Chapter 322 Vests fight each other, the movie begins
February 1, 2022, the first day of the first lunar month.
According to the almanac, it is advisable to break the ground, repair the tomb, bury the body, bury the deceased, assist in the burial, remove the clothes, set up a monument, etc. Do not do anything else.
To put it simply, don’t do anything and just stay at home.
It's a pity that these days, except for a few people, not many believe in the almanac, including Zuo Le.
Even though he always calculates the almanac, but when the day comes, he will believe the things that are good to him, and the things that are bad to him are just feudal superstitions.
Therefore, although the almanac said not to do anything else today, Zuo Le scoffed.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, everything is new. How could it not be a good day?
It's not scientific at all and cannot be trusted.
There were many people who had the same idea as Zuo Le. After paying New Year's greetings in the morning, more and more people were on the street.
Quancheng, Wanlong Cinema
The premiere of "Charlotte Troubles" was held here. Thanks to the booming Lunar New Year season this year, many reporters came to cover the news even during the New Year.
Zuo Le was very "sympathetic" to these reporters who couldn't make it through the holidays. Shanhe added a New Year's red envelope to each reporter on top of the original reporter fees, which was widely praised.
In addition to reporters, colleagues and film critics who came to participate in the event received red envelopes in addition to the announcement fee.
For the very few ordinary viewers who grabbed tickets for the premiere, Shanhe also prepared gifts, which were much more valuable than the premieres during ordinary seasons.
In Zuo Le's words, it is fate that everyone gathers together during the New Year to seek good luck.
At 1:30 a.m., I took my wife Li Rui and exchanged the film critic premiere invitation specially distributed by the crew of "Charlotte" for a red envelope from the staff.
After Li Rui showed her premiere ticket, she was told to go and draw gifts from the audience.
The lottery process is very simple. Scan the QR code with your mobile phone to automatically jump to the set lottery page and draw randomly.
Li Rui was lucky enough to win a set of Bluetooth speakers, worth more than 800 yuan, which was considered to be in the upper-middle range among audience gifts.
The staff said that after the movie, viewers can use their ticket stubs and the winning page on their mobile phones to go to the gift area to redeem their prizes and receive physical prizes.
Li Rui went to claim the prize and took a moment to glance at the red envelope in her hand.
It was all in cash. I took a rough look and found that the amount was at least 5,000. Because there were odd parts and round numbers, I guessed it should be an auspicious number like 6666 or 8888.
"Zuo Yiyi is quite generous."
I made several thousand extra in one trip, and since my family is not a mining company, I naturally felt happy.
The film and television industry is in a slump these days, and it's not easy to be a film critic. One and a Half Moon is somewhat of a literary youth, and doesn't want to waste money.
As for the film critic profession, the most profitable thing is the bad money job.
The quality of the movie is poor and the reputation is bad. For the sake of box office, why don't we find a group of experts and big Vs to wave the flag and change the reputation?
It's a difficult job, and the film critic might get scolded and damage his or her accumulated reputation. The pay isn't generous, but no one takes it.
Yiyiyueban is somewhat famous in the circle of film critics. It is not that he has not been contacted about similar matters, but he has refused.
In addition to his own personality, it is also because Yian Yueban cherishes the profession of film critic very much. He does not want to violate the original intention of joining this industry for the sake of temporary gain.
Therefore, the movie review notices that he receives every month or so are all movies that he thinks are of guaranteed quality, so that he can feel comfortable saying good things about the movie when he comes back to promote the movie.
In the unlikely event that it is expected to flop, he will choose to refund the film studio and not make any comments about the film.
Although there are not many film critics in the circle who do things like One Moon and a Half, there are still some, and they are also a group of film critics with a relatively good reputation.
The reputation may not be great, but there are many loyal fans, the film reviews are valuable, and the publicity effect is very strong.
For the previous movie "Wulin Gaiden", I wrote several reviews in one and a half months, which created a lot of buzz for the movie. Afterwards, Shanhe even "thanked" him.
Later, during the Golden Dragon Award incident, he spoke up for the movie "Wulin Gaiden" at 1:00 and 1:30, which greatly increased Zuo Le's affection for him.
Therefore, this time the new movie was released, Shanhe specially invited Yizhanyue to attend the premiere.
At 1:30, he was also very optimistic about Zuo Le's new movie because of the movie "Wulin Gaiden" and various Shanhe dramas. It happened to be the Chinese New Year, so he asked Shanhe for an extra ticket and came with his wife.
Make money and have fun at the same time, why not...
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When the couple entered the premiere of "Charlotte" at 1:30, the staff gave them a film critics area.
It was Li Rui's first time to attend a movie premiere. She was a little lively. She looked around and found that there were not many film critics, so she asked her husband quietly.
