Chapter 632 Another Pandora's Box Is Opened! The Identity of the Novelist Changes!
"As time came to 2013, there was only half a year left before Xiaoma Pentium and the bank signed the gambling agreement."
"If Xiaoma Pentium cannot complete the listing before 2014, then they will have to pay a premium and repurchase the 750 million yuan of shares invested by the bank in cash at a time."
"If the total of this repurchase is calculated, it will at least exceed 1 billion yuan!"
"..."
With media reports, more and more people are focusing on this company.
With such great pressure, can Xiaoma Pentium be successfully listed like Huayi, Bona, and Guangguang?
"Haha, according to the information I have learned, Xiaoma's financing is not only from banks. The amount of financing they have received in the past five years is the highest in the industry, much more than Huayi, Bona and the like!"
The information Han Sanping learned was naturally not comparable to that of ordinary people. As soon as he opened his mouth, he pointed directly to Xiaoma's pain point.
If the listing fails, there is a great possibility that this company will collapse on the spot!
Although Chen Fei had not paid special attention to this company, he was clear about one thing.
Xiaoma Pentium is a very pure family business!
According to Su Guohai's previous description, the subordinates can refute what the chairman of this company says, or even disobey his orders.
This is terrible!
There are so many people in a company who are in charge, and they are all relatives. It is inevitable that someone will get excited and do something stupid.
This is a fatal blow to the entire company!
"What do you think Xiaoma will choose in the end?"
On the one hand, it is acquired by Huayi and becomes its subsidiary. Although it needs to be controlled by others, the risk is infinitely reduced.
On the other hand, it continues to forge ahead under heavy pressure and risks, moving towards the goal of listing and being its own master.
From the perspective of an observer, Chen Fei couldn't even make a decision for a while.
Han Sanping shook her head: "It's hard to say, let's wait and see."
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"Equator" will be released one day earlier than "Fast and Furious 6".
Although Chen Fei didn't have time to attend the premiere, he took Liu Yifei to the cinema to buy two movie tickets.
The film tells the story of an international wanted criminal "Equator" who sent his assistant to steal South Korea's super weapons and conduct underground transactions in Hong Kong, and then South Korean experts, Hong Kong's anti-terrorism special forces, mainland experts and other forces jointly intercepted the story.
What surprised Chen Fei was that when he got the script of "Equator" from the system, he also learned a lot of interesting inside stories.
For a hundred years, espionage activities have been very active in Hong Kong. It can even be said to be the Far East Intelligence Center, and it is also known as the "Eastern Spy Capital".
Its status is comparable to Lisbon in Europe and Casablanca in Africa.
The main reason is that in history, Hong Kong has signed visa-free agreements with more than 100 countries and regions, which also provides great convenience for intelligence personnel to enter.
At the same time, Hong Kong does not have any anti-espionage laws, and its extradition regulations only target those who commit crimes in Hong Kong. In addition, as an important economic center, Hong Kong has thousands of people coming and going every day, and international spies and terrorists can hide well in it. Over time, Hong Kong is also regarded as a paradise for espionage and intelligence transactions.
And this is the origin of the script of "Equator".
Unlike "Cold War", the shooting days of "Equator" not only exceeded the former by 30%, but the total cost was as high as 200 million, which is twice as much as "Cold War"!
This movie has created the most luxurious and powerful cast in the current Hong Kong movie, not only with the help of the singing god Zhang Xueyou, but also the actor Zhang Jiahui.
In addition, some scenes in the film were filmed with the cooperation of the military, such as the South Korean aircraft in the film was provided by the military, which can only be exchanged for "burning money".
The high investment brought extremely high quality to the film. After watching a movie, most people in the theater said it was exciting!
Not surprisingly, the box office results on the first day soared directly to 56.07 million.
More importantly, it has also won praise from many people in Douban film reviews.
"This film is the pinnacle of Hong Kong police and gangster films. The plot is incredible and interlocking, the gunfight scenes are fierce and hot, the actors' appearance and acting skills are commendable, Zhang Xueyou's acting skills can even compete for the best actor, and the overall production level is first-class in Asian films!"
"This film completely subverts the absurd concept that the positive characters are always omnipotent, and the negative characters also show strong strength to confront Interpol head-on. The high IQ + high violence + deep lurking, the information gap performance is also amazing enough, very eye-catching!"
"I saw many people put this I compared this movie with last year's "Cold War", but I personally think that this movie is a step up from the "Cold War" series in terms of conception, cast, and production, and more importantly, aren't both of these movies created by Director Chen? "
"I need to remind those viewers who say this is an overlong trailer, please review the first movies in the "Star Wars", "Lord of the Rings", "Harry Potter", "Infernal Affairs" and other series one by one before watching this. "
"This movie is 8 points for sure, and I look forward to the sequel being released soon! "
The reason why the film's box office and reputation can explode, in addition to the high quality of the shooting and good acting, another key is the modification of the ending.
