Zheng Jianfeng came very early, but Gao Yun kept training and ignored him. This made Boss Gao not satisfied. The project had such a serious public opinion problem, and the first person to report to him was actually from the self-media company.

People instead of Zheng Jianfeng who is in charge of film and television projects?

The response is not fast enough! The overall situation concept is weak! No political awareness!

Lao Zheng was very ashamed. He had found out Gao Yun's views on the matter and his current mood from Qin Bingtong, so he was restless while waiting. Moreover, this time he not only brought the contract for "King Kong River", but also the resources for the movie.

In Zheng Jianfeng's opinion, the quality of this film is pretty good, and the box office performance is expected to be about the same, so he hopes this can alleviate the boss's anger.

The movie "King Kong River" is adapted from real history and real battles.

According to the "History of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea", from May 17 to July 27, 1953, it was the first stage of the summer counterattack launched by the Chinese Volunteer Army to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea. In order to ensure the logistics supply of the combat troops, Zhang Zhenzhi, commander of the 3rd Company of the 10th Volunteer Army Engineer Regiment,

He led the troops to re-erect the bridge that was blown up by the US military on the Kumgang River and opened the Amri Ferry. This bridge was the Amri Bridge.

Regarding this matter, "The Heroes of the Volunteer Army" describes this: "The Konggang River cuts off the highway from north to south. Here, the Yanli Bridge has been completely damaged by the bombing, and a pedestrian bridge has also been bombed to the point where it is almost impossible to find a shadow. All battles

The needed supplies are all in the north of the bridge, and the front lines are urgently awaiting supplies from the rear."

The enemy used planes on top and two artillery groups on the bottom to carry out a tight blockade here with nearly destructive bombing. The enemy's purpose was to cut off the lifeline of our frontline troops.

Under such circumstances, on the afternoon of May 20, Zhang Zhenzhi, commander of the third company of the 10th Volunteer Army Engineer Regiment, was ordered to lead the company to the Yanli Ferry on the Konggang River.

The order Zhang Zhenzhi received was to erect a load-bearing bridge (the kind that can run tanks) at Yanli Ferry within 8 days under the enemy's bombing blockade, and ensure that it is unimpeded.

On the morning of May 21, the bridge-building battle began. Zhang Zhenzhi led the soldiers to repair the bridge. In order to destroy the bridge, the US military aircraft not only bombed the bridges built and under construction on the Kumgang River day and night, but also even made it more difficult for the volunteers to obtain construction materials.

The woods along the Kumgang River were bombed on a large scale. The bomb craters in that area were so dense that it was impossible to distinguish between the road and the flat land. The soil had become scorched and black, and there was not even a place to hide.

Faced with the enemy's constant artillery attacks day and night, Zhang Zhenzhi and other officers and soldiers of the engineering company camouflaged the raft and transported it to the bridge point via waterway. After seven days and seven nights of hard work, a medium-water load-bearing bridge was erected one day ahead of schedule.

But just building the bridge is not enough. We also need to protect the bridge from being blown up again to ensure the unimpeded flow of large forces and successfully launch the summer counterattack.

Therefore, from the beginning of the bridge construction on May 20 to the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea on July 27, Zhang Zhenzhi and his engineer company repaired the Yanli Bridge that was blown up by the US military seven times in a row, ensuring smooth traffic on the Kumgang River and providing logistics for the large forces.

Supply provides a strong guarantee.

This volunteer hero named Zhang Zhenzhi is from Dongxian County, Jiang Province. He was born in 1922 and participated in the revolution in 1946. He served as the commander of the 3rd Company of the 10th Engineer Regiment of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army. He performed many meritorious services and was received by Comrade Mao. Around 2000

After his death, his deeds were recorded in the "Model Heroes of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army". His shadow can be seen in the volunteer heroes in the movie, and the story of the movie is adapted from this incident.

However, from the perspective of the entire War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the bridge-building battle on the Kumgang River was a very small detail, and it was far from tragic. The entire engineer company suffered no casualties and successfully completed the mission with meritorious service.

In the movie, the importance of this battle was greatly exaggerated for the sake of viewing effect, and many adaptations were made to better express the conflict and tension of the film.

1. "King Kong River" changed the load-bearing bridge in the historical background of the time to a pedestrian bridge, and it was a pedestrian bridge built by the volunteer soldiers themselves. After the enemy bombed the bridge completely, the engineer company used their bodies to support the wooden planks.

, the troops above stepped on the wooden planks and passed. In order to stir up emotion and seriously deviate from the logic of reality, they forced the Great Wall of flesh and blood to earn tears. If this bridge only needed people to cross, there would be no need to build it at all. The soldiers put on floating suits and sat like kayaks.

