The Best Actor Insists On Living With Me!-Chapter 1734 - 1726: "Husband" (3)
Xia Siyu has been busy lately, and Bo Yan is even busier. Before the New Year, just after finishing a TV drama, he immediately started participating in various variety shows. Some are special New Year programs aired during the holiday, while others are for movie promotions.
Bo Yan himself has reached the top tier as an actor in the country. However, as a director, he is still a newcomer. Moreover, he is clearly not in it just for a quick box office grab; he genuinely wants to pursue this path. If this movie fails, not only will he struggle to find investors in the future, but he’ll also need to reassess his approach.
So, even though the film has passed inspection and is scheduled for release, he is still racing against time. Taking advantage of everyone being at home during the New Year, he rushed to produce an updated trailer.
Given Xia Siyu’s popularity recently and that "Sunrise" primarily centers around Chen Bailu, the trailer mostly features clips of her.
What can I say? Xia Siyu has always looked stunning in any outfit on the red carpet, always the "GOAT". But this time, she went straight for the qipao...
As everyone knows, a person with a bad figure wearing a qipao can be a disaster. But someone with a great figure... it’s the cherry on top!
Xia Siyu’s first qipao look debuted in the trailer with just a glimpse, instantly capturing everyone’s attention. Her qipao is not some oversized loose fit; it’s authentically made of silk with all the patterns embroidered by hand. The pearls and other gold and silver threads in the adornments are all genuine.
Her hairstyle, eyebrows, makeup, and even her jewelry were specially designed as a matching set. Her posture and movements were trained by professionals. With just a lift of her eyes while holding a cigarette, she exudes a lazy, mocking sharpness with a touch of desolation that is instantly captivating.
The film industry is no different from other industries. Whatever is popular gets made. After five days of New Year celebrations, "Divine Catcher" has already grossed 1.3 billion yuan at the box office. Director Ji, being from HK, Macao, and Taiwan, has inroads into the East Asia, Southeast Asia, and European and American markets. Over there, "Divine Catcher" is immensely popular, even surpassing a Hollywood blockbuster released at the same time, becoming a top box office hit.
Of course, Xia Siyu has been a sensation for ten years. During this decade, she has made a notable name for herself in the Chinese community. But in the past, she mostly played the role of a sweet, innocent character without needing to showcase much acting skill, more of a vase role. But starting from "Storm" to now with "Divine Catcher", she has proven herself; she is the box office queen.
In a sense, female stars who can carry a box office hit are more revered than best actresses, especially in the film market. Being able to carry a box office hit is akin to leading a TV drama, meaning she is responsible for the success of the work. This holds true worldwide. For example, in Hollywood, at the Oscars each year, there are a number of best actor and actress winners, and over ten or twenty years, quite a few are recognized. But in terms of stars who can carry a box office hit, male or female, there are less than ten in total.
The same applies to Chinese language films. The three major awards each year produce three best actors and three best actresses, but not all possess box office appeal. In this regard, not even Bo Yan can compare to her.
Today at the airport, Xia Siyu encountered fans, and she casually bought a trending search topic. When your recent activities get you on the trending list, it’s welcome news. But if you have no work or relevant content and are still constantly trending, it just annoys people. Luckily, Xia Siyu is currently the former.
Bo Yan is also personally handling film promotions now, so he’s keeping an eye on traffic. The top-ranked comedy film during the New Year slot, although its box office is high with over 2 billion yuan, features leads with comedic acting styles. They sell well but don’t attract the fanbase traffic.
So, during this New Year period, Xia Siyu is the one truly capturing the buzz. Having a buzz is beneficial, especially with female fans who get excited after watching the film, and with "Sunrise" coming along, leveraging "Divine Catcher’s" momentum, there’s indeed an increase in pre-sales.
However, because the timing overlaps slightly with "Divine Catcher", it’s not quite appropriate for Xia Siyu to do too much "Sunrise" promotion during this time.
After all, both films are hers. If she only puts effort into promoting one, it feels a bit unbalanced. But if she promotes both vigorously, there’s a kind of mockery about being a Master Duanshui.
So she chose to remain silent. She can’t avoid the promotions already filmed, but she probably won’t do much more promotional activity before "Sunrise" is released.
Bo Yan deliberately teased her, "Go to the international sites. There are more people saying ’marry-me’ there."
"Really?" Xia Siyu even went out of her way to set up a VPN to brave the international internet, finding some reviews of "Divine Catcher", and it turned out to be true.
Of course, there is no shortage of hackers about her on the international sites. Some people below explained, "Are you serious? Xia Siyu has countless rumors, changing boyfriends like changing clothes. She’s very domineering and can make show crews change the rules for her just because she feels like it."
Unexpectedly, the replies to this hacker were all: "Wow, being so beautiful, what’s wrong with changing a few more boyfriends? It’s the boys who can’t win her heart. As for domineering, is that even domineering? That’s just being assertive. She’s too A, I love it!"
There are plenty of obsessed fans, and some foreigners are watching her films for the first time. Some of the films don’t have international licensing, so there are no English subtitles, forcing them to watch raw Chinese versions on YouTube. The foreigners below struggled with the uncut footage, "Damn, I should have taken Chinese as an elective in high school. She’s too beautiful. Really. She was particularly cute in Lolita. Sexy in the bar. And watching her martial arts scenes, wow, do all the people from China know Chinese kung fu? I heard she jumped from a 20-meter cliff without any protection, is this even human? Even if I couldn’t understand her language, her performance was incredible! Many of our macho actors fight well but act poorly. She’s different. She’s perfect in every way. I should have known her sooner."
The international rainbow compliments, even when exaggerated, come in droves. And judging by the quotes, it’s clear the person has watched a lot of Xia Siyu’s related films. Probably sought out her early debut films, "Storm", and "Divine Catcher".
Cultural export, indeed. Especially with "Divine Catcher" being set in the Ming Dynasty. The makeup and costumes all reflect that era, majestic and graceful yet fresh.
Xia Siyu’s previous collaboration with Director Ji on "Yu Beauty", although it grossed several billion, did not anticipate "Divine Catcher" to be this successful. Just as she was discussing film promotion with Bo Yan, Director Ji called her, asking if she could promote in Nanyang.
