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

Chapter 868 "How... lonely it is to be invincible..."

Time flies and it is already February. In the morning, the film and television industry is full of cheers!
The main reason is that the Hollywood imported blockbuster "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", which has been a huge hit, has finally been completely removed from domestic theaters.

However, the box office results left everyone in the industry speechless.

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a Hollywood blockbuster co-produced by Lucasfilm and Walton Pictures, has been released for a full month and has grossed 15.63 billion yuan, successfully leading the January schedule."

Let’s not talk about other film companies for now, both Guangguang and Huayi have remained silent.

You know, even if it's "Old Boys" + "Bad Angels", the total box office of these two movies combined cannot catch up with "Star Wars: The Force Awakens".

This is very embarrassing!
At least it had the blessing of the Lunar New Year holiday, but it still can't catch up with a Hollywood blockbuster. Isn't this obviously telling the outside world that domestic blockbusters are not as good as imported Hollywood blockbusters?

However, not many people discuss this topic because the Spring Festival is just around the corner!

In another 8 days, several blockbuster movies will be released.

In this situation, who has the time to pay attention to the competition between mainland films and Hollywood imported blockbusters?

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"How... how lonely it is to be invincible..."

Arriving at the set early in the morning, Chen Fei was immediately amused by the lyrics Zhou Xun humming.

I have to say that the lineup of Stephen Chow + Deng Chao is really amazing in the development of comedy!

The former wrote the lyrics and composed the music himself, and coupled with the latter's flamboyant singing style, the song immediately caused a huge sensation on the Internet once it came out!

Looking around, there are countless people who are good at making memes on the Internet.

Especially on Youku, various secondary and tertiary creation videos have already appeared one after another, directly sending this song to the hot search list.

Even Huang Xiaoming, who has always been a competitor of Deng Chao, commented: "You know what, this song is quite magical. The more I listen to it, the more addictive it becomes. It will probably be popular for several months."

Chen Fei agreed with a smile: "Before The Mermaid is released, this song will probably not be off the trending search list."

"That's true. After all, the publicity of this movie is really strong, much stronger than other movies in the same period of the Spring Festival!"

Listening to the conversation between Chen Fei and Huang Xiaoming, Zhou Xun couldn't help but ask curiously: "Director Chen, aren't you also an investor in The Mermaid? How much do you think this movie will make at the box office?"

As soon as these words were spoken, many people on the set looked over, all of them filled with intense curiosity.

Chen Fei smiled and did not give everyone an exact number, but he revealed some information: "Based on the name Zhou Xingchi alone, I think it should not be less than 15 billion."

Everyone was not too surprised when they heard this.

Zhang Yi even commented: "That's true. Looking across the entire mainland, who doesn't owe Stephen Chow a movie ticket? When this movie is released, I will definitely go and buy a movie ticket to support it."

"Haha, okay, if we have time then, let's go together."

The crew of "Operation Red Sea" will stay in Morocco until the 5th of this month, which is the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Afterwards, the crew will have a week-long vacation before returning to Morocco to continue filming.

There are still 5 days left before the holiday, so we have to be busy during this period because Chen Fei plans to completely complete all filming work in the local urban area during this stage.

Working non-stop is inevitable, but with the holiday approaching, no one has any objections. They all want to finish filming as soon as possible and go home for the New Year.

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Although the filming work was very busy, Chen Fei did not deliberately delay some work in the mainland.

He would deal with documents such as the company's bonus distribution and tax reports as soon as he returned to the hotel every night.

During this period, Liu Yifei not only served as his dance teacher, but also worked as a secretary and assistant. She was so virtuous.

After watching Miss Liu use her Weibo account to help forward the promotional draft of "Ip Man 4", Chen Fei couldn't help but sigh:

"If you have such a wife, what more can a husband ask for?"

This sentence made Liu Yifei's cheeks red: "Who... who said I want to be your wife? Don't talk nonsense!"

"Haha, I don't care. You have to do it now, whether you want to or not. Resistance is useless."

As he was talking, Fade Chen took out his cell phone and called Yang Shoucheng.

The call was quickly answered.

"Mr. Chen? What do you want?"

"Nothing, I just want to ask if you have any difficulties in the promotion of Ip Man 4 before its release? Do you need my help?"

"Haha, no, everything is going very smoothly. We are just waiting for the 8th to officially arrive."

"Okay." Chen Fei responded and reminded him, "You have to remember that our target is not The Mermaid, nor is it Journey to the West: The Monkey King Defeats the White Bone Demon. We only have one opponent..."

Before he could finish his words, Yang Shoucheng immediately asked, "Is it Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: Sword of Destiny?"

"That's right! As long as the box office of Ip Man 4 can beat that of Sword of Destiny and its reputation is better than its predecessor, it will be a victory!"

"Okay, Mr. Chen, I understand."

Yang Shoucheng responded without hesitation, his words full of confidence.

He has been paying close attention to the publicity and promotion efforts there during this period.

Even with the help of China Film Corporation, the movie didn't make much of a splash.

