New Age Artists

Chapter 213 The Real Question and the Poison Prescription (23)

2 month 16 day.

Yang Tianzhen reported to Shen Santong with a very subtle tone.

"At 11pm on the 8th, Berlin time, Chen Kaige flew from Paris to Berlin."

"On the 12th, The Promise held its grand European premiere at the Berlinale Palast, the main venue of the Berlin Film Festival."

"A reporter at the airport asked about the online short video parody of The Promise titled "A Murder Case Caused by a Bun."

"Chen Kaige replied excitedly: 'We have already sued him. We must sue him! And we must resolve this issue to the end.'"

"After saying this, Director Chen probably felt that he hadn't said enough, so he added: 'I don't think people can be so shameless.'"

"Chen Kaige's lawyer, commissioned by China Film Group Corporation and Shengkai Company, the producers of The Promise, accepted an interview and said that his current work is only to make a legal determination on the matter and wait for Hu Ge's response."

"He believes that from a legal perspective, the video clip "A Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" infringes on the copyright integrity of The Promise."

"A reporter asked whether his words 'waiting for Hu Ge's response' meant Hu Ge publicly apologizing to the producers of The Promise and director Chen Kai himself."

"The lawyers' answer was that they were uncertain and it was hard to say. You could understand it this way, or you could say they were waiting for Hugo to explain his actions."

"He also told reporters that the video was not the main cause of the incident."

"The main reason is that Hu Ge said in some public occasions that he did not infringe the copyright and Chen Kaige would not sue. These statements made the producer consider taking legal action to protect their rights."

"He also told reporters that currently the lawyers are only investigating and characterizing the case, and have not yet started the legal process to prosecute Hu Ge."

"On February 2, Hu Ge expressed his sincere apology to Chen Kaige, but did not receive a positive response from the other party."

"In just a few days, Hu Ge's life changed dramatically, and he instantly became the most popular person in the spring of 2006."

“I have been interviewed a lot and have been living under the camera for a long time.”

After Shen Santong finished listening to her report, he saw that she was having a hard time holding back her laughter, and said, "If you want to laugh, just laugh."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Yang Tianzhen burst out laughing: "How can there be such a stupid person as Director Chen? Doesn't he know that his answer will make the situation further out of control?"

Shen Santong chuckled and said, "He doesn't have this awareness at all."

Chen Kaige was simply rewarding Hu Ge.

He even rewarded all major media outlets and personally sacrificed himself on the altar.

Shen Santong straightened his expression and asked Yang Tianzhen, "What do you think of this wave of changes in public opinion about The Promise?"

Yang Tianzhen also knew that this was a test for her, and said according to the prepared speech before coming: "In the first wave of attack against Wuji, Wuji was indeed rotten."

"On the other hand, there are definitely competitors in the Lunar New Year blockbuster season who are trying to smear the film."

"Looking at the movies released during the Lunar New Year period, The Promise is not the worst."

"But as the Lunar New Year holiday passed, this wave of voices faded, and the second wave started with spoof videos."

"This video appeared by chance, but it meets the needs of some people."

“Of course the video itself is excellent, and even solves the logic problem of The Promise’s story in a nonsensical way.”

"But as the video spread to the public, I think there were media channels in Hong Kong and Taiwan that followed up and hyped it up."

Since the establishment of the public opinion group of "The Promise", Yang Tianzhen has used all his time, except for his daily work, to study the public opinion storms surrounding "The Promise".

At the same time, she has followed top star Li Bingbing and has heard Shen Santong talk about the industry structure many times.

I have gained a certain understanding of the current status of the industry.

The spread of steamed buns may be accidental, but it was able to continue to be hyped offline and even come in front of Chen Kaige.

This link is definitely supported by interested parties.

Yang Tianzhen said: "Chen Kaige is very important to China Film. Even though you are the boss, you rose to prominence on your own in the end."

"My personal relationship with Mr. Han and my cooperative relationship with China Film Group are more about our shared ambition to develop domestic films. I can't compare to Chen Kaige in terms of personal friendship."

Shen Santong touched his chin and said, "Indeed, write a report and give it to me."

Yang Tianzhen left and Shen Santong thought.

Yang Tianzhen’s analysis is good, but not complete.

This can explain why the Hong Kong and Taiwan media followed up.

But why did the mainland follow suit? It’s simple: to stir up trouble for the sake of popularity.

Flowers in one hand and a stick in the other.

They are the ones who take money to praise Wuji, and they are also the ones who slander Chen Kaige.

And in the process, they accomplish their own purposes.

Shen Santong looked through the materials at hand and summarized a lot of information.

Following Chen Kaige’s response, major media followed up.

The incident escalated instantly, burning fiercely and spreading across the country in a blink of an eye.

All those who had not seen Mantou rushed to download it, and almost 90% of the people, especially netizens, sided with Hu Ge.

Many news items were intertwined together. What was originally just a short video clip for self-entertainment and prank was turned into a most eye-catching cultural event under the manipulation of the media.

Then the concepts started to change.

The images of Mantou and Hu Ge began to change under the manipulation of the media, and it became a tough battle for the vulnerable groups to exercise freedom of speech and challenge cultural authority.

The images of Mantou and Hugo began to change.

In the media's shaping, Hu Ge's act of making this short film is itself seen as a kind of cooking.

The media fermented this steamed bun endlessly and used it as a form of attack.

Start a movement.

In the media, the use of text messages in the Super Girl competition can be considered as a dish.

Similarly, beating Chen Kaige is seen as a milestone in democracy.

Through media shaping, Hu Ge is becoming a civilian idol representing tens of millions of netizens.

Yang Tianzhen couldn't understand this change.

Only Shen Santong, who had been fooled many times in later generations, understood what was going on.

In the case of The Promise, there are real problems.

There are probably two.

①It is the movie itself.

The audience who bought tickets were not happy with it!
Audiences are very dissatisfied that current movies cannot meet their cultural needs!

② Chen Kaige’s response made the people even more dissatisfied!
Especially nowadays, objectively speaking, there is a group of privileged people who are far more hateful than Chen Kaige.

Chen Kaige is not that bad, but the people are worried about it.

Also called for a solution to this problem.

And in the process, the agenda was quietly shifted and the topics redesigned.

No guidance towards problem solving.

Shen Santong experienced too many real problems in his later life, which were intertwined with cultural and social issues.

However, the media manipulated the real problems of the people, hyped up their anxieties, and made huge profits from sales.

And in the process, the agenda was quietly shifted and the topics redesigned.

No guidance towards problem solving.

Instead, it relies on the narrative that the West needs.

It’s a real problem, but the media has prescribed a poisonous prescription.

If you use this prescription, not only will you not get better, but you will get worse, or even die.

Shen Santong experienced too much in his later life.

Such as Chai Jing.

Real question:
Dissatisfaction and anxiety about environmental pollution, and a desire for environmental problems to be resolved.

Poison prescription:
Give up energy security, privatize it, and hand it all over to American energy companies.

Taking advantage of the people's anxiety, they gave them a poisonous prescription.

(End of this chapter)