Chapter 606 Plastic Surgery Incident! The Spring of Fairy Tale Dramas Has Arrived!
"Tangren is finished!"
As Hu Ge terminated his contract with Tangren, Chen Fei often saw relevant reports and comments on the Internet during this period, such as Tangren was completely finished.
The company's top brother left, which means that Tangren has lost a money-printing machine that can bring in continuous profits.
More importantly, according to rumors, even Tangren's top sister Liu Shishi is leaving!
This can be analyzed from the suspension of filming of "Step by Step". If there is no internal problem, the project will never be stopped.
Almost everyone in and outside the circle is watching the excitement. At this time, no one is willing to help Tangren.
Cai Yinong has eaten too much alone in the past few years, and the people he has offended in the circle are countless, so many people are now in a mentality of watching the excitement.
There are even many people who are always ready to push up, trying to taste the resources revealed after the collapse of Tangren.
Before Zhouyi went bankrupt and liquidated, Feiyue Film and Television went up and took a big bite, and it was called "full".
At that time, other companies did not expect this situation to happen. By the time they reacted, it was already too late.
Now, Tangren seems to be following the same path as Zhou Yi. The peers who are paying attention to the specific situation are rising sharply, just waiting for a feast.
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Perhaps because of the preparation of "The Journey of Flower", many production companies in the circle have set their sights on fairy-tale dramas.
Look, Huanrui Century has suddenly launched a fairy-tale drama adapted from a game after a long period of silence!
When the news came out, it directly attracted the attention of the entire film and television industry, and many young actors came up one after another, wanting to get a piece of the pie.
If it was just an ordinary fairy-tale drama, perhaps the influence would not be so great.
But when the prefix of "game adaptation" appears, its influence can be said to be a straight-line surge!
The original "Legend of Sword and Fairy" series was adapted from a game.
At first, many people were not optimistic, but with the popularity of Hu Ge, Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, Liu Shishi and others, everyone suddenly realized how terrifying the ability of a fairy-tale drama with a fan base to promote people is!
Now, Huanrui has set its sights on the single-player game "Gujian Qitan: Where is the Sword and the Heart of the Qin" and has officially approved the script.
This temptation is too great, which actor can resist it?
Many brokerage companies have set their sights on this "Gujian Qitan" and are eager to introduce all the artists of their own companies to it.
But this behavior is tantamount to doing useless work. After all, no matter which film and television production company, if there is a good project, it must give priority to its own artists.
Just like "The Journey of Flower" and "White Night Chase", the casting list announced to the public is all some unimportant supporting roles.
The same is true for "Gujian Qitan".
The investment is as high as more than 100 million, and the male lead is naturally Huanrui's own.
When seeing the name "Li Yifeng", Chen Fei couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized it.
It's just 2013 now, and this guy hasn't become popular yet.
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It has to be said that Guangguang's influence in the media industry is also one of the best.
Just a few days after Huanrui announced the establishment of the project of "Gujian Qitan", it announced the news that it would co-produce with Guangguang.
Obviously, the two sides are going to take advantage of each other.
Lao Wang is also very familiar with the worldly affairs. After confirming that he would participate in the production of "Gujian Qitan", he immediately called Chen Fei.
"There are four producers of this TV series, Guangguang, Huanrui, CCTV and the copyright holder. Huanrui is mainly responsible for the production. When signing the contract, I have already negotiated with them that the online broadcast channel must be exclusive to Youku, and the other companies have also agreed..."
"Haha, thank you Mr. Wang, you don't forget to share some soup while eating meat."
At this moment, Chen Fei secretly rejoiced that the choice to invite Guangguang to participate in Youku was really correct.
Wang Changtian has a lot of film and television copyrights and high-quality projects in his hands. Maybe they are not the top ones, but he can't resist the large quantity!
When the quantity reaches a certain level, it will form a qualitative change.
"You're being a little polite. Let's work together and make progress together. We can make money together."
No one would do anything that has no benefits.
Wang Changtian can also benefit from it, so he is naturally very concerned.
Chen Fei smiled and replied: "Okay, if there is a suitable project in the future, we will develop it together."
"By the way." Wang Changtian suddenly changed the subject: "The production team this time is still from Hong Kong, so there will be many actors from there, and there may even be people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong. If you have any ideas, I can help you get some people in."
The other party showed goodwill, so Chen Fei would naturally not refuse it outright.
"Huanrui should disclose some information about the roles to the public. I will talk to the agency and arrange for a few artists to audition."
"Okay." Wang Changtian agreed: "I will say hello to them when the time comes."
Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about the choice of the heroine of "Gu Jian Qi Tan". Chen Fei couldn't help but have some gossip mentality, so he asked casually.
I never thought that Wang Changtian knew a lot about this matter!
"The male lead has been announced. He is Li Yifeng, the post-85 male actor who will be promoted by Huanrui. As for the female lead, they want to find a female actress with a high enough status and popularity."
Hearing this, a name subconsciously emerged in Chen Fei's mind.
