Shen Zhenghui's current status has determined that even if what he shoots is a piece of shit, it will cause enough topics, just like Spielberg and James Cameron, but when it comes to Spielberg, an old man born in the 40s, he seems to have gradually departed from the times, which is not to say that he has lost his creative power and enthusiasm for work, but that his creation has gradually been limited by himself, after all, he was born in the forties, although it is said that he learns and lives to be old, and people who keep up with the times are also saved. But the maturity of a person's mind still depends on the era in which he grew up. Of course, he continues to work and try to maintain his standards, but sometimes the immediate reaction of the market is that there are talented people in the country.

One of the biggest reasons why Shen Zhenghui is on the cusp of the storm is his youth, he is just 37 years old, according to the career estimation of the average top director, he still has thirty years of golden age, especially when he is so young, the audience he attracts is even younger. Maybe the future of show business will be updated even faster, but who knows what will happen in the future?

So when Shen Zhenghui released his TV series from the Internet for free, no one thought that he had made up his mind and was ready to lose money to release this TV series, on the contrary, many people thought that this was a new model for making money. The common speculation is that he is promoting his own online TV station, taking this opportunity to develop his own new media platform independent of the TV station, and after having this platform, advertising fees and the like will roll in; Another speculation is that this TV series will definitely come out in the Pandora format version in the future, and the Pandora format version will definitely be able to earn back the investment with interest. In this regard, the domestic media is actually one step behind the foreign media, especially after the official website of the main station set up in Japan began to open the official website of TV dramas in major languages through the Tower of Babel, and the hypothesis of online TV stations became more and more intense

"So you can actually achieve such an effect, an online TV station or something?" Shen Zhenghui asked with some disbelieving.

"Of course." Mitsumi Fukuda's voice was very clear on the phone, "I was surprised too, but obviously, isn't that how the plan was planned at the beginning?" Of course, it will take a certain amount of time to apply for a license in various countries, but it is already obvious that the network TV station has achieved the effect of publicity and coverage through this TV series broadcast. Plus ......"

"Plus?"

"The IPTV box has been trial-sold in Japan. Now, it works great. "Of course, there are still formalities in other countries and regions, and in China we are working with Wu Xiaolong," she said, "He is also very interested in this project, after all, the competitive pressure in the mobile phone industry is too great, and he himself does not have a production line, which is inevitably a little weak." ”

"Oh. Is it? Shen Zhenghui scratched his head.

"So you might consider making the TV series a little longer." Mitsumi Fukuda said, "You must know that your "Red Dawn" has formed a topic of discussion in Japan, more than any new anime and TV series, although everyone has nothing good to say about the plot in the discussion, but for the fact that you have opened up the theme of time-traveling, many people admit your affection. ”

"Huh?" Of course, Shen Zhenghui knew that his TV series would not receive much praise in Japan, but what he didn't expect was that the Japanese would actually contribute ratings to his TV series with integrity, "I can't say anything pioneering." The theme of crossing has been around for a long time. ”

"But after all, it didn't become mainstream, and your actions have a lot of significance." Mitsumi Fukuda said firmly. "There is no Japanese drama yet, but the novels that have been released have aroused protests from some right-wing forces, but just as the left wing is not taken seriously, these people will not be taken seriously by us either." Mitsumi Fukuda continued, "For a big director like you to be able to shoot a TV series with this theme, the vast majority of young viewers are deeply looking forward to it, and you are the first. So a series of TV series can be launched, as far as I know, you can be regarded as blowing a fresh wind to the film and television industry, these people can't help but want to move when they see this TV series being so popular. Of course. Many people will find it a little difficult to accept the plot, but this story has enough curiosity. ”

"Do you think that audiences outside of Japan also watched this drama with a deep sense of curiosity?" Shen Zhenghui asked rhetorically, "The ratings, download rates and so on from Europe and the United States look a little too scary, is this because of the China threat theory or what?" ”

"Speaking of which," Mitsumi Fukuda's tone slowed down, as if she was thinking while talking, "We also feel a little strange about this phenomenon, so we have done a special research to answer your question." ”

"Oh? What is it? Shen Zhenghui became enthusiastic, "Now this kind of scene of flowers blooming inside the wall and fragrant outside the wall makes me a little confused!" ”

Mitsumi Fukuda's tone was a little relaxed and said, "First of all, you are too arrogant, you know, after all, you are currently the director who has accumulated the first box office, and you have set this record in recent years, so when you announce that you are going to shoot a TV series, all the viewers who have seen your work can't help but wonder what your TV series looks like, and now, if you release this TV series on the Internet for free, then they will naturally download and watch it." ”

Shen Zhenghui was a little stunned, "It's as simple as that?" ”

"That's the main reason, but it's not that simple." Mitsumi Fukuda continued, "At first, I thought the same as you, thinking that this was a TV series with a Chinese historical theme, because of the culture and background, maybe foreigners are not very interested, maybe some people will be curious at first, but soon they will give up. But the reason we didn't expect it was ......" she took a deep breath, "First, now whether it is Europe, the United States or other places, everyone is beginning to be interested in China itself, they are interested in understanding the process of China's 100 years from backwardness to advancement, which is part of the audience; Secondly, your TV series is a cross-theme and changes history, which also attracts the interest of some lovers of this kind of story, as far as I think, the concept of this work has thrown off similar themes several streets. ”

"Really?" Shen Zhenghui was noncommittal.

"Of course. In this regard, I have to admire Chinese Internet writers," Mitsumi Fukuda said with a smile, "Actually, not long after you uploaded the TV series, the Japanese side has already begun to prepare for the filming of the TV version of "Warring States Fuxing Memorabilia". ”

"Not really." Shen Zhenghui was really a little speechless.

