Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 274 The truth comes out
Huayi, as an old company in a certain circle, still has its foundation.

The soft article with the gimmick of "Korean star Nara kneels in public and apologizes on behalf of her father" was quickly promoted with the support of huge public relations expenses.

In its public relations strategy, Huayi, knowing that its online voice could not rival that of blogs, placed its key voice channel on offline print media.

Peking Daily, Peking Times, Beijing Times, Peking Entertainment News, and Television Weekly...

Among them, a short review in the "Xinjing Bao" caused heated discussion:

Why would a girl who traveled across the ocean to contribute to cultural exchanges between China and South Korea be forced to kneel down in public?

We should reflect on whether the extreme populism and great-power chauvinism that are prevalent in those online forums are desirable or not.

With the Olympic Games approaching, we should present an open, inclusive and harmonious international image.

The fact that Jang Nara, a 24-year-old Korean girl, couldn't support her knees on the stage should make the online mobs and the black hands of some large entertainment groups feel ashamed!

Wang Shuo, who has not appeared in the public eye for a long time, was a guest in Xinlang Entertainment's live interview room and accidentally talked about the recent hot topic:
Some people who don’t even dare to scold street thieves are brave enough to shout “Kill the Japanese”?

A group of people who are indifferent to the suffering of living people have the nerve to attack a weak woman who has contributed to cultural exchange.

This era is sick, this society is sick, I don’t understand it.

Well-known young director Lu Chuan was interviewed in her father's office, a member of the Writers Association:

I agree with what Master Shuo said. This society is sick, and some people have gone astray and started to use all kinds of shady tactics.

But I believe justice is never late and support Nora.

A reporter from the Beijing Times interviewed the famous Chinese director Pants on the set of The Banquet, who said:

I can understand Nora's feelings very well. She is an innocent girl.

Just like the conflict I had with reporters when my home address was leaked a few months ago, these were all premeditated actions.

The reporter's eyes lit up and he continued to ask questions.

"Director Feng, what do you think of the money-making video? That was also admitted by Jang Nara's father himself."

The little cannon is so smart. "Haha, what do you think? Go and watch it on the Askjie video. I'm not suitable to say more. Let's all guess seven by ourselves!"

The public intellectuals and opinion leaders all came out together and played a very good role in "correcting the original intention and clearing the source".

Coupled with the tragic scene of Jang Nara kneeling in public, netizens whose self-esteem and sense of justice were greatly satisfied also slowed down their tone a little.

"Forget it, it's quite pitiful!"

"Aidajin is right. How can you bully a weak woman in front of foreigners?"

"Ever since my bad luck with pants last year, I've become much more timid. Don't you just want to talk about the washing machine?"

. . .

On April 4, after nearly a week of crisis public relations, Jang Nara finally appeared in the public eye again.

She and her editorial team went to a nursing home in Yanjiao to carry out a charity event.

Zhou Jun urgently used his connections to arrange for this "Cultural Charity Tour" to be broadcast on the international channel in two days.

"A few days ago, the activity of visiting nursing homes in Beijing, jointly organized by the Korean Embassy in China and the Cultural Exchange Ambassador, officially began."

"What you see on the screen now is the scene of the internationally renowned singer and movie star Jang Nara having a heart-to-heart conversation with the lonely elderly people in our nursing home."

Jang Nara performed her duties faithfully in front of the camera and demonstrated her professionalism as an actor very well.

Zhou Jun was talking with a counselor from the Korean Embassy not far away.

"Please give my regards to Ambassador Li and arrange the cultural exchange activities for next week as soon as possible."

"We will broadcast the event live simultaneously on the comprehensive channel and Hunan Satellite TV. I believe this will also be very beneficial for your country's cultural promotion."

The counselor smiled at this "Eight Banners descendant" with a strong background and said: "No problem, Mr. Zhou."

"The ambassador also asked me to send his regards to your father and family."

At this moment, he thought with emotion, if everyone here is like this, it will be so easy for our Great Han Nation to dump its culture!
Feeling a little relieved, Zhou Jun walked to the corner and took out his phone.

"Wife, my father-in-law..."

"Didn't I tell you I was investigating? Wait, okay?"

Zhou Jun was helpless, but without going through the Yue family, he had no foolproof channel to intervene directly.

