usatvline Chapter 265: Encountering Public Ridicule
Chapter 265: Encountering Public Ridicule
Qin Xi breathed a sigh of relief when the release license for [You and the Abyss] came down again. Sure enough, her memory was correct. The previous life's [You and the Abyss] was a truly low-budget movie. It gained some popularity because it was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Asian Film Festival. Coupled with the unique dimension and thought-provoking depth of the work, it successfully became well-known outside the circle.
Although the time has been advanced and the actors are different in this life, the spiritual core of [You and the Abyss] has not changed, and Qin Xi is confident in her performance. This is the final reason why Qin Xi dares to refuse Gu Chenxing's help. She knows that Director Chen has submitted [You and the Abyss] to this Asian Film Festival. Qin Xi doesn't believe that Yue Ying has the vision to see that the dark horse [You and the Abyss] has a chance to break through the siege. Even if she really wants to do something tricky, Qin Xi doesn't believe that her hand can reach so long.
Facts have proved that Qin Xi made the right bet. This life of [You and the Abyss] will only be better. [You and the Abyss] can completely turn the tide with its own strength. Of course, it is also inseparable from the great help of Xu Fang, who is in the honeymoon period with Mei Ge. According to the inside information learned by Xu Fang, [You and the Abyss] was highly praised during the screening, and it was nominated as expected. Although after being nominated, the film festival will gather well-known directors and big-name actors from China, H country, and R country as judges, and select after watching the film, although [You and the Abyss] is not very prominent now, it is not without a chance to win an award with its excellent quality.
Xu Fang took this reassurance and felt that it was very profitable, so he worked closely with President Song and used public opinion to exert pressure, allowing [The Abyss With You] to pass the review as quickly as possible.
After successfully passing the review, everyone was relieved of their depression and their spirits lifted. But before they could be happy, they quickly entered the battle mode of the next level.
Song Yun organized a meeting overnight to discuss the release date of "The Abyss". Although everyone was eager to see the film released immediately, they had to consider the actual situation.
"Time is too tight now. Plus, there are at least five or six blockbuster movies, comedies, and science fiction movies. They have already done a good job of publicity and have seized the market. If [The Abyss] is inserted now, it will not have time to premiere, and the screening volume will not even reach 10%. It is very likely that it will not even make a splash and will be buried directly."
"No, we have been shortlisted for a film festival recently, and with the strong publicity, the popularity is quite high. Plus, we have Qin Xi as our trump card, who already has an amazing number of fans. Plus, it's a debut film and there's controversy surrounding the trailer, so the fans won't refuse to pay for it..."
"It's useless for a movie to rely solely on fans. Didn't Lin Qianxue have few fans back then? Didn't her movie only rely on fans to make a few hundred million at the box office, and the response was mediocre? Moreover, many fans are used to watching TV series and are on the sidelines about movies. They won't go to the cinema right away, and passers-by are even more so. If the response and popularity in the first few days are not good, then there is a high probability that it will be completely cold. But in the first few days, all major movies will definitely fight for publicity and marketing. With our scheduling, it is too difficult to stand out among so many big productions!"
"But if it is postponed, the subject matter of [The Abyss] is obviously inappropriate for Children's Day, and it may even be criticized. By July 1, the birthday month of the Party, there are all red-themed movies. If it is delayed further, it will have to be added to the summer season. This delay will take three months, isn't it too long..."
Given Qin Xi's current situation, he can't afford to delay any longer.
"There is another big problem. If [The Abyss] doesn't make it to the May Day release date, it will have to premiere at the Asian Film Festival. This time the Asian Film Festival is hosted by Country H. In addition to the judges and invited filmmakers, only a small number of Country H audiences will be able to see the finished film. Internal screenings are very strict. Logically, the source of the film should not be leaked, but there are precedents. But... recently there are always people eyeing us, so we have to be on guard. If we wait for the box office and the source of the film is leaked, it will definitely be a devastating blow!"
After a discussion, we can use a phrase to describe it: once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the rope for ten years. If we wait any longer, everyone will be trembling with fear and will not be able to sleep peacefully at night. [The Abyss and You] and everyone's hearts have been devastated and can no longer bear the slightest disturbance. No one knows whether Yue Ying's next trick can cope with it if this one fails. So everyone finally unanimously decided that even if the box office is not satisfactory, we must let [The Abyss and You] squeeze into the "May Day" schedule!
Qin Xi also didn't expect that her debut film would be so difficult. Qin Xi remembered that a popular person in her previous life said that being extremely popular is worse than death. Now Qin Xi seems to understand this feeling. When you reach a certain height, you will inevitably become the target of public criticism. Those who are higher than you want to step on you, and those who are lower than you want to pull you down.
The only way for Qin Xi to escape from the predicament now is to strive to climb up, and reach a height that no one can step on or pull down before he is caught off guard!
Perhaps [Yang Qing Zhou] is the best opportunity, Qin Xi secretly made up her mind. If Gu Chenxing really gave up [Yang Qing Zhou] because of her, Qin Xi would not quit. In this life-or-death situation, where she was surrounded by enemies, what was the point of saving face? Qin Xi had to beg Gu Chenxing to come even if she had to lose face!
Qin Xi silently thought to herself, it was just a movie together, a win-win cooperation, it couldn't be considered as blood sucking. Even if it was really blood sucking, she would admit it, leeches have to live, let's talk about the future later, let's focus on the present!
Qin Xi thought about it and thought that maybe she was just worrying about nothing. Maybe Gu Chenxing would agree to film a movie with Han Ku without hesitation. When he found out that she was the heroine, it would be too late to regret. Qin Xi believed that with Han Ku's level of deception, there would be no problem! She should focus on the promotion of [The Abyss and You] first.
When [The Abyss] released a new trailer for the second time and officially announced that it would be released on May Day, as expected, there were constant doubts.
"This movie seems to be playing the game of "The Wolf is Coming", it's up and down. It's already April 4th and it was scheduled for May Day. Why didn't it be released on the same day? It's just a makeshift team. Does Qin Xi have no more movies to shoot to take on such a movie..."
"I just understood. Qin Xi actually played an AIDS patient. Is she crazy? We all know she wants to transform herself, but there is no need to do it so drastically. It will ruin her image. It's embarrassing to praise this Xi Liu..."
"Qin Xi is really bold. Realistic themes are the most difficult to act. I don't know if she felt she could do it after filming [The Legend of Yan Qing]. To be honest, the success of [The Legend of Yan Qing] was largely due to the script, and it was also in the area Qin Xi was good at. But Qin Xi this time... To be honest, I'm not optimistic about her, but I wish her success. After all, if she fails in her transformation this time, she will inevitably be ridiculed by the crowd. People have to try before they know they can't do it. At worst, they can just go back to their comfort zone. After half a lifetime, she will still be Qin Xi when she returns..."
Qin Xi was so angry that she laughed when she saw these malicious comments. These little mouths that seemed to be filled with poison knew how to be sarcastic. Okay, okay, three days countdown, I will let you see if I can do it!