Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 479 A community with a shared future for mankind

Actually, just now, Zhang Chen wanted to talk to Zhang Yimou about joining. It doesn’t necessarily mean joining, cooperation is also possible.

But as the conversation turned to the issue of having more children than allowed, we couldn't talk about it any further.

He said it again, as if he was using this matter to control others.

The reporters have finally come here, and they will not let these two people go easily.

"Director Yimou, can you tell us about your thoughts on Pacific Rim?"

Zhang Yimou glanced at Zhang Chen, and seeing that the latter did not stop him, he organized his words and said, "It should be a good movie. I read the storyboard of the movie, and it is magnificent~"

No matter what your real thoughts are, you have to say good things when you are on someone else's crew.

……

While Zhang Chen and others were being interviewed, the actors were also being interviewed.

But this time the reporters were targeting foreign actors.

"Mr. Jason, isn't this your first time working with Director Zhang Chen?"

Jason shrugged his eyebrows and said, "Yes, I can't remember how many times it was."

"How much are you paid?"

"Ah, this cannot be disclosed."

“What do you think of Pacific Rim?”

"Very sci-fi, no worse than any sci-fi blockbuster I've ever seen~"

After saying this, he was afraid that the reporters would think that he was complimenting him, so he emphasized: "Although we shot it with a green screen and we can't see the effects after combining it with special effects, just looking at the cockpits is enough..."

The reporters also agreed with this. In fact, anyone who saw those cockpits for the first time would be shocked.

The hydraulic device and the cockpit are nearly four stories high. The combination of power and technology is hard not to be shocked.

"What kind of person do you think Director Zhang is?"

"It's very strict, and the performance requirements are very high. Otherwise, how do you think these three cockpits came from?"

"Oh, can you tell us the details of this~"

Jason glanced at Fan Binbin next to him and asked, "Can I talk?"

Fan Binbin shrugged playfully: "The director didn't say no, so it means yes~"

"Haha~"

Everyone was infected by the funny interaction between the two and smiled.

Jason continued to reveal: "When we started filming, there was no physical cockpit. No matter how we acted, we couldn't perform the feeling of effort. Director Zhang was not satisfied. Later, he looked at the budget in his pocket, which was 100 million US dollars. So he made these three things..."

"what……"

The reporters were dumbfounded. How could such a thing happen?
This foreigner must be telling a joke.

Everyone looked at Fan Binbin beside them for confirmation, and Fan Binbin nodded: "That's true."

Not bad, not bad, this is a news point, everyone record it.

Another reporter immediately asked: "I heard that you are looking for delicious food every day..."

The one who leaked it was, of course, Zhang Chen. He often talks about these things in his blog, and everyone already knows that the handsome bald guy in front of them is a foodie.

For domestic audiences, among all the people present, only Jason Statham can be considered a star. After all, he has worked with Fan Xiaopang many times and has some fame in the country.

Others like Gyllenhaal aren’t even familiar faces.

"Yes, I found that there are so many delicious foods in China. During the Lunar New Year, my friends and I had dumplings for the first time. They were delicious. And your breakfast has so many varieties..."

Speaking of this, Gyllenhaal next to him couldn't help but show a strong desire to express himself.

"That thing called tofu pudding is really delicious and sweet..."

The reporter was still immersed in pride, but was stunned when he heard this: "Wait a minute, is this the sweet tofu pudding you eat?"

“Isn’t tofu pudding sweet?”

"No, salty is better."

Another reporter immediately retorted: "How is that possible? Sweet tofu pudding is the only one that can beat it~"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, the foreign actors were stunned.

This……

"You two, you two..."

Jason stopped the two of them: "No matter sweet or salty, they are delicious. I like salty food, and Gyllenhaal likes sweet food. OK?"

Jason said this and finally avoided a bloody incident.

Gyllenhaal next to him was still sighing: "They are so pious about food, no wonder there are so many delicious foods~"

Soon, another reporter asked, "Mr. Statham, do you have a lot of scenes this time?"

Jason laughed and said, "What you want to ask is whether I still die as quickly as before, right?"

