Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 136 Beijing Circle Support
华谊兄弟
Mr. Wang is discussing countermeasures in his brother's office.

"This Lu Chuan is a complete idiot. Why did he provoke Zhang Chen for no reason? Now his reputation is ruined. Who will watch his movies in the future?"

Mr. Wang looked angry at the lack of fighting spirit.

After Feng Xiaogang left, Huayi Brothers urgently needed to find a replacement director. Zhang Chen and Lu Chuan were both candidates.

However, Zhang Chen was not interested in this. Wang Zhonglei invited him twice, but Zhang Chen responded perfunctorily each time. The Wang brothers also knew what Zhang Chen meant, and then they set their sights on Lu Chuan.

Although Lu Chuan is not as good as Zhang Chen, she is still okay. At least she has a representative work.

Moreover, his father is Lu Tianming, who has extensive connections, so there are many benefits in signing him.

But who could have thought that Lu Chuan would openly challenge Zhang Chen, and end up being completely defeated by Zhang Chen.

If you don't commit suicide, you won't die~
Those who die are caused by it.

"Give up on him, he's done. Unless he can make a hit movie in the future, there's probably still a chance for him to turn things around, but can he make a hit movie?"

They both knew in their hearts that Lu Chuan was simply impossible.

Although it was a war of words, Zhang Chen’s summary of Lu Chuan was actually quite accurate.

Zhang Chen said that Lu Chuan is neither commercial nor artistic, she wants to be involved in both but cannot do either well. This is actually absolutely true.

In the eyes of the Wang brothers, Lu Chuan is just such a person.

They only thought that Zhang Chen was good at judging people, but they didn't know that Zhang Chen's evaluation was inferred from Lu Chuan's works by later generations.

Lu Chuan of later generations made another film, The Banquet, after Hoh Xil.

Can you imagine that an art film cost as much as 8000 million yuan?

Even so, after filming it, I was still not satisfied and wanted to scrap some parts and reshoot them.

This is the kind of person who, during the filming, had absolutely no concept of budget control that the film industry should have, and relied entirely on the director's own wild imagination.

But the money belongs to the investors. If you mess it up like this, aren't you forcing them to jump off the building?
Later, the investors realized their mistake and refused to increase the budget. Lu Chuan was out of money, and it was his girlfriend Qin Lan who saved the day with her own private money.

Poor love-brained girl, she met the wrong person~
Maybe the love-brained girl finally came to her senses later and was able to flatly refuse Lu Chuan's proposal.

Being cheated once is not enough, but you want to cheat for the rest of your life?

The two brothers had just finished discussing Lu Chuan's fate when they heard the secretary's anxious voice at the door.

"Director Feng, Director Feng, please wait a moment. I will go in and report first..."

Before he could finish his words, the door of the office was pushed open. Feng Xiaogang looked at the Wang brothers inside, then looked at the secretary behind him with a reproachful look: "Only Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang are here, why are you stopping me?"

The secretary felt aggrieved and thought to herself, how would I know there were only Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang? What if there were someone else? You know our company's corporate culture.

"Xiao Gang is here~"

Mr. Wang came over with a cheerful face and waved to the secretary.

The secretary left in a huff, and Mr. Wang closed the door before asking, "Why did you have time to come here today?"

Feng Xiaogang is a bit reckless, especially when dealing with Wang and Wang Xiaogang. He always feels that the success of this company depends entirely on him.

With him, Huayi Brothers can become a leader in private enterprises. Without him, it is just a shell company.

"I came to discuss something with you~"

Feng Xiaogang walked to the wine cabinet in Wang Zhongjun's office, found a bottle of foreign wine and poured himself a glass.

Wang Zhonglei then poured a glass for himself and his brother.

"What's the matter that requires you to come all the way here? Can't you just tell me over the phone?"

“It’s not impossible, but I’m not in a hurry.

Actually, it’s about the quarrel over The Shallows these past two days. Guoli and I are ready to join the fight, and we want to invite you to join us. After all, you are also one of the investors of A World Without Thieves…”

Feng Xiaogang told the two Wangs about his ideas. Naturally, his tone was not as polite as when he discussed it with Zhang Guoli. It was just a notification.

Inform the Second King that we are ready to side with Zhang Chen, and you should hurry in and bring your people with you.

Although the two Wangs had smiles on their faces, they had actually cursed the arrogant guy in front of them many times in their hearts.

However, both of them were smiling tigers, and neither of them showed it.

"Xiao Gang is right. We should also enter the venue. So, I will immediately give the order to those stars to speak out and support Zhang Chen."

"Well, there's no rush for this. You can wait two days while Guoli and I make our stance clear first~"

Feng Xiaogang obviously wants to sell himself well.

Convey a message to Zhang Chen, I am the leader, I will lead the Beijing circle to help.

Mr. Wang and his wife both knew the truth and agreed without saying anything. As for what they were thinking, no one knew.

……

In a hotel's grand banquet hall, Xingchen Entertainment held another press conference.

There were many reporters, but the speaker this time was not Zhang Chen, but Dong Jianqiang, and he did not talk about the war of words, but about anti-piracy.

“Dear media friends, we at Xingchen Entertainment have previously offered a reward for the anti-piracy measures for The Shallows.

We have made some progress in the past two days, and I would like to report it to the public.”

Dong Jianqiang was very proud and cleared his throat before continuing: "Just yesterday, we cooperated with our colleagues from the Beijing Industrial and Commercial Bureau to seize a pirated CD production den.

As many as 50 pirated discs of "The Shallows" were seized, and a pirated production line was also confiscated.

