Chapter 667: Clever Propaganda
"Find a topic to spread the word. Gu Xiaofan replied with a smile.
After becoming a member, the first thing he did was to log in to the union's website with his ID and find Spacey's post on the intranet that bombarded him.
Then below the post, reply:
"Mr. Spacey, if you think I'm a bad movie, I warmly welcome you to the premiere of "The Undertaker", but if "The Undertaker" is not so bad after watching it, then please take back this sentence."
Under this post, Gu Xiaofan issued 200 movie ticket verification codes for the New York premiere, one ID can receive one, and Spacey's Gu Xiaofan sent him a private message directly.
This was originally Spacey's unilateral scolding of "The Undertaker", and as soon as Gu Xiaofan, the "villain director", responded, everyone's interest within the actors' union increased.
Hey, the Chinese director has registered with the Screen Actors Guild, which is a thorn in the coffin...... Will Spacey go to the premiere of "The Undertaker" next week?
When the appetite of all the actors was raised, everyone didn't expect that they had already entered Gu Xiaofan's good game.
But it's not these insiders who want to catch him, but to get coverage in the mainstream media.
However, to the disappointment of the Screen Actors Guild, after Gu Xiaofan responded to Spacey's provocation and invited him to watch the premiere, Spacey did not make any response, how could this thorn be so honest?
And just when everyone was feeling very happy, Christmas was already coming unconsciously.
On Christmas Eve, hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country will rush to New York's Times Square to host a ball drop in front of the No. 1 Times Square building.
This is the liveliest day in Times Square in addition to Chinese New Year's Eve every year, and NBC TV broadcasts this grand event live as usual.
In front of the live cameras, reporters are on the red carpet of the ceremony, capturing one celebrity guest after another.
Singers Eminem and Justin all walked the red carpet, causing screams, and New York socialite Lydia Hirst murdered countless films in a high-waisted, backless dress.
Although the welcome ceremony will only be a fireworks display, more than 100 million U.S. television viewers and more than a billion people around the world will watch the event in Times Square this year.
Many singers and celebrities also came to show their faces, stand on the platform for the ceremony, and promote their works by the way.
At this time, Spacey also appeared at the scene of the ball drop ceremony, and the Oscar-winning veteran actor was wearing a strange white coat with the inscription: "Let the villain go to hell." Text.
This attracted great attention from media reporters, and many reporters stopped the old actor and asked him: "May I ask Spacey, what is the purpose of your dress today?" ”
According to the rules of the on-site media, it is absolutely not allowed to have any trademarks on the clothes, or the names of music, film and television works to promote, but Spacey's "Let the villains go to hell." "Apparently has nothing to do with his new work, The Psychiatrist.
What the hell is he doing?
I only saw that in the lively atmosphere, the microphone surrounded the outdated Oscar winner, and Spacey frowned:
"No, I don't have anything in this dress, it's just a design......"
At this time, there are obviously rookie reporters who know some of the inside stories, and in order to show that they are well-informed, they blurted out:
"Is this related to your recent boycott of "The Undertaker", is this villain the only 'villain director' Gu Xiaofan?"
Many veteran reporters waved their hands again and again, signaling this rookie reporter not to mention the name of "The Undertaker", which is a taboo in interviews for mentioning third-party film works.
And Spacey said angrily to the camera at this time:
"It's Christmas, and I don't want to say anything negative, but a certain Chinese director, who has just been shortlisted for the Oscars, has publicly said that he wants us American filmmakers to see what real acting is, and the Oscars are for us to learn how to make a good movie...... This makes me really unreasonable, well, it's Christmas Eve, we don't talk about these topics, I'm here to pray......"
Speaking Spacey left ominously, but with this live broadcast footage, Spacey's words were transmitted to the whole United States by satellite signals, and were seen by tens of millions of American viewers.
"Who the hell is Spacey talking about?"
"Who is this arrogant Chinese guy?"
"Is it to be nominated for the Oscars to make us Americans learn? Is this person in the wrong brain? ”
Despite everyone's anger, some powerful netizens soon dug up the dispute between Spacey and Gu Xiaofan in the actors' union, and posted the post of the two calling for a battle.
Now everyone suddenly discovered that the villain director has entered the American market with a new film?
The crowd was amazed.
"Obediently, he still dares to come to the United States?" "Is this guy really a director?" "How did customs get him through?"
And Gu Xiaofan's video in China that was unashamed: "I want to hand over Americans to make movies" also began to be uploaded on YouTube, and was soon topped on the homepage rankings.
Countless Americans took this statement as a joke.
But among fans, several different genres have begun to differentiate, except for the mainstream "Gu Xiaofan is nobody at all and is not interested at all." ”。
Some people also began to hold: "I want to see what this arrogant Chinese director can shoot." And: "I must watch this bad movie, and then scold this villain with reason!" "Thoughts.
In this way, almost no one noticed, and some fans already had a deep impression of "The Undertaker" in their minds.
In the live interview of the ball lowering ceremony, Spacey obviously did not mention any "The Undertaker" and Gu Xiaofan's name, but used extremely ingenious techniques to make netizens themselves send out some interesting gossip.
Gu Xiaofan, who was sitting in front of the TV watching all this, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he had to admit that Spacey was indeed a good actor, and he even had some doubts about whether Spacey was acting in his true colors in "House of Cards".
With the arrival of December, the annual Chinese New Year war in the mainland film industry has officially kicked off.
This year is a little different from previous years, Gu Xiaofan, the "billion-dollar director", is missing, but it is still a three-legged triumph of Shangying, China Film, and Huayi.
"Ip Man" and "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" both broke the 100 million mark within a week, while "Let the Bullets Fly" led by Jiang Wen in Shangying this time broke the 200 million mark.
This makes many movies in the same industry feel extremely desperate, because it proves that even without Gu Xiaofan in charge, Shangying's works are still invincible in the market......