It is true that Zhuang Xu is a commoner.

However, Blog.com is a key enterprise in the Torch Program of the Ministry of Information Technology, a star taxpayer in Chaoyang District, and a leading public opinion distribution center in China.

It wouldn't matter if they used conventional means to check taxes and accounts, but they wanted to use this almost fabricated method to frame the CEO of Blog.com...

To be on the safe side, let's wait a little longer.

"Are you coming home for dinner tonight? Mom just asked Aunt Xu to send over some wild yellow croaker from Huanghua."

These days, cold chain logistics is not very developed. The Beijing dignitaries eat seafood, and many of the delicacies on their tables come from Huanghua Port in Tianjin and Cangzhou.

Huanghua is located more than 200 kilometers southeast of Peking. The delicacies caught at sea in the morning can be transported to the rich and become delicacies in the evening.

Zhou Jun glanced at Zhang Nara, who was gentle and considerate not far away: "I have an evening social event, so it will probably be late. You and your son should eat first."

At around 8 o'clock in the evening, Zhou Jun, who had just finished a "social event", took a shower in the luxury suite of the Financial Street Hotel.

He returned to the bed in his bathrobe and watched Jang Nara, who had just been shouting at the top of her lungs, tidily helping him tidy up his clothes.

No wonder the dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty liked Silla maids, they had good bloodlines.

"Okay, I'm leaving now. Just leave the clothes here and someone will take them to be washed."

In terms of caution, Zhou Jun is no less cautious than Boss Lu.

"Got it. Be careful on the road then."

Zhang Nara raised her head and looked at this powerful young man who was the only one who could pull her out of the dire situation with a little relief.

However, such peace of mind was too much of a luxury. She turned on the computer on the desk and soon found another wave of rhythm coming.

The truth behind Korean star Lee Eun-joo's suicide: Will Jang Nara be the next Lee Eun-joo?

Zhang Nara's heart beat fast at the first sight. She looked at the time and found that this article, which was first published in the entertainment gossip section of Tianya Forum, had just been sent ten minutes ago.

Then go to the comments section...

There are nearly a thousand replies already.

She had a strong sense of foreboding, and with trembling hands she clicked the mouse, which contained extremely detailed popular science information.

The relationship between Korean female stars, entertainment companies and chaebols, the strict social hierarchy, and the perverted internal order.

And the tragic situation of Lee Eun-ju being abused for more than 8 hours by a chaebol after appearing in TV shows such as "Firebird" and "Starting Point".

Starting from the profound social contradictions and gap between the rich and the poor in South Korea, and the enormous power of the chaebols that are as rich as a country, the film tore off the bloody human skin masks for Korean fans.

Zhang Nara's palms were sweating as she read this, but these were not important at all, but what did the "self" mentioned in the title of the article mean?

Unfortunately, she soon found the answer.

A seemingly appeal for support, but in fact a sinister argument to drag her down, is clearly written on the paper:
Please stop criticizing Ms. Jang Nara. She finally escaped from the miserable life of being abused and toyed with in her country and came to the mainland to support her family.

Please give her a chance to live!

shock!
"Asiba! Asiba!"

Jang Nara ripped the mouse cable like crazy, threw it against the wall with a grim expression, and then pounded the laptop screen hard.

The ThinkPad T43's thin-film transistor liquid crystal couldn't stand the effects of the flickering display, turning it into a distorted screen.

Zhang Nara slumped in the chair with messy hair, looking at the colorful blocks of different sizes on the LCD screen, which crawled into her brain like extremely weird maggots.

She recalled the first time she met Lu Kuan, and looked at the Chinese girl with dissatisfaction as she was outshined.

She remembered the secret joy she felt when she saw Liu Yifei playing a supporting role for her in "Silver Years", and she remembered the pleasure she felt when she saw the overwhelming negative information about her on the Internet!
She has "Chinese Paladin", and I have "Chinese Paladin III"; she has "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", and I have "Seven Swords" and "Red Cliff".

As long as I give myself a little more time and a little more chance, why should I be inferior to her! ?
But all this is almost turning into a dream bubble at this moment.

Even though she had prepared herself mentally, she still completely collapsed in the face of this deliberately planned second wave of negative news.

Big earthquakes are scary, but what's even scarier are the aftershocks.

