Chapter 94 Heat and Erna Assault
Liu Zhou originally thought that Feng Kuzi wanted to compete with him, but then he realized that he was too naive.

How could Feng Kuzi use real money to compete with me?
Everything is for profit!
The next day, most of the country's well-known media reported the news that "A Sigh" was withdrawn from the shelves.

At first, everyone was puzzled as to why Feng Pants withdrew from the shelves.

Are they planning to release it during the Lunar New Year period again?
After all, some people have begun to call him the king of the Lunar New Year box office.

As the news fermented for two days, Feng Kuzi publicly announced in front of the media that "A Sigh" would be released on November 21st.

These media are not stupid. Considering that Liu Zhou's new film "Only You" was scheduled to be released in November,

These two people are about to fight!

I haven't heard of any conflict between the two?

But what the heck!

As long as there is heat!
One is a veteran director who has dominated the Lunar New Year box office for three consecutive years, and the other is a popular writer who switched to directing and became an instant hit.

The confrontation between these two people must be as intense as Mars hitting the Earth.

In the mainland film industry, no one has ever been so openly confrontational.

So for a while, the news advocating a showdown between the two became the hottest topic in the entertainment industry.

This also made the popularity of the two movies "Only You" and "A Sigh" soar!
Seeing this situation, Liu Zhou couldn't help but admire Feng Kuazi and the group behind him. They were really good at creating hype.

No wonder there are so many messy news surrounding Huayi and its artists in later generations.

To be honest, it is difficult for the current film market to accommodate two high-grossing films in the same period of time.

That's why Liu Zhougang was so angry when he heard that Feng Kuzi moved the schedule to November. This is a complete lose-lose situation.

But if the two movies are really released at the same time, Liu Zhou is not afraid at all.

The biggest card in his movie is Feng Kuzi himself, but Liu Zhou’s popularity is no less than his now.

What's more, there are superstar Andy Lau and new popular actress Zeng Li. In terms of the early appeal of the movie, "Only You" is not a complete win, but it is better than "A Sigh".

Now that the two movies are bundled together to create hype, it is beneficial to both parties.

But Liu Zhou still felt a little uncomfortable, as if he was stuck with a dog-skin plaster.

Liu Zhou could guess without thinking that in order to maintain the popularity in the next two months, Feng Kuzi would definitely contact him from time to time.

Liu Zhou is actually not very willing to hype himself up like this. He is confident in his work, and it has popular stars as the lead actors. If he promotes it step by step, the box office will not be bad.

It’s okay to hype it up like this once or twice, but if it happens frequently it will become annoying, and your own fans will also feel annoyed, which will affect your basic base.

But this is not something that can be changed by my own will. I just hope that Feng Pants won't stick to me all the time in the future.

After thinking all this through, Liu Zhou ignored the disturbance outside and stayed at home peacefully.

Although "Only You" is quite popular now, Director Xie still started promoting it according to the plan he had made before.

It’s just that the focus has changed, with more resources being put into online promotion.

Although the stocks of the three major portals are almost falling to worthless pieces of paper, it does not affect their influence which is increasingly penetrating into people's lives and work.

The early publicity work was handled by Director Xie and China Film Corporation, so there was no need for Liu Zhou to step in.

Liu Zhou also took advantage of the time now and spent nearly a month writing the fourth part of the Ghost Blows Out the Light series, "Kunlun Shrine".

If we were to ask which part of the Ghost Blows Out the Light series Liu Zhou is most familiar with, it would be "Kunlun Shrine".

Liu Zhou participated in the writing of the script for this online movie.

So Liu Zhou was able to write more easily, and with no one disturbing him, he finished the work in less than a month.

After sending the manuscript to "Mengya", Liu Zhou felt relieved.

Now Liu Zhou can only find such free time to write novels, which seems a bit rushed, unlike when he first started writing novels and could write at his leisurely pace.

There is still more than a month before the release of "Only You". Liu Zhou still has more than a week to rest, and then he will also devote himself to the promotion work.

However, before Liu Zhou could rest for two days, he received a call from his class teacher.

"Teacher, isn't school just starting now? How come you have time to call me?"

"I'm not kidding you. Are you in the capital now? I have something to discuss with you."

"Yes, I am in my yard now."

"Okay, I'll come find you now."

After saying that, Huang Weiruo hung up the phone. Liu Zhou listened to the busy tone on the receiver and was a little curious about what Huang wanted to talk to him about.

After a while, Liu Zhou saw Lao Huang walk in with a young man who was a little thin but tall and wearing a pair of black-framed glasses.

Old Huang was not polite to Liu Zhou and said directly:
"Liu Zhou, let me introduce you to this person, Lan Xiaolong, who is also my student, from the 93rd grade. He came here today to ask for your help."

