I'm not just a director

In her early years, Hu Jing's father was an engineer and her mother was a worker.

Later, both of them went into business, and their family's conditions became better.

But because her parents were busy, Hu Jing's childhood was basically in a state of relaxation.

This allowed her to develop a very independent personality at an early age.

When she was 11 years old, she was admitted to the High School Affiliated to the Central People's University to study dance. Her parents didn't know about it until she was admitted.

And her parents never visited her during her six years of schooling in Beijing.

After studying dance for 6 years, she didn't excel much. Her days as a green leaf made her feel that she could see the end at a glance.

So I applied for the Central Academy of Drama after being "reminded" by a friend who went to the Chinese Theater Academy.

Because of her outstanding appearance, she was determined to give it a try and passed the exam in one go.

In her sophomore year, she starred in her first film and television production, "Love in the Internet Age."

This drama later won several valuable awards, and she became famous in the circle.

Later, he participated in TV series such as "Daming Palace Ci" and "Young Zhang Sanfeng".

These dramas were very popular at the time, and she gradually became known to the audience.

The costume historical drama "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang" starring Ning Jing and Ma Jingtao received unprecedented response after it was aired.

Her role as Su Mo'er has become the costume goddess in the hearts of countless otakus...

In Hu Jing's own opinion, her life can be roughly divided into two stages.

One was when I was working alone before meeting Jiang Peian.

One is what happened after the two met because of that movie.

Therefore, this time she brought Jiang Peian to meet her parents after careful consideration.

She has already recognized him.

Maybe I don’t have the vigorous love that I longed for when I was a child, and maybe I haven’t experienced trial and error in my love life.

But now she probably won't think about that anymore.

Seeing Hu Jing looking at him and smiling, Jiang Peian asked:
"What's wrong? Did you think of something particularly happy?"

"No."

Hu Jing shook her head, then smiled and said:
"I was wondering when you bought these gifts secretly, and I didn't even know."

From the time he planned to come to Spring City to promote, Jiang Peian had already planned to go to Hu Jing's home to visit her parents.

For this reason, he bought the meeting gift early and secretly sent it to Chuncheng while he was still in the capital.

In this day and age, express delivery is notoriously slow, especially the postal service.

Jiang Peian arrived at Chuncheng, and after getting the mobile phone number of the mail, he called the other party to have the package delivered to the hotel where he was staying.

When Hu Jing saw Jiang Peian carrying large and small bags, she even wondered if he went out shopping secretly to buy these.

"I prepared it long before I came to Spring City. I didn't know what to buy or what my uncles and aunts liked, so I just bought some. I hope they will like it."

Jiang Peian said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter if you don't buy anything, my parents won't care about it."

Hu Jing shook her head.

Jiang Peian said:

"It's not okay to come to your home for the first time without bringing something with you. This is called a gift.

We in Xin'an Province, especially the people in the north of Xin'an, attach great importance to etiquette and value this very much.

If my parents find out that I went to your house without bringing anything, just wait, I won't even think about having a peaceful life. "

It is said that Lu Province has many rules and important etiquette, but the etiquette in northern Xin'an is no less than that in Lu Province.

Of course, this gift does not specifically refer to the betrothal gift. Although the betrothal gifts in Xin'an North are also heavy, they are still far behind those in Gan Province.

"Okay, I get it."

Hu Jing nodded.

The two chatted some more in the car, and Jiang Peian felt that he was not as nervous as before.

"Get out of the car and let's go home."

Hu Jing glanced at Jiang Peian mischievously and said with a smile.

"it is good."

Jiang Pei'an tidied up his clothes and came to the door with his things.

……

Jiang Peian is undergoing a "test" in Yunnan Province, and this year's hit Chinese film "The Promise" is also undergoing a test.

“In a famous ring-within-a-ring entertainment city, a staff member (Manager Wang’s wife) model Zhang Qingcheng had a quarrel with Manager Wang about salary issues.

In the end, there was a big fight. At this time, a mysterious figure fell from the sky, killed Manager Wang and left.

The police were ordered to investigate and found that this man turned out to be the famous Captain Sanada.

They arrested Captain Sanada, but Captain Sanada said it was not him that day.

