Chinese Entertainment: Directors Start with the Fairy Sister

Chapter 118 Counterattack! A Bombardment of Zhang Weiping!

"We're too late!"

Zhang Xiaofei muttered to herself as she fiddled with the steamed buns in her hand.

"It's all your fault~"

Yuan Shanshan complained, "They had already left, but they still insisted on running back to get the steamed buns."

"I didn't eat enough this morning."

Zhang Xiaofei looked aggrieved. Yang Mi, standing next to her, didn't join the argument; she silently took out her phone and opened QQ.

"Hey, Mimi, you still have Director Zhao's QQ?" Zhang Xiaofei curiously leaned over to look.

"That's not the same at all," Yuan Shanshan said with envy. "Mimi has worked with Director Zhao before, and that's the only TV series he's ever directed!"

Upon seeing Yang Mi's message, Zhao Yanxi couldn't help but smile.

No wonder she's one of the "Four Little Actresses" who fought her way back from Hong Kong Island; she really knows how to seize opportunities.

Whenever I have any news, they immediately send me a message to congratulate me and inquire about my whereabouts; whenever I return to school, they seize every opportunity to meet and chat.

However, if the company is planning to develop artist management, Yang Mi seems like a good choice.

Having committed underhanded acts in her past life, in this life she will become Xiao Liu's number one henchman and top-notch tool. It's quite interesting to think about. Zhao Yanxi has already decided that even if Yanxi Film and Television develops artist management business, it will follow the example of Wang Jing's Shiba Culture and make it independent.

Once Liu Yifei's nationality is restored, this agency will be my "homecoming gift" to her!

After Lao Li drove the car to the school gate, Zhao Yanxi put on her mask and hat and walked out quickly.

The area outside the school was still bustling with people, but Zhao Yanxi keenly sensed that several pairs of eyes seemed to be secretly following her—could it be that someone was plotting against her?

He felt no nervousness at all; instead, he felt a surge of excitement and anticipation.

Could all this skill finally come in handy today?

Before Zhao Yanxi could make a move, just as he left the school gate and was unable to retreat quickly, the surrounding media reporters had already swarmed around him.

"Hello Director Zhao, this is from Sina Entertainment —"

"Director Zhao, Director Zhao, this is a reporter from the Beijing News. May I ask—"

Zhao Yanxi was stunned for a moment. His fist under his cotton-padded coat clenched and unclenched repeatedly. In the end, he could only sigh in his heart: "Truly, a hero has no place to use his skills!"

"How did you recognize me?" He took off his mask, somewhat helplessly.

"Let's do the interview from the side, instead of blocking the school gate."

Zhao Yanxi led a group of reporters to the roadside, where parents and students preparing for art exams were whispering among themselves.

"Who is this young man?"

"Director Zhao? He's a director?"

"Director Zhao Yanxi! You send your child to study acting, don't you pay attention to anything in the industry?" someone interjected.

He directed "You Are the Apple of My Eye"!

What is "You Are the Apple of My Eye"?

"Oh, so it was him!"

Some people were still puzzled, but more were amazed—they never expected that the people they had only seen in the news would actually appear in front of them. As expected of a film academy, everyone coming and going is a big shot.

"Director Zhao, what are your thoughts on Zhang Weiping's comments about 'Curse of the Golden Flower' from New Pictures yesterday?"

"What can I say?" Zhao Yanxi smiled. "If it were a professional giving me some feedback, I might listen; but even the 'National Director' has been dragged into making some unsatisfactory works by Zhang Weiping. If I listened to him, wouldn't I also become a bad film director?"

Since Zhang Yimou was selected as the chief director of the Olympics and experienced the Athens Olympics, the title "National Master" has been circulating among the public.

Zhao Yanxi didn't have any issues with Zhang Yimou himself. Even with the much-criticized "Man Jiang Hong," he actually quite liked it when he watched it, especially the line "The cherries are red, the plantains are green—" He even listened to it on repeat on Douyin many times.

However, since the other party fired the first shot, Zhao Yanxi had no intention of silently taking the hit.

"Hiss" 6

The reporters present were taken aback, never expecting Zhao Yanxi to be so outspoken, directly pointing out that Zhang Yimou had made a bad film.

"Director Zhao, are you referring to 'Curse of the Golden Flower' when you say it's a bad movie?" A tabloid reporter asked, his voice trembling with excitement.

"Otherwise what? Do you all think it's good?" Zhao Yanxi retorted. "It is said that the background of 'Curse of the Golden Flower' is set in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, but I have searched through all the history books and I have never seen soldiers of any dynasty actually wearing golden armor to fight—this is not called creation, it is called disrespecting historical facts."

"As the producer, Zhang Weiping insisted on replacing Huang Xuan with Zhou Jielun in order to generate traffic and popularity, and even added a lot of scenes for Zhou Jielun, which completely destroyed the integrity of the script."

"The entire 'Curse of the Golden Flower' is nothing more than a fan film cobbled together by Zhang Weiping after he tasted success with 'Hero,' featuring a multi-talented star in film, television, and music. It's all about appealing to fans' nostalgia."

"But Director Zhao, 'Curse of the Golden Flower' also received high praise in North America—and its box office is about to break 200 million!"

A reporter whispered a defense, whether it was to escalate the conflict, genuinely like the movie, or subtly imply that the film's box office performance couldn't compare to "Curse of the Golden Flower."

"Hehe," Zhao Yanxi chuckled, "High rating? Do you know why it's so high?"

"Because Americans really do deliver when they get paid. What's so difficult about buying positive reviews?"

"Besides, taking the money will get more Americans into theaters to see just how bad Chinese-language films can get"—the door that director Zhang Yimou opened for Chinese-language films to go global back then will probably be slammed shut by "Curse of the Golden Flower" by about 80%.

"As for the box office," Zhao Yanxi smirked, "putting aside the fan base of Zhou Jielun, Gong Li, and others, just the name 'Zhang Yimou' alone—even if others say his films are terrible, aren't you curious about just how bad they are?"

"----curious."

"Yeah, everyone thinks that way, and the box office will be booming, right? I was also attracted by director Yi Mou's reputation and bought two movie tickets. If I hadn't missed seeing him recently, I would have asked him for reimbursement!"

Zhao Yanxi chuckled, then said seriously, "Directors should have creative freedom and shouldn't be bound by capital. I hereby formally extend an invitation to Director Zhang Yimou to switch jobs and join my team. I will only be responsible for investment and will absolutely not interfere with the creative process."

"...

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The reporters were stunned.

Brother, we're up to something—no, we're doing an interview. Why are you suddenly poaching people?

Zhao Yanxi ignored everyone's reactions, vented her frustrations in one breath, and felt much better.

"Excuse me, I need to go home for dinner."

He pushed the reporters aside and walked out; this time, no one stopped him.

Everyone stared at the cameras in their hands, swallowing hard in unison.

"Guys, we're in luck today! This news is absolutely going to explode!"

"Stop dawdling and get back to writing!"

That afternoon, the interview in front of the school gate quickly made headlines on major portal websites.

"My goodness, Director Zhao is so outspoken!"

One netizen had just made a comment when they were immediately overwhelmed by a flood of other comments.