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Chapter 566 Zhang Chen and the movie "Secret"

"Actually," Liu Yifei smiled faintly at the camera, "today should be the premiere of the movie 'Secret,' so let's not ask these irrelevant questions."

Zhang Chen nodded in agreement from the side.

Jay Chou, standing to the side, felt regretful but also thought it made sense.

Although he hoped Zhang Chen and Liu Yifei would talk more, considering the time constraints, he couldn't keep the guests who were already there waiting too long.

"Thank you, Brother Chen. Thank you, Sister Yifei."

Jay Chou is very sensible, even though he was born in 1979 and is older than both Zhang Chen and Liu Yifei.

But I've always considered myself a "junior".

"Let's go." Zhang Chen patted Zhou Jielun on the shoulder and led Liu Yifei inside.

"They're leaving already?" The host, holding the microphone, didn't know what to do next.

The reporters tried to approach, but were stopped by Zhang Chen's bodyguards.

"Zhang Chen, say a few more words!"

"Yeah! Yifei, why don't you say a few more words?"

"What are Yifei's plans for the South Korean entertainment industry in the future?"

"How much money did Zhang Chen actually make recently?"

These questions disappeared from Zhang Chen and Liu Yifei's ears as the door closed.

However, they were greeted by wave after wave of greetings and curiosity.

"Boss, you're here too."

Fan Bingbing was the first to greet them.

Zhang Chen looked the "top female manager" of Chenguang up and down, smiled faintly, and said in a very satisfied tone, "Well done."

"Thank you, boss!" Fan Bingbing's face lit up with joy.

Zhang Chen didn't talk much, but walked to his seat amidst the stares and fawning smiles of everyone present.

Why did you praise Sister Bingbing just now?

They had only taken a few steps when Liu Yifei leaned close to Zhang Chen's ear and asked him curiously.

"You remember the emails from a while ago, right?"

After pondering for a moment, Liu Yifei suddenly realized what was going on.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen succinctly summarized: "Fan Bingbing taught that guy a good lesson a while ago."

This year's events surrounding Fan Bingbing and Zhao Gege have been quite dramatic.

Starting in February of this year.

Reporters across the country received an email with a title that was both intriguing and shocking: "Zhao Gege Spends 50 Yuan to Hire People to Vote for 'Best Actress'"

According to Zhao Gege, the awards were manipulated.

Later, an anonymous source revealed that the email was written by someone in the industry.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to know the email addresses of so many media professionals.

In addition, the person who did this must be a competitor of Zhao Gege within the industry.

The scope was narrowed down a lot in an instant.

Although Fan Bingbing is not considered to be among the top tier in the Chinese entertainment industry.

But she's not much different from actresses like Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi.

As people speculated, public opinion gradually shifted towards Fan Bingbing.

As many people know, the two had a conflict when they were on set.

When Fan Bingbing was still a newcomer, she once publicly berated Zhao Gege until she cried.

Liu Yifei had also heard about this from her mother.

The incident seems to have started because Fan Bingbing was dissatisfied with the difference between her roles as a maid and the female lead.

At that time, Zhang Chen was not yet famous, so Zhao Gege naturally did not care about Fan Bingbing's background.

That's when the feud between the two started.

Later, in 00, Fan Bingbing publicly criticized Zhao Gege at an event for being "ill-mannered and lacking in manners."

At this time, Fan Bingbing had joined Chenguang Entertainment, and with Zhang Chen, the newly crowned world king, backing her up, she felt she was qualified to comment on this former "princess".

Zhao Gege's response was simple: "I don't care."

She wasn't afraid of Fan Bingbing, but rather of Zhang Chen behind Fan Bingbing.

At that time, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Zhang Chen was at the height of his career.

This conflict between the two, which occurred seven years later, was unexpected by many.

Many people speculate that Zhao Gege was unwilling to be relegated to a "second-tier" status both inside and outside the entertainment industry, so she orchestrated this whole charade.

Two months later, Zhao Gege was revealed to have received a 60 yuan fee to serve as the head of the judging panel for "First Time I Was Moved".

The feud between the two was also known to the media because of previous events.

So when Fan Bingbing was interviewed by the media at an event, she responded without hesitation with a disdainful look: "Some people can only be judges now."

When Zhao Gege was pressed by reporters about how she would respond to Fan Bingbing's statement, her answer showed no intention of reconciliation.

She said, "It seems like my name wasn't mentioned? Maybe some people think that all the judges are bad?"

This immediately put Fan Bingbing in an extremely awkward position.

There are plenty of judges in the industry now.

For example, the two globally renowned variety shows produced by Morning Light Entertainment, "The Voice of China" and "Morning Light Beyond Class", both have judges.

