Chapter 331 Clean and Hygienic! Blasting Everywhere? Dog Headline Party! ‘Whale Swallowing’ Moment!

"Are all your Indian movies like this? Half an hour of singing and dancing? Don't you feel tired?"

In a 162-minute movie, Chen Fei actually saw a 30-minute singing and dancing session. Fortunately, there was no rap, otherwise he would have gone crazy!

When he first watched "Three Idiots in Bollywood", he mostly just pulled up the progress bar when encountering such singing and dancing scenes. This was the first time he went to the cinema to watch an Indian movie.

However, just such an experience made him feel inexplicably refreshed!

There are a bunch of people singing and dancing around. Don’t they feel tired?

Rajkumar Hirani explained from the side: "This is also a strategy to increase the number of moviegoers. As long as you spend a small amount of money, you can watch a very long film. Isn't this a gain? "

Chen Fei: So is this why you extended the duration of "Three Idiots in Bollywood" to three hours?

Danny had already begun to take a nap. He didn't like this kind of movie. In comparison, he preferred movies with cool special effects or action movies.

…

The next day, Chen Fei and Rajkumar Hirani came to the set again.

The scene has been almost set up, and now you can try to take some pictures. This is also for the convenience of future publicity.

While the crew's camera, props and other staff were preparing, Chen Fei saw many extras running to the roadside food stalls.

He suddenly felt moved.

"Danny? Do you want one to try?"

"No! No! No!"

Danny waved his hands repeatedly, his expression extremely ugly.

He didn't want to be Splatoon anymore. Thinking about that scene, it was a disaster!

"Fei, can your stomach handle it? The food stalls here are not as clean as your Chinese delicacies."

"It's okay, I'll just buy some less to try."

With that said, Chen Fei walked to a stall selling "Indian flying pancakes" outside the set, and also bought a glass of aloe vera juice with ice.

Seeing this scene, Danny's eyes were extremely complicated, and he was already ready to call an ambulance for Chen Fei.

However, several young actors in the crew who played the male lead, second lead actor and female lead in childhood ran over and looked at Fade longingly... To be more precise, they should be looking at the food in his hands!

"Do you want to eat?"

"think."

Several children have no idea what "clean and hygienic" means. Most of them grew up in slums and are no strangers to these things.

Chen Fei thought for a while and simply looked at the rest of the crew, "Who else hasn't had breakfast? I'm treating you. You can order whatever you want."

"Yohoo!"

For a moment, bursts of cheers erupted from the group.

Rajkumar Hirani and several leading actors also came over and looked at Chen Fei in surprise. It was obvious that they did not have such a generous director in India.

"Fei, thank you. It's a waste of money."

Rajkumar Hirani obviously had a good stomach, so he ordered a portion of something that looked like miso, wrapped it on rice, and ate it with his hands.

Several other people chose their favorite foods.

Chen Fei looked at Deepika Padukone who was indifferent in the crowd, "What about you? Do you want something to eat?"

"I want that too..."

Deepika Padukone pointed at the doenjang-like thing and noticed that many people chose the "disgusting" looking food.

Because of her family background, she rarely comes to places like slums, so everything here feels very novel.

"Try it?" Chen Fei handed her a portion of "Doenjang".

The upper castes are indeed different. This girl actually carried the tableware with her and did not directly reach out to grab it like others.

After scooping a spoonful and putting it into his mouth, Deepika Padukone's eyes suddenly lit up, "This tastes quite good, doesn't it?"

Chen Fei smiled, his nose twitched slightly, and he smelled various mixed spices.

Danny was nibbling bread on the side, looking at a group of people squatting there to scoop up "bean paste" to eat, and began to make crazy calculations in his mind.

If you want to bring so many people to the hospital, how many ambulances do you need to call?

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The test shooting officially started. To Danny's surprise, no one on the scene became a "Splatoon". Everyone acted very calmly after eating a clean and delicious breakfast on the roadside.

"Oh? Why?"

His face was full of doubts. Could it be that the bottle of water he drank before was expired? Nothing wrong with the food here?

The more he thought about it, the more puzzled he became. Finally, he gritted his teeth and bought a portion of "doenjang"!

So Splatoon appears again!

And when Chen Fei saw Danny again after finishing the trial shooting process, he saw that he was curled up on the bed with a height of 1.9 meters, with a sling bottle hanging on his arm, and his face was pale.

"Fei, I was defeated again."

His face was full of reluctance, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Thinking about the raw food he had eaten while serving in the Marine Corps, he felt inexplicably nostalgic. Obviously snake gallbladder and tree worms would not turn him into a Splatoon, but a serving of Indian "bean paste" completely failed him!

"You have a good rest and try not to eat those foods in the future." As he said this, Chen Fei took a sip of the "Evian" brand mineral water he got from the hotel.

There is a hint of sweetness in the water.

Clean and hygienic!

Looking at this scene, Danny almost burst into tears...

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On the day of launch, many media from India came to the scene.

After all, Chen Fei is also one of the well-known commercial film directors in Hollywood. He has personally directed several excellent A-class productions. He is also the "double winner" of the Golden Bear and the Palme d'Or.

