Chapter 277: Old Boy

"I'm Crazy for Songs" The reason why the novel is so popular, in addition to the good quality itself is a factor, the more important thing is the influence of Jiang Li and Zhang Nara, in today's impetuous era of literary commodification and information explosion, people often pay more attention to the quality of the work itself, but the things that come with the work, take Mo Yan in the original world, before he won the Nobel Prize in Literature, his public awareness and book sales were average, and after the award, his reputation suddenly skyrocketed, became a household name, and his works were out of stock。

Why is this happening? Could it be said that after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, he revised his works to make them of higher quality? No, in fact, most people buy Mo Yan's books not for Mo Yan or the book itself, but for the name of the Nobel Prize in Literature! This is the celebrity effect, and the Nobel Prize is a "celebrity," a "celebrity" that is famous in the world, and Mo Yan is just taking the light of the Nobel Prize.

Therefore, when debating, it is necessary to move out the famous quotes, so that people can believe it, and they are speechless, and the product should be endorsed by celebrities, so that people can feel that the product is really worth the price, even if it may not be so good at all or even become poisoned milk powder, in fact, the "celebrity" itself sometimes does not understand the situation, but it doesn't matter, as long as you say that this thing is exactly like this, there will naturally be many wronged people who choose to believe it.

The reason why the celebrity effect will play such a big role is mainly because of the public's inferiority complex and lack of self-confidence, so they would rather choose to believe in celebrities than in their own judgment, such a lifestyle is undoubtedly very relaxed, just like the grass on the wall, the wind blows in whichever way it falls, compared to the grass that grows tenaciously in the cracks of the stones, it is really a kind of enjoyment, so people enjoy it. When he found out that he had been deceived, he complained and insulted others, and never thought about his own reasons.

Jiang Li has become a "celebrity" in everyone's minds because of the music palace, and the place where his finger points has become the vane of society, with a glamorous appearance, and if people know the truth of the matter. It may immediately go from being supporters, admirers, and tramplers to opponents and tramples.

This has to be said to be a kind of sadness in society, in many cases, people do not know whether what they are doing is right, nor do they know what the truth of the matter is, but they are just following the trend blindly and self-righteous.

Of course, we can still try to believe that gold always shines. Practice is the only criterion for testing truth, and time will tell, so even a little bit, try to make yourself believe in yourself, make decisions with your own heart, and not be moved by external objects, maybe there will be unexpected gains, just like Mo Yan's works once caused huge controversy. was denounced as a heresy by some literary defenders, and was clearly shortlisted for the primary selection of the Mao Dun Literature Award by unanimous votes. was dragged off the podium by one vote at the end of the day, but in the end, the Mao Dun Literature Award compromised, and hurriedly pushed Mo Yan to the podium a year before winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, this very delicate time difference seems to imply something, and Mo Yan also slapped those "dragon sets" who may not even have a name with facts like the protagonists in many novels.

Try to believe, try to find. Try to try, not proud, not inferior, not brave, not cowardly. Staying true to my heart and not being moved, I fed myself a bag of salt.

At least in this way, there are no regrets in life, and it is truly alive.

"I'm Crazy for Song" is not a masterpiece, even literature is barely enough, it is just a novel for people's leisure time and entertainment, a simple story with no big reason, its sales boom is not only the result of business operations, but also really welcomed by people, especially among young people, the reason why bestsellers become bestsellers is often because it caters to the tastes of some people, not more, some people can, and then it will cause a chain reaction.

"Did you watch 'I'm Crazy About Songs' today?"

"What is 'I'm Crazy for Songs'?"

"You don't know what to say about "I'm Crazy for Songs", it's too lonely and unheard, it's the campus youth novel co-authored by Jiang Li and Zhang Nala, and it was all sold out in bookstores just one day after it was put on the shelves, which is very popular!"

