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

Chapter 859: Trying science fiction? Hushubao's dog-licking face, Happy Twist is in dire straits!
After the launch conference of Operation Red Sea, in order not to affect the normal filming in the afternoon, Chen Fei communicated with the Art Department of the Navy Political Department and simply arranged for the crew to have a quick meal in the CPPCC auditorium.

"I have to say, the food in this company's cafeteria is different. It looks ordinary, but it tastes just as good as the food in a big hotel."

Looking at Ning Hao who was leisurely eating a bowl of rice in front of him, Chen Fei looked a little suspicious.

"Director Ning? You just finished filming "Kunlun Palace" yesterday, why are you out again today? Aren't you going home to spend some time with your wife and kids?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Hao's expression suddenly froze.

He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to this side, so he whispered: "You must go home, and you must also see your wife and children, but you must not stay too long, otherwise there will definitely be a quarrel."

"Is it that exaggerated?"

"Absolutely! I'm not exaggerating at all!"

Seeing Ning Hao's confident look, Chen Fei suddenly became unsure.

Oh my god! Is married life so terrible? Do couples quarrel after spending a little time together?
"But you can't do this every day, right? Even if 'Kunlun Temple' still needs post-production, it won't last long, right? After all, the director doesn't have to monitor the post-production day and night. I think Sister Na understands this, right?"

"Hehe." Ning Hao suddenly laughed evilly: "I have found a good reason."

"What?" Fade Chen looked at him curiously.

"I told my husband that in order to move to a bigger house for our family, I plan to prepare for a new film project after the post-production work of "Kunlun Temple" is finished."

"Oh? Any ideas?"

"Yeah." Ning Hao nodded slightly: "After shooting three "Ghost Blowing Light" series, I have accumulated a lot of experience in large-scale productions. Next, I plan to try science fiction themes."

"Wow! That's a huge gap!"

"Haha, give it a try. When the script is finished, I'll show it to you."

"Okay, it's great to write and direct your own work. I'll ask the company to support it when the time comes."

"Hey, that's great, thank you in advance!"

After the filming of the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" trilogy was completed, the director contract signed by Ning Hao and Feiyue Film and Television officially expired.

Like Wang Baoqiang, he eventually chose to establish his own personal studio and affiliated it with Feiyue Films.

While enjoying freedom, you can also ensure that there will be no shortage of good scripts to film in the future. Why not do it?

……

In the afternoon, while major media were reporting on the various events that took place during the premiere press conference of "Operation Red Sea", as well as related news such as the film's story background and filming locations, Chen Fei had already led a group of main creative members to officially start filming.

The filming locations of "Operation Red Sea" are mainly distributed in Dar Al Beida, Morocco, Dubai, UAE, Zhanjiang, Hainan and other places.

As for the capital, there were not too many shots, and the main filming content here only revolved around the training scenes of the members of the Dragon Team.

According to Chen Fei's plan, the crew will stay in the capital for two days, and then move to the military port in Zhanjiang to complete various filming work above the warship.

At the same time, when Chen Fei was busy filming "Operation Red Sea", a wave of verbal abuse suddenly broke out on the Internet.

The reason is that paparazzi photographed Yu Mou, after losing the lawsuit for the second time, not only did he fail to fulfill his contract to publicly apologize and compensate the female writer and screenwriter from Taiwan Province, but he actually flew directly to Sanya for vacation, showing no attitude of "correcting mistakes as soon as they are made".

As a result, screenwriters and producers in the film and television industry who had long been on the opposite side of him stood up one after another. They not only criticized him for his attitude of refusing to admit his mistakes, but also called on his colleagues to boycott him together!

The media were not to be outdone, and immediately dug out an interview video in which Yu had previously denied plagiarism, and then compared it with the fact that he had "lost the case", taking the opportunity to severely humiliate him.

The prince of Wanda is even more interesting. He directly compared Yu to a "child with cerebral palsy" on the Internet, humiliating and mocking him.

However, to the surprise of many people, in the face of overwhelming accusations and ridicule, Yu displayed a very "wise" response strategy.

He still chose to remain silent, letting the outside world take its course, but he still played, ate, and drank as usual. He just wouldn't change, nor would he admit his mistakes or make compensation, like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water.

Or you could say that being thick-skinned is a skill. Many people in the circle just can't do anything about him and can only watch him continue to be so carefree and have fun.

A group of black fans were so angry that they went to the Weibo of the actors and artists he had worked with before and posted messages demanding that these people call Yu back and make him pay compensation and apologize immediately.

However, who in this circle would be a fool? How could they do something that would offend others?
So, after sending out countless posts, as expected, all I got was silence.

After the afternoon shoot was over, Chen Fei logged onto Weibo and saw that his personal account and backstage private messages were full of comments asking him to express his opinion.

Some people even wanted to promote him, saying that he was a leading figure in the mainland screenwriting industry and hoped that he could speak out and lead everyone to boycott Yu.

"Huh? I'm not a member of the Writers Guild, and he didn't plagiarize my work. What do I have to do? I'm playing this kind of boring game with you guys."

