Chapter 570: The Pressure of the Times (6K for monthly tickets)
The entire response was very vague, leaving netizens who saw the Weibo post a little confused.

“What’s going on? Does it mean there’s someone behind this?”

“Who is behind this? Feng Shen, tell us clearly, and we will help you criticize him.”

“Our brother Feng is so honest and never provokes others, yet someone dares to do something dirty to him. How heartless!”

“Director Chen has been filming overseas lately and hasn’t been back yet. How did he attract villains?”

“It seems that someone doesn’t want Director Chen to continue to be a teacher at Yanying. There must be a reason for this.”

“Is this the work of the Beijing Circle? @冯晓刚 come out and speak.”

“…”

Netizens were as sharp as ever. Even though Chen Linfeng basically said nothing, they still guessed some clues.

It’s just that the Beijing circle, which has always played the role of the villain, was criticized by some netizens.

It’s not that no one guessed about the Hong Kong circle.

It’s just that Chen Linfeng has rarely had contact with the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles.

Secondly, the current reputation of the Hong Kong circle is still not bad. At least for those netizens born in the 80s and 95s who frequently surf the Internet, they still have beautiful fantasies about the Hong Kong circle.

You should know that the mainstream online novels writing about Chinese entertainment during this period still focused on the golden age of Hong Kong in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

A certain Wang’s “Dream Hong Kong” was released this year.

This represents a certain public tendency, so people instinctively don’t think in that direction.

After Chen Linfeng posted on Weibo, I no longer cared about it.

The online response is just a clarion call, and the key to coordinating it is still specific actions.

First, the Film Association issued a new industry initiative on August 8, the main content of which was what Chen Linfeng had written before.

He immediately posted @the official account of the Film Association on Weibo to express his support.

At the same time, many celebrities in the circle also liked and reposted the post to show their support.

Among them are not only people who work with Chen Linfeng on a daily basis, such as Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Junning, Wang Qianyuan and others.

There are also core members of the Beijing and Shanghai circles, including Zhang Guoli, Xu Guangtou and others.

Even directors like Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen and Feng Xiaogang expressed their support.

This attracted the attention of people outside the circle who did not know the specific situation.

what’s the situation?
After the momentum is built up, it is the turn of the theaters to take action.

They issued a statement as a coalition:

“In order to respond to the call and initiative of the Film Association and the voice of the general public, we will take certain punitive measures against relevant films that do not comply with the initiative…”

It sounds very general, but to put it bluntly, it means that those “palanquin-carrying” type movies will have their screenings reduced in the future.

Don’t think that the Film Association is not a government agency. It is a social people’s group and the initiatives it issues have no binding force.

But as long as there is support from a large number of industry insiders, the initiative can become an industry standard that everyone must follow.

This is a way of using the general trend to pressure others.

The main target is the capital parties.

In a room somewhere in Yanjing, all the people from the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles who were previously involved are now here.

“Director Wu, how do we resolve this? They are going to overturn the table. I still have a backlog of movies. If I can’t get a screening, I will have to pay a lot of money.”

“Yes, I asked the people in the cinema industry, and they said that the entire industry has reached a consensus that in future co-productions, at least one of the male and female protagonists must be from the mainland, and within the top three, there must be at least two, leaving one spot for us.”

“These guys are too arrogant!”

“What can we do? The situation is stronger than people. If we want to rely on the mainland market for our livelihood, we have to depend on people’s mood.”

“If you ask me, I shouldn’t have done this in the first place. Now it’s all over.”

“That’s right. We all know that Director Chen is not someone you can easily mess with, yet we still insist on provoking him.”

As they spoke, some people in the room unconsciously looked towards the people in charge of the center.

But such remarks are obviously not in line with the political correctness here.

“What? You regret it now? Who said that we should teach that kid a lesson?”

“Anyway, I didn’t say anything. I’ve always said don’t make it so intense, take it slow.”

“You are so shameless!”

“Damn, you are shameless!”

