Chapter 20
Seven hours after the premiere of "The Painter", domestic immortal cultivation fans in the fan group finally waited for the Pioneer Team's repo.
Lake City Squad #1: Brothers and sisters! We're back!
Lake City Squad #2: Finished watching the movie! It made me cry so much!
Lake City Squad #3: We met up later and discussed it in a cafe. Lake City Squad #4: And then we cried through two packs of tissues.
[Lake City Squad #5: I was prepared to treat art films like handsome guys as popcorn if I didn't understand them. Turns out! Now I really wish I didn't understand them QAQ] [Finally, you're back! You're having so much fun online, but we've been waiting for so long that all the flowers have wilted.] [What? Is this a tragedy?!?!?]
Although I was mentally prepared for tragedy when I saw this art film, the reality still hit me hard. Sigh. [Is it good? Are the visuals beautiful? Is it up to par with the trailer?]
〖Looks great! So beautiful! Perfect throughout! I want to watch it a few more times!〗
Is it a tragedy? But I don't think it's entirely a tragedy.
〖Although it was very sad, I felt warm inside after watching it.〗〖Even though they're dead, they'll live on in my heart forever, that feeling.〗〖What hurts me most is that the couple is separated forever! I know the director wasn't trying to portray love, but in my eyes, that's love! I feel so bad for my comrades! [Breaking tears]〗A long line of ellipsis, exclamation marks, question marks, and other symbols and emojis flashed across the group.
[Five sisters, calm down. Can you tell us something we can understand?] [Ahem, excuse me, the film is just too moving.]
So, are we spoiling the plot?
[Let's reveal it. I'll reveal it when the film review comes out tomorrow anyway.]
So the vanguard team started talking non-stop, which made the domestic fans of Tongze scream.
〖Actually, the plot is very simple to explain, but the focus of this movie is not just the plot.〗〖Yes, you have to see it with your own eyes to experience the impact.〗〖I really didn't expect Master Ze's acting to be so strong. I always feel that he actually saw through everything later, but didn't say anything. His micro-expressions are really amazing. Obviously, he usually looks cold and expressionless.〗〖Tongzai is not bad either. His role is very complex and real, making people hate and love him at the same time. The tension when the two of them are acting against each other is simply amazing!〗〖In fact, I forgot that the actor was my fan after ten minutes of the show. [Covering face]〗【Ah——I really want to see it tomorrow——】
[Look at me, this is the face of jealousy. ]
I've already eaten ten pounds of lemons.
Everyone was chatting happily when suddenly someone posted a row of exclamation marks.
[Everyone, check out the trending searches! A scandal broke out between the two of us!]
A single stone caused a thousand ripples, and people all rushed to Weibo.
The eighth most searched topic on Weibo is "He Tong dates a mysterious girlfriend", and the most popular one is a post by a marketing account exposing the news.
@带你吃瓜V: On the fourth day of the "Painter" crew's trip to Hucheng, one of the lead actors, He Tong, was spotted by passersby on a date with a mysterious girlfriend? The video reveals the truth! This mysterious girlfriend is quite cool and handsome.
The video, shot from a distance behind, shows He Tong and his "mysterious girlfriend," who is wearing a skirt, feeding pigeons together in a square. The two are seen interacting intimately. Both of them turn toward the camera at one point. He Tong's face, though not very clear, is discernible, but the "mysterious girlfriend" is wearing a hat and large sunglasses that cover half of her face, making her appearance unclear.
The comments below are all scolding He Tong for not doing his job and traveling and dating at public expense. It is obvious that they are manipulated by internet trolls.
The comments on forwarded posts are more normal.
[Where's this comment from some troll control troll? Their professional skills are too low, each one is only worth five points, no more.] [There's no embarrassed Party B, only embarrassed Party A. This is clearly because they didn't pay enough.] [No, even if they really did go on a date, so what? It didn't affect their work, so is this worth scolding?] [Buying trending searches in the middle of the night? They're just trying to get a bargain. But who are they buying them for?] After watching the trending searches, the Tongze fans returned to the group chat and first spammed ellipsis in silence.
[Is someone trying to instigate us CP fans to quit and turn against them? ]
The content was so clever I couldn't tell if they were friendly or enemy. I don't know if they were truly blind, but the candy was real. I'll take it first! That guy is Master Ze, right?!
"Sisters, don't doubt your eyes. The skirt Master Ze is wearing is a typical Hucheng costume. Many people here wear it, both men and women." "In fact, Tongtong is wearing the same one, but he didn't tie it up." "So they're wearing couple outfits in disguise again." [dog head]"
The marketing account posted this forty minutes ago. I searched Twitter and found the original tweet was from fifty minutes ago by a casual photographer. They said they happened to see them while photographing pigeons and thought they had great figures, so they took a quick video. Were they being targeted? They were retweeted in just ten minutes. [Hahahahaha! Tongzai responded! Let me go laugh for three minutes! Hahahaha!] Upon seeing this, fans flocked to He Tong's Weibo again.
@贺同V: Thank you, my brother Ye is indeed very handsome [smile]. See the picture // @带你吃瓜V: ...
