Chapter 882 The Leader Starts Rewarding Himself Again

Chapter 882 The leader started to reward himself again...

"Mr. Chen, there are a large group of DC fans on the Internet right now, and some film critics have posted articles criticizing you, saying that you don't understand the value of DC superheroes at all."

In the office, listening to Su Guohai's report, Chen Fei didn't even raise his head, just laughed:

"Don't pay attention to that group of people, after the movie is released, they will know whether what I said is true or false."

As he spoke, he gently closed the revised "Wolf Warrior 2" project book on hand, and then handed it out.

"This project book is pretty good, just follow this version, take the script for review first, and I will call the investors to come after it is reviewed."

"Okay."

Su Guohai responded softly, stretched out his hands to take the project book, and turned around and left.

Watching him leave, Chen Fei picked up his mobile phone, opened Weibo and looked at the latest hot search news.

The news about the premiere of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is still hanging on the top of the hot search list, and it remains high.

Next came the related reports about the start of casting for "Legend of the Demon Cat".

Then came a notice reprinted from Hong Kong media.

"Jointly produced by Emperor Entertainment Group, Wanda, Star Media, and Starlight, directed by Ye Weimin, starring Nicholas Tse, Jung Yong-ha, Tang Yan, Bai Lue, Hai Mingwei and others, with Ge You as a special guest, the comedy and romance film "The God of Cookery" with an investment of 300 million Hong Kong dollars officially started shooting today."

When seeing this notice, Chen Fei couldn't help but pull the corners of his mouth, and he really couldn't guess why Emperor Entertainment Group was so keen on supporting Nicholas Tse.

"Ip Man 4" had just been released not long ago, and as soon as the share of the money arrived, half of it was invested in this "The God of Cookery".

It is already known that Nicholas Tse can't carry the box office, right?

Aren't they afraid of losing everything again?

Chen Fei, who really couldn't figure it out, decided not to think about it. Instead, he took out the script of "La La Land" and began to draw some storyboards of key scenes.

At the same time, outside the corridor of Shengkai Group's audition area, Chen Hong and Zhang Ziyi were walking towards the elevator together.

The latter had just finished auditioning for the female lead, and with a respectful attitude, the former came out to send her off.

"Sister Hong, you really don't need to send me off. Go back quickly. Director Chen's audition still needs your help."

Zhang Ziyi, who had just returned from Los Angeles, was in a state of eagerness to make a comeback, so when facing Chen Hong, the producer of "Legend of the Demon Cat", her attitude would unconsciously lower a lot.

"It's okay, I'll take you to the elevator and then go back." Chen Hong laughed and asked a few questions about her physical condition.

Zhang Ziyi naturally vowed that she had recovered as before.

As the elevator door opened and closed, the two parties officially parted.

Seeing that there was no one around, the assistant at the side asked hurriedly: "Sister Ziyi? How do you feel? Did the audition go well?"

"It should be okay. I'll try my best while waiting for the results after I go back."

Although Zhang Ziyi's tone was very relaxed, she also had a sense of powerlessness.

To be honest, she actually didn't have much confidence. After all, it was Brother Chen Kai's movie project!

As we all know, these top directors in the industry are usually very strict when casting. They only choose the right one, regardless of whether it is cheap or cheap.

Therefore, to put it bluntly, even a first-line actress like Zhang Ziyi is just a "goods" in front of them.

Whether she can be selected in the end depends on the other party's wishes, which is not something she can determine at all.

The female assistant clasped her hands together, held them in front of her chest, and prayed softly: "I hope Sister Ziyi can be selected and make a successful comeback."

"I hope so."

Zhang Ziyi smiled, but she didn't have much expectation in her heart.

The current competition in the film and television industry is becoming increasingly fierce.

Those who are in high positions don't want to fall, and those who are at the bottom want to climb up, which makes many people try to get resources for themselves.

And top resources such as "Legend of the Demon Cat" are undoubtedly the target of many people's competition!

