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

Chapter 902: Can someone who has been stabbed by Madam Rong be a good person?

Before we knew it, May is already halfway through.

On the morning of a new day, on his way to the film set, Chen Fei once again saw news reports about the film "Sky Hunter" invested by the Air Force Political Department.

"The main theme movie "Sky Hunter", which is controlled by the Air Force Government and co-produced by China Film, Chunqiu Times, and Aimi Film and Television Culture, and directed by Li Chen, officially announced the list of leading actors this morning;

Following Li Chen and Fan Bingbing, Wang Qianyuan, Li Jiahang, Zhao Da, Li Chenhao, Wu Xiubo, Deng Chao and others will join the filming of the film..."

"Li Chen posted a new Weibo post, saying that he will lead all actors to the air force base from now on to conduct pre-shooting training. Fans are welcome to look forward to it."

"The Film Bureau organized a seminar on mainstream films. Director Li Chen gave a speech saying that he wanted to make Sky Hunter a benchmark for mainstream Chinese films..."

Chen Fei almost laughed out loud.

"You still want to make it a 'benchmark'? I think it's better to make it a 'specimen'. It's really a waste of the Air Force's huge investment to bet on such a thing."

He curled his lips, feeling very disdainful.

It would be strange if this "Sky Hunter" could succeed.

A new director who has no directing experience at all is now starting with a mainstream blockbuster, and no one knows what the final result will be.

After taking his eyes off the relevant press release of "Sky Hunter", Chen Fei looked at the two notices released simultaneously by China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group.

"China Film Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Film Group, has officially submitted its IPO application to the Shanghai Stock Exchange this morning, and the first round of roadshow promotion will be officially launched in a week."

"Shanghai Film Group issued an announcement that the IPO process of Shanghai Film Co., Ltd. has officially started, and the first round of roadshow will be launched in 3 days, so stay tuned!"

The originally relatively calm capital circle of the film and television industry was thrown into chaos by these two announcements. After all, the two state-owned enterprise giants in the film and television industry are preparing to go public, which will inevitably have an impact on the current film and television industry.

If nothing unexpected happens, these two giant ships that are comparable to Huayi or even surpass Huayi will be launched!
When receiving the inquiry call from Wang Changtian, Chen Fei said directly:

"I am not interested. I will not participate in either the IPO of China Film or Shanghai Film Group. Being deeply tied to a state-owned enterprise does me no good, and I am not short of money."

"Okay, then I won't get involved."

Wang Changtian responded and started chatting with Chen Fei about some of the preparatory work for "The Wandering Earth".

After a moment, the two ended the call.

Throwing the phone on the desk, Wang Changtian raised his head slightly, looking at the person in charge of the brokerage department of Guangxian Group in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "You also heard what Director Chen said just now, do you understand what it means?"

"Yeah, I understand."

The manager of the agency department sighed and said regretfully: "Originally, I was thinking of arranging Bao Beier to be in The Wandering Earth, even if it was just a supporting role, but... Alas!"

Wang Changtian's face darkened, and he said with a slight admonition: "I know Mr. Chen very well. He has extremely high standards for the moral character of actors, and Bao Beier's previous actions have obviously left him with a very bad negative impact.

He is your soldier, you have to make him discipline himself. If he makes one or two mistakes, the company can cover him, but if he does it too many times, big problems will eventually arise, and then no one can protect him!"

"I understand, Mr. Wang, I will go and tell him."

This time, the plan to fight for the role was a complete failure. Even though Guangguang was the investor of "The Wandering Earth", it could not affect Feiyue Films' choice and arrangement.

The head of the brokerage department turned and left Wang Changtian's office and quickly returned to the department.

Bao Beier, who had been waiting here for a long time, hurried over with great interest when he saw his direct leader coming back.

However, what greeted him was a rude reprimand: "Forget about the role. Director Chen clearly stated that if you were not affiliated with Guangguang, you would not even be able to continue to mix in this circle!

I don't know what you did to make Mr. Chen hate you so much, but I advise you to change, otherwise you will definitely be in big trouble! Even Mr. Wang won't be able to protect you by then!"

After hearing these words, Bao Beier's expression changed, showing worry, fear, and a bit of resentment and indignation.

But in the end, he hid all these emotions very well, and replaced them with an expression of fawning and playing with a smile.

"I understand. Don't worry, I will change. I promise I will never cause any trouble to the company in the future!"

……

Time passed quickly day by day, and in a blink of an eye it was already the 20th.

Following the two Hollywood imported blockbusters "Captain America 3" and "48 Hours to Remember", "The Angry Birds Movie" and "Divergent 3: Allegiant" made a strong debut.

For a while, after a brief boom during the May Day period, domestic films once again cooled down.

"Dream Partners" and "The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" have both been taken off the shelves, and "Goodbye, Never See You Again", which was used by Jiang Wenli to "try to be an old cow eating young grass", also completely lost its screening schedule after earning 1145.8 million yuan in box office revenue.

As for "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix", which received high screening schedule because of the kneeling, it gradually faded out of the audience's sight after the box office exceeded 100 million.

