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

Chapter 911: Depp's anger! How could my dog ​​poop so big?
Chen Fei did not pay much attention to this year's 19th Shanghai International Film Festival, because in his opinion, that place was used to promote major upcoming movies.

As for the value of the film festival awards, they may seem quite high-end to others, but he doesn't think highly of them at all.

However, when he was watching the news the next morning, he still saw the final award results.

The Golden Goblet Best Film Award went to the art film "Delan" directed by Liu Jie. Italian director Vito Palmieri won the Grand Jury Prize for his debut film "See You in Texas". Finnish director Antti Jokin won the Best Director Award for his film "Flowers of Evil". The leading actress of "Danchi", Japanese actress Naomi Fujiyama, won the Best Actress Award...

It can be seen from the results of these awards that the Shanghai International Film Festival is still the same, and the effect of worshipping foreign things is completely maximized.

However, the sudden call from Su Guohai revealed to him a lot of inside information that happened during the film festival, and also made him taste a lot of "melons" of different flavors.

"Jiang Wen's third film in the Beiyang Trilogy, Evil Never Dies, has once again found Emperor Entertainment Group as its investor. I heard that Mr. Yang gave him 200 million yuan with a wave of his hand!"

"How much? Two hundred million?"

Hearing this number, Fade Chen was immediately shocked.

"Yes, a full 200 million. Emperor Entertainment Group has become the largest investor in Hidden Man."

At this point, Su Guohai couldn't help but sigh: "I have to say that Director Yang really admires Director Jiang. I'm afraid his own son doesn't even get this treatment."

"Jiang Wen is a little bit petty this time. I'm afraid he will be even more devoted in the future."

After talking about the inside story of "Evil Never Dies", Su Guohai suddenly changed the subject and turned the topic to LeTV:

"I heard from a friend who works in a state-owned enterprise that LeTV seems to have a problem. Many departments are investigating the situation there. And CEO Jia seems to have not appeared in public for a long time..."

"Jia Yueting?"

"Yes, that's him, the big boss of LeTV.com. Zhang Zhao of LeTV Pictures has not been seen since he left the Shanghai International Film Festival the night before yesterday. He's been so mysterious and no one knows what he's doing."

Su Guohai was talking to Chen Fei about this matter as a bystander, but what he didn't know was that Chen Fei's expression on the other end of the phone had become extremely interesting.

As one of the people who knew about the incident, he had a deep impression of Boss Jia's escape.

But as an ordinary citizen at the time, he had no idea about the inside story and was just following the netizens to watch the show.

And now, he has roughly some guesses.

For a listed company, a financial crisis would be a disaster!
It’s a pity for those celebrity shareholders, who invested a huge sum of money in a hurry some time ago, and now they may collapse in the future!
Especially Zhang Yimou, his losses are probably comparable to the losses he suffered when he first cooperated with Zhang Weiping.

At this moment, Fade Chen secretly muttered in his heart: "Too clever is foolish. Isn't this just being used as a leek to be harvested?"

At the end of the conversation, Su Guohai also mentioned some related matters about Happy Twist.

"The post-production of 'Ducks Get Water' is almost done, and Happy Twist wants to release it at the end of the year to recoup the funds as soon as possible.

As far as I know, they seem to be preparing a new comedy film project, and the script should be written soon, and it seems to be adapted from a play. "

Chen Fei's heart moved, and after thinking for a moment, he instructed: "You don't need to interfere too much, just follow their ideas and wishes. When the script is written, I will be back soon, and we can discuss it together then."

"Well, okay, then I'll help them pick a suitable schedule and try to avoid those blockbuster movies."

"The time period from late October to mid-November is pretty good." Chen Fei gave his suggestion.

"it is good."

Su Guohai responded and ended the call.
……

Today marks the 3th day since "Captain America 50" was released in North America.

Because its box office potential was completely exhausted, the film was finally officially withdrawn from theaters in North America.

When Chen Fei arrived at the company in the morning, he saw banners hung in the lobby.

[Warm congratulations to Captain America 3 for breaking through $4.5 million in North American box office! ]

Looking at the banner, Fade Chen turned his head to look at the assistant beside him and asked, "Has the global box office of Captain America 3 exceeded 10 billion US dollars?"

"It has already broken through." The assistant could not hide his excitement: "The current global total box office is 12.47 billion US dollars, ranking first in the 2016 global movie box office list!"

"Notify the finance department to give out bonuses. Increase everyone's salary by 20% at the end of the month!"

Chen Fei waved his hand and gave away millions of dollars.

But compared with the revenue of "Captain America 3", this is simply not worth mentioning!
After he arrived at the editing room, he heard cheers from the company soon after.

A 20% bonus amount is a considerable sum of money for any employee.

For Chen Fei, it was just a matter of words, but for others, it was an "accelerator" to increase work efficiency!
……

Chen Fei was busy until noon. When he went to the cafeteria to eat, he suddenly discovered a very strange scene.

