192. Filming is in progress, the investment share of "2012" was officially announced, and the film and television industry has been turned upside down!
Zhang Wei of the new picture commented on the batch of panic in the past two days!
Relying on Zhang Yimou's relationship, he has signed many artists, although it is not as large as Huayi, Guangguang, and Orange Sky, but at least it can rank among the top five in China.
Because his own temper is a little weird, some artists under his command are influenced by him, and some have strange tempers.
When Chen Fei filmed "Chinese Partner" before, because he did not participate in the investment with the new picture, this made Zhang Wei very unhappy.
When facing some of the company's actors, he even complained about Chen Fei's stinginess, and this was also remembered by some people.
Now that "Source Code" is about to start filming, Chen Fei only sent audition invitations to some actors in the circle, which made some actors under the new picture very dissatisfied!
Why don't you send us an audition invitation?
The actors of other companies still kept their senses, even if they had a little complaint in their hearts, they also digested it silently in their hearts.
After all, they didn't dare to offend Chen Fei.
What's more, this is a movie invested by others, and who is used is also up to them, what does it have to do with outsiders?
But a certain actor under the new picture relied on Zhang Yimou's "support", and openly ridiculed Chen Fei for "nepotism" in the interview, and did not give other actors a chance to audition......
When these words spread, it immediately caused a small sensation!
Zhang Weiping didn't know it at first, but it wasn't until Ren Zhonglun called him and praised the actors under him for being "brave and straightforward" that he realized that something was wrong.
When he boarded the portal, he immediately panicked.
It took some price to erase those remarks......
It was not easy to settle the remarks on the Internet, Zhang Weiping was furious, and called the actor who made improper remarks over and gave him a hard beating!
"This kind of thing is the unspoken rule in the circle, just say it in private, how dare you say it in front of reporters?
Didn't you watch Feng Xiaogang's movies use Huayi actors? Didn't you see that the movies directed by Zhang Yimou are all actors from our new picture?
Who isn't the one who engages in cronyism? Why are you stepping on a horse and making this head? Don't you want to mix in the circle?
Do you know who the person you offended is? That horse is Chen Fei! Someone who can mix in Hollywood! Even I have to be polite when I see him, how dare you say those things in front of reporters?
People are willing to send you an audition invitation, you just steal the fun, people are not happy to send you an invitation, you just hold back, what kind of bird? ”
When these words came out, the third-rate actor on the other side directly shook into a sieve!
Zhang ...... Mr. Zhang, what should I do now? ”
"What should I do?" Zhang Weiping glanced at him coldly, "Ask for more blessings, change jobs again, don't want to mix up in this circle." ”
"Ahh Is it so serious? The man was clearly frightened.
"This horse is quite light! How many people want to slap him and don't have a chance, and you actually insinuate him publicly? Believe it or not, as long as you stay in this circle for a day, you won't have a day of stable life! ”
"Mr. Zhang, I ......"
"Get out of !!"
Seeing the actor leave in despair, Zhang Weiping took a few deep breaths, leaned back in his chair and began to think about countermeasures.
Originally, it was difficult for him to participate in Chen Fei's movie, and the insider's impression of the new picture was not good, and after this incident, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult to cooperate in the future.
After pondering for a while, he could only call Zhang Yimou.
"Hello? Yimou, tell you something......"
……
Just when Zhang Wei was trying to remedy it, Chen Fei had already started filming "Source Code".
He didn't go out of his way to do any very grand start-up ceremony, but just invited some reporters to briefly inform the news of the start of filming.
The 63rd Film and Television Golden Globe Awards will be held on January 17, 06, and there has been news from Universal Pictures that he must rush to participate in it then.
This is no small matter, he has to go.
Therefore, the filming of "Source Code" must be expedited, because next year I will have to go to Hollywood to shoot "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and participate in the executive production of "2012".
Time was tight, so he simply didn't engage in those cumbersome links, thinking about finishing the shooting quickly, and then using the negatives to make special effects.
The shooting went well.
All the actors are from the three major media theaters, and the setting of the scene was also completed in advance, so the filming progress is fast.
