Chapter 734: It’s Okay to Shave Your Head, Old Man! Kick Out the One Who Offered the Highest Price?

Chapter 734: Shave your head, it's ok... Old Gun! Kick out the one who offered the highest price?

Because he saw many familiar names in the "porn photo scandal", Chen Fei had no choice but to call Natasha.

"Has the PR department taken action? This incident has a big impact, and it must be handled well. It must not affect the release of our subsequent movies..."

Chen Fei said a lot of "blah blah" here, but Natasha responded in a very calm tone on the other end of the phone:

"I have arranged for people to contact those exposed actresses, and they said they don't mind."

Don't mind? ? ?

Hearing this answer, Chen Fei was a little confused for a while.

But he soon reacted. That's Hollywood, it would be strange if those female stars would mind.

Even through this "porn photo scandal", they can also spread their fame all over the world. Isn't this an excellent publicity and marketing?

Although many of them are married women, so what?

They can even take sexy photos. Now, just a few nude photos have been exposed, which can't affect them at all.

Chen Fei quickly shifted his attention away from this incident.

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Entering September, the two imported blockbusters, "Now You See Me 2" and "The Expendables 3", can be said to have divided 90% of the mainland movie market!

The former had a box office of 88.54 million on the first day, and it directly broke through 105 million on the second day.

Although the latter's box office on the first day was slightly worse, it also exceeded 40 million, and the two days added up to successfully break through 80 million.

Faced with such a terrifying ability to make money, it is no exaggeration to say that other domestic films in the same period have begun to tremble.

Looking around, all the domestic films scheduled for September are recognized as having potential.

The only one, "Detective Chinatown", was still aimed at the National Day period, and it can't be counted as being in the September period.

Under such circumstances, the movie market in September has undoubtedly become the world of imported films.

Chen Fei ignored the wailing domestic films.

After arriving at the company in the morning, he first signed the publicity resource application form handed over by the crew of "Detective Chinatown", and then went to the audition area leisurely.

It has been confirmed that Kang Honglei will be the deputy director of "Operation Mekong", so Lao Kang will have to work harder recently.

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When Chen Fei arrived at the audition area, he suddenly found that the audition had already started for a while.

Of course, the early auditions were only for some supporting roles, and in most cases, the actors only needed to perform well and fit the character image.

Chen Fei did not enter from the main entrance, but walked in from the back door on one side, and slowly sat down in the seat reserved for him by Kang Honglei in advance.

The lights in the audition room were extremely bright, but it seemed unable to penetrate the invisible tension and expectation in the air.

In a corner of the room, the second hand of the clock ticked, and every beat seemed to remind everyone in the audition that time was passing by, and the opportunity was quietly becoming more and more precious.

Through the one-way glass, you can see the candidates outside standing or sitting, keeping a polite distance from each other in the small waiting area, but their eyes could not hide their anxiety and uneasiness.

Occasionally, they lowered their heads to check their clothes, gently smoothed out the non-existent wrinkles with their fingers, or looked up at the closed audition door, silently praying for good news.

There was an indescribable sense of depression in the air, as if even breathing became cautious, for fear of disturbing this solemnity.

As the audition door slowly opened, another well-known movie star in the industry was led in.

The world behind the door is both mysterious and challenging for those outside the door!

The moment the door closed gently, people outside seemed to be able to hear subtle sounds coming from inside - the director's whispers, the turning of the script, and even the occasional laughter or sighs, which were enough to speed up the heartbeat of the waiter and sweat on the palms.

In the audition room, the lights were focused on the small stage.

Facing the camera and the scrutinizing eyes of Chen Fei and Kang Honglei, Li Bingbin felt a little nervous and expectant for no reason.

Over the years, Chen Fei has worked with only a handful of domestic actresses.

In addition to Liu Yifei, the "evergreen tree", among the top female stars in China, he has worked with Fan Bingbing and Zhou Xun the most.

Therefore, when Li Bingbin received the audition invitation letter for "Operation Mekong", she was still a little bit unbelievable!

She really didn't expect that she would be selected!

And what surprised her was that during the period of waiting outside, she did not see other female stars with higher status and fame than her.

This also means that in Chen Fei's selection, she has become the best choice!

"Come on, let's improvise some action scenes first."

Fade Chen waved to the assistant beside him, signaling her to hand the dagger on the shelf next to her to Li Bingbin.

"Thank you."

After taking the props, Li Bingbin thanked her softly and began to improvise.

Fade Chen's eyes fell directly on her, considering her from all aspects.

In addition to acting skills, he also had to observe whether the actor's image matched the role.

In his opinion, Li Bingbin's image was undoubtedly very suitable for the role of a female special police officer.

Her face is not as charming as Fan Bingbing's. She looks more cool after putting on makeup. In addition, she has a solid foundation in action scenes, so she is undoubtedly a very qualified candidate.

Even among the current first-line actresses in the entertainment industry, she is the most suitable candidate for the role of a policewoman, a main theme policewoman, and action scenes.

