Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 229 The Brave and Fearless Little Warrior
The audience remained quiet and the discussion on stage continued. Anyway, people could talk about anything.

Tell us what you want, tell us your difficulties, as long as you can kill Hollywood.

If the higher-ups don't consider many things, they can just expel Hollywood movies directly, and no one would bother. Why would they bother discussing this with you?

There must be many considerations behind relaxing some restrictions, which ordinary people cannot understand.

At least your movie is awesome and can counterattack the US.

Rikutaro was just dissatisfied with the censorship. He was so annoyed by the censorship that always censored his movies. He was crying on the stage and looked very pitiful.

But after being criticized by Fang Hong, he couldn't help but be stunned. He thought that everyone should be in the same camp and had all suffered from the censorship.

"Movies are for the public, and the public is inherently diverse. Shouldn't we let the public see more different things?" Rikutaro asked.

“Yes, but the diversity should be more types of movies, rather than forcing your ideas on the audience.”

Fang Hong continued: "The audience should be allowed to think for themselves when watching a movie, rather than you thinking for them."

"That's not censorship thinking for the audience." Rikutaro blurted out.

This is a bit bold. We have to follow whatever direction the higher-ups want. This is for the sake of stability. As a director, you also have to worry about this.

"I don't think censors are thinking for anyone. They are responsible for the nation and history. You film some historical nihilism, slander the ancients, and distort our ancestors. Shouldn't you be the one being criticized? Why are you pretending to be a victim?"

Fang Hong's words were very serious, and they echoed in the ears of every filmmaker and leader through the microphone.

And it speaks volumes.

Lu Tailang's face didn't look very good. This was another scolding for his crooked butt.

“I always think that when making a movie, you should just make a good movie. You can express something, but you can’t express something that shouldn’t be there.

So many fabricated films and TV shows have passed the review, but yours was rejected. You should reflect on why it was rejected instead of blaming this or that and complaining about everything.

Films and TV series are for the public to watch, and we film and TV workers should put our minds in the right place and know what we should and should not shoot.”

Fang Hong's words made some filmmakers, directors and bosses feel disdainful, and they thought he was just a bootlicker.

He sneered at the fat man's contemptuous look.

I thought the principal was a man of integrity, but I didn't expect that he was also a flatterer.

Some leaders of the Film and Television Bureau, including directors, section chiefs, and directors, who are also members of the film review committee, felt very comfortable listening to it.

You think we want to block you? It's because you have incorrect thoughts and are doing evil things!

Who was so blind that blocked the principal's "Bad Genius" and accidentally injured this person?

"You have a good awareness!" a leader of the Radio, Film and Television Department whispered to Zhang Hongsen.

"You didn't know before, but this person is a very unruly person. Somehow, he has come to his senses recently." Zhang Hongsen whispered.

He still remembered the first time he met Fang Hong at the Film Bureau. He still remembered the arrogance and determination of Fang Hong when he faced him and Fatty Yu.

Now the thinking changes so quickly.

"After some polishing and knocking, he is still a good comrade," said the leader.

Zhang Hongsen nodded to show that he understood.

This is the kind of person that is needed at the top, to say what they want to say and tell these people directly.

It’s not that you are not allowed to take pictures, but your butt cannot be tilted.

At the scene, Lu Tailang looked very unhappy. These words were just for him to reflect on himself. He retorted: "If I remember correctly, the principal was also stuck."

"So I never blame others and reflect on what I did wrong." Fang Hong's words sounded a bit against his will.

But the leaders are watching, and they have been saying this for so long, it is impossible for them to overturn their previous words.

Besides, the interrogation was done by Fatty Yu.

"Okay, okay, you are right." Lu Tailang was so annoyed by Fang Hong that he lost his temper.

I can't keep my temper. I've said too much and been too radical. I don't know if his movie can be released in the second half of the year. It's very difficult.

"Speaking of this issue, we think of Lou Ye, whose films were often blocked, but he still returned to the Chinese film market."

Jia Zhangke said something and began to change the subject: "I want to ask Director Feng, the president just said that he wanted to make blockbusters and science fiction films to improve the level of the film industry. What do you think?"