"Director Chen, there is a small detail that is wrong, your eyes shook when you were hiding from coffee just now, and you have to make up for it here."
Behind the monitor, Ning Hao, who acted as the assistant director, reminded him loudly.
"Ok, let's do it again."
Because the protagonist can only go back to the eight minutes before the explosion each time, all the performances need to be repeated within these eight minutes, which is undoubtedly a very big test for the actors.
Some of the movements and details had to be exactly the same as the previous performances, which had almost never been seen in their previous films.
At the same time, when they really participated in the filming of the movie, everyone also had a new understanding of Chen Fei's screenwriting ability!
The "source code" experiment project repeatedly "travels" to the eight minutes before the explosion, and all the plots repeat over and over again......
These brain holes are simply amazing!
"How the hell did he come up with this kind of plot? How many whimsical images does this person have in his head? ”
This is a doubt that often arises in the minds of all actors when filming.
…
When he received Zhang Yimou's call, Chen Fei was sitting behind the monitor watching the replay.
"Hello? Director Chen? Busy? ”
"You say, is there something wrong?"
""A Thousand Miles to Ride Alone" will be released on December 22, do you have time to attend the premiere?"
"Yes, I'll definitely go then."
"Okay."
After less than ten words of conversation, the phone hung up.
Just based on the relationship between the two, in fact, there is no need to say too much, everyone understands the meaning, and Chen Fei, who should sell face, will definitely not be stingy.
…
Liu's mother plays a passenger who serves coffee, and she needs to repeat the action of "spilling the coffee" over and over again.
I have to say that the actors who have acted in dramas are awesome, and they are very stable in front of the camera!
In fact, Liu Xiaoli didn't want to appear on the camera at first, she just came with Liu Yifei, but she couldn't stand Chen Fei's constant invitations, so she had to nod and agree.
"Great, Auntie, this is over."
Behind the monitor, Chen Fei raised his hands and patted it, and praised the picture just now as perfect.
Everyone around applauded, and Liu Yifei shouted very exaggeratedly: "Mom is so amazing, she has repeated it so many times without making a mistake." ”
"Thank you, thank you..."
Liu Xiaoli humbly thanked everyone for their encouragement, and couldn't help but feel a little complacent in her heart.
The feeling of filming... That's nice!
…
After filming ended in the evening, a group of people sat around the hotel to watch the premiere of "Harry Potter 4" broadcast live.
100 fans dressed in Harry Potter gear, 1,000 white candles, 1,500 dominoes, and a parody of spell casting......
Looking at these pictures, Zhu Yawen's face was full of emotion: "Look at the pomp and circumstance of other people, when can we have a premiere of this scale?" ”
"It won't take long."
"Huh?"
In the room, a group of people looked at Chen Fei curiously, all of them wondering what he meant by what he just said.
Tianxian was a smart ice and snow person, blinking his eyes wide, and asked curiously, "Chen Fei?" You're not going to make a big move, are you? ”
"Keep it a secret, and you'll find out later."
Chen Fei smiled, and the animated movie "Kung Fu Panda" suddenly appeared in his heart.
When he thought of the picture when this movie was released in China, he was inexplicably a little excited!
The fact that his national treasure has been made into a movie will definitely cause a huge sensation in China!
The second half of November is destined to be dominated by "Harry Potter", and even the publicity of other movies has been suppressed a lot.
At the same time, in order to prevent piracy from affecting the box office of movies, Chen Kaige contacted many people, plus China Film and other companies, to form an "anti-piracy alliance." ”
Many people in the circle responded.
In this regard, Chen Fei also expressed his attitude.
Strict prevention of piracy is everyone's responsibility!
In the matter of anti-piracy, he has always been a representative of "leading the way", which he quite agrees with Chen Kaige.
……
November flew by, and the time soon came to December.
The filming of "Source Code" was already completed by a third of the way, and Chen Fei handed over some less important content to Ning Hao for filming, while he himself returned to the capital.
December is the "Chinese New Year" in China, and the popularity of this word is still led by Feng Xiaogang.
However, this year, Feng Xiaogang did not participate in the New Year, but others began to "kill" wildly!
Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Liu Zhenwei, Chen Kexin, Ning Hao (Chen Fei).
