This star is going to the moon

Chapter 395 The Year-End Farce in the Entertainment Industry: Lu Yun, Despite Having Few Works This Year, Still Dominates the Entertainment Circle

There are quite a few plagiarism incidents in the entertainment industry, but most people don't pay much attention to them. However, this time, the joint appeal by more than 100 industry professionals immediately put Guo Jingming and Yu Zheng on the top of the trending searches.

Normally, these two really enjoy trending on social media, and they'll even pay to get on the trending list if they can't.

If you can spend money to buy trending topics, then you can certainly spend money to remove them.

However, if an event generates a large enough social response, then money won't help.

For example, more than 100 industry professionals jointly called for not providing a platform for plagiarists.

Guo Jingming and Yu Zheng have a bad reputation. Apart from their die-hard fans, many people dislike them.

Now that they are suffering, many people are naturally happy.

[So many people have been exposed this year, and these two have finally been exposed too.]

Indeed, while there are always celebrities whose scandals surface every year, it feels like there are an unusually large number of them this year.

I feel that these two people have conflicting values, which is evident in their work, especially Guo Jingming's distinctly "half-Japanese, half-Western" style.

[More than 150 industry insiders have already announced a boycott of them, so why haven't these two made any moves yet?]

Are they trying to wait for the hype to die down so they can get away with it?

[It's quite easy for the entertainment industry's buzz to die down, after all, there are just too many hot topics. Since the beginning of December, two celebrity couples have already announced their divorces, right?]

[Do they really think they can wait until a third celebrity couple divorces? The first two couples aren't nearly as popular as them. Even if a third couple does divorce, are they sure they can overshadow their own plagiarism scandal?]

I have a plan: why don't we just have those two announce their marriage?

No, no, no! Ugh, just thinking about it makes my eyes water!

I don't know what Yu Zheng is waiting for, but I know Guo Jingming is definitely waiting for the movie "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity," which is releasing in a couple of days. He has high hopes for this movie.

Oh, I remember now, he's been busy doing promotional tours as both a director and screenwriter lately.

[They're even doing roadshows; aren't they afraid of being mobbed at the events?]

[Haha, what can we do then? We've already invested money and time; we'll definitely have to wait for the movie's ratings and box office results.]

[Guo Xiaosi might be waiting for this movie to become a hit so he can make a comeback.]

Is there still a chance for a comeback?

That's a bit risky. Guo Jingming's movies don't get great ratings, but they seem to do well at the box office. Quite a few female viewers seem to like his style...

Indeed, my girlfriend really likes Guo Jingming's movies, and I've been following up on some news about them these past few days. Apparently, Guo Jingming is very confident about this film...

Guo Jingming is indeed confident because "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity" is different from "Tiny Times" and the "Legend of Ravaging Dynasties" series. The original work of "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity" is much stronger.

The film is adapted from the top IP novel "Onmyoji" by Baku Yumemakura, a dominant author in the fantasy genre. "Legend of the Demon Cat" is also based on his works.

With its boundless imagination and unique fantasy worldview, Onmyoji is known as the "Japanese version of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio".

In addition, the hit game "Onmyoji" from a few years ago means that the film also has a large "young audience base".

Although novels and games are not the same thing.

Guo Jingming's unique vision lies in the fact that, although the original work comes from everyday life, unlike IPs such as "Midnight Diner" which did not adapt well to local conditions, he wanted to add a large number of traditional Chinese elements to "Onmyoji".

He wants to move closer to the true "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" style.

To enhance the audience's immersion, he incorporated many Sinicized concepts, such as taking one character each from the protagonists "Seimei" and "Boya" to form the title "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity".

Instead of simply calling it "Onmyoji".

Another change he made was to change the story's setting from the desolate and impoverished Heian period in the original work to the glorious ancient Tang Dynasty, which he felt was more in line with the audience's expectations.

In terms of story, his script also draws heavily on commercial elements from successful fantasy films such as the "Detective Dee" series, building upon the foundation of "Onmyoji." This was something he had previously revealed during his promotional campaign.

This only makes some people dislike him even more.

[Why not just stick to the simple, everyday style? Why change it to something like the Tang Dynasty, while still retaining a lot of everyday elements? It's clearly another case of "replacing Tang with Japanese elements," isn't it?]

This isn't some kind of "replacing Tang Dynasty with Japanese pirates"; it's blatant blatant disrespect.

[Damn it, I'm fed up with these lousy "Chinese fantasy films." They're either neither Chinese nor Western, or a mix of Chinese and Japanese, or a mix of Japanese and Western. From the previous "The Promise" and "League of Gods" to the current "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity," they're all like that!]

[Seriously, I don't know what those directors are thinking, making all this garbage to disgust people!]

I didn't watch "The Promise" or "League of Gods" before, and I won't watch "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity" either!

[What are you waiting for? Big news! Zhou Xun, the first actress in China to win all three major film awards (Golden Horse, Golden Rooster, and Golden Horse Awards), is getting divorced.]

【Holy crap, is this for real?】

Wait, Zhou Xun got married?

Ever since Zhou Dongyu won the "Triple Crown" Best Actress award, I've felt that the prestige of that title has greatly diminished...

Amidst this turmoil, "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity" was released against the backdrop of a boycott of Guo Jingming.

Perhaps it's a case of "even negative publicity is still publicity," but many people were curious about what the movie was like, so many bought tickets to see it.

This resulted in "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity" having a rating of just over 5 points, yet its box office performance on the first day was quite good, with the cumulative box office exceeding 100 million yuan by 6:30 pm.

However, the stain of plagiarism arrived as expected.

This time, netizens are not questioning whether the novel was plagiarized, but rather that the special effects when the protagonist, Seimei, frequently uses his skills are reminiscent of the "fire circle teleportation array" in Doctor Strange.

As a result, Guo Jingming's plagiarism became a trending topic again, and netizens and his fans argued fiercely.

However, the entertainment industry is never short of hot topics, and after the release of various celebrity lists at the end of the year, a large number of netizens' attention was drawn away.

Then netizens discovered a strange sight.

This year, Lu Yun has had few activities in the entertainment industry, or rather, he hasn't participated in any entertainment industry activities at all. However, Lu Yun is number one on all the entertainment industry's popularity charts, fame charts, wealth charts, annual star charts, and male god charts!

And it's far ahead!

[Haha, this is hilarious! If these lists hadn't ranked Lu Yun, I would have forgotten he was even a celebrity in the entertainment industry.]

This is incomparable; it's a complete stomp.

So these rankings are obviously just trying to ride on my popularity.

The second-place finishers, on the other hand, are putting up quite a fight; it seems the other celebrities and their fans have resigned themselves to their fate.

Indeed, especially the fans of Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo. These two had collaborated before and performed together many times, and their fans were harmonious back then. Now, however, they seem to want to fight tooth and nail.

[Who can argue with that? Wang Yibo's fans are overjoyed this year because Xiao Zhan seemed destined for failure, but miraculously recovered by the end of the year.]

Haha, it's hilarious to see these two fan groups arguing online.

[Xiao Zhan is quite impressive. After being sidelined for half a year, he ended up fighting tooth and nail with Wang Yibo in the final review. Or perhaps Wang Yibo's fans aren't good enough?]

Wow, there are even people stirring things up?

[Does Xiao Zhan have a new drama airing soon, hence the heavy promotion?]

Yes, the live-action version of "Douluo Continent" starring him is coming out; he plays Tang San...

(End of this chapter)