Chapter 341 "Steamed Buns" is released
Chen Xi is right, Zhang Chen goes to the company after eating at noon every day.
My parents finally came to the capital to stay for a few days. What they like most is cooking for their son. Of course, the son must provide emotional value.
Every day I finish my meal obediently, say a few words about how delicious it is, and then drive to the company.
Even though the Chinese New Year is almost here, there is still nothing to do.
"Painted Skin" was filmed in three locations: the desert in Yinchuan, Ningxia, which is also the filming location for "Westward Journey".
Qingshuiying Village in Ningwu, Ningxia, still retains an ancient castle. It was once a garrison castle and a strategic military location for the northwest border defense in the Ming Dynasty. It also has a Gobi style, which makes it very bleak.
The other is Mentougou in Beijing.
These three places need to be arranged in advance. The preparatory team is already doing preliminary work there, and photos are sent back every day.
Zhang Chen occasionally gives some opinions and makes small modifications. Nothing is set in stone when making a movie.
Dong Jianqiang came in: "Someone gave me some tea leaves, let me bring you some~"
As he said that, he put a can of red 'Zhang Yiyuan' on Zhang Chen's table.
“Why do people always give you good tea?”
“People want to give you tea but they can’t find anyone.” Dong Jianqiang joked with a smile.
In order to avoid being interviewed by reporters in the past two days, Zhang Chen hid in various places and refused to answer calls from anyone he knew.
"By the way, I heard that "If Love" is applying for an extension of the screening in the past two days~"
"It really should be extended. The people in the China Film Pit are so miserable."
As he said this , Dong Jianqiang got a call, he went out to answer the phone, while Zhang Chen turned on the computer, logged into his mailbox, and prepared to browse photos. As soon as he logged in to QQ, Ning Hao's profile picture lit up.
This guy is actually online.
Just as I was about to say hello, the sound of 'didi didi' sounded, and a message was sent over there first.
Not to mention, it sounds quite friendly. It is said that the earliest message prompt sound of QQ is the sound of the BB machine recorded by Tencent Ma.
What Ning Hao sent over was a link.
Zhang Chen frowned and did not dare to click on it rashly. Instead, he replied with a message: "Don't hurt me. This is my office computer, and there are a lot of important information in it~"
It’s not that he is too careful. It’s just that the Internet is really unclean these days. Viruses, Trojans and other things are very rampant. Anti-virus software only pretends to be blind. It’s okay to kill viruses written by himself. But for those outside Nothing can be done.
Zhang Chen remembered that Panda Burning Incense seemed to have exploded in the past two years. It was so awesome that it could burn hardware directly. Zhang Chen didn't want to burn the motherboard of the computer he just bought.
"Don't worry, it's not a virus, it's a video I accidentally saw online. It's very funny..."
Since Ning Hao said it was okay, Zhang Chen clicked on the link.
It's really a video, and it's very familiar - "A Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun".
As soon as Zhang Chen turned on it, the magical voice in the video sounded:
A small steamed bun led to a shocking murder. A child who was supposed to be innocent, but because of a A small thing caused the distortion of human nature...
The voice should be Hu Ge himself. Even if it’s not the first time I watched it, I still find it funny when I watch it again decades later.
Ning Hao on the other end also smiled and said: "The guy who edited this video is so talented. I watched the plot twice but didn't understand it, but after watching his video, I actually figured it out. Hahaha..."
Zhang Chen also laughed: "Where did you find out?"
< br>"It's everywhere on the Internet. I saw a website ranking. The download volume of "Steamed Buns" is higher than that of "The Promise". Now Director Chen is feeling a little bit..."
Ning Hao is there While gloating about his misfortune, Zhang Chen said: "I'm afraid this guy will get into trouble."
"Huh? Is it serious? Director Chen can't be so stingy, right?" Ning Hao didn't take it seriously.
Zhang Chen replied: "I don't know whether you are stingy or not, but think about it, if you were the director of "The Promise" and the movie hadn't been released yet, and this kind of spoof video appeared on the Internet, you Not interested?
