Chapter 330: Bragging Has a Price! No Taboos? Splatoon!

Mango TV is doing emergency public relations, but the situation is not significant. Netizens want to see how the movie "Perfect Nine" compares with "Crazy Stone" and "Crazy Racing".

If it fails to meet the expectations of fans, all the previous popularity will eventually become "intestinal poison"!

Wang Yuelun and Li Xiang looked at the voices on the Internet and their faces turned pale.

Movie promotion is actually similar to bragging!

For example, Chen Fei's previous statement that "Mulan" is expected to have a box office of 600 million yuan is considered by many people to be bragging and it is impossible to achieve, but it has also attracted many fans.

In the end, with the total box office of 637 million yuan being revealed, coupled with the honor of winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, this bragging is obviously successful.

And the reward after success is that Chen Fei officially became the No. 1 in the commercial film field of the mainland film and television industry!

The couple also wanted to replicate this success, so they chose to brag.

Unfortunately, bragging also has a price!

If you succeed, you can become a god in one fell swoop, but if you fail, you will be embarrassed to your grandmother's house!

"It's a big trouble..." Wang Yuelun frowned, with an inextricable worry on his face.

The box office of Stone and Racing both exceeded 100 million yuan, but can "Perfect Nine" achieve such a result?

In his opinion, it is really difficult!

Although there seem to be many movies with box office exceeding 100 million yuan now, in fact, they are all made by those big directors. It is very difficult for new directors to succeed!

Although Wang Yuelun has Mango TV as his backer, he still has no confidence.

Li Xiang also frowned, "If I had known it would be like this, I would not have done this kind of publicity. Now it's good, it's a big fuss, and it's completely putting us on the fire."

"Let's go, go find Deputy Director Li and see if he has any good solutions."

The couple immediately got in the car and went straight to Mango TV.

If this matter is not handled well, the subsequent troubles will be very big!

…

Han Sanping began to spread the news. China Film will jointly launch a tribute film with Feiyue Film and Television. I hope that interested film and television companies and celebrity artists can actively participate.

At the same time, the name of the movie "Founding of a Republic" and the general story outline were also announced.

As soon as the news was released, the circle exploded!

There are up to hundreds of roles to play, and the main all-star cast is promoted. China Film Group is in charge, Han Sanping is the director, and Chen Fei is the screenwriter...

This is to make a "typical" movie!

For a time, first- and second-tier celebrities in the circle flocked to China Film Group one after another, all wanting to get the right role.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a good opportunity to become famous!

At the same time, many calls were also made to Chen Fei, but without exception, all of them were dismissed by him with excuses.

"This is a movie led by China Film Group, I am just a scriptwriter, and the rest has nothing to do with me."

Although he said so, based on his relationship with China Film Group, it is absolutely impossible that he has no say!

So many people still persisted in chasing him.

In the end, Chen Fei had to turn off his phone directly to avoid being bombarded by crazy calls.

"Haha, Fei, you've been so busy lately?"

Natasha witnessed Chen Fei answering more than a dozen calls in a row, and then pressing the power off button in great anger.

"Oh, don't mention it, it's all trouble."

Chen Fei shook his head helplessly, "Fame brings trouble" is exactly what he is really like now.

Natasha changed the subject, "By the way, I have good news to tell you."

"Oh, what?"

"Our Twilight 2, the global box office has now officially exceeded 600 million!"

"Wow? So fast?"

Chen Fei was a little surprised. The global box office of the first Twilight was 525 million US dollars, and Twilight 2 has been released for nearly a month, and the box office has exceeded 600 million!

When it is released worldwide, it may not be a problem to break 700 million.

Speaking of this, Natasha briefly introduced the box office situation in several major markets around the world. When the first part was released, the North American box office was basically the same as the global box office, because the original fans were almost all in North America.

And with the popularity of the first part, the second part has already been released and there has been a significant change.

This time, the North American box office is 250 million, while the overseas box office is 350 million, which is obviously higher than the former. In addition, many places have just been released, and there are even several markets that are still in the negotiation period.

"If this trend continues, it will not be difficult to reach a box office of 700 million US dollars!"

Natasha said excitedly, her eyes full of expectations.

She never thought that a romantic fantasy movie with a cost of only 70 million US dollars could actually earn 700 million US dollars at the box office!

This is simply amazing!

Chen Fei was still calm. After all, in the original timeline, the total box office of this movie also successfully broke 700 million, but the reputation was obviously not as good as the improved one now.

"How is our global distribution channel expansion going?"

"We are negotiating with major theaters, but it is not easy to carry out work in this regard, and the progress is a bit slow."

After all, Walt Disney Pictures is not one of the seven major Hollywood companies, and it is far behind them in terms of distribution channels, which is also a shortcoming.

However, this will only be a short-term shortcoming. As time goes by, one day, Walt Disney Studios will also have a global distribution channel like Disney!

"Let's go, let's go meet the other actors first."

"Okay."

