Chapter 145: 145
A normal movie press conference was quite boring, mainly it was about the introduction of the movie, actors and teams. However, the conference for Twin Flowers was wildly different. Once Han Fei stepped onto the stage, the stream was sward by online hecklers. This kind of ‘celebrity treatnt’ was extrely rare so it attracted the attention of normal viewers. Han Fei’s reaction at the conference added more flair to the already trending conference livestream. The man did not appear to be that interested in common popularity but he had his pulse inadvertently on public interest. When the viewership was at its peak, the team released the prepared trailers.
To be honest, most netizens had little anticipation of such indie films. After all, how good could it be with a limited budget? But when the high quality trailers were released, the netizens were stunned. Be it plot quality, or character acting, the indie film could rival or even surpass most AAA films. This horror flick was an unexpected dark horse!
The response from the netizens was extrely positive. Zhan Yueyue and Director Jiang handled the later part of the press conference, they fielded the questions from both the online and live audience as well as shared so bloopers on scene. The atmosphere was joyful as if the hitch with Han Fei earlier did not happen at all. Most audience expressed anticipation of the movie, but there were so that had a carved frown on their faces.
Hidden at the back of the crowd, there was a middle-aged man whose eyes darkened. He stared at Han Fei’s face in the trailer and his lips curled with dissatisfaction. He took out his phone and deleted the ssages that the host just sent him. He then swapped out his normal sim card for a secondary one. He reached out to a mysterious individual through social dia. “I need you to help dig up all the dirt you can on an actor.”
“Who is the poor victim this ti?”
“His na is Han Fei. He’s the star in the upcoming movie, Twin Flowers.”
“You know what to do. Mail the deposit and I’ll have my people watch over him 24/7.”
“You better don’t let wait too long this ti.” After the middle-aged man sent the last ssage, he stood up and left the hall. He headed silently towards the exit, not realizing Han Fei, at the backstage, had been following his moves.
The movie conference ended successfully. Throughout the event, the viewership was maintained at over 50000 people, that was a positive news for the crew. This was Han Fei’s first public appearance and it marked a new chapter in his life. In just 2 hours, Han Fei’s social dia fans rose up to 30000. To his surprise, he realized his na was finally on the top Chinese actor ranking!
Currently, Han Fei was placed at the 10000th spot but he was the only actor who did not have any actual completed projects under his belt. He was the only one to get on the ranking with just popularity and movie trailers. The ranking was arranged by the photon computer based on various factors like fan numbers, project numbers and clicks. It was the most objective way to inspect a celebrity’s clout for it could not be manipulated by people and agencies. Han Fei’s dream was to get on the ranking because only then he’d be recognized as an actual actor.
‘I’m at the 10000th spot? I believe it’ll continue to rise after Twin Flowers is released.’ When the movie conference ended, it was already 9.30 pm. Han Fei was backstage packing when his phone rang. ‘Why is Jin Jun calling all of a sudden?’ Han Fei had once rescued this senior paparazzi and thus had each other’s contact.
After the call was accepted, Jin Jun fired off, “Soone just offered my subordinate a high price to dig up your dirt. The person used an untraceable number but he has used my people’s service before. He always goes after celebrities who have had conflict with Wu Wu Entertainnt. Therefore, I suspect this is soone important from Wu Wu Entertainnt.” Jin Jun was a man of his words, he not only warned Han Fei of soone targeting him, he also provided his own analysis to whom this person was.
“Wu Wu Entertainnt’s parent company is my forr agency. This person appears to have it out for .”
“That’s to be expected, Twin Flowers is going to be released at the sa ti as their Secret Urban Romance. Their budget is about 10 tis your crew’s budget but they fail to garner the sa amount of popularity as you do. Definitely, they’ll have to do sothing about that!” Jin Jun was the go-to person to find out about this insider information. “Also, listen to this. You were supposed to play the second male character in Secret Urban Romance but your role was replaced by another actor. But now that you have gained so much popularity by helping the police, you’re in direct competition with Secret Urban Romance’s first main character. Can you bla them for being mad? The more popular Twin Flowers beco, the angrier they’ll be. If Twin Flowers becos a box office hit, they’ll never leave down this humiliation. Furthermore, the actor who stole your original role will have a hard ti surviving in this industry in the future. After it was his fault that Secret Urban Romance lost a talent as big as you, Brother Han.”
“I don’t really care about how they feel. I only wish to live my own life in peace.” Han Fei still rembered what Huang Yin said. Perfect Life would enter OB soon. This ga would beco a second life for most citizens. The ga after OB would be handled fully by the photon computer so if these people crossed the line, Han Fei would not hesitate to summon their souls to the cryptic world. Even though his Spirit Farer talent was still quite low, no one knew how it would grow in the future.
After hanging up, before Han Fei could put his phone away, another call ca. When he saw the caller id, Han Fei was quite shocked. He answered it imdiately. “Did those ruffians co back to harass you?” It was Qu Wenhou who called Han Fei, his mother, Qu Yun was a tenant at Happiness Neighbourhood Apartnt 2.
“Brother, how co you never told that you’re a celebrity?! I cannot believe I have had the honor of sharing cup noodles with you!” Qu Wenhou sounded so excited.
“You didn’t know I’m an actor? What kind of business did you think I was in?”
“I thought you’re with the Yakuza. You knew where to spot the surveillance blind spot and you’re such a good fighter. You’re much realer than the mafia portrayed on the tv!”
“Ha ha. You sure have a great imagination. In any case, help keep that info to yourself, okay?” Han Fei lowered the volu. “I’m leaving the venue soon. Is there anything else, Wenhou?”
“I saw the livestream earlier. I tried to defend your na on your behalf but no matter what I said, they refused to believe .”
“You argued for ?” Han Fei’s heart ward. He approached Qu Wenhou just to get information about Qu Yun. He did not expect to cultivate this friendship out of it.
“If it was on that stage, I would have cried. I don’t know how you manage to keep your head up high even after going through so many things. Not only that, you will not hesitate to help others along the way as well.” For a mont, Qu Wenhou sounded far beyond his years. “In any case, thank you for everything you’ve done! I will go back to school tomorrow, thank you for being such an inspiration!”
“Good luck, study hard and get into a good university. Make your mother proud and leave those bullies in the dust!”
Han Fei chatted a few minutes longer with the young man. After he hung up, a strange feeling bubbled within him. He never expected that one day, others would see him as inspiration. All along, he thought he was soone who radiated negative energy. There was nothing about himself that was worth replicating in others. ‘When did this change happen to ? Was it from the mont I picked up that Iyashikei ga?’
Happy Dragon Boat Festival
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