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

Chapter 665: It's so annoying! Huayi is so embarrassed! This wave of rebirth is not in vain!
7149 million, 7111 million, 9886 million...

The three days of the first weekend passed quickly.

When the data that "Personal Tailor" had successfully exceeded 2.4 million in box office after three days of release was announced, the industry media finally turned their attention to this movie, which should have become the box office champion of this year's Lunar New Year holiday.

"After many years, director Feng Xiaogang returned to the Lunar New Year box office with a comedy. The film was a big hit at the box office. The Lunar New Year box office still has a part of 'Feng-style comedy'."

"The box office growth trend is good, and Private Tailor may be able to reach 10 billion box office!"

"When talking about the box office results, Director Feng Xiaogang said that this will be one of his masterpieces that has accumulated a lot of experience, and there will be more excellent works in the future!"

Like "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", "Private Tailor" has a very good reputation and reviews in the circle, especially the group of people from the Huayi faction, who can't wait to praise the movie to the sky and the earth.

However, as time goes by, the reviews of this movie among audiences and movie fans are mixed.

Some of Feng Xiaogang's fans think that comedy movies are meant to be watched for fun, and as long as they are not too cliché or forced to be funny, they are acceptable.

In addition, many of the lines in this movie are refreshing, so it naturally won the support of a group of fans.

Many people even started writing jokes online using lines from the movie:

“You’ve donated 1 billion yuan, why aren’t you willing to donate a car?

—Because I really have a car!"

"Work hard, and I'll find you a sister-in-law next year."

"Don't believe that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish... I can refuse to accept it, but they can't refuse to send it."

Along with the emergence of these jokes, the character played by Fan Wei also became popular on the Internet.

In addition to his really good acting skills, the classic lines that uttered from his mouth, coupled with Li Xiaolu's seduction, the clash of identities and status... directly formed a very strong contrast!

It is no exaggeration to say that among the fans who watched the movie, at least one-third came for the role of Fan Wei.

However, unlike those audiences who gave positive reviews, there are still some movie fans and film critics who are criticizing "Personal Tailor"!
"I can see it now. This is just a remake of Party A and Party B. So far, I think it's the worst movie I've ever watched in a theater. No doubt about it! It's just a random movie put together to make money during the Lunar New Year holiday."

"Haha, although Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains is terrible, at least it has some beautiful scenery from all over the world and some aesthetic pictures. But Private Customization is totally worthless in terms of plot, content, structure, dialogue, interior and exterior scenes, shooting cost, etc."

"I really don't understand how Huayi and Feng Xiaogang are so confident, or how much motivation they have taken to make such a claim that the box office will be 10 billion? Do you really treat the fans who support you as idiots?"

"Feng Xiaogang, who has always regarded himself as arrogant, has either run out of ideas or his IQ has been hijacked by investors. He tried his best to make a big profit during the Lunar New Year holiday, but ended up producing a shoddy product."

"To be honest, there are really no funny moments. Every paragraph has logical loopholes and feels abruptly ended. It's very fake. The ending is even more inexplicable. There is a wave of preaching. What the hell is this? Refund my ticket! Refund my ticket money!"

Compared to the voices of praise, there are obviously more voices of criticism.

Especially as the movie has been released for a longer time, audiences are increasingly feeling that there are simply too many flaws in this movie.

The plots and lines seem to have been taken from various crosstalk shows and sketch stages. In essence, this movie is just a show of words and wit.

As the criticism grew, Feng Xiaogang, worried about the impact on the box office, finally could no longer sit still.

He has a very bad temper. Once he gets angry, he just attacks and fires everywhere.

Before this, he had already participated in several large-scale "war of words" and even earned the nickname "Always".

And this time, he also did not indulge those viewers and film critics who gave bad reviews online.

On the morning of the fourth day after the movie was released, he took out half a day of his free time, sat in front of his computer and started chatting with netizens online.

"If the movie isn't good, you don't have to watch it! I didn't kowtow to you to go! It's really fucking funny."

"You said there's nothing funny, so there's nothing funny? Why don't you check your brain? Maybe there's something wrong with your brain and you can't laugh anymore?"

"You still say that my movie is not good. If it was not good, would it have such a high box office? If you are good, then go ahead and do it!"

……

In just one morning, Feng Xiaogang angrily sent out hundreds of Weibo posts, arguing with netizens and film critics who gave negative reviews. It was really lively!
Many netizens who like to watch the fun began to follow in his footsteps, either playing the good guy or the bad guy, anyway, they made all kinds of jokes.

The end result was that on the fifth day of the film’s release, the box office plummeted by 4000 million, from 7286 million to 3039 million!
Netizens will not tolerate Feng Xiaogang. He was scolded for telling the truth. If he goes on to support "Personal Tailor", what's the difference between him and a dog?
At the same time, with the plummeting reputation, Huayi not only failed to make any money, but suffered huge losses!

In fact, the reputation of the film had already begun to decline since the premiere of "Personal Tailor" before its release, and when Feng Xiaogang and netizens started to quarrel, it directly triggered the "hemorrhagic effect".