Aftershocks can destroy your body and mind at a time, posture, intensity, and angle you can't imagine, shattering any glimmer of hope that has just risen, leaving you helpless.

Zhang Nara felt disheartened and looked back blankly at the door where Zhou Jun had just left.

Once upon a time, there was also a girl wrapped tightly in her pajamas, looking at the overwhelming negative news on the screen, and looking back at the door with the same feeling as her.

It's just that the girl saw her own hope.

What Jang Nara saw was despair like a black hole.

The next day, at Huayi headquarters office.

Accompanied by her assistant, Jang Nara knocked on the door and entered the room like a zombie. The smoke in the office made her cough.

Apart from the sound of her door closing, there was only deathly silence.

Wang Xiaolei cleared his dry throat: "Is there any way to find uncle to..."

"No, I used up a lot of favors last time I mediated, this time..."

Wang Xiaolei interrupted him: "Brother! This isn't called peace talks? Was it Lu Kuan who resorted to such despicable tactics first?"

"The leadership said last time that normal competition is fine, but we can't resort to random big-character posters."

Wang Dajun smiled bitterly and shook his head: "What methods did he use? Was he the one who posted that big-character poster?"

"Joo Ho-seong can't control his mouth. This is a clip from a Korean variety show."

"That Lee Eun-joo last night didn't directly attack Nara. She even spoke in her favor."

“All the resources in the post are reprinted from Korean websites.”

"What can we say?"

Wang Xiaolei slammed the armrest of the sofa chair fiercely: "Fuck! Too insidious! This road is so wide, what a fucking piece of shit!"

Zhou Jun glanced at Zhang Nara, who looked expressionless, and had to say something to comfort her: "Don't worry, it's not time to surrender yet."

"The effects of Hunan TV, embassy programs, and Xinlang have not yet become apparent, but I believe they will be effective."

He patted the back of the hand of the actress next to him, who nodded reluctantly, not knowing what to say.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Come in."

Vice President Huayi glanced at everyone in the room and was speechless.

"Speak directly."

The vice president of the working class secretly swallowed his saliva, not knowing what kind of drastic reaction the following news would bring:
"Xiangtai replied, saying that the higher authorities have rejected the application of Tianyu Media and our joint venture with Xinlang. The agreement... is invalid!"

Before Wang Xiaolei, with his eyes wide open, could react, he quickly added.

"Also! These two episodes of 'Base Camp' have already been recorded, and Ouyang Changqing has approved... it's not appropriate to make any further changes."

Wang Dajun analyzed: "The situation of Super Girl is precarious. He wants to remain neutral in exchange for Lu Kuan's concession under public pressure."

"After all, this power is too strong, and his position is extremely sensitive, so we have to be afraid."

The first to get angry was Zhou Jun, who was always very good at cultivating his Qi: "This old man, is he scared out of his wits?"

"He's afraid of the wide road, but isn't he afraid of our Zhou army?!"

He stood up suddenly and said, "I'll go to the embassy right now. Xinlang, please ask Dajun and Xiaolei to keep in touch and make sure they stay calm."

"In the final analysis, Hunan TV's withdrawal is nothing more than losing a channel for expressing opinions and broadcasting."

"It would be great if the cultural promotion program we made for Nara could be broadcast on the international channel and Xinlang. The effect wouldn't be much different!"

The two brothers who were smoking in the room responded sullenly. The vice president of Huayi said nothing and quietly closed the door and went out.

Not much different?

I'm afraid this is the first domino to fall!

On April 4, following the money-making scandal, the slapping scandal, and the Li Enzhu scandal, Zong Ju held a symposium in Peiping, officially starting to set the tone and collect opinions on various recent hot topics in the domestic entertainment industry.

All major local satellite TV stations, entertainment companies, and media companies were present.

The meeting officially began at nine o'clock in the morning, and the host symbolically reported the recent public opinion and the concerns of the leaders.

The meeting required that everyone should uphold a united and harmonious industry competition attitude, carry out various cultural activities in an orderly manner with the purpose of promoting correct values ​​and creating excellent cultural products.

The discussion was proceeding in an orderly manner. During the consultation with local TV stations, Long Danni, deputy director of Travel Satellite TV, made a statement.