The troops passed directly.

Second, the volunteer army in the film suffered heavy casualties, and the weapons and equipment were portrayed as poor and backward. The volunteer army in the film only had two anti-aircraft guns and 92 rounds of ammunition. They fought until the end and ran out of ammunition and food. It is illogical. Since the Kumgang River Floating Bridge is so important,

Why not send more anti-aircraft guns for protection? The real history is not that miserable at all. Zhang Zhenzhi and the others had twelve guns, and the shells were piled up in mountains. They did not shoot cross-fire, but blocked the barrage. They set the shells at a height of 4,500 meters.

A unified explosion, whoever comes down will die.

There are many other adaptations like this in the film. Let’s talk about the names of the three main characters in the film; Liu Hao, Guan Lei, Zhang Fei, the entire "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"-style relationship between brothers and loyal characters, plus the ending of one-on-one 'Zhongmen'

The sniper-style life-and-death showdown is not serious enough and has a strong flavor of Hollywood-style personal heroism.

What's more important is that the English name of the movie "King Kong River" is "The Sacrifice" (Sacrifice). The tone of the entire movie also emphasizes "sacrifice" rather than "victory". The emotions from beginning to end are all

It's not a high-spirited song, but a low-spirited song. The so-called "anti-war" ideology is very clear.

There is almost no plot about "why we fight". This just war, which concerns the fate and future of hundreds of millions of people in New China, has almost become a personal grudge between a few red-eyed soldiers...

Gao Yun took everyone to watch it again in the video room. He just wanted to give it a four out of ten. He felt depressed and almost wanted to leave the movie in the middle. But he was not an audience, he was the one who invested in the movie.

As the saying goes, you have to finish the sex appointment with tears in your eyes!

Therefore, Gao Yun gritted his teeth and finished watching it. As the ending approached, he endured the discomfort and used as objective a mind as possible to evaluate the film he had invested in: "As a commercial film, considering the extremely short production time,

The cycle is barely qualified. The scene layout and special effects are good. The probability of losing money is not high, but I don’t think I will make much money. I will be satisfied with a 20% return rate.”

"Twenty percent should be fine."

Zheng Jianfeng carefully guessed the boss's thoughts and said cautiously: "However, the plot, character creation, and the purpose of the film may not be appropriate. It is simply portrayed as a tragic story and ignores the connotation. In the name of giving a gift, it means consuming patriotic sentiments.

.”

Gao Yun has a headache: "There are too many deep-seated ideological core issues. We cannot dwell on the butt issue in detail, let alone elaborate on it. It would be dangerous to elaborate on it... I can only evaluate it as an imaginary historical commercial shootout film. Ten million

Forget about giving gifts, it’s good if you don’t cause trouble for others.”

Zheng Jianfeng smiled bitterly, and Gao Yun continued: "From the perspective of a commercial film, its biggest problem is that it is not exciting enough. The filming was too depressing. The battle to resist US aggression and aid Korea was extremely exciting, and we won the victory despite the backward weapons.

, and the number of casualties was far less than that of the enemy. We used the weak against the strong and fought a great victory against the seventeen-nation coalition. This battle established our country's status as a great power, wiped away nearly a century of humiliation, and regained the nation's self-confidence.

"

"When the battle of King Kong River was fought, our side had a great advantage, and the United States was forced to come to the negotiating table. The battle was negotiated and a peace was reached not long after, so whether the movie "King Kong River" is based on historical facts or

For the sake of box office, the filming should be more exciting, the US military should be portrayed as more powerful, and our volunteers should be portrayed as more majestic. It is consistent with history and the audience will love to see it. What is the main prosecutor thinking? Do you have the brains?

question……"

Zheng Jianfeng whispered: "The director of this movie didn't want to take it at first, but when his superiors saw the box office success of the war movie "Eight Hundred", they named him and assigned him to direct this movie. There was no other way.

I can only accept it. There are some things in it that are really awkward if you think about it carefully, but it is not bad. At least in the eyes of ordinary people, they cannot see the deep problems in it and will not think about it in detail. They will only be moved by the feelings in it..."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Jianfeng thought for a moment, and then said: "I have worked with most of the directors in the industry. Boss, you have to understand that this is not a problem of one person, it is a problem of the entire group. The young and the old are not connected, and times have changed."

.The values ​​​​represented by this generation of directors are actually quite common among the people who grew up in the 1980s. They were literary and artistic workers who grew up in the most beautiful era of America, and their three views have been solidified.

Naturally, the new generation in their 80s and 90s who have grown up in the current environment can't stand the fact that they make this kind of film. The superiors have no choice, there is no one available, and it would be the same if they don't use him, it would be the same if they use others, and the box office may not be guaranteed.

