I'm A Baller - Chapter 402
Chapter 402: Sinning
It was rare for Liu Li to find time to accompany Wang Yan. For the whole day, the two of them did not go anywhere. They had been chatting and chatting in the hotel.
In the afternoon, Lin Weiwei called to ask if she wanted to arrange a gathering. Liu Li turned around to look at Wang Yan. The young master waved his hand.
“I will be staying in the capital for a period of time. There’s no rush. Today is our time.”
San Wan came up to him happily.
“Shall we go watch a movie tonight?”
It was rare for the young lady to be in the mood, so Wang Yan was naturally willing to accompany her.
“Sure, what are we watching?”
“Ex No. 2!”
Upon hearing the title of the movie, Wang Yan felt a chill in his heart. He frowned and asked, “Is there a Plan B? The reputation of Ex is terrible, right?”
Liu Li pulled on her phone screen and shook her head. “There aren’t any good movies nowadays. It’s just a romantic comedy…”
Well, anyway, the important thing was not the movie itself, but who to watch it with.
Wang Yan was no longer picky and got up quickly.
“Then let’s go, let’s go!”
They went to watch a romantic movie like an ordinary couple. They ate popcorn and drank sweet drinks, which were both sticky. It cost less than a hundred yuan in total, but the value they got out of it was priceless.
The movie was not the cheapest in terms of entertainment costs, but it was much needed.
Taking the hotel car, they went to Yida Square and squeezed into the crowd hand in hand. Young Master Wang had discovered a long-lost ordinary life.
The movie itself was quite ordinary, very fitting for the reputation.
The most serious problem was the cliché and forced humor.
The attendance rate perfectly reflected the problem, but what was even more reflective was that after the first 10 minutes, Wang Yan began to poke little Liu Li.
The movie wasn’t as funny as her… ah, bah, it wasn’t as good as her.
Liu Li didn’t resist and obediently did it.
In any case, a few couples were doing the same thing. In the dark, it was very exciting.
And in the middle of winter, it was impossible to do things that were too excessive — it wasn’t that they didn’t want to, but that they really couldn’t.
In plain English: Take off your shoes and your feet freeze, take off your pants and your buttocks freeze, and stick it in so that everyone can warm up.
After the show, they went home. Young Master Wang had no impression of what the movie was about. He asked Liu Li, but she also did not know.
“It’s all your fault! You kept causing trouble!”
Miss San Wan bashfully hammered Wang Yan twice, sending an obvious signal: her skin itched.
Young Master Wang understood in a second. He went up and knocked her down, then did what he was supposed to do.
Young Master Wang’s 79-point physique took a bit of effort to beat two people. Beating one was easy and enjoyable, but he didn’t mention the specifics.
When Liu Li went to sleep, the sage Wang had nothing to do. He opened Douban and gave the movie a 5.
2 basic points, 3 entertainment points.
Young Master Wang was a kind person. If he had a pleasant experience, he would give extra points.
He took a look at the box office data on the way and was amazed — it had been 20 days since it was released, and the box office had reported a revenue of 270 million.
And that was only because of singles’ day.
The loss should not be so bad. The cost of filming urban comedies is low, and there are big-name stars. The placement of advertisements can make any madness sound good.
However, the results certainly did not meet expectations.
Look at who the four main actors are!
The Little Cheetah Zheng Kai, the gay new generation Flower Guo Caijie, one of the top four domestic traffic Little Sheep, and Love Apartment’s Wang Chuanjun.
Before the release of the movie, the lineup was widely regarded as good.
During the premiere of this movie, no other movie’s lineup could compare, still “only” 270 million was earned.
Why?
Wang Yan seriously pondered for half a night.
The problem is simple and crude to ascribe to “quality”, of course.
But, how does one interpret quality?
There’s no accurate reference.
What Wang Yan sees is the growing double-edged effect of word-of-mouth during a film’s release.
Ex 2’s reference material isn’t weak, and it’s been discussed on social media — the schedule is likable, the opponent is weak, the fans don’t talk about it, and there’s no other topic.
Little Sheep’s fans are very strong, and they do all kinds of tricks, and Zhang is doing exactly what a top student should do.
That is, he made the movie appear in public frequently.
However, it didn’t have any practical use.
It was because the word-of-mouth rating was too bad.
