Chapter 291 He is a genius

Theoretically, winning awards and getting box office revenue are not contradictory.

Anyway, there is indeed such a view in the entertainment industry. Don’t blame the road for your own failure. Is there no movie that has both box office success and awards?
Indeed, there are! The box office, awards, and word of mouth have all exploded, and they are all winners in life.

You can make money just by standing.

But obviously, this thing is extremely rare.

Most directors and screenwriters don't have the ability to make a film like this, and even if they do manage to do it once in a while, it would be extremely difficult to replicate it.

Bai Youlou's remarks about embracing commercial films naturally sparked quite a bit of discussion.

There's no way. Even if he farts, everyone will now discuss whether it smells good or bad.

Then, as expected, a bunch of people showed up and started talking about how they had run out of ideas.

This thing is nothing new in the entertainment industry. Any contestant who shows some talent will be instantly labeled as such if he or she falls into a bit of a slump.

Bai Youlou himself was hit no less than twice.

Once in the movie and once in the music.

Before, it was because he was lazy and produced fewer songs, and then a group of people jumped up and down and criticized him.

Fortunately, my brother’s inventory is so large that he can’t even fill it all in, so he doesn’t have to come up with something like “The Mad Man of the Generation, the King of Music” to disappoint everyone.

This Charlotte of his is not a rebirth, he just has too much inventory!
As for movies, there are relatively few voices of doubt, even though his latest movies are a bit unartistic.

Some fans who are more literary and artistic, of course, prefer his previous movies like "Whiplash" and "Before Sunrise", which are either heart-wrenching or silent.

But the box office is there, which means that this type of film is destined to be relatively "niche".

The higher the box office of a movie, the more supporters it will have.

Choosing commercial films can almost be said to be the right path.

At least before everyone knows what kind of commercial film Bai Youlou is planning to make, the approach is indeed correct.

"Brother Lou! I'm afraid we're going to do something a little big this time. Why do I feel like we're going to have to come up with a whole five-year plan?"

Lao Zhou spent about half an hour reading the outline of the preparation, shooting and design of "The Wandering Earth" that Bai Youlou made in his spare time. After reading it, his eyes suddenly went dark.

To be honest, he certainly wholeheartedly supports Bai Youlou's desire to make a science fiction movie.

No matter what Bai Youlou wants to shoot, as long as he wants to shoot it, he agrees.

Even if he suddenly had the urge to go to the neighboring island country to shoot some thrilling, hard-fought, fast-paced but single-scene films, he would not object.

After hanging out with Bai Youlou for a few years, Lao Zhou has learned, apart from being a good butler, that the most important thing he has learned is to just trust.

No matter what Brother Lou wants to do, as long as he doesn't spend all the family assets in one go, he will accompany him.

However, the film project that Bai Youlou came up with really made people's blood pressure rise.

“Isn’t it soft science fiction?”

Xiao Wu, Long Ziqiang and others who had not had time to read the plan asked curiously.

Science fiction movies are also classified into different categories. Generally speaking, soft science fiction movies are much easier to make than hard science fiction movies.

Because most of these works are set in the context of science fiction and focus more on issues in soft science fields such as society and humanities, their expression methods may be more flexible and diverse, focusing on the expression of emotions and thoughts.

But if you use force, it will be a tough battle.

Unless you want to fool people, use science fiction as a cover and stuff some other stuff in there.

This kind of technology and hard work often happens in the circle, but it is impossible for it to happen to Bai Youlou.

His reputation was ruined the whole time.

So, let’s be serious!

"Five years is an exaggeration. I've almost finished designing the world view and polishing the script. At most, I can find some screenwriters to polish it. But it should still take three to four years. About three years. Basically, it can be considered starting from scratch."

Hold small meetings for big matters and big meetings for small matters!

The brothers sat together and decided on this matter in a few words.

Of course, it is easy to finalize something, but implementation is a long way off.

Old Zhou discovered that this time Bai Youlou wanted to expand his business to a very large extent.

The company is expanding.

So, the first thing to do is to acquire a special effects company.

This kind of thing that can be done with money is actually relatively simple. For many technical things, you may need to find someone to customize some software.
Art design, concept design.
Lao Zhou, who had filmed a number of "simple difficulty" movies with Bai Youlou, felt for the first time that the intensity of his work had suddenly increased.

