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

Chapter 731: Permanent ban! I object, who else has an opinion? The Beijing circle... is just like a cockroach, infiltrating every hole!

"Let's take Deng Chao to sign the contract first."

In the audition area, Zhou Xingchi's words immediately made Deng Chao excited.

To this day, the industry often compares him with Huang Xiaoming and Tong Dawei, but the latter two have achieved much better results in movies than him.

There is no need to say much about Huang Xiaoming. He has never lacked film resources and has even won many box office successes and awards.

In addition to "Chinese Partners", Tong Dawei has also collaborated with many big directors such as Zhang Yimou and Li Yu, and has won many awards.

Looking around, he is the only one among the three who has collaborated the least number of times with top directors in the industry.

And now, he has boarded Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid", which means that he has officially entered the circle of top domestic directors.

After this, his status and influence in the circle will definitely reach a higher level!

"Thank you, Mr. Xing, for your recognition."

Deng Chao hurriedly thanked him, his eyes full of joy.

Zhou Xingchi waved his hand: "Is your schedule okay? I plan to start filming after October."

As long as it is a crew of a big director in the industry, overlapping roles are usually not allowed. This is a consensus in the circle.

Deng Chao quickly responded, "Don't worry, the only project I have on hand right now is the variety show "Running Man", and I can finish it all in half a month at the latest."

"That's good."

Zhou Xingchi nodded again, signaled the assistant director to go and discuss the contract with Deng Chao, then he turned around and left the audition area and went straight to the reception area.

He didn't care too much about Xu Ke's arrival.

After all, the two had already discussed it before, and the former would come to the crew of "The Mermaid" to make a guest appearance.

What really puzzled Zhou Xingchi was that Xu Ke actually brought Wu Yifan here, which made him feel a little strange.

……

Chen Fei did not pay much attention to the audition process of "The Mermaid".

September is almost here, and this period is when the General Administration is busy defining the "Code of Conduct for Artists with Bad Records", and as one of the participants, he naturally cannot escape it.

However, just as he was about to head to the General Administration again, he suddenly saw a new message on the Internet.

After seeing this message, Fade Chen's mouth suddenly curled up into a sneer.

Is this a case of not standing at attention after being beaten, hoping to win sympathy and continue to make money from those brainless fans?

"It's just wishful thinking."

He curled his lips, his heart full of contempt.

Who gave you the courage?
Chen Fei quickly turned his attention away from that and turned his attention to the results of the Huading Awards.

Looking around, we saw that Chen Baoguo successfully won the Huading Award for Best Actor, officially becoming the grand slam winner of domestic TV drama awards.

Seeing this name, Chen Fei's heart moved.

Chen Baoguo is a real talent for acting, and he has a very decent face. He can be said to be the best actor in the industry to play decent characters.

"If he were invited to play the minister in Operation Mekong..."

The more Chen Fei thought about it, the more suitable it seemed to him. He immediately called his assistant and asked him to send an audition invitation letter to Chen Baoguo.

He then turned his attention to the other award winners.

Although the General Administration has not yet issued any documents, the ban on artists with bad records in all mainland awards has actually begun.

For example, for the Best Director of a TV Series, before the incident, Emblem was the only choice for this award.

But now, this award has drawn a parallel line in his life.

In addition, there is also the movie "Let's Get Married".

As one of the most popular TV series last year, it was nominated for major awards this year, but the leading actor Huang Haibo was completely excluded.

Throughout the entire award ceremony, there was no clip about him, and no one even mentioned his name!

……

At this time, the crew of "The Mermaid" was in the reception room.

At this time, Xu Ke was sitting opposite Zhou Xingchi.

"Think about it carefully. With his current popularity, no matter which movie he appears in, it will have a huge impact on the box office. There is no doubt about that."

In the domestic film and television industry, the Beijing circle can be regarded as the biggest mountain.

