Chapter 292: Digging for Baoqiang? Honey Trap? 800 Million Yuan? Your Circle Is Really Messy!

On December 4th, Chen Fei returned to the mainland.

After a one-month release period, "Lust, Caution" successfully concluded, finally earning a box office of US$138 million.

The 44th Taiwan Golden Horse Film Awards announced the shortlist last month. A total of 38 films were shortlisted, but "Lust, Caution" received more than ten nominations.

You don’t need to guess to know that the biggest winner of this year’s Golden Horse Awards will definitely be Li Bian.

The organizer of the Golden Horse had also sent an invitation letter to Chen Fei before, hoping that he could send "Shoplifters" to participate in the selection, but Chen Fei rejected it.

For the same reason, an award at the Cannes Film Festival is enough. He has no interest in carrying the sedan chair for others.

However, Ning Hao participated in the selection with "囧囧" and received 6 nominations, including Chen Fei's Best Screenplay.

But he was not prepared to go, because the best screenwriter would also be Li Jian.

Back at the company, Chen Fei was just about to ask Su Guohai how the premiere of "My Brother Is Shunliu" went when he saw Huang Bozheng leading a woman out of the legal department.

The two were chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After getting closer, Chen Fei discovered that this woman was actually "Sister Weiji" Yan Ni.

"Huh? Mr. Chen is back?"

Huang Bo smiled and said hello.

"Well, we just arrived." Chen Fei responded and looked at the two of them curiously: "What are you..."

"The casting for "Bullfighting" is over. Sister Yan Ni will play the role of "Jiuer" in the film. I will bring her to the company to sign a contract."

Chen Fei suddenly became happy: "Wait a minute? Why do you call me sister Yan Ni? Are you younger than Yan Ni?"

"Look what you said." Huang Bo looked depressed: "She is 36 and I am 33. She must be my sister. Is it possible that I can still call him sister?"

"Hey, I really didn't see it."

Although she is nearly 40 years old, Yan Ni's skin condition is much better than that of Huang Bo, and her dress is quite fashionable. She looks like a royal sister in her 30s.

Huang Bo's head was covered with black lines, and Yan Ni covered her mouth and giggled happily.

"Let's go. I won't talk to you anymore. Remember to come when the movie starts!"

As he spoke, Huang Bo dragged Yan Ni quickly towards the door of the company.

"Goodbye, Director Chen."

This sister spoke slowly, and her feeling of tipsiness was very obvious. If it weren't for the smell of alcohol on her body, Chen Fei would have doubted whether she had drank before coming here.

…

Su Guohai always looked very busy. When he saw him, there was a thick bundle of documents piled on the table.

"Lao Su, have the ratings of "Shun Liu" been released? Did Mango Channel send you a report?"

"Mr. Chen?"

Su Guohai was stunned for a moment, still unable to react.

Calculating carefully, he had not seen Chen Fei for nearly three months.

After waiting for a while, he rummaged through the pile of documents in front of him, and soon handed Chen Fei a form.

"Not bad, it can be said to have reached a new high. The ratings on the first day of the broadcast reached 5.407%, and the average ratings of the first five episodes were as high as 6.534%, second only to "Struggle" in the middle of the year and "New Shanghai" at the beginning of the year."

The struggle is indeed quite ruthless, with a single-episode ratings of 11%, surpassing the rest!

Chen Fei opened Douban and briefly checked the professional reviews from major media and film critics.

""My Brother Is Shunliu" has excellent quality and easy-to-understand dialogues. It is the best among anti-Japanese dramas. It is not an anti-Japanese drama in the general sense, but creates a concept of anti-Japanese drama shooting."

"There are many light-hearted and humorous lines in this drama, which is the biggest difference between this drama and other war-themed TV dramas. However, the sadness becomes more apparent in the joy. After bringing people joy, it tells a tragic story. , which makes people feel more poignant and shocking.”

"These lines engraved with the touching spirit of the characters will, like wonderful plots, leave lasting memories for the audience."

"The story of this drama revolves around the sniper Shunliu. It is the first of its kind on Chinese screens. What is even more groundbreaking is that Shunliu breaks the dull image of snipers in previous film and television dramas and creates a cheerful and refreshing young sharpshooter."

"This play breaks away from the impetuous creative trend of being external and new and pursuing the inner spirit of sincerity. It is a heroic work that adheres to the lofty bottom line..."

