New Age Artists

Chapter 552: Dominate the summer season!
Shen Santong attracted all the firepower.

In fact, Shen Santong has his own navy, and he founded Dongtian.com in order to establish his own evaluation system.

Coupled with the needs of film, television, game promotion, celebrity image building and other business, the group's publicity and public relations department is very powerful.

From this point of view, the public intellectuals and Shen Santong are not on the same level.

He owns a film production company, as well as Weibo, video, cinema, game, and music companies.

He also works hard at his job, producing excellent films with a score of 7 or 8 one after another, gradually transforming quantitative changes into qualitative changes, and has a very solid basic base.

The silent majority often use real money to support projects such as movies, videos, games, and music.

They generally don’t like to speak out online, and are mostly active on platforms under Santong Entertainment.

The atmosphere of the Dongtian series platforms is relatively normal, which is very different from the current cyberspace.

A normal public opinion atmosphere also comes at a price.

It cannot get the high valuation of an Internet company and is not favored by venture capitalists.

It can only serve as a supporting facility for the cultural and entertainment industry.

Public intellectuals are nothing. They have no industry, no territory, and their internal cliques are constantly fighting and infighting.
There were even some who defected, tipped off others, and sold information to Santong Entertainment.

But Shen Santong was still in a very embarrassing situation.

Basically I don’t argue. A few years ago, I would rap a little, but now I just focus on constructing my own narrative.

In the final analysis, public intellectuals are just kites that are released, and the string below is the key.

What constitutes a cultural highland?
From small basic industries such as lighters, pencils and tissues; to medium-sized soft outputs such as clothing brands, novels, movies, games, music, and celebrities; to large-scale industries such as aerospace, automobiles, shipbuilding, resources, military industry, etc., all constitute the total economic output.

As well as military strength and international image. These constitute the cultural heights.

Culture itself is soft power, and the underlying hard power is the key.

The West is located in a cultural high ground and has a "filter".

This set of "filters" not only makes people subconsciously feel that the outside world is noble and tolerant of it, but also brings real monetary profits.

To put it in a broader sense, this "filter" is a key part of Xiao Mi's world order.

In Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East, the attitude towards Xiao Mi can’t be said to be hateful to everyone, but it is also infuriating to both humans and gods.

The "white filter" is most serious in Asia.

This is not accidental, it is Xiao Mi's own need to survive.

In the current 10 years, if East Asia, China, Japan and South Korea do not provide Xiaomi with cheap industrial products across the entire industrial chain, Xiaomi's hegemony will not be able to be maintained.

In later generations, Dongda provides all low, medium and high-end industrial products.

As soon as Dongda choked her, Xiaomi immediately rolled her eyes.

Even though official data shows that marrying outside the country exceeds marrying outside the country in all countries and regions.

Among the sweet potatoes, there are still many pairs of white men and yellow women.

The same is true on Station B, where a yellow woman married a white man, and they all said "they cook deliciously", and the aunts and uncles were amazed.

This kind of video is made by someone who spends money to buy traffic to push it.

It is important to maintain this set of "filters".

Even with the official data out there, there are still people who lie with their eyes open.

This is also the reason why some media have reported euthanasia extensively.

The news headlines are afraid of not being eye-catching and not attracting traffic.

It's possible that a euthanasia site bought advertising here, but it's unlikely.

At most it is related to studying abroad.

Perhaps normal netizens think they are completely unscrupulous.

This kind of cognition is also a kind of kindness.

Rather than worrying about a copycat effect, some media outlets hope it will happen.

"Euthanasia" is allowed in foreign countries, but alarm clocks are not.

This is precisely the embodiment of the "advancedness" of foreign countries. In this regard, there is no organ trafficking and no risk control, because that is a foreign country.

on the contrary.

If the alarm clock works but people in foreign countries don't, then there is a big problem because the alarm clock is outdated.

What it boils down to is that some media have been domesticated.

As the Donkey Party came to power, Shen Santong really couldn't defeat them.

Hit him and he will be the first to run away!

What can be tamed will be tamed, and what cannot be tamed is disgusting.

