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

Chapter 834: Another gambling match? ? Just sit back and watch...contract termination storm...get blacklisted!

Two days passed in a flash. Since Zhang Hanyu returned from the Venice International Film Festival, he immediately joined the promotion and roadshow activities of "Operation Mekong".

As the National Day gets closer, the creative team can't help but get nervous.

The last main-theme commercial film, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", grossed 22.35 billion yuan at the box office upon its release.

Now, "Operation Mekong" has a higher investment and a bigger cast than the previous one.

Under such circumstances, it would be hard to explain if the box office results were too bad.

"Anyway, my goal is to make 30 billion in box office. You can all look forward to it. Who knows, maybe we can achieve it?"

It would have been fine if Chen Fei hadn't said this prediction, but once he said it, the main creators became even more nervous.

The goal of 30 billion box office is not something that can be achieved easily. We have to work hard to get there!
"Director Chen, after the event is over, can I spare you a few minutes?"

Zhang Hanyu's words made Chen Fei curious.

"Is something wrong?"

Zhang Hanyu nodded: "Someone wants me to help convey a message."

"Okay." Chen Fei said with a smile, "Come to my car after the event is over."

The two people's singing in unison attracted a lot of attention, but no one took the initiative to ask, after all, gossip is taboo in this situation.

They were busy until 10: in the morning. After saying goodbye to a group of fans who came to support them, Chen Fei and Zhang Hanyu returned to the nanny car.

As soon as the car door closed, Zhang Hanyu got straight to the point: "Director Feng Xiaogang contacted me last night and said he wanted to meet with you. He asked me to ask you in person when you are free."

Feng Xiaogang?
Fade Chen raised his eyebrows: "Why didn't he call me in person?"

Zhang Hanyu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

"Then let's do it this afternoon. It just so happens that I have nothing to do this afternoon, so I'll ask him to book a place."

Chen Fei was still quite curious. After all, his interactions with Feng Xiaogang had become less and less in recent years, and he didn't know why the other party suddenly made such an invitation this time?
"Okay, I'll go and reply to Director Feng right away."

Zhang Hanyu responded, opened the car door and got out.

It was still early, so Fade Chen simply returned to the villa, picked up Liu Yifei, and went out for a meal first.

At 1 o'clock, a text message suddenly appeared on his mobile phone, with the location of a teahouse marked on it.

The meeting time was at 3 o'clock. Chen Fei was not in a hurry. He leisurely sent Liu Yifei back to the villa, accompanied her for a half-hour nap, and then set off for the destination.

The location of the teahouse was not too remote, and within half an hour, Fade Chen arrived at the door.

"Mr. Chen, please follow me."

As soon as he entered, the waiter who had been waiting at the door came to greet him and took him to the VIP room area.

As the door of the box opened, Chen Fei saw Feng Xiaogang, who was chatting with the tea artist with a grin on his face.

Feng Gangpao is a man with a young heart despite his old age. He made the girl's face turn red with laughter and she seemed to be unable to bear it.

"Director Feng is so elegant!"

Chen Fei teased and walked straight to Feng Xiaogang and sat down.

"Come, drink tea, drink tea, hahaha!"

Feng Xiaogang gained a lot from this trip to the Venice International Film Festival. He gained a lot of fame and profit, and he seemed even more proud of himself at this moment.

The two chatted casually for a while, and only got down to the point after the tea artist brewed a pot of new tea and got up to leave the box.

"I asked you to come here mainly because I wanted to talk to you about my new project."

As Feng Xiaogang spoke, he took out the first draft of "I Am Not Madame Bovary" that he had prepared long ago and handed it directly to Chen Fei.

"This is a script co-written by Liu Zhenyun and I. It is a realistic theme. It mainly tells the story of a rural woman who was deceived and verbally insulted by her ex-husband. In order to seek justice, she started a decade-long lawsuit and petition. She encountered many obstacles and finally let go of her ex-husband's accidental death..."

