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Chapter 139 Time Interview
After laughing for a while, Zheng Jing took a screenshot of the post on Tianya Forum that popularized Liu Yifei's knowledge and sent it to Liu Yifei, and asked;

[The person who posted this is called "Master Sister Arrives", could it be you? 】

Liu Yifei immediately replied:

[Impossible, absolutely impossible! This is definitely not me! ]

[Really? The photos in the post look familiar to me. Some of them seem to be taken by me for you.

If you don't admit it, I will tell Tiantian.

Someone deliberately spreads his information on the Internet, this is fun. 】

Liu Yifei was still young, so she confessed as soon as Zheng Jing lied to her.

[Yes, this is me, but the compliments below are all from netizens, not from me.

Master, please don’t tell anyone else. 】

[Since you are honest and frank, I will keep it a secret for you, but you must show some expression.]

[Master, when I return to Yanjing, I will wash your feet, give you a massage, and clean your ears.]

……

Under Zheng Jing's teasing, Liu Yifei soon forgot to show off to Jing Tian.

Zheng Jing also helped Jing Tian once.

The broadcast performance of "Lü Bu and Diao Chan" exceeded expectations, and all the main creators were forced to work overtime and start publicity.

Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei were "forced" to return to Yanjing on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

Zheng Jing brought Chen Hong and Liu Yifei to Yangshi to record two more programs.

One is Happy Dictionary, which became popular this year and recorded a special Spring Festival edition; the other is a program that just started this year - Unlimited True Love.

Zheng Jing also got to know the hosts of two programs - Wang Xiaoya and Zhou Tao.

These two beauties are of the same age, both are the leading actresses in TV dramas, both are workaholics, and both have trouble finding their marriages.

In comparison, Zhou Tao's situation is better, as he has a big boss as a backup.

Zheng Jing couldn't help but sigh that there were so many beauties in the world and he couldn't save them all.

With the broadcast of Lu Bu and Diao Chan, as well as the broadcast of Happy Dictionary and True Love Unlimited, Liu Yifei's popularity has increased a bit, and she has finally tied with Jing Tian.

But she did not participate in any other activities.

On January 1, Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli flew back to the United States to continue their studies.

Although the United States promotes happy education and academic studies are not difficult, it still requires a lot of effort to complete the required credits in advance.

Li Fuzhen returned to Suzhou to work, and Li Yinxin also reluctantly returned to Goryeo.

Bai Luo and Jing Tian both moved back to the Beijing Dance Academy's residential complex, where it was convenient for them to go to school.

Zheng Jing also moved back from the villa to the residential area of Beijing Film Academy.

The New Year atmosphere has basically dissipated, and Zheng Jing has returned to work.

On the morning of January 1, he received the editor-in-chief of Time Magazine (Asian Edition), Faou, and his delegation at the company.

Time magazine (Asia Edition) is published in Hong Kong Island and focuses on hot news and people in the entire Asian region.

If we talk about the hottest events in Asia over the past period of time, Zheng Jingyuan's shooting of the halberd at the gate must be one of them.

Time Asia was going to make a special issue on “New Century, New Stars” and Zheng Jing was the person they were optimistic about.

After the two sides chatted for a while, they began the interview.

Fao had obviously done some preparation, and the entire interview basically revolved around three main points: Zheng Jing's background, shooting the halberd at the gate, and his role in life.

The first two topics are the most discussed hot topics about Zheng Jing.

The third life role is to dig into the depth of the interview and reveal Zheng Jing’s different roles as an actor, musician and boss.

Zheng Jing's answer was also quite sincere, and the two sides had a pleasant chat.

It was only at the end of the interview that Fao suddenly changed the subject and asked: "As an actor, you haven't acted in a movie yet, is this a pity?
When are you going to land a movie role?
As a boss, the Western Film and Television you founded has a deep cooperative relationship with Xi'an Film Studio.

As we all know, Xi'an Film Studio is one of the cradles of Chinese film.

You are partners, why didn’t Western Pictures make a movie? ”

Zheng Jing replied: “We are a film and television company, so of course we will get involved in movies.

In fact, Westside Pictures already has a film project in the works called “My Sassy Girl.”

This year, the company will cooperate with TV stations to produce a variety show and select outstanding actors to be the heroine of "My Sassy Girl".

As for myself, as long as it is a role I like, I can play it no matter if it is a TV series or a movie.

In my opinion, movies and TV series are just different forms of works.

Ultimately it all depends on the script and the role.

Some scripts are suitable for TV series, and some are suitable for movies. I will choose the appropriate form of work based on the script and the role.

After all, I have money and can set up my own project without so many restrictions. "

Fao asked again: "What kind of script can attract you?
Is it something like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?
This film just won the Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director awards at the Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for ten Oscars.”

During the Chinese New Year, the hottest topics in the domestic film industry were all related to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

This film first won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for ten Oscars, which can be said to be a great success.

As an award-winning film, after winning awards and nominations, the box office of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon also soared and continued to rise.

In 2001, the domestic people had low self-confidence and needed various honors to boost their confidence.

Therefore, both major media and moviegoers regard Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as an outstanding representative of Chinese films, and believe that the honors won by this film are adding luster to Chinese films.

The foreigner Fao also thought so.

So when talking about movies, he mentioned Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Zheng Jing shook his head and said, "I don't like the script of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Rather than calling it a Chinese movie, I would rather call it an American Chinese-language movie directed by an American director and disguised as a martial arts film."