Just when everyone thought she was going to reiterate the various statements made by her leader Lu Kuan to curb the pan-entertainment trend, this former Hunan TV employee avoided the main point:
"New Vision, the content producer of Travel Channel, will firmly support all the guidelines and unwaveringly implement self-discipline and self-regulation to set a benchmark for healthy development in the industry..."

"At the same time, Travel Channel will continue to learn from leading institutions in the industry, including Hunan TV, and strive to forge ahead, providing the general public with excellent cultural content that is popular with them..."

Just when everyone was in shock and confusion, Long Danni made another shocking statement:
"Also, I'm proposing this on behalf of Travel Channel and Wenjie Holdings!"

"We should be concerned about the vile behavior of some foreign celebrities who are eating and ruining the company, disregarding basic moral beliefs, and hurting national sentiments. At the very least, we should not allow them to continue appearing on satellite TV and CCTV."

As soon as these words were spoken, discussions broke out in the audience. The vice president who represented Huayi at the meeting remained silent, not knowing what to say.

"Xiang and Taiwan seconded the motion."

Everyone looked over and saw that the person who spoke was Yao Jia from Xiangtai.

After saying this, he fell into silence, lowering his head, looking at his nose with his eyes, and then his mouth with his nose.

The meeting ended quickly.

That night, in a very rare move, Xiangtai's "long-dormant" verified account on Blog.com was reactivated.

The last blog post was a year ago celebrating the first anniversary of the release of "Chinese Paladin", a collaboration between Hunan, Taiwan and Wenjie.

However, the crowd who heard the news did not get much information from the blog content, only two lonely program previews.

Regarding the plot and guest preview of this and next episodes of "Base Camp", but none of them are related to Huayi and Jang Nara.

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Looking at entertainment companies of all sizes, including Chengtian, Rongxingda, Tangren, and Yinghuang, these two short lines of words have nothing to do with the program.

This is a ceasefire agreement between Hunan, Taiwan and China.

When everyone went to Wenjie Video and Blog Network to search for the video of the slapping incident, they found that the popularity had almost disappeared.

On the contrary, most of the videos show Xiangtai and Tang admitting their mistakes and making public apologies.

Shortly after the meeting, an official document was issued, outlining four black rules for domestic entertainment talent shows. In short:
First, idol development and talent show programs must not be broadcast during prime time on satellite TV stations between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.;

Second, the total duration of a single idol development and talent show must not exceed two hours;

Third, it is strictly prohibited to use ugliness-testing, novelty-seeking, insulting contestants, or deliberately creating conflicts as selling points to attract viewers and inflate popularity;
Fourth, the number of offline sub-venues for talent shows and their cross-regional nature are strictly restricted, and the number of attendees at sub-venues is strictly limited.

Overall, "Super Girl" will continue in a castrated form, but being lame is always better than amputation.

On May 5th, Huayi held an internal dinner and the luxurious team prepared to set off for Cannes.

Since various incidents broke out in early April, Huayi has been suffering from all levels of management.

The reason for going to the Cannes Film Festival is to promote "Seven Swords" invested by Huayi. In addition to Wang Xiaolei, Jang Nara and others, Bingbing will also go together.

She was attending the Armani and Galliano Spring/Summer 05 women's wear show in Paris.

The atmosphere of the dinner was average, as Wang Jinhua was ill and did not attend.

She and the company were almost on the verge of breaking up, with only the last layer of window paper left to break.

Bingbing was holding a glass of champagne and socializing skillfully when he inadvertently saw Jang Nara's dejected and silent look, and sighed in his heart.

That man's moves were too fierce.

Compared with his, the methods of people like Huayi are nothing.

Last year, Big Mouth Monster was the first to launch cyber violence against Liu Yifei, and Zhou Jun then used under-the-table operations to ban Blog.com for three days.

In the end, she was defeated by a desperate counterattack, but this actually made Concubine Liu Yi's popularity rise to a new level.

It just didn't affect Jang Nara herself, allowing her popularity to skyrocket over the past year.

Perhaps he felt that the time was ripe, and since April, Lu Kuan's spearhead has clearly been aimed directly at Zhou Jun's Korean mistress.

After just three moves and two tactics, her social death in the domestic entertainment industry has basically been declared.

For Bingbing, this is not a very satisfying thing.

She was just curious about what form the final blow from the dog-head guillotine would take.