She is very sure that except for herself, the remaining big actresses will definitely not sit and wait for death.

At this time, it depends on who has stronger ability and who has stronger means.

At the same time, when she went downstairs and left Shengkai Film, Chen Hong returned to the audition room again.

Listening to the footsteps, Brother Chen Kai asked without raising his head: "Did she leave?"

"Yes, she left." Chen Hong took a few steps forward and asked curiously: "What do you think of her? Is she suitable for the role of 'Yang Guifei'?"

"Haha." Brother Chen Kai suddenly sneered: "What do you think?"

Chen Hong thought about it and muttered: "According to historical records, Yang Yuhuan was plump, beautiful, good at singing and dancing, and was a beauty who brought disaster to the country and the people. At the same time, she was one of the persons responsible for the Anshi Rebellion. She has a tragic color... It is not easy to play such a role well."

Brother Chen Kai nodded slightly, seeming to be very satisfied with what Chen Hong said.

Only a woman like Chen Hong is the virtuous wife he wants!

"She is not suitable. First of all, her image is not up to standard, and her acting skills can't meet my requirements."

Brother Chen Kai directly sentenced Zhang Ziyi to "death penalty", and then asked: "Who else is on the audition list? Call another batch in the afternoon, and I will pick them."

"There are many more." Chen Hong introduced them like a treasure: "Zhou Xun, Fan Li and the two Bingbing, Zhao Yanzi, Xu Qing, Yang Mi, Yang Ying, Ni, Gao Yuanyuan..."

Brother Chen Kai interrupted directly: "Let's let the two Bingbing come first."

He added: "Forget about Yang Mi and Yang Ying, don't waste time, my movie is not suitable for actors like them."

"Okay, I understand."

Chen Hong picked up the pen without hesitation and blacked out the two names on the list.

Including Zhang Ziyi, she was also photoshopped out by her.

But at this moment, Brother Chen Kai suddenly asked: "That...Isn't Liu Yifei on the list?"

Chen Hong's right hand holding the pen paused slightly, subconsciously glanced at the list, and then shook his head gently: "No, Hongxingwu replied that Liu Yifei no longer accepts outside dramas."

This immediately made Director Chen frown.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Take some time to call her and ask if she is interested in auditioning."

As the only Cannes Film Queen in the mainland and the only two in the Chinese film industry, the value of this award is not low.

Brother Chen Kai is still very interested in working with Liu Yifei once, and in his opinion, the latter's image is quite suitable for the character of "Yang Yuhuan".

If she can pass the audition, he doesn't mind giving Liu Yifei a chance.

But at this moment, Chen Hong reminded: "If I remember correctly, she seems to have a new play, it seems to be a musical film. The casting started last month, but there has been no movement."

"Call and ask first."

Director Chen was a little angry. He didn't like others to disobey him or disobey his orders.

"Okay, I'll call now."

Chen Hong was shocked and quickly picked up the phone and began to look for Liu Yifei's personal contact information.

The call was quickly connected.

However, just when Chen Hong expressed her wishes, Liu Yifei refused without thinking: "Sister Hong, I'm sorry, my new movie is about to start shooting."

"The Legend of the Demon Cat will not start shooting in the short term." Chen Hong still wanted to try to fight for it: "So you can completely finish shooting the new movie and then participate in the shooting here."

Miss Liu is so smart, she always remembers Chen Fei's evaluation of Brother Chen Kai.

Any project with the participation of the great poet Chen in the screenwriting usually ends badly, and the probability of being able to land safely is extremely small!

Based on this, Liu Yifei dare not bet on this probability.

She rolled her eyes and immediately had a new excuse: "Sister Hong, I'm afraid it's not possible. After the filming of this movie, I still have to follow up on the post-production of the movie, and there is another commercial film project waiting for me to shoot."

"Okay then."

Chen Hong hung up the phone helplessly.

She couldn't tell whether what Liu Yifei said was true or false, but it was true that the other party was not interested in auditioning for The Legend of the Demon Cat.

