New Age Artists

Chapter 47 Who is a human being?

Shen Santong sorted out the media timeline and some news from online forums.

After the movie premiere, there was a lot of nonsense, rumors and slander.

Once the first weekend box office data came out and the lawyer's letter arrived, it became more pertinent.

"Objective" and "fair" questioning of the authenticity of the box office.

In the second week, as the box office exploded, it triggered a movie-watching craze.

The media "objectively" fabricated the plagiarism and flattery scandals.

Criticisms about this play are that it only has box office success, no awards, and no artistic value.

Film experts pointed out the plagiarism of the Korean film "The Gas Station Attack".

Some media professors even stood up to point out the bad guidance in the film.

An overly positive portrayal of the police can have a negative impact.

Some legal experts have questioned the ending of the movie, asking whether the sniper had the right to kill the robber.

The disregard for the law in the film is worrying, and the robbers are not guaranteed their rights.

Result-oriented law enforcement ignores procedural justice.

The violent emotions hidden in it are chilling.

In the portrayal of some media, Shen Santong has become a person who completely succumbs to the market and entertainment, has no integrity, and is a plagiarist and flatterer.

Flatter the market, flatter the audience, and flatter the powerful institutions.

The media is deeply worried about the new generation of directors, who are completely obsessed with entertainment and have lost their pursuit of art, culture, law and justice.

Judging from the media reviews alone, this movie is bound to be a box office failure.

However, the offline movie-watching craze continued and lasted into the third week.

Generally, domestic films only have box office revenue for two weekends, and can still have box office revenue in the third week.

Demonstrating strong box office ability and social influence.

Week 3.

Hetian jade prices soared, diamond prices plummeted, and Wahaha was out of stock
Various rumors have reappeared on the Internet.

The previous literature about homosexuality, bisexuality, and ditch sexual intercourse has become popular again, with many identities added to the terms "someone's illegitimate child" and "second generation".

It was during this period that rumors emerged that Shen Santong collected Hetian jade and took the opportunity to drive up the price.

Some people lose their defenses when the movie "Supermarket" is mentioned, and start smearing and spreading rumors like rabid dogs.

In the media, in addition to plagiarism and flattery, Shen Santong was accused of several more crimes.

Some media interviewed diamond ring shop owners and staff, and many small stories emerged.

Criticism of the movie's fallacy about diamonds is causing many people to lose their jobs.

Economic experts said that the popularity of Hetian jade and the cold reception of diamonds show the different attitudes towards Wahaha and Nongfu Spring in the movie.

Having a narrow national tone is not conducive to economic development and may damage the enthusiasm of foreign investment.

Shen Santong was damaging development interests, and then changed the subject, saying that the economy was in a great recession.

"Is it really that serious? So hysterical?"

The media really hates him.

Reviewing the media opinions at this moment, Shen Santong felt a chill down his spine and was filled with fear.

In 05, the influence of print media was very great.

That is, the strong are not questioned and the successful enjoy preferential treatment.

If the movie fails at the box office and Shen Santong is in a weak position, this kind of rhythmic smear campaign can easily destroy him.

There is no other way. The premiere was chosen to be held at the Beijing Film Academy, so it must make a splash.

If it were in a cinema, facing ordinary audiences, Shen Santong would portray himself as a director who resonates with the audience and criticize Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou.

It’s not that I have any opinion about them, but I want attention and space.

The premiere was held at the Beijing Film Academy, and facing professionals, he naturally had to talk about industry issues.

Industry issues themselves have their own thresholds, and they are just polite words without any enthusiasm.

If you don't say polite words, you will offend people.

Of course, if you choose an enemy, you also have a friend.

More official and professional media mainly praised and discussed the positive significance of the Supermarket Movie.

CCTV's noon news reported that the movie was a big hit, and Shen Santong was described as a new generation of young directors. China News Network also gave a positive review.

Most of the reviews from professional film magazines or industry insiders are very good.

However, the voice is not loud, and the critical group has the loudspeaker.

The one-sided criticism from the media and the smear campaigns on major forums drove normal netizens to the newly launched Dongtian.com.

The comments on Dongtian.net are relatively normal.

The vast majority of audiences would like to see a good local film.

I am willing to support such films.

Just like after the release of "A World Without Thieves", many people said that they felt cheated and it was not a Feng-style comedy, but the box office was still good.

In this era when imported films are strong, there are many audiences who are eager for good domestic films.

They will support it even if there is only one advantage.

They are silent and have no voice in the media, but they make up the vast majority.

The supermarket responds to the audience's expectations.

The fundamental reason for the good box office is the power and support of the audience.

The audience loved it, but the media avoided it.

When analyzing various reasons for success, the most basic and important reason, that is, audience likes it, is often overlooked.

Shen Santong felt familiar.

The supermarket is a bit like Wolf Warrior 2.

Wolf Warrior 2 is strictly about surrender.

The factory that I worked so hard to open was taken away, and they didn’t ask for revenge or compensation, they didn’t even want it.

Come back home.

Just go home, property damage doesn't matter.

Such a weak sound is unacceptable to many people because of the good rhythm of the recording.

They have very loud voices, and after the box office success of Wolf Warrior 2, they became even more sarcastic.

Until Shen Santong was reborn, there were Wolf Warrior ptsd and Wu Jing ptsd.

Try every possible way to deconstruct Wu Jing.

Supermarket is also just an average comedy movie.

At the premiere, Shen Santong said two truths, and some people couldn't accept it.

I wish I could destroy him.

As the box office keeps getting higher and higher, people become more and more angry and start to put all kinds of accusations on the film.

The reason is that supermarkets demonstrate the power of media fear.

Are the people who talk loudly in the media the people, or are the millions of people who enter the cinema and support the supermarket the people?
In the case of Wolf Warrior 2, are they the people who are sour, or are they the people who have watched the movie billions of times and whose ratings increase with every rebroadcast?

In Zibo barbecue, the situation is like this: what will happen to Zibo barbecue next year? Will the media remain silent after it becomes popular next year? Are the media the people, or are the people who love life the people?
Who is a human being after all?
It’s not that you have to choose one of the two diodes.

But even if you don’t like it, just pass it by.

There's no need to be so malicious and not stop until you've trampled someone to death.

It is precisely because it is filled with malice that one cannot help but wonder, who is a human being?
Who is a human being after all?

For Shen Santong at the moment, this is an extremely important and critical issue.

He was reborn with some movies in his head.

But if we only rely on these movies, they will eventually run out, and we will inevitably have to create original works.

And movie box office performance is full of randomness.

Movies that were successful in the past life were made and released at different times and marketed in different ways, so it is difficult to say whether they had the same box office results as in the past life.

Ultimately, movie box office is like gambling, and no one can guarantee success.

After figuring out the fundamental reason for the success of the movie "Supermarket", Shen Santong felt that he had found the blueprint for the film industry.

The audience is the audience only.

The cutest audience, the most humble audience, and also the proudest audience.

(End of this chapter)