Actor: Thank you.

Across China, on television.

"Hello, everyone."

"This is Entertainment Live!"

"I am the host, Sonia."

"I am the host, Xie Nan."

As one of the most popular entertainment programs in the country, "Entertainment Live" has a considerable audience.

Xie Nan, one of the "twin stars" of Enlight Media, also joined the company's flagship program at this time.

The other main female host, Liu Yan, has never appeared on the show.

"First, pay attention to the latest entertainment news." Xie Nan is still young at this time, and his hosting style is still relatively immature.

She was led by the more experienced Sonia.

"The famous crosstalk performer Mr. Li Wenhua passed away on the 9th at Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing."

"Many fellow performers from the traditional performing arts went to pay their respects."

"Including Jiang Kun, the former partner of Mr. Li Wenhua, the vice chairman of the Chinese Quyi Artists Association."

"Famous 'non-mainstream' crosstalk performer Guo Degang, along with Yu Qian and other Deyuan Society artists, also went there."

Mr. Li Wenhua was a student of Mr. Guo Qiru. Later, he was accepted as a disciple by his father, Ma Zhiming, and in 08, he became a formal member of the Ma school of crosstalk, becoming a disciple of the late crosstalk master Ma Sanli.

In 08, Mr. Li's health was already very poor, so Ma Zhiming took on the role of his father's apprentice, which was considered to have fulfilled one of Mr. Li's wishes.

Teacher Guo often says on stage that Sun Yue, this grandson of hers, came from Li Wenhua's family.

He's neither a grandson nor a great-grandson.

Li Wenhua was Sun Yue's father's maternal uncle, so they were related as uncle and grand-nephew.

Therefore, Sun Yue isn't even a grandson...

Zhang Yuan also sent a wreath and elegiac couplet through a third party.

"Another news item is related to Guo Degang, who just attended Mr. Li Wenhua's funeral." Soni pointed to the large screen behind her.

"Recently, the war of words between two well-known commentators, Guo Degang and Song Zude, has become a hot topic among netizens."

"Now, let Xie Nan lead us through a review of what happened."

Xie Nan took over the conversation and began reading from the manuscript.

Simply put, Song Zude is like a stinky, dirty, and sticky plaster in the gutter.

It was a typical case back then where rumors were spread about whoever was popular, in order to gain attention.

Who was the most popular at the beginning of 09?
Xiao Shenyang!
Song Zude then started by writing an article titled "Xiao Shenyang's Popularity Won't Last Until the End of 09".

He was criticized as a vulgar clown, but that's all thanks to Zhao Benshan's support.

That's when Teacher Guo appeared.

First of all, Mr. Guo and Zhao Benshan have a friendship, and Mr. Guo also attended the "Return to Roots" performance.

Furthermore, Mr. Guo and Song Zude have a long-standing feud.

When Guo Jingming first became famous, Song Zude didn't let him off the hook either.

They nitpick at his crosstalk performances, saying he mocks Qu Yuan, ridicules the country, and disrespects traditional culture.

Now that Song Zude has stepped forward, Teacher Guo has seized the opportunity.

“The parents did not work properly when they gave birth, and the formula was faulty. Song Zude's child was either grafted or genetically modified.”

This led to him making sarcastic remarks about Song Zude during a TV appearance.

How could Song Quede not retort? He immediately started making up a short story.

The claim that Professor Guo is "impotent" is false; Guo Qilin was fathered by a migrant worker with whom his ex-wife had a child through a surrogate pregnancy.

Ms. Guo was furious when she learned of this, which led to her divorce.

As for why her son, born to another woman, looks so much like Guo Jingming.

This is because Teacher Guo was afraid of losing face, so she took Guo Qilin to have plastic surgery early on, so that he would look exactly like her.

This kind of thing is as outrageous as it gets.

But back then, many people believed it.

Moreover, Song Zude always spreads vulgar and obscene rumors.

The rumors that Liu Qianqian had undergone gender reassignment surgery also originated from him.

"Liu Qianqian is actually a boy."

These are his original words, and he also posted a bunch of photoshopped pictures as evidence.

