Chapter 660: Ban Animation? Too Many Tricks! Chen Guofu Is Eager to Prove Himself

Looking around, the entire mainland film market in November seems to be a stage prepared for many Hollywood blockbusters!

"Godzilla" leads the way, "Escape Plan" is catching up, and "Jungle", "Hotel Transylvania", "The Wolverine 2" and other films dominate the list, dividing the entire box office time.

In front of these movies, none of the domestic films can compete, and they have all become cannon fodder.

Many producers were miserable, but apart from a few curse words, it was of no avail.

Han Sanping made it clear before she left that she was determined to keep the "Lunar New Year slot". As for the movies scheduled for November, they were treated as cannon fodder.

This is why Han Sanping is so controversial. Some people really love him, but some people simply hate him!

Similarly, the newly appointed La Geikang also realized Han Sanping's previous helplessness.

Faced with harassment from a lot of production companies, he had no good solution. After all, at some point, "abandoning the car to save the handsome guy" was indeed the clearest way to go.

What's more, most domestic movies are not even considered "cars".

It’s also thanks to the fact that “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” withdrew from the theater market early, otherwise domestic movies would be even more miserable!

However, the box office revenue of 865 million yuan still scared a lot of domestic producers.

During the entire October period, except for "Ip Man 3", which can compete with it, other domestic films can be said to be the last to be disabled.

You know, 865 million is only the domestic box office result. In the global theater market, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" also demonstrated its strength.

The North American box office was US$312 million, and the global box office total was US$786 million...

When these figures were clearly displayed in front of everyone's eyes, the entire mainland film industry fell silent.

Especially those who thought that domestic films had completely risen, are feeling like they were struck by lightning at this moment!

It is true that the domestic box office performance of some imported films is somewhat unsatisfactory, but looking globally, the results are simply prohibitive!

The name "Marvel" has officially spread to the world, and the term "superhero" has become synonymous with it.

This situation inevitably attracted the attention of opponents.

The fastest responder was Warner Bros., which owns DC Comics.

The victory of "Man of Steel" allowed them to regain the confidence they had lost due to the fiasco of "Green Lantern", and "Red Flame Battlefield 2" has become their new goal!

In order for this movie to be successful, Warner and DC have invested a lot of resources in this movie, and related promotional posters have been distributed all over the world.

Unfortunately, this movie did not perform very well at the box office in North America. The US$146 million result simply could not meet Warner's expectations!

Therefore, Warner and DC set their pursuit of success on the performance of the global box office market.

As one of the well-known ticket warehouses in the world, China is naturally an area they pay attention to.

When the movie was released, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei went to see the finished film together.

What makes him regretful is that Warner's behavior of selling emotions this time was not very successful.

Although the lineup of the second part is more luxurious than the previous one, after the upgrade, the intricate plot has become like a piece of loose sand, messy and scattered, and the procrastinating rhythm is even more regrettable.

The most critical thing is that the frequent switching between good and evil simply makes the progress of the entire story chaotic. The most frustrating thing is that after the characteristics of the protagonists were severely weakened, they lost the greatest charm of the previous game.

Overall, apart from the commendable acting skills of the actors, the rest of the plot is extremely cliche and has no characteristics at all.

The box office on the first day was 10.33 million, and the three-day box office on the first weekend was 36.7 million. Such results can already declare this movie to be a failure in the Chinese box office.

Warner quickly anticipated this situation, immediately cut off all publicity and promotion, and implemented a wave of timely stop losses.

Later, Natasha called him again to report: "DC has restarted Batman again and produced a "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", followed closely by "Suicide Squad", "Amazing" "Woman", "Justice League" and other projects.

Chen Fei raised his eyebrows slightly: "Is this... trying to benchmark us?"

"I think so too." Natasha said in a deep voice: "As expected, they should be chasing our "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Avengers 2: Age of Ultron", "Ant-Man", etc. From the movie.”

"Hahaha!"

Chen Fei immediately burst into laughter: "Then let them do it. After all, there is competition to have motivation. I just hope they don't cry too ugly!"

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As December approaches, the Berlin International Film Festival has officially launched its new film selection.

Chen Fei officially watched "Fireworks in the Day" at the invitation of Chen Guofu.

From the beginning of the project preparation, Chen Guofu was in charge of the entire process. Chen Fei didn't even bother to ask about it and left the entire process to him.

Because of this, Chen Guofu was inexplicably nervous.

He is eager to be recognized by Chen Fei with this film, and he is also eager to win something at the Berlin International Film Festival, so as to prove that he is still young!

Being "squeezed out" of Huayi by Gu Changwei was simply one of the biggest pains in his life for him!

He wanted to let the two Wang brothers know that losing him was the biggest loss for Huayi!

And this "Black Coal, Thin Ice" is his chance.

