This director lacks vision.

Chapter 177 Director Jiang is the Propaganda Expert
Seeing the surging tide of public opinion online, Fan Bingbing felt a sense of familiarity.

This is a tactic she often uses: creating self-deprecating and sensational content to generate buzz, increase exposure, and achieve publicity goals.

However, Fan Bingbing's team does not yet have the capacity to cause public opinion to reach such a volatile level.

Whether it's the overwhelming criticism online, the rush of reports in major print media, or the news of "Sisters Who Make Waves' behind-the-scenes manipulation" being broadcast on local TV stations, all of these have made public opinion increasingly heated.

The public already loves gossip, and now with the addition of conspiracy theories, this stuff has a huge market.

On December 6th, the latest episode of "Weekly Libo Show" aired, in which Zhou Libo commented on the "behind-the-scenes manipulation" of the "Sisters Who Make Waves" program.

In order to gain traffic, he seemed to support Jiang Yifeng and even said a memorable quote on the show.

"The mark of an immature man is that he can make a heroic sacrifice for his ideals, while the mark of a mature man is that he can live a humble life for his ideals."

Without a doubt, Jiang Yifeng is a mature man. He knows that reality cannot accommodate ideals, and that it's not shameful to be humble when necessary!

Zhou Libo appeared to support Jiang Yifeng, but in the end, he used this statement to satirize Jiang Yifeng's despicable behavior.

In this way, he gained popularity without offending either side.

In addition, even the crosstalk performances of Deyun Club adapted the song "Little Apple" to satirize the behind-the-scenes manipulation of the "Sisters Who Make Waves" competition.

It's clear how popular news about behind-the-scenes manipulation in the "Sisters Who Make Waves" competition has been these past few days.

Amidst this overwhelming public opinion, the rumors surrounding Fan Bingbing and Wang Xueqi, and Feng Xiaogang's outrageous remarks about criticizing Sun Haiying while simultaneously beating the audience, all failed to become the focus of public attention.

The promotion of "The Orphan of Zhao" and "If You Are the One 2" hit a snag, resulting in an unfavorable start.

On the contrary, the news that the movie "Back to 20" is about to be released has been deeply etched in everyone's minds.

The song "Little Apple" spread at an astonishing speed.

After all, those who are denouncing the Sisters Who Make Waves program team and Jiang Yifeng, or those who want to follow the drama, will always try to understand and explain what happened.

This incident occurred because Jiang Yifeng, in order to promote "Old Boys: Back to 20," forced some of the older female celebrities who were actually capable of debuting to sing "Little Apple," resulting in their elimination and failure to debut as a group.

Whether you're a so-called "righteous person" or just a bystander, before making any comments, you should at least watch the Sisters Who Make Waves performance, or at the very least listen to the song "Little Apple".

In this context, "Little Apple" was heard by a large audience in a very short time.

This song is incredibly catchy and addictive, and it was the most popular song of 2014, with only Pang Mailang's "My Skateboard Shoes" coming close in terms of popularity.

Its transmissibility is beyond question.

Although many people are criticizing this song as shallow and boring, the truth is that people are listening to it while criticizing it, and can't help but put it on repeat.

Many people have even started imitating the "Little Apple" dance from the Sisters Who Make Waves stage.

Once people accept this dance, they will find that the choreography of Little Apple is also very interesting.

As a result, more and more video bloggers on Sohu Video have started making videos related to "Little Apple".

These videos have a high number of views per episode.

It's clear that although the audience dislikes it, they still enjoy watching it.

With the help of the "Sisters Who Make Waves Scandal" and "Little Apple," the movie "Old Boys: Back to 20" has seen its popularity skyrocket.

Even many casual moviegoers know that there is a movie that is about to be released.

On December 8th, Fan Bingbing accompanied the cast and crew of "The Orphan of Zhao" to Shenzhen for two promotional events.

After dinner, everyone decided to walk back to the hotel to digest their food.

