China Entertainment started in 2004

Chapter 85: Hot before it’s released
  Magic City.

Hu Ge saw that "Bloodline Caused by a Steamed Bun" was becoming more and more popular, and his inner emotions slowly changed from the initial excitement to anxiety.

He is a well-known network technician in Shanghai. Realizing that he might be in trouble, he quickly issued a statement on the Internet:

"I made this purely for my own entertainment, and also to practice video processing techniques."

"I just showed it to some of my friends, and to facilitate technical exchanges with my friends who have the same interests, I started this website."

"I didn't spread this work around. It was just because netizens passed it on to each other, and soon the work slowly spread."

"I didn't care at first, and I didn't expect Director Wang to pay attention, because I thought that such a random thing with rough graphics wouldn't attract too many people's attention, but I didn't expect that the development of the matter was completely beyond my expectation... "

"This thing is now being circulated everywhere on the Internet. This phenomenon is not my original intention."

"The forum on this website was originally designed for a very small number of video editing enthusiasts to have technical exchanges. Now it has become a world for 'mantou' enthusiasts. This is beyond my expectation."

"Of course, I'm happy that so many people like it. I based it on the movie "The Promise" and the 12 sets of Yangshi. I hope the crew of "The Promise" and the 12 sets of Yangshi can forgive me for my nonsense. I hope it It can arouse the public's stronger interest in "The Promise" and the 12 sets of Yangshu."

As soon as this statement was published, netizens realized that the author of "A Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" was afraid of getting angry and was already giving in.

On the other side, a reporter also interviewed the producers of "The Promise".

The reporter asked: "What do the producers of 'The Promise' think of this 'Steamed Bun Bloodline'?"

"The Promise" spokesperson Ms. Yi replied: "It was done very carefully, which shows that "The Promise" is too popular."

Faced with the reporter's surprise and doubts, Ms. Yi seemed eager to prove herself and said: "Yesterday, a friend sent me this short film made by a netizen. After watching it, my first impression was that it was very carefully done. "

"Really, if you look at his dubbing and lines, they all follow the movements of his mouth and are so smooth. This just proves the influence of "The Promise". If you don't pay attention to "The Promise", you won't have any feeling about it. I believe No one would put so much thought into doing this kind of thing. This only shows that "The Promise" is so popular now and has become a hot topic after dinner!"

Miss Yi's answer silenced the reporters. This was not the answer they wanted.

Tear it up!

Why don't you tear it up?
  Unwilling to let it end like this, the reporter asked again, "Excuse me, has director Chen Kaige watched this 'Steamed Bun Murder Case'?"

Miss Yi shook her head and replied: "I don't know."

After saying that, he changed his tone and said with a smile to the interview camera: "I think even if Director Chen saw it, he would just smile and say that the netizen was just thinking."

The reporters who interviewed were disappointed when they heard these answers.

The press directors of these producers are too tactful.

Not interesting.

Two more days passed.

A reporter from Sina.com interviewed Chen Kaige. When the reporter mentioned "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" that became popular all over the Internet, Chen Kaige seemed very excited.

He faced the camera and said angrily: "We have already sued him. We must sue and resolve this issue to the end."

After finishing speaking, he seemed to still have something to say, and then said, "I don't think people can be so shameless."

Hearing this answer, the reporter who was interviewing became excited and took advantage of the victory and said, "What do you think about Director Wang saying that "The Promise" is just like that, and that "The Tuner" is better than "The Promise"?"

"Ha." After hearing this, Chen Kaige sneered disdainfully, then lowered his eyelids and asked, "Do you think my answering this question now will do me any good besides helping him promote his movie?"

After that, he stopped accepting interviews and left directly.

"Uh" The reporter who was interviewing was at a loss for words. It seemed that this was indeed the case.

Answering this question, apart from helping to promote "The Tuner" and allowing reporters like them to have news to write about, does nothing good for Chen Kaige himself.

It's no good, but it helps Wang Shu promote the movie, but it's a bad thing.

The next day.

A reporter from Sina.com interviewed Hu Ge, the author of "A Murder Caused by a Steamed Bun".

When a reporter asked if he knew that Chen Kaige would sue, Hu Ge replied in a low voice: "I already knew the news and felt a little surprised, but I haven't received the notice from the court yet. I think Chen Kaige misunderstood me. , he thought I was malicious, but actually I wasn’t.”

The reporter then asked, "Are you confident that you will win this lawsuit?"

Hu Ge is no longer as confident as he was in previous interviews. He whispered: "I think the chance of winning this case is only 50%. I can only sit back and wait for the court to open. Now I am thinking about if I lose, I How much property do I need to sell to compensate? If the amount is huge, I will have no choice but to apply for jail time."

