One day has passed since Gao Fei, as an investor in Fly Crane Pictures, confronted the two big shots in the entertainment industry by self-detonating.
Yet, the intensity of the targeting against the company did not diminish overnight.
Seeing their inaction, Gao Fei’s temper flared up.
He directly logged into his studio account and posted online, revealing his identity as an investor in Fly Crane Pictures to netizens.
Initially, the post contained no accompanying text, only a few equity photos.
Fans, unaware of the content of the photos, simply liked and sent their blessings.
However, when a thoughtful fan finished examining the equity contract photos and posted a lengthy comment in the comment section, it immediately attracted millions of fans to gather and discuss.
"My goodness, Comrade Xiao Gao has crossed over again, from original song producer to film investor!"
"Not only film investment, but Comrade Xiao Gao is also involved in film production. Although the agreement details are not clear, given Comrade Xiao Gao’s status, he's likely playing an important role."
"Look closely, Comrade Xiao Gao is a partner and shareholder of Fly Crane Pictures. Isn't this the film and television company that Young Master Wang invested in before the Lunar New Year! Two internet giants are actually investing in a film together, are they trying to conquer the entertainment industry! (Shocked face)"
"I wonder what film Comrade Xiao Gao and Young Master Wang's company is producing. I'm so looking forward to it! As soon as it's released, I'll definitely contribute a movie ticket!"
With the support of millions of fans and Gao Fei's innate ability to attract attention, his status as an investor in Fly Crane Pictures instantly soared.
In less than twenty minutes, it entered the top twenty trending searches online.
As the popularity increased, Gao Fei immediately logged into Jin Qiqi's social media account and, using the persona of the pianist with his back turned, reposted the photos from his studio account.
Along with the repost, he attached the message, "I'm online, wishing Teacher Xiao Gao's invested film great success in advance!"
The fact that the pianist with his back turned personally posted online to offer congratulations undoubtedly added more fuel to the fire.
With the support of the pianist with his back turned, Fly Crane Pictures' popularity broke through thirty million, climbing to fifth place on the trending searches.
From revealing his identity to climbing to fifth place on the trending searches, only thirty minutes had passed.
At the same time.
Lang Yuan, who began preparing for his concert after the Spring Festival, was also constantly monitoring Gao Fei's movements.
After the studio and Jin Qiqi's alternate account posted, Teacher Lang immediately went online to offer blessings to Gao Fei and stand with Fly Crane Pictures.
Teacher Lang was an outsider, and most of his fans were netizens outside the entertainment industry. His blessings also drew the attention of many people outside the circle to Fly Crane Pictures.
The trending search "Gao Fei is an investor in Fly Crane Pictures" instantly climbed to third place, with its popularity also breaking the fifty million mark.
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The current time is 10:45 AM.
The online masses were still catching up on sleep.
Yet, Gao Fei's popularity had already surpassed fifty million during this period.
In less than an hour, it rose to third place on the trending searches.
With immense traffic and popularity, he had become the undisputed number one person in the online world.
Fly Crane Pictures film crew.
After Gao Fei went online with his main account and revealed his identity as an investor in Fly Crane Pictures to the outside world, and it appeared on trending searches across various platforms.
Now, all the film crew staff knew his true identity.
Everyone became a spectator, simultaneously following the trending news online and speculating on the reasons behind President Gao's sudden revelation.
Inside the film crew's RV.
Three mobile phones were placed on the table.
One phone was logged into the Yuán Fēi Studio account.
Another phone was Jin Qiqi's alternate social media account.
The last phone belonged to a small account created by Gao Fei himself.
He was now replying to comments from fans with his main account while using his alternate account to express grievances in the comment section.
He subtly pointed out certain companies that, relying on their status in the industry, were imposing blockades and targeting Fly Crane Pictures.
He also implied that certain teams and manufacturers were taking bribes and assisting others in their evil deeds.
The revelations from the alternate account did not attract much attention.
Gao Fei, using a "slipping hand" method, liked the alternate account with his studio account.
After fans and netizens noticed, he immediately canceled the like.
Director Liu and Wang He, who were observing from the side, couldn't help but sigh, feeling that President Gao had truly mastered the ways of the internet.
Gao Fei's "slipping hand" like and subsequent cancellation had already drawn much attention from netizens to his alternate account.
After reading the revelations, netizens finally understood why Comrade Xiao Gao had suddenly gone online to reveal his identity.
It turned out that people with ulterior motives were targeting and blockading Fly Crane Pictures.
Gao Fei's fans also became restless, flooding the alternate account with questions asking which company was targeting Fly Crane Pictures?
And what about those groups of extras and manufacturers who took bribes and refused to cooperate?
Seeing the fans' inquiries in the alternate account, Gao Fei didn't immediately name them. Instead, he countered by asking, "Comrade Xiao Gao is in Kyoto, which bases and teams do you think might be involved?"
As for Huánqiú Pictures and Pàiwèi International Pictures, he did not name them with his alternate account.
He only hinted that some of the larger companies in the entertainment industry might be suspects.
The revelations from the alternate account were undoubtedly a bombshell.
The Kyoto Film and Television Base, various extras teams in Kyoto, and some manufacturers had their social media accounts flooded by Gao Fei's fans.
In the comment section of every account, fans were advocating for justice.
They cursed them for taking bribes and indirectly blockading and targeting Fly Crane Pictures.
In addition to the fans, some curious netizens also joined the scolding, fanning the flames.
The comment sections of the teams that refused to cooperate with Fly Crane Pictures were instantly overwhelmed.
Fly Crane Pictures film crew.
The assistant director rushed into the RV and said to Gao Fei and others who were in conversation, "President Gao, Director Liu, the Kyoto Film and Television Base called.
