Chapter 73
Speaking of those dirty tricks, the company that plays the most extravagantly is——
The first thing that Uncle Wang and Ye Qian thought of was Crown Entertainment, which had the worst reputation among the three.
"It's just..." Uncle Wang recalled, "It seems that we have never had any enmity with the Crown?"
It doesn't seem like they are trying to win over you.
If they wanted to suppress them and merge them, then before the merger of the Nine Stars, or even after the merger of the Haotian Star... that long a period of time would be enough for the Crown to take action.
If the other party hasn't taken any action, there's no need to drag it out until now.
It can't be that he only sees the spark and the potential of Director Huan now.
If we say that when Crown took action before, Spark had just come back to life, it would definitely feel difficult to encounter such a situation.
Now, whether it is Director Huan's own status and influence in the circle, or the thriving and rising Spark, they are no longer the same. It is not as easy for Crown to control them. If Crown wants to move them, it has to estimate in advance and consider the risks.
The disadvantages outweigh the advantages and the cost outweighs the gains.
Ye Qian thought of all these, so he shook his head at Uncle Wang: "It shouldn't be this reason."
Ye Qian paused for a moment as he thought of something. He had looked through some information before and realized that before he officially joined Xinghuo, Man Jiang Hong was scheduled to be released on Xuantian Star, and there seemed to be some minor setbacks at that time.
However, soon problems arose at the Crown itself, and the matter was left unresolved. Man Jiang Hong successfully became the first film of Xinghuo to leave the sky.
Ye Qian told Uncle Wang what he had thought of, but it was not the right way to bring up old issues.
After the two discussed it, they both felt that there was something fishy going on.
No matter what, the clear will be clear, and the turbid will be turbid.
Xinghuo's official website issued a clarification notice: There was no publicity when the role was changed before. Although the actor left the group due to his own problems, Xinghuo did not make things too extreme. However, now that the young actor has walked into the trap himself, there is no need for Xinghuo to be morally upright.
Xinghuo released a detailed contract signed with the artist, which clearly marked the terms of breach of contract and illegal termination of the contract. Following this, it also attached the clocking-in records of Qi Yu's absences, lateness and early departure.
The meaning is very clear: you broke the contract first and refused to make a false claim.
However, Qi Yu seemed to be waiting for Xinghuo's counterattack and response at this moment.
Not long after Xinghuo presented the evidence, before word of mouth could reverse, Qi Yu immediately presented new evidence.
It was a diagnosis of Qi Yu's physical condition, which recorded in detail the time of visiting the hospital and receiving treatment.
Fans: "I'm so heartbroken and want to hug my brother. He's so dedicated. He didn't eat or sleep well because he was busy filming and promoting his movies. He already has stomach problems. Even after accepting Huan's script, he ate a lot to gain weight in order to fit the character better."
"Not only have you caused my brother to suffer from his old illness, but you've also accused him of being late, leaving early, and absent from work without reason. Do you expect him to take nutritional supplements while filming for you? Who will be held responsible if his health deteriorates further?"
"Brother has a good personality, but we Qi fans are not pushovers. We must seek justice for him today."
"Yes, you must give an explanation."
"Like Xinghuo, who arbitrarily changes the artists' opinions according to their own ideas, which artist would dare to work with you in the future? They turned down other work for your scripts, only to be fooled in the end. Who will compensate them?"
At this time, as a short video of Qi Yuyi comforting fans in a green tea tone to calm fans down was leaked, the fans' anger not only did not subside, but became even greater.
Soon after, several friends of Qi Yu expressed their support for Qi Yu.
"This really isn't Qi Yu's fault. I was the one who accompanied Qi Yu to the hospital that day. If I heard correctly, Qi Yu's agent was in communication with you guys at Xinghuo. Everything was going well at the time. How did it become like this now?"
"Qi Yu and your company terminated their contract. Was it you who unilaterally proposed it? I asked A Yu before, but he refused to tell me. No matter how famous Director Huan is, I personally wouldn't dare to cooperate with Xinghuo in the future."
"For honest little artists like us, the roles we worked so hard for can be gone just like that with a single word from the director. I don't dare to cooperate +1."
