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

Chapter 515: The aftermath continues to shake (6k)

"The crew of Inception encountered a mass incident, with nearly 10 fans gathering in Times Square. The cheers were like a pilgrimage to the king. Is this the kind of influence a movie should have?"

--"New York Times"

"In the new era, mobile Internet has played an unexpected role in the spread of influence. The experience of the Inception crew in Times Square in New York proves that social platforms need stricter control.

This time it was just a private collusion among movie fans and it was a close call. But what if it’s because of something else next time?

In short, Congress should play a preventive and regulatory role.”

--"Washington post"

"On July 7, nearly 11 fans gathered spontaneously in New York just to participate in the "Inception" event, and the scene was chaotic for a while."

-"The Times"

"Teacher Qilin's influence is growing day by day, and he has become a true international superstar. Yesterday, his performance at Emily's Times Square attracted a huge crowd, with 100,000 fans cheering for the new king to ascend the throne."

——The Asahi Shimbun

"..."

"Times Square incident", "Inception fans group incident", "Chen's influence in the United States incident"...

On July 7, media from all over the world competed to report what happened yesterday in Times Square in New York.

Major newspapers in the United States reacted strongly to this, and almost all of them reported the incident on their front pages.

Some of them were looking at this from a social media perspective and thought it was horrible.

Just for one reason, hundreds of thousands of people came out of their homes and gathered together.

If the police had not responded promptly, the number of people might have been even higher.

Well, I have to give the NYPD credit for that.

Regardless of whether they received the money or not, you can just say they responded to the police call.

Back to the topic, fortunately it was fans who came out this time, and they were more receptive to advice.

But what if it was for something else?

The lower class people united because of a slogan, this kind of thing is not allowed to happen in Emilyken.

Some people have already had a glimpse of this horrific scene.

Of course, there are also some media that speak from the perspective of social media.

The direction of their attack was focused on Chen Linfeng.

It is really inappropriate to think that he, a Chinese, can have such a great influence now.

We should try to solve the problem from this aspect.

It seems that the social media platforms are behind this.

Of course, there are also people who speak from the perspective of "Inception".

This shows that the movie is really well made and everyone likes to watch it, which is why there are so many fans gathering here.

In a way, this is a good thing.

Some even took the opportunity to promote Chen Linfeng's "Lord of Mysteries 2", after all, it will be released soon.

At first glance, you can tell that all kinds of evil spirits are working behind the scenes.

At this point, everyone is getting paid, there are too many directions, and the entire media industry in the United States feels a bit chaotic.

Outside the United States, most people are viewing this matter with a spectator's attitude.

Of course, there are also surprises.

After all, 100,000 people gathered in Times Square, which is indeed a large scale.

"Inception" therefore actually used this as a big advertisement.

Especially since the movie is about to be released in various countries, the advertising effect cannot be too good.

Disney is also striking while the iron is hot and stepping up advertising in many countries.

Robert Iger was almost laughing his ass off in the office.

How could such a beautiful thing happen?
Television stations are somewhat different from newspapers. Although they also have political commentary programs, they discuss the influence of social platforms.

But they don't worry about it, they just make money in any way they can.

NBC, Fox and other TV stations have all released live footage shot last night, and have also used it as a topic of discussion on variety shows.

Just highlight the way to get high ratings.

The most exaggerated one was ABC. Since they were the invited TV station, they filmed the entire process and had the most material.

Therefore, ABC launched a new program, which presents the whole process of the event in a documentary-like format.

To be honest, they are quite fast.

I felt something was wrong yesterday afternoon and that big news was going to happen.

Just start running several lines in parallel.

It was planned that one group would stay at a high altitude to take panoramic photos, while another group would stay close to take photos of the internal situation of the event.

Then they sent out several more teams.

The team filming from the ground and two other teams interviewed fans at the event and event organizers.

After the event, they interviewed the main creative staff of "Inception" about their feelings.

There are also speeches and comments from Hollywood colleagues and various professionals, as well as speeches and comments from some onlookers on the Internet.

Then spend an evening editing and finally merging it into a documentary.

The entire documentary looks very professional, with various perspectives, and it treats historical events in a way that details the entire process, the attitudes and thoughts of the participants, etc.

I have to say that the video is very well made, and the skill of ABC TV station is evident.

