The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Magic City, in a large shed at DreamWorks' virtual production base.

This Asia's largest photo studio is big enough to hold half the hull of a huge cruise ship.

But at this time half of the cruise ship was covered with green cloth from top to bottom.

Below is a large tank filled with more than 113 tons of water.

The stuntman leaps and falls into the water below, making a splash.

"cut!"

Chen Jingxing put down the guide tube and nodded in satisfaction.

This scene is the end of the movie. The male protagonist is reminded by the quantum ghost that when the Judger is already being cut by the flying blade, he leaps out of the cabin and escapes.

Because it involves special effects shots where the entire cruise ship is cut, there is no way to use a 3D projection system or a virtual ring screen, and green screen technology has to be used.

Zhu Yilong, the leading actor, is not an action actor, nor is he a diving actor. Of course, it is impossible for the actor to complete the diving shot of more than ten meters.

This has nothing to do with respect for work or not. For ordinary people, falling into the water at such a high level is actually not much different from jumping off a building.

If you can't control your body posture very well, your whole body will be no different from slapping on the water surface than on the concrete floor.

Even professional divers will not go to high platform events from the beginning of training, and the height will increase step by step.

This is not something that actors can achieve in a short period of time through hard work and stunt training.

For this purpose, the crew invited a professional diver to be Zhu Yilong's stand-in action actor. This stuntman also appeared in "Spike III".

"knock off!"

Chen Jingxing looked at the screen of the monitor again, got up and signaled to call it a day.

Members of all departments cheered and gathered all kinds of equipment, and walked out of the greenhouse in groups.

"Liang Jing posted another article on Weibo...directly naming our DreamWorks..."

"This man is a bit fierce, is he really ready to fight?"

"I think Director Ge also posted it, but it's more subtle, not as aggressive as Liang Jing."

"Shh..."

Several leading actors walked over slowly. After finishing work as usual, the leading actors and the heads of various departments of the crew would meet to explain the main content to be filmed tomorrow.

After all, no matter how the film industry is, it is not a real assembly line, and the actual content produced every day may not be exactly in line with the scheduled production schedule. There will always be accidents, either behind the schedule, or temporary changes to some plots and scenes.

Zhu Yilong said cautiously: "Director, why don't we also say a few words on Weibo?"

The atmosphere of the crew all day today is a bit strange, after all, everyone knows the storm of public opinion that "King Kong River" is facing.

Everyone in the entertainment industry is at the forefront of eating melons, and there are very few people in the industry who keep their ears to the outside world.

In particular, Jingying is not a soft persimmon. Although the public opinion ferments quickly and violently, there are still many counterattacks, and a fierce keyboard battle ensues on the Internet. Of course, Jingying must be at a disadvantage.

But it is true that many voices directly point the initiator of this round of public opinion storm to DreamWorks.

After all, "Li Yannian" was launched on the Internet platform on the eleventh day, and the six princesses also had their TV premiere in prime time.

Although in theory there are good reasons.

The key for "Li Yannian" was extended for one month, so it has not been released in theaters. It is indeed not a normal phenomenon for the movie to go live on streaming media before it is released, but it is not without precedent.

The domestic film market is not as strict as Hollywood's requirements for the window period.

Moreover, "Li Yannian", as the highest-rated and best-known Korean war gift film so far, is quite reasonable to be launched on the movie channel during the National Day.

But after all, "Li Yannian" is an important participant in this round of public opinion storms. Many marketing accounts, including some bloggers' videos and film critics, often compare "Li Yannian" when criticizing "King Kong River".

To put it a little differently in the fan circle, it is the standard behavior of pulling and stepping.

And the movie channel also got involved. On the night of November 10, "Li Yannian" premiered, but on October 2nd, the film list was suddenly adjusted, and "Li Yannian" continued to be broadcast at prime time in the evening.

There are a lot of show operations on the movie channel, but this kind of show operation of playing the same movie at the same time for two consecutive days is relatively new.

"Li Yannian" seems to have become a third party in the National Day file, and its sense of existence is not weaker than "King Kong River" and "My Youth and Me" which are fighting fiercely in theaters.

It also added a large barrel of oil to the public opinion storm of "King Kong River".

Although DreamWorks remained silent, the only two Chen Jingxing and Tian Xinye answered reporters' questions at the premiere with praise - although this kind of "praise" has become a different meaning in the minds of netizens.