Driven by some interested parties, this incident quickly became a hot topic on Xingbo. At this time, Youtian Crown finally came out and officially issued an announcement about the contract they had signed with Qi Yu and the new drama, which was shot by Crown's veteran director Yang Jin. It was a suspense detective drama of the same type as the Yinshi Case - Memory Space.
Qi Yu plays the only male lead.
After seeing this announcement, Qi Yu’s fans were overjoyed. He is worthy of being the film and television giant of our Dayutian. The Crown is awesome, Director Yang is awesome, well done.
As if responding to the netizens' support, director Yang, who was filming "Memory Space" at the time, responded on Xingbo: "Young people can be arrogant because of their talent, but they cannot be without rules. Without rules, there will be no order."
“Talent is not the basis for arbitrarily dominating and manipulating the fate of others.”
"Actor Qi Yu's performance is very conflicting. I hope everyone will join me in looking forward to his wonderful performance in 'Memory'."
Although Director Yang did not mention anyone by name, every word he said was full of innuendo, and it was obvious who the arrogant person he was referring to was.
In addition, the other heroine who played the role of Memory Space with Qi Yu, the actress who won the Golden Horse Award last year, also published a star blog.
"Good works move people's hearts and make people want to perform them. However, for me, character is more important than the work."
Even though she didn't say it explicitly, the actress's meaning was clear; she would not work with a director with bad character, and the director with bad character of course refers to the person at the center of the storm - Huan Xu.
As Crown artists spoke out, the official Crown website also issued a domineering statement that received praise from many Youtian fans: "Let's see who dares to bully our Youtian actors!"
"The power of the overlord is at full force!"
"This wave of Crown is so powerful!"
At this point, Cangtian's side, including Xinghuo and Huanxu, have been put on the fire. Cangtian people, do you dare to defend Huanxu? To defend him is to destroy the friendship between the two stars!
In response to this, Huan Xu’s fans responded by cursing back.
The ones who don't follow the moral code of martial arts are the other side. They won't be fooled by this kind of moral kidnapping.
The world's crows rolled up their sleeves and led their crow fans and the Huan family into battle: "Think our insults are harsh? Haha, there's even harsher things to come."
Unable to argue, he started tying her up again: "Keep performing, you're not doing a good job of this monkey act. Oh, I forgot to tell you, what is this thing called morality? Can it allow Huan Daodao to concentrate on filming sweet dramas? No, that's useless. Look at me, I'm even a hater. Do I look like I have morals?"
In the Crown office, Luo Hanwen crossed his legs. After listening to his secretary's report, he snorted softly, "This is also within my expectations. It's normal for fans to defend Huan Xu. I didn't think I could completely suppress him by just throwing some dirty water on him."
"What I want is the reaction of people in the circle."
"My second uncle was a little too subtle before. I believe that through this incident, some people have already seen Crown's attitude. As long as they still want to cooperate with Crown in the future, they will make the right choice. The sooner they take a stand and express their attitude, the better they will be able to please us."
"Although Second Uncle is a bit cowardly, he's quite capable of managing a company. He's now one of the top three in Cangtian Crown. And as for us in Youtian, if they want to film a suspenseful mystery drama, they can't avoid us, whether it's the director or the actors."
This is not a conspiracy at all but an open conspiracy.
Inside the CEO's office at Cangtian Crown, CEO Luo shook his head and sneered, "I thought that kid could pull off some tricks. But this is what happened."
"Who are you looking down on?"
Did they underestimate him, his second uncle who once tried to steal something from Huan Xu but ended up losing more than he gained? Or did they look down on the sensitivity of Huan Xu, Xinghuo, and the entire Cangtian entertainment industry's artists and directors?
Boss Luo was full of disdain and disparagement towards his own clan: "The little Crown has been bullying the Hell Star for too long, almost becoming a frog in a well. Do you know what they lack now?"
The secretary shook his head in agreement, looking like he was asking for advice humbly.
Old Luo looked in the mirror at the tiny stubble of hair that had recently grown back from his follicles after praying to God, and snorted, "You deserve a beating."
Just wait to be hit hard and taught a lesson so that you will behave yourself.
The secretary quickly complimented Mr. Luo, but in her heart she was wondering if this rhetoric sounded familiar.
When the secretary came out of the CEO's office, her steps suddenly stopped. "Yes, doesn't it sound familiar?" It seemed that their Cangtian Crown was also beaten into submission in this way.
