How did I become famous?

At 3 p.m., the conference room of Fangmu Film and Television Company was full of people.

Fang Bie interlaced his fingers and placed them under his chin.

His righteous eyes darted left and right, trying to see who was too guilty to meet his gaze.

But no one dared to look him in the eye.

On the contrary, everyone looked quite excited, and some even proudly puffed out their chests when he looked over.

Fang Bie's face darkened. These guys... are getting smug?

However, they certainly have reason to be proud.

Fang Bie sighed.

If he still can't figure out that there's something wrong with these guys, then he's an idiot.

"Come on, everyone, speak freely. Say whatever you want to say."

"Let me summarize first," Su Mulin said, adjusting her glasses.

Fang Bie said there would be a meeting at noon, and she was the one he valued the most.

To avoid being called young, she specially changed into an office lady outfit, even got non-prescription glasses, and tied her hair up to look more mature.

But Fang Bie just felt like laughing.

It's that funny feeling of a kid trying to act like an adult?

That's about it.

Su Mulin pushed up his glasses, picked up his notebook, and began to write his report.

"Captain China" has been in theaters for a month, and its cumulative box office is currently 745.12 million yuan. According to the agreement, the film will continue to be shown for nearly another month. Because we did not have any promotional roadshows, the film's popularity is gradually fading. The wave of popularity brought by Wang Yelun has also been almost exhausted. However, with the start of the new school year approaching, the fact that two of Fang Bie's poems have been included in the Wenhua College textbook will likely bring some buzz.

Su Mulin turned a page: "According to estimates, the final box office should be around 1.1 billion. After deducting costs, theater revenue sharing, taxes, and other expenses, the company will ultimately earn around 145 million, which is the net profit."

Fang's face darkened.

Although I knew beforehand that box office revenue and profits are not the same thing.

However, after all the deductions, the final box office revenue of 1.1 billion yuan only amounted to less than 150 million yuan...

From this perspective, opening a movie theater chain is much more profitable than making movies!

At the very least, regardless of how much a movie grosses, cinemas and theater chains will take a fixed percentage.

The group of guys perked up, and Liu Mang even grinned like a fool despite his bruised eyes.

Seeing Fang Bie looking over, he straightened his head and felt that the red scarf on his chest was even brighter.

Fang Bie just wanted to curse with "MDZZ".

Su Mulin raised his head and said, "Because the three major film festivals of Cannes, Berlin and Venice require that participating films premiere at the festival, our company's 'Captain China' does not meet the requirements and is therefore ineligible to participate."

The smiles on Liu Mang and the others' faces visibly disappeared.

A smile visibly appeared on Fang Bie's face.

"Domestic film festivals didn't invite us either; they said... never mind."

Su Mulin didn't continue.

According to information she received from her brother, those old-fashioned people in China all thought that Fang Bie's "Captain China" was made with a production team that cost a lot of money to hire from Hollywood, so they didn't even bother to watch the movie.

Although "Captain China" is destined to top the box office charts during the Lunar New Year season, the combined box office of all those old men's movies may not even match that of Fang Bie's film.

But there's nothing they can do; the Chinese film industry is still ruled by them.

Not only Fang Bie, but Zhang Luo's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has also reached 400 million yuan at the box office, which is also a domestic film that has surpassed the box office of imported films, but he was not invited either.

Incidentally, "Captain China" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" are also the only two domestic films in the Lunar New Year film season that have surpassed imported blockbusters at the box office.

Liu Mang and the others looked ashen-faced.

Fang Bie was in high spirits.

"However, thanks to the recommendation of Mr. Hearst, the director of 'The Land of Gods,' our 'Captain China' was invited to participate in the Oscars, and we were also included in the nominations for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film."

Liu Mang and the others were overjoyed.

Fang Bie's face was ashen.

"No way!" Fang Bie exclaimed, "This doesn't make sense! How did it get into the Oscars?"

How did my haphazardly made movie end up at the Oscars?

Putting aside whether this kind of commercial film will win awards, even if it does, shouldn't it first win awards from some low-budget domestic film festival?

"Because you created a new film genre, Lao Fang!" Liu Mang exclaimed excitedly, his eyes rimmed with dark circles. "Superhero movies! This is a unique achievement in the world! From now on, people will call you the father of superhero movies! This is a status that will be remembered for generations in the film industry!"

This feeling of personally participating in history made him tremble with inexplicable fear.

Not only him, but everyone else felt the same way.

They were all a group of "troublemakers" who had been ostracized from the circle.

But Fang Bie was willing to accept them, and even offered them a script that would create a new film genre!

Besides following Fang Bie Gan wholeheartedly, what other options would they choose?

nonexistent!

"These aren't the important points." Fang Bie rubbed his temples. "Let's get down to business first."

Liu Mang's small eyes widened like saucers: "Is there something bigger than the Oscars?!"

"Of course there are." Fang Bie tapped the table. "That's a matter of principle for our company."

His sharp eyes swept around: "I heard... there are people in our company forming a clique, and they're even trying to sideline me as the director?"

Although the company is called "Fangmu Film and Television Company", Fang Bie is not the boss; he is just an employee.

Su Mulin is the boss.

But now Su Mulin is sitting next to Fang Bie in an office lady outfit, cosplaying as a secretary, while Fang Bie is sitting in the boss's seat presiding over the meeting. This scene is really quite strange.

But nobody is worried about this issue now.

A group of Fang Bie's die-hard fans began to check the people around them.

They stared with eagle-like sharp eyes, each locking their gaze onto the suspect they thought was likely.

Liu Mang was the one who was watched the most.

Liu Mang also stared at Zhao Qiumei with sharp eyes—he felt that Zhao Qiumei was in charge of the venue, and she was the most likely to form cliques.

Liu Mang was working overtime day and night with Luo Wei, Pan Xiao, and the others. Where would he find the time and energy to form any cliques?

Moreover, he has always been a staunch supporter of Fang Bie. Anyone could form a clique, but he was the only one who couldn't.

Unfortunately, most people's attention was focused on Liu Mang's chubby face.

Including different methods.

Sweat began to bead on Liu Mang's forehead. He started to argue, "Old Fang! How could I possibly form a clique? You can't not believe me!"

Fang Bie nodded: "Then tell me, why is it impossible for you?"

He began to raise questions: "Why are you always hanging out with Luo Wei and Pan Xiao?"

Liu Mango replied decisively, "Because we're working overtime."

"What a joke!" Fang Bie said confidently. "When I called you before, you said you were out with them! That was at 7 pm! If you were working overtime, why were you out? If you weren't working overtime... why did you get together for dinner? Are you forming a clique?"

Liu Mang was speechless: "We were working overtime. When you called, we just went out for a quick bite to eat, and then we went back to work. The security cameras at the company entrance can prove that."

Fang Bie: "Uh..."

He was at a loss for words.

So Liu Mang and the others were really working overtime?

Fang Bie didn't actually want to make things difficult for Liu Mang or make things difficult for him. He just wanted to find a reason, a reason to expose Luo Wei, Pan Xiao, and the other big bad wolves lurking in the sheepfold!

P.S.: I went out to run errands today, and it took me 6 hours to drive on the highway round trip, but we took turns driving, so it was a little better.

I got home around 9 p.m., feeling tired, hungry, and sleepy.

But I still managed to finish coding it.

It's 4 a.m. now. I'll post the article on time and revise it after I wake up from my afternoon nap.