The king of all people

Chapter 269
The production crew had a major incident involving human life and heaven. This time, no matter how hard the film crew and the producer tried to save it, it could not stop the frightening news from spreading like wildfire...

The two directors, Mak Siu-fai and Liu Weiqiang, thought hard and used all the crisis public relations that could be involved, but they were unable to turn the tide and seal the mouths of the media and audience.The two of them seemed to have aged ten years overnight, and their gray hair suddenly appeared when they were only close to 40 years old.

Indeed, this life news can attract a huge amount of attention to "Infernal Affairs" in a short period of time, but after a brief heated discussion, the audience will inevitably question the production level of the film crew and investigate the root cause of this accident.If it's more serious, maybe even the incident of Li Xian being scratched by the gun will be found out...

Once this is the case, the movie "Infernal Affairs" will fall into a fatal crisis of trust.Impression scores from the media, audience, and market will immediately drop to a trough... If the vicious cycle continues, this still infancy film may be strangled in the cradle before it is finished.

As the chief directors who conceived "Infernal Affairs" for more than two years, Mak Siu-fai and Liu Weiqiang naturally don't want to see such a thing happen.This is also the fundamental reason why when they learned that there were casualties on the crew, the whole person seemed to become a mechanical fool who couldn't think.

"Retribution" came faster than expected.

On the second day after the fatal accident, starting from the well-known gossip weekly Taiwan Apple Daily, almost the entire domestic media got the corresponding rumors. Reports condemning the safety facilities of the crew of "Infernal Affairs" one after another.

"Treat human life as worthless?! "Infernal Affairs" was 'fired' before it was filmed, and the staff died on duty!"——"Hangzhou Evening News"

"It is rumored that Li Xian suffered serious gunshot wounds before the 'life incident', and his lower limbs were seriously damaged!" - "Sanya Morning News"

"Boycott "Infernal Affairs" from now on! We don't need tofu movie projects!" - "Jinhua Entertainment Miscellaneous News"

News like this was bombarded throughout China within a day... Even people who don't pay attention to entertainment news on weekdays are passively familiar with it under the indiscriminate bombardment of the media.

The reputation of "Infernal Affairs" has reached the lowest point since the establishment of the project.The rumors have even turned into countless unimaginable versions... Someone pointed out that the blaster did not die when he was injured, but at that time, no one from the crew saved him, and instead stood there laughing!
Although this kind of completely fabricated news is not very credible, the audience has now recognized that "Infernal Affairs" is a black-hearted crew that does not care about the safety of the staff.They have already made up their minds, and they will not pay a penny to support the movie when it is released!

"Old Liu... Tell me, which way can we go? The investors have put pressure on me several times, and they have hinted at us to stop this film..." Wearily thinking A piece of eye-catching news content in the newspaper, Mai Zhaohui sighed and asked his old partner what he thought.

Things have progressed to this point, even if they are 1 reluctant, maybe they can't change the ending of "Infernal Affairs" that will be cut in half.

However, on the day of March 3, something happened that had no warning before... It is precisely because of this incident that the desperate "Infernal Affairs" ushered in another change...

CCTV, which all the media, newspapers and magazines pay homage to, actually reported this incident!
Through China's most important "variety show" "News Network", a platform that Li Xian once logged on, they expressed their position very firmly... Openly support Li Xian, the lead star in the movie "Infernal Affairs" !
Compared with the previous "airplane accident", this time the "News Network" has very little information about "Infernal Affairs", usually only a minute and a half in total.And 90.00% of this minute and a half was fixed at the moment when the accident happened. At the moment when all the staff members of Li were scared to death, he carried a bucket of water and poured out the flames on the injured body!

"According to the news from the front, there was an incident of casualties in the crew of the film "Infernal Affairs" which is currently being filmed in Hong Kong yesterday. The new generation of domestic young king Li now showed amazing courage at the scene of the incident and became one of the dozens of workers present. The only one on staff who ever helped rescue the wounded..."

The newscaster Luo Jing's face remained unchanged, and he read all the content on the news board one by one.It seemed that he hadn't considered at all how big a hurricane effect his words would have on the entertainment industry...

"Although the lives of the injured are still not saved, the extraordinary courage and calmness shown by the little heavenly king Li Xian are still worth learning from the audience and young people. Please follow the frontline reporters to look back and forth at the passers-by. reaction."

