Chapter 199 Support
In mid-April, according to Hong Kong media reports.

An article titled "Why are so many people bashing Zhou Xingchi?" was exposed online.

It was written by a netizen who claimed to be a senior fan of Stephen Chow, "Lovely Face Star".

This movie fan knows all of Stephen Chow's movies, but knows very little about him himself. In addition, he is a low-key person and rarely explains himself, so the author claimed to try to collect information about Stephen Chow and compiled an article to share.

The article is 5 words long and includes many precious photos of Zhou Xingchi’s childhood and youth.

Looking through this person's many articles and replies, most of them are mainly about promoting Stephen Chow, accompanied by large texts and pictures of Stephen Chow. He also comments on artists related to Stephen Chow, such as Athena Chu and Anita Mui.

“The article has received millions of hits. Was it written by a fanatical fan or was it done by Zhou’s team behind the scenes?”

"Xinghui Company has not responded to this incident, and Zhou Xingchi has remained silent as always."

Before anyone came out to respond, the Hong Kong entertainment industry began a new round of "criticism" against Zhou Xingchi.

I don’t know if he is addicted to slandering others, but for a while, all kinds of monsters came to “blast” him.

The situation escalated and so far, three movie kings, including Zhang Jiahui, Simon Yam and Liu Qingyun, have stated that they are not familiar with Zhou Xingchi.

Immediately afterwards, directors Johnnie To, Wong Jing, Derek Yee and others continued to criticize Stephen Chow.

Chen Lan: "This is a personal grudge between me and Zhou. I hope netizens will not interfere."

While some people criticize him, others openly support him, such as Zhang Yuqi from "CJ7", who praised him as "a very nice person."

Lam Chi Chung, the sixth apprentice in "Shaolin Soccer", also said that "the article about asking Cecilia Cheung to shave her head is false."

In addition, her ex-girlfriend Karen Mok also spoke well of her ex-boyfriend when she attended an event on the 12th: "He is very good at taking care of people and actors, and no matter what the outside world says, I will not pay attention and will always support Stephen Chow."

The public statements made by several people were praised by many netizens who supported Stephen Chow's movies.

"Senior, is everything said on the Internet true?"

Liu Yifei, who was attending the event, took time out of her busy schedule to call Gu Wei and ask, her curiosity burning in her heart.

"Well, some things happened too long ago, so I don't know the details, but Zhou Xingchi is indeed a good actor and a well-deserved comedy master."

The next day, even when facing interviews from media reporters, Gu Wei said this directly, which was considered to be supporting Zhou Xingchi.

Just after Gu Wei finished speaking, the celebrities in the circle took action.

Huang Xiaoming: "I support Stephen Chow. He is a good actor and director."

Zhou Xun: "Every movie of Stephen Chow is a classic."

Liu Yifei: "I am a fan of Zhou Xingchi."

...

Wow, instantly the opinions of various celebrities and artists on the Internet, supporting Zhou Xingchi prevailed.

"It still depends on Director Gu. A great director's words are always effective."

"What did some people do in the past? Everyone knows it. It's HSH in the whole family."

The development of the matter caught Chen Lan off guard, and she then used the excuse of doing charity to try to cover it up.

...

The premiere, or preview, of Lu Chuan’s new film was scheduled in the screening room of China Film Corporation.

On that day, Gu Wei went there leisurely alone.

"Director Jiang, I heard that you have finished filming your cameo role?"

As soon as he reached the door, Gu Wei saw Jiang Wen coming over. He was wearing a pair of sunglasses, but they were not frog-shaped sunglasses.

"Almost there, just a few scenes."

The two chatted for a while and then went into the screening room together.

Since they arrived late, the front row of the screening room was full of people, so they chose a seat near the back. Gu Wei was not that particular.

Han Sanping in the front row was chatting with others next to him. Then a staff member came up to him and whispered something in his ear.

Then he turned around and looked at Gu Wei, and the two nodded as a greeting.

Before the movie started, Lu Chuan kept talking on the stage, saying a lot of meaningless words and promoting his own ideas.

"I'm afraid this guy is not smart."

Jiang Wen next to him said.

"Director Jiang is right."

Gu Wei gave him a thumbs up with a playful smile on his face.

Just when everyone was getting tired of listening, the movie finally started.

Originally, Gu Wei thought that this guy could produce something good, but the more he looked at it, the more he felt something was not right.

As the movie continued, there were more and more whispers in the venue, and some people with bad tempers were about to curse out loud.

"Is this guy's brain filled with shit?"

Jiang Wen was the first to react. After all, he had filmed movies of the same type as "The Devils", and he immediately understood what the movie was trying to express.

After the movie, which lasted more than two hours, the atmosphere in the screening room was a bit weird.

No one says it’s good, and no one says it’s bad. Silence is the most true portrayal of this moment.

Seeing this situation, Lu Chuan in the audience couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Han Sanping was the same, but he still said, "We've finished watching the movie. What opinions do you have? Please share them."

As soon as the words were spoken, someone expressed his opinion, and then someone from the crew spoke.

It's really interesting. After saying a lot, I avoided the most crucial point of the movie.

Almost everyone said a word or two, and soon it was the turn of Jiang Wen and Gu Wei, who were sitting in the back row.

