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

Chapter 805 "Super Movie Masterpiece" is about to be released!

"That's right, Chen Fei, LeTV Pictures has sold the stock to me. Their company's CEO Zhang said that they welcome Red Star Studio to invest in it, and that he will definitely give me a suitable price and a sufficient share..."

Listening to Liu Yifei's words, Fade Chen moved his head and found a softer place.

"Don't pay any attention to them. They are just a bunch of liars. They have no other skills except to deceive people."

"Oh, I thought so too. But my mother is still quite interested. I'll call her later and tell her not to touch that."

"If you're short of money, just tell me. As long as I have food to eat, you won't starve." Chen Fei patted his chest and made an attitude of 'I will support you'.

"Hehe, stop making me laugh. My mask is going to wrinkle."

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. By the way, the crew will be moving to England in two days. Do you want to go with them?"

"In May?"

"Yes." Fade Chen nodded and added, "I will stay there for two months until the film is completely finished."

Liu Yifei thought for a moment and said, "Then I'd better go back first. There are several shows and commercial activities waiting for me."

After that, she moved her gaze to Fade Chen's lower body and said, "I'll give you a break as well. Hehe, you almost lost last night."

"Um???"

Chen Fei immediately became angry: "What do you mean I almost lost? It's obviously you who was cheating, okay? You kept asking me to move, who can stand that?"

"Hmph, I don't care. You just can't do it. Your Kung Fu skills haven't improved at all. Instead, they've regressed."

Upon hearing this, Fade Chen couldn't bear it any longer, picked her up and walked towards the bedroom.

"Hey! Wait a minute, I'm still putting on my facial mask."

"What facial mask? Tonight I'm going to let you know that no matter what time it is, you will always be defeated by me!"

The battle is about to begin, the horn has already sounded, and tonight will undoubtedly be another sleepless night.

……

The next day, on his way to the crew, Fade Chen saw some reports about the TV series "Ode to Joy" on Weibo.

"The urban emotional TV series Ode to Joy, exclusively produced by Feiyue Films, only received 0.492% of viewership ratings on its premiere night, ranking th in the national TV series ratings."

"Compared to many TV series produced by Feiyue Films before, Ode to Joy did not cause much sensation when it was first released, and its popularity did not show a surge."

"Based on the current data, it is still unknown whether the new model of domestic dramas with female themes can be successful."

It is obvious that the media is not very optimistic about this TV series.

The ratings were mediocre, the word of mouth wasn't particularly good, and the main characters were five girls, which was very different from previous urban-themed TV dramas.

The slogan "Feiyue Films only produces high-quality products" seems to have suffered a Waterloo when it comes to the TV series "Ode to Joy"?
Chen Fei curled his lips, feeling somewhat disgusted with the comments made by the media and film critics.

"Don't worry too much about it. Can you determine whether you can succeed by publishing one or two manuscripts?"

After finishing his complaints, he turned off his phone and looked out the window.

After the last "fireworks" incident, the "Ben-Hur" crew completely stopped work and the studio doors were locked.

It has been several days and there has been no movement. I don’t know when we can resume filming.

Chen Fei was still looking forward to meeting Megan Ellison and Johnny Depp. It would be best if he could get some compensation from them so that he could give bonuses to the crew members.

Unfortunately, June is about to end and the crew of Ready Player One will move to another location in two days.

If nothing unexpected happens, the two sides will not meet.

It’s just that Megan Ellison previously made a bold statement that she would use "Ben-Hur" to target Walton Pictures’ film works. I wonder if she will continue to do so?
……

Meanwhile, within Annapurna Films.

After experiencing this period of depression, Megan Ellison finally received good news.

"King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" has finished filming!

The production crew of this film is now on their way back and will be back to the company in less than half an hour.

Megan Ellison is now eager to see the material for this film to dispel the irritation that has been accumulating from Depp over the past period of time.

Just thinking about it, she couldn't suppress her anger.

She bought Ben-Hur and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword at the same auction and started the project at the same time.

However, the protagonists of the two movies are not the same person.

The latter chose Christian Bale, who had previously played the role of Batman, as the leading actor. He is an actor of the same level as Depp and also has extremely high box office appeal.

However, although the two projects were launched at the same time, the filming of "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" started one and a half months earlier than "Ben-Hur".

At that time, it was mainly because Depp was following up on other projects and had no time to come, so the project had to be suspended to wait for him.

But I never expected that after waiting for so long, I would actually see a "big Buddha"!
"King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" has been completed, but "Ben-Hur" has only been filmed for less than half. The gap is so huge!

And the most important thing is that the crew of "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" did not have so many unexpected things.

Christian Bale is very cooperative and never has any objections to the requests of the director and production team.

This also made Megan Ellison imagine, how great it would be if Depp would cooperate like this?

