Chapter 657: Leader? Are You Here to Take Advantage of Me?

"Godzilla", a collaboration between Lucasfilm, Toho Co., Ltd., and Tsuburaya Co., Ltd., has been confirmed to be officially released on November 1, which is Halloween.

This schedule was determined after multiple calculations to ensure that we would not encounter too strong opponents during the same period.

Chen Fei specifically checked the domestic schedule. There are a total of 4 movies released at the same time on November 1st. The only one that can pose a threat to "Godzilla" is "Hotel Transylvania".

On the 4th, there is an action science fiction movie called "Escape from the Golden Cicada" which is also an imported film.

The combination of Stallone + Arnold Schwarzenegger will inevitably attract a large number of fans' attention and support, but after all, the two movies are three days apart, and the impact has been greatly reduced.

In North America, there is absolutely no one that can be played in November.

"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" produced by Warner Bros. has attracted a lot of attention, but that movie is already scheduled for December and poses no threat to "Godzilla" at all.

At this moment, the time has come to late October, and November is only a few days away.

Therefore, the premiere event of "Godzilla" is naturally on the agenda.

Since there are many investors in this film, the scale of the world premiere event held in North America was inevitably expanded a lot.

Lucasfilm is the organizer, and the venue for the premiere event was the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

The hotel set up a screen directly in the lobby to screen movies and provide buffet and wine services to guests participating in the event.

Since there were many big names arriving at the event, Chen Fei naturally had to socialize with many parties.

After Liu Yifei followed him and said hello to many big names in the industry, she came to the buffet alone, ready to eat something to cushion herself.

They got up late in the morning, and the two of them left in a hurry, so they didn't have time to have breakfast.

However, she had just picked up the cake on the table and before it was put on the plate, a woman with short blond hair suddenly came next to her.

"Hi Crystal, we meet again."

Liu Yifei turned her head and looked at her, confusion appearing on her face. She did not remember having any dealings with this woman, nor did she know her.

The woman with short blond hair also held a dinner plate and said very familiarly: "Don't you remember me? We met at a Balenciaga event and I gave you a business card.

My name is Allison Mack and I'm from Smallville: Absolute Justice..."

The other party was very enthusiastic and had a good tutoring. Liu Yifei did not turn around and left, but had a casual conversation with her.

However, while chatting, Liu Yifei discovered that something seemed not right about the woman in front of her.

She is always talking about some very strange things, such as "purifying the soul", "cleansing oneself", "returning to one's original nature"...it sounds like she is talking nonsense.

Liu Yifei has been in Hollywood for so long, so she naturally knows that there are all kinds of churches here, especially those "cults", which are countless!

She vaguely felt that something was wrong with this woman, so she interrupted her: "Ms. Alison, I'm sorry, I have something to do. Let's talk next time we have a chance."

After saying that, she turned around and walked towards Chen Fei without any hesitation.

She didn't want to get involved with these cults. Who knew if they had any bad intentions?

At this time, looking at Liu Yifei's back as she quickly left, Allison Mack's face was not disappointed, but showed a crazy and evil smile!

She did not go to talk to others, but slipped into the elevator and reached the top floor of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. She took out the room card from her bag, swiped the card and entered a certain room.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room is a middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses. He looks gentle and elegant, much like a knowledgeable teacher or professor.

However, there were two women kneeling at his feet.

One of the women held a wine bottle and a glass in both hands, and the other woman held a plate of fruit. They acted like enslaved slaves, with extremely respectful expressions.

Alison was already very familiar with this scene, and there was nothing strange about her expression.

She came to the middle-aged man, raised her hands in the air, knelt down on one knee, and respectfully shouted: "Leader."

Keith Lanier raised his eyes slightly and said in an indifferent tone: "Alison, you are ten minutes late than I requested."

"I'm sorry, leader, it's my fault."

As Alison spoke, she knelt down and kissed Keith Lanier's leather shoes, then gently took them off and handed them to the leader in front of her.

Keith Lanier didn't hesitate or hold back. After taking the leather shoe, he slapped Alison hard on the buttocks.

With the sound of "pop", Alison couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, and then took off her skirt on her own initiative, showing him the results of Keith Lanier.

On the fair and tender skin, the red and swollen leather shoe prints were clearly visible.

Keith Lanier nodded with satisfaction, and then asked: "Explain yourself, why are you late?"

Alison said very excitedly: "Master, a movie premiere is being held in the hotel lobby. I met a great Chinese actress. I think she is very suitable to be your slave and have her in a private position." Make your mark."

When the word "mark" was mentioned, the three women in the room were extremely excited.

At this moment, they seemed to recall the scene when the leader used a branding iron to brand a private part of the church when they first joined the cult.

