Huayu: Are you even sitting up straight? You're going to be the director?

Chapter 63 Preview Explodes!

Cao Zhong's topic is quite profound.

For the actors, they didn't understand.

Yu Dong and Wang Zhonglei also didn't understand.

For the reporter, it was also a matter of partial understanding. It seemed like they understood when they listened, but upon deeper reflection, something felt off.

Cao Zhong's self-description suggests he is a standard-bearer! A fierce man blowing the charge.

Many people could see that Cao Zhong had become fired up.

But no one knows what Cao Zhong is burning.

Cao Zhong knew that he was fighting against a system that had already been quietly taken away.

Subtle influence, spiritual colonization.

The rights to aesthetic appreciation, moral judgment, and interpretation are gradually being deconstructed and dissolved in subtle ways.

Proceed step by step.

Even in 2030, the year Cao Zhong arrived from before his time travel, this system remained unshakable. Although some cracks had been opened, allowing much sunlight to penetrate, countless people still cheered for it.

From the planned arts and culture of the 1980s and 90s, chasing the three major European awards, to the early 20th century, and then to the next one or two decades.

This battle is happening all the time.

For example, regarding the right to interpret history, due to certain conflicts, some people are willing to try to erase everyone's memory within the vast system of public opinion.

On a smaller scale, the emergence of the term "biological father" signifies a reconstruction of the entire historical interpretation and moral authority.

Even Wolf Warrior PTSD.

They all belong to this system.

Using various means,
Artistic works, such as movies and TV series, can express love for certain adorable animals, as well as rights to freedom and equality.

Subtly and gradually undermine some aspects of a nation's civilization, and over time, over a long period of time, slowly and steadily erase the sense of moral superiority that has been adorned for thousands of years.

You might talk about having thousands of years of civilization, but when it comes to film and art, you always check first whether it has won any foreign awards.

Let's see what foreigners think.

Using the analogy of boiling a frog in lukewarm water, through artistic means, the skin is repeatedly peeled off, leaving it bloody and raw, yet eliciting no pain or necessary alarm.

While "Ne Zha 2" swept the box office to become the top animated film, many people viewed this "breaking out of its niche" as a bad thing.

His eating habits were so unseemly that he fell from grace.

It followed the same trend as "Wolf Warrior 2".

For Cao Zhong, he was very clear that before and after the release of "Nanjing Photo Studio," he would be criticized just like these other people.

To be insulted.

Just like Wu Jing in her previous life.

But Cao Zhong was not afraid.

He could not allow narratives like those in "Nanjing Nanjing" and "The Flowers of War," which were influenced by Western perspectives, to firmly stand on the grounds of the people's beliefs.

He wanted to change something.

Cao Zhong knew that this subtle influence mainly affected the fifth and sixth generation directors, causing many directors to completely neglect the foundational work of establishing a Chinese film industry system.

Some of these people are stupid without realizing it.

Some just follow the crowd.

Therefore, torture is necessary.

They must be tortured severely!
We must expose his ugly behavior of eating bones to the world!

Cao Zhong wants to step on his face and elevate himself to the pedestal of a commercial blockbuster director!
This will establish a self-narrative commercial film industry system for domestic films, requiring us to stand on the side of the people and produce films that are full of Chinese moral superiority!

Just like "Shaolin Temple" did back then, we want to ignite the audience's passion for domestic films!
This was his real reason for choosing "Nanjing Photo Studio". If Cao Zhong wanted to make a blockbuster film, he wouldn't have the start-up capital, let alone the opportunity.

If he wanted to make an award-winning film, he knew all too well what kind of people those would be.

So in 2007, he chose "Nanjing Photo Studio," a commercially viable mainstream narrative film.

Now, the fate of this film has entered its final stage!
……

After saying those words, Cao Zhong ignored the reporters' frenzy and chose to refuse to respond, instead launching the first preview screening in NJ City.

Sitting in the audience, Cao Zhong was still somewhat excited.

The film was shot in a large CPPCC auditorium in NJ City, which can accommodate more than 1,300 people.

At the scene, Cao Zhong had already sent people to patrol the area.

The copy disk was always in the possession of our own people.

Cao Zhong was very worried that there were bad people among the crowd.

These days, piracy is rampant, and if a film is leaked during a preview screening, the resulting losses can be incalculable.

……

The movie is playing on the screen.

Cao Zhong, on the other hand, quietly walked to the back to observe the audience's reaction.

Ning Hao silently followed Cao Zhong to the last seat.

“My teacher told me before that you were radical and that you had scolded several big directors in front of Chairman Han, which made me a little worried.”

Ning Hao smiled and said, "But after watching you criticize Jia Zhangke today, I'm not worried at all anymore. I'm completely heartbroken."

Cao Zhong didn't speak, but just gave a wry smile.

Ning Hao said, "You're really ruthless."

Cao Zhongdao said, "I hope you won't stand against me in the future. I can be quite harsh with my insults."

Ning Hao shook his head: "From now on, when you go out, can you please not say that Teacher Wang Hongwei is your teacher or your senior brother? I'm starting to feel a little scared of that now."

Cao Zhongdao: "Are you sure you want to sever ties with me before even finishing this movie?"

"I do not want."

Ning Hao finally smiled and said, "Of course I also want to see if the movie you've made, after all the hardships you've endured, will actually be a success."

Cao Zhongdao said, "You may not believe me, but you must believe the audience. For good movies, the audience will vote with their feet."

Ning Hao nodded.

"I will wait."

……

Ning Hao didn't have to wait long.

During the preview screenings, Ning Hao witnessed countless viewers crying, countless viewers remaining silent, and countless viewers sitting quietly in their chairs after the film ended, without uttering a word.

He saw more than 1,300 people.
I also felt the emotions of each of the more than 1,300 people.

Ning Hao even saw many viewers trembling.

Even with the plot twist, the audience's attention remained glued to the screen for a long time.

Seeing the brutal massacre, the audience didn't even dare to look up.

Ning Hao knew that Cao Zhong had won.

The preview screening was a huge success!

(End of this chapter)