Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 105 Director Feng, I suggest you report it directly

"Lu Yu You Yue" is a recorded broadcast and it will take a few days to form a topic.

After the interview, Zhang Chen refused Lu Yu's request for dinner as he had to rush to the press conference.

That's right, today Star Entertainment held a media conference with the sole purpose of announcing how they will curb piracy.

If "The Shallows" wants to gross over 100 million yuan during a less popular period, theater scheduling, media publicity and curbing piracy are all essential.

At this stage, whether or not someone pirates your movie is actually a weather vane. If someone pirates it, it means you have become famous.

Pirates are always the ones who understand the market best.

But they did cause great damage to the market.

If Zhang Weiping had not adopted a one-on-one approach to prevent copies of "Hero" from entering the pirated market, its box office would never have exceeded 100 million.

It was also Zhang Weiping who first initiated the practice of releasing DVDs a week after a movie was released, also with the aim of combating piracy.

From this perspective, Zhang Weiping has made contributions to the domestic film industry.

At least it opens up a new idea for everyone.

There is a way to eliminate piracy, it just depends on whether you do it or not.

……

Conference site

The media reporters were already in place, and Zhang Chen and Dong Jianqiang walked onto the podium.

"Thank you all the media friends for attending this press conference. I am Zhang Chen from Xingchen Entertainment..."

After finishing his opening remarks and waiting for the reporters to finish taking pictures, Zhang Chen continued: "I called you all here today mainly to announce something.

My new movie "The Shallows" has been scheduled to be released and will be officially released on the 19th of next month. I can say with certainty that this is a better movie than "The Dark Side".

Although it is not a horror film, it is far more exciting than the former. "

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a lot of chatter from the audience, and many reporters raised their hands to ask questions.

Zhang Chen suppressed his anger and said, "Everyone, please be patient. There will be a special question-and-answer session later. I haven't finished what I want to say yet."

After everyone in the audience gradually quieted down, Zhang Chen spoke again: "In addition, the mainland audio and video copyright of The Shallows has been sold to Zhongkai Audio and Video. The DVD will be officially released 15 days after The Shallows is released."

This news is not important, and reporters continue to wait for further news.

"Secondly, in order to curb the outflow of pirated copies, we at Xingchen Entertainment have officially issued a reward. Please allow our Executive President, Mr. Dong Jianqiang, to announce the specific details to everyone~"

Zhang Chen took two steps back and Dong Jianqiang took over Zhang Chen's position.

This is also Dong Jianqiang's first appearance after joining Star Entertainment.

He adjusted the height of the microphone and said: "In order to ensure that the movie will not be affected by piracy during its release, Xingchen Entertainment has decided to spend a lot of money to "reward" and invite colleagues from all walks of life to join us in combating piracy.

As of December 12, anyone who reports pirated distributors to Xingchen Entertainment will be rewarded 03 yuan per copy of The Shallows based on the actual number of copies seized after investigation, and the reward will be paid within 0.5 days.

Dong Jianqiang emphasized the gesture of "three".

"In addition, anyone who reports and assists us in capturing the production line of pirated copies of The Shallows will be rewarded RMB 30, also within three days.

We at Xingchen Entertainment guarantee that the identity of the whistleblower will be kept confidential. We will keep our promise.”

Wow~
As soon as Dong Jianqiang finished speaking, the crowd went into an uproar.

Zhang Chen returned to the microphone again: "Okay, now it's time for questions. If you have any questions, please raise your hands~"

As soon as the words fell, a forest of hands appeared below.

Zhang Chen randomly picked one: "Excuse me, Director Zhang, can your company really do what you just said?"

Zhang Chen smiled: "We are not kidding. Manager Dong said that the promise just now must be fulfilled. All rewards will be paid within three days."

Another reporter asked directly: "Director Zhang, is Xingchen Entertainment's move a lesson from the new screen?"

Zhang Chen immediately said, "Of course, New Picture has pioneered the way for film and television companies to prevent piracy, and we fully recognize this. As I didn't mention just now, we will also hire a large number of part-time staff to guard the theaters when The Shallows is released, just like New Picture did, to prevent copies from leaking out~"

In short, Zhang Chen meant only one thing: I am serious this time.

Whoever pirates "The Shallows" is my enemy. I will kill you even if it means killing one thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred of my own.

Generally speaking, movie box office is related to five major factors: theaters, publicity, release date, stars, and curbing piracy.

Zhang Chen just didn't believe it. He had achieved four of the five factors, so how could the box office not exceed 100 million?

Then a reporter asked a question that had nothing to do with The Shallows.

"I would like to ask Director Zhang Chen, what do you think about Director Feng Xiaogang scolding the reporter yesterday?"

Zhang Chen was confused.

Feng Xiaogang scolded reporters? What's going on?
He looked at Dong Jianqiang next to him, and Dong Jianqiang immediately came up to him and said, "Sorry, today's press conference is about the release date of The Shallows. We will not answer any topics unrelated to this."

The reporter was unwilling to give in: "Director Zhang Chen, please answer~"

Other reporters were also making a fuss. Zhang Chen looked at Dong Jianqiang again. He had no idea what was going on. Dong Jianqiang told him the whole story.

It turned out that in October, when "A World Without Thieves" was being promoted in advance, Feng Xiaogang and Huayi President Wang Zhonglei were being interviewed in a cinema. Feng Xiaogang pointed at one of the reporters and cursed at him, threatening to "I want to slap you!"
This happened yesterday, but Zhang Chen was so busy the whole day that he didn't receive any news at all.

But he had heard of it in his previous life.

The cause was that a media called "Bigstar" revealed the home addresses of many celebrities, including Feng Xiaogang's.

