This director lacks vision.

Chapter 291 The Prosperous Little Wang

At 5 p.m. on October 15, Jiang Yifeng finished the post-production work for "Youth" and picked up Liu Yifei by car. The two then went to Pacific Rim Theme Park together.

In the car, Liu Yifei said, "My cousin asked me for your autograph. You're really popular in the US now and have become an idol for many young people."

Jiang Yifeng touched the black choker around Liu Yifei's neck and said with a smile, "It can't be that bad. My fame has increased quite a bit, but I wouldn't call myself an idol."

Liu Yifei's eyes became even more watery after Jiang Yifeng touched her twice.

She leaned against Jiang Yifeng and whispered, "You really are an idol. Anyway, many of my cousin's colleagues like you a lot."

They all say that you are not only talented and good at making money, but also handsome. The key is that you have a confident and high-spirited temperament, just like Americans in the 80s.

Your statement, "Nobody understands America better than me," has become the most popular phrase in the US lately.

Jiang Yifeng: "..."

Jiang Yifeng hadn't really paid much attention to or participated in Netflix's promotion in the United States, but things turned out quite magically.

Many Americans love the things he says when he's making jokes.

It can only be said that Chuanzi's future rise is not a pipe dream, but has a real and solid foundation among the people.

Some of the things we Chinese people say sound funny, but Americans like that style.

Liu Yifei continued, "According to my cousin, Zuckerberg's reputation in the United States has deteriorated, and more and more people dislike him."

Your appearance was timely, perfectly filling the void left by Zuckerberg, and you became a wealth idol admired by many young people.

They think your money comes from making movies, which is much cleaner than Zuckerberg's.

People are always keen on creating gods, but even more keen on destroying them.

Mark Zuckerberg is a representative figure of the American Dream, and with the success of Facebook, he has become an idol for young people.

His personal reputation reached its peak after the release of David Fincher's film "The Social Network" in 2010.

This movie tells the story of Zuckerberg and has elevated him to a legendary status.

However, as Facebook expanded and developed, people gradually discovered that the company had many problems.

Zuckerberg has also been frequently investigated and embroiled in various public opinion storms.

This is actually quite normal; many companies in the United States experience this situation.

But Zuckerberg was praised too much before, and now he is suffering a backlash from public opinion, his reputation is getting worse and worse, to the point that he was later named "America's number one villain".

On the contrary, the American public is not very familiar with Jiang Yifeng's specific situation, which creates a distant filter, so many people have a good impression of him.

This is similar to the fact that there are many fans of people like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk in China.

Jiang Yifeng smiled and said, "There's nothing to be proud of. Maybe I'll be the next Zuckerberg, and then I'll be hated and despised too."

Furthermore, Facebook is a sponsor of Hunting 2; we should have business ethics and not speak ill of our sponsors.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei looked pleasantly surprised and quickly asked, "Is Hunting 2 progressing so fast? Have you even finalized the sponsors?"

Jiang Yifeng nodded and said, "The script is almost finished. Because the filming content involves the social media tool Facebook, we communicated with Facebook in advance."

They were quite nice over there and willing to give a sponsorship fee.

Jiang Yifeng came up with an outline for the script of Hunting 2, and then left the rest to the company's screenwriting team to fill in.

Then it was handed over to the NHK scriptwriting team for localization and polishing for the Japanese audience.

In Hunting 2, Jiang Yifeng borrowed the idea from the suspense film "Cybernetic," telling the story of Anxi traveling to Japan to relax and staying at a guesthouse, where she becomes friends with the guesthouse owner, Miyamoto.

One day, Miyamoto's daughter, Ayako, suddenly disappeared without a trace, leaving behind only her Facebook account.

Anxi and Miyamoto investigated together, and by following Ayako's Facebook browsing history and friends information, they slowly uncovered an organization that specifically hunted men.

Although there is a lot of hunting-related material, it cannot be filmed in a scattered manner, otherwise there will be nothing interesting to see.

Using the disappearance of Miyamoto's daughter as a suspense hook to connect multiple cases and materials makes the plot smoother and the characters more well-developed.

Jiang Yifeng gave Liu Yifei a brief overview of the script outline for Hunting 2, which made Liu Yifei eager to see it.

She asked expectantly, "So, does that mean filming for the second season of The Hunt will start earlier?"

Jiang Yifeng patted Liu Yifei's head and said, "Yes."

Suddenly struck by a sudden inspiration, Liu Yifei asked, "We're not going to be filming in Japan during the Spring Festival this year, are we?"

"Wow, you've gotten smarter."

"Hmph, you film every Spring Festival, but you don't have any plans this year, which is obviously abnormal!" Liu Yifei said smugly. "I heard that the alien beast filming studio is about to be upgraded and renovated, which will take at least three or four months."

Yesterday afternoon, filming wrapped up for the third season of Pacific Rim, directed by Guo Fan.

