Huayu Shen Gongbao

Chapter 41 Shift in Public Opinion Focus

Although Jackie Chan did not agree to give up the betting agreement, his attitude towards Shen Gongbao was getting better and better.

Not only Jackie Chan, but also Li Bingbing was much more friendly towards Shen Gongbao during their conversation.

This is the effect that Shen Gongbao wanted.

He confronted the two kings of Huayi Brothers head-on, forcing them to apologize, not to show off.

Rather, it was to establish authority and enhance team cohesion.

If Snow Leopard Studio is established, and Huayi Brothers continue to arbitrarily interfere with its operations, then the studio will be rendered useless.

Shen Gongbao must tell everyone that the studio is in charge of its own affairs, and he will stand up to protect the artists in the studio if they are suspected or wronged.

Only through conflict and confrontation will everyone feel a sense of belonging to the studio, thus enhancing the studio's cohesion.

Just like this time, one of the reasons why Shen Gongbao wanted to cause trouble at the signing press conference was to damage the image and prestige of Huayi Brothers.

Snow Leopard Studio was just established, and in order to cooperate with Huayi's publicity, the press conference was handed over to Huayi Office, but Huayi Office turned out like this.

Jackie Chan and Li Bingbing both had objections.

In contrast, Shen Gongbao stepped forward to take charge when the press conference encountered an unexpected situation, and afterwards quickly found the cause of the accident and formulated a remedial plan.

The two sides' performances were completely different.

This incident will create the impression that Huayi's makeshift team is unreliable, while Shen Gongbao's team is reliable.

People's hearts will then shift towards Shen Gongbao.

And indeed, things unfolded in this way; after this "accident," the cohesion of Snow Leopard Studio was effectively enhanced.

Without anyone notifying them, all the celebrities from Huayi Brothers left, and everyone in the studio voluntarily stayed behind.

This is a very good phenomenon.

As for the incident of excrement and urine being used during the press conference, Shen Gongbao felt it wasn't a big problem.

On the one hand, the image of the artists in Snow Leopard Studio was not affected, and Shen Gongbao even showed off his talent.

On the other hand, the hype generated even more buzz after the incident, and the establishment of Snow Leopard Studio received even wider attention.

This is a good beginning.

Everyone sat and chatted for a while, and just as it was time for dinner, Shen Gongbao organized a dinner party.

At the dinner, Jackie Chan spoke first: "I will be filming a movie in the second half of the year called Shinjuku Incident."

The filming location is in Japan, and you'll be playing the second male lead, Taoist priest.

Jackie Chan is 53 years old this year. Although his physical condition is abnormally good, he can still film works like Rush Hour 3 in his fifties.

But given his advanced age and declining health, it's time to consider a career change.

The movie "Shinjuku Incident" was Jackie Chan's turning point in his career.

In his previous life, the second male lead in this movie was Wu Yanzu. Now that Wu Yanzu has confirmed his departure, and Shen Gongbao is an artist invested in by Jackie Chan, the role has fallen to him.

Shen Gongbao nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you for your care, brother. I will definitely do my best in the performance."

Filming in Japan would be quite interesting; I could cause a lot of trouble there.

When the topic of movies came up, Li Bingbing casually asked, "Master, you told me before that your studio would be producing a movie. What kind of movie is it?"

Shen Gongbao stopped being mysterious and answered directly: "It's a very orthodox martial arts movie called Reign of Assassins."

You'll play the female lead, I'll play the male lead, and Sisi will play the second female lead.

This time, you're playing a supporting role to Sissi in The Forbidden Kingdom, so don't compete for the lead role anymore. Just play a supporting role.

"In your next movie, Sissi will be your supporting actress; she'll still promote you."

Hearing this, Li Bingbing was very satisfied.

Regardless of the quality of the movie, the fact that Liu Yifei is playing a supporting role is enough to make Li Bingbing happy.

As for Liu Yifei, she had just made a mistake and was saved by Shen Gongbao, so she didn't care too much.

