The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 601 Making trouble
"report?"

"Ah."

"Is this a notice from the Film Bureau?"

"That's right!" Wen Muye nodded affirmatively and took the suitcase from him.

Lu Yuan just stepped one foot onto the pedal, then immediately pulled it back: "What's their reason?"

“Saying that the values ​​advocated in the film are problematic, that it overly glorifies gangsters and portrays them as having feelings and loyalty, will have a negative impact on young people.

I am worried that students will stop studying and spend their days thinking about hanging out in society, getting involved in fights, etc., thus developing a wrong value orientation.”

Wen Muye put the luggage into the trunk while explaining.

"What an international joke!"

Zheng Qian was so amused by what he heard that she was speechless: "It's the 21st century now, and you still need such a lame excuse to report someone?"

Lu Yuan couldn't help but recall the various twists and turns when "New World" was passed for review.

In fact, after Wen Muye and the editor completed the film, they prepared two versions, that is, two completely different endings.

In a market with a population of more than one billion, it is inevitable to make some necessary compromises, especially for films with such sensitive themes.

In the versions released in East Asia, such as Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, the male protagonist Li Zicheng goes all the way to the end and completely abandons his identity as an undercover policeman.

The version released in China is relatively milder, with some trade-offs and adjustments made.

Even so, during the review process, 37 judges still attended the film screening.

What does 37 people mean?
The Film Censorship Committee, which has only 37 members in total, is responsible for film censorship and has the power of life and death.

However, not all members need to be present during the film review; only some members will suffice.

However, the film review of "New World" was an exception. All 37 committee members gathered together and had a heated debate during the film viewing.

Regarding certain shots in the film, some members thought that they should be deleted, while others thought that these shots had been technically processed quite cleanly and did not need to be modified.

The two sides were arguing with each other, and after much weighing and discussion, "New World" was asked to be revised twice before it finally passed the review smoothly.

Domestic film censorship is a very “human-ruled” matter.

Although it will act in accordance with the "prohibited content" in the "Film Management Regulations".

However, there is uncertainty among those conducting license reviews regarding the understanding and use of license conditions.

It is not uncommon for committee members to have disputes over the same film.

This also makes the scale of censorship unpredictable, sometimes loose and sometimes strict.

The fact that the police and gangster film "Drug War" was able to pass the review shows that the censorship requirements for movies have become much more relaxed in recent years, and "New World" is naturally no problem.

But the subject matter of "New World" is sensitive, and it is a fact that cannot be ignored.

During the promotion of "Out of Time", the cheesy love talk challenge initiated by Zhang Bowen became popular on the entire Internet and indirectly contributed to the box office myth of nearly 9 million yuan.

"Lost in Thailand" cleverly provoked disputes between the audiences of domestic films and imported films, and between art films and commercial films, arousing rebellious psychology and making them go to the cinema in droves.

In comparison, the promotion of "New World" is particularly low-key and conventional, without using any fancy and potentially controversial hype methods.

This is partly due to the particularity of the subject matter.

On the other hand, it is also out of consideration for Lu Yuan’s strong appeal on the big screen.

Lu Yuan has starred in many box office hits, and is deeply loved by movie fans and has received rave reviews. Now he no longer needs to create topics through hype.

To a certain extent, we can return to the essence of marketing and let the quality of the work speak for itself.

However, unexpectedly, "New World" was reported.

"boom!"

The three of them got in the car. Lu Yuan sat in the back seat, looking a little worried. He asked, "Does the Film Bureau have any other instructions? Do we need to postpone the revision?"

"Not really." Wen Muye started the car and drove steadily forward.

"We are just being notified that we have received a complaint and need to pay more attention and prepare countermeasures in advance to avoid accidents. If the situation escalates and exceeds a certain number of reports, it will be difficult to resolve."

What this means is that "New World" may face the risk of being taken off the shelves at any time.

The car suddenly fell into silence.

