At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 624 I Feel Disgusted

To be honest, the distribution power of Lionsgate is indeed not as good as that of the Big Six in Hollywood. The box office revenue of the movies they produce accounts for about 50% of the total revenue. Even if they take over the global distribution channel of Artisan Entertainment, their capabilities are still not enough.

Otherwise, the first part of "Twilight" will not only be released in 56 countries and regions around the world.

According to Joseph Drake's opinion, you can cooperate with Paramount and try it out. There is no need to hang on a tree in Lions Gate!
Jason Bren also recommended Warner - Jason Bren is an HBO producer, of course he recommends Warner.

Shen Xudong didn't even refuse, it's a win-win cooperation!

He came to Hollywood to make money.

Impossible to offend people!
So, I signed a distribution contract with Paramount for "Escape Room" and "Death Divination", and then signed a distribution contract with Warner for three films...

No one offended!
As for the release of "Twilight", Shen Xudong temporarily handed over to Lionsgate...

This is a signed contract.

……

On November 11th, Shen Xudong returned to China.

The domestic film market... "Lust, Caution" is the only one!
A bunch of media highly praised "Lust, Caution": Li Min once again showed his superb control over business and art, "Lust, Caution" had a box office of 480 million at the BJ New Film Federation in three days on weekends, and the national box office reached Around 4000 million...

According to industry insiders, next Monday, the box office of the film may exceed the [-] million yuan mark.

More people on the Internet are scolding the General Administration - three sex scenes have been deleted!

Because of the foreshadowing before, it is said that this drama is very bold, and even the mainstream media reported it - "Lust, Caution and passion drama lasts for half an hour, the scale is beyond imagination"...

In fact, I really can't blame the General Administration for this matter. Li An edited it himself—after all, he is an Oscar-level director. The director of the Film Bureau told him, "There is no classification system in the mainland, so let me cut it myself." '

I respect him a lot...

In addition, Tang Wei is on fire!
In fact, 5 months after "Lust, Caution" started filming, Li An led a group of leading actors to meet with the media.

There are also rational discussions: "I don't know the meaning of that bed scene. Without that part, many people will watch the movie honestly. With that part, most people don't care about the plot at all, and they will only watch that part. ,like me…"

"Speechless, the novel of "Lust, Caution" is very autobiographical. From an artistic point of view, this personal perspective is precisely the value of this novel and movie. A small hole hidden under the grand narrative propaganda of the era has seen some filth. The cultural circle These "free men" and "smart men" really cannot bear historical responsibilities and are unreliable!"

"As expected of a great director, he understands the audience! I will go to this movie, even if it's a bad one, just for a few missing shots!"

"We don't know much about art. Anyway, this kind of lens directly fills the topic and the audience's curiosity!"

"I want to know if it's real or fake!"

Well, after "Lust, Caution", Teacher Wang broke up with Tang Wei!
On the Internet, there are almost no netizens discussing the beautification of traitors...

But the media won't let it go!

A lot of media criticized Li Min for beautifying traitors, Qingyu dramas for disrespecting revolutionary ancestors, etc...

All kinds of awesome characters jumped out, they made irresponsible remarks about sex scenes, pornography, ingredients and standards in "Lust, Caution", and criticized the beautification of traitors and Wang Jiazhi...

Shen Xudong returned to China, and was surrounded by reporters, asking him to talk about his views on "Lust, Caution"...

You might want to give him a few nice words...

Shen Xudong was straightforward: "I think this movie is quite disgusting... Just imagine, if you change your identity to a Jew or a Nacui, it's impossible to make this movie, and even if you can, you won't be allowed to release it on a large scale!"

"The West is very politically correct!"

"There is a "Black Book" in the Netherlands, which tells the story of a Jewish female singer who survived the Holocaust, joined the resistance organization and became a female spy, seduced the German colonel with her sexiness and beauty, and obtained confidential information to rescue the captured The story of resistance fighters in China...is much more convincing than "Lust, Caution"! But this movie still hasn't been released on a large scale..."

"Lack of convincing, the organization spends so much manpower and material resources planning operations, not to pimp someone! Choose a pornographic spy who does not hesitate to take your dog's life with self-esteem, life, and all costs. You must be cautious and examine it again and again. It is absolutely impossible to choose a woman like Wang Jiazhi!"

"It's certainly possible for a revolutionary fighter to defect, but you have to give a good reason, it's not a long, tedious, unimaginative sex scene and a ring."

"I don't like "Lust, Caution". To be honest, this movie itself is not suitable for minors. Even if the sex scenes are deleted, this movie is not suitable for children, because they My mind has not yet grown to the point where I can appreciate and understand this film independently."

"If you use very straightforward and unbiased words to describe the plot of "Lust, Caution", it is that in an occupied area in the era of Japanese invasion, a group of patriotic youths carried out three operations to assassinate traitors. The last time was to use a young and inexperienced As a result, the woman gave up the idea of ​​assassinating the traitor and fell in love with the traitor instead. In the end, she was killed by the traitor.

From the perspective of mainstream values, this plot is very problematic.Let’s ignore the fact that Zhang Ailing, a writer, fell in love with a traitor for the time being. Her books must be read critically.This film is taken from Zhang's novel, the description of traitors and patriotic youths in the film is worthy of deliberation..."

"Why do things like human nature have to be placed on traitors and patriotic youths? Let's not talk about anything else. If Li An was a mainland director, "Lust, Caution" would never be released! Do you agree with this statement?"

"The movie "Lust, Caution" is disgusting, that's my point of view... You can report whatever you want, just say what I said!"

……

Shen Xudong did not hide his dislike of "Lust, Caution" at all...

In his opinion, it shouldn't matter. There are many people who criticize "Lust, Caution", including a bunch of scholars and film experts!

Although director Li Min explained, "I don't want to beautify the traitors, what he wants to express is the helplessness of human nature in that era of social background, suffering and struggling..."

But what did the public see when they watched this movie?
The traitor has firm eyes and is suave.The anti-Japanese heroine was conquered by traitors with flesh and diamonds.Patriots look like idiots and are selfish and obscene...

Maybe Li Amine's focus is really not on this aspect, but he has conveyed this symbol strongly...

But... From an industry point of view, "Lust, Caution" is awesome.

Zhang Ziyi praised that 'Movies are never perfect, but "Lust, Caution" is almost perfect. '

Zhou Runfa also praised 'Give this movie a score of 99.9, it feels a bit breathless! '

Hong Kong senior film humanist Jun said, "Lust, Caution" has the courage to explore human nature in extreme situations, and looks directly at the true face of neutrality, violence and death in life without being afraid of embarrassment. It is a movie with full marks! '

You Shen Xudong, as the leader in the Beijing circle, directly said that "Lust, Caution" is disgusting?
Do you understand movies?

Regardless of whether he understands it or not, the media is very happy, and finally someone with weight has come forward to criticize "Lust, Caution"!

(End of this chapter)