This top celebrity got drunk and acted crazy, and everyone in the Chinese entertainment industry bur

"Um, this is a new camera our production team just bought; it can take selfies!"

Hearing this, the cameraman looked a little embarrassed and made up a reason to explain, but he held the camera firmly without moving an inch.

As the cameraman who had been following Wu Qian, he had already suffered greatly on the way, and only managed to persevere in the car after receiving a generous reward from the production team.

The cameraman originally planned to return to the manor and get some rest.

However, just after he finished changing, he was called over by the senior leaders of "Running Man". They were very satisfied with his work in the car, especially online, where there was almost nothing but praise for him, especially for still being able to keep the camera focused on Wu Qian and Lü Ming after being attacked by Wu Qian's vomiting poison gas.

In other words, he himself was unaware that he had already gained some minor fame online.

To commend his previous efforts, the senior management of the "Running Man" program not only promised to pay him the salary and bonus he was promised for the year as soon as possible, but also asked him to keep filming him. If he captured any good moments, there would be other rewards.

This explains why, even though he verbally promised Wu Qian that he wouldn't point the camera at Wu Qian, he swiftly turned the camera back on Wu Qian the moment Wu Qian started eating the bag of pickled vegetables.

These are all iconic scenes!

This was not only a rare opportunity for the "Running Man" production team, but also a prize for the cameraman who was filming Wu Qian.

He works so hard filming, all for the salary and bonuses the production team gives him.

【Ha ha ha ha! 】

[I almost got dazed by the cameraman; I really thought he was going to move the camera away!]

[This cameraman is a genius; he really understands us viewers!]

【Did you hear that?】

I think I heard it, I think someone said "It smells so good!"

[Wang Jingze: Is this any of my business?]

[Screenshot! Screenshot! I need to see the related memes right away!]

[Just a moment ago he was saying he'd rather die than eat it, and the next second he's saying this with such enjoyment. Wu Qian, you've really disappointed us fans!]

[Exactly! Even if you skip a meal, will you starve to death? You have absolutely no willpower; you've completely embarrassed us fans!]

Why do you think it's embarrassing? I think Qianbao's performance just now was great and cute!

As soon as the cameraman pointed the camera at Wu Qian, the moment Wu Qian secretly ate the bag of pickled vegetables and exclaimed "It smells so good!", the viewers in the live stream burst into laughter. Some even compared Wu Qian's enjoyable expression while secretly eating with that of Wang Jingze, the "King of 'It smells so good'" from back in the day, and posted it on Weibo.

At first, the netizens on Weibo were completely confused when they saw these screenshots, but after the explanations from those who watched the live stream, they quickly understood the whole story.

You know, the netizens on Weibo were still reminiscing about the scene of Lü Ming and Wu Qian speeding together, but they didn't expect that in such a short time, Lü Ming and Wu Qian would bring them such a lot of fun.

How long has it been?
It has to be Lü Ming, he's truly a variety show icon.

Whenever he participates in a variety show, there is never a lack of entertainment value, and he always comes up with something new.

"What the hell is this guy doing?"

Behind Wu Qian's company headquarters, Old Zhang saw this scene but couldn't laugh at all; instead, his face showed a hint of dissatisfaction.

How old are you? Don't you have any self-control?

So what if I miss one meal? Will I starve to death?
Now, with the footage of him sneaking food captured on camera, he has become a laughing stock across the internet. His photos have even been turned into various memes and circulated online, leading netizens to compare him to Wang Jingze, the "King of True Fragrance."

For an ordinary person, this could be a great opportunity to become famous. Being famous even if you're not famous is still fame. Being known by so many people all at once is a skill, and you might even become a big internet celebrity.

But Wu Qian was no ordinary person!
He was already a top-tier celebrity in the Chinese entertainment industry, and such popularity was not a good thing for Wu Qian at all; on the contrary, it was like poison.

Since becoming famous, Wu Qian has always maintained a cool, aloof, and otherworldly style, which has attracted a lot of attention.

Now, this series of events has completely shattered the persona Wu Qian had built up, especially the act of stealing food just now, which tore away the last shred of pretense.

Old Zhang could almost guess without even thinking that as the video spread and gained traction, some brands that had originally signed endorsement deals with Wu Qian would probably soon come looking for them.

Besides, the most crucial thing is that Lao Zhang and his team just reached an agreement with Stephen Chow to have Wu Qian play the male lead in Stephen Chow's big-budget sequel to Journey to the West. If Stephen Chow and his team find out about this, will it affect the collaboration?

If Wu Qian lost that important role because of this act of stealing food, then Old Zhang might be considering killing Wu Qian.

Just as Wu Qian had guessed, Zhou Xingxing and some partners were discussing these matters in an office at that moment.

"I don't think he's suitable to play the male lead anymore. You know, he's got too many issues going on right now, and the negative impact on our film is almost outweighing the benefits he could bring!"

"Besides, if we don't have Wu Qian, don't we have other candidates to choose from?"

"At worst, we can try to persuade Lü Ming to offer better terms!"

"I refuse to believe that anyone these days doesn't like money!"

One of the investors pointed to Wu Qian on the screen and said to Zhou Xingxing and the others beside him.

"No need to say anything more, Lü Ming will not agree!" Zhou Xingxing said with a hint of helplessness after hearing the investor's words.

If possible, Stephen Chow would certainly like to invite Lü Ming to play the male lead in this sequel to Journey to the West. After all, given Lü Ming's popularity, if he agrees, the name of this rare sequel will probably spread throughout the country in an instant.