From the 17th to the 23rd, Huayi’s stock price fell by more than 20%, and its market value evaporated by more than 80 billion!
Under such circumstances, even if the box office of "Personal Tailor" can see a rebound, it cannot cover up the plunge in stock prices.

On the other hand, looking at the "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" side, the stock prices of several listed companies, led by Guangxian, have all ushered in a "soaring" trend.

Comparing people with others can get you pissed off, and the same goes for comparing movies with each other.

Also released during the Lunar New Year holiday, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" not only successfully broke through 10 billion in box office, but also had a very good reputation.

In contrast, the reputation of "Personal Tailor" plummeted, and the box office also dropped sharply by 4000 million.

With such a comparison, a strong sense of gap suddenly appeared!
When attending the premiere of "New Police Story 2013", Chen Fei met Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhonglei, the "good partners" again.

Different from the smiling faces at the premiere of "Personal Tailor", the two were in a very depressed mood at this moment.

Looking around, Chen Fei even saw the sorrow and unresolved boredom in the two of them.

Under pressure from outside, Feng Xiaogang has deleted all those offensive remarks, but his action did not bring the box office back to life.

After 3039 million, the box office plummeted by another 1000 million, falling to 2087 million.

Huayi’s stock price is still falling and there is no end in sight!
Chen Fei did not pay too much attention to the two of them. After looking around, he led Liu Yifei towards Wanda Pictures.

All the main creators gathered around Ye Ning at this time. No one knew what they were talking about, but everyone had a smile on their face.

However, after walking a few steps, a person suddenly appeared in front of Chen Fei.

"Mr. Zhong? What's the matter?"

Looking at Zhong Lifang who was standing in front of him, Fade Chen had already guessed something, but he was not very interested in it.

Zhong Lifang had some hope on her face: "Mr. Chen, can I spare a moment of your time to chat?"

Listening to their conversation, Liu Yifei tactfully whispered, "I'll go find Tiantian first, you two can chat."

"Well, I'll be there later."

Fade Chen responded, then followed Zhong Lifang to the side.

As expected, the topics that came out of her mouth were still about "listing".

Xiao Ma is probably desperate and wants to go public together with Feiyue Films, merge the two companies together, and guarantee Chen Fei's right to speak...

"Boss Zhong." Fade Chen interrupted Zhong Lifang's endless chatter at the right time: "I'm sorry, Feiyue Films is not short of money, and we have no intention of going public. I think the current situation is good enough."

Although she had anticipated Chen Fei's refusal, Zhong Lifang still couldn't hide her disappointment.

Before this, she had actually talked with the heads of companies such as Huayi, Bona, Orange Sky, and Guangxian, but unfortunately, the final result was not ideal.

LeTV did have the intention to cooperate, but Jia Yueting's huge demand scared her.

As for Alibaba and Tencent, they are even more like man-eating tigers. Pony is no match for them.

After directly refusing, Fade Chen turned and left.

The situation in China is different from that in foreign countries. He doesn't want to be controlled by others, so not going public is the best choice.

What's more, Feiyue Films has the money and the people, so there is no need for it to go through the listing process.

Huayi wants to make money from the stock market and develop their real estate economy, but Feiyue Film and Television has no projects in this area, so there is naturally no need to bother.

Seeing Chen Fei coming over, Wang Changtian came up to him with a smile and asked in a low voice: "She is in a hurry, where can she go to see a doctor?" "Haha." Chen Fei smiled and said: "She obviously found the wrong doctor. I can't treat this kind of disease."

If Xiaoma fails to go public, it will have to bear more than 10 billion in debt.

At this point, no one would be willing to lend a helping hand, and it would be great if they didn't add insult to injury.

After greeting Chen Long, Jing Tian, ​​Ye Ning and the officials, Chen Fei sat in the front row at Lu Zheng's invitation.

"After the movie, you have to express your opinions and let us take advantage of your popularity."

"convenient?"

Fade Chen asked back, his eyes falling on several people in uniform.

Lu Zheng was slightly stunned and turned to look at Ye Ning.

"Forget it." Ye Ning lowered his voice and reminded, "There are many restrictions in the movie. I even skipped the media interview segment and won't do the guest interview."

"Row."

Everyone fell silent and started watching the movie.

Compared with previous versions of "Police Story", this version is much more conventional. Chen Long's action scenes are no longer as glorious as before, and it actually feels a bit sad.

However, from Chen Fei's point of view, this movie is much better than "Personal Tailor".

It may not be as good as the former in terms of box office performance, but the story is very complete, not as empty and confusing as the former.

After the movie screening, Chen Fei found Liu Ye and asked about the filming of "Ghost Blows Out the Light 2".

"The crew has been on hold these days. Director Ning Hao is a judge at this year's Berlin International Film Festival and has gone there in advance to select the nominated films."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Chen Fei almost forgot about this. No wonder he didn't see Ning Hao at the premiere today.

As the two were chatting, Chen Long suddenly came over and said, "Chen Fei, people in the industry say that you have a unique vision and are excellent at estimating box office revenue. Can you help me analyze how much this movie can earn at the box office?"

