New Age Artists

Chapter 511 Jiang Wenhongwen ( words invincible chapter!)
The sound of a dog barking at a stone is so classic.

Professional journalists keenly noticed that its communication effect is stronger than that of dog pictures.

With the development of the Internet, traditional media can no longer completely monopolize the right to speak.

Shen Santong's ability to create memes is countless times more powerful than formulaic explanations and angry attacks.

First there is a picture of a dog, then stones are thrown and the dog barks, both have their own images. The sacred image created by media people disappears in the face of this deconstruction.

The major media industry is a pile of shit and cannot stand up to deconstruction.

The media reporters present maintained a good cooperative relationship with Santong Entertainment.

They would not attack Shen Santong directly, and sometimes they would say a few good words.

However, they will not stop other media, or different categories or columns of the same unit from smearing Shen Santong.

When it comes to criticism of public figures, the more successful they are, the more it means that their entire group enjoys a right that others do not have.

As for issues like the sanctity of the media and the concept of the fourth estate, some people disagree, but they will not oppose it either and will simply remain silent.

As other media stir up trouble, they are able to gain more bargaining power and reap the benefits.

But there is a price to pay.

When the overall credibility of an industry collapses, everyone will suffer the consequences.

It is untenable to say at this time: I am gentle and don’t care about these things.

Shen Santong's counterattack was directed at some media outlets that had defamed him, but it also undermined the sanctity of the media and threatened the interests of other media professionals.

The reporters present subconsciously felt provoked and offended, as well as a sense of crisis that the industry's credibility was being challenged.

The reporter changed the subject: "Director Shen, the total box office of the movies you directed has exceeded 2.4 billion, far exceeding the 1.1 billion of the second place Feng Xiaogang. What do you think?"

"Supermarket", "Happy Birthday" 1 and 2, "Red Cliff - Part " and "Lost on Journey", the total box office of these five movies is billion, close to billion.

Tomorrow is the last day of the annual holiday, and the revenue will definitely exceed 2.5 billion.

"If You Are the One" grossed 480 million yuan, 170 million yuan more than its predecessor. The total box office of Feng Xiaogang's films is 1.18 billion yuan.

Huayi held a grand celebration banquet on New Year's Day, which was both a celebration and a way to further boost box office performance.

In this life, with Shen Santong, Feng Xiaogang was brutally suppressed.

Shen Santong's movies are iterative movies, just like a new director in later generations who can easily surpass well-known directors if his box office explodes.

Before Zhang Yimou realized the importance of keeping up with social hot spots and taking the initiative to provoke social disputes, his box office revenue was unable to break through 1 billion and he was overtaken by one new director after another.

In the interview with "Man Jiang Hong", Zhang Yimou's excitement was not fake.

Regardless of whether it was right or not, he did find a way.

In other words, signing with Huanxi Media, the company owned by Ning Hao and Xu Zheng, helped him chart a path.

The large scale of "As Solid as a Rock", the Qin Hui movie in the name of Yue Fei in "Red River", and the issue of excessive self-defense in "Article 20".

Zhang Yimou is a director with great influence. There are some subjects that other directors cannot shoot, but he can shoot them on a large scale.

Found a way to monetize influence.

Regarding the topic of box office, Shen Santong has always been very modest: "Thanks to the audience, my movies have grown step by step with the development of the film market and economy. I just happened to make a few good movies."

The reporter asked about this year's Forbes ranking.

It’s not a list of celebrities, it’s a list of the rich.

Shen Santong is the most popular name on the celebrity list.

Shen Santong was on the rich list three years ago, ranking at the bottom. Last year, his valuation was 3 billion, ranking outside the top 100. He is the youngest billionaire and the youngest self-made billionaire.

Shen Santong: "I don't have any idea about the ranking. I have enough exposure, every movie has exposure."

"I like money, the more the better. But now I have enough money to spend, more than I can spend in a lifetime, so I still want to work hard to make good movies."

Shen Santong would not be so hypocritical as to say that 100 million is just a small goal and he is not interested in money.

You are too ungrateful and will only backfire in the future.

The reporter asked about the money Shen Santong earned during last year's financial crisis.

There were rumors that a mysterious wealthy man from the mainland was making huge profits from the U.S. stock market.

Shen Santong suspected that it was released by some people in the United States to attract "leeks" to join the market.

"I made some money from the financial crisis, investing in technology stocks. I plan to invest this money in movies." Shen Santong talked about movies all the time.

