China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 440 Only by breaking the shackles can we develop better
"Aren't you afraid that some people will say that you are making patriotic money? Are you taking advantage of the patriotic sentiments of movie fans for personal gain?" the reporter asked.

When He Fang heard this question, he smiled.

“If being patriotic can make you rich, that’s a good thing.”

"Good thing? Why?" The reporter was puzzled.

"Making patriotic wealth is not a bad thing, it depends on how you define it. For example, can you say that a manufacturer that produces the national flag is making patriotic wealth? Are publishing houses and printing plants that print laws and textbooks making patriotic wealth? Those that produce military equipment are Not to make patriotic wealth?
There is nothing wrong with making money in a way that is both patriotic in terms of ideas or concepts and patriotic in terms of products, and is also in line with legitimate interests.

To use another analogy, many mobile phones now take pride in being the first to use Qualcomm chips and the first to use Samsung panels.If one day, because of patriotism, everyone is proud to be the first domestic chip and the first domestic panel, is it a good thing that such patriotism can make a fortune?
Don’t think that patriotism must mean selfless dedication. Of course, selfless dedication is part of patriotism and is the highest state.But this does not mean that it is heinous to generate profits while being patriotic. As long as you make reasonable money and do not violate laws and public order, good morals, this is clean patriotic wealth, and you can make it with confidence and boldness.

For film and television works such as "Operation Red Sea" and "Wolf Warrior 2", first of all, the product quality is excellent and there is no behavior to deceive consumers.Secondly, the price is fair and not higher than other non-patriotic movies.Again, this is a work that is in line with the ideological interests of the people and the country.So, what’s wrong with making some money from a work like this?Is there a problem? "

The reporter was confused by He Fang's theory. This is different from what everyone understands about making patriotic wealth. Everyone thinks that making patriotic wealth is shameless, so why does it make sense to him?

"Of course, there are many patriotic behaviors that you mentioned that are shameful to everyone. Then, under the guise of patriotism, people make money or even mix their own works or products with private goods. This is what we really want to criticize.

For example, some people make films and TV shows that are obviously patriotic but whitewash the invaders. They clearly talk about the war of resistance, but they whitewash the Japanese aggression.This kind of people are making patriotic wealth under the guise of patriotism. This is what we want to criticize.

Tell me, did "Operation Red Sea" and "Wolf Warrior 2" do this?It is a purely patriotic movie with a military theme.Therefore, the audience likes it and the movie fans support it.Will the box office be high if the audience doesn't like it and the fans don't support it?It is normal to do such patriotic things and get high returns at the same time. "

"..." The reporter had nothing to say, "But, but... there are many experts and scholars saying that you are provoking warlike sentiments, and we must be rational and patriotic."

"Patriotism is an emotion, an emotion. It is the same as the emotional expression of love and family affection. It is an emotion of complete love from the heart. So, is love rational? Is family affection rational?

Such emotions are irrational. Could it be that if you love someone, you need to rationally analyze whether they are worthy of your love?If it needs to be analyzed in this way, it is not love.

Those who say they want us to be rational and patriotic are actually saying "don't be patriotic". They are just changing the concept and have to use "rational patriotic" to replace what they want to say.

As long as the people are expressing their patriotism, they will stand up and say that they want to be "rationally patriotic". Isn't it just to prevent the people from not being patriotic?What are their intentions?I have traveled around so many countries around the world, and I know that no matter whether it is a big country or a small country, a poor country or a rich country, there is no such thing as rational patriotism. Their patriotism is pure.

In the past, some people always felt that patriotism was embarrassing and coy. From now on, we use "Operation Red Sea" and "Wolf Warrior 2" to tell everyone that there is nothing embarrassing about being patriotic. Love is love. There is nothing wrong with it. Love boldly. Speak up. "

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He Fang's words set off a heated discussion on the Internet, and He Fang's purpose is to face the shackles of 'rational patriotism' and 'patriotic shame' that the colonialists have placed on the Chinese people. Only by breaking these shackles can everyone's patriotic enthusiasm will be stimulated.

Only by breaking this shackles can more patriotic works and patriotic products be produced without being attacked.

