Chapter 706 Is Yang Mi About to Awaken? Zhou Xingchi’s ‘Big’ Project!

As a key project of Huayi after "de-simplification of movies", this movie-themed town "Feng Xiaogang Film Commune" is not simple at all.

Currently, 1942 Republic of China Street is the first to be put into operation, and projects such as Nanyang Street and Socialist Old Beiping Street will be launched later.

Judging from the reported news, these blocks will be restored 100% according to old photos, and nearly a hundred historical and cultural landmark buildings will be installed at the same time.

As for the supporting hotels and tourist facilities, they will all be put into use later for tourists to stay and use.

After the press conference, Huayi began to send out invitations, announcing that it would hold a grand reception in Shanghai for the opening of this movie-themed project.

And those celebrities and Chinese and foreign stars who gathered here because of the Magic City International Film Festival naturally became the ones invited by Huayi.

Chen Fei naturally received the invitation letter, but he had no interest in participating.

You don't need to guess to know that the big and small kings will definitely show off in various ways at the cocktail party, and even engage in investment promotion and various exchanges of interests.

Chen Fei was not interested in seeing their faces.

However, just as he was thinking about what excuse he should use to refuse the invitation, Wang Changtian's phone call suddenly came in.

He first lamented the operation of Huayi: "I have to say that real estate has really added a lot to the stock price. Just by announcing a piece of news, the market value has skyrocketed by more than one billion. It's terrible!"

"Indeed." Chen Fei nodded with approval and replied: "The same goes for Wanda. The development of the film industry and theater chains cannot be separated from the blessing of real estate.

Coupled with the entry of the Internet industry and various marketing methods taking turns, it will naturally create a prosperous style. "

Wang Changtian, perhaps a little itchy, suddenly said: "In your opinion, can we also get involved now?"

"Director Wang, I advise you not to do this." Chen Fei said sternly: "As a leader in the private film and television industry, Huayi received a lot of policy support from above, including the green light during the listing stage. The purpose was to cultivate a private The benchmark for film and television companies.

But now? They actually disbanded their brokerage business, and also shouted the slogan of de-simplification of movies, involving finance, real estate, and the Internet, and started capital operations.

It's obvious that their original intention is gone.

The higher-ups have been watching, taking resources and not doing anything, and just engaging in side deals. This is called sacrificing the good and chasing the weak, and they will definitely not have good results. "

In fact, there was something else that Chen Fei didn't say clearly.

That is, never treat the people above you as a fool. It’s not that you won’t retaliate, it’s just that the time has not come yet.

As a leader in a supported industry, instead of focusing on his own business, he actually started to engage in cultural tourism and real estate. He also dug his own foundation and started "de-filming". What else could this be but courting death?

And the most important thing is that while they are shouting to go to the movies, they are also pointing at the stock development of the movie company. Isn’t this just a joke?

It is true that cultural tourism is easier to operate than real estate, but once a thunderstorm occurs, the former will only die more miserably!

And when Huayi reveals enough clues to the outside world, what awaits them is disaster!

Wang Changtian can achieve his current position, so he is certainly not a fool.

Listening to Chen Fei's words, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he woke up in an instant.

If Chen Fei hadn't reminded him, he might have gotten hot-headed and gone astray.

By then, let alone enjoy a comfortable retirement, it is still unknown whether we will be able to see the sun the next day.

He quickly changed the topic: "Will you go to Huayi's cocktail party tomorrow night?"

"I don't want to go." Chen Fei said bluntly.

"How about we come out and sit down together? Let's talk about the new project?"

"Oh? What new project? Film and TV series?"

"You will know when the time comes. I will send you the address later. We will see you at seven o'clock tomorrow night."

Wang Changtian had a rare moment of silence, which made Chen Fei a little confused.

After hanging up the phone, he thought for a moment, but he still didn't guess why Lao Wang suddenly acted like this.

The Hongmen Banquet is definitely impossible. If nothing else happens, it should be a "surprise game".

