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

Chapter 880 "Wolf Warrior 2"...sent back for remake!
"Ren Suxi, A Ru Na, Liu Shuailiang... Is this the final cast of "Mr. Donkey"? "

Inside the office, Chen Fei was looking through the casting, shooting and production project book for "Duds" sent over by Happy Twist.

"Yes, that's right." Su Guohai responded and explained, "They are all actors who are not very famous, but their acting skills are quite good. They have all been tested on the stage of drama."

"Okay, since they think it's appropriate, then let's do it."

Chen Fei did not have many opinions and simply signed his name at the end of the project book.

The investment in this movie is so small that it is not worth his attention at all. He can just treat it as helping Happy Twist practice.

After signing, he casually put the project book on the other side of the desk and picked up the second project book.

Looking at the three huge words "Wolf Warrior 2" on the cover, his expression was inexplicably complicated.

"A great 'miracle' for Chinese-language films is coming!"

Just as he was secretly sighing, Su Guohai suddenly said, "Mr. Chen, compared to the first film, the budget of Wolf Warrior 2 may be much higher than the first one.

According to director Wang Shiliang's idea, he wants to make a 'main theme commercial theme', so he may have to use a lot of hard stuff during the filming! "

Chen Fei opened the project book and started reading it.

Indeed, as Su Guohai said, compared to the first part, "Wolf Warrior 2" not only needs to shoot abroad, but also needs to use a lot of hard equipment from the army, such as tanks, warships, various new weapons and so on.

Based on this, the expenses will naturally increase a lot.

Turning to the end of the project book, I saw a big number in the final budget column.

"A budget of 2.5 million?"

Listening to Chen Fei's murmurs, Su Guohai hurriedly said, "How about I ask the project team to reduce the cost a little bit? Control the cost?"

According to the calculation method of "three times return on investment", a cost of 3 million yuan requires at least 2.5 million yuan in box office revenue to generate profits.

The first part of "Wolf Warrior" achieved a box office of 6.36 million.

Therefore, in Su Guohai's opinion, the box office performance of the second part might be around 7 million at best.

Although I can earn some money, I always feel like it’s a waste of effort…

However, at this time, Chen Fei suddenly said: "Tell Wang Shiliang that the company can give him 3 million yuan and ask him to redo a project for me.

Expand the scope for me! I will contact the Navy and the Ministry of Public Security and bring in the Bayi.

Doesn't he want to be the mainstream? I can support him, just go for it, and if he fails, it's just a way to gain experience."

"what???"

Su Guohai was confused and didn't react for a long time.

He obviously thought 2.5 million was too much, so why did Chen Fei raise the investment amount to 3 million right away?
Could it be that I was hallucinating?
He was just in a daze when he heard a sudden knock on the office door.

"Enter!"

As Chen Fei's voice sounded, the office door was slowly pushed open, and Ning Hao and Lu Yang walked in, both with disgusted looks on their faces.

Seeing this, Chen Fei handed the project book of "Wolf Warrior 2" directly to Su Guohai, signaling him to get busy first.

As the office door was closed again, Ning Hao and Lu Yang went straight to the desk and started complaining to each other.

"This is a piece of shit! What's the saying 'ten years of hard work to sharpen a sword'? I think it's just that after ten years of holding it in, it turned out to be a stinky pile of shit!"

"Fuck! It really disgusts the two of us. He plays the leading actor? And he has a doctorate in film and television studies? I am really impressed. What the hell is this bullshit "Chasing Dreams in the Entertainment Industry"? I think it is just a 'textbook' that teaches students how to play with the unspoken rules and how to get to the top!"

"On average, there is one hidden rule case every 5 minutes, the male protagonist narrates the entire story, there is no sign of more than story lines intersecting, and the editing is a mess, as if it was shot with the rear camera of a mobile phone!"

"Looking around, all the stories seem to be designed to show the dark side of the film and television industry, as if the people involved in this industry are so dirty that they can't be cleaned up. There is absolutely no nutrition at all, just to expose the hidden rules nakedly in front of the audience. I don't know what's going on in his mind?"

The two people in front of me spoke like machine guns, one sentence after another, almost sentencing the movie to death.

Chen Fei laughed out loud when he heard this.

He could easily tell from what the two said that this movie was going for the "dirty" side, and its purpose was to attract attention.

You don’t have to guess, the content of the movie must be very eye-catching!
Any normal director would not be able to stand this kind of movie.

And this is why Ning Hao and Lu Yang were so indignant.

They are all serious directors and have never been involved in such messy and unspoken rules operations, but now they have been grabbed a handful of yellow mud and thrown into their crotch for no reason.

Isn't this just plain disgusting?
"If I had known it was such a bad movie, I would never have watched it. It was a waste of my time."

Lu Yang cursed and complained for a long time, then left the office first to continue working on the post-production of his drama "Zhu Xian".

Ning Hao was not in a hurry to leave. After pouring himself a cup of tea, he sat on the sofa and started browsing Weibo. He finally left after calming down his anger.

