376. Exit investment? The shooting was paused, and Xu Ke was stunned! Comeback? Philately? It's blown up!
In late May, Chen Fei and the crew of "Twilight" came to Xiangjiang to launch a two-day publicity plan.
Although the film market in Xiangjiang has declined a lot, fans are still very popular with Hollywood movies, and they have achieved excellent results of 30 million Hong Kong dollars in nearly half a month after their release.
There is no doubt that in the introduction of films of the same period, "Twilight 3" once again formed the first posture of breaking the file!
In the Golden Harvest film industry, Huo Qigang gave this movie high praise, "Your movie is really good, Jingjing likes it very much, I accompanied her to watch it twice, and she went to watch it again with her friends." ”
"Of course, this movie is for you young couples."
These young audiences in Hong Kong think they can connect with the world, and combined with the love of Twilight in the United Kingdom and the United States, they will naturally be crazy about it.
But at the end of the day, it's just a sign of a lack of confidence.
This time he came to Xiangjiang, in addition to promoting the movie, Chen Fei also had a lot of work to do.
He took a moment to review the finished films of "Anti-Drug", "Eavesdropping 3", "Fierce War", "Cold War", and "Zodiac", and made sure that there would be no illegal scenes in the films.
In addition, he deliberately went to the filming set of "Di Renjie: The Empire of Heaven" in Hong Kong.
The set was very lively, with actors such as Liu Dehao, Deng Chao, Liu Jialing, and Li Bingbin present, and the production team exceeded 100 people, and the scene was luxurious!
Xu Ke led a group of people to pick him up at the door of the crew, and the pomp was very large, which gave him enough face.
It's just that Chen Fei didn't give him much face.
After briefly visiting the various filming scenes and various props in the crew, Chen Fei pulled Xu Ke aside and directly pointed out the biggest problem of this play.
"Makeup, weapons, armor, these have to be changed with a lot of effort, otherwise you will definitely not be able to make this film."
Although Chen Fei did not arrive at the previous start-up press conference, Su Guohai went for him, and combined with the comments of netizens, he summed up many shortcomings of this play.
The most serious of them are makeup, weapons, and armor!
Although the Japanese people learned the Tang Dynasty culture and copied many things from the past, the thing Xu Ke and they made out obviously did not have much of the shadow of the Tang Dynasty.
So much so that many people are questioning, is Di Renjie a Chinese or a Japanese national?
If he hadn't participated in the production of this movie, then Chen Fei would definitely not have come forward, and what it was like to shoot it had nothing to do with him.
But now it's different, Dianjing Digital will be responsible for the special effects of the movie throughout the whole process, and if it is criticized after the release, he will have to be unlucky.
"After all, it's a movie, so you have to make some changes..."Xu Ke's face was a little embarrassed.
"But if it's this kind of change, it's better not to change it."
"But if you want to overturn it again, the production cost will definitely increase, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for Huayi to agree."
"If they don't agree, then terminate the cooperation, and we can't take this business."
Having said this, Chen Fei's attitude has been clearly expressed.
Either change it, or we will withdraw, and you can do it yourself!
Xu Ke's face changed slightly, and after being silent for a while, he said angrily: "I will talk to Huayi and strive to make changes." ”
"Yes! Not to fight for! ”
Chen Fei's expression was serious, "I will send the producer over, if Huayi's side does not agree, our people will withdraw immediately."
Also, you have to pay attention to yourself, as you said at the launch event, if you want to make this movie into a series, you must work on the details!
We have a cultural history of more than 5,000 years in China, and the Tang Dynasty has attracted hundreds of countries to come to worship, we must have our own self-confidence, if a movie loses its cultural essence, then it is not worthy of being called a Chinese film! ”
"I see."
Xu Ke nodded, his face flushed slightly.
Although this lesson made him very depressed and even complained, it was undeniable that it also gave him a lot of inspiration.
And now it is finally possible to cooperate with Feiyue Film and Television, which is already a great thing for him, if he loses the help of Dianjing Digital, I am afraid that the shooting of his film will be directly cut in half by Huayi!