The reporter also laughed when he heard this.

This is a meme.

In several movies that Zhang Chen had worked with him before, Jason's character would die before halfway through the film, such as "Eden Lake" and "A Quiet Place"...

Jason even complained about this at the press conference, hoping that the director would let him live a little longer.

"Haha, this time my character survived until the end~"

"Is that the male lead?"

"I think he's one of the male protagonists. The mecha pilots from Europe, America and Russia all have a lot of roles, but don't forget that this is a movie about mechas fighting monsters. The mechas are the real protagonists..."

"What about the monsters? Are there any more powerful ones?"

"Yes, Honghuang is very powerful?"

"What is the prehistoric world?"

"A panda."

Jason had just finished speaking when he realized that he had let something out.

But the remedy has come, and what's even more hateful is that the reporter actually tried to trap him.

The reporter looked very proud. It turned out that the panda was called Honghuang.
This was definitely the biggest surprise of the day.

After the panda element was revealed, no matter how the media asked, Xingchen Entertainment refused to reveal any more information.

The audience was really suffocated!

Zhang Chen also kept his mouth shut during the live broadcast, which kept the audience in a state of wait and see.

Now the tip of the iceberg has finally been revealed.

The panda is called Honghuang.

But Zhang Chen actually turned our national treasure into a monster?

Where is Zhang Chen? I have to ask him~
Watching the reporters swarming in, Jason realized something.

"Binbin, what should I do? I seem to be in trouble."

"What should I do? Just ignore it. You're done. If I were you, I would buy a ticket back to the United States and run away. It will be too late if I'm late."

"No, it's not that serious, right?"

"How can it not be serious? Director Zhang is very cruel. There is a movie called "Human Meat Barbecued Pork Buns". Have you seen it?..."

"I don't have much education, don't lie to me~"

On the other side, Zhang Chen was complaining to the reporters.

"Who says that we Chinese can't create science fiction? I hate this kind of talk the most. China has been liberated for many years, but there are still people who can't stand up from their knees. Some people are just mentally dark and born to be slaves..."

"What makes me most angry is that they say Chinese people lack imagination. It's him who lacks imagination, isn't it? Chinese people have never lacked imagination..."

"The person who said this is either unable to stand up or is blind. There are so many classic stories in Science Fiction World. Liu Cixin, He Xi, and Wang Jinkang have written so many imaginative stories. You just don't know them..."

“Don’t say that Westerners are good at science fiction films and Easterners are good at kung fu films. That’s old news, okay?
Western kung fu movies are about to catch up with us, and Orientals may not be unable to make science fiction films. Japan's mecha culture has always been strong, and South Korea is also trying similar themes. Why can't we do that?
Not only do I want to shoot, I want to shoot big and special, and make a hit..."

"In your last interview, you said that it was all of humanity that saved the world in Pacific Rim. Some people said you designed it this way because China is still too weak at this stage..."

Zhang Chen knew that someone would say this, and that anyone who said this had ulterior motives.

There are some things that can be done but cannot be said.

Because the truth is too cruel.

As long as Zhang Chen dared to admit it, he guaranteed that someone would immediately lead the rhythm and put Zhang Chen and Xingchen Entertainment into an irretrievable situation.

He wasn't going to let them succeed.

"People who say this have been brainwashed by American blockbusters."

Zhang Chen had a plan for dealing with this issue: "Hollywood movies promote individual heroism, and America saves the world.

This is their culture, but not ours.

We Chinese have always advocated collectivism. Even within a family, there are small families and big families.

It is not a hero, a country or a mecha that saves the world, but all of humanity.

The starting point for everyone to do everything is for the whole of humanity.

In this movie, there are no stupid superiors and no colleagues who hold back.

Some are collaborations among countries around the world.

Our only enemy is the monster. In order to defeat the monster and for the continuation of humanity, the mechas and their drivers can live and die willingly.

If you don’t understand this, then I’m sorry, but you are not the target audience of Pacific Rim~”

Zhang Chen's words left the reporters speechless.