"To put it bluntly, a person who plagiarizes when making a youth campus film is making a fake movie, with fake box office and fake style. How can your movie be popular and how can your story be told to others?"

Feng Kuzi was still so tough: "There is still piracy. In such a film environment, can we just shout slogans and say that we want to make science fiction films and improve the industry? Do you believe it? I don't believe it."

Still hasn't changed, still so bold in speaking out.

Not only did he say Fang Hong was fake and loved to shout slogans, he also said that the domestic film market environment was not suitable for blockbusters.

You have to at least completely eliminate piracy.

In the previous life, what was said was even more intense. People said that this was a nation of counterfeiters. Fake milk powder, fake football, fake box office. The entire nation was cursed.

"Two of my movies have gone abroad, one is Bad Genius and the other is Big Shot, and both made money. Can you make one for me?"

Fang Hong realized that to deal with Feng Kuzi, he had to be direct and not go around in circles.

There's no point in trying to be subtle with him; he's just not that kind of person.

"You're the best. You sold 'The Banquet' to Columbia for 1500 million dollars in 2006. What can you compare with?" Feng Kuzi retorted.

The exchange rate was high at that time, and the two of them even started to compete with each other.

"Then what? Your The Banquet, Chen Daren's The Promise, and Zhang Yimou's The Last Airbender have directly killed foreigners' enthusiasm for buying Chinese films. How dare you say that?"

Fang Hong didn't want to say it at first, but he really couldn't help it.

In the past few years, Hollywood film producers were still very enthusiastic about Chinese-language films, and there was still a large market in North America and South America. These three films directly silenced the foreigners.

The reputation has been completely ruined!

People bought the movies because of their fame, but what they handed over to the film producers was a mess.

From now on, no matter what you shoot, people will not buy it, unless it has passed the market verification, otherwise forget it.

The situation created by "Hero" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" completely collapsed and the economy could not sustain itself for more than two years.

In the past two years, he has been talking about entering Hollywood. It’s just that he is unwilling to give up and wants to fight back.

The previous external market was too dazzling.

Fang Hong's words made the faces of the people present change to varying degrees. The impact was quite wide-ranging, and they were all the sore spots of those three directors, which meant that you could only watch but not criticize.

Especially Chen Daren, his glass heart is not worth mentioning.

But Fang Hong was not afraid, he was just playing by himself, what was wrong with these directors? No one could do anything to him.

“If I remember correctly, The Banquet was an imitation of Hero, and Director Feng is not such a moral person!” Fang Hong sarcastically.

This is a response to Feng Kuazi's statement that Fang Hong has no ethics.

"After all, I am your senior. How dare you talk to me like that? Be careful, I will slap you in the face." Feng Kuazi looked very ugly and stood up in anger.

There was a loud noise at the scene, and people thought the two were about to fight.

Taking action when unable to argue is indeed in line with Feng Kuzi's hot temper, and there was already a grudge between them.

The other two directors were watching, not knowing what to say. Jia Zhangke stood up to prevent Feng Kuazi from taking action.

This guy is so impatient that he is even worse than the younger generation.

However, Feng Kuzi did not take any action, but just glared at Fang Hong. He was still rational and was still suppressing his emotions.

"Don't act like an elder to me. I don't like what you say. Why should I give you face? This is a forum, a place where you can speak freely, not your home. If you want to show off, go home."

Fang Hong moved his body, showing no sign of weakness.

"With this person here, this communication is meaningless."

Feng Kuazi suppressed his anger, put down the microphone, and walked off the stage without any intention of staying, which made the scene a little awkward.

But it’s good that no action was taken.

The leaders remained as steady as old dogs, their expressions didn't change at all, it was just a small scene.

"Okay, thank you to the directors for your exchanges and sharing. Thank you." Jia Zhangke spoke at the right time and asked Fang Hong and others to step down.

Feng Kuazi stepped down from the stage and returned to his seat. There was nothing more to discuss in this exchange, so the next round began.

The exchanges among other directors are still very sharp. Directors such as Wang Xiaoshuai, Lou Ye and Zhang Yuan are still criticizing censorship.

Of course there are also complaints about the high pay of actors.

For example, a Hong Kong director named Wen complained: "Now if you want to invite a big name to act in a movie, you have to pay eight figures, seven figures is not enough. A star has to be followed by eight assistants on the set."

