Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 297 The Opportunity for Spider-Man Television Rights
Gossiping is the core driving force of the internet.

Gu Bei's Weibo post was immediately flooded with onlookers. In less than an hour, the number of comments exceeded one thousand, setting a new record for the number of comments on Weibo.

Countless netizens are like weasels in a melon patch; they smell the melons but have no idea where they are, and can only piece together the truth using their imaginations.

As a result, the 'truth' they pieced together was completely different from the actual truth.

"Goose Goose Goose Goose Goose Goose!"

Liu Yifei laughed heartily on the phone, clearly having seen some funny comments again.

Gu Bei didn't even need to ask.
You'll know exactly what your comment section looks like; netizens' imaginations can be terrifying when they get going.

He warned, "You're laughing now, but if you don't continue the chain, you won't be laughing when public opinion starts to shift!"

"Hum~"

Liu Yifei ignored Gu Bei.
I really enjoyed reading the comments.
She doesn't like the outside world constantly scrutinizing their relationship.
But sometimes I feel regretful that I can't share my current happiness with my fans.
Now is a good time to take advantage of the event and see how the fans feel about the relationship between the two.

It's not because I'm happy to see my fans bullying Gu Bei!

"Oops!"

Liu Yifei suddenly exclaimed.

"What's wrong?" Gu Bei asked, puzzled.

"It seems that Brother Xiaoming misunderstood; he forwarded a message of blessing."

Liu Yifei suddenly felt a headache coming on; it seemed that dragging it out for a while had caused some trouble.

Gu Bei also saw Huang Xiaoming's repost and comment, "Blessings, Director Gu, take good care of Qianqian!" He guessed that Huang Xiaoming had misunderstood their official announcement, so he quickly came over to congratulate them.

Well, this rumor has finally been 'confirmed' by someone.

For netizens, Huang Xiaoming, as a top-tier actor in mainland China, is clearly an insider. His repost and comment instantly confirmed the long-debated gossip.

"Guo'er, how did you lose your aunt?"

"Is it true? Gu Bei and Liu Yifei are really together?"

"No! Gu Gou, give Qianqian back to us!"

The smile doesn’t disappear, it just shifts.

This time, it was Gu Bei's turn to appreciate the ever-increasing number of comments under Huang Xiaoming's Weibo post.

Listening to Liu Yifei's constant typing on the other end of the phone:
He added with a smile, "Don't rush, take your time, there's no need to be in such a hurry!"

Liu Yifei slightly clenched her teeth.
While being interfered with by Gu Bei,

He quickly typed on the computer.

Those previous comments were just speculations from netizens; they were just for fun.

The comments are about Huang Xiaoming right now. If this continues to escalate, it will become big news!

In less than three minutes,
Liu Yifei's Weibo post has now been released.

There's not much I can do.

But when you need it.

I'm here.

@Shuchang#Weibo Three-Line Poem Million-Dollar Contest】

After posting the Weibo post

Looking at Huang Xiaoming's Weibo post that had received over a hundred likes in a short period of time, Liu Yifei anxiously asked, "What should we do about Brother Xiaoming?"
I'll call him and explain, and ask him to delete the forwarded post.

"Need not!"

Gu Bei shook his head. "I can just leave a comment. If I delete it, it'll make the news."

After saying that, Gu Bei commented under Huang Xiaoming's reposted Weibo post: "Don't worry, this time it definitely won't be as severe as it was during the 'The Message' incident!"

Gu Bei will take care of Huang Xiaoming in his Weibo posts.

The meaning between lovers has been distorted to mean the relationship between directors and actors.
However, Huang Xiaoming's original Weibo post can still be used as a reference without any issues.

"What's going on? We seem to have misunderstood what Huang Xiaoming meant. He was referring to Director Gu's care for Qianqian in the upcoming drama 'Star Fortune'!"

"I'm so tired! The plot twists and turns every few minutes, I'm completely lost. I'm more excited during work hours than after get off work!"

"Like you, I'm also waiting for the final result to come out. This plot is much more exciting than a TV series!"

Gu Bei's words once again stirred the hearts of the onlookers.

at this time,

His work phone rang.

The caller ID showed Huang Xiaoming.

"Director Gu, I'm sorry, was my repost just now too inappropriate?" Huang Xiaoming had come to his senses; clearly, Gu Bei and Liu Yifei hadn't gone public yet.

