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

Chapter 657: Leader? Are you here to take advantage of me?

"Godzilla", a collaboration between Lucasfilm, Toho Co., Ltd. and Tsuburaya Productions, has been confirmed to be officially released on November 11, which is Halloween.

This schedule was determined after multiple calculations to ensure that there would not be any strong opponents during the same period.

Chen Fei specifically checked the domestic schedule. There were a total of four movies released on November 11st, and the only one that could pose a threat to Godzilla was probably Hotel Transylvania.

On the 4th, there is another imported action science fiction movie called "Escape Plan".

The combination of Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger is bound to attract a large amount of attention and support from fans, but after all, there is a three-day gap between the two films, so the impact has been greatly reduced.

In North America, there is absolutely no decent movie in November.

"The Hobbit 2: The Desolation of Smaug" produced by Warner has attracted a lot of attention, but the release date of that movie has been scheduled until December and it poses no threat to "Godzilla" at all.

At this moment, it is already late October and only a few days are left until November.

Therefore, the premiere event of "Godzilla" was naturally put on the agenda.

Since this film has many investors, the scale of the world premiere held in North America was inevitably expanded a lot.

Lucasfilm was the organizer and the premiere event was held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

The hotel built a screen directly in the lobby to screen movies, and also provided buffet and beverage services to the guests participating in the event.

Since there were so many big names arriving at the event, Chen Fei naturally had to socialize with many parties.

After Liu Yifei followed him to greet many big names in the circle, she came to the buffet alone and prepared to eat something to fill her stomach.

They got up late in the morning and left in a hurry, so they had no time to eat breakfast.

However, just as she picked up the cake on the table and before she put it on the plate, a woman with short blond hair suddenly came up to her.

"Hi, Crystal, we meet again."

Liu Yifei turned her head and looked at her, a look of confusion on her face. She didn't remember having any dealings with this woman, nor did she know her.

The short-haired woman was also holding a plate and said in a familiar voice, "Don't you remember me? We met at the Balenciaga event and I gave you a business card.

My name is Allison Mack, and I starred in Smallville: Absolute Justice…”

The other party was very enthusiastic. Thanks to her good upbringing, Liu Yifei did not turn around and leave, but instead chatted with her casually for a few words.

However, as they chatted, Liu Yifei discovered that there seemed to be something wrong with the woman in front of her.

She always says some very strange things, like "purifying the soul", "cleansing oneself", "returning to nature"... It sounds weird.

Liu Yifei has been in Hollywood for so long, so she naturally knows that this place is full of various churches, especially those "cults", which are countless!

She felt that something was wrong with this woman, so she interrupted her: "Ms. Alison, I'm sorry, I have something else to do. Let's talk again next time we have a chance."

After saying that, she turned around and walked towards Fade Chen without any hesitation.

She doesn't want to get involved with these cults. Who knows if they have any bad intentions?
At this moment, looking at Liu Yifei's back as she quickly left, Allison Mack did not look lost, but instead revealed a crazy and evil smile!

Instead of talking to anyone else, she slipped into the elevator, went to the top floor of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, took out the room card from her bag, swiped the card and walked into a room.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room was a middle-aged man wearing black-framed glasses. He looked gentle and elegant, very much like a knowledgeable teacher or professor.

However, two women were kneeling at his feet.

One of the women held a wine bottle and a wine glass in both hands, while the other held a plate of fruit. They behaved like enslaved servants, with extremely respectful expressions.

Alison was very familiar with this kind of scene, and her expression did not look strange.

She came to the middle-aged man, raised her hands high, knelt on one knee, and respectfully called out, "Master."

Keith Lanier raised his eyes slightly and said in a cold tone: "Alison, you are a full ten minutes late than the time I requested."

"I'm sorry, Master. It's my fault."

As Alison spoke, she knelt down and kissed Keith Raniere's leather shoes, then gently took them off and handed them to the leader in front of her.

Keith Lanier took the shoe without any hesitation or holding back, and hit Alison hard on the buttocks.

With a "pop" sound, Alison couldn't help but let out a soft cry, then took off her skirt and showed him the results of what Keith Raniere had done.

The red and swollen shoe prints were clearly visible on the fair skin.

Keith Lanier nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "Explain why you are late?"

Alison said excitedly: "Master, the hotel lobby is holding a movie premiere event. I met a very good Chinese actress. I think she is very suitable to be your slave and leave your mark on her private parts."

When the word "imprint" was mentioned, the three women in the room became extremely excited.

At this moment, they seemed to recall the scene when they first joined the cult and were branded on their private parts by the cult leader with a branding iron.

