How did I become famous?

Chapter 227 There is no Fang Hei in this world

I'm in Africa, just got off the plane, and this run-down village has just gotten internet access.

I learned by chance today that director Fang Bie's new movie is in production. As a long-time fan of director Fang Bie, I also went to find out more about it.

Wow, Director Fang! He managed to generate revenue from one movie in three segments!

That's what I initially thought.

But then I thought about it, and realized that wasn't right!

Director Fang has always treated his fans well, but he's never been seen at roadshows or fan meet-and-greets for his movies.

There's no reason for someone so indifferent to fame and fortune to deliberately create a trilogy to swindle money!

So there's only one truth to this! It's that Director Fang's story is too long to fit into one movie!

But then things turned out differently.

This trilogy was actually directed by three different directors at the same time!

There's Director Fang Bie, who publicly snatched someone else's Best Actor award but then returned it.

Director Fang, is it really okay to keep slapping one person in the face repeatedly?

Wu Kai, who successfully transitioned into a director with 1.5 billion yuan in box office revenue thanks to Fang's script, is one such example.

Director Wu, have you forgotten how Director Fang humiliated you back then? Are you really willing to accept this?

There's also Liu Mang, who, after being rewarded with an idea by fawning over director Fang, successfully became a director with 1.5 billion yuan in box office revenue.

Director Liu, do you still remember Xiao Hong from the Eight Great Hutongs? Also, aren't you going to wipe the dust off your piano?

Can groveling and clinging to Director Fang's coattails really be considered a success?

Why can't you two have a little more backbone?

Okay, I'll be frank, I just think you two will hold our Director Fang back.

Why can't we learn from directors like Lu Shengyan and Xu Kuangfu?

Look at them!

For over a year, I've been repeatedly slapped in the face by Director Fang! First the left cheek, then the right! Then the right cheek, and then the left!

Even so, they still relentlessly criticize Director Fang!

I applaud their spirit!

I believe that under Director Lu's leadership, the China Film Association will surely flourish! The day when the Golden Dragon and Golden Phoenix Awards defeat Hollywood is not far off! Go China!

To be honest, I'm very disappointed with the leader!

His movie was so poorly made that it cut corners to the extreme!

The actors are the same old actors, and the movie is still the same old unoriginal superhero movie. I can recite the whole process by heart!

Most importantly, he even slacked off on his job as a director!

With this ebb and flow, Chinese films will become stronger and stronger!

And Fang Bie! He is destined to become a stepping stone for Director Lu and the Chinese film industry!

Fortresses are often breached from within. That's all I have to say. I hope Director Fang will take heed.

If you turn over a new leaf and are willing to join the China Film Association as a vanguard, I believe Director Lu will forgive your past transgressions and accept you.

As the "number one hater on Weibo" with over 100% active followers, Paramecium has quite a lot of influence.

At least among those "120E Fang Bie Brainless Fans", there are "59E" who also follow him.

After seeing his long post on Weibo, some people couldn't contain themselves!

But as they picked up their keyboards to type, something suddenly occurred to them.

"Damn it!" Fang Tangjing, a lawyer and one of Fang Bie's die-hard fans, smashed his Bluetooth keyboard, which he'd bought for just over a hundred yuan. "I forgot that this bastard turned off comments!"

That's what makes Fang Bie so awesome.

His main account shut down the Weibo comment section a long time ago, which makes him practically invincible!

"Brother Wang! Brother Ming! Brother Wang Ming!" Fang Tangjing turned around and looked intently at his good buddy Wang Ming. "As a film critic and a fan of Director Fang, you absolutely have to stand up for us! The brothers are counting on you!"

Although Fang Bie has a large number of fans, most of them are actually not organized.

The main reason is that his fans are relatively rational and don't have much of a fan mentality.

Anyway, if Director Fang makes a new movie, everyone should go to the cinema to support him. As for being a fanatical star, forget about it.

On the other hand, Fangmu Film and Television Company was also uncooperative.

Why do so many celebrities have fan leaders? And why are these fan leaders able to organize various activities?

In short, it can be summed up in four simple words: colluding with each other.

A fan leader can succeed in both the celebrity and the fans.

Simply put, he first approaches the celebrity's agent or management company, then claims to be a fan leader with hundreds of thousands of fans under his command.

Then he would ask for things like autograph session tickets, concert tickets, fan meeting admission tickets, etc.

Agents or agencies usually don't bother to verify things too thoroughly, or the fan leader might just be one of their own.

Then, the fan leader goes to find some large fan groups or places where the celebrity's fans gather, such as Tieba and Weibo.

He would say that he has inside connections and suggest that everyone start a fan club together.

Then I got to know some agents or something, and I took out a portion of those tickets as a perk to give to everyone, while the rest had to be bought with money, and you had to join a club to buy them.

Because he obtained these resources, such as tickets, entirely out of pocket or through internal staff, his costs were essentially zero.

These tickets are usually cheaper than those sold by the official channels.

