Chapter 26
Since Liu Ke held an open casting, it would be impossible to keep this secret, especially since the location was near a movie studio where the media would often be lurking.
As a result, various leaks have long been circulating online, with film buffs speculating about what Liu Ke will be working on. Celebrity fans are also scrutinizing the leaked photos, wondering if their favorite actors or actresses will be in the cast. After all, anyone who appears in a Liu Ke film is guaranteed to be gilded.
Late one night, when marketing accounts love to stir up trouble, a self-media marketing account with a bad reputation posted a Weibo post:
@八卦老生V: #Best Actor Ye Yuze snatches the role from top-tier star Yang Hedong# At an open casting call held by Liu Ke, the Golden Carp Best Director winner, for a new drama two years ago, newly crowned Best Actor Ye Yuze faced off against top-tier star Yang Hedong. According to reliable sources, Ye Yuze and Yang Hedong had a prior feud on the set of "Tian Yao." Yang Hedong had already secured the role, but Ye Yuze suddenly appeared due to a personal grudge and blocked the role. As a result, the top star lost to the Best Actor, and Yang Hedong narrowly lost to Ye Yuze. As the Yangtze River's new generation surpasses the old, it seems the entertainment industry is also about to see the old replaced by the new.
The accompanying image is a candid photo of Ye Yuze and Yang Hedong meeting at the casting location. Ye Yuze's team is accompanied by a large group, while Yang Hedong is accompanied only by his manager, creating a stark contrast.
Yang Hedong is indeed a top star with a huge number of fans. The two groups of people, those who stayed up late to cultivate and those who got up early in the morning, connected almost seamlessly. With just a tag, he swept through the official Weibo of Xingchen and the personal Weibo accounts of Ye Yuze and Liu Ke. Even He Tong's Weibo was greatly affected.
By the time passersby clicked on the trending search terms, they were already filled with manipulative comments and insults from Yang and Dong's fans, with virtually no legitimate speech to be found. Even the Weibo accounts of several of the parties involved were completely unreadable, except for Yang and Dong's, which were filled with fans comforting their brother.
So the onlookers went to Ye Yuze's super topic, only to find it... barren, already occupied by Yang Hedong's fans. Speechless, the onlookers turned to He Tong's super topic, where the situation was the same.
The bewildered bastards looked around and finally remembered that Ye Yuze and He Tong should have a CP super topic. They finally found the Yuzi Tongze super topic. Fortunately, this super topic was well-managed and even had a pinned post dedicated to everyone's discussion, which moved the bastards to tears.
It's not easy, it's really not easy! Who would have thought that I'd just be enjoying some gossip and have to go through so much trouble to finally find a place to chat with people? These two are so funny! They don't manage their own super topic, but their CP super topic is booming. They're obviously going to be actors, and traffic is not the same thing. The data they're pumping up here can't be turned into real money. Whether it has commercial value or not, we'll have to wait and see at the box office. So what's going on with this gossip? Did Ye Yuze really steal yhd's role? You believe the marketing account's instigation above. Have you been eaten up by yhd's fans? There's something wrong with the tag. The director is casting openly, whoever is capable gets it. Isn't it normal for the best actor to get the role? Those who are incompetent can just cry. I'd bet a cucumber that yhd is definitely behind the marketing account. It's an epic scam. Yang has no talent, but he has millions of fans. Maybe he'll become the first person to grab a role through cyberbullying? [Erha]] The incident caused a lot of uproar on the Internet, and Fang Chen was also very angry when he heard the news.
"What the hell? If he can't get the role and wants to play the victim and torture the fans, that's his own business. Why is he dragging us into this?"
After the audition that day, Yang Hedong left the crew of "Tian Yao" to go on a movie roadshow. It is probably because of this that he dared to do such a small trick.
Fang Chen directly called Yang Hedong's agent and said bluntly, "I'll give you five minutes to clarify. Otherwise, I'll ask Director Liu to come out. Don't blame him for his harsh words!"
The other side hurriedly said that they knew nothing about this and promised to clarify it immediately.
Fang Chen hung up the phone, still feeling indignant: "Don't you know? Do you think I'm three years old?"
Lingling sighed, "This is really that thing lying on the feet. If it doesn't bite, it will be annoying."
He Tong kept his head down and tapped on his phone. "Without any evidence of collusion between them and the marketing account, we can't bring ourselves to sue them. But since that marketing account dared to come forward, they should be prepared to be exposed."
Ye Yuze was the calmest of the group. While working on his tablet, he said slowly, "Facts speak louder than words. He and his fans are left with nothing but impotent rage. Lingling, please support our fans and don't argue with them."
Lingling quickly responded, "The studio appeased the fans immediately and said the issue would be resolved immediately."
Not long after, Yang Hedong's team came out and issued a message explaining that he and Ye Yuze were not interviewing for the same role and there was no competition between them. They also said that this time they missed out on Director Liu's crew because they couldn't adjust their schedules, which was a pity and they hoped to work together next time.
In response to this, many bystanders posted layers of "hehe".
Yang Hedong's fans seemed to have won another victory, completely ignoring the fact that they had once again ruined their idol's popularity, and continued to look for targets in the square with high morale.
At this point, everyone thought that this incident would be like any other scandal and would gradually die down after clarification.
