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

Chapter 607: Ready to sail! Vulgar! Vulgar! Still vulgar! Reboot Ip Man, Cannes nominations announced

With the upcoming release of "So Young", a number of actors including Zhao Youting, Han Geng, Yang Zishan, and Jiang Shuying have gained considerable popularity.

On Weibo, a group of fans were eager to praise their idols to the sky and called on their friends to support them.

The youth campus theme, coupled with the starring of well-known idols, the popularity created by the two combined is extremely huge!
However, at this time, several producers led by China Film, Pony.com, Huayi, and LeTV suddenly jumped out and made a big news:

"The epic blockbuster "The Crossing" has completed all the casting work, and the film will officially start shooting in June. The finished film is expected to be released in major theaters next year to meet all fans and friends."

Along with the announcement of the news, the list of actors and actresses that had been holding back people in the industry for a long time was also announced.

Zhang Ziyi, Huang Xiaoming, Jin Chengwu, Song Hye Kyo, Tong Dawei, Qin Hailu...

Looking at the familiar list of actors, many people in the circle felt envious, but they could do nothing about it.

Looking around, almost all of these are artists from the talent agencies under several production companies.

However, what surprised many people was that there was not a single artist from Feiyinghuang Entertainment Company involved in this drama!
You know, China Film is one of the largest investors. Logically speaking, it should be no problem to squeeze a few actors in.

But they didn't do that, which is very curious.

For this purpose, Han Sanping even made a special call to Chen Fei.

"Well, do you regret it now? With such a top-notch production team, the bonus for the actors is extraordinary. As far as I know, there are already many dissatisfied voices within the company..."

Fade Chen curled his lips and said nonchalantly, "If you are not satisfied, you can leave. I am not stopping them."

This group of people really don’t know what’s good for them!

He is trying hard to pull people out of the pit, but some people are still dissatisfied?

You have to hold back your dissatisfaction! Otherwise, get out!
Han Sanping was a little puzzled: "I'm just wondering, are you so pessimistic about "The Crossing"? It's such a good project, with unlimited potential..."

Chen Fei ignored his words and asked in return: "How much money did you invest in this movie?"

"4 million!" Han Sanping said proudly: "According to what Wu Yu said, he felt that the story of such a blockbuster could not be told in two hours, so he still chose to make it into two parts.

I listened to his proposal, which is very good, and this may be my last big investment before I leave office. I hope it can achieve a good enough result. "

"..."

Chen Fei was silent for a while, and it was not clear what to say. He could only wish him good luck.

The topic quickly turned to future plans.

On the other end of the phone, Han Sanping said with emotion: "It's actually better not to take this seat, because I will have more free time to pursue what I want in the future.

Become an actor, or direct a movie yourself, or go abroad to win awards, and bring back a Palme d'Or or a Golden Bear, haha!"

There wasn't much sadness in his tone. After years of business, his connections and network had reached a terrifying level.

Even if he has retired, he is still the same "Mountain Eagle", and this will not change.

On the other end of the phone, Chen Fei's eyes suddenly lit up as he listened to Han Sanping's description of the future.

Now that the Third Master has retired, it means that he will no longer be controlled by those above him. If there is a suitable opportunity in the future, perhaps they can try to cooperate.

The "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" has been in the script library for some time, and I can take it out for a spin when the time comes.

……

The time finally came to the 26th, and the movie "So Young" was officially released in domestic theaters.

Chen Fei and Liu Yifei dressed up, found a nearby cinema, bought two tickets, and started watching this youth romance film that Zhao Yanzi praised as "unique in the world."

The story is very simple. It mainly tells the story of the heroine Zheng Wei who is caught in the love-hate entanglement and emotional choices with her childhood sweetheart Lin Jing and her happy enemy Chen Xiaozheng. Faced with being abandoned by the two and then being pursued again, she finally chooses to leave.

