New Age Artists

Chapter 260: Stirring up the storm, three rumors, the blade turned inward (23)

Shen Santong ate roast duck every day for several days in a row.

Tong Liya was scared: "Stop eating, I'm getting fat again."

Shen Santong advised: "It's better to be fatter. If you're not fat, you'll feel uncomfortable."

The female star's looks are okay, but her figure is not good.

Too thin.

They are all skin and bones, and when they are pulled together and hedged, the visual impact is strong.

Others, not so good.

Of course, those who have the talent to dance will master a lot of cross-disciplinary knowledge, which is an advantage.

Tong Liya saw that he was not being honest again and was really afraid, so she changed the subject and said, "You should deal with that rumor. I think it was because of the casting for Red Cliff."

Shen Santong pulled her aside and said, "Don't delay. Don't delay. Let me see how public opinion goes."

Tong Liya asked in surprise: "What are you going to do?"

Shen Sandong said: "Sit on me, we'll be together."

Tong Liya shook her head like a rattle: "I won't sit."

Shen Santong took out Liuwei Dihuang Pills and essential oils; "Don't worry, use them internally and apply them to give you some energy."

Shen Santong ate duck while scrolling through the news and observing the direction of public opinion.

In recent days, the entertainment industry has been in turmoil.

The three rumors overshadowed Gillian's secret photo-taking incident.

Not a photography exhibition.

Instead, the idol group Twins came to Malaysia to hold a concert.

One of the members, Gillian, was photographed changing clothes backstage by Hong Kong gossip magazine "One Book Convenience", which caused a great shock in Hong Kong Island.

This triggered collective condemnation from people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

In Hong Kong Island, this entertainment news is a headline, but not in mainland China.

There are three rumors on the mainland.

The first one was two years ago, in 04, when Lin Xinru was invited to be a guest on the show “Kangxi Comes Here”.

The program team collected 10 male artists who had filmed kissing scenes with her, and then the host asked if anyone had ever stuck out his tongue.

She spread rumors about Zhou Jie.

This old rumor has recently been hyped up again by some forces.

The second rumor is fresh out of the box.

Zhou Jie and Director Chen had a disagreement on the set of "Shao Bao" and Director Chen ordered her to be banned.

In the past two years, Zhou Jie's career has not been very good.

During his peak period in "My Fair Princess" and "Young Justice Bao", he was the number one actor.

Now its popularity has declined, and young actors such as Huang Xiaoming, Tong Dawei, Nie Yuan and Yin Xiaotian have caught up.

This seems to confirm that Zhou Jie was banned by Director Chen.

The third rumor is related to Shen Santong.

He said he called for a ban on Hong Kong and Taiwan actors and prohibited them from coming to the mainland to make money.

The parties involved have already refuted the first two rumors, but it’s useless as they are still spreading like wildfire.

As for the rumors about Shen Santong, he did not refute them.

Just leave it there.

Shen Sandong said: "This rumor is really interesting. It's like they have eyes. I invited Director Chen and Zhou Jie, and it spread like wildfire."

"Even I was put in the case. If I don't use Hong Kong and Taiwan actors in Red Cliff, does that mean I don't care about the overall situation or politics, and that I, Shen Santong, want to ban Hong Kong and Taiwan actors?"

"Interesting, interesting."

Tong Liya said: "Then, you should deal with the business. We are still young and need to take care of our health."

Shen Sandong said: "I am doing my job, and you are my job."

Tong Liya elbowed him back: "I, thank you!"

How could this be possible? I have been training in acting for four days.

At the beginning, my business improved and I enjoyed it and was happy.

Now he was scared, his expression was frozen.

I almost did it several times. Oh, I don’t want to look back. It’s scary.

Multiple scene interpretation.

From the computer to the sofa.

Then to the mirror on the washstand.

Finally, the bed.

A sitcom performance requires a scene.

Shen Santong brushed away the dust in his heart and stood still as a mountain.

He had heard these three rumors more or less in his previous life. They were well-known gossips in the entertainment industry.

The parties involved are Zhou Jie and Director Chen.

The first and second rumors are that there is no difference between past life and this life.

Only the third one is different.

In the previous life, he spread rumors that Director Chen called for a ban on Hong Kong and Taiwan actors to prevent them from making money.

Shen Santong also found out the truth later and realized that the rumor about Zhou Jie kissing Lin Xinru was true, and that director Chen banning Zhou Jie was also a rumor.

As for the third rumor, he just now tasted the truth.

To understand the connotations of the three rumors, one must delve into the film and television industry to understand why such rumors were spread and what their purposes were.

The reason why there are rumors against Director Chen and Zhou Jie is that the two of them are blocking some people's way.

Let’s talk about Director Chen first.

In 91, a severe flood occurred in the Yangtze River.

Many celebrities from both the Mainland and Hong Kong attended the charity performance, but the organizers treated the actors from the two places differently.

The various kinds of care given to Hong Kong artists, fearing that they were not taken good care of, have aroused widespread dissatisfaction among many veteran artists on the mainland.

At the dinner after the event, Hong Kong artist Tam Wing Lam asked the waitress for her autograph and replied that he only signed in English and never in Chinese.

Regardless of whether he just declined politely, in the eyes of bystanders, his disdain for mainlanders was obvious.

Director Chen slammed the table and asked Tan Yonglin: Are you still a Chinese?
Then, the mainland performers left in anger, ignoring the organizers' attempts to retain them.

Only Gong Li, who has had long-term cooperation with the Hong Kong side, tried to keep the company, saying that this was not a good idea.
Director Chen angrily shouted: If you need anything from them, then stay. We are leaving.

Only Gong Li was left standing at the hotel entrance, watching everyone leave.

In the 04 Xiaobailong incident, Director Chen was also a co-signer.

