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“It’s rumored that Kung Fu Panda has been blocked by Radio and Television...will it be canceled in the mainland on May 27?

According to Sina.com, "Kung Fu Panda", scheduled to be released in North America on May 13, Eastern Time, and in mainland China on May 27, Beijing time, has been blocked again. Pioneer artist Zhao Bandi and others have taken the lead in calling for action. Nowadays, the voice of boycotting "Kung Fu Panda" has become more and more fierce. Although "Kung Fu Panda" has passed the review of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and there are no problems in terms of content and style, there are recent rumors that the radio and television will postpone the release of the film, or even completely block it.

To boycott or not to boycott? Why? This topic that has caused widespread controversy among the media and people in mainland China has long been beyond film entertainment, but also culture, society, etc. NetEase said that "boycotting 'Kung Fu Panda' is a manifestation of cultural weakness..." Baidu Entertainment reported that "Zhao Banqiu wants "Kung Fu Panda" 'Go away' netizens said it was boring..." "Oriental Morning Post" said "There is a conspiracy behind the boycott of "Kung Fu Panda"..." Tencent reported "Boycott "Kung Fu Panda", what I am boycotting as an artist is American culture...", netizens called on “5 Reasons to Boycott Kung Fu Panda…”

Some people say that the panda Po in the trailer and story introduction is lazy and good at eating, which damages the image of the national treasure; some people say that the choice of animal images in the supporting characters is insulting; some even point out that director Steve O'Deker's previous film "Kunbao Punch" 》insults and slanders Chinese Kung Fu. Flame Movies has always had a sweet relationship with mainland audiences, and a large number of viewers who supported "Kung Fu Panda" questioned why Flame Boss Wang Yang, a Chinese who has practiced martial arts since childhood, would slander Kung Fu, slander Pandas, and slander the Chinese people? What a joke!

Some people say that Wang Yang is a traitor. He uses Chinese elements to help Americans earn money from Chinese hard-earned money. This guy pretends to love China, but he has never been a native of China or a good friend. He smeared pandas to please Americans. , that way he will be more popular in Meiyuan and be able to enter the upper class society.

Who said these crazy things? Fans of Wang Yang’s movies in Tianya Forum, Maopu, Baidu Tieba and other places are all dismissive of this. If you have a little understanding, you all know the attitude of Qi Miyang towards China and Chinese culture. For example, during the Lunar New Year some time ago, every year Wang Yang personally Blogs and websites, as well as the official website of Flame Movies, etc., will send New Year greetings to the people. This year, Wang Yang and Jessica shot a New Year greeting video and uploaded it to uTuB.

"Congratulations on wealth! Congratulations on wealth!" Websites reposted the report one after another at that time. The background of the video was the living room. Both Wang Yang and Jessica were dressed in traditional red festive costumes with beaming smiles. There was a dog beside them. A white Labrador dog wearing a dress with the word "福" was milling around. They smiled and bowed in greetings: "I wish you all a happy new year! May you be happy and healthy, have a happy family, and all the best in the new year!"

Both of them spoke Mandarin not very fluently. Jesse Feng stopped and turned to look at him with a smile. Wang Yang continued to smile and said: "I wish you all all the beautiful words! But I know that what many children and adults want most is That sentence..." He spread out his left hand: "My left hand is soft when I receive the red envelope!" Jessica then spread her right hand and laughed: "My right hand is cramped when I take the gift!" The two laughed happily, and they hit each other with their left and right hands. After high-fiving, Wang Yang said mysteriously: "Danny also has something to say to everyone.

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"Danny, what do you want to say?" Jessica stroked Danny's head with a smile and asked him to sit down. The two of them grabbed one of Danny's hands and asked him to bow to him in the New Year. Just as Danny's expression Honest and honest, at this time, the video was later dubbed with its several barks: "Woof! Woof! Woof!" At the same time, the subtitles showed: "hppy-nur-yn! hppy-spnn-stv!

