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

Chapter 843: Grit your teeth and practice dancing? ? ? The 30 billion box office director club has a new member!

October 10, morning.

While many people on the Internet were paying attention to the news that Jiaxing had launched its first round of financing, an announcement from Alibaba Pictures immediately attracted the attention of the entire entertainment industry.

"After a month of online voting, offline auditions, and votes by book fans, the ancient costume, mythology, and love epic "Eternal Love," exclusively produced by Alibaba Pictures and adapted from a popular IP, has completed the casting of all the actors.

The specific creative lineup is as follows:

The drama version stars Yang Mi as the female lead and Liu Kaiwei as the male lead. Other actors who star in the drama include Huang Mengying, Zhang Binbin, Zhang Zhiyao, Zhu Xudan, etc.

The film version stars Jing Tian as the female lead and Yang Yang as the male lead. Other actors who starred in the film include Luo Jin, Yan Yikuan, Li Chun, Gu Xuan, and Peng Zisu...

After careful consideration, we will start shooting the TV series first, and the specific start time is the 20th of this month. All shooting locations are built indoors by the Hollywood location team, and all special effects shots in the film are also handled by Hollywood special effects companies. Fans will definitely not be disappointed. "

As soon as this announcement was exposed, it immediately became a hot topic and became the subject of discussion among many people.

Looking around the circle, there are countless people who envy me!
From the beginning of the project of "Eternal Love", everyone knew that this was a very rare top-notch big cake in the industry.

After all, Alibaba’s investment in this project is really huge!

It is no exaggeration to say that the same production budget is enough for other small production companies to shoot several TV series and low-budget movies.

But Alibaba, on the other hand, used all of it to invest in a movie and a TV series. This move is worthy of Alibaba's title of "extremely rich", and its main theme is "inhumane wealth"!
Therefore, in the eyes of many people in the industry, these two projects are destined to succeed and there will definitely be no problems.

Being able to play the leading female roles in the drama and film versions respectively also means that Yang Mi and Jing Tian will definitely take this opportunity to become popular again!
"The leading female role in the movie version was actually won by Jing Tian? Her resources are really good!"

On Jiaxing's side, while Yang Mi was happy, she couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Facing the real "people with connections", it is simply ridiculous for me, a person who believes in "God will reward hard work".

Others can get the role with just a wave of their hands, but she has to work 10 times or even a hundred times harder than the average person. This is so unfair!

Zeng Jia didn't take Yang Mi's words seriously and said casually, "The movie version is destined to be released a few months later than the TV series. By then, you will have already received the popularity bonus. Why do you still care about her?"

"That's true."

Yang Mi muttered softly and quickly adjusted her attitude.

"Filming starts on the 20th of this month, right? There's still a week left, so I'll go to the promotional activities for 'I Am a Witness' first."

Zeng Jia nodded and added, "I have arranged a few business activities for you, remember to take time to go."

"Alright! 3.1 million, we really need to work hard. We must win this bet!"

"That's right, if we work together and prepare for the listing, we will definitely win!"

……

Chen Fei did not pay special attention to the relevant reports on "Eternal Love" because he never took the production strategy promoted by Alibaba seriously.

With so much free time, why not do something else?
For example, the thing he is busy with now is very important to him!
"Your body is so stiff! Can you be a little softer? A little more flexible? Have you never taken a physical education class? Is this dance move so difficult to learn?"

During the whole morning, Chen Fei had no idea how many times Liu Yifei had criticized him.

In order to film the musical movie "La La Land", he, as the male lead, had to learn to dance and could not use a body double.

And this also caused him a lot of suffering!

Looking at his red toes, Fade Chen couldn't help but sigh, "This dance is so hard to learn!"

"Is it difficult? Why don't I think so?"

Liu Yifei easily did a 360-degree spin, and then said in a mocking tone: "You must not have worked hard in your physical education class, so your body is so stiff now."

"Auntie, you know what I was like when I was in college. When did I ever take a physical education class?"

