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

Chapter 605: A "Bo Le" has been recruited! Hu Ge terminates the contract, Tangren's attitude!

On the 15th, "Drug War" was officially released.

At the same time, the box office results of "The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel" which was released on March 3 and "Soldiers of the Yang" which was released on April 29 were summarized by the media.

The former grossed 1.1 million yuan in the first week and was dubbed "Three Movie Kings in One Play." It is considered a rare work with good script, conception, creativity, and performance.

However, there are still very professional film critics in the circle who commented:
"The film's characters are not clearly explained. Although it involves many people, including patriots represented by the cook, the actor, the ruffian and the cook's silly wife, the Japanese army and its biological experts, and a group of customers who come to make trouble, the story telling, background explanation and character relationships are really confusing. In addition, the film has a story structure of 'play within a play', which makes the film's narrative even more confusing..."

Bad reviews are an integral part of a movie, but that doesn't affect its box office performance.

In response to some professionals' harsh comments, director Guan Hu said: "Movies are made for the audience to watch. People who like it will praise it, and those who don't like it will criticize it. This is normal.

Moreover, this is not a well-balanced play. It has a relatively unique temperament and a strong taste. It will definitely attract some people to like it and some people to dislike it. We can accept this..."

Compared to "The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel", "The Loyal and Brave Generals of the Yang Family" is a bit miserable.

When Chen Fei looked through the media coverage of the latter's premiere later, he discovered that this film was still produced by a Hong Kong director, Hong Kong screenwriter, and most of the Hong Kong actors.

After seeing the structure, he already had a rough idea in his mind. This was probably another "historical blockbuster" shot by the Hong Kong entertainment industry team!

At the premiere, Wang Zhonglei boldly and heroically shouted the slogan that the mainland box office would exceed 5 million!

However, the box office performance of the movie after its release slapped him in the face.

The box office on the first day was 1038 million, the box office on the second day was 484 million, and the total box office for the week was only 2300 million.

This shows how explosive this movie is!
The finished film of "Burning Sun" has been sent for post-production and special effects. Chen Fei had some rare free time. After seeing off Huo Qigang, he checked the relevant fan reviews of several movies that were released recently.

Looking around, this drama "Soldiers of the Yang Family" received the most negative reviews!
"Oh my god, the plot logic is shit, and except for the main character, the rest of the actors are just garbage!"

"Did the planning team spend all the money on hiring celebrities and stuntmen, so the extras are all cheap?"

"I just want to know, who the hell is this movie made for? Besides a bunch of pretty boys, what else is there?"

“The creators seemed to have made a choice between loyalty and filial piety for the audience, but this theme was immediately undermined by their own creation - Yang Ye, who represented loyalty and righteousness, was haunted by nightmares on the way to escape and showed no heroic spirit at all! 1 point! Bad review!”

"Oh my god, go and participate in the Golden Broom Best Film selection, it's so damn suitable!"

Chen Fei is also good at joining in the fun.

Although he has not personally gone to the cinema to watch the finished film, he can still switch to a secondary account and follow netizens in shouting out a few bad reviews.

He loves to do things like causing trouble for Huayi.

He is not an open-minded person, he also holds grudges.

When he was lying in the Mayo Clinic, the two Wang brothers cooperated with Ali in doing some small things in private.

Just like what Stephen Chow said, if you do bad things, you will definitely be punished.

It’s not that I won’t retaliate now, it’s just that the time has not come yet.

……

The next morning, the first day box office results of "Drug War" were released.

2563 yuan.

Chen Fei went to Douban to read the reviews about this film.

“The film interprets the different choices faced by three men from multiple perspectives, such as brotherhood, family, responsibility, and accusation. The film is magnificent, the plot is compact and not dragged out, and the war scenes are shot like a big production! It is worth watching!”