This is what the film forum discussed, emphasizing the importance of good scripts to tell good stories, complaining about censorship, and fighting Hollywood.

In fact, these are all old topics that are discussed every year. If every year's forum is just empty talk, it would be better to cancel it.

This is the media report.

No matter how much you complain, it’s useless. The censorship is still so strict and the market still lacks good scripts and good stories.

Fang Hong is the one with the most positive ideas among them. He did not complain about the censorship. His idea is to improve his own ability before talking about other things.

After the debate, groups of people began to gather together again. Those who knew each other or not tried to make friends with each other, and there was constant communication and laughter.

The serious atmosphere during the previous communication was completely gone.

The leaders have left!

"Hey, look at our brave and fearless little soldier." Mr. Wang said sarcastically as he saw Fang Hong passing by.

He was surrounded by a group of people, including Xu Laoguai, Fang Long, Yu Pangzi, Feng Kuzi, Jiang Wen, Wuershan, Lu Tailang, etc., all of whom had cooperated with Huayi.

"Painted Skin 2" was directed by Wuershan.

Some of them had a mocking look on their faces, some had a blank expression, and some stepped back a little to avoid offending either side.

Fang Hong stopped and said directly: "Are you sick?"

"You are sick," Mr. Wang also retorted directly.

There's no need to be polite. The previous incidents have already reached a fever pitch, and there's no need for the bigwigs behind the scenes in the entertainment industry to pretend to be friendly on the surface.

Just like what Mr. Wang said: "I don't need to use hidden rules on female stars, because they will take the initiative themselves."

How direct!
Fang Hong glanced at the group of people and left without saying anything.

“Haha, I thought you were so powerful, but you’re just good at flattering and fawning.” Fatty Yu sneered.

His voice was neither loud nor soft, and Fang Hong was not far away, so he could just hear it.

"If the leader wasn't here, I would really want to beat him up for being so arrogant."

This is Feng Kuzi's voice.

The video of this forum was not edited and was released directly, and the text version was also posted.

The most heatedly discussed scene was of course the one where Fang Hong confronted Lu Tailang and Feng Kuzi.

"Well said by the principal, his butt is crooked and he blames the censorship. Nanjing is disgusting."

"By the way, how did Nanjing pass the trial?"

"Feng Dapao is indeed as famous as he is said to be. He gets anxious and irritated at the slightest provocation."

"If the principal hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that The Banquet was modeled after Hero."

"It was originally like that. The news broke right after the movie was released. It was intended to be sold overseas, but I didn't expect it to be such a mess."

"Feng Kuzi looks like he looks down on everyone."

"I feel like the principal in there is a little fake!"

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Netizens were full of comments, and Feng Kuazi cursed at reporters at the film festival: "You brat!"

This is an insult to Fang Hong.

Chen Daren is also sensitive: "He just came from the rural world, just like that wild child, his parents can't help him if they don't beat him."

This means that Fang Hong is uneducated and the country people cannot understand his movies.

The introverted and artistic man is more profound.

But Fang Hong ignored them. The more he talked to them, the more excited he became. What he said was the truth. The whole world was saying that "The Promise" was bad, but he was the only one who was immersed in his own world and couldn't extricate himself.

Although these big directors have a bad reputation, they are all popular topics. If they want to scold you, they can do so directly without even buying press releases.

I'm not afraid of you being black, because I'm black myself!

Zhang Yimou remained silent. Now that the Zhang Shuang incident had broken out, he was already busy taking care of himself, so he didn't care what anyone said about him.

Even if others say something about him, he is too lazy to reply and just admits that he is bad.

After attending the forum at the film festival, Fang Hong returned to Beijing, and he had nothing to do with the film festival.

The subsequent communication has nothing to do with him.

There is nothing much to be communicated in this kind of forum. Everyone wants to defeat Hollywood and go global. Everyone has this ambition, but no one has the ability to do so.

At least one of the visuals and the story should be done well. Now even the story cannot be told clearly.

There is no need to talk about vision, it is far from good!

Those filmmakers actually know everything. What they actually want is to relax censorship and have creative freedom.

(End of this chapter)