Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 440: Announcement of Substitution
Online, as Liu Yifei posted on Weibo.

Many male and female stars in the circle have kept up with the pace.

The top domestic entertainment celebrities, led by Fan Binbin, Huang Xiaoming and Li Binbin, have all posted messages in support of Zhao Wenzhuo.

As for the second-tier artists, they immediately saw the situation clearly and posted messages on Weibo to express their support.

"Now that my voice has gotten louder, I've forgotten when I used to play supporting roles for Hong Kong stars."

It has to be said that the Hong Kong media was still sharp in its ridicule and chose to fight back directly.

Seeing this situation, Fan Binbin Studio did not give in at all and chose to fight hard, saying that the situation has changed now and those who cannot see the situation clearly will eventually be eliminated.

At this time, Fan Xiaopang was still very popular, and even became the top female star in the domestic entertainment industry for a time, but she had very few representative roles.

Fan Xiaopang’s acting skills are actually not bad, at least above average, and her works are not without merit, but what she lacks are influential and nationally popular works, and memorable roles.

Even though she has won the Golden Rooster Award, Hundred Flowers Award, and Tokyo Film Award, when many people mention the roles she played, their first reaction is still Jinsuo in her debut film, My Fair Princess.

In addition to Jinsuo, there may also be Ma Zhen and "Apple", many starring movies, even using deliberate edge balls as a selling point.

For an actor to reach this point, it may not be considered a failure, but it is hard to call it a success.

Huang Xiaoming then responded to support Fan Xiaopang and started attacking the group of people from Hong Kong Island.

At this time, with the support of Gu Wei, mainland director Tan Bing held a press conference. He was the original screenwriter and director of "Ultimate Decoding".

The content of the press conference was to denounce Zhen Zidan and director Huo Yaoliang.

"Hong Kong actors bully mainland filmmakers."

"Stolen script ideas and suppressed mainland directors."

"Occupying film projects, maliciously spreading rumors about business, and destroying the reputation of mainland filmmakers."

Who could have thought that a quarrel between two actors over a movie would cause such a big uproar?

A full-scale war has broken out between the mainland film and television circles and the Hong Kong film and television circles.

Hundreds of celebrities, actors, and film and television professionals have joined the battle, some actively and some just following the crowd.

With "Special Identity" as the starting point, the conflicts and grievances accumulated over the past decade were completely ignited.

On the Internet, netizens from the mainland are even more powerful. Netizens, who account for the majority of their numbers, only say unpleasant things and have dug up the background of those people in Hong Kong Island.

When they woke up, the audience suddenly discovered that there were some new and different things in the headlines of the portal websites.

Shu Qi, Zhen Zidan’s number one supporter, was directly blasted by netizens.

In one night, many "erotic" photos were posted by netizens on the Internet, in bulletin boards, major forums, and especially under her Weibo.

In addition, there are various mocking and abusive posts!
At this point, things are already showing a tendency to get out of control.

At this moment, not only is there public outrage online, but the circle is also in chaos.

Even the mainland director Feng Xiaogang, who spoke up for Shu Qi, was criticized by netizens and was given the nickname "Hushubao".

A post from Tianya spread all over the Internet.

The post carefully listed some of the frictions that have occurred between Hong Kong Island and the Mainland in recent years, and was accompanied by screenshots of news reports by Hong Kong media at the time.

Instead, it first reviewed the incidents in which mainland actors such as Wu Jing and Shi Xiaolong were brutally suppressed by Hong Kong actors, as well as the incident in which actors from the "Special Identity" crew were fired for supporting Zhao Wenzhuo.

He then questioned Feng Xiaogang, asking why he had never supported mainland actors online before, and cited the examples of actresses such as Fan Binbin and Li Binbin who were attacked by netizens. Why did he give special treatment and favoritism to Shu Qi?
The last question was a bit heart-wrenching, "Is it true, as the netizens on Tianya say, that Director Feng is determined to be the 'Whisper'? Or have you already been one?"

As soon as this post came out, it instantly received support from a large number of netizens.

Afterwards, even people in the film and television industry fell silent, after all, it involved directors and actresses.

Huayi Company.

At this moment, Wang Zhonglei wanted to yell, "Why don't you just shoot the movie honestly? Why do you have to meddle in other people's business?"

Feng Xiaogang was given the nickname "Always", which affected not only himself but also caused Huayi's stock price to drop a lot.

At this moment, Wang and Wang Xiao wanted to shut Feng Xiaogang's stinky mouth.

After a long time, the two brothers looked at each other and could only shake their heads helplessly. After all, Huayi Company could not do without Feng Xiaogang at this time.

The departure of the gold medal producer Chen Guofu had already dealt a heavy blow to Huayi. If Feng Xiaogang were to leave, Huayi would be finished in the film industry.

After Liu Yifei spoke out, directors in the circle also took action.

