Chapter 551 A Fifty-Year-Old Woman Guarding the National Goal Signs Another Ten-Year Agency Contract? Knowing Three Is Three, What Kind of Friendship Is This?
The premiere of "How to Train Your Dragon 2" was held in Los Angeles, and the location was still chosen at the Dolby Theater.
In Natasha's words, since there is a premiere, the bigger the better, it can also be regarded as a publicity method.
Neither Chen Fei nor DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg objected to this.
Almost all the people who attended the premiere that day were the presidents of major animation production companies, such as Disney Pictures, Blue Sky Animation Studio, Pixar Animation Studio, Paramount Pictures...
Competition in the Hollywood movie market in August is not particularly fierce.
The main reason is "The Dark Knight Rises", because this movie will span late July and early and mid-August.
Other movies such as "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Ice Age 4", "Total Recall", "Fake Family", "The Expendables 2", etc. will not have much impact on "How to Train Your Dragon 2".
In addition to the different release dates in the same week, the most important thing is that the themes are different and the audiences are also different.
As for the next September, there is only one film worth paying attention to, "Resident Evil 5: Retribution", which will not have much impact.
When he saw Li Bingbin coming to the premiere with Deng Wendi, Chen Fei suddenly remembered a piece of news he saw last night.
"Resident Evil 5: Retribution" submitted an application to China Film Corporation for a domestic release in September to synchronize with the global release time.
However, less than a day after the application was submitted, it was rejected by Han Sanping.
The reason given by Sanye also made the producer Constantine Pictures angry.
"Since the number of imported films this year has reached 34, and China Film has no plans to increase it again, this film cannot be released in the mainland in September."
The agreement stipulated that at least 34 movies should be imported with no upper limit, so Han Sanping directly implemented it in accordance with the minimum standards.
This reason is very legitimate. No matter how angry Constantine Films is, there is nothing they can do.
Han Sanping's nickname of "Mountain Eagle" was not given casually. He really rushed forward when something happened!
Chen Fei went out of his way to look at the movie theaters' film schedules for the second half of the year. Except for "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises," the number of big-budget imported films in the latter half of the year has dropped sharply.
And because of his relationship, "The Hunger Games 2" was relatively lucky and got a film schedule in November. Overall, the competition was not that big.
"Director Chen, long time no see. Congratulations on your new film being shortlisted for the main competition of the Venice International Film Festival."
Li Bingbin came over to say hello very enthusiastically.
"I also wish the movie you starred in will be a hit at the box office." Chen Fei responded with a friendly smile.
Perhaps because he noticed Liu Yifei standing next to him, Li Bingbin did not continue to chat in depth, but changed his target and looked at the lucky girl in front of him.
"Yifei, congratulations, you were nominated for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival."
"It was just a fluke."
Liu Yifei smiled, with a faint smile on her face.
This Best Actress nomination actually has little value. After all, as long as the film is shortlisted for the main competition, the actor and actress will naturally receive the nomination.
There is no hope of winning the award, but it can be a great addition to one’s resume.
And this is also the envy of many domestic actresses.
This is simply a solid win!
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After the premiere, Chen Fei did not go to the subsequent banquet, but said goodbye to everyone and rushed to the villa in Beverly Hills with Liu Yifei.
It's already August, but the two of them haven't officially started promoting "Your Name" yet.
The two of them are planning to catch the flight back to China tonight and officially start promoting and roadshowing the day after tomorrow.
"What are you looking at?"
On the plane, Chen Fei cast a curious look at Liu Yifei.
This silly girl was wearing headphones. She would smile for a while, look serious for a while, and seem to be intoxicated for a while, as if she was changing her face.
"Ah?" Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment, then came over to Chen Fei and gave him an earphone: "I'm watching a variety show, do you want to join me?"
Chen Fei subconsciously took the earphones: "What variety show?"
"This year's new large-scale inspirational professional music review program, "The Voice of China"."
While speaking, Chen Fei's eyes had already fallen on the laptop screen.
In the picture, Na Ying was quite excited and slapped a button in front of her.
The next second, the chair turned around and the camera moved to the stage.
A young man who looked young was holding a guitar and singing loudly.
Liu Yifei is also half a singer, and she even explained it to him aloud: "The person singing now is called Liang Bo, and the song is called "Chang'an Chang'an".
When Na Ying's chair turned around, it meant that she accepted the singer, and then the singer joined her team..."
The focus of her explanation was always on the singer, but Chen Fei's attention was focused on Na Ying.
This person is famous in the music industry for his bottomless emotional intelligence, and he often says things that make people very embarrassed and speechless.
However, it can be said that her emotional intelligence is not high, but it cannot be said that she is talented.
At this moment, a story about Na Ying before his rebirth suddenly appeared in Chen Fei's mind.
"The Adventures of Yingzi: An old lady in her fifties guarding the country!"
She's really up to something!
Before they knew it, the two of them had finished watching the variety show for more than two hours.
At this time, Liu Yifei seemed to realize something, and her pretty face couldn't help but blush.
The two of them were leaning against each other very closely, each wearing an earphone, as if he could hear the other's heartbeat and breathing.
