Chapter 66 Chapter 66
When Qin Wen and Feng Tingyun's group returned to China, Gu Xingsi specially put down his work to pick him up.
However, as soon as he arrived at the airport, he saw a throng of people.
Besides Qin Wen's fans, there were also reporters from various media outlets, waiting to interview them at the first opportunity.
Someone shouted, "It's Mr. Gu!", and the reporters who had been staring at the exit suddenly turned their heads, their eyes fixed on Gu Xingsi.
Gu Xingsi was startled, but thankfully he had foreseen this possibility and had hired bodyguards in advance.
In the presence of the tall and burly bodyguards, the reporters' behavior finally became more restrained.
"Mr. Gu, what are your feelings about Qin Wen's award this time?"
"Mr. Gu, did you expect Qin Wen to win the award?"
"Qin Wen said at the awards ceremony that he would give the trophy to you. Is that true?"
……
Gu Xingsi answered a few questions, and suddenly heard someone in the crowd ask, "Mr. Gu, Qin Wen now has numerous acting awards, yet you let him star in a horror film, cooperating with actors who are not only the bad-movie queen Bu Qianwei, but also some nameless newcomers. Isn't this a waste of his talent?"
After the words fell, the scene fell silent for a moment.
And some fans nearby also became agitated.
Some old fans who had followed Qin Wen's career frowned, but for some newly joined fans, this hit home.
"Yeah, Qin Ge is the only one who stands out in the whole movie. Isn't this just letting him carry the box office and nurture newcomers?"
"That's too much! Qin Ge is just too good-tempered, so he's being bullied…"
Gu Xingsi looked at the reporter with interest, just about to speak, when Qin Wen's voice came from beside him, "I remember when the lead role for 'Ghost Gate' was just decided, some media also said that it was a waste of resources to let me, a little transparent who hadn't acted in many dramas, play the leading role in a movie. Why don't you guys fight first?"
The reporter's face flushed red, and he retorted, "I'm clearly speaking for you…"
"No, I can't bear that." Qin Wen didn't care, glanced at the reporter, and then suddenly realized, "You're a reporter from Entertainment 100%, right? No wonder, you fabricated my scandals before and were exposed by me on the spot. What? Now you're not spreading rumors anymore, you've switched to sowing discord?"
The reporter was both surprised and terrified.
The scandal incident was two months ago, why did Qin Wen still remember it so clearly!?
The reporters who had been eager to create big news quickly shut their mouths.
How could they forget, they were interviewing Qin Wen!!
The cancer of the interview area! A reporter's nightmare!!
Back then, when he was a newcomer, the guy who wanted to use him to create news was still nailed to the pillar of shame!!
After dealing with him, Qin Wen politely looked at the other reporters, "Does anyone have any more sharp questions?"
Reporters: "…"
Finally, the interview ended in a harmonious atmosphere.
That night, this airport video quickly topped the hot search.
