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

Chapter 821 "Boss Han! You've caused me so much trouble!"

On the third day of August, Feiyue Films' summer movie "Sicario" officially came to an end today.

At 9 a.m. local time, related news appeared on Weibo.

"The action and crime film "Sicario", exclusively produced by Feiyue Films, directed by Lu Yang, and starring Xie Miao, Liu Shishi and others, has been released for 30 days and has a total box office of 9.34 million, completing a successful conclusion."

"The romantic costume film "The Woman of the Dynasty: Yang Guifei", starring Li Ming and Fan Bingbing, grossed 9227 million yuan in the first three days of the weekend."

"The romantic disaster movie "The Crossing", directed by Wu Yu and starring Zhang Ziyi, Jin Chengwu, Song Hye Kyo and others, only grossed 2319 million in the first three days of the weekend."

……

Calculating the time difference, Lu Yang called Chen Fei.

"Damn it, if Monster Hunt hadn't messed with me, I would have been confident that I could have made 10 billion at the box office. Damn Enlightenment Pictures, they deserve this..."

Just as Lu Yang said, Emperor Entertainment Group has been experiencing "a lot of bad luck" recently!
The stock price fell, the box office fell, the company was in chaos...

I believe that after this incident, they will never dare to offend Feiyue Films again.

Similarly, this incident also serves as a serious warning to other companies. I believe they should be more cautious when doing small things behind the scenes in the future.

Chen Fei smiled and advised: "Don't worry, there is still a second part, right? Try harder for the next one. I have sent the script to your email, you can take a look first."

"Okay." Lu Yang responded, and added: "I have discussed it with President Su, and we are planning to hold a celebration banquet on the 7th of this month."

"Okay, all expenses will be reimbursed by the company. I won't go back. You guys can have fun. The filming tasks here are quite heavy."

"alright."

After ending the call, Fade Chen checked the current box office rankings.

With the release of "Sicario", the screening rates were naturally evenly distributed.

"The Pancake Man" reaped the most revenue, with its total box office now exceeding 11 billion and is about to reach 12 billion.

On the other hand, even though "Monster Hunt" had bad luck, its box office still reached 15 billion.

Although it's unlucky, the box office still has to be boosted.

At this point, Enlight Pictures cannot stop even if it wants to, because if it does, the stock price will inevitably fall even more dramatically!

On the other hand, "The Lady of Dynasty: Yang Guifei" is on the verge of reaching 1 million at the box office thanks to the wonderful "horse shock".

It has now spread across the Internet, and everyone says that this scene was filmed under the leadership of Tian Zhuangzhuang.

Chen Fei was laughing so hard. He never expected that this old man, who usually looked so serious, could actually do such a "sexy" thing.

He was browsing the news while at the bathroom door, Liu Yifei was walking towards the living room while answering a phone call.

"Okay, I get it. Just help me push it off. I won't go... Just make up an excuse, say there's an important event going on overseas... How easy is that?"

After the call ended, Liu Yifei had already come to Chen Fei's side and naturally leaned into his arms.

"What did I hear you pushing just now? Are there any activities in the country?"

"Yeah." Liu Yifei explained while scrolling through the short videos on Kuaishou in China, "It's still about Eternal Love. The voting is almost over, and Alibaba sent me an invitation to attend some original IP seminar."

Chen Fei looked speechless. "They are so boring. What's so good about IP? Isn't this the company's mission?"

"I guess they're trying to hype it up. Shu Chang said she also received an invitation. If I'm right, those with high votes should have received one."

"Remember to warn her not to get involved in this kind of thing, or she might get fooled by Ali."

"She doesn't have time. The filming of Ghost Blows Out the Light: Kunlun Palace is about to start, and she is traveling around the country with Director Ning Hao."

"Well, that's fine."

Chen Fei thought about it and simply took out his phone and sent a message to Huo Wenxi.

Many artists from Feiyinghuang Agency were "forced" to participate in this voting activity under the influence of their fans, and many of them ranked in the top 20. Don't be fooled by Alibaba at that time.

……

After holding Miss Liu tenderly for a while, seeing that it was getting late, Fade Chen prepared to take a shower and rest.

Half an hour had passed since I came out of the bathroom.

"Let's go, it's getting late, go to bed."

He called out to Liu Yifei, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, and motioned her to follow him to the bedroom.

But at this moment, Miss Liu reminded: "Wait a minute! The Venice Film Festival's shortlist has been announced. Let me see if there is anyone I know."

Upon hearing this, Fade Chen immediately came over curiously and looked at the list with her.

Looking around, there are indeed several familiar names of people and movies.

The documentary "The Sad Beast" directed by Zhao Liang was shortlisted for the main competition unit, and "Talo" directed by Wangma Caidan was shortlisted for the Horizon unit.

"That Afternoon" directed by Tsai Mingliang and "Old Cannon" directed by Guan Hu were shortlisted for the screening unit.

At the same time, "Old Cannon" will also appear in Venice as the closing film...

Seeing this, Fade Chen laughed immediately.

