Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 501 No One in the World Doesn’t Know You

That night, Chen Linfeng lay on the big bed in the hotel, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

I always recall the process of recording the program in the studio.

I wondered if there was a better way to put it at the time, or if it would be better if I changed the angle.

My mind is in a mess.

He knew that he was somewhat influenced by the reputation of the Nobel Prize.

Fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Chen Linfeng woke up with a start, checked his phone, and found that it was only 9 o'clock in the morning.

And no one called to inquire, which was very different from the previous situation where the phone would keep ringing after big news.

Only then did he realize that it takes time for a program to be broadcast and it is impossible to release it immediately the next day.

Chen Linfeng suddenly relaxed and quickly fell asleep, not waking up until noon.

After washing up, I called Sister Mei to have dinner together.

I noticed that she seemed rather tired.

Chen Linfeng understood and thought that she didn't sleep well either.

While the two were having dinner, a phone call came in.

Chen Linfeng saw that it was Alex. He pointed the phone towards Sister Mei and answered it.

As soon as he came up, Alex asked in a surprised tone,

"Chen, in the program you recorded yesterday, you explicitly rejected the Nobel Prize Committee?"

"It seems you already know?" Chen Linfeng's tone was calm.

After a long sleep in the morning, it seemed that his whole mentality was relaxed, and Chen Linfeng no longer cared about his choice yesterday.

"Yes, I understand. After all, I was the one who contacted the show this time. I know the producer of the show, Karen Holden."

"That's right."

"Chen," Alex asked hesitantly, "Can I ask you why?"

"The main reason is what I said on the show. I don't like to get involved in politics, and I'm not interested in serious literature."

"You have a point, but we are in the early stages of launching a new book. Will this show have a negative impact after it airs?"

Chen Linfeng frowned and said, "The media should increase the intensity of reprinting and reporting, which is equivalent to increasing publicity. How can there be a negative impact?"

"I mean literary critics and literary writers, who have a great influence on the physical publishing industry."

"Hmm, is that so..."

Chen Linfeng pondered for a moment, then said, "Then find a way to take some targeted actions."

Alex perked up, "How?"

“Literary critics, as well as more traditional literary authors, receive relatively narrow information.

I need you to mention more about the aspects of traditional newspapers and literary magazines that I mentioned on the show, which are not to be influenced by politics. "

"Yeah... no problem."

"On the level of public opinion on social platforms, I mainly exaggerate. I attach importance to the development of popular literature and the aspect of mass entertainment."

Chen Linfeng smiled and said, "I mentioned all these things in the show."

"Taking things out of context and promoting one-sided propaganda are what you are good at, I think."

Alex complained, "Chen, you misunderstood us."

Chen Linfeng was surprised, "Can't you Warner do it?"

"That's not the case," Alex said with a wry smile, "mainly because we don't do it very often."

"I believe it (I don't believe it)."

Alex was secretly shocked. It seemed like Chen knew more about this than us.

But it’s a good idea indeed.

He didn't say anything more and hung up the phone soon.

This program is indeed a black swan event, but as Chen said, it is indeed very beneficial to the sales of the new book.

It just so happens that the show won’t be aired for a few days, which gives him plenty of room to perform.

Alex was full of energy and decided to make good use of this matter.

Sister Mei listened to the whole thing and asked in surprise, "Xiaofeng, this is the kind of information cocoon you mentioned before, right?"

"Those critics and authors may have completely different opinions because of Warner's targeted publicity."

Chen Linfeng nodded. "Almost the same. However, with the support of algorithms in the future, the power of this information cocoon will be further increased."

He gave a brief description and then commented, "If you believe in a certain kind of statement, you will continue to see similar examples, and then you will become more and more convinced."

Sister Mei couldn't help but sigh, "It's said that this is an era of information explosion, but maybe because there is too much information, our thoughts are imprisoned."

"Yes, the world is so absurd."

……

The time has come to late December.

After the recording of "World Book Club", there is only one talk show left in Europe and the United States in London.

After Chen Linfeng quickly finished recording, he set off directly for home.

Warner has also arranged some promotions in Asia, with the focus still on China.
He took the opportunity to return home.

Yanjing Airport, after getting off the plane.

He was surprised to find that Director Zhao from the Film Bureau and several people who looked like officials were waiting.

Chen Linfeng stepped forward and said hello, "Director Zhao, who are you waiting for?"

Director Zhao was originally talking to those people in a low voice. When he heard the voice, he turned around and said in surprise,
"Hey, Xiao Chen, you're back. We're here to welcome you."

"Director Zhao, you are joking. I have nothing to welcome."