After the newspaper was published, it sold very well. Many people copied and sold this part of the content separately, calling it the "Star Map."

This led to a very bad consequence, which is what Feng Xiaogang said, that there is always a "lunatic" hanging around their doorstep.

Come to think of it, it’s quite scary.

Then when Feng Xiaogang was interviewed, he saw that it was from "Bigstar" and immediately got angry, and asked the other party why they did this?
Bigstar is also a troublemaker. Not only did he not admit his mistakes, he also made a crazy attack: This shows that our sales are good. This is why Feng Xiaogang cursed at people.

Speaking of this, it's really fucked up.

Anyone whose home address is exposed in the media would be anxious. Although Feng cursed, there was a reason for it, and it was "Bigstar" that deliberately provoked him.

Zhang Chen looked hesitant. Deep down he was definitely on Feng Xiaogang's side, but he didn't want to offend the media too much.

The media is still very powerful at this stage. It cannot be called the uncrowned king, but it can definitely confuse right and wrong.

Moreover, those who work in the entertainment industry are extremely dependent on these media resources.

Don't think that the media is easy to mess with. They are really not.

In the original time and space, because of this incident, "A World Without Thieves" did not hold any press conference, because it was rumored that the media wanted to ban him.

Not only Feng Xiaogang but also Zhao Yanzi was abused by the media.

Zhao Yanzi won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress for her role as "Little Swallow". At that time, she didn't know that there would be an interview session after the award ceremony, so she kept the reporters waiting for half an hour.

Then when she heard the news and rushed over, she was scolded by reporters from the moment she entered the door. No matter how she apologized, it was no use. They just kept scolding her until she cried.

Zhao Yanzi was so popular at that time. "My Fair Princess" was broadcast hotly across Taiwan, Mainland China and Hong Kong, and Zhao Yanzi was the undisputed number one in popularity.

He had to endure all this and kept apologizing to the reporters with a smile on his face.

There's no way. As a celebrity, what you need most is exposure.

If you offend the media, they will collectively ban you and not give you exposure, and after a few months no one will know who you are.

Then, after another year or two, you will be out of fashion.

It is difficult to promote a star, but it is really easy to erase a star.

That’s how the entertainment industry is.

So Zhang Chen didn't want to offend the reporters, but he was unwilling to say something against his will.

"Sorry, let me say it again, this is the press conference for The Shallows, we will not answer questions unrelated to this."

Dong Jianqiang obviously knew the key and kept avoiding the question.

But the reporter seemed to be determined and persisted.

Other reporters were also watching the fun, flashing their cameras non-stop.

Zhang Chen was very annoyed. This guy obviously came here to cause trouble today. As a result of his actions, the topic was all about Feng Xiaogang beating people. Who would still pay attention to "The Shallows"?

It's just fucking stupid.

Then I saw the logo on this guy’s microphone - "Bigstar".

Something like that.

Are you not satisfied with having dealt with Feng Xiaogang and now want to do something to me?

Zhang Chen also lost his temper, cleared his throat, and despite Dong Jianqiang's attempts to stop him, he said, "Originally I shouldn't have answered this question, but since the reporter insists, I'll tell you my opinion."

The reporters didn't expect Zhang Chen to actually answer. Realizing that there was going to be big news, they were all excited, and all the cameras and microphones were pointed at Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen waited for a few seconds and finally spoke: "I just learned the whole story from Manager Dong. A media outlet exposed the home addresses of many celebrities, including Director Feng's. Then Director Feng got angry and said that there was a suspicious person hanging around their door every day. In anger, he scolded the reporter. Is that right?"

Seeing the reporters nodding, Zhang Chen continued, "It's definitely wrong for Director Feng to curse people, but I think exposing the celebrity's home address is even more excessive. To put it more seriously, it involves revealing personal privacy."

As soon as Zhang Chen finished speaking, the reporter from Bigstar immediately became angry and retorted: "But the public has the right to know."

Zhang Chen didn't indulge him: "First, you should understand what the right to know is."

Then he looked at everyone and said, "Everyone can understand what the right to know is. I won't explain it here.

There's no use arguing about this.

Regarding this matter, I have a suggestion for Director Feng. You can report it directly to the National Press and Publication Administration with your real name. If you alone are not enough, you can get all the victims to report it together.

The nature of this matter is very bad.

It is true that public figures serve as role models and should be subject to public supervision.

It is true that the media plays a role in public opinion supervision.

If that star has become popular and has a lot of votes, and you expose him, I will fully support you.

But it is inappropriate to expose people's home addresses just for the sake of sales.

A star is also a human being. Just because he is in the spotlight doesn’t mean his family has to live under the spotlight as well.

I can predict with certainty that if the government does not intervene in this matter today, then tomorrow it will not only be home addresses, but also celebrity phone numbers. There will certainly be celebrities, but also officials and their families, which will cause great instability in society.”

Zhang Chen was not exaggerating. This actually happened. In the second year after the addresses were exposed, more than 600 celebrity phone numbers were leaked.

It was also because of this incident that celebrities collectively protested and the General Administration of Press and Publication made regulations, and the media no longer dared to report so unscrupulously.

However, Zhang Chen's words now directly silenced the media present.

It's really cruel. This is going to torture people to death.

The State Administration of Press and Publication is the superior direct management unit of domestic media, and they usually do not speak out.

But if things really develop as Zhang Chen predicted, they will definitely not sit idly by.

The entertainment industry is noisy and no matter how big the matter is, it becomes a small matter. But other things are different.

If Feng Xiaogang really reports in his real name as Zhang Chen said, "Bigstar" will be finished.

It was also from this moment that reporters labeled Zhang Chen as someone who was not easy to mess with and a little crazy.
(End of this chapter)