As soon as these words were spoken, many people around pricked up their ears, and even those in uniform turned their eyes over here.

Chen Fei did not refuse. After looking at Liu Ye, Chen Long, and Jing Tian, ​​he replied, "Breaking 5 million is definitely not a problem. If the promotion keeps up, it is possible to have a higher outlook."

With two first-line male actors, plus a first-line female actress, and the quality of the movie being not bad, there will be no problem in making money.

Hearing his words, many smiling faces suddenly appeared at the scene.

The next day, "New Police Story 2013" was officially released.

At the same time, although the daily box office of "Personal Tailor" increased slightly, it was only 2405 million.

At this time, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", which had been released for 11 days, still maintained a daily increase in box office at 6235 million, and the total box office had climbed to 12 billion.

As expected, there was another round of exclamations in the industry.

When Chen Fei said "13 billion as the bottom line", everyone just thought it meant a box office of 13 billion in one month, but no one would have thought that just over 10 days later, this goal would be achieved.

Different from the excitement at Feiyue Film and Television, the atmosphere at Huayi was very bad.

In the office, Wang Zhonglei was angrily recounting the response from the Film Bureau: "When the movie was first released, I had already submitted the application materials for the secret key.

At first, they refused us on the grounds that the materials did not meet the requirements. Yesterday, they directly replied that "Personal Customization" did not meet the conditions for the extension key. Aren't they playing us like monkeys?"

Hearing these words, Wang Zhongjun's face gradually became very ugly.

"Didn't you ask? Which condition was not met?"

The fact that the box office of "Aftershock" failed to exceed 7 million has always been a big pain in the hearts of the two brothers. Now that "Private Tailor" finally has a chance, they naturally will not give up this opportunity.

As long as they can successfully extend the secret key, coupled with their "backroom operations", breaking 700 million will be within their grasp.

But now the first step is stuck and the following steps cannot proceed at all!
"I asked." Wang Zhonglei's face suddenly turned the color of pig liver: "I invited a person in charge to the club. After serving him delicious food and drinks for a night, he advised us not to waste our efforts.

The bureau is now attaching great importance to the two films "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" and "The Martian", and is planning to proactively extend the release of the keys for these two films."

When these words came out, Wang Zhongjun's expression became very complicated.

They can't accomplish things even if they try their best, but others can just sit back and enjoy the results.

Where is the reasoning behind this horse?

"call……"

After a long pause, Wang Zhongjun finally suppressed his inner frustration and said, "Since the application cannot be approved, then just do your best. Tell Feng Xiaogang to focus all his energy on the Spring Festival Gala in the near future, and he will not be responsible for the film.

Also, he should read less online comments and stop arguing with netizens and film critics. It’s totally not worth it!”

……

Feiyue Films, inside the chairman’s office.

Chen Fei drank tea while reading the email sent back from Hollywood.

The voting for the nomination list for the 86th Academy Awards has begun, and all those who are eligible to vote under the Walt Disney Studios faction have naturally chosen "Nomadland".

Now we just have to wait for the final nomination results to be announced. If nothing unexpected happens, Michael Mann will definitely have a place.

In addition, the industry-focused "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" has also officially entered Hollywood's December schedule.

However, with no other competitors during the same period, this movie still did not achieve very high box office results.

The box office on the first day was only 3119 million US dollars, and in the first three days of the weekend it was only 7364 million US dollars, which is a huge gap from breaking million.

By the fourth day, the daily box office had dropped directly to 620 million US dollars, blinding a lot of people's eyes!
According to Natasha, the total investment in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", jointly produced by New Line, MGM and Warner, has soared to 2 million US dollars.

If the film doesn't perform well at the box office in other countries, the series may come to an official end.

"Buzzing..."

The phone on the table suddenly began to vibrate and caught Chen Fei's attention.

After picking it up and taking a look, he pressed the connect button: "James, if my calculations are correct, it should be just 2 a.m. in Los Angeles now? Are you staying up late again?"

"Haha." Wen Ziren's hearty laughter came from the other end of the phone: "Fei, there is a very important scene tonight, and I just finished filming it."

"Hmm? And then? Did you call me just to tell me the good news?"

"No, there is one more thing." Wen Ziren changed the subject and said, "Didn't you specifically tell me to invite Paul Walker to guest star? Now that his scenes have been filmed, do you have any other instructions?"

Hearing the name Paul Walker, Fade Chen was slightly stunned and subconsciously asked: "Is he okay now?"

Wen Ziren responded: "Of course, he is very good, and just now he invited me to go racing with him."

"Haha, well, now that the guest appearance is over, let him go."

After chatting for a few more sentences, the two ended the call.

Putting down his phone, Fade Chen leaned back subconsciously.

The moment he leaned on the chair, he felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart!
This wave of rebirth was not in vain. Because of his influence, Hugo and Paul Walker were not affected by the car accident. It’s quite happy to think about it.

Perhaps the future life trajectories of the two will be greatly changed due to his influence, but this is much better than getting hurt or even going to see God!
……

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