Chapter 427: Small Winds and Waves
Chapter 427: Small Winds and Waves
"Brother Zheng, this is too big a matter."
Yangon, Thailand.
In the crew of "Lost on Journey 2".
Wang Baoqiang wiped the sweat off his face with his hand, his expression hopeless, and continued:
"I really don't know what happened. I think I accidentally clicked it last night, and suddenly someone gave me a thumbs up. Now the internet is going crazy, saying that I had a conflict with Mr. Fan, and asked if I wanted to be banned."
In front of laptop.
Xu Zheng was browsing the Weibo post that was liked by Wang Baoqiang.
Yesterday morning, a netizen posted a message saying that Fan Wumian was so busy making money that he seemed to have lost his talent. He released fewer and fewer new songs and was beginning to run out of ideas.
There is nothing wrong with this kind of post.
But Wang Baoqiang accidentally clicked the "like" button, and the whole incident immediately attracted attention, and related screenshots were forwarded crazily on the Internet.
While netizens were busy eating melons, Wang Baoqiang felt like the sky was falling.
In the early years when people went online, they all felt that they were highly educated and did not dare to speak carelessly for fear of appearing to be ignorant and uncultured. Teenagers were busy playing games and browsing forums and rarely made random comments.
In recent years, the Internet in the mainland has gradually become popular and has become accessible, resulting in all kinds of monsters and demons emerging, who frantically vent their negative emotions in real life on the Internet.
It’s a little better on QQ, as friends basically know each other in real life. Even if I want to change my signature, I have to search for it over and over again for fear of being laughed at by friends for being too unfashionable.
The situation is different on Penguin Weibo.
Users are so unscrupulous in their words that there is already a trend of bad money driving out good money.
to this end.
Fan Wumian, who noticed that something was wrong, also proposed developing a new algorithm to manually eliminate certain spam information, minimize the number of times it is displayed to other users, and establish clear community norms to prohibit the spread of negative content.
Combined with some technical means and user reporting mechanism, it should be able to have some effect.
The fact that Wang Baoqiang liked the post served as an introduction, attracting countless black fans. This group of people finally found a reason and began to attack Fan Wumian frantically.
Being a celebrity is bound to be criticized.
Xu Zheng is smart and has high emotional intelligence. After watching the video, he said to Wang Baoqiang:
"Don't worry, just explain this misunderstanding clearly. Leave the details to the company's public relations department. You just need to listen to their arrangements."
"Mr. Fan's ability is there, isn't it ridiculous to say that he has run out of ideas? The new song he wrote for Jane Zhang some time ago was so popular, and the new album tailor-made for Ms. Zhuang seems to be about to be released."
"Lies don't hurt people, the truth hurts the most. Find a time to call Mr. Fan in person. I guess he will just laugh after hearing it. After all, this matter is not even a small storm. People who like him will still like him. It won't have any impact at all."
Wang Baoqiang didn’t have Xu Zheng’s big heart. He was so nervous that his mouth was dry and he complained:
"Some netizens are so mean. I clearly didn't mean that, but they made up a lot of fake news. They are trying to drive me to death."
Xu Zheng smiled and said:
"They may not all be ordinary netizens. Mr. Fan has touched the cake of so many people. Most of the box office revenue of this month's summer vacation was eaten up by A Quiet Place 2. Who knows, there may be people hiding in the dark and taking advantage of this issue to step on him. Now there are teams that specialize in taking money to smear others online."
"Other conflicts are just minor matters, but conflicts of interest are the major issues. You should be more careful online in the future and never let yourself be caught by any excuses."
"Otherwise, it will be like this time, with people fanning the flames everywhere. If it happens too often, it will really ruin your popularity."
Wang Baoqiang's success was hard-won, and he was afraid that he would be beaten back to his original state if he was not careful, so he immediately shook his head and said:
"I won't use it next time. I'll let my assistant handle it. Brother Zheng, it's so hot today. Why don't we ask the director for a leave? My mind is in a mess and I won't be able to act well."
"Okay, let's shoot something else first. You can take a rest in the afternoon."
"Lost on Journey 1" has not yet been released, but the second part has started filming in advance.
The copyright is in the hands of Fan Wumian, and it’s still the original cast and the comedy routines are similar.
