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Chapter 769 Variety Show Movie! Wedding wine? Xu Cairen's tea talk, a prostitute walked on the

Chapter 769 Variety Show Movie! Wedding wine? Xu Cairen's tea talk, a prostitute walked on the Oscars?

In today's Chinese-language film industry, the name Xue Xiaolu has long become synonymous with "female directors."

Moreover, she is not only a talented female film director, but also an outstanding screenwriter and a professor at Beijing Film Academy.

When she declared that she would become the first "female director with a box office of 10 billion", this sentence spread rapidly throughout the industry and the entire Internet like wildfire!
Although "Beijing Meets Seattle: The Unbreakable Love Letter" has not yet been released, it has already sparked huge discussions and topics.

In just one morning, the popularity and attention of the topic has achieved a qualitative leap.

The publicity effect is so explosive that it is astonishing!

This also indirectly proves Xue Xiaolu's influence in the film industry. Her resume, titles and achievements have extremely high credibility in the eyes of audiences, movie fans and netizens.

The good reputation and high box office of the previous film have undoubtedly added more expectations for this sequel.

People are expecting her to create miracles again and lead Chinese-language films to new heights.

Judging from the current situation, a box office of 10 billion does not seem to be a difficult task for her.

Her talent, hard work and persistence have won her wide recognition and support in the film industry and made her a role model for countless women.

With the help of this group of female fans, she has officially established her box office appeal.

After the premiere, all the guests went to a nearby hotel to participate in the luncheon.

Chen Fei originally planned to leave after a while, after all, he had to rush back to the company to keep an eye on those projects.

But unexpectedly, just after sitting down for a while, Wang Changtian came over with a mysterious look on his face.

"Director Wang? What's the matter?"

Seeing him seeming to want to say something but hesitated, Fade Chen couldn't help but feel curious.

"I want to ask you something!" Wang Changtian organized his words and asked tentatively, "Many companies have approached me and want to ask if we have any ideas for adapting Running Man into a movie?"

Fade Chen raised his eyebrows slightly: "Boss Wang, why do you say that?"

Wang Changtian explained: "Recently, Mango TV's "Where Are We Going, Dad? 2" has been very popular. It was scheduled to be released on the first day of the Chinese New Year, and it is said that it will reach a box office of 10 billion. It sounds very impressive."

After hearing this, Chen Fei almost understood what he meant.

In the entertainment industry in recent years, a new film trend has been quietly emerging.

The name of this trend is "Variety Show Movie", an emerging film genre hailed as a "money-making tool".

The production cost of this kind of movie is extremely low and the time taken is extremely short, but the profit is extremely high, which is simply jaw-dropping!
Just imagine that a movie can be completed in less than a week, a speed that is unimaginable in traditional film production.

However, the variety show movie did it!
It abandons cumbersome post-production and presents it to the audience in an authentic way, which not only retains the authenticity of the variety show, but also brings a novel experience of the movie.

"Where Are We Going, Dad?" is the best example. Once the film is released in theaters, it can easily earn hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office.

Especially during the Spring Festival, a time when the whole family gathers together, audiences are more inclined to choose this kind of light-hearted variety show movie to relax.

Therefore, the box office revenue will most likely be higher, allowing the producers to make a fortune!
Such a successful case caused a huge sensation in the industry, and many people in the industry were envious of this low-cost, high-efficiency and high-return film production model.

Some people are even eager to try, hoping to replicate this successful model and get a piece of the pie.

The success of variety shows is not accidental. It accurately grasps the market demand and meets the audience's entertainment needs in a low-cost and efficient manner.

However, this seemingly successful business model has also brought huge disadvantages to the film industry!
Fade Chen shook his head and said without hesitation: "Running Man" will not do this.

"why?"

Wang Changtian was a little confused. Isn’t this a good way to make money?

Chen Fei asked back, "Didn't you pay attention to the recent verbal battle between Feng Xiaogang and the Daily News?"

Just recently, a report in the Daily News sparked heated discussions in the mainland film industry.

They believe that variety shows are the natural choice of the market and that the film industry should conform to the preferences of the audience and the people.

However, Feng Xiaogang and other directors expressed strong opposition to this!

The latter believes that the so-called respect for market choice by the Daily is actually the pursuit of economic interests rather than the real needs of the people.

In their view, the Daily's remarks are undoubtedly a blasphemy against the art of film and may even mislead the development direction of the entire industry!
This was originally just a discussion within the industry, but due to the outspoken opinions of Feng Xiaogang and others, it became the focus of public attention.

For a time, the dispute between the Daily News and the big directors became increasingly fierce!
The former firmly believes that as a media, it has the responsibility to convey the voice of the market and guide the healthy development of the industry.

The latter was equally fierce and started off with a barrage of criticism, saying that the former was only interested in money and didn't care about the future development of the film industry at all.

As the debate escalated, the Directors Guild even joined the war of words. They spoke out publicly to support Feng Xiaogang and expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Daily's remarks.

This move undoubtedly exacerbated the tension between the two sides and plunged the entire film industry into a state of stalemate and confrontation.