Even Chen Fei thinks that he can't make a movie, where does his Huayi have confidence?
After the conversation between the two, Xu Ke immediately called out the ongoing filming work to stop, and then went to contact Wang Zhongjun.
It wasn't until the afternoon of the same day that the actors, who were still a little unclear, suddenly received the latest news from the crew.
"All filming was suspended and postponed until June 15 to restart."
For a while, there was chaos in the crew.
It wasn't until Xu Ke came forward to explain to the actors that the incident finally subsided.
Because of the signing of the confidentiality agreement, the events that occurred inside "Di Renjie's Heavenly Empire" were not reported, and many reporters found out even if they found the clues, but they had no way to verify it in a short period of time, so they had to give up.
In this way, an internal change quietly began in the crew of "Di Renjie's Heavenly Empire".
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The night before leaving Xiangjiang, Yang Shoucheng was the host and invited everyone from the crew of "Twilight" to a farewell banquet.
During the banquet, many actors, producers, and directors from Hong Kong attended the event.
"Director Chen, I have admired your name for a long time, and if there is a suitable role in the future, please take care of it."
"Yes, it will be, Miss Zhou Huimin."
Chen Fei really didn't expect that this Xiangjiang actress, who is quite good at "stamp collecting", would appear at tonight's banquet.
"Didn't she quit the circle?"
Chen Fei found Chen Long, after all, he must know more about female stars than Huo Qigang.
"I got divorced, and the money was spent, so I came out again."
Chen Long looked at this kind of thing very indifferently, after all, he said to reporters when he was young, "Brothers are like siblings, women are like clothes".
What's more, in this circle, marriage and divorce are completely the norm, which is not surprising at all.
Chen Fei nodded, inexplicably thinking of all kinds of rumors between this and the Four Heavenly Kings, and I don't know if these four were successfully "philately" collected by her?
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After the trip to Xiangjiang, the next step is the adjacent mainland.
The crew has to run around the four publicity points of "Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen", after all, these four places have contributed the most to the box office in the mainland so far.
After coming to the mainland, Chen Fei did not follow them to participate in the event.
With the influence of the four words "Twilight" in the mainland, even if he doesn't follow, enthusiastic fans will fill the event site.
Of course, he will definitely not be idle, and while he still has enough time, he went to participate in several film events.
The first was the press conference of "A Chinese Ghost Story", which he attended together with Lu Zheng and Su Guohai as a screenwriter and producer.
In addition, the press conference was attended by director Ye Weixin who came from Xiangjiang, Gu Tianle who played Yan Chixia, and Jing Tian who played Nie Xiaoqian.
Compared with the 1987 version of "A Chinese Ghost Story", this version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" has made major changes in the plot and character relationships.
Ning Caichen in the 1987 version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is the first male protagonist, and Yan Chixia, as a supporting role, is a witness to the love between Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian.
But in this version, the story revolves around Yan Chixia.
Because of this, in this version of "A Chinese Ghost Story", Ning Caichen was demoted to a three-time role, and Ye Weixin finally decided to let a newcomer actor from Nortel play this role after picking for a long time on the side of the Flying Shadow Emperor's agency.
"Hello senior brother, I am the undergraduate class of Nortel's 06 performance department, Zhu Yilong."
"Hello." After looking at the appearance of the handsome guy in front of him, Chen Fei quickly guessed the identity of the other party, "Ning Caichen?" ”
"Yes." Zhu Yilong nodded hurriedly, "I also want to thank Senior Brother and Director Ning for giving me this opportunity." ”
To be honest, even though the movie press conference is present today, Zhu Yilong still feels like he is dreaming!
He has just joined the Flying Shadow Emperor Agency, and he is even mentally prepared to play tricks in various crews for a long time.
But I never expected that in a blink of an eye, I was picked to play Ning Caichen!
You must know that the target of his role is Zhang Guorong in the 1987 version of "A Chinese Ghost Story", just thinking about it, I feel a lot of pressure!
