"Brother Chen Kai's "The Promise" was a terrible movie and left a big mark on it. During the filming, the environment of Shangri-La's Bigu Tianchi was seriously damaged."
“‘The Promise’ director Chen Kaige denies damaging the scenery.”
"The producers of "The Promise" issued a statement: They will cooperate with relevant departments to carefully investigate the facts of ecological damage."
"Shocking! The crew of "The Promise" had no choice but to make a statement after many communications with the local government, and it was unapologetic. They were fearless when occupying and destroying, and refused to respond when they needed to reply. This fully exposed the glamorous and beautiful behavior of some well-known people in society. Under the appearance, there is a lack of awareness of environmental protection laws.”
"..."
Led by the "People's Daily", the official media came out one after another, some were euphemistic and implicit, and some were straightforward. Due to the fierce public opinion, Chen Kaige's studio had to respond again -
"The Promise" not only does not damage the environment, but also improves the popularity of the scenic spot and promotes the development of surrounding industries!
In a word, it’s unfair, I am a good person!
Such an unnecessary statement was posted at the top of portal websites such as Penguin and NetEase, which immediately aroused greater public dissatisfaction.
Originally, if the movie was poorly made, it would just sit there and be laughed at. Instead of admitting that it was rubbish, it dared to blame the audience for being rubbish.
Now that a breakthrough was found, netizens immediately stood on the commanding heights of morality and law and continued to post wildly. With Penguin, Sohu and other leaders adding fuel to the flames, "Brother Chen Kai and the Ten Deadly Sins of "The Promise"" appeared on various hot topic.
Brother Chen Kai and Chen Hong learned their lesson from last time. This time they pretended to be ostrich and simply avoided talking about it. After all, the Internet has no memory, and it will pass after a while.
However, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop.
Under such a one-sided situation, there was an upsurge of boycotting the viewing of "The Promise" online, and even the entry "Brother Chen Kai, get out of the movie industry" appeared. The number of searches on Sogou and Baidu alone exceeded one million, and the popularity was even higher than that of "Brother Chen Kai". "The Steamed Bun Murder Case".
In the previous life, "The Promise" had a box office of 180 million yuan.
Now, like a rat crossing the street, everyone is shouting to beat it up. It has been overdue for two weeks and the box office has only barely reached 90 million.
China Film, which invested 350 million yuan, suffered huge losses!
As the chairman, Han Sanping could no longer sit still. He called Chen Kaige and his wife who were still on the road show to the office.
At this time, there was an eerie and heavy silence in the room.
"Brother Kai, we have known each other for almost 10 years, right?"
Han Sanping took the initiative to pour two cups of amber tea.
"It's been 10 years ago. In 1993, you were transferred to Beijing Film Studio as the deputy director."
Brother Chen Kai borrowed a pole to climb up and played the emotional card.
"If you think about it, it's almost 13 years."
Han Sanping couldn't help but sigh: "Back then, I asked you to be the artistic consultant for "Kong Fansen". At that time, you had already won the Cannes Palme d'Or for "Farewell My Concubine" and were a top international director, but you still gave me the job out of friendship. This is my face."
Brother Chen Kai took a sip of tea and frowned: "Hey, why is it chrysanthemum tea? Don't you usually like to drink Dahongpao?
"There are too many things that have bothered me recently, and I need to calm down."
Han Sanping cast a meaningful look at him.
Brother Chen Kai understood it and whispered: "Third Master, I can't help you. "The Promise" was plotted by a villain and caused trouble at the box office."
"The box office is one thing, the villain is another."
Han Sanping sighed: "What I want to say is that what you said and did during this period is totally different!"
"Third Master, what can I do?"
Brother Chen Kai said miserably: "Do you want me to admit in front of the media that "The Promise" is a bad movie? I can't afford to embarrass this person, and I will never admit that "The Promise" is not a bad movie at all. The audience has completely accepted that Damn the influence of the "Steamed Buns" video has caused prejudice. No matter what, I will sue him for infringement of his reputation! And Penguin..."
When Chen Hong heard "Penguin", she immediately gave her husband a wink and hinted that he should stop talking, but like a stubborn ox, he couldn't hold back at all, so he raised his head and asked:
"Aiding the evil deeds! Third Master, I suspect that Lu Fei is behind all of this!"
"I think you've lost your mind!"
Han Sanping slapped his hand on the table, "What does this matter have to do with Mr. Lu? Do you think a busy man like him would be so free to deliberately set a trap for you?"
"How is it impossible? That damn video was removed from other websites but not Penguin. Penguin even dispatched a team of lawyers to help Hu Ge with the lawsuit. Aren't these all evidences?"
Brother Chen Kai's face turned purple and his teeth were chattering.
"These are just speculations on your part."
