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

Chapter 732: Rejecting a guest appearance! Wu Suowei? Playing a big game of chess!
On the other end of the phone, Zhou Xingchi was still waiting for Chen Fei's response.

On the other side of the phone, Fade Chen had already made a decision after exchanging a glance with La Beikang.

Although Wu Yifan's joining may indeed help the box office, it will also trigger a series of subsequent problems.

"The Mermaid" was originally a project put together after isolating the people from the Beijing circle. What's the logic behind letting a person from the Beijing circle in through the back door?
What's more, what is Wu Yifan?
It's such a big project, a project worth nearly 400 million, why should he be given the opportunity to gild himself?
Who is he?
"Director Zhou, Mr. La and I do not agree to modify the script. We feel that the original script is already perfect. If we change the script because of a certain actor's joining, and the subsequent box office results fluctuate, who will be responsible for this situation?"

When these words came out, Zhou Xingchi was slightly stunned.

He really didn't expect that Chen Fei would refuse so straightforwardly.

"Director Chen, are you with Director La now?"

"Ah."

Fade Chen responded and handed the phone to La Beikang.

After answering the phone, La Peikang didn't think too much and chose to stand on Chen Fei's side again: "Director Zhou, it's already this critical moment, let's not create any more complications, let's move forward in peace."

Although La Beikang is not as decisive as Han Sanping, he is still very decisive at certain critical moments.

For example, he has always been firm in supporting Chen Fei.

To be more realistic, Chen Fei can bring enough benefits to China Film and also bring him enough political achievements.

With two approaches going hand in hand, there was no reason for him not to support Chen Fei.

Although Zhou Xingchi really wanted to keep Wu Yifan, since both major investors chose to refuse, he couldn't say anything more.

The phone was always in speaker mode, so he simply turned his gaze to Xu Ke.

At this time, listening to what Chen Fei and La Beikang said, Xu Ke didn't know how to start.

He originally wanted to waste some favors, but now he suddenly realized that these favors were not so useful!

Both Chen Fei and La Beikang refused. If he spoke up again now, he would have to face two big capitals in the circle.

Is it worth it for Wu Yifan?
Without much thought, he simply shook his head to express his attitude.

"Okay, in that case, I'll tell Director Xu that this matter ends here."

Zhou Xingchi responded and hung up the phone.

Xu Ke smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect that they have such a deep grudge against Wu Yifan."

"Director Chen seems to have a bad opinion of these idol artists." Zhou Xingchi echoed, and then asked: "Do you want me to call Mr. Wang from Guangguang to ask?"

"forget it."

Xu Ke shook his head, looking a little embarrassed.

Who in the circle doesn’t know that Wang Changtian and Chen Fei are wearing the same pants?

It goes without saying that this call is useless and will not have any effect at all.

"Director Chen has a lot of say in the crew, right?"

Xu Ke tentatively made a final effort, because in his opinion, Zhou Xingchi should be the kind of director who has the final say and should have the final say.

"The Mermaid project was not favored by other investors at first. The nearly 4 million yuan investment was only successfully approved with the strong support of Director Chen."

As soon as Zhou Xingchi said this, Xu Ke knew there was no hope.

He stood up and said with a smile, "Remember to notify me when the machine is turned on. I'll be there whenever you call me."

"Okay, walk slowly."

Zhou Xingchi personally sent Xu Ke out.

Faced with a new round of flattery from Wu Yifan and his mother, he remained calm.

Since Chen Fei disagrees, then there is no need for him. He is just an idol artist, how can he be compared with a big capital like Feiyue Film and Television?
He has already decided that if there is a role that needs a guest appearance, he can just go directly to Feiyinghuang Agency to look for it.

It is better to sell Chen Fei out than to be stabbed in the back by the Beijing circle.

……

After leaving the crew of "The Mermaid", Xu Ke first said goodbye to Wu Yifan and his mother, and then called Wang Zhonglei directly.