Combined with these professional evaluations and audience feedback, this drama is destined to be a great success!

Chen Fei's reputation as the "script master" has once again been widely publicized by the media.

"Mr. Chen, there is something you need to pay attention to."

Su Guohai's voice drew Chen Fei's attention back from the netizen's comments.

"What's up?"

"About Wang Baoqiang..."

"Baoqiang? What happened to him?"

Su Guohai frowned slightly: "Many companies have been contacting him frequently recently, among which Huayi and Chengtian are the most attentive, and they even used... no beauty trap!"

oh?

Chen Fei immediately became happy: "Tell me, what's the beauty trick?"

"This is an operation done by Chengtian..."

As Su Guohai talked, Chen Fei suddenly had a new understanding of Wu Kebo's methods.

For the extras in Hengdian, Wang Baoqiang's rise can be described as "the goddess of luck favors her".

From a small supporting role in "House of Flying Daggers" to "Shagen" in "A World Without Thieves", "People on the Road", "Soldier Assault", "Thailand", "Shun Liu"...

Along the way, he has collaborated with top domestic commercial film directors such as Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Ning Hao, and Chen Fei.

Especially after joining Feiyue Film and Television, he has risen all the way and directly entered the category of first-line actors in the industry.

It is no exaggeration to say that in today's box office list of mainland male actors, Wang Baoqiang is at least in the top three!

But it is precisely because of the popularity and audience love he aroused that he has been favored by many brokerage companies in the industry.

Many people want to poach him.

Huayi and Chengtian even promised that as long as he is willing to leave Feiyue Film and Television, they are even willing to pay a high penalty for him!

Among them, Chengtian was the most attentive. Not only did she promise a high signing fee, she even used a honey trap. She specially arranged for one of her actresses to meet Wang Baoqiang by chance on the show, and approached him as an admirer...

These are all information that Su Guohai investigated and have not yet told Wang Baoqiang.

"Okay, I understand, you don't need to pay attention to it, just wait for the incident to develop."

Chen Fei waved his hand and didn't care.

If Wang Baoqiang chooses to leave Feiyue Film and Television because of these temptations, then he will definitely be the one regretting it.

Because as long as Chen Fei is willing, he can launch many actors similar to Wang Baoqiang in a very short period of time.

And if Wang Baoqiang wanted to leave wholeheartedly, he would not be able to stop him. After all, both Chengtian and Huayi had promised to compensate him for liquidated damages.

This happens to be an opportunity to test him. Chen Fei is ready to see how he will make the final choice?

Leaving Feiyue Film and Television? Or choose to accept the temptation?

This choice will determine his subsequent resource allocation!

"Chengtian? Wu Kebo? Beauty trap?"

Chen Fei quickly focused his attention on Wu Kebo. This guy was quite interesting. Didn't he know that touching the tiger's beard was very risky?

…

Wang Jiawei has been under a lot of pressure recently.

Since the last time he mocked Chen Fei as "Ip Man" in front of the media, the paparazzi and reporters in Hong Kong have focused their attention on him.

When he walked on the red carpet of the Golden Horse Awards, a group of reporters finally found the opportunity to stop him.

"Director Wang? Ip Man's descendants generously praised the excellent results of "Ip Man 1" and "Ip Man 2" on the program, and recognized Director Chen Fei's adaptation of Ip Man's deeds. At the same time, he also expressed that your "Ip Man" The script of "The Grandmaster" has not been inspected and approved by the descendants of the Ye family. How do you feel about this?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jiawei's face suddenly turned dark.

Isn’t it because they didn’t spend high salaries to invite descendants of the Ye family to be film consultants?

Is it necessary to do this?

The speech made by the descendant of the Ye family on the talk show made him a human being. Originally, he could still stand on a moral footing, but now he is turned against him by Chen Fei!

"There may be a misunderstanding in this matter, and I will explain it to you later."

After a few simple words, Wang Jiawei left the red carpet as if he was running away.

The results of the Golden Horse Awards came out soon. As expected, Li Yin won the whole process and won seven awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for "Lust, Caution".

Major entertainment newspapers quickly reported some inside information about the Golden Horse Awards.

Chen Fei paid special attention to it.

The host Wu Junru attracted a lot of limelight. At the award ceremony, she not only asked Li Yin to pose cutely, but also tore up the envelope containing the list of winners in public. For this, Li Yin could only pick up the torn pieces of paper one by one from the ground. He got up and pieced together the name "Liang Chaowei".

