Chapter 1039: Ban "Water Margin"? Should I Choose the Phoenix Crown? Or the Wedding Dress?
Unlike "The Legend of Chu Qiao" which became a hit on the Internet a month ago, "In the Name of the People" has no age or gender restrictions on its audience.
Looking around, as one episode after another comes out, it has aroused widespread attention in the entire society and at all levels!
Three days flew by.
When the time came to March 31, the CSM52 City Network ratings of this drama had successfully exceeded 5, breaking the previous "Legend of Wu Mei Niang" that set the ratings championship in 2014!
If the popularity and high ratings of "Legend of Wu Mei Niang" are brought about by the exposure of actresses one after another, then the popularity of "In the Name of the People" is due to the superb acting skills of veteran actors. And in exchange for the "scale" of the plot!
People in the industry never expected that an anti-corruption drama could actually create such a terrifying ratings record!
The CEOs of film and television companies who had been approached by Zhou Mei before had no regrets now!
If they had known that the popularity and ratings of this drama would soar to this level, they would have worked hard to get the investment share of this drama!
You know, having such a popular TV series in hand, Feiyue Film and Television is equivalent to controlling a golden chicken that lays golden eggs!
And the most important thing is that their company has so many "golden roosters" that they can hardly let them go, and "In the Name of the People" can only be counted as one of them.
"There have been a lot of people in the industry asking for information recently, especially the banks. They know that Enlight has a good relationship with Feiyue Film and Television, and they are all asking me if Feiyue Film and Television has any idea of going public. They are willing to give me as much as I want. …”
Considering the time difference, Wang Changtian called from all the way, his tone full of envy.
If light can have such an influence, then Wang Changtian's life will not be in vain.
It is no exaggeration to say that if Chen Fei now declares that he is ready to list Feiyue Film and Television, then domestic and foreign investment banks will definitely pounce on it like crazy!
Once the listing is successful, China Film, Shanghai Film, Alibaba, and Bona will have to step aside and have no qualifications to compete with them.
However, facing Wang Changtian's envious words, Chen Fei's reply was still simple:
"Not listed, no interest, no shortage of money."
"The senior executives of your company don't have any objections? How much profit will they lose if such a high-quality company does not go public?"
"Do you have any opinions? Isn't it enough to give them a share of more than the expected revenue after the company goes public? And so far, our company has the lowest executive turnover rate."
These words sounded a bit like Versailles, but Wang Changtian didn't know how to refute.
The company has a good atmosphere, high benefits, and stable cash flow reserves... Faced with this kind of company, whoever leaves will be blamed!
"That's right. You don't need to worry anyway. You can go public anytime you want, unlike those small companies that are struggling..."
After hearing these words, Chen Fei suddenly felt something in his heart.
"What? There are new changes in the domestic stock market?"
"Alas! It's not because of LeTV. Now the China Securities Regulatory Commission is very strict in reviewing A-share listings. Even Bona has difficulty in listing. And small companies like Jiaxing probably have no hope of listing in A-shares in the future. Here!”
“Have the results of LeTV’s review come out?”
"Not yet, but internal news has spread. Delisting and suspending trading will make it impossible to escape."
"Those star shareholders..."
"It's all over! Even if the lifting period comes, the shares in my hand can't be sold, no one wants it at all."
Hearing this, Chen Fei secretly sighed with emotion for Zhang Yimou's tragic experience.
It was quite unlucky for the national teacher who had worked hard for most of his life to suddenly return to the pre-liberation period overnight.
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After a night, the time has entered April.
The crew of "Avengers 3" has moved on again.
At the same time, the news that Yang Ying returned to China with her and Huang Xiaoming's son, Little Sponge, also spread smoothly on Weibo.
With the help of caring people, the news that Yang Ying is about to make a comeback after giving birth has begun to spread on the Internet.
Many female stars in the industry suddenly became nervous!
Although they looked down upon Yang Ying's acting skills, who gave her a good husband?
If nothing else, her first post-partum comeback drama will definitely be another high-quality project, and this will also greatly affect the topics and traffic of other female stars.
It's just that, before Yang Ying had enough heat and traffic, on the other side, Feng Xiaogang suddenly had another accident!
The filming of "Youth" went quite smoothly. After all, two state-owned enterprise investors, China Film and Bayi, endorsed it, which saved it a lot of trouble.
However, "I am not Fan Jinlian" is in constant trouble.
This movie was first targeted by Wanda when it was released, so that the box office performance was a mess.
But now, a few months have passed, and the Fan clan suddenly united again, bringing together Feng Xiaogang, who was filming on the crew of "Youth", Fan Bingbin, who was filming on the crew of "Hunting in the Sky", and Liu Zhenyun. We took them to court together.
Their request is very simple, that is, let "I am not Pham Kim Lien" stop all marketing and infringement activities, and restore the reputation of "Phan Kim Lien".
In the historical picture of ancient China, Pan Jinlian's name is like a strong color.
Although she is widely known due to the widespread spread of "Water Margin", her image has been distorted and misunderstood for a long time.