Liao Fan, Gui Lunmei, Wang Xuebing, Wang Jingchun...

In 109 minutes, Chen Fei's eyes flashed many veteran actors with superb acting skills. They may not have made much achievements in commercial films, but they have shown amazing true feelings in art films.

"Very good, well shot, well edited, well acted, basically in line with the picture I want to see."

"Huh!"

Listening to Chen Fei's words, Chen Guofu breathed a sigh of relief.

This reply may be just a casual remark for Chen Fei, but for Chen Guofu, this is the best recognition of him!

"Have you got the public screening license?" Chen Fei still remembers Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin", which is so "unfair".

"I got it. It went very smoothly and passed without any modification."

"That's good." Chen Fei stood up and finally reminded: "Bring more people with you when you go to Berlin, let them go with you to broaden their horizons. The subsequent promotion of this movie, including the release, will be left to you.

Be confident and bold, Feiyue Film and Television will support all your actions and ideas."

"Okay, Mr. Chen! I will never let you down!"

This feeling of being recognized is simply great. Even though Chen Guofu is over 50 years old, he still can't suppress the passion and excitement in his heart.

He secretly vowed to make achievements to prove that he is still sharp!

He is indeed not as good as Gu Changwei in terms of directing, but in terms of being a supervisor and producer, he thinks he is definitely not inferior to Gu Changwei!

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Looking back to the past, "The Legend of the Seven Heroes of Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit", which brought happiness and joy to many young people, was reported and eventually removed from the shelves.

At that time, many people expressed their incomprehension. Why would anyone target a cartoon that showed many excellent characteristics such as "friendship", "hard work" and "never give up"?

Now, when cartoons such as "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" and "Boonie Bears" that many people think are very "childish" are also reported and asked to be removed from the shelves for rectification, colleagues in the industry feel inexplicably ridiculous.

Are these people probably all possessed by demons?

Looking around, the reasons for the reports are simply "stupid", one more bizarre than the other.

For example, the teasing between the lambs in "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" was actually understood as bullying and bullying classmates; and the act of teasing the village chief was interpreted as disrespecting the elders.

The fight between Big Gray Wolf and Red Wolf became domestic violence; the intention to cook and roast sheep would teach children bad habits; Feiyangyang's love for Meiyangyang was interpreted as premature love...

The situation of "Boonie Bears" was even worse. The "confrontation" between the two bears and Bald Qiang was interpreted as a trigger for violence among children because of the mixture of firearms and ammunition.

With the emergence of these voices, many cartoons were removed from the shelves for rectification.

This situation also made many companies with animation businesses in the industry stunned and worried, fearing that they would be accused of guiding children to learn bad things.

When the post-production of "Big Fish and Begonia" was completed and the dubbing stage was about to begin, Li Yang and Yang Yu found Chen Fei and expressed their concerns.

"Big Fish and Begonia involves some factors that are not allowed by the current environment. We are now very worried. Does this animated film also need large-scale rectification? Can it get a screening license by then?"

"I heard from colleagues in the industry that even Journey to the West has received many reports. Some parents said that Sun Wukong is too violent and the images of those monsters are too evil. They have been rectified many times."

Listening to the two people's stories, Chen Fei just felt a headache.

"This group of people are simply full and have nothing to do!"

For many parents, any problems of their children since birth are the influence of society, and have nothing to do with them.

But the real fact is that the main reason why these children develop various bad habits is that the main factor is caused by their parents!

Playing mahjong all day, not caring about children's studies, not listening to children's confessions...

Faced with such parents, it would be strange if they could learn well!

After thinking for a moment, he comforted her: "It's okay, no need to change it, just shoot it as you want, I'll take care of the release, as long as there are no particularly taboo plots and pictures, I'll take care of the rest."

The Tong Bureau specifically said that as long as it is a movie produced by Feiyue Film and Television, unless there are particularly serious violations, it must be given a green light all the way.

With such a "golden pardon", Chen Fei thought he was a very stable one!

As a top director in the world, if he doesn't have any privileges, what kind of top director is he?

In the afternoon, he went to the animation studio to stabilize the morale of many animation production staff.

It's hard to lift a breath, but they can't let it go!

In addition, what surprised him was that he actually met Jiang Wenli and Ma Sichun in the studio.

"Director Chen, I sent Sichun here to audition as a voice actor."

Jiang Wenli greeted with a smile, and there was no sign of depression after the scandal.

Although it has been several months since her affair with Huang Xuan, some media and paparazzi are still chasing after her, and some photos or videos will be exposed from time to time.

However, the characters of her and her husband Gu Changwei are simply "not a family, and they don't belong to the same family."

In the face of online scandals, Jiang Wenli doesn't care at all. Although she has kept a low profile recently, she still goes her own way and has no intention of changing.

