New Age Artists

Chapter 551 Civilization and Mythology

"Lost in Thailand" will be released nationwide on July 7.

As the sequel to "Lost on Journey", it is Shen Santong's ninth directorial work after "Inception". It showed unprecedented appeal at the beginning of its release, with a box office of over 200 million in the first weekend.

In the summer season when imported films are the most powerful, the movies produced by Santong Entertainment have beaten the imported films to the ground.

This summer, the audience was very excited.

In July, not only "Lost in Thailand" will be aired, but also the TV series "My Love from the Other Side of the Star" will begin its premiere.

The industry once again witnessed Shen Santong's success and saw the unshakability of Santong Entertainment.

Not only in the film and television field, nor just in the entertainment industry, but also in the cultural industry, Santong Entertainment is number one.

He firmly dominates Liu Laogen Grand Stage, and even Uncle Benshan can’t beat him.

Various voices of praise and criticism appeared again.

"Entertainment Emperor" and "Shen Santong's Movie Era" seem to be flattering, but in fact they are malicious.

7 month 9 day.

Shen Santong brought the main creative team to perform on the road from the cinema.

"Chance Encounter" reporter interview: "Director Shen, Lost in Thailand grossed over 400 million yuan in its first week in China, how do you feel now?"

Shen Santong: "Of course I am happy. My work as a director has been recognized by everyone again. It is the audience's repeated support that has made me successful."

"Your directorial works are big sellers one after another. Whatever you shoot is a hit. Can you tell me the secret?" The reporter joked, "If it's a trade secret, I'll ask another question."

This is the point of this "chance encounter".

Shen Santong shared his experience: "I have nothing to hide. I have talked about this in previous interviews. I remember when Red Cliff was released, I said that if you can show the beautiful side of history and have a confident theme, it won't be bad."

"I think the success of Lost in Thailand has further deepened my judgment."

"The audience's demand for culture is very strong. In 05, the box office of Supermarket on its first day of release was less than million yuan, but now it has almost increased tenfold."

"The content of the film shows the love of life and reflects 'self-confidence, self-reliance, self-love and self-esteem'."

"Our film market is very short of this kind of content. It doesn't necessarily need too many special effects. A story that stirs or inspires people will do well."

The reporter asked again: "Some people think that comedy movies have no substance. You don't seem to have any concerns about this?"

Shen Santong nodded: "The third part of Lost on Journey was finished some time ago, which is also a comedy. I still hold the same view that we should be 'confident, self-reliant, self-loving, and self-respecting' instead of 'self-doubt, self-hate, self-mutilation, and suicide'."

"What's wrong with happiness? If it makes the audience happy, it's not a good movie?"

"Is it a good movie if it tears everything beautiful apart, makes people moan without knowing what it is, is dark, cruel, and violent?"

"I don't accept all the negative emotions imposed on us. If the audience is happy, some people can't stand it. I think this kind of view is sick."

Shen Santong constantly constructs his own narrative, constantly repeating the "four selves".

"Self-doubt, self-hatred, self-mutilation, and suicide" are not metaphors but depictions of reality.

This set can be used from now to the future.

In later generations, some media advocated and glorified euthanasia. When a certain romance writer committed suicide, some media followed suit and made up a lot of romanticized remarks, but they still could not escape the accusation of self-harm and suicide.

After the interview, Shen Santong got in the car and reunited with the main creators.

Fan Bingbing was very excited and didn't care that there were other people around. He saw Shen Santong with a frown in his eyes and jumped on him.

"The Shallows" portrayed her as a sun goddess, and "Running Man" consolidated this image.

"Lost in Thailand" once again has these elements, coupled with the TV series "My Love from the Star", one wave after another has completely consolidated her status as a superstar!
She has a healthy and sunny image, and is popular in Asia!
A glittering international superstar!
Some are happy and some are sad.

Back at the hotel where he was staying, Xu Zheng, the leading actor, was not happy about the huge success of Lost in Thailand.

The cinema not only has "Lost in Thailand" starring Xu Zheng, but also "Hi Travels" in which he also participated.

It was released at the same time as Lost in Thailand, and featured Xu Zheng, clearly intending to ride on the popularity of Lost in Thailand.

How is the quality of the drama "Xiyouji"?

Just look at the cast list.

He Jiong, Xie Na, Du Haitao and others, all members of Happy Family participated in the performance.

However, the current audiences are relatively simple and cannot understand the "value" of the Happy Family's participation, but some people still go to watch it.

