Movie tycoon

Chapter 721 Cannon Fodder
It is said that the big star Chen Xiaotang, who has made countless Chinese Americans proud, because of a work he is about to star in, has brought incomparable bad luck to some compatriots.

And this is just the beginning, some American racists began to target the premiere of "Superman: Man of Steel".

Just a few days before the release of "Superman: Man of Steel", the American Broadcasting and Film Bureau and the Investigation Committee ordered the film to be delayed in the name of "unqualified review".

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused a big disturbance in Hollywood.

You must know that the radio, film and television bureau in the United States is different from the radio, film and television bureau of the future dynasty. They kill and hack everything. A good movie can be chopped up by them. Even the director and his aunt can't recognize the original appearance of the movie.The United States has always advertised "democracy" and "freedom", and American films are even more famous for being "free and enlightened". The types of films are clearly classified and there are many types.It can be said that the prosperity and development of Hollywood to this day has a very important relationship with its enlightened review system.

However, it is this organization known as "free and enlightened", but now it does such a thing that is not free and unnamed, which has surprised many media.

As employees of Moying Entertainment, some righteous people couldn't help but stand up and ask why this movie couldn't be released, and where did the review get stuck?
John Smith, head of the Los Angeles Film and Television Bureau, replied: There should be problems, and we are researching where they are.
Typical American "unnecessary"!
With reference to the suspension of the film and the recent unfair treatment of Chinese people, the public image of the United States has suffered a serious blow.The Los Angeles government had just established a good relationship with it through Chen Xiaotang’s charitable foundation, but now it is facing an embarrassing situation. The reason is that the Los Angeles government and the Radio and Film Bureau are not at odds. It is controlled by the Los Angeles government, which is why they are so bold and openly "build pork".

But the people of Los Angeles are not all blind or deaf. The recent excessive incidents against the Chinese have long been seen by them. Now the Radio and Film Bureau, which is affiliated to the Republican Party, has come to do it again, and it has immediately been criticized like never before.

On the other hand, Chen Xiaotang's fans and movie fans are not vegetarians, especially the last charity concert held by Chen Xiaotang, due to limited tickets and limited venues, many fans did not have the opportunity to participate and witness the demeanor of their idol superstar; but these Fans still have a bit of comfort in their hearts, that is, they still have blockbuster movies like "Superman: Man of Steel" starring Rafi Chen to watch.

After all, watching a movie is much easier than going to a concert. As long as you buy a ticket, you can go to the theater to watch it. The concert is incomparable.In this movie, fans are looking forward to the stars and the moon, looking up and looking forward to the autumn water.After finally waiting for the film to be finalized and submitted for review, the Los Angeles Radio and Film Bureau jumped up again at this critical moment. It is absolutely impossible for the big guys not to be popular.

But before the fans of the music and movies broke out, the American media got into action first.

The vast majority of the media criticized the Bureau of Radio and Film, calling them a cancerous tumor of Hollywood movies, and saying that the person in charge, John Smith, is a unique villain.Cooperating with the media are Hollywood filmmakers, including Chen Xiaotang's good friend and great director Lucas, the king of heaven Michael Jackson, the queen of heaven Madonna, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lundgren, Steven Seager and other famous movie stars.It is worth mentioning that Hollywood action stars Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis also came to join in. The big guys held a grand rally named "Fight for Film Freedom" on the Walk of Fame in downtown Hollywood.

"I, George Lucas, express our views on this matter on behalf of the Hollywood Directors Guild today! Our Directors Guild firmly rejects the trumped-up charges brought by Los Angeles Broadcasting Films! The film I filmed was banned from showing, which is absolutely International joke! If the situation continues like this, then I have to say that American movies will be set back 30 years! Yes, it is 30 years! I am not scaremongering, but a reality! American film review If the system is still in the hands of a handful of people with ulterior motives, it will die sooner or later!"

As a member of the Directors Guild of America, George Lucas is well-known in Hollywood. This time, he speaks for the voice of Hollywood directors.And his words also caused great repercussions among the people.

If things really get to this point, it will definitely be a disaster for the American film industry. At that time, it is estimated that Americans will no longer see any good movies. If they want to watch movies, they must go to Europe to import them. This is estimated to be unacceptable to anyone.

Just when this incident caused an uproar across the country.As the focus of this matter, the Los Angeles Radio and Film Bureau responded publicly to this matter.A press conference was held.

At the press conference, John Smith, the head of the Radio and Film Bureau and a representative of the Republican faction, once again stood up proudly and expressed their views on behalf of the Film Bureau.this view.More or less a bit beyond people's expectations.

