Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 351 The Third Master Stops the War
Director Chen was very embarrassed because his film was actually rejected.

So far, no one has confronted him as hard as Dong Jianqiang. Director Chen was very angry and the consequences were serious.

The most serious problem is that there are many more voices in the media criticizing Dong Jianqiang and even Star Entertainment.

However, the reporters were more interested in Director Chen, but they couldn't find him and their requests for telephone interviews were rejected.

Director Chen disappeared, but Dong Jianqiang would not sit there and wait for death, so he immediately started to fight back.

The means of counterattack is to accept an interview and criticize Director Chen in person.

No one will be able to understand The Promise in ten years. I think it will take more than ten years, maybe even twenty years...

Zhang Chen was amazed and said, "Brother Dong, did you also travel through time? Otherwise, how would you know that I still didn't understand it after 20 years?"

Dong Jianqiang is not finished yet. "The Promise" is an experimental work. In this respect, I really admire Director Chen. He spent 3.5 million yuan to do an experiment. Anyway, we at Xingchen Entertainment don’t dare to do this. We have to be worthy of the investors’ money.

Zhang Chen felt that every word Dong Jianqiang said was like rubbing salt into Director Chen's wounds, but that was not necessarily the case. Feeling sorry for the investors might not be a psychological burden for Director Chen.

You clearly made a Cantonese soup, and then you told me that you added some chili peppers and said it was an experimental work.

Sorry, Cantonese people won’t like it.

Sichuanese people also say that Sichuan cuisine is not just food that contains chili peppers.

People from Hunan and Hubei, hey, don't look at me, no matter what you do, it has nothing to do with me~
Speaking of which, the plot of "The Promise" is really fragmented. If the story was told smoothly, this result would not have been possible.

People in later generations concluded that Director Chen had directing skills, but you couldn't let him touch the script.

When "Farewell My Concubine" was written by Lu Wei, and the producers were Beijing Film Studio and a Hong Kong company. Director Chen was just a director, so he had no say in what happened.

So "Farewell My Concubine" is a masterpiece.

After "Farewell My Concubine", Director Chen became so successful and famous that he was no longer willing to listen to other people's opinions.

Director Chen also participated in the script writing of The Promise, Legend of the Demon Cat, and The Orphan of Zhao, so everyone knows the result...

The only decent movie is probably "Search", which is known as a photo album of a beautiful lady.

Zhang Chen shook his head. "When it comes to storytelling ability, Director Chen is a million miles behind you~"

Ning Hao was quite pleased with it, but he was still hypocritically modest: "That can't be possible. After all, he is a big director, not a nobody like me..."

"It's hypocritical, isn't it? The beginning of Stone directly tells the story from multiple perspectives, using various fragmented shots to introduce the characters, and then naturally blending them together. At first glance, it seems messy, but the internal logic is very clear. Just for this point, you are better than most directors..."

"Hahaha, if you say that, I won't be sleepy anymore..."

"Stone" is Ning Hao's masterpiece, with many shining points. The opening scene that Zhang Chen just mentioned is exactly what he is most proud of.

Movies, like novels, pay attention to the beginning.

Novels have three golden chapters, while movies must grab people’s attention in the first five minutes.

“I heard that Xie Tingfeng said bad things about The Promise during an interview…”

Ning Hao talked about the gossip about "The Promise".

"What did he say?"

"He came out to speak well of The Promise these past two days. One moment he said he almost died in a fire during filming, and the next moment he said the character Wuhuan was carefully designed by him. Then someone asked him if he understood the plot of The Promise, and he said that he didn't really understand The Promise either..."

"I guess Emperor Entertainment Group doesn't want The Promise to affect Xie Bi Wang, so they've started to distance themselves from the relationship..."

This is easy to understand.

Actors and works complement and influence each other.

This is not so obvious in the Asian market, but it is particularly obvious in Hollywood.

No matter how big a star you are, if the movie you star in fails at the box office, your value will plummet immediately. Therefore, big stars there are very cautious when accepting movie roles, either for the awards or the box office.

For someone like Xie Bi Wang, who had two blockbuster movies released during the Lunar New Year period, and both of them flopped, I guess no one would dare to ask him to film a movie the following year.

There are many such examples in Hollywood, such as Robert Downey Jr., Nicolas Cage...

“How much did The Promise cost?”

"3.5."

"Tsk, tsk, 3.5 million. That means 10 billion is needed to make back the investment. What is its current box office?"

"1.6."

"That's a huge loss. I heard that the overseas copyright is not selling well. It's been almost a month since the movie was released, and I don't know if the final box office can break 200 million."

Zhang Chen said disdainfully: "Breaking 200 million is a fart, it's impossible."

"No way. It's a China Film Group project after all. Third Master shouldn't let him die in such an ugly way."

"Do you dare to make a bet with me? I bet it will definitely not break 200 million. If it doesn't break, you go back to Beijing Film Academy to rebuild it. If it breaks, I will rebuild it..."

"Get lost, I'm not a lunatic. I won't bet with you. Besides, Beijing Film Academy isn't owned by your family. Can you just retake it? Well, maybe Beijing Film Academy is willing to do so. They would love for a celebrity like you to delay graduation."