Let’s not talk about anything else, just the box office, because the box office of this video "The Promise" will be at least tens of millions..."
"Isn't it?" Ning? Hao still felt that Zhang Chen was a bit alarmist.
Zhang Chen shook his head: "Why not."
"But this thing is just a movie review at best~" "Yes, that's right, if it appeared after "The Promise" was released, then there would be no problem at all.
The key is at this point in time, The movie hasn't been released yet. If you make such a video, it is equivalent to deliberately smearing it, not to mention that the material of the video must be from pirated discs. If Director Chen is really serious with him, the author will not be able to take advantage of it..."
Hearing what Zhang Chen said was so serious, Ning Hao on the other side was afraid.
“I was originally thinking about making a similar video myself, just like Houshe Boy~”
Houshe Boy is a very popular funny video blogger in 2005 , are two college students. Their videos are all about lip-syncing to the music, with exaggerated expressions, which makes people laugh every time they watch it.
Because most of the songs they imitated were from Backstreet Boys, they gave themselves the name Backstreet Boys.
Unexpectedly, it became popular on the Internet, and later it seemed that I was signed to a music company.
As an ordinary person, Zhang Chen raised his hands and feet to support Hu Ge and his "Steamed Buns". Even after 10 years, this video is still funny.
But as a film practitioner, I really hate this kind of behavior.
Strictly speaking, no movie can be liked by everyone.
In other words, any movie can be turned into a bad movie through parody editing.
This is fatal for movies in theaters.
Some people may say that film critics do the same thing. They often criticize certain films as bad films during their release.
But the influence of words and pictures are different.
And most importantly, the source of your material must be legal.
"If you don't believe it, you can search it. Poet Chen will definitely respond to this kind of deliberate slander. If not yet, it should be very soon."
In my impression, the original and empty Director Chen I was so angry that I almost scolded my mother, claiming that I must pursue the case and resort to law.
In fact, what "Steamed Buns" said is not wrong. The only fault is that the source of its material is illegal.
If Director Chen really seizes this point, Hu Ge will never be able to live with it, and he may even lose his entire family.
Fortunately, netizens were on Hu Ge’s side at the time, and Hu Ge himself apologized profusely. He was really scared.
I originally just cut a video to amuse me, but I didn't expect to make the real god anxious. I want to have an arm-wrestling with him. How can I not be afraid?
Fortunately, the matter was settled in the end. I guess Director Chen also wanted to show his grace.
If he really sues Hu Ge, then the national favorability rating will not be zero, it will definitely be negative.
After hanging up the phone from Ning Hao, Zhang Chen searched the Internet, and sure enough, it was everywhere.
If everyone was still expressing their disapproval of "The Promise" before, then the appearance of "Steamed Buns" is like a flag, scolding "The Promise" has risen from a personal behavior to a popular trend.
Young people of this era, if you have never scolded "The Promise", you will be embarrassed to talk to others, and you will feel that your three views are not correct.
Zhang Chen had a strange expression. Chen Xi came in just at this time, and Zhang Chen quickly called her over.
“Are we involved in this matter?” He always felt that the story behind "Steamed Buns" was not simple.
Maybe the appearance of "Steamed Buns" is just a coincidence, but for it to spread on the Internet so quickly, it seems like someone is behind it.
Chen Xi understood what he meant and shook his head: "It's none of our business. We don't have a movie to be released at the same time. Besides, we have no grudge against Director Chen, so we can't do it..."
Chen Xi made it very clear that if it was a Huayi Brothers film by Feng Xiaogang, they might even spend money to make it.
Director Chen, there is no need for the two sides to conflict with each other.
Hearing the affirmative answer, Zhang Chen felt relieved.
But immediately, Chen Xi brought him another bad news.
“Originally, several companies in Japan and South Korea have shown great interest in our "Painted Skin" and have always wanted to win the distribution rights in Asia or their own countries, but today several of them suddenly changed The other companies that were more anxious before also said they would take a look before talking..."
"You mean, the overseas returns of "The Promise" have affected our "Painted Skin"?"
Chen Xi nodded.
(End of this chapter)