Chapter 296 Watching His Building Collapse (Part )

That day was September 9th.

Tomorrow, October 10st, two heavyweight movies will be released at the same time.

"The Founding of a Republic" and "Nanjing! Nanjing!"

Because of the influence of Lin Yicheng, the release dates of these two movies are different from the original time and space.

Let’s talk about “The Founding of a Republic” first.

"The supreme king of martial arts, he slays dragons with his precious sword. No one in the world dares to disobey his orders."

This is more or less what Uncle Han means in the domestic film and television circles today.

Following Uncle Han's order, almost all cinema chains prepared enough screenings to satisfy Uncle Han.

On average, it’s as high as 60%!

Especially in the four cinema chains including Galaxy Cinemas, China Film Group Star Media, China Film New South and Wanda.

It even gave a screening quota of up to 75%!

Of the remaining 25%, 15% went to "Nanjing! Nanjing!", and 10% went to some old studios where veterans continued to shine, work hard, and make mainstream films that "definitely did not waste taxpayers' hard-earned money."
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As for Hollywood movies?
I'm sorry, it's China's National Day, how can we allow your American movies to come and disrupt it?
There won’t be a single Hollywood movie during the entire National Day holiday.

Although Lin Yicheng knew that there were problems with "Nanjing! Nanjing!", he did not stop scheduling the film.

First of all, the industry’s rules of the game are there.

If you want to survive in this circle, you have to follow these rules.

Also, it doesn’t help that Kobayashi Issei knows there are problems with this movie.

The outside world doesn’t know, the public doesn’t know.

Under such circumstances, he simply did not schedule the screening of this film. When the news got out, the outside world thought that Lin Yicheng was deliberately targeting him.

Even in ancient times, when a death row prisoner was put on the guillotine, a sign would be inserted behind him and the executioner would announce the charges in public.

In this way, when the head falls to the ground, the onlookers will cheer loudly.

Everything Lin Yicheng did was to justify his actions.

Of course, he didn't really let the movie reap the box office.

Under his suggestion, Galaxy Cinema, China Film Group, China Film New South and Wanda Cinema arranged the worst possible release date for Nanjing! Nanjing!

Late night slots, midnight slots and the like.

The screening was scheduled in the worst and smallest theater.

This is the way to play according to the rules of the game.
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Let’s talk about “Nanjing! Nanjing!”

This movie took up an average of 35% of the screenings.

With "Founding of a Republic" being released at the same time, and Uncle Han having already spoken.

The fact that it can be screened in this amount is certainly not because of Rikutaro's great reputation or his old father's relationship.

Huayi really tried its best.

They showed the spirit of "We men are the only ones who can rule this circle."

At one time, all the well-known actresses under the company were sent out, except for minor supporting roles like Zhao Liying.

From mature older sisters in their forties to young girls in their early twenties.

There are people of all ages and types.

Public relations!

It is imperative to let the numerous theater managers feel their full sincerity.

More than just PR.

Huayi also made promises to the heads of those theaters.

For Nanjing! Nanjing!, Huayi only wants 38% of the revenue share.

Back then, Zhang Baimao, with the help of Zhang Yimou, finally negotiated a 43% share of the profits.

Hua Yi denied it with just one sentence.

Does Huayi care about these 5 points of box office sharing?

Of course I don't care.

You know, "Nanjing! Nanjing!" was the last movie produced by Huayi before it was officially launched.

The box office performance of this movie is directly related to Huayi’s stock price when it opens after listing.

Any slight fluctuation in the stock price will result in several dozen small targets.

Compared with these huge sums of money, the 5% share of the box office is just a drizzle.

For the huge benefits that are about to come, how can we not fight for it?
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If that's all, it's not enough.

Cinemas treat customers differently based on their preferences.

Which one should you choose: "The Founding of a Republic" directed by Kai Ge or "Nanjing! Nanjing!" directed by Lu Tailang?

Ten Lu Tailangs are not as good as one great director Kai Ge.

China Film or Huayi, Uncle Han or the Wang brothers, who should you support?
Many cinema chain managers have a scale in their hearts.

Besides, this is an era when theater chains are in a strong position.

Especially since Huayi does not have its own cinema chain, it certainly does not dare to offend the cinema chain.

Therefore, seeing Huayi’s “sincerity”, those theater people were willing to recruit them.

I have collected it, but I don’t necessarily have to help you.

Just when these responsible persons were ready to favor China Film Group and Uncle Han and randomly schedule some screenings to fool the big and small Wangs.

