Chapter 1027: Many departments made strong statements, sealing the final conclusion!
Lin Nan hadn’t noticed before that after last year’s Lunar New Year release of “Bad Angels,” this would be the second time Guangwang would face off against Hua Yi’s film.
Previously there was "Bad Angel" controlled by Enlight and "Old Paoer" exclusively produced by Huayi, and this time it is "Big Fish and Begonia" invested by Enlight and "Rock and Roll" controlled by Huayi Tibetan Mastiff".
The most interesting thing is: the former invested 30 million US dollars and Huayi was the only issuer; the latter invested 60 million US dollars and Huayi was the only issuer.
Both are animated movies, and they were released on the same day!
No matter how you look at it, this is much livelier and more topical than the head-to-head confrontation last year;
Because this time, there is an uncertain factor between the two - Wanda.
There have been faint rumors, or rumors, in the industry: Wanda Cinemas will "block" movies produced by Huayi.
“Banned? That’s not a big deal.
Most of the domestic movie theaters are not very optimistic about the market appeal of Huayi’s “Rock Tibetan Mastiff”. In comparison, it is still “ "Big Fish and Begonia" is full of gimmicks and the market has higher expectations
Therefore, the overall filming rate of Huayi's movie is foreseeable and will not be high.
Under such circumstances, it would be unwise and a waste of energy for our Wanda Cinemas to do that kind of thing again. If you want to do it, you have to do something big, right? It’s so disgusting and disgusting...”
On the morning of the 4th, the premiere ceremonies of “Big Fish and Begonia” and “Rock and Roll Tibetan Mastiff” were held at the same time.
This time is just like last year’s New Year’s Eve. The difference is that the number of first- and second-tier guests in the circle on both sides is basically evenly divided, instead of the previous Huayi side having the absolute upper hand.
The reason lies in Tudou, Wanda, and "The Return of the Great Sage." "Many external factors such as the blessing of light and "Big Fish and Begonia"
Liu Xiaobin and Wang Changtian joked that Wanda would give "Big Fish and Begonia" a higher-than-expected film scheduling rate, film quantity, and some prime film scheduling time.
As for Huayi's "Rock Tibetan Mastiff"? Haha, Wanda will not "block";
but it will put 70% to 80% of its scheduled filming scenes into "specific time periods" based on its originally low comprehensive film scheduling rate. This will also be a trial to prepare for the next time!
"My Director Lin, didn't you say that you should keep a low profile and not show up these days? Why did you come here again on a whim today?" Wang Changtian, with a smile on his face, turned his head and looked at Lin Nan.
"I answered a phone call yesterday morning. No need to keep a low profile. Well, I'm in a good mood." Lin Nan smiled pointedly.
"Ali and that movie?" Wang Changtian reacted instantly.
"I didn't say anything."
Although it was just a few words, Liu Xiaobin and Ning Hao all guessed it, and they were looking forward to it for a while.
At the premiere, the short social time for the guests ended; everyone took their seats one after another, and the big screen slowly lowered and lit up.
"Big Fish and Begonia", which is said to have started from a dream of the director and took 12 years to be produced, has officially begun screening.
Before coming this morning, Liu Yifei couldn't help but remind Lin Nan: aside from the plot, the movie is really beautiful, with pictures, music, texture...
Next door, the premiere of "Rock Tibetan Mastiff" .
Deyunshe and Feng Xiaogang formed the Chinese dubbing team for this film. At this moment, these creators have begun to be interviewed by the media, quoting classics and talking freely.
However, Ye Ning, who was sitting in the executive position below, was frowning;
"Rock Tibetan Mastiff" is the story of Huayi after he brought a large number of middle-level managers to join Huayi. The first blockbuster film to be controlled and distributed.
Based on his understanding of his old club, it is difficult to say that there will be no obstacles there... But fortunately, he is not the person in charge of Huayi's distribution business.
But then again, once Wanda really gets into trouble, no matter what, the root cause still lies with him. This cannot be denied!
"Don't worry, Mr. Ye. Our "Rock Tibetan Mastiff" took 6 years and was created by the Hollywood team, and its quality speaks for itself.