Chen Fei curled his lips and deleted all the private messages on Weibo with one click.

He just pretends not to see those posts and Weibo posts that publicly tagged him.

Even when there were media interviews, he would just say: "I'm busy filming and don't have time to deal with this kind of thing. I'm not aware of it. Thank you."

……

A new day has arrived, and the first-day box office figures of the Hollywood imported blockbuster "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" have just been released, which has once again blown up the mainland film industry.

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a Hollywood blockbuster jointly produced by Walton Pictures and Lucasfilm, had a comprehensive screening rate of 50.9% on its first day of release in China, and the first-day box office closed at RMB 2.11 million, ranking No. 1 in the New Year's Day box office rankings!"

"The Lunar New Year action drama film "Old Cannon", exclusively produced by Huayi and directed by Guan Hu, starring Feng Xiaogang, Wu Yifan, Li Yifeng, Zhang Hanyu, Xu Qing and others, has been released for 9 days and the total box office has reached 5.52 million yuan, with an additional box office of 3986 million yuan yesterday."

"The Lunar New Year comedy film "Bad Angels," which is controlled by Enlight Pictures and co-produced by Orange Pictures, directed and starred by Deng Chao, and starred by Sun Li, Liang Chao and others, has been released for 9 weeks and has grossed 5.89 million yuan. Yesterday, the box office fell to 1443 million yuan."

"The comedy film "A Moment in Heaven", directed by Zhang Cheng and starring Shen Teng and Ma Li, was released for two days and the total box office revenue was 5206 million, with a single-day box office drop of more than 1000 million!"

"Due to the impact of the Hollywood blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the screening rates of films such as Old Boys, Bad Angels, and One Thought in Heaven have dropped significantly, and the daily new box office has dropped dramatically!
Among them, the single-day new box office of "Old Cannon" dropped by more than 2000 million, and the number of moviegoers plummeted, and it is likely that the expected box office target will not be achieved..."

Chen Fei sneezed several times as soon as he went out early in the morning.

He originally thought he had a cold, but after reading the news reports about the box office online, he realized that it was probably because he had been scolded too much.

Looking around, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is extremely cruel and leaves no way out for domestic films at all.

Especially "Old Cannon", which just had the momentum to reach higher box office, but was suppressed in the blink of an eye.

The screening rate plummeted, the number of moviegoers plummeted, the box office plummeted...it seems to be getting further and further away from the expected "10 billion" box office target!

As expected, Wang Changtian's call arrived late.

"Hahaha, cool! So cool! This feels so good. Tell him to show off again. I want to see how arrogant he is this time!"

Chen Fei laughed dumbly: "Don't provoke them anymore, be careful that Feng Xiaogang gets angry and comes after you to scold him."

"Ha! If he has the guts, just let him come. If I'm afraid of him, I'll just take his last name!"

Wang Changtian is very arrogant at this moment. Those who don’t know might think that "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is produced by Guangxian Investment.

But at this moment, Chen Fei kindly reminded him: "You have to be prepared. The box office of "The Force Awakens" on the second day will not be bad. The box office of "Bad Guys" may fall below 1000 million."

"It's okay, let it fall." Wang Changtian responded in a very nonchalant tone: "The total investment of this movie is only 5000 million, and it has already made a lot of money. Even if it is directly offline, I will not lose money." "Okay, since you think so, then it really doesn't matter."

At this time, while the two were talking on the phone, Feng Xiaogang also made new moves.

Seeing the box office of "Mr. Six" plummet, he, who was preparing for "I Am Not Madame Bovary", could no longer sit still and immediately spoke out again on Weibo to cheer for the movie in which he starred.

Of course, while "waving flags and cheering", he also did not forget to "form cliques and factions" just to get more support from people.

"The movie "Old Cannon" is like a time tunnel, leading the audience back to the old BJ's hutong days... This movie is not only filled with a strong nostalgic atmosphere, but also flows with the blood and passion of youth.

The two young actors, Wu Yifan and Li Yifeng, are like shining new stars in the alleys. With their vitality and talent, they inject unparalleled charm into the film.

Wu Yifan's sunshine and handsomeness make him the embodiment of the passionate young people of that era. His character in the film exudes a youthful atmosphere in every gesture, allowing people to easily feel the vigor and vitality of that era.

Li Yifeng, with his unique acting skills and profound performance skills, portrayed the character's inner world vividly, adding more depth and emotional color to the film.

On the set, the tacit cooperation between the two became a beautiful landscape. Their superb acting skills made people feel as if they were in the old Beijing alleys of that era, feeling the unique charm and style.

They are not only the protagonists in the movie, but also the cultural symbols of that era. Through their performances, they convey those unforgettable memories and youthful years to the audience.

The success of the film "Old Cannon" is not only due to the director's ingenuity, the actors' wonderful performances, and the audience's enthusiastic support, but also to the participation of Wu Yifan and Li Yifeng, which added more highlights to the film, perfectly presenting the youth and vitality of that era to the audience, and becoming an eternal memory of that era..."

