It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 584: A professional at riding on the popularity of others, moving from offline to online, how can you define my gender at will?

A professional award-winning film director is someone that most Hollywood actors would like to make friends with.

If one is also able to possess extremely high attainments in the field of commercial films, then the influence created will be directly at the level of 1+1>2!

So during the Oscar voting period, after learning that Chen Fei was going for the award, many people took the initiative to call him and expressed their strong support.

Among them, Zhang Ziyi is naturally indispensable.

At a banquet organized by Bruce, Chen Fei saw this female star who has recently become quite popular in the mainland.

During every Oscar award selection period, Zhang Ziyi becomes the envy of domestic actresses.

The reason is simple: she holds an Oscar ballot.

Ever since the day the Oscar ballots were distributed, this person has been updating the Oscar selection progress on Weibo in real time every day, and the popularity has skyrocketed!

"Director Chen, long time no see. Congratulations on your successful achievement of a $10 billion box office success."

Zhang Ziyi came over on her own initiative, greeted him, and asked for a photo.

Chen Fei understood what she meant, but he was too embarrassed to refuse, so he just took a photo with her.

"It seems that The Grandmaster will be released today? Aren't you going to participate in the promotion?"

"I'll take the flight back tomorrow morning." Zhang Ziyi explained simply. She didn't seem to want to talk more with Chen Fei. Instead, she turned to find Liu Yifei.

The two walked aside and started chatting.

After a while, Miss Liu waved goodbye to her and returned to Chen Fei.

Watching Zhang Ziyi walk to the other side, Fade Chen's eyes showed a hint of doubt, and he looked at Liu Yifei curiously: "What does she want from you?"

"She wanted me to give her a role in Darling."

"You agreed?"

"No." Liu Yifei shook her head gently: "I only promised to give her an audition opportunity. She can just find a reason to decline when the time comes. The role that suits her in the film has already been taken by Sister Xun."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Chen Fei immediately lost the desire to continue exploring.

Zhang Ziyi's resources have been very poor in recent years. She is no longer the international Zhang who can get important roles just by sitting at home.

In the past few years when she was fighting very fiercely with foreigners and was at the peak of her career, she didn't even take people like Zhou Xun and Liu Yifei seriously.

But now it’s different. The era of international chapters has passed.

If "The Grandmaster" can achieve great box office success and win many awards, then she might be able to hold on for a few more years. Otherwise, she will be completely washed away by the coming waves.

As expected, when the party ended and he returned to Beverly Hills, Fade Chen saw that Zhang Ziyi had posted a new Weibo.

It is still the familiar nine-square grid, which includes her photos with many Hollywood stars, famous producers, as well as Chen Fei, Liu Yifei and others.

Although it is easy to be criticized for riding on the popularity of others, it has to be said that the effect is really good.

The number of likes quickly exceeded 100,000, and the comment section below was full of cheers.

"Sure enough, although my sister Zhang has been developing in the mainland in recent years, she is still very popular in Hollywood!"

"What the hell? Leonardo? Matthew McConaughey? Matt Damon? Zhang Ziyi actually knows all these people, that's awesome!"

"Sister Zhang should be the only Oscar judge among the mainland's big actresses. With this status, she can easily crush Fan Bingbing."

"A lean camel is still bigger than a horse..."

"Have any of you watched The Grandmaster? It was filmed really well, and Sister Zhang's acting was really good. She really gave off the vibe of a peerless master!"

……

Chen Fei saw that many people were discussing the newly released movie "The Grandmaster" online, but he didn't pay too much attention to it.

He plans to wait until the first day's box office comes out tomorrow before going to Douban to see the reviews from professional film critics and fans.

As for now, of course I go to Youku to watch "Siping Youth".

This movie was uploaded to Youku in November last year, but Chen Fei never had time to watch it and later forgot about it because of his busy schedule.

If Gu Yongqiang hadn't sent him an email saying that he had signed a follow-up investment agreement with Zhang Hao, he would have forgotten about it.

As the opening work of the "Erlonghu Haoge" series of films, "Siping Youth" mainly tells the story of a young man from Siping County who calls himself Erlonghu Haoge. He was seeking revenge for his brother, but he met a beautiful girl on the way. On the way to SP City to find her, he was involved in a so-called melee.

Although the lenses are a bit crudely made, I have to say that the style is particularly interesting.

The story brings together a series of comedy elements such as rural hooligans, beauties, romantic encounters, killers, rich second-generations, gangsters, etc., and is full of fights, swear words, and vulgar and funny farce plots.

The film is full of rural flavor, with straightforward, explicit, vulgar dialogues and dialect lines with a strong northeastern flavor.

The rough and stiff visual style, coupled with the funny and even a bit absurd idealistic plastic gangster friendship, has the obvious hallmarks of a strong Northeastern online comedy!

Although the story of the film is not very profound, it is definitely a top-notch comedy if used to kill time.

Playing suona on the way to the battle, eating corn in a suit, brothers are like clothes, women are like siblings...

