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

Chapter 1068: Is it really necessary to be so energetic? The desperate golden rooster...

After landing in New York, adjusting to the jet lag, and taking a tour of the post-production site of "Avengers 3", two days passed in a flash.

When Chen Fei returned to his villa in New York, he opened Weibo and saw that "Reverse Time Rescue" starring Yang Mi had been officially released.

Media reports have appeared on the trending search list:

"The sci-fi action film "Reverse Time Rescue", produced by Chen Long, directed by Korean director Yin Hongcheng, starring Yang Mi, Huo Jianhua, Jin Shijie, Liu Chang, and Zhang Yihan, was officially released in the early hours of yesterday morning.

On the first day of the film’s release, the screening share was only 10%, and because it was a weekday, the attendance rate was only 70%…”

Looking at the relevant reports, Fade Chen raised his eyebrows, feeling quite surprised.

“Why is there only 10% of the screenings?”

He muttered, his eyes subconsciously moving to the comment sections of various platforms.

Looking at the whole picture, the overall rating of this movie is only a pitiful 7.5, and among the many reviews below, most of them are negative, and positive reviews are very rare.

"If science fiction movies want to be loved by the audience, they must not only have rich imagination, but also strict story logic and ingenious plot ideas, and more importantly, they must be supported by solid humanistic feelings. Obviously, "Reverse Time Rescue" did not achieve these aspects."

"This is actually just a film in the guise of science fiction. Playing with 'time and space' is a tried-and-true tactic used in many science fiction films, but unfortunately, the screenwriter lacks imagination."

"I feel like Yang Mi doesn't look like a professional actor. Her acting is so bad. I am really impressed. As for the special effects and plot, I really don't want to say more. I really regret going to watch it with my girlfriend."

"I don't mean to discredit this movie, it's just really terrible. I guess no one except Yang Mi's fans recognizes her acting skills, right? She is not suitable for the big screen, she should just continue to act in TV dramas."

"It feels like a rather clichéd science fiction film. The problem is that the plot itself is not gripping and the actors' performances are poor. If all the summer movies are like this, I don't think it's necessary to watch it."

Along with many negative reviews, the next morning, "Reverse Time Rescue" got off to a very bad start for the summer vacation with a box office of 1799.6 million yuan.

On the 30th, with the release of many movies such as "Youth: Music Dream", "Blood Battle on Xiangjiang River", and "Reversed Life", "Reverse Time Rescue" undoubtedly fell into a more embarrassing situation.

Although the screening schedule of "Rescue Time" has increased by 23% due to the withdrawal of the Hollywood imported blockbuster "Wonder Woman", the impact of word of mouth is irreversible!

Fortunately, the news of Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo’s official marriage in South Korea attracted the attention of many netizens, otherwise, "Rescue" would definitely be criticized on the hot search today because of its bad plot!

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Jiaxing Media.

Yang Mi came to the company early in the morning, with a look of panic on her face: "Jia Jia, didn't Yao Lai Pictures say how to deal with it?"

"Don't worry, they will do crisis PR and try to stabilize the reputation above the passing line. What you need to do now is to continue to increase the publicity efforts and let more fans go to the cinema to support this movie. Do you understand?"

"Yeah, okay, I understand."

Yang Mi nodded slightly, and inexplicably thought of the previous "Tiny Times".

Obviously, "Reverse Time Rescue" has now become a "fan movie" similar to "Tiny Times".

Apart from her and Huo Jianhua's fans, other moviegoers were obviously not interested in the movie, and this is precisely the reason why the box office and word of mouth failed to reach high levels.

Shaking her head in annoyance, Yang Mi took out her cell phone and uncontrollably looked at the hot search list again.

She also knew that if she kept reading the negative news, it would have a negative impact on her subsequent publicity.

But she just can't help it!

After all, if this movie fails, it will be extremely difficult for her to get subsequent film projects.

She is not Yang Ying or Liu Yifei, and she has someone behind her to support her and protect her from the wind and rain...

However, as soon as she switched to the "Entertainment" section of Weibo, she was suddenly stunned!
Because at this time, a large number of entertainment news reprinted from Hollywood appeared on the hot search list, and the negative reviews about "Reverse Time Rescue" were pushed to the bottom.

