Chapter 159: Killing with a Knife (2-in-1)
Chapter 159
In a private room in a five-star hotel.
Director Zhang clutched his chest and inhaled heavily, while waiting for the arrival of the guests.
Angry!
Director Zhang is really angry.
was trampled under the feet of such a shame by an online drama.
This is a great humiliation for Director Zhang, who has always been competitive.
Losing to other star dramas, Director Zhang may feel a little better.
But it was a web drama that was defeated......
Director Zhang really couldn't accept it.
This is equivalent to that in the gaming circle, a terminal game player who despises mobile games loses to a mobile game player.
Normal people can't stand it, let alone Director Zhang.
Inside the box.
The more Director Zhang thought about it, the more angry he became.
was so angry that he almost died on the spot.
And at this very moment.
The door to the box was pushed open.
A middle-aged man who was about the same age as Director Zhang, but with a thinner body, walked in.
"Director Zhang, long time no see. β
"Director Bi, long time no see. β
The two shook hands with each other.
That's right.
The guest that Director Zhang is going to meet this time is none other than Bi Qifeng, who has had a gap with Jiang Shu, Director Bi!
More than half a year.
Except for a little more wrinkles on his face, Director Bi has basically not changed from the past.
"Come, Director Bi, sit down, waiter, order!"
Director Zhang invited Director Bi to sit down.
Director Zhang and Director Bi are two people who have a good relationship.
Moreover......
At that time, when the Chinese film and television drama industry was still sluggish and lived quite poorly, the two still had the experience of living together.
It's a friend who has shared hardships.
Merely.
After the two made their own fortunes, they had a lot less contact with each other.
And this time, Director Zhang invited Director Bi over for dinner.
The reason is simple.
That is, Director Zhang is ready to develop into the film industry.
As the so-called heaven is a good reincarnation, who does the sky bypass.
Just as star dramas despise online dramas, movies also despise TV dramas.
In the Chinese film and television industry.
The film undoubtedly stands at the very top of the chain of contempt.
Director Zhang has become very famous and has a high status in the circle of TV dramas because he has directed several popular dramas.
It is not a problem to easily pull up an investment of hundreds of millions of yuan.
But......
If Director Zhang wants to be promoted again, it is too difficult to rank with the directors of those top TV dramas in Huaguo, and there is no hope for a few years.
Thereupon.
Director Zhang plans to enter the film industry.
"Scorching Youth" is one of the stepping stones originally prepared by Director Zhang.
You may be able to get a lot of investment from investors.
But who would have expected.
"Scorching Youth" suddenly pulled across.
And a pull is a thousand miles.
Now, "Hot Youth" not only can't become a highlight on Director Zhang's resume, but it would be good if it didn't become a stain on Director Zhang's resume.
Today, Director Zhang found Director Bi, who is mixed in the film circle, and is ready to consult.
"Are you going to make a movie?" Director Bi asked after taking a sip of tea and opening his mouth.
"Yes, I had that idea. Director Zhang nodded, "My development in the TV drama circle has reached a bottleneck, and I'm going to try it out to make a movie." β
"It's a good idea. Director Bi first agreed, but then poured a basin of cold water on Director Zhang, "However, in our film circle, we are very particular about works." You have no previous experience in filmmaking, and if you become the chief director of making movies from the beginning, it is estimated that you will not be able to attract much investment. β
"Then what should I do?" Zhang Dao asked.
Director Bi pondered for a few seconds, and then said slowly, "That's it, I have a movie that will start shooting next year, you come over and give me an assistant director, make a transition, and save up qualifications by the way." When this work of mine is released, won't you be able to get a good job of making a movie? When the time comes, if you want to talk about making a movie, you will have investors who will find you at that time. β
Director Zhang's eyes lit up, "This method is good." But, Director Bi, what kind of movie are you going to make next?"
Director Bi patted Director Zhang on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's a big-budget sci-fi film, called "The Siege of the Demon Capital", with an investment of 400 million, and the script has been repeatedly carved by me." When it is filmed, it must be a movie that has exploded at both the word-of-mouth and box office. I guarantee that this "Siege of the Demon Capital" will definitely become a strong stroke on your resume. β
Hearing Director Bi's promise, Director Zhang smiled happily.
Director Zhang asked, "When will this drama start filming?" β
Bi Qifeng replied, "Early next year." β
It's the end of November, and we're just over a month away from the beginning of next year.
"How's the preparation?"
