2001 Media Godfather

Chapter 70 True colors revealed
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Ji Yinglai is a staunch supporter of Chu An, even more so than Lu Mingze! After all, he has betrayed Tiandu Culture and has no way out.

In an interview with a Shanghai newspaper (which Lin Wanchen paid for),
She recounts in detail how Chu An became involved with the production team and how she went from being an extra to becoming a core member of the team's creative staff.

These behind-the-scenes stories are presented to readers from a third-person perspective.

This allowed everyone to witness the rise of a child prodigy, adding a touch of legend to the story.

Ji Yinglai even revealed a number of astonishing details.

For example, Chu An raised nearly 70 million yuan with two scripts.

For example, they proposed weekly broadcasts and a three-camera revolution, which resolved the conflict in the shooting schedule.

For example, "With You" sold 1.23 million yuan during its first run, completely rewriting the marketing record for first-run broadcasts in China.

Of these, 30% belong to Chu An, and so on.

It's fair to say that everyone loves listening to legends, especially when the legend is about someone they support and the story is happening right next to them.

The public opinion, which had seemed to be calming down, suddenly became heated again!

This completely exasperated Ji Yang. "How can this keep coming one after another? Is it never going to end?!"

He's been feeling really frustrated these past few days.

Every day, I see all sorts of personal attacks against him online and in media interviews. Many previously hidden dirt on him has been gradually exposed.

What's even more frightening is that his die-hard fans are starting to lose their composure and are even beginning to waver, questioning what's wrong with their idol! Is it really as outsiders say, that he's feeling guilty?

Ji Yang hasn't been to the film set for three days; he's not in the mood!

He has never experienced such a crisis since his debut.

Moreover, even now, Ji Yang still can't understand how things turned out this way.
He was the one being criticized when it was an easy way to suppress and establish his authority, and when there was clear evidence of bullying.
"No! The company must respond immediately, otherwise I won't even be able to protect my basic fan base!"

The agent's face was expressionless, not calm, but numb.

He pushed the computer towards Ji Yang, saying, "You need to respond now. If you don't, you're finished!"

When Ji Yang looked at the computer, his vision went black and he almost fainted.

Entertainment forum.

ID【李春明】

The label reads, "Let's talk about my good brother, Chu An."

Post content:

My name is Li Chunming, and I am a student in Class 4, Grade 12 at Ningyuan No. 1 High School. I am a classmate of Chu An. (See attached image for proof.)
(It's a group photo of Chu An, Li Chunming, and Zhao Yang, all wearing basketball jerseys and looking very energetic.)
We all call him Xiao Anzi. His family lives in the staff quarters of the agricultural machinery factory next to the school.

The online claims that Xiao Anzi comes from a wealthy family are pure fabrication.

His father was originally the workshop director of an agricultural machinery factory, but he was laid off and went out to work last summer.

He also has an older sister who, in order to let Xiao Anzi go to university, didn't attend the school she was accepted to, and now runs a small general store at the entrance of the agricultural machinery factory.

There is photographic evidence:
(Photos of Chu Anjia's old apartment building and the storefront of the [Anning] Department Store.)
He's incredibly stingy when it comes to buying drinks online, so to say he has connections is a complete joke.

Li Chunming, speaking from a friend's perspective, clearly explained Chu An's so-called background.

The key point is that Chu An's original response had loopholes; on one hand, he had a poor family background, and on the other hand, he was richer than Ji Yang.

Now, with Ji Yinglai and Li Chunming, the loopholes have been plugged.

Even a fool can make his logic self-consistent. Chu An was originally very poor, but then he made a lot of money because of the success of a TV series.

The story of a young man's rise to wealth has been updated with another chapter—a rags-to-riches tale. Those netizens who sided with Chu An are even more excited.

Ji Yang rubbed his face vigorously, "These bastards!"

Can't you just say everything at once? You keep releasing new information every few days, and this hype just won't go away.

"No wait!"

Ji Yang grabbed the computer and started posting on the fan forum using his own account.

As events unfolded, his expectations were gradually eroded. Initially, he wanted to kill Chu An, but later he tried to appease the situation and preserve his public image.

现在
It's already good enough if we can maintain our basic fan base.

To retain their core fan base, there is only one way left: fight Chu An to the bitter end!

The public is irrational, regardless of whether Chu An is right or wrong.

The fans are even more irrational; they just want their idol to be a little tougher.

For example, India's "spiritual victory method"—don't think the old man is crazy or deceiving himself. If you look at it from another angle, you can only do such outrageous things because of his extreme confidence in his control over the people.

In some ways, it's far more successful than the widespread anti-China sentiment created by the pro-China faction.

That's too far.
In short, Ji Yang acted decisively and responded accordingly.

First, stabilize the fan base and then wage war against Chu An.

The abstract is as follows:

"Our repeated concessions have only resulted in them becoming more and more aggressive. After much consideration, we realize that our fans are right. What are we afraid of? We have nothing to fear; we have nothing to be ashamed of!"

"Then come on!"

"Mr. Chu An, is it true that my original major role was changed to a minor role?"

"Excuse me, has your female friend, who is not close to you, completely replaced me as a decorative figurehead?"

"Excuse me, is the root of all this because I unintentionally touched on Mr. Chu An's pride? Did I make you think I was mocking your poor acting skills?"

Three questions in a row, and the battle of words officially began.

