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

Chapter 620: It’s time to show your cards. You’re going to play the role of Zuo Shandiao. Are you going to trick my daughter or my father?

"Why does this name sound weird?"

Chen Fei muttered to himself, the more he watched, the more he felt that the name "Legend of White Ghost: Desperate Escape" had the potential to be a "bad movie".

Liu Yifei shook her head gently, "I don't know for sure, but according to Uncle Chen, the story was originally set up as a spaghetti western action/adventure film that took place in Northumbrian, England, and was originally called The Aken Song, involving Viking warriors.

The script was originally set in the desolate and gloomy Britain, but the producer Jeremy Bolt eventually changed the background of Akon's (Jacob) journey from the Dark Ages in Europe to the ancient East, saying that the collision of Eastern and Western cultures could add new passion to the project..."

Upon hearing this, Fade Chen felt his scalp go numb!

A foreign director made a movie with a Chinese background, and it also involved "history", which requires a deep cultural cultivation to express...

Is there any difference between this and Hong Kong directors making Chinese-language historical blockbusters?

He subconsciously opened the first page of the project book, and when he saw the name Nicolas Cage, he immediately closed the script.

No matter how powerful the investors are or how loud their slogans are, the appearance of Nicolas Cage means that there is a 90% chance that it will be a bad movie!
Isn’t the movie with an oriental setting written by Hollywood, "The Forbidden Kingdom" which was criticized by countless netizens at the time, of this type?
Moreover, because Nicolas Cage owed a huge debt, he has been completely indifferent in recent years. As long as he is paid, he will take on any movie without hesitation, no matter what the subject matter is.

This also leads to a huge amount of variability in the movies he starred in, usually 10 out of 9 are terrible losers.

Given Liu Yifei's current status, there is no need for her to flatter him.

"Lucy", "Dallas Buyers Club", "Interstellar", "The Martian"...

Her current resources are among the best in the world, so there is no need to lower her own value and gamble on whether a movie can be successful.

However, Fade Chen would not jump to conclusions immediately. After thinking about it, he calculated the time difference and called Natasha: "Are you busy now?"

Natasha on the other end of the phone responded: "I'm not busy. I'm shopping. What can I do for you?"

Chen Fei said directly: "Then please help me find out about a project called "Legend of White Ghost: Desperate Escape", which is invested by Max Film and Television Company."

"Ok, I'll call you back in ten minutes."

There are no secrets in a place like Hollywood, and Voltron Pictures currently has extremely broad sources of information, so Natasha didn't waste too much effort to find out the news.

When the call came back, Fade Chen immediately pressed the answer button.

"I found out that the director is Nick Powell, who directed The Bourne Supremacy. The producer is Jeremy Bolt from the Resident Evil series. The main actors include Nicolas Cage, Hayden Christensen and others. The lineup is pretty good."

Chen Fei listened silently without interrupting her.

Then, Natasha continued, "The only difference is that this script was written by an unknown screenwriter, and the entire project was also shelved for a long time.

According to the information I got, the film company is probably planning to make a co-production and make some money from the partners. This is something Hollywood often does..."

Cheating partners' money and letting them bear the risks is exactly the same as what Harvey Weinstein did.

Chen Fei silently turned his head and looked at Liu Yifei. He believed that this girl should be able to understand what Natasha said on the phone.

This is purely an attempt to cheat the innocent, and dragging Liu Yifei into it may just be to get more money.

Miss Liu is just simple, but that doesn't mean she is stupid.

After hearing this, she immediately took out her cell phone and called her mother.

Liu Yifei's character is actually a bit indecisive, but Liu Xiaoli is different. She once said in front of the media that "I will live the rest of my life only for my daughter."

Chen Fei did not deliberately lean over to listen to the conversation between the mother and daughter, because he believed that Liu Xiaoli would handle this matter well, just like she did with Tangren and Huayi.

"Ok, I understand. Thanks for your help."

After saying goodbye to Natasha, Fade Chen was ready to hang up the phone.

But at this moment, Natasha's reminder sounded again on the phone: "Fei, the movie "Superman: Man of Steel" co-produced by Warner and DC is released."

