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

Chapter 847: For popularity, for performance, for gambling, do whatever it takes!
As soon as the movie "Mountains May Depart" ended, Chen Fei said hello to Jia Zhangke and left through the back door with Liu Yifei.

The car that came to pick them up stopped at the back door early, and the two of them quietly avoided the media cameras and slipped away successfully.

"Come on, go on, go back and practice dancing. I'm going to teach you a new dance move today."

Liu Yifei enthusiastically explained the next dance practice plan to Chen Fei in the car, and even set goals for him, requiring him to complete them within the specified time.

Chen Fei looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears. However, for the sake of his happiness in the second half of his life, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and persevere.

……

Time quickly entered November, and the film market became lively again, with various news releases flooding major entertainment information websites.

"The Hollywood blockbuster Geostorm has grossed 3 million yuan in three days since its release, and is set to lead the entire November schedule."

"Mountains May Depart, directed by Jia Zhangke and winner of the Best Director Award at this year's Cannes International Film Festival, grossed 869 million yuan on its first day of release."

"The movie "I Am a Witness" starring Yang Mi and Lu Han was released yesterday, and the first day box office closed at 6235 million."

"The key extension for Operation Mekong has officially taken effect!"

“After “Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy” and “Operation Mekong”, the third mainstream commercial film “Operation Red Sea” directed by Chen Fei is now released!
The film did not conduct open auditions, but chose to invite auditions. The cast list is as follows:
Zhang Yi, Huang Jingyu, Zhou Xun, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Hanyu... Note: Liu Yifei will appear as a guest star. "

"According to insiders, after the casting of Operation Red Sea was completed, except for Huang Xiaoming, the rest of the main creative team has officially started a one and a half month joint training."

As expected, with the cast of "Operation Red Sea" revealed, the circle became "lively" again.

Many people were very dissatisfied with the fact that this movie had not conducted an open casting. After all, they had already prepared a lot and were just waiting to get on board.

However, they never considered that even with open auditions, most of the resumes submitted would end up being ignored.

What's more, top resources can never be obtained through public auditions. This has long been an unspoken rule that everyone in the circle accepts.

In addition to acting skills, personal connections are also of paramount importance!
"I always feel that Huang Xiaoming's wife is not a good person. Her husband got such good resources, it would be fine if she didn't congratulate him, but why did she start to criticize him?"

In the office, Su Guohai looked at the series of marketing copies released online by Yang Ying's team and felt a very strange feeling.

Huang Xiaoming got such top-notch resources, and as his wife, she actually started large-scale marketing with texts such as independent women, strong women, marrying down, Xiao Ming is marrying up, etc.

This operation is indeed a bit too magical.

In order to improve their own status and value, they not only suppress their peers, but also start to suppress their partners.

I have to say, this move is really stupid!
"Maybe the couple discussed it. It has nothing to do with us. Just ignore it."

Chen Fei said this casually, not taking it seriously at all.

From the day they got married, he discovered that the relationship between Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying was particularly abnormal.

The man loves the woman so much that he wants to give everything for her, but the woman doesn't know how to cherish him at all and only wants to use the man as a springboard to reach greater heights.

If she is capable enough, then it would be fine.

But the key is that she has no talent at all. Apart from bragging about herself, she has no ability to climb up.

Although Huang Xiaoming is willing to be her stepping stone now, he will wake up one day!

I'm afraid that by then, Yang Ying will step into empty air and be doomed!

"And that Yang Mi, too. Sigh, for the sake of popularity and profit, she has almost lost her bottom line." Su Guohai shook his head speechlessly, feeling that he had made a mistake.

Thinking back to the beginning, he still admired Yang Mi's vigorous drive to move forward, but now it seems that this is not just "moving forward vigorously", it is completely "doing whatever it takes".

For the sake of popularity and to increase the box office performance of "I Am a Witness", he and Liu Kaiwei were frantically marketing the "Eternal Love" CP, and at the same time, he also pulled Hu Ge, who has been very popular recently, into the game.

