Chapter 819: The Higher the Virtue, the Higher the Evil! Let Me Teach You a Lesson About Real Pain!

Eden Pictures is thinking about the response strategy, and Chen Fei is also thinking about the countermeasures.

Because he received a call from Tong Gang.

"I can tell you clearly that the General Administration of Cinema Qualifications and Distribution Qualifications will not be confiscated. After all, Enlo Pictures used to be a meritorious company. It is impossible to punish them for the first offense. You have to understand this point..."

Chen Fei understood this sentence very well, so he did not have too many emotional fluctuations.

Because he had expected this before deciding to report it publicly.

His own power is certainly strong enough, but Enlo Pictures has been established for decades, with a complex network of relationships, and it is still from Hong Kong. How could it fall because of such an exposed unspoken rule?

If this is true, then this opponent is a bit too weak.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Fei suddenly raised a smile at the corner of his mouth and murmured: "Actually... I just want to confirm their behavior of stealing the box office. This is the key and the basic condition for my next plan..."

...

It has to be said that at some times, plans can never keep up with changes.

According to Chen Fei's idea, the fact that "Monster Hunt" stole the box office should be reported by the General Administration, so as to create the greatest deterrence!

But no one expected that Enlightenment would choose to cut off its own arm!

On the morning of a new day, under the attention of the entire network, Enlightenment held a press conference in Hong Kong.

Jiang Zhiqi himself did not attend the press conference, but a vice president brought Xu Wei, the manager of Enlightenment's distribution department, and nearly ten department members to attend the press conference together.

At the press conference, the vice president gave a speech first:

“Yesterday, Feiyue Films publicly reported on Weibo that there were large-scale box office fraud, box office theft, and ghost box office incidents in theaters under Enlightenment.

In response to this report, we took decisive action and conducted an in-depth investigation of the group's distribution companies and theater companies.

The investigation soon produced results!

We were surprised to find that some executives within the company did reach improper deals with theater managers during the film distribution and scheduling process.

These actions not only caused the highly praised film "Monster Hunt" to be tarnished, but also damaged the interests of the entire film industry!

Enlightenment Pictures is deeply saddened by this , now, we have found many people who violated the law, and today they will apologize to the whole network..."

After the vice president finished speaking, Xu Wei, the director of the distribution department of Enlight Pictures, came to the microphone and expressed his "numerous crimes" in grief:

"I am ashamed of the company's trust, ashamed of all the cast and crew of "Monster Hunt", and ashamed of my colleagues in the entire film industry... After this press conference, I will personally take the blame... Here, I want to say sorry to "Sicario", "Pancake Man" and many other movies. It is because of me that you have suffered losses..."

Due to the time difference, after this online apology press conference ended, it was already early in the morning in the UK.

But Chen Fei did not sleep, but watched the entire press conference.

Liu Yifei also did not sleep, but stayed by his side: "Eden Pictures apologized, so is this matter over?"

"Haha." Chen Fei's face was full of sneers: "Correct attitude? Admit mistakes? Actively cooperate? Sacrifice the car to save the king... Haha, it's great! This is a really great trick!"

Miss Liu blinked her watery eyes. She had heard from her boyfriend's tone that this incident was not over yet.

At this time, with the end of the apology press conference, the domestic Internet had once again fallen into heated discussions.

"Didn't you say two days ago that it was absolutely impossible to steal the box office? Why did you admit your mistake today? You changed your mind overnight? Did you change your attitude so quickly?"

"This move of sacrificing the car to save the driver is really great!"

"So, this movie will not be removed from the shelves?"

"How can it be removed from the shelves? There are still many people watching it. At most, the screening rate has dropped."

"If I guess correctly, the box office of this movie should be even higher. They stole, swiped, and made ghost box office. Now they apologize. Isn't it easier to operate?"

"No! Apologies are apologies, but the punishment from the General Administration has not yet been issued. We can't let them off so easily!"

"Yes, yes, yes, since it has been confirmed, let's punish them severely!"

