Chapter 309 Let Me First Look at This as a Sign of Respect. Who in the Hall Is Suing Me?

At the media meeting, listening to the descriptions of Ning Hao and Tian Zhuangzhuang, the reporters were a little dazed for a while.

Didn't "Painted Skin" just wrap up? Two new movies are going to be released?

"Departures" and "Hello! Mr. Tree!" What are these names?

All kinds of doubts and puzzles filled the venue. The reporters rushed forward with microphones in their hands, trying to get more information.

Ning Hao is better at this kind of scene than Tian Zhuangzhuang, so he answered most of the questions.

"The script has been reviewed and the casting will start next. The male and female protagonists have been decided, but I will keep you in suspense here. After the actors are selected, they will be announced together. At that time, I will definitely give you a surprise!"

Surprise?

Hearing these two words, the reporters present immediately began to imagine.

Most people's first impression is that the original cast of "Painted Skin" will be used, but some people also think of Chen Fei and Liu Yifei. After all, if the two of them act together again, it would be a big surprise!

However, Ning Hao kept silent and it was difficult for reporters to pry open his mouth.

Not to mention Tian Zhuangzhuang, who said very little and only revealed one sentence.

"This is a one-man show without a heroine, with sadness, joy, and a male protagonist that many people can't believe!"

Although the press conference was vague, it did not prevent the news from rushing to the headlines.

In the blog, netizens were excitedly discussing:

"Director Chen is a bull, he is as prolific as a sow."

"The title of 'Melody of Scripts' is getting more and more interesting. In the blink of an eye, two more movies have been announced to be in preparation. This efficiency is too high!"

"Bullfighting, Life and Death Line, Undercover, Hello! Mr. Tree!, The Sound of the Wind, wow, 2008 has only just passed a quarter, and there are already five movies?"

"I am looking forward to Director Chen's own movies, hehe, the cast of Inception is so strong!"

"Wait, brothers, another wave of excellent movies is coming, and there will be another movie called "October Besieged City" in May, watch it first."

"Watch it first, +1..."

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On the day he returned from Hengdian, Chen Fei received news from the Cannes Film Festival.

Jia Zhangke was once again shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 61st Cannes Film Festival with his movie "Twenty-four City".

Although Jia is not good at making commercial films, he is really good at making art films. The awards he has won are no less valuable than those of Chen Kai.

In addition, Wang Jiawei also launched a remake of "Ashes of Time: The Ultimate Edition", which was shortlisted for the special screening unit.

On the way to the premiere of "Anaconda", Chen Fei and Ning Hao chatted casually.

"Are Hong Kong directors good at making movies? Premiere, remake, director's cut, are they trying to learn from Hollywood?"

"I guess so. The new works have no achievements, so they can only rely on the old ones."

"As Tears Go By is pretty good. I am now looking forward to his "The Grandmaster". I don't know what he can shoot."

"Hahaha, didn't he criticize your "Ip Man" script for being weird? You're not angry?"

"What's there to be angry about? Movies are mainly for fans. It depends on whether the fans are satisfied. What he says doesn't count."

While chatting, the car was approaching the Grand Theater.

Jing Tian specifically told them many times that she hoped that the two of them could come to the premiere of Anaconda. Since they had nothing to do, Chen Fei made an appointment with Ning Hao to come and support her.

Apart from anything else, this girl is really polite. All the actors who have worked with her have praised her.

After getting off the car and walking into the theater, Chen Fei asked, "How is the casting going? Have you decided on the right actors?"

"Well, it's almost done." Ning Hao nodded and briefly said a few names: "Teacher Li Xuejian will play the role of the senior undertaker in the play.

I also contacted Teacher Lv Zhong from the People's Art Theater. She will play the female owner of the bathhouse. This teacher has a kind and gentle face and is most suitable for this role."

The role of the female owner of the bathhouse needs to be played by an actress over 60 years old. She needs to take on the affairs of the entire bathhouse alone, and give encouragement and recognition to the male protagonist when he first comes into contact with the job of undertaker and is confused.

At the end of the story, she died unexpectedly, and the male protagonist sent her off as a relative.

This role is very important, and it can be said that it played a very important role in establishing the idea, affirming everything the male protagonist had done before.

"Teacher Lv Zhong?"