From Chen Fei's perspective, he didn't lack the money, so there was no need to insert "Running Man" into the controversy at this time.

Wang Changtian scratched his head awkwardly: "I just feel that there are many good ways to monetize this variety show, but we have overlooked them all."

Chen Fei replied seriously: "Mr. Wang, if you don't want the potential of this variety show to be quickly exhausted and to be criticized, you'd better not do this."

Upon hearing this, Wang Changtian couldn't help but become nervous.

"Forget it then. Goodbye. Of course, the longer I live, the better..."

Half an hour later, Fade Chen left the banquet early.

Naturally, he does not need to be responsible for the subsequent publicity and arrangements. What he needs to do next is to wait for the box office results after the movie is officially released.

……

When he returned to the company and just arrived at the office, the secretary pushed the door open and walked in, handing him an envelope.

"Mr. Chen, these are the tickets sent by the Spring Festival Gala production team."

"okay."

Chen Fei responded, took it and put it in the drawer under the desk.

He planned to find time to give the ticket to the old man and let him join in the fun.

To be honest, this year's Spring Festival Gala has no appeal to him at all.

In order to increase ratings, the program team actually started promoting "idol" stars this year.

Except for Liu Dehua, a singer who is more popular among middle-aged and elderly people, all the others are traffic stars such as Lu Han, Wu Yifan, Li Yifeng, Chen Weiting and so on.

Although it did generate some popularity and sparked heated discussions online, Chen Fei had no interest in watching these young handsome guys.

At that time, wouldn’t it be nice to sleep with the sweet-smelling Liu Yifei in your arms?

At worst, why not go watch a girl group perform? Why watch a bunch of heavily made-up men jumping around and lip-syncing on stage?

Another day ended, and the next day, the movie "There Is a Place Only We Know" directed by Xu Jinglei officially held a grand premiere ceremony in the capital.

Although Chen Fei did not go to the scene, he saw the news reported by the media.

Xu Cairen is becoming more and more "outrageous". At the premiere, in the name of celebration, he and Wu Yifan actually drank from a cup of wine together.

It can be clearly seen from the camera that Wang Shuo not far away was actually clapping and cheering happily, which was really eye-opening!

The Internet was once again in an uproar. Many people were scolding her for being an old cow eating young grass, and Wu Yifan's female fans strongly demanded that their idol not to work with that old woman again.

However, in the afternoon, a notice from the bankrupt Juli Pictures directly overshadowed the news of the premiere in the morning.

“Warm congratulations to our actor Huang Shengyi for receiving the invitation from this year’s Academy Awards Organizing Committee!
By then, Ms. Huang Shengyi will be invited to attend the 23th Academy Awards ceremony on the 22rd of this month, which is the 87nd of Los Angeles time, and will walk the red carpet with international superstar Tom Hanks..."

The high-profile announcement from Juli Pictures was like a bombshell, instantly causing an uproar in the mainland film, television and entertainment circles!

No one expected that after several years of silence, Huang Shengyi would return to the public eye in such a "stunning appearance".

Not only did she rarely make the headlines of major entertainment pages, she also triggered a wave of hot searches on Weibo.

And all of this stems from the distinguished invitation from the Academy Awards Organizing Committee!
This invitation undoubtedly injected new vitality into Huang Shengyi's career and made her the focus of everyone's attention again.

For those actresses who have competed with Huang Shengyi before, or who are worried that they may become his competitors again in the future, this invitation from the Oscars is undoubtedly a huge shock.

They have all begun to re-examine this former "salted fish", wondering if she really wants to take this opportunity to turn things around and regain her position as a top actress?

You know, in the past, those domestic actresses who were able to walk on the Oscars red carpet were, without exception, all the best in the circle.

Either they are international film queens like Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, and Fan Bingbing, or they are top post-85 stars like Liu Yifei!
But what qualifications does Huang Shengyi have?
Although she did have some good times at the beginning, her acting career has clearly begun to go downhill as time went by.

Especially after the movie "Legend of White Snake", her performance was questioned and she was even labeled as "prostitute".

During that time, the Internet was full of negative news about her, so much so that she fell directly out of the ranks of first-line celebrities.

But what people in the industry never expected was that she was actually preparing to climb up again!
If this Oscar invitation is real, and she does walk the red carpet with Tom Hanks, then she will most likely return to the top with the title of "International Yellow".

For a moment, a group of female stars led by Yang Ying, Yang Mi, Bai Baihe and Yao Chen became nervous.

If Huang Shengyi returns to the front line, they will be the first to be affected, after all, they have snatched a lot of resources from him.

Many brokerage companies and first-line actress studios in the circle have begun to inquire about the news and prepare to check whether this matter is true or false.

However, no matter how hard everyone tried to search for relevant information, they could not find the invitation letter mentioned by Giant Power Pictures.

But the announcement was so lively and it didn’t seem fake, which was very strange.

Even Liu Yifei became curious: "Chen Fei, do you think this is true or false? Has Huang Shengyi's work been nominated for an Oscar?"

