Chapter 674 - 343: They’ve Come Knocking So Soon
Chen Jincheng hadn’t expected this loudmouthed Internet Celebrity Young Master to jump out at a time like this. Not only that, he’d gone all out, aiming his fire at the entire film and television industry.
The crucial part was that the weapon he used for this massive attack was none other than Chen Jincheng himself.
"I basically don’t watch TV series anymore. The people in the film and TV industry must have something wrong with their brains. All they think up are insulting plotlines. It’s all a pile of crap. You’d be better off watching a random promotional video for a scenic spot filmed by Chen Jincheng."
"Seriously, Chen Jincheng’s video is more captivating than 95% of the TV series out there. For that alone, a lot of screenwriters and directors should just go hang themselves. And look at the costumes, makeup, and props in the industry today. They quote hundreds of thousands, even millions, for a single outfit. Then look at the 3,000-yuan Hanfu Chen Jincheng’s team made. Aren’t you ashamed?"
"The Hanfu your female leads wear look like something a random background character would have on compared to what his people made. The key point is that your costumes cost so much more. Isn’t that hilarious?"
"When an entire industry gets shown up like this by an outsider, then your industry really is just a pile of crap."
𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
Honestly, the Internet Celebrity Young Master’s words weren’t overly vulgar, but they were lethal.
Besides, this Internet Celebrity Young Master was incredibly popular.
Everyone knew that when he started cursing someone out, it meant some major drama was about to drop.
So, in no time, his Weibo post calling people out shot to the top of the trending list. This, in turn, directly impacted Tiao Yin, landing him on its hot topics chart as well.
The entertainment circle is already a hotbed for trending news. For the Internet Celebrity Young Master to curse out the entire industry, one can only imagine the uproar it caused.
Everyone knew that while this Internet Celebrity Young Master could be a bit of a loser, his words were highly credible. So, people from all walks of life began flooding to the videos of Chen Jincheng and the four girls from Second-Life Star. After making the comparison, only one thought remained in their minds: ’Eldest Young Master Wang’s insults are getting even more on point.’
And wasn’t it the truth?
In Chen Jincheng’s video, whether it was buying the sword or traveling through time, there was no unnecessary filler. Everyone understood that he had time-traveled.
Furthermore, his incredible sword-kick that followed was simply unbelievable.
But what did people discover?
That sword-kick was actually proven to be real. And as for that stylish sword dance, how many male leads in TV series could pull that off?
Almost none.
Moreover, with just a few shots, he presented a vivid scene of an Ancient City.
Whether it was the pacing, skill, camerawork, or artistic mood... most TV series couldn’t compare to this short little video.
It really gave one pause for thought.
If the previous points were still a matter of "to each their own," then on the topic of Hanfu, the entertainment industry’s costume departments had no way to defend themselves.
Yang Zi’s new series just came out a while ago, right? Weren’t the costumes in her show supposedly meticulously designed? Now, comparing them to the Hanfu worn by the four girls from Second-Life Star, they really do look like maid’s outfits.
This was a true, hard slap in the face to the industry’s costume departments.
Because of this stunt pulled by the Internet Celebrity Young Master, countless girls also started paying attention to the four girls’ videos and the Hanfu they were promoting.
You can fake anything, but you can’t fool people’s sense of aesthetics.
These four Hanfu created by Second-Life Star visibly crushed the costumes worn by female leads in those TV shows.
Discovering that Second-Life Star’s Hanfu were also so affordable, many girls chose to buy them.
Anyone could see that these four Hanfu were about to become a huge hit.
This was also what caused the explosive growth in the stats for the four girls’ product-promotional videos.
Of course, many people in the entertainment industry also took notice of the affair stirred up by the Internet Celebrity Young Master.
Take Luo Xiaozhu, for example, who held a grudge against Chen Jincheng. Now, whenever he saw news related to Chen Jincheng, he would subconsciously click on it. That’s how he saw the things Eldest Young Master Wang had spouted.
Even he could see how much this rant would benefit Chen Jincheng.
"Is there something wrong with this guy?" Luo Xiaozhu couldn’t help but complain. "Acting like you invested in Second-Life Star or something. Don’t you have anything better to do?"
It wasn’t just Luo Xiaozhu; many people in the film and television industry were complaining.
Seriously, they had to hand it to this moron.
His own 500-million-yuan investment had just bombed, yet he still had the nerve to meddle in other people’s business.
Of course, many insiders were well aware of the problems with costumes, makeup, and props in the film and TV industry, and there were definitely many who were dissatisfied.
For instance, some directors who genuinely just wanted to create art and had difficulty fundraising had suffered more than enough because of it.
One such director directly posted the prices of industry costumes, even using the Hanfu worn by Second-Life Star’s Xiaojie as a comparison, and then published a Weibo post.
"Everyone, take a look. The first one is a costume worn by the female lead in my show, priced at 30,000 yuan. The second is one made by an internet influencer company for 3,000 yuan a piece. A tenfold difference. Yet now, my lead’s costume looks like a background character’s outfit next to theirs. Can someone please tell me where all the money went?"
"Oh, right. You claim it’s special craftsmanship, special materials, and the designer is a ’master,’ right? Then how come the master’s design looks like a pile of crap? With all those special materials, you made an outfit that can’t even compare to a 3,000-yuan Hanfu?"
"We start production on so many shows every year, and many of them require specially designed costumes and props. This situation is widespread, isn’t it? Let me ask you, Si Rui Film and Television Group, you draw a circle and play inside it, creating the rules, and this is the result?"
This was a direct, public takedown.
Besides being one of the major capital investors in the film and television industry, Si Rui Film and Television Group was also one of the largest companies for film costumes and props, monopolizing most of the related business in the sector along with a few other companies.