Chen Fei was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized.

She was the one who won the Best Actress Award at the age of over 80. The image of Wu Zetian in Detective Di Renjie still impressed Chen Fei very much!

"What about the role of the secretary?"

"I went to the agency and chose a young actress named Mao Xiaotong. I think she is quite suitable for the role of a caring little sister. The key is that she is from the Central Academy of Drama, a good seedling."

"Haha, try to choose those unimportant supporting roles from the Beijing Film Academy, otherwise Lao Zhao will nag again."

Like other directors, Ning Hao is the same when filming. He always likes to go to the Central Academy of Drama when he has nothing to do. For this, the old professors of the Beijing Film Academy have complained about him a lot.

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There are many media at the entrance of the theater. For this movie with a heroine, Lu Zheng has put a lot of effort.

Jing Tian's attention is not low. She has participated in several of Chen Fei's movies. Most of her images are very quiet and gentle, which really shows her advantages to the fullest.

Especially the costume image in "Mulan" has made many movie fans crazy about it!

Different from Liu Yifei's "fairy spirit", she has the kind of "noble spirit", and you can tell at a glance that she is the daughter of a wealthy family.

"Director Chen, Director Ning, you are welcome to join us!"

Seeing Chen Fei and Ning Hao walking on the red carpet, Lu Zheng quickly led Jing Tian to greet them.

The media and fans on both sides were a little commotion. They obviously didn't expect to see the two top mainland directors here today!

"Mr. Lu is dressed handsomely today, isn't he?"

Chen Fei teased him with a smile, then turned to look at Jing Tian.

Da Tiantian's clothes and makeup have always been elegant and decent, as if she were a breeze blowing through nature, quiet and fresh.

This person's aesthetics is much better than Liu Yifei!

"Director Chen, Director Ning, thank you for coming to support me today." The girl's face was flushed, which was caused by happiness and excitement.

"You're welcome. We are here to review you today to see if your acting skills have improved?"

With that said, several people entered the venue.

There was definitely no way to avoid being interviewed by reporters. After thinking about it, Chen Fei chose to praise Jing Tian a few words.

"Although she is young, she works hard enough and can endure hardships. If she works harder in the future, she will definitely make a difference!"

This speech cleverly avoids the word "acting skills". After all, when Da Tiantian made this movie, her acting skills were really terrible.

that's the truth…

After watching the whole movie, Chen Fei thought of getting up and leaving several times, but in the end he forced it down.

Before leaving, he specifically warned: "Next time, you must read the script carefully before deciding whether to act. Do you understand? Also, try not to miss too many acting lessons."

Jing Tian's face was red and ashamed, and she didn't dare to look up at him.

"I...I'll pay attention next time."

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Three movies have been released so far in April.

The box office of Wang Xiaoshuai's "Left and Right" has just exceeded 150,000 yuan, and the box office of "See the Dragon Disarm" was 47 million in its first week. The first-day box office of "Anaconda" also quickly reached Chen Fei's ears.

1.25 million on the first day…

As expected, it was still cold.

When Lu Zheng called him to inform him, he smiled bitterly, hoping that Chen Fei could give him some advice.

"Just think of spending money as a lesson. I hope you can pay attention to improving your acting skills in the future. Resources alone are not enough. Sooner or later, your popularity will be ruined."

Whether you listen or not has nothing to do with Chen Fei. Anyway, he has fulfilled his obligation.

Mainland China is very lively these days. Movies are released one after another and jokes come one after another.

The producers of "Apple" sued the General Administration in the Intermediate People's Court, claiming that the ban and punishment were unreasonable, and requested that the ban be revoked and that they be given justice.

According to the law, the General Administration must reply to the plaintiff within seven days whether it accepts the application or not. But ironically, half a month has passed and there is still no reply at all.

Chen Fei inexplicably thought of a line from Xing Ye's movie.

"Who in the hall is suing me?"

It’s so damn appropriate!

…

"Lust, Caution" was banned, and "Slam Dunk" lost money... Ren Zhonglun's life in the first half of the year was simply stumbling, and the word "crying without tears" is very appropriate to describe it.

Maybe God favored him and allowed him to meet Chen Fei, and he finally showed signs of coming back.