In preparation for filming the upcoming Pacific Rim movie, the Monsters Studios will undergo a complete upgrade and renovation.

After all, there is a big difference between feature films and web series. Jiang Yifeng's goal is world-class special effects, so of course he needs to upgrade a lot of equipment.

The studio upgrade and renovation would take time, so during the gap period, Jiang Yifeng decided to film the second season of Hunting.

As for the movie "The Witch," it would be better to film it after "Pacific Rim."

If we release *The Witch* after *Pacific Rim*, the box office and buzz will be much better.

Upon hearing Liu Yifei's analysis, Jiang Yifeng shook his head and said, "Filming during the Spring Festival was just a joke. I brought forward the second season of Hunting, wasn't it all for you? I was afraid you'd be too impatient waiting."

Netflix has been pressuring me to film a second season of Stranger Things, but I haven't agreed yet.

Hearing Jiang Yifeng say that, Liu Yifei was very touched. She meowed softly, licked the back of Jiang Yifeng's hand, and said sweetly, "Thank you, Director~"

After taking the beauty serum, Liu Yifei looked even more youthful and adorable.

When playing special games, the contrast and tension are even stronger.

Jiang Yifeng was teased by her, and his expression became a little stiff.

He said, "Don't move around, we're almost at the theater, there's no time."

Liu Yifei said sullenly, "What's there to be afraid of? Just tell the driver to go around in circles a couple more times."

Jiang Yifeng arrived at Pacific Rim Theme Park at 6:30 p.m.

The car drove directly to the Happy Grand Theater on the east side of the park.

This newly built theater will be a standard feature of Pacific Rim Park, offering a variety of entertainment performances, including circus shows, Happy Twist stage comedies, Pacific Rim-themed special effects shows, and more.

However, what's taking place here tonight is an e-sports competition.

Liu Yifei smoothed her hair; the single ponytail she had just tied up had been undone by Jiang Yifeng.

Her cheeks were rosy, her eyes were bright and sparkling, and her eyebrows were slightly raised, giving her a dreamy, spring-like appearance.

Wang Sicong greeted Jiang Yifeng at the VIP entrance. He was about to ask Jiang Yifeng why he was late, but after seeing Liu Yifei's expression, he immediately understood.

He joked, "Uncle, it's a good thing you only brought one fairy-like lady. If you had brought several more beauties, I wouldn't have seen you at all tonight."

Before Jiang Yifeng could speak, Liu Yifei glared at Wang Sicong and said, "What kind of fairy sister are you? You have no manners. You should call me Aunt Liu, understand?"

Wang Sicong: "..." Seeing Wang Sicong's helpless expression, Liu Yifei laughed happily, letting out her signature goose-like quack.

Wang Sicong looked at Jiang Yifeng and asked, "How many aunts do I have?"

Jiang Yifeng patted Xiao Wang on the shoulder and said with a smile, "There are only 7 so far. It's good to have more elders so they can take care of you."

Jiang Yifeng's words were just a joke, since everyone is about the same age and the seniority thing was just a joke.

Unexpectedly, Wang Sicong actually listened to him. He gritted his teeth and shouted to Liu Yifei, "Aunt Liu! Stop laughing, let's go in quickly, the competition has already started."

That one word, "Auntie," made Liu Yifei feel completely at ease.

She naturally took Jiang Yifeng's arm and said, "It's a pity I didn't bring a red envelope, otherwise I should have given you one."

Having spent a lot of time hanging out with Jiang Yifeng, Wang Sicong had become quite thick-skinned. He said directly, "Your nephew recently started a live streaming platform called Panda TV."

"Aunt Liu, if you have some free time, you could do a live stream on the platform to help me build up my viewership."

A person's growth trajectory can change.

Wang Sicong is now riding high.

He was nominated for the Golden Eagle Award for Most Popular Actor in early September and won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Newcomer at the end of September.

There are quite a few people praising him online.

Furthermore, his strong entry into the esports scene, the formation of the IG club, and the TI championship in September of this year have made the slogan "cnDOTAbestDOTA" a memory for a generation.

Now he has founded Panda TV, which has received a large investment and resources from Zhang Chaoyang.

Panda TV became an instant hit after its launch, with over a million registered users and daily active users remaining stable at over 100,000 within just one month.

Under these circumstances, Wang Sicong became less interested in playing around with women and focused on improving his career.

Today's esports competition is the Panda Cup, a tournament funded by Wang Sicong, and includes games such as DOTA and League of Legends.

The main purpose is to promote Panda TV and attract more game enthusiasts to watch live streams on the Panda TV platform.

Upon hearing Wang Sicong's invitation, Liu Yifei said, "Whether I can do a live stream or not is not up to me; it requires your Uncle Jiang's approval."

I'm his employee now, and I have to do everything he says.

Jiang Yifeng said, "From a business perspective, it's fine for our company's celebrities to do live streaming, but the cost is very high, the cost-effectiveness is not high, and it's not sustainable."