...

Perhaps because of the influence of Feiyue Films, or perhaps to improve credibility, the notice of the General Administration came very quickly.

In the morning, Enlightenment Pictures just put on a drama of asking for forgiveness, and in the afternoon, the notice of the General Administration appeared.

As expected, it is nothing more than "official notice", "administrative punishment", and "fine warning".

Chen Fei didn't see the trending search until the next morning.

"Reposted from Hong Kong media: Anle Films held an apology press conference to the entire network yesterday morning, admitting for the first time that "Monster Hunt" did have box office theft and box office manipulation, which was actually the company's internal distribution manager Xu Wei colluding with the theaters to obtain performance bonuses..."

"Yesterday afternoon, the General Administration of Film issued a notice stating that it has determined that Feiyue Film's report is true, and will impose three penalties on Anle Films, including notification, administrative and fines, and explicitly prohibit it from committing the same offense again, otherwise it will be punished twice as much!"

"The youth-themed movie "Gardenia Blossoms", directed by He Jiong and starring Li Yifeng, Zhang Huiwen, Jiang Jinfu and others, was officially taken off the screen today. The film was released for 17 days and the box office totaled 356 million."

"The youth-themed movie "Tiny Times 4: The End of the Soul", directed by Guo Jingming and starring Yang Mi, Guo Caijie, Chen Xuedong and others, was officially taken off the screen today. The film was released for 18 days and the box office totaled 435 million."

"It is reported that "Tiny Times 4: The End of the Soul", directed by Guo Jingming himself, including the documentary "The Best of Us", has been broadcast online on multiple platforms, including the movie "Tiny Times" series List of precious behind-the-scenes footage that have never been exposed. "

"The voting for "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" is still in progress. In the voting for the leading actress in the movie version, Liu Yifei is far ahead, while Yang Mi is far ahead in the drama version..."

"The movie debut "The Pancake Man" directed by director Dong Chengpeng closed at 59.49 million yesterday. After 10 days of release, the total box office closed at 854 million, just one step away from 1 billion!"

"The box office of the movie "Monster Hunt" has rebounded. Yesterday, the new box office was 44.36 million. The current total box office is 985 million, and the 1 billion box office is within reach!"

Is it going to break 1 billion?

The box office is also recovering?

Chen Fei wanted to laugh when looking at these news.

The General Administration did give an attitude, but in the face of Anle Pictures, considering that this company was once a "hero", it finally chose to take it lightly.

And regarding this point, Tong Gang personally called Chen Fei to explain the reason, hoping that he could understand.

In comparison, Tong Gang's attitude is much better than La Peikang's, which also makes him very sad.

In the end, the China Film Group, which has cooperated for many years, actually stood on the "opposite side" because of interests. This is really interesting.

"Mr. Chen, they still did not change after apologizing and started to increase the box office again." Su Guohai called angrily.

"Oh? What means are they using this time?"

"Bundled sales, celebrity rankings, the film company booked a theater for charity screenings, tickets are given prizes that exceed the ticket price, fans draw..."

In just one minute, Su Guohai actually said no less than 10 new ways to "increase the box office".

With this method of increas ing, the film company needs to pay for it, but the key problem is that Enlightenment Pictures is a listed company!

They don't rely on the movie box office to make money. They rely on the company's stock price soaring under the premise of increasing the movie box office.

In this way, the money earned from the leeks even exceeds the box office revenue.

And taking this opportunity, you can even convert some not-so-clean money into very clean money and put it in your own pocket.

The most important thing is that these actions are not illegal, but they are more complicated and troublesome than stealing box office revenue.

"Haha, good tricks, good means, good strategy!"

On the other end of the phone, Chen Fei even applauded, and he really admired the shamelessness and shameless behavior of Enlightenment Pictures.

It is quite amazing for a person to be able to do this!

You know, most of these methods were heard by Chen Fei at the Internet company before his rebirth, but he never expected that they were "created" by Enlightenment Pictures.

The original means of increasing box office revenue must belong to Enlightenment Pictures!

