Chapter 167: Public opinion turned around and shifted

Because of a makeup photo of Yang Zi, Lin Feng responded to Wang Si Chong in a very manly way on Weibo, "Are you blind!", which scared Yang Mi.

Yang Mi asked worriedly, "Is it okay for you to respond to Wang Sichong in person like this? Are you just going to stand up for Yang Zi like this?"

Why has Wang Si Chong criticized so many celebrities, many of whom even made insulting remarks, but so few celebrities have come out to confront him in person?
Even when Wang Sicong tore apart Li Chen's two current and ex-girlfriends, Fan Binbin and Zhang Xinyu, Li Chen didn't say a word.

It’s because Wang Si Chong has Wanda backing him, he’s rich and powerful, and he has a lot of resources and connections in the entertainment industry, so many celebrities dare not offend him.

And Wang Si Chong is not stupid, he also treats people with different tastes. Although he is outspoken, he rarely criticizes veteran stars.

These veteran stars also think that Wang Si Chong is not worthy of their attention and are unwilling to pay attention to him, and that he is not worth responding to.

Moreover, most of the time, Wang Sicong's criticisms have factual basis. For example, the high ticket price of Faye Wong's concert was originally planned to be 10000, but due to restrictions from the Price Bureau, it could only be priced at 7800. Wang Sicong's criticism of Faye Wong based on this is well-founded.

For example, this time, Yang Zi played "Lu Xueqi" in "Zhu Xian", and Wang Sichong's voice also represented the voice of the majority of netizens. He was not just being unreasonable;

What's more, Wang Sichong is an insider in the entertainment industry and knows a lot of gossip and secrets in the industry, many of which are the truth.

Celebrities all have some shameful things going on, which is why they dare not respond to insults.

Moreover, Wang Sichong has a large number of fans on Weibo, even more than some small stars. Any star who dares to scold Wang Sichong must accumulate enough gunpowder before he can fire.

Therefore, taking many factors into consideration, even if Wang Si Chong scolded them in the face, these stars did not dare to respond, for fear of bringing themselves some unnecessary trouble. Most of them would choose to remain silent and let things slowly fade away.

That's why Yang Mi was so worried. On the one hand, why did Lin Feng have to respond to Wang Sichong for no reason? Wang Sichong scolded Yang Zi, and he didn't provoke you, Lin Feng;
On the other hand, why did Lin Feng offend Wang Si Chong because of Yang Zi? They were just ordinary college classmates and their relationship was not very close. Why offend someone for someone who was completely unrelated!
Lin Feng's explanation was much simpler, "You mentioned this matter, I just felt annoyed with Wang Si Chong and wanted to confront him.

Of course, it also has something to do with Yang Zi. After all, she is my classmate, and I chose her as the heroine. You can complain if you want, but the key point is that you made some personal attacks on her, and I am not happy with her. "

"Just because of these reasons, you scold Wang Sichong. Don't say you don't know what he does. Wanda Film and Television, which is backed by him, is the largest cinema chain in China.
What if your movie is released and he reduces the screening schedule for you? Where can you complain?"

"Don't worry, it won't happen. I have met Wang Sichong before. We were both best men at Huang Xiaoming's wedding.

Although Wang Si Chong is a bit immature, he is definitely not a fool. How could he use such low-level business tactics?

Besides, even if Wang Sichong dares to use it, does Wanda Cinema have the final say? I am very familiar with Chen Xi of Wanda Film and Television.

Moreover, Wanda has been the major sponsor of my recent films, "Detective Chinatown" and "Better Days". Not only will it not reduce my screening rate, but it will also increase the screening rate of my films!"

Lin Feng said confidently, not taking Wang Sichong seriously at all. He was not an ordinary traffic star.
He speaks through his works, and he has no shortage of resources and can even create resources, which is why he is so confident.

"Then you don't have to offend someone for no reason. You'll see people everywhere in this circle. Don't offend anyone if you can, especially Wang Si Chong.

Besides, if you really want to offend him, you should be polite. If you just say "you are blind", what will he do? Now both sides have no way out."

Yang Mi still didn't understand and felt that Lin Feng had gone too far this time. Lin Feng had always been mature and steady before, so why did he suddenly become stupid this time? He didn't understand.

Lin Feng explained to Yang Mi, "You don't think I'm really stupid, do you? It's actually not a big deal.

I stood up for Yang Zi and wanted to prove to the outside world that I can stand up for my friends. Netizens can easily understand that no matter whether what I did was right or not, at least I have nothing to say about my friends.

