Chapter 504 Booking the Annual Global Box Office Crown! Stay Away From LeTV, Stock Price Plummets! New Missions Are Here!

On the 20th, after more than half a month of release, the North American box office of "Avengers" officially crossed the US$500 million mark.

At the same time, the film's global box office has officially exceeded the US$1 billion mark!

This is an achievement achieved even though the movie has not been released in many countries!

Putting aside everything else, the Chinese film market alone can at least provide "Avengers" with a box office of at least US$100 million.

Unfortunately, the Lunar New Year period is too important for Chinese-language movies, and Hollywood blockbusters are not allowed to enter. This box office blessing will not be successfully obtained until at least February.

On the other hand, compared with several other movies released at the same time, it can be said that they are far behind "Avengers".

The North American box office of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" barely exceeded US$200 million in its first week. Daily new sales have dropped to the tens of millions of dollars, and the growth trend has shown a rapid decline.

The total global box office has now barely exceeded US$450 million, far away from the US$1 billion mark.

As for the subsequent release of "Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows", the box office on the first day was only US$14.6 million, and the three-day first weekend revenue was US$39.62 million. It is completely different from the first two!

This also reflects the fact that after leaving "Iron Man", Robert Downey Jr.'s ability to resist the box office seems to be declining rapidly.

As for "Rat 3", which was released on the 16th, it didn't make any splash at all despite being surrounded by many movies.

The first weekend grossed less than 30 million US dollars in three days, and the lMDb score was only 4. The overall review by movie fans was poor...

No matter how you look at it, the film doesn't fare much better.

Twentieth Century Fox has been pulling crotches for several years.

For a time, all eyes in Hollywood were focused on "Mission: Impossible 4".

If Tom Cruise's movie continues to pull the crotch, then this year's annual box office champion will basically be locked.

There are currently three movies with a global box office of over 1 billion US dollars, namely "Transformers 3", "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" and "The Avengers".

When it comes to box office potential, "Avengers" is definitely a winner!

On the day "Mission: Impossible 4" was officially released, Liu Yifei and Liu's mother happened to come to Los Angeles from China.

Adhering to the attitude of "learning" from the spirit of his predecessors, Chen Fei dragged Liu Yifei straight to the cinema and contributed two movie tickets to Tom Cruise.

"Is this...Burj Khalifa?"

Looking at the iconic tallest building in the world in the picture, Liu Yifei couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Yes." Chen Fei nodded slightly: "I heard from Tom Cruise that they used on-site shooting. Tom Cruise personally hung the steel wire and walked on the glass exterior wall of the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa, thus taking the photo. This picture.”

"Bravo!"

Liu Yifei's eyes widened, and she exclaimed again. Her mouth opened slightly, and her eyes seemed to reveal a hint of impatience.

Obviously, she still has a high interest in action scenes.

Fade Chen asked at the right time: "What? Do you want to try it too?"

"Can I?" Miss Liu blinked, looking forward to it.

"What's wrong with this?" Chen Fei suddenly thought of the new task issued to him by the system: "When the next opportunity comes, we can also shoot in various landmark building areas around the world. I will take you there then. try it."

"Okay! Okay!"

Liu Yifei nodded repeatedly, already looking forward to it.

In fact, starting from the 16th, "Mission: Impossible 4" has been released on a small scale in 425 theaters in North America, mainly IMAX shows. It made 13 million US dollars in three days over the weekend, ranking third in the North American box office list.

After its large-scale release on the 21st, it won the top spot in the North American box office list for the fourth week with a box office of US$4,955 in its first weekend.

This result obviously meets the requirements of Paramount and Tom Cruise, and the two parties have already opened the champagne at halftime.

However, if we look at the overall box office performance, "Avengers" will definitely win.

The annual box office championship will definitely be unwinnable!

…

After relaxing, Chen Fei's eyes moved to the mainland again.

He originally wanted to see which company could finally recruit Zhang Yimou, a powerful general.

But what he never expected was that Huayi would be stolen from his home by the Emperor!

