Chapter 190: Movie Night Seat Change Controversy
"The guy next to me started humming a song after reading the essay topic. I could even hear the tune!"

“Invisible wings are easy to write about, but writing about your own invisible wings is not necessarily the same.”

"I think this topic is easy to write about. Just write your own story."

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This type of interview with college entrance examination students is relatively normal.

Of course, if there is normal, there must be abnormal.

For example, someone would shout “Strengthen Keqing” into the microphone while chatting.

The most interesting thing is that after a female student finished expressing her views on composition in an interview, she actually said that she was anxious to watch Bai Youlou's "Daydreamer" because if she didn't go to see it it would be taken off the screen.

Bai Youlou: Girl, you must be Lao Zhou’s hired helper, right?
However, it does not prevent her from being on the hot search list.

There is no other choice but to give it one last try!
As the saying goes, everything has its own advantages: the right time, the right place, and the right people. This time, even the college entrance examination helped Bai Youlou. If the box office doesn't exceed 2 billion, he will feel like a waste.

In the past, Bai Youlou felt that he no longer needed to exploit underage fans to make money like he did when he was an idol.

But looking back now, I still have to "cut".

However, this time, by "seducing" the students to watch his movies, he can allow them to ask their parents for money.

The reason is: the director of this movie wrote songs that have become college entrance examination essays!
This reason is strong enough.

Chinese parents attach great importance to their children's education.

Everything is inferior, only reading is superior.

If playing games can improve academic performance, there would definitely be game tutoring classes.

In the eyes of parents, "other people's children" like Bai Youlou who can appear on the college entrance examination questions are naturally very different from the so-called idols that their children usually chase after.

Just because what he wrote appeared on the college entrance examination paper.

Parents may not necessarily care about Bai Youlou’s private life and past “black material”, but they recognize this.

What if his movie appears on the college entrance examination questions again next year?

Although the probability is very low, it is not completely impossible, right?

What if it really comes again, and other people’s children have seen it, but your own children haven’t, wouldn’t they be losing at the starting line?
Look! Give me money!

A movie ticket only costs a few dozen yuan, which is not much cheaper than a cram school.

Some families even went to watch the movie as a whole, with a high school student contributing three tickets.

Oh yes, not only high school students, but also middle school students and even elementary school students have their whole family go out. There is no way, domestic education is so inward-looking, and parents are really willing to spend money on this aspect.

All of a sudden, the box office of "The Dreamers", which had been declining all the way, suddenly rose.

And because there were fewer screenings than before, the attendance rate was surprisingly high.

The strange curve immediately stunned the colleagues in the industry.

Is this possible?!

Bai Youlou: Indeed, you can, as long as you also take the college entrance examination essay test once.

However, given the generally high level of cultural literacy in the entertainment industry, it is indeed difficult to achieve this.

Because of this incident, both he and Jiang Yuanchu were interviewed by many media outlets.

They all expressed certain views on this.

Jiang Yuanchu was humble as always, saying that he was honored that the songs included in his album were recognized in this way, and hoped that many students could achieve good results. Then he pushed the credit to Bai Youlou, saying that he was just a singer. Blah blah blah ~
She has already gotten enough, so she just needs to take advantage of this wave of traffic.

Not to mention her relationship with Bai Youlou, even if there was no such relationship, Jiang Yuanchu would not be so greedy. To be able to become a top star, in addition to her own hard work, she has also done very well in these aspects.

In this respect, she is somewhat similar to An Luning. Although she has rivals, her reputation in the circle is still very good.

In short, the girl almost said directly: Go buy some movie tickets for "The Dreamers", he is so anxious.

Bai Youlou: I’m actually fine, but Liu Manli and Lin Juntao are going crazy.

In order to make this movie break 2 billion, these two people can almost be said to have spared no expense.

Let’s put it this way, with all the publicity resources invested now, even if the box office finally exceeds 2 billion, it will actually be a loss for Lin Juntao and Liu Manli.

It doesn’t matter! Even if it means losing money, we must make money from this promotion!

