The 22-year-old Hu Yang was undoubtedly one of the hottest new idols in the entertainment industry.
More than half a year ago, he was still a signed artist of a small agency under Qiande Pictures. He quickly became popular because he played the first male supporting role in "Autumn in My Heart", Han Taixi, and gained a large number of fans.
Hu Yang was undoubtedly very lucky, and he was also very shrewd. After he became famous, he filed a lawsuit with his old employer and terminated his contract. He went to the powerful Juxing Agency and received the latter's strong support.
Strictly speaking, Hu Yang was indebted to Lu Chen. Without Lu Chen, Hu Yang wouldn't have been able to get Han Taixi, the heavyweight role that made him popular overnight.
Moreover, during the filming of "Autumn in My Heart", Lu Chen gave Hu Yang a lot of advice, and Hu Yang was also respectful to Lu Chen. He called him Brother Chen this and Brother Chen that all day long. People who didn't know better would think that the two had a deep friendship.
But in the entertainment industry, where profits were paramount, any kindness could be discarded at will. Especially after Lu Chen rejected Hu Yang's participation in "Full House of Romance," the latter basically fell out with Lu Chen.
He never thought that the boss of Juxing Agency, Jin Hongwei, who he signed a contract with, had a grudge against Lu Chen. Unless Lu Chen was kicked in the head by a donkey, how could he still cooperate with Hu Yang?
It was easy to be arrogant when one became famous at a young age. If Hu Yang was modest and cautious before he became famous, then Hu Yang showed his frivolous side after he grew up.
He issued a challenge to Lu Chen, of course, because someone was plotting behind the scenes to create hype, but it was also because of his temperament.
Hu Yang wanted to prove that he was fully qualified to play the lead role and had the ability to get rid of Lu Chen's shadow.
At the same time, it was to create hype for "Sea of Love", which was about to be broadcast in the summer.
In fact, this kind of marketing method of deliberately creating contradictions and story topics was very common in the entertainment industry. Whether or not it could be hyped up depended first on the strength of the person behind the scenes and the strength of the promotion, as well as whether the topic was enough to attract attention.
Who was the person behind Hu Yang? The media was well aware that Shonan TV and Assembly of Stars Agency were experienced in playing tricks. They were definitely the best in the country when it came to promoting celebrities and sensationalizing topics. There were many successful examples.
Shonan TV and Lu Chen also had a grudge. Lu Chen had slapped Shonan TV's face more than once!
How could Shonan TV's face be so easily slapped?
Of course, they would not be so stupid as to personally go into battle. Hu Yang was undoubtedly a good knife!
As long as "Sea of Love" beats "Full House of Romance" in the summer time slot, then Shonan TV will win in both content and face, which will be enough to give Lu Chen a heavy blow.
As for Zhedong Satellite TV and Beijing Television, which stood behind Lu Chen … They were originally Shonan TV's opponents.
The summer movie and TV market was a battlefield, and the winners were always in the minority.
It was precisely because of the complicated entanglements of interests involved that the incident of Hu Yang challenging Lu Chen through "Sea of Love" was hyped up by the entertainment media, which could be regarded as a warm-up for the summer TV series in advance.
In addition, other film and television production companies and TV stations, which were interested in getting a share of the summer time, also took the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, and all kinds of gossip news flew everywhere.
On July 2, Lu Chen and Chen Fei 'er returned to Beijing.
As a result, the two were surrounded by entertainment reporters who got the news from somewhere at the exit of the high-speed railway station.
"Full House of Romance" has not yet been completely finished, but the scenes of the two have basically been shot, and the post-production such as dubbing and music has begun.
And this time, Lu Chen returned to Beijing mainly to participate in an important ceremony.
"Mr. Lu Chen, I'm a reporter from Easy Net Entertainment. Can I ask you a few questions?"
"What's your comment on Hu Yang saying that he would defeat you?"
"Hu Yang's agent revealed through the media yesterday that Hu Yang had been treated unfairly when filming 'Autumn in My Heart'. Is that true?"
"Mr. Lu Chen, what is your prediction of the ratings of 'Full House of Romance'?"
"Chen Fei 'er, Miss Chen Fei' er …"
There were more than a dozen media reporters at the exit, including Easy Net Channel, Entertainment Weekly, New Town Newspaper, and so on. With the addition of photos and videos, it was noisy and attracted a large number of onlookers.
