Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, starting with the strategy of 95 flowers to counterattack

Chapter 61 Yu Zheng's Criticism
Yu Chaochao really has no shame at all. He has been hiding from Yang Rong for such a long time.

Yang Rong loves traveling, but she hasn't retired yet.

If you give her the female lead, will she be unwilling?
"What about Yuan Shanshan?" another reporter pressed. "She was praised for her tomato and egg drop soup look in 'Swordsman.' Isn't she more suited to political dramas than child star Miss Guan?"

"Her contract is about to expire..."

The reporters showed no mercy and stabbed him to death one by one.

The two rookies, Bai Lu and Ruth, were trembling with fear as they watched from the sidelines.

"Teacher Yu, I wonder what you think of Gu Yang's new drama, Go Go Squid!? You guys started filming at the same time."

"Who is Gu Yang?"

"Oh, you're talking about that little internet celebrity who filmed the 98K hand gesture dance, right?"

Yu Zheng began to feel it.

"Is his theme still some kind of e-sports thing? It's just a few kids typing away on their computers and dating, right?"

"When did filming become so easy? A newcomer who knows nothing, with a few new actors, calls himself a crew? It's ridiculous."

"But filming is really easy for them. They just take a few gaming chairs, sit there and start filming..."

"Unlike us, we hired twenty embroiderers alone, and Chu Yu's crown is made of real jade."

He just kept scolding me.

When it comes to scolding people, Yu Zheng has never been afraid of anyone.

Yu Zheng’s ability to “argue with people” is among the best in the entertainment industry.

He once publicly implied that Ruby Lin was an "ungrateful out-of-date Taiwanese actress" and sarcastically criticized Zhao Liying for "not being able to play the leading female role because of her round face."

Even netizens commented on his figure: "Zhao Qing is still a bit fat even at 92 catties. He needs to lose another 7 catties."

The most classic one was the quarrel with Wang Hailin. Wang Hailin accused him of being "addicted to plagiarism", and he directly retorted "You are just jealous of my fame". The two fought on Weibo for three days and three nights, and were nicknamed "The Legend of Zhen Huan in the screenwriter circle" by netizens.

……

That night,

#Yu Zheng's new drama is released, who is Gu Yang? # became a trending search.

At the press conference of Yu Zheng's new drama "Phoenix Prisoner", he mocked Gu Yang when faced with reporters' questions about his new drama.

"Who is Gu Yang?"

"Oh, you mean the little internet celebrity who filmed the 98K hand gesture dance?"

"Esports drama? Isn't it just a few kids typing away at their computers and dating?"

This interview quickly went viral after being edited into a short video.

Yu Zheng's three consecutive venomous attacks - "The newcomer is ridiculous", "He is an internet celebrity", and "The e-sports theme is trivialized" - were like three sharp blades coming towards Gu Yang's team.

He even shared a photo of the embroiderers working on the set of "Phoenix Prisoner" on Weibo, with the caption: "We hired 20 embroiderers to hand-sew the costumes. Good works can only be made with care. Filming is not a joke!"

The mockery continued in secret.

Of course, his own reputation isn't much better.

"What qualifications does a habitual plagiarist have to talk about originality?" Netizens dug up his old case in 2014 where he was ordered to pay 500 million yuan in compensation for plagiarizing Qiong Yao's "The Rose of Sharon" in "Palace Lock and Key", and mocked him for saying that "his jade crown was inlaid with Pinduoduo rhinestones."

But more people were led by the rhythm: "Esports is just playing games, how can there be any depth in making a TV series?"

"Is this an internet celebrity's crossover drama? Is it worth watching?"

"The guy above, how long have you not been online? Gu Yang has already made two movies, and you're still listening to Yu Chaochao's rants?"

"What movie? I'll go see it."

“It hasn’t even been released yet…”

"Is there anything he can see?"

"Douyin short video..."

"Fuck~ Isn't that an internet celebrity?"

“…” A marketing account launched a poll asking “Do you think e-sports dramas are hype or innovation?” More than 70% of netizens chose “to make money by riding on the popularity.”

A veteran esports player even posted a post denouncing the incident: "Professional players train 14 hours a day, and they're filmed dating? This is a blasphemy against esports!"

But there are also rational voices.

A film and television blogger analyzed: "Yu Zheng is good at creating topics. This time he might be warming up for his new drama "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix."

No matter what, Yu Zheng’s goal was achieved and the new drama became popular.

It's just stepping on Gu Yang.

The scorching sun made the monitor hot. Gu Yang was staring at the trending searches on his phone, which were a mixture of curses and curious comments.

Zhang Ruonan ran from the entrance of the studio holding an icy coconut, her hair stuck to her forehead and her calves were sunburned under her denim shorts.

"Brother Gu, drink this!" She stood on tiptoe to hand him the coconut, and considerately inserted a straw. "I ran three blocks to find the place that sells iced coconuts. The boss cuts them fresh."

Gu Yang's brows were still furrowed when he looked up. The moment he took the coconut, he could still feel the sweat on her palm with his fingertips.

He could understand this girl's thoughts to some extent.
But why don’t you buy something else, a coconut?

So he pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly and said: "Nannan, don't go so far to buy it next time. The crew has ice mineral water."

Zhang Ruonan didn't respond, staring at his Adam's apple rolling up and down as he swallowed, and suddenly mustered up the courage: "Those insults against you online..."

"It's okay." Gu Yang took a sip of coconut water and felt that it tasted weird and a little creepy because of the coldness.

"Some people are criticizing it, which means it's popular. It's better than having it running for a month and no one knowing about it."

He suddenly turned around, a sly look flashing in his eyes, "By the way, what do you think the heroine of 'Phoenix Prisoner' is missing lately?"

Zhang Ruonan was stunned and quickly searched the entertainment news in her mind: Guan Xiaotong's "sewing machine head" look was ridiculed by everyone, and the crew just released an apology video of her stepping on the sewing machine.

"We're...we're missing a teacher, Tony?"

"Huh?..." Gu Yang almost spit out the coconut milk he had just drunk. What's the train of thought of this girl?

“Lack of topics!”

Gu Yang placed the coconut on the table and said earnestly, "Guan Xiaotong is Xiaoye and I's class monitor. Tomorrow she and I will visit the class."

"When the time comes, have the company's publicity department contact more paparazzi and spread the word that I went to the set of 'Phoenix Prisoner' to cause trouble."

Zhang Ruonan blinked, his face full of question marks.

"Since they have taken the lead, we should follow."

"Public opinion is like a coconut shell. It breaks easily if you hit it hard, but you have to break it along the grain."

"Yu Zheng is trying to muddy the waters by promoting his new drama and using us as a tool for publicity, so we'll hold on tight."

Zhang Ruonan seemed to understand but not quite, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Gu Yang seemed to be about to drip tears.

She suddenly felt that compared to being an actor, she preferred being this man's assistant.

The next day, Huanyu Film and Television.

"What did you say? Gu Yang came to visit our crew?"

"Yes, Mr. Yu!"

The secretary was a young man who had just graduated from college. He was standing beside the table with a respectful look on his face.

"What does this guy want to do?"

"Boss Yu, do you want to get someone to kick him out? This guy isn't here to cause trouble, is he?"

"Little fool, don't you understand yet?" Yu Zheng glanced at his secretary in disapproval and said, "This kid has become attached to us."

"Don't worry about it, just let him go, it's not a bad thing."

"Okay!" The secretary said with admiration.

At this time, in the Hengdian "Phoenix Prisoner" crew, Guan Xiaotong looked at Gu Yang and Zhou Ye who suddenly appeared, as if he had seen a ghost.

(End of this chapter)