But in the afternoon, the marketing account that stirred up trouble last night and quietly deleted its post in the morning suddenly posted another Weibo post, which quickly entered the top ten hot searches with the tag "I apologize for slandering the movie star Ye Yuze."
The spies, alerted to the rumors, immediately rushed in and discovered that the marketing account had actually posted an apology on Weibo! Not only was there a verbal apology, but the accompanying image also included a handwritten apology letter and a screenshot of the 5,000 yuan compensation transfer.
[Huh? So marketing accounts can apologize too?]
Young people don't understand the value of accounts. An apology isn't a big deal, but it's better than having your account blocked. Only 5,000 yuan in compensation... No wonder these marketing accounts are willing to fabricate facts and slander others even though they know they're doing it. The compensation isn't much, but buying high-ranking trending searches is painful enough. They'll probably have to pay at least 200,000 or 300,000 yuan. Moments later, He Tong retweeted the marketing account's Weibo post, along with a screenshot of a 5,000 yuan donation to charity.
@贺同V: I'll remember you. Those who repeatedly defame others and cause adverse effects can be sued for defamation. How many more times do you have left? Count them yourself. Once you reach the limit, I'll bring you before a judge.
As soon as this Weibo post was released, the number of comments and reposts skyrocketed.
At the beginning, there were still some Yang Hedong fans cursing in the comments, but perhaps they finally started to control their fans, and the cursing disappeared soon, and those comments were quickly suppressed by the Tongze fans who were holding their breath.
[My brother is a tough guy in society, he doesn't talk much. [狗头]]
[My boyfriend is not only warm, but also strong! ]
Tongtong is so handsome! If this isn't love... [pushes glasses]]
[Today I have an aura of 2.8 meters! I’m so good at arguing!]
[Those marketing accounts that spread rumors and slander really deserve to be punished.]
At this time, Liu Ke, who had been quiet all the time, also posted on Weibo.
@Director Liu Ke V: Everyone probably likes to look at faces when watching movies. I do too. A pretty face is always pleasing to the eye. But as a director, I have to be honest: I still prefer to watch the acting.
As a big director whose production capabilities can support the box office, Liu Ke has quite a number of fans, and they all started laughing and joking under his Weibo.
[No, no, no, Director Liu, if we want to see a vase, we can watch it in other films. We still look forward to seeing a good story in your film.] [I seem to see Director Liu raising his hand to touch that person's face. Just a touch, no hit, the face doesn't hurt. [Erha]] [Director Liu is also good-tempered. His homepage was blocked and his private messages were bombarded with messages. Now he is still so reserved in his words.] [Actually, even if we talk about faces, I think Ye Yuze is better looking than yhd, not to mention that Ye is so much younger than yhd.] [Upstairs, Director Liu has been so tactful, why are you still killing people and destroying their hearts! [Laughing and crying]] After such a commotion on the Internet, although the waves soon calmed down, there are still invisible undercurrents rolling under the surface.
After this incident, Yang Hedong and Ye Yuze became rivals, and their movies are about to be released one after the other, which has led many people to look forward to the box office battle between the two sides.
As He Tong peeled shrimp for his brother Ye, he said, "With all this commotion, our popularity has gone up quite a bit. I don't know what they're trying to achieve with this self-deprecating publicity. Are they afraid that others won't know that his acting is worse than Brother Ye's and that he won't be in Director Liu's eyes?"
Fang Chen scoffed, "They're just so good at playing the fan circle game. They smear us once, then come out to clarify, and that's two waves of attention. If we fight back, they act like they're being wronged, saying 'it's all marketing nonsense, they're all innocent victims,' and that makes the fans cry out in frustration. That's why the pre-sale box office has skyrocketed in the past few days."
He Tong was speechless: "No way, passersby are not blind and brainless. If they lose their favor like this, they don't really think they can reap 1 billion box office just by cutting fans' leeks."
He peeled a bowl full of shrimps and handed it to Ye Yuze, then turned to wash his hands. When he came back, he saw that half of the shrimps had been put into his own bowl, and he immediately smiled happily.
Fang Chen knocked on the table in disgust: "I say you two should restrain yourself, I'm here to eat, not to eat dog food."
He Tong gave him a blank look and said, "I ordered these dishes specially for Brother Ye. They drove dozens of kilometers to deliver them here. You, a freeloader, are lucky to have something to eat."
Ye Yuze calmly brought the topic back to the topic: "How was the preview of 'The Painter'?"
Fang Chen replied while grabbing food with He Tong, "The response has been good. Friendly media outlets are already doing the first wave of pre-release coverage, and film reviews will follow over the next couple of days. Based on our survey of general audiences, both the willingness to watch the film and the willingness to repeat it are higher than we expected, which is a good sign."
He Tong reminded: "Remember to translate the reports and film reviews from Lake City and share them."
"Don't worry, I won't forget it." Fang Chen grabbed the last piece of pork ribs and smiled proudly.
Ye Yuze glanced at him and said, "Looks like I should go tell my aunt about you snuck in and flirted with a little celebrity."
The spareribs fell from between the chopsticks onto the table with a thud. Fang Chen screamed, "No! You can't treat your second cousin who worked so hard for you like this!"
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