"Okay."

A few minutes later, Chen Fei called a halt and asked directly: "Is the schedule in the second half of the year available?"

Li Bingbin's heart moved, and it was difficult to suppress the joy in his heart: "Yes, Director Chen, don't worry, I have my own film and television company, and I have the final say on my schedule."

"That's fine." Chen Fei nodded with satisfaction: "Go directly to the legal department to sign the contract. Our film is expected to start shooting on the 15th of this month, and we will have to go abroad at that time. Please pay attention to adjust the schedule."

After that, Chen Fei looked at her long hair again: "Can the hairstyle be changed? Because the role you play is a female special police, you may need to cut your hair short."

"Sure." Li Bingbin quickly responded: "I don't have any endorsements for shampoo or something, so the hairstyle can be changed at will, even if I shave my head bald, there is no problem."

When Chen Fei heard the word "bald", his expression suddenly became complicated.

He suddenly remembered the Shaolin Soccer that Zhou Xingchi filmed in 2000. When Zhao Yanzi went to participate in the guest appearance, she didn't want to shave her head, so she ended up with a weird look.

In comparison, Li Bingbin's reaction made him very satisfied.

...

As Li Bingbin left, the second person to come in was Zhang Hanyu.

As a well-known actor with a "tough guy" temperament in the circle, Zhang Hanyu is undoubtedly the best choice for the role of "Gao Gang".

In fact, when auditioning for "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", Chen Fei was going to find him.

However, because Jiang Wen was just free at the time, and he had to act with Han Sanping, in order to present the final effect, Chen Fei still chose Jiang Wen.

And now, for the role of "Gao Gang", Zhang Hanyu is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

Of course, although the character image is very compatible, the audition still needs to be carried out.

After the two sides greeted each other, Chen Fei stood up and came to the stage.

"I will be the guest actor of Fang Xinwu in the play, so I will play with you next. Let's play a few scenes together to see if we are compatible."

"Okay."

Zhang Hanyu responded, feeling a little nervous.

After all, the person standing in front of him is not only an international super director, but also the Silver Bear winner of the Berlin International Film Festival.

The latter identity is no less stressful for Zhang Hanyu than the former.

However, after the audition officially started, he quickly adjusted himself and successfully completed the audition requirements and assessments proposed by Chen Fei.

"Ok, no problem, go sign the contract."

Chen Fei waved his hand and directly decided on Zhang Hanyu.

Afterwards, he auditioned some other major supporting roles with Kang Honglei.

The male actors were fine, but Chen Fei had specially reminded the female actors in advance.

"More than half of the filming locations for this movie are very difficult, and they have to go to the border, the Golden Triangle and other places. The crew can't even guarantee safety 100%..."

Fortunately, no one objected to this and said they could accept it.

Compared with the opportunity to star in a movie directed by Chen Fei, what does it matter if they suffer a little?

If they act well, they can easily become famous with one play. They are eager to do so, so how could they refuse?

Even many actresses have prepared for the unspoken rules, and it is fortunate that Chen Fei has no interest in this aspect, otherwise they can be the groom every night.

...

As soon as the audition ended, Chen Fei called his assistant and arranged for her to sort out the information first.

Taking advantage of this gap, he looked through his email information.

What surprised him was that there was no new message in his mailbox.

As early as the audition started here, Su Guohai went to Guangguang and represented Feiyue Film and Television to participate in the screening and business negotiations of "Running Brothers".

The main point of discussion this time was which TV station would broadcast this variety show in the end.

As for the online broadcast channel, this has long been determined, and it will definitely be broadcast on the Youku platform.

Although people from platforms such as iQiyi, LeTV, and Penguin came to inquire, without exception, all of them were rejected by the three investors.

After all, how could such a hit variety show be handed over to other platforms for broadcast?

In fact, if it were not for expanding more viewing channels and expanding influence at the same time, even the cooperation with the TV station would not be carried out.

"No news? That means it hasn't been negotiated yet?"

Chen Fei shook his head and didn't think about it anymore, instead focusing on the information in front of him.

After flipping through them one by one and confirming that there were no problems, he ordered: "Just follow this list and let the publicity department announce it directly."

"Okay, Mr. Chen."

The assistant responded and turned to leave the audition room.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, with the announcement released by Feiyue Film and Television's official blog, the entire entertainment industry became lively again.

All major media outlets came out in droves, forwarding and reporting on this announcement as soon as possible:

"This morning, the role audition event for the main theme anti-drug film "Operation Mekong" was officially held at Feiyue Film and Television Building. After several hours of auditions, all the main roles have been confirmed."

"The first male lead: Zhang Hanyu; the first female lead: Li Bingbin; the second male lead: Chen Fei; special appearance: Chen Baoguo..."

"It is reported that the film is expected to officially start shooting on the 15th of this month. The filming will be all over the Golden Triangle. The main production team will use the crew members of "Sicario"."

