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

Chapter 698: How powerful are the contemporary netizens!
"If you want to avoid criticism when doing charity, you can either donate the money to a trustworthy charity, or work harder yourself and do it in a fair, just and open manner..."

In the villa in Beverly Hills, Chen Fei was instructing Liu Yifei on some charity-related matters and operational details.

"oh, I understand now."

Liu Yifei nodded very solemnly, feeling quite emotional.

The two had only been in Hollywood for a few days when a number of domestic charitable foundations had already encountered a lot of problems, causing a lot of trouble in the city.

Facts have proven that celebrities can do charity, donate money and materials, and even go to disaster areas to provide rescue services, but they must not set up any charity funds.

Just recently, a certain diva and her ex-husband "Yanran" were exposed for corruption.

Not long after this, Li Lianjie's "One Foundation" also ran into problems, and all kinds of news about embezzlement, withholding, and misappropriation of funds were flying around.

Many people on the Internet are discussing the situation regarding Li Lianjie:

"My godson got into trouble a few days ago, and now my godfather is in trouble again. No one in this family can rest assured!"

"It seems that Li Lianjie has been dying for a long time. He has no movies to shoot abroad, and there are no film projects in China. And I heard that his health has not been very good recently."

"Haha, I don't know if you believe it or not, but I think there must be something in the movie 'The Mummy 3' that he shot. It seems that since filming this movie, his overall condition has not been very good."

"Insulting my First Emperor and having your luck backfired are you kidding me?"

"Anyway, I've never had a very good impression of him. Look at Chen Long, he never plays a villain abroad, but he keeps taking on all kinds of villain roles. Is he getting his comeuppance now?"

Although Chen Fei is a materialist, he has always avoided touching things that are taboo.

For example, he completely revised all the plots in the script of "Iron Man 2" that involved insulting China.

There was also the film project "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" that Kevin Feige had previously proposed to produce, which was rejected by him without hesitation.

As a Chinese, if you don’t cherish your own country, how can you have the face to call yourself a descendant of the dragon?

……

After resting for two days in Beverly Hills, Chen Fei temporarily said goodbye to Liu Yifei and flew to the UK.

When he successfully arrived at the set of "Avengers: Age of Ultron", he found that the rest of the main creative staff had already arrived.

Seeing him coming, actors including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson and others quickly came over and greeted him:
"Fei, long time no see."

"Fei! I'm going to miss you so much!"

"Hahaha, Fei, you've become much more handsome again..."

After greeting everyone, Chen Fei found producer Kevin Feige.

While taking the shooting plan from him, Fade Chen asked, "Are you ready?"

Kevin Feige responded: "Well, we can officially start filming in an hour."

"Okay, then you go and make the arrangements. I'll take a look at the project book first."

"Avengers: Age of Ultron" is set after "The Avengers" and tells the story of the Avengers facing the threat of artificial intelligence Ultron and launching a new battle.

The crew's first filming location was the Sainsbury Center for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia in the UK. This modernist building can add a lot of technological sense to the film.

After briefly looking through the project plan, Chen Fei went to check the relevant filming equipment.

The filming used the world's most advanced photographic equipment and shooting technology, such as the ARRI Alexa camera and spider camera device, to facilitate the shooting of fast movements and complex shots.

The entire shooting period of the film is 3 to 4 months, and most of the scenes will be completed with the help of green screen.

During this period, many special effects companies will participate in the special effects production of the film, and Industrial Light & Magic will still be the main partner.

They will be responsible for the special effects production of characters such as the Hulk and Ultron, as well as the digital reconstruction of many scenes, facial capture, muscle simulation, etc., in order to achieve realistic performances and dynamic effects of the characters.

An hour later, all members of the Avengers were assembled.

Chen Fei came behind the monitor, holding a loud speaker in his hand, and shouted towards the set: "I declare that the filming of Avengers: Age of Ultron has officially started!"

The power breathing light of the camera next to it flickered slightly, as if responding to Chen Fei's words.

There are no secrets in Hollywood, let alone the news that a large crew is starting filming!

Therefore, the relevant news quickly spread throughout Hollywood and even reached the country in a very short time.

"Reprinted from The Hollywood Daily: The film "Avengers 2", produced by Marvel Studios, directed by Chen Fei, and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth and others, has officially started filming."

"It is reported that the investment in the filming of Avengers: Age of Ultron was US$2 million, equivalent to RMB 2.5 billion, of which Robert Downey Jr., who plays Iron Man, received a salary of US$15.5 million, while other main actors such as Captain America and Thor also received quite a lot of salary."

"According to relevant personnel, the filming locations of Avengers: Age of Ultron include Shanghai, Hong Kong and other places. Lucky fans can watch the filming process on site."

News about the start of filming of another Hollywood blockbuster directed by Chen Fei began to spread on major domestic entertainment news websites, attracting the attention of many Marvel fans.

At the beginning, many film producers in the mainland were terrified, fearing that the films produced by their companies would collide with it and affect the box office results.

But soon everyone discovered that even if it didn't collide with this movie, it would definitely collide head-on with other movies produced by Feiyue Films.

