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Chapter 613 Him

Zhang Weiping: "Both Life of Pi and Pacific Rim are imported films."

There is nothing wrong with this statement. Even though "Life of Pi" and "Pacific Rim" are both Sino-US co-productions directed by Wang Shu, they still fall into the category of imported films.

For example, the Sino-US co-production "The Forbidden Kingdom" produced by Huayi Investment is also an imported film.

Zhang Weiping then continued: "In fact, when the new picture chose China, I anticipated this consequence."

"This practice is unethical. Domestic films are already in their growth stage and are at a disadvantage in competing with American blockbusters. Imported films have definitely played a role in diverting audiences."

"He is the banker, and no one dares to mess with him. This monopoly has restricted and persecuted the domestic film market, and he has used the mutual slaughter among domestic films to seek profits. We private companies have no privileges. Without any protection, it is very difficult for us to make movies today."

Yangcheng Evening News: "Have Life of Pi and Pacific Rim played a role in diverting audiences?"

Zhang Weiping: "Pacific Rim has not been released yet, so let's not talk about it."

"The movie Life of Pi is both an imported film and an English film."

“As to whether it has played a role in diverting audiences, it is obvious.”

"As far as I know, these two imported films were rushed into production in order to be released during the New Year."

"The New Year period is the best time for Chinese-language films in China. Allowing imported films to schedule release dates at will is undoubtedly a persecution of domestic films and domestic movies."

Yangcheng Evening News: "Is this saying that Director Wang is persecuting domestic films with imported films?"

Zhang Weiping asked back: "Isn't it?"

Then he continued, "If it weren't for him, if it weren't for China Film, would it be so easy for these movies to enter the domestic market and occupy the New Year's Day slot?"

"Both Hollywood and Europe have invited Yimou to direct movies."

"I have never agreed to this and have always stayed in China to work on the development of domestic films."

“Unlike some people.”

That's true.

Hollywood and Europe have indeed invited Zhang Yimou to develop their careers there, but he declined every time.

However, Zhang Yimou does not want to stay in the country and devote himself to the development of domestic films.

But Zhang Yimou knows that he is a hard-working director with little talent. It would be ok for him to stay in China and make domestic films, but if he goes abroad, there is a high probability that he will fail miserably.

That's why I kept refusing.

After that, Zhang Yimou’s domestic reputation reached its peak, and he immediately promoted domestic films to the world.

This is clearly the case, and after Zhang Weiping said this, Zhang Yimou's greatness suddenly appeared.

In comparison, Wang Shu is quite disappointing.

This is the charm of rhetoric.

The result is the same, but it gives people a different feeling when told through different wording.

Yangcheng Evening News: "Aren't you worried about offending Director Wang by saying this?"

Zhang Weiping: “Him?” with a disdainful look.

The reporter from Yangcheng Evening News paused for a moment, then asked, "Have the films "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers" and "Curse of the Golden Flower" ever encountered blockades?"

Zhang Weiping: “It wasn’t obvious at that time.”

"The domestic film market is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more people are cutting the cake. The situation is becoming more and more serious."

"In addition, both Hero and House of Flying Daggers were produced in cooperation with China Film Group. But I did not feel that China Film Group actually participated in the production. They just sent some supervisors in a formal manner. In terms of market operation and planning participation, they seemed to be non-existent."

"When Curse of the Golden Flower was released, I hired 800 college students to supervise the box office. Why? China Film Group is very familiar with the theater chains under it, so it is impossible for it to be a supervisor-supervised relationship. Do you think the box office figures can be accurate? Can the supervision be effective?"

This statement is an allusion to China Film Group stealing box office revenue, or rather, it is an allusion to China Film Group taking the lead in stealing box office revenue.

This matter is known to everyone in the circle.

The reporter from Yangcheng Evening News knew that the topic of stealing box office revenue could not be mentioned. If they only talked about Han Sanping, it would only involve Han Sanping personally.

But if we talk about these things, China Film Group is composed of eight state-owned enterprises, so there are a lot of things involved.

Then he changed the subject and asked, "How is your choice of China now?"

Zhang Weiping: "We didn't hire college students this time. Hua Xia's people are still very young, but they are very dedicated and their supervision is very strong. The box office control software they developed for the film market can report accurate data to me within an hour after the last movie is shown in any cinema on the day, which controls human false reporting. Manual transmission may be wrong, but this software provides authenticity and prevents cinemas from concealing box office revenue."

Yangcheng Evening News: "What measures have you taken to deal with the blockade?"

Zhang Weiping: "The people, the audience, are the best response. Everyone should go to the cinema to see how many people are watching movies and what movies they are watching. Don't just listen to rumors, but make your own judgments. A packed cinema is the best response. No one can control the people's wallets. The siege and blockade that "Three Guns" encountered did not stop the people's enthusiasm."

"The first week box office exceeded 100 million, which is proof!"

Yangcheng Evening News: "Under the current situation of 'one dominant company', what adjustments do we need to make for the healthy development of the Chinese film market?"

