New Age Artists

Chapter 149 If I’m not the leader, who is? (13)

This is Titanic!
This is fucking Titanic!!

It's the Titanic!!!

There is no high or low in art, but there is high or low in box office.

Don’t talk nonsense. No matter how big the global box office of "The Ship" is, at least in China, Shen Santong’s movies surpassed "The Ship".

It’s seriously exceeded!
Although including Shen Santong, no one has yet fully understood why it is possible to surpass.

But it’s just beyond!
Put them all in!
If it’s not exceeding, then what is it?
Some media cheered and posted articles they had prepared long ago overnight.

Happy birthday didn't just pop up out of nowhere, the manuscript had been written long ago.

Just wait for this moment to come, add a time and box office numbers and it will be released.

Some media outlets held meetings overnight as if their parents had died.

In recent days, they have received a large number of phone complaints from readers.

Readers responded strongly that the achievements of "Happy Birthday" should be reported prominently.

Most Chinese people are obsessed with being number one.

The vast majority of Chinese people have a sense of identity and pride in their land and country.

In particular, the historical view expounded by Shen Santong in the project of "Red Cliff" was recognized by many silent groups.

The consequences of promoting Wu Kebo and Cheng Tian and ignoring Sheng Kuai's actions have led to a continuous decline in the sales of related newspapers and magazines.

But on the one hand, Chengtian kept spending money, and some of the money not only went to the newspaper, but also went into the pockets of editors and reporters.

The loss in sales is the newspaper's fault, but the benefit is yours.

Hong Kong and Taiwan also exert influence.

The media departments of the cooperating public relations companies or entertainment companies stated that they would reduce the news about Shen Santong and downplay related information.

They will be given some first-hand information about celebrities and even help them arrange interviews with some Hong Kong and Taiwan business celebrities in return.

In addition, the newspaper leaders also acquiesced.

Some old friends called and asked to take care of Chengtian and give him support.

He also mentioned this year's travel and study tour schedule, as well as some invitations to think tank activities.

Leaders of major newspapers and magazines also hinted at other benefits.

Therefore, from top to bottom, the relevant media are united and tacitly agree to reduce the influence of Shengkuai.

However, it would be a disservice to not highlight such a historic moment when "Happy Birthday" became the No. 1 movie box office hit in film history.

Report, always reluctantly.

It would be unreasonable not to report it.

Headache!

Shen Santong is extremely evil! !

8 month 21 day.

Sunday, early in the morning.

Shen Santong looked through the news briefing.

The news has been all over the major media!

Most entertainment newspapers gave the birthday news their front pages.

Even many newspapers that tend to cover serious social issues gave it a front page spot.

Of course, there are also some media outlets that still report on Chengtian on their front pages.

I counted the dozens of artists who had their contracts terminated by Wang Jinghua, with a focus on Liang Jiahui, Chen Daoming, Liu Jialing and others.

The birthday celebration was not without coverage, it was even advanced and occupied 1/2 of the page.

The content focuses on the world film history significance of The Big Ship, and the subtext is still that Shen Santong is not an international director, and "Happy Birthday" is far inferior to The Big Ship.

Several entertainment tabloids also dug up the old news about Li Bingbing and Zhu Xiaotian’s elevator photos from two months ago.

Compared with the stills from the birthday drama, it's a mixed bag.

The old photos of Li Bingbing were from last year. The reason they were revealed was that Zhu Xiaotian was going to sell an album in June this year and used last year's photos to hype it up.

Hong Kong and Taiwan have always used means to gain attention and exposure.

It’s just that vulgar hype doesn’t work in mainland China, and there are many talented people in the music industry.

Zhou Jielun, Wang Lihong, Tao Jiji who have already become famous, and Lin Junjie who suddenly emerged.

The traditional record channel, Zhou Wang Tao Lin, was initially formed.

Guangliang is killing people with "Fairy Tale" in hand.

The cross-border superstar Shen Santong’s single "Ordinary Road" with the blessing of film history.

With the development of mainland entertainment, the music economic center has shifted from Taiwan to the mainland, and a large number of new local singers have emerged in the mainland.

And the internet singers who occasionally go crazy but can still become popular on the Internet.

With such fierce competition in the music industry, it’s no surprise that the album of the out-of-date idol Zhu Xiaotian was a huge flop.

Shen Santong could feel that the more successful he became, the more hysterical some people became.

Some forces within the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan outside the country, and some forces abroad have joined forces to suppress him.

He would do anything to disgust people.

If Shen Santong cared about these noisy voices, whether it was fear or disgust, it would affect him and even destroy him step by step. But Shen Santong knew very well the faces of these people, so he simply ignored them.

