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

Chapter 990 Feng Gangpao got his comeuppance... "Operation Red Sea"! Big bang!

The last day of November passed almost in a flash, and in the blink of an eye, December came quietly.

At the same time, the annual Lunar New Year holiday season has officially begun!
The first movie released is called "The One Who Loves You", which is a drama, love, and suspense film. Because the actors are not famous, it did not cause much discussion in the circle.

But the next day was different.

The Hollywood imported blockbuster "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children", "The Swordsman" directed by Derek Yee, and the super war masterpiece "Operation Red Sea"... three consecutive movies have officially ignited the passion of the Lunar New Year holiday!
Early in the morning, the entire film and television industry became bustling, and hot search press releases on the Internet came one after another, making it difficult to keep up.

"It is controlled by Feiyue Films, co-produced by Haizheng, Golden Harvest, Guangguang, Shanghai Film Group, Wanda, China Film Group, Youku, and Feiwo Films, written/directed by Chen Fei, and starred by Zhang Yi, Huang Jingyu, Huang Xiaoming, Zhou Xun, Liu Yifei, Zhang Hanyu and others;

The mainstream commercial blockbuster "Operation Red Sea" has officially been released in theaters nationwide early this morning!"

"According to the notice from the cinema chain, the first-day comprehensive screening rate of the movie "Operation Red Sea" was as high as 58%, and the Pan Asia and Wanda cinema chains gave it an extremely high screening rate of up to 62%!"

"The naval administration officially issued a film viewing proposal this morning, hoping that all departments can deeply understand the difficulties and hardships of the navy's overseas expeditions..."

"The martial arts and action film "The Sword of the Third Young Master", produced by Bona Film Group, directed by Er Dongsheng, and starring Lin Gengxin, He Rundong, Jiang Mengjie, Jiang Yiyan and others, accounted for about 15.1% of the total screenings on the first day of its release."

"The reality-themed film "I Am Not Fan Jinlian", jointly produced by Huayi and Dongyang Meila Films, directed by Feng Xiaogang, written by Liu Zhenyun, and starring Fan Bingbing, Guo Tao, Dapeng and others, has been completely withdrawn from theaters due to its exhausted box office potential.

The film's current total box office is 1.63 million RMB, which is seriously inconsistent with the expected box office!"

"Director Feng Xiaogang deleted his 1,000-word article targeting Wanda from the perspective of 'Pan Jinlian' at around 3 a.m. today, apparently expressing his attitude of admitting defeat to Wanda Cinemas..."

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"The overall screening rate is 58%? Pan Asia and Wanda gave 62%? Our movie only has 15.1%? Damn! Is this still possible?"

Early in the morning, Yu Dong looked at the screening information revealed by major cinema chains, and the corners of his mouth twitched immediately.

He really couldn't understand, how could this horse be compared to a chicken?

The screening schedule is several times different, and the box office is definitely a world of difference... "The Three Young Masters' Sword" is likely to be trampled under the feet of "Operation Red Sea".

Fortunately, there was also news that "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" was forced to be removed from the theaters, otherwise he would have gone crazy!

However, looking at the theater schedule handed over by the secretary, Yu Dong soon frowned again.

“Why did Poly Bona Cinemas only give 20% of the screening time to “The Swordsman”???”

"Uh..." The secretary was stunned for a moment, and explained in a low voice: "I heard from the leaders of Poly that they are not very optimistic about "The Sword of the Third Young Master". Taking advantage of this great opportunity, it is better to quickly hold on to "Operation Red Sea" and earn more commissions."

"..."

This "backstab" from his own cinema chain immediately silenced Yu Dong.

He opened his mouth and was about to say something, but finally chose to wave his hand to let the secretary leave.

After all, Poly Group holds the majority of the cinema chain. Although his words may have an effect, in the case of the Lunar New Year period, the cinema chain will definitely put profit first.

So, instead of making yourself uncomfortable, you might as well just leave it as it is.

Perhaps after the first day box office results come out, or after word of mouth for "The Young Master's Sword" becomes popular, other theaters may increase their screening schedules?

