Chapter 812: Abandoning Traditional Casting and Adopting Nationwide Online Voting to Realize Ali’s Ambition!
Chapter 812 Abandoning traditional casting and adopting nationwide online voting... Ali's ambition!
In the blink of an eye, July 10th has quietly arrived.
So far, the competition for the summer vacation has officially entered a fierce stage!
"The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain", "Sicario", "Tiny Times 4: The End of the Soul", "Gardenia Blossoms", a total of 4 popular domestic films have entered the head-on battle.
After the end of the new day's filming, Chen Fei paid special attention to Guo Mingming's "Tiny Times" finale.
Although there are many negative reviews online, there are also many positive reviews.
And as a fan-oriented movie, its box office advantage is maintained in the previous week, and this period is the craziest time for fans!
The first day box office was 106 million, this is its achievement.
A group of fans are shouting online again, saying that "Tiny Times 4" will definitely break 1 billion+ and will definitely create a new box office miracle...
Chen Fei wanted to laugh when he saw it.
"It's still breaking 1 billion? Let's try to break 500 million first."
So far, "Sicario" is still leading the summer season.
The film has been released for a week, but the total box office has reached 439 million, and the daily increase in box office is still maintained at around 50 million.
As for "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain", the latest day's increase in box office is 14.35 million.
Compared with the "luxurious" director, actors, and investment lineup, this income is simply not bad!
More importantly, there are a lot of negative reviews online.
It is no exaggeration to say that this movie is comparable to "The Promise"!
As for "Gardenia Blossoms", since it has just been released, there are no film reviews on the Internet, and Chen Fei is not sure about its performance and film quality.
If nothing unexpected happens, there should be news in the afternoon.
……
After a simple wash, he asked the front desk for a meal, and Chen Fei ate dinner while watching the live broadcast.
The scale of the TV drama project launch conference of Alibaba Pictures was very grand. Not only did it invite many top artists in the industry, but it also pushed this event to an unprecedented height through live broadcasts across the entire network and multiple platforms!
In fact, in Chen Fei's eyes, all this seemed so exaggerated and unnecessary.
Instead of wasting money on such extravagant publicity, it would be better to invest more resources and energy in the production of the film.
However, since they made it so grand, I think there should be other intentions.
At the press conference, as the camera slowly swept across, familiar faces came into view - popular artists, top filmmakers, executives or CEOs of major companies, they were either chatting and laughing, or looking solemn, together forming a star-studded picture!
On the stage, as the head of Alibaba Pictures, Zhang Qi is imitating Ma Yun and trying his best to "fool around": "We know from big data analysis that the movie version of "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" has at least 2 billion box office potential, and once the TV series is launched, it will definitely break the ratings and click-through rates of all previous fairy-tale dramas and win the first place... Next, I will announce the detailed arrangements for the project establishment, casting, shooting and production team of the movie and TV series." Zhang Qi's voice is sonorous and powerful, full of love for movies and expectations for the future! As his voice fell, a carefully designed PPT slowly unfolded on the big screen. The first thing that caught everyone's eyes was the name of the producer - Zhang Yibai. "Zhang Yibai has won wide acclaim in the industry for his outstanding directing talent and rich experience. His role as the producer of "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" will surely lay a solid foundation for the success of this film..."
Then, Zhang Qi introduced the film's co-director team: "Hollywood director Anthony LaMolinara and the talented director Zhao Xiaoding will jointly direct the filming of this film. They each have their own unique directing style and distinctive work characteristics. This cooperation will surely inject new vitality and creativity into the film..."
While Zhang Qi introduced, directors such as Zhang Yibai and Anthony LaMolinara came up from the backstage one by one.
And their arrival immediately aroused a warm response from the scene. The actors below stood up and applauded, and the cheers were one after another!
"Sister Yang Ying, who are these people? Why haven't I seen them before? They look so strange?"
Zhou Dongyu pretended to be "ignorant" and looked at Yang Ying sitting aside with curiosity.
However, Yang Ying's eyes were wide open, full of doubts.
It was obvious that she was also a little "informed".
Among the few people, Huang Xiaoming was the most knowledgeable. He slowly spoke to help his girlfriend and Zhou Dongyu:
"Zhang Yibai graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. He shot the Olympic theme song "You and Me" and last year's "Fleeting Time" was also his work.
Anthony LaMolinara is an American director and screenwriter. He is also the winner of the 77th Academy Award for Best Special Effects Director. He is known as a Hollywood film master. He did the special effects of "Spider-Man".
As for Director Zhao Xiaoding, he once collaborated with Zhang Yimou to shoot the capital's Olympic bid promotional film "New BJ, New Olympics". He is also the photographer of "House of Flying Daggers", "Curse of the Golden Flower" and "Three Shots Surprise"..."
As Huang Xiaoming narrated, both of them could not help but widen their eyes!