“Okay, stop arguing.” Cai Songlin stopped everyone from arguing.

He had the most face here, and everyone gradually calmed down and looked towards the center.

“Boss Cai, tell me what we should do about this. If this continues, we really won’t be able to make any money.”

“Yeah, especially now that you have movies on your plate, you might lose a lot of money.”

“Please be patient,” Cai Songlin looked at the others sitting in the middle, “Director Wu, Director Zhu, and Mr. Chen. Now that Chen Linfeng has discovered that it was us who did it, this matter is not easy to handle.”

Wu Yusen’s face turned pale and he was speechless for a moment.

He was somewhat shocked.

I didn’t care about it before, but now, facing the overwhelming suppression from almost the entire mainland film industry, I understand what it means to cover the sky with one hand.

Zhu Yanping said stubbornly, “It’s just an initiative, how can it be so strict? Maybe the theater chain is just saying this temporarily for the sake of Chen’s face.”

“Yes, that must be the case.”

Wu Yusen seemed to be inspired. “He is a young director. How can he have such a big influence to make so many companies follow suit? It must be temporary.”

The scene became cold for a moment.

The businessmen looked at each other in bewilderment. They didn’t expect that there would still be some who were stubborn even at this point.

Chen Guofu had a bitter look on his face. As someone who had worked at Huayi for several years, he knew very well the power and influence of Chen Linfeng.

The only thing he didn’t expect was that the other party would be able to find out that they were behind the incident so quickly.

So now the question he wanted to ask most was how this matter was exposed.

But now that things have come to this, it is useless to ask, and it is too late to make amends.

Seeing that the leaders were stumbling, I couldn’t think of any solution.

The people outside were anxious, “Don’t worry about anything else, this matter can be solved, right?”

“The four of you are all very influential figures in the industry. Facing such unreasonable behavior from the other party, is there nothing you can do?”

“What can we do? They are serious about this.”

At this time, someone whispered, “The Film Association should not be considered an official organization in mainland China. Why don’t we go and talk to the real mainland officials?”

A word to awaken the dreamer.

“Yes, the government has already cancelled the policy that co-productions must have a mainland protagonist. What are they calling this… oh, it’s a step backwards in history. We need to let the government know about this.”

Chen Guofu’s eyes lit up. Yes, no one understood the power of the mainland authorities better than him.

He looked at Wu Yusen and Cai Songlin, “Director Wu, President Cai, you two have the greatest influence among our group. How about you bring us together and find more friends in Hong Kong and Taiwan so that we can report to the mainland authorities together?”

“No problem, this is a good idea.” Wu Yusen immediately stood up again.

Cai Songlin was a little hesitant. As a businessman, he preferred to quit while he was ahead and not further intensify the conflict.

But facing everyone’s expectations, he couldn’t say anything against it, “Okay, we can try.”

Try and die.

Wu Yusen called together several close Hong Kong and Taiwan filmmakers, while Cai Songlin contacted a group of old friends.

But this time it was strange. The circle of friends, which was usually very enthusiastic, was particularly deserted this time.

Zhou Runfa: “Um, Director Wu, I’m filming outside, I don’t know the situation yet, let me ask my friends first to see what the situation is.”

The two had already reconciled during the filming of “The Founding of a Party”.

But now it seems that it is going to split again.

Chen Kaige: “Boss Cai, let me be frank about this matter. What you did was very inappropriate. I heard that Xiao Chen was very angry and contacted a large group of people to deal with you. Do you think that with Xiao Chen’s cautious personality, he would not go and smooth over the official relations first?”

In the end, I couldn’t find many people to talk to.

But the arrow had to be shot, so Wu Yusen and others had to bite the bullet and go to the authorities to ask for an explanation.

“Ah? You mean that regulation? This is not really a regulation. It can only be regarded as a spontaneous initiative within the industry, a form of industry self-discipline. We encourage the industry to exercise self-discipline, and it is not easy to stop it forcefully.”

“They haven’t done anything wrong, so it’s not easy for us to intervene.”

