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Chapter 286 Isn't that Jing Tian? So cruel!

The assistant director took care of it, and when Xiao Yang found out, he laughed so hard his eyes were practically squeezed out of shape by his chubby cheeks.

Because getting the assistant director on your side involves more than just that one person; it also involves the director of photography, the director of lighting, and other key personnel.

In other words, the basic framework of the production team has been established.

Next, all you need to do is flesh out the characters, recruit some photographers, lighting technicians, makeup artists, etc., and that should be enough.

Just as the crew of "The Beginning" was gradually being assembled, a person suddenly appeared on Weibo.

I don't know where he got the news from, but he knew that Qi Hui was filming a web series, so he started attacking Qi Hui:

[Director Teng Huatao: I recently heard some news that a director who started as an actor and went to the US for exchange studies is now directing web series instead of movies or TV dramas. It's truly tragic; the directing profession is becoming something anyone can do, lacking both professional competence and ethics!]

As a good friend, Wen Zhang, who was filming "Badges of Fury" in Hong Kong, did not make any comments, but simply liked and retweeted the Weibo post.

When the public intellectuals saw this, they immediately got excited.

A former actor? Studying abroad in the US?

Without a doubt, it must be that brat Qi Hui!
Is he going to film a web series?

The public intellectuals who had been trying to expose Qi Hui immediately launched a media offensive.

Retweeted Teng Huatao's Weibo post and started commenting.

They seemed determined to nail Qi Hui to the pillar of shame:
"Gao Xiaosong: It's a waste of resources for a director who has returned from studying in Hollywood to make cheesy and vulgar web series! I think we should investigate whether there is any exchange of interests behind this. It is a huge waste of the country's educational resources."

Fang Fang: @Qi Hui, you should apologize to the people of the whole country. You have caused a huge waste of educational resources and public resources. If your spot had been given to other directors, they could have learned better and made better works, instead of making some web series that even dogs wouldn't watch!

Fang Zhouzi: You used to call me a "fake-busting maniac," but I didn't want to admit to that title because I was speaking up for the people, not fighting fakes for the sake of fighting fakes.

"But now, I'm going to seriously debunk this myth: Qi Hui is not a director at all. He's a fake director. He has never studied directing, lacks professional skills, and has no corresponding directorial insight or professional ethics. He's a clown who will do anything for fame and fortune!"

"Please let us know!"

"Yuan Tengfei: I often say that the Chinese people are ignorant. The ignorance of history has created the ignorance of modern times, and the existence of the Internet has amplified this ignorance. A director who has returned from studying in the Western civilized world does not make artistic films, but instead makes vulgar, tasteless, and tacky web series. What kind of ignorant cognition is this?"

"His understanding is worthy of my evaluation of him!"

"..."

Major magazines and weekly publications also reported and reprinted the story.

For a time, the topic of Qi Hui filming a web series became incredibly noisy and widespread.

[Qi Hui's new work is a web series] quickly became the top trending topic.
Qi Hui has lost count of how many times he's landed this trending topic.

Just the day before, Wang Feng posted on Weibo to announce his first concert of the year.

Unfortunately, Weibo was full of content related to Qi Hui, and nobody cared about Wang Feng's first concert of the year.

[Wang Feng couldn't get the top headlines] This law of cause and effect has begun to take effect.

Faced with the surging online public opinion, Xiao Yang was at a loss and quickly sought advice from Qi Hui.

Qi Hui curled his lip and said, "What's there to be nervous about? They're just a bunch of clowns."

"I was just worried about not getting any buzz, and these people just happened to come to me."

"Moreover, if someone dares to slander and criticize web dramas like this, the people at the video websites are probably going to explode." Qi Hui chuckled.

They immediately summoned Jing Tian and Sun Molong to start shooting posters and promoting the event.

If you're going to jump on this bandwagon, you might as well!
Sun Molong: "..."

I'm the director, not the cinematographer. What do you want from me?
Qi Hui didn't take it to heart. "You're a director with a background in photography, of course we have to ask you to shoot!"

