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

Chapter 864: Can you still ride on my head forever? Hey, Huang Xiaoming is the dividing line!
The next day, just as Chen Fei led the crew's logistics personnel to familiarize themselves with the local shooting scenes in Morocco, several hot searches popped up in the mainland.

"It is reported that among the five movies released during the New Year's Day, except for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", the other four films all failed and were tragically removed from the theaters."

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has been released for 10 days, and the total box office revenue has reached 8.24 million RMB, which is very close to the 10 billion box office."

"The Hollywood imported animated film Kung Fu Panda 4, produced by DreamWorks Pictures, has officially been announced to be released during the Spring Festival."

"The drama and action film "Old Cannon", exclusively produced by Huayi, directed by Guan Hu, and starring Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Hanyu, Xu Qing, Li Yifeng, Wu Yifan and others, was released for half a month and the total box office revenue was 7.3 million.

Currently, the film's daily box office revenue has dropped to 315 million, and its potential is about to be exhausted. Its '10 billion' box office target is nowhere in sight."

"Due to the impact of the gambling agreement, Pony.com is officially heading for bankruptcy and liquidation, and the 6.35 million yuan may be difficult to make up."

Along with several hot searches, there were also crazy discussions and debates from the film and television circles.

By this time, those small production companies had completely lost confidence in the Spring Festival period.

First there was "The Mermaid", then there was "Journey to the West: The Monkey King 4: The Return of the White Bone Demon", and now there is another Hollywood imported animation sequel movie "Kung Fu Panda "!
It goes without saying that the screening schedule during the Spring Festival will be completely divided up by these three movies.

As for other films, perhaps they can have a chance of survival if they take this opportunity to withdraw them from theaters. Otherwise, there will be no other possibility except being besieged.

……

At this time, the filming site of the drama version of "Eternal Love" is underway.

Yang Mi and Zeng Jia looked at the news online about Xiaoma Pentium's failure in the bet and being besieged by all parties and going bankrupt and liquidated, and they felt worried.

"Jia Jia, if our bet with Shangshi Pictures fails, will the consequences be the same as that of Pony Galloping?"

"Pah, pah, pah!" Zeng Jia interrupted her immediately and said righteously, "Mi Mi, there is no way we can fail. After all, we are not ponies. They are like this because they mess around everywhere, but our profit channels have always been stable."

"That's true."

Yang Mi responded and suddenly remembered the comments about herself on the Internet.

The phrase "working hard" really fits her current state!

You know, in addition to "Eternal Love", the company has currently piled no less than 4 dramas for her, covering everything from movies to TV series.

As for other variety show announcements, there are countless of them.

Under such circumstances, Jiaxing’s profitability must remain stable.

If there was any day of instability, it was because she was sick or there was an emergency at home that needed to be dealt with, which would delay profitability.

It would be a lie to say that she wasn't tired, but for the sake of the company, she had to do it.

After all, it was a bet of more than 100 million yuan, and this was her first time starting a business on her own. She really wanted to succeed!
……

It's another morning, and the crew of "Operation Red Sea" officially started filming in Morocco.

From here on, there will be more and more shots of Zhou Xun, after all, her character exists throughout the entire movie.

"Three Golden Horse Awards winner, you have to work hard! Don't waste my storage disk."

"Hmph! Just wait and see!" Zhou Xun snorted coldly. Facing Chen Fei's "provocation", she readily agreed.

After all, she is the first mainland actress to win the triple gold grand slam, and has been nominated for the Cannes Best Actress award. If she can't even win the leading actress role in a commercial film, what's the point of her career?

Joking aside, the shooting still needs to be done seriously.

Although I haven't worked with Zhou Xun for several years, for such a "spiritual" actor, no matter which director is in charge, he can usually cooperate very smoothly.

A morning of shooting passed by in a flash, and all the collected materials were flawless, with very few situations where the camera was asked to “cut” multiple times.

The last shot in the current scene ended, and Chen Fei silently gave Zhou Xun a thumbs up.

"She is worthy of being the first actress to win three Golden Globes awards in mainland China. She is so strong. I admire her!"

"Haha, do you think I'm kidding you? My acting skills have never deteriorated. They've only been getting better and better."

After hearing these humble words, Fade Chen had no other actions or words to express his current feelings except to continue giving a thumbs up.

I have to say, women are becoming more and more shameless after marriage!

At noon, a call suddenly came from Hollywood.

"Fei, I have some really great news for you."

"Oh? What?"

Listening to Natasha's words, Fade Chen's curiosity was immediately aroused.

"The epic movie King Arthur: Legend of the Sword produced by Annapurna Pictures has been completely removed from the shelves in North America."

"Hey? This movie has only been out for half a month, right?"

"Yeah, 21 days to be exact."

“How much is the North American box office?”

"The total box office in North America is 3917.5 million US dollars, and the total box office worldwide is 1.24 million US dollars. The IMDb score has dropped to 5.9 points, ranking 7th on the list of Hollywood's worst movies."