As the only large-scale listed company in Beijing, Huayi is undoubtedly the leader among them!

Xu Ke himself has multiple contracts with Huayi, so the relationship between the two parties is very harmonious.

Fortunately, Xu Ke and Zhou Xingchi also have a very good relationship.

Therefore, Wu Yifan, who had just become a member of the Beijing circle, now wanted to get access to the top resource of "The Mermaid", so naturally he needed a middleman with enough weight to mediate.

If it was before the events of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" happened, Wang Zhonglei would have personally brought him to visit Zhou Xingchi.

But now, because of those tens of millions of funds, the two sides have long ceased to have any contact with each other.

Therefore, as a mediator between the two parties, Xu Ke naturally became the best choice.

Before coming, the Beijing circle had come up with a strategy for Xu Ke that would impress Zhou Xingchi.

It's nothing more than one thing - "money!"

Who in the entire film and television industry doesn't know that Zhou Xingchi is famous for his love of money.

Wu Yifan’s only advantage is that he is popular enough now to bring a bonus to the box office of "The Mermaid".

At the same time, after participating in this movie, he can also successfully complete the gilding.

Perhaps seeing Zhou Xingchi's hesitation, Xu Ke began to increase his firepower: "Think about it, you don't have to pay a dime for the film, just give him a few minutes of screen time, and you can get a box office of no less than 200 million. Why not do it?"

This sentence was quite tempting to Zhou Xingchi, but he was a serious person and still hadn't made up his mind.

Seeing this, Xu Ke immediately said to his female assistant, who was also his current girlfriend, "Go and bring Wu Yifan and his mother in first, so that Director Zhou can take a look."

"it is good."

The female assistant responded, pushed the door and walked out.

Xu Ke was still trying to persuade her gently, in an attempt to make this happen.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to make it in the Hong Kong film industry, and he is now moving closer to the Beijing industry. If he can help Wu Yifan get a role, it would also be a help to himself.

After a while, Wu Yifan and his mother walked into the reception room.

"Director Zhou, Director Xu, hello, I'm Fanfan's mother and also his agent."

As soon as Wu's mother entered the room, she showed a flattering smile and her words were full of flattery.

After introducing himself, he began to introduce Wu Yifan: "My Fanfan debuted as a trainee, so he is very hardworking and has a lot of fans throughout Southeast Asia..."

"Okay, stop for a moment."

Zhou Xingchi raised his hand to interrupt Wu's mother's intention to continue speaking.

For him, Wu Yifan's only advantage is that he is quite popular and can attract some box office revenue, that's all.

"Let's do an impromptu performance first."

Zhou Xingchi picked up the script and casually pointed out a plot point to Wu Yifan.

Wu Yifan took the script and nodded, but a hint of uneasiness flashed in his eyes.

He knew very well that improvisation was both a challenge and an opportunity for actors, but at this moment his heart was beating like a rabbit in his chest.

With Zhou Xingchi's shout of "Action", the scene suddenly became quiet and everyone's eyes were focused on him.

However, when Wu Yifan tried to fit into the role and began his improvisation, the situation was beyond everyone's expectations.

His movements seemed very stiff, and the pauses and tone of his lines seemed out of place, as if he was just reciting the lines instead of truly investing his emotions.

The scene that should have been full of tension became dull and even a little awkward under his performance.

Seeing this scene, the expectation on Zhou Xingchi’s face gradually disappeared, replaced by deep disappointment.

He turned around slowly and his eyes fell on Xu Ke. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes revealed his confusion.

“Is this the actor you introduced to me?”

Xu Ke looked a little embarrassed, and quickly said, "As we all know, you are the most professional in training actors. At most, you can tailor a cameo role for him. It will only take a few minutes of footage."

Wu Yifan obviously knew that his performance was very bad, and there was nothing he could do except smile. After all, this was not Xu Jinglei's crew, and the latter only took a fancy to his face and didn't care about his acting skills at all.

