Chapter 805 "Super Movie Masterpiece" Is About to Debut!

"That's right, Chen Fei, LeTV Pictures has sold the stock to me. Mr. Zhang from their company said that they welcome Red Star Wu to invest in it, and he also said that he would definitely give me a suitable price and a sufficient share..."

Listening to Liu Yifei's words, Chen Fei moved his head and found a softer place.

"Ignore them, a bunch of liars, they have no other skills except fooling people."

"Oh, I think so too, but my mother is still very interested, so I will call her later and tell her not to touch that."

"If you are short of money, tell me, as long as I have food, you will definitely not starve." Chen Fei patted his chest and made a gesture of "I will support you".

"Hehe, stop teasing me. My mask is going to wrinkle."

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. By the way, the crew will move to England in two days. Do you want to go with them?"

"In July?"

"Yes." Chen Fei nodded and added, "I will stay there for two months until the film is completely finished."

Liu Yifei thought for a while and opened her red lips slightly: "Then I'd better go back first. There are several shows and commercial activities waiting for me."

After that, she moved her eyes to Chen Fei's lower body: "By the way, I'll give you a break too. Hehe, you almost lost last night."

"Huh???"

Chen Fei was immediately angry: "What do you mean I almost lost? It's obviously you who cheated, okay? You kept asking me to move, who can stand that?"

"Hmph, I don't care, anyway, you can't do it. Your kung fu is not improving, but regressing."

Hearing this, Chen Fei couldn't bear it anymore, picked her up and walked towards the bedroom.

"Hey! Wait a minute, I'm still putting on a mask."

"What mask? Tonight I'll let you know that no matter what time it is, you will always be defeated by me!"

The battle is about to begin, and the trumpet has sounded. Tonight is undoubtedly another sleepless night.

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The next day, on his way to the crew, Chen Fei saw relevant reports about the TV series "Ode to Joy" on Weibo.

"The urban emotional TV series "Ode to Joy", exclusively produced by Feiyue Film and Television, only received 0.492% of the ratings on the first night of its premiere, ranking 12th in the national TV series ratings."

"Compared with many TV series produced by Feiyue Film and Television before, "Ode to Joy" did not cause much sensation when it was first launched, and the popularity did not show a surge."

"From the current data, whether the new model of domestic dramas with female themes can be successful is still in an unknown state."

It can be clearly seen that the media is not very optimistic about this TV series.

The ratings are mediocre, the reputation is not particularly good, and the main characters are 5 girls, which is really different from the previous urban-themed TV series.

The slogan of "Feiyue Film and Television only makes high-quality products" seems to have suffered a Waterloo when facing the TV series "Ode to Joy"?

Chen Fei curled his lips, and he was indeed a little disgusted with the comments of these media and film critics.

"Why worry about it? Whether it can succeed or not can be determined by sending one or two manuscripts?"

After complaining, he turned off his phone and looked out the window.

After the last "fireworks" incident, the crew of "Ben Hur" completely stopped working, and the door of the studio was locked.

It has been several days, and there is no movement, and I don't know when it can be resumed.

Chen Fei is still looking forward to meeting Megan Ellison and Johnny Depp. It would be best if he could get some compensation from them, just enough to give bonuses to the crew members.

Unfortunately, June is about to end, and the crew of "Ready Player One" will move to another location in two days.

If nothing unexpected happens, the two sides should not meet.

However, Megan Ellison previously made a bold statement that she would use "Ben-Hur" to snipe Walton Pictures' film works. I don't know if she will continue to implement it?

...

At the same time, in Annapurna Pictures.

After experiencing this period of depression, Megan Ellison finally waited for good news.

"King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" has been completed!

The production crew of this film is on the way back now, and they will be back to the company in less than half an hour.

Megan Ellison is now very eager to see the material of this film to dispel the irritability accumulated from Depp during this period.

Just thinking about it, she couldn't suppress her anger in her heart.

"Ben-Hur" and "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" were bought by her at the same auction, and the projects were launched at the same time.

However, the protagonists of the two films are not the same person.

The latter chose Christian Bale, who had previously played the role of Batman, as the leading actor. He is at the same level as Depp and also has a very high box office appeal.

However, although the two projects were launched at the same time, the start time of "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" was one and a half months earlier than "Ben-Hur".

At that time, it was mainly because Depp was following up on other projects and had no time to come, so the project had to be stopped to wait for him.

But I never expected that after waiting for so long, I actually waited for a "big Buddha"!

"King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" has been finished, but "Ben-Hur" has only been shot for less than half, the gap is simply too big!

And the most important thing is that the crew of "King Arthur: Battle of the Beasts" does not have so many tricks.

Christian Bale is very cooperative and never has any objections to the requirements of the director and production team.

This also makes Megan Ellison can't help but fantasize, how great would it be if Depp was so cooperative?

