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

Chapter 831 The gap with China Film Group! People’s hearts always change!
"Boss Yu, all the publicity for our movie has been taken away by Ghost Blows Out the Light. The trending searches have been pushed out of the top ten and we can't even squeeze in..."

Bona, in Yu Dong's office, he looked very bad as he listened to his assistant's report.

I spent a lot of money to buy a lot of hot searches and press releases for "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" in the morning, but I didn't expect them to be suppressed in the afternoon.

This feeling is so depressing!

A refund is definitely impossible. The other website has already delivered the corresponding traffic supply. It’s your own fault. Who can help you?

The assistant asked quietly: "Mr. Yu, do we still need to continue the launch?"

"What's the point of investing so much money?" Yu Dong was unhappy. "What's the point of throwing more money in? Facing the IP development announcement of Ghost Blows Out the Light, isn't it going to be a waste?"

Hearing this, the assistant smiled awkwardly and stopped talking, but he was already cursing in his heart.

"It's your own fault for making the wrong decision. Who can you blame for the ineffectiveness of the campaign? You deserve to lose money!"

"Go out."

Yu Dong waved his hand and sent the assistant away first.

He looked away and saw the large amount of news about "Ghost Blows Out the Light" on the Internet. Besides being angry, he couldn't help but feel a little envious.

“If Bona can have such a good project, wouldn’t it be easy for it to go public in China?”

However, besides being envious, he couldn't help but feel a bit proud!
"So what if you have 'Ghost Blows Out the Light'? I also have 'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' and 'The Legend of the Gods'. The former is for awards, and the latter is for box office. It's a two-pronged approach, the best of both worlds, I'll kill anyone who stands in my way, hahahahahaha!"

……

Time passes day by day.

After attending the launch conference of "Ghost Blows Out the Light", Chen Fei directly launched the promotional roadshow for "Operation Mekong" and the Chinese localization work of "La La Land".

In his spare time, he would go find Han Sanping and join her in the promotional activities for "The Hundred Regiments Offensive".

So far, the September movie box office charts have basically been dominated by "The Hundred Regiments Offensive".

After one week of release, the movie grossed 5.89 million yuan at the box office, which is far ahead of the rest!
I have to say that with the "help" from above, the effect is different.

On the other hand, "The Cairo Declaration", although also advertised as a mainstream movie, was withdrawn from theaters after only five days of release.

The total box office of this movie didn't even break 1000 million, and the word of mouth was also very mediocre. It's really puzzling. What's the point of making it?
Along with the popularity of the movie, the TV series is not far behind.

The popularity of "The Disguiser" has been increasing, and its audience share has been rising again and again. It has been ranked first in the national TV drama ratings list in the same period for 11 consecutive days.

With the popularity soaring and the amount of topics skyrocketing, several main actors have become extremely popular.

Especially Hu Ge, as one of the leading actors and also one of the most famous actors in the show, his traffic directly skyrocketed even though he was already a top-tier star!
The most obvious effect is that all the endorsements he has recently been involved in have become big foreign brands, and he has also become a frequent guest on the covers of various fashion magazines.

He enjoyed the huge profits brought by the traffic, but his ex-girlfriend was unlucky.

In recent days, a large number of netizens have appeared under Jiang Shuying's Weibo, teasing her for missing a great "good opportunity".

"If you hadn't broken up, wouldn't you have taken advantage of the popularity of The Disguiser by now?"

"My ex-boyfriend is on a fashion magazine again. Are you jealous?"

"Sister, you have lost a rare love and the chance to become truly famous!"

To be honest, couples who have broken up usually don’t want to see the other person living a better life than themselves.

Facing Hu Ge’s sudden popularity, it would be absolutely false for Jiang Shuying to say that she has no regrets!

But what can you do if you regret it? You've already broken up, it's impossible to get back together, right?
She does have the courage and is thick-skinned enough, but if Hu Ge agrees, she will become a real idiot and a real scoundrel.

In the crew of Mr. Good, Jiang Shuying looked at the comments in the Weibo comment area, deleting the Weibo posts while muttering quietly:

"He's only popular for a while, can he be popular forever? I have Bona behind me now, and I have a lot of acting offers, so I'm not much worse than him..."