For hundreds of years, she has been regarded as a representative of enchantment, lewdness, and viciousness, and has been despised by the world and nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
In the traditional moral concepts of China, few people sympathize with Pan Jinlian's experience, so that she seems to have become a synonym for sin.
After the release of the movie "I Am Not Pan Jinlian", because of Fan Bingbin's super high popularity, the term "Fan Jinlian" has been mentioned again by countless netizens and fans.
At the same time, this has also caused dissatisfaction and helplessness among the Pan clan.
Because when they go out, they are often laughed at: "Oh, your Pan family has a celebrity, that's Pan Jinlian!"
This kind of ridicule and discrimination makes the people of the Pan family feel pressured. They are eager to correct Pan Jinlian's name and free her from the pillar of shame in history.
Based on this, "I Am Not Fan Jinlian", which is still being hotly discussed by netizens, has undoubtedly become the best target!
And the most important thing is that there are indeed many problems in this movie.
According to the record on page 0781 of the "Qinghe County Chronicles" published by Zhonghua Book Company, Fan Jinlian was the daughter of Pan Zhizhou of Beizhou, and was a representative of a good wife and mother at that time.
But Liu Zhenyun directly vilified "Fan Jinlian" as an improper woman in the original novel of "I'm Not Fan Jinlian".
There is even such a sentence in the narration of the movie "I'm Not Fan Jinlian", that is, "From the Song Dynasty to now, people have called improper women Wei Fan Jinlian"...
It was this sentence that immediately caught the Pan clan and took her to court.
"Chen Fei, who do you think will win this lawsuit?"
On the big bed in the hotel, Liu Yifei leaned on Chen Fei's arms, watching the news while asking his opinion.
"The film crew."
Chen Fei didn't even think about it and came to a conclusion directly.
"Ah? Why?"
"Because "Water Margin" is one of the four great classics, unless this book is banned nationwide, "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" will not be fined."
Without even consulting a lawyer, Chen Fei has already thought of many ways to refute his response.
The film company only needs to reply that the prototypes of the characters in their film are based on Fan Jinlian in "Water Margin", then the Pan clan will have no way to deal with them.
Unless the Pan clan wins the lawsuit against Shi Naian first, they can continue to sue "I Am Not Fan Jinlian", otherwise it will be useless.
Of course, this is not completely useless. At least it can make Feng Xiaogang feel a little upset and make him irritable for a long time.
When he thought that Feng Xiaogang's vitiligo would worsen due to his rage, Chen Fei couldn't help laughing.
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This April Fool's Day, no one in the entire "Youth" crew had a smile on their faces.
The reason is also very simple.
Because the director is holding back his anger now!
In this situation, unless you are a person with low emotional intelligence, you will never touch this bad luck!
Perhaps worried that Feng Xiaogang would do something stupid in anger, Wang Zhonglei hurried over from the company and tried to comfort him.
"Don't worry about the lawsuit, the company will handle it, they will never win, your top priority now is to wrap up the tail of "Youth" and let the movie land smoothly..."
With Wang Zhonglei's persuasion, Feng Xiaogang finally felt relieved.
"In another 6 days, the film will be finished."
"Good! Good! Good!" Wang Zhonglei said three times in a row, in a good mood: "After the film is finished, you will bring people back, and I will arrange the wrap-up party."
"Yeah." Feng Xiaogang nodded slightly, and then asked again: "How is the preparation for "Cell Phone 2" going?"
"Everything is going well. The companies of Fan Bingbing, Zhang Guoli, Ge You have all been contacted. As long as "Youth" is finished, the new project can set sail, hahahaha..."
"Good!"
At this moment, Feng Xiaogang also showed a faint smile on his face.
The box office failure of "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" made him fall hard in the first year of the bet with Huayi.
And the "Youth" currently being filmed, and the "Cell Phone 2" that will be launched next, are his reliance on winning the bet, and there must be no problems!
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"The comedy and animation film "The Boss Baby", produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Walton Pictures, grossed $50.17 million in the first three days of the weekend, ranking No. 1 in the box office list of the same period."
"Ghost in the Shell, co-produced by Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures and starring Scarlett Johansson, grossed $18.67 million in three days."
"Shocking news! According to people familiar with the matter, Zack Snyder was under too much pressure due to his daughter's suicide and could not continue the post-production of "Justice League" in a short time;
After consideration, DC Films decided to replace the new director and production team to complete the subsequent production of "Justice League", and the new director and production team have officially entered the "Justice League" crew..."
A correct version in 1619, 1 book, 1 forum!
For DC fans, April 2nd is more like "April Fool's Day" than April 1st.
The news that "Justice League" changed its leader at the last minute is really too explosive and shocking!
If it happened to other companies, then fans might have to consider the authenticity of it.
But if it happened to Warner and DC, almost no one would think that this news was false.
Because according to DC's style in recent years, this kind of "changing the head coach at the last minute" operation is really too much like their style.
And the exposure of this news undoubtedly put DC and Warner under great pressure!
In their plan, the replacement of directors and production teams is best to proceed quietly, and then announce it naturally after the succession is successfully completed.
In this way, they can also free up their hands to deal with the pressure of public opinion from the outside world.
