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

Chapter 823 How could someone cause such a big mess?
Under normal circumstances, August has actually entered the second half of the summer season, and the popularity of the film and television industry should be declining.

But because of "Eternal Love" and "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back", the Internet has been quite lively in recent days.

On the morning of the 7th, several news items hit the hot search headlines.

"As the new box office revenue has fallen back to 20, the box office potential of the film The Crossing directed by Wu Yu has been completely exhausted and it has now been completely withdrawn from the cinemas, with a total box office revenue of 3216 million."

"The movie "Breaking Wind", produced by Evergrande Pictures, directed by Lin Chaoxian, and starring Peng Yuyan, Wang Luoxun, and Ouyang Nana, grossed 1046 million on the first day of its release, with a high reputation score of 9.0!"

"The urban emotional TV series Ode to Joy, exclusively produced by Feiyue Films and starring Liu Tao, Jiang Xin, Wang Ziwen, Yang Zi, Qiao Xin and others, officially ended its first round of broadcast last night, and its ratings ranked first in the same period,"

Inside the hotel, Liu Yifei was reading the news online, and she couldn't help but turn her head to look at Fade Chen with some curiosity.

"It seems Wang Luoxuan has left the agency and opened her own studio, right?"

"Yes, that's right." Chen Fei was not particularly concerned about Feiyinghuang's agency, so the actors actually had a high degree of freedom.

No need to socialize, no need to play tricks, no need to compete with outsiders for resources...

This development model is undoubtedly a heavenly treatment for second- and third-tier artists, because the company is enough to allow you to have enough food without being bullied.

However, for actors who have many ideas and aspirations, this environment is not very suitable.

Yang Mi is the best example.

If she wants to become capital, she must fight, break through and grab on her own!
The same was true for Wang Luoxuan. Since she failed to get the leading female role in several projects within the company, she chose to leave the company after her contract expired and seek better development on her own.

Judging from her current development, it seems to be pretty good.

In the company, she could only appear in film and television projects as the second female lead, but after leaving the company she successfully got the first female lead role, which seemed to imply a good start.

Chen Fei respected her choice very much, and parting ways in peace has always been the principle of Feiyinghuang Agency.

As long as the actor himself has no regrets, he can leave after the contract expires.

So far, all the artists and stars who have signed contracts with Feiyinghuang Entertainment Company have never said a bad word about this company in public.

Of course, fierce internal competition is inevitable.

Chen Fei can only guarantee to provide them with a fair competition platform. As for whether they can get the role, it depends on their personal level and ability.

The topic of their conversation quickly turned to other things.

"When will this movie be finished? I don't want to stay in the UK anymore. There are only so many fun places to visit and I've already visited them all."

"It will be done soon. It will take about half a month. It will be finished by the end of the month at the latest. If you are bored, you can go back to your country for a while."

"No! I want to go back with you!"

"Didn't you say it was boring here?"

"I said it was boring during the day, I didn't say it was boring at night."

"???"

……

According to the original plan, after the online voting for "Eternal Love" is completed, Alibaba Pictures will determine the main characters before the middle of the month.

However, this process was not as smooth as they had imagined!
The situation on the drama version is relatively easy. Yang Mi and Liu Kaiwei, who ranked first in the number of votes, were very cooperative and both cherished this hard-won opportunity.

However, the movie version has many twists and turns!
When the staff of Alibaba Pictures called Hongxingwu again, they were still rejected: "I'm sorry, Yifei has no interest in this project. Please don't call us again."

The people from Alibaba Pictures were not ready to give up, and quickly explained: "We can first invite Ms. Liu Yifei to attend our seminar. No matter what conditions are offered, we can negotiate..."

"Sorry, we have no interest in this project."

As soon as the words fell, the other party didn't give any more face and directly hung up the call.

The staff member stared at the hung up phone in a daze, scratched his head, and was stunned for a long time before reacting.

"You didn't even give me a chance to negotiate? Are you so arrogant?"

He curled his lips and dialed the second number: "Hello, is this Shu Chang's agent? We are the actor project of "Eternal Love"..."

After introducing himself, before he could say anything more, he heard a reply from the other end: "Sorry, Shu Chang's schedule is full, we are not interested in this movie."

"Um?!"

Looking at the phone being hung up again, the man was stunned again.

A few minutes later, he called the next person.

"Hello, is this Zhao Liying's agent? We are..."

"Sorry, Zhao Liying already has a new announcement."

……

"Hello, it's Liu Shishi..."

"Sorry, there is a new announcement."

……

After making several phone calls, all he got were rejections, which made the staff member feel very upset.

"Are all actresses so arrogant nowadays? This is an adaptation of a big IP, and it's produced by a Hollywood team. Don't you feel the slightest bit moved?"

He had been rejected so many times that his defenses were somewhat broken.

When has a company as powerful as Alibaba Pictures ever been treated so coldly?

"Forget it, I won't call the actress yet. I'll just contact the actor."

He casually opened a document and made a call without even looking at the name.

"Let me see who this is... Holy shit!"

The moment he saw the name, the staff member's face turned pale.

