EBE Chapter 184 Competitors
Chapter 184 Competitors
The Entertainment Summit is an annual comprehensive awards ceremony that reviews popular figures, events, and outstanding works.
The summit will feature numerous celebrities, public figures, and internet personalities, making it a veritable annual entertainment extravaganza.
Of course, the entertainment summit is much more than just a visual extravaganza.
As a super platform that brings together a huge group of celebrities, media, brands, and fans, it naturally has a huge exposure.
For this reason, it is also an excellent opportunity to promote the film.
Generally speaking, any movie that is scheduled for release soon needs this kind of opportunity to be featured.
Film producers often arrange for the main creative team to make a collective appearance to attract public attention to the film.
If the production team of "Asking Immortals" has not yet made arrangements with the Entertainment Summit, the executives present all have recommendation slots that can be used to arrange appearances for them, and even to secure an independent presentation segment.
But Bai Li just shook her head slightly. The publicity team she hired at great expense was not to be underestimated. Naturally, the team would not easily let go of such a rare opportunity.
The team had already begun negotiations and preparations with the organizers long before.
Everything is now arranged, all that's needed is the right opportunity.
On the day of the entertainment summit.
The area outside the venue was already packed with fans, who held up light boards of their idols and shouted slogans that seemed to set the air on fire.
Security personnel worked diligently to maintain order at the scene, ensuring sufficient space was reserved for the red carpet area that connected to the venue.
On both sides of the red carpet, media personnel stood ready with their cameras and microphones, eager to capture the stars' looks for the day.
Outside the venue, waves of deafening screams erupted.
"Ahhhhh!!!"
"Brother, I love you!"
"goddess!"
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The noise was so loud that even Bai Li, who was sitting inside the venue, could faintly hear it.
Bai Li and several other big names in the entertainment industry, including Mr. Li from Longtao Entertainment, were assigned to Section A, which was closest to the stage.
The location here is extremely advantageous. The roar of the enthusiastic fans outside the venue is filtered into a muffled background noise, which makes the whispers in the sunken seats of Section A even clearer.
Those who can sit in this area are all influential figures in the business world.
Besides entertainment industry executives, there are also various investment tycoons, CEOs of well-known brands, and so on.
These seats not only allow them to watch the performances and awards ceremonies up close, but more importantly, they provide excellent opportunities for networking. After all, the entertainment summit is essentially a grand event for integrating business resources.
Day and Night Entertainment is a very new name among these companies.
Although it's new, it's been quite popular lately.
In addition, this is the first time that Shirai has personally appeared at such an event.
In no time, quite a few people came to get to know Bai Li.
Mr. Li and several other entertainment company executives enthusiastically introduced Bai Li to the company. As more entrepreneurs arrived, Bai Li was surrounded by an increasing number of people.
This was the first time Bai Li had ever met so many entrepreneurs; these were people she had only ever seen in magazines or the news before.
Having already experienced quite a bit, she handled it with ease.
In just a short while, she had already received quite a few business cards.
Meanwhile, in some obscure corner of the venue, entertainment reporter Xiao Wang had already entered.
This is the time when celebrities walk the red carpet and enter the venue. Almost all entertainment reporters rush to the red carpet area just to get first-hand information about the celebrities' red carpet looks.
Only a handful of entertainment reporters were arranged to enter in advance to reserve seats for other colleagues from the company. Xiao Wang was the same, idly fiddling with his camera.
There wasn't much to photograph inside the venue at that point.
The summit hadn't started yet, and the lights were still dim, making it impossible to take clear pictures.
While feeling bored, Xiao Wang inadvertently pointed the camera at area A.
Section A features red velvet sofas and is a sunken, semi-ventilated space closest to the stage. Unlike regular seats, the scene inside can only be seen from specific angles.
Xiao Wang's position was relatively close to the front, which allowed him to capture some of the scenes inside.
Generally speaking, Area A doesn't have much photographic value. It's filled with bigwigs in the business world who, unlike celebrities, don't need to increase their exposure by walking the red carpet.
Besides, even if you take pictures of them, there's no guarantee that the photos will be published.
So Xiao Wang just quickly panned the camera across area A.
But at that moment, a figure suddenly flashed across the camera, making Xiao Wang's whole body tremble.
Driven by his professional instincts as an entertainment reporter, he subconsciously pressed the shutter button a few times.
The woman in the photo is strikingly beautiful. Although she is only wearing a simple black blazer and is in the same color scheme as everyone around her, she is so beautiful that she seems to be on a completely different level.