Zheng Qian, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was worried, her lips moved slightly, and she seemed to be talking to herself: "IQIYI is suspected. This time their reporters are fanning the flames everywhere and quoting Director Wen's words out of context."

Wen Muye responded: "There are many people who are jealous and don't want "New World" to be released successfully, but I think there are two most suspicious ones, besides iQiyi, there is Lu Chuan."

"Lu Chuan?" Zheng Qian was full of question marks. It shouldn't be that necessary.

"Yes, that's him."

Talking about Lu Chuan, Wen Muye glanced at Lu Yuan through the rearview mirror. A boss who can support his younger brothers at critical moments is a good boss.

Although Lu Yuan himself did not make any public statement on Weibo, it is not difficult for industry insiders to sort out the key points after they calm down.

It must be Lu Yuan who gave the call, so Xu Zheng, Ning Hao and other big names came out to show their support.

Has Feng Xiaogang really seen his short film? How is that possible? He did it just for Lu Yuan's sake.

There is also Han Han, a representative of the post-80s writers who is good at criticizing with writing and verbal attacks, and his criticisms are so fierce.

He had been at odds with Lu Chuan and his son in his early years, and had even started a war of words on their blog. This time, old scores were settled again, and Lu Chuan was made to cry, and he played an indispensable role in this.

Thinking of this, Wen Muye sincerely felt lucky. It was all thanks to his mentor Tian Zhuangzhuang who recommended him to Lu Yuan instead of anyone else.

He elaborated: "Lu Chuan published a series of short essays on Weibo yesterday, but later deleted them all. At the meeting in Hangzhou today, he lost control of his emotions and burst into tears.

Soon after, his father Lu Tianming also posted a message on Weibo in support, with words full of sarcasm. That post is still up there.”

"Tsk," Zheng Qian snorted disapprovingly.

"This isn't the first time he's sought support from parents. Boss Wu once said in the group that this person would make a scene every time a new movie was released. He would cry when he received an award, and he would also cry when the box office wasn't good. It's as if his tears were worthless. He's just like a child who will never grow up.

His father is the same. When his son is questioned, he can't sit still. It's understandable for him to defend him once or twice, but why does he have to speak up for him every time? "

Lu Chuan comes from a family of performing arts. His father Lu Tianming is a senior screenwriter with many representative literary works.

It is rumored that when Lu Chuan was filming "Looking for the Gun", she relied heavily on the protection of her father Lu Tianming, but the actual leader of the film was actually Jiang Wen.

Lu Yuan took out his mobile phone and browsed the relevant content on Weibo.

As expected of a literary author, Lu Tianming cleverly avoided the core of the issue.

He first talked about the netizens' abuse and attacks on Lu Chuan, saying that this was the work of a mastermind behind the scenes who intended to stifle the future of potential young filmmakers and hinder the development of Chinese films.

He then accused some people of forming cliques and excluding others by relying on their status and achievements in the industry.

As for the fact that Lu Chuan was the first to attack Wen Muye, he never mentioned it.

Hmm, forming cliques, should it refer to Feng Xiaogang? I, Lu, didn't say anything, um... it must not be me.

Lu Yuan muttered to himself, then put down his phone.

The most urgent matter at the moment is reporting.

It is very difficult to find out who made the report because there are so many suspects and the scope is too wide.

iQiyi is a possibility, Lu Chuan is a possibility, and considering how eager he is to protect his son, Lu Tianming cannot be completely ruled out. The crews of "The Great Devil City" and "The Chinese Zodiac" are also suspects.

There are many colleagues who hope that he will be brought down.

But Lu Yuan prefers iQiyi.

Because they are all in the entertainment industry, even if they wish their colleagues would die, they still have some concerns. Once the reporting operation is discovered, no one will dare to play with him in the future.

The whole circle will be excluded.

Only people on the Internet are so unrestrained and willing to use any dirty tricks.

It is not certain who the target is yet, and the report of this matter cannot be suppressed blindly.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Yuan sent a WeChat message to Zhang Bowen, which contained a few concise words: The enemy's spear may become my shield.