"Hahaha." Chen Fei couldn't help laughing out loud.

After all, before the movie was released, Megan Ellison announced a huge investment of $3 million and an expected box office of $10 billion.

But now, the total global box office is only 1.24 million US dollars. What’s the point of this?

“I heard that Annapurna Pictures is selling the rights of the film to try to recover its losses.”

Chen Fei's eyes rolled, and he immediately came up with an idea: "You can also make an offer based on the price Warner auctioned the script for at the time, and see if they can accept it."

"Giggle."

On the other end of the phone, Natasha laughed so hard that she fell backwards. "Fei, you are so bad. I love you so much."

"What the hell?!"

In an instant, Fade Chen's face changed suddenly, and he felt a chilly wind behind him, as if he was being stared at by some poisonous creature.

He subconsciously turned his head and saw Liu Yifei and Zhou Xun sitting together and chatting in the distance.

I don’t know what the two women were discussing, but they seemed very happy.

Perhaps she noticed Chen Fei's gaze, Miss Liu turned her head and gave him a sweet smile.

That pair of white little canine teeth exposed to the air seem very well-behaved and sweet, but they also seem to be hiding a deadly danger!
"Okay, go get busy. I have something else to do here, so I won't chat with you any more."

Chen Fei made up an excuse and cut off the call with Natasha.

He really didn't dare to talk anymore. Who knew if the other party would say something "bold"?

If Liu Yifei heard this, he would be in big trouble that night!
However, just as he hung up the phone and before he could put his phone in his pocket, a Weibo pop-up message suddenly popped up at the top of the screen:
He clicked on it subconsciously, and saw that a news about the start of filming suddenly appeared on the hot search list, and the popularity soared!

“Hot news on Weibo: Three years after Zhao Yanzi’s directorial debut set off a new wave of domestic youth films, she has officially returned as a film director!”

"This time, Zhao Yanzi's new work is called "No Other Love", which is still a highly anticipated love and drama production."

"It is reported that the film brings together many well-known actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and foreign countries, including Dai Liren, Yuan Quan, Ning Jing, Yu Feihong, Qi Xi, Sun Yue, Han Hong, etc. Their wonderful performances will undoubtedly inject more vitality and highlights into the film."

Although the film chose to keep a low profile at the beginning, it still couldn't stop the enthusiasm and curiosity of movie fans.

As various details related to the movie continued to be exposed, the entire film and television industry has been completely shocked to this day!

Countless people in the industry reposted the Weibo post to congratulate Zhao Yanzi, and many even acted as "suck-ups" and expressed their willingness to help the crew with the filming for free.

The reason why half of the entertainment industry is "congratulating" her is not only because of her lofty status in the film and television industry, but also because she is a major shareholder of Alibaba Pictures and a capital tycoon spanning the two major fields of film and television and finance. This means that her every move affects the nerves of the entire industry.

Chen Fei was watching the relevant news reports when he heard Huang Xiaoming had called Zhao Yanzi and personally sent his congratulations.

It has to be said that when it comes to interpersonal relationships, no one can fault the leader in any way.

Chen Fei didn't have any other thoughts about this. Everyone has his own social circle and he has no right to interfere.

However, when he saw the name "Dai Liren", he couldn't help but feel nauseous. "Fuck! I didn't eat anything this morning, why am I suddenly nauseous? It seems I can't eat lunch either..."

While muttering, Chen Fei casually put Zhao Yanzi on the blacklist and simply turned a blind eye to her.

……

the next day.

Annapurna Films, inside the president’s office.

Megan Ellison looked at the list of quotations from various companies on her desk, her face turning pale and blue, as if she had encountered some great shame and insult!

"Good! Good! That's really good! You guys... deserve to die!"

With a roar, she grabbed the quotation list on the table and threw it out.

Seeing this, the secretary waiting in the office hurriedly advised: "Boss, calm down, don't get angry and hurt your health, it's not worth it..."

However, her kindness was met with Megan Ellison's roar: "Get out! Get out of here with these dirty things! Burn them! Burn them all!"

Hearing this, the secretary said nothing more, but squatted on the ground silently and began to pack up the quotation lists.

Looking around, the one that offered the highest price was Netflix, which was willing to spend $1000 million to purchase the copyright of "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword".

Next up was Warner Bros., who offered $800 million.

Then there are the giants in the industry such as Universal Pictures, Disney, Paramount, Sony Columbia, etc., and their asking prices range from 600 to 800 million US dollars.

As for the last and most "eye-catching" quotation, it came from Walton Pictures.

Their offer is 415 million!
When she saw this number, the female secretary was slightly stunned.

Because if she remembered correctly, when Annapurna Pictures bought the script of "King Arthur" from Warner, it seemed to be 415 million.

"No wonder the CEO is so angry. This offer is simply humiliating. With an investment of $3 million, the copyright can only be sold for a maximum of $1000 million. Isn't this a huge loss?!"