I don’t know what the film crew was thinking. They actually sold on the sentimentality?

But the key problem is that selling nostalgia is not enough. The leading actors of this sequel have almost all been replaced, and it has been more than ten years since the last one.

Moreover, Zhen Zixuan's reputation has been ruined, and Yang Ziqiong is already old. She no longer has the stunning charm that Yu Xiulian had more than 10 years ago.

Under such circumstances, how much sentiment can be sold?
In comparison, the sentiment of the final film "Ip Man 4" is much higher than that of "Sword of Destiny"!

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Time soon came to the 5th.

At noon, as the last wisp of smoke slowly dissipated in the camera, the filming of the movie "Operation Red Sea" in the urban area finally came to an end.

"Cut!"

Following Chen Fei's order, thunderous cheers suddenly rang out on the set.

After 35 busy days of filming, it has finally come to an end. Although everyone only has one week of vacation, it is better than no vacation at all.

You know, in order to catch up with the deadline, most crews don't stop working even during the Chinese New Year.

In comparison, the treatment received by the crew of "Operation Red Sea" is already very good.

At the same time, after checking all the images he had just taken, Chen Fei slowly raised his gaze and landed on the unfinished buildings not far away that were used for filming.

Due to lack of funds, these unfinished buildings have been suspended for many years and appear dilapidated and lonely from the outside.

The local government has clearly stated that these buildings will be demolished at a later stage, and the nearby residents have already been relocated, so the crew can do whatever they want with them!
At this moment, Chen Fei's heart moved, and a bold and exciting idea that had been hidden in his heart for a long time came to mind!

He turned to look at the other leading actors on the set, and with a smile, he suggested, "Everyone, before we leave, how about we drive the tanks to say goodbye to those unfinished buildings?"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard the words, and cheers rang out one after another!
This proposal was like a spark, instantly igniting everyone's enthusiasm.

After all... who wouldn't want to witness the thrilling spectacle of driving a tank to bring down a building?
"I'll do it. I can drive a tank!"

Zhang Yi was eager to try it out, so he jumped onto the tank and sat in the driver's seat. He gripped the joystick tightly with both hands, his eyes flashing with excitement.

Chen Fei stepped forward and stood on the tank turret, holding a loudspeaker, giving orders to everyone, like a conductor about to lead a shocking symphony.

The tank started slowly, with a deafening roar, and drove towards the unfinished building.

Everyone around held their breath and followed the movement of the tank closely.

At the same time, staff along the way raised their mobile phones to record this rare and spectacular scene.

The tank stopped in front of the unfinished building. With the help of a local government soldier, Chen Fei and Zhang Yi adjusted the angle and aimed the gun at a load-bearing wall of the building.

Afterwards, Chen Fei came out from the observation hole above, took out a telescope, and observed the target carefully, like a cheetah staring at its prey!
"Are you ready?" he shouted, his voice full of anticipation. "Ready!"

Zhang Yi responded loudly, his voice full of excitement and anticipation. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to the period when he served in the army, always ready for the upcoming battle.

The next second, Fade Chen gave an order, like a general on the battlefield ordering a charge.

"Fire!"

"Boom!!!"

A dazzling flame instantly spurted out of the tank's muzzle, like a fire dragon soaring into the sky.

The shells whizzed out and flew towards the unfinished building with destructive power.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were closely following the trajectory of the shell, as if time had stood still.

"boom!!!"

With a loud bang, the load-bearing wall collapsed instantly under the power of the artillery shell, and the scene was filled with flying debris and dust.

The entire building shook violently with the explosion, as if an earthquake was occurring.

Then, under the astonished gaze of the crowd, the unfinished building slowly collapsed, raising a huge cloud of dust, as if a mushroom cloud was rising!

"Fuck! Awesome!"

"My goodness, are the shells so powerful?"

"Oh my god! This is so cool!"

Cheers and screams rang out one after another, and everyone seemed to be witnessing the birth of a miracle.

Behind the telescope, Fade Chen grinned and shouted, "Fuck! This is awesome! This demolition method is much faster than using an excavator."

The dust gradually dissipated, and the ruins of the unfinished building were exposed to everyone.

Looking around, the scene was nothing but rubble and debris, as well as exposed steel bars and cement. The high-rise building no longer existed.

Chen Fei's attention turned to several other unfinished buildings. After exchanging gestures with Zhang Yi, the two of them started the "demolition" plan without any hesitation and drove the tank.

Relevant videos and content introductions soon appeared on Weibo, and once they appeared, they went straight to the hot search list!

At this moment, both netizens and people in the circle were stunned by Chen Fei and Zhang Yi's "demolition" operation in Morocco.

"What's going on? My goodness, in this movie, the director and the leading actor drove a tank to bomb a building?"

"Fuck! It's so cool just watching this! I really have to follow Director Chen. I can actually drive a tank and blast a building myself!"

"It's worthy of being a war-themed movie. Every shot is a grand scene like this. If this movie is officially released, won't it take off?"

