[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment":3,"chapter-the-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment-the-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment-chapter-134":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Intelligence King of Chinese Entertainment",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2260437,4411,"Chapter 134: Two Bing Clash, Netizens Feast on the Drama","the-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment-chapter-134",134,"\u003Cp>Beijing, a certain internet cafe\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yang ate a cheap 2-yuan boxed meal, shoveling it down while typing furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This reporter from the Southern Metropolis Daily, who had previously helped expose the story “Little Actress Is Actually a New Entertainment Elite,” originally had a promising career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after resenting his superior Pang Yidian’s workplace bullying, he beat him up and quit in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After failing to find work in Beijing following the New Year, Wei Yang, who prided himself on his writing skills, became a freelance writer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A freelance writer, in plain terms, is a “blind migrant” who survives by the pen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He writes articles or news pieces and submits them to websites and newspapers; when accepted, he gets paid, and he also takes on odd writing jobs like advertising soft articles, ghostwriting sequels, or puff pieces and hit pieces on films, TV shows, and songs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the market is good, he can earn a little money and gain minor fame; when submissions fail or work is scarce, he struggles to afford food and lodging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yang was now in a particularly difficult phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To save money and for convenience, he had been holed up in the internet cafe for nearly two weeks, and his savings were steadily dwindling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to reserve enough for internet and phone bills to keep working and stay in contact, so he could only scrimp from every crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days ago, his meals were instant noodles in cups, sometimes with a sausage added; now he could only afford cheap boxed meals with no meat scraps, and he couldn’t even afford a bottle of Lao Gan Ma—unless things changed, he’d soon be chewing steamed buns raw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because he was an entertainment reporter by training, Wei Yang was familiar with and drawn to entertainment news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, because demand in this area was high, his submissions had a relatively higher chance of acceptance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So every day, Wei Yang first chased trending topics to churn out low-effort articles for quick cash to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was no different: after finishing two articles on the romance between the diva Wang Fei and Li Yapeng, he proofread them, judged the acceptance odds to be high, and pulled out his few remaining cigarettes to light one as a reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since last year’s revelation that Li Yapeng broke up with Prince Zhou and began pursuing Wang Fei, this new “Fei-Peng romance” had become a major entertainment gossip sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yapeng was really good at stirring up drama!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Late last year, he was exposed for paying for Wang Fei’s birthday party; during the Spring Festival, he was caught spending every night playing mahjong with her until midnight; recently, media outlets revealed Li Yapeng had been “harassing” Wang Fei with text messages—up to a hundred joke texts a day to cheer her up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, the gossip material never ran dry, sustaining many media outlets and freelancers like Wei Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wei Yang had no access to firsthand sources, so he could only rework online material—limited in freshness, he could only skim the surface and sip the broth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yang wasn’t satisfied with this; he wanted fame and more money, so he had to find fresh, explosive leads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with limited capital, no money, and no connections, he could only scour the web—so, smoking, he browsed Tianya Forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianya Forum\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was currently the most popular content creation and knowledge-sharing forum in the country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It covered numerous sections including web novels, entertainment gossip, sports highlights, strange tales, social news, and emotional life, with a large, highly active user base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these, the entertainment gossip section thrived because it involved major celebrities and satisfied ordinary people’s voyeuristic curiosity about stars’ real lives and private affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, related boards and posts were wildly popular on Tianya, and many people’s impression of Tianya was simply that it was full of gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In recent years, Tianya had leaked an abundance of explosive entertainment industry secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the compilation and exposé of the Liu Jialing and Yizhoukan incident, which revealed to mainland gossip fans the dark side of Hong Kong’s film industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also the rumor that in “The Legend of the Condor Heroes,” Qiao Feng and A Zhu were making loud noises in their tent, disturbing others’ sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The source of this leak was unclear, but it had certainly gained fame through Tianya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, the recently popular term “Shi X Ba Mei” originated on Tianya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Tianya’s reputation grew larger: those with secrets loved to leak here, and entertainment reporters like Wei Yang loved to lurk here for material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The truth behind Zhang Guoli’s son assaulting someone—involved the department head. This story is worth writing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“New starlet Huang Shengyi allegedly has a boyfriend? She’s not even famous yet, and people are already digging?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leak from the ‘Happy Days of the Seven Fairies’ set: Two popular actresses had a fierce fight in the makeup room… Holy shit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yang froze: Two top young actresses fighting? That’s that intense?