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Just when He Yi'an decided to ignore everything else and focus solely on making movies.

His feud with veteran directors, young actresses' fans, and Lu Chuan began to escalate.

He Yi'an underestimated the petty-mindedness of some people in this era.

The reason why some people in the film and television industry, despite lacking real ability, can still thrive for so many years is because they possess certain qualities.

They are not fighting alone, but as a group.

A deeply entrenched, interconnected, and mutually beneficial circle.

He Yi'an took their money, insulted their people, and exposed their shortcomings. How could they possibly swallow this insult?

But simple verbal battles can no longer affect He Yi'an.

They've discovered that this kid is a firecracker—not only is he thick-skinned, but he also has a particularly sharp tongue!

He Yi'an would never refute insults.

He not only retorted when insulted, but the insults he received were even harsher than anyone else's.

Some people saw that simple verbal battles could no longer affect He Yi'an. What was even more infuriating was that as her mother, Xu Wan, exerted her influence, the online media stopped reporting anything negative about He Yi'an, and public opinion weakened further.

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These people were finding it hard to accept that things were about to be swept under the rug.

They didn't plan to celebrate the New Year; instead, they gathered together and held a meeting.

"We can't let this go." Director Wang clearly had a bad New Year. He slammed his fist on the table. "That kid's too arrogant. If we don't teach him a lesson, what will he do in the future?"

"But public opinion has already started to cool down, so there's no use in us continuing to criticize." Director Li frowned.

"If public opinion doesn't work, we'll try something else," a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses said.

He is the vice president of a film association and one of the key figures in the industry.

Of course, there are actually many vice presidents, but they are all honorary titles.

"Art films ultimately aim to win awards. He makes films precisely to win awards, right? So we'll block him from winning awards."

The vice president pushed up his glasses and said in a cold tone, "We will unite and speak to all the major film festivals to boycott He Yi'an's films, prevent him from being nominated, and prevent him from winning awards."

"We won't even give him a chance to star in any of his future films."

"That's a great move!" Director Wang's eyes lit up. "He made a movie, but he didn't win any awards. Let's see what he has to be so arrogant about."

"Yes, we also need to spread the word so that everyone knows that He Yi'an is the public enemy of our circle. Anyone who dares to give him an award is going against us."

Director Li chimed in, "I know a few film festival judges; I can just say hello to them."

The group became more and more excited as they talked, as if they could already see He Yi'an kneeling down and begging for mercy.

Although it was a secret meeting, the news still spread quickly.

It's even quite possible that they deliberately leaked it, just to let certain people know the consequences of offending them.

Several veteran directors have jointly announced a boycott of all films by He Yi'an and a vow never to work with him again.

A vice president of the Film Association stated: Due to He Yi'an's behavior, it is recommended that major film festivals not include him in their selections.

Insiders reveal: He Yi'an may be "blacklisted" and will be unable to receive any awards in the future.

When these news stories flooded the media again, He Yi'an was filming on set.

Because of these troublesome matters, the production schedule has been slowed down, and it's certain that filming won't be finished before the Chinese New Year.

There was no other way, so He Yi'an had to not give everyone a holiday and let them spend the Lunar New Year on set before continuing filming.

In this respect, people who make films are actually quite normal.

Of course, He Yi'an was also very thoughtful; in addition to the New Year's Eve dinner, he also prepared a red envelope for everyone.

Once everyone has the money, they won't say anything.

So he's very busy right now, and when he saw these reports, he didn't even frown.

Boycott his movies?

Block him?

To make sure he can never win an award?

I haven't even prepared to register yet, and they're already blocking me?

Then you guys can just keep those awards and enjoy them yourselves!

Not long after, another response from He Yi'an appeared.

"From today onwards, I will not submit my films to any domestic film festivals."

"Unless you beg me, I will never sign up for either the Hundred Flowers Awards or the Golden Rooster Awards."

Even during the Chinese New Year, He Yi'an's words quickly spread throughout the industry.

He Yi'an declares: I will never apply to domestic film festivals unless they kneel down and beg me.

Those people from his hometown hadn't even had a few days to feel smug when they saw He Yi'an's reply, and they almost had a heart attack from anger.

"Arrogant! Utterly arrogant!"

"Who does he think he is? Does he expect us to beg him?"

"People like this should be completely banned!"

They were furious, but for the time being, they couldn't do anything about He Yi'an.

I've tried everything – insults and resistance – but they don't care at all.

You mean to ban him?

He's stopped even submitting to domestic film festivals, so how can you ban him?

Can we really stop him from making movies? But he even owns the film production company!

You're saying we shouldn't let him win the award?

He Yi'an's attitude shows that he doesn't care about your award at all.

Now, these guys were completely out of options.

But they were not willing to give up.

So they turned their attention to another person.

He Yi'an's teacher, Mu Deyuan.

