This top guy is crazy!

Chapter 349 Cheng Cheng: Stop scolding my bestie

As soon as the news of the removal of "Chinese Pictures" came out, Douyin, Weibo, Moments, Bilibili, Kuaishou, and Zhihu were all popping champagne.

What did the people who boycotted experience before?
They bought the tickets happily, hoping to have a good movie-watching experience at the cinema, only to find that they were fed shit. The movie was completely different from what they had imagined. Not only was it not good to watch, it also insulted them and harbored evil intentions, betraying their ancestors for personal gain.

So they expressed their complaints, they said the movie was bad and they boycotted it.

More and more people heard their voices and joined them.

They have a common demand:

That means taking this movie off the shelves!
But their voices were ignored.

It can even be interpreted maliciously.

Their criticism was seen as a lack of tolerance and broad-mindedness, and their boycott was distorted into being jealous of Tianxia films.

The media and public figures who have far more power and voice than them have spoken out and said that the movie is good.

What's wrong with this movie? This movie is great!

They tried to tell them from various angles and in a condescending manner what was good about the movie, what significance the movie had for Tianxia Films, how many people had put in the hard work of this movie, and how many people's efforts were embodied in this movie.

They are telling them this way:
We see you boycotting and calling for the removal of the app, but so what? You are just a bunch of rabble, your voices are useless! The voices of us media and public figures are the ones that are useful!

As long as we all report it, we can drown out your voice!
Some viewers who strongly supported Lu Zhuofeng and "Chinese Pictures" also took the opportunity to cooperate with the media to crack down on those who boycotted, calling them clowns and labeling them with all kinds of accusations.

Saying that "Chinese Pictures" is not good = saying that Tianxia movies are not good = saying that Tianxia is not good = can't stand seeing Tianxia doing well = unpatriotic.

However, those who boycott "Chinese Pictures" are the most patriotic, but they are accused of being unpatriotic. You can imagine how angry they are.

Not only angry, but also powerless.

Yes, the media are all their people, what’s the point of their boycott?
but--

The declining box office of "Chinese" every day tells them a truth:
It's ok!
You can brag about how good "Overseas Chinese" is, announce what achievements it has made, and which celebrity will stand up to speak for "Overseas Chinese", but -

The box office doesn’t lie!

The box office doesn’t lie!

Battle reports may lie, but battle lines will not!
You can say that 'bad reviews hurt the film industry' and that 'people who insult have ulterior motives', but it's useless to tear apart film critics and audiences, it won't buy you a single ticket!

This is a victory for ordinary audiences!

And now that "Chinese Pictures" has been removed from the shelves, it is a victory within a victory. The anger that has been brewing in my heart for several days has finally been vented!

But they were not satisfied with just removing "Chinese Pictures" from the shelves, they also demanded that Lu Zhuofeng apologize publicly!

All actors involved in "Chinese Pictures" are required to repent and confess their sins!
We demand that the individuals and departments that originally promoted this project be severely punished!
We demand that the media that touted “Chinese Pictures” against their conscience be punished!

Especially Lu Zhuofeng's comment section, which has been filled with malicious comments, clamoring for him to atone his sins, and even asking him to die or die far away.

At this time, another media outlet came out and published a Weibo post:
【【Xiahe Commentary｜#The removal of "Chinese Pictures" does not mean the victory of online violence#】The "Chinese Pictures" incident that has been lingering in the public opinion field for several days has come to an end. Today, the official account of the movie "Chinese Pictures" announced that it will be withdrawn in advance. The audience also found that when they opened the ticket purchasing software, "Chinese Pictures" was no longer there.

Turn back the clock. On December 12, "Outlander" was released worldwide, with a global box office of 10 million on the first day, ranking eighth on the global film list of the same period. At that time, public opinion was boiling over, and many media reported the good results of "Outlander", but the cheers did not last long before the criticism swept in. It was not until the notice of withdrawal that the war of words about "Outlander" came to an end.

If we look back at the past today, why did netizens and the media naturally look forward to "Chinese Pictures"? In the final analysis, it is still because there is a huge gap between my country's film and television industry and Europe and the United States, especially Hollywood.

