Chapter 260: Put Liu Zhou to death!

Although Liu Zhou didn't care about the slanderous comments and reports, his subordinates couldn't stand it.

There is a saying in ancient times that goes, if the king humiliates his subjects, they will die.

Although it is not so severe now, if the boss is used as a target, the people below will also be looked down upon by outsiders if they do nothing.

More importantly, if you don’t do anything, how can you make your presence felt in front of the big boss?

So within two days of those negative reports appearing, Sina and Golden Harvest simultaneously took action, not only starting to control the comments, but also began to promote Edge of Tomorrow.

This also saved "Edge of Tomorrow" a lot of publicity costs.

Just when most media outlets changed their tone, "Edge of Tomorrow" officially hit domestic theaters on July 24th.

For Liu Zhou's sake, Han Shanping made 600 copies of "Edge of Tomorrow".

At this point, the box office of "Transformers" has weakened compared to the beginning.

This also means that "Edge of Tomorrow" has no strong competitors.

On its first day of release, "Edge of Tomorrow" earned 25 million at the box office. Although it is not as good as the 29 million of "Transformers", it is still a very outstanding result.

The next day, "Edge of Tomorrow" once again grossed 28 million, and after four days of release, the box office also exceeded 100 million.

With the explosion of the box office of "Edge of Tomorrow", what Liu Zhou did not expect was that the most discussed topic online was not the plot or special effects, but the fact that Liu Zhou was able to ask the Pentagon for help in Hollywood.

Especially the various planes, tanks and even aircraft carriers that appeared in the movie, which made them feel a little incredible.

At that time, not many people in China knew that it was very common for Hollywood to ask the Pentagon to assist in filming movies.

Now that Liu Zhou, a Chinese, had obtained so many weapons and equipment, it made them feel even more unbelievable.

At the beginning, people were still discussing Liu Zhou's writings, but soon the topic of discussion changed.

Some people have raised questions online, why does Liu Zhou have such a good relationship with the Pentagon?

Is there some unspeakable secret between them?

Such questions are undoubtedly very eye-catching.

At the beginning, Liu Zhou’s fans would fight back, but with the promotion of some people with ulterior motives, such doubts were discussed more and more, making Liu Zhou’s fans a little insecure.

Although the current trend is to yearn for foreign countries, especially the United States, if you are a traitor at any time, you will be despised and nailed to the pillar of shame.

What's more, Liu Zhou is a public figure with huge influence in the country, the second richest man in the country, and an officially certified role model youth.

And now some people seem to be ready to portray Liu Zhou as a traitor and directly bring him to ruin.

However, just when a storm of public opinion was about to form, a ten-second report on the evening thirty-minute news suddenly stopped the storm and brought peace to the sea.

Liu Zhou, Chairman of Sina and President of Golden Harvest Media Group, donated RMB 100 million to his alma mater, the Central Academy of Drama, for the modernization of the old campus and the construction of a new campus.

At the same time, Golden Harvest will also increase its cooperation with the Central Academy of Drama to enrich the practical experience of students and teachers of the Central Academy of Drama.

Although the report did not have any pictures and was only read out by the host, it still made the domestic media dare not act rashly.

Those who work in the media industry know exactly what 30 minutes of news means.

Since Liu Zhou can still appear in the Thirty Minutes News under such circumstances, it means that this matter is completely false and the higher-ups are obviously protecting him.

No matter how hot this matter becomes, they dare not report it anymore. Going against their superiors would be courting death.

As these doubts disappeared, only netizens were left discussing the matter online.

There were also many people who watched the 30-minute news and saw that Liu Zhou actually appeared in the report.

This also made them realize instantly that this matter was false, and it was very likely that someone was targeting Liu Zhou.

After all, as long as one is a Chinese, he or she knows the seriousness and authority of the Thirty Minutes News.

When Liu Zhou's fans saw this, they instantly felt confident that their idol did not let them down.

Afterwards, Liu Zhou's fans also completely released their fighting power, and madly confronted those little black fans who only believed in what they thought.

Without anyone to organize them, those people were quickly defeated by Liu Zhou's fans.

What Liu Zhou didn't know was that this incident also greatly enhanced the cohesion of his fans.

After these doubts disappeared, the hot topic of discussion was the news that Liu Zhou donated 100 million yuan to his alma mater.

