Chapter 343: Blasting the Dark Side
Yang Zhi's family is big and powerful, so he can afford it even if the movie loses money.

He was just angry that Jiang Heng didn't give him face. When he went to him to coordinate the schedule, he was rejected outright.

The filming of "Legend of White Snake" was rushed.

In his opinion, if there was more time and the movie was shot more carefully, the box office would definitely be higher.

Therefore, the current situation is all Jiang Heng's fault.

"I thought he was fearless, but it turns out he's also afraid of Hollywood's 3D blockbusters. Why doesn't he release his movie at the same time as Avatar and give it a try?"

"Avatar" will be released in North America and many overseas markets on December 12, the same day as "Legend of White Snake", so Yang Zhi didn't pay any attention to this news for a while.

After New Year's Day, I learned that "Avatar" would be released in mainland China on January 1, and then I read the relevant reports. Only then did I understand the reason why Jiang Heng scheduled "White Snake: Origin" for the Spring Festival. It turned out that he didn't dare to compete with "Avatar" on the same day!

Aren't you pretty awesome? Why are you scared now?
Huang Shengyi on the side was even more angry. She had finally made a blockbuster movie, but now both the box office and word of mouth had collapsed, making her a big joke in the circle. She was really angry.

"It must be his White Snake. It wasn't very good, so it certainly didn't dare to be released on the same day as Avatar. He only bullies his domestic counterparts!"

Yang Zhi disagreed with this statement, because Jiang Heng's previous films were also very popular overseas.

But he couldn't say that, so he snorted and said, "In my opinion, he is almost out of ideas!"

Huang Shengyi said: "I hope his two films fail in a row!"

What we are talking about is naturally the "White Snake: Origin" which is about to be released, and the "Legend of the Little Soldier" which is currently being filmed.

The two of them complained loudly at home, but still felt unsatisfied.

Yang Zi then logged onto Weibo and first blasted the dark side of the film industry, saying that "Legend of White Snake" was being slandered.

It is abnormal for a film to be free of controversy, but smearing and criticism should be separated.

There is no progress in making movies without criticism, but we must punish the evildoers and clean up the film environment. If we don't get rid of this kind of smearing, it will really be a crisis for Chinese films.

An hour after this post, he sent another Weibo post saying that some big directors who boast about their fame actually are afraid sometimes. It seems that they are only capable of bullying their domestic counterparts and become cowardly when faced with tough opponents!
This Weibo post was accompanied by a picture of a news report about the global box office performance of "Avatar" of $2.3 million in its first weekend.

It is very clear who the above sentence is referring to.

Because Yang Zhiben was already a celebrity and the topic involved the soon-to-be-released movie "Avatar", it quickly attracted a lot of rumors.

"Are you stupid? Haven't you heard of the king not meeting the king?"

"Knowing that their opponent is very strong, they still chose to release it on the same day. How much fake wine must they have drunk!"

"Legend of the White Snake was released on the same day as Avatar, but neither of them was affected. One could not sell its overseas copyright, and the other has not entered the mainland market yet. What a pity!"

"Legend of the White Snake is quite courageous, but its strength doesn't allow it to compete with Avatar in Europe and America!"

There were countless similar comments, which made Yang Zhi extremely angry.

In Jiang Heng's large luxury house, Jing Tian was curled up on the sofa, checking Weibo on his phone, when he suddenly saw Yang Zhi's post.

The young lady looked puzzled, and after reading the comments, she said, "Brother, is he implying something about you?"

Jiang Heng, who was standing by, took the phone and glanced at it. "Take away the suspicious tone. You are implying something to me!"

"Hey, his film is so bad, but he still has the nerve to say there is something fishy going on. Can't we criticize bad films?"

"Sure it can!"

"Look at me, I'm going to go online and scold him!" Jiang Heng hurriedly stopped him and said, "Aren't there people who enforce justice on behalf of heaven? You can't make a difference!"

Jing Tian said angrily: "No, I just can't stand people scolding you, I must scold you back today!"

Jiang Heng was surprised and asked, "Some people say that your acting is not good, but you always ignore it?"

Jing Tian smiled innocently, "That's not it, the Warring States was not filmed well, so let them criticize, they are not wrong. But I can't let them criticize you, I definitely can't tolerate it!"

After Jing Tian finished speaking, he also posted a Weibo post, which roughly meant that some people have little ability but a bad temper. If the film is not good, they will say that there is something shady in the market. Whether there is any shady dealing, don’t the audience know it? How can the audience support your film if it is so bad?

It was immediately accompanied by a picture of a "white snake", a real white snake in the real world.

As soon as this Weibo post was released, it quickly attracted countless reads and replies.

Some netizens left a message saying that Jing Tian’s "Warring States" was so badly filmed, how could he have the courage to say such things?

Jing Tian wanted to reply, of course it’s Brother Jiang Heng!

But after thinking about it, I felt that this was a bad reply, so I deleted what I had typed.

In the final reply, I admit that the filming of "Warring States" was not good. I would like to apologize again to the fans who have always supported me. I will work harder in the future!

After she said this, her fans expressed their support and joined her in condemning Yang Zhi.

In the end, because there were too many negative comments, Yang Zhi angrily closed the comments.

The next day, both his and Jing Tian's Weibo accounts were banned for one month for violating management regulations.

Fortunately, "White Snake: Origin" will be released on February 2, the Spring Festival, so it will not delay the promotion of the film.

For a period of time afterwards, Jiang Heng continued to lead the crew of "Legend of the Little Soldier" to film at the China Film Digital Base, while Yu Dong, Du Huan and others were busy with the promotion and marketing of "White Snake: Origin".

Especially the former, who looked radiant and walked with the wind during this period.

Although "Avatar" has demonstrated box office dominance comparable to "Journey to the West" after entering the mainland market, it has set new movie-watching records one after another.

But "Lost on Journey" was released ten days earlier than it, and thanks to strong publicity and word-of-mouth recommendations from the audience, its box office had already exceeded 100 million yuan.

And because the attendance rate has been very high, even though "Avatar" is very popular, "Lost on Journey" still has a certain screening share and the box office is still rising.

Two hundred million is impossible, but one hundred and forty or one hundred and fifty million is no problem. It only cost seven million. We are making a lot of money. Who else would we need a bicycle for?
"Director Jiang, everything has been arranged according to your request. The IMAX screen has been set up at the Olympic venue, and the red carpet, giant posters and everything else have been arranged!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "I'm still confident in your work. Is there any problem with the guests present?"

"No problem, there are about 40 to 50 of them, so we can definitely hold the scene!"

Jiang Heng nodded slightly, "That's good!"

In recent years, watching the premiere of Jiang Heng’s new film has become a trend in the Chinese entertainment industry.

In addition to celebrities in the circle, many business tycoons and their children also like to join in the fun.

After all, such a good movie should always be watched.

Being able to watch a movie in a high-end place like the Olympic Stadium is definitely better than watching a movie in a crowded and cramped ordinary theater!

(End of this chapter)