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

Chapter 967: Cut the grass at its roots! New regulations issued, Lu Yong: I am just an ordinary person...

"The action and crime film "Shock Wave", produced jointly by Yindu Group and Yinghuang, directed by Wu Pinru, and starring Nicholas Tse, Liu Qingyun, and Fan Xiaoxuan, grossed 2068.8 million RMB on its first day of release."

"On the first day of its release, the reputation of "Shock Wave" was badly hit, and Nicholas Tse's acting skills once again caused controversy..."

"At 12 a.m. yesterday, Hollywood imported blockbusters such as "Mechanic 2: Resurrection" and "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" officially launched their screening plans."

As soon as I woke up in the morning, the industry's attention was attracted by the Hong Kong film "Shock Wave".

Before the film was released, the film studio announced that it would open the Cantonese version key nationwide and release both Cantonese and Mandarin versions at the same time.

This is the first large-scale Cantonese film scheduling plan in the history of mainland Chinese films, and it has undoubtedly attracted the attention of many people in the industry!
In addition, the collaboration between two Academy Award-winning emperors, Nicholas Tse and Liu Qingyun, caused a sensation in the circle and attracted countless heated discussions.

However, the first-day box office of 2068 million and the average word-of-mouth score of only 7.2 points undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to "Shock Wave".

According to the current situation, if nothing unexpected happens, this movie may not be able to achieve the goal of "revitalizing Hong Kong films" as called for by the investors.

The "Feng Yun combination" that was touted by the media and people in the Hong Kong circle when the film was first released has undoubtedly become a joke in the current Hong Kong film market.

"Traditional Hong Kong films are already outdated. After all, compared with the mainland's science fiction, suspense, fantasy and other masterpieces, Hong Kong films are too petty. Unless the story can be innovative, it is a waste of effort..."

Early in the morning, Huo Qigang, who was in charge of the audition for "Wushuang", called Chen Fei and complained a lot about "Shock Wave".

Chen Fei naturally understood this. If he remembered correctly, in a few years, Hong Kong films would have no other advantages except selling sentiment.

You know, in the previous life, "Wushuang" was hailed as the "last glory" of Hong Kong films.

Now in this life, "Wushuang" has been designed by Chen Fei and Huo Qigang as a co-production between the mainland and Hong Kong, so it can no longer be regarded as a pure Hong Kong film.

Therefore, the last glory of Hong Kong films has completely disappeared.

No one can predict what the future will be like, but the future of Hong Kong films can be seen at a glance. There is nothing to be predicted but the end...

"How is the casting for 'Wushuang' going now? Is it going smoothly?"

"Yeah, it's OK. Several roles have already been confirmed. All auditions will be completed by the end of this month at the latest."

"Okay, if you have any difficulties, please contact me and I will arrange someone to help you deal with it."

"Okay, no problem. You can come over and take charge when you are free..."

"Yeah, I'll come over if I have time."

~

It was already 10 o'clock in the morning when we arrived at the company.

A new day of auditions for "Dying to Survive" has begun. As Chen Fei walked towards the audition room, he flipped through several recent media reports about Alibaba Pictures.

"Alibaba Pictures Group Co., Ltd. announced at 9:30 this morning that it will invest in Amblin Partners of the United States and reach a package of collaborative development plans with it based on future comprehensive strategic cooperation. The scope of cooperation includes film investment, co-production, derivatives and publicity and distribution."

“This is the first time that Amblin Partners has introduced Chinese capital since its establishment. It is also the first time that Alibaba Pictures has reached a cooperation with a first-class Hollywood entertainment group in the form of capital plus business since its establishment!”

"Due to the cooperation between Alibaba Pictures and Amblin Partners, Alibaba Pictures' stock price instantly turned red when the Hong Kong stock market opened, and its market value once exceeded HK$800 billion, which is almost twice the current market value of Huayi Brothers!"

"This morning, Zhao Yanzi and her husband reduced their holdings of Alibaba Pictures by 7.993 million shares, cashing in about HK$12.557 billion, which has attracted attention in the industry."

"According to people familiar with the matter, Zhao Yanzi is suspected to have reached a loan agreement with the bank, and may have a new investment direction..."

With the news of the cooperation with Amblin Partners, Alibaba Pictures has become the most powerful company in the film and television industry, comparable to Wanda Pictures, which previously reached an acquisition agreement with Legendary Pictures.

However, the action of Zhao Yanzi and his wife taking the opportunity to reduce their holdings and cash out has caused a lot of controversy.

Although the female version of Buffett has now been "banned" by the film and television industry, she is still making a lot of money with the help of Alibaba Pictures, which really makes many people envious.

However, at this moment, Fade Chen suddenly froze in place.

"Zhao Yanzi cashed out 12.557 billion Hong Kong dollars... reached a loan agreement with the bank... Holy shit! Could it be that she was planning to do that?!"

At this moment, a large number of memories suddenly popped up in Chen Fei's mind.

If he remembered correctly, during this time, Zhao Yanzi harvested the "leeks" one after another and almost dug out the roots of the stock investors!
Although she suffered retribution later, she had already earned enough money through this wave of cutting leeks to last her the rest of her life!
"Oh, a female version of Buffett? I want to see, who is better, you, the female Buffett, or the China Securities Regulatory Commission..."

