Huayu Tianxian: This director is such a hypocrite!

July 16th is destined to be an unusual day.

At 8 p.m. that evening, Ye Chong officially issued a statement on his personal account.

Many netizens who were just watching the drama saw this video on Tianya Forum.

The background of the video is 302, Chen Zhixi's office.

Ye Chong sat in front of the camera, still with the same style and the same handsome face.

"Hello everyone, I am Ye Chong, yes, the one you've been seeing frequently over the past few months, the Great King Qian Gui Ze, Ye Chong!"

"I don't want to explain too much, because the truth will speak for itself. I am who I am, and I won't become that kind of person because of outside slander. It all started with an interview about 'The Missing Gun'..."

Ye Chong gave a brief explanation, and most of the netizens who were just following along and criticizing were learning the whole story for the first time.

How should I put it? Even if Lu Chuan wasn't the director of "Looking for a Gun," you shouldn't be targeting him like this, right?

What kind of logic is it to criticize someone in front of the media? The person was crying, shouldn't we sympathize with him?

Ye Chong was unaware of the netizens' opinions, since Lu Chuan's "Nanjing" had not yet been released and was not yet so hated.

However... it's just about gaining sympathy; if Lu Chuan can do it, so can he!

"I won't comment on the facts; the public's eyes are discerning. I will not take back what I said. I am determined to be a fighter, a fighter who dares to overthrow the old era!"

At this point in the video, Ye Chong, with dark circles under his eyes, looked at the camera with a somber expression and sighed deeply. "These past few days I've received a lot of insults, slander, and even threats like sending razor blades and making phone calls. I feel that if I don't speak out, I'll be the next Cui Yongyuan..."

"Damn it! He's lying! He's lying!" Hua Yi's young boss, Mr. Wang, was furious, pulling his hair and spinning around several times. "What the hell did we do to him? Brother, think of something! Are we just going to let him slander us like this?"

If my brother hadn't stopped him, he would have mobilized an online army to tear him apart!

But the eldest son kept looking at the tablet in his hand and ignored his younger brother.

In the video, Ye Chong raised his head again, his voice gradually rising: "Slander and threats constantly plague me, but I have not compromised! I want to say something to those old forces that have sunk to the bottom—"

The light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter, until at one point, the weariness and frustration vanished, replaced by increasing fervor: "This is a new era! A new era demands entirely new awareness. If you cling to outdated practices, wallow in your past achievements, and resort to underhanded tactics, then I can only say sorry, this new era has no place for your old-fashioned ways!"

Ye Chong raised his hand and pointed at the screen, and Da Wang felt as if he were being pointed at himself.

"August 10th, 'Kekexili' vs. 'The Unknown', dare to come if you dare, you coward..."

At this point, Ye Chong chuckled: "Coward, just stay a coward!"

This concludes the video.

"Oh no!" The king frowned.

"You're only just realizing it's bad, bro?" Little Wang looked at his older brother speechlessly, thinking to himself, "Your reaction time is way too slow!"

He turned to leave, but the boss grabbed him again.

"Here you go." He handed the tablet to his younger brother, turned around and went to his desk, extinguished the burnt-out cigar, and then lit another one.

"I've said it countless times: one must remain calm in the face of major events. Do you think I'm being malicious by criticizing his public opinion and accusing him of wrongdoing?"

"Isn't that right?" Young Master Wang came to his side and took the cigar offered by his older brother.

After the two sat down on the sofa, Boss Wang let out a sigh of relief before speaking: "Netizens will follow the crowd. A momentary public opinion will dissipate in a few days. Isn't the public relations department set up to deal with negative news? It's the movie that's being ruined."

"A movie?" Young Master Wang looked at him suspiciously. "You mean, you're worried Lu Chuan can't beat him?"

