Actor, singer, idol, MC, host...

On the stage, stars shine under the spotlight, pursued by the media and adored by fans, like idols on high.

But behind the light, where the spotlight cannot reach, is the real "underwater iceberg".

Producers, film and television companies, investors, advertisers, TV stations, websites, theaters, media, internet groups...

They are intertwined with each other, confronting yet mutually beneficial, criticizing yet coexisting, and together supporting the entire huge entertainment industry.

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"So, what's the point of being a star? What I want to do is to be the real boss behind the scenes." - Meng Bai

(Huayuwen)

Ian Carl:

In the United States, the media controls everything.

We decide what is right and what is wrong; we have the right to speak.

The financial secrets of Wall Street, the smoke of battle, and the unpredictable twists and turns of international politics are all materials I use in media...

I am the God of Journalism, the mastermind behind all the inside stories, the God of Media in the world.

I am the news, the eternal focus of the world!

He has won the most flamboyant compliments and the most vicious swear words.

He is a guy with rebellion flowing in every vein in his body.

He’s a white kid who’ll never be a celebrity.

He is a young man from the countryside in the eyes of the public.

He’s Tommy Hawk.

He was born again.

Welcome to the first half of the American Dream and the second half of the American Nightmare.

Let us please, come Tommy Hawke, in the winter of 2022.

Because he offended the Huayu entertainment giant Huayi Brothers, newcomer director Fang Yuan was completely blacklisted.

Faced with a hellish start, he had no intention of confronting difficulties head-on.

Instead, he chose to go abroad to Hollywood and casually shot a Saw movie.

With a budget of 1 million, it grossed over 100 million worldwide!

News of this shocked everyone back home.

Who is Fang Yuan? Why had no one ever heard of him?

Countless netizens eagerly requested him to return home to shoot films and revive Huayu cinema!

Fang Yuan: “What? Return home to shoot films? But I don’t dare. I’ve already been blacklisted by Huayi Brothers. I’m so scared~”

The netizens suddenly exploded with anger: “Huayi Brothers! You really deserve to die!”

Huayi Brothers: “...”

Until several years later, Fang Yuan became an internationally renowned top director in Hollywood...