But what the famous actress is looking forward to most is that she will soon be able to meet that man in Cannes and hear the answer with her own ears in his arms.

After the meal, Wang Dajun, Zhou Jun and others were discussing matters in a private room. Wang Xiaolei walked in with a glass of wine, and everyone looked unhappy.

However, the one with the worst expression was Teng Huatao who was standing in front of everyone.

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Zhou, even if you let me think about it a thousand times, I still have to tell you this."

"Jang Nara is indeed no longer suitable to be the heroine of "Xian San"."

"Before we even start filming a few scenes, let's quickly plan a casting change!"

Zhou Jun seldom came into contact with Huayi's film and TV drama directors. He only cared about the "external war" between him, Wen Jie and Lu Kuan.

"Why can't she do it? Was she banned? Or is it that you, Teng Huatao, have been scared out of your wits?"

Everyone in Huayi knew that it was Jang Nara who was pushed forward by him to compete with the top young actress, and that he had a close relationship with her.

Is this Teng guy too arrogant? He doesn't think highly of himself at all!
Wang Dajun quickly winked at him: "Taozi, stop talking nonsense. How long have you been promoting the cast?"

"If you change it now, you're essentially turning a knife into a wide knife, stabbing Jang Nara to death?" the TV director yelled, drunkenly, "So you just want to watch me get stabbed to death?"

"Look at the online outcry. They've already spread their hatred to the crew!"

"Our set in Hengdian was splashed with paint and had large characters written on it, saying we were accomplices of the Koreans!"

The Zhou army was furious!
"Shut up!"

"If you can't do it, get out! Do you think you're the only one who can do this show?"

Wang Dajun winked at his younger brother, who understood immediately: "Hey, hey, hey, calm down!"

He immediately turned around to comfort Zhou Jun: "Brother Jun, he drank too much, please forgive him."

"Mainly...Brother Tao has put a lot of effort into this drama..."

As the second generation of Beijing directors, Teng Huatao directed his first TV series at the age of 23, and collaborated with Xu Jinglei and others. His starting point can be said to be very high.

However, he didn't become famous until 2009 with "Home Sweet Home", and he really had high hopes for "The Legend of Immortal III".

After hearing this, Zhou Jun felt ashamed.

In front of these Huayi people whose backgrounds are slightly inferior to his, he has always been the one who is in control and in command.

Now a director dares to challenge his own prestige in person——

Although he was only suggesting a change of roles from a work perspective.

"I will take full responsibility for this matter. Even if I fail in the end, I will not let it bring disaster to Huayi and this TV series!"

Zhou Jun put the wine glass heavily on the table and walked out with a grim expression.

Wang Xiaolei attentively escorted him to the elevator, then smiled, shook his head, returned to the private room and locked the door.

"gone?"

"gone."

Teng Huatao then slapped his thigh and said, "Hey! What's going on? You two brothers owe me a favor, don't you?"

"Taozi, that's not the case. It seems like you don't want to change your role." Wang Dajun said with a smile.

Teng Huatao smiled bitterly: "Of course I do. I dream of making this drama a success."

"If you don't want to offend this big Buddha, let me do it, hey!"

Wang Xiaolei consoled him, "You're just speaking from the facts, and it's just drunken nonsense. He won't take it seriously."

"Besides, who do you think he is?"

"Once a toy has lost its value, he will discard it like a piece of trash more than anyone else!"

Wang Dajun said sternly, "Let's get back to the point. Taozi, tell me the truth. Jang Nara can't be the heroine. Are there any other suitable candidates?"

"During this trip to Cannes, Zhou Jun plans to make a final effort from both the embassy and Xinlang. If that doesn't work..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood it immediately.

If that doesn't work, I'll have to kill Nara with tears in my eyes.

Go back to where you came from.

Teng Huatao deliberated and said, "Xuejian, the first choice is Concubine Liu Yi..."

"Stop, stop. Can you please speak more realistically?" Wang Xiaolei interrupted him unhappily.

"Then let's go with Yang Mi. Although he's a supporting role now, he's still decent in all aspects, and the price is right."

"Yang Mi?" Wang Dajun rubbed his chin.

"Well, then it seems we have to dig a female artist from Rongxing Dadu."

Wang Xiaolei nodded: "I'll talk to Zhou Xun and see if she can do something about it."

