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

Chapter 854 Hollywood's most sleepy, headache-inducing, and uninteresting premiere
Hollywood Walk of Fame, outside the Dolby Theatre.

Chen Fei, Leonardo, Matt Damon, Matthew McConaughey, Andy Serkis and others attended the premiere of "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" together.

In order to gain fame, Megan Ealy sent out premiere invitations almost all over Hollywood.

Everyone is quite curious about this "Oracle Princess" who came from Wall Street, and they all want to see whether this epic production with an investment of up to 3 million US dollars can be successful.

Therefore, quite a few people attended the premiere today.

When Chen Fei led three Oscar winners and a Saturn Award winner onto the red carpet, it immediately triggered thunderous cheers from the surrounding area.

A group of female fans were like crazy, shouting Leon's name loudly.

If the security guards hadn’t stopped her, I’m afraid that female fan would have rushed over!
Leonardo really enjoyed being the center of attention. He raised his hands and waved them to both sides from time to time, which at one point caused even louder cheers.

Matt Damon couldn't help but feel a little jealous when watching this scene: "Leon, you are already so fat, a greasy guy, why do you still have so many fans?"

Leo hummed twice and raised his head proudly: "Because I was handsome before, and now I am an Oscar winner, and I have countless wealth, so of course I will be very popular."

Chen Fei, who was silent at the side, glared at him and stabbed him without any hesitation: "But these advantages cannot cover up the defect that you can only sprint for 3 minutes in bed."

Leonardo: "..."

Seeing Little Leo suddenly wilting, a group of people burst into laughter and mocked him without any hesitation.

Matt Damon, who was stimulated just now, said bluntly: "Leon, I have already thought about what to give you for your birthday next time. A bottle of blue pills is definitely the best gift!"

"Get out! Get out of here!"

Leo was so angry that his teeth were itching, and he secretly swore in his heart that he must start exercising and never continue to indulge in debauchery with this body that was hollowed out by alcohol and sex.

While chatting and laughing, everyone had already arrived in front of the autograph wall.

After taking a few simple photos, they did not accept any media interviews and went straight into the venue.

After all, "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" is the "competitor" of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". Chen Fei doesn't want to give his rival the opportunity to take advantage of the popularity. He came here today purely to watch the fun.

At this time, the lights in the venue were on, and on the walls on both sides were hung many scenes of the male protagonist "King Arthur" dueling with war elephants, which looked quite eye-catching.

A few people found their seats and sat down, chatting while waiting for the movie to start.

Matthew asked curiously: "Fei, how much do you think the box office of this movie will be in the end?"

Fade Chen shook his head: "It's not clear yet. I need to watch the entire film before I can make a prediction."

Andy Serkis looked at Christian Bale and others in the distance and whispered, "Bale has parted ways with Warner.

The new Batman chose someone else instead of him, so he's not in a very good situation right now.

If the film does not perform well, I am afraid he will have to say goodbye to Hollywood's big productions. No company will choose a man with poor box office appeal to be the leading actor. "

For a moment, everyone was silent, because as actors, this was also a situation they would most likely encounter in the future.

Since they arrived on time, the movie officially started not long after they sat down.

The lights in the Dolby Theatre dimmed, and the logo of Annapurna Pictures and the logo of the distributor Warner Bros. lit up on the big screen.

The first scene was quickly presented to everyone at the scene.

Arthur gradually grew up in the poor streets and began to plan to overthrow the tyrant and seize the throne...

It is not difficult to see that the director very much wants to use his expertise in black comedy to subvert the ancient legend, and hopes to use rock and gangster elements to dissolve the gloom and tragedy of the epic.

However, the weakness of the film's overall story in conventional linear narrative is clearly exposed, and Arthur's road to becoming king by drawing the sword is completely trapped in the clichéd routine of Hamlet.

Of course, if it were just that, it would be fine, after all, Hollywood's big-budget movies usually don't pay much attention to the plot.

For big-budget epics and fantasy movies like this, what people want to see more are the spectacular scenes, the tragic epics, and the charge between the two armies...

However, what surprised everyone at the scene was that this movie was like a large wooden barrel that was only half filled with water, but the person carrying the water kept shaking it back and forth, so that the little water in the barrel kept flowing out.

The first few minutes of the film were quite normal, but before long, the protagonist started to cause trouble.

King Arthur, who originally had a serious and deep face and shouted that he wanted to overthrow the tyrant, turned into a very funny street thug in the blink of an eye.

Not long after, he switched to Shakespeare's affectionate man in medieval England, then became righteous like the Virgin Mary, but in the blink of an eye he turned into an evil demon who didn't care about the lives of his people...

After watching for more than half an hour, Chen Fei felt a splitting headache.

From his perspective, it seemed as if there were several different souls inside the protagonist's body controlling and driving him.

And it's not just the male protagonist, even other main characters are like this. Their overall personalities change back and forth, and the amplitude of the jump is like swinging back and forth between "Scream" and "Scary Movies", as if everyone is in a state of schizophrenia.

