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

Chapter 895: A good wife? Joining a film crew and getting a high salary to take care of the baby?

The excitement over the casting of "Legend of the Demon Cat" is still growing and has not gradually dissipated with the passage of time.

Affected by the "drag and drag" of Taiwanese media, there was a huge controversy online, and a large number of fans continued to attack Chen Kaige's Weibo.

As for the doubts and criticisms from these "lower class people", the great poet Chen, who claimed to be a "superior class person", naturally would not pay too much attention to them.

No one can question his casting!
However, Chen Hong saw that the public opinion on the Internet seemed to be developing in a direction that was unfavorable to the film, so she quickly came out to explain:
"There is no shady business in the casting process of Legend of the Demon Cat, and director Chen Kai chose Zhang Rongrong to play the role of Yang Guifei because of her excellent acting skills, image, temperament and other hard conditions.

You may want to wait and see. When the movie is released, there will definitely be surprises!
In addition, the film is expected to start shooting in August. Director Chen Kaige has already led a team to the Xiangyang Tangcheng Film and Television Base. Everyone is welcome to visit and join the set.

Finally, thank you very much for your attention and support to "Legend of the Demon Cat". We will definitely work hard to present a better film quality to give back to all fans for their support..."

After Chen Hong made these remarks, the online public opinion controversy was indeed reduced a lot.

Under the guidance of relevant marketing accounts, many netizens immediately focused their attention on the movie itself and began to look forward to the completion of "Legend of the Demon Cat".

"I have to go and see this movie when it comes out. I don't believe this woman can play the role of Yang Guifei well!"

"I heard that the story of "Legend of the Demon Cat" is pretty good. Is the original novel pretty good?"

"Alas, I just hope Brother Chen Kai can put in some effort and not make another bad movie like The Promise!"

The public opinion online changed very quickly. In just one morning, those angry netizens and fans calmed down, which was surprising.

At lunch, Zhu Yawen praised while chewing rice: "This is a true good wife! Director Chen Kai is lucky to marry a wife like Chen Hong."

"What you said does make sense."

Chen Fei agreed with great approval, but his eyes fell on another piece of entertainment news.

"The large-scale costume, palace, and political drama "The Princess Weiyoung" produced by Huace Film & TV officially announced the cast list today:
Hong Kong's popular first-line actor Zhong Hanliang will partner with the leading actress Yang Ying, as well as Gan Tingting, Sun Yizhou, Yu Bo, Medina, Qi Hang, Deng Sha, Cheng Haofeng, Liu Mengmeng, Wei Binghua and others to perform a costume love story..."

If it was just a casting notice, it would naturally not attract Chen Fei's attention.

But the key point is that along with this casting announcement, there are also many gossips heard from "paparazzi" and "entertainment reporters".

"It is reported that Yang Ying is currently pregnant and joined the crew to take the high salary to take care of the baby."

"We have successfully photographed the medical team that accompanies Yang Ying. During the filming, the medical staff will take care of Yang Ying's physical condition throughout the whole process."

"According to an insider from the crew, during the filming of the TV series, some difficult scenes will be performed by stand-ins. Currently, Huace has begun to look for extras with a body shape similar to Yang Ying."

Looking at these gossips and exclusive revelations, Chen Fei didn't know how to evaluate Huang Xiaoming.

It would have been fine if his wife didn't stay at home to take care of her pregnancy, but he actually sent her to the crew to take care of her pregnancy.

That's the filming location of the crew! Is it a place for pregnancy care?

There is no need to guess, it must be Yang Ying's own request to go, and Huang Xiaoming, who is in love, naturally spared no effort to support her with all his strength.

As for Huace, they would naturally not refuse in order to save the leader's face.

Then the three parties hit it off and it turned into a production of the crew nurturing the pregnancy!

But that's a costume drama, and riding, fighting, even beheading and imprisonment are common scenes. Letting a pregnant woman act in this, isn't that a joke?

Although a stand-in can be used for some key shots, you can't also use a stand-in for shots that show the face, right?
However, when he thought of this, Fade Chen's expression suddenly froze!
"What the hell? Who said we can't use a stand-in for the face-showing scenes? Technology is so advanced now, can't we just replace the face in post-production?"

When he thought of this, the corners of Fade Chen's mouth twitched.

Other actresses may not do this in order to maintain their "dedicated" image, but it's hard to say about Yang Ying!
……

Time quickly came to the afternoon, and the filming of "La La Land" began to speed up.

The 25th was just two days away, and Chen Fei had to rush back to the capital to attend the movie premiere. In order not to delay the filming progress, he had to race against time.

The May 5.1st release date is getting closer and closer. In order to attract attention, several movies that are about to be released are sparing no effort in promotion.

On the morning of the 23rd, the movie "Dream Partners" starring Yao Chen, Tang Yan, Hao Lei, Guo Fucheng and others held its first movie premiere ceremony.

However, just as the popularity of "Partners" soared, the Russo brothers, directors of "Captain America 3: Civil War", suddenly spoke out on Weibo.