"The special effects are very good" and "the narrative structure is very innovative." Under the storm of public opinion at this time, such compliments have a tinge of yin and yang.

Even though there is no direct evidence to prove it, in the minds of many people who eat melons, this incident seems to have become a contest between Beijing Film and DreamWorks.

Several leading actors naturally think so, and Guan Hu's wife, Liang Jing, the producer of "Eight Hundred" and "King Kong River", suddenly left the stage, and confronted netizens head-on-but it opened the selection of comments Tough.

The storm of public opinion suddenly began to escalate. Before that, it was still at the level of fermentation and debate among netizens. The sudden end of the right person is naturally different.

Some people in Beijing Film and Beijing circles also began to leave the stage one after another, supporting Liang Jing indirectly or directly with remarks either directly, euphemistically, satirically, or criticizing Sanghuai, and opposed the criticism of "King Kong River" on the Internet.

Therefore, there is quite a posture in the circle that the mountains and rain are about to come and the wind is full of wind.

Because taking a stand is itself a dangerous trend.

This time is different from some previous situations, and it is completely different from the trend set off by Wang Jiawei's "Great Success" and "I Like".

There was no pressure for many celebrities to follow suit.

This time is different, this is a faint collision between two giants in the industry. Beijing Film Studio has a deep foundation and a huge circle, but DreamWorks is also one of the best film companies in China, no matter in terms of box office, profit or market value. It is the undisputed No. [-]. Although the revenue has not surpassed that of China Film, the profit is unmatched.

They may not pay much attention to the quarrels of netizens, but this is a public opinion storm involving power holders and resource providers.

Therefore, basically all the stars and filmmakers in the circle have kept a strange silence.

It is best not to offend DreamWorks, let alone Jingying.

Not to mention ordinary actors, even first-line stars can't guarantee that they will never accept Beijing Film's projects again in their lifetime.

Chen Jingxing looked helpless: "What's the trouble? Do you think they are fighting for hegemony in martial arts? "King Kong River" is a major gift project. It has nothing to do with DreamWorks, and it has nothing to do with you. Don't think about it all day long, just put your thoughts away. "

He stared at Zhu Yilong and warned: "Especially you, if you are in the same state as today tomorrow, I will not have the attitude I have today. Just because I don't lose my temper doesn't mean I don't have a temper. Your manager had better change as soon as possible. Having speculative brokers around you won't do your future any favors."

After finishing speaking, he began to communicate with the heads of various departments of the film crew and the leading actors about the shooting tasks in the next few days and the preparations that needed to be made. Chen Jingxing didn't like actors who memorized their lines with the script during the shooting that day, so when it came to filming scenes, adjustments would be Give actors advance notice and get ready early.

Then Hao Lei who walked up glanced at Zhu Yilong who was a bit dazed, sighed, and patted him on the shoulder. She is considered a well-informed senior actress, and she made her debut in the 90s, so she can see this matter more clearly. .

She can understand the viciousness and pattern of DreamWorks' move. This is not something that actors can join in. After being a star for a long time, especially the traffic star who is full of stars for a long time, the staff and fans who live around In the touting of , it is hotly searched every day, and it will cause illusions after a long time.

Can't see where you are, or overestimate where you are.

Being in the focus of public opinion, even every move will have a corresponding public opinion effect, which of course will be accompanied by a sense of power.

This is normal, because in the political system of many countries, power is born from this.

Zhu Yilong's naivety is that he thought it was a gang fight in which DreamWorks and Jingying led a group of stars to stand in line with each other. The idea was a bit too ridiculous.

In her opinion, Chen Jingxing's warning was definitely a kind suggestion.

Zhu Yilong couldn't help being horrified after he was dazed. In the past two days, he really had the idea of ​​speaking out. Of course, his position was naturally on the side of the so-called DreamWorks.

However, his agent was quite opposed, not against him speaking out, but against him standing up to DreamWorks to speak out on this matter at this moment, which would offend the Beijing circle.

Of course, I also disagree with him speaking out for "King Kong River" and filming DreamWorks movies, although some people in the Beijing Film and Television circle have expressed their views one after another, publicly or tactfully.

His agent has discussed these matters with him in the past two years, and the related interests have indeed affected his state.

