At first, I just wanted to make money

Several Zhang Yimou films before the new picture had a big distribution in North America. For example, "Hero" was released by Miramax, and "House of Flying Daggers" and "The Golden Armor in the City" were released by both Sony Classics…

Including "Three Shots Surprise", "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree"...

Sony Classics belongs to Sony Corporation, so it is unlikely to take over the distribution of "Thirteen Hairpins"!

In fact, North American audiences are not too concerned about World War II works related to Japanese benzene, including Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letter from Iwo Jima".

No, "Unbreakable" directed by Angelina Jolie, which is the story of the hardcore ruthless Luis Zamperini being captured and tortured, sold more than [-] million in North America!
I don't know if making a story about Li Mei cooking barbecue in Japan will be a global hit?

Ahem...

In fact, Japan attaches great importance to whitening oneself!
Nippon is very influential in Hollywood. Two of the big Hollywood companies are Nippon: Sony Columbia, Sony Classics...

Plus, they can manipulate a lot of media!

In the original time and space, "Thirteen Hairpins" was fiercely attacked by "Hollywood Report", "Wall Street Journal" including "New York Times" during the North American screening stage...

It is very simple for them to discredit "Thirteen Hairpins", saying that it is "a movie invested by the Chinese government" and "a propaganda film that demonizes the Sino-Japanese War!" '...

In the original time and space, after the film was released, the mayor of Nagoya publicly stated that "the Nanjing Massacre does not exist"...

In order to clear the relationship, Bell has repeatedly emphasized that he is just an actor and does not care about politics!

Shen Xudong asked her if there was any good way, and Joseph confessed: "If you want to release this movie in the United States, the best time is next May or June, don't rush for the Olympics... You release and show it now, I am very worried about the media. Make the movie political, because Japan's influence in Hollywood is obvious to all, and the Western society supports Japan's denial of the Nanjing Massacre from the bottom of their hearts."

"What if I pay someone to argue for me?"

Joseph shook his head: "It's useless... Few people care about this... Unless the movie is really good... Like "Go and see for yourself" and "Ivan's Childhood"..."

Shen Xudong pondered for a while, and then said: "It should not reach that level..."

"It's good that you understand... In our era, classics cannot be born!"

"But I just want it to be released in December...You can help me figure out how much I need to spend on a large-scale release...Call me later!"

"No need to wait," Joseph replied directly: "At least 1500 million US dollars..."

"I'm stupid, so expensive?"

"You have to rely on the box office, right? You have to find influential experts and film critics to write some good reviews, and you have to arrange more media to help you speak well...All of these need money..."

"That's not $1500 million, is it?"

"I have reported less, risking offending Sony... and challenging the traditional perception of Americans..."

Shen Xudong was puzzled: "You are also an American, you really believe in the Nanjing Massacre..."

Joseph was speechless: "That's because I have been to the Holocaust Memorial Museum and know a lot of things. How many people in the United States do you think have seen the Memorial Museum like me? It's not like you haven't seen Spielberg's filming of "Empire of the Sun"! "

"alright, I got it…"

……

"Empire of the Sun", of course Shen Xudong knows, is the work of the great director Spielberg.

The original novel of this movie has been roughly understood, and it is far from the theme of the movie.

Spielberg's adaptation is so great that the whole movie seriously uglifies the image of Chinese people, but there is no such thing as a positive Chinese person!
Spielberg is really for art, can't he even give a positive image of China? It is obviously the political correctness of the West and his contempt or hatred for China, and the name of the movie is "Empire of the Sun", which country is not In other words, Ming treats the Japanese invasion of China as a child...

It's a bit like the Iraqi journalists accompanying the US military they photographed.

If all of Spielberg's war movies are similar, then I may think that Spielberg didn't understand war and idealized war, so he made this movie, but in fact he made it as a Jew. Another movie "Schindler's List" vividly describes the cruelty of the Nazis, the cruelty of war, the suffering of the Jews, and the unity of people facing despair, and the brilliance of the humanity of the Jews.

