Before the movie is played, there will inevitably be a speaking session.

Wang Zhonglei held the microphone, his face full of confidence,

"There have been predictions made by professional organizations before, the global box office will be at least 100 million US dollars, and the mainland can provide at least 300 million box office, I can make a promise here, if this result can really be achieved, everyone will see "The King of Kung Fu 2" next year!"

Series?

"Did you just come up and play so big?"

Many film and television company bosses and producers present were a little shocked by Huayi's boldness, and there are indeed few domestic companies that can play this kind of investment.

"Huayi's strength is still quite strong, isn't it?" Ning Hao sighed with emotion.

Chen Fei clasped his hands in front of his chest, staring at the screen for a long time, the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "Let's talk about it after watching the movie, he said with a bare face, no matter how useless it is, it depends on whether the fans can accept it." ”

The movie is playing.

The footage of Chinatown has attracted a lot of people's attention......

More than an hour passed with difficulty, and at the beginning, many people were still looking forward to it, and there would even be bursts of discussion at the scene from time to time.

But the further back I looked, the more silent the scene became, and in the end, it completely fit the word "pin drop can be heard".

Chen Fei covered his mouth and pretended to cough, but he was actually trying to suppress his smile, "Look at it carefully, don't squeak when you see it." ”

Liu Yifei breathed a long sigh of relief beside her, and thought to herself, "Fortunately, I didn't act, otherwise I would have to shoot a kiss scene." ”

When she saw Zhao Yanzi kissing the foreigner, she felt inexplicably uncomfortable, which was too far away.

The film soon came to an end, and there were more whispers on the scene.

Chen Fei, Ning Hao and Tian Xiangxiang glanced at each other, and the three of them didn't speak, but everything was silent.

At the end of the movie, the guests from abroad were obviously much more excited than the domestic guests, and Chen Long and Li Lian combined to shoot action scenes was still very attractive to them.

The creators had already started to be interviewed on stage, and Chen Fei just wanted to find an excuse to slip away, when he heard Wang Zhongjun's voice.

"There is an all-round director at our premiere, whether it is a literary film or a commercial film, he can play around, and there is never a time when he misses, let's listen to his opinion."

Made?

cue what am I doing?

Chen Fei frowned, his mind diverged, and he quickly began to look for suitable words.

Good things must not be said, if the reputation of this film completely collapses in the end, I will have to be pitted!

After pondering for a while, he took the microphone handed by the staff, and said quite seriously: "To be honest, I actually admire director Minkoff, anyway, I definitely can't make such a film."

Being able to invite Chen Long and Li Lian to star in a movie at the same time can be regarded as fulfilling my childhood kung fu dream, and the play is really handsome, and I am thrilled to see it. ”

After speaking, Chen Fei directly handed the microphone out.

Everyone around him looked at him with a puzzled expression.

What exactly is this compliment? Or is it sarcasm?

The gringos didn't care about this, they thought more bluntly, and after hearing the word "admiration", they took it for granted that Chen Fei was praising people.

But the two brothers of the Wang family are the best of the best, and they obviously heard the meaning of Chen Fei's pun.

After the interview, Wang Zhonglei came straight to Chen Fei and asked very seriously and humbly: "Director Chen? What you just said seems to have a deep meaning? Can you elaborate on that? ”

is also a partner, and he is currently one of the shareholders of Huayi, barely a grasshopper and an eagle in the same boat.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Fei still relied on his own experience to give him a few sentences: "Actually, there is nothing to say, if Huayi wants to be listed, it mainly has to cater to the foreign market and reputation, and it is understandable to make such a movie, but try not to talk big next time, after all, domestic fans don't eat your set, Huayi is a mainland film company after all, and we still have to focus on the reputation and praise of mainland fans." ”

One sentence directly put Wang Zhonglei into contemplation.

"You guys are busy first, I'll go first, there's still an event abroad, let's see you at the start-up site of "The Wind" later."

