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Chapter 257: The incident of that kick, a wonderful December

"Boss Zhang, long time no see."

After Feng Xiaogang arrived at the inner field, he did not go looking for his seat, but waited near the door for Zhang Chen to enter.

Although this is an awards ceremony, socializing during non-awards time is what many celebrities pay most attention to.

Only in such occasions can you meet people you wouldn't meet in normal times.

"What's up?"

Zhang Chen looked at Feng Xiaogang expressionlessly, his tone indifferent and seeming very distant.

"Can you take a step to speak?"

"If you have anything to say, just tell me."

"This..." Feng Xiaogang looked at the people around him with some embarrassment.

The celebrities around who have good eyesight have already started to withdraw.

Feng Xiaogang is now a rising commercial director. Most celebrities dare not offend him. They are afraid of seeing or hearing something they shouldn't know and causing Feng Xiaogang's disgust.

Feng Xiaogang was somewhat displeased when he saw that the people around him had tactfully left, except for a few "Voice of China" students around Zhang Chen who had not left.

"Director Feng is so impressive, should I stay away from him?"

Seeing that Xiao Gangpao was about to vent his anger on his subordinates, Zhang Chen mocked him out loud.

"Hahaha, no way. I just don't think it's necessary to let too many people know."

"Oh, that goes without saying."

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he walked inside.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't go!" Feng Xiaogang grabbed Zhang Chen's arm in desperation.

Now that was good, Zhang Chen subconsciously kicked him out.

Everyone at the scene was stunned.

Feng Xiaogang, Huayi’s treasure and the new commercial director, was kicked to the ground by someone?
Big news, big news!
"Director Feng, please just keep talking and don't make any moves."

Zhang Chen glanced at the people around him, brushed off the non-existent dust on his arms, and looked at Feng Xiaogang, who was sitting on the ground, with a look of disgust.

This is all a conditioned reflex. In situations like this, his bodyguards are relatively far away and he can only rely on himself to deal with emergencies, so he is always wary of people approaching him.

When it comes to how much he values his life, Zhang Chen is serious.

"Director Feng!" Huayi's people hurriedly squatted down to help Feng Xiaogang.

They were also caught off guard by the scene before them.

"Zhang Chen!"

Feng Xiaogang's face turned red and he wanted to lose his temper and swear.

But thinking of Zhang Chen's identity, he forced himself to endure it.

Although he has some status, it is not enough in front of Zhang Chen.

"Feng Kuzi, don't think you are so great just because you made a few hit movies. Have you ever seen any big director in the mainland film industry take you seriously?"

Zhang Chen squatted down and patted Feng Xiaogang on the cheek, giving him a fatal blow.

After saying that, he took a wet wipe from Liu Yifei's hand and wiped his hands, then threw the tissue on Feng Xiaogang.

When doing something, either don’t do it at all, or do it thoroughly.

Although he didn't know what Hua Yi's plan was, Zhang Chen planned to rush forward and not give Feng Xiaogang any chance to perform.

"Brother, you are so handsome!"

Liu Yifei followed Zhang Chen and gave him a thumbs up.

[2003 Asian Superstar Awards, Zhang Chen kicked Feng Xiaogang. ]

During the entire award ceremony, there was no information about the awards that was worth noting, but the fact that Zhang Chen kicked Feng Xiaogang in the backcourt was widely reprinted by major media outlets.

After all, it is not an international award with great value, and it is not worth paying attention to who won what award. Instead, what happened between Zhang Chen and Feng Xiaogang is the news that deserves reporters' attention.

Regarding this matter, many people in the circle remained silent and dared not speak out for fear of offending any party.

On both sides, one is a hot commercial director in the country, and the other is the boss of the largest entertainment company in the country.

Most people in the industry dare not offend anyone.

But Feng Xiaogang, the person involved, couldn't help it. Although he didn't dare to confront Zhang Chen at the time, after the media reported the incident, he began to complain on Weibo as a victim:

@冯小钢: Is there any justice in this world? A big boss beats people up over a disagreement. Just because I touched his arm, he kicked me. Is there any law? !

At this time, the Internet had just emerged and all kinds of monsters dared to express their opinions on the Internet.