Moreover, it includes world-class stars such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Leslie Cheung.

Moreover, for many celebrities, serving as a judge on variety shows is a source of income, provided their schedules allow or even if there are conflicts.

Fan Bingbing's remarks, coupled with Zhao Gege's embellishments, complicated the matter.

However, just when everyone thought Fan Bingbing would come out to apologize, some unexpected people suddenly updated their status on Weibo.

@Zhang Guorong: There's nothing we can do. Only has-been people like us have the time to be judges.

@Michael Jackson: I think I'm qualified to be a teacher to newcomers in the industry, but I'm afraid that people who don't have much ability will mislead others.

@Madonna: Oh dear~ This little girl named Bingbing, remember you owe us all a meal~
@Zhang Yimou: Well, as long as they don't mislead young people.

Upon closer examination, it becomes clear that many of the big names who have collaborated with Chenguang Entertainment have expressed their opinions on this matter, both openly and subtly.

Many people seem to be criticizing Fan Bingbing, but upon closer examination, one can sense that these celebrities are actually making fun of her.

Moreover, their criticisms were all directed at Zhao Gege, and their words were full of the sentiment that Zhao Gege, as a "judge," was unqualified.

This immediately put Zhao Gege in a very awkward position.

Those she used as bargaining chips to manipulate Fan Bingbing all turned against her, leaving her in a lose-lose situation.

At the subsequent college student film festival, Fan Bingbing continued her attack, saying that Zhao Gege "won the Most Popular Actress among College Students even before the film was released, which is ridiculous!"

These are all "rumors" that Fan Bingbing has denied in the past.

His words were presented solely through media reports, without any audio recording evidence.

This time, with Chenguang Entertainment as his backer, Zhang Chen has made it clear that he dislikes Zhao Gege.

Fan Bingbing is uninhibited in both her actions and her words.

"Won't doing this affect the company?"

After listening to Zhang Chen's explanation, Liu Yifei looked at Zhang Chen with slight worry.

She didn't think there was anything wrong with Fan Bingbing's actions.

After all, influenced by Zhang Chen, she also had a very bad impression of Zhao Gege.

However, Fan Bingbing's open confrontation with Zhao Gege has a strong sense of "bullying others by taking advantage of one's power".

Liu Yifei was worried that it would affect the image of Chenguang Group.

"Let me ask you something," Zhang Chen said, pulling Liu Yifei down to sit, and pointing to himself with a grin, "What do people in the industry think of me?"

"genius?"

Zhang Chen shook his head.

"rich?"

Zhang Chen thought for a moment and then shook his head. Liu Yifei looked at Zhang Chen suspiciously, feeling that this guy wanted her to praise him.

But Liu Yifei continued to guess, following Zhang Chen's line of thought: "Handsome?"

Zhang Chen: "."

"Think about those people who oppose me."

Left with no other option, Zhang Chen could only offer a reminder to Liu Yifei.

After hearing Zhang Chen's prompt, Liu Yifei suddenly realized and said, "The King of Hell?"

Zhang Chen rolled his eyes.

Although it's true, he feels incredibly embarrassed every time he hears that nickname.

However, today's incident really stemmed from that impression.

He was happy to let everyone think that way.

Although his reputation was damaged, it actually saved him a lot of trouble and arguments.

His status also helps to eliminate the negative impact of this "domineering" behavior.

Some even believe that it is precisely this arrogance and domineering nature of "early success" that makes Zhang Chen's image more three-dimensional in the public eye.

"Sure enough, once a person has a position of power, everyone will think that you are doing the right thing and will analyze the reasons why you do it."

Liu Yifei looked on calmly and said with a touch of emotion.

Zhang Chen calmly looked at Jay Chou and the main creative team on stage, and said to Liu Yifei beside him, "So at my level, a little criticism from those around me is especially important."

"You want to be criticized?" Liu Yifei asked, pointing to herself. "Tell me then."

"you?"

"Yeah, yeah!" Liu Yifei nodded quickly, her tone excited. "I may not be good at much else, but when it comes to teasing you, I'm definitely an expert!"

"I thank you."

"Hehe, you're too kind."

Zhang Chen shook his head helplessly, but his thoughts returned to the opening ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival a month ago.

At the opening ceremony of this year's Shanghai International Film Festival, some media outlets reported that Zhang Ziyi was unable to attend because of her performance in "Mei Lanfang," and was subsequently criticized by an elderly woman in Shanghai for being "unpatriotic."

Various media outlets have also been discussing it extensively.

A baseless rant has made him the most eye-catching newcomer at the Shanghai Film Festival.

