Chapter 253: There are risks in pretending to be cool in college

It's late July.

Bai Youlou is still on the roadshow.

This may be the most diligent time he has ever been since he came into this world!

In order to keep himself in good condition, he didn't have any girls around him.

It is not difficult to see how ruthless this determination is.

Zhang Xiaorong, who went abroad and won an award, and after running a few announcements and further helping to expand the popularity and influence of the movie, proposed to go on a roadshow with him.

Of course, Zhang Xiaorong was worried that Bai Youlou was working too hard and wanted to go over to help.

But Bai Youlou felt that if the other party came, it would probably be even more difficult for him.

Our teacher Zhang is a girl with strong "combat power". She didn't even get a drop of blood from Bai Youlou several times.
Although her style is not as bold and unrestrained as Jiang Yuanchu's when he was "sick", nor as cruel as her elder sister Liu Manli, her extreme gentleness always makes people want to confess everything.

So Bai Youlou refused, and Zhang Xiaorong must not appear by his side at this time.

Otherwise, he would have to go on roadshows every day with dark circles under his eyes.

In late July, the box office of "Dying to Survive" had already surpassed the 3 billion mark with an unstoppable force!

Everyone knows that 3 billion is not the final result, because even after being released for more than half a month, the daily box office of the movie is still hovering around 100 million.

The amount ranges from tens of millions to just over 100 million.

Of course, a downward trend can also be seen.

Even so, there is a high probability that it will exceed 4 billion before the end of July.

Many media have already shouted the slogan of box office champion.

It's not the annual box office champion, but it's number one in the domestic film history box office rankings.

Regarding this aspect, no idiot has jumped out to sing a different tune.

Because unless the movie is suddenly taken off the shelves at this time, it is certain to break 4 billion.

Other creators have already started roadshows in lower-tier markets, namely second- and third-tier cities.

Generally, movie roadshows are mainly concentrated in major first-tier cities. Few people are so "crazy" as to continue rushing to lower-tier cities after completing their first-tier tours.

As for Bai Youlou himself, he was going to "answer some questions and resolve some confusion".

As the box office of the movie continues to rise, the discussion about the movie "Dying to Survive" on the Internet has naturally increased.

With such a huge crowd of moviegoers, all kinds of movie details were dug out.

In addition to helping Bai Youlou find a few bloopers, this group of people even calculated how much money was thrown away in the scene in the movie where money was thrown around in the bar.

With the details dug into this extent, naturally someone would want to increase the strength of Bai Youlou!
After the movie opened with an extremely high score of 9.7 or 9.8, the fanatical fans gradually faded away and various "quitters" came online.

The movie's rating gradually dropped to around 9.5.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will continue to decline.

It doesn't matter. There are special people keeping an eye on the ratings. They are not afraid of those who sing a different tune. They mainly target the internet trolls.

But the movie has already become a success, and sending a large number of internet trolls to stir up trouble at this time would be tantamount to going against the higher-ups.

Anyway, those who were unhappy with Bai Youlou, or simply had a grudge against him, were as quiet as chickens at this time.

Others who didn't know each other or had a good relationship with them naturally sang praises.

Bai Youlou, who just held a fan meeting at the Film Academy, was deeply touched by this.

The Film Academy is considered half of my base camp.

Director He often boasted in school that he was the one who brought Bai Youlou up.

There is nothing wrong with what you said.

When the first movie "Whiplash" was produced, Director He really helped a lot, so when he called Bai Youlou and asked him to hold one of the promotional stops at the Film Academy, he immediately agreed.

Where to promote is not promotion~
College students are a good source of votes, and there is even a special film festival for them.

Bai Youlou won the Most Popular Director among College Students last year. Even though he didn't go, the award was given to him, and Lao Zhou accepted it on his behalf.

"Come to school more often if you have nothing to do. Many juniors and seniors want to learn from you."

"What's there to learn from me? I'm a cheater."

Bai Youlou is a very honest man, but Director He doesn't believe him at all.

"You're a great leader, aren't you? His movie is going to be released at the end of the year, right?"

