Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 548: Capturing Lin Zhilin Alive

That evening, various media outlets issued press releases:

[Wu Baige made a scene at the "2012" celebration party and was so angry that she fainted~]

[At the celebration banquet of "2012", Zhang Chen angrily scolded Wu Baige for his ten sins~]

[The biggest original sin of "Red Cliff" - Meng Meng stands up]

[New and old top directors clash, Wu Baige is completely defeated~]

[Zhang Chen’s domineering declaration - banning "Red Cliff"~]

In fact, even without the media reports, the truth would have been almost known.

The celebration party of "2012" was broadcast live on pplive.

Live broadcast~
In other words, netizens watched the whole process of how Wu Baige messed up the show, how he was rebuked by Zhang Chen, and how he fainted and was sent away.

"Ouch, someone is causing trouble~"

"Ha, it's tearing, it's tearing..."

"Zhang Chen said it well~"

"Yes, that's the taste. It tastes right this time~"

Since Wu Baige spoke out for justice, the number of online users on pplive has started to rise.

60~
70~
80~
90~
Soon the number approached the one million mark.

This was just a celebration party for a movie, and the operations staff found it a little unbelievable.

There were only 05 people online for the 50 Super Girls finals, and 06 million for the 100 World Cup.

Zhang Chen’s quarrel is equivalent to the World Cup?

The technicians in the background were both excited and scared. The excitement was that it was the first time to watch the big guys fight live, which was really cool~
Hearty!

The fear was that the backstage couldn't handle it. You know, they initially estimated the capacity to be 30 people watching at the same time.

In the major comment sections, netizens were chatting enthusiastically.

Many people actually don’t understand what’s going on in the film industry; they are simply dragged in to watch the fun.

Damn, does Zhang Chen curse so harshly?

Wu Baige was scolded so hard that he fainted!
The person above, can you please not curse?

Listen to what Zhang Chen said, which one is wrong?

After watching "Red Cliff", is the only sentence you remember "Meng Meng, stand up"?
Does Chow Yun-fat lack box office appeal?
Before that guy replied, another one couldn't wait to reply.

Yes, especially when Wu Baige talked about unfair competition, it really pissed me off.

I don’t know about other things, but don’t netizens know what happened to the box office of “2012”?

That was supported by our netizens. I alone contributed 12 votes.

Another person responded:
My favorite thing he said was, "I paid for the ticket, and if the movie is not good, can't I say a few words to complain?"

haha~
It should be said that this is indeed a good point. In the current film industry, it seems that only Zhang Chen and Xiao Gangpao dare to say this.

It’s okay for the little cannon, but in the last show “Assembly”, he even called the audience trash.

Seeing their boss being shot, Zhou Runfa's public relations team immediately became restless:
It's Stephen Chow who doesn't have overseas box office appeal, okay? As for Chow Yun-fat, his box office appeal is huge, after all, he is the first Chinese male actor to break into Hollywood.

Well, this PR guy is from Northeast China.

As for public relations, there are only a few tricks: confuse the public and divert attention.

To drag down Stephen Chow is just to divert the fire. As for why it is him, it is because he is unpopular and he is the most suitable target.

But netizens were not so easily fooled. Someone immediately started to play tricks on them, digging up Zhou’s several consecutive defeats in Hollywood and explaining why he suddenly quit this time.

The childhood filter is shattered!

It turns out that Xiao Ma Ge has such a bad character. In order to play a supporting role in Hollywood, he betrayed Wu Baige, who had shared weal and woe with him, and also betrayed Zhang Jiazhen, who helped him introduce resources in the United States.

What a snob~
The key point is that "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" has been released, and the audience knows that he plays an insignificant pirate role in it.

The PR guy saw that the firepower had not been transferred successfully, which was not going to work.

If the KPI is not achieved, the bonus will be deducted.

Since they didn’t drag Stephen Chow into the water, they might as well drag someone else who is easy to get into the water.

Who's better at getting in the water?
Of course it’s Wu Baige.

The story of Wu Baige single-handedly bringing down MGM has been brought up again.

This time Wu Baige was so angry that he fainted~
He likes people mentioning "Mission: Impossible 2" the most, after all, it was the global box office champion that year.

I hate it most when people mention Windtalkers, but the public opinion just keeps on mentioning Windtalkers...

……

Galloping Pony
Argument in the office
Zhong Lifang: "It is definitely not a wise choice for us to take sides at this time~"

She could never have imagined that Li Ming would actually want to stand on Wu Baige's side at this time.

Li Ming simply couldn't listen: "Of course I know, but there is a saying that goes, it is better to help someone in need than to add icing on the cake. Wu Baige is in the most difficult time right now. We stand by his side without hesitation, and he will definitely remember our kindness."

"But……"

"Nothing but..."

