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Chapter 376 Hollywood Movies, you guys should stop now, Zhou Yang is everywhere outside!

"Holy crap! This movie can be done like this?"

"Damn it, how did they manage to summon these monsters?"

"Damn it, I can't take it anymore!"

"I wipe!"

When one bizarre hero after another appeared in a localized Chinese style, the screening room instantly erupted in excitement!

All the viewers stared wide-eyed and mouths agape at the screen, stunned by the scenes unfolding before them.

What did they see?
They saw the initially very high-class "Magneto" suddenly yelling "Suck it, you bastard!" in a Sichuan accent.

Iron pots from all over the village flew everywhere in an instant, even the old man's dentures flew out of his mouth, and some debris even hit "Magneto" on the head...

This unexpected farcical scene caused the villain's aura to collapse instantly.

What's even more hilarious is that the seemingly imposing "Steel Alliance" superheroes, after making their appearance, actually specialize in fighting in the most vulgar and low-level ways, with all sorts of lewd and comical actions coming one after another.

The audience in the entire theater was stunned and excited by this mesmerizing scene: some slapped their thighs and laughed uncontrollably, some held their stomachs and couldn't straighten up, and some were so embarrassed that their faces turned red and they couldn't stop laughing until tears streamed down their faces.

……

Amidst bursts of laughter, Liu Jiasheng felt like he was about to burst from holding it in!
Nima!

This movie not only parodies various characters, but also features blatant and ubiquitous product placement.

In his entire life, he had never seen such a ruthless, shameless, and utterly unscrupulous product placement!
Can you believe that when the steel wolf's claws got stuck, the camera zoomed in on him pulling out a bottle of lubricant with a fake "BabyNet" logo on it?

The packaging is exactly the same as [BaoTao.com], but after spraying it, the steel claws are covered in rust, as if they've been poisoned!
The steel-willed wolf on the screen roared in Sichuan dialect, "Fuck you! Counterfeit platforms are killing people!" He then stomped on the [BabyNet] logo and spat on the ground...

Even more outrageous is that when the villain "Magneto" manipulates metal, a billboard floating in the background is blatantly advertising the Weibo social media app. The icon has the bluebird of Weibo photoshopped into a vulture, with the caption "Make up stories anytime, anywhere, and fill your life with nonsense!"...

You think that's about it?

Do not!
On the scaffolding that Scarlett Johansson collapsed during the battle, every steel pipe was engraved with the pirated website address of "Movie Fan's Home"...

Each shot, each frame, each segment of nonsensical advertising copy...

Whenever these counterfeit brands flashed on the screen, the audience burst into laughter.

After Liu Jiasheng saw it, he suffered complete cerebellar atrophy!

Zhou Yang practically lashed out at every major internet company, even turning [Wandou Movie Network] into a parody of "Wandou Movie Reviews," with its homepage displaying a 10-star review for "Transformers": "This movie made my brain boil! It's so much better than 'Transformers'... Of course, it's still a little bit worse than 'Transformers'..."

Nima!

Fuck!
To promote your own movie in a movie? This is the first time I've ever seen that!
……

The performance of "Deformed Steel Bars" ended amidst bursts of laughter and cheers.

Even as the lights came on in the screening room, the audience remained captivated by the absurd aftertaste.

Some people rubbed their stiff cheeks from laughing and exclaimed "Outrageous!" Others imitated Steel Wolf's Sichuan accent and shouted "Fuck you, Wen!" which drew another burst of laughter from those around them.

The exit corridor was filled with a cacophony of voices discussing the event...

Just then, someone suddenly pointed at the mall atrium and exclaimed!

There actually stood a model of a "cosmic steel bar" wrapped in colorful lights, topped with a promotional banner for "XuanShi Mall"...

Liu Jiasheng looked at the dazzling array of all sorts of messy models and his blood rushed to his head, almost causing him to faint!
Fuck!
The ruthless Zhou Yang even turned these things into toys to sell...

.........

The sun sets in the west at dusk.

【Tianyu】

Chen Lei lit a cigarette and smoked it silently, his face scrunched up as if he were constipated.

these years!
Yes!

Having spent so many years navigating the world of finance, he had never experienced such complex emotions as he was at this moment!

A gust of wind blew by, making him feel both suffocated and nauseous!

Deformed steel bars!
A shameless, attention-grabbing, knock-off movie!
but……

Special!

At this moment, he stared at the real-time discussion data of "Deformed Steel Bars" on his computer screen!

For the first time, I felt deeply perplexed by this era.

What's wrong with this world?
It seems like these netizens have all gone mad...

What did he see?
He saw this knock-off movie, and damn, within just a few hours of its premiere, its popularity completely overshadowed the original "Transformers"!
At this moment!

Aside from a few of their own websites like Weibo, people are still discussing the various stunning special effects of Transformers!

The rest of the websites...

Parody topics such as #SteelRailMan'sTrumpAccent#, #MagnetoSuckingDentals#, and #DeformedSteelRail# dominated the trending searches!
The total search index across the internet has exceeded four million, and it's skyrocketing!
What's even more frightening is that discussing it is one thing!

