On April 1st, the day the results of the fourth Blue Star Concert were announced, Su Yu, who had been out of the public eye for a long time, held a grand premiere for the movie "hidden war" at Tianxing Flagship Cinema in Yanjing, together with Liu Furong, Jacky Cheung, and the cast and crew of "hidden war."
The outside world was quite helpless about Su Yu, the emerging director who rose to prominence last year, being so fixated on "Fool's Day."
However, things are different now, and no one dares to underestimate Su Yu's new work anymore.
After all, the reality check came too swiftly and too painfully!
At the same time, the results of the fourth Blue Star Concert held in Berlin left many Chinese viewers and netizens feeling disappointed.
After four rounds of competition, the lyricist and composer ranked first in points was Kailina.
In her four matches, she scored 5 points, 3 points, 4 points, and 4 points respectively, accumulating a total of 16 points.
In every match, she consistently ranked among the top three. Such stable performance and excellent strength, although not as shocking as Su Yu's continuous dominance of the top spot in the previous season, were enough to make Kailina famous in the Blue Star music scene.
The second place on the points list was Ivan, who scored 4 points in the first round and 5 points in the fourth round, with a total of 9 points.
Ivan is a typical state-dependent lyricist and composer; when she is not in good form, it is difficult for her to enter the top three; but once she is in form, she can win first or second place, fully demonstrating her talent.
The third place was Carlo, who scored 5 points and 3 points in the second and third rounds respectively, with a total of 8 points.
Fourth place was Fischer, with a total of 7 points. Fifth place was Lucia, with 5 points.
The sixth place was tied by three people: Fernando, Quanshui, and William, all with 4 points!
Lin Feng did not score in the fourth round and is currently ranked ninth with 3 points.
And a certain South Korea contestant was at the bottom with 0 points.
Without suspense, after the fourth round, South Korea's lyricist and composer was replaced again.
However, no one really cared about South Korea's lyricist and composer, as they truly had no presence.
What everyone cared about most was whether China would change its participating contestant!
After four rounds of competition, everyone already had a good understanding of Lin Feng's strength.
If he continues to represent China, China's performance will indeed be difficult to improve.
Even if Su Yu is unwilling to take the stage again, isn't there still Chu Ming?
Chu Ming's performance in the previous season was quite outstanding, and he seems stronger than Lin Feng, right?
Why not let Chu Ming play!
However, to everyone's surprise, China did not immediately replace him, and Lin Feng still competed in the fifth round.
In fact, the outside world did not know that after the results of the fourth round were announced, Lin Feng voluntarily offered to withdraw.
But the official side did not immediately agree, hoping that he would finish the fifth round before leaving, as the official side needed to allow ample preparation time for the replacement lyricist and composer.
Moreover, the official side was also debating whether to let the veteran Chu Ming play or to use Dong An, the new lyricist and composer recommended by Su Yu from Tianxing Entertainment.
China is not like South Korea, hastily replacing people after two rounds of poor performance.
They initially decided that each lyricist and composer must play at least five rounds before a replacement would be considered.
However, they also had concerns. If Dong An performed poorly, the gap between China and the leading teams might further widen in the next five rounds, which would be troublesome.
Even if Su Yu were to appear later and try his best to catch up, no one dared to say for sure that Su Yu would ultimately be able to help China advance to the finals.
So, Qian Jin, representing the official side, called Su Yu to ask for his thoughts: "Teacher Su Yu, Lin Feng will be replaced after the fifth round. Five rounds is the minimum participation standard for each lyricist and composer. We are currently deliberating on the replacement candidate. The official side leans towards Chu Ming, but you recommended Dong An. We would like to hear your opinion. If Dong An performs poorly, even if you take the stage later, the pressure will be immense!"
Qian Jin told Su Yu all his worries without any concealment.
Su Yu pondered for a moment and then replied, "Ask Chu Ming's wishes! If he wants to go, let him go first; if not, then let Dong An go. If the results are not ideal, I can also take the stage earlier!"
Su Yu's answer completely put Qian Jin at ease.
He had originally worried that Su Yu only wanted to appear at the last moment! But now, it seems there's no need to worry excessively.
"Alright, I'll go ask Chu Ming's thoughts now," Qian Jin said, then hung up the phone.
However, he did not contact Chu Ming directly, but first reported the content of his call with Su Yu to his superiors.
Only after receiving official permission did he inquire with Chu Ming.
Upon hearing Su Yu's opinion, Chu Ming unhesitatingly gave the opportunity to Dong An.
His magnanimity was something Lin Feng could not compare to!
Chu Ming stated that if Dong An's performance was excellent, he would be willing to take the stage as the third replacement contestant after five rounds; if Dong An's performance was subpar, he would no longer take the stage.
At that time, they would directly let the ultimate weapon, Su Yu, take action and sweep the entire field!
As for whether others would say they were "sore losers," they couldn't care less...
The scene returns to the premiere of "hidden war."
With big names like Su Yu, Liu Furong, and Jacky Cheung in attendance, the venue was already packed with media and reporters from the mainland and Hong Kong.
Especially the Hong Kong reporters, all of them were incredibly excited and thrilled.
After all, it had been too long since a Hong Kong film had caused such a stir in the mainland.
This film, "hidden war," was shot in Hong Kong, its main actors and extras were all Hong Kong people, and even the crew was a Hong Kong team. How could it not be considered a Hong Kong film?
Moreover, it was the most popular and classic police and gangster film genre that once thrived in Hong Kong!
Even though the script was written by Su Yu, and Su Yu was also the director, and the investor was the mainland's Tianxing Entertainment, it was still a Hong Kong police and gangster film.
"Director Su, what is your expected box office for 'hidden war'? Is it 1.5 billion?" a Hong Kong reporter asked loudly.
That's right, now media and reporters attach great importance to Su Yu's ability to predict box office.
At every premiere, Su Yu's predictions were like golden words, repeatedly coming true.
They eagerly anticipated hearing Su Yu's divine prophecy of "hidden war" breaking 1.5 billion chinese yuan at the box office.
After all, the highest box office record for a Hong Kong film in the mainland has yet to break 500 million!
Recalling the golden age of Hong Kong films, the number of screens in the mainland was limited, so box office results naturally couldn't stand out. At that time, videotapes and discs were popular...
"1 billion!" However, Su Yu's answer instantly stunned the Hong Kong media and reporters present.
This shouldn't be happening? When did Su Yu become so unconfident?
What's the harm in saying the box office will exceed 1.5 billion? Why be so blunt!
But little did they know, in Su Yu's heart, the expectation of 1 billion was actually a bit high.
This movie was indeed quite outstanding in its time, with a high rating of 8.8 points.
But time flies, more than ten years have passed, and whether it can still win the audience's hearts is truly unpredictable.
Moreover, in the original version on Earth, Liu Furong was only 38 years old at the time, in his prime.
But now?