The video was 73 minutes long, and Chen Fei was amused for at least an hour.

Finally, he couldn't help but recall what Gu Yongqiang had told him about the production process of this movie, and he suddenly burst into laughter again.

The production cost was 1 yuan, 8000 of which was spent in KTV, 500 yuan was spent on renting a DVD player, and 300 yuan was spent on overnight stays in Internet cafes for editing...

I have to say, this is definitely a group of talented people!
If this kind of movie goes to theaters to sell box office, it probably won't have much box office appeal, but online platforms such as Youku are very suitable for web dramas like "Siping Youth" to take root.

The film received 3 million hits within days of its release, and now it has soared to over million hits.

The profits Youku has gained from this have far exceeded its later investment, so it can be said to be a sure win.

Gu Yongqiang has a strong ability to grasp the market. He has recently begun looking for similar works in an attempt to get ahead of other competitors.

At the same time, Feiyue Film and Television reached a cooperation with Youku on "The Journey of Flower".

The two parties will work together to shoot the drama, and it will be premiered on the Youku app, completely shifting the broadcast of the series from offline to online.

As for Mango TV, the two parties are still in the honeymoon period and there is no sign of breaking up?

As for the future, we'll have to take it one step at a time.

……

The next morning, the first thing Fade Chen did when he got up was to pick up his laptop which was charging.

Opening the entertainment website, as expected, the first day box office of "The Grandmaster" has been announced by China Film.

The result of 3091.89 million is quite impressive, directly reaching Wang Jiawei's personal best. The box office in just one day has surpassed the total box office of "2046"!
However, the flattering comments that filled Weibo and came from actors in the circle made Chen Fei feel a little uncomfortable.

"A director who can make an excellent film like The Grandmaster must also be a master."

"After four years of hard work, success will finally come. After careful polishing, the blockbuster will appear before our eyes."

"The Grandmaster showcases the beauty of the Republic of China that has long been lost, and sings an elegy for the change of the great era and the lost beauty of the Republic of China. The film contains both love and friendship, the sympathy of bosom friends, and the responsibility of shouldering the heavy responsibility of morality..."

Compared with the collective praise from industry insiders in the film and television industry on Weibo, when the attention comes to Douban, the evaluation is relatively objective.

Chen Fei noticed that many viewers felt that the film was a bit too boring.

“Personally, I feel that the character development in the film seems bleak, giving people the illusion that the stories of the masters have not been told in their entirety.”

"Overall, the film does continue Wong Kar-wai's stylized imagery, but Xiao Shen Yang and Zhao Benshan seem a bit out of place in the film."

"The role of Gong Er, played by Zhang Ziyi, seems somewhat complete, but the portrayal of some other characters is a little weak, such as Yi Xiantian, played by Zhang Zhen, and Ip Man's wife Zhang Yongcheng, who seem to be negligible in the movie."

It’s not terrible for a movie to be controversial. As long as the box office performance is good enough and the word of mouth is not bad, it is a success!
The other actors were fine, but Zhang Ziyi seemed a little too excited.

In the whole morning, she posted at least ten Weibo posts to promote the film, calling for it very hard and urging fans to go to the theaters to watch it.

Various interview activities, variety shows, etc. followed one after another, for fear that others would not know that the movie she starred in was a success.

She really lacks this very rare opportunity to show off herself, demonstrate her strength and influence.

In the comment sections of Weibo posts promoting the movie, her fans have begun to form spontaneous formations.

Looking around, the four words "bitterness after bitterness" are particularly conspicuous. It is rare that Fan Bingbing did not jump out to steal the limelight this time, but was very low-key in filming her "Legend of the White-Haired Witch".

Li Bingbin, on the other hand, was a little excited.

"Resident Evil 5" earned $4234 million in North America, and its global total box office exceeded $ million, which can be considered a small victory.

The domestic release date has been confirmed and it will be officially released on March 3th.

Li Bingbin can't wait to start warming up for his new Hollywood movie.

In addition, the movies that will be released in theaters in February have also begun their promotional preheating.

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", "Perfect Match 2", "Love in Seattle", "Together"...

Nearly ten movies have started their promotion and preheating, causing a frenzy on all major entertainment websites.

Some people have even started predicting how much these movies will earn at the box office.

Currently leading by a large margin is "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" directed by Stephen Chow, while the next closest is "Together" starring Zhen Zixuan.

Many fans said they couldn't bear to watch it.

Are Zhen Zixuan and Chen Yanxi in love?

It hurts my eyes just thinking about it!

……

At the same time, in addition to discussions about the box office and reputation of "The Grandmaster", there are also constant discussions online about the annual meeting programs of major companies.

As the company with the highest efficiency and the largest presence in 2012, Feiyue Films is naturally the focus of attention of countless people inside and outside the industry.

Therefore, the annual meeting jointly organized by Feiyue Films, Feiyinghuang Agency, Dianjing Digital, and Dream Animation Studio is naturally the focus of attention of major media.