Fade Chen murmured, his thoughts already forming in his words.

This time, he not only wants to drive this Singaporean out of the entertainment industry, but also makes her fall completely and never be able to recover!

After all, as the saying goes, you have to remove the grass at its roots!

……

At this time, Alibaba Pictures.

After running around in vain, Zhao Yanzi knew that she had no chance of working in the film and television industry in this life.

If it was just because of "No Other Love", then even though she couldn't be a director, she would still have no problem being an actor.

But after she was "deported" from the Venice International Film Festival, she couldn't even work as an actor anymore.

It is no exaggeration to say that she cannot even participate in any public activities now.

Because many investors, audiences, and fans in the film and television industry feel that her removal from the jury of the Venice International Film Festival has brought huge negative impact on China.

Under the influence of this incident, except for Taiwan where she is relatively welcome, she has been completely blacklisted in China and Hong Kong.

She had thought about continuing to work in the Taiwanese film and television industry for a few years, but after thinking it over, she decided not to do so.

After all, she still has many companies in the country. If she really falls into the arms of those toxic people, the country will never let her go.

Therefore, she had no choice but to continue to follow the development path of "female Buffett".

Fortunately, investing can make a lot more money than making movies! Otherwise, she would definitely take a long time to come out of the EMO state!
"Has the cash-out money arrived?"

"Yes, the 12 billion Hong Kong dollars in funds are in place, and there is also the bank loan. The leverage is 50 times, so that we can successfully swallow up the controlling shares of the company with a market value of 105 billion..."

Having said that, even though Zhao Yanzi had made all the necessary preparations, she still couldn't help but tremble.

"Boss Zhang, we're playing a really big game this time. In three years, I'll have to pay back more than 40 billion. If anything goes wrong..."

"Don't worry, there won't be any accidents and nothing will go wrong." Compared to Zhao Yanzi's nervousness, Zhang Qi seemed very calm.

"You have Alibaba, a company with a market value of one trillion yuan, backing you up. What do you have to be afraid of? It's only 40 billion yuan. It will be recovered in a few months at most. What's there to worry about?"

"That's true."

A smile suddenly appeared on Zhao Yanzi's face.

Although her reputation is not particularly good recently, the image of "female Buffett" has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

In addition, she just cashed out 12 billion Hong Kong dollars from Alibaba Pictures, which created a situation for many shareholders and investors in the industry that as long as they follow her, they will definitely make money.

With the support of these basic conditions, it is not impossible to double the amount, let alone 40 billion!
Thinking of this, the smile on her face became brighter.

However, what she didn't notice was that Zhang Qie next to her looked at her as if she was a "fool".

"I've trained you for so long, and now you can finally be put to use. Haha, this time I'll let you explore the way ahead and see if there's a bright road ahead, or a bottomless abyss? Anyway, even if something goes wrong, you'll jump first, and we can definitely stop you, hehe..."

~

Audition scene for "Dying to Survive".

What surprised Chen Fei was that Han Jianu actually invited Lu Yong, an eyewitness of the "Drug God Incident", to help decide who would play the leading male role "Cheng Yong".

I have to say, this operation is quite novel.

"Hello Director Chen, I'm still your fan."

As soon as he entered the room, Lu Yong greeted everyone present. Besides Han Jianu, Chen Fei was the most famous person present, so he naturally became the one that Lu Yong greeted.

"Hello Mr. Lu, I'm sorry to bother you today."

Chen Fei shook hands with him and expressed his highest respect!

Although the man in front of him looks ordinary, his deeds and the influence he has brought to society are enough to be recorded in history.

After the greetings, at Han Jianu's invitation, everyone gathered in front of the projection screen and began to check the performance of the actors who auditioned for the male lead yesterday.

The first figure to appear was Huang Xiaoming.

However, after watching for less than 10 seconds, Fade Chen took the initiative to shout, "Don't watch his performance. He smells too much like a 'domineering CEO'. How could a poor guy who sells Indian magic oil do something like 'You must listen to me'?"

"Puchi..." Han Jianu couldn't help laughing out loud: "I noticed during the audition yesterday that Xiao Ming seems to be getting more and more greasy. If he wants to act in a big screen movie in the future, he must get rid of the grease."

"Oh, don't mention it."

When this matter was mentioned, Fade Chen couldn't help but be speechless.

He had previously specially "pulled" Huang Xiaoming for a hand and invited him to play a special forces soldier in "Operation Red Sea".

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But this guy, after coming back from the performance, actually took on another variety show called "Chinese Restaurant"!

Although the variety show has not been aired yet, the classic quote "I don't care what you think, I only care what I think" has already been circulated on the Internet as a teaser clip.

This line... is so greasy that it can be used to cook with it!

"Then let's watch Deng Chao's audition."

Han Jianu chose to open the second video.

However, after watching for a while, everyone inexplicably felt very uncomfortable.

He was clearly auditioning for a tragic character, but for some reason, his performance always felt "funny".

