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

Chapter 89 A Complete Loss! [Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets]

This was the most turbulent and tense day in the Chinese entertainment industry.

It has influenced the attention of almost everyone in the entertainment industry.

No matter what the top three European competitions are, whether it's for the Oscars or box office success, all the headlines that usually attract the most attention seem so powerless at this moment.

As soon as Cao Zhong introduced his triple-structure narrative technique, "Nanjing Photo Studio" grossed over 100 million yuan.
Media personality Ma Yufei claims that Cao Zhong has wielded his weapons in the field of cognition.

This will blow up the entertainment industry!
Cao Zhong also made predictions about the Golden Lion Award.

At the time, nobody believed it! Or rather, very few people believed it!
We've been chasing this for twenty years, and you still don't understand?

Many people online are criticizing him.

But now, after a night of debate and discussion, many people have come to their senses.

People did not see Zhang Yimou enter Beijing Tiantan Hospital, suggesting that Zhang Yimou may not be ill.

He escaped.

Cao Zhong's prediction of the Golden Lion Award, and his successful prediction, proves that he truly has something to offer.

Many people thought of that question from the interview: "You don't think Director Zhang has the final say, do you?"

That’s right, that’s right!
Everything is right!
This is the groundwork laid.

Many people, looking back at Cao Zhong's words at the time, realized that Cao Zhong's crushing of Jia Zhangke was merely a side effect. His real goal was to destroy the myth of the three major European entertainment companies in China.
Many people shudder at the thought of this.

Everyone wants to be a chess player, but you want to smash the chessboard!
It’s really done!

Regardless of international opinion in the film industry, at least Cao Zhong's depiction of the real-life inspiration for the character in Wang Ang's "Ailing" is...

This has put those involved in "Ailing" magazine, and even Venice, completely in the eye of the storm of Chinese public opinion.

Compared to Cao Zhong's current status, Jia Zhangke is already a very weak, marginal figure.

And Lu Chuan is nothing more than a roadside path!

It's all dirty at first glance.

The media has lost interest in him; he's too weak, plagiarizes, and is weak in every way except for his father.

……

On the morning of September 9th, having learned the details, everyone involved in the production of "Ailing" began making final efforts to ensure the film's release.

For Mr. Smith, this was merely a cognitive tool, a powerful punch among countless cognitive tools.

However, for those selected on this path, it concerns everyone's interests.

Wang An, who was in Venice, caught the earliest flight to Shanghai.

After contacting Nanfang Media, Jiang Zhiqiang, who was in Hong Kong, also rushed to Beijing to contact relevant personnel.

James prepared a PowerPoint presentation to report to Mr. Smith.

Each of them secretly wanted to kill Cao Zhong.

But at this moment, they didn't have enough time to worry about Cao Zhong; their first thought was to protect themselves.

The matter has blown up too much.

Cao Zhong gave no one time to react; with just one article, leveraging the buzz surrounding the Golden Lion Award, he completely sealed the fate of "Ailing".
This film, which has not yet been released in mainland China or Hong Kong, and which just won the Golden Lion Award, seems to be dying before it even gets off the ground.

Many people are going crazy.

The mainland market is one of their most important markets.

But what's even crazier is that they all knew it, but pretended not to see it, and kept pushing forward in order to make money. What they were doing so openly was suddenly pointed out by a child.

They used an irrefutable perspective to wield the big stick decisively!

The defenses have been breached! The defenses have been breached!
In the Chinese art world, no one has been this bad for many years.

Cao Zhong is wicked.

The kind of evil that can kill.

……

In Venice, Tang Wei, who had just walked the red carpet yesterday, looked around and couldn't find a single person he recognized.

She had read the news online; Cao Zhong's ruthless heart made her want to cry. She had no idea what would happen to her if the movie couldn't be released in mainland China.

For this movie, she gained two negative reputations and even broke up with Tian Yu.

It was all to get in touch with the big director.

Cao Zhong is so evil, so damn evil!
But at this moment, she didn't know what to do. She opened her phone and inexplicably thought of Tian Yu.