So, Jews are noble?
If we make a movie called "Cross Empire", a Chinese child during World War II, in a German concentration camp, is full of admiration for German fighter jets and Germans, and portrays the Germans as mighty and majestic.By the way, what’s more, the Jews he met were all greedy, profiteering and extremely calculating, while the Germans were flesh and blood and more three-dimensional and stalwart...

I don't know if someone will say that this movie has an epic sense?

……

If there is no memory, Shen Xudong may really spend money...

Exchange a movie for the sympathy of the American people...

Think more!
Americans don't care about that at all...

They don't even care about the world, especially Hollywood stars, they don't know anything about the real world, Golden Globes host Ricky Gervins mocked them in public 'If ISIS starts a streaming platform, for money, you will continue cooperate with it. '

I thought it was an exaggeration before, until the well-known actress Patricia Arquette said something like 'kick Russia out of NATO'!

This Patricia Arquette is not a starlet. She has won Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys, and various awards...

As for the Japanese benzene people?
They generally believe that the atomic bomb attack on Japan is already tragic enough, and what China intends to do by repeatedly showing its scars to the world, it is better to take care of its own domestic affairs first!
There is another point of view: Is China trying so hard to publicize the massacre to cover up the real history?Is the Nanjing Massacre real?

The so-called director used his reputation to shoot a movie to expose the real historical events to the world...

It is not meaningful!

Belonging is to overestimate the influence of the movie...

Without the support of public opinion behind it, do you still want to convince the world?

Jews, using movies as a mass communication tool, constantly strengthen that period of historical memory.

Not to mention, their greater investment in real historical research.

What about us?
"Rabe's Diary" was a dismal box office domestically and failed to be released in the United States...

But then again, I remember the North American evaluation of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", the media's favorable rate was 33%, which is terrible; the audience's favorable rate was 83%!

Therefore, it is impossible for Shen Xudong to do nothing, spend 1000 million US dollars, and spread the power of the movie...

This is also his obligation as a Chinese!
Shen Xudong asked that Joseph to contact New Line, and let New Line take over the distribution - not for the Olympic Games, it will be released in March next year...

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On the 13th, at the company, Shen Xudong shared his opinion with Gao Fenfen while looking at the first-day box office and word-of-mouth of "Thirteen Hairpins":

"If you want to go to the Olympics, it's very difficult. This movie is too fair...I discussed it with the United States. I don't want to go to the Olympics. It will be released in May or June next year, and I will choose a colder schedule."

"Isn't it possible? Not even PR?"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "No public relations... If you have watched "A Separation" and "The Boy on a Bicycle", you will know that "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" is far behind!"

"Is "A Separation" that good?"

"It's very good...and "Little Shoes" didn't win the Oscar that year, which can be regarded as compensation for Iranian movies!"

"A Separation" is the most successful work in the history of Iranian film, not one of them.

From the Fajr Film Festival in Iran, to the Golden Bear and Silver Bear Harvest in Berlin, to the Golden Globe Award and the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the film has won nearly 100 awards in major film festivals and selections.

"Does Director Yi know about this?"

"I haven't told him yet..."

Gao Fenfen calculated the schedule, and said: "...the day after tomorrow, you will go to Nanjing the day after tomorrow, meet up, and explain to him in detail..."

"...Okay...but the box office of "Thirteen Hairpins" was only 1400 million yesterday, which is not high!"

"It was only released at 6 o'clock. It's amazing to break ten million."

"...Word of mouth is okay..."

While talking, Chen Xi knocked on the door and came in, holding a few newspapers in his hand: "As you expected, experts and professors jumped out!"

Shen Xudong was amused: "Who is there?"

"Zhu Dake from Tongji University, Xiao Ying from Tsinghua University. Professor Qinghe from Zhejiang University... Especially Zhu Dake, directly scolded "Thirteen hairpins are Zhang Yimou's green dream of getting rich"..."

"I know Zhu Dake, the one who scolded Xie Jin before and gained a lot of fame?"

"That's right, it's him!"

Shen Xudong took the newspaper, and said, "Xiao Ying...I know too..."

"What great research did he have?"

"No…"