Teng Huatao was surprised and asked, "Zhou Xun has agreed?"

"Shh!" Wang Xiaolei held down the noisy Teng Huatao. "Don't shout. Big Brother is planning to announce Wang Jinhua's departure."

"Oh, I understand."

On May 2005, 5, the 11th Cannes Film Festival officially opened.

The production and broadcasting team of Wenjie Video has long occupied an advantageous position because of the existence of the "insider" Boss Lu. It's good to have someone on top.

In front of the signing wall, the jury chairman Lu Kuan, dressed in a suit and tie, greeted the crew members and visiting guests who were attending the red carpet ceremony one by one according to the film festival regulations.

This year's Cannes Film Festival has many Chinese elements, and many of Mr. Lu's old friends are also present.

Zhang Ziyi's "Raccoon Palace" was shortlisted for the Special Screening Unit, and she was also invited to serve as the award presenter for "Best Screenwriter";

"Seven Swords" has been selected for the non-competitive section and will hold a promotional event during the festival to screen and sell the film;

The same goes for "The Myth". Fang Long, Kim Hee Sun, Liang Jiahui and others also arrived in Cannes in advance to prepare for publicity work.

Needless to say, these commercial films are all for the purpose of making people familiar with the film and selling movies. There are also two films that are really aiming for awards.

Wang Xiaoshuai, who was once madly dissed by Lu Kuan in the debate among the seven gentlemen of Beijing Film Academy, returned with his "Qinghong", starring Gao Yuanyuan and Qin Hao.

There is also Taiwanese director Hou Xiaoxian, who has been trying to mediate and restore the relationship between Lu Kuan and the Golden Horse Awards.

His film "The Best Time" was also nominated for the Palme d'Or. Just as they walked on the red carpet, the combination of handsome guy Shu Qi and beautiful girl Zhang Zhen caused a frenzy of comments on the video forum.

Chengdu, Tianfu Lido Sheraton Hotel.

"Liu Yifei! Are you going to sleep or not?"

Su Chang sat up in bed angrily: "I have to shoot that weird video of yours tomorrow. You called me to visit the set, but you won't let me sleep, right?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Just watch the film festival before going to sleep."

Xiao Liu crossed his legs on the bed, looking at the man in a suit on the screen who was chatting and hugging Hou Xiaoxian with a smile on his face.

I haven't seen him for a month. He seems to have lost weight.

I guess I'm tired from being busy with the Olympics and the earthquake movie.

Su Chang lay down speechlessly, tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep, so he simply jumped out of bed and crawled into his best friend's bed.

"Look at you, you don't want money!"

Concubine Liu Yi ignored her look of contempt and used the account of [Zhalu Ji] to dislike a comment.

Zhang Zhen seems to be more handsome than a washing machine - +1.

"Look at you, the truth is hard to hear?"

Concubine Liu Yi turned to Su Chang and started yelling, "Bullshit! Is that the truth?"

"Lu Kuan might be a bit of a scumbag, but he has this artistic aura that's so charming. These comments are nothing!"

"And what's more! He's a really good football player, and I didn't realize before that he has a pretty good figure too..."

Su Chang was shocked: "What? You have reached that point? Are you going to die, Liu Yifei?"

"What? You have a dirty mind! It's a charity football match..."

"Forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you."

Su Chang sneered: "Haha, I don't understand, but I think Shu Qi understands it quite well."

"Ok?"

Liu Yifei turned to the screen and saw Washing Machine smiling and hugging Shu Qi, who was whispering to him shyly.

The iconic sexy lips were perfectly captured by the editorial team of Wenjie Video, who occupied a unique position.

"Huh, Su Chang, you want to piss me off, right?"

"You want to be mad at me because I disturbed your sleep? I'm not going to pay any attention to you!"

Su Chang sighed in admiration, "You've learned a lot from our boss. You pretend not to see or hear anything you don't want to acknowledge."

Lies don't hurt, truth is the knife.

Concubine Liu Yi couldn't help but think of the sad past when she had repeatedly tried to criticize the washing machine in person but failed and was deceived by him by making irrelevant remarks.

"Ahhh!"

Xiao Liu lost her defense, dropped her computer, and turned over to ride on her best friend: "Are you mocking me?"

