Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 970: He: Hahaha, oh no, this time they really got greedy.

【The overuse of AI in ”Time Travel Showdown”: Whatʼs the future of Chinese science fiction films?】

How can film quality be controlled when AI replaces post-production?

【The movie ”Time Standoff” is confirmed to be a flop; netizens are calling it a ”fraud”!】

...

The public outcry erupted in the morning, and coincidentally, the time in China in the morning was close to noon, which is a peak time for traffic. Meanwhile, the time abroad was in the afternoon or evening, which is also a time when netizens are very active.

This is a time when both domestic and international networks are experiencing very high internet traffic.

Moreover, a large number of online trolls appeared, using extremely aggressive language, which disrupted the comments of normal bystanders, and began to frantically stir up trouble, guiding normal netizens to attack ”Time-Space Standoff”.

【I said before, this movie is purely a money-grabbing scheme, but you fans didnʼt believe me. Now look whatʼs happened, youʼre about to be fleeced. Youʼd better cut your losses quickly.】

【This bloggerʼs analysis is excellent; heʼs practically a prophet. Even before the trailer came out, he outlined the entire production cycle of the series, stating that *Time Traveler* definitely used AI, otherwise the production time wouldnʼt have been so fast. Fans initially refuted this, but now theyʼve all been proven wrong.】

【Hehe, you can never wake up those who are pretending to be asleep. Their fans will definitely support their idols~】

【No, this canʼt really be considered Xiao Heʼs fault, right? They used AI to blend the images later, so why is everyone blaming Xiao He? The production team isnʼt taking any responsibility, is they? Theyʼre using Xiao He as a scapegoat again.】

【Haha, thatʼs hilarious! Look at that, the leg hair is starting to grow back!】

【This is really funny. Xiao He is no longer an ordinary actor. His tech companyʼs marketing is so exaggerated, and itʼs all related to AI. He also invested a large portion of the funding for ”Time and Space Standoff.” Do you still believe that this has nothing to do with him? Itʼs hilarious. Maybe before long, your idol will directly authorize AI to use his face. Then everyone is welcome to see the Cyber ​​Actor.】

Soon, these comment sections became a chaotic mess, and like a virus, they spread to every corner of the relevant topics.

”Those guys are all opportunists; once they get paid, they can talk back and forth.”

Looking at the comments online, Liu Rulan leaned back and couldnʼt help but let out a cold laugh.

Of course, she wasnʼt referring to the comments made in those statements, but rather to the platform behind the scenes that was manipulating this public opinion.

This time, Linghui Entertainment did not receive any prior notice, which was clearly a deliberate act by certain forces.

It seems that several companies acted simultaneously, joining forces to target them.

Such a large-scale investment may not only be made by domestic companies, but also by companies with foreign influence.

After all, they all know the power of discourse in China. It would be strange if it had nothing to do with foreign companies to get those well-known modelers and renderers to speak out together.

Itʼs ironic, really. Itʼs one thing for foreign capitalists to disapprove of them, but itʼs another for those few domestic ones to be so eager and vocal.

Especially those platforms that consistently control the trending topics.

Before, he was so loose-lipped, asking for money while simultaneously trending on their blacklist. Considering that they had maintained a delicate balance over the years, Liu Rulan hadnʼt bothered to argue with him anymore. But now, heʼs really something, switching sides so easily, and to make matters worse, he chose this particular time, almost causing someone to corner Xiao He on the spot and make him jump into the lake and swim back.

—Ahem, of course, this last paragraph is just a metaphor.

-

”So, Professor Shaye, have you confirmed the situation on your end?”

Seeing that there was no activity on the conference channel for a long time, and that the person who had been supposed to investigate had not yet given any feedback, Liu Rulan simply called out names directly.

Sha Ye, who was called out, quickly turned on his microphone, but he still spoke somewhat hesitantly.

”This... Xiao He, Professor Xiao, is in charge of this modeling.”

After he finished speaking, the channel fell silent again.

In front of the screen, several managers gathered together, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Liu Rulan frowned immediately: ”Xiao He?”

Xiao He did indeed participate in the post-production of ”Time and Space Standoff”. Originally, Liu Rulan planned to include this part in the end credits as a post-credits scene.

Fans who happen to see the post-production cast list might notice this later.

Even if they donʼt notice it, they can still buy a trending topic and use it as a promotional Easter egg outside of the movie.

I never expected that this kind of situation would occur before this Easter egg even started to take shape.

Liu Rulan was also speechless at the situation.

Xiao He would never do such a thing.

The problem is that the kid hasnʼt come back yet, so thereʼs no way to find out whatʼs going on.

He just said he had already gotten out, but he didnʼt know where he was now.

Liu Rulan sighed, just about to suspend the meeting, when she heard Xiao Heʼs mocking voice—

”It seems Iʼve returned just in time.”

As soon as Xiao He pushed the door open, he noticed the tense atmosphere in the room. He couldnʼt help but chuckle and teased Sister Liu, who had a dark face, ”Sister Liu, itʼs a small problem. I was able to get out of those guysʼ encirclement, so naturally I can lead everyone to turn the tide in this public opinion battle.”

Xiao He, who had just come down from the racing event, was remarkably composed. He showed no signs of being flustered by the online media frenzy. In fact, because he had dressed up specially for the event, he didnʼt look disheveled at all, even after finally escaping the mediaʼs entourage. Even the strands of his carefully styled hair from the morning still had a perfect curl.

When Xiao He noticed something was wrong at the scene, he immediately signaled to Lao Qi to send someone to intercept them.

At first, Xiao He was indeed a little worried and was on high alert, wondering what kind of trouble these guys were going to cause this time.

When Xiao He heard what these people had revealed and sorted out their dirty secrets in his mind, he almost couldnʼt help but laugh out loud in front of their cameras.

If Iʼm not mistaken, the overseas modeling blogger these guys are talking about—could it be his alternate account, xiaohei?

Xiao He used this account to participate in the World Rendering Competition overseas and won a prize.

That mecha was designed by him personally.

At that time, he had just started learning modeling, and all the content was created entirely by hand, with no relation to AI. The final mecha was not particularly cool; compared to other mecha designs in ”Time Confrontation,” it would only be considered an NPC. However, Xiao He was still very satisfied.

Who hasnʼt dreamed of designing their own mecha when they were young?

So, with a bit of a show-off mentality, when working on the later stages of ”Time-Space Standoff,” Xiao He casually made some modifications, putting his mecha as a little Easter egg that only he knew about into the folder.

Unexpectedly, it was used in the main film, and coincidentally, it also appeared in the trailer.

To be honest, this was really greedy.

But the one who was greedy was not him, but his rival.

Fortunately, he still had some sense and didnʼt let Xiao He reveal such a ridiculous truth on the spot. Instead, he left the battlefield as quickly as possible.

Even now, Xiao He still finds it very funny.

Seeing that Xiao He could still laugh, Liu Rulan really couldnʼt laugh at all, and couldnʼt help but glance at Xiao He sideways: ”Youʼd better have a winning formula for a comeback.”

Xiao He snorted: ”Absolutely no problem, because Xiao Hei is me.”

Liu Rulan: ”Huh?”

”Genuine or genuine.”

Xiao He patted his chest.

Enraged, the manager rolled up his sleeves and said, ”Enough with the nonsense, explain yourself clearly whatʼs going on!”