Chapter 343 Dark Horse
Sina's live broadcast room is bustling with activity.

"If 'Draw the Bow' doesn't win the Best Picture award, will Leo flip the table?"

"Leo will most likely never have anything to do with the Golden Horse Awards."

"What kind of people are you? You all just want to watch the fun, but I also like to watch the fun!"

"Please pray to God that Leo doesn't get the award!"

"Heaven and earth, please help Saint Seiya to appear!"

Unfortunately, the happy ending disappointed those who were waiting to see Li Chen make a fool of himself.

The best film "Dad", the box office champion, has a Douban score of 8.5, far higher than other nominated films.

The award is well-deserved and it is an explanation to all parties.

In the 44th session, "Lust, Caution" dominated the competition, while in the 45th session, there were three films competing for the top prize.

"Draw Your Bow" won the Best Picture award, which symbolizes the group gold medal.

There are various press releases on the Internet.

"There is no successor to Taiwan's film industry, and the big prizes are divided between mainland and Hong Kong filmmakers."

"'Draw Your Bow' won the Best Picture award without any surprise."

"Feng Xiaogang and Wu Bin lost to Chen Kexin. Feng Xiaogang once again said he doesn't care about the award."

There was a cocktail party, interviews and a celebration banquet for "Draw the Bow" after the award ceremony. Li Chen showed up and left early.

As soon as I returned to the hotel, Jiao Xiongping called me.

"Director Li, we are all looking forward to The Whistleblower's performance at the next Golden Horse Awards. You can't refuse."

This was just the beginning. Li Chen said, "Chairman Jiao, there is no problem signing up for The Sound of Wind, but I can't guarantee that I will be there when the time comes."

Jiao Xiongping smiled and said, "It's good that I can sign up. I may not be the chairman next year."

It was past twelve o'clock when Miss Liu came back.

Liu's mother was next to her, and Miss Liu could only drink some champagne, but was not allowed to touch any alcohol.

As soon as Miss Liu entered the room, she took off her heavy dress and took a nice shower.

Li Chen sat in the living room and read the comments online.

Half an hour later, Miss Liu was wearing Li Chen's white shirt and a pair of flesh-colored panties.

Li Chen was so thirsty after watching this that he no longer had the heart to surf the Internet.

He put his arms around Miss Liu's waist and kissed her passionately.

After not seeing each other for a month, both of them were a little excited.

From the sofa to the carpet, from the carpet to the bed, and then from the bed to the bathtub.

Miss Liu's flesh-colored panties and Li Chen's white shirt were scattered on the ground.

After the passion, the two leaned back in the bathtub, their chests rising and falling.

Miss Liu complained, "Look at what you pinched for me. It's all red."

Li Chen laughed and said, "Why don't you say that all you bit me were worms? It's a good thing it's winter, otherwise how can I face people?"

Miss Liu blushed, and her nose was close to Li Chen's. Her voice was full of temptation: "I just want to bite you, bite you to death!"

As he said this, he bit Li Chen's shoulder again, but obviously not with much force.

Li Chen hugged her and said only one sentence: "I told Zhang Manyu today that if Wong Kar-wai is Zhang Manyu's mentor, then I am your dream maker."

"What's the point of the Golden Horse Awards? For Best Actress, sometimes acting skills aren't the most important thing."

Miss Liu leaned on Li Chen's shoulder: "You don't have to comfort me, I just feel a little lost."

"You know me. If you weren't chasing me every day, I wouldn't even bother to post on my blog. In fact, I'm happier that my mom won the award than that I won it myself."

Li Chen laughed and said, "I hope our mother doesn't misunderstand that I am trying to please her on purpose."

"By the way, you're going back to Los Angeles tomorrow, and we'll see each other until the Spring Festival."

"Miss Sissi, the night is short, let's stop talking nonsense!"

After saying that, Li Chen placed his palm on Miss Liu's chest again.

Miss Liu said proudly: "Come on, no one is afraid of you!"

The two were once again caught in an endless battle between men and women, which lasted until dawn.

The next day, Li Chen saw Miss Liu and her daughter off, attended the Taiwan premiere of "Love Is Not Blind", and then the group returned to the mainland.

Yang Siwei will always remember what his boss said.

"Bad movies put a lot of effort into promotion, so good movies have to put even more effort into promotion."

Yang Siwei really used all his strength to promote it.

Maximize your connections and influence.

The premiere in Formosa was unexpectedly good.

Artists in the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles, from popular idol Chen Qiaoen, to supermodel Lin Zhiling, and pop star Zhou Jie Lun have all come out to voice their support for "Love Is Not Blind"!
Phoenix News
"The Chinese love "healing" comedy "Love Is Not Blind" premiered in Taiwan yesterday, and the premiere was star-studded."

"Stars, media and audiences praised Love Is Not Blind for being both funny and great to watch."

Sina Entertainment News

"After half a year of continuous publicity and promotion, all the data of Love Is Not Blind has reached the highest level of the year."

"Data from a third party showed that its Baidu search volume reached 200 million times, and its popularity increased fivefold this month."

"The number of people leaving messages on Sina's official website exceeded 33. Industry insiders predict that Love Is Not Blind is likely to become a dark horse in this year's Lunar New Year box office."

At the same time, the first weekend box office of "Mei Lanfang" was released: 4350 million.

This number was a slap in Han Sanping's face.