It is no small matter that such a great international director who wants achievements and awards has come to India!

For a time, the media surrounded the crew, and Chen Fei could only accept their interview.

What made him a little depressed was that once the people here spoke faster, they would have a strong accent, which was really difficult for him to understand...

At this time, Rajkumar Hirani will appear as his translator.

After the opening ceremony of "Slumdog Millionaire", the film officially entered the filming period, and the time officially came to late July.

In China, many film and television production companies and first- and second-tier actors are still immersed in the casting process for "The Founding of the People's Republic of China."

When the news that Chen Fei was filming a movie in India was exposed, everyone in the industry who paid attention to the matter was stunned.

On Sina.com, a bolded and blackened headline is extremely eye-catching!

[Famous director Chen Fei recently directed and wrote a new film in India: "Slumdog Millionaire", aiming to win the Oscar! 】

On the day the news was exposed, a steady stream of calls came directly from China, all wanting to know the inside story.

Several media outlets even sent reporters to India overnight to find out the inside story.

When she received a personal call from Han Sanping, Chen Fei was instructing Deepika Padukone on how to play a "poor". This was a role she had never played before. Even though she had been living in a slum recently, she wanted to It’s still hard to understand.

"Director Han, just arrange the film "The Founding of the People's Republic of China". This film of mine is just a small-budget art film. At most, it is just my attempt."

Han Sanping, "Trying to win an Oscar?"

"You can understand it this way, but I really don't have much confidence. I just accidentally saw a story and wanted to film it, that's all."

On the other end of the phone, Han Sanping curled her lips, not believing what Chen Fei said at all.

This guy said this before when he was filming "No Man's Land" and "Shoplifters", but in the end he took home a Golden Bear and a Golden Palm.

And in this movie, he started to speak modestly again. It's obvious that this kid is very confident!

But, Oscar is not just something that can be obtained with confidence, it involves a lot of inside information, which cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

"Okay, now that the filming has started, China Film will not get involved, but what is the situation of "Inception"? When are you going to start filming? It's almost August!"

Chen Fei previously promised him that the filming would be completed in the second half of the year, but there are only 5 months left before the end of the year. Can the filming still be completed?

"I also want to start filming right away, but Leonardo, Anne Hathaway, and Tom Hardy all have their own work, and it would probably be September before we could all get together, so I just took the time. I’m going to make a literary film for fun.”

"..."

After a moment of silence, Han Sanping said helplessly: "Okay, you are the director and you have the final say. You can make arrangements yourself. Anyway, remember, I have left an important role for you in "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", so be sure to come back!" "

"no problem."

Chen Fei agreed very happily.

~

The response speed of the domestic media was so fast. The day after the news was exposed, they had already flown to India!

In order not to be annoyed by the paparazzi and reporters who came one after another, Chen Fei simply held an impromptu press conference.

He first talked about some aspects of the movie, and then went directly to the reporter's question session, striving for "Quick! Accurate! Cruel!"

As expected, these guys are becoming more and more rascals!

Princess Six: "Director Chen, are you preparing to compete for Oscars with this movie? Or will you continue to compete for the top three movies in Europe?"

Chen Fei: "The main thing is to compete for the Oscars. This movie is not suitable for the style of the three major European films, and the judges there may not like it."

The pen tip moved, and a line of headlines appeared on the notebooks of various reporters at the scene.

[Director Chen’s new film is aiming for an Oscar! Go beyond Hollywood! Win glory for the country! 】

NetEase: "Director Chen, first of all, I would like to congratulate "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" for its global box office exceeding US$650 million. Director Wu Yu said some time ago that your movie is about romance and has no connotation. How do you respond? ?”

Huh? Is the question so acute?

Chen Fei thought for a while and replied directly: "I generally don't care what people with lower global box office than me say, but since you asked, I will simply reply. If he can do it, then let him do it. ”

Swish, swish, swish!

The pen tip moves again…

[Chen Fei bombards Wu Yu, you are awesome, come on! 】

Sohu: "Director Chen, I noticed that the screenwriter of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" is you yourself. Many people in the literary and art circles are currently questioning whether you can write about the cruelty and hardships of that era at such a young age? Is it possible to use an all-star cast? To cause a stir?"

Chen Fei did not remember to answer this question, but looked curiously at the Sohu reporter in front of him.

"Have we met somewhere? Why do you look familiar to me?"

"Hello, Director Chen. It's been a long time since we last met. I'm Dong Chengpeng, the host of Sohu Video's celebrity interview program "Celebrity Online". You were on my show when you were promoting "Crazy Racing". "

"Oh! It's you!"

Chen Fei quickly remembered it. After carefully calculating the time, it seemed that it was not far from the broadcast time of "Diaosi Men".

This web drama also didn't catch up with the good times. If it was put on the self-media platform in 2023, it would probably be a big hit!

Back to the point, facing the doubts raised by Dong Chengpeng, Chen Fei was very calm.

"Again, since someone has expressed doubts, let them try it too. I welcome anyone to come and challenge me.