"The Hong Kong movies I've watched recently can't compare to "Drug War". Both the production and the cast are top-notch. There are shocking explosions and touching and tear-jerking friendships. The acting skills of the three main actors are explosive. After watching the movie, there is no time for you to go to the bathroom or have some free time! Very good! Personally, I like Zhang Jiahui more! He is really handsome in the movie!"

"It can be called a rare masterpiece among co-productions, especially a conscientious work in the crime genre. The script written by Director Chen is absolutely amazing! I really admire him!"

The numerous positive reviews naturally resulted in an increase in box office revenue, which rose directly to 3668 million the next day.

As expected, the screening schedule for "Soldiers of the Yang's Family" began to decrease rapidly, and all of it was allocated to "Drug War".

Cinema chains have become very adept at "flexible scheduling".

……

As time quickly approaches the end of the month, the promotions for "So Young" and "A Man's Martial Arts" have entered a white-hot trend.

Zhao Yanzi, who was directing for the first time, directly mobilized the connections he had accumulated over the years and sought endorsements from many bigwigs, looking like a rising star in the domestic director circle.

Even the leading actress Yang Zishan was awarded the title of "Wei Girl", showing signs of being a rising star among those born after 85.

Of course, "One Man's Martial Arts" is not much weaker than the former.

When it comes to publicity and promotion, Feiyue Films is currently a leader in the industry. All kinds of publicity resources have been invested in the movie, which naturally attracted considerable attention.

Especially the movie poster, the promotional effect is maximized!

Zhao Wenzhuo, with his angry eyes, and Wang Baoqiang, who looked like a madman, just stood there and immediately attracted the attention of many fans and moviegoers.

Which one is stronger or weaker will depend on the box office performance after its official release.

……

After resting for two days and relieving his somewhat exhausted mental state, Chen Fei directly plunged into the post-production of "The Sun Also Rises".

"The Murderer" is still in theaters, and Kang Honglei is leading a group of people to promote the film, so he has no free time recently.

In the end, Chen Fei simply gave the script of "Fireworks in the Daytime" to Wang Shiliang and asked him to shoot it.

There are so many contracted directors in the company, except for the two animation directors Li Yang and Yang Yu, the others are all making live-action movies.

Let me ask you, which director doesn’t pursue awards?

Ning Hao and Shen Ao had already gone to the film festival, Tang Honglei and Lu Yang were busy, so only Wang Shiliang was left.

He has been in Feiyue Pictures since its inception, and has been promoted from a TV drama director to a film director. He has both the experience and abilities, and it's time to give him some rewards.

Of course, making a good art film is much more difficult than making a commercial film!
When Shen Ao was filming "Hidden in the Dust" before, it was all directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang, and the final film inevitably revealed a "Tian-style film" style.

Of course, none of this matters in the face of the Berlin Film Festival Jury Grand Prix.

This time, Wang Shiliang is about to direct an art film himself, so naturally he has to be given a suitable producer.

If it were in the past, Ning Hao would definitely be the most suitable candidate.

But now he is preparing for the second part of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and has no free time at all.

Chen Fei himself was also very busy and had no time either.

So, he contacted a top producer in the industry, Chen Guofu!

Since 06, Chen Guofu has officially served as the general producer of Huayi Brothers' films. Over the years, he has participated in the development and production of many films, including "A World Without Thieves", "Assembly", "If You Are the One", "Aftershock", "If You Are the One 2", and "Starry Sky".

At the same time, he also participated in the development, screenwriting and production of the film series "Detective Dee" and "Tai Chi" series.

However, in January of this year, Chen Guofu suddenly resigned from Huayi Brothers Company!
His resignation caused Huayi's market value to evaporate by 8 million yuan in one day, and also triggered a lot of speculation within the industry.

Wang Zhonglei announced to the public that Chen Guofu chose to leave because his contract expired.

But with Gu Changwei's sudden promotion to Huayi's chief producer not long ago, new reports suddenly appeared in the media:
"Hua Yi's former chief producer Chen Guofu was allegedly squeezed out by Gu Changwei, who said that the former was too incompetent and that the failure of the Tai Chi series caused the company to suffer huge losses..."

