New Age Artists

Chapter 589 The curtain opens, rolling forward!
There was heavy rain, thunder and lightning in the night sky.

The hotel windows were well soundproofed, the air conditioner was blowing cold air, and Wang Zhi was sleeping soundly under a thin quilt. She had been very tired recently.

Shen Santong in the other room didn't look tired at all.

His eyes were clearer. Standing in front of the window, he seemed to be able to hear the sound of heavy rain falling from the sky and hitting the earth.

Liu Tao left in a panic, feeling extremely complicated.

Shen Santong's regretful yet calm words echoed: Is that all?
Being underestimated!

Hearing the door closing, Shen Santong turned around to take a look, then lowered his head to pick up the DV.

Make sure that everything that needs to be recorded is recorded, and then put it in your backpack.

There was nothing special about it, just a conversation on a summer night where we shared our experiences of life.

Conversation between friends.

Anyone who speaks or thinks nonsense has a dirty heart.

In order to avoid being misunderstood, Shen Santong also asked Liu Tao to make a gesture towards the DV.

Make sure both parties have a happy chat and avoid any mess.

Compared to the various scandals Shen Santong is currently involved in, one more person or one less person is nothing.

However, Liu Tao cannot have any solid evidence in this regard now or in the future, as that would cause her image as a "virtuous wife" to collapse.

Pulling open one side of the curtain, Shen Santong looked at the night sky, his heart calm.

I thought I would never do something like this again.

A little regretful.

He likes to talk about some truths, but he doesn't like to use reason to pressure others, and he will never claim to be "the right way".

Because he has seen too many people who say high-sounding words but do the most despicable things.

I have seen too much of so-called art, which is nothing more than a small group of people making up names and attempting to artificially create a circle.

This is used to exclude others, pursue one's own interests, and highlight one's superior status.

He considers himself an ordinary person and did not have any lofty ideals when he first entered this industry.

Normal people doing normal things.

But now it seems that he has been put on the shelf.

Externally, it stands at the forefront of the confrontation with Hollywood and the front line of the confrontation with Western narratives.

Internally, he stood in opposition to certain circles and fought against various thoughts.

But from the beginning to the end, he was just making a normal little money, and he didn't know why he ended up to this point step by step.

It made him feel guilty even for enjoying himself.

Hey!
Although Shen Santong's output is not affected by his ability to carry the Chinese-language film industry, his output is often not good in terms of face.

"I'm not a saint, nor a bad person, just a normal person. Once I start on the road, I can't get off."

Change to a dry bed, Shen Santong was lying on the bed, thinking so in his heart.

It’s getting late, time to go to bed.

He had a vague sense of crisis, so he was abnormally excited, but he quickly strengthened his mind and fell into a deep sleep.

While some people are enjoying a peaceful life, others are struggling with heavy burdens.

BJ.

On a midsummer night, the air is still filled with a sense of dryness.

Commissioner Smith is still at work, communicating with the Empire via a dedicated line.

I almost vomited blood when I saw the latest instructions.

They actually want to give extra money to some dissidents at the University of Tokyo.

This is totally unreasonable!
It can be said that Shen Santong’s success is inseparable from the “help” of these people.

The motive is bad, but the execution is good, so how can we give them money?
And it's not just giving blood transfusions to public intellectuals, but also to literary and artistic people. It's simply outrageous.

Each of Shen San Tong's movies sells better than the last. It is precisely because of this group of literary and artistic people who do not speak human language that Shen San Tong's movies have formed a monopoly in terms of content.

Commissioner Smith believes that this approach is not feasible.

Just because Shen Santong poses a threat, some people have united front value and should be given benefits?

There is something wrong with this logic!
Following this logic, those who once helped the empire and kicked the door open will be abandoned.

Commissioner Smith didn't feel it before, but now he has a vague feeling that there is something wrong with the system.

The bad things done by some of the people who are influenced by the Empire at the University of Tokyo are caused by their overly short-sighted strategies.

When Lao Su was finished, a large number of relevant personnel who were engaged in corresponding work were immediately kicked out.

Not only those who kicked the door within the Su Empire were abandoned, but so were those within the Empire.

Those staff members who knew the situation of Lao Su very well and had worked for him for twenty to thirty years were purged after the victory.

