Chapter 847: For Popularity, for Performance, for Gambling, No Matter What!

Immediately after the movie "Old Friends in Mountains and Rivers" ended, Chen Fei said hello to Jia Zhangke and then left through the back door with Liu Yifei.

The car that picked them up stopped at the back door early, and the two quietly escaped from the media's cameras and escaped smoothly.

"Let's go back and practice dancing. I'll teach you a new dance move today."

Liu Yifei enthusiastically explained the next dance practice plan to Chen Fei in the car, and even set a goal for him, requiring him to complete it within the specified time.

Chen Fei looked like he was about to cry, but for the sake of his happiness for the rest of his life, he could only choose to grit his teeth and persevere.

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Time has quickly entered November, and the movie market has become lively again, with various press releases filling the major entertainment information websites.

"Hollywood's imported blockbuster "Global Storm" has been in theaters for three days, with a total box office revenue of 270 million, and will lead the entire November schedule."

""Old Friends", directed by director Jia Zhangke and winning the Best Director Award at this year's Cannes International Film Festival, grossed a total of 8.69 million at the box office on its first day of release."

"The movie "I Am a Witness" starring Yang Mi and Lu Han was launched yesterday, and the box office revenue on the first day was 62.35 million."

"The key extension for "Operation Mekong" officially takes effect!"

"After "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" and "Operation Mekong", "Operation Red Sea", the third main theme commercial film directed by director Chen Fei, makes its grand debut!

The film did not hold open auditions, but chose to invite auditions. The specific cast list is:

Zhang Yi, Huang Jingyu, Zhou Xun, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Hanyu... Note: Liu Yifei will appear as a guest star. "

"According to informed sources, after the casting of "Operation Red Sea", except for Huang Xiaoming, the other main creative members have officially begun a month and a half of joint training."

Not surprisingly, as the cast of "Operation Red Sea" was revealed, the industry became "busy" again.

Many people were very dissatisfied with the fact that there was no open casting for this movie. After all, they had already prepared a lot and were just waiting to get on board.

However, they never considered that even if they conduct open auditions, most of the resumes submitted will only end up in the dust.

What's more, top resources can never be obtained through public auditions. This has long been an unspoken rule in the industry.

In addition to acting skills, personal connections are also a top priority!

"I always feel that Huang Xiaoming's wife is not a fuel-saving lamp. Her husband has received such good resources. It's okay if she doesn't congratulate her. Why does she start to step on him?"

In the office, Su Guohai looked at a series of marketing copywriting posted online by Yang Ying's team and felt a particularly weird feeling.

Huang Xiaoming obtained such top-notch resources, and as a wife, she actually began to market large-scale copywriting on independent women, strong women, getting married, Xiaoming has climbed up, and so on.

This operation is really a bit too magical.

In order to improve his status and worth, he would just suppress his peers, and even start suppressing the people next to him.

I have to say, this trick is really stupid!

"Perhaps it was an agreement between the couple. It has nothing to do with us, so we don't need to pay attention to it."

Chen Fei said casually, not taking it seriously at all.

From the day they got married, he discovered that the relationship between Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying was particularly abnormal.

The man loves the woman so much that he wants to give her everything, but the woman doesn't know how to cherish her at all and only wants to use the man as a springboard to climb to the top.

If she is strong enough, then forget it.

But the key is that she has no skills at all. Apart from bragging about herself, she has no ability to climb up.

Although Huang Xiaoming is willing to be her springboard now, he will wake up one day!

I'm afraid that when that happens, Yang Ying will be defeated and will never recover!

"And the same goes for Yang Mi. Alas, for the sake of popularity and profit, there is almost no bottom line." Su Guohai shook his head speechlessly, feeling that he had made a mistake.

Back then, he quite admired Yang Mi's vigorous forward momentum, but now it seems that this is not just "vigorously forward", it is completely "unscrupulous".

In order to gain popularity and increase the box office results of "I Am a Witness", he went so far as to frantically market the CP of "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" with Liu Kaiwei, and at the same time, he also brought in the recently popular Hu Ge. Got the job she did.