Things have changed again.

A force intervened.

A very large but unspeakable force.

On the surface, this force appears to be composed of a wide variety of people from all walks of life.

But if you look into it carefully.

Well, they all have one very notable feature.

They are all one of fifty.

The two brothers of the Wang family also know the nature of those theater chain managers.

The sincerity shown before was nothing more than courtesy before force.

This force is their real trump card.

In the past, the two brothers of the Wang family would definitely not use this killer move so easily.

But now, there is no need to do so.

Good steel should be used on the blade.

Besides, this force is represented among Huayi’s own shares.

Huayi’s stock price after its listing is also directly related to the vital interests of this force.

then.

Those theater managers are under a lot of pressure.

Compromised.

Forced to give enough film schedules.

Except for Galaxy Cinemas, China Film Group, China Film New South and Wanda Cinemas, other cinema chains have given screening schedules close to or slightly less than that of "Founding of a Republic".

However, among the six major cinema chains in China, the top four have already sided with "Founding of a Republic".

This accounts for most of the cinema industry.

Therefore, although Nanjing! Nanjing! received support from other theater chains, its average screening volume was only 35%, which was still a long way from The Founding of a Republic.
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The big and small Wangs were of course well aware of the treatment that "Nanjing! Nanjing!" had received from the four cinema chains headed by Galaxy Cinema Chain.

Of course, they couldn't bear this.

Especially now that we have that force backing us up.

So soon, the counterattacks from the big and small kings came.

In three closely connected provinces.

The screening volume of "Founding of a Republic" was cut from around 60% to 20%.

The 40% that was cut was allocated to Nanjing! Nanjing!

That place is the base camp of that force that has been operating for hundreds of years.

Even though its glory days are long gone, the residual influence still exists.

They are talking there and it works.

As a result, the comparison between the screening schedules of "The Founding of a Republic" and "Nanjing! Nanjing!" has changed.

From the initial 60% to 35%, it has become 52% to 43%. Although there is still a gap, it is already very small.

All these changes happened on September 9th.

The changes were so fast and complex that people in the circle were stunned.

Some people with a keen sense of smell immediately smelled an unusual scent.

China Film Group and Huayi Film Group, are they going to confront each other?

One is a state-owned enterprise that dominates the domestic film and television industry.

One is the leader in the Beijing circle that is about to become the No. 1 entertainment stock in the mainland.

If these two families were to confront each other, wouldn't it be like a fight between gods?

Therefore, these people with a keen sense of smell immediately ordered their company's employees and artists to be honest and low-key, and to act blind and deaf recently.

They don’t know the outcome of the fight between the gods.

But they don't want mortals to suffer.

People with more astute minds can see deeper problems.

This time, it’s not just the two companies that are going to confront each other.

There are also several major cinema chains in the country.

And between the forces behind the two companies...

It can be said that this time, no matter who wins or loses, whoever has the last laugh will win.

One thing is certain.

The landscape of the film and television industry is about to change.

What's more, the sky of the film and television industry may also change.
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2009 10 Month 1 Day.

60th anniversary day.

The whole country celebrates.

Lin Yicheng is a famous domestic director, well-known entrepreneur and youth representative.

He has many identities.

Also received an invitation.

I watched the entire military parade from the viewing platform on the city wall.

Even my godfather is not qualified to stand on that city wall now.

Lin Yicheng did it one step ahead.

This was undoubtedly a recognition from his superiors.

Those who stand in the same camp with him are all well-known and renowned business tycoons.

There are both from the mainland and Hong Kong Island.

In this formation, although Lin Yicheng is not the most valuable, he is the youngest.

In addition, his handsome appearance is in sharp contrast to the middle-aged and elderly people around him.

Lin Yicheng stood among them like a crane among chickens.

The live broadcast camera also scanned over several times and gave Lin Yicheng two separate shots.

Anyone with eyes that are not blind and brains that are not stupid knows how much Lin Yicheng is favored by the higher-ups.

When the military parade began, Lin Yicheng, who witnessed the grand event with his own eyes, was completely infected by the atmosphere.

Sometimes he shouted and applauded along with the crowd, and sometimes he talked in a low voice with the business leaders around him.

It seems that all the ups and downs in the entertainment industry have nothing to do with him.
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The military parade is over.

After Lin Yicheng said goodbye to those business leaders, he returned to the car.

It's not that second-hand Audi.

It really doesn't make sense to attend an event like today and drive that second-hand Audi.

