This director lacks vision.

Chapter 391 The Resentful Woman's Scheme: Zhang Wangcun

After Zhang Yimou's interview aired, it immediately attracted widespread attention and discussion across the internet.

Only then did everyone realize that Zhang Yi had suffered a lot of grievances these past few days, and that the reason for the one-second delay in filming was actually this.

Some netizens supported Jiang Yifeng, praising him for being principled and saying that the punishment of Liu Jiecun for one year was indeed a one-year punishment, strictly enforcing the original punishment announcement, and not showing leniency even though Liu Jiecun was a Cannes Best Actress.

Some people support Zhang Yimou, feeling that Jiang Yifeng has gone too far by repeatedly targeting veteran actors and stirring up infighting within the domestic film industry.

But most people are just watching for fun.

In Lu Taijun's words: "In my impression, Director Zhang Yimou is a person who rarely complains. He is very good at communication and coordination."

This is the first time I've seen him complain like this, especially about a specific person. It's really quite amusing, and I feel sorry for Zhang Yimou.

Lu Chuan posted this Weibo post with the intention of riding the wave of popularity and criticizing Jiang Yifeng for going too far.

As a result, the view that people felt sorry for Zhang Yimou was shared by many netizens and was used for jokes.

The hashtag #HeartacheForZhangYimou# quickly topped the Weibo hot search list.

That evening, in particular, a Weibo account called "I am a wild rabbit" posted a status update.

"Hello everyone, I am Liu Jicun. Because of the penalty period, my main Weibo account is temporarily unavailable, so this is my secondary account."

I must explain to everyone that Director Zhang Yi has approached me several times, but I have clearly refused each time.

Everyone knows I'm under a suspension period and can't take on new roles. Even if I weren't under a suspension period, I would still need to consult my boss before taking on any roles.

I'll only accept a role if he thinks it's okay.

As for the punishment my boss gave me, I fully acknowledge and accept it, and I am grateful to my boss for his guidance and help.

I'm not some kind of acting genius; it's just that the boss made a great film called "Youth," and I, along with Sister Yan Danchen, benefited from it and were fortunate enough to win the Cannes Best Actress award.

I'm very happy at Fengxing Media. There's no question of stifling talent, and I don't need Director Zhang's presumptuous concern.

Finally, I wish the boss's new movie, Pacific Rim, great success!

Below this Weibo post, Liu Jicun also attached two GIFs, both showing her smiling smugly.

If we say that Oda's smile is a mischievous smile, it is a flamboyant and vigorous vitality with strong explosiveness and infectiousness.

Liu Jicun's smile was a sly laugh, which had a sneaky, smug feel to it, but also often had an incongruous, mask-like quality.

It might seem strange at first, but you'll get hooked after watching for a while; her various little expressions are hilarious.

Because Song Zuer and Shu Chang reposted Liu Jicun's alternate account's Weibo post, the post quickly gained attention and became a trending topic.

Liu Qicun's Weibo posts from her alternate account, coupled with her smug smile, are truly devastating.

Netizens are thoroughly enjoying the gossip.

"Holy crap, is Jiang Yifeng's management this strict? Liu Jicun can't even post on Weibo from his main account anymore, so he has to create a secondary account to issue a statement."

"After reading Liu Yicun's Weibo post, I feel even more sorry for Zhang Yimou. Director Zhang is really more worried than the emperor himself!"

"Jiang Yifeng is really awesome. Liu Jicun didn't complain even after being punished, and he still wholeheartedly followed the boss."

"Zhang Yimou's actions remind me of a classic line from A Chinese Odyssey: 'They are a perfect match, a match made in heaven, and you, a monster, dare to object?'"

"After reading today's gossip, I feel like Zhang Yi's most beloved goddess has been imprisoned and trained by Jiang Yifeng. This is too damn outrageous!"

"I feel like Zhang Yi is Liu Yicun's lapdog. He was rejected by her multiple times but still praised her as a performing genius. I feel sorry for Zhang Yi!"

"What's there to feel sorry for? Zhang Yimou is an idiot and deserves it! What a piece of crap he made, The Flowers of War, and The Return wasn't any better! He deserves to be rejected and ridiculed!"

"Liu Yicun is quite smart; he knows that following Jiang Yifeng will lead to a bright future. Zhang Yimou is indeed no good; he's no good in any aspect!"

……

Following Liu Yicun's statement on his alternate account, the controversy surrounding Zhang Yimou's complaints about Jiang Yifeng gained even more attention.

LeEco and Huayi Brothers were not surprised but delighted by this situation, and even began to promote it and create more buzz.

