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

Chapter 642: What is this masterpiece? It is better to enjoy it alone than to share it with others! "Tiny Times 2" is out!

Many people used to say that only Hong Kong artists participating in the premiere would be truly lively, because artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan were very open, and the questions raised by the media were sharp enough...

But today, Chen Fei suddenly wanted to say that all the above remarks were nonsense!
Actors and artists from the mainland may be relatively reserved, but they are very good at playing tricks, and when you experience them carefully, they are extremely exciting and interesting.

Just like now, Dong Zijian, who is known as the "Prince of the domestic entertainment industry", is recognizing relatives everywhere, calling them uncles, uncles, and grandfathers...

Guo Jingming, who had been mocked by the entire Internet and had quarrels with many directors, was now as obedient as a quail, greeting people everywhere.

Yang Ying, who has been confirmed to star in "Legend of White Ghost: The Desperate Escape", always holds her head high when facing other actresses, as if she is superior to them.

Zeng Jia, who used to be Yang Mi's follower, has transformed himself into a well-known film and television company boss in the industry...

There are endless scenes like this, which are really jaw-dropping, but also somehow reasonable.

It was not until Chen Fei took the microphone to the stage and announced the official start of the premiere of "The Sun Also Rises" that the scene suddenly became quiet.

Glancing at all the guests, Chen Fei said softly, "I won't say anything more. Welcome everyone to watch the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or: Burning Sun."

This was a very pretentious statement, but everyone in the audience listened very seriously, without any disdain or ridicule.

Just the three words "Golden Palm" are enough to make the entire film and television industry stand in awe!

The big screen came down and the movie officially began playing.

In fact, many people at the scene have already seen this movie at the Shanghai International Film Festival, but at the same time, there are also many people who have not yet watched it.

In short, this is actually a story about "which is more ruthless, the French Open or human nature?"

……

"Wow! Everyone's acting is so great. Not a single one of them is just a supporting role."

"Tsk tsk, it's worthy of being the Palme d'Or. There are really no boring moments throughout the whole process. It's a conscientious drama, right?!"

"Wow! Director Chen's passionate scene is so intense! But... is this a double? I feel like there's still a slight difference."

"Who said this is an art film? It has a lot of commercial flavor, especially the high-rise chase scene, it's so exciting!"

"This story is really "cool". If the law is a rigid standard, then morality is the criterion of human nature. The two cannot be confused in some cases, but in some cases they are integrated. A bad person in the legal sense may also be a good person in the moral sense. At least in these three "suspects", there are too many shining points of humanity..."

There was constant discussion at the scene, and everyone was watching very carefully and seriously, for fear of missing out on some exciting moments.

After more than two hours, the film screening officially ended.

At the moment of the closing, there was enthusiastic applause from the audience!

Under the attention of everyone present, Chen Fei led all the members of the starring team to the stage again and began to be interviewed.

The first question is always the box office performance.

Without exception, most people at the scene were very concerned about this issue. After all, Feiyue Films' films have always been able to achieve a win-win situation in terms of awards and box office.

Chen Fei said frankly: "The film has won so many awards and has gained a lot of popularity. I believe there will be many viewers who are interested in this film.

I won’t say any big words, I will just try my best to surpass all the movies in the same period, hahahaha…”

These words immediately caused the scene to become agitated. Many media and reporters' eyes lit up and they already had a draft in mind.

"Fade Chen made a bold statement, vowing to crush all the movies in the same period..."

Many people at the scene had movies coming out in September, and after hearing these words, although they all kept smiling, their minds became more active.

"Want to dominate the box office market in September?"

Yu Dong muttered to himself, thinking about the 3D masterpiece "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" in which he invested, and felt that Chen Fei's words were ridiculous.

Even horses can stumble sometimes, let alone humans.

……

The cocktail party that followed was the time for everyone to socialize.

It has been nearly a year since Yang Mi left Feiyinghuang Agency, but this is the first time Chen Fei has met her.

After clinking glasses, he casually asked, "I heard that your studio is going to be upgraded to a company?"

"Yes, that's right. We are going through the process." Yang Mi responded and said generously, "If there is a suitable project in the future, maybe we can cooperate. I will have to trouble you for your support..."

