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Chapter 612 I’m not acting anymore, I’m just a mountain
CNN studio.

Entertainment sector.

The host breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the interview footage was cut off.

This interview was originally very simple, but later, with the promotion of the Commissioner of the International Development Agency and the will of major Hollywood media giants to prepare a "surprise" for Shen Santong, the Oriental entertainment tycoon, the simple interview became complicated and turned into a unique Hollywood way of expressing "friendliness".

The people involved didn't care much and were nonchalant.

It’s not that I don’t know Shen Santong’s wealth and status, but so what?
This is Hollywood, the United States's world of fame and fortune, the center of the center of civilization. No matter how powerful Shen Santong is, he is just a wealthy man in the marginal world.

Using "censorship" and "cultural protectionism" to severely torture is just the appetizer, the main course is yet to come, making fun of the powerful figures of the University of Tokyo.

Just a joke.

All kinds of situations have been considered, and each one has its own show effect.

If Shen San Tong is portrayed as a nerd, then watch this big shot in the Eastern entertainment industry make a fool of himself in an interview.

The preset explosive point is to talk nonsense to the leader of Dongda University, and then see Shen Santong's reaction.

If Shen Santong "can't afford to play" and can't make a "simple" "joke", it means that he has strong cultural prejudices, which is also a show effect.

It perfectly fits the image of the East in the American narrative.

Rigid, dogmatic, and a Zerg-like top-down despotism.

If Shen Santong resolves the host's questioning with "humor", he will be recognized at the end of the show and end with "Welcome to Hollywood".

This is the center of civilization, which gave Shen Santong the stamp of approval.

This show effect is not easy to achieve, but it is also under consideration.

There are also exciting moments and winning points, and the audience will be very happy.

Look, what about the big guys from the East?

Even in the face of difficulties, you still have to obey their disciplines and rules.

The result was a little unexpected.

Shen Santong is not a "Chinese nerd", nor is he "rigid and serious and can't have fun", nor is he "humorous".

He flipped the table.

Smashed the chessboard.

No, it's about holding the chessboard in your hands and shooting heads like crazy.

Killed on the spot.

He didn't curse loudly, but was calm and composed enough to break people's defenses and slap them in the face with data.

Hollywood has taken in nearly $20 billion in the East, while Chinese-language films have not had many screenings in North America.

Exposing Hollywood's double standards on the spot.

Hollywood special editions are a commercial tactic. Chinese-language films that choose third world stories and expose the plunder of the Russians will be questioned.

How should I put it? There is no show effect at all, it's so boring!

Just because the United States can do it doesn’t mean others can say it.

The host could imagine how the audience in front of the TV felt when they heard Shen Santong's words; it was very "harsh"!
At this point, the live broadcast is still going on.

After all, this was the game they set up, so they had to hold on even if their faces were swollen.

Until Shen Santong pointed out the pain point: first deal with the slums, then talk about cultural diversity.

In the case of the University of Tokyo, this statement is simply childish. The high-speed rail can destroy the sense of ritual of going home, which is the lowest level of criticism.

But the entertainment director immediately intervened. Face and other things were trivial matters, and Shen Santong could not be allowed to continue speaking.

The host has managed to get to where he is today, so his discipline is beyond words. He attacked Shen Santong smoothly: "Ha, it seems that this big man in the entertainment industry from the East has a hard time changing his habits. His entertainment programs are so serious, it's hard to imagine what kind of cultural environment he lives in."

"Maybe he thinks we like listening to his lectures."

The host's expression suddenly became serious: "Ha, but I told him, no! We are free!"

Won again!
No one asks the host how to do it. This is a basic skill. Those who don’t have any discipline would have been eliminated long ago.

The host made jokes without any embarrassment and never mentioned the middle finger that Shen Santong raised.

This is a symbol of resistance.

It's not the usual black dude's foul language and abstract rock behavior; it's real resistance, not a substitute, and it directly addresses social issues.

After the financial crisis, the undercurrent of anti-authority was surging. Combined with the context of Shen Santong, it is possible that it could become a symbol.

The host must deconstruct and eliminate the meaning of resistance. Now is an election year, and if you are not careful, some people will use it to make a fuss.

the other side.

Exclusive interview on site.

Shen Santong felt sick.

There are many media outlets that want to interview him, including the New York Times and Time magazine.

These two media outlets, which had some grudges against him in the past, had been trying to communicate with him long before he went to the United States, hoping to get his first interview, and they would offer top-notch prices.