The reporter perked up: "There are rumors that you made a billion dollars. Is that true? How did you do it?"

Shen Santong denied: "Not so much. The economic problems of the United States are easy to see."

"The crisis it created this time is no less severe than the one in 1929, but our market is expanding and we have a strong engine, so it doesn't seem that serious."

“The burden of the world economy falls on us.”

Shen Santong joked: "The burden of the two capitals and thirteen provinces is on our shoulders."

The reporter was more concerned about how Shen Santong made money during the financial crisis: "How did he do it specifically?"

The reporter didn't care about Dongda's contribution. Seeing this, Shen Santong suddenly lost interest: "This is a movie celebration party, not a financial program. Let's talk about movies."

The 08 US financial crisis was no less serious than the 1929 US economic crisis, but it was downplayed by the media.

It downplays the mess the United States has made in the world and also downplays the role of the University of Tokyo.

Just to say one thing, the fact that a black man like Michelle's husband can come up here shows the seriousness of the problem.

The racial strings in the minds of white Americans are very tight.

Political correctness is not expressed in words, but is everywhere in actions.

It is difficult for the United States to have a black president, and it is also difficult for the United States to have a female president.

For a big country, the president can be foolish but not weak. The most unacceptable thing is a weak leader. A female president lacks the spirit of a strong person.

Michelle's husband was able to get promoted because class outweighed racial conflicts.

White people tolerate black people who shout "change" and vote for them in order to solve real problems.

This public opinion could have been used for bold reforms, but it was stolen by a group of people through various manipulations and turned into supporting a black person to come to power.

The same thing happened with 911/. The approval ratings reached an unprecedented high, but were ultimately stolen by the military-industrial complex and all monetized through war.

Shen Santong doesn't care about what's happening in the United States, he only cares about Dongda University.

The reason why the world did not experience the same panic as in 1929 during last year's financial crisis was because the Southeast Asian market continued to expand, especially driving growth in ASEAN and Asia.

However, Todai’s contribution is rarely mentioned.

If it is mentioned, it is official, such as one-third of the world's economic growth is provided by the University of Tokyo, without any popular or common expression.

Shen Santong wanted to use his influence to have a talk.

After all, you don’t have to ask for anything in return for doing good things, but you should also express it objectively instead of pretending that it never happened.

However, among the reporters present, no one was interested in the topic of Tokyo University saving the world economy.

Shen Santong talked about the movie: "I think the reason why Lost on Journey was a box office success is that it is realistic."

"Many people praised my advanced narrative skills and the calmness of a master, but this is only on the surface."

"What's important is that I tell a true story."

"Liar, she is bad, she shouldn't be given humanity."

"We do a better job in disaster relief, not only for snowstorms but also earthquakes."

"Like in the United States, Hurricane Katrina left New Orleans in ruins, and even after several years, it has not recovered."

"The disaster relief work was not done well. It started late, and people went in with guns and ammunition. There was not much organization, and the subsequent reconstruction was not good either."

"It means that when dealing with a major public crisis, the government only serves as a warning, and the rest depends on the people to save themselves. If you can handle it yourself, that's great. But if you can't, the U.S. military will come with guns and deal with you."

"There was also a story about a farmer and a snake. Our building materials company kindly aided New Orleans, but after the house was built, they turned around and falsely accused us."

The matter of building materials was very famous, and Shen Santong had heard of it in his previous life.

Now it has begun, with U.S. construction company Lennar Homes filing a complaint against two large Eastern gypsum board manufacturers in Florida.

This is just the beginning. The United States is holding on tightly and giving Dongda some shocks from the American lawyers.

As a result, BNBM exported millions of dollars worth of gypsum boards out of an aid mentality, and was sued by the United States for more than ten years. It signed a settlement agreement, paid more than 20 billion yuan in compensation, and had to pay an additional 3 million yuan in litigation costs for the entire process.

Moreover, BeiXin Building Materials is not allowed to export to the United States.

As always, the United States will strike hard against all those who have illusions about it.

Whoever kisses it will be killed most cruelly.

It is hard to tell from the way the United States responded to the disaster that the United States no longer has the mobilization capacity to launch a war of medium scale or larger. An army that has never fought a tough battle ranks first in strength.

The publicity is really great.

Shen Santong tried to bring up the topic of disaster relief comparison.

Comparing the disaster relief efforts of China and Mexico, the Chinese are amazing!

If you write a good article, it will definitely sell.

