Chen Fei thought that he would receive the first-day box office results of "The Great Earthquake" first, but what he never expected was that the first thing he was waiting for was the news that the global box office of "Twilight 4" exceeded $1 billion!

Today happens to be July 12th, and it is also the moment of the premiere of "The Great Earthquake".

The old man Woody Allen, who was following up on the later stage of "Twilight 5", was stunned, he never thought that he would achieve such excellent results by making literary films and switching to commercial films halfway!

This time I can finally retire successfully!

"Tonight's celebration party."

Chen Fei gave an order, and the entire company fell into a wave of cheers.

The press release appeared on major websites in North America as soon as possible, and the reporter of Sina.com was quick to reprint the news back to China.

For a time, the mainland was full of envious voices.

"There is no doubt that the stock price of Volton Pictures is going to rise again, and Chen Fei's worth is about to exceed 10 billion US dollars."

Mentioning this incident, Wang Zhonglei's face was full of envy.

It has been several months since Huayi went public, and although the stock price has continued to rise, his worth is still a very long way from Chen Fei.

If nothing else, I'm afraid I won't be able to surpass it in this life.

"There's no need to envy him, when the box office of "The Big Earthquake" comes out tomorrow, Huayi's stock price will naturally usher in a wave of skyrocketing."

Wang Zhongjun crossed Erlang's legs, his face full of confidence.

During the time period of July, only "The Great Earthquake" dominates the mainland film market!

Major official media, TV stations, and even CCTV have personally gone down to promote this movie.

And the most important thing is that this kind of publicity is free, and Huayi doesn't need to pay any price for it at all, just sit and enjoy it.

The six princesses even issued a "movie advocacy letter", hoping that the majority of fans can enter the theater to support this movie and don't forget the disaster!

In particular, some schools forcibly organize students to watch movies......

There are many objections in the industry, especially Zhang Weiping, who even reflected to the above, asking for the same publicity model for "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree".

It's a pity that these are just useless efforts, how can it be possible to give such a scale of publicity to a literary film?

In Wang Zhonglei's words, "Bragging Zhang is purely thinking about fart!" ”

In fact, the operation of "The Great Earthquake" also has a certain impact on Chen Fei, after all, the follow-up "Captain Rice" is also going to be logged into mainland theaters, and the film schedule will definitely deteriorate.

Han Sanping has already informed him that "The Big Earthquake" will inevitably be "chartered", so let him be mentally prepared.

In this regard, Chen Fei said that he did not care.

Don't forget, he also has Pan Asia Cinema under his hands!

And many people actually have a kind of rebellious mentality, and this kind of large-scale propaganda will cause everyone to feel unhappy and disgusted with it.

Just ask, how many viewers are willing to spend dozens of dollars to watch a tear-jerking movie in the theater?

And "Captain Rice" wants this part of the audience who is unwilling to tear up!

Chen Fei was secretly glad that he was quick enough to get the Pan Asia Cinema Line in advance, otherwise when the movies made in the future were released in the mainland, they might be suppressed.

He even made a special call to Huo Qigang and asked him to speed up the development of the theater chain.

"M&A, land purchase, cinema construction...... The more the merrier, the distribution channels are expanded abroad, and strive to cover the global ......"

The two chatted on the phone for more than an hour, and Guo Jingjing suddenly shouted to eat, and Huo Qigang, the licking dog, ended the call in a few sentences, making Chen Fei speechless.

"Damn love brains!"

He complained twice, thought for a moment, and simply decided to fly to New York.

Kevin Feige said that the preparations for "The Avengers" have been almost done, and this is the key project that Chen Fei needs to pay attention to next, as a director, he should go to the scene to see.

Pei Zhuxian has been staying here in the United States for several days, and she is almost playing here in Los Angeles, as soon as she heard that Chen Fei was going to fly to New York, she immediately said that she wanted to go too.

"Let's go, then."

Chen Fei did not refuse her.

Boarding the private jet, she began to shout in surprise again, touching here and looking there, looking quite excited.

"Wow, Oba, you have 4 flight attendants on this plane?"

"Well, each with his own duties."

Chen Fei nodded, and then motioned for her to go and play first.

He then opened his bag and pulled out a copy of the script.

"Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage"

With the busy months of work, the animation department of Feiyue Film and Television has been successfully established, and all kinds of equipment have been fully configured, and it is natural to start putting it into use.

Li Yang and Yang Yu are actually contracted directors in the animation department, after all, both of them have made excellent animated short films.

It just so happened that both of them were idle at this time, so it was natural to start putting heavy burdens on them.

This "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" is the first script that Chen Fei prepared for them, and he is ready to let these two guys go on it together and make this domestic animated film in the form of co-directing.

The leader of the animation department is tentatively Liu Wenxiang, that is, Yang Yu's previous partner.

This guy is very capable and has a deep knowledge in the field of animation, which is very suitable for being a producer and all kinds of behind-the-scenes work.

As the old saying goes, three stinkers can still top one Zhuge Liang.

The three of them worked together, coupled with the strong support of Dianjing Digital and Hollywood, it is impossible not to even make a domestic animated film, right?