What...? Hold it in.
Just like Lao Luo said, Luo Hanwen really didn't understand the situation of their Cang Tianxing. He only saw that Xinghuo was a small or medium-sized entertainment company, so he was eager to teach them a lesson.
What? You said Huan Xu is very outstanding and has won so many awards and honors.
Luo Hanwen said, why is he so unconvinced? We are all the same age, how great can one be?
Huan Xu may be only slightly better than other people of the same age. He is nothing in front of real capital and those old directors. The reason why he is highlighted is probably because the new generation of directorial talents in Cangtian Star is dwindling, and they want to pick the tallest one from the short ones.
Just listen to the themes of his films and you'll know: promoting the culture of his home planet? What the hell? Luo Hanwen is the type of person that gives the authorities the most headaches. He fundamentally looks down on the culture of his home planet, and is even stubborn and unwilling to spend a little more time to understand it.
However, the development of the matter was just as Mr. Luo said to his secretary. It cannot be said to be exactly as imagined, but it was basically the same.
Cut off ties with Director Huan at this time? Are you kidding me, just look at those artists from Cangtian and Haotian, they all want to step forward immediately and loudly tell the world that they have a very good relationship with Director Huan.
The fastest ones are the two "chiefs" of Director Huan's support group.
Qin Dongxiao and Wu Qianying successively issued two announcements on Xingbo.
Qin Dongxiao's comment was pinned: "You're trying to slander our Director Huan and force him to apologize publicly. Qi Yu, are you worthy enough? Although I want to say 'right and wrong are in the hearts of the people', and Director Huan can choose not to argue with you, I, Old Qin, disagree!"
"I'll give you one night. Tomorrow morning I want to see your apology to Director Huan, or you'll see me in court. Money and time are no object. I will pursue the charges of defamation, slander, cyber violence, and incitement to the end. I will not tolerate any leniency!"
"Also, I've blocked all of you."
Wu Qianying's comment was pinned: "Director Huan is such a good, excellent, and dedicated director. How can anyone slander him with such a bad conscience? "Crown of the Underworld," right? And those directors and actors. Although I, Wu Qianying, am not a very famous actor, I am putting my words here today."
"Whether I become rich and famous in the future, or I am crushed into obscurity and disappear into obscurity, I will never work with these people again. Heaven and earth are my witnesses, and my fans are my witnesses!"
Soon after, all the artists from Xinghuo and actors who had worked with Huan Xu issued a notice: "It doesn't matter if you're a famous director or actor, if you dare to criticize our Director Huan, even if we're not famous and are just small-time actors, you're all on our blacklist!"
This series of operations stunned the onlookers.
It's okay for Xinghuo's own artists, but why did those artists who had worked with them also leave so early? It's understandable that Wan Zijia, the artist from Fenghuo who played the protagonist of Yinshi Case, has reached a new level with Director Huan's dramas, and with Fenghuo's support, he is not afraid of anything.
Well, Wei Xuanzhe has also spoken out, no problem. Brother Wei made a stunning debut as one of the male protagonists in Jinse at the time, and has now firmly entered the first-line field. It is said that he has a good relationship with Director Huan and the artists of Xinghuo Company in private, which is not surprising.
There are also some second-tier and third-tier artists who have played major or minor supporting roles in Director Huan's dramas and have left a deep impression on the audience. It is understandable that they would speak out in support of Director Huan.
Wait, it seems like some strange people have sneaked in—A-list actor Shen Wei, A-list actor Kang Shihan, A-list actor…
If the previous voice actors had vested interests involved, then the voices of these artists who had never worked with Director Huan left the onlookers completely confused.
Did we remember it wrong?
"No, I'm not mistaken." A Huan fan confirmed: "Director Huan has definitely never worked with these actors."
"Although we haven't worked together before, I have received an invitation from Director Huan. To put it in a rounded form, we are in the stage of preparing for cooperation. I will definitely have the opportunity to star in Director Huan's movies in the future."
"We strongly support Director Huan this time. Director Huan will definitely be very touched when he sees this. Brother Chen, you are excellent in all aspects. Director Huan will definitely think of us next time there is a chance."
In the studio, a male artist and his agent encouraged each other.
