Chapter 712: Sharpening the Knife, Aiming Directly at "Star Girl"!

It is no exaggeration to say that in the current mainland film market, if you can direct a film with a box office of over 1 billion, you can definitely be classified as a top director!

And Zhou Xingchi is one of them.

Although "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" caused a lot of controversy in film reviews, its box office results were not false.

With the help of this movie, Zhou Xingchi successfully entered the 1 billion box office director club.

Although he does not have any major awards, he has a very high status among directors and actors in the industry with his strong box office appeal and excellent directing skills.

However, it is such a "genius" director who has had a very bumpy road in the film industry.

When he was in Xiangjiang, he was targeted by many parties because of a contract conflict with the Xiang family.

In the end, if Han Sanping hadn't saved him and helped him develop the mainland market, many classic works might not have even been qualified to be published.

However, a year and a half ago, when he cooperated with Huayi, the two parties went to court for profit reasons.

At that time, Wang Zhonglei, who was in his prime, looked down upon him at all and even openly mocked him for not understanding movies.

In the end, Zhou Xingchi lost the case and returned to Xiangjiang in despair.

But I never thought that only a year later, he would return with a new work!

When the project "Mermaid" was announced, not surprisingly, it directly caused a wave of violent sensation in the industry!

However, what everyone did not expect was that there were multiple partners in the project announcement column.

Xinghui, China Film, Ray, Feiyue Film and Television.

Looking at the three investors who have reached cooperation with Zhou Xingchi, not surprisingly, the entire circle, including Zhou Xingchi's fans, was completely shocked!

"I really can't imagine that after these four companies join forces, who else in the industry would dare to make trouble?"

"Haha, Hua Yi got kicked. It's so good. I feel sick just looking at that Wang Zhonglei."

"If you don't have faith, you won't stand. This proverb is vividly displayed at this moment!"

"With the support of these three companies, I wonder how Huayi will interfere in Master Xing's works this time. Huh, I really gave you face."

"With Master Xing's strong return, Huayi will definitely regret what they did before. Missing such a partner will definitely be a huge loss for Huayi!"

Due to the reports on major entertainment news websites, the topic of "Mermaid" was at the top of Weibo's hot search list for a whole day.

The number of people participating in the discussion has exceeded nine figures, and this has also caused the movie's topic and popularity to soar sharply and out of control.

Compared with the discussions among netizens, many companies in the industry that have artist management business, as well as some studios and celebrities themselves, have all taken action at this moment.

On this day, there was an endless stream of people who came to ask Chen Fei for news!

As we all know, Zhou Xingchi's projects, even if they are just supporting roles, can still perform very well.

And if you can be lucky enough to become the leading actor and leading actress, it will really skyrocket!

You know, among the "girls" promoted by these great directors, the "Star Girl" is undoubtedly the most famous.

Especially for new actors, if they can debut as a "star girl", they will definitely win at the starting line.

And according to the announcement, the selection of "star girls" this time is not limited to newcomers, and even some famous female stars also have opportunities.

As a result, the competition is not as big as usual!

At this time, connections, resources, and relationships can come in handy.

Chen Fei was not surprised when he received a call from Huang Xiaoming.

After a few words of greeting, he said bluntly: "I think you should know something about Director Zhou's temper. He is a man who speaks his mind on the set, and his crew will not allow anyone to get involved.

If I could speak up, he wouldn't hold this three-month audition. In fact, I just participated in the investment and had no say in the crew. "

What Chen Fei said was correct. He really had no right to speak.

If he had the final say, Zhao Liying would be able to officially announce that she will participate in "Mermaid".

Although Zhou Xingchi gave him an actor's information, in the final analysis, he still has to have acting skills. The qualification of this heroine is not that easy to get.

At this time, Huang Xiaoming’s response came from the other end of the phone:

"Okay, that's okay. I won't bother you anymore. If you have a chance next time, call Yifei and let's go out together. The TV series I starred in has been sold to Youku. There is still a chance for us to cooperate in the future. There are a lot of them.”