Since Lin Nan Pictures' After "The Return of the Great Sage" sounded the clarion call for the rise of domestic animated films, the animated film market has been completely revived, and quality is king.
Any tricks are just trivial and will not make it to the big stage. , the distribution department is also operating at full capacity..."
Wang Zhonglei obviously saw Ye Ning's thoughts and comforted him. He and Wang Zhongjun both understand the principle of not using people who are suspicious and not questioning people when they are employed.
And during this period, facts have proved that Ye Ning is indeed a top professional manager in the industry with outstanding abilities.
So Huayi does not regret spending a lot of money to recruit people, and even offended Wanda for it... Even the two brothers felt that it was a bit late to recruit people.
“As long as everything is prepared.”
Ye Ning heard the sound and nodded. But the worry in his heart did not dissipate.
"What do you think of this movie?" After the screening, there was a luncheon. Wang Changtian raised his glass of red wine to Lin Nan and asked with a smile.
There was constant chatter and laughter all around, and the clear and sweet collision of crystal cups was even more frequent.
Lin Nan put down the chopsticks in his hands and was instructing the waiter to bring him a fully cooked steak;
After hearing Wang Changtian’s question, he immediately looked at him , hesitantly joked: "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie, Mr. Wang?"
The smile on Lao Wang's face suddenly froze, and his voice became softer: "Then let's tell lies first. .”
"A great movie, it beats "The Return of the Monkey King" instantly, 1 billion is no problem!" Lin Nan commented seriously.
“Speak human language.”
“Pictures, music, Chinese elements, ink freehand brushwork, clothing, architecture, a mixture of various ancient myths and classics, etc., are all perfect. , top level.
But compared with the previous perfect points, the plot is at two extremes; the former is in the sky, the latter is on the ground, no, the plot is under the ground! ”
“ Stop talking!”
The muttering between the two stopped suddenly, as if this exchange had never happened. Lin Nan's well-cooked steak was also served at this time.
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The film market industry has entered the summer season, and the summer season in July is also the time when major art schools confirm their enrollment lists and issue notices through the official online education system .
When it comes to art exams, the most eye-catching one is always the performance department. The three major art academies are even more efficient, and the first place in their respective performance departments has been announced.
At noon, several child actors who took the art exam this year posted screenshots of their admission notice text messages and the online education system.
In the Department of Performance of Beidian, Guan Xiaotong ranked first in both professional courses and cultural courses; in the Performance Department of Chinese Opera, Zhang Qieying ranked first in both professional courses and cultural courses.
The top performers in the acting department of the two major art schools in the capital are both well-known child actors, but the one who went to the theater was a pure amateur. This result was unexpected in the industry, but it is also reasonable.
Because going to the theater is always the last choice for child actors, and it is also the last choice for most art candidates who want to enter the three major art academies;
I just didn’t expect that this year’s Nortel and China Theater , will eat all the child stars and not leak any of them! The entrance to this circle can be said to be getting smaller and smaller.
As Lin Nan, who has just been promoted to full senior professor at Nortel, the school did not leave him behind after confirming the enrollment list for Grade 16 students.
No, as soon as I got home in the afternoon, the call came.
"The school asked me to ask, do you have any ideas about starting classes this school year? You know, you are a shining star. How many students are thinking about you, including the batch that only entered the school in September."< br>
“I don’t have time to think about it now.”
Lin Nan slumped down on the sofa, picked up the “briquettes” next to him and hugged him into his arms;
A pair of different-colored vertical hair Hitomi looked at him, and then she heard a clear cry of "meow", and she lazily rubbed her head in his arms.
"Don't have time to have an idea? Your reason is really novel. Okay, I'll reply to it for you. If you have time and have an idea, just tell me again. It's only two semesters anyway."
Old Jiang He didn't force it, he was just here to go through the process. After all, who would like to go to work if they have a brain problem?
"Let's talk about it then. Anyway, I've been very busy recently." Lin Nan urged the other person to hang up the phone. He was a little sleepy and wanted to take a nap.
"See you later."
"Well, see you later."
Not long after, Director Lin fell asleep on the sofa; and Liu Yifei seemed to be still wandering outside and wouldn't be able to come back for a while.