Zhang Chen looked around and said, "That's right, the entire human race is a whole. In order to survive, we must put aside our prejudices and be open to cooperation."

“How did you come up with this concept?”

This was the first time this word appeared in their vision.

Zhang Chen replied: "This concept was not originally coined by me, but I learned it from a book..."

"Book? What book?"

"A novel from Science Fiction World, Mr. Liu Cixin's The Wandering Earth.

As the sun's energy is exhausted, the Earth faces two choices: build spaceships and migrate to the stars, or escape the Milky Way with the Earth.

The novel chooses the second way, so it is called "The Wandering Earth".

There are two ways. The former is obviously the Western "Noah's Ark" thinking, and the latter is obviously the Eastern thinking. It is hard to leave the hometown. If you don't take the earth with you, do you still have a home?

Spaceship immigration is actually an elite culture. Immigrating by spaceship will inevitably involve the scramble for resources, and some people will not be able to board the spaceship.

Taking the Earth with us to escape from the Milky Way is a universal culture: we live together and die together.

Isn’t it very similar to "Yu the Great Controls the Flood"?

When faced with a flood, I did not choose to move away, but to face it. If it succeeds, everyone will benefit and the land will be fertile. If it fails, everyone will suffer, families will be broken up, and people will be displaced. ”

The scene described by Zhang Chen immediately brought everyone into the scene.

Yes, our culture seems to be like this.

Damn, why do I seem to be looking forward to "Pacific Rim" more and more?

However, this introduction was soon interrupted by another group of reporters:
"Director Zhang, why did you set our national treasure as a villain?" "?"

Zhang Chen was confused.

"Don't play dumb, Jason has already said that Hong Huang is a panda, and a monster panda~"

"Ah~"

Zhang Chen hurriedly looked at Jason, only to discover that the guy had found a crack in the ground and crawled into it.

The reporters were clamoring and refusing to give up. Zhang Chen could only wave his hand to suppress everyone's emotions: "Everyone, everyone, let me ask you a question, have I, Zhang Chen, ever lied to you?"

Everyone looked at each other, it seemed that this was not the case.

"Well, I, Zhang Chen, am here to say something to you and the camera. In my movie, there is absolutely no scene that vilifies the national treasure. Do you believe it?"

"But……"

"To say more would involve leaking secrets, so I can't say anything, but please believe me, everything will be revealed when the movie is released..."

"Please give us some time. By the end of this year, I will definitely let you see a sci-fi blockbuster that is unique to China!"

After much persuasion, the reporters finally let him go.

This guy Jason had already disappeared by now.

Zhang Chen was so annoyed with this guy at this moment that he was causing trouble for me.

Fortunately, I have a strong character and I managed to get through it.

A few hours later, reports about the media visit appeared on the Internet.

The report was very detailed, basically telling everything that the crew saw and heard, without any deliberate rhythm.

After all, I got paid.
We must have basic professional ethics~
Otherwise, you won’t be able to make such extra money next time.

Zhang Chen was also very satisfied with the media's reporting angles. After all, the purpose of the media visit day was to promote the movie, not to cause trouble for himself.

He had prepared himself mentally, and originally thought that the focus of netizens' discussion would be the prehistoric times, but he did not expect that his prediction was completely wrong.

The drama that everyone was talking about the compensatory leave for turned out to be "The Wandering Earth".

[No way, are our science fiction novels already so good? "The Wandering Earth", I have to go see what kind of book it is...]

[That’s very well said. This is what we Chinese people have in our bones…]

[I agree with Zhang Chen's point of view. Who says that we Chinese have no imagination? We are just a bunch of things that can't stand up...]

[I didn’t expect Zhang Chen to be a book friend of Science Fiction World. Suddenly I feel like I’m not that low anymore…]

[I have had the honor of reading the original novel of The Wandering Earth. It is indeed a very good novel. I just didn’t expect that Zhang Chen also read it. What a surprise…]

[Is the movie "The Wandering Earth" above really that good? ]

[Reply to the above post, it is indeed a good read, the author Liu Cixin has a lot of imagination...]

