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

Chapter 873: Resignation has been confirmed, new project has been confirmed...

"The main theme movie "The Founding of an Army", jointly produced by several companies, directed by Han Sanping, written by Chen Fei, and starring Liu Ye, Zhu Yawen, Huang Zhizhong and others, officially held its opening ceremony at the Beijing Film Studio yesterday morning."

"The love and suspense film "Run for Love", produced by Huayi, directed by Zhang Yibai and Guan Hu, and starring Zhang Ziyi, Peng Yuyan, and Zhou Dongyu, grossed 3608 million yuan on its first day of release."

"The movie "Murder in the Water Years", jointly produced by Wanda, Emperor Entertainment Group, and Gutian Media, starring Yang Ying, Ruan Jingtian, and Zhang Chao, grossed 932.7 million on its first day of release."

"The action movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: Sword of Destiny, produced by China Film Group Corporation, directed by Yuan Heping, and starring Zhen Zixuan and Yang Ziqiong, has been completely removed from theaters due to exhaustion of its box office potential. The total box office revenue was reported to be 6021 million."

"Ningxia Film Group announced that it will invite Zhang Peng, a Chinese-American director who has participated in the production of famous films such as "Kingsman: The Secret Service", "Kick-Ass", and "X-Men 3", to direct a top fantasy masterpiece... Stay tuned!"

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At noon on the 9th, after a busy morning of filming, Chen Fei sat at the dining table, eating a box lunch while looking at the hot searches and news on Weibo.

Looking around, most of the film and television information is discussing "The Mermaid", and many experts are analyzing when this movie will break the 30 billion box office mark.

As for the two latest love and suspense movies "Run for Love" and "Murder in the Water", I don't know if it's because the quality of the films is relatively poor or what, but very few people are discussing them.

In comparison, more people are discussing the early withdrawal of "Sword of Destiny" than those paying attention to the two newly released movies.

"In this 'Zhao Zhen dispute', it's obvious that Zhao Wenzhuo won again, right?"

"Haha, the box office of Ip Man 4 has exceeded 7 million, while Sword of Destiny has not even reached 7000 million. The gap between the two is simply too big."

"It's obvious that good will prevail over evil!"

"I've noticed for a long time that the film market in Hong Kong is getting worse and worse. As expected, it turns out that except for a few movie kings, even the actors there are almost useless."

"From now on, the term 'Zhao Zhen dispute' will be archived, because Zhen Zixuan can no longer be the leading actor. He is simply box office poison."

Watching the discussions among netizens, Chen Fei couldn't help but feel emotional.

When the project of "Ip Man" was first launched, Zhen Zixuan was so humble and hardworking on the set, and he won unanimous praise from the director, Yang Shoucheng and others.

Unfortunately, this situation did not last long.

Ever since "Ip Man 1" and "Ip Man 2" were released and became a huge hit, he started to get carried away and even entered a state where he couldn't recognize himself.

He once thought that the "Ip Man" series became so popular because he played the leading male role.

It was not until Zhao Wenzhuo replaced him as the leading actor and "Ip Man 3" won 11.2 billion at the box office that he suddenly came to his senses.

It was "Ip Man" that made him famous, not him that made "Ip Man" famous!
But now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more.

After taking a wrong step, he made more wrong steps thereafter, until he was completely in a situation where he had no more roles to play.

He did all this by himself and cannot blame anyone else.

"Jingle Bell!"

The sudden ringing of the phone interrupted Chen Fei's thoughts.

After taking a look at the caller ID, he pressed the answer button and spoke first: "Hello? Qi Gang? What's going on?"

On the other end of the phone, Huo Qigang said bluntly: "The post-production of Chasing the Dragon has ended. Can you find time to choose a release date? I can report to the General Administration."

Chen Fei didn't think too much about it and said directly: "After the Spring Festival, the next ones are the May Day and summer vacation periods... Let's go for the May Day period. There won't be much competition during that time period, and the scheduling will be easier to adjust."

"Okay, okay."

Huo Qigang had no objection, because he felt that his experience in film and television was definitely not as good as Chen Fei's.

In that case, let's just follow Chen Fei's plan.

“After this project is over, what shall we shoot next?”

According to Golden Harvest’s habit, they usually produce one movie a year, and this has been the case for many years.

Now that "Chasing the Dragon" has been confirmed, it is natural to prepare for new projects.

Fade Chen thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I have a scene to shoot this afternoon. I'll send the script to your email when I get home tonight."

"Yeah, OK." Huo Qigang responded while changing the subject: "By the way, didn't you ask me to keep an eye on the situation at Wanda some time ago..."

"Oh? What? Any new news?"

"Yes, there is indeed one." Huo Qigang suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "According to insiders, Wanda's big boss is currently shopping abroad, but his backyard is on fire."

"The backyard is on fire? His wife? Or his son?"

Chen Fei subconsciously thought that there was an emergency at Old Wang's home.