They said that on the 26th of this month, they will bring the bright stars of the "Captain America Team", including the brave and fearless "Captain America" ​​Chris Evans, the cold and mysterious "Winter Soldier" Sebastian Stan, and the agile and sharp "Falcon" Anthony Mackie, to the capital to promote this highly anticipated work and hold a screening event.

For a time, all the attention on the Internet was attracted by this news.

The cheers of Marvel fans are all over Weibo!
You know, this movie has already premiered in North America.

According to reports from Hollywood media, this movie is much better than DC's previous "Batman v Superman"!
On the Rotten Tomatoes film review website, professional film reviews have emerged like a tide, and each one is full of praise and admiration for "Captain America 3".

The score on Metacritic is as high as 84 points, and the two foreign media gave it full marks without hesitation, which is undoubtedly the highest affirmation of the quality of the film.

What’s even more interesting is that this movie tells the story of Captain America and Iron Man, the two leaders of the superhero camps, who are caught in a fierce confrontation due to their different ideas.

This undoubtedly formed a sharp contrast with the previous "Superman v. Batman", and thus triggered a confrontation among many Marvel and DC fans at home and abroad.

However, unlike the perspective that fans are focusing on, the domestic film industry is already in mourning at the moment.

You know, this Marvel blockbuster is scheduled to be released on May 5th. Although it gives domestic films a few days to breathe and also avoids the three-day May Day holiday, they will definitely coincide in the end.

Well, facing Marvel's sci-fi blockbuster, and the powerful combination of Captain America + Iron Man, who has the confidence to suppress it?

Except for a few big directors in China, no one has the confidence to surpass Hollywood imported blockbusters.

Anyway, "Dream Partners" has completely fallen silent now, because no matter how hard they try, they can't stand out successfully under the rampant Marvel blockbusters.

Instead of wasting publicity resources, it is better to keep a low profile for a few days and then promote the movie hard before it is officially released.

……

At this time, China Film.

Looking at the heated discussions about "Captain America 3: Civil War" on the Internet, La Peikang was filled with envy, almost beyond words.

He is now very eager to see the same high popularity when "The Great Wall" is officially released.

However, "bad news" always comes with full expectations.

"Boss La!" The assistant suddenly pushed the door open and walked in, reporting, "Universal Pictures sent a message, giving the North American release schedule for The Great Wall."

"Oh?" La Peikang raised his head expectantly: "Is it the December 12th that we recommended?"

"No, the final release date in North America is February 2 next year."

In an instant, the smile on La Peikang's face froze.

In his opinion, it would be best if "The Great Wall" could be released worldwide at the same time, so as to maximize the publicity effect.

But plans could not keep up with changes after all, and the rejection from Universal Pictures really caught him off guard!
"Why? Why can't it be released globally?"

"Universal Pictures explained that there are too many Hollywood blockbusters at the end of the year, and The Great Wall is just a Sino-foreign co-production. Facing blockbusters like Doctor Strange, Trolls, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, it has no advantage at all.

In addition, the end of the year is the time when film companies are striving for the Oscars, and many Hollywood movies will be released in batches. I am afraid that "The Great Wall" will be completely torn apart by those movies..."

This is the truth. After all, it is extremely difficult for a Mandarin-language movie to get high box office in North America!
Even though this movie stars an international superstar like Matt Damon, his box office appeal is not enough to boost the box office of a Mandarin film!

Thinking of this, La Peikang was unwilling, but he could only accept it silently. After being silent for three minutes and adjusting his mood, he spoke again: "In this case, let's decide it. The domestic version will be released first during the Lunar New Year holiday, and the overseas version will be released after the New Year.

Go and notify LeEco and Zhang Yimou, and ask the publicity department to formulate relevant publicity strategies, and make sure everything goes well..."

"Okay, La Dong."

The assistant responded, turned around and left the office.

La Peikang's attention then turned to the mobile phone screen, where he saw Feng Xiaogang post a Weibo post, saying that the purpose of scheduling the release date of "I Am Not Madame Bovary" for November 11 was to "heat up" an unpopular release date.

Looking at this Weibo post, he couldn't help but curl up a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.

A coward is a coward. What is there to be ashamed of? And what about saying that you have burned up an unpopular schedule? It's ridiculous.

Anyway, he is very confident now.

The more he looks at the project "The Great Wall", the more satisfied he feels. If nothing unexpected happens, the box office champion of this Lunar New Year holiday has already been secured by "The Great Wall"!
"I had The Great Wall during the Lunar New Year and Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back during the Spring Festival. The achievements of these two films should be enough for me to continue to hold my head high in front of the General Administration this year, right?"

Just then, the secretary suddenly pushed the door open and walked in.

"Boss La, this is the investment contract for Sky Hunter. I brought it back from the General Administration for you."

"okay."

La Peikang responded, glanced through it briefly, and then signed his name at the end.

"Please go and deliver this document to the Air Force."

"Okay." The secretary nodded slightly, picked up the documents and was about to go out, but suddenly thought of another thing.

"Boss La, I saw someone from Xiying at the General Administration today."

"Xiying???"

La Peikang raised his head with some curiosity: "What are the people from Xiying doing at the General Administration?"

