Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 393: Airport, another round of scolding

I can’t hit him anymore, and I can’t scold him anymore.

With Wen Jun's coordination, everyone dispersed quickly.

Wen Jun didn't come to apologize this time, so Zhang Chen didn't need to apologize.

He was comforting Liang Jiahui.

"Brother Hui, there's no need to be angry with them, they are just a bunch of clowns~"

Liang Jiahui's face looked very unhappy, and he just nodded when he heard it.

Zhang Chen was afraid that he would be upset, so he continued to comfort him: "They keep saying that they are doing this for the good of Hong Kong films, but in fact, they are just guarding their own small circle and don't want to change~
Those who don’t know how to keep up with the times will sooner or later be eliminated by society.”

This time Liang Jiahui spoke up: "Achen, you don't have to comfort me, I'm fine, I just feel sorry for their lack of understanding, but since we are not the same kind of people, the worst that can happen is that we will have less contact in the future, and I don't rely on them for a living."

Of course I don’t rely on them for a living.

He is a favorite of Johnnie To, and the filming of "Election: The Price of Peace" is about to start.

"By the way, when are you leaving?"

"The flight is tomorrow morning."

"Then I won't see you off. I'll say goodbye to you in advance." Liang Jiahui was not in a good mood.

"No need to see me off. When you have time to come to the mainland, I will treat you to tea~"

Hong Kong people love to drink tea. He has heard this polite phrase countless times in the past two days and just said it out loud.

"Haha, sure, I'll have tea with you sometime~"

The group left the party, seeing no point in staying after what had happened.

……

Inside the banquet hall, the party was still going on, as if the incident just now had never happened.

In a room, several people were talking about something with gloomy faces.

"These idiots actually dared to fight me~"

Zeng Zhiwei's loud voice echoed in the room, and the faces of the people around him were not good.

Wu Yusen's face turned pale, and he pointed at Wen Juan: "Wen Juan, this is the Academy Awards you advocated. You invited so many mainlanders to come here to stir up trouble, and now you see it..."

Someone nearby also followed suit and said, "Yeah, you always say that the future of the Academy Awards lies in the mainland, and that filmmakers need to get closer to the mainland. Now, they are letting others shit on our heads~"

"They don't even take us seriously, okay~"

"This year's Academy Awards has become a joke, all because of you~"

Wen Jun became the target of public criticism for a while, and everyone in the room was accusing him of bringing down this year's Academy Awards.

Wen Jun's face flushed red, and he was so angry that he ripped off his badge and said, "Well, I quit being the chairman of the Academy Awards. Whoever wants to do it can do it~"

Wen Jun left in anger. After a brief silence, no one in the room took it to heart.

"Wen Jun is also a traitor. We must choose one of our own people as the chairman of the next Academy Awards. If we continue like this, we will be too passive~"

"Yes, I support you. Who do you think can do it?"

"Let Chen join us. I've talked to him before, and he doesn't agree with Wen Jun's approach. He thinks the Hong Kong Film Awards should be for Hong Kong people, which coincides with our view. I think we can bring him over~
And he is now the vice chairman, so it is only natural for him to take over as chairman.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Community culture is prevalent in Hong Kong and everyone likes to form small groups.

As for the chairman of the Academy Awards, they can change him at will, it’s actually not that difficult.

The Academy Awards Association is a non-profit organization whose members are composed of representatives from various film and television associations.

There are various associations such as the Hong Kong Artist Association, the Hong Kong Directors Association, the Hong Kong Screenwriters Association, etc. Each association sends one person to serve as a director of the Academy Awards Association, and then the chairman and vice chairman are elected from among these people.

Each Academy Awards Chairman serves a two-year term and can be re-elected once.

The 13 directors of the Academy Awards are all voluntary and do not receive any remuneration. Although they belong to different organizations, Hong Kong is a society based on personal relationships, so changing the chairman is not a difficult task.

……

The next morning, it was Huo Wenxi who came to the airport to see me off.

"Boss Yang asked me to convey his apologies. He didn't expect the Academy Awards to turn out like this. It was his inconsideration~"

Huo Wenxi conveyed Boss Yang's meaning.

It was he who arranged for "Taken" to be nominated for the Academy Awards. It was well-intentioned, but he didn't expect it would cause so much trouble.

As the inviter, Boss Yang cannot escape blame.

Zhang Chen interrupted her quickly: "Ms. Huo, please don't say that. No one would have thought of such a thing. It has nothing to do with Boss Yang. Those diehards discriminate against the mainland. It would be the same whether there is this Academy Award or not..."

