Chapter 945: The “Queen of Pre-Prepared Food” Makes Her Debut, the Eldest Princess of the Beijing Circle Gives Full Support, and the Film Festival Kicks Off!

"At 9:30 this morning, the comedy film "Lost in Hong Kong", which was written, directed and acted by Wang Baoqiang and controlled by Feiyue Film and Television, officially held its opening ceremony in Beijing."

"At the launch conference of "Lost in Hong Kong", Chen Fei, chairman of Feiyue Film and Television, joined a group of senior executives of the company and several well-known directors in the circle to show their support for Wang Baoqiang and "Lost in Hong Kong."

"Wang Baoqiang, Huang Bo, Jiang Qinqin, Tong Liya and other actors attended the launch conference of "Lost in Hong Kong". They are about to leave for Hong Kong to complete the subsequent filming work."

"Director Chen Fei made a bold statement at the launch conference of "Lost in Hong Kong", saying that he would use his reputation to guarantee that the box office of the film will exceed 2 billion. Let us wait and see!"

...

As the launch conference of "Lost in Hong Kong" officially ended, the Internet was quickly occupied by various news releases.

What shocked many people in the circle was that Chen Fei actually shouted out his full support for Wang Baoqiang and wished him to enter the 2 billion box office director club!

This statement really stunned many people!

After all, Wang Baoqiang was the first actor to become a director, and he was a completely new person.

A new director, can he make a movie with a box office of over 2 billion? Just thinking about it makes it seem unlikely.

But the key point is that this statement came from Chen Fei.

You know, before this, any box office result predicted by him has never been "inaccurate"!

Under such "golden words", "Lost in Hong Kong" has undoubtedly become the focus of many people's attention.

At the same time, the relevant press releases about the "Monster Hunt 2" project launch conference were also reported by major media.

"At 10 am today, the large-scale fantasy comedy film "Monster Hunt 2" jointly produced by Edko Films and China Film Group officially held a project launch conference in the capital."

"Edko Films Chairman Jiang Zhiqiong and China Film Group Chairman La Peikang, together with the leading actors of "Monster Hunt 2" Tony Leung, Bai Baihe, Jing Boran, Li Yuchun, Tony Yang, Dong Chengpeng, Junru Wu, Eric Tsang, Huang Lei and other actors, appeared at the launch conference and delivered important speeches..."

"At the press conference, Jiang Zhiqiong made a solemn promise to many media that "Monster Hunt 2" would never Similar to the previous box office theft of "Monster Hunt 1", the film will be jointly distributed by Enlight Films and China Film, and will be subject to supervision from all walks of life..."

"It is reported that the official start time of "Monster Hunt 2" will start on October 1st."

"Monster Hunt 2 will be the first time that Tony Leung Chiu-wai plays a costume comedy role again after 15 years, and it is also the first time to challenge a CG special effects movie. Let us look forward to the results of the film..."

Enlight Films obviously bought a lot of press releases, and the media reported very diligently, with various news constantly being updated.

But Weibo, as Chen Fei's home court, how could it allow the popularity of "Monster Hunt 2" to be suppressed by "Lost in Hong Kong"?

So, Jiang Zhiqi found desperately that after a whole day, even if they bought more press releases, the popularity of "Monster Hunt 2" was still suppressed by "Lost in Hong Kong"!

"Damn it! It's really damn it! I spent so much energy and effort on the project launch conference, but it only caused such a little heat..."

"Mr. Jiang, do we still need to buy press releases?" The secretary asked tentatively.

"What's the point of buying press releases? What's the point of spending more money? He is a shareholder of Weibo! He can change the data! How can we win?"

The secretary stopped talking immediately, but secretly complained in his heart:

"Isn't it your own decision that went wrong? If you hadn't offended Feiyue Film and Television, how could you be suppressed everywhere? You brought this upon yourself, why blame others?"

...

After a night, August has come to the last day, and many new developments about the film and television industry have emerged on the Internet.