According to the evaluation of professional film critics at the premiere, this film restored the growth process of the "post-70s" and "post-80s" groups in a strong and vivid nostalgic style, fully demonstrating the pure and rebellious brilliance unique to youth, as well as the depressed and helpless loss.

However, what Chen Fei saw were various cliché scenes such as "childhood sweethearts studying abroad", "being pursued by the second-generation rich", "secret love", "broken love", and "abortion".

Halfway through the movie, he couldn't help but get up and go to the bathroom, and never returned to the theater.

Liu Yifei was watching the movie with great interest. Chen Fei simply found a resting place in a corner, read the news, and waited for the movie to end.

As expected, the internet is now full of positive reviews about "So Young".

In terms of marketing operations, Zhao Yanzi has achieved the utmost. She has made all kinds of nostalgic scenes vivid and attracted a large number of fans and moviegoers.

However, just when Chen Fei thought that today's Weibo hot search list would be dominated by Zhao Yanzi and her new movie, he did not expect that a big news suddenly broke out on the Internet in the afternoon!

Sina.com was the first to report: "After parting ways with New Picture, China's top director Zhang Yimou finally chose to cooperate with LeTV."

As soon as this news broke, it immediately caused shock and heated discussions in the circle!
You know, ever since the two Zhangs had a falling out, Zhang Yimou has become a hot commodity in the eyes of many production companies.

Wanda, Huayi, Pony.com, Bona, Enlight, Stellar, Orange Sky...

Almost all well-known production companies in the industry that lack top directors are in contact with Zhang Yimou and have offered extremely generous conditions!
According to what Chen Fei learned from Wang Changtian, the basic condition that the production company has offered to Zhang Yimou so far is the share of the box office and film copyright.

Remember, this is just the basics!

There will even be a gambling agreement later, and when the box office reaches a certain level, the share will continue to increase.

Wanda is the most generous among them. It controls cinema chains and also has real estate, a money-making machine that is like a money printing machine. It is a very powerful company!
But no one expected that Zhang Yimou would eventually be caught by Mr. Jia, a boastful guy.

At the same time, as the media officially reported the incident, both Zhang Yimou and LeTV responded.

"Today is an extremely special day for me. I will officially sign a contract with LeTV Pictures and become its contracted director, art director, general producer, and chief producer..."

After Zhang Yimou posted this Weibo, it quickly topped the Weibo hot search list.

At the same time, Jia responded through his personal Weibo account and LeTV's official Weibo account:
"LeTV Pictures very much welcomes Director Zhang Yimou to join us. The company will hold a grand signing ceremony for him later. Please look forward to it..."

The popularity of "So Young" was severely suppressed, and the media and netizens' attention were all focused on Zhang Yimou and LeTV.

It's just a painful youth film. How can it be compared with the news that a top domestic director like Zhang Yimou has signed a contract with a new company?
By the next morning, Chen Fei watched LeTV's stock price soar all the way until it reached the daily limit!

At this moment, many people in the industry have elevated LeTV's status to the same level as Huayi in their minds.

LeTV itself has both money and channels, and now with the addition of Zhang Yimou, it is like adding wings to a tiger, and has directly become a first-line production company in the circle!
When Ye Ning came to attend the premiere of "A Man's Martial Arts", he happened to meet Chen Fei.

The two inevitably talked about LeTV and Zhang Yimou.

"Alas, I don't know what kind of conditions Jia Chuizi gave Zhang Yimou to make him give up Wanda and choose LeTV instead."

"Haha, maybe it's because I was given a bowl of magic potion."

In fact, in Chen Fei’s personal opinion, if Zhang Yimou and Wanda can reach a cooperation, it would be a true combination of strengths and weaknesses!
Although it is not invincible, it will definitely not turn into a "tragic" ending like in the future.

Shaking his head, he put all of this behind him and began to welcome the guests who came to attend the premiere of "A Man's Martial Arts" today.

"Mr. Yang, I think you should just live in the capital, so you don't have to travel back and forth between the mainland and Hong Kong every day, and you will waste a lot of time on the road."

