Guangnian Entertainment.
A group of executives sat dejectedly in the conference room.
"Ting Yu is going too?" Li Hongyi asked with a dark face, slamming his fist on the table!
Using Bai Ye and Fang Lingyu as a gimmick to attract audiences was their last desperate attempt.
But they never expected that Jiang Nan would manage to pull such a big shot as Ting Yu to the premiere. Even though both Ting Yu and Fang Lingyu were acclaimed singers, everyone knew the gap between these two deities was like a chasm.
Especially now that Ting Yu was at the height of his fame on the show "Music King of the Era," even foreigners praised him. Both domestically and internationally, Ting Yu completely overshadowed Fang Lingyu.
"Manager Li, what do we do now..." Chen Hua asked, somewhat at a loss.
"What can we do? It's all your father and son's fault!!" Li Hongyi roared at Chen Hua!
They had to go and provoke Mo Yan, and in doing so, they also provoked Ting Yu.
Then Jiang Nan came to support Ting Yu, directly using his new film to catch them off guard.
Now Ting Yu was also supporting Jiang Nan, directly attending their premiere.
In other words, Chen Hua and his son, by fighting for trending topics, had directly linked these two titans of the music and film industries.
Li Hongyi felt a tremor of fear dealing with just one of them, but now they had offended both. How could they possibly continue?
It was simply impossible to play this game!
"Manager Li, we just wanted the film to get more attention, and buying trending topics is part of the promotion..."
"Nonsense! Do you think I don't know what you were up to? Chen Zhe is your son, and you were snatching trending topics in his name. Now you're telling me it's for the good of the film? I don't care about your reasons. If this film loses money, you're fired!"
Li Hongyi slammed the table again, then stood up and left the conference room.
He had no intention of wasting more time arguing with these people. The most important thing now was to figure out how to minimize the losses.
Chen Hua, thoroughly berated, stared at Li Hongyi's retreating back, opening his mouth to speak but ultimately saying nothing. After a long pause, under everyone's gaze, he also stood up and left the conference room.
"Why did you have to provoke them?" As soon as he walked out, everyone heard Chen Zhe sigh.
Even if they hadn't provoked Ting Yu, "A Chinese Odyssey" would still have been released. But if there hadn't been any conflict, the other party definitely wouldn't have chosen to release their film on the same day. As long as they had staggered the release, the premiere's performance wouldn't have been significantly affected. With proper promotion, even if they didn't make a lot of money, they wouldn't have incurred losses. Now, "A Chinese Odyssey" was clearly targeting them. Not only was the premiere on the same day, but the second installment was timed perfectly to hit the latter half of their film's release, leaving them no room to breathe. Under such an assault, a film with such a massive investment as "Chronicles of Gods and Demons" was sure to incur losses.
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"A Chinese Odyssey" premiere site.
At the main table, Su Yu sat with director Gu Qianqian.
Besides these two, renowned film director Zhang Li also came to show his support.
Across the country, fans captured footage of popular stars heading to cinemas to watch the premiere of "A Chinese Odyssey."
There were even many posts on Weibo revealing that Mo Yan had brought a group of friends to watch the premiere.
"Hahaha, wherever Ting Yu is, Mo Yan is there too!"
"Holy crap, so many big shots supporting, is this paid promotion?"
"LOL, Jiang Nan and Ting Yu teaming up, do they need paid promotion?"
"With the popularity of these two, forget paid promotion, ordinary artists aren't even qualified to ride their coattails!"
"What is influence? This is influence. Especially Ting Yu, he absolutely doesn't need to spend money on promotion in the domestic entertainment industry."
Although Ting Yu didn't interact much with the entertainment industry, and many popular stars never had the chance to meet him.
However, in terms of connections, very few in the entertainment industry could match him. Only Mo Yan, with his years of accumulation, could contend with him.
Generally speaking, he didn't need to invite people to support him; many people would willingly come.
Ting Yu's songs could no longer be measured by their value.
Receiving one of his songs meant guaranteed explosive success, even reaching overseas!
Under this temptation, countless singers voluntarily showed their support.
Jiang Nan was the same. His ability to create stars was no less than Ting Yu's. Even popular actors were willing to lower their status and play supporting roles in one of his dramas.
Amidst the audience's discussions, the premiere time had arrived.
The screening hall for "Chronicles of Gods and Demons" was somewhat deserted, while "A Chinese Odyssey" was exceptionally lively.
The reason, of course, was that Ting Yu would be appearing at the premiere of "A Chinese Odyssey."
This news even caused some audience members who had already purchased tickets for "Chronicles of Gods and Demons" to switch to buying tickets for "A Chinese Odyssey."
First, the cast and crew appeared.
Lead actor Zhang Yang walked out, with Li Wen, who played Bai Jingjing, on his left.
Li Wen was a supporting actress from the previous production, "A Chinese Ghost Story." Because her performance was excellent, Gu Qianqian arranged for her to join the cast of "A Chinese Odyssey." During the audition, they discovered she was perfect for the role of Bai Jingjing. Jiang Nan's crew always cast based on suitability, not actor's status, so Gu Qianqian decisively cast her as the female lead for the first installment.
On Zhang Yang's right was his old partner, Li Xinyan. The two had great chemistry as a couple in "A Chinese Ghost Story." Quite a few fans online shipped them as a couple, and several media outlets had already speculated about a romance between them.
"Zhang Yang really made the right choice pursuing acting. His acting is excellent, and being noticed by that old fox Jiang Nan, he has a promising future!"
"I felt sorry for him before when he gave up on Ting Yu as a backer, but now it seems he's doing very well on the acting path."
"I'm truly amazed by Zhang Yang's acting, especially as Ning Caichen. He perfectly captured that scholar's aura!"
"Jiang Nan's comedies are always reliable. I'm really looking forward to Zhang Yang playing Sun Wukong."
When Zhang Yang suddenly started acting, many fans felt he had limited his potential, considering he had a good brother like Ting Yu who could easily have helped him become a singing king.
However, after "A Chinese Ghost Story" aired, the fans' feelings changed because they discovered Zhang Yang had a definite talent for acting. In this era of prevalent mediocrity in the film and television market, he could definitely make a name for himself.
"Hello everyone, I am Zhang Yang, and I play Zhi Zun Bao in 'A Chinese Odyssey'."
On stage, Zhang Yang, flanked by two beautiful girls, looked beaming.
As soon as he finished speaking, a round of applause erupted from the audience.
"Hello everyone, I am Li Xinyan, and I play the Fairy Zixia in 'A Chinese Odyssey'."
"Hello everyone, I am Li Wen, and I play Bai Jingjing in 'A Chinese Odyssey'."
After the two female leads spoke, the other supporting actors from the crew also came out.
Su Yu's current plan was to have one team for films and another for television dramas, with two directors leading each side, along with fixed actors. Shen Qingfeng and the Qin siblings would be responsible for television dramas, while Zhang Yang and Li Xinyan would be responsible for films. Other supporting actors, if they performed well, would be promoted to more significant roles. This way, they wouldn't have to audition for every single project and wouldn't have to worry about actors leaving for other opportunities after becoming popular.
As each actor appeared.
The anticipation on the audience's faces grew stronger.
They were all waiting for one person.
Under the spotlight.
When a young man in a formal suit walked out, a gasp of surprise finally rippled through the venue.
Zhang Qingyun!
He was indeed part of the "A Chinese Odyssey" crew!!