Some people are just afraid that China's patriotic sentiment will burst out, which will seriously damage their value input, which will seriously affect the pursuit of foreign brands in China.

When everyone is proud of domestic products because of patriotism, then domestic brands will also rise.When everyone becomes patriotic, picks up traditional culture, and looks at American and Western culture rationally, then we will know what to learn and what to abandon.

Therefore, overthrowing the two slogans of "rational patriotism" and "patriotic shame" is what must be done now, and He Fang is the initiator.

I have been suppressing my emotions for decades, and have been PUAed by the Chinese people, suppressing everyone's patriotic emotions. Now two movies have inspired everyone's feelings, and it is just time for everyone to face their true emotions.

Suddenly, a large number of people supporting He Fang appeared on the national Internet, and a large number of people criticizing He Fang also appeared.

Some people are even explaining the meaning of so-called 'rational patriotism': that is, it is not mindless love, but a helpful love.It is irrational for us to love those backward and ignorant cultures and traditions, and it is true patriotism to love the advanced and outstanding things of the West...

Fortunately, as soon as this was explained, a large number of opponents emerged, questioning these "rational patriots" on two points: First, where is the ignorance of tradition?Second, the West must be advanced?You so-called 'rational patriots' are irrational.For those who are truly rational, we should retain our traditions and selectively learn from others’ advanced ideas.

Then the two sides started a heated, heated and abusive argument, and more and more people got involved.

"He Fang is just a clown. He was banned internationally but became a monster at home. He Fang, you can be a human being. What bullshit theory? You are not an expert or scholar and you are making nonsense remarks? Capital freedom, people With freedom, society will progress, so why should we be patriotic?”

"He Fang, do you want to eat from the big pot? What nonsense are you talking about? As long as we keep this up, we will enter a new society in 20 years at most. What are you doing?"

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This is a necessary and intense discussion. Without such a discussion of re-understanding our own culture, regaining our own confidence, and facing our own emotions, the Chinese people will always have low self-esteem and never dare to be patriotic. Western writers feel that they are dwarfing themselves.

Only when we understand ourselves and regain our confidence can we feel confident when facing patriotism and dare to question and ask questions when facing the West.

"He Fang, what do you want to do? What do you want to do? It's all good, but do you have to provoke confrontation? What are your intentions?" A big boss asked on Weibo, obviously very angry.However, the Weibo post was deleted after only two hours.

However, this attracted a large number of authorities, such as professors and scholars in northern Qing Dynasty, who criticized He Fang for "disturbing normal values"...

A large number of angry people jumped out and cursed Fangfang, but he didn't care at all. He was no longer in the mindset of confronting people online, and he didn't have the energy.

He Fang's words to his friends are: "It's only right that some people scold me because I interrupted other people's layout here. They want to take off the backbone of the Chinese people and use public opinion to make people dare not touch 'patriotism' These two words will be scolded as soon as they are touched, which makes the Chinese people have no backbone. So when I advocate patriotism, it is like stepping on their tail and destroying their decades-long layout. Can I not make them anxious? ?Ignore these leading parties."

This was what he said while having dinner with someone in Changsha. Who knew that someone secretly recorded it and posted it online.

He Fang's words made some people even more anxious. Some people are not good at long speeches on the Internet, but they are good at writing long comments and publishing them in newspapers.This is their tradition, because they are all born in the 60s or 70s, and they are used to this way of public opinion.

The comments in the newspapers were also very powerful, and they were called "China's New Enlightenment Movement after a Hundred Years", which meant that they wanted to launch a new Enlightenment Movement in China, and they wanted to enlighten the Chinese people and help them see the world.I want the Chinese people to see what democracy and freedom are like around the world, and I want the Chinese people to be clear-headed and enlightened...

As a result, as soon as such an article came out, it was immediately ridiculed by netizens on the Internet, mocking them as antiques who still lived 100 years ago.

"Aren't we invisible? Our news doesn't report? We can't see foreign works? We are not free to go abroad? Our immigration is restricted? You are telling me that you want to enlighten us? We need your enlightenment? What do you want to enlighten? Bah, shit, you still lived 100 years ago, right? Look at how many people study, work and travel abroad every year. Can’t we see what the world is like? The world can’t see what we are like, They are deliberately vilifying us because they need enlightenment... Bah, I don’t even want to say it anymore.”