Although these comments were detrimental to Zhang Yimou's image, the film's popularity did rise.

This is similar to when "Man Jiang Hong" was released, the whole internet was making fun of and mocking Zhang Yimou's one-shot film, but these jokes actually helped increase the film's box office.

Moreover, some people genuinely sympathize with Zhang Yimou in this incident, believing that Jiang Yifeng went too far.

There is still room for public opinion to muddy the waters.

On the afternoon of May 19th, filming for the TV series "Zhu Xian" was completely wrapped up, and Jiang Yifeng treated everyone to a wrap party.

Then the editing and special effects work for the later stages of Jade Dynasty was handed over to Guo Fan, who was just a "tool".

The next morning, Jiang Yifeng took a car to Tongfu Village and visited the "Let's Farm, Young People" program team again.

After two months of cultivation, the pink tomatoes here are ripe.

The number of fireflies in the fields gradually increased.

Jiang Yifeng came here for a few days to record two episodes of a program and promote the Pacific Rim movie.

So, Jing Tian, ​​the female lead of Pacific Rim, also came with him this time.

Liu Yifei and the others also wanted to come, but that was a private outing later, and they wouldn't be on the show.

At 10 a.m., as Jiang Yifeng held Jing Tian's little hand and walked along the country road, the live broadcast camera switched to them.

Jing Tian had short hair in the movie Pacific Rim, so she specially grew her hair short today to promote the movie.

It's been raining lightly these past two days, and the temperature has dropped a bit.

Jing Tian wore a white T-shirt underneath a black jacket, paired with loose-fitting trousers. Her style was simple and elegant, and she looked effortlessly beautiful.

The white color, in particular, makes the figure appear larger, highlighting Sweetie's advantages.

Upon seeing Jiang Yifeng and Jing Tian appear, the live stream chat immediately erupted in excitement.

"Welcome back to the 'Let's Farm' program, Mr. Jiang!"

"President Jiang is so handsome!"

"Jing Tian is so beautiful! She's getting more and more beautiful!"

"Wow! As expected of Da Tian Tian, ​​I envy President Jiang every day!"

"President Jiang and Jing Tian are holding hands, is this an official announcement?"

"What's with the official announcement? Can't good friends hold hands?"

"The guy upstairs is a Jiang-style scumbag, confirmed!"

……

Jing Tian couldn't see the comments in the live stream. At this moment, she was very happy. She let go of Jiang Yifeng's hand, walked forward, and skipped around, enjoying the feeling of the drizzle on her body, like a naughty child.

Last time on the show "Back to Field", Jing Tian had a lot of fun with Jiang Yifeng.

She had been looking forward to coming to Farm Boys and experiencing rural life again.

Moreover, when it came to the "Let's Farm" program, everyone else in the harem wanted to come, but in the end, Jing Tian won because she was the female lead in the movie.

Things that are stolen always taste the best.

However, one should not be too happy, otherwise joy can easily turn into sorrow.

Jing Tian was skipping and jumping around, not noticing that the road was slippery because of the rain. She stepped on a small stone and almost fell.

Fortunately, Jiang Yifeng reacted quickly and stepped forward to put his arm around her waist.

Jing Tian was startled, but felt a sweet warmth in her heart after feeling Jiang Yifeng's embrace.

She couldn't resist and secretly kissed Jiang Yifeng.

This scene was just like something out of an idol drama, with an off-the-charts sweetness level that made the female viewers in the live stream scream, while the male viewers said they felt nauseous.

It seemed that even God couldn't stand it anymore, and the rain started to pour down, turning from a drizzle into a moderate downpour.

Jiang Yifeng opened an umbrella and quickly walked with Jing Tian to the recording center.

Two months ago, when Jiang Yifeng left, this row of houses was still very dilapidated, but now it has changed dramatically. The houses have not only been repaired, but the exterior walls have also been painted.

Some of the walls even have beautiful murals painted on them.

This shows that the "Let's Farm, Boys" group has fully adapted to farming life and is performing very well.

This is also why the "Let's Farm" program continues to be a hit.

The audience saw a group of clueless teenagers working hard in a rural environment, growing and transforming through tears and sweat.

It provides both the satisfaction of immersion and the sense of accomplishment of developing skills.

The 30 trainees of "Let's Farm, Boys" are now very popular, especially Cheng Yi and Cai Xukun.

However, Jiang Yifeng's arrival means that the brutal elimination rounds are about to begin.

The program will eliminate 20 people and select 10 to become the real members of the boy group.