He has to go home tonight, and he can't bring his anger home, otherwise the tigress at home will never let him go.

However, at this moment, looking at Director Ning who was sitting with his legs crossed and looking relaxed, Chen Fei suddenly remembered his previous "Young Director Training Program".

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Ning Hao? I remember you said before that after the end of Kunlun Palace, you plan to take a break for a while, right?"

"Yes! After working non-stop for several years, it's time to give myself a long vacation."

As Ning Hao spoke, he shook his newly bought big gold chain, as if to say "I've become a nouveau riche and don't need to work hard anymore."

Chen Fei rolled his eyes and asked tentatively, "Then what are you interested in training new people?"

Bringing new people?
Ning Hao looked over with a puzzled look on his face: "I don't understand what you mean? How do I bring it?"

"The general idea is that I am going to launch a plan to train 'commercial film directors', gather a group of young directors, or people who want to become directors, provide them with certain resources, invest in their scripts or projects, and train a group of high-quality commercial film directors for the Chinese film industry..."

The more Ning Hao listened, the more interested he became. He couldn't wait to ask, "What can I do? Teach me?"

"You can be a supervisor or producer. When you have time, you can go to the crew to give them instructions on filming, or help them deal with some problems..."

"Sure! This job is quite relaxing. I don't have to work, and I can run around with the crew. It's just like a vacation."

"Yes, yes, that's what I mean."

"Okay, sure. I'll take this job."

This surprised Chen Fei a little, because he didn't expect Ning Hao to agree so readily.

"Don't you need to go back and discuss this with your sister-in-law? After all, as a producer, you have to run around outside by yourself on weekdays. Although you can go home more often than when you direct a movie, there will definitely be some restrictions. This is also unacceptable..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Ning Hao's eyes becoming brighter and brighter, as if he couldn't wait any longer.

Seeing this scene, Fade Chen immediately realized that Ning Hao was already trapped.

He almost forgot that "When you reach middle age, you have no choice but to soak wolfberries in a thermos cup" is exactly what Ning Hao is currently facing.

It is so rare for him to have such a good job that allows him to stay away from home all day!
As expected, the next second he heard Ning Hao impatiently asking: "When does this job start? The post-production of Kunlun Palace will be completed in two months. Can I leave immediately?"

"Wait a minute, the plan has just taken shape and has not yet been formally implemented..."

"Then hurry up! I'm waiting for your good news! You have to hurry up!"

"okay."

Watching Ning Hao happily leave the office, Chen Fei felt inexplicably confused.

Was this a plan that I planned or was it a plan that he planned?
……

The next morning. The hot searches and headlines in the industry may keep changing, but the box office data of the films in the movie market will never be squeezed into a corner.

As the key extension came to the 11th day, the box office of "The Mermaid" collapsed completely, dropping to 103 million.

At this time, the total box office of this movie reached 33.23 billion.

The industry has already judged that the final box office of this movie may be around 33.5 billion, and it is impossible to surpass "Operation Mekong".

But even so, no one dares to underestimate this movie!
One of the only three "30 billion box office movies" in China, the value is extremely high!

At the same time, Chen Fei also saw the box office performance of the comedy film "Los Angeles Trickster" starring Xia Yu and Song Zuer.

The box office on the first day was 235.5 million, and there were very few film reviews, which was basically a "death sentence" in advance.

It was ten o'clock in the morning. Just as Chen Fei was looking at the cast list of "La La Land" sent by Liu Yifei, a shocking piece of news suddenly appeared on the Internet and quickly spread to every corner.

"In mid-December last year, the Third Intermediate People's Court of the capital made a ruling requiring Pony.cc to repurchase the shares obtained from the strategic investment of Jianyin Culture for RMB 12 million.

However, Pony.com has been unable to comply with the ruling so far. Three months later, the judicial authorities, after applying for approval, decided to enforce and liquidate Pony.com..."

This news came like a bolt from the blue, shocking the entire film and television industry.

No one expected that the once glorious Pony.com would go bankrupt and liquidate in just a few months!

And all this actually stemmed from the failure of a gambling contract.

The former film and television giant collapsed overnight, and all traces of it in the industry will be completely wiped out...

This incident immediately triggered deep reflection among many companies in the industry.

Many companies began to review their own business strategies and market positioning, trying to learn lessons from Galloping Pony's failure.

At the same time, this incident also exposed the fierce competition and ever-changing market environment in the film and television industry.

In this era, perhaps only by staying vigilant at all times and making prudent decisions can one remain invincible in the market.

In addition, the bankruptcy and liquidation of Pony.com also dealt a heavy blow to the entire industry.

Many long-established cooperation projects were forced to be interrupted, countless employees lost their jobs, and the entire industry was shrouded in an atmosphere of pessimism.

However, this also indicates that the film and television industry will usher in more intense competition and broader development space.

Perhaps only by continuous innovation can we seize opportunities in change and achieve success!

