China Entertainment 2000

The 2004 Athens Olympics finally came to an end with cheers of "Spike".

The Olympic Games these days are not the useless existence that has gradually declined in attention. Whether in the Western world or the Eastern world, the Olympic Games is the goal pursued by many countries.

It is precisely because of this that when Zhou Yi issued that loud invitation to the world on the stage, among the 55,000 spectators at the scene, at least more than 30,000 spectators really remembered it. This city is frequently mentioned in songs——

Remember this city where Zhou Yi extended an invitation to the world.

Zhang Yimou and his team were all so excited that their faces turned red. Even the calm Lao Mouzi couldn't help but punch a set of three peasant punches on the spot to vent the pressure accumulated in his heart these days.

Stable.

Stable!

In fact, when the eight-minute performance officially started and the first program was not even halfway through, Zhang Yimou knew in his heart that he had messed up.

If it weren't for Zhou Yi's superb performance in the end, which included all his previous failed performances and led all 150 performers to sing and dance on the stage, these eight minutes would have been an extremely failure for him.

Facts have proved that Zhou Yi's own plan is indeed better than what his team discussed. This time, his past successful experience not only did not help him, but instead became a shackle that restricted his performance.

"Thank you, Zhou Yi. Congratulations on your perfect performance."

Zhang Yimou tightly hugged Zhou Yi, who had saved him, and was reluctant to let go. There was an unexplainable sense of loneliness in his tone.

Maybe I am really old and can't keep up with the times.

"What we should do is, after all, it is our Olympics, isn't it?"

Knowing that this was Lao Mouzi apologizing to himself for his previous stubbornness, Zhou Yi smiled nonchalantly: "Besides, there was indeed some factors of indolence on the part of Athens before."

Did he try his best?

Tried my best.

There is nothing that can be done about using too much force. After all, Lao Mouzi has never been exposed to directing work in this kind of situation before, and no Olympic organizing committee in the world is willing to help him and impart some experience to him.

This is the other side of the Western blockade.

It's completely groping from scratch, and it's completely understandable from the perspective of Zhou Yi, a latecomer, who tried too hard.

but……

"grateful."

"You're welcome, but you have to be mentally prepared. Starting tomorrow, the war of words against you will probably last for weeks or even months."

Zhou Yi, a later person, can understand this because he knows that Lao Mouzi is really trying his best at this stage, and in the future he will super-evolve to the ultimate form of the True National Master at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, but this does not mean that domestic public opinion will not be liquidated in 2004. he.

Being sprayed on the ancestral graves and exploding the genealogy "flying mother" is theoretically a swearing adjective, but when applied to Lao Mouzi after the 2004 Athens Olympics, it is a fact.

"Then what can we do? Just take it one step at a time. Life has to be lived."

Zhang Yimou, who has been criticized more and more day by day since the beginning of "Hero", doesn't care about being scolded. His ability to withstand pressure is still very strong. After scolding for a few months, he will eventually calm down, and then he can devote himself wholeheartedly to his new work.

He thinks so.

"Riding Alone, Thousands of Miles" is a star-chasing film that he has been preparing for a long time. Because the casting work for the Olympics has been pushed back again and again, now he can go back and make preparations.

"Starting work again?"

"I can't take any time off. I can't lose to you young people."

"..."

That's true.

Regardless of whether the movie is a bad movie or not, Lao Mouzi's energy is really awesome. He can produce several children while filming with high intensity, and he has filmed all the way from the 1980s to the mobile Internet era. In between we have to hold the Olympics and the Winter Olympics.

All the directors at the same time were already suffering from constipation, and even the next generation of directors couldn't work hard enough to beat this old man.

"Yimou Zhang, I've heard of him, but I didn't expect that he is actually a workaholic in private. He wanted to make movies right after the Olympics." Eva Green, who started out in artistic films, has a certain reputation in old Europe. The director still knows something about it, so he doesn't know everything about it.

"Next is our team's celebration party. What are you doing here? You don't want to participate, do you?" Zhou Yi squinted at this woman who came from nowhere.

