This director is vindictive.

Chapter 427 Co-creation turns into co-rottenness, your grandpa will always be your grandpa

From a publicity perspective, being infamous is still being famous.

Although it was ridiculed and criticized by countless netizens as soon as the first round of screenings started, it did make everyone remember this movie!
Although the remake of "Operation Fox Hunt" was not as successful as the original version starring Chen Mo, it did gain considerable exposure. However, many people criticized Wang Qianyuan for playing a good guy or even a policeman.

But just like many people reading novels, even though the poison is enough to kill someone, they still give it five stars, mainly to fool as many people as possible.

This time, Wang Qianyuan's receipt of the most votes was also due to this same mentality.

Of course, the main thing to see is whether this remake of "Operation Fox Hunt" is actually going to involve casting, or is just a way to fool everyone.

So the pressure suddenly fell on "Operation Fox Hunt," because they had indeed already decided on Duan Yihong and Liang Chaowei!

As a result, Wang Qianyuan's overwhelming lead is making things difficult for them.

If they were to openly and blatantly manipulate the votes to elect Duan Yihong, the legitimate male lead, netizens wouldn't be fooled.

The backlash will be significant, and while things may turn out badly, if it's all black, then it's not worth the loss.

"This disaster happened way too fast!" Zhang Yuqi couldn't help but complain.

"This isn't a disaster. If handled well, it could even generate more traffic. It all depends on how the 'Operation Fox Hunt' publicity team plans to do it," Chen Mo said calmly.

"Isn't this a disaster? Wang Qianyuan's votes are already ten times that of Duan Yihong and the others," Zhang Yuqi said, puzzled.

"This is nothing. The base is low now. Ten times seems like a lot, but once the real traffic picks up, this number of votes will be nothing at all," Chen Mo said dismissively.

"Don't underestimate them. What we can think of, do you think they can't think of?" Chen Mo never thought those people were stupid; in fact, they were all a group of shrewd people.

"So, Director Chen, if it were you, how would you arrange things? How would you turn a passive situation into an active one?" Zhang Yuqi asked in a serious, reporter-like manner.

Of course, it might be more convincing if her nightgown had a higher neckline and a longer hem.

However, Chen Mo, known as Liu Xiahui, said, "It's nothing."

While pulling the person into his arms, he said with a smile, "If it were me, I would do the opposite. Since everyone thinks Wang Qianyuan is more like a bandit, or that he is more convincing as a bandit, then let him play a bandit for publicity."

Chen Mo's prediction has been proven true once again.

It must be said that there are capable people on that side too! Faced with this situation, the other party did not disregard public opinion and engage in any underhanded tactics.

It was still a legal education live broadcast, but this time it was a little different.

Instead, they held a reverse legal education live stream!
Wang Qianyuan was responsible for explaining the main "fraud" methods at present, while Duan Yihong was responsible for popularizing the law.

This contrasting approach to legal education is actually quite effective.

The main reason is that Wang Qianyuan has also found the key to attracting attention, because almost everyone thinks he should play a ruthless bandit, not a law enforcement officer.

So he went all out and played the role of a fraudster being interrogated.

As a result, Duan Yihong was once again overshadowed.

However, this "reverse normal" live stream did indeed help "Operation Fox Hunt" out of its predicament.

Meanwhile, the publicity department for "Operation Fox Hunt" launched a campaign: #Do you think Wang Qianyuan is suitable for the role?#
Option 1, the economic crime investigation team leader, received 12 votes; Option 2, the fugitive wanted by the police, received 89 votes.

This successfully reversed the awkward situation where netizens were making jokes one by one and directly voted for Wang Qianyuan.

After all, they're not crazy, so why would they let Wang Qianyuan play the role of an economic crime investigation team leader handling cross-border cases?

"Operation Fox Hunt" can be said to have reassured other film and television companies that were waiting and watching. Since the replication was successful, they certainly wouldn't miss it.

As a result, within a few days, several film companies launched their own "film co-creation" promotional campaigns.

For a time, it was a chaotic scene of demons running rampant.

However, similar activities will inevitably lead to a diversion of traffic and also cause aesthetic fatigue among the public.

So the effect may be there, but it is far below their expectations.

On Chen Mo's side, however...

After the casting process for the collaborative project ended, seeing so many imitators emerge, turning the entire internet into a hub of various "collaborative projects" and "celebrity battles," he immediately suspended the second phase of his original plan: script co-creation.

Because it's clearly not appropriate now.

Moreover, he didn't have time for all that anymore, as the preliminary preparations for Zhang Yuqi's ocean wedding were almost complete.

The two also need to make some preparations in advance for the upcoming filming phase.

This filming is completely different from "The Shallows". Although the filming of "The Shallows" shows the audience fighting sharks in the sea, it was actually filmed in a swimming pool.

Of course, that's also because The Shallows is, after all, a movie, and many scenes needed to be filmed repeatedly.

However, "Ocean Wedding" is completely different. Although it is a filming project, it is actually not much different from holding a wedding.

It's all about creating a sense of ritual. Although most of the filming will take place in the "underwater hotel," some scenes will still require underwater shooting, so both of them needed to undergo diving training.