It’s half past one o’clock and it’s not surprising. There are quite a few movies premiering today. There are so many famous film critics. They are distributed to various production groups, and each company has a limited number.
Moreover, the premiere of "Charlotte Trouble" in Quancheng itself is a little inferior to those in the capital and magical cities. The geographical location is superior, and it is normal that there are fewer people.
People entered the venue one after another. After a while, at half past one, I saw a familiar person and waved happily.
"Plane, you're here too."
"Master!"
The plane is a young man with a cropped haircut. He is dressed very fashionably and wears gold-rimmed glasses. Unfortunately, he looks average and seems to lose a lot of points.
Flying in the sky, nicknamed Airplane, is also a well-known film critic on the Internet. He is active on Bibo, Coin Station, Douhua and other platforms. In terms of fame alone, he is more famous than a month and a half.
However, this guy's bottom line is average and he often makes some bad money. But besides making bad money, he is also very active in his work, so his reputation is not too bad.
He is considered to be the apprentice of Yiyian Yueban. When he first entered the industry, Yiyian Yueban often taught him some industry tips and guided him step by step to get on the right track in his career.
For this, the aircraft has always been very grateful, so he treats Yiyiyuehan as his master.
Li Rui also knew the plane and greeted each other. The three of them sat and chatted before the premiere started.
"Didn't you say you were going to watch "The Legend of Jigong" two days ago? Why did you come to Quancheng?" asked half past one o'clock.
"Don't mention it."
He Qian had a gloomy look on his face: "I met my opponent. I was disgusted with him, so I didn't go to the premiere. Anyway, I'll go back to a theater to watch it again and make up for the movie review."
"The enemy? Who is it?"
It was very strange at one and a half. His apprentice had a cheerful personality, made many friends, and was always popular, but an enemy appeared out of nowhere.
"It's the Pang Yidian who eats Xiang."
Qian Qian was indignant: "Didn't he film a drama about the Anti-Japanese War last time? I made a video on the currency website and posted it. As a result, the video went viral, and this old boy also hated me.
I've been on the wrong line twice before on the scarf. This stupid nonsense, shameless and shameless, made me very angry.
I heard that he went to the premiere of "The Legend of Jigong", so I just ran away, otherwise I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to resist going up and competing with him in real life."
Pang Yidian has a good reputation, and he has heard of it even in Yue and a Half, but he doesn’t understand why this person is so notorious and has almost become a bad name on the Internet, so why would Boss Guo invite him to the premiere of his movie?”
"Who knows, maybe they have a relationship, or maybe they just like his reputation. This guy has a bad reputation, but he is really popular on the Internet.
After the last Anti-Japanese War drama was semi-banned by the authorities, this guy stopped writing scripts. He was afraid of being reported, so he kept his mouth a lot tighter. Later, he started doing film reviews and talk shows.
Pang Yidian also has some crooked talents, he is pretty good at it, he has a lot of talk shows, and his film review business is booming. I heard that the advertising fee is this amount."
The plane made a gesture, which frightened Yue Ban and made him complain.
"Hey, my dear, those who are forcing me to death these days are all cross-border players. What the hell is this world like? I've been in this business for so many years, but I still don't earn half as much as he does."
"Black and red are also red. There are more and more clowns like this. If I couldn't lose my face, I would have given up."
The plane is also so angry that he is itching his teeth. He works hard every day, writes copywriting, makes videos, maintains accounts, and buys operations... He works hard and desperately, and he is suffering from occupational diseases at such a young age.
My body is almost exhausted, and my income is not as good as others pretending to be crazy and acting stupid and shameless, so I can leave anyone alone and feel comfortable.
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The master and apprentice criticized each other for a long time, scolding Pang Yidian, and then the topic returned to business.
As professional film critics, the two are naturally full of expectations for this year's extremely popular Lunar New Year festival. They hope to set an unprecedented box office record for the Lunar New Year festival this year and revitalize the declining Chinese film market.
After all, the movie market is booming, so film critics like them can make money along the way.
When one is prosperous, both are prosperous; when one is lost, both are harmed.
"The zero-point movie reviews of "Dragon Totem" have come out. Apart from those that are paid for, I have read a few that show genuine products. The quality is not satisfactory.
As for Douhua, the score is not very high, it was only 6.4 initially, and some of them are fans, so it will probably be even lower in the future.
To borrow a phrase from one of our colleagues, this is another mediocre work by Cheng Long."
When I talked about Cheng Long at 1:30, I couldn't help but feel a bit sad. He is in his thirties this year. When he was young, this kung fu superstar was already at the end of his prime.
He has witnessed his transformation from a Chinese film legend with a guaranteed box office to the "stubborn old man" he is now. Every year when new movies are released, he is ridiculed by saying that times have changed and it is time to retire and return home.
