Horror Director
Chapter 43

He is Domestic Violence, I am Sexual Harassment

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Every little boy once dreamed of flying through the sky, burrowing into the earth, and saving the world.

But as time goes by, every little boy must face a cold reality.

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There are no superpowers in this world.

So, Lin Chuan swore, when he discovered he was about to possess the talent for Telekinesis.

His heart truly skipped a beat for half a second.

Late at night, Lin Chuan held his breath and began to experiment with his Telekinesis talent.

Half an hour later.

Lin Chuan had already mastered the use of Telekinesis.

This Telekinesis wasn't, as Lin Chuan initially thought, capable of manipulating everything and killing people from a thousand miles away.

Lin Chuan's current limit was making a pen float freely in the air.

Besides that, Lin Chuan had also mastered the art of mental typing.

He could control the keyboard with his willpower, helping him to write.

Secondly, Lin Chuan could close his eyes and read text through willpower.

It could be considered a form of quantum speed reading in a sense.

The next day, Lin Chuan held a celebration party. Director Hou, Teacher Xu Xiu, Teacher Ma Wei, and other lead actors from Happy Family were all present.

Ren Hang and Xiao Hei also attended as mascots.

At the celebration party, a reporter asked:

"Mr. Lin Chuan, a few days ago, you personally paid compensation for emotional distress to netizens who had watched The House That Never Dies. This selfless act touched many netizens."

"May I ask why you did this?"

Lin Chuan replied frankly:

"First, I definitely wanted to get back at that Gege."

"At the time, Ren Hang was watching the movie and was accidentally injured by a hot-headed guy. Then, she insisted it was negative marketing I staged myself."

"I ate one bowl of jelly, and you said I ate two bowls and made me pay for two. I wouldn't agree!"

"I like watching international news and once saw a country across the ocean holding a test tube of laundry detergent and insisting it was a certain country's weapons of mass destruction."

"After that, I realized something."

"When others accuse you of having weapons of mass destruction, you'd better actually have them."

"You said I was targeting you with negative marketing?"

"Fine, I'll show you."

"I want everyone to know that The House That Never Dies is a terrible movie!"

"I think if I didn't do this, some audience members might have been fooled by your false advertising."

"The House That Never Dies still hasn't broken 100 million. I heard the production cost was fifty million. As long as you haven't recouped your costs, I'll be happy."

"It's best if you lose your pants. I'll definitely be happy enough to set off firecrackers to celebrate."

"Second, as I said on Weibo, as a filmmaker, I considered the overall picture of domestic films and believed I had to do this."

"I always remember one thing: audiences are not destined to walk into movie theaters."

"The internet is so developed now that audiences can find other ways to entertain themselves besides watching movies."

"Some unscrupulous filmmakers might think, 'As long as I trick the audience into coming, it's fine?'"

"They paid a lot of money to marketing companies, and when the movie was released, the internet was flooded with their advertisements."

"But the only parts of the movie worth watching are those few scenes in the trailer."

"Audiences might be fooled once, they might be fooled twice, but they won't be fooled a third time."

"A movie's runtime is about 90 minutes, or an hour and a half."

"During this hour and a half, the audience gives you their heart and soul, expecting you to give them a brand new experience."

"But what do some filmmakers do?"

"They serve the audience a plate of shit and then scold the audience for not appreciating it!"

"It's like someone with malicious intent pushing the audience to emotional outbursts, leading to a chorus of scolding."

"Then they turn around and accuse the audience of being emotionally unstable, vulgar, and ill-mannered, even mocking them."

"I'm telling you, people like you are the scum of the film industry!"

"As long as I'm still making movies, I will fight against people like you to the end!"

Because it was a live broadcast, many netizens online felt their emotions surge upon hearing Lin Chuan's words and immediately began sending bullet comments:

"Well said!"

"I've been deceived so many times, I originally planned to stop watching movies altogether, but it was Happy Family that brought me back to the cinema."

"This is hilarious! Gege thought she'd found an easy target, but she didn't expect to kick a steel plate!"

"We were still hoping The House That Never Dies would bring honor to our ancestors, and in the blink of an eye, even their graves have been dug up!"

After listening to Lin Chuan's speech, the female reporter's eyes sparkled:

"Many insiders in the film industry believe that instead of reimbursing audiences for The House That Never Dies movie tickets, you might as well give them tickets to Happy Family."

"This way, you could increase box office sales and win critical acclaim."

"May I ask why you didn't do that?"

Lin Chuan scratched his eyebrows:

"Because life isn't just about movies."

"Many viewers walked into the cinema with high expectations, only to be deceived by The House That Never Dies once, and it was precisely when they were disappointed with movies."

"In my heart, Happy Family is indeed a good movie, but not everyone can like it."

"So why not give the right to choose to the audience, letting them decide whether to watch a movie or do something else?"

"I want to say something to the netizens who were deceived by The House That Never Dies: you've already bought a movie ticket."

"You've already made a contribution to domestic films."

"There's no need to think I'm a good guy and go to the cinema to watch Happy Family."

"Everyone's taste is different, just watch what you like."

"Enjoy life when it's time to enjoy life, and if you want to watch a movie, then watch a movie."

In the bullet comments, another large batch of netizens were leaving messages.

"I bought a ticket for Happy Family precisely because I felt Director Lin was a good guy. Indeed, Happy Family wasn't to my taste, but I admit, Happy Family is a good movie, and it's the best of this National Day release."

"With the 60 yuan Director Lin gave me, I bought popcorn, chips, and a bunch of snacks for my daughter. My wife complained I wasn't generous enough, but I didn't expect Director Lin to support me in doing this, haha!"

"Although Director Lin told us to choose freely, I'm already preparing to grab tickets for Director Lin's next movie. There aren't many movies worth watching right now, but anything produced by Director Lin counts."

"Anything produced by Director Lin is a masterpiece!"

After interviewing Lin Chuan, the female reporter turned the microphone to Director Hou:

"Director Hou, as the head of the Acting Department at Jianghai City Film Academy, you are known for your rigorous academic style. However, in Happy Family, you made a bold attempt by playing a lecherous grandfather. May I ask why you chose to play this role?"

Director Hou glanced at Lin Chuan, inexplicably recalling that afternoon he visited Lin Chuan.

Director Hou's answer was perfect.

"Our duty as actors is to play every role well, and to make the audience feel that we fit the character's image is the greatest praise for us!"

On the spot, quite a few people applauded.

The reporter continued to ask: "A good brother of yours, surnamed Feng, became famous for playing a domestic abuser, and was also affected in real life."

"Do you have such troubles?"

Director Hou said with some pride: "My brother and I are on different tracks. He's domestic abuse, I'm sexual harassment~"

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