"Mr. Wang, unfortunately, this recommendation failed." There was a hint of helplessness in Xu Ke's voice.

"What? Zhou Xingchi didn't agree?"

Wang Zhonglei's tone revealed a bit of disbelief. Someone who loves money would actually choose to reject money? Logically, this shouldn't happen.
"No, Director Zhou is quite interested. It's mainly because Chen Fei and La Peikang have different opinions. They think that hastily adding a plot will have an uncontrollable impact on the overall effect of the film."

Wang Zhonglei's face instantly darkened when he heard this.

He was silent for a moment, as if digesting the news, and then slowly said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Director Xu. I will think of another way."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Zhonglei clenched his fists unconsciously.

He stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the Feiyue Film and Television Building towering outside the window, feeling mixed emotions.

"Chen Fei? La Peikang? It's just adding a few minutes of plot, which can at least bring in 100 million box office. Why can't it be added?" He muttered to himself, with a hint of unwillingness in his eyes.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he turned around and picked up the phone on the table: "Xiao Zhang, come in for a moment."

The female secretary pushed the door open and saw Wang Zhonglei's gloomy face, her heart tightened.

"Boss Wang, do you have any instructions?"

"Go and contact Director Guan Hu to see if he's free to come to Huayi tomorrow. I have an actor here that I need him to meet." Wang Zhonglei's tone was filled with unquestionable firmness.

Upon hearing this, the female secretary immediately nodded in agreement and turned to leave the office.

"Since the Mermaid route doesn't work, then try another route. It's not like Huayi is without movie projects. Using Mr. Six to gild itself is not as good as the few minutes in your Mermaid?"

……

The meeting at the General Administration lasted a whole day, and finally the basic rules were established.

From now on, Chen Fei no longer has to run over there for meetings and look at the faces of those old guys from time to time. He just has to wait for the documents to be issued.

A day later, the headlines in the entertainment industry were once again dominated by all kinds of "exciting" news.

"Reprinted from Venice Film Festival report: The copyright of "The Four 3" was successfully sold at the Venice Film Festival for 1000 million US dollars, successfully recovering the cost."

When seeing this message, Chen Fei felt a little emotional.

Foreigners seem to have an obsession with domestic martial arts movies that cannot be described in words.

In particular, the word "Kung Fu" is very popular abroad, as if it has become a kind of "metaphysics".

Unfortunately, The Four 3 did not perform very well at the domestic box office.

After five days of release, although the total box office has exceeded 5 million, the daily new box office has dropped to more than 1.5 million, and the potential has obviously been exhausted.

In addition to this news, the media also broke a piece of gossip about the celebrity's private life.

"Last night at about 1:, Xie Nan rushed to the Capital Hospital, suspected of premature birth. The man flew back to the capital from the recording site of "Running Man" overnight..."

After seeing this news, Fade Chen's expression suddenly became more serious.

He immediately took out his cell phone and called Wu Jing to ask about the relevant situation.

"These paparazzi are not sleeping in the middle of the night." Wu Jing complained angrily before responding, "It is indeed premature, about 20 days early. It's nothing serious, but she has to stay in the incubator for a while..."

"It's okay as long as you're okay." Fade Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alas, I was thinking about finishing the last two episodes of Running Man and then returning to Beijing to accompany the birth of my baby. I didn't expect this guy to fool me and come early without giving me any face..."

Xie Nan's voice suddenly came from the phone: "What are you talking about? What does a kid know? I'm giving you face."

"Haha."

Chen Fei was immediately amused by the couple.

"You gave birth to a son, right? What's his name? Which hospital did you go to? I'll go check it out tomorrow."

"Yes, son, come back after you are discharged from the hospital. You won't be able to see it if you come now."

Wu Jing explained first, and then added: "I gave him a name, Wu Suowei, how about it, it's very meaningful, right?"

"No matter what? No matter what?"

