China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 405: Who is the extreme hegemon?
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With He Fang's choking and Director Wang's explanation, the following "Chinese Film Policy Dialogue" really discussed some useful topics, and some people in the audience also made some useful suggestions.

However, the directors of the two art films were completely silenced. They were still angry and felt that the art films were not treated fairly and justly.

Whether you have been treated unfairly or not, you have to look at it from a higher dimension.

When a country or a system is at the top of the world, they will become much more open and enlightened, and they are not afraid of being exposed because they are strong enough and confident enough.

But when a country or a system is in a weak position, the confidence of the people is a little low, and they even want to run away after taking out a sum of money.At this time, you have to learn from those top countries about openness and enlightenment, exposing shortcomings and self-defeating... Haha, the effect of that is counterattack.

Your country will think: No wonder we are not a developed country or the richest civilization. It is because we are so black and have so many problems.

Once the people reach such a consensus, they will hope for change, and social unrest may occur.

There is a saying that goes like this: A man with a solid warehouse knows etiquette; a man with enough food and clothing knows honor and disgrace.

How can people talk about honor and disgrace when they can’t even eat enough?How many people put down their dignity, put aside their honor and disgrace to kneel down for someone to eat?

What's this?This is not having enough food and clothing but not knowing honor and disgrace.

Why do so many Chinese people yearn for the West after the reform and become the leading party?It’s because you are not rich and don’t know honor or disgrace.Under such circumstances, if news and film and television works are allowed to smear and criticize the country indiscriminately, the public's trust will completely collapse.

This is like the Chinese people in the past who went abroad and always felt inferior because they were poor, and then tried to please foreign adults.And in 2023, when Chinese people go abroad, they look down upon foreign countries, because many things abroad are not as good as China. In this case, are they still trying to please foreign adults?No, it’s because they dislike foreigners because they stink, don’t care about hygiene, and are bad everywhere.

It's a pity that some people who rely on literary and artistic films to win awards cannot understand these things. They feel that the country restricts them from making certain works and affects their ability to win awards, so they want to jump out and criticize them.

He Fang doesn't tolerate them, so he has criticized this approach in public more than once.Today, he didn't even know that this forum was openly discussing criticism of policies. How could he tolerate this?

So He Fang went all out to criticize some people who are selfish and cater to the West.

The organizing committee of the Shanghai Film Festival also has ulterior motives. In order to cater to the West and increase the influence of the Shanghai Film Festival, they thought that they could show some more 'open' films and give awards to some more 'open' films.

After the morning forum ended, reporters who came to cover the Shanghai Film Festival also gathered around He Fang.

"Director He Fang, why are you so opposed to criticizing our own film and television works? Can't we correct ourselves? This is not a bad thing." The reporter asked.

"I'm not opposed to making these movies, but if someone treats this as a business, it will be distorted. I heard that someone searched all over Shanghai to film the mess in Shanghai and finally found a mess in a corner. place, and then took pictures and sent them abroad to participate in awards. Can this kind of thing represent Shanghai?

When anything has exchange value with interests, it will become distorted.I just said on the forum that my "Solo Zoo" and "Heart of the Sun" did not criticize our system, but I can still win awards.

Some people are not good at making movies, but they blame the system for restricting them if they don't improve their skills. This kind of person's thinking is crooked.What I object to is this, not literary films. "

He Fang said angrily.

"Director He Fang, why don't you continue to make literary films? Why don't you dare to criticize domestic things?" a reporter asked.

"Who says I didn't make a literary film? "Dallas Buyers Club" didn't win an award? "Room" didn't win an award? Some people just stay in China and dig up some dirt about their own family to win an award. I went out and went Find something meaningful in the world and shoot it to win a prize.

Besides, I am not a professional artistic film director. I make more commercial films for ordinary audiences.I don’t think winning awards is the only pursuit of a film director. If that were the case, people like Cameron, Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, David Yates, Michael Bay, and Peter Jackson would not be able to win. The people on the table?

Also, by asking this question just now, are you implying that I don’t have more awards than domestic directors who make literary films?How many directors in China have won more awards than me?Who are you to question me?Some people secretly make anti-national and anti-national film and television works every day, and then go out to please foreigners. When they don’t win awards, they blame us for not allowing them to make more anti-national and anti-national works. How are such people different from the Leading Party? ? "

He Fang is so tough, which is why he didn't give up on award-winning movies at the beginning of his career. Because if you haven't won an award, you won't be tough in public. But if you win an award and have box office, it's different. You will be tough in your words.