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Yu Dong had no choice but to accept his fate, but Feng Xiaogang accepted it reluctantly.

As expected, as soon as Operation Red Sea was released, I Am Not Fan Jinlian was taken off the air.

"After 15 days, the box office is only 1.63 million? And the theater chain has colluded with each other to cancel the film? Good! It's really good!"

On the "Youth" side, Feng Xiaogang roared with gnashing teeth, as if he hated Wanda to the extreme.

At the same time, he also listed companies and individuals such as Pan Asia Cinemas, Feiyue Films, Chen Fei, and Liu Xiaobin as his "mortal enemies"!
At this point, even a fool can see that this time, the box office sniping war against "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" is clearly Wanda Cinemas in the open and Pan Asia Cinemas in the dark.

The two cinema chains cooperated very closely, using the two movies "La La Land" and "Operation Red Sea" to directly take away all the screenings of "I Am Not Fan Jinlian".

In this situation, he, who was not prepared at all, undoubtedly became the biggest enemy!

However, just as he was feeling angry, the assistant suddenly rushed in from outside the door.

"Director Feng, please look online. The People's Daily has spoken out..."

People's Daily?

Feng Xiaogang was slightly stunned, and subconsciously took out his mobile phone from his pocket and logged into Weibo.

The next second, his face changed suddenly, his legs suddenly went weak, and he almost fell to the ground!
Because he never expected that this article released by the official Weibo account of People's Daily actually contained a stern warning to him!
"The movie I Am Not Madame Bovary had quarrels before the tune was even formed; the quarrels revealed the competition and the gambling, and also reflected the box office myth.

Both of them were begging for box office, and Fang Li knelt down for "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" to attract many supporters, probably with different sentiments and levels; movie promotion is no longer "peaches and plums do not speak", but "taste speaks" forever.

The battlefield for good directors is in the studio, so it’s better to have less verbal attacks and more word of mouth.”

Interestingly, the illustrations for this article also include photos from the long articles published by Wang Sicong and Feng Xiaogang.

As soon as the article was published, netizens applauded:
"The editor's comment is quite pertinent. It's OK to sell feelings, but you can't blackmail people morally. Business has its own operating model. Trying to mobilize public emotions to achieve one's own goals is really shameful!"

"I think there is something wrong with the way I promote I Am Not Fan Jinlian, especially Feng Xiaogang's actions, which are really disgusting."

"Now that the box office disaster has happened, I want to see if he dares to continue to make trouble in the future."

There was a chorus of applause online, which made Feng Xiaogang tremble with fear.

He was originally planning to write a long article to express his grievances when the movie was taken off the screen.

But now it seems that if he really did that, he would be in big trouble!

It is no exaggeration to say that if he continues to make trouble, a ban order will be issued on his head tomorrow!
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"Tsk? Retribution is here!"

On the "Dying to Survive" crew, a group of people are currently reading this review article published in the People's Daily.

Hearing the word "retribution" coming out of Fade Chen's mouth, everyone turned their heads and looked at him.

Han Jianv couldn't wait to ask, "Brother? Isn't this just a comment about Feng Xiaogang and Wang Sicong quarreling with each other online? How did it become retribution?"

"Think about it carefully. What kind of place is Central China Normal University? It is a national 'Double First-Class' university, a national '211 Project' key university, and a national '985 Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform' university...

This kind of place was actually used by Feng Xiaogang to hype up "I Am Not Fan Jinlian", and it was exposed online for such a long time. Would the school be willing to suffer this loss?"

"But this revenge is too mild, isn't it? Can Feng Xiaogang be intimidated by a few innocuous comments?"

"You will know later. If nothing unexpected happens, Feng Gangpao will be silenced in the next few years."

As he was speaking, Chen Fei's cell phone suddenly rang.

After glancing at the caller ID, he pressed the answer button: "Hello? Guo Fan?"

"Director Chen, I have sent the casting list for The Wandering Earth to your email, please remember to take a look."

"Is everything confirmed?"

"Yes, remember to let me know after you finish watching it. It will probably start filming in the middle of the month." "Yeah, okay, got it. I'll go watch it as soon as I get home tonight."

