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

Chapter 1072: Filming starts... I have to change my appearance! The No. pimp in Hollywood? Filming wraps up...

In a small town in Massachusetts, the United States of America.

All the crew members of "Manchester by the Sea" gathered here, all their eyes were focused on Chen Fei, waiting for his orders.

As expected, he raised the megaphone and shouted:

“I declare that Manchester by the Sea has officially started filming!”

Following Chen Fei's order, the entire crew suddenly started running at high speed like a high-speed machine driven by the drive motor.

The familiar "Action" echoed in the ears of all the actors.

In the surveillance footage, Matt Damon, with a depressed look on his face, was standing there silently.

Looking around, his temperament, expression, and overall state at this moment gave people a lifeless feeling, revealing a strong sense of death and decadence.

Especially those eyes, as if they have become numb to everything in life!
Although his body seemed to be still alive, his heart and soul had already died in the fire!

Chen Fei could see that for the sake of this movie, Matt Damon had really given it his all and had even started to hypnotize himself.

He has been subject to a lot of ridicule in Hollywood in recent months following the failure of "The Great Wall."

Universal Pictures, in particular, has completely drawn a line with him and is refusing his participation in all of its projects.

Based on this, for his future career in film and television, Matt Damon must prove himself again!
And this "Manchester by the Sea" is undoubtedly the best opportunity he can seize at the moment.

The morning's shooting passed quickly, and Matt Damon was in very good shape, basically ensuring that he could complete his performance with no more than 3 mistakes.

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It was noon and the crew started to have lunch.

"Leon? What are you doing? I haven't seen you for just a few days. How come you have lost so much weight?"

Matt Damon was very curious when he first met Leonardo in the morning, but it was not until noon that he finally had time to seek the answer.

At this time, Leonardo was surrounded not only by Matt Damon, but also Kate Winslet, Timothée Chalamet and others, all surrounding him.

“Leon, you’ve really become much more handsome?!”

As a good friend of Leo, Kate was also extremely surprised at his changes!
After all, he was just like a melancholy fat man before, and his whole appearance was decadent.

But it's only been a few days since we last met, and he's already starting to clean himself up?!
He was wearing a well-fitting handmade suit and a pair of crocodile leather shoes. His messy beard was shaved clean and his hair was specially trimmed...

It is no exaggeration to say that if he could lose weight, he could definitely return to his “handsome” state!
"I'm losing weight, getting in shape, and keeping in shape."

A self-disciplined life can always make people in good shape. Leonardo now speaks with full energy, unlike his previous hoarseness.

And this is just a change in less than half a month.

"How much weight have you lost?" Chen Fei asked curiously.

"18 pounds." Leonardo added: "I am confident that by the end of this month, I can lose another 30 pounds. Although it will be difficult to regain my peak figure, my condition will definitely get better."

Others couldn't understand the meaning of his words, but Chen Fei keenly caught the signal.

"End of the month?"

Chewing these two words in his mouth, he immediately conveyed the signal to Amy Knott.

There is still half a month of preparation time, which is good news. The relevant plans and arrangements can undoubtedly be more perfect.

"Leon, your scenes will be filmed next month. After the end of the month, you need to control your figure. You can't be thin or fat. Do you understand?"

"Yeah, okay, Fei, I know what you mean."

Leonardo responded, and after saying hello to the others, he quickly left with his assistant.

His main purpose of coming here this morning was to attend the opening ceremony. After it was over, it would be time for him to return to Los Angeles to continue his physical shaping.

He must make a big change before the end of the month!

He needs to exude enough charm to attract the opposite sex, instead of attracting some perverted old men in white socks like now!
……

Once the shooting started, time passed by quickly like flowing water.

In the blink of an eye, the day was over.

After Chen Fei returned to the hotel and had a video call with Liu Yifei, he opened Weibo and checked the domestic news.

At this time, the first-day box office figures of the two movies released in China on the 13th have been released one after another.

"The action and fantasy film "The Legend of Wukong", produced by New Classics Media, directed by Guo Zijian, and starring Peng Yuyan and Ni Ni, grossed 1.07 million yuan on its first day of release."

"The animation, adventure and fantasy film "The Guardian" produced by Enlight Media grossed 730.5 million RMB on its first day of release."

Although they were released on the same day, the box office gap between the two movies is extremely large!
To be honest, Chen Fei was also quite interested in "The Legend of Sun Wukong".

Especially the classic line in the original novel - "I want this sky to no longer cover my eyes; I want this earth to no longer bury my heart; I want all living beings to understand my intentions; I want all Buddhas to disappear into thin air!"

Just this one sentence has attracted countless movie fans!
However, after looking at the comments from fans in the comment section, Chen Fei found that the movie did not seem to capture the effect that everyone wanted for this line.

"There is no story at all. The only things to watch are the special effects. The few clues are told in a mess. The director wants a lot but has no ability to grasp them. Sometimes it talks about love, which is as childish as a junior high school student's premature love; sometimes it piles up some tragic and heroic stories, but there is no sense of substitution; from time to time, it hides some metaphors about opponents and powerful people, but the director himself does not want to delve into it. And the only ability of Sun Wukong...I am afraid it is to shout slogans to smash the sky and the earth."

