I'm really good at this.

"How can this be a good thing?" Liu Yishou was worried for him. "I looked into it, and they're trying to ruin you by praising you too much!"

Old Liu was genuinely worried for him.

He genuinely thought Zhang Hong was excellent, whether it was his looks, physique, temperament, or his acting skills, which could be described as perfect. He had high hopes for all of these qualities.

But being a director... it's not enough to just have a good story to become a good director.

Music, color grading, editing, storyboarding, costumes, props, and lighting—these are all things that a director needs to consider.

These things require time to accumulate.

Why do many directors act for ten or twenty years before venturing into the directing industry?

Because after twenty years of acting experience, they have figured out what directors should understand.

Even genius directors typically need many years or many works to mature before they can become truly outstanding directors.

But Xiao Zhang has only been out of college for two years. Although he graduated from the directing department, can what he learned in school be the same as what he learned on a real film set?

That must not be the case!

There were many people in his crew who were older than Zhang Hong, including some top students who graduated from the directing departments of Beijing Film Academy and Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Even Wang Ye, who was in Zhang Hong's crew, was a top student who graduated from the directing department.

But they're all almost thirty years old, and they're still doing odd jobs on set or only those with enough talent can barely become assistant directors who can take charge of a part of the filming to hone their skills.

Therefore, Liu Yishou never thought that Zhang Hong's TV series could rival his own.

He was genuinely worried that Zhang Hong would suffer a loss.

This kid looks like a pure, innocent, and artistic young man who hasn't been through the harsh realities of society.

What if he is completely devastated by this setback?

Liu Yishou certainly didn't want the future of the film and television industry to fall so quickly, like a shooting star.

Zhang Hong laughed: "Director Liu, I've already sold my film and you're telling me this? Let them do whatever they want, it'll just boost my fame."

Lin Muqing sold his film for 30 million, and he himself made 800,000. What more could he want?

Whether the film makes a profit or a loss is none of my business. It's good that someone is willing to help promote it.

Whether people are praising you to death or genuinely helping you promote your brand, you won't lose out either way.

Haters?

Haters are still fans!

So many people put in so much effort to create something, only to have no one even look at it.

You asked them if they'd prefer more trolls or no one at all.

I believe 80% of people would choose to bring more people.

Liu Yishou inwardly admired the child's resilience: "You really don't care?"

"Why would I care?" Zhang Hong laughed. "As long as you don't mind me riding on your coattails, that's fine with me."

"That's alright, I promised to help you promote it. Since you don't mind, I'll just have to swallow my pride!"

Liu Yishou had already made up his mind.

He also wanted to promote Zhang Hong extensively on various occasions!

Not only do we promote Zhang Hong's outstanding performance in his own drama, but we also help him promote his TV series!

Even if the TV series was really bad, Liu Yishou was willing to use his reputation among the audience to help Zhang Hong.

This circle is gradually being swallowed up by capital, but he is trapped in it and cannot extricate himself.

Since there's no way to stop it all, we should just let things take their course and try our best to create conditions that are favorable to the creation of the work.

Now that I see a promising and polite junior colleague, of course I should lend him a hand.

Even if it costs me my reputation built up over decades, it's worth it!

Moreover, he had promised the girl next to Xiao Zhang when they were filming.

Jimei Culture, you're trying to kill me with praise, right? Well then, I, Liu Yishou, will join you and form a conjoined twin with Xiao Zhang!

Even if his TV series is bad, I'll still make up for it!

You want my audience and casual fans to criticize him? Heh heh, he's a junior I've mentored! Let's see what you have to say now!

On the other side, Sun Yue, a chubby keeper at the panda enclosure, was also successfully lured up the mountain by Zhang Hong.

He stood before Zhang Hong with a wry smile, still wearing a full set of sterile protective gear: "Brother Hong, I'll... I'll do it, okay? Please, please don't tell anyone about what happened!"

Zhang Hong smiled slightly and put his phone in his pocket: "Don't worry, I definitely won't tell anyone about the time you got dumped, got drunk, and ran wildly in the snowy winter night wearing only your underwear, threatening to jump into the river."

Zhang Hong is in a good mood now.

He increasingly felt that the saying "hard-working people are always lucky" was true.

He used to scoff at this and lived like a "vegetable," constantly making sarcastic remarks about social injustice and feeling utterly incompetent.

But now it seems that he not only has talent, but also great luck!

As long as he is willing to work hard, he will meet good people!

He couldn't do anything at first, but because he was willing to work hard, Sun Zheng was willing to lend him the film crew to repay his investment.

Because of his hard work, Lin Muqing and Lin Chuan were willing to invest in him and help him.

Because of his hard work, Liu Yishou looked at him differently.

Because of his hard work, Wang Ye, Luo Yun, Bai Xueye, Li Shanqi, Huang Xicheng, and Sun Yue were moved by his sincerity and were willing to come out of retirement to help him.

Sure enough, that statement was correct.

If you don't work hard, you won't be able to seize opportunities when they come.

So... I'm now actively promoting it myself!

Snapping his fingers, Lin Chuan, who was sniffing a cigar nearby, immediately came over: "Brother Hong, just let me know if you need anything."

"Achuan, do me a favor," Zhang Hong patted him on the shoulder, "Find some online trolls and marketing accounts to write some promotional copy. We need to promote our TV series heavily!"

Lin Chuan beamed with delight: "Alright! Just you wait and see!"

Of course he was happy!

As a lurking serpent, he had learned a lot of information from his father during this time.

Although most of this information was obtained by my younger sister forcing me to call my father in front of her, information is information!

So he also learned about the "praise-to-destroy" plan mentioned above!

But his younger sister listened expressionlessly from the side, and he saw it all and was getting anxious inside.

If that demon finds out what you're planning to do, how can this possibly work?

He couldn't think of a solution.

But now Brother Hong has given him a solution!

That's an online army!

Are they hiring online trolls to smear Brother Hong?

Of course he wouldn't do something like that!

On the contrary, he would hire online trolls to vigorously promote Brother Hong's TV series!

He even planned to use his connections to block all online information that smeared Brother Hong!

What effect will this have?

Of course it will have the opposite effect!

Why do you, a completely unknown new director, make such a great TV series with a cast of entirely new actors?

And why is no one criticizing it?

And why are there all five-star ratings on movie review websites even though it hasn't been released yet and there's not even a trailer? Do you think this is a five-star wholesale store?

They definitely hired an online troll army!

Then, combined with his father's "praise-to-kill" plan, they'll ensure that Brother Hong will be hated by most casual netizens even before his TV series is released!

As it turns out, if you want to smear someone, you don't need to smear them at all; you just need to hype them up and elevate them to a position that surpasses their actual abilities!

Before the film's release, Lin Chuan will deliver the decisive blow!

That is... deliberately exposing those who spread the propaganda as online trolls!

For example, use the same copy and release time, but leave a small note at the end saying "to be released around XXX o'clock".

Or it might be a standard marketing account statement that's copied and pasted three or four times, ending with a line like, "So what do you all think? Let me take you on a deeper dive!"

Back then, no matter how good Hong Ge's TV series was, it would still be relentlessly criticized!

After all, if the expectation for you is only 10 points, but you produce a 60-point result, then that's perfect.

But if the expectation for you is 90 points, and you only produce an 80-point result, then that's "the world's number one braggart"!

Lin Chuan felt confident!

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