We look forward to more film and television works going abroad and hope to gain more cultural identity. People are willing to believe that a top domestic director will lead our best actors and best works to conquer foreign audiences, and are willing to see our cultural works make a big splash abroad.

Today, "Chinese Pictures" has been removed from the shelves. This is of course out of consideration for maintaining the orthodoxy of our national culture, but it does not mean that the anti-counterfeiting logic of random online violence and verbal bullying in the public opinion field has become reasonable.

First, a self-media "CC Movie" trampled on the bottom line of commentary and published "Lv Zhuofeng is dead" to carry out malicious personal attacks. Later, a large number of netizens maliciously gave one star. Although these films do have defects in artistic quality, it cannot be ignored that some big Vs and public accounts have published malicious and irresponsible remarks for the purpose of attracting attention, gaining fans, and monetizing traffic, which seriously damaged the ecological environment of Tianxia Movies.

Guided by these low ratings, many viewers have become disappointed with domestic films and even refuse to watch them.

Therefore, when evaluating movies, morality is an indispensable prerequisite. If one loses the pursuit of morality and goes straight to high-level judgment, no matter which side of the view one holds, one may be kidnapped by uncontrollable "emotional justice" and fall into a vicious cycle of violence.

Especially at this moment, we must be more vigilant against those extreme remarks that will reappear in triumph when the wall falls and everyone pushes it down.

On the contrary, the common reflection brought by "Chinese Pictures" is that movies welcome all scientific, realistic and fair criticism, but criticism is not a carnival of conspiracy, nor a premeditated victory. Malicious film reviews are a double-edged sword. They can win temporary benefits by attracting attention, but in fact they are just a temporary solution and will eventually be eliminated by the great waves.

Criticism should be based on facts, not taking sides.

Presenting facts and reasoning is the minimum starting point for film criticism.

From this point of view, a peaceful spirit of questioning and the ability to verify facts are still the most lacking forces in our public opinion field.

On the other hand, although "Chinese Pictures" has been removed from the shelves, its symbolic existence projects the true emotions of the people, which are real and vivid: the civil society hopes that excellent works will go abroad and that Tianxia culture will become the center of the world like Hollywood culture, which is the expectation of every Tianxia person.

However, to truly respond to and protect this public expectation, we must return to the grand issues of the film industry and cultural output, rather than resorting to emotional output and online violence.

As soon as this report came out, netizens were furious!

Damn it, how can you media be so shameless?

You have been mindlessly praising "Chinese Pictures" before, and now it is you who have to educate the audience.

Now that “Chinese Pictures” has been removed from the shelves, those who said “The removal of “Chinese Pictures” has nothing to do with you, you are still cyberbullies, don’t think you have won”, will still be the ones who have to educate the audience.

So you are always invincible and always win?
"Still washing."

"I wrote a whole article full of nonsense, but the conclusion is: I am right whether it is positive or negative, and the media has the primary authority."

"Let me translate this for you: Putting aside the fact that "Chinese Pictures" was removed from the shelves, don't you have any fault?"

"No, you said something wrong, but you still want to win?" "I was forced to reflect on myself again."

“Isn’t this what you guys hyped up in the beginning?”

"It's so funny. If it wasn't for the 'cyberbullying' you guys mentioned, would 'Chinese Pictures' be removed from the shelves? If the removal of 'Chinese Pictures' doesn't mean a victory for cyberbullying, then whose victory is it?"

"What is even more ruined than the entertainment industry right now is the media industry. There is absolutely no logic or sophistry. It is blatantly evil."

"Look at the integrity of the media. Reasonable criticism is considered cyber violence. The media's logic is: "Chinese Pictures" has been removed from the shelves, but it has nothing to do with you cyber violence. Why? Because you are the people. You criticize "Chinese Pictures" because you are not tolerant and open. What a crooked ass!"

"Three-dimensional mobile defense."

"The most hateful thing is that no one cares about these media outlets! No one!"

On the Internet, the war of words did not stop with the removal of "Chinese Pictures" from the shelves, but instead opened up a new battlefield.

Teikyo, inside the studio.

Lu Zhuofeng seemed to have aged a dozen years in an instant. He raised his head and asked tiredly;
"Wenliang, what time is it now?"

"It's one o'clock in the afternoon."

