Chapter 729 A Big Project Worth More than 800 Million? A Special Birthday Gift

""Dose Man"?"

Looking at the headlines on Sohu.com, Chen Fei shook his head with regret.

In fact, he is quite optimistic about Dong Chengpeng. This guy is considered talented. If he can make movies well, he will definitely achieve something in the future.

It's a pity that he didn't listen to the advice and chose to film "Pancake Man" after all.

In just one morning, drafts about "Pancake Man" were pouring out on Weibo, the media and major portal websites.

"'Pancake Man' is director Dong Chengpeng's debut. The film will be co-starred by more than 50 well-known actors in the industry, and the big names will gather together to save the unhappy!"

"It is reported that the film crew has invited the internationally renowned action star Jean-Claude Van Damme and the "Young and Dangerous" quartet to appear together. We are looking forward to their wonderful performances!"

"Dong Chengpeng is a typical example among rising domestic entertainment directors. Following Guo Jingming and Han Han, he will surely become a major commercial film director in the new era!"

Sohu has obviously put in a lot of effort, so much so that the "Pancake Man" project was only officially exposed today, but Dong Chengpeng seems to have become a leader in the industry.

However, these publicity and marketing did play a big role.

More than 50 well-known artists in the industry, international Hollywood superstars, plus the guest appearances of the four male protagonists of "Young and Dangerous", and the joint production of three giant companies...

Combining these, it is not difficult to find that this movie is definitely good!

Of course, this is just the opinion of the outside world. In Chen Fei's view, Dong Chengpeng can be said to be the "Pancake Man" if he succeeds or the "Pancake Man" if he fails.

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On the way from home to China Film Group Corporation, Chen Fei began to look through the information sent by Pan-Asia Cinemas about the film schedule for September.

At the beginning of the month, on September 1st, "Now You See Me 2" will officially be released in domestic theaters.

Also released at the same time is "The Expendables 3" produced by Lionsgate Pictures. These two imported Hollywood movies will officially kick off the film competition in September.

It was followed by "One Life to Live" starring Gao Yuanyuan and Nicholas Tse, as well as a host of low-budget films.

On the last day of September, "Detective Chinatown" will officially launch a fearless charge towards the National Day release!

Looking ahead, in the next few months, the mainland film market is unlikely to stop.

Chen Fei came all the way to China Film and Television, and when he was about to get off the car, he found a large number of media and reporters crowded at the gate.

It can be seen from the crowded crowd that in addition to La Geikang, there are also many people in charge from other film and television companies, such as LeTV, Pony, etc.

In addition, Wu Yu, the "cheat", was also in the center of the crowd, and would chat with reporters on the scene from time to time.

Seeing this scene, Chen Fei's heart moved and he suddenly had a guess.

After waiting for about 15 minutes, until all the reporters blocking the door dispersed, Chen Fei walked into China Film Studio in a very low-key manner, and then went straight to La Geikang's office.

As soon as he opened the door and walked in, he saw La Geikang grinning and enjoying himself. He seemed to be in a very good mood.

"Here you go, sit down first."

La Beikang said hello to him and then continued chatting on the phone.

Since he didn't avoid people, Chen Fei naturally listened to the call with peace of mind.

But as he listened, he suddenly realized that something was not right!

Because La Geikang actually used words such as "big data", "retrieval", and "prejudgment" in his mouth, it sounded like the speech of the leader of a major Internet company.

"According to big data analysis, the box office of "Taiping Wheel Part 1" will definitely not be less than 1 billion, and even the box office of the second part will usher in a new increase based on the previous one, so our investment this time Ninety percent of it is a sure win. I am going to continue to add an additional amount of funds and increase the scale of publicity..."

Listening to these words, Chen Fei's mouth began to twitch.

Now he really wanted to go up and pour a basin of cold water on Lao Kang to wake him up, but looking at the other party's excitement, he still didn't do it after all.

After a few more minutes, La Geikang successfully ended the call.

He threw his phone on the table, looked at Fade Chen happily, and said, "This big data is quite interesting. It can actually estimate the box office by retrieving and profiling the audience."

Chen Fei asked in a tone as if he had seen a ghost: "The first part of "Tai Ping Wheel" was at least 1 billion? The second part is even more?"

"right."

La Geikang responded with certainty: "I feel this data is very accurate. Alibaba also tested Jiang Wen's "One Step Away", and the final box office was more than 1 billion."

"..."

As soon as he heard the word "Ali", Chen Fei fell silent.

There is no one who would rather trust a "liar" company than trust his own eyes and the analysis of professionals.

From beginning to end, Chen Fei has always said that he is not optimistic about "Taiping Wheel".

However, both Han Sanping and La Geikang have been making every effort to increase sunk costs, and they are still increasing it now!

It was hard to persuade the fools with good words, and he was not going to continue to persuade them, so he just let them continue to hit the south wall.

When he hits his head and bleeds, maybe he will wake up.

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Chen Fei did not have an in-depth chat with La Geikang on the topic of "Taiping Wheel", but directly switched to the project of "Operation Mekong".

