Chapter 260： media darling

"Compared to ZDC TV station, I want to know who came up with this outrageous program."

"Wow, death is everywhere, some people are lucky enough to pass it, some people are not escaped. It is a miracle that we are still alive! This line is so cool, I will wait until this show airs you must look!"

Because ZDC TV station was bought by Zhang Dongcheng, this TV station has also received the attention of many Hollywood media.

During the period before, ZDC TV station had been rebroadcasting the programs of Biega TV station. Even the practice of rebroadcasting the news caused some tabloids and magazines to ridicule for a long time.

But now that ZDC TV's propaganda about a thousand ways to die is launched, the newspapers are completely boiling.

"As a public TV station, the Thousand Ways to Die produced by ZDC will undoubtedly have a negative impact on many people who watch this program. In particular, the public TV station's audience is of all ages, which is really unimaginable. This kind of almost After the broadcast of the horror movie, the children will be affected terribly when they see such a program. The government should revoke the operating license of ZDC TV station!" - "Christian Gospel"

As a church newspaper, the report of the Christian Gospel is obviously standing firmly on the opposite side of ZDC TV, but this is also easy to understand, after all, in Christian teachings, suicide is strictly prohibited!

And ZDC TV station even made a documentary about the process of human death, which is obviously not to the liking of Christians.

"There are more than a thousand ways for human beings to die. However, ZDC TV is the first TV station that can make this kind of thing into a documentary. I have to admit that once this kind of program is broadcast, it will indeed have negative effects. Far greater than the positive ones. It is recommended that ZDC TV station should not take such a slanted sword, and dance with double-edged swords. Before hurting the enemy, the last one that may be hurt is yourself!" - "Entertainment Weekly"

"Since the script of the dark war was leaked, our director Smith has become the darling of the media. Look at the hottest entertainment news right now. The leak of the dark war script is still in the ascendant, and then Dongcheng Films announced that it will launch the filming of The Spy Shadow plan. And the current Thousand Ways to Die is like a blockbuster dropped by the music industry. Smith, stop being so sensational, you are already a world-renowned director. Such an approach will make people feel You look like a funny clown!" - "Los Angeles Media News"

Zhang Dongcheng is a deadly enemy, and the Los Angeles media will naturally not let go of such good news. From their point of view, Zhang Dongcheng's thousand ways to die is simply trying to die. And still changing tricks to die. Could it be that he is also planning to have a thousand ways to die?

In general, because of the matter of a thousand ways to die, whether it is Zhang Dongcheng or ZDC TV station, it has become a hot topic. But in the media and newspapers, the negative comments always outweigh the positive ones.

And obviously, no one would think that a program like A Thousand Ways to Die would be popular, especially since ZDC TV itself is a public TV station, which caused an uproar, and the Children's Protection Association even sent Blaze a letter about it. An email came, asking him to give up making such a program, on the grounds of protecting a healthy environment for children to grow up.

I have to say that the United States is really **** up in some ways. There are many organizations and codes of conduct that make people feel like laughing and crying.

For example, the well-known Animal Protection Association, what he protects are not rare animals, but animals that are visible to the public. Even pigs, cattle, sheep, and even insect flies and cockroaches are probably within their protection range.

Such an association, how can it not make people feel ridiculous? You know, the main meat in the European and American world is beef!

Regarding the email sent by the Child Protection Society, Blaise was a little worried after seeing it. It was the first time for him to be publicized by the media on such a large scale. Before that, it was his dream, but now Blaize wished that he could become an invisible person.

After receiving the email, Blaise rushed to the set of the dark battle immediately.

"Smith, my boss. Take a look at this first!" Seeing Zhang Dongcheng, Blaize rushed forward as if he had encountered an old farmer from the Red Army, and almost shed tears to cooperate.

Because it was planned to release Dark War in the summer, Zhang Dongcheng stayed in the crew almost every day during this period.

So he was not very clear about what was going on outside. He had no idea how big a storm he had caused in Hollywood, in Los Angeles, in California, and even in the entire United States.

After reading the email from the Children's Protection Association, Zhang Dongcheng frowned slightly, then laughed, and said, "Blaze, don't worry. Don't bother with them! People from the Children's Protection Association are all fed up. A guy who has nothing to do."

Zhang Dongcheng has a deep understanding of this point. As far as he knows, the American Children's Protection Association is completely in the style of listening to the wind and rain.

For example, he once heard such a real case, a seven-year-old boy told people at school that he felt uncomfortable sleeping in his uncle's bed.