"It makes me sound like I'm bound to lose."

As he was talking, the phone rang. Zhang Chen looked at the caller ID and said, "Look, it's Master San calling~"

Ning Hao motioned for him to pick up the phone quickly. Zhang Chen answered the call and heard a voice from the other end: "Hey kid, come over here. Let's have a good chat..."

...China Film Group, Han Sanping's office

When Zhang Chen arrived, President Han was drinking tea, and the whole office was filled with the aroma of tea.

“It smells so good~”

"It smells good. My old boss gave it to me. It's the real Da Hong Pao. It's not the ordinary stuff out there..."

While he was talking, he had already poured tea for Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen brought it to his lips, but before he drank it, the aroma of tea was already lingering on his nose. Just by smelling the scent, he actually felt reluctant to drink it.

Zhang Chen doesn't know much about tea, but he has his own simple way of identifying it: good tea may not taste good when you drink it, but it will definitely smell fragrant.

"Third Master, I remember that every time I came here before, you always smoked cigars. Why are you drinking tea recently?"

"I have so many worries every day. If I don't drink some tea to cultivate my mind and cultivate my character, I'm afraid I won't live past this year..."

Hearing the resentment in the Third Master's tone, Zhang Chen put down the teacup.

Mr. Han San also looked at him, "Can you please give me some face and stop being so mean to The Promise~"

"He provoked me first~"

“I know, but The Promise is a film chosen by the higher-ups to compete for an Oscar. If things continue like this, it will be hard for me to continue…”

In the original time and space, there were many movies submitted for the Olympic Games in 05, including "The Peacock", "Kekexili", "Qinghong", and "A Thousand Miles Alone". Each of them had a better chance than "The Promise", but the authorities still chose "The Promise"...

Zhang Chen curled his lips. "The Promise" is competing for an Oscar. Is it preparing to go abroad and embarrass itself?
A terrible movie like "The Promise" was actually selected as an Olympic bid film. Are they not embarrassed enough in their own country and want to continue to embarrass themselves abroad?
I really don’t know what these experts and scholars are thinking. Every year, each country or region can only submit one film for the Oscars.

But judging from Han Sanping's expression, he ultimately didn't say this joke.

"Okay, since the Third Master has spoken, how can I say no? But this tea is mine~"

"You little bastard, you're coveting my good things."

"So are you going to give it to me or not?"

"Here, here, take it all~"

Zhang Chen excitedly put the remaining tea in the can into his pocket. There wasn't much to begin with, probably only about one or two ounces.

Seeing Han Sanping's distressed look, Zhang Chen sneered: "I have another condition~"

"Boy, you're almost there. I've already given you the tea leaves."

"Well, my condition is very simple. It won't be difficult for Director Chen. But if he doesn't agree, I will return the tea to you~"

Han Sanping looked helpless: "Okay, go ahead, but I'm going to warn you first, don't expect him to apologize to you, he's Brother Chen Kai..."

Zhang Chen waved his hands: "That's not it. My request is that he doesn't sue Hu Ge. The "Mantou" incident will be exposed. It will also show that he has good manners. At most, the relevant videos can be removed from the shelves..."

In this life, the popularity of "Mantou" has a lot to do with him, and he can't let others down.

Han Sanping thought about it and nodded: "Okay, I'll agree to this condition on his behalf."

Now Han Sanping just wants to suppress the matter, and everything else is harmless.

He was badly betrayed by "The Promise".

The box office was not good and the word of mouth was extremely bad. San Ye was under pressure from such a huge loss. He hoped that if the film could succeed in the Oscar competition, the overseas copyright could be sold at a good price to make up for the losses.

In fact, the fact that “The Promise” was selected for an Oscar was entirely due to the endorsement of China Film Group Corporation.

The filming hasn't even been finished yet, but I've already got a spot for an Oscar.

But no one expected this to happen. The overseas copyright script was returned, and Miramax really embarrassed China Film.

Doesn’t Harvey know the importance of China Film Group? Of course he knows.

But it's so damn bad that he would rather his future films not be released in mainland China than not break the contract.

In desperation, China Film had to ask Warner for help.

Why is Warner willing to help? It’s an exchange of interests.

……

There is a nine-headed bird in the sky and a Jingchu man on the ground.

At this time in Chu Province, a young man named Hu Ge was trembling with fear.

He was very puzzled as to why his song "Mantou" suddenly became popular.

I was just joining everyone in complaining about a popular movie, how did I become the leader?
Then he experienced what it meant to be lonely at the top.

Especially a few days ago, Mrs. Chen publicly stated in the news that she would definitely get to the bottom of the matter.

Hugo was terrified~
For the first time in my life, I felt the malice of a big shot.

He filmed an apology video overnight and deleted the "Stone" video, but unfortunately, the effect was so small that it could be ignored.

"Stone" has already become a cultural phenomenon and has been reposted and circulated countless times. Hu Ge's deletion of the original video will not have any effect.

Especially since many media outlets are using "Stone" as a basis to attack "The Promise", Hu Ge just wants to say, please let me go.

(End of this chapter)