Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 527: Cut the grass at its roots
"Pacific Rim: Witnessing the Birth of Chinese Science Fiction Films"

"One of the ten science fiction films that Chinese people must watch"

"Pacific Rim's Reflections on Chinese Films"

"Who says Chinese people can't make science fiction films?"

Recently, as long as magazines and newspapers use similar themes as covers, they generally sell well. Posters with the themes of Storm Red or Primordial are the fastest selling.
Among female stars, Fan Xiaopang is now unique and has the highest popularity.

Previously, she was the only heroine in the country's 300 million movie, and now she is the only heroine in the country's 400 million movie.

Her box office performance is something that no one can catch up with, and her endorsement and advertising fees have doubled. It is reasonable to say that she is now the highest-earning female star in China.

If advertising endorsements are compared to a battlefield, Fan Xiaopang’s situation can be completely described by a line from “Ip Man”: I can beat ten of them!
Pacific Rim hasn't even finished theaters yet, but she has already received many offers to star in many dramas, all of which are from big directors.

Feng Xiaogang invited her to be the leading actress in If You Are the One.

Cheng Long also invited her to play the leading female role in "Shinjuku Incident".

Poet Chen also invited him to be the female lead in his play "Mei Lanfang", and also invited King Li to be the male lead.

But Fan Xiaopang was still hesitating. Zhang Chen had a clear idea of ​​her positioning. She was not a fighting girl, but she was indeed an action movie star, which was completely different from the positioning of ordinary female stars.

In fact, she could also have gone the traditional route of a female star, being beautiful and glamorous. "Painted Skin" is the best example.

The fox demon she played is hailed as the most beautiful fox demon in history.

Who came up with this title?

It must be a man.

Who made her have a face that would bring disaster to the country and the people?

She wanted to take on all these roles, but if she did, it would definitely make Zhang Chen unhappy.

She can still tell the difference between the big and small kings.

It happened that he was on roadshows in various places during this period, so Fan Xiaopang decided to find an opportunity to ask Zhang Chen and hear his opinion.

……

In Hong Kong, Xu Ke was the first to publicly express his opinion after watching Pacific Rim:
"Pacific Rim is a milestone in Chinese cinema. I am moved by Director Zhang Chen's precise grasp of science fiction films. He has accurately grasped the pulse of Hollywood science fiction films. What's even greater is that Director Zhang is willing to make his shooting notes public..."

Xu Ke was very interested in Zhang Chen's so-called "Guide to Avoiding Science Fiction Movies" and wanted to borrow it to have a look.

He has always been a very curious person.

But Zhang Chen said that it would not be announced until he had finished organizing it.

Those who are waiting are anxious.

After Xu Ke spoke out, other filmmakers also spoke out:

Zhang Yimou: I admit that I can't make a movie like this~
Jiang Wen: Zhang Chen’s films are completely different from ours~
Cheng Long: I always knew he was a film genius, but if you don’t work with him, you’ll never know how talented he is.
Feng Xiaogang: 2.8 million is indeed a remarkable achievement, but it has a lot to do with the exclusive Lunar New Year box office. Assembly made million. If it had exclusively occupied the Lunar New Year box office, it might not be worse than Pacific Rim...

Brother Chen Kai: Welcome everyone to pay attention to my new work "Mei Lanfang"...

There is admiration, congratulations, indignation, jealousy...

"Pacific Rim", the situation in North America is completely different from that in China.

The reputation is mixed.

The good reviews are:
[The mechas are very distinctive. The American mechas are obviously designed with reference to rugby. The Russian mechas are just big and stupid. The Chinese mechas are like knights~]

[Top special effects, unique director aesthetics, and a nostalgic tribute to classic monster movies~]

The negative reviews are:

[The plot is so simple, so simple that I can summarize it in one sentence]

[The story has absolutely no depth]

Like a bad fake Transformers

[That stupid woman flew into space and then remembered, oh, I still have a sword, what the hell were you doing before! ]

You know what, the scolding makes sense.

Of course there are bugs. You can find bugs in any movie.

But what Zhang Chen couldn't accept was that some people said that this movie lacked depth.

What depth does a blockbuster need?
Still want to compare it with "Transformers"?
Does Transformers have depth?

Then, a meme suddenly made "Pacific Rim" popular.

The reason is that there is a plot in the movie where after Storm Red KOs Kaiju, he was about to leave, but at the request of Fat Fan, he came back for one more shot.