"Oh?" Chen Fei was quite surprised: "How are your grades?"

The senior executives at Warner Bros. are really capable of making trouble. Seeing that Marvel is getting better and better, they can't wait to bring out DC and prepare to seize the market.

The previous "Green Lantern" almost "buried" them, causing DC to be silent for two years!
In order to boost the box office and reputation of "Man of Steel", they specially invited Christopher Nolan, the director of the "Batman" series, to serve as screenwriter and producer, which can be said to be a painstaking effort.

"Not bad." Natasha blurted out a string of numbers: "The first day box office was 4401 million US dollars, and the first three days of the weekend was 1.16 million US dollars.

Although there is still a big gap compared to our "Iron Man", according to the website ratings, this movie is considered a success."

After hearing this, Fade Chen was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional:

"Nolan is really strong!"

Although Chen Fei had never observed Nolan's working methods in person, it must have taken a lot of effort for him to turn around the mess at Warner.

"Will DC catch up?" Natasha asked worriedly.

If Marvel is the only dominant player, then there would be no need to say more. However, once competitors come forward, they will inevitably have an impact on the former.

This is obviously something that Natasha, the entire Marvel system, and Walt Disney Studios do not want to see.

"Haha." Chen Fei was not panicked at all, and his tone was full of ease: "The success of one or two movies is nothing. DC also has a huge comic universe. Let's wait and see. It's not that easy to revitalize the entire DC universe."

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on their movements."

Natasha responded and quickly hung up the phone.

At this time, Liu Yifei also ended the call with her mother: "It's done. Mom said she would find a reason to reject the other party. She also told me not to get involved in the mess and just do what I want to do."

The sadness on her face had faded away, and Miss Liu smiled again, looking quite bright and charming.

For a girl who grows up in love, her worries usually disappear quickly.

……

After arriving in Shanghai, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei met the people sent by Ren Zhonglun as soon as they walked out of the airport.

In fact, there were also Feiyue Film and Television staff in Shanghai, but Mr. Ren strongly requested to entertain him personally, and Chen Fei had no choice but to agree.

When we arrived at the hotel, the food and drinks were already prepared.

In addition to Ren Zhonglun, there were also Wang Changtian, Han Sanping, Ye Ning and others in the box, in addition to several leaders from Xi'an Film Studio, Ningxia Film Studio and Changchun Film Studio.

Obviously, this is a business bureau.

Liu Yifei was also one of the invited guests, but she did not stay long. After toasting several people present, she left first, using the excuse of needing to rest.

Everyone smiled knowingly and watched her leave the box.

Although it was a bit impolite to leave early, as long as Chen Fei sat here, no one would say anything.

Times have changed. The guy who used to be a supporting actor has now become a popular top boss in the circle. Not to mention others, even Han Sanping has to give him face!
You know, Chen Fei's development path is not just in China, his current focus is more towards Hollywood.

That is the most coveted "holy land" in the domestic film and television circles. Who among those who have a little bit of aspirations would not have some thoughts about Hollywood?
It just so happened that that place was Chen Fei's home turf. If anyone wanted to go out for a "wander", the only way to guarantee a smooth journey was to board his big ship.

In such a situation, let alone simply giving face, fawning with a smug face is the norm!
"Haha, I wish Director Chen win the Golden Goblet Award in advance."

Several big guys praised him very highly, and they kept pouring him glass of wine, not even giving him a chance to relax and eat.

Chen Fei could tell that these guys must have made an appointment in advance and wanted to get him drunk once.

However, they overestimated their physical fitness.

By the end of the dinner, except for Han Sanping who still retained some sanity, everyone else had passed out.

A group of assistants who had been waiting outside the box hurried in and each helped their boss back to the room to rest.

Tomorrow is the opening ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival. All the people in the box have to attend. If they can’t get up in the morning, it will be a big trouble!

When they finally walked out of the box, Fade Chen tilted his head and looked at Han Sanping: "Boss Han, let's go to your room and talk?"

"Okay, let's go. I happened to bring some good tea. Let's drink and talk while we sober up."

It was obvious that the Third Master had drunk a lot of wine. He looked rosy-cheeked and full of energy.