Chen Fei's job now is to carefully review the script, and he decided to eliminate some inappropriate details and plots, leaving only the essence of the part.

Leap animation, only make high-quality products!

……

Landing in New York, Chen Fei received a call from China.

"The resources of "The Great Earthquake" are really good!" Su Guo first sighed with emotion, and then said specifically: "According to media reports, the attendance rate of the theater is extremely high, almost all of them are above 75%, and even some of the areas that are chartered have reached 100%!" ”

"What's the box office result?"

"37 million RMB."

"Tsk, it's really strong!" Chen Fei sighed with emotion, this is the benefit of chartering, Feng Xiaogang has made a lot of money this time.

If nothing else, it should be no problem to surpass the previous "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic".

And he vaguely remembers that this movie seems to have created a terrible statistic, and it seems to be the box office champion of the year in 10 years.

"Feng Xiaogang said at the premiere that he is very confident in this film and may be able to break the box office record of Chinese films."

"Rushing to 600 million?"

"Yes, he didn't boast about Haikou like Zhang Weiping, but he still confidently said that the film market in July will be unique to "The Great Earthquake".

"Then we'll see."

Chen Fei didn't say much, the higher the box office of "The Great Earthquake", the higher Huayi's stock price will rise, and the higher the stock price he is holding will be.

Overall, he can make a wave of indirect money because of this!

The next day, Huayi announced new box office figures early in the morning.

"The Great Earthquake" box office the next day: 45.5 million.

As soon as the news came out, the industry was boiling!

Chen Fei glanced at Weibo and Tieba, and there was discussion everywhere.

"Reverse growth, maybe you can really break the record, this is too strong!"

"Made, I cried to death when I watched it, the whole theater was full of crying, and it wasn't a disaster movie, it didn't have to hurt to make money, it was purely a lie."

"I heard that some of the special effects were made with the help of Dotting Digital? I went, it was really shocking, especially the overlooking shot, the whole city was starlight burning paper at night, and I couldn't hold back when I saw that scene. ”

On the third day, Huayi announced the box office data again.

47 million!

The box office is still growing in reverse and there seems to be no downward trend.

Chen Fei called the person in charge of the Pan Asia Cinema Line in Shenzhen to inquire, and the answer he got made him sigh again and again, "With official endorsement is strong!" ”

According to the person in charge, in the past three days, there have been more than 20 chartered venues alone, and all of them have a 100% attendance rate.

According to this operation, it is no wonder that the box office can fall!

Wang Zhonglei still couldn't hold back after all, and put down his cruel words in front of the media.

"The new domestic film box office record will be created by "The Great Earthquake"!"

Ning Hao called and informed him that "Painted Skin 2" was about to be completed, and at the same time, he said worriedly: "I went to watch "The Great Earthquake" with Zhou Xun and them, and the quality is really good.

Coupled with the official charter support, various publicity, and even heard that the key period will be extended, I am afraid it is really possible to break the box office record of "Mulan"! ”

Chen Fei smiled and didn't care.

"Believe me, even if he breaks the record, he won't be able to last long, three months at most."

"Heart Flower Road" is matched with the National Day file, Chen Fei's confidence is very strong!

It's just that what he didn't expect was that in addition to his confidence, Jiang Wen was also full of confidence.

"Hahaha, when are you going to go back to China? You must come to see the finished film of "Let the Bullets Fly", it's just too good to step on a horse, I've already watched the thief stepping on the horse excited, this film is filmed, if it is not expected, it can also break 6 or 700 million! ”

"Yo? So confident? Don't learn from Zhang Wei's commentary, brag everywhere. ”

"Then don't worry, I'm not as thick-skinned as him."

After chatting a few words, and after agreeing to return to China to watch the film, the two ended the call.

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After entering the studio of "The Avengers", looking at those exquisite props, Chen Fei suddenly felt a little itchy, so he simply followed the props team and began to engage in modeling work.

In a blink of an eye, a week passed in a hurry.

Bae Zhuxian has returned to South Korea, and she still has a lot of work to do.

Before leaving, the little girl was still a little reluctant, and during the time she followed Chen Fei in the United States, she had so much fun!

Not only did I broaden my horizons, but I also got great satisfaction in my body and mind.

Chen Fei promised her to pick her up and play next time she had time, so he sent her on the plane.

Domestically, the weekly box office data of "The Great Earthquake" was also announced.

320 million RMB!

The film association didn't know what to smoke crazy, and suddenly said that it was going to hold a seminar to discuss why the box office performance of "The Great Earthquake" was so brilliant?

The staff called Chen Fei in the middle of the night, and he hung up directly after listening to two sentences.

Made, the pure horse is sick, and he doesn't look at the jet lag when he calls?

And also a seminar?

Is it necessary to step on a horse?

Why can you get such a high box office, don't you really have a little bit of pressure in your hearts?

Chen Fei will definitely not go to the seminar, he can't afford to lose that person, but I think Feng Xiaogang and the big and small kings should be happy to go over and enjoy a wave of praise from the leaders.

The premiere of "Captain Rice: Vanguard of the Avengers" was held in New York.