Netizens continue to create derivative works, with all sorts of photoshopped images of Transformers characters being shared everywhere...

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it viral!

The impact of this knock-off work...

Unprecedented and astonishing!
"Can this even be considered a movie?"

Deng Baichuan's expression was somewhat grim. The analyst stood to the side, scrutinizing every detail of this business storm with a complex expression.

He pushed up his glasses and sighed in a low voice: "Actually, this is no longer just a movie. Zhou Yang has accurately grasped the entertainment core of the Internet age—he understands the psychology of contemporary netizens who pursue deconstruction, ridicule, and participation, transforming the film from a one-way output into a social currency for nationwide carnival. The absurd setting of 'Deformed Steel Bar' is essentially a cinematic extension of Internet meme culture. Through extremely localized parody and deconstruction of Hollywood IP, it not only satisfies the audience's desire to challenge authority but also creates a large amount of meme material that can be spread secondary."

He picked up the data analysis report: "The 'suicidal pricing' of 8 yuan ticket price + shopping voucher is actually a carefully designed traffic entry point, turning movie-watching behavior into a traffic-driving tool for the entire commercial ecosystem. This approach, which deeply binds content products, social dissemination and consumption scenarios, is essentially a new internet paradigm that uses entertainment content to ignite the traffic engine and then monetizes it through the entire industry chain."

The analyst paused for a moment, his gaze sweeping over the real-time soaring peripheral sales data. "While traditional film studios are still struggling with the balance between artistry and commercial viability, Zhou Yang has already turned filmmaking into an internet carnival for everyone to participate in."

“The scariest thing is!” His voice suddenly turned serious: “He has built a perfect business loop. Audiences not only pay for the content, but also become the lifeblood of his business empire. From movie tickets to shopping mall purchases, from figurines to car sales, each link forms a self-sufficient ‘perpetual motion machine for harvesting韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting consumers)’.”

Pointing to the rapidly scrolling sales data on the screen, he said with a wry smile, "This has transcended the realm of business competition; it's a devastating blow that completely restructures the consumer ecosystem."

The analyst had barely finished speaking.

The office fell silent instantly.

Chen Lei glanced at Xu Haibo, who was standing to the side with his head down, silently looking at his phone.

How's the attendance rate?

"In terms of overall screenings, this film only accounts for about 25% within the [Cinema Alliance] system, but its occupancy rate after the premiere was 98%... The three major cinema chains have a 15% screening share and an occupancy rate of around 80%, which is on par with 'Transformers'..."

After listening, Chen Lei picked up his phone and dialed [Huaying International]: "Notify the theaters... to pull this movie, saying it's due to copyright issues..."

"We can't get it off the hook..." The voice on the other end of the phone sounded somewhat dazed and helpless.

Why can't we evacuate?

"We signed a minimum 15% screening agreement... If we withdraw from this side, Zhou Yang's side will also withdraw. We'll try our best to schedule this film in a less popular release window..."

"..."

I just finished the call.

Suddenly, a series of sounds came from the doorway!

Immediately afterwards...

The secretary rushed into the conference room like a madwoman to see what was happening.

then……

"I just received news that Zhou Yang has added 40 more cinemas to the screening schedule! And..."

"And what..."

"They've reduced our Transformers screenings to a minimum of around 15%, and even then, they're only showing it during off-peak times like midnight..."

"what!"

Chen Lei suddenly stood up from his chair, his face grim.

"He said he wanted to make way for their upcoming film!"

"Any new films coming up?"

"And three more new films!"

"???"

Chen Lei snatched the laptop from his secretary and immediately opened the official website of [Xuan Shi Entertainment].

The moment the page was refreshed, three brand-new movie posters slammed into his head like three blunt objects—

Following today, September 19th!
Following the release of "Deformed Steel Bar," [XuanShi Entertainment] has released three more movie trailers!

On September 24th, "Transforming Bikes: Saviors" was released...

On September 27th, "Transformers: Cosmic Electricians" was released...

Look at these two names!
Chen Lei felt a sharp pain and the world spinning around him; he felt like he was suffocating!

and!
The most outrageous name ever!
It's "Transformers: Hemorrhoid Warriors", which premiered on October 2nd!
What the fuck...

Damn you!

Hemorrhoid warriors have arrived!
……

Chen Lei was completely unaware that his fingers were being burned by the cigarette butt.

The comment section was already in an uproar, with some netizens photoshopping the Tianyu Media building into a "villain's headquarters" with the text "Zhou Yang's encirclement".

Even more frightening is the real-time search data—90% of the "transformation" related entries across the entire internet have Zhou Yang's name as a suffix.

……

"We, damn it, seem to be completely surrounded by Zhou Yang's various 'dog skin plasters'!"

"This guy has absolutely no bottom line, he's just..."

"They've completely lost all sense of decency in their attempts to suppress our Transformers!"

"..."

"Bottom line?"
"What kind of bottom line could someone like Zhou Yang have?"

"Damn it! He's a gentleman if he doesn't stab you in the back!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)