For this reason, Bai Youlou had to go out with Liu Manli to do business again.

He had originally turned down a Weibo Movie Night, but now he has to go with Liu Manli.

The so-called Weibo Movie Night is actually a film honor ceremony hosted by Weibo.

There are also some awards, some of which are determined by audience voting and some are selected by judges.

This type of award has little value and is basically not recognized by the industry.

But after all, it was created by Weibo, the fan club’s stronghold, so the traffic is very high.

Let’s put it this way, basically all the well-known and popular artists will go to show their support.

Few people really go there for the so-called award, they all go there to give Weibo face.

Bai Youlou didn't plan to go at first, not because he didn't want to give others face, but mainly because he was lazy.

Roadshows are so tiring, so what's wrong with him taking a break?
But the reason for rejecting them was of course the preparation for the new movie "Dying to Survive".

It is indeed in preparation. Lao Zhou, Wu Muqun and others were so busy after the celebration banquet that they were almost flying. As for Long Ziqiang? He is still experiencing the role.

Moreover, his traffic on Weibo is not top-notch. At least until now, his number of fans cannot be compared with those popular artists who have 70 to 80 million fans.

Moreover, he doesn’t buy trending searches very often, and generally he doesn’t need to do so. The work he creates can become a trending search on its own.

He is a hotly searched player of the “wild faction”.

At the same time, the main force of his company's marketing operations is actually placed on short videos. From a certain perspective, Bai Youlou is quite close to Douyin.

However, Bai Youlou is more like a pet blogger on Douyin.
He himself does not appear on screen very often and is often not in the company.

We hired a genius operator to take Xiao Baga and Wangcai to shoot videos every day. These two are quite popular on Douyin.

It can be considered as earning cat and dog food for yourself by relying on your own strength.

The video with the highest number of likes for these two guys actually has 8 million, which is more than the video with the highest number of likes featuring Bai Youlou himself.

Of course, whether it is Weibo or Tik Tok, they are both important publicity platforms for those in the entertainment industry.

When promoting a movie or a song, both sides need to be taken into consideration.

Bai Youlou knew very well that once he participated in this movie night on Weibo, the people from Douyin would probably not be able to escape either, so he had to give face to them.

If you want to get involved in this business, you still have to be careful.

"At first I said I wouldn't go, but they had already arranged the seats. So we went again this time. The two guests who were originally sitting in the first row were squeezed to the back by us. When I arrived at the venue, I had to say hello to them."

Hearing Liu Manli's little complaint, Bai Youlou waved his hand, "Who are you, Liu Manli? You are a big shot among big shots, do you still need to give an explanation to others?"

"I'm not as arrogant as you. In the entertainment industry, you need to be socially tactful. Besides, they offered me my seat this time. The seat I had arranged was changed at the last minute, so of course I had to go and say hello, and you have to go too."

"Who?"

"We are acquaintances, Qiu Yanran and another director named Wang."

"Okay, okay, okay~" Bai Youlou nodded perfunctorily.

"Are you finding me annoying? Who am I doing this for?"

Master, please stop chanting!

The habit of gossiping has nothing to do with age, but is positively correlated with relationships.

Before Bai Youlou and Liu Manli were not "so familiar", she had never had such nagging.

Although the sound is quite nice, my head does feel buzzing after listening to it for a long time.

Fortunately, her "symptoms" only occur occasionally, otherwise Bai Youlou said she would not be able to bear it for a long time.

Even Zhang Xiaorong would never pronounce him like that.

However, there is a reason why Liu Manli has been muttering today. She is laying the groundwork.

After mumbling for a while, expressing her concern and care for Bai Youlou, she cautiously asked, "Would you like to have a meal when you come back?"

"Okay, private dining? That one is really good and suits my taste." Bai Youlou didn't think much about it and thought it was just a normal dinner date.

Liu Manli had previously recommended a private kitchen to him, which tasted very good, so he went there often.

"No, let's eat at home."

"your home?"

"Yeah, I'll cook for you myself."