Chen Fei still clearly remembers that during his four years of college, he spent no more than three months in school.

In this case, how could he have the time to learn any body movements?
Liu Yifei crossed her arms over her chest and looked at him calmly: "So, if you don't work hard when you are young, you will regret it when you are old. Anyway, you have to learn now whether you want to or not.

If you can’t learn it in one month, we’ll take two months. If that doesn’t work, we’ll take three or four months. When you’ve learned it, we’ll shoot again.”

"But I have to go to Hollywood soon. After that, I may have to shoot Operation Red Sea first. I don't have time to..."

"I don't want to hear these excuses!" Liu Yifei interrupted him directly and said seriously: "If you don't have time during the day, you can practice at night. You can find time to practice during filming. Where there is a will, there is a way. I don't believe you can't practice!"

"But I can't practice everywhere I go, right? Mainly because there's no teacher."

"Don't worry, from now on, I will follow you wherever you go, and I will teach you personally until I am satisfied!"

"Oh my god!"

Chen Fei's face was filled with tears and he almost couldn't hold it back!
When he thought about the fact that he would probably have to learn dance for several months, he suddenly felt like he was going to collapse!

"Jingle Bell……"

At this moment, the sudden ringing of the phone interrupted his thoughts.

He picked up the phone and took a look at it, then casually pressed the answer button.

"Hello? Mr. Ren? What's up?"

Ren Zhonglun's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Chen Fei? Do you remember what I told you at Huang Xiaoming's wedding? How have you thought about it?"

"Uh, remember...it's me..."

Just as Chen Fei was thinking about how to reject Ren Zhonglun's invitation to invest, he heard the other party continue impatiently: "After the success of this listing, I plan to continue to go to the General Administration to ask for the import rights of foreign films. I must not let China Film dominate the market!
That old fellow Han Sanping has retreated. La Peikang is far inferior to Zuoshandiao in both means and ability. I don’t believe that we won’t succeed this time…”

Chen Fei was quite interested in this topic.

When there are other competitors in the circle, China Film’s monopoly will be over, and everyone will naturally have more choices.

From the perspective of a production company boss, Chen Fei still supports Ren Zhonglun very much.

He immediately agreed: "Then I wish General Ren a successful start, haha."

"Let's not talk about other things for now. I called you this time because of your investment. I'm telling you, you have to seize this good opportunity. Otherwise, you'll miss it forever.

Let me tell you, Chen Long, Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming and others have already got their tickets and are just waiting to get on board and divide the money.

With our relationship, I definitely can’t forget you. You’ve made so much money with Shanghai Film Group over the years, and I must give back, otherwise I’d be ungrateful…”

Listening to Ren Zhonglun's words, Chen Fei looked helpless.

After listening to the other party silently, he finally chose to shake his head: "Mr. Ren, I know what you mean, and I also know that you are doing this for my own good.

But let’s forget about this ‘getting on board’ thing. I won’t get involved. You guys can handle it on your own.”

This reply was really beyond Ren Zhonglun's expectations and completely confused him!

After being stunned for a while, Ren Zhonglun finally realized and asked back: "Why... why?"

Chen Fei only used one sentence to make him completely give up the idea of ​​inviting him: "Because in addition to Feiyue Films, I am also a major shareholder of Walton Pictures, the largest independent production company in Hollywood. This means that I personally cannot get involved in state-owned enterprises.

Of course, if you are short of money, I can let Longxiang Capital enter the market. They are not short of money. As long as you can meet the investment conditions, I can give you as much as you want."

"..."

The call ended quickly and Ren Zhonglun hung up the phone with full disappointment.

Shangying has no shortage of money, what he lacks is influence and stable resources, all of which are exactly what Chen Fei can bring to him after he invests in the company.

But if Chen Fei himself does not get involved, there is no point in looking for Longxiang Capital.

After all, there is a difference between individuals and investment banks.

"Ugh!"

With a long sigh, Ren Zhonglun had no choice but to flip through the phone book again to look for the next target.