The stage lights gently shone on her, making her skin appear extremely fair and her features as exquisite as a meticulously sculpted work of art.
Xiao Wang stared intently at the photo, unable to come to his senses for a long time, secretly marveling: This person is so good-looking!
strangeness.
Is there such a person in the entertainment industry?
With looks like that, she shouldn't be unknown in the entertainment industry, right?
No, she's in section A, and she's not wearing an evening gown, so she's not a female celebrity...
Xiao Wang took a closer look with his camera and saw that the woman was shaking hands with the CEO of a sponsoring brand at tonight's summit. As they chatted and laughed, her business card was passed to her by her assistant.
She was surrounded by several entertainment industry executives, whom Xiao Wang, who had been in the entertainment industry for many years, recognized at a glance.
Judging from their demeanor and manner of conversation, they were of equal status, and the executives even seemed to be showing some... attentiveness towards the woman.
Judging from her appearance, this woman is definitely not a female celebrity.
And he is clearly not an ordinary person.
So, who is she?
Her looks are definitely on par with female celebrities in the entertainment industry.
Having been in the business world for so long, he recognized most of the famous and unknown business tycoons, but he couldn't recall this woman no matter how hard he tried.
He eventually came to a conclusion: this must be the first time he has seen this face, otherwise, he could not have forgotten such a beautiful face after seeing it once.
Since he couldn't enter Area A, he had no way of knowing the woman's identity. Helpless, Xiao Wang could only take a few more photos and then give up, thinking he would inquire about her after the summit.
Just then, another scream came from outside, and this time it was exceptionally loud.
You can faintly hear something like "Brother Song".
Xiao Wang's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly realized that Song Dingliu must have arrived.
He hurriedly took out his phone, opened the official live stream of the red carpet to confirm, and sure enough, Song Jin's figure was on the screen.
Song Jin, a currently popular young male celebrity in the entertainment industry, stood out in an early talent show with his handsome face and the sunny and warm image he initially cultivated, quickly attracting a large number of fans.
Subsequently, two popular romantic short dramas made him a household name, and his popularity soared.
Acting in romance dramas after a singing and dancing talent show is just standard practice in the Chinese entertainment industry.
That's how talent shows are these days. Everyone on the show shouts, "My dream is to sing and dance! I love singing and I love dancing!"
In reality, everyone knows perfectly well that talent shows are just a stepping stone.
But not everyone can succeed; only a few can stand out.
Song Jin is the most successful example.
Recently, Song Jin has crossed over into the film industry, with his first film being a big-budget production like "Dragon Scale Code".
Moreover, he was cast as the male lead right from the start, with award-winning actresses and actors playing supporting roles.
At this time, Song Jin was at the height of his power and enjoying immense success.
Redness really does have a nourishing effect on people.
Xiao Wang sighed, recalling that he had watched that variety show back then and still remembered what Song Jin looked like.
The boy who was once timid and shy in front of the camera during a talent show because of his ordinary background is now completely different.
Facing the constant flashes of the cameras, Song Jin casually tucked one hand into his pocket, while waving the other hand elegantly in the air. He flashed a radiant smile at the cameras of the media on both sides, every movement perfectly executed.
When he turned slightly to the side and waved to the fans in the distance who were holding up light boards and shouting encouragement, the screams instantly reached a climax and became even more deafening.
This time, it wasn't actually Song Jin's personal red carpet event; Han Qing, the director of "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales," and several other lead actors also appeared.
Such group red carpet events are quite common for the purpose of promoting a film.
According to industry practice, when a group of big-name actors appear together in front of the media, their positions are often determined by their status; the higher the status, the closer they are to the center.
Given Song Jin's current status, he shouldn't be standing in the very center.
However, thanks to his immense popularity and status as the male lead in the film, he was still arranged to stand in the very center during the red carpet appearance segment.
At the scene, most of the media's cameras were pointed at him, and the flashes of the cameras made him shine.
Outside the venue, the almost frenzied, heart-wrenching screams of the fans kept reaching Song Jin's ears.
These intoxicating experiences, like sweet wine, made Song Jin increasingly intoxicated and his mood increasingly cheerful.
Director Han Qing stood next to Song Jin, and seeing that the time was right, patted Song Jin on the shoulder and gave him a meaningful look.
Song Jin understood immediately.
When appearing in front of the media, celebrities can also make some simple remarks.
