Chapter 837: Box Office Explosion! The Price that Enlight Pictures Needs to Pay!

Time came to the 29th. Chen Fei and Liu Yifei went to attend the premiere of "Rescue Mr. Wu" starring Liu Dehua.

As soon as the two entered the venue, they immediately became the center of attention.

Liu Dehua, Liu Ye, Wang Qianyuan, and Wu Ruopu rushed over to greet them.

"Director Chen, I need to tell you that my role in "Chasing the Dragon" has been completed, and I didn't do it today."

As soon as Liu Tianwang said this joke, Liu Ye next to him was on the verge of tears: "Then...then I have to take the initiative to admit my mistake. I asked for leave today."

"Ha ha."

Chen Fei laughed and did not take these words seriously.

Looking at it, if you are a front-line person in the industry, it is normal to ask for a leave from the crew if you don't have a lot of endorsements, activities, and announcements.

As long as it doesn't delay the crew's filming, the actors still have a certain degree of freedom during filming.

Of course, Yang Mi's behavior of taking on two roles at the same time within a fixed period of time is a bit exaggerated in the eyes of insiders.

It's okay for ordinary small projects, but for large projects with an investment of over 100 million, that is usually not allowed.

After chatting for a while, as the time came to 11 o'clock, the premiere officially began.

In the front row of the venue, as the screen lit up, Chen Fei looked at Liu Dehua with some curiosity and asked in a low voice: "I heard that your movie is at least 70% based on the 2004 'Wu Ruopu Kidnapping Case'" reduction?"

"That's right." Liu Dehua nodded seriously, glanced at Wu Ruopu who was at the scene, and responded: "Under his own statement, we tried our best to carry out all aspects of the case development progress, character setting, prop details, etc. In order to restore it, we strive to add a certain dramatic effect from a real perspective.”

Hearing this, Chen Fei couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

In the 2000s, the entertainment industry in Hong Kong was really chaotic. Not to mention kidnapping and extortion of actors, there were even situations where actors were held at gunpoint and forced to star in a certain movie for "zero pay".

Comparatively speaking, mainland actors are relatively lucky.

Unspoken rules are better than losing your life!

As the film started to play, Chen Fei focused all his attention on the screen.

This film uses a lot of fast camera movements, and at the same time adheres to a short and fast way of editing the images, and the pace is very fast, which also gives this documentary film adapted from a real case a strong sense of dramatic conflict.

In addition, the director did not use the commonly used frozen medium and close-up shots to express the emotions of the characters. Instead, he gradually strengthened the relationship between the characters in quick-cut shots, further intensifying the dramatic conflict.

Not to mention her acting skills.

Whether it's Liu Dehua, Liu Ye, or Wang Qianyuan, these are all actor-level actors, and they are so ruthless when they act!

"We initially planned to let Wu Ruopu play himself, but after giving him a lot of psychological construction, he finally didn't dare to agree..."

Listening to Liu Dehua's words, Chen Fei's eyes subconsciously glanced at the "victim".

He just noticed while watching the movie that when he saw certain movie sets and scenes, he even closed his eyes in fear!

Even watching a movie was so scary, which shows how dangerous his situation was at that time.

That can really kill you if you're not careful!

…

After the premiere, on the way back, Chen Fei turned to Liu Yifei and said: "I will ask Long Xiang Security to assign you some more bodyguards tomorrow. When you go out with Shu Chang in the future, you must not go to those places. Be careful and cautious in remote places!”

Liu Yifei was also a little frightened by the plot in the movie just now, so she nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

In the afternoon, reports about the premiere of the movie "Rescue Mr. Me" officially appeared on major entertainment news websites and social media platforms.

However, what is more "explosive" is the official announcement of Chen Jingfei and Yang Caiyu's relationship.

The man is 53 years old and the woman is 23 years old. There is a 30-year age difference!

As soon as this news appeared, it immediately became a hot topic among netizens and ranked No. 1 in the entertainment gossip headlines!

"Good guy, the term "old cow eats young grass" suddenly became concrete today.

"Tsk, tsk, it's great to have money."

“Beauty matches the beast???”

"I'm so envious. If I had money, I would definitely find someone younger."

"Ah, the two of them just announced their relationship, right? They won't really get married, right? If they get married, then my three views will explode!"

On the sofa in the living room, Chen Fei looked at Yang Caiyu's face in the official photo, and unconsciously began to compare it with Liu Yifei's mother and daughter.

If the similarity to Liu Yifei is only 30%, then the similarity to Liu’s mother is 60%!

I have to say, that person is really infatuated. After so many years, he still misses her, and even found a suitable replacement, which is eye-opening.

All afternoon, the Internet was filled with all kinds of gossip, even suppressing the popularity of the premiere of "Rescue Mr. Me".

…

The time soon came to 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, and under the great anticipation, the first midnight show of the National Day schedule officially kicked off.

The next morning, various entertainment, film and television news reports and press releases were all over the major film and television information websites and platforms.