And He Fang's words will also cause a storm in the public opinion in the future, because he compared those who criticize to the party leading the way. Doesn't this stir up a hornet's nest?

However, the organizing committee of the Shanghai Film Festival is happy to see the results. The greater the noise at the Shanghai Film Festival, the more beneficial it will be to their attention.

Even if there is a quarrel, it shows that the Shanghai International Film Festival is the most open film festival in China that dares to discuss sensitive issues.

At noon, the Shanghai International Film Festival Organizing Committee organized a luncheon, but the two literary film directors did not attend and left angrily.

He even told reporters: "Director He Fang is too extreme and overbearing. He doesn't allow people to speak or shoot different works. He always calls people the leader. How is this different from extremism?" "

This time it seemed that He Fang had completely broken with these people, and they also said harsh words.Since He Fang accuses them of being a leading party, they will classify He Fang as an extremist.

Therefore, when speaking to the media, some people said that He Fang is no longer suitable to be the leader of the Chinese film industry because he does not know how to unite people in the film industry.

Then after He Fang finished lunch, a reporter asked him what he thought about someone suggesting that he not be allowed to be a leader in the film industry. This made He Fang laugh.

"Who the hell brought this up? If the film industry is still in charge, is this a gangster thing? Besides, since when have we been in charge? I don't have any official or private position. Do your job, don't talk nonsense.

I am very opposed to this statement. It is clear that a good film industry must be described as a gangster in one word. Such people have ulterior motives. " He Fang criticized.

"The two directors said before that you were too extreme and too domineering. What do you think of this?" the reporter continued to ask.

"Am I being extremely domineering on my part, or are they being extremely domineering? They want to go to extremes and make some films and TV shows that smear us. Is this extreme? They mobilize insiders and public opinion to force policy changes. Is this being overbearing?

In order to maintain the normal order of the film and maintain the dignity that it should have, I criticized them, but they actually bit me and said that I was extremely domineering.Hey, thieves are called thieves. Once someone doesn't let their conspiracy succeed, they will throw dirty water on others and smear them.

Can you fairly say that the whole process was a policy that they wanted to force the relevant departments to make films for them that could win awards and profits abroad?I just announced what they were doing, although I used a term that made them feel ashamed, "the leading party" to describe them.But is that the wrong description?Isn't that what they did?

Therefore, the eyes of the masses are sharp, and everyone can judge for themselves, who is the extreme hegemon?Who went to the extreme?Is it extreme for someone to stop them from being the leading party?Some people criticize them for being overbearing?
Aren’t they clamoring for freedom of criticism and freedom of speech every day?Why can they criticize others, but when others criticize them, they will accuse them of being extremely domineering?These people are really good at playing double standards. "

He Fang's sharp rebuttal immediately stunned the reporters. They really saw how the most eloquent director talked to the heroes.

The reporters didn’t know what Alimah said about He Fang. Even the biggest liar in China couldn’t deceive He Fang. He was even rebutted by He Fang, which was quite embarrassing.

The forum "The Next Stop for Chinese Films: Prosperity on the Left, Crisis on the Right" at two o'clock in the afternoon has not yet begun, and the guests who knew where to attend immediately began to study their positions and speeches.

Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if He Fang was trolled to death by He Fang when they arrived at the scene. Just as they were studying their speeches on the forum in the afternoon, the Internet was also in a quarrel because of He Fang's remarks in the morning.

"I unswervingly support He Fang. He is right. The eyes of the masses are sharp. Are these two literary film directors forcing us to relax our policies? What is the purpose of their persecution? Are they criticizing the country? Those who win awards for their film and television works discredit the country and benefit themselves. This is the purpose that everyone can see clearly. I don’t think it is too much to say that He Fang is the party leading the way. On the contrary, it is inappropriate for them to criticize He Fang for being extremely domineering.”

"I don't understand, why can't we criticize? How can we make progress if we don't criticize or expose? Can the country develop and the nation be revitalized by turning a blind eye? I also don't understand why some people try their best to cover up what it means? I used to admire them, but Now... haha, it’s really too extreme.”

(End of this chapter)