Such a luxurious production team, this all proves that "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" is undoubtedly the top resource in the industry!
On the stage, Zhang Hao was still talking about his ppt:
"We will not use the traditional casting method in the past..."
His voice was firm and powerful, as if carrying an unquestionable authority.
This sentence immediately attracted the attention of all the actresses present. They all raised their ears, fearing that they would miss any word.
Zhang Hao continued: “After the press conference, we will send a large number of staff to conduct offline research and interviews with book fans to gain a deeper understanding of the characters and the needs of the audience.
Starting from the 15th of this month, we will conduct a 20-day national online voting, allowing the audience and fans to directly participate in the selection of the male and female protagonists..."
This news undoubtedly made the actors on set feel both excited and nervous.
They understand that this means they will have the opportunity to win that coveted leading female role through the support and recognition of their fans.
At the same time, this will also be an unprecedented challenge, because they will face competition from across the country and even the world!
Zhang Hao's words were full of encouragement and expectations for the actors. He emphasized in particular: "No matter what the final result is, participating in this competition process itself is a kind of growth and gain. What we value most is the actors' talent and commitment to the role." Understanding, not just an actor’s fame or number of fans…”
As the speech progressed, the atmosphere became more and more lively.
The actors have expressed their support for this new casting method and look forward to showing their strength and charm in this process.
You know, who of you here is not a popular person?
If anyone is timid, it means that he does not recognize the appeal of his fans, and at the same time he does not recognize himself!
Therefore, no one will show a "give in" attitude.
Finally, Zhang Hao once again emphasized the fairness of online voting: "During the entire voting process, we will have a dedicated Internet team to monitor the entire process to ensure that every vote is true and valid.
Here, I can promise everyone that we will give the greatest support and respect to the leading actor who is finally selected fairly and impartially, because this is the common choice of the public, movie fans and fans.
And Alibaba has always been user-oriented!
There will be two voting channels for the movie version and the drama version. We prefer that the two female protagonists and the male protagonist are not the same person, so we also hope that the majority of netizens will make the best choice during the voting process and cast your precious vote. ticket……"
On the stage, Zhang Hao chattered endlessly, while under the stage, the discussion continued at the same time.
"Mimi, this time it's really time to fight for popularity and nationality."
Listening to Zeng Jia's words, Yang Mi nodded silently.
However, she soon thought of another thing: "Why didn't I see Liu Yifei at the venue? Could it be that... she wasn't prepared to participate?"
"I don't know!"
Zeng Jia also looked confused. According to the information she learned, Ali had been in contact with Liu Yifei.
But today, there was suddenly a vote for the heroine. Could it be that the two parties have not reached an agreement?
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With the heated discussion and excitement at the press conference, the project launch press conference of "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" has officially ended.
With the successful conclusion of the project establishment press conference, this big IP has naturally become the focus of everyone's attention, directly dominating the film and television entertainment headlines and Weibo hot searches.
Fans of the original novel were so excited that they took to social media to express their expectations and love for the film and television adaptation of the novel.
Colleagues in the film and television industry were also attracted by its production level and subject matter. While praising it, they began to plan for the upcoming online voting.
Suddenly, a large number of press releases and posts sprung up.
These posts and press releases are all aimed at building momentum for various actors and stars, comparing them with the characters in "Three Lives Three Worlds", with the intention of adding labels and gaining popularity.
In particular, the team of actresses try their best to match their artists with the heroines in the movie. From their personality, appearance to temperament... everything shows their desire and enthusiasm for the role.
Chen Fei witnessed the entire press conference and couldn't help but be amazed by Alibaba Pictures' operation.
Unexpectedly, they were actually preparing and producing film and television dramas according to the production model they had been promoting before.
This time, actors no longer only need to please the director and producer, but also need to please the majority of netizens and fans.
Because in this era, the voices and choices of the audience are becoming more and more important, and they can even directly affect the success or failure of a movie or TV series!
Jiang Xuerou's phone call came immediately.
"Director Chen, should we also follow Alibaba's example and conduct a nationwide online voting?"
Hearing this question, Chen Fei couldn't help but smile dumbly and asked: "Do you have a suitable candidate in mind now?"
"Yes!" Jiang Xueruo replied without thinking: "I think Zhao Liying is pretty good. Her previous movie "A Thousand Bones of Flowers" has accumulated high national popularity and popularity for her, so she can be brought to "Chu" "Qiao Biography".
Moreover, she is still a member of our company. After choosing her, it can be considered that the good news will not go to outsiders. "
Chen Fei shrugged: "Isn't that right? Since there are suitable candidates, why waste time, energy, and resources on doing online voting?"
"Isn't this hot?"
Chen Fei chuckled: "The popularity is certainly great, but it also brings pressure and doubts. Once the quality of the film produced is not good enough, there will be backlash!"
To be honest, he is not very optimistic about Ali's production team.