If you write a script but there is no investor, you can also come to me with the script, and I will arrange the shooting for you throughout the process!"

"Shua shua shua!"

The moment of recording is here again.

[Chen Fei bombarded all the doubters in the literary and art circle. Do you have the ability? Come on! 】

The reporter from Sina was the last one in line, and the questions were no worse than those from the previous ones. "Director Chen, what do you think of the recent online publicity and strategies of the movie "Perfect Nine" and its director Wang Yuelun?"

Hearing this, Chen Fei raised his eyebrows slightly, and a little curiosity appeared in his eyes.

"Perfect Nine? Director Wang Yuelun? I haven't heard of it? Is this also a mainland movie? Is it a member of the club of commercial films with hundreds of millions of box office?"

The subsequent answers were no longer important. The reporters were so excited that they never stopped writing!

[Chen Fei made it clear that he didn't know Wang Yuelun at all, nor had he heard of "Perfect Nine". He was not familiar with any director with a box office of less than 100 million yuan. 】

The news quickly spread back to the mainland, causing countless people to be shocked!

Ning Hao called immediately, "Fuck? Is this really your answer? Are you going to confront them? This is too awesome, right?"

Chen Fei's eyes were complicated...

This group of dog title parties simply changed his answer to a mess!

Although the general meaning is the same, the gunpowder smell is too strong. Those old men in the literary and art circles may be angry and take emergency heart-saving pills again.

"There are many voices criticizing you in the mainland now. Brother Chen Kai has made it clear that young people should not be too angry, otherwise they will be boasted sooner or later."

"Huh?" Chen Fei was immediately happy, "Can you still be called a young person if you are not angry? Who is he? Is he qualified to preach to me?"

At this time, Chen Fei has already been qualified to be awesome, so he is not afraid of those hypocritical guys at all.

The only member of the 600 million box office commercial film club in the mainland film and television circle, the first person in the total box office of the domestic film market, the winner of the Golden Bear and the Golden Palm, the winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the Grand Slam of the Annie Award and the Saturn Award, the Chief Content Officer of Walt Disney Studios and Marvel Studios, the first person in the global foreign language film box office...

He has created too many achievements. Any one of them is a goal that many people can't reach, not to mention that so many achievements are gathered together!

Brother Chen Kai?

What is he?

Despite the constant noise in the mainland, Chen Fei did not pay any attention or respond at all.

Not happy?

Then come and try it!

…

The train is an important part of the filming of "Slumdog Millionaire".

During the filming interval, Chen Fei often made an appointment with Rajkumar Hirani to go to the nearby train station to check out the location and make subsequent filming plans.

To be honest, when Chen Fei saw the photos or videos of Indians climbing the top of the train before, he always thought that this was a kind of picture effect that was deliberately taken.

But after he observed it personally in the past two days, he found that this thing is not fiction at all, but real!

Seeing several people riding bicycles on the top of the train, he couldn't help but wonder, "Is this the picture that inspired the screenwriter of "Railway Guerrillas"? "

Fortunately, the trains here are not very fast, even much slower than the green trains, otherwise it won't take long for the population here to degenerate to an "endangered state".

…

A week passed in a flash. After assigning some subsequent filming work to Rajkumar Hirani, Chen Fei flew directly to Hollywood.

August was approaching, and Kung Fu Panda was about to be released. Natasha prepared a grand premiere for the animated film, and he, as a director, must be present.

However, Chen Fei did not fly to Los Angeles immediately, but went to New York first.

After landing at the airport, the first thing he did was to visit "Digital Domain" controlled by Longxiang Capital accompanied by Lyon.

The company is located in Manhattan, on the 19th floor of a century-old former main post office complex near Pennsylvania Station.

There are nearly 2,000 square meters of office space here, but there are only 57 employees. There are film and television props everywhere. When he first walked in, Chen Fei even felt as if he had walked into a bizarre fantasy world!

After a brief visit, he called everyone to the conference room, gave a short speech, and announced the appointment of Sandra Netebecker as CEO, who is fully responsible for the operation of "Digital Domain".

As for all employees' salaries and other benefits, they were all increased by 5%. This was the highest respect and recognition he could give to all technical personnel. How the company would operate in the future would depend on Sandra Netebecker's ability!

From a special effects engineer to the CEO of a special effects company, this change of identity is very challenging for Sandra.

But he is still young, he believes that he can definitely do this job!

"Come on!"

Before leaving, Chen Fei patted him on the shoulder to encourage him and told him a lot of things.

Among them was a plan to train new people...

Then, Chen Fei returned to the company with Leon and signed a series of contracts that could only be decided by him.

In the following time, the two took separate actions and deposited the remaining 45 billion US dollars into 25 banks, and opened a total of 35 accounts in more than a dozen brokerages such as Interactive Brokers, First Securities, Fidelity Investments, and Scottrade.

The economic crisis is about to break out. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are now in a precarious situation, and the three major US stock indexes, the Dow Jones Index, the S&P 500 Index, and the Nasdaq Index, have already shown signs of blood collapse.

The time for "whale swallowing" is coming, everything is ready, just waiting for that day to come!

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