He never expected that he would be able to get through to Fade Chen directly!
You know, Zhang Qie had specifically instructed before that he would make the call himself, but he didn't expect that the call was made by one of his small employees.

You know, if you want to invite Chen Fei, people below Zhang Qiong's level are not even worthy of calling him!

"It's a mess, fuck!"

He hung up the phone in a panic, fearing that he would get into trouble.

At this time, at the hotel, Chen Fei opened his eyes dazedly and took a look at his work phone.

The number displayed on the caller ID was a landline number from the capital.

"What kind of harassing call is this in the middle of the night?"

He casually added the phone number to the blacklist, then turned around and hugged Miss Liu, who was emitting a faint jasmine scent, and continued to sleep soundly.

……

On the 8th, reports about "The Lady of Dynasty: Yang Guifei" and "Monster Hunt" both became hot searches on Weibo.

"The romantic costume film "Women of Dynasty: Yang Guifei", jointly produced by China Film Group Corporation and Hanbo Jiasheng, directed by Shi Qing, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Zhang Yimou, and starring Fan Bingbing, Li Ming and Wu Zun, grossed 1.35 million yuan in a week. Its box office potential has been exhausted and it has been officially withdrawn from major theaters today."

"Monster Hunt, produced by Edko Films, grossed 22 billion yuan in box office revenue after 16 days of release. However, due to the film being completely removed from the shelves by Pan Asia Cinemas, the filming rate has dropped significantly and it is no longer expected to break the 20 billion yuan box office mark."

"According to multiple media reports, the number of visitors to cinemas under the Enlightenment Cinema Line has dropped significantly, and moviegoers have given them very poor reviews."

"Eden Entertainment has officially announced that it will start preparations for Monster Hunt 2 starting today, with the original cast returning."

"The share price of Enlightenment Pictures has plummeted for several consecutive days. Today, there are signs of a temporary recovery. The market value has decreased by nearly 15 billion in recent days!"

For ordinary netizens, many online reports are just one of the topics they watch.

But for Emperor Entertainment Group, these online reports are undoubtedly a slap in their face!

In the conference room, bad news came one after another.

"Boss Jiang, there is no hope for 20 billion. According to the current screening rate and attendance rate, under the supervision of the General Administration, we can only push this movie to 17 billion at most. Any higher will be too conspicuous."

"It's only been a few days, and the market value has already dropped by 15 billion. This movie won't make any money, and I'm afraid it will lose a lot of money!" "The cinema has been greatly affected. Customer traffic is declining, and revenue is also plummeting. I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the shareholders."

"So far, several partners have terminated their contracts with us, and we can no longer find other external investors for our film."

"Pan Asia Cinemas is really going too far. The people we sent to negotiate were stopped outside and couldn't even get in."

"..."

The noisy sound surged like a wave, making Jiang Zhiqiang feel an unbearable headache for the first time!

He was once a leader in the industry and had faced countless challenges, but at this moment, he felt an unprecedented powerlessness.

"Chen Fei", this name was like a curse that made him unable to calm down.

The joint attack by Feiyue Films and Pan Asia Cinemas is like an extremely sharp sword, piercing the heart of Enlight Pictures!
However, what makes Jiang Zhiqiang feel even more powerless is that the current situation is not just being targeted at Feiyue Films and Pan Asia Cinemas, but is being "targeted" by all netizens and movie fans.

When a cinema stops supplying high-quality movies, moviegoers simply abandon it.

They don’t care about that. If your cinema doesn’t have the kind of movies I like, then I’ll go to another cinema.

Over time, not only did the cinema's revenue drop significantly, but the shopping mall's customer flow and revenue were also affected.

The loss is not just money, but also a plummeting stock price!
However, faced with this dilemma, Enlightenment Pictures was helpless.

At this point, they have actually become scared, but they can't even find a suitable channel to apologize, and the other party doesn't even give them face.

This deep feeling of powerlessness made Jiang Zhiqiang feel even more desperate!

In fact, if it was just the targeting from Pan Asia Cinemas, then he could still barely remain calm. After all, there is more than just Feiyue Film and Television in the domestic entertainment industry.

But the "ban" from theaters is the most fatal!
Pan Asia Cinemas’ share of the domestic cinema market is so huge that it even far exceeds that of Wanda’s cinema chains.

Under such circumstances, almost all film companies have to rely on it to survive.

But now, it no longer accepts any films produced exclusively or jointly by Enlight Pictures. Isn't this equivalent to having no sales channels after the products are produced?

If you keep this at home for too long, it will go bad!

Even if there are other channels, they are too small to handle such large-scale and large quantities of goods!
"Ugh!"

Jiang Zhiqiang let out a long sigh, listening to the still noisy noise, his heart filled with regret and annoyance.

If I had known this earlier, why would I have done it in the first place?
……

Taking advantage of the current popularity, the cast of "Eternal Love" must be decided as soon as possible and then announced.

This is the most important task for the entire Alibaba Pictures at present!
Therefore, when Chen Fei received the call from Zhang Wei, he was not very surprised. After all, he was the first person voted by netizens for the leading male role in the movie.

"Mr. Zhang, if you are here for the role in your movie, I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible."