From the reform and opening up to the present, there has not been a single donation of over 100 million yuan to an alma mater in the mainland, and even in the whole society, there has not been a donation of over 100 million yuan.

This donation by Liu Zhou is the first in the country.

In the past, what everyone saw was how much money alumni of certain foreign universities donated to their alma mater, but now I didn’t expect that people in China would do the same.

The most glorious and happiest thing is to be a student at the Central Academy of Drama.

On the day of the donation, not only all the teachers and students of the Central Academy of Drama were present, but also many well-known alumni were invited to attend, and even the old dean Xu Xiaozhong, who had been retired at home for several years, came.

Not only Beijing Film Academy was jealous of Liu Zhou's donation, but other domestic universities were also jealous.

Tsinghua University and Peking University, the two most famous universities in China, have never had an alumnus donate so much money.

Moreover, these two universities have graduated the most entrepreneurs and the most people on the rich list, but in the end, an art school took the lead.

Although they have the confidence of being from a top university, they still can't help feeling jealous.

It is only 2007 now. One hundred million is a huge sum of money, which is much more valuable than one hundred million ten years later.

In addition to the heated discussions on the Internet about this matter, some netizens actually left messages to the rich people on the rich list, and had the idea of ​​setting them up.

Although this matter had nothing to do with Liu Zhou, Liu Zhou felt that some of the wealthy people on the list would definitely vent their anger on him.

However, Liu Zhou didn't care about these things. To be honest, this incident really scared Liu Zhou into a cold sweat.

He felt that his sensitivity was indeed too low.

He is no longer the small screenwriter in his previous life. He is now a famous director in the country. Some small things will be magnified, let alone such sensitive things.

This can be considered as a thorough lesson for Liu Zhou.

Speaking of which, Liu Zhou has to thank Cheng Long for the fact that this matter was resolved so quickly.

When Liu Zhou was filming "Edge of Tomorrow", Cheng Long felt that it was inappropriate for Liu Zhou to have so many equipments.

After being reminded by Cheng Long, Liu Zhou also began to react.

He was thinking about much more. In addition to being worried about being detained for no reason, Liu Zhou was even more worried about being misunderstood at home.

So after Liu Zhou returned to China, he took the initiative to report the matter to his superiors. Only after receiving the reply that there was no problem did he completely put his mind at ease.

Originally, Liu Zhou thought that this matter should just pass, but he didn't expect that when "Edge of Tomorrow" was released, some people still made a fuss about it.

When Liu Zhouyi saw the doubts online, he immediately took them seriously.

Sure enough, it didn’t take long for these doubts to spread.

Liu Zhou immediately understood that someone was trying to kill him. This time the public opinion was not just a dispute over fame and fortune like before.

This has risen to the level of national justice. If it is not handled properly, Liu Zhou will be completely finished.

Therefore, Liu and Zhou did not do as they did before, where you fight yours and I fight mine, completely confusing public opinion.

If public opinion about Liu Zhou being a traitor explodes completely, how can Liu Zhou possibly withstand all the netizens whose nerves have been irritated?
In the face of national justice, celebrities and wealthy people are not worth mentioning.

By then, it is very likely that Liu Zhou’s fans will fight back, and some of the media that previously cooperated with him may not always stand on his side.

Therefore, the best way to calm this matter down is to let the higher authorities give Liu Zhou a final verdict from top to bottom.

Liu Zhou was fully aware of the urgency of the matter and immediately contacted all his connections.

Fortunately, Liu Zhou took the initiative to report the incident to his superiors, and they should have conducted an investigation. In addition, they did not want to see a role model like Liu Zhou being stigmatized.

That’s why Liu Zhou was able to appear in the 30-minute news and his efficiency was maximized.

As for the 100 million yuan donation to the Central Academy of Drama, that was just the introduction for Liu Zhou to be in the news.

Of course, this was not requested by anyone, but Liu Zhou took the initiative to do so.

In fact, it stands to reason that even if Liu Zhou donated 100 million yuan to his alma mater, it would be difficult for him to appear in the news for 30 minutes, but he really couldn't think of any other lead.

Liu Zhou was also sincere in his donation to the Central Academy of Drama.

When Liu Zhou was just starting out, the Chinese Academy of Drama really helped him a lot, and he has always been very grateful.

And even after graduation, Liu Zhou has always maintained contact with the Central Academy of Drama.

