Pei Qian found that many film reviewers had already written reviews for Tomorrow is Beautiful after searching for a while online.
That was reasonable. After all, there were no good movies released recently. These film critics were waiting eagerly. They would definitely watch a movie with such high showtimes.
Pei Qian entered the keywords for Tomorrow is Beautiful and scanned through the titles.
'The Triple Meaning of' Tomorrow is Beautiful '.
This one would not do.
'What Will Consumerism Bring Us?'
This one would not do either.
'The Dark Side of Technology in the Eyes of a Pessimist'
Still not!
Pei Qian read several reviews in a row and passed them directly from the title.
It could be seen from the keywords of these titles. 'Triple Meaning', 'Dark Side of Technology', 'Consumerism' … one could imagine what the content of the film review would be!
There was no need to pay them. These people were already over-interpreting it!
"What are you film critics thinking about all day long?!
"It's another deeper meaning. It's pessimism again. Can't you analyze the shallow meaning of this film? Can't you analyze its toxicity? "
Pei Qian was speechless and continued to search.
He was looking for comments that were obviously flaming the movie and had a lot of likes and replies.
Such a reversal would be obvious enough for the audience to clearly realize that the film had hired fake reviewers!
He flipped through two or three pages in a row but did not find any valuable reviews.
Pei Qian could only filter the ratings and sort them from low to high. He started with one-star reviews.
Indeed, this style was much more normal.
'A Failed Work Lacking in Imagination'
'Illogical and Full of Loopholes'
'Suitable for young people. I can't watch it in ten minutes'
'Give Lu Zhiyao One Star!'
Pei Qian nodded in satisfaction. Yes, this should be the style!
It was a pity that there were too few such reviews. What's more, there were not many reviews. It seemed that everyone was silently looking down and did not even have the desire to compete with these drama critics.
Pei Qian clicked on it casually and found that it did not meet his requirements.
Drama reviewers like him who gave one-star ratings were basically very subjective. They often looked at problems as if they were blinded by a leaf, unable to see Mount Tai. When they saw something that did not suit their taste, they would mindlessly give one-star ratings. Naturally, the content of the film review was also full of bias.
This kind of film review was at most to vent their emotions. In fact, it was very difficult to guide other audiences.
It was too low-level. That wouldn't do.
This kind of person didn't look cultured at all. Even if he was paid, he definitely wouldn't be able to write a film review that could spark debate. It would only be drowned in the vast sea of five-star reviews and wouldn't be able to make any waves.
The audience wouldn't even realize that the reviewer had changed the review.
After some thought, Pei Qian decided to look for it from the three-star reviews.
This time, the style was finally what Pei Qian wanted!
Pseudo Profundity
"It seems like everyone is too embarrassed to say that it's not good? Then let me be the child who reveals the emperor's new clothes! "
"Too many points to complain about, forcefully creating a tragedy by portraying two pieces of trash."
Looking at the titles of these comments, Pei Qian only had one feeling: they had won my heart!
What's more, there were many controversial voices below these comments. There were hundreds of likes and hundreds of tramples. Obviously, these film reviewers were quite well-known. What's more, the things they wrote were naturally controversial.
"Not bad, these are all good seedlings. I'll choose one of them first. If it doesn't work, I'll change again!"
Pei Qian clicked on the first film review, which was the one who wanted to be the 'child who reveals the emperor's new clothes'.
"There seems to be a lot of praises on Weibo, making it sound like it's a god. At first, I watched it with an extremely serious attitude as if I was on a pilgrimage. In the end, I was greatly disappointed.
"After watching this movie, I only have one feeling: does the emperor use a golden hoe to farm?
"Technology is already so advanced, and yet they still give relief to the people at the bottom of the social ladder? They can't even skip advertisements? They even let people of different social classes go out at different times? That's too unreasonable!
"Also, there are all sorts of advertisements in the movie. It's fine if there are advertisements, but the audience has to watch the advertisements with the protagonist. Are they crazy?!
"To put it bluntly, isn't this a cliché story of a loser being cuckolded? If this was written in novels, people would be scolded to death. In the end, when it was made into a movie, it instantly became profound? Are you guys schizophrenic? "
Pei Qian nodded repeatedly as he read.
Of course, Pei Qian did not agree with this person. He just felt that he had found the right person.
Obviously, this person was a person who stubbornly lived in his own world. In short, he was the kind of person who held the belief that 'this world must operate the way I say, or something would go wrong'.
This was also commonly known as the 'battle setting'.
The setting of the world in the movie was that 'the lives of the people at the bottom of the social ladder might not necessarily become better with the development of technology'. All the stories revolved around this basic setting. He insisted on going against this setting from the start, saying that the setting itself was unreasonable, and thus felt that the entire movie looked very awkward.
"Hmm, not bad. He has character. I like it!
"If such a person were to exaggerate awkwardly, it would probably be very controversial!"
This author's online name was very low-key. He was called 'Qian Mou'. His contact information was left on his personal homepage. Thus, Pei Qian did not have to spend much effort to contact him.
"Hello, I'm the investor of Tomorrow is Beautiful. I hope you can change that film review from three stars to five stars. Also, rewrite the content. Of course, we will provide you with a thousand yuan as a writing fee. "
Time was tight, and the task was heavy. Pei Qian did not intend to be too polite and went straight to the point.