Did you come out too early?
This was only the second day after the incident!

Are you so positive when you encounter something that can make money?
What a beautiful country speed!

Obviously, such a fast speed of releasing films has really touched the hearts of a large number of people.

When it was first aired at noon the next day, it was watched by approximately 670 million people.

At this time, many viewers did not receive the news in advance. By the time they knew about the show and switched to this channel, it was almost coming to an end or had even ended.

When the show was rebroadcast in the evening, more people heard the news and rushed to watch it. The number of viewers suddenly soared and reached 1600 million.

This figure has exceeded the viewership of last month's NBA Finals.

All I can say is that people all over the world have the same desire to watch melons.

Thanks to the Internet and various newspaper media, everyone knows that this incident was the result of a loss of control, and this was not the original plan of the event organizers.

Therefore, how the stars of "Inception" deal with this kind of thing is, relatively speaking, a more realistic state.

This is also a great opportunity for fans who want to know more about the real side of celebrities.

And documentaries look very real.

Especially the internal video on the scene, which is content that has never been released by other TV stations or newspaper media.

……

"Chen, what should we do? There are too many people. The plan was to have only a few thousand people, but here are more than ten times as many!"

"Don't worry, let's finish the whole event process first. We also invited guest singers to help us sing. Taylor, I'm sorry, something unexpected happened and we need your help."

"Okay, tell me what to do."

……

"The original plan was too short. Fans came from far away just to give us a surprise. If it ended in a short time, they would definitely be disappointed."

"so what should I do now?"

"Next, we all have to show our talents as much as possible. We all know how to sing, right? Everyone should sing at least one song... Hmm? Taylor is done for now. I'm going to go out and do some boxing to support you."

……

"Sing, CC, what song are you going to sing?"

"Invisible Wings" is the song I released in China.

“Are you still a singer?”

"Yes, this song is quite famous in China."

"Um, Scarlett, what about you?"

"I'm also a singer and I've released albums before."

"..."

"Leo, you won't..."

“Yes, I’m the only one who’s not a singer o(╥﹏╥)o, only me.”

……

"Leo, how about it, are you ready?"

"Chen, are you a singer?"

"If it's a singer, it probably doesn't count."

"Oh (p≧w≦q)"

"But I've made a lot of music, written songs, and sung songs, so I should be able to handle it."

"Forehead……"

"Leo?"

"Chen, save me!"

……

This backstage video released by ABC quickly became a hit on the Internet.

Only then did netizens realize that such a story actually happened before and after Chen performed martial arts on stage.

In this video, Leonardo almost becomes a comedian.

"Haha, only you, Leo, only you."

"It's so funny. This is the first time I, a man, think Leo is cute."

“It’s like all the kids are playing together, but no one is bringing a kid along.”

"By the way, Chen has actually composed music? I just checked and found out that he is an internationally renowned composer. Oh my god, I have heard many of his songs. Is there anyone else who, like me, only knew about them after watching this video?"

"Only you, yes, only you~"

"They are so united backstage. It feels like everyone is working hard. It's so beautiful and it's unlike my impression of the entertainment industry."

"Indeed, it should be because Chen is here. He is the director and is used to directing others."

"After watching the entire video, I feel that Chen really makes people feel safe. When others are still panicking, he is the first to calm down."

"It's okay, everyone is in good spirits. If it were me, there would be 10 people outside waiting for you to appease them. You never know when a riot might break out. It's terrifying just to think about it."

"..."

After ABC TV broadcast the program, related videos also appeared online.

Many of these clips went viral on the Internet.

All the main creators of "Inception" who participated in this matter, including the guest performer Taylor Swift, attracted a lot of fans.

While Emily Ken was caught up in the carnival of the media, audiences and netizens, there was a completely different scene in China.

At the beginning, many media were even a little confused.

What's the situation?
It's just a movie, is it necessary to make such a big fuss?
Then, there was excitement.

Chinese celebrities, as the main participants, dominated such a grand event.

Seeing the crazy fans in the video, even the most crooked media felt proud. Afterwards, almost all domestic media related to it reprinted the video and reported it prominently.

Several Internet media, including V Station, have recommended ABC's documentaries or video clips as highlights.

"Chinese stars are popular among many fans overseas"

Hundreds of thousands of moviegoers gathered in Times Square

"Inception" is a huge hit, and American fans are going crazy

《The Favored Global Star》

"..."

