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

Chapter 846: Will I stay in the company for the rest of my life? What should the film festival be called?

The time in late October passed very quickly.

After confirming the project of "Operation Red Sea", Chen Fei began a life of auditioning during the day and practicing dancing at home at night.

The audition process for the film's "protagonist lineup" has not been made public. After all, such a big cake and big resources are of course better digested internally.

Different from "Operation Mekong", the protagonists of "Operation Red Sea" can be selected from Feiyinghuang Agency or the studio affiliated with Feiyue Film and Television.

In addition to "Xu Hong" played by Huang Xiaoming, Chen Fei still chose Zhang Yi and Huang Jingyu for the other two important roles "Yang Rui" and "Gu Shun".

As for the role of "Xia Nan", he finally decided to let Zhou Xun, who had just celebrated his 41st birthday, play the role.

As for the selection of the remaining supporting roles, he left it entirely to the assistant director Shen Ao, asking him to slowly select suitable actors.

The entire casting process will be completed before November, when all the actors will go to the Navy for a one-and-a-half-month closed training until the film officially starts.

As for Huang Xiaoming, he has to plan his time and related training plans by himself.

Chen Fei was not worried that he would fail. After all, the leader was not short of money. It would be easy for him to spend money to find veterans to provide him with individual training.

Time flies and it is already the 27th, which is when the Hollywood imported blockbuster "Geostorm" was officially released in China.

In the evening, Liu Yifei rarely did not continue to drag Chen Fei to practice dancing after dinner, but expressed her desire to go to the movies.

Chen Fei, who finally had his "rest time", naturally would not refuse her and nodded in agreement.
The two simply changed their clothes, then went out and headed straight for the cinema.

Although today is Tuesday, there are quite a few people in the cinema. Looking around, almost all of them are here to see "Geostorm".

Back then, ever since the disaster film "2012" ended its screening, there have been very few high-quality disaster blockbusters in Hollywood.

As soon as this sci-fi thriller "Geostorm" was released, it naturally became the first choice for many fans who like disaster movies.

After buying the ticket and entering, Chen Fei suddenly developed an occupational disease.

While everyone else was waiting for the movie to start, he kept looking around, observing the attendance rate of the movie.

Only after he saw that all the seats were occupied did he look away contentedly.

The movie soon began to show, and a story about a global disaster caused by human-controlled satellites slowly unfolded.

The selling point of this kind of blockbuster is not the story itself, but the spectacular special effects such as freezing, thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes.

Of course, if the story can be perfected while maintaining the special effects, then a classic masterpiece of science fiction, horror, and disaster themes will be created.

Chen Fei was not as devoted to the movie as Liu Yifei, but was paying attention to the state of the audience.

After making sure that no one complained about the plot and special effects that he had modified, he knew that the movie should be fine unless there were any unexpected problems.

Although it is difficult to achieve big sales and a huge hit like "Avengers", as long as it does not break even, does not lose money, and the box office can cover the production investment, then the movie is profitable and successful!

The next morning, media reports arrived as expected:

"On the first day of its release, the Hollywood blockbuster Geostorm grossed 8769 million RMB at the box office, with a Maoyan rating of 8.8 points, and most of the online reviews were positive."

After reading this report, Chen Fei stopped paying attention to this movie.

A popcorn movie that is destined to make money but has no substance is not worthy of his excessive attention. Let the publicity and promotion department take care of it.

In comparison, he is more interested in several other pieces of news that are currently on the entertainment news headlines.

"After 28 days of release, the action, crime, and drug-trafficking film Operation Mekong, directed and starred by Chen Fei, Zhang Hanyu, Li Bingbin, Xie Miao, and Liu Shishi, has grossed 35.89 billion yuan, successfully breaking the previous box office record of The Martian and topping the domestic film box office rankings!"

"The Hollywood blockbuster Ant-Man has been released for 11 days and the box office has closed at 5.13 million yuan. The daily increase has dropped to 1531 million, and there is no hope of breaking through 7 million."

"Casting for the main theme movie "The Founding of an Army" is in progress, and it is expected that all roles will be finalized by mid-November."

"The anti-corruption TV series "In the Name of the People", jointly produced by several official organizations and produced by Feiyue Films, is currently in the process of casting."

