Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 346 The scolding war resumes
On the Internet, the voices condemning "The Promise" continue, and many people have joined in.

Zeng Zhiwei publicly stated in an interview: "I don't understand why director Chen Kai did this?
These are all unimportant things. Many Hong Kong movies have been adapted into funny videos. This shows that people are paying attention to your movie, which is a good thing.

When our Infernal Affairs and Jiang Hu were very popular, many funny versions appeared. No Hong Kong directors sued for this. I don’t understand why mainland directors are making a fuss about it…”

This guy didn't forget to criticize mainland directors when expressing his opinions.

Lu Chuan didn't know what was wrong with her, and publicly stated: "It's a different era now, and he's still suppressing others' speech. Director Chen will definitely be scolded to death. There are good and bad movies, and as a director, he should face it calmly."

Ever since this guy was scolded by Zhang Chen, he seemed to have woken up and felt that such public statements could enhance his personal influence. He has already publicly expressed his opinions on many things.

Zhang Chen ignored all this, he was still typing away on his second blog post -

Mrs. Chen, no, Producer Chen, your theory is ridiculous.

With 3.5 million yuan, “The Promise”, which was made with great effort, cannot have any bad reviews?
It's you who is heartbroken, but it's the audience who is working hard. It's 80 yuan for a ticket, so what? Can't you just say a few words if it's ugly?
"Waterworld" cost 200 million U.S. dollars, but American audiences still criticized it!

I'm just making a suggestion. Domestic actors are also very good. There's no need to use actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan. You're not saying that I'm disrespecting Director Chen!

I deliberately didn’t put “Taken” in the Lunar New Year period to avoid it from competing with “The Promise”. Isn’t that respectful enough?

Is it really necessary to sing praises loudly?
In addition, I am extremely dissatisfied with the overbearing behavior during the release of "The Promise".

When the film was released in Chengdu, the producers requested that no negative reports should appear...

A Hong Kong media reported that "The Promise" will not be accepted in Cannes", and you accused them of false reporting. Please, The Promise really did not register for Cannes. You just went there to sell the film. Is that untrue?
The most outrageous thing is that a new reporter from Guangguang interviewed you and asked you, "What would you think if "The Promise" did not meet your expectations?"

You directly ask people, "What are your intentions?"

When I saw this news, I thought it was just a bunch of nonsense written by unscrupulous tabloids.

This question is very normal, what could be the intention behind it?
Which director has not been asked this question when his movie was released?

Look at Zhang Yimou, how did Feng Xiaogang respond?
Now it becomes a sinister intention on your part.

Are you too sensitive? You can't stand others saying anything bad about you.

Moreover, no matter how you describe it, everyone has ulterior motives.

You two are really birds of a feather.

I don't know why, but I suddenly remembered what director Feng Xiaogang said about poet Chen:

When he makes a film, he doesn't need to consider the entertainment value at all. The more profound it is, the more cognitive value it has. The audience is also a group of scholars who study the history of the national soul. Others can watch it or not. Anyway, they have no intention of taking their money back from their pockets. For such a gentleman, you are harming him if you advise him to be approachable.

I have to say, the summary is really insightful.

When it comes to understanding Director Chen, it has to be Director Feng.

But I just wonder, if it’s like this, why make a commercial film?
Why embrace the market?
Do you know who commercial films are made for?
Now is the Internet age, everyone can comment on Dianing. If you want to earn this money, you must be prepared to be scolded.

As soon as the blog was published, it was picked up by the long-awaited media and quickly spread on the Internet, becoming even more popular than "Mantou".

After all, "Mantou" is just a joke, but Zhang Chen's words are all big news.

……

冯府
When Feng Xiaogang saw the blog, he couldn't help but think of "Cao Nima"~
Zhang Chen, you are such a scoundrel. Why are you @ing me when you are fighting with poet Chen?
But then I felt so relieved.

His words seemed to be a compliment, but in fact they were also a subtle sarcasm. It's just that he didn't dare to say it as blatantly as Zhang Chen.

But Zhang Chen's last question was actually asked on his behalf.

Why embrace the market?
Speaking of this, he felt hatred in his heart, but at the same time a bit of gloating.

These aristocratic children~
In the past, the people who made and reviewed movies were a group of people.

It is very difficult for outsiders to break the circle.

After working hard and enduring hardships, and even being called a fool, he finally gained a foothold in the film industry. However, in the eyes of film critics, he is still a clown.

What are the three major domestic directors? Those people don’t recognize them.

They only recognize Brother Chen Kai, Zhang Yimou is okay, but he, Feng Xiaogang, sorry, ugh~
That's why he has always been at odds with film critics.

Now seeing Zhang Chen publicly criticizing these people, he felt happy.

Now is the Internet age, everyone can review movies. If you still hold on to the old ways and think that everyone will sing praises for you, then just wait for your failure.
……

Zijin Garden, Zhang Guoli’s home.

Zhang Mo is sitting in front of the computer at this moment, refreshing the blog page every few minutes.

The blog belongs to Zhang Chen.

That’s right, he is Zhang Chen’s number one fan and also a veteran spectator.

As the son of Zhang Guoli, Zhang Guoli often admonishes his son on how to behave in the circle, but Zhang Mo doesn't like to listen.

They are all outdated theories, and they are so cowardly, without any sharpness at all.

But he only admired Zhang Chen very much.

