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

Chapter 658 Target: Lunar New Year Film Festival! Caught? Time for revenge... suck blood!

With the successful completion of Ip Man 3, the only domestic film that is still attracting much attention during the entire October schedule is Special Identity, starring Zhen Zixuan and Jing Tian.

Although the box office revenue successfully exceeded 100 million, the word of mouth has been completely ruined, and the two leading actors have completely withdrew from the publicity team.

In order to prevent the film from affecting Jing Tian, ​​Lu Zheng, after communicating with Chen Long, simply started the promotion of "New Police Story 2013" in advance.

On the last day of October, Chen Long and Jing Tian attended the film's media meeting together.

Although he was in Los Angeles, Chen Fei still saw the article published by the media.

Chen Long didn’t know if he was speaking from a heartfelt perspective, but he rarely mentioned his daughter in front of the media and said that he felt guilty towards her!

Unfortunately, when the reporters at the scene wanted to continue asking questions, he took the initiative to change the subject and refused to talk about the daughter who was unwilling to do a paternity test with him.

However, this does not prevent netizens from making various speculations and assumptions.

Someone even published an article of more than a thousand words, claiming confidently: "Chen Long must have already recognized this girl in private, so he revealed his true feelings..."

There was no way to analyze whether it was true or not. Chen Fei was just paying attention to this matter with the simple intention of watching the show.

Anyway, in his opinion, the news on the Internet is not worth believing at all.

When Chen Long takes the initiative to come forward and says that he has already acknowledged this girl in private, that will be a real big event!
But, Lin Fengjiao is not a pushover.

As far as Chen Fei knew, even though his elder brother was divorced from her, he was still under her control. Her methods were extremely sophisticated!
……

The last day of October is destined to be restless.

The big brother just made a big news over there, and Feiyue Films announced that the finished film "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" has passed the review.

As soon as this news came out, the circle went into an uproar!

It's only November and the film has already been released. If nothing unexpected happens, the release date will definitely be during the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year.

Considering the fact that "The Martian" has been scheduled for the Spring Festival, the final result is self-evident!

"Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" is obviously aimed at the Lunar New Year holiday.

For a time, movies such as "Private Tailor", "The Four 2", "New Police Story 2013" and so on all began to tremble.

If this was a movie shot by an ordinary director, people would naturally choose to ignore its existence.

But the combination of Chen Fei + Han Sanping + Jiang Wen is destined to be a "monster" in the Lunar New Year period, and ordinary movies have no ability to stop it at all.

"When will your movie be released?"

Wang Changtian called nervously, fearing that "The Four 2" would be affected.

"number 13."

Chen Fei did not hide it. Although the Film Bureau had not officially announced it yet, he had already known about it.

"Huh, that's good, that's good!"

Wang Changtian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, because "The Four 2" has been confirmed to be released on December 12. The interval between the two is as long as a week. Although it will have a certain impact, it will not be very big.

On the other hand, the later "Personal Tailor" was in big trouble!

Movie fans are used to eating fine grains, and if they are suddenly served a bowl of corn porridge that irritates their throats, they will curse the cook!

……

Although Bruce seems to be a bit unreliable, it has to be said that he is quite efficient.

He said before that he would give Chen Fei a reply in a week, and now, exactly one week had passed and his call came in at the right time.

"Fei, I have already taken care of the things you assigned to me."

"Oh?" Chen Fei asked curiously, "Tell me, what has happened now?"

"Hehe." Bruce first laughed evilly, and then explained: "The FBI and IRS have already intervened. All the key members of the company from Hong Kong Island have been controlled. They will face huge liquidated damages..."

There are clear laws in Japan that all love action films must be censored before they can be sold to the public.

However, most of those ordinary people prefer to watch uncensored movies, and the profits of uncensored movies are usually several times that of censored movies!
Therefore, in order to obtain high incomes, the producers would take the films to the United States for sale and then import them back to their own country, thus making it legal.

However, in order to raise a large amount of funds in a short period of time, Xiang Huasheng boldly formed a crew to shoot without any formalities, and began to sell uncensored films to the outside world.

His approach is not an exception in Japan, as many romantic action movie production companies are doing the same.

However, other companies are not as bold as him and dare to carry out large-scale sales!
Under Bruce's manipulation, Xiang Huasheng's behavior was revealed and exposed in a very short time.

What made Xiang Huasheng and other senior executives despair was that the ones responsible for investigating them were not the local police in Neon Country, but the FBI and IRS who were parachuted in from the United States!

Although the former has a fierce reputation, they are mainly responsible for various anti-terrorism, counter-espionage and criminal investigations, and can be dealt with by spending some money.

But the IRS is a bit scary!

The IRS, as the Internal Revenue Service, has a very high status in the United States and is regarded as a symbol of the highest priority in law enforcement, even surpassing the FBI and CIA.

