Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 520: A Category 1 Film with a Box Office of 3 Million

Chapter 520: A Category III Film with a Box Office of Million

Zhang Chen thought that the matter would be settled with this push, but he didn't expect the situation to be far more complicated than he imagined.

There are many jokes about passionate scenes on the Internet, and there are also many voices about "glorifying traitors and vilifying martyrs", but these two have never formed a force.

Negative reviews of Lust, Caution were scattered.

Coincidentally, many people also stood up to speak for "Lust, Caution", and for a while, the two seemed to be evenly matched.

There are two main types of people who support it. One is people in the film industry, such as some famous directors, actors, academic professors, film critics...

These people generally believe that "Lust, Caution" has a high level of artistic quality and have a very high opinion of Li Nong.

"Lust, Caution" is a reflection and concern for human nature, and the height of this reflection and concern is unattainable by current mainland directors.

Compared with its artistic quality, the issues of eroticism and glorification of traitors that are hotly discussed on the Internet can only be regarded as minor flaws.

Furthermore, they believe that movies are just movies and should not be associated with other things, especially politics.

The other type is women.

You read that right. "Lust, Caution" has a lot of female fans. They generally sympathize with Wang Jiazhi's experience, immerse themselves deeply in the role, and can understand Wang Jiazhi's motives.

See what they said:
Wang Jiazhi was never treated sincerely from beginning to end. Her family abandoned her, the organization used her, her self-righteous lover hid behind her and pushed her into the fire pit, and the only person who gave her a little love was her enemy, and she paid with her life for it.

It is already mid-November and Pacific Rim will be released in half a month, but it still dominates the media attention.

Zhang Chen had no choice but to take action himself.

When he returned to China, he deliberately revealed the news in advance, and then he was surrounded by media reporters at the airport as he wished.

"Director Zhang, why are you returning to China this time?"

"Pacific Rim is about to be released, and I have to come back to discuss the distribution with China Film Group."

"Pacific Rim" is still very popular. Comics, toys, chronicles, the whole combination is still very eye-catching.

Not to mention the bombardment of trailers over the past half month.

One every three days;
Almost all the slightly famous characters in the movie have made an appearance.

The effect is of course very good.

If it weren't for the "Lust, Caution" incident, perhaps the popularity of "Pacific Rim" would be as good as the currently released "Assembly".

Although "Assembly" did not have as much publicity as "Lust, Caution", its box office was not bad.

It has been released for 1.5 days and has already earned million yuan at the box office. It is estimated that it will easily break million yuan in the end.

"Director Zhang Chen, are you aware of the controversy that Lust, Caution has caused recently?"

Zhang Chen nodded: "Although I am abroad, I still pay attention to the domestic situation."

"So what do you think of this incident?"

"I'm surprised that a Category III film has a box office of over 100 million~"

This is his true thought, and it can probably be regarded as the most popular Category III film in history.

hiss~~
The media collectively gasped.

Zhang Chen is a man who never stops until he says something shocking. As soon as he opens his mouth, he comes up with something big.

The media were instantly excited.

It has to be Zhang Chen.

During the time you were away from the mainland, we had a hard time finding big news.

As soon as I got back, I immediately reported big news.

He is indeed a friend of the media!
Wait, what did he just say?

Category III movie?
Zhang Chen said "Lust, Caution" is a Category III film!
This is the beginning of a war with Li Amin.

Big news, absolutely big news.

"Why do you say Lust, Caution is a Category III film?"

"That's right. Lust, Caution is a Category III film in Hong Kong and is rated NC-17 in North America. Do you know what that means? It means that people under 17 are prohibited from watching it."

Wow~
Previously, there has been a lot of discussion about the passionate scenes in "Lust, Caution". Everyone, whether supporters or opponents, knows that there are a lot of artistic scenes in "Lust, Caution".

But no one has ever commented on "Lust, Caution" from the perspective of film rating like Zhang Chen did.

Isn't this just a Category III movie?
“This film, from filming to promotion, leaves me speechless.

Director Li Min is an internationally renowned director who likes to explore the intangible things in art and human nature, but what I want to ask is, do these things have to be presented with the flesh?
I have absolutely no idea what the significance of those sex scenes is or what irreplaceable role they play in the film.

And let me be honest, many people actually watch the movie just for those scenes, no one can deny this~"

Zhang Chen's words can be said to have torn off the outer shell of "Lust, Caution" in an instant.