"These old-fashioned Hong Kong film companies are really black-hearted!" Su Guohai also began to feel sorry for those leeks.

Originally, the A-share market has been very miserable recently, and it is about to fall back to 3,000, and the leeks are in great pain.

But he never expected that there are still people eyeing their retirement money.

"Mr. Chen, what should we do now? Are we just going to watch them being so arrogant?"

"Don't worry, listen to me, let's make two final moves to cut off their firewood. This time, we must show our style, attitude, and bottom line, and let the entire film and television industry know that the majesty of Feiyue Film and Television will never be allowed to be touched or trampled by anyone!"

...

Here, Chen Fei was giving Su Guohai a nomination, and by the way, he also notified Huo Qigang.

On the other side, Anle Pictures was holding a "celebration" meeting.

The atmosphere in the meeting room today was finally not so depressing, and everyone's face was filled with bright smiles again.

A senior executive laughed and said, "From tomorrow, Monster Hunt will be a 1 billion+ movie. If nothing unexpected happens, the stock price will rise again."

"Haha, although it can't be described as a blessing in disguise, it is also a special experience and growth for us."

"I have arranged the follow-up operations. There is absolutely no problem with the 1.5 billion box office. It's a pity that it was delayed for several days. We only have 19 days left for the screening period. We must seize it."

"Or, apply to the General Administration for a key extension in the name of China Film? If successful, we will have more time and opportunities."

When these last words came out, many people in the conference room immediately became restless.

However, when everyone looked at Jiang Zhiqiang in the main seat, they saw him shaking his head slightly and rejecting the proposal.

"Don't apply, it won't pass, it's just a waste of effort."

After saying this, he added: "Take advantage of the limited time to push the box office higher, and immediately announce the sequel plan after the official release, and start the project preparation.

We can take this opportunity to reap the benefits, and then go to the Venice Film Festival to sell the copyright, and continue to reap the benefits after returning..."

Listening to these words, the smiles on everyone's faces became brighter and brighter, as if they had seen a bright future and a steady flow of money flowing into their pockets.

…

At this time, Huayi is here.

Wang Zhonglei looked at the news on the Internet and was very surprised and said: "This Mr. Jiang is quite good. His methods are really high. He actually escaped with his life."

Wang Zhongjun chuckled: "Just wait. After the movie is released, we will first split the box office and then repurchase the shell company used to invest in "Monster Hunt" at a high price. We can also take this opportunity to get a share of the profits. Wave leeks.”

"Haha, this is called the Tao is one foot higher and the devil is one foot higher!"

…

In the eyes of outsiders, Feiyue Films undoubtedly won this wave. After all, Anle Pictures was punished by the General Administration and Pan-Asia Cinemas was removed from the shelves.

But in the eyes of many well-informed insiders, Chen Fei actually hit a soft nail this time.

After all, although Anle Pictures' apology seems sincere, the actual loss is not very great.

The box office that should be raked in is still being raked in, and the box office that should be stolen has been stolen. In the end, the only loss is a distribution manager in the company who is about to retire.

As for the director's fines and warnings, they are not much different from nothing.

It's only a few million, and it won't even make a ripple in the stock market.

As for online public opinion, this thing won't last long at all. The focus of netizens' attention will soon change, and they will completely forget about this matter.

Therefore, Feiyue Pictures seems to have won, but in fact it is just a tie with Anle Pictures.

The main reason is that Chen Fei didn't really make Jiang Zhihao feel "pain"!

This kind of "pain" is not the kind of physical pain, but a kind of pain, regret, and despair in the mental state!

However, just when many people thought that this incident would just go away, Chen Fei's "ultimate killing move" was ready to surface!

…

On the morning of a new day, several hot searches appeared again on Weibo.

"Warm congratulations! The lMAX3D fantasy film "Monster Hunt" produced by Anle Pictures and starring Jing Boran, Bai Baihe, Jiang Wu, Zeng Zhiwei, Zhong Hanliang and others with a production cost of 350 million, on the 11th day of its release, The total box office has officially exceeded 1 billion!”