Anyway, Gu Changwei is having a great time. I heard that Zhang Jingchu has recently returned to the mainland film and television industry and is very close to Huayi.

Chen Fei didn't chat much with these two people. After saying hello, he quickly left the studio.

There was also a promotional event for "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" in the afternoon. Jiang Wen, the old boy, happened to be free, and Han Sanping also found time. It was a rare occasion for the three giants to gather on one show.

The show was recorded until the evening, and the leading actors finally got some free time.

"This movie promotion is really not done by humans..."

Han Sanping complained nonchalantly. He never thought that he, a 60-year-old man, would still have to be bossed around like a donkey.

"What is this?" Chen Fei glared at him and joked: "You are just the starring role in "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom". When "One Hundred Regiments War" is about to be released, you are the director and will have to put in a lot of effort. , now I can just get used to it.

And haven’t you read the news online? Movie fans are looking forward to your performance very much. Showing your face more now will be very effective in increasing your popularity and status..."

Chen Fei said in a loud voice, what he was talking about was a scam.

He is now extremely satisfied with his decision to invite Han Sanping to play the role of "Mountain Eagle"!

Looking around, on average, at least 5 of the 10 articles online discuss the role of "Mountain Eagle".

The joining of Han Sanping can be said to have brought huge topic traffic and attention to the movie. It is no exaggeration to say that with just him, he can bring in at least nearly 300 million box office for the movie!

"With your mouth, you kid can really make things look like they are dead!"

Han Sanping complained about Chen Fei, but it could be seen from his expression that he was in a very good mood now.

The main reason is that although there are many people on the Internet discussing his original intention and purpose of playing the role of "Mountain Eagle", most of them are discussing it in a praising attitude.

Many netizens admire him very much. As the chairman of China Film Group Corporation, he took over the role of "Mountain Eagle" without hesitation during his tenure. He is so brave and admirable!

You know, since Zhang Weiping called out the nickname "Mountain Eagle" in 2009, the outside world has always believed that this is a nickname full of negative effects.

But now, Han Sanping has abruptly reversed this situation, making "mountain eagle" synonymous with him and a positive signal at the same time.

A hundred years later, this may become a joke, and Han Sanping can be regarded as "famous for the ages" in the film and television industry.

But at this moment, Jiang Wen on the side suddenly nodded in agreement: "Indeed, the older you get, the more powerless you feel. It only takes two or three years to make a movie. I won't do this to myself in the future."

"Haha?" Chen Fei cast an "I believe you are evil" look at him and casually chatted with him a few words about "One Step Away" and "Beiyang Trilogy".

Not surprisingly, Jiang Wen immediately felt as if he had been scratched and started chatting without stopping for a long time.

Chen Fei knew him very well, and his ambitions were not small at all, and he was also aiming to be "famous in film history".

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November is quickly coming to an end.

Looking at it, for domestic movies, the entire November schedule is a complete mess.

There are more than 30 domestic films, but only a few of them can seriously maintain the film schedule. Many of them just hang around in theaters and then sink to the bottom.

For a time, all the eyes of the industry were focused on the Lunar New Year stalls.

Starting from the 6th, "Famous Four 2", "The Storm", "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", "Private Customization", "New Police Story 2013"...

These are all promising films in the industry. They are either made by big directors or have A-list casts. They are all top-notch in terms of box office appeal!

The only imported film that was lucky enough to enter the Lunar New Year stalls was an animated film called "Finding Nemo 2". This had no impact on those domestic films at all. After all, the audience groups were too different.

As expected, there were several more movie invitations on Chen Fei's desk.

The bright red cover seemed to be splashed with blood, and the Lunar New Year holiday had already begun at this moment.

Discussions have already started on the Internet, and I don’t know which movie can take the top spot in the upcoming Lunar New Year movie?

Before that, the Golden Horse Awards is undoubtedly an important node that cannot be ignored.

Early in the morning on the 24th, Chen Fei saw the award-winning status reported by the media.

“A total of 256 films were registered for this year’s Golden Horse Awards, 40 films were nominated, and 14 films won awards!”

"At the awards ceremony, "Parents Are Not Home" won the best feature film, Cai Mingliang won the best director for "Outing", Lee Kang-sheng won the best actor for "Outing", and Zhang Ziyi won the best actor for "The Grandmaster" The heroine..."

"This year's Golden Horse Awards blatantly showed the selfishness of "keeping the grand prize in Taiwan Province". All the mainland films missed the grand prize, which is really infuriating and annoying!"

"..."

Looking at these news reports related to the Golden Horse Awards, Chen Fei shrugged and closed the webpage.

What's the point of going there with a smug face? Isn't it just carrying a sedan chair for others?

At this moment, he once again reaffirmed his determination not to participate in any Chinese film award selection!

There are too many lessons from the past, and many mainland filmmakers have been used as stepping stones again and again, which is really shameless!

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