How did I become famous?

"Oh?" Manager Xu's expression remained unchanged. "In business, a win-win situation is the right way. So, Mr. Fang, how do you plan to cooperate?"

I intend to engage in nonviolent non-cooperation.

But it's impossible to say it directly.

Fang Bie countered, "Then how did our previous collaborations proceed?"

"Normally, after taxes, the profits should be split 50/50. Your company would also be responsible for the cost of the film copies," Manager Xu said slowly. "However, we trust Mr. Fang's talent, so we can make concessions."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Three-seven, three of us. And we'll also cover the copying costs."

Liu Mang blurted out, "Is there really such a good thing?!"

"Of course not." Fang Bie curled his lip. "Then what's the price? Manager Xu, what do you want?"

"Talent," Manager Xu said earnestly. "As cinema owners, we naturally want to show movies of the highest quality possible. That way, even with a lower revenue share, we can still make a profit. And if we maintain a good relationship with you, you might consider us first in your next collaboration."

This is fake.

The real reason is simply because this man is probably the young lady's favorite.

Otherwise, people will run away from home and come looking for you?

They didn't believe it at first, but just now the young lady actually cooked for this kid right in front of them!

Could this have been done without some special circumstances?

Nowadays, most girls don't want to cook, let alone a super-rich second-generation heir.

Fang felt that what he said was impeccable.

Although Mr. Fang does not believe he has any talent in the arts and entertainment, one cannot hit a smiling face.

If someone is showering you with compliments, refusing them would make you seem petty.

"That's settled then, but the profit-sharing ratio needs to be changed."

Manager Xu's smile remained unchanged: "We can accept a 20/80 split."

Since it's just for flattery, he doesn't care if it's a 10/0 split.

"Then let's split it 20/80," Fang Bie decided decisively. "But we get 20%, and you get 80%."

"Old Fang!"

"No need to say anything more, my mind is made up." Fang Bie stopped him from continuing. "This time it was because of Xiao Lin's sake, but next time it might not be the same."

Fang extended his hand: "Manager Xu, it's a pleasure doing business with you."

Manager Xu looked at him carefully for a long time, then his expression became much more serious: "It's a pleasure doing business with you."

He's truly a talented individual; no wonder he's not particularly handsome, yet that Miss Su still fell for him.

Thinking of this, Manager Xu decided to remind him: "Mr. Fang, we don't mind, but you can't act like this when you encounter people from Speed ​​Shadow. Although they are a company under President Su, they have a high degree of autonomy and might not give you face."

He was just trying to be helpful.

Fang nodded: "Don't worry, I won't go after them."

Old Man Su had already arranged this in the "Sea Serpent" group.

Will Speed ​​Films release other movies?

Of course!

However, all the shows are midnight screenings.

As a result, the number of screenings looks high, but they are all late-night shows that no one watches.

In addition, the quality was already poor, so how could the box office be so high?

This was a trick to make the young lady despair, so she wouldn't make excuses about not having enough screenings.

That's right, the young lady had already been arranged by her old father.

Manager Xu was unaware of these things, but he held Fang Bie in high regard.

This kid...who knows, he might actually be capable of something.

He started to become interested in other movies.

"Mr. Fang, it's a pleasure doing business with you."

He reached out and grasped Fang Bie's hands, giving them a firm squeeze.

"I look forward to Mr. Fang's work, no, I look forward to Director Fang's masterpiece."

"Um... okay."

Although he didn't understand why he was much more enthusiastic than before, Fang Bie still saw them off in a friendly manner.

Everything is now ready; we're just waiting for the movie to be released.

Fang Bie secretly clenched his fist, his eyes resolute.

Just wait another two weeks! In two weeks, I can finally enjoy the hard-working life of a landlord who collects rent 365 days a year!

Looking at his resolute back with his fists clenched, Liu Mang's nostrils twitched.

Although Fang Bie did almost no work on set, he was actually protecting everyone on set behind the scenes.

Ignoring Kira Yoshikage's advice once again, Liu Mang lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and suppressed the surging emotions in his heart.

