Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 198 Wu Baige, I'll teach you
"You don't know what Zhang Chen said to me at the time. When he called me, as soon as the call was connected, he said, 'Feng Xiaogang, pay me back quickly?
I said when did I owe you money?

He said you lost the bet last time, you won't deny it, right?

I said that’s not possible, my last name is not Zhou…

He said, "Okay, then you come and play a cameo role for me, and then I came."

Feng Xiaogang took the initiative to disclose the information.

The audience loves to listen to these gossips the most. What Feng Xiaogang says is also interesting and everyone listens with great interest.

Zhang Chen was speechless. How much did Feng Xiaogang hate Zhou Xingxing? He would make sarcastic remarks whenever he got the chance. He would never be able to get over this in his life.

But he immediately stood up and said: "Let me clarify, Director Feng's words were too exaggerated. My original words at the time were, 'Uncle Feng, return the money quickly!'"

After a moment of surprise, everyone burst into laughter again.

Everyone thought he would clarify that there was no such thing, but unexpectedly he just changed "Feng Xiaogang" to "Uncle Feng". What? Does that make you seem polite?

Soon, the topic turned to Wu Zhenyu.

"I play a killer from Hong Kong in the drama."

In real life, Wu Zhenyu doesn’t like to talk much and his answers to questions are very simple.

"I heard that the role was originally offered to King Liu, but he refused." A reporter in the audience suddenly asked.

Zhang Chen was a little annoyed. They had actually considered this question and knew that someone would definitely ask about it, so they specially arranged for someone to raise the question at the appropriate time.

Now that this guy has interfered, all the arrangements have been in vain.

But the question has been raised and must be answered.

Zhang Chen took the microphone from Ning Hao and said, "Let me answer this question."

After everyone was quiet, Zhang Chen said, "We did look for King Liu at first, but he was afraid of trouble and refused, so we looked for Wu Zhenyu, who was more suitable."

"Wow~"

There was chaos below, and the reporters who were familiar with Zhang Chen knew that Zhang Chen was preparing to cause trouble again.

"Why is Wu Zhenyu more suitable than King Liu?" a reporter asked immediately.

"Isn't this obvious? Everyone has seen Infernal Affairs 2, right? Wu Zhenyu's character Ni Yongxiao is the Chinese version of the Godfather, and he deserves a Golden Image Award. Isn't this enough?"

"But the Best Actor winner at the Academy Awards that year was Andy Lau, not Ng Man-yu." There are people who really argue with this.

"I can only say that Wu Zhenyu didn't win the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, not because of his acting skills."

"So you mean there's something fishy going on at the Academy Awards?"

"Okay, let's not discuss this issue anymore."

Zhang Chen didn't want to argue about who would win the Best Actor award at the Academy Awards anymore. It had nothing to do with him.

And anyone who knows a little bit knows that among all the film festivals in the world, no one can be truly fair and just.

"Okay, please ask some questions related to the movie, and try not to ask questions that are not related to the movie~" Liu Yiwei was also trying to smooth things over, but no one listened to him and everyone was still asking their own questions.

He swore that the celebration party he hosted today was the worst he had ever hosted.

Not only did the celebration party turn into a new movie launch conference, the situation at the scene was also somewhat out of control.

As a host, this kind of scene is very uncomfortable.

But there are always some reporters with strange ideas. He asked a question related to "Stone", but it seemed to have nothing to do with "Stone".

"Excuse me, Director Zhang. Hong Kong director Zeng Zhiwei publicly stated yesterday that Crazy Stone will definitely fail because such a commercial film actually uses an all-mainland cast. He said that mainland filmmakers are simply not good at making commercial films..."

In the chaos, someone asked this question, and then the scene suddenly became quiet.

Even Liu Yiwei didn't know how to smooth things over.

This is fucking discrimination against mainlanders.

Not only the reporters, but also the guests present were looking forward to it, hoping that Zhang Chen could say something to dampen the enthusiasm of those people.

Zhang Chen had not expected this situation. After thinking for a while, he raised the microphone and said to the main creators behind him: "Sorry, everyone, please step down first. I'm afraid we can't continue to promote the movie today."

Everyone understood the current situation and stepped down.

Zhang Chen then raised the microphone and said, "Since we have come to this point today, let's just have an open chat. But first, I want to know what else they said."

You can tell with your ass that those guys wouldn't just say this.

The people in Hong Kong are very purposeful in what they do.

Since you are slandering "Crazy Stone", how could you just say one sentence and then stop?

Sure enough, reporters continued to reveal the news.

"Zeng Zhiwei said that there is no freedom of speech in the mainland. "Hancheng Raiders" is just a normal movie promotion, but it was interpreted as a malicious slander and attack. This is a regression of press freedom."

Zhang Chen had seen this statement in the newspaper.

Another reporter followed up immediately: "He also said that you don't know how to make a movie. You said the story of "Hancheng Raiders" is very old-fashioned, but he said he had directed a similar film "Best Partner" before. It was the first film in Hong Kong's history to gross over 2000 million Hong Kong dollars. It's not that the film is bad, but that you don't understand..."

"Is there anything else?"

"Yes, Wu Yusen also said that "Hancheng Raiders" is a good film that is seriously underestimated. The reason why it has become like this today is completely the result of deliberate targeting. He said that you are just a horror film director and don't understand spy films at all..."