She first unfollowed Hu Ge on Weibo, but only half a day later, she followed him again.

This small action seems to convey some complex emotional changes to the outside world.

Just when fans were puzzled, many press releases suddenly circulated on the Internet, saying that the two were suspected to have been in a relationship during the filming of "Chinese Paladin III".

The emergence of these rumors made fans who had once supported the couple very excited, and they began to speculate about the relationship between the two.

Yang Mi’s fans, in particular, showed great enthusiasm for this matter and even ran to Hu Ge, constantly urging him to reveal more news about the two.

As a last resort, Hu Ge had to release a promotional message about "I Am a Witness" on Weibo in an attempt to quell the storm.

However, despite the rumors from outside, Yang Mi herself has never made any response to this matter.

This ambiguous behavior of neither admitting nor opposing successfully attracted huge attention and traffic for her.

After such an operation, it seemed that it had successfully captured the hot search, but it made many people in the circle very ashamed, and even hurt many passers-by fans.

"How difficult it is to successfully implement a 3.1 million yuan gambling agreement? Doesn't she have to think of some crooked ways?"

Chen Fei made his analysis casually, his eyes never leaving the cast list of "In the Name of People" in his hand.

I have to say, Kang Honglei’s casting speed is quite fast!
Chen Long (Hou Liangping), Zhang Fengyi (Sha Ruijin), Wu Gang (Li Dakang), Xu Yajun (Qi Tongwei), Zhang Zhijian (Gao Yuliang), Feng Lei (Zhao Ruilong)...

acquaintance!

They are all acquaintances!
Looking around, apart from the fact that the character "Hou Liangping" was changed from Lu Yi in the original work to Chen Long, there are almost no other major changes.

Of course, this also proves one point from the side, that is, there are actually not many veteran actors in China who are both famous and have good acting skills.

There are naturally many veteran actors with good acting skills in various drama clubs, but most of them are not famous at all and cannot participate in such projects at all.

After reading the list of actors, Chen Fei handed it back to Su Guohai and specifically instructed: "This is the cast, it's quite suitable.

There is no need to let Jiang Xueruo take charge of this project, as she is still busy with Princess Agents. You should be responsible for following up and connecting with the authorities."

"Ok."

Su Guohai naturally knew the importance of this project and agreed without any hesitation.

……

For three consecutive days, Chen Fei was busy with some year-end summary work within the company during the day, and when he returned home at night, Liu Yifei continued to pull him to dance.

On the morning of the fourth day, on his way to the company again, he saw the first weekend box office results of "I Am a Witness", starring Yang Mi and Lu Han.

The number 1.5 million is clearly displayed on the hot search list.

Although this result is not as good as "Ant-Man" and "Geostorm", it is still very good in the field of low-cost domestic films.

The most important thing is that among all the domestic films released during the same period, it is the only one that made money at the box office.

You know, even "Mountains May Depart", which helped Jia Zhangke win the Best Director Award at the Cannes International Film Festival, has not yet recovered its cost.

And there is a high possibility that this movie will not be able to recoup its costs through box office revenue alone.

Fortunately, the copyright was sold at a relatively high price, otherwise Jia Zhangke's blockbuster film, which was released after nine years, would have collapsed halfway.

On Jiaxing's side, Yang Mi was chatting with Zeng Jia, both of them had smiles on their faces.

"This movie alone can bring us at least tens of millions in revenue. This is just a low-budget movie. If the investment is larger, then we can very likely make hundreds of millions at a time!" Yang Mi couldn't help but feel moved when she heard the beautiful vision from Zeng Jia's mouth.

"If we can participate in the investment of movies or TV series produced by Feiyue Films, the bet can probably be completed in less than three years."

"You'd better stop dreaming. How could Feiyue Films invite us to invest?"

Zeng Jia's words directly broke Yang Mi's reverie, and then she suddenly changed the subject and said in a deep voice: "I went to see Mr. Zhang from Alibaba Pictures yesterday, and he specifically told me that this "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" must be filmed well!

