New Age Artists

Chapter 509: Kindergarten is needed! It will set off public opinion! (Two chapters in one!)

1 month 22 day.

"Lost on Journey" grossed 2583 million at the box office.

On the 23th.

Following the sentencing of the parties involved in the Sanlu case yesterday, the media followed up with comments.

Some media extended the issue to "Lost on Journey" and Shen Santong.

At the same time, many peers are also following suit.

There are many film and television companies that hate Shen Santong, especially some companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The negative information was spread a long time ago, but unfortunately the fight against it was not strong enough. As the media exerted their efforts, they found a point of entry and followed up again.

The Chinese were also secretly fanning the flames, but they were doing it very covertly.

The "Lost on Journey" production team implemented Shen Santong's decision.

Let’s not engage in verbal battles at this stage and focus on the movie itself.

From "Should we forgive the liar", we gradually transitioned to the second topic and focused on marketing on "advanced narrative".

At the same time, we are also focusing on other marketing points.

"I Nima" pays tribute to "Happy Birthday";
The security inspector played by Tang Yan corresponds to the cashier in "Supermarket";
"2008 has passed, but I still miss it very much." "Lost on Journey", which wanted to open up the Spring Festival period, paid tribute to "Party A and Party B", which opened up the Lunar New Year period, showing the inheritance of Chinese films.

"Scrap man", "Boss, the water of the Yellow River is really yellow." "Brother, this is the Yangtze River." and other well-known lines are also marketing focuses.

Shen Santong also forwarded two film reviews.

One article is about the audience who watched the premiere.

The viewer said.

[I watched this movie on its first premiere, and I have no regrets at all. It's light-hearted, humorous, and full of warmth of life.

It's hilarious and is the best comedy movie so far in my opinion.

It's exaggerated but not pompous, and it makes you laugh out loud, with shock in the laughter. At first I thought the sensational part seemed deliberate, but the reversal was shocking enough.

The revelation of the last two timelines was very sophisticated and gave me an indescribable shock, making "Lost on Journey" as memorable as a feature film.

What the Chinese film market lacks is not blockbusters, but sincere genre films. I hope there will be more directors like Shen Santong in domestic films. 】

In another film review, Shen Santong felt that this audience understood his movie.

The film review mentioned the experience of watching the film at the beginning, and finally said:
[In the play "Lost on Journey", Li Chenggong and Niu Geng only have different professions, but no difference in personality, so they can have an evenly matched confrontation and the play is interesting enough.

In the director's eyes, people's personalities are not determined by their wealth.

It is hard to see this in domestic films in recent years. Even the characters are liars and seem full of vitality and fresh.

There are many people who criticize Shen Santong's films for being overly commercial. However, in terms of content, his films are far more profound than many so-called art films and have more humanistic concerns.

The movie has a sense of freedom and equality that makes people feel real, rather than slogan-like. 】

This audience member captured the information that Shen Santong did not explicitly state in the movie but only hinted at.

Li Chenggong and Niu Geng took the same means of transportation, and no one would find it strange that the two people had a big income gap.

For example, if the boss and the employee have the same disease and go to the same hospital, the local people's hospital, they are very likely to be seen by the same doctor and receive the same treatment.

Where you live, the public security may be maintained by the same police station. Even if not, the level of the police is similar, and the speed of response and attitude of the police are similar.

Even both sets of parents might queue at the same supermarket for the morning deals.

These things are hard to find outside of the University of Tokyo.

The police stations, hospitals, and shopping supermarkets of the rich are completely different from those of the middle class and the poor. They form an independent social circle.

Shen Santong believes that if we want to protect modern life, we might as well protect this kind of modern life.

A roughly equal world.

evening.

Shen Santong and his team flew to Shenyang, the last stop of the roadshow before the New Year.

I went home on the 30th to celebrate the New Year and take a holiday.

Just hold one or two events at the local cinema on the first day of the new year.

Shen Santong knocked on Yuanquan's door: "Room service."

Yuan Quan muttered about the room service that he had brought in late at night, opened the door, and subconsciously closed it when he saw it was Shen Santong.

Shen Santong blocked it with his feet, then leaped into the room.

"Xia Yu and I have reconciled, you can go now." Yuan Quan pushed people out.

Shen Santong said: "Sister Quan, please don't take care of me."

"How did I take care of you?" At this moment, Yuan Quan was confused.

Shen Sandong said: "Don't you make me excited when you mention Xia Yu?"

Yuan Quan: ".Can you please have some shame!"

