As we all know, the Spring Festival film season has always been a fiercely contested battleground, a battlefield where numerous films vie for dominance.
Even before the release of "The Phantom Thieves," the publicity campaign had already been in full swing.
Although Xiao He is a cameo character who appears for less than a few ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ minutes, he has been getting a decent amount of attention lately. Meng Zetian and Mo Tun have been consistently keeping him in the spotlight, so when the movie was officially announced, Xiao He was given more screen time. When promoting the film on various platforms, Xiao He is also mentioned, with Ling Hui Studio handling the promotion.
Xiao He's white-haired hacker look naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Of course, he's not the main character in this movie. He'll be mentioned during promotions, but he's not the focus.
Aside from Xiao He's fans being overjoyed, most viewers were drawn to the film because of its plot quality and the two main actors.
On its opening day, "The Thieves" lived up to expectations, firmly securing the top spot at the box office.
It can only be said that Director Zhuang truly lives up to his reputation as a director with billions in box office revenue. "The Thieves' Alliance" won the audience's favor with its humorous and suspenseful plot twists and the incredibly reliable duo of bumbling thieves who constantly cause trouble.
Judging by this momentum, "The Thieves" should be the box office champion during the Spring Festival.
Even Xiao He and his parents felt they wanted more after watching it, giving the film a very good review.
After all, the Spring Festival is all about creating a joyful, funny, and relaxed atmosphere for the whole family.
Xiao's mother was pleasantly surprised by her son's performance in the movie. Although he only had one or two minutes of screen time, the mysterious, taciturn white-haired hacker was still very impressive. She looked at her son with a playful expression and a nostalgic smile on her face.
Xiao He felt his scalp tingle under his mother's gaze, thinking he was about to be lectured again.
After all, he had dyed hair and tattoos in this movie, which would have made his father eager to try it out in the past.
Sure enough, Xiao's mother was also talking about Xiao He dyeing his hair:
“I remember it was after you graduated from junior high school, right? That summer, you insisted on following the non-mainstream style of the neighborhood and dyed your hair green. No matter how much your dad and I tried to persuade you, we couldn’t stop you. In the end, oh my god, that hairstyle made me laugh every time I saw it.”
Just talking about it made Xiao's mother beam with joy, and she nudged Xiao's father with her elbow, while Xiao's father also smiled.
“I remember, and as a result, that brat was laughed at for a week. When he came back, he begged us to take him to dye his hair back to black. But the hair dye faded, and his hair was yellow for the whole summer vacation. When school started, in order not to let the teachers think that he was malnourished, he had to get a buzz cut.”
Xiao He: ...Stop cursing, stop cursing, the person is already digging their toes into the ground.
I remember it was the summer after I graduated from junior high school. At that time, Xiao's parents decided to grant Xiao He a wish because he had been admitted to a key high school.
So, the teenager, who was in his adolescence and still had a bit of a teenage angst, decisively chose to do something rebellious that many people had wanted to do – dye his hair!
And they even wanted to dye this thing green!
Upon hearing Xiao He's request, Xiao's mother's vision went black, while Xiao's father stood up, drew his Seven Wolves sword, and prepared to show Xiao He what true fatherly love was.
However, after a period of chaos at home, Xiao's mother decided to keep her promise and took Xiao He to get his hair dyed green.
However, at the same time, Xiao's mother was also very "scheming". She deliberately took Xiao He around and even visited acquaintances, without being afraid of losing face.
Back then, things weren't like they are now. People basically equated dyeing hair with being a good-for-nothing hoodlum. With that hairstyle, Xiao He was practically telling everyone that he was going to go astray and would be squatting on the street collecting protection money and beating up your kids. Hehehe.
After enduring the "strange" looks from others on numerous occasions, Xiao He finally couldn't hold back any longer.
Well, actually, he regretted it the moment he finished dyeing his hair, because green really makes his skin look darker!
Back then, Xiao He liked to go out and play ball, so his skin got very tanned. Combined with this deathly green color, he looked like a lump of coal.
Moreover, because Xiao He's hair was so dazzling, even his best friend who played basketball with him was hesitant to play with him anymore—because his family had scolded them and forbade them from playing with Xiao He.
As expected, the farce ended with Xiao He shaving his head.
Fortunately, Xiao He usually had good grades, so everyone had a fairly good impression of him. After changing his hairstyle back, he was seen as a reformed student, and many acquaintances didn't even remember much about his past.
But this dark history still leaves its mark; the photos that Xiao's mother took back then are still kept at home.
As Xiao He listened to his mother reminisce about the past, he couldn't help but shed a tear of bitterness.
So sometimes it's better if parents aren't too open-minded, at least they won't have to leave a dark history to laugh at after doing something stupid.
Sigh, it's all tears when I talk about it.
Xiao He's new look in "The Phantom Thieves" not only caught the attention of his parents, but also other viewers.
After all, this is a limited edition of Xiao He's white-haired look!
Mysterious identity, superb hacking skills, and exceptionally handsome looks—who wouldn't love him?
【Holy crap, I never expected that this pretentious white-haired guy to be Brother Xiao. He's fucking handsome! It makes me want to dye my hair like that too.】
【Goodbye, bro, this thing relies on modeling.】
【Hahaha, what the hell is this white-haired pretentious guy? I'm speechless, hahaha.】
【No, bro, he's seriously handsome. I thought he was at his peak during the Meng Zetian era, but the white-haired guy has reached a whole new level of handsomeness.】
【Why do you always call him "White Hair"? He seems to have a name.】
【Coincidentally, I watched it again today and discovered that this group really didn't reveal their names or even code names; all I know is that he's ranked third on the list of master thieves.】
【Haha, well, there's nothing I can do about it now. I've really lost my name; I'll just have to call him White-Haired Bro.】
【And hasn't anyone noticed that Xiao Ge finally landed a job in his field this time? He graduated with a computer science degree and is now playing a hacker in the entertainment industry—doesn't that count as finding his ideal job in the Chinese entertainment industry?】
【I'm dying of laughter in the comments section.】
There's a lot of discussion about Xiao He online, but even more about "The Phantom Thieves Alliance," especially the main characters Lu Xiaokong and Shi Ji, who are like two clowns. One is incredibly reliable, and the other is incredibly unreliable. As a result, the reliable one always gets unlucky, while the unreliable one always has amazing luck, leading to some hilarious situations.
Especially Shi Ji, even though it's always his unreliability that causes trouble, he always manages to escape unscathed by sheer luck. Then Lu Xiaokong, who follows Shi Ji, suffers a lot of bad luck and needs Shi Ji to save him instead.
So every time, Shi Ji would complain about how unlucky Lu Xiao Kong was, and then sigh and say his catchphrase: "Oh dear, I, Shi Ji, am really unlucky to have a nephew like you!"
Lu Xiaokong: ...Is this how you use that word?!
