Chapter 1545: 1545: The Battle on the Internet 2

Chapter 1545: Chapter 1545: The Battle on the Internet 2

Xia Hai was fuming. In his eyes, this was a direct provocation, a slap in the face.

“My first low-budget movie as a director is overshadowing your five-hundred-million-dollar production, and the actors I hired are all nobodies, yet my movie is still better than yours!”

It was a bold statement, and once this idea took root, the people at Long Entertainment started scheming.

They couldn’t change the international situation, but they could still manipulate things domestically.

After all, netizens are pretty gullible. They don’t know anything. They’ll believe whatever you show them. Public opinion is incredibly easy to sway.

So, to make Zhuo Feng’er’s life miserable, Long Entertainment began its operations.

They were experts in this, and it came naturally to them. They had their army of internet trolls and a bunch of paid critics. Besides, on the internet, there’s pretty much nothing that money can’t fix.

So those people suddenly launched an attack. But what they didn’t expect was that as soon as this whole thing started, it triggered a counterattack from a big V with millions of followers.

Having over ten million followers on Weibo isn’t exactly unheard of. Many celebrities have seventy or eighty million followers, and even less famous ones have twenty or thirty million.

But Ye Fei isn’t a celebrity, and he doesn’t have an official fan club.

He’s just built up a huge following through his reputation. These fans include some so-called “patriotic little pinkos,” highly educated individuals, and others who simply admire what Ye Fei has done. It’s a pretty diverse group.

There’s no such thing as a secret on the internet. Soon, after Zhuo Feng’er’s investigation, the whole thing became crystal clear. They even found out the troll company the other side hired, the price they paid, and some of the press releases the trolls were using.

“Declare war?” Ye Fei asked.

Zhuo Feng’er bit her lip and then said, “Once we respond directly, it might be hard to stop. Long Entertainment has been around for years, and they have a lot of skeletons in their closet, but…”

“There’s no need to worry about that. Our relationship isn’t something we’re afraid to expose, and as for other things, we don’t have any dirt on us. On the contrary, Long Entertainment has done plenty of bad and disgusting things over the years. Let’s find someone to dig up the dirt. Since they want to play, we’ll play along, big time!” Ye Fei said fiercely.

He didn’t care about the entertainment industry or anything like that. But when someone messed with his woman, that was crossing a line.

Family was his line in the sand.

On the international stage, it was his nation and ethnicity. Right now, all he wanted to do was protect his woman.

If it weren’t for Zhuo Feng’er holding him back, he would have stormed over and slapped that Xia guy right in the face, and no one would dare say a word.

With Ye Fei’s encouragement, Zhuo Feng’er nodded gently and said, “Then let’s respond directly!”

“The actors and such from Long Entertainment will probably jump in,” Ye Fei warned.

“That’s fine. After being in this industry for so long, there are no real friends, just people fighting over interests. Long Entertainment isn’t the only game in town. Their success these past few years wasn’t necessarily earned the right way. So once we go head-to-head, we’ll find some allies!” Zhuo Feng’er said without a hint of worry.

Ye Fei pinched Zhuo Feng’er’s cheek affectionately and said, “Let’s just give ’em hell! If they mess with us, we’ll hit back with everything we’ve got!”

“Alright, I’ll start with a post!” Zhuo Feng’er first gave some instructions to her agent and people at the company, preparing them for the battle ahead. She also drafted a message.

Although she had retired from the spotlight for over a decade, she was still a public figure as the head of an entertainment company.

She had a huge fan base, even on Weibo, where she had tens of millions of followers, several times more than Ye Fei. Her posts had a huge impact.

Zhuo Feng’er was never one to shy away from a fight.

The fact that she had overcome all obstacles back in the day, even marrying an old man just to take revenge on Liu Yiru, proved how tough she was.

Once she got angry, there was no stopping her.

Now, with Ye Fei’s support and the backing of her family, she was determined to go head-to-head. There was no doubt that her words would be fierce.

Ye Fei had already stepped up, and Zhuo Feng’er had decided to go head-to-head as well.

Although the other side might have stronger media influence, after figuring out the whole story, there was a lot of pent-up resentment towards Long Entertainment—and even more so towards Xia Hai.

How many young female artists had been ruined by him?

If they gave in to his advances, they might get a chance to shine; if they didn’t, he’d find ways to suppress them.

In the already dark entertainment industry, he was like a demonic figure.

The problem was, he had powerful connections and resources, so even if people hated him, they couldn’t bring him down.

Zhuo Feng’er tapped away on her phone, crafting a Weibo post that read: “The quality of a movie should naturally be judged by the audience. Thank you to the jury at the Cannes Film Festival for nominating my debut film, Eternal Life, in multiple categories. I was a bit surprised to hear the news today.

After all, this is my first work. Although I was well-prepared throughout the process, there are still many shortcomings, and I can’t compare with the veteran directors. I will work hard to create better works to repay everyone. Please also support Eternal Life.

You don’t owe me a movie ticket, but I hope Eternal Life can give you something to think about. It’s a movie with depth. Lastly, congratulations to Long Entertainment and your film for also receiving a Cannes nomination. Let’s all work together to add glory to domestic cinema.”

Adding glory to domestic cinema was something many people hoped for.

The first half of Zhuo Feng’er’s Weibo post was pretty standard, but the last sentence mentioning Long Entertainment’s film was a clear dig.

No, it was outright mockery.

A five-hundred-million-dollar blockbuster with no significant award nominations, and another movie that only got a meaningless nomination—this was a blatant slap in the face, a hard hit right where it hurt.

Of course, some people thought this kind of public shaming was a bit too direct, even childish.

But to many others, this was the real deal.

If you mess with me, I’ll slap you right back.