The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul-Chapter 47 - 46. Boycott Heroes in Troubled Times

Chapter 47: 46. Boycott “Heroes in Troubled Times”!

Chapter 47: 46. Boycott “Heroes in Troubled Times”!

[Holy shit, Tang Shu, who was announced for the movie, isn’t even on the audition list?]

[What a huge shock! I checked three or four times, and her name isn’t there, for real!]

[It’s confirmed, case closed, this is definitely capital in action!]

[Curious, how exactly was she chosen?]

[Curious +1, suddenly feel like what the scriptwriter said makes some sense, it’s the capital, no doubt.]

[Never expected, even Director Xie would one day succumb to capital, instantly makes the food in my mouth tasteless.]

[Rumors of Tang Shu being backed by capital have been around for a long time; it’s not even news anymore. Scriptwriter, can we change the topic?]

[My entire worldview is shattered, looks like Tang Shu has quite the backing, now not only did she finish off Mu Ziwei, but she also took out over fifty other actresses!]

[Respect! Just for wiping out nearly sixty female artists in one go, I’m a fan of Tang Shu!!!]

[Definitely a fan, what kind of divine capital is this?! Kind of feeling tempted, you know?]

[What’s wrong with you guys upstairs, are you anti-humanity????]

[This thought process… wait up, big bro, I’m going to become her fan too, hug the big leg!]

[This is getting big!]

…

The more rational fans, upon seeing the news, would at most come out to comment a bit, expressing their sighs about the entertainment industry’s imbalance, but…

At this time, a large group of fans had already rallied, opening fire directly on the Weibo of the “Heroes in Troubled Times” crew and at Director Xie.

[Please give us an explanation: getting a role without an audition? This is irresponsible to the audience!]

[Exactly, our Weiwei’s acting is so good and she wasn’t chosen, so this is the real reason?]

[Can’t compete, can’t compete, I’ll stick with Goddess Tangtang, we’re not participating!]

[Same, taking our Qiqi and firmly not participating!]

[Director Xie, could you please come out and speak some justice? Otherwise, we will steadfastly boycott “Heroes in Troubled Times”!]

[Strongly suggest replacing Tang Shu, resolutely boycott “Heroes in Troubled Times”!]

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…..

This time, it wasn’t just Mu Ziwei’s fans who were making trouble.

Weibo immediately saw the gathering of loyal fans of over fifty auditioning female artists, with all the traffic converging in one place.

During the prime time hour of 8 p.m., topics calling for a boycott of “Heroes in Troubled Times” surged onto the hot search list.

[Boycott “Heroes in Troubled Times”]

[Give an explanation for our idol]

[Director Xie ignores countless auditioning artists, bows to capital]

Directly dominating the top three spots in hot search!

***

That night, when the hopeful actresses who had gone to audition saw the relentless stream of notifications on their phones, they each opened up their agents’ WeChat.

“What’s going on, why are our fans making a fuss under Director Xie’s Weibo, is this arranged by the company?”

The artists were confused, and so were the agents, all equally at a loss.

“I have no idea, dear, could it be you hinted at the key fans?”

“Not me.”

That was Director Xie, after all; she wouldn’t dare offend him even if she had a hundred guts!

The agents protested even more, “It wasn’t me either!”

Both sides clarified their stance, yet looking at the comments from their own fans, countless question marks hovered over their heads.

“Could this really be a spontaneous act by the fans?”

“Impossible, have your fans become so aggressive?”

“So what do we do now? These fans are brandishing my name; should I stop them or follow along and fuel the fire?”

Are they really comfortable with not succeeding at the film role audition?

Of course not.

But this discomfort isn’t so severe. After all, it’s normal to lose among more than fifty female artists competing on the same stage.

They knew very well that it wasn’t serious enough to warrant ganging up and attacking Tang Shu.

The agents found it difficult, “This newbie Tang Shu is pretty fierce, and she’s also damn good-looking.”

If they didn’t join in the stepping on her now, once she gathered her wits, she would definitely become a strong rival for their own artists!

But…

“Ah, forget it, since it’s the fans acting on their own accord, let’s not get involved. After all, it’s not just us boycotting under Director Xie’s Weibo post.”

“So we’re just going to wait around?”

“Just wait around!”

At this moment, whoever couldn’t resist and made the first move would lose!

“If netizens’ analysis is not wrong and Tang Shu does have a strong backing, we would be at a disadvantage confronting her. It’s better now to just watch and see if any other artists make a move.”

With her own agent speaking so bluntly, Xiao Hua truly understood now.

This was planning to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

“Alright, let’s do it this way!”

Picking up an easy bargain, who couldn’t do that?

***

Sister Luo, far away in the capital city, couldn’t help but rub her eyebrows after seeing the overwhelming news online.

The assistant beside her was extremely anxious, “Sister Luo, what do we do now? With just a slight mishap, Tang Shu’s acting career could be over!”

“Quiet.”

Sister Luo, leaning back in the executive chair, with her other hand holding a signing pen tapping on the desk, still appeared calm.

Now, she was probably the only one who knew the origins of Tang Shu’s role clearly.

Others were panicking, but she was not.

“Don’t you think this whole thing blew up too suddenly?”

“Huh?”

Where did that come from?

Assistant Xiao Li was a bit confused.

“It’s been several days since the film crew officially announced their actors. If the netizens really had an issue with Tang Shu taking on this role, it should have exploded on the second day, yet it waited three to four days…”

Three to four days later, it suddenly exploded!

Upon hearing this, the assistant paused for a moment, then began to sense that something was amiss.

“You’re right, it is sudden. The part of the female assassin isn’t that big, and even if those female stars didn’t get the audition, they wouldn’t dare to offend Director Xie outright. Why would they instruct their fans to create a scene in the comment section? Could it be that someone is fanning the flames from behind the scenes?”

The public’s dissatisfaction with the film crew and Director Xie’s casting choice was actually a way of using public opinion to force the other party to compromise and give up on Tang Shu.

If Tang Shu were replaced, the film crew’s current quandary would be easily solved.

It was obvious for everyone to see, very clear and straightforward.

“Someone is targeting us!”

Assistant Xiao Li said so.

Ms. Luo’s eyes held a hint of mockery, “Don’t respond to this for now. It’s not a good time for us to speak. Let’s wait for Director Xie’s reaction first.”

Saying that Director Xie would bow to capital?

You must be out of your minds!

“Okay.”

Xiao Li nodded and slid back to his workstation.

After pondering for a moment, Sister Luo took the precaution to instruct Tang Shu not to respond, then promptly dialed Xu Cheng’s phone.

“Hello, Assistant Xu?”

“Ms. Luo, it’s me.”