According to our previous commitment, we will reward 50 yuan for each of the 0.5 pirated discs, for a total of 25 yuan.

In addition, the reward for confiscating pirated production lines is 30 yuan, so the total is 55 yuan."

After Dong Jianqiang finished speaking, he raised a giant pallet with 55 yuan printed on it in his hand, and then solemnly handed it to a man in a mask next to him.

"As witnessed by the media, the 55 yuan prize was paid out on the spot. We at Xingchen Entertainment keep our word." After Dong Jianqiang finished speaking, the flash lights below had already flashed.

"I would also like to emphasize that we attach great importance to keeping the identity of the informant confidential. Today is just a formality. We have actually handed over 55 yuan in cash to the informant, which means that his personal identity information cannot be found."

As soon as Dong Jianqiang finished speaking, there was a sound of film being exposed.

"I hope everyone will keep up the good work! We at Xingchen Entertainment will spare no effort in combating piracy, and our previous promises are still valid."

Dong Jianqiang's words were powerful.

Some people had predicted before that the bounty was definitely just a gimmick and that Xingchen Entertainment would definitely not actually deliver on its promise, but now that the facts are before our eyes, people can’t help but believe it.

……

Discussions about "The Shallows" on the Internet are still raging.

Many people seized on the fact that the heroine showed off her figure.

[It's unbearable to watch. This is simply a pornographic movie...]

[The movie is so low-level that it makes me want to vomit...]

But strangely, the comments below have changed.

The comments in the past few days either expressed approval or praised Fan Jiuyi's figure.

Either it is to express opposition, or it is offensive to public morals or something like that.

But starting from today, all the comments have turned into ridicule.

[Oh my god, there is actually a movie like this, no, I must watch it several times and criticize it harshly~]

[Fan Binbin is so pornographic and violent. I suggest that young people should not watch such movies. Let me do it~]

Of course, there are also more honest netizens who commented directly: Thank you Director Zhang Chen for the benefits you have given us. You understand me. I have agreed that I will definitely support your next movie.

Zhang Chen analyzed the reason and thought it was probably because the reputation of 'Director Zhang who can't take his eyes off' became too popular a few days ago and people became more and more fond of making jokes about it.

This caused the comments to change in tone.

Although Zhang Chen has been very free these past two days, reporters still keep calling the company, wanting to interview him, but he has rejected them all.

Everything that needed to be said had already been said at the press conference that day. Even if it was a private interview, it would just be a repetition of what had been said before. Zhang Chen had no interest in wasting time.

Then, very suddenly, the Beijing circle spoke up.

Feng Xiaogang: The writers circle just can't stand seeing anything good in the film industry.

Zhang Guoli's remarks were much milder: Please give young directors more space.

Anyway, the stance has been expressed - support for Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen was a little confused. What was going on?
Because he has no connection with the Beijing circle, I don’t understand why the Beijing circle would support him?

Could it be that the enemy of my enemy is my friend? But I haven't heard that Feng Xiaogang has any conflicts with the writer circle?

I just heard that he seemed to have some conflicts with those film critics in the past.

Before he could figure out the Zi, Chou, Yin, and Mao, about two hours later, other people in the Beijing circle also spoke out.

Uncle Ge, Cheng Daoming, He Bing, and even Xu Cainv and Wang Shuo.

Wang Shuo's tone was rather harsh. When he was a writer, he really disliked this group of people and had many arguments with them.

Wang Shuo's words left no room for maneuver and were even harsher than Zhang Chen's.

The gangster father called a bunch of thugs to support his thief son. What happened? He must have hit a wall this time.

It can be heard that there is a lot of hatred between Wang Shuo and this group of people.

Zhang Chen gave a thumbs up, worthy of being a ruffian writer.

The comments online are varied:
[I was still thinking that the whole movie is a one-woman show, and she is trapped on a rock in the sea, with an area of ​​no more than 10 square meters. How can it be shot for 90 minutes?

Then the movie told me that the location does not affect the quality of the movie. A good director can still dance beautifully even if he dances in shackles.

Being able to shoot such thrilling scenes in such a small space, with some scenes even making people jump up from their stools in fear, this is the real skill! I admire Director Zhang Chen~]

After reading this comment, Zhang Chen couldn't help but wonder if it was posted by some internet trolls. This flattery was too obvious.

[Can this be considered a movie? It feels like a big advertisement for surfing suits, but it's really good~]

This is quite normal.

[A peerless beauty used 7% of her body and 3% of her acting skills to create a small box office miracle. ]

I don’t know whether this was an insult or a compliment, but Fan Jiuyi was very happy after reading it.

[Bikini beauties fight vicious sharks in the shallow reefs. It's more dangerous than "Deep Sea Shark" and more erotic than "Jaws".

Although the story is very simple, the heroine is hot, brave and resourceful. I highly recommend it and it is definitely worth the money. 】

[The first ten minutes are the best surfing promo ever. Guys, can anyone tell me where this movie was filmed?]

[Listen to my advice, don't watch this with your girlfriend. Even if you do watch it, don't drool over the long legs, otherwise your ears will definitely turn red~]

The last few posts clearly show signs of being used by a cyber army, but that doesn’t matter, as long as they’re attractive, that’s enough.

Fan Jiuyi was not idle either. She paid for herself to hire a group of people to lead the pace.

[It's beautiful, beautiful. I thought I was here to see sharks, but I didn't expect I was here to see long legs.]

[Who said Fan Binbin has no acting skills? Come out and I will beat you to death~]

[After watching The Shallows, I realized that I had wrongly blamed her for so many years. I just want to solemnly say, Fan Bingbing, I'm sorry! ]

(End of this chapter)