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

Chapter 881: Boldly open the microphone to comment! The threshold for watching movies is too high!

For the entire morning, the entire film and television industry was caught up in the heated discussion about the upcoming casting for "Legend of the Demon Cat", which lasted for a long time.

Although the ending of the previous film "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" was rather bleak, it did not affect Chen Kai's status in the director circle at all.

And the most important thing is that this "Legend of the Demon Cat" is a film project he has been planning for many years. He has also built a film and television city for it, and has also attracted so many investors...

From this we can see that this must be another very delicious and high-quality cake, which is definitely not comparable to ordinary movies!
However, just as many actors in the circle were excitedly preparing to taste this delicious cake, Chen Fei noticed something.

Previously, in many media reports, the screenwriter of "Legend of the Demon Cat" has always been "Li An's personal screenwriter" Wang Huiling, the female screenwriter from Taiwan Province who created many masterpieces such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Lust, Caution".

But in the latest report, Brother Chen Kai's name was actually added to the screenwriter column.

From this we can see that he definitely had a lot of involvement in this script!

As we all know, any script written by Chen Kai has an 80% chance of having a bad ending, because Director Chen really likes to incorporate his illusory ideas into the post-production of the movie, which will always make the audience confused and confused...

"The Promise" and "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" are all like this.

Therefore, in Chen Fei's opinion, this "Legend of the Demon Cat" may not escape the same ending as those big-budget movies directed by Chen Kai before.

"When Brother Chen Kai can stop interfering with the script and stop doing those messy operations, maybe he will succeed."

Hearing what he said, Liu Yifei, who had already changed into a dress, covered her mouth and chuckled, "Then why don't you go and give him some advice? He should also be attending the premiere of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice today."

Fade Chen curled his lips and said, "I'm not that free."

Enlighten Brother Chen Kai?

This is as difficult as "Yugong moving mountains"!
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In this year's March schedule, the most popular and most watched movie is undoubtedly DC's blockbuster "Batman v Superman".
Even today, when no less than 10 Marvel movies have been released, "Superman" and "Batman" still occupy two spots among the top five most popular superheroes in the world.

In order to achieve great success in the Chinese market, Warner and DC jointly held the premiere of "Batman v Superman" in the capital!

When Chen Fei and Liu Yifei arrived at the premiere, they saw a huge crowd of people.

It was clearly just a movie premiere, but its scale was no less than that of the Golden Rooster or Hundred Flowers Film Festival. This can be concluded from the more than 200 people in the media area.

Before getting off the car, Chen Fei looked through the crowd and saw DC's exclusive director Zack Snyder, as well as Batman Ben Affleck, Superman Henry, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams and other Hollywood big names.

It has to be said that for the Chinese cinema market, those Hollywood capitals have put a lot of effort into it.

You know, a few years ago, it was impossible to see these Hollywood superstars in China, let alone come to China to hold movie premieres.

The moment they pushed the door, got out of the car and stepped onto the red carpet, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei instantly became the most dazzling stars at the scene!

The shouts of reporters, the screams of fans, the roars of security guards... For a moment, all kinds of complex sounds intertwined together, creating an extremely restless and enthusiastic atmosphere at the scene.

The movement on the red carpet attracted the attention of many guests.

But apart from envy, everyone had no other thoughts.

The popularity that Chen Fei and Liu Yifei have achieved is the result of their years of accumulation through one high-quality work after another. It is not something that anyone can catch up with.

After coming to the autograph wall and writing his name, Chen Fei brought Liu Yifei to the "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" crew.

Zack Snyder led the main creators in greeting everyone enthusiastically, without any of the arrogance or disdain he showed towards others.

Other domestic actors may need to curry favor with them for various reasons, but Chen Fei is different from those people.

Looking at the global film industry, he is one of the best and is completely incomparable to people like Zack Snyder.

"Fei, after watching the movie, you must give me some comments. If there are any shortcomings, please help me correct them..."

Zack Snyder behaved very humbly, as if he was facing a senior in the industry.

This scene left many domestic actors and directors passing by stunned!

You know, most people only know that Chen Fei has a high status and power abroad, but they don't have a substantial concept.

But today, they were truly eye-opening!
The director of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" was very respectful when facing him, and the other Hollywood bigwigs and superstars were even more humble when talking to him, as if they were facing the top bosses in the circle.

From this we can see that his status in Hollywood is extremely high!
Fade Chen nodded gently and did not refuse: "Okay, let's finish watching the movie first."

He had heard from Natasha before that the edited version Zack Snyder submitted to DC was as long as 4 and a half hours!