On the 13th, just as Huayi International was sending out invitations to prepare for the world premiere of "The King of Kung Fu" on the 16th of this month, Feiyue Pictures and Shanghai Film Group announced the announcements of "The Embalmer" and "Hello!" Mr. Tree! "The cast of.

"Chen Fei? Liu Yifei? Li Xuejian? Lu Zhong? Damn it! Is this lineup going for prizes?"

"Who is that Mao Xiaotong? Why have I never heard of him before?"

"I think I saw her in "Yang Guang's Happy Life 2". She should be a contracted artist of Feiyinghuang Agency now."

"No? What's going on? Baoqiang actually acted in a literary film? Are you kidding me?"

"'Shagen' plays 'Tree'? It seems reasonable, but something seems wrong?"

There is a lot of discussion online.

Han Sanping called Ren Zhonglun and said in a rather resentful tone: "Old Ren, you are an unreasonable old boy. If you had said earlier that "The Embalmer" was starring Chen Fei and Liu Yifei, I would have had to get involved in everything you said. "

"I don't know either. When I signed the contract, they didn't say they were going to win the prize!"

Ren Zhonglun plays an innocent character, who knows nothing about everything he asks, and makes Han Sanping lose his temper at all.

"Okay, okay, that's it. You've been in a lot of trouble lately. Pay attention to yourself and be careful not to be caught by others again."

"Okay, thank you, Third Master, for reminding me."

At the same time, the 2005 undergraduate class of the Department of Acting at China National Theater also exploded!

A group of people headed by Chen Xiao forcefully blew up Mao Xiaotong who was training in the funeral home.

Ren Suxi was very excited and posted a message in the group: "Xiaotong? Are you really on that list? Are you going to make a movie with Director Chen?"

"Yes, I'm in the training camp right now, with Teacher Li Xuejian and Director Ning Hao."

Zhang Jianing sent a message with envy on her face: "Wow, this is great, so amazing! How did you get selected?"

"I don't really know, anyway, Director Ning took a look at me and said I was suitable, so he let me come."

Mao Xiaotong was replying to messages from other people in the group, and suddenly, the private chat interface flashed slightly, and a chat dialog box popped up.

Song Zuer: "Sister Xiaotong, you are amazing. How did you get selected by Director Ning Hao? I am so envious. I also want to meet Director Chen. Can you help me get an autograph when you are filming?"

Looking at the message sent by this fellow villager who she met by chance at an event, Mao Xiaotong was stunned for a moment, and without thinking much, she typed back: "Sure, I will help you get an autograph when there is a chance."

"Then can I visit the set after the filming starts?"

Mao Xiaotong was not used to the other party's directness, but she still didn't feel embarrassed to refuse, "I will ask Director Ning after the filming starts."

"Okay, thank you Sister Xiaotong."

Looking at the message sent by Mao Xiaotong in the chat box, Song Zuer raised his eyes slightly and snorted: "What about my cousin? She added her own agency but didn't help me. Humph, even if I don't need you, I can find a way to climb up by myself!"

...

The publicity of "The Forbidden Kingdom" was overwhelming, and even the popularity of "The Besieged City in October" which will be released in May was compressed to the extreme.

Huayi is determined to reverse its decline and re-emerge as the number one private film and television company!

Before it, movies such as "Left and Right", "Resurrection of the Dragon", "The Beginning of Spring", and "Anaconda" all failed miserably.

It's been half a month, and there hasn't even been a movie that broke 100 million yuan.

Especially "Anaconda", after a week of release, the box office of less than 10 million directly dealt a heavy blow to Jing Tian!

She couldn't carry the box office at all, and the fans were very disappointed. The audience popularity she had accumulated in "Mulan" was even more lost at this moment.

Many fans shouted on the blog, asking Jing Tian to hug Chen Fei's thighs quickly, and don't continue to do it herself, this is the rhythm of courting death!

Jing Tian felt very aggrieved, she also wanted to hug thighs, but there was really no chance!

When "Departures" was announced to be prepared, she called Ning Hao, but there was no role suitable for her in it.

"Hello! Mr. Tree! 》Today, let alone, she has no chance at all.

Lu Zheng found her another crew, partnering with Liu Ye to shoot a TV series called "A Woman's Epic".

She now only hopes to ease her decline in the film market.

