How can a director be a gigolo?

Chapter 33 One Glance, Ten Thousand Years

The so-called "establishing a foothold" means that Wang Xiaohao can now operate independently, without relying on anyone else, and instead organize and produce films on his own initiative!

Laymen might not see his talent, but experts know he's a diamond in the rough. Plenty of people like He Xuebing want to work with him!

If the box office exceeds 100 million, then they will become famous overnight. You could say they've broken into the mainstream!

This means that not only insiders know how capable Wang Xiaohao is, but also outsiders know how capable he is.

Who knows, a whole bunch of coal mine owners and the like will be waving checks at Wang Xiaohao, asking him to make movies!

Therefore, the box office performance of this movie is really important to Wang Xiaohao!

The fact that someone as powerful as He Xuebing in the cinema industry is willing to help is definitely good news for Wang Xiaohao.

The competition among films released during the Lunar New Year holiday season is often extremely fierce.

This year's Lunar New Year film season features a fierce competition among twenty to thirty films.

It's just that the scheduling of release dates wasn't very strict back then; otherwise, Wang Xiaohao's film would have been better released during next year's Valentine's Day period.

Of course, it would be great to release it during the Lunar New Year holiday season.

After all, this is the busiest time of year, with the most moviegoers.

Especially as the year draws to a close, there are an unusually large number of men and women going on blind dates.

And for blind dates, the most common place is definitely the movie theater.

A couple going on a blind date will most likely choose a romance movie at the cinema, rather than something violent or action-packed.

Of course, that's not necessarily true, because there haven't been any excellent romance films produced in China for many years!

That's not entirely accurate; it's more accurate to say that there haven't been any good movies for a long time.

I don't know why, but since the beginning of the new century, directors of all ages have suddenly lost the ability to tell stories.

Although the total box office has been growing, the movies they make always feel like something is missing.

Most people can't tell a good story, and in the end, they always choose the best among the worst.

Only imported foreign movies are good.

Under these circumstances, it's natural that more and more people are criticizing domestic films.

Jiang Li is someone who is pessimistic about domestic films. He often shouts online that domestic films are trash and that he never watches them.

But today, he and his blind date, Sun Qingqing, went to the cinema together, and it was no longer up to him to decide what movie to watch.

Sun Qingqing is very beautiful and quiet, exactly the kind of girl he likes.

The moment they met, Jiang Li took a liking to the other person.

So when Sun Qingqing saw the wall covered with movie posters, she pointed to one featuring an unremarkable man carrying a stunningly beautiful woman with a radiant smile and said, "Shall we watch this one?"

Jiang Li instinctively wanted to complain: "What a piece of trashy name is 'My Sassy Girl'?"

This domestic film can't even come up with a decent title? It's doomed!

Fortunately, he remembered that this was a blind date, so Jiang Li could only swallow his complaints!

As for swearing I'd never watch a domestic film again, that wasn't even mentioned. He just chuckled and said, "Fine! Whatever you like to watch, we'll watch!"

This perfectly illustrates what a simp is!

The two bought tickets and snacks and drinks. When they entered the screening room, they found that there weren't many people. There were only seven or eight people sitting here, mostly couples.

However, everyone's attention was not on the movie, but on the romance.

Jiang Li wanted to talk to Sun Qingqing more, but Sun Qingqing was a very quiet person and didn't talk much. She was huddled in her seat, biting her straw. Her small face made Jiang Li's heart itch.

He was distracted and barely noticed that the movie had started.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a beautiful girl on the screen, and in just one glance, she captured his entire attention.

Jiang Li recognized the girl as the female lead in the movie. She looked familiar and was probably a celebrity, but he didn't know her well.

For a straight man like him, he doesn't even know many of the new generation of female stars!

But at this moment, the camera zooms in on the female lead.

During the party, the female protagonist made a fleeting appearance in the crowd, and suddenly everyone else in the party became mere background figures.

A simple light-colored denim jacket, slightly wavy long black hair, and a clean face that looked like it hadn't been made up at all.

With cinematic lighting, the female lead seemed to be radiating light throughout the crowd!

Why is film called the art of light and shadow?

That's it!

An ordinary scene can become incredibly beautiful and captivating after color adjustments.

With the support of the entire production team, and the best costumes, lighting, and cinematography, every strand of the female lead's hair seemed to glow, stealing everyone's attention.

In his previous life, when the great poet Chen was filming "The Demon Cat," he used five or six layers of lighting to illuminate the actress playing Yang Guifei, in order to achieve the effect of "a smile that could launch a thousand ships and make all the beauties of the palace pale in comparison."

Unfortunately, the great poet Chen usually has excellent taste, but this time, for some reason, he chose a mixed-race actress to play Yang Guifei.

With her mixed-race features, coupled with her classic attire and makeup, the more you look at her, the more jarring the incongruity becomes.

As for the final result, well, let's just say it's laughable!

Wang Xiaohao would certainly not make such a mistake. Putting aside her personality, Wang Xiaoshuang's face alone is quite striking.

Otherwise, how did she, an ordinary person and a "spiritual girl," become famous and a star?

She already had a pretty, innocent-looking oval face.

With the professional-level lighting and photography, the female lead at this moment is absolutely captivating, the kind of pure and innocent beauty who is the most unforgettable.

Unfortunately, the female lead soon disappeared, blocked by the crowd!

Just like the male lead, all the viewers anxiously searched for the female lead's figure as the camera panned across the screen, hoping to see her again!

Even Jiang Li was no exception!

At that moment, only one thought remained in his mind: "What's the name of this actress who plays the female lead? How can she be so beautiful? I never noticed her before!"

The female lead is also very beautiful in the poster.

However, that kind of dynamic beauty is completely different from the static beauty in movie scenes!

That one glance completely immersed Jiang Li in the story.

The key point is that Wang Xiaohao's shots are also very clever, creating a strong sense of immersion.

This made him unconsciously follow the male protagonist in the film, searching everywhere for the female protagonist.

Several times, it was like a wild goose flying away into the void; it seemed like you could grasp it, but it would just fly away again, leaving you feeling increasingly unwilling to give up.

After searching high and low, just as the male protagonist was about to give up in utter disappointment, he saw the female protagonist again.

Yes, the female lead is drunk!

Only a typical nerdy guy would have the courage to approach and talk to a guy like that. The result? He got vomited on...