It has independent armed forces, courts and prisons, can directly freeze all taxpayers' property, and has the right to sell it.

In addition, the IRS also holds the identity information of all American citizens and green card holders. Whether they are citizens, businesses, or financial institutions that have nothing to do with the United States, they all need to deal with the IRS.

In the United States, it is generally believed that even the president should not easily provoke the IRS!

Xiang Huasheng's act of making uncensored love action films and selling them in Japan without going through channels in the United States is tantamount to infringing on the interests of the IRS.

Overnight, all film crews were shut down and all senior executives were arrested.

At the same time, a huge fine traveled across the ocean and appeared on Xiang Huaqiang's desk.

Looking at the string of numbers on the ticket, he felt like his heart was bleeding!

pain!
It hurts so much!

I was originally thinking of going to Japan to make a big buck, but I never expected that I would be robbed by the IRS.

He had dealt with that group of people before and knew very well what the consequences would be if the ticket was not paid!
But Huaxia Star is already in a very money-losing state. Where can he find the money?
His former friends were still waiting for him to pay the bail, and the "Legend of White Ghost: Desperate Escape" side was urging him to pay the money all day long, and now there was another sky-high fine...

The continuous blows almost drove him to death!
At this point, it seems that the only way he can think of to make money is to sell his assets.

……

On November 11, after finishing their trip to North America, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei appeared at the Capital Airport in a very low-key manner.

Because it was still early and the two men's disguises were sophisticated enough, they were not blocked by the paparazzi lurking at the airport.

Chen Fei had originally planned to attend the premiere of "Nomadland" before coming back, but as "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" was scheduled, he had to return early to take charge of the situation.

Jiang Wen is busy filming his film "One Step Away", Han Sanping is preparing for "The Hundred Regiments Offensive", Huang Xiaoming is filming "Detective Chinatown"...

After thinking about it, it seems that Chen Fei is the only one who is still free.

So he had to come back early and start promoting the film with Liu Yifei and Fan Bingbing.

As for other people, we can only wait until they are free and then find time to join us in the roadshow.

On the way back to the courtyard, looking at the various posters on both sides of the road, Chen Fei asked curiously: "Wang Feng is holding a concert in the capital recently?"

"Yes." The assistant in the passenger seat responded first, then suddenly laughed out loud.

Under the curious gazes of Chen Fei and Liu Yifei, she explained: "At the concert last night, many fans were shouting Zhang Ziyi's name. The scene was extremely chaotic and the organizers had no control over it at all."

Speaking of Zhang Ziyi, Chen Fei couldn't help but think of her movie "Very Lucky".

Before the film was released, she and Wang Lihong jointly called for the box office to break 5 million.

But what happened? The box office had just broken 100 million yuan, and before the end of the screening date, it was forcibly withdrawn by the theater chain.

She is now hiding in the crew of "The Crossing" and dares not show up in public for fear of being asked some very embarrassing questions.

……

As soon as he returned to the courtyard, Chen Fei received a call from Huo Qigang.

"Huaxia Star seems to be in a lot of trouble and is currently selling off its assets and various film and television copyrights. Should we make a move?"

"Of course." Chen Fei knew what was going on. Xiang Huaqiang couldn't stand it any longer. "He's in big trouble this time. We must drag him down and try to get the price down to the lowest."

Chen Fei had only one purpose in choosing to purchase these film and television copyrights.

——Rush to the warehouse!
He felt that Youku's reserves of film and television resources were still insufficient, and Huaxiaxing happened to be a major holder of Hong Kong film copyrights, so he could take advantage of them.

"The Legend of Zu Mountain", "The Lion Roars in the East", "Fall in Love with Your Bed", "Big Man", "Unforgettable", "Underworld"...

Although these are all old Hong Kong films, they are just right for filling up the library and can also sell some nostalgia or something.

"I remember that Huaxiaxing has a lot of gaming and hotel businesses. Keep an eye on them. If they are listed for sale, buy them all back at a bargain price!"

"Okay, I see."

Huo Qigang understood what he meant and quickly came up with a strategy in his mind.

Chen Fei's meaning was too obvious. He just had to climb up and suck Hua Xia Xing's blood. The time for revenge had come!

……

"Alas, there is absolutely no hope this time."

When Chen Fei received Jia Zhangke's call, he inexplicably felt sorry for him.

The film "A Touch of Sin" directed by him was banned once after returning from the Cannes Film Festival. When it was released again, the release date was pushed back to November.

Jia Zhangke had already prepared the relevant publicity activities, but now the General Administration has gone back on its word again.

And this time, even a red-headed document was made public!
"After repeated consultations and discussions, our bureau has finally decided to ban Jia Zhangke's film A Touch of Sin from being screened in theaters nationwide and to revoke the film's approved supply license. Please inform the relevant production staff and theaters."

You know, it has been many years since a big director's movie was banned from being released in the industry.

