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

Chapter 790: Reheating an old dish? No.1 in the domestic and North American single-day box office charts this year!

With the end of the premiere of "Avengers 2", Chen Fei's schedule in China has officially come to an end.

In the next two days, he will take a short rest in the capital, and then join Jia Zhangzhang and Ke to go to France to attend the opening ceremony of this year's Cannes Film Festival.

The next morning, Chen Fei slept until after 11 o'clock before he opened his eyes.

As usual, he tucked in the quilt for Liu Yifei, then turned and walked out of the bedroom and went to the kitchen.

After a while, the aromatic coffee aroma filled the kitchen area.

After making the coffee, he took the cup back into the study and began to deal with some email messages that had accumulated in recent days.

After finishing all these, it was already past 12 o'clock.

Liu Yifei had just gotten up and was washing and putting on makeup in the bathroom, preparing to go out for dinner with Chen Fei in the afternoon and buy some snacks for the evening.

While waiting, Chen Fei had nothing to do, so he simply paid attention to the specific box office performance of several domestic films released during the May Day period.

What surprised him was that the love movie "Left Ear", which was released on the 24th of last month, had a daily increase in box office of more than 15 million after 600 days of screening!

So far, the total box office of this film has exceeded 4.5 million.

Su Youpeng previously boasted that he would break the box office record for youth-themed films. Unfortunately, he failed to do so, but the current result is still very good!

His first directorial debut film was an instant success, which undoubtedly laid a good foundation for his future career as a director.

However, youth-themed movies are still at the bottom of the "film industry contempt chain". If they want to challenge higher goals in the future, they may have to try other themes.

On the other hand, the art film "The Intruder", which competed in the May Day period, has seen its new box office revenue drop to 10 after more than 68 days of screening.

According to the notification given by the cinema chain, the screening rate of this movie has dropped to a pitiful 0.8%.

If nothing unexpected happens, the day "Avengers 2" is released will be the day it officially comes to an end.

As for the Mary Sue movie "Fall in Love with You" starring Huang Xiaoming, Yang Mi, and Yang Ying, with the support of fans, the daily box office revenue is barely maintained at around 1000 million.

However, the scores on Maoyan and Douban have dropped to 5.4, which is pitifully low!
On the other hand, the drama "Drug War 2: The King of Drug Lords" is the most popular!

The box office on the first day was 1.34 million yuan, and 4.22 million yuan in the first three days of the weekend. So far, the box office has soared to 8.53 million yuan, which is really amazing.

And the most important thing is that the daily new box office of this movie is still maintained at around 6000 million, and it is obvious that it is heading for a billion box office!

The mainland film industry is almost numb.

It is obviously just a Hong Kong film, but it has overwhelmed the momentum of a number of domestic films and earned nearly 10 billion at the box office.

Where the hell is this going to make sense?
Of course, movie fans don’t care about these things. They spend money just to have fun, so they will watch the movie that is good.

As for the competition between mainland films and Hong Kong films, this is completely out of their consideration.

"Let's go! Let's go! Let's go out to eat first. We are starving!"

Liu Yifei skipped out of the cloakroom, holding Fade Chen's arm and walked out.

"Wait a minute, I'll get the car keys first."

As he spoke, Fade Chen picked up the key of a Mercedes-Benz G-Class and walked towards the garage with Liu Yifei.

Miss Liu's favorite car to drive is the red Ferrari, but the car is too eye-catching and not suitable for a low-key trip for the two of them.

On the way, Chen Fei was using the navigation system to find a place to eat. Liu Yifei, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly muttered with some emotion: "Wang Jinghua's agency should be considered to be completely in decline, right?"

Fade Chen was a little surprised: "Huh? Why do you say that?"

"Look at this news."

While waiting for the red light, Liu Yifei handed the phone to Chen Fei.

He looked down and saw that the official blog of Shiqi Culture had actually posted a notice:

"The three-year contract between Shiyi Culture and actor Zhou Dongyu has expired. Unfortunately, the two parties have not reached an agreement on renewal. In the context of respecting actor Zhou Dongyu's own opinion, the two parties will not renew the contract in the future, and there will be no conflicts or disputes. The road ahead is long, please take care!"