They have done the best they could.

Now, all we need to do is wait quietly.

Half a month later, Fang Bie's name will be known throughout the world!

Liu Mang firmly believed this.

............

Fang Tangjing is a lawyer who has graduated less than two years ago.

He had no money, no house, and was doing odd jobs at the firm.

But he still has a form of entertainment that he considers bourgeois.

That is watching movies.

However, he doesn't like art films favored by the middle class, nor do he like foreign blockbusters with special effects.

He likes to watch war movies, especially domestically produced ones.

Watching those kinds of movies would excite him, but the harsh reality would dampen his spirits.

He was used to indulging in this magical realism where the virtual and the real intertwined.

After another long day of hard work, he returned to his rented small room, put on his headphones, and clicked on a film critic he had been following.

That person was named Su Zhe, and he was known for his sharp-tongued film reviews.

Fang Tangjing often watched movies from the ones he recommended.

Today, Su Zhe unusually published a recommendation article.

To Fang Tangjing's surprise, this time there was no venomous snake, but rather a barrage of praise.

I'm currently in Beijing, just got off the plane, and today I'd like to recommend a war film that's being released during the Lunar New Year season.

No, calling it a war film might not be quite right; I personally prefer to call it a postmodernist war film.

Or... a superhero movie.

Superhero movies? That's a genre I've never heard of.

Fang Tangjing became interested.

After carefully reading the entire post, Fang Tangjing closed the webpage.

Because the movie hasn't been released yet, Su Zhe's post didn't contain any spoilers.

But based on the script that Miss Su lent him, he also wrote several thousand words.

There was a reason to try and sow discord between Fang and others, but the main reason was that he himself had become interested in the movie.

So he really praised it from beginning to end, even classifying "Captain China" into a new film genre.

Fang Tangjing immediately searched for this movie online, but found nothing.

This, however, piqued his interest.

So he tried searching online for any clues about the movie.

But they still found nothing.

Disappointed, he decided to go get some food first.

After finishing his meal at nine o'clock, he logged onto QQ and found that several movie discussion groups were buzzing with activity.

He randomly clicked on one (99+), and was stunned by the ridiculous chatter that was flooding the screen.

"What the hell?! These big V's are all shills!"

"Hahaha~ This is the first time I've ever seen such stupid paid trolls~"

"It's confirmed! Marked! Don't believe anything these big influencers say from now on!"

"Being a big influencer is easy, right? I'll just buy some zombie powder, take a few photos of official stamped certificates, and I can become a big influencer too!"

............

The conversation then veered off-topic to how to identify which influential figures are actually paid trolls.

Fang Tangjing opened the second one (99+).

"How are these online trolls doing? They didn't even delete the words in parentheses~ That's going to get them fined~ (laughs)"

"Su Zhe, the great god, only posted on Weibo a short time ago, and these online trolls have already jumped out. Can you guess who their backer is?"

"I'm not interested in that. I'm more interested in what kind of movie 'Captain China' actually is!"

"I heard it's a war movie, but the great Su Zhe said it's a groundbreaking film that created a new genre. Does anyone know anything about this movie? I can't find anything about it online."

"No results found +1"

"+1"

"+1"

Then the screen was flooded with a bunch of people repeating "+1".

Fang Tangjing still didn't understand the situation, but he knew that someone else would.

He immediately opened Weibo, and the second most popular post was what Su Zhe had posted.

But Fang Tangjing didn't open that one; he had already read it several times.

His attention was completely focused on the top trending news item.

[Distributed around 8:20]

P.S.: My friend came to my house, tied me up, and planned to take me rafting.

But nothing went right.

First, the navigation system led us astray, then we exited the highway and took a detour on a provincial road, only to get stuck in a puddle and break the front bumper.

The air conditioner malfunctioned, and it took two hours to repair the car.

I finally arrived at 4 p.m., only to be told that they would stop selling tickets after 3 p.m.

So they returned.

The whole process was live-streamed in the group chat, and this chapter was typed on my phone while traveling on a bumpy road.