"The comedy film "Detective Chinatown 2" controlled by Feiyue Films has now successfully entered the key extension stage. The total box office of the film has reached 3.509 billion, and the daily new box office still retains more than 6 million."

"The thriller, suspense, and fantasy film "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", jointly produced by LeTV Pictures and Shanghai Film Group, directed by Li Rengang, and starring Jing Boran, Lu Han, Wang Jingchun and others, has been officially taken off the screen due to the exhaustion of its box office potential;

Although the film's reputation is full of controversy, the total box office has successfully exceeded the 1 billion box office mark, which is gratifying..."

"In the morning, the literary, love, and comedy film "Passing by Your World", adapted from the popular IP novel, jointly produced by Light Media and Orange Image, ”, held its first large-scale media promotion conference in Beijing, officially announcing the start of the competition in the movie box office market in September...”

“The fantasy adventure film “Mystery of the Dragon Seal”, produced by China Film and Russian Film Group Co., Ltd., starring Chen Long, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Flemyng, Yao Xintong, Ma Li, Li Mengmeng and others, officially started shooting in Russia today.

The film is a co-production of China, Russia and the United Kingdom, telling an ancient oriental legend. Chen Long and Arnold Schwarzenegger will have a ‘peak showdown’ in the film, so stay tuned...”

“The opening ceremony of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival will start this afternoon...”

The entire film and television industry was extremely lively all day long.

Film drawings, new film promotions, new film launches, film festival opening ceremonies... Looking around, it seems like you are singing and I am on stage!

At the same time, the General Administration's meeting on "controlling the sky-high remuneration of stars" was also officially launched.

But in Chen Fei's view, it doesn't matter whether the meeting is held or not, because if nothing else happens, in the end, the most he can do is control the behavior of celebrities showing off their wealth.

As for reducing the salary, it is absolutely impossible.

Capital has finally built up the market, and celebrities have finally turned from frugality to luxury. Now they suddenly have to put all their efforts back to before liberation... How is this possible?

"Director Chen, someone has passed a message to our company, hoping to bring funds into the team to get roles..."

At 4:30 in the afternoon, Chen Fei was just about to get off work early to catch a flight to Venice, when he was suddenly blocked at the door of the office by Jiang Xuerou.

Bringing money into the group?

Listening to this word that had not appeared in his ears for many years, Chen Fei suddenly became interested.

"Hey? What kind of master sent this to me? Which movie has the other party taken a liking to? He actually wants to bring money into the group to get a role?"

Jiang Xuerou's expression at this moment was also very exciting, "If it was sent by Xu Jinglei, she was interested in the movie "You Are My Glory" and said that she could provide half of the investment share, hoping to win "Qiao Jingjing" 'This role.'

"Haha, do you want to take food with you? She is already so old and she still wants to play an innocent college student? Is she really shameless?"

"No, Director Chen, you misunderstood. It's not her who wants to act." Jiang Xuerong quickly added: "According to the intermediary, Xu Jinglei was looking for resources for a newcomer, who happened to be interested in "You" "It's my glory."

"Newcomer? From Nortel? Or from China Theater Company?"

"No." Jiang Xueru shook her head: "I heard that he came back from studying in the United States. His name seems to be Li Gengxi. He has never had any acting experience before."

Li Gengxi? !

Hearing this name, Chen Fei's mouth twitched unconsciously.

Okay! The future "prefabricated movie queen" actually returned to China at this time!

He really didn't expect that the other party would actually take a fancy to his company's script!

"So, has the role of Qiao Jingjing been chosen?"

"It has been confirmed a long time ago that our company's Dilraba Dilraba will play the heroine, and we are currently looking for a suitable male lead."

"Then just say no. You don't have to talk to Xu Jinglei. She even eats and drinks. Haha, she is really embarrassed to say this."

Jiang Xueru secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, I'll reply right away."