【Hahahahahaha, why don't you reporters learn your lesson? Everyone knows that the artists of our Leshi are notoriously protective of their boss!】
【Exactly, if you make things difficult for them, they might just deal with it perfunctorily, but if you make things difficult for Mr. Gu, aren't you asking for trouble? Forget Qin Ge, even the most good-tempered Shengbao will give you a cold face, okay?】
【Pfft! Suddenly reminded of Mo An's video at the red carpet. It was the first time I saw Shengbao so angry, directly transforming into a scolding king, spraying the other side into a sieve without a single swear word.】
【Meng Yuansheng is okay, but isn't Xiaoqing the funniest? When he was in his previous company, he was as quiet as a mouse, being unjustly accused for many years. Now that he's under Mr. Gu, he's completely transformed, incorporating the strengths of several of his senior brothers.】
【Yes yes yes, I remember that when a black fan scolded Xiaoqing during a live broadcast, Xiaoqing was still listening quietly, but he shouldn't have mentioned Mr. Gu. Xiaoqing stopped smiling at that moment and directly sprayed the troublemaker into silence.】
【I remember Xiaoqing's small account being exposed, secretly voting for Shengbao and Xin Ge, reportedly spending a lot of money, he is a bigwig in the fan circle. Didn't it top the hot search for a long time? Later, Xiaoqing himself came out to respond, saying that he actually adored Mr. Gu, and that he did this to get closer to Mr. Gu, it almost made me laugh to death!】
【hhhhhhhh You say this and I won't be sleepy. The funniest thing is that after he posted this, Shengbao and Xin Ge both liked his post? Although it's fake, this is also a kind of "fans following their idol" hahahaha!】
【Leshi artists: As long as you also adore Mr. Gu, we're friends.】
【艹 hahahahaha, this is so true!】
【Although, but who doesn't envy them! Now who in the entertainment circle doesn't want to be Mr. Gu's artist!】
【Clicked, respecting the opinions of artists, tailoring development routes, clarifying any problems at the first time, artists developing their careers steadily, fans don't worry about collapse, following steadfastly, simply awesome!】
【Woo woo woo woo, I feel the same way! Now I post photos and resumes of my little artist under Mr. Gu's Weibo every day, hoping that Mr. Gu will take a liking to him and sign him into the company, and I'll be completely at ease.】
……
The next day, Gu Xingsi went to discuss a brand collaboration. As soon as he finished the negotiation, he met an artist at the corner, who looked somewhat familiar, appearing in supporting roles in various TV dramas.
He gave him a 90-degree bow upon meeting, then handed him a resume with both hands.
Gu Xingsi was stunned, "That… did you get it wrong? Our film's casting has long been finished."
Artist: "I'm not here for casting, I'm here for you, Mr. Gu!"
Gu Xingsi: "?"
Artist: "I'm a professional graduate, I've been acting for ten years, my resume contains all my past acting works, and I also have experience in drama and stage plays…"
Gu Xingsi: "???"
Artist: "It's like this, my contract with the company is about to expire, I wonder if there's any hope of joining your company?"
Gu Xingsi: "???"
Although there were artists who expressed their desire to collaborate with him before, this was the first time someone expressed it so directly and bluntly!
Moreover, this artist was a third- or fourth-tier actor in the entertainment circle. If he wanted to leave, there were many companies looking for him, he shouldn't have to come and find a company with a resume himself.
He thought this was an isolated incident, but in the following period, almost every day there were people coming to him with resumes, even at banquets or ceremonies, artists would come up to chat.
Some even came more than once, making Gu Xingsi cautious when going out recently, fearing that someone would suddenly jump out from a corner and hand him a resume.
The system said faintly: 【Host, do you know? You are now called the touchstone of the entertainment circle. It is said that as long as you sign someone, they will not only avoid collapsing, but also become immensely popular. Some of these people who come to recommend themselves are genuinely hoping to be signed by you, but some are just "taking a shot in the dark", what if they get signed?】
Gu Xingsi: 【…Are they treating me as a lucky charm?】
System: 【There's no way, you are now like Tang Seng's meat, the kind that will allow one to ascend to heaven with a single bite, who can resist this temptation?】
Gu Xingsi: 【…】
Not only artists were targeting Gu Xingsi, but also some bored netizens began to do so, but they were targeting the artists Gu Xingsi collaborated with.
Then netizens were surprised to find that no matter the size of their fame, the character and ability of artists who had close ties with Leshi seemed to be quite good, at least so far, none of them had collapsed.
You know, in today's entertainment circle, this is a very rare situation!
This topic caused widespread hot searches online.
Tan Ye was a production assistant in the film and television city. He had a Weibo account called "Tan Talks About Entertainment", claiming to be an entertainment industry insider, often commenting on or exposing some entertainment industry events, known as Teacher Tan, and was very popular.