But now, this exposure by the media undoubtedly makes them feel unprepared.
What's more fucked up is that they did not inform Zack Snyder when they changed the production team, and everything was going on quietly.
Now that it has been suddenly exposed, how to appease Zack Snyder has become something that must be dealt with immediately.
Once the other party complains about DC online, which leads to greater public pressure and dissatisfaction among fans, this will cause big problems in the distribution and release of the film!
"Boss, Zack Snyder refused to meet with the company and demanded full compensation for breach of contract, otherwise he will sue us in court."
"Boss, the media asked us to hold a press conference and give a reasonable explanation for the change of director and production team."
"Many fans gathered downstairs of the company, demanding that Zack Snyder return to the crew, otherwise they will refuse to watch and severely boycott the release of "Justice League."
"..."
Listening to the report from his subordinates, Hamada was overwhelmed for a while!
However, he has not completely lost his mind.
After thinking for a moment, he immediately ordered: "Arrange the public relations team, and make sure to go all out to suppress the public opinion on the Internet.
At the same time, arrange for the lawyer to meet with Zack Snyder's agent, and make sure to control his speech, prevent him from posting inappropriate remarks online, and prevent him from accepting media interviews..."
While speaking, Hamada had already clenched his teeth and squeezed out a sentence from his teeth: "If necessary, we can agree to all his conditions! But the premise is that he must cooperate with us!"
"Yes, Boss!"
The secretary nodded heavily, and then left quickly.
A violent turmoil is brewing within DC Films, and it may explode at any time!
At this time, if Hamada's decision-making is wrong, it may push DC to a point of no return!
At the same time, Chen Fei, who has moved to New York to shoot, is talking on the phone with Natasha.
"You did a great job on this matter. You set off the conflict of "Justice League" in advance, which can be regarded as a smooth acceleration of its failure..."
"Hehe." Natasha said with a sly smile on the other end of the phone: "I never thought that the personnel planted in the "Justice League" project could actually convey such an important message!"
"Has the bonus been remitted?"
"Yes, it has been remitted to that person's account."
"Okay, you ask him to keep an eye on it. If there is any new situation, he must pass it on."
"Ok, I will remind him."
DC has implemented a lot of bad means against Marvel, so Chen Fei will naturally not be merciful in this matter against DC.
And this is just the beginning.
Next, Warner will also be included in the list of "competitors".
Chen Fei will return all the targeting and suppression that Walton Pictures and Marvel Pictures have suffered before. I just hope that they can withstand it and not be "played" to death all at once, otherwise it will be meaningless.
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Another new night has arrived.
In the hotel, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei talked about "serious things".
"It's time to start preparing for our wedding. Have you decided? Should we use Chinese style or Western style? I have to ask someone to arrange it in advance."
When talking about this topic, Liu Yifei couldn't help blushing.
She was also struggling in her heart.
Western romance, Chinese solemnity and grandeur, these are what she likes, she wants them all!
But the key problem is that you can only choose one on the wedding day. It's impossible to hold it in Chinese style in the morning and in Western style in the afternoon, right? That would be too absurd and outrageous, and you would be scolded.
Liu Yifei looked worried: "Please help me choose one. I am almost having a fear of making choices."
After thinking for a moment, Chen Fei said seriously: "I personally think that in China, it is better to choose the Chinese style, three letters and six engagements, a formal marriage, and a sedan chair... It is both solemn and dignified."
"That's right." Liu Yifei shook her head gently, but suddenly, she found a small loophole in Chen Fei's words: "You just said that we will use the Chinese style in China?"
"That's right." Chen Fei continued with a smile: "There are still many friends here abroad, and many of them may not be able to come to China, so naturally we have to make up for it here."
After hearing this, Liu Yifei's eyes lit up!
"So what you mean is that we will hold a Chinese style in China first, and then fly abroad to hold a second Western style?"
"That's right, your little head reacts quickly."
"Oh, don't hit me on the head, you'll knock me stupid." Liu Yifei grabbed Chen Fei's deliberately mischievous hand with a bright smile on her face.
One at home and one abroad, wouldn’t this satisfy her desire to like Chinese and Western styles one after another?
Just thinking of that kind of scene, she couldn't hide her excitement and excitement.
At this moment, Chen Fei continued: "As for the wedding dress, you can take your time to choose it, but Fengguan Xiale needs to be ordered in advance, so you have to start preparing now."
"Huh? But I don't know where to order it."
"I know." Chen Fei took the opportunity to knock on her forehead again: "There is a master chef from China here in Chinatown who is very good at his craftsmanship.
I have already asked my assistant to say hello to him, and he will contact you tomorrow morning. Then you can go directly to his store to measure the data and let him hand-make a set for you. "
"Yeah, okay, thank you husband!"
The excited Miss Liu rarely took the initiative to shout out this word that usually only appeared in bed.
"Go! Sleep!"
Chen Fei could no longer suppress the heat in his heart.
With the deep darkness of night, the atmosphere in the room becomes more and more intense. It can be said that "a golden needle pierces the pistil of a peach blossom, and I don't dare to frown secretly~"
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