In the original timeline, perhaps considering political factors, the ending of "Equator" is too open, which makes many people feel very confused.
After Chen Fei's modification, the ending can also be postponed to the second part, and some doubts are also reduced.
Although it took a lot of effort to pass the review in the mainland, it can still be done with Chen Fei's current energy.
According to the feedback from the theater, although "Fast and Furious 6" appeared the next day, the attendance rate of "Equator" was not low.
In addition, "Detective Dee" invested by Guangguang also officially closed with a score of 301 million.
According to Wang Changtian's calculations, this movie actually lost a lot of money. Although the amount is not much, the efforts of nearly a year have been in vain.
In contrast, "Tiny Times" did not lose money. The box office has now risen to 400 million, far exceeding the investment cost.
This group of fans is really fierce. They "brushed" up the box office results.
There are still three days before the movie is officially released. Just when everyone thought that Guo Jingming should be a little quiet for a few days, he jumped out and did something again.
There is a lot of "wisdom" hidden in his small head!
This guy joined a group of super fans and published an advocacy article on Weibo, calling on all fans who like Guo Jingming and the movie "Tiny Times" to go to the theater again and contribute to the movie box office.
It has to be said that there are quite a lot of people who are bewitched.
In just three days, he actually got more than 70 million box office, which made many people in the circle stunned.
"Tiny Times" can be regarded as setting a new record. Purely due to the addition of the fan effect, the box office successfully rushed to 500 million!
For a time, many people in the industry focused on the word "fans".
It seems that another new Pandora's box is about to be opened!
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After nearly a month of filming, the progress of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" has reached the second half.
Chen Fei originally estimated that the filming would take two months, but he never thought that the filming would go very smoothly and it would not take that much time.
Judging from the current progress, it will take at most 10 days to officially announce the completion of the filming.
After another day, Chen Fei found Han Jianu who had been doing odd jobs in the crew and asked curiously: "Your father told me that you have started preparing for the graduation drama?"
"Huh? Ah! Yes." Han Jianu shook the stack of information in her hand: "I am writing a thesis, hehe, please ask Director Chen to sign it for me when the time comes."
The signature on the thesis is not something that can be signed casually. After writing the name, it also means a guarantee.
However, Chen Fei would naturally not refuse Han Jianu's request.
He nodded and agreed directly: "Signing is no problem. I have to thank you. If it weren't for you, Mr. Han would never agree to play this 'mountain eagle'."
"My dad is just shy. I think this role is tailor-made for him. It suits him very well!"
For this cotton-padded jacket that is leaking again, Chen Fei can't say anything. After all, this is not his biological daughter.
After chatting for a few words, Chen Fei specifically said: "Mr. Han told me that I can help you with the filming of the graduation drama. If you have any requirements, you can come to the company to find me or call me."
"Oh!" Han Jianu's eyes lit up immediately, and she suddenly said: "My father is not bad! I thought he was not going to help me and let me do it myself."
"..."
Except for silence, Chen Fei has no words to describe his mood.
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As expected, the box office of "Fast and Furious 6" officially began to lead in July.
The box office on the first day was 67.72 million, which can be said to be far ahead, and there is no opponent at all in the same period.
As Chen Fei's fame grows, any movie he has participated in, whether as the main actor or a guest star, will have a large number of fans to support him!
In addition, the song "See You Again" is still in the top ten of the North American singles chart, which has brought a huge wave of popularity to the film.
Perhaps seeing the box office potential of the domestic market, the main creators of the "Fast and Furious 6" crew rushed to the mainland after the North American promotion ended and began to promote in various provincial capitals.
Chen Fei's name is a topic they often mention. Several leading actors have expressed their admiration for him. In addition, Wen Ziren will occasionally reveal some inside stories about the preparation and shooting of the last part of "The Hunger Games", which has attracted a large number of fans to support him.
Many people in the circle are paying attention to the box office performance of this imported film, but only Guo Jingming sees the bonus brought by the series.
"Don't be too hasty. Keep the trend of releasing one movie a year. We need to form a hunger marketing to keep those fans hanging. We can't satisfy them too easily..."
In the study, Guo Jingming muttered to himself, while focusing on his other two books, "Jade Dynasty" and "Fantasy City".
Having tasted the box office success of "Tiny Times", he couldn't wait to prove himself with multiple film and television works.
At the same time, another published novelist, Han Han, also began his career as a screenwriter and director.
The script "No See You Later" was sent to the Film Bureau.
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Something seemed to be wrong with the filming of "The Crossing". After receiving a call, Han Sanping hurried to the filming location.
Zuoshandiao ran away, so the filming of some scenes had to be suspended.
It happened that Zhang Ruoyun and Liu Shishi arrived at the crew by plane at this time. Chen Fei decided to finish the scenes of these two people first.
Jiang Lei, played by Zhang Ruoyun, has a scene on the train when he returns to his hometown.
This scene needs to be coordinated with the train, and the presence of local departments helped.