In fact, Tan Ye didn't know much about many things. He relied on some hearsay from the set, and eavesdropping on other people's gossip, and then fabricated some things himself, saying some ambiguous things, unexpectedly, sometimes he hit the mark, and was actually regarded as an insider by netizens, they all praised him, making him enjoy this feeling very much.
But since 10086 appeared out of nowhere, the melons he exposed were so clear and straightforward, never being obscure, making the melon eaters very satisfied.
And Tan Ye, this kind of blogger who spoke vaguely and relied entirely on luck, was neglected.
Tan Ye was used to being praised online, and now that no one paid attention to him, he naturally found it hard to accept.
He blamed everything on 10086 and Gu Xingsi.
However, although he held a grudge, he still had a little self-awareness.
His small means of exposing melons were fine for vaguely referring to some stars, anyway, they were not clean themselves and didn't dare to trouble him.
But this 10086 is a real bigwig, if he fabricated any melons and put them out, if he was exposed on the spot, his account would be useless.
Until he saw this topic, he suddenly became excited.
Gu Xingsi's few artists might indeed be clean, but those he collaborated with might not be.
He didn't dare say much about others, but he happened to know Yan Xiang, who played the supporting female role in "Ghost Gate".
At that time, he had a friend who was working on short dramas. When the two were drinking and bragging, his friend told him about an actress named Yan Xiang in their circle. She was very ordinary-looking, but she starred in fifteen short dramas in a year, and she must have some means.
As men, Tan Ye could understand what he meant.
The two tacitly agreed and talked about some dirty jokes, and then it passed.
At that time, Tan Ye didn't take it to heart, but now it was a great opportunity!
As long as he proves that Yan Xiang's character is problematic, he can surpass Gu Xingsi and 10086.
Then he will become famous in one fell swoop, and with this wave of traffic, he might be able to achieve financial freedom!
So, he directly stated on Weibo that this was all hype! These reviews were released by Leshi themselves to establish Gu Xingsi's persona, and the industry didn't buy it at all.
The netizens who made the reviews were naturally unhappy.
【After carrying bricks at a construction site for a day, I suddenly became a water army? 】
【If you carefully look at the video, or go to my homepage? Whose water army is full of "Sishasisha" and "Dadaji"? (Sorry, I'm too angry and accidentally exposed my attributes)】
【I'm also an insider, when we do background checks now, we will really check if they have collaborated with Mr. Gu, it's a reassuring pill, because there were artists who collapsed in previous projects, directly dragging down the entire project, it's too bitter!!!】
【Sister, I understand you!!! I now wish there could be a ranking of artists who have collaborated with Mr. Gu, the more times they collaborate, the higher the index, it can reduce so much burden!】
……
Just as Tan Ye expected, things quickly escalated. He immediately used "Tan Talks About Entertainment" to post a Weibo message saying that he would expose the artists of "Ghost Gate" live.
You know, since Qin Wen won the Best Supporting Actor at the Hibbert Film Festival, the popularity of "Ghost Gate" has skyrocketed. As long as it's related to these two words, it will have popularity, not to mention that Tan Ye used such a confrontational topic.
As soon as this was said, his live broadcast room was instantly flooded with many people.
【Hahahahahaha, I've long been annoyed by this hype, I'm just waiting for Teacher Tan to expose them!】
【Artists creating personas is fine, but a manager also creating a persona, and it's such an easily collapsed persona】
When the time came, "Tan Talks About Entertainment" appeared on camera wearing a mask, he shook the two mobile phones in his hand, and his voice, through a voice changer, said, "My connections are all here, live broadcast the whole time, if there's melon, I'll expose it on the spot, exciting or not?"
【Exciting! So exciting!!】
【Teacher Tan, add oil!!】
【Gifts are ready, as long as Teacher Tan exposes melons, I'll send them!】
Tan Ye looked at the explosive popularity of the live broadcast room, his heart blossomed with joy, after some groundwork, he started calling his friend. In order to be realistic, he didn't even tell his friend he was live broadcasting, so his friend spoke carelessly.