Zhao Xiaodeng and Anthony Lamorinara are indeed top talents in the industry, but these two have never sat in the director's position before.
As for Zhang Yibai, although he has been a director, he is not a big director.
It's okay to make TV series, but if he wants to make a movie like "Three Lives Three Worlds" with a top-notch production team, I'm afraid he doesn't have enough experience.
As for what will be filmed in the end, Chen Fei already has a guess.
It's just a hit or miss, a success or a failure. It depends entirely on the support of fans to make some money. It is probably similar in nature to "Tiny Times".
"Okay, Director Chen, I understand."
Jiang Xueru responded belatedly and hung up the phone.
…
Apart from the news about "Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom", there was no other fun to watch on the Internet. Chen Fei simply packed up and got ready to go to bed.
It's already past one o'clock in the morning here in the UK. If we don't sleep, we won't be able to shoot the scene tomorrow morning.
However, after lying on the bed, he still took a few minutes to pay attention to the movie reviews of "Gardenia Blooms".
Not surprisingly, it is still a work with mixed reviews.
People who like it say it depicts the regrets of youth, but people who don't like it think it's just a movie that makes traffic money and consumes emotions and IP.
In Chen Fei's opinion, the only thing worthy of praise for this movie is: there is no abortion plot in it!
"Fuck, when did it start? My expectations for youth movies have actually been lowered?"
After secretly complaining, Chen Fei turned off his phone and went to sleep.
At this time, a discussion about him was underway in China.
"I think joining Feiyue Film and Television is completely optional. The investors like us here are enough. From production to publicity and distribution to theaters, we have everything covered. Why should we invite him?"
“Because Feiyue Film and Television represents ‘high quality’, any film project in which they participate will, without exception, gain the trust and support of movie fans!”
"Isn't it enough to win the trust of the audience with the big IP of Zhou Xingchi + Journey to the West?"
"But after joining Feiyue Film and Television, it will obviously have better results, and at the same time, we can also gain support from Pan-Asian Cinemas. This is one of the key points."
"I think what Mr. Ye said makes sense."
"I agree too."
"If you mention Pan-Asian Cinema... it is indeed a good channel."
The conference room quickly became quiet, and everyone turned their attention to La Sheikang, who was sitting in the main seat.
After all, China Film Group is the leading party in this project, and China Film Group also has the largest say in terms of voice.
As for Zhou Xingchi, who is also sitting in the conference room, although he has confirmed that he will appear as a screenwriter, producer, and supervisor, he does not have much say.
In fact, even if he is a director, for him, as long as his own interests are not affected, everything else is easy.
Otherwise, how could Wang Zhonglei appear here today?
Facing the attention of everyone, La Sheikang didn't think too much and nodded directly: "Chen Fei is in the UK now, right? Then ask him to participate in a video conference and listen to his opinions.
With the participation of Feiyue Film and Television, the advantages must outweigh the disadvantages, there is no doubt about this. "
Hearing this, Ye Ning showed a faint smile on his face, while Wang Zhonglei and Zhang Hao looked at each other, feeling a little dissatisfied in their hearts.
Both of these two companies regard Feiyue Film and Television as their rivals. Now that they are about to get a share of the benefits for no reason, they are naturally a little unhappy.
But they couldn't resist compensating. After all, China Film Group was the leading party, and Huayi and Alibaba were both latecomers.
…
In the morning, Chen Fei received a call from La Sheikang as soon as he got up.
Hearing the words "many giants in the industry", "Journey to the West", "Stephen Chow series" and other words coming from the other end of the phone, he couldn't help but want to laugh.
I have to say that the entertainment industry is really magical.
The two parties who had never interacted with each other in the past are now able to sit at the same negotiating table again because of their interests. It's really interesting!
"The meeting is tomorrow morning, domestic time, right? Okay, there's no problem with me. I'll participate via video then."
The time La Sheikang mentioned happened to be the time when Chen Fei was rushing to the airport to pick up Liu Yifei, so it was okay to attend a video conference at that time.
"You can prepare your rhetoric in advance. The shares of China Film, Xinghui and Wanda have been determined. We will take 50%, and the remaining 50% will be bid by you, Huayi and Wanda. This is the key... …”
"Okay, okay, I understand."
Chen Fei responded casually, but in his heart he was not ready to grab the share.
Written by Zhou Xingchi, directed by Xu Ke, a series on Journey to the West... He is very familiar with this project, what's there to grab?
When the time comes, you can join in the fun and think of it as a way to save face.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Fei was about to put his phone in his pocket when a pop-up message popped up on Weibo.
"This morning, Brother Chen Kai officially accepted the appointment letter from Shanghai University and will serve as the dean of its Film Academy. He will also formulate a film talent training program for the school and compile teaching materials..."
Chen Fei raised his eyebrows, as if he had already seen the scene of the daily new box office of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" ushering in another wave of increases tomorrow.
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