Yan Danchen’s words.

Shen Santong listened to it!
But then he thought again, Yuan Quan, Zuo Xiaoqing and Yan Danchen were not the kind of people who would stand up and tear him apart.

Some of it’s because of their personality, and some of them just want to stay in the industry, so they feel relieved.

The spring water was bubbling.

Seeing that Yuan Quan wanted to get back together with Xia Yu, Shen Santong had nothing to say and no longer cared about the wear and tear.

That night.

The marketing team of "Lost on Journey" is still busy.

On the 23rd, the preliminary box office summary came out at million, and the total box office exceeded million in one week.

The film company released a 300 million celebration poster.

It is filled with lanterns and lion dance elements, and is full of joy.

Box office is the bottom line.

The continuous growth of the box office of "Lost on Journey" is the best proof that it is not afraid of any noise!
Shenyang roadshow.

Yan Danchen saw that Yuan Quan was very tired: "Sister Quan, what's wrong with you? Why are you limping?"

Yuan Quan is one year older than Yan Danchen, and Yan Danchen calls her sister.

Yuan Quan sighed, "Yesterday I went out to buy a midnight snack and was startled by a dog and accidentally fell."

"If you want to buy some midnight snacks, just ask your assistant to buy them for you." Zuo Xiaoqing, the oldest of the three, asked with concern.

Yuan Quan said: "It's mainly the dog's problem."

Who was he calling a dog? Shen Santong changed the subject: "I've prepared New Year's goods for everyone. Let's go to one more cinema and then go home."

After finishing their work, the group flew back home.

airport.

Shen Santong specially prepared a gift for Yan Danchen: "Sister Chen, this is a gift for my uncle and aunt. Say hello to them on my behalf."

Yan Danchen was annoyed: "Where were you yesterday? Did you scare someone?"

"Who did I scare?" Shen Santong didn't understand: "If you are scared, I will go home with you."

Yan Danchen is a nice person and he can sense that she also wants to break up.

Shen Santong didn't want to stop, so he found an opportunity to break the condom. He thought, the first time is easier the second time is more familiar. Anyway, Tang Yan already had one, so it would be normal to have another one.

New Year's Eve.

Lunar New Year's eve.

Shen Santong spent the New Year at home with his parents.

While the family was making dumplings, Shen Santong cleared his throat.

"Mom, Tang Yan is pregnant."

Having had the vaccination with my mom, it wasn't too surprising.

However, Shen Santong underestimated the power of this news. Ms. Zhou Chunxia's rolling pin slipped and he quickly held it.

Shen Jianguo, who was making dumplings, also had a tremor in his hands.

Zhou Chunxia asked: "What did you say?"

Shen Santong looked at the TV and said calmly: "Yes, we have a child."

"No, kid, what's going on with you?" Zhou Chunxia was still confused.

Shen Santong said: "I got pregnant by accident."

"When are you giving birth? No, you should have told me earlier. How are you going to get married if you're pregnant? You haven't met the parents yet. It's a bit late. By the way, who is pregnant?" Zhou Chunxia asked a series of questions like a machine gun, and finally remembered the most crucial one.

Shen Jianguo was much calmer: "Your son said that Tang Yan was the heroine of the first movie, and he sang the theme song with her."

"You have been dating for quite a few years. How many months have you been pregnant?" Zhou Chunxia also came to her senses.

Shen Santong said: "In mid-October last year, a little over three months, it was almost stable and I told you."

"What are the customs there? How much is the bride price? What about the three golds? Do you still need to get engaged? Have you discussed how to hold the ceremony?" Zhou Chunxia asked.

Shen Jianguo said, "It's too late to get engaged. There's no time to hold a wedding ceremony, and it won't look good with a big belly. Let's discuss it during the New Year and pick a date. Otherwise, we can get the marriage certificate first and hold the wedding ceremony after the baby is born."

Shen Santong felt that the rhythm was wrong. His purpose was to meet Tang Yan's parents or something.

"Mom, we're not planning to get married for now." Shen Santong said.

Zhou Chunxia wondered: "Why don't you plan to get married?"

Shen Santong sighed: "Mom, there is nothing I can do. Too many people hate me. Since my first movie, many people have disliked me." "Now, as soon as my movie comes out, there are forces that discredit me without any reason."

"They've been smearing my private life in various ways. Getting married is dragging innocent Tangtang into the storm as well."

"I'm useless! Maybe when I'm strong enough, I can protect the one I love!"

