Chapter 19

They simply started playing the quail.

They even went as far as to shut down the comments on their company Weibo.

They told their artists to take two days off and not to provoke the netizens.

And not to go head-to-head with the netizens either.

Much less try to reason with them.

Otherwise, the only one who would end up dead is yourself.

"Go ahead and curse all you want; I'll just pretend I can't hear you."

However, these entertainment companies have also come to hate Huayi and Enlight Media.

They thought that by quietly pulling their films from release, the netizens wouldn't be able to find out.

And wouldn't pay any attention to it.

Then why did such a huge incident break out?

Someone must have been guiding it from behind the scenes.

As for who it was, does that even need to be said?

Besides Huayi and Enlight, who else could it be, given they were the ones being cursed earlier?

As for why they would do this.

It's just a classic case of shifting the conflict.

This is just a common trick used in online propaganda.

It doesn't require much technical skill, but it's very effective.

"Damn Wang Zhonglei and Wang Zhangdian, you two old bastards stabbing us in the back; we'll remember this grudge."

"Just you wait."

After the sabotaged entertainment companies secretly made these harsh threats.

They didn't say anything more.

Things had reached this point, and they had no choice but to accept their defeat.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the *Flipped* film crew.

The filming of the movie had reached its final stages, and it would wrap up tomorrow.

Over the past month, in order to speed up the release, Qin Yu even resorted to editing while filming.

So it was a little slower.

However, this would greatly save time in post-production.

It was just a bit tougher on the actors, who had to stay for another half-month.

But none of them, including Ni Ni, said anything.

There was no helping it; Qin Yu's deterrent power over them was just too strong now.

"Cut! That's it for today. Everyone go back and get some good rest. We have the last bit of scenes tomorrow."

"After we finish shooting, it's a wrap."

"......"

"Yes, Director Qin."

The actors and staff all wore smiles. After three and a half months.

It was finally a wrap.

Time to clock out.

Qin Yu, however, wasn't thinking about that much.

He sat in his chair, picked up his phone, and looked at the latest news.

He knew about the entertainment companies getting sabotaged, and to be honest, it was normal.

The entertainment industry has always been like this.

You screw me, I screw you.

There are no eternal friends, and no eternal enemies; there are only eternal interests.

What Qin Yu was thinking about was whether he could profit from this.

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31 Going head-to-head with *Rise of the Planet of the Apes*! Ni Ni: I've been acting for two months and finally waited for my chance!

"*Transformers*? There's no way to beat that."

Qin Yu shook his head helplessly. If he remembered correctly.

*Transformers 3* had a domestic box office of a little over one billion in his past life.

Although the release schedule was different in this world, the result was roughly the same.

It should be around one billion as well.

"Looks like I can't earn a wave of goodwill from netizens this way."

Actually, if Qin Yu were willing, he could finish editing the movie in twenty days and have it released.

After all, the film from his past life was right there in his mind.

He could just follow the established path.

Others might need a long time, but he didn't.

But the problem was it wouldn't work; he really couldn't beat it.

*Transformers 3* was just too strong.

Not someone to mess with.

"Huh, *Rise of the Planet of the Apes*?"

Qin Yu slowly became interested. He had seen this movie in his past life too.

Simply put, after a virus, only a small number of humans survived in the world.

And the ape tribe began to rise.

It was a war between the human race and the ape race.

The story was good, and the premise was quite imaginative.

But it seemed the domestic audience wasn't very interested in this stuff. If Qin Yu remembered correctly, the box office for this movie in his past life was only around two hundred million.

"Two hundred million?" Qin Yu rubbed his chin.

"Can *Flipped* do it?"

Reading the news repeatedly, Qin Yu wondered if he should play the hero for once.

Not go head-to-head with Optimus Prime, but go head-to-head with *Rise of the Planet of the Apes*?

The benefits of doing this were self-evident; his reputation wasn't very good right now.

If he succeeded, the netizens would definitely stop harping on the previous matters.

Maybe his reputation would even reach a new level.

If he lost, as long as it wasn't a crushing defeat, he might even earn the title of "honorable in defeat."

But if he lost too miserably, it would be a bit hard to justify.

This kind of attention-grabbing move was a double-edged sword.

If done well, there are many benefits.

If done poorly, you're screwed.

The losses would be heavy, and the more the audience looked forward to it, the more miserably he would be cursed if he lost.

The higher you stand, the harder you fall.

Those entertainment companies that pulled their films understood this principle very well.

That's why they didn't go head-to-head.

They prioritized stability.

Just as Qin Yu was struggling with the decision, a wave of fragrance wafted over.

"Director Qin, are you tired?" Ni Ni wore a charming smile on her face.