"It's alright, you've come at just the right time!"

Gu Bei smiled, realizing that with only artists from Linlang Entertainment participating, the buzz was still too small.

Huang Xiaoming: ? ? ?

Gu Bei continued, "Since you're involved, why don't you help me promote the Three-Line Poem Contest?"

Write a poem in the form of a three-line verse, with the theme of love.

There's a character limit on Weibo anyway.

"No problem, Director Gu, I'll think about it right now!"

Huang Xiaoming, being the kind of person he is, would naturally not refuse; he still had time to write three lines.

After Huang Xiaoming hung up the phone

Gu Bei spoke into another phone to Liu Yifei: "Did you hear that?"
When you inform Shuchang, tell her not to tag Zhu Yilong anymore.

Zhu Yilong hasn't even debuted yet, he's too small a player. Even if he were a contestant, no one would accuse me of rigging the competition.

Since we've managed to get Huang Xiaoming involved, let's have her tag him. They've worked together before, so it's quite reasonable for them to know each other.

This time, Liu Yifei dared not act recklessly again.

After all, the internet isn't just about those two people.
There's nothing inherently wrong with Huang Xiaoming's sudden appearance this time.
But it almost turned into a major news story.

She honestly informed Shu Chang.
Soon after,

Shu Chang also joined in the chain.

I'm not good at Chinese, math, or English.

My political science, history, and geography skills are lacking.

I love you the most, that's perfect.

@Huang Xiaoming #Weibo Three-Line Poem Million-Dollar Contest]

With Shu Chang stepping forward, this shocking revelation on Weibo has temporarily come to an end.

People noticed the hashtags associated with all three individuals.
After entering, I found that

It turned out to be a three-line poem contest hosted by Weibo.
Besides Gu Bei and other competition promoters
Anyone can participate in this competition simply by including this hashtag.

That's it?

Seeing that this major scandal didn't turn out as anyone had hoped, but instead became just another ordinary business activity, a sense of disappointment arose in everyone's hearts.

But when they noticed the prize money for this three-line poem contest...
Everyone's disappointment vanished instantly.

This three-line poem contest selected 33 winners. The winning rule was simple and straightforward: the winner was the one with the most likes.

Anyway, Weibo isn't afraid of people spoofing likes; even fake likes are still data.

Any data represents the activity level of Weibo users.

It can later be used as leverage in negotiations during financing or listing.

The top three winners will each receive a prize of 33 yuan (333333), and the remaining thirty winners will each receive 3333 yuan, bringing the total prize money to nearly 110 million yuan!

A competition of this scale
Before the cash-burning race in the mobile internet industry began...
This is a money-burning competition that is absolutely unique in the country!
Other competitions offer prizes of only a few hundred or a thousand dollars, making this million-dollar tournament unprecedented.

The current Budding New Concept Writing Competition offers no prize money, only a certificate and an opportunity to compile the winning entries into a book.

Gu Bei also prepared some for them.
A chance to see your work printed in front of a camera.
After these 33 winners are selected, a special column will be set up on the front page of Qianjiang Evening News, featuring one poem every day for a total of 33 days.

However, Qianjiang Evening News is only a provincial newspaper and is rarely distributed outside of Zhejiang Province.

Therefore, there is also a Reader's Digest magazine, which prints extra pages to include all thirty-three three-line poems at once, for a total of three issues, ensuring that all winners have the opportunity to buy them.

There are huge bonuses.
They can also be featured in newspapers and magazines.

Gu Bei prepared this three-line poem competition.
It's targeting young people with a bit of an artsy, artistic flair.

These are the best users on the internet right now.

In the original development of Weibo, the first event held was actually a micro-fiction competition, which was a great success.

But Gu Bei felt that the three-line poem competition was more suitable for Weibo.

The three-line poem, a poetic form originating from the Sakura Kanji Promotion Association, is perfectly suited for platforms like Weibo with its 140-character limit.

Moreover, micro-fiction must have a beginning, development, climax, and conclusion.
All you need to do to write a three-line poem is to have plenty of emotion.
Just look at the works in the Writers Association, and you'll see who can't write modern poetry anymore.
the next day.

Many media outlets have reported on this matter.

Liu Yifei's success is also due to the fact that the media's reaction time is not fast enough.

In later years, when social media became popular, media reports were measured in minutes.