"Thank you Director Zhang for your understanding. I will definitely convey your thoughts to Boss Yang."

After a few pleasantries, Zhang Chen looked at his watch and said, "Ms. Huo, please go back. We will be boarding the plane in a little while."

"Okay, I wish Director Zhang and everyone a safe journey~"

The two groups were about to separate when they suddenly heard a commotion at the entrance, and then several people who looked like reporters and cameramen entered the airport hall.

"Zhang Chen is over there, over there~"

Someone saw Zhang Chen and immediately shouted, and a group of people holding guns and cameras quickly ran towards Zhang Chen and others.

The people nearby were also attracted and looked towards them.

As soon as Zhang Chen saw this situation, he knew he couldn't hide. Besides, even if he wanted to hide, there was nowhere to hide. This was the airport hall and the surroundings were very empty.

Because of the reporter's shout just now, the area around him has become a vacuum area.

The reporters who rushed in quickly surrounded Zhang Chen, pointing their cameras at him. Lu Yang, Guo Fan and others spontaneously acted as security guards, keeping the reporters outside.

"Director Zhang Chen, I heard that you had a conflict with some Hong Kong filmmakers at the dinner last night. Can you tell me more about what happened?"

"Director Zhang, some people say you beat Zeng Zhiwei last night. Is that true?"

"Excuse me, is your rash outburst last night related to the fact that Taken won nothing at the Academy Awards?"

"Director Wu Yusen said you are narrow-minded and provincialist. Do you admit it?"

These people surrounded Zhang Chen and started asking questions at once, as if they wanted to stuff the microphones into Zhang Chen's mouth.

Looking at the surging crowd, Zhang Chen knew that he would not be able to leave unless he said something today.

Looking at the watch, there was still some time, so I just put my hands down to signal everyone to be quiet.

This action really worked, and the reporters all shut up.

Zhang Chen cleared his throat and looked around:
“Since everyone has come here, I think I understand everything that happened last night.

As time is limited, I will not mention any names, but will simply state my views. ”

Seeing that there were no objections, Zhang Chen continued, "First of all, I must make it clear that everything that happened last night has nothing to do with whether Taken won an award or not.

If you know me, you will know that I have always disliked this kind of selection and awarding. If it weren’t for the insistence of Mr. Yang from Yinghuang Company, “Taken” would not have participated in any Academy Awards. Friends who don’t believe this can verify it with Miss Huo Wenxi, she is a senior executive of Yinghuang Company...”

After hearing what Zhang Chen said, Huo Wenxi also nodded, indicating that everything Zhang Chen said was true.

"As for the conflict that occurred last night, it actually stemmed from the conflict between me, Wu Yusen and Zeng Zhiwei~"

"Can you tell me what the conflict was between you and Director Wu Yusen?"

“Raindrop Wu had previously questioned my ability to make a spy film, but I made Taken, which accidentally won the Hong Kong box office champion of the year.

This probably touched some people's nerves, and some people didn't dare to respond to me directly, so they turned their attention to other members of the film.

And because Mr. Liang Jiahui is the only Hong Kong actor in the main creative team, these guys used Mr. Liang Jiahui as a target for venting their anger. "

"You mean, you are a better director than Wu Yusen?"

Zhang Chen shrugged: "What else?"

The man continued, "But Wu Yusen once broke into Hollywood, and the Mission: Impossible 2 he directed won the global box office championship~"

There was a sense of pride in that man's tone, and it was clear that he had his own stance.

Zhang Chen retorted: "Then did you know that the box office of his film Windtalkers was dismal, which directly led to the resignation of MGM's senior executives, and MGM itself was also auctioned off~"

This sentence silenced the other party, but the other party was obviously prepared: "Since you don't approve of director Wu Yusen, how do you explain Red Cliff? The investment in Red Cliff was as high as 6 million, which is the highest investment among Chinese films so far..."

Zhang Chen spread his hands: "Where's the money?"

"So far, all the news about Red Cliff has only remained at the news level. No actor has signed a formal contract with it. Red Cliff is just a pie. Everyone has smelled the fragrance, but no one has actually seen it, let alone eaten it.

Such a project is meaningless and even deceptive.

The actor has reserved a schedule for you, but you can't even give him the most basic start time. Isn't this cheating?
I even doubt whether Wu Yusen and his Orange Sky Entertainment have enough money to start the film. In the end, this project is likely to be a pipe dream. "

Zhang Chen pointed out the unreliable aspects of "Red Cliff" incisively and the other party had nothing to say.

