The entertainment companies that hired online trolls were also in a difficult position. Ye Cang's suicide had caused quite a stir, and no one had protected him. They assumed he was a nobody who could be bullied at will, and they weren't very careful when hiring online trolls. Now, they were probably in someone else's hands. It was clear that the other party was using Fan Jing to warn them. If they hadn't known what was good for them, the other party probably wouldn't have been so lenient.
Without these professional trolls, online opinions are no longer so one-sided; after all, ordinary people's thoughts are simple. When it comes to expertise, who can compare to Fan Jing? Even the experts have praised Ye Cang. Are these keyboard warriors spouting nonsense online really more capable than Fan Jing?
Now that Fan Jing has officially certified it, Ye Cang's talent is beyond doubt. Many people previously doubted whether he could sing "Summer Insects" well, but now they have some expectations.
Bai Weijia looked at Weibo with a mixture of emotions, her fingers tightly gripping her new phone.
He had only been happy for a few hours when he saw people online criticizing Ye Cang, when Fan Jing posted on Weibo. He felt a lump in his throat, so frustrated he felt like he was going to vomit blood.
Just then, his assistant poked his head out and said, "Weijia, the recording studio called and said they're moving our recording session to tomorrow because they need to record a demo for Ye Cang this afternoon."
"Smack!"
The phone hit the wall and is now ruined.
Bai Weijia gritted her teeth: "Ye Cang!!!"
Originally, when the top ten competition started, he rolled up his sleeves, ready to take good care of Ye Cang. But after these two matches, he couldn't find a place to vomit.
The first performance was supported by the original singer Fan Jing, and the second performance was supported by Lu Yang's brainless fan Xia Fei. If he vomits, he will be ridiculed to death by netizens in the blink of an eye.
We finally got to the third game.
Originally, Uncle Squid was somewhat wary of the composers Yan Xiangming and Fang Jiqing, but Ye Cang's performance on the show was incomprehensible. After the show aired, a large number of viewers said they couldn't understand it. Not to mention, Ye Cang's arrogant attitude after the competition led to a dispute with Jiang Junyan, which aroused a lot of resentment.
This is absolutely a rare hot topic!!
Uncle Squid hastily produced an article analyzing "Mulholland Drive" from a musical perspective, criticizing the song as utterly worthless. He claimed that Ye Cang had no musical taste whatsoever and even subtly implied that Fang Jiqing and his companion had abandoned their professional ethics for money, accepting such a song, which was even worse than a viral internet hit.
Later, the conversation even extended from Ye Cang to the current music scene, adopting a patriotic and concerned attitude, as if Ye Cang's singing of this song would set back the Chinese music scene by decades.
In today's world where traffic reigns supreme and the fan economy is booming, many netizens have suffered as a result and empathize with his article. In addition, Uncle Squid is good at evoking emotions, so the article gained a large number of supporters as soon as it was published.
[The older man is right, I really dislike these pretty boys who have no talent and only a pretty face.]
[Support the uncle! He's genuinely concerned about the future of music.]
The thought of having to listen to this kind of idiotic music from now on makes me want to vomit.
Meanwhile, Bai Weijia, a senior colleague of Ye Cang from the same company, actually liked this Weibo post.
Bai Weijia has made remarkable achievements in just one year since her debut, and recently won the Golden Melody Award for Best New Artist. She has always been regarded as a rare talent among the new generation.
Chapter 159
After Yang Yizhou finished speaking, Director Xie was also stunned.
Yang Yizhou is one of China's top screenwriters, proficient in both television dramas and films. His scripts and awards could fill several pages. He's written less in recent years; he only took on the role in "Red Actress" because Director Xie was directing it.
Why did he suddenly volunteer himself as soon as he saw Pei Ran?