After all, both Zhu Yilong and his manager were a little worried. He was shooting Chen Jingxing's movie. If he didn't make some gestures and stand in line, Chen Jingxing might have a problem with him. You must know that "Once Upon a Time on Earth" is more than just this movie. Letting such a big director create a barrier to him would be very detrimental to his future career development.

It was this entanglement that made his state a little unstable.

But at this time, he came to his senses a little bit, and Chen Jingxing directly named his manager, which made him a little terrified.

In the past year, due to the delay in the broadcast of "Once Upon a Time on Earth: Prelude" and the restraint of the "Once Upon a Time on Earth" film project, he has basically been unable to take on other plays, for fear of conflicting schedules, there has been no work released for more than a year Well, the agent did complain a lot, and even secretly poked and complained about the big fans of the official fan support club on Weibo.

Obviously, Director Chen knew in his heart that although the beating was not serious this time, it was not light, and he really needed to find a new management team as soon as possible.

After Chen Jingxing finished explaining the matter, he beat the actors so that they would not be affected by public opinion, turned around and walked towards the office building of the DreamWorks Modu branch in the film and television base.

Actors like Zhu Yilong who are tempted or entangled in whether to stand in line and speak out are not alone.

Actors such as Yan Xiaoyue, Lei Jiayin, Luo Chen, Wu Yue, Lu Hongzhe, who were always considered to be from the DreamWorks department, also sent him messages, but these actors were very measured. They just said that if DreamWorks needed them, where would Chen Jingxing refer to them? Just hit wherever.

Of course, Chen Jingxing naturally didn't need actors and stars to stand in line to express their views. This matter didn't need to express their views at all, and it didn't need the participation of any actors and stars.

As soon as I arrived at the office, Zheng Hong, the head of the marketing publicity department, was already waiting.

The phone suddenly rang.

It was Qin Zhonghe's call.

"Old Qin, what instructions do you have?"

On the other end of the phone was Qin Zhonghe's hearty laughter: "I guessed that you would call it a day. You are the most active director I have ever seen. How can there be any instructions? Who dares to instruct you Director Chen? "

"Just now when the phone rang, my heart trembled. I thought it was the leader of the Film Bureau."

"The leader didn't call you, but... he called me and just finished chatting with Bureau Zhang."

Chen Jingxing turned his chair and looked out the window, his tone changed from chatting to solemn: "Ju Zhang?"

Zhang Ju is the executive deputy of the Film Bureau, and also a member of the leadership team of the propaganda department, and the real talker in the cultural propaganda department.

"I still wonder why the leader hasn't approached me directly."

"Hey, why are you pretending to be confused? If you call me, you will ask questions and pretend to be innocent. The leader will not be able to get off the stage. The leader doesn't want to lose face?"

The corner of Chen Jingxing's mouth formed a smile: "Your old words are too offensive. I am innocent in the first place, so why pretend to be innocent?"

It seems that the effect has been achieved.

He himself and DreamWorks did not end directly from the beginning to the end, which is half the battle.

Of course, if the director of the Film Bureau really came to Chen Jingxing, Chen Jingxing would really ask questions and pretend to be confused, "Dreamworks has nothing to do with this matter", "If you have the ability to let Jingying show the evidence that Dreamworks asked the navy to smear", the leader Of course, if they fail to come to Taiwan, DreamWorks will also suffer heavy losses.

This is to directly offend the leader.

But this is where things are subtle. He and DreamWorks did not leak a single flaw, picked himself clean, and did not end at all. He was able to maintain an ambiguous state with the competent authority, and would not push the two sides into a dead end.

For example, the head of the competent department did not call him, but called Qin Zhonghe.

Public opinion trampled on "King Kong River", and even went online to attack "King Kong River".

As a major gift project that the competent department registered, reviewed the script, and even gave the green light all the way, he is not comparable to ordinary movies.

This is really different from "Eight Hundred". Strictly speaking, "Eight Hundred" is not a gift film, so it was stuck by the army for a while.

If you want to crack down on "King Kong River", and even let Jingying's two parts of the Jincheng Battle fail, to make way for the Spring Festival, then you must go online.

Just like the "Lion Boy" in the previous life.

Only when the outline is put on the line and the issue is elevated to a sensitive, major, unproportioned or double-weighted issue, can an effective attack be formed on an issue that cannot be beaten once it is weighed.

