Chapter 808

When I woke up, it was already several hours later.

Lifting the blanket, Chen Fei glanced out of the plane window.

The clouds were so thick that he couldn't tell where he had flown.

The average flight time from Los Angeles to the UK is about 10 hours, which is quite a distance. He has to stay on the plane for at least several hours.

After calling the flight attendant and ordering a meal, he read the domestic news while eating.

At this time, it was already afternoon in the country.

Looking at it, A-shares have not shown a flat state as those expert analysts said. On the contrary, they are still falling.

The Shanghai Composite Index plummeted the most exaggeratedly, while the Shenzhen Composite Index and the ChiNext Index followed closely behind. Each one fell more than the other, and there was a strong tendency to catch up with each other.

In less than an hour after the market opened, nearly a thousand stocks fell to their limit again!

At this time, the market was so green that it was suffocating, and the screams of stock investors were all over the Internet!

In just a few days, no one knows how many people lost their fortunes, their families were broken up, and their wives and children were separated.

But on the other hand, those experts and call beasts are still preaching that this is a normal adjustment, don't panic, it will continue to rise...

"These people are so damned!"

Chen Fei watched all this with cold eyes, secretly guessing, how many people will be beheaded this time?

After taking his eyes away from the stock market, he turned his attention to the film and television industry.

Looking around, there are several more movie-related news items that have topped the Weibo hot search list.

"Exclusively produced by Guangguang, directed by and starring Deng Chao, and starring Sun Li, Liang Chao and others, the comedy film "Villain Angel" officially started shooting at the Huairou Film and Television Base this afternoon."

"The urban inspirational business war drama "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky" exclusively produced by Feiyue Film and Television officially announced the starring cast today. Zhang Yi, Yin Tao, Tao Zeru, Zhang Jiaxuan, Gao Shuyao, etc. will co-star."

"The crime-themed online drama "Undocumented Crime" has been officially launched..."

"Juku Culture announced that the popular IP "A Little Smile is Alluring" has been officially approved as a film and TV series project, and will conduct open casting for the entire film and television industry from now on."

"The Republic of China's fantasy martial arts masterpiece "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain," directed by Chen Kaige and bringing together many powerful actors from across the Taiwan Strait and three places, has fallen into a crisis of public opinion, and the credibility of the General Administration has been reduced..."

Among these several pieces of film and television entertainment news, Chen Fei was only very interested in the last one!

According to data from theaters, the film scheduling rate of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" is as high as 37%, directly accounting for more than one-third of the theater film scheduling rates in the summer season.

This also made a number of domestic films headed by "I Am a Passerby" very dissatisfied.

But this kind of dissatisfaction can only be hidden in the heart. After all, who makes them have no box office appeal?

Faced with many news reports about "The Taoist Coming Down the Mountain" and good reviews from film critics, they really didn't have the slightest ability or qualification to resist.

If this situation continues, if nothing unexpected happens, "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" may indeed be ranked No. 1 in the summer box office rankings!

But what many netizens and many insiders who have not attended the premiere of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" never expected is that at this critical moment, Poet Chen actually chose to stab himself!

At this moment, with the release of the film, the Internet has completely exploded!

Outside of normal film reviews, people's emotions seem to be pulled by some kind of force. A large number of exclamations, doubts and sighs appear frequently on the Internet, which is dizzying.

Looking around, the dominant position is undoubtedly a lot of extremely harsh ridicule and abuse, which are raging on the Internet in an almost crazy manner.

People seem to be using this method to vent their emotions and express their dissatisfaction with the film and its director.

At the same time, the direction of public opinion has gradually become uncontrollable.

What was originally just a discussion about a movie has gradually evolved into questioning and criticizing the entire film industry.

As expected, the General Administration was involved in this, faced unprecedented pressure and doubts, and was even directly pushed to the forefront of public opinion!

"I have to admire Director Chen's ability to make bad movies is becoming more and more vivid. Brothers who have not gone to the cinema yet, let me sum it up: 'No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you are still afraid of kitchen knives; no matter how good your kung fu is, you can knock him down with three shots. 'This is Director Chen's martial arts, hahaha, it made me laugh."

"To be honest, I am a person who is very serious about movies. I can understand any movie from it, but "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" is really weak.

The plot is abrupt and unsmooth, and many things are difficult to explain. Originally, it was good to say that it is about heaven and earth, and about ordinary people. However, except for the narration, the whole movie can hardly express this idea. It only expresses that desire is the root of all evil. It is simply too slow to express. That sucks! "

"I'm just wondering, what's going on in Brother Chen Kai's mind? The first half is quite exciting, but the second half is complete garbage!"

"I won't comment on how the movie is. I just want to know now, why is there the Dragon Prince in it? And there are still twenty minutes of footage. Does this mean he is coming back again?"

