Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 815 The Top Star's House Is About to Collapse

The two renowned directors have gone head-to-head, and the most excited are undoubtedly the netizens watching the spectacle and the media who thrive on drama.

There's no standard answer to whether Feng Xiaogang is right or wrong, but Li Chen's explicit mention of the film "Mr. Six" is undeniable.

"You bastard!" Wang Zhonglei's face turned green with anger.

Wang Zhongjun, as the eldest brother, knew perfectly well who these words were directed at.

Over the years, the two brothers have cleaned up countless messes for Feng Xiaogang's mouth.

But Feng Xiaogang never learned his lesson and still loved to talk big!

Back then, the film "1942" gained a reputation as a top-tier product, which led to a collective boycott by netizens.

Directing the Spring Festival Gala involves first complaining about the leaders' grievances, then shifting the blame beforehand to completely absolve oneself of any responsibility.

With the release of "Mr. Six" imminent, he's at it again with Li Chen!
"That son of a bitch, 10.5 billion has been wasted!"

"You call Feng Xiaogang first, Zhonglei. I'll call Li Chen myself, and that'll be the end of it." Wang Zhongjun was eager to calm things down, afraid that Xiaogang would get angry again and start arguing with Li Chen.

However, Wang Zhongjun overlooked one problem: neither Feng Xiaogang nor Li Chen were people he could control.

The former was spoiled rotten by the two brothers and developed bad habits.

The latter didn't take them seriously at all.

At this point, Feng Xiaogang's Weibo account had been almost completely overrun.

Besides Li Chen, there is also Liu Yifei in "La La Land" who has more than 8000 million Weibo followers.

In addition, there are fans of Wong Kar-wai, Chen Kexin, and other people, as well as viewers who have already seen the film.

Feng Xiaogang is just an upgraded version of Always, and there's only one outcome.

"Oh my, this time Whisper has become the vanguard. If it weren't for Xu Qing in 'Mr. Six,' how many people would watch your old face?"

"They hired two popular young male celebrities and named the show 'Mr. Six,' and they still have the nerve to make sarcastic remarks about others."

"Golden Horse Best Actor? She's a Venice Best Actress! A two-time Golden Lion Director! Compare the prestige yourself, don't embarrass yourself here! Have you forgotten the lesson of '1942'? Don't worry, I still won't watch it this time, just because of you!"

Within just half an hour, 3 such messages flooded in.

If Feng Xiaogang were to swallow his anger, he wouldn't be the "Little Cannon" he is.

At this moment, Feng Xiaogang was sitting in front of the computer, staring at the screen.

His deathly pale face was alarming, and his wife, Xu Fan, quickly advised, "Forget it, stop looking! Don't pay attention to these boring people online!"

"You fucking shut the hell up! Others may be afraid of Li Chen, but I'm not. When I debuted, he was still wearing open-crotch pants!"

With a series of rapid taps, Feng Xiaogang's fingers trembled as he began typing on the keyboard again, specifically targeting the most offensive rebuttals.

Feng Xiaogang was completely enraged, posting 18 consecutive Weibo posts in response, earning him the nickname "Feng the Eighteenth" after the "Whisper" brand.

"What are you pretending to be, huh? You think winning a Venice Film Festival award makes you so great? When I won a Golden Horse Award, you were still eating pancakes at the Beijing Film Academy!"

"Director Feng's exasperated state is just like that of a retail investor who has been trapped in a losing position."

"When I was filming 'The Dream Factory,' you were probably still a tadpole!"

"It's much cleaner than your 'Whisper' mouth."

"Sixth Master's code of conduct is that he can't accept defeat? He's just being stubborn!"

"Rules my ass! Have you even heard of Cui Jian?"

"Director Feng, the speed at which Li Xunhuan played the piano in 'La La Land' was much faster than how you type when you're cursing."

"You try coming to Houhai! If I can't knock the shit out of you with a brick, then you must have a tight anus!"

Li Chen and the pregnant woman found it quite amusing.

"Is Feng Xiaogang out of his mind? He actually compared the Golden Horse Awards to the Venice Film Festival?" Liu Yifei looked at Feng Xiaogang's Weibo posts filled with profanities, but almost every post was just asking for trouble.