Many employees looked relaxed and happy when they were getting their meals, but when they took out their mobile phones during the meal, their faces all became extremely ugly.

Some people even started retching on the spot!

Seeing this scene, Fade Chen couldn't help but be a little confused: "What's going on? Does the food taste wrong?"

"Boss, it's not the food that's the problem, it's the news on the phone that's the problem..."

The assistant handed his phone to Fade Chen and explained while suppressing the nausea that was rising straight to the top of his head.

Chen Fei looked down and his face quickly turned blue and then white.

He finally understood why this group of people suddenly felt nauseous and retching. It was mainly because Depp actually revealed a very "disgusting" piece of news on the Internet.

He posted a photo on his Twitter account.

The background of the photo is a large bed, and in the center of the bed is an indescribable yellow object.

In the caption, he said that this was left by Amber Heard, and claimed that the other party was a very disgusting woman, and that the domestic violence incidents were actually directed and acted by her herself!
Fade Chen silently returned the phone to his assistant and left the restaurant.

He had no appetite anyway, so he could forget about lunch today. Now only work could make him forget about the picture.

However, by the evening, Amber's clarification made the matter even more dramatic.

The woman directly released a clarification video, stating righteously that this was a stupid thing done by Depp's dog and had nothing to do with her.

But soon, Depp personally held his teacup dog and started a live broadcast of pooping to prove to the outside world:
"My Yorkshire Terrier weighs only three pounds, and its size is not even as big as my palm. How could it possibly poop out such a big pile?"

The two of them just started to spray each other online. The words were harsh and fierce, and there was a strong smell of stench, which made netizens exclaim "unacceptable"!
At the same time, fans of both sides were also cursing at each other.

Depp's fans claim that Amber has a special fetish, while the latter's fans claim that this is completely Depp's own directing and acting, just to escape the charges...

For a time, various public opinion controversies once again began.

It was a pity for "Ben-Hur". Due to the influence of the leading actor Depp, the box office in the second weekend was less than 150 million US dollars. It was so miserable.

So far, the film has been showing in North American theaters for a total of 10 days, but the total box office has just reached 2046 million.

Compared with the investment of 2.5 million, it is really too miserable!
In order to recoup as much as possible, Annapurna Pictures has already started arranging matters related to overseas screenings.

But in fact, a careful calculation will lead to the conclusion that after the distributor deducts the overseas publicity and promotion costs and then shares the profits with the theaters, the money left in the hands of the producer is probably very small.

At this time, Megan Ellison was receiving staff from the bank in her office.

"Ms. Ellison, according to the terms of our loan agreement, if your business is not doing well, then we have the right to withdraw the loan.

Now, the film project that you used to invest in with the $200 million loan from our bank seems to have a big problem. We are very worried about this, so we have to communicate this with you in advance. " Megan frowned when she heard this. Although she was very uneasy, she still pretended to be calm: "I will repay your loan on time. Although the market response to the film is not good at present, I am confident that I can make up for this gap in other ways."

The staff member sighed when he heard this, took out a document from his briefcase and placed it on Megan Ellison's desk.

"This is a formal letter of withdrawal of loan. I hope you can seriously consider our position. A loan of $200 million is not a small amount. If you cannot repay it on time, it will have a huge impact on both of us."

Looking at the documents on the table, Megan Ellison felt mixed emotions.

She knew that she was very tight on money, but in order to maintain her dignity and the interests of Annapurna Pictures, she had no choice but to say, "You know, my last name is Ellison, and our family has a good reputation in the industry. Please believe me, I will do my best to solve this problem."

The staff member stared at her and said in a deep voice: "It is precisely because your last name is Ellison that we will extend the term to the longest instead of withdrawing the loan immediately. But please remember that time is running out and you must find a solution as soon as possible."

Megan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "This loan is nothing. I will definitely find a way to repay it on time. Please rest assured that Annapurna Pictures will get through this difficult time."

After some assurances, the creditor was finally sent away.

The office door closed again, and Megan Ellison stood in front of the French window, watching the bank's car slowly drive away.

The sunlight from the window shone on her face, but it could not dispel the haze in her heart.

At this moment, she felt mixed emotions, because she knew very well that this dilemma was far more difficult than she had imagined.

The bank's attitude made her angry and helpless.

Once, they rushed to lend her money, but now, when she really needed money, they were like vampires, trying to squeeze every penny out of her!

Two hundred million dollars in cash and bank interest is not a small sum for anyone, let alone in her current situation.

After thinking for a moment, Megan Ellison picked up the phone, her fingers hovering hesitantly over the keypad.

She wanted to ask her father for help. After all, the man who had always protected her from the wind and rain had promised her that he would never give up on her.

However, she didn't want to disappoint her father, and she didn't want to live under his protection forever.