"Oh, you're too modest," Director Zhao smiled brightly, walked over and whispered, "There are more than just these few people coming, there are also leaders behind us."

Afterwards, he led Chen Linfeng and his party to the airport's meeting room.

I introduced him to several people in the reception room, including leaders from the Film Bureau, leaders from the National Museum, and leaders from the cultural department.

Because Director Zhao and Chen Linfeng are quite familiar with each other, he was the one who went to pick up the person just now.

According to Director Zhao, one of the leading leaders should be the director of the cultural department, whose surname is Li.

He held Chen Linfeng's hand eagerly and shook it violently a few times.

"Comrade Xiao Chen, you have made great contributions to the country. If it weren't for you, we don't know when our Rat Head and Rabbit Head will be able to return to the motherland."

"Leader, you are wrong," Chen Linfeng said seriously, "It is because our country has become stronger and others have set their sights on our market that the animal heads were returned. I cannot take credit for what others have done."

"Comrade Xiao Chen is just too modest."

Director Li smiled even warmer, "If you ask me, among those who are involved in the arts, you have the most righteous heart, Xiao Chen. You are worthy of being the idol of young people in the new era."

"Yeah yeah."

"We have also heard about Xiao Chen's character. He has long been well-known."

Several other leaders echoed this.

The love potion almost made Chen Linfeng pass out.

Then there was a series of good words until Director Li spoke again.

This leader is quite capable.

He knew that Chen Linfeng had just taken a long flight and was exhausted.

Therefore, I showed sympathy for his hard work in words and deeds, and specifically explained that today was just a simple welcome.

Let’s talk about the specific business tomorrow.

Chen Linfeng didn't object, he was indeed very tired.

When I got home and opened the door, I saw Xixi coming out to greet me with a sweet smile, and a little cloud cat was squatting next to her.

"The treatment today is so great." Chen Linfeng handed over the bag in his hand, then squatted down and rubbed the cat twice.

Little Cloud Cat soon became impatient and ran away.

"That's right, it's to give preferential treatment to meritorious officials."

"Is The Walking Dead over?"

"Yeah, we just finished filming last week."

Chen Linfeng asked curiously, "Is there a trend of Ge Lin dying in the third season?"

Liu Qianqian sighed, "No, if nothing unexpected happens, it will probably take several more seasons."

"That's great, I have a long-term meal ticket."

"What's so good about that? If my part doesn't end soon, when can I live a leisurely life of doing one show a year?"

She screamed, "Don't do that!"

"Haha, if you still want salted fish, follow your husband and I and roll together."

After Chen Linfeng was reborn, one of the things he was most proud of was that he turned Liu Qianqian, a lazy guy, into a dedicated employee.

In your previous life, after "The Return of the Condor Heroes", when it was the most popular and the best-known, you didn't appear on screen for a few years.

Don’t even think about it in this life, at most we can retire a few years earlier.

I went home, took a hot bath, and then had a good sleep hugging my sweet and soft wife.

When he woke up the next day, Chen Linfeng was fully recovered and in excellent condition.

In the morning, he came to the Film Bureau as agreed with several leaders yesterday and explained the donation of the animal heads in detail.

He didn't take too much credit.

Chen Linfeng gave a general description of the process.

It is said that at a banquet, Henry Pino met him and directly mentioned the matter of returning the animal heads.

All the requirements raised by the Pinault family, such as making public donations and holding a donation ceremony, were reported in detail.

Although several leaders knew about the situation before, they still couldn't help but be surprised.

They knew about the auction of the animal heads in 09.

The price is also clear, 3100 million euros, equivalent to 2.5 million RMB.

It cost so much money, but he just gave it to Chen Linfeng for his sake.

This makes people sigh that China has finally produced a star of this level.

In the past, we always heard that foreign tycoons spent huge sums of money on a certain international star, but today the protagonist has finally changed to a Chinese star.

As for what Xiao Chen said, it was for China's sake.

No one present believed it, nor could they believe it.

Director Li said directly, "Xiao Chen, this is your contribution. We will also say so to the public."

At the same time, this is also a symbol of the further development of China's cultural industry and its cultural influence.

No one can change this main tone!
Several other leaders nodded.

That's it, that's right.

They took turns giving Chen Linfeng ideological lessons and working with him to make him understand this truth.

In fact, Chen Linfeng already understood it later.

Sure enough, he has demands, and so do these leaders. For the cultural sector, the return of a cultural relic is neither important nor unimportant.

Political achievements are what matter!
It is obvious that creating a new international superstar belonging to China in the new era as a cultural business card for export is the political achievement.