When talking about movies, Feng Xiaogang's mouth is like a machine gun.

He introduced Chen Fei in detail the film's script, cast, market prospects and other aspects.

Finally, he directly revealed his purpose: "I actually have two purposes for inviting you here this time.

First, I want to invite you to invest in the film, and second, I want to learn about your "New Art Film Revival Plan" to see if my script is qualified enough to be selected?"

Chen Fei's expression suddenly became a little subtle.

"Director Feng actually thinks highly of the 'New Art Film Recovery Plan'? That's just a channel I use to provide opportunities for some frustrated young directors. At most, I can give them some investment and give them more preferential treatment in terms of scheduling films in theaters."

Feng Xiaogang laughed and said, "You should also understand that in terms of making award-winning films, I am actually no different from those frustrated young directors."

"Director Feng, you are joking. You have Huayi behind you. You have money and resources. How could it be as bad as you say?"

Chen Fei started to exchange witty remarks with Feng Xiaogang. Anyway, he didn't believe that Feng Gangpao would be short of money or resources.

"Then I'll tell you the truth."

Seeing that what he said could not convince Chen Fei, Feng Xiaogang no longer concealed it and said in a deep voice: "I just established a film and television company called Dongyang Meila."

Fade Chen nodded slightly: "Yes, I know this."

The media has previously reported that Feng Xiaogang's film and television studio was upgraded to a company, and it was Dongyang Mela.

However, this news did not cause any waves in the circle.

"After the company was established, I signed a bet agreement with Huayi. They would use 10.5 billion yuan to purchase 70% of my company's shares. The price is that I need to make a net profit of no less than 2016 million yuan after tax every year from 2020 to 15, and increase it by % every year..."

Hearing this, the corners of Fade Chen's mouth began to twitch.

You know, the gambling agreement signed by Zhang Guoli and Huayi is still in progress.

The former has been so busy in recent years just to fulfill the conditions of the bet.

But Feng Xiaogang, with such a precedent, actually jumped into the pit. Isn't this courting death?
However, Chen Fei had to admit that he still underestimated Feng Xiaogang's confidence.

“The agreement has been signed, and this film, I Am Not Madame Bovary, is the project I am going to use to cope with the first year of the gambling agreement.

The main reason I approached you this time is that I hope you can give me some support in scheduling the movie after it is released. We can all make money together, right?"

Hearing this, Chen Fei began to feel sorry for Feng Xiaogang.

I have to say that the two brothers of the Wang family are really mean. They even cheated their own partners and major shareholders of the company.

Once this betting agreement is signed, won't Feng Xiaogang become their family's "long-term worker"?

Poor Feng Xiaogang was still very happy, thinking that with more than 10 billion yuan he would be able to soar to success and make his company flourish within 5 years.

However, the fact is, is it that easy to make a film and television company achieve excess profits?
You know, there are at least 500 movies produced in China every year, but only a handful of them can really make money, and some of them are not even qualified to be shown in theaters.

Under such circumstances, how could Feng Xiaogang maintain his winning streak?

After realizing this, Fade Chen suddenly lost interest in the suggestions he made.

"Director Feng, first of all, I am very grateful for your trust in me and for telling me so many inside stories. But I am sorry that I cannot participate in this project."

Feng Xiaogang frowned slightly when he heard this, but soon regained his composure.

He knew very well that it was not so easy to convince a top film investor like Chen Fei.

So, he tried to impress Chen Fei with a more sincere tone: "Although I don't know what your concerns are, this movie means a lot to me!
And I believe it will also become a highlight in your investment career. If you are willing, we can explore more ways of cooperation together."

Chen Fei had made up his mind, so he would not change his mind just because of these two sentences.

