Chapter 713 Jiang Wen’s Blind Confidence and His Journey to Win an Oscar Officially Begins!

"Summer box office competition is still very fierce. Transformers 4 is far ahead. The box office of Breakup Master has exceeded 450 million and is charging towards 500 million!"

"First-line male star Hu Ge and popular young actress Jing Tian officially announced that they will join Dragon Nest: Dawn of the Dragon Warriors and will participate in the dubbing of the leading role."

"Zhou Xingchi said in an interview that the Mermaid project has raised all the funds and the contract is foolproof. The national audition plan will be officially launched next."

"The recording progress of Running Man has reached the third phase. The crew of The Journey of Flower appeared in Guangzhou and is suspected to participate in the recording."

"Ying Huang announced today that the project of The Man from Macau 2 will be officially launched. It will still be the original team and the target is the Spring Festival."

"Golden Harvest Films announced today that there is less than half a month left for the start of the filming of Drug War 2. The original team will be heavily involved. Return! "

"The anti-Japanese war film "The Hundred Regiments Offensive" directed by Han Sanping and starring Chen Fei, Tao Zeru, Yin Xiaotian, Tang Qiqiang and others was officially announced to be completed yesterday. "

"The Journey of Flower still firmly occupies the No. 1 online broadcast data, far exceeding "Gu Jian Qi Tan", and the controversy between fans of both sides continues. "

"The love drama "Tiny Times: Origami Era" starring the popular young actor Li Yifeng and written by Lin Chunhua and Guo Jingming was officially launched on Youku, and the first episode has exceeded 10 million views! "

"Lu Han, one of the popular young actors who returned to China, officially announced his new work and will star in the film "I Am a Witness" with Yang Mi. At the same time, another fantasy love comedy film "Back to 20" starring him has officially been completed. "

"..."

"Just as the time turned to mid-July, all kinds of film and television entertainment information suddenly popped up, which was simply dazzling.

In a trance, many people suddenly found that since when, the mainland film and television industry seemed to have suddenly entered an era of vigorous development!

Various types of film and television dramas emerge in an endless stream, and many stars and actors have become famous in various ways, which is dazzling.

Chen Fei was originally going to fly directly to Los Angeles after handing the information to Zhao Liying, but he never thought that "The Hundred Regiments Offensive" was officially announced to be completed!

At Han Sanping's request, he had to postpone his schedule for one day and went to attend the film's completion banquet.

The influence and significance of the main theme movie personally directed by the former chairman of China Film Group after he stepped down are no longer needed to be elaborated.

When he arrived at the completion banquet, as expected, Chen Fei saw many familiar faces.

"This lineup is quite large?"

In addition to people from Huayi, Bona, and Chengtian, Chen Fei also saw some leaders from Lapekang and the Film Bureau.

Obviously, even if Han Sanping retired, he still had official endorsement behind him.

And if this "The Hundred Regiments Offensive" can achieve a bumper harvest of box office and awards, his retirement path will undoubtedly be smoother.

"Director Chen, you're here." Yin Xiaotian stood alone by the side. When he saw Chen Fei coming in, he hurried over to greet him.

Although the previous stabbing incident had come to an end, and the facts also proved that Yin Xiaotian was innocent.

However, because Huayi's influence in the circle has been growing in recent years, Yin Xiaotian was unable to fit into such a big occasion.

No other companies or actors came to contact him at all, and no one wanted to offend Huayi, the giant.

However, Chen Fei naturally didn't care about these.

He smiled and nodded in response: "Well, you came quite early."

"Just come here in advance to see if there is anything I can help with." Yin Xiaotian showed a simple smile on his face.

At this time, Jiang Wen suddenly walked in from the door, looked around, and then went straight to Chen Fei.

"You are busy, I'll go over there to take a look." Yin Xiaotian turned around and left tactfully.

His contract with the original agency was about to expire. He actually wanted to ask Chen Fei if Feiyinghuang Agency was still recruiting.

Unfortunately, the opportunity was fleeting.

However, he was not too disappointed. At most, he could find another opportunity later. If it didn't work, he could find a middleman to help.

...

After saying hello to Han Sanping who was busy, Jiang Wen pulled Chen Fei to the corner.

"Mysterious, what do you want to do?"

Seeing Jiang Wen showing a very sneaky expression, Chen Fei was surprised.

"I plan to take "One Step Away" to negotiate a gambling agreement with those theaters. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Chen Fei's expression was stunned.

Talk about gambling?

"Are you looking for the wrong person? You should go to the person in charge of the theater to talk about gambling. What's the point of looking for me?"

"Yes!" Jiang Wen showed a matter-of-fact expression on his face: "Aren't you the major shareholder of Pan Asia Cinema? I have talked to you, and it will be easy to find other people?"

What he said makes sense. Although Chen Fei is not responsible for the operation of the theater, his words still carry weight.

He asked curiously, "How are you going to gamble?"

"I'm going to learn from you. With a bottom line of 700 million, every time the box office increases by 100 million, the share ratio will increase by 1.5%, and the upper limit is 48%..."

Jiang Wen said with a clenched fist!

