Chapter 511 Who Else Should I Mess with if Not You? What's the Point of Being Good at Kung Fu? What? Don't You Know About the Four Great Inventions?
May, June, July, August...
Four movies in a row, spanning the May Day and the entire summer vacation!
When the news of Feiyue Film and Television's official blog was spread by the media, all the production companies in the circle were completely blown up!
"Fuck? Can you still do this? Can't you leave us a way out?"
"This is too much, right? Protest! Strong protest!"
"Fuck, Jiubadao, right? Why did you mess with him? You have a youth art film, and it's about to be taken off the screen, what's the point of tossing a fence?"
"It's over, it's completely over, how can I fight this?"
"August! I choose August 1st! I can barely make a fortune in this time period..."
At this moment, many producers have set their sights on August.
The screening period of "Ip Man 3" will definitely not continue to August, and "Your Name" will be on August 23, so the time node from August 1st to 22nd is just vacant.
However, the next morning, the smiles on most of the producers' faces and the little relief in their hearts suddenly disappeared! Media Asia and Feiyue Films announced: "The post-production of "Anti-Corruption Storm 2" has officially ended and will be scheduled on August 1st." As soon as the news came out, there was a cry of grief in the circle! So far, if you don't want to compete with the movies produced by Feiyue Films, then the schedules left for other production companies are only five time nodes: March, April, October, November, and December. However, October is known as the National Day schedule second only to the Lunar New Year schedule, and the following November and December are the must-fight places for many blockbusters! So, what else is left for them? March? April? Who the hell wants to go to such an unpopular schedule? For a time, Jiubadao, which was still promoting in the mainland, was called by everyone! If you can't bully the hard ones, can't you, a soft persimmon, be pinched? You big idiot, why don't you provoke anyone else, why do you go and provoke Chen Fei?
Now you get beaten up, and you have to drag us down with you!
Who else should I do if not you? ? ?
After a day, Jiubadao ran back to Taiwan Province in disgrace, and didn't dare to stay in the mainland for too long.
There was no way, at the promotional event that morning, someone in the audience even threw rotten eggs at him!
If he hadn't run fast, I'm afraid he would have been put in a sack and beaten up in the evening.
This is not a joke, who among those producers is clean? As long as he doesn't do it too much or too out of line, this beating will definitely be in vain!
"Mr. Chen's method is brilliant. Not only did he smoothly arrange the scheduling and schedule of his films, but he also successfully transferred the contradictions to others, and finally showed a wave of iron-blooded hands. It can be said that he achieved three goals in one fell swoop!"
When Ren Zhonglun came to visit the crew, he was full of emotion.
Chen Fei's operation can even be recorded as a classic case of business war in the film industry, and its classic degree is no less than the battle between Lei Jun and Zhou Hongwei in Chaoyang Park last year!
At that time, Juner directly pulled all the founders of his eight companies over.
Today, Chen Fei pulled out five movies, and the nine-bar knife was crying and complaining!
"Mr. Ren is joking. I just asked the company to inform the public about the film release date. It's not as exaggerated as you said."
Chen Fei smiled modestly and didn't respond to his words at all.
Where did he bully people?
Some people with bad intentions were "scratched" by his moves. That was their own bad luck. What does it have to do with him, Chen Fei?
"Hahaha."
Ren Zhonglun laughed again, but he was secretly glad in his heart.
Fortunately, there was no old fool in Shanghai Film Company. If he chose to stand on the opposite side of Chen Fei, he couldn't imagine how he would be bullied!
"By the way, why did Mr. Ren suddenly come here?"
Chen Fei changed the topic at the right time and stopped communicating with him about the movie schedule and the follow-up of Jiubadao.
"Oh, I just stopped by to take a look." After Ren Zhonglun finished speaking, he specially explained: "The kung fu blockbuster "Special Identity", which is wholly produced by Starlight Brilliant and joined by two Chinese action superstars, will hold a launch conference in the capital in three days. I am one of the invited guests."
"Oh, so..."