Shen Weizhen, a first-line male artist, looked down on Xinghuo, a small workshop, and Huan Xu, a new director, when casting for Jinse, and directly rejected the audition invitation. He was the actor who burst into tears more than once in the dead of night.
After so long, I finally got the chance to make myself familiar to Director Huan!
As for the crown, it is indeed very powerful. Whether it is their Cangtian crown or Youtian's, they are all leaders in the industry.
But what good is fame? Not to mention the talented artists at these top entertainment companies, even renowned directors have their own requirements. Without a Best Actor or Best Actress or special connections, it's harder than climbing to the sky for an A-list actor to land a leading role.
There is no other director like Director Huan who is willing to promote young actors as long as they match the role.
Not to mention that Director Huan is recognized as the touchstone by people in the circle. No matter whether it is a movie, a TV series or a variety show, no matter whether it is an art film or an emotional film or a suspense film, ask yourself which actor who has played a role in Director Huan's film has not reached a higher level.
It’s not that your crown is not powerful, but our Director Huan is more lethal, one person is worth thousands of troops!
After the first-tier and second-tier artists, even some movie stars followed suit and expressed their stance, especially the actors from big entertainment companies like Fenghuo and Dingsheng. In terms of backstage support, they are no worse than Crown. Although they did not say as harsh words as the Xinghuo artists and did not openly oppose Youtian, their attitudes all supported Director Huan. Of course, providing timely assistance is better than adding icing on the cake!
Whether it was for profit or out of genuine respect for Director Huan's talent, this incident also allowed the entertainment industry to truly witness Director Huan's personal influence and appeal for the first time.
Even the boss of Xinyi couldn't help but gasp: "Director Huan hasn't even said a word yet, and so many people are willing to charge forward for him. Our Director Huan... is truly terrifying in every sense of the word."
In addition to the actors, many directors of the two stars also spoke out for Huan Xu. They are in the same industry, and the more they are in the same industry, the more they can feel Huan Xu's strength as directors themselves. Such a great director with such a high level at such a young age will not, and will not, even disdain to target an actor who works diligently and seriously for no reason.
Director Liu and Director Meng, who were both at the peak of their careers, unfortunately lost to Huan Xu in the music label cold title collection activity. He accepted the defeat and showed his friendliness to Huan Xu during the Canglan Carnival Night. Director Meng was half-apprentice of Director Liu. He recently filmed the popular farming drama Gu Ying, and Professor Gu also received a lot of care in the other crew. The two of them spoke up for Huan Xu at the first opportunity.
Similar to Director Liu is Director Zhang of Haotianxing. Director Zhang's support is also very personal, and it can be seen at a glance that it is sent by him:
"You can challenge and defeat your opponent openly and honorably, but you shouldn't resort to such underhanded tactics, especially against a rising star in the director's circle. It's too shameful."
A certain Director Jin, whose main job is fishing and his side job is directing; a certain old figure in the TV drama circle who has a bad relationship with Crown and once praised Huan Xu lavishly when Zibuyu was dominating Crown...
Directors who had direct or indirect contact with Huan Xu, or who had known of his fame for a long time and had long wanted to make friends with him, and directors who had their own pride and did not care about the intimidation of the Youtian Crown, also came forward to stand on Huan Xu's side.
They believe that the young director they know and understand would not treat his work as arbitrarily as those slanderous words say. For their directors, a work is their own child. The selection of roles is certainly not a joke, and the replacement of roles will not be done casually.
If an actor is replaced, it only means that the other party is the first to disrespect their children.
Netizens: ...
Well, with the precedent set by the actors, it seems that there is no problem at all for the directors to support him. This only shows that Director Huan’s connections and character are worthy of recognition both in the actor circle and in the circle of peers.
Wait, no matter whether it is a director you know or not, you all respect and recognize excellent colleagues and are willing to support Director Huan. Netizens can understand and even feel inexplicably moved. The question is how did the director of Crown get involved?
Although it was Youtian Crown who took the initiative to stir up trouble, Cangtian Crown and Youtian Crown are two words that cannot be written in the same way. The name of this director surnamed Guo also seems familiar. Isn't he the deputy director of the web drama that was pinned to the ground by Director Huan?
Coming out to support at this time has profound meaning.
