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

Chapter 869: The Consequences of Burning Out "Sentiment"...Ar thur? Arthur!
Compared with other industries, the film and television industry may be one of the few industries that gets busier as major festivals approach.

Look, Chen Fei was drafted into the army just the day after he returned.

The movie "The Mermaid" was going to hold its last promotional conference before its release in the capital, and it was Stephen Chow who personally called and invited him to attend.

After all, Feiyue Films was one of the investors, and he hadn’t even been able to make it back to attend the premiere of The Mermaid…

Now faced with the invitation, he was too embarrassed to refuse.

With no other options, he had to get up early, bid farewell to Liu Yifei who was sleeping in and the old man who was getting ready to go out for morning exercise, and headed straight to the press conference.

As expected, as soon as he stepped onto the red carpet, he was surrounded by the media.

After finally breaking out, he didn't even wait for Wang Changtian who kept calling his name from behind, and rushed into the venue.

The two didn't meet until they entered the venue.

"Hey? Why are you in such a hurry? There's no wolf chasing you."

Hearing Wang Changtian's teasing, Fade Chen couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "I don't want to run away, but there are so many media surrounding me. If I don't run away, I will be annoyed to death by them!"

"Hey, you are just being ungrateful. Others don't even have such high popularity even if they want it."

"Haha, forget it. I'm not worthy of it."

As the two were chatting, they saw Zhou Xingchi leading Deng Chao and Zhao Liying coming towards them from not far away.

Before the people arrived, the voices came over: "Director Chen, President Wang, why are you standing here? Go sit in the front row. There are food and drinks over there, you can help yourself."

"It's okay, Director Zhou, just focus on your own business and don't worry about us. It's quiet here, so we can just talk about the follow-up cooperation."

"Oh, fine. I'll go and greet the others first."

Zhou Xingchi simply said hello and left, so Deng Chao and Zhao Liying had to follow him and walk away quickly.

"Our Director Zhou is quite dedicated. During this period of promotion, he worked tirelessly and without complaint."

"After all, Xinghui also participated in the investment of this movie."

Chen Fei agreed with a smile, but he forced himself to hold back the second half of the sentence.

As we all know, Stephen Chow is a man who loves money like his life, and when it comes to matters concerning the movie box office, he naturally won't be lazy.

After chatting casually about "The Mermaid" for a while, the two quickly changed the topic.

Wang Changtian took the initiative to say, "Guangguang is preparing a new film project recently. When the script is ready, I will show it to you and you can give me your opinion. How about that?"

"Sure!" Chen Fei agreed casually, and then asked, "What's the subject? Is it a comedy?"

"No." Wang Changtian shook his head and looked to the left and right. Seeing that no one was paying attention to this side, he lowered his voice and said, "I plan to take advantage of the popularity of Alibaba Pictures."

"Huh?" Fade Chen looked at him in confusion.

"Hehe." Wang Changtian suddenly laughed evilly: "The copyright of my new movie also comes from the IP collection novel "Passing By Your World".

Alibaba Pictures bought "The Ferryman" in the collection last year, and I directly bought the copyright of one of the theme units, called "Passing by Your World".

The script will be ready soon. Once the relevant news is announced, it will surely take advantage of the popularity of The Ferryman, hahahaha!"

"'Passing By Your World'?"

Fade Chen murmured, and many classic scenes suddenly appeared in his mind.

Swallow! Swallow! How can I live without you...

In a trance, he suddenly thought of another thing: "Huh? Didn't the movie "The Ferryman" invested by Alibaba Pictures start shooting a long time ago? It's been almost a year, right? Why is there still no news?"

Wang Changtian spread his hands and said, "Don't you think about it? The producer of that movie is Wang Jiawei. According to his habit of making movies, how could he finish shooting in such a short time?"

"Hey." Chen Fei was immediately happy: "Every day of delay is a day's worth of money. Isn't Alibaba Pictures anxious?"