Could it be that his son had an illegitimate child or daughter outside, and then it was exposed by the media?
However, at this moment, Huo Qigang hurriedly explained: "It's not that backyard. I'm talking about Wanda Pictures. It seems that a very important executive has resigned, and he has taken away a large group of backbone forces."

This melon is not interesting at all, and Chen Fei is not very interested in it.

"At the beginning of the new year, there are changes in the company's senior management positions...Employees leave and join. This situation is very common, not to mention a large company like Wanda..."

Huo Qigang also came back to his senses, "Well, that's true, this situation is indeed very normal."

Neither of them took the situation seriously. They just chatted casually for a few minutes and then changed the subject.

However, at this time, on Huayi's side, the two Wang brothers were very concerned about this matter!

"Are you saying that Ye Ning has successfully resigned from Wanda Pictures?"

"That's right!"

Wang Zhonglei's tone was inexplicably filled with excitement: "He called me early in the morning and told me that the group would announce relevant news around the 15th."

"Okay, that's great! Hahaha!"

Wang Zhongjun was inexplicably excited for a moment.

A few minutes later, when his excitement had subsided a little, he said quickly: "We must be prepared in advance to ensure that Ye Ning joins the company smoothly and that the subsequent work is carried out smoothly..."

"Okay, don't worry, brother, I will do it safely!"

Wang Zhonglei patted his chest, looking very confident.

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Time soon came to the 10th.

Witnessed by countless people in the film and television industry, the box office of "The Mermaid" successfully exceeded 20 billion yuan, and the daily box office revenue remained above 1 million yuan.

In the office, after signing the investment agreement for the new movie with Wu Yu, La Peikang ran to meet Zhou Xingchi without stopping.

As soon as they met, the two of them celebrated with each other.

Then, Zhou Xingchi took the initiative to say, "Mr. La, I actually came here today to ask about the key extension."

"Don't worry about that." La Peikang patted his chest confidently: "I will go to deliver the documents this afternoon. According to the performance of our film, it will be absolutely safe."

"That's good." Zhou Xingchi breathed a sigh of relief. "I was just afraid that the qualification for key extension would be snatched away by Ip Man 4 first, which would be disadvantageous to us."

"Don't worry, it won't happen." La Peikang laughed and said, "If you want to grab the key extension, "Ip Man 4" alone is not enough."

As we were chatting, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter!"

La Peikang shouted with a frown, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.

He had clearly reminded his secretary not to disturb him unless it was something important.

The Mermaid was doing so well, and he was thinking about deepening his relationship with Zhou Xingchi and seeking investment qualifications for his next movie. It would be best if there was something important going on. If she bothered him for trivial matters, then he could consider replacing her with a new secretary.

However, the next second, under La Peikang's cold gaze, the secretary trembled and reminded: "Boss La, Feiyue Films has released a new movie announcement."

"Oh?!" La Peikang was shocked and asked subconsciously, "Did they just release a notice? Or has the project owner been determined?"

“It’s all already been determined.”

La Peikang keenly caught the word "all" and immediately asked: "You mean, more than one project?"

"Yeah, there are two in total."

"Okay, go ahead and do your work. I'll talk to Director Zhou first and then go and see it."

La Peikang was relatively patient. After sending his secretary away, he continued to communicate with Zhou Xingchi.

What he didn't know at this moment was that Weibo had become lively again.

"According to the latest announcement on the official website of the Film Bureau: the scripts "Passing By Your World" submitted by Guangguang and "Duds" submitted by Happy Twist have both passed the review."

"It is reported that "Mr. Donkey" is the second film project that Happy Twist and Feiyue Film and Television have cooperated on after "Charlotte's Troubles". Both parties will continue to focus on the field of low-cost comedies."

"At 10 a.m. today, Feiyue Films officially announced the main cast of the song and dance drama "La La Land", which had been approved.

It is reported that the project will be produced by Liu Yifei and directed by Chen Fei. The two will also star in the film as the leading male and female roles respectively.

At the same time, according to the notice, the selection of the remaining roles will officially start on the 15th of this month, and the auditions will focus on two channels: recommendation and invitation. "

As expected, the internet exploded again!

Things like "Passing By Your World" and "Donkey Gets Water" are not the focus of everyone's attention at all.

Looking around, almost the entire Internet is now discussing the movie "La La Land"!
When this script was first reviewed, it was generally not accepted by everyone. After all, many domestic musical and dance films before it had all lost a lot of money.

The best representative works are "One Step Away" directed by Jiang Wen, and "Office" starring Chow Yun-fat, Tang Wei, Chen Yixun and others.

The failure of these two films made many people very pessimistic about musical and dance-themed films.

This also caused "La La Land" to be questioned and discussed by many people in the industry after it passed the review.

However, Feiyue Films did not make any response to the script at that time, but maintained a "cold treatment" attitude.

In addition, as time goes by, many people think that this project is likely to be shelved.

But what no one expected was that after several months, this project was officially launched by Feiyue Films!
And the most important thing is that the people who initiated this project were Chen Fei and Liu Yifei!