Guo Qingyun didn't care about that. His contract was about to expire in a few days, and he had just submitted his resignation to Crown's human resources department.
Packing up his things, Guo Qingyun shook his head: If you don't do it, you won't die.
No matter which crown it is, there are always various troublemakers. It can be seen that the feng shui of the crown is really not very good. It's time to get out of here.
Netizens who like to watch the fun tagged Crown officials under Director Guo’s comment: Director Guo’s elbows are bent outwards, does Crown know that?
There are also fans of Director Guo who are worried about their director, but they also know that their director’s contract with Crown is about to expire. Director Guo himself has a unique painting style, and the painting styles of Director Guo’s fans are equally unique.
In Director Guo’s fan group, they loudly conspired: “If Director Guo can’t do it, then we’ll just run away.”
"Yes, Director Guo, hurry up and pack your bags. If things don't work out, our fans will crowdfund to open a studio for you. We won't have to endure the wrath of that guy named Ma Mingda at Crown anymore."
Since they are about to change jobs, the fans just name names directly. They really think that the director often orders them around, Director Guo, and they, the fans, don’t know.
After enduring for so long, finally waiting for their Lao Guo to regain his freedom, when else would they start scolding him? One group of fans went straight to Director Ma's Xing Weibo, while another group went to the official website of Crown.
"Tui! You've wasted ten years of our youth. Now we've chosen to be alone. If you ignore us today, we'll be out of your reach tomorrow!"
Director Ma who was caught in the crossfire and scolded:?
He admitted that he had been a bit bossy before, but the key point was, that was before. From one day on, Guo Qingyun became ill for some reason, and he hung strings of broken beads on his hands, and kept talking nonsense. Ask the people in the crew if they have ever provoked Guo Qingyun since then?
Guo Qingyun is almost becoming the boss of the crew, but he, the chief director, is the one who works himself to death and does everything himself. He loses a lot of weight after filming a movie. In contrast, Guo Qingyun looks radiant. Who is bullying whom?
At this moment, scrolling through the comments on the official Weibo account, Mr. Luo from the President's Office frowned. "Hey, what are these little fans talking about? They're just spreading rumors. Didn't Director Guo plan to change jobs? Isn't Director Guo and Crown inseparable and passionate?"
Logged into the official website of Xingbo directly with the authority of the president, Lao Luo responded seriously and word by word to Guo Qingyun's message about job-hopping: Don't believe in rumors, don't spread rumors, and create a harmonious online society.
Then, he responded directly to the Huan Xu incident: "Cangtian Youtian's Crown has long been divided. Please do not extend the actions of each company. In addition, I solemnly announce a piece of news. To avoid confusion among the audience, starting today, Cangtian Crown will be renamed 'Lingtian Media!'"
"That's right, it's Youtian Crown who's causing trouble on their own. It has nothing to do with Cangtian Crown. Stay away from me. Oh, and it should be called Lingtian Media now."
"Ling in Ling Yunzhi, Tian in Luo Tianfang!"
Lao Luo explained to his secretary seriously, "Don't get me wrong, it's definitely not the Ling in your CEO's wife Ling Yuxin!"
secretary:……
Is there a possibility? Boss, it would be more natural and credible if you didn't explain?
"Do you understand? If you do, get out."
Okay, after taking two steps, the secretary suddenly braked and turned back to look at his boss hesitantly, wanting to say something.
"Anything else?"
"Yes, there is something." The secretary coughed lightly and once again looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
The impatient Lao Luo urged directly, "I've told you so many times, just say what you want to say. Why are you hesitating? Are you trying to make the sky fall?"
Not really.
It's just a bit embarrassing for the boss.
The secretary carefully chose her words: "Boss, the Human Resources Department actually just received a notice of termination of contract."
"Has a director's contract expired?"
"Yes, the contract is about to expire."
"How's your performance during your tenure? If it's good, is someone trying to poach you? Has the HR department renegotiated a new salary package with them?"
"We've gone through all the necessary procedures, but they're not impressed by our current offer and are leaving with a firm stance."
"If you want to leave, just leave." Boss Luo waved his hand nonchalantly. He hadn't received any special news. As long as the person jumping ship wasn't one of the company's top directors or the best actor or actress, it would be fine.
