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Chapter 267 His movie is so popular, do you dare to trip him up in the censorship?!

"Don't worry about whether it will be broadcast or whether anyone will buy it. You haven't submitted it for review yet, have you?" Feng Yucan asked.

Generally speaking, in China, whether it's a movie or a TV series, it must be submitted to the official authorities for review before it can be sold to a platform for online release.

Only after the submission is successfully approved and no deletions or modifications are required can the next step be taken.

"Indeed not yet..." Shen Ming'en could not deny this point.

He never intended for "Bright Sword" to air so quickly; that would have just created a backlog of problems...

Although Shen Mingen didn't know who was deliberately stirring up trouble for him recently, it wasn't a bad thing that someone was helping him create buzz. Everyone was talking about it, which actually increased the popularity of him and his new drama that he was filming.

So Shen Ming'en said frankly, "Just send it now, we've already filmed two episodes anyway."

"...Don't even talk about whether it can be approved immediately, even if it is approved, will anyone buy it, my brother, oh my..." Feng Yucan was worried for Shen Mingen.

"...Why are you so cowardly and sissy?" Shen Ming'en grinned inwardly and said bluntly, "These are not your concerns. Just wait and see if you'll regret not investing!"

"I'm so drunk!" Feng Yucan said bluntly, "Be careful not to make a complete flop and lose money, then come to me to borrow money to cover the losses!"

To be fair, Feng Yucan truly loves Shen Mingen. Despite his current words, he has already secretly set aside money to cover Shen Mingen's financial difficulties.

"Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense. Just you wait and see..." Shen Ming'en was too lazy to argue with him and hung up the phone directly.

Late at night, the cold wind howled outside the window. Shen Ming'en thought for a moment, then dialed Yao Shuli's number...

……

The next day.

morning.

Shen Ming'en sent several crew members to submit the first two episodes of "Bright Sword," which had just been filmed, for review.

Then something shocking happened!
That was around noon when he received some news...

Approved!
This really surprised Shen Ming'en. After all, the official authorities submit so many dramas for review every day, and usually the queue alone takes many days. Although he was a "connected" person, Shen Ming'en never thought that it would be approved so quickly.

Is traveling at the speed of light for real?!

Although it was unexpected, the fact that it was approved so quickly was a good thing. Shen Ming'en then sent a message to Yao Shuli: "When I have time, I'll personally visit Dad with some generous gifts!"

Yao Shuli replied with an eye-rolling emoji and said to him:
"They said your troupe's next overseas performance is about to begin, and they want you to get ready."

“So fast…”

Shen Ming'en was genuinely a little surprised by this...

However, upon closer reflection, it's been almost half a month since the "Silk Road Blossoms" troupe's performance at Xiao Rizi ended, and it's indeed time to begin the next leg of their journey.

I just don't know where to go next...

"Okay, I understand, don't worry!" He said, "I'll pay you back double your investment once the movie airs!"

Yao Shuli is quite good at "emotional value." Even though no one is optimistic about Shen Mingen, she still sends him all sorts of "cheer up" emojis.

And Shen Ming'en naturally wouldn't let her down...

At noon, the staff sent Shen Ming'en some edited clips from "Bright Sword," and Shen Ming'en immediately logged into his personal social media accounts on several platforms...

release!
Next…

Let the bullets fly.

……

Beijing.

The company behind "Chinese Music Awards" is Yingyue Media.

Liu Rong was looking at the documents her secretary handed her when suddenly...

"President Liu... President Liu!"

A female secretary from the president's office rushed in, her face filled with panic. She didn't even have time to knock before bursting in.

Then we saw the male secretary suddenly stand up from behind Mr. Liu's desk, wipe his mouth, and turn to the side.

The extremely wealthy Liu Rong, who was practically dripping with fat, tugged at her skirt, gritted her teeth, glared at the female secretary, and shouted:
"Has no manners been established?!"

"Don't you know how to knock before entering?!"

The female secretary, having witnessed something, blushed and stood there stammering for a long time before finally saying:
"Mr. Liu, yes... things are indeed too urgent."

"The sky has fallen?!" Liu Rong glared at her and asked impatiently.

"No...it's not that...it's just..." The female secretary started to say, but before she could finish...

"boom!"

Liu Rong slammed her hand on the table and shouted:

"The sky isn't falling or the earth isn't exploding, how dare you come in without knocking?!"

