Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 277: Cursing Again
Phoenix Weekly is a Hong Kong media. He came to the premiere today with a mission, and he must make some news. Upon hearing this, he immediately said, "Director Zhang Chen, why do I always feel that you are deliberately targeting Hong Kong filmmakers?"

"Why do you say that?" Zhang Chen looked calm and at ease.

The reporter angrily said: "You have publicly belittled two excellent filmmakers, Zeng Zhiwei and Wu Yusen, and rejected Cheng Long's cooperation. You also fell out with Hong Jinbao. Today, you show disdain for the work of director Xu Ke..."

"Is that all?"

"Isn't this enough?"

"Well, I believe everyone here must have the same question, so I will give a unified reply."

After a pause, Zhang Chen continued, "Do you remember what those two outstanding filmmakers, Zeng Zhiwei and Wu Yusen, have done?"

The reporter was stunned by Zhang Chen's question. Zhang Chen did not expect the other party to give an answer at all, and continued to talk to himself: "Why did Ning Hao insist on filming "Crazy Stone"? It was because the Hong Kong media slandered him, saying that he was a relative and was able to direct "Black 2" because of his relationship with me.

Now I would like to ask you, how is the quality of Crazy Stone? We advertised that we would make you laugh this summer. Did we do that?"

The guests in the audience immediately responded in unison: "We did it~"

The reporter looked back in astonishment. He had a feeling that he was isolated.

“The two outstanding Hong Kong filmmakers you mentioned want to endorse ‘Hancheng Raiders’, no problem, we are all Hong Kong people, it’s understandable.

But it is wrong for you to smear Ning Hao.

"Stone" and "Seven Swords" are still competitors. Do you see us targeting Director Xu Ke personally?
What’s the matter? Just because these two people have a high status in the circle, they can bully a new director?

They can say without any basis that Ning Hao is a relative of someone else and that "Crazy Stone" is bound to flop, but I can't say that he is a piece of shit?
And the flop who came back from Hollywood, don't you have any idea of ​​how you have fared in Hollywood? Are there any big or small companies in Hollywood that dare to ask you to make a movie?
You are the only director who can almost bankrupt one of the Big Six in Hollywood.

How dare he say he can't make a movie? Who gave him the courage, Fish Leong?
Only Orange Sky treats this kind of stuff as a treasure. Orange Sky's Wu Kebo is also blind.

I'm telling you, I made "Taken" to slap him in the face. He thought he was a master after making "Mission: Impossible 2". I just want to teach him how to make spy films. The ones he made before were so low~"

Zhang Chen spoke a lot more in one breath, and the guests below felt relaxed and happy after listening to him.

So cool!
It’s really worth coming here today!

Twenty years of infertility were cured for me.

Ning Hao, who was also standing on the stage, had tears in his eyes.

It would be a lie to say that the slander he has suffered has no impact on him.

But at this time, there is someone who can stand up and speak for him and stand by him, which is really touching.

If the location was not inappropriate, Ning Hao might have bowed down and said, "Brother, I am willing to follow you to Liangshan!"

In the center of the stage, Dong Jianqiang came up quietly and whispered a reminder: "Today's premiere will be broadcasted, so take it easy~"

Zhang Chen gave him a 'reassuring' look and continued...

"Also, I want to emphasize one point. It is definitely not true that I am targeting Hong Kong filmmakers. The leading actor of my 1.2 million-dollar film Taken is Hong Kong filmmaker Tony Leung Ka Fai, who is my favorite actor, bar none. So at most I am targeting certain Hong Kong filmmakers."

"Speaking of Cheng Long, I rejected the cooperation with him purely because the role was not suitable. The male lead of Taken was Liang Jiahui, and I would rather not shoot without him. There is no targeting, it's just the casting of the movie.

As for Hong Jinbao, he left on his own initiative, but even if he didn't leave, I would have made him go away.

The martial arts team is here to serve the film. If the martial arts instructor doesn't listen to the director, what do you want to do? I can't make a movie without you?
As for him making his own movie "SPL", if he wants to challenge me, I welcome you. But don't say that I bullied you with a 1.2 million blockbuster.

In fact, we are about to start shooting an action film called "Kowloon Walled City", a collaboration with Emperor Entertainment Group, with a brand new action style.

Action movies have always been the flagship of Hong Kong movies, and we also want to see if we can capture the flagship, haha~"

Zhang Chen spoke with great enthusiasm, and the reporter's face turned black. If he hadn't been surrounded by a group of colleagues, he would have wanted to just leave.

Zhang Chen was not finished yet: "As for Director Xu Ke and his "Seven Swords", who is targeting whom? It seems that they were the ones who took the initiative to move up the release date to the same day?

But I like it very much. At least Director Xu has the courage to show his sword. I have received your challenge and "Crazy Stone" has officially accepted the challenge. I also want to see whether low-cost production can defeat big production.