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he checked the time—his eyes lit up: the post had been posted less than two hours ago, still fresh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yang carefully read through the entire post and the original poster’s replies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “insider” claimed to be a crew member who had witnessed the incident firsthand; he didn’t know the exact cause, but said the two women had been on bad terms since before filming, rarely interacting, each doing their own thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The details were vividly described.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Li Lin and Jiang Xin locking the door to prevent others from barging in; Dong Xuan and Yang Xue trying to disperse the onlookers; Hu Siyan rushing to report it; producer Yan Li arriving with the director to break up the fight, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after a netizen, apparently a Li Bingbing fan, questioned the claim, the poster posted a group photo from the “Happy Days of the Seven Fairies” set and a behind-the-scenes shot to prove his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Solid. Absolutely solid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yang was overjoyed and immediately left active comments on the post, requesting the original poster’s QQ or email for private contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the poster didn’t reply; anxious, Wei Yang “introduced himself,” falsely claiming to be a Sina journalist—still no reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, replies piled up, and the post had become a top trending thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moderator came over to join the fray, saying the leaker had contacted him to delete the post, but after being refused, the leaker had apparently deleted their account and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s blown up big time—the leak is almost certainly real.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Yang no longer hesitated; he screenshot the original post and replies, then immediately began writing his article and submitted it to major portals and media outlets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Province, Wu City Film City\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li browsed the online news, then shut his computer: “You two should take a look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Bingbing and Fan Xiaopang, who were rumored to have fought violently and bled on set, both turned to the screen at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“‘Two Bing’ Clash in Makeup Room: Dong Xuan and Li Lin Block Door to Prevent Secret Photos, Producer Yan Li Rushes to Break Up Fight”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—According to insiders, a fierce argument erupted between popular actresses Li Bingbing and Fan Bingbing in the makeup room of ‘Happy Days of the Seven Fairies,’ with the scene briefly spiraling out of control…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang couldn’t help rolling her eyes halfway through: “This reporter’s got no brains—do we really fight over a makeup table?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t get it—it’s about showing the big through the small. The makeup table dispute reveals your two are utterly incompatible and competing for influence on set.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li explained beside them, sounding almost appreciative; Li Bingbing eyed him suspiciously: “You didn’t hire this writer, did you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, the writer I hired is this one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li clicked twice and pulled up another article—this one was far more detailed, with high-quality analysis of the conflict’s backstage details and plausible speculation on the reasons behind the two actresses’ feud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pang Yidian?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang glanced at the byline: “Your pet paparazzo?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean ‘pet’? He’s my hometown buddy—great writing, fair price, some influence, so we collaborate occasionally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li sipped from his cup: “We’ll need him for the next phase of the ‘Two Bing’ hype—I’ve already told him to steer the narrative toward ‘Huayi’s Number One Actress.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang frowned: “Wasn’t it supposed to be about fighting over a man?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why the rush? I already said—the ace card can’t be played right away. First, we fully exploit the ‘Two Bing’ concept, then we reveal the man-stealing angle—this current article can be folded into it later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li explained; Li Bingbing and Fan Xiaopang nodded, finding no flaw in the plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Two Bing” rivalry, though just beginning, had already yielded some sweet results—even without any drama airing, their exposure kept rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Fan Xiaopang: being paired with Li Bingbing as “Two Bing” had skyrocketed her status, more effective than starring in several dramas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Fan Xiaopang could enjoy it long, Yan Li doused her with half a bucket of cold water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right now, the ‘Two Bing’ rivalry is still centered on career. Compared to Bingbing, Xiao Fan has many weaknesses—there’s a real risk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li sighed, realizing he’d underestimated the boost from the movie “Cell Phone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Li Bingbing was already more popular than Fan Xiaopang, but Fan had managed to cling on by leveraging youth and popularity—the “Two Bing” comparison was plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after “Cell Phone” became a hit, Li Bingbing’s profile surged across the board, nearing top-tier status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang, once already at a disadvantage, was now even more outclassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Short-term hype might work, but once Li Bingbing fully cashed in on “Cell Phone’s” benefits, Huayi’s Number One Actress would be a done deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Yan Li even felt a grudging admiration for Wang Jing’s cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally planned to give “Cell Phone” to Fan Xiaopang, to elevate her career and create competition with Li Bingbing, allowing Wang Jing to balance them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strategy was sound—but Yan Li had interfered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Wang Jing was worried, and Yan Li’s “Two Bing” plan was disrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a “Two Bing” rivalry to be interesting, the two sides must be evenly matched, trading blows—clear imbalance turns it into a one-sided beating, boring to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the short term, it’s nearly impossible for Xiao Fan to catch up with Bingbing—we need a surprise tactic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li looked at Fan Xiaopang with hesitation: “I should warn you—this tactic has side effects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang frowned slightly: “Go on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When career falters, love thrives. Since Bingbing leads in career, if Xiao Fan wants to overtake her, she must win back dignity in love.