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

Chapter 819: The higher the virtue, the higher the evil! Let me teach you a lesson about real pain!
Enlight Pictures is thinking about a response strategy, and Chen Fei is also thinking about countermeasures.

Because he received a call from Tong Gang.

"I can tell you clearly that the General Administration of Cinema Qualifications and Distribution Qualifications will not confiscate them. After all, Edko Pictures was a meritorious company in the past, and it is impossible for them to be punished to the maximum extent for their first offense. You have to understand this..."

Chen Fei understood this sentence very well, so he didn't have too many emotional fluctuations.

Because he had anticipated this before he decided to report it publicly.

His own power is certainly strong enough, but Emperor Entertainment Group has been established for decades, has a complex network of relationships, and is also from Hong Kong. How could it possibly fall just because of the exposure of such unspoken rules?

If this is true, then this opponent is too weak.

After hanging up the phone, Fade Chen suddenly smiled and murmured, "Actually... I just want to prove that they stole the box office. This is the key and the basis for my next plan..."

……

It has to be said that sometimes plans cannot keep up with changes.

According to Chen Fei's idea, the fact that "Monster Hunt" stole the box office should have been reported by the General Administration, so as to create the greatest deterrent!

But no one expected that Enlight Pictures would choose to cut off its own arm!
On the morning of a new day, under the attention of the entire network, Emperor Entertainment Group held a press conference in Hong Kong.

Jiang Zhiqiang himself did not attend the press conference. Instead, a vice president, Xu Wei, the manager of the distribution department of Emperor Entertainment Group, and nearly ten department members attended the press conference together.

At the press conference, the vice president gave a speech first:

"Yesterday, Feiyue Films publicly reported on Weibo that there were large-scale box office fraud, box office theft, and ghost box office incidents in theaters under Edko Films.

In response to this report, we took decisive action and conducted an in-depth investigation into the group's distribution companies and cinema chains.

The investigation soon produced results!
We were surprised to find that some senior executives within the company had indeed reached improper deals with theater managers during the film distribution and scheduling process.

These actions not only tarnished the highly acclaimed film "Monster Hunt", but also damaged the interests of the entire film industry!
Edko Films is deeply saddened by this. We have now uncovered several offenders, and today they will apologize to the entire Internet..."

After the vice president finished speaking, Xu Wei, head of distribution at Edko Films, took the microphone and expressed his grief over the "numerous crimes" he had committed:
"I feel guilty about the trust of the company, all the cast and crew of Monster Hunt, and my colleagues in the entire film industry... After this press conference, I will personally take the blame... Here, I want to say sorry to many movies such as Sicario and Pancake Man. It is because of me that you have suffered losses..."

Because of the time difference, it was already early morning in the UK when the online apology conference ended.

But Chen Fei did not sleep, but watched the entire press conference.

Liu Yifei also did not sleep, but stayed by his side the whole time: "Eden Pictures has apologized, so is this matter over?"

"Haha." Chen Fei's face was full of sneers: "Correct your attitude? Admit your mistakes? Actively cooperate? Sacrifice the pawn to save the king...Haha, that's great! This is a really great move!"

Miss Liu blinked her big watery eyes. She had already heard from her boyfriend's tone that this incident was not over yet.

At this time, with the end of the apology conference, the domestic Internet has once again become a hot topic of discussion.

"Didn't you say two days ago that it was absolutely impossible to steal the box office? Why did you admit your mistake today? Did you change your mind so quickly?"

"This move of sacrificing the rook to save the king is really a smart move!"

"So, this movie will not be removed from the shelves?"

"How could it be taken down? There are still a lot of people watching it. At most, the screening rate has just dropped."

"If my guess is correct, the box office of this movie should be even higher. They stole, swiped, and even created ghost box office revenue. Now they apologize. Isn't it easier to handle it?"

"That's not right! An apology is an apology, but the punishment from the General Administration has not come down yet. We can't let them off so easily!"

"Yes, yes, yes, now that it has been confirmed, let's punish him severely!"

