New Age Artists

Chapter 231 Arrogance, Rage, and Brutality (13)

4 month 1 day.

Beverly Hills.

party.

Harvey laughed loudly and said: "This is the best April Fool's joke ever."

"A yellow monkey came to sue me in our territory."

"Doesn't he know that we are a country of common law? If he needs any law, I can just write it down."

The people around him always laughed at the perfect moment in every pause and turn of his sentence.

After he finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.

No one cares about a Chinese person.

This person clearly doesn't understand the rules of the Hollywood game.

Not everyone can play the anti-discrimination card, except blacks and Latinos.

Asians, especially Chinese, are not eligible.

Moreover, the relationship between the six major Hollywood companies is fluid. Although they seem to have nothing to do with each other, they are actually inextricably linked.

From ideology to equity penetration, and then to job changes.

There is an unspoken rule that needs no statement but is like an iron law.

Everyone follows these rules. Harvey is not the most powerful, but he is very famous among independent companies.

Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts) won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Shakespeare in Love.

Although Shui's amazing performance was also aided by Gwyneth's family background, he has demonstrated his strong ability to win awards in the industry.

Overnight, Chen Kaige became a laughing stock among major Hollywood companies.

No one cared about the Asian who traveled across the ocean to file a lawsuit.

4 month 2 day.

Warner's independent distribution manager told Chen Kaige: "The distribution of The Promise faces some difficulties and there may be problems."

Chen Kaige's face was livid: "What is the problem? I hope it's not my lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein that affects the distribution."

The Warner Independent curled his lips subtly and disdainfully: "I still have to spend Sunday, this is just a notice."

In other words, the senior executives of the parent company know Chen Kai, so he has some concerns. Otherwise, if it were a director from an ordinary country, he would not even give a special explanation.

There are so many foreign directors from all over the world who come to the United States to seek opportunities.

As someone in charge of the distribution of foreign language films, he is used to seeing directors and producers who humble themselves.

Some independent films will send the heroine to his room, just to get some convenience in distribution.

The Warner Independent stood up and said with a smile, "Welcome to Hollywood."

Chen Kaige's hands were shaking with anger. He had never been treated like this before!
If I had some doubts before, I am sure of it now.

Systemic discrimination does exist, and The Promise was definitely screwed.

Chen Kaige was in extreme pain.

He has recovered a little these days and feels that rushing too far forward is not a good idea.

As long as these Hollywood companies give him a way out and distribute The Promise well, he will stop.

He didn't want to fall out with these big American companies, and after suing Harvey, many of his former friends tacitly ignored him.

He didn't invite anyone to parties and all circles were closed to him.

But, these people won't give Chen Kai any chance to survive!

If "The Promise" fails miserably in the United States, he will be held entirely responsible for the decline of costume blockbusters, which would mark the end of the road for costume blockbusters since the commercialization of movies in 02.

The road opened up by that old-fashioned Zhang Yimou was blocked by Chen Kaige.

The man who was his photographer at the time is now at the peak of his career and is serving as the director of the Olympic Games.

His poetry recitation became a laughing stock.

Once Zhang Yimou was on the ground and he was in the sky, but now he is sinking into the dust.

Become a laughing stock?
Personal dignity, professional dignity, and social reputation are all gone.

How could Chen Kaige accept this!

Chen Kaige rushed back to China and asked Shen Santong out without even bothering to adjust to the time difference.

He needed Shen Santong's advice on how to proceed.

Chen Kaige said: "I feel discrimination, systemic discrimination, these people are in the same group."

Seeing his bloodshot eyes, Shen Santong advised, "Take a rest first, don't rush." ​​Chen Kaige said anxiously, "How can I sleep well? Independent Warner wants to stop the distribution of The Promise and force me to give in."

Shen Santong took out a stack of questionnaires: "This is the questionnaire conducted in the country of Mao. It can be regarded as the initial evidence."

"The Promise only made 80 euros in the United States, but our survey showed that ordinary audiences have no ill feelings towards The Promise."

"More than 70% like it, 20% have flaws but don't hate it, and only 10% say they don't like it."

Chen Kaige's hands began to tremble as he looked at the detailed questionnaire data.

These are all evidence, evidence to clear him of the wrongs.

Chen Kaige was a little skeptical: "Is this true?"

Shen Santong: "Absolutely real, certified by a third party."

I didn’t tell Brother Kaizi that he not only likes 70% of the girls he likes, but also 90% of them.

There are too many tricks that can be played with questionnaires, or polls.

The kind that 90% likes, the premise for participating in the questionnaire survey is "Do you like Chinese culture?"

Only those who like it can participate in the survey.

Ninety percent was too exaggerated, so Shen Santong did not adopt it and selected the one he liked, which was 70%.

Seventy percent of the questionnaires were conducted near Chinese communities.

Watch a movie for free, get a snack, and then participate in a survey.

There was no screening done, and some people of color, including white people, participated.

With a little screening, the proportion of people you like will definitely be exaggerated.

Therefore, there are so many tricks that can be done in costume blockbusters.

In the United States, if the film is released or previewed in a conservative place, it will definitely receive a lot of bad reviews.

France has a history and is a nation that is quite proud of its history.

Apart from Hollywood culture which can be exported, people look down upon Tokyo University.

Groups with a sense of national pride, like the Chinese, are a minority, as they can see foreign films being released in theaters, with box office revenues of over 100 million yuan, and they can watch American, Korean, and Japanese dramas as much as they want.

Most national sentiments are rather narrow.

So, talking about the University of Tokyo and things like populism is just throwing mud at it.

Populism is bullshit.

This is the case in the United States, where American TV series are completely closed and cannot be accessed from outside.

The movies aren't that good, only the Spanish-language ones are better, that's populism.

Beijing time, May 4th.

After sleeping for a few hours, Chen Kaige went to China Film Group.

Bang!
He slammed the questionnaire on the table and said angrily: "This is blatant discrimination. They want to ruin our costume blockbuster."

"These people have a line, from Europe to America, strangling them!"

Han Sanping was shocked. After watching it, he felt that this was not the method that Chen Kaige could use. It was a bit like Shen Santong's method.

But, it's very good!
The Legal Aid Committee is composed of private companies, and Chen Kaige’s 21st Century Shengkai Film and Television Culture is also a private company.

Han Sanping took Chen Kai to meet a group of leaders.

There are disputes within the official circles, with some arguing that they cannot sit idly by, while others argue that they cannot intervene.

Chen Kai is firing on all cylinders.

Slamming the table at the Film Bureau!
Slamming the table in front of cultural leaders!
Later, Shen Santong heard the news and was stunned.

Brother Kaizi is so awesome that even novels don’t dare to write about him, he can do it!
Polls from several Western European countries were also faxed back one after another.

The Promise isn't that bad, at least not for Western audiences.

The arguments continued, but one thing became a consensus: discrimination definitely existed.

Friday, June 4.

Han Sanping presided over the symposium.

Shen Santong from Santong Entertainment, Wang Zhongjun from Huayi, Zhuang Cheng from Huanya, and Chen Kaige, representative of 21st Century Shengkai Culture.

Representatives from foreign film industries, including the Big Six Hollywood studios and Hair & Films, all participated.

Han Sanping sat in the middle, with private enterprises on his left and foreign enterprises on his right, and he felt very happy.

(End of this chapter)