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

Chapter 889: Suffering in silence? No! I am planning something bad!

"So what you mean is that according to the new regulations of the General Administration, all domestic theater companies are not allowed to prohibit a movie that meets the screening standards from being released in their theaters based on personal preferences?"

During the call, Fade Chen's tone was calm, and he was not as furious as Huo Qigang had imagined!
"That's right, that's what Director Tong said. Not only Pan Asia Cinemas, but also Wanda, China Film, Shanghai Film, Poly Bona... all cinema companies are not allowed to forcibly remove a movie from the shelves without authorization."

“When will the new regulations come into effect?”

"number 7."

"That means the day after tomorrow?"

"To be precise, starting from 12: tomorrow night, the film My Secret Agent Grandpa produced by Edko Films must be shown in theaters under the Pan Asia Cinema Chain."

"Okay, I understand. You should go back to Hong Kong first. I will call you after asking about the details."

"That copy..."

"Since the bureau has given the order, let's just lay it out as normal and we can deal with the rest later."

After saying that, Fade Chen hung up the phone and found Tong Gang's contact information.

It seemed like the person on the other end was waiting for him. The call was connected as soon as he dialed.

"Tong Bureau?"

Before Chen Fei could say anything more, Tong Gang interrupted him: "I know what you want to ask, it's about the new regulations of the theaters, right?
I can make this clear to you. From now on, as long as the film does not involve "box office stealing", theaters are not allowed to ban its screening. There will be clear explanations and instructions in the "Film Law" to be implemented later.

Don’t mind it. In fact, even if La Peikang and Jiang Zhiqiang didn’t come to me, this new rule would still be implemented at the end of the year. Now it’s just a trial run in advance…”

La Pai Kang? Jiang Zhiqiang?
On the other end of the phone, Fade Chen keenly caught the names of these two people from Tong Gang's words.

In other words, if it weren't for the efforts of the two of them, the new regulations would not be implemented until the end of the year at the earliest.

And now, with the two of them taking the lead, the trial will start ahead of schedule!
After realizing this, Fade Chen already had some guesses in his mind.

It must be the movie "My Spy Grandpa" produced by Emperor Entertainment Group. Because it could not be shown in theaters under the Pan Asia Cinemas Chain, its box office performance has not improved.

After Jiang Zhiqiang came to "apologize by carrying a thorn stick on his back" but to no avail, he found La Peikang.

Then the two of them went directly to the General Administration and used some method to force the General Administration to try out the latest "Film Law" in advance...

"Haha, interesting. This is really interesting. China Film Group? Edko Films? Jiang Zhiqiang? Lapaikang? Are they an alliance?"

While Tong Gang was patiently explaining, a steady stream of coping strategies gradually emerged in Fade Chen's mind.

Do you want him to give in just by doing this? You really look down on him, don't you?

Tong Gang continued, "So, the Pan Asia Cinema Line, which is controlled by you, cannot ban the screening of films produced by Edko Pictures from now on..."

"Yeah, okay, I understand."

"Um?!"

Tong Gang paused, and was unable to react.

In his original imagination, Chen Fei would definitely be very angry, or at least show strong dissatisfaction.

But what's with this calm tone now?

Are you prepared to swallow your anger?
This shouldn't be the case! This is not like the Chen Fei he knew!

Just as he was wondering, he heard Chen Fei's voice slowly ringing in his ears: "Director Tong, I am not the kind of person who is ignorant of current affairs. Since there are new regulations in the bureau, I must cooperate with them. I will definitely not make things difficult for you, right?"

Tong Gang smiled with satisfaction: "I am very pleased that you can say such words... You can rest assured that I will definitely not let you suffer in vain..."

"Director Tong!" Chen Fei suddenly interrupted, "I want to know now, the new Film Law in the bureau should not stipulate how the theaters must arrange the film schedule, right?"

"No, it's the cinema's freedom to decide how to schedule films. This involves market economics, and the bureau will definitely not interfere."

