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

Chapter 1043: Stingy Zhang Chaoyang! Reject "The Mermaid 2"! Another big bomb!
"As of today, the anti-corruption drama In the Name of People has surpassed The Empress of China and the 2011 'magic drama' Temptation to Go Home in terms of viewership, setting a new provincial TV ratings record in the past decade!
The drama currently has a daily viewership rating of 6.86, with an audience share of over 20%. The real-time viewership rating in CSM52 cities even exceeded 8% at one point, and the number of views on the online platform has exceeded 230 billion times!

Industry experts have analyzed that by the time the show reaches its finale, its average viewership is expected to be comparable to that of the Spring Festival Gala!

"The Hollywood blockbuster Fast & Furious 8, produced by Universal Pictures, was officially released in domestic theaters at 12 a.m. yesterday. On the first day of its release, the comprehensive screening rate was as high as 67.6%!"

"The ancient costume love TV series "A Chinese Odyssey: Love You for Ten Thousand Years", exclusively produced by Chunqiu Times (Horgos) Film Co., Ltd. and directed by Liu Zhenwei, starring Huang Zitao, Yin Zheng, Zhao Yi, Liu Tianzuo, Du Ruoxi and others, has been officially announced this morning to premiere on September 9."

"After wrapping up in December 2012, the romantic film "Never Gone" took five years to produce. It is jointly produced by Penguin Pictures and China Film Group, directed by Li Fangfang, and starred by Zhang Ziyi, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Zhen, Wang Lihong, and Chen Chusheng. It was officially announced today that it will be released on January 12, 5."

As a working day, Friday is probably the busiest day for major film and television and media companies.

Just look, for the entire morning, all kinds of data summaries, film and television information, release date announcements and other news were all thrown out at once.

Leap Film and Television.

After collecting the investment share contract for "The Richest Man in Xihong City", Zhang Chen took the initiative to ask: "Mr. Su, the post-production of "The Shameful Iron Fist" is almost done. When do you think it should be released?"

"National Day stalls."

Su Guohai responded slowly. This was something Chen Fei had told him before he left the country, and he had never forgotten it.

"September 9?"

"Well, Saturday is a holiday, and it's also connected to the National Day holiday. This time period is very suitable for a comedy movie."

"It looks like it will collide with Feng Xiaogang's Youth." Zhang Chen murmured, and was actually a little excited.
It would be interesting if we could suppress the films of big directors.

This behavior of using other blockbusters as a stepping stone can bring huge benefits to a movie's box office and reputation!

At this time, Su Guohai suddenly asked curiously: "I heard that in addition to this "The Richest Man in Xihong City", you are also launching a new project?"

"Yeah, that's right."

Zhang Chen smiled softly and simply told Su Guohai the story of "Li Cha's Aunt".

At the same time, at Guangguang Media, Wang Changtian was chatting with Dong Chengpeng about his film "Sewing Machine Band".

This is the first cooperation between the two parties, so both sides are very enthusiastic and hope to make this project a success.

"'Sewing Machine Band' has been completed, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Wang, it has been completed." Dong Chengpeng nodded slightly in response.

"Why didn't I hear any movement from outside?"

Wang Changtian showed some doubt on his face. The news of the completion of the film was a good publicity announcement, and it should have been officially announced to the public.

"Ahem." Dong Chengpeng touched his nose awkwardly after hearing this: "Director Wang, I haven't figured out how to deal with the outside world's comments yet. I'm really afraid of being scolded."

Because of "The Pancake Man", Dong Chengpeng's life in recent years has not been particularly good.

Although he consumed a lot of "black traffic", this traffic was not what he wanted, but rather something he very much wanted to get rid of.

But unfortunately, as long as the movie "The Pancake Man" exists, he will never be able to get rid of it!

When "Sewing Machine Band" just started filming, he was subjected to a lot of abuse, but it was finally suppressed by Guangguang.

Now that the film has been completed, he must ask Guangguang for more help, otherwise he really wouldn't dare to announce the news to the public.

It’s no exaggeration to say that he is really a coward!

If he had known that filming "The Pancake Man" would lead to such an outcome, he would never have insisted on making this movie.

What's even more fucked up is that even though he made so much money for the company, Zhang Chaoyang was still unwilling to help him eliminate the influence of online public opinion. He was even so stingy that he only gave him a bonus of 3 yuan at the end of the year.

This kind of heartless and "stingy" behavior really chilled his heart!
Moreover, because he was not optimistic about the project "Sewing Machine Band", when he went to solicit investment, he was sternly rejected by Zhang Chaoyang!

When he thought about how he had contributed so much to the company, but ended up with such an outcome, he felt as if his heart was being stabbed by needles. It was so painful!

That's why he chose to look for light.

Because Liu Yan acted as the middleman, and Wang Changtian was optimistic about his project, he invested some money in him.

At this moment, Dong Chengpeng was like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw, clinging to Guangguang tightly, fearing that he would be abandoned by Wang Changtian.

"How is it? The consequences of "The Pancake Man" are not tasty, right?" Wang Changtian joked with him.