Jason Statham asked why, and Fan Xiaopang explained that "to cut the grass, you must root it out"~
This directly triggered a heated discussion about Chinese culture in the United States.

Someone specifically asked on Twitter: Why do Chinese people like to emphasize cutting the weeds at their roots?

An American professor who has studied Chinese culture left a message in reply:

[Because they have a special culture of revenge, one of their ancient proverbs says, 'It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge', which means that revenge must be taken, no matter how long it takes...]

An American student studying in China responded:

[I have a deep understanding of this. I have read their history books. They are particularly vindictive. In their history books, the 4000-year history of the great powers is briefly mentioned, and the 100-year history of humiliation is divided into two volumes. Believe me, don't offend the Chinese people, no matter who you offend.]

[Oh my god, I just cursed a Chinese person today, should I apologize to him right away? ]

[Yes, believe me, brother, immediately, right away, it’s too late. I’m afraid he will shoot you in the head like Fan in the movie~]

Another European netizen who believes he knows something about Chinese culture left a comment:

[I have studied Chinese culture, and they do have such proverbs, and they really did so in their history, with many real events. Moreover, they like to exterminate the entire family when they seek revenge...]

Someone immediately exclaimed:

[Oh my god, why not find someone to fight? Instead, exterminate an entire family. How is this different from those murderers?]

Some Chinese students were immediately unhappy. They were watching with great interest, but you insisted on comparing us to a murderer. They had to explain:
[There is still a big difference. In Chinese culture, cutting the grass and eradicating its roots is like this:
After sharpening the knife, he went to his enemy's house and killed all the enemies. Then, with a normal expression, he went to his enemy's son's house and killed all the enemies again. He did not harm any unrelated passers-by along the way.

The behavior of an American killer is similar to, I am unhappy today, so I go to the kindergarten and kill people. 】

Then more and more international students stood up to defend their own culture:
[We are obsessed with eradicating the root of the problem because our ancestors told us that revenge will never end.]

[If it is dangerous, we must nip it in the bud]

【Wu Zixu was not beheaded cleanly back then, and he ran away. Now that your country has been destroyed, you must dig out his corpse and whip it.】

[Before it became a place name, Junggar was a large tribe. ]

【Chinese people care most about reunion, so even when dealing with their enemies, they also try to help them reunite.】

[I can see my son in prison, but I can’t visit his grave]

I don't know how this meme got spread to China, and more and more people joined the discussion:
[If I say I want to rule the world, you will only think that I am overestimating my capabilities, but you will not think that there is anything wrong with my idea]

[Do you think that China's 56 ethnic groups were united because of love and peace?]

[I can feel guilty for my whole life, but I cannot live in fear for my whole life]

[If you find a little girl when you are killing everyone in the house, there must be a little boy hiding. The little girl is here to attract your attention. Remember to look for her carefully.]

Give a child a candy and a knife and let him choose
If he chooses the knife, this boy is too murderous and should not be spared;
If he chooses sugar, he is too cunning and should not be kept; if he chooses neither, he hates me to the core and should not be kept;

If he chooses both, this boy is greedy and should not be kept;]

No matter how noisy the debate is on the internet, it cannot conceal the shortcoming that Pacific Rim’s creative team is too weak.

Not a single line.

Director Zhang Chen has only one film, "Taken", that is worth mentioning. The rest of the actors, including Fan Xiaopang, are not well-known.

Therefore, the promotion strategy formulated by Warner is to take advantage of the traffic, the traffic of "Transformers", and the traffic of various big directors, so there will be comments on the movie by big directors at the premiere...

I guess Warner spent a lot of money.

Then there are the special effects: If you don’t watch Pacific Rim in the cinema, you will regret it~
Taking advantage of traffic is an effective means, but it can also cause people to be disgusted, especially fans of "Transformers".

[Is Pacific Rim worthy of being compared with Transformers? 】

[Pacific Rim is a complete counterfeit of Transformers]

[The mecha is not smart enough, and wearing it requires human intervention, which is too low~]

But some netizens defended it:

[Transformers is too fake. Such a big robot has no weight at all. Its flexible posture makes me feel like it is made of plastic. In comparison, Pacific Rim is much more realistic~]

[The details of the movie are full of sincerity, even the lice on the monsters have designs~]

Warner immediately released information, saying that the lice on the monster were designed based on the giant insect, and were driven by a 4V motor inside.

……

In China, due to the popularity of Pacific Rim, Star Park also became popular.

Tickets for the Star Park in Changping are hard to come by. Audiences who have watched the movie were shocked by the plot and want to go to the Star Park to experience it for themselves.