It wasn't until several days later that this "scolding" was confirmed to be fake news, a self-promotion stunt by the Shanghai International Film Festival.

This has once again caused a media uproar.

They considered the hype tactics to be low-class.

Many people brought up a quote from back then—"How could he say that all he knows is how to suck up to foreigners?"

Given Shanghai's level of internationalization, such narrow-mindedness, which doesn't even qualify as cultural protectionism, shouldn't be news.

Some media outlets even believe that this hype is a malicious act of verbal violence, filled with a sinister and chilling sense of "political correctness" used to measure and attempt to kill.

Among these, many media outlets specifically pointed out Zhang Chen.

Because "La La Land" was filmed in Hollywood.

Zhang Chen himself was also pushed into the eye of the storm by those with ulterior motives in this "verbal battle".

Fortunately, Zhang Chen has his own dedicated internet public relations team in most parts of China.

Such remarks were "disappeared" as soon as they were posted.

Zhang Chen did not suffer the same losses as Zhang Ziyi in this matter.

But this incident also served as a wake-up call for Zhang Chen.

Isn't this a subtle form of "warning"?

"What are you thinking about?"

Zhang Chen snapped out of his daze at the small hand waving in front of him and slowly shook his head, saying, "It's nothing."

Liu Yifei stared at Zhang Chen's face for a moment, but didn't seem to care.

After all, Zhang Chen must be thinking about something important whenever he's absent-minded.

He was willing to share, and Liu Yifei listened.

He didn't want to talk about it, and Liu Yifei wouldn't press him for details.

This is a tacit understanding that has developed between the two after so many years together.

"The movie has started, so watch it carefully."

Zhang Chen had seen the movie "Secret" before.

Upon revisiting the film, he realized that despite his influence, it was still the same film.

Overall, this film utilizes the concept of "time travel," which is rarely used in this era.

That's why he made a special trip to see this movie again.
The story takes place in 1999.

Transfer student Ye Xianglun (Jay Chou) encounters a mysterious girl named Lu Xiaoyu (Gwei Lun-mei) playing "Seceret" in an old music room.

Their story begins from there.

They gradually developed feelings for each other in the music room and on campus.

Xiang Lun won a piano duel to give her the sheet music for "The Swan".

Xiaoyu, due to the rule of crossing the "What you see with your eyes open is visible to others" rule, repeatedly risked closing her eyes and silently counting 108 steps to accurately locate Xianglun.

However, their story was not without its challenges.

Later, Xianglun mistakenly kissed Qingyi (played by Zeng Kaixuan), which was witnessed by Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu carefully travels back to 1979, leaves a message on her desk with correction fluid to verify her identity, but receives no response. She then suffers an asthma attack and dies.

Xianglun never saw Xiaoyu again until he graduated.

Finally, through her father and Xiaoyu's mother, we learned that in 1979, Xiaoyu suffered a mental breakdown after being questioned about her future and eventually died alone.

Finally, as the old music room at the school was being demolished, Xianglun risked his life to speed up his playing of "Secret" and traveled back to 1979, the time when Xiaoyu discovered the sheet music.

The two met again and fell in love. A photo of the two together appeared in their 1999 graduation photo, forming a closed loop in time and space.

In summary, this is a story about a timeless love affair centered around the piano.

Through "playing speed controlling the direction of travel" and "first glance courseware rules," a fantastical logic is constructed, ultimately breaking the cycle of reincarnation in the Northern Realm through a two-way journey, creating a fantastical love story.

"Traveling back to the past," Liu Yifei murmured as she watched the movie's ending, "That's wonderful."

Zhang Chen trembled upon hearing this.

But he quickly regained his composure and asked pointedly, "Do you have any regrets? Do you want to go back to the way things were?"

After a moment of silence, Liu Yifei slowly nodded: "I think so."

The matter concerning her parents has always been a thorn in her side.

If she could travel back in time, perhaps she could do something.

Everyone has some regrets, right?
Liu Yifei looked at Zhang Chen beside her and asked curiously, "What about you?"

"Me?" Zhang Chen looked at the girlish face in front of him and smiled. "Guess."

Liu Yifei was watching a movie, a fictional story.

But for Zhang Chen, this was a bizarre yet true story that happened to him.

His story predates this film, taking place in 1994.

The location wasn't a romantic piano room either.

It was at the entrance of an inconspicuous primary school.

"Hello, Anfeng, my name is Zhang Chen."

"nerve."

Unfortunately, the other person in the story didn't understand Zhang Chen's feelings after watching "Secret," and just rolled their eyes at Zhang Chen as if he were an idiot.

Zhang Chen just shrugged and didn't say anything.

Just like this movie, this is a "secret".

(End of this chapter)