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

Chapter 677: How to make money?! Is there anyone who can take care of this conspicuous bag? Dinghaishenzhen!

Chen Fei has always believed that among all the movies released during the Spring Festival, the one that was most criticized was "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven".

But what surprised him was that the movie that encountered the most criticism was "Where Are We Going, Dad?" which simply relied on the popularity of variety shows to make money.

As time goes by, more and more inside information about this variety show movie has been exposed.

According to relevant sources, this movie took only five days from shooting to completion, and the overall content is just a variety show brought to the big screen, with no plot or content at all.

“Isn’t this used to cut leeks?”

Looking at the relevant reports on the Internet, Chen Fei directly pointed out the topic.

At this moment, many people in the circle are scolding Mango TV for not doing its job and bringing up a crooked and evil atmosphere.

However, Mango does not care about these voices from the outside world, because in their eyes, the benefits they get are the most important!
As for the verbal abuse within the circle, what does it have to do with them?
The Internet has no memory, and once the movie is taken off the screen, everything will be over.

Su Guohai frowned and gave his judgment and analysis: "I'm afraid that many variety shows will do the same in the future. The shooting cycle is short, the investment cost is low, and the box office return is high. This is simply a money-printing machine!"

Up to now, after half a month of release, the box office of "Where Are We Going, Dad?" has exceeded 300 million RMB.

Mango TV is making a fortune!

Fade Chen waved his hand and said, "We don't need to think about this. This kind of low-end method can only be used once or twice at most. When their reputation is completely ruined, they will definitely taste the bitter fruit."

However, because the word variety show was mentioned, Chen Fei suddenly remembered the project he had discussed with Gu Yongqiang years ago.

When he called, Gu Yongqiang responded immediately: "The relevant copyright purchases have been completed. I have specially formed a variety show team to be solely responsible for this business.

It is expected that the relevant program design will be completed within two months, followed by the selection of variety show team members, as well as recording and uploading.

If nothing unexpected happens during this period, the first episode will be available on Youku around October.”

"Okay." Chen Fei responded: "If you have any questions, remember to contact me in time and I will handle it."

……

Half an hour later, Fade Chen ended his call with Gu Yongqiang, then walked out of the office and headed to the TV series post-production department.

All the post-production editing of "Day and Night Chase" has been completed, and it is only waiting for Chen Fei to review and approve it before it can be sent for review and release.

He has made a bold statement before, that in 2014, he will shock the television industry!
The story of "Day and Night" has a total of 32 episodes, each episode is 45 minutes long.

The story mainly tells the story of Guan Hongyu, played by Pan Yueming, who was involved in a family massacre. In order to find out the real murderer, he and his twin brother Guan Hongfeng share the same identity day and night to search for the real murderer.

In the play, Pan Yueming plays two roles and shows extraordinary acting skills.

From Chen Fei's personal perspective, he actually likes this kind of dual-protagonist drama very much. While attracting the audience, it also allows the complexity of the characters to be displayed, which is the best of both worlds.

Unlike other crime dramas, the protagonist of "Day and Night Chase" is not a conventional "good guy" and the means of solving the case are not normal.

This "non-drama" character setting gives the whole drama a dark temperament.

In addition, the series was produced using a 2.35:1 movie screen aspect ratio. The gray and dark tones that are close to black and white create a tough and textured picture effect, successfully completing the metaphorical expression of the story theme of the reversal of black and white.

Throughout the viewing process, Chen Fei could clearly find that the drama used long shots and technical shooting techniques in many places, and also frequently used shaking, jumping subjective shots and irregularly composed close-ups, which made him always feel in a tense and real atmosphere when watching.

This effect is very good.

Overall, Chen Fei gave it a rating of over 95 points.

This made Pan Yueming very happy!
"Director Chen, do you think our drama will really become a hit as soon as it goes online?"

Fade Chen smiled and asked, "Why? You don't have confidence?"

"Indeed not." Pan Yueming smiled bitterly: "It felt quite smooth when I was acting, but after the film was actually made, I suddenly panicked."

"Haha, don't panic, believe in yourself. If an actor doesn't have confidence in his acting skills and works, how can he survive in this industry?"

"call!"

Pan Yueming let out a long breath, clenched his fists, and encouraged himself: "What you taught makes sense. Believe in yourself, I can do it!"

……

After leaving the production team of "Day and Night", Chen Fei also took a look at the production progress of "The Journey of Flower".

Because it involves a lot of special effects shots, the latter is much more difficult to produce than the former.

However, after several months of hard work, the results have already shown.

"Mr. Chen, we will be able to complete this successfully in a month at most." The person in charge of the post-production team of "The Journey of Flower" promised confidently.

Everyone already had a rough idea in their mind long ago that "The Journey of Flower" was used to compare with "Gu Jian Qi Tan".

If there is no goal, then it will be relatively easier in the later stages.

But now that we have a competitor, everyone from the pre-production team to the post-production team is feeling very excited.

