This celebrity is overly enthusiastic!

Chapter 238 Weibo Launched, All-Out Attack!
The news that Chen Yuan is once again in charge of the entire "The Edge Walker" project, and that the second sequel will be released this summer, has been announced.

The accompanying photo, showing Amy Pascal visiting him in the hospital and the two chatting happily, quickly spread across the internet.

Many people continue to condemn Columbia Pictures, calling it a murderer for its shameless act of harming consumers.
But I'm also happy that Chen Yuan has regained his spirits and can continue creating.

At the same time, I feel extremely sorry for "The Edge Walker", which is likely to be Chen Yuan's last film.

Columbia Pictures announced that Chen Yuan will have maximum creative autonomy and will allocate an additional $30 million budget to fully assist him in creating the perfect work in his mind.

Why didn't you do this sooner? If you had cooperated earlier, the situation wouldn't have developed to this point.

Chen Yuan's legs are still completely immobile, and his back is broken; there's no S.A.S.S. to replace it for him in the real world.

The more dashing his swordplay was in "Seven Swords Legend" and "The World's Finest," the more heartbroken his fans are now.

The capital market has the keenest sense of smell. As soon as the news broke, Columbia Pictures' stock, which had been steadily declining, stopped falling immediately, with large buy orders appearing one after another.

Within half a trading day, the stock price actually surged from 4 points below the zero line to 3 points above the zero line!

Chen Yuan himself used the bonuses that were originally intended to be given to the crew after the film's success to buy Columbia Pictures stock.

After the movie leaves theaters, no matter how much the price goes up, distribute it to them as compensation for being deceived by him. After all, his buddies really stood up to Columbia Pictures for him!

After spending another Lunar New Year in the US, Chen Yuan quietly left the hospital in mid-February to return to China for a period of recuperation and, incidentally, relaunch his Weibo account.

There was no product launch, nor a barrage of press releases. On a very ordinary morning at the end of February, Chen Yuan posted his first Weibo post, which was also the first Weibo post on the entire platform.

In an internet cafe next to the Beijing Film Academy, Yang Mi was playing Audition Online out of sheer boredom.

Sigh, I originally thought that after entering the metaverse, her acting career would be as smooth as that of her seniors in the company.

But times have changed, and as a newcomer, her presence in the company is extremely limited.

Although being able to play minor supporting roles, or lead roles in commercials or music videos, is something her classmates look up to, it's really not what she imagined!

I had hoped that after Sister Binbin finished filming her movie, I could continue to rely on her, but the incident at the beginning of the year where Boss Chen almost fell to his death directly disrupted the company's entire development schedule.

She, who was already inconspicuous, became completely invisible.

At that time, almost all of the company's middle and upper management rushed to the United States, and all the signed artists also went to visit Boss Chen.

She was the only one who didn't go. Oh, right, little sister Zhang Hanyun also didn't go.

She had only exchanged a few words with Mr. Chen, and since she didn't even have a passport, she felt extremely awkward.

Fortunately, the boss survived and has returned from the United States.

Yang Mi saw him at the company; he was as handsome and capable as before, only now he was in a wheelchair.

Looking at him, one can't help but feel a sense of 'the heavens are jealous of talent,' and as an artist signed to her company, she knows better than the average fan how amazing Boss Chen is.

He was once so dazzling that he single-handedly propelled the Chinese entertainment industry to dominate Hong Kong and Taiwan, and even conquered markets in Japan and South Korea.

He can't walk now, he can't film, and directing is basically impossible for him. It's such a pity.

Sister Binbin looked much thinner. She has stopped all her business and is now taking care of Boss Chen.

Huang Shengyi and Tang Yan were also dejected, and the accident involving Boss Chen was a huge blow to them.

The Legend of Condor Heroes will be broadcast in half a month. I hope that my portrayal of Guo Xiang will get more attention from the company.

I just hope the company can get back on track soon and give her more work!