On the mainland, Fan Bingbin won the "Best Supporting Actress" award for "The Ghost in My Heart".

Uncle Benshan temporarily canceled his trip to attend the Golden Horse Awards ceremony because he had to take care of his critically ill father, and issued a public letter to apologize.

"This situation really happens frequently..."

Chen Fei showed up at the China Film Office Building with the invitation letter to the premiere of "The Proposal" in his hand.

When I saw Han Sanping, she was holding a bundle of documents, signing and sealing them, and she was very busy.

"Director Han? What are you doing?"

Han Sanping didn't even raise her head, and a buzzing voice came: "It's almost the end of the year, and there is still a lot of money in the account, so I have to spend it quickly."

As he spoke, the tip of his pen suddenly paused and he raised his head to look at Chen Fei.

"Right? Do you have any projects over there that China Film Group can participate in? It just so happens that I still have a lot of money that I can't spend here."

As for state-owned enterprises, they have to spend as much as the funds are distributed, but they cannot keep it in their hands.

"Yes! There are a lot." Fade Chen said with a smile: "But...do you have enough money in your account? These are projects worth tens of millions of dollars."

Due to copyright reasons, Marvel Studios' movies can only cooperate with other Hollywood companies.

However, the projects from Volton Pictures can be distributed domestically, firstly for the convenience of publicity, secondly for the convenience of import, and thirdly for the purpose of increasing the number of films scheduled.

Cooperating with several theaters is definitely a win-win situation!

Han Sanping threw the pen on the table casually: "Don't worry, as long as it is foreign investment, even if the money in the account is not enough, I can continue to apply, and it will definitely be approved."

What you invest is RMB, and what you earn back is foreign exchange. The boss absolutely supports this transaction.

Otherwise, during the last meeting, the big boss of the bureau would not have specifically singled out Chen Fei. While praising him, he also told him to speak out if he needed help.

"Okay, I'll contact Volkswagen Pictures later. They've recently launched several projects and are looking for investors to share the pressure. China Film Group can participate."

"Only China Film Group?"

"Hey? Mr. Han, have you forgotten what I said before? We have to cooperate for mutual benefit."

"Well, it seems that only Nintendo and Wanda can get the deal."

"And Golden Harvest."

Fade Chen emphasized that Pan Asia Cinemas is short of money recently and needs to get more money from other places.

"So many investors? Is the project big?"

"Let me tell you the bottom line. Just Walt Disney Studios has a market of nearly 800 million US dollars. Do you think it's big?"

"Hiss!" Han Sanping took a breath of cold air: "Good boy, you have a really big stall. What about Marvel Studios?"

"That... I can't say for the time being."

Chen Fei changed the subject and quickly brought the topic to another side: "The promotion of "Mulan" must continue to be pushed up. This movie is very important. There are also documents to apply for Oscar selection. You have a strong relationship. Can you help me get it?"

"That's no problem. It's already prepared for you."

Han Sanping opened the drawer and took out a form from it.

"Take this form back and fill it out, and mail it to the bureau. I have already informed them."

"Okay! Thank you!"

After achieving his goal, Chen Fei said goodbye directly and turned back to the company.

However, he had just returned to fill out the form when there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

With a creaking sound, the office door was pushed open. Liu Yifei looked around and walked in with a smile after making sure no one was there.

"What are you doing? You look like a guilty thief?" Chen Fei looked at her curiously.

"No, I'm just afraid of disturbing you. It would be awkward if there were other actresses here."

Fade Chen rolled his eyes: "I heard that Shanghai Film Studio arranged a fan meeting for you? How was it? Were there many fans there?"

"A lot! A lot!"

Liu Yifei shook her shoulder-length hair and made a sword-waving gesture, "I also exchanged ideas with many martial arts enthusiasts, and many of them are very good at martial arts."

"Okay, go back and prepare first, and fly to Mango TV with me tomorrow night to participate in Happy Camp."

"Okay." Liu Yifei nodded, thought for a while and said, "Will you attend the premiere of "The Warlords" tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I'll go."

"Then how about we walk the red carpet together?"

"Okay."

"Yeah! I'll go prepare the dress!"

Han Sanping attached great importance to Chen Kexin's "The Warlords", and the invitation to the premiere was sent to the entire film and television industry.