At this moment, Chen Fei, who had just put down his mobile phone, was caught by Liu Yifei.

"Come on, come on, continue practicing dancing. You've been resting for a long time."

"I'll rest for a while, just ten minutes, is that okay?" "No!" Miss Liu put her hands on her waist and glared at him angrily: "If you don't practice, don't get on my bed tonight, and I won't cooperate with you with those weird moves."

"Um?!"

Upon hearing this, Fade Chen no longer dared to be lazy.

This concerns the happiness of your lower body, so you can't be careless!

It’s just a few months of dance practice. You can get through it if you grit your teeth.

It's done!

At the same time, while he was "working hard" to learn dance from Liu Yifei, Ren Zhonglun on the other side had found a new goal.

"Boss Ye, you should be aware of Shanghai Film's performance. If Wanda joins us, they will definitely be able to enjoy the good life with us..."

If it were in the past, after hearing Ren Zhonglun's invitation, Ye Ning would have been overjoyed and would have told the good news to his boss.

But things are different now. He no longer has the mentality of "sacrificing himself for Wanda".

Some time ago, he went to see the boss and expressed his desire for some shares, but was ruthlessly rejected.

Whenever he thought of this incident, he felt a sense of panic in his heart.

After working hard for more than ten years, he originally thought that he was at the management or veteran level, but now it seems that he is just a worker, and at best his status is just higher than those ordinary workers.

"Mr. Ren, I have things to do. I will convey what you just said to Mr. Wang verbatim. I want him to consider it carefully. How do you think?"

"Oh! Okay, then you go ahead and do your work."

After hanging up the phone, Ren Zhonglun scratched his head, feeling vaguely that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

The reason why he chose Wanda to join him was because he heard that Wanda had been frantically "buying up" overseas during this period, from cinemas to theater chains to film and television production companies, and it can be said that it accepted all comers.

These are exactly the resources that Shanghai Film Group lacks, so as long as it can cooperate with Wanda, rapid success is definitely not a dream!
However, Ye Ning's perfunctory attitude left him a little confused.

"Does Wanda look down on us being in the movie? That's weird, it shouldn't be like that."

……

Three days passed quickly. While practicing dancing, Chen Fei also attended several promotional events with the "Ant-Man" crew.

This movie will be released in mainland theaters on the 16th.

As for Hollywood, the film has been released for a full month now, and the North American box office has even broken through the $2 million range, which is considered to have initially met Marvel's expectations.

As for the global box office, it is currently $4.8 million, which means it has earned more than $ million after recovering its costs.

And the surrounding areas are making a lot of money!
Next, we can only calculate the global total revenue after the domestic release.

According to Kevin Feige's prediction, the box office revenue of this movie should not be less than 2.5 million US dollars, and this money can be used to invest in the next movie in the Marvel series.

Under this snowball development model, Marvel is now at its peak!
On the domestic side, Chen Fei also gained a lot.

On the morning of the 15th, several media reports came out, once again attracting the attention of many people in the circle.

"It is jointly produced by Feiyue Films, China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, Wanda, Light Media, Golden Shield and other companies. Chen Fei is the director and the leading actor. Zhang Hanyu, Li Bingbing, Chen Baoguo, Xie Miao, Liu Shishi and others also participated in the performance.

The crime, action, and drug-trafficking-themed commercial film Operation Mekong was released yesterday and completed its 15th day, with a total box office of 30.06 billion RMB!

"After the domestic science fiction film The Martian, two years later, the mainland film and television industry once again welcomed a masterpiece with a box office of over 30 billion! Congratulations to Operation Mekong!"

"Warm congratulations to Director Chen Fei for joining the 30 billion box office club!"

"Operation Mekong is the light of domestic films! It is the best among mainstream films..."

"Unfortunately, the daily box office revenue of Operation Mekong fell below the 1 million mark yesterday, closing at only 8649 million."

"The Film Bureau issued a notice that Operation Mekong has successfully obtained the key extension qualification, and the release date originally scheduled for October 10 will be extended to November 29."

……

The entire film industry has completely exploded!

