Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 494: Broken and Crushed
Not long after, the Hong Kong media reported that Jackie Chan became the chairman of the new Academy Awards.

On the day of the inauguration ceremony, Jackie Chan publicly stated in an interview with the media that the Academy Awards formally apologized to Mr. Zhang Chen and expressed regret for his previous reckless behavior.

I hope Mr. Zhang Chen can put aside the past grudges, and I welcome Mr. Zhang Chen to continue to actively participate in the competition for the Academy Awards.

The Hong Kong media reported the incident extensively, with many using a sour tone.

Some people also spoke out publicly, saying that this year's Academy Awards were too spineless.

But the sound was weak.

Zhang Chen is no longer the Zhang Chen of the past. He is the boss of three film and television companies in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Hollywood, and has produced countless classic films.

No one wants to offend him for no reason.

Those sarcastic guys in the past suddenly felt that they had no allies this time.

Mainland media also followed suit~
The most common thing people say is "If I had known this would happen, I would have never done it in the first place~"

But what is strange is that as the parties involved, neither Zhang Chen, Xingchen Entertainment, nor Golden Harvest have made any public response.

The apology from the Academy Awards seemed to be in vain.

Hong Kong media immediately jumped out to say that Zhang Chen did not appreciate the apology from the Academy Awards.

Anyway, these guys just want to cause trouble.

They don't care about their stance, as long as they can generate news.

At this time, Zhang Chen was in the auditorium of Beijing Film Academy.

On weekdays, there are usually only people here during the end-of-term art performances.

But there are exceptions, such as every time Zhang Chen comes back to give a speech.

But the protagonist this time is Lu Yang.

Zhang Chen was a favorite of the Beijing Film Academy and had already made a name for himself before he even graduated from his sophomore year.

By the time he graduated, he was already the best in the country.

It is the pride of Nortel.

Lu Yang is not bad either.

With the help of his senior, he directed the movie "Kowloon Walled City" on his own in his sophomore year with a unique style.

The second film, "The Man from Nowhere," grossed over 100 million yuan in just five days, shocking everyone.

The most important thing is that he is still a student.

A student at school!

Students majoring in relevant fields in China can be regarded as talented if they can make a profit.

Not to mention that the box office can exceed 100 million.

Although the subject matter is a bit tricky, it still made over 100 million yuan.

If you are an outsider, you might think that Lu Yang’s success is entirely because he is Zhang Chen’s relative.

But everyone in the circle knows that although Lu Yang does have Zhang Chen's protection, he is capable in his own right.

There’s a saying in the circle: small fame depends on promotion, big fame depends on luck.

There are so many people with connections, but only a few of them can really make a name for themselves.

People like Prince Long have no shortage of roles to play, but they just can't become popular. Even a star as big as Jackie Chan can't make him popular.

Whether a person is popular or not is really a mystery~
The fact that Lu Yang was able to quickly get the opportunity to direct was indeed due to his relationship with Zhang Chen.

But having connections without strength is useless.

Even when the opportunity comes, I can't seize it.

There is a saying in the industry now that Zhang Chen is Tang Monk's flesh.

There are so many people who have succeeded because of him.

Ning Hao and Lu Yang both started out as Zhang Chen's assistant directors and then made rapid progress.

The first one was worth tens of millions, and the second one exceeded 100 million~
Both of them are amazing now. Ning Hao is now one of the new top three directors.

The three great directors of the old times were Zhang Yimou, Chen Shishi, and Xiao Gangpao.

The new three directors are Zhang Chen, Zhang Yimou and Ning Hao, all of whom have made films grossing over 200 million yuan.

The other Lu Yang is a member of the billion-yuan box office club.

Don’t think that it’s easy to break 100 million, that’s an illusion.

Nowadays, 90% of the movies don’t make over million yuan at the box office.

This is still the director, and the actors are similar.

Fan Xiaopang didn't have any film resources before he met Zhang Chen, otherwise Yuan Shikong wouldn't have made the movie "Apple".

Zhang Jin is similar.

He used to be a nobody in the Hong Clan, and his greatest achievement was being a stunt double for some female stars.

Then the two of them got on Zhang Chen and immediately soared into the sky.

Fan Xiaopang is now one of the top actresses in China. She starred in the first Chinese film in history, "Painted Skin".

Zhang Jin has even become the number one martial arts actor in mainland China.

On the stage, Lu Yang seemed a little nervous.