Unfortunately, the weather wasn't cooperating; it rained today, so we could only do some indoor and greenhouse work, and many program segments couldn't be recorded. This is the downside of recording programs continuously for 100 days—we can't escape the dictates of the weather, and we must be flexible.

Today's live stream content was temporarily changed to cooking. The 30 trainees were divided into 15 groups, and each group completed a dish.

Seeing that the trainees were all busy, Jiang Yifeng did not disturb them.

Zhang Chaoyang has been out having fun these past few days and is temporarily not part of the program. As a wealthy man, it's impossible for Zhang Chaoyang to actually stay here for 100 days.

With nothing else to do, Jiang Yifeng interacted with the viewers in the live stream.

"Hello everyone in the live stream, this is Jiang Yifeng. I have some free time now and I can chat with you for a bit. Do you have any questions for me?"

As soon as Jiang Yifeng finished speaking, the live stream chat exploded, causing the live stream to lag a few times.

Wang Sicong, whose whereabouts were unknown, saw Jiang Yifeng chatting on his live stream and rushed over to promote it, sending 100 Buddha Jumps Over the Wall gifts to the live stream.

This made the live stream even more laggy.

Jiang Yifeng quickly said, "Xiao Wang, get out of here and don't cause any trouble."

As soon as these words were spoken, the comments section was filled with copy-pasted replies: "Xiao Wang, get out of here and don't cause trouble."

The messages were all the same, densely packed with people collectively making fun of Wang Sicong.

That's the fun of live streaming.

Jiang Yifeng glanced at the comments and said with a smile, "I see a lot of people asking about Zhang Yimou. Let me explain, I'm not targeting Zhang Yimou."

Zhang Yimou's complaint about Jiang Yifeng has generated a lot of buzz, with many people curious and asking about this topic in the live chat.

Jiang Yifeng continued, "I've always been a person who takes responsibility for my actions. If I'm being targeted, I'm targeting; if I'm not, I'm not."

So let me reiterate, I am not targeting Zhang Yimou; it is his own excessive self-awareness.

Liu Yicun is an artist in my company. Her mistake and punishment are internal management matters and have nothing to do with Zhang Yimou.

He approached Liu Jicun directly when he wanted him to act, without even asking for my opinion.

Then, after being rejected by Liu Yicun a few times, he blamed me, acting like a complaining woman.

To be honest, I wasn't involved in this at all.

And Zhang Yi, I have an upcoming TV series called In the Name of the People, and I've invited him to be the male lead.

When Zhang Yi accepted my role, he didn't have any other acting contracts, so there was no question of him poaching me.

As for his relationship with Zhang Yi, I have no idea.

As Jiang Yifeng explained and answered, the number of viewers in the live stream increased rapidly, from over 300 million to more than 400 million.

The number is still climbing rapidly, and everyone wants to join in the fun.

Jiang Yifeng looked at the comments again and read aloud: "Some people are asking why Pacific Rim is scheduled for July 4th. Is it because it's targeting The Great Wall?"
Neither is this one.

The release date for Pacific Rim was set back in March.

Because Da Peng's movie "City of Rock" will be released at the end of July, and my other movie "The Witch" will be released in early August.

Our company has too many films, so we have to stagger their release dates.

Pacific Rim is the flagship of all the projects, and this movie kicks things off.

Moreover, since Pacific Rim will be released globally, I still hope that this movie will be shown in China first, so the release date is scheduled for early July, so that Pacific Rim will have its true premiere in China.

Some viewers asked about the North American release date of Pacific Rim. It hasn't been set yet, but it will most likely be about a week later than in China.

This comment is right; the issue of the release date is between Zhang Yimou and the Great Wall production team.

If Great Wall Motors hadn't been so high-profile in its boasting and hadn't announced the release date so early, this would have been a very ordinary release date announcement.

Even now, they can still change the schedule. It just depends on whether Zhang Yimou wants to stick it out. Anyway, I'm not afraid of anyone.

Zhang Yimou felt that I was targeting him, which made me seem like a little fairy, and the famous director turned into a complaining woman.

It's not his fault; maybe I'm just too strong.

I was just taking a simple flight, and the wind from my wings made Zhang Yi lose his balance.

I'm sorry, I was just taking off normally, I didn't mean to target anyone.

Jiang Yifeng's interaction with the audience was actually a way of promoting Pacific Rim.

After all, he can choose and control what questions he answers.

His answer was factual, logically clear, and very convincing.

Finally, they even did a Versailles segment to create some entertainment value.

The live stream chat was flooded with comments.

"I feel sorry for Zhang Yimou; it turns out it was all wishful thinking!"

"It turns out Jiang Yifeng wasn't targeting Zhang Yi at all; he was just being delusional."