"I still say the same thing, forget about participating in the investment, because our company has already confirmed a lot of projects in the second half of the year, and I don't have the energy to pay attention to external projects. Of course, if you are very interested in the 'New Art Film Recovery Plan', you can wait until the film is finished and show it to me. If it is suitable, Pan Asia Cinema Line will definitely give you preferential treatment in scheduling."

Feng Xiaogang opened his mouth and wanted to persuade him again, but looking at Chen Fei's serious expression, he suddenly realized that it would be useless for him to say anything now.

"OK then."

……

Chen Fei did not stay in the teahouse for long. He said goodbye and left in less than an hour.

After seeing him off, Feng Xiaogang took out his cell phone and called Wang Zhonglei. He said with regret, "Boss Wang, I failed. It was too difficult to convince him."

On the other end of the phone, Wang Zhonglei was silent for a long time, and asked unwillingly: "The investment has not been raised, how about the theater arrangement?"

"He said he would watch the finished film before making a decision."

"Humph! This guy is as slippery as a loach!" Wang Zhonglei couldn't help but complain a few times, but in the end he had to give up: "Since we can't win him over, let's try other companies.

I heard that Dong Chengpeng has also set up his own film and television company? See if you can recruit him. His popularity recently is no less than those idol stars."

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Feng Xiaogang agreed without thinking too much.

He had high expectations for "I Am Not Madame Bovary" and was even confident in the terms of the bet. He never even thought about the consequences of failure.

……

On the way back to the company, Fade Chen couldn't help but mutter:

"Don't these directors, stars, and artists know even the simplest arithmetic? Or are they simply blindly confident? For a bet that lasts so long, don't they calculate the success rate?"

He couldn't figure it out and had no way to guess, so he could only wait and watch.

After returning to the company, he took a special look at the current state of the film market.

September is already halfway through, and except for "The Hundred Regiments Offensive", all other domestic films that claimed to be "blockbusters" have been cleared out of theaters in advance.

Looking around, imported blockbusters once again occupy half of the market.

Especially the "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation", which grossed 5 million in box office in just one week, which is simply incredible!

Looking around, many domestic media have already focused their coverage on the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony to be held in three days.

The film market is really so bleak that there is nothing much to report.

However, the related reports on TV dramas and variety shows are quite eye-catching.

"The crime-themed web drama "Undocumented Crime", exclusively produced by Feiyue Films and co-starred by Qin Hao, Deng Jiajia, Yao Lu, Dai Xu, Wang Zhener and others, was announced to be completed yesterday."

"The Legend of Princess Agents has officially announced the start of casting, and the leading actress is suspected to have been chosen..."

"The TV series The Disguiser has hit a new high in viewership ratings, with a total online broadcast volume of 30 billion people, making it the only anti-Japanese spy drama to make the top 10 TV series online broadcast volume chart for the half year, and ranked third!"

"The outdoor reality show "Go Fighting" controlled by Youku and co-invested by Feiyue Film and Television and Guangguang has reached its final episode and will be officially broadcast on September 9.

The variety show currently has the highest market share on the entire network, and its online click-and-play data has surpassed the second season of "Running Man"..."

After taking a quick look, Chen Fei discovered that the hot searches in the two major sections of TV series and variety shows were almost all related to Feiyue Films.

Looking around, it seems as if Feiyue Film and Television has completely taken over the place.

If it were five years ago, this kind of "eating alone" behavior would definitely lead to attacks from other peers, but now, who dares to provoke the tiger?

As long as Feiyue Films does not go public, it can guarantee that it will always be invincible!

……

The next day, when many stars, actors, artists, and singers set off for the Golden Rooster Awards to prepare for the upcoming awards ceremony, news about Tangren Company suddenly became a hot topic!
Following Hu Ge, Liu Shishi and Lin Gengxin, another actor, Jiang Jinfu, announced his decision to terminate his contract with Tangren Pictures through Weibo.

For a time, the relationship between Cai Yinong and her artists once again became the focus of everyone's attention.