Looking at the industry, the company most affected by the bankruptcy of Pony.com is probably Jiaxing, which also participated in the bet.

As soon as the TV series "Eternal Love" was finished, Yang Mi joined the crew of the TV series "Negotiator".

At the same time, she was also following up on the promotional activities for "Dear Translator".

But today, after seeing the news about Pony.com's bankruptcy and liquidation, she suddenly felt that she could work harder.

That’s a bet of 3 million!

If this fails and the company is also liquidated, wouldn’t all her efforts over the years be in vain?

"It seems that I still have to continue acting..."

……

"Shu Chang, Zhao Liying, Jing Tian, ​​Tang Yan, Zhou Xun, Zhu Yawen..."

Inside the office, looking at the list of characters selected by Liu Yifei for "La La Land", Fade Chen's face was filled with a helpless bitter smile.

He knew that this girl would do something like this again, and sure enough, it was another wave of "selecting the best people regardless of their relationship" type of casting operation.

"Not all of them are acquaintances." Liu Yifei stuck out her tongue and chuckled, "For example, for the role of the bar owner, I chose Mr. Feng Yuanzheng. He is very good at playing such fierce roles."

In a trance, the scene of Feng Yuanzheng beating Mei Ting suddenly appeared in Chen Fei's mind.

"Stubborn, conservative, fierce and evil... This role is indeed quite suitable for him, but I am a little curious, how did you convince him? Didn't he stop playing such fierce roles in order to change his image?"

"It's very simple!" Liu Yifei explained innocently, "I told him that you would be the one directing the film yourself and that it would win an award, and he agreed."

"Well, you still persuaded me under my guise?"

"Of course, otherwise why would they give me face?"

Liu Yifei raised her head proudly, and that little expression was full of tsundereness!
She has no shame at all. This is her boyfriend's job, so she would be in vain if she doesn't hit him.

Chen Fei read the project book from beginning to end again, signed his name in the last column, and then handed the project book to Liu Yifei.

"Producer Liu, congratulations, the project has been approved."

"Hehe, thank you, Mr. Chen. I'll reward you when I get home tonight!"

As she spoke, Liu Yifei stood up and ran straight out the door.

She had to find the finance department to make the payment, and then contact the actors to come and sign the contract.

After watching her leave, Fade Chen retracted his gaze and instead looked at a premiere invitation on the table.

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Haha, DC is also starting to collaborate? Are they trying to cross the river by feeling the stone of Marvel?"

……

As time goes by, the night sky of China corresponds to the bright sun of Hollywood!
Inside the Warner building in Burbank, DC co-chairman Hamada and producer Charles Roven were immersed in the excitement.

Both of them had anticipation written all over their faces, just because a new superhero movie is about to be released!
In the corridor, Hamada's steps seemed particularly brisk, and his leather shoes made crisp sounds on the marble floor, as if he was beating the beat for the upcoming event.

Charles Roven followed closely behind, his eyes also shining with infinite longing for the future of movies.

"Batman v Superman will be officially released in theaters around the world in a week," Charles said excitedly, "This will be a brand new beginning for our Justice League universe."

Hamada nodded, a proud smile on his face:

"Since 2010, we have experienced the failure of Green Lantern, but now, we are finally about to reap the rewards. Zack Snyder has already started preparing for Justice League, which means we are about to catch up with Marvel!"

Charles agreed with Hamada's words: "Yes, although there were many setbacks in this process, Zack insisted on his own style. I am confident that in three years at most, we will reproduce the glory of The Dark Knight and catch up with Marvel!"

With the success of Man of Steel in 2013, the dawn of Justice League has begun to emerge.

At this moment, Hamada firmly believes that "Batman v Superman" will turn this ray of dawn into bright and dazzling sunshine!

As for the subsequent "Justice League", it will be the top holy weapon used by DC to check and balance the "Avengers". It is like the rod of God, and it will be invincible and victorious!
……

A new day has arrived.

Eight months after "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" was released, Chen Kaige's latest blockbuster movie finally made its grand debut, immediately causing a sensation in the entire film and television industry!

"Shengkai Pictures released an announcement: From now on, the movie "Legend of the Demon Cat" will officially conduct auditions for the film and television industry. The audition channels are: invitation system and recommendation system. Colleagues in the industry are welcome to submit their resumes..."

"The Legend of the Demon Cat is adapted from the novel The Ghost Banquet of the Tang Dynasty by Monk Kukai. It is a costume drama with suspense and fantasy themes. It tells the story of the poet Bai Juyi and the monk Kukai who, after witnessing a series of strange events, tracked down the demon cat that instigated them and, under its guidance, explored the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty and the truth behind the death of Yang Guifei."

"According to insiders, Legend of the Demon Cat will be jointly produced by New Classics Media, Kadokawa Pictures, 21st Century Shengkai Pictures and other companies, and has been confirmed to be released overseas."

"The Xiangyang Tangcheng Film and Television Base has been fully constructed and will be officially open to the public as the filming location for "Legend of the Demon Cat"!"

……

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