Chapter 701 What the Hell Are You Recommending? Sony’s Big Appetite! “Day and Night” Has Made the Industry Crazy!

Served as the male lead in "There is a Place Only We Know", sang the ending song "Time Cooks Rain" for "Tiny Times 3: The Golden Age", and became the first post-90s to enter Madame Tussauds in Shanghai...

Watching the news about Wu Yifan reported by the media, Chen Fei felt a little puzzled.

"What kind of magic potion did this traffic star who came back from South Korea give Xu Jinglei? He actually asked for so many resources from her?"

Could it be... This guy is very good in bed and made Xu Jinglei happy?

Just when Chen Fei was puzzled, the phone on the table suddenly vibrated, and the name that appeared on the caller ID surprised him.

Feng Xiaogang?

After answering the phone, Chen Fei casually said: "Director Feng? Why did you call me suddenly? Is there something?"

"Haha, nothing, just want to chat with you to relieve boredom."

Chen Fei: "???"

Seemingly aware of Chen Fei's doubts, Feng Xiaogang smiled and said: "I heard that your company has recently started a variety show project? What is it called "Running Brothers"? "

"Yes, there is indeed this project." Chen Fei responded and said bluntly: "Why? Director Feng wants to be a flying guest?"

"I don't have such an idea at the moment. I just came to ask, have you decided on the guests for this variety show?"

Sure enough, the real purpose is not the wine.

Chen Fei didn't have time to talk nonsense with him, so he simply asked directly: "Does Director Feng have a suitable candidate to recommend?"

"Haha, there is indeed one. What do you think of Wu Yifan who just came back from South Korea? He has popularity and good looks. If he can join, it will definitely be a great help to your variety show..."

Feng Xiaogang is also very talkative. He even described the prospects of Wu Yifan joining to Chen Fei.

If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Xu Jinglei who found him and wanted him to be the lobbyist.

However, Chen Fei didn't want his variety show to be implicated and removed from the shelves. Wu Yifan, a "parallel traffic star", is not to be touched.

"Sorry, Director Feng, the guest candidates have been almost decided. For the time being, let's forget about the person you recommended."

On the other end of the phone, Feng Xiaogang was stunned for a long time before he reacted.

It seems that he didn't expect Chen Fei to refuse so straightforwardly, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

"Director Feng, I have something to do here. If there is nothing else, shall we stop here first?"

"Ah! Oh, OK... OK, you are busy."

After a moment of distraction, the phone was busy.

Feng Xiaogang's face turned pale, and there was a bit of embarrassment.

Putting down the phone, he looked at Xu Jinglei and shook his head slightly, saying, "He said that the guest lineup has been almost finalized, and no one else can be added."

"Oh, so..."

Xu Jinglei could not hide her disappointment. After all, she had promised her baby last night that she would help him get a fixed guest spot.

Now that the promise has not been fulfilled, she has to find a way to coax him when she goes back.

It's hard to think about it. She had to coax the old ones before, and now she has to coax the young ones when she goes back.

If she didn't love that face, how could Xu Jinglei invest so many resources to support a traffic star?

"Then I'll trouble Director Feng. Since I can't get a regular guest spot, forget it."

Xu Jinglei stood up and smiled at Feng Xiaogang, leaving only a slender back, and hurriedly left Huayi.

Her movie has already started preparations, and as the heroine, she has to rehearse kissing and bed scenes with the male lead to find the feeling.

After reluctantly seeing Xu Jinglei off, Feng Xiaogang walked towards his office.

However, when he passed by Wang Zhonglei's office, he happened to hear a roar from inside: "What's wrong with the stabbing sect? The stabbing sect can't appear on variety shows? I don't believe it. Without him, Feiyue Film and Television, our Huayi can't even make a variety show?"

Outside the door, Feng Xiaogang's expression was very complicated.

He had heard that Huayi had made a lot of preparations behind the scenes to allow those actors and stars who had close cooperation with the company to appear on the variety show "Running Man".

However, now listening to his roar, these people were obviously brushed back.

In fact, sometimes Feng Xiaogang also doesn't understand why Wang Zhonglei and Wang Zhongjun would cut off the foundation of "artist management" that maintains the development of the company?

Is the path of de-monopolization of movies really the right one?

…

"The costume TV series "Nirvana in Fire", exclusively produced by Feiyue Films and starring Hu Ge, Liu Shishi, Wang Kai, Wu Lei and others, officially wrapped up in Hengdian today!"

"White Night Chase" is currently on the air, and the news of the wrapping of "Nirvana in Fire" has spread again.

This June, not only the film industry is confused, but also the TV industry.

The two TV series "The Journey of Flower" and "Ancient Swordsman" have launched overwhelming publicity, and both sides have invested a lot, obviously heading for a "competitive" attitude.

And those TV series of the same period, if nothing unexpected happens, will be destroyed again!