Han Sanping waved his hand, "And even if it is, so what, the top priority now is how to make peace. With such unfavorable public opinion, the box office of "The Promise" may not even exceed 100 million."
"Third Master, Old Chen has been thinking about the box office issue, but this is all we can think of." Chen Hong patted Brother Chen Kai's hand, "Look, how can this matter end?"
"Go to Mr. Lu and ask him for help."
Han Sanping blurted out without thinking.
"Shall I beg him? Third Master, did I hear you correctly?"
Brother Chen Kai's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
"That's right, there is a commotion on the Internet right now. Only Mr. Lu can control the public opinion and calm down the whole farce."
Han Sanping said seriously, "Only in this way can "The Promise" regain its box office and reputation as much as possible. Although it will definitely lose money, it will at least exceed 100 million. Otherwise, it would be a joke for you, me, and China Film."
"I won't go! Is there no other way, Third Master?"
Brother Chen Kai looked awkward as if he had eaten a fly.
"When did it happen! Do you know how much the failure of "The Promise" affected you?"
Han Sanping looked solemn. If he hadn't been thinking about his old friendship and cherishing his talents, he would never have suppressed all objections from China Film.
A total investment of 350 million!
Chen Kaige's director career may come to a short end.
"Go, Third Master, let's go."
Chen Hong quickly smoothed things over, "Lao Chen and I will find an opportunity soon to treat Mr. Lu to a meal."
"Wait a moment, time waits for no one."
Han Sanping rolled his eyes and said, "I've made an appointment for you and will go right away. Mr. Lu is a busy man and doesn't have much free time. If I hadn't shown such an old face, Yuanyuan and Mr. Lu would really be our own people in Beijing." People, you just want to see them but you still can’t see them.”
Brother Chen Kai's face turned blue and white for a while.
In the end, Chen Hong, who still knew him well, gave him a step and dragged him to Hailong Building, saying he couldn't beat his wife.
The work area was crowded with people, and they all noticed their presence, especially Chen Hong, the "Chang'e sister", but no one came up to get close to them, and they were treated like telephone poles.
"Director Chen, Mrs. Chen, right?"
Tao Yao, who had neatly styled short hair, came over and said, "Mr. Lu asked you to come over. Please invite me."
After saying that, he led the two of them to the door of the office, but before entering, he warned with a black face: "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu has been busy with the arrangements for the Fine Book Festival, so he is very busy. You only have 15 minutes. The time is up. , I will knock on the door to remind you.”
"Li, hehe, I understand."
There was a hint of bitterness in the corner of Chen Hong's mouth. He didn't expect that even Lu Fei's secretary-general would not take the CEO couple seriously.
Brother Chen Kai felt that his self-esteem was greatly hurt, and his face was dark. Even when he saw Lu Fei, he didn't look good.
"Don't get me wrong, Mr. Lu. Lao Chen has been affected by some comments on the Internet these days and hasn't slept well, so he looks very bad."
Chen Hong tried every means to make amends, and then asked:
"Mr. Lu, I came to you today to ask you to do us a favor. Can you remove "Murderous Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" from Penguin Video? This video seriously infringes on the rights of Lao Chen and "The Promise". We are preparing to Prosecution?"
"Oh, but what you said is different from what I know. This video does not infringe on the rights of "The Promise"."
Lu Fei changed the subject: "On the contrary, Director Chen's film had a bad reputation as soon as it was released, and the box office was quite tragic. Then "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" appeared, which made many viewers watch "The Promise" out of curiosity, and the box office was only Let’s talk about it again. Although the cinema was not full, at least it was a wave of movie-watching frenzy, but instead of thanking Hu Ge, you actually sued him?”
Why do I have to thank him for co-writing?
Brother Chen Kai couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Lu Fei had no time to talk to him, and he just didn't have the time to talk to Lu Fei either. He said in a harsh tone:
"Mr. Lu, just tell us what we have to do before you are willing to take the video down, right?"
"It's you who are begging me, what do you think?"
Lu Fei leaned back and leaned on the back of the chair.
"We will drop the case against Hugo."
Chen Hong said everything he wanted to say at once, "I can't think of anything else at the moment, but we will definitely remember Mr. Lu's favor. If we have anything to do with movies in the future, just give us your orders."
"sounds good."
Seeing her sigh with relief, Lu Fei said as if he was playing a prank: "But I refuse! Because I don't care if you withdraw the lawsuit or not. Do you think I will care if you withdraw the lawsuit?"
It is necessary to remind that although Penguin's legal department cannot compare with Disney and Nintendo, it does not mean that it is not top in the world. Maybe you have never heard of the nickname, 'Nanshan Pizza Hut'. Penguin's domestic winning rate is 100%! "
"This this……"
Chen Hong's heart was beating uneasily. From the corner of his eye, he noticed that Brother Chen Kai's face was getting worse and worse. Worried that he would have a bad temper, he quickly said, "Mr. Lu, please do us this favor. I know Mr. Lu is here." The Internet can turn everything upside down, and even helping us quell the negative online reviews of "The Promise" is easy."