Actually, there is a second reason, which is that my current image is relatively positive, even a little too perfect. If an idol is too perfect, it is easy to get into trouble.

I need to create some negative things about myself so that if I do something out of the ordinary, people won’t make a fuss.”

It is not a good thing for idols to have a perfect image. Some celebrities have cheated several times and are still thriving in the industry.
For some celebrities, even if you smoke a cigarette, it can cause their image to collapse. This is because people’s acceptance levels are different.

For example, Feng Xiaofeng and Lin Gengxin, both of them are big names, but why does Lin Gengxin give people a better impression? Because people have already accepted him.

"I didn't expect you to think so much. An idol star actually took the initiative to discredit himself. I guess you are the only one who would do this." These Yang secret agents were relieved.

"If you don't ask, I have a third reason, which is to find something for my fans to do. Don't you realize that fans also need wars?

Only fans who have experienced fan wars can like you more, and this behavior is called "purification".

And didn’t you notice that even though I posted a Weibo scolding Wang Sichong, my management team didn’t react at all? In fact, they had already prepared follow-up measures.”

"Ah! You know a lot. No wonder you dared to fight with haters before, and your fans dared to fight with Zhang Han's fans. It turns out that you have a routine. You hid it too well. It's amazing!"

"No way, it was all real before, there was no trick. I wasn't famous at that time, how could I abuse my fans?
I just see that many fans have nothing to do all day, so I just find something for them to do, but I also need to guide fans in a good direction.”

After hearing Lin Feng's explanation, Yang Mi felt relieved. "So that's how it is. As long as you know what's going on, it'll be fine. I was worried about you for nothing."

Yang Mi stopped talking and got down to business. "By the way, don't forget to help me promote the movie "I Am a Witness" in a few days. There's also the premiere on October 10th!"

"I know. This is the third time you've told me this today. I still remember it." Lin Feng said helplessly.

"Really? Why do I feel like I'm telling you this for the first time?"

"You forgot, you told me once when we started recording "Running Man" in the daytime; you told me again when we were tearing off our name tags at night; and now,

If you count what you told me before, I don’t know how many times I’ve heard it. My ears are callused.”

"It's because you're not a data cash machine now. The box office of this movie is counting on you."

"Why do I realize you're so interested in this movie? You're just the lead actor, and you've already received your salary.
You are not bad, you have more fans than me, you underestimate yourself, don’t you have Lu Han, he is also very powerful now.” “He has more fans than you, but the purchasing power of his fans is not as high as yours! And Lu Han is far inferior to you!

Besides, why am I so concerned about this movie? You have forgotten that Jiaxing Media has a 40% investment share in this film,

Whether we can complete the 3 million yuan gambling agreement depends on this movie. If this "I Am a Witness" can be a big hit at the box office, then Jiaxing can relieve a lot of pressure in the future.

If this movie fails, the pressure will be too great, especially since the investment projects next year in 2016 must be successful.
After all, for a film and television project like ours, it takes about a year from investment and filming to broadcast and release.”

The "3 million yuan bet agreement" of Yang Mi's Jiaxing Media was signed in 2015. By 2017, it was equivalent to completing a small goal of at least 1 million yuan every year.

The year 2015 is almost over, and Jiaxing's net profit is less than 0.7 million yuan, far from the small goal of 1 million yuan. Now it has to rely on the movie "I Am a Witness".

In order to ensure the success of the film "I Am a Witness", even the director was invited to be the director of the Korean film "Blind Witness", An Sang-hoon.
There are no major changes to the script. Not only does it retain 80% of the wonderful content of the original version, but it also makes a localized adaptation of the original script to make it more "down-to-earth" in the mainland market.

Not only did it increase the character settings and enrich the characters' personalities, but it also put a lot of effort into the relationship and emotional lines between the male and female protagonists, adding highlights and youthful atmosphere to the film.

What's more, this movie is a test of acting skills. "Blind Witness" won the "Best Screenplay Award" and "Best Actress Award" at the Korean Film Grand Bell Awards.
And three major awards for "Best Actress" at the Korean Blue Dragon Film Awards, two of which were for "Best Actress".

Yang Mi also regarded it as his own transformation work, and did a lot of blind life experience long before the filming of the movie.

He went to the Blind Experience Center many times, visited blind masseurs' homes for advice and observed the details of their lives to inject more realism into the character.

To put it more directly, this is a movie that can win awards, and Yang Mi also wants to prove himself in terms of acting skills.