"The feature film "Mountains May Depart", directed by Jia Zhangke and winner of the Best Director Award at this year's Cannes International Film Festival, will hold its premiere ceremony in Beijing at 11 a.m. today..."

This "Mountains May Depart" is the product of the "New Art Film Revival Plan", and Jia Zhangke had specially invited Chen Fei before, so naturally he could not miss the premiere.

But it was only 8 o'clock and there were still 3 hours before the premiere, so he was not in a hurry to leave.

And last night Liu Yifei said she wanted to go too, so Chen Fei had to wait for her to get up.

Miss Liu asked her to wake her up at nine o'clock. It was still early, so she could sleep in for another hour.

At this moment, suddenly, Chen Fei's attention was attracted by a latest report on Weibo.

"Eh? Why did Wu Baige go to Xiaorizi's place?"

Looking around, we can see that many media outlets on Weibo have reported on the news about the Tokyo International Film Festival, and the name Wu Yu has appeared in the reports with a very high frequency.

"Reprinted from Tokyo Morning Post: At the Tokyo International Film Festival held yesterday, director Wu Yu won the Samurai Award for Lifetime Achievement for his film The Crossing. This honor is undoubtedly a recognition of his outstanding artistic contribution."

"According to Japanese media reports, the movie The Crossing was not only well received by judges and critics, but also left a deep impression on the audience."

"At the award ceremony, Director Wu Yu gave a touching acceptance speech. He frankly said that he did not make movies to cater to young people, but to stick to his love and persistence for art!"

"Director Wu Yu revealed that he is currently preparing a new feature film to pay tribute to the late famous actor Ken Takakura and pass on his professionalism."

"After the Tokyo International Film Festival awards ceremony, in an interview with domestic media, director Wu Yu expressed his deep concern about the viewing environment of domestic moviegoers.

He believes that today's audiences are becoming more and more impetuous, deliberately pursuing superficial entertainment, lacking deep thinking and patience, and this trend has led to the gradual deterioration of the audience's ability to appreciate art, which has had a profound negative impact on the quality and artistic value of movies..."

"puff!"

In the restaurant, Fade Chen spat out a mouthful of porridge and almost died of laughter at Wu Yu's remarks.

He was quite puzzled, how could this guy come up with such an outrageous move of preparing a new movie while scolding fans and audiences?
Is it because his movies have failed so many times that he has become possessed and doesn't think before speaking?
He took a quick look at the comment sections under these reports, and as expected, netizens had already started to criticize him.

"This idiot actually went to Japan to scold the domestic audience. Isn't this a sinister intention?"

"Fuck! This really opened my eyes. They actually made a movie to pay tribute to the Japanese? Are you still Chinese?"

"I bet that the new movie he is preparing must be terrible, really terrible. Don't even think about making any money after it is released." "Wu Yu's behavior is like this. When the food he cooks can't be sold, he scolds others for wasting food, but he never thinks whether it is because his food is too unpalatable."

"I used to think that Brother Chen Kai was the most superficial Chinese-language director, but now it seems that even he is not as good as this old man Wu Yu!"

Looking at these comments, Chen Fei seemed to have imagined Wu Yu's angry look in his mind. It must be very interesting.

As a director, he has brought himself to this point. It's really unheard of.

……

At 11 a.m., Chen Fei and Liu Yifei appeared on time at the premiere of "Mountains May Depart".

When the two stepped onto the red carpet, the media and reporters on both sides of the red carpet were all stunned. They obviously did not expect that the two of them would appear here.

"Take a picture quickly! This is the headline!"

"Oh my goodness, I said today would not be a wasted trip, and here it comes, trending search."

"Director Chen and Director Jia are both directors from Shanxi Province, right? No wonder they came to support us, they are from the same hometown!"

When he entered the venue, Fade Chen immediately saw Zhang Yi waiting at the door.

"Director Chen, Yifei, come this way with me. Director Jia Zhangke specifically asked me to wait for you here. He is currently receiving other guests in the back."

"Yeah." Chen Fei responded, and then asked casually: "You have also set up the framework of your studio, right? How is it? Are all the staff members ready?"

"It's all complete. It's all complete."

Zhang Yi chuckled, his heart full of gratitude.

Chen Fei really did his best for these "old employees".

