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

Chapter 945: The “Queen of Pre-prepared Food” makes her debut, the eldest princess of the Beijing circle lends her full support, and the film festival kicks off!

"At 9:30 this morning, the comedy film "Lost in Hong Kong", which was produced by Feiyue Films and written, directed and acted by Wang Baoqiang, officially held its opening ceremony in Beijing."

"At the launch event for Lost in Hong Kong, Feiyue Films Chairman Chen Fei, together with a group of senior executives of the company and several well-known directors in the industry, showed up to support Wang Baoqiang and Lost in Hong Kong."

"Wang Baoqiang, Huang Bo, Jiang Qinqin, Tong Liya and other actors attended the press conference for the launch of Lost in Hong Kong. They are about to leave for Hong Kong to complete the subsequent filming work."

"Director Chen Fei made a bold statement at the press conference for Lost in Hong Kong, saying that he would use his own reputation to guarantee that the box office of the film would exceed 20 billion. Let us wait and see!"

……

As the launch conference of "Lost in Hong Kong" officially ended, the Internet was quickly filled with various news releases.

What shocked many people in the industry was that Chen Fei actually expressed his strong support for Wang Baoqiang and wished him to join the 20 billion box office director club!
These words really left many people stunned!
After all, this is the first time that Wang Baoqiang has switched from being an actor to being a director. He is a complete newcomer who cannot be any newer.

A movie directed by a new director can actually have a chance to gross over 20 billion yuan? Just thinking about it seems unlikely.

But the key point is that these words came from Chen Fei's mouth.

You know, before this, any box office results predicted by him have never been "inaccurate"!

With such "golden words", "Lost in Hong Kong" has undoubtedly become the focus of many people's attention.

At the same time, relevant news releases about the "Monster Hunt 2" project launch conference were also reported by major media.

"At 10 a.m. today, the large-scale fantasy comedy film "Monster Hunt 2", jointly produced by Edko Films and China Film, officially held a project launch conference in the capital."

"Eden Motion Pictures Chairman Jiang Zhiqiang and China Film Group Chairman La Peikang, together with the leading actors of Monster Hunt 2, including Tony Leung, Bai Baihe, Jing Boran, Chris Lee, Tony Yang, Dong Chengpeng, Sandra Ng, Eric Tsang, Huang Lei and other actors, appeared at the launch conference and delivered important speeches..."

"At the press conference, Jiang Zhiqiang made a solemn promise to many media that Monster Hunt 2 will definitely not steal box office revenue like Monster Hunt 1 did. The film will be jointly distributed by Edko Films and China Film Group, and will be subject to supervision from all sectors of society..."

"It is reported that the official start time of "Monster Hunt 2" will be on October 10st."

"Monster Hunt 2 will be Tony Leung Chiu-wai's first time playing a period comedy role in 15 years, and his first time challenging himself in a CG special effects movie. Let us look forward to the results of the film..."

It is obvious that Enlight Pictures has also bought a lot of press releases, and the media has been reporting on it very diligently, with various news constantly being updated.

But as Weibo is Chen Fei's home turf, how could it allow the popularity of "Monster Hunt 2" to overshadow "Lost in Hong Kong"?
Therefore, Jiang Zhiqiang discovered in despair that after a whole day, even if they bought a lot of press releases, the popularity of "Monster Hunt 2" was still completely overwhelmed by "Lost in Hong Kong"!
"Damn it! This is really damn it! I spent so much energy and effort on the project launch conference, but it only caused such a little heat..."

"Mr. Jiang, do we still need to continue buying press releases?" the secretary asked tentatively.

"What's the point of buying a fake press release? He is a shareholder of Weibo! He can change the data! How can we win?"

The secretary stopped talking immediately, but secretly complained in his heart:

"Isn't it your own decision that went wrong? If you hadn't offended Feiyue Film and Television, how could you have been suppressed everywhere like this? You brought this upon yourself, why blame others?"