"The literary drama film "Destined", exclusively produced by Huayi Brothers and starring Tang Wei and Liao Fan, was released for 4 days, with a total box office of 46.09 million. The daily new box office has dropped to 6 million, showing an obvious decline."

"The comedy film "Lu Yao Zhi Ma Li" produced by Huayi, the debut work of the director Hualien, starring Bao Beiyi, Song Jia, Zhu Yawen and others, has been officially announced."

"The comedy film "One Thought in Paradise", invested and produced by Happy Mahua, starring Shen Teng and Ma Li, has officially been announced, and the film studio has announced that it will participate in the Lunar New Year competition..."

""The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" has not been logged into the online platform since it was released from theaters. It is suspected that it was warned by the Taoist Association..."

"The premieres of "Tai Ping Wheel: Part 2" and "The Lady of the Dynasty: Yang Guifei" will be held two days later tomorrow."

Looking around, there is no news about the competition between Feiyue Film and Television and Anle Pictures on Weibo hot searches.

The box office data of "Sicario" has also dropped by 5 million. It will be released in less than a week, and the popularity is almost gone.

In the eyes of many people, this "box office stealing" incident has officially come to an end.

However, what everyone in the circle, outside the circle, and even the General Administration never expected was that at this last moment, there would be two consecutive killing moves coming, killing without blood!

On Weibo, there were two more announcements.

Feiyue Film and Television:

“After research by our company’s senior management, we have unanimously decided that from now on, all film projects exclusively produced and controlled by Feiyue Films will never be released in theaters owned by Anle Pictures.

This scope includes but is not limited to the completed productions of "Operation Mekong", "One Hundred Regiments", and "Global Storm", as well as the unfinished productions of "Chasing the Dragon", "Ip Man 4", and "Ghost Blowing the Lamp: Kunlun Temple" wait.

Here, we would like to express our attitude to all partners. If there are new project cooperation plans in the future, this regulation needs to be included in the contract. Please be aware of the stakes involved.

We resolutely resist all illegal box-office manipulation, especially those who know their mistakes and refuse to correct them, but still secretly change their concepts in the hope of achieving shameless behavior! "

Pan-Asia Cinemas:

“After research by our company’s senior management, we have unanimously decided that from now on, all film and television projects exclusively produced, controlled, and participated in by Anle Pictures will be prohibited from being screened in our theaters.

Pan-Asia Cinemas will resolutely resist all kinds of illegal box-office manipulation and box-office stealing. We also hope that other film studios will take a warning and restore a bright future to the film market! "

As soon as these two announcements appeared, it took less than five minutes to reach the top of the Weibo hot search list.

The circle is already in a state of shock!

"What the hell? Our movies are not available in Anle Cinemas? Our cinemas do not include movies produced by Anle Pictures? Absolute! Absolutely amazing!"

"The killing move! This is the real killing move!"

"Quick! Make arrangements quickly and sell all the stocks in Anle Pictures. Don't lose it!"

"This move is really cruel. It's cruel to others, but it's also cruel to yourself."

"I don't think so. How many movie theaters does Anle have? How could Feiyue Films care? Pan-Asia Cinemas made a little profit by adjusting its film schedule, but looking at Anle, it would be a big loss!"

"This knife was inserted directly into Anle's heart, so awesome!"

…

Online public opinion has completely exploded.

The affiliated film studio blocks the opponent's theater chain, and the affiliated theater chain blocks the opponent's film. This operation is extremely ruthless!

And the most important thing is that this is the first case that has occurred in the development of the Chinese film market!

Just like the previous red-headed documents issued by the General Administration, Anle Pictures will be directly included in the scope of "bad companies" by Feiyue Film and Television and Pan-Asia Cinemas.

At this moment, Jiang Zhihao, who was in the office, finally felt what "pain" was!

This kind of pain is comparable to being executed in Lingchi or being quartered by five horses!

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