If you look at your status in the circle, Ning Hao is not worthy of being compared with the first four.
But in everyone's eyes, Ning Hao is equivalent to Chen Fei!
Five big directors, six films, who can win the top of this year's box office list?
"If Love", "Chinese Partner", "Wuji", "The Great Sage of Love", "Riding Alone for a Thousand Miles", "People in Embarrassment", ......
It's official!
On December 1, "If Love" was the first to land in major theaters in China.
There are only eight days left for Chen Kexin, because "China Partner" will officially be airborne on December 9.
Chen Fei deliberately went to the theater to watch this movie.
Jin Chengwu, Zhou Xun, Zhang Xueyou......
A poor student who is crushed by his dreams, a working girl who is struggling for life, and a well-known director, the three of them work together to perform a song and dance romance.
The king is awesome, not only does he sing well, but he also has nothing to say about his acting skills.
Just watching Zhang Xueyou's performance, Chen Fei couldn't help but think of his lines in "Carmen in Mong Kok".
"What's the use of wearing a suit and tie and taking a big brother phone? With this kind of big guy? Eat, you! ”
Until he walked out of the movie theater, this line lingered in his mind as if he was stunned.
The plot is very good as a whole, but it is obviously not the way of commercial films, and the box office on the first day announced the next day was only six million.
That is, the cast is relatively strong, otherwise the box office may be even lower!
Chen Fei saw a report on the portal that Chen Kexin led the actors to do publicity, and Zhang Xueyou sang on the spot, which aroused the enthusiastic support of many fans.
The publicity of "Chinese Partner" has also begun, and Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Dong Dawei, Zhu Zhu, Wang Luodan and others frequently appear on major programs for publicity.
And several producers are fully cooperating, which has caused extremely hot heat.
Because this movie is being released in the mainland and Hong Kong at the same time, the emperor is also cooperating, and Media Asia and Golden Harvest are fully assisting.
On the other hand, there was no movement from Yongsheng Film Company, as if it was completely dumb.
They can't stop it, and they don't dare to stop it at all!
…
On the morning of the 2nd, the young lady at the front desk of Feiyue Film and Television was surprised to find that her boss had returned!
As soon as she was about to raise her hand to say hello, she saw Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun from Zhongying who were still following behind, and the three of them walked quickly, and disappeared at the front desk in the blink of an eye.
"What's going on? Is there a new film plan again? ”
The young lady blinked, and a little curiosity appeared in her heart.
After Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun came last time, the "Chinese Partner" plan appeared immediately after, and directly plowed the mainland film circle.
And today they are here again!
The first thought that came to the young lady's mind was......
"The boss is awesome!"
…
Walking into the office, Chen Fei didn't have any dumb talk with them, and said directly: "Mr. Han, Mr. Ren, I have an investment share of 40 million US dollars here to give you." ”
40 million dollars?
320 million RMB!
Han Sanping's eyes suddenly lit up, "Good boy, I knew you wouldn't let us down." ”
"Tsk, this Hollywood blockbuster is a cow, and it is hundreds of millions at every turn, and they are so confident that they can return to their original capital?" Ren Zhonglun muttered with emotion.
Chen Fei smiled, "You don't have to worry about this, there are professional appraisers over there, not to mention that this is a script I wrote, is there still a time to lose money?" ”
"That's right, I'm sure I can trust the book you wrote."
Han Sanping interrupted the communication between the two, "Don't talk nonsense, I want 20 million dollars." ”
"Shangying can also pay 20 million dollars."
Chen Fei was helpless on the spot.
How do you guys play? How else do I empty gloves white wolf?
"No, it's too much, so if you divide it like this, you can't carry out the cooperation in the future, I have to consider the overall situation, not to mention that there will be a lot of blockbusters in the future, if only the three of us eat it all, others will be red-eyed, and it will not be conducive to my future plans."
Plan?
"What are your plans?" Han Sanping looked curious.
"I want to use Hollywood's blockbuster market share to stimulate the domestic film market, and at the same time enhance the discourse of Chinese film and television culture around the world."
As soon as these words came out, the two of them were in awe!