"So, the "Bad Artist Banning Order" has become a piece of waste paper stepped on by Brother Chen Kai, right?"

…

Because it was late at night abroad, the environment in the first class cabin was a bit dark.

The blue light from the mobile phone screen was reflected on Chen Fei's face. His eyes kept wandering, and his heart was full of emotion!

"The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" is completely useless. This has aroused public anger!"

At this moment, the online reviews of this movie have exceeded the scope of normal reviews and have become a kind of emotional catharsis.

Netizens spoke fiercely and angrily criticized everything about this movie.

Especially the issue of movie review has become the focus of netizens' attacks!

They ridiculed unscrupulously, and some even went directly to the official website to abuse the relevant departments.

Although someone has deleted the post, how can this post be deleted in a short time in the face of abuse from almost the entire network?

What's more, at this time, when the stock market crash was surging, netizens were worried that they had no place to vent.

And the appearance of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" undoubtedly gave everyone a window to vent.

Looking around, the posts that were refreshed later were more vicious than the last, and the curses filled the film review area, Chen Kaige's personal Weibo, the official Weibo of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain", and even the official Weibo of the General Administration...

At this moment, Chen Fei was actually a little lucky.

Fortunately, he was now abroad, far away from the whirlpool of public opinion, otherwise those angry netizens might have implicated him.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Fei sent another message to Lu Yang, asking him to try not to mention any topics about "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" in the subsequent publicity to avoid getting angry!

Lu Yang was so obedient to his advice, and quickly sent a message back:

"Director Chen, don't worry, I will never get involved. If this goes wrong, public opinion will burn me."

You know, at this moment, the mainland film and television industry has long been in chaos.

Especially in the film industry, everyone is in danger!

No one expected that because of a dragon prince, "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" would be subjected to such strong targeting and public opinion.

And those filmmakers, directors, and actors who had previously promoted "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" hurriedly deleted their Weibo posts and quickly distanced themselves from the matter, fearing that they would get into trouble!

...

When he landed in the UK, the sky was already bright.

After getting on the car of the crew who came to pick him up, Chen Fei quickly arrived at the filming location of "Ready Player One".

This place is very close to the filming location of the movie "Harry Potter". After a brief rest in the crew, Chen Fei and his assistant walked around again.

The places he mainly went to were London King's Cross Station and Warner Bros. Studio.

The former is the starting point of the magical world of "Harry Potter", and the 9 and 3/4 platform in the station is the departure point for trains to Hogwarts.

The latter's studio restored many iconic scenes in the movie, such as Diagon Alley and Hogwarts Hall, and also provided an immersive experience.

After a simple walk, Chen Fei rushed to the hotel again.

On the way, looking at the movie characters from Harry Potter that appeared from time to time on both sides of the street, he couldn't help but sigh: "Who would have thought that several child actors would become ugly when they grew up..."

The assistant who was driving at the side couldn't help laughing and echoed: "Boss, in Hollywood, most child stars seem to have ugly faces when they grow up."

Chen Fei shrugged: "It's almost the same in China..."

He was strolling leisurely on the street, watching the beautiful scenery on the road, but at this time, the leaders of the domestic general office had not left work and were furious in the conference room!

"What is the PR department for? Don't you know how to adjust and sort out the online public opinion at the first time? Just watch and let the public opinion ferment? Where is your usual ruthlessness? Don't you clean up those accounts that incite public opinion and slander the official at the first time?"

"Leader, we will deal with it right away..."

That night, the online public opinion gradually dissipated, and a large number of banned accounts that had made fierce remarks appeared in the backends of major news websites.

At the same time, the crime and action movie "Sicario" produced by Feiyue Films and directed by Lu Yang was officially launched!

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The next morning, when Chen Fei started the shooting plan of "Ready Player One" again, many reports appeared on the major entertainment news websites that had been initially quieted.

"The fantasy martial arts film "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" directed by Chen Kai, the first day of its release in China, the box office closed at 38.69 million, the box office trend is very good."

"Written and directed by Er Dongsheng, the movie "I Am Not a Passerby", with an investment of 35 million, closed at 4.76 million on the first day, and the word-of-mouth performance was mediocre."

"Many Hollywood imported movies such as "X-Men: Apocalypse" and "Alice in Wonderland 2" have been officially withdrawn."

"According to the theater chain, the midnight show of "Sicario" closed at 8.55 million, and the screening rate is being adjusted in an orderly manner. A drug war of violence is underway..."

"In the morning, Taiyang Chuanhe held a high-level media signing conference in the capital. Well-known mainland actors Zhou Dongyu, Chen He, Yang Ying and others officially signed with Taiyang Chuanhe and became its artists."

Looking through the news on the Internet, Chen Fei couldn't help but sigh.

The General Administration is worthy of being the General Administration. In just one night, all the posts and topics that were not conducive to the official were dealt with completely.

As for the return of Prince Dragon, the higher-ups did not make any positive response at all.