12 month 17 day.

Just as the promotion of several Lunar New Year films is in full swing.

An unexpected piece of news suddenly spread on the Internet - "No Man's Land" has passed the review.

Ning Hao's "No Man's Land" has become a legend in Chinese cinema.

In the online jokes where movie fans self-assess, whether or not one has watched "No Man's Land" has even become the highest standard for measuring the fan's level.

This film, which was said to have been previewed by only 50 people, was originally scheduled to be released during the 2009 Lunar New Year holiday. It received rave reviews in early previews, but was suddenly stuck at the censorship stage.

Over the past three years, there have been at least six reports that "No Man's Land" might be released, but each time it failed to materialize and the audience was never able to see its true appearance.

Therefore, when netizens first heard the news, most of them just thought it was a joke.

After all, the "wolf cry" has been staged many times.

Even though China Film Group officially released a Weibo post to confirm the matter, netizens were still skeptical.

Until the film's lead actor Huang Bo posted on Weibo: "No Man's Land is coming! This time Xu Zheng and I changed our hair styles."

Attached is a promotional poster for the film, which shows the release date as December 2013, 12.

Netizens and movie fans were finally convinced that "No Man's Land" had indeed passed the review.

"Damn it, I've waited for three, three years. Do you know how I managed to get through these three years? Woohoo, now you tell me I have to wait another year!!" some netizens complained on Weibo.

"Be content, at least the release date has been clarified."

"Wait, there is something wrong with this poster. Huang Bo, Xu Zheng and Lu Yuan, why are there three of them on the poster? I remember Huang Bo and Xu Zheng were the protagonists, and Lu Yuan was just a minor supporting role at the time?" A careful netizen noticed something strange on the poster.

"The one above is not even a supporting role. The boss was just dragged in to make a cameo appearance."

"Hahaha, Ning Hao is just trying to get some attention. What a little trick."

"Wow, Ning Hao has a really good eye. When filming No Man's Land, Huang Bo and Xu Zheng were both still in the rising stage of their careers.

Huang Bo has not won the Best Actor award yet, Xu Zheng is still hanging around in some bad comedy movies, and Lu Yuan has only gained a little fame on the small screen.

But now, all three have successfully risen to the top, Lu Yuan is the number one box office star, known as the '30 billion emperor', Xu Zheng became the 'billion director' with the movie 'Lost in Thailand', and Huang Bo also won the title of best actor..." Some netizens exclaimed after the analysis.

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"It's getting better, the censorship system has improved." More than one netizen expressed such an exclamation.

The world is often full of coincidences.

Just when "No Man's Land" successfully passed the review, a Weibo post was inadvertently pushed to the top of the list.

A netizen named "Carrot Stewed Lamb" asked a question on Weibo.

"Why did the movie New World pass the censorship? It's about gangsters, fighting and killing. What if children have nightmares after watching it? I really don't understand. Lu Yuan has such a huge appeal, why would he act in such a movie? It will teach children bad lessons."

As soon as this Weibo post was released, it immediately sparked heated discussions among netizens.

A large number of netizens who had just created their accounts a few days ago agreed: "That's right, why do you want to play the role of a gangster? I suggest that the relevant departments conduct a strict investigation."

“I hope the crew will postpone the release date and adjust the content to meet relevant requirements before re-release!”

"Take it off the shelves!" A large number of human-machine accounts spoke.

One netizen angrily responded: "Who among us who was born in the 1980s hasn't seen this kind of film? Have you seen "Conquer"? You must know Liu Huaqiang's melon. Does it mean that watching it means you will do it? What kind of brainless logic is this? Then why not just ban martial arts dramas? It's not good for children to learn from flying around."

"Well, when I was a kid, I really fantasized about being a hero, holding a dog-beating stick and going all out in the rapeseed fields at home. The price I paid was that my butt was swollen for three days."