……

Perhaps because of the influence of Feiyue Films, or perhaps to enhance credibility, the General Administration’s announcement came very quickly.

In the morning, Enlight Pictures put on a show of apologizing by carrying a thorn stick on its back, and in the afternoon, the General Administration’s announcement came out.

As expected, it is nothing more than "official notification", "administrative punishment" and "fine warning".

Chen Fei didn't see the trending search until the next morning.

"Reposted from Hong Kong media: Yesterday morning, Edko Films held an apology press conference to the entire network, admitting for the first time that "Monster Hunt" did indeed have box office theft and inflated box office, which was actually colluded with the cinema chain by the company's internal distribution manager Xu Wei in order to obtain performance bonuses..."

"Yesterday afternoon, the General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television issued a notice stating that it had confirmed that Feiyue Film's report was true and that it would impose three types of penalties on Edko Films: notification, administrative penalties, and fines. It was expressly prohibited from committing the same offense again, or else the punishment would be doubled!"

"The youth-themed film Gardenia Blossoms, directed by He Jiong and starring Li Yifeng, Zhang Huiwen, Jiang Jinfu and others, was officially taken off the screen today. The film has been released for 17 days and the total box office revenue is 3.56 million yuan."

"The youth-themed film "Tiny Times 4: The End of the Soul", directed by Guo Jingming and starring Yang Mi, Amber Kuo, and Chen Xuedong, was officially taken off the screen today. The film was released for 18 days and the total box office revenue was 4.35 million yuan."

"It is reported that "Tiny Times 4: The End of the Soul" directed by Guo Jingming himself, including the documentary "The Best of Us", has been broadcast online on multiple platforms, which includes precious behind-the-scenes footage of the "Tiny Times" series that has never been exposed."

"The voting for Eternal Love is still ongoing. In the voting for the leading actress in the movie version, Liu Yifei is far ahead, while Yang Mi is far ahead in the TV series version..."

"Director Dong Chengpeng's debut film, The Pancake Man, grossed 5949 million yuan yesterday. After 10 days of release, the total box office revenue has reached 8.54 million yuan, and it is only one step away from 10 billion yuan!"

"The box office of the movie Monster Hunt has recovered, with an additional 4436 million in box office yesterday. The total box office is now 9.85 million, and the 10 billion box office is within reach!"

Is this going to break 10 billion?

Is the box office picking up?

Chen Fei wanted to laugh when reading the news.

The General Administration did give its attitude, but when it came to Emperor Motion Pictures, after considering that the company had once been a "hero", it ultimately chose to let it go.

Regarding this point, Tong Gang even called Chen Fei personally to explain the reason, hoping that he could understand.

In comparison, Tong Gang's attitude is much better than La Peikang's, which also makes him very sad.

In the end, China Film, which has cooperated with us for many years, actually stood on the "opposite side" because of interests. This is really interesting.

"Mr. Chen, even after they apologized, they still didn't change their ways and started to inflate the box office again." Su Guohai called angrily.

"Oh? What method did you use this time?"

“Bundled sales, celebrity rankings, the film company booking a theater for charity screenings, free prizes worth more than the ticket price, fan draws…”

In just one minute, Su Guohai actually listed no less than 10 new ways of "boosting box office".

With this kind of promotion method, the film producers need to put money into it, but the key issue is that Enlight Pictures is a listed company!
They don't make money from movie box office at all. They rely on the surge in company stock prices caused by the increase in movie box office.

In this way, the money earned from the leeks even exceeds the box office revenue.

And by taking this opportunity, you can even convert some not-so-clean money into very clean money and put it into your own pocket.

The most important thing is that these behaviors are not illegal, they are just more complicated and troublesome than stealing box office revenue.

"Haha, what a good plan, what a good method, what a good strategy!"

On the other end of the phone, Fade Chen even clapped his hands, and he really admired the shamelessness and outrageous behavior of Enlight Pictures.

It's pretty amazing for a person to be able to do this!

You know, most of these methods were what Chen Fei heard at the Internet company before his rebirth, but he never expected that they were "created" by Enlight Pictures.