The group of people who came up were completely immersed in the joy of victory. Their understanding of Lao Su and his successor Damao was constructed in their own minds.

The harmfulness of this behavior was not apparent at first, because the power of the empire-destroying Lao Su was still there.

But with repeated mistakes, Damao went further and further away.

As the Tunisia effect spread last year, some on the Empire side became even more immersed in this self-perception.

Their understanding of the world is not based on facts, but on their own imagination, or is subject to their own short-term interests.

The behavior of some people in the University of Tokyo can also be found in the imperial strategy.

Because the empire supports those who are most capable of selling out national interests, and the University of Tokyo is developing rapidly, talented people can often get a share of the development.

These people may have opinions and complaints, but their actions are calm and sober.

Only the frustrated can meet the needs of the empire.

Those who cannot find their place in the rapidly developing University of Tokyo must be of low quality or have psychological problems.

Of course, there are also people in the University of Tokyo who have a good life but are unaware of it, but these people have even bigger psychological problems.

What the empire chooses often have some kind of imperfection.

To put it bluntly, either there is something wrong with your stance or there is something wrong with your brain.

A person may choose to betray his or her own interests, but he or she will not betray his or her own interests in the general direction.

So, these people seem stupid, and they are really stupid, but it also conforms to the logic of their own interests.

Only if they fail to accomplish anything and have a counterproductive effect, the better the University of Tokyo develops, the more benefits they will get to a certain extent.

Taking Shen Santong as an example, some people suppressed Shen Santong because they did not like him emotionally.

This is the first level.

Their idiotic actions not only failed to suppress Shen Santong, but instead made him develop better and better.

This is the second level.

When people thought these people were idiots, facts told Commissioner Smith that their idiotic behavior was in their best interests.

Because the empire added money.

This is the third floor.

This behavior is caused by imperial strategy.

Those who have illusions about the empire often do not die a good death.

The Tunisian effect also affects pro-imperialist forces.

If you continue to fight the empire, even if it's like pulling a light, you will be caught in many cases. If the news leaks out inexplicably, you can still have a good life for ten years.

"Fxxk! Fxxk!"

Commissioner Smith shook his head and cursed.

He certainly wouldn't think it was the empire's fault.

The Empire can't be wrong!
After reading the document and staring at the amount of funding, Commissioner Smith's eyes flashed and his anger suddenly dissipated.

In a sense, Shen Santong's rise is also good for him.

Although "Wolf Fang" was a huge success, the Empire Media Group did not give him more pressure.

On the one hand, it seems that they have other solutions. On the other hand, the rise of Shen Santong has also greatly opened up the Dongda film market.

The key now is to maintain this openness. To some extent, the interests of Shen Santong and the media group tend to be consistent, at least for now.

The assistant handed over another document, and Commissioner Smith frowned.

The spirit of this document, compared with the previous document, is not entirely different, but it is also irrelevant.

The previous one was to let him continue to divide and deconstruct Shen Santong, but not to rush into oppression.

Because the media group has received accurate information, if the market share of domestic films and imported films differs too much, it is possible to return to the previous distribution model.

If the summer season fails miserably, the remaining films will be packaged and released within a few weeks.

They believed that Han Sanping could do it.

Therefore, the focus is to develop more forces to fight against Shen Santong, and then launch an attack on Shen Santong after the trade negotiations are over and the share is completely determined.

If you can’t defeat them, acknowledge coexistence first.

Shen Santong is not a big problem either. We should learn to coexist.

The new document allowed him to further suppress Shen Santong and provided a channel.

We need to target the key movies released by Santong Entertainment in August.

Commissioner Smith is no stranger to this movie, "Li Shimin", the opening work of Santong Entertainment's historical emperor series, and also the biggest highlight of August.

Commissioner Smith thought about it and decided that if he followed the personnel and plan provided in the document, it would be possible to stop the show a few days before it was released, and it might even be sealed.

At the very least, Santong Entertainment will suffer heavy losses. The early publicity and promotion will be wasted. If the film is pirated and leaked, the loss of the entire film will be immeasurable.

Commissioner Smith took a look and the document gave the think tank’s assessment and also the historian’s recommendations.

We cannot allow Santong Entertainment to continue developing its historical themes. Such films are born to be series films.