The red light just turned green. Liu Yifei took the phone and began to repeat Zhou Dongyu's response to the outside world and the company:

"I am very grateful to Sister Hua and the company for their care over the past three years. I hope we can still be close friends when we meet again in the future. I will continue to work hard in the future, abide by the rules, and live up to the expectations of fans..."

At this point, the three-year contract between the two parties officially came to an end.

At the same time, Zhou Dongyu also happened to graduate from Beijing Film Academy, and his future is bright!
Chen Fei laughed and commented, "This woman is much smarter than Zhu Yawen. She is also quite snobbish. She has always been holding on to the benefits she deserves..."

From the time she enrolled in Beijing Film Academy and signed a contract with Shidi Culture, to the time she officially graduated and terminated the contract with Shidi Culture, during this period she could be said to be "able to attack or defend", and she played the game very well.

……

Because the Cannes Film Festival is about to hold its opening ceremony, there has been an endless stream of news about Cannes on the Internet in recent days.

Today, a top domestic actress appeared at the airport, and tomorrow another big director will be heading to Cannes. It is really lively!

On the morning of the 12th, Chen Fei reunited with Jia Zhangke who had come from Shanxi Province.

"Director Jia? You've been traveling so long, would you like to take a break first? Or should we set off right away?"

"Let's just go. We can rest after we get to Cannes."

Lao Jia is in his prime now. At the age of 45, he has accumulated countless film experiences and has endless energy.

Before that, he had already won the Golden Lion Award, one of the three major awards in Europe, and later won the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival for "Still Life".

Now, with "Mountains May Depart", he has once again been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival.

This time when he went to Cannes, he was full of confidence and firmly believed that he would gain something.

"Okay, let's get ready to go."

After that, Fade Chen took out his cell phone and called Liu Yifei and Zhu Yawen respectively, instructing them to meet at the airport.

The main actors of the movie "The Worst Person in the World" are these three. As for the others, they are purely guest appearances and their screen time is only a few minutes, so there is no need for them to join in the fun.

However, Liu Xiaoli wanted to visit France, so she planned to go there with the crew.

As for "Mountains May Depart", it's much more lively!

When Chen Fei and Jia Zhangke arrived at the airport, they looked around and saw Zhao Tao, Zhang Yi, Liang Jingdong and Dong Zijian being interviewed by reporters.

However, Zhu Yawen and Liu Yifei hid in the VIP waiting hall early and did not deal with the group of reporters at all.

Given their status, there is no need for them to chase these trending searches.

As expected, Chen Fei and Jia Zhangke's appearance at the airport once again attracted a large number of media and reporters.

"Yes, we are going to France to attend the Cannes International Film Festival."

“Whether we can win the award is still unknown at the moment, but we will work hard to publicize and promote it, and hope to gain something.”

After briefly accepting interviews from several media outlets, Chen Fei took the lead and hid in the VIP waiting room.

After a while, Jia Zhangke led several main creative members of the "Mountains May Depart" crew in.

"Hello, Director Chen! Yifei, Mawen...hehe!" Zhang Yi, who is also one of us, grinned and greeted them happily.

As a veteran figure in the company, he is one of the representatives of acting skills, strength and connections. His status in the circle has been rising steadily in recent years, which is enviable.

However, Chen Fei heard from Huo Wenxi that the contracts of several "veterans" at the agency were about to expire.

What choices they will make next is still unknown.

"Mr. Chen, long time no see. Congratulations in advance on winning the grand prize in Cannes this time."

Facing Wang Jinghua and Dong Zijian, mother and son, Fade Chen just smiled and nodded, with no intention of chatting with them.

After years of development, the two sides have long become strangers because of the previous "restrictions on the definition of artists with bad records."

It must be said that Chen Fei's toughness at the conference did make him a lot of potential enemies. As soon as the General Administration's official document came out, many people in the circle scolded him.

But he has no regrets. This kind of guy involved in gambling, drugs and prostitution should be banned. "It is not a pity to die!"