Female secretary: "..."

She's now unsure whether she should continue speaking...

Liu Rong gave her a good scolding, and the male secretary chimed in with his own words. After a while, Liu Rong impatiently said, "Speak quickly if you have something to say, and then get out of here!"

"Yes...yes..." The female secretary nodded before finally speaking:
"Shen Ming'en's new drama... has passed... has passed censorship."

As soon as these words came out...

Liu Rong was taken aback.

The male secretary standing next to him also widened his eyes instantly.

"..."

The once noisy office of Yingyue Media's president suddenly fell silent.

Liu Rong and her male secretary stared wide-eyed, as if they had heard something utterly unbelievable.

moment……

"what?!"

Liu Rong slammed her hand on the table and stood up, exclaiming incredulously:
"What did you say?! Shen Ming'en's new drama has been approved?!"

"He's only been filming for a few days!" the male secretary couldn't help but exclaim. "It's a movie filmed by AI, and it's already finished?!"

Generally speaking, the filming period for a drama series is at least three months to six months or even a year. If I remember correctly, Shen Ming'en's entire production, from initial setup to the start of filming, only took about half a month...

What the hell?! They finished filming so quickly?!
"No...it's not finished filming," the female secretary said, shaking her head. "We filmed two episodes and submitted them for review, and then the reviewers approved them."

"Phew...you scared me..."

Upon hearing this, the male secretary silently breathed a sigh of relief. He had genuinely believed that Shen Ming'en had finished filming a whole movie in just two weeks...

"...What are you so relieved about?!"

Seeing the male secretary's behavior, Liu Rong was furious!

The question now is, has Shen Ming'en finished filming his scenes yet?!
The problem now is that Shen Ming'en's new drama has passed censorship! It has passed censorship!
To know!
They had previously made special efforts to influence the official authorities responsible for reviewing TV dramas, with the aim of keeping Shen Ming'en's drama stuck in the review process and unable to pass!

Even if they manage to get him in, they'll have to shred, edit, and cut his scenes into a complete mess! His foray into acting was already met with skepticism, and if it gets cut to that extent, there's a high chance no platform will want him...

Even if someone takes pity on him and wants it, they'll probably try to drive the price down so he loses everything.

Even after breaking through numerous obstacles and finally going live, it suffered a double blow in terms of both reputation and traffic due to excessive deletions and modifications!
This was Liu Rong and her team's initial strategy for dealing with Shen Ming'en!
And now you're telling me...

Shen Ming'en's new drama has passed censorship?!
It passed the review directly!?

It passed review without a single edit or deletion?!

Are you kidding me?!

Even if it's just two episodes with no room for cuts, you can't just let it pass the review without making any edits!
Are they not even allowing us to do any vanity projects anymore?!

That's way too much!

What infuriated Liu Rong even more was that the female secretary then said:
"Not only were there no deletions or modifications, but it's said that it was submitted in the morning and they notified us before noon that it had passed the review."

The female secretary should have kept quiet; the moment she said that...

"what???"

Liu Rong and her male secretary's jaws practically dropped to the floor!
Ber……

This is just too much!
This feels a bit like... a huge slap across their faces!

It's kind of like they're deliberately trying to embarrass them!
You should know that in order to trip up Shen Ming'en, they specifically sent a lot of gifts to the official authorities responsible for reviewing TV dramas!
Normally, that person would receive plenty of benefits from their company!
To put it bluntly, they spent so much money to fatten up so many people!

Now that we've needed their help, not a single one of them has done anything for us!
Is this even possible?!
This is almost an insult to them!

"Squeak..."

Liu Rong was so angry she wanted to tear her hair out, and she waved her hand and shouted:

"Call up!"

She wanted to hear how the other side explained that they had approved Shen Ming'en's new drama in less than a morning!

"Yes."

Upon seeing this, the male secretary quickly waved to the female secretary not far away, then took out his phone and dialed a number.

The call connected, and on the other end was a middle-aged man with a rather deep voice. He clearly knew why they were calling, so he got straight to the point:

"Mr. Liu, you can't blame us for this. The main problem is that you didn't tell us what movie he was filming beforehand..."

Liu Rong: "???"

"What movie is he filming?" Liu Rong asked her male secretary in a low voice.

"This..." The male secretary was also taken aback.

