Chapter 134: The Battle Continues to Escalate!
【Tearful! 《My People, My Country》 producer Shen Qing stated: We didn’t reveal the box office data just so the film industry could have a good year】
Everyone in the Chinese Music Scene: So our music scene can just be slaughtered, right?
Your damn 《Wish》 sales have already broken 4.3 million, and it’s not a problem to sell another 200,000 in the last month…
That’s 4.5 million sales, man, stop killing, it’s already gone crazy.
Starting from December, many people in the Chinese Music Scene have begun to reduce their activities, and some singers who released albums in 2006 have simply gone into hiding…
Because the total album sales for 2006 will be tallied soon, and at that time, whoever jumps the highest will be compared to Zhang Liangying.
Might as well just disappear.
Especially Wilber Pan, David Tao, Fan Wei Qi, Angela Chang, Jolin Tsai, Zhou Bichang, Li Yuchun, and others, who have appeared very rarely.
There’s no choice, they lost too badly.
…
However, the film industry was completely the opposite.
Since Shen Qing held a press conference, the numerous films competing for the 2007 Chinese New Year Film Season have been exceptionally active, frequently interacting with 《My People, My Country》, showing no signs of jealousy.
《Confession of Pain》 Distributor: Congratulations to 《My People, My Country》 for breaking 100 million at the box office in its first week. The movie is excellent and worth everyone watching.
《The Knot》 Crew: Tears couldn’t help but well up while watching 《My People, My Country》. It is precisely because of the efforts of thousands upon thousands of ancestors that we have the beautiful life we have today.
In addition, the crews of 《Chicken and Dogs Uneasy》, 《Everything Will Be Fine》, 《The Warrior From Hell》, 《Love Call Transfer》, and 《Curse of the Golden Flower》 also congratulated 《My People, My Country》 through various means.
For a time, the entire internet was abuzz.
This instantly heated up the entire 2007 Chinese New Year Film Season.
Many people who didn’t want to watch movies were eager to try.
Discussions online and offline were endless, especially on Tieba and Tianya forums, where related posts could be seen every moment.
Major media outlets, in pursuit of click-through rates, were also using all their might, with all sorts of speculative articles appearing on websites.
The gossiping netizens were thoroughly entertained~
Netizen A: Why has the perspective broadened so much?
Netizen B: If it doesn’t broaden, they’ll all die. Who dares to provoke 《My People, My Country》 at this time? They’ll definitely be collectively boycotted by fans.
Netizen C: A scene of prosperity, vitality, and vigorous competition. It’s been a long time since the film industry was so harmonious. As expected of Shen Qing, he became the disciplinary committee member of the film industry as soon as he arrived.
Netizen D: Haha, “disciplinary committee member” is a good term. Shen Qing first cleaned up the talent show industry, then the music scene, and now he’s intervening in the film industry. With him here, everything is getting better.
Public Intellectual Professor Wu: A pathetic collective delusion! The success of a main theme movie is being hyped as “everything is flourishing.” Domestic films rely on emotional manipulation to boost box office sales, and their quality can’t even catch up to the exhaust fumes of 《Pirates of the Caribbean 2》. Facing the overwhelming industrial might of Hollywood, you people are still using “tribute” and “patriotism” to self-hypnotize. Go out more and see the world!!
Hate-country faction: Exactly, Professor Wu is right! It’s just a self-indulgence for a bunch of trash filmmakers. This year, all domestic films combined can’t match the quality of 《Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest》, let alone 《Spider-Man 3》 coming out next year. It’s just a carnival for a bunch of clowns.
Outrageous!
This really struck a nerve with some netizens.
However, some netizens began to doubt and reflect.
“It seems to make some sense. Alas, our country’s films are indeed not developing well, not comparable to Hollywood in the slightest.”
“Although 《My People, My Country》 was made very well and I liked it a lot, Professor Wu is indeed correct. After all, he is a public intellectual who studied in the United States.”
“Professor Wu indeed has a lot of intellectual depth. He was almost on the list of ’50 Influential Public Intellectuals in China’ by 《Southern People Weekly》. Domestic films still have a lot of work to do.”
