Chapter 135: On Weibo, there is...

On Weibo, a blogger named film critic Wang Chaoyang wrote a long article, criticizing new male actors represented by Shen Que for deliberately playing roles of special groups and the homosexual community in order to attract attention and traffic, but not improving their personal acting skills and only pursuing crooked ways.

Wang Chaoyang's post was full of accusations, without mentioning the movie itself at all, but he just made a fuss about the word "homosexuality" as if it was a capital crime.

It also said that the actors were newcomers represented by Shen Que, but after reading the whole article, it seems that only Shen Que was blamed.

As soon as the post was published, there were actually quite a few people who agreed with it, and a group of people criticized it from a moral high ground.

Xu Qingye wrote a long article in response to his criticism, and his writing was as sharp as Shen Que's film reviews.

Brother Xu talks about movies: @film critic Wang Chaoyang. If you can't write, don't write. What's the point of writing so much and publishing it to make people laugh?

First of all, I want to ask you sincerely, did you really understand "The Darkness"? If you think this is a movie that uses homosexuality as a gimmick, then I feel very sorry that you did not understand this movie. In this story, the content related to homosexuality accounts for less than 1%, and even the element of love in this drama is almost non-existent. It explores more the multifaceted and complex nature of human beings.

You mentioned words like "sissy" and "feminine" many times in your article. I would like to ask you if "sissy" and "feminine" are bad words? In my opinion, women have more delicate emotions and more tolerant hearts. It is not shameful to be like a woman. On the contrary, I think many men should learn more. After all, many men are shallow, ignorant, vulgar, and self-righteous, just like you.

Shen Que's performance in the drama is brilliant. He just showed beauty, not what you call "sissy". Maybe you lack such beautiful things, so you find it incredible when you see others have some behaviors. I can completely understand your feelings. After all, when I look at Shen Que in the drama, I can't help but feel ashamed of myself. I always think that the biggest flaw of Shen Que's face is probably that it doesn't look like mine.

I think you must have had the same thought when you read it, so when you couldn't get him, you used such harsh and vulgar words to belittle him. I know you didn't really hate him, but you were just trying to use such fierce words to attract his attention and let him know that there is someone who is so jealous of him.

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After Xu Qingye posted the message, he immediately bought popularity and water army. He couldn't miss such a good opportunity to strengthen his own account.

Fighting and arguing are the easiest things to attract onlookers and are a great opportunity to increase followers. The data of his account has been lukewarm, so he can take this opportunity to attract a wave of active fans.

The early promotion of "Nightfall" was not strong, so not many people paid attention to it. Wang Chaoyang's criticism attracted the attention of some people, who did not care about the subject of the movie, but were just curious after seeing the complaints.

Xu Qingye's post immediately followed with another evaluation of the movie. The curiosity of the onlookers was even greater at this time. What kind of movie could cause such a big difference of opinion between the two film critics?

The official blog, which originally had little attention, suddenly gained a lot of fans.

The official Weibo account of the "Nightfall" crew only released some plot summaries and concept posters.

The concept poster is a painting and there are no real character stills. Taking advantage of this wave of popularity, the official Weibo, which has been silent for a long time, finally updated a message.

The official Weibo account released a set of stills, and the crowd watching the stills agreed with what Xu Qingye said: "beautiful."

Shen Que in the stills looks very strange, and is almost unrecognizable at first glance. He is quiet and beautiful, but also like easily broken glass. There is always melancholy on his face. Although he is smiling, his eyes are filled with unrelieved sadness.

He does not have the vigor and spirit of a young man. He lies quietly like a flower that has blossomed to its fullest, showing its best beauty but seeming to wither in the next second.

This feeling of brokenness was different from Shen Que's previous ones. In the past, Shen Que was young and lively but felt like his soul was drained away. But this time, he had a calmness that seemed to see through everything. He knew everything about himself and accepted everything calmly.

There is almost no mention of love in the story synopsis, and there is no word like homosexuality in the label. It is obvious that this is not the main theme of the story. It is obvious who is right.

The first name written in the starring column is Liu Xiao. It can't be that Liu Xiao and Shen Que are homosexuals, that's too outrageous.

Shen Que's Guard: It's really interesting. What Wang Chaoyang meant was that as long as you get into the adult industry, you will definitely become famous. But my Emperor Que has already become a god in one battle. He doesn't need these gimmicks at all. Moreover, if the works that can participate in the film festival are the so-called works that just rely on the edge to attract attention, then is Mr. Wang questioning the ability of the judges of the Tuya Film Festival?

It's a bit wild indeed: there are so many classic gay movies, but in your eyes they are all shortcuts for male actors. Do you dare to @ those movie kings? You only dare to bully a newcomer like Shen Que. I've read the articles you've written, they're all pretty bad. The click rates on your previous articles are also very touching. May I ask if cursing is the shortcut for you to become famous, @film critic Wang Chaoyang?

