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

Chapter 1031: Huge losses... How to deal with it? "The Accidental Manslaughter"! Family is the most important...

"At 12:42.9 a.m. last night, the final chapter of the Hollywood blockbuster "Resident Evil" series officially hit domestic theaters. On the first day of the film's release, the theaters had a screening schedule of 2000%! So far, the box office for the midnight show has exceeded million RMB!"

"On the first day of the release of the Hollywood blockbuster "Assassin's Creed", the cinema screening accounted for 24.2%, ranking second in the same period."

"Due to the exhaustion of box office potential, three Spring Festival movies, Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back, The Golden Horseman 3, and Riding the Wind and Waves, were officially removed from shelves today, with total box office revenues of 15.4 billion, 11.7 billion, and 9.24 million respectively."

"Kung Fu Yoga is about to enter the key extension phase, and its total box office has exceeded 17 billion yuan."

"Director Zhang Yimou and the main domestic creators of The Great Wall returned to China in a low-key manner. They were in a very low mood and did not accept any media interviews."

“《攻壳机动队》、《速度与激情8》、《蓝精灵：寻找神秘村》、《异星觉醒》等多部好莱坞进口大片官宣定档，分别占据3月、4月、5月、6月等档期，华语电影哀嚎一片……”

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China Film.

La Peikang's face showed a bitter smile and reluctance, as well as a deep sense of powerlessness.

Logically speaking, the box office of "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" could have been higher, at least it could have reached 16 billion or even 17 billion!
But as Hollywood blockbusters are released one after another, the film's screening schedule has been pushed back again and again...

Up to now, the movie has not even completed its theatrical period and it is completely ruined.

Therefore, he needs to take some responsibility for this.

In fact, some people inside were already very dissatisfied with him, but because his immediate superior Zhang Hong suddenly took a step up, those voices inside suddenly died down.

After all, many people know that he was promoted by Zhang Hong and can be considered a "family member".

But only he himself knew that his leader actually had some complaints about him.

But he had no one to talk to about this pain, so he could only grit his teeth and swallow it.

It’s just that the internal voices have disappeared for the time being, but the voices within the industry cannot be contained or controlled at all!
"Haha, aren't there a lot of people scolding and laughing at me in the circle now?"

When he said this, the secretary who was standing quietly beside him was stunned.

He really didn't know how to respond to his leader's questioning despite knowing the answer.

To be honest, isn't that disrespecting the leader?

But if you tell lies and flatter others, wouldn’t that be deceiving your leader?
Fortunately, La Peikang was not yet a "psychopath". After a few seconds, he changed the subject: "I saw a news report saying that Zhang Yimou and his team are back? What is the overseas box office of The Great Wall now?"

The secretary's mouth twitched, and he answered reluctantly, "After one week of release, the total box office was 2675.3 million US dollars, and the daily box office was only 108.5 million US dollars."

"2675.3 million US dollars? 1.76 million RMB?"

"Yeah, that's about the number."

"No new emails from Legendary Pictures?"

"It has been sent." The secretary paused and said tentatively, "Boss La, how about you wait until you feel better before reading this email?"

"Haha." La Peikang laughed at himself. "It has come to this point. Do you think it is still necessary? Tell me, how much did you lose in total? Even tell me about Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back."

"Row."

The secretary opened the file in his hand and reported in a gentle and tactful tone, "We already have an accurate number for Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2.

According to the current domestic box office situation, we have only received 1852 million RMB. Perhaps we can generate some revenue after the film copyright is sold, but it will definitely not exceed 3000 million in the end.

As for "The Great Wall", according to Legendary Pictures' calculations, the total box office loss is approximately US$8000 to 9000 million, and perhaps it can be reduced to US$7000 million after the copyright is sold.

As for the loss of China Film, it is about 1.8-2 million RMB, while LeTV Pictures’ net loss is 1-1.5 million RMB…”

As soon as this number came out, La Peikang's originally upright waist bent down instantly.

"Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" only earned less than 3000 million, and "The Great Wall" lost 2 million. They can't even break even!

Even if the box office profit share of "Operation Red Sea" is taken into account, it is still not enough to make up for this gap!
How the hell am I going to report this to my boss?
2017 has just begun and China Film Group has suffered such a huge loss. Doesn’t this highlight its incompetence?

"Boss La..." The secretary looked over with concern, fearing that the leader would get angry and something bad would happen to him.

"I'm fine. You go ahead and do your work. Remember to follow up on the preparations for The Mermaid 2 and Shanghai Fortress. Tell me if anything comes up."

La Peikang managed to make arrangements and sent the secretary away.

He had to go to the lounge and lie down for a while. His heart was beating too fast and he felt like he couldn't bear it any longer!
~

At the same time, the situation at LeTV Pictures was also gloomy.

The failure of "The Great Wall" project brought a very terrible chain reaction to LeTV Pictures!

The company was already on the verge of collapse, and now it has suffered such a huge loss, which is simply adding insult to injury!