[I am a fan of "The Wandering Earth". I hope Director Zhang can bring "The Wandering Earth" to the big screen. I will definitely support it with money~]

[Upstairs, please stop hurting Director Zhang. The scenes in The Wandering Earth would probably cost a fortune to produce with today's special effects. Do you want to bankrupt Director Zhang?]

[I agree with the above comments. It is so hard to find a director who does not make art films. We must protect him.]

[I don't care about you. Anyway, I will definitely buy tickets to support Pacific Rim when it is released, not for anything else, just to make him make money. Only if he makes money, The Wandering Earth will have the possibility of being made into a movie.]

【What you said above makes a lot of sense. 】

Suddenly, someone replied, "Everyone, stop dreaming, go to bed early. It will take at least ten years for "The Wandering Earth" to be made into a movie, and the current special effects technology is not up to the task."

【What's the basis for saying that? 】

[I am an insider in this field. If you have read the original novel of The Wandering Earth, you will know how complicated the special effects are. It is impossible to film them with current technology.]

[Can't achieve it? What a pity. 】

[With the cheap special effects in China, let alone "The Wandering Earth", even the most ordinary space science fiction film can't be made...]

[The above comment is too self-deprecating. It is possible that The Wandering Earth may not be made. What is so difficult about making a space science fiction film? ]

[It's not that I'm self-deprecating, it's that you're too naive. Space science fiction films are not difficult to make, but you need to have a space mindset to make such films. Do Chinese people have a space mindset? Chinese people and space are like two different worlds, and they have never been related~]

Zhang Chen got angry when he saw these spineless people who couldn't stand up. In their eyes, everything seemed better abroad.

Even the sun abroad is rounder than the one in China.

Zhang Chen couldn't help but retort: ​​[To make a space sci-fi movie, what kind of space thinking is needed? Also, how come it is not related?
China is the country with the second largest number of satellites in the world. How can you say this is irrelevant?
Let’s talk about the moon. There are 6 craters on it named after Chinese people, namely Shishen Crater, Zhang Heng Crater, Zu Chongzhi Crater, Guo Shoujing Crater, Gaopingzi Crater and Wanhu Crater!
Have you heard of it?

It doesn't matter if you want to kneel down, there is no need to make others kneel down with you.

The Chinese are not as bad as you say, it's just you who are so bad~]

After Zhang Chen appeared, the man stopped replying.

Then, the comment section exploded.

[Ahhh, a wild Zhang Chen was captured alive, everyone come and watch~]

[What did I see? A living Zhang Chen...]

[Zhang Chen actually replied personally, am I dreaming? ]

[Mr. Zhang Chen, can a space-themed movie really be made? ]

[It can be filmed. The most difficult part of a space-themed movie is simulating weightlessness, but there are many ways to replace it. As for special effects, it is actually very simple...]

Someone immediately asked: [Does Zhang Chen have any idea to make a movie? We don’t even have a space-themed movie in China, which I think is a pity~]

Zhang Chen's mind suddenly moved. Space theme?

It really works.

A story just occurred to him.

You must be thinking it’s another clichéd “The Martian”?
No.

It’s “Gravity”, the world’s only space science fiction film with a female lead.

Sandra Bullock's performance was perfect. She performed the entire wonderful story alone, making it a classic in the history of science fiction movies.

【I'll think about it, maybe it's possible. 】

After Zhang Chen left this message, he never responded again.

But the forum did not become deserted because of his departure. On the contrary, it became more and more lively.

This is the first time that Zhang Chen has appeared in this forum. What does this mean? It means that Zhang Chen has been paying attention to this place silently.

The moderator is proud of it~
Moreover, Director Zhang also revealed the subject of his next movie, space science fiction!
Soon, the news went viral on the Internet.

Various forums and QQ groups were taking screenshots and forwarding Zhang Chen’s reply.

Dong Jianqiang called to ask, and Han Sanping also called to ask, "Why, your next movie is going to be about space?"

Zhang Chen was speechless: "It's not decided yet, it's just an idea..."

