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

Chapter 988: Dignity lies only on the edge of the sword, truth lies only within the range of the cannon...

In nearly two hours, "Operation Red Sea" showed all the guests on the scene what a real, exciting and smart war blockbuster is!

Finally, when the subtitles appeared, the applause from the audience suddenly resounded throughout the venue like thunder!

In the guest seats, Feng Xiaogang recalled the scenes he had just seen and secretly pondered his own "Youth".

At the same time, Zhang Yimou was also recalling his "The Great Wall".

Although the themes of the two films are different, they are both released during the Lunar New Year period, so they are bound to be in competition with each other.

The quality of the pictures is directly related to the box office performance of the two films, which is definitely the key among the keys!

"Dad, I'm afraid my movie is going to be criticized." A bitter smile appeared on Zhang Mo's face. After all, her "28-Year-Old Minor" will have to face "Operation Red Sea" directly.

"Don't worry. The audience of your movie is specific. Although it will have an impact, it shouldn't be that big."

"I hope so."

Conversations like this are happening in many other places.

"The Sword of Three Young Masters", "Railroad Tigers", "The Ferryman", "The Last Romance"...these are all movies that will be released during the Lunar New Year period, and they will face "Operation Red Sea" directly.

However, compared to the nervousness of other filmmakers, the situation on the Navy side is undoubtedly another.

The leader who led the team nodded with satisfaction, "Once this movie is released, the image of the navy is fully displayed!"

"That's right." Director Lin next to him echoed, "This is a true mainstream blockbuster! It's exciting, explosive, and real. It will definitely have a wide impact."

While the two were talking, Li Chen, who was sitting in the back row, was almost going crazy with excitement!

"That's right! This is the scene I want to portray. Haha, the visuals of Sky Hunter will definitely not be worse than this movie. What I want is exciting! Explosive! Real!"

Hearing this, Fan Bingbing, who was sitting next to him, quickly gave encouragement: "I believe you can become a big hit!"

While the two were talking, Fade Chen had already led a group of main creators onto the stage again.

"Everyone, how do you feel about it? Is it to your liking?"

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of response from the audience:
“Excellent!”

"So cool! This scene..."

"I haven't seen enough yet. I must buy another movie ticket after it's released!"

As the crowd responded, smiles appeared on everyone's faces on the stage.

As a filmmaker, there is nothing more satisfying than having your work recognized by the audience.

While the film critics were observing the state of the audience and writing furiously, the media reporters in the audience finally couldn't hold back and threw questions one after another.

"Director Chen, we can see that Operation Red Sea seems to reveal 'real' scenes everywhere, such as the ruins on the battlefield, the shattered bodies, the severed fingers and arms, and the blood-flowing scenes... So why did you choose to shoot such cruel scenes and scenes?"

When the first question came up, the scene fell silent instantly.

The guests and audiences in the audience were all listening quietly, wanting to hear what Chen Fei would say in response.

"Because... everything you see is real!"

On the stage, Fade Chen looked serious and said slowly: "I just want to tell everyone that reality is actually more cruel than what I filmed. We were just born in a safe country, which does not mean that our world is also safe.

The brutality of the terrorists is even more horrifying than what is shown in my movies!
Dignity lies only on the edge of the sword, and truth lies only within the range of the cannon... If our country is not strong, if there is no protection from the navy soldiers, I am afraid we would not have the opportunity to sit here and discuss these things today..."

"Clap clap clap clap!"

Thunderous applause resounded throughout the venue again, and the naval leaders in the front row were so excited.

The leader was even more delighted: "Hey? This guy is actually a 'radical', haha."

"Young people are full of blood, and that's what we have the most."

The interview is still going on, and each of the main creators has a lot of footage.

In addition to Zhang Yi and Zhou Xun, Huang Jingyu, who had been low-key and standing on the edge, also became the focus of media attention.

Judging from his performance as the sniper in the movie, this "newcomer" actor is bound to become an instant hit if nothing unexpected happens!

Most importantly, he also starred in the Hollywood blockbuster "Ready Player One" directed by Chen Fei.

With the support of these two blockbusters, it is no exaggeration to say that this actor has realized the dream of many actors of "becoming famous as soon as he debuts".

At the end of the interview, it was still the Sina reporter who "dared" to ask the most crucial question.

“Director Chen, I believe that a director’s directing experience is accumulated slowly, and now, you have shot two main theme blockbusters, “Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy” and “Operation Mekong”, and both have achieved excellent results.

Now that Operation Red Sea, which has a bigger investment and a more grandiose scene, has officially been released, I believe you should have a broader vision for the box office performance, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, those filmmakers who had ambitions for the Lunar New Year holiday instantly became nervous.

Isn't the purpose of making movies to earn box office revenue? Who doesn't have ambition?
But the key issue is that the opponent's ambition may lead to one's own defeat, which is a bit embarrassing.

Amid the expectant, nervous, and hopeful gazes of the crowd, Fade Chen said softly, "I won't speculate on the exact box office numbers, but..."

