Chapter 549: "NASA Moon Landing" Brand Manned Space Capsule, Set a Release Date? Riding on the Popularity? Yang Mi Is Going Crazy!

There is still half a month before the end of July. Chen Fei's plan is to finish the post-production of "Dallas Buyers Club" within this time period, and by the way, finish filming his guest role in "Fast 6".

He roughly calculated the time. If no special circumstances occurred in the middle, it should be no problem.

In terms of time management, he can be regarded as a "master" level figure.

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Due to the need to shoot scenes in various places, after filming the scenes in Los Angeles, he followed the crew to New York.

At the end of the new day's shooting, Chen Fei did not choose to go back to the hotel with Gadot to play a friendly match, but came to Flory's Red Bull Studio.

He has not forgotten the "space jump" challenge.

Although there are still several months until the official start of the challenge, various early preparations are already underway steadily.

When it comes to his own life, Chen Fei is very cautious.

So when he came to New York, as soon as he had free time, he hurried to Flory's side.

"This is a manned space capsule that we commissioned from NASA to customize. It is equipped with spacesuits, parachutes and other equipment. When the challenge begins, the manned capsule will be towed by a hot air balloon to an altitude of 10,000 meters, and you will be there when the challenge begins. Sit inside this manned cabin and complete the liftoff together..."

After welcoming Chen Fei into the door, Flory went straight to the point and began to tell him the results of the studio's preparations in the past few months.

After walking around in the warehouse, the two returned to the manned space capsule.

"The custom-made price of this manned space capsule is as high as millions of dollars. It is the same model as the Apollo 11 that Armstrong once rode on, and it is also a specially improved and updated model..."

Flory kept talking, but what he didn't notice was that Fade Chen's expression suddenly became much more solemn at this time.

"Have you checked it carefully after buying it?"

Flory's face was slightly startled, and he shook his head and said: "Not yet, and we don't understand the technology of the space manned capsule, but it is customized by NASA, so there should be no problem."

However, after hearing his words, Chen Fei not only did not relax, but became even more nervous.

He frowned and said in a deep voice: "Go hire a professional team outside, no matter how much it costs, and ask them to carefully inspect this manned space capsule for me from the inside out, from top to bottom. "

"Are you worried that there will be problems with it? This is NASA..."

Flory wanted to say something else, but Chen Fei interrupted: "NASA is a team composed of a group of people, they are not God, and they have no divine power.

This high-altitude skydiving challenge is very important, and I can't make any mistakes. I have to check it carefully before I can sit in with confidence. "

In fact, there was another sentence that he didn't say out loud, just to save Flory's face.

Armstrong and Apollo 11 did indeed exist, but whether the moon landing plan was successful...as time goes by, it seems to have become an unknown.

Chen Fei didn't want to risk his own life to verify the safety of this manned space capsule.

If conditions permit, he would even like to invite a professional team from China for testing.

Unfortunately, the arrogant, arrogant, and timid NASA obviously would not agree with his behavior, so he had to resort to the next best thing and find civil organizations in beautiful countries.

After being silent for a moment, Flory finally nodded: "Fei, thank you for reminding me. I wasn't serious enough. I will do this immediately."

"I just want to come back alive and drink whiskey with you, I don't want to die in space."

"Fei, with your abilities, you will definitely come back alive!"

The trace of dissatisfaction in Flory's heart disappeared without a trace at this moment.

Due to Chen Fei's repeated successful challenges, he subconsciously let down his vigilance and guard, so much so that he didn't even check whether the manned space capsule was intact this time.

This is absolutely a fatal mistake!

He trusts NASA too much!

If something goes wrong, not only will Chen Fei die thousands of meters high in the sky, but his future life will also be completely ruined!

As for NASA... they will never admit they made any mistakes.

Even if there is definite evidence, they still ignore it.

The proud NASA is always aloof! Never fail!

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On July 20, as the new day's movie box office data was released, mainland netizens suddenly discovered that the daily new box office of "Wu-Tang" had dropped to 670,000.

After nearly half a month of release, the box office barely exceeded 40 million.

This shows how bad this movie is!

As the hero and heroine of the movie, Zhao Wenzhuo and Yang Mi were inevitably affected.

The former no longer participates in any promotional activities, but is focusing on following Lu Yang in the later stages of "One Man's Martial Arts".

In comparison, Yang Mi was much miserable.

There are only so many resources in the industry. If a first-line actress completely stretches her crotch, she will definitely bring a gluttonous feast to other "little fish and shrimps".

Therefore, there is an endless stream of negative information about Yang Mi on the Internet these days.

The most important opponents are naturally the Tang people and Liu Shishi.

Cai Yinong did not hide it at all. The content of the press release distributed by the navy was all about praising "Sad Fairy Tale" and criticizing "Wu-Tang".

"It turns out that Yang Mi's acting skills are really impressive. I don't know how she obtained these resources. Among actresses at the same stage, I still have to look to Liu Shishi..."

This kind of blatant sarcasm and targeting was naturally responded to by Yang Mi and her fans:

"What does the success or failure of a movie mean? Why don't you mention "Famous Man"? That movie's box office has already exceeded 200 million."