I still suggest you cultivate your own streamers on the platform.

Wang Sicong nodded and said, "I just think that using celebrities to attract traffic is a good approach."

Jiang Yifeng thought for a moment and suggested, "That's simple. You need to find celebrities who love playing games, like Li Xiaoran or Wan Qian. They can play games all the time, and even if they don't talk much, they still have content to stream."

If you let Xixi do a live stream, it will only generate temporary popularity.

Her hobbies are petting cats, reading, sleeping, and picking her toes; there's not much value in her livestreaming.

Upon hearing Jiang Yifeng's suggestion, Wang Sicong's eyes lit up. He asked, "What about Yang Mi? Does she like playing games?"

"She plays too, but she's too inexperienced and very busy. You'll have to contact her yourself."

Wang Sicong immediately said, "This is just a matter of you saying a word. If I go to someone else, they might not give me face."

"Okay, I'll ask around for you later."

After saying this, Jiang Yifeng walked into the private room on the third floor and saw a League of Legends match being played on the big screen.

Wang Sicong explained, "This is an exhibition match. On one side is the professional League of Legends team WE, and on the other side is a star team composed of DOTA All-Stars."

This competition was sponsored by Tencent.

After the exhibition match, the final of this year's Panda Cup DOTA2 tournament will take place, with IG facing off against DK.

Since acquiring the rights to distribute League of Legends last September, Tencent has been heavily promoting the game.

Their promotional approach is very direct: "Created by the original Dota team," and they invite some Dota star players to participate in League of Legends competitions to attract related enthusiasts.

If we're talking about how Korean esports can be marketed successfully in the future, then Tencent is truly guilty.

Korean esports is the most obvious coward. They simply avoid playing the weaker games. They shut down DOTA after it was beaten, and they pretend not to see CS.

StarCraft, once a dominant game, has lost its popularity. Just when everyone was getting sleepy, Tencent delivered a lifeline: League of Legends, which immediately revived esports in Korea.

But this is also an inevitable trend.

League of Legends is simpler to play, and with Tencent's promotion, it's destined to become a hit in China's fast-paced world, just like Honor of Kings is destined to become even more popular.

On the big screen, the camera focused on the contestants, and Jiang Yifeng saw many familiar faces.

The members of this WE team include Strawberry, Nuoyan, Ruofeng, Weixiao, and Curly. They will win the IPL5 championship in December, becoming the first Chinese player to win a League of Legends world championship.

On the Dota side, they're all retired "veterans," like 820 and longdd.

Jiang Yifeng quite enjoys watching e-sports competitions, and he came here specifically tonight to watch the game and relax.

Wang Sicong had the waiter bring in a bunch of food, then asked, "Uncle Jiang, will your company be producing a third season of Sisters Who Make Waves this year?"

"There's no third season this year, do you want your girlfriend to be on the show?"

This year, celebrity appearance fees have risen rapidly, making it difficult to invite guests for Sisters Who Make Waves Season 3.

Jiang Yifeng plans to use Yan Danchen as a selling point to attract guests to participate in "Sisters Who Make Waves" at a low price after the film "Youth" is released.

Therefore, the Sisters Who Make Waves program will not be held this year.

Wang Sicong shook his head and said, "Yao Xintong and I are just playing around. I want to become a sponsor of Sisters Who Make Waves and advertise for Panda TV."

After taking a sip of beer, Wang Sicong excitedly said, "I've already planned it out: Panda TV will go public within three years! We have to throw money at advertising and promotion!"

Jiang Yifeng said, "Then wait until next year. We will do Produce 101 Season 2 next year."

But let's make it clear first, the sponsorship fee for Produce 101 is very expensive, starting at least in the hundreds of millions, and the final bid should be even higher.

Wang Sicong rubbed his hands together and said ingratiatingly, "Uncle Jiang, we have such a good relationship, can't you give me a discount?"

Jiang Yifeng thought for a moment and said, "Actually, you can just get a regular sponsorship. Doesn't Panda TV have female streamers?"

Let them sign up for the auditions of Produce 101. I'll reserve one or two spots for you to enter the training camp so you can generate buzz.

If you want the topic to generate more buzz, try to select some promising talents.

Hearing this, Wang Sicong was overjoyed and flattered him, saying, "Uncle Jiang, you're really awesome! This idea is brilliant."

I'll have my staff start selecting livestreamers right away. What are the specific requirements?

"They must be good-looking, as young as possible, and have a clean background. Those with a history of prostitution are absolutely out of the question."

Wang Sicong gave a funny salute and said, "Mission accomplished!"

Looking at the scene before her, Liu Yifei questioned, "Why do I feel like you, Xiao Wang, are a palace eunuch selecting concubines for the Emperor?"

Wang Sicong and Jiang Yifeng: "..."

(End of this chapter)