Believe it or not, even now, a lot of people still believe this.

Because people believe him, Song Zude can still gain a surge in public opinion every time he spreads rumors, and he has never lost.

But this time he encountered a real language professional.

Teacher Guo quickly published that famous "declaration against the traitors".

“I examined Zude’s face closely. His whole face was extremely cheerful, clearly indicating he had been drinking diabetes. His eyes were very bright, like chestnuts, with the base facing upwards, touching the bladder, and the tip facing downwards, touching the pubic symphysis in front and the rectum behind…”

The article is very well written.

But Song Zude had another trick up his sleeve, saying that Teacher Guo only graduated from primary school and had no education.

Therefore, this article was definitely not written by him.

I have found evidence that I paid a college student to write it for me...

The story about Han Han's father writing for him was also fabricated by Song Quede; he only knows a few tricks.

After writing this article, Mr. Guo stopped responding publicly, but often teased the other party in his crosstalk performances.

This is the first time in the public eye that Song Quede has suffered a setback, even losing a verbal battle to the other party.

"Next news: CCTV host Fang Jing is embroiled in a 'spy scandal'."

Fang Jing, my older sister, went to Fox TV in North America for an exchange in 02 and also spent half a year at Harvard.

After returning, he joined CCTV's military program "Defense New Observation" as a host.

In early 09, a Peking University professor, who was also a guest host on the talk show "Tell It Like It Is," said that Fang Jing had been recruited as a spy during her study abroad trip.

Joining Defense Watch is for the purpose of obtaining defense information.

After investigation, this was found to be the case, and Fang Jing continued to host the program.

However, the Peking University student did not receive any punishment.

Just like Song Zude, the cost of spreading rumors is too low, and there are no punitive measures.

Even if Fang Jing really is a spy, it doesn't matter, because the long-time guest of "Defense New Observation" is Zhang Zhaozhong, the director of the "Strategic Deception Bureau".

"This fourth-generation fighter is not the same as that fourth-generation fighter; it is a modified J-10."

"How could China possibly build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier?"

"Our military strength is far behind that of North America."

You're always the one predicting the worst, and you're always the one signing off on the verification of advanced projects.

If you can get even half a truth out of him, you're considered very capable.

Does CCTV have any spies?
Yes, there really is one, and it's a female host.

But it wasn't Fang Jing, it was Cheng Lei, who was already working at CCTV at the moment.

This woman went abroad when she was 10 years old and was originally an Australian citizen.

He worked as a reporter and host for CBN for over 20 years before being discovered and arrested.

"Here are some news items about the singer."

"Famous singer Hiroshi Kurata has been arrested by judicial authorities."

"The incident was related to a brawl in Langfang in 03."

"It is reported that the case resulted in multiple injuries and one death."

"Kurada Hiroshi has been identified as the mastermind behind the case and protected and concealed those involved after the incident."

With the arrest of the obese man, the entertainment industry in Beijing has officially bid farewell to its "dark era."

The "Four Heavenly Kings" and their underlings from back then have all retired.

"Super Junior's Chinese member Han Geng has officially submitted his contract termination request to the entertainment company SM Entertainment."

"Whether he will return to China to develop his career after the termination of his contract will be followed up and reported by this station."

That year, Han Geng initiated a wave of Korean wave returning to China.

"Famous Taiwanese singer Angela Chang has broken ties with her mother."

Unlike Han Geng, who sparked a wave of Korean pop returning to China, Angela Chang, who was in the same period, initiated a wave of celebrities breaking ties with their parents.

To let the public know that there are actually a lot of parents in this world who don't act like human beings.

When Angela Chang's congenital heart disease worsened due to her busy work schedule and she needed treatment, her mother transferred 100 million NT dollars, which was all the money she had earned over the years.

And after Ms. Zhang made a public accusation, they spread rumors that their daughter was using drugs...

It's hard to comment.

Moreover, this kind of thing doesn't just happen in Asia; it happens all over the world.

Parents, saddened by the loss of their child, exploited him for money, yet believed it was all their own doing.

Or there are countless cases of celebrities' children being manipulated as puppets.