"One Step Away" is a gamble. With an investment of 300 million, it must at least guarantee a box office of 800 million, otherwise it will lose money.

"Are you kidding me?" Chen Fei looked at him helplessly.

Feiyue Films was able to sign this agreement with the cinema chain because of the confidence brought by many movies that broke 1 billion. If it were other people or companies, they would not even have to think about it.

"Who is kidding you? Do you think I am not worthy?"

Jiang Wen immediately started to curse and mutter: "The box office of "Let the Bullets Fly" is not far from 1 billion, which means that my "One Step Away" will definitely not be much worse.

What's more, now we have entered the era of 3 billion box office. Is it too much for me to get a box office of more than 1 billion? Maybe there is still hope to reach 2 billion."

Chen Fei was stunned when he heard it. He had seen people who could brag, but he had never seen such a person who would brag about himself.

Jiang Wen was simply overconfident.

In Chen Fei's opinion, "One Step Away" and "Let the Bullets Fly" are completely different.

The latter is a work that can be applied for World Heritage, and the former is simply incomparable!

However, no matter what he said, Jiang Wen was so stubborn that he couldn't be pulled back.

In the end, he left Chen Fei and went to find Ma Ke, and was determined to negotiate with the major theaters.

"What's wrong with this guy? He's so impetuous?"

Han Sanping, who had finished her work, came over and looked at Jiang Wen who was leaving quickly with curiosity.

Chen Fei shook his head helplessly: "He wants to play with fire, and I can't stop him."

Play with fire?

Han Sanping didn't understand what this meant, so she didn't think much about it.

"By the way, someone called me and wanted me to ask you if you can recommend someone to participate in the selection of the heroine of "The Mermaid"?"

"Yes." Chen Fei first gave an affirmative answer, then shook his head and said: "But I think you know what kind of personality Zhou Xingchi has.

My recommendation is the same as signing up for it personally. Don't think of taking shortcuts. It's not very useful. You have to be strong yourself before you can make a good iron."

Han Sanping nodded in agreement: "That's true. He is indeed very domineering in actor selection and filming. He often has his way."

The two did not go too deep into the topic of "The Mermaid" and soon talked about the topic of "The Hundred Regiments Offensive".

"I'll take it to your company later."

"Okay, no problem, I'll have someone assign an editing team to you."

"I expect the release date to be around July next year. After all, this is a main theme movie, and it still has to be in line with reality, otherwise it will be difficult to guarantee the box office."

"Yes, I think so too, Mr. Han, you can arrange it yourself."

...

The film market has always been about "Feng Shui turns around, today is my turn."

When the domestic box office of "Transformers 4" successfully broke through 1.5 billion, the two movies "Edge of Tomorrow" and "Maleficent" were also successfully released.

The former closed at 406 million, while the latter was slightly inferior, only 325 million.

But even so, in the entire June schedule, there was only one "Breakup Master" in the domestic film market that barely forced the first two.

As for other domestic films, without exception, all were crushed!

The day Chen Fei left the mainland coincided with the official start of the Golden Horse Awards registration.

As expected, many directors and high-quality films in the mainland once again decisively abandoned the Hundred Flowers Awards and chose the Golden Horse Awards instead.

However, as the most independent company in the industry, Feiyue Film and Television still does not participate in any of them.

No matter how much the outside world plays, they don't care.

But even so, no one will look down on it or anything.

Because almost every commercial film produced by Feiyue Film and Television can sell well, and every literary film can successfully win a big award abroad.

Under this premise, these awards in the mainland seem a little insignificant.

There were several films that cooperated with the outside world to participate in the award selection before, but without exception, they all helped others to carry the sedan chair in the end.

Since then, all directors under Feiyue Film and Television have no interest in mainland awards, because their goals have long been set on Berlin, Cannes, Venice and so on.

…

Just arrived in Los Angeles, before Chen Fei found Liu Yifei who came to pick him up, he saw a piece of news from the mainland.

"The first audition poster for "The Mermaid" has been officially released, and the national audition has officially started. According to statistics, the number of people who have registered has exceeded 30,000!"

Looking at this news, Chen Fei was inexplicably emotional.

According to the time of the news release, it has only been one hour since the registration and competition process were announced, and 30,000 people have registered!

It has to be said that the temptation of "Star Girl" to debut is really strong!

Unfortunately, this world is destined to be unfair. Many people who are full of hope and expectations will end up with nothing.

On the Tangren side, Cai Yinong is mobilizing the two girls in front of him.

"Chen Yao, Hu Qiaoqing, you must remember that this time Tangren will use all the resources of the company to help you compete for the role of the heroine in "The Mermaid".

According to the information I have heard, in this audition, the on-site examiner will give some questions related to the script to test the actors' on-the-spot performance ability.

Since no script has been leaked, I have hired teacher Huo Xi, who has participated in the scriptwriting of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons". In the next period of time, she will guide you on how to win the favor of director Zhou Xingchi in your performance..."

Listening to Cai Yinong's words, Chen Yao and Hu Qiaoqing nodded at the same time, but ripples appeared in their hearts.

The company chose the two of them to audition together, and the meaning of this couldn't be more obvious.