What Shen Santong needs to do is to keep producing content.

Output normal thinking patterns through movies, TV series, and games.

Fragmented noise is ultimately fragmented, and only a complete story is long-term.

One day, the people of Todai will realize that whoever controls industry controls power.

Whoever holds the power holds the right to define.

7 month 21 day.

"Aftershock" held its BJ premiere.

As soon as Shen Santong arrived, he immediately became the focus.

"Lost in Thailand" grossed over 1 billion yuan in less than three weeks after its release.

Shen Santong's personal domestic box office reached 7 billion.

Converted into knife money, that's 10 billion dollars.

"I wish Director Feng a big hit." Shen Santong said politely.

Feng Xiaogang felt so disgusted when he saw Shen Santong.

I wish Shen Santong would die soon.

One movie of Shen Santong is equivalent to the total box office of his career. This result is too fucked up.

People like this should be destroyed and should not exist.

Not only did Shen Santong obey his own will, he also broke the rules.

Who doesn’t need to beg for favors if they want to make a movie?
The director is divine!

Investors also require big directors to make movies.

Feng Xiaogang feels that he is not a good person, but a scum, and Shen Santong is definitely the scum among scum.

Jiang Wen described making a movie as making wine from grapes, which involves a brewing process.

Feng Xiaogang claims that he is no match for Jiang Wen and that he does not have Jiang Wen's "cleverness derived from siltation", but at least he can still squeeze grapes into juice.

Where is Shen Santong?

He wasn't making movies at all.

Shen Santong opened up his vineyard and shared the fruits with people after washing them. Anyone could pick them.

It is called open source.

What the hell!

Who are you, Datang, the era of open source?
How can you play like this!

In Feng Xiaogang's opinion, movies that are not shot with film are not movies. He had objections to Shen Santong's promotion of digital shooting. The mass production of directors now is simply ruining everyone's business.

Director, what a sacred profession.

He went to great lengths to beg for a play!

Feng Xiaogang was thinking in a thousand ways, but he said auspicious words and smiled, "Let's share in Director Shen's good luck and make domestic films together."

Shen Santong is not easy to offend. Other companies in the industry can only buy negative articles in private, and no one dares to show Shen Santong a bad face in person.

This thief has stripped the skin off "Ip Man", and the producers of "Ip Man" don't even dare to fart.

The production of Santong Entertainment's films has increased. When the production was low before, you could avoid them if you couldn't afford to offend them, but now Shen Santong has too many brands.

No one can stop a simultaneous collision.

Damn it, it’s no use even if I report it to the Film Bureau!
Apart from anything else, the little cannon has a very good eyesight.

Shen Santong was unaware of Feng Xiaogang's rich inner drama and just spoke politely.

A little girl who looked about eight or nine years old ran over excitedly and pulled Shen Santong's clothes: "Brother Santong, can you give me an autograph?"

"I'm sorry, Director Shen." The little girl's mother apologized.

Shen Santong felt that she looked familiar and asked with a smile, "What's your name, little sister?"

The little girl said, "Zhang Zifeng."

Shen Santong remembered, Xiaohua in the future, and picked up the pen: "Brother wishes you good luck in your studies."

Seeing that there was a vacant seat beside Shen Santong, Zhang Jingchu came over, squatted down, hugged Zhang Zifeng and said, "Brother Santong, can you sign an autograph for me?"

There was a hint of laughter in his tone, but his eyes were as if he was looking at a cold and unfaithful person.

Zhang Zifeng's mother quickly pulled her daughter away.

Shen Santong shook his head and laughed: "We are old acquaintances, it's pointless to use acting skills."

Zhang Jingchu invited: "There is an empty lounge."

I haven't been in touch with Teacher Zhang for a while, and I miss him very much.

But Shen Santong refused: "I'm not tired." Shen Santong now would not get to know anyone except those who know him well.

Even if some media demonize his private life in various ways, there is a difference between having solid evidence and not having solid evidence.

Shen Santong believed that many people wished he were dead.

It is both a metaphor and an objective fact.

There are many people who want his creature to die.