Jiang Xueruo called Chen Fei directly: "Mr. Chen, the negatives of Nirvana in Fire have been sent to the editing department, and the relevant personnel are pushing forward the post-production work. The post-production editing of Red Sorghum has been completed. We plan to submit it for review in mid-June. What do you think about the subsequent release date?"

"Since there is enough time, let's arrange it to replace "The Journey of Flower."

After saying that, Chen Fei instructed: "It seems that the screenwriter department has adapted a lot of scripts. You can go and have a look when you are free. If there is a suitable project, then continue to arrange and promote it.

The company still has many young actors who were not famous before. It is time to push them to the front."

"Okay, I understand."

Jiang Xue responded and hung up the phone directly.

Putting down the phone, Chen Fei's eyes fell on the computer screen again.

In the middle, the four words "Sword Net Action" are hanging there, which is extremely conspicuous!

This is a law enforcement action jointly held by the Copyright Bureau, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Cyberspace Administration of China and other departments. The time scale starts from 6 months. It aims to clear all pirated platforms and channels with thunder and lightning, and lay a good foundation for Internet companies to enter the film and television industry...

The slogan is very loud, and the action of combating piracy has indeed been carried out.

However, everything has its pros and cons.

When Internet companies really enter the market, it will probably be a situation of chaos and traffic.

Many small production companies can barely survive now, but as time goes by, they will have no other ending except bankruptcy and merger without capital support.

Chen Fei is quite lucky, thanks to his capital, he doesn't have to worry about being swallowed up.

…

On June 6, the science fiction movie "Edge of Tomorrow" launched by Warner Bros. was released in North America and the mainland at the same time.

On the first day of release, the mainland box office closed at 41.19 million, directly crushing other domestic films in the same period.

Affected by it, the daily new box office of the movie "Coming Home" directed by Zhang Yimou fell directly to 1.72 million, and it has been announced in advance.

After 21 days of release, the total box office closed at 280 million yuan, and Lao Mouzi has successfully broken through his previous achievements.

It's a pity that in the face of those super special effects science fiction blockbusters, "Coming Home" is still inferior to the main "heartfelt" emotional drama.

Many people subconsciously looked for domestic films that could compete with imported films in June.

Soon, the name "Breakup Master" appeared in front of everyone.

Deng Chao + Yang Mi, can this combination withstand the onslaught of imported films?

In fact, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" was also expected by everyone at first, but unfortunately, its investor Xiying was suspected to be scared and directly changed the schedule from June to August.

In the eyes of many people in the industry, this decision is still very wise.

However, as the old saying goes, you can avoid the first day, but you may not be able to avoid the fifteenth.

In August, there are two movies, "Frozen" and "Guardians of the Galaxy". In Chen Fei's view, Xiying's behavior is undoubtedly "just out of the tiger's den and into the wolf's den"!

...

The filming location of "Avengers 2" was moved from London to Italy.

The scenes of the Hydra base in the movie will be filmed in Bard Castle in Valle d’Aosta, Italy. This castle is located in the mountains and will provide a magnificent background for the movie.

Because of the change in the location, the crew will naturally leave some free time.

Chen Fei gave himself a few days off and flew back to Los Angeles from London.

The post-production and rough cut of "The Revenant" have come to an end for the time being. He has to go back and check the effect of the rough cut, and then propose the next editing plan.

Leonardo must have been bored recently. When he heard that Chen Fei was going to see the rough cut effect, he immediately followed him excitedly.

Looking at his increasingly swollen belly and the young South African female model holding his arm, Chen Fei didn't know what to say.

This guy is getting more and more oily!

Because the finished film needs to be kept confidential, Leonardo left his female companion outside the screening room and walked into the screening room with Chen Fei.

Looking at his "miserable" state on the big screen, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Chen Fei and asked, "Fei, do you think I will have a chance to win this time?"

"Yes."

Chen Fei nodded seriously.

However, before Leonardo could get happy, he added, "If you are willing to announce your marriage during the Oscars season, I can assure you that your chances of winning can be increased by at least 30%."

"Oh! No!" Leonardo seemed to be stepped on the tail, and exclaimed hurriedly, "This method is not suitable for me. I have always advocated freedom, not being bound by family.

Fei, you should help me think of a better way so that I can get the next Oscar statuette."

Chen Fei looked at him, and after a moment, he gave him another naughty idea.

"Leon, I suggest you learn from Matthew, lose some fat, restore your looks to their peak, and then go to the Oscars female judges for PR.

With your handsomeness, I believe those female judges will not refuse your date. Then, you can use your skillful skills to pick up girls and coax them into bed one by one.

I believe you know that going to bed is the fastest way to a woman's heart. You will definitely be able to sleep with them all successfully."

Chen Fei said it so passionately, his tone full of bewitching meaning.

At first, Leonardo's eyes lit up and he was seriously thinking about the feasibility of this behavior.

But soon, his face fell: "Fei, stop playing with me. How can I go to bed with those old women? I will be sucked dry."

"Hahahahaha!"

Chen Fei laughed so hard that tears almost flowed out.

