As the popularity of the article and its keywords continued to rise, the article quickly climbed to the top of the hot search list and thus entered the field of vision of all netizens who were browsing Weibo.
If we were to use a common saying to describe netizens' feelings about Yunsu, it would undoubtedly be "The world has suffered from Yunsu for a long time." Many people have already had many complaints about Yunsu on a daily basis, and this thorough analysis article undoubtedly hits the nail on the head. Therefore, as soon as this article became popular, it was seconded and agreed by a large number of netizens:
"As long as you scold Yunsu, we are half-brothers.jpg"
"It's true. Blue Star's cultural industry has been almost ruined by Yunsu. Yunsu's shadow is everywhere. Basically, whenever it enters an industry, it kills it. The most disgusting thing is that it has killed the entire industry, but in the end it is regarded as the representative of the industry because of its monopoly. It's ridiculous."
"I don't know about other aspects, but the author's analysis of the comics industry is so good. To be honest, Blue Star's comics used to be very interesting. Some storyboards might not be as good as they are now, but the ideas were very interesting and the subject matter was very novel. Now online comics are completely unreadable. Only physical comic magazines are still acceptable. As a result, the entire Baiyun Comics was acquired by Yunsu... I was trembling while holding my Huaying Comics."
"The essence of Yunsu is to obliterate originality, directly using the products of its peers, leaving them with no way out. The reason why Blue Star's single-player games have become what they are now is all because of it!"
“Am I the only one who wants to complain about the TV series invested by Yunsu Video? Assembly-line scripts with cutouts and popular stars. What’s even more bizarre is that such rubbish TV series and movies can still be popular. I don’t understand the aesthetic taste of today’s audiences anymore…”
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In the past, hot topics on the Internet would often divide netizens into two or even several factions, thus sparking internal disputes and verbal battles. However, in this Yunsu incident, no one spoke up for Yunsu. Almost everyone stood on the opposite side of Yunsu, a united front, and pointed the finger at Yunsu itself.
The war of public opinion intensified, and many companies that already had conflicts with Yunsu Group immediately took advantage of the situation and added fuel to the fire. Countless news websites and public accounts also published articles and comments:
"Speculators or industry locusts? Yunsu Group arouses public anger!"
"Comment on the Yunsu incident: Bluestar Entertainment has reached a turning point"
"A detailed account of Yunsu's complex and huge business chain"
With the participation of various news media, many public figures with relevant interests also stepped in. However, compared with ordinary netizens who were unrestrained, public figures were different. Some expressed their opposition in a tactful way, while others were blunt and straightforward in expressing their disgust and stance.
"What do you think? Is it necessary to ask this question? Isn't Yunsu always recognized as a cancer in the industry?"
"If you do too much evil, you will eventually perish. I don't have much to say. I just hope Yunsu will close down soon and bring peace to the Blue Star Entertainment industry. Then the audience won't have to watch junk works anymore, and practitioners in various industries will have a way out."
“Without Yunsu, Bluestar Entertainment will only grow better.”
Soon, as the war expanded further, many bigwigs in the entertainment industry also joined the fight.
Ye Changlin, a well-known art film director, emerged out of nowhere with "The Sound of Rain" a year ago, and has surpassed three commercial blockbusters.
After the art film "The Sound of Rain" became the first film with both box office success and depth, his status is now different from before. As an art director, there is no need to look at Yun Su's face, so when asked by reporters for his opinion, Ye Changlin said straightforwardly without thinking:
"Opinion? I don't have any opinion. I just have one thing. Can you please not try to get all the popular stars into my crew in the future? Although the threshold for joining my crew is not high, at least you have to be an actor, right? You don't have the basic acting skills, and you still have the nerve to call yourself an actor?"
He didn't mention anyone by name, but in this situation, even a fool would know who he was talking about.
Seeing Ye Changlin being so disrespectful, the reporters immediately became more excited. It's not that they have any grudge against Yunsu, but now that netizens are angry, if they report news about this, netizens will like it, then wouldn't the website traffic and newspaper sales be guaranteed
Therefore, just as Ye Changlin finished the interview, another reporter came to find Tan Qingyi.
Tan Qingyi was stopped by reporters on her way home.
Since accepting Muxuxing's invitation to participate in the production of "The Old Man and the Sea", Tan Qingyi's thoughts and energy have been basically focused on this animation. As a veteran in the animation industry, she naturally couldn't curse like netizens, and when asked by reporters, she seemed much calmer.