Chen Fei responded casually, and the names of Zhen Zixuan and Zhao Wenzhuo suddenly appeared in his mind.
In the current Chinese kung fu film market, as Chen Long and Li Lianjie gradually retreated behind the scenes, only these two people can barely bear the title of kung fu superstars.
And this "Special Identity" brings together the two at the same time, which may have some highlights.
Ren Zhonglun asked again: "Aren't you going?"
"Let's talk about it when the time comes."
Chen Fei did not rush to reply to him. The filming of "Interstellar" in China will end tomorrow, and he doesn't know if he can catch up.
The studio in Los Angeles has been built, and now they are waiting for the crew members to arrive and start filming. Time is very tight, and he, as a director, is embarrassed to be lazy.
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As Jiubadao left the mainland, the controversy on the Internet quickly subsided, and the public's attention was once again on Zhang Yimou's scandal.
The popularity of "Avengers" continues to rise!
Without any competitors, after breaking 300 million in 3 days, it created a terrifying record of breaking 500 million in 5 days!
The cinema chain was so happy that Huo Qigang called several times to say that if such a blockbuster could be shown every day, he was sure that within five years, Pan Asia Cinema Chain would become the world's No. 1 in market share!
After all, no cinema chain is as crazy as Pan Asia. All the profits are used for expansion. Who wouldn't be confused after seeing this?
"Wait, maybe there will be such a day in the future." Chen Fei replied meaningfully.
He had heard some rumors from Han Sanping, and the day of "complete release" was coming soon!
On the afternoon of the 6th, all the crew members of "Interstellar" rushed to the airport and headed straight to Los Angeles.
Chen Fei did not leave with the main group, he gave himself three days off.
The reason was simple, because the post-production of "Journey to the West: Hero is Back" and "Blade of the Assassin 2" had all been completed, and he had to pull the finished film to make sure there were no problems.
By the way... I will go to the launch conference of "Special Identity" with Liu Yifei.
Beijing Film Academy will also join in the fun.
That night, the official blog of Beijing Film Academy suddenly issued a notice, saying that it would invite all the students of the Class of 1978, who had graduated 30 years ago, to return to campus to attend the 30th anniversary celebration of graduation...
The time of the celebration was very clever, just in the first few days of school.
For a time, many people in the circle were attracted to it.
Class of 1978...
This class is not simple!
Chen Fei recalled a little, and a bunch of big names immediately jumped out of his mind!
Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Gu Changwei, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Li Shaohong, Wu Ziniu, Hu Jiu...
This is just the directing department. If you pull out the people from the acting class, photography class, and screenwriting class, this is a gathering of a group of big guys!
Well, if the big guys are all there, how can the younger generation be left behind?
Less than an hour after the notice was sent out, Chen Fei found an invitation letter in his mailbox, followed by a call from the college.
Zhao Zhenyang was very direct. He started by saying, "The school has noticed that many outstanding graduates of Beijing Film Academy do not have particularly good resources after graduation, so we are going to set up a platform for actors and directors to get in touch with each other, communicate more, and strive to reach cooperation..."
Old Zhao said this beautifully, but Chen Fei heard some other meanings from his slightly disdainful tone.
Clan formation, interest exchange, building barriers in the Beijing Film Academy circle...
Chen Fei refused without hesitation: "Forget it, I won't go. Time is tight. I have to fly to Los Angeles the day after tomorrow. Let's talk about it next time."
"Okay, come to my house when you have time..."
Zhao Zhenyang hung up the phone happily.
He had already done the task assigned by the school, and as for whether he could succeed or not, it was not up to him.
Chen Fei had something to do and didn't have time, so he couldn't do anything. It's impossible for him to tie him up with a rope, right?
The next morning, as expected, media reports were directly spread all over the Internet.
Film and media schools, led by the Central Academy of Drama and Shanghai Theatre Academy, all spoke out online to condemn this shameful "monopoly" behavior!
When it comes to well-known directors and producers in the industry, Beijing Film Academy accounts for at least 2/3.
