Huayu: The Best Actor starts with obtaining the role entry

Chapter 221 - Bai Ye's retort exploded!

"Boss, we don't think we've offended him at all, so what does this mean?!"

The assistant looked at Chen Kaige's interview with indignant dissatisfaction.

She spoke out in defense of Bai Ye!

why? !

Bai Ye had never provoked Chen Kaige, yet he kept bringing up Bai Ye's issues in the interview.

First, it was said that the number of screenings for "White Night" was too high, which backed up the screenings of other movies.

In his latest interview, he also stated that movies are essentially art and should not be pursued blindly for high box office returns.

Bullshit!!!

This is utter bullshit!!!

If a movie doesn't care about box office success, what's the point of pursuing artistry?!
If there's no box office success, who's going to cast you in a movie?!
What kind of art can you create if you don't have money?!

The assistant couldn't help but curse a couple of times.

Moreover, she just couldn't understand it. She hadn't provoked Chen Kaige at all that night, and the two of them hadn't had any interaction whatsoever.

Why is Chen Kaige so persistent in pursuing and attacking Bai Ye?!
Moreover, it wasn't just Chen Kaige; Lou Ye also posted an article supporting Chen Kaige.

Even many directors in the Hong Kong film industry have been subtly criticizing Bai Ye.

"It's all about profit!"

Bai Ye shrugged and said slowly.

Although they didn't have much interaction with him, they were all in the same circle, and Bai Ye knew very well why they would do such a thing.

Isn't it all about profit?!
If I earn more, won't everyone else earn less?

"Actually, there are quite a lot of screenings this time, but I feel that this is also chosen by the audience, and cinemas also make money."

Are we going to give more screen time to bad movies and not good ones?! Didn't we give up some screen time when Transformers was released?!

Lin Wan was also a little angry.

Isn't this clearly about profit?!
So what if they get a lot of screenings?!

Does a good movie deserve more screenings?!

Movie theaters aren't stupid; they know which movies are profitable, so they naturally allocate screenings to them.

This is something that can actually be brought up.

They even went so far as to say that we should pursue artistry.

Actors should pursue art and awards!

Play! ?
Everyone knows that the awards in the Chinese entertainment industry, or rather, all the awards in the entertainment industry, are actually controlled by the government.

Sometimes you offend someone, and you want to win an award?!

If they're not willing to give it to you, then they simply won't.

For example, isn't Stephen Chow like that?!

Moreover, winning awards is a false premise. Does an actor need recognition from within the industry or from outside it?

“They are from the Beijing and Hong Kong film circles. Speaking of which, many directors from the Shanghai film circle have voiced their support for me, as have directors I have worked with before.”

Bai Ye glanced at it.

Not all directors are criticizing themselves.

There are still quite a few directors on his side, including many from the Shanghai film circle.

That makes sense. We're all in the Shanghai circle, so if we don't stand on our own people, where else can we stand?!

However, compared to directors from Beijing and Hong Kong, directors from Shanghai are indeed somewhat lacking.

The Beijing circle is indeed at the pinnacle of the entertainment industry.

This time, it's obvious that they're the ones suppressing us.

There are a total of six circles in the entertainment industry.

The Beijing metropolitan area, the Shanghai metropolitan area, the Northwest metropolitan area, the Northeast metropolitan area, the Hong Kong metropolitan area, and Taiwan.

However, the most important circles are the Beijing circle, the Northwest circle, and the Northeast circle.

Currently, it seems that among the other circles, prominent figures in the Northwest circle, such as Zhang Yimou, have not yet entered the fray.

Perhaps it has something to do with Jing Tian and Lu Zheng.

Although they are part of the Beijing social circle, they still have some connections in the Northwest social circle!

Including Benshan from the Northeast circle, these people currently seem to be getting along peacefully with Baiye.

After all, that place is completely different from Bai Ye's or other circles in the entertainment industry.

They can be considered to have formed their own school of thought.

Its style is humorous and down-to-earth, and its influence is significant in variety shows and rural-themed content.

However, Bai Ye is not involved in this.

As for the Taiwanese, they still have to come here to make a living. Compared to the artists in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, those from Taiwan naturally wouldn't dare to offend Bai Ye.

Most of the people who come here are actors, not directors or anything like that who hold real power.

I might even consider collaborating with Bai Ye in the future.

Naturally, they wouldn't participate.

As for the Shanghai circle, that's Baiye's stronghold.

Who doesn't know that Bai Ye is a rising star in Shanghai's entertainment circle these days?!

In Shanghai's elite circles, who wouldn't give Bai Ye face?!

Regarding Yang Mi's case, even if it were someone else, Cai Yinong wouldn't have been able to make a difference.

However, if Cai Yinong wants to cooperate with Bai Ye later, she will have to give Bai Ye face.

That leaves only the Hong Kong entertainment circle and the Beijing entertainment circle.

The Beijing film and television circle has always dominated the mainland film and television industry.

It is also the biggest force in the film and television industry.

Now, Bai Ye has suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and he seems to be getting stronger and stronger.

They certainly couldn't just sit idly by.

However, some methods cannot be used.

