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Chapter 1069 Chopin can’t play out sadness, but suona can send people away... Please start your performance!
Because Jessica Chastain and Kate Winslet were not in Los Angeles, the audition for the female lead was temporarily stalled.

Both of them said they would be back in two days, so Chen Fei had no choice but to wait and busy himself with auditions for other roles first.

Of course, he did not forget to pay attention to the domestic summer vacation situation.

As a new day came in the country, "Reverse Time Rescue" successfully earned 23 million at the box office on the next day with the support of 3398.55% of the screening schedule.

This result is barely acceptable. If it can remain stable, it should not be difficult to make a profit.

But compared with the first-day box office of 4439 million for "Youth: The Music Dream", the figure of 3398 million is undoubtedly a bit embarrassing.

"I don't quite understand. A group of new actors and directors are also unknown, and the screening schedule is not as high as "Rescue Against Time", why is the attendance rate so high?"

At Jiaxing Media, Yang Mi's eyes were filled with confusion as she read the online reports praising the movie "So Young".

At this time, Zeng Jia, who had just returned from the publicity department, frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "First of all, the reputation of this movie is very good. Secondly, there is a software called Douyin app that played a huge role!"

"Tik Tok?"

Yang Mi murmured, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"Yes, this is a short video music platform, similar to Kuaishou, owned by ByteDance. Have you forgotten it? It's the one promoted by Dilraba Dilmurat before.

The movie "So Young: Music Ignites Dreams" just happens to contain the element of "music", and Feiyue Film and Television's distribution has been promoting it on a large scale on Douyin around this label, attracting many young college fans.

This group of people are the main force in ticket purchases. They just happened to see this movie through TikTok, and they will naturally buy tickets to support it during the summer vacation.”

"is it?"

With doubts in mind, Yang Mi took out her mobile phone and downloaded Tik Tok.

When she opened the software for the first time, she was quite surprised to find that what popped up on the homepage was a promotional clip for the movie "Youth: Music Ignites Dreams".

In the picture, the competition between folk music and Western bands was quite exciting and interesting, and coupled with the exclusive BGM, it immediately caught her attention.

In just one minute, Yang Mi didn't even blink, she was watching intently.

Even after the first playback ended, she was still thinking about watching it a second time!
After realizing this, her expression suddenly changed!

Even she wanted to watch it a second time after watching this clip, not to mention other TikTok users.

At this time, Zeng Jia added: "The number of likes for this video is 113 million, which means that at least 113 million people have seen this video, and then you can look at the comments section."

Hearing this, Yang Mi did not hesitate and opened the comment interface with a tap of her finger.

"There is still a big difference between Chinese and Western music. Even if Chopin plays all night, I still don't understand his sadness. But when the suona sounds in my village, I know it's time to give gifts."

"My goodness, this suona is too rogue. Once the suona sounds, the opponent has no chance of winning. It is indeed a rogue among musical instruments!"

“No matter how great Chopin is, he can’t play out my sadness, but the suona can send me away, woo woo woo.”

"Just this clip is worth the 30 yuan ticket price, and the quality of the movie is really good. I highly recommend everyone to watch it."

"I'm a college student. Who can give me a movie ticket? I'll be grateful to him!"

The more Yang Mi looked down, the more surprised she was!
Because she found that everyone in the comment section was praising how good the movie was and how high its quality was. In addition, with the endorsement of Feiyue Films, it undoubtedly affirmed the quality of the film.

"Even if only 113 of the 50 million people went to see the movie out of curiosity, the box office would be at least 1500 million, and this is just one of the promotional videos..."

"Jia Jia! Looks like we need to increase our investment in TikTok!"

Yang Mi's face looked extremely serious.

Because she suddenly discovered that the promotional effect of Douyin was even better than that of Weibo, and the users of this platform are all young people who are most willing to spend money and have no resistance to spending dozens of dollars to watch movies in the cinema.

Based on this, this is simply the best channel to harvest box office and ratings!
Zeng Jia nodded heavily: "Well, I have already instructed the publicity department to conduct research and follow up in this regard immediately."

At the same time, other film and television companies, brokerage companies, publicity and distribution platforms, etc., have also officially paid attention to the Douyin platform and have increased their investment in this area.

Chen Hong even opened an account for her son as soon as possible.

"Fei Yu, the premiere of Secret Fruit will be the day after tomorrow. Please post more on Weibo and TikTok during this period to get more fans to pay attention to your movie. This will greatly boost the subsequent box office, understand?"

"Uh-huh."

Chen Feiyu nodded silently. He did not tell his mother that he actually already had a Douyin account.

The function he uses the most is the "private message" function.