It wasn’t that the score on the rating software was bad. Cat’s eye and Douban’s scores were really high. The movie had spent a lot of money to get good reviews, and Little Sheep’s fans had spent 10 points to get good reviews.
It was word-of-mouth in the truest sense of the word.
In the various small circles formed on various social platforms, viewers who had watched the movie generally advised their friends not to waste time.
If it weren’t for the fact that couples don’t really have any solid options when it comes to dating at the movies, the box office might not even reach 270 million.
The movie actually got a great deal on schedule.
But the movie’s weaknesses are too obvious — its cliché scenes, and lacking of a distinct advantage over other movies.
If even one of its strengths can turn around the word-of-mouth ratings that it received, things might turn out different.
In this day and age, you really don’t need to make a classic that’s perfect in every way — it’s too hard, and not every aspect can be controlled.
As long as you can make a certain aspect particularly strong, make a part of the audience love the movie crazily, and spontaneously amicable, this can drive a neutral audience mad for the movie.
The most troublesome ones are the overall mediocre films, there is no way to make it seem good.
The original Witch is another extreme — the weak parts are rotten, the strong parts are violent.
So, although the overall physique is average, it has won the fanatical adulation of action fans.
Another example before this was the Southeast Asian movie “Surprise Attack”, a top-notch action movie produced by a third-rate country.
Wang Yan was greatly inspired by his thoughts.
The new version of The Witch didn’t have to worry about this. It was bound to be strong, and the chance of it being better than the original version was very high.
However, in order to maximize the opening, it was best to create some other outstanding advantages in the previously dull scenes.
Fu Yishi’s beauty was an advantage. He needed to find a good photographer to shoot the scene.
After that, Wang Yan set his mind on the two theme songs in the movie.
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The next day, after sending Liu Li back to school, Young Master Wang found the little princess who was practicing hard in the singing room of the musical theater department.
After not seeing her for half a month, there were no obvious changes in Fu Yushi’s body.
She was quiet and elegant. When she looked at people, her eyes would not wander away, and she would never have any exaggerated expressions.
When she quietly looked at Wang Yan, her eyes were like two glass balls, totally clear.
“Okay! Hey, don’t move. Give me an angry look!”
Director Wang rushed over with a fanatical and artistic temperament. He put his hands on the frame and surrounded her face as if he was taking a close-up.
Fu Yushi gave him a look that told him, “You are a retard.”
Needless to say, she conveyed her emotions very well.
It was not fun to not get a good reaction, but Wang Yan was still very happy.
After a close-up observation, the young master suddenly realized that the eyes of the princess were really suitable for filming.
Fu Yushi had a senior sister. She was a pretty girl in the entertainment industry, but she was often criticized for her dead fish eyes. In fact, it was only because her irises were too dark.
There was more than one female star in the entertainment industry who was similar.
In terms of acting skills, however, her micro-expressions could not hold up.
In terms of physical conditions, her eyes were big and lifeless, and her irises were the same color. Once someone were to look at her up-close, the truth would immediately be revealed.
However, Fu Yushi was different. Her eyes had a clear difference between black and white, and her irises were relatively shallow. They were very layered.
She was a naturally good actress.
Young Master Wang clicked his tongue and sighed. He circled around and sized her up from top to bottom.
The little princess felt her scalp go numb.
“What are you doing? You’ve gone crazy the moment you arrived.”
Young Master Wang trembled. “The producer is here to inspect the actresses. What’s your attitude, huh?”
Fu Yushi pursed her lips and put on her headphones again.
She wasn’t even bothered to distinguish herself from Wang Yan — don’t think that I didn’t notice your gaze lingering on my back and waist for two seconds!
Did you need to inspect how perky your actresses are in an action movie?
Well, sometimes there was a need, but not this time.
Wang Yan stopped fooling around with her and asked with interest, “How is it? Are the two songs ready?”
“Listen to them.”
Fu Yushi’s response was very simple, but it was very confident.
The accompaniment was in her earphones, so Wang Yan heard a cappella.
“When a ship sinks to the bottom of the sea, when a person becomes a mystery…”
F*ck!
As soon as Fu Yushi opened her mouth, Wang Yan immediately felt goosebumps all over his body.
Was the little princess’ singing so good?
It was simply amazing!
Of course, Fu Yushi’s singing skills could not be compared to GEM’s.