So, it’s better to just go with the flow.

……

In the absence of large-scale marketing, the news of the start of filming of "Avengers 2" did not spread in the mainland for long.

And the most important thing is that the entire entertainment industry is currently focused on the variety show "Running Man" and has no time to pay attention to other news.

As the producer, producer and investor of the variety show, Su Guohai, Gu Yongqiang and Wang Changtian sat together again and began to discuss some details.

"There is no problem with advertising and investment. Now many sponsors are contacting us. Next, I will set up a bidding model, and the one with the highest bid will be able to participate in the sponsorship."

As a variety show, the main source of income is investment, advertising and sponsorship, and "Running Man" is no exception.

At this time, Su Guohai suddenly said, "Boss Chen has specifically instructed that the only female guest among the seven guests will be selected from Feiyinghuang Agency, and the others can be selected at will."

Although there are female artists under Guangguang, Wang Changtian will definitely not compete with Chen Fei for this.

After all, Feiyue Films is the largest investor, and Guangguang is just following suit to make a living.

What's more, the female artists under Guangguang don't seem to be qualified enough.

At the same time, he suddenly remembered the call he received from Zeng Jia last night. The other party wanted to use his connections to get Yang Mi into this variety show.

He wanted to laugh whenever he thought of the conditions Zeng Jia offered last night.

"As long as Mr. Wang can make Yang Mi a regular female guest, in the future, if Yang Mi participates in a film or television project invested by Guangguang, her salary can be reduced by 8%."

These words sound like giving away light alms. I wonder where they get the confidence from?
"There is another issue that needs to be considered at present." Wang Changtian added: "Although Youku can be the exclusive online broadcasting platform, the satellite channel is also a top priority, and it is also a very good source of income."

Gu Yongqiang said, "There are indeed quite a few TV stations contacting me right now, and the prices they offer are quite high."

Su Guohai said casually: "Then it's still up to the highest bidder, but you have to pay attention that it has to be in the best popular time slot and it has to be a satellite TV station."

"I think so too."

The three of them discussed with each other and quickly perfected the relevant promotion plan during the filming of the variety show and after the completion of the production.

……

In fact, after the "Running Man" project was announced, many people used various connections to even call Chen Fei.

For those he was not familiar with, he simply fooled them. For those he was familiar with, he patiently explained: "Zhu Yawen, you don't want to be a permanent guest. If you want to have fun, you can go as a flying guest, but forget about being a permanent guest."

Zhu Yawen was very puzzled: "Why? I feel like I have a talent for games, too. And if I participate in this kind of variety show, it will help improve my fame and status!"

"No, no, no, you are wrong." Chen Fei explained seriously: "Although participating in variety shows can indeed increase your fame rapidly, it will form a fixed impression on the audience and fans.

When an actor is no longer mysterious, he is completely useless. Every role you play will form a fixed image in the eyes of fans, which is extremely detrimental to your acting career..."

Rapid exposure will cause the actor's mystery to disappear, and once a fixed impression is left on fans, he or she will only be able to play the same type of role in the future.

In this regard, Chen Fei admires Zhang Yi very much.

Since signing with Feiyinghuang Agency, there have been countless requests for him to participate in long-term recordings of variety shows, and the offers are all extremely high.

Some variety shows even offered him higher salaries than he earned from acting in two movies!
But he was indifferent and had no intention of participating in the variety show recording at all. He focused on the performance.

This is a pure actor. Chen Fei believes that his future path will only become wider and wider, and he will go further and further!

Following Chen Fei's explanation, Zhu Yawen finally gave up the idea of ​​"taking a shortcut".

Afterwards, many acquaintances called Chen Fei, but after listening to his patient explanation, they all gave up the idea of ​​becoming a permanent guest.

As for the flying guests, there is no big impact. Going there occasionally to promote one's own work or something like that is a very normal marketing strategy.

For example, the creative teams of dramas such as "The Journey of Flower", "Day and Night", "Red Sorghum", "Nirvana in Fire", etc., they are bound to appear on "Running Man".

"Xiao Ming?"

When Chen Fei received Huang Xiaoming's call, he was quite surprised: "Why, you are here to ask about Running Man too? Let me warn you first, this variety show is definitely not suitable for someone like you who is looking to improve your acting skills or even change careers to be a regular guest."

"Haha, I know." Huang Xiaoming smiled and said, "You didn't ask for me. Baby was very interested in the permanent female guest spot, but she was embarrassed to bother you, so she urged me, a shameless person, to ask."

As luck would have it, Scarlett suddenly came over with a script, as if she wanted to ask for advice.

Chen Fei made a "wait a moment" gesture to her and said to the phone, "Xiao Ming, I won't play tricks on you. You know, I have my own agency, and I have signed many female artists."

As soon as these words were spoken, Huang Xiaoming understood instantly.

His tone didn't fluctuate much. After quickly changing the topic and exchanging some pleasantries, he hung up the phone.

