How did I become famous?

"Is that so?"

On the other side, Xu Kuangfu also felt a little confused.

They hired online trolls to smear Fang Bie, and ended up dragging Wu Kai into it too?

Then Fang's fans clashed with Wu Kai.

A win-win situation?

Is there such a good thing?

He instructed his assistant, Xiao Ye, "Go get a bottle of wine; let's have a good drink today!"

Xiao Ye nodded and walked out of the office.

Then... he opened his phone and sent a file.

Putting away her phone and adjusting her glasses, Xiao Ye casually went to get the wine.

Director Xu, please don't blame me.

If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for not being able to badmouth Fang Bie this time, and even doing him reverse publicity.

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

In Fang Mu's company, Fang Bie and Su Mulin sat facing each other.

It's the weekend, and the young lady brewed tea and prepared snacks before pulling him to the balcony to bask in the sun.

Although Fang Bie didn't know what was there to sunbathe in such hot July weather...

However, the room has air conditioning, so it's not too hot.

But when Su Mulin took out his phone, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, especially after seeing Su Mulin log into Weibo and chuckled.

"What...are you laughing at?"

The young lady raised her head, her eyes clear yet containing a smile: "I'm laughing at how they all fell for our trick."

Fang Bie was filled with questions: "Us?"

"Yeah." The young lady opened Weibo to show him. "Look, you used your alternate account to post nonsense about yourself, and then it became a trending topic. I also logged into your main account and did some hype myself up, and it worked so well! Fang Bie, you really are a genius!"

Fang Bie was confused: "What do you mean? I didn't quite understand."

The young lady rolled her eyes at him: "I'm just copying your marketing strategy from before the last movie. Back then, you didn't directly promote the movie, but instead posted a Weibo post that criticized our movie, which actually generated a lot of buzz. This time, when I saw you using a secondary account to post articles criticizing yourself, I had a sudden inspiration and went to your main Weibo account to do the same."

The young lady boasted to him, "Wasn't I clever?"

"..." Fang Bie felt like he was about to grind his back teeth to powder. "Hmm...you're really smart..."

"The hype's about right," the young lady said, tapping away on her phone. "Now's the time to promote it!"

Before anyone could stop him, Fang hurriedly pulled out his phone, logged onto Weibo, and opened it.

I noticed that my main account had posted a new Weibo post:

"My new movie, 'Shadow of Light,' is almost finished and I plan to release it at the end of July. I heard someone is hiring online trolls to promote it for me again. How about I let the movie speak for itself?"

Fang's face darkened, and he threw down his phone and slumped into his chair.

Do your best and leave the rest to fate. But what's going on when a man-made disaster instead of a natural one has struck?

Su Mulin, you're not God, why are you getting involved?!

The key issue is that this really makes it seem like I'm doing some kind of unconventional publicity. What will Old Man Su think of me?

This is truly a situation that can't be resolved no matter what...

Ever since Fang Bie made up his mind to "do his best and leave the rest to fate," he's been dreaming about Old Man Su opening bottle caps with a sniper rifle every night for the past few days...

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

"Good lad! I knew I hadn't misjudged him!"

Old Man Su tossed his phone to his son, a smug look on his face: "What did I tell you? What did I tell you? That Fang guy is a good, upright young man. Why would he be after my paltry sum of money? He's genuinely good to your sister!"

Su Erge's expression softened slightly: "That's not what I meant."

It's really just about the first impression.

From the moment he learned of Fang Bie's deal with his father, Su Erge had a bad impression of Fang Bie.

This led him to believe that Fang Bie had ulterior motives no matter what Fang Bie did.

Su Shi laughed: "Second brother, how about we make a bet?"

Su Zhe's voice was calm: "What bet?"

Su Shi picked up the phone on the table, flipped through it, and laughed, "Let's bet on whether Brother Fang really only cares about money."

"How do we gamble on this?"

