He Was a Domestic Abuser; I Was a Sexual Harasser

Every little boy had once dreamed of flying through the skies and burrowing through the earth to save the world.

But as time went by, every little boy had to face a cold reality.

There were no superpowers in this world.

So when Lin Chuan realized he was about to gain the gift of telekinesis, he swore that—

His heart really did stop for half a second.

Late that night, Lin Chuan held his breath and began testing his telekinetic ability.

Half an hour later.

Lin Chuan had already mastered how to use telekinesis.

This power wasn't anything like Lin Chuan had first imagined. He couldn't control everything in the world or kill someone from a thousand miles away.

At present, Lin Chuan's limit was making a ballpoint pen float freely in the air.

Besides that, Lin Chuan had also mastered typing with his mind.

He could use his willpower to control the keyboard and help himself write.

He could also close his eyes and read text using his willpower.

It was a kind 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 the other stars of Happy Family were all there.

Ren Hang and Xiao Hei were there too, serving as the mascots.

At the celebration, a reporter asked:

"Mr. Lin Chuan, a few days ago, you paid out of your own pocket to compensate online viewers who had seen The House That Never Dies for emotional distress. This selfless act moved many people."

"May I ask why you did it?"

Lin Chuan answered frankly:

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

"Ren Hang had gone to see the movie and got hurt by some hotheaded guy. Then she insisted that I'd staged the whole thing as a negative publicity stunt."

"I only ate one bowl of jelly, and you claim I ate two and make me pay for two? I won't stand for that!"

"I like watching international news. I once saw a country across the ocean holding up a test tube of washing powder and insisting it was another country's weapon of mass destruction."

"After that, I realized something."

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

"You said I was running a smear campaign against you, right?"

"Fine. Then I'll show you what one looks like."

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

"I think if I hadn't done this, some viewers might really have been fooled by your false advertising."

"Even now, The House That Never Dies hasn't broken a hundred million. I heard the production cost was fifty million. As long as you haven't made your money back, I'll be happy."

"I hope you lose every last cent. I'd be happy enough to set off firecrackers to celebrate."

"Second, just as I said on Weibo, as a filmmaker, I have to consider the bigger picture for domestic cinema. I believe I had to do this."

"I've always remembered one thing: audiences aren't destined to walk into movie theaters."

"With the internet so developed nowadays, audiences can easily find other ways to entertain themselves besides watching movies."

"Some unscrupulous filmmakers might think, 'As long as I trick the audience into coming in, that's all that matters.'"

"They pay marketing companies a fortune, and when the movie comes out, the internet is absolutely flooded with their ads."

"But the only watchable parts of the movie are those few shots in the trailer."

"An audience might get fooled once, maybe even twice, but they won't get fooled a third time."

"A movie lasts about ninety minutes, or an hour and a half."

"For that hour and a half, the audience gives you their full attention, hoping you'll give them a new experience."

"But what do certain filmmakers do?"

"They serve the audience a plate of shit, then curse them for not appreciating it!"

"It's like some malicious person drives the audience to the point of fury, making them curse and shout."

"Then they turn around and blame the audience, sneering that they're unstable, vulgar, ill-mannered, and even mocking them."

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

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

Since the event was being livestreamed, plenty of viewers heard Lin Chuan's words and were immediately swept up in emotion, sending comments:

"Beautifully said!"

"I've been fooled so many times. I was about to stop watching movies altogether, but Happy Family brought me back to the theater."

"I'm dying. The princess thought she'd found a pushover, but she kicked an iron wall!"

"She was counting on The House That Never Dies bringing glory to her ancestors, but in the blink of an eye, even their graves had been dug up!"

After listening to Lin Chuan, the female reporter's eyes lit up.

"Many people in the film industry believe that instead of reimbursing audiences for their tickets to The House That Never Dies, you should have given them free tickets to Happy Family."

"That way, you could have boosted the box office and won people's approval."

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

Lin Chuan scratched his eyebrow.

"Because there's more to life than movies."

"Many viewers walked into the theater full of anticipation and were deceived by The House That Never Dies. They're already disappointed in movies."

"In my heart, Happy Family really is a good movie, but it's impossible for everyone to like it."

"So why not leave the choice to the audience and let them decide whether to see a movie or do something else?"

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

"You've already done your part for domestic cinema."

"There's no need to feel that I'm a decent guy and go see Happy Family because of that."

"Everyone has different tastes. Just choose what you like."

"Enjoy life when you want to, and watch a movie when you want to."

More viewers began leaving comments in the chat.

"I bought a ticket to Happy Family because I thought Director Lin was a decent guy. Honestly, it wasn't to my taste, but I admit it's a good movie—the best one this National Day holiday."

"I took the 60 yuan Director Lin gave me and bought my daughter popcorn, chips, and a bunch of other snacks. My wife complained that I wasn't being decent, but I never expected Director Lin to support me doing it too. Haha!"

"Even though Director Lin said we should choose freely, I'm already ready to snatch up a ticket for his next movie. There aren't many good movies out there, and his productions are among them."

"Director Lin's productions are always top quality!"

After interviewing Lin Chuan, the female reporter turned her microphone toward Director Hou.

"Director Hou, as head of the acting department at Jianghai City Film Academy, you've always been known for your rigorous approach."

"But in Happy Family, you took a bold risk by playing Perverted Grandpa. May I ask why you chose to take the role?"

Director Hou glanced at Lin Chuan, inexplicably remembering the afternoon he'd gone to visit him.

Director Hou gave a perfect answer.

"It's an actor's duty to portray every role well. If the audience thinks you fit the character, that's the greatest praise we can receive!"

Many people in the audience applauded.

The reporter continued, "One of your close friends, whose surname is Feng, became famous for playing a domestic abuser. His real life was affected too."

"May I ask if you've faced that kind of trouble?"

Director Hou looked rather pleased. "We're in different fields. He's a domestic abuser; I'm a sexual harasser~"