I failed with "Darkness Invasion", and I want to try again with "Crazy Stone"~
Hong Kong films are not omnipotent. You are more experienced than us, but that does not mean you can completely surpass us.

If you really think of yourself as God, then I will knock you off the altar.

In fact, I cannot stand many things. Why can Hong Kong actors discriminate against mainland actors? Why do people always give priority to Hong Kong actors in everything?

As for the incident with Xiaobailong, if it was in my crew, it would never have happened. I would have beaten him until he called me dad.

Even if we cooperate with Emperor Entertainment Group, I still say that we will never cooperate with actors like Xie Tingfeng and Zhang Weijian.

I don’t care if others are willing to be a licker, but I don’t want to be a licker myself. That’s right, Ciwen Media, I’m talking about you…”

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, the scene was silent for a few seconds, and then thunderous applause broke out.

Many people's applause was sincere.

Although they are reluctant to admit it, for a long time, Hong Kong movies have been like a mountain weighing down mainland movies. No one appreciates good mainland scripts, but Hong Kong's bad movies never lack investment.

The roles in the drama were chosen by mainland actors only after Hong Kong actors had been selected. This was because of co-productions. If there were no co-productions, mainland actors would not even get supporting roles.

Even public opinion is that Hong Kong actors, both male and female, represent fashion, while mainland actors are synonymous with being unfashionable.

This kind of suppression is reflected in all aspects and is almost everywhere. Only people in the industry can feel it.

But everyone seems to be used to it, and even if some people want to resist, they are powerless to do anything.

Now, Zhang Chen is like a moral guardian, speaking these out publicly. From now on, those companies, no, those bootlickers, will have to consider whether they will be scolded if they do this again.

This is what most people think. Some people who are more thoughtful have already thought that Zhang Chen’s move is really smart. Isn’t Ciwen Media the producer of "Seven Swords"?

But after all, he is also the investor of "The Little Fish and the Flowerless", so it is not unfair for Zhang Chen to scold him.

"Oh, by the way, let me say one last thing, Taken will be released on November 11, so please stay tuned~
Well, today’s premiere ends here. We have prepared a dinner later. Please come forward, guests and media friends.

Of course, we won’t force those who are in a hurry to submit their manuscripts. I would like to ask all media friends for one thing. No matter how you write about today’s premiere, please include the words “Crazy Stone”. Just consider it as helping out, it’s mutually beneficial~”

"Hahaha, definitely~"

"Director Zhang, don't worry. We are all family. If you provide us with materials, we will definitely help promote the movie~"

"We won't eat, but we will definitely help promote the movie~"

The scene was in chaos and the guests were shocked once again that a premiere could be played like this.

Zhang Chen knew that his criticism today had somewhat stolen the limelight from the premiere, but as long as the media mentioned "Stone", it would not be a loss.

After the premiere, the guests stood up to greet Zhang Chen. Face recognition was a must. Since they had all come to line up, they had to leave a deeper impression.

The media were all very excited and rushed back to write articles. The guests also felt that they had gained a lot.

The obvious benefit is that I have a closer relationship with Zhang Chen. Coming here means I have joined his team, so I guess he will take more care of me in the future.

There are even more invisible benefits. Many resources that were out of their reach before may now be within their reach. Investors who were originally hesitating about whether to use mainland actors or Hong Kong actors will also give them opportunities.

……

The next day, as expected, Zhang Chen once again made headlines in major entertainment sections.

[At the premiere of "Crazy Stone", Zhang Chen once again started the mockery mode]

[“Crazy Stone” is really crazy, Zhang Chen talks about the conflict with Hong Kong filmmakers]

This is all for traffic~
[Ning Hao, the director of Crazy Stone, said he wanted to meet with director Xu Ke]

This is to anticipate the perspectives of other media and take a different approach.

[Scolding Tsang Chi Wai, scolding Wu Yusen, teaching Hong Jinbao how to shoot an action movie, Zhang Chen made a lot of remarks at the premiere]

["Crazy Stone", "Taken", "Kowloon Walled City", Star Entertainment uses these three movies to teach Hong Kong filmmakers how to make commercial films, spy films, action films...]

This is no small matter.

Zhang Chen’s last request had an effect, and almost all media reports mentioned "Crazy Stone".

This is enough!

Hype is all about the eye-catching effect, which constantly deepens people's impression, and that's enough.

On the contrary, the appearance rate at the premiere of "Seven Swords" held at the Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center yesterday was much lower.

Even if there is, it won’t make front-page headlines.

It's a far cry from the treatment given to Stone.

……

Ciwen Media
Ma Zhongjun was furious when he saw the news in the newspaper, and even called himself a licking dog...

Are you licking it yourself?

Yeah?

On the other hand, Xu Ke's reaction was not that big. Instead, he was quite interested in "Stone".

He knew about multi-line narrative, but he didn't expect that a director in the mainland would try this.

Xu is always curious about new things.

(End of this chapter)