"This year's Lunar New Year period is a comedy, so it's very suitable to be put in the Lunar New Year period. Maybe it can win the Lunar New Year box office champion or something, and I can have a good year too."

After hearing this, Director He didn't know how to respond.

It's the box office champion of the Lunar New Year.
He thought that although Wu Mugun had good grades in school, "Lost in Thailand" was his first movie to be released in theaters, right?

If this really wins the box office championship during the Lunar New Year, it would be such a great honor!
It's a bit of a slap in the face of our predecessors. Today's young people are more aggressive than each other.

Many young directors, unless they have a background, usually waste a long time after graduation.

Where would the money come from to make a movie if no one invests?

It’s just like Bai Youlou’s predicament at the beginning, but not everyone can sell their house and go all in like him.

The chance of failure is too high!

Some people don't even have the qualifications to go all in.

But, thanks to Bai Youlou!
Because of his vigorous momentum in the past two years, many people in the industry have turned their attention to young directors.

Although it cannot be said that everyone has been given the opportunity, there are indeed many more opportunities than before.

Many young people are beginning to emerge in the circle.

Graduates from the directing department of the Film Academy are naturally more popular, and Director He knows this best.

Director He is the head of the directing department. Bai Youlou, Wu Muqun and Lao Zhou all came from under his command.

The better these guys do, the more face and status he will naturally have in school and even in the circle.

Maybe I can move up in the job level.
And relying on Bai Youlou's banner, future students will be able to get more and better opportunities. Maybe everyone is not doing so well now, but what about in the long run?

The development of online novels will continue for another 30 years.

These people now may be the ones who have the final say in the circle in the future.

After staying in Director He's office for about half an hour, Bai Youlou skillfully took away most of the remaining pack of cigarettes on his desk, along with a lighter of unknown brand, and prepared to leave.

It is still the movie promotion period, and the leisure time cannot last too long. He has to rush to Yenching University in the evening because there is another show there.

Director He didn't care about Bai Youlou taking his cigarettes, but he still snatched the lighter back.

By the way, he also reminded Bai Youlou, "Yenching University is not as friendly to you as our school. There are many troublemakers over there."

It is normal to have many troublemakers in university.

The more prestigious the university, the more troublemakers there are.

These highly educated and gifted people don't look down on celebrities in the entertainment industry.

Fortunately, it was Bai Youlou who went. If Lu Wenyuan had gone, people might not have believed him. It is very risky to act arrogantly in a university.

If one is not careful, being kicked out by students would be a small matter, but it is possible that his personal image will collapse.

Even an "authority" like Bai Youlou who has cheats will not feel good about it, because people like opponents who are "equally matched".

Authority? Isn't that what is meant to be broken?
Fortunately, Bai Youlou had done this kind of thing many times before, and he was quite professional at talking to people.

But those clear-eyed and stupid college students are easy to deal with, but it’s hard to say about those old perverts hiding among them.

Bai Youlou had already received the "intelligence" that some guys were waiting to deal with him face to face.

Flowers are decorated with brocade, and fire is cooking oil.

Some people have no way and no courage to do anything against the movie, but they are not only brave enough but also very courageous to launch some overt "attacks" against Bai Youlou himself!

As for why these people don't come to the film school, half of the base camp is no joke.

The place is full of Bai Youlou's fans.

His company is a utopia in campus legend, and he himself is the spiritual idol and source of fighting spirit for many people.

To be honest, if Bai Youlou came to the school to take up a position and teach a class, the classrooms and corridors would definitely be packed, and there might even be a few students hanging on the ceiling.

If you dare to talk nonsense to Bai Youlou in the film academy, you might be given a "righteous beating" by the angry younger classmates.
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Yenching University.

Great Hall.

A huge promotional poster for "Dying to Survive" had been hung here in advance, creating a big splash.

Before the students rushed in, a bunch of media had already set up their equipment, and some well-known "troublemakers" in the circle had taken their seats early.

Some of these people are internet movie celebrities, some are film critics, and there are also some fellow directors who may not have outstanding achievements but are very good at reviewing.

Well. For example, an old friend of Bai Youlou.

