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Chapter 614: Heartbreaking
At noon that day, the crew of "Pacific Rim" held a press conference in Beijing.

This is the usual process for a large-scale premiere: first a press conference, then the premiere, and then the closing dinner.

In the lounge, Mei Ting walked up to Wang Shu and reminded him worriedly, "The reporters may ask some targeted questions later. You..."

Wang Shu interrupted him and said, "It's okay, don't worry, I'm ready."

Mei Ting was relieved when she heard this, and said gently: "Zhang Weiping just wants to hype the movie. If you can't sit still, you will fall into his trap."

In her heart, Wang Shu is young after all.

He used to be able to risk his life for his beloved, but now he may not be able to sit still.

Wang Shu smiled and replied, "I know he wants to hype the movie."

Zhang Weiping kept saying that he was using Hollywood movies to persecute domestic films, starting with smear campaigns.

Then he kept talking about how difficult it was for him to be a domestic filmmaker over the years, which was another case of playing the victim.

This combination of punches is nothing more than an attempt to win the sympathy of the public, thereby prompting the audience to buy tickets for "Three Guns" and increase the box office.

However, it seems that the effect is not very good.

After all, no one is stupid.

Moviegoers spend money to buy tickets and go to the cinema because they all want to watch a movie that is worth the price of the ticket.

It is precisely because of this that many imported films into the country, even foreign language films, have achieved extremely high box office results.

The movie is not worth the money. No matter how hard you try, no one will buy it.

As a director who has made excellent domestic films with small investments such as "The Piano Tuner", "Time Travelers" and "The Ship", Wang Shu has made it clear to the domestic movie-watching community that China is not incapable of making movies that are as good as Hollywood.

Instead, those people in the film and television industry have always treated domestic audiences as fools and made money from them.

Therefore, no matter how Zhang Weiping discredited Wang Shu or played the victim, many moviegoers not only did not take it seriously, but also treated it as a joke.

It can even be said that if we talk about who is persecuting domestic films, Zhang Weiping is the first to bear the brunt.

In contrast, Wang Shu's films are quite novel in terms of both setting and subject matter, which has added vitality to domestic films and made a contribution to them.

Mei Ting felt relieved when she saw that Wang Shuzhen didn't seem angry about it.

Ever since she saw the news and learned about this, she has been worried, fearing that Wang Shu would do something irrational in anger.

Zhang Weiping has never made such bold statements before or after, but he chose to make them at this very moment, and it is obvious that he wants to use this to create hype.

The more angrily Wang Shu responded, the more he was deceived.

"Are you okay?" Zhang Hanyu, who plays the second male lead in "Pacific Rim", had just arrived at the lounge where Wang Shu was, and saw Mei Ting was also there, so he asked.

"What could be the matter?" Wang Shu understood what the other party meant and asked back with a smile.

"Zhang Weiping just wants to hype himself up, don't take it to heart," said Zhang Hanyu.

He was not trying to make amends for Zhang Weiping, but to tell Wang Shu not to get angry about it, as it was not worth it.

Wang Shu nodded without saying anything more.

This made Zhang Hanyu a little unsure and he couldn't guess what he was thinking.

After a while, the media meeting officially began.

"Pacific Rim" is a co-produced blockbuster, and the premiere was held very grandly.

Wang Shu, as well as many main creative staff, including Han Sanping, Wang Ning, Wang Changtian and others all showed up.

At the meeting, the media asked many questions about the filming of the movie and the crew in accordance with the procedure.

Chen Long, Zhang Hanyu, Mei Ting and others responded fluently.

The reporter asked: "Brother Chen Long, how do you feel about working with Director Wang this time? Do you still want to continue working with him?"

Chen Long kept smiling and said without comment: "The atmosphere on the set is very good, it feels great."

“As for whether or not to work with Director Wang, my answer is yes.”

"Whether in Hollywood or in China, I hope Director Wang will continue to invite me to work with him."

Reporter: "Brother Chen Long, we all know that you have been working in Hollywood for many years. Pacific Rim is known as the first monster movie in China. Do you think it is different from Hollywood monster movies?"

Chen Long would not answer the reporter's question at all. He smiled and said, "No! I can tell you responsibly that Pacific Rim is a blockbuster that is no less than Hollywood monster movies."

