Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

What could have been a slow and steady relationship has instead turned into a raging inferno!

No matter what industry it is, once there are too many competitors, there will be bad apples who will harm the interests of the group for their own benefit, and eventually ruin the whole thing!

The same applies to the film and television industry; only a few people dare to innovate, while most practitioners simply follow whatever is popular and make whatever they want to film.

Until this subject matter is completely ruined and no one wants to watch it anymore!

Before his time travel, Wu Yang still remembered the glamorous Old Wang, who complained in front of the media that he only received 33% of the box office revenue of over 150 billion.

Zhang Dazui, relying on Zhang Yimou's films, increased his revenue share to 45%, but was then forced back down to 33% by Huayi Brothers, Feng Xiaogang, and other competitors, including Bona Film Group, which led the way by lowering their revenue share to seize screen time.

If it weren't for these bad apples, the production company might have already achieved a box office revenue share of over 50% thanks to the continuous breakthroughs in domestic box office sales.

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After hanging up the phone, Wu Yang immediately called Pang Hai and asked him to come pick her up.

Then, upon returning to the room, he immediately woke up Liu Yifei, who was extremely grumpy in the morning, and explained the contents of Han Sanye's phone call.

Liu Yifei, being very sensible, immediately put aside her temper and called Taozi.

Then, they dressed and washed up together with Wu Yang, and half an hour later, the two went out together.

Wu Yang got into Pang Hai's car, Liu Yifei got into Tao Zi's car, and then they went to Han Hong Charity Foundation together.

When Han Sanye called Wu Yang, it was right at the start of the floods, even though we live in the internet age now.

News still needs time to spread, as most people are not yet accustomed to using the internet.

The only way to let these people know what's happening in the world is through news and newspapers.

While there are many entertainment reporters with a keen sense of smell, unfortunately, few are concerned with world affairs.

Instead of wasting time on that, you might as well research celebrities' schedules. If you can get solid evidence of their scandals, you might be able to achieve financial freedom. Even if it's not scandals, just taking some erotic photos would be enough to make you well-off!

Yesterday, Pang Hai and Zhao Xiaoguang made quite a splash outside the airport.

Moreover, several familiar entertainment reporters also wrote a few kind words about it in today's newspaper.

Because of Wu Yang's example, Pei Le and others are very friendly to the media.

Including the three films, including "Lost in Thailand," I have basically never had any conflicts with entertainment reporters.

Although entertainment reporters can be annoying at times, they are still a part of the entertainment industry and a relatively important mouthpiece.

They knew they were not well-liked, and being beaten and scolded was common. They were surprised to encounter Wu Yang, an outlier, and Wu Yang's team was also very friendly to them.

Whether it's a random interview or an exclusive interview, although it can't satisfy all entertainment reporters, it always maintains a friendly attitude.

He never hit or scolded anyone, nor did he say anything unpleasant. Although he rarely gave red envelopes, he still won the favor of most entertainment reporters.

So even though Wu Yang stood them up yesterday, only Pang Hai and Zhao Xiaoguang agreed to be interviewed.

They didn't say anything bad about Wu Yang in today's newspapers.

Of course, this excludes those who get paid by their rivals; it's just a job, so there's no shame in it!

Today I'm going to donate to Han Hong's charity foundation, and I imagine there will be no shortage of entertainment reporters waiting there.

Even after the donation ends, there will definitely be interviews, so why not do some good and contact more entertainment reporters?

After obtaining Wu Yang's consent, Pang Hai sent a text message to entertainment reporters detailing Wu Yang and Liu Yifei's schedule.

Even in the entertainment industry, there are celebrities who quietly do charity work, such as Principal Gu.

However, most celebrities do charity work with a utilitarian motive.

This is to prevent certain people from using charity as a weapon to attack you.

While donating a certain amount of money to charity, one can also get tax deductions and gain public attention.

Judge by actions, not intentions; no one is perfect when it comes to intentions!

As long as you are willing to donate or donate genuinely, that's fine. But if you donate fake money or make a fake donation, once it's exposed, everyone will condemn you!

Whether it's a carefully crafted public image or fake charity, both are high-risk minefields. Once they explode, being utterly disgraced is the least of your worries!

If it weren't for Zhang Ziyi's international influence, this incident would have completely ruined her career 10 years later!

Pang Hai called Taozi to inform her that entertainment reporters would be conducting an on-site interview shortly.

Wu Yang also discussed the donation amount with Liu Yifei, from the original 500 million each to the final decision that the two of them would donate 2000 million together.

Their relationship was semi-public, but they firmly denied it when asked by the media.

Wu Yang doesn't want to be labeled as using donations to promote her relationship!

The main reason, of course, is that Wu Yang only had a few thousand yuan left in his personal account.

The studio only has a little over 900 million yuan left in its account, and the monthly expenses for personnel alone amount to more than 30 yuan.

We can't let the studio be unable to pay salaries just to make money, can we?!

It's too late to get Liu Yifei to transfer the money now.

Since large transfers require prior reservations, Liu Yifei had a sudden inspiration and decided to pay for everything.

After all, Wu Yang had paid for the house, and after a slight hesitation, he agreed under Liu Yifei's anger.

This can also be seen as a subtle official announcement to the public, a way to gauge the reaction from the media and the public.

The main point is to see the reaction of Liu Yifei's fans, even the most extreme fans, to this kind of half-true, half-false news.

They won't do anything extreme, and Wu Yang and Liu Yifei can take precautions.

Moreover, ever since "First Love," rumors about the two have been constant, and many fans have gotten used to it.

Although Liu Yifei considers herself a talented actress, she still needs to maintain her existing fanbase.

Liu Yifei's core support base is the huge post-90s generation, who are now at an age where they cherish love.

With proper guidance, as long as they empathize with each other's feelings, Wu Yang and Liu Yifei can go public with their relationship!

Just like when Deng Chao and Sun Li got married at the beginning of the year, their fan groups went from disagreeing at the beginning to gradually accepting it. Now, nearly four months have passed, and most fans can only accept it.

Wu Yang and Liu Yifei also received invitations, but unfortunately they had to do promotional tours for "Love Like a Bouquet" and didn't have time to go. They could only send a gift of money through a third party.

Pang Hai deliberately took a long detour to give the entertainment reporters time to arrive, and the four of them ate bread in the car for lunch.

It wasn't until 1 p.m. that the car finally drove into the foundation's entrance, which was occupied by a large number of entertainment reporters.

Staff members have already been stationed here, and donation boxes have been placed in front of the gate for passersby to donate at their convenience.

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"Director Wu, are you dating Yifei?"

"No, it's just that when we were discussing cooperation, we heard about the natural disaster in Guangxi and came together to donate money."

"Yifei, you and Director Wu jointly donated 2000 million yuan. Is this an announcement of your relationship?"

"No, we only made the joint donation because of our collaboration."

"Director Wu, why did you donate to Han Hong's personal foundation?"

"Because it's close to home!"

"Yifei, could you tell us about your upcoming collaboration with Director Wu?"

"I can't say right now. I'll announce it after we've reached an agreement."