Huayu: Are you even sitting up straight? You're going to be the director?

Chapter 77 Official Characteristic!
Time flies, and another week has passed.

Cao Zhong's films continue to demonstrate what madness truly means in the film industry.

The fate of the consulate spurred many previously silent Chinese to buy their way into joining the movement.

It even terrified many directors.

Even Zhang Weiping's eyes became much clearer. He had been cursing Cao Zhong because this guy had dragged Zhang Yimou into the trap.

Later, he contacted intermediaries, intending to turn Cao Zhong into his money-making patron.
The idea of ​​finding new footage for Cao Zhong even popped into my head.

Huayi was not to be outdone. Wang Zhonglei made several jogs just to invite Cao Zhong to enjoy Huayi's all-inclusive service.

Bona Yu Dong didn't contact him because of face-saving, but he was already heartbroken.

Looking at the copy of "The Sun Also Rises," Yu Dong has been praying to Guan Gong for the past few days, hoping that Jiang Wen will stand up for him and not leave him with a big mess.

Otherwise, he'd be laughed to death by those two big shots at Huayi!
You'll go bankrupt!
"Flash Point" is finished, "The Sun Also Rises" is going to be tough!

Yu Dong's eyes turned red!
Wang Changtian, who is known for his glamorous image, has repeatedly shown goodwill towards Cao Zhong through his own "China Entertainment Report." In the past two years, Wang Changtian has just entered the TV series and film business and has his own distribution channels.

But since they are newcomers, they shouldn't dare to offend anyone.

However, Wang Changtian was very clever. In front of Cao Zhong and Jia Zhangke, he did not hesitate at all and tortured them, tortured them like crazy!
Jia Zhangke's funds are not domestic funds, and they certainly wouldn't share a piece of the pie with companies like theirs, but Cao Zhong is different.

Although Guangxian didn't join this time, what about next time? And the time after that?
For Wang Changtian, having a friend is always better than making an enemy.

Capital is very pragmatic.

Since Jia Zhangke is destined not to be friends, then attacking Jia Zhangke is the best option for Guangming.

"China Entertainment Report," already a very sensational program in the entertainment industry, suffered from the bias of its host.

This also brought Cao Zhonghe's Nanjing photography studio a large number of new followers.

"Nanjing Photo Studio" did not disappoint either, making people feel what it means to come on strong!

Daily box office revenue has remained relatively stable.

总票房持续升温！
The strong momentum has made countless people understand what enthusiastic support and market prospects truly mean.

Even as the movie's popularity waned, Cao Zhong continued to verbally abuse Captain Jia online.

It maintains a high level of media exposure at all times.

They completely silenced Jia Zhangke, leaving him too afraid to show his face.

……

The authorities intervened and defined the nature of "Nanjing Photo Studio".

"China's first commercial film with a patriotic theme has ushered in a new era for patriotic films and is a milestone for commercialized patriotic works!"

It made countless people's eyes turn red with envy.

In a program on CCTV's "Princess Six," the host gave "Nanjing Photo Studio" extremely high praise, believing it to be the first film to perfectly blend mainstream themes with commercial appeal since Teng Jingxian, the director of the Film Bureau, first proposed the term "mainstream theme" at the National Film Conference in 1987.

They believe that this film not only has profound significance and demonstrates the simple enthusiasm of the Chinese people, but is also a pioneering film and a revolutionary event in the development of Chinese mainstream films.

How significant is "Hero" to Chinese commercial films?

The significance of "Nanjing Photo Studio" to Chinese mainstream films is immense.

CCTV host Jingwei further emphasized this point.

"Nanjing Photo Studio" is an unprecedented new attempt in the history of Chinese cinema. Director Cao Zhong has delivered a stunning answer to the future development direction of Chinese films through his own efforts!

crazy!

Totally crazy!

This outcome broke Jia Zhangke's heart.

Seeing that Jiang Wen, Zhang Yimou, and Chen Kaige received no response.

The remaining actors, such as Wang Xiaoshuai, Wang Quan'an, and Malou, didn't perform well at the box office and were essentially useless.