"Co-produced by Feiyue Pictures, China Film, Shanghai Film, Wanda, Enlight, Golden Shield and other companies, Chen Fei serves as the director and starring, Zhang Hanyu, Li Bingbing, Chen Baoguo, Xie Bao, Liu Shishi and others participated in the crime, action The movie "Operation Mekong" is officially released in theaters nationwide today!"

"According to reports from theaters, the overall film schedule of the movie "Operation Mekong" accounts for as high as 48%!"

"Reprinted from The Hollywood Daily: The action, adventure, and fantasy movie "King Kong: Skull Island" starring mainland actor Jing Tian officially starts production today."

"It is reported that on October 6, the costume TV series "Legend of Ban Shu" starring Jing Tian will be released on multiple platforms after "The Pretender"."

""Running Brothers Season 3" officially starts recording today, so stay tuned..."

Chen Fei didn't pay too much attention to the news related to himself.

On the way to the company, he had already focused all his attention on the entries such as Feng Xiaogang, Huayi, and New Movies.

After the cooperation in the tea house failed to be negotiated some time ago, Huayi finally stopped hiding it and announced the new project openly.

This is also another new work two years after Feng Xiaogang finished his self-filmed "Private Customization" which was used to make money.

"This morning, Feng Xiaogang Studio under Huayi announced the official establishment of Dongyang Meila, a film and television investment and production company wholly owned by director Feng Xiaogang."

"The reality-themed film "I'm Not Pan Jinlian", co-produced by Huayi, Dongyang Mira, and Yaolai Pictures, directed by Feng Xiaogang, and written by Liu Zhenyun, has officially passed the review and been approved as a project. Casting will begin from now on for the entire film and television industry. ”

"At the press conference, Director Feng Xiaogang solemnly said that "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" will definitely become the most amazing masterpiece in his many years of directing history!"

"Wang Zhonglei said that he will vigorously promote the movie "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" to impact the Cannes International Film Festival to be held next year, and then return home with a Palme d'Or trophy for the country."

"We will not let go of box office or awards. We must try to seize them with both hands..."

I have to say that in terms of "bragging", Huayi is not inferior to Internet companies such as Alibaba and LeTV.

And this kind of blowing is not without merit. Anyway, the stock price has already started to rise sharply. Not long after the market opened, it is about to reach the daily limit.

"Hey, leeks, another wave of juicy leeks has entered the scene!"

Chen Fei muttered as he got out of the car and went straight to the company.

The first time he came to the office, he called his assistant and arranged for him to send the script that had been "Chinese" to the Film Bureau for review.

"Go and run it yourself. You have to be quick. The film bureau should be on holiday tomorrow. If you're late, there won't be anyone there."

"Okay, Director Chen!"

The assistant responded, quickly turned around and left.

Chen Fei was very happy in the office: "Hey, put some pressure on these old men. Don't let them rest in peace even if they are on vacation."

While muttering, he turned on his computer and checked the emails sent from Hollywood.

The last film in the "How to Train Your Dragon" series has been released simultaneously in China and Hollywood for a week, and the box office results are pretty good. Natasha sent a special email to report the good news to Chen Fei.

In addition, she also sent an email to seek Chen Fei's opinion, hoping to schedule "Kung Fu Panda 4" to be released at the end of the Lunar New Year schedule.

As for this idea, Chen Fei really couldn't find a reason to reject it, so he directly replied "agree".

Although this will cause the release dates of "Kung Fu Panda 4" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" to overlap, the two movies have completely different audiences, so it probably won't be greatly affected.

With the end of a long day of work, September has officially come to an end.

After returning to the villa in the evening, Chen Fei first informed Liu Yifei that the script of "La La Land" had been submitted for review. Then he went to the study room and turned on the computer to read the film reviews of "Operation Mekong."

The film reputation score system has been lifted, and the super high score of 9.3 indicates that the quality of this film is absolutely outstanding!

“If I wasn’t really looking forward to it, I wouldn’t have gone to see the premiere in the middle of the night. This movie, which was adapted from a real incident, made me understand that behind the Mekong River case was a hail of bullets, a lingering line between life and death, and human nature. Struggle, it’s so shocking!”

"Absolute full marks. Whether it is special effects, framing, or the application of high-tech equipment, it is not inferior to Hollywood blockbusters. Director Chen's film is so awesome."

"It's super exciting! The editing is so cool, the film is not sloppy at all, and the plot is very compact. I must go and watch it again after the holiday tomorrow."

"The first feeling after watching the movie is that China will always put the lives of its citizens first, and this movie is a good interpretation of the hard work and difficulties behind anti-drug control. It is really touching."

"There are always people on the Internet asking us to forgive those bad artists? Well, I want to ask now, who will save the future of these anti-drug police officers who lost their lives due to the anti-drug cause?"

Seeing this, Chen Fei knew that this movie was definitely a success!

…

The next day, October 1st, the National Day officially arrived.

While many people are planning where to spend the seven-day vacation, the entire film and television industry is focusing on theaters.

Everyone is looking forward to whether this year's National Day can produce another blockbuster masterpiece?

At around nine o'clock in the morning, the news was refreshed.

"The crime-themed movie "Saving Mr. Wu" starring Liu Dehua, Liu Ye, Wang Qianyuan, Wu Ruopu and others, closed at 35.69 million on the first day of its release, and the film reviews were good."

