[PS: I see a lot of readers questioning why the author wrote so much about Director Chen. It's because the author wants to satirize something.]
It had to be said that the students of Tsinghua University were very principled. They were all outstanding people.
As the saying goes, a wise man submits to circumstances, so the students all stood behind Boss Jia. After all, he was their senior.
If you asked who the most famous alumnus of Tsinghua University was, other than a few top civil servants, Boss Jia was the most famous.
After all, he was the richest man in Hua Xia. With the promotion of reform and opening up, the trend of worshipping money inevitably spread in China. Boss Jia's title as the richest man in Hua Xia was very intimidating in China. Everyone in Tsinghua University knew about him.
There were still posters with Boss Jia's picture in many of Tsinghua University's bulletin boards.
Moreover, the Daqian was the best job for all university students. All kinds of research equipment, benefits, and development prospects were the best in Hua Xia.
Apart from civil servants, there was no better job than the Daqian. All university students were proud to be recruited into the Daqian. How could they offend their senior?
Therefore, the students who had just said that Director Chen had done a good job used their actions to prove where their butts were sitting. They stood behind Boss Jia very decisively.
Don't think that the students of Tsinghua University were very noble. In fact, those who could get into Tsinghua University were all very smart people. They knew very well how to make the best decision for themselves.
Moreover, Boss Jia's ending wasn't bad. If you thought about it carefully, it was still there.
More importantly, compared with the ending of Chen Dieyi's suicide, the view of the two people bathing in the sunset indeed made him feel more comfortable.
Did they go against their conscience?
Of course, Tsinghua University still gave Director Chen some face. In the end, more than 20 students chose to stand behind Director Chen and support the ending of the movie.
The perfect ending of Farewell My Concubine was indeed of the highest artistic standard. That was something we had to admit.
However, this was not important. Boss Jia smiled and shook hands with the juniors behind him. At the same time, he took out a stack of business cards from his pocket and handed them out one by one.
The juniors looked at the ordinary business card in their hands. It was no different from the ten business cards that cost one yuan at the school gate, but it represented the business card of the richest man in Hua Xia. They became extremely excited.
As for the twenty students who had chosen to stick to their opinions, they were drooling as they looked at Boss Jia's business card. This was the business card of the richest man in Hua Xia. With this business card, entering the Daqian in the future would be a sure thing!
Although as a university student of Tsinghua University, it would not be difficult for him to enter the Daqian Empire, but with this business card as a foundation, his future in the Daqian Empire would definitely be more promising.
I'm so envious. Why did I lose my mind and stand behind Director Chen?
At this moment, the flesh on Director Chen's face was twitching non-stop. He had never imagined that the ending would be like this. What was wrong with these Tsinghua University students? Did they not have any shame?
"Is this the quality of you Tsinghua University students?" Director Chen could not hold back his anger and said to the people around him. As a result, the students around him instantly exploded.
Alright, although the ending you filmed was a little better, you can't insult our Tsinghua University like this.
"That's our senior. Our senior made a good film. What's wrong with that?" The surrounding students threw down this sentence stiffly and then dispersed. There was no one around Director Chen.
"You're actually a student of Tsinghua University!" The two of them gathered together again. Director Chen looked at Jia Yapeng with hidden bitterness.
"Oh, I didn't tell you?" Boss Jia asked in surprise.
"No!"
"I thought you already knew, Director Chen. After all, all the news reports have to mention that I'm from Tsinghua University!" Boss Jia said with a smile.
"This experiment is not fair. You're their senior. They all recognize your identity and they all favor you!" Director Chen said.
"But we've signed a contract! And my people recorded the whole process. The contract is already in effect. "As soon as Boss Jia said this, Director Chen's face turned green.
"The conditions of this experiment are not fair. We can't just let university students be the judges. The movie is for all the people. All the people from all walks of life are the real judges. Their opinions are fair!"
"So we should go to the streets and get 100 ordinary people to be the judges. Also, we can't show our faces from the beginning to the end. We can only hide in the shadows. We can't say which ending belongs to either of us. In any case, we have to cover up all other factors. Only then can we get a fair result!" Director Chen said loudly.