It is much easier for officials to connect with each other than for the crew to connect with officials.
After the train scene was finished, the "New Year's Eve dinner" scene followed.
While the props team was preparing, Chen Fei specifically told several actors on the scene about the specific content of the next scene:
"Everyone's look at the New Year's Eve dinner is actually the follow-up to the successful suppression of bandits. The nine-year-old Shuanzi's final impression of all the team members. He drew his memory of everyone in the notebook and passed it on to the younger generation..."
The part of the play took more than an hour, and then it was time to officially start filming.
As Chen Fei shouted "Action", everyone in the crew moved instantly.
Zhang Ruoyun, wearing a modern outfit, came to the door and raised her hand to ring the doorbell.
The one who opened the door was a white-haired grandmother, who was also an old actor. She was a drama actor invited by Han Sanping from the People's Art Theater.
In the script story, she was Xiaojuan, the granddaughter of the village chief in the village where the team was stationed. She and Shuanzi were childhood sweethearts. They experienced the bandit suppression incident of the team together, and finally married Shuanzi.
"Grandma."
"Xiaobao!"
The old woman welcomed her grandson into the house.
The camera quickly turned and swept across the interior of the house.
On the cabinet were black and white photos of Shuanzi and Xiaojuan, and then there were three tables of fine wine and delicacies.
There were more than 20 sets of bowls and chopsticks neatly placed on the three tables, but there were only the grandfather and grandson in the empty house, which seemed a bit weird.
Zhang Ruoyun asked: "Grandma, why are there so many bowls and chopsticks? Are there any guests today?"
"No, everyone sitting here is our own family. It's the New Year, let's have a reunion dinner together and celebrate it lively..."
In the camera, the old woman smiled and nodded to the left and right, as if the surrounding tables were really full of people.
This scene was actually a little "weird". If it was a movie like "The Ghost of the Pen", Zhang Ruoyun might have run away.
But the fact is that the next people to appear are all heroes of the people!
Zhang Ruoyun turned her head to look at the inner room, and saw soldiers wearing tattered uniforms and patches coming out and sitting around the table.
"Grandson."
"Grandpa!"
With a simple conversation, the identities of these people were instantly revealed. They were all heroes who had sacrificed for the people!
"Cut, very good, this one passed."
Chen Fei's voice rang out from the loudspeaker, echoing in the studio, unusually loud.
Many female staff members who were frightened by the beginning came to their senses at this time, subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, but soon a bit of shame appeared on their faces.
Jiang Wen walked behind the monitor, watched the playback, and was inexplicably worried: "This segment is likely to be blocked."
"Cut it!" Chen Fei cursed directly: "I want to see who dares to block, you don't even let you remember the martyrs, you are so tired of living..."
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When returning to the crew, the expression of the third master was not very good.
Chen Fei knew without even guessing that Wu Yu must have made trouble again, and this "The Crossing" would definitely follow the same path as "Red Cliff"!
Before he asked, Han Sanping took the initiative to say: "He wants the investors to add more funds again."
Chen Fei asked curiously: "Added?"
"Yes, it was added."
Han Sanping nodded, his face was not very good.
As he was approaching retirement, he just wanted to make his resume look better.
If "The Crossing" and "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" could both be successful and both exceed 1 billion box office, then he would be able to retire with honor.
But according to the current situation, "The Crossing" did not seem to be as smooth as he imagined.
However, there was no point in regretting it now, and he could only pray that Wu Yu could be more reliable and not make a mess like "Red Cliff" again.
Han Sanping had even changed his goal from winning a big victory to "just breaking even".
This oriental version of the Titanic has just started its voyage, but it has already shown a trend of being buried in the deep sea. It is really a bit disappointing.
Chen Fei did not make any comments, he still held on to that idea.
Wu Yu is old, he is out of touch with this era!
At the same time, with the return of Han Sanping, the filming plan is back on track.
The next scene to be filmed is the last scene of attacking the Tiger Mountain.
Although there is only one scene, Chen Fei has more than a week left to complete it.
Because during the filming, a series of props such as explosives, rocket barrels, armored vehicles, etc. will be used, and the entire Tiger Mountain that has been built must be dismantled. All of this requires a lot of time and energy to complete.
The Bayi Film Studio provided guarantees for the filming of this scene, and only these state-owned enterprises can use these big guys. Ordinary crews do not have the qualifications and authority to do so.
At the same time, a call came from North America.
"Fei, Michael Mann's "Nomadland" has been officially confirmed to be released on December 1st. We will hire a professional public relations team to launch a charge for the Oscar for Best Director. In addition, do you have anything else to arrange?"
Chen Fei thought for a moment, and then responded: "By the way, please keep an eye on Leonardo's "The Great Gatsby". I want to know if he has the possibility of winning the award."
"Ok, I will arrange someone to pay attention to it."
After chatting for a few words, Natasha quickly hung up the phone.
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