Eva Green pursed her lips and smiled, putting her hand on his shoulder: "No, I just want to ask you if anyone has reserved this costume?"

………………………………

"The talent is exhausted!" Zhang Yimou received a lot of bad reviews for the Athens Olympics! 》

"The Light of China on the Stage of the 2004 Athens Olympics - Zhouyi!" 》

"The performance is cliche and the content is outdated, Zhang Yimou is negligent in his duties!" 》

"Under the night sky in Athens, Zhou Yi sang Welcome To Bei Jing to the world!" 》

"Zhang Yimou should apologize to the people of the whole country!" 》

"Zhouyi tried his best"

"..."

At 7:30 a.m. on August 30th, Imperial City time, the front-page headlines of various newspapers all used the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games that had just ended in the early morning as the front-page headline - but the content seemed a bit fragmented.

On the one hand, he was scolding Zhang Yimou for exhausting his talents, and on the other hand, he was praising Zhou Yi for turning the tide and helping the building to collapse, which seemed very contradictory.

Many people who couldn't get up in the early morning to watch the live broadcast were confused when they read the newspaper - No, brothers, you are both scolding and praising, is what you did in these eight minutes good or bad?

Until people with this curiosity took the time to watch the eight-minute replay on TV...

After the opening lightning strike, the ensuing silence → irritable → scolding → Zhou Yi was relieved when he came up → continued to scold Zhang Yimou.

As you can imagine, a video that only lasted about 11 minutes including the entire process could make Zhang Yimou the target of criticism and abuse from netizens across the country in less than a day.

"Zhang Yimou is haunted by ghosts during the Ghost Festival, right?! Is this something a human can take a photo of?!"

August 30, 2004, is the traditional Chinese festival of Ghost Ghost Festival. There is nothing wrong with having this kind of performance stage on this day and saying that you are possessed by ghosts.

"Zhang Yimou is so bad. He can only copy a bunch of Chinese cultural elements and make a hodgepodge. He doesn't show our style at all!"

"Did that damn Zhang Yimou line his own pockets? Are those eye-catching red lanterns reused props pulled from the warehouse of his previous movie "Red Sorghum"?"

"The Kung Fu show is not as good as the Spring Festival Gala. I guess where is your mother?! The Spring Festival Gala is so rubbish and you can't even compare to it. You are deceiving the world and stealing your reputation!"

"The design of the cheongsam is nondescript, it's just fucking vulgar! It's obscene! These directors are just fucking out of their minds!!!"

"Isn't it just a mechanical application? I can do it, and I'm cheaper than Zhang Yimou, just 5,000 yuan."

"It's not like Zhou Yi withstood the pressure and was completely destroyed in these eight minutes!"

"Zhang Yimou is not worthy of being the chief director of the Olympic Games!"

"..."

Basically, 60% of the netizens who watched the eight-minute video chose to criticize directly on the Internet, expressing their feelings directly and pointing the finger at Zhang Yimou and his team. About 20% felt that it didn't matter, but they still chose to follow the trend under the pressure of public opinion. Flow, follow and scold together.

Not only netizens, but even official newspapers and media have made rare public statements criticizing Zhang Yimou's conservatism, creativity and clothing.

"Jiangnan Times" directly pointed the finger at the first specific point of attack - 14 Olympic babes wearing red and green short cheongsam playing Jasmine on stage.

"What Zhang Yimou did is simply nondescript! It is a blasphemy to our country's traditional art and culture! The same 14 Olympic treasures changed into regular clothes during the Zhouyi performance, which made them even more youthful and energetic. What Zhang Yimou did is a complete humiliation of our country's traditional clothing culture !

"He did this to apologize to the people of the country!"

On September 1, the relevant departments of the Imperial City Olympic Organizing Committee received 419 letters from the public in one day, all of which demanded that the organizing committee fire Zhang Yimou and that he should never be allowed to participate in the preparations and preparations for the next 2008 Olympic Games. Director at work.

This is a real complaint letter from the masses, not a young netizen inspired by online public opinion. The oldest letter writer is 68 years old, and the youngest is 43 years old.

They don’t understand the online voice channels, but they have their own way of speaking out.

