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

Chapter 885: Determined to go for the prize! Shut up, single dog! Liang Jingru gave the courage???

In a blink of an eye, April 4st arrived quietly.

It was only 9 o'clock, but the Internet was already "bustling with activity". Various film, television and entertainment news emerged in an endless stream, making it hard to keep up!

"Hot Pot Heroes, a crime and romance film co-produced by New Classics Media, Wanda Films, and Kung Fu Films, directed by Yang Qing, and starring Chen Kun, Bai Baihe, and Qin Hao, was officially released today, with a 33% screening on the first day."

"The film "My Grandpa the Agent", co-produced by Yingyi Entertainment and Edko Films, starring Hong Jingbao, Liu Dehua, Li Qinqin and Feng Jiayi, was officially released today, with a 15.4% screening on the first day."

"The romantic film "My Best Friend", produced by LeTV Pictures, directed by Zhang Qi, and starring Chen Xiao, Qin Lan, and Du Tianhao, was officially released today, with a 27.4% share of the first-day screenings."

"The film "Passing By Your World", jointly produced by Enlight Pictures and Orange Image, starring Deng Chao, Bai Baihe, Yang Yang, Yue Yunpeng, and Liu Yan, adapted from the best-selling novel "Passing By Your World", held its opening ceremony in the mountain city of Chongqing this morning."

"The song and dance film "La La Land", exclusively produced by Feiyue Films, with Chen Fei as the director, screenwriter and male lead, Liu Yifei as the female lead and producer, and Zhu Yawen, Zhou Xun, Luo Jin, Zhao Liying, Jing Tian, ​​Feng Yuanzheng, Zhou Xun and others participating, has officially started shooting in Hengdian."

……

At this moment, in Hengdian, on the set of "La La Land".

While the on-site staff were preparing some materials for the opening ceremony, Chen Fei was chatting with a group of actors present.

"Teacher Feng, I heard that you just finished filming a TV series, right?"

"Yes, that's right." Feng Yuanzheng himself looked quite gentle, wearing glasses and smiling from time to time, looking like a kind-hearted person.

However, perhaps because of preconceived notions, the other actors around him were a little afraid of him, fearing that he would hit someone if they disagreed with him, so they subconsciously kept a distance from him.

In order to fit in with the group, Feng Yuanzheng deliberately followed Chen Fei's words and continued the conversation: "I worked with Wu Gang in my previous drama. I heard that he is now filming an anti-corruption drama produced by your company?"

"Yes, in In the Name of People, he plays Li Dakang, a senior official in Jingzhou City."

Talking about this drama, Chen Fei felt inexplicably complicated.

The filming of this drama was full of twists and turns. We had to stop filming for several days because there were always some messy people who came to stop and block the filming.

If it weren’t for several strong investors who were always able to “turn danger into safety”, I’m afraid this drama would have been stillborn.

According to the progress reported from there, the filming will be completed in May, but I don’t know if we can find a suitable release channel after the post-production is completed.

If it really doesn't work, Chen Fei plans to make it into a web drama. After all, it is easier to broadcast it on an online platform than on TV.

At this moment, Zhu Yawen's voice suddenly rang out on the set.

"Wow, there are quite a few reporters outside, and there are also a lot of people watching the fun."

Chen Fei looked up and saw him walking straight towards him.

"Why did you come so late? Was there a traffic jam?"

"Oh, forget it. It was blocked outside. Cars couldn't get in. I had to go through the side road to get in."

Zhu Yawen first explained why he was late, and then greeted Feng Yuanzheng.

The latter replied with a smile on his face, "Ma Wen, congratulations. I saw the news online that the new movie starring you, "Lu Yao Zhi Mali", will be released during the summer vacation?"

"Hey, Teacher Feng is actually still paying attention to this?"

"My daughter likes movies of this type. I heard her mention it the other day and I wrote it down."

"Haha, it's my pleasure. I'll give you some movie tickets then..."