Not long ago, when Huayi held a signing dinner for Gu Changwei, Mr. Yang traveled all the way from Hong Kong to the mainland.

It wasn't long since I returned, and the premiere of "A Man's Martial Arts" was about to be held, and as one of the investors, I naturally couldn't be absent.

The old man is 70 years old this year. How can he bear running back and forth like this every day?
"Haha, okay, then I'll listen to Mr. Chen's advice and stay in the capital for a few years." This was purely a joke. The forces in Hong Kong were too complicated. If he didn't go there to take charge, chaos would probably break out in no time.

However, he is already looking for a successor.

When you really can't do it anymore, someone will naturally come out to take over.

During the film screening, Fade Chen took the initiative to invite, "Boss Yang, after the premiere, if you are not busy, come to my company and have a seat?"

Mr. Yang raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay, then sit down."

More than an hour later, with the end of the reporter's interview, the movie premiere officially came to an end.

There will naturally be someone to arrange the red envelopes that need to be distributed.

Chen Fei personally sent out some of the big guys who came to support him, and then drove to Feiyue Films with Mr. Yang.

After returning to the company, the two went straight to the reception room.

As the steam from the tea rose between the two of them, Chen Fei did not deliberately lay the groundwork and said bluntly: "It's time to restart the Ip Man series."

Hearing this, Mr. Yang frowned slightly.

He subconsciously thought that Chen Fei was going to give in to Zhen Zixuan. After all, the third film in the Ip Man series had been filmed for two years, but it had never been released in theaters. The producers had lost money!
But the next second, Chen Fei suddenly changed the subject: "I decided to reshoot the third part and use Wen Zhuo to replace Zhen Zixuan."

After hearing this, Mr. Yang suddenly realized!

This is right!

It is not Fade Chen's character to give in to Zhen Zixuan.

If they really give in, the outside world will laugh at them.

But if the scene is re-shot and Zhao Wenzhuo replaces Zhen Zixuan, the effect will be different.

"I don't have any problems. As long as Mr. Chen gives the order, we will be responsible for all the subsequent reshoots!"

Mr. Yang didn't think too much about it and agreed directly.
He knew very well that even if reshooting might cost a lot of money, it would still be better than not letting the film be released.

What's more, the Ip Man series is a well-known money-making tool and has a very large fan base!

Even if you have to make additional investments, you will definitely not lose money in the end. At most, you will just earn less.

Moreover, the money lost in the third film can be made up in the fourth film, which is better than putting the pressure on Curry.

"Then it's settled. I'll tell Zhao Wenzhuo to clear his schedule for the second half of the year. Once 'A Man's Martial Arts' is off the screen, we'll start reshooting."

"Okay, I'll start preparing when I get back."

The cooperation was discussed very smoothly. Both parties had no objections and reached an agreement easily.

After seeing Mr. Yang off, Fade Chen called Zhao Wenzhao directly and briefly asked for his opinion.

With such a good opportunity in front of him, Zhao Wenzhuo naturally would not refuse it, and immediately promised: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, I will never let you down."

For a martial arts actor, the "Ip Man" series is undoubtedly the best choice.

Previously, Zhen Zixuan was about to fade out of the film and television industry completely, but with the popularity of the Ip Man series, he was directly brought back to the first-line ranks and became a famous martial arts star in the circle after Chen Long and Li Lianjie.

But because of his subsequent series of outrageous actions, his relationship with the Ip Man series came to an end.

Since then, no movie starring him can reach the glory of the Ip Man series!
And now, this opportunity will fall on Zhao Wenzhuo!
When it comes to martial arts moves and temperament, he thinks he is not inferior to Zhen Zixuan, and he believes that moviegoers and fans will not be disappointed.

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Wenzhao couldn't hide his joy.

After thirty years in the east and thirty years in the west, his hard work and sincerity towards others have finally paid off!
Looking ahead, the future is bright!
……

With the help of various hype and marketing, Zhao Yanzi's "So Young" did achieve a good box office result.

