Reborn Millennium Player

December 15, Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Hu Ge, who is engaged in media sound effects production, got off work and was in such a hurry that he didn't even bother to eat dinner. He and his colleagues rushed from the studio to a nearby cinema just to catch the premiere of "The Promise".

I bought some popcorn, roasted chestnuts and Coke, and walked into the movie theater impatiently. At this time, the seats were packed.

These days, what can attract audiences in an environment where pirated DVDs are everywhere and there are countless online resources is either a big cast, a big director, or both.

What's more, Liu Yan's question and Chen Kai's anger directly raised the topic and attention of "The Promise" to a new level. Just like there are always weird people who want to see how bad a bad movie is, there are also people who want to see how bad it is.

, Brother Chen Kai keeps saying how good his "son" is.

"Hey, Lao Hu, there has been a lot of noise on the Internet recently. Do you think "The Promise" will really be a waterloo?"

Colleagues peeled and roasted chestnuts with sugar and ate them to satisfy their stomachs.

Hu Ge took two sips of Coke and said, "Probably not. This is a masterpiece that Director Chen has been working on for three years. He invested 350 million and invited so many actors from China, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong. Once again, it is at least as good as "House of Flying Daggers".

s level."

"I hope it will be worth the price of our tickets."

My colleague noticed that the lights in the bright theater were turned off and gradually fell into darkness, so he subconsciously lowered his voice.

"There must be no problem, this is the director Chen who made "Farewell My Concubine"!"

Hu Ge had great expectations and saw the golden dragon logo flashing on the screen. Then he entered the main film and saw the hungry little Qingcheng offending Xiao Wuhuan for a steamed bun at the beginning.

Immediately afterwards, the graceful Man Shen appeared.

As soon as I saw Chen Hong's long hair flying upwards against gravity, and forcibly holding down the board of Newton's coffin, I couldn't help but feel a little bit in my heart, and had a vague premonition. What does a Chinese god look like?

The scene shifted and it flashed to the Horseshoe Valley battlefield 20 years later. On the top of the hillside, 3,000 soldiers holding mosaic shields, long-handled machetes, and wearing crimson helmets and soft armor were lined up.

"Damn it, is this our ancient armor?"

A colleague blurted out: "It's all fancy, and that general is called 'Guangming'. Is there such a name?"

"Ahem, maybe this is the magic of ancient costumes."

Hu Ge was trying to make up for Fu Hua Dao, who was dressed like a Roman warrior. However, when he saw thousands of yaks running wildly in the canyon and crushing the fleeing slave team, a man named "Kunlun" suddenly evolved from four feet to two feet.

Running, the corners of his mouth kept twitching.

I thought silently in my heart, magic in ancient costumes, magic in ancient costumes...

However, just when he felt that it was outrageous, an even more outrageous scene soon appeared. A palace that looked like mosquito coils came into his eyes, and his face slowly darkened.

"Would any of you want to see what I'm wearing under my cloak?"

Seeing Qingcheng say this to the millions of soldiers who were pressing the palace, Hu Ge couldn't hold his face at all, he stroked his forehead and shook his head.

What the hell is this?

I thought that the opening 30 minutes of "The Promise" had been disappointing beyond imagination, and my expectations had hit rock bottom. I thought they could improve no matter what, but Brother Chen Kai laughed:

I can make holes!

Just like the animated version of "The Three-Body Problem", the first two episodes were just a bunch of defense, but I never expected that the rest would turn into a pile of cesspools. Besides shit, it was still shit!

"You will never get true love, and even if you get it, you will lose it immediately!"

"It was you who made me no longer trust anyone in the world. You ruined my chance to be a good person."

"..."

"Qingcheng, I want to take you back, and I want you to know that your destiny can be changed."

For more than 100 minutes, the auditorium was completely silent, and there was a strange embarrassment in the air. Hu Ge was on pins and needles in the crowd, feeling like he was in prison.

"What, what, what are all these pictures!"

"Fuck, what on earth is this movie about?"

"Nmd, why did you cast a stick man or a neon man as the lead? He speaks Mandarin and smells like a devil! Psycho!"

“…”

There was no applause or standing ovation. There was only excitement and anger at the premiere, and some audience members even raised their arms and roared:

"I specially bought high-priced tickets from scalpers, and ended up with this photo? Brother Chen Kai, are you worthy of us?"

