Chapter 209: Lifelong Goal
Xia Chenge, who hadn’t posted on Weibo in a long time, specifically posted a message on this day:
This will be a homework assignment that will satisfy you all!
As soon as the Weibo post went up, in addition to her supporters, a group of haters who came specifically to mock her also appeared:
Going crazy to support my Goddess, super looking forward to the Apocalypse.
Hehehe, treating a movie as homework, this is indeed a game for the rich. Don’t worry, the teacher will strictly give you a zero, and will never disappoint you!
Movies are a serious job, and you see them as mere perfunctory homework from school? Where is your so-called sincerity? Are you being so careless with the public?
In today’s entertainment industry, people make movies just because they have some money. Have they shown any respect for movies? Think about a story written by a high school student; it’s nothing but Mary Sue!
Calm down upstairs, let’s wait until after the movie premiere before saying anything, lest people say we are being aggressive and are criticizing without having seen it!
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Xia Chenge casually skimmed through the comments and exited Weibo indifferently.
The movie’s promotion and roadshows were basically handled by Ning Xia and the others; she and Ling Hanmu never made an appearance.
She and Ling Hanmu also did not attend today’s premiere.
Although she, having been born in the Apocalypse, didn’t have much time to study academics, she believed this movie wouldn’t disappoint.
After all, her creation was adapted from real experiences, giving it a significant advantage compared to other Apocalypse-themed works that relied solely on imagination.
Xia Chenge wasn’t seeking fame or fortune; she hoped to use this movie to draw people’s attention to environmental protection issues. The advent of the Apocalypse, besides the outbreak of the zombie virus, was also partly due to climate change caused by the destruction of the ecological environment.
Getting people to pay attention to the ecological environment was Xia Chenge’s primary goal.
“Are you a little nervous?” Ling Hanmu came over and sat beside her, glancing at her mobile phone.
Xia Chenge turned her head, “Why should I be nervous? Shouldn’t the person who should be nervous be you? You’re the investor. If the movie flops, your investment will be a total loss.”
Ling Hanmu dotingly patted her head, “Relatively speaking, I care more about whether you are happy. Money isn’t important; it’s no longer something I worry about in my life. If it’s lost, it’s lost, as long as you feel happy.”
“Can I interpret this as you using a huge sum of money to please me?”
“If money can make you happy, I’m willing to give you all my wealth.”
“Idiot,” Xia Chenge said with a smile, “Then wouldn’t you become a kept man?”
“Being able to be a kept man by my Little Brother is my lifelong pursuit,” Ling Hanmu said with a smile. “Who asked you to cast a spell on me? I can’t control myself anymore.”
“You’re so glib,” Xia Chenge glared at him, then sighed slightly. “Fei Fei and Yu Jin should be the most nervous, right? This is their first report card. I don’t need a box office explosion; I just need everyone to understand the theme I want to convey.”
“I believe in you, and you should believe in yourself,” Ling Hanmu said. “How about we buy tickets and watch it ourselves after it’s officially released?”
“Okay,” Xia Chenge agreed without hesitation.
Honestly, after being reborn for so long, she hadn’t actually been to a movie theater to watch a movie!
She wondered what kind of experience it would be to watch her own performance on the big screen.
As Xia Chenge was thinking this, the class bell rang.
Her attention returned to the classroom, and she put the premiere of the movie out of her mind, forgetting to check the online reviews after the premiere.
It wasn’t until the dismissal bell rang in the afternoon that someone in Class 3-F suddenly exclaimed, “Wow, Young Master Ling, the reviews for your movie Apocalypse are soaring, and it’s receiving rave reviews!”
Xia Chenge, who was packing her schoolbag, was stunned by the exclamation before realizing it was about the movie premiere.
She immediately took out her mobile phone and logged into Weibo. The entire homepage was filled with film reviews for Apocalypse.
The topics #MovieApocalypse#, #LeaderInApocalypseThemes#, and #TheThemeExpressedInApocalypse# directly surged to the trending list, sparking a tidal wave of discussion.
A famous film critic posted on Weibo: I went to watch with the intention of finding fault and making jokes, but my face was severely slapped. The cast consisted entirely of newcomers, but all their acting skills were on point, the plot logic was perfect, and the special effects were perfect… Ahhh, forgive my excitement, I haven’t seen such a brilliant movie in a long time!
This film critic was notoriously sharp-eyed in the industry and enjoyed finding fault. Although his reviews were harsh, they were very fair and well-liked by netizens.
He rarely publicly praised a movie like this. The last movie he praised won the most authoritative award globally!
Therefore, his endorsement of Apocalypse was like adding fuel to the fire for the movie.
Then, some people suspected he had been bribed to promote Apocalypse and speak well of it:
Uncle, you used to be so fair in your movie reviews, but now you’re just going with the flow and speaking for money!
Disappointing. How could a movie hastily put together, and from a high school student, be any good? You can actually speak well of it with a clear conscience?
Indeed, capital power is great; it can even bribe Uncle. Uncle, can we speak the truth? Please cherish your reputation.
This move is really slick; there are no marketing accounts that can’t be bought, only insufficient funds!
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Facing the doubts below, the film critic exploded: Is it that hard to admit someone else’s excellence? What’s wrong with being a high school student? Can’t high school students write scripts and make movies? Thinking a movie is good means you’ve been paid; what kind of logic is that? If I say you don’t look much like your father, does that mean you’re definitely not his son? I’m putting it out there: if you don’t like it, unfollow me. Uncle won’t blacken a well-made movie with a clear conscience. At the same time, I hope you won’t get slapped in the face!
Xia Chenge directly liked the film critic’s post.
As a result, Ling Hanmu reposted it.
This action by the two of them directly pushed the film critic’s Weibo post to the top of the trending list.
At the same time, audiences who had already watched the movie publicly expressed their support for the film critic, even acting as volunteers and extensively promoting Apocalypse.
Not only that, but many famous directors in the industry also gave Apocalypse high praise.
For a time, Apocalypse’s popularity remained high, and the actors involved also gained unprecedented attention.
This popularity was beyond Xia Chenge’s expectations.
Of course, almost all the investment was used for production; the actors’ salaries only accounted for a small portion, and even the Movie Queen Lu Na, who came to help, was the same.
Moreover, Lu Na’s participation was not mentioned during the promotion, serving as a big surprise egg for the audience. With good acting and a brilliant plot, how could the audience not accept such a movie?
Xia Chenge watched the haters still spewing venom online, waiting for them to be slapped in the face by the box office!
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Synopsis: What do you do when you wake up and find yourself transported to a world that reveres cultivation? Jun Lin says, besides just dealing with it, we’ll stir up this world!
What? Humans in this world are slaves to the Beast Tribe? Jun Lin says, then the oppressed will rise up and sing, overthrow the Beast Tribe’s rule and become their own masters!
And what about martial arts being considered evil here? Jun Lin says: In the face of absolute power, any restriction is a paper tiger!
……
Jun Lin, stepping on the Beast Tribe, gets carried away and teases a handsome man: This young man, you have a unique bone structure and exceptional talent, you’re a martial arts prodigy. How about we…
Before he could finish speaking, the handsome man excitedly interrupted: Are you going to take me as a disciple and practice dual cultivation together?
Jun Lin angrily retorted: Get lost, dual cultivation my foot!
Di Lin Tian: As you command, Queen. The bed is over there, let’s roll together!
