Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

Wang Xiaobing is a college student and a die-hard martial arts fan. He likes to read martial arts novels and various movies and TV series.

Ever since I watched the movie "The Swordsman" filmed by Yu Dongqing, I have been completely in awe of him. It's a pity that they stopped making movies, so he had to watch martial arts movies made by others.

However, although there have been many martial arts movies and TV series in the past two years, the more I watch them, the more Wang Xiaobing feels dissatisfied and too star-struck.

I heard that the recent movie "The Rise of the Swordsman" is said to be better on the Internet. Some music critics even said that after watching the road show, it is better than the one made by Yu Dongqing.

In particular, the film critic named Ma Kai simply regarded this movie as a masterpiece.

Wang Xiaobing doesn't quite believe this. He thinks that "The Swordsman" should be the pinnacle of martial arts films, right?

Even if Yu Dongqing makes another film, he may not be able to make such a good-looking film.

Of course, "The Storm Rises" has been praised so well on the Internet, so it's not much different in comparison.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Wang Xiaobing happily entered the cinema with the movie tickets he had booked long ago.

More than two hours later, he came out.

Looking at the crowds of people outside, he let out a long breath.

Now he just wants to curse.

This is crazy

Force-feeding shit.

The unclear plot, awkward character dialogue, well, this is a martial arts film, let’s not talk about the martial arts drama.

Flying around in the sky, there was even a light skill with the left foot padding the right foot, and it was given a very nice name - Tiyun Chong!

Go after your sister.

I guess Newton’s coffin boards couldn’t even hold it down!

Thinking of this, Wang Xiaobing couldn't bear it any longer. He turned on his phone and started complaining in his circle of friends. When he felt he couldn't understand his hatred, he went to the official Weibo of the film to scold him. He also didn't let go of the music critic named Ma Kai.

He went to his Weibo and started scolding: "How much black money did you receive from the film studio?!"

Of course, I will not forget to leave a message on Yu Dongqing’s Weibo, hoping that he will make another martial arts film.

"Save martial arts movies, brother-in-law?"

At this time, Yu Dongqing was celebrating the New Year in his hometown with his wife, daughter and son, a family of four.

Yu Dongqing always returns to his hometown to celebrate the New Year, but this year is different.

The Yu family has a new baby!

On the first day of the first lunar month, Yu Hongjun held a banquet in the yard of his home to entertain relatives, friends, and neighbors.

My grandson didn’t come back from the full moon banquet, so I have to make up for it now!

We also specially invited the Huayin Laoqiang Art Troupe from the county to set up a stage at home and sing for a day. The leader of the art troupe, Yu Hongguang, worked very hard. "Chengxiang" and so on, and also sang popular songs, naturally the best ones are "Men Should Be Strong" and "Learn to Meow"

My grandnephew is celebrating his full moon, how can he not work hard?

Liu Fenglan showed off her little grandson everywhere, while Yu Dongqing was made very drunk by several brothers in the family, and he didn't wake up until the middle of the next morning.

When I opened my eyes, I saw my wife Mingming.

"Look at you, how drunk you are?" Meiliang looked worried.

"There's nothing we can do. But don't worry, there won't be a next time."

"You get up and wash up, and I'll give you a bowl of millet porridge that mom made."

"Where's Lele?" Yu Dongqing asked.

"My mother took her to visit my fourth aunt at the east end of the village."

Hey, I guess I'm showing off again.

"Where's Tongtong?"

"She was playing on her mobile phone and she said she was going to the city to watch a movie." Meiliang replied.

See a movie?

"Yes, the movie "The Swordsman" was released yesterday, and she wanted to watch it.

Hey, a complete martial arts fan.

what is it now?

just go.

The daughter’s requirements must also be met.

There's nothing wrong with staying at home anyway.

Nowadays, the Chinese New Year in rural areas is not as lively as in previous years, and there are not many entertainment activities.