She first unblocked Hu Ge on Weibo, but only half a day later, she followed him again.

This small gesture seemed to convey some complex emotional changes to the outside world.

Just when fans were puzzled, many reports suddenly circulated on the Internet that the two were suspected of having a relationship during the filming of "Sword and Sword III".

The emergence of these rumors made fans who had bumped into CP very excited and began to speculate about the relationship between the two.

Especially Yang Mi's fans showed great enthusiasm for this matter, and even went to Hu Ge's side, constantly urging him to reveal more information about the two of them.

As a last resort, Hu Ge had no choice but to publish a promotional message about "I am a Witness" through Weibo in an attempt to quell the turmoil.

But despite the rumors swirling around the world, Yang Mi herself has never responded to the matter.

This kind of vague behavior, neither admitting it nor objecting to it, successfully attracted huge attention and traffic for her.

After such an operation, it seemed that it had successfully grabbed the hot search, but it made many people in the industry feel ashamed and even hurt many passerby fans.

"How difficult is it to successfully implement a 310 million gambling agreement? Doesn't she have to think more about some evil ways?"

Chen Fei analyzed casually, never taking his eyes away from the casting list for "In the Name of the People" in his hand.

I have to say that Kang Honglei’s casting speed is fast enough!

Chen Long (Hou Liangping), Zhang Fengyi (Sha Ruijin), Wu Gang (Li Dakang), Xu Yajun (Qi Tongwei), Zhang Zhijian (Gao Yuliang), Feng Lei (Zhao Ruilong)...

acquaintance!

They are all acquaintances!

At a glance, except for the role of "Hou Liangping", which was changed from Lu Yi in the original work to Chen Long, there are almost no major changes.

Of course, this also proves something from the side: that is, there are not many veteran actors in China who are well-known and have good acting skills.

There are naturally many veteran actors with good acting skills in various drama societies, but most of them are not well-known at all and cannot participate in such projects.

After reading the cast list, Chen Fei handed it back to Su Guohai and specifically said: "This is the cast, it's quite suitable.

There is no need for Jiang Xuerou to be responsible for this project. She still has to work on "The Legend of Chu Qiao". You will be responsible for following up and connecting with the officials. "

"OK."

Su Guohai naturally knew the importance of this project and agreed without any hesitation.

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For three consecutive days, Chen Fei was busy with some year-end summary work within the company during the day, and when he returned home at night, he continued to be pulled by Liu Yifei to dance.

On the morning of the fourth day, on the way to the company, he saw the first weekend box office results of "I Am a Witness" starring Yang Mi and Lu Han.

The number 150 million is clearly on the hot search list.

Although this result is not as good as "Ant-Man" and "Global Storm", it is still very good in the field of low-cost domestic films.

The most important thing is that among all the domestic movies released during the same period, it was the only one that made money at the box office.

You know, even "Old Friends in Mountains and Rivers", which helped Jia Zhangke win the Best Director Award at the Cannes International Film Festival, has not recovered its cost yet.

And there is a high possibility that this movie will not be able to recoup its costs based on box office alone.

He also had to sell the copyright at a relatively high price, otherwise Jia Zhangke's film masterpiece, released after nine years, would have collapsed halfway.

Over in Jiaxing, Yang Mi was chatting with Zeng Jia, both with smiles on their faces.

"This movie alone can bring us at least tens of millions of dollars in revenue. This is only a small-budget movie. If the investment is larger, then we are very likely to earn hundreds of millions in one go!"

Listening to the beautiful vision spoken by Zeng Jia, Yang Mi couldn't help but feel a little moved.

"If we can participate in a movie or TV series produced by Feiyue Film and Television, I'm afraid it won't even take three years to complete the bet."

"You'd better stop dreaming. How could Feiyue Film and Television invite us to invest?"

Zeng Jia's words directly broke Yang Mi's reverie, and then she suddenly changed the topic and said in a deep voice: "I went to see Mr. Zhang of Alibaba Pictures yesterday, and he specifically told me that this movie "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" It must be photographed well!