"Reprinted from Hollywood Film News: Walton Pictures released a new announcement that director Chen Fei's new film after "Avengers 3" has been successfully approved, named "Manchester by the Sea."

"According to the notice, Manchester by the Sea is still written and directed by Chen Fei, and it mainly tells a story about 'family' and 'redemption'. The Actors Guild has already contacted the crew and will start the relevant casting work today."

"Some experts have analyzed that Director Chen Fei's move is likely to be aimed at another attempt to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. If successful, he will have five Best Picture Oscars and become the person who has won the most awards in the history of the global film industry!"

"After breaking the Palme d'Or record, Director Chen Fei will challenge for the Best Picture Oscar record!"

Looking around, the entire entertainment section is filled with news reports about "Manchester by the Sea".

At this time, the actors, stars, and artists in the entire film and television industry and the entertainment industry were all stunned.

In May, he won the Palme d'Or, in June he got engaged, and now it's almost July, and he announced that he will compete in the next Oscars...

Is this person really that energetic?

Don’t you take a break for a whole day?
Are you really not tired?
At this time of doubt, many leading companies in the production industry and some top actors have turned their attention to "Manchester by the Sea".

Everyone’s idea is simple, since this movie is going to win awards, it must have a big cast!
In this case, is there any chance to participate? Even just riding on the edge of a boat would be nice.

Because once this kind of award-winning film successfully wins an award, it will be a huge blessing for the actors, and can completely achieve a huge improvement in their class and status!
For a moment, those who were trying to find out the news suddenly rioted.

Because of the time difference, no one dared to disturb Chen Fei, but his fiancée was in China, right? Could they ask her for news?

At this time, Liu Yifei, who was in Shangri-La, was accompanying Jing Tian to look at her cheongsam, but the next second, she was bombarded with phone calls!
"Xun Jie? What? Manchester by the Sea? I haven't read the script. I don't know if it needs Chinese actresses. Oh... OK, OK, I'll let you know if there are any..."

After chatting for a few minutes, Liu Yifei quickly ended the call.

Everything was going fine at the beginning, but later on, Zhou Xun started to become incoherent and even said things like "whispering in the pillow" and "good in bed", which made Liu Yifei and Jing Tian, ​​who was standing next to her, blush.

How could two innocent girls possibly endure the teasing of a "female hooligan" like Zhou Xun?

"This Zhou Xun is always swearing!"

Liu Yifei turned off her phone while complaining incessantly.

The redness on Jing Tian's face had not yet faded, and he agreed: "Although the words are a bit rough, they are quite reasonable. If you are willing to persuade him, Senior Brother will definitely listen."

"Hey, Tiantian! Why are you imitating Zhou Xun too?"

"Hehe, okay, okay, let's stop talking. I'll take you to see another set of clothes. We have similar body shapes. If I can wear it, you can definitely wear it too."

"Yeah, okay~"

……

Capital, Film Bureau.

As the Shanghai International Film Festival draws to a close, the 31st China Golden Rooster Awards is about to set sail.

However, what frustrates the Golden Rooster Awards organizing committee members is that last year's hit "Operation Red Sea" and this year's Palme d'Or-winning "Dying to Survive" were absent again...

In the meeting room, Zhang Jianya, Chairman of the Golden Rooster Committee, complained in a very aggrieved tone: "Director Zhang! You have to support the Golden Rooster! This award is our own award in the mainland, jointly organized by the Chinese Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Chinese Film Association!
To be honest, the Golden Rooster Awards are on par with the Golden Image Awards and the Golden Horse Awards, and are indispensable to our mainland film industry..."

Sitting in the main seat, Zhang Hong felt annoyed after hearing what he heard.

He raised his hand and interrupted Zhang Jianya: "Just tell me directly, how do you want me to support you?"

Zhang Jianya said immediately: "I think we should ask the bureau to do our best to get more Chinese-language films and filmmakers to participate in the award selection and ceremony."

"Well, I will ask my subordinates to write a proposal later..."

However, Zhang Hong had just finished speaking when Zhang Jianya couldn't wait to follow up with another question: "In addition to the proposal, can you let Operation Red Sea and Dying to Survive also participate in the selection?"

When these words came out, Zhang Hong was stunned.