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After nearly a week, all the negative public opinions on "No Other Love" on the Internet have completely disappeared and are completely invisible.
Ninety-nine out of ten netizens who were filled with indignation had their brains flushed over and over again by the large number of headlines and hot searches every day, and their attention was successfully diverted.
Through this incident, the film and television entertainment industry has also fully realized the power of "big capital", that is, the ability to control public opinion.
This method undoubtedly fascinates countless film and television companies in the industry, and makes countless actors and artists "excited" by it. What is Dashantou? That's it!
Throughout the afternoon, many people from the General Bureau, Film Bureau, China Film and Television Films, Shanghai Film and Television, including Han Sanping, still didn’t stop.
I went to the General Political Department yesterday, and today I came to Ziguang Pavilion. It took me a whole day to "cooperate".
After five o'clock, when the sunset dyed half of the sky red, the group just ended their two-day trip and took several cars to leave the building that was built during the Zhengde period.
“Is this the end?”
Ren Zhonglun and Han Sanping were in the same car, he asked in a murmur.
"It seems so. If nothing else happens, it will be either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Han Sanping nodded, indicating something.
“It is indeed time to strike hard. Private capital actually dares to control public opinion in this way, and even blocks or deletes official posts. It is simply lawless.
When the meeting just ended, here But you're still laughing at yourself, saying you don't know if your manuscript will be banned?"
"Is that self-deprecating? Didn't you hear the 'violence' and 'murderousness' in that statement? He asked with a smile.
"I heard it, how could I not hear it."
Speaking of this, Ren Zhonglun paused for a moment, and then looked at Han Sanping thoughtfully, "I'm afraid I have to be interviewed on Weibo, right? After all, it is blocked The group posts are on the platform!”
“Well, this is inevitable.”
“Do you want to remind Lin Nan that he is a big shareholder of Weibo? "
After Ren Zhonglun finished speaking, the car suddenly became extremely quiet. Han Sanping frowned unconsciously. After a while, he shook his head:
"No need to remind him, he is a smart man. He should have known what the result would be from the time Weibo did that thing."
"Then, okay."
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For some reason this night, Lin Nan slept very soundly. He had obviously slept for several hours yesterday afternoon. Well, the cat in his arms slept with him.
In the morning, the chirping of birds and the barking of cats and dogs outside could not be heard in the room at all.
Director Lin Da and Liu Yifei continued to lie in bed like this, with their mobile phones turned off.
The two of them were clinging to each other and immersed in sweet dreams. They had no idea how busy it was outside, but the people outside were anxious to death. Many people who hurriedly called Lin Nan and Liu Yifei were stopped by the sentence "The number you dialed has been turned off." In the end, they could only complain or curse.
Yes, something big is going on outside.
The entire film and television entertainment industry is in chaos and noisy; the news media industry is also in an uproar; the relevant top capital is silent, that is, they dare not say anything.
Looking at the Internet, there is a whole scene of excitement and cheers. Countless netizens have "won"!
The reason for this huge impact is that the higher-ups publicly intervened in the "problems" of the film "No Other Love" crew and all related creative staff, naming and characterizing certain people, certain things, Certain capital and such issues, and multiple top departments and units, have spoken out together!
"At nine o'clock this morning, the "National Defense News" published an article on the front page: "The casting hurts national sentiments, and netizens voiced their voice to boycott the film."
"It is reported that the long article Describe in detail the whole story of the public opinion turmoil of the movie "No Other Love", emphasizing the public's reasonable and legitimate doubts and anger about the film. The film studio, director, and actors still refused to admit it and went all the way to the dark side despite the overwhelming and irrefutable evidence. ..."
"Intercept and reprint the original text of "National Defense News":
As early as two months ago, sporadic people reported actor issues and left messages on the film director's Weibo account to protest.
But for more than two months, many netizens left messages on her Weibo to protest, but she had no feedback other than deleting the posts; she did not respond until the public outcry a few days ago.
Ke wrote a few hundred words eloquently, but did not respond to the key points of hot discussion among netizens. Instead, it reminded everyone of the public opinion storm in 2001.
……
In this incident, her behavior once again made the Chinese people sad.