……

After a night, August has come to its last day, and many new developments about the film and television industry have emerged on the Internet.

"The comedy film Detective Chinatown 2, which is controlled by Feiyue Films, has now successfully entered the key extension stage. The total box office of the film has reached 35.09 billion yuan, and the daily new box office still retains more than 600 million yuan."

"The horror, suspense, and fantasy film "Grave Robbers' Chronicles," co-produced by LeTV Pictures and Shanghai Film Group, directed by Li Rengang, and starring Jing Boran, Lu Han, Wang Jingchun, etc., has been officially withdrawn from the screen due to the exhaustion of its box office potential;

Although the film's reputation is full of controversy, its total box office has successfully exceeded the 10 billion box office mark, which is cause for celebration..."

"In the morning, the literary, romantic and comedy film "Passing By Your World", jointly produced by Enlight Media and Orange Image and adapted from a popular IP novel, held its first large-scale media promotion conference in Beijing, officially announcing the start of the competition in the movie box office market in September..."

"The fantasy adventure film "Mystery of the Dragon Seal", produced by China Film Group and Russian Film Group Co., Ltd. and starring Chen Long, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Flemyng, Yao Xintong, Ma Li, Li Mengmeng and others, officially started shooting in Russia today.

The film is a co-production of China, Russia and the United Kingdom, telling an ancient oriental legend. Chen Long and Arnold Schwarzenegger will have a 'peak showdown' in the film, so stay tuned..."

"The opening ceremony of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival will start this afternoon..."

The entire film and television industry seemed extremely lively throughout the whole day.

Movies are being taken off the screen, new films are being promoted, new films are being shot, film festivals are opening... Looking around, it seems like one thing is following another!
At the same time, the General Administration also officially launched a meeting on "curbing the sky-high pay of stars."

But in Chen Fei's opinion, it doesn't matter whether the meeting is held or not, because if nothing unexpected happens, the best he can do in the end is to control the behavior of celebrities showing off their wealth.

As for reducing the pay, it is absolutely impossible.

Capital has worked so hard to build up the market, and celebrities have finally moved from frugality to luxury. Now all of a sudden all that effort has to go back to the days before liberation... How is this possible?

"Director Chen, someone has sent a message to our company, hoping to bring in money and get a role..."

At 4: in the afternoon, Chen Fei was just about to leave work early to catch a flight to Venice when he was suddenly blocked at the office door by Jiang Xueruo.

Bring money into the group?

Hearing this word that he hadn't heard for many years, Chen Fei suddenly became interested.

"Hey? Which great god sent this message? Which play did the other party take a fancy to? He actually wants to bring in money to get a role?"

Jiang Xueruo's expression at this moment was also very interesting. "Xu Jinglei asked someone to pass on the message. She has taken a fancy to the movie You Are My Glory and said that she can provide half of the investment share, hoping to get the role of Qiao Jingjing."

"Haha, is she going to eat and take at the same time? She's already that old, and she still wants to play the role of a pure college student? She's really shameless, isn't she?"

"No, Director Chen, you misunderstood. She didn't want to act in the film." Jiang Xuerou quickly added, "According to the middleman, Xu Jinglei was looking for resources for a newcomer, and the other party happened to be interested in You Are My Glory."

"Newcomer? From Beijing Film Academy? Or the Central Academy of Drama?"

"Neither." Jiang Xue shook her head. "I heard that he came back from studying in the United States. His name seems to be Li Gengxi. He has never had any acting experience before."

Li Gengxi? !

Hearing this name, the corners of Fade Chen's mouth twitched unconsciously.

Well, the future “pre-prepared food queen” actually returned to China at this time!

He really didn't expect that the other party would take a fancy to his company's script!

"So, has the actress for the role of Qiao Jingjing been chosen?"

"It was confirmed a long time ago that our company's Dilireba will play the leading female role, and we are currently looking for a suitable leading male role."

"Then just reject it directly. Don't bother with Xu Jinglei. She's really not shy about asking for food or anything like that."