These guys from the Directors Guild teamed up and went straight to the Beijing Film Academy.

They wanted to confront Mu Deyuan and demand an explanation.

They say He Yi'an is his student, but he also bears responsibility for producing such a disrespectful and arrogant student!

As a teacher, he has to give them an explanation.

In fact, their core idea was to put pressure on He Yi'an through Mu Deyuan.

But Mu Deyuan, who was targeted in this way, also became famous.

Over the years, he has simply avoided trouble, not because he is afraid of it.

He was aware of the entire incident. These old guys were used to bullying others and assumed that everyone would be suppressed by them.

Unexpectedly, He Yi'an did not play by the rules at all.

Do you still want to put pressure on him now?

Without saying a word, Mu Deyuan stood on the same side as He Yi'an and repeated what He Yi'an had said to the guys who came to demand an explanation.

Now, things are in a much bigger mess.

Subsequently, they found Lu Chuan's teacher, Jiang Shixiong.

Jiang Shixiong, also a professor at Beijing Film Academy, directly started version 2.0 of the verbal battle.

Goodness, after the students finished hurling insults at each other, the teacher followed suit.

The news of the two Beijing Film Academy professors exchanging insults has once again made the headlines.

Internal Strife at Beijing Film Academy? Mu Deyuan and Jiang Shixiong Disregard Respect for Their Disciplinary Purposes

Two prominent professors at Beijing Film Academy publicly break ties, causing an earthquake in the film industry.

However, the news didn't last long and disappeared because it became too big and too ugly, finally alarming the higher authorities.

A leader from the Film Bureau personally inquired about the matter and expressed concern.

"It's gotten so out of hand, and the mentors even had to get involved. It's too embarrassing. Let them all shut up."

Then the Beijing Film Academy intervened, assigning equal blame to both sides and making Lu Chuan and He Yi'an apologize to each other.

……

"Teacher, did Lu Chuan apologize?"

Mu Deyuan understood what He Yi'an meant: "No, that kid is even more stubborn than you."

"Why should I apologize if he won't apologize?" He Yi'an said. "Teacher, don't worry about this. Let them talk. I don't care."

"Fine, you decide what to do."

After hanging up the phone, He Yi'an picked up his phone and dialed his mother's number.

It's not in He Yi'an's nature to suffer injustice without seeking revenge.

"Mom, please help me buy all the copyrights to Liu Yujun's film 'Me and the Tibetan Antelope - The Glacier Flows Here'."

Xu Wan was visibly taken aback on the phone: "What? A movie? I remember it was a documentary about Tibetan antelope conservation, right?"

"Yes, it's this documentary... You don't need to worry about anything else. Just buy all the copyrights for me, including the adaptation rights and distribution rights."

"What do you need that for?"

"Mom, don't worry about it, just do as I say."

"Okay, I'll take care of it." Xu Wan, Xu's mother, comforted her over the phone, "Don't worry too much about what's online..."

"Don't worry, Mom, I won't take their barking to heart."

After chatting with his mother for a while, He Yi'an hung up the phone and then picked up the walkie-talkie again.

"On your marks, let's continue filming!"

He Yi'an had never really paid much attention to Lu Chuan, but since he was acting so arrogantly, he couldn't blame him. He would plant a seed first, and then see how arrogant Lu Chuan could act!

……

However, fortune may be a harbinger of misfortune, and misfortune may be a harbinger of fortune.

What He Yi'an didn't know was that because his verbal battle made the news, it was seen by someone else.

Inside a residential building in an old neighborhood in Jiangcheng.

Liu Yifei was curled up on the sofa, idly pressing the remote control.

The art exam training had reached its final stage recently, and the exam was just around the corner. She practiced her skills, lines, and physical movements every day, which left her with a sore back and aching muscles.

But now that the Lunar New Year is finally here, and she finally has time to rest, all she wants to do is lie down and watch TV.

"Huh..." A scene on TV and an interview made her suddenly sit up, pointing at the screen, "Mom! Mom, come quick!"

Liu Xiaoli poked her head out from the kitchen: "What's wrong?"

"Look at this person! Isn't he the one we met at the airport last time?" Liu Qianqian pointed at the TV, her eyes wide open.

Entertainment news is playing on TV.

The image shows a photo of a young man, followed by a caption.

"From today onwards, I will not submit my films to any domestic film festivals unless you beg me. Otherwise, I will never submit them to the Hundred Flowers Awards or the Golden Rooster Awards."

Liu Xiaoli walked over with a fruit platter, stared at the TV for a few seconds, and then recognized it.

"It's him?" she asked, somewhat surprised. "The one you bumped into at the airport last time?"

"Yes! That's him!" Liu Qianqian excitedly patted the sofa. "He said his name was He Ye, but now he's called He Yi'an?"

"Mom, look! He's actually a director!"

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