The reporter heard the sadness in Hu Ge's tone and asked, "Have you ever thought about reconciling with Chen Kaige privately?"

Hu Ge sighed and said: "Chen Kaige is too busy, so let's just take care of business. In fact, I did not affect the box office of "The Promise". Many friends went to see "The Promise" after watching "Steamed Buns"!"

When Wang Shu saw the report on Sina, he immediately called Zhou Xiaofa from the company and arranged: "Secretly find Hu Ge and arrange a team of lawyers for him to help him litigate."

Zhou Xiaofa nodded and went to make arrangements without asking any questions.

Within two days, viewers in the entertainment industry and on the Internet discovered that Hu Ge, who was already timid, had become strong again for unknown reasons.

No longer as before, he was afraid of getting into trouble and kept giving in. Instead, he acted like he would fight if he wanted to sue, and no one was afraid of being a dog.

This time, Chen Kaige was so embarrassed that he lost his temper again. In a previous interview, he said he would sue Hu Ge.

After the words came out and started to ferment, both he and his team realized that they could not set such a precedent, otherwise they would only ruin themselves.

In other words, I have no intention of actually prosecuting Hu Ge.

Hu Ge's surrender also gave him a step up, just in time to show his magnanimity in front of the masses and win a wave of praise and favor before retiring.

But now, where is the step?
  He grabbed him directly.

Sina caught wind of this and conducted another interview with Hu Ge.

This time, Hu Ge faced the interview and said with a high-spirited expression: "To be honest, if Director Wang hadn't watched my video and mentioned 'steamed buns' during the interview, my short film wouldn't have been so popular. Spread all over the internet quickly.”

"Director Wang bears a great responsibility for this matter."

"So, I went to study Director Wang's "Buried Alive"."

"Well, I went to research it, but there was no harm in it."

"I just want to see if there is a better way to help Director Wang promote it."

"Unfortunately, I don't have any good ideas yet."

"Director Wang confidently said during the interview that "The Tuner" is better than "The Promise."

"'The Tuner' hasn't been released yet. I haven't watched it, so I don't know what the content is."

"But judging from the movie "Buried Alive", it may indeed be better as Director Wang said."

"After all, 'The Tuner' is Director Wang's next work after 'Buried Alive'."

“The interval between the two is relatively short, so it’s worth looking forward to.”

"To be honest, I can't wait to go into the cinema to see the true face of "The Tuner"."

"Let's see if it is as powerful as Director Wang said?"

"Let's see if there is a chance to make another short video."

After Hu Ge accepted a phone interview with a Sina reporter, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, quickly stood up and walked to the window sill to blow the cold wind to soothe his heart that was beating with anxiety.

After a while, he came back to his senses from his nervousness and apprehension.

At this time, his eyes couldn't help but look at a black briefcase in the room, which contained...
  50W.

2006W in 50 was undoubtedly a huge amount of money.

With Hu Ge's interview appearing on Sina.com's entertainment section, the "Steamed Buns" incident has once again been pushed to a new climax.

Many netizens began to discuss Wang Shu's "The Tuner" enthusiastically, calling on Hu Ge to wait until "The Tuner" is released to enter the cinema and create a "Steamed Bun" 2.0 version.

at this time.

"The Tuner" has become a hit even before it was released.

Not only are many people discussing it online, but also many people are discussing it in real life.

Many people are curious, which young director who is not afraid of tigers dares to be so bold as Cannes Palme d'Or director Chen Kaige?
  Have you never watched "Farewell My Concubine" or something?
  Faintly, it has become a topic of conversation among many people.

Busy Wang Shu once again received a call from Chen Hong.

This time, Chen Hong did not ask the same angry question as before, but said in a cold voice: "Director Wang."

Before Chen Hong could speak, Wang Shu quickly explained: "Sister Hong, I know what you are going to say."

"I can only say that it has nothing to do with me."

"If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

"Haha." Chen Hong sneered twice, as if he didn't believe it.

Wang Shu sighed and said, "Sister Hong, I am different from you. Can you please stop using your thinking to speculate on me?"

"It's not easy for me to come to the capital to beg for food. I really don't want to get involved in all the twists and turns."

"Really, it has nothing to do with me."

"Who am I lying to? I won't lie to Sister Hong either."

"You won't lie to me?" Chen Hong snorted and sneered after hearing Wang Shu's words.

Although he was sneering, in fact, after hearing these words, he already believed it in his heart.

"Of course." Wang Shu assured righteously.

(End of this chapter)