Chinese Entertainment Intelligence King

Chapter 133: Two Soldiers "Fight", the whole network is eating melons
Beijing, an Internet cafe
Wei Yang was holding a cheap lunch box worth 2 yuan, eating while typing away.

This entertainment reporter from Southern Metropolis Daily, who participated in exposing Yan Li's story about "a young actor who is a rising star in the entertainment industry", originally had a bright future.

However, because he was angry about his boss Pang Yidian's workplace bullying, he beat him up and then resigned in anger.

After the New Year, Wei Yang went to Beijing to find a job but failed. He prided himself on his writing skills and became an independent writer.

To put it bluntly, the so-called independent writers are "blind migrants" who make a living by writing.

I usually write articles or news and submit them to some websites and newspapers. I get paid after they are accepted. I also take some odd writing jobs, such as advertising soft articles, rhetorical writing, and praising or attacking film, drama, and song reviews, etc.

When the market is good, you can make some money and gain some fame. When submissions are not going well or there is not much work, it is difficult to get food and accommodation.

Wei Yang is now in a more difficult stage.

In order to save money and make work more convenient, I have been staying in the Internet cafe for almost two weeks, and my savings are constantly decreasing.

He had to save enough for internet and phone charges for work and communication, so he had to scrape it out of his own pocket.

A few days ago, Wei Yang's meals consisted of instant noodles in a bucket, which were served with sausage. Now, he can only eat cheap boxed lunches without minced meat, and he can't even afford to buy a bottle of Lao Gan Ma. If this continues, it won't be long before he'll just have to eat steamed buns.

Perhaps because he is an entertainment reporter, Wei Yang is more familiar with and fond of entertainment news.

At the same time, because of the high demand in this area, it is relatively easy to pass the manuscript.

So Wei Yang would first write some low-level articles every day to follow the hot topics and make money to support his livelihood.

The same thing happened today. After finishing two manuscripts about the romance between the Queen and Li Yapeng, Wei Yang proofread them and felt that the chances of passing were quite high, so he took out one of his few cigarettes and lit one to reward himself.

Ever since it was revealed last year that Li Yapeng and Zhou Gongzi broke up and he was pursuing the princess, this new "Fei Peng love" has become a hot topic in entertainment gossip.

Li Yapeng is also good at making things happen!
At the end of last year, it was revealed that he paid for Wang Fei's birthday party. During the Spring Festival, it was revealed that he played mahjong with the princess until midnight every day. A few days ago, the media revealed that Li Yapeng "harassed" the princess with text messages, sending her up to hundreds of cold jokes a day to cheer her up.

In short, gossip news materials are endless, which supports many media and independent writers like Wei Yang.

However, Wei Yang couldn't get first-hand materials, so he could only process them based on some materials on the Internet. The novelty was limited, so he could only follow suit and drink some of the soup.

Wei Yang was not satisfied with this. He wanted to become famous and make more money, so he had to find a way to find fresh and explosive information.

But he now has limited capital, no money and no channels, so he can only search on the Internet. So, Wei Yang smoked a cigarette and browsed the Tianya Forum.

Tianya Forum
It is currently the most popular content creation and knowledge sharing forum in China.

It covers many fields and sections including online serials, entertainment gossip, sports focus, oddities, social news, emotional life, etc., with a large number of active users.

Among them, entertainment gossip, because it involves influential celebrities, satisfies ordinary people's desire to know the real image and private life of celebrities.

As a result, the relevant sections and posts became very popular on Tianya, and many people even had the impression that Tianya was full of gossip.

In recent years, a lot of explosive news from the entertainment industry has been revealed from Tianya.

The compilation and exposure of the Liu Jialing and "Next Magazine" incidents allowed mainland gossip netizens to understand the darkness of the Hong Kong film industry.

There is also a rumor that in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", there were geese in the tents of Qiao Feng and Azhu, disturbing other people's sleep.

It’s hard to say where this information came from, but it probably became famous on Tianya.

By the way, there is also the recently popular term “ShiX Bamei”, which also started from Tianya.

As a result, Tianya's fame is growing. People with interesting news like to reveal it here, and entertainment reporters like Wei Yang also like to wait for material here.

"The truth behind Zhang Guoli's son's assault involves the department head. This news is worth writing about."

"The new generation star girl Huang Shengyi is suspected to have a boyfriend. She's not even famous yet and people are already digging up rumors?"

"The crew of 'The Seven Fairies' revealed that a violent conflict broke out between two soldiers in the dressing room... Holy crap."

Wei Yang was stunned. Two popular young actresses fighting, is this really that fierce?!
When I looked at the time again, my eyes lit up. The post was just published less than two hours ago and it was still fresh.

Wei Yang carefully read through the post and the original poster's reply.