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On the 16th, Huayi held an open-air premiere press conference in Chaoyang Park.

Chen Fei, Su Guohai, Ning Hao, Tian Zhuangzhuang and the crew of "Departures" attended the press conference together.

Because time is tight, "Departures" is about to start filming, and the filming location is currently being selected. It will probably start filming around the 20th.

The actors didn't have much time to prepare, but no one complained, because it was also a test for them.

Ning Hao and Chen Fei can do things like changing roles on the spot!

When everyone arrived at the waiting area, they looked around and saw luxury cars everywhere, stars shining, and almost all the stars and film and television company bosses had arrived at the scene.

What surprised Chen Fei was that Wu Kebo and Wang Jinghua from Chengtian Entertainment were also among the invited guests!

"Hey, are you two brothers trying to show your generosity?"

Zhou Xun did not participate in the social activities, but smiled and approached Chen Fei, greeting him enthusiastically.

"Director Chen, Director Ning, Director Tian, ​​hello."

Although Chen Fei and his team were standing in a remote location, they were always in the center of attention of other actors. Many second- and third-tier actresses came here intentionally or unintentionally, trying to find a chance to chat with them.

This is called: "If you are poor in a busy city, no one will ask you; if you are rich in the mountains, you will have distant relatives!"

"How is your filming of "Confucius" going?"

When asking this question, Chen Fei did not look at Zhou Xun, but instead focused on Ming Kefu, the director of "The Forbidden Kingdom".

To be more precise, it was on Ming Kefu's Chinese wife.

Of course, the reason why he looked at that woman was not because of how beautiful she was, but because he was a little curious about her identity as a "descendant of Confucius".

Is this identity true or false?

Zhou Xun noticed his look and asked with a smile: "Why? Want to meet the special consultant of my movie?"

"Goodbye." Chen Fei curled his lips, "I'm afraid of being scolded. I'm a commercial filmmaker. The literary and artistic circle is not suitable for me. They don't recognize that there is such a person as me."

"Hahaha!"

Zhou Xun laughed heartlessly.

Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled bitterly on the side. Young people are so fierce that they dare to say anything.

The red carpet was crowded with media and fans on both sides. Some reporters shouted and asked questions about "Departures" and asked when it would start filming.

Chen Fei turned around and pointed to the back of the red carpet, and smiled: "I'm not the protagonist today. We will talk about other movies later. Let's focus on "The Forbidden Kingdom" first."

After that, he led a group of people and left quickly.

Following behind were a group of main creators. Chen Long and Li Lianjie were holding hands with a little girl, and next to them were Huayi's "No. 1" Li Bingbin and Zhao Yanzi.

The two women were competing with each other, each wearing bolder clothes than the other.

Li Bingbin's entire back was exposed. Fortunately, she walked slowly. If she moved too much, I'm afraid the cleavage below would be exposed!

Zhao Yanzi next to her was even more exaggerated. The slit of her cheongsam was almost up to her waist.

"Whose team is Li Bingbin's stylist? Stay away from them in the future. What is this? It's really ugly."

Chen Fei frowned and told Su Guohai to tell Huo Wenxi.

Liu Yifei and Mao Xiaotong next to them were covering their mouths and laughing. Li Bingbin's head shape was indeed a bit weird, as if there was a millstone on his head.

There were also many media people from abroad. Chen Fei even saw reporters from Twitter and several familiar producers.

"Fei, I didn't expect to see you in your country."

Steve Chasman, the producer sent by Relativity Media, took the initiative to come over and greet Chen Fei.

"Mr. Steve, welcome to China."

Don't hit a smiling person. Facing the foreigner's goodwill, Chen Fei also responded with a bright smile.

Foreigners are not like these people in China, who pay attention to subtlety.

After a few words, this guy suddenly changed the topic, "Fei? I heard that you recently invested in a new movie called "Inception", right? Have you found a suitable investor?

We have a lot of liquidity in Relativity Media Company. If you need it..."

"Thank you for your kindness." Chen Fei interrupted his idea of ​​continuing to talk in time: "Mr. Steve, if there is a chance, let's cooperate next time. Volton Pictures also has sufficient funds."

Old thing!

Want to take advantage of me? Want to eat ready-made?

I'm giving you face, right?

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