GEM was a monster with extraordinary talent. She was firmly number one among the female singers of the new generation. In the entire world, she had the most outstanding mixing and voice changing skills among her peers.
However, the little princess’s skills were not bad — she had been admitted to the musical drama department, there was no way her singing was poor. What was wrong with her?
Moreover, her strength lay in her voice.
It was clear and clean, and the graininess of the edge of her voice was very strong. She rubbed his eardrums one by one, which was very refreshing.
Coupled with her cold temperament, she was quiet like a blooming plum tree, which was particularly eye-catching.
Wang Yan held back his surprise and continued to listen.
In the middle of the song, the feeling of surprise gradually weakened.
Because Fu Yushi was used to the bel canto style of musicals, her voice and resonance were too “correct”, so it was a little strange to sing it in a popular way.
“Okay, let’s stop here.”
Wang Yan clapped his hands to stop her.
Fu Yushi took off her headphones and looked at him with her big eyes full of expectation, but she did not directly ask, “How was my singing?”.
She only said, “I put more effort into the beginning.”
Producer Wang nodded approvingly, “The first four sentences are enough. We only need a good starting sound effect to show the witch’s omniscient talent, but we don’t need to waste so much time on small details.”
He paused and gave her a thumbs-up. “You sang very well!”
Fu Yushi smiled with satisfaction. She took a sip of water from her glass and took the initiative to show him, “Listen to me sing opera again.”
She was singing the song “No one sleeps tonight”, the most widely-spread song in the opera “Turandot”.
This time, she did not sing from the beginning, but directly from the climax.
As soon as the high note was played, Wang Yan’s whole body felt as if it had been electrified.
In terms of technique, she was no match for Dai Yuqiang, but in terms of listening sense, Wang Yan personally felt that she was more than a notch above him.
This was a victory for her voice. A female voice was naturally more pleasing to the ear than a male voice, and Fu Yushi was very talented.
Her immature technique would inevitably cause her to have a lot of flaws and problems with the articulation of the entire song. The entire song wasn’t particularly pleasing to the ear.
However, Wang Yan didn’t need her to sing the entire song at all!
Just two or three short sentences and he would explode!
After carefully polishing those few sentences, Fu Yushi’s performance was at the top of the world!
Wang Yan could already imagine such a scene —
The slightly dull plot was pushed to the witch participating in the singer’s talent show. With a slightly awkward expression, she gently bit her lips and then raised the microphone.
Initially, the audience were somewhat distracted and their emotions stabilized slowly. However, under the close-up lens, Fu Yishi’s stunning beauty made them regain their interest.
She suddenly raised her head, looked straight into the lens, and spoke.
F*ck!
It was so f*cking good!
The audience was stunned. Their originally low expectations were met with excessive satisfaction, and they were so excited that they trembled.
However, there were only two sentences.
The audience was itching for more. They whispered to their companions and even vented their emotions, but they could not hear any more.
In 10 minutes, the even more explosive “Nobody sleeps” would complete its first critical hit on them.
The Witch was a top-notch genius in everything she did. You had to believe in her and be deeply fascinated by her.
The original lead could not do this, but Fu Yushi could.
“Very good, very good, very good!”
Young Master Wang was extremely excited. He was very pleased with his choice of Fu Yushi.
In fact, she did not pick to be in the role at all. It was natural for her to be a little princess. However, people could always find a reason to flatter themselves.
Fu Yushi pursed her lips into a smile. Her faint smile was always so unique.
“I feel pressured to invest so much. Producer Wang, as long as you’re satisfied.”
“I’m satisfied. I’m very satisfied! You’re even better than I expected!”
Wang Yan was never stingy with his compliments when it was time to praise. This was what EQ was for.
Fu Yushi was happy. The solemnity between her brows disappeared and she returned to her 19-year-old self.
“Let’s go find a more spacious place and try your action scenes again!”
Young Master Wang turned around excitedly. Just as he stepped out of the door, a… bear suddenly jumped out.
“Doggie, what have you been doing with Shi Shi secretly?”
The bear widened its eyes. Rather than saying that it was suspicious, it was more like it was venting its dissatisfaction that Wang Yan had not contacted it.
Of course, being very cute, it was extremely cute. However, when it opened its mouth, it smelled like scallions and almost knocked Wang Yan out.
Oh, what I have done wrong?
