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Chapter 571 [136] Director Chen’s defense is broken!
"What you see below is a work I made for my own entertainment. The content is purely fictional and all fabricated... This thing is for personal appreciation only and is not allowed to be disseminated"!
"Ha ha!"

After a day of classes at the Central Academy of Drama, Chen Yu sat in front of the computer and watched the video uploaded by Hu Ge on Fanqie.com - "A Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun".

Even after so many years, and even though I've seen it several times in my previous life, I still can't help laughing when I watch it now.

In just a few hours, this video was pushed to the top of the Tomato.com rankings.

There is no need for Chen Yu to find someone to do the behind-the-scenes operations.

Naturally, people will appreciate “awesome” things, which also shows that “The Promise” has caused public outrage.

At the end of 2005, the ticket price of 50 yuan was enough for many people to have two big meals outside, but it was wasted by a movie. Which audience would not be angry? !
"A small steamed bun led to a shocking murder!"

"He should have been an innocent child, but because of a small incident, his humanity was distorted. What made his psychological endurance so fragile?"

"The public security special police were ordered to arrest the criminal suspect, but they never completed the task. Why is that?"

"The case was so confusing that the truth was not revealed until the very last moment!"

"Please watch the 2005 year-end special edition of "Legal Online" - "A Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun"!"

The long dialogue and the scene-by-scene editing of "The Promise" made Liu Yifei, who was watching nearby, laugh so hard.

There is no mention of "The Promise" at all, but only viewers who have seen it know that this is "The Promise"!
That’s what’s so great about this video.

"This guy is definitely a talent!"

“Hahaha, awesome! The editing is great!”

“Fuck, can The Promise be interpreted this way? Oh my god, what a genius movie critic!”

"..."

The comments below the video also made Chen Yu laugh a lot.

Originally everyone thought it was a complaint about the movie "The Promise", but it suddenly turned into CCTV's "Rule of Law Online". The host's avatar also appeared, but the voice was still Hu Ge's dubbing.

"On a certain day in a certain month in 2005, a bizarre murder occurred in a certain city. A masked knight killed Wang, the general manager of the Circle of Circles Entertainment City, in broad daylight and in full view of the public. This is where the crime took place—"

Then a scene from the filming of "The Promise" appeared on the screen - the so-called ring within a ring.

"Hahaha!"

Chen Yu couldn't help it again, because he and Liu Yifei went to the cinema to watch "The Promise", mainly because Liu Yifei wanted to see how bad it was.

Although she was mentally prepared, what she saw still made her feel very confused.

As for Chen Yu, he thought that 100 yuan for "The Promise" would not make much waves at the box office, so he just took it as a way to keep his girlfriend company; but he didn't expect that the movie didn't work, and the two of them almost fell asleep while watching the movie, and Chen Yu even secretly played with his phone for a while.

Therefore, the two of them still have a deep impression of some scenes in "The Promise".

"Because of its remote location and sparse population, the entertainment city suffered losses for many years and could not even pay employees' salaries. The situation was very complicated at the time!"

"The woman in the picture is Manager Wang's wife, Zhang Qingcheng!"

"She is a famous fashion model in the Circle Inside Circle Entertainment City. Her daily job is to put on and take off clothes all the time!"

Just when everyone thought that the video maker was going to continue the commentary, suddenly some weird music started playing.

And Zhang Baizhi in the video also started to take off and put on clothes... In the endless fast-forward loop, the background music was just right, it was a folk song!
“He is indeed a talent!”

“It’s considered the originator of ghost videos!”

Chen Yu smiled as he finished watching the nearly 20-minute movie "Mantou". The nonsensical dialogues, the funny video clips, the hilarious interludes, the funny and alternative advertisements, and the weird dubbing will never be outdated even in 2027.

If you have watched "The Promise", you will feel even more involved.

In fact, no one knows that the video "A Murder Caused by a Steamed Bun" accidentally became the beginning of the Internet spoof culture because of its way. It is the originator of ghost animal videos and it can be said to have opened the prelude to the nonsense on the Internet.

"With such a huge amount of traffic, we must make good use of it!"

After watching the video, Chen Yu was thinking about it.

In the past, the download rate of this video on the Internet was even much higher than that of "The Promise" itself.

It also alarmed Chen Kaige himself. When reporters interviewed him about this, he was so angry that he stomped his feet and even shouted out the classic saying - people cannot be so shameless. At this point, the filter of the famous director was shattered.

Chen Yu didn’t know what the ending would be in this life, but he really wanted Hu Ge to make another episode of the "Bloody Case" series.

"A bloody robbery caused by 50,000 yuan"!
This is a marketing trick to take advantage of the popularity. Regardless of whether it works or not, it's only 10 yuan, so Hu Ge himself must be very willing to do it.

If the box office is good, even if it attracts only 10,000 or 20,000 people to the cinema, it will be a success.

However, "A World Without Thieves" is not a film invested by Chen Yu alone. This matter must be discussed with Huayi, and they are also responsible for the specific operations, which will eventually be included in the cost.