The titles are bigger than each other.

They barely mentioned anything about the social media platforms, and only focused on emphasizing how popular Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian were at Emily Ken.

Including the impact of this matter.

After all, it is an appearance in the global media, which has great significance.

As long as a star can show his face a few times, he will become popular no matter what.

What's more, Chen and Liu are already very popular all over the world.

Many domestic media are happy to see that these two people have achieved their current success.

Many official media even tacitly regard it as a representative of China's culture.

Even second-rate newspapers have specially published an editorial to comment on the historic achievements China has made in promoting its culture overseas.

After all, the domestic and foreign Internet are not connected.

Therefore, the Chinese people only learned about this incident the next day, after it was reported by the media.

Subsequently, some netizens reposted relevant videos and social platform comments from the Internet and posted them on domestic social platforms.

Including Weibo, Tianya, Mop, Tieba, V Station, etc., attracting many netizens to watch.

It became the traffic password for a while.

Domestic netizens have naturally also seen the ABC documentary.

In terms of time, this documentary is the most popular one both in the United States and in China.

Among them, the backstage clips also attracted the most attention.

Netizens all over the world like to have fun.

Domestic netizens even made some pictures in the video into emoticons.

Among them, the two pictures of Leonardo "Only Me" and Leonardo asking for help are the most classic.

Some netizens also changed the angle of "Only Me" to become the angle of Sissi and Scarlett looking down, and added the words "Only You", which were very popular.

This has almost become a must-have weapon for everyone to fight with pictures, and it shines with the three giants of Asian emoticons.

All the enthusiasm will eventually come together and be reflected in the box office.

Even though the conversion rate of this enthusiasm was not that high, it was the hot period of "Inception" after all, and many people still became interested in the movie.

In the following days, whether in China or Emily Ken, the weekday box office of "Inception" did not drop at all compared to the previous two days, and even rose slightly.

This is a manifestation of popularity.

During the summer vacation period, the box office of normal movies is declining.

It is rare to be able to maintain this level without declining.

The day after the event in Times Square, Chen Linfeng and Leonardo returned to the crew.

The two of them did not start working immediately. After all, they had been busy for so long and needed to take a break.

Besides, yesterday’s situation was really scary, so we need to take it easy.

As a result, Sissi and Scarlett also had to take a break for a day, and the established publicity plans were postponed for a day.

The next day, after officially starting work, Leonardo's condition was indeed much worse than before.

Both Chen Linfeng and Leo himself were mentally prepared for this.

Therefore, there is no need to be impatient, just take it slow.

Anyway, with Chen Linfeng's efficiency, it can't be too slow.

"Director Chen, can I take a few minutes of your time?"

Leonardo DiCaprio finished filming a scene and is waiting for the crew to re-set the scene.

Chen Linfeng was looking through the content that Guo Fan had filmed some time ago.

Hearing someone calling him, he turned around and saw that it was Guo Fan.

Looking to the side, I saw a few people standing there.

Chen Linfeng's face showed a look of sudden realization.

"Oh, this should be a new student in this year's class. I've been a little busy recently and I almost forgot about it."

"Yes, the school's teaching content was quite important some time ago, so it was postponed for a while. They only arrived a few days ago."

Chen Linfeng gave the task of guiding the new students to Guo Fan.

Therefore, during this period of time, he has been the one communicating with the school.

"Hello, teacher. I'm Wen Muye from Yanying Research Institute 1."

"Hello, teacher. I'm Han Jiayu."

"My name is Guo Zijing."

"Liu Chunjiang."

"..."

The students who come here either perform very well in school or have powerful people behind them.

But at this moment, everyone looked at the person in front of them with respect and even worship.

He is almost the most famous and successful director in China in the new era.

He is also a famous writer, screenwriter, actor, and music composer. He holds multiple positions and has many works.

To be frank, almost all of the students present here grew up watching his works during their school days.

Although he is only 24 years old, some students are older than him.

But it has to be said that at this point in time, no one considers him a young man anymore.

He has been famous for at least ten years.

It feels like being a century old.

Among them, girls like Han Jiayu felt their eyes brighten when they looked at the teachers in front of them.

"so hot."

"I didn't expect Teacher Chen to be so young, huh? No, he seems to be the same age as us."

