Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 673: April with Many Varieties

Early April.

When Gu Wei saw the news about Wen Zhang in the country, he was stunned for a moment.

March was quiet and Gu Wei originally thought that this kind of thing would not happen again, but he did not expect that it would happen only a few days later.

Something happened in the domestic film and television industry. A top-tier young actor was "killed" by Fengxing.

April 4st, April Fools' Day.

Zhuo Wei posted a Weibo post specifically naming Wen Zhang and Yao Di.

Many netizens began to think that Feng Xing had deliberately made up the news to attract attention, and since it was April Fools' Day, many people did not take it seriously.

But within a few hours, Wen Zhang angrily refuted:
"This is slander and a completely false report. I will use legal means to protect my rights..."

After the scolding, the actor even warned the paparazzi to be careful.

He has a godfather to support him and is a popular first-tier actor with great talent.

Perhaps this is the reason why he is always so arrogant and disrespectful to entertainment reporters.

As for Fengxing, no one knew whether he had approached Wen Zhang privately before and wanted to settle the matter privately but was rejected by Wen Zhang with sarcasm, or whether he was just seeking revenge.

Just two days later, on the 3rd, a large number of photos appeared on the Internet, all of them were of Wen Zhang and Yao Di.

Now, the person involved couldn’t even make an excuse and was directly sentenced to death. He was also cursed by the whole Internet and treated like a rat crossing the street.

When Jiang Wen saw the news, he was stunned. This happened just after the release date of "One Step Away" was announced.

In just a moment, Jiang Wen seemed to see the movie flop at the box office and his own disgraceful end.

I have cursed Wen Zhang a hundred times in my heart, but it doesn't help. The key is how to deal with the follow-up.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wen felt that he should talk to Gu Wei. It would be best to use the other party's name to stabilize the situation. The scope should be controlled so as not to affect the normal release of the film.

...

Across the ocean.

"Fuck it, I thought you were joking at the last party, but I didn't expect this to be true. Oh, fuck it..."

Jiang Wen's words were full of maternal sentiment, but they also showed how bad the other person's mood was.

"Feng Xing and his gang have done so much harm to people. I really want to curse them. Damn it..."

"Hey, hey, hey, damn it, why do I feel like you are taking revenge and scolding me?" Gu Wei really couldn't stand it anymore. This could be the words spoken by a big mainland director. Not a few words were worth listening to.

"Hey, I'm just anxious. How could you think I was scolding you, damn it." Jiang Wen was still cursing, leaving Gu Wei speechless.

"Tell me how you plan to solve it, and hurry up, the crew is still filming and can't delay. You don't pick a good time, it's busy right now."

The best way to deal with this kind of person is to nag, and sure enough, Jiang Wen couldn't stand it anymore.

"My big investor, what good solution can we have now? Either Wen Zhang apologizes publicly and I make a statement of support, or his role can be cut." Jiang Wen felt extremely aggrieved at the moment. How could such a huge investment in making a movie end up in the same situation as Chen Kai's "Mei Lanfang"?

"You're kidding me, are you? If you cut Wen Zhang's scenes, is this movie still watchable?"

Wen Zhang, one of the main actors, doesn’t have many roles in “One Step Away”, but his few shots are crucial in connecting the preceding and the following. Without this role, how can “One Step Away” still be called “One Step Away”!

"That's right, that's why I called you. Last time we had dinner together, I felt that you admired the other person very much. How about you voice your support?" Jiang Wen started to give advice again. In his opinion, as long as Gu Wei supported him, the matter could be gotten away with, provided that there was only "cheating" and no other illegal behavior.

"Brother, you are really capable of thinking of this when I speak out in support of the other party's cheating." Gu Wei was speechless. He now felt like he was representing the mainland entertainment industry. If he spoke out about such things, it would definitely have a huge impact in the entertainment industry and encourage this trend.

The entertainment industry has always been seen by netizens as a "chicken coop" with a bad reputation, so Gu Wei would definitely not get involved in this matter.

"Then tell me what should I do? I invested so much money and if the movie fails at the box office, I'll have to beg for food for the rest of my life." Jiang Wen spread his hands and pretended to be pitiful.

"Haha." Gu Wei was amused. This guy's train of thought was really unique. He could think of any tricks.

On the other side, Mark and Zhou Yun next to Jiang Wen couldn't help laughing, especially Zhou Yun, who rolled his eyes at him while laughing.

"Okay, we definitely can't support it. Let Wen Zhang apologize publicly, then say hello to the media and just handle it coldly." After thinking for a while, Gu Wei could only think of this method.

Wen Zhang's acting career did not end simply because of this incident. His subsequent movie "I Love You Most on the Road" failed at the box office and was boycotted by netizens.