“This matter has been notified in advance, and the higher-ups have also agreed. There is no point in you coming to me.”

“…”

Only the office responsible for liaison with the Bay Area gave a relatively positive statement, saying that they would go back and ask around, and if it was true, they would be able to speak up.

But nothing happened afterwards.

There is no point in talking to each other. We are in the cultural and film and television industry. What does it have to do with you?

Obviously, the opposing forces are much stronger than them, and the official bias is very obvious, so this method doesn’t work at all.

At this point, the entire loose alliance, which had originally held out a glimmer of hope, completely gave up and people’s morale was dispersed.

Those who were already dissatisfied announced their withdrawal directly.

When they gathered again, there were fewer people in the room.

“Director Wu, President Cai, is there any other solution?”

“We trust you guys, so we’re here to ask. If there’s really no other way, we can only follow the general trend. After all, everyone still has to make money to eat.”

“Yeah, it all depends on how many people there are.”

But at this point, what else can they do?

Especially now, the trouble for them is not just the initiative, but the rumors of a ban that are beginning to circulate in the industry.

Indeed, Chen Linfeng’s counterattack was more than just one wave.

The first wave of attacks mainly targeted Hong Kong and Taiwan capital involved in this matter.

Let them stop investing in sedan-carrying type movies.

For individuals outside of capital, mainly two directors and two producers, this initiative has no discouraging effect.

These people mainly make a living by making movies. If you don’t allow mainland actors to represent the new generation of Taiwan Island, then we can just do something different and use mainland stars as the leading actors.

You still make money.

For them, simply setting rules is useless.

Although the capital behind them has been affected by this wave of offensive, it is unlikely that they will continue to surround them in the future.

Future development will definitely be greatly affected.

How could Chen Linfeng tolerate any future from them? Wouldn’t I have been punched in vain?
This requires the use of a ban.

On August 8, rumors began to spread throughout the Chinese film and television industry that Chen Linfeng wanted to ban Zhu Yanping, Chen Guofu and others.

Don’t cooperate with these people, otherwise your film scheduling and release schedule will be targeted. Don’t blame them for not reminding you in advance.

That’s right, the rumors have all been blocked.

The main targets are Zhu and Chen.

Everyone did it, but we were the only two whose accounts were blocked. The atmosphere in the room became very strange.

Zhu Yanping and Chen Guofu looked at the other two in confusion, thinking that there must be an explanation behind this.

Either someone surrenders, or…

Damn, there are indeed bad people among the people.

Chen Guofu was furious. I said I was so careful, but Chen Linfeng still found out.

He had wondered about this before.

Could there really be a traitor?

Wu Yusen had a strange expression on his face and he didn’t know the reason.

Could it be that Xiao Chen thinks that as a big director, his influence is too great, so he deliberately bypasses him?
Maybe this is the reason.

Wu Yusen thought about the inexplicable optimism of many mainland investors towards him. Yes, that must be the case.

There are so many interested parties around me, even Xiao Chen would not dare to offend so many people at will.

Xiao Chen is nothing special.

Wu Yusen straightened his chest, and faced with the doubts of the two people who had blocked his title, he did not feel guilty at all.

Cai Songlin’s eyes flickered slightly.

He thought of what happened two days ago. It happened when he was worried and called Fang Long to ask about the situation.

Fang Long: “Boss Cai, this is not the way to do it. I know Xiao Chen’s personality. He is usually very kind and easy to talk to, but if someone provokes him first, he will definitely fight back. At this time, no one can say anything.”

“What should we do? This is the situation now.”

“In any case, we can’t continue to add fuel to the fire. I suspect that this initiative is not even over yet. There might be a ban. I’ve already heard some rumors.”

“Banned? How is that possible? He is just a young man, how can he afford to do this? Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at?”

Fang Long couldn’t hold it in any longer. “For a director who has great influence all over the world, how difficult would it be to ban someone?

Don’t underestimate Chen, he makes at least two movies a year and has been so successful in at least five years.

