New Age Artists

Chapter 340 This is a topic that cannot be touched! (23)

9 month 2 day.

Dong'ao Island.

The climate is suitable, the sea water is clear and the vegetation is lush.

After several days of filming, the crew made smooth progress.

At the opening ceremony, Shen Santong responded to Ning Hao's departure, and the matter was completely confirmed.

Ning Hao came out to call for joint efforts for domestic films.

In response, Shen Santong ignored it and concentrated on filming.

rest.

Shen Santong held the iced watermelon in his hands, ate it with a spoon, and exclaimed: "This watermelon is so sweet."

Fan Bingbing also held a melon in his hand: "I heard that Venice is in a mess?"

Shen Santong blinked: "No way, it's all peaceful!"

The actual situation has indeed become chaotic.

However, the media reports were quite calm.

Only Yu Dong bought some space to build momentum for Jiang Wen.

Shen Santong secretly fanned the flames and attracted people to the site, which led to a lot of discussion online.

However, the print media and mainstream media automatically ignored it.

Shen Santong is convinced!
Damn, what a discipline!
Even the domestic media reports are consistent.

Most of them were Li An's "Lust, Caution" which attracted the attention of many foreign journalists in Venice.

The first screening filled up quickly, with more people coming than the opening film "Atonement" that morning.

There was spontaneous applause after the screening, which was something that "Atonement" did not receive.

After the show, reporters from various countries pulled each other aside for interviews, which became a beautiful sight at the scene.

For example, an 82-year-old Indian journalist who has covered the Venice Film Festival three times said he liked the film very much.

He felt that the long love scenes in the film were necessary.

A Spanish female reporter also said that she liked the movie very much and was very interested in the Shanghai style at that time.

Li An, who pays great attention to the details of the film, strives to restore the life in Shanghai in the past 42 years.

Whether it is the arrangement of furniture or the gestures and expressions of the male and female protagonists, they were all shot on location at the Shanghai Photography Base.

The exterior scenes of "Lust, Caution" are also much more realistic than those of "Heaven's Gate", which is not unrelated to Li An's profound skills.

At Mrs. Yi's mahjong table, there is eye contact between the ladies, and through the camera cuts, what is conveyed is very meaningful.

There were long and voluminous boasts, all about the huge popularity of Lust, Caution.

Li An shocked and admired so many people.

Even if Jiang Wen stood up and spoke in a sarcastic tone, it would still be the same.

It is conceivable that when "Lust, Caution" premiered in Venice in its previous life, the atmosphere was probably peaceful and there were all kinds of praises.

No one stood up and pointed out the problems with this play.

Not only did they not question the problem, they also beautified it in a positive way.

Shen Santong was completely disappointed with the group of journalists.

Fan Bingbing had a look on his face that said, "You're kidding me, idiot." "I heard that when it was shown, a lot of people collapsed. Jiang Wen used the metaphor of Deguo and the squid female college student. Why did they react so strongly?"

Shen Santong became serious for a moment and asked, "Do you think we are free?"

Fan Bingbing wasn't sure, but he knew what Shen Santong liked to hear: "Very free."

Shen Santong said: "It's not quite free, it's too free, too much free."

“Let me tell you, the freest places in the world are all in China.”

Fan Bingbing asked doubtfully, "No way, I heard that people in foreign countries are very free."

Shen Santong gave an example: "Let's not talk about Lust, Caution, let's talk about the novel Wolf Totem published in 04."

"This novel is not actually about grassland civilization and agricultural civilization, but about maritime civilization and agricultural civilization. It is a naked theory of racial superiority and inferiority."

"Replace 'steppe civilization' with the 'Aryans and Germans' advocated by the mustache, and replace agricultural civilization with 'squids'. It's the same principle."

"You can also replace 'white people' with 'grassland civilization' and 'black people' with 'agricultural civilization', and the same thing happens."

"Even if it's not a replacement, this book will still be in jail if it's in the country. They have laws that don't allow this kind of books."

"If you put it in the US, you won't go to jail, but you will still be socially ruined. Black people and squids will stand up to protest. Don't think that people won't be able to tell just because you have a vest."

"Here, Wolf Totem has been praised by countless writers, praised by countless media, and supported by various forces. It is a bestseller."

