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

Chapter 767: A luxurious annual meeting full of long legs, when "Sicario" meets "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain"

"Look at this epic movie from Hollywood, with dwarves, elves, and orcs, well-made, and with a good plot. Then look at those domestic movies in our country, oh!"

In the capital, outside the Pan Asia flagship cinema, Ning Hao was muttering and commenting on "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies".

This Middle-earth magical masterpiece, which took 15 years to make, has finally come to an end. As someone in the film industry, you must come to learn and appreciate it.

After watching it, and then comparing it with domestic films, the difference is simply worlds apart!

The box office on the first day was 9009 million, the box office on the second day was 1.19 million... the box office in the first three days of the weekend was 3.12 million.

After only three days of release, "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" became the highest-grossing film in the January release schedule.

On the other hand, although "20 Again" is still very popular, its box office performance was terrible!
Chen Fei, who was walking out with Ning Hao, shrugged his shoulders and said in a rather sharp tone, "You are not motivated enough. You just want to take the crooked path. You don't pay attention to the quality of the film. You just want to rely on traffic stars to increase the box office. You deserve to fail."

While speaking, Chen Fei was thinking of the movie "Crazy Detective" produced by LeTV Pictures and starring Ruan Jingtian and Zhou Dongyu.

Fearing that it would fail miserably during the Lunar New Year holiday, LeTV scheduled the release date for this movie, which was highly regarded by "big data", to January.

But now, a whole week has passed since the movie was released, and the box office is only 2336 million, and it has been forced to be withdrawn from theaters by many cinemas.

This also makes the mainland film industry very puzzled.

From "One Step Away" to "Crazy Detective", these are all movies that were highly regarded by Alibaba's big data. How come their reputation and box office both collapsed?
In the face of doubts, Alibaba's big data analysis department gave a confident response:
"Data analysis is absolutely correct. The Ferryman produced by Alibaba Pictures will verify this fact. As for why other films failed, we might as well look for the reasons from the directors and scripts..."

Once these words were spoken, they really fooled a group of "brainless people".

In everyone's opinion, Jiang Wen is too arrogant, insists on his own way, and is completely unable to absorb everyone's opinions.

As for "The Raging Detective", it's purely because the director is not good, not the actors' problem at all!

This statement was recognized by many people, but it also made Chen Fei look confused.

He had never expected that he would deceive himself to such an extent.

Ma Yun has truly become a god, and "big data" is the magic weapon in his hand, which has subdued countless confused people.

……

After separating from Ning Hao, Chen Fei rushed to the company alone.

On the way, he was bored and casually browsed the latest information on the entertainment news website.

The Lunar New Year movies haven't finished showing yet, but the Spring Festival movies are already coming in with full force, as if they're ready to pounce and "eat people."

Looking around, the publicity efforts are getting bigger and bigger, with various press conferences, premieres, etc., one after another, without stopping.

Chen Fei receives calls from various parties from time to time.

Without exception, all of them came to inquire about the recording of the second season of "Running Man" in order to be able to appear as a flying guest and take advantage of the publicity.

Last night, the outdoor reality show "Running Man", which was popular on the two major online and offline platforms of Blueberry Channel and Youku, officially came to an end with its first season.

Although the first season has ended, the popularity of the show has not diminished.

Not only because it is firmly ranked among the top three variety shows of the year, but also because it is hailed as the leader of domestic reality shows!

On the day the first season ended, the popularity and topic volume of the program reached its peak, and "Running Man" occupied all the entertainment headlines and hot search lists.

The audiences are expressing their anticipation for the second season, and the internet is flooded with calls and expectations for the second season.

The seven permanent guests and a few flying guests also became famous because of this program. Their popularity, number of fans, commercial value and endorsements have all shown a rising trend.

This not only consolidates their position in the entertainment industry, but also attracts the attention of a large number of brands and advertisers.

It is no exaggeration to say that the popularity of this variety show is like a carnival in the entertainment industry, spreading like wildfire and igniting the hearts of countless viewers.

Every time a new episode is released, there is a wave of enthusiasm on the Internet, as if everyone is discussing, sharing, and even imitating the wonderful moments in the show.

The entertainment headlines and hot search lists are almost always dominated by "Running Man".

Open any social media and you will see topics and discussions about "Running Man". People's love for this show is like the desire for ice cream in summer, it is irresistible!

It is precisely because of this that everyone in the film and television industry and the entertainment industry feels like they have seen a hot commodity when they see this variety show.

In order to be able to appear as a guest star, favors, resources, and interest exchanges can be seen almost everywhere.

This has also made Feiyue Film and Television's position in the film and television industry more and more consolidated, and its status and influence have continued to rise, which is enviable.

……

As soon as I returned to the company, the assistant came to greet me and handed me two more invitation letters.

"Mr. Chen, these are from Huayi. One is an invitation to the annual meeting, and the other is an invitation to the premiere of the movie 'Somewhere Only We Know'."

After hearing these two names, Fade Chen didn't even answer and directly said, "Leave it to President Su, let him handle it."

After saying that, he remembered another thing: "By the way, how is the preparation for our company's annual meeting program going?"

