In the ecosystem of China's film and television industry, directors often occupy an extremely important position.
Especially famous directors, especially those who can make money, have many financial backers and bosses behind them to support them, and they can call the shots in the circle and are invincible.
As one of the top directors in the industry, Feng Kuzi is naturally among them.
Not to mention that Feng Kuzi himself has a quick temper and a narrow mind.
His experience of being humble when he started out in his early years also made him swell in a retaliatory manner after his success, with the intention of making up for the dignity he lost in the past. Feng Kuzi attaches great importance to his halo as the top Chinese-language director and the "King of the Lunar New Year Movies". As his career and achievements continue to improve, he becomes more and more confident in his work and does not allow others to question or belittle him.
Feng Kuzi may not have paid much attention to the filming of "Private Tailor", but that doesn't mean he thinks his movie is bad.
So after being besieged by film critics, Feng Kuzi flew into a rage and started arguing with the critics and audience members who came to the scene on Weibo.
Of course, from Wei Yang's point of view, there is also the intention of taking advantage of the issue to hype the movie.
Feng Dapao is indeed outspoken, and many of his words and things sound like they were written by someone with no brains, but if anyone really regards this old hand who has been in the underworld for decades as a fool, then he is a fool.
Someone once joked that every time a movie is released, Feng Pants turns into Feng Cannon, which shows that there is another hidden story behind these verbal battles.
Wei Yang also had to admit that after Feng Kuzi's departure, the exposure of "Private Customization" increased rapidly, the film's reputation was polarized, but the box office was steadily increasing.
Over 200 million in three days! Its overall momentum is not much inferior to that of "Time Raiders". It has even surpassed "Time Raiders" which has been released for more than a week in terms of scheduling.
However, since Boss Wei was in a mood to have fun, it meant that this matter was definitely going in line with Feng Kuzi's wishes.
"Personal Customization" had a strong momentum in the early stages, with its daily box office exceeding "Time Raiders" for many consecutive days, and it won the first place in the Lunar New Year box office.
Feng Kuzi and Huayi were in a good mood and did not notice that the incident of Feng Kuzi's response to film critics was becoming more and more influential due to the promotion of certain people.
Or they noticed the change in popularity but didn't realize that someone was fanning the flames behind the scenes.
On the contrary, they are happy to see it happen. It is hype in the first place, and they definitely hope it will get more and more popular, thus contributing to the box office of "Personal Tailor".
But they soon discovered that the situation began to change and public opinion became increasingly unfavorable to them.
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In Guangdong Province, Wei Yang and his team finished their roadshow and went directly to the local cinema to watch the newly released "New Police Story 2013".
In fact, there is a gap of nearly two weeks between the two films, so to some extent, they are no longer in direct competition, and there is no need for too intense confrontation and related arrangements.
But he is one of the biggest rivals after all, and there is no harm in knowing more about him, so the crew still arranged a movie viewing.
However, compared with the last time when everyone was cautious about "Private Customization", the atmosphere this time was more relaxed. Fan Xiaopang even paid more attention to "Private Customization" and asked questions that he had never really figured out.
"Feng has cursed people before, why did it cause such a big reaction this time?"
“Because the timing and situation were not right.”
Wei Yang smiled and explained the reason to Fan Xiaopang. In fact, the situation was not too complicated.
Feng Kuzi used to love to engage in verbal battles, and this behavior did gain a lot of exposure for the film's promotion.
But we are not idiots. It is no secret that the routines are getting older and older. Everyone is a little tired of it, and even annoyed by this deliberate hype.
No one really likes someone who swears everywhere.
It feels novel and exciting once or twice, and everyone just watches the fun, but after too many times, people start to think he is too aggressive, and his image becomes cunning and mean.
Wei Yang actually also has this shortcoming. Whenever a new work is released, he likes to create scandals. This is something that everyone is used to.
Fortunately, there are several rumored objects, and they can be changed to add a certain sense of freshness, and they can even form a group, such as this love triangle Shura field, which is full of topics.
But the price is that Boss Wei's image has become more and more philandering, his positioning as a scumbag cannot be reversed, and everyone's threshold for him is getting higher and higher. In the future, the publicity effect of similar scandals will become lower and lower.
This is a bad thing from a publicity perspective, but it may be a good thing for Wei Yang himself.
Who can point to a pile of ruins and collapsed houses? In the future, even if Wei Yang reveals some of his emotional status, as long as it is not too dramatic, the outside world will accept it well, or even be very calm.