Thinking of this, Chen Yu called Wang Zhonglei directly.

"Brother Yu, it's so late, what's the matter?"

Wang Zhonglei smiled politely.

"There's a video online called 'A Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun'. Have you seen it?"

Chen Yu was not polite and continued talking.

"No, what is this?"

"Then I'll send it to your email, and we'll talk after you've read it!"

"Okay, I'll come and see right away!"

Wang Zhonglei is currently at home.

Chen Yu sent the video of "Mantou" and then went to the gym to start practicing basic boxing skills.

More than an hour later, Chen Yu had just finished taking a shower when he received a call back from Wang Zhonglei.

"Hahaha!"

Wang Zhonglei laughed happily on the phone: "Brother Yu, who made this video? It's too funny!"

After watching "A Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun", Wang Zhonglei was so amazed that there was not a single "intact" person in the entire crew that he almost rolled on the ground laughing.

Especially the last part of the ghost cycle, which opened up new horizons for him.

“You know what? I didn’t understand The Promise before, but now I understand it a little bit!”

"Playing it on repeat seems to have brainwashed me!"

“Totally irresistible, I want to watch it again!”

Wang Zhonglei thought Chen Yu was "one of us" and was sharing good things with him, so he expressed his own opinions.

Chen Yu said directly: "Boss Wang, this video is very popular on my website. It has been viewed by more than 10 people and downloaded by more than 2 people. My subordinates sent it to me this afternoon!"

"Tomato Network?"

Of course Wang Zhonglei knew Chen Yu’s website.

"Yes, so I think we can also let him be the narrator for our show 'A World Without Thieves'!"

"Just like this "Mantou Murder Case"!"

"what?"

Wang Zhonglei obviously didn't understand what Chen Yu was saying: "Are you criticizing Chen Kaige's The Promise?"

"Yeah, even if I scold, there's a chance that someone will go to the cinema to see how bad this movie is!"

This is true.

Wang Zhonglei thinks it is very likely.

"You think that the reputation of The Promise has plummeted after what he did, right?"

Chen Yu smiled and said, "Boss Wang, you have to know that good things get better the more you make them, and bad things get worse. This is the way the world works!"

"As long as there is popularity, good films will only get better, and bad films will be considered bad by everyone!"

"This video will definitely go viral. Taking advantage of this incident, we can make another episode of 'A World Without Thieves'. It will create two completely different contrasts. And we have to do it quickly. While the entire internet is cursing 'The Promise', we can put the second episode up!"

"Besides, it doesn't cost much?"

"It seems to make sense!"

Wang Zhonglei is a good marketer and he understood this operation.

However, all of this is based on the premise that the "Mantou" video will become popular. If this video is not very popular, then no one will watch the second episode, right?
Wang Zhonglei expressed his concerns.

"If it becomes popular, the price won't be the same anymore!" "That's right!"

Wang Zhonglei figured out the key and nodded: "Then Brother Yu, give me this person's contact information and I'll have someone take charge!"

Chen Yu is definitely not available, and it is impossible for him to show up for such a matter.

"I'll let my website manager contact you!"

“We’ll try to finish the second episode of A World Without Thieves this week!”

Next came the fermentation period of the "Mantou" video, and it spread very quickly; at its peak, the release of the second part would make the impact of this public opinion even more exaggerated.

This is what real business war is like.

The box office war is a life-and-death battle. Huayi will not say that it cannot afford to offend Chen Kaige. It all depends on the means used. Let's see who has the last laugh.

Moreover, the current box office of "The Promise" has been completely suppressed by "A World Without Thieves".

Even though it is Monday and his screening schedule is still leading, he only took in 890 million in a single day. In contrast, "A World Without Thieves" had a lower screening schedule and only took in 1320 million. The total box office has exceeded 2.1 million!
Chen Yu really wanted to struggle a little longer to see if this wave of marketing could boost the popularity of "A World Without Thieves" a little bit.

After all, "A World Without Thieves" was only released for 10 days at most.

Maybe, we can continue to create the miracle of 3 million.

It would be a waste not to take advantage of the momentum brought by "The Promise".

……

Wednesday, September 12th.

Chen Kaige has been really unhappy recently. The performance of his "Third Son" was quite good in the first two days after its release, but it dropped sharply during the weekend. Many viewers even refunded their tickets. He never expected that the online film reviews would start to diverge so quickly.

After the premiere on the 12th, many people said in the forum on the 13th that his movie "The Promise" was a terrible movie. Then when it was released nationwide on the 15th, even more people scolded him.

Chen Kaige had reason to believe that it was his competitor Huayi who was deliberately trying to smear him.

He is very confident in the reputation of "The Promise".

However, the 15 minute opening of the film on Star Network on the evening of the 3.5th allowed Director Chen to say that he had completely settled in Bengbu.

Fucking 3.5 points!
This is an extremely insulting score.

