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

Chapter 1082 Willing to gamble... and admit defeat? Warm congratulations: Chinese-language films have officially entered the 50 billion box office era!
"Sign these two confidentiality agreements and this non-compete agreement."

In the CEO office of Alibaba Pictures, the new president Fan Luyuan pushed up the black-framed glasses on his nose and pushed a total of three agreements in front of Zhang Qiong.

Staring at the man in front of him and the seat where he was sitting that originally belonged to him, Zhang Qi's brows twitched and he felt very complicated.

He thought about what would happen if he lost, but he never thought it would be such a result.

But things have come to this point, if he loses, he loses, there is nothing to say. He cannot interfere with the board's decision, and if they want him to leave, then he must leave!

He first opened the two confidentiality agreements and took a look at them. Without saying anything more, he silently signed his name.

The subsequent non-compete agreement has a two-year term, which is in compliance with laws and regulations. The company will also provide him with subsidies and compensation for this, so there is nothing to worry about.

In less than five minutes, he had signed all the agreements.

However, he was suddenly stunned the next second, because Fan Luyuan actually spoke again: "The maximum term of the non-compete agreement is two years, but the board of directors hopes that you will not work in related industries within five years."

Zhang Qi frowned, a look of deep doubt on his face: "Why?"

"Two reasons."

Fan Luyuan raised two fingers and patiently explained: "First, because you understand the future operation mode of Alibaba Pictures, and the next five years are the most important period for Alibaba Pictures. We cannot let your personal reasons cause problems in our operations.

Secondly, Zhao Yanzi has been banned from the securities market for five years, so you are also banned from entering the relevant industry within five years."

"That woman went to see Mr. Ma?" Zhang Qi was startled and felt surprised.

"Well, she is going through the divorce process. As for the subsequent related events, I'm sorry I can't continue to discuss this matter with you in depth."

After Fan Luyuan finished speaking, he said nothing more.

Zhang Qi opened his mouth subconsciously, but in the end, no words came out.

Having worked with Alibaba Pictures for such a long time, he knows Alibaba's tyranny and dictatorship too well.

Since the other party said it was 5 years, then it must be 5 years, even if the non-compete agreement was only signed for 2 years...

He couldn't refuse, because he had earned more money working for Alibaba than he had ever earned in his entire life, so now he had to listen to other people's requests!
However, after leaving the office and getting on the elevator, he still felt unspeakably depressed and frustrated.

Originally, he could have re-entered the industry after 2 years, but because of that stupid woman, he had to add another 3 years...

The key point is that Mr. Ma actually agreed!

So, that woman's demands can be met, and after I am no longer useful, I can be discarded like a rotten shoe?

Thinking of this, he became more unhappy.

But because of the confidentiality agreement he signed, he couldn't say anything. He could only let everything rot in his heart, rot completely, and be buried in the coffin after his death!

Arriving at the underground garage and getting into the car, he took out his cell phone and opened Weibo as usual.

Looking around, his personal Weibo is full of comments asking him to "accept defeat", and since he has been handing over his work over the past two days, the comment section has completely gotten out of control.

"Are you willing to gamble... and admit defeat?"

Thinking that he would enter this industry again in 5 years, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would still be a helmsman in a film and television company, he finally made a decision!
Admitting defeat openly and honestly is a kind of freedom and courage, and it can also be used as an opportunity to pave the way for one's return...

But if you do nothing, you'd be like a coward!
Thinking of this, he immediately switched to his personal account background and typed out a paragraph:

“Although there were major problems with my strategy in running the movie version of Eternal Love, which resulted in a huge mistake in the box office results.

However, cooperating with well-known directors, reserving and developing popular and original IPs, cooperating with popular stars and powerful actors, and focusing on the training and support of young directors and actors in this "big IP plan" is definitely the right development goal!

My failure was that I was unable to have absolute control and supervision over the quality of the film, which is exactly the reason why "Eternal Love" failed!

All in all, I lost, I admit it! But I only lost in the quality of the film, not the overall plan..."

After clicking "Send", Zhang Qie started the car and drove towards home.

He will not appear in the country in the next five years. He will move abroad with his family and come back after five years to continue expanding his new business.

……

"Zhang Qiong admitted defeat!"

On the afternoon of the 17th, a trending search with only 5 words directly topped the Weibo entertainment trending search list, attracting countless people's attention.

After lasting for more than a year, this bet that came from a verbal agreement between Chen Fei and Zhang Qi finally came to an end with the latter's defeat.

All of a sudden, many people who loved to "eat melon" inside and outside the industry gathered around and began to "taste" this delicious melon.

While "tasting", everyone also did not forget to comment:
"Although this guy admitted defeat, why does he seem to be unwilling to accept it?"

"It's normal. Just like when you made a bet with your friend with all your heart, but you lost in the end, would you be completely convinced? You must find some excuse for your failure, right?"

"Director Chen has won a great victory again, congratulations, hahaha!"

"I wonder if Fan Luyuan, who succeeded Zhang Qi, is capable. I hope he doesn't turn out to be even worse than the former, or it would be embarrassing."