Compared with the peak period back then, when he was famous all over the world, how can we not feel the pride of the Chinese people?
"This year's Lunar New Year period, the top four are competing for hegemony. Even if "Dragon Totem" is not eliminated directly, it will be weak in the later stage and has basically withdrawn from the battle for championship and runner-up."
Airplane adjusted his glasses and asked with great interest: "Master, there are three movies left, which one do you like best?"
""Golden Night Banquet"."
One point and a half did not hesitate at all: "With the god-level starring cast and the great director Lao Zhang in charge, the advantage is too great. To be honest, if Director Zuo hadn't invited me today, I would have gone over there first."
"I'm also optimistic about "Golden Night Banquet"."
The plane nodded in agreement. This was a fact recognized by almost everyone now, and then he asked again.
"What about the remaining two?"
"The Troubles of Charlotte."
"Why?"
"First, Director Guo is not a professional director who makes movies. Second, Director Zuo is, and he is a big boss among directors."
"Master and apprentice, we want to go together again."
The two of them were singing along, and Li Rui next to them was also attracted to ask about the inside story of this New Year war. At 1:30, he wanted to show off in front of his wife, and Barabala told him everything.
Li Rui had just bought a small refrigerator that cost 1,000 yuan, and took the red envelope that her husband had just handed over. This was when she felt most fond of Zuo Le and Shanhe.
At this time, when I heard that one and a half moonlight was "ungrateful", I immediately felt a little angry.
"It's not necessarily that "Golden Night Banquet" is the champion. I think "Charlotte" is better. Zhang Kaigang has failed several times before."
"Haha, my wife, you don't understand. Zhang Kaigang is the number one director in the film industry. Although Director Zuo is great, his qualifications and strength are still half as good as those of Director Zhang."
This sentence "Honey, you don't understand" made Li Rui angry a bit. If she just took advantage of Shanhe and could help him speak up, now she is directly "choking" with Yidianyueban.
"What happened to the number one director in the film industry? Director Zuo is also number one in the field of TV dramas. His ratings and reputation are lower than that of the same period. How is he any worse than Zhang Kaigang? Moreover, Director Zuo is younger and more handsome than Zhang Kaigang."
He remained silent for a month and a half, but when he saw his wife getting angry, he was full and braved the wind, and immediately launched his special skill - Silence is golden.
It was so noisy here that few people noticed that Zuo Le was watching them not far away.
After touching his tie and looking at Li Rui's arrogant appearance after winning the argument, Zuo Le pointed at Li Rui and gave instructions to the assistant Feng Ye behind him.
"I'll find an opportunity to check her ticket number later and exchange her prize for the one with the highest value through a draw."
"Why?"
Feng Ye was a little confused, why did the chairman suddenly care about such a trivial matter.
"This is a reward for her telling the truth. Not everyone has the courage to tell the truth that I am handsome."
Zuo Le said a word and then went on stage with a shameless expression, leaving Feng Ye to continue to be confused.
Did the chairman fall ill after not sleeping well last night? Why did he suddenly talk nonsense...
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The premiere process of "Charlotte Troubles" was relatively simple. Zuo Le took several of the main creators up, said a few words, gave a general introduction, and then started showing the movie.
The main reason for doing this is to worry about the Chinese New Year, many people are busy with things, and the foreplay time is too long, so it is difficult to guarantee that someone will slip out.
Therefore, in order to ensure that the entire ceremony went smoothly, Zuo Le decided to cut through the mess quickly and get to the point first.
After the movie is finished playing, you can take your time with the rest of the process. If you have something to do, you can leave as soon as you're done. Try not to waste everyone's time.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh..."
The familiar dragon logo flashed across the screen, and then the screen suddenly went black. A picture of a stone appeared first, and then the camera quickly retreated, and the picture unfolded, showing a majestic mountain.
The camera moved again, and the mountains turned into mountains, with towering green peaks. There was a big river at the foot of the mountain, with surging waves and endless flow, rushing towards the distance with great force.
When the camera freezes, the mountains turn into an ancient seal script character for "山", and the river turns into an ancient seal script character for "河". When they are lined up, they become "山河".
This is a corporate animation that Shanhe specially asked the streamer team to make. The style is a bit old-fashioned, but the picture is majestic and eye-catching. In the end, Zuo Le selected it from three alternative animations.
"Charlotte Troubles" is the first time it has been used. If nothing happens, all future movies produced or invested by Sunward will have this animation at the beginning.
After the animation, the movie officially begins.
In the black screen, Shen Teng's voice slowly sounded: "In this world, some people are deficient in iron, some are deficient in calcium, and what I lack most... is face..."