"It's almost done. According to your instructions, we will invite a girl group from South Korea this year, and all the bonuses, gifts, etc. are in place."

"That's fine."

After responding casually, Fade Chen went straight to the editing room.

Two days later, early in the morning, the internet was flooded with news about Huayi’s annual meeting:

"The Huayi Annual Meeting (shareholders' meeting) was a star-studded event. Famous directors, actors, and artists in the industry, such as Chen Long, Xu Ke, Zhang Jizhong, Gu Changwei, Huang Xiaoming, Yang Ying, Zhang Guoli, Li Yifeng, Jiang Wenli, Xu Jinglei, Guan Hu, Wang Shuo, and Wu Yifan, all showed up to show their support."

"Huayi General Manager Wang Zhonglei said: Huayi made a lot of money last year, with real estate, financial projects, game development, etc. all making profits."

"It is reported that by the end of 2015, Huayi will completely cut off its artist management business, officially taking a big step towards 'de-filming singleness'."

"Mr. Six is ​​about to wrap up, and Huayi's market value will continue to move towards 700 billion!"

"The net worth of many shareholders has skyrocketed again. The number one company in the private film and television industry must be Huayi..."

Looking around, the Internet was already filled with praise and congratulations.

Chen Fei "tried hard" for a long time before he found a report on the revenue of Huayi Film and Television Culture Industry in a small corner.

"It is reported that the revenue share of Huayi Film and Television Culture is shrinking and currently only accounts for 5.23% of the company's revenue..."

Seeing this, Fade Chen suddenly realized that Huayi had taken that path again.

"What do you mean by de-monotonization of film and television? It's obviously about completely de-monotonizing film and television! It's a high-sounding statement, haha."

……

As January draws to a close, the festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year is becoming increasingly intense.

At this time of national celebration, the film and television industry and the entertainment industry are also particularly lively.

In the film market, competition during the Spring Festival is particularly fierce, and many blockbusters are gearing up to face this war without the smoke of gunpowder.

However, amidst all this noise, Feiyue Films' new movie suddenly emerged as a dark horse and unexpectedly grabbed the headlines!

"The action and crime film "Sicario" produced by Feiyue Films, directed by Lu Yang, written by Chen Fei, and starring Xie Miao, Liu Shishi, Wang Qianyuan and others, was officially approved today."

"Sicario" successfully held its first film press conference. Lu Yang said at the scene that the film will focus on the summer season and hopes to achieve good results."

"The movie Sicario has officially been announced to be released on July 7rd and will compete in the summer season!"

When the news came out, many people in the industry were stunned at first, and then their eyes suddenly lit up!
July 7rd is a "good" day! You know, not long ago, Chen Kai just announced that his martial arts movie "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" will be released on July 3nd, and vowed to "suppress" the entire summer vacation.

But before long, the opponent appeared.

If it is a low-budget movie made by a small director, then naturally people will not pay too much attention to it.

But Lu Yang is not a small director. The movie "A Man's Martial Arts" directed by him previously achieved a box office revenue of 6.88 million yuan.

This "Sicario" is not only his first transformation work, but also written by Chen Fei and produced by Feiyue Films.

The existence of these conditions means that this movie will definitely not be too bad.

Well then, in the upcoming summer vacation competition, who will be the winner of the No. 1 box office chart?

If everyone had confidence in Brother Chen Kai before, their mentality has suddenly changed now, and the result has become much more vague.

Online, netizens are discussing it endlessly:
"I feel that this time, 'The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain' will win at the box office. After all, its background story and character settings are so attractive. I can't wait to watch it!"

"The first trailer of Sicario is so exciting, the box office should be high. This movie may be the most shocking action movie this year!"

"I think the word-of-mouth of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" will boost the box office. After all, it's been a long time since people have seen such a creative martial arts film. It's really exciting."

“Although Sicario looks more hardcore, I personally prefer The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain because I feel it can touch people’s hearts more.”

"The two films have very different styles. The former is a typical oriental martial arts film, while the latter is a modern action film. It is really hard to say which one will win at the box office."

"I think the intense rhythm and exciting action of Sicario will attract more young audiences and may have an advantage at the box office. However, the trailer of Taoist Priest Goes Down the Mountain is also good. Every frame looks like a painting. I believe this will be a highlight that attracts audiences to the cinema and the box office should not be bad."

"I am looking forward to both movies, but if I have to choose one, I would probably choose "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" because its story is more attractive to me and the cast is more powerful. I believe it will perform well at the box office."

Looking around, most of the comments on the Internet are actually more inclined to "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain". After all, the former is directed by the Palme d'Or director Chen Kaige, and the cast is more luxurious than the latter.

But there is a small number of people who don't think so.

With the precedent of "The Promise", everyone has actually developed a psychological shadow on the great poet Chen. Who knows if he will let himself go again?
……

On the evening of the 31st, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei took a car and arrived outside Feiyue Films.

Tonight is the company's annual meeting, and as the chairman, Chen Fei must attend.

The main purpose of Miss Liu's visit was to "monitor" Chen Fei.