Now the entertainment news section is full of news: "Yang Shoucheng spent huge sums of money to poach Ge You from Huayi and signed a five-year contract with him."

Chen Fei probably glanced at the media reports.

Emperor promised to produce three big-budget films for Ge You during the contract period, and guaranteed that the total investment would not be less than 500 million.

Under such favorable conditions, Uncle Ge very "wisely" turned around and threw himself into the arms of the Emperor.

"Huh? This is a big deal!"

Chen Fei suddenly thought of Feiyinghuang Brokerage Company, which he invested in.

China Film only serves as a cornerstone in this brokerage company. It is not responsible for managing the business and only distributes money.

Of course, if there is a suitable project, China Film will select people from within the agency as soon as possible.

The same is true for Chen Fei. As long as there is a suitable project, he will immediately think of the artists signed by the agency.

As for Emperor and Huo Wenxi, they are more responsible for business management and the acting agency work of Emperor's actors in the mainland.

Now that Uncle Ge has become an actor under the Emperor's banner, obviously his brokerage business in the mainland must also be affiliated with the Fei Ying Huang Agency.

And this seems to mean that Uncle Ge has become half an artist of Feiyinghuang Agency?

"What the hell? Don't you, the king, just blow up the pot?"

Chen Fei immediately started searching for news about Huayi.

As expected, according to media reports, because of Ge You's willingness to leave, the stock price of Huayi Company plummeted, and people inside were even more panicked!

In fact, it is normal for this situation to happen. Most of Huayi's profitable movies in recent years were produced by the collaboration between Feng Xiaogang and Ge You.

And now, even if Feng Xiaogang keeps shouting on Weibo that he will never leave, he can't cover up the fact that Huayi has lost a general!

Chen Fei even saw the statement announcement posted online by Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei.

"Please rest assured that all fans, fans, netizens, and shareholders, even if Ge You leaves, it will not have any impact on the company's future performance. Director Feng Xiaogang will stand unswervingly on Huayi's side..."

The bragging was shocking, but it could not save the investors' disappointment in Huayi.

The stock price is still falling and there is no sign of any rebound.

Chen Fei took a special look at his stock account and soon discovered that in just a few days, more than 10 million had evaporated.

"Both brothers are acting recklessly..."

He was confused, what on earth did these two people do for a living? They couldn't even take care of their own home, and instead had it stolen by the Emperor.

At this time, inside Huayi Company.

"The stock price is still falling?" Wang Zhongjun turned his attention to the assistant.

The assistant nodded very honestly and said, "Yes, Mr. Wang, it has reached the limit now."

"grass!"

Wang Zhongjun directly swore, and at the same time he became more determined that "de-simplification of movies" is a very correct path.

As a listed company in the film and television industry, if you rely too much on actors, stars, and directors, big problems will inevitably arise!

Just like now, as soon as Ge You left, the stock fell to the limit.

If Feng Xiaogang were to leave tomorrow, wouldn't the company have to delist directly?

Wang Zhonglei was anxious on the side: "Brother, what should we do now? The rumors outside are extremely unfavorable to us. If this continues, the company's stock will definitely continue to fall!"

At this moment, Wang Zhongjun suddenly remembered the time when Wang Jinghua left.

There is also panic within the company, and a lot of unfavorable news for Huayi has come out from the outside.

So how did Huayi survive the crisis at that time?

"The Wind" was a hit at the box office, Zhou Xun was awarded the Best Actress Award, and Deng Chao officially signed a contract with Huayi...

Thinking of this, Wang Zhongjun made a decisive decision and quickly ordered: "The rumor has spread to the outside world that "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is about to be completed. Zhang Yimou will leave New Picture and reach a strategic cooperation with Huayi. The top priority is to get rid of the whirlpool of public opinion from Huayi...

Zhong Lei, please contact a few more media, and then go to Zhang Yimou's studio for a visit. You must create the illusion that the two parties are about to reach a cooperation. "

As expected of an old man, in just a few minutes, Wang Zhongjun had already thought up a bunch of plans.