"Except for the male protagonist who hasn't decided yet, the rest of the things are almost ready. β
"Hmm, hasn't the male protagonist been decided yet, but there's still a month to go. β
"Hey, I can't say enough about that. Originally, the male protagonist was set to Sunan, and I had already agreed with Sunan, but the biggest investor in my film was Penguin Films. Not long ago, Penguin Film and Television found me and said that they were going to parachute a male lead. β
"was named and airborne by Penguin Films, which actor is so energetic. β
"Zuo Xia. β
"Haven't heard of it. β
............
Inside the box.
Director Zhang and Director Bi reached a consensus.
Director Zhang served as the assistant director of "The Siege of the Magic City" and assisted Director Bi in completing the filming of the film.
And Director Zhang can rely on the resume of "The Siege of the Demon City" to gain the favor of more investors when directing movies alone.
Get down to business.
The two began to eat.
Director Zhang swiped his mobile phone between meals.
I saw that on the hot search list of the scarf, there was a #ηθ―ι’η»δΊδΈε» called #"Dead People Can Talk" VS "Hot Youth".
Click on this topic.
There are a lot of netizens discussed below.
For "Dead People Can Talk", most netizens are appreciative.
said that I am very happy to see such a conscience web drama appear.
And "Scorching Youth" is a one-sided criticism.
What 'the shame of domestic youth dramas', 'NTR dramas dressed in love dramas', and 'the gospel of cuckold fetishes', these bad names are all installed on the drama "Hot Youth".
If "Scorching Youth" is a bad drama from beginning to end, forget it.
A plate of is placed in front of you, and no one will eat it.
But the key is......
The quality of "Scorching Youth" in the early and middle stages is very good, ranking at the boutique level, attracting many people, but it suddenly died in the later stage.
It's like you're eating a piece of chocolate.
But halfway through eating, I found that there was hidden under the chocolate.
It's no wonder that the audience doesn't spray.
Thereupon.
These two dramas are considered to be broadcast at the same time.
The word-of-mouth of "Dead People Can Talk" surpassed "Scorching Youth".
And, under this hot search topic.
Someone didn't think it was a big deal to set up a poll.
[Do you think that drama is good?
A, "Dead People Can Talk"
B, "Scorching Youth"]
More than 100,000 people voted.
And the voting result was that "Dead People Can Talk" accounted for 98% of the votes, making "Scorching Youth" bloody and inhuman.
Originally.
In front of Director Bi's friend, Director Zhang still wanted to restrain himself.
But after seeing the voting results, Director Zhang couldn't restrain himself at all.
"Assi!"
Zhang Dao's blood was surging, and he slapped his phone on the table heavily, panting heavily.
Director Zhang's move startled Bi Qifeng, his hands trembled, and he almost dropped his chopsticks on the ground.
"Director Zhang, what's wrong?" Seeing Director Zhang's eyes red and looking like he wanted to kill, Director Bi asked weakly.
After taking a few big breaths, Director Zhang barely calmed down, "Director Bi, let you smile." β
Bi Qifeng waved his hand and said, "It's okay." It's just that what's going on over there, I've rarely seen you angry like this. β
Bi Qifeng knew that Director Zhang was a powder keg and had a violent temper.
But Director Zhang was angry like this, and Bi Qifeng really rarely saw it.
"It's not because of a web drama called "Dead People Can Talk"......"
Then, Director Zhang told Director Bi about the whole thing.
"Director Zhang, you mean, what makes you angry is "Dead People Can Talk"?" Director Bi's eyes flickered.
"What, Director Bi, do you know this drama?" Director Zhang was stunned for a moment.
"How could I not know. Bi Qifeng sneered, "After all, in the main creative team of this show, there is an old acquaintance of mine!"
Bi Qifeng is a very cautious person, and in short, he holds grudges.
Half a year ago, during the recording of "Star Spit", Jiang Shu never forgot his 'humiliation'.
And I hope to get back on the field.
But......
What Bi Qifeng didn't expect was.
Jiang Shu, who should have been sprayed by their fans, not only came back to life by chance, but also soared through the talent show "Rising Star of Tomorrow".
Right now.
Jiang Shu already has three or four million fans and has become a rising star in the entertainment industry that cannot be ignored.
Especially recently, "The Dead Man Can Talk" starring Jiang Shu has become popular on the whole network, and it has attracted a lot of fans to Jiang Shu.
And Bi Qifeng looked at Jiang Shu, who was growing in popularity, and became more and more painful.
Although it is said that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years.
However, according to the current rate of accumulation of Jiangshu's popularity.
