China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 600 The storm of public opinion sets off again [two-in-one]

A luxuriously decorated seafood restaurant. Lu Chuan was standing at the door of the restaurant in a suit and black-rimmed glasses, anxiously waiting for someone.

Seeing a Mercedes-Benz parked in front of the restaurant, Lu Chuan immediately greeted the person getting out of the car with a smile on his face.

"Oh, Mr. Wang is here, please come in, please come in quickly."

While talking, he opened the restaurant door to Wang Zhonglei very respectfully.

Wang Zhonglei patted Lu Chuan on the shoulder, laughed and showed humility.

"Lao Lu, what are you doing? After so many years of relationship between us brothers, how can we be so polite? It's so out of touch."

Although he said this, Wang Zhonglei had no intention of stopping and walked in first.

When Wang Zhonglei arrived at the private room he had reserved in advance, he saw a good-looking woman standing at the door. He was obviously stunned for a moment. When he saw who the woman was, the smile returned to his face.

At this time, Lu Chuan took a quick step behind, came to the door of the private room, and explained to the two of them:
"Mr. Wang, this is my girlfriend, Qin Lan. Xiaolan. You must know Mr. Wang, so you don't need me to introduce her too much."

"Lao Lu, we have been working together for so many years. I know your strength well, but it is easy for brothers to be easy for brothers. The company still has to pursue profitability."

"Oh, Lao Lu, what are you doing? I'll do it myself."

Qin Lan rolled his eyes at Lu Chuan in a pretentious manner, and then extended his hand to Wang Zhonglei gracefully.

Wang Zhonglei tasted it with a smile and glanced at Qin Lan calmly.

Lu Chuan talked eloquently, but unexpectedly, he gave the blind man a flirtatious look.

When it came to literary and artistic movies, his expression immediately changed and he cursed loudly.

"Oh? Then I want to try how to freshen this abalone and see if it is different from what I have eaten before."

Lu Chuan didn't know whether he was really stupid or pretending to be stupid, but he didn't dare to neglect at all and kept flattering Wang Zhonglei enthusiastically.

I'm going to the company tomorrow, so maybe there are other reasons.

After Wang Zhonglei half pushed him to sit down, Lu Chuan motioned Qin Lan to come closer with his eyes. Seeing that Qin Lan still moved his chair towards Wang Zhonglei despite a hint of reluctance in his eyes, he followed him and sat down with a smile.

"Yes, yes, what Mr. Wang said is, let's drink. Come on, Xiaolan, have a drink with Mr. Wang."

Qin Lan's first boyfriend is Huayi's "pillar" Huang Xiaoming, so don't be too normal when you meet Wang Zhonglei.

"Mr. Wang, I haven't seen you for a few years, but you still have the same style."

Yes, his own evaluation of "Nanjing Nanjing" is that it was well received but not a box office success. At the same time, he attributed a large part of the responsibility for the box office failure to Sun Yi.

No matter how proud you are, you still have to eat. Last year's "Nanjing, Nanjing" was not a hit after it was released, because Sun Yi's nonsense had a great impact on the box office.

Then, another layer of smile appeared on his face.

This sip of wine seemed to have caught Wang Zhonglei's fancy. After putting down the glass, he shook his head and started pouring out the bitter water.

Damn it, when my movie is released, I will have you begging me sooner or later.

When he introduced his new script, Wang Zhonglei just nodded from time to time, but his eyes actually stayed on Qin Lan's curvy figure most of the time.

The food and drinks were served quickly, and a table full of all kinds of seafood was placed. Lu Chuan used serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of abalone for Wang Zhonglei, and said enthusiastically:
"Mr. Wang, please try it. This is the restaurant I specially chose. Their seafood is all shipped by air. The main thing is freshness."

"Lao Lu, I have to talk to you about this. We are not working time now. Your new movie must be no problem. We can talk about it at the company tomorrow. Let's relax now. Come, drink, Xiao Qin , you have a drink too.”

His heart skipped a beat, and he raised his glass with a smile.

The room was not big, but the decoration was very elegant. There was a small round table in the middle. Lu Chuan took the first step and pulled out a chair for Wang Zhonglei.

But reality is often so unsatisfactory.

She endured Wang Zhonglei's intentional or unintentional physical rubbing against her and drank the glass of wine.

Based on his background, he still has a sense of pride.

The three of them chatted at the door for a while, and then walked into the private room.

He was willing to risk everything today. If it had been before, he would never have been able to do this.

"Literary movies are not popular nowadays."

Lu Chuan was not stupid at this time. He clearly heard Wang Zhonglei's excuse. He glanced at his girlfriend and secretly hated her.

"Mr. Wang, I have written a new book this year. It is a historical book. It is set at the turn of the Qin and Han Dynasties. I have thought about it repeatedly and am ready to reinterpret the history of Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, Han Xin, etc. from the perspective of human nature. Celebrity, make a magnificent epic movie.”