Subsequently, directors affiliated with Star Film and Television Company, including Zhang Yimou, Ning Hao, Wu Ershan, and Xu Zheng, all spoke out in support of Zhao Wenzhuo.

Later, directors such as Jia Zhangke, Wang Xiaoshuai, and Gu Changwei also posted articles in support.

Now, things have gotten bigger and more serious.

Looking at the Weibo posts of the big directors, the Hong Kong media was a little confused for a moment and didn't know how to report it.

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"What the higher-ups mean is to make big things small and small things disappear. If things continue to get serious, it will affect unity."

Han Sanping called Gu Wei at the right time and persuaded him.

The situation outside is still in chaos, especially after the major directors of Xingchen Film and Television expressed their opinions, things have become more and more serious. After so many days of chaos, all parties have suffered heavy losses.

Han Sanping was called over by his superiors, who only told him to stop and let him experience it himself.

After thinking for a long time, Han Sanping understood what his superior meant, and had no choice but to call Gu Wei.

"Mr. Han, we will not retreat this time. If we have to retreat, it will be the group of people from Hong Kong Island." Gu Wei said in a firm tone.

"Why don't both sides take a step back?" Han Sanping continued to advise earnestly.

"Haha, Mr. Han, they are here to bully you, it's not that simple." Gu Wei said with a smile.

After the two chatted for a while, Han Sanping saw that Gu Wei was determined and stopped trying to persuade him. After all, as long as it was within the country, no matter how serious the matter was, it could be resolved immediately as long as the higher-ups stepped in.

At the same time, the star-studded Lu Zheng announced that Zhao Wenzhuo will return to the crew of "Special Identity".

"Wow."

One stone can cause a thousand ripples. The main investor issued a statement, making the group of Hong Kong people in "Special Identity" a little at a loss.

Hong Kong artistes, led by Zhen Zidan, turned pale after seeing the news.

In the crew, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment; no one could have guessed that the final result would be this.

Zhen Zidan looked unhappy. He had vowed a few days ago that no one would ask Zhao Wenzhuo to make a movie in the future, but now he was slapped in the face.

"What should I do now? The investors gave me two choices: either apologize to Zhao Wenzhuo and continue filming.

Or just quit the movie.”

Zhen Zidan's agent said anxiously.

Since the "Ip Man" series, the box office of movies starring Zhen Zidan has started to falter again. This incident will definitely affect his reputation. Whether he apologizes or withdraws from the group, it will greatly affect Zhen Zidan's current reputation and status.

Seeing Zhen Zidan's solemn expression, the agent couldn't help but say:
"Zidan, what should we do now? Emperor Entertainment Group also called and advised us to take a step back."

"How to retreat? Ah." At this time, Zhen Zidan's chest kept heaving and his face turned red.

At this point, Zhen Zidan will definitely not back down. Later, Hong Kong artists, led by Zhen Zidan, said they would never give in, including director Huo Yaoliang.

However, things developed much faster than they expected.

This time, Lu Zheng no longer indulged the other party. With Gu Wei's support, he was full of confidence at this moment.

It was directly announced to the public that the contracts of Hong Kong director Alex Fong, Hong Kong artist Zhen Zidan and others were terminated, and that director Wu Ershan would be invited to direct "Special Identity", and that Wu Jing, Zhang Jin, Yang Junyi and others would be invited to play the vacant roles.

Taking into account that several people still have scenes to finish, the crew of "Special Identity" will postpone the filming for a month, waiting for the director and actors to join the crew one after another.

Now, netizens were excited.

The singing voice in the air: "The Stars Are Shining is great. I will go to the cinema to support the movie when it is released."

Xingchen Tianxuan: "Awesome, it proves that mainland filmmakers are united and have nothing to do with others."

At the same time, Starry Company.

Lu Zheng looked at the comments from netizens online and laughed out loud. He really didn't expect this result.

"This shows that the only way to have a future is to follow a big director. Those people in Hong Kong are already out of date." Lu Zheng said to himself.

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On the other hand, Xingchen Film and Television Company also announced the news.

For a moment, the Hong Kong media were dumbfounded. They simply couldn't believe the result.

Mainland netizens were proud and applauded online.

Ye Chenglong of Fishing for the Moon in the Sea: "Director Gu is awesome. He doesn't spoil them at all."

Su Qingcici: "Without them, mainland filmmakers can still make wonderful action movies."

Afterwards, some media in Hong Kong were so angry that they did not dare to write anything openly, but they secretly wrote short essays to criticize.

"Where is the fairness?"

As a result, netizens laughed at him.

Evil Sword Demon: "Speak frankly, I know who you want to talk about. Isn't it fair to change the actors in other people's own movies?"

森森森森up: "Hahaha, that's a good point about fairness. Using a specific actor is fair, but changing to another one is not fair. Got it."

