Has Big Shot Fallen in Love Today?-Chapter 847: Tension Is a Good Thing

When the publicity period gets busy, it can make you question your life.

Sheng Tang often has to memorize the script for the next reality show just as the previous one ends.

Reality shows are tough, but they have benefits: through them, she’s gained a lot of attention and fans.

The downside is that the fans she attracts can be quite impulsive and often get into arguments.

Female artists’ fans are ultimately not as crazy as male artists’ fans. Even when there are disputes, they never escalate.

Ai’ai often gets all worked up about this.

"Sister Tang, you’ve been criticized again."

"Sister Tang, a small media outlet said something bad about you, and our fans went to attack them. Will this have a negative impact?"

"Wen Yu’s fans got into a fight with ours; how do we mediate?"

Sheng Tang grabbed her phone. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

She told Ai’ai, "Can’t you just stop looking? This is the market—when you’re popular, controversies abound. When you’re not anymore, you’ll wish there were no controversies at all."

Ai’ai: "..."

"I’m very busy, Ai’ai, stop nagging me with this every day," Sheng Tang said.

Ai’ai stuck out her tongue.

During the promotion, co-stars Ren Ying and Zhu Cheng were always by Sheng Tang’s side.

As a college student, Ren Ying had no assistant and no particularly expensive dresses, so Sheng Tang lent her some of her clothes, since they were the same size.

She also tried to give Ren Ying opportunities to showcase herself as much as possible.

In July, the publicity period was coming to an end.

Sheng Tang heard that a lot of outdoor advertising had already been placed, and many cinema ads had also been done, and media personnel were invited to watch the premiere and write reviews.

From what it looks like now, the media’s feedback is quite mild, saying that "Genius Girl" is a good movie.

Just good.

Three days before the release, Sheng Tang finished all her promotions and finally returned to the city.

Producer Liu Taofang invited her to dinner again.

"...Have you seen the reactions from the media and critics?" Liu Taofang had noticeably lost a lot of weight.

The pressure on him from this movie was evidently great, showing he’s quite ambitious.

Sheng Tang nodded, "I’ve seen them."

"They spoke some niceties, but the implication is they’re not optimistic about the prospects of ’Genius Girl’. For a female-targeted movie to be successful, it should be more like ’Who’s Afraid of the Workplace’.

There should be beauties, handsome guys, drama, and fashion, with plenty of intrigue. Our movie is too gentle, with hardly any romantic subplot.

For female audiences, it’s a bit dull. And in a male-dominated society, male viewers want the female lead to be beautiful and sexy, and we don’t tick those boxes," Liu Taofang said, sighing.

Sheng Tang didn’t know how to comfort him.

In her past life, she had spent nearly twenty years in the film industry, witnessing all kinds of films.

Many movies were praised to high heavens by critics before their release, only to bomb terribly at the box office, so much so that even the directors vented at audiences for not appreciating art.

On the other hand, some movies were heavily criticized by critics and media before the release, and their points made a lot of sense, much like what Liu Taofang pointed out, but those movies ended up being a box office hit beyond expectations.

The fate of a movie is unpredictable.

In another timeline, this movie was among the top ten box office hits of the year. After watching it, Sheng Tang felt warm inside and liked it, yet she couldn’t pinpoint exactly why it succeeded.

Perhaps, formulas don’t always work; sometimes they just strike a chord in the hearts of the audience, and they come to like it.

"Your thoughts are quite normal," Sheng Tang smiled, comforting Liu Taofang. "Back when ’Workplace’ was about to be released, Sister Zheng was even more anxious than you. Nervousness is a good thing."