Coupled with his later divorce from that girl and the full-scale suppression from the Shanghai entertainment industry, all these factors combined together led to the collapse of this first-line male star who was known to have occupied half of the mainland TV dramas at his peak, and he was eventually forced to retire from the film industry.

"No problem, let's do it. Hey, this guy has a lot of flaws, but his acting skills are also great. What a pity."

As the two chatted, Jiang Wen asked Gu Wei how much of a stake he held in Weibo. Seeing that Sina Weibo was about to go public, many people in the industry were predicting how much of a share he had.

At this point, Gu Wei smiled helplessly. The current developments on Sina Weibo have attracted the attention of the film and television entertainment industry and the Internet industry.

The former announced that Weibo officially removed the prefix "Sina", leaving only the two words "Weibo".

This announced the complete demise of the dying Weibo businesses of the other two Internet companies, and their servers were shut down and operations ceased.

Nowadays, there is indeed only one Weibo left on the market, from Sina, which dominates the market!
Now Weibo plans to go public on the Nasdaq in mid-April, which is also a focus of people in the industry.

"Not much. You'll know when it's announced, haha." Gu Wei didn't want to talk about it himself, so he just brushed it off.

"Not much? I don't believe you." Jiang Wen is not a three-year-old child, how can he be fooled.

...

Afterwards, Wen Zhang publicly apologized and posted on Weibo:

"To this day, it is all my own fault. Wrong is wrong, it has nothing to do with anyone else.

The smooth performance of my acting career has made me arrogant and conceited, leading to the precarious situation today. I am willing to bear all the consequences today..."

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As soon as the public apology came out, Ma Yili quickly responded:

“Marriage is not easy, cherish it while you have it!”

Faced with the boycott and calls for punishment from netizens, Ma Yili chose to forgive, but netizens did not buy it at all. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to say that the numerous internet trolls were just doing the job for money.

After all, everyone knows how much resources will be freed up when a first-line male star falls.

But just as many internet trolls openly mocked and boycotted Wen Zhang on Weibo, Weibo also withdrew a large number of comments and replies.

For a while, many male stars and PR teams in the circle were confused. What was going on? Could it be that Wen Zhang relied on Weibo? I have never heard of it.

As a result, apart from some media reports in the industry, there are hardly any negative comments on Weibo.

It was mid-April.

When Weibo was officially listed on the Nasdaq, it announced a detailed list of shareholders and their shareholding ratios as per convention.

Cao Guowei is naturally the largest shareholder, and the second is Gu Wei, who holds 15% of the shares, even after dilution.

At the same time, Weibo also released several announcements.

"Director Gu Wei has been a shareholder of Weibo since its inception, and after multiple rounds of financing, he still owns 15% of Weibo's original shares."

"Director Gu Wei is one of Weibo's largest shareholders..."

"Weibo plans to hold a general shareholders' meeting in early May to celebrate the successful listing of Weibo..."

Each piece of news made people in the industry dizzy.

The series of news dazzled countless companies, actors, stars, practitioners, and even paparazzi in the entire film and television industry.

At this time, many people recalled that Weibo had deleted a large number of negative comments about Wen Zhang some time ago, and people in the circle suddenly discovered a problem, that is, Wen Zhang might be protected by Gu Wei.

Once this speculation came into mind, many people could not sit still, especially those celebrity artists who spent money to hire internet trolls behind the scenes.

After all, if you offend this big boss in the domestic entertainment circle, how can you ever make a name for yourself?
As a result, a strange phenomenon appeared in the domestic entertainment industry, that is, some people who had previously caused trouble changed their tune.

On the other hand, Wen Zhang was also a little confused at this time. Director Jiang Wen had told him to make a public apology and try his best to get Ma Yili's forgiveness.

Wen Zhang complied with all the requests. Although the rift between him and his family member grew deeper and deeper, both sides chose not to make a big deal out of it for the sake of their careers.

However, the development of events that followed was something Wen Zhang had not expected. First, he was scolded by netizens, but after that, he made a move on Weibo, and his life became a little better.

But the situation of being deserted by everyone during this period is not easy. All my once close friends and brothers have turned against me and wish I could quit the circle immediately.

To put it bluntly, in just half a month, Wen Zhang has experienced the fickleness of human nature.

But when Weibo went public and people in the circle knew that Gu Wei was the second largest shareholder, his old friends and brothers came back again, and their attitude towards him became even more enthusiastic. They tried every means to find out about his relationship with Xingchen Film and Television Company and tried to please him in various ways.

"Haha, life is like a play." Wen Zhang murmured to himself. At this moment, he couldn't help but think of what Gu Wei had said to him.

The whole month of April was spent amidst the “various performances” of people in the circle.

When May comes, the animated film "Swallowed Star" jointly produced by Star Pictures, Light Media and Wanda will be released soon.

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(End of this chapter)