The publicity alone is worth tens of millions, not to mention Lü Ming's acting skills, which far surpass those of ordinary popular young actors; that's practically a guarantee of the film's quality.

In recent years, with the rapid development of the fan economy and traffic economy, top-tier artists like Lü Ming and Wu Qian have received increasing attention from capital.

Selecting these top celebrities to star in movies and TV series is like bringing in a huge fan base.

The works released over the past two years have proven everything. Some of these works, despite their poor quality, achieved decent box office results simply because they cast top-tier celebrities as the male and female leads.
However, this also leads to a situation where almost none of the top celebrities can act. They are all like decorative vases on screen, and some are even less than decorative vases.

After all, a vase only adds luster, unlike some people who only harm the whole work.

Their poor acting skills drew strong condemnation from many ordinary viewers, who criticized their performances online, believing they had ruined Chinese films.

Compared to these people, Lü Ming seemed so tall and imposing.

Not only does he have far greater popularity than Wu Qian and the others, but his fan base is on a completely different level. In fact, Lü Ming has even received official endorsement, which means that Lü Ming's own fan base is quite outrageous.

Even if the investment in the Journey to the West sequel movie that Stephen Chow and his team are preparing is so large, if they can get Lu Ming to play the male lead, the box office revenue from fans alone, as well as the sponsorships and endorsements, will be enough to recoup most of their costs.

Not to mention Lü Ming's acting skills, even if he doesn't perform like an award-winning actor, just showing a little bit of his acting skills is enough for their film and will definitely guarantee the quality of the movie.

However, although Stephen Chow and his team offered a considerable salary and benefits, Lü Ming rejected them almost without hesitation, showing little interest in playing the male lead in the sequel to Journey to the West.

Faced with this situation, Stephen Chow was also somewhat helpless.

Given the success of the previous film, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons," Stephen Chow had immense confidence in this sequel.

However, even Stephen Chow couldn't do anything about Lü Ming's current popularity.
This guy's popularity is ridiculously high right now, even more so than Stephen Chow's peak popularity in Hong Kong.

So, after several unsuccessful attempts, Stephen Chow had no choice but to settle for Wu Qian and cast him as the male lead in this sequel to Journey to the West.

Although Wu Qian's popularity is not as high as Lü Ming's, he is still a top-tier actor in mainland China with a huge fan base, and his popularity is second only to Lü Ming.

However, after seeing Wu Qian's performance on the "Running Man" program today, Zhou Xingxing couldn't help but have some doubts.

This guy's performance was really lackluster, with hardly any comedic effect. Instead, he was completely outmaneuvered by Lü Ming, especially the scene of him stealing food, which Zhou Xingxing found quite distasteful.

"I think Wu Qian is great!"

"You only saw his humiliation and the ridicule from the entire internet, but is it possible that this was his plan?"

"Now almost the entire internet knows his name. If we choose him as the male lead in this movie, it will not only attract his fan base, but also some ordinary viewers who don't usually pay much attention to movies, who want to see what Wu Qian looks like in the movie!"

Just as Zhou Xingxing and his friends were about to remove Wu Qian from the male lead's identity, the CEO of Huayue suddenly stood up and publicly supported Wu Qian, which surprised Zhou Xingxing and the others present.

As a major investor in Stephen Chow's sequel to Journey to the West, Huayue holds a significant share of the investment, accounting for at least one-third, and thus wields considerable influence.

However, due to the previous collaboration, Huayue only managed to get a few of their own people involved in the filming, but never expressed much opinion on the main male lead, supporting actors, or anything else, and always supported Zhou Xingxing's ideas.

Even Stephen Chow didn't expect Huayue to stand up for Wu Qian at this time. You have to know that Wu Qian is not one of Huayue's people. In fact, he is a competitor of one of Huayue's top male stars.

"Then let's not change it, let him come!"

Although Zhou Xingxing didn't know why Huayue would suddenly stand up for Wu Qian, he naturally wouldn't offend Huayue for Wu Qian's sake since he had no better options at the moment, after all, they had invested a lot of money.

After hearing what Zhou Xingxing said, the CEO of Huayue nodded.

For Huayue, the reason they supported Wu Qian was simply because they disliked Lü Ming.

Although Wu Qian is in competition with their top star under Huayue Entertainment, Huayue Entertainment knows that their top star has no chance of playing the role. Even if Huayue Entertainment forces him to play the role, Stephen Chow would not agree.

Rather than letting Lü Ming reap the benefits without sowing, it would be better to give the role directly to Wu Qian.

Although they didn't have much of a relationship with Wu Qian, they had a very 'deep' relationship with Lü Ming.

Over the years, every time Lü Ming became famous or shone, Huayue would be dragged out and attacked by netizens, and secretly ridiculed by its peers in the industry.

Back when Lü Ming was in Huayue's hands, he was practically half-dead and was almost completely taken advantage of by Huayue.

However, Hua Yue never expected that Lü Ming would rise again step by step at such a rapid pace, and even become the true king of the Chinese entertainment industry, so much so that even the official authorities would come out to support him.

Looking at Lü Ming's current success, and then thinking back to how they practically gave him away for free, they couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

Looking at Huayue's current stagnant stock price, if Lü Ming were still under their management, their stock price would probably be skyrocketing.

Just look at Jiaxing; simply by virtue of Dilraba's sudden rise, Jiaxing's valuation in the capital market has increased several levels in a short period of time.

And this is just Reba, not to mention Lü Ming.

Lü Ming's popularity far surpasses that of Dilraba Dilmurat. Specialized forecasting agencies have calculated that Lü Ming's commercial value alone exceeds several billion, not to mention his exceptional creative talent. (End of Chapter)