"Boss Zhang, the group said that we have to handle the deficit ourselves. The group no longer has any liquid funds for us to use. The funds from Shadow are the last amount that the group can remit..."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhao let out a long sigh, his face full of helplessness.

He really didn't expect that a project like "The Great Wall" would fail so miserably.

At the same time, he never expected that LeTV would reach its dead end in less than three years!

Back then, LeTV had a market value of nearly 100 billion yuan!
But now?

Looking around, the stock price has been falling again and again, and it seems that there is no way to recover.

And according to what he has learned, the investigation by the CSRC is almost over. If nothing unexpected happens, "delisting and suspension of trading" may be the final outcome for LeTV.

Because his immediate superior had messed up the accounts, and even his immediate superior’s backers were powerless to save those bad debts!

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao sighed again and waved his hand weakly at the secretary: "Okay, I got it, you go on with your work, remember to keep the news confidential and don't tell anyone else..."

"Okay, Mr. Zhang."

The secretary responded, turned around and left quickly.

The company currently only has the "Shadow" project left. If this movie can sell well at the box office, there may still be a glimmer of hope.

But if this movie also fails, then these non-management employees will probably have to find other jobs.

However, one good thing now is that LeTV Pictures is still paying salaries, and social security and insurance have not been interrupted, which is why the company can still continue to operate.

As for the problems over at the group, these "cows and horses" have no right to interfere!
~

At the same time, at Feiyue Film and Television.

In the general manager's office, looking at Lu Yang standing in front of him and the script in his hand, Su Guohai asked in surprise: "Director Lu? Are you sure you want to do this project?"

"Well, I'm sure. This story is of great interest to me."

Lu Yang nodded heavily, his expression and demeanor quite serious and solemn.

He has been resting for almost a year since filming "Sicario". It's time to move around, otherwise his body will really rust.

Coincidentally, when he went to check the company's script library some time ago, he happened to take a fancy to this script.

After taking a quick look at the script outline and going back to check a lot of information and the original film, he became more and more determined to film this story.

Later, after finding out that other directors in the company had no intention of approaching this script, he directly submitted an application report.

At the same time, as soon as Su Guohai received the application report, he invited him to his office.

If it were any other project, the two would not have had this conversation today, and there would not even be a need to send the application report to Su Guohai, as the managers under him would have the authority to review and approve it.

But the key issue is that this project is quite complicated.

Because this project is not an original script, but an adaptation of the Indian film "A Murderer in India", it tells the story of Li Weijie, a small businessman who has worked hard in Thailand for many years, trying to clear himself and his family of the suspicion of accidentally killing the son of a local senior official by hiding the body and forging an alibi with the help of film montage techniques.

Although the film is set in Thailand, because the word "senior official" appears in the plot, it is very likely to involve sensitive plots in terms of censorship.

For example, there are scenes in the plot where the police abuse their power, which is taboo in film and television dramas.

If no one acts as a "guarantor", it is still unknown whether the script can be approved. Therefore, when Chen Fei put the script into the library, he specifically told Su Guohai that if a director in the company was very interested in this project, he should inform him in advance.

"Director Lu, how about this? You leave this script and project book with me first. I'll call Director Chen tonight to ask for instructions, and then we'll discuss how to proceed with this project. Do you think this is okay?"

"Well, okay, no problem, just contact me if anything happens."

Lu Yang nodded, put down the project book, turned around and left.

However, he did not leave the company, but went to the post-production department to see the extent of Wang Baoqiang's post-production of "Lost in Hong Kong".

He personally quite likes the "囧 series" movies, and now that he has a chance to see it, he certainly doesn't want to miss it.

……

It was a new day, and Chen Fei got up very punctually at 6:.

By the time he finished washing, changed his clothes and went out, the driver had already warmed up the car and was waiting for him.

After getting in the car, he shouted "go", took out his mobile phone and started eating melons.

"Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" was removed from the shelves, "The Great Wall" had a dismal box office, and China Film announced the release date of several Hollywood movies...

He read the entertainment news one after another, and as expected, he soon saw a lot of comments criticizing La Peikang.

"Not enough to accomplish anything, but more than enough to cause trouble!"

"As the head of a state-owned enterprise in the Chinese film industry, his projects have been losing money year after year since he took office. He is so overbearing and rebellious. How can he have the face to continue to sit in this position?"

"If it were me, I would have resigned long ago to avoid further embarrassment."

"Zuoshandiao is really a mountaindiao! I miss him so much. When he was around, things weren't as chaotic as they are now."

"If these projects like 'The Hunt', 'Monster Hunt 2' and 'Shanghai Fortress' continue to lose money, then China Film Group will probably fall from grace, right?"

"..."

While browsing through many popular entertainment information, Chen Fei also did not forget to pay attention to some entertainment news that was hidden in the corners.

"The God of Cookery" was released for 15 days and was taken off the shelves with a box office of 9365 million. Nicholas Tse was accused of 'betraying his godfather'."