Now that the "30th Anniversary Celebration" event is underway, some resources that should have been made public will definitely be recycled, which is definitely unfair to other schools.
In fact, this can be seen from the number of art students applying for Beijing Film Academy this year.
The number of applicants for Beijing Film Academy directly exceeded more than twice that of the Central Academy of Drama + Shanghai Theatre Academy. Good seedlings were snatched away from a distance, and it is no wonder that other schools protested.
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As the name suggests.
In the eyes of many people, the launch conference of "Special Identity" is indeed special enough!
The combination of Zhen Zixuan + Zhao Wenzhuo is simply amazing.
The two kung fu superstars appeared together, and the topic was instantly full, and even the heroine Jing Tian's limelight was suppressed a lot.
Which of these two martial arts superstars is stronger has directly become a topic of discussion among many people at the scene.
In the car, Liu Yifei was also discussing this topic with Chen Fei.
"If it's a real fight, I think Zhao Wenzhuo is better, after all, he is a real Wuying-level athlete, and Zhen Zixuan should focus more on performance art."
"But Zhen Zixuan also performed very well in the Ip Man series?"
"That's a movie after all, the actors' movements are designed in advance, he is just a flower stand, and the gap is quite large compared to the actual fight."
"Oh! So that's it!"
Liu Yifei also learned martial arts. Thanks to her excellent dancing talent, her martial arts movements in the movie are also very neat.
The "Dama Dan" certified by CCTV is not a false name.
However, in actual combat, Chen Fei can easily beat ten of her alone.
The gap between the designed action performance routines and the real life-and-death duel is quite large.
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If the combination of Zhen Zixuan + Zhao Wenzhuo caused a lot of heat at the scene, then when Chen Fei and Liu Yifei both appeared at the launch conference of "Special Identity", they immediately attracted the attention of dozens of media and guests.
The best fighter in the circle is here!
Soon, the topic of discussion became whether Zhen Zixuan + Zhao Wenzhuo could beat Chen Fei?
"Tiantian, I'm hungry, is there anything delicious?"
As soon as Liu Yifei entered the scene, she walked away arm in arm with Jing Tian, leaving Chen Fei on the spot.
"Mr. Chen, you are here to bring glory to the people. Let the plants shine!"
Lu Zheng was quite excited. With Chen Fei's participation, the popularity of today's launch conference will definitely skyrocket.
He seemed to have seen the movie title "Special Identity" appear on the Weibo hot search.
"Haha, Mr. Lu is serious."
Chen Fei chatted with him casually, and Wang Changtian suddenly appeared in his sight.
"Mr. Lu is busy first. Can I have a chat with Mr. Wang?"
"Okay, okay..."
Lu Zheng nodded repeatedly and hurriedly ran to greet other distinguished guests.
"Mr. Wang, long time no see."
Chen Fei approached Wang Changtian, said hello, and went with him to a corner where there were fewer people.
"Mr. Chen...what's the matter?" Wang Changtian looked confused. He could tell that Chen Fei seemed to have something to talk to him about?
Chen Fei didn't mince words with him, and went straight to the point: "I need help from Lighting regarding the release of several movies produced by Feiyue Film and Television..."
This year Feiyue Film and Television will release several movies in a row. The workload on the promotion side is too heavy and it is already a bit overwhelmed.
Therefore, Chen Fei decided to outsource the promotion and distribution of several films with relatively low investment costs to spread the pressure.
And light is undoubtedly the best choice.
Lao Wang is a pretty good person. If you make more friends with him, you might be able to find some useful places in the future.
Wang Changtian patted his chest and reassured: "Haha, no problem. Xuanfa is the most professional in the field of lighting. You have found the right person in me."
After the verbal agreement was reached, the two separated, and the subsequent matters would naturally be handled by their subordinates.
Chen Fei looked around the scene and saw Donnie Yen, who was surrounded by many people, and Zhao Wenzhuo, who was standing alone.
