New Age Artists

Chapter 196 The Mastermind Behind "The Promise" (33)

Bid farewell to the excited and ecstatic Wu Jing.

Shen Santong returned to the office and couldn't help but sigh.

Wu Jing is now 31 years old, at the peak of her career in all aspects.

However, he was born with a baby face, looked young, and did not have the heroic temperament of later generations.

A military career was needed to help Wu Jing complete his personal transformation.

Shen Santong also learned about some of Wu Jing's experiences. He had suffered serious injuries and his lower limbs were paralyzed when he was 14 years old.

In later generations, Wu Jing was promoted to the front line when he was already in his forties and no longer old enough to fight.

He is covered in wounds and is old, and has missed his best years as an action star.

Many days passed in a flash.

Shen Santong continued to push forward various tasks at Chibi and learn about the progress of Soldier Assault.

Then handle the affairs of each subsidiary.

He also formed the screenwriter team for "Proud Boy" (Let's Watch the Meteor Shower Together).

Huo Siyan’s agency contract was transferred to Deep Sea Culture.

Shen Santong was handed over to Li Yu for handling. He did not meet with Huo Siyan and did not do anything.

I go exercise after work.

Eat dumplings, eat candies, play in the mud, and sometimes do some ice and snow sports.

Have a great time.

China Film.

As usual, Shen Santong informed Han Sanping about the preparations for the Battle of Chibi.

Han Sanping stopped Shen Santong and said, "There will be a screening of The Promise tomorrow. You can come and watch it."

Hearing this, Shen Santong quickly shook his head: "I won't go."

Having already suffered from "A Chinese Odyssey", his fragile heart does not want to endure the torture of "The Promise" again.

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Han Sanping was speechless when he saw him avoiding him.

Is it that bad?
the next day.

Shen Santong went anyway.

Nothing is easy in the adult world.

Han Sanping insisted on taking him to see it.

Shen Santong took the initiative to extend his hand: "Director Chen, congratulations, the box office is a big hit."

Chen Kaige is a person who is very particular about appearance, face and stingy.

Shen Santong knew very well how to deal with people with such personalities.

Seeing him take the initiative to extend his hand, Chen Kaige's expression eased and he taught him, "Look carefully, a movie is not all about box office success. That's just commerciality. You also need to look at depth and artistry."

Shen Santong didn't bother to argue with him.

Ahhh.

Everything you said is right.

He nodded repeatedly: "I will definitely study Director Chen's movies carefully."

Seeing Chen Kaige go to receive other people, Chen Hong held Shen Santong's hand and whispered, "Director Shen, don't take what Lao Chen said to heart. He is just a bit pretentious."

If it were an ordinary person, Chen Hong would not be so humble, but Shen Santong is different.

If Chen Kaige's temper annoys Shen Santong, this young man in front of him will have a strong influence on theaters and audiences.

It’s not that Chen Hong is afraid.

But there is no need to offend people with just a few words.

Shen Santong held Chen Hong's hand, which was very soft.

She is about 36 or 37 years old and should have given birth to two children. Maybe because she is a producer, she looks older than other stars of the same age.

But she has the foundation and is definitely a first-class mature woman.

Shen Santong let go of his hand and whispered, "Sister Hong, I know Director Chen's temper. I won't argue with him."

"I just feel sorry for you. Among the stars of your age, you make me feel the most exhausted. Women, love yourself."

Hearing this, Chen Hong looked up in surprise and exchanged glances with Shen Santong.

confirmed.

The young man in front of her was teasing her.

Very surprised.

In her eyes, Shen Santong was just a child.

I was also a little happy, after all, it was Shen Santong.

He is definitely the most handsome director among all the directors. He is a director who can play the role of a young actor. His talent is needless to say and can be described as overflowing.

The king of commercial films has snatched back the dominance of commercial films from the Hong Kong circle.

And strong.

Such a person, teasing her, proves her charm.

Chen Hong smoothed her hair and said with a smile: "You are just a child in my eyes, go to the movies."

Snapped!
For some unknown reason, he spanked Shen Santong on the butt.

After the fight, Chen Hong felt something was wrong and her face turned slightly red.

Shen Santong didn't dare to stay any longer and left quickly.

Just a little flirtation, nothing serious is going to happen.

The rhythm is not right, I dare not go on.

I can only say that the older sisters who came from the 80s and 90s are indeed more open-minded.

"The Promise".

The picture is very nice.

Shen Santong was in a trance.

He examines "The Promise" not from the audience's perspective, but from his perspective as a leader in the industry.

From the disturbance after the release of "The Promise" in the previous life, I saw many behind-the-scenes tricks.

First of all, it is certain that the film is not good.

But "The Promise" is a terrible movie.

"A Chinese Odyssey" is bad, and "Seven Swords" is bad too.

