Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 133 Theme of the Press Conference - Spray

The first question was relatively easy, and the reporter who followed also paid attention to his choice of words.

But there must be confrontation.

"Movie critics say that The Shallows doesn't go deep into the characters' hearts, and compared to The Darkness, it seems superficial, and the script is a bit thin~"

The second person who was called upon to ask questions was a normal reporter. His questions were also very tricky, even a bit sinister, a bit like "using one's own spear to hit another's shield".

To use another metaphor, draw your sword and kill you~
Zhang Chen had expected this and spread his hands. "The Shallows is a thriller, a monster movie, a story about a man escaping from a shark's mouth. How can we get into the heart of the character? Should we recite the Diamond Sutra to the shark?"

Hahaha! ~
The crowd burst into laughter again. The reporter who asked the question felt a little embarrassed. He didn't expect Zhang Chen to respond like this.

She wanted to say something else, but was immediately interrupted by Dong Jianqiang.

"Each person has only one chance to ask a question. Please follow the rules. The next question is yours..."

Dong Jianqiang pointed to another person, who said, "The Hollywood magazine Variety selected Director Lu Chuan as one of the top ten young directors in the world. What do you think?"

"I congratulate him. By the way, I have never heard of the magazine Variety you mentioned, but I know there are a lot of tabloids in Hollywood, and they also have a lot of selections. You can get in by spending some money."

This is the kind of question Zhang Chen is least afraid of. Who knows what this "Variety" magazine is.

However, being named one of the top ten young directors in the world doesn’t mean that his level is that high.

Soon, the next question came: "I am asking on behalf of many netizens. Do you think "Kekexili" is a terrible movie?"

This time Zhang Chen was much more serious, and after organizing his words, he replied, "I never thought that the movie "Kekexili" was bad, but I always denied Lu Chuan as a person.

"Kekexili" is a good movie, but it is not a commercial film, so Lu Chuan's excessive emphasis on the box office being caused by unfair scheduling is wrong in itself."

"Why do you deny Lu Chuan?"

The man asked a second question, and Dong Jianqiang wanted to interrupt, but was stopped by Zhang Chen.

"I can answer this question. Lu Chuan's first work, "Looking for the Gun", is generally considered by the industry not to be Lu Chuan's work, but to be Jiang Wen's work.

The second work is "Kekexili". I think the movie itself is very good and the subject matter is also social, but the movie is suspected of plagiarism, which is the director's failure and what I despise the most.

Going back to the previous question, if such a plagiarist is rated as one of the top ten young directors in the world, then I think it is an insult to the other nine. "

Zhang Chen said this, and everyone looked at each other in surprise.

Soon another person was called, and this person was still holding on to the previous question: "Why do you think it is normal for the box office of "Kekexili" to be low?"

Zhang Chen frowned, feeling that these people were a little crazy, but he still answered.

"Kekexili is not a commercial film. Its pseudo-documentary format means that it is doomed to have low box office sales because it does not have any of the elements that are required for a high box office.

Let me say a few more words. You may think that "Kekexili" is a good story, but a good story does not necessarily have a high box office. There is no necessary connection between the two.

For example, in 99, two movies with very similar settings appeared in Hollywood.

The Matrix and Chronicles.

The settings of these two movies are very similar, both are set in an imaginary world.

The setting of "The Matrix" felt refreshing and mind-blowing back then.

But in fact, the setting of "Chrono Tribe" is even more amazing. It creates two levels of virtual space, and the complexity of the setting is far above that of "The Matrix".

But in the end, there was a huge gap in the box office between the two films.

The global box office of "Chronicles" was less than 2000 million, while that of "The Matrix" was 4.6 million, a difference of more than twenty times.

Have you ever thought about why?
Isn’t “Chronicles” a good story? In terms of storytelling, it is better than “The Matrix”, but its box office is only a fraction of that. Why is that?
In fact, the reason is very simple. "The Matrix" has exciting fighting scenes and dazzling special effects. The fighting moves were designed by Hong Kong's Yuen Clan, and the special effects were completed by the industry-renowned Havok.

These are all necessary for commercial films, with gimmicks and visual impact, and these are what people love to watch.

But "Chrono" has none of these.

If it were put into today's context, "Kekexili" is in a sense another "The Chronicles of Time". The scenes are not exciting enough and the character conflicts are too simple. Although the subject matter has certain advantages and the story is not bad, this alone is far from enough.

So the low box office of Kekexili was foreseeable from the beginning.”

Zhang Chen's explanation was really well-reasoned, and everything he said was faithfully recorded by the camera.

"Zhang Weiping said that a good director is one who wins both box office awards and prizes, but you are not considered a good director. What do you think of this?"

