Just as Yang Yi said, The Fugitive's daily box office wouldn't just be four million. Indeed, after it was released, the box office increased every day due to its good reputation. However, the increase wasn't huge. After all, the accumulation and explosion of reputation still required time and an opportunity!
The media's coverage of The Fugitive didn't decrease. Many film critics gave good reviews and recommended the audience to watch it. However, it seemed that someone was deliberately doing public relations. Many media outlets used the box office data and the weak gunfight scene in the movie to criticize the movie, resulting in a strange situation where both praise and blame were mixed!
This kind of negative report wasn't one-sided, but half true and half false. It was hard to figure out what was going on. Although industry insiders could see the problem, the audience couldn't. It more or less affected the publicity of The Fugitive.
Mo Xiaojuan even asked someone to investigate this matter, but the mastermind behind the scenes hid very well. It was even a trap set up through several layers of middlemen. Mo Xiaojuan could only helplessly give up the investigation.
"It could be that other movies are suppressing our showtimes. It could also be that Global Pictures, which had conflicts with us before. With Xu Zhongwei's background and connections, it's not impossible for him to do something like this. "Mo Xiaojuan could only give such a speculation.
Yang Yi didn't do anything. He was waiting for the opportunity to come.
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The release of The Fugitive had a big impact on Xi Xi.
This young actress had a good reputation among the audience who had watched the movie. Moreover, her parents had special identities. Naturally, the reporters wanted to follow up on Xi Xi.
Yang Yi protected Xi Xi very well. Springfield Kindergarten also strictly monitored outsiders, so the reporters couldn't get in touch with Xi Xi.
However, the pervasive reporters still got some photos of the children at kindergarten activities from some parents. Through interviews with some parents, they learned that Xi Xi's personality was completely different from Wang Mai, who she played in the movie.
This information was slightly processed by the reporters and became one "breaking news" after another.
There were even reporters who made up stories to attract more attention. It was as if they had really seen Xi Xi on set. They praised her acting skills to the heavens. "… This is a talented young actress who's not even six years old!"
If it was any other news, Yang Yi wouldn't have bothered to respond. However, this news made Yang Yi vigilant. Although Xi Xi wouldn't see it, Yang Yi didn't want his daughter to fall heavily after being praised by others!
After Mo Xiaojuan's reminder, Yang Yi used his Microbroadcasting "Xi Xi's Family Chef" to send out a long Microbroadcast:
"Let me formally introduce our family's Little Cotton-Padded jacket, Xi Xi. She's a lively and lovely little girl. Like other children, she's full of curiosity about the world and likes to listen to her father tell her stories. She's optimistic and cheerful and has many good friends in kindergarten. She's kind and gentle and likes to help others. She gets along well with the cats and puppies at home. She's even full of love when she treats the little goldfish.
"However, I hope everyone doesn't misunderstand. Xi Xi is just a very ordinary child. She's not a professional actress, let alone a talented young actress. Xi Xi was able to play Wang Mai well not because she has a lot of talent in acting, but because there were too many enthusiastic adults on set who helped her. There was Teacher Xiang Jiang Lei who kindly guided her, Geng Sha who specially made adjustments for her, and Director Du Yuanlei who patiently explained the scene to her and didn't get angry at her NGs.
"Filming is just a new experience for Xi Xi. It's a special and interesting experience in life. Murphy and I don't want her to continue on the path of acting. In fact, she's just like other children now. What she needs is to play to her heart's content and enjoy a beautiful childhood. Then, she can gradually learn and understand the world. When she grows up, she can choose the path she wants to take.
"Murphy and I don't have high expectations for the children, and we won't use grades as the standard to measure a child's growth. We only hope that she and her brother can first be healthy, second be happy, and third be as successful as possible. But most importantly, they have to know that they're ordinary people! "
Under this Microbroadcasting, there was also a photo of Xi Xi's face that Yang Yi was willing to give out for the first time! The first photo was of Xi Xi smiling happily while eating cake. The second photo was of Xi Xi holding a card camera to take a picture of the little goldfish in the fish tank. The third photo was of the little girl wearing a piggy costume. Finally, there was a photo of the set. In it, Xi Xi was wearing Wang Mai's student costume. She was in the arms of Old Master Xiang Jiang Lei, smiling happily.
Yang Yi didn't know how big of an impact his Microbroadcasting had had!