“When I was in Hong Kong, I was stunned.

Do you know how the distributor of "Lust, Caution" promoted this movie?

A passionate scene lasting half an hour!

I felt something was wrong at that moment.

The best director in Hollywood, isn't this title better than the hype of passionate scenes?

Later I realized that it is not news for an Oscar-winning director to make a movie, but it is news for an Oscar-winning director to make a pornographic movie.

Now you know why a literary film can reach 100 million at the box office..."

Zhang Chen didn't continue speaking, but everyone understood what he meant.

Sex is indeed the primary productive force.

Some senior journalists even recalled the publicity strategy of "Lust, Caution" during this period - a half-hour long passionate scene.

I remembered the 1 minute and 46 second English trailer. Miss Tang, with her back to the camera, standing in front of the window, looked so tempting...

"Apart from the so-called passionate scenes, I still hate Lust, Caution because it has a perverse outlook on life.

If you have read about it, you should know that the prototype of "Lust, Caution" is the incident in which Zheng Pingru assassinated Ding Mocun.

Zheng Pingru was a Central Bureau of Investigation agent, and Ding Mocun was a big traitor.

This was a very positive assassination attempt. Although it ultimately failed and Ms. Zheng Pingru died, there was nothing unfair about it.

And then how did it look like in the movie?
There is a reason why six passionate scenes were added to show Wang Jiazhi's depravity, and it is understandable.

If this isn’t smearing the martyrs, what is?
After six scenes, the traitor Mr. Yi didn't seem so hateful anymore.

The director found the shining point of Mr. Yi’s humanity.

I don’t understand why we should look for humanity in traitors.

Later I saw an interview on TV, which was an interview with Li Amin by Sanlian Life Weekly.

Li Min's original words: "I want to shoot "Lust, Caution" because everyone gets passionate when talking about the anti-Japanese war, but only Eileen Chang sees through it. From a female perspective, a woman seduces a traitor, this is too tempting to me, and I get excited again."

See, here's why.

Li Amin was born in Taiwan. He had never seen the heroes who fought one after another for the new China, so he felt that it was impossible for such heroes to appear in this world.

At this point I can't help but want to curse. I understand that artists like to reconstruct the world, but aren't you going too far by wanting to deconstruct even the revolution?
Let me ask again, is it really okay for minors to read such stories?
Like director Li Min, they have never seen the heroes of New China.

Will they watch the movie and think that this was how it was back then?

To be honest, I was a little scared when I watched "Lust, Caution" for the first time.

Shocked by the utter nothingness in the movie:
Love is absurd, friendship is false, family affection is barren, and the country is torn apart...

Only the joy of sex is real.

At that moment, I felt for the first time that movies were so scary and that they could affect people. In the movie, Wang Jiazhi was determined to do anything for love.

I'm sorry that I insulted the idiom 'unswervingly'.

But I think love is not everything. For love, she betrayed her faith, her friends, her nation, and her family...

I cannot accept such values.

I admit that love is beautiful, but life cannot be just about love.

Such plots in movies would be addictive for adults, let alone young people?

So, I want to ask, how did this movie pass the review?
Why did the Film Bureau turn a blind eye to those erotic scenes, as well as the glorification of traitors and the defamation of martyrs? "

Zhang Chen looked very disappointed with his friend, but he finally gave it a try this time.

He originally wanted to hide behind the scenes, but the Film Bureau was slow to take action on "Lust, Caution", which clearly showed that he still had some illusions.

Then Zhang Chen had no choice but to face the challenge head-on.

If you are not put on the fire, you won't feel the heat at all.

"Lust, Caution" must die, and die before "Pacific Rim" is released.

Putting aside the background of the movie, "Lust, Caution" is actually a good movie.

The performances, the scenery, the camera movements, they are all full of details...

Li Amine’s consistent style, very detailed!
Every line and every shot in Li Amin’s movies has a story to tell and is worth savoring.

But is it possible for a film to be without context?
impossible!
There's nothing wrong with wanting to explore human nature, but it shouldn't be in this context.

Issues of right and wrong cannot be easily dismissed with just a discussion of human nature.

In Zhang Chen's opinion, this movie has a distorted value system and should not be filmed at all.