"The ugliest look of Yu Feihong I've ever seen is in this movie."

"The director must have done a lot of homework, racked his brains for months, and stayed up all night to force the film to be 120 minutes long, right? He really worked hard. He turned a fantasy film into a youthful and melodramatic romance. This skill is unprecedented and will never be surpassed. I admire him."

"I feel like the title should be "The Legend of Yang Jian" or "The Love Story of Marshal Tianpeng"? Sun Wukong: MMMP!"

"Such a classic line has become a slogan. Fuck! I can't complain about it. It's so disgusting!"

On the first day of its release, "The Monkey King" scored 5.1 on Douban, which shows that this movie was probably a waste.

On the contrary, another domestic animated film "Big Guardian" that boasts "violent aesthetics" has a very good reputation, with a Douban score of 8.4!

Moreover, the animation itself is very bold and full of imagination!

"It's not like yesterday when we meet again after a long separation. I can't bear to say a thousand words."

"Do you dare to ask yourself where you are going?"

"Must the end of the road, the one I'm searching for with fear on my shoulders, be the end of the road?"

"Do you still have the courage to face your fears?"

Looking at the many classic lines from the movie described by netizens, Chen Fei is looking forward to having the opportunity to watch this movie on Youku in the future.

It’s a pity that the film’s promotion is really confusing.

From the early stages of promotion, Guangguang voluntarily rated the film as "PG-13", which means that children under the age of 13 are advised not to watch it.

But in subsequent publicity, especially after the preview, PG-13 suddenly became the focus of media "attack".

In their reports, many media outlets, in pursuit of an "exaggerated" effect, even described the film as purely an "adult animation."

Once this statement came out, it undoubtedly made Guangxian pay a heavy price.

Being an animated film, it is prohibited for children to watch, which naturally isolates a large group of viewers.

Coupled with the fact that adults have little interest in watching animated films, this undoubtedly dealt an overwhelming blow to the film's box office performance.

Overall, Guangguang suffered a big setback during this summer vacation.

The reputation and box office of "Secret Fruit" collapsed across the board. Although "Big Guardian" had a good reputation, its box office failed to meet expectations. This is undoubtedly very unfavorable to the stock price of Guangxian!

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Time flies, and four days later, "The Guardian" delivered a very poor answer with a box office score of 3309 million.

On the other hand, with the support of a large number of fans of the original novel, "The Legend of Wukong" successfully won a box office of 3.92 million yuan. "Alas, I am now waiting for "Wolf Warrior 2" at the end of the month. Guangguang is a failure this time. The two movies in the summer vacation period did not achieve any results."

Wang Changtian calculated the time difference and called Chen Fei, his tone full of worry.

"Haha." Chen Fei comforted him, "Boss Wang, these are just two movies. The total investment is less than 1 million. I'm afraid it won't even hurt Guangguang. The Coming One is so popular now!"

"Variety shows are variety shows, and movies are movies. They are two different things, two different things..."

Although he spoke modestly, Wang Changtian was already happy in his heart.

"Running Man Season 5" in the first half of the year, as well as the currently popular "Go Fighting Season 3" and "The Next Top Bang Season 1", are all treasure troves for making money!
Comparing the revenue and response of these three top variety shows, the failure of "Secret Fruit" and "The Great Guardian" is simply not worth mentioning.

Moreover, Guangxian also obtained the distribution rights for the costume and fantasy TV series "Legend of the Ancient Sword" starring Yang Mi and Chen Weiting, and took this opportunity to make another fortune.

Therefore, Wang Changtian's "sorrow" seemed like showing off to Chen Fei.

But he was not envious. After all, the more Guangguang earned, the more he would earn.

After all, among these variety shows, except for "The Coming One", the other two are mostly produced by Feiyue Films!

……

After finishing the call with Wang Changtian, Chen Fei continued to be busy with the filming of "Manchester by the Sea".

Matt Damon plays Lee Chandler, who becomes the guardian of his nephew because of his brother's dying will.

Because of family ties, he had to return to his hometown, the small town of Manchester, which he had been avoiding.

This is the source of all his pain, sorrow and regret, but it is also the beginning of the plot.

His happy family began to fall apart here, but he had no choice but to accept it for the sake of his remaining relatives...

The filming progress of the movie is very fast. After all, Matt Damon and Kate Winslet are both Oscar-winning actors and actresses. There is absolutely no problem with their acting skills. Basically, they can complete the filming within three takes.

The only trouble was that the filming of those young actors was not going smoothly.

After all, they are too young, and they certainly won't be as good and smooth as normal adult actors in terms of memorizing lines and performing.

But they don’t have many shots, so in most cases, as long as he has a certain amount of patience, Chen Fei can usually get the desired footage within 10 takes.

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After a new day of filming, Chen Fei welcomed Amy Knott, who came from Los Angeles, at the hotel.