Coupled with the popularity of "Lost in Thailand", the box office also reached tens of millions.

As a result, Xu Zheng was scolded badly.

Many viewers said that the worst thing they had done in their lives so far was to buy a ticket to watch "Xiyou Ji" in the cinema.

If sea level is taken as the average standard, then "Xiyouji" is a bottomless abyss.

It is said to be a costume film, but it has fashion; it is said to be a fashion film, but it has love; it is said to be a love film, but it has science fiction; it looks like a science fiction film, but it is nonsensical; it is thought to be just a comedy, but it tries to tell a story.

When I gave up all hope and thought I understood everything, I thought it was just a theater version of Happy Camp, but it still isn't, it keeps going off topic.

This movie breaks through the audience's psychological defenses step by step.

In the restaurant, the main creators had a meal together.

Shen Santong comforted Xu Zheng: "Don't cry anymore, have a drink later."

Although "Hi Travels" was a bad movie and Xu Zheng's reputation deteriorated, it will not have much impact on the drama "Lost in Thailand". Shen Santong's golden signboard is the key to the hot sales of "Lost in Thailand".

Xu Zheng sighed, "I'm sorry, Director Shen. I've dragged down our movie. I've really been screwed."

Huang Bo, who was drinking an ice-cold beer, asked: "Why did you answer it, He Jiong?"

Xu Zheng nodded and shook his head: "It is a favor, but I think the script is actually okay. It mixes scenes from several famous movies and TV series together."

Huang Bo: "Didn't shoot according to the script?"

Xu Zheng cursed: "In the final film, these highlights were ignored by the director and became useless."

"He also doesn't know how to train actors. Under his leadership, the hosts of Happy Family, who are not good at acting, are even worse at acting. None of them can at least make a breakthrough."

"It was a mistake for me to take this film. I don't have many scenes and I am not happy acting."

"He Jiong and the others can't act, and I also can't act anymore. When I said the line about 'the true meaning of life', I felt so stupid."

"The director likes to use saliva flowing on He Jiong to express the diffraction of bad taste."

"First, the cow drools into the mouth of Sun Wufan, played by He Jiong, and then the demon with poor makeup drools all over Sun Wufan's body."

"And the desert man played by Qiu Shengyi drank Xie Na's bath water. There were too many obscene metaphors."

Huang Bo snorted: "Why do these Hong Kong directors seem a bit like Wang Jing?"

Xu Zheng explained: "Director Zhong Shaoxiong is known as the brain trust of Wang Jing and Liu Weiqiang."

Wang Baoqiang, who had been silent the whole time, asked: "There are many viewers who are cursing, do you want to respond?"

Xu Zheng gritted his teeth and said, "I plan to draw a clear line between myself and this drama on Weibo."

Movies are different from TV series, where the audience spends real money. Xu Zheng doesn't want to waste his appeal for a movie like "Xiyouji".

Huang Bo: "This is going to offend people."

Xu Zheng said: "I'll offend them if I have to. I don't rely on these people in Hong Kong for my livelihood."

Shen Santong, who was listening on the side, nodded secretly.

Regardless of other things about Xu Zheng, his professionalism is impeccable.

In his previous life, it was Xu Zheng who found ways to bring up Lei Jiayin and others.

"Let's talk about it when the movie is about to be taken off the screen. If we talk about it now, it will give the other party an excuse to hype it up," Shen Santong reminded.

Only then did Xu Zheng feel relieved.

He wants to draw a clear line between himself and "Xiyouji". On the one hand, he values ​​his reputation. On the other hand, the money is made by the producer and has nothing to do with him, so there is no need to waste himself on it.

On the other hand, he was mainly afraid that Shen Santong would misunderstand and affect his directing of the fourth part of "Lost on Journey".

According to the trend of "Lost in Thailand", by the fourth part, the box office is guaranteed to be over 1 billion yuan, or even higher.

For Xu Zheng, who did not come from a professional background, this was the best opportunity to rise to fame overnight.

Thinking of reaching the sky in one step, Xu Zheng couldn't help but shake his head. This word was a bit unlucky.

Because the last person to achieve success overnight was Ning Hao.

It didn’t end well.

"No Man's Land" was shelved indefinitely. Xiao Ma Gouge and Zhong Fangli used all their connections, but it still couldn't be approved. All the money Ning Hao earned from "Stone" and "Racing" was lost.

Rat, oh rat, you are so confused!