Passing by a square, I found elderly people doing square dancing, and the song playing was "Little Apple".

Cheng Kaige stepped forward and struck up a conversation.

"Big brother, do you guys know about Little Apple too?"

A man in his sixties smiled and said, "Of course I know, this song is the theme song of a movie~ I think it's called something like 'Return to How Many Years Old,' but I've forgotten."

All I remember is a group of celebrities performing on the show "Sisters Who Make Waves," but they didn't perform well, and the audience was criticizing the show for rigging the show.

If you ask me, the song "Little Apple" is very interesting. Those celebrities who didn't perform well should look for their own problems...

"How did I know? I read the newspapers. It's been all over the place these past few days... Lots of people are criticizing director Jiang Yifeng. That young man has had a tough time..."

Watching movies? I don't watch movies, I'm fine watching TV at home..."

The old man was very talkative. He chatted with Cheng Kaige for seven or eight minutes until an old lady called him, at which point he left happily.

Cheng Kaige exclaimed, "Jiang Yifeng is the real expert when it comes to film promotion."

Even a low-budget comedy like "Lost in Thailand" was promoted by him to have a box office of 4 million yuan.

The same thing happened with "Back to 20," the publicity was excellent, even old men who don't watch movies know about it.

Wang Xueqi nodded in agreement: "Indeed impressive, and Jiang Yifeng is a ruthless person. He is willing to risk the reputation of the show 'Sisters Who Make Waves' and his own reputation to promote the movie."

He's working so hard, it's no wonder the publicity is so good.

Fortunately, the release date of the movie "Back to 20" was basically different from ours, so it didn't affect us much.

Wang Xueqi's words were just to comfort everyone.

After all, the audience's attention span is limited.

While "Back to 20" garnered attention, "The Orphan of Zhao" received relatively less attention, with even its scandals attracting little interest.

The box office of "The Orphan of Zhao" on its first day of release was 2670 million yuan, and on its second day it was 2440 million yuan.
The number of new cases is only 2320 million on the first day and only around 2100 million on the second day.

The disruption to the film's marketing and distribution schedule has had some impact on box office revenue.

However, Cheng Kaige's fame is still great, and with well-known actors such as Ge You, Wang Xueqi, Fan Bingbing, and Huang Xiaoming starring, the film's basic audience is there.

The box office won't be too low.

Chen Hong was one of the producers of the film "The Orphan of Zhao" and was also responsible for its publicity.

Hearing Cheng Kaige and Wang Xueqi say this, Chen Hong was unconvinced. She said, "Jiang Yifeng's publicity method is suicidal. Although it is very effective, it has also ruined his image and reputation."

Even if audiences know about the movie "Back to 20", they may not necessarily go to the cinema to see it.

Everyone is criticizing Jiang Yifeng, and as a result, his films will be boycotted.

Fan Bingbing opened her mouth, intending to say that Jiang Yifeng definitely had another trick up his sleeve.

But after thinking about it, he still didn't say anything.

Instead, Cheng Kaige said, "This is clearly Jiang Yifeng's self-inflicted injury ploy. Things will definitely take a turn for the better next time."

Jiang Yifeng is really bold; he let the unfavorable public opinion fester for five days without making a statement.

You should know that if you say a lie too often, it will become the truth.

His method of promotion is truly like walking a tightrope; if he doesn't handle it well, he'll go awry.

Hai Qing, who had been silent, suddenly took out her phone and handed it to Cheng Kaige.

Wow! Director Cheng, you're amazing!

Just as you predicted, Fengxing Media issued a statement and attached a video.

The behind-the-scenes drama surrounding "Sisters Who Make Waves" is about to take a turn.

Cheng Kaige took Hai Qing's phone and started looking at it.

Fan Bingbing also took out her phone, logged into Sohu Weibo, and saw the statement from Fengxing Media.

"Recently, a large number of comments about the behind-the-scenes manipulation of the 'Sisters Who Make Waves' have appeared on the internet."