Jiang Xueru secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, I'll reply there right away."

She was still worried that Chen Fei would consider agreeing to it. After all, resource exchange in the film and television industry is quite common.

But now it’s okay. After the rejection, I don’t have to worry about this anymore.

……

As the night deepens, in a private restaurant in the capital, Li Gengxi and her parents are entertaining Xu Jinglei, a talented woman in the Beijing circle who is known as the "Princess of the Beijing Circle" and one of the "Four Great Dan Actresses".

"Leilei, I'm going to trouble you with my daughter's affairs. This girl has been very talented in acting since she was young. When she was studying abroad, she had outstanding performances in the acting club. She will definitely be a good choice to become an actor."

After clinking glasses with her friends, Xu Jinglei promised with a smile: "Don't worry, leave this girl to me. I will definitely give you a movie queen!"

"Haha, I don't want to worry about the movie queen or anything like that. It's enough for her to make a career for herself."

"Aunt Xu, I offer you a toast. I hope you will continue to support me in the future."

"Haha, okay, don't worry, your parents and I have been good friends for many years. From today on, you are my biological daughter!"

"Then can I call you godmother?" "Of course, as long as you don't dislike me."

"How could I possibly dislike you? I'm so happy!"

As they were drinking and chatting, Xu Jinglei's phone suddenly rang.

She was about to hang up, but after taking a look at the caller ID, she immediately picked up the phone.

"Zizi, how is it? Is there any progress..."

Xu Jinglei originally had a smile on her face, but soon, as the person on the other end of the phone spoke, her expression gradually became complicated.

"They didn't agree? You can't bring money into the group...Okay, thank you for your help. I'll treat you when I'm free..."

A few minutes later, the call was disconnected.

Xu Jinglei raised her head slightly, looking at the three pairs of eyes in front of her that were filled with curiosity, expectation, and doubt. She shook her head gently: "Feiyue Films rejected my request to bring in funds to join the crew."

"What?!" Li Gengxi's mother suddenly became nervous, "What...what should we do now?"

"Don't worry." Xu Jinglei took a sip of red wine and said calmly, "Being rejected is very common in the film and television industry. Since we can't get the project of "You Are My Glory", the worst that can happen is that we can choose another project.

You don't have to worry. Since Gengxi called me godmother, I will definitely do my best to find a suitable film and television project for her."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Gengxi, who was sitting opposite him, instantly became full of worldly wisdom.

She quickly stood up and raised her glass again: "Godmother, thank you so much, I'll toast you another glass..."

"Haha, good, you have a pretty good alcohol tolerance."

The atmosphere in the box became lively again, and several people were toasting each other and chatting enthusiastically.

Xu Jinglei seemed to be in high spirits and actually taught Li Gengxi how to become famous in this circle.

"When choosing a script, you must choose one that is an adaptation of a big IP, or a sequel or sequel to a popular TV series or film. This type of script usually has a large enough audience and fan base.

Because of the success of the first film, fans will naturally pay attention to the second film. As long as your acting is not particularly bad, you can definitely gather a large number of fans in a short period of time..."

~

After one night, it has officially entered September!

When Chen Fei landed in Venice, known as "the most beautiful city in Italy", the opening ceremony of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival had already ended.

However, although he arrived a day late, the crew of "La La Land" was not late, because Liu Yifei led the team to set off after the launch conference of "Lost in Hong Kong".

Several girls who had guest-starred in this movie flew to Venice with her, saying that they wanted to have a good look around the place.

They were all a group of little girls, and Chen Fei had no interest in playing with them, so he simply finished his work for a day and rushed over on the first day of September.

After arriving at the hotel and registering his information, Chen Fei called Liu Yifei.

It's already 10 o'clock in the morning. According to Miss Liu's biological clock, her morning grumpiness should have almost dissipated...

Sure enough, after the call was connected, a sweet response came from the other end: "Are you here? I'm upstairs, 806, come up directly."

"it is good."