Shen Santong does not need these media to certify him, nor is he the kind of person who would be repeatedly marketed over the years just because he has won Western awards or attended Western award ceremonies and performed there.

The less Shen Santong needed it, the more these media outlets wanted to get an interview.

Finally, I chose The Hollywood Reporter, a media that mainly reports Hollywood news and focuses on the Hollywood entertainment industry.

Limit the topic to movies and entertainment.

He doesn't want to politicize it. The environment and system of the United States have destined these major newspapers to become the mouthpieces of certain interest groups and inevitably deviate from fundamentals.

Shen Santong was unwilling to play the air-to-air game, and there was no point in that, as he had no interests in Citibank.

There is no need to spray or lick anyone.

Of course he wanted to enter the North American market, but later experience constantly reminded him that given the nature of the United States, any hope given was just a lie and a waste of time.

Even in the cartoons of a vassal country, chopsticks are changed into knives and forks. They are so sensitive and closed-minded. What about a quasi-hostile country?

The relationship between the two sides has always been bad. Even during the so-called honeymoon period by some people, the relationship was just average, with politics being cold but economics being hot.

Things have become increasingly tense in recent years. After the financial crisis, internal problems could not be resolved and various attempts were made to divert attention.

Michelle's husband is involved in TPP and has been calling for the return of manufacturing.

We had already called for it as early as this time, and we had been calling for it for eight or nine years in 16. We kept calling for it, but we never did it.

If it were the 1990s, when the United States was immersed in an atmosphere of invincibility, although the possibility was not high, it was still possible.

In this situation, there is no possibility at all.

Shen Santong didn't want to cause any trouble and stayed at the level of movies, or at most the entertainment industry, and didn't talk about anything else. Ideology and other things were all under the table.

On a professional level, there are many topics to discuss.

The Tokyo film market is in a stage of rapid development, but the overall industrial level still lags behind Hollywood.

In fact, there are many areas where both sides can cooperate. The world of martial arts is not just about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and social skills.

As a result, Shen Santong underestimated the atmosphere and arrogance of the United States.

They are the ones who have expressed their opinions and passed the test, and they are all political leakers.

Tatiana saw people from Shen Santong's team coming in, and Shen Santong also took down the equipment and stood up. Tatiana said, "Shen, you ruined this interview. We had to cut off the live broadcast because of your tough stance."

The producer of CNN's entertainment program also walked into the filming area and accused: "Shen, you shouldn't have done that, because you gave us the middle finger, we had to interrupt the live broadcast."

Shen Santong was too lazy to respond. The legal advisor in the team said sternly: "You have violated the interview contract. The topic is not within the preset scope. Wait for our lawyer's letter!"

Assistant Shen Santong added: "You did not stick to the topic agreed upon before the interview from the very beginning. The topic was completely out of the scope of the topic selection."

Tatiana blinked. "This is Hollywood. You have to adapt to our rules."

Shen Santong threw the radio equipment on the chair, and finally understood how someone like Chai Jing appeared.

It's not just the domestic people who are mentally retarded who work in this industry, it's the same abroad.

Shen Santong looked at the group of people calmly: "You made a mistake."

Tatiana felt that Shen Santong at this moment was different from before.

Inexplicably flustered, he stammered, "What?"

Shen Santong pointed at Tatiana and the producer: "I can end your career at any time. You will lose your job and have no place in Hollywood."

Tatiana smiled and pretended to be calm: "This is Hollywood, not authoritarian."

Shen Santong just said: "I can do it."

After saying this, Shen Santong left with his team.

Standing on the balcony and looking at the convoy speeding away, Tatiana suddenly realized that Shen Santong was not an ordinary businessman from the marginal world.

This is the controller of the largest entertainment group in the East. As a Hollywood reporter, she has heard this name countless times in the past year.

The biggest news in the American film industry is everything about the Dongda market.

With great strides in liberalization, Hollywood's box office in the East has doubled. With markets in various countries stagnating and without expectations and stories to tell, an emerging market with huge growth is enough to make Hollywood giants crazy.

Tatiana certainly knew who started all this and who was resisting all this.

Because of the local narrative, Shen Santong is not favored by Hollywood media giants, but the two sides still have huge common interests. Recently, Hollywood has spread the news that there are entertainment arrangements around Shen Santong every day.