The personnel turnover of some directors and actors is normal. As the boss of the company, he has too many things to take care of. It is impossible for him to pay attention to the turnover of even an ordinary actor or director.
Boss Luo was even a little confused as to why the secretary specifically brought up this matter?
The secretary sighed: "The director who changed jobs is Director Guo."
The Crown boss immediately dropped a stool, and the first thought that flashed through his mind was: What's going on? Crown, no, Lingtian, the company I worked so hard to build, is about to go bankrupt? Otherwise, why did Master Guo leave?
The matter had been reported. The secretary pretended not to notice the boss's idiotic behavior of not even sitting firmly in the chair, and said considerately: "Boss, I'm leaving now."
"Go out right now and call Director Guo over here. How are the HR department doing their jobs? Are they being stingy again? They refuse to give the company's veteran directors a raise. I'll talk to Director Guo personally. Lingtian Media is definitely not the kind of company that would be so stingy and heartless as to dishearten senior executives!"
As Lingtian Media spoke out, the situation became increasingly bizarre, and netizens also felt Lingtian Media's strong desire to distance itself from Youtian Crown.
Well, it's quite subtle.
The melon has developed in a way that the badger can no longer understand.
What pushed this matter to its climax and also brought it to an end was the fate of the heavyweight star director.
Secretary Gao of Fenghuo Entertainment stood outside the office of Fenghuo's top star director, Anxi, and sent a message to his girlfriend: "Boss is awesome!!!"
He said that such a big thing happened on the Internet, and as a good friend of Director Huan, it was impossible for his boss, who traveled all the way to outer space to celebrate Director Huan's birthday, to remain indifferent.
Secretary Gao imagined that even if the boss wanted to stand up for Director Huan, he would just do it himself. However, he didn't expect that the boss would come directly to An Shen and ask An Shen to come out for help.
Their boss is the president of one of the three major companies, but in terms of authority and influence, An Shen is definitely the top star in their Cang Tianxing, or even in the entire Jiuchongtian.
Regardless of whether Anshen is willing to take action or not, his boss is awesome.
Secretary Gao raised his eyes and wiped away the non-existent tears, and sighed in his heart: What a touching brotherhood.
On the other side, Director Dou of the Institute of Ancient Research put down his laptop. The serious and angry expression on his face disappeared, replaced by a look of confusion.
A professor beside him asked anxiously, "Director, what's going on?"
Director Huan was a recognized good young man throughout the entire Institute of Ancient Studies. Seeing Huan Xu being bullied and slandered, the professors in the Institute of Ancient Studies who used to be the most good-tempered rolled up their sleeves and could not tolerate it!
You can scold them, but you can't tolerate scolding Huan Dao.
The old director was also furious and picked up the laptop to start calling people.
As a result, before the old director could mobilize his energy, he saw the grand occasion of audiences, directors, and actors from Cangtian and even Haotian Entertainment Circle supporting Huan Xu.
Okay, Xiao Xu is a kid that everyone loves, Grandpa Dou thought with relief. It seems that everyone in the entertainment industry has their own judgment. Xiao Xu has handled it by himself with his charm, so he doesn't need to worry about it. Then he will secretly help to get things over with quickly. Although it doesn't pose a threat, seeing people jumping around will always affect his mood.
So, Grandpa Dou decided to summon his other good grandson Yan Shuaishuai. The old and the young are indeed a family. Both of them are thinking of "fighting violence with violence". You, the Youtian Crown, sent Platinum to cause trouble, so we will summon the Star Guide to calm the situation!
As a result, just as Grandpa Dou explained his intentions in the communication, he heard his reliable Shuai Shuai speak calmly: "Don't worry, I'm already handling it."
Grandpa Dou suddenly realized: "Okay, I almost forgot that Shuai Shuai and Xiao Xu are good friends now."
Yan Ze:?
Grandpa Dou: What's wrong with him?
…
Putting down the laptop, Grandpa Dou was brought back to his senses by the professor's voice. He looked up at the professor and said, "Ah, the problem is solved."
Before the professor could breathe a sigh of relief, Grandpa Dou asked uncertainly, "Good friend and boyfriend mean the same thing, right?"
professor:? !
Someone come quickly, the old director is so angry about the Youtian Crown!
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