Later, the police targeted Captain Sanada's assistant Zhang Kunlun, but because there was no evidence, the police were helpless.

At this time, your noble son Xie Wuhuan stood up and reported that Captain Sanada did it.

As a result, Captain Sanada and Zhang Qingcheng were arrested.

In court, Zhang Kunlun suddenly admitted that he did it.

So the judge decided to give Zhang Kunlun the death penalty, Zhang Qingcheng and the team leader were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment, and the criminal law was executed by Xie Wuhuan.

During the execution, Xie Wuhuan picked up a steamed bun:
He told them a secret. He planned this conspiracy to take revenge on Zhang Qingcheng."

On the Internet, a very outrageous video has been loved by many netizens.

This video, which is a spoof of the popular movie "The Promise", suddenly became popular on the Internet and attracted attention.

And this is the famous "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun".

This video is so classic. There is another sentence that is as popular as this video:

"You can't be so shameless as a human being."

This sentence pattern is still quite common in later generations.

I can’t say that it was originally created by a certain person, but the person who made this sentence popular is undoubtedly the great director Chen Dadao.

Who can make a well-known director in the industry say such harsh words? In fact, he is just a small person, Hu Ge.

This was the "Steamed Bun Case" that became a hot topic from all walks of life from the end of 2005 to the beginning of 2006.

That is, the lawsuit caused by "A Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun".

At the same time, this is also the originator of the first prank video. Those ghosts and pranksters in later generations will respectfully call this video the ancestor of it.

You must know that "The Promise" places great hopes on Director Chen.

Prior to this, the film was promoted and roadshowed all over the country. Director Chen was full of sincerity, and the audience was also full of expectations for this film.

Not surprisingly, Director Chen’s heavy investment in publicity paid off.

"The Promise" broke several box office records for Chinese movies after its release.

However, as a series of box office records were broken, the reputation of "The Promise" began to collapse.

Some of the inexplicable and funny dialogues in the movie, as well as the embarrassing and obscure plot, made the audience not only watch hard. I even enjoyed this epic film as a comedy.

What a coincidence, Director Chen recently said:

"You will understand if you watch "The Promise" ten years later."

But to be honest, Jiang Peian himself was reborn from later generations.

He really didn't understand what Director Chen wanted to say in this movie.

Although countless people in later generations have re-constructed "The Promise" with profound language.

I even think that everyone wrongly blamed Director Chen back then. "The Promise" is an excellent movie.

However, if the audience across the country or even the world ("The Promise" has a worse reputation overseas than at home) the vast majority of viewers will not be able to understand "The Promise".

So what's the point of being so advanced?
Just like Tian Er in Lu Yao's novel, he muttered "things are going to change" every day.

Such "unfathomable" ravings can scare a few strangers, but everyone in the village doesn't know that Tian Er is a fool...

December 2005, 12, was an important day in the history of Chinese online video.

Hu Ge, who had just spent 80 yuan to watch "The Promise" that day, felt cheated.

He published a simple film review on a forum, the review was to the effect:

As a director, Director Chen is excellent, but as a screenwriter, Director Chen is unqualified.

I have to say that Hu Ge's film reviews are very professional and to the point.

However, this kind of film review has no communication channels and is undoubtedly meaningless.

Hu Ge, who is very familiar with online video and audio technology, decided to adapt "The Promise".

Make a spoof movie with "The Promise" as the main material.

In fact, before Hu Ge and "A Murder Caused by a Steamed Bun", there were already some spoof videos on the Internet.

But none of them became popular, so it is acceptable for Hu Ge's "Steamed Buns" to be called the originator of spoof videos.

There is a saying that from the perspective of later generations, the production level of Hu Ge's "steamed buns" can be considered average.

Needless to say, the low definition of the picture is due to the technical environment. The main reason is that the content of the video is slightly delayed and the production is relatively rough.

However, "A Murderous Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" was still a hit.

In addition to the novelty of this form of spoof, there is another more important factor that must be mentioned.

That's the resonance of everyone's negative reviews of "The Promise".

Someone once said, how did those people who spent fifty yuan to enter the cinema feel after watching "The Promise"?
The vast majority of people are undoubtedly dissatisfied and feel they have been cheated.