Other companies in the industry were just watching the fun, but only Chen Fei saw the opportunity.

This is Chen Guofu!
Although Lao Chen is already 55 years old, the main focus of this industry is on accumulating strength over time.

With so many years of experience as a producer, how could his efforts be completely denied just because of the failure of a few films?
When filming "The Sound of Wind", Chen Fei had communicated and cooperated with him for several months, so he naturally had a clear understanding of his strength. Now that Chen Guofu has recovered and become a free agent, isn't this the opportunity?
As early as two months ago, Chen Fei had already communicated with him, but it seemed that Chen Guofu had some entanglement with Huayi at the time and was unable to extricate himself for the time being.

Until now, it is already late April, and he has finally dealt with some tedious matters.

In the private restaurant, Chen Fei did not meet Chen Guofu alone, he also brought two generals, Su Guohai and Jiang Xuerou!
"Director Chen, I really hope to reach a cooperation with you. Feiyue Films is currently lacking a sufficiently excellent general producer, and your ability is obvious to all in the industry. I sincerely invite you to join our big family. The conditions are up to you..."

Chen Fei was very confident. As the boss of a leading production company in the industry, he believed that no one could offer a higher reward than him!

There are many good horses, but there are few good horse trainers.

It just so happens that Chen Guofu is that talent scout. With him in charge, Feiyue Films will surely produce more talented people!
Chen Guofu was naturally very unhappy as he was squeezed out of the company for no reason.

In addition, the two brothers of the Wang family withheld part of his salary and refused to pay him, which made him feel even more dissatisfied.

In recent months, he has sold all of his Huayi stocks and made up his mind to never have anything to do with the two brothers of the Wang family again.

And now, faced with an offer from Feiyue Film and Television, a company that is even more impressive than Huayi, and the generous remuneration, he really couldn't find a reason to refuse.

You guys are kicking me away, right?
I immediately joined a company that is even more awesome than yours!

Just thinking about it, Chen Guofu already felt very happy!

Without thinking too much, he raised his glass towards Fade Chen and said, "I'll trouble Mr. Chen to take care of me in the future."

"Haha." Chen Fei raised his glass and clinked it with his. "You're flattering me too much. Let's make progress together and work hard to contribute to the brilliance of Chinese-language films."

The next day, Chen Guofu officially joined Feiyue Films and took over the position of producer and general producer of "Fireworks in the Daytime".

Chen Fei did not hold a grand welcome reception for Chen Guofu like Huayi did.

He simply invited Han Sanping, Ren Zhonglun, Wang Changtian, Ye Ning, Gu Yongqiang, Huo Qigang, Ning Hao and others that evening, and set up several tables of wine in the large private room of the private restaurant.

For Chen Guofu, this level of welcome is much more impressive than advertising it widely and inviting the entire entertainment industry to a banquet.

Especially when Director Tong from the General Administration arrived, he was completely shocked!

No wonder Chen Fei angrily criticized Jin Ji before, but nothing happened. This is his confidence!
The media initially did not notice the news that Chen Guofu had joined Feiyue Films until the preparations for "Fireworks in the Daytime" began and Chen Guofu attended the press conference as a producer and executive producer. Everyone was then shocked to find that the entertainment industry had changed without them noticing!

That night, relevant reports were spread everywhere:

"Breaking news, Chen Guofu, the chief producer who resigned from Huayi, officially announced that he would join Feiyue Films to seek new development together."

"The '8 million' lost by Huayi was picked up by Feiyue Film and Television."

"Is Chen Guofu's departure good or bad for Huayi? Is Gu Changwei capable of taking on the position of chief producer?"

As expected, the news soon reached the ears of Wang Zhonglei and Wang Zhongjun.

"Chen Guofu joined Feiyue Films?"

Wang Zhongjun frowned. For some reason, he felt very unhappy, as if something very important had been stolen.