"Who knows? Anyway, I personally feel that the entire Alibaba system is weird. Apart from Taobao and Alipay Finance, the others seem to have accomplished nothing. They are all just a lot of noise but little results."

"I wonder when Director Chen will see this article admitting defeat? Haha, he is still abroad right now, so I'm afraid he will be there in the evening."

"Come on, guys! Go crazy @ him!"

~

The next day, Chen Fei was awakened by the ringing of his cell phone.

He pressed the answer button in a daze, and after hearing what Ning Hao said on the other end of the phone, he instantly woke up.

"Huh? I thought he was going to continue playing dead, but I didn't expect him to actually stand up and admit defeat."

On the other end of the phone, Ning Hao said with emotion: "Anyway, I never expected that Alibaba Pictures would directly change its CEO just because of such an incident! This elimination system is really cruel!"

“It’s normal. Although Zhang Wei has nearly 30 years of experience in the film and television media industry, he is a business-oriented talent, while Alibaba Pictures now needs more pioneering and entrepreneurial leaders.

Although he made indelible contributions to the establishment of Alibaba Pictures, he did not appear in the most suitable position at the most suitable time, so his departure was inevitable.”

Ning Hao was a little confused after hearing this, and couldn't help muttering, "Anyway, I just think they are very cruel. They just do it without caring about the relationship at all."

"It's normal for an Internet company. Unless someone is at the level of the founder, no one is irreplaceable."

After chatting for a while, Fade Chen got out of bed and prepared to put on his clothes while changing the subject: "How far has the casting for your movie Crazy Alien progressed? If it's almost done, send out a notice.

A lot of people have called me recently, asking me to say something good about them. It’s driving me crazy.”

Ning Haole said, "Haha, OK, we'll get the contract and everything else done in three days at the latest, don't worry, just be patient."

"Okay, okay, that's it, I have to go to the set."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Fei went to Weibo to take a look at the content of the article posted by Zhang Qi.

It can be clearly seen that Zhang Qi is very unwilling.

But what’s the use of being unwilling?

Failure was already a foregone conclusion, and there was nothing he could do to change it!
Unless Zhang Qie can find a way to regret his decision now, or find a time-travel machine and go back a few years to nip the gambling in the bud.

Otherwise, the fact that he lost to Chen Fei will stay with him for the rest of his life!
~

After more than a month of filming, Manchester by the Sea has officially entered the final stage of the final scenes. Sitting behind the monitor, Chen Fei watched the rivalry between Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon without blinking.

Joe Chandler, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, looked at the dark and narrow basement in front of him with shock on his face.

Because he couldn't imagine that his brother actually lived in such an environment!

A thin bed and a folding table were all there was here, and he felt really sorry for what happened to his brother.

He wanted to buy some furniture for his brother, but was rejected outright. He couldn't persuade his brother, so he had to leave with his son.

But the next day, he brought some furniture to the basement and filled it up with his son Xiaopa, hoping to bring some warmth and comfort to his brother's new life.

When the two were talking outside, Joe's expression was filled with complex emotions - sympathy for his brother's misfortune, but also helplessness at his inability to change the status quo.

Although the conversation between the two seems brief and plain, it conveys the deep brotherhood between the characters through subtle eye contact and body language.

Especially when Joe reached out and hugged Li, this hug was not just a simple physical contact, but also a transmission of emotion and comfort.

At the moment of the hug, Joe's eyes revealed a kind of warmth and determination, as if telling his brother: "No matter what happens, I will be by your side."

But Li seemed a little hesitant and at a loss... This reaction also truly reflects the struggle and pain in his inner world...

He can't get over it. The departure of his child has completely ruined his life, and he will never be able to get rid of the guilt in his entire life.

"Cut!"

As Chen Fei's voice rang out, everyone on the set knew that "Manchester by the Sea" was about to be wrapped up.

"Ok, let's stop here for today. We still have a relatively important police station scene, so we'll try to finish it tomorrow. We'll have another scene to re-record the day after tomorrow morning, and we'll officially wrap up after that.

If anyone has a tight schedule, they can book their tickets now and leave as soon as the filming is finished, because I am not planning on holding a wrap-up press conference, and as for the celebration party... let's hold it after we get the award."

This is undoubtedly news worth celebrating, but there was not much cheering at the scene.

Because this movie is so sad!

There was hardly any joyful atmosphere during the daily shooting, so everyone was under a lot of pressure!

Fortunately, the filming is about to be wrapped, which has eased everyone's tense mood a lot.

"Fei, I think I have to leave early. Lovers in the Mountains is about to be released, and I have to go with the crew to promote it."

Kate Winslet walked up and whispered about her itinerary plans and arrangements.

"Well, sure. Go get busy then."

The filming of the heroine's scenes was completed yesterday. Kate Winslet can leave at any time, and Chen Fei certainly won't stop her.

Afterwards, the crew began to return to the hotel to rest.