Not only do they ignore it, they also treat these media as fun.

You hit yours, I'll hit mine.

Do his own thing and construct his own narrative.

Shen Santong packed up and took the main creators back to BJ to hold a celebration party.

I'm in BJ, just got off the plane.

Seeing Han Sanping picking up the plane, Shen Santong was surprised: "Is there no one left at China Film? Why did they let a fifty-year-old man pick up the plane?"

The people who came with Shen Santong were shocked. Is that how you talk to Han Sanping?

You are so brave!
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Han Sanping was silenced, you are getting cocky, aren't you?

Shen Santong laughed and said, "Just kidding, I can't afford for you to come pick me up at the airport."

Han Sanping took out a document and said with satisfaction: "Well done, you really surpassed the big ship!"

It is of great significance, not only to Chinese films, but also to him personally.

The controversy within China Film Group has disappeared and some uncertainties have been completely settled.

Shen Santong looked through the documents handed to him by Han Sanping, which were reports from the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

There are articles in The Hollywood Reporter and The New York Times.

It has been translated into Chinese and has marking instructions.

The Hollywood Reporter is on the front page, and the New York Times is a breaking news page.

Shen Santong didn't read the content. He calculated the time difference between the two sides and sighed, "Hollywood is salivating over our market! They must have been paying attention to the news here. As soon as I surpassed them, they reported it."

Han Sanping nodded in appreciation. Shen Santong had an industry mindset and immediately grasped the key point: "The record-breaking box office of Birthday is a huge stimulus for Hollywood. 360 million, 50 million US dollars."

Shen Santong recalled the reports advocating the opening of the market a few days ago, which were rhythmically coordinated from inside and outside. He couldn't help but sigh: "Then you have to hold on."

Fifty million dollars for a single market is an exaggeration.

Movies are entertainment products. If the costs can be recovered locally, any money earned in any market is net profit.

Moreover, the United States has all-round cultural advantages, which means that Hollywood movies do not need much publicity and promotion when they are released. They only need to take advantage of cultural hegemony to rake in huge box office in foreign markets.

Capital market expectations are important.

The Chinese market is a fertile virgin land that Hollywood is salivating over.

Expected revenues are in the hundreds of millions, or even billions, of dollars.

Providing such huge profits on an annual basis, one can imagine the pressure Han Sanping is under.

If it weren't China, but other countries, several major Hollywood companies would have resorted to tough measures long ago.

If hard measures are not possible, there will be various soft measures and sugar-coated bullets.

To put it in a more cheesy way, as long as Han Sanping approves the release of Hollywood films and arranges a good schedule, any major company will charter a plane to send him any well-known Hollywood actress he wants on the same day.

Han Sanping said calmly but confidently: "If you can make a good movie, I can naturally do my job well."

Shen Santong also smiled: "You are the Third Master."

He meant the flattery sincerely.

In his previous life, Han Sanping retired 14 years ago, but Chinese local films not only did not lose ground, but also flourished in all aspects.

Celebration party.

There were really firecrackers blasting, gongs and drums beating, and huge crowds of people.

The subsequent press interview session.

Answering several questions in succession, Shen Santong did not take credit for himself and repeatedly reinforced the labels of domestic films and domestic directors.

The atmosphere is good.

Until a female entertainment reporter from the south asked: "Director Shen, Wang Jinghua left Huayi, Wang Zhongjun rarely spoke out, and many people in the industry regard Chengtian as the new leader of the film industry. As a new generation director, what do you think about this?"

Shen Santong did not answer directly, but thought about it.

Wang Zhongjun did not speak, but broke down and shouted angrily: "I might as well just leave!"

Huayi cannot support the title of the number one private enterprise.

Wang Jinghua directly interrupted Huayi's road to listing. When she left, she took away a large number of artists. Huayi's revenue dropped sharply, which was a real blow.

Chengtian Media has an amazing influence, a script background, and the reputation of Wu Yusen, an internationally renowned director.

Shen Santong hit Wu Yusen, but it was no use.

The media still recognized it, even though Wu Yusen had not filmed a single theatrical movie in mainland China.

Shen Santong replied: "I don't know whether Chengtian is the leader, but I must first say that I am not the leader."

The reporter who asked the question couldn't help smiling. This answer was correct. The biggest obstacle for Chengtian to reach the summit was gone.

The next second her smile disappeared.

Not only him, everyone present almost couldn't hold it anymore.

Shen Santong looked around and said slowly and clearly: "If I'm not the leader, who is?"

(End of this chapter)