When it comes to original means of boosting box office sales, it must be Edko Films!

"These old Hong Kong film companies are so cruel!" Su Guohai also began to feel sorry for those leeks.

The A-share market has been in a bad state recently and is about to fall back to 3000. The investors are in great pain.

But they never expected that someone was eyeing their retirement money. "Mr. Chen, what should we do now? Are we just going to watch them get ahead?"

"Don't be impatient. Listen to me. Let's make two final moves to cut off their firewood. This time, we must show our style, attitude, and bottom line. We must let the entire film and television industry know that the majesty of Feiyue Film and Television will never be allowed to be touched or trampled upon by anyone!"

……

Here, Fade Chen was giving orders to Su Guohai, and he also informed Huo Qigang.

On the other hand, Enlightenment Pictures was holding a "celebration" meeting.

The atmosphere in the meeting room today was finally less depressing, and everyone's face was filled with bright smiles again.

A senior executive laughed and said, "Starting tomorrow, Monster Hunt will be a billion-plus movie. If nothing unexpected happens, the stock price will rise again."

"Haha, although it can't be described as a blessing in disguise, it is also a special kind of experience and growth for us."

"I have arranged all the follow-up operations. There is absolutely no problem with the 15 billion box office. It's a pity that we have been delayed for several days. We only have 19 days left in the screening period. We must seize the opportunity."

"How about applying to the General Administration for a key extension in the name of China Film? If successful, we will have more time and opportunities."

As soon as these last words were spoken, many people in the conference room suddenly became restless.

However, when everyone looked at Jiang Zhiqiang who was sitting in the main seat, they saw him slightly shaking his head, rejecting the proposal.

"Don't bother applying. You won't pass. It's just a waste of effort."

After saying this, he added: “Take advantage of the limited time to push the box office higher, and immediately announce the sequel plan after the movie is officially released, and start project preparation.

We can take this opportunity to reap the benefits, then go to the Venice Film Festival to sell the copyright, and then continue to reap the benefits after returning..."

After hearing these words, the smiles on everyone's faces became brighter, as if they had already seen a bright future and money flowing into their pockets.

……

At this time, on Huayi's side.

Wang Zhonglei looked at the news online and was very surprised: "This CEO Jiang is quite good. He is very resourceful. He actually managed to escape a disaster."

Wang Zhongjun laughed and said, "Just wait. After the movie is out, we will first get a share of the box office revenue, and then we will buy back the shell company used to invest in Monster Hunt at a high price. We can also take this opportunity to reap some profits."

"Haha, this is what they call the devil is always stronger than the righteous one foot taller!"

……

From the perspective of outsiders, Feiyue Pictures undoubtedly won this time. After all, Enlightenment Pictures was punished by the General Administration, and its films were also removed from the shelves by Pan Asia Cinemas.

But in the eyes of many insiders in the industry, Chen Fei actually hit a snag this time.

After all, although the apology from Emperor Entertainment Group seemed sincere, the actual loss was not that great.

The box office revenue that should be increased is still being increased, and the box office revenue that should be stolen has already been stolen, and the only person who was ultimately harmed was a distribution manager in the company who was about to retire.

As for the director’s fines and warnings, they are actually not much different from having nothing.

Just a few million, not even a ripple in the stock market.

As for the online public opinion, it won’t last long. Netizens’ focus will soon change and they will completely forget about it.

Therefore, although Feiyue Pictures seemed to have won, it actually only tied with Enlight Pictures.

The main reason is that Chen Fei did not really make Jiang Zhiqiang feel "pain"!
This kind of "pain" is not the kind of pain that comes from being beaten physically, but a kind of pain, regret, and despair in the mental and psychological state!
However, when many people thought that the incident would just end like that, Chen Fei's "ultimate killer move" was about to surface!
……

In the morning of a new day, several hot searches appeared on Weibo again.