For the sake of box office and awards, Yang Mi is very concerned about the movie "I Am a Witness", otherwise would she ask Lin Feng to help promote it actively!
But Lin Feng didn’t really want to attack Yang Mi, as it seemed that the box office of this movie in the previous life was not very good and it seemed to have even lost money.

After all, if a movie wants to sell well at the box office, it cannot just rely on the money from fans. It must also be able to attract most of the passers-by.

What's more, the box office of this kind of crime suspense film is not very high. Even "The Sun Also Rises", which won three Best Actor awards at the same time some time ago, only had a final box office of 3.04 million.
Can Yang Mi and Lu Han's acting skills compare with Deng Chao, Guo Tao, Duan Yihong and others? This is destined to be a thankless movie, otherwise would Lin Feng have refused!
But Lin Feng couldn't tell Yang Mi, nor could he dampen her enthusiasm, and he also encouraged her,
"Don't worry, I will definitely help you promote it. I dare say that your movie "I Am a Witness" will definitely be a big hit at the box office. You may even be nominated for a few awards."

"What award nomination? You should be talking about the three major award-winning actresses. Maybe I can get one before you!"

Lin Feng suddenly didn't dare to say anything. He could only say that Yang Mi was too careless. Throughout Yang Mi's acting career, except for the "most popular heroine" voted by the audience fans,
The only leading role she played was the "Best Actress" at the Houston International Film Festival, which is not a very prestigious award.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to bed! We have a lot of things to do tomorrow!"

"... "

The Internet also started to search for Lin Feng's response to Wang Sichong, "Are you blind?", and public opinion exploded.
Some netizens supported Lin Feng, while others supported Wang Sichong. Both sides held different opinions and started to curse at each other, and most of them just wanted to make trouble.

"No star has ever confronted Wang Sichong before. This is the first time I've seen Ming Xian confront Wang Sichong personally. It's really interesting.

It’s still Lin Feng, the super top star. This is going to be interesting. Let’s see how Wang Si Chong responds!”

"But what Wang Sichong said is very right. Yang Zi is just not suitable for Lu Xueqi in Zhu Xian. Lin Feng can't just rely on his celebrity status to bully others!"

"I don't care who plays Lu Xueqi. I just want to see how Lin Feng and Wang Sichong fight and argue with each other!"

"But why did Lin Feng support Yang Zi and criticize Wang Sichong? I don't quite understand. No one else said anything, but Lin Feng stood up and spoke for Yang Zi first!"

"You may not know that Lin Feng and Yang Zi were college classmates. It seems that Yang Zi's role as Lu Xueqi in Zhu Xian was recommended by Lin Feng."

"What you said shows that Lin Feng is quite loyal. Even if Yang Zi is not suitable, I will support Lin Feng. At least as a friend, there is nothing to say."

"In fact, Yang Zi is quite good-looking. Just looking at Lu Xueqi's makeup photos, Yang Zi's temperament is not bad!"

....
At this time, we can see the importance of top-tier fans. One fan can attract more than ten passers-by fans, not to mention that Lin Feng's fans are more powerful.

"Whoever Lin Feng supports! I will support him! Even if Yang Zi is not suitable, I will support her!"

"No matter how unsuitable Yang Zi is, it's not something you, Wang Sichong, can say!"

"Yang Zi is good-looking and has acting skills. Even if he is not suitable for Lu Xueqi, you can't just look at the photo. You have to look at the actor's acting skills!
Zhou Xun is not a beauty, but she played the role of a thousand-year-old fox! Why do you have to look at her appearance?"

As Lin Feng left the stage, more and more celebrities began to stand up, starting with Zhang Yishan and Li Xian.
The two of them are the kind of people who are "barefoot but not afraid of wearing shoes". They are not famous themselves, and they are not afraid of Wang Sichong's attention. They also directly criticized Wang Sichong on Weibo, "You are blind!"

Next came the stars like Fan Binbin who had been criticized by Wang Sichong, and more and more stars joined in.

At this time, public opinion reversed and shifted. Previously, netizens only complained that Yang Zi was not suitable for the role of "Lu Xueqi" in "Zhu Xian", but now they have turned to complaining about Wang Si Chong.

"You just rely on your family's wealth to do whatever you want on the Internet. Without your dad, you are nothing!"

"Besides some filthy money, what else do you have? Just your internet celebrity ex-girlfriends!"

"With your appearance, how dare you call others ugly? Why don't you just pee yourself and see!"

This time it was Wang Si Chong who panicked. The next day he deleted his Weibo post on his own initiative, indicating his surrender. Privately, Wang Si Chong also took the initiative to call Lin Feng.

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(End of this chapter)