"This time, Feng Xiaogang can finally show off his talent. Among so many famous directors in China, he is the only one who has not won an award abroad."

Liu Yifei tilted her head and thought about it, then said in surprise, "Huh? It's true! He has never won an award abroad, and he has been fooled by the Golden Rooster Awards in China several times."

When he heard the word "Golden Rooster", Chen Fei unconsciously revealed a sneer on his face.

Not long ago, the nomination list for this year's Golden Rooster Awards was also announced.

Looking around, the Golden Rooster Awards is still the same. There are not many good movies, but there are a lot of movies that movie fans and netizens have never even heard of.

What are "XZ Sky", "Because of Gu Guihua", "I am not Wang Mao", "Youth Diary", "Sisters and Brothers", "Umbrella Head and His Woman", "Chrysanthemums in the Sky"...

Chen Fei was particularly puzzled. Who the hell made these movies?

How can it participate in award selection if it is not even eligible to be shown in theaters?
“It deserves the low ratings!”

……

Here, as the night deepened, Chen Fei had already fallen asleep holding Liu Yifei, while in China, Huayi was holding a celebration banquet.

Just because "Mr. Six" was shortlisted for the screening section of the Venice Film Festival, the two Wang brothers were so happy that they were almost bursting with joy.

The same is true for Feng Xiaogang.

At this impromptu celebration party, he raised his glass and laughed so hard that his eyes were almost invisible.

This is just the effect of being shortlisted for the screening unit. If "Old Cannon" is shortlisted for the main competition unit and wins a few more awards, I'm afraid Huayi will have to prepare a buffet.

"Come on, let's drink and wish that Old Cannon will have a great success at the Venice Film Festival and that the copyright will sell well!"

Wang Zhonglei held a wine glass and a microphone in his hand and saluted the audience from afar.

Everyone responded, and the atmosphere was very lively.

"After the Venice trip of Mr. Six ends, I will devote myself to the creation of I Am Not Madame Bovary. This time, I will also try to win an award, maybe I will get something good."

Thinking of the upcoming rise in the stock price, Wang Zhongjun smiled even brighter: "Okay, then I wish Director Feng immediate success in advance, haha."

"Congratulations, congratulations, haha!"

……

In order to stimulate the stock price, Huayi also made great efforts. After only one day, various news releases began to fly all over the place.

"It is reported that the movie "Old Cannon" is a sincere work of director Guan Hu. I believe that this trip to Venice will yield great results."

"Informed sources said that Director Feng Xiaogang is secretly collaborating with Liu Zhenwei and is suspected to be preparing a new script."

"Wu Yifan posted on Weibo that he benefited a lot from the filming of Mr. Six and learned a lot of useful knowledge. He is very grateful to directors Guan Hu and Feng Xiaogang for their careful guidance..."

On the other hand, at China Film Group, La Peikang was extremely envious when he saw the hot searches online.

The summer vacation is already halfway over, and looking around, it seems that many film companies have achieved good results.

But what about China Film Group? Because of the movie "The Crossing", it attracted a lot of doubts and abuses, and all of them fell on his head.

The higher-ups were very dissatisfied with China Film's investment and the box office performance of "Monster Hunt", and all of this was blamed on him.

The political achievements that were accumulated with great difficulty are now about to be given away. It is so tragic.

"Boss La, another document has come down from above, asking you to give appropriate feedback and make internal announcements regarding the failure of The Taiping..."

Looking at the document bag handed over by the secretary, La Peikang felt a headache and waved his hand irritably, saying, "Okay, you can get out now."

"it is good."

The secretary responded, walked out of the office, and considerately closed the door for him.

"Ah, Mr. Han! You have caused me so much trouble!"

Sighing helplessly, he began to think about how he should explain to his leader.

However, no matter how annoying it was, he wouldn't end up being punished.

After all, he has "The Mermaid", "The Great Wall", "Operation Mekong", "The Hundred Regiments Offensive" and the recently confirmed "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" to support him.

I believe that with these movies, his position is still very stable.

……

On the morning of the 4th, a sudden piece of news was like a bombshell, instantly causing an uproar in the domestic entertainment circle.

South Korea's SM Entertainment company actually filed a lawsuit directly with the capital's court, and the defendant was none other than Wu Yifan, a popular star who has been in the spotlight in the domestic entertainment circle recently.

It is reported that the reason for SM Entertainment's lawsuit this time is that Wu Yifan seriously violated the agency contract between the two parties and privately engaged in performing activities in China, causing immeasurable losses to the company.

After the news came out, not only was Wu Yifan himself pushed to the forefront, but even those advertisers and film producers who had invited him to perform and endorse were also involved in this legal dispute.

What is particularly noteworthy is that two highly anticipated films, "There's a Place Only We Know" and "Mr. Six", were also included in the scope of prosecution due to Wu Yifan's participation.

These two movies have already attracted much attention, and now they have become the focus of everyone's attention because of this lawsuit!
This sudden lawsuit not only put Wu Yifan's acting career into an unprecedented crisis, but also shocked the entire entertainment industry.