After getting on the elevator and walking through the corridor, Chen Fei soon saw his girlfriend whom he had not seen for two days.

"It's already past 10 o'clock, why don't you get up?"

"No! I don't want to get up!" Liu Yifei curled up in the quilt, leaving only her head exposed. Her head shook slightly, looking very cute.

Fade Chen put down his luggage and did not ask her to get up. Instead, he asked about the opening ceremony yesterday.

However...it would have been better if she hadn't asked. After asking, Liu Yifei was immediately full of complaints!

"You don't know, there were many second- and third-tier female celebrities on the red carpet of the opening ceremony yesterday. They obviously didn't have any works shortlisted, but they still walked on the red carpet. The security guards couldn't chase them away. They are so shameless..."

Listening to Miss Liu's complaints, Fade Chen frowned slightly.

I don’t know when it started, but the behavior of “crashing into the red carpet” has become more and more serious.

Many actors and stars, even if they don’t have any works, still spend money to buy tickets to walk the red carpet, and they also compete with each other on the red carpet, shoot videos and issue press releases...

Because of this kind of thing, Chinese filmmakers have been ridiculed by foreigners many times.

But that group of people still enjoy it, as if they haven't seen or heard the ridicule from foreign filmmakers, and they continue to do their own thing.

Even now, there are professional teams operating abroad that target Chinese-language filmmakers. Their business includes, but is not limited to, acting as media personnel for interviews, acting as foreign fans and moviegoers to create an atmosphere, and so on.

In short, as long as you are willing to pay, the moment you step onto the red carpet, you will be the most handsome guy in the audience!
There are many people in the circle who laugh at this kind of behavior, but netizens and fans just fall for it, so much so that now more and more people are "walking the red carpet"!
"Don't bother with this group of people. They are shameless and disgraceful..."

Chen Fei complained a few times in a cold voice, then changed the subject and started a new topic: "How is the preparation for the premiere of La La Land going? I remember the PR team had already done a few previews before the opening ceremony of the film festival? How was the result?"

In his opinion, all these preliminary preparations should go smoothly. After all, the quality of the film is not bad, and the public relations team he hired is a professional team with whom he has worked several times and is very reliable.

However, Liu Yifei frowned slightly at this time: "The PR team brought some bad news."

"Oh? Bad news?"

"I'd better get up first. We can go see Danica later and let her tell you in person. I can't tell you the reason."

"Well, okay, I'll go wash up first, you get up and change your clothes."

……

More than an hour later, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei met Danica Weber, the award public relations team of "La La Land", at a Chinese restaurant near the hotel.

"Fei, long time no see, you are still as handsome as ever."

"Haha, you too, you're still as beautiful as ever!"

As soon as they met, both sides greeted each other very friendly.

Chen Fei and Danica are already very familiar friends. When he was striving for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival, this female public relations woman who enjoys a great reputation in the local area made great efforts!
Of course, part of the reason was money and interests. After all, Chen Fei was the most generous and open-minded of all the participating crews.

After a few pleasantries, Fade Chen took the initiative to bring up the topic of the prize-winning: "Crystal told me that the prize-winning process didn't seem to go smoothly this time?"

"Yes, there is such a situation." Danika nodded slightly, and then suddenly changed the subject: "Fei, I have a question, is it convenient for me to ask it?"

"Just say it."

"Okay..." Danica organized her words a little, and then asked as tactfully as possible: "I'm curious, do you have any conflicts with a judge of this Venice International Film Festival?"

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Chen Fei was quite surprised.

“Because according to the information I have learned, when selecting the main competition shortlist, some judges said that La La Land is not suitable for the Venice International Film Festival.

Moreover, after the opening ceremony yesterday, the film "La La Land" that was screened at the opening ceremony suddenly received a lot of unwarranted negative reviews and criticism today..."

Hearing this, Chen Fei subconsciously looked at Liu Yifei, and a name popped up in their minds almost at the same time.

——My Fair Princess!
……

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