That's Wei Yang, isn't it normal for this to happen to him? Back to Feng Kuazi, compared to Wei Yang's image as a playboy, his image is not very good. Many people recognize his works and abilities, but do not comment on his character and style of doing things, and even resist and hate him.
For a public figure, having such a bad public impression is actually a very dangerous thing.
Because once something unexpected happens and there is room to take advantage of the situation, he will be pushed down by everyone and become the real target of public criticism.
There is no doubt that this incident was the fuse that ignited many people's dissatisfaction with Feng.
It must also be pointed out that in the past, Feng Kuzi won more than he lost in verbal battles. There were many people who hated him, but he also had many supporters.
There are two very important reasons for this. First, the works he creates are solid.
Whether it is movies like "Assembly", "Party A and Party B", "If You Are the One", "Aftershock", etc., they may have their own flaws, but the overall quality is not bad, and they can even be said to be excellent commercial films.
Even the much-criticized "The Banquet" had "The Promise" and "Curse of the Golden Flower" to share the heat.
Because his work is solid enough, Feng Kuazi has the confidence to argue, and he has many supporters, so he is invincible most of the time.
Another reason is that most of the people who argue with Feng Kuzi are not likeable.
For example, Feng Kuzi once famously scolded the paparazzi for exposing his home address. Not only was he right, but the outside world also disliked these paparazzi. Very few people spoke up for him, and most people followed suit and scolded him.
In addition, some experts, celebrities and authoritative award judges also had many disputes with Feng Kuazi.
Many people take advantage of their seniority or do not live up to their reputation, and do things that are very unfair. Feng Kuzi quarrels with them and easily gains public support, and even becomes a "dragon slayer" who is anti-authority to a certain extent.
The public, who are disgusted by condescending experts and old-fashioned and serious film awards, greatly admire Feng Kuzi's bold statement.
The nickname Feng Dapao has a certain derogatory meaning, but some people think it is a compliment.
"Director Feng is a real person!"
This is a sentence often said by many of Feng Kuzi's fans, who believe that he is a real man who dares to love and hate.
First of all, the work itself is indeed not good enough. The quality of "Private Customization" is not bad, but the obvious problems exposed cannot be ignored.
The criticisms from film critics and audiences are not just for show, but rather have substance.
Feng Kuzi is naturally lacking in confidence, and he has to argue and quarrel with others to save his reputation and insist on the excellence of the movie, which makes him seem like he is making far-fetched arguments.
It is also worth mentioning that this time, the people who were scolding Feng Kuzi were film critics and audiences.
Film critics may not be popular with the general public. This group has many problems and flaws, and many people are particularly annoyed by them.
But this time they are really not nitpicking, and they can barely be said to be representing the interests of the audience.
Instead, it was Feng Kuzi who turned from a dragon-slaying boy into an evil dragon, and from a former anti-authority representative into an authority. He responded to the criticisms from film critics and audiences in a high-handed manner, and his words could not conceal his arrogance and disdain.
To put it bluntly, Feng Kuzi had no idea that the situation was not favorable to him. If he forced a team fight against the odds, he would naturally suffer backlash.
Most of the onlookers and netizens are still reasonable.
If the movie is good and the critics find fault with it, they will scold the critics. If your movie is bad and the critics are right and you are stubborn, then they will scold your crew.
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This time, Feng Kuzi did not win the verbal battle as usual. Instead, after a brief period of silence, he was ridiculed by countless people.
But Feng Kuzi was a stubborn person. Under the ridicule of the crowd, he became more and more courageous, and the two sides came to a head-on confrontation.
The popularity of "Personal Customization" has taken off, but this popularity cannot be converted into box office results, and may even cause some negative impacts.
"Tiny Times" triggered a craze for "ugly aesthetics", and many people were even willing to spend money to watch the movie to see how bad it was.
But "Private Tailor" is two different things. "Aesthetics of ugliness" is spending money to satisfy curiosity. This has led to a quarrel. Those who are scolded will not spend money to watch the movie. They don't need to know whether the movie is good or not, they can just attack Feng himself directly.
"Just wait and see. If he honestly admits his mistake, he can still get away with it under the protection of Huayi. But if he continues to be stubborn, not only this movie, but also the next one will be affected."
A commercial film director who has a terrible reputation among the public and has alienated himself from the audience may see his career plummet.
Even if his movies are well made, many people can't help but want to watch his movies. At worst, they will watch pirated copies, and not buying movie tickets is enough for him to suffer.