It is already mid-July, and Chen Fei only has about ten days of shooting time. Then he has to go to Hollywood to promote the movie "Kung Fu Panda", and at the same time he has to return to China to rehearse the Olympic lighting process.

The working time is extremely tight!

At the same time, while Chen Fei was communicating with the actors of the "Slumdog Millionaire" crew, Wu Yu, who was promoting "Red Cliff 1" in Japan, looked extremely embarrassed.

The global total box office of "City of Lights 2" was announced by Walt Disney Studios and reprinted by many media in various countries around the world.

"635 million US dollars? How is this possible?"

Wu Yu's face was full of disbelief, especially when he recalled his boasting at the wine table, he was even more ashamed.

Compared with this terrifying data, his 5.4638872 is just like a poor reptile.

What's more important is that Chen Fei didn't shoot this movie, he only served as the producer.

As for the two A-level productions "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "Iron Man" that he personally directed and shot, the box office has now exceeded 800 million US dollars, which is even more impressive, leaving him far behind!

"Alas, now it seems that I can only regain my face from the overseas distribution of Chinese-language films..."

Wu Yu muttered to himself, clenching his fists!

The box office of "Red Cliff: Part 1" in the mainland is very poor, but the overseas distribution is very good, especially in Xiaori, which is beyond his expectations.

If he can't make money in the mainland, then make money from foreigners, which is his current goal.

Flowers bloom outside the wall and are fragrant inside the wall, which is also a normal operation, and it can even improve the reputation of the mainland in turn.

However, when he thought of the overseas distribution box office data of "Mulan", he had a headache again.

How difficult it is to surpass the figure of 213 million US dollars! ?

…

In Chen Fei's inherent impression, the Indian brother is very unfriendly to women, even "females".

Lizards, crocodiles, goats, lions, exhaust pipes... they have no taboos!

Natasha obviously knew this, so when they came out of the hotel, more than a dozen bodyguards swarmed over.

Chen Fei paid special attention to them. These people were obviously professionals, and their pockets were bulging, obviously with "good stuff".

After getting in the car, Chen Fei looked at the middle-aged man leading the team and asked curiously, "Is the security in Mumbai very bad?"

"Yes, it's very bad." The other party said bluntly, "Director Chen should be careful when filming. There are all kinds of people in the local area. There may be many people who come to collect protection fees. Try not to conflict with them. We will be responsible for handling it."

Natasha added beside him, "Fei, you can call him Danny. This is my bodyguard. He will be responsible for protecting you in the future."

"Hello, Danny."

"It's an honor to meet you, Fei, and I am still a loyal fan of yours."

"Oh? Which movie do you like from me?"

"I admire the several extreme challenges you have done before, especially the one when you climbed Mount Everest. I think that is simply the strongest limit that humans can reach!"

Okay, I am still a fan of Extreme Challenge!

Chen Fei smiled slightly and stretched out his hand to him, "I'll leave it to you for the next month."

"You're welcome. This is what I should do."

Three Mercedes-Benz cars drove to the crew quickly.

Natasha introduced Chen Fei to a local Indian director who was also the casting director and assistant director of Slumdog Millionaire.

"This is Rajkumar Hirani, an Indian director, screenwriter, producer, and editor."

"Hello." Chen Fei stretched out his hand to the other party, and was very surprised!

He never expected that Natasha would invite this person to be an assistant director.

The director in front of him was the director of 3 Idiots. Although he is not well-known now, he will become a hot commercial film director in India after 3 Idiots is released!

"Fei, it's an honor to meet you here."

Rajkumar Hirani extended his hands enthusiastically and shook hands with Chen Fei. When he received this task, he was stunned for a long time.

It is a great honor and honor to be able to work with a well-known Hollywood director like Chen Fei and serve as his assistant.

The actors are already in place. Rajkumar Hirani led Chen Fei and introduced several leading actors to him.

"Dev Patel, Saurabh Shukla, Yani Kapur..."

After greeting each other, Chen Fei began to follow him to inspect the basic situation of the crew.

The construction of some scenes is still in progress, and it is estimated that it will take the day after tomorrow to start shooting. The previous period is for Chen Fei to get familiar with the crew.

Natasha did not stay in the crew for long. Her mission here has been completed. For safety reasons, she will return to Hollywood in the afternoon.

"Fei, I have been to China. We have many customs that are different from yours. I think it is necessary to remind you in advance."

"Oh? What are they?"

"Here, shaking your head means agreement, and nodding means rejection. This is very important, and it is also true in filming."

"Oh! So that's it!"

Fade Chen suddenly realized something. No wonder many Indians he met along the way were almost all smiling and shaking their heads to greet others.

Shaking your head Yes! Nodding your head No!

This operation is really novel.

"There are also some dietary aspects that need more attention."

Rakumar Hirani gave him a popular science while leading him to a roadside store, pointing to the bottled water on the shelf,

"Unless there are special circumstances, you outsiders should try not to drink water casually. It is best to drink this kind of bottled water, and pay attention to the ingredient list. Don't drink anything with the words "Ganges water"."

"I understand."