He revealed to me that the target of this drama is "The Legend of Chu Qiao" produced by Feiyue Film and Television, and if nothing unexpected happens, the two sides may have to compete! "

"Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" versus "The Legend of Chu Qiao"?

Yang Mi was slightly startled after hearing these words, and instantly thought of the previous movie "The Legend of Ancient Swords" starring her.

Back then, Huanrui Century, the investor of "Gu Jian Qi Tan", was also clamoring to compete with Feiyue Films' "Flower Thousand Bones" for ratings and market share.

But the final result was that "Flower Thousand Bones" easily crushed the former with a dimensionality reduction attack and won the victory.

Yang Mi was ashamed at that time, after all, she was already a famous actress at that time, but Zhao Liying had just become popular.

But now, the latter is no longer as popular as her, and the two can even be called a peak showdown!

"Continue to compete again?"

Yang Mi murmured, with strong confidence in her heart!

"I must win this time! Let netizens and fans see who is the real queen of TV dramas and who is the symbol of ratings!"

…

Two days later, Feiyue Film and Television and Alibaba Pictures released announcements almost in tandem.

"The inspirational legendary costume drama "The Legend of Chu Qiao", exclusively produced by Feiyue Films and starring Zhao Liying, Ren Jialun, Dou Xiao, Li Qin, Huang Mengying, Wang Yanlin and others, has officially announced its launch in Hengdian."

"Exclusively produced by Alibaba Pictures, starring Yang Mi and Liu Kaiwei, the costume fantasy masterpiece "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" adapted from the ancient novel of the same name has officially been announced in Huairou."

Both dramas are coming with great momentum, and their press releases have been spread all over the Internet, and they are fiercely competing for hot searches.

As expected, fans of Zhao Liying and Yang Mi once again came into conflict. The two sides had an extremely fierce quarrel, which kept the popularity of the two TV series high.

The next day, Feiyue Film and Television officially announced the cast of "In the Name of the People".

When the names of Chen Long, Zhang Fengyi, Wu Gang, Xu Yajun, Zhang Zhijian, and Feng Lei appeared, netizens' expectations for this TV series suddenly surged.

A TV series that has no popular stars or idol artists, but is all seasoned actors and actresses, I think it will be very exciting!

At the same time, following "Ant-Man", "Global Storm", "Height" and "Maze Runner 2", the fifth imported Hollywood movie has also been released in mainland theaters.

Although "Inside Out" is just an animated movie, the movie has grossed $353 million at the box office in North America!

After coming to the mainland, with sufficient film schedules, the box office on the first day was 78.42 million!

However, "The Ex 2: The Spare Tire Strikes Back", which was released during the same period and was produced by Huayi, was a bit miserable, with a box office of only 29.29 million on the first day.

Although early October has not passed yet, almost everyone in the film and television industry already has the answer.

That’s right: This November is probably the time when Hollywood’s imported blockbusters dominate the theaters again!

In this case, "I Am a Witness", which has already achieved its profit target in advance, has undoubtedly added a lot of luster to Yang Mi.

However, Jiaxing's marketing strategy is becoming more and more "cold".

When interviewed by the media, Zeng Jia spoke eloquently, saying: "Many people have questioned Yang Mi before, saying that she has no acting skills at all, but in this "I Am a Witness", she has contributed top-notch acting skills, making her Many people who questioned chose to shut up.

This is clearly a good start. Next, Yang Mi will work hard to create better results and contribute more top-notch performance skills.

Please look forward to "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom". "Qingqiu Fox Emperor Yaonv Bai Qian" played by Yang Mi will be the ceiling among all costumed actresses! "

The previous words were okay and everyone could barely accept it, but the last sentence was a bit too pretentious.

For a time, many fans of young mainland actresses, including Liu Yifei, Shu Chang, Jing Tian, ​​Yang Ying, and Zhao Liying, were alarmed and joined in the scolding war!

