A bloody case caused by a steamed bun (a bloody case caused by a steamed bun)

"You can't be shameless to this extent" is quite common on the Internet now. Its originality can't be said to be someone, but it is undoubtedly the great director Chen Kaige who made this sentence popular.

Who can let this well-known director in the industry release such malicious words? Actually, it's just a nobody, Hugo, not Hugh.

From the end of 2005 to the beginning of 2006, this was the "steamed bread case" which was hotly debated by all walks of life, that is, the lawsuit caused by "a bloody case caused by steamed bread".

Ten years have passed, and I wonder how many people still remember. Let's talk about it

Look at the client first.

I Hugo and Chen Kaige

Hugh studied piano, drum set, electric guitar, electric bass, Chinese painting, break dancing, modern dance and other talents, and later played roller skating. After graduation, I worked as a host, musician, sound engineer, composer, arranger, sound engineer and cartoon sound effect. I seem to have sold second-hand stereos.

As can be seen from Hugh's simple resume, this is a "restless" big boy. In other words, he is uneasy and dishonest about the present situation. Generally, such a child will get into trouble sooner or later, but I didn't expect him to get into trouble as soon as he got into trouble with the great director Chen Kaige.

Chen Kaige was in a transitional period around 2005. At the beginning of 2 1 century, not only he, but also a great domestic director at that time.

Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won an Oscar, which triggered many domestic directors to rush to the Olympics.

Zhang Yimou starred in Hero and House of Flying Daggers. Although he didn't win the Olympic champion successfully, and received overwhelming criticism at home, Lao Mouzi's films won praise abroad, which basically established China as a leading international film figure.

Xiaogang Feng, a rising star, also began to transform in world without thieves in 2004, and then planned to shoot The Banquet to hit the Oscars.

Before Zhang Yimou, after Xiaogang Feng, Chen Kaige can't be idle. He spent a lot of money and energy on his promise, not only wanting to win the Olympic Games in one fell swoop, but also creating brilliant achievements in China, and even more ambitious to open the Japanese and Korean markets, and then become famous all over the world like Hero.

Knowing this background, we can understand why Chen Kaige later denounced Hugh for being so shameless.

Two, fifteen years later, I still don't understand the promise.

At the end of 2005, The Promise with Chen Kaige's infinite hope was finally released. Prior to this, the film promoted roadshows all over the country, and Chen Kaige was full of sincerity, and the audience was full of expectations for the film.

Not surprisingly, Chen Kaige spent a lot of money on publicity. After the release of Promise, he broke seven box office records of Chinese movies, including the box office record of screening, the first day box office record, the single day box office record and the first weekend box office record.

However, with a series of box office records being broken, the reputation of Promise began to collapse. Some inexplicable and funny dialogues and embarrassing and obscure plots in the film not only made the audience look hard, but even once regarded this epic as a comedy.

I remember that Chen Kaige seems to have said a word, and you will understand it after watching "The Promise" in ten years.

To tell the truth, fifteen years later, I still don't understand what Chen Kaige is trying to say in this movie. Although countless people have re-deconstructed The Promise with profound language in recent years, and even think that everyone has wronged Chen Kaige in those years, The Promise is an excellent film.

But the author wants to say, if the vast majority of the audience in the country and even in the world (the reputation of "The Promise" overseas is worse than that in China) can't understand "The Promise", then what is the significance of your profound knowledge? Just like Tian Er written by Lu Yao, he muttered "Things are going to change" every day. Such "inscrutable" nonsense can fool several strangers, but no one in the village knows that Tian Er is a fool.

The famous "The Tenth Projection Room" said a conclusion: "If you have the ambition to express your heart, you don't have to give up the responsibility of telling a good story. Thought-provoking and puzzling, but there are still differences. "

Third, "a bloody case caused by a steamed bun" has caused numerous * * * sounds.

June 5438+February 65438+February 2005 is an important day in the history of online video in China. On this day, Hugh, who had just finished watching The Promise at a high price in 80 yuan, felt cheated. He published a simple film review on a forum to the effect that Chen Kaige, as a director, was excellent and Chen Kaige, as a screenwriter, was unqualified.

I have to say that Hugo's film reviews are very professional and hit the nail on the head. However, this kind of film criticism has no communication channels and is undoubtedly meaningless.

Hugh, who is familiar with the network audio-visual technology, has seen videos such as Historical Records and October Separation before, and decided to make a spoof movie based on the promise.

Hugh not only selected some clips of The Promise as the material (it looks like a gun version recorded in a cinema), but also used CCTV's report of The Rule of Law in China and the performance clips of Shanghai Circus City.

