Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 443: Reader and Yilin

Almost all of the newspapers that Ren Zhonglun brought were bad-mouthing Zhang Chen.

He tried every means to slander Zhang Chen.

It seemed as if in an instant, Zhang Chen became a national sinner~
After watching for a while, he finally understood why Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun were nervous.

These newspapers are not just entertainment editions, they also have finance, humanities, sports, digests...

In other words, Harvey's doubts about Zhang Chen's ability to make "Pacific Rim" have become a social event.

In China, any social event is not a trivial matter.

The key is that some media want to be different and want to dig deeper.

They actually questioned whether China Film and Shanghai Film's investment in Pacific Rim involved a waste of state property.
The two looked very serious. Zhang Chen looked at Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun: "What do you mean, do you want to withdraw your investment? If so, I will fill the gap..."

"What did you say?"

Han Sanping was immediately anxious: "What do you think of us?"

Ren Zhonglun also said: "Yeah, when have Lao Han and I ever been afraid of criticism? You underestimate us too much..."

Seeing the two men glaring at each other, Zhang Chen smiled and said, "I am just understanding that you are people in the system. Isn't it bad for your career to have such criticism?"

Han Sanping glared and said, "You don't have to worry about this. If we want to get by, there are too many ways for us to do it. No one can find fault with us. The reason why we still make mistakes is because we want to do things, right?"

"Oh, so you want to..."

Zhang Chen actually admires these two people very much.

Han Sanping was right. If they wanted to get by, it wouldn't be difficult. They could just lie down. But that would be the end of Chinese films.

The reason why they are still being attacked now is really because they want to do something.

Anyone who has worked in the system knows that the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; and if you do nothing, you make no mistakes.
Han Sanping hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "We just want to ask if it is possible for Pacific Rim to start filming ahead of schedule?"

Zhang Chen understood instantly: "You want to shut them up with your actions?"

"Yes."

The two nodded.

Zhang Chen thought about it and shook his head slightly: "It's very difficult~
There are too many things that need to be prepared in the early stage. If you force the start, it will disrupt the plan, and then it may affect the overall quality of the film, which will not be worth the loss.
Moreover, even if we start shooting earlier, the workload in the later stages cannot be saved, and the actual release date will be at least the second half of next year..."

Han Sanping looked gloomy, thinking that it would definitely be too late in the second half of next year.

In fact, they didn’t think about waiting until all the shots were finished: “Is it possible to shoot a short clip first, even a trailer~”

Zhang Chen held his chin and thought for a while: "I'll think about this..."

He understood what the two meant.

Han Sanping adjusted his expression and suddenly said, "Forget it. Just follow your own plan and don't disrupt it. Don't take our small criticism too seriously. We are all in high positions, and everyone is surrounded by a lot of villains who are looking for problems with magnifying glasses..."

The two of them hold high positions, but precisely because they are in high positions, more people are watching them, fearing that they will make mistakes.

Zhang Chen didn't say anything. When he came out of China Film Academy, he was still thinking about something.

He thought he would be questioned. He knew he would be questioned from the moment he decided to make Pacific Rim.

I just didn't expect that the source of the doubts came from Hollywood across the ocean, and that this matter could also involve China Film and Shanghai Film...

When I returned to the company, Dong Jianqiang came up to me and asked, "What did China Film say?"

"Nothing, everything is the same as before."

"?"

"It's Mr. Han and Mr. Ren from Shanghai Film Group. Someone wants to spread rumors to deceive them. Mr. Han asked me to come over to ask if we can start filming Pacific Rim in advance..."

"You agreed?" Dong Jianqiang was shocked.

Zhang Chen curled his lips: "Of course not. How can a $100 million project change its plan just because of some rumors? This is disrespectful to money~"

Dong Jianqiang was relieved. "Oh, there's more to it than that. Did you know that attacking you has become a culture now?"

"Why?"

"Look for yourself~"

This time, two magazines were handed over - Reader and Yilin.

Zhang Chen flipped through it casually and was pissed off.
[Why can Zhang Chen deceive large groups like China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group with just a few words? Shouldn’t domestic film organizations reflect on this? ]

[Calm thoughts caused by the Zhang Chen incident: Why is there no soil for science fiction films in China? ]

Is this you?
Zhang Chen was very angry when he saw it.

What annoys him most is this kind of sheepdog who claims to be reflecting on himself.

Reflect on yourself all the time, reflect on your sister~
In his previous life, he drank bowl after bowl of poisonous chicken soup from "Reader" and "Yilin", which poisoned him deeply.

