Chapter 270 Cheng Cheng takes the lead again

The lights in the theater came on.

Luo Wei, Bai Bei, and the girl who played the second female lead walked onto the stage and were interviewed by media from all over the world.

The movie viewing process just now was not very enthusiastic and the applause was sparse.

The media people looked at each other and were speechless.

The same was true for the audience. If it weren't for those passionate scenes, they would have left halfway through.

After a while, a media person finally spoke up, followed by a series of questions. What were the questions?
"Are all women in Tianxia in this situation?", "What is the position of men in this film?", "Is the name of this film, "Birthing a Girl", a complaint about the serious preference for boys over girls in Tianxia?", "What is the significance of the several large-scale passionate scenes in the film?", "Is this film made to please the sinking market and cater to the world's feminist trend?"

Luo Wei's answer was very twisted.

She wanted to say, "My thoughts are profound and avant-garde," and "My film reflects the plight of contemporary Chinese women, and I have done a great deed by making this film."

She wanted to exaggerate Tian Xia's situation, describe the situations of the heroine and the second female lead in the movie as common, and emphasize the authenticity of the movie to add value to the movie.

But I dare not say it so bluntly, for fear of being investigated by the country and having trouble making a living in the country in the future.

Therefore, she could only be ambiguous and evasive when she said: "Women are always the weak ones in the era", "This is not just a personal tragedy", "There are still some backward areas", "The situation is still not optimistic", etc.

Chu Qing frowned as he listened to this from the audience:
"Luo Wei is too flattering to the West. She's willing to say anything to win an award."

Wen Lian shook her head: "She wanted to win the award too much."

Cheng Cheng also agreed:
There are too many illogical things in Luo Wei's movie.

Moreover, shouting slogans throughout the article is of no use to the actual situation.

In order to tell a story about the suffering of women, she collected various cases, put them all on one or several people, and then put them in a viewing box for everyone to see.

Do you think that her film is intended to reflect the plight of women and to change the plight of women?
Do not!
Throughout the film, this movie is filled with only two words:

Get the award!

Luo Wei created this film, consuming feminism for her own fame and fortune.

This kind of consumption also hurts feminism because it portrays all men and mothers-in-law as villains, which in turn isolates feminism and pushes everyone to the opposite side.

Cheng Cheng didn't know how much opposition this movie would cause if it was released in China.

This is completely different from "To Live". Although "To Live" also contains suffering, the core of "To Live" is very positive.

It expresses a profound theme, which is:

To be alive is to be alive. All the value lies in this process. This is life.

After watching "To Live", people will not be filled with hatred, but will be in awe of the power of life itself.

The interview ended quickly.

Media from various countries walked out of the exhibition hall in twos and threes, sharing their movie-watching experiences with each other.

"Oh my god, it's a good thing the organizing committee didn't let it enter the main competition. This movie is too low-level. It seems to be talking about feminism, but in fact, the movie uses large-scale and passionate scenes as gimmicks, which is the exploitation of women."

"The play lacks details, the satire is weak, and actress Bai Bei gave the worst performance of her life."

"This movie still has a long way to go if it wants to win an award."

"It's OK. It's more in line with my perception of Tianxia's awareness of gender equality. Tianxia's director is aware of this problem, but she's not that progressive. She's still superficially portraying violence and sex, but her heart is good. Anyway, we have some coverage this time."

Hearing what the reporters said, Cheng Cheng's eyes showed a hint of restlessness, as if he was about to explode.

Wen Lian noticed it and held Cheng Cheng's hand.

At this time, Luo Wei on the stage also saw Cheng Cheng and others.

They didn't expect Cheng Cheng to come to watch the movie.

Bai Wei was very excited. She walked down and greeted Chu Qing first, then extended her hand to Cheng Cheng:
"Director Cheng Cheng, nice to meet you. I'm Bai Bei~"

She had long wanted to meet Cheng Cheng. Although she had been successful for many years, she was still not immune to top resources, especially Cheng Cheng, who entered the main competition unit at the Cannes Film Festival for the first time.

He is only 22 years old!

There are so many possibilities for the future.

Behind her, several other leading actors of "Giving Birth to a Daughter" also clasped their hands and looked at Cheng Cheng with reverence.

Among them is the second female lead in "Giving Birth to a Daughter". Her name is Yue Xinling. She is a third-tier actress in the circle. She looks a bit like a combination of Zhou Ye and Li Xiaolu in her previous life. She is a fair and clean little white flower with a great sense of camera.

But under their gaze, Cheng Cheng did not extend his hand. Instead, he looked at Bai Bei expressionlessly and left without saying a word.

Bai Bei was stunned.

Yue Xinling was stunned.

Several other actors were also stunned.

Bai Bei is Tianxia's legendary film queen after all, and her status in the circle is unattainable. She took the initiative to extend her hand to show her goodwill, but Cheng Cheng ignored her?

