Chapter 94: No matter how good you say it, it’s better to do it well
As time goes by, the popularity of Lin Yicheng in the media and on the Internet is also decreasing.

The earth does not revolve around him. So many things happen in the entertainment industry every day, and there are so many film and television projects that need to be promoted.

Naturally, the media could not always give Lin Yicheng all the space. Netizens also gradually shifted their attention to other places, enjoying themselves.

This is good news for the Hundred Flowers Awards and the "Zhang Side" crew, as they can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

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However, the tide temporarily recedes only to accumulate strength for the next tide.

Those big stars just surfaced, breathed a breath of free air, and became active in the media for a while.

In December, with the upcoming release of "Man Jiang Hong", a new round of promotion began.

The crew members of "Man Jiang Hong" split up and participated in the corresponding programs.

For example, Lin Yicheng appeared alone on CCTV's "Celebrity Face to Face" and also appeared on "Super Interview" with Fan Xiaopang.

Fan Xiaopang and Huang Bo appeared on "Happy Camp" together again.

It means that Uncle Dong doesn’t like the show, otherwise he would be indispensable.

On the show "Super Interview", Lin Yicheng even sang a section of "Chi Ling" in front of many live audiences, proving that the opera part in the trailer was indeed sung by him.

Although Li Yugang had demonstrated his skills in singing female voices on shows including "Avenue of Stars", his fame and influence were limited.

Many people did not know the concept of opera singing before, and only understood it after listening to "Chi Ling".

Lin Yicheng's public singing this time drew exclamations from the audience.

Fan Xiaopang also sang "Cherry Song" from the movie "Man Jiang Hong" on the show, which received applause from the audience.

Especially at the end of the show, Lin Yicheng wrote the complete poem "Man Jiang Hong" on the spot, which won cheers and applause.

The program "Super Interview" is quite interesting. It does not belong to any TV station. It is produced by Li Jing's own company and then sold to various TV stations for broadcast.

As far as Lin Yicheng knew, the episode in which he and Fan Xiaopang would participate had already been booked by Beijing Satellite TV, Jiangsu Satellite TV, and Anhui Satellite TV.

It can be said that Li Jing was really lucky to invite him and Fan Xiaopang.

Lin Yicheng also achieved the goal of promoting "Man Jiang Hong" through the program, which was a win-win situation.

As publicity expenses continued to burn, the two keywords "Man Jiang Hong" and Lin Yicheng once again became the focus of various media after a month.

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One week before "Curse of the Golden Flower" was about to be released, Zhang Baimao, who felt tremendous pressure, fired back again.

We have to start shooting now, the media space and the audience's attention will be snatched away by "Man Jiang Hong"!

So, Zhang Baimao faced the media and performed the classic "Zhang's Three Whips".

First of all, he talked about how "Curse of the Golden Flower" was favored by many overseas film producers, how many pre-sales it had sold, and it was preparing to submit an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and it is expected to win an Oscar next year.

What I mean is that even though your movie "Man Jiang Hong" is very popular in China, it is nothing when it goes abroad. People abroad still have to watch Zhang Yimou's movies.

Then there is Curse of the Golden Flower, which cost 3.6 million yuan and took Zhang Yimou three years to finish. The box office is expected to break the box office record of Titanic and will become the new king of domestic film history.

What I mean is that you, "Man Jiang Hong", don't even dare to set a goal, and the two Zhang brothers don't even look at you. Their goal is to surpass Hollywood blockbusters, and the pattern is different!
Finally, he criticized China Film Corporation in a sarcastic and pointed way, saying that they acted in a domineering manner and caused certain damage to private film and television companies, which was not conducive to the development of domestic films.

What this means is that China Film Group and "Man Jiang Hong" colluded with each other to suppress "Curse of the Golden Flower". They suffered a lot of grievances but there was nothing they could do!

Zhang Baimao's firing marked the beginning of a war that was later known as the "Double Man War".

The media and the audience all turned their attention to Lin Yicheng, waiting for his response.

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Lin Yicheng did not disappoint them and wrote an article on his blog that day.

"I am a Chinese film director. My biggest wish is to serve Chinese audiences well and make films that they will like."

"If the audience thinks my movie is good and says, 'Lin Yicheng made a good movie, the movie ticket was worth it,' that would be the greatest encouragement and honor for me."