Now that my daughter has grown up, she is no longer like how she used to run around and set off firecrackers with a bunch of brats when she came back. Besides playing with her mobile phone, she is really boring.

Yu Dongqing and the others drove back, so it was convenient to go to the county seat. Yu Dongqing called her mother to explain the situation.

Mom said they were going to play, and Lele would be taken care of by her. Anyway, she had bottles and milk powder with her, so the couple took Yu Tongtong and drove straight to the county seat.

The county town is not big but quite lively. There are two cinemas in the county town. Yu Dongqing came to Huashan International Cinema, which has a better environment.

Today is Tuesday, and there are a lot of people in the cinema. Six Lunar New Year movies are being released in turn. Unexpectedly, the tickets for "Swordsman" are quite tight. There are only two tickets left for the latest one, and the location is not good.

"Tongtong, you and your aunt come to see it." Yu Dongqing said.

"Dad, what about you?"

"I just walked around the city. I haven't visited the county town for a long time." Yu Dongqing said.

To be honest, he really didn't want to see it.

No tickets?

just.

Yu Dongqing bought a ticket for both mother and daughter, as well as two large buckets of popcorn and drinks. Watching mother and daughter enter the theater happily, they turned around and left.

There is really nothing interesting in the county. Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year and many shops are not open. Yu Dongqing drove around for a long time and found nothing to do, so she went directly to Guandi Temple for a stroll.

The Huayin Guandi Temple was first built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It was later raised and repaired many times during the Kangxi, Qianlong and Daoguang periods of the Qing Dynasty. It reached a large scale during the Republic of China and has always been loved by the local people. Yu Dongqing drove over and parked on the roadside.

There are a lot of people here, and there is an endless stream of tourists and people burning incense.

Yu Dongqing was wandering around the temple, and only an hour later, she suddenly received a call from Meiliang.

"Husband, where are you? We are out."

"What, you don't want to watch anymore?"

"It's not good-looking at all! It's just shoddy! Liu Shaohua is also a famous director after all, right? How could he make such a bad movie?"

"Tongtong doesn't like watching it either?"

"She called the director a big liar. He boasted it was so good online, but it turned out to be so rubbish that he defrauded her of 40 yuan in movie tickets."

Ah?

"Okay, just wait, I'll drive to pick you up right away."

Yu Dongqing immediately drove to the cinema to pick up her mother and daughter. On the way back, Yu Tongtong muttered that the director was a big liar and wasting her feelings. "

"Dad, I will never watch martial arts movies again!"

It seems that the young mind has been hit.

"Okay, what's the point of a girl always watching those movies about fighting and killing?" Yu Dongqing said with a smile while driving.

"Dad, why don't you just make another martial arts movie?" Yu Tongtong said suddenly.

"Didn't you just say you would never read it again?" Yu Dongqing asked.

"If dad took the photo, I still want to see it."

A typical double standard.

"The Return of the Proud Swordsman" has only been on for two days, and it has received a lot of bad reviews online, with a large number of 1 points appearing on Douban.

Suddenly the overall rating was raised from 7.6 to 6.6!

If it goes any further, it will be a bad movie!

Liu Shaohua looked anxious.

Of course there are others more anxious than him.

Producer Wu Qi.

As a producer, he was responsible to investors, so he immediately called and asked Zhang Bende, the distribution director of Jiachuang Film and Television Group, the film's largest investor.

At this time, Zhang Bende was having a family reunion for the Chinese New Year. When he received a call from Wu Qi, he replied angrily: "Are those sailors you raised doing nothing? Come on! And that Ma Kai, hurry up and write two more movie reviews."

"Director Zhang, these are all easy to handle. What I'm worried about is the film schedule of major theater chains. If the box office drops, they will definitely reduce the film schedule!"

Film scheduling rate?

Zhang Bende's heart sank.

Douban ratings and the like are all false, only this film ranking rate is real!

Those shrewd theater managers from major theaters don’t care what you say, they only see real money!