Ning Hao lost more than just the money he had earned before. When Santong Entertainment went public, if Ning Hao stayed, his stock subscription shares would be more than Huang Bo and Fan Bingbing.

A director who can produce high-quality resources is much more important than a star.

Ning Hao missed a great opportunity to become a billionaire.

Xu Zheng felt both sad and a little gloating about Ning Hao's missed opportunity to become a billionaire.

He stayed and easily earned tens of millions. Taking into account the dividends from previous movies, he basically reached the billion mark.

This is about the importance of people and the reward of loyalty.

However, thinking of what Shen Santong hinted him to do, Xu Zheng observed a moment of silence for his good brother Ning Hao.

"No Man's Land" has never passed the review. The specific reason is no secret in the industry. Even if no malicious incidents occur, "No Man's Land" will find it difficult to pass the review.

Xu Zheng admired Shen Santong's sensitivity and his ability to see the risks of "No Man's Land".

Xu Zheng thought that if he were to shoot such sensitive subjects, he would need someone to protect him.

The most important thing is, no matter who you offend, you must not offend Shen Santong.

Some people play tricks on others, but the people they play tricks on lose their temper. Shen Santong is one of them.

"Lost in Thailand" was a hit and reaped the box office.

"My Love from the Star" was broadcast simultaneously on four channels and became an instant hit.

"You Who Came From the Stars", Shen Santong launched the TV series, movie, and game at the same time, and the resource exchange alone cost hundreds of millions.

Not only was the film promoted for simultaneous broadcast on four channels in China, it was also released in Southeast Asia at almost the same time.

The marketing expenses are comparable to those of movies and cost tens of millions.

Even Koreans have internet trolls making sarcastic comments on forums.

Let the Korean TV stations introduce it quickly, and also introduce Shen Santong’s movies.

Korean dramas should learn more from Chinese dramas. Chinese dramas are so good and they dare to make more movies. Korean censorship should be relaxed.
A Koreanization group emerged, with Chinese drama fans doing a Korean version of "My Love from the Star".

Compared to "Lost in Thailand", "My Love from the Star" is incredibly popular.

Shen Santong is really crazy. He provides all kinds of brainwashing packages and excessive marketing resources.

It just uses the usual marketing techniques of the Koreans.

Idol dramas cannot rely on word of mouth alone, they must have a large amount of publicity and promotion.

In addition, the quality of the finished product is very good, and Shen Santong used movie-level special effects in the TV series.

As a result, there are few people at night. This is 10 years ago, not or years ago.

The one who benefited the most was Fan Bingbing.

Last summer it was "The Shallows" and "Running Man", this summer it was "My Love from the Stars" and "Lost in Thailand".

Safely sent her to the peak.

So she didn't avoid others and walked in and out of Shen Santong's room with open arms.

Fan Bingbing said in a strange tone: "The popularity of My Love from the Stars has affected Lost in Thailand. The audiences in the prime time in the evening have gone to watch TV series."

Shen Santong sighed: "My Santong Entertainment is invincible in the world!"

Santong Entertainment began to build its own statistical model, with the highest national ratings at 15.78%, securing the title of this year's drama king.

Fan Bingbing is worried: "It's very controversial, especially the pseudo-history theory. Some experts have called for a ban on its broadcast."

Shen Santong waved his hands like he was shooing away flies: "Let them gnash their teeth! I don't care about any of them!"

"Ban it? Just stir up some hot news overseas!"

In China, “My Love from the Star” can only be said to have attracted a large number of people, but abroad, it really attracted a large number of people.

The influence is so great that it cannot be banned just because some people in China want to.

In the drama “My Love from the Star”, Shen Santong praised Dongda to the sky.

It's not called bragging, it's just stating the facts.

However, in the current public opinion, it is just flattery.

This is also the main reason why the show can have such high ratings at Tokyo University. If it is just a modern idol drama, only young people will like it, so it will not become an unprecedented hit.

“My Love from the Star” is really too confident!

The eternal and arbitrary Emperor of Heaven has to remain silent when facing the "highly civilized" and "real history" of the University of Tokyo, and can only maintain some power.

In order to obtain the right to use power, you must also cooperate with relevant departments of the University of Tokyo to complete some tasks.

"My Love from the Star" not only explains Alexander's expedition to the East, but also illustrates the powerful force of the East in ancient times.

Since ancient times, the losers in China could go west and become conquerors of another land.

Even now, any country in East Asia, anywhere outside of East Asia, can easily become a regional power.