Bai Youlou straightened his back in an instant. Damn! Danger signal!

This is either a plan to poison him, or...
"I just want to ask, how many people are eating?"

Hearing this question, Liu Manli actually showed a slightly flattering expression on her face. She pulled her skirt up three inches without leaving any trace, hugged his arm and rubbed it twice, "Four people."

To be honest, the stimulation when Liu Manli does this is greater than the impact when she takes off her clothes and acts horny.

The Grand Slam actress who is high up in the entertainment industry has even been promoted to a higher level. Who can resist such a strong woman acting coquettishly and cutely with you?

Bai Youlou can withstand the roof!

He is very calm!

Never allow yourself to be carried away by these "little temptations".

"If nothing unexpected happens, the other two are your parents?"

"Right, I'm not trying to force you to marry me or anything! It's just that after they knew the song you wrote was on the college entrance examination essay, they became very eager to do so. They called me several times a day, and I couldn't stand it anymore, so I agreed. We just had a meal together, and nothing else happened."

I don't believe you, sister!
Bai Youlou has been wandering the world for so many years in his two lifetimes, and all his experience tells him that this statement is not credible.

Just having a meal?

Is there any essential difference between this and the nonsense that Bai Youlou once said, such as "I'll just rub it" and "I'll bring a condom later"?
"Well, let's talk about it later. I may not be free."

A direct rejection is definitely not an option.

So Bai Youlou's trick is to pretend to agree and then delay.
Until Liu Manli's parents forget about it.

Obviously, this trick is still very useful. Liu Manli really doesn't want to push too hard, otherwise it will seem like she is in a hurry.

If age is not an issue, she feels that her relationship with Bai Youlou is very comfortable.

Just as they were about to confirm the relationship, Liu Manli felt that based on her understanding of Bai Youlou, being jealous was really a very exhausting thing.

She doesn't want to quarrel with An Luning or Zhang Xiaorong at this age.
The love of a young girl is so passionate that it can't even tolerate any grain of sand.

But as women get older, except for fairies, they will have an extra bit of adult decency besides being moved.

Some things don't need to be said too clearly, and some relationships don't need to be so clear.

If anything unexpected happens in the future, they can withdraw gracefully so that neither side will be in a mess.

Decent! So decent! After Liu Manli, who was so decent, and Bai Youlou went to the Weibo Movie Night, she soon found out that someone didn't want her to be decent! ——
Weibo Movie Night is not much different from most award ceremonies. You first walk the red carpet and then wait for the awards to be given out.

But the unspoken rules of this thing... Oh no, the explicit rules are relatively simple. Almost all the big names present can go up and receive their prizes.

The big names here refer to the directors or actors in the circle sitting in the first two rows.

Of course the organizer had already sent over the seating chart, and Bai Youlou took a glance at it.

There are nine positions in a row, and the one in the middle is a senior executive of Weibo, which is very reasonable.

On the left and right sides are two big mainland directors, who have won numerous awards and have a very high status in the circle. It can be said that there are only a few like them in the entire film and television industry.

Next to them are the directors’ wives, which takes up five seats in total.

The remaining positions are two on each side.

On the right is a famous Hong Kong director and actress, and on the left are Bai Youlou and Liu Manli.

This is the layout of the first row of seats.

Bai Youlou is the only one here who is under thirty years old. Well, if we only count men, he may be the only one who is under fifty years old.

Only he is not an old man~
Weibo has given him enough face and acknowledged Bai Youlou's status from this perspective.

The back row is simpler. Except for a well-known director, the others are all outstanding actors in the circle today.

However, at events like Weibo Movie Night, the faces are still quite young.

The oldest one is only in his early forties, and most of the artists are in their twenties to thirties.

Well, it can be said that the most outstanding and famous actors of today's young generation are basically in this row.

The prerequisite is that there is a work.

For example, if Bai Youlou brought the work "Daydreamer" this time, then naturally Liu Manli would come along. If it was "Before Sunrise", then it would be An Luning.

Look, the contestant arranged in the C position in the second row is Lu Wenyuan.