"Haha, it's really ridiculous. That's not how you deal with porcelain, right? You guys can at least show some realism. What's there to show off for a 5 million-dollar literary film?"

"If you have the ability, you can go and make it. We also have "Famous 2" and "Love in Seattle". If you want to compete, then make a serious commercial blockbuster."

When it comes to resources and popularity, Liu Shishi is really not qualified to compete with Yang Mi now.

After just a few rounds, Tang Ren completely stopped moving.

However, Yang Mi did not succeed in winning. After all, the failure of a movie is definitely related to her as the heroine. This wave can be said to be a lose-lose situation.

"Mimi, the movie "HOLD Live in Love" starring you and Liu Kaiwei is scheduled to be released."

Yang Mi was slightly startled by what Zeng Jia suddenly said.

This movie is also the product of her crazy work last year. The distributor is still Wanda, and the investors are a cooperation between China Film and Orange Sky.

"When is it set? What did the film crew say? Are they going to start promoting it?"

"Yes, let's start promoting it."

Zeng Jia responded at first, but suddenly felt a little entangled because the scheduled time was so embarrassing!

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Yang Mi saw that her expression was a little abnormal.

"It's scheduled for August 23rd."

"What?!"

Yang Mi was still sitting on the sofa, but the next second she jumped up.

August 23!

This is the time when "Your Name" is released!

"The film crew has said that they want you and Liu Kaiwei to work together to stir up scandals, and then use the special day of Chinese Valentine's Day to attract a wave of box office."

After hearing these words, Yang Mi wanted to rush to Chengtian, then open Wukbo's head to see if it was shit or paste?

She doesn't object to spreading scandals because it is a normal practice in film promotion.

But to speculate on the scandal, it also depends on who the opponent is at the same time!

Can she and Liu Kaiwei combine to beat Chen Fei and Liu Yifei?

You don’t need to guess. It would be a hell if it succeeds!

“Didn’t Vukpo know that ‘Your Name’ would be released on the same day?”

"he knows."

"Then he still chooses this day?"

"He said we could bundle it with publicity and gain popularity. They would eat meat and we would drink soup."

"..."

Yang Mi was completely speechless. She seemed to have seen the scene where Liu Yifei's fans overwhelmed her Weibo.

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"Mr. Chen, don't mind if I take advantage of the popularity of your company's movies!"

When he received a call from Wang Changtian, Chen Fei didn't react for a while.

Taking advantage of the heat?

What kind of heat is this?

It wasn't until he logged into the film and television information network that he discovered that the total box office of "The Four Famous Catchers" had exceeded 250 million and was heading towards 300 million.

Most of the media reports reveal a feeling of "taking advantage of traffic and popularity".

"On the 21st day after its release, the box office of "The Four Famous Catchers" has surpassed "House of Flying Daggers" directed by Zhang Yimou, becoming a new benchmark among domestic martial arts movies."

"Many celebrities and martial arts movie enthusiasts said that the quality of the film "Four Famous Catchers" is not worse than that of "Xiu Chun Dao 2", but it lost to the scale of its promotion."

"On the day "Four Famous Catchers 2" is released, the box office rankings of domestic martial arts movies will officially change hands, and defeating "Xiu Chun Dao 2" will definitely become a fact..."

Oops! It turned out to be such a trick!

Chen Fei was quite dumbfounded.

This Wang Changtian is quite interesting. He deserves to be from a media background, and he is very good at various publicity tricks.

He didn't mind at all, he could just use it if he wanted to. After all, "Four Famous Catchers" had to be logged into Youku after it was released from theaters, so he couldn't bear the disadvantage this time.

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After a month of preparation, "Into the Dust" held a very low-key opening ceremony in a small village in the northwest.

Although Chen Fei was not present, Su Guohai arrived at the launch site on behalf of the company to promote the crew.

"Teacher Tian, ​​I still have a lot of work on hand, and I can't go back for the time being. After I go back in August, I will go to the production team to visit the class."

"Okay, you're welcome to come over anytime."

After talking to Tian Zhuangzhuang on the phone, Chen Fei called Yang Shoucheng back.

On the same day, "Macau", co-produced by Feiyue Pictures and Yinghuang, also started shooting.

Wang Jing is indeed a well-known quick-fire director in the industry. The filming of "The Magic City" was completed in just over 20 days and has entered the post-production stage.

After Chow Yun-fat left the crew of "The Big Apple", he directly transferred to the filming of "Macau".

Bona bought a lot of press releases and vowed: "The quality of this movie will definitely not be inferior to Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, and our target box office is still 500 million..."

There are many people in the industry who support his remarks. After all, with a lineup like Chow Yun-fat, Huang Xiaoming, and Hong Jingbao, this movie should not be too bad.

"There is no problem with the crew. I will follow up the whole process of filming and report the progress to you at any time. Just come to visit the set when you have time."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you."

After ending the call with Yang Shoucheng, Chen Fei picked up the premiere invitation on the table and took a look.

This is a premiere invitation from DreamWorks. The movie name marked in it is "How to Train Your Dragon 2"!

The animated sequel that has been waiting for more than a year is finally here, and movie fans have been excited for a long time.