"Tell me the truth, you have contributed a lot to this."
Fan Xiaopang's eyes moved and he soon realized something was wrong.
Even though Wei Yang's analysis made sense, public opinion was forced upon them in a short period of time, and the conflicts were so intense that the waves against Feng Kuazi became higher and higher, and they hit the vital points directly. Even Huayi could not reverse the decline. It was obvious that someone was manipulating it behind the scenes.
"Don't talk nonsense, I'm just an ordinary spectator."
Boss Wei smiled innocently. The box office war and the business war in the entertainment industry behind it are, on the surface, marketing hype, winning by selling points of film quality, but in reality they are secretly setting traps and guiding others, seizing on the opponent's mistakes and then slandering them to death.
Huayi is now the leading private company in the entertainment industry. If Blue Whale wants to take the lead, a battle is bound to break out between the two sides.
Wei Yang has been active in the business world for so many years that he no longer has the illusion that no one will offend him and he will not offend anyone.
Putting aside the old grudges, even if Huayi had never taken action against Wei Yang, he would not be vague about plotting against the other party.
The Wang brothers were not pushovers. They didn't attack the blue whale not because they didn't want to, but because they were looking for the right opportunity.
Blue Whale was growing too fast and had enough connections, so Huayi would not act rashly after losing the best early opportunity to suppress it.
Otherwise, given the size of Blue Whale, even if it fights back desperately and cannot defeat Huayi, it will still be able to bite off a few large pieces of meat. In the end, the snipe and the clam may fight each other, and the third party may benefit.
Huayi is currently in a leading position, so it is not in a hurry. It should take a cautious approach and slowly look for the right opportunity to strike a fatal blow.
But Blue Whale is different. It is in the position of a follower. If it wants to move up, it will conflict with Huayi sooner or later. So there is no need to worry too much. When the opportunity is right, it will take advantage of it to weaken the opponent as much as possible and narrow the gap between the two sides.
However, Wei Yang had no intention of going into an all-out war with Huayi, so he acted more covertly this time.
Even if Huayi could sense something, it might not be able to make up its mind to retaliate. It would be nothing more than both sides trying to use some tricks to cause trouble for the other side, which would be within Wei Yang's acceptable range.
To be honest, if Feng Kuazi's trump card of Huayi could really be destroyed, Wei Yang would accept it even if it meant going to war with Huayi directly.
"It's a pity that the company still doesn't have enough accumulation. It started late in the film industry, and its scale and foundation haven't caught up. The chances of winning the final are too small, otherwise Feng Kuazi would have been crushed to death."
Wei Yang felt a little regretful. Feng Kuzi's weaknesses were too easy to exploit, and he was too deeply tied to Huayi, so he could be exploited every time.
But the timing was not right, so Wei Yang could only try it briefly. Fortunately, this card could still be used, and even through this preparation, the effect would be even more vicious and deadly next time.
Thinking of this, Boss Wei was in a very good mood, and even the sweet girl on the screen became particularly pleasing to the eye.
The movie "New Police Story 2013", perhaps due to the influence of Da Tiantian, has extremely mediocre quality.
You're right, this movie cannot be said to be bad, but there is really nothing to watch. It is a low-profile version of "Taken" and it is tasteless. After watching the whole movie, Wei Yang had almost no memorable moments.
The only thing that is slightly unique is that the villain played by Liu Huohua is actually a good guy.
Cheng Long's Good Policeman + Good Father is very similar to his other works. The heroine played by Tiantian can be described as the ultimate tool person, with a frighteningly low sense of presence.
Wei Yang didn't understand at all why Da Tiantian wanted to invest in this movie and play such a role.
He felt that Da Tiantian and the people behind him had no idea what was going on.
If an artist wants to be famous and successful, she doesn't necessarily have to work with Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-fat, nor does she have to squeeze into Hollywood blockbusters. These are putting the cart before the horse. What she really needs to do is find a good role that suits her own performance.
No matter how many collaborations she has with big names, even if she has been promoted to the leading lady of a Hollywood blockbuster, if the role doesn't match her, she will still be a tool or a vase with no memorable points.
But if the role is played well, even if it is just a fleeting glimpse, it can be a breakthrough in one's acting career.
Wei Yang felt sorry for Da Tiantian. This girl had good qualities, but unfortunately she met bad teammates. If she was trained for two years and managed, she would definitely be a rising star.
But she is not an ordinary person after all, Wei Yang has no intention of provoking her, and can only watch her become a vase that cannot be made popular...
(End of this chapter)