The "insider" who broke the news is said to work on the crew and witnessed the incident firsthand. He is not sure what the specific reason is, but said that the two people on the crew did not get along well in private, each doing their own thing and rarely interacting with each other.

The details are also explained in a very realistic way.

Li Lin and Jiang Xin guarded the door to prevent others from barging in and looking in, Dong Xuan and Yang Xue tried to persuade the onlookers to disperse, Huo Siyan reported the situation, and producer Yan Li brought the director in to mediate, etc.

Even because of questioning from a netizen who seemed to be a fan of Li Bingbing, the person posted a group photo of the crew of "The Seven Fairies" and the filming site to prove his identity.

"It's stable, absolutely stable."

Wei Yang was overjoyed and quickly left a message on the post, asking the poster for private contact information such as QQ or email.

But there was no reply from the poster. Wei Yang, feeling anxious, introduced himself and pretended to be a reporter from Sina.com, but still received no reply.

After waiting for half an hour, the post received more and more replies and had become a hot topic on the site.

The moderator also came to join in the fun, saying that the whistleblower wanted him to delete the post, but after being rejected, he allegedly deleted his account and ran away.

"It's a big deal, it's probably true."

Wei Yang no longer hesitated. He first saved the original poster's revelations and replies, and then immediately began to write the article and publish it to major portals and media.

----

Jiangsu Province, no city film and television city
Yan Li browsed the news online, then stepped away from the computer and said, "You guys should take a look too."

It was widely rumored online that they had a big fight, and Li Bingbing and Fan Xiaopang, with blood on their heads, looked at the screen at the same time.

A "confrontation" took place in the dressing room of "Double Soldiers". Dong Xuan and Li Lin blocked the door to prevent sneak shots. Producer Yan Li hurried to mediate.

According to insiders, in the dressing room of the "Seven Fairies" crew, popular actresses Li Bingbing and Fan Bingbing had a heated argument, and the situation got out of control for a while...

Fatty Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes halfway through the story. "This reporter is clueless. He's saying we had a fight over a dressing table. Is that really that serious?"

"You don't understand. This is called seeing the big picture from the small details. The fight over the dressing table reveals that you two are incompatible, and you're vying for the right to speak on the set."

Yan Li explained beside him, quite appreciatively. Li Bingbing looked at him hesitantly: "This can't be the writer you hired."

"No, the writer I'm looking for is this one."

Yan Li clicked twice and published another article. This article was written in more detail, including some relevant details of the conflict that broke out in the crew, as well as speculation about the reasons for the discord between the two soldiers. It was all very well written.

"Pang Yi Palace?"

Fatty Fan glanced at the signature and asked, "Is this the paparazzi you raised?"

"What do you mean by 'support'? He and I are from the same hometown. He has good writing skills, a fair price, and some influence, so we decided to cooperate."

Yan Li took a sip from his cup and said, "The subsequent promotion of the Double Fight will also depend on him. I have agreed with him that we will start promoting her as Huayi's top actress." Fatty Fan was puzzled: "Didn't they say they were competing for men?"

"Why are you so anxious? I've already told you that we can't just release the trump card right away. First, hype up the concept of you two [Double Soldiers Fighting] thoroughly, and then you can scramble for the man. Then you can incorporate this news into it."

Yan Li explained it, and Li Bingbing and Fan Xiaopang felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

Although the battle between the two soldiers is just the beginning, they have already tasted some sweetness. Even if there are no works being broadcast, they are still constantly exposed.

Especially Fan Xiaopang, because she is a double soldier with Li Bingbing, her popularity has been greatly promoted, which is better than the few dramas she has aired.

However, before Fan Xiaopang could be happy for long, Yan Li poured half a basin of cold water on her.

"The current competition between the two Bings is mainly about career. Compared with Bingbing, Xiaofan does have many shortcomings and has certain hidden dangers."

Yan Li felt a little headache when talking about this. He still underestimated the added value of the movie "Cell Phone".

Originally, Li Bingbing was more popular than Fan Xiaopang, but Fan was able to barely make a name for himself thanks to his youth, popularity and other factors, so it was reasonable for the two Bingbing to compete with each other.

But after the hit movie "Cell Phone", Li Bingbing has made great improvements in all aspects and is on the verge of becoming a top star.

Fan Xiaopang, who was already at a disadvantage, is even worse.

It's just a short-term hype, but once Li Bingbing reaps the benefits of "Cell Phone", it's likely that she will be the number one actress at Huayi.

At this time, Yan Li also admired Wang Jinghua's shrewdness.

Previously, he had thought of giving "Cell Phone" to Fan Xiaopang, so that she could make some progress in her career and compete with Li Bingbing, making it easier for Wang Jinghua to check and balance the situation.

The idea was correct, but Yan Li intervened.

Not only is Wang Jinghua worried, but Yan Li's plan of fighting two troops at the same time has also been affected.