The more you shoot, the lower the cost, and it will be very beneficial to enhancing the culture and national self-confidence of the University of Tokyo.

The information provided in the document is very detailed, and the analysis and judgment are very insightful. The Empire's intelligence work at the University of Tokyo is extremely strong.

"The history of the University of Tokyo?"

Commissioner Smith was in a dilemma.

The United States is both extremely arrogant and self-deprecating.

A country that was built on massacre, plunder and robbery, a country whose founding history was made into a myth, cannot recognize or even imagine a civilization with a long history.

There is also an indescribable envy and jealousy.

For a country without history, it is unimaginable that a country has been stuck at the poker table for five thousand years.

To acknowledge the history of the University of Tokyo is like acknowledging one's own insignificance, and it is like destroying the foundation of the United States itself!
It also denies all of its fabricated history and false civilization.

The United States is very abstract, so abstract that people think it is real. However, the more you study it, the more problems you will find.

The system is very similar to that of the Western Jin Dynasty.

In addition to science and technology, the economy, politics and culture only developed until the Western Jin Dynasty. From a historical perspective, sooner or later, like the Jin Dynasty, conflicts would break out due to the estrangement among local princes, conflicts among internal ethnic groups, drug abuse, abstract cultural aesthetics, confused thoughts, and monopoly of political and economic clans, which would turn the explosion into a big fight.

However, the United States is currently at its peak of national strength, and it has made a variety of seemingly stupid, and actually stupid, operations, which gives people a sense of power.

Because I don't believe in such a superpower, with only the brain capacity of an eight-year-old!
Therefore, awareness promotion is necessary.

We need to make people think more. Once they have doubts, we should change their cognition by saying “a superpower is number one in all aspects. Don’t use your alarm clock thinking to understand civilized countries.”

This cognitive cost was still very low in the 1990s, when there were always great scholars debating on the classics.

After 01, costs began to increase.

The cost skyrocketed after 08.

Not only do they need to cover up the fact that the emperor has no clothes, but they also need to guard against questions from other powerful countries. If the debate between Zhang Weiwei and Fukuyama is an academic collision, the rise of Shen Santong is a cultural collision.

Movies, as a form of popular culture, must be crushed in the eyes of knowledgeable people in the United States.

Even if it means sacrificing the interests of some media groups, they must be crushed for the benefit of the empire.

After all, the victory in cognitive propaganda benefits not only cultural products, but also various invisible benefits, and other Western countries are also sharing such benefits.

On the contrary, the war of public opinion has shown signs of decline, and others can also deal with the United States by engaging in subversion under various names.

For Commissioner Smith, the interests of the empire are of course the first and most sacred thing in his heart, but...
At this time, the assistant came over: "Specialist, there is a call."

Commissioner Smith put the document aside. Although it involved a confidentiality clause, it didn't matter.

"Whose phone number?"

The assistant gave the name of a lobbying firm.

Commissioner Smith knew clearly that this was a California company that represented part of Hollywood's power in the empire, and in the eastern market, it could represent almost all Hollywood companies.

He hadn't yet carried out the instructions on the second document, and it seemed the news had leaked out again.

"Should we be worried, Mr. Smith?"

A cold female voice came from the other end of the phone, and the question was incomprehensible.

Going straight to the point means that she has understood all the relevant circumstances and knows about the document. At the same time, "we" means that she represents not only herself, but a powerful force.

Commissioner Smith was furious. What did they think of him?

"It's night time here. If it's nothing urgent, I'm going to hang up." Commissioner Smith responded coldly.

The voice on the other end of the phone was calm and collected: "Mr. Smith, we all see your efforts, but you see, July is not even over yet and our film has taken in $400 million in the Dongda market. The most important thing right now is to keep the opening going."

“Everything should be done within the scope of the rules. Those who cross the rules will only bring misfortune to themselves.”

Commissioner Smith said: "I only serve the interests of the Empire. If this is a threat, I tell you, it will not work for me."

The person on the other side understood: "With your qualifications, there are better developments. You are on the list of many large companies. When the share negotiation is over next year, you can choose your job."

Commissioner Smith said meticulously: "Business is the most important part of the Empire's interests. Hollywood represents the image of the Empire, and this is also my job."

