Reborn in the Chinese Entertainment Industry: You're a Director, But You're a Casanova?

In the review office, several leaders in charge of the review were looking at the anonymous whistleblower letter with concern.

He was about to give Liu Yuehua a hard time when he saw him come in.

Without saying a word, Liu Yuehua slammed the official document from the GA department onto the table.

Several leaders picked it up and were immediately dumbfounded.

Old Lu said this movie is poisoning teenagers and glorifying car chases.

However, the traffic regulations clearly state in black and white that the dangers of speeding are profoundly revealed, serving as a significant traffic safety warning.

How can this be refuted?

In terms of rank, they seem to be about the same, but in terms of authority, it is definitely not as big as their GA department.

(After all, he was later forced to make several movies that he had never been able to make before.)

No matter how senior or influential the veterans in the cultural sector are, can they be more powerful than legal education materials stamped and certified by the GA (government) authorities?

Who would dare to suppress an officially produced cautionary educational film at this critical juncture? Wouldn't that be adding trouble to the legal education work?

"Look, leader, our production team has made tremendous sacrifices in response to the country's call."

Niu Yuehua stood in front of the group, speaking righteously and eloquently.

"The transportation authorities are waiting for us to get the dragon emblem to schedule our event. If this delays the progress of traffic safety promotion, who will be held responsible?"

The leaders conducting the review wiped their sweat, and the group exchanged glances. They realized the ball had been kicked too hard; it was like magic defeating magic, using official documents to crush official documents.

"Well... since it has the professional backing of transportation experts, the message of this film is positive and constructive."

The director readily agreed and approved the application.

"Comrade Xiao Liu, go back and do a good job. You're doing a good job of popularizing the law for the country. That's a good awareness."

……

Evening, at the Yixin Media studio.

Feng Chengcheng stared at the approval document on the table, feeling as if he were in a dreamlike, unreal state.

"Yuehua, you really got it?"

"You only used two packs of Lanzhou cigarettes and a few clips?" Feng Chengcheng stammered.

Liu Yuehua glanced at the bank's brief message and a smile appeared on his lips.

"When dealing with relevant departments, it's all about resource exchange." Liu Yuehua leaned back comfortably on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest.

"That old man wanted to beat me to death with the moral cudgel, so I went to an official institution with a thicker stick than his. Whatever they lacked, we gave them. That's called using someone else's strength against them, using magic to defeat magic."

"And this 300 million yuan in public relations expenses?" Feng Chengcheng asked curiously.

"What public relations fee?" Liu Yuehua glared at him and said righteously:

"Our public servants will not accept bribes; do not attempt to corrupt them with the sugar-coated bullets of capitalism."

"This is compensation money that Huanya voluntarily donated to our company to support the cause of legal education in our country. Make sure to keep good records and don't forget to pay the taxes."

……

The first step has been completed; the film's production license has been obtained, and all obstacles to the film's release have been cleared.

This 300 million not only solved the company's immediate crisis, but also allowed them to get free official publicity channels.

But that's not enough. We need to take this opportunity to crush them all, otherwise we'll just be a clown jumping around, hitting the young ones and then the old ones, which is incredibly annoying.

"Chengcheng, contact your master. I won't be involved with Chairman Han anymore."

"At crucial moments, he wanted to sacrifice a pawn to save the king, which I can understand."

"From now on, Master should handle these kinds of things. I'm finding it a bit annoying to deal with these people."

"And while you're at it, ask your mentor to help you contact a few entertainment media outlets." Liu Yuehua's voice turned cold.

"Tell them they don't need to help us clear our name. Let them follow Old Man Lu around and fiercely criticize Edison Chen and Tang Yan's expressionless acting."

"The harsher the insults, the better. Let's make this a huge hit. I want the whole country to know how terrible the actors in our movie are."

Feng Chengcheng was stunned. "Yuehua, are you crazy? You just got the dragon seal and you're making fun of yourself?"

Liu Yuehua sneered, "This is called 'to take, one must first give.'"

"The fire needs to be lit up to pique the audience's curiosity."

"Alright then, there's one more thing about Yuehua. The approval has been obtained, but the more I think about it, the more something seems off."

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Feng Chengcheng asked, holding the document.

"Isn't our film supposed to be a fast-paced, action-packed blockbuster like Fast and Furious? And now you've got a joint sponsorship from the transportation sector, and you've even made such a horrific car crash promotional video."

"If the audience finds out, they'll know they're paying for tickets to have fun, not to listen to an uncle giving a traffic safety lesson. Wouldn't that just drive away box office revenue?"

"Hey, you science guy, you've gone crazy studying computer science. Your life has been ruined by computers."

"Let's talk this out calmly, stop with the personal attacks."

"Okay, okay, the trailer is for the boss."

"Whether it's the transportation department or the film department, there has to be a plausible reason on the surface."

"This film is a co-production, and it concerns the livelihoods of so many people across mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong."

"Even without my intervention, their internal staff will find a way to resolve this after a while. My intervention is just giving them a plausible excuse."

"You're only talking about the leaders above, what about the audience below?"

"Movies are made for audiences. What if audiences don't want to go to the cinema to watch a traffic accident warning film? Won't the box office still lose money?"

"Yes, it's for the audience, but we have to add a few lines to make it seem like a rumor spread by well-informed people, but we have to firmly deny it."

"After all, the first law of XX theory says that what the official denies is the truth, so the audience is happy to make up their own ideas and loves to read these conspiracy theories and rumors."

Liu Yuehua's eyes revealed a calculating glint.

"Get in touch with those classmates who took me to Venice before. When you get back, treat them to a late-night snack and ask them to help post this."

"Holy crap, why am I paying again?"

"I don't have any money in my pocket right now; all the company funds are in the company account. I'll make it up to you later."

"Alright, alright, how do you want me to set the tone?"

"Remember this: young people's consumption psychology is rebellious."

"The more you tell them that this thing is dangerous and violent, and that experts don't allow them to watch it, the more curious they become, and the more they want to pay money to go to the cinema to see how fast the car is going."

"The traffic department's warning is not a deterrent, but rather a signboard for our film that it is genuine and has no fake special effects."

"Have them issue a press release. I've already thought of the headline: 'Dozens of experts jointly boycott a certain racing movie due to its overly realistic and gruesome scenes, prompting the relevant authorities to add a warning before its release.'"

Feng Chengcheng's eyes glazed over, his mouth slowly opened wide, and finally he gasped in shock. Yuehua was terrifying indeed.

They use warnings from relevant departments as a license to entice audiences to revel, using official documents to silence censors while simultaneously using the possibility of censorship and bans to tempt audiences into spending money.

Holy crap, that's amazing!

"Alright, stop acting so naive and contact your master right now."

"Without Chairman Han, we still need him to step up in the media."

Just then, Feng Gong called.

Liu Yuehua answered the phone, "Hello, Master, we were just talking about you."

"Don't worry, I've taken care of this."

Feng Gong's voice came through.

"You little brat, why didn't you say so sooner?"

"I just treated someone to dinner, saying that I'm resigning from this deputy regimental commander position and asking them to help me smooth things over."