"Hahaha, yes, I haven't seen you for a few years. I'm over 40 now, but Xiao Qin, you have matured a lot and become more and more interesting."

"In our circle, who doesn't know Mr. Wang?"

After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, Wang Zhonglei's face was red from drinking, and Qin Lan's face seemed to be bleeding.

So much so that his new movie has been delayed in production due to lack of investment.

When Wang Zhonglei heard this, his eyes were full of excitement, but Qin Lan glared at Lu Chuan hatefully, about to explode, but after seeing Lu Chuan's almost pleading eyes, he suddenly couldn't bear it.

Wang Zhonglei immediately held Qin Lan's bare hand, and the smile on his face suddenly became brighter.

"Come on, come on, you have to be happy when you drink. Come on, Xiaolan, let's have a drink with Mr. Wang."

"Ancient costumes, wars, conspiracies, and power struggles are all in my new book. I believe that once the movie is made, it will be a box office hit."

Reluctant to let the child catch the wolf.

"My Mr. Wang, please take a seat."

"Damn it, tell me about this Sun Yi. Are today's audiences blind? A shabby rural movie can break the box office record. The box office has exceeded 200 million in the two weeks it was released."

"Damn it, it's been 10 years now, how can there still be such suffering? He just takes advantage of the sympathy of the audience. How do you cultural people say it? That word is called, called."

“Consumption Misery.”

"Yes, that's it. It's so damn insidious."

Hearing this, Lu Chuan also became excited. If it hadn't been for Sun Yi, he would have soared to the sky with "Nanjing Nanjing". At this time, new hatred and old hatred almost made him angry.

"Mr. Wang, Brother Lei, this book I wrote this time is for Sun Yi. I must let him see what a truly outstanding movie is. It must not only have a humanistic color, but also have commercial elements. , the box office and reputation must be both good, and Sun Yi will be trampled under his feet."

"Yes, brother Lu, this should have been done a long time ago. We can't let Sun Yi think that we are afraid of him."

"How many gaps do you have in this film?"

Seeing Wang Zhonglei looking a little drunk, Lu Chuan and his wife replied excitedly:

"2000, ah no, 1000 million, only 1000 million short."

"Okay, we Huayi voted."

After walking out of the restaurant, Wang Zhonglei declined Lu Chuan's invitation to meet him, staggered back to the car, and after asking the driver to drive, his eyes immediately regained clarity.

"Brother, I promised him an investment of 1000 million."

"Well, very good. After all, Lu Chuan's family has a lot of connections, so this investment is still necessary. With his temperament as a young master who wants to be known all over the world if he has something to do, maybe he can add some trouble to Sun Yi."

"I'm afraid that he will be unable to defeat Sun Yi and lose the 1000 million in vain."

"Ha, don't worry, no matter how much money his movie loses, the money will definitely not be lost to us Huayi in the end. We will all take over the money."

"Haha, that's true. Oh, brother, you don't know. Just at the dinner, this guy Lu Chuan almost sent his girlfriend to me."

"Don't mess around. It's better to do less than to do more at this time. Don't let others catch you." "Brother, don't worry, I know the severity."

Putting down the phone, Wang Zhonglei raised his eyebrows with some reluctance. Unexpectedly, Qin Lan's protruding figure and mature femininity at the dinner just made him a little distracted.

Wang Zhonglei's expression changed and he greeted the driver in the front row.

"Xiao Wang, I'm not going home. I'm going to the hotel."

"Into the Dust" premieres on Friday night and will be released nationwide starting at midnight on Saturday.

The box office revenue on the first day was 3180 million.

It closed at 3260 million the next day.

On the third day, because it was a Monday on a working day, the box office dropped slightly, reaching 2720 million. Unfortunately, it failed to achieve the achievement of over 3 million in three days of release.

However, as word-of-mouth continues to ferment, the box office decline trend throughout the week has been very gentle.

Just as the entire industry had speculated before: the box office performance of "Into the Dust" is not at all like a literary film. It is stronger than most commercial films.

2460 million on Tuesday.

2010 million on Wednesday.

1660 million on Thursday.

On the second Friday, it achieved a lead, with a box office of 2040 million. On the second weekend, it was 2000 million for two consecutive days. On the occasion of two weeks of release, it officially exceeded the 2 million box office.

The media coverage was very rapid.

""Into the Dust" was released for 9 days, and the box office exceeded 2 million within two weeks. It once again set a new box office record for domestic literary and artistic films!"

""Into the Dust" is the most popular love movie in recent years..."

""Into the Dust" reveals the suffering of the people at the bottom of society in real society. A realistic movie, a box office hit."

The news spread in the industry, attracting the attention of a large number of people in the industry, especially major film companies.

In the past, literary and artistic films were never close to being blockbusters, but this time Sun Yi's film completely broke this unspoken rule.

Many domestic directors are thinking whether they can replicate the box office performance of "Into the Dust".

But the conclusion reached in the end is very helpless. The plot is generally nothing special, but Sun Yi can give you something attractive.

