Superstars start as villains

Chapter 32 Going to hit the street again?
"Thank you, thank you all."

Zhou Xing and Zeng Ruwen took the stage together to thank the audience and at the same time signed autographs for the fans. Tonight will be an unforgettable memory for them and the fans.

"Hey, I can finally catch my breath, I'm even more nervous than releasing an album."

After seeing off the fans, Zeng Ruowen sat down on a chair.

The same goes for Zhou Xing. In terms of nervousness, no one is more nervous than him. Although it is not the first time a movie has been released, the concept of a role player and a male lead are two completely different concepts.

Whether a movie is good or not, the audience will only say whether the leading role is good or not. Even if the supporting role is bad, the audience will not care too much, because their eyes are all on the leading role.

If the leading role is not good, the entertainment media will immediately surround you like a shark smelling blood, wishing to tear you apart, and zoom in infinitely.

Fortunately, judging from the performance of the audience, all these efforts are worthwhile.

After the premiere, Zhou Xing and Zeng Ruowen started an intensive publicity campaign. They had their roadshows in Xiangjiang Island, Kowloon, New Territories, and almost larger theaters.

However, compared to other competitors in the same period, Zhou Xing and Zeng Ruowen's box office appeal is limited after all. Coupled with the pitifully low promotional expenses, the first-day box office of "Central Love Story" was only 97.

In the same period, the box office of [Tokyo Strategy], [Top of the Forbidden City], and [Summer Mama Tea] all exceeded 300 million on the first day.

Among the Lunar New Year films, "Central Love Story" is also unremarkable, ranking 13th at the box office on the first day.

Brother Feng is a little disappointed with this result. How can I put it this way? According to the box office trend, this drama will naturally not lose money, and can make a small profit. However, he has made so many compromises, but he has only reached this point. I can't even think about it.

"No way, the only way now is to increase publicity. The scandal between Ah Xing and Ah Ruo is no longer popular, unless there is more serious material." Sister Anli shook her head.

Zhou Xing and Zeng Ruowen looked at each other, and shook their heads. The so-called fiercer material was nothing more than allowing reporters to photograph them entering a hotel together, or having a closer contact. It is coming up, but it will make many fans of the opposite sex lose their fans, and even turn their fans into black.

As for the increase in publicity expenses, it is obvious that the company has no money, otherwise Brother Feng would not put down his airs and make such an urban romance film.

As everyone expected, the box office on the second day and the third day did not increase much, it could break a million, and the major media are scrambling to report the top three films at the box office, guessing who can be the first film in the 21st century. The throne of the annual Xiangjiang box office champion, even the TV station has launched a prize guessing activity.

As for [Central Love Story], it was like a stone sinking into a lake without any splash.

In this regard, Zhou Xing and Brother Feng can only be anxious. Half of the box office of movies these days depends on publicity, and the smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys.

However, when everyone was helpless, on the fourth day, the box office suddenly experienced a sharp increase. It stands to reason that the fourth day is not a weekend, so the box office should decline. This kind of counter-trend increase seems very strange unusual.

"I found out the reason. The soundtrack of A Xing's episode was played on the Sound of Music the night before yesterday. Many viewers called and asked for a replay. It is said that this song was replayed seven times in one night due to the strong request of the audience. , some entertainment newspapers also participated in the report." Panting heavily, Anli spread a few newspapers on the desk.

Zhou Xing's eyes also brightened, and Brother Feng slapped his forehead, regretting, "Yes, why didn't I think of it, to promote it through the radio?"

At the beginning of the 21st century, the radio station was actually very influential. Although it was suppressed by the TV media, it still had a large number of loyal listeners.

Especially for some music programs, the listening rate is not low at all. During this period, many singers released videos, and they would choose to be exposed on radio programs as soon as possible.

Of course, the most important thing is that the publicity cost of the radio station is much lower than that of the TV station.

"Then give it a try." Brother Feng gritted his teeth and decided to invest another 30 in. He was not reconciled. Although he won many awards, he was still known as a famous director and helped many big-name actors win the title of actor. The box office performance has been unsatisfactory, and now some media are badmouthing him, making commercial films is doomed to lose money, this tone, no other director can swallow it.

"Hello, listeners in front of the radio, welcome to The Sound of Music. I am your friend Yueya. Today, we have a special friend as a guest in our live broadcast room. That's right, he is Zhou, the singer of [Notepad] OK, you are welcome."

Zhou Xing was wearing earphones, and when the host made an OK gesture to him, he said, "Hello, friends from The Sound of Music, I'm Zhou Xing."

"Wow, this voice is very manly."

"Zhou Xing? Who is it? But [Notepad] is really nice to listen to. By the way, can I hear the live version today?"

Most of the listeners actually don’t know that Zhou Xing who sings is Zhou Xing who plays Lian Jin, or they don’t know him at all, but they still have a deep impression on the song [Notepad].

In the 90s, the Xiangjiang music scene was dominated by Cantonese songs, and Mandarin songs were not considered mainstream. However, with the overall rise of Taiwan music in the late 90s, the Xiangjiang music scene gradually declined, and Mandarin songs began to gain popularity. .

【Notepad】It happened to appear at such a time point. Surrounded by many Cantonese songs, suddenly there was a Mandarin song that caught people's eyes, and Xiangjiang audience naturally remembered it deeply.

"In addition, there is another important news to tell the audience. In fact, this song [Notepad] was composed and composed by Zhou Xing himself. Well, Zhou Xing came to the live broadcast room today, and of course I want to share with you. This is the first episode of the show, the listeners are blessed."

As soon as Yueya's voice fell, many viewers in front of the radio were dumbfounded. In Xiangjiang, talented people have always been sought after by ordinary people, and there was even a good news media that selected four talented people in Xiangjiang.

Singers who can write and sing are rare even in Xiangjiang, where the entertainment atmosphere is highly developed, so when the audience heard that Zhou Xing was actually the songwriter of [Notepad], they immediately took a higher look than ordinary singers.

However, this is not over yet, Zhou Xing's purpose here is not to promote the song, but to promote the movie, so naturally he will not let go of such a good opportunity.

"Actually, this song is an episode of a movie [Central Love Story] that I am currently showing. After seeing the script at that time, I had the urge to write a song for my role as the male number one. Later, When filming a night scene, this emotion became more and more intense, and after returning to the hotel, I wrote down this song [Notepad]”

Yueya was also very cooperative, pretending to be surprised: "Oh? So, Zhou Xing, you are not only a singer, songwriter, but also an actor?"

(End of this chapter)