"Tangshan" tells the story of how in 1969, truck driver Fang Daqiang welcomed his twin children, Fang Deng and Fang Da, in prayer.

His wife Li Yuanni almost lost her life due to dystocia, but fortunately both mother and child were safe. The family left the hospital happily and lived an ordinary but happy life from then on.

The year is 1976. In Tangshan, a medium-sized industrial city, the family lives in a warm and harmonious environment despite having only a small space.

Sister Fang Deng is obviously more lively than brother Fang Da. Fang Daqiang is often away from home, and when he finally comes back, both siblings are very happy.

One evening in July, Fang Daqiang returned to his home. On the road outside the community, Fang Daqiang and Yuan Ni hid in a truck and were affectionate.

Suddenly there was an earthquake.

In order to save the child, Fang Daqiang died, and Fang Deng and Fang Da were crushed on both sides by the same floor.

Whichever one people try to save, they have to give up the other.

Yuan Ni chose her younger brother Fangda, who had been sickly since childhood, while the clear-headed Fang Deng heard the decision made by his mother.

After the earthquake, Yuan Ni raised her son alone and chose to live on with strength.

After surviving the disaster, Fang Deng was adopted by soldier Wang Deqing and his wife and entered a whole new world.

The mother and daughter, sister and brother were separated from then on, until a major earthquake 32 years later brought their lives back together.

Shen Santong had watched the play "Aftershock" in his previous life.

After watching it again, I feel that Feng Xiaogang's film really deserves the word "harsh" and is full of malice towards the world.

He likes to destroy beautiful things, which may be ironic or may be related to his upbringing.

After watching it, Shen Santong thought of asking the company to launch a film on earthquake theme to do something different.

Write down your ideas and send them to Guo Fan, asking him to come up with a project plan.

July flew by.

Tomato's "Devouring the Starry Sky" began serialization, and Shen Santong obtained the adaptation rights.

He would rather buy Qidian, but it is currently in Shanda's hands and is a cash cow.

He can only poach authors, but the condition is copyright development, a one-stop service for comics, animation, TV series, movies, and games.

Write down your ideas about "Devouring the Starry Sky" and send it to Guo Fan, asking him to make a project plan.

Shen Santong thought about it and wrote another note.

Guo Fan is quite good at drawing, so you can also check out his comic adaptation.

Guo Fan: “.”

He is a human, not a donkey!
end of the month.

Zhang Ziyi’s “fraudulent donation scandal” broke out.

The beach, ink splashing, and fraudulent donations are all collected.

Shen Santong felt that the timing was right and Zhang Ziyi had no way out at this time.

"Meng Xiaodong", which has been in preparation for some time, can now start filming.

8 month 4 day.

"Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" premiered.

Compared with the original version, many places have been modified.

The collapse of the Buddha statue was not a means to kill Wu Zetian, but just an inducement to shake Wu Zetian's legitimacy.

As an empress, Wu Zetian had to be tougher than the average emperor, and legitimacy was her Achilles' heel.

In the movie, the struggle between the imperial court and the local people, and between the imperial court and the local people, is shown, centered around the collapse of the Buddha statue and using the detective case as a rope.

Among Hong Kong directors, and even among domestic directors, Xu Laoguai is considered to be quite good.

Of course, Hong Kong directors like Lam Chiu-hsien are even better.

At least it's better than most directors in Hong Kong who have been consuming the leftovers of gangs, police and criminals for decades.

It is also better than those directors in mainland China who have not spoken human language for decades and think they can only create scar literature and underworld narratives.

It’s just that the era and region became the ceiling of their artistic creation.

Permission is also limited by a person's upbringing and life experiences.

"Grand narratives" are always despised by public intellectuals and literati. In fact, movies, as a large-screen art form, are naturally suitable for grand narratives and for telling stories about the universe and all living things.

However, Xu Ke is a native of Hong Kong Island after all. All he has seen in his life are the grudges in the martial arts world, martial arts and magic, power struggles and ambitions, chivalrous spirit, gods and monsters, love between men and women, and backroom politics. He is incapable of creating a grand narrative.