Especially now that various third-party indexes of "Love Is Not Blind" have soared unprecedentedly.

Even the news that "Mei Lanfang" was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival did not make Han Sanping feel any better.

"Boss Han, what do you think of the celebration party at Huguang Guild Hall this week?"

The secretary didn't dare to finish her words. After all, Mr. Han had already made the big promise of 3 million yuan.

The media and celebrities also received invitations to the celebration party.

But the box office is so bad, it's really embarrassing.

In the past two years, there have been many domestic films with box office revenue exceeding 2 million yuan.

Judging from the box office of "Mei Lanfang" in its first weekend, forget about it breaking 2 million.

Han Sanping's face was dark: "Go and greet them. Don't mention the celebration or the box office on that day!"

The secretary is really upset for his boss. What's the point of holding this celebration party?

At the premiere of Love Is Not Blind in Beijing, Yang Siwei mobilized bloggers, hosts from major TV stations, film critics he trained, and a host of celebrities.

There is a great momentum to crush Feng in one battle.

Wasn’t there a lot of press releases praising your show “If You Are the One”?
Okay, I, Yang Siwei, will let you see the strength of the top students from a genuine media university.

So, on the day of the premiere in Beijing.

"Love Is Not Blind" received unanimous support from grassroots to celebrities.

Well-known blogger Miss Liu commented: "Love Is Not Blind is the most sincere low-budget domestic film this year, bar none."

He Jiong, host of Happy Camp, said: "I am quite emotional, so my recommendation may not carry that much weight."

“But Love Is Not Blind is something you really should watch.”

Astrology blogger Tianma Xingkong praised: "This is the movie we have been waiting for. It is very sincere, simple and good to watch."

"I started laughing from the first minute and kept laughing till the end... Good story, good actors, good director. Currently the top Chinese film in the Lunar New Year schedule."

As a result, celebrity blogs began to praise our Director Yang’s debut.

Huang Xiaoming, Shuang Bing, Twins, Xie Tingfeng and other stars in the circle all wished the film a big box office success.

Pre-sale box office began to rise like a rocket.

All major cinema chains reacted quickly and adjusted their screening schedules in a timely manner. The screening rate on the first day was actually on par with that of "Mei Lanfang".

The most damaged was Xu Ke’s "Women Are Not Bad", which seemed to have been forgotten in the corner.

Of course, there are also those who are pessimistic.

Previously, a filmmaker in the industry had predicted that the box office limit of "Love Is Not Blind" would only be 33 million.

The number of screenings on the first day will not exceed 3000.

Yang Siwei also revealed that Feng Xiaogang estimated that the box office might exceed 100 million yuan.

In addition to these, Yang Siwei also contacted major theaters to launch a variety of marketing activities.

有的预售“11点11分，22点22分，13点14分”等具有特殊含义的电影票。

Some offer odd numbers for boys and even numbers for girls.

But without exception, all the activities revolve around "Love Is Not Blind".

Even Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang remained silent.

On the day of the release, Li Chen also joked with Yang Siwei: "Boss Yang, this has a great influence. It has a lot of responses. Even I, the boss, have to admit defeat."

The first day pre-sale box office exceeded 1900 million, which was higher than the prediction of that vest.

Yang Siwei was inexplicably surprised.

But Li Chen felt it was normal.

Li Chen remembers when "Love Is Not Blind" was released in 11.

However, it was surrounded by five imported blockbusters such as "Real Steel", "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", "Now You See Me" and "The Adventures of Tintin".

The schedule is as bad as hell.

At that time, all the media predicted that "Love Is Not Blind" would fail before it even started.

As a result, this low-budget chick flick managed to earn 3.5 million RMB in a spectacular manner.

Later, it was rated as one of the top ten outstanding love films for the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up.

But look at the current schedule, who is there?
The previous poet's "Mei Lanfang" can already be seen to the end at a glance.

Xu Ke’s “Women Are Not Bad” can be ignored.

Why? Because "Women Are Not Bad" can spread from Taiwan to Java.

The film was withdrawn from theaters less than a week after its release.

The total box office in Taiwan was only about 48 yuan (about 10 yuan)!

It was not as good as the third-level Hong Kong film "Jin Ping Mei" starring Japanese AV actresses in the same period, which was simply eye-catching.

Zhou Xun was so scared that she even clapped her hands. Fortunately, her company rejected the offer on her behalf.

It's not shameful to have a low box office, but it's disgusting if it can't compete with the third-level movies.

Xu Cainv took the blame for her.

In the end, the only one left is the "If You Are the One" which is just a small cannon and has a false reputation!
In Li Chen's opinion, the reason why "If You Are the One" was able to gross over 3 million yuan in its previous box office was entirely due to Feng Xiaogang's inertia.

and the dearth of quality comedies back then.

Just like Uncle Zhao in the Spring Festival Gala, people will support his skits no matter how funny they are.

But is "If You Are the One" really funny?

Not as funny as Uncle Zhao's skits.

After reading it, Li Chen had a big question mark in his mind.

What’s so funny about Ge Da Ge’s outdated lines?

Yang Siwei is still nervous after all. Ultimately, it all depends on the first day's box office and word of mouth.

She dispersed the people below to listen to the voices of the theater audience.

At this moment, what Yang Siwei didn't know was that the cinema's attendance rate had exceeded 90%, while the attendance rate of "Women Are Not Bad" released on the same day was less than %.

(End of this chapter)