"I may have drunk too much last night, so I feel a little dizzy. You see, I'll take a nap first, and wake me up after the movie is over."

Leonardo muttered something, then immediately closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair and fell asleep.

Matthew suddenly said, "If we take the male lead out and edit it into a pure monologue, it's like he has six personalities switching back and forth. He could probably compete for the Best Actor Oscar."

Matt Damon almost laughed out loud: "I heard Megan Ealy invented a genius post-editing method, so this is the finished product she edited?"

Chen Fei shrugged, silently took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and started browsing Weibo.

By now, he could come to the conclusion with great certainty.

If this movie is successful, he will voluntarily retire and quit Hollywood!

Seeing him take out his phone from his pocket, Andy Serkis also took out his phone and started checking Twitter.

Compared to watching this bad movie, he felt it would be better to watch it online so that he wouldn't get dizzy watching it himself.

Domestic Weibo is very lively at the moment. Brother Chen Kai and his movie "The Monk Comes Down the Mountain" were once again scolded by netizens and became a hot topic 5 months after being taken off the screen.

The main reason is that the movie "A Spoon" directed and acted by Chen Jianbing was released.

You know, this movie features the "bad artist" Wang Xuebing!
But after the movie was released, the audience discovered that all scenes involving Wang Xuebing in the film had been deleted, not even his audio was left.

People are afraid of comparison.

Once the comparison was made, the gap immediately became apparent.

Both movies have artists with bad records, but "A Spoon" was able to delete all the scenes, but Brother Chen Kai insisted on leaving more than 20 minutes of scenes for Prince Dragon.

What do you want to do?
Isn't this just plain disgusting?
As a result, the great poet Chen, who had always been low-key, was suddenly dragged out by netizens and was once again scolded on the hot search.

"I think Brother Chen Kai should be banned directly to serve as a warning to others!"

"Only he would dare to do such a knowing and willful thing. Look at other directors, who is like him?"

"Haha, "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" deserves to lose money."

"So, there will never be 'fairness' between people."

"I heard from a high school classmate who is studying at Beijing Film Academy that Brother Chen Kai seemed to have sent his youngest son, Chen Feiyu, to Beijing Film Academy that day. He has started attending classes as a freshman and has not even taken any exams. What else could this be but a backdoor?"

"After all, he is Brother Chen Kai..."

When Chen Fei saw the name "Chen Feiyu", he was stunned for a moment.

He had a deep impression of Brother Chen Kai's youngest son, because Chen Hong had always kept him by her side and helped him build connections everywhere.

At that time, Chen Fei thought that he was going to follow in his father's footsteps, but now it seems that he is going to switch careers and become an actor?

"Brother Chen Kai's son is going to be an actor? Isn't this the industry's top second-generation stars coming down to earth to gain experience?"

As Fade Chen was muttering, he heard a sudden burst of warm applause in the theater.

He subconsciously raised his head and saw that the movie had ended. In a trance, he first woke up Leonardo who had begun to snore, and then subconsciously looked at Matthew McConaughey.

I remember that Matthew was the one who watched it most attentively just now, so I think he should have some insights.

"Ah!" Matthew rubbed his aching brows and frowned, saying, "This movie is full of low-level mistakes. In addition to the actors' problems, the plot is also very fragmented.

And the biggest problem is that some of the plots are very large-scale, but some of them tend to be childish.

Just for the sake of gorgeous shots and special effects, it seems that everything can be sacrificed in post-editing.

Strictly speaking, this is just a movie with a great trailer, and it's terrible!"

Hearing this, Leonardo, who had already sobered up, yawned and muttered, "Fortunately, I was not tempted by the high salary at that time, otherwise I would be in big trouble."

"let's go."

Chen Fei stood up and walked out first. It was enough for him to know the result. There was no need for him to participate in the banquet later.

Every time he saw Megan Ely's ugly face, he got a headache.

After saying goodbye to his "little friend", he went to the company in the afternoon and was busy for several hours.

When he returned to the villa in the evening, he logged into Twitter and saw several professional film reviews of "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" at a glance.

"Even though there are a few good moments in the film, the film as a whole is still a mess that can't be untangled."

"There are a lot of tricks, gimmicks, and fillers in the film, some good, some bad, but it's basically a disposable product that you can't recommend seeing."

"It's hard for me to understand the actor's mental state. He seems to have six personalities, like a schizophrenic. Has Bale's acting skills improved to this level now?"

"Everyone, I suggest you save the $8 in your pocket and buy a condom, but don't watch this movie."

"It's hard for me to understand how the A- rating came about. Who gave this rating?"

In the living room of the villa, Chen Fei laughed so hard that he fell backwards. For the first time, he felt that these professional film critics were so cute and interesting.

Under normal circumstances, these people would usually briefly describe the plot of the movie and then write their personal reviews.