……

It was already evening when we landed in Cannes.

By the time the group successfully checked into the hotel arranged by the organizer, it was already late.

Because Liu Xiaoli was there, Liu Yifei didn't dare to sneak into Chen Fei's room this time, and obediently followed her mother to another room.

Everyone went to the hotel cafeteria to eat a meal together, and then went back to their rooms to rest and prepare for tomorrow's opening ceremony red carpet.

Before going to bed, after saying goodnight to Miss Liu, Chen Fei checked Weibo.

As expected, there were several hot news on the headlines, and there was even a movie preparation plan that surprised both China and Hong Kong!
"The 68th Cannes International Film Festival is about to kick off in Cannes, France. Mainland directors Chen Fei and Jia Zhangke, together with the main creative members of the two major crews of "The Worst Man in the World" and "Mountains May Depart", have gone to Cannes to carry out film promotion activities."

"The thriller and crime film "The Intruder", directed by Wang Xiaoshuai and starring Feng Yuanzheng, Qin Hailu and others, has been released for 13 days and the total box office has reached 1046 million. It has now been officially withdrawn from the screen."

"After 20 years, director Liu Zhenwei is writing the script and directing the film again. Following A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Pandora's Box and A Chinese Odyssey Part Three: The Monkey King, the third film in the series, A Chinese Odyssey Part Three: The Finale, has been officially approved and will be open to the film and television industry for casting in the near future."

"At the press conference, Director Liu Zhenwei said in an interview: Over the years, fans have over-interpreted "A Chinese Odyssey", and I will answer all the questions in the first two films for the audience in "A Chinese Odyssey 3"."

"It is reported that the story of the movie "A Chinese Odyssey Part Three" will continue from "A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella". Unfortunately, Stephen Chow has completely bid farewell to the "A Chinese Odyssey" series."

Looking at the news about the project establishment of "A Chinese Odyssey" in the next few days, Chen Fei's eyes were a little complicated.

"This is a cold reheat. At first glance, I thought it was very hot."

He still clearly remembers that before his rebirth, this movie shamelessly cheated him out of his movie ticket money!
It would have been fine in the past, but how could Stephen Chow, who is now so successful and famous, still star in this kind of movie?
He no longer even appears in the films he directed, let alone those directed by other directors.

However, with the popularity of the first two "A Chinese Odyssey" series, the news of the launch of the third series has indeed generated quite a stir online.

After all, this is the sequel to Stephen Chow's film. Even if he is not starring in it, it will still be watched and hotly discussed by the entire network.

There are many comments online:

"My youth is over. I didn't expect that after 20 years, I could still see the sequel of A Chinese Odyssey, and it's the final chapter. This is such a surprise!"

"The only regret is that this movie didn't invite Stephen Chow. Otherwise, I would definitely go and buy a movie ticket to support it."

"Supreme Treasure, sigh, it's time to put an end to my life..."

Looking around, most people still miss the past.

The production crew also intentionally or unintentionally guided the publicity along the line of "sentiment", and successfully gathered a large number of Westward Journey fans.

However, just as Hong Kong announced that the film project had been successfully approved, Teacher Liu jumped out immediately as if a bug had been activated!

"I protest! The 'A Chinese Odyssey' series is a blasphemy to the classic 'Journey to the West'. How could Sun Wukong have love? The crew should apologize to the entire Internet for this..."

Chen Fei was immediately happy.

Although he knew that Teacher Liu would definitely jump out to "attack", he never expected that his reaction would be so quick.

The first shot is to ask the crew to apologize, and it will be fun to watch from now on!
……

The next morning, everyone got up early.

Because she had to attend the opening ceremony red carpet, Liu Yifei got up early and started working with her accompanying makeup team.

As a female celebrity, this is something that cannot be avoided, and it is also the responsibility of a brand spokesperson.

On the other hand, Chen Fei's situation is much simpler. After all, he doesn't have so many messy endorsements, so just preparing a suit is enough.

While Liu Yifei was doing her makeup, Chen Fei contacted his old acquaintance Mary Lehmann.