"Dong dong dong!"

A sudden knock on the door interrupted Megan Ellison's daydream.

"President, the Marlo Weller production team is back."

"Okay! Let them wait for me in the screening room!"

Megan Ellison stood up suddenly, came to the mirror in the office, and briefly adjusted her makeup and slightly wrinkled suit.

Five minutes later, she came to the screening room and met the production team headed by Marlo Weller.

Usually, there are only 1 or 2 producers on a movie, and the right to speak is basically maintained with one person.

But there are as many as 5 producers on the crew of "King Arthur: Battle of the Beasts"!

Of course, the main say belongs to Marlo Weller. He is responsible for everything on the set, while others are used to assist him in his work.

The reason why this happens is mainly because of Megan Ellison’s whimsical imagination.

In her view, one person's power is limited after all, and only by gathering the wisdom of multiple people can a project be completed perfectly.

So she hired five producers, including Marlo Weller, to work on the "King Arthur: Battle of the Beasts" project.

It turned out that her idea was right, the film was quickly completed and the work progressed very smoothly.

Megan Ellison has made a decision in her heart, and she will continue to use this model to make movies in the future.

"Can I see the material now?"

"sure."

In the face of the female boss's request, Marlo Weller did not refuse, and supported and arranged for the staff to put the negatives into the projector.

This movie is adapted from the legend of King Arthur. It tells the story of Arthur's father being murdered by his uncle Vortigern when he was a child and usurping the throne. Arthur grew up in the mean streets and eventually overthrew the tyrant Vortigern and seized the throne. .

The movie clips were shot in a majestic atmosphere, and the visual effects are extremely stunning.

At the same time, multiple clues intersect in parallel, vaguely seeming to create the potential for a super epic masterpiece!

This also made Megan Ellison very excited. At this moment, she seemed to have seen the film become a great success and take the No. 1 box office ranking at the same time.

An hour later, all the captured footage was played.

Marlow Weller, who was sitting next to her, stood up, looked at the female president, and asked with a smile: "Boss, how should we arrange the subsequent post-editing of the film?"

There are two editing models in Hollywood, director-led and producer-led.

Looking at the current six major film companies in Hollywood, they usually use a "producer-led" model, that is, the director does not participate in post-editing work.

This is also to prevent the director from adding personal goods into it, and also to maximize the selling points of commercial films.

In Marlow Weller's view, "King Arthur: Battle of the Beasts" must also follow a producer-led editing model, and he, the producer, is undoubtedly the one with the greatest say.

As long as this movie can be successful, he will definitely become famous in the industry and become a top producer!

However, Megan Ellison doesn’t think so.

At this moment, she already had a great idea in her mind!

She turned around and said to Marlowe Weller: "Please inform the editing department to make a few more copies of the footage from "King Arthur: Battle of the Beasts".

The five of you, including the director, can edit a movie version. Of course, the premise is that the main story line and basic plot remain unchanged. "

Hearing this, Maro Weller couldn't help but froze on the spot.

What is this operation?

Before he could react, Megan Ellison explained: "After you have finished editing, we can hold a few more preview screenings to select all the well-received clips and eliminate the unfavorable ones. part.

Then, while maintaining the main plot, we can combine the favorable parts of multiple versions to complete the final edit.

The film produced in this way is a combination of the best parts, and the probability of success will definitely be improved, thus bringing about a box office hit! "

By the end, Megan Ellison had a confident smile on her face.

She thinks this is a genius idea, and maybe it can change the future production model of Hollywood!

By then, when the media reports on her, they will inevitably say that she has pioneered a new production model and laid a solid foundation for the development of the global film industry...

At this moment, the annoyance caused by "Ben-Hur" disappeared without a trace, and Megan Ellison seemed to have once again become an upstart in the film industry and a recognized strong woman.

After hearing this, several producers looked at each other with complicated expressions.

They vaguely felt that something was not quite right, but they couldn't explain why for a while, so they could only agree in a daze.

…

As the saying goes, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you be victorious in every battle.

Annapurna Pictures had already been staffed by Natasha early on, so the news about "King Arthur: Battle of the Beasts" couldn't be hidden from Chen Fei at all.

Not long after Megan Ellison's "New Production Model" was released, Chen Fei already received the news.

He was stunned on the spot while filming.

"Damn it, this woman is really a genius. She can even think of such a 'good way' to improve the success rate of a movie. She deserves to be the eldest princess of Oracle!"

Natasha was slightly surprised: "Fei, do you have a fever? Is this a good idea?"

"Hahahahaha!" Chen Fei couldn't help laughing anymore: "Just wait, I'm looking forward to it more and more. This movie will definitely become an instant hit in Hollywood!"

Natasha heard the meaning of his words and immediately agreed with a smile: "When the movie premieres, maybe she will send us an invitation letter. Then we can go and see it together, how about it?"

