"Is this a mixture of old and new, or a mixture of wisdom and foolishness—"

A few days later, on the homepage of Huaxia Film and Television News, the theme font of a report was bolded, and in the center of the newspaper, Zhang Heng put his hands in his pockets, Mu Qinian put his hands around his chest, and the two of them were expressionless, standing together back to back.

In the newsstands selling entertainment newspapers, a large number of people stopped and sightseeing in an instant, and people were amazed to see the two directors, who were almost 20 years apart, appear in the same picture.

After a while, the day's Huaxia Film and Television News was sold out in a short period of time.

The report wrote: "Since the box office success of "Clue", the well-known director Mu Qinian, who has been silent for a year, has recently received a huge investment of 500 million yuan and returned with the epic masterpiece "Journey of the Empire". Director Mu announced in a high-profile manner that the film will not only show the iron-hoof conquest at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty and the magnificent scene of the horse leather shroud, but also excavate the royal secrets of Tang Gaozu, the first monarch of the empire more than a thousand years ago! ”

"With a huge investment and Mu Qinian's popular call, "Journey to the Empire" has been praised by countless audiences, and is recognized as the super blockbuster with the most promising impact on Hollywood awards after Li An's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"!"

On the other hand, director Zhang Heng, known as the godfather of minidramas, coincidentally, also recently announced the start of the filming of the script "People in the Rivers and Lakes", claiming to have invested 30 million yuan, and the popular superstar Zhang Xueyou joined in! The film tells the story of the rise of the contemporary Xiangjiang underground forces, although it is an old story, but Zhang Heng said that it will not be a new bottle of old wine, what the result is, we still keep an eye on it. ”

It is worth mentioning that this is Zhang Heng's first contact with the big screen production of up to 30 million yuan, and last year, due to the production and editing reasons, Zhang Heng and others jointly developed the debut film "Flowers on the Tree", which hit the street before it was released, and the response on the Internet was also extremely bleak. From the side, Zhang Heng's directorial talent is a bit miserable, but if it is more serious, "People in the Rivers and Lakes" is Zhang Heng's real debut, if Zhang Heng wants to embark on a smooth road in the future, this is an opportunity to rise, and it is also an indispensable masterpiece of Zhang Heng himself reaching out to the big screen. ”

"One is a great Chinese director who has been famous for 20 years and is widely known in Asia, and the other is an emerging director who has made miniseries and achieved remarkable results. The reason why the editor put the reports of the two together, in addition to the fact that the two directors' works have similar start dates, there is another reason, but it is to get the hot news from insiders. ”

"The whistleblower said that the two directors had a fierce quarrel in a certain place recently, and afterwards, after verification, the editor unexpectedly found that between the two big directors, they actually made an exciting huge bet in the two works!"

"Journey of Empire" VS "People in the Rivers and Lakes", 500 million against 30 million!"

"We don't care about the investment amount of the work for the time being, just talking about the gambling money, it is understood that if the box office of "People in the Rivers and Lakes" reaches 50 million, Director Mu will pay 50 million! If the box office of "People in the Rivers and Lakes" exceeds the former...... Director Mu said that he will quit the entertainment industry from now on! ”

"In the same way, if Zhang Heng fails, he will not only have to pay Director Mu 50 million, but also doomed to stop in the film industry."

In the whole report, the care for Zhang Heng between the lines is very obvious, and people with a discerning eye can see it at a glance, and they have condemned Huaxia Film and Television News for accepting Zhang Heng's bribes.

In response to this malicious speculation, the newspaper said that it was innocent and naturally bothered to pay attention to it.

With the passage of time, unconsciously, a large wave of Zhang Henghei was quietly born in the Chinese entertainment industry!

"Thirty million against 500 million, this Zhang Heng really eats the gall of an ambitious leopard!"

"A newcomer who wants to challenge Director Mu really doesn't want to mix in the circle! In the future, in front of Director Mu, you have to avoid this kid and give Mu Dao eye medicine, hey, the future is terrifying. ”

"I filmed an online miniseries, and I was carried away by a little achievement, stupid! Is the movie so simple, this kid's last movie was so popular, and he doesn't know how to converge? offended Director Mu, I want to see which actors dare to go to him to film! ”

In the entertainment industry, whether they are singing or acting, all the entertainers who pay a little attention to movies are full of a wave of refrigeration against Zhang Heng.

Some entertainers who are eager to get the opportunity to perform have made public remarks on major social occasions and online communities, so that Zhang Heng can be interesting, and newcomers should have the consciousness of newcomers, and the various meanings in the words are clear: I want Zhang Heng to take the initiative to apologize publicly to Mu Qinian!

