Chapter 206 The Third Monkey

Da Tiantian also heard the news that Zhou Xingxing would no longer be an actor.

But she usually treats this kind of news as a joke.

There are many people in the industry who have declared that they don't plan to act, and most of them will regret it in the end.

She thinks the same is true for Stephen Chow.

But Zhou Mo had a different opinion.

"Zhou Xingxing will not come out. It would be a definite negative expectation for him to come out now."

"How to say?"

"Because the uncertainty is too great, returning to the stage not only means rediscovering the feeling of being an actor, but also faces the risk of reputation being ruined.

For Stephen Chow, his past achievements were too great, so if he were to come out again and fail to satisfy his fans in just one aspect, the reputation he has built up over the years might be ruined.

But as long as he doesn't act, there will be no failure, and it will even get better and better.

And if he only works as a director, even if the movie fails, he can still put the blame on the actors, and it’s hard for him to make money.”

In his previous life, Zhou Xingxing’s box office appeal was maintained until the new “The King of Comedy” when it gradually began to decline.

Before this, with "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and "The Mermaid", no one would think that Stephen Chow would rehash old stuff or even that he would run out of ideas.

Da Tiantian felt a little regretful.

She also grew up watching Stephen Chow's movies.

I have strong feelings for Stephen Chow's movies.

"Does that mean that Stephen Chow will never appear on the big screen again in the future?"

"Probably not, unless he goes bankrupt from investments in the future."

It can rekindle Zhou Xingxing's passion.

Only poverty.

As for the fans’ voices, just listen to them.

Even though the new version of "The King of Comedy" was criticized to such an extent by fans, Stephen Chow has never had any intention of making a movie again.

On the contrary, after he received investment, news came out that Zhou Xingxing might continue to be an actor.

……

As the news of "two blossoms" spread further.

The subsequent box office of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" dropped sharply.

In less than a week, the film's single-day box office of 63 million was cut in half.

Waited until the eighth day.

The box office of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" almost fell below the 30 million threshold.

Although Stephen Chow still leads the team to maintain a high-intensity roadshow, his efforts have not stopped the downward trend in movie box office.

Instead, it is declining more and more.

at the same time.

After a period of decline, the box office of "Lost in Thailand" has been flat on a daily basis, fluctuating around 30 million for three consecutive days.

Mountain river
Zhou Mo just walked into the office.

Before he could say anything, a dark shadow appeared in front of him.

The black shadow grabbed Zhou Mo's hands and shook them back and forth.

Take a closer look.

It turned out to be Huang Bo.

"Director Zhou, thank you so much this time."

As the audience has focused their attention on Stephen Chow in recent days, no one calls him the "contemporary comedy master" anymore.

The previous publicity was too much pressure for him.

He doesn't want to be criticized as "arrogant and proud" at such a young age.

Zhou Mo waved his hand and just said a few polite words.

Said that we could work together if we have the chance in the future.

After Huang Bo left, Da Tiantian came over.

"I think Brother Bo actually wants to cooperate with you, but you don't seem to be very interested in it."

Zhou Mo explained: "The main reason is that I don't have any works suitable for him. There is no point in agreeing now. Let's just wait until there is an opportunity in the future."

The type of film that Huang Bo is most adept at is actually Ning Hao's black comedy.

Zhou Mo can't learn Ning Hao's style.

There is no need to learn it.

On the contrary, Huang Bo's later directed and acted in "A Good Show", which might be optimized and written into a script in which all the characters are villains.

The quality of the photos should be good.

"Also, do you have anything to do this afternoon?"

"No, what's the matter?" Da Tiantian looked at her phone and said she was free in the afternoon.

As Zhou Mo spoke, he unnoticedly took a chicken drumstick from the big sweet bowl: "Nothing, I'll take you to see something good."

"what?"

Da Tiantian lowered her head.

When he found that there was something missing in his bowl, he didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled slightly and put all the remaining meat, vegetables and eggs in his bowl into Zhou Mo's bowl.

Zhou Mo saw what Da Tiantian did.

startled.

When did this girl stop being greedy?

Before he could react, a pair of white and tender hands appeared in front of him.

Silently put his bowl away.

A bowl of rice was placed in front of Zhou Mo, which was a mess with only vegetables and not a single piece of meat.

Zhou Mo gave Da Tiantian a look:
Eating so much meat, are you not controlling your body fat?

Da Tiantian gave a look:
I'm not controlling it anymore. Some time ago, my fitness teacher told me that I've been losing fat too much recently, so I'm going to gain some weight first.

Too much fat loss?

Zhou Mo remembered a saying, to lose weight you must lose weight first, and his eyes subconsciously looked somewhere.