"What's the point of being anxious? Wang Jiawei said he has no inspiration, can Zhang Qi still whip him and force him to shoot?"

"Hahahahaha, I didn't expect that Alibaba, a company that values ​​efficiency so much, would be tricked by a Hong Kong director."

……

The two chatted for about half an hour, and finally, the promotional conference for "The Mermaid" began.

After sitting down in the front row, Chen Fei heard the second promotional song for this movie after "Invincible".

Two first-line singers, Zheng Shaoqiu and Mo Wenwei, took the stage and sang "The World Is Always Hello" which was remixed by Zhou Xingchi, which triggered cheers and excitement from the media and fans at the scene.

Later, the director Zhou Xingchi revealed an insider information:
"If the box office of The Mermaid can exceed 20 billion, I will continue to work on it and gather the original crew to prepare the script and filming plan for The Mermaid 2, and will release a sequel within three years..."

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of the media on the scene.

For a moment, the flashes from the cameras lit up the entire venue, and the fans' cheers became even louder.

"The Mermaid 2?" Wang Changtian listened with great interest, feeling inexplicably expectant.

However, Fade Chen was not as excited as he was, but looked calm instead.

Because if it goes as he expected, after watching "The Mermaid", Zhou Xingchi's "sentiment" will be completely burned out.

From then on, he was no different from those ordinary directors, and the filter on him was shattered to pieces.

It would be fine if he could continue to produce high-quality works in the future, but if each one is worse than the last, mainland movie fans will not be merciful!
……

The next day, a lot of film and television related news made it to the Weibo hot search list.

"Director Zhou Xingchi revealed that if the box office of The Mermaid can exceed 20 billion, he will continue to recruit the original crew and start the filming plan of The Mermaid 2."

"It is reported that the Sino-foreign co-production film "The Great Wall", jointly produced by China Film, Legendary Pictures, Universal Pictures, and LeTV Pictures, directed by Zhang Yimou, and starring Jing Tian and Liu Dehua, will be invited to participate in the red carpet of this year's 88th Academy Awards ceremony."

“距离春节档正式启动还有不到12个小时，《美人鱼》、《叶问4》、《西游记之孙悟空三打白骨精》、《功夫熊猫4》、《卧虎藏龙2：青冥宝剑》已枕戈待旦、蓄势待发！剑指20亿票房！”

"..."

New Year's Eve is approaching, and Chen Fei has already turned down all the invitations on hand, just waiting for the family to get together in the evening to eat hot meals and watch the same old Spring Festival Gala.

However, his dream plan was shattered once again.

Early in the morning, Zhu Yawen suddenly called him and asked him if he wanted to go back to school.

Chen Fei was very puzzled: "The New Year is coming soon, why are you going back to school?"

"Didn't you read the message in the group? Lao Zhao said he was on duty at school during the New Year this year, so I was thinking about going back to see him. We've been very busy these years, and we haven't visited him for a long time."

Hearing this, Fade Chen fell silent.

Before, he would go back to school from time to time for a stroll, but since he started teaching at the Shanxi Film Academy, he rarely went back to the Beijing Film Academy.

After all, I am an honorary president. It would feel a bit weird if I went back to Beijing Film Academy.

In addition, the school rarely invited him to participate in activities, and the two sides tacitly reduced their contacts.

Now that Zhu Yawen suddenly brought up this topic, Chen Fei thought about it carefully and simply agreed.

"Indeed, I haven't been back for several years. I happen to be free today, so I'll go back and take a look."

After hanging up the phone, he asked Liu Yifei again if she wanted to go back with him.
Although Miss Liu was quite dissatisfied with not being able to sleep in, she no longer had any objections or resentment after hearing that she was going back to her alma mater.

"Let me bring something for Mr. Zhao. Doesn't he like drinking tea? I just happen to have some Da Hong Pao at home."

"Okay, let's take this and let Lao Zhao have a taste of it, and taste the flavor of this fine bran, haha."