Even Zhang Xueyou worriedly persuaded Zhang Heng to give up the bet.

No matter what Zhang Xueyou thinks, he feels that this bet is harmful to Zhang Heng and not beneficial, if it is hype, Zhang Heng's move is too bad, you must know that Mu Qinian has been famous for 20 years, and his fans are all over China, in case all fans unite to boycott Zhang Heng's work, coupled with the bad reviews of Zhang Heng's last play, the combination of the two, the box office of "People in the Rivers and Lakes" is in jeopardy.

Even if he is optimistic about "People in Jianghu", in the face of a well-known director who has been famous for a long time, Zhang Xueyou can't help but have the idea of taking a step back and broadening the sky.

But Zhang Heng still insisted on his opinion, shook his head and refused, stubborn like a cow.

It's not that he has faith in himself, but that he knows too much about this far-reaching work in his previous life.

In the previous life, this movie was not released in the mainland due to censorship problems, but in Xiangjiang alone, the box office refreshed a record high, reaching more than 20 million! If it is released in this open continent, Zhang Heng believes that the hot-blooded young people of all Asia will go crazy for it!

In the past few days, the actors of "People in Jianghu" have begun to audition one after another, even if Zhang Mu's bet has been hyped in the circle, but the influence is obviously not as good as the vested interests in front of them, and most of the actors who have received audition notices are in place step by step and one after another.

The most worrying thing did not happen, which made Zhang Heng's heart completely relaxed.

After the actor audition is completed, the preparation of the crew is nearing the end, and at the latest in less than a week, the crew of "People in the Rivers and Lakes" will officially start filming!

Zhang Heng clenched his fists excitedly, and all of them were progressing according to the imaginary plot.

In order to make the heated discussion of "bets" more intense, Zhang Heng contacted Jian Hongyan, the editor-in-charge of KK Music Network, again after two months, and packaged and transmitted the "Friendship Years" written when he wrote the script a while ago to Jian Hongyan in advance in order to cooperate with the website publicity.

The efficiency of KK Music Network is amazing, when the tune of "Friendship Years" sounded in the editor-in-chief's room, when Zhang Heng's singing voice sounded from the tune, accompanied by the moaning of the desk that was patted, the yelling of the editor-in-chief Zhou Haobo also spread throughout the entire office building at the same time.

"Damn, I'm not mistaken, this kid is really a cash cow! This...... It's another boutique song! Zhou Haobo listened to the tone played in the computer stereo, and said incoherently excitedly: "Although it is a Cantonese song, it does not affect the boiling blood in my heart at all!" This kid is definitely the super singer of the future! What movie to make when you have nothing to do? Alas, it's not a good job! ”

"Boss, Zhang Heng said that this song is the theme song of his new movie "People in the Rivers and Lakes", and asked us to help with the promotion......" Jian Hongyan looked at Zhou Haobo's happy appearance, hesitated, and said.

Zhou Haobo frowned, then waved his hand, and said arrogantly: "Cooperate, must cooperate, I also heard about the bet, but what is Mu Qinian, he is a film director, and he still wants to meddle in the affairs of our musicians?" Give me good cooperation! From now on, immediately cooperate with the promotion of Zhang Heng's new song, Zhang Heng has a fan base of the first four big songs, and the sales volume of Zhang Heng's song will definitely not be bad! ”

As a result, on the Internet, on TV, on the radio, including the variety shows in which KK Music Network participated, the promotion of "Friendship Years" began to be vigorous.

In Zhang Heng's personal website, more than 100,000 registered members began to vigorously run to advertise, widely advertised, in the major KK groups, blogs and other social networks, the advertisements of "Friendship Years" were overwhelming. The already popular Zhang Heng fan group is even more popular, and fans are discussing Zhang Heng's new songs 24 hours a day, as well as Zhang Heng's latest movie "People in the Rivers and Lakes", full of passion and praise.

The hot spot ranking of the day on the Venus search engine once appeared in the four words "Friendship Years", and with the passage of time, the hot spot index has continued to rise, so that the exposure rate of "Friendship Years" has been greatly improved!

Many fans who listened to the song clips of "Friendship Years" have said that they must support the idol's new movie!

A week later, "Friendship Years" experienced overwhelming omni-channel publicity, and was officially sold on KK Music Network at 6 o'clock in the afternoon on December 24, 2000, the day of Christmas Eve in the West!