They only knew that Shen Mingen had crossed over to acting, but they didn't really know what kind of drama he was acting in.

"Isn't it... a period drama?" he asked.

"How could it be a period drama..." The middle-aged man on the other end of the phone chuckled upon hearing this: "You didn't even do this most basic preparation work, did you?"

"This one……"

Liu Rong and her male secretary were momentarily embarrassed.

The middle-aged man on the other end of the phone shook his head inwardly, thinking to himself that their level was far too low...

He stated frankly, "He's making anti-Japanese war dramas."

As soon as these words came out...

Liu Rong and her male secretary were both taken aback.

Immediately afterwards...

"What???"

They were both stunned!
What the hell?!
Anti-Japanese war dramas?!
Are you serious?!

Are there still people filming this kind of silly stuff these days?!
Has Shen Ming'en gone mad? What era is this? He's still making this kind of stuff...

It's not that they don't do "preparatory work," it's just that they feel that no matter what kind of drama Shen Mingen is filming, it will all have to be submitted for review, and it will all have to be submitted to the person they are currently calling for review...

After all, it's the official connections; if they send your show back, it's just a matter of a word.
But they really didn't expect this...

Shen Ming'en's film is actually an anti-Japanese war drama!
To know!
The censorship process for anti-Japanese war dramas is inherently different from that of other types of dramas, such as historical romance dramas and suspense dramas.

Because the subject matter is quite sensitive, the scope of this kind of film and television drama is different from that of ordinary films and television dramas. Moreover, this kind of drama is not something that just anyone can make.

Because of the "sensitive subject matter," no one dared to invest in making this kind of drama before establishing connections.

That is to say!

Anyone who dares to film anti-Japanese war dramas has usually pulled strings beforehand.

"...We should have thought of this sooner..." Liu Rong muttered to herself, "We should have thought of this sooner!"

Who is Shen Ming'en?

One of the most popular people in the Chinese entertainment industry, without a doubt!

What enabled him to escape the "encirclement and suppression" of those capitalists?
It's all because he's "famous"!

His songs are popular, he himself is popular, and his persona and image are all "popular"!
With his level of fame, how could he possibly be filming ordinary, run-of-the-mill period dramas?
Even if it's not a big production, it still has to be related to his own persona!
Anti-Japanese war dramas are indeed outdated, and they are indeed tacky and old-fashioned, but you also have to consider who makes them!

If an ordinary person took this picture, they would definitely rush to their maternal grandparents' house, and their paternal grandparents wouldn't even recognize them...

But if he films Thunder Yata Lane, given his "popular" persona, maybe some people will actually watch it!
They're stupid too...

If they had even considered the possibility that Shen Ming'en might be filming an anti-Japanese war drama, how could they not have realized that his project must have been secured through connections beforehand?!

“No wonder it was approved in the morning after being submitted for review…” The male secretary also realized.

This...

They really cast a huge net, but because of a small opening, a big fish escaped!

And it's not just Liu Rong and her group at Yingyue Media who are having a major headache because Shen Ming'en's anti-Japanese war drama passed censorship...

Zhou Chun's neighbor, Mr. Zhao from Juli Media, has also been having a lot of headaches these past two days!
Why?

Because after Shen Ming'en's anti-Japanese war drama passed censorship, this kid immediately released an edited version!
And this edited version...

It's incredibly popular!

It's worth noting that in the past two days, due to Juli Media's various efforts to stir up controversy, many people online are now discussing Shen Ming'en's new drama.

It was also because of those people stirring up trouble that the initial online opinions were completely pessimistic about Shen Ming'en...

But it was at this very moment!
Shen Ming'en suddenly posted a preview video of "Bright Sword" on all his social media platforms, including Weibo and Douyin!
The video's style is different from the various ancient costume dramas starring pretty young men these days. It's filled with dirty, messy, and poor environments, and the military uniforms worn by the actors are so dirty they seem to reflect light...

The filter was also quite blurry; in the actual winter scene, people were breathing out white steam as they spoke...

But it was precisely this kind of style, this kind of acting that Shen Ming'en used to say "damn it" repeatedly, that created the scene!
But it immediately captured the hearts of the audience!

Not only did public opinion suddenly turn around, but viewers even started to look forward to the release of this anti-Japanese war drama called "Bright Sword" starring Shen Ming'en!
……

(End of this chapter)