Just 7 minutes ago.
Watanabe No, of Rizhao Group, made no attempt to conceal his actions by publishing an article with a biased viewpoint on his official website account, specifically naming Li Zhaoyang.
The original text is as follows:
As a citizen of Japan, I greatly admire talented people, especially geniuses like Li Zhaoyang who won the top prize at this year's music exchange festival.
[His work, "In the Name of the Father," is enshrined in the Hall of Fame, its quality is beyond question. The Compendium of Materia Medica satirizes the group of foreign-worshipping dogs in China, but we'll leave that aside for now. The quality of the Compendium of Materia Medica is indeed undeniable.]
[But I really didn't expect that Li Zhaoyang was proficient in Japanese, Korean, and English—three languages related to music—and even his own area of expertise, Chinese, was quite remarkable.]
[I listened to that Japanese song "Fireworks" on repeat, and the more I listened, the more I appreciated it. I'm so glad that the American music scene could produce someone who made such a huge contribution to music.]
However, such a talented person, with a mountain of honors and musical works that can be considered masterpieces, should cherish their reputation. Like those top-tier artists or even legendary masters, they should meticulously refine each piece of music, refusing to do anything else until it meets their own expectations.
[But Mr. Li Zhaoyang, when he couldn't create any musical works, he actually went and made movies. This is irresponsible behavior towards music, and even more so a desecration of his identity as a representative of the music industry.]
[Only by cherishing one's reputation can one go further on this path, rather than giving up halfway after gaining some fame, setting aside music, and rushing to develop film and television.]
[Hopefully, Mr. Li Zhaoyang will realize his mistake and stop making movies.]
Zhang Xincheng said, "Director, look at this. The person in charge of Rizhao Group is disgusting. He keeps calling me 'teacher,' and the whole article is just stirring up trouble."
Zhang Shulan seemed lost in thought and didn't respond to Xiao Zhang's words. Instead, she thought of something deeper: "Xiao Zhang, send someone to keep an eye on the heads of Sihai, Rizhao, and Hanya Groups and see who will go to see Chairman Ka."
Zhang Xincheng didn't understand: "Director, shouldn't we be taking countermeasures against this article now? Why are we keeping an eye on those responsible?"
Zhang Shulan's thinking was different from ordinary people, and she had already discovered the key to the problem: "This article is neither effective nor harmful to Wanxia or Zhaoyang. People from such large groups either don't make a move, or when they do, it's fatal. Obviously, they would not publish such an article to play a childish game."
Since Watanabe No of Rizhao Group published such an article, there must be some conspiracy waiting for Wanxia.
Zhang Xincheng also realized something was wrong. "Okay, I'll send someone to keep an eye on it right away."
“If nothing unexpected happens, the heads of the three companies will eventually go to Chairman Ka to get me involved,” Li Zhaoyang analyzed. “It’s most likely because of the Chinese song market share. Because I’m a representative there, the development of Chinese songs in the US market is growing day by day. But the root cause is still Chairman Ka’s approval. As long as Chairman Ka’s goodwill towards me diminishes, the three groups can find an opportunity to seize control of the Chinese song market share.”
Zhang Shulan's expression turned serious. Zhao Yang's way of thinking about problems seemed to be getting more and more rigorous: "So Zhao Yang, how do you think we should deal with this?"
Li Zhaoyang revealed a wicked smile: "Let's play along, Director Yang. You continue to look for filming locations, but don't have a direct conflict with the Sihai Group. Just make a show of it."
Yang Kai: "This is a minor issue."
Li Zhaoyang: "Fourth Brother, go find some extras. We need to make sure the scene looks good. It doesn't matter if it turns out well or not, as long as people can see that we are still preparing for a film and television production. Just remember not to give anything away."
Xiao Si, who was following behind Yang Kai, straightened his chest and nodded, saying, "Director Li, you can rest assured that this matter is in my hands."
"Zhaoyang, what are you doing?" Zhang Xincheng was completely confused. The matter was urgent, the funding for filming The Truman Show had been allocated in batches, and filming was about to begin when these things happened.
In the past, when faced with such an emergency, we would have held a meeting immediately, with everyone sitting down to think of a solution and see how to get the machine up and running smoothly.
Judging from Zhao Yang's words, it seems like he's going to play along with those corporations?
"Xiao Zhang, don't speak yet." Zhang Shulan understood what Zhao Yang meant.
"Director Yang, Brother Si, you can start taking care of it."
"Okay." Yang Kai left with Xiao Si. They didn't need to worry about the filming issues, nor was it their place to worry about them. The leaders of Wanxia would naturally take care of it.
After the others left, Zhang Shulan asked, "Zhaoyang, tell me, what are your plans next?"
Li Zhaoyang: "I've already said, we'll play along. They want to get me involved with Chairman Ka, so let's do as they wish. We'll officially announce the start of filming later on the official website of Sunset Glow."
Zhang Xincheng didn't understand: "I understood a little, but not completely. What's the point of doing this?"
“Okay.” Zhang Shulan came out of the rest area and understood Zhaoyang’s meaning.
A few minutes later, she officially announced Li Zhaoyang's entry into the film and television industry to the public through the official website of Wanxia.
This is also the first time that the sunset has been officially announced to the public.
As soon as the news broke, comments began to increase, and the situation gradually escalated.
“It’s not the director.” Zhang Xincheng said anxiously, “It’s not too late to make an official announcement after the movie wraps up. We’re already facing some difficulties while filming the movie. If we make an official announcement now, wouldn’t that be going along with Rizhao Group’s wishes?”
Wasn't the director's previous strategy quite brilliant? How come he made a mistake this time?
"How did you end up in this managerial position? I've already explained it to you, and you still don't understand?" Zhang Shulan bit her pink lips slightly: "Then you should think about the game properly."
Zhang Xincheng vaguely understood a little bit.
Even Zhao Yang used his official music website's verified gold account to announce his plans to enter the film and television industry and make movies.
It quickly caused a sensation.
The place where comments surged the fastest was Zhaoyang's official music website account, followed by Wanxia's official website.
Within just ten minutes of the official announcement, the topic had already gained significant traction, even making it into the top fifteen trending searches.
Entering the top 15 of the trending topics list within ten minutes means being in the top five before leaving get off work.
The entry of a top-rated songwriter into the film and television industry is a highly impactful topic and a major selling point, prompting media reporters to frantically write reports as soon as they see it.
So much so that around 2 p.m., Zhang Xincheng began to realize something.
He first understood everything from the comments under Zhaoyang's account.
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