That’s not all:
“To take a step back, even if the Red Cliff project is real, I don’t think Wu Yusen has the ability to handle such a large-scale production.

With his level, he can probably make gangster movies or movies about brotherhood, but he simply doesn't have the ability to make epic blockbusters.

Look at what he did with "Windtalkers"?
The pace is slow and there is no focus.

I don't know what the shaking camera is trying to express, and it makes people dizzy. If you don't believe me, interview him and ask him to comment on his own film "Windtalkers"?
He is only good at making movies. If you remove the slow motion and the peace doves, I really don’t know if he will still make movies. "

Zhang Chen’s words were too harsh and no one dared to respond, but he was not prepared to let the other party go.

"Also, I heard that he tricked many actors from the mainland into joining Red Cliff. I solemnly remind everyone here to pay attention to your own safety.

Our Director Wu has a criminal record in this regard.

When he was in Golden Harvest, he filmed a movie called "Heroes Without Tears", which was a follow-up to "A Better Tomorrow" and was shot in Thailand.

Later, an accident happened on the crew and a staff member died, but Wu Yusen chose to conceal it.

Why do you think he left Jiahe later? He was kicked out~"

Wow, the reporters were excited all of a sudden.

Some of what Zhang Chen said were unknown even to the local reporters.

It’s really a huge profit.

Some people wanted to question it, but Zhang Chen immediately said: "There is no need to question the authenticity of the incident. I met a lot of people at the dinner yesterday. Guess who told me~"

Huo Wenxi and others nearby also looked at Zhang Chen in disbelief. How cruel! He was completely cutting off the source of the trouble. He was going to make sure that Wu Yusen had no place to stay in Hong Kong.

Everyone sighed, and Zhang Chen was still adding fuel to the fire: "So, don't think he's that great, he's just a poor guy who can't make it in Hollywood.

Yes, he did hold the global box office record, but that was six years ago.

Compared to this, isn't it a greater achievement to personally force a Hollywood Big Six company into bankruptcy and auction it off?"

Seeing that Zhang Chen seemed to be about to stop talking, someone immediately asked: "What about Zeng Zhiwei? Director Zhang, can you also talk about Zeng Zhiwei~"

These guys are just afraid of chaos in the world.

Zhang Chen curled his lips in disdain: "Wu Yusen has some skills. Zeng Zhiwei is nothing. He is just a second-generation who lives on his father's influence. He is almost the same as those Qing Dynasty old men. Don't you really know about the bad things he did in the Hong Kong entertainment industry? He is just in cahoots with the crowd. If he dares to do that in the mainland, I will send him to jail in a minute...

He even imitated the gangster tactics with me. I'm afraid he doesn't know what the iron fist of the people's democratic dictatorship feels like~"

Zhang Chen complained for a long time, but it felt like he hadn't said the real thing yet.

"Let me solemnly say that no matter what happens to these two idiots in Hong Kong, it has nothing to do with me, and Hong Kong is not my Hong Kong.

But if they turn their attention to Mr. Liang Jiahui, that won’t work.

I personally invited Tony to participate in "Taken", and even rejected Jackie Chan for this.

In my opinion, he is the best actor in Hong Kong, no doubt about it, in terms of character or acting skills.

I definitely won't allow such an outstanding person to be implicated because of me. Here, I would also like to apologize to Brother Hui for the injustice he has suffered.

At the same time, we also declare that Xingchen Entertainment is your strongest backing~"

He must stand up regarding Liang Jiahui's matter.

Fan Xiaopang was ruined by the host because of "Cell Phone 2", and the Wang brothers dared not even fart.

Zhang Chen would definitely not do such a thing.

Character is also important in this circle.

It's a similar situation. Tang Wei was banned because of "Lust, Caution", which was actually because she was taking the blame for Ang Lee.

But Ang Lee is more responsible than the Wang brothers.

It is said that Tang Wei's successful comeback was all thanks to Jiang Zhiqiang, and Jiang Zhiqiang's willingness to help was to repay a favor for Ang Lee.

If Zhang Chen doesn't speak up for Liang Jiahui in this matter, it will only chill the hearts of the people around him.

"Okay, after talking so much, our time is almost up, so let's stop here today."

Just as Zhang Chen was about to finish, a reporter suddenly shouted excitedly: "Director Zhang Chen, I got the news. Just now, the Academy Awards Organizing Committee officially announced that you are listed as persona non grata..."

When the reporter said this, he had not hung up the phone yet, obviously someone had notified him.

At the same time, other reporters also received calls, and the content of the calls was similar.

It seems that the news should be true.