"If the audience is not satisfied with what I have seen, they may criticize me or even scold me. I will accept it with an open mind, make corrections, and try to satisfy you next time."

"During this process, if we can achieve overseas box office success, that would be a pleasant surprise. If the overseas box office is not doing well, I don't really care." "Gold and silver cups are not as good as the audience's reputation. Gold and silver awards are not as good as the audience's praise."

"The audience is smart and realistic, and we need to respect their opinions and choices. They also have a scale in their hearts and know which movies are good and which are not."

"No matter how good your words are, they are not as good as good actions. Words are not enough, we will see the result in the cinema later."

In Lin Yicheng's blog, he did not mention the two Zhangs or "Curse of the Golden Flower" at all, but everyone could see that Lin Yicheng was targeting them.

You keep talking about overseas pre-sales and the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. But you got a lot of criticism from the domestic audience. You just don't respect the domestic audience.

You say that the screening schedule suppresses you, but this is a market economy and the audience will make their own choices. If they don’t watch your movie, don’t blame the audience, but look for the reasons in yourself!

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As soon as this blog was published, it received millions of views in a short period of time.

Every word Lin Yicheng said touched the hearts of the audience and expressed what was in their hearts.

Indeed, this is the true representative of our youth!

Looking back at all the domestic directors, no matter whether they are big or small, which one has ever paid so much attention to the audience?
Lin Yicheng is the one who is respected!

Some directors not only don't respect the audience, but also slap them in the face, "Grandson! Do you understand?"

Then he slapped her again with his backhand, "Listen carefully, this is what I mean!"

How could the audience not feel aggrieved after being beaten?
At this time, Zhang Baimao jumped out again.

As for Zhang Baimao, many viewers are actually annoyed with him.

Who are you? Are you a director or an actor? Why do you always make noises?

As for competing for an Oscar, the audience is numb.

Shouting slogans every year, but with no results.

You are really talented, why don't you win a prize! Who doesn't know how to brag?
Especially this time, Zhang Baimao openly and covertly targeted Lin Yicheng, their idol, and their youth representative.

Can this be tolerated?
Can't stand it!
If we can’t take care of the Hundred Flowers Awards, can’t we take care of you, Zhang Baimao?

As a result, condemnation of Zhang Baimao emerged from all over the Internet.

Don't underestimate the audience and netizens. They can dig out anything as long as they want.

Soon, all kinds of negative news about Zhang Baimao appeared everywhere.

For example, he is just a middleman who makes money out of nothing and has no wealth at all. The money he earned from making movies was just scraped together from various sources, and he even used Zhang Yimou's name to make money.

For example, he was meddling in all kinds of things on the set, being dissatisfied with this and wanting adjustments there, completely ignoring Zhang Yimou's attitude towards filming.

For another example, Zhang Baimao is just a puppet in his hands. Zhang Baimao has made a lot of money over the years, but Zhang Baimao only got a small portion.

There are so many news like this that Zhang Baimao has almost become synonymous with Grandet + vampire.

Coupled with the previous negative news about Chow Yun-fat, many viewers, whether they were subjective or objective, developed dislike or even resistance to "Curse of the Golden Flower".

The thinking of these audiences is very simple. No matter how much you brag about your movie, we won’t watch it. Can you still force us to go to the cinema?

I just want to know, after the box office failure, will you, Zhang Baimao, still be so arrogant? Do you big directors dare to ignore the opinions of us, the audience, again?
I just want to know, are we, the audience, your gods or your grandsons?

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There is a reason why such a huge wave can be created on the Internet in such a short period of time.

On the one hand, what Lin Yicheng has done so far has become a sharp contrast, like a breath of fresh air in the director world.

On the other hand, those born in the 80s are still quite rebellious for now, and have not experienced enough social beatings.

There are many things they are powerless to resist, but there are some things they can resist!
We finally have the opportunity to resist, shouldn't we cherish it?

Of course, Grand Commander Zhao Feiyu also played some insignificant role in adding fuel to the fire, etc.

Netizens and viewers will not know his contributions, but in Lin Yicheng's heart, Grand Admiral Zhao Feiyu is the real unsung hero, and Lin Yicheng will remember his contributions in his heart.

(End of this chapter)