He is not afraid of anything and dares to take action when he encounters something he doesn't like. This is completely different from what his father said.

Well, I learned the term "draw the sword" after watching the TV series "Draw the Sword" this year. It's full of sharpness.

He knew that what his father said was right, but he just felt that Zhang Chen was what a young man should be like.

Ever since he learned that Zhang Chen and Director Chen were having a disagreement, he has been sitting in front of the computer.

I no longer play games or watch American TV series. I just focus on reading blogs, wanting to be the first to get the latest news.

……

Sina Corporation, Blog Division
The investment manager stared at the background data with a nervous look.

"Here it comes, get up..."

The technician exclaimed, and at the same time, the report in front of him also climbed exponentially, which meant that Sina Blog had a large number of visitors in a short period of time... "Okay, good, great, contact those advertisers immediately, we need to renegotiate the price~"

With the experience from previous times, everyone in the blog division knew that whenever Zhang Chen was about to engage in a verbal battle with someone, the blog would receive a huge amount of traffic.

These are the spectators attracted by the war of words.

Well, Zhang Chen used the term "melon-eating crowd", which is very descriptive.

And each huge amount of traffic can bring a lot of revenue to their advertising.

……

In a mansion in Beijing
Jing Tian, ​​who was wearing casual pajamas, was also reading Zhang Chen’s latest blog with great interest.

Ah, so manly~
Jing Tian's eyes were full of little stars.

He admires Zhang Chen so much.

Anyone can be scolded!

The most important thing is that every time he scolds, he has reasons and evidence, leaving the other party speechless.

For example, when Guangguang asked the question mentioned in this blog, Jingtian’s little head was thinking, yes, this question is very normal.

How do they usually answer?

Although Jing Tian has only been in the industry for a short time, he has already attended many premieres, and always sat in the front row.

Who said I don’t have the ability? Isn’t this the ability?

Recalling the most recent premiere, it seemed to be "A Chinese Odyssey", what was director Liu Zhenwei's answer?

"We have put in 100% effort, selected the best actors, the best screenwriters, and the best behind-the-scenes personnel. We have done everything we can. As for how the movie turns out and whether everyone likes it, we will leave it to the audience to judge."

That’s right, this is the standard answer.

Director Chen is so stingy. Is he really that sensitive?
Jing Tian was so excited that she saw a lot of supportive comments under the blog and immediately wanted to join in the support, but was immediately stopped by Lu Zheng.

"Xiaotian, don't mess around, don't talk nonsense, be careful not to offend others."

"Offend someone? Are you afraid of Brother Chen Kai?"

Hearing Jing Tian's essay, Lu Zheng smiled bitterly: "Of course I'm not afraid, but there's no need to offend him. Poet Chen is also a great director, and we may have a chance to work together in the future."

"I don't want to work with him based on the crappy movie he made." Princess Jing Tian got angry and Lu Zheng didn't know what to say.

He was just helping the elders of the Jing family to look after Jing Tian, ​​and he was not related to them.

……

Shenzhen, Konka Headquarters
The advertising department was bustling with noise, and everyone was having a heated discussion.

"We are deeply tied to The Promise. Not only are we the largest sponsor, we also spent an extra 3000 million on promotion. Now that The Promise has such a bad reputation, it not only fails to serve as an advertisement, but may even affect our brand. The top management will definitely let us take the blame..."

Big company disease exists in every big company.

Once a company becomes big, the first starting point for everyone to do things is no longer for the company, but to think about how to protect themselves first.

Don’t seek merit, but seek no faults.

"You can't blame others for this, so let's think about how to remedy the situation, right?"

The advertising manager rubbed his temples with a headache.

The scene fell into a brief silence, and no one had any good solution.

Suddenly a weak voice appeared:

"Can we..."

He is an intern who has just joined the company not long ago.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't be so hesitant~" This kind of tone is what the manager hates the most.

"Oh, I mean, can we turn around and criticize The Promise together~"

uh~
Everyone was stunned. We are the largest sponsor of "The Promise", and now we are scolding "The Promise"?
Some people wanted to criticize the intern immediately, what a bad idea.

The intern suddenly mustered up his courage and spoke louder: “It’s now known to the entire internet that The Promise is bad. If you sing praises for The Promise, you’re standing against the public. Why don’t we just reveal our identities? We’re the largest sponsor of The Promise, but we also don’t like The Promise. Maybe this will help save our corporate image…”

After the intern finished speaking, the advertising department fell silent again.

Everyone here is thinking about it. It seems that it is not impossible~
"What's going on in your head?"

"Can't you?"

"Okay, that's great~"

"I think it's okay."

"I think it's feasible, maybe we should give it a try~"

Seeing several of his subordinates expressing their opinions, the manager looked at the intern with satisfaction: "Your performance today was good. I will report to the chairman in person tomorrow. If it succeeds, you will be credited with the first achievement~"

The company has spent so much money, and this strategic change must have the special approval of the chairman.

But I have to say that this idea is indeed feasible.

……

At night, in the Zhang Chen bar, the bar owner Qingcheng Wuji suddenly posted a message, saying that today I did something that would be beneficial to Zhang Chen, and I hope it would be of help to Zhang Chen.

There are quite a lot of people in the forum. Many of them left messages as soon as they saw it. Moderator, what did you do? Can you tell us?
But no matter how I asked, the moderator no longer answered.

(End of this chapter)