Zhang Weiping: "The country still needs to increase its support for private enterprises. From "Hero" to "Curse of the Golden Flower" to "Assembly", many of them are works of private enterprises. State-owned enterprises should play a guiding and auxiliary role. A healthy market should be fair competition, not monopoly."

Yangcheng Evening News: "After these remarks come out, you will be pushed to the forefront. What impact will it have on you?"

Zhang Weiping: "It's time to tell the truth. Monopoly is a very abnormal phenomenon. Everyone will feel disgusted after watching the Huabiao Awards ceremony on TV, but no one dares to speak out. The abscess will burst one day, and it is a good thing to let the pus out. I don't care about how it will affect me. If I cared, I wouldn't say it now."

Yangcheng Evening News: "Are you facing any obstacles now? Will you face more severe retaliation?"

Zhang Weiping: “Him?”, again with disdain!
This time, the disdain was directed at Han Sanping.

The next day.

The interview with Zhang Weiping by Yangcheng Evening News has caused an uproar on the entire Internet.

There was even a related hot post on Tianya Forum.

Title: "Is Zhang Weiping qualified to criticize Han Sanping, Wang Shu and China Film Group?"

Content: "When Zhang Weiping, the golden partner of director Zhang Yimou and the president of New Picture Pictures, loudly accused China Film Group of monopolizing and Han Sanping of engaging in personality cult, I believe that most ordinary moviegoers felt thoroughly satisfied."

"There are indeed many problems in the current Chinese film industry. It is full of ugly, dirty and filthy things. There are many despicable things in this circle, which make the majority of Chinese people, especially young audiences who love watching movies, dissatisfied and even angry about it."

"Perhaps, at this point, Zhang Weiping's attack gave Chinese movie fans, who have long been furious, a chance to vent completely."

"However, when we calm down and think about Zhang Weiping's words again, and then recall his unclear relationship with China Film Group in the past, in fact, just a few years ago, both Zhang Weiping and Han Sanping wore open-crotch pants, and they were friends."

"Therefore, I think Zhang Weiping's criticism of Han Sanping and China Film Group is worth discussing in some aspects."

"Especially the things Zhang Weiping implied about Director Wang Shu are untenable."

"First of all, I personally have a question: Is Zhang Weiping qualified to criticize Han Sanping and China Film Group?"

"Don't forget that Zhang Yimou's films Hero, House of Flying Daggers and Curse of the Golden Flower all relied on the strength of China Film Group to almost dominate the domestic film market. Those films were able to achieve such high box office revenues, and Han Sanping and China Film Group played an indispensable role."

"After all, Zhang Weiping and he were once comrades on the same front, passengers on the same ship, and bandits in the same mountain stronghold. We are all one another."

"If outsiders were to criticize Han Sanping and his film studio, that would be a true outspoken criticism of the times."

"But you, Zhang Weiping, have eaten and used others' food and received benefits from them more than once. Just based on this, Zhang Weiping calls them ungrateful and dishonest."

"No matter what heinous crimes he committed, why didn't you tell us about it years ago? Why are you exposing it now?"

"If it's beneficial to me, then the other party is not a monopoly. But if it becomes my competitor, then the other party is a monopoly?"

"What is the logic?"

"It's obvious that Mr. Zhang Weiping is engaging in double standards."

"Secondly, Mr. Han Sanping has certainly been very successful in recent years, and China Film Group has become the leader in the Chinese film industry, with a prominent status in the industry."

"But if we trace the source, we can see the dilemma and embarrassment Han Sanping faced when he took over the Beijing Film Studio."

"To this day, even if he has no merit, he has worked hard." "He has made some efforts and contributions to transform a dilapidated and impoverished film studio into a large state-owned film group. Although this company enjoys various preferential policies, if Han Sanping really has no ability and has not put in some hard work, China Film would not be as big as it is today."

"Besides, China Film's monopoly was formed due to historical reasons and is the product of the incomplete reform of the Chinese film industry. This is caused by the current Chinese film system and relevant policies implemented by the state."

"If Mr. Zhang Weiping wants to blame someone, he can only blame the bad system and policy flaws, not Han Sanping and China Film. Even if China Film was not headed by Han Sanping, there would still be Li Sanping, Wang Sanping and Sun Sanping."

"Also, Zhang Weiping hinted that Director Wang Shu was rushing to finish Life of Pi and Pacific Rim in time for the New Year holiday, squeezing out the living space for domestic films."

"I want to know who stipulated that the New Year period must be for domestic films?"

“Besides, Life of Pi is an art film.”

“It’s well known that art films usually have a hard time making big box office.”

"An art film directed by Wang Shu, and also an imported English version, made 1.5 million in its first week. What does that mean?"

"This shows that it's not that Director Wang is using imported blockbusters to squeeze out the living space of domestic films, but that most domestic films are shit."

“In other words, except for the films directed by a few directors, all the others are garbage.”

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"Life of Pi is just an art film. Commercial films cannot beat art films at the box office. Could it be that art films are squeezing out the living space of domestic commercial films?"

“Although ‘Three Guns’ is also an art film, can’t it squeeze out the release of two art films?”

"Under normal circumstances, any domestic film that is not rubbish can easily beat Life of Pi at the box office."