Da Tiantian noticed the gaze, but instead of retreating, she leaned forward, with an obvious curve bulging under her slender and white collarbone.

Zhou Mo withdrew his gaze.

Say two words. "Monkey."

Da Tiantian was stunned.

monkey?

WTF?

Why did you say these two names?

"No, Zhou Mo, explain to me clearly, why is it a monkey?"

Zhou Mo didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'm not talking about your monkey... No, I mean I'm taking you to see monkeys this afternoon."

Da Tiantian was so embarrassed that her face turned red.

He glared at Zhou Mo.

He said vaguely: "Who told you not to speak clearly? What monkeys do you want to take me to see?"

"Sun Wukong."

"Why are you still watching Sun Wukong, Mr. Liu or Zhou Xingxing? Isn't the incident involving Sun Wukong almost over these past two days? Who are you going to mess with next?"

Zhou Mo gently tapped Da Tiantian's head.

"Don't say such harsh words. I just asked them to communicate with each other in a friendly manner. It's their fans who attacked each other. It has nothing to do with me...

In addition, the monkeys I showed you were not these two, but from another work, also a Monkey King, but completely different from the Monkey Kings of these two people. "

After listening to this, Da Tiantian showed a look of extreme wisdom.

"I understand. You have to take me to see the third monkey."

Zhou Mo: ...

It seems that there is nothing wrong.

in the afternoon.

Zhou Mo and Da Tiantian drove to their destination.

Da Tiantian took the initiative to serve as the driver.

Although she had obtained a driver's license a long time ago, she rarely had the opportunity to drive on weekdays.

But she also likes driving.

So every time I go out with Zhou Mo, I will take the opportunity to drive.

On the way, Da Tiantian suddenly mentioned it.

"By the way, Zhou Mo, will the filming of Victory is Justice 2 conflict with Police Story? Mr. Ren contacted me a while ago to ask about the time."

"These are all small matters. You can go and shoot Victory 2 first and put your part in the movie at the end."

It is indeed difficult to arrange the actors' schedules.

So Zhou Mo can actually understand why some actors choose to overlap their roles.

Many times, an actor faces the conflict of choosing either one drama to shoot or many dramas to shoot.

It’s that there were many drama offers for you just a second ago, but after you chose one of them, you had to give up the others.

Then, the drama you chose suddenly calls you and says something that makes you feel cold all over.

"I've been researching the role a bit more recently and found that it's not a good match for you. Let's wait for a chance to work together again..."

Actors with high status and rich experience may be able to deal with it.

As a newcomer with little experience, there was no chance for them to maneuver around the crew's decision. As a result, not only this drama could not be filmed, but other dramas could not be filmed either.

So many actors faced with this situation ultimately have only one choice.

轧。

Just roll it and it's done.

Anyway, as long as I take on enough roles, there is no possibility of being abandoned.

This one was abandoned, as were many others.

Besides the first time, you can even make a lot of money.

Why not do it.

Of course, most of the actors who are involved in multiple roles are aware of this.

Since I have chosen to play multiple roles, I basically have no chance of becoming an acting talent.

Therefore, the most they could do was to hold on to the huge amount of money they earned from acting, and sigh silently to the moon in the silence of the night.

Feeling the sadness that money brings.

Da Tiantian took advantage of the red light and patted Zhou Mo lightly: "If you keep acting weird, I'm driving. I can't keep laughing."

Zhou Mo spread his hands: "You can't blame me for this, I just stated the facts."

Da Tiantian objected: "According to what you said, it is very difficult for most of these actors who often overlap in roles to improve their acting skills?"

Zhou Mo sighed.

"Tiantian, the truth is, for those who have not yet achieved financial freedom, before they achieve financial freedom, of course it is fun to make money. Only after you achieve financial freedom, you will find out..."

"I realized that only after I became financially free, I could try to improve my acting skills without any worries?"

"If you are wrong, you will find that making money is more enjoyable."

Da Tiantian: ...

"Okay, stop talking, or I won't be able to drive anymore."

"You just drive, and Dad will figure out the rest."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

A moment later, Zhou Mo, holding his waist, came to a studio with Da Tiantian.

Knock on the door.

A middle-aged man wearing glasses came out.

The man was stunned when he saw Zhou Mo, then he reacted and quickly reached out his hand.

"Director Zhou, hello, hello. I didn't expect you to come in person. I'm sorry I was a little nervous just now..."

After a moment, the three of them took their seats.

Zhou Mo introduced the identity of the middle-aged man to Da Tiantian.

“Tian Xiaopeng, director of the animated film The Return of the Great Sage.”

Only then did Da Tiantian figure out what the third monkey Zhou Mo wanted to get was.

"Animation?!"

(End of this chapter)