"Why does Brother Lou suddenly want to play so technically?"

Long Ziqiang looked relaxed. He was just an actor and didn't understand any of that nonsense. When he was asked to act, he would just report and that was it.

The butler, Lao Zhou, is the one who looks truly miserable.

As for Xiao Wu? He was excited!
"Xiao Wu, why the hell are you so happy?"

"Old Zhou, you don't understand. Brother Lou is going big this time! If he succeeds, it might even promote the development of the domestic film industry."

"Is it true?" Long Ziqiang just thought it sounded so damn high-sounding. It's just a movie, it shouldn't be that serious, right?
Xiao Wu didn't explain much, just shook his head and said, "Every movie is different."

"However, it will take at least one to two years to prepare. Add to that the filming, and the gap is a bit too long."

After Lao Zhou muttered something, he looked at Xiao Wu again and came up with an idea, "Hey, Xiao Wu, why don't you take on more responsibilities? During the preparation of Brother Lou's movie, you can shoot two films for release, is that okay?"

Xiao Wu: ???
Listen to what you say, is it human language?
He is going to participate in the big project "The Wandering Earth", so why does he have to make two separate movies on his own?

They really treat him as a slave!
Seeing Xiao Wu's eyes that said "if you say one more word, I will fight you", Lao Zhou quickly added, "Two movies may be too much for you, is it okay to shoot one movie? It takes so long to prepare, and there are so many brothers in the company who can't be idle, you have to lead them to work."

"One. That's fine. Brother Lou gave me a comedy script about racing."

Xiao Wu thought about it and felt that time is something that can always be found if one squeezes it.

So he nodded in agreement.

Long Ziqiang on the side shook his head helplessly. He was still young! He was so easily fooled by the thieves.

As long as you are willing to work overtime, there is no end to the overtime you can work.

He suddenly felt that being a pure actor was actually quite good.

There's no need to think so much, just read the script and study the role, and run around for announcements, it's really quite leisurely.

Long Ziqiang was thinking about good things when Bai Youlou, who had been out for a while, brought him "bad news".

"I told Teacher Zhang last year that I would give her a concert this year, but it didn't happen. We have to have it next year. If we have to have it, we should hold more concerts. Aqiang will be in charge of this."

Long Ziqiang: ???

"No, Brother Lou, I'm an artist! What am I responsible for?"

"Old Zhou, didn't you tell him?" Bai Youlou looked at Old Zhou in confusion.

Old Zhou showed a mischievous smile on his face and patted Long Ziqiang on the shoulder. "I was going to announce it at the annual meeting. Now, starting today, you are the vice president of our company and the director of the music department. Of course, you are responsible for things like concerts."

Bai Youlou added: "Not only do you have to be responsible for the preparations, you also have to sing. This can be said to be a concert for you and Teacher Zhang alone."

Concerts are pretty tiring.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaorong had no experience in this area, so Bai Youlou felt that he should give her some time to adapt.

Long Ziqiang is tolerant of mistakes~
If Zhang Xiaorong feels like she can't sing anymore, he'll take over. Of course, he'll also invite other guest singers or something.

Long Ziqiang felt as if he had lost his parents.

As vice president? As music director?

Of course he knew that Bai Youlou would definitely give a lot of money. Brother Lou had always been extremely generous in this regard.

But seeing how busy Lao Zhou was, Long Ziqiang didn't want to take the job.

He just wants to be a pure artist, what's wrong with that?

Moreover, he seriously suspected that Bai Youlou had given him the burden simply because he wanted to hold a concert for Zhang Xiaorong.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Zhang should be able to take on the responsibility himself, right? If I come here, wouldn't that be overstepping my authority?"

"She still has to attend school, and she has a lot of announcements after the Golden Melody Awards. She was very selective, and her schedule is basically full. I was thinking, don't you also have a dream of singing? Let's realize it together this time."

Long Ziqiang was really touched that Bai Youlou could still remember his past dreams.

But it always feels like a by-product.

Long Ziqiang: Actually, I can live without a dream.

His current dream is to be a good actor and make good money.

But after all, I'm not at that age yet, and I'm still angry.

He seldom sings now, and usually just sings the theme song or something for the project he participates in.

After thinking about it, Long Ziqiang felt that if he couldn't hold a concert in his lifetime, he would probably feel very regretful in a few years.

