Chapter 225: Once Through Shanhaiguan [Part ]
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What Jiang Xin didn't expect was that Huo Siyan and Qin Lan not only didn't fight, but came back arm in arm.
This made her very curious about what the two of them talked about.
Xu Kun was not surprised at all. If it was Jiang Yiyan, they might have started a fight in person, but Huo Siyan was much more scheming and cunning, and she would not be so impulsive easily.
At noon, Huo Siyan had lunch alone with Xu Kun, talked about recent events, and then left.
Xu Kun could see that Huo Siyan actually wanted to go back to her ex, but she finally endured it and even taught Qin Lan some "new knowledge" as an "old senior".
And since then, the relationship between Huo Siyan and Qin Lan has clearly reached a new level.
Obviously, instead of continuing to get entangled, Huo Siyan wisely chose to "leave a way out so that they can meet again in the future" - just based on this point, she is much smarter than Jiang Yiyan who was eager to assert her sovereignty.
But it is not necessarily a good thing for a woman to be too smart.
Because a woman who is too smart will always give men a feeling of being unreliable - of course, this theory only applies to straight men, and it doesn't matter to those henpecked men who believe their wives are the head of their families.
Let’s not talk about Huo Siyan’s matter for now.
However, after Xu Kun confirmed the Valentine's Day release date, Bao Qiang, Qin Lan and Gan Wei all raised doubts. Since it is a movie about the "Spring Festival Travel Rush", why not broadcast it during the Spring Festival Travel Rush?
Even if not before the Spring Festival, at least after it, right?
“Is the Spring Festival travel rush a good thing?”
Xu Kun asked in return: "Especially for those who work outside, do they think this is something festive?"
This is of course impossible.
After more than a decade of publicity, even those who have never personally participated in the Spring Festival travel rush know how torturous it is.
Xu Kun asked again: "So, when you are about to participate in the Spring Festival travel rush, or when you have just experienced the anxiety of the Spring Festival travel rush hell, will you go to see a New Year comedy related to the Spring Festival travel rush?"
The answer is still no.
Those who can watch Spring Festival travel films before or after the Spring Festival are most likely not the people who participate in the Spring Festival travel - of course, there will definitely be some people who pay attention to the Spring Festival travel but do not participate in it and are attracted to it, but the proportion is definitely not as high as some people imagine.
Xu Kun concluded: "To sell something, you must first find the right buyer and understand the buyer's mind - although our theme is Spring Festival travel, the largest buyers in the early stage are actually female viewers who have watched TV dramas, so Valentine's Day is more appropriate than around the Spring Festival.
This is the first time we are making a Lunar New Year comedy, and we must rely on early word of mouth to have a chance to attract more people to the cinema - because most of the people who go to the cinema are fans of the TV series, so the reviews will naturally not be bad.
As long as we can ensure the quality and have this group of girls as the base, we can generate enough topics and attention to attract other audiences.
Moreover, ten days or so after the end of the Spring Festival travel rush, those who participated in the travel rush should have recovered. Once their physical and mental fatigue is gone, they will be more receptive to exaggerated comedy performances. Even the most picky people will not be less receptive to movies than during the Spring Festival travel rush.
That’s why I think the benefits of choosing the Valentine’s Day period are far greater than choosing around the Spring Festival.”
These words made the three of them admire him very much, and they became more confident in Xu Kun's film - Brother Kun really put in the effort and studied film marketing, instead of being like those artists who just started filming on impulse.
After explaining the reason why he chose the Valentine's Day time slot, Xu Kun quickly left the crew temporarily and flew to Northeast China with Song Xinxin to attend Gao Xiumin's funeral.
It can be seen that Gao Xiumin has a good reputation in the local area, and many people spontaneously attended the funeral.
Of course, being able to watch big-name stars up close is one of the main reasons why people take to the streets.
Song Xinxin cried several times at the funeral. She was feeling sad about the death of her old friend, but also felt a little sympathetic - Gao Xiumin's health was ruined by the high-intensity rehearsals.
Although it is sad, with so many people coming from other places, the host will definitely entertain them after the event.
Uncle Benshan naturally took on the task of entertaining guests. He personally entertained the famous ones, and let his apprentices entertain the less famous ones.