The new car is still an Audi.

The latest model.

Specially customized.

There are more features than just satellite phone and in-car network.

The key is that it is bulletproof.

Although, the possibility of Lin Yicheng encountering a gunman is very small, almost non-existent.

But he still added an insurance policy.

After all, he is just an ordinary time traveler and does not have the "superpower" like Lao Chuan to turn his head and dodge bullets.

He also doesn't think that he is the son of destiny with good fortune.

As for the second-hand Audi that had worked hard and made great contributions and was finally retired.

Lin Yicheng placed it in the garage.

In the future, I will give it some maintenance from time to time.

Make sure it won't be wronged.
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As soon as he got in the car, the smile on Lin Yicheng's face immediately disappeared.

"During such a festive occasion, we should clean up those filthy things that are causing trouble for others as soon as possible."

After Lin Yicheng talked to himself for a while, he immediately took out his mobile phone and called Gao Weimin, the general manager of Galaxy Cinemas.

"let's start."

Lin Yicheng only said these three words and hung up the phone.

There was no need for him to say much about the rest of the things, Gao Weimin would naturally take care of them.

Just a few minutes after Lin Yicheng hung up the phone, the official Weibo accounts of Galaxy Cinema, China Film Group, China Film New South, and Wanda Cinema, all four cinema chains, simultaneously posted the same content on Weibo.

【Since the currently showing "Nanjing! Nanjing!" completely lacks any factual basis and possibility, it is whitewashing..., humiliating..., and betraying.... We hereby inform you that all theaters under our theater chain will stop showing the movie from now on. In addition, viewers who have purchased tickets in advance but have not yet watched the movie can get a full refund. Please be informed.】

Although Sina Weibo is a new thing, it already has sufficient influence and popularity.

Once these four Weibo posts were published, they were immediately forwarded and commented on.

Hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions...

Although they have not yet become a hot search, these four Weibo posts have become the hottest topics on Sina Weibo in a short period of time.

Audiences who have watched the movie and learned about its content have expressed their support and applause for the actions of the four theater chains, and have cursed the movie itself and its director Rikutaro.

Audiences who had not seen the movie and had no idea what it was about, after reading other people's comments, understood the whole story and immediately followed the crowd and kept the pace.

The audience was truly stunned.

They didn’t expect that not long after the incident of “Lust, Caution”, which whitewashed traitors, another similar and even more disgusting movie came out.

The director of "Lust, Caution" is a completely lewd person, and the audience has already known it.

It makes sense that such a movie could be made with such people.

But what about you, Lu?
With your background and status, how could you do such a thing!

Especially since this movie was released on the 60th anniversary.

what do you want to say?
What do you want to do now?
Is there a King Fa?Is there any reason?
As a result, all of a sudden, Lu was scolded to death, and even his ancestors for eighteen generations were not spared.

One netizen simply gave him the nickname "Lu Tailang", which quickly gained widespread recognition.

On the same day, an even more powerful netizen appeared.

All of Rikutaro's past was uncovered.

For example, the film "Kekexili", which won him numerous awards and made him famous, was plagiarized.

For example, he didn’t shoot the movie “Looking for the Gun” at all…
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On that day, Lu Tailang, who was leading the crew of "Nanjing! Nanjing!" on a roadshow in Beijing, was stunned when he learned that the movie had been removed from the shelves by four theaters and that his reputation was in tatters online.

After being confused, there is anger and grievance.

In front of the media, Rikutaro shed sincere tears and expressed his inner thoughts.

"My purpose in making this film is to explore and reflect on history and human nature."

“I don’t want to describe war in a simple black-and-white way, but want to present the complexity and cruelty of war from a more diverse and profound perspective.”

"I don't want to make a story where all Chinese are heroes, ... all Chinese are demons. I want to make a true story."

"Could it be that all those people back then were... evil? Didn't they have a kind side? Didn't they have a bright side to humanity?"

"I hope this movie can be seen by... people, so they know what they have done."

When Lu Tailang's words were reposted on Weibo.

The audience was even angrier, more furious than ever!

Were those notorious war fighters also humane?

In that inhumane massacre, should we consider the feelings and motives of the invaders, and leave them with a bit of humanity and sympathy? Or even make the invaders the protagonists, focusing on their kindness and humanity?
Why the hell don’t you ask the victims back then if they agree or not?
Fuck your ancestors, Lu Tailang!
Especially now, our wounds have not healed and justice has not been achieved.