Just as Yang Mi's fingers were rapidly tapping on the keyboard, her roommate Zhang Xiaofei excitedly grabbed her arm, perfectly interrupting her continuous typing.
Before she could react, Zhang Xiaofei pointed at the large CRT monitor in front of her and exclaimed, "Mimi, look! Your boss posted a new message online!"

Yang Mi was taken aback and quickly moved her buttocks closer to Zhang Xiaofei. She saw Zhang Xiaofei open a video, and Boss Chen's handsome face appeared. It seemed that he had recorded it himself with a DV camera.

He held a DV camera in one hand and controlled the wheelchair with the other, and was able to perform difficult maneuvers such as suspending the steering wheel in the air, suspending one wheel in the air, spinning in a circle with one wheel suspended in the air, and making rapid turns.

"He's still quite optimistic; even in this state, he can still have so much fun," Zhang Xiaofei exclaimed, her eyes wide with amazement.

Yang Mi nodded, "That's really impressive. He's only been in a wheelchair for two months, and he can already do this."

She leaned closer to Zhang Xiaofei, and through her earphones, she could hear Chen Yuan explaining the wheelchair advancement techniques he had summarized.

Immediately afterwards, Fan Binbin appeared on screen with an angry expression, directly interrupting Chen Yuan's explanation.

"Chen Yuan! Stop right there! The other day when you fell, it took Changchang and me a lot of effort to help you up. Stop right there and don't run away!"

"That was a mistake. I've mastered the wheelchair technique now, so I definitely won't fall!"

Chen Yuan skillfully maneuvered his wheelchair in the empty room, evading Fan Binbin's pursuit.

Fan Binbin was both anxious and angry, yet also somewhat relieved and delighted, as he chased after Chen Yuan, who was running around in his wheelchair. Yang Mi watched the two playfully bickering and found it particularly funny, but then a wave of sadness and emotion washed over her.

The once-perfect couple remained inseparable even after facing great hardship; that's true love.

The comments section below the video is also very interesting.

[Shu Chang: Bro, can you please stop being so naughty! The doctor doesn't recommend high-intensity exercise!!!]

[Huang Shengyi: Next time I'll come and catch you too.]

[Tang Yan: It's so great that you're so energetic! I'll come visit you again another day.]

[An Zhijie: As expected of the boss, he can even handle a wheelchair so well (smile)]

[Sha Yi: With that kind of footwork, he could probably beat me even in basketball.]

Many artists from various companies left comments, which Yang Mi found fascinating. She quickly closed the game and opened a webpage.

Sina Blog was launched in the middle of last year, and many celebrities joined to write and post articles.

When Mr. Chen posted a video and received numerous comments from celebrities, Yang Mi immediately thought of Sina Blog.

But when I searched, I couldn't find Mr. Chen's number at all.

"Xiaofei, what website is that? I can't find it on Sina Blog."

"It's not Sina Blog, it's a website called Weibo. I only discovered it while browsing Baidu Tieba."

Yang Mi quickly searched and entered again. The interface was simple and had a unique, refreshing feel. At the top was a very cute black cartoon cat mascot. After clicking on it, she learned that the cat's name was 'Luo Xiaohei'.

(When we were choosing a Weibo mascot for the last book, some readers recommended Luo Xiaohei, so we chose it directly this time!)

Scrolling down the webpage reveals a series of brief messages posted by Boss Chen and others.

Upon seeing Chen Yuan's profile picture frame, Yang Mi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Unlike other celebrities who use their own photos as profile pictures, he chose Joe from the American animated series "Family Guy".

In the animation, Joe is a policeman who is disabled in both legs.

He's just too, too magnanimous!
Joe is responsible for all the hellish jokes about disabled people in this shameless animated series!
The signature under the name is a famous quote from Nietzsche: "That which does not kill me makes me stronger!"

Chen Yuan posted another message, thanking everyone who cares about him, and explaining that the reason for developing the Weibo website was the inability to promptly communicate with the public, which caused great inconvenience.