Has this person forgotten who the major shareholder of Weibo is?

"Mr. Li, isn't what he's doing a violation of the Weibo guidelines?" Liu Yifei turned to her husband and asked with a smile.

“Teacher Liu said he broke the rules, so he definitely did!” Li Chen said with a smile, putting his arm around his wife’s shoulder.

"Wait a minute." Liu Yifei suddenly saw an unexpected scene and thought she was seeing things.

"That's a thumbs up," Liu Yifei said, turning to look at her husband.

Li Chen nodded with a half-smile: "You read that right, this is a touching display of fatherly love! But I bet you, he'll cancel it soon, and there's a 99% chance he'll explain it away with a slip of the hand."

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"Are you sick in the head?! Are you mentally ill or just clumsy?!" Yang Mi was so angry that her internal organs felt uncomfortable!

Li Yifeng actually liked Feng Xiaogang's Weibo post, and someone even took a screenshot of it!

No celebrity in the industry dared to speak out, not even the female lead in the Always sanitary napkin scandal.

The right approach to this kind of thing is to quietly observe and watch the drama unfold.

Look at which celebrity dares to take sides, and you, Li Yifeng, are just a popular young actor, yet you dare to step in?

How dare you give Feng Xiaogang a thumbs up! As if you're afraid people won't know you're the lead actor in "Mr. Six," the "Sixth Master's" own son!
"I...I really slipped my hand! It's already canceled!" Li Yifeng was also quite frightened at this point.

Huanrui's agents are already scrambling to prepare press releases and countermeasures.

Don't be fooled by Fengzi's usual fearless demeanor in front of Yang Mi, where he seems to completely disregard Li Chen.

In reality, it was just a show of bravado masking inner weakness; he was deliberately putting on a haughty yet humble attitude in front of Yang Mi.

It's similar to a peacock spreading its tail feathers.

If he were to face Li Chen, Li Yifeng would be laughing so hard he'd burst out laughing if Li Chen just glanced at him.

"Brother Feng! If you want to die, can you please not drag me down with you? I've had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to come looking for you!" Yang Mi said before hanging up the phone.

Li Yifeng stared blankly at the phone that had been hung up on for a long time before quickly calling Yang Mi back!

Yang Mi hung up on him again.

Yang Mi couldn't help but facepalm: "Jiajia, what do we do now?"

This question stumped Zeng Jia. It would be fine if Liu Yifei and Li Chen didn't know about Mimi and Li Yifeng's relationship.

But just a while ago, Mimi brought Li Yifeng to pay her respects!
Now this has happened.
"Why don't you call Liu Yifei first and sound her out?"

Yang Mi couldn't help but sigh, "That's the only way."

The call was made and answered quickly.

Yang Mi didn't waste any words and quickly explained, "Qianqian, I don't know what to say either!"

"If you don't know what to say, then don't say anything!" Liu Yifei was much more straightforward than Yang Mi.

"Uh, he really just accidentally clicked it."

Liu Yifei couldn't help but laugh: "So many people have used that answer before. Besides, this isn't the first time, is it? Back in April, when Ms. Guo came out, he just accidentally said it too?"

"If you're calling just to explain this, there's no need for that."

Yang Mi was speechless, not knowing what to say for a moment. Her usual quick wit was completely useless at this moment.

"That's all, I'm hanging up." Liu Yifei said, and hung up the phone without waiting for Yang Mi's response.

Li Yifeng's incredible move stunned the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

Even Wu Qian, who also starred in "Mr. Six", had some respect for this son of Mr. Six.

He had been ordered by Qi Jianhong not to join in the fun.

Although Qi Jianhong also disliked Li Chen and was more of an enemy than a friend, Qi Jianhong was a successful businesswoman.

With La La Land's box office booming, why would he turn down money?

As for "Mr. Six"? Let's wait until it's released.
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Jiang Lei was so anxious that blisters appeared on his lips!

Feng Zi is his precious darling, holding numerous endorsements, film contracts, and possessing extraordinary economic value. For example, forwarding Guo Biting's post was one thing, but deleting it and apologizing would have been enough; she's just a minor celebrity.