“I would even say that many Hollywood special effects movies are not as good as Pacific Rim!”

"When this movie is officially released tonight, it will definitely shock a lot of people."

The surrounding media reporters were shocked when they saw Chen Long praising "Pacific Rim" so much.

Everyone present knew very well what domestic special effects films were like.

Compared with Hollywood blockbusters, it is far from enough.

Its professionals even say that the gap is more than ten to twenty years.

There is a gap of more than ten or twenty years, but Chen Long actually keeps saying that "Pacific Rim" is not inferior to Hollywood's special effects blockbusters?

Even if he is the leading actor of a movie, and even if "Pacific Rim" is having its premiere, there is no need to brag about it with your eyes closed, right?

Reporter: "Brother Chen Long, have you heard of the movie Avatar directed by Cameron? Compared with Pacific Rim, which one has better special effects?"

Chen Long replied calmly: "Avatar will be released in North America at the same time as Pacific Rim, and the audience will decide then."

"However, Pacific Rim is a co-production mainly based in China, and is at a disadvantage compared to Avatar in North America."

中国与北美相差大约12个小时，也就是中国18日12点，北美那边18日0点。

"Avatar" was released in North America on December 12 and is almost in theaters now.

"Pacific Rim" was released in North America on the 19th, one day later.

After hearing this, the reporter looked at Han Sanping and asked, "Avatar is an imported film, so I'm sure Mr. Han has already seen it first."

"So we would like to ask Mr. Han, which one do you think is better in terms of special effects, Pacific Rim or Avatar?"

Han Sanping said in a blank voice, "Pacific Rim is even better!"

These words are powerful and beyond doubt.

After being ridiculed by Zhang Weiping yesterday, he naturally did not laugh when facing the interview today, but had a stern face.

It’s not that he had a stern face because he was angry with Zhang Weiping, he just didn’t care at all.

This kind of stern face is mainly for the outside world to see when facing media reporters.

If the chairman of China Film Corporation faces doubts and criticisms from people in the industry but remains calm and cheerful, it gives people a very bad impression.

No matter what you think in your heart, you have to put in enough effort on the surface. The reporter asked in surprise: "Mr. Han, are you so confident about Pacific Rim?"

Han Sanping continued with a cold face: "Although Pacific Rim is an imported film, it is also a domestic film!"

"The entire film, whether it is the shooting location, the crew, most of the actors, or the origin of the director and the script, is made by a domestic team."

"It is only because the investment in this film is relatively large and a Hollywood film company was brought in for cooperation that it is classified as a co-production and can continue to use the import quota."

"Its emergence was oriented towards the international stage from the very beginning."

“It is precisely because it is aimed at the international stage that it is an imported film.”

"Everything is for overseas release!"

When the reporters around heard this, they all looked over excitedly. They had wanted to ask questions related to Zhang Weiping's criticism yesterday since they arrived at the scene, but this was a press conference for "Pacific Rim" and it would be foolish to ask these questions right at the beginning, so they just suppressed their thoughts.

Now Han Sanping's words had hidden meaning, and he suddenly became excited.

A reporter asked directly: "Mr. Han, are you responding to Mr. Zhang Weiping?"

"Haha." Han Sanping finally stopped looking stern and chuckled, saying, "I'm just telling the truth."

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The reporter obviously didn't want to end it there, and immediately asked, "Boss Han, what do you think of what Mr. Zhang Weiping said yesterday?"

When Han Sanping heard this, he returned to his cold expression and said, "Today is the media meeting for Pacific Rim. I hope you can ask questions related to Pacific Rim."

It's not that he didn't dare to respond, but he knew that responding to this matter at the "Pacific Rim" media conference would not do any good except satisfying Zhang Weiping's intention of hype.

In addition, many of the problems pointed out by Zhang Weiping about China Film Corporation are indeed true.

If I respond, I can't explain it clearly.

In that case, it’s better not to respond.

Cold treatment is the best option.

When the media reporters heard Han Sanping say this, they all opened their mouths and had questions to ask, but in the end they didn't ask.

The meeting continued, and Chen Long, Zhang Hanyu, and Mei Ting all responded to many questions.