Compared to the latter, the former's fame and popularity are naturally much higher.
The "Ip Man" series gave Donnie Yen a lot of blood. Even though he made several movies in succession, he still did not fall.
Recently, "Ip Man 3" has been scheduled again, which directly gave Donnie Yen great confidence!
He felt that his glorious moment was coming again!
Holding back a glance at Zhao Wenzhuo, who was standing alone at the scene, Zhen Zizhen curled his lips imperceptibly, with a trace of mockery flashing in his eyes:
"A duel between two masters? Haha, I'm a martial arts instructor. There will only be one winner in this movie, and that's me!
What's the use of having high martial arts skills? Going out to hang out is all about connections and fame! "
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After attending the launch conference of "Special Identity", Chen Fei and Liu Yifei rushed to Los Angeles to prepare for filming the remaining scenes of "Interstellar".
At the same time, the weekly box office record of "Avengers" was newly released.
Although it did not break 700 million yuan, it was fixed at 650 million yuan.
There are still 23 days of screening period ahead. Even if the daily new box office has fallen below 50 million, it is still easy to break through 1 billion box office.
Comprehensive calculations show that after "Inception", Chen Fei will produce another top commercial blockbuster with a global box office of over 1.8 billion US dollars!
Landing in North America, good news followed.
The filming of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" directed by James Wan and "Now You See Me" directed by Catherine are all finished. The next step is to choose a suitable release date.
This part of the work has been taken over by Natasha. She will discuss with the theaters to arrange a suitable release time.
As for Chen Fei, he only needs to attend the premiere event on time before the movie is released.
The most important task at the moment is naturally the filming of "Interstellar".
After the smooth transfer to the studio, the shooting was on the fast track again.
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Nortel was quite critical of Chen Fei's refusal to participate in the 30th anniversary celebration. After all, for many leaders, this event was an excellent opportunity to brush up their seniority!
The more people come, the greater the reputation, and the more blessings given to them.
Therefore, after Zhao Zhenyang, several school leaders called Chen Fei, hoping that he could spare time to attend this celebration.
But without exception, they were all rejected by him.
"I'm really sorry, the filming of "Interstellar" has entered the most important stage, and I can't leave..."
This reason is impeccable.
However, when a certain leader found that he could not be invited to participate in the celebration, he turned to the next best thing and wanted him to join this year's freshman art exam and be an examiner in the final exam.
However, this invitation was still rejected by Chen Fei.
He has no interest in helping those second-generation stars and related households carry their sedan chairs.
Last year, there was a lot of ridicule in the circle because of the ridiculous operation of lowering the admission score. I don’t know what kind of trouble this year will be.
Of course, even though he didn't go, the event still had to be held, and it had to be held lively!
After all, the leaders all want to gain some career experience at this 30th anniversary celebration to lay the foundation for future job promotions.
After the event, Chen Fei saw news about the celebration on the Internet.
All members of Level 78 were present, as well as first- and second-tier stars and artists who had left Nortel. The scene was even grander than last year's Huabiao Award Ceremony!
However, there are a lot of things that people complain about.
The most noteworthy point is that graduates below the second tier in the circle did not receive invitations!
Some people, although not well-known, received invitations because of connections.
This is really a rip-off!
The school has actually started to play the "disdain the poor and love the rich" trick!
Chen Fei secretly thanked himself for not getting carried away and agreed to participate in the event.
This year's school leadership team is really bad.
There is no doubt that this will definitely be used by the Central Academy of Drama and the Shanghai Theatre Academy to launch a new wave of ridicule.
Chen Fei really can't figure it out. If you want to do it, then do it well. Otherwise, don't bother with these messy operations.
Now it's good, a celebration event that is neither good nor bad, and the circle is full of complaints...
I don't know what these leaders are thinking?
Is there a tumor in their brains?
And in the subsequent art examination session, there are even more jokes!
Chen Fei even saw a news report about a certain art student who couldn't even name all the four great inventions.
Such a person actually passed the exam!
It's really speechless!
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