In the end, the news was inexplicably learned by people from the Children's Protection Association, and then special personnel were sent to the door. As the son's father, he had to explain to them that the little boy's uncle had passed away two years ago. The story is informative and informative.

When Zhang Dongcheng heard this story for the first time, he almost burst out laughing.

"But..." Blaize hesitated to speak, and finally said bravely: "The matter of the Children's Protection Association is still secondary. The main reason is that the media is full of negative voices. I am worried that this will continue. Wait until the program When it is actually produced, what should the audience do if they are influenced by these media?"

Indeed, although a TV station is not like a movie, it has very intuitive box office figures to determine whether it is popular with the audience, but the ratings are the foundation of a TV station. If no one watches it, then ZDC will really become the laughing stock of the industry!

"Relax! Blaise." Zhang Dongcheng didn't have the slightest worry about this. The US radio station SPIKE, which originally broadcast 1,000 ways to die, is precisely because of this program, which makes the TV station firmly sit on the throne of ratings.

Human beings have a curiosity-seeking factor in their nature, and a thousand ways to die can just satisfy this curiosity-seeking mentality of human beings. If it is not successful, then it is really unreasonable.

"You should believe me, right? A thousand ways to die will never let you down!" Zhang Dongcheng said affirmatively.

After hesitating for a while, Blaise flinched a bit, and persuaded him: "Mr. Smith, I feel that this program is a little too dangerous. If it causes the government to revoke our business license, it will not be worth the loss, so I think we should not do it." Take the risk!"

This is indeed a big problem. One mistake may destroy the entire ZDC TV station. Zhang Dongcheng was silent for a moment. It is now 1998. It is a full ten years before the first season of A Thousand Ways to Die is broadcast. It is impossible to say that this kind of program is broadcast at this stage, and it will really attract government departments to revoke it. License penalty.

After all, he had the experience of "Million Dollar Baby" before, which made Zhang Dongcheng understand that in many cases, whether a work is excellent or not is greatly restricted by time!

A thousand ways to die, being able to achieve great success in 2008 doesn't mean it can be done now.

Seeing that Zhang Dongcheng was silent, Blaize waited quietly for him to come up with an idea. The TV station now belongs to Zhang Dongcheng. As long as he can make up his mind, what else can Blaize say.

Giving advice to Zhang Dongcheng now is just doing his duty.

Zhang Dongcheng was silent for a long time, his expression suddenly changed, and he said: "I have decided that the production of A Thousand Ways to Die cannot be suspended. At worst, we will stop when the government tells us to stop producing this program. But now, continue Make!"

Being afraid of wolves and tigers is not Zhang Dongcheng's style. As the saying goes, the first person to eat crabs is a genius, the second is a mediocrity, and the third is a fool. There is a risk involved in doing anything.

Even with the advantage of being able to see the future of film and television consulting, Zhang Dongcheng can't guarantee that every movie will be a success. Since he dared to do this in movies, it is still possible in the production of TV programs!

And after analyzing many factors, Zhang Dongcheng came to a conclusion. The possibility of failure in a thousand ways to die is very small.

"Okay then. Mr. Smith, I will do as you said!" Blaize sighed silently in his heart, since Zhang Dongcheng has made his decision, he will try his best to do his best. "We have sorted out the materials of a thousand ways to die. Most of them need to be presented to the audience in the form of case reenactment, and only a small part is live video. So it will be very fast after production, about ten days. Make an episode."

"Remember to ask the families of the victims for their opinions on those live videos. Don't cause any disputes!" Zhang Dongcheng urged. This problem can be big or small, but it is never a big mistake to be careful.

"I understand, I will pay attention to this point!" Blaize nodded.

After sending off Blaze, Jang Dong-seong entered his director job again. The dispute over a thousand ways to die that is raging outside seems to have nothing to do with him, the instigator.

But the turmoil caused by a thousand ways to die will not disappear because of Zhang Dongcheng's ignorance. It can't be said that it will intensify.

Time has entered May unknowingly.

On the first day of May, Zhang Dongcheng received a call from John Woo. Invite him to a gathering at home, saying that he is introducing someone to Zhang Dongcheng.

This makes Zhang Dongcheng feel a little strange, because since Bourne Bourne began to produce, Wu Yusen has completely fallen into a state of workaholic. His ability to become a generation of master directors is not unrelated to this obsession.

Logically speaking, the preparatory work for The Spy Movie has not been completed, and John Woo should be busy with film work, so he has time to hold some kind of party at home. Of course, this is only Zhang Dongcheng's understanding. As for whether Wu Yusen wants to hold a party, Zhang Dongcheng needs to go there in person to know.

