He stayed at Kurosawa's former residence until five o'clock in the afternoon, and then Zhang Ran left. In order to express her gratitude to Keiko Kitagawa, Zhang Ran invited her to a meal, and then waved goodbye.

Zhang Ran took a taxi back to the hotel, and as soon as he walked into the hall, Zhong Dajun, who was sitting on the sofa, greeted him. He lowered his voice and said, "I can't find anyone everywhere looking for you, something happened, let's find a place to talk!"

When Zhang Ran heard Zhong Dajun say this, his heart suddenly sudden, and then he nodded.

Sitting in the coffee shop, Zhang Ran glanced at the enthusiastic crowd on the street outside the window and asked, "What's wrong, what's going on?"

Zhong Dajun stared at Zhang Ran's eyes and said with a solemn expression: "Yesterday, a media in Xiangjiang broke the news, according to insiders, when "Burst Drummer" was screened internally, there were a flood of bad reviews, and all the judges thought that the movie was made up and ridiculously shallow. Today, the domestic media began to reprint it in large numbers!"

Zhang Ran's face changed, this hand was too ruthless, this is to make "Burst Drummer" to death!

During the film festival, there are often revelations about the jury, but this kind of revelation often says that the judges are optimistic about that movie, who is most likely to win the award, at most it says that so-and-so movie is more controversial, and it is difficult for the judges to choose, and no one will break the news that a certain movie has a flood of bad reviews, unless there is a hatred.

Zhang Ran couldn't tell whether Li Zhiyi released the news or Zhang Zhiliang did it, and it didn't matter who did it. Now what he is really worried about is that under the guidance of someone with a heart, he will label "Burst Drummer" as a shame and thrown to Japan, in which case things will be really troublesome.

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited the Yasukuni Shrine last year and again this year, so the domestic audience is quite sensitive to matters involving Japan. The most typical thing is Zhao Weijun's flag outfit. Zhao Wei took a set of photos for the magazine, which did not cause any repercussions after publication. No one cared about it. But three months later, someone posted the photo online. claimed that Zhao Wei was wearing a Japanese military flag uniform, which was not long after Koizumi's visit, and the matter was quickly fermented, triggering a great criticism from the whole people.

Similar to Zhao Wei, Zhang Ziyi was later scolded very badly for acting in "Memoirs of a Geisha". This should have been a happy thing, because Chinese actors stole the role of the Japanese and played the quintessence of Japan. But someone posted a photo of a bed scene on the Internet, claiming that Zhang Ziyi was pressed under a Japanese actor, which attracted many netizens to scold Zhang Ziyi for insulting the national body. In fact, that picture is a screenshot of the Japanese movie "Doton Digging River", and it was Japanese actress Keiko Matsusaka who was pressed, and it had nothing to do with Zhang Ziyi at all.

Zhang Ran guessed correctly, and in the evening, articles targeting Zhang Ran appeared in large communities such as Tianya and Maopu, as well as on BBS: "For a considerable number of Westerners, they like to watch movies that show China's poverty and backwardness, which is the traditional perception of thinking. But this time Zhang Ran miscalculated, and his film was slammed by the judges at the Tokyo Film Festival. Most of the judges this time are Asian directors, including director Xiang Jiang. Everyone knows China well, and they all believe that we should not deliberately show China's backwardness and cater to the tastes of the West, which is not the case in real China. When I read this news in the newspaper. I feel ashamed, a huge shame! Why can't our directors learn from Japanese and Korean directors and make some beautiful things? Why do you want to cater to Western tastes? Chinese directors, where is your dignity......

There are indeed films in China that deliberately curry favor with the West. It is what many people call a fraudulent award film. As soon as netizens saw the article, they thought that Zhang Ran was also making that kind of movie. It's just that you make this kind of film. was also scolded by the Japanese and Korean judges, it was really embarrassing to be thrown home! Netizens who didn't know why began to attack Zhang Ran.