It is also at this time that many social media accounts are managed by the celebrities themselves, so the comments they make are more likely to reflect their truest thoughts.

As soon as Feng Xiaogang posted this Weibo, netizens were collectively excited.

"Director Feng, if I remember correctly, Zhang Chen is the boss behind Weibo. Questioning him on his turf and asking him to give an explanation, is it like: I am suing you together with others?"

Feng Xiaogang replied: I just don’t believe that Zhang Chen can cover the sky with one hand.

"Director Feng, I just want to know, were you really kicked in the ass?"

Feng Xiaogang replied: Do you believe I will kick you in the ass?
"Director Feng, where did Zhang Chen kick you?"

Feng Xiaogang replied: He kicked you in the head.

Feng Xiaogang interacts with netizens on the Internet and occasionally criticizes those netizens who make "rude remarks".

Wang Zhonglei beside him was a little worried: "You are so brazen in scolding him online, will something go wrong?"

"Yesterday I wanted to bring those people he banned to provoke him and make him do something irrational." Feng Xiaogang touched his aching stomach and said with some pride, "Then we will be the victims. Although the process was a little biased, the result is still good."

"It's time to let Zhang Chen experience the feeling of overwhelming public opinion." Wang Zhonglei stared at the computer screen fiercely, "I'll find some more people to stir up the heat of this matter."

The movie "Heroes of Heaven and Earth", which they spent a huge amount of money to shoot, was supposed to be released at the end of last month, but because of Zhang Chen's reasons, it has now been shelved indefinitely in the mainland.

According to their contract with Universal Pictures, they could only get domestic box office dividends, so the 1000 million they invested was basically lost.

If the previous publicity and promotion costs are taken into account, the loss amount is close to 2000 million.

Even though Huayi made a lot of money from the movies previously shot by Feng Xiaogang, it could not afford such a huge loss.

Cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing their parents. By doing this, Zhang Chen has completely put himself on the opposite side of Huayi. If they do not respond, their partners will think that Huayi is weak and can be bullied.

So now the people inside Huayi are extremely hateful towards Chenguang Cinemas and Zhang Chen.

Especially those stars who jumped from Chenguang Entertainment, they are the most dissatisfied. How much these people liked Chenguang Entertainment before, how much they hate it now.

“By the way, don’t forget to write articles on other platforms.”

Wang Zhonglei reminded.

After all, Weibo is Zhang Chen's stronghold, and they are not naive enough to think that Zhang Chen will not use some means to keep this news from spreading.

Although Weibo claims to be a free platform, any speech will be respected.

But people in the industry know that as long as money is spent, Weibo can still help reduce the heat.

So this time, since it concerns their boss's remarks, Wang Zhonglei doesn't believe that Weibo employees will not help their boss.

However, he could block the Weibo loophole, but he didn't believe that Zhang Chen could block all the media's loopholes.

He, Zhang Chen, is not yet able to cover the sky with one hand.

"Boss, we found the person you were looking for."

Xue Yining handed over a document and a tape.

"I just read it. Tell me, is there any solid evidence in it?"

"That," Xue Yining said in a somewhat awkward tone, "No, there are only hollow sounds and scattered, irrelevant conversations in the recording, which can't prove anything at all."

"Then wait."

"But the comments on the Internet are very unfavorable to you now."

Xue Yining looked at the comments on the Internet and felt anxious.

This was the first time she encountered Zhang Chen encountering a public opinion crisis.

It can be said that the higher Zhang Chen's reputation and the better his image were before, the worse the online comments were after the incident.

It’s not that netizens can’t see the facts.

Instead, under the influence of some people with ulterior motives, public opinion has now been taken in an uncontrollable direction.

Some people have already raised the claim that Zhang Chen has actually quietly obtained American citizenship.

Their reason is that when Zhang Chen debuted, he received great attention in the United States, and even awards that are usually extremely unfriendly to Chinese people were open to Zhang Chen.

In addition, they also speculated that the reason why Zhang Chen has been able to cooperate with Warner Records and Warner Pictures for so many years is because Zhang Chen himself has signed some unspeakable agreements with Warner.