The story of the farmer and the snake also directly stimulates the pain points, showing the kindness of the University of Tokyo and the malice and low moral standards of the United States.

Even if we don't blame ordinary Americans, we can still discuss the American lawyer system.

These are all good news breaking points.

The roadshow ended after the celebration party, and Shen Santong deliberately created a hot topic.

Shen Santong prepared many output points and was waiting for reporters to ask.

Eager to teach the United States a lesson.

Phoenix reporter asked: "Director Shen, are you suspected of embellishing labor arbitration?"

I'll pour it!
Shen Santong was surprised: "I want to talk about the comparison between the disaster relief in the United States and ours."

The reporter who asked the question had a lot of opinions and couldn't help but say: "Director Shen, I think you are a very nationalist person."

Shen Santong's face darkened.

In the context of normal people, national stance is a positive word, but among journalists, it is an insult.

"I just said 'a dog barks when it's hit by a stone', but there's actually another way to say it."

"For example, when some people see something bad happening in the country, they suddenly get excited, as if they were given an injection of chicken blood."

"When you hear bad things happening abroad, just pretend you didn't hear anything."

"When I encountered good things outside, I was immediately energized."

"But when good news comes to the country, they turn a deaf ear to it. Not to mention throwing stones at it, even if you hit it on the head with a stick, there is no reaction."

"There is another way to express that kind of dog picture. For example, when there is bad news at home, they will get excited and scream, but when there is bad news from abroad, they will sleep soundly."

The reporters present at the scene turned pale.

Why does it sound like an insult?
Shen Santong signaled to the host of the press conference to end it.

The reporter asked a familiar partner to ask questions. "Many viewers are wondering whether Meili has forgiven Li Chenggong in the movie?"

"Whether to forgive" is the focus of the third week's plot marketing. Shen Santong was so angry that he forgot the promotion process.

Shen Santong’s response is left for the audience to interpret.

“After a movie is made, it not only belongs to me, but also to the audience.”

The reporter asked the last question: "Is the post-production of Director Shen's Red Cliff (Part 2) ready? Director Wu Yusen's Red Cliff (Part 2) will be released next month. What do you think of it?"

In its previous life, "Red Cliff (Part 2)" was released in January. In this life, it was squeezed out by Shen Santong's "Lost on Journey" and released around the Lantern Festival.

Shen Santong said: "Next month, my Red Cliff Part 1 will be screened in Southeast Asia and East Asia, and will be screened at the same time as Director Wu Yusen's Red Cliff Part 2. I hope everyone can witness the overseas release of Dongda's historical stories together."

"As for Director Wu's Red Cliff, I wish him a big box office success."

"My film Red Cliff will be released this summer, and the post-production is almost complete, so please stay tuned."

Shen Santong did not say anything cold to Wu Yusen. There was no need to do so. He had already won and was in a high-profile manner.

The celebration party once again triggered a violent reaction. [A dog barks when it is hit by a stone. Hahahaha, what a vivid description! ]

【The light of domestic films! 】

[Five details of Meili's forgiveness of Li Chenggong! ]

【The Light of Chinese Entertainment! 】

【2.4 billion director! 】

There are also black fans [only bullies at home, far inferior to Wu Yusen! ]

But it was harmless. Later, Shen Santong posted another picture of a dog.

Different faces when facing bad news from inside and outside.

A pure passerby, a Chinese student studying in the United States, confirmed the authenticity of the story of the farmer and the snake, which once again sparked heated discussion.

The one who felt the most uncomfortable was Commissioner Smith.

Shen Santong’s firepower was too strong.

I didn’t expect there would be a follow-up to the dog picture, and the art of “hitting a dog with a stone and causing it to bark” has been completed.

Smith, who lives in a voting society, understands the destructive power of this sentence even better.

This can be applied not only in the entertainment and media fields, but also in politics. Some people react strongly to comments that are unfavorable to them because these comments touch their sensitive points.

It’s just like some politicians and celebrities, who joke and insult each other within limits. They won’t mention the real pain points, and if they do, it’s just a small scolding but a big help.

Agent Smith reported Shen Santong's film about environmental protection, but it was not taken seriously.

The future is hopeless.

He is not afraid of losing his job. Agent Smith's side job, selling small and medium-sized commodities, earns more than his main job. The only problem is that without the network of contacts, some intangible conveniences will be lost.

After the roadshow.

Shen Santong spent a few days with his daughter, after all, she was his own daughter.