"..."

Chen Linfeng chatted with them for a few minutes and also asked about their arrangements.

Later we learned that Wen Muye and Han Jiayu are currently serving as Guo Fan's assistants, while the others are learning in various positions including the photography team, stage management, and special effects.

After one month, there will be an overall rotation.

Because I arrived late this time, I was not able to go through the entire filming process, so I will continue it in the next movie.

After the Chinese New Year, we will start the second phase of learning.

The entire process was basically based on the general situation of Guo Fan and his class, and was implemented after some modifications.

Chen Linfeng nodded. Guo Fan was still very well planned.

So I continued to let him take it first.

"If you have any questions, you can come and talk to me directly. If you don't understand something, ask the crew's master first, or ask Guo Fan. If you really can't solve it, we will hold a summary meeting every week to exchange learning experiences. Come and ask me then."

After giving them a general explanation, they were let go.

Chen Linfeng asked Guo Fan to stay, as some of the content he had filmed still needed to be discussed.

After several students walked away, Wen Muye and Han Jiayu discussed in a low voice.

"The teacher looks so majestic on the set."

"Of course. Many of the big guys in the crew were brought up by the teacher. They must be obedient."

"No," Han Jiayu explained further when she saw that he didn't understand what she meant.

"It's those foreigners. They seem to be very obedient. I've heard from my elders that people in Hollywood generally look down on people working in the industry from China, but it seems something is not right."

"Actually, this is normal."

Wen Muye is familiar with the resumes of many people in the crew. Almost all of them have rich experience and have won many awards. They are definitely top-notch industry experts.

Even in Hollywood, they are top-notch talents, and they are all Director Chen's direct subordinates.

“No matter where or when, foreigners will always treat you differently.”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but exclaim, "It's amazing that these team members are not afraid in front of their Hollywood counterparts. The teacher is really amazing."

"Indeed." Han Jiayu nodded seriously.

They all studied this subject, and some of her family members even worked in this field. Naturally, she understood how difficult it was to achieve such results.

Other students were also chatting quietly about the director.

Having just met their idol, everyone could hardly suppress their excitement.

“The lighting in this segment is not quite right. You want to create a spooky feeling in the New York subway. The idea is right, but the lighting is not right. Even if I want to adjust the color in post-production, it is not easy…”

Chen Linfeng was talking to Guo Fan about some of the previous scenes when the crew whispered, "Director, someone is here to visit the set."

Being interrupted repeatedly, Chen Linfeng was a little unhappy, "Who is it?"

He turned his head and saw a hand reaching out and rubbing his head vigorously, "Hey, your brother is here."

As soon as Chen Linfeng heard the voice, he knew it.

He quickly slapped his hand off his head.

"Xiaolong, I don't even know when you came."

"I just arrived last night. I thought you were sleeping, so I took a nap. I just woke up not long ago."

Shi Xiaolong smiled and teased, "I heard about your glory a few days ago. It's great, with 100,000 people besieging you, but it's a pity that you don't have Zhang Liao to help you."

"Can this humiliate the emperor?" Chen Linfeng blurted out, "Don't you think you're going a bit too far? The emperor is going to cry."

"Haha."

They hadn't seen each other for a while, but that didn't stop them from joking around right away.

Shi Xiaolong greeted his brother and then turned to look at Guo Fan. He knew that Guo Fan was a student that his brother valued very much and might become a great director in the future.

He still has great respect for such potential great people.

"Director Guo, hello, it's been a while since we last met."

"Hey, I'm not Director Guo, strictly speaking, you are my uncle."

"No, let's just talk about our own affairs."

Guo Fan knew that the two brothers would definitely have something to talk about when they met, so he left for the time being to take care of his own things.

Shi Xiaolong turned around and started talking to Chen Linfeng about Times Square. After all, this was the biggest news in the period and he was very curious.

"Alas, it's a pity that I wasn't there at that time, otherwise I could have shown off my boxing skills in a very impressive way."

He sighed, "This is our family's long-cherished wish, but you, who didn't want to pass on the family's unique skills, made it happen."

Chen Linfeng rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Even if you are from a martial arts family, you can't discriminate based on family background. Besides, you're not much better at fighting than me. Just don't embarrass yourself. What else do you want?"

(End of this chapter)