"Don't be nervous, shoot well, just play your true level, and talk to Director Ning and Gu Tianle more when you have time, they have more experience than Ling, and they can learn a lot."
"Okay, thank you for the reminder."
The two were chatting, and Jing Tian on the other side came over and greeted sweetly, "Senior Brother Chen Fei, I haven't seen you for a long time, I didn't expect you to come today!" ”
She is wearing an antique white dress today, which makes her skin look fairer and fairer, her long black and silky hair is tied behind her head, and her hair is dyed with a sense of youth.
Although there is still a big gap from Wang Zuxian, it still has its own shining points.
Chen Fei looked at her with a smile, "I'll take a look at how well you have mastered the role of Nie Xiaoqian." ”
"Don't worry, I won't let you down!"
Jing Tian is very confident, she has made a lot of efforts recently, and even specially invited an acting teacher for this purpose, ready to let the other party guide the group.
It's just that her teacher recently went to the Cannes Film Festival, and it is estimated that it will take two days to return.
The press conference was held very successfully, thanks to Lu Zheng's ability to use money in private, so the media and reporters who came to participate were as good as they could.
And Chen Fei's presence is also a thing worth paying attention to.
"The press conference of "New Chinese Ghost Story" was a complete success, and the top international director Chen Fei came to the scene to encourage the actors..."
"The new generation of actor Jing Tian is fighting for a new movie again, and I look forward to her stunning appearance in the play."
"In addition to Gu Tianle, Jing Tian and Zhu Yilong, the two new-generation actors, are both from the undergraduate class of Nortel's performance department, which means that the teaching results of Nortel's performance department are extremely good......"
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"What? Jing Tian was chosen? She plays Nie Xiaoqian? ”
Zheng Yan, who was in school class, was blindsided directly after hearing a call from his agent!
She submitted her resume to the crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story" not long ago, and she also answered her clearly and asked her to wait for the specific audition time.
In order to be able to get this role, she made a lot of efforts, including finding relationships and various black-box operations.
Unexpectedly, before she even had time to audition, the crew had already held a press conference and promoted Jing Tian as the heroine.
"Isn't that a joke?! Why didn't you even give me an audition! ”
Zheng Yan suddenly broke her defense, she made so many preparations just to get this role, but in the end, she didn't even have the opportunity to audition!
In front of Jing Tian's money ability, she seems to be like a clown, and she can't compete with the other party.
"Xiaoyu, don't be angry, Mango Channel has already determined the filming plan of "Let's Watch Meteor Shower Again", and this time you are still the heroine......"
"Nope! I'm going to act in a movie! I don't want to just be in the TV circle! ”
The agent was embarrassed for a while, so he could only persuade him with good words, "But Jing Tian has already been set on the side of "A Chinese Ghost Story", and we have no chance." ”
"Isn't there another "Heart Flower Road"? We can go for the heroine of this movie! ”
“……”
The agent was speechless for a while, she was not in front of her, otherwise she would have to touch the stupid girl's head to see if she had a fever.
"Heart Flower Road" is the work of director Chen Fei, how could she let an actress who has only filmed one TV series to be the starring role?
Zheng Yan also seemed to realize that his thoughts were a little whimsical, and after a turn of thought, he immediately said:
"Since movies can't work, TV series should always do, right? I remember that there is also a "Step by Step Horror" over there in Feiyue Film and Television, and we can get in touch with this drama! ”
Although the drama "Let's Watch Meteor Shower" made her an instant hit among young audiences, she didn't really want to make any sequels with Zhang Han and Yu Haoming.
Those guys are so stupid, they don't have any acting talent at all, and it's very tiring to work with them.
However, in the next second, the agent directly poured a basin of cold water on her, "It's too late, the crew of "Step by Step" has already announced the hostess candidate in the morning, it is Liu Shishi of the Tang Dynasty, we have no chance." ”
"Then I don't care, anyway, I want to make a movie, I don't want to be compared to Jing Tian, you have to find me a chance to make a movie!"