Chen Fei saw the relevant news on the Internet.

According to media reports, the film's first-day screening volume was as high as 32%, and the attendance rate was over 90%!

With such favorable conditions, the box office on the first day soared to 4332 million!
Zhao Yanzi has become a big star this time. Although the content of the movie is very controversial, the media has already praised her to the sky.

"'So Young' was a huge hit at the box office, and Zhao Yanzi's first directorial debut was a huge success and she rose to fame overnight!"

"The first-day box office of "So Young" officially surpassed "Love in Seattle", and Zhao Yanzi became the female director with the highest first-day box office in the history of Chinese-language films!"

"Let's celebrate the explosion of youth films! Let's celebrate the achievements of female directors in the industry! Let's celebrate another movie that is about to break the 100 million yuan box office mark..."

Chen Fei did not focus on the media reports. He immediately opened Douban and began to check the fans' comments.

"What the hell?! Director Chen really got it right! Abortion, pursuit by a rich second-generation, studying abroad, it's still the same clichéd plot!"

"Good fellow, didn't you investigate real college life before filming a movie? Our youth doesn't have such luxury, and we don't dare to act so foolishly."

"Going to the cinema in the name of reminiscing about youth always brings back some familiar feelings. This is a movie that is purely selling feelings. I personally think that this movie is not worth watching twice."

"I agree with the above brother's opinion. I was looking forward to it, hoping to see something different, but I didn't expect it to be so cliché."

"I suddenly miss "Your Name". It is the true catharsis of youth. There are no cliché plots, only sincere and touching stories."

After taking a quick look at the reviews, Chen Fei no longer paid any attention to this "sentimental" movie.

Four days later, May 1st officially arrived, and "A Man's Martial Arts" landed in major theaters across the country.

Under the influence of Chen Fei, "A Man's Martial Arts" has much higher screening schedule and attendance rate than "So Young".

On the basis of the Labor Day holiday, "One Man's Martial Arts" directly won a first-day box office record of 5053 million.

In terms of audience reputation, the latter is at least three levels higher than the former!
“A very surprising movie, with a compact and clear plot, thrilling action, and full of sincerity. It is very enjoyable to watch!”

"Fuck! That was so cool! The fighting scenes between Baoqiang and Zhao Wenzhuo were absolutely amazing!"

"I seemed to see the 'Mr. Shu' who was crazy about movies again. Bao Qiang's role as Feng Yuxiu is simply amazing. He played the role of the sick martial arts fanatic to the fullest!"

"It's an absolute masterpiece! Brother Bao's cold, sharp and amazing performance is just too amazing. Zhao Wenzhuo's kung fu is still as tough, cool, and neat as ever. He's so handsome!"

"Sure enough, when it comes to 3D movies, Feiyue Films has to be the best. Both are 3D action blockbusters, and One Man's Martial Arts simply crushes the two Tai Chi movies invested by Huayi last year."

Good reputation, superb acting skills, cool 3D action blockbuster effects...

The combination of multiple favorable conditions, plus the tilt in the screening rate, directly brought "A Man's Martial Arts" extremely high box office revenue!
At the end of the three-day 5.1 holiday, "A Man's Martial Arts" had earned a box office of 2.1 million yuan.

Although "So Young" has its own fan base, due to the huge controversy in its reputation, its box office potential is far less than that of "A Man's Martial Arts".

According to media reports, the former has been released for a week, but the total box office has only climbed to 2.4 million, far less than the growth trend at the beginning of its release.

However, just when many people thought that with the end of the May Day holiday, the box office growth trend of "A Man's Martial Arts" would usher in a wave of decline, a piece of news suddenly came back from abroad:
"Hot News: The list of nominees for the main competition unit of the 66th Cannes International Film Festival has been officially announced, and the film "The Burning Sun" directed by Chen Fei is on the list!"

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