However, if you want to come to John Woo, you won't be aimless. I don't know who he wants to introduce to himself. With this in mind, on May 3rd, which happened to be Sunday, Zhang Dongcheng came to Wu Yusen's home in the United States alone after giving the crew a day off.

After reaching the door, Zhang Dongcheng reached out and rang the doorbell, waiting for Wu Yusen to open the door.

After a while, the door did open, but the person standing at the door was not Wu Yusen, but a person Zhang Dongcheng never dreamed of.

"Jackie Chan!" Zhang Dongcheng was stunned, thinking that Wu Yusen said that he would introduce someone to him, now it seems that this person is Jackie Chan, right?

Actually, Jackie Chan should have been in the United States during this period, because he took over the filming of New Line Films' Rush Hour.

Jackie Chan is definitely the most successful actor in the Hong Kong film industry. He was Bruce Lee's stand-in from the very beginning. In 1978, he was invited by Wu Siyuan to participate in the filming of "Serpentine Hand" and "Drunken Master", and became famous in one fell swoop.

Just when Hong Kong returned to China last year, Jackie Chan was received by No. 1 in the Mainland, and was respectfully called a big brother by No. 1. Since then, the title of big brother has almost become synonymous with Jackie Chan. Almost everyone in the Chinese film industry knows everyone.

However, Jackie Chan's career in Hollywood was not smooth, and the killer's trench in 1980 failed miserably. Let him completely lose the idea of ​​hitting Hollywood for a period of time. It wasn't until 1994 when the Hongfan District, which he cooperated with Anita Mui, became a big success, that Jackie Chan barely opened the door to Hollywood.

"Mr. Zhang, hello!" Jackie Chan didn't dare to put on airs of his big brother when facing Zhang Dongcheng who was younger than him by an unknown age.

Although he is well-known in Southeast Asia, he is far behind such an internationally renowned director and entertainment tycoon like Zhang Dongcheng.

"Hello, Mr. Chen!" Zhang Dongcheng suppressed the surprise in his heart, shook hands with Jackie Chan, and said, "Where is Mr. Wu?"

"I'm here!" Behind Jackie Chan, Woo Yusen appeared in front of Zhang Dongcheng smoking a cigarette. "Mr. Zhang, please come here yourself, I'm really sorry!"

Wu Yusen said with a somewhat apologetic face.

"It doesn't matter if it takes a few days to meet Mr. Chen!" In Zhang Dongcheng's mind, thoughts suddenly changed. Wu Yusen invited himself to meet Jackie Chan, obviously it would not be as simple as just getting to know him for a while. Zhang Dongcheng estimated that Jackie Chan wanted to cooperate with him and use himself to achieve the goal of becoming an international superstar.

Think about Michelle Yeoh now, and you will know that Jackie Chan is definitely unwilling. Compared with Michelle Yeoh, he is definitely an old-timer in the industry. He started hitting Hollywood in the 1980s, and it has been nearly 20 years now. Although he suffered a fiasco for the first time, he never gave up on this idea.

Finally, in 1994, the Red Fan District finally made European and American audiences know themselves. Who knew that in 1997, the Matrix made Michelle Yeoh, a rising star, climb to the top of his head in an instant.

Michelle Yeoh's success has made her praised by the Hong Kong media. There are countless articles about another international superstar after Bruce Lee, Michelle Yeoh's conquest of Hollywood, etc. But it was lost in the newspapers.

Even Chow Yun-fat, who made a name for himself in Hollywood earlier this year with his double killer, is still a head short in front of Michelle Yeoh. Who will make The Matrix too popular?

Under such circumstances, countless Chinese actors who wanted to hit Hollywood, such as Xiang Huaqiang and others before, were moved by Zhang Dongcheng. Although he is not an actor, he also wants to use Zhang Dongcheng's shareholder style to enter the European and American markets, and he seems to be included in this list.

As an actor, especially an actor who has reached the pinnacle in Southeast Asia and even the whole of Asia, it is Jackie Chan's ultimate dream to hit Hollywood. With the precedent of Michelle Yeoh's success, it is logical that Jackie Chan wants to cooperate with Zhang Dongcheng.

After figuring this out, Zhang Dongcheng was relieved a lot.

"Mr. Zhang, please come inside!" Wu Yusen and Jackie Chan turned sideways, allowing Zhang Dongcheng to come into the living room.