Li Yu definitely could not return to Deep Sea Culture, so Shen Santong sent her to Jiahe to see what would happen next.

2 month 3 day.

Shen Santong brought his parents to meet Tang Yan's parents.

Ms. Zhou Chunxia still wanted Shen Santong to get married.

Shen Santong opened the big one.

"Mom, I have a child." Shen Santong said.

Zhou Chunxia: "You've said it before, why are you still saying it?"

"I said it was born." Shen Santong could see his mother's pupils dilated with his naked eyes.

Mom is blown away.

Shen Santong was beaten.

"Mom, I was wrong." Shen Santong admitted his mistake.

But I will dare to do it next time.

After giving up his parents' urging to get married, Shen Santong felt that he had made great progress.

Don't give up the forest for a tree.

At work.

Shen Santong promotes the listing of Santong Entertainment.
It is in the game-playing stage, and a bribe is required to go public. This is the current situation.

It's just much better than last year's situation where people didn't speak human language.

Shen Santong has Jiahe and abundant cash flow, so he has a lot of chips, but he still has to gamble and mix interests.

The name used for the listing was not Shenhai Culture, but "Santong Entertainment", which was neither right nor reasonable. Shen Santong wanted to be the leader, and the first share could not be given to Huayi.

2 month 7 day.

Shen Santong went to Jiang Wen's house as a guest, which was considered a private dinner to discuss the "Let the Bullets Fly" project.

The script has been basically written, and it is very different from the previous movie version.

Zhou Yun makes dumplings.

Jiang Wen and Shen Santong were chatting in the study: "Why don't you play a guest role? How about Liuzi?"

"Forget it." Shen Santong refused directly: "I don't like this kind of role. He has no initiative and commits suicide after being criticized. He is a coward."

If Shen Santong were Liuzi, he would just kill them all with a knife and turn into Tutu.

Shen Santong liked to watch "Let the Bullets Fly" in his previous life, but without a filter, and he will never make a cameo appearance in other people's movies in the future.

Jiang Wen was not surprised, he just wanted to give it a try.

With Shen Santong’s guest appearance, the commercial success of this drama is guaranteed.

Jiang Wen still cares about the box office. If this movie fails again, his career will be in great crisis.

"How about you just be listed as a producer?" Jiang Wen asked.

Shen Santong said: "Brother Jiang Wen, your work has too strong personal attributes, so I will not interfere and just be an investor."

Jiang Wen breathed a sigh of relief. Shen Santong was indeed a director and he respected the creative freedom of his fellow directors.

Jiang Wen patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, this play will not lose money."

Shen Sandong said: "Boss Yang has overseas resources, there is also a rich second-generation from Xi'an who has money, Jiangsu Satellite TV has TV resources, China Film, and Emei Film Studio. With multiple parties' support, it will definitely succeed."

Jiang Wen has both fame and talent. Even without Shen Santong's support in his previous life, many people were still willing to invest in him.

"Where, where."

Jiang Wen likes Shen Santong more and more, but some words depend on who is saying them.

Even if you think Shen Santong's movies are boring, the results are here. He beat Wu Yusen and made Hua Yi and Feng Xiaogang breathless. He is really awesome.

Shen Santong got to the point: "Have you summarized the lessons of "The Sun Also Rises"?"

lesson?

What lesson? The lesson of failure!
Jiang Wen blinked when he heard "The Sun". This was his dark history. "That's it."

Shen Santong said: "Let's have a discussion."

Jiang Wen mentioned a few points.

Shen Santong felt something was not right: "I think we should have a spirit of self-criticism and not avoid problems. I'll say some things directly, brother, don't forget them."

"Go ahead." Jiang Wen felt that it was not a good thing to say, but he couldn't just let people keep silent.

Shen Santong spoke frankly: "Your film is not without depth. The content and depth of the film are much deeper than many other films. Your shots and your scheduling are also top-notch."

"It can be said that even if you take one tenth of the core of your film, it would be enough for many movies."

Jiang Wen accepted it all: "Since it is self-criticism, I will also say something about you. The core of your film is too shallow."

Shen Santong did not deny it: "But you are just too happy with yourself."

"Self-entertainment?" Jiang Wen was puzzled.

Shen Santong said: "It means to entertain yourself. Have fun by yourself. Have fun by yourself."

“Your movie is very self-congratulatory.”

"Movies and novels are very similar. A good movie uses the plot to highlight the essence of a movie, but no one likes to watch a person writing Das Kapital word by word."