In order for the film to be released normally, DC had to make drastic changes and edited the feature film to 1 hour and 40 minutes.

More than 2 hours of footage is gone, and I don't know what the film will look like in the end? Will the narrative still be clear?
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In China, the premieres of major movies are undoubtedly the best time for many people to socialize.

Just as Chen Fei led Liu Yifei into the screening room, he saw Zhang Zhao from LeTV Pictures talking loudly, surrounded by many celebrities and actors from the mainland and Hong Kong.

If you listen carefully, you can find that he is intentionally or unintentionally "revealing" LeTV Pictures' next plan to the outside world, trying to get everyone involved.

"Although LeTV Pictures has given up on its IPO, this does not mean that we have given up on going public, because we are ready to start..."

It could be that those working in the Internet industry are particularly good at boasting. Following his "pie-in-the-sky" speech, there were indeed quite a few people around him who were eager to listen.

Wu Jing, who was also invited to the premiere, came up to Chen Fei and greeted him first, then asked tentatively: "Director Chen, do you think LeTV Pictures has any development prospects?"

As soon as he heard this, Fade Chen knew that LeTV Pictures had definitely contacted him.

"Why? Are you also interested in joining LeTV?"

Wu Jing did not deny it: "It sounds quite tempting."

"Haha." Fade Chen smiled coldly and said with disdain: "If you think about it this way, if a company really has great potential, will those stars and actors be able to participate?
Aren’t the investors richer than those in the entertainment industry? Or are the investors blind and unable to see the development prospects of LeTV Pictures?”

Wu Jing's heart was shocked, and a bold idea suddenly began to surge in his mind.

Chen Fei looked at him seriously and warned him solemnly: "Things like pie falling from the sky only happen in movies and TV dramas, and will never happen in reality."

"I understand, Director Chen."

Wu Jing nodded seriously. He didn't think Chen Fei would harm him. After all, they were the only ones who were truly close!
Chen Fei changed the topic at the right time: "'Wolf Warrior 2' is about to start preparations, you should prepare yourself and don't take on other projects recently."

"Okay, I know." Wu Jing became excited when talking about this movie.

He has already read the script, and the plot design is so cool!
……

Half an hour later, as the number of people in the theater gradually increased, the premiere of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" officially kicked off.

Most of the guests invited to attend the premiere were in the front row, and those sitting in the back row were naturally DC's die-hard fans.

This group of people are very familiar with comics and DC's animations, movies, etc.

Therefore, after the movie officially started, many guests who were not familiar with comics were stunned by the scenes, which often triggered their climax! The Dark Knight Returns, the Death of Superman, Injustice, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Red Son and other famous scenes kept coming, triggering cheers!
At the same time, in this film, Zack Snyder once again demonstrated his iconic visual style.

Elements such as slow motion, oil painting texture, dark tones and destructive aesthetics are all intoxicating.

For Zack Snyder's loyal fans, this movie is undoubtedly a visual feast because they find familiar elements and style in this movie.

However, for casual viewers who are not familiar with the comic plots, the film may seem a bit obscure and difficult to understand.

Especially when "Martha" appeared, all the passers-by were shocked.

Batman and Superman, two heroes who were originally fighting each other, suddenly became friends because of the word "Martha". It's incredible!
In fact, according to the comics, "Martha" is the name of Batman's mother and also the name of Superman's adoptive mother. This coincidence made the two heroes realize their common points and let go of their hatred.

Although this scene is profound, it seems a bit abrupt and difficult to understand for passers-by who have no basic knowledge of comic reading.

And this will undoubtedly become one of the factors criticized by many passers-by!

However, although the plot description is a bit confusing, the fighting scenes in the film are quite interesting.

Characters such as Superman, Doomsday and Wonder Woman appear one after another, and the battle scenes are shocking, as if they are going to destroy the world.

Superman, in particular, demonstrated unparalleled strength in battle, which amazed people.

It’s a pity that Batman, as a mortal, seems a little powerless in the climax scene, and his existence seems to be just to highlight Superman’s power.

As for the "big villain" Luthor, his behavior is even more unpredictable.

He seems to be a mysterious existence in this movie. His behavior is neither reasonable nor reasonable, and his motives are difficult to understand.

This inexplicable behavior not only confuses the audience, but also makes the plot of the movie more complicated and elusive.

But this is just the opinion of passers-by. For hardcore DC fans, these are not a problem.

After all, he is Lex Luthor, Superman's natural enemy!

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While watching the movie, Chen Fei kept paying attention to the status of fans and passers-by guests.

Looking around, the most interesting things are the passers-by guests!
At the beginning of the film, the sudden conflict between Batman and Superman caught the passers-by guests off guard. The two seemed to be involved in a fierce battle for some unknown reason.