Seeing Leonardo's expression getting more and more ugly, he stopped smiling: "It's just a joke, how could I ask you to sacrifice yourself? I will arrange public relations methods for you in the future.

Believe me, this time, I will definitely help you come back with an Oscar trophy! "

After reading the rough cut and arranging the subsequent fine cut plan, Chen Fei and Leonardo left Volton Pictures together.

The latter had to go on a date with his little girlfriend, so naturally he left in a hurry.

After Chen Fei said hello to Natasha, he hurried to New York and found Kevin Feige who had just returned to the company.

As soon as the two met, they got straight to the point.

"How are the negotiations with Sony going? Is there any hope of getting Spider-Man's film and television rights back?"

Listening to this question, Kevin Feige did not answer directly, but first talked about the box office results of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2".

"The Extraordinary series has been completely discontinued. The North American box office only received US$202 million, and the total global box office was only US$650 million. Sony's total loss exceeded US$200 million!

However, even if the losses are very serious, Sony is still unwilling to give up Spider-Man. "

"Huh?" Fade Chen sneered: "If I remember correctly, according to the agreement, Sony signed an agreement when it purchased the copyright of Spider-Man. It must release a Spider-Man series of movies every three years. If it cannot do it, will automatically give up the copyright, right?”

"That's right."

Kevin Feige nodded: "I negotiated with them through this regulation, and Sony finally said that they are willing to share the Spider-Man copyright with us.

But they made a condition that Sony must occupy 40% of the investment share in all film and television works involving Spider-Man. "

Chen Fei was immediately amused by Sony's huge appetite.

“My next plan is to include Spider-Man in the Avengers series, so what Sony is saying is that they only rely on Spider-Man to get a big piece of the cake in Avengers?

Oh, what a fool's dream! "

Chen Fei sneered and said directly: "Then let's drag it on and see who can't hold on first."

At this time, Kevin Feige suddenly asked: "What is our bottom line?"

Chen Fei replied: "In the independent development of movies about the "Spider-Man" series, I can share up to 30% of Sony's investment share.

If they are unwilling, then just wait another three years. When the agreed time limit is up, we don't even have to pay attention to them and can just get back the film and television adaptation rights. "

…

After leaving New York, Chen Fei returned to the crew of "Avengers 2" and began the second phase of filming.

At the same time, in China, the competition for the film market in June has completely begun.

The imported film "Edge of Tomorrow" replaced "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and made many domestic films cry for their parents and complain endlessly.

"The Return" finally failed to hold on and ended with a box office of 290 million.

Regarding the fact that the box office failed to exceed 300 million, Zhang Yimou was quite unwilling. He felt very regretful because the document applying for a secret key extension was not approved by the General Administration.

What the industry didn't expect was that Brother Chen Kai actually got involved in the topic of "Return".

In an interview with the crew of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", facing the reporter's camera, he spoke very brazenly about Zhang Yimou's directorial skills:

"Generally speaking, Yimou still has some shortcomings in the field of art films. The shots and images he produced are indeed good, but the depth of the story is much inferior.

As his guide on the road to directing, comparatively speaking, I still have more experience in this area than he does. If we have the opportunity to meet in the future, I will not hide it, but will give him some constructive suggestions. Sexual opinions…”

Chen Fei looked at the news on the Internet and once again had a clear understanding of how shameless Poet Chen was.

"You're still coaching Zhang Yimou? Are you the one who counts?"

Judging from the tone of his speech, it was obvious that he still regarded Lao Mouzi as his younger brother.

But the fact is that except for "Farewell My Concubine", he has no film works that he can produce at all.

Every commercial film was made at a loss, and literary and artistic films were not even nominated. In the competition for the post of chief director of the 2008 Olympic Games, they were completely defeated...

Many people in the industry are wondering, where does this guy get his confidence?

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Like the film industry, competition in the television industry is also at a fierce stage.

"Beauty Like a Picturesque" still received negative reviews, while "White Night", on the other hand, is gaining momentum. One week after its launch, the number of views exceeded that of the online drama "Psychological Crime" produced by iQiyi.

On the 10th, the online drama "Dark One" produced by Tencent Video was officially launched.

With the release of these three online dramas, netizens specially created a voting column on Weibo to invite drama fans from all over the Internet to vote for their favorite online drama.

Not surprisingly, "White Night" stands out, easily beating "Psycho" and "The Dark One".

The industry was already extremely shocked by the performance of this TV series, but what no one expected was that, after standing out, "Day and Night Chase" actually did another big "job"!

This morning, a piece of news announced by Feiyue Film and Television's official website directly topped the Weibo hot search list.

"Warm congratulations to the TV series "Day and Night Chase" produced by our company for officially reaching a cooperation with Netflix. It will be broadcast in more than 190 countries and regions around the world and become the first Chinese online series to be officially broadcast overseas on a large scale..."

The moment I saw this news, the entire film and television industry was numb.

A web drama, can it be played like this?

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