Although this guy has no status in Bai Youlou and is "suppressed" quite harshly, he is actually doing quite well.

However, what he relies on is not awards or industry recognition, but commercial value.

He is a male artist who has great achievements in both TV dramas and movies, and he is also the king of traffic.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Wenyuan's idea of ​​playing a supporting role in "Dying to Survive" is indeed quite risky.

If "Dying to Survive" flopped, he would be in trouble as well.

Therefore, a strange thought popped up in Bai Youlou's mind: This guy really trusts me.
However, after walking the red carpet, he was going to go directly into the venue and find a seat, but Liu Manli said that she needed to touch up her makeup. She doesn't attend many events like this now, so she needs to stay in perfect shape.
What happens with female celebrities is understandable.

Bai Youlou strolled over there alone.

Their red carpet walk was originally scheduled for the later part, and many artists participating in the event had already taken their seats by now.

As soon as Bai Youlou walked to the seat, he saw Nanazi waving at him, jumping up and down.

"Brother Xiaobai~"

Wow, that’s a really loud sound.

This little green tea!

Of course Bai Youlou was wondering what this guy wanted to do. He called him so intimately and used such a name. He was just trying to show off by claiming to be Bai Youlou.

Make her happy.

"Building a country~"

"Oh, you called me by my real name again. Don't you always call me Nana? I quite like this name."

Nana is dressed quite sexy today, in a backless dress, which makes people itchy to touch it. It would be a pity not to cupping her.

The front highlights the figure even more. At first glance, although not too much of the cleavage is exposed, it makes people feel heavy.

"Did you secretly put something in it?" Bai Youlou asked suspiciously.

The last time we met, she wasn't this big.

Nanako was a little embarrassed. She glanced at the person next to her and lowered her voice, "Just squeeze in. You don't need to stuff anything in. I have a great figure!"

Bai Youlou: You can tell whether you have a good figure by taking a check-up.

But I don't have time to examine her today.

Before I could respond, Qiu Yanran came closer again.

But her expression was a little subtle. She didn't come to reminisce or talk about love with Bai Youlou. She simply ignored Nanako's slightly hostile eyes and lowered her voice: "Director Bai, something's wrong."

"Ah? What's wrong?" Bai Youlou asked puzzledly.

Qiu Yanran pursed her lips and said, "The seats are wrong. Originally, Director Wang and I were supposed to sit in the two seats on the left of the first row. But because you and Sister Manli were coming, we moved our seats to the back. But now there are only your name on the two seats in the first row, not Sister Manli's. Her name has been moved to the second row."

Ok? !

Hearing this, Nana, who had just been "eyeing" Qiu Yanran, also changed her expression. She tilted her head and took a look, "No way? Who is so bold? Was it the organizer who did it?"

"It's impossible for the organizer to be so ignorant, and Sister Manli has a very good relationship with Weibo."

If it's not the organizer who is causing trouble, then it can only be someone else who is causing trouble.

Bai Youlou walked over and took a look, and found that the name on his seat had not moved, but the name next to it was not Liu Manli's, but the name of a male artist.

Yan Tingtian.

Hmm. This name looks familiar, but I can’t remember who it is for a moment.

Before Bai Youlou could figure it out, a famous director who had already arrived in the first row actually took the initiative to greet him.

After the two of them exchanged some pleasantries, Bai Youlou looked at the name next to his seat and guessed what was going on.

He chuckled and tore off the name tag on his seat.

This operation stunned Director Zhang who was standing next to him. What was he doing?

However, there are not many people in the circle who have not heard about Bai Youlou's affairs.

Everyone knows that this guy gets angry easily, and nothing good will happen if you mess with him.

Director Zhang also glanced at the name on the seat next to him, seemed to understand something, smiled, and said nothing.

Because they were not familiar with each other, the name tag originally on Liu Manli's seat belonged to a Taiwanese male artist who was not in the same circle as him.

There's no need to be a peacemaker.

No matter what Bai Youlou was up to, he just watched the fun.

