………
noon.
Everyone else in the company, including Wu Tingting, went to watch "Groundhog Day", but Lu Yuan stayed alone in the company.
There is no difference between watching a movie and not watching a movie for Lu Yuan.
In fact, he is not looking forward to this movie very much. He thinks it will be fine as long as it does not lose money at the box office and makes a small profit.
Others...
Will watching it make the box office explode?
impossible.
Why not take advantage of this time to stay in the office with the air conditioner on and take a nice nap?
However, at this moment, Lu Yuan's cell phone rang.
The number is a bit unfamiliar.
"Hello?"
"Xiao Lu, congratulations on the release of the movie..."
"Thank you, who are you?"
"Oh, I'm Xu Guangrong."
"Oh oh oh, director, hello, hello..."
"Xiao Lu, I called you today mainly because I wanted to talk to you about Cancan."
"What? Cancan?"
"Um……"
"She is...wait a minute, she and you both have the surname Xu, are they the children of your relatives?"