Chen Fei responded: "Okay, if I have a suitable role here, I will contact you in advance."

After hanging up the phone and looking at Yang Ying, who was pouting and looking reluctant, Huang Xiaoming shrugged helplessly.

"You heard it just now. It's not that I won't help you. This is Zhou Xingchi's crew. How could an ordinary actor fall into his eyes?"

As we all know, Zhou Xingchi's requirements for actors' acting skills are not generally high!

In addition to being a well-known on-set tyrant in the industry, he is also a nightmare for many actors.

Those who had the opportunity to participate in the filming of his movie, almost all of them complained after the filming was completed. They all said that Zhou Xingchi's requirements were too high!

For a shot, he can even repeat the shooting until he is satisfied.

In the face of such high requirements, how can Yang Ying, who once needed eye drops even for crying scenes, meet his requirements?

The most typical example is "Kung Fu".

People in the industry are scolding Huang Shengyi for always acting in some bad dramas, but when mentioning the role of "mute girl" she played in "Kung Fu", without exception, all are praises.

Of course, Huang Xiaoming, who has a ceiling of emotional intelligence, will definitely not do such a thing as hitting his girlfriend.

He patiently coaxed: "Although we can't find an introducer, we can take the initiative to sign up. Since Zhou Xingchi shouted the slogan of fair, just and open casting, it means that you also have the hope of winning the award."

Yang Ying is also very confident. Listening to Huang Xiaoming's words, she clenched her fists and cheered herself up "fiercely"!

"That's right! I can do it! I will definitely be selected!"

"Okay." Huang Xiaoming touched his girlfriend's smooth long hair and said, "I will arrange someone to sign up for you, wait for my good news."

...

At the same time, with the exposure of the "Mermaid" project, many people in the industry focused their attention on Huayi.

You know, before this, Huayi was always able to get involved in any of Zhou Xingchi's projects.

But now, this project with an investment of 400 million yuan has lost their investment share, which is completely equivalent to "resource loss" in the eyes of many people.

For a listed company, this situation is very likely to affect the stock price.

And the subsequent situation was not unexpected. When the market opened the next morning, Huayi's stock price, which had been maintaining an upward momentum, was cut in half, showing a long-lost decline!

On Huayi's side, the two brothers of the Wang family did not look very good.

With the help of cultural and tourism projects, Huayi's stock price and market value have been rising, and it is about to reach 40 billion.

But now, just because Zhou Xingchi did not bring Huayi into the new film project, the stock price fluctuated. This is really fucked up.

At this moment, Wang Zhongjun once again determined the development route of "de-monopolization of movies".

Because the establishment of a film project can cause stock price fluctuations, which is extremely unfavorable and unhealthy for the company's future development.

Now it seems that real estate, the Internet, catering, and education are more stable.

Wang Zhongjun frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Why did he establish a new film so quickly this time?"

"I don't know."

Wang Zhonglei shook his head, but what came to his mind were the analyses of netizens.

If nothing unexpected happens, Zhou Xingchi is ready to redeem his previous shame and regain his lost face.

"No matter what the reason is, the most important thing now is to suppress the heat, minimize the impact on us, and curb the falling stock price."

Wang Zhongjun looked at the head of the public relations department next to him. This is also an old man who has been with him for a long time and is trustworthy.

"Okay, Mr. Wang, I'll arrange it right away."

The other party nodded first, and then suddenly said: "Mr. Wang, do you need me to make things difficult for them? Warn them?"

Wang Zhongjun turned his head to look at him and said in a deep voice: "Warn who? Warn China Film? Or warn Feiyue Film and Television?"

The man fell silent instantly. These are all giants that Huayi cannot afford to offend!

Especially Feiyue Film and Television. If they offended them, they could just change a few codes on the Weibo background, which would be enough for Huayi to drink a pot.

"I don't think there's anything to be nervous about." Wang Zhonglei said indifferently: "It's already extremely difficult to get back the investment of a project with a total investment of 400 million, not to mention generating profits."

At this time, the head of the public relations department suddenly thought of the content he had communicated with Alibaba before, and immediately nodded and agreed: "That's right, and this is not a big IP, it's just an original script."