The camera on the screen turned to Li Ruiying with curly hair. She sat upright and accepted the news topic, then pointed at the big screen behind her, and a large segment of the "News Network" program group turned into a recorded interview appeared on the screen. Investigate the video.

"The crew of "Infernal Affairs" disappointed us, but Li Xian lived up to our expectations. He has always been a person worthy of everyone's trust..."

"I didn't experience the situation at the scene, but I imagined the brave scene of Li Xian carrying a bucket full of water and trying his best to save the lives of the wounded! I heard that he also suffered a gunshot wound a few days ago, I really want to know How is the injury now..."

The people who showed their faces in the interview video were almost all unknown passers-by A, B, and C. CCTV’s front-line reporters passed their reactions to the “News Network” through the camera, and passed them to the viewers who watched the program.There were even a few emotional female passers-by who cried out in front of the whole country when they mentioned Li Xian's bravery and injuries...

"Hiss..." All the viewers and media people who watched "News Network" today gasped, and hurriedly picked up their communication devices to pass the news to their relatives, friends and their respective units.

All of a sudden, all parts of the country were aroused by the casualties of the "Infernal Affairs" crew the day before, and after a lapse of one day, an unparalleled uproar erupted again!
What is "News Network"? !That is a national-level current affairs news column covering every corner of the country, with an audience rating of [-] to [-] percent!That is a national-level news column with a somewhat red background that the general manager of radio and television must be polite to three points!
Such a prestigious TV program actually stood up and publicly praised Li Xian, the leading actor in the film, at a time when "Infernal Affairs" was being questioned all over the country!

Not only that, this time is Li Xian's second appearance on "News Network" since his debut 2 years ago!This concept of breaking precedent instantly ignited the attention of the outside world on Li Xian and this "Infernal Affairs" casualty accident!

A total of two news broadcasts, and both times were unscrupulously praised by the program group... In this era of vigorous entertainment and turmoil, Li Xian's prestige and status have once again subverted and crossed domains, and he has fallen into a crisis of reputation and safety. The reputation of the entire crew of "Infernal Affairs" has also been washed clean, and they are back on track!

Of course, the number of people who support Li Xian skyrocketed overnight because of his second appearance on "News Network", but similarly, those who doubt and condemn him are also unwilling to be outdone...

Rumors and rumors far exceeding [-] decibels, such as bribery theory and conspiracy theory, were thrown at him one after another.They kept claiming that the relationship between Li Xian and CCTV was ambiguous (he), or they used some kind of extraordinary means to snatch an opportunity to whitewash themselves and the film at this critical moment of the "Infernal Affairs" crew's reputation crisis. Chance!
It has been several decades since "News Network" was launched, and it is difficult for even some famous politicians to appear in this national-level TV program that reflects the current social situation and broadcasts the latest facts.If Li Xian hadn't used alternative means to buy off CCTV and the news network program group, why should he log in to this "propaganda" platform that is watched by the whole of China once and twice!
If Li Xian didn't go through the back door, why did "News Network" make no secret of the program group's support and praise for him in the two reports!Even in this "Infernal Affairs" incident, the host Luo Jing called him a new generation of little heavenly king without changing his face!

The more noisy and hotter the controversy spread on the Internet, the group of media and audience who questioned Li Xian attributed all the reasons to Li Xian.All their remarks point the finger at Li Xian, and they believe that he bought the "News Network" column team with money or unknown means...

For this kind of disharmonious voice that is against the masses, most netizens choose to laugh it off with disdain.Nonsense, if "News Network" is so easy to buy, can it still become a national-level column that has survived for decades?

The reason why "News Network" has such a high reputation in China is that it has maintained its original credibility for decades.They always speak with facts, and there has never been a precedent for favoring a certain artist.

"Li Xian, as one of the few public stars in the entertainment industry who has made a splash on the show twice, the only theory that makes sense is that the show organizer has a discerning eye and has discovered this pure gold with a bright future... "The microscopes spread such remarks, and used the most sincere attitude to play up the impression of Li Xian himself from another group of neutral people.

The double-anti sharp remarks have formed a stalemate between the two situations on the Internet. In any case, this time Li Xian appeared on the news network again, which not only made his reputation and popularity soar to the peak, but also changed the future of "Infernal Affairs". The dangerous situation of being cut in half has changed many people's views on the film's disregard for the safety of others...

At the same time, when "News Network" had just ignited a raging "fire", the Golden Horse Awards, one of the three famous domestic film awards in Taiwan, announced the time and venue of this year's awards on March 3th...

(End of this chapter)