This man knows how to hype

Chapter 429: Cheese Attacked from Both Sides
Xu's version of "The Intouchables" tells the story of Li Yu (played by Yu Yuyu), the daughter of a wealthy Hong Kong family, who became a high-level paraplegic due to an accident and needs a full-time caregiver to take care of her daily life.

And the gangster girl Aqing (played by Lv Qinyao) who just got out of prison.

For some special purposes, she made a false resume to participate in the interview. During the interview, she did not treat Li Yu as a disabled person at all. Instead, she won Li Yu's favor and kept her.

The core of the entire movie can be described by the two inner monologues in it.

One sentence is from Li Yu: "In this world, Ah Qing is the only one who doesn't treat me as a disabled person. Of course, she doesn't treat me as a human being either.

But I like this feeling. Her appearance is a kind of salvation for me. Just like her name, it makes my sky, which is covered by dark clouds, a little clearer. "

Another sentence is from Ah Qing: "I saw her soul stand up again in her broken body. My soul is also like this. Perhaps, I should learn to face life better."

As I said before, The Intouchables is a healing movie. The process of the two heroines healing each other is also healing the audience.

Moreover, this film also has a core, which is the discussion about caring for people with disabilities.

In other words, the film also has a certain social depth.

Therefore, it seems to be both relaxing and healing, and thought-provoking. At the same time, Yu Yuyu and Lv Qinyao also contributed their most lifelike acting skills here.

The combination of the two makes the movie even better.

Wait until the end credits.

There was even applause and praise from the jury.

But the applause and praise sounded extremely harsh to Zhang Yujiao. No one knew how much she rejected the fact that a new Chinese female artist was making a name for herself internationally.

She hopes to maintain her special status as the youngest Chinese international superstar until her predecessors are too old to be active anymore.

She is the only female artist who enjoys international fame.

How cool is it to be the only one?

How big is the benefit of being the only one?
Therefore, she has suppressed countless times, openly and covertly, her female colleagues who wanted to venture into the international arena.

It was also because of this that her first reaction after watching "The Intouchables" was disgust, extreme disgust.

If "The Intouchables" was a movie with two male protagonists, she wouldn't feel anything.

But this movie is a true dual-female lead movie.

The story was brilliant and the two actresses performed even better, which made Zhang Yujiao feel like a thorn in her back, a fishbone stuck in her throat, and sitting on pins and needles.

Don't think it's an exaggeration.

You know, just to grab the C position in a group photo at a domestic event, Zhang Yujiao could make a stern face in front of the camera and everyone, let alone a movie that might threaten her actual status?

So, when others were applauding and praising, she tried to hold back, but finally couldn't help but say, "Oh, what a movie that has no basis in reality and is purely based on imagination.

Ladies and gentlemen, you may not know how greedy and violent Chinese caregivers are. Chinese people are full of discrimination against people with disabilities.

I think the scenes in the movie will never appear in China. Of course, they may appear in the West, because Westerners are more friendly, which is well known.

So, I personally give this movie an average review. The acting of the two female leads was even more average. You don’t understand Chinese, and you can’t tell how bad their lines are just from the subtitles.”

When these words were spoken, the other judges who were originally discussing the movie with great interest were all stunned.

Before they could speak, Zhang Yujiao continued, "But please forgive me, my review will still be written in a positive direction. As I said before, this movie is a Chinese movie, and I must encourage it.

To be honest, I really hope this is a good movie, but unfortunately, our filmmakers have been so disappointing in recent years, ah~~"

As she spoke, she sighed, looking as if she hated him for not fighting back.

The film review was confidential, and no electronic devices were allowed. Moreover, everyone present had a tacit understanding, so Zhang Yujiao was not afraid that her words would be spread.

And just like that, another four hours passed.

Her hatred for the other party completely disappeared, and was replaced by a face full of excitement.

"Oh, my God, compared to The Intouchables, I think this film, Darkness Without Dawn, directed by Lu Ye, is really great. It truly restores the real situation of the homeless in China.

Yes, you may not believe it, but in Pengcheng, one of the four most developed cities in China, there is a place called Sanhe where many people live. These people have a shortage of jobs.

I have been forced to do odd jobs, but unfortunately, even odd jobs take three or four days to find a job, and the income is extremely meager.

This forces them to live in Internet cafes, eat cheap food, and search for work information on computers day and night.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is a movie that truly represents our China. This movie truly focuses on ordinary people in China. It is totally incomparable to the fictional content of "The Intouchables."

Zhang Yujiao's comments were heard again in the film reading room.

This time, the film being evaluated is "Night Without Dawn", which was shortlisted for the main competition unit at the same time as "The Intouchables". From Zhang Yujiao's comments, we can also tell who the protagonist of this movie is.