But Zhou Xingchi is different. He requires actors to have acting skills.

"You two should go out first."

Zhou Xingchi turned his head and looked at Wu's mother and Wu Yifan.

"Okay, Director Zhou, thank you for your help."

Mother Wu smiled apologetically, glanced at Xu Ke calmly from the corner of her eye, turned around and pulled Wu Yifan out of the room.

She knew very well that if it was just an ordinary audition, Wu Yifan could just turn around and leave, as his acting skills were simply not worthy of the "The Mermaid" crew.

But what is going on now is resource exchange, which is very different from ordinary auditions.

After watching Wu Yifan and her daughter leave, Xu Ke looked at Zhou Xingchi: "Director Zhou..."

Zhou Xingchi frowned and responded: "I can't give you an answer now."

He actually wanted to agree to Xu Ke's request. Or, from the moment Chen Fei said "We all owe Zhou Xingchi a movie ticket", he has been willing to accept any method that can increase the box office.

But the most crucial issue is that this movie is not produced exclusively by Star Shine!
Several other companies jointly contributed 2/3 of the funds. How could they allow him to make changes to the original script at will?
"I need to contact several other investors. If I can get their approval, then it wouldn't be impossible to give him a few more minutes of screen time."

Xu Ke raised his eyebrows slightly: "Feiyue Film and Television, China Film Group, Guangguang?"

"Yes."

Zhou Xingchi took out his cell phone, found Chen Fei's number, and prepared to contact the largest investor of "The Mermaid" first.

Xu Ke was laughing happily at the side. He had a pretty good relationship with Chen Fei and could say a few good words for Wu Yifan later.

……

At this time, in the meeting room of the General Administration.

As one of the representatives, Chen Fei was currently sitting in the second row under the rostrum, watching the "war of words" in the meeting hall.

Different from previous industry conferences, the attendees this time were the heads of various associations, the old guys who were rooted in the review team, some legal personnel and heads of the media system.

The main reason for these people's fuss was the draft document drafted by the General Administration.

As the noise came from his ears, Chen Fei once again focused his eyes on the documents.

After seeing the point that "extramarital infidelity is not counted towards the ban on bad artists", he knew in his heart that the higher-ups had made a dent in the entertainment industry.

But it's normal to think about it. After all, extramarital affair can only be regarded as a moral issue and does not violate the law.

Moreover, if one were to be banned for extramarital affairs, 99% of the people in the entire entertainment industry would be doomed!

After all, using bodies for "mutual benefit" has become an unspoken rule in the entertainment industry.

As for that guy with the emblem, he is simply asking for death!

If he wasn't so high-profile and didn't promote his good-man persona, how could he have encountered such abuse and attacks from fans all over the internet?
Now, the main reason for the commotion is the severity of the punishment.

According to the definition of the General Administration, as long as it involves pornography, gambling, and drugs, it will be completely banned in the fields of film, television, radio, variety shows, and commercial performances.

At the same time, works featuring artists with bad records must be edited and they must not be allowed to appear.

Furthermore, this time limit will continue until the bad artist dies.

In other words, the ban period is "indefinite and permanent!"

When this rule appeared, it was immediately opposed by major associations.

Li Shaohong, the president of the Directors Association, stood up with a frown on his face and questioned, "Director Tong, I think this rule is very unreasonable. After all, even if it is a crime, you can still get a suspended sentence or a reduced sentence. It doesn't make sense for us to be so decisive!
If this is a permanent ban, wouldn't it completely ruin the actors' careers? Would it force them into a dead end?"

An old guy from the Screenwriters Association also stood up and said, "That's right, I agree with Director Li. I suggest canceling the term 'permanent'. At most, we can set a longer time limit to make them realize their mistakes."

An old man from the review team also stood up and said: "For minor mistakes, they can be fined for one or two years, and for more serious mistakes, they can be fined for four or five years, so that they can remember it.