His lengthy speech was recognized by many young fans, moviegoers and audiences, simply because there were too many passages praising Wu Yifan and Li Yifeng.

Unfortunately, however, this wave of his publicity did not have much effect.

A day later, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" achieved another box office success, closing in 2.35 million yuan, and the overall screening rate soared to 53.6%!

On the other hand, the new box office of "Mr. Six" fell by another 1500 million, closing at only 2485 million.

As for the box office of "Bad Angels", it plummeted to 528 million, which was directly cut in half!

The worst was "A Moment in Heaven", with only 196 million in new box office revenue, which was a huge loss.

You know, domestic theaters won't give face to producers. They will give higher screenings to the movie that sells well.

As for those movies with poor box office potential, they will eventually get worse and worse until they are forcibly removed from the shelves by theaters.

……

At this time, on Huayi's side.

Looking at the box office data report presented by the assistant, Wang Zhonglei's face turned as black as the bottom of a burnt pot, as if it was about to explode in the next second!
"Haha, great! It's really great! In just two days, the screening rate of Old Cannon has plummeted by 15%, and it's still falling. They're not going to give us a chance to survive!"

Hearing this, Guan Hu, who was sitting next to him, frowned.

He opened his mouth subconsciously, but in the end nothing came out.

As we all know, the cinema's screening schedule is entirely determined by the mood of the cinema company, and they have the right to "appropriately" adjust the screening schedule.

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" sold well at the box office, so theaters will naturally allocate more screenings to it. This is a perfectly normal situation.

Wang Zhonglei seems to be very angry now, but he has no good solution, because "Old Cannon" does not have enough box office appeal.

"Is there really no other way?"

Feng Xiaogang asked impatiently. He really didn't expect that the short essay he sent out yesterday didn't play any role at all. Instead, it caused him to be secretly laughed at behind the back by some senior directors in the circle for a long time.

A top director actually flatters two popular stars. This is quite "sexy".

Wang Zhonglei suddenly said, "How about we do something small? Let's push the box office up first?"

"It's better not to do this." Wang Zhongjun shook his head. "The previous example of Enlightenment Pictures is still before us. Do you believe that if we do anything, Wang Changtian will go to the General Administration to report it tomorrow?"

"This is not okay, nothing is okay, are we just going to watch the box office continue to fall?"

Wang Zhongjun rubbed his brows and after thinking for a long time, he could only sigh helplessly: "Alas, there is no good way now. We can only continue to increase the publicity efforts."

As he said that, he looked at Guan Hu and said, "From today on, you have to work harder. Try to lead Wu Yifan and Li Yifeng to appear in more variety shows and strive to maintain the popularity of the movie."

Then, he looked at Feng Xiaogang again and said, "Don't continue to speak out online. It won't have any effect. Your task now is also to find a way to attract positive attention. Do you understand?"

"Okay, got it." Feng Xiaogang responded, and said in a deep voice: "I will upload the relevant press release of the movie "I Am Not Madame Bovary" to Weibo as soon as possible. This should attract some attention."

Wang Zhonglei looked around and quickly interrupted, "What about me? What should I do next?"

Wang Zhongjun gave him a look and said, "Go and meet Ye Ning."

"Okay, I'm good at this. The New Year is coming soon. I'll give him a 'big gift' first so that he can feel our attitude."

"Well, yes."

Wang Zhongjun nodded slightly.

There are gains and losses, and there are gains and losses. He is very clear about this and can understand it.

Hearing this, Feng Xiaogang and Guan Hu, who were sitting nearby, looked at each other, feeling somewhat confused.

What kind of puzzle are these two brothers playing?

Why are you so weird?
……

At the same time, while Huayi was trying every possible way to save "Mr. Six", the atmosphere at Happy Twist was even more depressing than here.

In the conference room, Zhang Chen, chairman of Happy Twist, looked at the box office data report in his hand and felt his heart churning.

Back then, when he participated in the investment of the movie "A Moment in Heaven", he was full of confidence, and even shouted the slogan within the company that the box office should surpass "Charlotte's Troubles".

But the reality gave him a heavy blow!

The movie was released for only three days, but the daily box office revenue had already dropped below 500 million.

Comparing it with movies like "Old Cannon", "Bad Angels" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", he inexplicably had a feeling that "when gods fight, mortals suffer."

"Alas!" With a long sigh, Zhang Chen told all the executives present a piece of bad news: "Currently, several theater chains have sent notices. If nothing unexpected happens, A Thought in Heaven will be completely withdrawn from theaters in a week."

At this point, his voice even began to tremble: "And this also means that all the money we earned from "Charlotte's Troubles" has been lost, and the company even has to pay for it..."

As soon as the words fell, the conference room suddenly became noisy, and everyone frowned, as if they had lost all hope.

Yan Fei was like a bereaved mother, with some despair in his tone: "Boss Zhang, what should we do next?"

In an instant, the conference room suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes turned to Zhang Chen who was sitting in the main seat.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Chen struggled with his expression, but finally he slowly said: "I'm going to ask Feiyue Films for help!"

……

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