Ge You's departure and the stock price's decline have become established facts, which cannot be changed, but stabilizing the current situation is the top priority.

At the very least, the downward trend in stock prices must be stopped first!

…

When it comes to eating soft food, Boss Jia is considered an expert.

In addition to the fact that Huayi was stolen from the Emperor's house, Chen Fei also saw the news about LeTV's investment party on the Film and Television Information Network.

At the party that day, "Gan Wei", one of the four beauties in Beijing, appeared as the proprietress and investor of LeTV, which can be said to have earned enough limelight.

In the on-site photos taken by the media, many well-known directors, producers, actors, etc. in the industry frequently appeared and had friendly interactions with Mr. Jia and his wife, as if they were all "family members".

Chen Fei thought for a while and sent a very serious email to Su Guohai.

The content is very simple, only four words:

“Stay away from LeTV!”

Regarding Boss Jia, Chen Fei's idea is not to get close as long as possible. Everyone goes their own way, and it is best not to have any intersection.

He doesn't want to end up being despised by thousands of people in the future!

Or there is a lot of fun in the entertainment industry.

In addition to people like Boss Jia who started out as "eating soft food" and "bragging", there are even people who are clamoring to use "writing novels" as a springboard to officially enter the film industry as a director!

"I will spend one year adapting my self-published novel into a movie script, and learn directing skills from multiple aspects and dimensions, and strive to be able to form a team and start filming by this time next year..."

When he saw this Weibo posted by Guo Jingming, Chen Fei was slightly startled, and all kinds of bad incidents about this person unconsciously popped up in his mind.

However, under this Weibo, there are actually voices waving flags and shouting.

Fans seem to have a mindless tolerance for idols' various behaviors, which is extremely disgusting to watch.

You can often see female fans on the Internet giving various excuses to their idols, and even those who gather in crowds to attract fans actually have people behind them to support them!

Needless to say, these people’s pursuit of stars has destroyed their brains!

Unlike the fans' support, most people in the industry took a funny attitude when they saw Guo Jingming's Weibo.

"Plagiarism, hype, buying water army, haha, not very smart, but a lot of bad water."

"This kind of person is qualified to be a writer? Want to be a screenwriter? Make a movie? Damn, everyone wants to get involved in the industry."

"Maybe short people are born with a fighting spirit, like... not knowing the height of the sky and the depth of the earth?"

Support, quarrel, black fans all kinds of black, die-hard fans all kinds of whitewashing, among which there are also some who just want to watch the fun and don't mind the big things...

After eating "melon" for more than an hour, Chen Fei closed the film and television information website with satisfaction.

"Enough! Enough!"

He was just about to confirm whether there were any omissions in the sudden drawing of the storyboard of "Interstellar", and the mobile phone on the table suddenly rang.

The name "Han Sanping" was marked on the caller ID.

After answering the phone, Chen Fei asked casually: "Mr. Han? What's up?"

"I'm calling to inform you that the domestic release date of "Avengers" has been confirmed. It will be officially released in mainland theaters in February. Remember to prepare."

February?

Chen Fei was slightly startled: "After the Spring Festival?"

"Yes!"

Recalling the news about the "bilateral agreement" he saw on the Internet in the past few days, Chen Fei suddenly had some thoughts.

He asked tentatively: "I heard that the six major film production companies in Hollywood have united to sue the Film Bureau? They said that our film policy is too exclusive and requires an increase in the number of imported films and the proportion of revenue sharing. Is this true?"

Han Sanping was silent for a moment, but did not hide it and said bluntly: "It's true."

In recent years, the country has been deliberately squeezing out imported films to protect domestic films.

Especially in the past few years when Han Sanping was in office, under his operation, imported films are usually released in several months, fighting each other!

For example, in the upcoming January, many Hollywood blockbusters such as "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2", "Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows", and "Mission: Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol" will be put into this month for competition.

In comparison, "The Avengers" is relatively lucky. Because of Chen Fei, it has a one-month window of screening.

And there are no imported blockbusters in the three time nodes such as the summer vacation, National Day, and New Year's Day.

