560: Chapter 560 Academic Seminar?

When Lin Chuyan said these words, the reporters at the scene suddenly couldn't wrap their heads around it.

What? Director Deng Yu was blacklisted by him?

The scene went dead silent for a second, followed immediately by an uproar.

Wait, who is blacklisting whom? Is this the world turned upside down?

The reporters doubted their own ears, even confirming with those next to them: "Did Lin Chuyan just say 'blacklist Director Deng Yu'? Did I hear that right?"

A portion of the reporters felt a twinge of discomfort: "Can the word 'blacklist' really be brought out into the open like this?"

Others looked on with confusion, finding it bizarre: "You've only directed one feature film at most, and you're already making such wild claims?"

However, more people soon connected the dots: Lin Chuyan had already ascended into the ranks of capital.

Take his albums for instance; with the Songwriting copyrights for many of his and Ruan Xingyu's songs in his hands, he had already built a massive music copyright empire, and his creative inspiration seemed inexhaustible.

The upcoming la la land had its backers thoroughly exposed by the media long ago. With Yanyu Film as the largest investor, it was hard to say how much they would make this time. If estimated at a box office of 3.5 billion, after deducting costs, the film would likely net 1 billion in profit... which meant Lin Chuyan could conservatively pocket around 500 million.

If this film became an even bigger hit, it was easy to imagine that investors would flock to collaborate with him in the future. Furthermore, la la land had already won numerous awards, and those actors were likely breaking down doors to get a chance to work with Lin Chuyan. If not for Ruan Xingyu's presence, there would likely be no shortage of people throwing themselves at him to get into his bed.

Moreover, la la land was merely a fusion of art and commerce; what about his subsequent pure commercial films? Wouldn't their box office potential be even more worth anticipating?

Another highly anticipated film was new police story. With Chen Jiaju and Lin Chuyan at the helm, the box office was bound to be impressive. It was said that Lin Chuyan also invested in it; how much would he earn from that?

Finally, one must not ignore that Lin Chuyan clearly had something else up his sleeve: ne zha, which he invested in and was directed by Director Yang Xiaozhou. In the eyes of many professionals, this was the key. Why? Because it meant Lin Chuyan no longer relied solely on his personal creative output. Even if his inspiration were to dry up temporarily, his commercial empire wouldn't collapse. This provided commercial continuity, which was capital in the true sense of the word.

Once they realized this, and compared Lin Chuyan with Director Deng Yu, they would find that one was like the setting sun, gasping its last breath, while the other was like the rising sun, brilliant and radiant.

At that moment, the reporters in the venue had their own thoughts, but one thing was unanimous: they had their headline for the day.

After the press conference ended, the comments Lin Chuyan made at the event were quickly compiled and reported by major media outlets.

Different media outlets had different focuses; some centered on his journey of accepting awards over the past month and a half, while others focused on his future plans, but without exception, all of them mentioned Director Deng Yu.

Especially that eye-catching word "blacklist," which was clearly meant to stir up controversy.

However, contrary to the media's expectations, the netizens' reaction to the matter was quite calm, and they didn't feel there was anything wrong with it.

On one hand, Lin Chuyan had his works to back him up, and his reputation was stellar, so he had the support of a vast number of netizens regardless of what he said. On the other hand, Director Deng Yu's reputation was so poor that netizens had always enjoyed trashing him, so they naturally stood on Lin Chuyan's side.

Of course, the most crucial part was that this "upward-looking blacklisting" by Lin Chuyan didn't give people the feeling of "becoming the dragon," and it didn't provoke any backlash from the general public.

Passerby: "Isn't this a form of resistance against capital? From being 'blacklisted by Director Deng Yu' in the past to now 'blacklisting Director Deng Yu,' Lin Chuyan is awesome!"

[Laughing to death, everyone knows who started it, what is Director Deng Yu acting so innocent for?]

[Support Lin Chuyan in cleaning up the entertainment industry!]

[What, people getting restless so soon? Yanzi has always stood on the side of justice, thank you.]

In Lin Chuyan's view, there was nothing wrong with being blunt: "Why can't the words 'blacklist Director Deng Yu' be said? What? Only you can blacklist others? If you can do it, I can do it too; what's the problem? The words you don't dare to say openly, I'm going to say out loud."

"Not convinced? Then hold it in. After all, this is the most glorious time for la la land. You can 'disagree' all you want, but it's just impotent rage; who's going to pay attention to you?"

"Also, in a few days, Director Deng Yu is going to be finished anyway, so if I don't say it now, when will I? I want to isolate him, suppress him; not only do I want to make sure he can't make a comeback, I want to make sure he can never hold his head high again."

How to do it specifically? Naturally, by pressing the advantage.

Retiring from the industry is the end of it? Not that easy. Before he retires, I must stomp on him one more time.

Lin Chuyan didn't originally have this thought, but if there was an opportunity to do it while he was at it, he certainly wouldn't refuse.

Soon, the opportunity arrived.

That evening, Li Mujian had Lin Chuyan over for dinner. During the meal, he brought up a matter: "Xiao Yan, your results this time are so good; after the film is released, how about holding an academic seminar for you?"

Lin Chuyan didn't react in time: "Huh?"

"What are you 'huh'-ing at?"

"An academic seminar? Specifically for me? That doesn't seem appropriate..."

Li Mujian was righteous: "What's inappropriate about it? Whoever makes a good film has the qualifications. If others can have this kind of treatment, you certainly have no problem with it."

Li Mujian had always felt that his disciple was too "self-reliant." Over the past two years, apart from providing guidance on acting, as a master, he hadn't been able to help much. Now that there was finally an opportunity, he naturally wanted to contribute to his disciple's success.

Li Mujian persuaded him patiently: "If you want, I can have the Film Association and a few film academies co-host it. We aren't going there to curry favor with them, but to conduct a serious academic discussion. Let's set the theme as: 'The Success Factors of la la land.'"

That is to say, the film industry was holding a seminar specifically for him...

However, Lin Chuyan had reservations: having his elderly teacher handle such things for him was truly embarrassing, and it didn't seem appropriate.

Li Mujian clearly saw through his thoughts: "Don't worry, I won't show my face personally, so as to avoid gossip. This time, it's mainly because there are people at the Film Association who have the same idea. As long as you nod, I'll have people start organizing it immediately."

Lin Chuyan understood now: "It sounds like they are the ones currying favor with me?"

"If that's how you want to interpret it, that's fine too. 14 nominations for The Oscars plus so many awards; returning with such honors, this treatment is not excessive. Now we are just waiting for your film to be released."

Being able to occupy the moral high ground of public opinion while also taking the opportunity to stomp on Director Deng Yu—why not?

Lin Chuyan didn't decline this time: "Okay, I'll listen to my teacher. But after the film is released, I still have to go to The Oscars first. Let's hold it after I get back!"

He roughly knew what he should say when the time came.