They also took a vacation, and to avoid being disturbed, the two flew directly to the Maldives.

Meanwhile, in China, with the launch of several "co-creation" film events, the "co-creation" promotional model originally created by Chen Mo has been completely ruined.

After the initial hype died down, many netizens gradually became annoyed by watching celebrities put on a show on Weibo every day.

Although it replicates Chen Mo's co-creation model, most of the time, it's impossible for everyone to be truly genuine. Many are actually just using "co-creation" as a pretext for publicity.

Therefore, the effect was naturally not as good as Chen Mo's.

As a result, it was met with a barrage of criticism from netizens and became a trending topic.

#Creating Together, Turning into Rot Together#
"If a group of people are learning, they should learn seriously. What kind of nonsense is this?!"

"Hilarious! The whole internet is now full of 'co-creation,' even 'Country Love' has created a 'Xie Guangkun running for the richest man in Ivory Mountain' co-creation. They've really gone too far!"

"Suddenly I feel a bit nostalgic for Chen Mo. But, it's strange, didn't they just finish casting for 'The Great Tang Desert'? Why is there no follow-up?"

As a result, many people have begun to reminisce about the casting process for the film adaptation of Chen Mo's "The Last Transfer in the Northern Desert of the Tang Dynasty".

Suddenly, it was discovered that the film adaptation of "The Last Transfer in the Northern Desert of the Tang Dynasty" had been shelved since the casting process began.

At that moment, the sound of waves from the Maldives came through the glass floor. Chen Mo scrolled through the #Co-creationTurnsToCo-rotation# tag on his tablet and suddenly burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhang Yuqi was fastening diving weights to her ankles, the metal buckles clanging as she heard Chen Mo's laughter and asked with some confusion.

Chen Mo turned the screen towards her: "Netizens say that opening Weibo now is like entering a circus—this celebrity is live-streaming himself eating cockroaches and calling it an 'immersive experience of Famine,' that top star is busking on the street and claiming it's 'artistic co-creation,' and even animal variety shows are starting to do 'dolphin casting.'"

He clicked on a trending video of a popular young actor: the actor was crying and reciting multiplication tables in front of the camera, with the title "#The Pain of Mathematics·Actors Co-created#".

It was truly a chaotic mess.

"Really? Let me see!"

"Hey, look, your Weibo is in an uproar." Zhang Yuqi was browsing through her posts when she suddenly clicked on Chen Mo's Weibo, and wow, she was completely shocked.

"What exploded?" Chen Mo asked, puzzled.

The result was that netizens flocked to his Weibo account, asking him to co-create the second phase.

"Looking back now, Director Chen's casting choices were truly refreshing! Huang Bo's dehydration was to portray the hardships of veterans, and Ge Si's begging was based on his experience at the bottom of society. These celebrities now are just trying to attract attention! When will the second phase of script co-creation begin?"

"Director Chen! What about the second phase of co-creation? What happened to the promised 'co-creation of the script'? Are you sure you're not going to skip it? (doge)"

"Yeah, others are just trying to piggyback on the success, but he's genuinely letting netizens decide the plot! I'm begging for a second phase, I've even written my own 'veteran's memoir' idea!"

The comment was followed by over three thousand replies, with the top comment stating: "I suggest setting a threshold to filter out those just jumping on the bandwagon and trying to ride the wave!"

Chen Mo didn't take it seriously. This wave of return was expected, but he definitely didn't have time for it now.

However, I still replied to the question.

"It's impossible to back out, but recently 'co-creation' has almost been turned into 'co-rotten,' so let's lay low for a while (laughing and crying)." This reason is so apt.

Wow, Director Chen actually picked me! I'm so happy! I hope it happens soon!

Chen Mo put down his tablet and prepared to go diving.

"Hey, what exactly does a shark cage look like?" Zhang Yuqi suddenly looked up and asked, pointing at a still from the TV series "The Vanished" on her tablet.

She wore her hair in a high ponytail today, and the zipper of her wetsuit was only pulled up to her chest, revealing a large expanse of honey-colored skin.

Chen Mo was checking the oxygen cylinder and replied without looking up, "Just an iron cage, right? Didn't they film that in 'The Vanished'?"

"Can the props team make the same thing?" She suddenly kicked off her flippers and leaned closer, her breath, carrying the scent of sea salt, brushing against Chen Mo's ear: "I want to see the real thing—"

He waved his phone and said, "I'll also shoot a vlog as wedding highlights!"

"Uh, okay!" Shark cages aren't actually that rare, and Chen Mo quickly had someone arrange one.

Actually, it's only at the bottom of the sea; otherwise, that thing wouldn't be anything special.

However, since Zhang Yuqi is curious, let's satisfy her curiosity.

A few hours later, Zhang Yuqi clung to the steel bars of the shark cage, excited as if she had discovered a new continent. She deliberately stretched out her arm and then pulled it back, and in the footage, she looked like she was teasing an imaginary shark.

Then he took out his waterproof phone and kept snapping photos, even doing an impromptu performance imitating a scene from "The Vanished She".

He even gestured at Chen Mo, leaving Chen Mo speechless.

(End of this chapter)