When Fei Chen and Liu Yifei arrived at the venue the next morning, they saw a star-studded scene!

Many people came from Hong Kong Island. Liu Dehua, Li Lianjie and Jin Chengwu, the three leading actors, were being interviewed. The fans outside the red carpet screamed for a long time.

However, when Chen Fei and Liu Yifei walked on the red carpet, the object of the screams changed instantly!

"Mulan! Mulan! Mulan!"

The shouts were uniform, and those who didn't know would think that today was the premiere of "Mulan".

Chen Kexin's face was slightly embarrassed, and she suddenly regretted inviting Chen Fei and Liu Yifei to come today. As the biggest competitor of the Lunar New Year file, "Mulan" is too popular.

"Are you here?"

"Yes."

After a brief conversation with Han Sanping, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei entered the venue together.

Although there was no staff to arrange the seats, everyone had a clear position for themselves. Whether to sit in the front row or in the back row, everyone had a scale in their hearts.

Ning Hao also came with a group of people who brought the script of "Painted Skin", and they entered the venue in advance.

Chen Fei sat down next to him, but before he could speak, he turned his head and saw Huang Xiaoming and a girl secretly holding hands, looking very affectionate.

"Hey? How come you are talking about love?"

"Director Chen?"

Huang Xiaoming turned around suddenly and saw that it was Chen Fei, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Introduce me?"

The girl was quite bold and greeted with a smile: "Hello, Director Chen, I am Li Fei'er."

Huang Xiaoming added beside him: "She is my girlfriend now. We met when we were filming "The Deer and the Cauldron". Fei'er plays my wife in the play."

Chen Fei raised his eyebrows and suddenly remembered a gossip that Zhou Xun had told him before.

After being clearly rejected by Zhao Yanzi, Huang Xiaoming had another girlfriend, but the girl seemed to have gotten together with Lu Chuan, that idiot, because of "Nanjing! Nanjing!", and then dumped Huang Xiaoming.

This guy may have figured it out, and he turned around and had another one!

I have to say, your circle is really messy!

After Han Sanping and Chen Kexin spoke on stage, the premiere began.

The quality of the movie is indeed very high. Although Chen Kexin is a bit of a jerk and always wants to put money from the mainland into her own pocket, her level of filmmaking is still good.

Li Lianjie's acting in this movie is much better than his performance in previous movies, and Liu Dehua and Jin Chengwu can also match each other. Overall, it is quite good.

The only thing that makes Chen Fei feel regretful is that after the movie ended, Li Lianjie went to Hollywood and filmed "The Mummy 3" which was a blackmail of Zulong.

It was from there that his condition took a sharp turn for the worse!

…

After the premiere, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei flew to Mango TV that night to prepare to record a new episode of Happy Camp.

On the morning of the 13th, China Film announced the first-day box office of "The Warlords".

21 million RMB!

After getting this number, all major media in the circle began to praise it.

There is no doubt that the film has broken 200 million!

However, just as the industry was cheering, "Mulan" also officially started the last wave of publicity sprint. The movie posters shot by Chen Fei, Liu Yifei, Chen Daoming, and Jiao Enjun officially appeared in the publicity columns of major theaters.

There was also a trailer at the same time!

Mulan cut her hair and wore armor, and went to war on behalf of her father...

At the end of the trailer, the scene of the decisive battle between the Northern Wei and the Rouran army flashed by.

Although it was only a few seconds, a solemn, majestic and magnificent momentum burst out.

Black armor and spears, strong soldiers and horses, overwhelming...

"Kill!"

At the end of the trailer, a roar broke out from Mulan's mouth, and the soldiers behind her echoed in unison, like a tsunami.

A reporter got a sentence from Chen Fei.

"The war scene is even more magnificent than the Qin army in "Hero"!"

For a time, movie fans were more excited.

Under the leadership of Pan Asia Cinema, several cinemas such as China Film, Shanghai Film, Wanda, and Bona launched movie ticket pre-sales at the same time.

This range includes Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan Island, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries.

Since Chen Fei and Huo Qigang jointly acquired Golden Harvest, this is the first time that Pan Asia Cinema has truly used all the cinemas it has acquired!

On December 22, all cinemas will increase the number of screenings for "Mulan" to the highest level within the "specified range"!

This is the effect of "win-win cooperation".