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a sudden knock on the door, interrupting Megan Ellison's daydream.

"President, the Marlowe Wheeler production team is back."

"Okay! Let them wait for me in the screening room!"

Megan Ellison stood up suddenly, walked to the mirror in her office, and simply adjusted her makeup and slightly wrinkled suit.

Five minutes later, she arrived at the screening room and met the production crew led by Marlowe Wheeler.

Normally, there are only 1 to 2 producers for a film, and the final say is basically maintained by one person.

But there are as many as 5 producers in the crew of "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword"!
Of course, the main say still belongs to Marlowe Wheeler, who is responsible for everything in the crew, while others are there to assist him.

The main reason why this happened is because of Megan Ellison's whimsical imagination.

In her opinion, the power of one person is ultimately limited, and only by combining the wisdom of multiple people can a project be completed perfectly.

So she hired five producers, including Marlo Wheeler, to be responsible for the project of "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword".

As it turned out, her idea was right, the film was completed quickly and the work progressed very smoothly.

Megan Ellison has made up her mind that she will continue to make movies in this way in the future.

"Can I see the material now?"

"of course can."

Faced with the female boss's request, Marlowe Wheeler did not refuse and supported arranging for staff to put the film into the projector.

This film is adapted from the legend of King Arthur. It tells the story of how Arthur's father was brutally murdered by his uncle Vortigern and the throne was usurped when Arthur was a child. Arthur grew up in the poor streets and eventually overthrew the tyrant Vortigern and seized the throne.

The movie clips are so grand and the visual effects are extremely stunning.

At the same time, multiple clues converge in parallel, vaguely seeming to create the potential for a super epic masterpiece!

This also made Megan Ellison very excited. At this moment, she seemed to have seen the film becoming a huge success and taking No. 1 in the box office rankings in the same period.

An hour later, all the filmed materials were played.

Marlowe, who was sitting next to her, stood up, looked at the female president, and asked with a smile: "Boss, how should we arrange the post-production editing of the next film?"

There are two editing modes in Hollywood, one is director-led and the other is producer-led.

Looking around, the six existing Hollywood film companies usually adopt a "producer-led" model, that is, the director does not participate in post-editing. This is also to prevent the director from mixing in his own personal opinions, and at the same time to maximize the selling points of commercial films.

In Marlowe's opinion, "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" will definitely adopt a producer-led editing model, and he, as the producer, is undoubtedly the one with the most say.

As long as this movie is successful, he will surely become famous in the industry and be promoted to a top producer!

However, Megan Ellison doesn't think so.

At this moment, she already had a great idea in her mind!

She turned around and said to Marlowe Weller, "Please notify the editing department to make a few more copies of the footage from King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

All five of you, including the director, can edit a movie version. Of course, the premise is to ensure that the main storyline and basic plot remain unchanged."

Hearing this, Marlowe Wheeler could not help but stand there in a daze.

What is this operation?
Before he could react, he heard Megan Ellison explain, “After you finish editing, we can hold a few more previews, pick out all the well-received clips, and eliminate those that are not favored.

Then, we can maintain the main storyline and combine the positive parts of multiple versions to complete the final editing.

The film produced in this way is a combination of all the best parts, and the chance of success will definitely be increased, thus bringing about a box office explosion!"

By the end of her speech, Megan Ellison's face was filled with a confident smile.

She thinks this is a genius idea, which may even change the future production model of Hollywood!

By then, when the media reports on her, they will inevitably say that she has pioneered a new production model and laid a solid foundation for the development of the global film industry...

At this moment, the irritability caused by "Ben-Hur" disappeared without a trace, and Megan Ellison seemed to have once again become a rising star in the film industry and a recognized strong woman.

After hearing this, several producers looked at each other with complicated expressions.

They felt that something seemed to be wrong, but they couldn't tell why for a moment, so they could only agree in a daze.

……

As the saying goes, only when you know yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.

Natasha had already placed people in Annapurna Pictures early on, so the news about "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" could not be hidden from Chen Fei.

Megan Ellison's "new production model" had just been issued not long ago, and Chen Fei had already received the news.

He was filming on the set and was stunned on the spot.

"Fuck! This woman is such a genius! She can even think of such a 'good way' to increase the success rate of the movie. She is worthy of being the eldest princess of Oracle!"

Natasha was a little surprised: "Fei, do you have a fever? Is this a good idea?"

"Hahahahaha!" Fade Chen couldn't help laughing any longer. "Just wait. I'm getting more and more excited about it. This movie will definitely be a big hit in Hollywood!"

Natasha understood what he meant and immediately agreed with him, saying with a smile, "When the movie premieres, maybe she will send us an invitation. How about we go and watch it together?"

"Okay, let's go together! I must see this 'masterpiece'!"