Han Sanping suddenly said, "I've appeared in too many variety shows, and my character image is almost solidified."

"Then let's look at the third one."

Time passed by minute by minute, and as one actor after another was passed, Qin Hao's audition clip finally appeared on the projection screen.

Chen Fei had been paying attention to Lu Yong's condition. He could clearly observe that when he was watching Qin Hao's performance, his condition instantly changed.

What this means couldn't be more obvious!
After more than ten minutes, all the audition clips were watched.

In the end, only Qin Hao, Xu Zheng and Liu Ye were recognized by everyone.

"Brother Lu, I want to hear your opinion. Who do you think is more suitable for the role of Cheng Yong?"

As Han Jianu asked, everyone's eyes in the audition room fell on Lu Yong in the crowd.

"I think..." Lu Yong pondered for a moment, and finally uttered a name: "Qin Hao, he gives me the most similar feeling to me back then."

"Oh? Why?"

Lu Yong smiled and said, "I don't know whether his acting is good or bad. I just saw that there was no light in his eyes. Only fatigue and numbness remained..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire audition room suddenly fell silent!

Among so many people, Han Jianuo can actually understand this feeling the best.

Because when she was collecting materials, she had seen many leukemia patients.

A small number of them have relatively good living conditions and can barely hold on to survive.

But the mental state revealed by more people is nothing but despair... and despair!
She had also heard a lot of wailing, and at first, she couldn't help but burst into tears, crying and grieving for them.

But in the end, although the sound was still often heard, it seemed unable to penetrate the high wall of numbness in her heart.

And Qin Hao's performance is indeed very similar to when she was collecting materials.

In the camera, his eyes gradually lost the sympathy and warmth of the past, leaving only a deep, indescribable fatigue and numbness.

This kind of numbness does not come about overnight, but is a self-protection mechanism of the mind after witnessing life and death countless times and experiencing despair.

He can make people maintain an almost indifferent calm in the face of cruel reality, but behind this calmness is endless desolation and sorrow!

"Then let him."

Han Jianu finally made the decision, and the others did not object, and nodded in approval.

"Brother Lu, it's already noon. Let's have a meal in the cafeteria before leaving. The food in Feiyue Film and Television's cafeteria is not any worse than that in restaurants outside."

"Haha, okay, thank you Director Han, I will obey your orders then."

...

It was Chen Fei who called Qin Hao to inform him that he had successfully got the role of "Cheng Yong". After all, he was the introducer and the director of the movie.

When Qin Hao learned that he actually got the role, he could not hide his excitement!

"Director Chen, thank you so much. If you hadn't reminded me to stay in the cancer hospital for a while before the audition, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to successfully experience the state of 'Cheng Yong'."

"You're welcome. This is what you deserve. It all depends on your acting skills. If you don't have the talent, you won't be able to grasp the character's psychology even if you stay in a cancer hospital for a few months."

"Thank you anyway..."

Chen Fei interrupted with a smile: "Don't say anything extra. If you really want to thank me, take advantage of this time to figure out the character's psychology and try to avoid any problems during the filming."

"Okay! Don't worry! I will never slack off!"

……

On the morning of the 22nd, the auditions for "Dying to Survive" were temporarily suspended.

Because today the Supreme People's Procuratorate is going to announce the latest regulations, and has invited Chen Fei, Han Jianu, Han Sanping, Ren Zhonglun, Wang Yong and others to attend in person as observers.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, everyone gathered at the press conference held by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Ren Zhonglun flew from Shanghai to the capital overnight, but he did not look sleepy at all. Instead, he looked energetic.

After all, when he returns this time, if nothing unexpected happens, he will surely receive great rewards from the Magic City government!
After waiting quietly for half an hour, the few people finally waited for the announcement of the new regulations that they had been looking forward to for a long time!
"Selling a small amount of privately processed drugs based on traditional folk recipes, or selling a small amount of foreign or overseas drugs that have not been approved for import, which does not cause serious consequences to others or delay diagnosis and treatment, and the production and sale of drugs by patients for self-help or mutual assistance without the purpose of profit, will not be treated as a crime!"

As the spokesperson on the stage read out the new rule in full, the audience burst into warm applause.

As Chen Fei clapped his hands, he subconsciously turned his head to look and saw that Lu Yong, who was present as a special witness today, was already in tears, crying with joy!

After more than half an hour, today's press conference ended successfully.

Under the guidance of the staff, everyone walked slowly outside.

Many media outlets came up and interviewed many bystanders present today.

"Director Chen, what impact will the promulgation of the new regulations regarding the 'Lu Yong incident' have on the film you are about to direct?"

Facing this question, Chen Fei thought for a moment and responded solemnly: "It will give me more confidence to make this movie well, and it will also make more people pay attention to the fact that our country will not forget the people. At the same time, the health and medical issues of the people cannot be ignored. Food, clothing, housing and transportation... are extremely important..."

Just as he finished his words, the reporters in front of him suddenly changed direction and headed towards Lu Yong behind him.

Faintly, there seemed to be responses from the crowded crowd:
"I am Lu Yong, but I am not the God of Medicine. I am really not the God of Medicine. I am just an ordinary person..."

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