At Director Han Qing's prompting, Song Jin stepped forward, and the emcee immediately stepped forward and handed the microphone to Song Jin.
Song Jin took the microphone and delivered his prepared remarks: "Hello everyone, I am Song Jin. It is a great honor to participate in this industry event as the male lead of 'Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales'."
"The film 'Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth' not only carries Chinese culture, but also brings together a top international special effects team to create a stunning visual spectacle. It is definitely a masterpiece full of sincerity."
"On behalf of the entire creative team, I would like to sincerely invite everyone to come to the cinema on July 1st and experience its charm."
Finally, Song Jin paused for a moment and then said the most crucial sentence:
"If you want to experience Eastern fantasy, come and read 'Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales'!"
After Song Jin finished speaking, loud screams erupted again from the audience.
At this very moment, the popularity of the official red carpet live stream is also continuing to rise.
One by one, the comments scrolled across the live stream screen:
Almost all of them were about "watching 'Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth' with Song Jin and experiencing Eastern fantasy!"
Aside from this comment, there were no other comments to be seen for a while.
Clearly, some fans had already edited Song Jin's words to their advantage. Once one person posted it, the other fans watching the live stream would copy the slogan and create a ritualistic spam effect.
As fans, they would definitely give their full support to their brother's movie and help promote it.
The live stream's popularity gradually declined after Song Jin's red carpet appearance ended and he disappeared from the screen, and most fans also left the live stream. Only then did some casual viewers' comments begin to appear on the screen.
"Isn't Song Jin's popularity a bit too astonishing?"
—"A certain fantasy film released in the same period is in danger; this is a battle between top-tier actors and amateur actors."
"With popular celebrities starring, will it be another bad movie?"
—"The Zi Wei Dou Shu chart shows a clash between water and fire on July 1st; one of the two will inevitably fail."
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Even a passerby could keenly sense the subtle tension between "Asking the Immortals" and "Dragon Scale Code".
There is currently a lot of online attention on both films. They have similar themes and were released on the same day, so it is almost inevitable that the public will compare them.
What Song Jin just did seemed like a normal movie promotion, but actually contained a hidden agenda.
He emphasized the words "come and see" to subtly guide the audience, implying that "The Dragon Scales" was the only option, and the subtext was to advise everyone not to watch the other film.
In public, Song Jin naturally couldn't speak too directly, so he could only express himself in this subtle way.
The celebrities themselves have some reservations, but the fans don't.
In fact, Song Jin's fan base has long regarded "Asking Immortals" as their "enemy".
For example, posts from some big fans.
—"Share this image of JinJin to steal the box office luck from your rivals."
This prompted many fans to share and repost it.
This is already considered the most normal.
Some people even created images of a "curse" that would cause the film "Asking the Immortals" to flop at the box office and shared them widely, attempting to curse the rival film and cause it to fail at the box office.
These actions all occurred before the official release of the two films.
It's not hard to imagine what other amazing and outrageous things will happen among fans once the film is officially released.
There has not yet been a large-scale outbreak.
After entering the venue.
Han Qing and Song Jin walked side by side.
A hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes. He nodded slightly, raised his hand and gently patted Song Jin's shoulder, praising him in a low voice, "Little Song, you recited those words quite well just now."
Song Jin smiled slightly and replied humbly, "It's all thanks to Director Han's excellent teaching."
Song Jin had memorized all those words beforehand; every word he uttered was carefully arranged and carried a deeper meaning.
Song Jin himself certainly knew what these words meant.
Every word and phrase is actually guiding public opinion and influencing the audience's psychology.
The film production team had him say these things simply to leverage his popularity to further expand his influence and intensify the competition.
That's the rule of this circle; it's full of competition.
Either you die or I live.
This is how he got here from the very beginning when he participated in the talent show.
Traffic is something you have to fight for yourself.
Suppress your rivals to achieve your own success.
The same applies to the film and television industry. These are all normal marketing tactics, and they are all "open and covert struggles" within the scope of the rules.
"The Dragon Scales" was his first film, and he understood its importance all too well.
Once successful, he will be offered countless scripts, which will elevate his status once again, propelling him to great heights in the entertainment industry.
Therefore, "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales" can only succeed, it cannot fail.
Whether "Asking Immortals" is a good work or not is not important. For him, it is merely a competitor standing in the way of his success.
Even if it requires leveraging public opinion to exert pressure, and even if fans resort to extreme measures to help him, he is willing to do so.