Due to an operational error by their staff, our submitted application materials were lost. The application has now been approved, and we can use the requested filming location today."
As soon as he finished speaking, another assistant director entered the RV and said simultaneously, "Boss, Director Liu, the extras team that the crew previously contacted called just now. Due to some contractual issues, they have available extras and can be here at any time."
Along with the news brought by the assistant director regarding the extras team, the prop master also received good news.
The manufacturers who refused to cooperate after the New Year had re-established contact with them and were selling the previously ordered props to the crew at an 80% discount.
Furthermore, the producer also informed Gao Fei and Liu Wei-qiang that several agents had contacted him, wanting to bring their artists to participate in the film being shot by Fly Crane Pictures.
The film salary and roles were entirely at the company and crew's discretion.
As good news continued to pour in, Fly Crane Pictures finally experienced a breakthrough.
At this moment, all the staff members finally understood.
The company, which was being invisibly targeted and blockaded, was now able to be reborn from the ashes, all thanks to Gao Fei revealing his identity as an investor.
Had President Gao not exposed himself and raised the popularity, the crew would likely still be facing the dilemma of having no place to film and no actors to use.
With a constant stream of good news, Liu Wei-qiang also received calls from his peers.
Everyone congratulated him for being able to participate in a film invested by Gao Fei, and so on.
At the same time, some peers also asked Director Liu if he needed any assistant directors, as they could come to help.
In short, once people in the industry knew that Fly Crane Pictures was a company invested by Gao Fei, no one dared to target them anymore, nor did they dare to help Zhang Zhi-wei and Zheng Ying in their wicked deeds.
The reason for this was simple.
Because, behind Gao Fei stood a supreme department of Dragon Country, the military!
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Zhang Zhi-wei and Zheng Ying also received news of Gao Fei's self-revealed identity and the resulting online frenzy.
In fact, after Gao Fei’s confrontation at the Hill Hotel yesterday, both of them had already planned to cease targeting Fly Crane Pictures.
However, upon learning of the new rules for nominated films and some leaked information from higher-ups.
They had been busy re-selecting actors and improving film quality all day yesterday.
Therefore, they had forgotten to instruct their subordinates to ease the targeting of Fly Crane Pictures.
Now that Gao Fei had already broken through the situation himself, Zhang Zhi-wei and Zheng Ying no longer needed to give personal instructions.
Initially, they had stopped paying attention to Fly Crane Pictures.
But as Gao Fei's popularity surged past one hundred million, and netizens were inquiring about what film Fly Crane Pictures was producing.
Zhang Zhi-wei and Zheng Ying immediately sensed a new crisis emerging.
This was because the new rules stipulated that nominated films would have seven days of box office statistics, allowing the Dragon Country public to act as quality inspectors and help the General Public Security Department select the top ten films.
Combined with Gao Fei's continuously rising popularity, it was tantamount to indirectly promoting the film being produced by Fly Crane Pictures.
For Zhang Zhi-wei, Zheng Ying, and all the film and television companies participating in the selection of films, Gao Fei's sustained popularity was undoubtedly the biggest threat under the new rules.
Therefore, many film and television companies began hiring water armies to smear Fly Crane Pictures, questioning the quality of the film being produced by Fly Crane Pictures, and so on.
As different companies moved to oppose Fly Crane Pictures and gain popularity through public opinion.
The most astute Zhang Zhi-wei took a different approach.
He directed the public relations department to post online using the company's official account.
The post admitted that a certain manager from Huánqiú Pictures had been targeting Fly Crane Company and apologized to Gao Fei on behalf of the entire company.
After Huánqiú Pictures' public relations department took action, Zhang Zhi-wei then directed the five lead actors of the film they were shooting to log into their respective accounts and apologize to Gao Fei for the company.
The five lead actors directed by President Zhang were all top-tier stars, with millions of followers on their social media accounts.
After posting, Huánqiú Pictures and the lead actors' popularity directly rivaled Gao Fei's.
Within half a day, with the star power of the lead actors, Gao Fei was directly pushed out of the top five trending searches.
Zhang Zhi-wei immediately seized the opportunity to promote the film they were currently shooting, which had not yet been released.
Under his command, apart from Gao Fei's fans, netizens began inquiring about the film Huánqiú Pictures was currently producing.
Zheng Ying, who had been observing in secret, emulated Zhang Zhi-wei, admitting to being one of those who targeted Fly Crane Pictures.
However, in addition to leveraging Gao Fei's popularity, he also extended an olive branch to Wang He, proposing reconciliation between the two parties.
The two's popularity was immediately snatched away by President Zheng.
Zheng Ying then seized the momentum to begin promoting the new film being shot by Pàiwèi International Pictures.
In just one day, Gao Fei's popularity had fallen out of the top twenty.
On the trending searches list, all the stars were promoting their newly filmed movies.
And celebrities were publicly clashing with their rival companies, revealing various scandals.
Gao Fei was also following the chaotic battle on the trending searches list.
Wang He also recounted the cause and course of the incident.
The conclusion was that Fly Crane Pictures and the two of them had ultimately become stepping stones for various film and television companies to promote their new movies.
"Damn it, I never thought I'd become a background board for all the film and television companies."
Gao Fei shook his head helplessly, looking at the chaotic trending searches list. "The selection hasn't even begun, and the films aren't finished filming yet, and they're already tearing each other apart online. Is this really necessary?"
Wang He, who was also looking at the trending searches, put down his phone and said, "This is just the prelude. When netizens select the most anticipated films for ranking upon release, that will be the true decisive battle."
"Decisive battle? You mean people might actually die?"
Gao Fei asked with curiosity.
The entertainment industry in Dragon Country actually had such a thing as a decisive battle.
Wang He nodded gravely. "Decisive battle, people might die!"