"That's right." A hint of worry appeared in the eyes of the Great King. "If 'Kekexili' doesn't accept the challenge, we'll be nailed to the pillar of shame. If we accept the challenge and can't win, the incident of our break with Columbia will escalate again, and people will say: 'You can't do it without Columbia?' After all, it was our idea to shift gears."

"Can he win?"

The eldest king glanced at his younger brother and said something that shocked him: "Ye Chong is brilliant, and that's precisely why he's brilliant."

"Brilliant?" Little Wang's eyes widened. It was the first time he had ever heard his older brother say that the enemy was brilliant!

What makes Ye Chong, that immature brat, so clever?

"Don't be so unconvinced." Boss Wang glared at him sideways, his eyes filled with disappointment. "If Ye Chong wins this move, their studio will become famous, and his 'fighter' persona will be established. If he loses... have you forgotten about the plagiarism accusation in the trending topics?"

"Brother, what do you mean?"

"He lost, but he can easily say the plagiarized film was really impressive! We can't even really kick a man when he's down, since Lu Chuan actually plagiarized!"

The CEO slowly shook his head: "Besides, do you really think an award-contending feature film can beat Ye Chong's drama?"

"..." Mr. Wang fell silent. Although the intricacies of the matter were complex, everything became clear after the explanation.

"So what do we do?"

The king slowly raised his head, his expression still refined.

"The movie isn't released until August, so let's divert attention first by creating some buzz. Go and suppress those other trending topics. I also need to keep an eye on Wong Jing-hua; the amount of money her online trolls are making this time is something else!"

……

"Cheers——"

"Cheers!"

"bite--"

At an open-air barbecue restaurant on Wangfujing Street, the clinking of glasses carried far, and a group of men and women sat around a long table, laughing and joking.

Ye Chong sat at the head of the long table, gulped down a large pitcher of wheat juice, looked up at the group of key members at the table, and chuckled.

"What are you laughing at?"

Chen Zhixi and Cheng Li returned from playing drinking games and happened to see Ye Chong's smile.

"It feels like a dream. I just entered the directing department last year, and before I even had a chance to settle in, I was out of school. Now, in the blink of an eye, I've built up my company."

"Hehe..." Chen Zhixi raised her hand and patted Ye Chong's shoulder a few times. Her eyes were red, indicating that she had drunk quite a bit.

"It hasn't even been tested yet. In August, you'll face off against Coco and Siri. Do you... have confidence?"

"Hey." Ye Chong waved his hand in front of her eyes: "You've had too much to drink, Sister hope."

"I didn't!" Chen Zhixi flung his hand away, raised her hand and pointed at him with a serious expression: "I'm serious about making movies, you can't take it lightly! In August, you're not allowed to go see your little girlfriend."

Ye Chong looked helpless, supporting her arm as he readily agreed.

He really was busy in August, with promotional activities, premieres, and a stage play coming up...

When talking about stage plays, he thought of Yifei.

I wonder if she will go?

Let's focus on ourselves first; our previous thinking was all wrong.

I always thought 05 would be the year Yifei's scandal broke out, and that I had to persuade her and stop her...

But everyone is ultimately an individual; she won't understand if she hasn't experienced it herself.

"Little potato..."

……

Meanwhile, in Yifei's room.

She had been lying in bed for half an hour, but couldn't fall asleep. Every time she closed her eyes for a few seconds, she would take out her phone to check if the scoundrel had sent her a message.

It's been a whole day, why hasn't he sent a single message?

She saw the news online and was quite happy to see that Ye Chong had started doing serious work.

But... you don't even send me a message when you're done with your work?

Is he angry? Or did he see through my act? Or... does he simply not care about me?

"Beep beep beep..."

The phone rang, and Yifei grabbed it, opened it, glanced at it, and then fell silent again.

[Chen Jinfei: Qianqian, Producer Zhang has informed us that auditions for "The Return of the Condor Heroes" will be held from August to September, and the audition slots will be officially confirmed in September. You need to prepare early!]