But this time, Li Yifeng really stirred up a hornet's nest.

The other party is not only a major shareholder of Weibo, but also has countless resources. His wife is also worth billions. If he really wanted to take down a celebrity, it would be impossible to defend against.

Jiang Lei couldn't get along with Li Chen, but he had some connection with Yang Siwei.

When I called Yang Siwei, he didn't answer at all.

Jiang Lei became even more anxious.

"How is it?" Zhong Junyan asked hurriedly.

"He didn't answer the phone!" Jiang Lei shook his head.

Both of Huanrui's No. 1 and No. 2 had their brows furrowed, and the brand representatives kept calling, questioning whether Li Yifeng had relapsed into his illness!

The artists under his management, however, had different thoughts and quietly watched to see what would become of this top star of Huanrui.

Others in the industry are even more pleased to see Li Yifeng, this top star, get crushed by Leonardo DiCaprio!
The happiest people were none other than Jia Shikai, the former vice president of H&R Century Pictures, and Yang Yang, a former artist of H&R Century Pictures.

The two had left Huanrui together in the middle of the year, and now they were happy to see Li Yifeng make a fool of himself.

"Brother Kai, do you think he can get away with this this time?" Yangyang asked with a smile.

"Haha. Just you wait and see. Knowing Director Li as I do, he probably won't directly take action against Li Yifeng."

"But there are plenty of people under him. Director Li is not Guo Biting! Sigh, if we had known this would happen, we shouldn't have left in such a hurry!" Jia Shikai sighed.

Jia Shikai's guess was correct.

Yang Siwei now controls resources that are almost unimaginable; even the notorious dog king Zhuo Wei is one of her people.

Before she could even make a move, people were already fawning over her.

The headquarters building of Beijing Yixin Media.

Yang Siwei has five subordinates, each in charge of a different area.

One of them, Hong Xiaogui, was in charge of public relations, socializing, and maintaining personal connections.

The network of connections he has extends from business tycoons to all sorts of people.

He knows almost everything inside the industry.

"Sis, this kid's got some tricks up his sleeve. He's always wearing a mask and calling in people for services, sometimes even a few at once. It'll be too easy to deal with him," Red Devil said with a meaningful smile.

There are many people in the industry who provide this kind of service to celebrities, and it's an unspoken rule that everyone knows about.

Both men and women were involved; this kind of thing has been common throughout history.

If you can afford the price, you can get first-hand information in no time.

"I don't care about the process, I only care about the result. We're not moral guardians, but we won't allow just anyone to speak ill of the boss!"

"Don't worry, sis, I'm a law-abiding citizen. Sigh, another house is about to collapse. Huanrui's second brother is in luck." Hong Xiaogui left Yang Siwei's office with a flippant smile.

Yang Siwei didn't even report this to Li Chen.

Li Chen didn't even bother to ask about it. If such a small matter required Li Chen and Yang Siwei to discuss it, then her position as CEO was over.

Netizens expressed their admiration for Li Yifeng's praise!
"The bond between father and son is so deep and touching! I admire it! I admire it!"

"For the best likes and shares, look to Xiao Liu from H&R Century Pictures!"

"What is love in this world that makes fathers and sons pledge their lives to each other, never to part! Sixth Master has given birth to a fine son!"

No matter how quickly Li Yifeng retracted the document, it couldn't keep up with the speed at which netizens took screenshots.

Now that she's become a top celebrity, countless netizens are asking her probing questions on her Weibo: "If a rumored boyfriend meets another rumored boyfriend, which one would you support?"

Yang Mi, who was once rumored to be Li Chen's girlfriend, has had her past relationship brought up again by netizens, while Yang Mi seems to have been silenced.

Feng Xiaogang was outnumbered and outmatched, with no one coming to his aid.

Neither Wang Zhonglei nor Wang Zhongjun had expected things to turn out this way.

Feng Xiaogang did not answer Wang Zhonglei's call.

Within half an hour, the situation on Weibo changed drastically.