It was still early and with nothing to do, Chen Fei simply dealt with some emails that had accumulated recently.

You don’t know this by looking at it, and you’re simply shocked when you look at it!

Three days ago, Zhong Lifang actually sent him an email, which detailed a series of preparation plans for "Sicario" as well as related actor casting news.

After reading the content of the email, Chen Fei immediately called Zhong Lifang.

He first explained that he has been busy recently and has not had time to reply to emails, and then talked about the relevant content of "Sicario".

"The choice of the heroine is beyond my expectation. Are you sure she can take on this role?"

"I'm sure." Zhong Lifang first replied in the affirmative, and then added: "I got to know her physical condition during the audition. Although she seems to be weak and weak, in fact she has been working out and practicing, even if it is... She can persevere even with such intensity of shooting as a gun battle.

As for the rest, such as personal fame, celebrity status, appearance, and number of fans, she actually has an advantage. "

"That's true."

Chen Fei nodded. After all, she was once a sister, and her development was still on the line no matter how bad it was.

"Then let her be."

After confirming that Chen Fei had no objections to project preparation and casting of actors, Zhong Lifeng could not conceal her excitement.

Her first project after joining Feiyue Film and Television, it started smoothly!

"Mr. Chen, now that everything is confirmed, should I announce it directly to the public?"

Chen Fei responded casually: "Well, let's announce it."

…

The next morning, while many people in the industry were still immersed in the news about the success of Huayi's "cultural tourism project", a report on the official website of Feiyue Film and Television immediately attracted the attention of many people.

Relevant media reports immediately followed:

"It is reported that the film project "Sicario" exclusively produced by Feiyue Film and Television has completed the first phase of planning. All relevant preparations and casting of actors have been completed. The film is expected to start filming in August."

"According to public information, the total investment in the "Sicario" project is 200 million yuan. The male and female protagonists are Xie Bao and Liu Shishi respectively. The supporting actors are all artists under the Feiyinghuang Agency."

""Sicario" - a carnival that belongs to Leap Film and Television!"

"Liu Shishi once again competes in a movie project and serves as the heroine with an investment of 200 million. I look forward to her wonderful performance."

"Xie Bao, who was once known as the most capable child actor, has officially joined Feiyinghuang Agency. His debut film is the male protagonist. This time, can he regain his childhood glory?"

In just one morning, the entire film and television industry exploded again!

In fact, the "Sicario" project was notified by the Film Bureau that it had been reviewed in May, but there has been no subsequent news.

Many people think that there may be difficulties in project preparation, so there is no movement.

But it wasn’t until today that everyone suddenly discovered that this project was actually regarded as exclusive by Feiyue Film and Television!

It is an exclusive production, using its own actors and production team, and even its directors, producers, producers, etc. are all from its own family.

Obviously, this is the rhythm of self-production and self-marketing!

Of course, this is not the most important thing. After all, "self-produced and self-sold" is not uncommon in the entertainment industry, and many companies do this.

What is really shocking is that the crew of "Sicario" actually chose Liu Shishi as the heroine of this movie!

Her previous role as the female lead in "Nirvana in Fire" shocked many people, and now she has received another movie project with an investment of 200 million.

This is obviously a way to praise her!

"She just got the 200 million investment movie project?"

On the Tang Dynasty side, after receiving the news, Cai Yinong felt indescribably uncomfortable and stunned.

She really couldn't understand why Feiyue Pictures trusted Liu Shishi, the original Tang Dynasty sister.

After all, before this, movies starring Liu Shishi had never been a big hit, and many people in the industry even labeled her as "box office poison."

But after changing companies, she seemed to be completely reborn, and she was able to obtain high-quality film and television resources many times.

At this time, even if Cai Yinong doesn't want to admit it, he can't deny that Tangren is indeed unable to provide a good growth soil for its artists.

But what can she do?