Pei Ran's reaction was much calmer. Although he didn't know Yang Yizhou, seeing Director Xie and Tang Tang's reactions, he could roughly guess that Yang Yizhou held a high position in the industry. Moreover, Yang Yizhou was the screenwriter of "Red Actress." Pei Ran had seen the script when he was rehearsing with the actors, and naturally could tell that Yang Yizhou was very skilled and talented.
Pei Ran was not self-deprecating, but he also didn't think that someone as insignificant as him could attract an industry bigwig like Yang Yizhou to recommend him based on just a short paragraph. There must be other reasons.
However, Pei Ran understood the situation perfectly well, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he sincerely thanked Yang Yizhou without being overly surprised. He hurriedly pulled Yang Yizhou to finalize the matter, but he didn't appear arrogant or make people uncomfortable.
Seeing his response, Yang Yizhou nodded secretly, chatted for a few words, and then left with Director Xie.
Director Xie led him directly to the lounge. Yang Yizhou looked around and then changed the subject, saying, "Director Xie, your lounge is nicely decorated! It's very grand!"
Director Xie rolled his eyes at him: "Stop trying to fool me. Tell me, what exactly are you doing?"
Yang Yizhou chuckled and plopped down on the sofa. "I won't lie to you. Didn't the Film Association get a new president recently? New broom sweeps clean, and the first thing they did was to train new talent. Fine, train them, but they also dragged us old guys into it, saying they'd do some kind of mentorship program. They came to our door one by one to talk to us. I even went abroad to hide, but they still caught me. I... I couldn't refuse them, so I had no choice but to agree."
Director Xie had heard about this before, but he was filming "Red Actress" at the time, so he just sent someone to deliver a gift to congratulate him. Later, he heard from several old friends that the new president was quite charismatic.
Director Xie said, "So you've taken a liking to Pei Ran?"
Yang Yizhou sighed: "It's because you kept bragging to me about the amazing kid who came to the crew that I got curious and came to check it out."
Director Xie: "..."
He glared at Pei Ran with annoyance: "So it's my fault after all?"
Yang Yizhou chuckled: "No, no, just listening to him talk about the play, I do have some ideas. And he actually wants to film the stuntmen of Hong Kong's film industry in the last century. This subject matter is quite interesting."
Director Xie could tell from Yang Yizhou's expression that the old man was truly interested. However, this subject matter was not easy to film. Just recreating the heyday of the Hong Kong film industry at that time would be difficult. Director Xie had witnessed it firsthand back then, but he still dared not casually tackle this kind of subject matter. Moreover, Pei Ran was still so young. Even if he had talent, there were many things that talent could not compensate for.
Director Xie was ultimately worried about his friend and couldn't help but say, "Take it easy, or you'll ruin your reputation in your later years."
Yang Yizhou: "...As an artist, can you please refrain from using such vulgar language?"
Director Xie: "What nonsense are you spouting!"
Yang Yizhou finally stopped joking and became serious: "Actually, I understand your concerns, but you've seen the state of the domestic film and television industry in recent years. It's superficial, materialistic, and anyone dares to put anything on the screen, and anyone dares to try their luck in the industry. I won't talk about the actors, but let's talk about the scripts. What kind of scripts are they?! Even dogs wouldn't eat them, calling them shit is an insult to shit!!"
Director Xie: "Ahem, artists, watch your words."
Yang Yizhou, though caught off guard, was not angry and continued, "From the outside, it looks like we're all thriving, but you and I both know that the glamour is just the surface. Underneath, it's all stagnant water. There are only a handful of people who are truly dedicated to making movies and TV series. How much can they really do? If this continues, the market will be finished."
Director Xie also fell silent.
The reason why "Red Star" is considered the most anticipated Chinese-language film is simply because the film market has been chaotic and audiences have been complaining in recent years. Therefore, there is hope that he can make a good film and save everyone's eyes from the damage caused by various bad movies.
Director Xie has always been generous in nurturing new talent. In his view, the industry will only develop in a positive direction when more and more capable and idealistic people join.
Now he understood what Yang Yizhou meant.