"Oh, that's amazing, then I'll take a look. ”

In the case of "I'm Crazy for Song", the micro-film shooting in which Jiang Li served as the producer and starring also entered the final stage, and Little Bird Network made careful preparations for this, not only through advertising to build momentum, but also to put some wonderful tidbits from time to time, but also deliberately whet people's appetite, just don't let people look at the front, only look at the scene or the back of the character, it seems that you can see something, but you can't seem to see anything, this feeling is really unstoppable.

Although the micro movie channel of Little Bird Network has not yet been officially launched, it has become the focus of public attention and hot topics during this time, people are curious about this fresh form of film, and they want to get a glimpse of the truth of that mysterious gift, and other video sites are also waiting, and the undercurrent is surging.

The trial operation of the micro-film channel of Little Bird.com began, and he took the lead in releasing two micro-films that he organized and filmed, and the audience responded well, but it was not enthusiastic enough, all parties are still waiting, the results are not yet clear, Chen Shimei is not in a hurry, because he is still waiting for Jiang Li's killer feature, he is already a little impatient.

At the same time, Jiang Li once again injected 50 million yuan into Xiaoxiaoniao.com to expand server bandwidth, improve user experience and quality, and lay the last stepping stone for the official launch of the micro movie channel.

Finally, after more than half a month of waiting, just when people's sense of expectation reached its peak and was about to decline, at nine o'clock in the morning on a Saturday in late September, after full preparation, the micro movie channel of Little Little Bird Network was officially launched, and for a while, the number of website visits skyrocketed, hundreds of thousands of people watched online at the same time, and a large number of people could not access, otherwise even the expanded server could only face collapse.

People finally saw the legendary micro-movie, the page was blank, there was only one player, no news was revealed before watching, full of mystery, which was also more exciting, so I excitedly clicked on the video, and found that there was no advertisement, and I went directly to the topic, praise!

First of all, a cyan bird pattern appeared on a completely black background, which was very conspicuous, and the words "produced by UNI" and "LianYi-Original" were marked in Chinese and English respectively. Because there are no advertisements, people's patience is surprisingly good, and some people even pause to look at this picture carefully, could it be that the "United Nations" on this is the production company? But I have never heard of this company.

Okay, so let's look at it, and the second picture appears. It's a mixed description of Chinese and English, "United Nations Film Company" and "Little Bird Network" "jointly produced", now it's clear, it's indeed produced by this company, but it doesn't seem to be well-known, people can't help but be a little disappointed, what about the well-known mysterious person who is both a producer and a star?

The video didn't make people wait for a long time, and the third act finally released what people had been waiting for for a long time, Producer: Jiang Li!

And then the screenwriter: Jiang Li!

Act V. Director: Jiang Li, Huang Rong!

Act 6, starring: Jiang Li, Li Mo!

Seeing this, people's nervousness and excitement can no longer be described in words, it is really Jiang Li, and it can be said that Jiang Li created it single-handedly, which undoubtedly makes Jiang Li's fans scream wildly, but it is still impossible to see how the quality of the film is, if the quality is unsatisfactory. It doesn't make any sense for Jiang Li to appear here, but it will become a stain on Jiang Li's road to success. So Jiang Li's fans were both excited and scared, and continued to watch with this complicated feeling.

In the seventh act, the name of the film finally appeared, "Old Boy"!

Then officially enter the plot, and the opening scene is an empty stage with the words "Happy Boys" written on a sign at the back, and two men standing together. The one on the right is wearing a white shirt with a vicissitudes of life, it is Xiao Dabao played by Li Mo, and the one on the left is wearing a suit and leather shoes, wearing a bowler hat. Thin and smiling, he is Wang Xiaoshuai played by Jiang Li.

Because Jiang Li is now playing the adult Wang Xiaoshuai, and he himself is too young, so the makeup artist not only makes his face look deeper through makeup, but also sticks a very manly beard for him, such a Jiang Li appears in front of people, which really gives people a feeling of brightness, and many female fans of Jiang Li can't help but scream, is this the image of Jiang Li ten years later? One word, handsome!

