Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 248 A flood of bad reviews
“That group of people has always been like this, a complete monopoly. On the surface, they are willing to give you resources, but once you agree, you have nothing to do with the rest.

I heard that they promised you a standalone issue of Lucy if you signed the contract, and it's a good thing you didn't agree, because this is complete bullshit.

If the character really gets into their hands, God knows what it will become. For the sake of short-term sales, those comic book artists can directly change the character to be extremely disgusting..."

Jia Zhangke provides psychological counseling to the author Zhou Mo based on his own experience.

This is because they are afraid that Zhou Mo will be under too much psychological pressure.

But in fact, Zhou Mo not only felt no pressure, he even wanted to eat two pig's trotters.

What a pity this is Cannes.

There is no such thing as authentic braised pig's trotters.

If you want to eat authentic braised pig's trotters, you have to go to Germany next door.

Eating German food in France always feels a bit strange.

"Don't worry, Director Jia. I really don't feel any pressure. Aren't they just two responsible persons of Walter? I can criticize them if I want. Can they really attack me through the Internet?" Zhou Mo's attitude was very relaxed.

"Great! This is the Zhou Mo I know!"

Jiang Wen held a cigarette in his mouth and clapped his hands beside him: "Although the performance of superhero movies is good, it is difficult for them to become classics. Xiao Mo, you don't need to take their words to heart. With your current level, you can definitely create a classic if you go back and develop in depth."

Apart from anything else, Lao Jiang has never been interested in superhero movies.

In fact, it's not just Lao Jiang. Most of the older generation of big directors don't like superhero movies.

"It's hard to create classics, and the peak period is short" is Wang Pangzi's evaluation of superhero movies.

Regardless of whether Fatty Wang himself is qualified to evaluate superhero movies, Marvel's development since "Avengers 4" has basically met Fatty Wang's expectations.

Although Fatty Wang was scolded for a long time when he first made this statement...

After Jiang Wen finished speaking, it was Jiang Wu's turn to speak.

He didn't do much analysis, he just followed up with his thoughts.

"Director Zhou, my brother is right!"

Zhou Mo heard this and glanced at Jiang Wu.

Compared with half a year ago, Jiang Wu is now at least a size wider, and the muscles on his arms are much more obvious.

It's almost in a state of fat wrapped in muscle.

I touched the other person's arm with my fingers. It felt soft at first, but there was hard muscle underneath the soft flesh.

"Brother Wu, how much do you weigh now?"

Jiang Wu thought for a moment and said, "It's about 110, but the body fat percentage is still a bit high. It doesn't meet Director Zhou's requirements."

Zhou Mo nodded.

"It's okay to slow down a bit. Don't hurt your body by pursuing efficiency. We're not in that rush."

Jiang Wu responded.

Jiang Wen didn't say anything, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Since he came to Cannes, he has been helping Zhou Mo to scout venues and introduce friends, largely because Zhou Mo invested in his younger brother Jiang Wu.

Since Zhou Mo made his debut, he has been praised by many people in the industry.

He never let down the actors.

Once Zhou Mo reaches a cooperation with an actor and asks the other party to meet certain requirements, as long as the actor meets the requirements, he will definitely not let the other party make a wasted trip afterwards.

This is true for Zhang Jin, Wu Jing who came next, and even several young people who were filming TV series.

No matter how much resources are invested in such a young person who knows how to give back, it will not be a loss.

……

It was the afternoon when Walter's news came out.

Many friends in the circle sent messages of comfort to Zhou Mo, including Chen Kaige, Chen Daoming, Gao Xixi... and some company CEOs he had worked with.

No matter how competitive the domestic film and television circles are, at least when it comes to external issues, they can often be described as united.

Of course, there are also people who are just there to laugh at the joke.

For example, Xiao Wang from Huayi.

"He was so arrogant in China all day long, claiming that he would absolutely abide by the contract and mocking Huayi. Now he has hit a wall this time. Did he really think that Walter would be as easy to talk to as we two brothers? He is young and frivolous, and he really doesn't know his own limitations!" Xiao Wang took a puff of cigarette with a look of satisfaction on his face.

He still remembers the grudge for the incident in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and is always thinking about revenge.

Although he was not the one who did it this time, it was a good thing that he could make Zhou Mo lose face.

……

The domestic film industry is generally acceptable.

But it’s different for audiences outside the circle.

Originally, when the news of Zhou Mo's confrontation with a group of Hollywood superstars spread, some people opposed it and thought he was embarrassing.

It was just suppressed by supporters.

But now that the news has spread that Zhou Mo rejected Walter, this group of people feel that they are doing well again.

Classes in the film and television industry exist both at home and abroad.