Wang Zhonglei, on the other hand, was very calm: "Just add him. He's old and his energy can't keep up. He's useless. Wouldn't he be the same when he goes there?"

The failure of "Tai Chi" 1 and 2 made Wang Zhonglei very dissatisfied with Chen Guofu, the chief producer.

Such a good script and actors were filmed like that. Isn't this his fault as a producer?

Now that we have Gu Changwei, a well-known top director in the circle, who needs Chen Guofu? Let him stay wherever he wants.

"Well, what you said does make sense."

Wang Zhongjun didn't think about it any further. After all, the matter was done and there was no point in saying anything now.

……

I don’t know if it was influenced by Chen Guofu’s joining Feiyue Film and Television, but in the following period of time, many actors called Chen Fei, hoping to affiliate their studios with Feiyinghuang Agency.

He neither agreed nor rejected these requests, but pushed them all to Huo Wenxi.

Feiyinghuang Company does accept artist studios to affiliate, but so far, only Liu Ye, Zhou Xun and Lin Gengxin have successfully obtained the qualifications.

The latter still did it for Wanda's sake, otherwise it would never have been possible to successfully affiliate.

What surprised Chen Fei was that Hu Ge, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, actually called him!

"Brother Fei, my contract with Tang Ren has expired. Now I have opened my own studio. I will have to ask you to take care of me from now on."

"Ouch? When did it happen? I didn't see any news reports!"

Chen Fei was really surprised.

You know, in the original timeline, Hu Ge was completely dominated by Cai Yinong and never left Tangren from beginning to end.

This time, because of Chen Fei's rebirth, he avoided the car accident. In addition, Cai Yinong's various outrageous actions directly led to his choice to leave Tangren after the contract expired!

“It will be announced soon.”

"Okay." Chen Fei nodded in response. After thinking about it, he was ready to do him a favor: "How about this, you go contact Jiang Xuerou. The Journey of Flower and Day and Night are both casting recently. You can also give it a try. Maybe there will be a role suitable for you."

"Okay, haha, when you have time, call Yifei and we'll go out for dinner together."

"Okay, then we'll make an appointment sometime."

Hu Ge waited for Fade Chen to hang up the phone before placing the phone on the desk.

Looking out the window, he soon fell into deep thought.

Because it is a startup studio, the office environment is a bit simple, and there are even many employees and office equipment that are not fully staffed.

However, even so, his heart was filled with deep joy.

Leaving Tangren means that he has completely regained his freedom and no longer has to support or play supporting roles for other small actors.

Although his early development would be difficult without the company's help, he does not regret it at all.

Even if you earn less, at least everything you earn goes into your own pocket, and you don’t have to worry about other people’s feelings anymore.

Thinking of this, he immediately picked up his phone and called his newly hired assistant: "Buy a ticket to the capital, as soon as possible."

As a beneficiary of the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" series, Hu Ge is well aware of how powerful the fairy tale drama "The Journey of Flower" is in promoting celebrities!

He now urgently needs to expand his network of contacts and resources to break away from Tangren's control, and this drama is undoubtedly a good choice.

The news of Hu Ge’s contract termination was not kept secret for long.

Even though Cai Yinong was extremely reluctant to issue the announcement, this kind of thing could not be suppressed.

Hu Ge was the first to announce: "Due to the expiration of my contract, after careful consideration, I have decided not to renew my contract with Tangren Films. I am very grateful for Tangren's care and help over the past few years. Next, I will start my own studio..."

Compared with Hu Ge's remarks, Cai Yinong's was much more straightforward.

"Tangren has officially terminated the agency contract with actor Hu Ge. Please do not disturb Tangren Films regarding his subsequent schedule."

It was just a simple sentence, without any encouragement, praise, or even recollection or emotion, as if it was just a routine report.

"This woman is really petty."

Looking at Tangren's response, Fade Chen curled his lips, and his impression of Cai Yinong plummeted.

……

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