After "Naruto Rescue" was released and earned 32.69 billion yuan at the box office, everyone knew that it was not long before domestic films officially entered the era of 30 billion yuan box office.

After all, there are now no less than five movies that have grossed over 20 billion yuan. In this case, it is not impossible to hit 5 billion yuan.

And now, the emergence of "Operation Mekong" has confirmed this.

In half a month, the box office reached 30.06 billion yuan, and the company also successfully obtained the 30-day key extension qualification...

At this point, everyone has begun to speculate how much box office revenue this movie will ultimately earn.

Breaking the record is certain, but how far we can go is still unknown.

Many netizens even shouted the slogan of reaching a box office of 40 billion yuan, and received responses and support from many people.

However, Chen Fei himself did not have high expectations.

Because after the 15th, everyone's choices will gradually increase, and many Hollywood imported films and relatively high-quality domestic films will be released one after another.

Under such circumstances, the screening schedule and new box office revenue of "Operation Mekong" will inevitably decrease.

To be honest, Chen Fei is already very satisfied now.

Being able to achieve a box office of over 30 billion RMB in China makes him happier than making a hit Hollywood blockbuster abroad!
After all, it feels better to act smart in front of your family.

As more and more actors, stars, and entertainers posted congratulations on Weibo, his mood became better and better. Even the "painful process" of practicing dance seemed to have disappeared at this moment.

However, unlike his excitement, the people at Enlightenment Pictures were almost in mourning!

A movie that earned 30 billion yuan at the box office was not shown in the cinemas under Edko Films...

Jiang Zhiqiang is now unable to calculate how much money he lost during this National Day holiday.

"Director Jiang, is there anything else we can do now?"

Listening to the questions from his subordinates, Jiang Zhiqiang's mouth twitched. He forced himself to stand up from his seat and growled in a slightly hoarse voice:

"I will continue to report this to the General Administration. The market share of Operation Mekong can be considered a monopoly. The General Administration must give us an explanation..."

After he finished speaking, he left the meeting room on crutches, leaving a group of people looking at each other in bewilderment.

……

The next day, the Hollywood imported blockbuster "Ant-Man" officially landed in mainland theaters.

At the same time, Huayi issued several announcements and officially announced their new project.

"The film "I Am Not Madame Bovary", jointly produced by Huayi and Dongyang Mira, directed by Feng Xiaogang and produced by Liu Zhenyun, has officially completed all casting work yesterday."

"The film "I Am Not Madame Bovary" will star Fan Bingbing, Guo Tao, Dong Chengpeng, Zhang Jiayi, Yu Hewei and others. It tells the story of a rural woman who was deceived and verbally insulted by her ex-husband. In order to seek justice, she began a decade-long lawsuit and petition, encountered many obstacles, and finally let go of her ex-husband's accidental death."

"The specific start time of the film will be after the movie "Old Cannon" is released, so please stay tuned..."

At the same time, in addition to Huayi, Feiyue Film and Television also released several announcements at the same time, and began to compete with the former for hot searches.

"The main theme script "The Founding of an Army" written by Chen Fei has been confirmed to be directed by Director Han Sanping, and the casting work will officially start in a week."

"Exclusively produced by Feiyue Films and adapted from the novel of the same name, the ancient costume fantasy film "Zhu Xian" starring Hu Ge, Liu Shishi and Tang Yan has officially started shooting at the Huairou Film and Television Base today!"

"Exclusively produced by Feiyue Films and adapted from the novel 11 Secret Agents, the inspirational legendary costume drama Princess Agents has officially completed all casting work yesterday.

The cast list is as follows: Zhao Liying, Ren Jialun, Dou Xiao, Li Qin, Jin Shijie, Wang Yanlin, Niu Junfeng..."

"It is reported that Ren Jialun, the leading male actor in Princess Agents, is a newly-debuted male actor born after 85. Following Huang Jingyu, Feiyue Films once again boldly uses a new actor as the leading actor. We are very much looking forward to his wonderful performance."

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