"Forehead……"

Zhang Qi was a little surprised. He really didn't expect that Chen Fei would be so direct.

After being stunned for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "Mr. Chen, as long as you are willing to act in this movie with Liu Yifei, no matter what conditions you put forward, we can sit down and talk slowly. The salary is not a problem. Additional investment and even you can be the director are all fine. This is the greatest sincerity that Alibaba can give you!"

"Haha." Chen Fei's laughter suddenly came from the phone: "Mr. Zhang, do you think I'm short of money? And I don't like you saying that I have high standards. Your movie..."

He didn't continue with the second half of the sentence, but his meaning was clearly conveyed.

Zhang Qi naturally heard it, and his tone suddenly turned cold. "Mr. Chen, do you think our project is not promising?"

"hehe."

Chen Fei smiled, saying everything.

At this point, Zhang Qiong also realized that the negotiation would not work out.

And since the negotiation failed, he naturally didn't need to be nice to Fade Chen anymore.

As a member of Alibaba, he is also arrogant!

"Since Mr. Chen is not optimistic about our project, let's compare it. I heard that Feiyue Film and Television has also recently decided on two projects. If I remember correctly, one of them is the TV series project "Princess Agents" and the other is the movie project "Zhu Xian", right?"

"That's right." Chen Fei instantly became interested: "How do you compare?"

"How about we just compare the simplest ones, ratings and box office?"

Chen Fei became more and more interested: "What's the bet?"

"If Alibaba loses, we will publicly admit that the development strategy of popular IP + fan movies + well-known directors is wrong; but if you lose, then you have to publicly admit that our development strategy is correct!"

"Haha, okay, then I'll play with you. I hope Mr. Zhang can fulfill his promise when the time comes."

"I also hope Director Chen won't be a coward when the time comes!"

……

After hanging up the phone, Fade Chen's face suddenly broke into a bright smile.

After being "lonely" for so long, I finally found something fun to do.

Since Zhang Qi is so eager to put his face forward to get beaten, I might as well just play with him.

He suddenly looked forward to seeing how Zhang Qi would admit in public that the development strategy initially promoted by Alibaba Pictures was wrong.

Come to think of it... that kind of scene must be very interesting.

At this time, at Alibaba Pictures, Zhang Qie, who had just hung up the phone, looked very unhappy.

After following Ma Yun for so many years, he has long developed the mentality that God is the boss, the earth is second, and he is the third.

Therefore, when faced with Chen Fei's questioning, he got carried away and proposed a "bet".

But now that he had calmed down, he suddenly realized that this bet was not so easy to fulfill.

It is a recognized fact in the industry that Feiyue Films has always only produced "high-quality" products.

If it wants to win, then "Eternal Love" must be better than "Zhu Xian" and "Princess Agents"!
At this moment, he suddenly felt somewhat fortunate.

Thanks to the fact that he had invited a Hollywood production team at the beginning of the project, this undoubtedly greatly increased the basis for winning!

"For the movie version, let's confirm that it will be Jing Tian and Yang Yang. The two people who ranked first in the vote are confirmed to be unable to come, so there is no need to consider them."

After listening to Zhang Qiong's words, everyone in the conference room looked at each other.

This seems like there is no agreement on the deal!
……

Calculating the time difference, Chen Fei called Zhong Lifang.

He doesn't need to worry about "Princess Agents". Jiang Xueruo has already communicated with Zhao Liying and will decide on the latter as the female lead "Chu Qiao" in the drama.

On the contrary, there has been no definite news about "Zhu Xian".

More than a month ago, Chen Fei had asked Zhong Lifang to give up the idea of ​​inviting him to play "Zhang Xiaofan". I don't know if she has found a suitable actor now.

After answering the phone and hearing what Chen Fei wanted to say, Zhong Lifang was slightly stunned.

After a moment, she responded: "The male lead has been confirmed to be Hu Ge. As you know, he looks very good in ancient costumes. The role of 'Jingtian' is a favorite of many people. I believe that after the movie is released, it will definitely attract a large number of fans of the Chinese Paladin.

The role of Tian Ling'er has also been confirmed, and Mao Xiaotong, who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, has been chosen to play the role.

As for Bi Yao, I am in contact with Liu Shishi, and she will come to the company for an audition tomorrow. I personally think that her appearance in the red dress of Long Kui in The Legend of Sword and Fairy is very good, and I think she should be more suitable to play the daughter of the "Ghost King".

And the last one is Lu Xueqi..."

At this point, Zhong Lifang suddenly paused for a moment, then asked tentatively: "Mr. Chen, I've asked around, and Liu Yifei shouldn't have any job announcements for the next six months, right?

How about you ask her to come and support "Zhu Xian"? Just treat it as a visit to the crew, do a favor, and guest-star in the role of Lu Xueqi?
I really can't think of anyone in the entire domestic entertainment industry who is more suitable for the role of 'Lu Xueqi' than her. What do you think?"

At this moment, Fade Chen couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Lu Xueqi in the book is as cold as frost, dressed in white and looks like a fairy. Her beautiful charm makes men all over the world crazy about her.

Isn’t it the same for Liu Yifei in real life?
……

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