The moment the voice paused, a group of people in the audience subconsciously stretched their necks, ready to listen to what bold words this person was going to make next.

And the next second, Chen Fei said the most arrogant words in the most indifferent tone!

"Starting from The Swordsman, to The Great Wall, The Wasted Times, Railroad Tigers, The Ferryman, etc... My goal is that the box office of Operation Red Sea can surpass the total of these movies! As for the other movies, I won't name them one by one, it doesn't matter whether they are there or not."

"boom!!!"

In an instant, an uproar broke out in the entire conference hall!
The media has already been caught up in heated discussions:

"Good fellow? Are you so arrogant?"

"I just asked him to predict the box office, I didn't ask him to issue a challenge?!"

"Quickly take a picture and see what the mentality of other movie directors is. Haha, this wave of money is huge today, and it will definitely be a hot search."

Amid the excitement and discussions at the scene, the other directors present gave applause and encouragement.

Everyone can make threats, but the prerequisite is that you can do it, otherwise you will be the one who is embarrassed.

"Haha, I want to see how you can defeat all of us here..."

Wang Jiawei murmured, with a hint of disdain in his tone.

He has great confidence in "The Ferryman" which he "supervised". Although it does not have such a big scene as "Operation Red Sea", the overall story will definitely not be too different.

Therefore, regarding Chen Fei's behavior of making such harsh remarks, he personally did not think that the other party could do it, and it was impossible for him to do it!
Do you really think other movies are just for show?
"Dad, my movie's name isn't even worthy of being mentioned by Director Chen..."

Listening to his daughter's words, Zhang Yimou smiled softly and comforted her: "Just work hard, you are still young..."

However, before he could finish his words of comfort, Zhang Mo interrupted him: "Dad, I'm 33 this year, and Director Chen is only 32. He is one year younger than me."

"..."

After a long silence, Zhang Yimou finally spoke up: "What are you competing with him for? You and someone of the same age... uh, you and..."

Zhang Mo looked at his father expectantly, hoping to hear some appropriate words of comfort from him.

However, the next second, she heard her father helplessly say: "Forget it, just compete with yourself, let's go to the banquet, I will take you to talk to Director Chen and learn from his directing experience.

That’s a genius! A genius that only appears once in a century! Don’t compare yourself to him. After all… even your father can’t compare to him.”

~

Although the premiere was over, the banquet was still going on.

The real socializing also began at this time. "Director Chen, the people from Huayi have left early."

"Okay, got it. Don't bother with them. Just entertain the guests present."

Fade Chen waved his hands and didn't take the two Wang brothers seriously at all.

"I Am Not Fan Jinlian" has already failed, and "The Wasted Time" is about to fail. There is no "performance time" for Huayi in this Lunar New Year period.

So, no one cared whether they left or not.

"Director Chen, long time no see."

A sudden call came from behind, interrupting Chen Fei and Su Guohai's chat.

The two of them turned around at the same time and saw a woman who was about fifty years old and had short hair appear behind them.

"Director Hu? It's been a long time indeed."

Chen Fei smiled and stretched out his hand, gently shaking hands with Hu Mei who was standing in front of him.

As the most famous female director among the fifth generation of directors, Hu Mei was a "big celebrity" in the circle 10 years ago!
The dramas directed by her, such as "The Yongzheng Dynasty", "The Emperor Wu of Han", and "Qiao Family Courtyard", have aroused widespread social repercussions after they were broadcast.

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However, after the box office failure of the movie "Confucius" directed by her in 10, she rarely appeared in public.

During these six years, she has only filmed three dramas, "The Founding of a New World", "Cao Cao" and "The River Flows East", which is far from being as productive as she was ten years ago.

But she is still quite popular in the circle recently!

The main reason is that this person actually wanted to make a movie based on "Dream of Red Mansions", and the script he created was actually approved by the General Administration!

There are many investors in the circle who are watching her movements right now.

It’s just that this “stare” is not the “positive” kind of stare, but the “negative” kind of stare.

As we all know, "Dream of Red Mansions" is the most difficult to film among the four great classics!
After all, the 87 version is such a classic that later versions cannot be surpassed, and are not even qualified to be compared with the previous ones.

This can be seen from the fact that version 10 was criticized so harshly.

And now, Hu Mei actually wants to condense so much "essence" into the movie. Is this a joke?

A 36-episode classic is told in a 100-minute movie... Even if the entire team of the 87 version is brought back intact, it would probably be impossible to do it successfully.

You know, the power of Bai Yueguang is not something that ordinary people can experience. In some cases, even if you invite Bai Yueguang himself here intact, you won't get the same feeling as before.

Therefore, many investors are now avoiding Hu Mei, fearing that she will come to them to solicit investment.

Unfortunately, Chen Fei couldn't hide today, and under such circumstances, he couldn't hide either.

Sure enough, after chatting for a while, Hu Mei mentioned her new work.