"Many domestic films participating in the National Day competition, such as "Reversal Victory" and "CJ7: Super Cute Special Forces", have failed to break through 5 million on the first day of the box office."

"The movie "Operation Mekong" had a huge box office on the first day, earning a total of 285 million yuan, ranking No. 1 in the single-day and first-day box office this year, and the reputation was a big hit!"

Looking around, the Internet was completely boiling at this time, and the entire film and television industry cast envious, concerned, and jealous eyes.

That's 285 million!

And it's a single-day new box office!

You know, there are still many movies that can't get 285 million box office results even after 30 days of release.

But "Operation Mekong" got 285 million "results" on the first day of its release, which is really amazing!

The entire film industry has been in a state of excitement.

Yesterday was a working day, but it actually got 285 million on the first day of its release. Today, it directly entered the National Day, and it ushered in the day when everyone was on holiday. There are no other strong competitors during the same period...

These Buffs are all excellent conditions!

...

Under the "high expectations", October 1st passed quietly.

The next day, with the increase in the screening rate of "Operation Mekong", the daily new movie box office directly took 335 million, a surge of 50 million compared to yesterday!

On the other hand, "Saving Mr. Wu" only increased by less than 10 million.

Obviously, movie fans have been attracted here.

The Hollywood imported animated film "Minions" was even worse, with the box office directly sucked out, and had to be withdrawn in advance with a box office of 430 million.

As for other domestic films, they were suppressed and could not even raise their heads, and the box office suffered a "siphon effect".

…

Today is the day when the crew of "Detective Chinatown 2" set off for Hollywood, so Chen Fei came to the company early to practice for the main creative team of the crew.

However, as soon as he arrived at the company, he heard an unexpected news from his assistant.

"Mr. Chen, people from Enlight Pictures are here again, saying they want to make peace, and we can set any conditions..."

"Make peace?" Hearing this word, he immediately became interested: "Tell me more about it?"

"I heard that it was because our company's movie "Operation Mekong" was not shown in their theaters, so the number of customers in the cinema plummeted, and even the number of customers in the mall where the cinema is located began to plummet. They lost a lot of money during this National Day holiday, and the merchants have already started to complain. Some radical ones even want to sue them for liquidated damages..."

"Hehe . "Fade Chen sneered: "You will suffer for your own sins. Weren't they so awesome in the beginning? Why did they give in so quickly?"

The assistant covered his mouth and laughed: "They can't afford to give in now that they have no money to earn. The higher the box office of our movie, the greater their losses will be."

"Go and tell President Su to send them away as soon as possible. Don't let them stay in the company. On such a happy day, a bunch of stinky bugs come back. How annoying!"

"Okay, Mr. Chen, I'll go now."

Watching the assistant leave, Fade Chen went straight to the project team of "Detective Chinatown 2".

As for the group of people from Enlight Pictures, he would definitely not go to see them.

If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place?

Now that you feel the pain, you want to beg for mercy? What the hell were you doing before?

...

Half an hour later, outside the Feiyue Film and Television Building, Jiang Zhiqi looked at the security guards blocking the door with a gloomy face, feeling annoyed.

He came to the door in person to seek peace, but not only did he fail to meet Chen Fei, he even failed to meet Su Guohai, and was "invited" out.

Before coming, he specifically inquired that Chen Fei and Su Guohai were both in the company today.

And now this situation also means that the two did not plan to meet him at all, and did not regard him as a "person" at all!

The accompanying executives were furious at this time.

"Too much bullying! This is simply a big store bullying customers! How can you treat us like this?"

"Isn't he a monopoly? This behavior that obviously disrupts the film market, does the General Administration not care?"

"I'm going to complain to him! I don't believe that no one can deal with him!"

"..."

Listening to the accusations and scoldings of the people around him, Jiang Zhiqi couldn't help but feel a nameless fire in his heart, but he was more helpless and confused.

After all, movies are a high-risk industry. In addition, although "Operation Mekong" has a very high proportion of screenings, it only has one, which is far from "monopolizing" the market.

This also means that it is useless for them to go to the General Administration.

And the most important thing is that they themselves are actually in the wrong.

After all, it is an indisputable fact that "Monster Hunt" inflated the box office and stole the box office. At that time, the General Administration chose to let them off the hook and did not hold them too accountable.

But now if they continue to push their limits, it is completely unknown what the consequences will be.

However, just as Jiang Zhiqi was thinking about what other options he could take, a senior executive next to him suddenly answered the phone.

The next second, the executive's face suddenly changed!

"You are dreaming!"

He roared and cut off the call directly.

Jiang Zhiqi frowned and looked over, with a bit of confusion in his eyes: "What happened?"

Hearing this, the executive roared angrily: "The call was from the person in charge of Pan Asia Cinema Line. They actually wanted to acquire the cinemas and cinemas under our company. It's simply too much!"

Hearing this, the other executives were immediately furious.

However, at this time, Jiang Zhiqi fell into deep thought, and an idea came to his mind:

"So, this is the price and the final solution?"

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