Because he was worried that they would feel pressured after setting up the studio, Chen Fei directly selected a "good start" project for each person after the studio opened.

For example, Zhao Liying's "Princess Agents", Wang Baoqiang's "Detective Chinatown 2", and Zhang Yi's "Operation Red Sea".

Of course, the most representative one is "Ghost Blows Out the Light", which Shu Chang used for his retirement.

These are all top-notch resources recognized by the industry, but Chen Fei distributed them to them without hesitation and let them fire the "opening shot"!
In a place like the entertainment industry, it is incredible that I could meet such a good boss like him. This cannot be simply described by the word "lucky"!
Anyway, Zhang Yi’s own idea is that he will stick to Feiyue Films and Chen Fei for the rest of his life.

With money, resources and status, this is simply a paradise for "retirement"!
……

The three of them chatted and laughed, and soon entered the main venue.

There are quite a lot of people attending the premiere of "Mountains May Depart" today. After all, this movie won the Best Director Award at the Cannes International Film Festival, and Jia Zhangke's identity and status in the circle have also risen.

Looking around the very lively premiere scene, Liu Yifei asked curiously, "It seems like Director Jia Zhangke hasn't had a new movie released in theaters for a long time, right?"

"Yeah." Chen Fei thought for a moment and added, "The last movie he showed in theaters was the Golden Lion Award-winning "Still Life". It's been nine years since then."

When thinking of "Still Life", Chen Fei couldn't help but think of "A Touch of Sin".

I have to say, Wang Baoqiang’s acting is really good in it!
If it can be released in theaters, then "A Touch of Sin" will definitely become another classic masterpiece of Wang Baoqiang after "Hello! Mr. Tree".

Unfortunately, after obtaining the permission for public screening, the film was eventually banned.

However, with the help of this movie, Jia Zhangke has become a bit of a celebrity in the circle, and may even go down in film history.

After all, looking around, there has never been a film in the domestic film industry that was forcibly taken back by the higher-ups after obtaining a screening license.

Accompanied by the voices of greetings around, Chen Fei held Liu Yifei's hand and walked through the crowd to Jia Zhangke's side.

"You two are seated here. I specifically ordered you to sit in the front row. The view here is good and you can see clearly..."

Old Jia's face was full of wrinkles from smiling, and he looked as if he was ten years younger.

"Go ahead and do your work. We don't need you to entertain us. We'll leave through the back door after the movie. There are too many media outlets, and if we leave too late we'll be blocked."

"Okay, then I'll get to work first."

Jia Zhangke said hello and walked away.

Since both parties are so familiar with each other, there is no need to be polite.

Chen Fei held Liu Yifei's hand and sat in the front row together: "Let's wait for a while, the movie will start soon."

However, although the two of them did not go out of their way to socialize with others, the other people in the circle who were present today could not ignore them.

Wang Jinghua and Dong Zijian came over with a smile and began to promote his son: "Zijian was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama last year. This "Mountains May Depart" can be regarded as his representative work. Director Chen, please give me more suggestions after watching it..."

Hearing this, Fade Chen had no choice but to respond perfunctorily.

It happened that the movie was about to start, so Wang Jinghua had to take Dong Zijian to the back row with a little regret.

Liu Yifei muttered quietly, "In recent years, it seems that there has been no major movement in Shiyi Culture?"

Fade Chen curled his lips and said, "Hu Jun and Tong Dawei have both opened their own studios. Zhou Dongyu has also left. Now the only ones who can hold the place together are Xia Yu and Li Xiaolu. What kind of waves can he stir up?"

"Oh, that's true."

On the screen, "Mountains May Depart" began to show.

This is a film full of "warmth". The "Jia-style symbols" in the story flow naturally in three time periods, showing the emotional tension of more than 20 years of vicissitudes. It can be regarded as the culmination of Jia Zhangke's years in the film industry.

However, while paying attention to the movie, Chen Fei was also thinking about another thing.

In his plan, the first international film festival led by him must be held in Shanxi Province.

Now, there are four international film festivals approved by the government, namely: Shanghai International Film Festival, Changchun International Film Festival, Capital International Film Festival and Silk Road International Film Festival.

Well then, what name should be given to this film festival that he is going to lead and establish?

……

(ps: Third update, please vote for me!!!)
(End of this chapter)