Chapter 257: An Unexpected Call (2/5)
"I've been in Hollywood for a while, I've made two films, I've bought a studio, I've invested in almost fifty films, and I'm here to tell you what it means to be freelance in Hollywood!"
"Before every big movie is launched, the producer will tell you countless hard and fast rules, such as that there can be no racism, that there must be a black person in the supporting role or the main role... When Nolan's "Inception" was released, a group of people protested, saying that there were no black actors, and they were discriminating against them... In fact, the clear rule is that there must be more than a quarter of people of color, but in the eyes of black people, this person of color refers only to black actors!"
"Then, my "Untouchable" was protested by a group of idle Chinese teams, saying that I discriminated against Chinese... Please, I'm Chinese myself, I discriminate against myself on horseback"
"The passing year is not good!"
"You see, this is the Hollywood of these critics... I really doubt that these people understand movies or not."
"Look at their film reviews, human nature, democracy, freedom, criticism... There's no mention of film language, film shots, film editing..."
"I've said a long time ago that what these people are best at is making sentences in eight strands, and if you look at their movie reviews, you will definitely pull two original sentences of Bazin or Eisenstein, and quote a few sentences of cold knowledge that many people can't figure out, and then repeat the movie from beginning to end... It's so easy for you to make money!"
"By the way, I suddenly remembered a story that happened to Director Zhang Yimou!"
""Alive" is recognized as the film with the best reputation as directed by Zhang Yimou, but when "Alive" just came out, it was scolded miserably by a group of film critics, saying that Zhang Yimou would not make a movie, and that "Alive" is a bad movie that I don't know what to call it..."
"Why do they accuse director Zhang Yimou so much, because the film style of "Alive" is particularly similar to Xie Jing! How the domestic critics were famous in the 80s was anti-Xie Jing!"
Zhang Yimou actually made a movie in the style of Xie Jing, in the eyes of experts and professors, he was simply slapping himself in the face and reversing history, so he was naturally scolded. ”
"Drama happened later, "Alive" was banned, and these people immediately reversed their stance and began to frantically tout "Alive", because the higher "Alive", the more they can look awesome!"
"It's a lot like today's sixth generation of directors, most of their works are isolated from the market, but film critics don't want money to tout, why"
"It's because of the ban!"
said a bunch of words in one breath, and at the end, Zhang Junsheng looked at the director of the "My 24 Hours" program group: "This section must be broadcast as it is!"
“… Yes, got it!"
……
At the end of the meeting, Zhang Junsheng returned to the office, approved a few documents, and at one o'clock in the afternoon, he drove away from the company.
"It's good to be your own boss, you can control your own time freely..."
muttered to the camera that followed him, and then got out of the car, the phone rang, it was Shaining - this guy must have received the news that Zhang Junsheng was recording the show, and wanted to show his face...
turned on the speakerphone, and Xie Ning's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Mr. Zhang, the later stage of "Tangshan Earthquake" is currently progressing smoothly, and we can guarantee that all the post-production work will be completed by March next year..."
"There's no hurry, anyway, it will be released in May, and there is plenty of time, so let's follow the plan we agreed on before..."
"Okay, Director..."
Hanging up the phone, Zhang Junsheng explained to the camera: "The person who called me just now is the person in charge of Yuehua special effects, and he is also the leader of the post-production team of "Tangshan Earthquake";
Walking and chatting, I walked into the living room, and the phone rang again...
"Who is it again, you said that my last show... Zhang Ziyi"
picked up the phone and looked at the caller ID, it was actually Zhang Ziyi...
"Mr. Zhang, do you want to turn off the camera in this section?"
“… You make me think..."
recalled it seriously, the son of the plane didn't seem to have anything to do with Zhang Ziyi, and the only few times they met was in Cannes, with her coffee position, she wouldn't use her body to change roles...
“… You guys watch the broadcast, stop talking, I'm connected!"
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Zhang Junsheng clicked on the speakerphone, and a voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hey, is it Zhang Junsheng?"
"I'm Zhang Junsheng, Sister Ziyi, do you have something to do?"
“… Junsheng, you must save me!"
Zhang Ziyi's voice was a little crying...
Could it be that she was kidnapped
No, you should call the police if you are kidnapped!
The director of "My 24 Hours" explained in lip language: "... fraudulent donations..."
Fraudulent donations
Is it such a coincidence
"Sister Ziyi, tell me first, what happened!"
“… It's like this..."
Zhang Ziyi cried a lot, but she still made it clear what happened, it was indeed a 'fraudulent donation', but her 'fraudulent donation' was also a victim herself.
In June of the year before last, Zhang Ziyi participated in the Cannes Film Festival, and when the earthquake occurred, Zhang Ziyi wanted to use her influence to raise a batch of funds to help the people in the disaster area...
For charity, many celebrities at that time expressed their generosity, but they only filled out the pledge card and did not give money...
Zhang Ziyi probably has never held a similar event, or is in a hurry to add a character to herself, counted the number of pledge cards, and found a reporter and said that the amount of this amount is 2 million US dollars.
Then, two years later, the Shuchuan Charity Federation, the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, the Provincial Red Cross, and the Shudu Welfare Foundation for the Disabled all said that they had not received donations in the name of Zhang Ziyi.
What about the money
The impact was great, and more than a dozen TV stations reported on it...
The news of Zhang Ziyi's fraudulent donation has been overwhelming, and there are people talking about it everywhere on the Internet...
It was clear that someone was adding fuel to the fire, and Zhang Ziyi herself didn't take this matter seriously, but just asked the agent to send an innocuous explanation...
This attitude of hers completely angered the melon-eating masses...
"If a person wants to donate money to do good deeds, the amount is a heart, but since it is said that he wants to donate as much as he wants, he must do it. Especially for public figures like Zhang Ziyi, no one stipulates how much they have to donate, and since the amount of donations is announced, it should be cashed out without discounts. If you can't do it, you are hypocrisy, and you are deceiving the public!"
"Donate less, donate less, no one will scold you, why deceive the public"
"As a star, if you want to donate, you will donate, and if you don't donate, no one will ask you to donate. But the most shameful thing is that he didn't donate money, but he still had to inflate the number, so as to canvass for votes for himself, and used the feelings of the people to cheat everyone's money in turn. ”
Zhang Ziyi may feel that she is already used to being hacked, it doesn't matter...
As long as it doesn't affect making money...
When the endorsement company asked her to terminate the contract, Zhang Ziyi realized the seriousness of the matter...
The image of a star is very precious, once you bring this kind of thing, don't take it off easily, the most direct loss is money!
Zhang Junsheng has been busy with the roadshow during this time, so he didn't know such a big thing...
After listening to Zhang Ziyi's narration, he was a little confused: "... No, it's not your fault in this matter, hold a press conference, apologize to the public, publish the details of the fundraising, explain the reason for the matter in detail, just make it clear, how can I save you"
"No, many of the people who filled out the pledge card are very famous celebrities, and if I publish their names, I will definitely offend a group of people..."
"If you don't announce it, your image will be over!"