She was muttering to herself when suddenly, a Weibo pop-up message popped up from the top area of ​​her phone.

"Exclusively produced by Feiyue Films and adapted from Xiao Ding's eponymous xianxia novel "Zhu Xian", the Chinese fantasy film "Zhu Xian" officially announced its starring lineup today!"

Looking at this news release, Jiang Shuying's eyes suddenly lit up.

Although she is not a fan of the book "Zhu Xian", she is still very concerned about this film project. After all, this is a large project with an investment of hundreds of millions, and it is also a big IP development.

When "Zhu Xian" announced its casting requirements, she submitted a resume, but unfortunately it fell into oblivion.

Thinking of this, she clicked on the news, wanting to see who was so lucky to get the role of "Lu Xueqi" that she had always dreamed of.

However, the moment the news opened, her face suddenly changed!

"The movie "Zhu Xian" will be directed by director Lu Yang himself, and the cast includes Hu Ge, Liu Shishi, Tang Yan, Mao Xiaotong..."

"The script of Zhu Xian was co-written by Feiyue Film and Television's screenwriting department and revised by director Chen Fei. It mainly tells the story of an ordinary teenager named Zhang Xiaofan who joined the Qingyun Sect after the tragedy in Caomiao Village and obtained the magic weapon Soul-Snatching Rod by chance, thus being involved in the struggle between good and evil."

"Subsequent filming of the film will be done on location, including Huairou, Miyun, Sichuan, Henan, Hebei, and snow-capped mountains with an altitude of up to 2500 meters."

"According to producer Zhong Lifang, the total investment in the film is as high as 1.8 million yuan, and Dianjing Digital will follow up the entire post-production process."

"According to Su Guohai, general manager of Feiyue Films, the full copyright development of Zhu Xian is in progress, including animation, games, related peripherals, and TV series versions, all of which are in the preparation stage."

"The TV series adapted from the novel "Zhu Xian" has been confirmed to be named "Qing Yun Zhi", and the filming will officially start after the film version is completed."

News releases keep appearing, very mixed, very chaotic and very shocking!

There has already been a heated discussion on Weibo, and a group of long-silent "Legend of Sword and Fairy fans" were directly blown away and enthusiastically discussed "Zhu Xian".

Hu Ge, Liu Shishi, Tang Yan... The cast of "Zhu Xian" is simply too explosive! It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a copy of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

Jiang Shuying suddenly felt like she was regretting her decision.

Because she saw a press release that said:
"According to an insider of Feiyue Films, the role of 'Lu Xueqi' was originally scheduled to be played by Liu Yifei. Unfortunately, due to Liu Yifei's personal work, she was unable to appear on screen, so she was replaced by actress Tang Yan who was recommended by Hu Ge..."

Seeing this, Jiang Shuying couldn't hold it anymore.

"If I had broken up with him later, could I have joined the cast of Zhu Xian with his recommendation? In that case, my path to becoming a top star would have been much faster..."

Fantasy is just fantasy after all. Once missed, it is missed. Even if Jiang Shuying regrets it so much, she can only bear it silently.

At this point, she even had a premonition of how netizens would "evaluate" her next.

You don't have to guess, you know those words will definitely not sound nice.

……

“How is the promotion response for Zhu Xian?”

While conducting the roadshow for "Operation Mekong", Chen Fei also paid attention to the post-production of the film.

After all, this was the movie he and Zhang Qi had agreed upon as a bet, and he absolutely could not lose to Alibaba Pictures!
"Not bad." Zhong Lifang replied on the other end of the phone: "As soon as the cast was announced, the topic and discussion directly soared to the top three on Weibo, second only to "Ghost Blowing Out the Light."

"That's good. Keep up the heat. The longer the better..."

After hanging up the phone, Fade Chen took a look at the TV series that was currently ranked third on the Weibo topic list.