"Don't worry, there are more interesting things to come."

Zhang Chen was also reading the comments from netizens online.

Now a large number of netizens have gathered under his Weibo and are questioning him.

Some accounts used extremely vicious remarks to describe Zhang Chen as an unforgivable gangster.

Instead of getting angry, Zhang Chen watched with great interest.

Or maybe it’s because the netizens have great literary talent and dare to say anything. Those short essays are as if they are preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination.

In his eyes, these account names that were slandering him would be account books that would be settled in the next few days.

Just when everyone called to ask Zhang Chen whether he needed to go on a show to clarify things.

Things took a dramatic turn, creating a new battlefield for the online condemnation of Zhang Chen.

2003/12/16

According to a media report, a couple had a one-sided fight outside the gate of the Central Academy of Drama, and the girl was seriously injured.

The CCTV surveillance camera at the entrance of the Central Academy of Drama captured the entire process.

After the incident, he was immediately sent to the school hospital, and then transferred to a nearby large hospital. He returned to the school dormitory that night.

Originally this was just a simple violent injury incident, but on the night of the incident, an insider broke the news online.

The cause of the incident was that the two were originally in a relationship, but a third party intervened, and the "third party" mentioned in the revelation was the reason why the onlookers were shocked.

The article also pointed out that according to school regulations, students are not allowed to go out to take on filming jobs before their sophomore year, but the female student finally got the approval of the department head and was able to successfully complete the filming of the drama.

It is said that the department head used his power to implement some kind of coercive measures.

There are coincidences everywhere in this matter.

Just a few hours after the incident, the details of the incident and its causes appeared on the Internet. The information was so well-reasoned that it was hard for people who had seen it to not believe its authenticity.

Before the matter was finalized, another person stood up online. It was this incident that led to the beginning of the public's questioning of the entire mainland entertainment industry.

Weibo
@张玉: Did everyone see what happened yesterday? This circle is just so disgusting. I have been in this circle for so many years and have seen too many disgusting things. What you have seen is just the tip of the iceberg.

The female star's article is very long, and the key point is that it exposes the ugly faces of many directors and producers and some improper transactions.

Among them, some people in Huayi were her main targets.

"My goodness, it seems that those female stars who suddenly became popular may be..."

"If I'm not mistaken, it seems that many people have worked with Little Cannon?"

"Your circle is really messy."

The next day, a first-line actress surnamed Liu was interviewed by a reporter and asked about the "hidden rules" incident. The actress bluntly refuted: "This ugly behavior is like a rat shit that ruins the originally clean pot of porridge. I have been in the industry for more than ten years, and the film and television industry is not as dirty as she said."

"No director wants to ruin his own brand. Who would sacrifice a group of people for one person? The film and television industry is clean and artistic. I can say for sure that if Zhang Yu wants to become famous through this means, she will not succeed."

"Zhang Yu has an ugly mentality and is very calculating. She doesn't even know how to behave as a human being. In fact, she hasn't really joined this circle."

The actress surnamed Liu spoke righteously, maintaining the reputation of this circle is also maintaining her own innocence.

If she admitted that what Zhang Yu said was true, wouldn't it mean that she herself was also involved in the improper transaction that Zhang Yu mentioned?
So at this time, many directors, producers, and actors who were named stood up and began to denounce Zhang Yu's remarks.

In their mouths, Zhang Yu has become an unforgivable shameless villain who spread rumors and slandered people in the circle in order to become famous.

"Look, how exciting it is."

Zhang Chen has been staying at home during this period.

At the beginning of the month, because of Feng Kuazi’s remarks, he was followed by reporters and asked questions whenever he went out.

But after that incident and the recent Zhang Yu incident, no one paid attention to Zhang Chen's affairs anymore.

If things were allowed to develop in this way, the fact that Zhang Chen was bombarded by Feng Xiaogang might be buried quietly.

However, this is obviously not what Zhang Chen wants to see.

So, he opened his Weibo account and posted a new update:
@张晨: So, do you know why I kicked him like that?
　I can’t write too much about the details of these two things as they may be easily censored. If you are interested, you can search them online yourself, they are quite exciting!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)