...Over there, they have never apologized, and have never faced up to history.

You, Rikutaro, are a blatant betrayal!

The audience's thunderous opposition was not just voiced by a few extreme nationalists.

This is the voice of the general public, their true voice from the heart.
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Of course, Lu Tailang was unwilling to be killed.

He didn't care about the roadshow anymore and went straight back to the hotel and registered a Weibo account.

He did not choose to remain silent or compromise. Instead, he started a fierce war of words with those critics and slanderers!
He wants to prove to everyone that he is not wrong, it is the audience who is wrong!
Unfortunately, Rikutaro overestimated his own strength.

He only knew that he was scolded online, but he had no idea how many people scolded him or to what extent.

He only posted one message on Weibo, and was immediately drowned out by a flood of insults.

Rikutaro started crying again.

This time I really cried.

How can I allow my son to be bullied like this?

So, Rikutaro's father also met his end.

As the saying goes, brothers fight against tigers, and father and son go into battle.

He wants justice for his son!
Well, there were no accidents.

Lu family father and son, come one, give one for free. Come two, give a pair for free.

This time it's not just Rikutaro.

Old Lu was also exposed.

An old piece of news was dug up.

This is a news item published in the Beijing Youth Daily.

However, it was suppressed by some force at the time and did not cause much impact.

[The TV series "Shang J Xu~~" was involved in plagiarism. The TV series' producer, Beijing Maobolan Cultural Communication Co., Ltd., and the famous screenwriter Lu XX were sued to the HD Court, demanding that the defendant stop the infringement, apologize, and compensate for the loss totaling 68 yuan. ]

When this news reappeared in front of the public, Lao Lu's reputation was ruined.

The public has not forgotten how Lao Lu criticized Guo Xiaosi when he was suspected of plagiarism two years ago.

"Guo is not worthy of representing young writers!"

“This is the decline of the literary world!”

Oh my god, it turns out that the thief is crying thief.

It turns out that the upper beam is crooked and the lower beams are crooked.

It turns out that neither the father or son of the Lu family are good people.

Then, it is definitely not wrong to curse their ancestors for eighteen generations!

It's not just the entire 18th generation of your ancestors that have problems!

Even their ancestral graves may have problems!

The father and son of the Lu family were scolded harshly and were defeated step by step.

They have even been stripped of their nationality, and even worse, expelled from their citizenship!

What's more, there are quite a few hot-tempered netizens who are asking around online for the address of the Lu family father and son.

I want to meet with the father and son face to face and have a cordial exchange...
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"Nanjing! Nanjing!" was withdrawn from four theaters, and Rikutaro became infamous again.

The most anxious people, besides Rikutaro himself, are of course the big and small Wang.

They had not expected anything like this to happen and it was totally contrary to their plan.

The big and small kings were really anxious.

The two of them split up.

The king first contacted those behind the scenes and asked them to act quickly. Then, he took out a large sum of money and distributed it to some unknown places...

Xiao Wang, on the other hand, took his female celebrities who had worked hard all day and hadn't recovered or rested well, to other battlefields. For example, some media, and more importantly...

What is the most effective weapon since ancient times?
Money and beauty.

The big and small Wangs believed that as long as they used these two things to pave the way, any problem could be easily solved.

These two things really work.

Just when many people, many forces that cannot be mentioned openly, were preparing to "help each other when one side is in trouble."

Lin Yicheng also received relevant news.

They were about to go into direct battle with Huayi, and the every move of the two Wang brothers had long been watched by Zheng Jun’s friends.

"Xiao Lin, what do you think we should do now?" Uncle Han sounded a little anxious on the phone.

Uncle Han is naturally not afraid of the big and small Wang alone.

But it involves the power behind them.

Let alone Uncle Han.

Even Uncle Han’s elders did not dare to act rashly.

That's one of fifty!

"Uncle Han, don't worry, the situation is under control." Lin Yicheng comforted Uncle Han with a smile.

In order to go to war with Huayi, Lin Yicheng made countless preparations and plans.

The forces behind them certainly did not surprise Lin Yicheng.

"Do you want your godfather, or even that person, to come forward?" Old Uncle Han asked involuntarily.

"It's not that time yet. When the opportunity comes, my godfather will naturally take action. As for that person... do you think that such a small situation is worth his intervention?" Lin Yicheng said.

"That's right, I was too impatient." Uncle Han calmed down and said, "Let's keep in touch. If you have any action, I and China Film will fully cooperate."