"I'm not sure either. I heard from a friend at the General Administration that he went there to ask for money..."

"Haha, Xiying has been silent in recent years. It seems that it is so poor that it can't even make ends meet." La Peikang joked cheerfully and waved his hand to signal his secretary to get back to business.

He didn't think much about it at all, after all, Xiying had already set in the sunset several years ago.

With its current development, China Film is the real No. 1 among state-owned film and television companies!

Although Shanghai Film Group is chasing very closely, Ren Zhonglun is in Shanghai, so he naturally does not have the advantage of China Film Group Corporation, which is close to the water and gets the moon first.

For example, in the movie "Sky Hunter", China Film Group was the only state-owned film and television unit that "held the record".

Shanghai Film Group had no chance to get involved at all, because by the time Ren Zhonglun received the news, the contract had already been negotiated.

And this is the benefit and advantage of being a "close minister"!
……

Time comes on the 24th.

Early in the morning, when the attention of the mainland film and television circles was still on "Captain America 3: Civil War", a film project announcement from multiple units came from behind and quickly surpassed the popularity of Hollywood imported blockbusters.

"The main theme movie "Sky Hunter" about the air force theme was officially approved by the Air Force Political Department, and co-produced by 16 units and film and television companies including China Film, Spring and Autumn Times, Luming Films, China Television Media, Huaying, CCTV, and Aviation World Technology."

"Sky Hunter" tells the heroic story of ace pilot Wu Di and others who were ordered to rescue hostages abroad, and finally returned successfully after experiencing a life-and-death duel with foreign terrorist forces."

"Mainland China's top actor Li Chen will be the director and lead actor of the film, and the casting plan for the remaining roles will be officially launched from today."

"The filming of Sky Hunter has received strong support from the Air Force. In order to strictly control the professional quality of the film, the Air Force will arrange a military advisory group of 12 experts to discuss the rationality of equipment, operations, training and diplomacy, and provide corresponding technical support..."

For the entire day, the names of "Sky Hunter" and "Li Chen" remained high on the Weibo hot search list!

Many investors in the mainland noticed the person "Li Chen" for the first time. Everyone was really surprised that he could actually take on such a "top" project!

"Wow, no wonder Li Chen can date Fan Bingbing. His connections can even get him into the Air Force?!"

In the crew, Zhu Yawen's exclamation attracted many people's attention.

It was break time now, so Fade Chen was naturally checking the news.

However, unlike the expressions of surprise or astonishment of others, his heart was filled with strong sarcasm.

I don't know when it started, but it seems that "good actors can become directors" has become a rule followed in the film and television industry, so much so that many people who were originally actors are developing into directors.

Although there are indeed many people who succeed, the fact is that there are countless failures!

If you start with youth films or low-budget art films, you might be able to find an opportunity to rise and succeed in one fell swoop!
However, there has been no such operation that creates a mainstream blockbuster film right from the start. Li Chen is completely unique.

It would be fine if it succeeded, but if a newbie like him messed it up, it would be fun to watch!

"'The Founding of an Army' will be officially shut down tomorrow. I plan to attend the premiere of 'Xuan Zang' the day after tomorrow. Do you want to go?"

"Go ahead. I'm taking a flight back to the capital tonight. There will also be a premiere of Chasing the Dragon tomorrow morning..."

After chatting with Han Sanping on the phone, Chen Fei casually asked about the topic of "Sky Hunter".

The Third Master sneered and said bluntly, "The Air Force Political Department really has a lot of money to burn. They actually found something like this to make a mainstream movie? You wait and see. It would be a miracle if this movie can be a big hit at the box office!"

"Haha, you have a very poisonous tongue!"

"I'm being realistic. That's a mainstream theme, how high-end can it be? They actually hired a backstabbing person to film it. Their brains are really confused..."

The two were chatting here, and on the other side, Zhang Ziyi was calling the crew of "Sky Hunter" with great anticipation.

The phone soon reached Li Chen's hands.

However, just when Zhang Ziyi asked if there was a role suitable for her and when the audition would start, the male voice on the phone suddenly turned into a female voice.

"Hey? Sister Ziyi actually likes a Chinese movie like Sky Hunter? Aren't you from Hollywood?"

Hearing that familiar bitchy voice, Zhang Ziyi's expression suddenly froze.

"Fan Bingbing? Haha, you're really quick!"

"Hey, what does Sister Ziyi mean by that? How can this be called a quick move? Li Chen is my boyfriend, so as his girlfriend, it shouldn't be too much for me to play the leading female role, right?"

"Heh." Zhang Ziyi sneered and was about to hang up the phone.

But at this moment, Fan Bingbing's voice came again: "If Sister Ziyi doesn't mind, there is another supporting actress role that is quite suitable for you. Do you want to come and try it?"

"I bother!"

Zhang Ziyi hung up the phone directly, her chest starting to hurt from anger.

She didn't know why, but she always felt that her luck seemed to be getting worse and worse since she abandoned Sa Beining and chose Wang Feng.

For example, now, the road for Wang Feng to make a comeback after giving birth to a baby is extremely difficult!

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