They dated for so many years and almost got married.

Even now, when she encounters problems, the first person she thinks of is still Tian Yu.

The phone rang. "Hello, who is it?"

"It's me, I've changed my number," Tang Wei's voice rang out.

There was silence on the other side.

"If this movie I made is banned in China, will you still love me?" Tang Wei's voice was very low, and she herself didn't know why she could say this.

"Is it because of Director Cao Zhong's criticism?" Tian Yu sighed, ultimately unable to say anything harsh. "People always have to pay the price for their choices."

As the phone call ended, Tang Wei suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure rushing towards her.

Those people have money, does she?
Those people have a way out, but does she?
Those people have happy parents, but what about her parents?
And Tian Yu.

Tang Wei thought of the person who had shared his life with him through thick and thin, and for a moment he couldn't hold back his emotions, tears streaming down his face.

……

China Film.

Cui Xinqin called, "Can I say that you're going to win this battle?"

"You're still far from it, teacher," Cao Zhong said with a smile.

He has the will and determination, but at present, he does not have the ability to change the general trend of colonialism because Cao Zhong has difficulty controlling public opinion.

Film is a form of public opinion.
But it is also a very weak form of public opinion.

Thinking back to the criticisms faced by "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Ne Zha 2" in their previous lives,
Thinking of Wu Jing from his past life, Zhang Xuefeng was torn apart by public opinion.

What else could Cao Zhong say?

Zhang Xuefeng did this simply because he said one sentence.
For the reunification of the motherland, after the gunshots are fired, I am willing to donate 50 million.

This has triggered a media frenzy.

Elephant Media further emphasized:

China has never initiated a war since World War II, nor has it ever occupied a single piece of land belonging to another country. Zhang Xuefeng's words are not only ignorant, but also a serious smear on China's image.

Just how distorted has public opinion become?

Looking at his words, so eloquent and righteous,

The concept of "unification" is deconstructed and transformed into "the invasion and occupation of other countries."
The terror of colonization, when it comes to controlling the sound waves, has reached such a level.
He doesn't attack directly, but rather dismantles—dismantles the acceptance of civilization, the identification with the land.
They turned nobility into a "problem," purity into a "complication," and passion into a "stigmatization."
Misinterpreting morality, undermining consensus, eroding identity, and sowing discord between family and nation.

I'll be jealous of you, doubt you, deny you, until all generosity turns to silence and all passion freezes into ice shards.

Even the most basic sense of self-affirmation requires you to repeatedly prove yourself.

Cao Zhong only took a small step on this road.

But we've already stepped into the vortex.

I chatted with Cui Xinqin for a few minutes and then hung up the phone.

A short while later, Han Sanpin came out.

"The decision has been made: people can apologize. The film can't be imported, and neither can Hong Kong."

Han Sanpin looked at Cao Zhong and said, "These days, although we may not be able to do much else, we can still manage to do these four things."

"What four words?"

Han Sanpin sat in his chair and tapped the table: "We've lost everything!"

Cao Zhong smiled.

He looked at Han Sanpin and said with a smile.

"It's your responsibility to make money from these skewed films."

Han Sanpin glanced at Cao Zhong and said, "If Chinese films don't improve in the future, I'll hold you responsible."

"Isn't this too much?" Cao Zhong said. "I can't handle this pressure."

"What about the system you told me about, the advancement you mentioned, the new movie we discussed for the Olympic bid, and that movie you said you'd be walking your dog in? All of these are registered with me."

Han Sanpin asked, "It doesn't mean it's not going to count, does it?"

Cao Zhong smiled but didn't say anything.

Han Sanpin panicked a little and threatened, "The China Film Building is quite tall. You'd better write me a written agreement, you'd better write me a written agreement!"

Cao Zhong then said seriously, "Chairman Han, I think I need bodyguards."

"If you just open your mouth, he'll lose everything, and my life might be in danger."

Han Sanpin wasn't joking this time. He nodded and said, "It seems we need to be careful. I can find you a place, and you can hire a couple yourself."

(End of this chapter)