From collapsed house idol to entertainment superstar

Just like Xiamen is often considered the capital of Fujian Province instead of Fuzhou.

As the capital of Shandong Province, Quancheng is far less famous than Qingdao.

Moreover, in the recent "rating", Qingdao was recognized as a new first-tier city, while Quancheng, the provincial capital, only fell to the level of a second-tier city.

From this aspect alone, it actually doesn’t stand out.

But even in second-tier cities like Quancheng, the creative team of "Wushuang" will not let it go. You can imagine the intensity of this intensive roadshow schedule.

After all, a road show may be ordinary in Kyoto or Shanghai, but in cities where celebrities are not often seen, it can often become a sensational news event in the city.

In other words, the investment-output ratio of road shows in second-, third- and fourth-tier cities is higher.

Established first-tier cities such as Kyoto, Shanghai, and Nanyue have long been gradually abandoned by distribution companies. These cities are only used for premiere press conferences and will not invest more budget in road shows in first-tier cities.

Because the cost of road shows in first-tier cities is high, the effects are poor, and they have little impact on theater film schedules.

Especially after the ticket replenishment strategy was further restricted, road shows have actually become the core competitiveness of many distribution companies.

Scarce resources such as actor roadshows are usually placed a week before and after the release.

All the main creative members, including Ding Zhi, flew to three cities in a row in 36 hours.

As a second-tier city, Quancheng is naturally placed in a relatively low position.

On the 27th, the main creative staff dragged their tired bodies and finally arrived at Quancheng.

“It’s still very lively!”

Seeing the organizer evacuating and comforting the excited fans, Ding Zhi sighed with some surprise.

"After all, this is the venue for your road show, Brother Zhi. I saw someone on the Internet saying that the tickets for this road show were sold by some scalpers for nearly two to three thousand yuan. They are still priced but not available."

"Hiss~"

Even Ding Zhi couldn't help but take a breath when he heard the words of Xiao Li, who was in charge of the road show and was responsible for the specific docking matters.

This is indeed a bit exaggerated.

"Wushuang" is a feature film and does not use many special effects, so IMAX technology is not used.

Although online ticket replenishment has been canceled through policies, there are policies and countermeasures, and there are still ways to "discount" it.

On average, even if there are no special discount tickets of 9.9 and 19.9 yuan, it is not difficult to control the price of movie tickets at 20-30 yuan.

Even if you don't count the ticket supplement, in a second-tier city like Quancheng, the top price is only about 50 yuan. As a result, scalpers have raised the price to almost fifty or sixty times.

Of course, this price may be very unusual, but it is also an incredible thing.

When this happens, do you blame the scalpers?

That must be strange, but scalpers are just like cockroaches. If you kill one, there will be another nest, which cannot be eliminated.

Blame fans for being stupid and making too much money?

Stupid is indeed stupid. It feels like taking money is just for burning.

One thousand yuan, just look at it from a distance across the stage, and then spend a thousand yuan of hard-earned money in vain.

But what can I say? The reason why they are so "stupid" is actually because they like themselves. It is actually somewhat inappropriate to complain in turn at this time.

"The next few shows...were all sold out, right?"

Xiao Li nodded and said matter-of-factly, "It's all sold out. Except for the free tickets that were given away, the ones sold online were basically sold out as soon as they were released."

In addition to online ticket sales, generally speaking, part of the roadshow is given to some film critics, and complimentary tickets from the media are not sold to the outside world.

For example, the road show movie tickets in the hands of a certain top 100 UP owner are actually of this type.

As a result, there will be fewer online tickets for external sales, and it will become more "rare and valuable".

"Tsk tsk..."

For a moment, Ding Zhi didn't know what to think.

"With your popularity and popularity, Brother Zhi, this kind of thing is completely normal."

Of course Ding Zhi knows that this kind of thing is normal. There is no end to the number of scalpers. If there is demand, there will be supply. If there is demand, there will be a market.

For example, the previous road shows, especially those in first-tier cities, must have been more exaggerated, but Xiao Li didn't mention it, and Ding Zhi naturally didn't spread the word in this regard.

"Suddenly I feel that Brother Zhi, you are really different! I usually work on road shows in the company, and I have met many big names and superstars, but none of them are as concerned about this kind of thing as you are.

of."

Xiao Li is also an old man in the industry. Due to the nature of his work, there are not too many stars in the entertainment industry to welcome him.

Celebrities dote on fans. Most of them are based on personality. Most of them just show it in front of the stage. In private, there are really not many who care about the audience or fans.

Ding Zhi waved his hand and ignored Xiao Li's flattery.

"Come in."

…

…

Today is the first serious date between Lao Goose and that girl Guan.