Jia Zhangke contacted the middleman and made a phone call to "Wang An".

This is his last hope.

After Cao Zhong's direct attack on Jia Zhangke outside of China Film Group, Jia finally began to feel fear. However, he was unable to respond or apologize.
This has long been a life-or-death struggle.

Either he will be disgraced and fall into complete ruin.

Alternatively, they must collectively suppress Cao Zhong. Although Cao Zhong's box office is high, there are many directors who have won the three major Chinese awards. If they speak out together, they can definitely suppress Cao Zhong.

High box office numbers don't necessarily equate to a large following.

There are a lot of people watching!
Jia Zhangke needs a standard-bearer, and Wang An is the best choice.

Because he is a strong contender to win the Golden Lion this year!
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A corner that no one cares about
The screenings of "Flash Point" have dropped to 2%.

The daily box office revenue was only a few hundred thousand.

The crew of "Flash Point".

With the film's run coming to an end, Wilson Yip, Donnie Yen, Gu Tianle, and Fan Bingbing were all at a loss.

Upon its initial release, "Flash Point" was met with great fanfare, with the media calling it one of the most anticipated films of the summer.

It was even claimed that the film's box office exceeded 1500 million yuan in its opening weekend, signifying that it had already established itself as the top-grossing domestic film.

The film "Flash Point" was showered with accolades such as "the representative work of domestic action films this year".

To celebrate this achievement, Polybona held an exceptionally grand press conference in Beijing.

They claimed that "Flash Point" was a box office hit.

No one expected that
He built a tall building in the blink of an eye, and then it collapsed in an instant.

It grossed 1500 million in its opening weekend, but its current box office is only over 2600 million, which is a huge disappointment.

Looking at the success of "Nanjing Photo Studio," and seeing that Mei Ting, Hai Qing, and Yang Zi had all become leading actresses or supporting actresses in films worth hundreds of millions of yuan, Fan Bingbing was impressed.

His face turned green.

After all these years, she hasn't had a single film that grossed over 100 million yuan. She's always been self-important in the film industry and has even set her sights on actresses like Zhang Ziyi.

For her, being a TV drama actress is nothing more than a low-level, insignificant thing.

She's a queen of TV dramas.

And now,
It's broken, completely broken!

Fan Bingbing was heartbroken. Seeing the online praise for Mei Ting and others, she was so envious she felt like her plasmosphere was about to split apart. When she saw the official assessment, Fan Bingbing's eyes turned red.

I want to be famous too! Super famous!
She didn't care who Cao Zhong was criticizing, or Jia Zhangke? This guy only chose his wife as an actress, mainly because she was cheap.

The other directors did not participate.

Fan Bingbing looked at the name "Cao Zhong" on the news, her eyes filled with a newfound enthusiasm.

"If he can choose Mei Ting, who has no real background, then if it's for the sake of higher box office and greater buzz for the new movie, wouldn't he choose me if I took the initiative?"

…………

Cao Zhong previously gained fame through artillery bombardment.

At this point, no one dared to bring up the bombardment anymore.

Go talk to him about his box office results!
Finally, the entertainment industry's attention was drawn to the 64th Venice International Film Festival.

The Venice International Film Festival officially opened on August 29, 2007.

This time, however, there were more onlookers than usual who were simply there to watch the spectacle.
It's not just because people pay attention to who wins awards at the Venice Film Festival and feel honored by it.

Furthermore, given Cao Zhong's previous predictions and frenzied slaughter in an interview, coupled with the rising box office of "Nanjing Photo Studio," his words have indeed taken on weight.

Many people don't actually understand "art"; what everyone cares about is whether a movie is good or not.

However, they knew that Cao Zhong had criticized the three major film selection committees, emphasizing that their film selection criteria were extremely poor.

The article also focused on analyzing the reasons why "Eileen Chang" might win an award.

Everyone was wondering whether what Cao Zhong said made any sense.

Whether or not the standards are being distorted is indeed a question lurking beneath their blade.
(End of this chapter)