Chapter 462 Controversial remarks, the driving force behind them
On social media, the directors, actors and other main creators of "Resident Evil" and "Alien".
Interact frequently with "Infinite World".
It has attracted a lot of discussion.
"Infinite World" is not inferior to others in terms of popularity.
Seeing that the public opinion about "Infinite World" is getting louder and louder, some people can't sit still.
The summer market is so big, if you have more, I will have less.
Especially "X-Men" and "Green Lantern", which have the closest release dates.
When they learned that "Infinite World" was scheduled to be released on June 10th, they all felt as if they were being underestimated and were furious.
What's the matter? You think those two in July are not easy to deal with, so you came to see us, right?
Soon, some controversial remarks appeared on the Internet.
For example, ""Infinite World" is better than the "Harry Potter" novel", or "Chen has more literary talent than JK Rowling" etc.
On some social platforms, fans of the two books quickly began to fight each other, and the trend seems to be expanding.
As Chen Linfeng’s representative, Sister Mei has gone to Los Angeles in advance to finalize some promotional activities and schedule before the movie is released.
She soon realized something was wrong.
"Xiao Feng, there must be someone behind this, but it doesn't look like it was done by people from Harry Potter."
Chen Linfeng's voice on the phone was quite calm.
"Definitely not. The release dates of us and "Harry Potter" are so far apart that we can't compete."
This seems to indicate that other opponents are causing trouble.
The purpose is to ruin Chen Linfeng’s popularity with passers-by.
As the protagonist and author of the original work of the movie, once he is disliked by the public, it will definitely affect the box office of the movie.
"Infinite World" also has a large audience in Emily Ken, so the two parties fighting each other may have a slight impact on "Harry Potter".
"Who did this? It's good or bad."
Liu Qianqian, who was sitting aside, felt a little angry and clenched her little fists involuntarily.
Chen Linfeng held her fist and gave her a reassuring look.
He continued to ask at the other end of the phone, "Is it just about dealing with "Harry Potter"? Is there anything else wrong?"
"I haven't found anything yet, um...it seems like There are some more extreme remarks saying that Chinese people should not be protagonists in Hollywood.” It's stupid. It shouldn't be done by your opponent, right?"
"It's indeed stupid," Chen Linfeng said, "But maybe, if it was a black script bought by some celebrities who didn't go to school, say Maybe this kind of operation will happen.”
“Aren’t you afraid of making things worse?”
Liu Qianqian immediately thought of "Sunset"'s Oscar impact.
Chen Linfeng shook his head, "Not necessarily. The Oscars care more about this kind of remarks, but on the Internet platform, this is nothing."
More radical remarks are similar to those of exterminating other races. The Ku Klux Klan exists in real life, let alone online.
However, the fact that this kind of remarks can be seen by Sister Mei also illustrates some problems.
He was backed by Disney before, and he had never faced such head-on competition with major Hollywood companies.
Therefore, I have never experienced attacks from such opponents.
Now they all appear.
Chen Linfeng has been going smoothly for most of the time. One of the important reasons is that he often plays at home.
He is relatively kind-hearted in his behavior. The rare times he gets into trouble with others are always to crush the situation.
The enemy fell without much action.
It might not go so well this time.
Chen Linfeng was silent for a moment, "Sister Mei, have you communicated with people from Disney?"
"Well, before contacting you, I asked someone about the situation."< br>
"What do you say over there?"
"They said that in fact, there are far more blackmails than these. They have tried their best to stop many slanderous remarks in the media."
When Sister Mei mentioned this, she was a little unsure.
“The other party is also a company of the same level, so maybe it’s really stretched.”
Of course, the most important thing is time.
Now is a critical period for the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean 4".
This film has a higher priority than "Infinite World".
All relevant resources were used on this film.
Even Bruckheimer pays more attention to "Pirates of the Caribbean".
“No wonder.” Chen Linfeng suddenly realized.
This time point is indeed a bit subtle.
It was precisely because of this that Sister Mei called back.
Otherwise, she would find a way to solve general public opinion issues herself.
The personal resources and relationships accumulated over the years will definitely come into play.
In fact, the opponent we faced this time was different, and the speed and frequency of problems broke out were unusual.
Liu Qianqian said worriedly, "Isn't the situation a little bad?"
Chen Linfeng thought for a while, "It's not that big of a deal. None of the current problems are big problems. Even if We can’t solve it. To put it bluntly, it’s just arrogance and identity issues.”
Although these points may make some people hate him.
But look at things from both sides.
Arrogance may also be seen as self-confidence, and some people may even like this.