East Asia is a monster house.

Dongda is not the strongest existence in the Monster Room, but the reason for the existence of the Monster Room.

No matter which system it is, Chinese civilization will become rich if it is used!
No matter how highly praised a system is, it will be difficult to succeed if it is not combined with Chinese civilization!
Japan and South Korea are the so-called showcases of Chinese culture. Haha, it’s not Chinese culture that allows them to develop, but they are vibrant because they are secondary civilizations of Chinese civilization!
When Chinese civilization takes off, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and the entire Asia will usher in peace and order!
Besides.

Shen Santong fully utilizes the cultural elements in "My Love from the Star"!
In addition to pens, ink, paper and inkstones, there are also accessories, fabrics, tailors and the like on display.

The big stars in "My Love from the Star" walked the red carpet and fought with each other, competing to see whose ancient costumes were more beautiful and whose accessories were more beautiful.

Ancient clothing is actually Hanfu, from the Tang, Han, and Ming dynasties.

The old tailors who have been admiring the art of handwork have inherited thousands of years of ancient culture and brought it to life through the handicrafts of craftsmen.

“My Love from the Star” believes from the bottom of its heart that the excellent essence of Chinese culture is good.

Good things should be expensive!

A set of Hanfu costs hundreds of thousands or even millions, and female celebrities have to make reservations several months in advance in order to borrow a set of handmade clothing from a master.

The concept of luxury is conveyed through the production of ink.

The real luxury is our ancient good things.

For example, Shanghai Lu'an Sealing Ink and Zhangzhou Babao Sealing Ink are luxury goods, real luxury goods.

Selected musk, pearl, monkey date, agate, coral, gold foil, plum slices, amber and other precious raw materials are ground into powder, and then added with aged oil, magenta and moxa. It is made with special techniques such as careful ingredient preparation and scientific processing.

This also caused some forces and anthropomorphic creatures to become angry.

He jumped up and down and cursed loudly, as if his ancestors' graves had been stabbed. He went into blood-rage mode and started punching and kicking people.

Nowadays, luxury brands are paying more and more attention to the Eastern market. Europe has been the hardest hit by the financial crisis.

Xiaomi is very simple and honest. She will eat whoever can't bear it. Asia has Dongda, and Latin America is not fat.

Europe was hit the hardest. When the financial crisis broke out, European banks were the most affected.

The boom in luxury goods in the Dongda Market has made many luxury brands pay great attention to the Dongda Market.

What luxury goods sell is faith.

It makes people feel from the bottom of their hearts that foreign things are better.

Foreign things should be sold at high prices!

A watch costs five million dollars, an ugly garbage bag costs ten thousand dollars, a worn-out leather bag that can only be used two or three times costs two hundred thousand dollars, a Porsche costs tens of thousands to choose a color scheme, and a BMW 5 Series worth half a million dollars is entirely wrapped in plastic.

A mobile phone with 60hz and 40w charging costs to yuan.
Good! It has class and style, so it should be so expensive!

If you can't afford it, it's your own problem.

I want buyers to see these price tags so that I can feel proud.

Although I can't afford it, I feel proud when I think that the brand I admire can be sold at such a generous price.

Fans in later fan circles provide this kind of emotional effect and sell contempt.

Some people can't stand the good stuff like "My Love from the Star" that promotes traditional culture, Hanfu, and traditional accessories.

What is your ancestry, skin color, and nationality? How dare you sell at this price and deserve this reputation?

Moreover, the good things in Tokyo University are real good things, not foreign luxury goods. What they sell is purely based on faith and contempt.

Traditional good things, such as writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, and Hanfu accessories, all have design details that are passed down from generation to generation.

A design change often takes hundreds or thousands of years to evolve.

Some good elements have been screened over hundreds or thousands of years.

Although he lacked the ability to tell stories before, Shen Santong was able to express and empathize with people through the TV series “My Love from the Star”.

In today's world, whoever occupies the cultural high ground has the right to interpret civilization and set prices for products.

If you can carry out industrial dumping, you will gain filial sons and grandchildren, and there will be a bunch of people who will bring their own food to generate electricity for you, as well as huge economic benefits that will follow.

If this contempt is broken, it will cause a huge loss of economic benefits.

Fan Bingbing said: "People in the fashion circle are going crazy."

Shen Santong said bluntly: "It's a cesspool, just blow it up."

Fan Bingbing: "Your words are really rude."

