Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 116 Reported
The reputation of "The Shallows" continues to grow, and the promotional work has not stopped.

Zhang Chen has not been idle these two days. He led Fan Jiuyi to appear on "Happy Camp" again.

"Happy Camp" has had two climax periods in its history. The first was during the hosting period of Li Xiang and He Jiong, and the second was during the hosting period of Hei Jiong and Xie Na.

"Happy Camp" is now in a trough. In early November, Li Xiang announced her departure from "Happy Camp", leaving only He Jiong and Li Weijia in the hosting team.

But the two of them couldn't hold on, the ratings of "Happy Camp" were affected, and it faced restructuring.

But even when "Happy Camp" was in its low period, it was still "Happy Camp".

"Happy Camp" still has a relatively large influence among young people, so "The Shallows" is still here.

No one can say how effective it is, but it is a recorded broadcast anyway, and it was played during the release of "The Shallows", so it can play a certain role.

After recording the program, I also have to accept daily interviews in Changsha.

"I said I wanted to work with him once, and then Director Zhang brought out this script..."

"Did Director Zhang prepare this script specifically for Fan Binbin?"

“I guess so. Fan Binbin wants to work with me, so why hesitate? But I was also afraid that it wouldn’t be good, so I had to prepare a special story, and then The Shallows came about…”

Zhang Chen is also talking nonsense, after all, it is just publicity.

"Teacher Fan took the initiative to ask to join?"

"Yes, Fan is a big star. If I were based on my status at the time, I would not dare to invite her."

Anyway, Zhang Chen would praise Fan Jiuyi highly in any media.

"Recently, there was a media report saying that the female lead for the horror film "Eden Lake" that you are collaborating with New Line has been decided, and it is Zhang Ziyi. Is this true?"

The media obviously came to Zhang Chen to verify, and the latter nodded and admitted: "Yes, the heroine of "Eden Lake" has been confirmed, and it is Zhang Ziyi."

The media exclaimed, "But we haven't heard about the audition?"

Of course I couldn’t hear it, because there was no audition at all.

Zhang Chen explained: "In fact, many actresses contacted me and wanted to play this role, but I rejected them all in the end. It's not that they were not suitable, but I had my own considerations.

"Eden Lake" is my first film co-produced with a Hollywood company, so it is of vital importance. Therefore, I want to find an actress with some international influence to play the female lead. Among the Chinese, only Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi are suitable.

But Ms. Gong Li was not suitable for the role, which was about a girl in love, so Zhang Ziyi was finally cast. As for the audition you mentioned, there was no such thing at all.

We didn't even audition Zhang Ziyi. Their acting skills are obvious to all. They have no problem playing the role. We just need to see if other aspects are suitable."

The reporter then asked both parties about their views on each other.

Fan Jiuyi spoke first: "I have a very good impression. Director Zhang is a very talented person. He wrote and filmed both of his films himself. You will know after The Shallows is released. It is definitely worth the money you spent on the movie ticket."

Zhang Chen also praised her: "Fan Binbin's acting skills have been underestimated for a long time. This is also the disadvantage of all beautiful actresses. The outside world pays too much attention to their beauty and ignores other things."

The reporter didn't want to hear this, so he thought about stirring up trouble: "Director Zhang doesn't have a girlfriend yet, right? Wouldn't you consider Fan Binbin?"

"Uh?"

Zhang Chen was stunned at first. Are all media interviews in Changsha so explosive?

Then he smiled and replied, "I do want to, but I'm afraid that will make me the public enemy of all men in the country, especially after The Shallows. After watching the movie, you will know how beautiful Miss Fan is. At the beginning, I spent a few minutes showing the beauty of Fan Binbin. You will thank me..."

As Zhang Chen spoke, he winked mischievously at the camera, as if to say, 'You're welcome, we're all men.'

Fan Jiuyi covered her mouth and laughed beside her. She had a premonition that after "The Shallows", she might really become the sexy goddess of the entire mainland.

Of course, the interview certainly includes box office predictions.

"What do you think the final box office will be?" Zhang Chen once again made a bold statement: "One hundred million."

I am so willful. "Don't think I am talking nonsense. If you don't believe me, come and watch The Shallows to know why I dare to say so."

After the interview, Zhang Chen had two choices: stay here for one night and enjoy the local food.

Or take the fastest flight back to Beijing.

Zhang Chen prefers the first option.

He is a foodie.

Then Dong Jianqiang called.

As soon as the call was connected, an angry voice came from the other end: "Fuck, I don't know which bastard reported us to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television."

"Report? Report what?"

"Report us for being erotic and excessively promoting bloody violence."

"Fuck~"

Zhang Chen also started cursing.

The movie will be officially released tomorrow. Those who report it now must have attended the premiere.

If the General Administration were to be more serious, the production of The Shallows might be stopped urgently and sent back for revisions, and all the previous preparations would be wasted.

I have to say, it's really disgusting that the other party would do this at such a critical juncture.

Moreover, the person who reported it is definitely an expert, otherwise he would never have chosen such an accurate time.

Well, there was no need to choose now. The two of them took the nearest flight back to Beijing.

As soon as I walked out of the exit, I saw Dong Jianqiang waving at me on the side of the road, and the two of them got in the car.

"Can you find out who reported us?"

Dong Jianqiang shook his head: "I can't find it. The report was anonymous."

"Now what?"

"I can only use my connections to find out what the General Administration means."

"Okay, I'll call President Han right away."

After saying that, Zhang Chen called Han Sanping and told him what had happened in general.

After a while, he hung up the phone: "Boss Han said he would help find out, but he hasn't heard anything about it yet, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

After thinking about it, Zhang Chen called Teacher Fu again and decided to take double insurance.

In case Mr. Han fails to handle the issue, the school can help.

That evening, news came back from both sides that the General Administration did not seem to take the matter seriously.

In fact, it is true that the dragon emblem has already come down and it cannot be taken back.

The so-called showing off of eroticism is pure nonsense. All the shots in "The Shallows" are within the permitted range. The only thing Zhang Chen is worried about is the shot of using a necklace to suture the wound. If you insist on saying that it is promoting bloody violence, it does have some connection with it.

Fortunately, things did not develop in the worst direction, and the General Administration did not believe everything it heard.

The clock struck midnight, it was the 19th, and "The Shallows" was officially released.

(End of this chapter)