"Hahaha, you're anxious!"

The two laughed and joked for a while, and the sound of Chinese commentary from the live broadcast room came from the computer.

"Now walking the red carpet is mainland film star Bingbing, wearing a traditional Chinese haute couture outfit with exquisite embroidery craftsmanship outlining delicate oriental flower and bird patterns."

"The silk skirt sways gracefully with each step, like the gurgling of water, perfectly embodying the beauty and elegance of oriental women."

Su Chang stole a glance at her best friend's profile and saw an inexplicable murderous intent in her eyes. She suddenly had an idea and changed the subject.

"Hey, you mentioned the recent Jang Nara incident..."

"It's him."

"Do I need to think about it?"

Liu Yifei didn't want to see the unpleasant scene of Washing Machine and Fan Bingbing hugging each other, so she put the computer aside.

She got out of bed, unscrewed the bottle of mineral water, and took a sip.

"Don't drink so much water. We have to shoot your tea art video tomorrow."

"Yeah, I know."

Liu Yifei climbed onto the bed, took the computer and placed it on their legs. Zhang Ziyi, whom she disliked, appeared on the screen again.

Su Chang looked at her best friend's depressed expression and chuckled inwardly.

Not only are you unhappy, but you can't stop these women from hugging your washing machine. You're so upset!

"Hey, do you think I need to think about what you just said? Are you saying that this was all planned by Lu Kuan from the beginning?"

"Yup!"

Su Chang disagreed: "Then how did he make Jang Nara's father say such outrageous words?"

"Do we have allies in South Korea? Probably." Liu Yifei stroked her chin, recalling the roadshow of "Foreign Land" in South Korea last year.

Various entertainment and film companies whose names she couldn't even remember.

There was also the male actor who wanted to shake hands with her but was interrupted by Lu Kuan. She still didn't understand what happened.

"Hey, what's going on with Xiangtai? I heard at the company that the two families have reconciled."

"The day before yesterday, Long Danni even invited his old boss, Ouyang Changqing, to visit the Travel Channel's production center for guidance."

Liu Yifei pursed her lips and smiled, remembering that she had analyzed her insights from the first chapter of "Dragon Slaying" in front of Boss Lu.

Unite all forces that can be united.

The red carpet ceremony on the screen was almost over, and Kusturica, the president of the Cannes Film Festival and two-time Palme d'Or winner, was speaking.

Concubine Liu Yi came back to her senses: "Actually, I think the whole thing is like this."

Xiao Liu, who has been obsessed with "Dragon Slayer" recently, tried to analyze her own views to her best friend.

"Lu Kuan went to a meeting that day. I had dinner at his house that morning and saw the content of his proposal."

"In the beginning, he might have really wanted to take action against Hunan TV, perhaps because he was worried that their Super Girl would compete with Travel Channel."

"From the perspective of historical heritage, genuine audience, and accumulated reputation, Hunan TV is definitely superior to Travel Channel for the time being."

Su Chang couldn't help but interrupt, "They were almost successful, weren't they after that slapping incident? Boss Ju will definitely have something to say."

"Even I can see that what happened at noon went viral on Ask the World video within two hours. It must have been the washing machine's instigation."

Liu Yifei nodded: "Yes, that was the original idea, but something unexpected happened in the middle, which made him turn his attention to Jang Nara again."

"What happened?"

Su Chang didn't know yet that this change was related to Zhuang Xu, the president of Blog.com who was pursuing her.

"How would I know? Anyway, his target has changed. Now he's focusing on attacking Huayi's Jang Nara."

"'Dragon Slayer' teaches us to differentiate between different enemies and adopt different strategies."

"For example, private capital in different historical periods has two sides. We must unite with them when they are advanced, and conduct appropriate struggles and efforts to win them over when they waver and compromise, so as to achieve the goal of dividing the enemy camp and making them stronger."

Su Chang was stunned after hearing this, as if he was back to the days when he was studying political history while preparing for the Beijing Film Academy entrance exam.

"You...why are you still studying this?"

Concubine Liu Yi raised her eyebrows: "Fight against the bad guys!"

"So, maybe Xiangtai isn't considered a class enemy worth fighting to the death in Lu Kuan's eyes. He turned his guns around and prepared to kill Jang Nara with a sword."