He can't stand the trends brought from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Zhou Jie is similar, he is the number one actor.

Xiaosheng is to male actors what Huadan is to female actors, the most glamorous role on the big and small screens and in the media. He blocks more people.

Both inside and outside, plus his personality is too normal, which makes him incompatible with the entertainment industry.

In the early 00s, the Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television circles discovered the huge gold mine of the mainland market and flocked north, setting off a wave of co-production films.

At that time, for co-productions, most actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan stayed in star-rated hotels, while actors from the mainland slept in nearby guesthouses.

Even if mainland actors are the leading actors, their experiences are not much better than those of Liu Xiaoqing and Li Lianjie in the 80s.

Shen Santong had heard Wu Jing complain about it.

As the lead actor during the filming of "Tai Chi Master", in addition to filming, he also had to do all kinds of chores on the crew.

Precisely because of the obvious difference in treatment, in many film crews, actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan are particularly arrogant in front of actors from the mainland, and think they are superior.

During the filming of "My Fair Princess", the Wandao crew and actors ganged up to bully mainland actors.

Forcing swallows to drink water stained with horse manure was a common phenomenon at that time.

Zhou Jie was a man of upright character who was unwilling to be in the limelight, so he became the one who was killed as a warning to others.

Lin Xinru's rumor-mongering was just the fuse, at most the direct cause.

That’s what the Wandao variety show is all about.

In other words, the entertainment industry in Wandao has not experienced any social changes and is still at the lower level.

There are a lot of weird gossips and rumors about Wandao Island.

The key is who pushed this rumor to the mainland and spread it widely.

There is a cost to spreading rumors widely, and there must be profit motivation behind it.

The root cause is not complicated. Director Chen and Zhou Jie are unwilling to go along with the dirty business.

Not only did they not remain silent, they fought back.

It has become a thorn in the eyes and flesh of many people.

So, there were rumors about Zhou Jie’s French kissing before.

Later, he had a disagreement with director Chen on the set of "Shao Bao" and was banned by director Chen, thus rumors of killing two birds with one stone came into being.

Of course, Shen Santong also knew that because of his appearance, the rumor had been brought forward.

If it weren't for him, the rumor that Director Chen banned Zhou Jie would have to wait a few years before it came out again.

Zhou Jie became disheartened, fell into disrepair and retired from the entertainment industry.

Now these two rumors are that some people want to get rid of the two people.

In particular, they were not allowed to participate in Shen Santong's "Red Cliff" project.

Especially Zhou Jie, not only in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but also in mainland China, people are making efforts.

If Zhou Jie played a major role in "Red Cliff", she would definitely rise again.

Huang Xiaoming, Lu Yi and Chen Kun are likely to participate.

The struggle for interests cannot be gentle.

It may be possible to say hello when meeting each other, but it is normal to stab each other in private.

As for the third rumor, it is more complicated.

This is a sniper-style rumor.

Originally, it was Director Chen who advocated at an official meeting to restrict young Hong Kong and Taiwan artists from coming to the mainland to make money.

Think about the environment in Hong Kong and Taiwan. If there were such regulations, many things would be ruined.

In order to counter this claim, Hong Kong and Taiwan made efforts, and the foreign media cooperated and expanded the information.

It turned into a call for banning and restricting all Hong Kong and Taiwan artists.

According to media opinion, this is not just an industry issue, but a very serious accusation, and Director Chen must refute the rumor.

After refuting the rumor, the original claim was also refuted.

Shen Santong has also studied relevant theories of media communication, and has witnessed various methods such as rumor-mongering and rumor-debunking in the overseas interest struggles for costume blockbusters, so he understood the purpose of this rumor.

From this kind of cooperation, we can see that some media outlets at the University of Tokyo are not ignorant of various communication techniques, nor are they incapable of cooperating.

But the blade is facing inwards.

All the skills I learned, such as how to create topics and progress, were used to help others.

The third rumor should be ten years later.

Now, because of Shen Santong, he was born early.

It turned into a target for Shen Santong.

Hong Kong and Taiwan made efforts, and some internal media followed suit.

If Shen Santong refuted the rumor, there would definitely be follow-up public opinion, which would lead him to use a large number of Hong Kong and Taiwan actors in his "Red Cliff".

Self-evidence dispels this rumor.

Shen Santong felt terrible.

It’s not that this rumor is scary, but that some forces and groups spread this rumor, and there is a subtext.

That is, they think Shen Santong will care and give in.

Shen Santong couldn't help but wonder why some forces had this perception.

The answer is simple, he has a great image.

He is so straight.

Even though he often criticizes people passionately, he generally considers the overall situation and has some dignity.

Hypothesis.

To improve a person's image from 20% to 80%, the average cost per point is 0.5.

The marginal utility is known.

From 80% to 90%, the cost per point is 2 or 3.
To increase from 90% to 95%, the cost is 10 to 20 per point.

After 95%, each point of improvement costs 50 or even 100. The resources consumed by a one-point improvement exceed the total expenditure of improving a person's image from 20% to 80%.

In other words, the closer you are to perfection, the higher the price you have to pay.

And the more perfect the personal image is, the greater the lethality and spread of negative news will be.

Shen Santong estimates that his personal image is now at 90%. It costs a lot to maintain this image, and the cost will be even higher if he wants to improve this image.

This is why the third rumor came about, his personal image is too good.

A little bit of black ink would be out of place on white paper.

This is terrible.

Shen Santong understood that he had a weak spot.

A gentleman can be deceived by tricks, but a good man can be pointed at with a gun.

But Shen Santong is not Director Chen.

Ask someone to make an appointment with Beijing Youth Daily.

There is no reason for him to refuse the popularity.

Prove it to yourself, prove it to be fucking stupid.

(End of this chapter)