"Damn it, isn't it just for those two stinky money! Die don't have a face! Lose the face of the whole Chinese!"

"What is the hope of Chinese films, we don't need such immoral people. Art has no borders, but artists have their own motherland, and if an artist loses the minimum national dignity, then he will not be able to win anyone's respect at all!"

"It's disgusting to think about! We are Chinese! Why should we please Westerners? Damn, isn't it enough for them to bully us Chinese?"

The scolding against Zhang Ran on the Internet is simply overwhelming, giving people the illusion that Zhang Ran is betraying the country and seeking glory. This not only made many fans who had a good impression of Zhang Ran stay away from him, but even the few fans who had expectations for "Burst Drummer" quietly quit and announced that they had never been fans of this birdman.

Nicholas Tse's fans are very happy, fortunately Xiao Xie quit this play, otherwise my Ting Feng will be scolded;

No matter what others think, the students in Zhang Ran's class absolutely support Zhang Ran. They know who Zhang Ran is, he has always taught everyone to be dignified, and will never belittle China to cater to Western tastes, and more importantly, they have all watched "Burst Drummer" and know what kind of movie it is. They retorted on the Internet one after another, if the movie was really so bad, would it be shortlisted for the main competition of the Tokyo Film Festival? Where does the movie reflect poverty and backwardness? It clearly tells the story of Xiangjiang!

It's just that their rebuttals are drowned in many accusations, and they can't make a wave.

Zhang Ran was in the media center on the second floor of the film festival theater, checking the comments of netizens, with a solemn face. First, the Xiangjiang media spoke out, then the domestic media quickly followed up, and then the Internet fermented, one move after another, and the whole offensive was like a storm. This is definitely not a temporary idea, it has been planned for a long time.

It was only then that Zhang Ran realized that he had underestimated Yu Minghai, this guy looked harmless, but he didn't expect to be a real ruthless person. But for Zhang Ran, this is also a good thing, at least let him know who the enemy is, if Yu Minghai has been hiding in the dark to make dark arrows, Zhang Ran is really difficult to guard against.

Zhang Ran's best means of counterattack is to win the award, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" received a flood of bad reviews after its release in China, and it was considered that Tsui Hark was not worthy of lifting shoes, but after winning the Oscar, the evaluation quickly turned around, and various interpretations of traditional culture came out with rave reviews. If "Burst Drummer" can win an award in Tokyo, the dirty water on his body will be quickly washed away.

It's just that no one dared to pat their chests at the film festival and say that they could win the award, and Ang Lee didn't dare to pack tickets. "Brokeback Mountain" was also returned to Cannes, and there are too many classic films that have returned home at the film festival. Not to mention that now the enemy is in the jury. Unless it is supported by the other four judges, "Burst Drummer" will not win the award.

Yu Minghai's calculations were shrewd. "Burst Drummer" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Tokyo Film Festival, and it cannot be registered for other A-category film festivals. Even if Zhang Ran went to the Sundance Film Festival and won the award at the film festival, it was already February, the movie had already been released, and it was too late to overturn the case.

However, Yu Minghai made a lot of calculations, but he missed an important link, although Zhang Ran does not have too many resources in the media, he has the ally of the movie channel. The movie channel paid a million for the TV rights to "Burst Drummer." If the reputation is too bad and the audience is unwilling to watch it, the money will be spent in vain, so the movie channel must be willing to help, otherwise the movie channel will not send someone to the Tokyo Film Festival, and Zhong Dajun will not say so much to Zhang Ran.

There are many people in the media center, and it is inconvenient to talk about many things, so Zhang Ran and Zhong Dajun found a café to discuss countermeasures.

Zhong Dajun saw Zhang Ran holding a spoon and slowly stirred the coffee. He opened his mouth and asked, "What are your plans?"

Zhang Ran took a sip of the cup and said unhurriedly: "There is no good way, you can only rely on the facts, and the list of nominees for the Golden Horse Awards will come out tomorrow." As long as you can get a few nominations, that's the best counter-argument to the rumors!"