"You have that square face? Are you a costumed actress? I just laughed. Do you know what 'Little Dragon Girl' is?"

"Hahaha, is Yang Mi planning to take the black and red route? How dare you say such nonsense?"

"Are you bringing trouble on yourself? This is the first time I've seen such a boastful person."

"I just want to see how awesome you, Bai Qian, are. If you don't meet my expectations, don't blame me for scolding you!"

"You're laughing so hard, Yang Mi, you are really hungry for heat. Are you already so hungry?"

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In the villa, Liu Yifei was packing her luggage while not forgetting to eat melon.

"Yang Mi wasn't that aggressive before? Why has she started to bully others recently? Isn't she trying to get herself into trouble again?"

Chen Fei casually put a pair of underwear into the suitcase, and then explained in a joking tone: "That's a 310 million bet. How can it be completed easily without any means?"

"Oh! That's true. It's 310 million. She almost has to make it back by herself. That's not easy."

"Yeah." Chen Fei nodded slightly, and then changed the subject directly: "How is your luggage packing over there? If everything is ready, I will call the driver to come over."

"It's almost..."

As she spoke, Liu Yifei stuffed a set of unopened underwear into the suitcase and zipped it up.

Seeing that the time is approaching mid-November, Chen Fei has already taken care of many matters in the mainland, and it is time to go to Hollywood.

Some of the editing work for "Ready Player One" is still waiting for him to be completed, and there are also some matters at Walton Pictures that he needs to deal with, which require a lot of time.

As for the domestic Lunar New Year stalls this year, it has nothing to do with him. Let other companies handle it.

Anyway, Feiyue Pictures has successfully ranked No. 1 among all domestic film and television companies in terms of revenue this year with just one film "Operation Mekong".

After getting in the car, Chen Fei just took out his mobile phone and saw a piece of entertainment information making the headlines on major entertainment news websites and social media platforms with lightning speed.

"Alibaba announced for the first time the list of guests attending this year's Double Eleven party. The director is Feng Xiaogang and the producer is Huayi Brothers Film and Television Company. The guests present cover most of the film and television industry, as well as sports, music, Hong Kong and Taiwan artists and stars..."

With strong curiosity, Chen Fei took a special look at the list.

Looking around, it is called a "bright star"!

Zhao Yanzi, Cai Yilin, Chen Yixun, Li Ronghao, Huo Zun, Wang Kai, Zhang Yixing, Jiang Jinfu, Rain, Guo Caijie, Li Feier, Xu Lu, Qi Wei, Ning Jing, Yang Yuying, Liu Qian, Chen Chusheng, Zhang Liangying, Adam Lan Bert, Ning Zetao, Li Yifeng, Wu Yifan, Lu Han, Yang Ying...

In addition to these celebrities, actors, and singers, according to the list, He Jiong and Wang Han will also lead the Happy Family and Tiantian Brothers to join the hosting lineup.

It has to be said that Ali's wealth is fully demonstrated at this moment!

This Double Eleven, if nothing else happens, Alibaba will probably be the most dazzling among all e-commerce platforms so far!

Liu Yifei, who was sitting next to Chen Fei, also cast a curious look at this moment.

However, while she was surprised by Alibaba Pictures' wealth, she looked at Chen Fei with some confusion and asked, "Won't Pinduoduo, the company you invested in, participate in this Double Eleven event?"

Chen Fei smiled: "Of course I will participate."

"Then why not organize a large-scale event similar to Ali's?"

"No need." Chen Fei shook his head and explained: "If you have so much money to hire celebrities and singers, it is better to give profits to consumers. While maintaining the quality of the goods, directly lower the prices. This is the improvement. The key to turnover.”

"Oh? Is that so?" Liu Yifei scratched her head as if she didn't understand: "In this way, can we beat Taobao?"

Chen Fei showed a confident smile on his face: "I'm afraid it will be difficult in a short time. After all, Ali will be at its peak. But one day, Pinduoduo will definitely dig a big piece of meat from Ali."

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