"I heard that even warships and military helicopters were used to fight pirates directly at sea."

"So, when will this movie be released? Why am I looking forward to it for some reason? It feels like it will be even more awesome than Operation Mekong!"

Along with the heated discussions among netizens, news about "Operation Red Sea" was forced to the top of the hot searches, opening up a new track in the current chaos of the Spring Festival period.

Chen Fei couldn't help laughing when he saw the news.

He really didn't expect that just by racing a tank with Zhang Yi, it would cause such a big discussion in the domestic entertainment industry.

"It can be considered as a pre-promotion warm-up for the movie, haha."

Listening to his words, Liu Yifei casually added: "The Spring Festival is coming soon, aren't you getting in the way? You've taken away so much of the hot searches and attention."

"Heh." Fade Chen raised his eyebrows and said in a very pretentious manner: "Anyone has any opinions? Feel free to come and talk to me."

"Hey, I know you're awesome, but can you pack your luggage first? There are so many things, which ones are you going to take back to the capital?"

……

There are less than 3 days left until New Year's Eve. Logically, most people who should go home should have already arrived home and started preparing for the New Year, but the Capital Airport is still bustling with people!

Not only the number of passengers, but also the number of media, reporters and paparazzi has increased several times.

When Chen Fei led the actors from the "Operation Red Sea" crew to the exit, he saw that the exit was congested.

Looking around, a group of young fans were trying to squeeze in one after another, but those inside were unwilling to give way, so that a series of sharp and piercing screams could be heard from time to time.

There were so many people jammed at the scene that most reporters and paparazzi were stopped outside and could only hold their cameras high to take pictures.

Huang Xiaoming was a little surprised and asked, "Wow? Who is this celebrity? Why is he so popular?"

"I don't know. I can't see clearly." Zhou Xun echoed, and then lowered his voice and said, "Let's take advantage of this good opportunity and run away quickly. Don't let those media and paparazzi surround us."

Everyone is in a hurry to go home now and has no interest in dealing with the media and paparazzi at the airport, so they all walk out in a low-key manner with their heads down.

When passing by the crowded crowd, Fade Chen deliberately took a look inside through the gap.

When he saw clearly who was being surrounded, he immediately lost interest.

The person in it is Wu Yifan, who just starred in the movie "Mr. Six" and is very popular and in the limelight.

"As a popular star, he didn't even bring sunglasses, masks or any other disguises. Isn't it obvious that he is here to increase the workload for the staff at the Capital Airport?"

Fade Chen complained inwardly and then looked away.

The group of people walked quickly and left the congested area in a flash, heading straight for the exit.

At this point, quite a few people in the distance had already noticed Chen Fei's "large group". After all, there were too many assistants, bodyguards, etc. around them and they were too eye-catching.

However, before the media and paparazzi could react, a group of people had already left the exit and quickly walked into the minibus that came to pick them up.

Although a group of paparazzi rushed over at the speed of a 100-meter race, they could not get close to the bus because of the bodyguards' obstruction.

In the end, they could only watch the bus speeding towards the city and disappear from their sight.

……

"At 9: a.m. Beijing time, all the main creative members of the "Operation Red Sea" crew chartered a plane back to China. They were in a hurry and did not stay at the airport for a moment."

"Because a large number of Wu Yifan's fans came to pick him up at the airport, the exit of the Capital Airport was blocked, which seriously affected the travel of passengers and was criticized and abused by a large number of netizens..."

"Wu Yifan's fans fought with a large number of netizens to protect their idol's image, causing many posts to be forcibly banned by Weibo officials!"

Those media and paparazzi have a very keen sense of smell.

Although they did not take any useful photos and videos at the airport, the news that all the main creative members of the "Operation Red Sea" crew returned to the capital was exposed at the first time.

However, compared to the low-key attitude of Chen Fei and others, Wu Yifan's high profile is a bit too disgusting.

Many media and netizens have criticized this top new star in the traffic circle, which has triggered a large number of counterattacks from his fans.

Chen Fei didn't pay any attention to these things. After returning to the villa, the two simply packed their luggage and went to a large supermarket nearby.

After spending an hour buying a lot of New Year's goods, the two drove straight to the courtyard.

"Old man, we're back!" As soon as he entered the door, Chen Fei started shouting loudly.

Hearing the noise, the old man strode out of the living room. Just as he was about to scold him, he saw Liu Yifei carrying two gift bags.

"Hey, little Qianqian! Why are you carrying so many things? Are they heavy? Put them on the ground and let the brat carry them himself. Is it very cold outside? Come into the house with grandpa, it's warm inside..."

The old man walked up, took the things in Liu Yifei's hand, put them on the ground, and then pulled her into the living room.

Seeing himself being "thrown" at the gate like this, Chen Fei felt like crying but had no tears.

Now that the old man has a granddaughter-in-law he likes, his grandson is of no use to him.

Fortunately, he brought Liu Yifei back this year, otherwise, he would not have been able to have a good New Year!

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