"Leak it to the Hong Kong media. This isn't just my business."
John Woo still could not swallow this insult.
Hong Kong Island's media reported it with "arrogance" and "provocation" as the central themes, playing up the "aggressiveness" of the mainland's rising new force.
Rather than prompting the Hong Kong Circle to reflect, they exaggerated the threat and stirred up confrontation.
The gossip tabloids focused even more on Shen Shanden's various scandals.
There was no shortage of wild headlines.
The mainland, meanwhile, was where the real explosion happened—and the focus of attention across the three regions on both sides of the Strait!
Shen Shanden had dropped far too many bombshells at the production launch conference.
"A small target of one hundred million," "blacklisting," "mortgaging property," "rebuilding the backbone of action films."
Every media outlet could find its own angle.
The mainland entertainment media went completely mad!
There was so much material it practically exploded!
Headlines bombarded the public.
Among online outlets, Sohu ran with "Shen the Cannon Blasts Down the Old Order," ruthlessly harvesting traffic.
[Shen Shanden's wild words at the production launch: One hundred million is only a small target!]
[A tearful accusation! Shen Shanden reveals he was blacklisted by a Big Director and mortgaged his property to make films!]
[Han Sanping stakes his future! Personally appoints Shen Shanden as the film industry's Vanguard!]
[All-star The Grand Director begins filming: Fan Bingbing steals the spotlight, Wu Jing risks his life!]
The gossip media, meanwhile,
interpreted the triangle between Shen Shanden and Fan Bingbing through Da Mimi's gaze;
investigated why Huang Xiaoming had withstood pressure from Huayi Brothers;
dug into the story behind Chen Daoming's rare cameo;
and analyzed Shen Shanden's "persona marketing" through his white T-shirt and jeans.
They continued tracking the question: Who had blacklisted him?
Some pointed