This year Wang Yang also continued to post New Year greetings on his blog, and because he came to China to celebrate the festival, he uploaded many photos of plum blossoms in Wuhan’s East Lake and lively streets. He personally translated a lot of ancient Chinese poems about plum blossoms and New Year into English versions, and revealed: "The ending of "Fireflies" will contain a Tang poetry."

Movie fans who are familiar with him know that Qi Qiyang is a super "China expert". As a third-generation Chinese immigrant, it is very rare that he can speak fluent Chinese, write Chinese characters that are not ugly, and has a lot of research on traditional culture. , think about the second generation like Daniel Wu and Leehom Wang who can no longer speak Chinese. The latter's family is still a well-known scholarly family.

The boycott of "Kung Fu Panda" is just some people's self-hype. Maybe those artists are very happy that the appearance of "Kung Fu Panda" provides them with this opportunity to become famous.

However, some people believe it when they say it. For example, some people believe that Wang Yang, who got married early, is actually gay or bisexual. Recently, some rumors have emerged on the Internet. Wang Yang once publicly stated that "I am not Chinese" and "Chinese people are of very high quality." Bad", "Zhang Yimou is trash", etc. All his seemingly good intentions are for the Chinese market. There was no video, no reporting source, only reposting, but the number of negative comments suddenly increased. Just like viral marketing, Wang Yang was criticized and criticized by many celebrities.

Not only does "Kung Fu Panda" want to be boycotted, but now some people also want to boycott "Firefly". The reason is that firstly, Wang Yang is banned, and secondly, the world background of "Firefly" is suspected of smearing the Chinese government and the Chinese people. According to reports, Introducing the Covenant is not a righteous force. They hope that the radio and television will not pass the censorship of "Firefly". Wang Yang felt really sad and heartbroken when he learned about his predicament on the Chinese Internet. Those people simply couldn't distinguish between right and wrong and were unreasonable! This is the so-called identity embarrassment, confusion and pain of immigrants. In the United States, he suffered from racial discrimination since childhood and worked hard to break the bamboo ceiling and become successful; in China, some people say that you are not welcome here, get out! What had he done to deserve their anger? Unwarranted "insult to China"? ! Aren't you afraid that Old Man Wu will climb out of the coffin and beat him up? Damn it!

"Magic Yang, ignore those boring people, I will always support you!", "Yang Yang, I am waiting for your "Firefly" this summer vacation! Looking forward to it!", "Uncle, calm down, we love you!"...

But looking at the voices of Chinese fans who support him, Wang Yang feels full of fighting spirit. No matter in the United States, China or anywhere, there are people who like him and people who don't like him. So with "Kung Fu Panda", "Firefly" 》Shut up the trolls all over the world! The more they pessimize and the more they resist, the higher the box office will be! He just doesn't understand why the little girls call him uncle. Does he become the King of Odd when he gets married? Fried rice is the name of his movie fans. He was curious and googled the origin of "fried rice with porridge".

In any case, Fire Movies did not receive bad news from the China Radio, Film and Television Administration and China Film Group. Despite the uproar, "Kung Fu Panda" will still be released in 6 theaters in mainland China as scheduled on May 27. The promotion of "Kung Fu Panda" in the Mainland is not just "to boycott or not to boycott", there are many posters, trailers and other aspects. The crew also adopted a panda cub from the Chengdu Giant Panda Base and named it "A Bao (p )"; another panda named "Yuk" is also very popular among tourists. It is said that it was the panda adopted by Wang Yang and Jessica during their honeymoon.

This year's Cannes Film Festival will open on the evening of May 11, local time in France. Director Steve DeKock, the creator of "Kung Fu Panda", Jack Black, the voice actor of Po, and others also went to Cannes to promote the film festival. Flame \u0026 Blue Sky Studio is so confident in this hilarious and inspirational animated film that it has already begun preparations for the production of "Kung Fu Panda 2" before it is released, and it is expected to be released in the summer of 2020 in another three years.

