The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 530 Covering Film and Television Dramas

Although it was sarcastic and pointed out that people shouldn't be too sensitive and were willing to push forward the legal process, it was still generally neither humble nor arrogant.

However, Focus Media's account on Qingning Blog was not so polite. It directly used the aforementioned sentence as the title and fiercely criticized "The Promise" along with Kai Zi Ge.

"The so-called 'Wuji' means infinite, endless, and boundless. Some petty director simply wants to emulate 'The Lord of the Rings' or 'Harry Potter' and create an original fantasy world. But how many years did Tolkien spend building that fantasy world? And how many traditional British school stories did J.K. Rowling reference?"

"Some Chinese directors can be down-to-earth before they become famous, but after they become famous, they start to talk nonsense. As a result, we have films like 'The Promise,' which are full of chaos and emptiness and are an inevitable product of arrogance."

"Fantasy epics are not truly detached from life; they are merely higher than life, and their most important function is to reflect life. In 'The Lord of the Rings,' we can see the impact of industrialization on nature and the Nazis' devastation of humanity, but what about 'The Promise'? It has nothing, not even as good as a steamed bun."

This article has been widely reprinted by various forums and communities, both publicly and privately, and has resonated with many readers.

Aside from the fact that the movie itself was really bad, I also thought that most people online were young people, and that they had a subconscious feeling about overthrowing authority and seizing the right to speak.

In this way, it's basically a direct attack on their face. All Kai can do is rage helplessly, since everyone in the industry knows who owns Focus Media.

Although Huayi Brothers invested the majority of the money in promoting "The Promise," anyone with a bit of inside information knows that Angela Lindvor of Columbia Pictures, or rather ST Capital, is the real big spender.

Moreover, its subsidiary, Mingdeng Media, has a close partnership with China Film Group.

Now, she invested a huge sum in "The Promise" and even agreed to let Kai-ge (a nickname for a actor) do whatever he wanted, but what he ended up with was this piece of garbage. If it were anyone else, not to mention being criticized by online trolls, they might even be drowned in the river.

Moreover, Huayi is now embroiled in insider trading, and the Americans are relentlessly pursuing them. The Wang brothers have been begging and pleading everywhere for the past few months, but to no avail.

"He walked right into the line of fire," Xu Jiuyang said with a slight smile as he browsed online communities with his mouse.

The core issue here is how to get the two kings to use money to short and long Colombian stocks, thereby pinning the blame for insider trading on them. The failure of "The Promise" is only a sufficient condition, not a necessary one.

Angela had guaranteed that even if Kevin didn't go crazy and just made a decent 60-minute movie, she was confident she could manipulate the stock market to make Columbia's stock price drop.

Since that's the case, Xu Jiuyang also wanted to know if the usually calm Kai could stand up for himself, so he contacted Angela and asked her to step in and find fault with the other party.

Unfortunately, Kai was determined to court death, and when faced with Angela's warnings, he either pretended not to hear or gave perfunctory responses.

If there's really no way to avoid it, then explain that there's a reason for filming it this way, and that the truth will be revealed when it's edited.

The saying goes, "Heaven's sins may be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins are unforgivable." He chose this path himself, and he should bear the consequences.

All Xu Jiuyang did was suggest that Angela find someone to edit a parody based on the original "The Promise," put it online to spread and hype it up. If Brother Kai swallowed his anger, that would be fine, but if he couldn't, then he shouldn't blame them for slapping him in the face.

As for how she found Hugh... he'd seen this kind of thing many times before, and he wasn't interested in digging into it.

In terms of movies, there are only two worth noting. Should we remind Sister Xiaoli to sign Ning Hao? We'll discuss that later.

Despite Ning Hao's exceptional skill in handling multi-narrative structures and dark humor, he remains a literary youth at heart. His early works, such as "Incense" and "Green Grassland," share a similar awkwardness with Zhang, Wang, Lou, Jia, and others.

However, there is one thing he can't match: he knows how to tell a story through the camera. Even his student work, "Thursday, Wednesday," is still very interesting when viewed as a simple story.

Unlike Zhang, Wang, Lou, and Jia, whose films have color, emotion, and sensory stimulation, but lack a complete and logical story.

"Let's talk about it after the movie's run ends. With Red Boat Media's support, I wonder if we can make it into this year's top ten," Xu Jiuyang said with a smile, then turned his attention to the TV series information. These were relatively simple; the greatest fun was seeing if the female lead of those familiar TV series had been replaced, and if so, who had.

For example, Wan Qian played Zhou Xiaobai in "Blood Romance", Yin Tao became Feng Chengcheng in "New Shanghai Bund", Chen Hao gave Zhu Yinggu in "The Great Song Dynasty Forensic Examiner", and Tong Liya gave Guo Furong in "My Own Swordsman".

However, Lu Yuhan in "Qiao Family Courtyard" is still played by Jiang Qinqin, but she completely ignores the chubby orange cat and acts as if it doesn't exist when she's not filming.

More female supporting roles have been replaced, after all, whether it's Xingyao, Mingdeng, Hongchuan, Jinwu, or Hanshu, they all have quite a few actresses under their umbrella.

"If this continues, all the women I'm involved with will be featured in popular TV dramas," Xu Jiuyang muttered, without much surprise.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Wang Mengmeng walked in.

"I...did I disturb you?" she asked cautiously.

"No, what's wrong?" Xu Jiuyang stood up.

"It's nothing, it's nothing..." she waved her hands repeatedly, "It's just... I need to get ready to go back."

"I see," Xu Jiuyang immediately came out from behind his desk. "Then let me see you off."

"Huh? Um... no need..." Wang Mengmeng wanted to refuse, but Xu Jiuyang had already put his arm around her waist, so she had no choice but to obediently walk out.

After passing the housekeeper, two maids, and a personal assistant, he led her to the front yard of the villa, where her car had already been driven over by another personal assistant.

"Did Zhiling tell you everything?" Xu Jiuyang asked, even though he had opened the car door for Wang Mengmeng.

Wang Mengmeng felt a little embarrassed, but still nodded: "Yes...yes."

Xu Jiuyang sighed: "Does your boss know you came to see me?"

“The boss doesn’t know, but… I think she shouldn’t care,” Wang Mengmeng answered cautiously, “After all, she said…”

She didn't finish the sentence and shrank her neck slightly, so Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow and asked again, "What did you say?"

Wang Mengmeng stammered, "The boss said you're a public employee..."

Xu Jiuyang was speechless, but these were indeed things Fan Bingbing would say.

"Alright, I got it. You can go back now." He sighed and slapped her on the bottom.

"Can I come to see you again in the future?" Wang Mengmeng asked hopefully as she got into the car.

“I’m sorry, but you can’t come back with me right now. You have to report to your boss first, and then she will arrange the schedule,” Xu Jiuyang said humorously. “After all, as you said, I’m a public employee.”

"Oh..." Wang Mengmeng looked disappointed, but quickly recovered, "I'll go back and report right now!"

Then she stuck her head out of the car window, kissed him, and then started the car and drove away.

(End of this chapter)