Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 402 I Stand on Han Han’s Side

When did the feud between Han Han and Bai Ye begin?

Of course, it was formed during that verbal fight.

At that time, Zhang Chen accused Lu Chuan of plagiarism. Lu Tianming could not bear it and personally stepped forward to defend his son. Then people from his faction also came out and stood on Lu Chuan's side. Bai Ye was one of them, and he was the second most powerful general after Lu Tianming because he was a celebrity.

At that time, Zhang Chen was alone and weak, 1VS all the opponents.

Although he was not afraid, his side was indeed a little weak in terms of numbers.

At this time, Han Han, who had nothing to do with him, suddenly came out to support him, and Zhang Chen owed him a big favor.

Han Han's main opponent at that time was Ai Da Jin, and both of them had their bottom line.

But why did Han Han start arguing with Bai Ye again?

Zhang Chen made a special call to Han Han and asked about the specific situation.

The cause was that Bai Ye went crazy for some unknown reason and suddenly published a blog post inexplicably titled "The Current Situation and Future of the Post-80s Generation."

In the article, Bai Ye specifically criticized the post-80s writers, not sparing any representative figures such as Guo Xiaosi, Han Han and Zhang Yueran, and said that the works written by those born in the 80s cannot be considered literature.

This is equivalent to pointing at someone and scolding them, saying that everyone here is garbage.

In the cultural circle, not many people paid attention to it, not even Han Han.

The young man didn't care at all what Bai Ye said.

At first, Han Han had no idea that Bai Ye dissed him. It was his fans who found out and notified him.

Can this be tolerated?
Uncle can tolerate it, but aunt can't.
Han Han, a representative of the post-80s writers, immediately responded with a blog post titled "The literary world is bullshit, no one should pretend to be cool."

In the past two years, he has learned a lot from Zhang Chen~
For example, if you want to be a celebrity, you must be bold in speaking and have clear opinions.

Don't be afraid of offending people~
Only in this way can it become popular~
This is the routine of the Internet.

He has been doing this all the time and doing it well.

In the past two years, Sina Blog has been the leader in the blog world, and in Sina Blog, Zhang Chen is the first and Han Han is the second.
Han Han has always maintained his image as an opinion leader. Whenever there is a public event, he will express his views and occasionally comment on popular movies.

If it happens 10 years later, people will definitely be annoyed with such people. What era is it now? You are still an opinion leader. Who do you think you are?
But now in 2006, it is still a new thing and very popular.

Once the article “The literary world means nothing, no one should pretend to be cool” was published, it immediately attracted attention.

In the past two years, many people have actually realized that verbal battles can attract traffic.

But there are almost no people who really dare to take this path.

Zhang Chen was the first and Han Han was the second.

When Zhang Chen was on the phone, he was also logging into his blog, and then he found that someone had also tagged him.

I opened the URL first and saw the content of the quarrel between the two parties.

"A fan also forwarded Bai Ye's article to me. Do you need me to support you?"

"No need. I have found a lot of dirt on that guy. If he were an innocent person, I really wouldn't be able to do anything to him.

But he himself is not clean, so I just want to expose those dirty secrets to disgust him. You just watch from the sidelines for now, and if other people get involved, you can join in..."

Han Han seems very confident and seems ready to do something big.

Zhang Chen also became interested. In the past two years, others had been eating his melons. Now that he finally had a melon, he also wanted to eat it properly.

He knew about the dispute between Han and Bai in his previous life, but he didn't pay much attention to it. Now is the perfect time to catch up.

As for helping to fight, since Han Han said that it was not necessary for the time being, he was happy to have nothing to do.

Moreover, his war of words with the Academy Awards just ended not long ago. If he starts another war of words at this time, it is likely to leave the public with a fixed impression that he is a troublemaker.

Once this impression is left on the public, if something happens again, the public will subconsciously think that Zhang Chen is causing trouble, which is something he does not want to see.

"The literary world means nothing. No one should pretend to be cool." Han Han's reaction was within Bai Ye's expectations. Young people just can't keep their cool.