The purpose of her visit this time was not for P. Diddy, but for Robert Downey Jr.!

"Boss, I finally found out the identity of the middleman who introduced Robert Downey Jr. and P. Diddy. This guy also has a huge power behind him..."

"Oh? Really?" Fade Chen took off his coat and hung it on the hanger, then asked, "Tell me, who is he? Who is the power behind him?"

Amy Knott took out a thick stack of information from her bag.

"That guy's name is Lamar Wheeler, and he's the head of a modeling agency. He himself isn't really worthy of attention, but his boss, Michelle Bryan, is a very unusual woman."

"Michelle Blaine?"

Chen Fei chewed on the name and felt vaguely that it sounded familiar.

Amy Knott continued, "According to public information, Michelle Bryan was born in 1983, is 34 years old this year, and has worked as an actor in Hollywood.

Because of her sociable nature, after the former Hollywood's No. 1 call girl Heidi Fleiss was arrested by the FBI, she took control of the Los Angeles market. In the end, she successfully replaced Heidi and became the number one leader in the call girl agency industry!

At her most glorious moment, she even founded a global travel company, controlling the high-end market in Los Angeles and even California, and even providing flight escort services for celebrities and wealthy people across the United States.

According to information released by the FBI, as early as 2005, her annual net profit reached 850 million US dollars. "

Hearing this, Chen Fei couldn't help but be a little surprised: "2005? 850 million US dollars? More than million RMB? Wow! The income of being a brothel owner is really terrifying! If you go to the capital, you can buy several courtyard houses with it."

Amy Knott shrugged: "This industry is a highly profitable industry. After all, prostitution, gambling and drugs are the most profitable in Hollywood. They make money faster than being an actor."

Chen Fei took out his mobile phone and searched the name Michelle Bryan.

But the final result was that she was arrested by the FBI? !
"Huh? This woman has also been caught before?"

"Yeah, she was indeed caught, but I heard that some big shot bailed her out, and she only paid a fine of $3.5 and continued to be at large."

At this point, Amy Knott continued to add: "And after being released from prison this time, she became even worse. In addition to providing escort services, she was also involved in the business of illegal drugs, and..."

"Go ahead, I can accept it." Fade Chen motioned for her to continue.

"Robert Downey Jr. has not been able to quit drugs, and he and Michelle Bryan have been having business dealings."

Chen Fei was not surprised to hear this.

After all, this is Hollywood, where drugs, gambling and pornography are most rampant.

Moreover, Robert Downey Jr. has been arrested by the LAPD several times before for illegal drugs.

Although he kept saying that he wanted to "turn over a new leaf", how could a guy who was addicted to drugs easily quit drugs?
What's more, he is now a wealthy actor among Hollywood actors. He has plenty of money to buy drugs, and he can also use corresponding means to make himself look like he is not a drug addict.

Based on this, it is not strange at all that the two parties have business dealings.

"Don't worry about her for now. Just make sure the enemy isn't in the dark. Our primary target right now is Puff Daddy. We have to take this black guy down, otherwise he will definitely continue to attack Avengers 4."

Chen Fei didn't think that the other party would stop targeting him, and the most important thing was that it was not his style to not fight back when being bullied!

As for Michelle Bryan, it is still unclear what the other party's purpose is.

Moreover, Chen Fei seriously suspected that this woman was very likely related to the infamous island, because in his vague memory, the name Michelle Bryan seemed to have appeared.

In order to avoid a situation where being shot in the back is judged as suicide, it is better to be careful!

"Oh, by the way, the travel company she founded seems to be involved in human trafficking..."

Following Amy Nott's words, Fade Chen became more certain of his guess!
……

The night in North America gradually deepened, while at the same time, a new day arrived in the country.

In Zaoyang Seoul Film and Television Base, accompanied by a "click", the film "Shadow" directed by Zhang Yimou finally ushered in the moment of completion.

Listening to the cheers echoing from the crew, a rare smile broke out on Zhang Yimou's face.

The filming started on March 3 and it has been 18 months since then.

During this period, he experienced a lot of things, especially the "vicious incident" of LeTV's announcement of delisting and suspension of trading, which made it difficult for him to continue the filming of "Shadow".

Fortunately, he still has enough perseverance!
Then, with the support from Huanxi Media, he finally persevered.

When he thought that he would completely leave LeTV after the end of this movie, he inexplicably felt a sense of relief.

"Director Zhang, Sister Mo, let's take a group photo."

Not far away, Guan Xiaotong, who rushed back from the "Sweet Combat" crew to attend the wrap-up ceremony, shouted excitedly.

This is her first work with a big domestic director. If it can achieve good box office results after its release, it will undoubtedly be a huge boost to her popularity and status!
"it is good."

Zhang Yimou nodded slightly, and the smile on his face became brighter.

In May next year, his cooperation with LeTV will expire, and he will no longer have to see Zhang Zhao’s rotten face!

Thinking of this, he could hardly hide his joy and relief.

At the same time, on major social platforms, entertainment news about the completion of "Shadow" also began to spread...

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