After dinner, Fade Chen declined Leonardo's invitation to play cards, returned to his room, opened Weibo, and checked the hot news in China for the day.

As expected, today's entertainment section has been completely dominated by "Wolf Warrior 2"!
"As of 12:22 yesterday morning, the military-themed blockbuster "Wolf Warrior 2", which has been released for a total of 50 days and is produced by Feiyue Films and starred by Wu Jing, has officially exceeded the 50.27 billion yuan mark at the box office, with a total of billion yuan!"

"Warm congratulations to the Chinese-language film box office for officially entering the '50 billion box office era'! Congratulations to Wolf Warrior 2! Congratulations to Chinese-language films!"

"The Film Bureau issued a congratulatory letter: The box office of Wolf Warrior 2 has officially exceeded the 50 billion RMB mark. This milestone achievement not only demonstrates the huge potential of the Chinese film market, but also marks a significant improvement in the quality and influence of domestic films!"

"China Film Group issued a congratulatory letter: We look forward to more excellent domestic films emerging in the future and contributing to the prosperity and development of the Chinese film market."

“Ministry of National Defense releases: The Chinese film market needs more “Wolf Warrior 2”!”

"People's Daily..."

"People's Daily..."

Looking around, the internet is so lively right now that it’s almost like the New Year!

All major mainstream media, entertainment newspapers, local newspapers, online newspapers, entertainment information platforms, etc. have been covered by the news that "Wolf Warrior 2" has broken the 50 billion box office.

Netizens were overjoyed and expressed their opinions, each one more excited than the other:
"Wow! This is amazing! It has grossed over 22 billion in 50 days! This movie is even more amazing than Operation Red Sea!"

“I just want to say, ‘What Feiyue produces must be top quality’!”

“《战狼2》票房破50亿，《红海行动》破40亿，30亿票房的电影更是攒下了一大堆……卧槽！飞跃影视简直就是国内民营影视公司中妥妥的No.1啊！”

"50 billion RMB, that's more than 8 million USD. Wow, this movie won't be the No.1 in the global box office this year, right?"

“国内第一肯定是没问题的，但全球票房就别指望了，《神偷奶爸3》9.97亿美元、《星球大战外传》10.33亿美元、《速度与激情8》11.82亿美元、《美女与野兽》12.56亿美元……怎么赢？”

"Brother above, don't encourage others and destroy your own prestige. Wolf Warrior 2 is a very good start. I believe there will be more excellent domestic blockbusters in the future!"

There was constant discussion online, and at this moment, colleagues in the film and television industry all widened their eyes, their faces full of disbelief!

China Film.

Seeing the hot search news about "The Founding of an Army" being forced to be removed from theaters and being crushed by "Wolf Warrior 2", La Peikang felt so upset.

Look at them, they have a total of 50.27 billion!

Looking at myself again, the box office result of 4.07 million is simply too dazzling.

"Alas, now we can only hope that the release of Shanghai Fortress will be able to push up the share price of China Film."

After muttering a few words to himself, La Peikang stood up again, went downstairs and drove to the filming site of "Shanghai Fortress".

He must personally follow up on this movie to make sure there are no problems!
At the same time, Alibaba Pictures.

After signing a contract with Jingxi Culture and officially becoming strategic partners, Fan Luyuan talked to Song Ge about the movie "Wolf Warrior 2".

"I have to say that Feiyue Films is indeed a very strong opponent! Any film released at the same time as it is almost impossible to escape suppression..."

Unlike Fan Luyuan's solemn mood, Song Ge was in a good mood at this time.

"Just try to avoid it, right?" he said, adding cheerfully, "The 50 billion box office era is here, which means that when we push the box office higher in the future, it won't be so abrupt, which is a good thing!"

At this moment, all he was thinking about was "The Investiture of the Gods Trilogy".

Originally, he was thinking that after the trilogy was released, it would be enough to push the box office of each part to 30 billion.

But now it seems that it is possible to push it to 40 billion, and it won’t be too abrupt. After all, Chinese-language films have entered the 50 billion box office era.

In fact, as listed companies, whether it is Alibaba Pictures or Jingxi Culture, they do not make money from movie box office revenue, but mainly rely on the stock market.

The better the stock market response, the more they earn. This is one of the fundamental reasons why Alibaba Pictures is engaged in big data, PPT, and hype traffic movies.

But if you can maintain the traffic and popularity while also boosting the movie box office, you can naturally make more money from the stock market!
This is also the reason why Alibaba Pictures and Jingxi Culture have started to cooperate.

The former controls traffic and big data, while the latter is very good at hype and various box office-boosting operations. The powerful combination is truly "invincible"!
"Mr. Fan." Song Ge suddenly turned his head and looked at Fan Luyuan, asking curiously, "So what route will Alibaba Pictures take next?"

Zhang Wei’s approach has failed, and it has also been proven that his approach is difficult to follow, so Alibaba Pictures naturally has to set new strategic goals.

Fan Luyuan smiled slightly when he heard this, pushed his glasses up, and uttered five words:
“A main theme blockbuster!”

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