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Chapter 499: Sweeping the Hot Searches, Enraging Guo Quanyou

Chapter 499: Chapter 499: Sweeping the Hot Searches, Enraging Guo Quanyou

Shen Junlan did not rush to click play; instead, she sent Chen Wei a reply first: "Okay, I’ll take a look and get back to you after I’ve watched it."

Honestly, Shen Junlan didn’t hold much expectation for the adaptation of "Dominating the World" after a change in director because she had seen Guo Quanyou’s version of the promotional video.

Frankly speaking, it was standard and unremarkable without any highlights or surprises, but pairing it with the name Guo Quanyou made it barely acceptable.

It was simply a matter of choosing the tallest among the short.

At the very least, she could later say that her work had been adapted by Guo Quanyou.

Guo Quanyou, as one of the top three directors, had that level of skill, so what could be expected from someone else with less fame and experience?

"Dominating the World", being a historical drama, lacked the bizarre and fantastical elements or the ubiquitous special effects of fantasy and martial arts genres, but it emphasized the restoration of an epic, grand atmosphere.

Creating that feeling was difficult, and Shen Junlan never held much hope from the start.

As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Returning to the browser’s webpage, she clicked to play the video.

The sound effects were majestic and grand, and the drumming even accelerated her heartbeat.

The choice of shooting angles and the coordination of lighting, even on a phone screen, gave the sensation of being in a movie theater.

This film, with its production quality, editing techniques, and actors’ performances, captured Shen Junlan’s attention in an instant.

Reluctant to watch it on such a small screen, she quickly cast the video to her monitor.

She seriously watched it again from the beginning, muttering to herself, "This is incredible, truly textbook-level promotional material!"

Having seen countless films, Shen Junlan deemed this promotional video, which was less than two minutes, worthy of such praise. Not just for those in the know, but even for laypeople, it clearly and straightforwardly conveyed its high value!

After watching it thirteen times over, Shen Junlan was finally satisfied. It was exactly like the scenes she had imagined when writing the novel—no, it was even more epic and magnificent than she could have envisioned!

This drama had been brought to life!

Unable to contain her excitement, Shen Junlan quickly grabbed her phone, opened her chat with Chen Wei, and asked, "Who! Who is the great director behind this? Could it be one of the other two renowned directors?"

Seconds later, Shen Junlan received Chen Wei’s reply: "Honestly, it was me who shot it."

"Honestly, it was me who shot it..."

Upon seeing this line, Shen Junlan confirmed it several times before she dared to be sure that she hadn’t read it wrong.

Shen Junlan: "President Chen, you’re not joking with me, are you?"

Chen Wei: "No."

Chen Wei: "I was mainly responsible for directing, editing, and sound production."

The mere fact that he was the director was enough to astonish Shen Junlan, and she was even more shocked to find out that Chen Wei was also responsible for the part of the production that had impressed her the most—the sound effects.

It wasn’t that Shen Junlan looked down on Chen Wei, but his young appearance led her to think that anyone who could create such a promotional film should be at least in their fifties or sixties.

Chen Wei looked even younger than she did, and already possessing such skill at a young age, what level of terror could he achieve with a few more years, a decade, or several decades?

Perhaps he might sweep all the global awards!

After careful consideration, Shen Junlan decided to trust what Chen Wei had said because, through all their interactions, she didn’t believe that Chen Wei would tell such a lie just for vanity.

While Shen Junlan was pondering, Chen Wei sent another message, expressing his thoughts: "I would like to take responsibility for directing the entire film. What do you think?"

Chen Wei: "Of course, if you’re opposed to it, we at JM Entertainment will absolutely respect that and can choose another director."

Shen Junlan wasn’t foolish; after seeing such a perfect promotional piece, how could she possibly overlook Chen Wei in favor of someone else?

It should be said that now it was Shen Junlan who should be asking Chen Wei: "Please, you must take charge of the directing."

Collaboration went smoothly, a pleasant agreement was reached.

On the other side, Liu Meng wasn’t idle either, she started to create momentum in the opposite direction by buying hot searches.

Of course, Liu Meng wasn’t as despicable and shameless as Guo Quanyou, deliberately buying negative hot searches, but simply accelerated the spread of the new promotional video.

As for the rest, it was up to netizens to judge for themselves.

She believed that the people’s eyes were sharp—whether good or bad, it was clear at a glance.

Opening the hot search rankings, at that moment, the new promotional clip for Dominating the World had already reached the second spot, with exposure surpassing a hundred million.

Clicking in, she randomly selected a comment in the comment section.

[My God! Is this really the standard we can achieve in Great Xia? So strong!]

[It gave me goosebumps all over my body, no hate, just stating facts, it’s really powerful! The lighting, the editing, especially the sound effects, only two words can describe it, perfect!]

[Our domestic entertainment industry is finally standing strong!]

[Who is that actress? Don’t you guys think her acting is amazing? The expression in her eyes, it’s so touching, is she a veteran actor?]

[I’ve seen her works, she’s only played some supporting roles, and bit parts before.]

[Supporting roles? Bit parts? This performance that trounces the whole entertainment industry went unnoticed?]

[Stop talking nonsense, the new director of this movie has discovered her, hasn’t he?]

[By the way, who is the director? Why haven’t I seen it mentioned?]

...

Quickly, hot searches about the new director of Dominating the World, and comparisons between the new and old promotional videos... kept appearing, feverishly climbing the rankings with a sweeping momentum!

With such popularity, Guo Quanyou had no choice but to take notice.

"How, how could this happen!" Lying on the hospital bed, Lu Jiawei wasn’t just trembling in person as she spoke with her phone in hand.

The reason was simple; she was shocked.

Even Lu Jiawei couldn’t conscientiously say that Guo Quanyou’s version of the Dominating the World promotional clip was better.

The two were simply not on the same level; to say Guo Quanyou had been thoroughly outclassed wasn’t an overstatement.

What made Lu Jiawei feel most resentful was the female lead created by Liang Xiaoqi.

Even the always confident Lu Jiawei, after seeing her performance, couldn’t help feeling that she was no different from a vase.

The key point was that, even as a vase, she was still not as beautiful as Liang Xiaoqi.

Looks, acting, she was utterly outclassed in every aspect!

It would be strange if Lu Jiawei felt comfortable in her heart.

"Godfather?" Lu Jiawei shifted her gaze from the phone, only then remembering that Guo Quanyou was still sitting by her side.

Bang!

Called out like this by Lu Jiawei, Guo Quanyou immediately exploded in anger, stood up, raised his hand high and furiously smashed his phone to pieces on the floor, shards flying everywhere.

With hands on his hips, he paced back and forth in the room, "Damn it! This is truly unbearable! JM Entertainment is clearly trying to oppose me, trying to make me lose face! Do I have a feud with them?"

"They, they even specifically bought hot searches, comparing me to this so-called irrelevance. Who am I? I am one of the Great Xia’s top three directors, on what basis does he compare with me? Does he have the qualifications?"

Guo Quanyou was so angry his face turned red and his veins bulged, fiercely gesticulating and gasping for breath.

Lu Jiawei, in her memory, had never seen him so enraged, he looked like he was about to blow up!