After all, in his opinion, the cup of coffee he drank on a blind date had nothing to do with the word "date".

Logically speaking, when going on a first date, watching a movie is actually a moderate and cost-effective choice.

After all, what option is there that can allow a man and woman who are not particularly familiar with each other to spend 90-120 minutes without embarrassment?

On the set, you can also see a person's quality and usual habits from the details.

For example, if someone is watching and chatting with you about his own opinions on part of the plot, he must have a more self-centered personality.

Or maybe in a movie theater, if you don’t think much of the other audience members who feel loud or disturbing, then you probably don’t care much about your partner’s feelings either.

After all, it's only a small thing.

After watching it, the two of them also discussed the plot of the movie, so there was no need to worry about running out of topics to talk about.

Even more in-depth, you can also guess the concept of the other person's character through his views on the plot of the movie.

It can be said that it achieves multiple things with one stone.

And what’s even more rare is that Lao Goose happens to have two movie tickets or two road show tickets. If you say this is not God’s will, then what is God’s will?

Then it wasn't until he was in front of the cinema door that Lao Goose suddenly became anxious.

On this first date, is it appropriate to take the girl to watch a police movie?

As a "Ding Chui" who is the host of the commentary show, Lao Gou knows Ding Zhi well. His suspense-type works, even if they are not spooky and scary, at least involve blood.

Should I choose a romance movie?

After thinking about it, I felt that although Ding Zhi's national popularity is high enough now, what if this girl is a fan of that...that Wang Yizhan?

To put it bluntly, it’s not that Lao Goose has no confidence in Ding Zhi, it’s more like he has no confidence in himself.

After all, if you are calm and relaxed, it is because you don't care. If you like it, you will worry about gains and losses.

He guessed that regardless of whether he fell in love at first sight or fell in love with her, he seemed to be somewhat interested in the girl.

Fortunately, when the girl came to him, all those worries seemed to disappear in an instant.

Because Miss Guan is dressed very beautifully today.

The sharp-eyed old goose even noticed that the girl even had her hair curled, which matched well with today's outfit.

It’s hard to say whether a girl who dresses up carefully for a date cares about her date. After all, some girls must dress up beautifully whenever they go out.

But if a girl dresses casually on a date with you, then she probably doesn’t really care.

After checking in and entering the theater, the second son and the girl sat in the cinema hall.

Miss Guan looked around curiously, and found that except for a lot of guns and cannons, it seemed to be no different from her usual movie experience.

The point is, the main creative staff of "Wushuang" has not been found, and most importantly, Ding Zhi has not been found.

This road show was not held in a sports center or an event center of a large supermarket, but at the largest IMAX theater in Quancheng.

In this way, even though this is a road show, the process is not much different from the usual movie watching process.

"What's wrong?"

Lao Goose noticed the girl's strange behavior.

"No, it just feels different from what I imagined."

"Actually, the so-called road shows are not as special as most people think. At most, after the feedback is completed, the director or the main creative staff will come out to make an appearance. Some road shows may not even lead to the final screening of the film."

"Wouldn't that just turn into a dry celebrity meeting?"

"Isn't that just a celebrity meeting?"

During the question and answer, Lao Goose did not deliberately show off his "extensive knowledge", but only gave the necessary answers to the girl's questions.

Usually when you first get to know someone, your peacock-like display of desire will often lead to bad things.

It is often believed that women need to be reserved in relationships, but men also need to maintain a certain degree of "reserve".

In a few sentences, the movie quietly begins.

...

...

After the opening credits ended, the first shot showed a fish bone with its flesh shaved off falling to the ground. As the light and shadow changed, the shadow was lengthened.

An iron spoon dug out a piece of wall dust from the wall, mixed it with water, and ground it carefully, and finally got a tablespoon of "blue ink".

Then he broke off the fish bones with one hand, picked out a fish bone, stuck it with ink, and wrote on a piece of white paper to outline a unique pattern.

Then another stroke, and another stroke, the camera slowly pulled up from the steady hand, and finally settled on a slovenly face.

That's Ding Zhi's face.

He is painting with concentration.

Using fish bones as the brush and wall gray and mixed water as the magic, he sketched in detail, and even every detail and every pattern was restored with the utmost care.

Soon, the audience in the audience saw that Ding Zhi seemed to be drawing a... stamp?

As the camera zoomed out to give a panoramic view, Ding Zhi's environment at this time became clear.

This is a prison.

The old prisoner "opposite" him also quietly watched him painting with a hint of curiosity.

"Stab"

The squeaking sound of the iron gate being opened not far away could be heard in the distance, and a "dining car" was pushed in by the prison guards, apparently for the purpose of serving food.