"It's not just Wolf Totem. Many writers' books, such as Mo Yan's, are not allowed abroad."

"The United States actually had a time when people were hungry during the Great Depression, but for this kind of work, there will be a hidden hand that excludes it."

"Realism is not an option. Don't act out this kind of fiction. Use fictional stories to belittle the founding myths of the United States, such as the Mayflower. America like him cannot survive."

"It's physically impossible to survive." "Don't think the US doesn't care. It cares a lot. Look, the ink on the Declaration of Independence is almost gone, but they're still trying their best to keep it."

"They don't care about fake ones, but they will carefully preserve the ones that have some history, such as some copies of the Constitution."

For a moment, Fan Bingbing's eyes were very innocent.

I couldn't understand what Shen Santong said.

Well, Shen Santong gave a common example: "Some mainland Chinese university teachers eat and smash the pot, not only in a sarcastic way, but even in class, they openly rebel."

"Insulting some people, I don't want to give examples, things that a normal person would never say."

"Hong Kong Island discriminates against people with disabilities, discriminates against us, and also discriminates against people from Southeast Asia."

"I have been collecting some information recently, and some international students told me that when they went to study in Hong Kong Island, sometimes they said things that shocked everyone."

"White students dare not say these discriminatory words, and black students dare not say them either. Hong Kong students can say them casually. Do you understand? They don't have this feeling."

"International students in Taiwan are more sensitive and know that there are some things they cannot say, but they are sometimes even more extreme towards mainland students than those in Hong Kong."

"The words that were spoken were so vicious that white students were afraid to even discuss them."

Shen Santong wants to make "Lost on Journey" into two major series.

One is domestic, turned into a road movie, showing the characteristics of each place.

The other is overseas, which can be done as regional research or country research.

Collected a lot of information.

The first is domestic, and domestic and foreign.

The feedback was jaw-dropping.

Especially some people in Hong Kong Island and Taiwan Island.

Except for some liberal arts majors, most people in mainland China are very good.

The mainland is diverse and has everything.

Before we went out, we were taught that we were not good and that the outside world was good, so we kept a very open mind.

Willing to accept and understand various news.

Wandao and Hong Kong Island are each different in their own way.

Fan Bingbing understood, mainly because she had experienced it: "You are right, Hong Kong people are very naked, and it is natural for the strong to bully the weak."

"If they are mean, they are hostile to us. Their large crew will deliberately mess with us."

Fan Bingbing asked curiously: "Can't foreign countries say these things?"

Shen Sandong said: "Foreign media did not report Jiang Wen's analogy. There was no trace of it. They even downplayed Lust, Caution."

"Do you know why?"

"These media reporters are waiting for someone to set the tone. If the tone is not set, they can't even mention it."

To involve squids, even metaphorically, is a sin.

Shen Santong was well-informed, and Yu Dong told him about the situation at that time.

The atmosphere is extremely strange.

Except for a few people, no one dared to speak.

Yu Dong felt that in that situation, some people didn't even want to breathe.

Yu Dong found it hard to understand. Wasn't it just a matter of talking about a squid?
He can even watch "Lust, Caution" and the people from the University of Tokyo didn't say anything, so why can't he talk about a squid?
Yu Dong had never thought that there would be such a situation abroad, so suffocating.

Shen Santong said that since Jiang Wen was a student of Dongda University, Squid had no control over him.

If you change someone else, your life will be over.

It has to be said that Jiang Wen's move was beyond his expectations, and he might have been forced into a corner.

Not only did he use the metaphor of a German officer and a squid, but he also gave an interview after the premiere of Lust, Caution.

Make some things clear.

A domestic reporter asked him whether he was optimistic about his own movie or "Lust, Caution".

Jiang Wen said casually that "Lust, Caution" will win the award, but "The Sun" will not. Don't be surprised then, because some things are just like that.

Jiang Wen accidentally triggered the mute effect.

Foreign media are silent.

Domestic media also consciously avoided discussing it.

Foreign media have strict disciplines, and domestic media also have disciplines and follow the footsteps of foreign media.

Without a set tone, no one dares to touch it.

This is a topic that no one can touch.

Shen Santong was curious. It had been several days and no one had decided on the topic.

If we delay any further, the film festival will be over soon. It seems like we are really stuck.

(End of this chapter)