As a member of the professional public relations team of the Cannes Film Festival, Mary Lehmann is very experienced.

It was she who helped Chen Fei win his first Palme d'Or.

Of course, winning the Palme d'Or that time was a combination of the right time, the right place, and the right people. After all, the chairman of the jury was Spielberg, who was definitely one of our own.

As for this time's jury chairman, the Coen brothers, Chen Fei was not very familiar with them.

Looking around, he found that among the entire jury, only French actor Sophie Marceau and American actor Jake Gyllenhaal were relatively familiar to him.

"Fei, long time no see."

After a cordial greeting, Mary Lehmann introduced him to the efforts she had made during this period:

"I have organized more than 30 film screenings, which will be gradually launched after the opening ceremony, and I will invite all the film critics and judges who will come to Cannes to watch the films.

At the same time, I have also contacted several judges through intermediaries, and will do my best to win them over to cast a crucial vote for the film to win the award.

During the judging period, many TV stations and radio stations will promote the film on a large scale to increase the possibility of winning the award..."

An experienced publicist can achieve perfection, and Mary Lehmann is clearly that person.

However, Chen Fei finally reminded him, "I need to emphasize to you again that our first goal in this award race is the Best Actress Award.

As for the Palme d’Or, you don’t need to put too much effort into it, just go with the flow.”

For other directors, the Palme d'Or must be their first goal, but Chen Fei has already won it, so naturally he has no interest in it.

This time he came to Cannes just for Liu Yifei!
Therefore, the Best Actress award is his biggest goal.

"Don't worry, I understand."

Mary Lehman nodded, and without staying here for too long, she quickly left the hotel.

……

As the most prestigious of the three major awards in Europe, Cannes is undoubtedly a goal pursued by many people.

When Chen Fei walked out of the hotel, he was shocked to find that the hotel was already packed with people.

The female stars are busy preparing for walking the red carpet, while the crew directors are busy socializing. Invitations to various activities, press conferences, cocktail parties, etc. are also being distributed. It's so lively!
The large group of Chinese-language filmmakers is the most important force that cannot be ignored during this trip to Cannes.

Except Zhou Xun, all the other four actresses and two ice skaters came here and were invited to attend the opening ceremony red carpet.

In addition, several major domestic film and television companies such as China Film, Shanghai Film Group, Huayi, Bona, LeTV, and Alibaba also appeared in Cannes.

La Peikang personally led the team and began looking for suitable movies early on to introduce them into the country.

The same is true for several other companies. Although they do not have import rights, they can cooperate with foreign film producers and introduce films in batches, thereby making a fortune!
"Director Chen, congratulations! The movie is a big hit at the box office again."

In the waiting area of ​​the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the film festival, Chen Fei reacted belatedly when he heard Ren Zhonglun's congratulations.

"The first day box office of Avengers 2 is out?"

“Yes!” Ren Zhonglun nodded and said in surprise: “Haven’t you watched the news yet? The first-day box office of your movie was extremely high, almost breaking the 3.6 ​​million of The Martian!”

"I'll go take a look after the opening ceremony red carpet is over."

The two were chatting, and at this time, the domestic film industry was in an uproar!

Weibo, major entertainment websites, portals, social platforms, etc. are all flooded with the latest entertainment news.

"The superhero sci-fi blockbuster "Avengers: Age of Ultron" produced by Marvel, directed by Chen Fei, and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and others,
On the first day of its domestic premiere, the box office closed at 3.45 million! It successfully broke the first-day box office record of the year previously set by "Fast and Furious 7"! "

"Reprinted from The Hollywood Reporter: On its first day of release in North America, Avengers 2 grossed $1.35 million, successfully taking the No. 1 spot on the North American single-day box office chart this year!"

"According to statistics, the total box office of director Chen Fei's films has officially exceeded 110 billion US dollars, and he is still the world's top commercial film director in terms of box office data!"

"It is reported that Spielberg, who ranks second in the global commercial film box office data, currently has a total box office data of 91.5 billion US dollars. The box office data gap between him and Chen Fei is as high as 18.5 billion US dollars!"

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