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

Chapter 922 The 5 million investment TV series of “Topic Queen” is freshly released!

The first thing Chen Fei saw when he arrived at the premiere of "Skiptrace" was Fan Bingbing, who outshone all the other beauties in the crowd.

As the summer vacation officially kicks off, Fan Bingbing's popularity has reached its peak this month!

With two big-budget movies in a row, "Skiptrace" on the 21st and "The Legend of the Gods" on the 29th, she has become the hottest "topic queen" at the moment.

And more importantly, in addition to these two movies, there is also a main theme blockbuster "Sky Hunter" which will be marketed from time to time.

This caused her popularity to soar again and again, successfully suppressing the other five of the Four Dans and Two Bings.

In addition to these, she is also actively participating in various "hot" events.

For example, the wedding of Huo Jianhua and Princess Ziwei.

While the young couple was urgently preparing for their wedding, Fan Bingbing suddenly revealed to the public that he had become Princess Ziwei's "military advisor" and would help her choose a wedding dress.

For a time, heated discussions on the Internet arose again!

You know, the TV series "My Fair Princess" 18 years ago made three popular first-line actresses: Zhao Yanzi, Princess Ziwei and Fan Bingbing.

Until now, there are still many netizens looking forward to the reunion of the three.

Once the news that Fan Bingbing served as the "military advisor" to choose the wedding dress for Princess Ziwei was exposed, it immediately aroused many people's memories and nostalgia.

With the continuous increase of popularity wave after wave, she is almost pushed to the sky!

Naturally, other female stars in the circle could not hide their envy and jealousy, but at the moment they had no strategy to target her, so they could only wait quietly for the right opportunity to knock her down with one blow!
"Director Chen, hahaha, welcome, welcome to the premiere of "Skiptrace". It's an honor to have you here..."

As soon as he saw Chen Fei enter, Chen Long came up to him with a smile.

After hugging him, Fade Chen smiled and said, "I wish you a big box office success in advance."

"Okay, okay! I'll take your good words, haha."

The two exchanged greetings for a moment, and because Chen Long had other people to entertain, he said goodbye and left.

As soon as he left, other filmmakers came over.

"Director Chen, I heard that you are going to win an award again?" Huang Xiaoming asked curiously.

Yang Ying, who had been following him all the time, could not hide her envy and admiration, and secretly fantasized in her heart that it would be great if she could work with Chen Fei someday.

"Yes, that's right. I'm planning to go to this year's Venice International Film Festival." This was no longer a secret, so Fade Chen didn't hide it any further.

While answering, he asked again: "I heard that your play "Splendid Destiny"..."

"It's already half useless." Huang Xiaoming smiled bitterly: "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have asked Park Shin Hye to play the leading female role."

Once the ban on South Korea was issued, all South Korean capital, actors, and idol artists had to be driven back in disgrace.

However, film and television works involving South Korean artists, such as "The Splendid Era", which was starred, produced, and invested in by Huang Xiaoming, were naturally scrapped.

"Can't we just reshoot with a different cast?"

While speaking, Fade Chen also glanced at Yang Ying next to him.

Although she has managed her figure well, her slightly bulging belly can no longer be covered by the dress because it is too obvious.

"There is no plan to reshoot the film with a new cast for now." Huang Xiaoming shook his head and explained simply: "The post-production has already been completed, and the cost of reshooting with a new cast is too high.

I plan to put this project on hold for a while and see if there are any other opportunities later. "

After chatting for a while, Huang Xiaoming took Yang Ying somewhere else.

While greeting other people in the circle, Chen Fei walked to the front row, preparing to find a place to rest.

But at this moment, Ren Zhonglun suddenly appeared out of nowhere and blocked his way.

"Fade Chen, let's find a place to talk?"

"Mr. Ren, you really are like a sticky plaster? You stick to me as soon as we meet."

As soon as he saw Ren Zhonglun, Chen Fei couldn't help but have a headache.