And when more than ten girl groups including Girls' Generation, KARA, SISTAR, Wonder, Girls, etc. all appeared at the Feiyue Film and Television Annual Meeting and performed singing and dancing programs, everyone in and outside the industry was paying attention!

The entire annual meeting was recorded in audio and video. Therefore, when all the videos and pictures were uploaded to Youku the next day, they immediately attracted countless praises and attention!

"What the hell? This is so exaggerated! It's so huge!"

"??? Brother upstairs, what are you talking about?"

"Wow, those pairs of long white legs are simply enough to drive me crazy!"

"This is what a company annual meeting is like. It's so cool. There are more than ten South Korean girl groups!"

"Fuck, in addition to the girl group, there is also 10 million cash for red envelopes. How rich is this?"

Netizens are discussing it, and people in the industry are also discussing it.

Wang Changtian was even quite surprised and called Chen Fei to ask him how much money this annual meeting cost!

"From preparation to hiring those girl groups and various bonuses, it's about 3000 million RMB."

"hiss?!"

Lao Wang took a deep breath and exclaimed that he couldn't compete.

He only spends about 3000 million to invest in a movie, but he is still worried about losing money.

But Chen Fei spent 30 million RMB on an annual meeting. This is really cruel!

After chatting for a while, Wang Changtian suddenly asked curiously, "By the way, why didn't you come back to attend the company's annual meeting? It's such a big event, but you didn't attend it?"

"I'm too busy here. I don't have time." Chen Fei responded simply, and added: "Besides, we're also preparing for an annual meeting. Why don't we just hang out here together?"

"Oh, that's how it is!"

Wang Changtian responded but didn't care too much.

However, after he hung up the phone and saw the news from Hollywood on Weibo, he was completely stunned.

"It is reported that Volt Pictures, together with Lucasfilm, DreamWorks, Marvel, Digital Light & Magic and other subsidiaries, spent up to $100 million to hold a grand annual meeting..."

If the South Korean girl groups invited by Feiyue Films caused a huge response in China, then the Rolling Stones, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, Beyonce, Taylor Swift and others invited by Walt Disney Studios were major events that shocked the world!

A company's annual meeting actually caused such a big commotion, which was something no one could have imagined in the past!

"Cruel! Really cruel!"

Wang Changtian smacked his lips, feeling nothing but envy.

He simply couldn't imagine what the scene would be like if these top European and American bands attended a company's annual meeting at the same time?
"If there is a chance to invite them all to come to China and compete on the same stage..."

Just when he was halfway through his fantasy, Wang Changtian suddenly stopped.

He couldn't imagine how much the hell it would cost to do this.
……

……

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Los Angeles office.

For the past 20 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Oscar votes have been counted by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The academy mailed ballots to its members, and after filling out the ballots, the members returned them not to the academy but to PricewaterhouseCoopers in Los Angeles.

For an accounting firm of PwC's size, Oscar's business doesn't actually make much money, but it can bring huge publicity and chain effects.

Therefore, every year during the awards season, PwC sets up a dedicated Oscars office to count the votes.

As the deadline for returning ballots approaches, the statistics for each award are becoming clearer.

In the large conference room, several not-so-old accountants were busy compiling statistics, while also taking advantage of their positions to eat melons.

Michel Duchaussois was typing away on the keyboard, saying, "The Oscars PR has been really busy lately. The crew is almost going crazy typing away."

“Indeed.” Someone nearby echoed, “‘Argo’ has been proven to be fictional, and ‘Django Unchained’ is mired in the email scandal. It’s too tragic!”

At this time, another person said: "There is also the movie "Life of Pi". It is obvious that it has also been targeted. Most of the votes sent by mail were for the visual effects and art direction awards. The acting awards were very rare."

John Walkup, who was opening an envelope in the corner, suddenly laughed and said, "It would be better if it were more lively. This way, our work would be much easier. Haha."

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other subconsciously and smiled knowingly.

But at this moment, at the end of the desk, a man in a suit but with green lipstick suddenly said, "I like Dallas Buyers Club."

For a moment, everyone subconsciously turned their heads to look over there.

Michel Duchaussois stopped what he was doing and a look of confusion appeared on his face.

After a moment, he asked tentatively: "Mitchell, so, you also became a member of that group?"

Everyone knows that the group is the legendary "LGBT".

Everyone else in the meeting room stopped what they were doing and turned to look over at the same time.

Michelle Shelu did not deny it, but nodded and said, "Yes, from now on, you need to call me Miss Mitchell."

John Walkup said bluntly: "But you just put on lipstick and didn't make any other changes. You are still a man now."

"No! No!" Michelle Shelu put down the envelope, stood up, and explained very seriously: "How can you define my gender casually? I just look like a man, but I am actually a woman. I just haven't had time to have the surgery yet."

When these words were spoken, everyone else felt as if they were struck by lightning.

She looks like a man, but she is actually a woman.

How can we define someone's gender at will?

It can be explained like this!

crazy!

This world has gone completely crazy!

……

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