The trending topic was #Feng Xiaogang, the King of Chinese Culture# True friendship is revealed in times of adversity.

Feng Xiaogang nearly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while arguing with netizens.

But Li Chen never responded with a single word.

But soon, onlookers and netizens discovered that Feng Xiaogang's Weibo account had been banned.

Some netizens who used foul language and argued with Feng Xiaogang were also banned.

"Damn it, why is it that I get banned but not that bastard Li Chen!" Feng Xiaogang was typing away on the keyboard, his blood pressure soaring and his heart rate accelerating, when a notification popped up as soon as he clicked send.

This account has been banned for 180 days for violating laws, regulations, and Weibo's rules! That's only half a year!
"Damn it!" Feng Xiaogang slammed his hand on the keyboard in anger. He struggled to edit for a long time, but couldn't send it! Feng Xiaogang almost vomited blood.

Having run out of money, Feng Xiaogang finally remembered to call Wang Zhonglei back.

However, Wang Zhonglei did not accept the offer this time either.

You got banned and now you remember me? I don't even need to tell you what to do, go ahead and post again! Fuck!

This is hilarious. Just before the release of "Mr. Six," the lead actor's Weibo account was banned.

At crucial moments, the difference between Li Chen and Feng Xiaogang became apparent.

Li Chen has not contacted Yang Siwei; his current network of connections is not on the same level as Yang Siwei's.

To put it simply, Li Chen is now on the right path, while Yang Siwei is on the wrong path.

On the day of the release of "Mr. Six", major media outlets successively commented on the chaotic battle sparked by Li and Feng's Weibo posts.

Feng Xiaogang once challenged the state-run Daily News over whether variety show movies should be released.

At this point, even the official media didn't hold back!

“Competition in the film market is the norm, but as a senior filmmaker, attacking colleagues with vulgar language and belittling the audience’s aesthetic sense is not only unbecoming of a master, but also harmful to the diversity of artistic creation.”

Although the official media article did not name Feng Xiaogang, the accompanying photo was an old picture of Feng Xiaogang angrily scolding a reporter.

Xinhua Viewpoint Column
"Chinese films are going global, and what they need is an open mind, not closed-minded criticism. The 'street mentality' of some directors should change with the progress of the times."

The headline of the arts and culture section of Guangming Daily
"From 'Mr. Six' to the 'Mr. Six Style' in Real Life: On the Unity of Artistic Creation and Artist's Cultivation: The 'Rules' Defended with Swear Words Are Pretend to Be the Least Rules!"

Beijing Evening News

"The true 'old Beijing spirit' is about embracing innovation, not sticking to old ways. From Mei Lanfang to Hou Baolin, which master achieved art by cursing?"

Xinmin Evening News also launched an online poll: "Which film attitude do you agree with more?"

"Option 1: Let the work speak for itself, La La Land won an award at the Venice Film Festival."

"Option 2: Use profanity to defend your rights, Feng Xiaogang's Weibo flame war."

In this duel between two renowned directors, the winner and loser are obvious to the general public.

On the 24th, Li Chen's birthday, the producers of "Mr. Six" also couldn't withstand the pressure from public opinion.

The official Weibo account of "Mr. Six" posted a long article with the hashtag #TheTrueSpiritOfMr.Six#, stating that "Mr. Six" is definitely not the vulgar and offensive film that is portrayed in various online interpretations. The director's personal words and actions are unrelated to "Mr. Six".

Compared to Deng Chao's loss of 9 followers, Feng Xiaogang lost over 20 followers on Weibo within 24 hours.

The most tragic thing is that Huayi's stock price fell 3.7% in the morning session, and Wang Zhonglei must be crying his eyes out in the bathroom.

A Weibo user revealed that a high-ranking official slammed his fist on the table during an internal meeting, saying, "We must prevent individual artists from treating the internet like a public bathhouse, where they can criticize whenever they want."

Industry leaders and investors were stunned.

It's just a Weibo post, yet it has triggered a media frenzy, mostly from state media. This is just too obvious, isn't it?

Since Feng Xiaogang, the father, was killed, Li Yifeng, the son, was already trembling with fear.

(End of this chapter)