Netizens and fans have speculated on the truth and motives behind the lawsuit, and are also full of concern and worry about its future fate.

"SM is such a stubborn company. Why do you have to come to the capital when there are other places for you to file a lawsuit? Do you think you can win a fight with Huayi on their territory?"

Chen Fei was just mumbling about eating melon when Natasha suddenly called him via video.

"Fei, didn't you ask me to keep an eye on the Ben-Hur crew? Just this morning, Annapurna Pictures held a grand wrap-up ceremony for the film..."

In an instant, Chen Fei sat up straight: "Have they revealed the specific release date of this movie?"

"No." Natasha shook her head, and then suddenly changed the subject: "However, another epic film produced by Annapurna Pictures, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, has been confirmed to be released in theaters in December."

Hearing the title of this movie, Chen Fei's mind unconsciously emerged with Megan Ellison's post-production "cool operation".

Combining the strengths and abilities of multiple producers to produce the post-production of a movie, who knows what the final result will be?
……

Annapurna Pictures, Los Angeles, North America.

As soon as the wrap conference for "Ben-Hur" ended, at the instruction of Megan Ellison, Lauder took the finished film back to the company as soon as possible.

After months of twists and turns and enduring for so long, I can finally say goodbye to Johnny Depp.

"From now on, until the movie is released, I don't want to see Depp's face in front of me, even for a second!"

"Okay, Boss." Lord nodded quickly: "I promise, I will not let him show up at the company during post-production."

As the two were chatting, under the arrangement of the staff, the film materials of "Ben-Hur" began to appear on the screen one by one.

However, after watching for less than five minutes, Megan Ellison was so disgusted by Depp's face that she had to get up and walk out of the screening room.

"Boss?" Lord called softly from behind her.

Megan Ellison said without even turning her head: "Forget it, just watch it yourself. The entire post-production process is left to you. I'll come and watch it after the film is finished."

"Okay." Lord nodded slightly in response.

Although he also hates Depp very much, he has to endure it for the bonus. This may be the pressure that men must go through on their way to growth...

At the same time, after leaving the screening room, Megan Ellison did not leave the company immediately, but went to the editing room to watch the final cut of "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword".

As soon as she reached the door, she heard a heated argument coming from inside!
"This scene should be kept. I think it is the most exciting part of the whole film. It is the essence! We should not throw it away."

"But I think the existence of this scene is insignificant and does not affect the overall plot. Instead, it is a bit abrupt."

"I agree more with Chris's opinion. I think we should stay."

"I agree with Mike, it should be deleted."

"In that case, let's vote."

"Okay, come on, vote."

"The result is 4:2? Then keep it and add this highlight."

After the current controversy ended, people quickly started debating the next controversial scene.

It is still a voting process, with the minority obeying the majority.

Megan Ellison watched the scene at the door with a satisfied smile on her face.

"This is the real editing, which combines the strengths of everyone and retains the most essential parts. I believe that it will definitely earn a lot of box office after it is released, and it will also make Annapurna Pictures famous!"

……

In a blink of an eye, time finally came to the 5th.

At this moment, the hot search lists of major domestic entertainment news websites have all been dominated by the box office data of "Eternal Love".

There are less than 10 hours left before the voting ends, but the votes on the voting list have already been announced.

On Jiaxing's side, Yang Mi looked at her own number of votes, then looked at Liu Yifei's number of votes, her expression was very complicated.

As for the drama version, thanks to her series of cool moves, she is currently far ahead, surpassing the second place Yang Ying by 5 votes.

But in the movie version, her name didn't even make it into the top 10.

When the voting just started, she had fantasized that she could lead both lists, but now it seems that this is just a pipe dream!

What made her even more embarrassed was that, for the movie version, Liu Yifei's box office revenue reached 30, but for the drama version, her ticket sales were only 14.

This is very embarrassing.

"Is the popularity gap between her and me so huge?"

Yang Mi murmured, and couldn't help but doubt herself.

Zeng Jia, who was standing by, didn't care about that at all: "As long as I get first place, that's all. Who cares how many votes it gets? Maybe the other side has cheated."

"But……"

Yang Mi was about to say something, but was interrupted by Zeng Jia: "By the way, Mi Mi, I have to tell you a good news. Our investment has almost been finalized."

"Huh!?" Yang Mi's eyes widened suddenly: "So, after this investment comes in, we can prepare for the listing?"

"That's right!" Zeng Jia said confidently, "After the listing is successful, you and I will be part of the capital ranks, haha."

"Okay, great!"

Yang Mi murmured to herself, and in her mind she had even begun to imagine a scene in the future when she would become wealthy and be envied by many female celebrities in the circle.

As for the words Zeng Jia kept whispering in her ear, such as "betting", "completing within a specified time limit", "need to sign an additional agreement", etc., she didn't hear a word of it.

Zeng Jia even confirmed it once more: "Mi Mi? Did you hear what I said?"

"Yeah, I heard you clearly, I heard you clearly, everything will be done according to what you said."

Yang Mi responded perfunctorily, still daydreaming about the future in her mind.

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