Wen Lian didn't say anything either. She looked at them expressionlessly, then turned around and followed Cheng Cheng.

Li Yang, Qi Hao and others followed closely behind.

It was Chu Qing who stayed and chatted with Bai Bei for a few words before leaving.

Bai Bei's face turned gloomy and uncertain. She looked in the direction where Cheng Cheng and others left, took a few deep breaths, and then suppressed her anger in her heart.

Luo Wei slowly walked to her side, deliberately walking side by side with her, with a twisted sneer on her face, and her tone was full of sarcasm and resentment:

"What a lunatic, he is just a madman, he is just getting carried away! Who in the circle will respect him? With his behavior, he will be beaten to a pulp sooner or later and have nowhere to stay!"

Bai Bei glanced at her and said angrily:

"Who is he? He made it to the main competition section at the first Cannes Film Festival! What about you? You promised me that this movie would definitely win an award. Is that what you promised me?"

Luo Wei was a little embarrassed: "I didn't expect that I didn't make it to the main competition unit. Maybe the jury members have changed this year, and the trend has changed. This is not something I can decide... Besides, we can go to other film festivals."

Bai Bei snorted coldly and left with her agent and assistant.

Luo Wei's expression flickered.

Among the main creators of "Giving Birth to a Daughter", the biggest star is not her, but Bai Bei.

Bai Bei is someone she can't afford to offend.

Yue Xinling looked at what was happening and felt a little overwhelmed.

You know, when Luo Wei approached her, she overcame huge psychological barriers before agreeing to participate in the film, in order to seize this opportunity to squeeze into the film industry.

But she didn't expect to encounter such a situation in her first film.

Luo Wei turned around and forced a smile to comfort her:

"Xin Ling, accompany me to the cocktail party tonight. As long as enough film companies buy our movies, even if we don't win any awards, I will make sure you become the most dazzling star in Europe! When you return to China, you will be a unique little star."

"Okay." Yue Xinling nodded and agreed timidly.

In the evening, Luo Wei took Yue Xinling to a cocktail party, where Luo Wei met with a big film producer.

However, the film producers were not interested in Luo Wei's films, but were very interested in Yue Xinling.

Luo Wei pushed Yue Xinling and said, "Xinling, go and sit next to Mr. Reg." Yue Xinling did not dare to resist. She obeyed Luo Wei and sat down. Reg's fat hands groped on Yue Xinling's thighs and his squinting eyes looked at her lustfully. Yue Xinling endured it uncomfortably.

Just then, the phone rang suddenly.

Yue Xinling apologized and went out to answer the phone.

Reg was disturbed and felt a little unhappy.

Luo Wei said with a wry smile: "Xin Ling must have something urgent to do and will be back soon. Mr. Reg, please wait for a moment. Otherwise, how about we talk about the movie first?"

After walking outside, Yue Xinling answered the phone.

Her agent's anxious voice came from the phone:

"Xin Ling, come back quickly, something big has happened, you are going to be banned!"

Yue Xinling's face turned extremely pale in an instant, and her body was shaky. She said in a lost voice:

"what?!"

In the box, Reg was getting a little impatient, so Luo Wei volunteered to urge Yue Xinling to come back.

This old man Reg is such a ruthless person. He won't talk about the movie until he gets the rabbit. I guess we have to send Yue Xinling to his bed before he is willing to talk about the movie.

When they got outside, Luo Wei said to Yue Xinling:

"Xinling, are you done with your phone call? Mr. Reg wants you to come back. He likes you very much."

Yue Xinling raised her head, and Luo Wei found that Yue Xinling was looking at her with a look full of hatred.

She didn't understand and asked, "Xin Ling, what's wrong with you?"

Yue Xinling didn't answer, wiped her tears, turned around and was about to go downstairs.

Luo Wei was anxious: "Hey, you can't leave! What will happen to the movie if you leave?"

Yue Xinling said with hatred: "Go talk to him yourself!"

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In China, after the premiere of "Giving Birth to a Daughter", the Chinese Internet went wild.

There were many media people who participated in the premiere of "Giving Birth to a Daughter", and they all reported Luo Wei's words without reservation.

As a result, the situation became very serious and criticisms were heard all over the country.

Most of the criticisms accused Luo Wei of "selling out her master for fame and fortune" and maliciously vilifying Guo Jia's image in order to win awards and curry favor with Europeans and Americans.

This is how a media outlet reported it.

".Birthing Daughters was a highly anticipated film at the Cannes Film Festival, not only because it was Bai Bei's comeback work, but also because the subject matter involved in the film attracted much attention. However, its performance was greatly disappointing. The female characters in Birthing Daughters were too clichéd and lacked resonance, while the use of vilified male characters and empty slogans simply achieved role transformation and failed to meet the emotional needs of the audience, which became the focus of much criticism.

"Giving Birth to a Daughter" is like a tool for the female circle for the sake of the female circle, creating a vacuum environment.