Hollywood actresses are not sold on the street, at least not openly. If you want to keep them in business, there must be benefits.

Almost all of the Big Six have introduced their own young actresses, and the only thing missing is to let Shen Santong give it a try.

This is the collective consciousness at the industry level. Whether it is to control corruption or something else, it illustrates the complex relationship between Shen Santong and Hollywood.

Shen Santong was determined to attack a certain company's movie, and he could do it.

On the contrary, with his help, we can quickly increase our market share in Dongda.

The big step of liberalization last year was only possible because of the existence of Shen Santong. If he didn't exist, Hollywood would not have been able to obtain such relaxed market conditions.

Therefore, the conflicts of interest between the two parties are extremely complicated.

The existence of Shen Santong not only promoted market opening, but also became an obstacle to Hollywood's penetration.

Where there are conflicts of interest, there are many interests that can be exchanged.

Shen Santong has influence on Hollywood as a whole, and it is not just ordinary influence. At least he can make female stars from various studios pose.

Tatiana knocked on the editor-in-chief's office door and jokingly told the story again: "I was just joking. He's not really going to do anything to me, is he?"

The editor-in-chief shrugged and said, "Don't worry, relax. The company will take care of you. He threatened you, and this is also big news. He ruined the interview, so you can write from this angle."

When Tatiana heard the words "relax", she didn't feel relaxed.

Reason returns to the brain.

Shen Santong is a billionaire, and it happens to be the time for East-West film quota negotiations, so there are huge benefits in every point and every movie.

This year is an election year again, and things like this can be big or small. If you get caught up in the vortex, it is hard to predict the consequences.

People who work in the media basically know that there is always a few deaths in every election year.
And it is no secret that the Occupy Wall Street movement was led by people who built it into the concrete.

Generally, assassinations are kept secret, but executions are not.

Execution-style killing is killing in broad daylight.

Let everyone see it to deter anyone who might be thinking of doing something.

If Shen Santong made peace with the Hollywood Group, every speck of dust that fell would be a mountain to her.

When Tatiana regained her rationality, she would not be so naive as to think that if she fought for the company, the company would fight for her against the struggle between the East and the West.

She took a deep breath and said, "Let Rebecca Sun write it. She has been paying attention to Asian Americans and ethnic minorities for a long time and is more familiar with them than I am."

The editor-in-chief looked at her deeply, a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he did not refuse: "Okay."

Shen Santong returned to the hotel and put the matter behind him.

The negotiations for the movie memorandum were very tense. He was going to release some information, but after seeing the other party's arrogance, Shen Santong became even more pessimistic about the outcome of the negotiations.

Shen Santong doesn't care, but someone does.

As soon as he returned to the hotel, Lao Zhou came to Shen Santong to do ideological work.

"Xiao Shen, don't be so confrontational. Our main goal is cooperation, and confrontation is secondary. Don't let it affect the overall situation."

He explained the reason to Shen Santong.

"The reform of the film system and mechanism began in 93, and the rapid development of the film industry benefited from the open market reform. You may not know this because without Hollywood, we would not be where we are today."

"In a sense, Hollywood movies are an important force in promoting the formation and development of our contemporary film consumption market and are our teachers."

“Respecting teachers and honoring virtues is our traditional virtue.”

Shen Santong admitted: "There is a gap between us and Hollywood, and we need to cooperate when necessary."

Seeing that he was so sensible, Lao Zhou nodded repeatedly: "Should we make a public statement?"

Shen Santong was stunned and hesitated: "What statement?"

"It's not right to give the middle finger in an interview, right?"

Shen Santong suddenly realized what was going on. He didn't take it too seriously. After all, he fought back on the spot, and the winner didn't need to worry about it.

Unexpectedly, the leader was tougher than him and wanted to "pursue the enemy with all the remaining courage", which was a bit aggressive.

However, Shen Santong had to meet the leader's requirements.

"I've asked my assistant to draft a statement. I'll consider sending it out in a few days. Now that the leader has said so, it's okay to send it out now."

Old Zhou was very satisfied. Shen Santong was sensible and knew the general situation: "Let me see the manuscript."

Shen Santong called his assistant, who was also a little surprised.

Lao Zhou took it, looked at it for a few seconds, blushed, and asked sternly: "Xiao Shen! Do you want to publish this manuscript?"

The statement drafted by Santong Entertainment was extremely harsh in its wording, criticizing The Hollywood Reporter for politicization, discrimination, and violating the agreement between the two parties before the interview.