"Okay, thank you for your help. I have other things to do. Let's talk again when we have time."

"Okay, come to my office more often when you're free and we can talk more."

After finishing the call with Tong Gang, Chen Fei immediately called Huo Qigang and arranged a series of plans for him.

At this time at the General Administration, Tong Gang frowned slightly as he looked at the darkening screen.

He always felt that there seemed to be some deep meaning in Chen Fei's last question, but he couldn't figure it out for a while.

"Scheduling? Movie scheduling... Market economy? Non-interference... Oh hey! This kid's brain works really fast!"

Tong Gang, who had figured out the key, wanted to applaud at this moment, but soon, this thought turned into disappointment with La Peikang.

"Alas, this La Peikang is far inferior to Han Sanping in both methods and brains."

……

Because it is a "preliminary trial", the bureau only held a meeting to notify everyone and did not issue a formal announcement to the public.

As a result, except for those involved in cinema business, other film and television companies in the industry have not received the news yet.

The same cannot be said for the companies that did attend the conference.

For example, at Huayi, when Wang Zhonglei, Wang Zhongjun, Feng Xiaogang and others heard Ye Ning's retelling, a big stone in their hearts suddenly fell to the ground.

"So after the new film regulations are announced, cinema chains are not allowed to arbitrarily target a certain movie, right? Doesn't this mean that Wanda will have no chance to replicate the ban that Pan Asia Cinemas used against Edko Films? This is good news for us!"

At this moment, Wang Zhongjun could not hide his excitement.

Before this, he had been worried that Wanda’s revenge would be very fierce!
If Wanda also chooses to completely ban Huayi's films from now on and does not allow Huayi's films to be released in Wanda Cinemas, it will be a big trouble.

But now, this worry has been directly dispelled by the General Administration, and from now on they will have no worries in this regard.

Wang Zhonglei couldn't help but start bragging: "In fact, even without this new rule, Huayi is not afraid of Wanda at all. We have a lot of trump cards. After all, our own cinema chain is not bad. Don't you think so, Mr. Ye?"

"Haha, what Mr. Wang said makes sense."

Ye Ning smiled, but did not continue the topic. Instead, he turned to look at Feng Xiaogang who was silent on the side.

"Director Feng's I Am Not Fan Jinlian has not yet been scheduled, right? I want to know if there is a target release date?"

Since Ye Ning has chosen Huayi, he naturally has to start taking responsibilities.

Feng Xiaogang's "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" was the first major project he took over.

As for "Lu Yao Zhi Mali", it was purely used for practice.

Hearing his name being mentioned, Feng Xiaogang thought for a moment and asked back: "I want to go to the National Day file, is that ok?"

Ye Ning shook his head slightly: "Director Feng, to be honest, the subject matter of your film may not be very appealing. After all, the National Day holiday is also a day for family happiness. Do you think anyone would go to see an art film at that time?"

"But the National Day period is a big period!" Feng Xiaogang still wanted to fight for it.

"Then if I tell you that one of Feiyue Films' Detective Chinatown 2 and Ghost Blows Out the Light: Kunlun Temple will definitely be released during the National Day holiday, would you still have confidence? Oh, by the way, there's also Operation Red Sea, which is also one of the alternatives."

Hearing this, Feng Xiaogang fell silent.

This is an art film. To compete with commercial films, and three commercial films with box office potential of 20 billion+, isn't that courting death?

What's more, when filming "I Am Not Fan Jinlian", he insisted on using a circular composition and vowed that the box office would definitely be good.

But if the final box office results are not ideal, then it will be a disaster.

Thinking of this, Feng Xiaogang immediately said: "Mr. Ye is an expert in this area. How about you determine a suitable schedule?"

Ye Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Let's have a meeting later to decide on the specific date. It would be best to avoid the popular dates as much as possible to reduce the competitiveness, and at the same time create a gimmick that can attract attention."

"Ok."