Ever since she was little, except for filming, she has never crawled into the same bed with a man.
"The knot...is over."
The words she spoke subconsciously had some stuttering.
"Oh." Chen Fei acted very calmly, took off the headphones and gave them back to her, then turned over and lay on his back on the bed.
Better to use a private jet!
Liu Yifei didn't want to get up, so she asked again: "What else do you want to see? I'll show it to you?"
"No more reading. It's time for us to go to bed. Let's get rid of the jet lag first."
"I...I'm not sleepy yet. You should go to sleep first."
Liu Yifei's face became more and more rosy, and she didn't know what she thought of.
At this moment, Chen Fei suddenly raised his voice, pointed out the window and shouted: "Look, meteor!"
Hearing this, Liu Yifei subconsciously looked sideways.
Outside the plane window, a bright silver point of light instantly cut through the dark curtain, streaking across the sky with a dazzling light.
Dots of light are like twinkling elves in the night sky, swaying elegant silver ribbons dancing in the sky, short-lived but dazzling.
"Hurry up and make a wish!"
Liu Yifei shouted excitedly, and quickly closed her eyes. She clasped her hands together tightly, clenched them into fists, closed her eyes, and muttered something.
Chen Fei subconsciously turned his head and looked over, and couldn't help being slightly startled.
The girl closed her eyes and made a wish. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, as light as butterfly wings. Her lips were slightly parted, expressing a silent wish. Her face was full of innocence and piety.
There happened to be moonlight falling gently outside the window, making her look so peaceful and beautiful, as if the whole world was holding its breath for her wish at this moment...
He didn't know what wish she made, but Chen Fei saw that her earlobes turned red, making people want to go up and bite them.
"You...why don't you make a wish?"
Liu Yifei didn't know when she opened her eyes. When she saw Chen Fei staring straight at her, her subconscious reaction was not to avoid, but to lower her head shyly, not daring to look at him, and her expression became darker. Ruddy.
Chen Fei did not accept her words, but asked instead: "What wish did you make?"
"I won't tell you!"
The girl raised her head, shook her head, pouted and said, "It won't work if you want to say it."
"Okay." Fade Chen shrugged, then looked out the window, which had returned to calm, and pulled down the shade: "Good night, go to bed."
"Good night."
Liu Yifei did not get out of bed, but moved her laptop to the other side and found a TV series.
The conversation between the male and female protagonists came from the earphones, but her attention was not on the screen, but secretly fell on Chen Fei's face.
A voice like gibbering suddenly sounded in the lounge: "That's it...it seems pretty good."
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After landing in China, the first thing Chen Fei received was the box office results of several movies in July.
The final box office of "Famous" was 330 million, "Search" was 185 million, and the worst "Wu-Tang" was only 50 million.
Obviously, the winners in July are Deng Chao and Yang Mi, while the losers are Zhao Wenzhuo and Yang Mi.
As for Gao Yuanyuan and Zhao Youting... netizens and fans are paying attention to "the hatred of seizing their wives is irreconcilable."
At the same time, "Anti-Corruption Storm 2", which was released on August 1, also achieved impressive results.
The box office on the first day was 18.67 million, and it earned 135 million in the first week.
This is the box office performance of sequel films. As long as the first film can be successful and the quality of the second film can be maintained at a high level, then the box office will definitely not be too bad.
The distribution of this film was entrusted to Enlight. Wang Changtian was also happy with the success this time.
"The celebration party! Remember to come! I specially waited for you to come back to hold it!"
"no problem."
Chen Fei agreed without thinking.
The promotion of "Your Name" requires exposure. Going to the celebration banquet of "The Big Four" this time can also take this opportunity to spread the popularity of the movie.
"Mr. Chen, Huayi has sent another invitation letter to the premiere."
The assistant pushed open the office door and walked in, interrupting Chen Fei's thinking.
"Which movie?"
""Tai Chi 1: Starting from Scratch"."
Chen Fei took the invitation and took a look at it, shaking his head secretly.
To be honest, whether it is the upcoming "Tai Chi 1" or "Tai Chi 2" scheduled for November 1st, Chen Fei does not take them seriously.
Liang Jiahui, the actor with a thousand faces, is indeed great, but movies are not a one-man show.
"Tai Chi 1" and "I Am Legend" are two completely different styles.
What's more, the former also involves the participation of Yang Ying, who is famous in the industry for his bottomless acting skills!
Liu Dehua understands this very well!
However, the media's praise for Huayi has never stopped.
To break it down, in the film market in the second half of this year, the number of films released by Huayi is almost second only to Feiyue Film and Television.
Unlike Chen Fei's contempt, other production companies still attach great importance to the "Tai Chi" series.
The series adopts a relay mode of release. If the quality is good enough, it will definitely result in 1+1 greater than two!
Wang Zhonglei is full of confidence and once again shouted the slogan of "rushing for 500 million".
But what he didn't notice is that Chen Kai, who shouted the slogan of rushing for 500 million, is still being ridiculed by netizens.