After hanging up the phone, Fade Chen glanced at the time on his watch and immediately shouted to everyone, "Everyone, get ready. This is Director Han's last scene. Let's try to get it done as soon as possible and finish it before the New Year..."

At the command, everyone responded and got busy.

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As the Lunar New Year holiday season officially kicks off, in addition to the already released "Operation Red Sea" and "The Young Masters' Sword", other upcoming films have also launched their final sprint of promotions.

For the entire afternoon, major social platforms, portal websites, etc. were refreshed with news releases of the three blockbuster films: "The Ferryman", "The Great Wall" and "Railroad Tigers".

"Director Wang Jiawei personally led the team, including the lead actor Zhang Jiajia, actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Jin Chengwu, Chen Yixun, Yang Ying, Zhang Rongrong, Lu Han, Li Yuchun and other leading actors, to appear at the film press conference together."

"In an interview with the media, Director Wong Kar-wai talked about the various details of the filming, describing the film's creative process and concept from the perspectives of camera angles, composition, editing, etc."

"Actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai praised Yang Ying's acting skills, saying that she wore summer clothes to shoot rain scenes in the cold winter, and her professionalism is rare in the entire film and television industry!"

"This afternoon, Chen Long and his crew members appeared in Hengdian. When interviewed by the media, he solemnly promised that Railroad Tigers would never be a 'miracle drama'. It aims to present the tragic story in a humorous way through the 'Chen Long comedy' style. Please wait and see..."

"The crew of the movie "The Great Wall" released the ending promotion song "A Bridge of Fate" and the English promotion song "BATTLE FIELD" for free, and the listening rate has skyrocketed!"

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Because there were no night scenes scheduled for tonight, the crew of "Dying to Survive" stopped work early.

After finishing their last cameo role, Liu Yifei and Chen Fei got in the same car and drove towards their secret love nest.

On the way, Chen Fei finally found some free time to read the film reviews of "Operation Red Sea".

Looking around, the high Maoyan score of 9.6 undoubtedly demonstrates the popularity of this movie and its extremely high quality.

And the comments from fans below are extremely in-depth and insightful!
"It's no exaggeration to say that this is the best war movie I've ever seen! It shows China's strengths, its weapons and equipment, and the strength of its special forces. We could only see them in American movies before, but now we finally have them!"

"The Chinese military team spirit is so touching that it brought tears to my eyes! I believe that in the near future, China will become even stronger!"

"The movie is great. It doesn't over-exaggerate China's military strength, because soldiers are also human beings, they can get hurt and sacrifice, and high-tech weapons can fail. Everything shown is very real, but with concerted efforts, all difficulties will be defeated!"

"Only with a strong motherland can we have a happy and healthy family! Salute to the Chinese soldiers! They are our most lovely people!"

"After watching this movie, I hope that all war-themed weapons and equipment are made in China. Our great country has been around for 5,000 years and will surely stand at the top of the world!"

Excited fans flooded the review section, with high-scoring reviews constantly popping up, demonstrating how wonderful this movie is.

On the other hand, "The Third Young Master's Sword" seems a bit cold.

The film's overall rating is only a pitiful 7.8, and the number of reviews is only a few thousand, and they are mixed.

"The first half was okay, but the second half was a bit lame, with all kinds of awkward plots... The visuals were pretty good, and the martial arts scenes were pretty good without Xie Xiaofeng. The final martial arts scene wasn't stunning enough to live up to expectations, it felt like the sword speed wasn't fast enough, and there were too many slow shots..."

"New version, old version, the deep feelings are worth talking about; I advise you not to be too demanding, the sincere intentions should be taken seriously; forty years of swordplay, and sixteen years without seeing Gu Long."

"I feel like the best parts are all in the trailers. I'm talking about the earliest trailer with "Encouragement and Resentment"; such a good story by Gu Long was ruined by Er Dongsheng, which really makes me angry! The plot was changed beyond recognition, oh, it's so messed up that I don't even want to talk about it anymore."

It has to be said that martial arts films are becoming increasingly difficult to sell at the box office.