Parents are just a title; they do not possess moral or human rights guarantees.

In fact, setting aside the celebrity profession, the proportion of parents in real life who are self-centered, selfish, inconsiderate of their family and children's feelings, and even engage in long-term psychological control is far higher than ordinary people imagine.

It's not that parents are bad or stupid, but rather that some stupid and bad people become parents.

Let alone fulfilling the saying "parents who love their children plan far ahead for them," many parents cannot even provide normal love for their children.

“She’s also a female singer from Taiwan,” Xie Nan said slowly, a hint of sadness in her eyes.

"A-Sun, the female singer who sang the theme song 'Always Quiet' for the TV series 'Chinese Paladin,' passed away on the evening of the 6th at Tzu Chi Hospital in Xindian, Taiwan."

He died at the age of 36.

"During a check-up at the end of 08, she discovered that she had late-stage breast cancer."

"Many singers from Taiwan have posted messages of condolence."

“Zhang Yuan and Liu Qianqian, the male and female protagonists of ‘Chinese Paladin’, and An Yixuan, among others, also posted messages of remembrance online.”

"Now we'll move on to the interview segment," Sonia said, taking over the conversation.

"The war of words launched by the director of the movie 'Nanjing Nanjing' against the movie 'Ip Man' which was released at the same time has become a hot topic.

"Today, our special correspondent from Entertainment Live has personally traveled to Paris."

"An exclusive interview with Mr. Zhang Yuan, a famous actor who just delivered a eulogy for singer A-Sun, one of the parties involved."

"Next, please watch the live stream."

In the Paris hotel, Zhang Yuanwen sat on the sofa.

In front of me was a whole professional film crew.

At this time, the international connection delay was still significant, with a delay of about 3 to 5 seconds from Beijing to Paris.

So Zhang Yuan adjusted his mindset, tried to be patient, and slowed down his speech.

"Hello, host, and hello to the viewers of 'Entertainment Live'."

He smiled and raised his hand in greeting.

A few seconds later, the two female hosts on the screen returned the greeting.

"Thank you so much, Zhang Yuan, for granting us this interview. How are you doing in Paris?"

“Great, I’m currently working on the filming of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.”

"I really like Paris."

"You should have noticed recently that director Lu Chuan has shared many opinions about you and the movie 'Ip Man' that you starred in. What are your thoughts on this?"

“First of all,” Zhang Yuan said, his expression still amiable, “I’m not particularly familiar with Director Lu Chuan.”

"We're just nodding acquaintances."

"There was no private communication before or after the event." "So I'm not very clear on what the basis of his evaluation of 'Ip Man' is."

"However, I think some of his views are not objective."

"I filmed with the crew of 'Ip Man,' and everyone took the project very seriously."

"I have also received recognition from many viewers. I don't think so, and I have never participated in any work that can be labeled as 'shoddy'."

"Also, I'd like to thank Director Lu Chuan for his positive assessment of my appearance, since he said I'm an idol."

"I will try my best to become the kind of actor he talks about."

Zhang Yuan responded to the matter in a very official and not overly aggressive manner.

He had not commented on this matter before, nor had he given any interviews.

This is the condition for his exchange with fiber optics, his first visit and an exclusive interview.

However, the content to be accessed needs to be discussed with him.

He needs to control the overall direction, such as the topics to be discussed next.

"Thank you for your candor. Next, I think many viewers and your fans have another question, which has also sparked a lot of discussion recently."

"So that's your connection with those supermodels. Could you tell us a little about it?"

"Okay," he said without changing his expression.

"First of all, in the movie I'm currently filming, there's a positive character called Cover Girl."

"The actress who plays her is the well-known Czech supermodel Karolina Kurkova."

"The rest of the models are all her friends."

"I came to Paris to visit my friend on set and to vacation with her."

That's how I met them.

"Later, when we were having meals and shopping with them during breaks from filming, we were followed and photographed by reporters, which led to the photos and news circulating online."

"I'm just a regular friend of theirs. We just had a meal together. There were also many actors from the film crew present."

"Okay, there's one more thing. We noticed that you watched a movie at a local cinema today with these 7 supermodels on the evening of the 7th."

