Transmigrating to the 80s to Become Stepmom to Five Bigwigs

Chapter 354: “Nameless” Is Released

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

There were also foreign countries featured in Shao Xi’s travelogue. Shao Dong had started to observe the foreign markets and sharpen his knife. Little Bei would pay attention to foreign actors and learn more from them as well.

She could see that her competitors weren’t just the actors in the country but also those all over the world. No longer satisfied with staying in the country, she made it her goal to go international in the future.

The children saw the differences all over the world. Not only did they see the customs of the various countries, but sometimes they would also be treated with inexplicable hostility and contempt. This made them even more motivated. They wanted to improve, and they also wanted their country to become better and make everyone look at them in a different light.

They used to be concerned about only their own family, but now, their motherland was in their hearts as well.

Their horizons had grown, and so had their world. Mu Jingzhe felt that the children had become much steadier. Although Little Bei was still bouncing around, when she was quiet, one could see the power in her eyes.

The children were young, but they had tasted both bitterness and sweetness before. This was because their experiences over the past few years had constantly transformed them.

Xiao Wu’s musical style was more varied and majestic. Compared to before, he had gone up by another level and learned to surpass himself.

Xiao Wu had originally composed a soundtrack for “Nameless”, but before the movie premiered, he released a new version.

The first version was already very good, but the second version was even more impressive and fitting.

His musical style gradually matured and was no longer the same. He was very talented, but he had always had a hint of childlike innocence about him. However, this was no longer the case. He wasn’t at all inferior to a mature composer now.

Time passed quickly, and everything went smoothly for “Nameless”. It was already ready for screening in July, and the promotion of the movie had begun.

Coincidentally, the movie Little Bei had filmed during the summer vacation last year was also about to be screened in theaters. It started being promoted, and it was finally decided that it would be named “Siblings”.

Little Bei was the absolute male lead in “Nameless” and the female lead in “Siblings”. She didn’t expect to have to compete with herself on the same stage.

However, only Mu Jingzhe and Director Jiang knew this. No one in the “Siblings” cast and crew knew.

Because Director Jiang had said that he wanted to keep it a secret, no outsiders knew about it. As the publicity budget was quite limited, compared to “Siblings”, much less money had been spent promoting “Nameless”.

However, Director Jiang, Mu Jingzhe, and Shao Dong secretly decided that they would use Little Bei to ride on the popularity of “Siblings”. When Little Bei’s role as the main lead was announced, wouldn’t that make her more popular?

“Although we didn’t expect to fight on the same stage, things have already come to this, and there’s no way to change it. In that case, let’s just accept it. Little Bei, you should cooperate and promote ‘Siblings’. It’s summer vacation, so let us handle the ‘Nameless’ promotion.”

“Okay.” Since Little Bei had acted in both films, she didn’t particularly favor either one. She just wanted things to be fine for both.

The movie “Siblings” started being promoted on television stations, radio stations, and newspapers. Because Best Actor Shen was starring in the movie with Bai Bai and Little Bei, many people were interested in this wonderful collaboration.

Compared to “Siblings”, “Nameless” wasn’t that lucky. The theme wasn’t considered popular, and the director was new. The biggest selling point was that the story had been written by Shao Xi. Even though he had been hailed as a genius, could the work of such a young writer really succeed?

Everyone disagreed on this. The reporters felt that reporting it would create a discussion, so they focused on Shao Xi.

Other than Shao Xi, the story writer, the main lead was also mysterious, as his name wasn’t made public.

This mysterious attitude, coupled with Shao Xi, caused “Nameless” to be criticized at first. There were even many media outlets that said awful things about it, leading many people who liked to watch movies to say that they wouldn’t watch it.

Making movies was a serious business. It wasn’t a child’s play but a consensus.

Many directors also felt that there was something wrong with this. In the end, before the movie had even been released yet, it was plagued with criticism.

The only nice thing people said about this movie was that Xiao Wu had also worked on this project, which was also a promotional point. Those who knew Xiao Wu said that they wanted to watch it because of him. Just listening to his music would make it worthwhile, they said.

Some people felt that Xiao Wu and the Shao brothers worked well together, but no one said so. Because of the current situation, that handful of people didn’t dare voice these thoughts.

This was something Mu Jingzhe and the others hadn’t expected. Although they had long been prepared for this to be a controversial film, the one-sided comments were a little too much. If people continued to trample on it like this, no one would be willing to watch it.

“This is too much. These people are too much!” Shao Xi had originally been quite happy that the movie was about to premiere, but when he saw that so many people weren’t optimistic about it and public opinion had led everyone to refuse to watch it, he was a little angry.

After this round of publicity, Shao Xi saw the power of the media and their helplessness in the face of it.

Although Mu Jingzhe comforted him by saying that the movie would take a turn for the better when it was released and he shouldn’t mind this, Shao Xi was still dissatisfied.

In his previous life, Shao Xi, who would later become a media bigshot in the novel, had developed some thoughts in advance because of this matter. It turned out that not only did he have to write a good story and film a good movie, but he also needed the power to control public opinion.

A seed had sprouted in Shao Xi’s heart, and the reason for all this was that “Siblings” had also secretly played a part. After all, “Nameless” was a competitor.

When Little Bei realized this, she felt conflicted. She hadn’t expected to be ‘attacked’ by herself like this.

After the promotion, “Siblings” was released first. It didn’t disappoint anyone in the end. The three main leads acted especially well, and Little Bei also gained a lot of love.

The movie she had filmed previously had been too pitiful and bitter. Whenever everyone saw her, they would think of that pitiful crying scene, but this film successfully changed their impression of her.

On the first day of screening, Mu Jingzhe, Little Bei, and the rest secretly went to watch the film. While they were coming out of the cinema, they secretly listened to everyone’s evaluation of Little Bei.

“This young lady is so cute. She’s wicked and very funny.”

“I keep feeling that she looks familiar. Like I’ve seen her somewhere before.”

“It’s that very pitiful child from that other movie. I didn’t expect her to have such a side.”

Many people even recognized Little Bei and said that she wasn’t pitiful this time. This was because the overall story of the movie was quite funny and suited the key mindsets of this era. Many people enjoyed watching it.

Shen Han and Bai Bai were handsome, while Little Bei was adorable. Everyone liked this combination very much. For some time, they were showered with endless praise. Among the posters in the cinema, theirs was the most eye-catching.

The director was overjoyed. He said that the box office earnings of this movie wouldn’t be too bad and that he had achieved his goal.

After “Siblings” was released, Little Bei changed everyone’s previous impression of her. Meanwhile, “Nameless” was also released. Compared to “Siblings”, the promotion of “Nameless” wasn’t as good. Many people had never heard of it before, and there were even people who boycotted it.

However, there were also people who liked this theme and had never heard of the public opinion. When they saw this new movie screening, they went directly to watch it.

There was also a portion of professionals who knew a thing or two about movies. They went in prepared to criticize it, but when they entered the theater and really started watching it, it didn’t take long for their hearts to calm down.

Apart from them, there were also people who decided to watch it after seeing the poster, or because of Xiao Wu.. Without exception, all of them calmed down.