……

At around 11 o'clock in the morning, after meeting up with Zhu Yawen and his wife as well as Luo Jin, the group simply drove a business car and headed straight for Beijing Film Academy.

Although there are security guards on duty at the school gate, no outsiders are allowed to enter.

But it was impossible for Chen Fei and his group to be identified as "outsiders".

"Hey, welcome to Principal Chen's inspection..."

The security guard enthusiastically arranged a private parking space for them, and his attitude throughout the whole process was so good! After getting out of the car, Zhu Yawen looked at Chen Fei with great interest and asked curiously, "Is your school still short of teachers or something? Can you arrange a position for me?"

"Sure." Fade Chen raised his eyebrows at him: "If you are willing to teach now, I can arrange a director position for you, how about it?"

Zhu Yawen was slightly stunned, scratched his head, but ultimately he was reluctant to give up his current life.

"Forget it. I'll ask you for the position of director after I can no longer act and completely retire from the entertainment industry."

Luo Jin interrupted with a smile: "Count me in, after all, teaching and educating people was once my dream."

"Director Chen is the principal, so Yifei is the principal's wife, right? Hehe? It's the same when you try to curry favor with the principal's wife in the future."

"Then you must remember to please me, otherwise when you become the director, I will make things difficult for you, hahaha..."

While chatting, they walked towards the performance department teachers' office building.

However, just as they were about to enter the office building, two people walking towards them in the distance made everyone stop.

"Director Chen? Yifei? Mawen? Luo Jin... Hey? What a coincidence! Why are you here?"

Liu Yifei reminded quietly: "It's Brother Chen Kai's wife, Chen Hong."

Zhu Yawen's eyes swept from Chen Hong, and then fell on the young man next to her: "Who is that person next to her?"

"I've seen that guy before." Luo Jin explained, "He's Director Chen Kai's youngest son. I think his name is Feiyu."

"Tsk tsk, he looks like his father, not his mother. Brother Chen Kai's genes are really strong..."

As Chen Hong approached, the murmurs of the crowd gradually disappeared without a trace.

Chen Fei took the initiative to step forward. Now it was up to him to start the conversation.

After all, in comparison, other people around her are inferior to Chen Hong in terms of identity and status.

"Tonight is New Year's Eve. What is Producer Chen doing at school?" He looked at Chen Feiyu again and said, "Is it... for your son's art exam?"

Hearing this, Chen Hong smiled and shook her head: "No, it's not for the art exam. He is still young, and I don't plan to let him go to college so soon.

I came here today mainly to fill out some information. I thought I would let him sit in on the class for a year after school starts, and then take the exam next year..."

As she spoke, Chen Hong turned sideways and gently patted her youngest son's arm: "These are all your seniors and brothers..."

Having been with his father for so long, Chen Feiyu is naturally not the kind of second-generation star with no emotional intelligence.

He immediately asked how they were: "Director Chen, Senior Sister Yifei, Senior Brother Yawen, Senior Brother Luo Jin..."

Chen Hong seemed very satisfied with her son's attitude. She introduced him to everyone with a smile, "This is my youngest son. You can call him Feiyu or Arthur. The latter is his English name."

"Arthur??? Hey, this English name is really unique."

Chen Fei muttered to himself, then nodded, indicating that he accepted the young master of Brother Chen Kai's family.

After chatting for a while, Chen Hong took the initiative to say, "It's getting late. I have to take him to buy some New Year's goods. You are going to the Performance Department to see the teacher, right? Go quickly. I heard that the teacher on duty will go home in the afternoon."

"Okay, then we'll go first."

"Goodbye, Producer Chen."

"Yeah, bye."

The two sides soon parted ways.

Chen Fei led a group of people and walked hurriedly towards the teaching building.

It was almost 12 o'clock, and they were still thinking about giving Lao Zhao a surprise. If they didn't hurry up and he left, their trip would be in vain.
At the same time, Chen Hong, who was leading Chen Feiyu out, was also talking to her son with many instructions and warnings.