Even her wife took a curious look, and after guessing what was going on, she pulled Director Zhang's ear and said with a smile, "Look at him~"

"After all, young people are full of energy, and the Internet will be lively again."

At this time, Bai Youlou was looking around with his name tag in hand. Under the curious gazes of the artists, he chose for a long time, and finally, he put it next to Lu Wenyuan's seat.

"Let's squeeze in."

"Director Bai, it's inappropriate for you to sit in the second row with us, right?" A popular actress said to Bai Youlou with a smile.

"I'm a down-to-earth person. It's boring to sit in the front. I like to sit with beautiful women."

"Director Bai, since you said so, why don't you squeeze in with me? I also want to be on the hot search."

"Definitely next time~"

Nanako looked envious, at this moment she had already figured out all the links.

It was obvious that Liu Manli's seat had been changed and she had been moved to the second row.

But Bai Youlou was very tough. If they were to change, they should change two people. What's the point of changing just one person?
And the guy in front, don’t you like sitting in the first row? There are seats for two people, so enjoy it.

It’s definitely a good deal!
"I know what's going on!"

At this time, Qiu Yanran came over and began to explain and review: "Because Director Bai and Sister Manli decided to come later, Director Wang and I gave up our seats and moved to the second row, but no one else moved their seats, and Weibo did not send a new seating chart, so the guy actually wanted to step on me! He wanted to move me to the back and sit in the first row himself, but now he has hit a wall!"

This is the only possibility. Otherwise, how could Yan Tingtian be so bold that he could step on Liu Manli just because he is barely a first-line star?
Crazy?
It can be seen that Qiu Yanran is quite excited.

Because if Bai Youlou and Liu Manli hadn't "intruded" on the spur of the moment, she would have been the one whose seat was changed.

This strange operation seems to be meaningless, it's just a seat.

But this is the entertainment industry, the world of fame and fortune!
Qiu Yanran is a first-line female star, and that guy definitely wants to step on Qiu Yanran to raise his status.

I guess the press release has been prepared. As soon as the Weibo Movie Night starts, there will be a press release to emphasize this matter.

"No, does he have a grudge against you?" Bai Youlou asked curiously.

"No, we are in the same crew. I am the female lead and he is the male lead."

Cow breaking!

But it's not particularly strange.

The leading male and female actors in a drama crew can also have a fight.

Qiu Yanran was the leading actress in that movie, her name was written first, while Yan Tingtian was only the second leading actress.

I guess the film company is not convinced and is trying to get back at this.

"Ah! I remember who this guy is! Isn't he the one who was scolded by Lao Zhou and A Qiang~"

"Ah? Director Bai, you didn't recognize him? I was thinking about whether I should be a peacemaker, after all, he is my fellow villager."

It can be heard that Qiu Yanran is a little angry.

I wanted to help you and ease the relationship with Bai Youlou, but you stabbed me in the back?!

It can be said that this time, Yan Tingtian offended both Liu Manli and Qiu Yanran at the same time.

It's amazing! One is a first-line female star with the support of Huaxing, and the other is a top-notch Grand Slam actress. How dare this person do that?
Who gave him the courage?

"Done~ I told Mr. Liu."

Nanako shook her phone with a smug look on her face, a bit like the look she had when she was a student after reporting something to someone else.

"What did she say?"

"Boss Liu said that she won't be coming and will stay backstage."

To be honest, Bai Youlou and the others were "plotting loudly" here, and the people around them could hear it clearly.

I was filled with emotion: Awesome! Each one is stronger than the other!

As for whether anyone had notified Yan Tingtian in advance while he was posing for photos outside?

Sorry, none.

Everyone said: We didn’t bring our cell phones~
The few guys who were playing with their phones just now put their phones away silently, saying: We won’t tip off anyone!
The stage is set, now it's time for the clown to appear.

Bai Youlou never expected that the movie night, which he thought would be boring, could actually be so fun.

It's been a while since anyone jumped on his face like this.

This must be a great help to the other party!
(End of this chapter)