"rnm, refund the money!"

"Yes, refund the money!"

Hu Ge and the others were also infected by the anger around them. They were all so angry that they not only cursed in the theater, but also walked back out of the theater. The two of them cursed all the way.

Even when I got home and sat in front of the computer, no matter how much time passed, I still felt like I was suffocating. I was hungry and had no money to spend, and ended up being fed more than an hour of defense?

"Oh no, I can't swallow this breath!"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he made up his mind to make a spoof of "The Promise" to vent his anger. An idea suddenly occurred to him, and the most impressive picture appeared in his mind——

The bloody steamed bun in the opening scene.

As if by chance, he typed a line of words on the document, and the title was "A Murderous Case Caused by a Steamed Bun".

After that, in addition to commuting to and from get off work, I devoted almost all my time, not only intercepting various clips of "The Promise", but also editing the story in the form of Yang Ma's "China Rule of Law Report"——

"On a certain day in a certain month in 2005, a bizarre murder occurred in a certain city. A masked knight killed Wang, the general manager of the Yuanhuanhuan Entertainment City, in broad daylight. This is where the crime occurred.

Due to its remote location and sparsely populated areas...

Ten days later, "Murderous Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" appeared on large and small video websites such as Penguin Video, Jieshi, Tudou, and 56.com. Within a day, or even less than half a day, the spoof video quickly became popular, with sporadic visits.

That adds up to more than a million times.

The number of downloads has even surpassed that of "The Promise" which is currently in theaters.

For a time, Hu Ge and "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" became popular all over the Internet. From word to word, it was hard for the news to reach Brother Chen Kai's studio.

"I have never seen such a shameless person!"

Brother Chen Kai angrily smashed his beloved cup.

You must know that since "Farewell My Concubine", one of his works has not been as good as the last one. He has been questioned, and he has finally assembled a big lineup of big directors, big investments, and painstaking efforts to produce this big-budget movie. No one will be allowed to slander him.

defile.

"How's the box office going?"

Chen Hong's complexion was not much better, covered with a thin layer of dark clouds, eyes hiding anger staring at the agent.

“Not ideal!”

The agent shook his head and sighed: "The reputation of "The Promise" is getting worse and worse because of this spoof video that has been fermented on the Internet. It will definitely dissuade a group of potential viewers who want to watch the movie, so until now, the box office has barely exceeded 50 million."

"Sue, sue this person for me!"

Brother Chen Kai was so angry that he stamped his feet and his hands trembled, "His malicious tampering with my film is blasphemy to art. I want him to publicly apologize, now, immediately, immediately..."

"Just a simple apology would be too easy."

Chen Hong's heart was heavy. "The Promise" took three years to shoot, with an investment of 350 million. But according to the current trend, it was only a little over 100 million. The maximum profit share was more than 40 million, and it was a solid loss of 300 million. This was in 2005.

300 million!

It is very possible that my husband's first commercial film will become the last commercial film of his career as a director.

His reputation is ruined! His future is ruined!

Brother Chen Kai would never accept it, let alone sit idly by. Under the operation of the studio, he quickly held a small press conference, and the media he invited were all on good terms with him.

"I don't think people can be so shameless!"

"We have already prosecuted him and will definitely resolve this issue to the end!"

He was furious and unwilling to accept that "The Promise" had become the biggest failure of his career.

"Is it because of "A Murderous Case Caused by a Steamed Bun"?"

The reporter's words literally pierced Brother Chen Kai's lungs. His eyes were on fire and he couldn't contain his excitement.

"Every product belongs to the public. Audiences have the right to make their own evaluations and judgments about the movie. I can accept all comments about "The Promise", but I refuse to accept superficial and low-level comments made by some people with shallow knowledge.

Violent talk!”

He raised his voice and said loudly: "I spent three years working hard to create "The Promise", aiming for the Oscar for the best foreign language film. Whether it is connotation or thinking, I can guarantee that no one will be able to understand it within 5 years.

!”

………

"Lao Hu, you're in trouble, you're in big trouble!"

A colleague hurriedly handed over the lawyer's letter from Chen Kaige's studio and said, "Did you read the news? At the press conference, Chen Kaige said that litigation procedures have been initiated and he wants to file a lawsuit with you."

"Damn, I don't mean any harm."