Tan Ye thought that after saying such explosive melons, the barrage would definitely explode, but when he looked, he almost died of anger.
【Just this?】
【Evidence? Don't think that just calling someone casually can be considered evidence? I only saw two men bragging, making up false rumors about the actress!】
【Hey, the threshold for eating melons has been raised by the bigwig 10086, netizens are not so easy to fool now (dog head)】
Tan Ye couldn't help it, he said angrily, "Are you crazy? She's just an actress in short dramas, she's not good-looking, if she didn't have some means, how could she get a supporting female role in a movie!???"
He forgot that he was still on the phone with his friend. As soon as he finished speaking, his friend on the other end of the phone seemed to realize something, "Tan Ye, who the hell are you talking to!!"
Tan Ye panicked and was about to explain when the other party suddenly cursed, "艹!! You little bastard, you're live broadcasting without telling me! You want to kill me! When did I say Yan Xiang got roles by sleeping with people!"
Tan Ye was anxious, "You just said…"
The other party was also anxious, "I was just talking nonsense, didn't you also say you sold the crew's information to the paparazzi…"
……
【Oh my! Dogs biting dogs!】
【It turns out it's a stinky man spreading false rumors, the little sister is so pitiful!】
【I've already recorded the screen and sent it to the "Ghost Gate" crew, Mr. Gu should let them wake up [smile]】
【Speaking of which, I just checked out this little sister's short drama, although the plot is a bit cheesy, but she acts so seriously, I actually watched it, and unknowingly brushed four or five episodes】
【Wow! I just found out that four of the short dramas I've been following were all acted by her, she's got a chameleon-like acting style! Is the short drama industry so competitive now?】
【It's not the short drama industry, it's Yan Xiang, I'm her little fan, I saw a short drama blooper, she played the abused female lead, there was a scene where she rolled down the stairs, it was a real roll, and then she seriously told the director that she didn't act well just now, the female lead's leg was disabled, and she shouldn't move, but she couldn't help moving when she fell just now, she wanted to act again.】
【To be honest, who would care about those details in such a cheesy drama? Everyone on the set laughed at her, but I couldn't laugh. At that time, I felt that she would definitely become a good actress, and walk onto a bigger screen!】
【Her acting skills have really improved a lot, I've seen some of her earliest dramas, her acting was still very green, and a little awkward, but her latest drama is very surprising, if she gets professional training, she should be even better!】
【She's so inspirational! And her acting is really not bad, better than many 208!】
Tan Ye was arguing, only to find that the barrage was actually recommending Yan Xiang, he was both anxious and angry, and wanted to close the live broadcast room, but the next second he found that he had been reported.
And because there were too many people reporting him, his account was directly blocked.
……
Gu Xingsi was attending a business dinner, when he suddenly heard the system say: 【Host, someone is exposing Yan Xiang's melon!】
Gu Xingsi's face darkened: 【What's going on?】
System: 【Um… it's okay, the person exposing the melon self-destructed.】
Gu Xingsi: 【???】
After listening to the system's explanation of the whole story, Gu Xingsi didn't know what to say.
He was angry, but also speechless.
He was angry because no one knew better than him how much Yan Xiang cherished this hard-won opportunity. Before joining the crew, she had already memorized the entire script thoroughly, the script's pages were already frayed.
Her talent might not be high, but she was diligent enough, and her learning ability was extremely amazing. From the moment she joined the crew, she had been like a sponge, frantically absorbing related knowledge, her progress surprised the entire crew.
Such a hardworking actress who poured all her passion into acting should be respected by everyone!
As for being speechless, it was naturally because Tan Ye failed to get what he wanted and instead promoted Yan Xiang.
Originally, Yan Xiang was unknown, with less than 100 Weibo fans, in one night, she gained 70,000 to 80,000, even bringing up the popularity of "Ghost Gate".
Of course, Gu Xingsi wouldn't soften his heart because of this, he would report to the police those who should be reported to the police, and sue those who should be sued.