Immediately, another reporter raised a new question.

Zhang Chen sneered: "Zhang Weiping is just a clown. I still say the same thing. If this was said by Director Zhang Yimou, I would agree. Even if it was said by the three great directors, I would agree because they are indeed outstanding. But Zhang Weiping, what right does he have? He doesn't even know what a movie is..."

Zhang Chen once again expressed his contempt for Zhang Weiping, and the reporters were very interested.

"Then what do you think of the criticisms of you by Baiye and others?" "They are just a bunch of cultural hooligans. They rely on their authority in certain areas and their right to speak, and they talk nonsense.

These people commented that my "The Shallows" was low-level and that it was not as good as "Kehkexili". I suspect they haven't even seen the movie.

Let me just say that the investment for both The Shallows and Kekexili is 10 million. How much is the box office of The Shallows and how much is the box office of Kekexili? "

"You mean the quality of a movie is entirely determined by the box office? What about art films?" The reporter felt that he had found a loophole in Zhang Chen's words and was very excited.

Zhang Chen glanced at him and said: "Of course movies can be divided into art and commerce, but no matter how you express it, a movie should always be worthy of the investors.

Unless you financed the film yourself, you can do whatever you want with it. It doesn't matter if it doesn't go to theaters. Just enjoy it for yourself.

But if investors pay you to make a movie, shouldn't you put the interests of investors first? If you know that the movie is destined to lose money, but still insist on making it, isn't that cheating people?
It is people like this who turn art films into a niche art form, and it is people like this who make no one dare to invest in art films anymore.

Investors invest in movies, of course, not to realize your artistic dreams, they are not your father. They just want to make money. If a director can't even do this, he is either incompetent or a liar. "

Zhang Chen's words were firm and decisive, without giving any face.

Today I just want to spray him until he is satisfied.

Well, so far, so good.

"What do you think about the verbal battle between Gao Xiaosong and Han Han?" another reporter suddenly asked.

Zhang Chen had been waiting for this for a long time, thinking that someone had finally asked this question.

That's right, Han Han was targeted these two days, and then Ai Dajin suddenly jumped out. He didn't choose Zhang Chen as his opponent, probably because he thought he couldn't win, so he targeted Han Han who looked weaker.

The two expressed their opinions on the Internet and had a lot of fun arguing with each other.

Of course, the hot topic is definitely not as hot as the war of words involving Zhang Chen.

But as the second battlefield of Zhang Lu’s verbal battle, it also attracted a lot of attention.

Zhang Chen said: "Regarding this, I must make it clear that Han Han has nothing to do with this matter. He just expressed his opinion that The Shallows is worth watching, and then he got into trouble.

Those who slander Han Han, you have picked the wrong opponent, or you are just looking for the weak to pick on? Come at me if you dare~
Anyway, now that I have mentioned it, I would like to share my views with you.

How did 'Harvard Girl' Liu Yiting get into Harvard?

That's a liar.

The books published by her parents are full of motivation, telling people how children should be self-disciplined and how to be motivated from a young age in order to get into Harvard.

Then, the real reason why Liu Yiting was admitted to Harvard had nothing to do with these. It was purely because she had a letter of recommendation written by a US senator.

The reason why the senator was willing to write to her was because Liu Yiting attended an American summer camp in 98, and the senator was the host of her host family.

One stone can cause a thousand ripples, and many people know about Liu Yiting's deeds.

In 1999, she graduated from Chengdu Foreign Languages ​​School and was specially recruited by Harvard University in the United States with a full scholarship.

Afterwards, it was reported by Xinhua News Agency and became famous throughout the country.

Also, the discussion about education that Han Han caused back then had a huge impact.

Liu Yiting was used as a positive example to refute Han Han.

Now Zhang Chen actually said that all this was a scam.

"Do you dare to take responsibility for what you say?"

"Of course, everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can go and verify it."

Of course Zhang Chen dared to take responsibility for his words. Damn, they have all been verified by later generations. Why shouldn’t he be responsible for what he said?

Hahaha~
This time, someone was happy again.

Zhang Chen has always had a hobby of giving people nicknames, and no one in the world loves giving nicknames more than him.

But someone immediately asked: "You said Gao Xiaosong is American?"

"Short and tight."

"Oh, you said Aidianjin is an American?" The reporter compromised, but inexplicably found it quite catchy.

"Yes, I heard that too. He said he has an American passport and is an American citizen. I suggest that the relevant departments investigate him. If he is really a naturalized American, his Chinese passport should be cancelled."

Zhang Chen removed the fuel from under the cauldron.

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No more, please give me a monthly ticket
(End of this chapter)