Chen Linfeng didn't expect that the cultural sector, which has always been known for its conservatism, would actually do such a bold thing.

He had some doubts before, and felt that the scene was a bit too big.

After all, it's just the return of a cultural relic, so there's no need for people from the cultural field to get involved.

And I even went to the airport to pick someone up for this purpose.

Chen Linfeng is not self-deprecating. Although he has several companies with great potential under his name, they have not yet fully developed and their status is actually unequal.

When you give a gift to someone, you must ask for something. I didn't expect it was for this.

However, it is too early to talk about this now. The most important thing now is to hold the donation return ceremony first.

There have been precedents for this kind of thing, so the process is easy to prepare.

Chen Linfeng didn't think much about it and just followed.

At most, we can add more media resources in the later promotion process.

He then contacted Henry Pino and informed him of the situation.

Henry was quite happy because he clearly felt respected and the treatment was quite high.

The donation ceremony was successfully held in early April.

Chen Linfeng also appeared in the ceremony as a middleman.

He took the two animal heads from Henry, and then handed them one by one to the museum staff.

That evening, the News Broadcast broadcast relevant news footage.

The report not only mentioned the historical significance of the animal heads, but also specifically mentioned the French Pinault family and their family members who chose to return the animal heads to China because of their friendly relationship with Chen Linfeng.

It can be said that all aspects have been taken care of.

Many local TV stations, various newspapers, official media, etc. have reprinted the relevant news.

On the online social networking platform, the news that the Pinault family returned the animal heads because of Chen Linfeng directly became a hot topic.

"Is Fengshen so powerful now? Has the overseas fans' pursuit of him reached this level?"

"The old family is really awesome. They are willing to spend money on idols."

"It cost more than 2 million to make a splash. I feel like this Pinoy family is on par with some big dog owners."

"The most important thing is that chasing stars to the point where they appear on the news broadcast is also a skill."

"I've heard about wealthy people in Southeast Asia spending lavishly for Brother Feng before, but now that this has happened, those who spent money on peripherals and booked the entire venue suddenly feel like low-class people."

"There's no need to blame them. After all, they spent money, but they didn't spend it in the right way before. Next time, I hope they can learn from the Pino family and buy those cultural relics. Chen Linfeng will definitely be very happy."

"That's right, this is called effective star chasing."

"The two people upstairs had a good idea. The abacus beads fell on my face."

"..."

Some celebrities in the entertainment industry felt a little confused after hearing the news.

No. Has showing off fans reached this level now?
Director Chen is worthy of being called a legend in the industry. He has reached a level that is beyond the reach of the rest of us.

Many celebrity artists who have emerged in the past two years have rarely met Chen Linfeng in person, and they all rely on other people's stories to get to know him.

To be honest, Chen Linfeng in the story is a little bit unlike a human.

Of course, this was just a joke among his friends.

But seriously speaking, if you count his achievements one by one, it really doesn't seem like something a human could do.

In the first few days of April, the conflict between Zhen and Zhao had just passed, and nothing major happened in the entertainment industry.

Therefore, everyone talked about the issue of returning the animal heads for several days.

Until the 7th, which is the first weekend in April.

The broadcast of a BBC reading interview program was like a thunderclap.

On the evening of April 4, the "World Book Club" program was broadcast on the British BBC TV station.

Chen Linfeng was invited to be an interview guest.

The first part of the content is fine, but the second half, which is about the Nobel Prize in Literature, is really explosive.

Almost every viewer felt as if they had traveled through time and space to last week's April Fools' Day.

How could anyone refuse a Nobel Prize?
This is not just a casual remark, it was announced on a public platform and the Nobel Prize Committee really takes it seriously.

There is no need to say much about the influence of the Nobel Prize in the West.

That night, the video of rejecting the Nobel Prize went viral on social media platforms in Europe.

Soon, netizens in the United States also found out.

The next day, The Guardian;
Le Monde, France;
The Los Angeles Times in the United States, etc.

Many media outlets reported the relevant news by reprinting or commenting on it.

Of course, because the parties involved have not been interviewed yet and the specific situation is unclear, the news at this time is not on the front page, but is only presented in the form of a short message.

But this was enough to trigger the first wave of public opinion.

The discussion on this issue online was particularly heated.

"Is Chen crazy? That's the Nobel Prize!"

"Wow, cool, Chen is so cool, what's wrong with Nobel, he just has to reject everything we don't like!"

"I have to say that Chen is really courageous. I hope he won't regret it in the future."

"Maybe he knows he won't win the Nobel Prize, so he's just trying to attract attention? I think this is just clownish behavior."