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Bingbing understood, watching Fan Xiaopang with interest: “So you’re telling her to be the third party?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, crude but true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li cleared his throat. Earlier, when he’d pushed the “two women fighting over one man” angle, he’d planned to take the blame himself—playing the two-timing cad, keeping the two actresses as clean as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the plan had changed: Yan Li would still be the heartless playboy, but Fan Xiaopang would be given a starring role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d highlight her “romantic victory,” intensifying the rivalry and the drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this plotline would inevitably damage Fan Xiaopang’s reputation—and possibly lower her public image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang hesitated deeply; Yan Li, seeing this, slowly sipped his water, offering no pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His main goal in hyping the “Two Bing” feud was the “Happy Days of the Seven Fairies” project—no matter what Fan Xiaopang chose, the drama’s attention was guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the “Two Bing” gimmick later lost steam, if the rivalry faded, if exposure dropped, the damage would fall on them—especially on Fan Xiaopang, who was desperate to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li had offered his plan; it didn’t directly affect his own interests—he wasn’t the one who had to decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So being the third party? Fine, I’ll do it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang didn’t hesitate long. Earlier, when Yan Li had pushed them to hype the “Two Bing” rivalry over a man, he’d said: if you want to make money, don’t fear being hated. The same logic applied to her—wanting to rise, how could she care about the label of “third party”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was she unafraid—once decided, she even began brainstorming ways to add more drama: public declarations of love, or mocking Li Bingbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you’re going to stir it up, stir it all the way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Bingbing couldn’t help rolling her eyes at Fan Xiaopang and began imagining how to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her character is far more likable than Fan Xiaopang’s—she can go the route of tragic devotion to win sympathy, or the path of a strong woman turning the tables on the cheating couple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think I should take Yan Li back again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Bingbing also thought of another possibility: after all, many people love the trope of reconciliation after a breakup, with the third party getting kicked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key is that Double Bing actually went at it with real weapons—it would definitely generate massive discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang got excited: “Then I’ll take him back again—that’ll be another headline.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Bingbing was about to speak, but Yan Li couldn’t hold back and interrupted: “Are you two playing ping-pong with him, passing him back and forth like this? Will it ever end?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cooperating with the hype is fine, and tarnishing his reputation back and forth isn’t out of the question—but what’s the benefit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even asking you to help make money—just let him score a goal so it’s not all for nothing…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Double Bing calm down; they’d gotten too carried away with their fantasies and nearly forgot Yan Li was a real person—and the chief director, at that. They had to listen to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the next step?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, I, as producer, will go out and deny it—all of this is baseless fabrication.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li had already prepared his script: “Then I’ll arrange a video interview for the two of you. You know what to do by then, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Bingbing said: “Put on an act, sweet-talking while plotting harm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang said: “Fake affection, smiling while holding a knife.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Li clapped his hands hard: “Exactly! Follow this script—don’t overdo it. Just a little more outward than your usual dynamic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Xiaopang \u002F Li Bingbing: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are we really that obvious when we’re together…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Yan Li’s careful planning, rumors of Double Bing’s discord came one after another, becoming one of the top entertainment stories of the first two months of 2004.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forums like Tianya and Maopu had numerous discussion threads; fansites for both sides, along with the newly emerging Baidu Tieba, even saw small-scale online brawls between Fan Xiaopang’s and Li Bingbing’s fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The set of “Happy Days, Seven Fairies” became a media darling, with major outlets from across the country coming to interview and report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did Double Bing gain massive exposure, but even the other lead actors rode the wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with such high popularity, a television station finally couldn't hold back any longer—they came to the \"Happy Days, Seven Fairies\" set for an on-site visit and began negotiations to acquire the rights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2540,"2026-06-19T16:16:52.605Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8ef292c5ebd80435e3c1ff02afd8ebfd101d8300cd712925801e3e1048bf5a56","the-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment-chapter-135","the-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment-chapter-133",405,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-intelligence-king-of-chinese-entertainment-cover.jpg"]