"Yang Mi?"
"Yes, she is the one chosen." Wang Changtian responded, and suddenly laughed: "During the previous meeting, the Hong Kong director Huang Junwen also proposed to invite Liu Yifei to play the female lead, but was directly rejected by Zhong, the president of Huanrui. He is really bold!"
Chen Fei's mouth corners also raised.
Invite Liu Yifei to play the female lead in a TV series?
These directors in Hong Kong are really bold. The investment of 100 million yuan is probably not enough for Liu Yifei's current salary.
After chatting for a few more sentences, the two ended the call.
As expected, the crew of "Gu Jian Qi Tan" announced the casting of the female lead that afternoon.
"We are very honored to invite Yang Mi, one of the four young actresses of this year. She will play the heroine 'Feng Qingxue' in the play, showing the liveliness, generosity, straightforwardness and unrestrainedness of a girl..."
As Huanrui officially announced the male and female protagonists, the media were not willing to lag behind and reported:
"After five years, Yang Mi will fight in the fairy tale drama again. Let us look forward to whether her next role can surpass the role of 'Tang Xuejian' in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy III."
"Li Yifeng, the male lead of "Gu Jian Qi Tan", debuted in a talent show. He has good looks and temperament, and his acting skills are not inferior to Hu Ge."
"It is reported that in addition to the male and female protagonists, the supporting roles that have been confirmed are Li Xiaolu, Gillian Chung, and Zhang Meng..."
Yang Mi was obviously well prepared in advance. Taking advantage of the current popularity, she immediately issued a statement:
"This is the first TV series after the establishment of Jiaxing. It is also my first excellent work after returning to the TV industry. I believe that it will not disappoint my fans and audiences who like me!"
The two sides went back and forth, and the popularity was naturally hyped up.
Zeng Jia and Yang Mi, who were following the news, looked at the entry about "Jiaxing" on the Weibo hot search list and couldn't help laughing.
Many movies sold well at the box office, which made Yang Mi's popularity and status soar, and the external offer also soared to a sky-high price!
Although returning to act in TV series again consumes some of the foundation, it is all worth it for the future development of the studio!
"Jia Jia, I think we may be able to take on a hit TV series every year in the future. In this way, we can not only make money, but also increase our popularity."
Hearing Yang Mi's words, Zeng Jia's eyes lit up:
"This is a good development direction. TV series are mixed with movies. It can make money, gain popularity, and stabilize the status. Let's do it."
She still has some conscience now, and said with a slightly pitying tone: "But this way, you will be very tired."
"It's okay." Yang Mi smiled softly: "For the future development of the studio, this is what I should do."
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After half a year, the finished film of "The Martian" is finally out!
Chen Fei happened to be helping with the post-production of "The Sun Also Rises" in the special effects department, so he simply watched the finished film of "The Martian" with Guo Fan and others.
The 150-minute film perfectly demonstrated the charm of digital special effects, and also highlighted the two core elements of "rescue" and "survival".
As soon as he saw the finished film, he arranged for someone to submit the film for review.
With the green light, in less than two days, the official website of the Film Bureau announced that "The Martian" had successfully passed the review.
For a time, the media circle was the first to explode, and then the film and television circles followed suit!
"Good news: The super science fiction blockbuster "The Martian", which invested 720 million yuan, has successfully passed the review."
"A new milestone in Chinese science fiction films is about to be established!"
"Last time, Chen Fei launched a thrilling self-rescue in space. This time, he will go to Mars and complete the self-rescue again. Let us wait and see!"
The media is eating up traffic like crazy, but many producers in the circle are constantly taking a deep breath.
From the previous "Gravity", it can be analyzed that this "The Martian" must be a movie that will kill all the Buddhas and gods!
If it is scheduled during the National Day or Lunar New Year period, wouldn't it crush the movies released during the same period?
For a time, many producers began to inquire about the specific release date of "The Martian" and wanted to avoid it as much as possible.
However, Feiyue Film and Television did not have any news at all, and it seemed that they were not in a hurry to determine the release date.
But this behavior is tantamount to raising a Bodhidharma sword high and crossing the heads of all domestic film producers, and it is hard to say when it will fall down.
Just thinking of this possibility, some people's faces have begun to turn pale.
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April flew to the second half of the month.
"To Youth" held a grand premiere event in the capital. Zhao Yanzi attended in a gorgeous dress and shouted the slogan of at least breaking 500 million box office at the scene!
On the other hand, Lu Yang, together with Zhao Wenzhuo, Wang Baoqiang, Bai Luo and others, are frantically running various roadshows in first- and second-tier cities across the country, with excellent publicity effects.
According to convention, some wonderful clips in the film will be released as promotional videos.
Lu Yang is very smart. He chose to release the clip where Wang Baoqiang shouted "It's a matter of both winning and losing", and the pre-sale box office reached 15 million on the same day, which was really amazing!
At the same time, Chen Fei finally finished the post-production of "The Sun Shines on the Heart" after working day and night.