After saying hello to Wang Zhonglei, and then saying hello to Chen Long, Li Lianlian, and Ning Hao, Chen Fei left the premiere directly.

…

April is already halfway through, and May is just around the corner.

The second half of the year is going to be a very busy time!

Cannes Film Festival awards, "The Undertaker", "October Siege" premiere, "Kung Fu Panda" promotion, Olympic torchbearer, "Inception" ......

Chen Fei's itinerary for the second half of the year has been fully photographed.

But the problem is, he still has a system task that he hasn't completed!

[Challenge Mission: The Extreme Eight Emergihgforce Emerges, the challenger needs to go to Victoria Falls and complete an assault boat rafting in the raging and roaring rapids, mission level "SSS"!] 】

Since completing the surfing challenge last year, he hasn't done a system task for a long time.

You must know that there is still a time limit for this task, and once it expires, you will not be able to receive double rewards.

It just so happened that there were still a few days of free time in April, and Chen Fei simply thought about getting the task done first, and it wouldn't take long anyway.

And he now has two skills that need to be improved urgently, and he can just use this task to complete the skill improvement!

The driver had been waiting outside the venue for a long time, and after walking out of the back door, Chen Fei got into the car and rushed to the airport.

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If there is any primitive extreme sport that can make people feel the charm of unpowered sprints, "rafting" is definitely one of the best answers.

In particular, rafting in the Grand Canyon is even more exciting!

Chen Fei still clearly remembers that when he first watched the movie "Extreme Thief", when the challengers were drifting wildly in the waterfall, he was so excited that he couldn't help himself!

The image of confronting various crises is not only very exciting, but also makes people feel unusually excited!

When it comes to the holy place of rafting, we have to mention "Victoria Falls".

Victoria Falls is located in the middle reaches of the Zambezi River in Africa, and is known as one of the three world-famous waterfalls along with Iguazu Falls in South America and Niagara Falls in North America.

It is a typical group of large waterfalls, with a total of seven waterfalls up to 100 meters long throughout the basin.

These waterfalls line the cliffs from west to east and are second to none in the world in terms of width, drop and volume.

The waterfall is 1,700 meters wide at its widest point, and the canyon itself is one of the world's rarest moats!

On the opposite side of the cliff where the water falls is another cliff, just 75 meters apart, with an extremely narrow canyon in between, where the water forms a huge whirlpool called a "boiling pot"!

The whole of Victoria Falls is divided into "East Falls", "Rainbow Falls", "Devil's Falls", "Horseshoe Falls", "Main Falls"...

When the Zambezi River is full, 7,500 cubic meters per second will flow into the "King Victoria Falls" and into the basalt strait.

The terrifying amount of water and the speed of the flow directly caused the water to be visible from 40 kilometers away, and the rainbow formed by the water mist was clearly visible from 20 kilometers away!

To date, many people have relied on the abundant water resources of Victoria Falls.

On the east side of the first canyon of the Great Waterfall, there is a canyon that runs north-south and is about 60 meters wide.

As the Zambezi River rolls out of this canyon, the foam will rise for at least 300 meters, creating a "knife point" spectacle.

In 1969, the locals built a small iron bridge with a width of 2 meters to connect the two sides of the canyon, and the iron bridge flew over the rapids, which was called the "Blade Bridge".

Many tourists from all over the world come here just to see the wonders!

"Boom !!"

And when Chen Fei changed to a number of vehicles and appeared on the "Blade Bridge", he finally understood why this place was called "the holy land of the drifters".

When the waves hit ahead, the huge cliffs at your feet seem to shake wildly, and the power formed by the magic of nature is not only majestic, but also extremely impressive!

Florey Gallenberg, a Red Bull investor who is exclusive to Chen Fei, arrived at Victoria Falls early with the Red Bull staff.

Looking at the majestic pass in front of him, and the mist like thunder, Flory couldn't help but be a little worried while being amazed.