Zhou Chunxia said distressedly: "How can someone be so evil and slander my son for no reason? Aren't they afraid of retribution?"

After making dumplings for the first day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Jianguo asked Shen Santong alone.

He could see it clearly: "Is it your plan or her plan? Don't fool me with the same trick you used to fool your mother. In her eyes, you are still the same person who got shy when meeting girls."

"Dad, I can only say that you should wait until you become a grandfather." Shen Sandong said, "I suggest that you and my mom open a kindergarten and raise your grandchildren in the future."

"Go to hell." Shen Jianguo cursed with a smile, not taking it seriously.

"What are you two talking about?" Zhou Chunxia shouted in the main room, "Zhao Benshan's skit is about to start."

Shen Jianguo said: "Guess what your son said. He asked you and I to quit our jobs and open a red education class to raise his child."

"There are so many Yuhong classes. You can let your child go to school in BJ in the future. The admission rate is high, and your score in the Beijing college entrance examination will be enough to get into Peking University or Tsinghua University." Zhou Chunxia said.

Shen Santong explained and continued to give a vaccination: "I will give birth to a child in the red class in the future, you two elders can train other people's children first."

Zhou Chunxia also smiled: "Okay, Mom will wait. We can even afford to support a football team."

At 22:38, Shen Santong watched "Not Short of Money" again and still couldn't stop laughing.

The Spring Festival Gala's star-making ability at this time is much weaker than in the previous decade, but Zhao Benshan's sketches still have strong vitality.

"We're Not Short of Money" made Xiao Shenyang an overnight sensation and famous all over the country.

Zhao Benshan is a master of sketches. He is "quite amazing" and "not short of money." He accurately grasps social emotions and guides them.

Today's Spring Festival Gala does not use old memes or copy hot words from the Internet, but can create hot words and memes.

Zhao Benshan stands too high and his abilities are far ahead of his peers.

Therefore, Zhao Benshan's sketches have always been controversial. One thing he has been criticized for is that he vilifies farmers.

However, farmers would wait in front of the TV to watch his skits, while no one would even watch his other so-called non-vilified skits.

New Year's Day.

The movie-watching boom triggered by the ticket subsidies for "Lost on Journey", coupled with the explosion of publicity and marketing for "Watching Movies During the Chinese New Year", has brought a peak to the box office.

Two million. Eight hundred thousand moviegoers!
Box office of 8360 million!
It broke the single-day box office record and the single-day moviegoer record set by "Red Cliff"!
The single-day record of "Red Cliff" was also set by Shen Santong!

Total box office exceeds 400 million!

Everyone inside and outside the circle was speechless!

It's unreasonable for a comedy to be so strong!

Shock!

Everyone was shocked!

Afterwards, colleagues in the circle and some forces gnashed their teeth in hatred.

A professor from the School of Literature at Central China Normal University launched a fierce attack.

"Lost on Journey" is a typical "three vulgar" movie, vulgar, mediocre, and kitsch! The Chinese cultural industry represented by movies should not only focus on the box office, but also pay attention to cultural orientation and improve the cultural quality and taste of the people.

Shen Santong’s alma mater, Beijing Film Academy, and the mentors of six generations of directors stood up.

There are also factions within the school.

Shen Santong recognized the fifth and fourth generations, but not the sixth generation, and most of the people sent to Beijing Film Academy to study studied in the management department.

This is a naked struggle for discourse power.

Shen Santong no longer talks about starting a new generation, because it is self-evident that he is doing it and there is no need to emphasize it.

A terrible phenomenon occurred.

Something that Shen Santong himself didn't realize.

Since the various clashes over Shen Santong's films, the Sixth Generation's discourse power in the film industry has been rapidly eroding.

When Shen Santong collided with Wu Yusen in his last movie "Red Cliff", even some media were speechless.

All the light and heat are focused on the double "Red Cliff", and no one cares about the weird nonsense of some people in the film industry.

The same is true for "Lost on Journey".

Some media continue to discredit Shen Santong. It is still unknown whether Shen Santong is dead or alive, but the battle for public opinion has become a battle between the Shen Santong narrative represented by "Lost on Journey" and the narrative held by some media.

The struggle inwards, versus outwards.

Whether it is good outside or inside, it surpasses the film narrative dominated by six generations, such as "commerce and art", "avant-garde thought in literature and art", and "realism".

With "Lost on Journey" hitting a new box office record, Shen Santong's first step towards the Spring Festival box office was successful.