If he wasn't so resistant to drugs, he might have become a loyal sheepdog.

It wasn't enough to poison myself in the last life, I will continue to poison myself in this life~
Zhang Chen was unhappy and he would not tolerate it this time.

“No, I have to write a blog post in response~”

This time, he must let everyone open their eyes to see the world~
"What do you need me to do?"

“Pour me a glass of water. Also, notify the public opinion team to start working on it as soon as I publish my blog…”

"OK~"

Dong Jianqiang happily went to get some water, while Zhang Chen went into his office and started typing on the keyboard.

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Sorry for coming back late. I always knew that someone was criticizing me, but I didn't pay much attention to it.

I didn't expect it to develop to this extent.
Sorry, I took up a lot of public resources.
But I also think it's ridiculous~
Who is Harvey Weinstein? He is not even one of the Big Six in Hollywood. He is just a relatively famous owner of an independent film company.

He became famous because he likes to buy some foreign independent films, and through hype and public relations, he manages the films and wins awards.

This person, who has nothing to do with China, just casually said something questioning my inability to handle science fiction films, and it actually became a social incident in China~
Isn't that ridiculous?

I just want to ask those media who follow the trend, is Harvey your American dad? Why do you lose your basic judgement when he says something and pounce on him and lick him like crazy?

What does it have to do with him whether I can make a good science fiction film?
I didn't use his money.
It's not his resources that are occupied.
In fact, he is an independent filmmaker, and the only thing he is good at is various erotic films. He has never worked on a science fiction project. What qualifications does he have to evaluate me and science fiction films?
Dear media, have you ever considered this issue when you blindly follow the trend in reporting?

In other words, have you ever considered your own position?
Do you believe everything he says?
Today, he said that Zhang Chen can't make science fiction movies. Do you believe it?
Tomorrow, he says Taiwan is an independent country. Do you believe it?
I discovered very early on that our media had a serious problem - it was too Westernized.

It seems that everything abroad is good, even the air is sweet.

But when it comes to the country, all kinds of bad habits, dirtiness, disorder, and human inferiority are mentioned, as if we have nothing to recommend us.

The two magazines that I remember most vividly are Reader and Yilin.

They all boast about how advanced foreign countries are and how backward China is, and they completely deny China. It seems that being a Chinese and being born in China is a heinous crime in itself.

Washington cut down a cherry tree when he was a child.
German sewers~
The water in Japanese toilets is so clean that you can drink it directly.
I believe everyone has heard these stories when they were young. Are you full of yearning for foreign countries and think that everything abroad is good?
Even more exaggerated, I remember reading a story in "Yilin" about a toilet.

The inner wall of a German toilet is flat and very rough.

The inner wall of a Chinese toilet is curved and very smooth.

Why is it designed like this?

This way, after the Germans have relieved themselves, they can look back and see their poop, making it easier to observe.

Finally, we come to a conclusion that the German people are good at reflecting on the past, while the Chinese do not know how to reflect on the past.
I'll do it~
Do you find this fascinating?

Even taking a shit can lead to reflection~
I admire these licking dogs~
How do they make up stories like this? After so many years of studying, have they used all their knowledge and intelligence in this area?
Also, have you ever really drunk the water from Japanese toilets?
Dare you brag like that?

You can easily scare the Japanese like this:
Can we drink the water in our toilets?
How come I don't know~
The key point is that there are actually people who believe such an outrageous story. Is there something wrong with your brain?
I want to tell everyone that there are many unscrupulous media in this world, and what they say is not necessarily true.
To be a person with independent thinking ability, this is a real person~
This time, Zhang Chen is ready to completely tear off the fig leaf of those sheepdogs. These media people who rely on Western narratives have long had their butts crooked.

What Zhang Chen has to do today is to completely expose their ugliness to the people.

Normally, people may not be able to notice them because of the various disguises, but Zhang Chen clearly describes their characteristics, and ordinary people can quickly find out who is the sheepdog by comparing them.

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Let's reflect on this matter again~
I am very annoyed now, and I reflect on myself all the time~
Reflect on why we can't make a movie like "Titanic"?

Reflection on the domestic film system~
Reflect on why Zhang Chen was able to make China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group so confused?
Please, before you reflect on yourself, can you reflect on yourself first?

Think about why some people are targeting me and Chinese films?

Why are there people who are so eager to suppress Chinese films as soon as they start to be categorized?