Chen Fei was slightly stunned, and didn't react for a long time. After a moment, he said with a smile: "You know what, it's really quite artistic."

He was quite curious and didn't know how Wu Jing convinced Xie Nan. The name was really "casual".

……

After finishing the call with Wu Jing, Chen Fei worked hard for the whole morning and finally sent out all the audition invitations for "Operation Mekong".

There were more than 20 invitation letters, all of which were "carefully selected" by him.

In order to save time, he planned to get everything done in one day.

Of course, this refers to the cast of the main characters. As for the supporting roles and extras, there will naturally be casting directors who will be responsible for following up.

If he had to select every detail and every actor personally, he would be exhausted to death and still not be able to finish the work.

"Bona Film Group officially announced that it has begun the process of privatization and delisting."

On Weibo, a new piece of gossip immediately attracted Chen Fei's attention.

Yu Dong ultimately shot himself in the foot. Facing the multiple blows of online public opinion, sluggish stock prices, and his ex-wife's lawsuit, Bona finally couldn't hold on.

But soon, the hot search headlines were taken over by an even more explosive piece of news!

"This morning, Wanda Cinema Line officially signed a film distribution agreement with Buyi Lehu Pictures. The agreement states that Wanda will distribute director Jiang Wen's new film "One Step Away" in a buyout manner."

"It is reported that the specific guaranteed box office for Wanda's release of "One Step Away" is 10 billion yuan!"

"The producers will be very happy to receive the share of the 10 billion box office in advance, and will be able to make a profit before the movie is released."

"The movie 'One Step Away' will be officially scheduled for release on December 12, joining the competition for this year's Lunar New Year box office."

"Many Lunar New Year films were urgently withdrawn and their release dates were changed to avoid the competition..."

Looking at the news, Chen Fei felt a little complicated for a moment.

A few months ago, Jiang Wen was still clamoring to sign a bet agreement with the theaters, claiming that his new movie would definitely break the 10 billion box office!
Fortunately he didn't do that, otherwise all the money earned from "Let the Bullets Fly" would have been lost by him.

As for the cooperation with Wanda, Chen Fei had heard of it.

Previously, Jiang Wen had also contacted the person in charge of Pan Asia Cinemas, but the two sides failed to reach a cooperation agreement.

The box office guarantee of 10 billion is really a test of the quality of the film. If it fails to be achieved, the theaters will suffer heavy losses!

Only Wanda has the courage to engage in this kind of cooperation.

However, other movies scheduled to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday are in a bad state.

It goes without saying that in order for "One Step Away" to achieve the expected box office results, Wanda will inevitably increase the number of screenings for this film.

In other words, the screening schedule of other films will inevitably decrease.

This is also the reason why films produced by other film and television companies were urgently withdrawn and their release dates were adjusted.

The competition during the Lunar New Year period was already very fierce, and now this has happened. If the schedule is not adjusted, the films will really be "killed"!

……

There is no impenetrable wall in the entertainment industry.

Chen Fei had just sent out the audition invitation letter, and the next day, related news had already appeared on the Internet.

"According to industry insiders, auditions for Operation Mekong will officially begin on September 9, and will be conducted by invitation only. Congratulations to all the actors who auditioned for their immediate success!"

Looking at this news, some people in the industry are happy while others are worried.

Without exception, all the actors who received the invitation became excited and began to make preparations in the hope of getting the role in one fell swoop.

Those actors who did not receive invitations were distraught and felt that their lives had become dark.

During this period, many people used their connections with Chen Fei in an attempt to get an audition opportunity.

However, most people were ruthlessly rejected, and only a small number of actors who were really suitable for the role successfully got the audition opportunity.

Moreover, most of the audition roles they got were supporting roles.

This movie is of great importance, therefore, Chen Fei is not planning to use idol artists or popular stars, but is planning to start filming with all actors having good acting skills!
He was not even planning to train the newcomers in the company, and chose only mature artists.

……

With the arrival of the 30th, the summer season has officially come to an end.