Brother Chen Kai, who was standing by, was already very dissatisfied at this time. After all, no female star in the industry had ever refused his invitation so far.     But even so, he had to hold back, because Liu Yifei at this moment was not someone he could manipulate at will.

With Chen Fei as his backer, what qualifications did he have to express his dissatisfaction?

He had no chance before, and it was still the same now.

"I'm a little tired, I need to take a rest, you go contact those two Bingbings."

Director Chen found a step for himself and slid down the slope.

"Okay."

Chen Hong nodded gently, playing the role and characteristics of a producer and a good wife.

...

In the afternoon, after finishing his business, Chen Fei casually opened the news page, and saw a piece of film and television news appearing in front of him.

"The large-scale ancient costume fantasy love TV series "Ancient Love Song" produced by Huace has been officially launched. The male lead has been confirmed to be Huang Xiaoming and the female lead is Song Qian. The other roles are still being auditioned. All major brokerage companies, actors, and artists are welcome to participate in the audition."

"Ancient Love Song is adapted from Tong Hua's popular novel "Once Promised", which tells the heart-wrenching and beautiful love story of Mu Qingmo, who was born in a famous family, and Chi Yun, who was extremely talented, in ancient times."

"After the filming of "Operation Red Sea" was completed, Huang Xiaoming once again challenged a love-themed TV series. I look forward to his wonderful performance..."

In front of the screen, Chen Fei held the phone in one hand and supported his forehead with the other hand, feeling speechless.

"This Huang Xiaoming, just made a fortune, why is he rewarding himself again? Is he really at odds with the theme of "domineering president"? "

Until he got home in the evening, Chen Fei was still very speechless.

He really couldn't understand, does the leader have any special hobbies, why does he always like to "reward" himself after shooting a masterpiece?

After hearing what he said, Liu Yifei couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckled.

"Haha, everyone must have a hobby in this life, right? Maybe Xiao Ming's hobby is to play the role of a "domineering president", you can't let him abandon his hobby, right?"

Chen Fei was speechless: "It's better not to have such a hobby, it hurts the character's personality too much."

"Hehe, that's right, now he is almost synonymous with "domineering president."

Liu Yifei paused for a while, stopped laughing, and then told Chen Hong about the call she received in the afternoon.

"Chen Hong invited you to audition for "Legend of the Demon Cat"? "

Chen Fei said without thinking: "Why don't you find a reason to reject the script that Brother Chen Kai participated in writing? It's weird if it's good."

"I have already refused." Liu Yifei said and rushed forward, hugged Chen Fei's neck, and said coquettishly: "Let's go, how about we go practice dancing? I want to test your training results."

Chen Fei raised his eyebrows: "Auntie is gone?"

"Yeah, let's go."

Perhaps because her little thoughts were guessed, Liu Yifei's pretty face turned red, but her eyes were filled with watery emotions.

…

The next day, an announcement from Feiyue Film and Television once again caused the already restless film and television industry to explode.

"La La Land," a literary, musical and dance-themed movie exclusively produced by Feiyue Films, with Liu Yifei as the producer and heroine, and Chen Fei as the director, screenwriter, and hero, has officially completed the casting process.

Feng Yuanzheng, Zhu Yawen, Zhou Xun, Zhao Liying, Shu Chang, Jing Tian and other actors in the industry will participate in the filming of the franchise film. "

"The movie "La La Land" will be officially launched on April 1, and the shooting location will be Hengdian Film and Television City."

"It is reported that "La La Land" mainly tells the love story of the male protagonist who is a jazz pianist and the female protagonist who has the dream of being an actress. They met, got to know each other, and fell in love by chance, but in the end they separated because of pursuing their respective ideals... "

At this moment, Huayi is in Wang Zhongjun’s office.

Looking at the online news reports, Feng Xiaogang said very confidently: "Obviously, this is another literary film. If my guess is correct, this film should be for awards."

Wang Zhonglei turned his head, a little surprised: "Venice? Or Berlin?"