After all, "Infinite World" belongs to the first echelon under "Harry Potter". It is normal to want to compete with the boss. And this matter can be solved.
In terms of identity, it is only 2011, and Bai Zuoxi thinking dominates the Internet.
The Donkey Party is in power again, and at least the mainstream public opinion is against discrimination.
The impact of remarks in this area is actually not great.
Those who don’t go to the movies for this reason are not his target customer group.
And if it gets too big, you might become a victim and gain the attention of the Asian community.
What Chen Linfeng is more worried about is his opponent's hidden attacks.
A thief can only be a thief in a thousand days, but there is no way to guard against a thief the day before yesterday.
It has always been a passive defense, maybe something will go wrong at some point.
"Yes, this is what I am worried about."
Sister Mei said, "We used to be in China. In the early days, when you were underage, you were naturally protected by public opinion. Later, it became popular. We have never experienced serious public attacks.”
"Then this content needs to be completed now."
Chen Linfeng explained, "You first discuss the follow-up work methods with the people in charge of public relations at Dingfeng and Qilin. I will ask Bruckheimer. Ask about the situation first.”
After hanging up the phone, he saw that Sissi was worried, and she looked a little worried.
I couldn't help but comforted, "It's okay. You know that I have always been cautious in doing things. As long as I don't make mistakes on major issues, a small attack will not affect me at all."
Liu Qianqian thought about it. At the beginning, when people were slandering her on the Internet, I was very worried that Xiaofeng would also encounter this kind of thing.
Although Liu Xiaoli and Chen Linfeng operated properly, the problem was quickly solved.
But it’s somewhat ptsd.
But Chen Linfeng has always been a very capable person in her eyes.
So Liu Qianqian suppressed her worries and smiled at Chen Linfeng.
“Well, I know, but you still have to be careful.”
"Yes."
Chen Linfeng called Bruckheimer and asked about the situation.
“I heard from May about this matter, and I am already working on solving it.”
“How to solve it?”
Bruckheimer said the plan just discussed For a moment.
After hearing this, Chen Linfeng nodded, "The plan is good, let's do it this way.
But this is just a defensive measure. What about the follow-up, what if similar operations happen again?
We can't always do it. Be careful, "Infinite World" is also a key project, we can't keep being attacked for no reason."
< br>There was some dissatisfaction in his words, "Jerry, although I am young, I am not a rookie who has just entered the industry. With an investment of 200 million US dollars, can I just joke about it?
You know, I am this The absolute protagonist of the movie, even if he has any plans, he must first let this big ship sail.”
"I know, don't worry,"
Bruckheimer couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He quickly tried to persuade him, "Since May called me, I have been contacting all parties to find a way to solve this matter. "
There is a tacit understanding among the major companies in Hollywood.
General key projects are exempt from spraying.
If a certain project really has a fatal weakness, it would be fine if it could be destroyed at once.
With possible profits of hundreds of millions of dollars, the hidden rules can be ignored.
But under normal circumstances, we cannot make trouble for each other like this time.
Otherwise, everyone should stop doing things and just focus on making trouble for each other and preventing explosions.
This is what Chen Linfeng is more angry about. Disney must not be doing a good job.
He couldn't guess too much. This was due to some conflicts in the early stages of the project, which led to the extension.
Or because the cooperation contract with the other party is in the second half, Disney wants to show its importance.
Or maybe you think the movie has a better future and want to use some means to gain greater power in the future.
There are so many possible factors that Chen Linfeng can’t figure it out at the moment.
But it is not normal for this to happen.
Bruckheimer’s role in this matter is also somewhat doubtful.
Therefore, he immediately thought of testing the other party.
Bruckheimer also knew that this was not normal.
He is also trying to find out the reason.
But just like Sister Mei said.
Now that "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" is at a critical period, his energy is limited and he is a little preoccupied with one thing and the other.
Therefore, he was a little unsure when faced with doubts.
After some exchanges, Chen Linfeng temporarily believed that the other party was really too busy and was unprepared.
As for other reasons, let’s put them aside for the time being and resolve the matter first.
The two reached an agreement on this point.
The first is the conflict with Harry Potter fans.
Under the operation of relevant personnel from Disney and Warner, Chen Linfeng and JK Rowling had a brief but friendly communication on popular literature through video.
Then both parties expressed their appreciation for each other through social platforms such as Twitter and YouTube.
The video of the two blowing each other has been viewed over one million times on YouTube in a short period of time.
Both are internationally renowned writers, and the exchange between the two can be considered a peak conversation, which has attracted the attention of some people.
(End of this chapter)