"What is there to calm down? Is it that "The Promise" is a bad movie? Or that "Farewell My Concubine" was not made by Director Chen?"
Lu Fei smiled brightly, "Or maybe Director Chen's management was lax and the crew of "The Promise" destroyed the ecological environment?"
"Everything, everything!"
Chen Hong's heartbeat accelerated and she subconsciously raised her voice.
"Sorry, can't do it!"
Lu Fei refused without thinking.
Counting from the time he caused devastating damage to Shangri-La's paradise on earth in his previous life until he was reborn, 18 years have passed without even a single apology.
He crossed his hands and looked serious: "I have seen the news and photos. Plastic bags and household garbage are everywhere. Cement bags and construction waste are everywhere. Even the 'palace' made of steel and concrete has not been demolished. You are talking about this." Heinous act, will I help?”
"Rumors, absolute rumors!"
Brother Chen Kai couldn't sit still anymore, stood up and said: "In addition to removing the video, we also need your Internet power to clarify that "The Promise" did not cause ecological damage. On the contrary, because of the filming of "The Promise", it will drive surrounding tourism Industry."
"rumor?"
Lu Fei chuckled and said, "Director Chen, are you saying the news in the People's Daily is a rumor?"
"At least it's a false report. I can prove my innocence!"
Brother Chen Kai scratched his neck.
Lu Fei said: "There is no need for Director Chen to come. As far as I know, what you have done has alarmed the State Environmental Protection Administration, and even the UN has sent an investigation team to Tianchi in southern Yunnan. Director Chen, Mrs. Chen, do you know how big the impact is?" "
"What?!"
Brother Chen Kai felt his heart beating rapidly and his palms became sweaty.
But then I thought about it and felt that Lu Fei was trying to scare him, because film shooting did not require approval from the environmental protection department. Even if he was found, it would not be illegal at all, and he immediately felt reassured.
Chen Hong was different, and said in a panic: "Mr. Lu, it's not that we haven't considered ecological protection. Before the crew left, Lao Chen specially left money for the scenic spot and entrusted him to clean up the aftermath."
"You guys, haven't you figured out what you did by now? Isn't it?"
Lu Fei crossed his legs.
"I can give you whatever you want."
Brother Chen Kai is still standing. The arrogance of the ancient scholar-bureaucrat engraved in his DNA has made him lose the dignity of a scholar.
"whatever?"
Lu Fei looked at Chen Hong, who was still charming, with a wicked smile on his face.
Chen Hong noticed his aggressive look, and instantly became excited. Her fingernails were firmly embedded in the sofa, and she said tremblingly:
"Lu, Mr. Lu, what do you want?"
"Mr. Lu, please respect yourself!"
If Brother Chen Kai hadn't taken the situation into consideration, he would have already punched hard. The skin at the corners of his eyes was stretched as if it was about to split, and he was cursing like crazy in his heart:
Land thief! Evil thief! Traitor! Yin thief!
What's more, he's still a shameless thief!
"I heard that Director Chen likes neon culture very much."
Lu Fei looked away with disdain and looked away from Chen Hong. I have the legacy of Wei Wu, but I am not selective about food, and I am not Li Fuzhen. Seven points means I like it, and three points means three stars.
How is it like Chen Hong, who lived with Teng Wenji for 6 years, and then was pushed to Brother Chen Kai, and confronted Ni Ping with a big belly? This kind of thing is almost 40 years old and can't talk at all.
"Yes, I really like neon movies and literature..."
Brother Chen Kai talks a lot, but he won't say that he likes Neon's capital. For example, "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", there is Japanese investment in the remake of the Neon comic "The Assassination of the First Emperor".
As he was talking, he suddenly paused and suddenly realized that neon had a ntr plot, and his eyes immediately lit up.
Lu Fei said: "Since you understand, you should be very clear about the etiquette of admitting mistakes in Neon, right?"
"Neon etiquette for admitting mistakes?"
Chen Hong's tense nerves relaxed instantly.
Lu Fei said: "Shouldn't you admit that you made a mistake?"
"You don't want to ask me to disobey you publicly, do you?"
Brother Chen Kai's face was gloomy, even gloomier than when he heard ntr, and he suddenly felt the urge to rush out of the door.
"Tugezaza? No, absolutely not!"
Chen Hong knew her husband too well and had the nobleness and reserve of an intellectual in his heart. It was extremely difficult for him to apologize publicly. It was even more uncomfortable for him to kneel down and apologize than being a cuckold.
Lu Fei smiled and said, "Madam, it's not as exaggerated as you think. As long as you hold a press conference to apologize."
"Apologise, huh, why should I apologize?"