Bystanders: Oh my, it’s a mass shooting. What’s wrong with you being a homosexual? What’s wrong with you being a woman’s man? What on earth are you so proud of? @Film critic Wang Chaoyang

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Netizens also began to join the battle. Originally, they were not used to Wang Chaoyang's preaching style. In his words, those who like gay men and homosexual themes are all indecent people. His influence was too wide all of a sudden, and he was basically digging his own grave.

Wang Chaoyang initially argued with others, but later he could no longer handle it and simply closed the comments. Later, he blocked the entire article.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t disappear just because it’s deleted. Someone has already taken screenshots of it, and various marketing accounts are posting it. Everyone likes to take advantage of the popularity of the post.

Xu Qingye worked hard and managed to increase the popularity of "Night Is Coming" by tens of thousands. The official Weibo probably didn't expect that one day it would gain so many fans just because of a quarrel between two bloggers.

Cao Muan was originally working seriously, but he noticed that Xu Qingye stopped writing a short essay. She watched for a while and couldn't help but admire him. Both Xu Qingye and Shen Que were very good at being sarcastic and talkative, but their strength only stayed on the Internet. In real life, they all looked very polite.

"Since you've watched "Night Journey", maybe you're here. Do you want to meet up offline?"

Cao Muan's fists were already eager to try. She hadn't competed with anyone for a long time.

"We are a marketing account. We can just stir up trouble online. We will be put in jail if we do it offline. Don't say such nonsense."

Xu Qingye glanced at Cao Muan and continued to argue with others online.

"The person may not be here. It is obvious that someone paid him to write this. He is probably being used as a tool. But this is a good thing. It proves that someone is trying to prevent Shen Que from exploding. They must have seen Shen Que's potential. After all, only mediocre people are not envied by others."

As Xu Qingye spoke, he couldn't help but feel a little smug.

"I know. It's your precious Shen Que. If he wins the Best Actor award, you'll have to carry the responsibility on your shoulders."

Cao Muan clicked his tongue twice, he really couldn't stand Xu Qingye's arrogance.

"I can't resist him, but I would probably want to put a label on him so that everyone knows he's mine. At my age, I love to show off."

Xu Qingye has already thought of a hundred ways to show off secretly, but unfortunately he can only be a secretive guy and it is impossible for him to show them off publicly.

The Internet was bustling with activity. Xu Qingye had already found a restaurant with two people and sat down. However, each of them had a computer, so it looked like they were there for a meeting.

The most important thing for a marketing account is timeliness. The three of them worked while eating, and also sent some of the work back to China. In short, all of it had to be sent out today.

"It's been a while since we've had any big news. Boss, do you have any direction? I always feel like you know everything. Do you have a notebook full of news?"

While editing the photo, Cao Muan asked casually, "Xu Qingye's predictions were always accurate, and no one knew where he got the information from."

Xu Qingye's hand on the keyboard paused and he looked at Cao Muan strangely. There was something special about this sister. She could predict such a secret matter.

"Well, I have a prophecy book with all the future gossips in it. The New Year is coming soon, and there is a high probability that there will be a tax inspection. There should also be a collapse in the near future."

Xu Qingye nodded calmly. Cao Muan touched his chin and thought about his words seriously without any doubt at all.

"Then which direction should I look at? The fresh flower or the old actor? Are there any more specific instructions?"

"How would I know? You just post an ambiguous message about taxes being paid and people not sleeping when they shouldn't be sleeping. No matter who the leak is, you just take it and hype yourself up."

Xu Qingye laughed out loud. She actually seemed to accept such a ridiculous thing.

"What you said really makes sense. You are indeed a marketing person. According to your thinking, can I post it? Don't talk about things that shouldn't be discussed. When someone exposes it, I will also take it and establish a persona of a prophet for myself?"

"It's theoretically feasible, but you can't guarantee that there will be a follow-up melon after you post it. But if you use two accounts to operate it, you can operate it after you have already eaten the melon. The entertainment industry also likes this kind of supernatural marketing. You can even create a metaphysical account, just like the one you did before."

Xu Qingye analyzed the situation carefully for her. Cao Muan’s previous account had been aborted. Because she hadn’t been a fan for a long time and had no new material to update, she temporarily stopped updating it.

"Yihe, why are you so silent?"

Xu Qingye and Cao Muan were a little dry-mouthed after chatting, so he suddenly turned to look at Yi He. Yi He usually talked a lot, but why was he so quiet today? It was quite unusual for him.

"No, I just don't know what to say. I don't have an account, so I can't join in your conversation."

Yi He looked up at them, then lowered his head to continue working, but he himself did not notice that his page had not been moved for almost thirty minutes.

"No, you have a problem. Tell me, what happened?"

Xu Qingye put his arm around Yi He's shoulders. He was clearly not in a good state today. He was quite silent during the day, and now he had been in a daze for quite a while.