All major cinemas have already prepared the finished films of "Now You See Me 2" and "The Expendables 3", and these two Hollywood blockbusters will be released as soon as 12 o'clock.

At the same time, "Guardians of the Galaxy", which was released in theaters on August 8, also successfully concluded with a score of 1 million.

As for another imported film "Frozen", its box office has now exceeded 3.5 million.

There is still half a month left in the screening period. If nothing unexpected happens, it will not be a problem to break 4 million or even 5 million.

It’s just a pity for Guangguang’s "The Four 3", which just broke the 8 million box office after 2 days of release, and the daily box office has dropped below 100 million, completely losing its potential.

As for "Temporary Cohabitation" starring Yang Ying, it was even worse. The box office just broke 9 million after 1 days of release, and its potential has been completely exhausted.

At this time, many people have their eyes on the September film market, hoping that these newly released domestic films can achieve some results.

On the last day of August, Chen Fei boarded a plane to Shanxi Province to attend the opening ceremony of the Shanxi Film Academy.

His role as honorary principal is actually similar to that of a hands-off boss. He only goes there occasionally to give a few open classes and just put his name on the bill.

The specific work was carried out by Jia Zhangke, and he never took care of it at all.

He has never even visited the school since it was founded.

There is no one else like him who is a hands-off manager!
On the plane, Fade Chen was not idle, but watched the live broadcast of the media.

There is a lot of excitement in the entertainment industry today, but the most noteworthy thing has to be the apology meeting held by Taiwan's popular young actor Ke Zhendong.

From the video, we can see that the person involved gave an extremely superb "performance" and successfully entered the crying state in just ten seconds.

Moreover, this crying scene lasted for quite a long time. From the beginning to the end, from wailing to sobbing, and then to tears and snot, it can be said that the actor displayed all kinds of crying skills!

If this superb crying scene could be taught to Yang Ying, she would definitely be able to surpass Yang Mi and others and officially become the best actress among the four new actresses!
Closer to home.

Although Ke Zhendong's apology meeting successfully captured the sympathy and sympathy of a group of brainless fans, it failed to fool those powerful netizens.

Someone posted the video of his apology meeting in Taiwan Province online.

Looking around, this guy was very calm when he apologized to Taiwan. Although he expressed his apology in his words, his attitude was obviously dismissive.

Now that he has arrived in the mainland, he is pretending to be "miserable, regretful and sad". The hidden meaning in this is really worth analyzing.

"Don't you just want to avoid giving up the mainland market? What's the point of pretending to be so pure? If you can successfully make a comeback, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of Prince Fang and Prince Zhang?"

Fade Chen curled his lips, his face full of disdain.

……

After getting off the plane and smelling the scent of his hometown, Chen Fei couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic.

He hasn't returned to Shanxi Province for a long time since he took the old man to the capital.

However, even though I have been away from home for many years, the feeling of homesickness has never gone away.

"If I have time, I can go back to my hometown. I don't know if it's all abandoned..."

Chen Fei muttered softly, and under the guidance of his assistant, he successfully got into the business car that came to pick him up.

"Hello, Director Chen. I'm the assistant to Director Jia Zhangke. He's busy today, so he can't come to pick you up in person, so he sent me here to introduce you to the infrastructure and teaching conditions of our Shanxi Film Academy..."

On the passenger seat, a middle-aged man was explaining to Chen Fei the basics of the Shanxi Film Academy with a smile.

"Our Shanxi Film Academy is a secondary college affiliated to Shanxi Media College, and its predecessor was the Film and Television College of the Media College.

The college has more than 10 majors, including drama and film directing, acting, film and television photography and production, recording art, new media art, animation, digital media art, drama and film literature, radio and television editing and directing, film and television technology, cultural industry management, comics art and technology, etc., with more than 200 faculty and staff..."

As the middle-aged man spoke, a big chess game gradually took shape in Chen Fei's mind.

……

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