Brother Chen Kai gritted his teeth in anger, "Let's do this. I will give 800,000 to the local government to help restore and promote Tianchi. Even if I apologize on behalf of the entire crew, as for the Internet, you can set a price. I know the rules."
"Talk to me about money?"
Lu Fei suddenly stood up and pointed at his nose mercilessly, "Brother Chen Kai, brother Chen Kai, you can go."
"Mr. Lu, Lao Chen didn't mean that."
Chen Hong clasped his hands together and said in a low voice: "He means that if the Internet company wants to quell these things, it will require public relations fees. He understands this rule and will not let Mr. Lu's help go in vain."
"Really? No way."
Lu Fei poked the cigarette on the cigarette case: "I don't mind if you come unexpectedly when I'm at my busiest, after all, Yuanyuan and I are also part of the Beijing circle.
If you ask me for help as a friend, I don't mind. I will help because we are all from the Beijing circle.
However, you have no respect for me at all, you don't treat me as a friend, and you are not even willing to call me 'Master Lu'. How dare you want to pay me to do things for you? What are you! "
"You, you, I, I..."
Brother Chen Kai's face was as yellow as wax, and his legs were trembling.
"Are you trying to say that you are an international director? Haha, do you think I don't know? A director that no one in Hollywood wants!"
Lu Fei held a cigarette in his mouth and said in a light tone that when Chen Kai became famous with "Farewell My Concubine", he was invited to help MGM make a movie. He was also the first Chinese director to go to Hollywood to try his luck, but naturally he failed. .
The film failed miserably at both the word-of-mouth and box office, completely cutting off the road to Hollywood. He could only come back in despair, hoping to use "The Promise" to make a comeback and continue the glory of "Farewell My Concubine".
But it’s a waste, all the investment of 350 million was ruined!
If nothing else, he will also fail in the Chinese film industry!
"Mr. Lu, you can't, you can't..."
Chen Hong felt the strong aura and trembled.
Lu Fei raised his eyebrows. He has become sensible and has learned to use "you", with a harmless smile on his face: "Madam, you don't want your chief director husband to be ruined, right?"
"I-I understand, Mr. Lu."
Chen Hong was glared at by his murderous eyes and couldn't help but shudder. Is this Mr. Lu?
No wonder Feng Pants always says "Master Lu"!
"Light the fire for me."
Lu Fei threw the lighter on the table and looked back at Brother Chen Kai, "What about you?"
He saw his wife tremblingly lighting the fire for him, daring to be angry but not daring to speak. The anger in his heart was quickly filled with bitterness.
Isn't this a kind of criminal offense?
Just when he was in pain, Tao Yao knocked on the door at an inappropriate time, reminding him like the god of death:
"Mr. Lu, it's 15 minutes."
"Old Chen, Old Chen."
Chen Hong grabbed her husband's sleeve tightly and pulled it again and again.
"Lu, Mr. Lu."
Brother Chen Kai's face was full of depression, and his back slowly hunched down.
"Huh, very good. Then you can make a public apology to reporters. Be more generous and proactive. Of course, don't forget to apologize to Hu Ge, Director Chen."
Lu Fei blew out the smoke ring calmly.
Looking at his silhouette, Chen Hong couldn't help but tremble deep in his heart, but he also vaguely envied Gao Yuanyuan and Zeng Li.
If I were ten years younger...
If Mr. Lu wanted me just now...
………
The next day, December 31st.
Just when public opinion was boiling, Penguin, New Wolf, and NetEase portals all invariably highlighted the news of Chen Kai's press conference live broadcast, which immediately attracted much attention.
The scene was packed with people, especially entertainment reporters.
"Director Chen is here!"
I don’t know who shouted something in the crowd. When the reporters saw the person appearing, they rushed forward and were stopped by several security guards. Their mouths were open, and all they blurted out were sensitive and sharp questions.
"Director Chen, if Shangri-La's Bigu Tianchi was destroyed, what will the crew do next?"
"Director Chen, what do you think of the recent boycott movement launched by netizens against you and your "The Promise"? Will it affect the final film of "The Promise" not to exceed 100 million?"
"..."
Chen Hong frowned and had a dark face. It was related to her husband's honor and face. She felt unprecedentedly offended and disrespected. She glanced distressedly and saw Brother Chen Kai standing on the stage, making an unexpected and expected move. ——
He bent down for the first time!
And it’s 90 degrees!
Authentic neon flavored "Red Bean Paste"!
"What the hell?"
"Oh my God!"
"I am not wrong, right?"
In an instant, the audience was in an uproar. Every reporter who was familiar with Chen Kai's temperament was dumbfounded. They never dreamed that he would stoop down and apologize. Is he still the director Chen who would rather bend than bend?
Who is it?
Who on earth could make Brother Chen Kai do this!
(End of chapter)
