Chapter 224 No Fear of Confrontation
Chapter 224 No Fear of Confrontation
The most fierce public backlash against Source Code came from the article posted by Ai Da Jin on his blog.
After all, he still has quite a few fans, and his blog also has a large number of fans.
Therefore, as soon as this "Movie Viewing Notes" was released, it immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Some of them were still guessing which movie Ai Dajin was talking about, but more quick-witted people had already guessed that he was targeting "Source Code" which is currently in theaters.
One of them is a new director and the other is a well-known talent.
When something like this happens, the atmosphere becomes increasingly tense, which is exactly what the many spectators would like to see, and they wish they could start a fight.
It’s a pity that things did not develop into an online war of words and confrontation as they expected.
On the one hand, Wang Hao was proud of his status as a great director and knew that if he argued with Ai Dajin, he would be elevating the other party to the same level as himself.
On the other hand, there was no need for Wang Hao to take action, as someone had already dealt with Ai Dajin.
The person who made the move was not someone else but Wang Hao's mentor, the famous director Tian Zhuang.
[As a literary and artistic worker, while creating, we also need to consider public order and morality, and convey positive energy to society! ]
It is also difficult for Teacher Tian. For his disciple Wang Hao and for the cooperation between Beijing Film Academy and Xinghe Film and Television, this fifth-generation director who once shot banned films when he was young and who was most particular about creative freedom, can now write such an article.
All I can say is that this person does change. As he grows older, this old director becomes more stable.
When this article came out, although no names were mentioned, given his relationship with Wang Hao and the timing of the time, many onlookers knew who the veteran director was standing up for.
As for the effect, Director Tian's article is upright and stands from an official perspective. Coupled with his status in the film and television industry, it also dealt a fatal blow to Ai Dajin's remarks.
This guy is a smart man after all. At the same time, he had no intention of posting it online at the moment, so he decisively deleted his post, retracted his head, and did not bark about the movie "Source Code" anymore.
Even though he gave up, Wang Hao had already made a note of this short and big guy in his heart.
Maybe he can't do anything to this guy for now, but Ai Dajin is not a perfect egg and there will be many opportunities for him to take advantage of his misfortune in the future.
However, as Ai Dajin retreated, those public intellectuals who joined him in attacking "Source Code" did not stop and continued to find fault with "Source Code" from all aspects.
Faced with this gradually expanding public opinion impact, the publicity department of Galaxy Pictures naturally informed Wang Hao who was conducting a roadshow thousands of miles away.
Although Wang Hao was somewhat surprised by the online debates, he felt relieved after carefully reading the comments of those public intellectuals and figuring out the deep-seated reasons behind this public opinion war.
When "Buried" and "The Shallows" were first released, as TV movies, they did not compete head-on with theatrical blockbusters.
Secondly, the cost of those two movies was too low. They were just low-budget imagination movies disguised as science fiction. Although they can be considered science fiction films, no one would really compare them with those blockbuster movies in theaters.
Although the scenes and production of the later "Fatal Call" were much larger, it was his first theatrical film as a new director. At that time, no one knew much about it, and there was no big stir in public opinion.
As for "Wushuang", this movie has reached the standards of a commercial blockbuster from production to distribution.
However, when "Wushuang" was released, it did not clash with Hollywood blockbusters in the mainland film market. Its biggest competitor was Cheng Long's "Baby Project". Although it caused some disturbances and the two sides confronted each other, with the mediation of Boss Yang, they did not fall out.
Only this time, "Source Code" is the first time that Wang Hao has faced a head-on competition with Hollywood commercial blockbusters in theaters.
Although it has been released for several months, it is now occupying the first place in the annual box office rankings of mainland China. How can the film and television industry practitioners of this country feel when a foreign film occupies the first place in the box office rankings of a country?
The key is that Wang Hao also knows that with the opening up of China, the introduction of Hollywood blockbusters will only increase in the future, and China’s film box office rankings will be impacted time and time again by these Hollywood blockbusters.
"Transformers", "Avatar", "Avengers"...
The impact of these blockbuster films cannot be resisted in the long run by simply relying on the country to set up a domestic film protection month from an administrative perspective.
Chinese filmmakers have to become stronger themselves, and Wang Hao is very willing to be the leader in the fight against Hollywood films.
The most important thing is that among the current Chinese filmmakers, perhaps only Wang Hao can shoulder this heavy responsibility.
As for whether it can successfully challenge Transformers' position at the top of the box office charts?
Wang Hao was not worried at all.
First of all, his "Source Code" is a science fiction film, the same kind of science fiction film as "Transformers", which is a very rare type in China.
Secondly, although the scene of this movie is relatively fixed, it is just a train, but the dense conceptual creativity, coupled with the tense and exciting story rhythm, as well as the multiple explosions and time-freezing special effects, still make "Source Code" full of blockbuster feeling.
Maybe it's not as good as "Transformers", but it's good enough.
As long as you can show it off, you will have a basis for comparison and more room for maneuver.
In addition, "Source Code" is not just a "Source Code", it is also a part of the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe]. It has "Descendants of the Dragon", the most popular TV series in China this year, to attract traffic, which has greatly improved its competitiveness.
Therefore, Wang Hao is not worried at all about the current wave of public opinion on the Internet. He even directly signaled the company's publicity department that there is no need to remain restrained, do not worry about the impact, and be brave to confront these public intellectuals who slander "Source Code".
After all, there is heat only when there is debate, and these so-called public intellectuals, although they appear to be righteous on the surface, often do things that are shady in private.
If this gets out, they'll be in big trouble.
As for whether it will evolve into a negative marketing on this basis?
Wang Hao was not worried at all.
In his opinion, after practicing with the previous films, both his own directing skills and the overall quality of his company's production team are already at the top level in the country.
With such an excellent team and director, the movie "Source Code" is naturally of excellent quality.
As long as the quality of the movie is good enough, excessive publicity will not disgust the audience.
At least it's better than that "Hot" movie. Audiences can tolerate that kind of movie. How can his even better "Source Code" fail?
It was under the guidance of this idea that the publicity department of Xinghe Film and Television immediately launched a counterattack against those public intellectuals.
After all, it is a large film and television company. Although it has only been established for a few years, it has collaborated with many celebrity artists.
When Galaxy Film and Television made a move, the first to come forward were the well-known actors who had appeared in the Galaxy Cinematic Universe.
(End of this chapter)