Rebirth 2004: A lone figure in the literary world

Chapter 156: Four Conditions for Becoming a Blog Queen (First Update)
"Zhang Chao shows a marriage that is cold on the surface but warm in reality through "Gone Girl". Faced with her husband Nick's infidelity, wife Amy's choice is cruel, but it still maintains the integrity of the marriage and family. She even chooses to give birth to their child for Nick..." - "Nan Guo Metropolis Daily"

"In addition to the tense and exciting suspense story, Zhang Chao showed us the beautiful scenery and simple human feelings of the American Midwest. Amy disappeared, and the neighbors tried their best to comfort Nick. The simple fashion of 'a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor' has been carried forward in the United States. Shouldn't the Chinese reflect on it?" - "Southern Weekend"

"I noticed that in Zhang Chao's America, everyone has the right to move freely within their own country. Although Nick and Amy lost their luxury apartment in New York, they still have a big villa waiting for them when they return to the countryside. ... It is this freedom that brings such abundance!" - "Nan Guo Evening News Supplement"

"On the surface, Gone Girl satirizes the hypocrisy of American marriages, but from another perspective, it affirms the American legal system. After Amy disappeared, although Nick was suspected by the police, the investigation and questioning of him were strictly under the protection of lawyers, avoiding false charges and wrongful convictions..." - New Yanjing News

"From Vanishing Lover, we can see that Zhang Chao has become the young Chinese writer who understands America best through his three months of study in the United States. We should also believe that during his three months in the United States, he must have reflected on China's social culture and system. Let us look forward to his next masterpiece!" - Southeast Morning Post

"The study trip in the United States is also an enlightenment journey for the seeds of freedom, democracy, and the rule of law in Zhang Chao's thoughts to take root and sprout!" - Taiwan's Liberty Times

"Last year, Southern Metropolis Daily selected '50 public intellectuals who have influenced China', and Zhang Chao was not among them. Looking back now, it is indeed a pity that he was missed. In my opinion, Zhang Chao should not only be selected as one of the 'top 50', but even if it is selected as one of the 'top 10' or 'top 5', given his influence, he should also be selected!" - Hong Kong Island's Apple Daily

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Zhang Chao did not receive the email from Ma Boyong until the third day, in which he summarized the comments from all walks of life regarding Zhang Chao and "Vanishing Lover" in recent days.

"What's the fu**" After reading the email, Zhang Chao's mouth returned to Iowa.

"What's wrong?" A pair of arms as white as lotus roots wrapped around Zhang Chao's neck from behind, and then he felt two balls of heat pressing tightly against his back.

Zhang Chao patted her firm and upright breasts with his backhand, and said helplessly: "You always do things that make people talk shit, and this time you got fooled."

Song Jia patted him and said angrily, "What's the use of shit? It's so dirty." He glanced at the emails again and asked, "Aren't they all praising you?"

Zhang Chao said: "This is all disgusting to me. If they can praise me to death, they will praise me to death. If they don't want to praise me to death, they will force me to become a youth opinion leader or public intellectual or something like that."

Song Jiaqi asked, "If you don't want to be the leader, can you still force me to take the blame?"

Zhang Chao said: "There are many ways. Flattery and persuasion are just one of them. They have many other tricks."

Song Jia asked, "Will you be in trouble?"

Zhang Chao thought for a moment and said, "It's a little troublesome, but it should be solvable. I was able to lick off the sugar coating and throw the shell back last time, and I can do it this time, too."

Song Jia turned her pretty face to face Zhang Chao and said with a smile, "I believe you can do it - but, tell me in detail, how did you lick the sugar coating last time?"

Zhang Chao looked her up and down and said with a wicked smile: "There's not even a icing on it, how can I lick it..."

Song Jia pulled the quilt over her graceful body...

After the rain cleared, Song Jia suddenly asked Zhang Chao, "After I won the award last year, Xinlang contacted me to start a blog, saying that I could share some of my daily life during filming. They would bring me traffic, increase my exposure, and attract more fans.

I remember that you first became famous by starting a blog. Do you think it is necessary for me to start a blog?

