"Hong Kong Independence" activist Huang Zhifeng wants to boycott "Mulan", netizens satirize: what face does it have to touch the traditional Chinese culture?
[Global Times Comprehensive Report] The Disney blockbuster "Mulan" will be screened in mainland China on the 11th. The protagonist Liu Yifei was boycotted by "Hong Kong independence" elements for supporting the Hong Kong police.
However, the analysis said that the filmmakers are targeting the US$9.2 billion Chinese mainland market, and the resistance of some "Hong Kong independence" elements is limited.
"Mulan" was originally scheduled to be released in March this year, but it has been postponed after being hit by the epidemic.
Former Secretary General of Hong Kong Zhifeng Huang Zhifeng posted in English on Twitter on the 4th, saying: "This film will be released today (4th), but because Disney kowtows to Beijing, Liu Yifei openly and proudly supports the Hong Kong police violence. A person who believes in human rights boycotts "Mulan"." On the 5th, he again posted a post advocating boycotting "Mulan". The forwarders included Luo Guancong, the former chairman of the founding party of "Hong Kong All Wills" who is currently in exile in Britain.
Some people also put together a picture of Mulan with Zhou Ting, a "Hong Kong independence" activist who was arrested a few days ago, claiming that Zhou Ting is "the real Mulan."
Many netizens commented and mocked under relevant content, "Hua Mulan served in the army to defend his country for his father, Zhou Ting was traitorous and prosperous, it was too insulting to Mulan", "Don't recognize that she is a Chinese, and face the traditional Chinese culture" .
During the "Regulation Amendment Disturbance" in August last year, when our reporter Fu Guohao was attacked by a mob, he said, "I support the Hong Kong police, you can beat me."
"Mulan" starring Liu Yifei reposted relevant news on Weibo and wrote "I support the Hong Kong police". At that time, there was a wave of boycotts of "Mulan" among "Hong Kong independence" elements and anti-Chinese elements. However, She also won the support of many people supporting the Hong Kong police.
The day before the movie’s release, the American "Entertainment Weekly" published an interview with Liu Yifei. When she talked about boycotting the voice, she said: "This is obviously a very complicated situation. I am not an expert. I hope everything can be resolved soon." The US "Fortune" magazine assessed that the impact of the boycott was limited.
The movie will be released in Hong Kong on the 17th, but for Disney, this big-cost movie costing US$200 million is more than US$9.2 billion in mainland China compared to the US$247 million Hong Kong film market last year. Box office market.
(Leaf Blue)