The two entered the room one after the other, and while waiting for the water to heat up, they chatted casually about some news that outsiders didn't know.

"I have already started handing over my work. If you have any difficulties in the near future, please let me know in advance. I can still shine for you while I am still on the job."

Chen Fei did not respond, but asked, "After you retire, do you have any other plans?" Han Sanping pondered for a moment and replied, "In the short term, I will probably continue to work at China Film as a director. As for the rest, I haven't decided yet."

That's what I want you to say!

Chen Fei smiled slightly, opened his handbag, took out a script from it and handed it to Han Sanping.

"This is a script I wrote for the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Most of the content is adapted from real events."

Han Sanping was quite surprised. She obviously didn't expect Chen Fei to suddenly take out a script.

After reaching out to take it, his eyes fell on the cover of the script.

The four words "Hundred Regiments Offensive" are so dazzling and shining!
Without giving it too much thought, he simply opened the script and read the relevant content.

The script tells the story of the most difficult period of the world anti-fascist battlefield in 1940. The leaders of our party were worried about the future and fate of the country, and decided to stand up at this time, vowing to break the arguments of national destruction and surrender, to inject hope into the world anti-fascist battlefield, and to strike a heavy blow to the Japanese army that invaded our country...

After spending more than half an hour reading the script, Han Sanping's eyes were even filled with tears.

That era was really not easy!
The reason why the Chinese people can have such a stable and happy life now is all because of the blood and fearless spirit of their ancestors!
"Okay, this script is really good. When I get back, I will personally send it to the Film Bureau and make sure it passes the review."

Looking at Han Sanping's current condition, Chen Fei was ready to continue adding fuel to the fire.

"Director Han, since you are ready to step down, I think you should have a lot of free time. How about letting you direct this script?"

"Um?!"

Han Sanping was delighted at first, but soon a look of doubt appeared on her face: "No! Why do I feel like you have other plans? You want to give me a script and let me be the director. What do you want to do? Bribe me?"

"Hey, how can that be possible!" Chen Fei said with a smile: "I just want you to play a role, I have no other intentions."

"Do you need to give me the script if you want me to play a role?" Han Sanping obviously didn't believe his nonsense.

"This role is a little special. I'm afraid you'll refuse, so I'm offering you the benefits first."

"Special?" Han Sanping frowned slightly: "What's special? Could he be a villain?"

Chen Fei blinked to indicate his agreement.

Han Sanping rolled her eyes: "What's the big deal? I'm not one of those young handsome guys with idol baggage. I'm just playing a villain, it's nothing..."

"Yes... he is the villain in The Taking of Tiger Mountain."

As soon as the words fell, Han Sanping's words were stuck and the room was filled with dead silence.

A cold laugh suddenly sounded: "Haha, the villain of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy"? Could it be a mountain eagle?"

Fade Chen immediately praised him: "Wow! Mr. Han's thinking is really fast!"

"Hurry up!"

Han Sanping reached out and quickly cut off the power to the teapot, then stood up and walked to the bathroom, not forgetting to say, "Close the door when you leave."

"Ah?!" Chen Fei was slightly stunned, and blurted out subconsciously: "Hey! No, then are you going to act or not?"

Han Sanping yelled, "What the hell am I acting for!"

"No, it's just a mountain eagle. I don't think it's a big deal. With such a high status, do you still care about the outside world's evaluation?
This is actually an opportunity. You can just think of it as a self-joke. As you are approaching retirement, it would be great if you can still leave a reputation of being casual to the outside world!
And I am confident that I can definitely push the box office of this movie to over 10 billion. By then, you will be the first villain in the history of Chinese-language movies to have a box office of 10 billion. You will have a good personality and reputation, and you will have achieved results. How great is that..."

Chen Fei was talking to himself, but what he saw was the bathroom door being slammed shut without mercy.

Listening to the sound of running water coming from the bathroom, he blinked, somewhat confused as to what Han Sanping was thinking.

Judging from his attitude, he was obviously very resistant to playing the role of "Zuoshandiao".

