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Chapter 134 Breaking Through the Darkness! (Part 1)

"Old Liu!"

"Actually, I've always wanted to say that the films judged by this year's Golden Horse Awards were all completely biased..."

"This year's Golden Horse Awards were a mess. Many mainland Chinese films, which were actually quite good, were always just runners-up..."

"Some didn't even qualify for the shortlist!"

"This year's Golden Horse Awards winners, except for 'Undercover Detective,' are all undeserving!"

"What the hell! Especially that movie called 'Youth of the Sea,' what on earth is that?!"

"..."

May 11, morning.

Liu Jiasheng returned to Yanjing from Taiwan.

When he got home, he sat down in a chair and turned on his computer, intending to write something. But at that moment, he found that he couldn't write anything no matter what he did.

He stared at the ceiling with a complicated expression.

This year, at the 40th Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, he witnessed the most shocking scene of his life.

The judges suddenly exposed the Golden Horse Awards for being rigged, and the winning newcomer smashed the microphone and refused to accept the award...

Every single one of these events was a major event that shocked the entire entertainment industry. I should have written a whole bunch of articles, taking the Golden Horse Awards' stance, joining everyone in condemning Zhou Yang and his group, and praising the films at the Golden Horse Awards with the most effusive praise.

However, he found that when he was about to write, he felt nauseous.

Just at this time.

The phone rang; it was Li Xue, a fellow film critic, calling him.

The phone call was full of complaints.

Although he didn't say anything, this year's reform of the Golden Horse Award was indeed very disappointing.

Apart from "Undercover Detective," a film that was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, the other films presented at the awards ceremony were, to say the least, utterly disappointing.

It's either a cheesy youth film like "Youth of the Sea," a Hong Kong-Mainland co-production like "A Better Tomorrow," or a series of art films...

If you only look at the films awarded at the Golden Horse Awards, it's as if Chinese films in 2003 were completely crushed by Hollywood, with only one film, "Undercover Detective," struggling to stay afloat...

But is that really the case?

No, that's not the case. Some mainland Chinese films have mediocre box office performance but good word-of-mouth. It's just that they are made by small directors and have limited resources, so after receiving nominations, they can't win awards or even be shortlisted.

This year's Golden Horse Award, however, focuses entirely on expanding into the international market.

This led to the Danish film "The Little Chinese Seamstress" winning many awards, but in reality, after watching the film, Liu Jiasheng felt nothing but disappointment.

The story is poorly told, yet it's deliberately mysterious; it's utterly awful.

They don't evaluate or nominate the good ones at home, but they're eager to bring in a bunch of mediocre ones from outside and give them awards...

Some films that should have won awards went home empty-handed!

Some seemingly ordinary films have won awards.

Of course, there are some things that these film critics can't say directly; they have to keep them to themselves!

The Golden Horse Awards were not like this in the past. How come this year's Golden Horse Awards have suddenly collapsed like this?

In fact, although these film critics are touted as having the freest profession, they are actually quite unfree in recent years.

The magazines and media outlets they contribute to don't necessarily allow them to provide objective and fair reviews of individual films...

Sometimes a movie is absolutely terrible, but he is still forced to use his talent to praise it!
This is his job, a job as bad as eating shit.

He thought he could finally get away with this, finish writing, and get paid. But when he heard Shen Hu suddenly say on stage, "My knees are naturally hard, I can't kneel down!" the flame in his heart seemed to be ignited instantly, and his blood boiled for a long time...

Perhaps it was the influence of those despicable bastards that caused him to hear the phrase "I can't kneel down" echoing in his mind every time he picked up a pen to boast about this year's Golden Horse Award after returning home.

Then, my emotions were affected.

And then, finally, it was blown away!
After reluctantly writing a short piece praising this year's Golden Horse Awards and uploading it, Liu Jiasheng finally clicked on "Movie House".

Then, he saw Zhou Yang's video!

He was shocked by the young man's madness!

Not only did he dare to have his subordinates refuse to accept the award, but he also dared to stand up to the Golden Horse Award. On the verge of being blacklisted, he still chose to remain unrepentant!

He stared at the words "Golden Dragon Award for Popular Cinema" and "Golden Broom Award for Worst Film in Popular Cinema!"

The emotions that had been dormant suddenly surged again!

He took out his phone, ready to make a call, when the phone rang first.

"Old Liu, have you seen Zhou Yang's video?"

"That's fucking satisfying!"

"I've made up my mind. I've decided that from now on, I'm moving my 50,000-follower account from [Pea] to [Movie House]... I'm not competing for anything else, I just want to prove myself, damn it, so that more good movies can be seen by more people..."

"It wasn't just me; I saw several film critics in our film review group were also very excited... Mr. Zhou has ignited our long-dormant passion!"

"..."

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"【Movie House】Version 3.0 has been officially approved!"