He used to be selfish in the past, so that now, Tang Ren has no friends or partners in the industry.

…

"Yang Mi, it's time for us to set off, why are you standing still?"

At the door of the office, Zeng Jia called Yang Mi's full name impatiently.

The company has recently signed a lot of new artists, but Yang Mi has to take care of them all. If this is a waste of time, it will damage the interests of the company and Zeng Jia.

At this time, Yang Mi, who was caught up in the breaking news, was unaware of Zeng Jia's attitude towards her.

In a daze, she murmured: "Jiajia, have you read the news? Liu Shishi won the heroine of "Sicario". She once again broke into the film industry, but it was still a business with an investment of 200 million. Big movie.”

This news hit Yang Mi no less than Cai Yinong.

In the entire Fairy Sword TV series, the most famous ones are Yang Mi, Liu Yifei, Liu Shishi, and Tang Yan.

Liu Yifei's development is better than hers, she admits it. After all, the resources that she enjoys are beyond the reach of even the four major actresses.

But now, Liu Shishi, who was originally even worse developed than her, has caught up with her, and is very likely to surpass her, which makes her somewhat vulnerable.

And the scariest thing is that Tang Yan is also an artist from Feiyinghuang Agency.

If even she can get the heroine role, won't Yang Mi become a joke in other people's mouths from now on?

However, in the face of Yang Mi's worries, Zeng Jia showed no concern: "Mi Mi, can you think about it clearly? You are a capital now, how can you compare with those ordinary actors?"

"capital?"

Yang Mi rarely began to chew on these two words, and a trace of doubt suddenly emerged in her heart.

"Isn't capital like the boss, directing the people under him to work, and enjoying the glory and wealth? Why do I have to work so hard every day? I'm so busy?"

Yang Mi was thinking, while netizens on the Internet were discussing crazily.

"Is Liu Shishi going to play a killer? Can she do it? She won't make a bad movie, right?"

"According to Feiyue Film and Television's style, it shouldn't be a bad movie. I still trust them."

"I heard that the crew is going to the Golden Triangle for filming. That place is famous for being neglected. You must be careful!"

"I really liked Xie Ba when I was a kid, but unfortunately he didn't have any good works when he grew up. I was quite surprised when he appeared in "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom". I didn't expect that he would play the male lead now. , I will definitely support it after it is released.”

"Oh my god, I actually saw the news about Wu Jing's guest appearance. Why is he hanging around?"

…

In the morning, "Sicario" caused quite a stir in the industry, and in the afternoon, Raytheon made another announcement.

""The Big Four 3" will be released to everyone on August 22. I urge everyone to support the domestic martial arts and not let it completely decline."

This time, the light can be regarded as successfully selling a wave of emotions.

However, "The Four Famous Catchers" is a rare martial arts movie series other than the "Xiu Chun Dao" series in recent years, and it can indeed sell emotions.

Chen Fei saw many netizens on the Internet shouting to support domestic martial arts and looking forward to the grand finale of "Four Famous Catchers".

And when he met Wang Changtian in the evening, the other party even proposed excitedly: "I see that many people on the Internet hope to launch a sequel to the "Xiu Chun Dao" series. Don't you have any relevant plans?"

"No." Chen Fei shook his head simply: "Martial arts movies have completely declined. The continuation of the "Xiu Chun Dao" series can indeed make money, but the money earned is too high, so let's forget it."

Wang Changtian opened his mouth, but no words came out for a long time.

If he were Chen Fei, he would definitely not give up on this profitable series of movies.

Unfortunately, the copyright of "Xiu Chun Dao" does not belong to him, and he has little confidence that he can continue to make a high-quality sequel.

"Didn't you say you wanted to talk about the project with me? Where should we talk? Right here?"

Looking at the closed boxes and the extra pair of dishes and chopsticks on the table, Chen Fei secretly guessed the identity of the other person.

"It's right here." Wang Changtian took out his cell phone and took a look, then stood up and said, "You sit here for a while, I'll go out to pick someone up."