National sentiments cannot be blasphemed, whether it is for 'art' or other lofty reasons, or for real interests such as 'market' or 'box office';
In short, anything that hurts national sentiments Any behavior will be opposed and boycotted by the sober public, further away from 'art' and 'box office'.
Although art knows no borders, artists have nationalities and national attributes, and need to respect public sentiment and moral foundation; and patriotism is always the most basic ethics.
The military will never condone any behavior that dares to challenge the bottom line of the masses and the country..."
"The real-name authentication official of "Zi~ge" reprinted the full text of "National Defense News" on its microblog, and added ：
It is hoped that the competent authorities in the film and television culture industry will come up with the results and will never condone anyone involved in this incident. Through this incident, we should also clarify the laws and regulations to apply to all such incidents and such filmmakers, actors, literary and artistic workers in the future..."
"Under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Cultural Security and Ideology The Construction Research Center proposed that all such artists should be prohibited from entering the country and all works in which they participate should be prohibited from being disseminated domestically. "
"The official Weibo of "Zi~ge", Aite's official Weibo, joked: You don't need to repost and comment, I'm afraid you will be deleted again! ”
“At 9:30 in the morning, the relevant departments formally interviewed Weibo...”
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I slept until I woke up naturally, and then the Internet was already in a "sky is falling and the earth is falling" scene.
This was what Lin Nan was thinking at the moment, but he didn't think it was a big deal at all. Instead, he was quite excited, just watching the fun!
The most excited people on the Internet are naturally those netizens who have been outraged. At this moment, everyone is mocking the movie in a weird way, mocking the director, actors and producers.
“It’s over now, right? Everyone must die!”
“They’ve all been named by the mouthpiece of that kind of department, where else are they going to run if they don’t die? Those two actors are permanently banned. , the director is not a good person, I guess there will be no future.”
"If you want to investigate, you must investigate the capital behind her. How dare she control public opinion so blatantly and delete posts so blatantly?"
"A group of people are over it this time, right? They still say that we are' Internet mob'! "
"What about this guy? This guy is the most disgusting person!"
"Although I don't want to admit it, I still want to say it. This guy really escaped, disgusting.”
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When Lin Nan went out to the company, the major film and television companies in the industry were still in a hurry, all because of the "strong statements" of many heavyweight departments above!
Huayi.
Wang Zhongjun looked so flustered for the first time and urged Wang Zhonglei:
"Go and notify him and ask him to delete his Weibo immediately, keep a low profile and don't make any noise. In addition, comment The function is also turned off. It is best to pretend to be dead during this period! From now on, all the filmmakers, actors and artists that the group wants to cooperate with, especially those from outside the mainland, must prepare their backs!"
"Brother, this is Is this really going to happen across the board? "Wang Zhonglei still doesn't want to believe it. There were many such things in the past, but...
"Even the "National Defense News" published that long article, and even said the words 'the military will never tolerate'. What do you think?"
Wang Zhongjun said in an indifferent voice, staring at By Wang Zhonglei.
Although Huayi also has many gray areas, he is still unwilling to touch the core bottom line. After all, his family background can be regarded as "rooted and prosperous"!
As for others...if they don't have any interests, they won't care...just like someone.
“Okay, I’ll go now.”
.........
Someone was frightened. She never thought that this matter would be so big and serious.
I originally thought that if I suppressed it, I would suppress it, and everything would be fine, but... But who would have thought that all those units that she didn't even dare to think about suddenly jumped out!
"Mr. Zhang, what should we do now? The above has already..."
Zhang Qiang looked at someone who looked frightened and embarrassed, and for a moment he felt quite contemptuous. Eye.
That is to say, Director Ma thinks she is still useful. Otherwise, why would a stupid actress... be a "female Buffett"? hehe!
However, thinking of the phone call he just received, Zhang Qiang reluctantly showed a smile on his face and comforted:
“Don’t be so afraid, the boss didn’t say anything clearly about what to do to you. Is that so? It’s just that we want to ban those two actors and artists of this type.
The company’s representative and the director also need to come forward together. Let’s issue an apology statement first. Go out and throw away the responsibility, saying that you didn’t do a good job of backing up beforehand...the crew will change the actors and reshoot it later!”
