393: If dating someone sitting in front of or behind you is unreliable, and dating someone sitting next to you is also unreliable, then what should you do if you date someone from the next class?

Saying 'Director Shen went crazy' wasn't meant literally, but rather that after being provoked, Director Shen's subsequent actions were quite insane.

Because he actually posted an update on his Social Media Platform, a very long post, thousands of words sprawling.

The general meaning of the content was this:

You audience members don't watch his movie, but instead watch that kid Xu Lu's movie; you truly have no discernment and your aesthetic taste is vulgar.

This instantly caused an uproar across the entire network!

Those audience members who had already seen his movie felt that this old guy wasn't making any progress; after so many years, he was still using the same old formula, which felt boring.

They never expected this old guy to now brazenly claim that not watching his movie meant having no discernment. Isn't that utterly arrogant?

Director Xu's movies are good, so people go to see them. You, old man, make bad movies, yet you blame the audience for lacking taste. What kind of bandit logic is that?

Audiences are consumers!

You, a director, telling the audience what to do—do you think they'll indulge you?

So, in no time at all, the comment section of Director Shen's Social Media Platform post was completely flooded.

The audience members spoke their minds freely:

"Holy crap, I never thought this Director Shen could say such brainless remarks."

"Isn't that right? This old geezer's own work is like trash, yet he says we have no discernment for not watching it. I'm speechless."

"Oh my god, this is the funniest joke I've heard all year.

A director's box office isn't good, and instead of reflecting on his own reasons, he blames the audience, hahahaha!"

"What kind of good movie can someone like this make? Before, there was no comparison, but now with a comparison, his true colors are revealed."

..."Daring to challenge the vast ocean of the people, this person surnamed Shen is truly a 'brave warrior.' I'm impressed by him."

"The old man must have gone crazy from the box office pressure, otherwise, could a normal person say such things?"

"I have to say, the diversity of species is very intuitively embodied in this Director Shen. I've witnessed it."

"This person's character is too terrible. I suggest directly banning his movies. Let's see if he can still be so arrogant..."

..."Originally, for a bit of nostalgia, I was going to buy him a movie ticket, but now I've saved myself the trouble."

"Don't pay for nostalgia. Isn't watching Director Xu's movie better? It's much better than this old guy's."

"I highly recommend watching Director Xu's 'those years.' It's my favorite youth campus drama, and the goddess is so beautiful."

"I regret it so much. I actually contributed a movie ticket to this person surnamed Shen at the beginning. Can I get a refund?"

...After Shen Shanchuan's post was published, as the number of comments grew, it quickly surged to the top of the trending topics.

Then, even more people joined the ranks of criticizing Director Shen.

In a sense, although Director Shen's movie this time was not good, it did attract the attention of countless people.

It's just a pity that after this incident passes, his reputation is probably going to be completely ruined.

In fact, a few hours after Director Shen posted the update, he himself felt that something was amiss.

However, when he rushed to delete the post, praying that not many people had noticed it,

he discovered that his complaining post had not only exploded but also made it to the trending topics and had been shared by countless people.

Seeing this scene, Shen Shanchuan felt his vision go dark and almost fainted on the spot.

"What a disaster! It's over, it's over! I'm completely finished this time."

Shen Shanchuan muttered.

Soon, he thought of the culprit who had led him to his current predicament, and hatred surged on his face:

"It's all that damned Xu Lu, it's all that kid's fault!

If it weren't for that kid, how could my movie have flopped? If the box office hadn't flopped, I wouldn't have..."

The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became. After a while, Shen Shanchuan was so angry that he pounded his chest and stamped his feet.

Because he found that no matter how much he hated The kid surnamed Xu, he couldn't do anything to him.

The other party had two movies that were box office hits, and he was living a life of unknown comfort at the moment.

In contrast, his own movie flopped at the box office, his reputation would be damaged, and his future was 'unlimited'... In the following period, 'those years' and 'my old classmate' saw stable growth in box office.

As for Director Shen's 'the promise of stars,' because it incurred public wrath, it was taken down directly after three days.

However, this outcome might still be the best for Shen Shanchuan.

Because after the movie is taken down, its popularity will decrease.

At that time, the number of people scolding him might not be as many as now.

In fact, that was indeed the case.

The topics of discussion among netizens have now mostly shifted to Da Xu Culture's two films.

And through these two films, everyone reached some consensus:

" 'those years...' gave us a suggestion, that is, dating someone in front or behind you in class is very unreliable."

" 'my old classmate...' also gave us a suggestion, that is, dating your deskmate is also very unreliable."

"So the question is, should you look for a partner from the next class over? For this, please, those with experience, speak up..."

"Look further afield, you can not only find someone from the next class, but also from the next department, or even from the next school."

..."After watching both movies, I came to an astonishing conclusion.

That is, only good-looking people deserve to have youth."

"Yes, for us ordinary-looking people, there's no youth, only college..."

"In fact, compared to these two movies, I prefer Director Xu's much older 'summer fall...'.

That movie truly represents the real fantasy moment for ordinary people, though, in the end, it inevitably returns to the mundane."

"In fact, compared to these two movies, I prefer Director Xu's much older 'summer fall...'.

That movie truly represents the real fantasy moment for ordinary people, though, in the end, it inevitably returns to the mundane."

"Ahem, excuse me, everyone, it turns out I'm the only true handsome guy, and my youth was truly spectacular."

..."Uh, actually, I was just too embarrassed to speak earlier, but I'm also different from everyone else; I also had my youth."

"Brother, stop deceiving yourself. The youth you're talking about wouldn't be a one-sided crush, would it? Hahahaha."

"Get lost! Your thinking is too narrow. Who says youth must always be about love? Can't it be about friendship?"

"That's true, after all, in the film, while love is brilliant, friendship also exists..."

...While the popularity of youth campus dramas was rapidly rising, and many directors were eager to try their hand at this genre again,

Da Xu Culture, on the other hand, was focusing on a completely different type of film.

Wu Leilei, as the director, was staring at the finished film with wide eyes, looking astonished:

"President Xu, where on earth did you find this special effects team? The results are simply amazing!"

Xu Lu smiled upon hearing this and said,

"This can be considered our in-house special effects technology team at Da Xu Culture; their skill level is quite good."

The Artificial Intelligence butler, jervis, was created by Xu Lu himself.

Therefore, the special effects technology developed by it can, in a sense, indeed be considered Da Xu Culture's in-house technical team.

"This is just 'quite good'? No, no, no, President Xu, this is absolutely the highest standard in the industry!"

Wu Leilei, however, had a different opinion and said,

"With this level of special effects assistance, the quality of sci-fi movies can be greatly improved!

By the way, President Xu, could I meet the head of this special effects team? I'm truly curious."