Just thinking of that scene, they felt their bodies react, and they even felt numb and tingling, unable to control themselves.

At this moment, when Keith Raniere heard that there was another suitable enslavement target, he immediately became excited.

"What is her name?"

"Crystal."

As she spoke, Alison picked up the tablet computer on the coffee table and retrieved all the information about Liu Yifei.

Keith Lanier's eyes lit up as he looked at the delicate and beautiful face on the tablet screen.

"Master, her identity is not simple. She is a well-deserved top-tier actress in China, and she is also very famous in Hollywood!"

Eager to get her reward, Alison was very keen on finding new slave girls for Keith Raniere.

She knew in her heart that the higher the status of the female slave, the more satisfied the leader would be, and the higher the reward she could get!

Keith Raniere reached out and swiped the screen of his tablet computer. The more he looked, the more satisfied he became. This kind of actress had already met his favorite standards.

Leaning back on the sofa, enjoying the service, he gave a direct order: "I don't care what method you use, you must bring her to the church headquarters. I will personally cleanse her soul and brand her."

"Okay, Master." Alison nodded and added, "These Chinese people are very vigilant. It may take some time and resources. I need to build a good relationship with her first."

Keith Lanier waved his hand nonchalantly: "I approve that you can use some of the church's resources. I just want to see the results. Don't tell me about the process."

"Okay, I understand, Master!"

Alison responded and knelt quietly beside her, thinking about how to coax Liu Yifei.

At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and two figures, one big and one small, appeared outside the door.

Alison looked up and her eyes suddenly lit up!
She didn't know the younger one, but she was very familiar with the older one.

Catherine Oxenberg, a famous Hollywood actress, is also a well-known female producer.

In an instant, many strategies emerged in her mind.

As an actor, who can refuse a top film or TV script?
As she was thinking, she saw Catherine Oxenberg had come to her and greeted Keith Raniere excitedly: "Master, I brought you a gift."

As she spoke, Catherine Oxenberg pushed her daughter out from beside her and introduced her to Keith Raniere like a commodity.

……

At this time, in the hall downstairs.

After leaving the self-service area, Liu Yifei quickly came to Chen Fei's side.

"What's wrong with you?" Looking at the slightly flustered expression on her face, Fade Chen asked curiously.

Liu Yifei frowned slightly. "Just now, there was a very strange blonde woman who was talking to me in a mysterious way about purifying the soul and cleansing the self, like a charlatan."

"Where have people gone?"

Chen Fei subconsciously looked in the direction where Liu Yifei was running.

"I don't know where she went. I just know her name is Allison Mack and she seemed to have appeared in Smallville."

"Okay, I got it. I'll arrange for someone to investigate later." Fade Chen warned, "If you see someone like this in the future, stay away from her. 99% of them are from a cult." Liu Yifei responded obediently, "Okay, I'll remember that."

……

The premiere of "Godzilla" ended successfully. In addition to the guests, many media and reporters came to the scene, and these people received red envelopes from the crew before leaving.

These are the unspoken rules in the industry, and everyone is used to them.

The next day, all the Hollywood entertainment websites were full of positive reviews about Godzilla, such as "excellent special effects", "stunning visual effects", "shocking pictures"...

Without exception, almost all the reviews are positive.

Movie promotions are nothing more than this.

After the premiere, Chen Fei stopped paying attention to "Godzilla". After all, it was just a science fiction film with a purely commercial model and was not worth his special follow-up.

The preparations for "The Revenant" have reached a critical moment. He has already communicated with Leo and will start filming immediately after this year's Oscars.

Before that, Chen Fei had to prepare a series of tasks including storyboards, filming locations, supporting roles, props, etc.

In addition, the promotion of "The Martian" has officially begun.

It just so happened that he and Liu Yifei were both in Hollywood, so they simply started the promotion and some roadshow activities from there.

This movie is also set to be released globally, and North America, as the world's largest box office, is naturally indispensable.

……

Previously, Chen Fei had always believed that Alibaba Pictures' backdoor listing had absolutely nothing to do with him.

But he ignored the shamelessness of Mr. Ma!

He was a little surprised when he received the call from the other party.

It was not until he heard the other party on the phone talking endlessly about the various positive factors after Alibaba's listing that he finally reacted.

This person is here to take advantage of him!
Back then, when Huayi went public, the two Wang brothers also approached him and begged him to buy some Huayi shares.

At that time, because it was profitable, Chen Fei agreed.

When he finally sold these stocks, he had earned more than nine figures in profit.

But what does Ali have?

On the phone, Mr. Ma was still chattering: "If Director Chen has an idea, now is a good time to buy. After the market reopens, I guarantee that the stock price will rise sharply, and we will all be family members in the future..."