Old Zhou was so angry that his whole body was shaking: "This is destroying unity! What are you doing?"

Shen Santong was puzzled: "This is the statement you asked me to issue. I was planning to wait until the forum was over before issuing it, but you asked me to issue it first."

Lao Zhou got furious on the spot, luckily he had read it himself. If this thing was sent out, it would have caused a huge uproar and directly damaged the relationship between the two parties, and he would have become a sinner.

"You are slandering me! I asked you to apologize, not to turn the tables."

Shen Santong was confused: "What should I apologize for?"

"You give me the middle finger."

Shen Santong was too lazy to pay attention to him: "Look for the playback, this is what was said in the statement, the other party is entirely at fault."

"I can't control you. You, Shen Santong, have made a lot of money and become powerful. No one can control you." Lao Zhou called Han Sanping on the spot.

Han Sanping is very busy, and the film Memorandum of Understanding is more troublesome and difficult than he imagined.

This time it’s not that they don’t let go, but the other way around.

I had to come here again. Lao Zhou was the representative of culture. Fortunately, in the final stage, we all stayed in the same hotel.

After arriving in the United States, he and Shen Santong had not met each other. They had different schedules, so he came to persuade them to reconcile: "Old Zhou, don't be angry first. What's going on?"

Shen Santong recounted the incident and said in front of Han Sanping: "They caused trouble, and I solved it on the spot. This matter has come to an end. In addition, I represent myself and Santong Entertainment, not others."

The West likes to view the University of Tokyo as a whole and create a stereotype.

For example, Kissinger wrote a book that every time he came to the University of Tokyo, he felt like he was communicating with an organism.

Some people will cater to this idea, and in practice they will often sacrifice the interests of some internal people to cater to the outside world.

Moreover, this kind of pandering is not good for the overall situation. Compromise does not result in concessions from the other party, but often leads to further demands.

Shen Santong did not want to explain, but to express his attitude.

Draw the boundaries.

It was obvious that Lao Zhou misunderstood his relationship with Han Sanping.

Han Sanping is about to join the department, so Shen Santong will not get too close to him anymore, as this will be disadvantageous to him.

To where he is today, his biggest background and backing is Santong Entertainment, and his greatest confidence is the support of the audience.

As long as he has a unique position in the film industry, Shen Santong is not afraid of challenges from all sides.

He can provide "uniqueness" and occupy one-third of the film market, which is a mountain in itself.

On the surface, no matter how good the relationship is, it won't help him much.

Shen Santong only sees himself as a director and businessman, and has no idea of ​​making progress.

Just like his main role in Hollywood, he is open and honest, not wanting to make progress, and being strong without desires.

What Shen Santong has to guard against now are the tricks that are used under the table, such as following the female assistant to sleep with the people who are sent up on the roadside. If he is left alone and controlled by someone, then he is doomed.

The key is not to be left alone.

With a reinforced platoon and a bunch of brothers around him, if he was set up, as long as his personal safety was not restricted, the worst that could happen was that he would go through the legal process and file a lawsuit.

Those involved are often confused, while bystanders can see things clearly. The new people in China Film Group are definitely not Han Sanping's people.

Hollywood described Han Sanping as equivalent to former president of the Motion Picture Association of America Jack Valenti, former head of Universal Pictures Lew Worthen, and Steven Spielberg combined.

Simply put, the three-star leaders in the entertainment industry.

This is caused by the special environment. The situation of domestic films is too bad. We need someone who can integrate all resources in the film market to fight against the ferocious Hollywood.

However, with the rise of Santong Entertainment, this external pressure disappeared and such conditions no longer existed.

And because of Han Sanping's special historical status, the successor of China Film Group will definitely not be promoted from within the company, otherwise China Film Group will be named Han? That would be unacceptable.

In fact, people who don't use Han Sanping are a kind of protection for him.

In the future, the power of China Film will be divided. There will no longer be a person like Han Sanping who can integrate all the film market resources, nor will there be a person with such prestige as Han Sanping.

Of course Han Sanping understood.

Santong Entertainment is just a private enterprise. They do whatever they are told. Don't give them high praise. To put it bluntly, if you want to order them around, you have to produce documents with official stamps.

He also caught Shen Santong's intention and kept his distance from him.

After Lao Zhou left, Shen Santong said: "I respect you in private, but I, Shen Santong, am not someone's private army."

(End of this chapter)