He told me that this drama is competing with "Princess Agents" produced by Feiyue Films, and if nothing unexpected happens, the two sides will probably compete with each other! "

Is "Eternal Love" comparable to "Princess Agents"?
Yang Mi was slightly stunned after hearing this, and instantly thought of the "Gu Jian Qi Tan" in which she had starred before.

Back then, Huanrui Century, the investor of “Gu Jian Qi Tan”, was also clamoring to compete with “The Journey of Flower” produced by Feiyue Film and Television for ratings and market share.

But the final result was that "The Journey of Flower" easily crushed the former with a dimensionality reduction attack and won.

Yang Mi was so ashamed at that time. After all, she was already one of the four young actresses, but Zhao Liying had just become famous.

But now, the latter's popularity is no less than hers, and the two can even be said to be in a peak showdown!
"Would you like to compete again?"

Yang Mi murmured, with strong confidence in her heart!
"I must win this time! Let netizens and fans see who is the real queen of TV dramas and who is the symbol of ratings!"

……

Two days later, Feiyue Films and Alibaba Pictures released announcements almost one after another.

"The inspirational legendary costume drama "Princess Agents", exclusively produced by Feiyue Films and starring Zhao Liying, Ren Jialun, Dou Xiao, Li Qin, Huang Mengying, Wang Yanlin and others, has officially started filming in Hengdian."

"Exclusively produced by Alibaba Pictures, starring Yang Mi and Liu Kaiwei, the ancient costume fantasy masterpiece "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" adapted from the ancient novel of the same name has officially started filming in Huairou."

Both dramas are coming out with great momentum, with press releases all over the internet, competing fiercely for the top spots on the trending searches.

As expected, fans of Zhao Liying and Yang Mi once again started arguing with each other. The argument was extremely fierce, which kept the popularity of the two TV series high.

The next day, Feiyue Films officially announced the cast of "In the Name of People".

When the names of Chen Long, Zhang Fengyi, Wu Gang, Xu Yajun, Zhang Zhijian and Feng Lei appeared, netizens' expectations for this TV series suddenly surged.

A TV series without any popular stars or idol artists, but full of veteran actors and talented actors, I think it will be very exciting!

At the same time, following "Ant-Man", "Geostorm", "Everest" and "Maze Runner 2", the fifth Hollywood imported film also hit mainland theaters.

Although "Inside Out" is just an animated film, it has grossed $3.53 million in North America!

After coming to the mainland, with sufficient screening schedules, the box office on the first day directly reached 7842 million!
However, the movie "Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back" produced by Huayi and released in the same time period performed quite poorly, with only 2929 million on the first day.

Although it’s not even early October yet, almost everyone in the film and television industry has the answer in their minds.

That is: This November period is probably the time when Hollywood imported blockbusters dominate the theaters!
Under such circumstances, "I Am a Witness", which has already achieved its profit target in advance, undoubtedly adds a lot of glory to Yang Mi.

However, Jiaxing’s marketing strategy is becoming increasingly “disgusting”.

In an interview with the media, Zeng Jia used gorgeous words, saying: "Many people doubted Yang Mi before, saying that she had no acting skills at all, but in this film "I Am a Witness", she contributed top-notch acting skills, which made many doubters choose to shut up.

This is definitely a good start. Next, Yang Mi will continue to work hard to create even better results and contribute even more top-notch performance skills.

Please look forward to "Eternal Love". Yang Mi's role as Bai Qian, the youngest daughter of the Qingqiu Fox Emperor, will be the pinnacle among all actresses in ancient costume dramas!"

The first few words were fine and everyone could barely accept them, but the last sentence was a bit too pretentious.

For a time, fans of many young mainland actresses, including Liu Yifei, Shu Chang, Jing Tian, ​​Yang Ying, and Zhao Liying, were alarmed and joined the war of words!