After drinking a glass of wine, Yang Mi and Zeng Jia turned and left, one went to Wang Changtian and the other went to Yu Dong.

When a woman works hard to pursue her career, she does have some drive.

"The script of 'The Hundred Regiments Offensive' has been approved. I plan to announce it to the public when I retire, and give everyone a big surprise!"

Perhaps because she was about to unload a heavy burden, Han Sanping became less sharp and more gentle.

"Okay, just make your decision. I'll cooperate with you throughout the process."

Since Han Sanping wanted to show off, Chen Fei naturally had no reason to refuse.

The two were chatting when suddenly, people from Tianyu and Guo Jingming came over and greeted them enthusiastically.

"Director Chen, you are the idol of all of us in the screenwriting industry."

Guo Jingming said flattering words and drank the wine in the glass.

Chen Fei took a sip, smiled and nodded, and had no intention of communicating with him too much.

After saying hello, the group quickly walked away.

Han Sanping suddenly said leisurely: "He looks quite normal, but what he wrote is too explicit. Some scenes cannot be made public on a large scale..."

“It is better to enjoy happiness alone than to enjoy happiness with others?”

"No, it's the 'public' that cannot see and touch the method and process of 'enjoying alone'."

"Ha ha……"

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As expected, various reports popped up online the day after the premiere of "The Sun Also Rises".

Perhaps someone was instigating this, and most media outlets said that Chen Fei had been blinded by the glory and started talking nonsense.

"No matter how high the box office ceiling of art films is, how high can it be? Dominating September? That's just wishful thinking!"

"Director Chen Fei is ambitious and wants to defeat a group of commercial films. Is it wishful thinking or is he confident? Please wait and see." "Art films want to make high profits. There is no other way except to win awards and sell copyrights..."

A day later, the premiere ceremony of "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch: Kingdom of the Moon" was held in the capital.

Although Chen Fei did not go there in person, Su Guohai did.

After returning, he said bluntly: "This is just a great love story set off by extreme special effects. Although it is advertised as a 3D movie, the 3D effect was only used in the opening part. There was no 3D picture in the rest of the movie. This is not the way to deceive people! You will be struck by lightning!"

Su Guohai was very excited and was obviously irritated by this fake 3D.

"Haha, just wait and see. A movie that dares to deceive its fans will never have a good ending."

Chen Fei couldn't help laughing as he spoke, feeling inexplicably expectant. He didn't know what on earth those guys had come up with.

Although he already knew that this was a bad movie, he still decided to wait and see the finished film after it was released.

The production team in Hong Kong actually claimed that they had produced a "masterpiece", but that just sounds unreliable.

……

In addition to "The Burning Sun" and "The White-Haired Witch: Kingdom of the Moon", the premieres of domestic films are still continuing.

The September schedule, which is destined to be filled with smoke of war, is about to officially begin!

What surprised Chen Fei was that Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin" was suddenly allowed to be released again.

When he received the call from Lao Jia, he was still a little confused: "So what's the situation now? Have you found someone? Or did the higher-ups ask you to re-edit the footage?"

"A few bloody scenes were edited."

Jia Zhangke explained, and then added: "I have to prepare quickly to get this movie into theaters. The attitude of the higher-ups is very vague, and there's no telling when they might change their mind."

When attending the Cannes Film Festival, Chen Fei went to see "A Touch of Sin" on purpose.

I have to say, some of the clips in it are really bold, full of violence and resistance!
Especially the character "Dahai" played by Jiang Wu, he interprets what the resistance of an honest man is. He will do anything and completely lose his mind, just to die together!
The reason why the above attitude is ambiguous may be because of the fear of causing impact. After all, those who are barefoot will never be afraid of those who wear shoes.

On the 4th, Chen Fei attended the film screening organized by Jia Zhangke, and once again felt what it means to be "angry and blood splattered all over the place!"

At the end of the screening, Chen Fei noticed that Jia Zhangke did not look very happy.

Upon asking, I found out that the higher-ups were planning to schedule the release date for this film in November, which is more than two months away.