The reporters chattered for a long time, and Zhang Chen said, "Okay, everyone has said so much, and I roughly understand it. It's just the following points:
First, mainlanders are not good at making commercial films.

Second, we slandered them, and "Hancheng Raiders" did not attack anyone personally. Third, I am just a horror film director, I don't understand spy films at all, and I am not qualified to criticize "Hancheng Raiders".

Are these three points?"

Seeing the people below nodding one after another, Zhang Chen spoke again: "Okay, now that the questions have been sorted out, I will answer them one by one."

There was a smile on Zhang Chen's face, but the reporters below were slightly excited.

Zhang Chen is going to cause trouble again!
Zhang Chen did not disappoint them and began to speak freely.

“I have heard some of these arguments before, and some of them I just heard today.

I didn't want to respond at first. In my opinion, these are just the whining of a few losers and there is no need to take them seriously.

But since everyone is concerned, I will just talk about it briefly. ”

After a pause, Zhang Chen continued: "Whether it is Zeng Zhiwei or Wu Yusen, they cannot represent Hong Kong or Hong Kong filmmakers.

These guys are barking because they still think they are superior and are still living in the fairy tale of "Oriental Hollywood".

Please, what era is it now? Hong Kong films have long been in decline. Without the mainland market, they can't even support themselves now.

Still 'Oriental Hollywood'?
Hollywood is conquering the world, while Hong Kong can only talk nonsense.

Why did so many Hong Kong filmmakers go to the north? Is it because we need them? No, they need us.

Without the mainland market, they can't even have food to eat.

I think the argument that we mainlanders are incapable of making commercial films is deliberately spread by Hong Kong filmmakers with ulterior motives. Their purpose is to confuse us and make us feel that we are really not capable of it.

We can’t do it, but can you?

"Hero", "House of Flying Daggers", "The Shallows", "A World Without Thieves", and "Kung Fu", among all the movies with a box office of over 100 million yuan that have emerged in recent years, only "Kung Fu" was made by Hong Kong filmmakers. As far as I know, Stephen Chow is also an outlier in your world, and is ostracized by everyone.

I'm just putting this out there, Crazy Stone is just a commercial film, I'll beat you up, come and fight if you don't agree."

After Zhang Chen finished his speech, the media collectively cheered.

Zhang Chen ignored them and continued to have fun.

"Let's talk about the personal attacks.

The Hong Kong media hyped up the issue, saying that Director Ning Hao was able to direct "Black 2" because of his hometown relationship with me. They turned a blind eye to Director Ning Hao's own talent and instead slandered and insulted him in various ways. Aren't these considered personal attacks?
Is this what you call free speech?
If you say yes, then fine, I'll be free here too.

Based on my observation of Mr. Zeng Zhiwei, I think the title of 'Three-inch Ding Gu Shupi' is very suitable for Mr. Zeng Zhiwei, or I can just call you 'Zeng Dalang' in the future.

In this regard, I would like to ask Mr. Zeng Zhiwei, what do you think? "

puff~
When they heard the phrase "three-inch-tall tree bark", the audience burst into laughter.

I think any Chinese who has watched TV knows that this nickname is used to describe sleeping.

It just so happens that Zeng Zhiwei's figure...is not very slender, and his appearance...is very majestic, which is quite similar to the image of a "three-inch-tall tree bark", which makes people laugh.

Whether it was the guests or the reporters, everyone had a strange smile on their face.

Zhang Chen is so bold.

And he has a unique mind.

How did you come up with the idea of ​​using "three-inch-tall tree bark" to describe Zeng Zhiwei? Don't say it, it really looks like it~
Fortunately, Zeng Zhiwei was not present today, so they could laugh as much as they wanted, otherwise it would be very uncomfortable to hold it back.

"Now let me talk about Mr. Wu Yusen's comment that I don't understand movie reviews. Earlier I said that these were all losers complaining without reason. This was not an insult, but a fact.

What do you think of Wu Yusen?
A big Hollywood director?

wrong.

He had long since failed in Hollywood.

Why did he return home?
Do you think he is returning home rich?
No.

Because he messed up "Windtalkers" and "Memento", no one in Hollywood dared to ask him to make a movie anymore.

His reputation had long been ruined, so he had to return to Hong Kong."

Wow~~
The people below were in an uproar.

They really don't know this.

The mainland is still relatively isolated from news from the United States.

The news of Wu Baige's failure was not widely circulated in China, as people still remembered him as the successful director who shot "Mission Impossible 2" in the United States.

“Don’t think he’s so great, he only has three tricks to make a movie, find a church, release a few peace doves, and then shoot the release and all the action scenes in slow motion.

You can go back and find a DV to try it out, and record it to see if it is the so-called Wu Yusen-style violent aesthetics. "

haha~
Someone in the audience couldn't help laughing out loud, and Zhang Chen laughed along.

"You see, it's easy to make a movie, and it's easy to be a director. Maybe in a few years, anyone can be a director."

Everyone didn't know that Zhang Chen was making a divine prophecy and just thought he was joking.

Zhang Chen suddenly had an idea: "Oh, right, didn't he say that I don't understand spy movies? Well, next time I will make a spy movie, I will teach these big directors how to shoot a spy movie!"

Hoho~
Everyone felt that today's celebration banquet was probably about to end, but before it ended, Zhang Chen sent them another big satellite.

(End of this chapter)