As a director, Zhou Mo was rude to foreign actors. Although this was unacceptable to some people, it was understandable for the director to refute the actors.

But being rude to the people from the film company was indeed a bit crazy. As a result, a wave of ridicule and mockery of Zhou Mo formed on the Internet.

"You really don't know what's good for you. You're a director who has never been abroad, but Walter took a fancy to you, but you just rejected him directly. Who do you think you are?"

"I originally liked Zhou Mo very much. He is young, talented and handsome. I didn't expect him to swear in such a solemn occasion. What he said was so ugly. It's really embarrassing for the whole country."

"This is our domestic director. Not only do they have no ability, they also have a bad temper. They have no achievements, but they are all confident. I don't know where their confidence comes from."

"He and Jiang Wen are birds of a feather, but the question is, Zhou Mo, are you as good as Jiang Wen? He is awesome for teaching others, and that's his achievement. Zhou Mo, what do you have?"

Overnight, Zhou Mo seemed to have become a rat crossing the street, and everyone wanted to kill him.

Among the many opposing voices, the most recognized one was not Principal Zhou Mo’s attitude, but the fact that Zhou Mo dared to reject Walter’s invitation to cooperate.

But looking at the attitudes of many opponents, it seemed that what Walter gave Zhou Mo was not cooperation, but a reward.

Zhou Mo did not reject Walter, but stepped on the lifeblood of this group of people, making them feel miserable.

How dare you refuse Walter's "reward"?
You are unforgivable!
You deserve death!
At the same time, many of the voices that had previously supported Zhou Mo also disappeared.

Public opinion is like this, it's common for the east wind and the west wind to change.

Zhou Mo's casual fans saw that the voices of opposition were too loud this time, and they wanted to refute but were powerless, so they naturally chose to run away.

Zhou Mo had some psychological expectations for the comments online.

The only thing he didn't expect was that in the face of such a huge wave of opposition, the fans of Lizhan, whom he had always regarded as "the god of war with the wind", this time burst out with powerful fighting power.

"You are not allowed to bully Zhou Chu. Only we can bully Zhou Chu."

“Isn’t it just rejecting Walter? If you don’t know, you might think it’s rejecting your unknown wild dad.”

"Director Zhou didn't say anything himself, why are you so anxious?"

"No, do those who oppose it really know what six million means to Lucy? When it's their turn to work, if they get one cent less in salary, they'll be so angry that they'll want to chop down their boss's horse. You think it's Director Zhou's fault that Lucy made so much less money? Do you really feel bad because it's not your money?"

Zhou Mo felt a little strange.

Why are our fans acting so abnormal this time?
Da Tiantian came over and told him the reason: "Nothing, I just told them that this time when you go back, you will give them five consecutive videos."

She is the owner of a fan group on Zhou Mo's website.

He has several fans of Zhou Mo under his command.

The so-called adaptive.

Sometimes it's positive.

Sometimes it's negative.

It all depends on Zhou Mo's performance.

"Five periods?!"

Zhou Mo almost fell to his knees.

"I don't even want to do one video right now, and you're asking me to do five at once, so you're not letting me go to shit."

Da Tiantian spread her hands: "Then I will tell them now that you can't make a video."

"Don't."

Zhou Mo pulled Da Tiantian into his arms and said, "If they really knew about the situation, the contrast between the positive and negative emotions would probably break me. I can't bear it."

As the saying goes, "One fan is worth ten haters." In Zhou Mo's opinion, in addition to the fact that the negative impact brought to the idol by a brainless fan is more serious than that of a hater, there is another explanation.

Once a fan becomes a hater, his fighting power will be stronger than that of a former hater.

Da Tiantian laughed out loud.

"There are times when you, Zhou Mo, are afraid."

Zhou Mo glanced at her and said, "Isn't that a good thing you did?"

Da Tiantian explained to Zhou Mo: "Don't worry, I didn't tell your fans the deadline of five videos, just update slowly. It just so happens that our company has several works to be released soon, so you can take your time when the time comes."

"That's fine."

Zhou Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

The two finished discussing the fans' matters.

Da Tiantian suddenly asked, "So are we just going to let this matter go? You were ridiculed after all, and your reputation has been greatly affected."

In order to prove that Zhou Mo was indeed badly hacked this time, she even took out her mobile phone and looked up the comments about Zhou Mo on Mop.

It has dropped from the original 9.9 to the current 8.8.

mop?

Zhou Mo rubbed his chin and glanced at the screen.

“This number is quite auspicious.”

"Stop joking, I'm telling you something serious."

"It's nothing. In the end, it's all about money. So as long as Lucy can be sold at a good price, all problems will be solved."

Da Tiantian raised her eyebrows.

"How to say?"

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "Just wait for the news."

(End of this chapter)