Looking ahead, Jiang Jinfu spoke frankly in his statement, admitting that there were many contradictions in the cooperation with Tangren Pictures. In addition, after careful consideration of his personal character and future development, he decided to terminate the contract with Tangren.

At the same time, he also expressed his dream of independent development and hoped to set up his own studio, and expressed his desire to continue working with friends in the industry, including Tangren.

As for the specific matters of termination of the contract, he has entrusted a lawyer to handle it and will no longer respond.

On the other hand, after Jiang Jinfu made a statement, Tangren Pictures responded quickly, stating that it had received the termination letter and had taken legal measures to hand the matter over to judicial procedures.

Before the court's verdict, Tangren issued a statement emphasizing that its contract with Jiang Jinfu was still valid and called on colleagues in the industry to be cautious in this matter.

Cai Yinong even held an emotional press conference, expressing her shock and disappointment at Jiang Jinfu's decision.

During the press conference, she recounted Tangren's investment and cultivation of Jiang Jinfu, accusing him of violating the spirit of the contract by being tempted by third-party interests without any communication.

In her words, she revealed her strong dissatisfaction with Jiang Jinfu's behavior and strong condemnation of the actions of the third-party company.

As expected, this contract termination storm once again pushed Tangren Pictures to the forefront.

A large number of netizens on the Internet rushed over like moths to a light, expressing their opinions and views:

"The company's former top brother Hu Ge and top sister Liu Shishi both terminated their contracts and left. Lin Gengxin even sued to leave, and now it's Jiang Jinfu... I'm wondering, how does Cai Yinong run the company?"

"Tangren is completely ruined this time. All the actors have left, and there are not many resources left. It will soon fall from the second tier to below the third tier, right?"

"Anyway, I'm not optimistic about the Chinese Paladin 5 that they're working on. It's a bunch of young actors with no distinctive features. It would be a wonder if it can succeed."

"That actress Jiang Shuying who played with Hu Ge's feelings is also a contracted actress of Tangren, right? It's true that the boss is like the actor!"

"Look at the termination of the contract between Feiyinghuang Agency and Wang Baoqiang. That's a textbook response. Look at Tangren, it's just a pile of stinky dog ​​shit."

"Fortunately, Hu Ge and Liu Shishi left early, and their development has been getting better and better since they left the company. The latter was criticized by the entire network at the beginning, but now with the movie "Sicario", they have found the right development path directly."

……

Looking around, almost all the netizens on the Internet are on Jiang Jinfu's side, and only a handful of people choose to stand on Cai Yinong's side.

The eyes of the masses are sharp and they can understand the difference between right and wrong.

In addition, Tangren had done too many outrageous things before, which directly led to the loss of a large number of hardcore fans.

Moreover, Tangren has not achieved any results in the past few years, which has caused a large number of people to leave the fan base.

As the situation has evolved to the point where Cai Yinong has no popularity among the public except for having a large number of internet trolls under her command, and public opinion is not on her side at all.

To be honest, Chen Fei also admired this guy's operation.

Previously, Cai Yinong brought the project book of "Chinese Paladin 5" to Dianjing Digital, saying that he wanted to cooperate in special effects.

The quote has been given to her, the letter of intent has been signed, and she even took advantage of the popularity of Dianjing Digital when the show started filming.

But damn, there was no follow-up!
When it was their turn to make the payment, they simply pushed it back and forth, and even suggested paying in installments or even on credit.

In the end, Su Guohai saw through Cai Yinong's true face and simply withdrew the technical staff from Dianjing Digital and ignored them.

When the money is transferred, we will start the work, otherwise we can just go our separate ways.

Now a month has passed, but Tangren still has no intention of making the payment. It is obvious that they are determined to take advantage of the popularity during the early promotion period for free.

Su Guohai didn't tolerate them and directly put Tangren on the blacklist and stopped playing with them.

Cai Yinong went to the door several times in person, but couldn't even get in. It was so embarrassing.

……

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