Of course, she only dared to mutter these words in her heart and never dared to say them out loud.

The secretary swiftly picked up the quotation sheets scattered on the floor and left the office.

Half an hour later, Megan Ellison, who had calmed down a little, called the post-production team of Ben-Hur.

"Boss." On the other end of the phone, Lord promised solemnly: "Give me another month, and the post-production of this film will definitely be completed smoothly."

Megan Ellison felt a little better after hearing the rare good news.

"June! June at the latest! This movie must be released in North American theaters!"

Annapurna Pictures is currently facing a very tight financial situation and she urgently needs to recover the funds and cannot wait any longer.

"Okay, Boss, don't worry, this movie will definitely be released in North America and even in theaters in June."

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

Megan Ellison encouraged Lauder and then hung up the phone.

Recalling the quotation lists just now, she snorted coldly, her expression grim: "Just wait, the humiliation I suffered today will be repaid a hundredfold in the future!"

……

In this world, there are always some things that are very coincidental.

For example, the incident Huang Xiaoming is currently experiencing makes him somewhat conflicted and his mood is very complicated.

Just yesterday, the new movie directed by Zhao Yanzi, the goddess he had admired and pursued for a long time, started shooting. Not only did he call her personally to congratulate her, he also forwarded several Weibo posts for her.

But today, the filming of "Love O2O" starring his current wife Yang Ying also started.

His wife called him personally and asked him to help promote it on Weibo.

Naturally, he couldn't refuse such a request.

But if he put his former crush and his current girlfriend next to each other, he would feel a little awkward.

After all, both of them have a certain status and weight in his heart, so putting them together will inevitably lead to a comparison.

After thinking for a while, he simply picked up his phone, took a photo of himself, and then shared it on Weibo.

This way, posting photos of your "current wife" wouldn't be so awkward.

However, it would have been better if the photo had not been posted. As soon as it was posted, Zhou Xun immediately laughed at it.

"Hey? Why does Huang Xiaoming think of himself as the dividing line? There's a woman on top and another woman below. What's he trying to do?"

Liu Yifei giggled when she heard this, with curved eyebrows and eyes, looking very cute.

Chen Fei was also impressed by Zhou Xun. She had a really poisonous mouth. What she said simply pierced straight into people's hearts!

……

As the Spring Festival approaches, not only the major film and television production companies are busy, but even the major cinema chains are also busy.

Changing promotional posters, opening box office pre-sales in advance, and discussing the screening rates of related movies, it can be said that they are very busy.

However, there is only one cinema chain in the industry that is facing a very embarrassing situation.

"Has it been confirmed? Ip Man 4 will not be released in the Edko Cinemas?"

"Yes, Mr. Jiang, the person in charge of the cinema chain went to Emperor Entertainment Group and Feiyue Films, but they were 'invited' out. It has been confirmed that this movie will not appear in any cinema chain under Enlightenment."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhiqiang's face turned extremely ugly, but this did not put him in a dilemma.

He pretended to be relaxed, and kept his tone as calm and gentle as possible: "It's okay, it's just a movie. There's more to the Spring Festival schedule than just Ip Man 4. We also have The Mermaid and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: Sword of Destiny."

After hearing this, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly eased a lot.

"That's right. Can Feiyue Film and Television produce hit movies every month?"

"That's right, without his production company, can we still survive?"

"The Chinese film market is not dominated by just them!"

A group of people were talking at once, but at this moment, a slightly harsh voice suddenly interrupted:
"But the most critical problem now is that the movies produced by our company cannot be shown in Pan Asia Cinemas. This is the real problem!"

Suddenly, there was dead silence in the conference room.

Everyone turned to look at Jiang Zhiqiang, hoping that he could come up with a good idea.

However, what good solution could he have?
"We'll discuss the issue of the cinema chain later." Jiang Zhiqiang suddenly knocked on the table and forced a change of subject: "Regarding Monster Hunt 2, my idea is to replace the main cast with actors from Hong Kong.

I talked to Tony Leung on the phone yesterday and he is very interested in this movie. How about we let him have a try?"

As soon as these words came out, there was another round of echoes in the conference room:

"That's right. We can't give those mainland actors any more chances. The sequel to a hit movie must use our local actors."

"Tony Leung is really good. He is very popular in the mainland. If we find him a Hong Kong actress to partner with, it will definitely be a big hit at the box office!"

"Why don't we let Carina Lau perform? Wouldn't it be more popular if the couple performed on the same stage?"

"I agree! Tony Leung and Carina Lau are a perfect match."

"It will be no problem to get 20 billion box office by then. Even if we leave Pan Asia Cinema, we still have other cinema chains to operate. This will not hinder our future development..."

Everyone was talking at once, as if Monster Hunt 2 would be a big hit once it was released.

A smile gradually appeared on Jiang Zhiqiang's face.

That's it! The company will definitely not collapse. He doesn't believe that Feiyue Films can really suppress Edko Films forever!

……

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