When Zhao Wenliang saw Lu Zhuofeng's expression, a hint of pity flashed across his eyes, and he advised:

"Zhuo Feng, eat something. You haven't eaten for more than a day. At least eat something."

Lu Zhuofeng waved his hand and said, "No, I can't eat. Please open the curtains. The room is too dark."

He was sitting at his computer desk, editing a blog post, thinking about explaining the situation, talking about his mental journey of taking over "Chinese Pictures", his grievances, and things that the public did not know.

But he deleted and wrote again, wrote and revised again, but he was still not satisfied.

If "Chinese Pictures" had not been removed from the shelves, he could still hide his head and act like an ostrich, trapped in the false "win" and paralyzed himself.

But now that "Chinese Pictures" has been removed from the shelves, it means that everything has been settled and there is no room for manipulating public opinion anymore.

He has been completely nailed to the pillar of shame.

He went from being a "national master"-level director to a "national sinner" who was despised by everyone.

He was unwilling to accept this. He wanted to post a microblog to defend himself, but he felt powerless:

Did he take the initiative to take on the project of "Chinese Pictures"? Yes!

Did he know the plot of "Chinese" in advance? Yes!
So what else is there to say?
Everything is his choice, everything is his retribution.

If he posts on Weibo at this time, netizens will only scold him even more harshly!
Do you know to wipe the shit off your pants? Do you know to use a condom after giving birth? Do you know to regret after being sentenced? Do you know to cook when people are starving to death?
You don’t know that you are wrong, you just know that you are going to die!

But at this moment, his Weibo suddenly received an update reminder.

He clicked on it and after a moment, he suddenly burst into tears.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Wenliang wondered. He leaned over to take a look and was also stunned.

Cheng Cheng posted a Weibo:
“I just attended a Hollywood celebration party and posted a few words online.

In fact, as everyone knows, I was also invited to the China-Serbia co-production plan, and I was the first to get the script.

The script at that time is exactly the same as the current version, without any changes. After I finished reading it, I commented that it was shit. Stinky shit! It was a complete piece of shit! Just reading the script insulted my eyes!

In fact, I had anticipated this and was not prepared to take on this project when I received the invitation.

To be frank, I'm telling you the truth. This is someone else's project and investment. How much say can I have after I take over? Will they listen to me? Of course not! If I can't control the say, it's better not to have it.

And I dare to say something unpleasant. How much money can I make by taking their projects? If I have that much time, why don't I make my own movies? I can make more money and I don't have to endure their anger. Who are they to be? They ride on my head and ask me to make movies for them? To support their stars? Why? !

After reading the script, I wasn't surprised because it was full of white arrogance.

At that time I said that if they wanted me to take over, it would be possible.

First, I want to change the script, and I want to change it drastically. Second, I want absolute rights to direct, choose the actors, and edit the film. In short, I want all the power.

You guys hang up and let me take over.

Wouldn’t it be good for me to make a fortune with Dream Pictures and Universal Star Pictures, and take Tianxia Films to the world?
Obviously, I was rejected.

At that time I thought, OK, OK, you guys rejected me, right?! Then don’t blame me for slapping you in the face! You guys made a story about white people saving the Chinese people, then I will make a story about yellow people saving the Sai people.

We'll see who sells better then.

Obviously, I won. "Resident Evil" took in 27 billion yuan worldwide in four days after its release, while "Chinese Journey" took in 5 million yuan, which is less than a fraction of mine.

How should I put it, it feels good to get slapped in the face!
Let you be white supremacist! Let you look down on me, let you reject me!

And this is only the first part, there are also the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth parts!
I want every movie to make a ton of money, to make them regret, to make them jealous, to make them envious!

Let them see what true China-Serbia cooperation is?

Who says that China-Serbia co-production must be led by the government?
It seems like I've said a bit too much.
But all in all, this crappy plot really can’t be blamed on Lu Zhuofeng, he’s just a tool.

At that time, I talked with Lu Zhuofeng, and he told me that for a Hollywood blockbuster like this, and a project initiated by Dream Pictures and Universal Star Pictures, we must respect the rules of the game of Hollywood. We must play within their rules. He also wanted to challenge something new. If he succeeded, more Hollywood would come to Tianxia, ​​which would be a very meaningful thing.

(End of this chapter)