Out of concern for protecting the guests of "Sisters Who Make Waves" and respecting the audience's freedom of speech, we did not address these misunderstandings.

However, the rumors have intensified to the point where they can no longer be ignored.

After communicating with the relevant guests, our company has decided to release the discussion process of the final performance program to restore the course of events and the truth, so as to set the record straight.

Whether it's Produce 101 or Sisters Who Make Waves, Fengxing Media's mission has always been to respect all contestants, their dreams and choices, and never to force any contestants to do anything.

We also hope that netizens will keep their eyes open and not be misled by those with ulterior motives.

This is to declare.

A video link was attached to the bottom of this Weibo post.

Fan Bingbing clicked on it and saw a video.

In the video, Tian Zhen, Pan Meichen, Li Lingyu, Zhang Qiang, and others are discussing what program to perform.

Just as everyone was arguing, Tian Zhen took full responsibility and said, "The show 'Sisters Who Make Waves' has given everyone a stage to perform, and it has made us, these once-popular artists, popular again."

After appearing on Sisters Who Make Waves, my performance fees increased several times over, and my income improved significantly.

You're probably in the same boat.

People should have a grateful heart.

As far as I know, director Jiang Yifeng's film "Old Boys: Back to 20" is scheduled for release on New Year's Day.

Why don't we sing the movie's theme song, "Little Apple," to help promote it for Director Jiang? It would also be a way of repaying him for his help.

This statement was seen as morally manipulative, so the others couldn't say anything and could only nod in agreement.

The show's staff also offered a reminder: "The song 'Little Apple' might be suitable for Zhang Qiang, but it doesn't quite match the other sisters."

I suggest you reconsider.

Tian Zhen waved her hand and said domineeringly, "Little Apple is the one for me. I'll accept defeat!"

And so, the program for the performance was decided.

After watching the video, Fan Bingbing exclaimed in his heart, "Holy crap!" This is a complete reversal!
The person Pan Meichen mentioned on Weibo was not Jiang Yifeng, nor a member of the program crew, but Tian Zhen.

Given Tian Zhen's "straightforward and domineering big sister" persona on the show, it's perfectly reasonable for her to sing and dance to "Little Apple" out of gratitude, and to use her words of gratitude to influence the other sisters.

Fan Bingbing scrolled through the comments below the statement, and the vast majority of them supported Fengxing Media and Jiang Yifeng.

“Singing and dancing to Little Apple was a spontaneous act by the contestants and had nothing to do with the production team or Jiang Yifeng. People who keep shouting about behind-the-scenes manipulation are out of their minds.”

“In the previous Produce 101, only seven of the thirteen members who debuted signed contracts. The other six were poached by other companies, and Jiang Yifeng did not force them to leave.”

The debut of "Sisters Who Make Waves" is just a formality now; it doesn't involve any vested interests, so there's no need for any behind-the-scenes manipulation.

"Tian Zhen meant well but did something wrong, but that's just how she's always been."

Of course, some people still have doubts.

"If there's no shady dealings involved, why didn't Fengxing Media issue a statement sooner?"

"Jiang Yifeng is just promoting the movie, isn't he? This tactic is too smooth, making a bunch of idiots dizzy."

"Anyway, the Sisters Who Make Waves program is produced by Fengxing Media, so they can write whatever they want. I firmly believe there's something fishy going on."

……

Regardless, after this statement was released, Jiang Yifeng's supporters increased again.

Jiang Yifeng's image and reputation have begun to reverse again.

Fan Bingbing, who follows a controversial path, felt a surge of excitement after witnessing Jiang Yifeng's actions.

I felt a tingling sensation on my scalp, and adrenaline began to be secreted.

The person she imagined herself to be like Jiang Yifeng.

Strategic planning and manipulation of public opinion, turning negative information into fertile ground for a meteoric rise to fame!
(End of this chapter)