As the saying goes, the speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously.

When hearing the name "Lu Yao Zhi Mali", Chen Fei suddenly remembered that the producer of this movie seemed to be Ye Ning, and the investor was Huayi.

I think the two companies had probably already "hooked up" when this movie was being filmed last year.

This may also be one of the reasons why Ye Ning chose to leave Wanda and join Huayi.

As Chen Fei was thinking, a staff member suddenly ran over and told him that the materials for the opening ceremony were ready.

"Then let's get started!"

Following his command, everyone present immediately moved.

As a reborn person, Chen Fei attaches great importance to the film opening ceremony. He strictly follows the cumbersome process before each filming.

On the open space, the prop masters built a tall red curtain wall with four big characters "Good luck in the start of filming" written on it.

A long altar was placed in front of the curtain wall, covered with red cloth, which looked very festive.

In the center of the altar was a greasy roasted suckling pig, with some fruits, pears and peaches placed on both sides of the suckling pig, and a large incense burner in front.

On both sides of the altar there was a camera, each covered with red cloth.

Outside the field, media and reporters swarmed in, cameras on their shoulders, faithfully recording the scene before them.

With the staff's words "Silence on site", the opening ceremony officially began.

Director Chen Fei and producer Liu Yifei stepped forward, burned incense and worshiped devoutly, and then together unveiled the red cloth on the camera.

On the other side, a stage manager set off two strings of firecrackers with a combined 100,000 bangs!

Then, all the cast and crew members came forward to burn incense and pray, wishing for a smooth filming.

Then came the interview session with reporters.

In order to train Liu Yifei, Chen Fei deliberately reduced his words and let her face reporters as a producer as much as possible.

He would not speak unless the questions were particularly targeted.

"Producer Liu, there are rumors that your song and dance film is going to win awards. Is this rumor true or false?"

As soon as this question was asked, the scene suddenly became quiet.

After all, the most discussed topic about "La La Land" is whether this movie will win awards, which is also a question that many people want to know.

Hearing this, Liu Yifei smiled and responded calmly, "You guessed it right, I'm going to win the prize."

For a moment, there was an uproar at the scene!
Someone else couldn't wait to ask: "Are you going to the Venice Film Festival? Or to Berlin?"

"This is a secret, you will know it when the time comes."

After a relaxed response, the interview session officially ended.

When the media reporters left, each of them received a big red envelope, which is also one of the routines of the crew.

After finishing the busy work, it was already noon.

The crew's opening party was held at a hotel near Hengdian.

The hotel's chef prepared a feast. The roast suckling pig with the aroma of candles was cut into pieces and sent to each table to ensure that everyone could have a bite.

During the dinner, Shu Chang, who was sitting next to Liu Yifei, leaned over and asked Chen Fei in a low voice: "Brother, I've always been curious. In the opening ceremony of a TV series or film, we have to burn incense, but there is no statue of the deity... So who are we worshipping?"

Fade Chen took a bite of the dish and finished it before explaining, "In fact, there is no unified requirement to say who you must worship. The convention is that everyone worships whoever they like in their hearts, whether it's the Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, various gods, or even the God of Land, the Kitchen God, etc.

The main purpose of this action is to respect heaven, earth and one's own profession, to have a sense of awe for what one shoots, and to pray that the shooting goes smoothly and nothing goes wrong.

After all, the crew relies on "the right time, the right place, and the right people" to make a living, and there are too many uncontrollable factors, so of course we have to pray devoutly, and if there is nothing, we can also seek psychological comfort..."

"Oh, I see!"

Shu Chang nodded repeatedly after listening to this, he really learned something new.

When she was filming "Ghost Blows Out the Light" before, Ning Hao's opening ceremony was even more exaggerated than this. Sometimes she would even invite lion dance teams, Taoist priests, and monks to make it particularly grand.

She was quite curious at the time, but because Ning Hao looked so fierce, she didn't dare to ask.