“…”
A wave of ‘wailing’ sentiment spread online. The tide of reflection after the carnival came faster than ever before. The people in the film industry were stunned.
Box office data clearly showed a stagnation in growth, and some films even began to experience negative growth. They had only been released for a few days, what could be done?
While it’s undeniable that Hollywood films are powerful at this time, completely negating domestic films is not a solution.
Many in the film industry began to speak out, refuting the public intellectuals’ words, but they had no impact at all. Those people became even more gleeful.
Meanwhile, some netizens entered combat mode, engaging with public intellectuals and the hate-country faction.
“Heh, have some people’s knees taken root? Have you received the bones bestowed by your masters? You haven’t even seen your masters, have you?”
“No matter how fragrant the industrial exhaust is, it’s still smelled while kneeling. The Pacific Ocean isn’t covered, so feel free to swim to the West Coast and lick to your heart’s content. Don’t pollute the domestic film industry with your so-called ‘spiritual victory method’ here!”
For a time, many netizens used the same tone and method to counter those people. The two sides exchanged blows, temporarily suppressing the arrogance of the public intellectuals.
However, the scales of victory did not tip, and many people still agreed with the public intellectuals.
The terrible public opinion environment made the party media unable to sit still. 《Half Month Talk》 directly published an article: Beware of the Infiltration of the Wave of Pan-Westernization Thought!
Many media outlets reprinted it, but 《Half Month Talk》’s words were too official and did not resonate with many of the gossiping netizens.
Finally, the scales of this battle completely tipped to the side of justice on December 13, 2006.
Shen Qing posted on his personal Weibo, receiving over a million likes and over 500,000 shares in one day, completely ending this farce.
【In every hot event, we must be vigilant about the “evolution” of the “public intellectual group”】
【Public intellectuals, as the name suggests, are public intellectuals. It was originally a term of praise, but in recent years, whenever a hot social event occurs, someone from this group always jumps out to criticize and condemn without restraint, and to fawn over Western society without restraint… The intentions of Sima Zhao are known to everyone】
【We must be careful to distinguish between good and bad people in this group, which is very important for China today, which is actively embracing the world】
【The “public intellectual group,” through highly covert means and disguised expressions, participates in and stirs up the “social cognition war” in the country, guiding and shaping public perception, and influencing people’s emotions, attitudes, judgments, and behaviors.】
【…】
【Damn it, I don’t care anymore, let’s start cursing!】
【The industrial exhaust spewed from some people’s mouths has made the film industry a mess! The first-week box office of 《My People, My Country》 breaking 100 million was the audience voting with their money. Some parasites, on the other hand, are kneeling and licking the smelly feet of 《Pirates of the Caribbean 2》. The Pacific Ocean isn’t covered, so if you want to lick, swim over and lick!】
【Domestic films have gone from nothing to something, from weak to strong, supported by tens of millions of viewers. Even if we are not strong enough now, it’s not your turn, you pests, to use “spiritual victory method” and be sarcastic. Your Western fathers don’t accept you!】
【Finally, I want to say that China is too tired. We have to compare our phones to Motorola, our cars to Toyota, our computers to Silicon Valley, our finance to Wall Street, and our welfare to Europe… But I believe that the day of complete parity or even surpassing will surely come, and we will all see it】
【That’s all, meeting adjourned】
…
“Damn, that was satisfying, so satisfying to curse.”
“Well-reasoned! Shen Qing is amazing, truly worthy of someone who wrote 《Wish》, 《Myriad Lands》, and 《My People, My Country》. His words are sharp and hit the mark!”
“I hope everyone awakens! In the past two years, many people have indeed used the banner of ‘justice’ to promote foreign ideas, especially articles in certain digests and readers, which make me want to vomit.”
“I always felt there was something wrong with the ‘public intellectual’ group before, but I couldn’t articulate it. After Shen Qing’s reminder, I feel like they must have received funding from the West, and some of them are just pure bootlickers.”
“In their eyes, the moon in America is rounder than the moon in China.”
“Haha, the public intellectuals should be trembling.”
“Before, I was ‘half-convinced’ by Shen Qing, but now I’m ‘fully convinced.’ I’m going to drag my newly met cousin to watch the movie now!”
“Comrades, let’s go!”
