New Age Artists

Chapter 246: The Terrifying Strength of Shen Santong (13)

The year and a half during Shen Santong's rise was a year and a half in which the living environment in the Hong Kong circle was extremely deteriorating.

Before, everyone in the mainland was like a fool.

He had originally gone north with the intention of getting beaten, and kept a very humble attitude, but ended up being greeted with a big gift package, treated as a guest of honor, and placed on the altar.

Look up to them.

I consider myself a student and apprentice and need guidance from teachers like them.

You can make a lot of money easily.

The props were given an imported name and the reimbursement cost hundreds of thousands.

People behind the scenes make money, directors make money, and stars on stage make even more money.

The extras, character actors and leading actors from the mainland in the crew all have to look at the faces of the Hong Kong people in front of and behind the scenes.

It’s no big deal to tease or oppress mainland actors at will.

The crew's treatment and accommodation conditions are differentiated, and everyone is superior.

What now?
You have to be careful about your eating manners, you can't be reckless or do something that looks ugly.

This can’t happen, and that can’t happen.

Not to mention getting into Shen Santong’s territory.

Wang Jing said, "It's not that different. The mainland market is growing very fast now, and we have an advantage."

"For a market worth 1.3 billion, we in Hong Kong are just a drop of water in a cup, which is enough for us to work on."

"Work normally and be serious. You can earn much more than working in Hong Kong Island."

He is not just concerned about himself, he also considers the future of Hong Kong Island.

Even if Hong Dao went too far and bullied others, he wouldn't say anything because of the rules in the circle.

But I am worried that the decline of the Hong Kong industry is due to the excessive treatment of Taiwanese film producers.

The disputes over overseas interests of costume blockbusters inspired him and gave him new ideas.

The reason for the decline of Hong Kong films is not as simple as the Hong Kong industry's greed for money.

There are faint shadows of British Hong Kong and Hollywood.

There is no need to arrange specific people to operate, just adjust the personnel.

When Hong Kong films were at their most prosperous, there was no official film department in Hong Kong Island.

Later, the Hong Kong entertainment industry declined, and the biggest beneficiary was Hollywood.

In his opinion, Shen Santong's emergence might not be a bad thing, as harmony would bring wealth.

It's better than Zhang Weijian's situation, where he had a huge breakdown and couldn't move forward.

Wu Yusen said: "You are close to Shen Santong, and your words are all in favor of China."

Wang Jing pretended not to hear, which meant that Shen Santong was putting too much pressure on him.

Otherwise, this group of directors wouldn't be able to get together.

There are quite a few grudges within their circle.

Chen Kexin only cares about his own interests and asked Wang Jing: "Is Shen Santong so influential that he can reject my project with just one word, or is there something wrong with the theme of the costume blockbuster?"

Wang Jing glanced at Wu Yusen and said, "The Promise has been criticized for several months since the Lunar New Year holiday. What was the turning point?"

"It was an interview with Shen Santong. His tone was very bad towards Chen Kaige, but it was actually a help."

"He is very likely deeply involved in Chen Kaige, Huayi, Huanya, and the anti-discrimination issue."

"I think it's even possible that he planned it himself."

"His words carry weight."

Wang Jing felt that it was 100% Shen Santong's fault and Chen Kai was not smart enough.

Hearing this, Wu Yusen took a breath of cold air.

There have been some rumors in the industry recently that the Legal Aid Committee was set up by Shen Santong: "Is the rumor true?"

Chen Kexin's face changed drastically. Shen Santong dared to go against Hollywood. His power was beyond his imagination: "Is my new play going to fail?"

Wu Yusen suggested: "Why don't you expose it to the media and say that Shen Santong is behind this and is hindering the development of the film."

Chen Kexin's eyes lit up, and he felt that Wu Yusen was a good person: "Is it useful?"

Wu Yusen said: "It's useless to Shen Santong, but it's useful to Han Sanping and other leaders."

He knew well that there were some people whose job it was to unite them.

If they don't make trouble, they will lose their jobs.

When Wang Jing heard that a dispute was going to occur, he frowned, drank a cup of coffee and left.

These colleagues are greedy and take things for granted, and they haven't figured it out yet.

Zhang Yimou's "Hero" promoted the reform of cinema chains and opened the era of blockbuster films in mainland China.

After "House of Flying Daggers", the mainland has taken the lead in the discourse of period costume blockbusters.
If Shen Santong had not announced the production of Red Cliff first, according to the original schedule, Chen Kaige's The Promise would have failed and Wu Yusen would have taken advantage of the situation.

The Hong Kong entertainment industry can regain the right to speak on costume blockbusters by creating hype and using different methods.

At least take back the China Film Group's share.

With Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff" and Chen Kexin's films, the theme of costume blockbusters was brought into the hands of the Hong Kong circle.

By then, both commercial films and costume blockbusters will have the right to speak, and they can eat the meat and drink the blood of the mainland however they want.

In fact, both failed.

First of all.

Shen Santong took away the right to define commercial films.

In the past, the definition of commercial films belonged to the Hong Kong circle, and what they said was what they meant. If they said Hong Kong stars had box office appeal, then that was appeal.

It’s not possible now. Shen San Tong’s movies make a lot of money, which exceeds the total box office revenue of many Hong Kong directors throughout their careers.

then.

Costume blockbusters don't follow the rhythm either.

Chen Kaige's reputation, which was in jeopardy, was saved.

Wang Jing has analyzed a series of recent events, and found that almost all of them originated from Shen Santong’s exclusive interview with Beijing Youth Daily.

The overseas revenue problems of period costume blockbusters have become a well-known issue, and have been repeatedly debated and hyped in the media and on the Internet over the past six months.

If it weren't for Shen Santong's revelation, due to the information gap between the inside and the outside, it would still be possible to make money from costume dramas in the next two or three years.

For example, Chen Kexin is famous for making romantic art films, but he was forced to make a bold transformation and start making costume blockbusters, which he is not good at at all.

It's just to catch up with the ancient costume craze and make a fortune.

Wang Jing could understand the anger of his colleagues.

Shen Santong has indeed squeezed the ecological environment of the Hong Kong circle.

In the past, trying to scare or fool people by relying on reputation didn't work.

You have to show your ability, and sometimes, you have to keep your tail between your legs.

Of course, these analyses are Wang Jing’s own thoughts.

He won't tell his colleagues.

To some extent, they are still competitors.

They just went north to make money, shared the same interests, exchanged some information, and made things convenient for each other.

He has many more speculations.

For example, before Shen Santong accepted the interview, spoofs of "Seven Swords", "A Chinese Odyssey" and "A One Man's Journey" appeared on the Internet.

It is very likely to be a preparation for the interview.

There is also a force behind the various negative news about Disney recently, and it is most likely Shen Santong.

Combined with the black public relations incident, Shen Santong's counterattack and two songs defeated all the smears.

All these show that Shen Santong is very mature in hype and marketing.

To put it bluntly.

If you can save Chen Kai's reputation, you can step on others.

It is easier to destroy than to save.

You can criticize Disney, and you can criticize other things.

Not easy to mess with, not easy to mess with in any aspect.

If his colleagues cause trouble, Wang Jing lets them do it; he won’t get involved.

These people say that the market has changed, but their actions remain the same as before.

There is no specific perception of Shen Santong's terrifying strength and influence.

Shen Santong is neither an official nor a Chinese.

I won't look down upon them.

Chen Kexin accepted an interview with the media in Hong Kong Island: "The mainland is the home of our Chinese entertainment films, and I love my country."

"I want to remake the Shaw Brothers film "The Assassination of Ma" and use the Ma Assassination case as a prototype to bring our history to the big screen."

"But some individuals used their influence to obstruct the establishment of this project."

The reporter asked: "Mr. Chen, can you tell us who the other party is?"

Of course Chen Kexin would not say that it was useless to break up with Shen Santong. The other party fought all the way and said, "He is a big boss in the mainland. It is not convenient to disclose."

The news was reported in Hong Kong.

"Discrimination! Chen Kexin was blocked from going to the north, and the reason was him? ! "

"The person Chen Kexin dared not reveal, recounting the sad journey to the north!"

The mainland media were very excited when they got the news.

China Film Corporation has already given the green light to Disney's films, but there are still press releases that criticize Disney.

It is just the right thing to divert attention and hedge against Disney’s scandal.

"International patriotic director Chen Kexin expressed his opinion that the mainland is the home of Chinese entertainment films."

"Patriotic director is heartbroken, who is obstructing him?"

China Film.

Shen Santong was called by Han Sanping and said speechlessly: "Film creation, market behavior, how can you talk about such a mess."

Han Sanping was helpless. He could only eat candy if he cried, but he couldn't just ignore it: "Take it easy for a while, don't make things too awkward."

Shen Santong complained: "I'm just a bad guy, right?"

Chen Kexin came to China Film Group happily. As soon as he made a noise, he received feedback, which really had a miraculous effect.

But when he saw Shen Santong smiling there, he almost couldn't hold it back.

Han Sanping said, "Director Chen, come here. We at China Film Group attach great importance to your project and have specially invited experts to participate in the project discussion meeting. Let's study and discuss the project together."

We invited six experts to conduct the process in an open, transparent and fair manner.

No one can find fault with it.

(End of this chapter)