Bai Ye immediately acted like a senior and accused Han Han of using vulgar language and swearing.

Han Han was indeed caught, and he immediately realized his problem, and published another blog post - "Some people's words are harsh but their logic is sound, while some people's words are sound but their characters are rough."

Han Han is ready to reason.

Bai Ye thought he had a clear moral high ground, but he didn't expect Han Han to post three more blogs:
"Exposing Bai Ye: Self-planned, paid academic corruption - Part 1"

"Exposing Bai Ye: Self-planned, paid academic corruption - Part 2"

"Exposing Bai Ye: Self-planned, paid academic corruption - Part 2"

It can be called a three-piece set for gravedigging.

In the blog, Han Han stripped this literary giant of his true colors and bluntly accused him of academic corruption.

Mainly focus on three points:
911. The two books, "Shanghai Baby" by Wei Hui and " Life and Death Wedding" by Bella, are basically pornographic novels written in the guise of art, but Teacher Bai Ye highly praises these books.

2. The Cai Xiaofei incident.

Bai Ye repeatedly said that he had read Cai Xiaofei's collection of essays, and felt that this kid was a very promising post-80s writer.

Then the media found out that Cai Xiaofei had never published a collection of essays.

This is awkward.

This is not the end. If the first two can be explained, then the third point will nail Bai Ye to the pillar of shame.

Han Han asked Bai Ye, "When you were a judge for the Spring Literature Award, you named your own work as the winning work. Is this academic corruption?"

After the three articles were published, Bai Ye directly closed the comments.

This is so unethical. We agreed to a duel, but you came up and told me it was a fight to determine the winner and decide life or death.

How is this still playing?
The media clamored for him to come out and explain, but Bai Ye didn't show up and there was no way to explain.

After two rounds, Bai Ye was beaten to a pulp.

Zhang Chen gave him a thumbs up, saying that this melon was really delicious.

Bai Ye obviously didn't expect Han Han to be so cruel. This was no longer just a quarrel, this was an attempt to gnaw at his roots.

These past two days, Zhang Chen was enjoying the melon. He thought this matter had nothing to do with him. Then when he was helping to promote the movie "Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots", he was suddenly asked a question.

"Excuse me, do you know anything about the recent heated debate between Han and Bai?"

Zhang Chen wanted to shake his head, but he couldn't, so he could only nod: "I know, my fans forwarded Bai Ye's article to me..."

The host continued to ask, "Who do you think is the right party..."

Zhang Chen shrugged: "Is there any need to say this?"

After holding back on expressing his opinion for so many days, he suddenly felt like talking again: "In my opinion, this verbal battle is inevitable."

The host was visibly excited: "Oh, why is it inevitable?"

Zhang Chen shrugged: "This quarrel may seem like a private quarrel between Han Han and Bai Ye, but it is actually a confrontation between the new writers born in the 80s and the older writers born in the 60s and 70s.
The current situation of Chinese literature is that all rights in the literary world are actually in the hands of a small number of people. These people are vested interests. They are both referees and contestants.
The Spring Literature Award mentioned in Han Han’s blog is actually the best example. Isn’t it academic corruption to judge one’s own work as the winning work?

Literary awards have become a complete tool for these people to entertain themselves, and they also suppress newcomers.

Because they hold the right to speak, new authors who want to stand out must join this circle, and whether they can join this circle is decided by these people.

In other words, whether I bring you along or not is entirely up to my mood. If you want to join the circle, you can, but just be a dog first~
However, Han Han and other post-80s writers are different. They did not come from formal channels. In other words, they did not follow the path taken by traditional writers.

Because of a competition, these people came to prominence and quickly became known to people all over the country.

Their popularity even surpasses that of well-known writers who have been famous for decades, which makes those with vested interests feel that there is a danger of losing control. The original self-sufficient ecology of the literary circle has been destroyed by the emergence of this group of post-80s writers, so they want to criticize Han Han and other post-80s writers..."

Zhang Chen's words completely tore off the last fig leaf in the literary circle.

