Chapter 85: Fire before release
Magic City.
Hu Ge saw that "Bloodline Caused by a Steamed Bun" was becoming more and more popular, and his inner emotions slowly changed from the initial excitement to anxiety.
He is a well-known network technician in Shanghai. Now realizing that he might be in trouble, he quickly issued a statement on the Internet:
“I made this thing purely for the sake of For personal entertainment, but also to practice video processing skills. ”
"I only showed it to some of my friends, and in order to facilitate technical exchanges with my friends who have the same interests, I started this website."
"I did not spread this around. The work spread slowly due to mutual sharing among netizens."
"I didn't pay attention at first, and I didn't expect Director Wang to pay attention to it, because I thought it was such a random fabrication. Things with rough pictures won't attract too many people's attention, but I didn't expect that the development of things was completely beyond my expectation..."
"This thing is being circulated everywhere on the Internet. This phenomenon is not my original intention. . ”
“The forum on this website was originally designed for a very small number of video editing enthusiasts to communicate with each other, but now it has become a world for ‘mantou’ enthusiasts, which is beyond my expectation. ”< br>
"Of course, I'm happy that so many people like it. I based it on the movie "The Promise" and the 12 sets of Yangshi. I hope the crew of "The Promise" and the 12 sets of Yangshi can forgive me for my nonsense. I hope it It can arouse greater public interest in "The Promise" and the 12 sets of "Yangshi". "
As soon as this statement was released, netizens realized that the author of "A Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" was worried about making people angry. I'm scared.
On the other side, a reporter also interviewed the producer of "The Promise".
The reporter asked: "What do the producers of "The Promise" think about this 'Steamed Bun Bloodline'?"
Miss Yi, the spokesperson of "The Promise" replied: "It's done well. Very attentive, it shows that "The Promise" is so popular. "
Faced with the reporter's surprise and doubts, Ms. Yi seemed eager to prove herself and said: "Yesterday, a friend sent me this short film made by a netizen. After watching it, my first impression was that it was very carefully done. "
"Really, if you look at his dubbing and lines, they all match the movements of his mouth, and they are so smooth. This just proves the influence of "The Promise". If everyone doesn't pay attention to "The Promise", it will not matter. It has no feeling. I believe no one would put so much effort into doing this kind of thing. This only shows that "The Promise" is so popular now and has become a hot topic after dinner. "
Miss Yi! The reporter was completely silent. This was not the answer they wanted.
Tear it up!
Why don’t you tear it up?
Unwilling to let it end like this, the reporter asked again, "Excuse me, has director Chen Kaige watched this 'Steamed Bun Murder Case'?"
Miss Yi shook her head and replied: "I don't know."
After saying that, he changed his tone and said with a smile to the interview camera: "I think even if Director Chen saw it, he would just smile and say that the netizen was just thinking."
The reporters who interviewed were disappointed when they heard these answers.
The press directors of these producers are really too smooth.
Not interesting.
Two more days passed.
A reporter from Sina interviewed Chen Kaige. When the reporter mentioned "A Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" that became popular all over the Internet, Chen Kaige seemed very excited.
Facing the camera, he said angrily: "We have already sued him. We must sue him and resolve this issue to the end."
After saying that, he seemed to still have some unfinished thoughts. Then he said, "I don't think people can be so shameless."
Hearing this answer, the reporter who was interviewing became excited and took advantage of the victory and said, "What do you think about Director Wang saying that "The Promise" is just like that, and that "The Tuner" is better than "The Promise"?"
"Heh." Chen Kaige sneered disdainfully after hearing this, then lowered his eyelids and asked, "Do you think my answering this question now will do me any good besides helping him promote his movie?"
After that, he stopped accepting interviews and left directly.
"Uh" The reporter interviewed was speechless for a moment, it seems that this is indeed what happened.
Answering this question, apart from helping to promote "The Tuner" and giving reporters like them news to write about, there is really no benefit to Chen Kaige himself.
It's no good, but it helps Wang Shu promote the movie, but it's a bad thing.
The next day.
A reporter from Sina interviewed Hu Ge, the author of "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun".
Facing a reporter's question about whether he knew that Chen Kaige would sue, Hu Ge replied in a low voice: "I already know the news, and I feel a little surprised, but I haven't received the notice from the court yet. I think Chen Kaige misunderstood what I meant. He thought I was being malicious, but that was not the case.”
The reporter then asked, “Are you confident that you will win this lawsuit?”
Hu Ge is no longer as confident as he was in previous interviews. He whispered: "I think the chance of winning this case is only 50%. I can only sit back and wait for the court to open. Now I am thinking about if I lose, I How much property should I sell to compensate? If the amount is huge, I will have to apply for jail."