It must surpass "Gu Jian Qi Tan"!
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Chen Fei first encouraged them, and then reminded the entire production team: "Remember, for all the film and television works produced by Feiyue Film and Television, we have always pursued quality, not progress.

I have never urged you to speed up your progress, so don't put unnecessary pressure on yourselves. We still have to win by quality."

……

News from Berlin has always been the focus of attention in the industry.

But if you really look at it, it’s nothing more than the same things every year.

Either an unknown Chinese-language film was favored by many film companies and sold the copyright at a high price, or a director shined in Berlin and the film he made was well received...

As for these news, Chen Fei always just glanced at them and then skipped them.

Only awards are the basis for judging the quality of a movie. No matter how much it is hyped up in the early stages, if it fails to win any awards, won’t it just be ridiculed?
Because of the time difference, when the Berlin International Film Festival awards ceremony was officially held, it was already past three in the morning in China.

Chen Fei didn't plan to wait until then, since he would receive the news the next morning anyway.

However, the early red carpet segment is still worth watching.

Chen Guofu personally led the team and led the leading actors of "Fireworks in the Daytime" onto the red carpet and walked into the venue with their heads held high.

In the morning, Chen Fei received a call from Chen Guofu announcing the good news that the Berlin Organizing Committee had invited "Fireworks in the Daytime" to attend the awards ceremony.

And this means that this movie will definitely win an award tonight!
Although he didn't know which award it was, Chen Guofu was very happy because the trip was not in vain.

In comparison, Lou Ye is really bold and creative. He actually found a real blind person to play in "Tuina" and even brought the leading actor to the Berlin red carpet.

Foreign media have been publicizing this situation in recent days. According to relevant media reports, many judges expressed their appreciation for Lou Ye's behavior.

It can be said that being a "gigolo" is a job that everyone envies, and Huang Xuan is one of the representatives.

With Jiang Wenli's recommendation, he successfully joined the crew of "Tuina" and got a supporting role. Now he has also walked on the red carpet with the crew.

Although many people in the circle mocked his behavior, more people envied his good luck. If there really was a good opportunity, nine out of ten people would definitely jump on it!

What's more, although Jiang Wenli is a little older, she is still very charming, so Huang Xuan is not actually at a disadvantage.

To quote a famous person in the industry: "It's really a bargain for him!"

Chen Fei was lamenting that the atmosphere in the circle was becoming increasingly weird, but at this moment, Liu Yifei suddenly shouted excitedly: "Oh, hahaha, look, Ning Hao is here, why is his look so funny?"

Hearing the sound, Fade Chen subconsciously turned his head to look at the TV screen, and then his whole body suddenly became focused!

This guy walked the red carpet with the entire judging panel, and compared to the others who were dressed so elegantly, he looked much more unique!
A high-end casual suit should have brought out his elegance, but the unusually conspicuous large gold chain around his neck directly transformed his temperament into that of a "gangster boss".

"He's such a show-off!"

Chen Fei looked helpless. He couldn't understand why Ning Hao loved wearing big gold chains so much.

Does Xing Aina not care about her conspicuous husband?
……

At 11: in the evening, Chen Fei turned off the TV.

Wouldn't it be better to have the time to hug the sweet-smelling Miss Liu and sleep? It's just an award ceremony, what's so interesting about it?
It’s just that he doesn’t care about it, but others have to care!
At Huayi, the two brothers did not go back home. They just stayed in the office and watched the award ceremony broadcast from Berlin.

Originally, this award ceremony should have nothing to do with them, and Huayi's work was not successfully nominated.

But what made them depressed was that this guy Chen Guofu went to the Berlin Film Festival, and the movie he produced was even nominated!
If he succeeds in winning the award, Huayi will definitely suffer setbacks!

They fired such a good talent, and now he has made achievements after turning around. Isn't this a slap in the face to his original employer?

It would be fine if it only won a small prize, but if it won a big prize, Huayi’s stock price would most likely be affected!
Therefore, the two brothers must get first-hand information in order to respond.

Time passed by minute by minute, and as the award ceremony progressed, the two brothers' faces gradually became ugly.

Until the moment when the Golden Bear Award was announced, Wang Zhonglei went into a rampage mode. He threw the ashtray on the table directly, and it hit the TV screen with a "bang".

"Fuck! What a fuck!"

Although Wang Zhongjun did not behave as exaggeratedly as Wang Zhonglei, he could not hide his frustration and anger at this time.

After taking several deep breaths, he said in a deep voice, "Contact various media outlets and ask them to publish articles overnight. We must avoid the stock price fluctuations caused by Chen Guofu to the greatest extent possible."

"Why is it that Chen Fei gets all the good things?"

Wang Zhonglei still couldn't hide his aggrievedness. If he had known this situation would happen, he would never have let Chen Guofu leave.

Now, look what has happened. Not only has he failed to steal the chicken, but he has also lost the rice.

"Humph!" Wang Zhongjun snorted coldly: "I don't believe that he can never reveal any flaws or handles. Don't give me a chance!"