The Shanghai circle is protecting Bai Ye, are you going to use some other methods?!
This is definitely not possible!
I have connections in Shanghai, and for someone like me in the entertainment industry, the worst thing I can do is offend those people.

Since some methods are unusable, we can only resort to public opinion.

After all, the stronger Bai Ye is, the stronger the Shanghai entertainment circle will be, which will inevitably affect the influence of the Beijing entertainment circle in the entertainment industry.

In addition, they were indeed somewhat unhappy with Bai Ye!

why? !

It's been so long already, and Bai Ye still hasn't come to pay his respects?!
What's the meaning? !

Look down on them?!

Doesn't everyone in the entertainment industry want to break into the Beijing elite circle?!

You, Bai Ye, are unconventional?!
If you really succeed in Baiye, what about the others?!

Should we all follow suit?!

Wouldn't all that prestige accumulated over so many years just vanish?!
Therefore, their obvious goal was to target Bai Ye.

Even if Huayi is trying to win over Bai Ye, some necessary measures will still be needed before they can succeed.

This is called using both kindness and severity.

Let him know how powerful the Beijing circle is, and then we can slowly talk about other things.

Besides, Huayi doesn't have the final say in the Beijing entertainment circle. If someone wants to make a move, Huayi naturally has no say in it.

As for the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

That makes it even simpler.

In recent years, Hong Kong's box office market has gradually shrunk.

We had no choice but to head north.

After moving north, the Hong Kong film industry suddenly realized that filming in the mainland seemed to be much better than filming in Hong Kong.

They earn a lot.

Once someone started this trend, the road to the north opened up instantly.

And then those well-known directors all went north.

Many movies are starring Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, and it's very difficult for mainland stars to make it big, except for a few.

The reason is quite simple: Hong Kong and even Taiwanese film and television professionals have joined forces to suppress mainland stars.

They're deceiving mainland investors, companies, and celebrities.

Some Hong Kong directors obtain funding from the mainland through co-production projects, but in actual filming they tend to use Taiwanese or Hong Kong actors, which is known as "carrying the sedan chair" (a euphemism for using actors to carry a sedan chair).

First, they cast Hong Kong and Taiwanese stars as the main actors, then tricked mainland actors into playing supporting roles, or even just having minor roles.

Basically, I'm using your resources to promote my own people.

In an effort to quickly promote talent, this rapid method was devised: pairing Taiwanese actors with top-tier mainland actors. This would make mainland investors believe that the Taiwanese actor was better than the top mainland actors, thus naturally increasing the Taiwanese actor's fame, market value, and number of roles.

Take Lin Chi-ling for example, in Red Cliff.

In her first acting role, Lin Chi-ling directly took on the lead role of Xiao Qiao, while Xiao Yanzi played the supporting role of Sun Shangxiang.

Moreover, after the filming is completed, even if you've filmed a lot of scenes, the editor can simply cut them all out in the end.

Just keep the amount of screen time you'd expect from a supporting character.

They know all about these things perfectly well!
Hong Kong directors tend to cast Hong Kong actors as leads in co-productions.

This involves taking advantage of the fact that mainland actors have lower requirements for billing order, allowing popular mainland actors to play supporting roles for newcomers from Hong Kong and Taiwan, thereby increasing the commercial value of the Hong Kong and Taiwan actors.

In other words, Hong Kong directors have consolidated their influence in the Chinese-language film industry through this method.

"Speaking of which, I know the Beijing entertainment circle will definitely make a move against me, but what did I do to offend the Hong Kong entertainment circle?!"

Bai Ye thought about it.

I feel like I've never had any contact with the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

Why do I feel like my presence makes Hong Kong directors and even many actors a little unhappy with me?
This is clearly someone targeting me.

"Have you forgotten the times when some Hong Kong celebrities and directors approached you for collaborations?!"

Lin Wan asked.

Previously, someone in the Hong Kong entertainment circle approached Bai Ye to exchange resources.

But Bai Ye completely ignored it.

So perhaps it was because of this incident that they felt Bai Ye was somewhat hostile towards them?
"Just because of that? That's so petty!"

Bai Ye pursed his lips, feeling that this matter might really be as Lin Wan had said.

That group of people is really petty.

They actually targeted me because of something like this.

"Maybe there are others?! Let me think..."

Lin Wan lowered her head in thought, and the assistant beside her seemed to have thought of something as well. Then she looked at Bai Ye and said, "Um... I actually have a guess here."
Could it be because of Yang Mi?! Boss, didn't you tell Yang Mi back then that the Hong Kong entertainment industry was declining and advised her not to go there? And you said so much to Yang Mi back then.

Could it be because of "

As the assistant was speaking, she subconsciously glanced at Bai Ye, then shut up.

Because she also realized that she seemed to be trying to sow discord between Bai Ye and Yang Mi.

Bai Ye is with Yang Mi right now, so what does he mean by saying that?!
She just happened to think of it.

Because I was right there when Bai Ye and Yang Mi were talking about those things that day.

"Mi Jie would never say such things; she's not a blabbermouth."

Bai Ye was quite clear about Yang Mi's personality.

Even if they knew this, they wouldn't publicize it.