The former is the director, the latter is the producer, and they also co-starred together...

At this moment, many people in the circle suddenly recalled the literary and romantic film "The Worst Person in the World" which helped Liu Yifei win the Cannes Best Actress Award.

"So, this movie is likely to be another award-winning film?"

In the crew of "Eternal Love", Yang Mi watched the news and couldn't hide her surprise!
Zeng Jia thought for a moment and continued, "If we calculate by time, this movie should just be able to participate in the selection of this year's Venice International Film Festival."

As soon as these words were spoken, Yang Mi was stunned.

She just won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival last year, and now she’s going for the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival this year?

Isn't this speed a bit too fast?

At the same time, Yang Ying, who is in the crew of the movie version of "Love O2O", and Jing Tian, ​​who has arrived in Hollywood to participate in this year's Oscars... a group of actresses including the four Dan and two Bing, were all confused!
Judging from the news, it’s obvious that this is a big deal!
Others didn’t have the chance to ask in person, but Zhou Xun was different.

The afternoon shoot had just ended. During lunch time, she sat opposite Chen Fei with her meal tray and asked directly, "Are you two going to win awards again?"

At the table next to them, Zhang Yi, Huang Xiaoming and others pricked up their ears and wanted to get closer to listen.

There was nothing to hide about this kind of thing, so Fade Chen nodded directly: "Yes, I have never won the Golden Lion Award with a domestic film. This time I have the opportunity, so I will give it a try."

"Wow." Zhou Xun was so envious: "If I could find a boyfriend like you, I would probably win the three major domestic actress awards, the three major European actress awards, and even the Oscar for Best Actress."

Fade Chen curled his lips and said, "Maybe in the next life. We can work together in the next life."

Zhou Xun didn't care at all, and asked shamelessly: "Is there a role that needs a guest appearance? Sister Xun, I don't need any pay, I can act for free."

There are not many opportunities to show your face at the three major European film festivals. Even Zhou Xun needs such an opportunity.

As for the film pay and the like, at her current status, she doesn't need to pursue it deliberately.

As long as you make sure you don't lose everything, you will never have to worry about not making money.

"Guest appearance?" After thinking for a while, Fade Chen replied, "Sure, I'll contact you then."

"Hey, okay, it's a deal!"

As if he was afraid that he would go back on his word, after making sure, Zhou Xun ran away with the plate.

Looking at her receding back, Fade Chen shook his head helplessly, and then continued to focus on the domestic cinema market.

"The Mermaid" is still unstoppable after breaking through 20 billion box office, "Ip Man 4" and "Kung Fu Panda 4" are both charging towards 10 billion, and "Journey to the West: The Monkey King : The White Bone Demon" has already shown signs of dying down...

The worst ones are the newly released "Run for Love" and "Murder in the Water".

In just three days, the box office plummeted and fell directly below 300 million, which was really shocking.

This can no longer be described as being cut in half, it is simply a "hemorrhage"!
If nothing unexpected happens, these two movies may not last even a week and will be withdrawn by theaters.

As for Yang Ying, it’s not so bad. After all, it’s normal for the movies she starred in to flop.

But Zhang Ziyi is unlucky. She is now recovering from childbirth and has been very active recently, as if she is preparing to continue developing in the circle.

But now, the movie she starred in has flopped, and coupled with the obstacles of the two Bingbings, Fan and Li, her road to "return" is destined not to be easy!

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As the night deepened, while many companies had already closed down, the lights at Wanda headquarters were still on, and the staff inside were still in a hurry...

In the conference room, the curtain fell, and Wang Jianlin's intimidating face was staring at the executives and shareholders in the conference room.

"...Director Wang, this is what happened. Ye Ning didn't say why. He just dropped a letter of resignation and left."

"Yes, I know." As an insider, Wang Jianlin was not surprised, but simply ordered: "After he leaves, his position will be temporarily replaced by his deputy.

As for the cooperation projects with other companies, do not disconnect them, and proceed as usual, especially with Feiyue Films, we must ensure the stable development of the subsequent cooperation..."

For a large company like Wanda that is at its peak, the thing it has the most is talent.

Ye Ning's departure alone would not have any impact, even if several senior executives from the cinema chain also submitted their resignations along with him.

The departure of these people may have a short-term impact on the company's operations, but within three days, new staff will take over smoothly and keep the company running normally.

However, all of this has a premise, that is, these people left because of special personal reasons, and were not poached by certain external forces using improper means!

Wanda will never allow such behavior!

Therefore, after arranging the subsequent operation and work of Wanda Pictures, Wang Jianlin suddenly changed the subject:
"Remember, all subsequent compensation must be implemented one by one, especially the non-compete agreement, to ensure that there will be no problems."

Upon hearing this, the financial executive immediately stood up and responded, "We understand, Mr. Wang, don't worry, there will be absolutely no problems with the procedures and compensation."

"Okay, that's it. I have a takeover meeting to attend, so that's all for today. Contact me if there's anything else."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Jianlin cut off the call and put the matter behind him.

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