However, the host did not forget his original intention and continued to ask: "So you are on Han Han's side?"

Zhang Chen said bluntly: "Of course I stand on Han Han's side~"

The reporter wanted to ask more, but Zhang Chen interrupted him: "Sorry, reporter, today's event is to promote the movie "Fallen Leaves Return to Roots". We should not steal the show. Please ask questions that are in line with today's theme..."

Zhang Chen refused the reporter's request to continue asking questions, and even when other authors asked similar questions, Zhang Chen no longer answered.

But things obviously could not end so simply. Soon, in another promotional event for "Search", Zhang Chen was again asked about the dispute between Han and Bai.

"Who do you think is more rational, Han Han or Bai Ye~"

Zhang Chen was also speechless.

The Chinese people's enthusiasm for watching the fun is obviously higher than that for movies and other things~
"I think Searching is a very good movie. Its subject matter is based on real events, such as the celebrity phone number leak incident last year and my doxxing incident..."

Zhang Chen can only talk about his own things. You talk about the dispute between Han and Bai, and I will talk about the selling points of the movie...

Promotion of "Search" Shanghai Station.

Zhang Guoli is already a big shot, but he is a big shot in the television industry, not in the film industry.

So Zhang Chen helped with the promotion of "Search" in Shanghai.

Then a similar scene happened again.

During the media question-and-answer session, reporters' focus was not on the movie itself, but on the dispute between Han and Bai, or in other words, they were more concerned about when Zhang Chen would join the battle.

The situation on the battlefield has undergone new changes in the past two days.

Unable to win the argument by presenting facts and reasoning, Bai Ye started to act like a hooligan.

Because Han Han used a lot of words like "pretentious", "damn", and "bullshit" in his reply blog, Bai Ye caught him in the act.

At once, the six major sects besieged Guangmingding.

At this point, Bai Ye's status can be seen. He is the president of the Chinese Contemporary Literature Research Association and a professor at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His connections are not to be underestimated.

A large number of people in the cultural and educational circles jumped out to accuse Han Han of being a "spoiled child". The direction of public opinion was very obvious, which was to discredit Han Han...

The reporters were no longer concerned about Zhang Chen's stance, but asked another question: "Do you think it is appropriate for Han Han, as a public figure, to use words like 'zhuangbi' and 'ya' in his blog?"

Zhang Chen sighed secretly, of course it is not appropriate~
But he certainly couldn't answer like that, otherwise he would fall into the reporter's trap.

Another reporter: "Bai Ye advocates that relevant departments purify the online language environment. What is your attitude towards this matter?"

Bai Ye must have a master behind him giving him advice. Since he can't defeat Han Han head-on, he starts to roam around, grabbing hold of one point and continuously expanding his attack.

Zhang Chen curled his lips and smiled apologetically at Zhang Guoli next to him. Today's publicity was destined to go off topic. The latter was helpless. He originally called Zhang Chen to support the scene, but he didn't expect that he would completely steal the limelight.

Zhang Chen thought about it, and since things had already turned out this way, he simply responded directly: "Being both a player and a referee, he can still flatter you and talk about other things.

I just want to ask Bai Ye, why don’t you dare to give a positive response to the three points raised by Han Han?

If you really have no problem, why don't you respond directly? Instead, you find a bunch of people to clamor about purifying the online language environment.

I think the online language environment needs to be purified, and the cancer in the literary circle also needs to be purified.

I heard that Han Han has been put in a very passive position these days. Here I would like to give him an idea. I suggest that he go directly to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to report Bai Ye's academic corruption under his real name and ask the comrades of the Commission for Discipline Inspection to help clarify:

1. What exactly happened to the Cai Xiaofei incident?

Second, regarding the Spring Literature Award, I hope to get an official statement on whether it constitutes academic corruption.
911. In the process of making "Shanghai Baby" and " Life and Death Wedding", did Bai Ye have any private transactions?
As for these three points, everyone just needs to wait and see. What's the point of talking about other irrelevant things? Isn't it better for us to face the core issues directly?
I believe we will get a fair and just explanation in the end~"

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, everyone was stunned.

