220: I'm puzzled. Why are Mr. Xu's decisions always so unexpected?

[Damn it! What's going on? Why did the Streamer suddenly stop responding? That Master Zhou over there, and that Poetry Society, are getting so smug!]

[Yeah, the Streamer usually reacts quickly, replying back overnight at the latest, but now...]

[Could it be that the Streamer has really run out of inspiration, and that's why he doesn't dare to confront the even stronger Modern Poetry Expert, Master Zhou, directly?]

[I knew these masters were all cunning devils, using a Relay Battle strategy to drain the Streamer's inspiration, and then claiming victory. Fuck!]

...[Damn, Master Zhou is really gloating this time! That Modern Poetry Society is still heavily publicizing it online.

I heard Master Zhou's poem is going to be selected for textbooks. I don't even feel like his 'i meet you' is that good.]

[Uh... Be that as it may, I have to admit that Master Zhou's skill level is decent; he's much stronger than the previous two masters.

This poem, 'i meet you,' is good because it's relatively accessible and very concise, and the artistic conception is also quite nice, so...]

[Do you guys think this Streamer kid hasn't seen Master Zhou's provocation?]

[That might actually be possible. After all, he is a Director. How could he constantly pay attention to the Modern Poetry Society's activities?]

Oh right, is the Streamer planning another movie recently? If so, that would really explain it.]

[If that's the case, Little Assistant, Little Assistant, hurry up and come out to answer everyone's questions!

Did the Streamer really not see Master Zhou's poem? Is he going to shoot a new movie again?]

...As Little Assistant Zhao Ting, who currently manages Xu Lu's live stream channel and Social Media Platform account, she finally saw the fans' demands.

And she gave a reply immediately:

"Dear fans, although I'm only guessing, I suspect Director Xu truly hasn't noticed others provoking him.

Also, one more thing: Director Xu is indeed preparing a new movie recently! Please stay tuned for the specific details!"

Having received the Little Assistant's reply.

The fans in the live stream room felt relieved, yet also a little stifled.

Our Streamer just hasn't seen it, that's all.

Otherwise, would it be your turn, you clowns, to jump around here?

So many fans went to Master Zhou's and the Modern Poetry Society's Social Media Platform accounts to talk about this matter.

However, those poets were convinced that the kid named Xu Lu didn't dare to compete in poetry with Master Zhou.

As for seeing it or not seeing it, how could he not have seen it?

This made Xu Lu's group of fans even angrier.

It's just a pity they can't write poetry; otherwise, they would have long ago gone up and defeated a few masters on behalf of Xu Lu.

As for the Little Assistant.

Although she saw what the fans were saying, she hesitated whether or not to tell Director Xu this news.

After all, she also saw that Director Xu was currently busy preparing a new movie.

This was the biggest event for the entire Da Xu Culture.

All the employees and the company's artists were paying close attention.

She even heard that Producer Feng had people start building an eight-story small building, which would be used for filming the movie later.

It was easy to imagine how important this project was.

After considering this point, the Little Assistant decided to temporarily suppress the matter of the 'Poetry Competition'.

"Director Xu is extremely busy right now, and probably doesn't have the mind to deal with these poets.

Besides, since a few days have already passed anyway, let's just not bother him with this matter for now. We can talk about it when he has free time!"

Due to the Little Assistant's hesitation.

Xu Lu's time to learn about Master Zhou's poetic provocation was further delayed.

Of course, in reality, he was indeed quite busy, just as the Little Assistant thought.

You must know that what he was going to shoot next was 'kung fu,' an existence that was directly Deified in another world.

Although Xu Lu possessed many skills like Directing Mastery and Mastery of Performance.

But in order to bring this masterpiece into this world, he was extremely dedicated. He couldn't let it turn into a Flop/Bad Movie, although that probability was small.

But what Xu Lu wanted was not just a passing grade; he wanted to reach or even surpass the height of the original 'kung fu' as much as possible.

In that case, starting from casting, he invested his full attention.

Striving for perfection starting with the Actors themselves.

In fact, for Da Xu Culture's previous project, Xu Lu initially wanted to film 'kung fu.'

But ultimately, he felt he might not be ready yet.

So he first shot the TV Drama 'the return of the condor heroes' as a transitional phase.

Moreover, the characters Little Dragon Girl and Yang Guo in 'kung fu' require people who have seen 'the return of the condor heroes' to understand the reference.

Thus, the TV Drama 'the return of the condor heroes' was born.

No one else knew the inside story behind this except Xu Lu himself.

And this time, besides 'kung fu,' 'Great Xu' had another project: 'crazy stone.'

In fact, after Xu Lu presented these two Scripts, almost everyone who read them felt that the latter Script was better.

Therefore, they were quite surprised that Xu Lu would personally direct 'kung fu' while letting someone else film 'crazy stone.'

Everyone expressed considerable surprise.

Because, judging from the Script itself, the content of 'crazy stone' seemed exciting and humorous, and its multi-line development was also quite novel.

Although it hasn't been filmed yet, everyone knew after reading the Script that this project was definitely going to be a hit.

As for how big of a hit it would be, that depended on the Director's skill level.

Everyone thought that if Director Xu personally directed it, 'Great Xu' would likely produce another blockbuster with a Billion Yuan Box Office.

But regarding 'kung fu,' after everyone read it, they felt it could barely be called 'passable.'

But the story was rather cliché—nothing more than a story about a reckless youth suddenly gaining powerful abilities and then fighting villains.

Compared to 'crazy stone,' it felt significantly inferior.

Including Feng Xiaoxia, everyone believed that even with Director Xu's capabilities, 'kung fu' wouldn't necessarily Flop/Fail, but it would be difficult for it to become a huge hit.

Therefore, Feng Xiaoxia even acted as a representative for everyone to persuade Xu Lu, asking him to direct 'crazy stone' himself and just hand the mediocre 'kung fu' over to an external director.

However, his suggestion was directly rejected by Xu Lu.

What kind of joke is that?

If 'kung fu' were directed by someone else, Xu Lu felt there was a high chance it would Flop/Fail.

But if he directed it himself, there was a possibility of creating a true classic.

As for 'crazy stone'...

Due to the nature of the Script itself, whether he directed it personally or not, the final impact wouldn't be very significant.

Furthermore, it's a Low-Budget Movie, so it doesn't matter much if it turns out good or bad; it can just serve as practice for others at Da Xu Culture.

Thus came this decision that everyone couldn't understand:

Director Xu personally directing 'kung fu,' which seemingly had little potential to be a massive hit, while handing 'crazy stone,' which clearly had massive hit potential, over to someone else.

"Sigh, why are Director Xu's decisions always so unpredictable!"

Feng Xiaoxia sighed with a puzzled expression.