"Wanda, Guangguang, and Shanghai Film Group will come over later, so we can just divide the remaining 80% equally."

When the project was first established, Chen Fei had already promised the public security department a 20% investment share, and this could not be changed.

"80%? Evenly divided among the five families?"

La Geikang muttered, somewhat reluctantly.

In fact, according to his idea, China Film, Feiyue Film and Television, and the Ministry of Public Security are enough, and there is no need to look for other producers.

However, Chen Fei is famous for not eating alone.

Whenever there is a big project, he will always invite a group of "allies" to come over and eat meat and drink soup together.

Although this will result in less money, it has successfully attracted a large number of powerful allies!

This can be seen from the previous conference.

When Chen Fei decided to become an enemy of the entire entertainment industry, Wanda and Enlight firmly chose to follow his footsteps, putting tremendous pressure on other companies.

"Okay, just do as you say."

La Ge Kang responded, but after all, he did not mention any other opinions or ideas.

After all, this is a Feiyue Film and Television project, and he doesn't want to embarrass Chen Fei, and eating alone is indeed not a good behavior in the film and television industry.

Because the others hadn't come yet, La Geikang discussed other matters with Chen Fei.

"China Film Group has recently been negotiating with Universal Pictures about a movie. This is a truly big-budget movie with a budget investment of at least 800 million yuan. After the two of us put it together, we feel that you are the most suitable director."

800 million? ? ?

Hearing this number, Chen Fei was slightly stunned and surprised.

You know, even the movie "The Martian" only cost about 750 million yuan to shoot and produce.

Now La Geikang suddenly shouted "800 million". Is it a super science fiction blockbuster even bigger than "The Martian"?

"La Dong, could you please tell me what kind of project this is?"

Chen Fei did not respond immediately. While he was curious, he felt a little wary in his heart.

Because judging from his past experience, the position of "Chairman of China Film Group" should have some meaning.

From Han Sanping to La Geikang, it seems that any big project they are optimistic about has never been truly successful.

"Fantasy, action, war..."

La Geikang opened his mouth and said three words that made Chen Fei feel extremely headache.

The next second, a project document appeared in his hand.

"The Great Wall? The Great Wall!"

Although he hasn't opened the project book yet, Chen Fei's scalp has already started to feel numb.

"That's right." La Geikang said cheerfully with a smile on his face: "How about it? Is the name okay? Is the Chinese element strong enough?

The story mainly tells the story of the Chinese Shadowless Forbidden Army and the European mercenaries fighting against the monster Taotie during the Northern Song Dynasty. It was shot entirely from a Chinese perspective..."

While saying this, La Geikang even sounded a little proud.

You know, even when Han Sanping was in office, he had never done such a large project.

If he can complete this project, let alone the next term, he will be able to sit firmly in Diaoyutai even if it is the next term.

However, what he didn't notice was that the corners of Chen Fei's mouth had begun to twitch.

What a pit!

This is a big pit!

This script... Chen Fei didn't even know where to start revising it.

The story was so bad, especially when he saw the scene where the heroine jumped off the city wall to fight the enemy, he almost had goosebumps all over his body.

How could anyone come up with such a deceptive plot?

Chen Fei secretly felt lucky that he didn't agree straight away, otherwise he would have been doomed.

After more than ten minutes, he silently closed the script and said in a deep voice: "La Dong, I suggest you hire Director Li Bian or Director Zhang Yimou. Both of them have their own unique skills in filming such big scenes. .

I still have several books on hand, and I really don’t have time to take on other new projects. "

"Huh?" La Geikang was slightly startled, obviously not expecting to be rejected by Chen Fei: "Don't you only have one "Operation Mekong" on hand at the moment?"

"I'm currently preparing a script for a literary film, and I'm preparing to go to Cannes again next year."

Chen Fei answered seriously and silently put the "Great Wall" project book back on his desk.

He was not prepared to jump into this pit.

Even if China Film and Universal Pictures agreed to let him revise the script, he was not prepared to touch it.

Our company has so many high-quality projects, why do we need to touch upon such a "thunder" that is likely to explode?

"Why don't you listen to the conditions first..."

La Geikang still wanted to fight for it, but at this moment, the secretary's voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "La Dong, the three bosses of Shanghai Film, Guangming and Wanda are here."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fei stood up suddenly: "La Dong, let's talk about other things later. How about we get the business done first?"

"Okay."

La Geikang sighed helplessly and followed Chen Fei to the small conference room.

Five companies share 80%, which is actually quite good.

China Film, Wanda, Enlight, Shanghai Film and Television, and Feiyue Pictures each account for 14%.

As for the remaining 10%, it replaced Chen Fei's salary, which also meant that he himself could enjoy a share of the box office.

The contract was signed smoothly.

"Everyone, would you like to have a simple meal together?"

Labeikang put away the contract and invited them warmly, but his eyes fell directly on Chen Fei.

Obviously, he was not ready to give up inviting Chen Fei to be the director of "The Great Wall".

"Next time, I have something very important to do tonight."

Chen Fei pretended to have something important to do and successfully got out of China Film Group.