“Fei？ I think I need to ask you again, are you sure you want to do a rafting challenge in such a horrific scenario? ”

“Yes！”

Chen Fei nodded heavily, his eyes were not a little afraid, but full of madness, "Don't you think that the scene in front of you is very worth conquering?"

Rafting in such a magnificent waterfall spectacle is definitely one of the greatest challenges of life, even if it costs you your life, it's worth it! ”

Flory was speechless for a moment.

Since Chen Fei joined Red Bull, his three views have been refreshed again and again.

In the past, the challenge that seemed to him to be certain to death was now completed by Chen Fei repeatedly, so that he no longer had the idea of persuasion.

Trying to cooperate with Chen Fei to complete the challenge is the task he has set for himself.

"Let's go check the equipment for the challenge first, and then I ask the Red Bull Publicity Department to make an announcement, how about it?"

"Okay, let's go."

One last glance at the boiling and roaring waterfall like thunder, Chen Fei turned around and left the Knife Tip Bridge.

There is not much equipment needed for rafting, as long as you make sure that the assault boat, direction gauge, life jacket, oars and other tools are all complete.

At the same time, while Chen Fei was busy checking the equipment, Red Bull's operations department officially announced the news that the new "challenge project" was about to start as soon as possible.

[Red Bull Extreme Sports Global Ambassador's Latest Challenge: Victoria Falls! Drifting in a desperate situation! Ready to experience the blood-pumping moment? 】

When this news appeared on major portals and social media, it instantly set off an uproar!

Worldwide, as long as netizens who saw this news, their eyes widened and their faces were full of disbelief.

After a year, Chen Fei actually started the Red Bull Extreme Challenge again!

On major domestic portals, blogs, forums and other platforms, there was originally news about the premiere of "The King of Kung Fu", but when the latest challenge of Red Bull Extreme Sports was announced, the wind changed suddenly!

Sina.com immediately took down the promotional news about "The King of Kung Fu" and reprinted the latest challenge project released by the Red Bull Operations Department.

For a while, netizens who saw this news completely exploded!

"Huh? Is Director Chen going to start dying again? ”

"! I almost forgot that Director Chen is still the global brand spokesperson of Red Bull, which is an endorsement fee of up to 200 million US dollars! ”

"Life never ends, death never stops!"

"Hahaha, I was still looking forward to the release of Director Chen's new movie, but I didn't expect such an operation to be done halfway?"

"Brothers, don't say much, look at it first!"

There is a lot of noise on the Internet at home, and the same is true abroad.

Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and other platforms have directly set off a craze.

In order to compete for traffic, a number of portals and video websites issued notices at the first time, saying that they would broadcast the whole process.

Under Chen Fei's special arrangement, Hulu naturally obtained the corresponding broadcast rights.

Many people in China called Chen Fei, most of them persuaded him not to be stupid, or told him to return safely.

After answering a few phone calls, Chen Fei was annoyed by them, so he simply turned off the phone.

Mood-affecting calls and texts are better to see less.

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On the 18th, when "The King of Kung Fu" officially landed in North American theaters, the staff of the domestic sports channel came to Victoria Falls with equipment.

Chen Fei met his old friend "Li Hongwei".

From the time he officially started the challenge mission abroad, the two of them could meet almost every time.

"Director Chen, long time no see."

"Haha, it's been a long time, what have you been busy with lately?"

"The Olympics are going to start in a few months, and the bureau has arranged for me to shoot there, and if it weren't for the sudden news from your side, I might have to be busy until the Olympics are over."

"Yo? So I also created the conditions for you to take a vacation? ”

"Haha, that's right, I'll invite you to dinner when I have the chance, this kind of vacation opportunity is not easy to come by!"

The two were chatting when on the other side, Flory led a local guide over.

The challenge will officially start tomorrow, and today Chen Fei will take a speedboat to conduct a comprehensive survey of the Zambezi River.

The purpose of this is to choose the starting point of the rafting.

After all, this is not an artificial drifting place, and there is no strictly prescribed starting and ending point, which he needs to choose by himself.

And the choice of starting point is also crucial to the whole challenge process!