Because of this, these three periods are also called "domestic film protection months".

However, this protection did not make domestic films have the idea of ​​"being prepared for danger in times of peace". Instead, they were all rotten, which directly led to the frequent production of bad films!

"I can't tell you more about the extra words. The results should be seen before the Spring Festival."

When she was about to hang up the phone, Han Sanping said in a complicated tone: "Chen Fei, the difficult years of domestic films may be coming. Feiyue Film and Television must withstand it!"

"Haha, don't worry."

Chen Fei chuckled and glanced at the new tasks released by the system.

[Challenge mission: (Go to the Mariana Trench, dive as deep as possible without wearing any oxygen equipment, and successfully swim from the Eurasian Plate to the Pacific Plate), difficulty coefficient 9 stars, complete the mission to get SS-level reward blind box. ]

The new mission has been issued by the system, which means that at least 5 scripts can be harvested next!

Under the premise of continuously producing high-quality movie scripts, how can Feiyue Film and Television fail to withstand the impact of Hollywood movies?

After ending the call with Han Sanping, Chen Fei immediately contacted Flory and informed him of his latest challenge project.

"Without the help of any oxygen equipment, swim across the Mariana Trench?"

After hearing Chen Fei's words, even Red Bull agent Flory, who has seen many extreme challenge sports, was completely confused.

He has seen many ways to commit suicide, but this kind of behavior of seeking death is still very rare!

Although he wanted to say something, when he thought of Chen Fei's character of saying what he means, he chose to nod silently.

"Fei, I will definitely prepare all the equipment for you except the oxygen equipment, and try to ensure that you can return safely!"

"Okay, don't worry, take your time, and when I decide to start the challenge, I will contact you in advance."

"Ok!"

After a brief conversation, Chen Fei hung up the phone.

He didn't make any special arrangements. With the tacit understanding between the two, Flory would help him with everything.

Not to mention Red Bull, they will definitely cooperate 100%!

What is the purpose of paying hundreds of millions of dollars in endorsement fees every year?

Isn't it just to show the attribute of Red Bull's "challenging the limit"?

...

Huayi acted quickly, and reversed the current deadlock in a few days, showing the ability of the "leader".

For a while, all kinds of news appeared on the Internet!

"According to reliable sources, Zhang Yimou has confirmed that he will end his cooperation with New Picture and will switch to Huayi, and has already prepared a new script."

"Feng Xiaogang said in an exclusive interview with a reporter that "1942" is expected to be completed in mid-January, and the new script has been confirmed to be a comedy, which tells a story about fulfilling a client's dream, and the target box office is 700 million!"

"Following New Pictures and Feiyue Film and Television, Huayi has also embarked on a journey of betting with theaters. The new movie "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" directed by Zhou Xingchi will enter into a box office sharing ratio betting agreement with theaters. The specific content has not yet been disclose……"

Among all the various news, Chen Fei also saw a piece of news about "The Legend of Hongmen Banquet".

It has been in theaters for 25 days, with a box office revenue of 150 million. The daily new box office has dropped by 1 million, and it may be withdrawn by theaters at any time.

In the eyes of many production companies, this large-scale historical film, with an investment of up to 200 million, is a complete loss to grandma's family!

This also confirms a truth from the side.

Director Xiangjiang is really not good at making historical films!

"Warring States", "Guan Yunchang", "The Legend of Hongmen Banquet"...

Just like Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine", these directors in Xiangjiang have also verified time and time again that they are not equated with historical films at all!

At the same time, as "The Thirteen Girls" was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the film was also screened on a small scale in Los Angeles.

Chen Fei called Wen Ziren, Catherine, Spielberg, Woody Allen and others to watch the movie together.

I have to say that although this is Lao Mouzi's first time making a war film, the plot is not empty, but rather thick, and it doesn't look like he is involved in war for the first time at all.

It's just that the investment of more than 600 million is too exaggerated!

After watching the movie carefully, Chen Fei couldn't figure out where the 600 million investment was spent.

Is it true, as netizens said, that just customizing a piece of glass costs more than 10 million?

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