Xi Xi's fans, who had originally liked Xi Xi, felt sorry for her when they saw her sad and pitiful appearance in the movie. Now that they saw Xi Xi's daily photos, they felt relieved, but their love for her had increased by a little! The sad Wang Mai had a special quality that made people want to dote on her, and the innocent Xi Xi in her daily life made people want to dote on her even more!
Xi Xi's charm was irresistible. Not only did the adults like such a little girl, but they also wanted such a kind and beautiful daughter who loved to smile. Some young people who didn't have children were also attracted by Xi Xi's cuteness.
Under Yang Yi's Microbroadcasting, it was unknown who started it, but more and more people jokingly called him father-in-law.
"Father-in-law, you have to take good care of my wife! It's raining in Jiangcheng. Don't let her catch a cold! "
"Father-in-law, why are my wife's legs so thin? Is it because you don't feed her enough? Do you want me to treat you to a meal? "
"Father-in-law, please accept a bow from your son-in-law!"
"Father-in-law, when my Xi Xi's hair reaches her waist, I'll bring millions of betrothal money to marry her, okay?"
Although it was just a group of netizens teasing, the embryonic form of the nation's father-in-law could be seen!
The media's reports also followed up, especially the last paragraph of Yang Yi's Microbroadcasting, which was quoted by the media. Although they were still talking about Xi Xi, the media's interest in Xi Xi had unknowingly shifted to the reporting of Yang Yi and Murphy's way of educating their children.
They looked for clues from Yang Yi and Murphy's daily Microbroadcasting and analyzed Yang Yi and Murphy's way of educating their children.
After this paragraph was reported by the media, many parents also paid attention to it. The more they read, the more they felt that it made sense. Some people regarded it as a bible, and some people began to reflect on their own way of educating their children.
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Of course, these external influences were almost invisible to Xi Xi.
Xi Xi could feel the change in her unexpected popularity. She could feel the strange gazes from the parents and the curiosity of the children in the kindergarten towards her.
For example, on this day, Wang Xijuan, who rarely spoke to Xi Xi, suddenly ran over and looked at Xi Xi strangely. She then asked, "Xi Xi, my mom said that you've become a big star, right?"
"What's a big star?" Lu Weisha asked. It was the first time that she had heard this word in Chinese.
"Hey, you're a foreigner, you don't know anything!" Wang Xijuan said proudly, "Let me tell you! A big star is very famous, very famous people, and they will even appear on TV! "
"My dad said that I'm not a big star!" Xi Xi said to Wang Xijuan seriously.
"But, but you're very famous!" Wang Xijuan scratched her head and said, "My mom asked me and my sister to play with you."
Wang Xiyun said unwillingly, "I don't want to play with Xi Xi!"
It wasn't a big conflict, but children had their own social circles.
"Then we don't want to play with you either!" Chen Shiyun shouted.
"Then forget it!" Wang Xijuan ran away, as if she didn't take it seriously at all, and it was just a task that her mom had given her.
This made Xi Xi very confused. When she came back at night, she asked her father, "Why do people say that I'm a big star? Wang Xijuan doesn't want to play with me, but her mom asked her to play with me? "
"People say that because they have a misunderstanding. They think that you're very good at acting in movies, so they say that. But Uncle Guo has also acted in movies. You, Chen Shiyun, and Xin Er have also acted in movies. Will you call them big stars? "Yang Yi said with a smile.
"No, I won't. Big stars don't sound nice! " The little girl shook her head and said innocently, "I also don't like them calling me big stars. I'm Xi Xi!"
"That's right! But we can't stop others from talking, right? We just need to know that we're still us. Dad is still Dad, Xi Xi is still Xi Xi, and Xin Er is still Xin Er. Dad loves Xi Xi, and Xi Xi and Xin Er are still good friends. Everything is still the same as before, right? "Yang Yi said with a smile.
"Hehe, yes!" The little girl smiled sweetly. She liked what her father said, but subconsciously, she didn't like Wang Xijuan's tone.
"Then it's fine! Don't care about what others say, we just need to be ourselves! "Yang Yi patted his daughter's head lovingly.
Fortunately, these effects were minimal, and Yang Yi could help Xi Xi slowly adapt to these changes.
Life was always full of changes. Being afraid of changes and cowering would not solve the problem. Yang Yi wanted his daughter to learn to be herself in the midst of changes!
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