Xu Kun was the type of person who could be greeted by Benshan but was not qualified to sit at the main table - Song Xinxin did say that she would take him to meet Uncle Benshan, but Xu Kun felt that there was no need to be too anxious in such an occasion and it would not be too late to talk about it when they left.
There was a small incident during the meal.
Uncle Benshan's prospective apprentice Liu Xiaoguang, who later became Nicholas Zhaosi, recognized Xu Kun during the banquet and tried to get close to him. Xu Kun thought that this guy was aspiring to develop in the film and television industry, but when the foreshadowing was almost done, this guy suddenly made a dice-throwing gesture to Xu Kun: "Brother, let's go play a few rounds after this?"
Xu Kun naturally declined politely.
As a result, this guy shamelessly stuck to him, saying something like "a little gambling can cheer you up", and then he brought up Xu Kun's background, saying that he was a street slicker and it was inevitable that he didn't like this.
Xu Kun then realized that the other party was treating him as a fat sheep passing by.
Later, when he saw that Xu Kun still refused to give in, he became a little furious and threatened: "What's the matter, big star, do you look down on us Northeasterners, or do you look down on my master?! You don't even give me this little bit of face, do you still want to..."
"You haven't become my disciple yet?"
At this time, Benshan's sixth apprentice Wang Xiaoli came over and interrupted Liu Xiaoguang, and dragged him away.
Wang Xiaoli smiled at Xu Kun and said, "Don't mind it, brother. That kid hasn't even entered the sect yet. He's just a Haiqing. He's been used to being carefree since he was a child. He didn't even ask about the relationship between Teacher Song and my master, but he's just making trouble here. For the sake of my master, don't bother with him."
"how could be."
Xu Kun smiled and said, "I used to be even more reckless than him, but now my temper has improved a lot, right?"
As he said that, he suddenly took out a dagger from his pocket and stuffed it into Wang Xiaoli's hand: "Brother, please return this thing to him for me."
"You, this?"
Wang Xiaoli stared blankly at the dagger in his hand, confused for a moment.
"Don't mind it, bro."
Xu Kun smiled and said, "I have been a playboy since I was a kid, so I am most afraid of others messing with me. Besides, it is not appropriate to make a scene in this situation, so I took this thing away from him in advance."
Wang Xiaoli then realized that it was Xu Kun who took the dagger from Liu Xiaoguang, and Liu Xiaoguang was apparently unaware of it.
His face changed color slightly, and then he smiled and said, "This time he hit a wall. Wait a moment, brother. I'll ask him to come over and apologize to you."
Having said that, he stood up, walked to Liu Xiaoguang and pulled him to a corner.
"Why are you pulling my leg? It's obviously that guy who didn't give me face..."
Liu Xiaoguang was still somewhat unwilling to accept the defeat. Although he had not yet entered the sect, he was one of the two most favored students among the disciples. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be able to formally become a disciple after the New Year, so it was a time when he was feeling very proud and satisfied.
But halfway through his words, his eyes suddenly widened.
Wang Xiaoli waved the dagger in front of him and said unhappily, "You always brag that you've seen this guy before, but you must have made a mistake this time. Just because he was able to steal your thing without anyone noticing, if he really got involved, it's hard to say who will get the upper hand!"
Liu Xiaoguang touched his waist and couldn't help feeling a little scared.
But he was unwilling to lose face, and said in a timid tone: "A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. In our Northeast, how can he rebel?"
Wang Xiaoli rolled his eyes in annoyance: "Do you have the final say in the Northeast? Come on, come with me and apologize to them, otherwise if this gets in front of Song Xinxin..."
"I'm not going!"
Liu Xiaoguang hugged his shoulders, twisted his body, leaned against the wall and said in a whimper: "There are so many people here, how can I not save face?"
"You have no dignity at all. You just eat, drink, gamble and whore all day long..."
As he was talking, he suddenly heard someone arguing in the corridor: "They're arguing, they're arguing, Teacher Zhao and Teacher Fan are arguing!"
When Wang Xiaoli heard this, he didn't care about Liu Xiaoguang and hurried to the main table next door to check what was going on.
(End of this chapter)