…………

That night, the Internet was in an uproar, and every time Zhang Chen expressed his opinions, they would cause heated discussions.

[I don’t like Zhang Chen, but I must admit that what he said this time was absolutely right. I have long felt that there was something wrong with this movie and have been calling for a boycott on the forum, but no one paid attention to me. Then Zhang Chen found out. I think it’s great to have such a clear-headed person…]

[Glorifying traitors and vilifying heroes, I call for a boycott of Lust, Caution, starting with me...]

[Those who watch "Lust, Caution" are all traitors. Only traitors can empathize with traitors~]

There were all kinds of comments from the outside world, and for a time, "Lust, Caution" was like a rat crossing the street.

"Lust, Caution" has been released for fifteen days and many people have seen it, but there are still many people who have not seen it.

These people had originally made an appointment to go and see it, and then they saw the reviews online.

I'm in a bit of a dilemma.

Zhang Chen criticized "Lust, Caution" to nothing, but they were curious and wanted to see exactly why it was nothing.

Unlike ordinary audiences, industry insiders are more concerned about Zhang Chen.

This guy is so scary.

Throughout November, "Assembly" and "Lust, Caution" were in fierce competition.

Feng Xiaogang has also engaged in many verbal battles, but the effect has always been poor.

But Zhang Chen just cursed at the airport, and the situation of "Lust, Caution" immediately reversed.

Many people are curious about why Zhang Chen did this. Isn’t "Assembly" owned by Huayi? What does it have to do with you?

But some people guessed Zhang Chen's purpose, but Zhang Chen was not shooting without purpose.

All the problems he mentioned exist in "Lust, Caution" and he cannot deny it.

Li Amin played the role of a rabbit and did not respond, but this was not considered a sign of weakness by the outside world.

They just thought that Li Min was weak in character and didn't want to argue with Zhang Chen.

Well, Zhang Chen’s reputation has long been ruined.

Big sprayer, also likes to harass female stars~
Although there is no direct evidence, there is no smoke without fire.

After Zhang Chen accepted the interview, many people still spoke well of "Lust, Caution", believing that Zhang Chen had over-interpreted the film.

Over-interpretation is bullshit. Just look at the line in the movie - the way to a woman's heart is through her vagina!

What kind of talk is this.

Seriously, who writes movie lines like this?

Finally, before December, Zhang Chen got the chance to act in Han Sanping's movie.

"During this time, just focus on promoting your movie..."

Zhang Chen understood that this was a decision made by the higher-ups.

Sure enough, not long after, I heard that China Film Corporation would no longer provide copies of "Lust, Caution".

Actually, it's very double standard.

In the original time and space, "Lust, Caution" could be released after being edited, but "Apple" was directly taken off the screen.

To put it bluntly, it is actually a preferential treatment for Li Amin's identity as an international director.

"Lust, Caution" is the work of Li Min. If it were someone else, do you think it would be able to be released?

However, in this time and space, there is no intention to take Miss Tang as a scapegoat.

Miss Tang made a lot of money.

A movie was directly promoted to the first sequence with no losses.

It’s not a loss at all, at least I broke up with my boyfriend.

But it is inevitable.

These consequences were inevitable from the moment she made her choice.

There is always a misunderstanding in the outside world that actresses make such films for artistic sacrifice.

It is not ruled out that some people have been brainwashed and think it is great to show up for art.

But most of them are actually very sober.

What everyone considers is the price/performance ratio.

If you win the bet, you will achieve success and fame, but it will be unlikely to gain marriage and love.

Because the reputation has been completely ruined.

You can get married, but you can only find someone from abroad. You can’t accept someone from China at all.

…………

People were still arguing about it on the Internet, and then suddenly one day, someone discovered that "Lust, Caution" was quietly removed from theaters, and the media no longer discussed "Lust, Caution", and everyone knew what was going on.

The fans of "Lust, Caution" knew they had lost and felt a little aggrieved.

If you want to curse someone but don’t know who to curse, then curse Zhang Chen.

…………

It's so scary. I woke up early in the morning and found that I was blocked. I changed my post and found that I didn't write anything excessive.

A digression

I used to have a book club, but I disbanded it.

But recently, people have been asking about it, so I created a new one. Welcome everyone to join the discussion.
It's the end of the month, double the monthly votes, everyone please help vote, Jiaozi thanks you
(End of this chapter)

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