After a careful review, he directly copied two copies, one of which was sent to the Film Bureau for review, and the other was sent to Cannes as an emergency.
Time was too tight, and he couldn't wait for the film to be reviewed before sending it to the film festival, so he could only choose to go hand in hand.
At the same time, as April was coming to an end, the release of "The Murderer" was also coming to an end.
The box office of 256 million once again blinded a lot of people's eyes, and at the same time made the name of Zhang Yi resound throughout the film and television industry!
Beijing Film Academy even selected the clip of him "eating noodles" as a teaching case, requiring all students to study and restore the shot that has reached the "return to nature" state 1:1.
For a time, the students of the acting department seemed to be facing a "disaster"!
And the "Loyal and Brave Generals of the Yang Family" that was released at the same time as "The Murderer" was very miserable.
It has not been released for a month, but because of the poor box office performance, it has to be withdrawn in advance.
The total box office of 59.66 million, compared with the investment of hundreds of millions and the "exquisite" cast, is not an ordinary loss!
The 80 million that Huayi "earned" from Stephen Chow was returned to the market after nearly doubling the amount.
This movie is even worse than the original "1942", with a total loss of at least 150 million!
Another mess fell into Huayi's hands, and I don't know how the two brothers of the Wang family feel now.
On the other hand, the movie "The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel" is quite good. The three movie stars acted together in a play and got a box office of 270 million yuan!
For the investment of less than 50 million yuan, Guangguang has made a lot of money.
Wang Changtian has been very proud recently. According to media reports, he is in contact with Zhou Xingchi, and seems to want to take over the investment share of Xingye's subsequent movies.
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As an actor, it is inevitable to have black material.
If there is an agency behind the operation, then the public relations team will naturally find a way to eliminate the black material and gossips around the artist.
Unfortunately, as a startup company, Jiaxing is too difficult to resist the suppression from the outside world.
After Huanrui announced that Yang Mi would officially sign a contract to become the heroine of "Gu Jian Qi Tan", various smears, suppressions, and dragging against her emerged one after another.
When Chen Fei was browsing Weibo these days, he often saw people posting and talking big to Yang Mi.
"As a movie star, you actually returned to act in TV series and grab resources. You are really shameless."
"Haha, I just laughed. I thought you, Yang Mi, were so awesome. After opening your own studio, you actually chose a TV series for your first success?"
"Tsk tsk, you are really going backwards. Without the resources provided by Feiyue Film and Television, you are nothing?"
I don't know if it's because they don't have extra energy or something, Jiaxing didn't respond to these slanderous voices.
Yang Mi herself threw herself into the promotional roadshow of "Tiny Times 1" and didn't pay attention to or respond to the voices on the Internet.
Guo Xiaosi still has some ambition. The first movie was finally scheduled for June 27, which is obviously aimed at the summer vacation.
However, the competition in this summer vacation is not small!
There are Hollywood imported blockbusters "Iron Man 3", "Black Lan", and "Man of Steel" in front, and "After Earth", "White House", "Fast and Furious 6" in the back.
And there is also "The Secret of Fuchun Mountain Dwelling"!
It is not so easy to break out of the siege of so many blockbusters with investments of over 100 million yuan.
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In fact, in Chen Fei's opinion, Yang Mi still has a lot of "lucky attributes".
When many people on the Internet were frantically smearing her, Zheng Jiang on the other side suddenly broke out rumors of plastic surgery, which directly attracted the media's attention to her!
No actor will take the initiative to admit that he has undergone surgery, but the face that has changed greatly in front of the camera cannot deceive people.
For a time, Zheng Jiang, who took the "pure" route among the new generation of post-90s actors, was once deeply involved in the plastic surgery incident.
The chain reaction triggered by this incident is that many female stars in the circle took the initiative to stand up and prove themselves to the media and fans, saying that their faces are absolutely natural and have not been modified or adjusted in any way.
Fan Bingbing, Zhou Xun, Gao Yuanyuan, Jia Jingwen and other female stars are fine, their faces have not changed much from beginning to end.
But other female stars such as Liu Xiaoqing, Li Xiaolu, Zhang Meng, etc., were singled out and tortured!
Chen Fei even saw an acquaintance on the torture list, Zhou Yang, his old classmate from college.
Her face has completely lost its former stunningness. Now, let alone acting in movies, it is probably difficult for her to get into the TV industry.
The only choice left for her is to quit the circle, except for online dramas.
Perhaps seeing that the public opinion was too noisy, even the three major art schools stood up and jointly issued a public statement:
"As an actor, maintaining your unique and distinctive face is the key. Making a fake face is not a bonus, but it will expose many flaws in front of the camera and even completely cut yourself off. His film and television acting career..."
There are many female celebrities in the industry who like, forward and comment on this sentence.
Yang Mi rarely logged into Weibo and posted a Weibo post using her own account:
"Some people say that I have plastic surgery? I would like to ask you, do you have any evidence? If removing wisdom teeth can be considered plastic surgery, then I really have no need to refute it."
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