She was originally worried that Chen Fei would consider agreeing. After all, resource exchange in the film and television industry is quite common.

But now it's better. After the rejection, I no longer have this worry.

…

The night was getting darker. In a private restaurant in the capital, Li Gengxi and her parents were hosting a banquet for Xu Jinglei, a talented girl from Beijing who is known as the "eldest princess of Beijing" and one of the "four great beauties".

"Leilei, I'm going to trouble you about my daughter. This girl has been very talented in acting since she was a child. She even had outstanding performance in the acting club when she was studying abroad. She can't go wrong in becoming an actress."

After having a drink with her friends, Xu Jinglei smiled and promised: "Don't worry if you leave this girl to me. I will definitely return you a movie queen!"

"Haha, I don't want to be a movie queen or anything like that. Just let her have a career of her own."

"Aunt Xu, let me toast you and ask for your support in the future."

"Haha, okay, don't worry, your parents and I have been close friends for many years and are irreconcilable. From today on, you are my daughter!"

"Then can I call you godmother?"

"Of course, as long as you don't dislike me."

"How could it be that I dislike it? It's too late for me to be happy!"

While pushing cups and changing cups, Xu Jinglei's phone suddenly rang.

She was originally ready to hang up, but after taking a look at the caller ID, she immediately picked up the call.

"Zizi, how are you? Have things made progress..."

Xu Jinglei originally had a smile on her face, but soon, as the words on the other end of the phone spoke, her expression gradually became complicated.

"There's no promise over there? It's not enough to join the team with money... Okay, I'm sorry to bother you, I'll invite you when you have time..."

After a few minutes, the call was hung up.

Xu Jinglei raised her head slightly and looked at the three pairs of curious, expectant and doubtful eyes in front of her. She shook her head slightly: "Feiyue Film and Television rejected my request to join the team."

"What?!" Li Gengxi's mother suddenly became nervous, "What...what should we do now?"

"Don't worry." Xu Jinglei took a sip of red wine and said calmly: "Rejection is very common in the film and television industry. Since we can't get the "You Are My Glory" project, the big deal Just choose another project.

You don’t have to worry. Since Gengxi calls me godmother, I will definitely do my best and find a suitable film and television project for her. "

As soon as these words came out, Li Gengxi, who was sitting across from him, was instantly attracted by his worldly feelings.

She quickly stood up and raised her glass again: "Godmother, thank you so much, I'll toast you with another glass..."

"Haha, okay, you girl has a pretty good drinking capacity."

The atmosphere in the private room became lively again. Several people exchanged glasses and chatted lively.

Xu Jinglei seemed to be interested, and even taught Li Gengxi her experience in trying to "exposure" in this industry.

"When choosing a script, you must choose an adaptation of a big IP, or a sequel or follow-up script to a popular film and television drama. This type of script usually has a large enough audience and fan base.

Because of the successful experience of the first part, fans will naturally pay attention to the second part. As long as your performance is not particularly bad, you can definitely gather a large number of fans in a short time..."

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After one night, time has officially entered September!

When Chen Fei landed in Venice, known as "the most beautiful city in Italy", the opening ceremony of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival was already over.

However, although he arrived a day late, the crew of "La La Land" was not late, because Liu Yifei led the team and set off after the launch conference of "囧 in Hong Kong".

Several girls who had guest-starred in this movie flew to Venice with her, saying they wanted to take a good stroll here.

They were all a group of little girls, and Chen Fei was not interested in playing with them, so he just finished his work for the day and then rushed over on the first day of September.

After arriving at the hotel by car and registering the information, Chen Fei called Liu Yifei.

It's already 10 o'clock in the morning. According to Ms. Liu's biological clock, the wake-up energy should have almost dissipated...

Sure enough, after the call was connected, there was a sweet response from the other side: "Are you here? I'm upstairs, 806, you can just come up."

"good."

After getting into the elevator and walking through the corridor, Chen Fei quickly met his girlfriend after two days of separation.