"Fuck! Who knows if there will be new variables in the process? Restrictions here and there, it's really ridiculous. Domestic films are restricted by these..."

Listening to Jia Zhangke's complaints, Chen Fei didn't know how to persuade him.

There is no way. There are too many bloody and violent scenes in the movie "A Touch of Sin", and most of them cannot even be changed!
Scenes like the one where Wang Baoqiang shoots three robbers and the one where their heads explode are strictly prohibited in China. If the censorship department says they can't show it, then they won't show it. The director and producers didn't show any temper at all.

After the film screening, there was a cocktail party, but Chen Fei did not stay long. He chatted with a few familiar people for a while, then said goodbye to Jia Zhangke and left.

But before leaving, he found Wang Baoqiang and specifically told him:
"The project of Detective Chinatown has been approved. The director will be Wang Shiliang, who directed Wolf Warrior. Remember not to take other projects in the near future. Familiarize yourself with the script. Filming will start by the end of the month at the latest."

"Okay, Director Chen, I understand."

Wang Baoqiang nodded in response, and completely gave up the idea of ​​cooperating with Brother Chen Kai.

Although the conditions offered there were very high, he could still distinguish between temporary interests and long-term benefits.

You know, Brother Chen Kai is no longer the only director in China to have won the Palme d'Or, and its value has long been reduced.

And apart from "Farewell My Concubine", his achievements in the field of commercial films are not particularly great.

Wang Baoqiang looks simple, kind and honest, but he is not stupid. With a project like "Detective Chinatown", why would he want to join the fun of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain"?
Is the boss’s script worse than Brother Chen Kai’s?
It's definitely not going to be good!
……

On the 5th, the imported films "Elysium" and "The Burning Sun" were officially released in all domestic theaters.

At the same time, "Tiny Times 2: The Age of Aoki" also came to its final moment.

As a fan-oriented movie, the overall box office performance of "Tiny Times 2" almost entirely came from the explosion in the first week.

In the first 7 days of its first week, it grossed 1.7 million yuan at the box office.

But after the first week, the box office performance began to decline sharply and became a complete failure.

Until the day it came to an end and officially withdrew from theaters, the total box office was only 2.56 million.

This also means that in the 23 days after the first week, "Tiny Times" only earned a total box office of 8600 million, which is truly shocking!

Reports about the film's performance have already appeared online.

"The second film in Guo Jingming's Tiny Times series has fallen short of expectations, with a total box office of only 2.56 million yuan, a huge difference from the first film."

"The shortcomings of the fan-made film have been exposed, and Guo Jingming's glory has finally come to an end."

"The regret has not been made up, but it has been slapped in the face. The "Tiny Times" series is suspected to be officially coming to an end..."

Chen Fei saw that many of Guo Jingming's fans were comforting him online, telling him not to be discouraged and to keep working hard and achieve greater success.

There are even many die-hard fans accusing ordinary fans, questioning why they don't support the movie box office?

The two sides were arguing with each other, making the entire comment section a mess.

No one knew what Guo Jingming was thinking. He did not step forward to mediate, but instead deliberately let the incident continue to ferment.

Chen Fei just watched the fun and even asked his assistant to bring him some melon seeds. He cracked the seeds and ate the melon at the same time.

At the same time, "Thor 2: The Dark World" also came to an end.

After a full month of release, the domestic box office grossed 4.5 million yuan, while North America grossed 2.68 million U.S. dollars. The global box office currently stands at 7.55 million U.S. dollars.

According to Marvel's analysis, by the time the movie officially closes at the global box office, it should be able to exceed $8 million!
So far, "Iron Man 3" and "Thor 2: The Dark World" have both been successful, and the next one is "Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier".

Marvel has already shifted its promotional focus and transferred all its public relations efforts to the latter, just waiting for its official release in October.

As for "The Great Gatsby" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, it did not attract much box office appeal in China.

It grossed 763 million on its first day of release, and only 2768 million in its first seven days. Its box office potential was clearly lower than Warner Bros.' expectations.

If we don’t get enough rewards at the Oscars at the end of the year, then this investment will probably be a huge loss again!

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