It is the legendary Sanhe God.

To be honest, foreign filmmakers prefer to see the downtrodden and decadent side of China, as this allows them to maintain a sense of superiority.

So, they actually liked watching "Night Without Dawn".

But at the same time, people have common feelings about certain emotions, so they also like "The Intouchables". However, after being manipulated by Zhang Yujiao, the judges' feelings about "The Intouchables" changed. In addition, this kind of movie that reflects the beauty of Chinese people's humanity should be boycotted.

Therefore, everyone's ratings for "The Intouchables" began to move lower and lower.

Xu Xiyu didn't know all this. He had just finished shopping with Lu Qinyao and was watching the news with a frown on his brow.

[“New Paradise·Wangxian” premiered overseas today, with a large banner on the homepage recommending it, and full promotional resources! ]

[The 12-hour playback data of "New Paradise·Wangxian" was dismal, barely breaking 85, and the negative review rate was as high as %! ]

[Is the overseas success of "New Paradise: Wangxian" a cultural difference or a quality issue? ]

According to industry insiders, the reason why "New Paradise: Wangxian" became so popular in China is that the domestic science fiction dramas are generally weak, similar to the situation of "picking a general from a group of short men";

Therefore, when the drama is put into the overseas drama market with diverse themes and generally high quality, it naturally cannot replicate the grand occasion in China, because its quality is indeed poor.

This has nothing to do with cultural differences. In short, if Chinese dramas want to go overseas, they still need to improve their quality and polish their content.

Furthermore, science fiction dramas require imagination, but people in our country are naturally lacking in imagination. This is a difference between race and education.

We are good at summarizing the past, while white people are good at looking into the future. Therefore, we should not challenge others’ strengths, as this will put us in a passive position and lead to poor performance.

[Bullshit, I've been in the US for so many years, there are a lot of bad American TV series, but you just can't see them - IP America]

[There aren’t that many negative reviews, right? People around me are watching it, and they all like it. —IP America]

[Don't wash your ass, you bastard dad. Go and screw the screws. Why are you hanging a ladder in a foreign country? ]

[I'm washing your mother, telling the truth is called washing? What on earth are you guys slandering? ]

[Are you guys sick? Where did Netflix recommend it? Why didn’t I see it? I had to search for it.]

[Good fellow, you are so stupid as to spread rumors, right? ]

[Anxious, the dog in Danchu’s house is anxious (dog’s head sticks out tongue)]

[We are not in a hurry, only those who are in a hurry know]

Seeing this, Xu Xiyu felt a little helpless.

He really didn't expect that what Cheng Yunqing said yesterday could be realized so quickly.

Moreover, it is implemented so simply and crudely.

In my own conception, I have to hype it up and raise the profile of the overseas broadcast of "New Paradise·Wangxian".

The results did not rise.

They started by spreading rumors that "New Paradise: Wangxian" had received huge resources for promotion.

Whenever someone questions it, the first thing he would say is, “They spent 1.75 million to buy it, how could they not promote it? Use your brains, open your eyes and see the world,” etc.

Next, it was said that the playback data of "New Paradise: Wangxian" was not good, and the rate of negative reviews was very high.

Good guy.

This operation made Xu Xiyu numb.

The reason he felt numb wasn't because he felt he would really be affected much.

But he thinks that domestic netizens are not fools. Your operation is so rough and full of loopholes. Are you trying to fool people?

Coincidentally, Xu Xiyu guessed it right.

It's really just a trick.

They don't care whether you Chinese people believe it or not. As long as the people who approve the funding believe it, that's enough. They think that it's effective, and that's what matters.

This is who the client is, and who the work is done for.

It seems that Chinese netizens are the target group of these operations, but in fact, those who approve the funds are the target group.

It was in this situation that Lv Qinyao suddenly said, "The video of Zhang Yujiao's interview has also been leaked."

"Zhang Yujiao?" Xu Xiyu was stunned when he heard that, and then poked his head over.

In the video, a domestic entertainment reporter was interviewing Zhang Yujiao, who had just finished a round of film review, and was talking about two domestically shortlisted films.

Zhang Yujiao said, "It's pretty good. I see everyone's comments on "Night Without Dawn" are quite good."

"What about The Intouchables? Is it on today's movie list?"

"'The Intouchables'? I personally like this movie very much. Sorry, I have to go now. I can't reveal any more information."

Any normal person could understand what Zhang Yujiao meant by this.

That is, "The Intouchables" was also coldly received by the jury at the Venice Film Festival.

　The outline is almost finished, I will resume updating tomorrow, there will be 4 chapters in total!
　　
　
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