"What are the specific details?"

"After dinner, I invited these people to go to the cinema to watch 'City of Life and Death' directed by Lu Chuan."

"They don't understand the history of China."

"After watching this film, I learned a lot about the history of Chinese national heroes during the war and the atrocities committed by the Japanese army."

"I feel that as a Chinese, I have an obligation to let more friends around the world know about this history."

"Instead of letting it be buried and forgotten."

"They felt heavy-hearted after reading it, but they also became interested in this period of history."

Zhang Yuan embellished the story, slightly altering reality, and presented his own "brand new version."

He made a big fuss, working with the models to make the news known worldwide, all to expand his influence!
Overseas, those supermodels are much more famous than him!
He used this fame to make it widely known that he went to see "Nanjing Nanjing".

Thus, it was "exported and then sold domestically," and the product spread to the country.

When creating news, you must follow a three-part structure.

Rise, turn, explode.

Without twists and turns, the news isn't sensational enough.

He first strolled around the streets with the models in a grand manner, trying to show everyone that he was a playboy and had a great time overseas.

Foreigners don't care, but domestic audiences don't like this image.

Therefore, he deliberately downplayed his own image.

Because when a policeman catches a bad guy, that's called work, not news.

The news that a death row inmate was injured and even killed while saving someone on the street immediately went viral!
There needs to be a contrast between the beginning and the end for people to enjoy watching.

This is a common technique in literature: to first suppress an idea before making it more impactful.

Zhang Yuan is very flamboyant; he's surrounded by beautiful foreign women.

Therefore, his nightlife must be extremely rich, the kind that needs to be censored.

This is normal human logic.

When the news broke that he was taking this group of foreign women to see "City of Life and Death" (Nanjing Nanjing), it would create a stark contrast to his previous playboy persona!

"So that's what he was doing, leading those foreign women to do this..."

Everyone would think that way.

And that's how the flipping happens.

Who would be surrounded by a group of foreign women and yet be given patriotic education?

In this way, he can not only wash away his negative "playboy" image domestically, but also improve his positive image.

This contrast creates a dramatic effect.

The audience loves this!

Just like when the reporter followed Liu Qianqian to the hotel.

But she discovered that she had spent the whole afternoon chatting about Zhuangzi with Cheng Taishen, whom she had met on the set of "The Four Great Constables".

They not only chatted for an entire afternoon, but Liu Xiaoli also came to pick her up afterward.

It's like a primary school student being picked up by their parents from tutoring.

It's the unexpected twists and turns that make things interesting.

Moreover, supermodels are considered "vulgar," while taking them to see "City of Life and Death" is considered "refined."

You have to use something common to pique people's interest before you can introduce something more refined.

It is the combination of the common and the refined that makes something truly elegant.

"But Director Lu Chuan just criticized your film, and you still went to watch his work?" Xie Nan asked, based on the questions he had prepared in advance.

“These are two different things,” Zhang Yuan waved his hand.

"I don't know what prejudice Director Lu Chuan has against me."

"But I think the film 'Nanjing Nanjing' reflects that period of history and is worth watching."

"We should not have prejudices against a work because of personal reasons."

"The Nanjing Massacre deserves to be remembered by all Chinese people. I believe that Director Lu Chuan's filming of this movie will play a great role in upholding history and remembering history."

Anyone who betrays me, I'll give them a million. (Applause, please!)

He took the models to see "City of Life and Death" instead of "Ip Man" in order to cultivate an image of "repaying evil with kindness" and "discussing matters objectively".

I am an actor, and the other person is a director.

Furthermore, in terms of content and subject matter, although "Ip Man" is a patriotic action film, its "level" is certainly not as high as "City of Life and Death".

Because of this movie, Lu Chuan has reached a higher position in his life.

This means that the moral high ground has been temporarily occupied by the other party.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan instructed Zeng Jia to remain still.

Because you can't move!
His drama, coupled with his status in the imperial circle, put Zhang Yuan in a very unfavorable position.

Engaging in verbal battles too easily can easily damage your public image.