"Oh, I regret it so much."

"Alright, let's just forget about what happened in the past. Go ahead and make the announcement. I'll arrange for Guangguang's public relations department to take action and try to suppress the negative comments about you."

"Okay! Thank you, Mr. Wang!"

Dong Chengpeng thanked him gratefully, turned around and left happily.

Watching him leave, Wang Changtian muttered in his office, "This kid is a talent. He can direct, create, and act. If we train him well, maybe he can be revived.

"Haha, Zhang Chaoyang, you are such a stingy old fellow. You don't even want such a good talent? Then I will take it. Just treat it as a relatively high-risk investment. I hope there will be some return."

……

"Hello? Director Zhou? What did you say? Is the Mermaid 2 going to be launched?"

A new day came. Chen Fei got up, washed up, and was about to go downstairs to the crew when he suddenly received a call from Zhou Xingchi.

"Yes, it is The Mermaid 2. The script has been almost completed and will be submitted for review soon. We are now in the stage of negotiating investment."

After hearing this, Fade Chen roughly understood what Zhou Xingchi meant.

It's just that Feiyue Film and Television was involved in the project of "The Mermaid 1", so he wanted to continue to bring Chen Fei into "The Mermaid 2".

However, facing this very obvious pit, how could Chen Fei jump into it?

He took the initiative to ask: "Director Zhou? Can I ask what the preparation progress of this project is now?"

Zhou Xingchi was slightly stunned, and after thinking for a moment, he responded: "As of now, China Film and Huayi have confirmed that they will participate in the investment.

As for the choice of the male lead, Deng Chao is still the one, and Wu Yifan, who had a wonderful performance in "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back", will also join the cast..."

Hearing this, Fade Chen wanted to open his mouth several times, but in the end he just shook his head silently.

He especially wanted to remind Zhou Xingchi that once Wu Yifan joined, this project would most likely collapse halfway!
But after thinking about it, he couldn't find a suitable reason.

So, he could only reply with regret: "Director Zhou, forget about Mermaid 2. I will not participate in this project."

"Is it because of Huayi and China Film Group?" Zhou Xingchi asked.

"Yes, but also no."

After hearing this, Zhou Xingchi had already tacitly accepted that Chen Fei chose not to participate in this project because of Huayi and China Film.

Although he felt very sorry, he still chose to respect Chen Fei's decision.

"In that case, I won't bother you with any further arrangements. I hope we can have the opportunity to continue our cooperation in the future."

Zhou Xingchi couldn't give up Huayi and China Film because the "price" offered to him by these two companies was too generous for him to refuse.

Therefore, he could only say goodbye to Chen Fei.

Until they hung up the phone, both of them tacitly did not mention the name "Zhao Liying".

Although she showed a very surprising performance in "The Mermaid 1", she was automatically abandoned by the crew in the second part because there was no investment from Feiyue Film and Television.

Even if she came for the audition, other investors would not agree to her continuing to participate.

After all, how could such top-level resources be given to "outsiders" for free for no reason?

……

The next night, when the media reported that "Fast & Furious 8" had earned 4.17 million yuan on its first day, it undoubtedly attracted the attention of the entire film and television industry!
Looking around, there has not been a single Chinese-language film that has been able to successfully stand out since the end of the Spring Festival period.

Now that "Fast and Furious 8" has been cancelled, the entire film and television industry is in a state of panic. Faced with such a result, those low-budget movies simply cannot stand up to it, and there is no way they can stand up to it!
There is no doubt that China Film Group, as the importer of the film, has once again become the target of attacks and abuses by many peers in the industry.

But by this time, La Peikang was actually immune.

Because he was scolded too much!

As the saying goes, "If there are too many lice, you don't have to worry about them biting you."

At this time, in the office of the chairman of China Film Group, La Peikang was holding the cast list of "Shanghai Fortress" and flipping through it one by one.

More than half an hour later, he nodded with great satisfaction: "This Teng Huatao is quite efficient, and the actors he selected are also very consistent with the script and the original work, they are all pretty good."

Upon hearing this, the secretary quickly moved closer and said, "Boss La, should we publish it according to this list?"

"Well, that's it. There are both popular actors and first-line actors, as well as veteran actors. Plus, with a perfect story system, I think this movie should be good."

"That's for sure!" The secretary quickly agreed, "This is a top science fiction masterpiece, how could it be bad?"

"Boom boom boom!"

Suddenly, at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

La Peikang raised his chin slightly.

Seeing this, the secretary hurried to the door, opened it, and exchanged a few words with the person outside.

After a moment, he turned back to La Peikang and reminded him, "Boss La, Director Zhou Xingchi and the people from Huayi are here. They are already in the meeting room."

"Okay, let's go there too."

La Peikang slowly stood up and went straight to the meeting room.

If his guess is correct, after today's meeting, the project "The Mermaid 2" can be officially confirmed.

At the same time, Wang Changtian was talking on the phone with Chen Fei.

"I heard from Zhou Xingchi that you refused to invest in "The Mermaid 2"? "

"Yes, he called me yesterday and I rejected him."