However, as soon as he left China Film Group, he saw that there was already news on the Internet:

"The Crossing, which is jointly produced by China Film Group, Huayi, LeTV and other companies, directed by Wu Yu, and starring Zhang Ziyi, Jin Chengwu, Huang Xiaoming, Song Hye Kyo and others, is known as the "Titanic" of the East. It is officially scheduled to be released on December 5th and will make a fearless charge towards the Lunar New Year holiday."

As soon as this report came out, there was a commotion in the industry again.

On December 1, Pacific Rim 2, on December 5, The Crossing: Part I, and on December 15, Ghost Blows Out the Light: Yunnan Worm Valley.

There is a lot of smoke in this Lunar New Year period!

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Entering August, major domestic awards have also started to make small moves.

First, the Hundred Flowers Awards announced the nomination list, which is still the same as before, without any sense of "novelty" at all.

Looking at such familiar names as The Grandmaster, To Our Youth That Will Never Fade, and Witness, Chen Fei was quite emotional.

Once upon a time, compared with the Golden Rooster Awards, the Hundred Flowers Awards were quite fair and just.

But with the replacement of the jury, a group of old guys succeeded in taking the position, and immediately lowered the reputation of the Hundred Flowers Awards to the same level as the Golden Rooster Awards.

Today, if you want to win awards in China, it is useless to rely on the quality of the film alone. The key is to look at the connections, resources, and even whether you are willing to spend money!

The news of the change in the project book of "Operation Mekong" was not hidden from the industry.

When the names of China Film, Shanghai Film, Wanda, and Guangguang appeared in the producer column, there was another uproar in the industry.

Many people began to eagerly inquire about the news, wanting to know what the rules of this movie are?

Now only the name of the movie and the introduction have been revealed, and there is no other news.

Many people have inquired about the specific process and related news about the Mekong River tragedy, but everyone knows that such movies adapted from real events are usually quite different from the original events.

As for how big this difference is, perhaps only Chen Fei himself knows.

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In places like the entertainment industry, male and female gossip is always a hot topic.

It is normal for a movie to be completed in the industry, but Xu Jinglei doesn't know what she is thinking. She actually praised the male lead at the completion of the movie "There is a Place Only We Know".

"He is handsome, has good acting skills, high EQ and IQ, and is very strong physically, especially his waist strength, which is the best I have ever seen in the industry..."

Once this statement came out, it is really hard not to think too much.

After all, which female director would use the word "waist strength" to comment on a male actor when praising him?

If this is more straightforward, it is almost equivalent to saying "he is handsome and has a good job".

"I don't know how many times this old woman has eaten that young man!"

Chen Fei was quite emotional. After all, in a place like the entertainment industry, "good job" is a very important plus point.

When time came to the 25th in a blink of an eye, the focus of the mainland film and television industry had already fallen on the Venice International Film Festival.

Whether it is a movie that has been released or a movie that has not yet been released, as long as the copyright has not been sold, almost all of them have gone to Venice.

Liu Yifei, who just came back from Venice at the beginning of the month, is about to set off again.

Liu Xiaoli was packing her daughter's luggage, but Miss Liu was dragging Chen Fei to choose a restaurant for dinner.

Today is her birthday, and she plans to leave after her birthday!

"Let's go here. This private restaurant is pretty good. Changchang and I have been there several times. The taste is great."

Chen Fei looked at her lovingly and nodded in response: "Okay, I'll go wherever you say."

After confirming, Chen Fei arranged for someone to book a private room, and asked the cake shop to send the cake that had been ordered in advance.

"You are already a 27-year-old girl, and you can't even pack your luggage properly."

"Oh, who said I can't pack it properly? It's just that it's not neatly stacked. What's the matter..."

The mother and daughter started to quarrel again, and Chen Fei watched happily on the side, and occasionally spoke up to help Liu's mother say a few words to Liu Yifei, which made her face round and bulging with anger.

As the sky got darker, Liu Xiaoli did not disturb their date, but left the villa in advance.

Chen Fei drove Liu Yifei straight to the private restaurant.

As soon as they entered the private room, Liu Yifei's eyes lit up when she saw the exquisite cake in the corner and the candles on the table: "Wow! It's a candlelight dinner!"

Chen Fei smiled and asked: "How is it? Are you satisfied?"

"Satisfied, satisfied, very satisfied! Hehe!"

After having a good meal and a good drink, Chen Fei accompanied Miss Liu to take several photos at her request.

Afterwards, he took out the gift he had prepared long ago and handed it to Liu Yifei.

Looking at the exquisite gift box in front of her, Liu Yifei asked expectantly: "What's in it?"

Fade Chen gently raised his hand and gestured: "You'll know after you open it and take a look."

"Can it be dismantled now?"

"all right."

Liu Yifei's emotional value was very good. She took a deep breath first, then rubbed her hands, and then opened the gift box with anticipation.

The next second, her eyes suddenly lit up because a brand new script appeared in front of her.

There is a line printed on the cover of the script, titled:

"The Worst Man in the World"

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