I have to say, this function is really useful!
……

On July 7, after confirming several candidates for major supporting roles, Chen Fei met Jessica Chastain and Kate Winslet in the audition room respectively.

Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio followed excitedly, saying they wanted to watch the audition process of the two.

Chen Fei didn't stop them.

After arranging seats for the two of them and adjusting the position of the camera, the audition for the leading female role officially began.

First in was Jessica Chastain wearing a simple yet elegant dress.

As an actress known for portraying complex female characters, she did a lot of preparation for this audition.

She knew that she was going to play a woman who was deeply traumatized but faced life with strength, so she tried to immerse herself in the emotions of sadness and tenacity.

"let's start."

Following Chen Fei's order, a hint of sadness suddenly appeared on her face, and she began to narrate herself:
"I once had a happy family, a husband, and children, but a sudden tragedy took away everything from me! Now, I live alone in this small town, facing the shadow of the past every day, trying to find the meaning of life..."

Her performance was full of power, and her eyes revealed a determination and indomitable spirit, as if she had really experienced all that pain and struggle.

As a mother, she undoubtedly showed mature experience when playing the role of a mother who lost her child.

After all, those who follow the experience always perform better than those who follow the performance.

After a short audition, Fade Chen asked her to leave first, and then called Kate Winslet over.

The latter was wearing a plain sweater and jeans, with a faint smile on her face, as if she was really the woman living in the seaside town.

"Please begin your performance."

"Okay, Fei."

Kate's eyes first swept over Leonardo and gave him a smile, obviously thanking him for the recommendation.

When she began to perform the role, her voice suddenly became soft and low, as if she was really telling her own story...

Especially when performing the dialogue scenes with the male protagonist, her performance was very moving!
"I don't have anything important to say, I just... my heart is broken, because it will never heal, but I know you were also heartbroken at that time, but I don't have to bear it... what I said... what I said to you, I really deserve to go to hell, I'm really sorry... You can't just be depressed like this... I just want to tell you that I'm not torturing you... I was wrong!"

Kate's entire performance was full of sincerity and affection. Her every look and every movement seemed to be telling the character's inner world.

Her performance is neither too extrovert nor too restrained, capturing the emotional core of the character just right.

For her, who is now middle-aged, her looks and figure can be sacrificed for acting. Instead of playing those roles that look particularly perfect, she prefers to play real roles and interpret real emotions.

She has a deep understanding of the role of "Randy" because when she met her third husband Ned Rocknroll in 2011, they encountered a fire caused by Hurricane Irene on a private island.

The fire almost killed her, but fortunately she escaped and successfully rescued her husband's nearly 90-year-old mother.

After the fire, the two fell in love and got married the following year, and later gave birth to their son "Little Bear" in London.

All these experiences are very similar to the life experiences of Randy, the heroine in "Manchester by the Sea". She can resonate with this character and even understand her inner world!
After one audition, she wiped away her tears and walked out of the audition room.

Chen Fei looked at Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio who were sitting beside him and asked, "Who do you think is more suitable?"

The two looked at each other and said in unison: "Kate Winslet!"

"That's right." Chen Fei said with great approval, "Her performance was excellent. She successfully captured the emotional core of the character, and her expression was also very restrained and profound. This is exactly what I wanted."

Matt Damon looked at Leonardo and chose to admit defeat: "I have to say that the person you introduced is indeed more professional than the one I brought."

Leonardo laughed and said, "You have to work harder. Kate has been nominated for the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscars several times. She also won an Oscar for Best Actress for The Reader. Her acting skills are great! Don't lose to her in the scenes."

"Don't worry about that!" Matt Damon smiled confidently: "I have also won an Oscar for Best Actor. I won't lose to her."

"Ha ha……"

Leonardo was just about to continue teasing his good friend, but at this moment, the phone suddenly rang.

He casually pulled out his cell phone from his pocket.

However, when he saw the caller ID, his expression suddenly changed, his smile disappeared, and was replaced by uncontrollable anger and...fear!
The moment he pressed the connect button, he started cursing, "Get lost! Get away from me! I've already won the Oscar for Best Actor! I don't need help or charity from anyone! I won't be attending the White Party! Don't bother me anymore!"

After saying that, he hung up the phone angrily. His emotions were volatile and his body was even shaking uncontrollably because of his anger.

Matt Damon, who was sitting next to him, looked at him in surprise but said nothing.

He knew that Leonardo had been in some trouble recently, but he was also powerless to do anything. After all, he was just a Hollywood actor and could not be compared with those politicians and capital.

However, at this time, Fade Chen keenly noticed the "white party" mentioned by Leonardo!
More than half a month ago, in order to take revenge on Puff Daddy, he arranged for Amy Knott to keep looking for all the illegal and criminal things that Puff Daddy had done.