Qian Mou replied very quickly.
"I'll only change the rating and not the review. A thousand yuan is fine."
Pei Qian could not help but feel happy after reading this person's reply.
Yo, this guy is quite principled.
However, Pei Qian definitely had to ask him to change the review. If he did not exaggerate awkwardly, how would he arouse the disgust of other audiences and incite a battle?
Thus, Pei Qian was very straightforward. "Two thousand."
Qian Mou obviously hesitated for a while. "I'll freely express the review. You can't interfere too much."
Freely express? How could he do that?
How would he arouse the disgust of other audiences if he did not exaggerate awkwardly?
Wouldn't my money be wasted if your film review was instantly drowned in the vast five-star review?
Although it sounded like a good thing to waste the System's money, it could not achieve Pei Qian's goal.
Pei Qian gave up on those empty words. "Three thousand."
Qian Mou: "Alright, tell me how to change it."
Pei Qian sniggered. It looked like this film critic was indeed very principled. He only changed his mind after raising the price twice.
Pei Qian thought about his wording for a while.
"Exaggerate as much as you can. Exaggerate a thousand words and find an angle that no one has ever exaggerated before. The more tricky and subtle the angle, the better."
Qian Mou hesitated again. "There are already a lot of film reviews. It's very difficult to find an angle that no one has ever exaggerated before. Even if you find it, it will seem especially forceful and make people feel disgusted."
Forceful?
Make people feel disgusted?
That's right, that's what I want!
Little Boy Juice, you've understood my intentions very accurately!
Pei Qian's words were exactly what he wanted.
However, Pei Qian could not point it out. He could only reply. "It's alright."
Qian Mou: "I'm sorry, I think it's alright. This request is very difficult for me …"
Pei Qian: "Four thousand."
Qian Mou: "I didn't mean that. It's not a matter of money. The main thing is that it's difficult in itself …"
Pei Qian: "Five thousand."
Qian Mou: "I'll go to the cinema and watch it again. I'll hand in the manuscript before nightfall."
Pei Qian still felt worried after settling Qian Mou.
It seemed like he could not do it alone.
He had to find some fake reviewers to cooperate with him.
Pei Qian found Shaohu Reviews and prepared to hire some fake reviewers to cooperate with him.
If he did not really hire fake reviewers, how could he let passersby know that he had hired fake reviewers?
"Brother, hire more fake reviewers. Go online and look for film reviews for Tomorrow is Beautiful. As long as it has good reviews and a tricky angle, give it a lot of likes! "
Pei Qian could not say that he was looking for a film review that was awkwardly bragging. Thus, he could only change his wording and emphasize on the 'tricky angle'.
Any review with a tricky angle was definitely a serious over-interpretation. It was almost the same as awkwardly bragging.
Hu Xiao replied after a while.
"No problem."
Pei Qian was just about to discuss the specific price when he did not expect the other party to send another message.
"We've been working together for so long, and we can be considered friends. There's something else I want to tell you. The fake reviewers from the other companies seem to have received a mission to discredit your movie. If you're willing to spend some money, I can help you settle this matter. "
Eh?
Pei Qian was stunned for a moment. Then, he was overjoyed.
How could there be such a good thing?
"Who is it?" Pei Qian asked immediately.
Hu Xiao, "I'm sorry, I can't reveal that. That's the rule in our industry."
Pei Qian felt that it was a pity that he could not find out the name of this kind-hearted person again.
He should be the investor of another movie, right?
The few movies that were being released now were competitors. Tomorrow is Beautiful's attendance and reputation were good at the moment. The number of showings tomorrow might be even higher than today.
Obviously, that would take up a lot of showings for other movies. That domestically-produced romance drama and domestically-produced big IP movie would have sufficient motivation to hire fake reviewers to discredit Tomorrow is Beautiful.
In any case, he did not care who this kind-hearted person was. He just had to keep his gratitude in his heart.
As for spending money to settle this matter?
Pei Qian would only do that if he had nothing better to do!
"There's no need. They can do whatever they want, and you can do whatever you want. We won't affect each other."
Hu Xiao, "Yes, it's good that you have this confidence. All in all, if you feel that you can't take it anymore, just let me know. We can still save it then. "
Can't take it anymore? Save it?
No, no, no. There will never be a situation where I can't take it anymore!
The worse it is, the happier I am!
If possible, Pei Qian wished he could spend money to hire fake reviewers to slander them. Now that someone was willing to fork out money to do good, it was like sending charcoal in snowy weather!
Pei Qian gave a few instructions to Hu Xiao and asked his fake reviewers to crazily like the 'tricky' film reviews. He wanted to give passersby the impression that 'those who liked this movie were extreme fans and over-interpreted it'.
If this batch of brainless boasting achieved the effect of "one chef taking on ten haters", wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort if the competitors sent out a large number of fake reviewers to embarrass them and work together from the inside?
After explaining everything, Pei Qian packed up the Fish-Catching Take-Out and placed it outside the door. Then …
He lay back down on the bed.
He decided to disappear and not go to the company for the next two days!
As long as he went to the company, there would definitely be a lot of people congratulating him because of the movie. Just thinking about it made him feel hopeless.
It was better to be alone at home and have some peace and quiet.
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