Feng Xiaogang nodded heavily and chose to accept it.

At this time, Ye Ning turned his head and looked at Wang Zhonglei and Wang Zhongjun on the side, and slowly said: "After this period of research, I have developed the fifth season of the 'H Plan' based on Huayi's previous 'de-single-film' plan. If the two Mr. Wang are not busy, let's discuss the relevant plans and arrangements next?"

Hearing this, Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei looked at each other, both revealing a look of satisfaction.

Sure enough, if a company wants to change and develop, it must boldly employ talents!

Look, Ye Ning just took office and he has already given them a surprise. This guy is really a perfect fit.

"Okay, let's go to the conference room and talk in detail."

"Haha, Mr. Ye, thank you for your hard work."

Soon, a group of people walked out of the office with smiles on their faces and headed straight for the conference room.

……

It is now the 6th and the filming of "La La Land" is still going smoothly.

The most discussed topic online this morning was an announcement jointly released by Feiyue Films, Wanda, Guangguang, Shanghai Film Group and other film and television companies:
"The casting of Wolf Warriors 2 has now officially come to an end. Wu Jing, Frank Grillo, Wu Gang, Zhang Ruoyun, Liu Yan, Yu Qian, Yu Nan and others have officially signed contracts with the crew and will leave for abroad in a week for two months of military training..."

As soon as this announcement came out, netizens who were previously curious about how Liu Yan avoided the "wedding prank" criticism suddenly realized it!
"Wow, Liu Yan is actually the heroine in Wolf Warrior 2?"

"No wonder! It turns out that she has a lot of capital to protect her. No wonder those groomsmen all stood up and apologized and begged for mercy."

"Sure enough, the entertainment industry is just a huge makeshift team. Whoever has the strongest capital behind them will be the winner."

"Congratulations to Liu Yan for successfully becoming the leading actress of the movie!"

"Haha, that's awesome. Now let's see how those internet trolls and rival fans can market their products. Come on, no matter how awesome you are, can you be more awesome than all these investors?"

When Liu Yan called, Chen Fei was busy adjusting the camera.

So, when the assistant brought the phone over, Liu Yifei took a look at the caller ID and picked up the call.

Although she and Liu Yan were not particularly familiar with each other, they often met at various activities, so they were naturally not strangers to each other.

A few minutes later, when Chen Fei finished adjusting the lens, the call was hung up.

Seeing her boyfriend's curious look, Miss Liu pouted slightly and said jokingly, "It was Liu Yan who called. She wanted to thank you for being her protector and said she would find a chance to treat you to a meal."

"Hey? How did I become a flower protector?"

Chen Fei did not hesitate to exonerate himself: "Wu Jing and Xie Nan wanted to help her, and I was just giving Wu Jing face. After all, I am not very familiar with her."

"Really?" Liu Yifei showed an expression of disbelief on her face.

"I can swear!" Chen Fei promised solemnly.

"Hehe." Liu Yifei suddenly smiled and said, "No need to swear. In fact, I wouldn't mind even if you help her.

I have long been fed up with those groomsmen. They actually bullied a girl. How shameless! They should come out and apologize and admit their mistakes..."

Looking around, Miss Liu is a rare female star in the circle who still has a sense of justice.

Or maybe it was because she was well protected by Chen Fei, so she was not polluted by the dirty world of the entertainment industry.

……

On the afternoon of the 6th.

Compared to the "calmness" of Pan Asia Cinemas, Emperor Entertainment Group is much more "agitated"!
Jiang Zhiqiang's office door was always open, and there was a constant stream of executives coming and going, making his place look like a vegetable market.

But this noisy scene did not make him angry, because every executive who came in brought good news.

"Boss Jiang, the PR department has noticed that the 'ban' notice issued by Pan Asia Cinemas last year against Edko Films has been hidden."

"Boss Jiang, the distributor sent back a message saying that the copies have been fully deployed, and Pan Asia Cinema Line has not stopped us from supplying the copies."