Jiuzhou: The Legend of the Sea

This TV series is quite popular. It is adapted from Jin Hezai's novel of the same name "The Legend of the Sea". It takes the human story as the main line and tells the story of the end of the Duan Dynasty in Kyushu Continent. The three hundred years of alliance between the human royal family Muyun family and the Muru family was broken because of a prophecy, which caused chaos in the world and was an oriental epic story full of power struggles.

The project brings together a number of talented actors including Huang Xuan, Dou Xiao, Zhou Yiwei, Xu Lu, Janice Man, Zhang Jianing, Wang Qianyuan, Jiang Qinqin, and Wan Qian.

If you only look at the cast and the story, it seems pretty awesome and high-end.

But Chen Fei disagrees with the slogan of this drama. Like the two dramas "Fantasy City" and "Lord of the Rings" that started shooting some time ago, the producers of "Nine Continents: The Sea Herdsman" also shouted out the slogan to compete with the Hollywood blockbuster "The Lord of the Rings".

Seeing this, Chen Fei could almost conclude that this TV series would not make any waves.

You're going to compete with The Lord of the Rings right away? Who do you think you are?
With such a small investment amount, what good special effects can be produced? Is this a joke?

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Time flies, and it is already mid-September.

This morning, there was another wave of major changes in the news in the film and television industry.

"The musical drama "Office" directed by Johnnie To and starring a stellar cast including Chow Yun-fat, Sylvia Chang, and Tang Wei has been withdrawn from theaters because its box office potential has been completely exhausted, with a total box office of 4732 million."

"The Hollywood blockbuster "Terminator: Genisys" officially closed today, with a total box office of 8.65 million yuan."

"With less than six hours to go before the 72nd Venice International Film Festival awards ceremony, the crew of Old Cannon has sent back good news that the copyright has been sold at a high price."

"The investment work for the outdoor reality show "Running Man Season 3" controlled by Youku and co-invested by Feiyue Film and Television and Guangguang has been completed, and it is expected to officially start recording at the beginning of next month."

"It is suspected that Chow Yun-fat had a conflict with the crew of "Office" and did not participate in any promotional roadshow activities during the film promotion period."

On Weibo, netizens are paying attention to all kinds of gossip and are engaging in heated discussions.

However, at this time, as a member of the "melon-eating crowd", Chen Fei was meeting Wang Baoqiang at Youku with Gu Yongqiang.

"How is it going? Is your studio going well?"

As soon as they met, Chen Fei asked about Wang Baoqiang's current situation with a smile.

As one of the veterans of Feiyinghuang Agency, Wang Baoqiang's agency contract expired a month ago.

He did not choose to renew his contract with the company, but instead chose to open his own personal studio with the support of Feiyue Film and Television, completely drawing a clear line with Feiyinghuang Agency.

There are two main reasons.

One is that the current environment has been pushing up actors' pay. After opening a studio, the money earned will definitely be more than what they earn by signing with an agency.

The second is that some irreconcilable problems have arisen within Feiyinghuang Agency.

Originally, this agency was jointly founded by Feiyue Films, China Film Group, and Emperor Entertainment Group, with the purpose of cultivating its own team and qualified actors.

Before, several companies had been supporting this agency and soon made it the number one agency in the domestic entertainment industry.

But now, with Han Sanping's retirement and La Peikang's appointment, the supply of resources from China Film Group Corporation has suddenly decreased a lot.

For example, in the two projects "The Great Wall" and "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back", China Film Group was clearly the main controller, but in terms of actor selection, it directly isolated Feiyinghuang Agency.

From the main creators to the supporting roles, even the extras with only one or two lines, none of them were open to Feiyinghuang Agency.

This also caused dissatisfaction among many actors within the agency.

Such a top-notch "big cake", but not a single bite was given to the family, and instead it was all given to outsiders. Isn't this practice a bit too disheartening?
From Chen Fei's own perspective, he actually looked down on the two projects "The Great Wall" and "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back", and he was also certain that neither of them would be successful.

But the reason why he has such a mentality is mainly because he was reborn and has the ability of foresight.

From the perspective of the company's artists, these two projects are the industry's top resources. As long as they can participate in them, their own value and status will be greatly improved.

