Chapter 43: The Polemic

The film industry is very realistic, your family is dominant, and there will definitely be a lot of 'friendly troops' who are unhappy.

After all, the market is completely occupied by you, and the key is not even to let us drink the soup.

They never reflect on whether their movies are not good enough, or why your movies can be a big hit, whether there is something worth learning from me, etc., in the eyes of the 'friendly army', since I am bad and I have a low box office, then you should also have a low box office, should be bad, so that everyone can be harmonious!

Therefore, there will definitely be some negative news accompanying the explosion of a movie's box office.

This is especially true of Shen Lin's films.

When "Chinatown Veteran" was released, many people said that Shen Lin plagiarized Chenlong's kung fu comedy;

"My Girlhood" was criticized for repeating himself;

The word-of-mouth of "Interstellar" is about to explode, and it is said that it is a Hollywood movie, not a domestic film;

"Super Body" was interpreted as a pure commercial film, saying that he cheated the audience of money!

Well, Shen Lin endured it, there was no way not to bear it, netizens were all talking about gold, and they couldn't let everyone accept you, and you weren't RMB!

Now this "Operation Mekong" has been released, and it is a frontal "Avengers 2", which has won an overwhelming victory!

It's definitely a good thing to uplift domestic films.

Shen Lin also won the Cannes Palme d'Or, and only two directors in China have ever won the Cannes Palme d'Or.

It stands to reason that these people should not find a reason to attack themselves.

Hehe, I can only say that I think too much!

"The movie is so bloody, why not cut some of the scenes?"

"The General Administration actually approved the release of such a movie? The scale is too big, when I watched it in the cinema, I really doubted my eyes, especially when there was a 5-year-old child sitting next to me!"

"The characters are so facialized that I can basically guess the ending as long as I see a few characters! I really don't understand why there are so many people advocating such a movie?"

"I strongly recommend that Director Shen Lin study the American dramas "Breaking Bad" and "Narcos"! Hey! I guess it's unlikely! We are too far from the production level of American movies and American dramas!"

Three days after its release, a bunch of complaints appeared on Weibo and the marketing public account.

Although Shen Lin is busy with publicity, he also always pays attention to the reputation of the movie and the Internet.

Fortunately, although there are a bunch of public knowledge and stupid rhythms, most of the audience's reputation is very good, and the Douban score is also more than eight points.

When the box office of the movie exceeded 1.2 billion, some 'friendly forces' couldn't bear it, and criticism appeared on Weibo again, and the wave was very turbulent, targeting not only "Operation Mekong" but also director Shen Lin!

"Hehe, the new director of Bayi Studio, Shen Lin's masterpiece!"

"Shen Lin has made a big deal now, and he has become the official director!"

"The big bad movie of political correctness!

Shen Lin couldn't help it!

directly replied to two sentences on Weibo: "First, before the movie was released, we clearly wrote on the poster 'This movie is not suitable for children under the age of 13 to watch, please parents must remember!' The country has no censorship system, I can't arrange people to watch every movie theater, right? Second: It is you who complain that the scale of domestic films is too small, and it is you who dislike the indiscriminate deletion of footage by big scissors, and now you say that "Mekong" is too bloody? What logic?"

"Also, how did I become the official director? And how can political correctness be equated with bad movies? Every big Hollywood production has a rule called political correctness before filming starts, why don't you say that they are politically correct? A group of self-righteous people really think they know everything? You worship the United States so much, why don't you immigrate? And let me learn American dramas, are you stupid? "Breaking Bad" is my work, and I learn from myself?"

It's okay that he doesn't speak, but once he opens his mouth, someone will immediately blatantly 'argue' with him.

A group of public intellectuals wrote on their Weibo: "Let's talk about the most basic facts: the person is a Sino-Laos cooperation in the home of an old lover in Nuokang Laos, and the Lao security forces arrested and extradited to the Chinese government." The people sent by China have not fired a single shot overseas, and they have to talk about the Basic Law even if they brag!"

"Operation Mekong is full of Form 2!"

Looking at these well-known and provocative speeches, Shen Lin continued to update two articles on Weibo: "When we were filming the movie, we stayed in Xishuangbanna for a week, and the local boatman told me very proudly, "No one on the Mekong River dares to bully a boat flying the Chinese flag anymore!", which is still vivid. Therefore, to promote the prestige of the country, it is not a matter of obscenity, but based on facts, why not?"

"Please open your eyes and look at the world, the whole world is willing to admit that China is a strong country, only you people think that China is inherently inferior, a slave! Also, I know better than you how to make movies!"

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"Why are you bothering about this? What are you competing with them, aren't our movies selling very well!"

Beijing, courtyard, Zhao Liying was eating apples while looking at Shen Lin's Weibo: "I think you are idle!"

"I just want to educate these people more, I always feel that the moon in foreign countries is rounder, and the air in foreign countries is sweet!"

Shen Lin spoke, and when he opened his mouth by the way, Li Ying stuffed a small piece of apple with a tacit understanding.

"Besides, seeing that "Jurassic World" is about to be released, there must always be a hot topic, publicity is needed!"

This is true.

"Operation Mekong" Shen Lin signed a stepped box office share, with a box office of more than 500 million, and he can get the most basic director's remuneration, 20 million!

more than 1 billion, in addition to the director's salary, there is also a 5% box office share;

more than 1.5 billion, eight percent;

more than 2 billion, 10 percent;

After 2 billion, for every extra 100 million, the share will be increased by 0.5 percent.

Now the box office has 1.8 billion, of course, we must work hard and strive to push the domestic box office to 2 billion in the shortest possible time!

Yu Dong has almost sold the overseas copyright of "Operation Mekong", relying on the fame that Shen Lin has built up in recent years, he has successfully sold nearly 35 million US dollars!

Coupled with DVD copyright and online video copyright, before the movie was released, Bona's investment of 250 million has already paid off.

Having a famous director, or the joining of a superstar, has a really big effect on the sale of foreign copyrights.

For example, Li Lianjie's "Huo Yuanjia" sold for $18 million overseas, and the foreign screening rights of "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" were also sold for nearly $15 million, and people fancy Li Lianjie's name.

Zhao Liying has also been very busy these days, although she will not run the national publicity like Shen Lin, but after winning the Cannes film, she is already the first person of the young generation worthy of the name, how could the studio give up such a good opportunity for publicity (making money)?

Even if she wanted to, the advertisers wouldn't allow it!

It was easy to relax, and the young lady suddenly asked, "Shen Lin, when are we going to have a banquet?"