In the park, the average waiting time for "Pacific Rim"-related projects was more than two hours, and this was the result of the park's strict control of the number of people entering the park.

According to statistics from the CP District government, the number of foreign population in Changping has increased by a terrifying 12% since December.

Young people come to Star Park to play, which in turn promotes a series of consumption in the surrounding area, including catering, accommodation, and entertainment.

Seeing this situation, governments at all levels contacted Zhang Chen's company, hoping to bring Star Park to their cities.

Liu Daoqiang has successively received government officials from many places who have come to negotiate, and he is already thinking about the location of the second theme park.

Another popular one is King Li.

Zhang Chen's domineering declaration directly put King Li on the headlines, not to mention the endorsement of the official media.

All the things that happened in the past were dug up.

Sohu.com was the fastest to act. They directly published an article titled "Leon Lai, your incident has been exposed", which triggered public opinion in the mainland.

After seeing this title, Zhang Chen had to give a thumbs up.

Sohu.com, you understand news.

All major media outlets rushed to report on Leon Lai's good deeds:
He spent three years holding concerts, courting wealthy people, and even putting aside his pride to perform dangerous shows, just to raise funds.

In the end, the $350 million raised was used to buy polio pills for 8000 million Chinese children...

This alone is enough to make him a god.

King Li, you have made us suffer by hiding this from us!
Someone dug up photos of King Li when he was young, and was blinded by them!

Bai Gu level, definitely the first sequence among Chinese.

Just like when everyone first saw the photo of Brigitte Lin when she was young, it was hard to be confident!

Many people know Brigitte Lin through "New Dragon Inn". Everyone thinks that Brigitte Lin is overrated, that she is so famous but her looks are just so-so.

But she was born in 54, and "New Dragon Inn" was released in mainland China in the 90s, when she was already 40.

This is what Brigitte Lin looked like when she was young. Is she pretty enough?
Golden Harvest and Star Entertainment did not set the pace at all, and the media started to hype it up on their own.

Started with appearance, fell in love with talent, loyal to character...

Otherwise, he is said to be a high-quality idol. If such a person is not an idol, who can be an idol?

The other three kings were pulled out one by one to be criticized. What’s wrong with being able to sing? What’s wrong with being able to dance? What’s wrong with being able to be cool? Do you have the character of others?
There's no need for any special hype. Just list out all the things he's done and all the other scum will be wiped out in seconds.

Liming panicked and quickly came out to clarify, I didn’t do this for publicity.

You can’t hype things up like this. I still have to be a human being.

Zhang Chen specially published a blog post for this purpose:
King Li, I know you are not doing this for publicity. If you were doing this for publicity, you would not have remained unknown for decades, and would not have been regarded as an easy-to-bully 'king'.

But when good things are done, they should be publicized and people should know about them. For these kinds of things, it’s the actions that matter, not the intention.

No matter what the purpose of doing good deeds is, doing it is better than doing nothing.

Of course there are saints in this world, but there are more ordinary people.

Ordinary people seek fame and profit, but as long as they do it, it is better than nothing.

The ancients said that if you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world.

Spider-Man said, with great power comes great responsibility.

I hereby announce that I will donate 1000 million yuan to the snow disaster to do my part.

Zhang Chen is now increasingly using his blog as a Weibo.

I don’t write much each time, just a hundred or two hundred words, just enough to express my meaning.

This donation was certainly not a decision made on a whim; in fact, he thought about it for a long time.

"Pacific Rim" grossed over 400 million in 20 days. I wonder how many people are jealous.

He is a celebrity in the industry, but also the public enemy of the industry.

Now he is standing at the center of the storm.

Unfortunately, he started from scratch and has no one behind him.

Just because everything is fine now doesn’t mean it will be fine in the future.

Zhang Chen once thought that the reason why nothing happened now was probably because other people hadn't noticed him yet, or maybe the film industry was too small and other people didn't even look at it.

But with the development of the film industry, this piece of fat will eventually be coveted by people.

When will the film industry be big enough?

In fact, it is very easy to judge. You can tell when capital from Alibaba and other companies enter the market.

What Zhang Chen has to do is actually very simple. Before the capital enters the market, he should try to put enough amulets on himself and quietly strengthen himself.

As long as you have enough amulets, no one can target you openly.

Of course, we have to let it go if someone scams us, otherwise Brother Dong will suffer heavy losses!
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Asking for monthly ticket

(End of this chapter)