Before Zhong Lifang finished speaking, she was interrupted by Li Ming: "I know what you are worried about, so what?
Haven’t we proposed cooperation intentions to Xingchen Entertainment before? Did they agree?
Zhang Chen doesn't think highly of Pony. Even if we try to sell good things to them, Xingchen Entertainment won't care.

In this case, why don’t we invest in Wu Baige, who has a better chance of success? "

Zhong Lifang didn't say anything else. She knew Li Ming's character. He was a man of his word and no amount of persuasion would change his mind.

I just hope that after hitting a wall I can turn back.

I hope I can look back then.

What she couldn't understand was why Li Ming was so keen on gambling this time.

Li Ming is obviously a cautious person, but why is he so desperate this time when dealing with Wu Baige?

"Okay, follow the order."

Li Ming was born into a military family and was decisive in killing.

And he has his own logic in doing things.

In the original time and space, Pony.com entered the market very late. When he entered, all the good directors and actors had already been divided up.

Li Ming had no choice but to start signing screenwriters.

He has signed priority investment rights for well-known screenwriters.

It was on this basis that I started to get in touch with directors.

At first it was Ning Hao, and later it became Wu Baige.

Another huge pitfall of Wu Baige, "The Crossing", was made together with Wu Baige.

The next day, Xiaoma Benteng released an announcement, which basically said that "Red Cliff" was a good movie, but it was born at the wrong time.

The announcement was very long and detailed, recounting the hardships of filming Red Cliff, and praising Red Cliff from the perspective of promoting Chinese culture. Finally, it ended with one sentence - we shouldn't be so harsh on a great director who has returned with honors~
The announcement was reprinted as soon as it was issued.

Criticism of "Red Cliff" is the mainstream in the market now.

It’s not that there are no people who speak for “Red Cliff”, but they are basically the interested parties, either the “Red Cliff” crew itself or the investors behind it.

But he is the first one to openly take sides with a company as well-known as Pony.

Zhang Chen happened to be in Shanghai at that time to be doing a show called "锵锵三人行".

Dou Wentao: "You look down on Red Cliff?"

Zhang Chen: "Yes, a little, but I didn't think much of it at first. Mr. Han San did not allow domestic blockbusters to fight each other, so I didn't comment. But I didn't expect Wu Baige to dare to cause trouble at my celebration banquet..."

Liang Wen said next to him: "You scolded me so harshly that day~"

Zhang Chen shrugged.

"Then can you put aside your grudges and tell me from a professional perspective, is Red Cliff really that bad, is it completely useless?" "Not completely useless, Zhang Fengyi's Cao Cao was played very well, his image and makeup were like a wolf-hair brush, his back was straight, and he exuded the literary aura of a great writer.

Zhang Fengyi himself doesn’t look particularly cultured outside the play, but this Cao Cao looks masculine and cultured, and his lines are as powerful as dough slapped on the table - I value talent and trust people I employ, but I hate deception and betrayal! "

"The others?"

“They have done a good job in considering this aspect.”

"What are you studying?"

"Weapons, armor, including shields, they are the best restoration of the late Han Dynasty~"

“Better than the old version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms?”

"It's not as good as that, but at least it's much better than 'The Dragon Resurrection'. In 'The Dragon Resurrection', Cao and Liu have British helmets on one side and German helmets on the other side during World War II. It's really confusing to watch..."

The others were amused.

At this moment, the director in the audience suddenly received a piece of news and notified Dou Wentao through headphones.

Dou Wentao asked, "Did you know that Pony.com just issued a notice?"

"What announcement?"

"Then let's release it and take a look."

Dou Wentao immediately released the notice and Zhang Chen read the entire content.

"What do you think?"

"I think Pony is mocking Director Wu..."

"how to say?"

"If I were to praise Wu Baige, I would definitely praise him for creating the 'aesthetics of violence' and for praising Mission: Impossible 2 for being the global box office champion that year, but I can't praise him for 'returning with honors'.

I have mentioned this before. He came back because he messed up "Windtalkers" and couldn't make it in Hollywood.

What kind of 'reputation' is this?
Of course, if you analyze it from the perspective of bringing down one of the Big Six Hollywood studios, then it is, and the results are impressive.”

Zhang Chen was really bold and openly exposed his scars on the show. Even Dou Wentao and Liang Wendao didn't dare to respond.

However, the director felt that this topic could be further explored and gestured for the audience to continue.

Liang Wendao asked, "Don't you look down on Wu Baige?"

Zhang Chen shrugged: "I don't think highly of his bragging, but he was indeed glorious in the past, and that cannot be denied.

Zhang Che's disciple came from a famous school.

He pioneered the "aesthetics of violence" and was the only Hong Kong director who made a name for himself in the United States.

There is really no denying this!”

Dou Wentao also nodded and said, "Before Wu Baige, Xu Ke, Ringo Lam, Gordon Chan and others all ventured into Hollywood, but all returned empty-handed.