After hanging up the phone, Commissioner Smith sighed.

Too many people drained the empire of its blood.

A group of vampires.

Commissioner Smith called his assistant and gave him an order.

The next day.

Counting starts from midnight, to be exact, that day.

Nanchang.

There were loud drums and gongs and firecrackers at the entrance of the cinema, and it was packed with people, as if it was a festival.

Liu Tao returned to his hometown full of energy, as if he had been refueled.

With Liu Tao's help in the interaction, Wang Zhi felt a lot more relaxed and was very grateful: "Sister Tao, it's great to have your help, otherwise I would be exhausted."

"No way. I'm fine as a guest star, but I can't stand running around with someone." Liu Tao thought she had something else in mind.

Wang Zhi said quickly: "Sister, don't be so modest. I really need to learn from you. I am far behind in dealing with people."

"Haha, I'll teach you some other day." Liu Tao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she didn't find anything.

BJ.

A group of famous people in the literary and art circles gathered together at this moment.

After some debate about the ranking according to seniority and position, everyone finally sat down.

"The Chinese cultural heritage has been broken, it has been broken!"

Zhu Dake cried out in pain: "It's fine if Shen Santong, this kid, plays with movies and female stars, but he also wants to point fingers at the literary world. If people like him are rampant, the literary tradition will be cut off!"

If Shen Santong were here, he would be able to recognize this person. He is quite famous.

In the early years, he criticized the Xie Jin model and boasted about Australia's freedom and equality.

He took the lead in criticizing Zhang Yimou, saying that he was trying to please foreigners and deliberately exposed the dark side of Dongda in order to win an award.

If you think this person's position is correct, you are wrong.

He also criticized Lu Xun harshly, deconstructing him in a supportive way.

At the same time, they attributed Chinese mythology and even part of civilization to foreign civilization, for example, the Queen Mother of the West was Shiva and Zhurong was Suluchi.

His research shows that the relationship between Chinese civilization and Western civilization is far closer than people currently know.

They believe that Laozi was a Chu native who returned from studying in India, that Confucius' bloodline has traces of the Tungusic language group, and that Mozi has the characteristics of both a Jewish prophet and a rabbi.
He also said that an important purpose of writing the book was to try to shatter the prejudice of "national quintessence" and to prove that openness, absorption and re-creation are the core and vitality of the Chinese cultural spirit, and the main reason why Chinese civilization stands out among world civilizations.

"The Ancient Chinese God System" is a book from 14 and it has not been written yet.

However, there is a view in this book that "all ancient human myths originated in Africa", which is praised as an original academic discovery.

This taste is very familiar.

It is in the same vein as human beings originating in Africa, but the focus is not Africa, but rather that they came out of Africa and first arrived in Europe, which is the same as ancient Greece and Rome.

Africa doesn't matter.

Blowing it up to the sky will not have any real impact, so feel free to do so.

They mainly promote the theory that civilization originated in Europe, that is, the Western theory.

Therefore, those who tell the truth are not necessarily honest.

Just because someone talks about being open doesn't necessarily mean they are actually open.

When opening up really comes, they have a different attitude.

When Hollywood strode into the market, many people were waiting to see the joke, and many people at the symposium were pessimistic.

Some people supported the liberalization at the time, believing that it was a good opportunity to show the strength of domestic films.

Hollywood!

That is a movie from a foreign country. Domestic films are definitely doomed.

As a result, Santong Entertainment took the lead in the Spring Festival period and had a successful start.

It’s okay, don’t panic, the summer season will definitely be over.

June was indeed quite bad, and Hollywood actually still had the advantage in July, but with the performance of the Spring Festival period, it barely held up.

"Wolf Tooth" has secured the July box office champion, and it has also gained face.

Domestic films have resisted the influence of Hollywood blockbusters and are beginning to ferment. Movies are the most commercialized part of the cultural market and their social influence is amazing.

Not only the film industry, but the entire cultural industry feels threatened.

Why doesn’t your movie kneel?
Why should I get paid to do things?
Why are you so good at fighting?
"How did you get the role for the drama "Li Shimin" in August? Who gave it to you?"

Someone spoke up. Someone had called him before he came, and he knew someone would respond: "Turks, Goryeo, Khitan. Will it affect unity? Have you sent it to the relevant departments?"