"But Tsinghua University was set by you. You were also the one who chose the students of Tsinghua University. You even took the initiative to reveal your identity in the end. This has nothing to do with me. So there's no issue of professional injustice. Let's fulfill the contract!"
"I'll raise the stakes. I'll bet all the profits I get from 'Farewell My Concubine'. The experiment just now doesn't count. Let's do it again!" Director Chen was so scared that he broke out in cold sweat. If he really fulfilled the contract, he wouldn't be able to be a director for the rest of his life. Then his life would be ruined!
So Director Chen immediately added another condition. According to the contract, Director Chen would get 20% of the profits from 'Farewell My Concubine'. Now that 'Farewell My Concubine' had grossed more than 40 million USD worldwide, his share of the profits would be 20 million USD. 20% of the profits would be 4 million USD, which was equivalent to 20 million RMB. This wasn't a small amount of income.
Of course, Boss Jia would gladly accept it.
"Okay, I'll fulfill your request!" Boss Jia said with narrowed eyes.
— — —
The following experiment was indeed much fairer than before. First, Director Chen's assistant was no longer in charge of recruiting people. Instead, the assistant and Boss Jia's secretary were in charge of recruiting people in pairs. This way, they could make sure that the other party didn't cheat.
At the same time, when recruiting people, they only said that they would be able to watch the most popular movie for free. Then, they would be asked to choose the best ending. Boss Jia and Director Chen didn't show up from beginning to end. These people had no idea that they were being targeted by Hua Xia's number one director and Hua Xia's richest man at the same time.
After the failure at Tsinghua University, Director Chen was still very confident. This was because the students at Tsinghua University were Boss Jia's juniors. They would definitely side with Boss Jia.
However, things were different now. These people had nothing to do with Jia Yapeng. Moreover, they didn't know that Boss Jia had anything to do with this from beginning to end. The two of them stayed in the theater's VIP box. After watching "Farewell My Concubine" one more time, a specialized person would send a survey to the 100 audience members. All they had to do was tick their favorite ending. It was definitely the most realistic one.
The entire process was done under the supervision of both Director Chen and Boss Jia. There was no possibility of cheating.
In the end, the 100 surveys were sent to Director Chen and Boss Jia. However, no one knew the final result. They had to wait for the final vote to be counted.
"Live!"
"Live!"
"Die!"
These two choices were very simple. One was "live" and the other was "die". They represented two completely different endings for Cheng Dieyi.
Naturally, Director Chen hoped to hear the "die" option. However, as the votes were counted, Director Chen's expression became more and more lifeless.
When Boss Jia had 51 votes and Director Chen only had two, Director Chen's face turned ashen.
In the end, when the votes were counted, out of the 100 votes, 94 were "live" and only 6 were "die". It was a crushing result.
"Why? Don't they understand art? Don't they understand my good intentions? "Director Chen could be said to be really dead. He slumped in his chair and mumbled to himself.
"Director Chen, you've really been on cloud nine recently. Have you forgotten the most important law in the film industry?" Boss Jia laughed.
"What law?" Director Chen asked hurriedly.
"What law could it be? Of course, it's the law that makes the audience happy!" Boss Jia shrugged. "Do most people always like movies that make them happy?!"
"The people's daily lives are very boring. Of course, they want to have a beautiful world where they can escape from their misery. For the audience, Cheng Dieyi's life is happiness. Cheng Dieyi's death is a stab to their hearts. "
"Even an eight-year-old child can guess which ending the audience will like. You actually want to use this as an experiment with me. Are you on cloud nine?"
"But … this is not art … there is no art!" Director Chen growled.
"What is art? Is it called art if all the beautiful things are destroyed in the end? " Boss Jia shook his head. "Personally, I think the best art is something that makes people happy and conveys positive thoughts."
"Art can't be separated from the needs of the people!" Boss Jia patted Director Chen's shoulder. Director Chen was completely speechless.
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