As early as a few days ago, the annual meeting program of Feiyue Film and Television was exposed on the Internet. Looking at it, it was a lineup of "long-legged" people!
If time wasn't limited, I'm afraid all the girl groups in South Korea would have to gather at Feiyue Films' annual meeting tonight to perform.

What makes netizens very excited is that tonight’s annual meeting will also be broadcast live on Youku!

This also means that everyone can watch programs on Youku even without leaving home.

"Watch your eyes later. Don't stare at them for too long. Be careful of getting stye!"

Offstage, Liu Yifei said some "threatening" words with a smile.

The main reason is that the rows of long legs on the stage are too dazzling. Looking around, each one has its own merits, which is dazzling.

"it is good."

Chen Fei responded seriously, silently comparing the female group members on the stage to see which one had the longest legs and which one had the sexiest figure.

At the same time, the Internet was also very lively.

The barrage on Youku has exploded!

"What the hell! What the hell! What the hell! Director Chen! I will support you my whole life, until I die! You really know what the brothers like to watch."

"These long legs filling the entire screen are simply too pleasing to the eye. This is what a real annual meeting is all about. It must be such a blessing to work at Feiyue Films!"

"Destroy South Korea! Take back Park Ji-yeon!"

"Li Zhien sings so beautifully, so sweetly."

"What the hell? Really? You invited my favorites Satomi Ishihara and Yui Aragaki? Feiyue Film and Television, what are you doing? You're not going to let me watch the Spring Festival Gala!"

"What's so interesting about the Spring Festival Gala? I plan to watch the replay of Feiyue Film and Television's annual meeting on New Year's Eve. Hehe, the tissues are ready, let's start the battle! My five-fingered girl!"

……

One night passed and time smoothly entered February.

I logged into Weibo and took a look around, and all I saw was news reports about Feiyue Film and Television's annual meeting.

In stark contrast to other companies that were secretive, conservative and low-key, Feiyue Films chose to generously showcase its brilliant achievements over the past year.

Not only did they present wonderful performances to the guests, they also generously provided rich news materials, turning the entire annual meeting into a visual and auditory feast.

In addition to the long legs that fill the screen, another highlight of the annual meeting is undoubtedly the cash prize pool of up to 20 million and the gift pool worth tens of millions!

Mobile phones, tablets, computers, electric cars, cars... When these prizes were announced one by one, the reporters and netizens present were all stunned.

This generous reward undoubtedly demonstrates Feiyue Films' strong strength and extraordinary magnanimity. It also attracted media attention and further enhanced the company's reputation and influence in the industry.

When he woke up early in the morning, in addition to the news about the annual meeting of Feiyue Film and Television Company, Chen Fei also saw news that many crews, filmmakers, actors and stars were heading to the Berlin International Film Festival in groups.

Many media outlets have turned their attention there.

As the only film nominated for the main competition unit, "One Step Away" is the key project that everyone is paying attention to.

However, domestic media generally expressed pessimism about "One Step Away"'s attempt to win awards.

In addition to the fact that the film’s reputation is not very good, the jury members are also one of the key issues.

Darren Aronofsky, the chairman of this year's jury, had previously made "insulting China remarks" at a party, saying that the Chinese film industry is actually a backward and barbaric place.

Faced with such an attitude from the jury chairman, the hope of "One Step Away" winning the award can be said to be slim.

However, Jiang Wen was quite confident. At the airport, he even boasted, "This time, I will definitely not return empty-handed!"

In comparison, Chen Fei is not really concerned about whether "One Step Away" can win an award. He is more concerned about whether "Let the Bullets Fly" can be successfully nominated for World Heritage status, because he heard that those Koreans in South Korea are already eyeing this movie.

……

In a place like the entertainment industry, what is most lacking is various headlines.

The news about the Feiyue Film and Television Annual Conference dominated the headlines for a day, and the news that many domestic directors, crews, and filmmakers went to Berlin dominated the headlines for another day. On the third day, new "headlines" replaced the previous two.

"After being silent for several months, Bona has started to warm up for a new film project, which will focus on ancient fantasy mythology stories, with an investment share of no less than 3 million!"

"The Hollywood film crew of Geostorm announced that it has officially finished filming in China, and actor Wu Jing has finished filming."

"The opening ceremony of He Jiong's debut film, Gardenia Blossoms, was held in the capital today. Popular A-list actor Li Yifeng, Mou Girl Zhang Huiwen and others all attended the ceremony."

"The large-scale war costume TV series "The Martial God Zhao Zilong", produced by Yongle Films, directed by Guo Jianyong, and written by Ying Ning, has officially announced its starring lineup. A-list actor Lin Gengxin will play the male lead "Zhao Zilong" and the female lead "Ma Yurou/Xiahou Qingyi" with South Korean actress Zhang Nara."

"It is reported that the spy suspense drama film "The Last Romance", jointly produced by Huayi and Shanghai Film, starring Ge You, Zhang Ziyi, Du Chun, Gillian Chung, and Tadanobu Asano, was officially announced to be completed in Hengdian yesterday afternoon.

The film was extremely low-key from the start to the end. Director Cheng Er has now officially signed with Huayi and become one of its directors..."

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