"This Shen Santong is just relying on his privileges."

"Write a letter! You must write a letter!"

"Write it now. I haven't finished get off work yet. I have to study this movie. A movie is a small matter, but if it disrupts the overall situation, it will be a big deal."

"Yes, young people don't know the seriousness of the matter."

in the afternoon.

Shen Santong just finished a roadshow.

The assistant hurriedly reported: "I just received a call reminding us that someone is trying to use Unity to attack Li Shimin.

"Whose phone number?"

"A reporter called, but I think the other party was just a messenger."

Shen Santong had a hunch that this might be true: "Check who is behind the other party."

"Yes." The assistant said goodbye.

Not long after, Han Sanping called, his voice a little serious: "Come back soon."

Shen Santong's eyes flashed: "Is it "Li Shimin"? "

China Film Corporation has always had a considerable share in the historical blockbuster market, because the success of "Red Cliff" was due to the organization of China Film Corporation, and the interests in this regard are highly bound together.

Han Sanping was a little surprised. He must have first-hand information. He didn't know where Shen Santong got the news.

"Yes, someone went directly to the relevant department to report it this afternoon, and someone immediately called the Film Bureau. I don't think this is an accident."

"Does this play need to be reviewed by the other party?" Shen Santong said calmly: "The ethnic groups involved in this basically no longer exist."

Han Sanping gave an example: "For example, plays related to women and children will be sent to the Women's Federation. If the other party asks about it, then it is possible."

"But there will definitely be no problem with the movie. It may be that the show cannot premiere on time."

Shen Santong thought for a moment and said, "Someone is anxious."

"Yes, someone is anxious." In the office of China Film Academy, Han Sanping looked deep and said, "Don't worry too much. The other party can't do this, but you still have to come back."

Shen Santong hung up the phone and immediately posted a microblog, angrily saying: "The sky won't fall if people talk!"

It immediately sparked heated discussion.

Guess why Shen Santong suddenly said this.

After posting the blog, Shen Santong's eyes were as calm as a lake.

He found Chen Chexi and said, "I want to go back to Beijing. The crew will continue the road show as planned."

The box office performance of "Wolf Tooth" is very strong, with a drop of only ten points in the third week, which is much smaller than other movies. The momentum of "Wolf Tooth" cannot be broken.

Movies are his strongest weapon!

More useful than money!

He was mentally prepared for what was happening.

For example, if China is regarded as a dragon, China has been reborn and is full of infinite vitality, but above the scales and flesh, there are disgusting mycelium in some corners.

Some are external, and some are internal remnants of tradition and the present.

These hyphae are similar to the mycelium of Cordyceps. If they become mature, they will take over the dragon and turn it into a zombie.

It’s just that the vitality of Chinese civilization is too strong. In the most dangerous times in modern times, even though its limbs were disintegrated, it was able to reassemble and walk out.

Nowadays, people from all walks of life are doing their own thing, removing the mycelium from the body bit by bit.

This process is very painful because some hyphae are not only in the scales and armor, not only in the flesh and blood, but also in the internal organs.

There will also be a strong counterattack, and the host will be smashed to pieces if he is not careful.

But if this is not possible, the dragon cannot soar above the nine heavens, nor can it revitalize its own civilization that has existed for thousands of years, absorb internal and external nourishment, and reach the other shore.

After the financial crisis, the power of Dongda’s capital began to rise, and film and television capital also rose in this trend.

Shen Santong is the tallest wave among the waves in the film industry.

But Shen Santong didn't want to go with the flow. He wanted to master and even control this wave, so naturally he would face more difficulties.

There is a certain amount of resistance both internally and externally.

But the rise of a giant dragon is the general trend. Even if Shen Santong will be eliminated one day, as long as he can be a trend-setter for a period of time, he must hold on tightly.

Shen Santong may only be a trend-setter for a period of time, and he may also be alienated.

But the dirt from the last era and the era before that must be killed and cleaned up first!

This is inevitable and also his mission.

"Director Shen." Liu Tao saw that Shen Santong was suddenly leaving the group and wanted to ask if they could go together. She came all the way here just because of him.

Shen Santong didn't want to play small games with her anymore because there was a big show waiting for him.

(End of this chapter)