"Boss Jiang, according to the feedback from Pan Asia Cinemas, My Grandpa the Agent has already started scheduling screenings..."

"Good news" kept coming one after another, which made Jiang Zhiqiang's face burst into joy.

As long as it can ensure that the films produced by Enlight Pictures can be released in the Pan-Asia cinema chain, even if there may be fewer screenings in the early stages, it will still be a bonus for the total box office.

In this way, recovering costs will not be a problem.

If we can find a way to make it work in the future, maybe we can allow the movies produced by Feiyue Films to be shown again in the theaters under Enlightenment Cinemas.

This way, everything goes smoothly!

Thinking of this, Jiang Zhiqiang couldn't hide his excitement.

"So, starting from 12 o'clock tonight, the movies produced by our company can be re-released in all theaters under Pan Asia Cinema Line, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Jiang."

"Haha, good, that's great."

While he was excited, Jiang Zhiqiang couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

After all, this has already delayed the release for six days, and the best screening period for the film has passed, which will naturally lead to less than ideal final box office results.

Fortunately, the current results are good. As long as the copies can be fully rolled out, there should be no problem in recovering the costs in the end.

……

On the 7th, many people in the industry were attracted by several announcements released by Bona.

"Following The Legend of the Gods, the Sino-foreign co-produced war film Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, jointly produced by Bona Film Group and Sony Pictures, and jointly distributed by China Film Group and Huaying Film Group, directed by Ang Lee, and starring Hollywood stars such as Joe Alwyn and Kristen Stewart, has been confirmed to be introduced to China for release, with the specific release date being November 11!"

"Upon the proposal of Yu Dong, Chairman of Bona Film Group, and after a vote by all members of the board of directors, we now officially announce that Bona Film Group will begin preparations for listing on the A-share market starting today, with the first round of financing expected to start at the end of the year..."

"Bona Film Group has issued invitations for its first round of financing. We welcome investors from all walks of life to learn more and pay attention..."

The news that a Sino-foreign co-production blockbuster has been scheduled for release + the news that the company is about to launch its first round of financing and aim at the A-share market, directly made Bona Film Group rush to the hot search headlines on major social platforms and became the object of everyone's attention!
Chen Fei looked at the news and couldn't help but sigh: "Wow? This is coming with such force! It's going all out right from the start?"

“Haha, who said it wasn’t true?” Wang Changtian said disdainfully on the other end of the phone: “When my mother was listed on NASDAQ, Yu Dong was so arrogant.

Now, the U.S. stock market is no longer viable, and people are turning back to the A-share market. How shameless!

Chen Fei raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, "Guangguang should have received an invitation for financing, right? Isn't Director Wang going to get involved?"

"I'm not interested." Wang Changtian refused without hesitation: "Bonasao has too many operations. I have always been a person who seeks victory in a safe way and never participates in such high-stakes gambling."

Then he asked again, "Why? Director Chen is interested?"

"Me?" Chen Fei laughed immediately: "Haha, forget about me. I helped Bona to withdraw from NASDAQ. Yu Dong doesn't know how to curse me now. How can he cooperate with me?"

"What? You caused Boehner to withdraw from Nasdaq?"

On the other end of the phone, Wang Changtian was completely stunned. After all, he had never heard of such a thing before!

Now that everything has been revealed, Fade Chen will naturally not continue to hide it.

He explained with a smile: "I think you should also know that Yu Dong and I were not on good terms at the time. He even teamed up with Hong Kong's film companies to snipe at the film and television works produced by Feiyue Films and put obstacles in my way everywhere.

It just so happened that I had some power abroad, so I stabbed him hard in the rear, forcing him to run back from Nasdaq in disgrace."

"Gudong!"

Wang Changtian swallowed his saliva and was unable to speak for a long time.

He really didn't expect that Chen Fei's methods would be so cruel!

To destroy a US-listed company, is this just a bit of strength?

What kind of joke is this?!
……

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