Besides, he also has a TV drama and a film production company under his control, both of which are top in the industry. The most important one is Maoyan. Now any film company that does distribution in the mainland has to look to him for help.

It’s just that he usually keeps a low profile and doesn’t show off his influence.”

Fang Long really couldn’t bear it anymore.

You think Chen Xiao is mainly a director, writer, and screenwriter, but in fact he is also a big capitalist.

The biggest capital in the mainland film and television industry today is not Huayi, but the Qilin and Longlin series.

“This…” Cai Songlin was a little panicked, “What should I do?”

He hasn’t been in the mainland for a long time and has never seen this type of work before.

As a businessman, if he had known this in advance, he might have cut back earlier.

“Let me ask for you.”

Fang Long could only say this, that he had a pretty good relationship with Cai Songlin in the past, and that this old guy had quite a bit of influence in Hong Kong and Taiwan, so it would be nice to help him out and earn a favor.

……

Not only Fang Long, but also Wang Jiawei, Chen Kaige and many others agreed to plead for him.

Therefore, when facing the questioning eyes from the duo who banned him, Cai Songlin lost his composure for a moment and actually revealed some flaws.

?

Wu Yusen looked at him curiously. What was going on? Was there really a traitor?

Cai Songlin coughed, “I think we shouldn’t go against the wind and commit crimes now. I heard that Director Chen… Director Chen issued a ban order these two days, specifically targeting us.

The ban has always been a matter of face, and it is impossible to withdraw it in a short time. We can only wait until the aftermath of the incident gradually dissipates, and then we can talk about it. “

“Ah? Ban?”

Those who had not heard the news looked at each other in bewilderment. Is this possible?
The main forces of these people are concentrated in Taiwan Island, and they know very little about the news in the mainland.

Only Chen Guofu and Zhu Yanping looked defeated, and they were the ones who were banned.

“How could he do that?”

“Mad, this is too much.”

“That’s right, we just hired some Internet trolls, why did he react so strongly?”

Everyone came forward to help fight for justice and gave all possible verbal support.

“We all did it together, why did the other party only ban the two of us?”

Zhu Yanping asked with a sharp look in his eyes, “Director Wu, President Cai, can you two give me an explanation?”

“That’s right,” Chen Guofu couldn’t help but say, “Chen Linfeng was able to block the two of us so accurately. I think he knows the situation here. Director Wu and Mr. Cai are much more famous than us. I don’t believe he doesn’t know.”

“What do you mean?”

Wu Yusen’s face turned ugly. “I have been against Xiao Chen for so many years. Do I need to prove anything?”

Cai Songlin said slowly, “You two, please don’t say that. It will hurt our feelings if you say that too much.”

“Forget it,” Zhu Yanping sneered, “It’s my bad luck that I didn’t realize there was a weakling among us.”

If everyone was more united, maybe the other party would be more cautious and not ban us so blatantly.

But now, maybe someone sold them out, which is why two people were let off and two were banned.

He thought of the “Little Fish and Flower” incident 10 years ago, where only one person was banned, and the one with closer connections was let off intact.

Haha, they shouldn’t have gotten involved. In the end, those who don’t have a good reputation are the ones who suffer.

Zhu Yanping left without saying anything.

Chen Guofu took a look, shook his head and left.

Only Wu Yusen and Cai Songlin were left looking at each other, speechless.

Cai Songlin was a little surprised. Did Wu Yusen also follow his example and find someone to mediate?
You can’t tell that this old guy is quite capable.

Wu Yusen himself was confused. Why did his two brothers turn against each other?
I am not capable enough and am treated as a weakling. Shouldn’t I reflect on myself?

Cai Songlin cleared his throat and wanted to say something.

But the bosses around here have figured it out.

The core members have fallen out, what else is there to say?

Everyone said goodbye and decided not to get involved in the affairs here anymore.

Now the already scattered human hearts have become even more like sand and can never be gathered together again.

……

Chen Linfeng didn’t expect that his ban order was so effective that it actually caused the entire opponent’s alliance to disband.