Damn, do you have to be so cruel?
They are just engaging in a war of words, which may at most extend to personal attacks, but you are just sending them to jail.
Facing the strange looks from everyone, Zhang Chen shrugged: "The bad online language environment is largely due to the fans of both sides scolding each other, so why not solve the core problem.

Once the core issue is resolved, people will stop arguing.”

The reporters wanted to ask something else, but Zhang Chen waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't dwell on this issue. Today is the promotion meeting for Search. The dispute between Han and Bai ends here. Let's talk about Search..."

The reporters were naturally willing to cooperate after getting the news, and someone immediately asked, "What was your motivation for filming 'Searching'?"

This is a particular person~
Zhang Chen gave the other person an approving look, and then said, "Everyone knows that I went through a human flesh search last year. Someone made public my home address. I was very angry about it at the time and even offered a reward.

Although the matter ended later, I wanted to make a movie of the same type. It happened that Mr. Zhang Guoli had the same idea at that time. His inspiration came from the phone number leak incident in the entertainment industry. We hit it off immediately, and then "Search" was born..."

"I heard that you personally decided on Gao Yuanyuan, the female lead?"

Zhang Chen smiled and waved his hands, "I know what you want to ask. I did recommend her, but the one who made the final decision was Mr. Zhang Guoli. He is the director of this play and the main investor. You think too highly of me. No investor and director would allow the decision of the heroine of his film to fall into the hands of others~"

Zhang Guoli listened with a smile on his face, but he secretly complained in his heart: "You didn't say it, but you guys made such a big fuss at the time. If I'm not stupid, I know what to choose, right?"

But this is just what I think in my heart, I definitely can’t say it out loud.

When reporters interviewed him, he just said, "Yuanyuan made her debut in art films. The movie she starred in, "Tian Hong", won the Cannes Palme d'Or. She is already very popular and has a good temperament. She is also one of the female leads in Cheng Long's "Baby Project". I can't think of a reason to refuse..."

Everyone carries the gorgeous sedan chair, and he even calls the second female lead one of the female protagonists. This is the art of speaking.

Zhang Guoli praises Gao Yuanyuan and also gilds his own movie.

Da Meiyu was dressed like an urban beauty at this time, and just standing there she was a beautiful sight.

This is also consistent with the image in "Search".

Speaking of which, it was Zhang Chen who suggested going for a fashionable style.

Her previous works were more literary, such as "Qinghong" and "Love Spicy Hot Pot", and her images were all young and ignorant, which did not bring out her beauty at all.

After changing her fashion style, she immediately became a top star in terms of appearance, and the nickname Da Meiyu appeared at that time.

……

The next day, Zhang Guoli bought a lot of newspapers and finally saw the word "search" in one of them.

[At the press conference of "Search", Zhang Chen called on Han Han to report academic corruption to the Commission for Discipline Inspection under his real name~]

This is a bit embarrassing~
So much was said about the movie yesterday, but not a single word was reported. All the media focused on Zhang Chen's attitude towards the dispute between Han and Bai.

Especially when he reported to the Commission for Discipline Inspection under his real name, it reminded them of the time when he confronted the media.

On that occasion, Zhang Chen also suggested that Feng Xiaogang report to the General Administration of Press and Publication under his real name.

Damn it, someone challenges you to a duel, and you fight him to the death.

That's not how the game is played.

Fortunately, after searching for a long time, I finally found one or two stores that seemed to have some conscience.

One reported that "Search" was adapted from Zhang Chen's personal experience of being subjected to a human flesh search, and the other mentioned Gao Yuanyuan, saying that Gao Yuanyuan's temperament suddenly changed and she became incredibly beautiful.

Zhang Guoli seriously suspected that Gao Yuanyuan had paid for this news announcement herself.

The Internet is bustling again.

Zhang Chen expressed his opinion and also suggested reporting under real name, which is undoubtedly another big melon.

Han Han also followed up immediately and posted a blog to express his position, saying that he had received Zhang Chen's reminder and after thinking about it, decided to do so.