But looking around, these film critics who watched "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" today did not even take note of the plot and started criticizing it directly.

This shows how bad this movie is!

At the bedroom door, Liu Yifei poked her head out with a curious look on her face: "What are you laughing at?"

Fade Chen waved his hand: "Nothing, I just saw some very interesting movie reviews, very interesting."

"Oh, is that so? Then you can rest for a while. We will start dancing practice at 9 o'clock sharp."

After saying that, Liu Yifei returned to the bedroom again, picked up her phone and continued chatting with Han Jianu opposite her.

"Sister Yifei, are you free now?"

On the other side of the video call, Han Jianu was lying on the hotel bed, holding a doll in her arms, with a hint of confusion on her face.

Liu Yifei nodded gently: "Well, I'm free now. Tell me, what's the matter?"

"I just want to consult you. I heard that realistic films or scripts are particularly likely to win awards at film festivals. Is this true?"

After all, she has won the Cannes Best Actress Award and has studied with Chen Fei for so long, so Liu Yifei has some understanding in this area.

After thinking about it, she shook her head and said, "I heard from Chen Fei that winning awards is not as easy as outsiders think. You can't just shoot a realistic movie and win an award.

Movies are mainly divided into commercial films, art films and realistic themes. Commercial films are mainly for entertaining the public and do not have the conditions to compete for awards at film festivals, while art films and realistic themes focus more on exploring human nature and reflecting real and social issues.

As a grand event in the film industry, major international film festivals prefer art films and realistic themes mainly because they often have particularly profound connotations. "

"But!" Liu Yifei suddenly changed the subject: "As far as I know, even for art films and realistic themes, it is not easy to win awards.

The jury of the film festival usually takes into account the depth, breadth and influence of the film, and during this period, public relations are also required to win the recognition of the judges...

So, not all works with realistic literary themes will win awards, because there are many external factors involved..."

However, Han Jianu was not shocked when she heard this. Instead, she showed an extremely excited expression on her face.

She murmured, "Art + reality + depth + breadth + connotation + public relations + influence... As long as all these conditions are met, the distance to winning the award will be very close, right?"

"Should, maybe, about the same, right?" Liu Yifei scratched her head, a little unsure. After all, she was only a half-baked expert.

"Hehe, Sister Yifei, I almost understand. I'll show you my new script as soon as it's finished. Then I'll design a role for you, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

Go ahead and say it. Han Jianu got out of bed, quickly cut off the video, and walked out with her bag on her back.

She had to meet the people involved in the incident, have a good chat with them, and try to make this story and script a reality.

"Humph! You're such a mountain eagle, you still don't trust your own daughter, right? Next, I'm going to let you see how powerful I am!"

……

While the sky was brightening in China, the night in Hollywood was gradually getting darker.

After three hours of dance practice, Chen Fei hugged Liu Yifei and went to sleep.

But at this time, in the office of the president of Annapurna Pictures, Megan Ely frowned with an uneasy expression on her face.

She had been waiting for the critics' articles since the premiere of "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword".

But what she never expected was that what she expected was completely different from what she got!

Looking around, there are very few film critics praising this movie. Instead, there are more and more critics criticizing it, and it seems that the situation is about to collapse.

Helplessly, she had to arrange for the public relations department to take timely action to conduct crisis public relations.

The movie is about to be released, and now so many negative reviews suddenly appear online. Isn't this going to kill her?
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the office door, and the public relations manager with dark circles under his eyes walked in: "Boss, the negative reviews have been controlled."

Hearing this, Megan Elly breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next second, she frowned again: "Didn't you ask those people why they gave bad reviews?"

The PR manager curled his lips and complained, "Those film critics are like dogs that can never be fed. If you don't feed them enough, how can they obey you?"

Hearing this, Megan Eli widened her eyes in disbelief: "Just because I didn't give them red envelopes as usual after the premiere? So they have to write bad reviews?"

She is a complete newcomer in the Hollywood industry and always wants to break the rules. At the same time, she also wanted to listen to the real voices of moviegoers, so she ignored the key point of sending red envelopes.

But she never expected that just because she didn't give a red envelope, those film critics would write articles to complain about her.

This... isn't this too unreasonable?
Aren't film critics supposed to speak for their fans and themselves? Aren't they just after fame and not profit?
"President, you don't understand the rules in this regard." The PR manager patted his chest and said confidently, "As long as the dollars are in place, those film critics will say it's chocolate even if they step on dog shit.

If you want to truly verify whether a movie is good or not, you must let the fans and the box office do the work; film critics have long been useless.”

"Is that so?" Megan Erie seemed confused.

"Yes, that's it!" the public relations manager vowed.

Megan Eli felt relieved: "Then wait until the movie is released. I hope it will be a big hit. Then I will give you bonuses!"

"Boss! You are really the best boss in Hollywood, haha!"

Suddenly, the sound of flattery began to echo in the office, and Megan Eli's face broke into a smile again.

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