Moreover, if Li Bingbing is willing to cooperate with Liu Yifei in promoting the movie "The Forbidden Kingdom," it would be beneficial for Liu Yifei's rise to stardom.

The reason why people in the entertainment industry need to network is because everyone helps each other out; like a sedan chair being carried by many, popularity and status gradually rise.

Shen Gongbao, unaware of Liu Yifei's feelings at that moment, continued to advise her: "We're all from the same studio, so we should help each other in the future. Once the studio grows bigger, we'll also tailor-make film and television dramas for you."

Shen Gongbao quite liked the martial arts film "Reign of Assassins," but the actress who played the female lead, Michelle Yeoh, was really too ugly.

It would be more suitable to have Li Bingbing play the female lead.

Imagine having Liu Yifei play Xi Yu, the female assassin Li Bingbing played before her plastic surgery—that sounds incredibly appealing.

Liu Yifei nodded and said with a smile, "I'm fine with anything, just don't sing nursery rhymes anymore."

"I was just about to talk about the nursery rhyme. You should find some time to go to the recording studio and record this song. We'll send you a nursery rhyme single."

If this song is managed well, it can make a lot of money, and it will also benefit your career.

Liu Yifei: "..."

To Shen Gongbao's surprise, Liu Yifei did not refuse, but readily nodded in agreement.

Today's experience was quite thrilling; I almost went to jail. I was really scared just now.

She is currently in a state of being redeemed by Shen Gongbao, and she is like a kitten that has been petted and tamed, obedient, docile, and a little clingy.

He insisted on sitting next to Shen Gongbao during meals.

This afternoon's events left everyone exhausted, so we had a quick dinner and then parted ways.

Liu Yifei was dragged home by Liu Xiaoli, and Li Xue also had to arrange the follow-up work of the studio.

Shen Gongbao returned to his hotel room alone and went online to check out the online discussions, which were quite heated, with the whole internet using memes.

Whether it's forums, online communities, or major portal websites, as long as you log in, you'll find news related to the press conference.

The video of Wang Zhonglei and several others defecating has been turned into a meme by netizens, and its views on Youku and Tudou are approaching ten million.

The Wuling Hongguang meme is everywhere.

The video of Liu Yifei singing children's songs and her mistake also sparked a lot of heated discussion.

After all, such a scene of a celebrity exploding is a once-in-a-century event, the first of its kind in the history of the entertainment industry, it's hard not to make it a spectacle.

Along with this situation, Shen Gongbao's fame increased even more. After all, it was Shen Gongbao who first said that things couldn't be covered up, and it was also Shen Gongbao's trick to have Liu Yifei sing children's songs.

Many netizens believe that Shen Gongbao is everyone's "source of happiness".

Since he joined the cast of The Forbidden Kingdom, the crew and Huayi Brothers have had a lot of fun.

Shen Gongbao's labels of "explosive content" and "hidden meaning emperor" became more deeply rooted, and he began to have a large number of loyal fans. The title of "Taoist Master" also swept across the entire Internet.

The five celebrities who suffered the most were Wang Zhonglei, Huang Xiaoming, Tong Dawei, Ren Quan, and Hu Jun. They not only lost their image, but also became the subject of a joke about the Wuling Hongguang minivan, and were ridiculed by the entire internet. All four celebrities lost a lot of their endorsements.

Faced with this situation, Huayi was very anxious.

At 9:30 p.m. that evening, Huayi and Snow Leopard Studio officially released a statement, saying that the incident was caused by eating medicinal bayberries, and that they would hold the relevant parties accountable and establish a fruit food safety fund of one million yuan to promote the healthy development of the industry.

After the announcement, although many people still made jokes about it, the focus of public opinion shifted.

After all, watching celebrities make fools of themselves is just for fun, but food safety is related to everyone's vital interests, so everyone will pay attention to it.

The issue of soaking bayberries in chemicals quickly became a hot topic of concern across society.

The move by Huayi Brothers and Snow Leopard Studio to donate money to establish a related fund has been praised by many, helping Huayi Brothers regain some positive public image.

Shen Gongbao can be considered to have done a good thing by stirring up trouble.