Therefore, everyone was somewhat dissatisfied and puzzled about La Peikang's failure to open up the actor casting channel to the agency.

Feiyue Film and Television has clearly been opening up its internal casting channels to the agency, but why did China Film suddenly close it?
Chen Fei didn't know about this at first. It was only when Huo Wenxi mentioned it casually that day that he discovered the problem.

Feiyinghuang Agency was an achievement made by Han Sanping during his tenure.

Now that La Peikang has taken over, no matter how well this agency develops, it will never become his political achievement.

Therefore, he will naturally choose actions that are beneficial to him.

For example, Wu Yifan, Yao Chen, and Wang Likun, who play the leading roles in "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back", can greatly enhance the box office appeal and success rate of the film with their participation.

On the other hand, most of the artists at Feiyinghuang Agency are actually good at acting and do not have a large number of fans.

Therefore, for the sake of the film's box office performance and his own political achievements, La Peikang would naturally choose a casting lineup that would be favorable to him.

After thinking about this, and considering La Peikang's previous behavior of speaking up for Jiang Zhiqiang in order to save "Monster Hunt", Chen Fei immediately formed a new judgment of the new chairman of China Film.

To put it simply, this person is the kind of partner who can share the good times but not the bad times.

Moreover, for the sake of political achievements, it is normal for him to sacrifice some of his partners' interests when necessary.

After realizing this, Chen Fei suddenly discovered that not every leader of China Film Corporation is a helmsman with "great talent and strategy" like Han Sanping.

As a result, he immediately became extremely pessimistic about the future of Feiyinghuang Agency.

Although relying solely on Feiyue Films and Emperor Entertainment Group, it is not a problem to support the future development of this agency.

But then again, why?

You, China Film, have already made no contribution, yet you still want to gain profits from it. Aren't you treating your partners as "singing partners"?

It just so happened that the general environment at that time was pushing up actors' pay, so Chen Fei simply began to encourage those artists whose contracts had expired in the company to open their own studios.

If you have ambitions in your heart, you can work alone. The best example is Yang Mi.

But if you don’t want to be separated from Feiyue Film and Television’s resources, the company can also invest in it to provide support and arrange for the actor’s studio to be affiliated with the company.

Personal studios such as Hu Ge, Liu Yifei's Red Star Studio, and Shu Chang's personal studio are currently all affiliated with Feiyue Film and Television.

The same is true for Wang Baoqiang.

However, his studio is more like a "husband-and-wife shop".

In addition to him, the main members of the studio also include his girlfriend Tong Liya, with whom he has been in love for many years.

Chen Fei originally didn't think highly of this couple, but he never expected that the two of them would actually support each other all the way through!

I have to say, he really made a mistake this time.

At this time, listening to Chen Fei's concerned question, Wang Baoqiang said a little embarrassedly: "Thanks to you, Director Chen, the basic structure of the studio has been built, and it can be officially announced in a week."

"Haha, OK, then I wish your 'husband and wife shop' will become more and more popular in advance."

It would have been better if he hadn't said it. As soon as he said this, Wang Baoqiang felt even more embarrassed.

Chen Fei saw the confusion on his face and smiled and comforted him, "If you have anything to say, just say it. If you have any difficulties, just raise them. As long as I can help, I will never refuse."

Wang Baoqiang gritted his teeth and lowered his head and said, "Director Chen, I...I'm sorry. I came here to terminate my contract with Running Man. I may have to say goodbye to this variety show forever."

As soon as these words were spoken, the office fell into dead silence.

Gu Yongqiang, who had been sitting next to him without saying a word, slowly turned his head and set his eyes on Chen Fei.

He was very curious about how Chen Fei would deal with Wang Baoqiang's "treacherous" behavior?

At this time, Wang Baoqiang also lowered his head deeply, somewhat afraid to look into Chen Fei's eyes.

He was even ready to accept Chen Fei's scolding. After all, "Running Man" has been recorded for two full seasons now, and its popularity is constantly rising.

But his sudden proposal to withdraw is likely to have a huge impact on the future of the variety show.

This behavior is undoubtedly a "heavy blow" to investors!
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