However, just when the battle reached its climax, the conflict between the two came to an abrupt end inexplicably, leaving the passers-by guests with confused faces.

Then, a mysterious monster from Krypton suddenly appeared, and its appearance completely broke the original balance.

This monster is not only powerful, but also possesses extraordinary abilities, forcing Batman and Superman to temporarily put aside their grudges and join forces to fight this common enemy.

In this thrilling battle, Batman and Superman showed extraordinary courage and wisdom, and their tacit cooperation allowed passers-by guests to see the power of justice.

But what puzzled the passers-by guests was that the development of the whole plot seemed very abrupt and very confusing.

In the end, Superman's death became the climax of the movie. His sacrifice not only made the audience feel sad, but also laid the groundwork for the next "Justice League".

And when Batman sent a signal for help to Wonder Woman during the battle, indicating that he was ready to find more companions, the subtitles indicating the official end of the movie rose up.

The scene suddenly erupted into prolonged applause.

But looking around, many passers-by and guests, while applauding, had expressions of confusion and puzzlement in their eyes.

They were confused about how the plot of this movie was going to unfold and why all the plots except the fighting scenes seemed so abrupt.
DC fans, on the other hand, seemed extremely excited because they were very familiar with the comic book plots, and the film also showed a very unique visual style.

Based on this, they just felt that today's premiere trip was perfect!
Just like that, under the gazes of die-hard fans and passers-by, Zack Snyder and the main creators of the crew walked onto the stage to take their curtain call.

As expected, Chen Fei's name appeared in Zack Snyder's mouth.

"Fei, as Marvel's Chief Content Officer, I believe your understanding of superheroes should be much greater than mine, so, could you please comment on this movie?"

The emergence of this segment surprised many audiences, guests and media.

After all, before this, they had never seen domestic directors comment on Hollywood blockbusters in public.

The reason is simple, because many people are not qualified!

But now, the appearance of Chen Fei has broken this convention, because under his leadership, Marvel is far more successful than DC.

Therefore, he is qualified to make comments.

After taking the microphone from the on-site staff, Chen Fei thought for a moment and gave a serious answer:
“From my personal perspective, the action scenes and visual style of this movie are very touching and suit my taste.

But the plot and narrative of the film made me feel very confused, especially some settings that are unique to the comics, which made me feel a little confused.

Therefore, I personally think that if you want to understand this movie, you may need to have a certain understanding of DC comics... The film is not particularly friendly to ordinary passers-by, and the threshold for watching movies is a bit too high..."

On the stage, Zack Snyder's smile was a little stiff, and no one knew what he was thinking.

In the audience, the stars and actors who were invited to attend the movie premiere looked at Chen Fei in disbelief. They obviously didn't expect his words to be so "straightforward"!
Many people have a question in their minds: "Isn't he afraid of offending Warner and DC by saying this?"

However, what they don’t know is that in the current Hollywood film market, Marvel and DC are sworn enemies, so how can they talk about offending each other?
What's more, what Chen Fei said was all true, which can be confirmed after the movie is released. He just said it in advance.

"Fei, thank you for your valuable advice..."

As Zack Snyder's voice sounded, the review ended, and the premiere of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" was officially declared over.

As he walked out, Fade Chen was still trying to recall the final box office performance of the film.

He vaguely remembered that before Rebirth, the box office of this movie did not exceed 10 billion US dollars, which meant that it would be difficult for DC to recover its investment in a short period of time.

You know, according to the information released by DC, the production cost of this movie alone is as high as 2.5 million US dollars!
This does not include the investment in distribution and publicity.

Based on this, if the box office does not reach 10 billion US dollars, the road to recovering the investment will be very long!

In the afternoon, media reports came out, and as expected, Chen Fei became the subject of heated discussion among many netizens and people in the circle.

"Today at 10 o'clock this morning, the imported science fiction blockbuster "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", jointly produced by Warner Bros. and DC Films, held its Asian premiere ceremony in Beijing!"

"Zack Snyder, Hollywood's top commercial film director, joined Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot and other Hollywood stars in the capital to cheer for the premiere of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."

“Many domestic filmmakers, directors, actors, celebrities, and media showed up at the premiere, and the atmosphere was comparable to a film festival awards ceremony.”

"Director Chen Fei and Liu Yifei made a surprise appearance at the premiere of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, chatting happily with a number of Hollywood directors and stars."

"After the movie was over, Director Chen Fei stood up and made a bold comment, saying that the movie was not particularly friendly to passers-by and that the threshold for watching the movie was too high, which sparked heated discussions at the scene..."

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