Chapter 1015: Chapter 1015: Official Support
Sister Ying, Ding Ruifan’s agent, has always been concerned about this matter.
She didn’t agree with Ding Ruifan taking on this movie at the time.
Now, the film ran into trouble again, making Sister Ying quite anxious. That is until she saw Sheng Tang’s poem.
She stared in awe for quite a while.
Then, she found it hilarious and went to see Ding Ruifan and Mrs. Ding.
Ding Ruifan couldn’t stop laughing: "Oh my god, Junior Sister is too sharp! She’s practically beaten the Jingning Times to a pulp!"
"The tide has completely turned," Sister Ying said. "The key now is that with the advanced network, the netizens’ thoughts are maturing and becoming more open. A leading topic like the Jingning Times is inherently easy to be shattered."
Mrs. Ding detailed more fairly: "Actually, the Jingning Times’ viewpoint is quite strong and not easily refuted. The weak voices saying it won’t have any impact are barely heard.
But Sheng Tang’s team is brilliant—they found a higher moral ground: ’A movie can’t be a pool of stagnant water.’ This counterpoint is both forceful and politically correct!"
Ding Ruifan nearly wanted to shout: "This PR strategy could go down in history! I’m going to call Sheng Tang and see which expert she brought in over there!"
"Hold off for now," Mrs. Ding said. "She’s bound to be busy right now. Let’s reach out to friends and directors and have them forward this Weibo, to create momentum for Sheng Tang.
Perhaps this will lead the official media to support Sheng Tang; once they do, this matter is as good as settled. So we need to build up the momentum."
Mrs. Ding called some producers and directors, all local allies, asking them to support Sheng Tang and "Tomb Raider."
The lead male in "Tomb Raider" is Ding Ruifan, so her call wasn’t out of place.
Overnight, the topic’s heat didn’t diminish in the slightest.
The topic exploded Weibo, causing it to expand twice to avoid crashing completely.
Currently, Sheng Tang’s camp holds a seventy percent majority, agreeing with Sheng Tang’s ideas; whereas thirty percent still feel movies should be as cautious as TV dramas.
"TV dramas have already become unwatchable, do movies need to sink to that level too?"
The countering voices are strong.
At midnight, the discussion on Weibo remained lively.
Sheng Tang was still at the company and hadn’t returned home.
Gu Jiahui moved the entire PR department of Guanghong Media over to help overnight, guiding the discourse.
The film industry’s stance was unprecedentedly unified: "Movies should be art, flourishing with diversity."
Numerous stars, directors, and producers joined Sheng Tang’s camp.
Just after midnight, the most influential official media suddenly posted a lengthy Weibo: "A movie can’t be a pool of stagnant water."
The post directly used Sheng Tang’s team’s title.
Once it posted, other influential official media immediately shared it.
Sheng Tang’s fans were in uproar.
"Looks like the film won’t be banned!"
"I knew it, ’Tomb Raider’ is a good movie. Maybe it will make the public pay more attention to and protect the archaeology field. Who has really understood archaeology nowadays?"
The remaining thirty percent of opposing voices became even quieter.
Sheng Tang and her team also shared the official media’s article.
At this point, the matter was clearly resolved: Sheng Tang won, her movie was saved, and future assessments and releases were no longer issues.
She became the biggest beneficiary.
And she completely turned the event around overnight.
The poem "Dead Water" also became a sensation online.
The country’s development has reached this point, with every industry experiencing ideological rigidity and formalism, creating resonance for everyone.
That’s why they’re all supporting Sheng Tang.
This is a victory of public opinion.
Public opinion’s direction is why official media voiced their stance overnight to solidify this public opinion direction.
Innovation is necessary for development, and the country needs innovation rather than stagnation, like a pool of stagnant water.
