Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

Afterwards, Yang Yuanchao listlessly called his wife: "No, the media in Gangcheng made it up. Yang Che has a girlfriend, a girl who is still studying, named Gao Yuanyuan. She is very pretty, occasionally takes some photos, is 21 years old, and her parents are both scientists in the aerospace industry. Yang Che also said that he will come back to Longcheng in a couple of days and bring us photos, so we can take pictures together."

"Really? Haha, I knew it! I knew it! My son has the same taste as me, haha."

Wang Weiqing became happier and happier as he listened, and then hung up the phone with a smile.

She had made up her mind: when her son returned, she would display photos of him and Gao Yuanyuan in the shop.

Little did she know that when she got home, an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl walked into her shop and immediately asked Xiao Hong if this was Yang Che's mother's shop. She also said that she was a fan of Wang Fei and had come to support him after hearing about it from next door.

Then I bought a CD player, took a picture at the door, and left.

Then, more and more of Wang Fei's fans came to support him, and the word spread. By noon, the store was packed with people. Of course, not all of them were supporters; there were also male fans who were cursing... and then Xiao Hong picked up a broom and chased them away.

Xiao Hong and another shop assistant were extremely upset, since most of them were just there to watch the spectacle. She had no choice but to call their boss, Wang Weiqing.

Wang Weiqing was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and muttered to himself after hanging up the phone.

"How about we hang up photos of Wang Fei and his son first?"

.......

The extent of the spread and influence of Wang Fei's relationship can be glimpsed through Wang Weiqing's electronics store.

"My Sassy Girl" has been released for half a month, and apart from South Korea and Japan where it continues to see daily increases, the number of cases in other countries and regions has been decreasing.

The same is true in mainland China. After five days of news about overseas box office figures, the downward trend was already very obvious. However, many cinemas have increased the number of screenings of "My Sassy Girl" today, just like Broadway Cinemas in Hong Kong, run by Bill Kong.

The difference is that Jiang Zhiqiang relied on prediction, while many cinemas in mainland China were forced to close due to the influx of people again.

At that moment, Zhuo Wu and Director Zhu of the Shanghai Film Studio were chatting: "Why do I feel like I've seen this scene before?"

Factory Director Zhu laughed heartily: "Indeed, it looks familiar. It's Jiang Wen and Liu Xiaoqing from when 'Hibiscus Town' was released."

Having traveled across most of China, Yu Dong, who had just returned to Beijing, hugged his fiancée Zang Lilu and kissed her passionately several times. He couldn't help but sigh, "Yang Che is a great man. He burned himself to light our way..."

Zang Lilu's opinion of Yang Che plummeted when she thought of the quiet and beautiful Gao Yuanyuan.

"Bullshit, what does it have to do with him? It's all because of Wang Fei's reputation. Wait, what do you mean by that? What makes Yang Che worthy of Wang Fei?"

"......"

In a great mood, Yu Dong naturally wouldn't argue with his fiancée about this. Who was Wang Fei? She already had two women on her arms.

Thinking about this, Yu Dong's mood soured...

The other distributor was very happy. Han Sanping had been humming Wang Fei's "Dream Lover" all day after he came to work, which was quite unseemly.

He has a deep connection with this song. In 94, when he received a call from his boss, he was watching the videotape of "Chungking Express" and the upbeat and lively theme song "Dream Lover" was playing.

After that phone call, he was transferred from Emei Film Studio to Beijing Film Studio, going directly from deputy director of a local film studio to director of China's No. 1 Film Studio.

The cast and crew of "Endless Love" gathered again at lunchtime to celebrate the film's gradual exit from theaters and its box office of 5200 million.

However, the group didn't seem that happy.

People are most afraid of comparison.

You've made a fortune and are returning home in glory, ready to receive praise and admiration from your fellow villagers. But when you get back to the village, you find that your neighbor has also made a fortune, and even more than you. You're unlikely to feel much joy in that situation, and might even feel resentment.

Wang Zhonglei is quite ruthless. If he didn't have to maintain his dignity in front of Liu Bei, Xu Qing, and other women, he would have started cursing long ago.

However, Liu Bei and Xu Qing were chattering away, saying things like the talented man liked the older sister, and the older sister liked the talented man.

It was said in jest, though.

In fact, most people believed that Yang Che and Wang Fei had probably slept together, but they didn't believe that the two were in a relationship, especially those who had interacted with Yang Che.

Compared to the label of "talented scholar," "pragmatism" is a more accurate description.

As for Wang Fei, it's well known that he admires talented men with genuine personalities.

So Wang Zhongjun whispered to Feng Xiaogang, "The diva was most likely tricked into bed."

The students at Beijing Film Academy, who were about to start their winter break, were equally enthusiastic about the discussion but didn't believe it. Zeng Jian and Song Xiaofei were refuting the rumors about their brother Che on various occasions.

"Che-ge is a visual animal."

In the dormitory, facing his roommates' analysis of the "butt-slapping" photos, Zeng Jian made it clearer: "If one day it gets out that he and Zhu Ling are together, I'll definitely believe it, but I don't believe Wang Fei. He's just a friend."

The reason they refuted these rumors was mainly because some "female evil forces" accused Yang Che of cheating, especially those who had been to Courtyard No. 8... They even said they would give "My Sassy Girl" bad reviews online, such as Kong Wei and Yan Danchen.

Huang Xiaoming thought they were just jealous, but of course he didn't believe it either. His crush, Zhetian, also didn't believe it, vehemently insisting that Wang Fei could never be interested in Yang Che...

But the people don't care about that.

Curiosity about Wang Fei's private life led people who never cared about movies to learn about "My Sassy Girl," and many even thought that Wang Fei starred in the movie and developed feelings for a young man named Yang Che during filming.

While muttering about how the old man had taken advantage of the young woman and how the young man had avoided taking more than a decade of detours, I inexplicably went to the movie theater. When I saw it, wow, it was packed with people. Since I was already there, I bought a ticket and watched it anyway.

Then came the laughter, "Hahahahahaha." Although Wang Fei didn't show her face, she did sing, and the story became that they fell in love at first sight.

Then, the box office of "My Sassy Girl" began to grow against the trend in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and slowly extended to Southeast Asia, where Wang Fei also had influence.

比如京城，9号的时候票房已经从8号的9.5万降至8万，10号绯闻一曝光，当天就15万了。

It's clear that creating scandals is indeed a very effective marketing tactic, although the term "creating scandals" doesn't exist yet.

But this has already happened. Coincidentally, it's Jiang Wen. Before the release of "In the Heat of the Sun," various entertainment newspapers extensively reported on his love triangle with Xiao Qing and Ning Jing.