"You know all those people just now, right? Except for Shen Jiani, the others are all top-tier actors in the industry. It will be good for you to make friends with them.

Let’s not talk about Liu Yifei, the Cannes Film Festival winner. The key is Chen Fei, who is the real big shot, big capital, and big director in the circle!

It’s not an exaggeration to say that even your father is not as good as him now. After all, he is not only talented, but also young enough. This is the kind of person you must not offend and you need to take the trouble to make friends with..."

Hearing this, Chen Feiyu nodded obediently, as if he was accepting it humbly.

This scene made Chen Hong very satisfied. She thought her son had lived up to her careful teaching after all. She thought that after entering the film and television industry, he would definitely be a hidden dragon in the sea and have the potential to soar to the sky!

……

"Hey? Wuyi Dahongpao? Maotai? What is this... a masterpiece by a famous artist? Hey, you guys are really thoughtful!"

Looking at the gifts piled up in front of him, Old Zhao, whose temples are already gray, feels very pleased.

Obviously, he was very satisfied with today's "surprise"!
"I have been teaching for 20 years, and I can't count the number of classes I have taught on my two hands. However, the only ones who have made a name for themselves are your class of 02 and 05. Although there are many talented students in other classes, they can't even reach the level you are at now..."

Old Zhao was very emotional and talked with a few people about the past for two hours!

It was not until his family called and urged him to go back that he reluctantly said goodbye to them.

"Please come over and sit with me more often. You are all famous stars and directors in the film and television industry now. When you are free, please share with me your experiences over the years so that I can pass on more useful knowledge to the freshmen when I teach."

"Okay, I will definitely do it."

Several people nodded hurriedly, then said goodbye to Lao Zhao and drove away from Beijing Film Academy.

The business car drove all the way to the gate of the courtyard. After getting off the car, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei said goodbye to Zhu Yawen and his wife and Luo Jin.

Before parting, Zhu Yawen deliberately joked: "Lao Luo, you are the only one left among the three of us brothers. You are not young anymore. Hurry up and find a suitable one, otherwise you will be left alone later."

Hearing this, Luo Jin rolled his eyes at him helplessly: "Don't worry, there won't be any left, just prepare the gift money in advance."

Fade Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't be anxious, Old Zhu. Maybe he and Tang Yan have already met each other's parents, but you just don't know."

"Hahaha, that's a good relationship. I think they have hope and will definitely succeed..."

After some banter, the two sides said goodbye to each other.

After watching the two cars leave, Chen Fei took Liu Yifei's hand and walked towards the courtyard with her.

"The old man must be preparing the dumpling fillings by now."

"Then let's go and help!"

"Don't worry, it's still early. Order two movie tickets first and let's go to the movies tomorrow morning..."

As they were talking, the two of them pushed open the door and walked into the yard.

However, as soon as he raised his eyes, Chen Fei saw Shu Chang, who was playing with a cat in the yard with a smile on his face.

"Well, this greedy girl is here again!"

When Shu Chang heard this, he immediately became dissatisfied: "Hey! You are the greedy girl!"

"Not only are you a greedy girl, you're also a light bulb."

"Humph, I want to be a light bulb. I want to sleep with Xixi tonight. Don't try to drive me away."

Chen Fei: "..."

This year is actually the third year that Shu Chang has spent in the Siheyuan, and it is also the 20th year that she and her mother have been separated.

This girl has a very miserable life. Not only is her family miserable, but she has also had a very rough life over the years.

If she hadn't been lucky enough to meet Chen Fei and Liu Yifei, she would probably be alone and lonely now, huddled on the sofa, looking at the lights of thousands of homes outside the window and crying alone.

Chen Fei once told Liu Yifei privately that from now on, the two of them would be Shu Chang's parents.

If this girl plans to get married in the future, the dowry will be prepared by the two of them.

Liu Yifei had no objection to this. After all, she had always treated Shu Chang as her own sister for so many years.

……

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