In addition, the entire film is 140 minutes long, and there are more than 40 minutes of shots in which the mother played by Bai Bei is repeatedly beaten, the daughter played by Yue Xinling is tortured with XSR, and the large number of sexual and violent scenes are uncomfortable.

What director Luo Wei said during the media interview also caused controversy.

Decades ago, the story of how Tianxia women were not treated as human beings in the old society was told, and foreign moviegoers were amazed. Wow, this is what Tianxia was like.

Decades later, if we still tell this kind of story, foreign movie fans will think, hey, why haven't they made any progress in the past few decades?

It seemed as if Tianxia’s decades of work on women’s liberation had been in vain.

Such a movie is not popular even internationally. It is a typical rehash of old stuff. The reason why it cannot be shortlisted for the main competition unit of Cannes is also due to this.

What's even more surprising is that the main creators of "To Live", Cheng Cheng, Chu Qing, Wen Lian and others also attended the premiere of "Giving Birth to a Daughter".

After the media interview, Bai Bei took the initiative to lower herself and shook hands with Cheng Cheng, but was ignored by Cheng Cheng. Cheng Cheng turned and left without saying a word, apparently dissatisfied with the movie.

Afterwards, his actors, Wen Lian, Li Yang, and Qi Hao, also followed Cheng Cheng away. Only Chu Qing stayed and said a few words, seemingly trying to smooth things over.

Afterwards, Bai Bei and Luo Wei had a quarrel due to this incident.

On that day, Bai Bei left the crew of "Giving Birth to a Daughter" and boarded a flight to China alone, which seemed to indicate a breakup with Luo Wei.

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We call for more feminist works, rather than works in which every character is empty and flat, and which only shout slogans, pile up spectacles, and attract attention. From the very beginning, "Giving Birth to a Daughter" smells like commercial rotten rice. It is embarrassing and there is no point in putting on a literary coat.

Next, we can only look forward to seeing what the other three Chinese-language works will do.”

Netizens were also angry:
"It's obvious that he wants to take advantage of the situation!"

"To become famous, I tried to please foreigners! I didn't expect that foreigners would not even look at me!"

"Director Luo Wei is always disgusting! She calls herself a pioneer, but in fact she is just not up to the standard!"

"The directors of their generation were notorious for writing about violence and sex, especially Luo Wei, who even earned herself the title of "banned film director." Let's not talk about how she got started, but her title of a talented woman doesn't stand up to scrutiny. She's not good-looking, so she could only create a title of a talented woman for herself.

Most of her early works were petty-bourgeois whining. At that time, she imitated European and American directors and was able to fool the public, because the public had never seen it before. Seeing that she was so bold in shooting, they all thought, wow, this shot is awesome!

But now the public's taste has improved, and watching her movies again is just a waste! She has made no progress over the years, and is always in the stage of proving herself, not good in business, and not good in art.

It's a pity that Bai Bei actually believed her and starred in her movie. It can only be said that Bai Bei was deceived by her, but Bai Bei's ability to choose scripts is also hard to describe. "

"Just like that, I pooped a big pile!"

"Bai Bei has really gone from bad to worse! She has fallen to the point where she went to Cheng Cheng to shake hands, but Cheng Cheng didn't even look at her."

"Brother Frog is so awesome that even the best actress doesn't give him face."

"Why should Brother Frog give her face? Brother Frog is the capital now, Bai Bei has to beg him!"

"Brother Frog is such a cool guy! He does what he wants and doesn't tolerate anyone! That turn was so cool!"

"Sparrows eat crickets!"

There was a reason why Yue Xinling rushed back to China. The reputation of "Giving Birth to a Daughter" was very good, and Luo Wei's remarks in the interview also aroused public anger. This not only caused an uproar at the public level, but also caused waves in the upper-level departments.

Cheng Cheng played an important role in this. He refused Bai Bei's handshake in public, which became the gunshot in Lexington.

With such a great director taking the lead, the media people have nothing to worry about.

In other words, if Cheng Cheng had not refused Bai Bei's handshake, this incident might not have caused such a big public opinion, and the critics' scolding would have been over, but Cheng Cheng's fate is something that no one wants.

After all, he is a big director, and he represents the trend of the entertainment industry to a certain extent.

The agency where Yue Xinling works has received word that this "Giving Birth to a Daughter" incident has caused dissatisfaction among some leaders, and they may be held accountable.

The person to be held accountable is most likely Yue Xinling, because Bai Bei and Luo Wei have backgrounds, and she is the only one suitable to be killed as an example to scare the monkeys.

Her agent told her that if she went back to China now and begged her leader for mercy, there would still be room for redemption; otherwise, once the tone was decided at the meeting, she would most likely be banned.

God have mercy on her, Yue Xinling is the most innocent and the most miserable one in the whole incident.

She makes the biggest sacrifice in the movie, but outside the movie, she is also treated as a victim.

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