After that, he turned around and left.

After waiting for less than a minute, the box door was pushed open again, and an "old friend" appeared in front of Chen Fei.

"Director Zhou?"

Chen Fei was quite surprised when he saw Zhou Xingchi appearing at the door.

There were many celebrities and actors from Hong Kong at the Shanghai Film Festival, but this one did not attend. I never thought he would appear here today!

Since the last time he had an enmity with the two Wang brothers and was set up against him, Zhou Xingchi returned to Xiangjiang and there has been no movement.

The king of comedy and a well-known director in the industry was openly ridiculed by Wang Zhonglei for not knowing movies. This is undoubtedly a kind of irony and ridicule to the hot-tempered Star!

After sitting down at the invitation of Chen Fei and Wang Changtian, Zhou Xingchi said bluntly:

"After the "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" incident was over, I went back to Xiangjiang for retreat. It took more than a year to finally perfect the new script."

As he spoke, Zhou Xingchi's eyes swept over Chen Fei and Wang Changtian respectively.

"I think you should know that Huayi and I have had many problems before, so I will definitely not go to them to be my partner this time.

In the mainland film industry, both Guangguang and Feiyue Films are well-known for their guaranteed reputation, which is why I am here today. "

As the old saying goes, once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years.

This time, even if brothers Wang Zhonglei and Wang Zhongjun knelt down to kowtow to Zhou Xingchi, he would not look at those two idiots.

Chen Fei nodded in agreement and said: "As a film and television company, reputation and integrity are always the key. Our ancestors said that people cannot stand without trust! The same goes for companies."

A trace of unwillingness flashed in Zhou Xingchi's eyes, but he soon regained his composure.

He opened the briefcase he carried with him and took out two documents: "This is the schedule of my new project, you can take a look at it first.

I didn’t bring the specific script with me today, the original copy has already been sent for review.

I plan to make this project a co-production between the Mainland and Hong Kong, and introduce China Film and Shanghai Film and Television at the same time. While sharing the pressure, I can also have a guarantee...

Listening to Zhou Xingchi's explanation, Chen Fei silently opened the crew cover.

And when he saw the words "Mermaid", he had an inexplicable illusion that "this wave is stable."

After all, the name of this movie was well known to him before his rebirth!

"This is a romantic comedy with a fantasy color. Just like "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", I will direct it myself, but will not participate in the performance..."

After all, it is a comedy-style movie, so the story is not complicated. It mainly tells the story of human real estate developer Liu Xuan who destroyed the marine environment, was retaliated by the mermaid clan, and finally woke up.

The whole story combines fantasy colors and love elements, and tells a battle of resistance between nature and man in the form of a fairy tale, issuing a call and warning to protect and pay attention to the ecology.

Since there was not all the content of the script, Wang Changtian felt a little guilty after reading the project book.

Fantasy + romance + comedy, why does it feel like a hodgepodge for some reason?

He subconsciously looked up at Chen Fei, but the next second, he heard this "Master" say: "The name "Mermaid" sounds good. This project has been invested by Feiyue Film and Television."

"ah?"

Wang Changtian was confused. The name sounded good, so he voted?

What kind of reason is this?

Before he could react, Zhou Xingchi replied, "Director Chen, don't you need to take a look at the script?"

"No." Chen Fei shook his head slowly, with a faint smile on his face: "To be honest, I didn't invest in this movie, but in you, Zhou Xingchi. I trust you, so I am willing to invest."

Hearing what Chen Fei said, Wang Changtian thought carefully about Zhou Xingchi's past achievements, and immediately he had no worries.

He quickly responded, "Me too!"

Chen Fei added, "Feiyue Film and Television's publicity channel resources can be used by "The Mermaid" at will."

Wang Changtian: "Me too!"

Chen Fei: "Feiyue Film and Television can also help with the subsequent distribution and theaters."

Wang Changtian: "Me too!"

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