"Send a letter home! Ten bucks!"

The prison guard shouted while pushing the dining cart.

A letter, a stamp, ten dollars, just like being a part-time postman.

Obviously, this is "extra money".

All the prison guard had to do was put an eighty-cent stamp on the envelope.

It's not a huge profit, but it can still be called a good deal.

That is to provide these prisoners with the only way to communicate with the outside world.

There is also an explanation for Ding Zhi's somewhat puzzling behavior before.

He had no money, but his painting skills were so good that he was able to make friends out of thin air and forge stamps even under the conditions of prison.

And when the prison guard accidentally said, "Do you have any money? What I want is the money you earn, not the counterfeit money you made!"

Let the audience see that counterfeiting stamps is just childish. It turns out that the shabby and timid man played by Ding Zhi is actually a banknote counterfeiter.

The scene is narrated in just a few minutes, and there are not many lines, but it portrays a highly skilled counterfeiter quite well.

Lao Goose raised his eyebrows and glanced at Miss Guan out of the corner of his eye. However, he saw that she seemed to be looking at the big screen intently, and he was immediately relieved.

At least I am still interested in movies with this theme.

Ding Zhi's envelope was quickly sent out.

And he was also extradited by the Hong Kong Island police not long after.

...

"Two years ago, on February 2, seven guards of the Central Bank of Canada were killed on the Canadian Highway."

"In June of the same year, the Marin guerrillas in the Golden Triangle, 82 were killed and 157 were injured."

"On September 10 last year, a murder was committed in a dyeing factory in Tuen Mun. A few hours later, Canadian Mounted Policeman Lee Wing-cheol and art dealer Luo Man were killed in a Tsim Sha Tsui hotel."

"Several murders are all related to an international counterfeit banknote syndicate. Its members include Macau natives Wu Xin and Lin Lihua, and Vietnamese overseas Chinese Shen Sihai and Wang Bo.

They were all killed, leaving two alive, and you are one of them. The other is your boss, the "painter".

His identity is unknown and there is no detailed information about him in any country in the world."

In the office of the police station, members of the special task force were sitting around Ding Zhi, who was sitting in a panic.

A middle-aged police officer was holding a piece of information and pacing back and forth.

It seemed like he was explaining his feelings, and like he was interrogating Ding Zhi.

"Tell me, who is the painter?"

The person who asked the question was obviously the leader of these police officers. She was a female police officer with short hair and extremely sharp eyes. Her body seemed not to be as gentle as a woman should be, but instead looked like a wounded wild wolf.

Although it may be a bit strange, this female police officer certainly made the old goose in the audience feel that way.

Ding Zhi remained silent.

The policewoman stared at him and continued talking.

"Do you know why there is no information about him in the whole world? Because he is clean, and if there is even the slightest suspicion, he will kill people and silence him."

"If he knew you were here..."

It seemed that this sentence finally touched Ding Zhi's pain point. He raised his head and looked at the other party with a very nervous look.

"How do you know he doesn't know?"

This is a somewhat difficult sentence to pronounce, but it is not difficult to understand.

The video did not provide an immediate answer.

Instead, it switched to another screen.

A uniformed police officer walks inside the police building.

"So what if he knows?"

The camera finally showed the front view of the police officer.

Zhou Runfa!

"If he knew I was here, everyone here would die."

Ding Zhi stared at the policewoman, half of the emotion in his words was fear, and the other half was real determination.

"Ding~"

The elevator door opened, revealing Zhou Runfa's familiar face to the audience.

I saw him raising his hand and saluting the "white shirt" in the elevator room.

"G!Sir!"

This is a very common space montage, and it seems to mean that Ding Zhi's questioning and Zhou Runfa's appearance in the police building were conducted at the same time.

It even clearly hints that the "military uniform" played by Zhou Runfa seems to be the mysterious and ruthless painter Ding Zhi talks about.

"real!"

As Ding Zhi repeated his affirmation with a trembling voice and fear, Zhou Runfa walked out of the elevator and continued to salute the group of white shirts.

"Good Bye! Sir!"

Before the elevator door closed, the camera deliberately showed a black cloth bag "missed" inside the elevator.

After Ding Zhi said those words, he seemed to let go of his hard-earned breath, and slumped down on the chair, with an expression of extreme fear, as if crying and laughing at the same time.

"Mr. Li, are you okay?"

"They will die. Many people will die!"

As soon as the words fell, it seemed like an order was given.

"boom!"

The explosion sounded violently.

This office located in the police building was blown into a pile of bricks by a strong explosion!

Ding Zhi, including the police officers, were all buried in the explosion in an instant!