Kevin Feige did not deliberately invite a number of big names in the industry, and most of the people who came to support Marvel were companies that are related to Marvel's copyright, such as Sony, Lionsgate, etc.

In addition, the superheroes were all present.

Chen Fei came a little late, and by the time he arrived, the movie was almost open.

The studio was a long way from the city center, and there was a big traffic jam on the way, and he couldn't help it.

As he sat down next to Kevin Feige, he looked up to see Chris Evans on stage dealing with reporters interviews.

Compared with Chris Hemsworth, who plays "Thor", Chris Evans, who plays "Captain Mi", is not a newcomer.

He debuted in 01, and in 04 he also starred with Scarlett Johansson in the campus comedy movie "Super Perfect Score", and in the same year he starred in film and television works such as "Love Forever", "Made in Hollywood", "Fantastic Four" and so on.

"Fantastic Four" is actually also a work of Marvel, but the film rights were bought by Twentieth Century Fox, but now it has been reclaimed by Kevin Feige.

Chris Evans' role in "Fantastic Four" is Johnny Storm, nicknamed "Thunderbolt".

Now that he has transformed from "Thunderbolt" to "Captain Rice", his fans said that they are looking forward to it.

After the interview, the feature film began to play.

Compared with "Thor", the picture of "Captain Mi" is actually more delicate, because the latter is very complicated in post-production!

At the end of the film, Look VFX had 15 people working together on about 65 shots and three main sequences.

Two editors, five assistant editors, three VFX editors, and two stereoscopic 3D editors then used a total of 14 Avid Nitris DX workstations to complete the follow-up work.

In addition, there is an Avid HD NLE system for VFX, and another dedicated to exporting sound, music, and digital intermediates...... It's very tedious!

However, although a lot of money was spent on the post-production, the finished film was very good.

For example, the image of Chris Evans shrinking into a 97-pound villain, this special effect was shot by a Los Angeles company called LOLA, which specializes in digital "plastic surgery", and the finished effect made the audience at the scene exclaim "amazing"!

At the end of the 124-minute movie, the theater burst into applause.

Chen Fei originally thought that there was nothing wrong with him, but he didn't expect that he would be named by reporters as soon as the interview session began.

"Fei, I heard that you've been following up on the preparations for The Avengers recently, how are you doing now?"

Dog's nose! So spiritual?

Chen Fei was slightly stunned, and after thinking for a while, he didn't deliberately hide it, "Filming will officially start in December, and the finished film is expected to meet you in December next year." ”

There was a commotion at the scene, especially the CEOs of the production companies who were preparing to release their company's films in December next year, and they all frowned at this time.

"Another great rival!" The head of Sony's production department smiled wryly.

Volton Pictures + Marvel + DreamWorks ......

This combination is truly terrifying!

However, when the box office of "Captain Rice" appeared on the first weekend, they realized that something even more terrible was yet to come!

The box office in the first three days of the opening weekend was $95 million, which was basically the same as "Thor".

What this means is already self-evident.

You must know that the global box office of "Thor" has exceeded $500 million at this time, and it is charging towards $600 million.

And the box office data of "Captain Rice" in the first three days of the first weekend is very similar to the former, so does this mean that the box office potential of these two superhero movies is basically the same?

Plus $879 million for "Iron Man 2......

Marvel's potential is fully blooming at this moment!

Fans are already looking forward to "The Avengers", and they all want to know what kind of glory this movie that combines "Iron Man", "Thor" and "Captain Rice" will create?

Chen Fei deliberately paid attention to the comments of the media and film critics, and he especially wanted to know, how would those people boast about their "Captain Mi Guo"?

Entertainment Weekly: "There's nothing you haven't seen in this film, but it defines what it looks like to be a normal, competent, well-targeted commercial blockbuster." ”

Chicago Sun: "We were fascinated by this imaginative comic book movie! ”

Chicago Tribune: "It's a rare superhero who is inspiring and charismatic!" ”

Commentator William Biagini of FSU News commented: "Captain America is Marvel's best movie because it uses different concepts to inspire people, it upholds the core values that everyone should strive to live by, and it also has a great story and attractive special effects. ”

Pete Bullard, a film critic for The Guardian, even called the film "the best superhero movie of the year"!

Looking at these comments, Chen Fei couldn't help but laugh.

"Sure enough, Lao Mei has a proper true love for their savior captain!"

You know, "Thor" didn't get such an evaluation when it was released, and he didn't spend money for these media to hype it up.

So why do they do it?

This is actually like the Film Association attaches great importance to "The Great Earthquake", and Lao Mei also attaches great importance to this "Captain of the United States", which must have given a lot of promotion resources behind the scenes.

But in fact, back to the essence, although Captain Mi Guo is packaged as mighty, he is a very mediocre patriotic hero.

He only attracts attention for punishing evil and promoting good and patriotism, and is very lacking in the touching and engaging character interactions and complex storytelling skills of Marvel's X-Men: First Class.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Chen Fei very much.

His goal is the box office and the United States!

Make money from Lao Mei, pick up their wool, and then take it back to develop domestic films, this is his next goal!

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