Coupled with Gong Huang and a talented new actor, both of whom won awards at Cannes, and the film bureau's preference for this film's release review.

None of these things can be accomplished by just anyone.

Many directors expressed their recognition of Sun Yi when interviewed by the media.

"I attended the premiere of this movie. I will only tell you a few details about the movie."

"Few young directors have the same level of control over details as Sun Yi. There is a scene in the film where the male protagonist goes to a rich man's home to draw blood. Of course, the metaphor is very straightforward, and it satirizes the upper-class elites' attitude toward the lower class. The oppression of the masses is like drawing out the marrow and sucking out the blood.”

"However, what I want to talk about is not this, but the details here. The chair is actually covered with a layer of plastic sheet. It's horrifying to think about it. You need my blood, but you still think I'm dirty!"

"When I saw this, it was awesome."

"Of course, I have no problem asking myself about realistic themes, but when it comes to embedding unforgettable love elements, I can't do this. I have to look at today's young people, haha..."

Jiang Wen smiled and shook his head, and generously praised Sun Yi during the interview.

Even Zhang Yimou expressed his affirmation of Sun Yi before the reporter's interview, without mentioning the previous "Three Guns" at all.

"I saw an excellent and meaningful literary and artistic film, and the box office was outstanding. This shows that our film market is developing in a healthy way. In today's commercialized world, there is still a place for artistic films."

Of course, the movie is not without its bad points. Many people on the Internet have also questioned the movie. Just like Wang Zhonglei said, they feel that Sun Yi is suspected of consuming suffering.

However, this voice is relatively small, and the vast majority of people who hold such views are not people in the film and television industry.

Film and television works must find some social focus and amplify it to attract people's attention.

There is nothing to question about this.

So so far, this trend has not had a big impact on the movie's reputation.

Sun Yi and Xingkong didn't take it too seriously. After all, movies are made for a broad audience. Everyone has their own ideas, and it's hard to get everyone to agree.

Why, are you so crazy that you can't even accept any criticism?
You think you are Feng Xiaogang.

Unexpectedly, this situation was suddenly broken on the tenth day of the movie's release.

After Lu Chuan received the formal investment commitment from Huayi Company, he directly held a media conference and ambitiously promoted his next movie plan - "The King's Feast".

It is planned to start shooting in the second half of the year and be released next year.

At the end of the press conference, he took the initiative to talk about today's Chinese-language film environment.

What I mean is that there are many excellent movies that have been buried for various reasons. On the contrary, all superficial movies have achieved success openly, which means that bad money drives out good money.

Everyone understands that he is talking about his own "Nanjing Nanjing".

A reporter asked on the spot what he thought of the currently being screened "Into the Dust".

This is what Lu Chuan answered at the time.

He first deliberated for a moment, and then said in a tone of agreement:
"I admit that the movie "Into the Dust" is very good. There are no problems in terms of plot, actors, shooting techniques, etc. I admire Sun Yi's directorial skills very much."

What he said was very sincere. Just when everyone thought he had completely changed his gender, he changed the subject and came out.

"But I personally don't agree with the overall concept of this film. I very much agree with Teacher Yu Hua's point of view. Suffering is not worthy of being praised. Today, when the entire country and society are prosperous, as literary and artistic workers, we also Consumption suffering that shouldn’t be overdone.”

Lu Chuan's two sentences were conclusive, and he criticized them severely from the moral high ground.

Of course, the media reporters were excited and immediately broke out these two sentences.

It didn't attract much attention at first, but after several Hong Kong media reprinted the report, the incident exploded on the Internet.

It was like a clarion call for counterattack. In just two days, a number of "experts" and "professors" from non-film industries jumped out to speak out.

Some economists say:
""Into the Dust" is about consuming suffering and smearing the countryside. China's rural areas are not that poor at all. How can they not have TV sets? You must know that this year, our country's GDP has surpassed RB and ranked second in the world. It is a movie , erasing all the achievements of our new rural areas over the past decades of reform and opening up.”

There are also many people who claim to be elites who say:
"The movie "Into the Dust" is completely deliberately creating 'bitterness'. It is basically self-dwarfing, including winning so-called international awards. It is also deliberately catering to the West and belittling oneself."

The two waves of people stood on the moral high ground, and the comments on the line were noisy for a while.

Many radical young people have also been led by this rhythm.

After a brief thought, they felt it made sense, and then quickly joined the criticism camp, especially various well-known influencers, including outstanding students from key universities.

They felt that Sun Yi's movie was indeed deliberately smearing.

Public opinion online instantly reversed.

There were also relevant government leaders at the filming location who reported directly to their superiors, saying that the film had discredited their grassroots work, and the lawsuit went all the way to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

Faced with this situation, Optoelectronics had to react and prepare to hold a meeting immediately to discuss the current situation.

Sun Yi couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when faced with this sudden public opinion storm.

The most worrying thing is still here
　Sorry everyone, I posted the wrong chapter, I just finished revising it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)