"These people are crazy. Lu Yuan plays an undercover police officer, while Liang Jiahui plays a gangster boss. Besides, even if Lu Yuan plays a gangster, so what? According to your logic, there can't be bad guys in movies."

At this time, a big V named "Unspeakable" posted on Weibo, adding fuel to the fire.

"The film 'New World' is destined to have a bumpy road. According to inside information, and with my newborn daughter as a guarantee, the film has been reported by a large number of people before it was released, with a cumulative total of more than 5 reports. The reasons for the reports are varied, and most of them are that the film may teach children bad things."

Netizens rushed to New World’s Weibo to confirm, but received no response.

Some people realized that the fact that it wasn't denied meant it existed, and they were furious.

"Isn't this just provoking trouble and making trouble for no reason?"

"Fuck, they really reported it. I thought it was just a joke. Did they underestimate the children's ability to judge and the positive guiding role of our education?"

"If they can't teach the children well, they will shirk responsibility and think it's due to other reasons. They will report this and that. This kind of behavior is really speechless."

"Did you report the birth of a son?"

As the news of "New World" being reported came out, it suddenly became a hot topic on the Internet, and 7 related topic words successively rushed to the top of the Weibo list.

#“New World” may be removed from shelves#
#New World received complaints from parents#
#Don't bring your kids to watch "New World"#
#“New World” was reported 5 times#
Love miracle.

In the office, Gong Yu was listening to crosstalk, the main speakers were Yu Qian and Guo Degang.

Guo Degang said that he was the director and was in charge of the toilets.

Yu: So what is your toilet used for?
Guo: That means I have to take care of a lot of things. My main responsibility is to screen young people and test what is problematic. If it harms young people, I should report it!

Yu: Oh, then what do you mean by there is a problem?

Guo: For example, in a movie, Yu Qian's wife slept with Mr. Wang downstairs. This must be reported because it is immoral. How about another scene? Yu Qian's wife slept with Yu Qian's father. This is unethical and must be reported. In another scene, Yu Qian's wife...
Yu: Please wait a moment!

Guo: Oh, you see how hard my job is every day.

Yu: Why are you working so hard? It’s my wife who does all the work!

Guo: Give me an example!
Yu: You don’t give examples like that. You always put them on my family!

Guo: Anyway, I am so fond of reporting that I strictly check every film and television work, and then write letters to report to the relevant departments. Our neighbors have given me a nickname.

Yu: What’s your name?
Guo: Guo Buju.

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"Hiss." Gong Buju, oh no, Gong Yu frowned, feeling like he was being implied.

His eyes were fixed on the Weibo interface; the development of events had once again gone beyond his expectations.

That’s right, the report on “New World” came from him, and the movie labeled as “gangster” made it a perfect target.

Besides him, there must be someone else who took action.

But he originally planned to do it secretly and keep everything quiet.

Things are unpredictable. The report was not only made public, but also aroused unprecedented curiosity among netizens, who clamored to speak up for New World.

In the fierce competition of the Lunar New Year period, the popularity of "New World" has skyrocketed like a rocket. It not only remains at the top of the list, but also goes beyond the circle and becomes a hot topic among the whole nation.

He, Gong Yu, tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice! !
"Ding ding ding."

"Hey."

"Mr. Gong, my colleague who is in contact with Fengxing.com has sent me a message that Xu Weifeng, the current president of PPS, has just met with the shareholders of Fengxing.com."

"What the hell?" Gong Yu stood up suddenly after hearing that.

The chair made a loud noise due to the sudden movement.

Since the PPS acquisition plan fell through, iQiyi has had to continue waving its money and looking for new prey in order to improve its client layout.

Among the three giants of streaming media clients, PPTV is backed by Japan's SoftBank, and the possibility of acquisition is very slim.

It’s better not to mention PPS.

Fengxing.com naturally became the only remaining option.

So Lu Yuan now set his sights on Fengxing.com, which he was determined to acquire!

No, this grandson is here to cause trouble!!
(End of this chapter)