I originally wanted to arrange the filming location of the second part in India, but the current box office market in the mainland is not very prosperous. It’s not too late to save this kind of blockbuster subject matter for later.
After helping Wang Baoqiang come up with ideas, Xu Zheng returned to his room to take a nap.
More than an hour later, he heard that Shanzeiwang Media had issued a response, which only mentioned that Zhuang Muxi's first solo album would be released on July 7, and all the songs were written by Fan Wumian himself.
After resting until the evening, Xu Zheng continued to go out to film.
When I arrived at the crew, I heard that a makeup artist had gone missing and the police had been contacted to help investigate. Although the cost of filming in Southeast Asia is low, the security environment is more complicated.
The crew has repeatedly forbidden people from going out at will, but since they are here, people often find time to sneak out and hang out.
The filming continued until after 9 o'clock in the evening, but the female makeup artist in her twenties had not been found. The producer was worried about an accident, so he reported it to the company.
At the Bandit King Media Hong Kong Headquarters, they used their connections to find the president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Thailand and the chief of police for help.
It only took a few hours.
Early the next morning, the female makeup artist was taken to the hotel where the crew was staying in a van and dropped off on the roadside.
The white van drove away, and she burst into tears and ran into the hotel.
Afterwards, he described the details to the local police detective and said that he was almost sold to serve clients and was locked in a cage to be chosen by anyone.
After listening to this, the detective just felt that it was fortunate that the relationship he found was strong enough, as very few people could be sent back intact after being taken away.
This little episode soon reached Fan Wumian's ears.
He found that every time he went to Thailand to shoot, he always had to deal with the police. He felt that many mainland tourists were too well protected, so they lacked vigilance when traveling abroad and easily fell into various traps.
The reason why the crew was arranged to be in Thailand was not to save money, but mainly because some of the story backgrounds would not be able to pass the review in the mainland.
People won’t listen even if they are taught a thousand times, but they will learn it once they are taught.
Fan Wumian called the producer of Lost on Journey 2 to find out the situation and heard that everyone had signed a letter of guarantee and no longer dared to go out alone.
In a film crew, with dozens or even hundreds of people, it is normal for some troubles to occur occasionally.
The crew of "The Invisible Guest" also encountered some minor troubles, with people coming to extort money from them at any time.
Fortunately, the filming process went very smoothly and we had the opportunity to finish the film a few days ahead of schedule.
As for Wang Baoqiang's slip of the hand, Fan Wumian really didn't take it seriously. He just used his own Weibo account to post that the new album has begun mass production.
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Time flies so fast when I concentrate on filming.
In a blink of an eye, it was the end of July.
The acquisition of Valentino and 28.5% of Penguin shares have all been settled.
The hybrid sailing yacht made in Italy and docked next to the port city pier also has the Penguin Group's logo printed on it, and the ship's name has been changed to "Flying Penguin".
Originally, people were worried about being criticized for extravagant and wasteful, but the fact was that everyone was busy watching the fun, thinking that with Fan Wumian's assets, it was reasonable for him to purchase a yacht. Compared with the money earned by one's own ability, many people actually only dislike ill-gotten gains and mismatched virtues.
July 7nd.
Fan Wumian had just finished filming a scene on the street when he unexpectedly caught a glimpse of Liu Yifei standing among the crowd on the side of the road.
She is wearing a short-sleeved shirt, shorts, sneakers, and a sky blue bag around her waist. She looks particularly youthful and beautiful, and it is hard to ignore her as just an ordinary person.
He greeted the security guard and let Liu Yifei in.
Fan Wumian asked her, "What a coincidence, why are you here?"
Thinking that it was not such a coincidence, Liu Yifei specifically searched the Internet for his recent situation and smiled:
"My mother and I immigrated to the United States and lived there for a few years. I still have American citizenship. I bought a house in Los Angeles two years ago, so I come here occasionally. I heard that you were filming nearby, so I came to say hello. Is everything going well?"
“Except that it’s a little expensive and inefficient, other aspects are pretty good.”
Fan Wumian knew about her immigration and thought it was just a coincidence, so he asked casually, "What are you busy with recently?"
"I sang and released a mini album, but the sales were less than a fraction of yours."
Liu Yifei seized the opportunity, looked at him with her big watery eyes again, and added:
"I'm not too busy at other times. If you have any filming opportunities here, remember to call me."
(End of this chapter)