"Has everyone watched The Man from Nowhere?"

"I saw it~"

There was a chorus of agreement from the audience.

"Do you think it's OK?"

"Not bad, it's much better than Wu Baige's gunfight movies. At least the bullets can be used up, and there is also something called a magazine in the gun..."

"Yes, I always watched Wu Baige's early movies as science fiction films..."

"me……"

After saying this to me several times in a row, Lu Yang looked miserable.

"Brother, I'm still nervous. When I see all these fellow students in the audience, I don't know what to say. Why don't you come..."

Seeing Lu Yang asking for help on the stage, Zhang Chen had no choice but to stand up and walk up to the podium.

Take the microphone.

Lu Yang fled off the stage, and Zhang Chen shrugged helplessly.

"It seems that Lu Yang is not used to such a big scene~"

"Hahaha~"

The people below burst into laughter.

I'm not making fun of Lu Yang. Most of the students at Beijing Film Academy are ordinary people.

Ordinary people would of course be nervous when faced with such situations.

Normally I sit in the audience, so I naturally don’t feel anything. But when I really stand on the stage and look at the densely packed crowd below, including many teachers and leaders from the school, it would be strange if I wasn’t nervous.

The only ones who are really not nervous are probably those guys in the acting department.

The first lesson they learn when they enter school is to liberate their nature.

"I came here to help, but I didn't prepare anything. If you have any questions, please let me know and I will answer them accordingly."

The audience immediately became excited.

There are not many occasions like this, and many people are whispering.

"Anyone got any questions?"

Zhang Chen asked again, and immediately a boy raised his hand.

Zhang Chen gestured and someone handed him the microphone.

"Hello, senior. I'm a senior in the Department of Film and Television Technology. Last year, I had the honor of joining the crew of Pacific Rim. I was responsible for recording the problems encountered during the filming process. Then I found that the crew of Pacific Rim was different from other crews I had been in before..."

“Oh, what are the differences?”

Zhang Chen also became interested, as if no one had ever told him this before. "It's mainly the atmosphere. On the set of Pacific Rim, I don't feel like it's as tense as some of the other sets I've been on..."

"Can you be more specific about what you mean by being on edge?"

"For example, the relationships between celebrities, especially female celebrities, the crews I've been on before felt like a world of its own, with all kinds of open and covert struggles, but I didn't feel that kind of open and covert struggle in Pacific Rim..."

Zhang Chen nodded: "I roughly know what this classmate means. Speaking of this, I will tell you about the things in the crew. It will also be helpful to you in the future."

Seeing that everyone in the audience was very excited, Zhang Chen started singing:
“First of all, was there any fighting on the set?

Of course~
There must be ~
Impossible not~
Even the Pacific Rim crew must have had this, but the extent was not as severe as that of other crews.

Now let’s talk about why there is fighting?
The classmate just now said something very good, it feels like a world of its own.

His feeling was not wrong, that was the world of martial arts.

All the fights are for profit.

For example, in a play, the first and second female characters usually don’t get along well with each other.

Because everyone may be from different investors.

Will steal the show~
If I give you one shot, the audience may remember me.

By the same token, conflicts may arise between directors and producers because they represent different investors.

If it was just a fight between actors it might be okay, but sometimes this kind of fight will spread.

For example, it may spread to makeup artists, stylists or lighting artists.

Many people who study acting, especially actresses, know that they need to have a good relationship with lighting technicians and stylists. Why? Isn’t it because they are afraid that someone will play tricks?

Have you seen the version of "Swordsman" starring Lu Songxian?

Ren Yingying in the play is the best example, and she can be called the ugliest Ren Yingying in history.

Either the stylist is incompetent, or it's intentional.

You can learn from Fan Binbin in this regard. She does it very well. Every time she goes to a film crew, she will buy small gifts for everyone or treat them to a meal.

There is no one who doesn't like her.

So you see her looks in the movies are always so beautiful~"

coo~
The audience was amused by Zhang Chen's words.

“A film project is a vanity fair, and everyone involved wants to make money.

Production companies want to make money, directors want to make money, actors want to make money, and theaters also want to make money~
But the amount of money is limited, so what should everyone do? Of course, they fight for it.

This competition is divided into internal competition and external competition.

Take this time's "The Man from Nowhere" and "Spider-Man 3" for example...

Have you ever wondered why Lone Agent beat Spider-Man 3? "

Someone answered: "Because The Man from Nowhere has a lot of public opinion resources."