"Nowadays many people are accusing us of the Broadcasting and Film Bureau. The vicious people say that our organization is a cancer, and I am a villain. But what I want to say is that as long as the American country and society can be stable, we are willing to do Such a cancer! I, John Smith myself, would like to be such a villain!"

"Many people said that we audited "Superman: Man of Steel" for no reason, and Hollywood filmmakers also accused us of not having such power. Well, today, here I will analyze and analyze what we have. There is no such power!"

"Films need to be carefully reviewed before they are released. This is well known and stipulated by law. I don't think everyone will have any objections to this aspect. The focus of our work is the literary and art circles. This aspect includes not only literature, music And so on, these aspects also include movies, that is to say, our Los Angeles Radio and Television Bureau has the power to censor the ideas of movies! I want to remind you that this power is also given by Congress through laws, not by us. !"

"Now let's talk about this movie produced by Fox Films, a subsidiary of Magic Shadow Entertainment. After so many months of publicity, the content of the movie "Superman: Man of Steel" has become very clear to the vast majority of Americans. This It is a sci-fi movie. On the surface, humans and animals are harmless, and there is nothing worthy of our attention. But after careful study, we will find that this story about the American hero Superman is almost familiar to everyone, and many Americans even watch it. A series of comics and movies grew up. It can be said that Superman has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the United States. He has jumped from comics to movies and from TV to become a rare friend and hero in our lives. His heroic deeds have saved The story of the earth constantly inspires us to forge ahead bravely, in a sense, he is our indispensable spiritual pillar!"

"Now, Fox's new "Superman: Man of Steel" is about to be released. As a film reviewer, I don't care if Mr. Lucas claims that the theme of this movie is the 'hope' represented by Superman's big S , Our job is only one, and that is whether watching this movie will bring turmoil and harm to the United States!"

"Sorry, on this point, I see an affirmative answer! The movie "Superman: Man of Steel" will definitely cause racial conflicts in many aspects and affect the stability of the entire United States! The United States is A free country, in our country, people from all over the world live, but we cannot deny that white people occupy the main position, and they are also the cornerstone of the stability and prosperity of the entire United States. Today, "Superman: Man of Steel "This movie wantonly changed their proud hero from white to yellow, and also took off Superman's signature red underwear, put on a ridiculous alien suit, and completely changed our American comics. The hero has turned into their Chinese appearance. Such a bold change is undoubtedly challenging the recognition of our American people. If we continue to let this movie go on, the consequences will be unimaginable, so we must not make this mistake. !"

"In order to maintain the stability of American society, and to better enable Americans to live happily and peacefully, our Radio and Film Bureau is not only obliged to do so, but also has the right to do so!"

"To Director Lucas, I would like to say that I respect your series of outstanding contributions in film, and I also love watching your "Star Wars". But this time, I am not bound Your film failed the review entirely because of system requirements, and for the sake of social stability and prosperity, I had to do so, so please forgive me!"

"As for the lead actor, Mr. Rafi Chen, what I want to say is that we appreciate the movie you starred in, we all like to watch it, but for the sake of national security, your movie must be censored, there is no condition! This is not Since you are a Chinese, any movie that encounters such a situation must comply with our requirements! As for whether you are suitable for playing the super sensitive role of Superman, what I want to say is that it is better to give up than to try!"

"No matter what the situation is, "Superman: Man of Steel" must give up the release! Or, postpone the release! There is no negotiation!"

John Smith's speech completely turned America upside down!
Originally, many people thought that in the face of such enormous pressure, the Los Angeles Radio, Film and Television Bureau would definitely compromise, because now they are almost outraged.But no one thought that Smith's attitude would be so tough!

Judging from Smith's speech, this guy obviously did his homework. Even the bearded Lucas nodded in admiration after hearing his speech, saying that this guy is indeed a rare sophistry talent.

In his words, Smith basically concentrated the firepower on the places that are powerful for them.First of all, from the very beginning, he responded to the remarks of Lucas and others from the height of patriotism. This guy knew that it was absolutely impossible for him to get cheap on specific matters, so he took out the big stick of patriotism, so that A high hat for someone can absolutely overwhelm people, and make you completely speechless all at once, and on this issue, it is difficult to distinguish between right and wrong. He said that you are not patriotic, but you are not patriotic, and you cannot refute it.

After setting this high profile, Smith cleverly dressed up the Bureau of Radio and Film as if he had endured humiliation and worked hard for the benefit of the country and the stability of the society, which was tantamount to directly smearing himself.Then, he began to discuss the core issue of the whole thing, which is a series of social issues caused by the drama "Superman: Man of Steel".Turning "Superman" into a spiritual symbol of the United States, and directly naming the theme, the Fox movie under Moying Entertainment is destroying this noble symbol, and the movie starring Chen Xiaotang is subverting traditional American culture and smearing their Chinese culture. .Sprinkling such a basin of sewage directly on the phantom's head will make it difficult for them to wash their innocence.