According to the information we have obtained, the "White Party" is undoubtedly the biggest evil and the worst behavior committed by P. Diddy, because it is full of chaos and evil!
But unfortunately, Amy Knott never found an opportunity to go deep into the White Party to get enough information.

The location and time of this party are not fixed, and the participants and rules are also very secretive, so not much information has leaked to the outside world.

Therefore, apart from the four words "White Party", Amy Knott did not get any other useful information at all.

She did find quite a few "victims", but according to those victims, when the party really started, they would be blindfolded and injected with drugs.

Once the drug is injected into the body, they will fall into a state of unconsciousness.

After waking up, except for the aches in my body and the severe pain in my lower body and anus, all other memories had disappeared.

If nothing unexpected happens, they should have been injected with some kind of hallucinogenic drug.

But because of this, they have no evidence of being violated, and P. Diddy will give them a large sum of money afterwards, or the roles and resources they want, so most of the time, nothing comes of it.

Moreover, many people will voluntarily go to the party and be injected with the drug afterwards.

Because only in this way can they get more money and resources!

Although many people were deceived, facing the huge pressure, no one dared to disclose any information to the outside world.

Naturally, there will be one or two people who choose to fight, but being shot in the back and being deemed to have committed suicide will undoubtedly be their ending!

This is America, and the number of missing people every year is simply too high.

The disappearance of one or two beautiful women would not arouse any suspicion from the outside world.

Based on this, Amy Knott's investigation was fraught with difficulties.

Chen Fei really wanted to help break the deadlock, but he also didn't know where to start.

But now, listening to Leonardo's cursing and complaints, new plans and ideas suddenly came to his mind!

“Leon, come to my house in the evening, maybe I can help you solve this trouble.”

On the sofa, Leonardo, who was secretly cursing Puff Daddy in his heart, suddenly raised his head and looked at Fade Chen in surprise.

"Fei, you..."

Chen Fei smiled softly and gave him some encouragement: "Like you, I have an enemy that I hate very much. We can work together to send that nigger to jail and let him continue to pick cotton under the whip like his ancestors!"

Leonardo's heart moved, and he recalled the many harassments he had suffered during this period, and the many encounters in which he had to choose to discredit himself in order to escape the hunting of the "White Party". He could not hide his anger!
In order to guard the back door, he must do something, otherwise he can escape for a while, but it will be difficult to escape for a lifetime!
He gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly, "Okay! I'll be there on time at 9 o'clock in the evening."

……

In the afternoon, auditions for Manchester by the Sea were still going on.

At the same time, people from China kept calling him to ask about the film.

"Mr. Ren, I advise you to give up the idea of ​​Sino-foreign co-production as soon as possible. It is useless and will never succeed. Moreover, once mainland capital is added, the possibility of winning the award will be gone. I think you should understand this."

"Alas!" Ren Zhonglun sighed on the other end of the phone: "Damn America! Damn the deliberate targeting! Many of Shanghai Film Group's previous plans and arrangements in Hollywood have failed."

"What do you mean? Wanda is the one who is miserable."

“Uh…” Thinking back to what Wanda had experienced overseas during this period, Ren Zhonglun suddenly felt much more relieved: “You are right. This situation cannot be avoided. We can only accept it calmly.”

"So, develop the mainland and Asia well, it will be enough for you to make a living. Forget about going to Hollywood in the next few years, you won't be able to get out."

Hearing this, Ren Zhonglun couldn't help but wonder: "Hey? It's strange, we can't get out, how come you can be so successful?"

"Because I can bring a lot of tax revenue to the local area, the IRS welcomes me very much. It is no exaggeration to say that if I want, my green card and citizenship can be processed in five minutes."

Ren Zhonglun fell silent.

After a moment, he asked worriedly, "You...you wouldn't do this, would you?"

"Of course not." Chen Fei laughed: "What's so fun about Hollywood? My family is in China, and I will definitely go back home in the future.

I am in Hollywood now just to fulfill my goals and wishes. China is my real home."

"That's good...that's good..."

Chairman Ren Da immediately breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little relieved.

After ending the call with Ren Zhonglun, Chen Fei used a similar reply to reject many calls from the mainland that wanted to cooperate with him.

As for those mainland actors who tried to participate by using excuses such as "whispering in the pillow", "bringing money into the crew", "not wanting pay", etc., he rejected them all without mercy.

Manchester by the Sea is an art film, not a commercial film. It is impossible to change the leading male or female role to a Chinese American, right? This does not conform to the plot and conventions.
He doesn't even want to bother with LGBTQ, let alone all that other shit.

……

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