The accompanying picture shows Ye Yuze sitting in an open-air coffee shop drinking coffee. She is wearing the same outfit as in the video. Her long legs are elegantly crossed under the skirt. She is still wearing a hat on her head, but she has taken off her big sunglasses.
Fans quickly created a new post below, with the content neatly stating "Thanks to the marketing account for sending candy."
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The next day at breakfast, He Tong told Fang Chen this as a joke.
Finally, he concluded: "I don't know which blind guy is trying to mess with us, but it's a pity that he's stingy. If he bought trending searches during the day, we could get some popularity for free."
Ye Yuze suddenly asked, "Have you found the person who hired the Internet troll army to smear us last time?"
Fang Chen raised an eyebrow: "Boss hasn't contacted me yet. Do you suspect it's the same one?"
"The methods are not on the same level, at least the people who planned it are not the same. But we cannot rule out that the same person carried out the operation."
He Tong nodded: "Yes, after all, the last time, that guy who didn't look very rich, was pushed to the trending search list by his fans the next day."
At this time, Yu Zheng came over with a happy face, raised the magazine in his hand and greeted everyone.
"Come and check out this episode of Lake City Movies! Our film is getting really good reviews!"
Lake City Films is a program publication exclusively published during the Lake City Film Festival. It's published daily and provides comprehensive information about the festival. Of course, many productions also spend money advertising on it.
One of the most important columns in this program book is daily film reviews, which will invite several well-known film critics to rate and write reviews for the films that premiere every day.
This morning's issue of Lake City Film featured two reviews of The Painter, each receiving a score of 3.2 out of 4. This is the highest score to date, with the previous highest-scoring film being 2.9.
"I knew your acting skills would captivate the audience," Yu Zheng said cheerfully. "The film reviews have devoted so much space to praising you."
Fang Chen was already beaming with joy, but he still said modestly, "No, no, it's all thanks to your guidance, Director Yu. My two boys are so lucky to have you as their first acting partner."
He Tong touched his chin and said, "With this score... the chances of winning the prize are very high. Isn't Editor Yu waiting?"
Yu Zheng waved his hand. "He said the plot of this script is simple and it all depends on the actors' acting skills. The possibility of him winning a screenwriting award is too low, so he won't waste his time here."
Fang Chen slammed the table and said, "Since there's a real chance of winning an award, then we'll just have to work harder on PR these next few days! This drama only cost a little over 100 million yuan, so if it can win a major international award, it'll be worth it even if we lose money at the box office!"
Yu Zheng quickly made a few "Pooh" sounds.
"Mr. Fang, please don't be such a pessimist. I've invested most of my fortune in this drama. It's not as lavish as yours, but it's still over three million. I'm counting on it to make a killing."
Fang Chen laughed heartily: "Director Yu, you have produced a drama that won an international award. Are you still worried about not making money in the future?"
The producer also laughed: "Don't worry, Director Yu, it won't be a loss. After the premiere yesterday, many distributors and buyers contacted me. If it wins an award, the price can be raised even higher."
Congratulations, big investor. Everyone smiled but said nothing.
Just as they were rejoicing, they suddenly heard Lingling exclaim, "Oh my! Something happened to the crew of Tian Yao!"
Fang Chen, who was still wearing the name of the producer of "Tian Yao", was suddenly startled: "What happened?"
"Liu Qing fell off the wire. Isn't today the media visit day for 'Tian Yao'? A lot of people took photos of it, and now it's all over the internet. Liu Qing's fans are going crazy."
"What?!" Fang Chen frantically dug out his phone, "Is anyone hurt?"
"Now the media's filming equipment has been collected, and they've switched to live text broadcasts..." Lingling spoke quickly, "Ah! Fortunately, nothing serious has happened! They said the safety officer acted in time, and the anti-slip buckle got stuck in the wire, but the person was just startled."
"Thank goodness!" Fang Chen exhaled and stood up. "I'll go make a phone call and ask about the situation."
After he left, Yu Zheng and the producer also went about their own business.
Ye Yuze turned around and saw He Tong in a daze. He reached out and poked him: "Are you worried about Liu Qing?"
He Tong came back to his senses and frowned, "Something's not right. The crew specially replaced the wire, which clearly shows their concern for safety. The props guy won't dare to be perfunctory again. This kind of thing shouldn't happen."
Fang Chen returned quickly with a gloomy expression on his face. He sat down and said, "They said it was a man-made accident. They've already called the police and they're still investigating. Luckily, they got a new wire harness and Liu Qing hired a safety officer, so nothing serious happened. Why does this show feel so full of disasters?"
Lingling shrugged. "This is your first time with the crew, Mr. Fang, so you don't understand. It's actually quite normal. With so many people on the crew, there's always something going on here or there. It's only fitting that the media was here this time, otherwise it would have been covered up."
Fang Chen's phone buzzed. He grabbed the phone and turned it on, and his brows immediately twisted into a knot.
"It was a sasaeng fan who did it! He got into the crew by sneaking into the media."
Ye Yuze: "Issue fan?"
He Tong leaned over and explained to him in a low voice.
Fang Chen glanced over and said, "Lingling, please talk to Xiao Zheng and the bodyguards about the issue of illegitimate fans. We must take this seriously and not take it lightly."
Lingling, Xiao Zheng, and the four bodyguards all nodded seriously.
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