Then the celebrity's fans saw this and thought, "Oh wow~ there's such a good thing?"

Then why not join now!

Then, an infinite loop is created.

Now, fan leaders can get free access to things like tickets to internal resources, and they also have a group of fans.

Making a profit from both ends and profiting from the price difference, wouldn't it be great to organize a fan event, make some props like LED light boards and sell them to fans?

With fan leaders managing their fans, celebrities can now target any location they want, and they'll no longer have to worry about being greeted at the airport or having their true popularity exposed. They're so happy!

Fans can organize to "worship" their idols, which allows them to connect with others instead of being judged by those around them in real life. They can also buy tickets at prices lower than the official price.

Delicious.

It's a win-win-win situation!

However, although this is extremely profitable, it is much better than what some people in a certain circle do.

For example, a certain circle in Fang Bie's previous life.

Well, let's just consider it the online novel community for now.

That was ten years ago, when I was in high school.

When he first joined the author's reader group, it was by taking a screenshot and joining the full subscription VIP group.

However, he's a nobody, and his happiest moment each day is when he's lurking online and sees the author post something like "hmm".

But later, he felt something was amiss.

The admins in that group are mentally ill.

One thing he remembers very clearly is that there was a high school girl in the group who was quite active.

The girl probably came from a well-off family, because she was talking to someone about clothes.

Then one of the administrators jumped out and made sarcastic remarks about her not giving any tips.

The others then joined in the commotion.

The girl was furious, so she tipped a leader of the alliance.

Then, the manager kept pressing her for more tips.

The girl was furious, so she gave another reward to a top-tier player before leaving the group.

At that time, Fang Bie was silently watching in the group as others, led by the administrators, made sarcastic and mocking remarks about the girl after she left the group.

Then the exciting part came: the author appeared.

He started by rambling on, then subtly praised the leader of the management team, and then made sarcastic remarks about the high school girl who had been forced to give him two "Alliance Leader" rewards.

Fang Bie didn't say anything at the time. He just silently left the group, deleted the author's book, and never read anything he wrote again.

In fact, many celebrities' fans are now following this trend.

However, this has nothing to do with Fang Bie.

Let's get back to Fang Tangjing and his companion.

As is widely known, they met while watching a movie.

Fang Tangjing is a lawyer by profession, but he is also the group leader of a discussion group for Fang Bie's fans.

After more than a year of development, the discussion group has grown larger and larger, and it is now one of the top film fan organizations in China.

When there are too many people, problems are more likely to arise.

Of course, I don't mean fighting with other fans, but...

"This is ridiculous! 'Captain China' is the pioneering work of superhero movies! This is Director Fang's true masterpiece!"

"FNMDX! Director Fang's representative work is clearly 'The Shadow of Light'! How can a superficial film like 'Captain China' with no substance compare?"

"That's all nonsense! 'Superhero' is Director Fang's best film! Its box office performance completely crushed all of yours combined! It even brought the superhero film genre to a close! To be honest, I don't understand why Director Fang wants to go back to making superhero movies again? Is reheating old food really that appealing?"

That's right, Fang Bie's "120E brainless fans" are now divided into several factions.

The "original faction" naturally refers to those who consider Fang Bie's "Captain China" to be the best.

Actually, some of them didn't think this movie was the best, but rather that it was the most significant.

This was Fang Bie's first film, and it also ushered in a new era for superhero movies, so this group of viewers felt that this film was the best.

The "artist school" believes that "Shadow of Light" is Fang Bie's best film.

The reasons are self-evident: Venice Film Festival swept numerous awards, pioneered the "superhero" genre, and also features a mind-bending plot, a certain depth, and strong commercial value.

The last faction is the "Terminator Faction".

This school of thought is rather extreme.

They believe that "Superhero" is the pinnacle of superhero movies.

There will never be a superhero movie that surpasses this one.

Whether it's the box office, the film's underlying message, the cathartic release it provides, or its satire and disdain for Hollywood, it's all impressive.

No movie will ever surpass it.

As for films like "Your Name" and "The Grandmaster" that weren't directed by Fang Bie himself, many of his fans don't believe it.

Although I will go and look at it, I will also nitpick and find fault with it.

Just to prove that Liu Mang and Wu Kai are not as good as Fang Bie.

Therefore, fans of these two movies generally stick together for mutual support.

Of course, there are still many neutral parties and those who only watch movies.

They don't really care; they'll just watch other movies and not compare them.

Keyboard warriors exist everywhere.

Moreover, there's no need for double standards; given the chance, everyone can be a keyboard warrior.

Fang Bie even considered making a superhero movie about keyboard warriors in the future.

After reading the argument in the group chat, Wang Ming pushed up his glasses and laughed: "Actually, after that paramecium posted on Weibo, some people were even more anxious than us."

Fang Tangjing raised an eyebrow: "You mean that guy who argued with the strongest paramecium about who was the number one hater?"

"Yes, that's him." Wang Ming narrowed his eyes. "The Keyboard Saint!"

(End of this chapter)