The treatment Jia Zhangke encountered undoubtedly dealt a huge blow to other directors!

"A Touch of Sin" has become a benchmark, and its existence seems to tell future generations that such films are not allowed to be publicly screened.

Although the film's copyright had been sold for a sky-high price at the Cannes Film Festival, it could not be released in China, which was very difficult for Jia Zhangke to accept.

Therefore, when facing the interview with reporters, he expressed his dissatisfaction directly:

"I really can't figure it out. What does that mean? They've clearly issued a screening permit, but suddenly changed their mind when the release was approaching. This even directly caused huge losses to the producers. Are they deliberately playing a trick on us?"

Jia Zhangke's remarks caused quite a stir on the Internet, and a group of directors led by Lou Ye once again mentioned the topic of "film rating system".

"If I had known, I would have come back later."

Chen Fei had a headache. He really didn't want to get involved in these things because the grading system was completely a pipe dream under the current national conditions!

This loophole cannot and dare not be opened. Even if it is loosened a little, those profit-seeking producers will definitely come up with all kinds of outrageous operations.

For example, the very typical "The Flowers of War".

A film that tells a story of blood and tears against the backdrop of the Anti-Japanese War was actually marketed by Zhang Weiping as "Me and Bale acting out a sex scene."

If this is released, the marketing topic will definitely become "I am making a romantic action movie with Bale"!
It doesn't take much to conclude that the profit-seeking producer will definitely take advantage of this loophole.

……

Since we want to promote the movie, we can't avoid the media.

During the roadshow, people would occasionally mention topics such as "A Touch of Sin" and the film rating system, hoping to get some explosive news from Chen Fei.

However, faced with these questions, Chen Fei either pretended not to hear them or refused to answer.

Those reporters and media couldn't do anything about him and finally had to give up.

Jia Zhangke was probably also interviewed by his superiors. After venting his anger over the past two days, he gradually kept a low profile.

During this period, Chen Fei spoke to him on the phone once and learned another piece of news.

Perhaps because of the blow he suffered, this guy is planning to take a year off and stop directing new movies.

"I promised Han Han that I would make a cameo appearance in the movie "See You Tomorrow" directed by him, and experience what it's like to be an actor."

Upon hearing the news, Fade Chen was immediately delighted: "Haha, OK, then I'll go and support the movie after it's released."

The two then discussed matters related to the Shanxi Film Academy on the phone.

Jia Zhangke solemnly promised that he would take advantage of this rest time to follow up on the college's construction, recruitment, enrollment and other related matters.

When it comes to being a hands-off boss, Chen Fei has always been very good at it.

……

The first-day box office performance of "Godzilla" in China was quite satisfactory.

As soon as the data of 6683 million came out, it directly took the lead in the November period and temporarily ranked first in terms of box office data.

Chen Fei went out of his way to read some relevant film reviews. As a movie that focuses on special effects and visuals, it is undoubtedly qualified.

Although the plot has some flaws, fans who like science fiction and disaster films still gave it recognition and support.

Compared to "Godzilla: Rise of the Gods", "Godzilla" is obviously superior in terms of special effects and CG effects.

In Chen Fei's estimation, it should not be difficult for this movie to surpass the previous one at the box office.

The only variable factor is that due to the "hard work" of Sun Ye during his last tenure, a large number of imported films were blocked before the December Lunar New Year period and all rushed into November.

Films such as "Escape Plan", "Hotel Transylvania", "Red 2: Red Dead Redemption", etc. will all be competitors of "Godzilla".

And for domestic films, these imported films are undoubtedly terrible monsters!

When Han Sanping was around, although he acted a bit overbearingly, he at least managed to stop all the imported films and tried his best to prevent them from "killing each other".

But now that he has "retired", it is still unknown what the situation will be like next year.

"Speaking of which, Mr. San is quite powerful. He was actually directly named and asked to step down by Hollywood. Among all the former chairmen of China Film, he is the only one."

"That's true!"

Su Guohai nodded in approval. He had worked under Han Sanping when he was at the Beijing Film Studio, so he was naturally very familiar with this big brother's style of doing things.

The word "decisive and swift" alone is simply not enough to summarize his drastic measures!
The two chatted for a while, and Su Guohai suddenly took out an invitation from his arms and placed it in front of Chen Fei.

"The Storm, which Liu Dehua participated in the investment and production, and was responsible for supervising and starring in, is also scheduled to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday. They sent an invitation letter, hoping that you can come and support it."

"Yes, I know about this."

Chen Fei took the invitation and took a look at it, focusing on the column about investors for a moment.

Liu Dehua had called him specially before, hoping that he could be there to support, and hinted that there would be a guest coming from Hong Kong at the premiere, and he hoped to meet and chat with him.

Chen Fei did not refuse this.

He was quite curious. Apart from the companies such as Yinghuang, Golden Harvest, Media Asia and Star Overseas, what other forces were there in Hong Kong?
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