Fao sat up straight. He felt that the news was about to break, so he asked, "Can you tell me more about it?"

Zheng Jing said: "Li An's films particularly like binary opposition structures, and the same is true in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The internal contradiction of this film is the conflict between Eastern feudal ethics and Western free spirit.

When we talk about Eastern traditions, we think of oppression and restraint; when we talk about the Western spirit of freedom, we think of bravery and praise.

This is actually a double standard.

Li An himself acknowledges his standards.

"My films need to be tested by Western eyes, especially since I have received a lot of Western drama education, which is my specialty. So when I was making a film, I knew what would not pass Western standards, especially in Western art theaters."

These words were said by Li An himself during an interview.

As an excellent director, Li An must know that every culture has its bad parts.

But it is a bit shameless for a movie to capture the dregs of Eastern culture and use the good side of the American spirit of freedom for comparison.”

Fao said: "But this movie is very popular in the United States. Is this also a success of Chinese-language movies?"

Zheng Jing replied: "There are many kinds of success, and making money while standing is the most difficult.

As an American, of course I like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

They not only saw the mysterious oriental martial arts elements, but also found a sense of spiritual superiority in this martial arts story.”

Fao continued to ask: "According to your logic, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon should be ignored in China, so why is it still being sought after by so many people?"

“Who is following it? Only some so-called elites are following it, but not the audience.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was invested with 1.4 million yuan and had a huge publicity campaign, but the final box office was only 1400 million yuan, which can be said to be a Waterloo.

The movie also received bad reviews after its release.

This shows that our domestic audiences don't like this kind of effeminate martial arts movies.

Our martial arts spirit is to help the weak and fight against the strong, to value promises over life and death, and to repay a drop of kindness with a spring of water.

Our spirit of resistance and freedom is that of a king, a prince, a general, or a minister. We would not board the ship even if the emperor called us, and we would claim that we are the immortals of wine.

This is not something Li An can understand.

Now that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has won an award, many media outlets are criticizing domestic moviegoers, saying that audiences don’t know how to appreciate good movies. This is ridiculous.”

Fao countered, “But Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won the award.”

Zheng Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has participated in dozens of film festivals since Cannes, but only won awards in Taiwan and the United States.

It received no success at any major European film festivals.

This is a very strange phenomenon and I don’t know why.

But I can foresee that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will win the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.”

Faou was unable to refute the facts, so he began to accuse him: "Your words and deeds show special protection for China, which seems to be a bit of national chauvinism."

Zheng Jing shook his head and said, “I am a true internationalist who can objectively view the good and bad of every culture and nation.

Instead of double standards.

In order to enrich myself, I also studied Western culture, especially religion and the Renaissance.

I can confidently say that in China, few people understand Western culture better than I do.

I also wrote a book about Western culture called The Da Vinci Code.

After hearing what Zheng Jing said, Fao couldn't help but teased: "I hope your book can have good sales."

"Most definitely."

After the interview, Zheng Jing worked with the Times team to take a lot of photos.

This interview has just ended.

Time moved quickly. On February 2, the new issue of Time Asia magazine went on sale.

Zheng Jing became the cover character of this issue.

On the cover of the magazine was a photo of Zheng Jing riding a horse and shooting arrows, showing off his arm muscles. In the title, there was a big word - Arrogant.

Below is Zheng Jing’s name – Zheng Jing.

Below that is a small line of English: Besides archery, he also understands Western culture? (Besides archery, he also understands Western culture?)
Time magazine's reports on people are generally positive.

But as soon as this cover came out, it revealed a strong sense of irony.

First of all, Arrogant is a derogatory word, which describes a person who is arrogant. The photo on the cover shows Zheng Jing riding a horse and shooting arrows, showing his muscles. The introduction that Zheng Jing understands Western culture also uses question sentences.

When combined together, there is a profound meaning of "You are a rough man, you should just focus on riding and archery instead of talking about culture."

As soon as this cover came out, it immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Time Asia itself has a large circulation and a fixed readership.

This time, the cover was an exclusive interview with the popular celebrity Zheng Jing, and it was still so sarcastic that it sold out instantly.

Zheng Jing's evaluation of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and his statement that "few people understand Western culture better than me" soon sparked huge controversy.

The Hong Kong media were the first to fire the first shot.

"Shocking mystery: Zheng Jingwen was possessed by the star of music, why did he only score 453 in the college entrance examination?"

"Zheng Jing conquered dragons and tigers, while Lu Bu understood Western culture best."

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon cannot hide Red Hare, Zheng Jing scolded Li An for being hypocritical!"

"The little head is too big and the big head is too small. Which one is Zheng Jing bragging about?"

"Crouching tigers, hidden dragons hide their heads and show their tails; shooting halberds at the gates reveals shadows and contains sand."

When Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was released in Hong Kong Island, it did not receive many positive reviews. Chow Yun-fat was ridiculed by the Hong Kong media, and Zhang Ziyi was also mocked.

Therefore, the Hong Kong media’s reports on Zheng Jing this time were mainly sarcastic.

It not only satirizes Zheng Jing who has a brain full of muscles but tries to pretend to be a cultured person, but also satirizes Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for not being that good.

But in the mainland, it is completely different.

Many media outlets, especially the elite ones, simply couldn't sit still.

(End of this chapter)