"Her?" Fade Chen curled his lips and couldn't help laughing: "She still wants to walk the red carpet with Tom Hanks? Is she worthy? Dream on."

"So it's fake?"

"You will know when the time comes. What is true cannot be false, and what is false cannot be true."

……

In a blink of an eye, February 2th arrived as scheduled.

The love movie "There Is a Place Only We Know" starring Xu Jinglei and Wu Yifan was successfully released, officially sounding the clarion call for the Spring Festival movie season.

Although Chen Fei has not seen the finished film, judging from the reviews, this is obviously a film made for "fans".

The next morning, the media swarmed in like cats smelling fish!

"The romantic film "There Is a Place Only We Know", directed by Xu Jinglei, written by Wang Shuo, and starring Wu Yifan, Re Yizha and others, grossed 3896 million on the first day!"

"Wu Yifan's first movie as a leading actor received unanimous praise from his fans. His good looks successfully overwhelmed his shortcomings and flaws in acting."

"Compared to 'Back to 20' starring Lu Han, Wu Yifan's acting skills are worse than the former, but his popularity is much better..."

The crew obviously bought a lot of press releases, and the focus of publicity has always been on Wu Yifan, and it is clear that they are preparing to promote him.

There's no way. Among so many actors, although he is a newcomer, his popularity is the highest and cannot be compared to others.

At the same time, after the movie was officially released, Xu Jinglei set out again and headed for Berlin.

But this time, she was blocked by reporters at the airport.

Instead of asking her questions about movies, people asked questions about her love history.

In response, Xu Cairen responded with a tea-like response: "Although I have had many relationships, each one was voluntary, without any disagreements or hatred... Until now, they are still helping me without regrets, and we can still be good friends after breaking up."

As soon as these remarks came out, there was another barrage of criticism online!
On the other hand, the entertainment industry is full of praise, and even many female stars are secretly envious.

Xu Cairen's "knowledge" and "experience" are so profound and rich that they require careful, in-depth and focused study.

If you can learn a few tricks, you will definitely have a very comfortable life in this circle!
……

Chen Fei really didn't expect that because of the topic of "variety show movies", the entire film industry seemed to be intensifying and about to fight!
I don't know if those old guys above are too bored or what, but they actually gathered a large group of people and prepared for a mysterious "meeting and discussion" mode.

As expected, the meeting invitation appeared in Chen Fei's hands.

However, after taking a look at the "Directors Guild" logo above the signature, he threw the invitation into the trash can.

"Please reply to them for me. I'm not from the Directors Guild, so what kind of meeting would I attend? Also, if you come across meeting invitations from major associations in the future, just throw them in the trash, don't bring them to me."

"Okay, Mr. Chen."

The secretary responded, turned around and left the office.

……

As the Berlin International Film Festival awards ceremony approaches, the domestic entertainment news headlines are occasionally dominated by a certain movie, sparking heated discussions online.

Today the copyright of this movie is sold at a high price, and tomorrow another movie is sold at a sky-high price...

But as to the exact selling price, those crews were better at hiding it than the other and would not disclose it to the public. No one knew whether they really sold it at a high price or just pretended to sell it at a high price.

Chen Fei didn't pay much attention to these news, because at a glance, it was obvious that these news were just hype, and the means were too childish.

He has now focused all his attention on the Spring Festival period.

"Beijing Meets Seattle: The Unbreakable Love Letter" was officially released at 12 o'clock last night. Judging from the screening schedule and attendance data released by the theaters, the performance of this movie is very good.

Although the screening rate is only 33.7%, the attendance rate is as high as 92%, which is quite impressive!
On the other hand, its competitor, "Somewhere Only We Know", does not seem to have escaped the drawbacks of "fan movie".

After the box office exceeded 3800 million on the first day, it only earned 2636 million and 2372 million on the second and third days respectively.

The box office performance has been declining, and the word of mouth has changed from initial acclaim to barely passing now. All this seems to indicate that the box office potential of this movie is being rapidly consumed.

The next day, Valentine's Day officially arrived.

Early in the morning, the headlines were all about the news "Beijing Meets Seattle: The Unbreakable Love Letter".

"The love movie "Beijing Meets Seattle: The Unbreakable Love Letter", jointly produced by China Film Group and Feiyue Films, directed by Xue Xiaolu, and starring Wan Qian, Jiao Enjun and others, grossed 1.1 million yuan on the first day!"

"The film has received great reviews, with a comprehensive score of 8.9 on Maoyan, Douban and other websites!"

"A box office of 10 billion is no longer a dream! Congratulations to Director Xue Xiaolu in advance, and I wish him immediate success!"

"Wan Qian played the leading female role for the first time, succeeding Yang Mi in the role of 'Jiao Jiao' and received rave reviews."

"Suspected to be affected by "Beijing Meets Seattle: The Unbreakable Love Letter", the love movie "There Is a Place Only We Know" directed by Xu Jinglei saw its daily box office drop to 1909 million, and the winner of the Lover's Day movie has been decided."

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