Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 72 Counterattack
call ended.

Zhuang Cheng looked at Lin Jianyue, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

"Are you asking me why I didn't try to persuade them, or even act as a middleman to mediate the conflict between the two?" Lin Jianyue asked.

Zhuang Cheng nodded.

"Why should I do this?"

Lin Jianyue asked back: "Before Du Qifeng said those words yesterday, he didn't tell you and me, don't forget that he still has a movie for the company."

Zhuang Cheng said nothing.

Du Qifeng really went too far in this matter.

"Besides, you don't really think Director Zhou will listen to my advice."

Lin Jianyue spread his hands: "You have to know that since Zhou Mo debuted, the total box office of his two movies has exceeded 1 billion. Now we are rushing to invest. He is not short of money for making movies. If he is really dissatisfied and finds another investor, how can I make money?"

Zhuang Cheng: "But Director Zhou's new movie may not be successful..."

"But Du Qifeng has been a failure for a long time." Lin Jianyue interrupted Zhuang Cheng's explanation without hesitation: "Before Zhou Mo fails, our company will never take the initiative to provoke him. As for the rest, let them fight for the investment on their own."

……

On the other side, the hotel.

Da Tiantian is here.

After listening to Zhou Mo's phone call, he waited for him to put down the phone and asked, "Are you sure you want to take action against Du Qifeng?"

As she said this, her face showed great interest.

She likes watching people fight.

Zhou Mo nodded.

"He said so. If I don't respond, wouldn't it be a shame for his eloquent speech yesterday..."

"Then what are you going to do?"

"Of course I'll tell you about his past deeds. This bastard dared to slander me in public. I'll let everyone know what he has done over the years."

Zhou Mo immediately called the person in charge of the Lizhan and Shanhe Media.

"Hey, Xu Yi, notify the staff to start collecting all the negative information about Du Qifeng, and then arrange for the trending searches and other things. You can also edit more of his remarks abroad."

"Hey, xx, let's start working..."

After doing all this, Zhou Mo opened the window and shouted outside.

"Friends from the media, we'll meet at the xx building in an hour. Let me have breakfast first!"

Just as he finished speaking, three heads popped up on the platform opposite.

"Director Zhou is generous."

"See you later, Director Zhou!"

"See you later!"

Da Tiantian witnessed Zhou Mo's operation throughout the whole process. After he closed the window, she said excitedly, "This is too exciting."

"Low profile, sweetie, don't you realize you're a little too excited?"

Da Tiantian's face turned red: "Of course I am excited. I have never personally witnessed a fight between directors. What is this called... a business war? Yes, this is a business war!"

Zhou Mo didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Calm down, this is not a business war at all, it's just an old guy barking around because he is mentally unbalanced."

“That’s also a business war.”

Da Tiantian raised her beautiful chin, "Besides, this old guy dared to say that you were talking about me. I must let him know how powerful I am."

Da Tiantian said that she also wanted to join the battle.

Zhou Mo was curious: "What are you going to do?"

"I'll tell my family."

Da Tiantian used her ultimate skill without hesitation——

Tell the parents.

Zhou Mo's mouth twitched and he quickly stopped him.

"No, no, there's no need to use a butcher knife to kill a chicken, Tiantian.

Da Tiantian pouted: "But I just want to help you."

"I know you want to help me, but there's no need to ask the big boss directly... How about this, if you really want to help me, just ask Xing Guang Canlan to help. There's no need to ask those big Buddhas in your house, or they'll get killed by Du Qifeng."

There is no doubt that with the connections behind Da Tiantian, if her family really has to take action, it is estimated that Du Qifeng will hardly appear in the domestic entertainment industry in the future.

It was fun to do this, but it went against Zhou Mo's idea.

"I still want to keep him alive so that I can use him as a cushion later."

"What do you mean?" Da Tiantian was a little confused.

"Our movie 'John Wick' is lacking a hot spot for publicity. Now that Du Qifeng has taken the lead, it will provide a good opportunity for our movie to gain popularity. After 'John Wick' is released, it won't be too late to crush him once and for all."

"OK then……"

Da Tiantian felt sorry for not being able to make a move, but was also a little curious: "Speaking of which, your idea of ​​keeping Du Qifeng to increase popularity is fine, but aren't you afraid that he will make a comeback?"

“He can’t turn it.”

Zhou Mo was very calm, "Du Qifeng's era has long passed, and his performance will only become more and more mediocre in the future."

"I can rest assured that."

Although Da Tiantian didn't know why Zhou Mo was so confident, she always believed in Zhou Mo's vision.

Since Zhou Mo said that this old guy will never make waves in the future.

Then it must be right.

……

after an hour.

Xx Building.

Zhou Mo met the media who had been waiting for it here.

The moment Zhou Mo sat down, there were more than a dozen microphones in front of him.

"Director Zhou, what do you think of what Director Du said last night?"

"Director Zhou, I wonder what your subsequent arrangements are?"

"Director Zhou, can Director Du's speech last night be seen as a declaration of war against you? Will you accept the challenge?"

Journalists have always been eager to create chaos.

With such a good topic at hand, they would not miss the opportunity to watch the fireworks.

Zhou Mo naturally didn't hesitate and started with a big move.

"A director who always makes investors lose money and feeds audiences garbage is not qualified to judge me. Don't worry about whether I can make action-packed movies. At least up to now, all the works I have participated in directing have never been bad. The audience likes them and the investors are satisfied. They are much better than some flops."

Someone in the group of reporters shouted:
"Director Zhou, aren't you hurting him too much?"

Zhou Mo smiled: "Some journalist friends should pay more attention to their image. This is a public place."

When this was said, many people laughed.

Zhou Mo continued, "It doesn't matter if a director is out of touch with the times and the audience. Let him bask in the glory of the past. He is out of date anyway."

These words directly defined Du Qifeng as a rotten wood abandoned by the market.

One reporter didn't react and asked subconsciously: "Director Zhou, what do you mean?"

"What I mean is that some directors are no longer suitable for the current audience market, and they won't be able to produce any hit works in the future..."

Many people didn't expect Zhou Mo to be so direct.

Without saying a word, he directly sentenced Du Qifeng's future to death.

Many people thought of Zhou Mo’s reputation as the “magician”.

Not only can you predict the box office, but can you also predict the quality of the director?
But Zhou Mo didn't argue with them.

He has already started answering questions from other authors.

"Proof? The market is there, and the data won't lie. Doesn't he have a movie coming out in the next few days? It's called... "Retribution"? You can go and see how bad this movie is... But my advice is that you still shouldn't go and see it, you'll just feel like it's a waste of money..."

"As for whether I will compete with him on the same stage, it depends on him, not me. After all, if it weren't for his speech yesterday, I would have never even thought of considering him as an opponent...

I can tell you now that my movie will be released in January next year. As for whether he will take the initiative to compete with me by then, I don’t know.

"The Lost Money"? I've heard of it, but it hasn't been scheduled yet, has it? You can go ask him if he dares to compete with me in the same schedule..."

In this way, under Zhou Mo's deliberate control, the topic gradually shifted to the competition between "John Wick" and "Overheard".

Zhou Mo looked at the reporters in front of him and felt very satisfied.

As expected of Huo Wenxi, the reporters he arranged for him to come here are very capable.

I'll give this buddy a red envelope later.

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