Wang Yang, who "sees nothing to do", also plans to go to Cannes, France. In addition to joining in the excitement of "Kung Fu Panda", he will also promote "Firefly" with Robert Downey Jr. From April 29th to May 5th, the North American weekly box office champion was won by the new science fiction film "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", which cost 10,000 yuan. The weekly box office was 25.98 million. Rotten Tomatoes has a freshness rate of %/54% and a likeability rate of 65%. All we can say is Performance evaluations are average.

It can be said that this summer is full of science fiction films, and major directors are debuting their new works one after another. The death of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" seems a bit insignificant, so that movie fans are too lazy to ridicule it.

However, when the behemoth "Kingdom of Heaven" with a production cost of 100 million yuan collapsed, the media and movie fans exploded! Opening weekend, 19.63 million Rotten Tomatoes fresh rating 39%/51%, another "epic bad movie"! And the person who filmed it was the great director Ridley Scott! The 67-year-old British man who directed classic films such as "Alien", "Blade Runner", "Thelma and Louise", "Gladiator", "Black Hawk Down", etc. was scolded like gold by ruthless film critics. Three consecutive winners of May's Worst Director: "Ambitious but boring...", "Failure"

It's just that Ridley Scott was really wronged. Although he is a great director, he did not have the final editing rights. After completing the 194-minute director's cut of "Kingdom of Heaven", the producer Century Fox thought it was too damning. It’s too long, so the length of the film must be shortened! So in desperation, Ridley-Scott, editor Dodie Dawn and others cut out the 145-minute theatrical version that is now released, and it was smashed all over by the smelly Rotten Tomatoes.

Wang Yang has seen the 194-minute version in his mind, which is shocking and tragic..." Feng Min's theatrical version cannot be compared with it. There is only a sigh. Ridley Scott should really use "Alan Smith (1nsth)" Come and sign.

Allen Smith is the undisputed king of bad movies. He makes movies, TV series, and music videos. He shoots almost all forms of images, all as bad as they are. He is not a person, but the official vest of the Directors Guild of America. Since its creation in 1968, once the director wants to sever ties with a certain project due to conflicts of one kind or another, and refuses to admit that the stuff is his work, he can use this pseudonym as a scapegoat to keep himself in the audience. There's a reputation there.

This pseudonymity situation was most popular in the 1990s and 2000s, but as some directors violated the rules prohibiting discussion of it, Allen Smith's fame grew..." In 1997, producer Joe Ezettehas took a fancy to The business opportunity of this name, the action film "An Allen Smith Movie: Burning Hollywood" (Two Dragons and One Tiger Breakthrough) was released in 1998. The production cost was only 10,000,000 and it only had a global box office. It won the 7 Golden Raspberry Award nominations. Three grand prizes.

This is a comedy that satirizes Hollywood, and it is also a story about how unlucky and miserable a director can be. It tells the story of a new director, Allen Smith, who was in the process of filming the most expensive action film "Tn" in history. stopped by producers,

Starring stars (Stefan, Jackie Chan, etc. personally guest-starred as themselves) and others kept criticizing, so "Tn" became a bad movie. The director decided to wear a union bulletproof vest, but tragically, his name is Allen 1 Smith.

"Stupid gimmicks make for a terrible movie.", "Shockingly bad." ... USA Today said it was: "A steaming pile of garbage." The worst negative is that it makes Allen Smith attracted the attention of the media and the vest was exposed, and the Directors Guild of America announced the end of this pseudonym in 2008. However, it is often new directors and TV directors who are not well-known who can wear the vest. Big directors will never escape from the constant publicity from the beginning.

If Wang Yang messes up this summer, no matter whether the film is signed by Allen Smith, Kevin... Smith, or Will Smith, the film critics who have been waiting for a long time will not let him go, especially if the producer is himself, but Wang Yang believes that "Fireflies" won't need any help from Smith.