Bian Feizhi.

He was the guy that Bai Youlou and An Luning met in Berlin before.

At that time, I was stunned by An Luning's trick.

I've only made one movie, and that crappy movie hasn't even broken 2.3 yet.

But he is a very famous film critic. Compared to his terrible knowledge as a film director, he is quite good at writing film reviews.

I am good at analyzing other people’s movies, but I am not good at watching my own.

Bian Feizhi didn't appear here to cause trouble for Bai Youlou, because in addition to being a graduate of the Film Academy, he is also a PhD in Film and Television Studies from Yenching University.

Oh yes, one of the sources of Bai Youlou’s “intelligence” was reminded by this guy.

Although we really don’t have much to talk about when it comes to movies, we are still half brothers in the same school.

The activities at Yenching University are divided into three parts.

Bai Youlou started bragging first, and then the host started the interview with the script.

These two parts are not difficult. The host is a beautiful girl from Yenching University. I don’t know if she can be considered the school belle.

When I was rehearsing the script with Bai Youlou, I stole glances at him countless times. Fortunately, his professional level was acceptable and he didn't stutter.

He didn't believe that this girl could suddenly come up with something to embarrass him.

At least after giving his contact information, Bai Youlou felt that the other party was "one of their own".

The most troublesome part is the last stage, which is the random questions.

There were a crowd of talented young men and all kinds of monsters in the audience, and who knows what kind of weird questions they would come up with to embarrass Bai Youlou.

"Many of us are quite familiar with the guest who came today. He is the king of the film market, a genius in the music circle, the most well-known creator in recent years, and also a very successful entrepreneur. In less than three years, he is worth billions."

To be honest, it’s a bit exaggerated!
Bai Youlou is now really sure that the female host is his fangirl.

Reciting without a script, with a rosy face!

It felt like it was just an introduction before she appeared on stage, and she just said it was over.

So Bai Youlou immediately gave up his original plan to tease the host a little.

Don’t really faint on the stage, who knows what the media will write about it.

The host girl's boasting earned Bai Youlou warm applause from the audience, but also caused many young people to look stern on their faces.

These troublemakers have more or less reached a consensus: the guy who comes this time is not easy to deal with!

Of course, some girls may have rebelled on the spot.

Bai Youlou has thick eyebrows and big eyes. Although he doesn't dress up much usually, our teacher Zhang happened to be at home before he came here today.

Of course I have to give him some advice and dress up nicely before going out.

The host just mentioned a little less in his introduction!
The former popular idol!

Handsome and yuppie!

After enjoying a round of applause and cheers from the audience, Bai Youlou began his performance on the stage.

His own speech was quite standard, mainly talking about film creation and sharing the sufferings of patients.

This trick is very useful.

Especially when combined with some live videos, the effect will be better.

Finally, he even said that he would donate a certain amount of money after the movie is released to contribute to the medical cause.
This time the applause was even louder.

The idea of ​​"helping the world when you are successful" is always a powerful weapon to win flowers and applause.

In fact, Bai Youlou donates money every year, and charity is tax deductible.

However, it is very decent to put it on the surface!
With such a start, the interview went quite smoothly.

Although our host seemed a bit like a fangirl in front of everyone in the auditorium, she did have a good eloquence.

There is no need for a script, all the questions are crowded in my mind.

He is indeed a top student!
Bai Youlou didn't understand how she could be so infatuated with him, with stars in her eyes, and yet still ask questions and communicate with him in an orderly manner.

"As your fan, I would like to ask something that many people want to know."

"what?"

"The box office of the movie 'Dying to Survive' has exceeded 3 billion, and it's not far from 4 billion. Some people say it can even reach 5 billion, setting a jaw-dropping record. How much money can you make from a movie like this?!"

Bai Youlou scratched his head innocently, "Well, you really asked the wrong person. I don't usually settle accounts."

"Such a big sum of money doesn't count?"

"What's the use of money? I have no interest in money."

At this moment, the host's infatuated face changed color.

There was even some commotion on the stage.

Good man, you are such a pretentious person!

(End of this chapter)