Then, he posted a photo of him holding the enforcement notice from the Commission for Discipline Inspection on his blog.

This is a blast~
It was actually reported and accepted.

This is so exciting~
As things have developed to this point, most netizens actually tend to favor Han Han.

First of all, Han Han represents the grassroots and is a disadvantaged group.

Secondly, Bai Ye did not dare to answer directly any of the three questions raised by Han Han.

This alone is enough for everyone to take sides.

People are not stupid. If you don’t even have the courage to give a direct answer, then there must be something wrong with you.

The dispute between Han and Bai was a hot topic.

Zhang Guoli saw that the conventional approach didn't work, so he tried an unconventional approach.

As the debate between Han and Bai continued to heat up, he began to hire netizens to leave comments under related posts:

[Brothers, please tell me, when did Zhang Chen suggest Han Han to report the video with his real name? Why can't I find the video I want to shut down? ]

[Dude, just search for the keyword #《Search》Press Conference#]

What is Search?

[It’s a movie~]

No matter what method he uses, Zhang Guoli must connect "Search" with the dispute between Han and Bai.

The effect really does exist.

The first-day box office performance of "Search" was 420 million, while "Returning to One's Roots", which was released at the same time, was 470 million, slightly better than "Search".

Such results may seem poor from the perspective of Star Entertainment, but in fact, compared with the works produced by other film companies of the same dimension, it is already very remarkable.

At least Zhang Guoli is very happy.

After Feng Xiaogang withdrew and he took over Taihe Minxing alone, "Search" was his first work.

He urgently needs to make a name for himself.

"Search" grossed over 1000 million in its first weekend, and the total box office is expected to be between 2700 million and 3500 million.

It's already very good.

Xingchen Entertainment is used to eating the big fish and meat, so it is a little disdainful of the small shrimps with more than 3000 million.

But for other companies, over 2000 million is a good result.

Originally, "Stone" was almost blown to the sky with a box office of just over 2000 million.

As for Zhang Chen, he didn't have high expectations for these two movies, as long as they didn't lose money.

Chinese films need genre films, and he alone cannot support the Chinese film industry. The best thing, of course, is to let a hundred flowers bloom.

As long as there is money to be made from making movies, people will continue to try, and this is how the industry can develop.

Where there is good news, there is bad news.

The bad news is – piracy has emerged.

Ever since Xingchen Entertainment became famous, his works have become the hardest hit.

Even if we follow Zhang Weiping's example and conduct one-on-one surveillance, the effect will be very limited.

The piracy methods of pirated companies are becoming more and more sophisticated, and they are performing various tricks to replace the original with a fake one.

There is really no good way to solve this problem. Probably only when digital movies become fully popularized will there be a significant improvement.

……

After any movie is released, the media's focus will shift from the story itself to the box office numbers, especially for commercial films.

"Search" and "Returning to the Roots" are like this.

Teacher Fu was quite satisfied with the box office of "Returning to the Roots", which grossed 1900 million in the first weekend.

Uncle Benshan was also quite satisfied. This was the best result among all the films he had participated in.

For this film, he put in a lot of favors and found many friends to make cameo appearances, and it all paid off.

Mainly because of the good reputation.

Most media reviews were positive; without the exaggeration and noise of skits, the light comedy format ensured that it attracted an audience.

In fact, this kind of subject matter is difficult to shoot.

Just think about it, a story about sending a co-worker's body home, which was adapted from a real event.

Making it into a comedy is disrespectful to the dead.

If it wasn’t a comedy, it would be boring.

Therefore, light comedy is the best form. The whole film is a serious drama, with some jokes mixed in to make the film less heavy and finally complete the theme.

There's no dramatic conflict, it's just telling a story.

"I thought it would be a boring movie, but it was actually better than I expected..."

“A film worth watching…”

"Zhao Benshan's performance is the highlight of the film..."

The media's reviews were positive, and Uncle Benshan also proved himself in the film industry for the first time.

(End of this chapter)