"In the final analysis, what we are making are cinema films, not avant-garde films, and they are productions with investments of tens or hundreds of millions of dollars."

Shen Santong patted the script on the table and said, "If you continue filming like this, I'm afraid your base will be blown up."

"The Sun is a work of pure metaphor, regardless of whether it is reasonable or not."

"What does this shoot have to do with your plot? I don't know what it means."

"The audience will feel that this movie is too watery and boring. Where is the plot?"

"It's so annoying. I bought a movie ticket, but two-thirds of the movie is just useless bullshit. Can you be more normal? You're a movie director."

“That’s why The Sun failed.”

"I feel like this new play is going to fail again. It's just a one-man show for you."

Ginger smells red and warm.

Sweaty.

Lies won't hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife.

Shen Santong had no choice as he invested real money in this play.

In his previous life, Jiang Wen failed and lost Boss Yang a lot of money. With the addition of Zhou Runfa and the strengthening of Ge You's role as the mentor, there were wonderful rival scenes.

This version of the script is in a relatively original state.

The momentum is quite strong, but it is just Jiang Wen’s one-man show, which is not very good.

Jiang Wen was silent for a while: "You said this book is not good, you just said it is good?"

"Art creation requires sparks. Let's bounce some inspiration off each other. I don't think you can just keep doing it on your own," Shen Santong said bluntly.

"Brother Jiang Wen, you and your writing team thought that writing this way would make you very happy, without considering the confused faces of the audience. Why are you laughing alone?"

"It's like a person riding the subway, not interacting with others, suddenly bursting out laughing, and the people around him are confused."

"You are just too self-indulgent. You get excited when you are in tune with your own emotions, and you don't consider the continuity of the plot. You just output crazily whenever you get the chance, and in the end there are only empty shots and a bunch of confessions, and the plot is almost non-existent."

"I think you can write a book disguised as a novel, and write something about real life."

"The content can be explored in depth, but the key is that the scale can be a little larger. I read your book just for those little dumplings wrapped in vinegar."

"It's just a movie, but if it fails at the box office, the loss will be huge."

Jiang Wen understood: "You praise me so that you can criticize me. What do you think of the script?"

Shen Sandong said: "Don't just do a one-man show. You have to bring out several characters, have rivalry, and have a confrontation full of hormones and fighting spirit."

"You can pour your ideas into it and use the camera language and lines to make these characters shine. A monologue is dry and watery, and it's not enjoyable to watch and not entertaining."

"It has changed from a one-man show by Zhang Muzhi to a three-way show: Zhang Muzhi, Master, and Master Huang."

“It’s fun to watch when the scenes collide.”

Jiang Wen asked, "As Boss Yang said, let's ask Zhou Runfa to perform?"

"He asked for 40 million, what a joke. Can he bring in 100 million at the box office?" Shen Santong said bluntly.

"Brother, how much was your salary? You are the director, actor, and script writer. You only got 10 million, but that's after factoring it into the movie cost. It depends on the subsequent box office. Why can he guarantee such a high salary?"

Jiang Wen said, "People say he has box office appeal. Boss Yang lost a lot on the last movie, so he wants to reconsider it."

Shen Sandong said, "Come on, he has been in such a mess in the past few years. If Zhou Runfa wants to come, it's 10 million. If he comes, he can come. If he doesn't want to come, forget it. There are plenty of actors."

"Liang Jiahui is also OK. The pay is cheap and his acting skills are not bad."

Shen Santong is now in the business of making movies, so let him do it. If Zhou Runfa doesn't ask for too much, he can also use him.

In the previous life, because of the expansion of the market by "Avatar", the box office was very high, and it will only be higher in this life. However, when doing a project, you cannot do it with the mentality of a big hit in the previous life. Spend where you should and save where you should.

The production cost in the previous life was over 100 million, and it was claimed to be 130 million, so there must be some wasted effort.

Shen Santong is in charge of the Let the Bullets Fly project and he is determined to keep the cost within 60 to 70 million yuan.

Jiang Wen found out that Shen Santong was lying when he said he would not interfere with the creation: "Let's work on the script together. The lines in your song are very good. I plan to use it to make money."

"You can use it as you like." Shen Santong only cares about the general direction: "I won't interfere with your creation. You guys should write the script."

"As for the ending, I think we need to consider it. This ending doesn't fit with the character you want to create."

Jiang Wen: “.”

Isn’t this interfering with creation?
fraud!

(End of this chapter)