But the media isn't that fast these days; print media reports take several days, and online media reports take a day, which allowed her to dodge a bullet.

However, at this time,
Gu Bei had already boarded a plane bound for New York.

As a story based on a semi-personal experience, Gu Bei changed the setting of the book "The Wrong Star" to New York, which is why the book sold so well in New York at the time.

Gu Bei will also be filming in New York this time.

In addition,

He also held a creative discussion session.

It was also held in New York.

Manhattan.

Marvel Comics.

Gu Bei looked up at this prime location in Manhattan. Just around the corner was Broadway, where he had once gone to listen to operas several times, trying to appear cultured.

"Bruce!"

An old voice came from behind.

Gu Bei turned his head and, initially thinking it was a fan, saw an old yet familiar face: "Stan Lee!"

"Here for the creative discussion? You've come all the way to Manhattan for an old man like me!" Stan Lee greeted Gu Bei with a smile.

"Being able to see you makes all the hardship worthwhile!"

Gu Bei shook hands with Stan Lee, his tone filled with joy, "And returning to Manhattan feels like coming home to me, I haven't even dropped out of school yet!"

He was once obsessed with Marvel comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a period of time.
For Stan Lee, a Marvel veteran
It also filled me with goodwill.
Unfortunately, after the other party passed away, the Marvel Cinematic Universe also 'died' along with them.

"Let's go up together then!"

Stan Lee walked ahead, chatting with Gu Bei as he said, "I really love your 500 Days of Summer, but a story like that should take place in New York, not California!"

"The story in the original script actually took place in New York."

Gu Bei revealed a hint of regret, "Unfortunately, the production team didn't have enough funds at that time, so we chose to film in California because of the tax rebate there."

"That's such a shame, New York missed out on a great story!"

Stan Lee sighed.

The two chatted all the way to the meeting room before parting ways.

"Hello there!"

This was also the first time Gu Bei had met Sam Raimi, the director of the Spider-Man series.

Compared to his appearance in the media, Sam Raimi now looks more unkempt and somewhat haggard, a common appearance for directors.

"Hi, I like your Whiplash drummer!"

Sam Raimi didn't mind that Gu Bei was there to steal his job; instead, he very amicably discussed Whiplash with Gu Bei.

Having started his career in thrillers, he also enjoys darker films like Whiplash.

"I really like your Evil Dead series too!"

Gu Bei watched quite a few horror movies back then.

The two talked until Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige arrived one after another.

Gu Beicai sat down next to Amy.
He had barely sat down when Amy suddenly asked, "Bruce, what do you think would happen if Iron Man and Spider-Man appeared in the same movie?"

what's the situation?
Gu Bei was slightly stunned.

Spider-Man's return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe is not something that will happen only after The Amazing Race 2 fell short of expectations.

Now, let alone The Amazing Spider-Man 2, there hasn't even been a hint of The Amazing Spider-Man 1 yet. Currently, everyone believes that Spider-Man will have a fourth movie.

But he glanced at Kevin Feige across from him.

Iron Man achieved great success in May of this year.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is already halfway to success. If Spider-Man, a pillar of Marvel, were to join, the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be truly invincible.

It's understandable that Kevin Feige, one of the founders of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, would have such thoughts.

After all, Marvel has been trying to reclaim the Spider-Man rights for years, but Sony has been absolutely unwilling to sell.

Gu Bei thought for a moment: "The box office will be a huge success, but how should the profits be divided? Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire will take one-third of the box office revenue, plus..."

"Ugh!"

Amy sighed and dismissed the idea. "That's what I was thinking too, but if you're going to reboot Spider-Man, the board will very likely consider Marvel's proposal."

After all, the headquarters is now very strict about investment in the film division.

We've already decided to get Marvel to reclaim the short film rights to Spider-Man.

Gu Bei heard this,

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed into my mind.

Although Sony's profits have now reached an all-time high, he remembers that just four or five years later, Sony began selling off buildings to stay afloat.

At that time, everyone thought Sony might go bankrupt.

Sony's financial crisis should have been evident by now.

Even Amy, as a Sony Pictures executive,

They didn't realize this either, only assuming it was due to the financial crisis.

In reality, Sony headquarters began restricting investments in Sony Pictures in order to recover cash flow and provide financial support to those severely loss-making departments.

Does that mean I have a chance to acquire the TV rights to Spider-Man?
(End of this chapter)