Just like this drama "The Swordsman", although there are many people supporting it, there are even more people criticizing it!
Everyone has his or her own understanding of martial arts, and "The Sword of Three Young Masters" written by Gu Long is regarded as a classic by many people.

But precisely because it is such a classic, book fans have particularly high expectations for the movie.

But unfortunately, Er Dongsheng failed to successfully meet everyone's expectations, and this turned into a situation where he was criticized even more than praised.

"It's so strange, why do I feel like Wang Jiawei understands "The Ferryman" better than director Zhang Jiajia?"

Liu Yifei's muttering suddenly came from the side, which immediately attracted Chen Fei's attention.

Glancing at the interview draft of "The Ferryman" on her phone screen, Chen Fei laughed: "Because this movie was originally shot by Wang Jiawei."

"Ah?!" Liu Yifei looked over with a silly look on her face: "How is that possible? The director column clearly says Zhang Jiajia?"

"What's impossible about this? How could Zhang Jiajia, a novelist, possibly order people like Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Eason Chan around? If it weren't for Wong Kar-wai, how could the others obey him?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Miss Liu suddenly understood!
"No wonder when I watched the interview video, I always saw Wang Jiawei talking, while director Zhang Jiajia just sat quietly beside him without saying a word. So he is a puppet?"

"Haha, actually, not everyone is qualified to be a puppet..."

As we chatted, time flew by.

More than half an hour later, the business car arrived at the door of the villa.

The two walked into the house holding hands.

"I'm going to go wash up first! I need to take a bath. I'm so tired! I'm going to sleep until the afternoon tomorrow..."

Liu Yifei kept talking about how exhausted she was during the filming of "Dying to Survive". Not only was she physically exhausted, but she was also mentally exhausted...

After she walked into the bathroom in her pajamas, Fade Chen walked into the study, turned on the computer, and checked the email sent by Guo Fan.

"Wu Jing, Huang Jingyu, Li Guangjie, Wu Mengda, Zhao Jinmai, Lei Jiayin, Ning Hao, Guo Jingfei, Xie Nan... Well, most of them are acquaintances!"

After I read through the entire list of 63 actors who were going to appear in the film, more than half an hour had passed.

After making sure that there were no problems with these people, Chen Fei sent an email to Guo Fan and Su Guohai respectively, issuing the final instructions:
"Everything is correct, ready to shoot!"

After sending the email, he turned off the computer and went to the bathroom to find Liu Yifei who was taking a bath.

Getting off work so early tonight means it’s destined to be another sleepless night.

Crazy dragon and phoenix, wonderful! Wonderful!

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After a night, it was October 12nd.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, just as Chen Fei arrived at the crew of "Dying to Survive" and started a new day's shooting plan, the first day box office of the Lunar New Year holiday was released.

As expected, the entire film and television industry was thrown into uproar in an instant, unable to control themselves!

"Operation Red Sea, a main theme commercial blockbuster produced by Feiyue Films, co-produced by China National Navy, Golden Harvest, Guangguang, Shanghai Film Group, Wanda, China Film Group, Youku, and Feiwo Films, and written and directed by Chen Fei, grossed 3.88 million RMB at the box office on its first day of release!"

"The single-day box office record for domestic films has been broken again. Operation Red Sea took the No.3.88 spot with a box office of 1 million yuan!"

"Affected by Operation Red Sea, the musical film La La Land, which was produced by Feiyue Films and won the Venice International Film Awards, saw a sudden increase of 1500 million in box office revenue per day... After one week of release, the box office has reached 5.93 million."

"The martial arts film "The Sword of the Third Young Master", directed by Er Dongsheng and produced by Bona, only earned 1857.42 million yuan on its first day of release."

"Produced by LeTV Pictures, Zhang Yimou's daughter Zhang Mo's directorial debut "28 Years Old Minor" will hold its premiere in Beijing tomorrow morning."

"Due to the impact of Operation Red Sea on the film schedule and box office, the first-day box office of many Hollywood imported blockbusters did not meet expectations. The film producers may suffer immeasurable losses as a result..."

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