At the same time, La Peikang, Han Sanping, Ren Zhonglun, Wang Yong and others who were attending the meeting also turned their heads and looked at Zhang Jianya with quite interesting expressions on their faces.

Ten years ago, the film and television works controlled by Feiyue Films no longer competed for the Golden Rooster and White Flower awards. At most, they would go to the Huabiao and Shanghai International Film Festivals. This has become a well-known situation in the mainland film industry.

Jinji did try hard, but was met with failure and rejection again and again.

In the end, the cooperation between the two parties came to nothing, and Chen Fei completely drew a line with the Directors Association, Actors Association, Screenwriters Association, etc., and never had any contact with them again.

The major associations were quite arrogant, and after trying several times to invite him back without success, they completely gave up the idea.

But I never expected that the chairman of the Golden Rooster Committee would bring this up again today. What is he trying to do?
Regret it?
Or maybe he is jealous of the popularity and glory of "Operation Red Sea" and "Dying to Survive" and wants them to win the Golden Rooster Award as well?
As one of the insiders, Zhang Hong naturally knew the inside story.

But he didn't want to become enemies with Fade Chen because of his support for Jin Ji. After all, the latter had provided a lot of help for his promotion.

Thinking of this, he immediately responded vaguely: "I will send a proposal to Feiyue Films, but I can't guarantee whether it will succeed. After all, the other party is a private company..."

This answer obviously did not satisfy Zhang Jianya.

He turned his head unwillingly and looked at Han Sanping, Ren Zhonglun and Wang Yong.

"Aren't there two other investors for 'Dying to Survive' - Shanghai Film Studio and Xi'an Film Studio? You can sign up without going through Feiyue Film and Television!"

However, as soon as these words came out, Han Sanping, Ren Zhonglun and Wang Yong looked at him as if he were a fool.

Offending Feiyue Films for the Golden Rooster?
How fucking stupid must one be to do such a thing?
"I'm sorry, Chairman Zhang, we are just a co-producer and don't have this authority." Ren Zhonglun directly refused.

Wang Yong curled his lips and ignored him, secretly complaining in his heart: "What a shameless guy!"

Xiying had finally managed to cling onto Feiyue Films, so how could it possibly seek its own destruction?
"Mr. La, isn't China Film also a co-producer of Operation Red Sea?" Zhang Jianya looked at La Peikang unwillingly.

Chairman Lada was stunned when he heard this. After a while, he muttered with a very resentful look on his face, "I can decide to let the crew of Monster Hunt participate in the selection, but China Film Group has no say in Operation Red Sea."

There was already a hint of confusion in Zhang Jianya's eyes.

He didn't know the twists and turns behind these people. He only knew that China Film and Feiyue Film were partners in the past! How come they suddenly had no say now?
The meeting lasted a full hour, but ended in vain.

None of Zhang Jianya's demands could be met. No one agreed to help him make peace with Feiyue Films. All he got in return were refusals and rejections...

In the end, he was completely desperate!
After leaving the Film Bureau, he had no choice but to call Huayi.

Since "Dying to Survive" couldn't win the award, the only alternative was "I Am Not Madame Bovary".

Otherwise, the Golden Rooster will be embarrassed again this year!
……

Overnight, Los Angeles was the first to enter July and usher in a new month.

At this time, in an office on the seventh floor of Walton Pictures.

In front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, Fade Chen was looking at the beautiful scenery outside.

At this moment, on the sofa behind him, Matt Damon and Leonardo were each holding a script, reading it with great fascination.

The two of them didn't know if it was an agreement or not, but it just so happened that Chen Fei returned to Los Angeles today, and the two of them came to the door at the same time.

But in the final analysis, no matter whether they had an agreement or not, it would not change the result that "Manchester by the Sea" has only one male lead.

After all, this is not Li An's Brokeback Mountain, which can accommodate two male protagonists.

Therefore, there is bound to be a winner between the two!
As for the loser, if you are interested, you can try the role of the male protagonist's brother.

More than half an hour later, the two put down the script almost at the same time, and said in unison: "Fei, I've finished reading it."

Behind the desk, Fade Chen stopped writing, looked up, and looked at the two of them.