“Warm congratulations! The lMAX 3.5D fantasy movie “Monster Hunt” produced by Edko Films and starring Jing Bairan, Bai Baihe, Jiang Wu, Zeng Zhiwei, Zhong Hanliang and others, with a production cost of 3 million, has officially exceeded 11 billion in total box office on the 10th day of its release!”

"The literary drama film "Fated", exclusively produced by Huayi Brothers and starring Tang Wei and Liao Fan, has been released for four days and the total box office revenue has reached 4 million. The daily box office revenue has dropped to 4609 million, showing a clear downward trend."

"The comedy film "Lu Yao Zhi Mali", produced by Huayi and the debut work of director Wen Zhang, starring Bao Beier, Song Jia, Zhu Yawen and others, has officially announced its completion."

"The comedy film "A Thought in Heaven", which was invested and produced by Happy Twist and starred by Shen Teng and Ma Li, has officially been announced to be completed, and the film company announced that it will participate in the Lunar New Year box office..."

“After being removed from theaters, “The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain” has not been posted on any online platforms, presumably because of a warning from the Guidance Association…”

"The Crossing: Part Two" and "A Woman of Dynasty: Yang Guifei" will hold their premiere press conferences tomorrow and the day after tomorrow respectively."

Looking around, there is no news about the competition between Feiyue Films and Edko Films on the hot searches on Weibo.

The box office data of "Sicario" has dropped below 500 million, and it will be withdrawn from theaters in less than a week. The popularity of the film is almost gone.

In the eyes of many people, this "box office stealing" incident has officially come to an end.

However, what no one in and out of the circle, and even the General Administration, expected was that at this last moment, two consecutive killing moves would come pouring in, killing people without leaving any blood!

There were two more announcements on Weibo.

Feiyue Films:

"After research by our company's senior management, we have unanimously decided that from now on, any film project exclusively produced and controlled by Feiyue Films will never be released in theaters under Edko Films.

This scope includes but is not limited to the completed "Operation Mekong", "The Hundred Regiments Offensive", "Global Storm", as well as the unfinished "Chasing the Dragon", "Ip Man 4", "The Tomb-Blowing Light: The Palace of Kunlun" and so on.

Here, we would like to make our position clear to all our partners. If there are any new project cooperation plans in the future, this clause must be written into the contract. Please be aware of the interests involved.

We firmly resist all illegal box office manipulation, especially those who know they are wrong but refuse to correct their mistakes and continue to change the concept in the hope of achieving shameless results! "

Pan Asia Cinemas:

"After research, our company's senior management has unanimously decided that, from now on, all film and television projects produced, controlled, or co-invested by Edko Pictures will be prohibited from being screened in our cinemas.

Pan Asia Cinemas will resolutely resist all illegal box office manipulation and box office theft, and we hope other film companies will learn from this and restore order to the film market!"

As soon as these two announcements appeared, they topped the Weibo hot search list in less than five minutes.

The circle is in an uproar right now!
"What the hell? Their films won't be shown in Edko Cinemas? Their cinemas won't include films produced by Edko Pictures? Absolutely! Absolutely!"

"A killer move! This is the real killer move!"

"Quick! Make arrangements quickly and sell all the shares of Edko Films you have. Don't let them get you a loss!"

"This move is really cruel. It's cruel to others and to yourself."

"I don't think so. How many cinemas does Enlightenment own? How could Feiyue Pictures care? Pan Asia Cinemas can make up for its losses by slightly adjusting its schedule, but Enlightenment is suffering huge losses!"

"This knife stabbed Anle directly in the heart, it's really awesome!"

……

Online public opinion has completely exploded.

Its film producers banned rival cinemas, and its cinemas banned rival films. This operation is extremely cruel!

And the most important thing is that this is the first such case in the development of the Chinese-language film market!
Just like the official document issued by the General Administration before, Enlight Pictures will now be unilaterally listed as a "bad company" by Feiyue Pictures and Pan Asia Cinemas.

At this moment, Jiang Zhiqiang, who was in the office, finally felt what "pain" meant!
This kind of pain is comparable to being tortured to death or being torn apart by five horses!

……

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