In just two days, nearly 500 letters of complaint with various contents were received, and the Imperial Olympic Organizing Committee had two complaints. This was not over yet. As the eight-minute replay was seen by more and more people on TV as time went by, the criticism against Zhang Yimou became more intense.

By the 3rd, the relevant staff of the Imperial Capital Olympic Organizing Committee were completely numb——

Along with the letters accurately delivered by the postal staff, there were thousands of complaint letters from all over the country, all of which were scolding Zhang Yimou. Many of them also scolded the Imperial Olympic Organizing Committee, thinking that they hired Zhang Yimou. It was a mistake and the organizing committee was asked to fire him immediately.

Since Zhang Yimou himself had not returned to China, the members of the Imperial Olympic Organizing Committee could only report to the top leaders after urgent communication with him and held a meeting. At the meeting, as many as four top leaders unabashedly expressed their disapproval of Comrade Zhang Yimou. The dissatisfaction and criticism are rarely seen in such violent terms.

Therefore, after the meeting, the Imperial Capital Olympic Organizing Committee, which had officially received the order, officially announced the news of Zhang Yimou's resignation——

It was also announced that the election process for the 2008 Olympic Games Chief Director would be restarted in March 2005, at which time all aspiring candidates can apply.

"Thousands of Complaint Letters!" Zhang Yimou set a record in the history of Chinese directors! 》

"Embarrassing record, Zhang Yimou resigned! 》

"Insiders revealed that Zhang Yimou is not worthy of the position"

"Chen Kaige is suspected of mocking Zhang Yimou in private"

"..."

In eight minutes, the reputation was gone.

From top to bottom, there were overwhelming accusations.

Check out the 16-9 book bar to see the correct version!

Thanks to Zhou Yi's outstanding performance, he became the only fig leaf that could be used to talk about it. Those comments that originally accused Zhou Yi of being overbearing and bullying are no longer popular on the Internet, and have been replaced by the arrogance of Italian fans——

"Zhou Yi is so domineering! Bullying is wonderful!"

"The strong should humiliate the weak! Why should Zhou Yi listen to a bunch of rubbish?!"

"Why are there traditional Chinese characters upstairs?"

"We are all compatriots, and we are united in dealing with the outside world! Damn it, a bunch of idiots are scolding Zhou Yi every day. Without Zhou Yi, who can tell the truth?!"

"I just admire Zhou Yi's strong mentality."

"Zhou Yi tried his best, but his teammates stretched his hips too much."

"Why do a bunch of trash want Zhou Yi to abide by their plan? Isn't this just stupid?!"

"My dharma king is sorry, I shouldn't have scolded you."

"..."

The news of Zhou Yi's bullying that circulated eight minutes before the Olympics has now become key evidence that Zhou Yi "strives to ensure the effectiveness of the performance based on reason" and "resists the efforts of foreign forces to smear China." Countless netizens lined up to apologize on Zhou Yi's blog.

Row after row of "His Holiness, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have scolded you" seems to have a somewhat comedic effect.

For promotional purposes, Zhou Yi also has a personal blog in China, but because Zhou Yi himself is not interested in this, just like abroad, Qianjiang takes over the account to post some work-related matters.

"This bumpkin is just lucky. If it weren't for Zhou Yi, he would definitely be in trouble this time."

Chen Kaige, who was currently filming the movie "The Promise", heard that his old enemy was having trouble. He was so refreshed that he rushed to the scene immediately and laughed. He kept smiling for several days during the filming.

"I asked someone about it, and Zhang Yimou's team really wanted Zhou Yi to follow their route at the beginning. I can only say that he does have his own opinions, which is rare."

Chen Hong still has a very good impression of herself as a junior schoolmate and fellow countryman, although she has repeatedly invited Zhou Yilai to star in "The Promise" and was rejected. Of course, Chen Kaige herself was also rejected.

Director Chen has never been rejected like this in all his years in the world. He was so angry that after deciding on the male lead, he finally asked Zhou Yi's former "rival" Xie Tingfeng to play a role in the movie.

For no other reason - he, Director Chen, also has a temper.

