{"id":456023,"date":"2022-05-31T15:45:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T12:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chinese-backer-for-top-gun-pulled-out-over-pro-us-message\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T15:45:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T12:45:43","slug":"chinese-backer-for-top-gun-pulled-out-over-pro-us-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chinese-backer-for-top-gun-pulled-out-over-pro-us-message\/","title":{"rendered":"#Chinese backer for &#8216;Top Gun&#8217; pulled out over pro-US message"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23b52b58434\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23b52b58434\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chinese-backer-for-top-gun-pulled-out-over-pro-us-message\/#%E2%80%9CChinese_backer_for_%E2%80%98Top_Gun_pulled_out_over_pro-US_message%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Chinese backer for &#8216;Top Gun&#8217; pulled out over pro-US message&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CChinese_backer_for_%E2%80%98Top_Gun_pulled_out_over_pro-US_message%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Chinese backer for &#8216;Top Gun&#8217; pulled out over pro-US message&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A multi-billion dollar Chinese tech company pulled out of financing the new smash sequel \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d because it was worried about angering Communist Party officials due to the film\u2019s overtly pro-American <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Tencent Holdings gave a commitment to Paramount Pictures that it would provide financial backing for the film in which Tom Cruise reprises his role as hot-shot naval aviator Lt. Pete \u201cMaverick\u201d Mitchell.<\/p>\n<p>Tencent was expected to help Paramount market the film to domestic audiences in China, where movie executives hoped that the sequel to the 1986 hit \u201cTop Gun\u201d would gross some $80 million.<\/p>\n<p>In exchange for its multi-million dollar investment, Tencent, the internet giant whose holdings include dozens of Asian startups in the video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, and venture capital space, was due to receive a 12.5% stake in the film.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-09.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The film has proven to be a hit in its first weekend in theaters, though it is not being screened in China.\" class=\"wp-image-22469282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The film has proven to be a hit in its first weekend in theaters, though it is not being screened in China.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-07.jpg?w=691\" alt=\"Cruise, 59, reprises his role as Lt. Pete &quot;Maverick&quot; Mitchell.\" class=\"wp-image-22469288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1382 1382w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1036 1036w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=691 691w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=345 345w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\"\/><figcaption>Tom Cruise, 59, reprises his role as Lt. Pete \u201cMaverick\u201d Mitchell.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paramount Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;Top Gun: Maverick&quot; is the sequel to the 1986 hit &quot;Top Gun.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-22469289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d is the sequel to the 1986 hit \u201cTop Gun.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the movie\u2019s celebration of the American military prompted concerns among Tencent executives that the firm could run afoul of Beijing, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/top-gun-maverick-loses-chinese-investor-due-to-pro-u-s-messaging-11653643803?mod=hp_lista_pos3\">according to The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tencent\u2019s involvement in the project was doomed in late 2019 as diplomatic relations between Washington and Beijing deteriorated rapidly over the course of the last three years, the Journal reported.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Chinese companies were under pressure to swear loyalty to the Communist Party as part of President Xi Jinping\u2019s so-called \u201canti-corruption crackdown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cruise, 59, still has the star power to headline a major box office smash hit.<\/p>\n<p>In its first three days in North American theaters, the long-in-the-works sequel earned an estimated $124 million in ticket sales, Paramount Pictures said Sunday. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-13.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tencent, which owns hundreds of Asian startups in social media and video gaming, received a 12.5% stake in the film in exchange for its multi-million dollar investment, according to a report.\" class=\"wp-image-22469285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tencent, which owns hundreds of Asian startups in social media and video gaming, received a 12.5% stake in the film in exchange for its multi-million dollar investment, according to a report.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Including international showings, its worldwide total is $248 million.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time in Cruise\u2019s illustrious acting career that he starred in a film that generated more than $100 million at the box office during opening weekend.<\/p>\n<p>But the film has not yet been approved for screening in China, a country of 1.4 billion people, and it appears Paramount has for the time being given up on its hopes of the movie being shown there.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Paramount seeking comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tencent was reportedly fearful of angering Chinese Communist Party officials due to the movie's overtly pro-US slant, according to a report. Chinese President Xi Jinping is pictured above.\" class=\"wp-image-22469284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-financing-chinese-firm-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tencent was reportedly fearful of angering Chinese Communist Party officials due to the movie\u2019s overtly pro-US slant, according to a report. Chinese President Xi Jinping is pictured above.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>American companies, including major Hollywood motion picture studios, have been eager to do business there, but the geopolitical headwinds have complicated the situation considerably. <\/p>\n<p>US firms have been criticized for bending over backwards to please Chinese authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The Walt Disney Co. was slammed by conservatives for \u201cwhitewashing\u201d Chinese human rights abuses in Xinjiang after the making of the live action version of \u201cMulan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paramount Pictures even went so far as to change the insignia on the bomber jacket worn by Cruise\u2019s character in \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d so as not to run afoul of Chinese censors.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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