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从此，我们的世界“纯净”了
(2008-03-13 11:47:01)
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据说某大领导近日看了《色戒》后大怒，认为该片涉嫌诬蔑诋毁爱国行为，兼有不堪入目的情色内容。剪了12分钟的电影已经公映，覆水难收。所以，内地演员汤唯被拿来开刀，旁氏广告被勒令禁播，而且各大媒体包括颁奖礼等都不得邀请汤唯出席。
我们真该庆幸：外面的世界乌烟瘴气，只有这里才纯净无暇。
大领导或许太忙没有看到艳照门，不然，阿娇、张柏芝大概会被判处死刑立即执行。
(汤唯旁氏广告请点击 readily available on
YouTube.)
Chinese Pond's Ads Under 'Caution'
SHANGHAI (AdAge.com) -- A decision by China's media regulators
could derail a major campaign by WPP Group's Ogilvy & Mather
for Pond's, one of Unilever's biggest brands in China.
The regulators have ordered TV stations and print media to cease running ads featuring Tang Wei, star of Ang Lee's sexually explicit movie "Lust, Caution." The company recently selected Ms. Tang as the face of Pond's in the mainland, a major skin-care market, as part of an effort that began last month to lift Pond's into the mid- to high-end category. Ms. Tang's celebrity endorsement deal with Unilever is reportedly worth $845,000.
However, it's unclear if the ban will be enforced. Unilever told Advertising Age that the ad had already been approved by a different government agency.
Every ad that runs in China is cleared by a government censor. The censors approve storyboards before TV ads can be shot and print ads before they're shipped to media.
Sex and politics
The regulators' objections stem from the steamier parts of "Lust, Caution," which has full frontal nudity and some violent and explicit sex scenes. There is likely a political aspect as well. In the film, Ms. Tang plays a student activist who seduces a Japanese spy during Japan's occupation of Shanghai in World War II and ultimately betrays her country. China and Japan share a difficult, often violent past, and tensions still simmer today.
"Lust, Caution" was heavily censored when it appeared in Chinese cinemas last year, although the uncut version was well-received by critics and audiences in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and many Chinese have seen the original version on pirated DVDs. (The ads are also readily available on YouTube.)
In a statement released March 7, the Chinese regulators objected to any film that "disrupts social order" and vowed to censor films that promote "pornographic and lewd content, showing promiscuity, rape, prostitution, sexual immorality and perversion" and other "wanton values."
The statement, issued by China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), did not mention "Lust, Caution" or Ms. Tang by name. But in a separate letter to station owners and print titles, SARFT warned media owners not to run ads featuring the actress. SARFT also instructed awards shows in China to exclude Ms. Tang and the film's producers from their guest lists.
Unilever had already introduced print ads and a TV spot in China featuring the starlet, but the campaign will have to be scrapped if the SARFT ruling is enforced. The TV spot shows the actress using Pond's as she gets dressed and made up on a 1930s movie set, the same era as "Lust, Caution" is set in.
Regional relaunch of brand
The Chinese ads are a localized component of a regional relaunch of the brand taking place across Asia and orchestrated by the company's regional headquarters for Pond's in Bangkok. Unilever hopes to make Pond's a more upscale brand in Asia.
In a statement given to Advertising Age by Unilever in China, the company said: "The advertising itself was produced and distributed in accordance with Chinese rules and regulations. Government approval was received before distribution and airing. We have not received any official notice for the ban and we are currently trying to ascertain what lies at the root of the issue. The Pond's contract with Tang Wei remains intact."
The agencies handling Pond's creative and media in China, Ogilvy & Mather and WPP sibling MindShare, respectively, declined to comment.
But Mr. Lee, an Oscar-winning director, has spoken out in support of Ms. Tang. "I am very regretful that Tang Wei has been hurt by this decision," Mr. Lee said in a statement published by Beijing News. "She gave a great performance in this properly produced and distributed film. I will do everything I can to support her in this difficult time."
| http://adage.com/images/random/0308/pondschina031208.jpg
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| Pond's ad featuring Tang Wei. |
The regulators have ordered TV stations and print media to cease running ads featuring Tang Wei, star of Ang Lee's sexually explicit movie "Lust, Caution." The company recently selected Ms. Tang as the face of Pond's in the mainland, a major skin-care market, as part of an effort that began last month to lift Pond's into the mid- to high-end category. Ms. Tang's celebrity endorsement deal with Unilever is reportedly worth $845,000.
However, it's unclear if the ban will be enforced. Unilever told Advertising Age that the ad had already been approved by a different government agency.
Every ad that runs in China is cleared by a government censor. The censors approve storyboards before TV ads can be shot and print ads before they're shipped to media.
Sex and politics
The regulators' objections stem from the steamier parts of "Lust, Caution," which has full frontal nudity and some violent and explicit sex scenes. There is likely a political aspect as well. In the film, Ms. Tang plays a student activist who seduces a Japanese spy during Japan's occupation of Shanghai in World War II and ultimately betrays her country. China and Japan share a difficult, often violent past, and tensions still simmer today.
"Lust, Caution" was heavily censored when it appeared in Chinese cinemas last year, although the uncut version was well-received by critics and audiences in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and many Chinese have seen the original version on pirated DVDs. (The ads are also readily available on YouTube.)
In a statement released March 7, the Chinese regulators objected to any film that "disrupts social order" and vowed to censor films that promote "pornographic and lewd content, showing promiscuity, rape, prostitution, sexual immorality and perversion" and other "wanton values."
The statement, issued by China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), did not mention "Lust, Caution" or Ms. Tang by name. But in a separate letter to station owners and print titles, SARFT warned media owners not to run ads featuring the actress. SARFT also instructed awards shows in China to exclude Ms. Tang and the film's producers from their guest lists.
Unilever had already introduced print ads and a TV spot in China featuring the starlet, but the campaign will have to be scrapped if the SARFT ruling is enforced. The TV spot shows the actress using Pond's as she gets dressed and made up on a 1930s movie set, the same era as "Lust, Caution" is set in.
Regional relaunch of brand
The Chinese ads are a localized component of a regional relaunch of the brand taking place across Asia and orchestrated by the company's regional headquarters for Pond's in Bangkok. Unilever hopes to make Pond's a more upscale brand in Asia.
In a statement given to Advertising Age by Unilever in China, the company said: "The advertising itself was produced and distributed in accordance with Chinese rules and regulations. Government approval was received before distribution and airing. We have not received any official notice for the ban and we are currently trying to ascertain what lies at the root of the issue. The Pond's contract with Tang Wei remains intact."
The agencies handling Pond's creative and media in China, Ogilvy & Mather and WPP sibling MindShare, respectively, declined to comment.
But Mr. Lee, an Oscar-winning director, has spoken out in support of Ms. Tang. "I am very regretful that Tang Wei has been hurt by this decision," Mr. Lee said in a statement published by Beijing News. "She gave a great performance in this properly produced and distributed film. I will do everything I can to support her in this difficult time."
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