…”

"Throwing this aside and talking about the plot of the movie itself, the bottom line is that Hollywood-style film and television techniques cannot cope with grand narratives. No matter what story, they always like to focus on human nature and redemption in the end, especially self-motivation, which is completely incompatible with our environment.

I don’t accept it. Those directors have not learned anything else, and even this set of dross can only be copied. Therefore, when encountering huge difficulties, they have to use deus ex machina, or obscene jokes about "what I did when I was extremely angry."

If a divine power comes to help the protagonist, people will no longer be able to overcome difficulties with their own wisdom. This is a typical ideological seal. There is no way! The director's ability is not enough, the old expression forms are outdated, and new expression forms are still being explored.

If we can make progress little by little, it will be better when the new generation of directors grows up."

Gao Yun looked at him in surprise. Unexpectedly, Lao Zheng's eyes were still very vicious and objective. He nodded in agreement, feeling that he had forgiven him for his previous negligence.

Zheng Jianfeng breathed a sigh of relief and said: ""Eastern Island" is Guan's next movie. He is soliciting investment. Should we reject it?"

"Pause! Look at the character names!"

Luo Du suddenly shouted loudly, and Diao Jun seemed to have noticed something wrong. He hurriedly picked up the remote control from the sofa and pressed the pause button.

Now that the film has ended, what appears on the screen is the job description, the producer, as well as the character picture of each character and the name of the actor. Some people present are confused and confused, not knowing what is so interesting about this.

Some people looked solemn or shocked and whispered.

"Ah, this!"

"outrageous!"

"Too brave."

"Investment? Just wait for the lawsuit!"

After Gao Yun saw the names of several supporting characters on the screen, he was angry at first, and then expressionless: "Don't let him change it, it's unnecessary. You should notify the legal department immediately and let them study how to divest the capital with the least loss. Even if the project has been completed

, we have to withdraw even if we don’t have any funds left. Yunqi can’t invest in such a movie, and he can’t appear in the end credits with these names at the same time, no matter how much money he makes, the May Fourth Medal is still hanging in my house.”

Zheng Jianfeng took a breath and said, "I'm done! These names? Why didn't I notice it before?!"

…

The next day, the wave of public opinion on the Internet about "King Kong River" expanded again, sweeping the entire Internet. All major online platforms and short video social media posted shady posts or videos of a certain director, ranging from navy hats to bowing with hands behind his back.

, to wearing sweatshirts with the letters 'Japan' to pay homage to the martyrs' cemetery, and even the director's old accounts of supporting the Taiwanese drug platform were revealed. We-media, marketing accounts and big Vs reposted them one after another, causing heated discussions across the Internet.

Netizens became increasingly disgusted with the director and his films, shouting boycott slogans.

This trend was so fierce that the main control of "King Kong River" was really confused. They could only use the navy, spend money to search for hot topics, delete posts on public relations platforms, etc. to carry out a series of remedial measures. However, it was too late.

, after all, it is a matter of trying to remedy the situation, and the bad consequences have already been caused.

The main prosecutors know that there is definitely someone behind this who has spent a lot of money to deliberately attack. It is most likely a rival or a hostile company at the same time. However, the things are real and there is no way to clean up the situation. People have grabbed hold of the sore foot and will not let go, which will have a great impact on the box office.

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The Communist Youth League even stepped forward to join in the fun and posted a Weibo post, without mentioning anyone by name, but just making a few insinuations.

Two days later, "King Kong River" was released to the public, because there were almost no major blockbusters during the same period. The number of screenings on the first day reached an astonishing 158,400, setting a record for the first day of domestic film history.

Thanks to this, "King Kong River" exceeded 100 million in box office on the first day, accounting for 75.4% of the total box office and 54.7% of the scheduled films. It set a new record in the history of domestic movies.

However, although the results were good, they caused an uproar on the entire Internet, and the reputation was polarized. The public opinion that had not yet dissipated once again set off a third wave of enthusiasm. It gradually fell to the bad side, even if the main control party controlled the ratings on various film review websites.

, still unstoppable decline.

As the incident developed, Gao Chao arrived. A certain military history writer, Mr. Cai, publicly talked about the ideological issues of "King Kong River" on Weibo, and also submitted a complaint to sue the main creative team of "King Kong River".

It’s not that there is no conclusive evidence for insulting the martyrs and other charges. The reason is very legitimate and the work is infringed!

Because the clip shown at the end of the film quoted without permission the scenes from the "Cheorwon Blockade" documentary filmed by Mr. Cai; it was an interview record of two veterans of the Volunteer Army, one of whom had already died a few years ago.
To be continued...