Fade Chen is quite knowledgeable about this, after all, the Ganges water is "clean and hygienic".

Danny, who followed the two behind, changed his face slightly. He thought of the bottle of Ganges water he drank and the experience of "squirting" for three consecutive days.

That was really a painful past!

As they walked forward, Rajkumar Hirani took Chen Fei to the filming location of this movie - the Dharavi slum.

Not long after entering, Chen Fei silently took out a mask from his pocket and covered himself tightly.

This smell... it's hard for ordinary people to stand it!

At the same time, Danny and his bodyguard team following them looked around vigilantly, ready to rush up to protect Chen Fei at any time.

This worry is not unreasonable, after all, the eyes of those around them looked at them with a weird "greed"!

Chen Fei also noticed that most of the Indian women passing by them wrapped themselves tightly, almost only showing a pair of eyes.

But even so, there will still be many people's eyes following their footsteps.

He even saw the kind of motorcycle gang riding broken motorcycles on the side of the road. A woman's handbag was directly robbed, and no one around came forward to help, just watching the other party steal.

The person who was robbed didn't even dare to call for help, but hurriedly hid in a small alley nearby!

"The security here is really bad!"

When returning, Chen Fei assigned Danny a new task, "You contact the local security company and tell them that we want to hire a group of security personnel to ensure that the filming of the movie can proceed smoothly."

"Okay."

Danny did not refuse.

He was very confident in the strength of his bodyguard team, but after all, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. If there is the protection of local natives, the filming will definitely be much smoother.

It is worth it for Chen Fei to pay some expenses that are completely insignificant to him in exchange for the smooth progress of the filming.

At night, in order to ensure safety and convenience, Rajkumar Hirani led Chen Fei to a five-star hotel close to the filming location.

"This is the Taj Mahal Hotel, the most famous five-star hotel in Mumbai, and also known as the safest five-star hotel."

Taj Mahal Hotel?

The safest?

Chen Fei expressed strong doubts about the comparison. If he remembered correctly, the security measures here seemed to be very ordinary.

However, the attack seemed to have happened in 2009, so it is relatively safe now.

Entering the hotel, the feeling of luxury immediately hits you!

Rajkumar Hirani said meaningfully, "This hotel has all the infrastructure you need. It can do anything you can think of."

Chen Fei was very curious. After checking in, he took him around the hotel.

It was just like Rajkumar Hirani said. There were many services here, especially massage services. The technicians here were the best and most professional in India, which gave Chen Fei a very good experience.

When he and Rajkumar Hirani came out of the massage room one after another, they had developed a very good friendship.

"There is a cinema over there. Do you want to try it?"

"Let's go and have a look. I haven't watched a movie in a cinema for a long time."

The two of them walked over.

Danny followed them closely. He knew very well that this hotel was not particularly safe.

Therefore, even though Chen Fei and Rajkumar Hirani were having massages inside, he still waited outside faithfully for more than two hours!

The three of them soon came to the indoor cinema in the hotel, and saw the poster of "Batman 2: The Dark Knight" pasted outside the cinema.

Chen Fei pointed his finger, "Let's watch it!"

"Okay." Rajkumar Hirani responded and was about to buy a ticket.

However, at this time, Chen Fei saw many locals queuing in front of the ticket office of a movie called "The Rebirth of the Gods", but few people came to the Batman side.

He immediately stopped the other party, "Let's change one, let's also watch this "The Rebirth of the Gods"."

The male lead of the movie is Shah Rukh Khan, a handsome Indian.

Chen Fei saw many people taking photos in front of the poster, but unfortunately, he liked another Aamir Khan more. "Dangal" and "3 Idiots" are all movies he has watched many times.

"This movie ticket is really cheap!"

Danny was holding a movie ticket in his hand and was amazed.

Chen Fei looked down at the price marked on the movie ticket, which was only equivalent to RMB 17!

"No wonder India is the region with the most moviegoers in the world. With this ticket price, it can't be much lower, right?"

The three of them walked into the theater and found their seats.

At this time, Rajkumar Hirani suddenly reminded: "You need to stand up and sing the national anthem before the movie starts."

"Ah?!"

Fade Chen was stunned and full of suspicion.

What is this operation?

However, before he could react, he saw many people around him standing up, and the sound of music was heard in the theater.

"It doesn't matter if you can't sing, just stand up." Rajkumar Hirani pulled Fade Chen and signaled Danny to stand up quickly.

Adhering to the idea of ​​​​adapting to local customs, Fade Chen did not resist this behavior.

But when the movie started, he was stunned!

"I seem to have seen this heroine in the set of Slumdog Millionaire today?"

Rakuma Hirani smiled and explained: "Yes, that's right, her name is Deepika Padukone, she is the latest rising young actress in India, her father is the first Indian badminton world champion, and her background is quite profound."

"Oh!"

Chen Fei suddenly realized that she was also a second-generation star.

India has a strict high-caste and low-caste system. Looking at the fair skin and beautiful appearance of this second-generation star, it is estimated that she should be a Brahmin or a Kshatriya...