If nothing else, this matter is probably going to be carried out in a "peaceful" way.

Of course, the negative reviews about the movie itself still exist, and the voices criticizing Chen Kai for making bad movies have not diminished, but are becoming more and more frequent.

Maybe this is the price he should bear!

However, such a small price is a bit too cheap for him.

On the Internet, in an unknown place, an attack on "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" is gathering strength.

In the afternoon, movie reviews about "Sicario" began to surface, and gradually entered the field of vision of more people.

"This movie was shot at a really high level! The cinematography, soundtrack, scene planning, and the performance of the actors are all at the top level. What's more advantageous than these is the depth of the content it reflects, which is even more impressive. People are amazed!

Although the film is about police and criminals, the director and screenwriter cleverly used this ordinary perspective to reveal morality and law, the good and evil of human nature, and the cruelty of violent law enforcement. This immediately sublimated the theme of the film, raised the grade, and seemed extremely unfair. usually.

Several leading actors even used different roles and contrasting angles to satirize the loopholes in the laws of real society, and the series of good and evil in human nature triggered by the loopholes are even more breathtaking! "

"Holy shit! The scene of escorting the prisoner was so wonderfully shot. The rhythm was so intense that it made people's hair stand on end! The line about the children playing football was also the highlight, and the whole atmosphere of the movie was like being trapped in a foggy place. The maze, the feeling of oppression is absolutely amazing!”

"The ending is both unexpected and reasonable. The whole movie has very frequent dialogues. You have to watch it attentively because there are a lot of foreshadowings in the movie and the relationships are also very complicated!"

"The character acting is okay, but I never expected that Liu Shishi would be more suitable for a crime-themed movie. The lack of eye-catching scenes was actually made up for by the overall tense atmosphere of "Sicario". It is worthy of Feiyue Film and Television ah!"

"Compared with "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", "Sicario" is simply the best among the best!"

"Haha, I want to laugh now when I think of Brother Chen Kai's speech. Why don't you look down on other movies during the summer vacation? One "Sicario" is enough for him to drink a pot."

Along with the good reviews, the next morning, the first-day box office of "Sicario" was released.

When the number "46.39 million" appeared, there was another sensation in the entire film industry!

Everyone really didn't expect that "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" actually lost to "Sicario" in the first-day box office competition!

Within half an hour, a highly praised comment was trending again among netizens.

"'Sicario' is an anti-drug crime theme, but in 'The Taoist Comes Down' there is a guy who takes drugs. Isn't this a natural attribute suppression?"

For a while, the Internet became lively again:

"Brothers, from now on, I don't want to see the box office of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" be higher than that of "Sicario". I believe you can do it, right?"

"Boycott "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain"! Support "Sicario"! Start with me!"

"Brother Chen Kai doesn't care about making bad movies, but he still supports bad artists. His head is just burned out."

"As expected of Feiyue Film and Television. Looking at their stance, they have never made any fatal mistakes."

"Justice will surely defeat evil!"

Online public opinion became heated again.

Everyone has gained wisdom after taking a sting. Since we can't criticize the official, why can't we also criticize Brother Chen Kai and his bad movie?

For a time, Brother Chen Kai's personal Weibo account and the official blog of "Taoist Descending the Mountain" were once again destroyed by organized netizens.

…

At this time, compared to the joy of Feiyue Film and Television, there was a dead silence here at Shengkai Pictures!

After reading the comments online, Brother Chen Kai was so angry that he smashed several pieces of furniture!

Obviously the box office of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" the next day was as high as 60.45 million, but he couldn't be happy at all.

Because as the box office gets higher, the more people criticize him.

Maybe those directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan would like "Black and Red", but he doesn't like it at all, because what he wants is to increase both the box office and reputation!

But things went against expectations. With the increase in box office, the film's reputation score has dropped to 7.3 points, which is not too miserable!

In Chen Kaige's opinion, these movie fans don't understand the advantages of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" at all. They can only find faults in the eggs, saying that some are good and some are not.

"Don't be too angry. Temporary bad reviews are nothing. As long as the box office can continue to increase, it means that there are still many people who like our movie. As for those bad reviews, just pretend you haven't seen them. After all, We can’t satisfy everyone…”

Chen Hong tried her best to persuade Chen Kai, hoping that he could calm down.

After all, the pieces of furniture that were smashed were not cheap. If he smashed them again, the loss would be his own pocket.

After hearing this, Chen Hong's expression suddenly changed.

She subconsciously glanced to the left and right, and then breathed a sigh of relief after making sure there was no one there.

"Brother Kai, we can talk about this in private, but we dare not say it in front of the media. It will cause big trouble! The price is not something you and I can afford!"

"hehe."

Brother Chen Kai sneered, his heart full of disdain.

That means he doesn't have enough energy now, otherwise, what's the point of saying it?

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