Today I finally got the answer from Chen Fei, and I have learned something new.

Just after noon, news reports about the opening ceremony of "La La Land" appeared online. "At 10 o'clock this morning, the song and dance film "La La Land" held a grand opening ceremony in Hengdian, and many stars, actors and celebrities showed up to show their support."

"The producer and leading actress Liu Yifei revealed that La La Land will indeed compete for awards, and the rest of the information is kept confidential for the time being."

"Director Chen Fei is involved in award-winning films again. Will it be successful? Please wait and see..."

……

It was afternoon, and Chen Fei had just arrived at the set when he received a call from Wang Changtian.

"Hey? Didn't you guys make an agreement? Why are you going to win the prize too? Are you going to compete again?"

"Me too?" Chen Fei was a little surprised: "Why? Besides me, are there other directors who are going to win awards in the second half of the year?"

"Feng Xiaogang." Wang Changtian suddenly added mysteriously, "I heard about it from a vice president of Wanda Cinema Line. They seem to be very interested in Huayi's new film project."

Hearing this, Fade Chen immediately became interested: "What? Is a war going to start?"

"Anyway, I feel it will be soon. Wanda should be stable in the near future. Besides, Big Boss Wang is not the kind of person who will swallow his anger after suffering a loss. He will definitely not give up."

"Of course. Wanda is at the peak of its popularity right now. If he really endures it, how will people around him view him?"

"Feng Xiaogang is probably in trouble. He just signed the gambling agreement and his movie has been targeted by others. If this leads to his losing the gambling agreement, I guess he will definitely fire at Wanda."

"This old rogue, it's time to teach him a lesson..."

When it comes to Feng Xiaogang, Chen Fei can't help but want to complain about him.

The older this guy gets, the more frivolous he becomes. He is far inferior to Zhang Yimou and Chen Kai!
Just yesterday, when he led the main creators of "I Am Not Madame Bovary" to hold a press conference for the film, he actually made a dirty joke in front of the media, saying that Fan Bingbing's figure is much better now than it was many years ago, and that he felt like "acting out"...

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of laughter at the scene.

Even though Fan Bingbing, the person involved, was a "battle-hardened veteran", he still felt uneasy in that situation. His face immediately turned red and he almost lost face.

But even so, Feng Xiaogang still looked frivolous and didn't take the word "respect" seriously at all.

It can be seen from this small incident that the atmosphere in Huayi is extremely bad!
Chen Fei has already made up his mind. When Wanda "takes action", he must help out in private and stab Huayi in the back!

Not for anything else, just to pursue a physical and mental comfort.

……

At 2:00 p.m. sharp, the filming of "La La Land" officially began.

This is the first time that Chen Fei has tried a musical movie, and it feels very novel.

Looking around the world, although musicals have declined, it seems that every few years, a musical that is a big hit in both word of mouth and box office will appear, such as "Chicago", "Mamma Mia" and "Pitch Perfect".

This shows that musicals always have a certain market space.

However, it is not so easy to make a good movie of this type, especially a Chinese-language musical, which is even more difficult!

The first scene after filming was the exclusive part for Chen Fei and Liu Yifei.

In a warm and artistic studio, Chen Fei sat in front of the piano, his fingers dancing on the black and white keys, as if he was having a silent conversation with the music.

The cheerful melody floats in the air, creating a relaxed and joyful atmosphere, but also carries a hint of imperceptible tension, as the crew is conducting test shoots in a tense and orderly manner.

Liu Yifei, wearing a dress, is like an elegant elf, dancing gracefully to the rhythm of the dance.

Each of her movements was full of power and beauty, as if she wanted to completely immerse herself in the role.

However, when she turned and walked to the piano and whispered a line, the assistant director Shen Ao, who was currently in charge of the camera, immediately called for a stop.

"Director Chen, how about you come over and take a look? I feel like something is not right."

"Ok?"