Although in novels, it is often the villains who ban others, I have to say that this is really useful.

He had his own considerations before issuing the ban order.

The first people who were undoubtedly to be banned were Zhu Yanping and Chen Guofu.

These two are indeed soft persimmons.

Although Zhu Yanping has some influence in Taiwan Island, he is nothing in the mainland.

Chen Guofu had just left Huayi and set up his own company, which was when he was at his weakest.

According to the development trajectory of his previous life, Chen Guofu’s new company Gongfu is developing quite well.

But it is obviously impossible to develop it in this world.

The other two require some strategy.

Chen Linfeng’s original plan was a mixture of urgent and slow for them. Cai Songlin was the more urgent one, but something went wrong in the middle.

Cai Songlin had a huge influence in the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles in the past and had participated in the production and distribution of thousands of films.

“A Chinese Odyssey”, “In the Mood for Love”, “Ashes of Time” and “Farewell My Concubine” are all related to him.

He has had in-depth cooperation with Wang Jiawei, Zeng Zhiwei, Chen Kexin, and Zhou Xingxing, and he has a lot of friends in the Hong Kong circle.

In addition, he was involved in the establishment of Good Friends Films (Tsang Chik-wai, Tam Wing-lun) and Yongsheng Entertainment (Xiang Lao-wu), companies that had a profound influence in Hong Kong Island in the past.

It can be said that it has deep roots and lush leaves, and its connections are extensive.

Of course, it is definitely not as good as before, but his popularity and influence in the circle cannot be underestimated.

Among this group of people is even Chen Kaige, who did not follow Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen to respond to the initiative because of their friendship.

Within a few days after the initiative was issued, Fang Long, Chen Kaige, Liu Dehua, Wang Jiawei and others called to help plead for mercy.

Sister Mei and Zheng Zhihao also had friends who couldn’t help but call them. There were quite a few of them.

Eventually, everything was reported to him.

Faced with this situation, Chen Linfeng didn’t want to be too tough, so he just asked the person who came to plead for him to go back and give a warning:

For everyone’s sake, I won’t mention the ban, but you’d better be sensible and stop causing trouble or coming to the mainland to make money.

You can invest, but forget about participating in the production.

It’s a kind of self-proclaimed thing.

This condition is not harsh, but it is better than a direct ban.

So those who came forward to plead for mercy turned into Chen Linfeng’s lobbyists.

Director Chen has already made a concession, Mr. Cai, you have to appreciate it.

Cai Songlin: “…”

After all, there is not so much affection in the industry, everyone is just trying to save face.

As long as it’s generally acceptable, who cares whether Cai Songlin suffers a loss in the end.

After all, it is Director Chen who is in the limelight now, so who can not learn to humble himself?
This was supposed to be “urgent”, but it turned into self-proclaimed.

The other one that was slow, Chen Linfeng remained the same.

Wu Yusen is a very famous person.

Some people in the industry have always had certain expectations for him, thinking that with his past glory, he might be able to achieve great things in this era of market prosperity.

Of course, Chen Linfeng doesn’t care too much about this. After all, the capital strength surrounding him is much stronger.

However, it just so happens that Wu Yusen has just started filming a movie, the famous and hugely loss-making movie “The Crossing”.

Back then, Chen Linfeng almost prevented the filming of “Red Cliff”. Now that he has greatly increased his power, it is entirely possible that he can directly intervene in this movie and ruin it.

But after he knew the news, he was no longer willing to use such coercive measures.

After the release of this movie, it suffered huge losses. By then, Wu Yusen’s reputation in the industry would definitely be greatly damaged, and he would completely become second-rate.

A movie with huge investment involves a lot of capital and stakeholders.

If he suppresses it by force, he will offend many people. If he waits for a year, it will be Wu Yusen who offends this group of capital.

Since he knew the result, Chen Linfeng would certainly not be stupid enough to take action now.

The best time for him to take action will be after the movie is released.

(End of this chapter)