"Okay." Lin Yicheng said and hung up the phone.
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Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not qualified to plan for a specific area. Those who do not plan for eternity are not qualified to plan for the present.

Hua Yi is not a small-time jerk like Dong Yang Qingyu, who can be dealt with by Lin Yicheng's little tricks.

Not to mention, there is a huge monster behind it.

To deal with them, you can't be impatient.

We must proceed steadily and cautiously.

It takes one hit after another, using fierce and special moves, to beat Hua Yi to death.

We must also prevent them from reviving.

However, Lin Yicheng will not do nothing.

Now, we can blow the charge.

So, Lin Yicheng opened Weibo.

Originally, he wanted to post a long article.

Just like the original "Lust, Caution", the movie "Nanjing! Nanjing!" and Rikutaro's underwear were stripped off.

But as I kept writing, I had already written several hundred words.

Lin Yicheng felt a little bored.

It's just to deal with Rikutaro, why waste his ink, brainpower and time?
He could easily kill this kind of bedbug with just a stretch of his fingers.

They are already big names in the entertainment industry, so of course they have to do things in a way that is in keeping with the style of a big name.

At that moment, Lin Yicheng directly deleted the words he had already written.

In the end, it just became a simple sentence.

[From today on, Xinghe Films will completely ban Lu Tailang and his son. In addition, I request that those film and television companies that have signed the "Proposal" strictly implement the standards of the "Proposal" and ban these two people! ]

After sending out the Weibo post, Lin Yicheng smiled.

The charge has been sounded, and next, it’s time for the first charge.

He picked up his phone and was about to make a call.

As a result, at this moment, another piece of news appeared on Weibo.
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Seeing the content of this Weibo post, Lin Yicheng was slightly stunned.

The action of making a phone call also stopped temporarily.

Just this morning, Wanda Cinemas had not yet taken down the release of "Nanjing! Nanjing!"

An audience member named Jiang, who had just finished watching a movie at Wanda Cinema in Ye County, Shandong Province, angrily threw a bottle of milk tea at the screen, causing damage to the screen worth tens of thousands of yuan.

However, the manager of the cinema did not call the police or seek compensation from the audience.

The cinema manager said, "Mr. Jiang's extreme and out-of-control behavior did cause certain losses to our cinema. However, given that there were reasons for the incident, our company will not pursue Mr. Jiang's behavior and will exempt him from compensation for the damage to the cinema screen."

Mr. Jiang also said: "Thank you for the understanding of the cinema. My behavior at that time was indeed a bit too impulsive. After I saw those scenes in the movie, I felt that I was insulted and even raped! I felt very angry! That's why I exploded!"

If the news only went this far, it wouldn't be a big deal.

The key point is that after Mr. Jiang left the cinema, he still felt angry.

So he picked up a brick from the roadside and smashed two cars parked in front of the cinema in public.

A Toyota and a Nissan.

After smashing it, Mr. Jiang walked away.

Instead of stopping them, passers-by applauded and cheered.

This Mr. Jiang is none other than Jiang Jianjun, the owner of Wanfa Gold Mine and the father of Jiang Yaozong, a die-hard fan of Lin Yicheng.

What’s more, what was not reported in the news was...

Jiang Jianjun did not give up after he smashed the things.

One phone call called all the workers in the mine.

Then, he would take down any "gourd" truck he saw on the street.

Jiang Jianjun even made a statement.

"From now on, no "Wugou" truck will be allowed to appear in Ye County. Otherwise, next time, I will smash the people as well!"

When this news appeared, it was widely reposted and had an impact on Weibo.

The "gourd" trucks all over the country are in trouble.

For a time, the owners of those "Gourd" cars were so scared that they didn't dare to go out, let alone park their cars outside.

Especially in Jinling.

According to incomplete statistics, within just a few hours, there were thousands of vehicles...

Among these, many were done by the car owners themselves!
Public opinion exploded immediately.

It was originally just an ordinary entertainment industry event, but now its nature has completely changed!
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After reading all the related news.

Lin Yicheng put away his phone and narrowed his eyes.

Things turned out to be beyond his expectations.

In this case, it is really hard to say in which direction the situation will develop.

This matter is no longer as simple as a movie, nor is it as simple as the conflict between China Film Group and Huayi Film Group.

The things involved here are too deep...

The kind that is bottomless.

Lin Yicheng tapped the table lightly with his knuckles.

He had to consider all the possibilities that this might bring about, and, based on these possibilities, modify his plans accordingly.

(End of this chapter)