Just thinking about that scene, they felt that their bodies had already reacted, and their whole bodies even became numb and numb, making it difficult to control themselves.

At this time, when he heard that there was another suitable slave target, Keith Lanier suddenly became excited.

"What's her name?"

"Crystal."

While talking, Alison picked up the tablet on the coffee table and retrieved all the information about Liu Yifei.

Looking at the delicate and beautiful face on the tablet screen, Keith Lanier's eyes lit up.

"Master, her identity is not simple. She is a well-deserved super first-line actress in China, and she is also very famous in Hollywood!"

Alison, who is obsessed with getting rewarded, is very enthusiastic about finding a new slave girl for Keith Lanier.

She knew in her heart that the higher the status of the slave girl, the more satisfied the leader would be, and the higher the reward she would receive!

Keith Lanier reached out and swiped the screen of his tablet. The more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became. Such an actress had already reached the standard he liked.

While leaning on the sofa again, enjoying the service, he directly issued an order: "I don't care what method you use, you must bring her to the church headquarters. I will personally take action to cleanse her heart and imprint her."

"Okay leader." Alison nodded, and added: "These Chinese people are more vigilant, and it may take a certain amount of time and resources. I need to establish a good relationship with her first."

Keith Lanier waved his hand nonchalantly: "I approve that you can use part of the church's resources. I just want to see the results, and don't tell me about the process."

"Okay, I understand, leader!"

Alison responded and knelt quietly aside, thinking about how to coax Liu Yifei.

At this moment, the room door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and two figures, one large and one small, appeared outside the door.

Alison looked up and her eyes suddenly lit up!

She didn't know the younger one, but she was very familiar with the older one.

Katherine Oxenberg is a famous Hollywood actress and a well-known female producer.

In an instant, many strategies came to her mind.

As an actor, who can refuse top-notch film and television scripts?

Just as she was thinking about it, she saw Catherine Oxenberg arriving in front of her, and greeted Keith Lanier excitedly: "Master, I brought you a gift."

With that said, Catherine Oxenberg pushed out her daughter who was standing next to her, and introduced her to Keith Lanier like a commodity.

…

At this time, in the hall downstairs.

After leaving the self-service area, Liu Yifei quickly came to Chen Fei's side.

"What's wrong with you?" Looking at the slightly panicked expression on her face, Chen Fei asked curiously.

Liu Yifei frowned slightly: "Just now there was a very strange blond woman, who was talking to me about purifying the soul and cleansing the self, like a magic stick."

"Where have people gone?"

Chen Fei subconsciously looked in the direction Liu Yifei was running from.

"I don't know where she went. I only know that her name is Allison Mack, and she seems to have appeared in "Smallville."

"Okay, I understand, I will arrange for someone to investigate later." After saying that, Chen Fei specifically warned: "When you see this kind of person in the future, you must stay away from her, 99% of them are from cults. "

Liu Yifei responded obediently: "Yeah, okay, I'll remember it."

…

The premiere of "Godzilla" came to a successful conclusion. In addition to the guests, many media and reporters also came to the scene, and these people all received red envelopes from the crew before leaving.

These are all unspoken rules in the industry, and everyone has become accustomed to them.

The next day, all the entertainment websites in Hollywood were full of good reviews about "Godzilla", such as "exquisite special effects", "stunning visual effects", "stunning pictures"...

Without exception, if you look around, almost all of them have good reviews.

Movie promotion is all about these.

After the premiere, Chen Fei stopped paying attention to "Godzilla". After all, it was just a science fiction film with a purely commercial model, and it was not worthy of his special follow-up.

The preparations for "The Revenant" have reached a critical moment. He has communicated with DiCaprio and will start filming immediately after this Oscar.

Before that, Chen Fei had to prepare a series of tasks such as storyboards, shooting locations, supporting characters, and props.

In addition, the promotion of "The Martian" has also officially kicked off.

It happened that he and Liu Yifei were both in Hollywood, so they took the lead in publicity and roadshow activities from here.

This movie also follows the route of global release, and North America, as the largest ticket warehouse in the world, is naturally indispensable.

…

Before that, Chen Fei had always thought that Alibaba Pictures' backdoor listing had nothing to do with him.

But he ignored the shamelessness of Mr. Ma!

When he received the call from the other party, he was still a little stunned.

It was not until he heard the other party talking about the various benefits after Alibaba's listing on the phone that he finally reacted.

This person is here to take advantage of him!

When Huayi went public, the two brothers of the Wang family also approached him and begged him to buy some Huayi stocks.

At that time, because it was profitable, Chen Fei agreed.

When he finally sold these stocks, he had earned more than nine figures.

But what does Alibaba have?

On the phone, Mr. Ma was still chattering: "If Director Chen has an idea, now is a good time to buy. After the market reopens, I guarantee that the stock price will rise sharply, and we will all be family members in the future..."

