After nearly four years, Lu Chen had become much more mature than he used to be.
Now he had completely integrated the memories of three lives from the Dream World. After experiencing the ups and downs of the entertainment circle, he was no longer inferior to those real superstars in terms of breadth of mind and experience.
If Lu Chen had the popularity of a superstar a year and a half ago, now he had the temperament of a superstar and stood at the peak of his life.
Because of this, Lu Chen would not care about the gains and losses in front of him. As long as he did not involve the kind of scandal that could ruin his reputation, ordinary public opinion could not shake him at all.
Then why should he take the initiative to get involved in these things? The final proof would always be the work!
Lu Chen had not only invested a lot of money into this film, but he had also put a lot of effort into it. The first part of the filming was completed on time, and the second part of the production was even more important. How could he have the time and energy to argue with others?
Of course, Lu Xi was not reconciled. With her temper, if others trampled on her, she should beat them back fiercely. She did not want to be looked down upon by others without saying a word.
But on the other hand, her sister's support for Lu Chen was unconditional. Since Lu Chen decided to ignore it, she also gave up several publicity counterattack plans that she had thought of. She concentrated on managing and rectifying the internal affairs of Chenfei Media, and did not let the outside public opinion affect the mood of the company's employees.
And Chenfei Media's uncooperative attitude of "you do your own thing, I do my own thing" made the media who intended to stir up trouble unable to do anything, like a mouse pulling a tortoise. After a while, they naturally gave up.
In today's society, the speed of information transmission was too fast. Every day, new news emerged one after another. It was not an earth-shattering event, so once the heat passed, it naturally became silent.
The sad ones were Wanhao Pictures, Land Pictures, and Crown Pictures. The three of them were big players in the industry, and the latter two were even veteran film companies. This time, they failed miserably.
Although the box office failure of a movie wouldn't hurt them to the point where they couldn't make a comeback, it would still make them a joke in the industry, and they would be humiliated.
Time passed quietly, and Beijing entered the Month of Wildfire. "Young Pugilistic World", "The New Seven Heroes and Five Gallants", and "Pugilistic World Wanderer" were removed from the domestic cinemas one after another, ending their journey pathetically.
Crushed by Disney's summer animated blockbuster, "Dream Flyer", none of the three martial arts movies could rely on the box office to earn back their investment, and all of them suffered heavy losses.
The impact of this was that many films of the same genre that were in preparation were aborted, and investors no longer favored martial arts films. The vigorous and vigorous ones at the beginning had now disappeared.
At the same time, many Hollywood blockbusters were released in the country. They were like wolves fighting for the box office, which also attracted the attention of the audience. No one would care about a few failures.
On the Waves blog, a well-known film critic concluded that the fate of films like "Young Pugilistic World" was a failed attempt by domestic films to take a new path. If they wanted to break out of the mold of the original domestic films, they had to find another way.
His view was supported by many people in the industry.
However, not many people talked about "The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer", which was expected to be released during the National Day. People were generally pessimistic. They thought that with the precedent of "Young Pugilistic World", it would be difficult for "The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer" to create outstanding results.
Some people even predicted that "The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer" would be Lu Chen's Waterloo, which would end his invincibility!
The summer vacation passed like this.
Looking back at the whole of July and August, except for two low-budget films that won a good reputation, there was nothing worth mentioning about domestic films. Most of the box office was harvested by Hollywood blockbusters.
September 10th, 20 days before the screening of "The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer".
"Very good!"
At the headquarters of Chenfei Media, in an audition room temporarily converted from a small conference room, when the projection screen displayed the ending credits, Chen Guozhi, who was sitting in the middle of the front row, stood up and said in a firm tone, "Excellent, better than I expected!"
There was a burst of applause and laughter in the audition room.
Chen Guozhi reached out his hand to Lu Chen and said with emotion, "Lu Chen, I am very happy and honored to be able to cooperate with you in this movie!"
The movie that had just finished playing in the audition room was the digitally edited version of "The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer". Although Chen Guozhi was the director of "The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer", his work was mainly focused on the shooting of the early stage. The special effects, editing, dubbing, music and so on were basically handled by Lu Chen.
To be honest, when Chen Guozhi took over "The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer", he didn't care too much about it. He was mainly moved by Lu Chen's sincerity, and also owed him a favor.
However, after shooting the movie and seeing the final result, the great director's heart was also fiercely shocked. He even slightly regretted that he did not put in 100% of his effort when directing the shooting.
There were some details in the movie that were not perfect. The relationship between the characters was not clear enough, and the plot twist was a little stiff … From a professional point of view, there were still many problems.
However, these problems couldn't cover up the brilliance of "The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer", especially the effects of several key scenes, which made him, a famous director, feel refreshed!
Chen Guozhi's professional sensitivity told him that this would be a blockbuster film!
Thinking of some people's negative comments on the media not long ago, Chen Guozhi couldn't help smiling.
"Director Chen, you are too kind …"
Lu Chen said quickly, "It is my honor and luck to be able to cooperate with you!"
Lu Chen was sincere. Without Chen Guozhi, the senior director, the shooting of "The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer" wouldn't be so smooth. Besides, he learned a lot from Chen Guozhi. It was no exaggeration to say that Chen Guozhi was his mentor. He deserved his respect.
Chen Guozhi shook his head with a smile and said, "I am ashamed to say that. I didn't do much, but I still have the title of director …"
After a pause, he asked, "It will be released in 20 days. Why didn't I see anything from your promotion?"
As a film with an investment of hundreds of millions, the promotion of "The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer" was seriously lagging behind. Normally, it should have started one or two months earlier.
Of course, Chen Guozhi was very clear about the situation one or two months ago. It was really not suitable for promotion. But it was a bit too much if there was no promotion until now!
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