……

When I woke up, it was already 8:30 in the morning.

After taking a look at the caller IDs on his phone, Fade Chen did not call back immediately. Instead, he gently moved Miss Liu's hand off his chest, got out of bed, put on his pajamas, and turned on his laptop.

As expected, all major film information websites were flooded with news from Berlin!
Lou Ye's "Massage" won the Silver Hero Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution.

"Black Coal, Thin Ice" was even more impressive. Not only did it win the Golden Bear Award, which represents the highest honor, but the lead actor Liao Fan became the second Berlin Film Emperor after Chen Fei, and successfully won the Silver Bear Award for Best Actor!
Related press releases have spread like wildfire:

"At the early morning of February 2014, 2, Beijing time, the 16th Berlin International Film Festival came to a successful conclusion. Asian films were in the limelight. The film "Black Coal, Thin Ice" produced by Chen Guofu and directed by Chinese director Lu Yang won the Golden Bear Award for Best Film and the Silver Bear Award for Best Actor, becoming the biggest winner!"

"Actor Liao Fan was successfully crowned the Best Actor for his performance in Black Coal, Thin Ice. The person who presented him the award was none other than Ning Hao, a judge on the main competition unit's jury! The passing of the trophy between the two parties is more like a kind of inheritance!"

"After winning the award, actor Liao Fan said that before coming to Berlin, he told his mother that he would not come back if he did not win the award. He wanted to thank the Berlin International Film Festival for allowing him to go home, and also thanked the investors for their trust and the producer Chen Guofu, director Lu Yang, and actor Gui Lunmei for their support."

"At the award ceremony, producer Chen Guofu shed tears on the stage and said: This award is great, it belongs to the whole team. I would like to especially thank screenwriter Chen Fei. His help to the crew and me exceeds the sum of all the help I have received in my life!"

"Following No Man's Land, The Undertaker, and Into the Dust, a film produced by Feiyue Films has once again won an important award at the Berlin International Film Festival. This is undoubtedly a huge victory for domestic art films!"

"..."

Various reports are all over the entertainment news websites, making people inside and outside the circle overwhelmed.

At this point, everyone was once again deeply impressed by Feiyue Films and Chen Fei’s awesomeness!
Four consecutive films have won important awards at the Berlin International Film Festival. This strength is truly shocking and amazing!

For others, winning an award at the Berlin Film Festival is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

But for the works produced by Feiyue Film and Television, the Berlin Film Festival seems to have become a place for Feiyue Film and Television to win awards.

Back then, Lu Yang was just a young director who had made some achievements in martial arts and action movies, but now he has transformed himself into a Golden Bear director!
The same is true for Liao Fan. At first, he was unknown in the circle and the roles he got were just supporting roles.

But now, he has transformed himself and become the second Berlin Film Emperor in China. His status in the circle has risen rapidly!
And the person who benefited the most was Chen Guofu!

Many people outside the circle may not know him, but in the eyes of people in the circle, Chen Guofu has undoubtedly become a hot commodity for all film and television production companies.

It is easy to find a director and actors, but it is hard to find a top producer!
Producers like Chen Guofu who can produce Golden Bear Award-winning films can be counted on one hand.

On Weibo, people who wanted to congratulate him have already lined up.

And within the circle, ridicule of Huayi has begun to spread.

Such a talented person was fired!

People like Yu Dong, Jia Yueting, Wang Changtian, Wu Kebo, and Ren Zhonglun have already started to figure it out. Are the two brothers of the Wang family probably having bubbles in their heads?
What on earth were they thinking? Why would they do such a thing as firing the company's "stabilizing force"?

Gu Changwei is indeed quite awesome, but his awesomeness is only reflected in the two aspects of photography and directing. As for being a producer and supervisor, he is still a long way behind Chen Guofu!
No matter how you look at it, Huayi's decision to fire Chen Guofu last year seemed like a spur-of-the-moment decision.

As expected, after the stock market opened at 9:30 in the morning, Huayi's stock price began to plummet.

The shot fired by the two brothers of the Wang family last year finally came back to them this year.

Even if it hurts, they have to endure it!

However, in the afternoon of that day, a lot of negative information about Chen Guofu suddenly appeared on the Internet. Some media seemed to intentionally or unintentionally mislead him, saying that he deliberately produced a lot of bad films while working at Huayi just to make money from them...

For Chen Guofu, this kind of smearing tactic is all too familiar.

When he resigned from Huayi last year, he was backstabbed by his former employer just to stabilize the fluctuating stock price.

If Chen Fei had not helped him at that time, he would probably have had to say goodbye to this circle temporarily.

This year, he encountered similar smear campaign again. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be done by his former employer.

"The PR department will take care of these things. Just focus on handling the follow-up matters in Berlin and ignore these voices on the Internet."

At the critical moment, Chen Fei stood up again, like a stabilizing force to calm Chen Guofu's fluctuating emotions.

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