"That's why we adopted a strategy of dividing and winning over Hunan and Taiwan."

Su Chang looked at her best friend in silence, feeling that she became more mysterious every few months after not seeing her.

This is because her spiritual world was matured by Boss Lu.

"That's right! I know! I know why he attacked Jang Nara."

Xiao Liu tilted his head suspiciously: "Why?"

"Is he taking out his anger on you for what happened last year?"

Concubine Liu Yi was stunned when she heard this. She had thought about this possibility before.

But given his character, would he use so many resources just to vent his anger for what happened last year?

Unlikely.

"He must have some other purpose. He's always so mysterious, and there are many things we can't see through."

"But one thing is for sure: he will never do anything that has no benefits."

"If he wanted to vent my anger, he would have used this little piece of candy to coax me into working for him a long time ago. That's definitely not the case."

Su Chang complained in his heart, if I don’t give you the candy, aren’t you asking for it?
Who is the video I’m shooting tomorrow for?
The two chatted for a while, and Su Chang suddenly noticed that the number of comments on the screen had skyrocketed, almost covering the entire Cannes Film Festival interface.

"Hurry up, look at what's going on. Why did you turn off the sound?"

The two little girls looked over and saw that Lu Kuan, who had just finished giving a speech on behalf of the film festival jury, had not left.

He whispered a few words to the staff around him. The staff in a suit nodded in understanding, stepped down from the stage and stretched out his hand to give a few instructions.

The two were a little puzzled. They had just muted their voices, and they had no idea what the comments "awesome" and "great" meant.

The director's explanation in the video came:
"Okay, there's a slight problem with the live signal. Now we'll see the relevant leaders from the Pan-Asia Film Academy that Director Lu just mentioned, take to the stage!"

"Pan-Asia Film Academy? What the hell is that?"

Concubine Liu Yi already knew the truth in advance, and now she let Su Chang listen to the explanation.

At the same time, countless fans in China who cared about the film festival, Huayi's "Seven Swords", or Boss Lu were stunned.

Lu Kuan stood on the stage, smiling and holding the microphone: "The Pan-Asia Film Academy is a director training school jointly established by five top film academies in Asia."

"The academy's main teaching and filming facilities will be located at the Beijing Film Academy. It will bring together the strongest director teaching resources in Asia and the world, and combine relevant theories and practices from the Hollywood film industry to train directors of genre and commercial films across Asia."

"We will adopt an integrated teaching model of industry, academia, and research. In the production and distribution of our students' graduation feature films, China Wenjie Holdings, South Korea's CJ Entertainment, and Japan's Toho Co., Ltd. will work closely together to contribute to the development of Asian cinema!"

"Next, we invite the academy's investors, co-sponsors, and the first five instructors to take the stage!"

The festival president Kusturica led the applause, and this segment certainly received his full support.

Filmmakers at the Cannes Film Festival and those following the festival around the world were all curiously watching the familiar faces appear one after another.

The tip of the iceberg of the Pan Asia Film Academy has gradually surfaced.

"Principal Zhang?"

"Zhou Xingchi?"

"Park Chan-wook?"

Su Chang pointed at the curly-haired woman on the screen and asked, "Who is this person? I've never seen her before."

You haven't seen it, but some people have not only seen it, but also been terrified by it!
For example, Jang Nara who is sitting in the podium now.

The moment she saw Li Meijing, she seemed to have been enlightened. The question that had troubled her for a long time, Zhou Jun, was finally answered!
"How did Zhu Husheng happen to reveal his secrets about making money?"

"How did the details of Lee Eun-joo's ruthless attack become so vividly spread on Tianya?"

Li Meijing.

CJ Entertainment.

CheilJedang... Samsung...

Jang Nara could no longer listen to Boss Lu’s passionate speech on the stage, about the future of film academies, about the necessity of cultivating genre film directors in the three East Asian countries, about...

She now had only one thought in her mind, to quickly escape from here and call Zhou Jun.

"Hey, isn't that Jang Nara? Why did she run out in such a hurry?"

"Who cares? Love her to death, dirty woman!"

"Really? Seeing this at the Cannes Film Festival is unlucky!"

Liu Yifei and Su Chang looked at each other, and looked at each other in confusion as they saw Zhang Nara covering her face and running out of the movie palace, crying uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)