When two soldiers fight, they must be evenly matched, and it would be interesting to fight back and forth. At least the strength cannot be too obvious, otherwise it would be a one-sided fight between the big and the small, and there would be nothing interesting to watch.

"In the short term, it will be difficult for Xiao Fan to catch up with Bing Bing, so we have to come up with a surprising strategy."

Yan Li looked at Fatty Fan with some embarrassment: "Just so you know, this move has certain side effects."

Fatty Fan frowned slightly: "You say."

"As the saying goes, if you lose in your career, you win in love. Bingbing is ahead in his career. If Xiaofan wants to overtake him and win back a game, he has to make up ground in his love life."

Li Bingbing understood and looked at Fatty Fan with interest: "Are you asking you to be a mistress?"

"Well, the words are rough but the meaning is not."

Yan Li coughed lightly. It was said before that two women were competing for one man. Although it was not very decent, it was decided at that time that Yan Li would take the blame and play both sides, and try to eliminate both soldiers as much as possible.

The current plan is that although Yan Li is still a playboy, Fan Xiaopang will be given more roles.

It is necessary to highlight her "victory in love" and increase the confrontation and tension between the two soldiers.

But such a plot will definitely have some negative impact on Fan Xiaopang, and even cause his reputation to decline.

Fan Xiaopang was very hesitant. Seeing this, Yan Li also drank the water slowly without urging him.

One of his main purposes in promoting Shuang Bing was for the project of "The Seven Fairies". No matter what Fan Xiaopang chooses, the crew's attention will definitely be enough.

If the double-soldier gimmick in the later stage is not enough, the confrontation is not fierce, and the exposure decreases, they will be the ones who suffer, especially Fan Xiaopang who is eager to get promoted.

Anyway, Yan Li came up with the idea, which has nothing to do with his interests, so it’s not his turn to make the decision.

"Isn't it just being a mistress? Go ahead."

Fan Xiaopang didn't hesitate for long. Before, when Yan Li instigated them to hype the story of two soldiers fighting for a man, he had said that if you want to make money, don't be afraid of being scolded. The same principle applies to her. If she wants to get promoted, why would she care about the title of mistress?

Not to mention not being afraid, having made up his mind, Fan Xiaopang even considered adding more drama to himself, such as publicly expressing his love or mocking Li Bingbing.

If you want to fry, fry it to the end!
Li Bingbing couldn't help rolling his eyes at Fan Xiaopang, and started to think about how to respond.

Her role is much more likable than Fan Xiaopang's. She can play the role of a sentimental and haggard woman to gain sympathy, or she can play the role of a strong and confident woman to fight back against the adulterers.

"You tell me whether I should take Yan Li back."

Li Bingbing also thought of a new possibility. After all, many people like this revenge routine of reconciling and eliminating the mistress.

The key point is that it is equivalent to two soldiers fighting with real guns and swords, and the discussion will definitely be great.

Fatty Fan was a little excited: "Then I'll grab it back again, and it will be the headline again."

Li Bingbing was about to speak when Yan Li, unable to contain himself, interrupted him, "You two are playing table tennis, fighting over it all the time. Are you going to stop?"

There is no problem in cooperating with the hype, and it is also okay to ruin his reputation, the key benefit is!

Not to mention helping to make money, at least if he helps score a goal, it wouldn't be considered as his work in vain...

Shuang Bing finally calmed down. He was so engrossed in his imagination that he almost forgot that Yan Li was a living person, and the chief director, so he had to listen to him.

"What's next?"

"Of course, it was me, the producer, who went out to refute the rumors and said they were all fabricated."

Yan Li had a plan in mind: "Then I'll arrange a video interview for the two of you, so you know what to do then.

Li Bingbing said, "He's just putting on a good show, but he's sweet on the outside but he's treacherous on the inside."

Fatty Fan said, "It's hypocritical, and there's a knife hidden in the smile."

Yan Li clapped his hands vigorously. "Yes, just follow this method. Don't be too exaggerated. Just be a little more outgoing than your usual interactions."

Fatty Fan/Li Bingbing: “…”

Are they usually so obvious?

...

Under Yan Li's arrangement, news of the discord between the two soldiers came one after another, becoming the important entertainment news in the first two months of 2004.

There are many discussion posts on forums such as Tianya and Mop.com, and there are even small-scale verbal battles between fans of Li Bingbing and Fan Xiaopang on the fan websites of both sides and the newly emerged Baidu Tieba.

The crew of "The Seven Fairies" also became a hot spot for the media, and many media outlets across the country came to interview and report.

Not only did Shuang Bing steal the show, but the other leading actors also gained a lot of exposure.

With such high popularity, a TV station finally couldn't hold back and came to visit the crew of "The Seven Fairies" in order to purchase the copyright.

(End of this chapter)