"Just your square face? And you're the ceiling for ancient costume actresses? I just laughed. Do you know what 'Little Dragon Girl' is?"

"Hahaha, is Yang Mi planning to go the black and red route? How dare you say such big words?"

"You are bringing trouble upon yourself, right? This is the first time I have seen someone so boastful."

"I want to see how awesome Bai Qian is. If you don't live up to my expectations, don't blame me for scolding you!"

"I burst out laughing. Yang Mi, you are really craving for heat. Are you so hungry already?"

……

In the villa, Liu Yifei was packing her luggage while eating melon.

"Yang Mi wasn't that radical before. Why has she started to drag others down everywhere recently? Isn't she just bringing trouble upon herself?"

Fade Chen casually put a pair of underwear into the suitcase, and then explained in a teasing tone: "That's a 3.1 million bet. How can it be done easily without some tricks?"

"Oh! That's true. 3.1 million, she had to earn it almost all by herself. That's not easy."

"Yeah." Fade Chen nodded slightly, and then changed the subject directly: "How is your luggage packing going? If everything is ready, I will call the driver to come over."

"almost……"

As she spoke, Liu Yifei stuffed a set of unopened underwear into the suitcase and then zipped it up.

It was almost mid-November, and Chen Fei had already dealt with many matters in the mainland. It was time to go to Hollywood.

Some of the editing work on "Ready Player One" is still waiting for him to complete, and Walton Pictures also has some matters that need him to deal with, which all require a lot of time to handle.

As for this year's Lunar New Year box office in China, it has nothing to do with him. Let other companies handle it.

Anyway, Feiyue Films has successfully secured the No. 1 position in revenue among all domestic film and television companies this year with just one movie, "Operation Mekong".

As soon as Chen Fei took out his mobile phone after getting in the car, he saw a piece of entertainment news rushing to the headlines of major entertainment news websites and social media platforms at lightning speed.

"Ali announced for the first time the list of guests attending this year's Double Eleven Gala. The director is Feng Xiaogang and the producer is Huayi Brothers Film and Television Company. The guests include most of the film and television circles, as well as sports, music, and Hong Kong and Taiwan artists and stars..."

With strong curiosity, Fade Chen took a look at the list.

Looking around, it is a scene of shining stars!
Zhao Yanzi, Cai Yilin, Chen Yixun, Li Ronghao, Huo Zun, Wang Kai, Zhang Yixing, Jiang Jinfu, Rain, Guo Caijie, Li Feier, Xu Lu, Qi Wei, Ning Jing, Yang Yuying, Liu Qian, Chen Chusheng, Zhang Jingying, Adam Lambert, Ning Zetao, Li Yifeng, Wu Yifan, Lu Han, Yang Ying...

In addition to these stars, actors and singers, according to the list, He Jiong and Wang Han will also lead the Happy Family and Tiantian Brothers to join the hosting lineup.

It has to be said that Ali’s wealth and power are fully demonstrated at this moment!
This Double Eleven, if nothing unexpected happens, Alibaba will probably be the most dazzling of all e-commerce platforms so far!
Liu Yifei, who was sitting next to Chen Fei, also looked over curiously.

However, while she was surprised at the wealth of Alibaba Pictures, she looked at Chen Fei with some doubt and asked, "Isn't the Pinduoduo you invested in participating in this Double Eleven event?"

Fade Chen smiled and said, "Of course I will participate."

“So why not organize a large-scale event similar to the one Ali is doing?”

"No need." Chen Fei shook his head and explained, "With so much money to hire celebrities and singers, it is better to pass on the profits to consumers. While maintaining the quality of the products, we can directly lower the prices. This is the key to increasing sales."

"Oh? Is that so?" Liu Yifei scratched her head, not quite understanding, "Can we beat Taobao this way?"

Chen Fei showed a confident smile on his face: "It may be difficult in the short term. After all, Alibaba is at its peak right now. However, one day, Pinduoduo will definitely take a big piece of meat from Alibaba."

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