But judging from the fact that he held the script of "The Hundred Regiments Offensive" tightly and took it directly into the bathroom, he didn't seem to be that resistant.

Scratching his head, feeling somewhat puzzled, Fade Chen turned and left Han Sanping's room.

It's still early, so he's not in a hurry and can just take his time.

He was ready to use all possible means. As long as Han Sanping did not resist too strongly, it would mean there was great hope.

At this time in the bathroom, hearing the sound of the door outside being locked, Han Sanping turned off the shower, opened the door and walked out.

After making sure that Chen Fei had left, he looked down at the script of "The Hundred Regiments Offensive" in his hand and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice:
"This kid, he's trying to mess with me on purpose!"

At this moment, Han Sanping suddenly recalled the scene when he found Chen Fei and asked for investment in the animated film "Big Fish and Begonia".

At that time, Chen Fei made a request to him, saying that he would like to have him play a guest role in the future.

If nothing unexpected happened, this kid had already been planning on attacking him at that time.

"Zuoshandiao? Fuck! What a crap role! I won't play it!"

He held the script tightly in his hand.

He didn't want to play the role, and he didn't plan to return the script, so he just regarded it as a retirement gift from Chen Fei.

……

Time quickly came to the opening day of the Shanghai International Film Festival.

More than 400 filmmakers from home and abroad appeared on the red carpet, creating the most star-studded "Oriental Oscar Night" of the year!
The entire film festival will last for 9 days and will officially end on the evening of the 23rd.

On the red carpet, Chen Fei saw many familiar stars, actors, and entertainers. The majority of them were actors from mainland China, followed by those from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and there were also many people from Hollywood.

The famous movie star Jessica Chastain made a surprise appearance as the main creator of the film "Zero Dark Thirty". Keanu Reeves, Mo Wenwei and Chen Hu, the three main creators of "Man of Tai Chi", also caused screams at the scene...

This year's Shanghai Film Festival can be described as star-studded and full of dazzling array of performances.

What surprised Chen Fei the most was that he actually saw Han Sanping's daughter Han Jianu on the red carpet!

She came here with Ning Hao as the deputy director of the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" crew.

At this moment, a bold idea suddenly emerged in Chen Fei's mind.

I heard that the Third Master dotes on his eldest daughter very much. Why not let Han Jianu come and assist and help with lobbying?
Just when Chen Fei was secretly thinking about how to talk to Han Jianu, an unexpected situation occurred.

After seeing Chen Fei, Han Jianu came over with a look of joy on her face and greeted him enthusiastically: "Brother, congratulations on winning the Palme d'Or and the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival! You are so amazing!"

Chen Fei smiled, glanced at Han Sanping who was communicating with others in the distance, and asked in a low voice: "The second part of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" will not start shooting for a few months. What are you busy with recently?"

Upon hearing this, Han Jianu's expression became a little depressed.

She sighed and muttered, "Alas, my father drafted me into the army and arranged for me to do odd jobs in Teacher Jiang Wen's new movie. He made me do dirty and tiring work all day long. It's really annoying."

The tone of voice is indeed that of a biological daughter!

"Isn't it really boring over there?" Chen Fei asked gently.

Han Jianu nodded slightly: "Yeah, a bunch of old men, discussing the script all day long, the film will start shooting in a while, and they haven't even decided on the outline yet!"

"How about... you come over to my place and play for a few days?"

"Hmm?!" Han Jianu asked with great interest, "Brother, are you going to start a new play?"

"Yes, the script has been reviewed and will be officially announced tomorrow morning."

"Okay! Okay! Then when can I join the group?"

"Don't you need to say hello to Mr. Han?"

"No need. This is the crew you are directing. Will they refuse to let me learn from you, the Palme d'Or director?"

"That's true." Fade Chen nodded and confirmed again: "Have you thought it through? If you are sure, I will ask the company to issue a notice tomorrow morning."

Han Jianu responded without hesitation: "I've thought about it, I've thought about it."

Her thoughts were very simple. With her father behind her, could Fade Chen really cheat a little Karami like her?

However, what she didn't know was that the person Chen Fei wanted to trick was not her, but the "Old Karami" standing behind her.

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