Then it was Wang Shu's turn, and he also talked about the hardships of filming "Pacific Rim".

At this time, all you can do is play the victim.

Only by selling misery can it easily move people's hearts. Once the media spreads these aspects of selling misery, it will help increase the box office.

Reporter: "Director Wang, this is your first monster movie, and also the first monster movie in China. What was the biggest difficulty you encountered during the filming process?"

In fact, "Pacific Rim" is not the first monster movie in China. There have been monster-related movies in China for a long time, but they are not very famous and unknown.

So no one has ever taken Pacific Rim seriously because of its slogan.

After all, although there are monster-related movies in China, none of them are science fiction blockbusters like "Pacific Rim".

So there is nothing wrong with calling "Pacific Rim" the first domestic monster movie.

Wang Shu: "What is the biggest difficulty in making a movie? Emm, this is a movie with a huge investment. In fact, the biggest challenge is time. I can never get enough time. At the same time, it takes a very long time to make a movie like this."

"However, the film needed to be released at the end of the year, so I had to shoot and do post-production at the same time. This kind of high-intensity work will make people physically exhausted. Fortunately, I love this job very much, and the crew members are also very interesting. I look forward to going to the set every day. In addition, I am still young and can withstand more damage. In the end, I gritted my teeth and persevered."

“At the same time, the film was successfully completed!”

Reporter: "Director Wang, this is your first time shooting a monster movie. Is it not difficult for you?"

Wang Shu: "Of course it is difficult! But I think it is more difficult to complete a difficult movie in a short period of time."

“So, as I said before, the most difficult part is time.”

Reporter: "Since it is difficult to complete the filming in a short time, why not extend the production time?"

Wang Shu asked calmly, "Because my schedule is very tight, if I don't finish it within the limited time, there will be a lot of trouble."

Of course he wouldn’t say it was because of Avatar!
Reporter: "Director Wang, you are already an Oscar-winning director, why do you still work so hard?"

Wang Shu began to play the victim: "I think many people know that since my debut, I have not only been questioned by people in and outside the industry, but also suffered a lot of exclusion."

"I am not like some people who were born in Rome and open their eyes to poetry and distant places."

"For me, I need to seize every opportunity while keeping my feet on the ground and moving forward."

“Only in this way can we go further.”

Reporter: "Question? Exclusion? Director Wang, who questioned you and excluded you?"

When Wang Shu heard this, he pretended to open his mouth, pretended to be at a loss, paused for a long time, and suddenly said dejectedly: "I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing."

Reporter: "Director Wang, what did you say wrong?"

Wang Shu pretended to move his lips, but in the end he didn't say anything.

The reporter wanted to ask more, but Han Sanping immediately said in a cold voice: "Well, it's getting late, and we still need to rush to the premiere. The meeting is over now."

Chen Long also stood up and faced a large group of reporters, trying to smooth things over, "Sorry, everyone, we really have to rush to the premiere, please forgive us!"

At the same time, Mei Ting had already stood up and pulled Wang Shu away first.

Although the media reporters at the scene looked at each other in confusion, they all knew that the time was indeed almost the same. Except for a few people who were still shouting questions, the others watched Wang Shu and others leave.

In fact, Wang Shu’s final performance has already become a hot topic for the media reporters on the scene.

It is precisely because of this that most media reporters watched Wang Shu and others leave.

Not long after the "Pacific Rim" fan meeting ended, pictures of Wang Shu looking at a loss appeared on many media websites including Sina, Sohu, Tencent, and Baidu.

And accompanied by text explanation.

Many people who like to surf the Internet were immediately aroused and furious when they saw this news.

People have a common nature, which is to sympathize with the weak.

Wang Shu is now, relatively speaking, a weak person.

As we all know, Wang Shu did come from a rural background, and he has indeed always been questioned, ridiculed and excluded.

These are indisputable facts.

Before this, Wang Shu had never talked about these publicly.

I couldn't hold back when facing reporters' questions at the "Pacific Rim" meeting today, and it was most likely because of Zhang Weiping's criticism.

In this situation, it is human nature to be unable to help yourself.

But in the end, he didn't dare to say more.
Distressing!

Hey!
(End of this chapter)