Therefore, Weibo will become his preferred platform for expressing his personal views.
I don't want to make things too serious. I'll just ramble here about whatever comes to mind and whatever opinions I want to share.
He calls the short messages he posts 'microblogs' or 'Weibo' for short, and his videos 'v-logs'.

Because the cost of operating bandwidth is too high, currently only people with verified tags are allowed to post vlogs.

We also welcome other artists, celebrities, media friends, fans, and casual users to use this platform.

Yang Mi found it incredible. Boss Chen had indeed caused several troubles due to the lack of media channels, but to create a website just for this was truly unprecedented among celebrities!
Immediately afterwards, Mr. Chen released another video in which he personally demonstrated how to use Weibo, including liking, collecting, forwarding, commenting, and following.

To prevent identity theft and fraud, Weibo has an identity verification process. Celebrities and public figures will have a yellow "V" mark added to the bottom right corner of their profile picture after their identity is verified, while institutional accounts will have a blue "V".

Yang Mi scrolled down the webpage again and refreshed it to see a bunch of Weibo posts, all of them featuring company artists with yellow tags.

Fan Binbin delivered a ten-minute message thanking fans for their concern for Chen Yuan, and announced his decision to establish a fund to help more people who have suffered physical disabilities, have difficulty living, or are from impoverished families.

Shu Chang shared a detailed recipe for home-style stewed pork ribs, which is very suitable for people who have suffered a serious illness and urgently need to replenish their bodies.
Huang Shengyi uploaded a standard definition video of herself practicing dance in the dance studio, which lasted less than five minutes.
An Zhijie posted a short clip of behind-the-scenes footage he recorded during the filming of "Legend of Seven Swords";
Without exception, every time they refresh their Weibo feeds, the number of followers, comments, reposts, and likes on their posts increases dramatically!
The most outrageous thing is Chen Yuan's own account. Only six hours after he posted his first Weibo post, his number of followers had already exceeded 7!
More and more names of people she knew appeared on Weibo: artists Yuan Yuzhou frequently collaborated with, executives from various film and television companies, many well-known singers, and contestants from "The Voice of China" and "Super Girl."
Besides people outside the entertainment industry, many other people from other fields have also verified their Weibo accounts.
There are state-owned enterprise executives such as Han Sanpin and Ni Runfeng;

There are media organizations such as the Capital Youth Daily and film reviews;

There are well-known companies like Dove and Coca-Cola;
There are schools like the Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Film Academy, Beihang University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Yang Mi knew that this was definitely not a sudden idea or a last-minute preparation by Boss Chen, but a long-planned arrangement in the public opinion arena!
The people who have joined Weibo now are all fans attracted by his previous connections and unparalleled personal appeal!
Yang Mi also quickly registered a Weibo account with her email address and took a picture with the not-so-clear webcam in the internet cafe, setting it as her profile picture.

I first followed all the company's artists and management on Weibo before I mustered up the courage to send a private message to Sister Binbin.

"Sister Binbin, this is Mimi. Could you add a yellow-label verification to my account?"

A moment later, her phone rang. It was indeed Sister Binbin calling, asking her to change to a clearer, more beautiful photo as her profile picture, and promising to verify it for her shortly.

Zhang Xiaofei, who was standing nearby, was so envious when she saw Fan Binbin follow Yang Mi's Weibo account back.

The difference between artists signed to big companies and ordinary students at the Beijing Film Academy like her is really too obvious and too big!
Today, fans of various celebrities feel like it's Chinese New Year. In the past, to keep up with celebrities' statements and various gossip, they had to search for them themselves in the entertainment sections of portal websites or lurk in online forums.

But now, all you need to do is open Weibo to see celebrities sharing their lives in a way that was once extremely difficult to see in news interviews, just like writing a diary entry on QQ Space.

Fans from all sides are calling on their friends and family to register accounts and follow their idols' Weibo accounts!

Weibo became incredibly lively in a very short time!

(End of this chapter)