"Won't she tell her agent?! Her agent works for a company in Hong Kong."

After hearing Bai Ye's words, Lin Wan immediately added a sentence.

After saying this, Bai Ye fell silent.

That's really hard to say.

"So it's quite possible that those things you said to Yang Mi before really are true."

"I'll ask about it later."

Bai Ye will definitely ask Yang Mi about it.

I have absolutely no experience with the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

However, Bai Ye remembered this grudge.

He's petty; he's remembered everyone involved this time.

"That's up to you, but you should still respond here, right?"

Lin Wan felt as if she had been tainted by something unclean.

Bai Ye had actually responded once before, so I never expected that I would have to respond again now.

What if we ignore it?
Lin Wan had this idea, but she immediately put it out of the question.

She felt that even if Bai Ye wanted to back down at this point, he couldn't.

Media outlets affiliated with Beijing and Hong Kong media groups fueled the controversy, with #ChenKaigeCriticizesTheFilmIndustryForBeingSuperficial# trending on social media and prompting industry members to take sides.

"Let me respond!"

Bai Ye logged into her Weibo account.

Lin Wan and her assistant immediately came over.

They were quite nervous, afraid that Bai Ye would post something inappropriate here, so they could keep an eye on him and remind him.

However, after seeing Bai Ye's Weibo post, their expressions turned strange.

Someone just talked to me about what art is, and I feel I shouldn't be able to talk about art because my moral character isn't good enough.

But that person told me that my work has recently gained a lot of popularity among viewers, and I suddenly understood.

It turns out that art should not be aloof and unapproachable; art should serve the people.

Movies are made for audiences, not for awarding prizes to each other.

The number of screenings is determined by the audience's vote with their feet. Cinema managers know better than anyone what makes a good movie. A good movie is one that fills the seats, makes the audience leave with smiles, and makes them feel that the ticket was worth it.

If high box office returns without artistic merit is wrong, then I'd rather keep making that mistake!

Damn it! ?
Lin Wan stared at Bai Ye in shock.

She truly hadn't expected Bai Ye to be so assertive!
Not
Is this some kind of complete lack of consideration for others?!

This directly refutes the squeeze theory of directors like Chen Kaige, emphasizing market selection.

It satirizes the double standards of some directors who want to be both aloof and greedy.

"Are we really going to send it?!"

Lin Wan watched as Bai Ye placed his finger on the Enter key.

It will be published with just one click.

This is tantamount to completely tearing off the mask of civility.

She was genuinely a little worried, because in the future, she would truly have to rely on herself.

Although there are still some connections in the Shanghai circle, the Beijing and Hong Kong circles have been completely offended.

"What else can I do?! They've already taken advantage of me. If I'm weak, I'll suffer the consequences later. Besides, I have enough resources now, and I'm fine on my own."

I haven't broken any laws or regulations, nor do I have any moral issues. What do I have to be afraid of?!

Bai Ye is not without protection, and she herself is innocent.

There were no tax issues, and I didn't cheat on anyone. Even though I had several relationships, I started a new one after each breakup.

I haven't done anything illegal, so what am I afraid of?!

Besides, I already have enough scripts.

He's not afraid of offending anyone at all, and as for blocking his own film release, that's even more impossible.

Shanghai Film Studio and Shanghai Metropolitan Government are giving him preferential treatment; as long as he doesn't cause trouble, he won't be affected much.

At most, it means a complete break with the Beijing and Hong Kong entertainment circles.

"Sister Lin, I think you're right about one thing: we should recruit more actors from our own company!"

Bai Ye suddenly realized that Lin Wan's suggestion to find some of her new actors to join her company was something she had just mentioned.

This seems to be very important!
After all, there's always the possibility of offending someone later on.

That's just his personality. He admits he's a little arrogant, but a young man who isn't a little wild is a wasted youth.

He couldn't swallow this insult, even though he knew that handling it calmly was the best course of action at this point, Bai Ye still couldn't help himself.

So if I think about it this way, if I don't cultivate some actors from my own company, then there will obviously be some constraints later on.

Moreover, cultivating some of our own people can also bring profits to the company.

"Unless you're just running a pure film and television company, it's also good to do some economic business."

Our company can produce its own resources, so it's clearly not feasible to send them all out now.

Since you've made up your mind, I'll go and contact those two newcomers tomorrow, and while I'm at it, I'll also look for some new actors or third- or fourth-tier actors.

As for this response, since you've already posted it, I'll take further action based on the situation!

Lin Wan looked at the Weibo post that Bai Ye had already published and knew that there was no point in stopping it.

However, Bai Ye was able to think of the person who would mentor him at this time.

Although Bai Ye had agreed before, it was clear that he was somewhat uninterested and only asked me to prepare.

But after this incident, Bai Ye's thoughts were actually strengthened?!
Actually, doing it this way is the most correct!
Why should we let others benefit from resources we can produce ourselves?

As for the online uproar, let's see how it develops.

Lin Wan has no immediate plans to take action and will issue a press release based on the situation.

At that moment, shortly after Bai Ye posted this Weibo, the entire Weibo account exploded.

(End of this chapter)