"It's already past 10 o'clock, why don't you get up yet?"

"No! I don't want to think about it!" Liu Yifei huddled under the quilt, leaving only one head exposed. The head was shaking slightly, which was very cute.

Chen Fei put down his luggage and didn't ask her to get up. Instead, he asked about yesterday's opening ceremony.

However...it was okay not to ask. After asking, Liu Yifei suddenly complained!

"You don't know that there were many second- and third-tier domestic female stars on the red carpet at the opening ceremony yesterday. They obviously didn't have any works shortlisted, but they still walked to the red carpet. The security guards couldn't drive them away. They were all so shameless. It’s really thick…”

Listening to Miss Liu's complaints, Chen Fei frowned slightly.

I don’t know when it started, but the behavior of “red carpet shopping” has become more and more intense.

Even if they have no works, many actors and stars still have to spend money to buy tickets to walk on the red carpet, and they also compete in various shows on the red carpet, make videos and publish press releases...

Because of this kind of thing, Chinese filmmakers are often ridiculed by foreigners.

But that group of people still enjoyed it, as if they didn't see or hear the ridicule of foreign filmmakers, and they still went their own way.

Even now, there are already professional teams operating for Chinese-speaking filmmakers abroad. Their business includes but is not limited to acting as media personnel to conduct interviews, acting as foreign fans and moviegoers to enhance the atmosphere, and other such projects.

All in all, as long as you are willing to pay, the moment you step on the red carpet, you will be the most beautiful guy in the room!

There are many people in the industry who laugh at this kind of behavior, but those netizens and fans just do it, so that now more and more people are "taking advantage of the red carpet"!

"Don't pay attention to this group of people. They are all embarrassing and shameless..."

Chen Fei complained a few words in a cold voice, then changed the topic and started a new topic: "How are the preparations for the premiere of "La La Land"? I remember that the public relations team has already prepared for the film festival before the opening ceremony. Have you done a few screenings? How was the effect?”

In his opinion, these preliminary preparations should have been very smooth. After all, the quality of the film is not bad, and the public relations team he hired is also a professional team that he has worked with several times and is very reliable.

However, Liu Yifei frowned slightly at this time: "The public relations team brought some bad news."

"Oh? Is there bad news?"

"I'd better get up first. We can go see Danica later and let her tell you personally. I can't tell the reason."

"Well, okay, then I'll go wash up first, and you can get up and change clothes."

…

More than an hour later, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei met Danica Weber, the awards public relations team for "La La Land" in a Chinese restaurant near the hotel.

"Fei, long time no see, you are still so handsome."

"Haha, you too, you are as beautiful as before!"

As soon as they met, the two parties greeted each other very friendly.

Chen Fei and Danika are already very familiar friends. When he was competing for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival, this female publicist who enjoys a great reputation in the local area played a big role!

Of course, there are also some reasons for money and interests. After all, Chen Fei is the most generous and generous of all the crew members who participated in the competition.

After a few words of greeting, Chen Fei took the initiative to mention the topic of winning prizes: "Crystal told me that this time the winning of prizes didn't seem to be going well?"

"Yes, there is such a situation." Danika nodded slightly, and then suddenly changed the subject: "Fei, I have a question. Isn't it convenient for me to ask?"

"Just say it."

"Okay..." Danica organized her words slightly, and then asked as tactfully as possible: "I'm curious, do you have some conflicts with a certain judge at this Venice International Film Festival?"

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Chen Fei was quite surprised.

"Because according to the information I have found out, when selecting the main competition shortlist, some judges said that "La La Land" is not suitable for the Venice International Film Festival.

And after the opening ceremony yesterday, "La La Land", which was the opening film, suddenly received a lot of unwarranted negative reviews and criticism today..."

Hearing this, Chen Fei subconsciously looked at Liu Yifei, and a name popped up in their minds almost at the same time.

—— My Fair Princess!

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