I have to say that this guy is really good at talking, and all kinds of deceptive tricks come one after another without stopping.

However, his calculation was obviously wrong.

"Mr. Ma, I'm sorry, I need to think about this carefully. We can talk about it later when we have time..."

Chen Fei made up an excuse and hung up the phone.

Throwing the phone on the table, he curled his lips and muttered, "Tsk tsk, do you really think I'm stupid? You actually set your sights on me?"

He knew very well what kind of person Ali was.

If you get on this guy's pirate ship, it won't be easy to get off.

……

In the blink of an eye, the end of the month has arrived.

"The Dragon King of the Capital of Gods" produced by Huayi was the first to reach the release period stipulated by the theaters.

从9月28号开始，一直到10月28号，整整30天的上映时间，为这部电影带来了总计6.84亿的票房成绩。

When the media reported this data, as expected, the two brothers of the Wang family were once again faced with a wave of ridicule in the circle.

Before the release, Wang Zhonglei excitedly shouted out a slogan to the public, saying that the box office of this movie must exceed 700 million!

But the fact is, they once again stopped before the 700 million threshold.

Movie fans and netizens outside the circle may not be aware of this, but people inside the circle have already heard some rumors.

"With more than a week left before the film was released, Wang Zhonglei went to the Film Bureau, hoping to apply for an extension of the key, but in the end he was rejected."

On the other end of the phone, Su Guohai's voice contained a hint of gloating.

Different from the miserable performance of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the box office of "Ip Man 3" has successfully exceeded 11 billion, and the daily increase in box office remains above 500 million.

By the time the film ends its run tomorrow, the total box office will remain at 11.2 billion, exceeding the 4.36 million yuan of "The Dragon King".

In this competition, Huayi not only lost miserably, but also once again wrote a new page on the pillar of shame.

After "The Great Earthquake", "The Dragon King" once again stopped at the 7 million threshold. If nothing unexpected happens, this will become the target for many films and will be mentioned repeatedly.

Although the movie was profitable and the stock price saw a surge as a result, Wang Zhonglei felt very alienated for some reason.

It’s really fucking terrible to make this money!
……

After talking about the box office performance of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Ip Man 3", Su Guohai mentioned another thing.

"The script of 'Charlotte's Troubles', which we are working on with the Happy Twist team, has been approved, and preparations for the actors and filming locations have come to an end. Happy Twist said that filming will officially start in a week."

"Okay." Chen Fei replied casually, "I won't go back. You can go to the scene in person when the time comes. If they have any difficulties, you can help them."

People in the industry were surprised that Happy Twist was going to make a movie.

In many people's minds, Happy Twist specializes in stage plays, dramas, musicals, sketches, etc., and has nothing to do with the film and television production industry.

But they never expected that they would board the fast ship of Feiyue Film and Television and even shout out the slogan of "adapting stage play IP into film and television".

I have to say, this thing is really rare.

However, many people just treat this as fun.

The stage play was adapted into a film and television. Isn't it just a group of skit actors performing a large skit on the big screen? What's so worthy of attention?
The lessons learned from Deyun Club’s past are still clearly there. In the eyes of many people, what is the difference between these sketch actors and crosstalk actors?

"If this kind of movie can still make money, I'll stand on my head and eat shit!"

"So, we have to go to the cinema to watch skits from now on?"

"The stage play 'Charlotte's Troubles' is quite good, but if it is adapted into a movie, will it work?"

For a time, many questioning voices appeared on the Internet, and many people held a pessimistic attitude, believing that Happy Twist was seeking its own destruction.

Some of the negative news even affected Feiyue Films.

Some media have also raised questions: "Is Feiyue Film and Television going to change its previous "high-tech" development path and start producing bad movies on a large scale to make money?"

Chen Fei simply ignored these news that were obviously just to attract attention.

Instead, he is looking forward to the situation after the release of "Charlotte's Troubles". He wonders what the reaction of those netizens who were pessimistic in the early stage will be after seeing the finished film?
Another person who holds the same mentality is Zhen Zixuan, who was dubbed "box office poison" because of the release of "Special Identity".

Because the film's reputation is so bad, he has now left the publicity team and hid in Hong Kong alone.

However, in the short term, he did not fall into despair.

Because the 3D mythological blockbuster "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven", which had an investment of million yuan and a production period of three years, was officially scheduled yesterday.

Several investors of the film seemed to be very confident in the film and even announced that the film would be released during the Spring Festival.

What made Zhen Zixuan excited was that he played the role of Sun Wukong in this movie!

As long as this film can be successful at the box office, the term "box office poison" will be easily forgotten.

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