After the three of them sat down, Jackie Chan said with emotion: "Seeing Mr. Zhang, I realized what it means to be a hero. When I was your age, I had just made my mark in the film industry, but Mr. Zhang has already become a world-renowned filmmaker. The great director, is indeed more popular than others!"

"Mr. Chen is polite!" Zhang Dongcheng said neither humble nor overbearing. With his current status, any superstar is not worthy of Zhang Dongcheng's worship. Jackie Chan is no exception.

Next, after a few people chatted for a while, seeing that Zhang Dongcheng and Jackie Chan were almost familiar, Wu Yusen said: "You guys chat first, I'll go to the bathroom!"

Wu Yusen's departure was obviously reserved for private communication between Zhang Dongcheng and Jackie Chan.

Jackie Chan understood this very well, he finally couldn't hold back, and said to Zhang Dongcheng: "Mr. Zhang, I think you also know the hardships of us Chinese in Hollywood. If possible, I would like to cooperate with Mr. Zhang in a movie. I hope Mr. Zhang I can help you."

Such blunt words made Zhang Dongcheng a little bit stunned, but he was relieved when he thought of Jackie Chan's many times calling himself a big boss. Perhaps such a Jackie Chan can appear more real.

"Where is Mr. Chen talking? I think we will have a chance to cooperate!" Zhang Dongcheng agreed vaguely. He has now remade a dark war, which is enough to help Hong Kong movies.

This kind of thing is created by the general environment, and it cannot be changed by Zhang Dongcheng if he wants to. If they continue to do this, Dongcheng Pictures will also be dragged down.

Besides, for the next movie, Zhang Dongcheng is aiming to hit the Oscars, because he has not yet considered what type of movie he will shoot, so he has not made a clear promise to Jackie Chan.

After Jackie Chan got Zhang Dongcheng's affirmative answer, he was satisfied. If he continued to talk about this topic, it would appear that he would bow down, as if he was begging Zhang Dongcheng.

Ten minutes later, Wu Yusen came back, seeing how happy the two were, he couldn't help but made a few jokes.

After having a meal with Jackie Chan at Wu Yusen's house, Zhang Dongcheng said goodbye and left.

After he left, Wu Yusen said to Jackie Chan: "How is it? Did Mr. Zhang promise you?"

Jackie Chan nodded with regret, and said, "I agree!"

"Then why do you still have this expression?" Wu Yusen asked curiously. It is true that Jackie Chan's face does not have the joy after success, and he looks very disappointed. This made Wu Yusen a little confused.

"Nothing!" I wanted to be vague, but thinking that the relationship between myself and Wu Yusen is not bad, and this time I was able to get the opportunity to communicate with Zhang Dongcheng face to face with his help. Tell Wu Yusen what you said.

Wu Yusen was silent for a moment when he heard the words, and said, "I probably understand Mr. Zhang's thoughts!"

"Oh?" Jackie Chan asked curiously, "Tell me."

"You must know that although Mr. Zhang is young, he is ahead of all of us in terms of movies!" Wu Yusen said.

Jackie Chan nodded in agreement without hesitation. Compared with Zhang Dongcheng's success, those actors who want to hit Hollywood have only one feeling in their hearts, and that is shame.

Zhang Dongcheng has only made three films since he graduated from the British Film Academy in 1995, but these three films have laid the foundation for his career as a Hollywood commercial director and film tycoon. Of the three films, one of them is the most standard British film.

That is to say, he has become a great director with only two movies. And also opened his own film company. This achievement can only be described by the word miracle.

Zhang Dongcheng's success is not only reflected in movies, but even his commercial achievements are amazing. A short-term film investment fund plan has made many senior Wall Street investors applaud, and instantly opened up the road for Dongcheng Films to keep pace with the eight major film companies, even if the eight major film companies with a century-old history want to surround this emerging company , but also more than enough energy.

All these achievements can only make people feel that there are really geniuses in this world. In front of these geniuses, things that other people can't do through all kinds of hard work are as easy and simple as a child peeing live mud.

Wu Yusen continued: "His previous two films, Two Smoking Barrels were British gangster films, and The Mummy was too commercial, so let's not mention it for now. But The Matrix is ​​definitely a film that is eligible for an Oscar statuette.

A while ago, when the Oscars just ended, many media said that the Matrix met the Titanic, just like Shawshank’s Redemption met Forrest Gump!

I think the reason why Mr. Zhang didn’t give you a clear answer is that his next movie is about to hit the Oscars! "

"What?" Jackie Chan exclaimed.