"You are the clown upstairs. How could Chen be trying to attract attention? With his current achievements, he doesn't need to do this at all."

"Indeed, as long as Chen continues to develop step by step, he does not need a Nobel Prize and can still be a world-class writer, director and actor. The Nobel Prize is not as important to him as one might imagine."

"Upstairs, you forgot the screenwriter. He is the top screenwriter. Oh, it's crazy to think about it. How did Chen do all this?"

"It's crazy that someone would dare to refuse the Nobel Prize."

“This is what the young people of the new era are like, questioning everything and denying everything.”

"I don't think the Nobel authorities will let him go."

"..."

There are all kinds of things said on the Internet, but just the title "Reject Nobel" is enough for everyone to discuss with gusto.

The Internet all over the world is connected. Although there is a wall blocking the way in China, there are still a large number of netizens who climb over it.

When they first saw the news that Chen Linfeng had refused the Nobel Prize, they were also shocked.

I even thought it was some kind of prank, or a unique joke in this foreign country.

But after watching the video, I no longer think so.

A large number of netizens who have circumvented the firewall have reposted the relevant videos to China.

In fact, at this time, domestic media also smelled something and began to reprint related news.

Soon, from online to offline, the entire public opinion exploded completely.

No, why?

Why did Xiao Chen refuse the Nobel Prize in Literature?

This is the first reaction of people in China who saw the news.

In the video, Chen Linfeng gave two factors, including what Harriet later posted on Twitter and what Chen Linfeng answered after the show was recorded.

At this time, it has already been known to the domestic public.

But everyone still doesn’t understand.

People don't care at all about these disputes over politics and literary lines.

China’s first Nobel Prize is real.

On the contrary, what Harriet posted on Twitter is more understandable.

I don’t want to be represented by the Nobel Prize. Refusing the Nobel Prize represents my own personality and I am confident that my future achievements will exceed the height of the Nobel Prize.

This sounds more like Chen Linfeng's main purpose.

After all, they are young people. If they become arrogant because of their long-term success, they might really refuse the Nobel Prize.

There are all kinds of chaotic and complicated opinions and views in the country, and the entire entertainment and literary circles are in a state of chaos.

The literary circle was the most explosive.

What they can't tolerate most are political theories and line theories, and in their opinion, the theory of pride is also nonsense.

That's the Nobel Prize, not some random person.

Many authors and literary critics spoke out, saying that Chen Linfeng's approach was ill-considered and he should have thought more before speaking.

Or you could just apologize quickly and see if you can get the Nobel Prize Committee's forgiveness.

Domestic and foreign media are certainly not satisfied with just reposting a video or making a simple report.

They want to dig deeper into the inside story.

Soon, a large number of calls came to Sister Mei, and the official phone numbers of Qilin and Longlin were also flooded with calls.

Everyone wants to interview the real person.

In addition, some related news was also dug out by the powerful media.

The Nobel Prize adheres to a strict confidentiality system and the list of nominees will not be made public.

The most easily used reference is the Nobel Prize odds list published by bookmakers other than the official ones.

It turns out that Chen Linfeng has appeared on the odds list since 09.

He has been on the list for the past few years, and his odds have been decreasing year by year.

This shows that bookmakers are increasingly optimistic about his winning the award.

This makes the domestic media feel even more regretful.

Why are you refusing?

Many domestic authors feel extremely sad, feeling that a full man does not know the hunger of a hungry man.

If you don't want it, you can give it to me.

The French media found Cleopatra, who mentioned in the program that he would recommend Chen, and interviewed him to ask for his opinion.

"I think it's a pity that Chen has good intentions to avoid political influence, but he is a bit too cautious."

"Don't you think he let you down?"

Cleoch laughed in front of the camera, "Haha, this is not a disappointment at all. As long as he continues to move forward on the path of writing, it is a good thing. It is the same whether he wins the Nobel Prize or not."

"And I agree with what he said. The Nobel Prize cannot define a person. If Chen has confidence, he can definitely go beyond the Nobel Prize and move to a higher level."

All I can say is that after winning the Nobel Prize, he is not afraid of offending the committee and speaks with confidence.

But no matter what, after the interview with Cleochi was released, it helped Chen Linfeng relieve some of the pressure.

The current public opinion situation reminds him of the scene when he rejected Yan University and Shuimu University after the college entrance examination.

They are so similar!

And this time the scale is even bigger, spreading from the whole country to the whole world.

At the very least, it's the entire northern hemisphere.

There is no one in the world who doesn’t know you!
(End of this chapter)