Hu Ge stared blankly at the news on the portal website. It was obviously winter, but his forehead was sweating and his back was chilly.

I am just a small media worker, how have I ever seen such a big battle?

"Yeah, you're a famous director. He's so petty. Isn't it just a prank video? As for the top line, it's online!"

The colleague clenched his fists and was indignant.

"Oh, I finally feel like the female host who cursed his box office. I may not be able to sleep for days and nights." Hu Ge panicked, "What do you think I should do?"

"Look at yourself, do you want to be tough or give in?"

"What do you think? Of course I have to bow my head and admit my mistake."

"Then you should quickly remove "Murderous Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" from websites such as Tudou and Penguin Video. Then, whether to the media or on the Internet, directly publicly apologize to Brother Chen Kai and say that it was just a whim and you were doing it for fun.

"

"Will this work?"

"Besides doing this, what else can you do? Compensate?"

"I don't have the money to pay compensation, and I don't have the money to file a lawsuit. Can you tell them not to sue me?" Hu Ge was frightened. He was just an ordinary mortal, and he did not resist because of moral blessings.

"It depends on their mood, unless..."

A colleague patted him on the shoulder sympathetically.

At this moment, the phone suddenly buzzed.

The caller claimed to be from Penguin's legal department. Hu Ge suddenly jumped up when he answered the call. He stood up and said in shock:

"You said Penguin is willing to provide free legal assistance?"

…

"He agreed that "Steamed Bun Murder Case" will be exclusive to Penguin Video, right? Okay, very good, then you will prepare this case. As long as Brother Chen Kai dares to fight, we will take it."

Lu Fei leaned on the bedside, holding his mobile phone in one hand and controlling the ball with Gao Yuanyuan with the other hand, "Penguin Video stepped on "The Promise" and his head, and became an instant hit!"

"Well."

Gao Yuanyuan fell into the man's arms and drew circles on his chest with her left hand: "No wonder you had to add such a question to Liu Yan's interview script. You are waiting for Director Chen here. You are really bad."

"How can this be my fault?"

Lu Fei put his phone on the bedside table.

"You, you're not bad, are you?"

Gao Yuanyuan's eyes were blurry, and she raised her white and tender neck, "If you keep doing this, will "The Promise" be good? Director Chen's hard-earned reputation will be completely ruined."

Lu Fei shrugged, "That's his own problem. Who made his movie so bad? The public's eyes are sharp, but they are not allowed to say it is bad. In turn, he scolds the audience for not being good enough. It's the most annoying thing."

This kind of pretense needs to be dealt with."

"But you have dealt with it too harshly. Now "The Promise" will definitely lose all its money. At least the investor and producer are both China Film and Television, which can save some face for Director Han."

Gao Yuanyuan raised her head, her eyes fixed.

"That's wrong, I haven't done anything cruel yet."

Lu Fei pinched her chin, then turned over and pressed down, "Hey, this is just the beginning."

The next day, in order to avoid responsibility, Tudou, Yueshi and other websites officially gave up and took down the video, but Penguin remained unmoved and even officially announced its support for Hu Ge.

There is no doubt that the first shot of counterattack will be fired.

Immediately afterwards, some print media jumped out. For example, the Yanjing Morning Post directly imitated Chen Kaige's tone of irony, "Prosecute the prankster? People can't be so boring."

The "Southern Metropolis Daily" simply wrote a long story and commented unceremoniously: ""The Promise" is a silly comedy, but "Steamed Buns" is real."

After traditional media, it was soon the turn of online media.

Driven by a certain mysterious force, Hu Ge miraculously received exclusive interviews from portals such as Penguin, NetArt, and New Wolf. He kept pretending to be pitiful and screamed:

"In this era of entertainment to death, this kind of popular complaints is called 'deconstruction' in fashionable terms, and 'spoof' in popular online terms. I don't understand how a spoof edited version of "The Promise" can make people laugh.

Director Chen Kaige broke his guard!

Shouldn’t a true master have the heart of an apprentice?”

In an instant, public opinion continued to ferment, and netizens and media came forward one after another. They all sided with Hu Ge and promoted him to the throne of "the originator of the prank world."

Really, become famous in one battle!

"Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" was listed as a popular recommendation on Penguin Video. The number of clicks seemed to exceed 5 million. The traffic it brought immediately ignited the entire client. The number of visits went straight to the first place on the video website, far ahead of the second place.