"In fact, it's not just Yunsu," Tan Qingyi said, "Currently, whether it's the film and television industry or the animation industry, all parties' capital have no interest in innovation. They are more interested in picking up other people's dishes and turning a blind eye to strengthening the country's spiritual civilization. I think this is also the crux of all the entertainment industries on Blue Star at present."
The reporter who asked the question couldn't help but tremble in his pen-holding hand.
Should we say that the big boss is worthy of being a big boss? At first glance, Tan Qingyi's words seemed to be speaking for Yunsu and picking Yunsu out, but in fact, she directly raised the idea of the article to more than one level. It's okay to say that there is no innovation, but it's a bit too much to directly bring it up to "national spiritual civilization construction"
He wiped his sweat and continued to ask: "So in your opinion, is there any way to solve this problem?"
"That's probably difficult," Tan Qingyi thought for a moment. "In fact, I have also considered this issue privately with a few old friends. We all think that if we want to change the current situation in the animation industry, we must have a capital with sufficient financial resources to spend money without asking for anything in return and use truly excellent works to pave the way for the entire industry."
As soon as she said this, without waiting for the reporter on the other side to react, Tan Qingyi couldn't help but laugh at herself.
Hoping for a financially sufficient capital to pave the way for the entire industry - this idea is more of an impossible fantasy than a solution to the problem.
As long as it is capital, there is no one who does not take capital appreciation as its own goal, not to mention the requirement of "spending money without seeking returns". It is better to dream than to expect such an enterprise to emerge.
According to Tan Qingyi's personality, she would never mention such wishful thinking to people like reporters.
However, perhaps she had been immersed in the world of "The Old Man and the Sea" recently. After a long time, she couldn't help but associate it with reality and started to think about some random things.
Knowing that she had lost her composure, Tan Qingyi did not wait for the reporter to speak before continuing, "Of course, facts have proven that this idea is just a romantic fantasy. In the face of reality, idealism will not work after all."
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The fire on the Internet was getting more and more intense, but at the same time, the meeting room of Yunsu headquarters was calm.
"At present, it seems that at least a quarter of animation companies are interested in our cooperation plan, and a third of the companies are still hesitant. If we give them a push at the right time, it should only be a matter of time before they agree."
The person who spoke at this time was Gareth, who had met with Mu Suxing and others in Hanlixuan before. He was giving a detailed report on the results of the first meeting with the companies in the restaurant: "The remaining companies are tough nuts to crack, but after all, they are small in scale. Whether we force them to fight or leave them alone will not affect the overall situation."
"What did Huaying say?"
"There should be no possibility of cooperation." Hearing Huaying, Gareth frowned instinctively: "Huaying's attitude is very firm, and they have no intention of cooperating with us at all."
"Is he not satisfied with the contract? As long as Huaying is willing to cooperate, it's not impossible for us to make some concessions on the share."
Gareth shook his head: "It's not about the money."
He recalled Mu Suxing's attitude on the phone, and his eyes showed a little more contempt: "He is still a child after all. He is still brooding over that little thing and fussing over it. He also said that the animation industry is their territory. A small animation company actually imitated them and started a monopoly. Aren't they afraid of being overfed?"
A low laugh rang out in the conference room.
Another senior executive said, "No matter what, if we can't cooperate with a company like Huaying, it will be a disaster if we keep it. What if they come up with a work of Harry Potter's level at some point..."
It’s okay if it happens once, but if it happens more than once, who can bear it
Although at present, Huaying's business chain is more reflected in peripheral industries, such as animation-related products, theme parks, etc., no one can guarantee that one day Huaying will develop in the same direction as Yunsu. By that time, Huaying, which owns high-quality IP, will undoubtedly be a strong rival of Yunsu!
Thinking of this, everyone's expressions became a little solemn.
Gareth, on the other hand, showed a determined smile: "Come to think of it, I heard something very interesting a while ago."
Infected by the confidence in his expression, most of the people in the conference room looked over curiously.
"What is it?"
Gareth curled his lips and said with a smile: "Did you know that Mu Suxing gave a lecture at Xingning Film Academy not long ago?"
"Giving a lecture? This has nothing to do with us, right?"