But a permanent ban, how is that any different from the death penalty? It’s really too much.”

Chen Fei recognized this sanctimonious old man. Isn't this Lu Tailang's father?

Lu Tailang had tried to make a comeback several times before, but was suppressed by Chen Fei every time.

His father once asked someone to mediate between Chen Fei and Lu Chuan, hoping that they could make peace with each other, but was ruthlessly rejected by Chen Fei.

The grudge between the two of them had already been formed a long time ago.

Chen Fei didn't indulge him at this moment, and sneered and said, "One or two years? Four or five years? What's the difference between this and playing?
A ban is a ban, either ban or not ban, is there such a thing as suspended sentence or reduced sentence?

They are on stage, taking drugs, enjoying fame, wealth and splendor, but do they want those drug enforcement police officers who sacrificed their lives to applaud and cheer for them?"

After these words were spoken, Lu Tailang's father was speechless.

The few people who were about to stand up just raised their buttocks, but quickly put them down again, and for a moment they dared not to follow suit.

Chen Fei's words were undoubtedly putting everyone on the scene in danger. Anyone who dared to oppose him would be standing on the side of breaking the law and committing a crime.

The old men are already old and are now starting to pursue "fame". How could they possibly put themselves in an embarrassing situation?
“I support a total ban.”

La Beikang raised his hand and gave full affirmation.

As Tong Gang's direct subordinate and Chen Fei's ally, he naturally firmly supports the suggestions of his leader and partner.

"Is there anyone else who objects?"

On the rostrum, Tong Gang's eyes swept across everyone present with scrutiny.

No one dared to look him in the eye. Everyone remained silent and said nothing.

"That's it, all public figures involved in the bad artist category will be banned permanently across all channels!"

The big boss made the final decision, and many people on the scene broke out in sweat, but they did not dare to raise any objections.

At the end of the meeting, many people stared at Chen Fei with gritted teeth, but he ignored them all.

It's just a bunch of angry bugs, what's there to be afraid of?

……

When Chen Fei left the conference hall with La Peikang and stood in the sunshine, he felt relieved.

No matter how many people he offended, no matter how much hostility he faced, he had a clear conscience!

As for these social pests, what are we waiting for if we don’t eradicate them? Are we waiting for them to continue committing crimes?
"You have offended a lot of people in these meetings."

La Beikang frowned and was secretly worried about Chen Fei.

"Don't worry, they are just a bunch of clowns. So what if you offend them? If anyone is dissatisfied, feel free to come to me."

Chen Fei has made up his mind.

The worst that can happen is that we can just fight back with our troops and block the water with earth.

Besides, he won't just sit there and wait for death!

"Jingle Bell."

The sudden ringing of the phone interrupted the conversation between Chen Fei and La Beikang.

Taking out his cell phone from his pocket, Fade Chen raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw the name "Zhou Xingchi" on the caller ID.

"Is the casting over?"

Muttering quietly, he casually pressed the connect button.

Zhou Xingchi's voice came from the phone: "Director Chen, are you busy?"

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"It's like this." Zhou Xingchi cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, "Director Xu Ke recommended someone to me, hoping that he could make a cameo appearance in The Mermaid for a few minutes. I just wanted to hear your opinion."

After hearing this, La Beikang, who was about to walk away, stopped and looked back with curiosity.

In the entire film and television industry, whenever the word "recommendation" appears, without exception, all of them require backdoors.

Both of them were very curious about who could have invited Xu Ke to come through this back door.

Fade Chen frowned slightly and asked, "Who is it? What's your name?"

"Wu Yifan is the popular idol artist recently. He has a group of very loyal young female fans. If he can join the team, it might help the box office of the film..."

However, after listening to Zhou Xingchi's words, a sneer suddenly appeared on Chen Fei's face.

These people in the Beijing circle are just like cockroaches, they are omnipresent!
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