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

Chapter 1073: A new cooperation was successfully reached! The critics all said it was good? If I can’t overlap with other roles, I won’t sign the contract…

"This morning, the costume blockbuster "Shadow" directed by Zhang Yimou officially announced its completion. Guan Xiaotong, who plays the savage girl "Qing Ping" in the film, took a group photo with Zhang Yimou, Hu Jun and the crew.

Later, Zhang Yimou's wife Chen Ting also confirmed the news on her Weibo, congratulating the film on its "early completion"; previously, actors Deng Chao, Sun Li, Zheng Kai, Wu Lei and others had all finished filming their parts one after another.

"Zhang Yimou, who has always been innovative, said that the crew also used drones when filming Shadow. He fantasized that he really wanted to shoot a movie using only drones in his lifetime."

"After calling LeTV Pictures, the reporter learned that after the filming is completed, Shadow will immediately enter the post-production stage and strive to officially meet the audience next year."

"The lead actor Deng Chao posted a message on Weibo announcing his farewell to the character: 'Neither human nor ghost; half human, half ghost; neither human nor ghost. Goodbye, you two. I have to go back to being human again.'

Then, he released two new stills. In one of the pictures, Deng Chao was in rags and looked crazy, while in the other, he was standing upright in white clothes and looked dashing. They looked almost completely opposite..."

For the entire day, the internet was filled with entertainment news reports about the completion of Zhang Yimou's new film "Shadow".

Although Zhang Yimou had previously messed up "The Great Wall", this did not affect the audience's enthusiasm and pursuit of his new movie.

After all, there are too many bad movies in the current Chinese-language film market.

No matter how bad Zhang Yimou is, the movies he made are all in the upper-middle class and the quality is guaranteed. At least they are several times better than Guo Jingming's!
"After this movie, Zhang Yimou and LeTV Pictures parted ways completely."

During the video call, Wang Changtian sounded quite emotional.

While directing the staff to adjust the camera, Chen Fei replied, "What's the matter? Director Wang is still upset about not being able to reach a cooperation with Zhang Yimou?"

"Alas! There is no way. We cannot compete with Huanxi Media. Dong Ping's bid is too high."

"Yes, indeed. He is very generous, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to gather so many big directors together."

Chen Fei agreed with great approval.

If nothing unexpected happens, when Zhang Yimou officially announces his cooperation with Huanxi next year, the circle will usher in another major earthquake!

As of now, there are four big directors in the Big Director Alliance of Huanxi Media: Chen Kexin, Wang Jiawei, Gu Changwei, and Zhang Yibai.

If Zhang Yimou is brought in, the scale will be even bigger!

By then, the stock price will definitely surge first, followed by a variety of projects flying around...

There is definitely going to be some excitement.

~

After finishing the call with Wang Changtian, the filming of "Manchester by the Sea" continued.

There is quite a lot of work to do today. After finishing the filming during the day, I have to continue in the evening. I may have to be busy until the early morning to finish it.

At the same time, at Walton Studios in Los Angeles, Natasha was receiving a group of executives from Sony Columbia Pictures.

Leading the team was Sanford Panitch, president of Sony Columbia Pictures.

"Mr. Panitch, how is it? Are you satisfied with the box office performance of Spider-Man: Homecoming?"

Sitting in the main seat in the conference room, Natasha had a smile on her face.

Since its release on July 7, following the box office failure of "The Amazing Spider-Man 7", "Spider-Man: Homecoming" has successfully turned the tide and grossed $2 million in North America in just 10 days.

Influenced by such achievements, she is very confident that she can make the subsequent "Spider-Man" series a success, instead of allowing it to incur losses like Sony Columbia did.

In the guest seat, Sanford Panitch nodded repeatedly.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, he has to say that the potential unleashed by the "Spider-Man" IP after returning to Marvel is simply shocking!
And next, Sony Columbia finally doesn't have to worry about this hot potato getting hotter.

Afterwards, they just need to wait for their share of the money, and they can also develop copyrights together. It’s so easy to make money.

"Madam, I hope that under your leadership, Marvel will get better and better." Sanford Panitch sent his most sincere blessings.

Then he waved to his assistant.

Upon receiving the signal, the assistant hurried forward and took out a thick stack of documents from his bag.

Sanford Panitch took it and pushed it forward, saying, "This is the IP development contract for Venom. Ms. Natasha, I hope our subsequent cooperation will be as smooth as Spider-Man."

"This is inevitable!"

The legal teams of both parties quickly followed up, began reviewing the contract, and completed the signing.

That afternoon, the relevant news was successfully announced to the entire Hollywood, and caused a sensation in the film and television industry in the United States and even the world!
Related reports soon came out:

“This afternoon, Sony Columbia, Marvel and Walton Pictures held a press conference to officially announce that they will work together to develop a new Venom film series.