Ji Yang's fans were greatly encouraged and no longer confused when their "brother" finally spoke out.

"We'll always support you, brother!" "Go, brother! We'll always be with you!!"

This gave Ji Yang a slight sense of relief; as long as his fans remained, he still had a chance to turn things around.

the other side.

"Answer him! Answer him right now!"

With Ji Yang absent, the production came to a standstill, giving Lin Wanchen and Lin Wanxing the perfect opportunity to enjoy the show.

At this moment, Wanxing was yelling and gesticulating wildly, extremely happy, "With so many loopholes, why don't we just crush him in one go!?"

These past two days have made Miss Wanxing extremely happy. Public opinion has completely reversed, and Ji Yang has been criticized to the point of being unable to lift his head.

Seeing that Chu An didn't move, he simply pulled Chu up and pushed him aside, saying, "I'll do it!"

The rapid clatter of the keyboard echoed in the room.

Miss Wanxing, biting into half an apple, looked captivating as she intently typed.

"Let me respond to Mr. Ji Yang's question."

"First of all, as a screenwriter, rewriting scripts is my job, and my only goal is to make the series better and more popular with the audience. As for the final presentation, I believe the audience will have their own judgment."

"Secondly, my relationship with Ms. Lin Wanxing is not intimate."

Lin Wanxing paused here, as if considering whether or not to deny the close relationship between the two again.

In the end, I decided to respond with four words.
"none of your business!?"

"Besides, the production team belongs to Director Shen. As a screenwriter who doesn't contribute any money, do you think I can just make changes as I please? Do you think the director would disregard millions of dollars in investment just because of my personal grudge?"

"Did the original screenwriter, Mr. Ruan Wenlin, also allow me to act recklessly? Mr. Ji Yang, please make sure your reasons are based on basic logic."

"Third, I have repeatedly emphasized that I am the screenwriter and the investor! Acting is not my main profession, and I have no reason to hold a grudge against Mr. Ji Yang because of my acting skills. Anyone who knows a member of the crew of 'With You' knows that even the driver who delivered my lunchboxes could make fun of my acting. If it's not good, it's not good, so what's wrong with saying it!?"

Miss Wanxing was quite pleased with her outstanding literary talent as she launched a one-on-one, targeted counterattack against Ji Yang.

She haughtily gave up her seat, and even gave Chu An a pointed chin as a sign of disdain.

"How about it? Not worse than you, right?"

Chu An nodded reasonably, "Not bad."

They deleted everything as soon as I logged in.

Lin Wanxing exclaimed in delight as she watched.

Chu An regained control of the computer and typed a short sentence: "I changed your script because your acting is bad. You can't act well no matter what you do. Are you waiting for the New Year if you don't change it?"

Chu Wanxing, "..."

Is it really necessary to be so unreasonable?
Chu An said, "What we need is never childish debate about who is right or wrong."

"It's not the final result of crushing Ji Yang and making him completely obsolete."

"That doesn't offer us any real benefit."

Lin Wanxing, "??"

Chu An smiled, his expression enigmatic and unfathomable, looking utterly irritating.

"What the entertainment industry needs is buzz, as well as continuous exposure and popularity."

Lin Wanxing stared at him blankly, and had to admit that this guy always gave people a strange sense of security.

It's as if as long as you're by his side, no scandal or messy incident will matter.

"Tch!!" Suddenly snapping back to reality, she shoved Chu An. "Acting like it's the real deal!"

On the other hand, Chu An's response successfully made Ji Yang furious.

This is infuriating!!

He responded through gritted teeth:
"My acting is bad!? I won the Best Newcomer Award at the Shanghai Film Festival, and the movies I starred in are still the highest-grossing films in China."

"Since his debut, he has starred in four TV series, all of which were hits!"

"Mr. Chu, besides 'The Best of Us,' what else do you have?"

"Oh, by the way! I'm not very talented, but my acting skills are decent and have been recognized by the industry and fans. My musical achievements are also acceptable!"

"All three albums were loved by a wide audience."

"Please, Mr. Chu An, do not humiliate yourself!"

Ji Yang's fans and the general public are also convinced. How did things turn from fighting to comparing each other?

Moreover, this time it's really impossible to stand with Chu An, because Ji Yang is impeccable in both acting and singing!
And Chu An's terrible acting skills
Hmm! Even the unreasonable masses lack confidence; there's no way to defend it!
"See?! You got mocked, didn't you?"

Lin Wanxing gloated. "Fine, you didn't use the PR copy I wrote myself, you just had to be so self-righteous."

"Hehe!! Let's see what you do now!"

结果
Chu An's smile was harder to suppress than an AK, and he was about to reveal his true colors.

I immediately replied to the post:
"My acting is really bad! What are you going to do about it!?"

"But my screenwriting is great!! 'You Are My Glory' has already signed a contract with CCTV for its premiere and is currently in production. It's a patriotic drama, absolutely fantastic!"

"As for singing. (Serious face) Although my singing voice is so-so, I can write a few catchy pop songs."

"To be frank, even a pig singing would be better than you!"

Lin Wanxing:
This doesn't feel like a fight or a competition.

More like.
advertise?

This brings to mind Fei Mingyu, who has been preparing for this for a long time.

He's advertising here!
(Fei Mingyu's inner monologue: You're the pig! You're a big black pig! Black inside and out!)
(End of this chapter)