Industry insiders in Hong Kong have remained silent, and even the media have been ridiculed. Their fate will only be worse. Shu Qi is a good example. He has been criticized to the point of quitting Weibo.

As for condemning Xingchen Films and Gu Wei, they did not directly state their position, and Xingchen Films did not explicitly say that they would not use actors from Hong Kong.

The most important thing is that this movie is invested by Starry Night itself. They can use whomever they want. Who can control that?

Just like the Hong Kong media speaking out now, there is no need for Xingguang Canlan to issue a statement, netizens are spontaneously mocking them.

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As Xingchen Films and Xingguang Canlan Company spoke out, the two parties in the "Zhao Zhen dispute" tacitly began to keep a low profile to cool down the incident.

In this war of public opinion, the ones who suffered the most were not the two parties involved, but the third parties who took sides.

Many Hong Kong and Taiwan celebrities who stood on Zhen Zidan's side had a lot of old negative information exposed by netizens and were scolded to the point of quitting Weibo.

On the mainland side, it was Feng Xiaogang who attracted all the attention and won a title, becoming the subject of jokes and conversation in the circle.

Although the incident has temporarily subsided, it is far from over. After all, the filming of the movie was suspended for a month and then restarted. What will happen in the meantime? No one can say it.

At this moment, Zhao Wenzhuo was very happy, after all, he had won temporarily.

"Wen Zhuo, you must thank Director Gu when you have the chance. The boss's actions are indeed extraordinary."

Zhao Wenzhuo's agent didn't expect that when the situation became more and more serious, Gu Wei would step in.

Not only did he save the role, he also kicked all the Hong Kong artists out of the crew, which really allowed them to vent their anger.

"Of course, when Director Gu has time, I will go and thank him in person."

After the "Special Identity" incident was temporarily resolved, Gu Wei didn't have the time to continue to deal with this matter.

Ryder has called and said that Leonardo, Matt Damon, Kate Winslet and others are about to leave for the country. The premiere of the remake of the 3D version of "Titanic" will be held in the capital.

The industry has also been paying close attention to the situation of this film.

April is coming soon. In China, three films by several middle-aged directors: "Ordinary Man" by Yang Shupeng, "Killing" by Guan Hu, and "Over the Hedge" by Zhang Yang, have attracted much attention in the industry.

The release dates of several new films have been finalized recently, and they will be tested by the market and audiences from April 4 to May 24.

However, while these new works by middle-aged directors are being released, imported blockbusters are coming in with great momentum.

The most eye-catching of these is the 3D version of "Titanic". After all, this blockbuster that once topped the domestic box office rankings for eleven years is making a comeback, making the release date in early April extremely urgent.

And "Battleship", which is said to be comparable to "Transformers" on April 4, is going to kill again.

As for the highly anticipated "Avengers" of the Marvel Universe, it is also expected to be released simultaneously in North America on May 5.

The simultaneous release of numerous films has also led to particularly fierce competition during this year's May Day period.

This change in the policy on imported films has resulted in almost three Hollywood blockbusters being released in the domestic schedule every month, so we still need to be more cautious when scheduling films.

We should not overly squeeze the living space of domestic films, but we should make good use of Hollywood blockbusters to form a "catfish effect" that promotes the development of the film market and the reform of the film system.

As to whether it will have a catfish effect or be crushed by imported films, we can only know the result after the movie is released.

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"The latest news is that director Zhang Yimou rejected the official invitation to the opera "Turandot". Is he suspected of launching a new movie?" Sina Entertainment reports for you.

“Turandot is a three-act opera adapted from a fairy tale by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini.

It tells a Chinese legendary story imagined by Westerners and has been adapted into various forms of plays in China. "Souhu Entertainment reported.

"In 1998, Zhang Yimou directed the opera Turandot for the first time and premiered it in the capital, which aroused enthusiastic response," Penguin Entertainment reported.

"Director Zhang Yimou did not explain the reason for rejecting Turandot, nor did he announce his future film plans to the outside world," Southern Metropolis Daily reported.

Star Film and Television Company.

"Brother, just reject it directly."

Gu Wei looked at the reports on the Internet and said with a smile.

"Well, after thinking about it, it is more important to prepare for "Parasite." Zhang Yimou said with a smile.

"It's a pity. I heard that this performance brought together more than 600 artists from China and the UK to perform on the same stage. It is expected to be the largest Sino-foreign cultural cooperation performance in London so far." Gu Wei sighed, and then continued: "Should we reconsider it? Preparations for Parasite can wait until the second half of the year."

"Forget it, since I've been rejected, I won't consider it again." Zhang Yimou shook his head, but he didn't feel it was a pity.

The two talked for a while, and then Gu Wei continued filming "The Wandering Earth".

Zhang Yimou watched with great interest. The scene was not bigger than his previous movies, but the shooting techniques and equipment were novel to him.

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(End of this chapter)