Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 178 Ning Hao is targeted
Golden Harvest has a total of six cinema chains and 24 screens in Hong Kong.
They are Oceanwide Cinema, Golden Harvest Gateway, Golden Harvest Tsing Yi, Golden Harvest Citywalk, Golden Harvest Whampoa and the sky. These are the six cinemas that Ning Hao and his team are visiting on this roadshow.

Ocean Cinema is located at 3 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, and is also the first theater of their roadshow.

The movie in the theater was almost over. As the lights came on, the main creators came on stage and immediately caused screams.

"Juno, it's Juno~"

Someone in the crowd shouted excitedly.

Zeng Li already had quite a few fans in "Dark Invasion". In "Dark 2", she was directly upgraded to the protagonist, and her popularity soared.

Especially in Hong Kong, where the trend of independent women is very popular, this kind of movie with a strong female lead and the image of Juno in it invisibly fits their thinking.

Many people have given high praise to the "Darkness" series.

The group interacted with the audience and then took questions from the media.

Who knew that the first reporter asked an embarrassing question:

"Excuse me, Director Ning Hao, I heard that Black 2 just won the Best Film Award at the Portugal Fantasy Film Festival yesterday~"

Ning Hao smiled and nodded. He thought the other party meant well.

The other party continued: "As far as I know, Black 2 is the second Chinese film to receive this honor, the last one being A Chinese Ghost Story in 1989."

Ning Hao was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know that "A Chinese Ghost Story" also won the Best Film Award at the Fantasy Film Festival.

Then the reporter asked, "Which movie do you think is better, The Dark Side of the Galaxy Vol. 2 or A Chinese Ghost Story?"

After the reporter asked, the smile on Ning Hao's face disappeared.

Not only him, but all the main creators knew that they had encountered troublemakers.

Ning Hao organized his words and answered: "They each have their own merits. A Chinese Ghost Story is also a very good movie, and Director Tsui Hark is even more of my predecessor..."

Ning Hao wanted to play Tai Chi, but the other party was obviously not prepared to let him go so easily, and interrupted directly: "Many people say that "Darkness 2" is not as good as "A Chinese Ghost Story". What do you think about this?"

Ning Hao's face turned completely black. What was the difference between this and pointing at someone and scolding them?

The staff of Golden Harvest also felt something was wrong and forcibly ended the roadshow.

"Sorry, our schedule is limited, so the interactive session ends here. I hope you will continue to support Dark Invasion 2. Thank you~"

After saying this, he pulled everyone away without waiting for their reaction.

As they drove to the next theater, he comforted them: "Hong Kong media is like this. They like to do things to attract attention. Just don't take it to heart."

Although Ning Hao had heard about this before, he was still a little uncomfortable when he saw the sharpness of Hong Kong reporters for the first time.

The others are pretty much the same.

We are all newcomers, and no one is much better than anyone else.

The second one is Golden Harvest Cinema.

Also after the movie screening, a group of main creators came on stage.

The beginning was also very joyful, and when it came to the interactive session, the first question raised by the media was quite normal.

Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the second reporter who asked the question was not so friendly.

"As far as I know, Director Ning Hao was able to direct The Darkness 2 because you are Director Zhang Chen's classmate and fellow villager. Is that true?"

This is blatantly saying that Ning Hao is a relative of someone else.

Everyone's faces were not very happy, but the reporter who asked the question had an expression as if he was enjoying a good show.

Ning Hao's face looked grim. Even if he was slow-witted, he knew that someone was deliberately targeting him.

"But once the question is raised, it's not just one person's business. The audience wants to know, too."

Ning Hao thought about it for a while and decided to answer: "Zhang Chen and I are classmates and fellow villagers, but directing "Dark Invasion 2" is not just based on these relationships."

Ning Hao himself knew that what he said was not very confident. He knew very well that Zhang Chen asked him to direct because they were good friends.

If Cao Bingkun studied directing, he might have been the director of this film.

"Then Director Ning, can you tell me, besides your personal relationship, what other reasons did Director Ning have for choosing you as the director of this film?"

The reporter's questions were so heartbreaking that they left no room for maneuver.

The staff of Jiahe had wanted to come up and end it all a long time ago, but Ning Hao spoke too quickly and failed to stop them.

"Okay, the interactive session ends here."

The staff hurriedly led everyone out of the theater and got into the car again.

The atmosphere in the car was very bad. During two roadshows and two question sessions, everyone felt a strong sense of malice.

The staff member did not speak to them, but was speaking on the phone in Cantonese, probably reporting the situation here to his superiors.

As for the third and fourth companies, although Golden Harvest had clearly cancelled the interactive sessions, they were still questioned.

The staff member accompanying them had a livid face.

The next day, everything that happened yesterday appeared in major newspapers.

Ma Chucheng passed by a newsstand, took out money and bought a few copies, then went back home to read them slowly.

The more he looked at it, the bigger the smile on his face became.

Of course, he arranged all of yesterday's events.

He is not familiar with the mainland and has no influence.

Compared to the mainland, it is undoubtedly easier to discredit "Dark Rising 2" in Hong Kong.

Although "Hancheng Raiders" has been withdrawn from theaters in Hong Kong a long time ago, it doesn't matter. Hong Kong is a bridgehead in Asia and plays a leading and exemplary role.

The news here will reach the mainland in one day at most.

If the news is transmitted from Hong Kong, it will be more credible.

By then, the reputation of "Black 2" will be ruined, so what difference will it make even if it wins an award?
Ma Chucheng had his own wishful thinking.

The more I think about it, the more feasible it seems.

He has seen "Dark Rising 2", and there is nothing to criticize about the quality of the movie, so the only criticisms are about the director and the actors.