It can be said that this guy has obtained a reasonable explanation for their behavior in name through a method similar to sophistry. It can be said that this explanation is difficult to overthrow for a while.Even Chen Xiaotang, who was his opponent, had to admire him.This guy did hit twice, and this made the originally one-sided situation complicated.

For Specter Entertainment, other things have become less important. The only important thing is the last words of Smith. He said that if the film is forced to be screened, they will revoke Fox's license.This is a very serious problem.

In Hollywood, it is very rare for a film company to have its license revoked. In the decades since the first film company was established in Hollywood, there have been almost no film companies whose licenses have been revoked. For such a Practice, obviously everyone understands what it means.

Once the license is revoked, it means that Fox, the film company, will be forcibly shut down. In this way, Moying Entertainment's dream of relying on Fox to win Hollywood hegemony will come to naught, and Chen Xiaotang's wish to revitalize Chinese films will be even more in vain. For nothing.

In this way, there are only two paths before Moying Entertainment: either honestly delay the release time of "Superman: Man of Steel". Not only did he miss out on the most golden summer holiday, but the reputation of Specter would also be completely ruined.The remaining way is to stick to the public screening and proceed according to the original plan.But in this way, the Los Angeles Radio, Film and Television Bureau will really revoke the license of Specter, because they have this power.

Suddenly, Moying Entertainment seemed to have entered a dead end.These two roads, no matter which one you choose, the result seems to be the same: a dead end!
This time, even Chen Xiaotang was stumped.

He really couldn't understand, how could a play that originally entertained the public suddenly rise to a political level and become so difficult to produce? !

Could it be that I really had to make a mistake in filming this movie?If I regret it, I should have listened to the advice of Fatty and others, and should not be arrogant.It's a pity that it's too late now, and I really have to ride a tiger.

Just when Chen Xiaotang was puzzled by the sniping by the Radio, Film and Television Bureau, his new friend Powell, the new mayor of Los Angeles, came to the door in person and explained the truth.

"Dear Chen, I know it's difficult for you now, but I hope you can think about it for the government and give up the release of this movie!" Powell patted his big belly and explained the purpose of coming straightforwardly.

Chen Xiaotang leaned wildly in his heart, and said, pig!When I donated money from the Lafite Fund to the Los Angeles Orphanage, why didn't you say anything, but now you stand up and persuade me to stop, is there such a good thing?

Seeing that Chen Xiaotang didn't speak, Powell said again: "Even if you don't think about your own company, you still have to think about the Chinese in Los Angeles. Look, how much unfair treatment you have caused them to suffer because you played Superman!"

Chen Xiaotang scorned: "Chinese people are bullied and excluded, I think this is what the Los Angeles government needs to improve, not filmmakers like me should be responsible!"

Powell blushed, "Although this is true, but your play is the fuse..."

"I don't quite understand that." Chen Xiaotang looked at the mayor in front of him, searching for it.

Powell swallowed and said, "Los Angeles is about to face a general election..."

Some words don't need to be said clearly, Chen Xiaotang immediately understood the meaning, and he was hit by a dart!And his own movie was born at an untimely time, and it undoubtedly became cannon fodder in this election!
Then Powell no longer concealed it, and told the truth.Today, local forces in Los Angeles representing the Republican Party and external forces representing the Democratic Party are fighting for power.The Los Angeles Radio, Film and Television Bureau is the gunner of the external forces, responsible for mobilizing public opinion and attracting votes.

And because Chen Xiaotang's Lafite Fund helped the local government of Los Angeles to do a lot of things, which made the external forces very unhappy, it just so happened that Chen Xiaotang's new film hit the gunpoint.

External forces headed by John Smith took the opportunity to hype up the drama and cause political instability, criticizing Powell and others for their inaction; by the way, using race as a factor to pull votes can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

"So, dear Chen, you should understand my difficulties by now. Please consider that we are friends and postpone the release of this movie. At worst, I will support you after the general election." Powell earnestly said say.

Chen Xiaotang scratched his brows with his fingertips, and suddenly said: "I'm sorry, dear mayor, forgive me for not being able to agree to your request. I'm a filmmaker, and I don't want to get too involved in politics; but if some people think it's OK Using me as cannon fodder to achieve their goals, then they must have miscalculated!" Their eyes were burning.

Powell didn't expect his attitude to be so tough, and couldn't help asking: "Dear Chen, what do you want to do?"

Chen Xiaotang smiled, "You will know when the time comes!"

Pick, if the tiger doesn't show its power, you think it's a sick cat!
(End of this chapter)