She took a deep breath and pressed a number, but chose to delete all numbers at the last moment.

At this moment, she suddenly began to reflect on her past.

She recalled the glorious moments when Annapurna Films was first established, when she was full of energy and it seemed as if the whole world was at her feet.

However, now she is in an unprecedented predicament!
She suddenly realized that she had to cheer up and could no longer indulge in the glory of the past. Now she had to take action herself and find a solution to the problem.

After thinking for more than half an hour, she picked up her phone again and called the manager in charge of distribution:

"Ben-Hur has completely flopped in North America, so now I need it to do really well around the world.

I heard that the summer vacation season in the Chinese market is the best ticket-buying channel besides Hollywood. Do you have a way to get this movie into the summer vacation season in China?"

There was a moment of dead silence on the other end of the line.

A minute later, the voice replied: "Boss, that's no problem. Alibaba Pictures in China is currently looking for partners worldwide. With their help, we can definitely enter the summer vacation season smoothly."

Megan Ellison knows there's no such thing as a free lunch: 'What are the conditions?'

“They want a bigger share.”

Megan gritted her teeth and cursed in her heart, "Greedy devil", but finally nodded and agreed: "Okay, but I need the best schedule and the most popular publicity."

“I will communicate with them.”

"Well, get this done as soon as possible. I need the money back now."

"I understand. I will communicate with Alibaba Pictures right away."

……

In a blink of an eye, another four days passed.

The North American theater market has gradually cleared out the screenings for "Ben-Hur" and transferred all of them to "Independence Day 2: Resurgence" produced by th Century Fox.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are still arguing with each other online, with both sides constantly exposing each other's shortcomings in an attempt to gain the initiative in the subsequent judicial decision.

Chen Fei has almost finished the post-production work for "La La Land" and is now putting the finishing touches on it.

He plans to mail the finished film to the Venice International Film Festival on the last day of June and ask them to give it the green light for review.

With his current identity and status, he is absolutely qualified.

Chen Fei had just arrived at the company in the morning and before he could even warm up his stool, he received a notification from Natasha.

"Annapurna Pictures announced that they have reached a distribution cooperation with a top film and television company in China, and Ben-Hur will be screened during the hottest time slot in China."

Hearing these words, the name "Wanda" subconsciously popped up in Chen Fei's mind.

But soon, after reading the newspaper, he found out that Megan Ellison had chosen to cooperate with Alibaba Pictures, and the release date of "Ben-Hur" was July 7!

"Are they crazy? Don't they know that "Legend of the Gods" and "Detective Chinatown 7" will be released on July 29?"

However, after listening to Fade Chen's words, Natasha asked in confusion, "I know about Detective Chinatown 2. This movie was filmed in Chinatown in Los Angeles, but what is Legend of the Gods? Is it amazing?"

"If it hits these two movies, Ben-Hur is doomed."

Chen Fei stated his conclusion directly because he didn't know how to explain to Natasha how popular these two movies are in China.

Alibaba Pictures seemed to have been kicked in the head by a donkey, as they actually set such a release date.

Isn't this just asking for trouble?
However, what Chen Fei didn't know was that at this time at Alibaba Pictures, Zhang Qi was describing his ideas and arrangements.

“I know that Ben-Hur has received very poor box office response in North America and is likely to fail miserably in mainland China, but so what?
At least now we have created some hype, and with the help of Depp's name, we can also do some heavy marketing.

Taking this opportunity, the stock price will surely surge again. After all, the shareholders don’t care so much. They only know that Alibaba Pictures has reached a cooperation with a new Hollywood company.

Even if we lose money in the end, we still make money. What does the rise and fall of Annapurna Pictures have to do with us? Anyway, this company is half dead, so we can just find an excuse to get away with it. Can Megan Ellison come to China to cause trouble for us?
Even if it is Oracle, we are not afraid because we have Alibaba behind us!"

Once these words were spoken, they were unanimously recognized by all executives.

Even if you think about it carefully, many people are inexplicably excited.

Alibaba Pictures can actually cheat foreign film companies, which was something they could never have imagined before.

For a time, many people even became more devoted to Alibaba.

After all, if they were not backed by such a giant enterprise, how could they dare to act so recklessly?

But at this moment, Zhang Qi reminded again: "This is the plan, just implement it as planned, but don't be too high-profile, after all, the industry is not very peaceful these days."

As the president of Alibaba Pictures and one of Ma Yun's most trusted people, Zhang Qi also obtained a lot of information.

Those people at the China Securities Regulatory Commission are not easy to deal with. If they target us, even Alibaba Pictures will find it difficult to withstand it.

In his opinion, LeTV is likely to be in big trouble this time!

I just don’t know where Mr. Jia has gone. It seems that I haven’t seen him for a long time. I don’t know if he has been controlled or ran away?

……

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