Putting down the phone, Huang Xiaoming looked at Yang Ying, who was pouting and looking unwilling, and could only shrug his shoulders: "You heard it too. It's not that I don't want to help you. The key is that the candidate for this female guest has already been decided."

"Humph! I'm not happy anymore!"

Yang Ying pouted, folded her arms across her chest, and turned her head away stubbornly.

Huang Xiaoming had no choice but to go over and coax her: "Don't be unhappy, it's just a variety show. If you missed it, you missed it. I will introduce you to better film and television projects when the time comes..."

Huang Xiaoming coaxed his girlfriend very patiently, which was a treatment that neither Li Fei'er nor Qin Lan had ever enjoyed before.

In fact, he didn't know why he doted on Yang Ying so much, but he just couldn't help but dote on her. There was no reason, no excuse, as if he was poisoned by love.

……

After two days of excitement, with Chen Fei turning off his phone, no one bothered him with the topic of "Running Man" anymore.

The filming of "Avengers 2" has gone from being stuck in the beginning to being very smooth now, and the daily progress can be said to be "making rapid progress."

In a blink of an eye, it was already the 17th.

That morning, upon arriving at the crew, Fade Chen immediately took out his laptop and leisurely lay in the director's chair to read the news.

There were a lot of staff and actors coming and going in the crew, but it didn't affect him at all, and no one came up to disturb him.

Chen Fei’s main goal in checking the news today was to find out the movie “Coming Home” directed by Zhang Yimou.

"Coming Home" was released in domestic theaters yesterday, and according to media reports, theaters have scheduled a full screening schedule for this film.

During the same period, except for the imported film "The Amazing Spider-Man 2", all other domestic films were diverted, just to avoid affecting the performance of this movie.

Once upon a time, when Chen Fei was still a young boy, Zhang Yimou was already recognized as the number one director in the circle!
Although Chen Kai was very dissatisfied at the time and repeatedly declared in front of the media that Zhang Yimou was just a peasant who carried the camera for him, this still could not change the fact that he was not as good as the latter.

And now, with the rise of Chen Fei, he has naturally become the undisputed number one director in the circle!
He holds the European Triple Golden Slam, an Oscar, and the No. 1 global commercial film box office. Even Zhang Yimou can't compare to him.

So, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige began to compete for the "second place".

The former used all his life's learning to make "The Return", while the latter is still filming his "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain".

It is still unknown who will come in second place.

But judging from the reputation of the movie "Coming Home", Zhang Yimou still performed at a very superb level.

As an art film, the first-day box office of 2519 million is already very good.

After one day of screening, the Douban and Maoyan scores are still above 9 points, which confirms that the subsequent reputation of this movie will definitely not be bad.

"Spending a lifetime waiting for the return of a most familiar stranger is also waiting for one's heart to settle."

"I went to watch Coming Home quietly. There were no grand scenes, no great sorrow, no over-exaggeration or sadness, but all the emotions were just right. The deep emotions were buried deep in my heart, but the surface was like a trickle, which seeped into my heart slowly and lingeringly. This is a kind of emotion that seeped out from the heart."

"Ordinary and simple love is the most heartwarming, but the love of that era is always a luxury now."

“Personally, I think Coming Home is the most profound work Zhang Yimou has made in recent years. Gong Li and Chen Daoming’s superb acting skills have lit up a dazzling beacon of humanity in the darkest haze.”

"..."

A large number of netizens have been commenting online, praising "Coming Home" and saying that Zhang Yimou's "return" has been a great success.

However, for those "senior film and television people", "The Return" seems to be a piece of stinky dog ​​shit in their writings.

The shots, the lines, the plot, the performance...

These film critics are always able to find sufficiently tricky angles to harshly criticize "The Return", demonstrating their "professional" level.

It's as if just one compliment will have a huge impact on their careers.

"Black Coal, Thin Ice" had also encountered such treatment before, but because of the Berlin Golden Bear trophy, these film critics did not dare to be too presumptuous.

But now the emergence of "The Return" has given them an opportunity, directly triggering a "war of attack" against it by film critics.

But netizens don’t care how “professional” these film critics are.

After seeing their favorite movies being criticized, fans spontaneously organized themselves and began to counterattack.

"Who the hell are you? And you still say Zhang Yimou's level is not good enough? If you can do it, then go ahead!"

"Pfft, this is hilarious. You actually said Gong Li's acting was emotionless. If you want to be awesome, why don't you let your wife act in it?"

"What? The plot isn't deep enough? If it was deep enough, could you have asked the Film Bureau to approve it? What's wrong with you? You're really stupid, aren't you?"

"Everyone says it looks good, but you insist on saying it doesn't look good. I think you don't cater to the masses and want to be a dissenter, right?"

"If you have the guts, don't close the Weibo comment section. I'll kill you with my anger!"

The fighting power of contemporary netizens is extremely strong. Chen Fei watched helplessly as several film critics were criticized so much that they closed the comment section on Weibo. It was obvious that their defense was broken.

Some film critics still want to "reach a higher level", but the final result is that they are directly labeled as "having poor value orientation" and "singing a different tune from the masses", and they are almost scared to death!

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