"Why?"

Wang Changtian's mind was full of doubts.

He received a call from Zhou Xingchi this morning.

Originally, he was quite interested in the project "The Mermaid 2", but after hearing that Chen Fei had withdrawn, he finally chose to withdraw.

He actually didn't know why he rejected this sequel with unlimited box office potential. Anyway, there was only one sentence in his mind at that time:

"Since Feiyue Films doesn't get involved, there's no need for Light to get involved either."

It was precisely because of this sentence that he refused it for some unknown reason, and he is still confused about it now.

Obviously, that project sounds pretty good, but why should I refuse it?
Based on this, he was puzzled and decided to call Chen Fei.

"I didn't want to cooperate with Huayi and China Film Group, and I didn't approve of Wu Yifan. I felt that his participation would be a disadvantage for the film, so I refused."

"It's that simple?"

Wang Changtian became more and more confused. Just because he didn't want to and didn't agree with it, he rejected the project?
Isn't this too emotional?

"Yes, it's that simple." Fade Chen shrugged, and couldn't help but add, "Director Wang, you should be glad that you chose to withdraw. Believe me, this will be the most correct investment choice you made this year."

"Ah? Why?"

“Because projects that I don’t think highly of usually have a hard time succeeding.”

This statement was a bit too pretentious, so that Wang Changtian suddenly thought of a sentence said by Sha Ruijin in "In the Name of People": "If I don't want to do something, no one else can do it!"

But I have to say that looking at Chen Fei's investments in recent years, it really fits what he said.

Wang Changtian was silent for a moment, and finally chose to accept it with pleasure: "Haha, Director Chen is very confident? Then I will wait and see."

……

China Film Group, inside the large conference room.

At this moment, except for Zhou Xingchi, Wang Zhonglei and La Peikang, the huge conference room was already full.

The heads of many companies including Lianrui Pictures, Xiangshan Zeyue controlled by Jincheng Group, Hengdian Film and Television, Fosun Group, Chinese Culture Fund, Hehe, Alibaba Pictures, Jinyi, etc. are all on the list!
Everyone's eyes were on Zhou Xingchi, waiting for him to speak.

"It has been confirmed that neither Guangguang nor Feiyue Films will participate in the investment lineup of "The Mermaid 2."

Upon hearing this, everyone's emotions in the conference room suddenly fluctuated violently!

La Peikang, who was sitting in the main seat, frowned slightly and sighed secretly.

He had originally wanted to take this opportunity to improve his relationship with Feiyue Film and Television, so as to ease the deadlock between the two sides.

But I never expected that this opportunity would disappear in an instant!

At this time, Wang Zhonglei's eyes lit up: "Great! Since these two companies are unwilling to participate, we can just continue to divide the extra shares."

Zhang Zhao quickly agreed, "If possible, Alibaba Pictures can accept the full order."

"Mr. Zhang! You have such a big appetite!"

"That's right. We at Hehe are not short of money. Let's continue to divide it according to the proportion or contribution."

"Hengdian Film and Television can help provide a filming location..."

Everyone was talking at once, and within half an hour, the investment shares originally reserved for Guangguang and Feiyue Films had been divided up completely.

High-quality projects are always in great demand, and this is a rule that will never change.

Although China Film only received an investment ratio of 6000 million, La Peikang was still quite satisfied because he was really optimistic about this project!
Wang Zhonglei, who was sitting on the other side, had a smile on his face.

Huayi received a full 100 million yuan investment in this division of investment, and also won the right to issue...

In this way, subsequent underwater operations will naturally be more convenient and quicker.

As soon as the meeting ended, Wang Zhonglei informed Wang Zhongjun of the news.

The two brothers happily chatted on the phone about how to do the subsequent accounting and how to make the profits from other channels more "formal".

They have become very proficient at this kind of thing and can even come up with some new tricks now.

As for Zhou Xingchi, for his own benefit, he will just pretend not to see it. This has been verified in the project of "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back".

However, what the two brothers didn’t know at this time was that Huayi’s contracted cooperation studio had collapsed again!
And the bomb that broke out this time was still "cheating bomb!"

I have to say that Zhuo's shooting skills are really amazing. He captured all the scenes of the actress and the young man playing in the swimming pool clearly.

The woman was wearing a sexy backless swimsuit and had a lot of fun playing in the swimming pool with the man.

All kinds of hugs, kisses and close cuddle scenes were clearly recorded, as if the facts had been confirmed.

What’s particularly interesting is that there is a scene in the picture where the woman points at the man and pokes him from time to time, giving people the atmosphere that a rich woman is teasing a young man.

The man, on the other hand, snuggled in the woman's arms very "shyly", acting coquettishly and taking advantage of her, with his hands being very dishonest.

Fortunately, the swimming pool is open-air. If it were indoors, the two would have been stuck together like oil in a raging fire, and would have been reluctant to separate.

At the end of the video, both parties entered the same room. As for what will happen next, there is no need to guess.

What else can a man and a woman do when they are alone in a room?
Of course, do something!
……

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