Harvey publicly said that when will the Chinese be able to make science fiction films? They should just go back to making those high-flying martial arts films.
It seems that martial arts films are our patent, while science fiction films are America's patent.

Who stipulated it?
I want to break this stereotype.

Before this, spy films were also their strong point, "007" and "The Bourne Supremacy"...

Only Hollywood can make this type of film, no other country can do it.

Then I made "Taken", which created a new genre of spy films, and American audiences loved it.

Since I can make spy movies, I can also make science fiction movies~
You think Hollywood movies are great because the Hollywood movies you have seen are all Hollywood masterpieces.

The country only has a quota of a few imported films each year. Let’s put it this way, the Hollywood movies that are able to enter the country, or the Hollywood movies that you may have heard of, are all carefully selected.

These movies are among the best even in Hollywood.

Of course we can’t beat these best films when they enter the country.

After all, there is a gap between Chinese and American movies~
They had "1968: A Space Odyssey" in 2001, and "Alien" in 1979...

But the gap is definitely not as big as you think.
So I advocate genre films~
Horror films, romance films, action films, art films, and comedies, the gap between them is not obvious. As long as you work hard to make high-quality products, you can even overtake them.

Science fiction films are a little more complicated and involve the film industry.

But this thing can be seen and touched, and that’s all you need to learn.

Our ancestors had the ambition to change the world, and we can certainly do the same.

As for me never making a sci-fi movie, James Cameron hadn't even made a movie before making The Terminator?
That's not worse than me, but "Terminator" was a huge success~
Why can't Pacific Rim work?
Why are Hollywood blockbusters called blockbusters? Because they are well-made, and this well-made product is the result of money spent.

The same is true for "Pacific Rim". We have grand scenes, the related production team is also the best, the investment is no less than other blockbusters, and the various designs and the degree of care in details are only higher than theirs.

Our attitude towards Hollywood should not be fear, but catch up.

Learn it, surpass it, and defeat it~
If there is anyone in China who can make science fiction films, it must be me. I am the youngest, I have the most imagination, and I have the best record, so I am the most suitable~
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As soon as Zhang Chen’s blog post was published, it was immediately forwarded to various forums by internet trolls, causing an immediate uproar.

'Sheepdog' immediately became the hottest word on the Internet.

The first to break the defense were a large number of netizens:

"Fuck, I've actually read these stories, I'm so stupid, I actually believed them~"

"I am also stupid, I believed it at that time~"

"What? You're telling me that the story of Washington chopping down the cherry tree is actually a lie? Come on, this is the story my teacher told us back then~"

"Then your teacher is also a moron~"

"Just a quick question, has anyone ever really drunk water from a Japanese toilet?"

"Dude, guess if I drank?"

Zhang Chen’s words were like a syringe, and many people got furious.

After the initial shock and shame, netizens immediately vented their emotions on the two magazines mentioned by Zhang Chen.

Reader and Yilin become the center of online violence~
The Internet is full of insults against these two magazines.

For a time, "sheepdog" became the most insulting title.

According to the method provided by Zhang Chen, some sheepdogs were found.

But there are more sheepdogs hidden among ordinary people. These people are involved in various industries, including media experts, journalists, sociologists, historians, finance, law...

The only thing they had in common was that they hated Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen's words were almost ruining their lives.

Of course they didn't allow it.

If you don't let me live, I won't let you live either.
At the same time, slander and abuse against Zhang Chen also flooded every corner of the Internet.

These people quickly unified their attack method and seized on one point - Zhang Chen did not have any successful science fiction work.

No means no~
There is no way to do it.

Zhang Chen, who had never filmed any science fiction work, actually started out with a project worth $100 million, and most of the money was the state's money. Isn't this just practicing with the state's money?
Even though Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun never called him again, Zhang Chen could still feel the tremendous pressure they were under.

Many of the Shepherds are elite scholars. These people are successful in their respective fields and have a certain say.

Therefore, the voices condemning Zhang Chen were particularly loud this time.

Zhang Chen had a feeling that if he didn't do something, the "Pacific Rim" project might really be stopped.

If China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group withdraw, then Warner will definitely withdraw as well, and Pacific Rim will definitely be aborted.

So Zhang Chen must do something~
How can we shut those people up?
prove yourself.

The fastest way is of course to make a successful science fiction work, and it has to be fast.

But science fiction films all involve special effects, so how could they be fast? Then two movies came to his mind - "Moon" and "Source Code".

(End of this chapter)