Let alone engaging in verbal sparring, even engaging in online banter can easily lead to a backlash from the audience or Lu Chuan, who might accuse him of swearing online.

If they then label him as unpatriotic, that would be troublesome.

Therefore, we must strike first and seize the moral high ground!

You criticize me, but out of a sense of national righteousness, I still recommend your movies to foreigners.

That's how you can outdo the other person in terms of character.

And once he stood there, Lu Chuan couldn't scold him anymore.

If you continue to curse, you're just being ungrateful, like a dog biting Lü Dongbin.

Even things I said before are now being ridiculed.

"Look at the difference in your perspective compared to others..."

However, while this is high, it's still not high enough.

The other party could also label him as guilty, trying to please Lu Chuan, or putting on a show.

How can you silence the other party and completely seize the power of discourse and the moral high ground?

Why is Zuo Zongtang's reputation so much better than Li Hongzhang's, even though they were both high-ranking officials in the late Qing Dynasty?

Zuo Zongtang also profited handsomely.

They killed many people and embezzled a lot of money.

The fact that he recaptured XJ with his own coffin is enough to earn him a place on history books.

The emotions of the Chinese people are quite simple and genuine.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang devoted himself to governing the country diligently in the first half of his life and can be called a wise ruler.

However, his later neglect of governance, coupled with the An Lushan Rebellion, erased half of his life's achievements.

He even ranks high on the list of emperors who "died late".

Emperor Wu of Han was also incompetent in his later years, which not only emptied the national treasury and caused a sharp decline in the population, but also brought about the witchcraft calamity, which almost plunged the country into chaos.

However, when it comes to Emperor Wu of Han, the overall evaluation is quite positive.

Why do Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang have such different historical evaluations, despite both being wise in their early years but becoming senile in their later years?
The key lies in external relations!
Even if Emperor Wu of Han was incompetent, the Xiongnu would have been nearly wiped out.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang nearly brought the Tang Dynasty to its knees due to a rebellion by a foreign tribe.

The reason why the bald guy has a bad reputation is because he's a worm when dealing with outsiders, but a dragon when it comes to internal strife.

If you hadn't messed up the disastrous defeat in Henan, Hunan, and Guangxi, China's image in the world wouldn't have been so bad at the end of World War II.

It was labeled as a "big paintbrush" by the West.

As a result, they almost weren't even allowed to sit at the table during international conferences.

Just as Mr. Lao She said in "Teahouse".

"If I can't beat the foreigners, can't I beat you?!"

If the bald man had been brave and aggressive towards foreign powers, his historical reputation would have been at least two or three levels better.

Therefore, in the minds of ordinary Chinese people, and even intellectuals and high-ranking officials, external evaluation is extremely important.

You can indulge in drinking, gambling, and prostitution, but as long as you make contributions to the outside world, you will receive positive recognition.

Just like Zhang Zuolin, he was a feudal warlord who did a lot of bad things.

Even among the many warlords of that time, Marshal Zhang was relatively despicable, a typical "bandit-type" warlord.

However, after becoming a player of "Honkai Impact 3rd: Imperial Railway" at launch, Zhang Dashuai's historical evaluation was noticeably more positive.

Some people even labeled it as patriotic.

In fact, compared to Marshal Zhang, the Young Marshal's act of forcing Chiang Kai-shek to resist Japan was clearly more patriotic.

However, because of the loss of the three northeastern provinces, the young marshal's reputation among the people was significantly lower than that of his father.

This is the mindset of ordinary people.

Zhang Yuan was well aware of this.

Therefore, if you want to completely occupy the "moral high ground" and stand firmly, to the point that Lu Chuan can't budge it no matter how hard he tries, there is only one way.

"There's one more question," Xie Nan asked, his eyes wide.

“Recently, there have been a lot of negative reports about you in the Japanese media.”

"Because you led supermodels to watch an anti-Japanese film, it caused a lot of dissatisfaction among the people of the island nation."

What are your thoughts on this?

Upon hearing this question, Zhang Yuan rubbed his fingers together, a smile playing on his lips.

This was the "ultimate move" he had unleashed... (End of Chapter)