"Simple." Su Shi snapped his fingers. "First, we bet on the box office performance of Brother Fang's movie. Second, we bet on whether Brother Fang will still come to our father for those houses after the movie. If the box office doesn't reach one billion, or if he comes to ask for the houses, then you win. If the box office reaches one billion, and he doesn't come to ask for the houses, then I win."

One billion is a threshold.

It's not that making over 1 billion at the box office is amazing, but rather that, given Su Murin's investment in this film, only if the box office exceeds 400 or 500 million can it be considered a break-even point; anything more would be considered a profit.

Su Zhe pondered for a moment and nodded: "I must say, it is indeed a good way to test him. What is the prize?"

"My Bentley," Su Shi leaned back on the sofa, "that car, didn't the young lady 'sell' it to you? It's the prize. If I'm lucky enough to win, you have to personally deliver it to him, saying it's a gift for Brother Fang."

"Okay." Su Zhe crossed his arms and crossed his legs. "What if I win?"

"If you win, then tell our sister the whole truth, and let Brother Fang take those houses back to his hometown and never see our sister again. Wouldn't that suit your wishes?" Su Shi smiled confidently. "Of course, I won't lose."

"I also hope you can win, so that my little sister won't be heartbroken. But don't get too carried away, I don't have any hope." Su Zhe got up and left. "I accept this bet."

Old Man Su watched his two sons interact with a smile. After his second son left, he said to his eldest son, "You have that much confidence in Xiao Fang?"

Su Shi countered, "Don't you have more confidence than I do?"

"Of course, he's the son of Fang Weiren, my older brother from the army." Su Xun stopped smiling, his eyes burning. "Moreover, this kid knows when to advance and retreat but keeps his bottom line. He pretends to be perfunctory with me, but he's actually helping Xiao Lin. This shows that he's not afraid of me at all."

"As the saying goes, even if Mount Tai collapses before you, you will not change your expression; even if a deer runs past on your left, you will not blink. This child is so promising. I believe that if Brother Fang and his wife are watching from heaven, they will be very pleased."

"Even if Mount Tai collapses before him, his expression remains unchanged; even if a deer runs past on his left, his eyes do not blink..." Su Shi's eyes suddenly lit up. "Dad, I want to include this sentence in the Wenhua Academy textbook for next year's academic year. You don't mind, do you?"

"Then you'd better have two hundred thousand ready for me."

"I might as well just give it to Brother Fang, since you were referring to him when you said that."

"Ha! Then let's give it to him after the movie. Rin has always been a big spender, and we'll be supporting them a lot in the future. Let's save this money to buy them snacks."

Old Man Su pulled out a USB drive: "Oh right, this is some information I got, it's related to Xiao Fang. Give it to your brother and let him handle it."

"Is it related to Brother Fang?" Su Shi took the USB drive, seemingly lost in thought.

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

"Fang Bie! Why did you hurt me!"

"Huh? Angkor, have you gone mad from making art films? Why would I want to hurt you?"

"Then why did you hire online trolls to stir up trouble for me?"

"When did I start stirring up trouble for you?"

"Wasn't it your alternate account that was doing reverse marketing and stirring up trouble by saying I hired trolls to smear you?"

"Of course not. I didn't even know you were going to make an art film. I was just doing it for money. But then again, Brother Wu, you really didn't hire me this time?"

"Nonsense! You think I'd fall for the same trick twice?!"

"That's strange. Only you and Miss Su know that 'The Strongest Paramecium' is my alternate account. If it wasn't you, then which idiot contacted me?"

"How would I know who would be so stupid..."

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

"Director Xu, I wish your new film great success! May you beat Fang Bie and kick Wu Kai! This glass is for you!"

Listening to his assistant Xiao Ye's flattery, Xu Kuangfu took a sip of red wine and said smugly, "Haha! Wu Kai and Fang Bie are fighting! They'd never guess that the person who hired that troll to write the advertorial would be me, Xu Kuangfu!"

P.S.: As is customary, two consecutive updates late at night.