"Hello, junior brother. I have heard that the teacher has brought up a new talented disciple. I finally get to see him today." Lan Xiaolong said with a smile.

"I am not a good student. It is only because my teacher helped me a lot that I have achieved some small results."

Liu Zhou certainly knew Lan Xiaolong. The movie "Soldier Assault" made him famous in the entertainment industry.

In my previous life, not many people from the Drama Department of Class of 96 made it, and my relationship with Lao Huang was average, and we had almost no contact after graduation.

So it has nothing to do with those senior brothers from the 93rd grade who are doing very well.

I didn't expect that today, Old Huang would bring Lan Xiaolong to ask me for help.

"Stop being so modest, Xiaolong. If you have something to say, just say it directly."

Lan Xiaolong couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed when he saw his teacher being so rude. Although Liu Zhou was his junior fellow apprentice, his status in the circle was not low after all, not to mention that he needed help from him.

However, the embarrassment was fleeting. Lan Xiaolong hesitated for a moment and said:
"Junior brother, I heard that you set up a drama troupe. I just happened to write a drama script recently. I wonder if you are interested."

"What script? Can I take a look at it?"

"no problem."

After saying that, Lan Xiaolong took out a manuscript from his bag and handed it to Liu Zhou.

When Liu Zhou saw the name of the drama, his attention was immediately attracted to it.

"Erna. Assault"!
Isn’t the script of the hit TV series “Soldier Assault” adapted from this drama?
Lan Xiaolong created it so quickly?

Lan Xiaolong graduated in 1997 and joined the Comrades Repertory Theatre of the Beijing Military Region.

After training in the army and in-depth experience in life, he created "Erna Assault", which won the first prize for screenwriters in the Army's New Drama Exhibition in 2002.

Liu Zhou always thought that he would not start writing this play until next year, but he didn't expect that he had already finished it now.

Liu Zhou read the script carefully and found that it was very different from the TV series "Soldier Assault".

But I think this is normal. After all, there are differences between dramas and TV series. However, the theme is the same, highlighting the spirit of never giving up.

After more than half an hour, Liu Zhou closed the script and looked up to meet Lan Xiaolong's slightly expectant eyes.

"The script is good." Liu Zhou said with a smile.

"So, are you interested in investing in this play and having it performed?"

"Of course there is no problem with investing, but I have a question I would like to ask Senior Brother Lan."

"What's your question?"

"I remember that you are from the Beijing Military Region Comrades Drama Troupe, Brother Lan. Aren't they interested in your play?"

"I submitted the script as soon as I wrote it, but it was rejected."

It seems that Lan Xiaolong's mentor has not appeared yet, which gives Liu Zhou a good opportunity.

"Then the copyright of this script belongs entirely to you, and has nothing to do with the Comrades Repertory Theatre?"

"Of course, the copyright of this script belongs entirely to me, and there will be no copyright disputes."

"In that case, I will vote for this play."

"Really? Thank you so much, junior brother." Lan Xiaolong said a little excitedly.

Although he had previously worked with others to create the script for the TV series "King of Football Li Huitang", "Erna. Assault" was the first work he put so much effort into.

He has been polishing this script for a long time, and he is looking forward to the drama troupe rehearsing his work and performing it in front of the entire military region.

But unexpectedly, it ended in failure as the script was rejected by the higher-ups as not mature enough.

This was a big blow to Lan Xiaolong, and he was a little confused for a moment.

However, after being depressed for a while, Lan Xiaolong cheered up again. Since his own unit was unwilling to invest, he decided to look for other units.

But the reality is cruel. Lan Xiaolong submitted his manuscripts to many other drama troupes, but to no avail.

I had to ask my classmates and friends for help to see if they had any solutions.

Finally, one of his classmates told him that he could try to get investment from Liu Zhou.

As Huang Weiruo's student, Liu Zhou is now also the most powerful rising star in the entertainment industry, and his seniors have long heard of him.

Maybe it was because Lan Xiaolong had been in the army before and had little exposure to news about the entertainment industry, so he didn't know much about Liu Zhou.

After his classmates pointed out the way, Lan Xiaolong also went to learn more about Liu Zhou.

I didn’t know until I knew about it. I was shocked. I didn’t expect Liu Zhou to be so awesome.

Not only is he a popular writer, the plays he staged also caused a sensation in the circle, and his first movie even grossed over 50 million at the box office. He is simply a template for a leading role.

I heard that there was a conflict with Feng Pants recently, which made Lan Xiaolong sigh that it is better to compare the goods than to throw them away.

After sighing, Lan Xiaolong immediately found his teacher and asked him to help introduce Liu Zhou.

Unexpectedly, this was the right path to take. After reading the script, they agreed to invest.

This made Lan Xiaolong feel a little sympathetic!

(End of this chapter)