The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul-Chapter 952 - 951. This is so abnormal!

This is not normal, way too abnormal!

The Best Actor and Actress No. 1234 stood appropriately dressed at the entrance of the theater, not knowing whether to stay or go, exchanging glances—one look from me, two from you—perfectly embodying the phrase "caught between a rock and a hard place."

"Since when are movie theaters this bustling? I thought we had the venue to ourselves, can someone explain what’s going on?"

"Why didn’t I bring my assistant today?"

In such a situation, how could one ensure a clean getaway? What a miscalculation~

"Hey, wait a minute?"

The sharp-eyed artist finally noticed an amazing scene and pointed ahead, staring in disbelief:

"How did they manage to spontaneously line up into two queues? They’re so organized and disciplined, is this even normal?!"

Are all fans nowadays this self-aware? And they’re not just here for one person’s autograph; oh no... they want everyone’s, mumbling something like "I’m your fan; I grew up watching your shows" and such proclamations.

The spectacle was truly grand.

A face of utter confusion!

At the entrance of the theater, Xie Yunqing had just greeted a familiar director when he saw this scene. Veins bulged on his forehead, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"...Are these Tang Shu’s fans who came for the premiere?"

The staff’s expression was as constipated as it gets, "Yes, our movie managed to save a huge amount on the promotional budget, all thanks to them."

He had left the premiere early in case the fan group of 1,500 got too excited and caused a ruckus, but precautions were needless as he didn’t get to play a part. A few leaders in the troop barely had to command to get things in such order.

What’s more bewildering was that the rest were damn obedient, as quirky as could be.

This is insane!

"Seriously, Director Xie, did you bring these shills here?"

Whose fans could be so well-prepared, all-inclusive fans, mind you, collecting autographs on postcards for nearly every celebrity at the scene!

Xie Yunqing: "???"

***

That very night, "Typhoon" received its initial rating on a certain movie app.

Just from one evening of the premiere, the system showed a staggering 1,600 rating instances, landing the score at a solid 8.9.

It’s common knowledge that the initial ratings at premieres largely come from esteemed critics known for their high standards and sharp analyses, with the starting score usually being a benchmark, as audience ratings tend to be higher.

In other words, barring any surprises, the final score for "Typhoon" should exceed 8.9.

Besides, there was another astonishing piece of news: the special viewers who attended the premiere seemed to be in a competition, leaving lengthy reviews one after another, and the movie’s comment section was now drowning in extensive essays.

"Oh my goodness, what the heck happened?"

"What’s the deal, is there a bug in the app? How come there are over 1,600 ratings before the official release? Who are they kidding!"

"Tsk, tsk, these lengthy reviews... they sure know how to praise. It’s like they’re heading to the skies with all the accolades!"

"Nothing but five-star reviews flooding in, and just occasionally a three or four-star. Am I still dreaming?"

"At first glance, I thought it was a grand self-praise party. Did Director Xie hire some incredible navy team? Which company is this dedicated? Hook me up with a referral!"

"The most conscientious merchant, you deserve to have——"

That night at 10pm, most netizens were lying in bed bored, constantly scrolling, and they started complaining the moment they saw the ratings and long reviews, sensing something fishy.

For no other reason than it looked too outrageous.

Not until someone with a brain linked it all together did the comment section begin to return to normal.

"Speaking of which, there must have been at least 1700 people watching the premiere tonight, did you forget Tang Shu gave away 1500 premiere tickets?"

"Holy shit! I knew there was some important detail we’d overlooked, turns out it’s those hardcore quiz-takers!"

"Passed by that premiere mall today, and it was packed with people. I’m guessing half of them were lucky fans there for the premiere. I was stunned while I was out shopping."

"Don’t even mention it, I feel so sad about the quiz, I went through it four times and only got one question right, and missed the premiere tickets by a whisker yingyingying~~~"

"The beauty upstairs, please have some shame. Getting one question right and you call that a close call? That’s blatantly veering off several streets away!"

"Wait a minute... the remaining 200 people are probably industry friends and film critics invited by Director Xie, eh eh eh? So that makes the data quite reasonable, huh?"

"If 1500 lucky viewers each left a rating, then that actually makes a lot of sense, after all, the actors invited by Director Xie who can’t save face must leave a rating."

Netizens realized the presence of Tang Shu’s fan army and slightly understood why there were so many ratings and comments, but there were still a few who thought these were sympathy votes, and it also got tangled up with the gossip on the Weibo hot search.

"Don’t talk so surely, Tang Shu is already in a crisis of being exposed for a fabricated background, this movie is probably doomed."

"So what if it’s 8.9 stars? It just means the story is good. With the lead actress in this state, it’s still unknown whether it can officially premiere tomorrow. Everyone disperse, stop making a fuss."

"How much money did Tang Shu give to these fans? Is she planning to praise herself out of the scandal? Isn’t that a bit too presumptuous?"

"Poor Director Xie, poor crew, they finally picked an auspicious day for the premiere, and then the lead actress fell into a character scandal, who can they reason with now?"

"Fabricating her background, dating a minor... tsk tsk, if even one of those sticks, it’s the end of Tang Shu’s acting career."

"Not saying anything, just waiting for the hammer to drop."

"Waiting for the hammer to drop +1"

"..."

Netizens held their phones eagerly, refreshing Weibo over and over, waiting for news from the Typhoon crew’s official account and Starshine Media.

"Will it be a clarification video from Starshine Media that we’re waiting for, or a little apology from Tang Shu herself?"

"So excited, looks like I won’t be able to sleep tonight!"

"Feels like I’m a cheetah romping through a melon field, one after another, too many to eat~~"

"Another source of happiness, work has been so stressful lately, I know gossip news is a good place to check out hhhhh~~~"

"Betting a bag of spicy sticks, it’ll be a little apology +1"

"Two bags, clarification video."

However, the reality was destined to disappoint them. Neither Director Xie nor Tang Shu seemed as calm as if they’d never trended on the hot searches at all. Both sides were eerily quiet, neither a clarification video nor an apology appeared.

Until 12 midnight, an Entertainment Reporter with 3 million followers updated their Weibo with new content.

A video interview with Tang Shu suddenly appeared!

And Shen Yan, who had been ordered by Luo Lin to keep an eye on online dynamics, noticed it immediately and forwarded the video to various company groups, causing a blast among the panda-eyed crowd.

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