Han Sanping was silent for a moment: "Focus on finishing the Pacific Rim project first, and put the other things aside..."

Zhang Chen also understood his mentality. It was an 800 million project. If it was successful, even if Zhang Chen wanted the moon in the sky, there would be people who would rush to pick it for him.

If it fails, the door to Chinese science fiction will probably be closed forever.

Suddenly, I felt a sense of crisis like Teng Huatao!
By the way, does Lao Teng have a sense of crisis?

Didn’t Lu Han take all the blame?
……

In the crew, Zhang Yimou witnessed the whole process of these events.

In fact, he was sitting next to him when Zhang Chen replied to that message.

I can only say that Zhang Weiping's defeat was not unfair. Today's young people are too strong and have a strong desire to fight.
In the past two days, the two of them chatted together frequently, and their relationship became much closer, and they also understood each other better~
The more I understand, the more confused I am: “Zhang Chen, I have read your storyboards, and they are very thoughtful.

Logically speaking, we are all from Beijing Film Academy and we all learned the European way, but why do I feel that you don’t look like a student from Beijing Film Academy at all? There is no trace of European movies in you..."

This doubt has been in Zhang Yimou's mind for several days.

Rather than saying that Zhang Chen graduated from Beijing Film Academy, it would be more like he graduated from the Southern California Film Academy.

Zhang Chen's style of doing things is exactly like Hollywood.

Market Theory~
"I have watched your speeches at Beijing Film Academy several times. I am very curious, why do you only talk about business every time and are so averse to art? Why?"

why?
Zhang Chen thought to himself that it was because the first movie I made in my previous life was extremely artistic.

Then there will be no chance to talk about art again in my life.

He felt that the school had wronged him.

This time, in response to Lao Mouzi's question, I simply said, "Because we have never talked about business in class.

Moreover, schools of the same type as ours, such as the Central Academy of Drama and the Shanghai Theatre Academy, never talk about business in their classrooms.

All film and television schools teach art, and the classroom has been monopolized by art.

No one is speaking up for commercial films. If I don’t speak up, then China’s commercial films will be doomed.

What Chinese films need are businessmen, not artists. Artists cannot save Chinese films. "

Zhang Yimou was silent.

Although he didn't like commercial movies deep down, he admitted that Zhang Chen was right.

Artists cannot save Chinese films.

Chinese directors have won all of Europe’s three major awards: the Golden Lion, the Golden Bear, and the Palme d’Or. What’s the final result?

How is Chinese film going?

Isn't it still the same?

Zhang Chen didn't want to continue this topic, so he asked, "What about you? What are you going to do in the future? Are you going to continue to sell dog meat under the guise of selling mutton?"

Zhang Yimou smiled bitterly: "If I continue to do this, are you going to scold me like you scolded Zhang Weiping?"

"That's not the case~" Zhang Chen smiled awkwardly.

A trace of helplessness flashed across Lao Mouzi's face: "To be honest, I don't like to make blockbusters. I just want to make stories that I like, but good scripts are not so easy to come across, and I have to live up to my investors..."

Zhang Chen appreciated this point of his: "The book is not simple, I will tell you a story later~"

Zhang Yimou didn't believe it: "You're not talking about your kind of commercial film with fighting back and forth~"

"I know."

"You also know art films?"

"You're underestimating me, aren't you? Does Search know about this?"

Lao Mouzi thought for a moment: "The one who said cyber violence?"

"Yes, if we make some minor changes, it will become a new story, and a story that may win an award..."

"Bragging~"

Seeing that Zhang Chen didn't believe him, he simply told the revised story again.

It's actually The Hunt.

It is essentially the same as "Search", both of which talk about the fact that people's words are scary.

It’s just that one is verbal violence on the Internet and the other is in a small town.

After listening to the whole story, Zhang Yimou's whole body was glowing.

What a great story!
Zhang Chen actually understood!
"You don't need to put in any effort in terms of funding. How about cooperating?"

Zhang Yimou was obviously tempted, but after thinking for a long time, he finally said, "Let's talk about it after the Olympics."

(End of this chapter)