And he was still fooled, which is absolutely disgusting!

But how do you ask a company white-collar worker, a bus driver or a supermarket salesperson to express their complaints in the media?
Even if it is posted online, who can see it?
At this time, "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" was born in response to the public sentiment.

Not only did everyone find joy in this spoof video, but they also found resonance in wanting to complain about "The Promise".

Interestingly, some people actively bought tickets to see "The Promise" because they watched "A Murderous Case Caused by a Steamed Bun".

They just want to see what the film is like.

After watching it, I came back feeling depressed and opened "A Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" on my computer, and then I shouted:
""Steamed Buns" will not deceive me!"

And with the popularity of "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun", its number of viewers even exceeded that of "The Promise".

What makes Director Chen even more angry is that countless people turned around and mocked "The Promise" after watching "Steamed Buns".

This makes people a little bit defensive!

In this environment, how will "The Promise"'s ambitious plan to win the Olympics and enter overseas markets be carried out?

Seeing his hundreds of millions of funds and several years of hard work destroyed by a nobody's small production in ten days.

Therefore, Director Chen made this famous saying when facing reporters:

"People cannot be so shameless."

……

In this life, because of the early appearance of Weibo, netizens seem to be surfing the Internet faster.

The battlefield of public opinion has also moved from forums, post bars, and blogs to Weibo.

In response to this popular incident, Weibo also specially enhanced its video playback function.

The purpose is to give everyone a better viewing experience.

"Damn it, the person who produced "Steamed Buns" is really a genius. I just want to say that "Steamed Buns" is better than "The Promise"!"

""The Promise" can earn movie ticket money, and "Steamed Buns" can also be directly released!"

"Brothers, I'm a little worried about Lao Hu's safety. This should be a copyright infringement, right? Will something happen?"

"Don't be unreasonable about the people upstairs. Is there any corresponding law in the country that does not allow netizens to make videos? Don't worry!"

"Even if you have to file a lawsuit, Hu Ge, please don't be a coward. Brothers support you. We will collect money to fight your lawsuit. For no other reason than to deceive Director Chen from my movie ticket money. What the hell did he film!"

Hu Ge and his "Steamed Buns" became popular in an incredible way.

Many media also started to join in the fun and continued to report.

The media even went to interview Director Chen about his feelings.

While the media is hyping up the case, many people in the legal profession are also getting involved.

This is a rare infringement case, which has guiding significance for the future online world.

According to research and popular science by legal professionals, many people have come to a conclusion.

Although Hu Ge's "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" was not used for commercial purposes.

However, the fact that it quoted and spoofed the movie "The Promise" and forwarded it to several friends already constituted infringement.

Unless Hu Ge can prove that he did not intend for his friends to forward the video but only used the video as learning material.

That is to say, since this incident, many videos have the words "for learning only" on them.

……

Of course, there were a lot of hot topics on the Internet during this period. Jiang Peian didn't pay much attention except asking his people to pay attention to Internet public opinion.

"A murder caused by a steamed bun"?
If I remember correctly, this matter will be over soon.

Although countless netizens supported him, Hu Gao finally gave up.

He formally apologized to Director Chen through the media, and the matter was eventually reconciled and resolved privately.

"A Murderous Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" brought harm to Director Chen.

But after all, he is a great director who has seen the world. Two years later, he regained his reputation with "Mei Lanfang" and won the Kurosawa Akira Award.

For the online world, "Murderous Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" inspired the prank video industry.

It was in those few years that online video platforms appeared in large numbers and have gradually become an indispensable element in the lives of netizens.

For Hu Ge, although "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" made him famous, it did not bring him much benefit.

Although the spoof videos he later produced such as "Spring Festival Empire" were also very popular, they could not be monetized for him.

In later generations, someone asked on the Internet what Hu Ge was doing?
As a result, Hu Ge himself showed up. He said that he was now a filmmaker and was preparing an online movie.

This oldest Internet celebrity seems to have been walking on his own path...

Leaving aside others, what Jiang Pei'an is currently facing is the "assessment" of Hu Jing's parents. (End of chapter)