Chapter Seventy-Four: Confrontation
On the first day of arriving in Xiangjiang, the cast and crew saw the power of fans.
Not only did they surround the hotel with the paparazzi, monitoring Xu Hui 24 hours a day, but even when Xu Hui's business car was driving, it would be followed by twenty or thirty buses, and there were more than paparazzi sitting on the car, most of them were Xu Hui's illegitimate meals...
probably heard that Xu Hui Taiwan was 'angry' for an illegitimate dinner, and wanted to be scolded by an idol at close range...
It's a pity that Xu Hui doesn't want to deal with these people at all, anyone's life is under 24-hour monitoring, you will feel that it is a kind of torment, life is not a reality show after all, not "Truman's World".
Inside the car, on the way to Plaza Hollywood, several actors were chatting.
"Director, your popularity in Xiangjiang is quite high!"
"That's a must, I'm an idol debut..."
Through the window, Xu Hui saw the bus passing by, and a bunch of people in the bus were crowded into the window, waving at him frantically.
"But these are the craziest bastards, and they don't know how to converge at all, to be honest, they are the ones I hate the most when they are idols!"
"Didn't you say that the people of Xiangjiang don't like celebrities in the mainland? Why can't I see it at all?"
"That's because you don't understand the attraction of idols to teenagers, and when the time is right, I will also create a 'youth group'..."
Think about the Tf-boys of later generations, they are the favorites of thousands of girls, each of whom is worth more than 100 million, you can imagine how much the brokerage company makes from them!
“… You're going to be an idol group?"
Yaya glanced at Pao Hui with some suspicion.
In other words, this was the first thing she took the initiative to say to Xu Hui after coming to Xiangjiang.
After all, the picture of Pao Hui attending the premiere of "Spy Sea" the day before yesterday and holding Liu Sisi is already known to the whole network.
Although the two of them said that it was a coincidence, who didn't know that these two people already had a leg...
"What, can't you?"
“… Do you think you're so busy that you still have time to be an idol?"
"Mr. Lu Xun said, 'Time is like water in a sponge, as long as you are willing to squeeze, there will always be!'"
Xu Hui waved his hand disapprovingly.
He just moves his mouth, and it is not him who executes it.
“… Yes, someone has a lot of time, he is coming to Xiangjiang today, and he was able to take time to go to Shanghai yesterday. ”
"People invite me to the premiere, I can't help but go!"
"Come on, who doesn't know the real purpose of your trip to Shanghai..."
The atmosphere in the car instantly fell into embarrassment...
"Alas, I just didn't have a chance back then, I want to have a chance, I must also make an idol debut!"
Deng Chao sighed, as if he was a little lamenting his bad luck.
Xu Hui handed Deng Chao a grateful look: "... Brother Chao, if you don't mind the multiple prefixes in front of your name, I can help you make this wish come true!"
“… What do you mean?"
"Hehe, you should have received an invitation. ”
"Invitation? You mean that variety show?"
"How about it? That's a variety show made by all the most elite employees of our company, and you are the most suitable candidate for captain!"
“… I'll think about it again. ”
After all, it was not a suitable place, and Xu Hui quickly changed the topic.
"If there is a reporter who asks later, pay more attention when you answer questions, the media in Xiangjiang is not easy to deal with..."
"Got it..."
……
After introducing themselves, under the guidance of the host, several people cooperated with a few lucky fans to do an on-site autograph and group photo activity.
Then, at the strong request of the fans at the scene, Xu Hui sang "Men Should Be Self-Improvement".
Media Interview Time.
Xu Hui has made full preparations, including that he may encounter media inquiries about his relationship.
I didn't expect to be disgusted.
"Director Xu, I heard that you like to meet with actors at night in the crew, are you gay?"
“…”
Xu Hui was stunned, and didn't react for a long time: "No, what are you talking about me?"
“Gay!”
Xu Hui really wanted to scold, labor and management are pure men who are straighter than steel bars, and they can't be straighter anymore!
“… Who told you that I like to meet actors? and that my sexuality is normal, I don't discriminate against homosexuals, but I don't encourage it either..."
Pao Hui was a little irritated and panicked.
The media in Xiangjiang obviously would not miss Xu Hui's loophole, and the reporter who asked the question hurriedly asked: "... So, you look down on homosexuality?"
"How is it possible, I never look at each other's sexual orientation when making friends, I only value character!"
Hey, these media are speechless, they don't disclose their girlfriends, and they say he's a...
Tired.
"Director Xu, "Huang Feihong" was a box office hit, have you ever wondered why?"
"I'm serious about making movies. ”
"Many netizens say that you are stealing our Hong Kong movies..."
"It's not about stealing teachers or not, it's a peer, and it's difficult for today's movies to appear in a new form, so it can only be a new bottle in an old bottle, which is also a matter of no choice..."
"You mean you admit that Once Upon a Time is essentially a Hong Kong film?"
“… Why do you have to separate Hong Kong films from Chinese-language films?"
“…”
The reporter was scolded.
In fact, in the eyes of Hong Kong media, including Hong Kong filmmakers, the term Hong Kong film is very high, and it seems that the local is good!
But at the same time, there are also many Hong Kong media pouring cold water on them, saying that Hong Kong movies are dead and so on.
It's a contradiction!
"I actually understand what you mean, Hong Kong cinema as a cultural concept, I personally think it is a thing of the past, but Hong Kong cinema as a regional concept, it will continue to exist. I think as long as there are a large number of people who love movies and still keep creating, we can guarantee that it will be able to release good works from time to time, as for whether it is a "Hong Kong movie" or a "Chinese film", is there any difference? For the audience, as long as the movie is good-looking, isn't it?"
Xu Hui added solemnly.
“… There is news that you turned down an invitation to last year's Academy Awards, is there such a thing?"
"I can't remember exactly, when were the Academy Awards held last year?"
"April 19..."
"Then I'm supposed to be shooting!"
"What about this year's Academy Awards, will you participate?"
Journalists have unconsciously used honorific titles.
"It depends, the main thing is that the schedule may not be right..."
……
Under the deliberate exaggeration of a bunch of Hong Kong media and even some mainland media, Xu Hui seems to be a conceited and arrogant character.
From the fact that he quit SJ directly without saying a word, he was ashamed to comment on 'Wu Baige' before the release of his first work, and even his failure to attend the Academy Awards can be said to be disrespectful to Hong Kong films.
Unexpectedly, in the face of the aggressiveness of the Hong Kong media, he actually coped with it easily, and he spoke with grace.
What about arrogance?
The media is quite entangled, report it truthfully, it feels like it is attracting fans for him, if you don't report it truthfully, then what should you write?
How did Xu Hui know that his normal performance had caused so much trouble to these people, he was now in Deng Chao's room, telling him about "Running Man", and Wu Jing and Wang Kai were still sitting on the sofa...