……

A "genius investor" appeared in Hollywood, and in China, Chen Kai, who calls himself a "genius director", also held the premiere of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" at the same time.

The premiere will still be held in the evening, which is also the poet Chen’s favorite auspicious day.

After finishing the work at hand, Su Guohai called Ning Hao, Guo Fan, Lu Yang and others and went straight to the premiere of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain".

In the car, Ning Hao looked at Lu Yang and said jokingly, "How about it? Sicario is going to compete with Chen Kai's The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain. Do you have confidence?"

Lu Yang shook his head honestly: "Brother, to be honest, I don't have much confidence. After all, that's Brother Chen Kai."

"Then why did you choose such a date?"

"It wasn't me who decided it! It was Director Chen who decided it. I was so excited by what he said that I set the release date to July 7 without paying attention. It's too late to regret it now."

Lu Yang felt like crying but had no tears.

At that time, he was quite confident that he could compete with Brother Chen Kai, but now as the release date of the film approaches, he suddenly lost confidence.

After all, the opponent is Brother Chen Kai, one of the only two directors in China to win the Palme d'Or, and his reputation is simply extraordinary!
However, at this moment, Su Guohai said with a smile: "There is no need to enhance others' prestige and destroy your own ambition. Although Brother Chen Kai is famous, his commercial films have never sold well."

Guo Fan said leisurely: "For example, The Promise."

As soon as this name came out, everyone couldn't help laughing out loud.

"A murder caused by a steamed bun" is enough to make people laugh just thinking about it.

……

Several people soon arrived at the premiere of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain".

Looking around, the number of people from official media accounted for the majority, followed by the group from the association, and then the guests who were invited to attend this event.

They walked down the red carpet in a very low-key manner, arrived at the venue, and found their seats.

Not long after they sat down, the main creators of the crew came in from outside.

Lu Yang turned around and saw Brother Chen Kai and his wife Chen Hong holding hands, followed by the main creative members of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain".

Feng Shaofeng, Guo Fucheng, Zhang Zhen, Fan Wei, Lin Chiling, Wu Jianhao, Li Xuejian, Wang Xueqi, Yuen Wah, Jaycee Chan…

"Huh? Why is there still the Dragon Prince?"

Lu Yang's eyes suddenly widened, his face full of disbelief.

Ning Hao, Guo Fan and Su Guohai who were sitting next to him were also stunned, and a look of confusion flashed across their eyes at the same time.

Not only them, everyone in the audience also saw Jaycee Chan, including the media, reporters, audiences, and fans!
However, only a small number of fans showed surprised expressions on their faces. The rest of the association members, media, reporters, etc. did not show too much surprise, which obviously was expected.

After he came on stage, Brother Chen Kai didn't say much, but just held up the microphone and said, "Watch the movie first, and then we'll talk."

His tone was calm and his face was filled with a faint smile, which showed that he was full of confidence in "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain".

The lights in the venue dimmed quickly. Lu Yang put away his curiosity and focused all his attention on the big screen.

"The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" is the biggest rival of "Sicario". He has to watch it carefully. I wonder if this movie can pose a threat to him?

The dragon logo was the first to light up, and for some reason, it seemed dazzling to many people at the scene.

As a Chen Kaige movie, the shots and pictures are always one of the main selling points.

The same is true for "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain". Whether it is color or composition, it is the best among the films shot by a number of directors in the industry.

There is still a saying in the film industry: Brother Chen Kai’s movies are the kind that you can tell at first glance that they are big-budget movies!
The plot of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" is still very smooth.

The young Taoist priest who was naive about worldly affairs went down the mountain to make a living due to the food shortage in the Taoist temple. He was accepted as an apprentice by the doctor played by Fan Wei and began to work as an apprentice in the clinic...

But no one would have expected that there was an extremely complicated entanglement between the brothers, uncle and sister-in-law in Cui's Medical Clinic.

Fan Wei and Lin Chiling acted out a sex scene, and the latter had a relationship with her brother-in-law, and then the two colluded to murder the former...

As the plot progressed rapidly, everyone at the scene was drawn into the story.

“Could it be that Brother Chen Kai is going to make another classic masterpiece after Farewell My Concubine?”

Just as everyone at the scene was thinking this thought, the movie started to play in the second half.

As expected, the great poet Chen's old problem recurred. He began to let himself go again and became absorbed in the pursuit of a certain "realm".

"What's going on? Isn't this a martial arts movie? How come it turned into a fantasy movie?"

As a martial arts director, Lu Yang sees it very clearly.

In the second half of the movie "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain", the author actually starts to practice "Taoism".

And this "Tao" is exactly the "Tao" of seeking immortality and asking for the Tao!
But if he remembered correctly, this movie should be a martial arts movie. How come it suddenly started about cultivating immortals?
……

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