As a classic villain in the Marvel Universe, Venom's unique charm and fan-favorite image will be reinterpreted on the big screen. The three parties jointly promise to bring stunning visual effects and gripping storylines to the audience! "

“It is reported that the three parties will officially start the preparations for Venom: Let There Be Carnage from now on, and will start the casting and filming work. It is expected that the first movie will be officially released next year…”

"As they did with Spider-Man, for Venom, the three parties will once again pool their respective strengths in content creation, marketing and distribution, and are committed to presenting Venom, a character loved by fans around the world, to the general audience in a more exciting and shocking way."

"The first part of the Venom project was revealed, and the list of producers, supervisors, screenwriters, etc. once again showed the name of Chen Fei, a top director from China."

Warner Entertainment Inc.

In the office, Kevin Tsujihara was looking at the news online, and the more he read, the more frightened he became!

Following the box office success of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Marvel has teamed up with Sony and Columbia to launch the Venom series of films...

These wave after wave of operations are almost covering the entire Hollywood!
The cooperation between the two parties has greatly increased the popularity of "Venom". If nothing unexpected happens, it will usher in an even greater wave of popularity and revenue after its release.

In comparison, DC is just like a poor beggar. It has tried time and again to make a big move, but has always failed.

As the head of Warner, he was even more discontented and targeted by many people within the company...

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel angry and irritated.

"No! I have to find an opportunity to suppress my competitors. I can't let them dance too happily, otherwise it will make me look too incompetent."

Kevin Tsujihara muttered, his mind filled with all kinds of mixed thoughts.

Hamada is responsible for handling "Justice League" and has no time at all, so he has to follow up personally!
As his thoughts were flowing, suddenly, a flash of inspiration exploded in his mind!

"Got it! Let's do it this way... it's absolutely right!"

~

Time flies and the night becomes darker.

Deep into filming of Manchester by the Sea, Matt Damon's protagonist experiences the darkest moment of his life.

That unintentional fire not only devoured his three children, but also burned away his inner peace and hope!
He knelt in front of the ruins, covering his face with his hands, tears silently falling, and every trembling shoulder told of endless regret and pain.

On the other hand, the ex-wife, played by Kate, was instantly overwhelmed by extreme grief after learning the bad news.

She fell to the ground, her whole body twitching and convulsing, as if she wanted to vent all the pain through her body shaking...

Medical staff arrived quickly, gave her oxygen, and rushed her to the hospital.

Amid the sound of the ambulance siren, her cries and the sound of the wind intertwined and immediately became the most mournful melody of the night!
As the director, Chen Fei witnessed the whole process.

After this scene ended, he looked up at the starry sky with mixed feelings.

He knew very well that this film would not only be a work of art, but also a profound exploration of human nature, love and pain.

The post-production of the film will be extremely difficult because every shot carries the actors' sincere emotions and endless tears.

And in order to present the most perfect effect, the movie plot will constantly switch between reality and memories.

This seamless narrative method allows the audience to follow the development of the plot while also delving into the inner world of the characters and feeling their joys, sorrows, anger and happiness.

Every flashback is a re-examination of the past and a profound analysis of human nature. It may make the post-production staff lose a lot of hair, because it takes a lot of effort to make the transition between "reality" and "memories" smooth and seamless!

"Fei, after finishing this movie, I may need to rest for a long time to recover."

Matt Damon has a hard time entering and exiting a role every time.

As a father with children at home, he really couldn't imagine what the future would be like if he lost them!

I'm afraid he would be even more painful and unbearable than Lee Chandler in the movie!
Chen Fei nodded in agreement: "Well, I really need to take a break for a while, or take on a work with a completely different theme to adjust my mindset."

While the two were talking, Kate Winslet also came over from the other side.

She wiped the tears from her eyes and murmured, "Torture! Filming this kind of movie is such torture!"

"Tomorrow's scenes will be even more torturous."

Chen Fei looked at the two of them with complicated eyes, reminding them to pay attention to tomorrow's shooting plan and arrangements.

Tomorrow morning, Matt Damon will watch police search for the child's body, including footage of a charred mannequin...

Just thinking about it in his mind, Fade Chen felt an indescribable feeling of suffocation and despair.

For a father, this is simply a lifelong nightmare!

……

"Due to the exhaustion of its box office potential, the action and science fiction film "Reverse Time Rescue" starring Yang Mi and Huo Jianhua was officially taken off the screen in the early hours of last night, with a total box office of 2.01 million yuan."

"The sci-fi youth drama "My Classmate is 200 Million Years Old", produced by Xu Jinglei, directed by Si Weiwei and Jiang Xiaoxiao, and starring Li Gengxi, Zhu Zhiling, Chang Long, Liang Baoling and others, was officially announced to be completed this morning."

"Actor Li Gengxi said in an interview with the media that he will join the urban love TV series "You Are Still Here" directed by Lin Yufang.

It is reported that the drama is adapted from Xin Yiwu's novel of the same name. In 16, the novel was adapted into the movie "So Young: You Are Still Here"..."

"The war-themed blockbuster "Wolf Warrior 2" has released another trailer. Leng Feng asks for help and declares that he will never abandon any of his Chinese compatriots!"

The summer vacation season is getting hotter and hotter...

As expected, "Reverse Time Rescue" became the first film to be expelled from the summer vacation schedule.