"Absolutely right." Zhang Chen snapped his fingers.

"Spider-Man 3 is a top-tier blockbuster even in Hollywood. How can The Man from Nowhere beat it? It's all about publicity."

“Many students don’t know how to fight for time slots.

To put it simply, both sides draw their swords and fight to the death.

It all comes down to one word – publicity.

If an actor has a gimmick, promote the actor; if a director has influence, promote the director.

If you don't have any of that, then just hype up feelings and gossip...

If all else fails, just start a war of words, which is actually quite effective.

My first work, Dark Invasion, what resources do I have?
Che Xiao and Zeng Li are not celebrities, and neither am I.

Could it be that the three of us combined are more attractive than Takeshi Kaneshiro + Liu Dehua + Zhang Ziyi?
What should I do?
Can only pull and step on ~
This might not be possible for anyone else, only Zhang Weiping and Xiao Gangpao could do it.

And as you know, The Darkness was a huge success.

What’s the principle behind this?
it's actually really easy.

It is nothing more than occupying the media and making the names of their own movies appear more frequently in people's lives.

Then, when he becomes curious and wants to watch a movie, who will he choose? Of course, the one whose name is most familiar to him.”

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, applause broke out from the audience.

What he said is actually very simple and many people understand it.

But it's like a layer of window paper. Until it's broken, I always feel like I can't find the way.

But once it was revealed, I found that it was so simple.

Zhang Chen was not finished yet: "Okay, just now we talked about it from the perspective of the producer, now let's talk about it from the perspective of the theater~"

"Do you think cinemas are important for a movie?"

Without waiting for the students to answer, he continued to speak to himself: "It's important, very important, it's not too much for us to call him dad~"

“There are only 36 cinema chains in China, with less than 4000 screens, which is a serious shortage of resources.

In other words, if you queue up one more time, your competitors will have to queue up one less time.

So, everyone here, there must be future film and television company owners among you, remember, when your film is released at the same time as someone else's film, it is a mortal enemy, and the competition will be done in every possible way...

If you can appear on shows like "A Date with Lu Yu", "Yang Lan's Interview", "Super Interview", and "Very Close Distance", occupy all the high ground in public opinion, that's how you can win~"

Hua Hua Hua~
Intense applause.

No one had ever explained everything to them in detail like Zhang Chen did.

It is not an exaggeration to call him a life mentor.

But this person is only a few years older than them.

"Brother, there's news recently that Jet Li will officially play the role of Dragon Emperor in The Mummy 3. What do you think about this?"

At this time, another student suddenly asked.

Zhang Chen curled his lips: "What do I think? I am actually very unhappy. Although the villain of "The Mummy 3" is called the Dragon Emperor, in fact, we all know that it alludes to the First Emperor.

I think our First Emperor should not be a villain, and I can’t understand why Jet Li would take on such a role…”

Of course, he was unhappy about this.

But can't say too much.

……

After the speech, Zhang Chen was surrounded and blocked by reporters before he even left Beijing Film Academy.

"Director Zhang, as the new chairman of the Academy Awards, Jackie Chan publicly apologized to you. Don't you have anything to say about this?"

"Director Zhang, Cheng Long invites you to participate in the Academy Awards next year. Will you go?"

Zhang Chen was silent for a long time. He knew that he would not be able to leave unless he said something, so he said helplessly: "The previous Academy Awards have become a tool for some people with ulterior motives. They don't care about movies, but are creating confrontation.

This led to a lot of unpleasantness between us.

To be honest, I was quite surprised to hear that Cheng Long became the chairman of the Academy Awards, but I also hope that under Cheng Long's leadership, the Academy Awards can go higher than before..."

"As for myself..."

Zhang Chen paused, then met the gazes of those around him: "Some things happened and that's it. I don't forbid my company's works from participating in the Academy Awards, but I'll let my own works go..."

This is already a very big concession, and it also gives enough face to the eldest brother.

He is now the leader in commercial films and can completely ignore anyone's face.

"Director Zhang, Cheng Long claimed in an interview that you two will be working together on a movie..."

Zhang Chen smiled bitterly. His elder brother was afraid that he would go back on his word, so he helped him to blow the whistle in advance.

"Yes, we talked about working together on a movie."

"Can you tell me what the subject is?"

Zhang Chen shook his head: "Not sure yet~"

(End of this chapter)