Shen Santong didn't feel anything, but the sixth generation of directors and the people in their line all felt the biting chill.

Stand up and speak up for your own interests and those of your disciples and grandchildren!

Criticism from peers is relatively more sophisticated than criticism from outsiders.

There are euphemisms.

Huang Shixian, the famous film professor who trained Jia Zhangke, Wang Xiaoshuai and other sixth-generation directors, is as capable as ever.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, I accepted a telephone interview with a reporter.

He affirmed that Lost on Journey was funny and believed that China needed hit movies at the moment, "But funny is not comedy. A true comedy should be like Chaplin's, which makes people think after watching it."

"Lost on Journey" has no realistic significance, is not poignant from beginning to end, and even thoughtfully prepares two timelines."

“The purpose is not to make the audience think, but to make the audience not think, so that the audience’s emotions can have a soft landing.”

"It's like cotton candy, only smiling and sweet, no bitterness. What can you think after watching it? Nothing! I'm sure such commercial films are just passing clouds, and you won't remember anything after the embarrassing moment."

"It would be more educational if the two timelines were merged to let Li Chenggong experience the pain of losing his wife and lover."

He also said: "Chinese cinema will die without art films. When I was in school, I had a lot of exchanges with Shen Santong. He was a very good kid at that time. (Implication: not now.)"

"He was not like this then. At that time, he had his own creative intentions. Now, capital has completely deprived him of his talent."

There are also some straighter ones.

One professor wrote in his blog:
[“Lost on Journey” still has the shadow of “madness”, using “madness” and “vulgarity” to please the audience, and the audience never gets tired of it, which shows that the audience does not have the ability to appreciate art.

It is fine to treat "Lost on Journey" as a comedy for entertainment, but to give it such honors that are worthy of the pride of the Chinese people and to write poems in praise of it, I think this is something that the makers of "Lost on Journey" would not dare to accept.

When garbage is placed on the altar of the temple, who is the biggest beneficiary? Who is the biggest victim? Smart people, your wisdom should give the wisest answer. However, you have become the biggest victim.

The old saying goes, "Gossip can melt gold, and criticism can destroy bones." This is indeed a famous saying. The praise of some flatterers has seriously deceived audiences who are not capable of watching movies. The RMB of kind-hearted people has inflated the inflated prices of "Lost on Journey" and "Shen Santong." It reminds me of the guy who got rich by selling height-increasing insoles. 】

Big Year.

Shen Santong continued the roadshow with the main creators.

The assistant said, "Boss, why don't you respond?"

Shen Santong: "Continue our propaganda point, don't waver."

Assistant in charge of official business briefing.

"Boss, I'm afraid you'll have to respond."

Shen Santong took the materials and took a look.

Voice of America, a media outlet that bears the American flag but can only make trouble outside the United States, took advantage of his popularity.

He talked a lot about the censorship of Dongda Films and questioned whether Shen Santong relied on his connections to pass the censorship.

The New York Times also followed up and reported it on the front page.

They are still riding on the popularity of "Lost on Journey", starting with this phenomenal Dongda movie, extending to plagiarism, and then turning to industrial product counterfeiting.

It is directly stated that Dongda’s products rely on plagiarism and are of poor quality.

Then the topic was brought up again, from how Todai's hard landing triggered a global crisis to questioning how Todai could recover.

The argument is that the drama "Lost on Journey" is so popular and it is the lipstick effect.

After reading it, Shen Santong exclaimed: "What a talent!"

The pen holders in capitalist society are strong.

It moved in as fast as the wind, but people from Dongda handed over a knife. "Lost on Journey" plagiarized speeches and excerpted them from articles in some mainstream media of Dongda. The same was true for the copycat speeches.

Just by reading this article, one would think that the global financial crisis was caused by Tokyo University, not the United States. One would also think that it is Tokyo University that has a messy economy and needs to be revived, not the United States, which has just experienced a financial bomb.

With this awareness and stance, Shen Santong had to admit that the article was well written even though he knew it was nonsense.

The assistant asked: "Our media has also followed up. How should we respond? Should we issue a statement?"

Shen Santong shook his head: "Let me do it."

I have to respond.

The leader’s greeting really surprised our friends.

Shen Santong logged into Dongtian.com and posted a picture.

A comparison photo.

A dog bared its teeth at the "Lost on Journey" poster, looking as ferocious as it could be.

Then, facing the English newspaper, be well-behaved and quiet.

Shen Santong said nothing, but he said everything.

It directly ignited the public opinion field!

(End of this chapter)