There is also a small detail that makes people pay attention, that is, the name "Happy Boy" is immediately reminiscent of the talent show "Happy Girl" that has just ended in the national fire, speaking of which, after the dust settles on "Happy Girl", the statement that Asuka Records is about to hold a "Happy Boy" competition was once very popular, but in the end, Flying Bird officially did not announce this content, in fact, the name of the "Happy Boy" program was as early as "Happy Girl" At the beginning of the event, it was already applied by Jiang Li, and it was listed on the planning table of Flying Bird Records, but considering the freshness and aesthetic fatigue, "Happy Boy" was not held immediately after the end of "Happy Girl", but waited until next year, and now the name appears to remind people of this matter in advance, which is equivalent to a free advertising campaign.

The film tells the story of a pair of ordinary "old boys" who are obsessed with the world dance king Michael Jackson re-appearing on stage to find their dreams, which is a eulogy and reminiscence of the lost youth, which makes many people from all ages sigh and sigh.

The camera flickered through a few clips, briefly introducing the work and life of Wang Xiaoshuai and Xiao Dabao as adults, and then going back to the student days of the green years, the picture full of nostalgic style makes people feel refreshed, and the breath of the campus is blowing in the face, because Jiang Li is originally a seventeen-year-old high school student, so this time he basically does not need makeup to act directly in his true colors, and Jiang Li's fans screamed in surprise, it seems difficult to choose between mature and young Jiang Li, just like both!

Wang Xiaoshuai, played by Jiang Li, has always had a crush on the school flower, and the school flower appeared, and immediately sharp-eyed people recognized it as Zhou Zi, who won the fifth place in the country in "Happy Girl", Zhou Zi was dressed in a school uniform, full of youthful vitality, and a goddess-like smile on her delicate face, which made people fascinated, but she turned a blind eye to Jiang Li, who was playing the guitar at the corner of the stairs she passed to attract her attention, it was so annoying!

At this moment, another person appeared, Hao Fang, played by Zhang Nara, combed two braids, held a book, and walked past Jiang Li with his head down. secretly glanced at the other party, and then followed closely followed by Zhou Zi, the school flower who had just turned a blind eye to Jiang Li, of course people understood, it turned out that Hao Fang had a crush on Wang Xiaoshuai, but this is not the point, the point is that this actor turned out to be Zhang Nara, the national champion of "Happy Girl", who has become very popular recently!

Jiang Li, Li Mo, Zhou Zi and Zhang Nara. One surprise after another, wave after wave of impact, how successful a film is, in addition to the plot and production, is the popularity of the actors! And now, this "Old Boy" produced by Jiang Li is undoubtedly a big step forward compared to the "Old Boy" in the original world.

The film continues to play, and Wang Xiaoshuai, played by Jiang Li, tries to attract the attention of the school girl again and again, and even plays the guitar and sings in the heavy rain, and this scene was filmed several times. Jiang Li even caught a cold because of this, but Zhou Zi just ignored Jiang Li again and again, which made Jiang Li's fans itch with hatred, at this time, people suddenly saw Zhou Zi appear in front of Jiang Li, the faces of the two were close to each other, and there seemed to be a feeling of cultivating a positive result, but it turned out that this was not the case. It was Hao Fang played by Zhang Nara who asked her to send a letter to Jiang Li, which also laid the groundwork for Wang Xiaoshuai and Hao Fang to come together in the future.

And Xiao Dabao, the head of the hooligans, thinks that Wang Xiaoshuai should not covet the school flower. So he bullied him in public, but the two of them became close friends because they both liked Stanley Mydom, the king of dancers in this world, and Mydom and Jackson's achievements and status in people's hearts were relatively similar, so this change did not have any sense of disobedience for people in this world.