He gritted his teeth and took the job!
Damn it, I was just laughing at Xiaowu for having endless overtime work, but I didn’t expect that even I couldn’t escape it.

However, he was a little confused. The work was assigned to them, so what was Bai Youlou doing?

At this stage of film preparation, it shouldn’t be that busy, right?
It's just the beginning.

Bai Youlou: I'm busy flirting with girls~——
Yanjing Gymnasium.

A concert that can accommodate 80,000 spectators is about to begin, and the long queue outside is full of people excitedly waiting for ticket inspection.

Of course, this is not Zhang Xiaorong’s concert, so the efficiency is not that fast.

But Zhang Xiaorong herself was already ready backstage.

Because she was here to be the guest singer for the performance.

A singer who can hold a concert of this scale is naturally not an unknown person.

"Sister Xiaorong, you're here so early!"

Jiang Yuanchu, who learned from her assistant that Zhang Xiaorong had arrived, came to greet and welcome Zhang Xiaorong without even finishing her makeup.

The protagonist today is naturally Jiang Yuanchu.

She is very familiar with concerts and attends them at least a few times every year.

The frequency is particularly high this year, the attendance is full every time, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger.

This is the strength of a super top female lead.

Oh yes, after winning the Golden Melody Award, she is considered a top star with real talent and can no longer be classified as a vase idol.

"I didn't have any announcements this afternoon, so I came here early."

Although she was only there to help sing, Zhang Xiaorong was obviously in high spirits and walked around several times in front and back.

When she went to Jiang Yuanchu's dressing room, he seemed to see what Zhang Xiaorong was thinking, "I heard from Director Bai that Sister Xiaorong, you are also going to have a concert next year?"

"Probably, but the company might be very busy next year, so it's hard to say."

"I know everything. He will definitely help you prepare it." Jiang Yuanchu said with certainty.

In response to this, Zhang Xiaorong seemed to smell something strange.

Xiao Yuan, do you know our Director Bai a little too well?

This thought flashed through her mind, and Zhang Xiaorong blinked her eyes. "I hope so. Men are all pigs who don't keep their promises."

Naturally, she would not say something like "Bai Youlou promised me to hold a concert last year" at this time. She could say bad things about him outside, but she could not say anything too specific.

Saying bad things about Bai Youlou is more like a joke and no one will take it seriously.

Once the content to be said becomes practical, it becomes a bit like complaining and gossiping behind people's backs.

When girls interact with each other, they have to know the limits and not say everything.

Zhang Xiaorong learned these things very quickly.

And he learned it by himself.

"So will your big pig's hoof come today?"

"Coming." Zhang Xiaorong nodded, with a helpless look on her face.

Jiang Yuanchu was very smart. He immediately realized something was wrong. He narrowed his eyes slightly but didn't ask any more questions.

As expected, Zhang Xiaorong herself announced the answer: "He also wants to bring a beautiful girl with him~"

Hearing this, Jiang Yuanchu's eyes paused slightly, "Is this true? Sister Xiaorong, you are teasing me."

Zhang Xiaorong shrugged, not sure whether to acknowledge what she said or admit that she was teasing her.

In fact, Bai Youlou is really that "audacious".

He actually brought a girl to the date with the two girls.

Let’s look at Jiang Yuanchu’s final concert this year. He agreed twice.

The first time was when he agreed to it from Jiang Yuanchu himself.

The second time was when Zhang Xiaorong invited him to watch, because Zhang Xiaorong would sing two or three songs at Jiang Yuanchu's concert.

Teacher Zhang hopes that Bai Youlou can give some suggestions from the audience's perspective, or summarize some good experiences.

Apparently, Zhang Xiaorong was still a little nervous about her concert next year.

Bai Youlou, who had promised the two girls, would certainly not break his promise.

He's a genius.
Not only did he keep his promise, he also accepted another one.

An Luning's invitation to drink with him was also put on hold for tonight.

After all, drinking is never just about drinking, there are other activities as well.

Bai Youlou simply decided that this “other activity” was going to a concert together.

You know what, An Luning was so happy when he found out and agreed immediately.

It seems that for him, watching the concert with Bai Youlou also has special meaning.

In short, this concert is so damn special.

Brother Lou is going to meet three girls.

(End of this chapter)