The reporter heard the sadness in Hu Ge's tone, so he asked: "Have you ever thought about reconciling with Chen Kaige in private?
Hu Ge sighed and said: "Chen Kaige is too busy, so let's just take care of business. In fact, I did not affect the box office of "The Promise". Many friends went to see "The Promise" after watching "Steamed Buns"! "
When Wang Shu saw the report on Sina, he immediately called Zhou Xiaofa from the company and arranged: "Secretly find Hu Ge and arrange a team of lawyers for him to help him litigate. "
Zhou Xiaofa nodded and went to make arrangements without asking any questions.
Within two days, viewers in the entertainment industry and on the Internet discovered that Hu Ge, who was already timid, had become strong again for unknown reasons.
I am no longer as afraid of getting into trouble as I was before and kept giving in. Instead, I will fight if I want to sue, and I will fight whoever is afraid is a dog.
This time, Chen Kaige was so embarrassed that he lost his temper again. In a previous interview, he said he would sue Hu Ge.
After the words came out and caused ferment, both he and his team realized that they could not set such a precedent, otherwise they would only ruin themselves.
In other words, I have no intention of actually prosecuting Hu Ge.
And Hu Ge's surrender also gave him a step up, just in time to show his magnanimity in front of the melon-eating crowd, win a wave of praise and favor, and retire with success.
But now, where is the step?
Hold him directly.
Sina, on hearing the news, conducted another interview with Hu Ge.
This time, Hu Ge faced the interview and said with a high-spirited expression: "To be honest, if Director Wang hadn't watched my video and mentioned 'steamed buns' during the interview, my short film wouldn't have been so popular. It spread all over the Internet quickly."
"Director Wang has a big responsibility for this."
"So, I went to study Director Wang's "Buried Alive."
"Well, I went to do research, but I didn't mean anything malicious."
"I just wanted to see if there was a better way to help Director Wang promote it."
"Unfortunately, I don't have any good ideas yet."
"Director Wang confidently said during the interview that "The Tuner" is better than "The Promise"."
" "The Tuner" hasn't been released yet and I haven't watched it, so I don't know what the content is."
"But judging from the movie "Buried Alive", it may be true as Director Wang said. It’s indeed even better.”
“After all, “The Tuner” is Director Wang’s follow-up to “Buried Alive.”
"The time between the two is relatively short, so it's worth looking forward to."
"To be honest, I can't wait to walk into the cinema to see the true face of "The Tuner"."
< br>“Let’s see if it is as powerful as Director Wang said?”
“Let’s see if there is a chance to make another short video.”
Hu Ge finished his interview with Sina.com After the reporter's phone interview, I wiped the sweat from my forehead, quickly got up and walked to the window sill to blow the cold wind to soothe my heart that was beating with anxiety.
After a while, he came back to his senses from the nervousness and apprehension.
At this time, his eyes couldn't help but look at a black briefcase in the room, which contained .
50W.
50W in 2006 was undoubtedly a huge amount of money.
With Hu Ge’s interview appearing on Sina.com’s entertainment section, the “Steamed Buns” incident has once again been pushed to a new climax.
Many netizens began to discuss Wang Shu's "The Tuner" enthusiastically, calling on Hu Ge to wait until "The Tuner" is released to enter the cinema and create a "Steamed Bun" 2.0 version.
At this time.
"The Tuner" has become a hit even before it was released.
Not only are many people discussing it online, but also many people are discussing it in real life.
Many people are curious, which young director who is not afraid of tigers dares to be so bold as Cannes Palme d'Or director Chen Kaige?
Have you never watched "Farewell My Concubine" or something?
Indistinctly, it has become a topic of conversation among many people.
The busy Wang Shu received a call from Chen Hong again.
This time, Chen Hong did not ask the same angry question as before, but said in a cold voice: "Director Wang."
Wang Shu grabbed the blank before Chen Hong could speak. Explained: "Sister Hong, I know what you are going to say."
"I can only say that it has nothing to do with me."
"If you don't believe me, there is nothing I can do."
"Haha." Chen Hong sneered twice, as if he didn't believe it.
Wang Shu sighed and said, "Sister Hong, I am different from you. Can you not use your thinking to speculate on me?"
"I can come to the capital to ask for help. It’s not easy to eat. I really don’t want to get involved in all the twists and turns.”
"Really, it has nothing to do with me."
"Who am I lying to? I won't lie to Sister Hong."
"You won't lie to me?" Chen Hong listened to Wang Shu's words , snorted and sneered.
Although he was sneering, in fact, after hearing these words, he already believed it in his heart.
“Of course.” Wang Shu assured him righteously.
(End of this chapter)