Chapter 65

It has been three days since the conflict on set.

There is still one week until the first group stage match of the World Cup finals on May 31st, France versus Senegal, and no other major events have occurred in the entertainment industry.

Consequently, the keywords "Seeing Lu Kuan," "Xie Tingfeng," "Chen Guanxi," and "Whiplash" have appeared frequently in media, newspapers, and online forums, becoming the hottest topics of the past two weeks.

Besides Zhang Ruoyun, countless entertainment gossip-mongers are sharing in this feast.

Reporters have fully exercised their subjective initiative, digging up almost everything about Seeing Lu Kuan, this semi-layman, from his past to his present, starting from his very first film crew, conducting carpet-search-style bombing interviews.

First came the media bombardment from the Hong Kong side, which held the upper hand.

【East Week】: Seeing Lu Kuan is unworthy of his position; Hong Kong's young actors escape the sea of misery.

【Apple Daily】: The mainland film market is extremely unregulated, with chaos rampant on set; Hong Kong filmmakers need to brace themselves to cope.

The biased media 【Southern Metropolis Daily】: Why are there so many complications in film cooperation across the two shores and three regions? Mainland filmmakers need to reflect.

Reflect on what, damn it? The boiling point wants us to reflect, the US 9/11 wants us to reflect; it seems like if our countrymen eat two extra mouthfuls of rice, they have to reflect on it. Screw you!

Some of the Hong Kong actors involved naturally took the opportunity to heavily criticize Seeing Lu Kuan in interviews.

【Chen Guanxi】: The director is violent and eccentric; the crew is just like fascists. Only what he says goes; he doesn't allow actors to have their own thoughts or attitudes. It's too much!

【Yu Wenle】: This was a rather unpleasant collaboration, which left me very disappointed in this young mainland director. I hope he can improve himself later on.

Yu Wenle's family background is decent, but he nearly went bankrupt during the 1997 financial crisis and is currently a workhorse in the entertainment industry, so he always has to leave himself some room when speaking.

【Xie Tingfeng】: Seeing Lu Kuan is a young director, but it is a pity that his level is not yet sufficient to handle such a production and so many excellent actors. I feel regret over the failure of this collaboration, and I also hope he can improve his character flaws and enhance his communication skills.

This was likely because he and Huo Wenxi considered the reaction from Mei Yanfang's side, which is why their words weren't overly sharp.

【Zhang Jianting】: There are many classic co-productions between the two places, and the mainland also has many excellent directors, but this Seeing Lu Kuan is clearly not among them. I don't even know if I should call him a director, because from the feedback of our artists, I cannot see a shred of professional quality in him. This is simply ridiculous. I hope there won't be any more people like this deceiving the audience and harming investors!

There were also other artists under their banner, such as Twins, Zheng Xiyi, Chen Yixun, and so on; although they didn't directly attack Seeing Lu Kuan, they expressed their support for Xie Tingfeng to varying degrees.

The fans of the three naturally launched a frantic verbal assault on Seeing Lu Kuan, blaming the mainland film crew for everything.

Relatively speaking, Seeing Lu Kuan's supporters are far fewer, and even if there are a few scattered ones like Zhang Ruoyun, they cannot stir up any waves; the situation on online forums is completely one-sided.

Senior brother Zhuang Xu called: "Xiao Lu, have you seen Sina Entertainment?"

"I'm looking at it now, what's wrong?"

Seeing Lu Kuan had just opened Sina Entertainment; at this point in time, Sina Entertainment is the undisputed hegemon of domestic entertainment portals.

Starting from the hit of "Meteor Garden," they were the first to establish the model of special topic reporting.

In December 2002, they pioneered video reporting by live-streaming the premiere of "Hero" at the Great Hall of the People on their portal.

"Your previous decision was correct. The demand from internet users for the Web 2.0 model is growing stronger, and Wang Xing's side is also about ready. Can we launch the blog?"

After this storm, Zhuang Xu better understood the significance of what Seeing Lu Kuan said about building a public opinion front; at the very least, when such things happen, there can be a channel to speak out.

This is the eternal pain in the heart of Boss Lu, who was a director by training in his past life but could never realize his ideals.

Under the jungle law of the entertainment industry, if you want to be a successful actor, you must at least have the strength to be a director;

If you want to be a successful director, you must at least have the strength to be a producer and investor;

And if you want to be a qualified producer and investor, you must have the strength to withstand nine losses out of ten battles.

Because the risks in this industry are truly too great; which famous director hasn't flopped? Why did the Hollywood Eight become the Big Six?

"Let Wang Xing get ready, internal testing first. I will give him a concrete plan to win a resounding opening victory!"

Seeing Lu Kuan hung up the phone and looked at the event interviews on Sina Entertainment, categorized and bizarre, making him feel dazed, as if he were watching someone else's life.

Special Topic: Seeing Lu Kuan in your eyes and this crew conflict.

【Zhang Jizhong】: Seeing Lu Kuan is a young man with natural talent and great foresight. No matter what others say, I have always been optimistic about him, and I will send him an audition invitation for "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils." Welcome everyone to continue following the casting progress of our crew, thank you!

That damn bearded man, seizing every opportunity to build momentum for his crew; he really is a marketing genius.

【Zhou Xun】: I met Seeing Lu Kuan while filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in Wuxi. He was only 19 then, but in this short half-year, he passed the re-examination for the Beijing Film Academy's directing department with the top score and improvised passionate songs like "Chasing Dreams with a Child's Heart." I think even the harshest standards cannot call this a mediocre talent. Therefore, I believe the evaluations of him by several Hong Kong actors are biased. I will continue to support Seeing Lu Kuan.

Xun Ge is still someone who dares to love and hate; she has no plans to work in the Hong Kong circle now and doesn't care what that group of people thinks.

【Jiang Qinqin】: I am not familiar with Seeing Lu Kuan (serious face), but based on our working experience in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" crew, I don't think he is a person with a perverse personality. Actually, he is a... um, that's it, the director is calling people to film, thank you.

Sister Jiang is still so gentle, but when she said she wasn't familiar with him, Boss Lu admitted there was a tiny, tiny, tiny bit of pain in his heart...

【Dong Jie】: Seeing Lu Kuan? Um, to be honest, we had very little contact. We didn't have many scenes together in the crew; it was basically just some interaction while filming.

Reporter: I heard you were relatively close to him and often visited his film set recently.

【Dong Jie】: That's just a rumor. We really aren't that familiar, so I can't comment randomly. But I do admire the professional quality and dedication of Hong Kong filmmakers, and I hope there will be a chance to collaborate. Um, that's it.

(End of chapter)