Looking ahead, there are no signs of any big-budget Chinese-language films in late May or even June.

On the contrary, the strong release dates of Hollywood imported blockbusters one after another have put enormous pressure on many low-cost Chinese-language films!
In addition, Alibaba Pictures has also been making continuous moves and has even secretly reached a cooperation with Paramount!

Early in the morning on the 20th, Chen Fei saw a notice issued by Alibaba Pictures:

"After several trips abroad by our overseas investment department for negotiations, we have reached a cooperation agreement with Hollywood's Paramount Pictures. Alibaba Pictures will participate in the distribution of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 and become a co-producer of Star Trek Beyond, officially participating in the Hollywood imported blockbuster project..."

This announcement may seem very grand at first glance, but anyone who truly understands the Hollywood film promotion and distribution system knows that Alibaba Pictures has only obtained the distribution share of these two films in the mainland.

Compared with Wanda's direct acquisition of Legendary Pictures, Alibaba Pictures' overseas investment is just like a child playing house, which is ridiculous.

However, because of "Ma Chaoshen", most netizens still support Alibaba Pictures and defend it in various ways against those negative comments, acting like die-hard fans.

In the view of many people in the industry, Alibaba Pictures probably wants to use this announcement to boost its recently sluggish stock price.

It’s a pity that the day they chose didn’t seem to be an auspicious day.

Because it was just noon, the news of Princess Ziwei and Huo Jianhua's official announcement topped the Weibo hot search list and attracted countless people's attention.

As for Alibaba’s announcement, it was instantly forgotten by netizens.

"Huo Jianhua? Princess Ziwei? Good guy? How did they get together?"

Inside the crew, Zhu Yawen was looking at the news online, looking frightened.

Not only him, but also Liu Yifei, Zhou Xun and others were so shocked that they couldn't react for a long time.

How come two people who have nothing in common suddenly get together?
It was just the break time now, so Fade Chen naturally had some free time to enjoy some melons.

However, when he opened Weibo, he saw that many people were scolding Princess Ziwei, and many of Huo Jianhua's fans also expressed that they could not accept the two of them being together.

"Old Huo! You are so confused! Can someone who has been stabbed by Rong Mama be a good person? Why did you choose such a thing?"

"Haha, Princess Ziwei is not a good person. She must have something on Huo Jianhua."

"If you feel threatened, just blink and I'll ask Hugo to rescue you!"

"After harming Zhou Jie, she is now harming Huo Jianhua. This woman is really not a good person!"

"Get away from me now! I feel sick just looking at you! You're just a green tea bitch..."

Looking around, almost everyone on the Internet is cursing Princess Ziwei.

After all, this person has a lot of negative information.

In particular, the dispute between her and Zhou Jie has become a topic of conversation for countless people after dinner.

When they were performing "My Fair Princess", these two were the envied screen couple by everyone.

But after the cooperation ended, Princess Ziwei complained on a variety show that Zhou Jie deliberately stuck out her tongue during a kissing scene in an attempt to take advantage of her. When this remark appeared, it quickly spread like wildfire!
Zhou Jie instantly became the focus of public opinion, enduring abuse and accusations from all sides, and her image plummeted as a result.

Faced with Princess Ziwei's accusations, Zhou Jie initially chose to remain silent. In his opinion, those who are innocent will be innocent and there is no need for excessive explanations.

However, the pressure from public opinion did not ease, but instead intensified.

In the end, Zhou Jie could no longer remain silent, and he began to formally stand up and defend himself.

In an interview with the media, he stressed that he always maintains a professional attitude towards every scene, including kissing scenes, all out of respect and pursuit of art, and he never has any improper thoughts.

After all, in the entertainment industry, kissing scenes are actually a very common part. Many female stars have had similar experiences, but no one has ever stood up to criticize them.

He also specifically mentioned Liu Tao, who co-starred with him in the kissing scene in the third part of "My Fair Princess", and the other party never had any complaints.

Zhou Jie's defense did not immediately quell the public's anger at the time. After all, there were too many fans who chose to stand on the side of Princess Ziwei.

But as time went by, the truth gradually surfaced.

People began to realize that Princess Ziwei's shameless behavior was not just an accusation against Zhou Jie.

An insider revealed that she was very unprofessional when filming and her attitude towards different actors was completely different!

She is very happy to perform intimate scenes with handsome actors, but she becomes extremely impatient with those actors who do not meet her aesthetic standards and even refuses to cooperate.

This revelation caused great doubts about Princess Ziwei's image, and her image and reputation took a sharp turn for the worse, even leading to her having no films to shoot in mainland China for a while.

And now, her and Huo Jianhua’s official announcement has once again caused netizens to dig up some of her negative information, and she has been subjected to a new round of trial.

Chen Fei, with a mentality of watching the show, muttered quietly: "It seems that this wave of public opinion cannot be eliminated in a short time."

"What a trouble! How could something like this happen at this critical moment?"

Zhou Xun on the side was very emotional, and it was obvious that she seemed very dissatisfied with the official announcement of Huo Jianhua and Princess Ziwei.