After scanning the two with a scrutinizing gaze, he said bluntly, "Since you've finished watching, get ready for the audition. There's no need to make such a big fuss. You two can each do a segment, and whoever performs the best and has the most in-depth understanding of the role will play the role. How do you think?"

The two nodded upon hearing this, and turned to look at each other at the same time. Their eyes were sharp, making it seem as if sparks were colliding fiercely in the air!

"I'll go first."

Matt Damon took a confident step forward, took off his suit jacket and threw it aside, then used both hands to ruffle his hair.

He took a deep breath and started directly into the role of Lee Chandler.

The moment he opened his mouth, his voice suddenly became much lower, his eyes were very empty, as if he had lost his soul: "I once had a happy family, a wife, and children; but an accident took away everything from me. Now I live in Boston, muddled every day, like a walking corpse..."

This self-introduction is very wonderful, as if he has completely immersed himself in the character of Lee Chandler.

Fade Chen nodded in satisfaction and motioned for him to continue.

Then, Matt Damon performed a dialogue scene with his nephew.

He squatted down and looked at the air in front of him, as if his relatives were really there: "I won't leave you, I will take care of you, just like your father."

He portrayed the determination and responsibility revealed in his eyes very well, but without losing the sadness.

Afterwards, he acted out a scene of meeting his ex-wife.

He stood at the corner of the street, and his ex-wife seemed to be walking slowly towards him in the air, and their eyes met.

Matt's expression was complicated, showing anger, helplessness, and a hint of barely perceptible sadness!

He whispered, his tone full of despair and struggle: "What do you think you can change? I can't get out of this anymore!"

Chen Fei watched Matt Damon's performance silently. He could feel Matt's deep understanding and devotion to the role, and the sadness and melancholy emanating from the bottom of his heart was exactly what he wanted!
"Very good, Matt." He stood up and clapped his hands gently. "You completely captured the soul of Lee Chandler. Your performance was very real and very moving."

Leonardo on the side frowned, feeling somewhat helpless.

He has never been a father, and although he stayed in an orphanage for a while for the audition, there is still a huge gap between him and Matt Damon in terms of character immersion.

Because Matt has three children himself, he knows how to play the role of "father" and deeply understands how a father feels after losing his children...

"Leon, it's your turn."

Chen Fei turned his head and set his sights on Leonardo together with Matt Damon.

"it is good!"

After taking a deep breath, Leonardo adjusted his voice, making it high and powerful.

His eyes were full of fighting spirit and determination, and he said loudly: "I used to be a happy man, but fate played a cruel joke on me. I lost my family and everything I had. However, I will not be defeated. I will stand up and start again!"

His lines were delivered very well and his performance was full of passion and power.

However, the character he presented was somewhat inconsistent with the inner world of the character Lee Chandler.

Because Lee Chandler is a man trapped in sadness and depression, his heart is full of struggle and helplessness. Leonardo's performance is too intense and too extroverted, lacking the restraint and depth.

Especially when interpreting the conversations with his nephew and ex-wife, his performance was very powerful, his eyes were full of anger and unwillingness, as if he wanted to vent all the pain, and his tone was also highly aggressive, making people feel uneasy and nervous.

This intense display undoubtedly caused great damage to the balance of the character.

"Okay, Leon, stop it."

Chen Fei stopped his audition and shrugged at him, saying everything.

"Well, it looks like I failed." Leonardo laughed at himself, turned to look at Matt Damon, and said, "Congratulations, Lee Chandler, you are right, a person without children really cannot understand the psychology and behavior of a father."

"Congratulations to you, Joe Chandler." Matt Damon laughed, "I'll give the role of my brother to you since you have nothing to do anyway."

"Ok, no problem." Leonardo nodded and agreed directly, not forgetting to joke: "When I lie in the morgue, you must cry loudly enough to let me see your feelings for me."

Matt Damon gave him a middle finger and said, "Haha, don't worry, I will definitely think in my heart that you really went to see God."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense," Fade Chen interrupted their conversation and changed the subject, asking, "I still need a female lead. Do you two have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

Hearing this, the two of them looked at each other subconsciously, and then said in unison:
"Jessica Chastain!"

"Kate Winslet!"

At the desk, Fade Chen couldn't help but roll his eyes.

These two people are really amazing. They threw the difficult problem to him again.

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