Perhaps because he was angry, Zheng Yan finally stopped maintaining his innocent little white lotus character in front of the audience, and directly began to sprinkle.
"Don't worry, we will definitely find a suitable script, and by next year at the latest, we will definitely let you make a movie......"
The agent tried every possible persuasion to stabilize her mood.
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Chen Fei knew that there would definitely be a problem on Zhou Yi's side, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly!
"The Biography of Bao Sangu was sold at a loss, I heard that the price of the filmmaker was very ruthless, and Jiang Xueqian estimated that the capital turnover would not be open, otherwise he would never have made a move so quickly."
Su Guohai has always been very keen on the acquisition of Zhou Yi, so he pays great attention to it, and he got the news for the first time.
"Then add fuel to their fire." Chen Fei made a decision.
If it was from the point of friendship, he was indeed willing to help Jiang Xue rub it, after all, she was the one who helped him when he was down.
But this way of helping is limited to his own person, and does not include Zhou Yi.
In his opinion, Zhou Yi can no longer be regarded as going downhill, but has fallen to the bottom.
If you want to climb up again, you have to make drastic reforms!
It's a pity that although Jiang Xuelu is a delicate person, he is not a good helmsman.
Her persistence will not bring Zhou Yi back from the dead, but will make the company go deeper into the abyss step by step!
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The Cannes Film Festival finally ushered in the end on the 26th, the confident Lou Ye returned home, and the directors on Hong Kong Island and Wanwan were all wiped out.
Chen Fei glanced at the report, and went to so many people, but only Jia Zhangke won a Best Screenplay Award, which looked shabby.
The media didn't do much to report on it, after all, there was nothing to report about it, and it was too embarrassing.
A lot of people are focused on the Venice Film Festival.
Li Zhao is the chairman of the jury of this year's Venice International Film Festival, and many directors in the mainland have sent a lot of films with the mentality of going through the back door, but I don't know if there is a chance to be shortlisted.
But these have nothing to do with Chen Fei, anyway, he has no works to participate in the selection.
The new picture recently released some clips and shooting clips of "Three Guns Shooting Surprise", and he deliberately paid attention to it, but finally returned disappointed.
"What's going on? Was Lao Mouzi taken away? Or are you ready to break the jar and break it? ”
This is Chen Fei's first impression after watching the sample film.
Netizens were even more desperate, and directly commented: "Isn't this a bloody case caused by an extramarital affair?" ”
In an instant, there was a huge wave on the Internet, and many people even turned out "Wuji", saying that there are similarities between the two.
"Makes sense!"
Chen Fei silently gave a thumbs up behind the computer screen, but that night he and the crew of "Twilight 3" set off for South Korea.
Not surprisingly, the next day reporters blocked the door of the company, wanting him to talk about his views on Zhang Yimou's new movie.
"Everyone, I'm really sorry, Director Chen has already left the country last night, if you have any questions, let's talk about it next time I come back."
Su Guohai personally came forward to send these reporters away.
The reporters originally had some regret that they ran away in vain, and secretly thought in their hearts that they wanted to black Chen Fei to vent their hatred.
never thought that Feiyue Film and Television would announce the cast of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" that morning.
For a while, the news about Chen Fei's overnight departure was directly left behind by everyone, and the attention of the media and netizens was all focused on the actors.
"Sun Li and Chen Jianbin? These two don't seem to be very compatible, right? ”
"Cai Shaofen? Poofha, I want to be happy when I think of her port. ”
"Wow! There is actually Jiang Xin, I like the "Dragon Babu" she played the most, especially the clip of taking aphrodisiacs, I always think about it over and over again late at night......"
"Wow! There are so many actresses in this play! ”
Kan Qingzi, Tan Songyun, Zhang Xiaofei, Jiao Junyan, Li Ruojia, Song Yi, Mao Xiaotong, Jiang Yilei, Zhang Jianing... Aren't these all newcomer actors signed by the Flying Shadow Emperor's agency? Why did you become a palace maid? Is this an opportunity for them to hone their acting skills? ”
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