The current pre-sale box office data is very impressive, and it has exceeded 25 million US dollars!

"August 5th..."

Looking at the time marked on the invitation, Chen Fei couldn't help but frown slightly.

He was originally planning to return to China on August 2nd, but now it seems that he has to postpone it for a few days.

After a quick look at the content and information in the invitation, he threw it on the table and picked up another magazine next to it.

"Batman: The Dark Knight Rises", produced by Warner Bros. and directed by Christopher Nolan, is released.

The box office on the first day was 75.75 million US dollars, and the box office in the first three days of the weekend was 160 million US dollars, far exceeding the box office of "The Amazing Spider-Man" in the same period!

Following the failure of "Green Lantern" and the end of the "Harry Potter" series, this is the first film of Warner Bros. to win the first weekend.

The newspapers also published the comments of the media and film critics.

Film critic Gavin Smith commented: "The greatness of Christopher Nolan's "Batman Trilogy" lies in providing us with an action spectacle with moral complexity."

Film critic Bob Mondello of "NPR" magazine believes that "the film is surprising in plot and narrative, and the biggest surprise is that Nolan bid farewell to this series in a satisfactory way, so that fans are very much looking forward to him making the tenth film."

"..."

Amid the praise, of course, some people raised objections.

The Los Angeles Entertainment News made a sharp review with the title "The villain is too weak to surpass the previous work":

"The confrontation between the villain and Batman in the film is obviously less than that in the previous work. Bane's death came hastily and suddenly, and Miranda's identity reversal also lacked foreshadowing.

The rhythm of the film was stretched too long, and the clues of the characters were complicated, making the film look a bit cumbersome and procrastinated.

Although the participation of many big-name stars is dazzling, it also dilutes their respective roles, making the theme of the story a little less distinct.

Especially the setting at the end of the film, which has a sense of reluctance!"

David Edelstein, a film critic of VULTURE under New York Magazine, also pointed out that the ending of Batman: The Dark Knight Rises did not completely answer the clues left by the first two films, and the suspense design of the climax was nothing special.

For a movie that has been watched by many people, the film reviews must be mixed, there is no doubt about this.

Warner Bros. did not spend any effort to control the reviews, because the freshness index of this movie on Rotten Tomatoes is as high as Db score of 8.4.

Under such circumstances, the success of the film can no longer be stopped.

At the same time, all the senior executives of Warner Bros. Pictures have gathered in a conference room.

With the box office success of "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises", all the senior executives have bright smiles on their faces.

Jon Berg sat at the main seat of the conference table, crossed his legs, and looked in a good mood.

The failure of "Green Lantern" put him under a lot of pressure from the parent company Warner Bros. Fortunately, this "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" was a success, otherwise he might have to resign.

"We can't be proud!"

Jon Berg's first sentence set the tone for today's meeting.

After the meeting room quieted down, he said in a deep voice: "The Batman series has ended. Our next main goal is to promote the success of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", "Man of Steel" and "Red 2".

This is the company's main project this year and next year, and we must not lose it!"

As soon as the voice fell, a voice suddenly sounded below: "And that "Argo", this is our project to impact the Oscars this year."

"That's right."

Jon Berg responded with a slightly gloomy face: "Our opponents are very strong."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the people who were originally smiling sank.

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" will be released at the end of this year, and the biggest competitor at the same time is "Interstellar".

"Man of Steel" will be released in the first half of next year, and its competitor at the same time is "Iron Man 3".

As for "Argo", which is used to impact the Oscars, it will face the sniping of "Dallas Buyers Club".

I don't know since when, the competition between Warner Bros. Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures has entered a state of incompatibility!

Jon Berg pondered for a moment and quickly came to a conclusion: Perhaps it was from the rise of Marvel that DC also wanted to enter the comic adaptation market to share a piece of the pie.

Both sides refused to give in and vowed to completely crush each other!

Last year, "Green Lantern" was officially released, but unfortunately it was beaten to death by "The Avengers".

Since then, the senior executives of Warner have been holding back their anger and vowed to get back at the game!

And this year, the two sides are about to start a showdown again, and they are fully prepared!

"This time, we must not lose."

Jon Berg suddenly stood up from his chair and said angrily: "We want to win the Oscar, and we also want to win this year's annual box office championship.

We are Warner Bros. Pictures, and we are proud of ourselves. Our heritage is far beyond what those independent production companies can compare with.

Walt Disney Studios and Marvel Studios will eventually be trampled under our feet and will never be able to stand up! "

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of echoes in the conference room:

"I suggest that we increase the publicity and distribution funds for "The Hobbit" and we must not lose to "Interstellar."

"For this Oscar, we can cooperate with Harvey and find more public relations teams to avenge the past!"

"The DC comic book adaptation plan can definitely speed up the progress. Marvel has "Avengers" and we also have "Justice League". We must first overwhelm the other side in terms of momentum..."

Overall, Jon Berg was very satisfied with today's meeting.

He finalized many decisions on the spot, preparing for a fierce showdown with Waltons Pictures in the coming years.

"I believe that the Justice League will definitely defeat the Avengers!"

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