How could it be possible to escape? Many media magazines have listed "Fireflies" as "the most anticipated movies of this summer" in lists such as "Empire", "Variety", "Hollywood Reporter", "Salon", "Vanity Fair", etc.

For example, Yahoo Entertainment’s list: No. 1 “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith”, directed by George Lucas; No. 2 “Firefly”, directed by Wang Yang; No. 3 “Kingdom of Heaven”, directed by Ray Deli Scott.

No. 4 "War of the Worlds" director Steven Spielberg; No. 5 "The Iron Fist" director Ron Howard; No. 6 "Batman Begins" director Darren Aronofsky; No. 1 "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", directed by Timothy Burton; No. 1 "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", directed by Doug Liman; No. 9 "Escape from Clone Island", directed by Michael Bay, No. 9 "Fantastic Four" Tim Story.

In addition, blockbusters such as "Kung Fu Panda", "Dagas Cars", "Secret Flight", and "The Brothers Grimm" will also appear on some other media.

Among the o directors, 3 are Oscar Best Directors, 5 are nominated, 5 are among the top ten directors in the North American box office rankings, and 6 can be called great directors.

"Father of Star Wars" George Lucas, "Unearthed Artifacts" Spielberg, "Pokémon" Wang Yang, "Good Citizen" Ron Howard, "Goth Ghost" Tim Burton, "Silver Wings" "Gladiator" Ridley-Scott; there is also the anticipated "Sad Knight" Darren Aronofsky, "Explosion Man" Michael Bay with first-rate commercial ability, and "The Bourne Supremacy" director Doug - Liman, also known as Tim Story, is not well-known. He made it into the top ten based on his comic book name of "Fantastic Four" and an investment of over 100 million.

Which of the six great directors and Bang Bei is not a well-known figure? Which one can use Allen-Smith? How long has it been since the summer vacation has been so lively? Who will be the box office champion in the summer vacation when they all meet? Who will be the favorite in Olska? This summer is destined to be a carnival festival for the media and movie fans.

Now Ridley Scott, who is the first to appear on the stage, is the first to die. The next champion of each expected list, "Star Wars Episode 3", will be released globally on May 15. George Lucas is waiting to test "Star Wars Episode 3" early. In February, it was selected as the opening film of this year's Huiner Film Festival, and was later rescheduled to be shown on Sunday, May 15th. Then it will be screened in preview venues across the United States. Its mystery will be unveiled earlier than the release date.

Among the directors, there is no doubt that half of the North American film critics are eyeing the runner-up and third-place regular "Firefly" on the expectation list. Wang Yang, Ridley Scott, 67 years old, Darren Aronofsky They are 36 years old and Wang Yang is 25 years old, but "Firefly" will enjoy the "highest" treatment in the film criticism industry. These young people today are too arrogant and annoying. Don't blame them for being too strict. He asked for it! And to make them even more angry, this guy continued his privileges and remained mysterious to the end. There was no test screening for "Firefly"! Not in Cannes, not anywhere.

"Wang Yang, Wang Yang!" Film critics are sharpening their knives, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Wang Yang... Wang Yang! ! !

Time is passing day by day and it is almost night, the Cannes Film Festival is about to open, and Wang Yang is about to leave. "u! u! One" On the lawn in front of the house, Wang Yang bent over and kissed his beloved wife's belly crazily and tenderly. She had been pregnant for nearly two months, but her belly still had no obvious changes, but her waistline felt slightly wider. As compact and slender as before, once, twice, three times, he planned this journey. In one week, he kissed seven times and smiled at the baby: "Daddy is going to Cannes! Sunshine, beaches, beauties, and movies!"

"Have fun!" Jessica rubbed his head vigorously. A two-month pregnant woman could fly, but she didn't want to leave home. She was responsible for cooperating with the promotion of "Firefly" in Los Angeles. alright. Wang Yang stood up and pursed his lips: "Come on, French beauty, kiss me goodbye! I will spend these seven days with you." Jessica rolled her eyes charmingly, but still leaned forward with her lips raised: "You really are bother!"