From June 5438 to February 28, 2005, Hugh produced a 20-minute "Bloody Case Caused by Steamed Bread", which was then distributed to several friends online and published on his own technical forum. At first, the broadcast volume was very small.

At the beginning of 2006, someone uploaded a bloody case caused by steamed bread to six video websites and provided it for free download. Immediately, the video began to ferment rapidly on the Internet and eventually became a phenomenal online spoof video. Some people call it "the originator of China's spoof video".

In fact, there were some spoof videos on the Internet before the bloody case caused by Hugh and a steamed bun, but none of them became popular. Therefore, it is acceptable that Hugh's Steamed Bread is called the originator of spoof video.

One thing to say is that Hugh's "Steamed Bread" can be considered as medium in production level from the current perspective, and the technical environment does not require high picture definition, not to mention that the video content is slightly delayed and the production is relatively rough.

However, "a bloody case caused by a steamed bun" is still popular. In addition to the novelty of this spoof form, there is another more important factor that has to be mentioned, that is, everyone's bad comments on the Promise.

Someone once said, what does it feel like for a person who bought a high-priced ticket for 50 yuan to enter the cinema after watching Promise? Most people are undoubtedly dissatisfied and feel cheated. But how can a white-collar worker, a bus driver and a supermarket salesman express their opinions in the media? Even if it is posted online, who can see it?

Alas, at this time, "a bloody case caused by steamed bread" was born. Everyone not only found joy in this spoof video, but also found a * * song that wanted to vomit "Promise".

Interestingly, because someone saw a bloody case caused by a steamed bun, they took the initiative to buy a ticket to see the Promise, just to see what the movie was like. After reading it, they came back depressed, opened a bloody case caused by steamed bread on the computer, and then shouted: "Steamed bread" is sincere!

The popularity of A Bloody Case Caused by Steamed Bread has promoted the development of online video industry in China, made countless netizens feel the charm of online video, and also triggered a rare online carnival. Hugo's name was more brilliant than Hugh's at that time.

However, some people will be unhappy, such as Chen Kaige.

Fourth, the wrath of Chen Kaige Thunder

With the popularity of a bloody case caused by a steamed bun, the number of viewers even exceeded the promise. What makes Chen Kaige even more angry is that countless people turn to ridicule their promises after watching steamed bread. In this environment, how do you carry out your grand plan of rushing to the Olympics and attacking overseas markets?

I watched my hundreds of millions of funds and years of hard work destroyed by a small production made by a nobody for more than ten days. Even the materials used by Hugh were self-promised. To be fair, anyone would be angry about this matter.

Therefore, when facing the reporters, Chen Kaige issued that famous saying: "People can't be so shameless".

It is said that Zhang Yimou was also asked by a reporter: "What would you do if your movie was spoofed?" Zhang Yimou ha ha a smile "I will play with the people". There is no doubt that the old scoundrel will not be too busy to despise the big family.

Others, such as Lu Chuan and even Ceng Zhiwei, took part in this heated discussion. Of course, most people think that Chen Kaige's move is unnecessary, which is too much for the director.

In terms of netizens, there is also a phenomenon of one-sided support for Hugh, and some even shouted the slogan of donating money for Hugh's lawsuit.

Perhaps Hugh also has a thorough understanding of relevant laws. Although he has received the support of countless netizens, he is still "as timid as a mouse." On February 15, I formally apologized to Chen Kaige through the media. Later, as CCTV indicated that it would not sue Hugh, the matter ended in reconciliation (some people said it was nothing).

Follow-up of intransitive verbs

A Bloody Case Caused by a Steamed Bread has hurt Chen Kaige, but after all, he is a great director who has seen the world. Two years later, he won the Blackpool Award for his film Mei Lanfang.

For the online world, "a bloody case caused by a steamed bun" has inspired the spoof video industry. Of course, now it seems that more people call this thing a ghost.

That is, in those years, a large number of online video platforms appeared, and now it has gradually become an indispensable element in the lives of netizens.

For Hugh, "a bloody case caused by steamed bread" made him famous, but it didn't benefit him much. Although his spoof videos such as "Spring Festival travel rush snapped up the Empire" are quite popular, it is impossible for him.

Not long ago, someone asked Hugh what he was doing online. And Hugo showed up. He said that he is a filmmaker now and is preparing an online movie.

Interestingly, under a question about Chen Kaige, the first answer was written by Hugh, who obviously supported the director on Chen Kaige's side. So everyone talked about "a bloody case caused by a steamed bun" and "the promise". It seems that this topic will continue.

Fifteen years, like a circle, seems that Hugo and Chen Kaige haven't changed much.