"Okay, let's go together! I must see this 'magic work'!"

…

A "genius investor" appeared in Hollywood, and in China, Chen Kaige, who calls himself a "genius director", also held the premiere of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" at the same time.

The premiere time is still in the evening, which is also Poet Chen's favorite auspicious day.

After finishing the work at hand, Su Guohai called Ning Hao, Guo Fan, Lu Yang and others and went straight to the premiere of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain".

In the car, Ning Hao looked at Lu Yang and joked with a smile: "How about it, "Sicario" is going to compete with Chen Kai's "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain". Are you confident?"

Lu Yang shook his head honestly: "Brother, to tell you the truth, I actually don't have much confidence. After all, that's Brother Chen Kai."

"Then why did you decide such a date?"

"It wasn't me who made the decision! It was Director Chen who made the decision. He said that I was hot-headed at the time, so I set the release date for July 3 without paying attention. It's too late to regret it now."

Lu Yang wanted to cry but had no tears.

At that time, he was quite confident to compete with Brother Chen Kai, but now as the film's release date approaches, he suddenly loses confidence.

After all, the opponent is Chen Kaige, the only Palme d'Or director in the country, and his reputation is simply not ordinary!

However, at this moment, Su Guohai said with a smile: "There is no need to gain the prestige of others and destroy your own ambition. Brother Chen Kai is certainly famous, but his commercial films have never been successful."

Guo Fan said leisurely: "For example, "The Promise"."

As soon as the name came out, everyone couldn't help laughing.

"A murder caused by a steamed bun" makes people laugh just thinking about it.

…

Several people quickly arrived at the premiere of "The Taoist Descends from the Mountain".

Looking around, most of the people were from the official media, followed closely by the group of people from the association, and then the guests invited this time.

Walking along the red carpet in a low-key manner, the group arrived at the venue and found their seats.

Not long after we sat down, the crew and creators also walked in from outside.

Lu Yang turned around and saw Brother Chen Kai and his wife Chen Hong holding hands, followed by the creative members of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain".

Feng Shaofeng, Aaron Kwok, Zhang Zhen, Fan Wei, Lin Chiling, Wu Jianhao, Li Xuejian, Wang Xueqi, Yuan Hua, Fang Zuming...

"Eh? Why is there still Prince Long?"

Lu Yang's eyes suddenly widened, his face full of disbelief.

Ning Hao, Guo Fan, and Su Guohai, who were sitting next to them, were also stunned, and a bit of confusion flashed in their eyes.

Not only them, everyone in the audience also saw Jaycee Chan, including the media, reporters, audiences, and fans!

However, only a small number of fans showed surprised expressions on their faces. The rest of the association members, media, reporters, etc. did not show too much surprise. They had obviously expected it.

After taking the stage, Brother Chen Kai didn't say much. He just held up the microphone and said, "Watch the film first, and then let's talk about it."

His tone was very calm, and there was a faint smile on his face. He was obviously full of confidence in "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain".

The lights in the venue quickly dimmed, and Lu Yang put away his curiosity and focused all his attention on the big screen.

"The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" is the biggest rival of "Sicario". He has to watch it carefully, and he doesn't know if this movie can pose a threat to him?

The dragon logo lit up first, and for some reason, many people at the scene looked a little dazzled.

As a movie by Chen Kaige, the camera and pictures are always one of the main selling points.

The same is true for "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain". Whether it is color or composition, it is the best among the films made by many directors in the industry.

There is still a saying in the film industry: Brother Chen Kai's movies are the kind of movies that you can tell at a glance that they are big-budget movies!

The plot of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" is still very smooth.

A young Taoist priest who is inexperienced in the world goes down the mountain to make a living due to a shortage of food in the Taoist temple. He is taken under the tutelage of a doctor played by Fan Wei and begins to work as a young apprentice in a medical clinic...

But I never expected that there would be an extremely complicated entanglement between the brothers, uncles and sister-in-law of Cui's Medical Clinic.

Fan Wei and Lin Chiling had a sex scene, and the latter had a relationship with his brother-in-law, and then the two colluded to murder the former...

As the plot progressed rapidly, everyone on the scene was attracted by the story.

"Could it be that Brother Chen Kai is going to make another classic masterpiece after "Farewell My Concubine"? "

Just when everyone at the scene was thinking this, the movie was playing in the second half.

As expected, the old problem of the great poet Chen came back. He began to let himself go again and fell into the pursuit of a certain "realm".

"What's going on? Isn't it a martial arts movie? How come it turned into fantasy?"

As a martial arts director, Lu Yang saw it very clearly.

After the second half of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain", it actually began to cultivate "Taoism".

And this "Taoism" is the "Taoism" of seeking immortality!

But if he remembered correctly, this movie should be a martial arts movie, why did it suddenly start to cultivate immortality?

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