"Oh, I forgot more about Europe and the United States," Mitsumi Fukuda continued. "Your TV series has sparked more than that, it has also aroused a general interest in the history of the early 20th century in Europe and the United States."

"You're not kidding?"

"Of course not," Mitsumi Fukuda responded, "in their eyes, it's almost like reincarnation, and it's also a topic worth discussing how China and the Soviet Union used to recover from the ruins because of the bad external economic environment and the collapse of the internal economic order." She snorted, "The English, French, and German editions of the novel that have been published so far have caught up. The Economist even borrows the novel to discuss the link between the Great Depression of the early twentieth century and the current economic crisis. Red Dawn's supposedly expansion of foreign trade in the context of trade balance is very much to the tastes of economists, while its novels' criticism of the so-called distorted supply of China's economic policy and Soviet economic policy has provoked criticism. She scoffed, "Many of the discussion articles published in the last two issues of The Economist are entirely based on the content of this novel. ”

Shen Zhenghui was really a little dumbfounded, "It sounds unbelievable." ”

"In fact, not only in the United Kingdom, but also in the United States, Germany, and France, scholars in these countries have also begun to have some kind of discussion about the content of the novel against reality, and almost all the BBS of the economics, history, and culture columns of various schools have been brushed up on these topics." Mitsumi Fukuda lowered her voice. "You can say that," she said, with a little emotion. "Even if your TV series is banned in China now, it doesn't matter. Or, they simply don't dare to ban your TV series. ”

"I don't think we can overestimate the intelligence of the bureaucrats." Shen Zhenghui responded.

"But I think there are times when we can't look up to the intelligence of the bureaucrats." "Don't worry," she said, "when it comes to the construction of our television network, I'm going to do it." ”

Shen Zhenghui no longer had the heart to ask Fukuda what Mitsumi wanted to do. He said a few words casually, then hung up the phone and sat there blankly for a long time, beginning to think about whether to continue the progress of the TV series shooting.

So, it's not just the Chinese government. Governments around the world were not prepared at all for the popularity of the TV series "Red Dawn" and the nationwide discussion, which was originally a matter for the entertainment and film circles, but with all walks of life joining the discussion one after another, the discussion of "Red Dawn" suddenly appeared in the social version, the economic version and even the philosophy page.

It was not only the people at the bottom who began to watch television to learn Capital and the ABC of rebellion, but also the elites who began to join the debate about socialism and capitalism, and the translated versions of the novels that had appeared became their source material. In the context of the current economic crisis, the discussion of the topic of history began in the language of online novels, and everyone began to discuss topics such as climbing the technology tree, supply price distortions, state capitalism, etc., and in the context of the current economic crisis, it seems that the discussion of fiction has suddenly become a new form.

Newspapers and magazines such as the New York Times then fulfilled the functions of China's propaganda department, not only in the propaganda of revolutionary theories, but also in reporting on the ban on the serialization of "Red Dawn" by Chinese authorities, and even began to spread that the Chinese government would not allow Shen Zhenghui to continue filming the "Red Dawn" TV series. In the information age, information and rumors spread at the same speed as light, and then these reports were immediately translated into Chinese and sent back to China, quickly causing an explosion on the Internet. In view of the fact that it is already a reality that Zonghengwang blocked "Red Dawn", the TV series was banned from filming and immediately became the "truth". The online media and big V added fuel to the fire, either secretly rejoicing, or arrogantly announcing their victory, and then domestic sales immediately turned into exports, and the news that the Chinese government "confirmed" the foreign media.

When the propaganda department was still in a daze, the leader of a small country called China's new leader directly and begged him not to ban Shen Zhenghui from filming the TV series "Red Dawn", saying that he was counting on the exchange of political and economic ideas with his children when he could watch the TV series again. The boss was stunned, but naturally gave a vague response, and then the gentleman took the vague response as a guarantee and happily forwarded the message to his Twitter.

As a result, ordinary people also found excitement, and they @ the leaders of their own countries, making various demands on them, in addition to asking China not to ban the broadcast of "Red Dawn", they also put forward many inexplicable demands, such as defining the official tofu brain as salty or sweet. The intelligence services felt a headache, and the public opinion supervision departments and propaganda departments were dumbfounded. As a result, the departmental clause that had been prepared to restrict the filming and broadcasting of online TV series was quickly postponed, and the official had to come forward to say: We have done nothing, blocking novels is completely a spontaneous self-censorship behavior of the website, and we don't know anything about TV dramas or anything.

Shen Zhenghui's studio also came forward at this time to announce that it had not received an administrative order banning filming.

Netizens naturally think that refuting rumors is admitting, but they also believe that under the union of netizens around the world, the government has succumbed and has to retract its original decision.

In fact, someone in the propaganda department has already read through the novel "Red Dawn", which has now been published, and hit the report that this is a big poisonous weed. However, this was originally something that could be handled by a small section chief and a small section chief, and no one expected it to become an international event all of a sudden. When all of a sudden, there began to be rumors within the propaganda department that the boss received a call from the boss of another country, and when the other party actually discussed the plot of "Red Dawn" with him on the phone, the propaganda department itself immediately shrank its eggs and reported the situation layer by layer according to the way bureaucrats handled things. The boss of the propaganda department was very troubled to see the report submitted layer by layer, but he couldn't make a decision, he also had to submit the report to the political bureau, and before that, he had to come up with his own opinions.

Although Shen Zhenghui and his son cooperate happily in business, at this moment, the boss feels that he deserves to hate Shen Zhenghui. (To be continued......)