While Gu Xingsi was busy with these things, Yin Yong was once again dumbfounded.
The news of Qin Wen winning Best Supporting Actor had passed for more than half a month, and the popularity gradually decreased.
Although Yin Yong felt it was a pity, he knew very well that such a good thing, appearing once during the publicity period was already very difficult, God can't give you a meal, then the dishes, and then a dessert after the meal, right?
That's too much!!
He severely criticized himself and told himself to work hard, not just waiting for pie to fall from the sky.
Then, he watched Yan Xiang become popular on the short video platform with "Ghost Gate".
Yin Yong: "???"
He looked at the planning document he had just finished, and the whole person was a little dazed.
So, what is the meaning of his existence as a publicist?
He couldn't help but call an industry friend, the other party listened to his words, and calmly said, "If you show off again, be careful I beat you up!"
Yin Yong: "…"
After hanging up the other party's call, Yin Yong gradually calmed down.
Is this a coincidence?
No!
When everything happens so perfectly, it's not a coincidence, but a design.
He couldn't help but think of the words of his mentor Sun Hongfei, is this all under Mr. Gu's control?
The publicity methods were subtle and untraceable, everything happened naturally.
The publicity timing was seamless and impeccable.
Is this the realm of a bigwig?!
Gu Xingsi's image in his mind instantly became mysterious and great.
If Yin Yong had a little doubt about Gu Xingsi before, now he was completely convinced.
Is he working?!
No, he's attending a master class!!
So, when they met at the meeting, Gu Xingsi saw Yin Yong for the first time. He heard that Yin Yong was talented but arrogant, but this time he found him to be very humble and diligent, especially respectful to himself.
Gu Xingsi secretly sighed, rumors are indeed unreliable!
They met this time mainly to discuss the release date.
Regarding this, Yin Yong's team also made several versions of the plan, it can be said that each release date had advantages and disadvantages.
Gu Xingsi was in contact with distribution for the first time, he didn't understand many things, so he asked carefully.
He thought Yin Yong would be impatient, but Yin Yong answered every question, explaining it in great detail.
Gu Xingsi sighed again: Rumors are unreliable!
Yin Yong: Is this basic?
This is the bigwig guiding him to control the details!
Yin Yong spoke while observing Gu Xingsi's expression. When he saw him frown, his heart sank, and he couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Gu, do you think this release date is not suitable?"
Gu Xingsi: "Isn't Qingming a bit late?"
He knew that Qin Wen would go back to visit his sister and parents' graves during Qingming Festival, this was very important to him, and this was his first starring movie, Gu Xingsi really didn't want him to be in trouble.
Someone in Yin Yong's team was about to explain, but Yin Yong stopped him. He looked eagerly at Gu Xingsi, "Then what does Mr. Gu think?"
Gu Xingsi glanced at the calendar, and found that only the Spring Festival and Valentine's Day were left, so he asked, "Valentine's Day? It's a special day, and it's during the holiday."
Everyone: "Ah???"
Who would choose Valentine's Day to watch a horror movie!
Isn't this too anti-human!?
Yin Yong also frowned.
If it were before, he would have rejected Gu Xingsi without hesitation.
But thinking of Gu Xingsi's two wonderful publicity campaigns, he couldn't help but think deeper.
Normally, people wouldn't choose Valentine's Day to watch horror movies, which means that during Valentine's Day, there won't be other horror or thriller movies competing with them, they will be the only ones.
The audience is tired of sweet love movies, maybe they want something different to change their taste?
For example, after eating too much meat during the Spring Festival, wouldn't you want some refreshing appetizers?
For couples, horror movies are also a great tool to enhance their relationship!
More importantly, this counter-intuitive strategy is a great publicity point!
The more Yin Yong thought about it, the more brilliant he found it, he couldn't help but look at Gu Xingsi with admiration.
The master is indeed a master!!
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