It has been rumored in the capital circle in recent days that the listing application materials of Shanghai Film Group and China Film Group have been reviewed and approved, and the official listing time is not far away.

So, taking advantage of this last period of time, both La Peikang and Ren Zhonglun started their final "clique-forming" and "absorbing" small shareholders everywhere, causing a lot of noise.

The "top shareholder" of Shanghai Film Group is none other than Chen Long and his Yaolai Pictures, which has been making every effort to help Shanghai Film Group as an introducer.

As for China Film, perhaps because it was too "arrogant", it did not introduce an introducer.

But relying on the strong background of China Film, many people choose La Peikang.

Both parties did speak to Chen Fei, but he was afraid to avoid them and did not approach them at all.

But I never expected that I would be blocked by Ren Zhonglun again today.

"Think about it carefully. If you join the Shanghai Film Group... Let me give you an example. If you have any problems in the future, I can convince the higher-ups to protect you..."

Ren Zhonglun tried to persuade Chen Fei with a gentle and persuasive attitude.

If we can successfully tie him into the Shanghai Film Group's lineup, it will be a banner that is even more dazzling than Chen Long!
However, Chen Fei was not tempted at all by his temptation. Instead, he became more alert.

It is obvious that Ren Zhonglun has not only said this to him. If nothing unexpected happens, every shareholder who has joined the company has probably heard this from him.

It is true that state-owned enterprises can settle matters, but who can guarantee that the matters that have been settled will not break out again?

If we become a community of interests, will we be accused of being "in cahoots with the crowd" in the future?

Thinking of this, Fade Chen became more alert.

"Mr. Ren, first of all, thank you for your kindness, but I really have no interest in this kind of thing, and please don't mention it again in the future."

Seeing that Chen Fei was determined not to join Shanghai Film Group, Ren Zhonglun was helpless: "Ah! You are such a person, why don't you agree to such a good thing?"

"Because I can make sure I'm clean, and at the same time I can make sure no one dares to do anything to me."

"Or you can let your Longxiang Capital..."

"Mr. Ren, let's end this topic here. Longxiang Capital will not participate in any state-owned enterprise investment."

Ren Zhonglun: “…”

Although no one heard the content of the conversation between the two, the act of talking was seen by many people.

For example, La Peikang has been paying close attention to the conversation between Chen Fei and Ren Zhonglun.

Seeing the latter sighing non-stop, he curled his lips in disdain: "This Ren Zhonglun, he thought he was so great, but he was still rejected?"

Hearing this, the secretary next to him said, "Whatever conditions Shanghai Film Studio can offer, we at China Film Studio can also offer, but what we can offer may not necessarily be offered by Shanghai Film Studio!"

La Peikang was very satisfied with this sentence because it was also his idea.

But at this moment, he suddenly thought of another thing: "By the way, how is the communication with Feiyinghuang Agency going? We want to recruit first-tier talents, forget about the second- and third-tier ones."

The secretary's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he reminded in a low voice: "In recent years, almost all the first-line actors whose contracts have expired have gone out to open studios.

I arranged for people to find Wang Baoqiang, Wu Jing, Zhang Yi, Zhao Liying and others. A small number of them agreed to our invitation, but most of them expressed no interest. "

"Hmm?" La Peikang frowned slightly, and his tone unconsciously became higher: "All the first-line talents have gone out to open studios? When did this situation start?"

"It started after you took office, and there have been especially many in the past two years. Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Yi, Zhao Liying, Shu Chang and other contracted artists all left last year and this year."

Hearing this, La Peikang fell silent.

Because the Feiyinghuang Agency project was a political achievement of Han Sanping's tenure, he no longer managed it after he took office. At first, whenever China Film invested in a new film project, he would instruct people to give priority to the artists of Feiyinghuang Agency.

But after the first year, he completely forgot about the agency and instead chose actors and artists who could help his political achievements.

In the end, he didn't even bother to look at the business at the agency.

