I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 77 Public Opinion
Wu Baige is arrogant and conceited, not afraid of being criticized, because he claims that his influence is so great that his international influence gives him absolute power in the domestic entertainment industry.

If Wu Baige were in the late Qing Dynasty, he would definitely be considered a scoundrel.

He believes his international influence is strong enough and that the mainland wouldn't dare to censor him, so he speaks recklessly.

Originally, Cheng Sheng had some feelings for Wu Baige because of the movie "A Better Tomorrow", but he squandered all of them and she became the Hong Kong and Taiwan director that Cheng Sheng hated the most.

Cheng Sheng won the Venice Golden Lion Award, produced two Venice Best Actor winners, and won Su Chang the Best Newcomer Award. The box office of "Little Days" in mainland China broke records.

These things deeply irritated Wu Baige.

In 1993, Wu Baige went to Hollywood to try his luck. Although his Hollywood debut was rather unsuccessful, he was able to achieve success with "Broken Arrow" and "Face/Off".

This enabled his films to gain an international market.

In particular, Wu Baige incorporated Hollywood's international elements into his personal violent aesthetics, along with Nicolas Cage's performance, and the film became the top-grossing film in the United States that month after its release.

Time magazine also named Face/Off one of the "Top Ten Films of the Year," and Wu Baige was at the height of her fame in Hollywood, enjoying honors and applause.

A sequel to a classic film or television work is the most difficult to make; if you're not careful, it can turn into a poor sequel, and Wu Baige fell from grace because of this.

The Mission: Impossible series has a total of 6 films, and many film critics have analyzed and discussed the movies. However, no matter who reviews it, unfortunately, Mission: Impossible 2, directed by Wu Baige, is always ranked last.

Many viewers said that their first thought after watching the film was, "Finally, it's over..." This is not a very positive evaluation of the film.

What viewers found most unacceptable was that the film ended with Tom Cruise and the villain having a slow-motion duel, making it seem like they were watching the duel scene from "A Better Tomorrow".

Wu Baige's reputation began to collapse from then on, and there was no way to salvage it. Moreover, the failure of "Mission: Impossible 2" directly led to netizens not believing in "Mission: Impossible 3", and the box office was not good either.

Because of the failure of Mission: Impossible 2, Hollywood has not allowed Chinese directors to direct action films for nearly 10 years, and has lost faith in Chinese directors. Wu Baige is largely to blame for this.

For this, Wu Baige received her due punishment. After 13 years in Hollywood, she was forced to return to her hometown to make films.

However, China Film Group approached him and invited him to return to China to film a movie, which gave him a sliver of dignity when he returned from Hollywood in a sorry state.

After returning to China, some domestic audiences, unaware of the inside story, still idolized Wu Baige, after all, she was a big director who had returned from Hollywood.

That's incredibly awesome.

So the film company spent a lot of money to hire Wu Baige to make the "Red Cliff" film series. Because the film was long, it was divided into two parts.

The cast of "Red Cliff" is also star-studded, including Zhang Fengyi and Liang Chaowei, making it a very luxurious lineup.

As a result, when the audience walked out of the movie theater, they wondered what the movie was all about.

Viewers believe that the first season received such poor reviews because it was split into two parts.

It wasn't until the audience finished watching "Red Cliff Part II" that they finally couldn't hold back anymore and started cursing, saying that it was a terrible film.

Upon returning to China, Wu Baige was filled with jealousy when she saw the success of Cheng Sheng's films, reminding her of her own failures in Hollywood.

Therefore, this guy directly attacked Cheng Sheng in front of the media.

"A student who hasn't even graduated yet makes a movie and is already showing off. If he were in the Hong Kong or Taiwan director circle, he would be a joke. Only the mainland would be so tolerant of him."

"Does he think he can just make a film about the Three Kingdoms whenever he wants? Does he even understand the Three Kingdoms?"

Although he didn't name names, his reference to "students" was practically equivalent to directly stating Cheng Sheng's ID number. Anyone could tell he was attacking Cheng Sheng, belittling him while also taking a dig at the Chinese entertainment industry.

Moreover, Wu Baige thought that Cheng Sheng, a mere child, dared to film a subject like the Three Kingdoms, which was utterly absurd.

It is said that Wu Baige's recent return to China was due to her contact with China Film Group, with plans to produce an epic film based on the Three Kingdoms period.

I plan to use this Three Kingdoms series to properly teach how to make a movie.

In a battle between the three kingdoms, news of Wu Baige's bombardment of Cheng Sheng quickly became headline news on major portal websites.

Wu Baige holds a very high position in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and because of the movie "A Better Tomorrow," she also has a great influence in mainland China.

Before long, some big names from Hong Kong and Taiwan came to support Wu Baige and her project on the Three Kingdoms.

Many celebrities from Hong Kong and Taiwan already had biased opinions, and after Wu Baige's outburst, they not only sided with Wu Baige but also denigrated Cheng Sheng online.

Because Cheng Sheng has official endorsement, few mainland celebrities would criticize him online. After all, offending the authorities would make it difficult for them to survive in the entertainment industry.

But Hong Kong and Taiwanese artists are different; they are not afraid of mainland authorities at all.

Many Hong Kong and Taiwanese artists, when interviewed by reporters, expressed their optimism about Wu Baige's Three Kingdoms adaptation, while heavily criticizing Cheng Sheng's version.

When mainland entertainment industry saw Hong Kong and Taiwan artists belittling Cheng Sheng, some artists couldn't stand it, such as Fan Shuangbing, Jiao Enjun, and Huang Xiaoming. Although they didn't dare to openly oppose Wu Baige, they also posted articles online to support Cheng Sheng.

Immediately, mainland Chinese celebrities and Hong Kong and Taiwan celebrities all posted messages, creating a lively online atmosphere.

Huayi Company.

"Bingbing, how could you get involved in something like this? You're an artist under Huayi Brothers; are you trying to drag Huayi Brothers into the center of public opinion?"

Both the eldest and youngest Wangs called Fan Shuangbing over and scolded her.

Hearing what Boss Wang said, Fan Shuangbing said pitifully, "Was I wrong to support Director Cheng? Hong Kong and Taiwan artists are bullying people too much. I was just saying what's fair."

"Do you know how much impact your words have had on Huayi? Some big names from Hong Kong and Taiwan have called to say they won't cooperate with Huayi anymore," said Mr. Wang coldly.

Huayi Brothers Films has always collaborated with Hong Kong and Taiwan stars. In recent years, the influence of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars in the mainland film and television industry has been on the rise, and most mainland film and television companies are collaborating with Hong Kong and Taiwan stars.

The two CEOs, Wang and Wang, are even discussing management contracts with Lin Xinru and Su Youpeng. These two called directly to say that some people have made mistakes and that they need to reconsider signing with Huayi.

This is very unfavorable for Huayi's formal expansion into the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets.

Therefore, the reason why the two Wangs called Fan Shuangbing over was that they hoped she would remove her posts from the internet.

"Bingbing, listen to me, delete what you said."

After all, Fan Shuangbing is one of Huayi Brothers' "Double Bing" (referring to two famous actresses), so the CEO still had to give her some face, and his voice wasn't as cold as before.

"it is good."

Seeing this, Fan Shuangbing was unwilling, after all, she hoped to use this to establish a relationship with Cheng Sheng, but now it seemed that it was impossible.

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