Hearing Zhang Qiang’s “gentle and calm” tone and answer, Someone felt a lot more at ease in an instant.
"Then after I go back, I will have someone send me an apology statement immediately?"
"No, what does it look like to send an apology statement today? The big battles above have just come down, we will post a post now, just It totally feels like we are on an errand.
We will issue a statement tomorrow. This means that we have had a day of deep introspection and reflection at today’s meeting, and have deeply realized our mistakes...
The apology statement should be sincere and sincere, so as not to be caught by those netizens again and stir up public opinion. These people are very good at causing trouble..."
Zhang Qiang glanced at The person in front of me emphasized. The contempt in his heart became even stronger, she was just a brainless female star.
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Zhang, I listen to you. And, Ma...Dong, what about financial matters?"
Someone asked about another thing, this time it is this year The most important thing in the second half of the year.
"The plan remains unchanged, just do what you want. The group will support you when necessary."
"Okay, I understand, Mr. Zhang."
Someone who had been looking pale just now suddenly felt a flush of excitement on his face after hearing Zhang Qiang's words.
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Sitting in the office, Lin Nan was really busy because his mobile phone was turned on.
“This is a complete ban, because it is shouted out by the two most powerful mouthpieces, which represents the will of those two places!
The year before last That red-headed document is completely incomparable to this one. Even though no document was released this time, only Wen Zhang was published in the internal journal, it is different. This time it is the final word, and it will be like this in the future. Deal with it!"
Han Sanping said in a serious tone, as if he was teaching Lin Nan something.
"I understand, Director Han."
"Lin Nan, this is not a matter of understanding or not, you have to be sensitive. This means that we will become stronger and stronger on certain issues;< br>
As soon as we become strong, some people will definitely not be able to stand it. Then provocation, targeting and suppression will inevitably follow...
Where is the big reaction? I have said it, but in small aspects, it must be reflected in all walks of life!
The high-tech industry is definitely there, but what about the film and television culture industry? You must know that this is an industry that exports culture to foreign countries and establishes a positive image, so it is naturally there too. The scope of being targeted and suppressed..."
Lin Nan was really stunned. This... was indeed a mountain eagle, a top boss who had dominated the film and television culture industry for many years! This sense of smell is simply invincible!
"The shares you own in Crystal Pictures in Hollywood should not be the 55% that is said to the outside world, right?"
Suddenly, Han Sanping changed the topic again, and Lin Nan was confused by the question. . The day finally came, the day when it was revealed? !
"What does Director Han mean? I don't understand." Lin Nan decided to continue pretending.
"Haha, don't pretend to me! When I was pretending, you were still peeing and playing in the mud in the northwest." Han Sanping sneered, and then changed to his usual tone:
"I only realized this in the past two years. If it is only 55% of the shares, although you have absolute say, it is impossible for that fat man to fawn over you like a mangy dog, especially Yifei!"
"Oh, damn Tom!" Lin Nan cursed in his heart.
"Okay, you guessed it right, keep it a secret for me." Director Lin stopped pretending.
“How much?”
“95%.”
There was dead silence on both ends of the phone, but a few seconds later, Han Sanping started to curse: "I'm fucking your uncle, who are you trying to guard against? You've fooled me for so many years..."
"Isn't this because I was not strong enough before? , and I’m afraid that if you nudge me to start big projects or co-production projects all day long, it will be annoying to death..." Now that he had said it, Lin Nan started joking.
“You are now fully fledged, but why are you still hiding it?”
“Isn’t this a habit of hiding? If you hadn’t exposed it, Director Han, I would still have done it. I can continue to hide, haha..."
Amidst Lin Nan's laughter, the other end of the phone was silent again.
After a long time, a reminder came, with a very sincere tone: "As I just said, be careful outside, you may be targeted!"
"I understand, thank you, Director Han." Lin Nan After being stunned for a second, he replied with the same sincerity.
Three minutes later, the two hung up the phone.
Lin Nan was the only one in the huge office. He couldn't help but sigh. Han Sanping had really taken good care of him over the years.
"Dr. Han, for this favor, I will return your leaky cotton-padded jacket, haha..."
Lin Nan smiled and shook his head, talking to himself.
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(End of this chapter)