Now that he has achieved some success, he should be grateful for the cultivation of his alma mater. Besides, one hundred million is nothing to Liu Zhou.

Even if this incident had not happened, Liu Zhou would have planned to give back to his alma mater at an appropriate time in the future.

Now that this has happened, it's just the right time to get things done.

In fact, some people outside are hotly discussing Liu Zhou’s 100 million yuan donation, and some people also think that Liu Zhou spent 100 million yuan to ensure safety.

After all, when you put all the things together, some people can't help but think this way.

But Liu Zhou didn't care what other people thought. He was completely relieved when he saw the doubts about him subsided.

In the country, the media dare not act lawless.

This time it really gave Liu Zhou a wake-up call.

In the future, you really have to pay attention to your identity when you act.

Now he is considering not going to Hollywood to make movies in the future.

After all, he went to Hollywood to make movies, firstly to learn technology, and secondly for some fame and fortune.

Now that he has basically learned the skills, fame and fortune are no longer a necessity to him.

Although this matter was settled relatively quickly, it still caused quite a stir and would definitely be known to certain people with ulterior motives.

If Liu Zhou goes to the United States to film a movie next time and is really approached by some people, he will have no place to cry.

So to be on the safe side, he was too lazy to even go to the United States during this period, let alone go to Hollywood to make a movie.

This time can really be said to be the most dangerous one for Liu Zhou.

After the matter was resolved, Liu Zhou was filled with anger.

In fact, Liu Zhou could probably guess who did it. He had never offended anyone except the old guys from the Taishan Society. Only those people had always been at odds with him.

However, in order not to wrongly accuse anyone, Liu Zhou still carefully asked someone to investigate.

The final result was just as Liu Zhou had expected. It was Duan Yongji and Liu Chuanchuan who were the ones behind this.

Liu Zhou originally thought that after they were humiliated by the Forbes Rich List incident at the end of last year, they would be more restrained.

But what he didn't expect was that the other side would become even more aggressive.

This endless trouble-making really irritated Liu Zhou.

Since the opponent has already drawn blood with bayonet, Liu Zhou has no need to hold back.

However, although Liu Zhou was very angry now, he had not yet lost his mind and knew that now was not the time for revenge.

Firstly, the timing is not right now, as the public opinion about me has just subsided.

Secondly, the Taishan Society is no pushover. It has great strength and influence, and ordinary revenge will not cause any harm to them.

This time, Liu Zhou was prepared to beat them thoroughly, or even kill one or two of them.

So we need to wait for the right opportunity and find an opportunity to kill with one strike.

Anyway, there is a pile of shit under their butts and it can't be cleaned up.

Liu Zhou will keep a close eye on them from now on, so they'd better pray that they don't get any real evidence against him.

It was now the end of July, and one week after its release, the box office of "Edge of Tomorrow" had exceeded 160 million. Obviously, the previous public opinion did help the box office of this movie.

Liu Zhou was not very happy to see this. Instead, he wondered whether he should ask Lionsgate for some publicity fees and compensation for mental damages.

Lionsgate did nothing but reaped the lion's share of the profits.

However, although the box office of "Edge of Tomorrow" is so strong, it should have consumed a lot of its potential in advance. I just don't know whether its performance can surpass "Transformers" in the end.

At this time, Asian superstar Jay Chou's first self-directed and starred film "Secret" also landed in mainland theaters on the last day of July.

Jay Chou's popularity in recent years can be said to be almost unmatched. Since crossing over to the film industry, he has been placed with high hopes by fans and people in the industry.

So he alone has made "Secret" the hottest topic in the entertainment industry in recent days.

"Secret" is actually a good youth romance movie.

Both the plot and the pictures are well shot, and the soundtrack is particularly outstanding.

Almost all the soundtracks and interludes in the entire movie were composed by Jay Chou.

It can be seen that he really put a lot of thought into "Secret".

Despite this, this movie is still a simple love movie.

Even with Jay Chou's huge fan base, the movie only grossed over 6 million on the first day, and only 18 million after one week.

Compared with those blockbusters, this result is definitely not good enough.

But in fact, there are not many blockbuster movies in mainland China. Performance like "Secret" is relatively common, and this result is not bad.

Historically, "Secret" has grossed a total of 36 million at the box office, but I don't know if it can achieve the same result this time.

Produced by Golden Harvest and directed by Ning Hao, "Crazy Racing" is about to be released.

(End of this chapter)