This practice has long been played out in Hong Kong.

In the entertainment industry, there are so many ways to discredit a movie.

Ma Chucheng had a smile on his face.

They even compared him, Gu Changwei and Ning Haofang, saying that there was a war between the three great photographers~
ridiculous!

Gu Changwei was okay, at least he was an award-winning photographer, and Ma Chucheng didn't feel insulted when compared with him. But Ning Hao, what right did he have?
It's ridiculous that he is just a photography student who has made a student film and dares to be compared with them.

Ning Hao didn't know all this, as he had already returned to China.

The news has not yet spread back to the country.

Zhang Chen is discussing countermeasures with Dong Jianqiang, but not about this, but because "Black 2" has been being dragged down by "Peacock" recently.

["Dark Invasion 2", a literary desert]

[A sequel directed by a new director, the character setting is far below the standard]

[I don’t know what the whole movie is about. There is no story at all. It’s just plasma~]

[Another series has ended~]

There are many articles on the Internet that criticize the lack of artistry, the lack of quality compared to the previous work, the lack of director's skills, and the lack of criticism for the sake of criticism...

In short, everyone is criticizing "Black 2" one-sidedly. Moreover, many people not only criticize "Black 2" but also praise "Peacock". This makes people suspect that all of this was done by the distributor of "Peacock".

[The best art film in China, no doubt about it~]

[I think the Silver Bear is underestimated and should be given to the Gold Bear~]

[Compared to "Dark Invasion 2", this is called a movie~]

[Faced with monopoly scheduling, the best domestic art films may be stranded~]

[How would you choose between a movie with depth and a movie without depth~]

The purpose of pulling down and stepping on others is very obvious, it is definitely done on purpose.

Zhang Chen and Dong Jianqiang looked at each other, and Dong Jianqiang waved his hand in a gentlemanly manner: "You go first~"

Zhang Chen was not polite: "I don't think it's necessarily Bona. Although all the comments are criticizing "Black 2" and praising "Peacock", I think it's too obvious."

Dong Jianqiang nodded: "I feel the same way. And I asked someone to check and found that the Internet trolls who are attacking us are not all from China. Some of them are from overseas."

At present, the domestic water army has just emerged. Zhang Chen has always attached great importance to this aspect and even set up a network team in his own company, which is actually a water army.

In this regard, everyone is familiar with the large and small teams in the country, and they can find out who is causing trouble with just a little asking.

But after asking around, I found that only a few small teams took similar orders.

But given the size of those teams, it would definitely not be possible to smear them to the extent that they are today.

This is interesting.

It is impossible for Bona to find two teams at home and abroad to produce Yu Dong’s black movie.

There is only one possibility, that there is another force involved.

Damn, it’s just a movie, and they have to play Infernal Affairs?
Tired?
Reasoning in the direction that whoever ultimately profits will be the more suspicious, the answer is obvious.

Ma Chucheng, you old boy, do you think I am blind?

It's rude to come and go without reciprocating~
The two hit it off immediately.

Since Ma Chucheng gave such a big gift, they must prepare a return gift.

"Wait a moment……"

Zhang Chen suddenly had a new idea.

"Why should we know? Let's just pretend we don't know~"

"What you mean is... pretending not to know and doing a wave of "Peacock" first?" Dong Jianqiang's eyes lit up.

Zhang Chen nodded: "Let's pretend to be fooled and fight to the death with Peacock first.

This way, there is drama and the audience has something to watch, which will definitely help the box office of "Black 2".

In this way, whether "Peacock" makes money or loses money, it will definitely not be willing to be manipulated by Ma Chucheng. We will reveal it later and cooperate with each other.

After learning the truth, Bona will definitely destroy "Hancheng Raiders"..."

"I think it's okay." Dong Jianqiang likes this kind of cool operation the most, it's even more dramatic than a TV drama.

"Okay, I'll notify Zhang Xiaobei this afternoon. Forget it, I'll just post a blog."

It is certainly faster to find Zhang Xiaobei of the Beijing News, but the era of Weibo is about to arrive, and Zhang Chen still needs to try his best to become famous.

In the recent war of words with Lu Chuan and his son, blogs played a very important role.

The next day, a blog post was published.

The title is:
"If art films must compete with commercial films in box office, then they are just being a hooligan"

"The film critics have always looked down on commercial films and praised art films. This is no longer a question of right or wrong, but a habit.

I can understand that because I learned about European art films in school. There is nothing wrong with art films themselves, but why do you have to compare their box office with commercial films?

Art films are literary, avant-garde, and destined to be niche.

Some people say that niche things are also meaningful.

It does make sense.

That’s why there are commercial films. Commercial films cater to the masses, not the niche.

You explore literature and art and win awards in the field of literature and art, which has already won commercial films.

Why do we have to compete with commercial films in box office?

You want to be artistic and make money at the same time, don’t you think about why?
Do we still expect everyone in the public to be an artist, and be able to tell whether someone steps in with their left foot or their right foot first when entering a door?
They say we have a monopoly on film scheduling and demand that theaters support art films. I actually talked about this issue in the last war of words, but some people still didn't understand.

Cinemas need to make money.

If you want box office success, make something vulgar, because vulgar people are the majority in this world, and they will pay for things that they approve of.

You don't want elegance and art.
After you finish your art, you say that those vulgar people don’t understand your art.

Nonsense, why should people understand.

You are just having fun and amusing yourself.

The one who spends money is the boss.

If you want to earn money from the boss, you have to understand his preferences.

You can’t earn money from the master while cursing him, that would be like being a hooligan.”

(End of this chapter)