Wang Zhongjun couldn't figure it out for a while, so he could only wave his hand casually: "Okay, everyone get busy, and you can prepare to start the second cultural and tourism district opening plan."

...

After returning to the capital from Shanghai, due to time factors, Chen Fei did not do other things, and directly called Zhao Liying and called her to the company.

"Director Chen, long time no see."

When facing Chen Fei, Zhao Liying was still a little reserved.

The person in front of her smiled very friendly, but she could still feel a faint pressure.

It seems that the higher you go in the circle, the more you can feel this pressure, but this is not a gap in status, but a feeling of looking at the "dome" from a distance.

Even in her dreams, Zhao Liying didn't dare to dream of reaching Chen Fei's current status.

"Well, it's been a long time since we last met, a female celebrity with 20 million followers on Weibo."

Chen Fei joked with her with a smile.

With the influence of "The Journey of Flower", Zhao Liying's Weibo fans grew very fast, and she successfully gained tens of millions of fans in a very short time!

At this time, if we only talk about the number of Weibo fans, she is almost at the same level as Yang Mi, Yang Ying, Jing Tian and others.

The only difference is that she currently does not have a film work that can resist the box office.

"Director Chen, please don't make fun of me. If you hadn't accepted me, I'm afraid I would still be playing a supporting role. Everything I have now is given by you..."

As she spoke, Zhao Liying's heart unconsciously surged with true feelings.

Since joining Feiyue Film and Television, she has been guided almost all the way, and she has enjoyed resources that she could not have imagined when she was at Huayi!

Especially the film "A Thousand Bones of Flowers" directly pushed her into the ranks of the most popular female stars this summer.

Even Yang Mi, who has starred in film and television dramas such as "The Ancient Sword" and "The Breakup Master", is not as popular and topical on Weibo as she is now.

And all this was brought to her by Chen Fei!

She will never forget it in this life!

"Okay, no need to say such sensational words."

Chen Fei interrupted her in time, then took out the information he had prepared in advance and handed it to her.

"You can take this information back and look at it. It will be of great help to you in your subsequent auditions. But one thing you have to remember is that it must be kept confidential. You cannot tell or show it to anyone."

"Oh well!"

Zhao Liying responded and took the information in a confused manner.

At first, she didn't think much about it and just thought it was the company's new TV series project. But when she saw the three characters "Mermaid" on the cover of the information, she was instantly frightened!

After being stunned for a while, she finally reacted.

"Director Chen, is this...is this a new film project directed by Zhou Xingchi?"

"That's right." Chen Fei nodded: "I recommended you to him, hoping that you could play the heroine in it, but he refused because he planned to use the 'national audition' method to determine the final heroine. Candidate.

However, he finally gave me this information and asked me to pass it on to you.

You will know when you go back and take a closer look. It contains not only a complete set of scripts, but also a detailed profile of the heroine, which will be helpful for your audition. "

Hearing these words, Zhao Liying was immediately excited!

Although you can't take the road of "unofficial appointment", if you have a detailed script and character profile, you can definitely improve the audition pass rate.

This time, Chen Fei gave her a huge surprise!

"Director Chen, I...I don't know how to thank you. Is there anything I can do for you? Just ask me, I'll do anything..."

Zhao Liying was so excited that she was talking nonsense.

Seeing her state, Chen Fei couldn't help but smile: "Don't think too much, just work hard to prepare for the audition. I don't need you to do anything, and I don't need you to give me anything in return.

Of course, if you can successfully get the qualification to play the heroine of "Mermaid" and become the new 'Star Girl', this should be considered a kind of reward, at least you will live up to my hard work. "

"Don't worry, Director Chen, I will definitely work hard!"

Zhao Liying hugged the information in her arms tightly and assured Chen Fei seriously. The little bun had a round face, which was a bit cute and cute.

At the same time, almost all actresses born in the 1985s and even born in the 1980s in the industry have taken action, sharpened their knives, and aimed directly at the goal of "star girl"!

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