"If it's just an ordinary lecture, then it really doesn't matter," Gareth said slowly, "but what if I say that the reason Muxuxing went to Xingning Film Academy for a trial lecture is to prepare for the establishment of Huaying School?"
Run a school!
These two simple words made everyone's eyes light up!
All those who were able to participate in this meeting were the core of Yunsu’s core. Without Gareth’s additional reminders, everyone quickly understood Gareth’s intention after a little thought.
What does running a school mean
Ordinary people might think that Mu Xuxing is planning to tailor-make talents for Huaying Animation; smarter people would think of "The Old Man and the Sea", which invited half of the bigwigs in the animation circle, and think that this is a reflection of Mu Xuxing's pursuit of fame; the commercially sensitive people in Yunsu would immediately think of Huaying Animation's already unstable capital chain!
Huaying Animation has always adhered to the principle of quality first in animation production, regardless of cost. No matter how much profit an animation work makes, it will be invested in other industries as soon as possible. This was the case with Huaying Comics, Jingzhi Interactive Entertainment, and later theme parks, and it is also the case with today's schools.
Someone couldn't help but ask: "Is Huaying crazy? What if the next animation fails to recoup its costs..." He shut up before he could finish his words.
If it were any other company, they might not be able to recover their costs, but if the target was Huaying... it seemed like they really had the capital to do so.
"That's right," Gareth said affirmatively, "So what we have to do is to make sure that Huaying's next big production can't recover its costs. Once Huaying's big production can't recover its costs, we don't need to think of other countermeasures. The funds for running schools and building theme parks alone are enough to drag Huaying down. At that time, it will be the best time for us to acquire Huaying."
"Even if Muxuxing is unwilling to be acquired, I am fully confident that I can hollow out Huaying from the inside."
"In other words, if we have made up our minds to deal with Huaying, now is the best time when Huaying cannot come up with any extra funds."
"But..." someone couldn't help but say, "If I remember correctly, Huaying's next big production is the sequel to the Harry Potter animated film. With the first one in front, the second Harry Potter film is equivalent to having its own fans. Even if the box office is not as good as the first one, it will definitely not be that bad."
How could such a phenomenal animated film fail to recoup its cost
It is true that they are confident in their own company, but that is confidence in their own company's commercial projects, not confidence in its film works. No matter how dismissive they are of Huaying Animation itself, when it comes to Huaying's works, every Yunsu employee is convinced.
Gareth said that he wanted to make the second Harry Potter film unable to recoup its costs in order to break the funding chain of Huaying and cause it to go bankrupt.
What kind of daydreaming is this
Gareth was not surprised by everyone's astonishment.
He stood up from his seat and was about to give a detailed introduction to his plan and analysis, but was stopped by President Yunsu, who was sitting opposite him.
"There's no rush for the painting."
"The most urgent task now is to completely complete the integration of our business chain. As for Huaying..." He pondered, "Gareth's idea is good, but whether it is feasible requires further investigation and analysis. We can't make a hasty decision, so-"
"Gareth," he looked at his capable subordinate, "I want to see your complete plan analysis at the next meeting, and then we can discuss whether to implement it. Can you do that?"
"no problem."
"Okay, that's the end of today's meeting. Let's adjourn."
The meeting ended, and everyone stood up and walked out of the meeting room one by one. However, at this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly asked, "Boss, the public opinion on the Internet seems to be unfriendly to the company. If we just leave it alone, wouldn't it be a bad idea?"
President Yunsu did not answer. Gareth glanced at his boss and answered on his behalf: "It's just a small matter. It's no big deal. You don't have to take it to heart. Just let the public relations department handle this kind of thing."
"But… "
"Don't be fooled by the fact that those netizens are cursing loudly online now. In fact, they are just following the protest for a short time and won't last for a few days."
Gareth said as he walked out without looking back. He had more important work to do and was not prepared to waste time on such trivial matters. "Just ask the PR department to buy a few hot searches for celebrities to suppress it. Netizens are forgetful. As long as this wave of hype is over, they will go back to playing games and watching TV series. It won't really have any negative impact on us."
"There's no need to discuss such a small matter at a meeting."
He said it lightly, but it was true.
For Yunsu Group, no matter how lively the public opinion on the Internet is, it will not have any substantial impact on Yunsu. This dispute caused countless netizens and bigwigs from various circles, and it seemed to make Yunsu the target of public criticism, but in fact, at the high-level meeting of Yunsu Group headquarters, it was not worth mentioning at all.