"After reading Jiang Yifeng's answer, it will be even more interesting to watch the National Advisor's interview from a few days ago, hahaha!"

"Stop calling Zhang Yi 'National Preceptor'! With his resentful behavior, you might as well call him Zhang Emo, or Fairy Schemer, or even just Immortal Master!"

"I don't think Emo should have acted so impulsively. What exactly influenced his judgment?"

"That must be Liu Jicun! Zhang Yimou is truly blinded by Liu Jicun! I think he should be named Zhang Wangcun!"

"Brothers, let's be direct, let's just call it 'The Scheming Woman'!"

After Jiang Yifeng publicly clarified in his live broadcast that he was not targeting Zhang Yimou, Zhang Yimou's image was completely labeled.

The sayings "a wronged woman plots" and "Zhang Wangcun" are becoming increasingly popular.

Previously, many people thought that Jiang Yifeng was too disrespectful to his seniors.

Now everyone knows that Zhang Yimou was just wallowing in self-pity like a wronged woman.

In this age of entertainment supremacy, netizens quickly started creating their own funny videos.

Zhang Yimou's previous remarks complaining about Jiang Yifeng in an interview have been the subject of various creative parodies.

These people extracted the essence of Zhang Yimou's complaining rhetoric: first, he presented his concessions from the perspective of considering the overall situation; then, he filled in the specific contradictions with industry details; and finally, he elevated the other party's normal competition or choice to a conspiracy against him personally.

Ideally, it should also include an obsession with a certain person or thing, creating the image of a resentful woman who is clearly in the wrong—that would be perfect.

This has led to the creation of many derivative versions.

For example, the community square dance version:

I don't understand Aunt Wang's behavior from the next building. We all live in the same community and contribute to the community's cultural life.

But she targeted me time and time again!
We want to play the newly learned song "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style".

But Aunt Wang said it was too noisy and disturbed the neighbors, and insisted that we turn off the music!

This is truly incomprehensible!
"The Most Dazzling Ethnic Trend" is a soulful melody that can unify the aesthetics of all ages and activate every muscle in the body! We should cherish and protect it!
Aunt Wang, however, joined forces with the property management to ban this catchy song for a week!
How much laughter will our community lose this week because of this?
She's killing a brilliant dance track that could have boosted the happiness of the entire community!

Not only did they not let us play music, but then we discovered the basketball court in the neighborhood. Its flatness and spaciousness were perfect for square dancing! Yet, Aunt Wang assigned it to the kids to play basketball!

I tolerated it, so I changed my dancing time from 8 pm to 8:30 pm and reduced the volume from 75 decibels to 70.

I was very nice, wasn't I?

As a result, Aunt Wang even targeted me. She applied to the property management for a "quiet square dance" pilot program, and she used the venue where our dance team usually resides!
We report our activities in advance in order to make reasonable use of public spaces.

Because we don't want discord among neighbors, as that would be a lose-lose situation and detrimental to community harmony!
Therefore, we specifically avoided doing it during the day.

As we all know, daytime is when people work, and square dancing would disturb their work!
I never expected that Aunt Wang would ignore the perfectly good daytime hours and insist on stealing our prime time at night.

If you say Aunt Wang isn't targeting me, I really don't believe it!
I really don't know what I did to offend her!

For example, the postgraduate entrance exam version:
I don't understand the behavior of that guy in the library. We're all preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam, working together to succeed.

But he targeted me time and time again!
I just wanted to reserve a seat in the library to study peacefully. That table by the window has excellent lighting and a great view—it's the best spot in the whole library! I wanted to hold onto it for a few more days, but that guy…

People used Zhang Yimou's complaining, which resembled that of a resentful woman, to satirize certain shameless people and things in life.

Square dancing aunties feel wronged when they are managed, and postgraduate entrance exam takers feel justified in reserving seats randomly, even feeling targeted.

This model has also spawned many other versions, such as those for programmers and gamers.

Various derivative videos and jokes sprang up like mushrooms after rain, creating a grand online carnival.

Phrases like "I don't understand," "I was very nice!", "I don't believe you that he wasn't targeting me!", and "I really don't know what I did to offend him" have become popular internet memes.

Amidst this revelry, Zhang Yimou's image as a resentful woman became deeply ingrained in people's minds. Many people stopped calling him the "National Advisor" and began to call him "The Resentful Woman's Schemer" or "Zhang Wangcun."

His obsession with Liu Jicun became common knowledge.

Unfortunately, Zhang complained about that one time and then made no further response.

This has deprived netizens of a lot of fun.

(End of this chapter)