"The Enlightenment, I want to laugh so damn hard. You are still stuck in the thinking of 100 years ago? The Enlightenment. Are you stupid by just staying in academia? Please move your feet and go to the private sector and go more often. Let’s go. Even if you go to the countryside, you will see 80- and 80-year-old people surfing the Internet on their mobile phones. What kind of neoliberalism, universal values, and democracy and freedom you advocate, those [-]-[-]-year-old people will understand. What's going on? But most people dismiss it, do you know why? You are still enlightened, you are so backward."

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No matter how much quarrels there were online, Fang Fang never showed up.However, he assisted the company's publicity department in planning several public opinion incidents in the United States such as the American Small Animal Protection Association, transgender freedom activists, and the promotion of Hollywood movies to reuse transgender people.

Of course, there are also content advocating for gun freedom, legalization of drugs, and legalization of child labor in the United States on the Internet.Tuanhuo Culture's team used advocacy and at the same time mobilized opposition forces to create a fierce quarrel online.

His purpose is simple, to tear apart American society and public opinion.Not only do they curse the new leader's "white supremacy" on their Internet and call on black people to take guns to the streets, but they also support "white supremacy" and call on white people not to show mercy when black people commit crimes...

Of course, there are also the criminal cases, social scandals, and scandals of political stars in the United States that are magnified every day... Anyway, they are reporting on the ugliness of the United States and looking for comments on the Internet.

In addition to using cyber troops, they also spent heavily on some critics to come forward and speak out.

Anyway, the purpose is to confuse them, to stimulate their conflicts, provoke their confrontation, and amplify their problems.

Of course, some people are worried about whether the Americans will find out who did it?Will these contents be removed on a large scale?None of these things happen. Just like someone has done a lot of this kind of thing online in China. Has anyone found out who it is?How many more have been cleared?
As long as it does not blatantly incite violence, games or confrontation, as long as it is not a direct insult and accusation against the American social system, and as long as it does not challenge certain taboos in American society (such as Jews, Christians, Anglicans), etc., it is generally Speeches are normal.

Of course, these things did not affect He Fang's preparations for the filming of "Three-Body Problem: Once Upon a Time on Earth", which has already attracted global attention due to the influence of the book "Three-Body Problem".

In addition, it is directed and adapted by He Fangdang, who is very trusted by movie fans around the world, so everyone is looking forward to it.

When the poster for "Three-Body 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth" came out, everyone was excited.Because the poster shows aliens getting ready to go on a planet under three suns.

This poster heralds the coming of the Three-Body Man, and also heralds the coming of the "Three-Body" movie.

"The shooting of "The Three-Body Problem" is finally about to begin. I have been looking forward to it for a long time. This is the most impressive science fiction novel I have ever read. It even woke me up in the middle of the night. The imagination in it is beyond my imagination."

"Ah, I'm very happy that "The Three-Body Problem" is going to be made into a movie, but I'm also very anxious because we can't see where the movie will be released in North America."

"Is it possible? I have read this book. It is a story that is very amazing in the description of the text, but the picture seems mediocre. As a film practitioner, I have also imagined how to shoot this story. As a result, I I found it difficult to photograph well.”

"Wow, upstairs, after you said it, it really is like this, and I can feel it. In fact, there is nothing intense and beautiful in the plot, but the description is really amazing."

"This is why award-winning literary works are difficult to adapt into movies. In many cases, it is difficult to adapt text into images."

"By the way, there is also "The Wandering Earth" produced by He Fang. I am looking forward to what he will make. Because I have read the original work and the setting is great, but the plot is empty and not intense. Faced with this kind of story, I I really want to see how a big international director like He Fang handles it. In fact, this is something that makes it difficult for many directors. There are too many novels of this type. The settings are really amazing, but they just can’t be adapted. .”

"Well, after what you said, I am looking forward to it even more. I believe that He Fang can bring us a miracle."

"First of all, it can be released in the West. Damn Western politicians. They shout about freedom. In fact, they are a group of die-hard die-hards who are xenophobic."

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(End of this chapter)