"I don't know about this, but judging from the speed of his filming and post-production, it should be Venice."

While speaking, Feng Xiaogang could not help but have a flash of envy in his eyes.

Three European gold medals! That was the dream he had always wanted!

At this moment, Wang Zhongjun suddenly asked: "By the way, which film festival is "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" going to? Cannes? Venice? Or Berlin?"

"It's too late for Cannes."

Hearing this, Wang Zhonglei couldn't wait to answer: "Then let's go to Venice and try?"

Feng Xiaogang coughed twice and didn't speak. He just remained silent and didn't know what he was thinking.

Wang Zhongjun sighed secretly, probably guessing why Feng Xiaogang was silent.

You must know that international A-type film festivals are also divided into levels, and the most powerful among them are undoubtedly the three major European film festivals, but equally, it is also the most difficult to win awards at these three major film festivals.

Although Feng Xiaogang praised "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" to the media in front of the media, he actually doesn't have much confidence if he is really asked to compete for three gold medals.

This can be seen from the fact that he did not dare to pick up Wang Zhonglei's words.

Among the people present, Liu Zhenyun had higher emotional intelligence in comparison. He took the initiative and said:

"I remember that in addition to the Venice International Film Festival, there are many A-class film festivals that have also started to sign up, right? You can also try other film festivals. You don't have to go to Venice. That place is far away and humid. Anyway, I don’t like it very much.”

Facing the topic raised by Liu Zhenyun, although Feng Xiaogang's expression was not very good, he still took it:

"Just go to the San Sebastian International Film Festival. It's quite close here. The environment is good and the scenery is nice..."

Although this reason is far-fetched, everyone understands its meaning, so naturally they will not point it out intentionally.

"Okay, let's go to the Saint Sebastian International Film Festival."

Wang Zhongjun finally confirmed it aloud, but he stuttered a bit. After all, the name of this film festival is too long and too obscure, and it is far less smooth than Berlin, Cannes, and Venice.

But there was nothing he could do. Feng Xiaogang himself was not confident as a director. As an investor, he couldn't be forced to sign up for Venice, right?

If you really can't win even half of the award, that would be really ugly!

…

In a blink of an eye, the time has arrived on March 25th.

The imported Hollywood blockbuster "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" has officially entered domestic theaters and started screening.

On his way to the company in the morning, Chen Fei saw the news on a small page that "Los Angeles Trouble" starring Xia Yu and Song Zuer had been withdrawn from theaters.

After eight days of release, the total box office was 8.963 million, which is not to mention how miserable it was!

After ignoring this report, he went to the Internet to check the details of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" in Hollywood.

Due to several screenings, the various reputations of this DC superhero have been freshly released, but the different evaluations from several aspects have formed a sharp contrast.

On the IMDB website, which is concentrated among ordinary movie fans, because the audience who watched the movie and participated in the North American premiere are basically fans, the rating of the movie that was just released is frighteningly high, with the average user rating being as high as 9.3 points!

Under normal circumstances and with this score, this will be a super hit commercial movie.

However, among the film reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, a large number of Hollywood film critics gave negative reviews, so that the film's freshness was only 30%.

It’s okay if the reputation of film critics alone is bad. After all, full-time film critics are already out of the market, and these people can be “controlled” with US dollars.

But in the scores of major professional media collected by the MTC website, the average score of the film is only 41 points!

This is a bit too scary!

Looking around, the current Twitter and major entertainment media pages are all traces of DC and Warner Pictures' crisis public relations.

"The film's reputation is just a little polarized, which will not affect the viewing, and everyone can watch it with confidence."

"Superman vs. Batman, this will be a hearty century showdown!"

"DC's rise is unstoppable. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman will definitely show the essence of comics very well..."

Along with these slogans, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" was officially released in North America.

Chen Fei now suddenly looks forward to the real evaluation of movie fans.

He has no other intentions, just wants to verify whether the words he said at the premiere represent ordinary passers-by?

...

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