The two became popular "idols" on campus because they imitated Maidom to dance, but time flowed like water, and more than 20 years have passed in a blink of an eye. Xiao Dabao became a crappy wedding host, Wang Xiaoshuai became the owner of a barber shop, and married Hao Fang, the girl who had a crush on her back then, and they lived a plain life until one day. Xiao Dabao accidentally hit someone else's brand-name car while driving on the road, and it turned out that the owner of this brand-name car was Bao Xiaobai, who was his subordinate in the past, here, Bao Xiaobai is played by Xu Hengliang, and he is the only person with a relatively unfamiliar face in the more important roles that have appeared so far, but obviously, Xu Hengliang is destined to be remembered for starring in this micro-movie.

At this time, Bao Xiaobai is no longer the little gangster who was bullied by Xiao Dabao back then, he didn't care about the responsibility of the crash, and even handed the other party a business card, recommending Xiao Dabao to participate in the program "Happy Boy" that he was responsible for producing, in fact, it can be seen from Bao Xiaobai's words and actions that he is not sincere at all, and he still holds a grudge against Xiao Dabao who bullied him back then.

And in this brand-name car, there is also a beautiful girl, who was the school girl who was secretly in love with the boys in the whole school, and now she has become Bao Xiaobai's wife.

Things are people, and they don't have to do anything, and tears flow first.

At first, Xiao Dabao found Wang Xiaoshuai and said about it, Wang Xiaoshuai did not agree, but later, once when he was getting a haircut, he happened to see the news of Maidom's death from the TV, he had no reason to be sad, hoping to try to make changes and regain his childhood music dream, Hao Fang disagreed at first, but after seeing her husband get up at night to practice Maidom dancing, he compromised, and after the end, Xiao Dabao and Wang Xiaoshuai embarked on "Happy Boy" in the name of chopsticks , only Hao Fang, played by Zhang Nara, cheered them on the scene.

They entered the semi-finals with their wonderful performances, but Bao Xiaobai, who was the person in charge of the program, hinted that the judges would eliminate the chopsticks group in the semi-finals, and the semi-finals required the contestants to sing their own original songs, so a movie theme song of the same name describing youth "Old Boy" was born.

This song appeared at the end of the movie, Wang Xiaoshuai sang solo with a guitar, and Xiao Dabao danced to cooperate.

I only heard Jiang Li sing softly and affectionately: "That's the person I miss and love deeply day and night, how should I express it, will she accept me? Maybe I will never say that sentence to her, I am destined to wander the world, how can I have concerns, dreams are always out of reach, should I give up, flowers bloom and fall is another season, where are you in spring." Youth is like a rushing river, I can't come back and say goodbye, only I am numb, there is no blood of the year, look at the flowers floating in the sky, withering in the most beautiful moment, who will remember that he has been here in this world. In the blink of an eye, many years in the world, how many joys and sorrows, once aspiring to the Quartet of young people, envious of the geese flying south, each running towards the future, hurriedly drifting away, where is the future ordinary, ah-who gave me the answer. The people who accompanied me then, where are you now, the people I once loved, what are you like now? ”

When the song sounded, the picture shifted to Wang Xiaoshuai and Xiao Dabao's high school classmates, those green years, those classmates and teenagers, are now doing all kinds of work in the Quartet, living a very different life, the same is that when this song sounded, they all shed tears, including the audience, Hao Fang, the school flower and even Bao Xiaobai.

"Life is like a ruthless carving knife, changing our appearance, will it wither before it blooms, I have dreams...... Did the original wish come true, and now I have to pay tribute, let the years dry the ideal again, I can't find the real me, look up at this galaxy, the one that accompanied me at that time, the story here, do you still remember, if there is tomorrow, bless you dear. ”

At this moment, the audience who was watching this movie couldn't help but shed tears, tears blurred their vision, Jiang Li's image slowly overlapped completely with Wang Xiaoshuai, regardless of each other, and people's memories also completely overlapped with their past selves, regardless of each other.

"Dreams, like classics, will never fade with time, but become more precious. ”

The film ended, and this line of silent words was typed at the end.

I would like to pay tribute to the unrepentant youth who passed away with the wind. (To be continued......)