Who is not a genius who became famous at a young age?

"You're just stubborn, but you still have your own opinion."

Although he was unhappy with Zhou Yi's rejection, his old enemy Zhang Yimou not only suffered a loss from Zhou Yi this time, but his reputation also became a stepping stone for Zhou Yi. This caused Director Chen's perception of Zhou Yi to change instantly——

The past was before, and the present is now. It seems that Zhou Yi is not targeting me alone.

"Don't say this anymore. According to the news above, Zhou Yi really turned the tide this time. Some old people were angered by Zhang Yimou. But fortunately, Zhou Yi's outstanding performance turned the situation around. What he said in the interlude of the song was even more shocking. They are very satisfied."

"..."

Chen Kaige's eyes were so startled by this news that they were obviously big and small.

What do you mean?

Do you really want to go straight to heaven to hear it?

"The public anger in the past few days has been directed at Zhang Yimou. Next, I will deliberately downplay his bad influence and focus on leading Zhou Yi." Chen Hong nodded, with a slightly complicated expression.

Although her family has long since declined, she still knows the difficulty of it all.

Zhou Yi himself was even more surprised——

After being crazy with Eva Green for several days in Athens, he was finally about to return to China. He received a call from his good sister for the first time, praising his performance and saying that he should remember to come to the Music Association meeting at the end of the year.

"Ayi, you have to change your schedule for November at the end of this year. You can't go anywhere."

Not long after Zhou Yi's phone call ended, Qian Jiang, who was extremely excited, pushed open the door of Zhou Yi's room with eight-character steps and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"?"

"I just received a call from Jianhui. Although he has not yet confirmed it, he still thinks that you have entered the preliminary list of the top ten outstanding young people in the country in 2004. If nothing else, with your ability to turn the tide in the Olympics and win the championship, For his outstanding performance in promoting the world, he should be included in the final list.”

One of the top ten outstanding young people in the country.

This title may seem unremarkable, but everyone understands it.

Especially in this day and age.

Logically speaking, this honor was actually entered into the preliminary round by Zhou Yi last year, but unfortunately, his work in the international community last year was really amazing. He became famous in one battle on the ppt God of War, and he showed off his sharpness. (young and frivolous).

Considering the impact, Zhou Yi was not selected for the final ten-man roster.

But now, no matter how crazy, arrogant, domineering or pretentious the opponents are, it will be of no use.

"Of course, more importantly, in order to cool down the situation in China and at the same time boost the positive effect of Eight Minutes, you will take over the official media publicity resources originally given to Zhang Yimou and his team, and you will be interviewed by CCTV after you return. "

With that said, Qian Jiang showed Zhou Yi some photos——

CCTV News Report: "The Light of China on the Stage of the 2004 Athens Olympics - Zhouyi";

"Guangming Daily": "Athens Olympic Moment: Zhou Yi's Outstanding Performance Shocks the World"

"China Youth Daily": "Sing to Athens!" Singer Zhou Yi adds color to the country with his ultimate stage"

"Liberation Daily": "Sailing from Athens, Zhou Yi opened a new navigation mark for Chinese art with his perfect performance"

"Xinhua Daily": "Amazing the world: Zhou Yi's dream show on the Athens Olympic stage"

"People's Daily": "Love in Athens: Zhou Yi delivers China's "golden business card" with superb performance"

"China Daily": "On the stage of the Athens Olympics, Zhou Yi carved China's glory with his talent"

"Global Times": "Blow up Athens!" Singer Zhou Yi uses stunning stage to play China's strongest voice"

"..."

On September 6, 2004, the party media, state media, and almost all authoritative newspapers came to an end collectively. The titles and contents of each newspaper were full of praises that made all domestic entertainment circles jealous to the point of explosion——

At the same time, it also shocked everyone.

Although all the inside stories of the Athens Olympics have not yet been made public, everyone has understood what Zhou Yi did from this intensity.

"He was born in 1981, you can't beat him."

A sentence that Sun Yanzi used to tease fans in the online world completely became popular on the entire Internet after these shocking reports, and became the trump card of fans online...