"Server test passed!"

"The voting system has been approved."

"The data statistics system uses..."

"Test form system passed, new registration channel test passed..."

"..."

It was noon. The autumn wind was blowing through the willow trees outside the window.

[Movie House] Development Department.

Yang Bo watched nervously as his colleagues in the development department continuously tested set after set of data.

Each successful test brought Yang Bo a slight sense of relief, but each retest raised his spirits.

Yang Bo had never thought about what the future of [Movie House] would look like.

This website was originally just a movie discussion site created by a group of movie enthusiasts under his leadership.

He never even imagined that [Movie House] would become so wildly popular in just a few months, ranking first among websites in the same period!

From dozens of visits to over 300,000 registrations...

From MovieHome 1.0, which only allowed comments, to MovieHome 3.0, which introduced e-commerce, a rating system, and a data statistics system...

In the past few months, [Movie House] seems to have boarded a high-speed train overnight, and under Zhou Yang's crazy traffic generation, it has traveled to a faraway place that no one knows!

Sitting at the very front of the train, watching the train rushing ahead at breakneck speed, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

After a series of tests passed and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and after it was officially announced that the 3.0 system was fully operational, he finally took the data, excitedly left the development department, and headed towards Zhou Yang's office.

……

In Zhou Yang's office.

"Mr. Zhou, you acted too impulsively this time!"

"The five mainland film companies may seem to be fighting their own battles and competing with each other, but in reality, all five are masters at the same table..."

“Once their interests are threatened, they will band together and target the person who wants to sit at the table…”

"President Zhou, you are too hasty, and your intentions are too obvious. Moreover, you are still inexperienced. If you take this step, you will fall into the abyss..."

"..."

The smoke from the cigarette rose in wisps.

Dong Qichang sat in Zhou Yang's office with a heavy face, looking at Zhou Yang with complicated eyes, and took a puff of his cigarette.

He has seen far too many people, from the film industry to the cinema industry.

But this was the first time I'd ever met a young man like Zhou Yang, whose very being was filled with madness.

Arrogant, crazy, unconventional, and unruly, every step he takes is menacing, as if he wants to turn the entire industry upside down.

Such a person is extremely dangerous!

"I was originally penniless!"

Zhou Yang's gaze remained calm.

"Mr. Zhou, I admire you, but this time, you've made a huge mess. I can't save your 'King of Beasts,' nor can I save your subsequent films..."

When Dong Qichang came to see Zhou Yang this time, he initially thought he could act as a peacemaker and see if he could mediate the conflict between Zhou Yang and the Taiwan Golden Horse Award.

But the moment Dong Qichang saw Zhou Yang, he knew that his trip had been in vain.

A madman like Zhou Yang will only run into a brick wall, and even end up with a bloody head; otherwise, he would never listen to anyone's advice.

He sighed softly and stubbed out his cigarette: "The three major cinema chains have basically given up on you. The Golden Horse Awards have too much influence, and the five mainland film companies also have considerable influence. In recent years, the distribution of Hollywood films has been entirely in the hands of these five film companies. Film companies and cinema chains, in a sense, complement each other..."

"President Dong, I heard that because of my influence, you've been given a sinecure?"

"Ha, the chairman of the Golden Horse Awards this year is surnamed Li, and the chairman of [Huaying International] is also surnamed Li. What do you think?" Dong Qichang smiled wryly: "But it's only temporary. After the storm passes, I will go back..."

“Mr. Dong, I also own a movie theater. Have you ever thought about betting your money on me?” Zhou Yang suddenly stared intently at Dong Qichang.

Dong Qichang was stunned when he heard this, somewhat incredulous, then burst into laughter: "Haha, President Zhou, you are the most humorous person I have ever met..."

Zhou Yang, however, did not laugh.

Dong Qichang's smile then vanished: "I am a veteran of Huaying International. After the company goes public, I will have shares. I am indeed a gambler, but do you think I would place my bets on someone like you who is about to be blacklisted? If I really did that, not only would others laugh at me, but you would also laugh at me, thinking that I must have something wrong with my head..."

"They can't blacklist me..."

"Are you so sure?"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Then, Yang Bo, the administrator of [Movie Home], pushed open the door and walked in: "President Zhou, the test is complete, it's ready to go!"

“Alright! Let’s get [Movie House 3.0] up and running.” Zhou Yang nodded, then looked at Dong Qichang: “Mr. Dong, why don’t you come with me?”

"Where?"

"Go check out our [Movie House]..."

"..."

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"Oh no!"

"what happened?"

"Our daily website traffic has plummeted from 7 to 3! Many film critics with a large following have announced their departure from [Wandou Film Network]!"

"What?! What's going on?!"

"..."

in the afternoon.

[Wandou Movie Network]

In the chairman's office, Zheng Long watched as his secretary rushed in in a panic...

(End of this chapter)