In addition to increasing the success rate, it may also mean "raising poison".

If either of them can become the new "Star Girl" in the future, most of the company's resources will definitely be supplied to that person.

As for the other person, although he will not give up completely, the resources he will enjoy in the future will definitely be greatly discounted.

I have to say, this move is really cruel!

...

"Thank you for your hard work. You even came to pick me up."

After walking out of the airport and getting in the car driven by Liu Yifei, Chen Fei came up and kissed the fair face without hesitation.

"It's not hard, it should be. "

Miss Liu's face was full of blush, and she was a little shy.

As the saying goes, a short absence is better than a new marriage.

The two hadn't seen each other for more than half a month. When they met again, it was naturally difficult to suppress their emotions and excitement.

First, they found a place to eat a meal, and then a fierce chess game.

The next day, Chen Fei slept until 10 o'clock in the morning before he opened his eyes.

Turning his head to look at Liu Yifei who was still sleeping soundly, he got out of bed quietly, washed up, and drove straight to Walt Disney Studios.

All the post-production work of "The Revenant" has been completed, and now he is waiting for him to review it, and then he can start the next round of related plans.

In the car, Chen Fei saw the news that Zhang Yimou was going to participate in the Golden Horse Awards with the movie "The Return".

"Huh? Isn't he not going to participate in the selection of domestic awards? "

Chen Fei suddenly thought of the interview Zhang Yimou had given after the release of "Coming Home". At that time, Lao Mouzi made it clear that he would never participate in the selection of domestic awards.

Why did he suddenly change his mind now?

It has to be said that the analytical ability of netizens is really amazing. After looking through the comments below, Chen Fei agreed with the analysis of one of the highly praised users.

"Director Zhang Yimou probably wants to help Gong Li realize her dream of winning the three Golden Horse Awards, right?"

Before, Lao Mouzi always said that he owed Gong Li a lot. Now it seems that he should be prepared to repay her slowly.

It's a pity to say that if it weren't for that old guy Zhang Weiping, the two might have gotten together.

Chen Fei was not very interested in these old gossips. After taking a look, he looked away.

After arriving at Walton Pictures, he went straight to the screening room.

For this "The Revenant", Walton Pictures attaches great importance to it. Therefore, in this last review, almost all the senior executives came to the scene.

"Fei, everything is ready. "

Seeing Chen Fei coming in, Natasha turned on the projection machine without hesitation.

More than an hour passed quietly.

When the last subtitle appeared, Chen Fei nodded with satisfaction: "No problem, let's do it, the finished film does not need any changes."

Hearing this, a group of people in the editing and post-production team cheered and made noises.

"Everyone has worked hard, and you will go to the finance department to collect your bonus later."

After greeting everyone, Chen Fei followed Natasha to her office.

"Fei, since there is no problem with the finished film, then I will tell you about the subsequent plans. "

Chen Fei nodded and replied: "Well, you can tell me. "

Natasha: "July means the next Oscar race has officially begun. If we don't want to fall behind others, we have to do advance screenings and public relations..."

For these processes, Chen Fei is very familiar with them.

He has competed for the Oscar several times and has won three Best Director trophies. He is naturally very familiar with these.

After listening to Natasha's report, he mentioned another thing: "What did Leonardo say? Have you contacted him?"

"Yes!" Natasha replied: "Leon said that his company will also pay for public relations, but this fee will be spent on his competition for the Best Actor award. As for other awards, he can't do anything. "

"That's enough. "

A sly smile appeared on Chen Fei's face. He was ready to "torture" Leo.

He had to be "miserable" enough to win the favor of the Oscar judges.

...

The next day, when Chen Fei returned to the filming site of "Avengers 2", a piece of movie information from across the ocean successfully topped the front page of major domestic entertainment news websites and quickly became the focus of heated discussion in the entire film and television industry.

"Reprinted from Hollywood Film Daily: The adventure, drama, and thriller film "The Revenant" produced by Walt Disney Studios, directed by Chen Fei, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Matthew McConaughey and others, will be screened in Los Angeles, New York and other places in a week. "

"According to the spokesperson, "The Revenant" will only be screened in a small range, and there is no official release plan at present. "

"After Slumdog Millionaire, The Hunt, and Dallas Buyers Club, director Chen Fei is suspected to be taking his new film The Revenant for his fourth Oscar bid!"

When this news was revealed, the entire mainland film and television industry was in a complete uproar!

Anyone familiar with the Oscar registration mechanism knows that the preview will be held after the middle of the year, and there is no plan for the public release. This is to register for the Oscars.

For a while, the industry was full of discussions:

"Is this Director Chen's fourth Oscar bid? If he wins another Oscar, wouldn't he be amazing?"

"That's awesome! I hope Director Chen can succeed in his Oscar bid again! Create a brilliant record!"

"I remember Leonardo seems to have been a runner-up, right? Will he succeed in his Oscar bid this time with Director Chen?"

"I hope Director Chen can win a few more trophies to show the majesty of Chinese directors!"

"Wow? Another Oscar bid? Then I'll also take "One Step Away" to bid, and wish myself the best foreign language film Oscar in advance."

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