Zhang Chao said lazily: "This is another trick... But it's okay for you to start a blog. Anyway, it's not your turn to be the blog queen this time, right?"

Song Jiaqi asked, "How do you know? It keeps happening in rounds? Who could it be?"

Zhang Chao said: "You have no overseas connections, you can't write calligraphy, you don't have the title of a talented woman, and you're not in love with a writer...Okay, let's remove this one - just based on the first three, why would anyone want to support you."

Song Jia was startled and asked, "You mean, Miss Xu?"

Zhang Chao nodded.

Song Jia asked, "Are they really that powerful? They can make anyone the queen if they want?" Zhang Chao thought for a moment before saying, "When a new media is first born, due to the scarcity of high-quality content producers, users' attention can easily be directed to certain people, so it is not difficult for them to manipulate it.

However, as the user base expands and content demands diverge, this operation becomes increasingly difficult and prone to failure. The kings or gods created in the early days will eventually get into trouble.

Xinlang approached me very early last year, but I didn't agree at that time. After Xinlang blog was launched, I opened a company account and let Ma Boyong manage it.

The matter here is very complicated. It's like someone is praising me now, but in fact they are digging a big hole for me to jump into."

Song Jia patted his chest and said with lingering fear: "Things in your cultural media industry are really complicated. I'd better not open a blog."

The next day, Zhang Chao finally gathered his spirits and braved the wind and snow to come to the crew of the TV series "The Cliff" and met with Zheng Xiaolong and Quan Yongxian.

Zheng Xiaolong looked fine, but Quan Yongxian had lost a lot of weight compared to six months ago. His eyes were bloodshot, but he was very excited.

Zhang Chao sighed: "Lao Quan, you should also take care of your health..."

Quan Yong first looked at Zhang Chao's dark circles and said with a smile: "Take care of yourself first. By the way, there is one place I want to discuss with you for the two scenes today..."

Zhang Chao slipped away in a flash, leaving only one sentence: "Lao Quan, I'll go to the set first. I believe you can handle it..."

Even a dog wouldn't want to follow the screenwriter!
When he arrived at the set, Zhang Chao met the male lead of "The Cliff" - Wang Zhiwen for the first time.

Zhang Jiayi’s schedule was so full last year that even though he really liked the script, he simply couldn’t spare the time to shoot it.

However, this drama was originally filmed 5 years earlier than the original time and space. At that time, Wang Zhiwen's hair was barely enough, so it looks very suitable.

Seeing Zhang Chao, Wang Zhiwen took the initiative to step forward and shook his hand, saying: "Student Zhang Chao, the play you and Yongxian wrote is so good! I had a great time acting in it!"

Zhang Chao smiled and said, "It's just that the lines for the character 'Zhou Yi' are too few and too short, which doesn't bring out your strengths. If I had known that you were going to play the role, Lao Quan and I would have designed a few long monologues."

Wang Zhiwen smiled and said, "You mean Black Ice? It's different. The character Zhou Yi just needs this kind of restrained and silent power..."

Zheng Xiaolong also said: "Chi-wen has given us a big honor this time by pushing another big production to film our "Cliff".

Zhang Chao asked curiously, "Which one?"

Wang Zhiwen said: "'The Way of Heaven'. It is also adapted from a novel. I don't know if you have read it, 'The Distant Savior'."

How could Zhang Chao not have seen it? In the previous life, Wang Zhiwen's "Ding Yuanying" was also considered a classic character.

"Who did you find to play the role in The Way of Heaven?"

"I heard that Xiao Tong was cast. I was also quite attracted to the role, but it would take a lot of time to prepare, and the time between the two dramas was too tight, so I turned down "The Way of Heaven"."

Xiaotong is Zhang Xiaotong, also known as Zhang Jiayi. Unexpectedly, in this life, their schedules conflicted and they swapped classic works.

Zhang Chao wandered around the crew again and packed a good box lunch for them. He also bought some fruit for everyone, from the leading actors to the extras.

As soon as he returned to the hotel and took off his heavy cotton coat, his cell phone rang. It was Zou Guangming from Luyuan.

"Where are you? Go back to Yanjing immediately, the organization wants to talk to you!"

(End of this chapter)