"I don't think it needs to be released in the theaters. If it is released nationwide, the director will probably be put in a sack."

Jiang Wen didn't hesitate and spoke without hesitation. "Wow."

This remark caused a discussion among the others present. At the same time, Han Sanping's face suddenly turned ugly.

"Director Jiang is right. Some people like that place so much. Why don't they change their nationality? What kind of crap are they filming?"

Compared with Jiang Wen, Gu Wei spoke more directly, and was almost cursing by name.

At this moment, Lu Chuan's facial expression was distorted, his eyes were red, and he looked like an animal that was ready to eat people.

But he still had some rationality and didn't say anything nonsense.

Neither Gu Wei nor Jiang Wen were people he could afford to offend. Although he had a teacher and a father, when it came to background, the other party was no less inferior.

"Who the hell approved this?"

This sentence popped up in Han Sanping's mind at this moment. No wonder the movie took nearly half a year to review.

After the two of them finished talking, Han Sanping waved his hand helplessly and the movie was dismissed.

"Director Gu, Director Jiang, you two really dare to say that."

Other people in the industry gathered around, their voices filled with excitement.

"Wow, now I can tell others about this when I get back. It's really exciting."

There are more than one or two people who have this idea in their minds.

That night, the reviews of "Nanjing! Nanjing!" after watching the movie were publicized by others.

Gu Wei and Jiang Wen's comments directly made headlines on major media websites.

The launch conference of "The Siege of October", which was originally promoted with great fanfare, was also covered up.

This made Chen Jianxin a bit depressed. The movie had a star cast full of big names, and he had originally wanted to create some hype, but now it's all ruined and basically no one is paying attention to it.

In addition, the fact that Chen Kaige’s wife was sued was also covered up.

To be honest, Chen Hong should thank Gu Wei and the other two.

...

The heavily promoted "Nanjing!" suddenly died down.

"Is it really as bad as Director Gu said?"

"I want to give him two punches for promoting reconciliation."

After the comments came out, most of the netizens who had not seen the film could not help but ask questions, and some radical netizens had already started to curse. They believed that the two great directors Gu Wei and Jiang Wen would definitely not make up stories without any basis.

Especially since the investment in this movie also comes from Jiangsu Province, even if other places can reconcile, this place cannot reconcile.

This time, Gu Wei and Lu Chuan had completely become enemies.

Relying on the support of others, Lu Chuan spoke directly to the media, accusing certain directors of deliberately suppressing them for the sake of their own films.

He then said that the quality of a film should be left to the audience to judge, and that the biased comments of individual directors were motivated by ulterior motives.

He said a lot of nonsense but refused to admit that there was something wrong with the picture he took.

"Director, this guy is spewing shit again. Does the movie really want to express reconciliation?"

Ning Hao, who was far away in the west filming "No Man's Land", did not attend the premiere. After seeing Lu Chuan's speech on the Internet, he called Gu Wei specifically to inquire about the situation.

"That's what I mean, damn it."

The more he endured, the angrier he got. The more he took a step back, the more he felt at a loss. After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei drove directly to the General Administration and called Han Sanping along.

If you want to do it, do it thoroughly. He has never been afraid of anyone in a head-on confrontation.

“Director Tong, I think this movie is not suitable for release. It’s not that I’m narrow-minded, but this movie is indeed not suitable for ordinary people to watch.

Once the film is released, how will the audience comment on it? How will the domestic and foreign media view us?
Being bullied and having a big TS happen, if this type of movie is still allowed to be released, the public opinion will be so fierce that it will kill people. "

Arriving at the General Administration's office, Gu Wei spoke directly to the deputy director, saying that he had met Director Tong quite a few times and they had a familiar relationship, so he did not have many concerns in his words.

"Boss Han, what do you think? Tell me."

Seeing Han Sanping and Director Tong beside him remaining silent, Gu Wei could not help but remind them.

"Well, China Film Group invested so much money, and if we ban it directly, it will be hard to explain to the higher-ups."

Speaking of this, Han Sanping had a headache. If he was given another chance, even if Lu Chuan knelt in front of him, the group would not invest in his movie.

"We also held a meeting to discuss it and decided to ban the film after it's over. What President Han said is right. It's really not a small matter when it comes to investment."

After thinking for a while, Director Tong expressed his thoughts.

Gu Wei was still not satisfied after hearing this, as he felt like he had come here in vain.

"If I really have to wait a month after the release before taking it off the screen, people will look down on me when I go abroad to make a movie."

"What?"

Han Sanping asked.

“People who cannot even remember the sufferings of their own people will not be respected anywhere.”

Hearing what he said, the two looked at each other and were speechless for a moment.

"Well, I'll discuss this in another meeting."

After a long time, Director Tong sighed and then spoke.

Han Sanping on the other side felt the same way. Gu Wei's words were a bit heartbreaking.

Although the blockbusters invested by China Film Group have indeed been criticized by many people, including "The Promise" in the past and "Red Cliff" in recent times, but considering Gu Wei's words, he also chose to support it.

Besides, compared with Lu Chuan and Gu Wei, there is a huge gap. If China Film's Hollywood blockbuster plan does not rely on Gu Wei, can it still rely on "Taro"?

(End of this chapter)