Zhong Dajun pouted: "The Golden Horse Awards have been shady in recent years, and not long ago they were bombarded by Jiao Xiongping. Now they're under a lot of pressure, and "Burst Drummer" is now being smeared on a massive scale. The reputation is very poor, I'm afraid they won't dare to let "Burst Drummer" be shortlisted!"

The Golden Horse Awards have been controversial over the years. Hou Xiaoxian, Yang Dechang, and Cai Mingliang have all bombarded the Golden Horse Awards. After this year's hit film "Blue Gate" was shortlisted for the Tokyo Film Festival, it announced its withdrawal from the Golden Horse Awards in a high-profile manner, and the film's producer Jiao Xiongping announced to the media that the reason for his withdrawal was unfair to the judges and did not want "Blue Gate" to suffer insults from the Golden Horse Awards.

Jiao Xiongping withdrew because of the encounter at the Golden Horse Awards for "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle" produced by her producer, and at the 2001 Golden Horse Awards, "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle" directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, produced by Jiguang Film Company, was shortlisted for six awards, but it did not receive anything. The reason is very simple, some judges had illegal operations when applying for the Taiwan Bend Film Tutoring Fund, and they were exposed by Xu Xiaoming, the boss of Jiguang Film Company, and the film was framed at the Golden Horse Awards. Jiao Xiongping is known as the godmother of Taiwanese films, and her influence is great, and her difficulties have plunged the Golden Horse Awards into an unprecedented crisis.

Zhang Ran's opinion is just the opposite of Zhong Dajun: "No, this time it should be more fair, the judges have all watched "Burst Drummer", and they have their own judgments on the quality of the movie, and they will not be easily affected by external comments, and the protagonist of our movie is Jay Chou, for them they are their own people, there will definitely be a deviation in emotion, and there is a great possibility of being shortlisted!"

Zhong Dajun thought about it and felt that it made sense. However, he feels that Zhang Ran is still too optimistic: "The Golden Horse Awards have little impact on domestic audiences, even if the film wins the Golden Horse Awards, I am afraid that it will be difficult to change the impression of domestic audiences!"

Zhang Ran agreed with Zhong Dajun's opinion: "You are right, so this matter is up to you, the movie premieres the day after tomorrow, please take a look at the premiere of the movie, and the audience's reaction after the premiere of the movie." I will contact Director Yan and arrange for it to be broadcast on "China Film Report"!"

At the film festival, as long as the film is not particularly bad, the audience generally does not hesitate to applaud. The original version of "Burst Drummer" was very popular in Japan, and there is no reason why Zhang Ran's film is not popular. As long as the premiere scene is broadcast, the audience will understand the truth of the matter when they see that the movie is a big hit in Japan. That's a great move!

Zhong Dajun nodded and said, "No problem, leave it to us!"

At half past two in the afternoon of the next day, Zhang Ran came to the news center, ready to see if the list of nominees for the Golden Horse Awards came out.

As soon as I walked into the news center, I heard Zhong Dajun shouting: "It's out, the list of Golden Horse Awards is out!"

In the news center, many Chinese media were in an uproar when they saw the list: "That's right, "Burst Drummer" has won 11 nominations?"

"11 nominations, that's impossible, right?"

"Didn't you say that the evaluation was very bad, how could you get so many nominations!"

Zhang Ran was overjoyed when he heard this, and came to Zhong Dajun's computer to take a look. "There is a Hollywood in Hong Kong" directed by Hong Kong director Chen Guo broke the previous record of 13 nominations set by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" with 14 nominations, Zhang Ran's film "Burst Drummer" ranked second with 11 nominations, "Beautiful Time" directed by Taiwan director Zhang Zuoji followed with 9 nominations, Heung Kong director Ann Hui's "Man Forty" and Chen Kexin's "Coming Home for the Third Watch" both followed with 7 nominations, and Zhang Zhiliang's "Bloody Note" also received 5 nominations. (To be continued.) )