If it weren't for the assistant blocking them and the timely appearance of the security personnel to divert the crowd, it would have been difficult for the two of them to move.
Chen Fei 'er lowered her voice and said, "Don't pay attention to them."
She was experienced and knew how difficult it was to deal with entertainment reporters. Moreover, it was easy to be misinterpreted when answering questions on such an occasion without any preparation.
Lu Chen nodded: "I know what I'm doing."
He suddenly turned around and walked toward the place where the media reporters gathered.
The entertainment reporters suddenly became excited. Under the obstruction of the security personnel, they desperately stretched out their microphones.
"Lu Chen, may I ask …"
Facing the microphones, Lu Chen said calmly, "Thank you for your hard work, but this is a crowded public place. It's not convenient for me to be interviewed by the media, so as not to cause any accidents."
"In addition, I welcome everyone to the press conference to be held at the Beijing Hotel at 7 o 'clock this evening. If you have any questions, please ask them then. Thank you!"
At 7 o 'clock that evening, representatives of the South Korean Embassy in China and the South Korean Jeju City Government would hold a press conference in the conference hall of the Beijing Hotel to officially confer the title of "Jeju Island Tourism Ambassador" on Lu Chen and Chen Fei' er.
As for whether the media in front of him were invited or not, whether they could get a seat in the conference hall, Lu Chen certainly didn't care. He just didn't want to give these reporters a chance to make a fuss.
After saying that, Lu Chen quickly returned to Chen Fei 'er's side. The two of them quickly left the exit under the escort of the assistant and security personnel. They boarded the nanny van that had been waiting outside and left.
"You really don't know a person's face. I didn't expect that Hu Yang to be such a person …"
Sitting in the passenger seat, Li Feiyu said indignantly, "I used to think he was a good person. I was really blind!"
Li Feiyu knew Hu Yang. When they were filming "Autumn in My Heart," the latter even treated Li Feiyu to a meal and was quite polite to Li Feiyu. Li Feiyu also said good things about Hu Yang, so he had a good impression of him.
Now, there was only downright disgust!
Hu Yang obviously wanted to step on Lu Chen to continue to rise.
Lu Chen smiled indifferently and said, "It's just my ass deciding my head. There's no need to be angry."
"My ass deciding my head?"
This term was very new. Li Feiyu did not understand it, and Chen Fei 'er and Ah Xuan, who was driving, were also curious.
Lu Chen explained, "A person's position determines their attitude."
"Hu Yang is signed by Juxing Agency, and he is filming a new drama from Shonan TV. He is our enemy, so it's normal for him to say something like this. Arguing with him will give him a chance to hype up, so there's no need."
Chen Fei 'er chuckled and said, "This sentence is really interesting and reasonable, but it's not big … Hehe, that's right, we really don't need to accompany them to hype up. It's beneath our dignity."
If Hu Yang heard Chen Fei 'er's last sentence, he would probably be half-dead with anger.
But Chen Fei 'er was fully qualified to say that!
Lu Chen finally said, "Everything depends on the results!"
Strength is not hyped up, and the ratings of TV series can't be falsified. If ten thousand words of saliva can't increase the ratings by 0.01%, it will be in vain. Results determine everything.
Of course, there are many blind fans, but the fans with bright eyes are by no means a minority.
Lu Chen has confidence in "Full House of Romance", so whether it's Hu Yang, or the Juxing Agency and Shonan TV he represents, Lu Chen is not afraid.
Perhaps half a year ago, Juxing Agency and Shonan TV had the strength to crush Lu Chen, but Lu Chen is by no means alone in the circle. Behind him stands Beijing Television, Zhedong Satellite TV, Crown Pictures, Flying Stone Records, SPG and other industry tycoons. In terms of lineup and power, they are strong and not weak.
Most importantly, Lu Chen believes in his own work and believes that "Full House of Romance", which he has carefully created, can create another miracle of ratings.
Therefore, Hu Yang's various gestures and remarks are ridiculous in Lu Chen's eyes.
They can lift you up, but they can also suppress you!
If Shonan TV is smart enough not to confront "Full House of Romance" head-on, they may be able to make a difference.
But the possibility of that is very small.
Then bring it on!
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