Chen Kaige found a lawyer overnight and prepared to sue Star Network directly. He was also certain that Chen Yu, the leading actor of A World Without Thieves, was also involved in the crackdown on his The Promise. Later, after making some inquiries, he found out that Yu Xin had also invested in A World Without Thieves!
This was an obvious plot, but Chen Kaige was not afraid at all. He had already found the media and was ready to make the matter public.

The ugly faces of Hua Yi and Chen Yu must be exposed.

His work, The Promise, should not be subjected to such malicious slander by his competitors.

As the investor of "The Promise", China Film Group Corporation obviously also stood on his side.

Tomorrow is the day of his press conference, so Chen Kaige is preparing his speech. Chen Hong doesn't dare to disturb him, knowing that her husband's mood is like a powder keg during this period.

Buzz!
The phone on the table suddenly vibrated. Chen Kaige checked the time. It was already late at night, and China Film Corporation was calling him?
"Director Zhang!"

Chen Kaige answered the call politely. The person on the other end of the line was Zhang Zezhao from China Film Corporation, who was in charge of distribution.

"The Film Bureau held a meeting overnight and the film schedule had to be released!"

"what?!"

Chen Kaige was extremely surprised: "Director Zhang, there is no problem with our movie. I will hold a press conference early tomorrow morning!"

"You have to keep the film scheduling steady!"

In two days it will be Christmas Eve and Christmas, which is a high-box office holiday, and New Year's Day is also coming.

Although there is an American blockbuster "King Kong" about to be released.

"Kaige, have you read the news online?"

"Director Zhang, these are all the dirt that Hua Yi and Yu Xin gave me. They are throwing dirty water on me..."

"Kai Ge, Huayi doesn't have that much power. The entire internet is discussing your movie, but there isn't a single favorable review. How do you want me to convince the leaders of the Film Bureau?"

"Also, there was another video these days, and my men saw it!"

"What video?"

Chen Kaige has been busy these days trying to sue Star Network and expose dirt on Huayi and Yu Xin, and he hasn't really paid attention to any of the news online.

"You'll find out if you search it, it's all in the newspapers!"

"Okay, I'll come and take a look!"

Chen Kaige heard the urgency of the situation, and after hanging up the phone with Zhang Zezhao, he went straight to the study.

He turned on his computer and searched for videos related to "The Promise".

As expected, Baidu is still very powerful now. "The Promise" and "Mantou" are very related, and you can find them with just a search.

"A murder caused by a steamed bun"!
Chen Kaige clicked on it.

The opening scene was like a thunderbolt, this is fucking a candid shot!
How can such secretly filmed content be spread openly on the Internet?

But after watching for a while, Chen Kaige had forgotten about the secret filming. He was completely furious, blushing and yelling, "Fuck, who made this video? Wang Zhonglei, you bastard, don't you have moral integrity to do such a thing?"

"Damn it, that's shameless!"

"It's so shameless!"

boom!
Chen Kaige slammed the table suddenly, his hands were shaking, he picked up the phone and flipped through the address book, which contained Wang Zhonglei's contact information.

Six years ago, they collaborated on a movie "The Emperor and the Assassin". Huayi invested 6 million yuan in it, but the box office didn't even reach 7000 million yuan. Huayi suffered huge losses and the two have never collaborated again since then.

But this does not mean that Chen Kaige does not have Wang Zhonglei’s phone number.

"Hello, Director Chen?"

Wang Zhonglei was so fucking surprised by Chen Kaige’s call!

Unexpectedly, I heard Chen Kaige's roar: "Wang Zhonglei, don't go too far!"

Wang Zhonglei: “???”

"I, Chen Kaige, ask myself, apart from the loss of Huayi Films due to The Emperor and the Assassin, I have never said a single bad word about you outside!"

"But you can't bully people like this, right?"

"No, Director Chen, what did I do to you?"

Damn, Wang Zhonglei is also furious!

This guy called me without any reason, just to curse me?
"What's wrong with me? You wrote negative stuff about me online and asked film critics to criticize me, but you actually asked someone to make a video to insult me!"

"Hahaha!"

Wang Zhonglei suddenly laughed.

A hearty laugh.

Because he just watched this video in the evening.

He didn't really want to laugh, but he couldn't help it.

"Okay, if you think I did it, then go ahead!"

"I have something to say to you. Don't be so self-righteous. You are not so important that I, Wang Zhonglei, would have to deal with you personally!"

What the hell?
Do you really think you are so great just because you filmed a movie called Farewell My Concubine? !
Snapped!
Wang Zhonglei hung up the phone directly, but a smug smile appeared on his face.

He was happy that he could make Chen Kaige so helpless and furious.

Seeing Chen Kaige calling again, Wang Zhonglei didn't want to talk to this kind of fame-seeking guy at all, so he just pressed the power off button.

"Sue!"

"I'm suing all of the people who made this video, Hua Yi, Yu Xin, and Chen Yu!"

"Grass!"

Even a clay figure can have some blood. Chen Kaige, who usually doesn't swear, this time made an unprecedented move and sang countless beautiful poems.

He really broke through the defense.

In his entire life, Chen Kaige had never been attacked so closely by someone.

(End of this chapter)