If China Film Corporation was not about to go public and he wanted to tie more people on board, he would have even forgotten that there was a business called Feiyinghuang Agency affiliated with China Film Corporation.

"It seems that he has been ready to cut ties with me for a long time!"

La Peikang murmured to himself, feeling inexplicably complicated.

……

"Skiptrace" will be released on the 21st, and "Detective Chinatown 2" will be released on the 29th, with at least a week's gap between the two.

Although this means that the two sides are still competitors, the competition does not seem to be that fierce.

Therefore, Chen Fei does not attach that much importance to this movie.

When watching the movie, he looked at it purely from the perspective of an ordinary audience member.

The film mainly tells the story of a Hong Kong policeman, Chan Kong-sang, who was involved in a trap while tracking down evidence of a gang boss's crime. On the way, he formed a partnership with Connor, a cunning gambler who was being hunted by many parties, and the two embarked on an adventurous escape journey together.

Overall, although the plot of the movie is a bit thin and monotonous, it actually gives plenty of space to action scenes and funny lines.

From this we can see that the story of this movie is not the dominant part of the film, but rather a supporting role. The dominant element of the film is actually Chen Long's fighting and action scenes.

However, in terms of action, "Skiptrace" is actually an aging, low-profile version of Chen Long's movie, but precisely because of this, the film's configuration in terms of special effects, production, and scenes is not low.

But the most entertaining part comes from the action design by Chen Long and the Cheng family team.

Any prop in a scene, such as benches, tables, watermelons, Russian dolls, old-fashioned popcorn machines, etc., can be incorporated into the action scenes and become a point of laughter or excitement, which can be regarded as a unique selling point.

After the movie premiere, in order to avoid being pestered by Ren Zhonglun, Chen Fei did not attend the subsequent banquet, but found an excuse to slip away.

By the afternoon, news releases about the premiere of "Skiptrace" began to pour out online and flooded the screens.

Chen Fei did not pay attention to these, but returned to the company and discussed the content of the "Hong Kong囧" script with Ning Hao and Wang Baoqiang.

They were busy until seven in the evening, when the three of them finally read the entire script from beginning to end.

Finally, Chen Fei personally made the final decision on the draft.

"Okay, let's just use this version. Baoqiang, go back and revise all the small details we picked out this afternoon, and then submit it to the General Administration for review."

"Okay, thank you Director Chen, thank you Director Ning, thank you for your help, encouragement and support during this period. I will never forget it in my life..."

Wang Baoqiang kept thanking the two of them, his tone full of sincerity and gratitude!

He originally thought that his dream of becoming a director would never come true, but he never imagined that Chen Fei and Ning Hao would be so supportive of him and almost guide him step by step!

Chen Fei laughed and said jokingly, "No need to say thank you, just work hard to make a good movie and don't let me lose money."

"No, no, I will do my best..."

Ning Hao reached out and grabbed Wang Baoqiang's shoulders, shouting, "Haha, let's go and have a drink. We won't go home until we're drunk tonight!"

……

The next morning, the attention of the entire entertainment, Internet, and financial circles was almost all focused on the shareholders' meeting held by Weibo.

There were quite a few media and investors present in person.

Many people have started looking forward to it early, and no one knows whether there will be new changes or incidents in the future of Weibo after this incident?
However, the attention of ordinary netizens is now focused on several new hot searches on Weibo.

"This morning, the large-scale historical costume TV series "Win the World", which is controlled by Tangde Films and co-produced by Ameishen Films, Mango Entertainment, and Evergrande Films, with an investment of up to 5 million RMB, was officially announced!"

"It is reported that Fan Bingbing, chairman of Ameishen Pictures, will serve as the producer of the drama and will play the leading female role of Ba Qing. As a weak woman, she will gradually enter the upper class of the Qin Dynasty and eventually achieve a legendary life..."

