Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 476 Troubled
"Chen, why did you decide to direct The Da Vinci Code?"

"Chen, what do you think of the novel "The Da Vinci Code"?"

"Chen, do you have any religious beliefs?"

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As soon as Chen Hao appeared at the press conference of "The Da Vinci Code", he was surrounded by the media's long guns and short guns, and he seemed very excited.

Chen Hao knew that most of the reason why the media reporters were so excited was because of the controversial novel "The Da Vinci Code".

So why has the novel "The Da Vinci Code" caused great controversy in the Western world since it came out?

This novel tells the story of Robert Langdon, a semiotic expert at Harvard University, who learned that the old curator of the Louvre Museum was killed in the Louvre Museum during his business trip in Paris, France.

An elusive code is found next to his body, and Langdon is drawn into it because of an appointment with the curator.

So he launched an investigation with the curator's granddaughter, Sophie Neveu.

In the process of sorting out a lot of weird codes, they were shocked to find a series of clues hidden in Da Vinci's artwork.

These clues are clearly visible to everyone, but they are skillfully hidden by the painter.

However, in the end they discovered this secret that shocked the world but was covered up for thousands of years.

That is, the Jesus Christ of the Western Christian belief is just a mortal, not born of the Virgin Mary, and he married a person and had children, and the descendants have continued until now!
In Western religions, Christ is God, the Son of God, and the savior of mankind, who came to atone for mankind!

His suffering was to take the place of human beings, and people regarded him as a god, hoping to get his blessing, confessing their sins in front of him, and hoping to wash away their sins.

If the conclusion is that Christ is a person, a person with a wife, offspring, and "desires", then the beliefs of Westerners for 2000 years have collapsed, and there is no spiritual comfort and sustenance anymore.

For authoritative religions, the existence of Christ is also the fundamental guarantee of their existence.

Let me ask, if Christ is a man instead of a god, and human beliefs are wrong, then does the existence of religion still make sense?

Therefore, as soon as "The Da Vinci Code" came out, it aroused great attention and controversy in Western Christian countries, and it has become one of the most concerned cultural phenomena in the world in recent years.

Of course, attention means money!

Moreover, this is a novel that has attracted attention in all Western Christian countries, so the value of its own adaptation is extremely high.

That's why Sony Columbia bought the right to adapt the novel and wanted to remake it to make money.

"Okay, everyone, stay safe, first of all, thank you for coming to the press conference of "The Da Vinci Code", because the crew is ready to start, so the actors are already in France, and today we invited the director of the film, Chen ’” Davis said.

"Hi everyone, long time no see!" Chen Hao greeted everyone with a smile.

"OK, if you have any questions, you can ask them one by one. After all, there is only one Chen." Davis said with a smile, "This one should ask first!"

"Chen, have you read the novel "The Da Vinci Code"? How do you feel?"

Chen Hao laughed and said, "Of course I've read the original novel as a remake of the movie, um, it's a very good suspense mystery novel."

Chen Hao knows that media reporters want to talk about religion, but talking too much is not good for him or the film, so he can only avoid talking about it.

"Chen, don't you think the content about Jesus Christ in the novel is too deviant?"

"What I'm trying to say is that it's just a novel, and I assure you that the film's screenplay is an adaptation of the novel, keeping the main frame but cutting out the 'anti-Catholic' content.

What we want to shoot is just a thrilling and suspenseful plot, and there is not much religious involvement, so you don't have to get too entangled. " Chen Hao said.

"Chen, do you have any religious beliefs?"

"No, I'm an atheist." Chen Hao shook his head.

"The novel says that Jesus Christ is not God, and you are also an atheist. Is it because of this that you directed this adaptation?"

"You think too much, I directed "The Da Vinci Code" because of the cooperation between me and Columbia, and the reason why they approached me was also to prove that this movie does not involve too much religion.

Those places where there are many controversies, as the movie itself, will not be discussed too much. In the same sentence, what we want is a thrilling and suspenseful plot. "Chen Hao reiterated again.

"Chen, do you know that the novel "The Da Vinci Code" has been sued for plagiarism?"

Chen Hao had a question mark face when he heard the words, and then looked at Davis, what else?

Upon seeing this, Davis said, "We are already dealing with these, and it will not affect the normal shooting of the film."

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After the press conference of "The Da Vinci Code" ended, both Chen Hao and Davis heaved a sigh of relief.

This group of reporters just saw that they were here to stir up trouble, and they wanted to hype the incident up, and they finally managed to deal with it.

However, in fact, this is also good for the film itself. The greater the controversy, the more people pay attention to it, and the higher the box office will be when the film is released.

From the perspective of Sony Columbia, this is undoubtedly a transaction with a high success rate.

Chen Hao didn't care about these things, he was just a tool man, after the filming, he got the money and it was over.

However, because Chen Hao enjoys 15% of the film's North American box office dividend, he will naturally do his best. After all, the higher the film's box office, the more he earns.

"By the way, "The Da Vinci Code" was plagiarized?" Chen Hao asked.

Davis nodded. It happened in England.

Two Englishmen, Michael Begent and Richard Lay, wrote a book called "Holy Blood and the Holy Grail," which has very similar hypotheses to "The Da Vinci Code."

So the two sued Dan Brown, the author of "The Da Vinci Code", saying that she plagiarized the core hypothesis of his work in her work.

If the two win the lawsuit, it is hard to say whether "The Da Vinci Code" will be released.

"Don't worry, the company will handle it, as long as you make a good movie." Davis said.

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words, as long as he is a good tool person.

However, when the two walked out of the press conference, they found a group of demonstrators gathered outside, holding many banners.

Such as, "Boycott the movie "The Da Vinci Code"!" "Dan Brown is a heretic!" "Chen, get out of America!" and so on.

To be honest, this was the first time Chen Hao saw a demonstrator, especially when he saw the sentence telling him to get out of the United States, he was really touched.

But this is not over yet, there are still troubles ahead!

(End of this chapter)