Chen Fei looked at her curiously: "What's wrong with you? The official announcement has nothing to do with you? Why are you so excited?"

"Who said it doesn't matter?" Zhou Xun frowned and explained, "The costume drama I just took on is co-starring with Huo Jianhua. His reputation has taken a sharp turn for the worse, which will definitely have an impact on me."

"Why don't you just quit and stop acting."

"The contract has been signed. If you breach it, you will have to pay compensation!"

Fade Chen shrugged. "That's it. Now that things have come to this, let's just let it go. What else can we do?"

"Ah!" Zhou Xun sighed, and for a moment he couldn't help but curse and mutter, "This guy is so stupid. Why did he have to choose such a woman when there are so many other people to choose? Is he crazy?"

……

21号，《愤怒的小鸟》和《分歧者3：忠诚世界》分别以5350万和2472万的成绩拿下了单日票房No.1和No.2。

At the same time, in the film market, the total box office of "Captain America 3" has exceeded 10 billion, and the daily new box office still has 2135 million!
"Chasing the Dragon", which has been released for more than 20 days, has seen its daily box office revenue drop below 500 million.

Fortunately, the total box office of this movie finally reached 7 million yuan despite the pressure, which can be said to be a huge profit.

According to Chen Fei and Huo Qigang's ideas, it would be great if the box office could reach 8 million in the end, but it doesn't matter if it doesn't.

It is already amazing enough that a movie with an investment of less than 1 million yuan can earn a box office of more than 7 million yuan. What else do you need?

Huo Qigang has already prepared a grand celebration banquet in the capital, and will start organizing it as soon as the movie is released.

By that time, Chen Fei's "La La Land" had almost finished filming, so he could go and join in the fun.

"Holding the wrap-up party and the celebration party together will save both time and effort. How great is that?"

"Okay, then I'll arrange two arches. They're our own projects anyway, so we can do them together to save the trouble of making two trips."

The two of them talked to each other and happily finalized the matter.

……

As time draws closer to the closing ceremony of this year's Cannes International Film Festival, the outrageous actions of those "carpet stars" abroad could not be covered up after all, and were reprinted back to China by the media.

All of a sudden, a barrage of online abuse erupted.

"It's really embarrassing for the whole country. If you're not nominated, don't go. What the hell is the point of walking on the red carpet?"

"You haven't read the foreign media reports. It's so shameful. They are doing everything they can to get attention. They are making a fool of themselves. It's embarrassing!"

"It's such a smooth red carpet, but you fell down halfway through? Are there shackles on your feet?"

"It's not impossible to get on the red carpet, but you guys should at least come up with something new. You just force it? The security guards started to curse, but you were still smiling and taking pictures. Do you really think this is interesting?"

"Look at what the foreigners say. Chinese film actors have never seen the world. They are so attracted by the color of the red carpet. Fuck, it's so disgusting."

After finishing the filming in the evening, Chen Fei received a call from Ning Hao.

"I've returned with the team for Kunlun Palace. Cannes is no longer a place I can stay in. It's too scary. The event site was full of noise just because of the red carpet. It was like a vegetable market. I'm really impressed!"

"Haha, then you should get ready. My young director training program will be officially announced in two days, so just follow up."

"Okay, I'll stay at home for two days to comfort my husband, and then I'll come to find you."

"Okay, you're always welcome."

After hanging up the phone, Fade Chen threw the phone aside and followed Liu Yifei's gaze to the hotel's TV screen.

At this time, the TV was playing "The Legend of Sword and Fairy V: The Clouds of the World", which was exclusively produced by Tangren.

As expected, after marketing "Legend of Sword and Fairy" for more than half a year, Tangren finally let down a big, smelly and disgusting shit.

The plot of the first episode was a mess, the actors even read their lines in a mess, and the costumes and makeup were unbearable to watch...

Not to mention the special effects, which are simply as terrible as they can be!

As the heroine of the first Chinese Paladin, Liu Yifei's face is full of regret and disappointment: "I thought it would be so good, but I didn't expect the previous marketing was all a lie. What kind of performance is this? The good Chinese Paladin IP has been ruined."

Fade Chen shrugged and said helplessly, "They want to die on their own. Who can stop them?"

Amid the massive online criticism and abuse of Tangren and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy V", Jiaxing was actually very happy.

“I heard that Tangren approached Dianjing Digital to make the special effects for Chinese Paladin 5, but the price was too high and Cai Yinong was scared away. She then went to find a special effects company in Hong Kong.

Now, not only is the TV series bad, but the special effects are also terrible. Tangren has completely ruined the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" series."

Listening to Zeng Jia's words, Yang Mi chuckled and said, "I was worried that this drama would affect Dear Translator, but now it seems that it is not a big deal at all."

"That's right! In this battle, we have already declared victory in advance, haha."

"Remember to prepare the navy in advance to prevent the Tang people from causing trouble."

"Don't worry, I've already made all the arrangements. The Internet trolls are now criticizing "Chinese Paladin 5". It's enough to make her suffer."

"Okay, now we have to wait for Dear Translator to be released tomorrow. If this drama becomes a hit, our future TV dramas will become easier and easier."

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