For Yunsu Group, as long as it does not affect actual revenue, the company's reputation itself is insignificant. Instead of entangled with netizens' opinions, it is better to do some facts and realize their business chain as soon as possible.
It seemed to confirm his words.
In less than three days, or as if overnight, this bloody dispute disappeared from the Internet. The original hot search position was replaced by topics related to several popular stars, and it could no longer be seen.
Even though some netizens occasionally reposted Weibo posts related to the Yunsu incident, compared with the previous huge momentum, these scattered Weibo posts were like a small stone thrown into a deep pool, which only caused a tiny ripple and then sank into the lake without leaving any trace.
“??? What the hell, what’s going on? I just didn’t pay attention to it for a day, why is it gone when I look at it again today? Or has this matter just passed? Is Yunsu so powerful? Are some companies really so powerful?”
"It seems that the big guys who left earlier are no longer talking..."
"It's not just the big guys. Several news websites and newspapers that had been reporting on this incident have also gone to report other news. I saw some comments asking why, but no one responded. It's really scary when you think about it."
In fact, among the many netizens, there are some who insist on holding on to Yunsu, but Yunsu has not made any response from beginning to end. The entire Blue Star network environment shows a peaceful and tranquil scene where nothing has happened. At this moment, even the most aggressive people will be deflated after seeing this situation and will be speechless.
After a week had passed, even the most stubborn group of netizens had no choice but to give up, and no one on the entire Blue Star network mentioned the previous Yunsu incident anymore.
It was as if the whole incident had never happened from beginning to end.
The Internet has returned to calm, and the crowds who were watching the excitement have all dispersed, each discussing the latest hot topics. The entertainment industry is also calm, as if it has stagnated. Only the animation industry practitioners themselves know what kind of dangerous waves are surging under this seemingly calm undercurrent.
On September 10, some animation production companies suddenly experienced a large-scale job-hopping phenomenon, including many senior animation industry practitioners with 20 years of work experience. With the departure of core producers, the animation projects currently being carried out by various companies were also forced to be suspended.
It is worth mentioning that the new companies chosen by these job-hopping employees are all subsidiaries of Yunsu Group.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was Yun Su who took action.
There is no complicated conspiracy, and no unnecessary explanation is needed.
Just like Yunsu’s attitude towards previous online public opinion, the gap between the two companies is so huge that Yunsu doesn’t even need to think about it and can easily achieve a crushing victory over other small and medium-sized companies with its own economic strength.
It's simple and crude, yet so effective that other animation companies are helpless.
On September 15, Yunsu Group announced that it had reached cooperation with dozens of animation production companies. In the days to come, the two parties will work closely together, with the latter providing high-quality IPs to Yunsu Group, and Yunsu Group being responsible for in-depth development of the IPs in order to achieve a win-win situation.
These dozens of animation production companies are the same companies to which the animation producers who attended the meeting in the restaurant originally belonged.
As if showing off its power, this piece of news naturally appeared on the front pages of major news websites. Mu Suxing certainly did not miss the string of familiar words. The only thing to be thankful for was that most of these companies and Huaying were just casual acquaintances, and there were no friends he was particularly familiar with for the time being.
But Mu Suxing knew that it was actually just a matter of time.
On the evening of that day, Mu Suxing suddenly received a call from an animation producer he was not familiar with. He introduced himself politely as usual, but there was no sound on the other end of the phone. Just when Mu Suxing was wondering if the other party had dialed the wrong number, the person on the other end finally spoke.
"I'm sorry." This was the first sentence.
"Be careful." This is the second and last sentence.
Mu Suxing was slightly stunned.
However, before he could make any response, the person on the other end hung up the phone in a hurry.
These two sentences were very vague and incoherent, but they did not prevent Mu Xiuxing from understanding the meaning of the other party.
If nothing unexpected happens, Yunsu should have discovered the best time to deal with Huaying by now and has begun preparations. He plans to take action against Huaying after dealing with these small and medium-sized animation companies. It is indeed time to be careful.
As for that sorry—
What was he sorry for? Was it because he had broken off their earlier promise of alliance, or because he had decided to accept Yunsu Group's proposal and cooperate with it, becoming an accomplice in pushing the industry to its death
Mu Suxing did not call back.