It must be said that this person's mouth is really sharp, and all kinds of tricks are one after another, without stopping at all.

However, his calculations are obviously wrong.

"Mr. Ma, I'm sorry, I have to think carefully about this matter. Let's talk about it later when we have time..."

Fade Chen made an excuse and hung up the phone.

Throwing the phone on the table, he curled his lips and muttered: "Tsk, tsk, do you really think I'm stupid? You actually set your sights on me?"

He knew what kind of person Ali was.

If you get on this person's pirate ship, it won't be so easy to get off.

...

In the blink of an eye, the end of the month has arrived.

"The Dragon King of the Capital of Gods" produced by Huayi was the first to reach the release deadline stipulated by the theater chain.

From September 28th to October 28th, the film was screened for 30 days, bringing a total of 684 million box office results.

When the media reported this data, as expected, the two brothers of the Wang family once again ushered in a wave of ridicule in the circle.

Before the release, Wang Zhonglei excitedly shouted the slogan to the public, saying that the box office of this film must exceed 700 million!

But the fact is that they once again stopped before the 700 million threshold.

Fans and netizens outside the circle may not know, but people in the circle have heard some rumors.

"With more than a week left before the release, Wang Zhonglei ran to the Film Bureau, hoping to apply for an extension key, but in the end he was rejected."

On the other end of the phone, Su Guohai's voice was full of gloating.

Unlike the misery of "The Dragon King of the Capital", the box office of "Ip Man 3" has successfully exceeded 1.1 billion, and the daily new box office is still maintained at more than 5 million.

When the film is released tomorrow, the total box office will remain at 1.12 billion, exceeding the 436 million of "The Dragon King of the Capital".

In this competition, Huayi not only lost miserably, but also wrote a new page on the pillar of shame.

After "The Great Earthquake", "The Dragon King of the Capital" once again stopped before the 700 million threshold. If nothing unexpected happens, this will become the target of many films and will be mentioned repeatedly.

Although this movie is profitable and the stock price has ushered in a wave of increases, I don’t know why Wang Zhonglei just feels very alienated.

This money is really bad!

…

After talking about the box office situation of "The Dragon King of the Capital" and "Ip Man 3", Su Guohai mentioned another thing.

"The script of "Charlotte's Troubles" that we are working on with the Happy Twist team has been reviewed, and the preparations for the actors and filming locations have come to an end. Happy Twist said that it will officially start filming in a week."

"Okay." Chen Fei responded casually: "I won't go back. You can go to the scene in person when the time comes. If they have any difficulties, you can help them."

The industry was surprised that Happy Twist was going to make a movie.

In the minds of many people, Happy Twist is specialized in stage plays, dramas, musicals, sketches, etc., and has nothing to do with the film and television production industry.

But I never expected that they would catch the fast ship of Feiyue Film and Television, and even shouted the slogan of "filming stage play IP".

I have to say, this thing is really rare.

However, many people just treat it as fun.

The stage play is adapted into film and television. Isn't this just a group of sketch actors performing a large-scale sketch on the big screen? What's so worth paying attention to?

The previous experience of Deyun Club is still there. In the eyes of many people, what is the difference between these skit actors and crosstalk actors?

"If this kind of movie can still make money, I will stand on my head and eat shit!"

"So, do we have to go to the cinema to watch skits in the future?"

"The stage play "Charlotte's Troubles" is quite good, but if it is adapted into a movie, will it work?"

For a time, many doubts appeared on the Internet. Many people held a pessimistic attitude and thought that Happy Twist was seeking its own death.

Some negative news even brought about Feiyue Film and Television.

Some media also questioned: "Is Feiyue Film and Television going to change its previous "high-tech" development route and start to produce bad movies on a large scale to make money?"

For these news that were obviously riding on the popularity, Chen Fei didn't pay any attention to them.

He is looking forward to the situation after the release of "Charlotte's Troubles". I wonder what the netizens who were not optimistic in the early stage will think after seeing the finished film?

And Zhen Zixuan, who was dubbed "box office poison" because of the release of "Special Identity", has the same mentality.

Because the reputation of the film is so bad, he has now left the publicity team and hid in Hong Kong alone.

However, in a short period of time, he has not fallen into despair.

Because the 3D mythological blockbuster "Journey to the West: The Great Conqueror in Heaven", which has an investment of 500 million yuan and a production cycle of three years, was officially scheduled yesterday.

Several investors of the film seem to be very confident in the film and announced that the film will be scheduled during the Spring Festival.

What makes Zhen Zixuan excited is that he plays the role of Sun Wukong in this movie!

As long as the box office of this film can be successful, the word "box office poison" will be smoothly gone from him.

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