People's attention immediately focused on Zhang Chen again.

"Director Zhang, do you have anything to say about the decision of the Academy Awards?"

Zhang Chen was speechless. To be honest, he was a little surprised by the news.

Because he knew that Wen Jun was pro-mainland.

But the news doesn't seem to be false.

At this time, Huo Wenxi's phone also rang. She answered it and then hung up. Then she walked forward and whispered, "The news is true. It was indeed officially announced by the Academy Awards. Also, there is news that Wen Jun has officially resigned as the chairman of the Academy Awards~"

That makes sense.

Wen Jun's resignation means that in the battlefield of the Academy Awards, the reformists have lost and the conservatives have gained the upper hand, and the Academy Awards have officially become a tool of a small circle.

Think about how similar the scene where I angrily scolded Tsang and Wu last night was to Will Smith beating Chris Rock at the Oscars.

It’s just that one is for a friend and the other is for a wife.

The Academy Awards and the Oscars are of the same kind. They are indiscriminate and will label the party that is forced into a corner as the troublemaker without asking the reason.

It’s better not to participate in such a broken prize.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen no longer hesitated and immediately said: "Since the Academy Awards do not welcome me, I will take this opportunity to send a notice. From today on, I will not participate in any review related to the Academy Awards~"

After a pause, he felt that this was not enough to relieve his anger. If he did not participate, he would be the same as Johnnie To. He simply added: "Not only me, but also any film project related to me will not participate in any judging related to the Academy Awards~"

Wow~
The media got excited again.

Zhang Chen’s move was quite clever, forcing people to take sides.

Zhang Chen is no longer alone now, he already has a small circle.

Zhang Chen is definitely the core, and the others are Ning Hao, Lu Yang, and Fan Binbin.

A little further away are Zhang Guoli, Wang Changtian, Boss Yang and Wanda Cinema Line...

These people want to work with Zhang Chen, but I’m sorry, you have to give up the Academy Awards.

You can only choose one of the two.

But I don't participate in the Hong Kong Film Awards, but the Golden Horse Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards~
But if you don't cooperate with Zhang Chen, can you still get on board Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang?
"Okay everyone, it's time to board the plane. I hope you won't delete what I just said and publish it truthfully~"

Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhang Chen didn't plan to continue to argue with them. After saying hello to Huo Wenxi, he walked towards the ticket gate.

……

First class

This time when we went back, Xingchen Entertainment booked the entire first-class cabin, so there were no outsiders here.

But at this moment, no one dared to disturb Zhang Chen.

The plane took off, penetrated the clouds, entered the stratosphere, and finally stabilized.

Zhang Chen had been looking at the sea of ​​clouds outside the window in deep thought. Suddenly he turned his head and asked, "Boss, what did you say Jiahe's market value was?"

"1.23 million Hong Kong dollars."

"Only 1.23 billion?"

"Well, you don't mean to~"

The words are on the tip of my tongue, ready to come out~
Zhang Chen nodded: "Yes, you guessed it right, I want to acquire Jiahe~"

Dong Jianqiang was not surprised at all when he heard that Zhang Chen wanted to acquire Jiahe.

In fact, he had just heard that Orange Sky was also tempted when it came to acquiring Golden Harvest.

Golden Harvest, once a giant, now has a market value of only 1.23 million.

It has a powerful film library, complete distribution channels and theaters covering Southeast Asia and the mainland.

Apart from anything else, Golden Harvest’s cinema chains in Shenzhen account for as much as 44%, and its shares in Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia are also not low.

Dong Jianqiang once calculated privately that all these would definitely cost more than 1.23 million, probably 4 million Hong Kong dollars, but that was also cost-effective, as it was not all taken out at once.
Zhang Chen had similar thoughts.

Although his original intention was to snatch Orange Sky away, he also had his eyes on Golden Harvest's cinema resources.

Which film company doesn't want a cinema chain? It's just that cinema chains are capital-intensive and not everyone can afford them.

But Zhang Chen is not an ordinary person. He has the advantage of foresight and knows which movies will definitely make money, thus avoiding many detours.

He remembered reading an article in his previous life that within ten years, cinemas would be a sunrise industry, and the country would support them with policies, so there was great potential.
At the same time, there is another benefit, which is to undermine Orange Sky.

If Orange Sky hadn’t acquired Golden Harvest, it wouldn’t have been able to go public, and it would have been even more difficult to raise money to shoot “Red Cliff”.

6 million, not million~
Wu Yusen, I see you have no money, what can you use to shoot "Red Cliff"?
……

Asking for monthly ticket

(End of this chapter)