A group of people coaxed the cinema manager into a happy state of mind, making him realize that the matter had to be temporarily dropped.

But even when he got drunk, he would still complain and express his dissatisfaction.

Specifically targeting Liu Yun.

"A novice just starting out is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito—a complete waste of talent."

"Let's see how strong her connections really are. If her first movie flops, let's see how she explains herself."

"With such a large-scale operation, there must be some kind of betting agreement, right? It'll be interesting if they lose."

"Our movies were released before, and we've already generated a lot of publicity and captured the hype. How many people will still be able to go see her?"

"..."

After drinking, she spoke the truth. In the eyes of a group of people, Liu Yun's movies were worthless and destined to flop.

Unbeknownst to this group, their words had already reached Liu Yun's ears almost overnight, with every single word and tone accurate.

Liu Yun: ...I was just sitting at home when criticism came from the sky.

This is like taking away someone else's big cake!

"I don't understand." Liu Yun said speechlessly, "Xiao Xuan, a movie is only two or three hours long at most."

"There are only a few movies released at the same time. Just because you watched one movie doesn't mean you won't watch others."

Xie Xuan was struggling with a giant crab. There was just too much seafood they had caught; they couldn't possibly eat it all.

She rarely eats seafood; she simply doesn't understand how to eat crabs and the like.

Hearing this, he looked up blankly and said, "A movie has been out for so long, if you like it, you can watch it ten times and still have time to watch other movies!"

Liu Yun nodded: "So, did I touch their cake?"

"Isn't the cake right there? And the market is right there too!"

"They probably just like my cake and think it smells better."

No matter when a movie is released, those who want to see it will always go.

A show is only two or three hours long, and it's rare to find someone who, after watching this one, would never watch another.

Even if they were released at the same time, the market wouldn't necessarily clash, let alone the later timing of her choice.

To put it bluntly, they're just jealous of her screen time.

It's been in theaters for so long, and even if you get so many screenings, it's a waste if the attendance rate is low!

Why do you want to take everything?

They just thought she was a newcomer and easy to bully.

Why are Hollywood blockbusters exempt from this?

So, if you kneel for too long, you can't stand up?

Song Xingfei snorted: "Isn't it because you've got your eye on someone else's cake!"

"There are plenty of these kinds of things in business, otherwise why do you think starting a business is so difficult these days?"

“Some newcomers and emerging industries don’t even have time to develop before they are targeted and swallowed up, and the methods used by these people are no different.”

"The main reason is that Xiaoyun has a strong background and is not afraid of their methods."

Liu Yun: ...It was definitely the right thing to cling to the coattails of the state back then.

Otherwise, we'd be racking our brains trying to come up with all sorts of solutions.

Now, she increasingly dislikes for having to endure hardship when it's not her fault.

The problem is, there's no benefit to suffering like this!

Ultimately, we may still have to come to this point.

These stumbling blocks should actually be grateful she didn't take this path; otherwise, they would all have been smashed to pieces, and now they still have the chance to complain.

It's not that they only saw the cake and didn't experience the hardship, which is why they have the mind and time to jump around!

Liu Yun seemed to be deep in thought, feeling that it was because she was too kind and hadn't done anything to them that everyone thought she was an easy target.

These people... each going their own way, why are they still unhappy?

"You can actually let us know in advance if you need it next time."

"Didn't you say I'm relying on my connections? If you want to test my strength, I don't mind."

Hearing this, Song Xingfei couldn't help but chuckle, even with a hint of anticipation, "Maybe it's just that life has been too good!"

Feifei muttered, "How could it not be good? Even if you just casually shoot some pictures, it's hard to lose money, let alone make a lot."

"Who cares whether the audience lives or dies?"

What's even more terrifying is that they claim the audience doesn't know how to appreciate things, while subtly criticizing the market and the decline of morality.

They're all such drama queens.

The audience doesn't have many choices to begin with, so what did they do to deserve this?

As she spoke, Xie Xuan squeezed her fingers hard, and with a "crack," the hard crab shell was crushed.

It's just too broken up; the meat is mixed with shells, and I'm not sure how to proceed.

It seems like I can't just throw it away; that would be too wasteful.

In the end, they could only resign themselves to picking the shells and the meat.

Liu Yun glanced at it and said, "The use of power needs to be layered and requires precise control. When you can control it to the point of being able to separate the shell and flesh completely at will, you will have achieved some minor success."

Reaching the level of Dark Force means possessing not only the legendary internal energy.

The process of evolving from brute force to ingenious craftsmanship is also a form of evolution.

"Click?"

"Snap!"

Li Hong and Xue Junyi also had a lump of something mixed with soft and hard in their hands.

Precise control?

It might just sound easier!

Song Xingfei, skillfully using tools to prepare the crab meat: ...

So, are she and Fei Fei the only normal people at this table?

Who eats crabs by simply squeezing them with their hands?

"Why do I always feel that you are becoming more and more..." Song Xingfei looked at Liu Yun, but found that she did nothing. She pinched the crab shell as if peeling off a candy coating, took out the meat whole, and savored it.

Liu Yun looked up: "What?"

Song Xingfei's mouth dropped open: "You're becoming less and less human!"

Are we eating the same variety?

Feifei glanced at Liu Yun's ease and then at Xie Xuan and the other two's struggles, and silently moved her chopsticks to eat something else.

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