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With the announcement of relevant news, there has been constant discussion in the industry:

"Good guy, Li Bingbin actually became the female lead? This is the first time that Director Chen has used her, right? She is the third one among the four double ice players, so lucky!"

"Hey? Why did she take it away?"

"Can she play this role well? Her acting skills are so poor, much worse than mine..."

"My room card was given away for free again?"

"I have to think of a way. I must try to cooperate with Chen Fei once. This can also increase my status and influence in the industry."

"If I had known this would be the case, I shouldn't have left Feiyue Film and Television in the first place, alas!"

For a moment, all the big and small dandies headed by Zhang Ziyi, Fan Bingbing, Zhao Yanzi, Yang Mi, Gao Yuanyuan, Yang Ying and Ni Ni felt very uncomfortable.

They all felt that they were much better than Li Bingbin, and they didn't know what tricks she played to successfully get the leading female role.

As for the younger rising stars, in addition to envy, there is also a faint expectation in their hearts.

I don’t know when they will be lucky enough to be selected by Chen Fei and taste the taste of becoming a "flying girl".

In addition, many people have also focused on the "Sicario" project.

In a daze, they suddenly discovered that Feiyue Film and Television's film projects seemed to be "booming" once again!

"Uncle Lu, it seems that I haven't worked with Director Chen for a long time."

In the crew of "Macau 2", Jing Tian couldn't hide his envy when he saw the news that Li Bingbin was successfully selected as the female lead in "Operation Mekong".

"Isn't the movie you're making now written by Mr. Chen himself?"

"It's different."

Jing Tian silently shook his head, feeling a little disappointed.

The kind of cooperation she wants is to be directed by Chen Fei himself and she will be the female lead. Only in this way can it be considered a real "cooperation".

How could Lu Zheng, a big man, understand the thoughts of a little girl?

He didn't think much and said bluntly: "Tiantian, I have found a new TV series project for you. It can be said that it is the same as the "Legend of Ban Shu" that you filmed before, and it is called "The Legend of Dayu'er".

After all your scenes in "Macau 2" are over, we will go directly to Hengdian and seamlessly join the set..."

Lu Zheng said a lot, but Jing Tian didn't listen to much.

She is currently thinking about how it would be great if she could participate in a TV series produced by Feiyue Film and Television.

The TV series produced by Chen Fei's company are truly excellent, much better than "Legend of Ban Shu" and the like!

"A Thousand Bones of Flowers" and "White Night" are the best examples.

The former helped Zhao Liying become a top-notch female star in the industry, while the latter helped Pan Yueming and Wan Qian become famous and win a large number of fans.

This is the effect created by the hit TV series!

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On Weibo, news about "Operation Mekong" was spreading, but at this moment, a notice issued by Huayi attracted a lot of people's attention.

"The film "Old Paoer", exclusively produced by Huayi Company and written and directed by Guan Hu, has been officially approved. From now on, some roles will be open to industry auditions..."

For a time, the eyes of countless actors in the industry were attracted by this news.

Guan Yu + Huayi are meaningless. This is another very good big project.

The former is a well-known director in the industry. He has produced two classic works, "Black Hole" and "The Cook, Actor, and the Scoundrel", which have achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success.

The latter is a well-known top producer in the industry and needs money and resources.

The two parties have now successfully reached cooperation, which undoubtedly has the effect of 1+1>2.

However, regarding the project "Old Paoer", most actors in the industry behaved very calmly.

Because anyone who knows Huayi knows that the projects launched by this company usually only use artists it cooperates with.

As for actors promoted by other agencies or artist studios, if they want to successfully get roles, they must exchange resources or be willing to accept unspoken rules.

These are already open secrets in the circle, but everyone who is in this circle knows it very well.

Therefore, without sufficient resources, it is best not to touch Huayi's projects unless you are willing to accept various insulting hidden rules.

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What surprised Chen Fei was that when he was sorting out the shooting schedule for "Operation Mekong", Wang Changtian, Su Guohai, and Gu Yongqiang were waiting for him.

"What are you three here?"

Gu Yongqiang was the first to ask: "Mr. Chen, are you free now? Let's have a small meeting together to talk about "Running Man"?"

"Okay." Chen Fei closed the schedule and motioned for a few people to sit down first.

After the assistant served coffee and tea according to the preferences of several people, Gu Yongqiang took the lead and said: "Today's movie viewing party went very smoothly. Several star TV stations are very interested in this variety show and have issued Not a low price.”

Chen Fei asked curiously: "Which one is the tallest?"

"Mango." Wang Changtian took over the topic: "They offered a price of 300 million yuan!"

"Huh? Not low!"

Chen Fei was quite surprised. If he remembered correctly, when filming the first season of "Running Brothers", the three producers only spent a total of 150 million in production funds.

But now Mango Channel has offered a price of 300 million, which has paid back the original investment and made a lot of money.

But at this moment, Wang Changtian continued to add: "However, the three of us had a meeting and finally decided to kick out Mango Station."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Fei couldn't hide his doubts: "What's the reason?"

It's really rare to kick out the TV station with the highest price!

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