Fade Chen stood up, walked to the monitor, and clicked replay.

After a moment, he slowly raised his head and looked at Liu Yifei who was standing still, and reminded her: "Yifei, something does not feel right, you need to regain your state of mind."

As he spoke, he came to the piano and added, "You have to remember the point we emphasized when reading the script. The heroine is not completely immersed in the love with the hero. She is a modern woman with dreams and independent ideas. So your performance must be more tenacious and more powerful."

Liu Yifei pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "I understand, Director."

A few minutes later, Fade Chen sat back in front of the piano again, gathered his emotions for a while, and then gently pressed the black and white keys.

Shooting resumes.

The first shot was retaken four times before Liu Yifei finally found the feeling and completed the shooting smoothly.

Chen Fei gave encouragement at the right time: "You have adjusted your state well, keep it up."

"Okay!" Liu Yifei clenched her fists slightly and said with a grin, "I recalled our early days together. At that time, I just admired and respected you, but I didn't know what love was. I feel that feeling is just right here."

"Oh, you have a good understanding ability, don't you? You are worthy of being the Best Actress in Cannes."

"You're the one who taught me well."

Shu Chang, who was not far away, was listening to their conversation and was already frowning: "Can you two stop showing off your affection? This is a film set! Not your bedroom!"

"Shut up, singles."

Shu Chang: “…”

……

The entire afternoon of shooting took place in the studio. Although the two of them had already gotten along very well, there were still inevitably many small problems when they really got into the shooting state.

Therefore, the adjustment process has to continue.

At the same time, the outside world became lively again, just because a movie was officially announced this afternoon!
"The large-scale mythological epic "Legend of the Gods", exclusively produced by Bona Films and with a production cost of up to 5 million RMB, was officially announced this afternoon to be released on July 7, competing for the summer vacation schedule."

"Bona Chairman Yu Dong issued a statement saying: "Legend of the Gods" is the first large-scale masterpiece in China that focuses on mythological themes. Bona is confident that it will push its box office to more than 20 billion, or even 30 billion!"

"Li Lianjie, Fan Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Yang Ying, Gu Tianle, Wen Zhang, Xiang Zuo, Liang Jiahui, Andy On, Xu Qing and others updated their Weibo accounts at the same time to promote "Legend of the Gods" together."

After the afternoon filming of "La La Land" was finished, Chen Fei opened his mobile phone and saw that the Internet was flooded with relevant press releases of "Legend of the Gods". It was so lively!
"Guaranteed 20 billion+? Strive for 30 billion+?"

Looking at this slogan, Fade Chen was completely confused.

When did Yu Dong suddenly become so confident?

Was it Fish Leong who gave him the courage to shout out the slogan of 20 billion+ so bravely?
Just as I was thinking about it, a phone call suddenly came in.

As soon as Chen Fei pressed the connect button, he heard Su Guohai's voice coming from the other side: "Boss Chen, Director Wang just reported to me that the post-production of Detective Chinatown 2 has been completed."

"Hmm?" Fade Chen raised his eyebrows, and an idea suddenly popped up in his mind.

He immediately ordered: "Since the post-production is complete, send it for review. After obtaining the screening license, choose a suitable release date for the film."

"A suitable time?" Su Guohai asked subconsciously: "For example?"

Chen Fei smiled softly: "I think the summer vacation period is pretty good. The competition this year shouldn't be too fierce. Maybe we can get a good result."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

Su Guohai responded and immediately hung up the call.

Just at this moment, the news that "LeTV Pictures held a shareholders' meeting this morning, and big boss Jia Yueting was present in person" suddenly appeared in front of Chen Fei.

However, he did not pay special attention to this news. Instead, he put down his mobile phone, started to review all the shots he had taken today, and took out paper and pen to make a summary.

At the same time, he was also planning tomorrow's shooting schedule in his mind to ensure that the subsequent shooting could proceed smoothly without any mistakes.

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