But because of the hit drama "Legend of the Ancient Sword", and the fact that netizens have been very keen on making things happen with "Ever Night" recently, Yang Mi can be said to have "escaped".

"Mi Mi, you must seize the opportunity of the variety show "Tomorrow's Son". Whether the endorsement fee can be increased in the future depends on the popularity and ratings of this variety show."

"it is good."

Listening to Zeng Jia's words, Yang Mi nodded very seriously.

At first, the two of them didn't think much about it. They just wanted to show their faces in this variety show, take advantage of the popularity, and earn some announcement fees.

But I never expected that there would be a "genius" among the contestants!
A song called "If I Become Rich One Day", a song called "Feeling Like a Superstar", and an extremely explosive song called "Xiaochou" directly brought this music variety show to a height that does not belong to this program!
NetEase Cloud Music, QQ Music, Kugou, Douyin, Weibo, Kuaishou...all social platforms are now dominated by the lyrics of "Xiaochou".

Especially those lines "A cup to the rising sun, a cup to the moonlight... a cup to my hometown, a cup to the distant place..." directly attracted all the netizens on the Internet!
As a mentor, Yang Mi is naturally one of the beneficiaries of that huge popularity.

If she wasn't really tone-deaf, she would have definitely tried to take advantage of the popularity instead of simply reposting the song.

"This variety show will probably end in September, Jia Jia? Is your financing progress okay? We can't let other companies snatch away the project of 'Dream Building Love'."

"Don't worry." Zeng Jia didn't want to talk about this topic with Yang Mi, so she waved her hand and changed the subject: "The performance of "Reverse Time Rescue" is not good, and it will be difficult to find other film projects in a short period of time.

So, you have to return to TV dramas next. In addition to The Negotiator, I have arranged another project for you called The Legend of Fuyao, which is still a costume romance drama that you are good at..."

Yang Mi didn't say much, just asked: "Who will you partner with?"

At this moment, all that came to her mind were the various unpleasant things that happened during the filming of "Gu Jian Qi Tan".

It is so painful to work with people like Li Yifeng, Zheng Shuang, and Ma Tianyu. Their acting skills are obviously not that good, but they are all very arrogant. People who don't know them would think they are so awesome.

In her opinion, if these people continue to "run rampant" in the circle, they will fall flat on their face sooner or later!
"The one we are collaborating with this time is Ruan Jingtian."

"The one from Wanwan Province?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Oh, he's OK, his acting is pretty good."

Yang Mi nodded, feeling a little relieved.

As long as the leading male and the second male lead are not confused, filming will naturally be much easier.

"Can we overlap in some scenes together?" Yang Mi asked again.

"Of course you can. I won't talk to any crew that can't overlap. This is all stated in the contract."

"Well, that's fine."

Yang Mi was completely relieved. She didn't want a situation similar to the one she experienced during the filming of "Search" to happen again.

It was clearly agreed that I could overlap with other projects before joining the crew, but after joining, I was not allowed to do so and I was almost banned. It was so deceptive!
……

"Wolf Warrior 2? Premiere?"

On a new day, as soon as Chen Fei arrived at the crew, he received a call from Su Guohai.

"Yes, it will be held on July 7rd at the first department. Are you free to come back and participate?"

"Forget it. Just work with those investors. I won't go back. We can't stop filming here. Once we stop, it will be hard for the actors to get back into the role."

"Oh, okay."

Su Guohai nodded and prepared to hang up the phone.

But at this moment, Fade Chen suddenly called out to him, "By the way, what's going on with The Founding of an Army? The two movies were only released six days apart, so there shouldn't be much competition, right?"

"Not yet." Su Guohai thought for a moment and added, "It's just that... President La called out the slogan of breaking 15 billion box office and wanted Feiyue Films to participate in the promotion, but I didn't agree."

"How much? 15 billion?"

Chen Fei was slightly stunned. Was this still a slogan? Was this just a "bold statement"?
"Yes, China Film Group launched a 'highlights promotion' campaign, constantly marketing the highlights of each character, creating momentum and attracting traffic. It was a big deal!"

“How big is it exactly?”

"Movie critics all say it's good... After every preview, the internet is full of positive reviews. Everyone who has watched it gives it a thumbs up, and there is not a single negative review..."

"..."

Apart from silence, Fade Chen didn't know what to say.

This publicity and promotion routine and operation are so outdated!
After a moment, he shook his head helplessly: "Forget it, let them toss about on their own, don't bother with them."

"Yeah, I understand."

After ending the call, Fade Chen focused all his attention on the filming of "Manchester by the Sea".

As for the relevant information of "The Founding of an Army", he had long forgotten it.

Because the "glory" of this summer vacation is destined to belong to "Wolf Warrior 2"!

The strong patriotic sentiment, coupled with the current tense situation in China and India, will surely be a huge boost to the box office of this film!
Let me ask you, who can escape the saying: "Whoever offends China will be punished no matter how far away they are!"

……

(ps: Second update, please vote for me!!!)
(End of this chapter)