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While promoting "Your Name" with Liu Yifei and Zhao Liying, Chen Fei also paid attention to other movies invested by the company.
As the company's trump card this year, "Ghost Blowing Light: The Ancient City of Jingjue" is a focus of his attention.
Whenever he has free time, he will go to the post-production department with Ning Hao to pay attention to the editing and special effects production of the film.
"It will be finished in one month at most."
Ning Hao's mental state is a bit bad. The post-production of this movie is too difficult, and he, as a director, has stayed up a lot of nights.
"You still need to take a break, don't let the film not be finished, but you fall down first."
"I know." Ning Hao nodded, and couldn't help but sighed: "Alas, I have to work during the day, and I have to work again at night. It's hard for anyone to bear it."
Fade Chen stared at his thick eye bags for a long time, and suddenly said: "Impotence is actually a blessing for middle-aged men."
Ning Hao deeply agreed!
In order to let him enjoy a few days of "free period", Fei Chen simply took him to Hengdian and visited the crew of "The Murderer".
The film will be finished in half a month, and the final finishing work is being done recently.
When Fei Chen and Ning Hao arrived at the set, they saw Zhang Yi filming a clip of eating noodles.
He poured vinegar, chili and other condiments into the bowl one by one. While stirring with chopsticks, the pair of small eyes behind the glasses did not forget to look around, showing very vigilant.
The posture of the "five-star killer" was fully demonstrated by him!
Until the yellow-haired man played by Aruna walked by him, he subconsciously looked up, and then raised his head again at the moment of looking back, his eyes full of surprise!
The steaming noodles on the chopsticks touched the tip of the tongue very smoothly. The reaction at the moment of being burned was not acting at all, as if it happened in real life.
"Fuck?!" Ning Hao suddenly widened his eyes, his eyes full of light: "This guy, it's good!"
The acting skills are seen in the details!
This scene is too natural, and it can be compared with Wang Baoqiang's smoking action in "Hello Mr. Tree"!
"Indeed." Chen Fei nodded in approval and praised: "Returning to nature, it can be included in the teaching guidance materials of Beijing Film Academy."
The conversation between the two quickly attracted the attention of Kang Honglei, who was sitting in the director's chair.
"Director Chen? Director Ning? Hey? Why did you two come here suddenly?"
The two of them were also incognito. If they hadn't spoken too loudly, I'm afraid others would not have noticed it.
After all, the location for shooting this scene was on the street, and there were quite a lot of people around to watch. The crew members only thought that they were nearby residents, and never thought that they would be the big bosses of the company!
"Haha, Director Kang, you do your thing, we just came to take a look, nothing else."
Although he said so, today's scenes were still over very quickly.
Chen Fei couldn't just come here for a stroll and leave, so he simply booked a restaurant nearby and treated everyone in the crew to a big meal.
When Zhang Yi came over to toast, he smiled and joked: "Did you act well?"
"Hehe, as long as I didn't disappoint you."
Chen Fei patted his shoulder: "After this play is over, you go to Guo Fan to report, I will say hello to him and ask him to arrange a role for you in "The Martian"."
"Hey! Okay! Thank you Director Chen,"
Zhang Yi's eyes lit up, and he inexplicably felt that his luck was simply maxed out!
This movie hasn't been finished yet, and the new play is coming. This feeling is simply too good to be true!
At this moment, he suddenly thought that the contract he signed with the company would expire in five years.
After toasting, he returned to his seat and muttered to himself: "Why don't I go to Mr. Huo after the filming of this movie is finished? Sign another 10-year agency contract?"
...
After the dinner, Chen Fei returned to the hotel he had booked in advance.
After taking a shower, he heard the phone on the table ringing as soon as he came out of the bathroom.
Picked it up and saw Zhu Yawen's name on the caller ID interface!
"Hello? Old Zhu? What's the matter?"
Zhu Yawen didn't say anything on the other end of the phone, and said directly: "Jiang Yiyan is in trouble. She doesn't dare to call you. Please let me tell you and see if I can help her..."
As the voice on the phone continued to ring, Chen Fei's face gradually sank.
"Huh? She is quite capable! Isn't there Chengtian behind her? Let her go to Wu Kebo, why contact me?"
Chen Fei refused without thinking about the request for help that Jiang Yiyan asked Zhu Yawen to convey.
Don't you think you are sick? Why did you flirt with Deng Chao?
The lady's man, is it possible for a little Karami like you to touch him?
Many female stars in the circle have a deep understanding of how powerful Sun Li is. This girl is really going to rush up when she has something to do!
It's obvious that Jiang Yiyan will definitely fall flat on her face this time!
"You still consider it for the sake of your classmate relationship? Fuck! Who the hell has a classmate friendship with you?"
Chen Fei curled his lips and put the matter behind him.
When they were in school, they did get along well, but since graduation, he heard more about Jiang Yiyan helping Wu Kebo to slander him and Liu Yifei.
What kind of friendship is there with such classmates?
The class of 02 had organized many gatherings before and sent many invitations to Chen Fei, but he refused them all.
With his status and position, some insignificant relationships don't need to be maintained at all.
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