The land and water shape the people. In his eyes, the "world" may just be a few big cats and small cats in the eyes of mainlanders.

Because of the format, the allowed themes are limited to Xianxia, ​​fantasy, ghosts, and strange things.
Xu Ke's intention is not very low, but his generation really did not think about it, did not dare to think about it, and could not think that Dongda would become the world's largest industrial country, with Liaoning, Shandong, Fujian, 055, J20, nor did they think that Dongda would independently build a space station, land on the moon, and explore the universe.
Just like Jin Yong’s understanding of politics.

Jin Yong wrote in the "Afterword" that the character of Zhang Wuji is always easily influenced by others, whether in career or love.

He thought that the indecisive Zhang Wuji was the protagonist with the biggest vision, the one who had the most friends, and the one who was the most successful in politics.

On the "Babel" project.

Shen Santong focused on the script and didn't care much about anything else.

If Xu Ke is not good at grand narratives, leave it to someone who is good at it.

It is easy to explain the grand narrative, and ordinary netizens can do it in the future.

But it’s very difficult in the literary and art circle.

It's not just Xu Ke who can't do it, nor is it just Hong Kong directors who can't do it, there are also few people in mainland China who can do it.

Domestic directors generally have a comprador mindset, thinking that as long as they have money to burn, someone to show the way, and someone to cooperate with them, everything will be fine.

Only Guo Fan, who is mainly short of money and is a new generation of directors with the ideological awareness of "tightening the belt" and "self-reliance and hard work", can have such a spirit.

The movie screening ends.

There was warm applause at the scene. From the audience response, it can be seen that this play far exceeded the audience's expectations.

Director Xu Ke sighed, "This film took many years to make. Director Shen had the idea as early as 07, and now it is released. This film was produced in a way I had never thought of before."

A play takes three to four years to make, and two years for post-production?

If it were placed in Hong Kong Island, it would be simply crazy!

Audience question session: "Is Wu Zetian in the movie a bit cruel?"

Shen Santong talked about his own thoughts: "The image of Wu Zetian in "The Imperial Palace" is not a traditional image, but it fits the history. From a historical perspective, Wu Zetian was a failure."

"A simple judgment is that if she does well, there will be another empress in the future. In fact, after her, the most feared thing is the emergence of a empress."

"The most wrong move was to change the dynasty and establish the 'Wu Zhou'."

After the premiere.

Also rejected Liu Jialing.

Don’t drive a black car!

There was a lot of pessimistic voices in the media.

Xu Ke's "The Legend of Zu", "Black Mask 2" and "Seven Swords" all failed, which shows that he has long been unable to keep up with the times and cannot handle large-scale productions.

8 month 6 day.

"The Empire Strikes Back" is released nationwide.

The film grossed 160 million in its first week, and theaters predict it will take 800 million.

After giving a slap to a group of people in the face, Xu Ke also made a comeback.

8 month 14 day.

"The Empire Strikes Back" grossed 320 million in its first week.

Xu Ke said during the roadshow when communicating with the audience: "The Empire of the Sky made me see what film industrialization is. I never thought that I would be able to make such a movie one day."

"I would die with no regrets if I could have a play like this."

It's an exaggeration, but it really does make me excited.

This drama definitely set a record for film careers. Not only did it bring in bonuses, it mainly saved careers.

Of course, although the movie is good, he is not willing to cooperate with Shen Santong for the time being.

It’s not easy to follow Shen Santong.

Outside the market, people from all walks of life were waving checks, and Xu Ke wanted to make a light-hearted movie.

The biggest beneficiary of the success of "The Empire Strikes Back" was Santong Entertainment.

In June, Cao Cao grossed over 800 million yuan, in July, Lost in Thailand grossed over 1.4 billion yuan, and in August, Mystery of the Phantom Flame grossed over 600 million yuan.

Dongda Market ushers in its strongest summer season!

Santong Entertainment’s movies dominated the summer season, making imported movies unable to raise their heads!
Shen Santong turned his back to the others, still suppressing everything and dominating the summer season!
9 month 1 day.

Funny things happen.

Inception is released.

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