Ren Zhonglun smiled a little embarrassedly, "It seems that we don't have a big picture." ”
Han Sanping asked rhetorically: "Then how do you say to divide it?" ”
"Shanghai Film and China Film each invested $5 million, and the remaining $30 million was given to other companies."
"What about you?" Han Sanping's eyes suddenly became a little complicated.
Chen Fei said bluntly: "The remaining investment share of 30 million US dollars must not be given as it is, and the overflow is mine." ”
Ren Zhonglun was curious: "What kind of overflow?" ”
"Divided into six parts, each family shall not be less than 10 million, take it if you want, and forget it if you don't want it."
Hearing this, Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun subconsciously glanced at each other, secretly rejoicing in their hearts.
Thanks to the fact that the two of them are the first of the country, otherwise they would have to be knocked by this kid with a wave of bamboo bars!
Of course, even if it is slaughtered, the money still has to be invested.
Participating in the investment and production of Hollywood films, which symbolizes the first step of culture going out, is the requirement mentioned many times above, if China Film and Shanghai Film can play a leading role, this is a brilliant political achievement!
Han Sanping said directly: "Okay, then listen to you, Hollywood will ask you in the future, if there is still such a thing, you can call me in time, as long as you can get back the investment share, China Film will dare to invest." ”
"Haha, okay."
The smile on Chen Fei's face was extremely bright.
Isn't it just the share of investment? He's got it here!
There are still a lot of movies waiting for you in the future, and "2012" is just throwing stones to ask for directions.
Sending away the two heads of national characters, calculating the time difference, Chen Fei called Columbia Pictures directly.
"Mr. Walker, it's time to make the announcement."
"Okay."
On the other end of the phone, Walker Engel answered, picked up the phone on the table, and directly issued a notice to the publicity and distribution department.
…
On the morning of December 3, a news from across the ocean was pinned to the front page of Sina.com.
Hollywood's Columbia Pictures yesterday announced some inside information about the disaster film masterpiece "2012", which will be filmed in North America and China's Sichuan Province and XZ.
Director Chen Fei, as one of the persons in charge of filming in the Huaxia region, will have a certain proportion of the investment share, as well as the casting rights of all Chinese regional actors......"
As a platform that has signed a strategic cooperation with Columbia Pictures, the news reported by Sina.com is absolutely impossible to be fake!
And after seeing this news, everyone in the domestic film and television industry was stunned at first, and then completely fell into madness!
Have a percentage of your investment?
Have the casting rights of all Chinese regional actors?
The moment they saw these two conditions, the bosses of major film and television companies and all the actors in China went completely crazy!
One phone call after another came to Chen Fei's side, all asking him about the authenticity of the news!
This news is really scary, it's been a morning, but the vast majority of people still can't suppress the excitement in their hearts.
There were so many calls that Chen Fei didn't have time to explain to them, so he simply contacted Sina's reporters and entrusted them to help him make an announcement.
"At half past ten in the morning, the reporter of this site got the exact news from Director Chen Fei, and the investment share and casting rights are indeed true."
As soon as the report was issued, before everyone could react, Zhongying and Shangying issued notices at the same time.
"China Film has obtained a certain percentage of the investment share from director Chen Fei."
"Shanghai Film has obtained a certain proportion of the investment share from director Chen Fei."
As soon as these two pieces of news broke out, Chen Fei called the CEOs of several film and television brokerage companies he often worked with.
"Mr. Ye, the investment share is quite large, I can't eat it, I don't know if Wanda is interested?"
He said the same thing to Bona, Guangguang, Huayi, Orange Sky, New Picture, Emperor, Tangren, Media Asia and many other companies.
As the saying goes, where there is competition, there will be bidding.
Call a few more to come over, and directly come to the one with the highest price, how good is this?
As soon as the notice was issued, it didn't even wait for the next day, and the cars of the CEOs of major companies were already parked under the building of Feiyue Film and Television Company.
Chen Fei greeted several "God of Wealth" at the door very enthusiastically and invited them to the conference room.
Before signing the contract, no one knows what this "certain percentage" is, and Chen Fei's next operation will revolve around these four words...
(End of chapter)