"I plan to start with a flashback to Jia Baoyu becoming a monk on a snowy day, and the main plot begins with Lin Daiyu returning home to attend a funeral. It reveals that Wang Xifeng embezzled Lin Ruhai's property to build the Grand View Garden, and then betrayed the childhood love between Baoyu and Daiyu by setting up a substitution plan, causing Baoyu to marry Baochai, and Daiyu to die of tears. In the end, the love is broken and the story returns to fate, completing the tragic ending of Dream of Red Mansions..."

Hu Mei talked incessantly, but Chen Fei felt his scalp tingling when listening to her!
His guess turned out to be correct. The person in front of him actually wanted to cram half of "Dream of Red Mansions" into a movie of less than two hours.

Isn't this just dancing on a grave - looking for death?
How could the character image be established in such a short time? It would be impossible to succeed just by thinking about it!
However, it was impossible for Chen Fei to refuse in person. After all, the other party had said so much, so he still had to give him face.

So, taking advantage of Hu Mei's breath, he interrupted and said, "Director Hu, regarding your script, if you have time later, you can bring the project book to our company.

We have a professional team over there to review it. If the story is really great, we can invest in it in full, not to mention a portion of it...

Director Tong is calling me over there, I'll go over there first, please make yourself at your leisure."

Chen Fei made up a random excuse and successfully withdrew from the situation.

Seeing this, Hu Mei was not discouraged. She nodded in agreement and turned around and walked straight to Yu Dong and Zhang Qi who were standing on the other side.

Bona and Ali are both strong, and it would be a success if we could get them into the lineup.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Fade Chen was instructing Su Guohai:

"Remember, if Director Hu Mei really sends her project to the company, you must find a suitable reason to refuse it and don't get involved."

Su Guohai asked in confusion: "Is this project bad?"

“Comparable to The Legend of the Gods!”

"Good guy!"

Su Guohai became alert instantly. If this was the case, it would not be very bad. It was simply a sinkhole!

……

In the afternoon, as expected, reports on the premiere of "Operation Red Sea" appeared successfully on the Internet.

"So far! The pre-sale box office of Operation Red Sea has exceeded 2.5 million! There are still 5 days before the movie is officially released, and it is expected that the first day box office will definitely exceed 3 million!"

"According to the summary information, the critics' rating of Operation Red Sea has reached 9.3 points, which has proved that this movie is a masterpiece that you absolutely cannot miss!"

"Director Chen Fei made a bold statement at the premiere, saying that he would 'rule' the entire Lunar New Year period with his box office performance, crushing all the Lunar New Year blockbusters. Let's wait and see whether he can succeed."

“Dignity lies only on the edge of the sword, and truth lies only within the range of the cannon—Operation Red Sea!”

"The Lunar New Year film season is about to begin, so stay tuned..."

~

On this side, the final promotional activities before the release of "Operation Red Sea" are proceeding in an orderly manner, while on the other side, Jiang Zhiqiang is venting his frustration and anger in the office!

"Already confirmed?"

"Yes, Mr. Jiang, we have communicated with Feiyue Films several times, and they have made it clear that Operation Red Sea will definitely not be shown in theaters under Enlightenment Cinemas.

According to market estimates, the box office of this movie should remain around 40 billion, and a similar situation to the summer vacation period may happen again..."

"40 billion? So, this 40 billion movie is going against our purpose!?" Jiang Zhiqiang could no longer suppress his anger!
"If nothing unexpected happens, yes..."

Listening to the words of the theater director, he was so angry that his teeth began to itch, but at the same time, he was filled with a strong sense of powerlessness.

What can you do if the "supplier" refuses to supply goods to your "mall"?
Before this, he had thought that if Huayi could successfully "take down" Wanda, he could also follow suit and cut off the source of funding for Pan Asia Cinemas.

But now, "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" has failed miserably, and Huayi, such a large listed company, is shrinking its head like a quail.

In this situation, how can Enlight fight against the two giants, Feiyue Films and Pan Asia Cinemas?
"Director Jiang, how about we go to the Film Bureau again? I heard that the Film Bureau seems to be under the jurisdiction of the Central Propaganda Department now. Maybe there will be some new policies..."

"it's useless."

Jiang Zhiqiang shook his head, and his mind unconsciously recalled the scenes of himself being repeatedly humiliated.

The bureau is obviously biased towards Feiyue Film and Television, and their Anle is like a child raised by a stepmother, with no one caring or loving him.

In this situation, no matter what Anle did, it would be wrong.

The meeting room suddenly fell into silence.

After a long time, Jiang Zhiqiang slowly let out a sigh that contained a variety of emotions such as "helplessness", "regret", and "reluctance".

"Let's just leave it at that for now. We can't get a copy of Operation Red Sea, but we have plenty of other movies. We're not at the end of our rope yet. The worst that can happen is we can just schedule more screenings for other movies..."

After hearing this stereotyped answer, the theater managers remained silent.

The cinema was not making any money, and his stress level skyrocketed. The employees who were paid commissions were also complaining...

Under such circumstances, how long can the 29 cinemas under Enlightenment Cinemas last?

……

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