163: The two movies were released at the same time, and the box office exploded.
During the filming of "God of Gamblers," in addition to his acting skills and professionalism, Wang Jing discovered another treasure in Lin Pei: saving money.
Lin Pei truly lived up to his reputation as a human special effects machine.
His hand and foot movements were so fast that no special effects or body doubles were needed, and he always nailed it in one take without any NGs.
When only half the filming was done, the amount saved from the budget was already staggering.
What made the Film Crew even happier was that, although the movie wasn't finished yet, they had already made quite a bit of profit.
After the news of Lin Pei defeating the former God of Gamblers Chen Qing in the casino spread across the internet, many people who had previously won a bit in the casino wanted to challenge the legendary new God of Gamblers.
Everyone didn't miss the investment opportunity this time; almost everyone in the Film Crew forcibly pooled gambling funds for Lin Pei.
The result was predictable; those people lost miserably, arriving with full pockets and leaving empty-handed.
Everyone was extremely excited; the returns were much higher than funds or stocks, and it was a guaranteed win.
Lin Pei was simply their living God of Wealth.
Seeing those people losing everything, Wang Feng finally felt much more balanced in his heart.
In terms of gambling, maybe he really had no talent, just like ordinary people.
But everyone has their strengths; fortunately, he had a very strong understanding of music, which was beyond ordinary people and definitely beyond Lin Pei.
Otherwise, how could he have reached the level of a Heavenly King while Lin Pei didn't even have a single representative work?
While he was feeling self-satisfied, a piece of stirring music suddenly came from the audiovisual room next door.
“Dang dang dang! Dang dang dang!”
“Dang dang dang! Dang dang dang!”
Wang Feng felt a surge of emotion; this melody was just too beautiful!
Although he was narcissistic, he was quite objective in terms of music appreciation.
The person who composed this piece actually had a level far above his!
As expected of the team of famous directors Stephen Chow and The Director; it truly was a place of hidden talents.
In his excitement, Wang Feng's body was unusually agile, darting into the audiovisual room like a wild horse.
At this time, only Lu Guanting and Lin Pei were in the audiovisual room.
Seeing something suddenly jump in from outside, the two were startled, and Lin Pei extended his foot, almost kicking the thing out.
Luckily, Lu Guanting grabbed his leg in time.
“Wait, Brother Lin, have mercy.”
“This seems to be Teacher Wang Feng.”
Lin Pei saw the person clearly and then retracted his foot.
Uh... it really was Wang Feng.
Whoa.
How is this guy so agile today? Usually, when filming, he's so slow that he's just asking for a beating.
If he were like this earlier, wouldn't he have had fewer NGs and cried less?
Lin Pei was a bit puzzled.
“Is a wild beast chasing you?”
“Do you have Jizhi Syrup in your hand?”
Wang Feng waved his hand.
“No, no, I want to know which world-class master composed this piece we are listening to now?”
“This musical master is simply a genius! This piece is so infectious!”
“I, Wang, truly admire and respect him. Where is the master now? May I have the honor of meeting him?”
Lu Guanting and Lin Pei looked at each other.
So Wang Feng was moved by the music and got excited?
Lu Guanting gestured towards Lin Pei.
“The master is right here.”
“Remember? This is the tune Brother Lin hummed off the top of his head in the bathroom.”
???!!!
Wang Feng froze on the spot immediately.
What?
Such a great piece was actually composed by Lin Pei? And just hummed casually??”
How could an amateur like him compose such a good piece?
In less than two minutes, Wang Feng's defenses completely crumbled.
Just a moment ago he felt everyone had their strengths, and his musical talent was beyond reach, but now he felt like a piece of shit!
He sighed deeply toward the sky.
“Oh Heavens!”
“If you created Feng, why did you also create Pei!”
“...”
Lin Pei frowned.
“Speak human language?”
Wang Feng knelt on the ground with a "thud" and hugged Lin Pei's leg.
“Brother Lin, you are so excellent that it makes me jealous!”
“Tell me, is there anything else you're not good at?”
Lin Pei thought seriously for a moment.
“Maybe... music.”
This was also the truth; in reality, this piece was actually composed by Lu Guanting.
It's just that in this parallel universe, he sang it ahead of time.
He didn't really know how to compose, but he quite liked humming.
Hearing this, Wang Feng's eyes went blank, and he slumped onto the ground.
With a musical level so much higher than his, this person says it's his least proficient area?
Ah... he wanted to die!
...When the filming of "God of Gamblers" was nearing its end, Stephen Chow left the Film Crew early.
Inspired by The Director's high efficiency, shaolin soccer accelerated its post-production speed and quickly entered the promotion and premiere stage.
At the same time, operation red sea also announced its upcoming release, with its release date only a week apart from shaolin soccer.
After the two movies were released, the response was unexpectedly good, and the box office exploded.
At the same time, topics related to both movies rushed into the top ten hot searches, directly pushing down the popularity that Director Guo Jingming had paid for to promote the four "Tiny Times" movies.
Lin Pei, a hot-search magnet, as the protagonist of both movies, appeared in eight out of the ten hot search terms.
#Lin Pei's soccer playing in shaolin soccer is just too handsome.#
#Lin Pei's eye acting in operation red sea is so captivating#
#shaolin soccer and operation red sea released simultaneously, Lin Pei's best actor-level acting showcase.#
#Let's go to the cinema together to be mesmerized by Brother Lin#
#Brother Lin's Acting#
#Lin Pei, the All-around Actor#
...As the two movies continued to play in theaters, the entire internet continued to boil with excitement.
“My god, Brother Lin's acting is just too good, isn't it? Very few people in the entire entertainment industry are so good at both literary and martial scenes.”
“The key is that our Brother Lin is only in his early twenties and has just debuted; his future in the stars is truly limitless.”
“Amazing, being in the entertainment industry, he could clearly rely on his looks, but he insists on competing with acting skills.”
“Friends who have seen shaolin soccer and operation red sea, which one do you recommend more? I'm going for Brother Lin.”
“How should I put it, they are two completely different characters, both are very good, I've watched both three times...”
“It's really hard to choose; they're both good movies. If I had to pick, then shaolin soccer, Brother Lin has more screen time in that one.”
“Brother Lin is still filming God of Gamblers, right? Didn't they say he went to the casino to gamble to adapt to the role and won several hundred million? Now that he's so rich, I'm really afraid he'll suddenly announce his retirement.”
“Now that you mention it, it's true. Brother Lin knows too much; he could make a fortune with anything he picks. Ah... I beg him not to retire; if he retires, what will we watch?”
“Probably not? Brother Lin loves acting so much and is so professional; I don't think he would just quit the industry...”
“Sigh, the films released at the same time as these two movies were incredibly unlucky; under the competition, their box office was quite dismal. Teacher Guo's were the most miserable.”
“It shows the quality of the films themselves was also trash; our Brother Lin's eye for picking scripts is quite reliable.”
“...”
Thanks to [Xing Weihuan] for the tip.
Thanks to [Little Fengfeng Who Loves Hotpot] for the flowers.