Only Wu Baige stayed and created his own representative works, including "Broken Sword", "Face/Off" and "Mission Impossible 2".

From this point of view, it is really awesome! "

Liang Wendao: “Before this, these people had similar status in the Hong Kong film industry, but after this, Wu Baige became unique.

Wu-style gunfight movies are popular all over the world! "

Zhang Chen shrugged: "It's a pity that success and failure are both due to Xiao He!
Violent aesthetics only have three tricks, and it's easy to get tired of it~
The scene in "Face/Off" where Nicolas Cage holds two guns is exactly the same as Mark Cage.

In Wu's movies, from head to toe, the only thing that matters is that the male protagonist looks cool holding a pistol with unlimited ammunition.

The literary scenes are just the two protagonists pointing guns at each other and chatting, and the fighting scenes are just random fighting without changing magazines. "

"You don't like Wu's work?"

“I like it. I have seen almost all of his works, but The Killer is the best.

The deconstruction of the opposition between good and evil and the portrayal of brotherhood are both very accurate.

The soundtrack is also classic!
The faint sadness of "A Lifetime of Light Drunk" fits perfectly with its ending.

If he makes a gangster movie, I will be the first to support him, but a big theme like the Three Kingdoms is really not acceptable.”

Liang Wendao: "Because of the small vision of Hong Kong directors?"

He had complained about this as early as when he was filming "See You, Resurrection of the Dragon".

Zhang Chen nodded: "Hong Kong is a small place, so people here have no concept of big things.

That's why some people wrote such an outrageous story about the six major sects climbing snow-capped mountains, crossing grasslands, and entering deserts, traveling thousands of kilometers to Kunlun Mountain to besiege Guangmingding.

Please, with such a long distance and all kinds of accidents along the way, we can still arrive at the same time and launch the attack at the same time.

With this kind of commanding ability, the Yuan Dynasty would have been destroyed long ago. (This is so well written that I can’t help but copy the book review again)”

Liang Wendao sneered, "You dare to criticize even Mr. Jin? He is a brand of Hong Kong."

Zhang Chen smiled and said, “I don’t mean to be disrespectful, I just mean the influence of geographical pattern on people’s worldview.

I am also a little confused by Master Jin, ‘A great hero serves his country and his people’ is very noble, but the siege of Guangmingding by the six major sects is really untenable~”

"Are there no exceptions?"

"Yes, Xu Ke! His Once Upon a Time in China series, with its patriotic sentiments, directly raised the level of Kung Fu movies to a higher level.

All the kung fu films before "Huang Feihong" revolved around the revenge for the murder of one's father and the hatred for the theft of one's wife.

They are all stories about personal grudges and revenge.

"Huang Feihong" directly flies away from this shackles and rises to the level of nation and country.

The word "hero" was immediately concretized.

It is similar to what Mr. Jin said, "A great hero serves his country and his people."

Dou Wentao: "So you think that if Xu Ke had filmed Red Cliff, it would have been better than Wu Baige's?"

Liang Wendao quickly responded: "Do you want to piss off Director Wu? It's not like you don't know that they had a feud before~"

As a native of Hong Kong, Liang Wendao knew the grievances between Xu Ke and Wu Baige very well. When he heard that Dou Wentao was making trouble, he hurried to expose the past.

Some jokes are okay, some are not.

Dou Wentao quickly changed the subject: "Then I have a question. Since Red Cliff is not good, how come it has exceeded 100 million in three days?"

Of course, this question was answered by Zhang Chen:

“It’s simple, because domestic audiences are very loyal to directors.

This is the business logic in Europe and the United States:

In Hollywood, no matter how awesome you were in the past, if you have two consecutive flops, no investor will dare to invest in you again. This is also the reason why Wu Baige had to return to China.

But it’s not like that in China. Domestic audiences are very tolerant.

If you have made good works before, the audience will buy into them.

Even if the quality of one or two works occasionally declines, the audience will still buy it. They believe that your next work will return to normal standards and even bring them surprises.

I can say without exaggeration that even if Pacific Rim 2 turns out to be a piece of shit, the box office will still be over million.

Because the audience will think it was just a momentary mistake on my part.

Back to "Red Cliff", the Three Kingdoms is a big IP, and its popularity is unmatched by any other movie. In fact, no matter who makes it, as long as it is not bad, the box office will not be bad.

But is it really a good movie?
After watching it, you can't remember anything except 'Meng Meng, stand up'..."

Dou Wentao immediately expressed his opinion: "Indeed, I can't remember anything else but this sentence, but I found that I don't hate Lin Chi-lin..."

After saying that, he looked at the other two people and said, "Do you hate Lin Zhilin?"

They both smiled and shook their heads.

Liang Wendao smiled and said, "How can I hate such a beautiful girl~"

Zhang Chen joked: "I just want to say, liberate Wanwan and capture Lin Chi-lin alive~"

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(End of this chapter)