"According to the announcement released by Tangde Pictures and Ameishen Pictures, all casting work for Win the World has been completed. Actors Gao Yunxiang, Yan Yiqun, Ma Su, Zhang Guoli, Guo Pinchao, Pan Yingzi, Xu Fan, Pan Hong, Xie Yilin and others will partner with Fan Bingbing to star in the drama."

"'Win the World' is created by the creative team of 'The Empress of China', interpreting the grand pattern of Qin Dynasty history from the perspective of Ba Qing, a woman."

"The mix of powerful big names and idol newcomers in the main creative lineup of "Win the World" is refreshing. Director Gao Yijun said: Casting is not only based on appearance, but also on "acting". "

On the way to ByteDance, Chen Fei also noticed the news that the project of "Win the World" had been launched.

Many netizens are paying attention to the cast of this TV series, and are also congratulating Fan Bingbing for getting another big-production role.

But Chen Fei focused his attention on the investment amount of this TV series.

It's just a TV series, but the budget is 5 million. This is too outrageous!

If you don’t know, you might think this is some special effects blockbuster!

You know, when he invested in the filming of "Game of Thrones" in Hollywood, the budget for each season was only 7000 million US dollars.

Even if this 7000 million US dollars is converted into RMB, it does not exceed 5 million RMB.

But a costume TV series like "Win the World" actually has a budget of 5 million yuan, which is really too exaggerated!

"Are you planning to imitate Chen Kexin's operation? Are you going to enrich yourself? Or are you going to clean up the dirty things?"

Chen Fei muttered to himself, and his mind couldn't help but recall the various "sassy operations" on the small screen in recent days.

After the ratings and online clicks of "The Undocumented Crime" and "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky" continued to soar, many investors suddenly became restless.

The most popular drama at the moment is Guo Xiaosi’s “Fantasy City”.

This drama not only brings together a number of popular stars such as Feng Shaofeng, Song Qian, Ma Tianyu, Zhang Meng, and Kim Hee Sun, but also claims to create a "fantasy masterpiece", which can be said to be coming with great momentum!

There is also the "Half-Demon Allure" which is currently in theaters and was invested by Yu Zheng.

This drama also uses the slogan of "fantasy", and at the same time it has copied a lot of "Love O2O", causing a large number of netizens online to angrily denounce "that damn girl" for being shameless!

The last one is "Nine Regions Sky City", which is adapted from the well-known IP.

The show is produced by Tencent, with participation from Huanrui Century, the hottest traffic star in recent years, Li Yifeng, child star Guan Xiaotong and the 4,000-year-old beauty Ju Jingwei...

Several companies have been competing fiercely in publicity recently, and from time to time they would shout slogans that they want to break the record of "The Journey of Flower", which can be said to be a variety of attempts to break the record.

If he hadn't been waiting for Alibaba Pictures' "Eternal Love", Chen Fei would have used "Princess Agents" to suppress them long ago.

However, no matter how hard they try, no one dares to say that a TV series will cost "5 million yuan".

You know, even for costume TV series and movies like "The Journey of Flower" and "Zhu Xian", which require a lot of special effects funding, Feiyue Film and Television did not spend more than 2 million.

Therefore, Chen Fei really couldn’t imagine how “Win ​​the World” spent 5 million yuan?
All he could imagine was tampering with the props, such as selling a straw hat for thousands of dollars.

However, Wang Zhonglei, who was well versed in this field, looked at the project announcement for "Win the World" and the investment amount of 5 million yuan, but he just curled his lips, as if he was no longer surprised.

"Haha, this is a trick I've played out before, why did you just figure it out?"

While muttering to himself, his eyes turned to the two actor salary contracts on the desk.

One of them showed the pay was 3000 million, while the other showed it was 2000 million.

If you look closely, you will find that the name on the two contracts is the same, including the project name!
Except for the difference in pay, everything else is exactly the same!
"Hehe, one part yin, one part yang, and the difference is in my pocket. As long as the project is good, there will be endless profits..."

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