Shen Santong sneered: "When these people were trying to make things difficult for me, they didn't think about today, did they?"

"Let me surrender? Fuck you!"

"I just want to open up this market and encourage the company's artists to wear traditional costumes and accessories when walking on the red carpet in the future."

"My Love from the Star" is the first shot.

After this shot, Hayek’s big hand will be mobilized, and naturally someone will come to eat this piece of cake.

Fan Bingbing admired her and said, "You have trampled the fashion world into pieces."

Shen Santong: "These people have never had any style."

In the previous life, I held down the "Beat It" button and was featured on the American version of Vogue!

At that time, a bunch of big V bloggers and marketing accounts who were promoting how so-called cool the fashion circle was were severely slapped in the face.

For a long time, a group of big-V bloggers and marketing accounts that have colluded with the interests of various magazines have been trying their best to brainwash the public and the entire film and television industry.

How important is the so-called "fashion circle" to an actor.

No matter how good one's acting skills are, how classic one's works are, how many awards one has won, or how high one's box office performance is, if one does not have "fashion resources", there will be no so-called "class" and "star power", and one cannot be promoted to a higher level.

They try their best to deceive various underage fans, saving their breakfast money to boost sales of various magazines for their idols, and buying a lot of useless waste paper magazines.

Vogue China (VC), in particular, has been working hard to market the so-called "big flower" concept.

You have to get their approval. If you can't get on VC, you are not a big star.

Shen Santong said: "I just want to tear these chains of contempt to pieces!"

"Every single one of these things used to discipline Dongda people is garbage!"

7 month 15 day.

"My Love from the Star" has reached its finale.

Li Zhongke released a video in the afternoon called "Antique Appreciation".

night.

The finale of "My Love from the Star" attracted a huge crowd in the country.

A large number of keywords appeared in hot searches on Weibo.

Shen Santong forwarded Li Zhongke's "Antique Appreciation" and asked curiously: "To distinguish the authenticity of antiques, we should find faults, right? If one part is fake, then it is fake?"

One netizen responded like this.

Shen Santong replied to this netizen: "I think the cultural relics out there are not like this. If they are somewhat genuine, they are considered genuine. If we use this standard, then many cultural relics out there are fakes, right?"

The livestock are crazy!

Shen Santong’s blatant pseudo-historical theory!

Do you really think that others can't see the sinister intention behind this?
A writer jumped out and said, "The West is the origin of world civilization, and our bronze technology was introduced from outside. Shen Santong, you are a public figure, you must be responsible for what you say, don't mislead the young people and spread conspiracy theories!"

Unfortunately, there are a large number of normal people in the Weibo community, and a relatively good discussion atmosphere has been formed.

A netizen said: [When "You Who Came From the Stars" mentioned the stressful expedition to the East, I read the answer of a great god. All the Western legends about the expedition to the East came to an abrupt end after Zhang Qian opened up the Western Regions.]

Some netizens also said: [We have always emphasized that cultural relics and historical materials complement each other in history. Historical materials explain cultural relics, and cultural relics prove historical materials. The West just brags about cultural relics without any historical materials to support them.]

Some netizens corrected: [Wrong, it was bragging first, then creating cultural relics. ]

Another netizen: [Western archaeology is the most interesting. Point to a location and dig it up and you'll find it exactly. And it's basically a brand new 'artifact' with nothing around it.]

Some people also argue: [Except for Alexander's Eastern Expedition, the rest of the Western Eastern Expeditions basically refer to the Eastern Expeditions to the Middle East. ]

Some netizens refuted on the spot: [The "Zengmu Shoal", the southernmost part of our country, is 30 meters below the sea surface at high tide and 10 meters below the sea surface at low tide. We have written records of this (ships have sunk since ancient times). Whatever the Easterners knew would be recorded in writing, such as Persia and Daqin (Rome). We have never heard of Alexander, who conquered the east and the west and shocked half the world. Isn't it strange? ]

Many farmers were browsing Shen Santong’s comment section, and the sky was falling!

Moreover, the quality of normal netizens is generally higher than theirs.

It’s a normal discussion. Without the internet trolls to stir up trouble or take sides, there’s no way to win the argument!
Gnashing teeth and feeling helpless!
Shen Santong retweeted the highly praised post: "When civilization arrived, myths stopped."

#CivilizationMyth# immediately became a hot search.

An editor-in-chief, looking at this trending search, felt his eyes go dark: "Thirty years of enlightenment have failed, and the people are still ignorant!"

(End of this chapter)