Tudou.com.

In addition, it also stimulated the enthusiasm for "UCG" in the film and television area.

A group of great commentators such as Yi Xiaoxing and others have emerged at the right time. They really have the right time. 8 out of 10 complaints sections are related to "The Promise". The scene of full of vitality and all things competing is right in front of you.

"Nian! I want to know what netizens are scolding me for!"

Brother Chen Kai is an old-fashioned "poet" who is not very good at surfing the Internet, so he specially asked his wife to log in to Penguin Video.

"Forget it, these are just outrageous remarks made by unscrupulous people."

Chen Hong looked awkward, hesitating and unable to open his mouth.

"Then I'll see for myself!"

Brother Chen Kai poked his head around and looked at the comment area:

["The Promise" can be renamed "Boring"]

[Failed at the box office, our director Chen Da did not dare to take responsibility and needed a scapegoat, so he turned to the author of "Steamed Bun Murder", a typical example of a dog jumping over the wall in a hurry!]

[I’m really speechless after seeing that report. Director Chen, Director Chen, don’t you think it’s embarrassing? I’m embarrassed for you. You made your own entertainment film but it couldn’t entertain everyone. Hu Ge helped you entertain everyone, right?

Also, why are you, a great director, so difficult to serve?]

[How can I put it, even if it’s a 5-yuan ticket in the school auditorium, I won’t buy it, because a piece of defense paper can’t be turned into chocolate no matter how much gold foil is wrapped in it]

[This last metaphor is very good, but have you ever considered Ferrero’s feelings?]

[Dove may also be shivering]

[Director Chen Da threatened to sue Hu Ge, but he actually didn’t dare to sue Hu Ge. He was just hyping up the movie]

【…………】

"Drink some water to relieve your anger."

Chen Hong saw that his chest was rising and falling with anger, so he quickly brought the cup and then patted his back gently.

"How can this not make sense? How can it not make sense!"

Brother Chen Kai noticed that there was even a reversal of the verdict in the remarks, praising Liu Yan for her foresight, saying that "The Promise" was indeed a deformed child who died young, with the facial features slowly crowding together ferociously.

"Withdraw the lawsuit and we will mediate with them privately."

Although Chen Hong felt distressed, there was nothing she could do.

"Mediation? If I, a great international director, mediate with a villain like him who makes videos, wouldn't it be a loss of status?"

Brother Chen Kai hated Hu Ge who was the instigator.

"How could he lose his standing? He has a penguin behind him. It is very difficult to win. Even if he can win, it will be very difficult to win."

Chen Hong grabbed his trembling hand and calmly persuaded him: "It's not necessary, it's really not necessary. If you take a step back, the world will be brighter for you."

"Retreat, how to retreat? Honghong, you see clearly."

Brother Chen Kai poked the screen with his finger, and saw shocking comments popping up in the comment area——

From "Farewell My Concubine" to "The Promise", everyone feels that the two movies are very different, one is in the sky and the other is underground. Even if the level drops, it will not drop to this level, so I think "Farewell My Concubine" is very likely

It wasn't shot by Brother Chen Kai, he was just a director in name only, but it was actually his father's masterpiece.

Looking at the number of likes, it exceeded 20,000!

The number of comments is over a thousand!

"This this……"

Chen Hong was startled. He wanted to kill someone but also kill his heart?

"So mediation? Haha, mediation is impossible. How can mediation be possible!"

Brother Chen Kai was so angry and anxious that he felt his lungs were about to explode.

The couple was communicating when the door suddenly opened unexpectedly and the agent came over in a hurry.

"Didn't I tell no one to come in?"

Brother Chen Kai's eyes were fierce, as if he wanted to eat people.

"problem occurs."

The agent hurriedly handed over the latest "People's Daily", "When we were filming "The Promise", we accidentally damaged the natural landscape of Shangri-La's Bigu Tianchi."

"What?!"

Brother Chen Kai couldn't help but feel cold when he saw the title "(Infinite) Ecological Disaster, Destruction of Ecology Should Be Severely Punished".

Why does everyone seem to be targeting me?

Is it a coincidence?

still……

Thanks to 66666pp for his generous 1,500 starting coins, and for sending you to the Antarctic to pick up penguins for his generous 888 starting coins.