"As long as the domestic films don't fail, then it's just that they are too rubbish."

"Because the strength of art films has never been the box office."

"Domestic films can't even compare to them in terms of shortcomings. Should we blame Director Wang for filming Life of Pi and introducing it to China?"

"Come on, no matter what, this is an art film, not a commercial film, understand?!"

"As for 2012 and District 2012, 11 was released on November 13, and even though it achieved high box office, it has now been taken off the screen."

"Although District 11 was released on November 27, everyone has seen how well it did at the box office. It has only made a few million so far, and it is clearly a flop."

"Therefore, the implication in Zhang Weiping's words, whether it is "2012", "District ", or the claim that "Life of Pi" was a dog released by China Film to disrupt the release and box office of "Three Guns", all do not make sense."

"So, what was Zhang Weiping's motive for cursing?"

"Are you really disgusted with Han Sanping, Wang Shu, and China Film Group and are attacking them for this reason?"

"Obviously not."

"Rather, after the release of Three Guns, it was criticized and questioned by people in and outside the industry, especially in contrast to Life of Pi, directed by Wang Shu. This affected Three Guns, and Zhang Weiping couldn't sit still, so he took advantage of the issue to criticize it."

"Not only can it vent the resentment in one's heart, but it can also hype up the misery."

"The right and wrong of the entertainment industry cannot be explained in one sentence."

"For fame and gain, good friends, good brothers and good partners yesterday can turn against each other and become enemies today."

"There are only permanent interests, no permanent friends. This is the reality of the entertainment industry."

"We should just treat Zhang Weiping's remarks as a joke and not take them too seriously or mind them. Experts look at the details while laymen just watch the fun. For us, the little folks outside the film industry, we don't need to take his remarks too seriously or get too excited."

"It's the end of the year anyway, so let's just treat it as a farce for everyone to have fun and have some entertainment."

1L: "If I didn't know who Zhang Weiping was, I would have almost believed his lies."

“It is undeniable that China Film Group Corporation does have problems.”

“But Director Wang has no problem at all.”

"If Director Wang hadn't come along, domestic films would still be in a hopeless situation!"

"People in the film and television industry are always thinking about making money by reselling leftovers, or making money by reselling leftovers. How can they be interested in developing domestic films?"

"Let's not talk about Wang's "Taipei Trip", just look at Wang's "The Tuner", "Time Traveler", and "The Grim Reaper". Which of these films has an investment scale that is difficult for domestic film and television companies to produce?"

"Not one of them is not!"

"But why can't we produce it even though we have the financial resources to do so?"

"Now, the appearance of Director Wang not only makes them jealous, but also makes it difficult for them to be content with the status quo and make money."

"Look, one after another jumped out to smear it."

"It's really despicable."

2L: "To put it bluntly, it's just that those people in the film and television industry used to just remake old stuff and make money in theaters. Now that Director Wang has appeared, a new era for domestic films has begun."

"Science fiction movies, zombie movies, and even monster movies are coming soon."

"While injecting fresh blood into domestic films, it has also gradually refined the audience's appetite."

"In the past, domestic audiences always believed that China could not produce movies like Hollywood because there was a huge gap between the domestic film industry and Hollywood, and there was nothing that could be done about it."

"With this mentality, even if domestic films are rehashed, many people still support them."

"But Wang Shu's sudden appearance has made domestic audiences discover that domestic films can also produce films with novel settings, twists and turns in the plot, and continuous excitement."

"This has exposed the money-making veil that domestic filmmakers have been hiding behind."

"Many viewers no longer buy into it and are no longer willing to spend money in vain."

"People in the film and television industry saw that they could make money just by rehashing old stuff."

"Now that Wang Shu has gotten in the way, it's become more difficult to raise money."

“So, everyone was unhappy.”

"As the saying goes, blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents."

"For those in the film and television industry, Director Wang's sudden appearance has blocked their path to wealth."

"Why is Director Wang always criticized by the domestic film industry? This is the fundamental reason."

3L: "When New Picture produced "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers" and "Curse of the Golden Flower" in cooperation with China Film, which one of them did not dominate the market?"

"Back then, there were even people in the industry who complained that they had an agreement with the cinema chains to guarantee a certain percentage of screenings."

"Zhang Weiping is playing double standards. Tsk tsk tsk."

"They dare to bully new directors like Director Wang who come from the countryside and have no background."

"If Director Wang's family had any say in the capital, he wouldn't dare to say a word."

"No matter what, it's just that Boss Zhang is suffering from red eye disease."

"At the same time, they also want to hype it up, just to use this as a way to stir up trouble."

At this time, Wang Shu also learned about the news that Zhang Weiping had spoken out loud in an interview with Yangcheng Evening News.

It doesn't matter whether Boss Zhang is suffering from pink eye or just wants to create hype.

Or maybe he has conjunctivitis and wants to hype himself up at the same time.

He knew that this was a great opportunity for him to hype himself up.

"Three Shots Surprise" was released on December 12th and has been released for a week now.

In other words, today is December 12th, the day when Pacific Rim premieres in theaters.

Wang Shu, prepare to respond to this matter.

(End of this chapter)