Soon, the promotional poster for "The Beginning" was released.

In the poster, Jing Tian sits sideways with her long, straight black hair draped over her shoulders, wearing a blue top and black jeans.

A pure and beautiful female college student.

Qi Hui wore a beige top and off-white trousers, and had a slender build.

With his round, thin-rimmed glasses, he looks exactly like a young working-class laborer.

The background of the poster features a clock with Roman numerals.

The entire poster uses a metallic copper color scheme, giving it a slightly coppery-yellow metallic texture.

This suggests that the play is related to time.

Below are two large characters: The Title of the Drama: The Beginning...

on Weibo.

Netizens are engaged in a fierce online battle with public intellectuals, criticizing them while simultaneously attacking their supporters.

But soon, the initial posters appeared, and they quickly forgot about the matter.

"This young lady looks very familiar, she looks very kind, I've seen her before!"

"What a beautiful classmate... Mom, I'm in love!"

"Damn it, weren't there so many pretty girls in my school days? Otherwise, I would have gotten into Beijing University or Tsinghua University long ago!"

"So sweet and beautiful, just like my first love, ah... I wish we could buy osmanthus flowers and drink wine together!"

"Brother, tell me your story. I have a friend who wants to hear it!"

When will this show air? I want to watch it!

"Yes, me too!"

"This beautiful lady alone is worth the price of admission!"

"I've followed it, and I'm eagerly waiting for the show to premiere!"

"Me too, waiting for the broadcast to start!"

"What female college student? Isn't this Jing Tian?"

"Oh, right, it's Jing Tian. I didn't even recognize her if you hadn't mentioned it."

"I remember now, she played a policewoman in 'Ultimate Decoding,' and she was really good at fighting!"

"What? I didn't even notice until you pointed it out. How come it's different from before?"

"Exactly, it's too brutal!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"happy!"

……

In front of the computer, Jing Tian browsed the messages and comments from netizens.

She was originally very happy, her big eyes crinkling into crescent moons with joy, her heart bursting with delight.

But the more I watched, the darker his face became. What kind of brutality is this?

With a snap, Jing Tian angrily slammed her laptop shut.

Outrageous!

Damn it, this time we must turn the tables!
……

Looking at the posters released by Qi Hui, some people felt a sudden toothache.

Being attacked like this, it's one thing if you don't try to clarify or refute, but why do you start promoting it?

Absolutely shameless!
At this moment, another group of people stepped forward and launched a counterattack against public intellectuals.

Just as Qi Hui predicted: video websites!

The opinions of public intellectuals on online dramas have influenced them, and video websites cannot let this continue.

And leading the charge was Sohu.com, the owner of the vulgar web series "Men's Diary"!

"Sohu Official Account: What is vulgarity? Are all web dramas vulgar? The Internet is a product of the Third Industrial Revolution, and web dramas are a product of Internet development. They represent advanced productive forces. There is no such thing as vulgarity or not; it's just that the way they are presented and disseminated is different!"

Because of the magazine "Men's Diary," Sohu did not delve into the topic of vulgarity... because it was simply too difficult to explore.

Therefore, he could only explain the problem from another perspective.
"Youku's official account: The Internet is a new industry, and so is web series. In terms of presentation, they are slightly different from traditional movies and TV series, but they are definitely not vulgar or tasteless. We follow the country's rules and regulations and create content under the leadership of the country. There is no such thing as vulgarity or tastelessness."

iQiyi, this rising star, didn't say anything, but directly took action.

Send an invitation to Qi Hui's company, inviting him to an interview.

Sohu Entertainment and Sina Entertainment were also invited to participate.

With just these two companies, if there are too many people, it turns into a press conference instead of the interview program they wanted.
Seeing this, Youku and Tencent Video couldn't help but feel a pang of regret; these young people were quick to act.

You beat me to it?
Sohu and Sina were quite satisfied; the young man was very sensible!
(End of this chapter)