Otherwise, just talking about the plot, whether it is "Lion" or "King Kong River" is not without merit, the special effects and pictures are first-class, which is exactly what makes this kind of work sinister and disgusting.

So to crack down on such works, we must grasp the key points and focus on sensitive, abstract, and important ideological places.

One is that this kind of attack is more conducive to dissemination, and it is easier to incite emotions, so that even people who have not watched the movie will join the chain of information dissemination.

Otherwise, if it is an attack on the plot, it will be difficult to arouse the anger of netizens and mobilize their emotions. Viewers who have not watched it will not actively join the spread chain of word-of-mouth trampling.

The second is that this kind of online attack can give people a preconceived first impression of the movie, so even if they go to see the movie, they will always focus on this part of the movie because of this preconception. Is the plot or that plot a crooked ass.

Otherwise, people who have not accepted this point of view will inevitably be infected by its visual spectacle when watching "King Kong River", and they will not expect the character design of the protagonist, the narrative of the story and the intention of the human bridge to be sinister, rather than touching.

Therefore, it is necessary to buckle the hat, so that people can get rid of the trap of boiling frogs in warm water and realize the essence of the matter.

But it is also dangerous to label the film, because this film was given the green light from the official media platform and the competent department.

If it's just to criticize the plot, that's fine. The film bureau has no obligation to prevent bad movies.

But it's a different story once the criticism of the film is on the line and involves serious issues that could even come to blows that would affect one's official status.

The protagonist of the movie is an unorganized and undisciplined bandit style. Is it an insult to the heroes and martyrs?

Are the settings such as the human bridge insulting our people's army?

Who wrote the script?Who gave the green light all the way to the movie?The administration didn't realize it?
Therefore, although DreamWorks is also the darling of the competent authorities and an advanced unit commended by propaganda, it also needs to minimize conflicts with the competent authorities.

Chen Jingxing kept complaining: "...I also want to cool down, but Mr. Qin, as you have seen, the Beijing Film Academy adds their own firewood. Up to now, I see that many teachers in the Beijing circle have voiced their support for "King Kong River" , Ting Liang Jing.

Putting myself in the position of the victim, accusing the audience of being ignorant gangsters, and even saying that netizens are oppressing the space for literary and artistic creation, and accusing our Huaguo audience of being only worthy of watching model dramas in the future.

You have also seen it, let’s not say that this matter has nothing to do with me at all, we DreamWorks can’t control the mouths and keyboards of their Jingying people. "

Qin Zhonghe scolded with a smile: "Okay, you boy, don't get cheap and act like a good boy. I also told Zhang Ju these words, and I also expressed my position. This little comrade, Chen Jingxing, still cares about the overall situation, but if you want to set off such a level The boycott turmoil is not what DreamWorks can do.

The aesthetic level of the audience is indeed improving. Some of our literary and art workers may be a little complacent and have not kept up with the people's pace of progress in the aesthetics of literary and artistic works. It is normal to arouse some criticism.

The creation of literary and art workers must be supervised by the masses, and there is nothing wrong with the masses being stricter. Doesn’t this also reflect the success of our patriotic education?This is a good thing, and it fully demonstrates the people's support for us and the maintenance of the glorious history of our people's army.

Zhang Ju also agrees with my opinion. He just said that some of our literary and art workers have taken a detour in their artistic creation. It is okay to learn this lesson, but there is no need to kill them all.

It is indeed necessary to strengthen the audit for some gift projects.

Put your heart down, kid, remember what I said, don't make a sound, don't refuel, don't make small moves, then this will definitely win our victory, let's not talk about "King Kong River", "The Raid on the White Tiger Group" is probably going to be postponed Handle it in a low-key manner, at least avoid the limelight, and give the public opinion a buffer space to dissipate..."

Chen Jingxing hung up the phone, facing Zheng Hong who was looking at him curiously, heaved a long sigh: "What does it mean to have an old man in a family, like a treasure."

"That's still Chen Dongyingming."

Zheng Hong's flattery made Chen Jingxing very happy.

It is quite cost-effective for Chen Jingxing to give Qin Zhonghe the title salary of the independent director, the general counsel of the project approval committee, and the investment in Qin Zhonghe's daughter's company.

Theoretically, Qin Zhonghe's relationship with the Beijing circle is not bad, and his willingness to help Chen Jingxing in such a show this time is definitely the return of emotional and material investment in the past few years.