"'The Princess of Beijing Circle' Xu Jinlei posted a new Weibo, saying that she will participate in the production of the youth, fantasy, and love-themed web drama "My Classmate is 200 Million Years Old."

"After the reputation of "The Princess Weiyoung" completely collapsed, Huace Film and Television once again announced a new project "Entrepreneurial Era" and said that it will officially start casting next month..."

"The classical mythology drama "Ancient Love Songs", produced by Huace Film & TV and Juku Media and starring Huang Xiaoming, Song Qian, Sheng Yilun, Zhang Li, Lin Shijie and others, will premiere on Dragon TV on June 6 and will be broadcast on Tencent Video."

"Bona's Series B financing will start next month..."

"Buzz!!!"

The sudden vibration of his cell phone interrupted Chen Fei's "eating melons".

After taking a look at the caller ID message that popped up on the screen, he dialed the answer button and said, "Hello?"

On the other end of the phone, Su Guohai directly began to report on the relevant situation of the project "Mistakenly Killing" and some of Lu Yang's personal thoughts.

A few minutes later, Fade Chen asked in surprise, "Hey? Is the sun rising from the west? Didn't this guy say he was going to travel around the world? Why is he suddenly starting a new project? And he's also interested in "The Accidental Murderer"? "

On the other end of the phone, Su Guohai smiled and said, "As far as I know, Director Lu seemed to have traveled to Thailand before. Maybe he had some resonance with this project?"

"Haha, okay, since he wants to try this project, let him do it. Just take the script to the Film Bureau for review. I will say hello to Han Sanping."

It’s great to have “our own people” on the review side. All it takes is a phone call, and as long as there aren’t any major violations in the script, it will pass the review easily.

This is much easier than dealing with those old guys in the past!

"Okay, I'll make arrangements tomorrow and notify Director Lu at the same time."

"Yeah, I'm on set now. I'll hang up now."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Fade Chen pushed the door open, got out of the car, and walked straight into the studio.

A new day of filming for "Avengers 3" has officially started.

At the same time, in a maternity center in San Bernardino County, Los Angeles, Yang Ying was holding her baby and making a video call with Huang Xiaoming.

The leader wanted to see the baby at the moment, but Yang Ying deliberately turned the camera to the other side.

"Baby! Just let me see the little sponge..."

As a new father, Huang Xiaoming has a very strong affection for his child. If he hadn't been busy with work, he would have definitely flown directly to Los Angeles to be with his wife and children.

"Want to see the baby? Hey, I won't let you see it. You haven't done what you promised me!"

At this time, Yang Ying demonstrated the phrase "a mother's status depends on her son" to the fullest, and she had Huang Xiaoming under her control.

"Who said I couldn't do it? I've already done it for you."

Huang Xiaoming quickly picked up the script on the table and pointed it at the camera so that Yang Ying could see it more clearly.

When Yang Ying saw the four words "Entrepreneurial Era" on the cover of the script, her eyes suddenly lit up!
"Has Huace agreed?"

"Yeah, I agree." Huang Xiaoming nodded and added, "But, when you return to China, you have to study your acting skills. The negative impact of The Princess Diaries on you is particularly great..."

Yang Ying really didn't like to hear these kind of words with a hint of admonition.

So she pointed the camera directly at the little sponge in her arms.

The next second, Huang Xiaoming on the other end of the video call stopped talking and said softly, "Oh, look at him, he's sleeping so soundly."

"You can only watch for three minutes! My waist is sore, I need to take a nap with him later."

"Yes, yes, good, good, go and rest quickly. Don't worry about the domestic situation. I will arrange everything for you and make sure that there will be no problems with the drama you will be performing after giving birth..."

"Thank you, husband. Love you!"

"Haha, I love you too."

At this moment, the burden of fatherly love and family all fell on Huang Xiaoming. It is no exaggeration to say that he would even give everything for his wife and children!
As for the criticism from netizens and fans outside, how can it be more important than family?

……

……

"Grandpa, you have to drive this bus steadily! There are a lot of students on board. Let's go as slowly as possible. We will adjust the speed later."

On the set of "Avengers 3", Chen Fei gave Stan Lee many instructions, fearing that the old man might accidentally overturn the bus.

"Fei, don't worry. Although I'm 95 years old this year, my mind is still clear and my driver's license has not expired. I guarantee there will be no problem."

The old man adjusted the sunglasses on his nose and patted his chest, making a loud "pa pa" sound.

As a frequent guest star in Marvel movies, he has long been accustomed to showing himself in front of the camera and has never had a NG.

Isn't it just driving a bus?

Now even if you give him a plane, he can make his research take off!

"Ok, I'll leave it to you then."

Chen Fei returned to the monitor and shouted to the crew, "Everyone get ready, we'll start filming in five minutes!"

Time passed quickly, and when the sound of the board fell, the school bus carrying "Spider-Man" drove straight along the road.

When the students in the school bus were surprised by the arrival of the alien army, Mr. Stan Lee turned around and complained while steering: "It's not the first time you see aliens?"

……

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