At the beginning of rafting, you need to go through a gentle acceleration period to familiarize yourself with the speed and direction of the current, and you can't rush directly into the rapids.

This is similar to the piston piston process when assembling an engine, and the piston must be lubricated with a sufficient amount of oil beforehand to ensure that there is no jamming in the process.

If you force a poke into it without applying lubricating oil, neither the driver nor the engine can have enough fun.

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After communicating with the guide, a group of people drove the speedboat through the river.

The scenery along the coast is very beautiful, although it is located in the African zone, it is not as poor as expected, the land is not dry, the vegetation is very lush, and the local people live a very happy and abundant life.

Riding the speedboat, Chen Fei held a notebook and measuring instruments in his hand, constantly recording some data.

Like other rivers, the Zambia River originates in the mountains, but due to its topography, the water here is very fast, and there are few gentle areas.

After an hour of observation and calculation, Chen Fei finally chose the starting point of this challenge.

The location he chose was on a shallow beach five kilometers from the Great Falls, where the slope was just enough for the assault boat to accelerate, and for him to quickly adapt to the speed and impact of the current.

After the choice of the starting point, the next thing to deal with is the various crises encountered along the way!

Reefs, undercurrents, waterfalls, maelstroms...... That's the most important thing!

"Go to bed early tonight and recharge your batteries."

Chen Fei muttered as he logged on to foreign IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes websites.

"The King of Kung Fu" has completed its one-day release in North America, and I believe fans have now begun to score it, and he wants to see how far the final result deviates from his prediction?

IMDB: 6.5/10.

Rotten Tomatoes: 6 points/10 points, 63% freshness!

"Sure enough, this is a film that pleases foreigners."

Chen Fei instantly verified his previous conjecture.

From a simple logical analysis, this is actually the story of an ordinary young man at the bottom of the United States who suddenly gets all kinds of adventures, worships famous teachers, learns martial arts, gets artifacts, picks up beautiful Chinese girls, and then saves the world.

Of course, this kind of story will be liked by foreigners.

And Huayi's purpose has naturally been achieved!

By weakening the oriental culture in the film, in order to achieve the purpose of balancing the cultural differences between the Middle East and the West in the film, and then combined with the popularity and box office appeal of Chen Long and Li Lian among Western fans, such a film was finally produced.

Wang Zhonglei's goal is to make the company successfully listed, and this film will certainly be able to satisfy foreign investors, and at the same time complete his basic framework before going public.

But he neglected... Or deliberately ignoring the feelings of domestic fans.

"The domestic box office is expected to be 300 million yuan? Dream on. ”

Chen Fei pursed his lips, he was ready to watch netizens angrily criticize this film.

But then again, Huayi's goal has been achieved, at least it shouldn't lose too much money, and it can barely make ends meet.

American film critics are very face-saving, and as far as the eye can see, the website is full of praise!

"The pairing of Chen Long and Li Lian is a highlight, this is obviously a big-budget martial arts drama, comparable to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero", and the story is very good."

"I love the story, it's just cool that an ordinary young American is working hard to save the world!"

"It's a bit like "The Wizard of Oz", but the story is much better than the former, and it's very enjoyable to watch, and Michael Angelano is so lucky that he actually filmed a kiss scene with a Chinese actress, haha, when he comes back, I must ask him what it feels like."

“……”

After briefly looking at the comments of film critics on the Internet, Chen Fei sneered, closed the computer and lay on the bed.

He couldn't look at it anymore, or he was worried that he would smash the computer!

These film critics' comments seem to be normal, but they contain a lot of subtle discrimination and ridicule, which makes people feel angry!

Tomorrow is the time for the challenge to begin, and he must rest well and deal with this dangerous "Emergence of Strength" task with a full mental state!

As for the voices on the Internet that are full of ridicule and discrimination......

The days are still long, we can calculate this account slowly in the future!

The names of those film critics who are full of running trains, he has them all firmly in his mind and will never forget them!

(End of chapter)