But the requirements for mainlanders are high.

Mainland directors are required to be treated as artists.

Hong Kong directors are held to the same standards as film businessmen, or even lower.

High moral disadvantages and low moral advantages are evident.

Of course, it also has something to do with Chen Kaige's temper. He likes to pretend.

He failed to do a good job of public relations and gave others ammunition to discredit him.

If it were just natural fermentation, it would be impossible to have a public opinion wave as huge as a tsunami.

Shen Santong was certain that the collapse of the reputation of "The Promise" in the first week of its previous life was definitely due to the intervention of Huayi.

Afterwards, there will inevitably be Hong Kong media resources adding fuel to the fire.

The reason why Shen Santong was certain that there was a culprit was because he was very familiar with the rhythm.

From denying "The Promise", to denying Chen Kaige, to denying mainland directors, and then denying mainland movies.

Finally, I would like to promote Hong Kong movies, Hollywood movies, Japanese and Korean movies.

Collaborate inside and outside.

After Chen Kaige was defeated, the original balance of power in the Chinese film industry was broken.

The importance of the Hong Kong circle has increased, Huayi has been directed towards the Hong Kong circle, the Northwest circle has become an independent entity, and the central film circle is empty.

There is Hollywood and Japanese investment, which are eyeing us covetously.

As a result, the Hong Kong industry was able to have its way in the next few years.

In fact.

"A Chinese Odyssey" was released just one week after "The Promise".

Crazy Love is a joint production of Huayi and Yinghuang.

"The Promise" collapsed rapidly, and they were all direct beneficiaries.

Huayi suffered a heavy blow from Wong Jing's departure a few months ago and could not afford to lose on "A Chinese Odyssey".

Blackening "The Promise" will help "A Chinese Odyssey" achieve box office success.

From the perspective of the interests of the Hong Kong circle, it would be extremely beneficial to eliminate Chen Kaige.

In the previous life, Shen Santong had not appeared. To use the words of Hong Kong Island, Chen Kaige was the leader of Han Sanping's blockbuster strategy.

Feng Xiaogang follows Huayi, and Huayi licks the Hong Kong circle.

Zhang Yimou is from the Northwest circle and doesn't get along well with Han Sanping.

After defeating Chen Kaige, Han Sanping will have no cards left.

With subsequent large investments such as "Red Cliff" and "The Warlords", the voice of Hong Kong directors has increased.

As an investor and producer, China Film’s voice has dropped sharply.

Even though you know you are ripping people off and making money, you have no choice but to swallow your anger.

As for Hu Ge's "A Murder Caused by a Steamed Bun", Shen Santong felt that it was a coincidence after being ridiculed by the entire network.

Then it was exploited by interested parties, adding fuel to the fire of dissemination.

Just like in later generations, when a girl committed suicide due to financial debt collection,

In ancient times, the South had a tradition of sending their daughters to die in order to resist taxation, but Shen Santong felt that it was definitely not intentional.

However, the opportunity for suicide can be exploited.

Hugo’s steamed buns are also timely.

Shen Santong stared at the screen and thought more deeply.

Huayi used the tactics of pulling down and criticizing that they learned from Hong Kong and Taiwan on "The Promise".

What did Huayi get from this?
"A Chinese Odyssey" stood out from "A Thousand Miles Alone" and "The Promise".

This proves that Huayi still has influence on the Lunar New Year holiday season and was able to successfully operate a bad movie like "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One".

At the same time, the relationship with the Hong Kong circle is further strengthened.

Trampling Chen Kaige to death is a token of his loyalty.

After "The Promise", they made peace with the Hong Kong circle. To be precise, they had made peace before that.

To put it bluntly, they are the guides.

Without cooperation from both China and foreign countries, some things in the Hong Kong circle will be difficult to accomplish.

They could have cooperated normally, but they insisted on trying to please and became corrupt.

The direct benefit may be only 10 or 20 million, but the harm is extremely great.

Shen Santong couldn't help but sigh, the Chinese and the barbarians deserved to die.

It's not just about unspoken rules or something, but it's also destroying the industry ecosystem.

As a leader, he takes the lead in corrupting the industry's atmosphere.

Individual evil is limited; ecological degradation is the greatest evil.

If the ecological environment is damaged, it will be impossible for people to be normal people.

Shen Santong looked at the big screen.

Xiao Qingcheng, played by Guan Xiaotong, has an awkward conversation with Manshen, played by Chen Hong.

suffer.

Scalp numbness.

rotten!
I’m afraid that “The Promise” will not be able to escape this fate, and the plot is still terrible.

Huayi still has to prove himself.

The situation in the Hong Kong circle is probably more urgent than in the previous life. With Shen Santong around, Chen Kai will definitely not be allowed to get ahead.

Brother Kaizi can't escape this.

(End of this chapter)