Ten years later, Jiang Shu has become a generation of superstars, and he is a director who seeks revenge on others.
It would be good not to be worried about revenge by Jiang Shu.
So......
Bi Qifeng planned to take revenge on Jiang Shu before he completely took off.
Now, it seems like a good opportunity.
Bi Qifeng didn't want to go head-to-head with Jiang Shu.
So, Bi Qifeng chose to borrow a knife to kill people, and that knife was Director Zhang.
Director Zhang has a lot of resentment about "Dead People Can Talk".
And the starring role of "Dead People Can Talk" is precisely Jiang Shu.
Jiang Shu must have put a lot of energy into the drama "Dead People Can Talk". β
Jiang Shu didn't want to be a singer, but to be an actor, in a sense, he bet on the drama "Dead People Can Talk". β
And the fact is just as Jiang Shu expected, the explosion of "Dead People Can Talk" brought him a lot of popularity gains, and also laid a solid foundation for him to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry. β
But as long as I instigate Director Zhang and let Director Zhang confuse "Dead People Can Talk", then Jiang Shu's plan will be completely broken, and his future career as an actor will be quite difficult. β
Such a blow, although it will not be said that Jiang Shu will be completely confused, but it is enough to make Jiang Shu hurt his muscles and bones, and he will lose his skin if he does not die. β
in the mind.
Bi Qifeng quickly clarified his thoughts.
and in response to the contradiction between Director Zhang and "Dead People Can Talk", he formulated a plan to 'borrow a knife to kill'.
"Haha, Jiang Shu, please take it, this time, I want to make all your investments in "Dead People Can Talk" go to waste!"
Bi Qifeng thought viciously.
............
On the dinner table.
Bi Qifeng said to Director Zhang in a slow tone, "Director Zhang, have you ever thought that so many comments on "Scorching Youth" that criticized you on the Internet were actually the result of someone deliberately doing it. β
Director Zhang was stunned for a moment, "You mean to say that someone is deliberately hacking my drama." β
Your drama is pulled into that way, does someone need to deliberately go black!
Although Bi Qifeng complained in his heart, what came out of his mouth was something else, "I can't rule out this possibility." β
Bi Qifeng: "Director Zhang, if you think about it carefully, the intersection between "Dead People Can Talk" and your "Hot Youth" is not big, one is an online drama, and the other is a star drama. One is a suspense theme, and the other is a workplace theme. One is short and the other is long. But why do netizens put these two dramas together to discuss?"
Director Zhang: "Why?"
Bi Qifeng: "Of course, someone is deliberately guiding, causing the current situation of stepping on one by one, with the help of the corpse of "Scorching Youth", so that "Dead People Can Talk" take the position. β
Director Zhang: "You go on." β
Bi Qifeng: "Obviously, this was a premeditated operation. "Dead People Can Talk" has a high reputation, but because the publicity is not in place, the number of broadcasts has not been very high. But "Scorching Youth" is different, it has a high topic popularity on the Internet. At this time, as long as the two dramas are linked together and let netizens discuss, "Dead People Can Talk" can rub on the popularity of "Hot Youth". At this time, it is a typical porcelain marketing in the entertainment industry. β
"I see. Director Zhang obviously believed Director Bi's words, "The hearts of the group of people in the crew of "Dead People Can Talk" are too dark!"
Bi Qifeng: "Of course the heart is black, if you don't have a black heart, how can you hire so many sailors to hack your drama." β
Director Zhang: "Then what should I do?"
Bi Qifeng: "Of course, with the way of others, he also governs his body!"
Director Zhang: "Are you asking me to hire someone to hack back?"
Bi Qifeng: "That's right, not only do you want to go back in the dark, but you also want to go back even harder, so that the people in "Dead People Can Talk" are completely jealous of you and dare not touch "Hot Youth" again. β
Director Zhang is not a good stubble, so he quickly agreed to Bi Qifeng's plan.
However, soon, Director Zhang realized a problem.
"It costs a lot of money to hire a sailor. β
"No, Director Zhang, you've filmed so many dramas, and you don't even have the money to hire a sailor?"
"Yes, yes, but on my wife's side, I don't dare to ask for it. β
"Okay, forget it, I'll sponsor you. You go to someone, and I'll take care of the money for you. β
This time, in order to deal with Jiang Shu, Bi Qifeng was also ready to bleed a little.
............
After Director Zhang and Director Bi met.
Night.
On the Internet, a large number of black "Dead People Can Talk" drafts suddenly appeared.