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

Chapter 1094: The Sword of Damocles is no longer useful! Highly anticipated? No! It's a big surprise!

On the morning of the 29th, after getting up, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei immediately started to busy themselves with the preparations before the wedding.

Many guests who live far away have already arrived early, such as Huo Qigang and Guo Jingjing.

As the host, Chen Fei naturally had to receive them.

After settling them in a private room at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Chen Fei no longer cared about them and instead got busy with other work.

We are all so familiar with each other, there is no need to stay and chat with them.

The couple were not idle either. As soon as Chen Fei left, at Guo Jingjing's suggestion, they went straight to the villa and contributed what they could.

At the same time, the National Day movie season has officially started!
"Sky Hunter" and "Sewing Machine Band" were the first to start screening, officially kicking off the National Day holiday.

At this time, the overall atmosphere in Amei Pictures was not so enthusiastic.

In the huge office, Li Chen frowned as he looked at the real-time box office data that was constantly updated on the homepages of the two major apps, Maoyan and Tao Piaopiao.

He discovered yesterday afternoon that after the premiere of "Sky Hunter", the pre-sale box office data seemed a little less than ideal.

He didn't think much about it at the time, just thinking that the audience had not had time to book tickets, or were planning to wait until the National Day holiday to go to the cinema to watch the movie.

After all, it is still a weekday, and not many people can spare some free time to go to the movies.

So, after the team's analysis, he finally came up with a rough explanation for the poor pre-sale box office data:
"Most movie fans need to wait for word-of-mouth to ferment, so in the two days before the National Day, Sky Hunter must strive to get a high enough word-of-mouth score and film review data, so that it can trigger an explosive effect and box office potential after the holiday arrives!"

Li Chen believed this explanation.

And he is very sure that the movie he made will definitely generate good word-of-mouth and film reviews!

However, when the movie was officially released today, he vaguely felt that something was wrong.

For example, on Douban, the film reviews that appeared one after another seemed to be unfriendly to "Sky Hunter".

"The early publicity was so fake and so disappointing. There is no comparison between this movie and Wolf Warrior 2. The latter is a Hollywood action movie of the type of Die Hard, but this movie is just an air force advertisement and the plot is based on the routines of a domestic TV series.

The most frightening thing is that the director has no idea what dramatic tension is, which results in a narrative with no sense of rhythm. The paper-thin characters make matters worse. From the very beginning, when Fan Bingbing rescued people from a mudslide, it was clear that the director knew nothing. It really looked like a mountain of garbage. "

"Haha, the film is just like a TV series, with twists and turns and old-fashioned expressions. Li Chen's personal aesthetics and artistic pursuits are simply not flattering. The story is like a mess, the director's skills are very insufficient, and the sense of immersion and passion are even worse than Wolf Warrior 2. The box office will definitely be a slump!"

"Next time if you want to please your wife, don't make movies. Just make commercials at most, okay? Please."

"The plot is too rubbish. I advise Li Chen not to be a director anymore and just act in TV dramas. As for Fan Bingbing's acting, I am really speechless! One star for the uniforms in the drama, one star for the ending song sung by Lu Han, and all the others should go away!"

"I admit that Ice Soldier is really good-looking, but what is her role in this movie? Catwalk show? I am speechless. They want to compare such a bad movie with Wolf Warrior 2 and Operation Red Sea? Tsk tsk, anyone can be a director now."

Seeing the negative reviews coming out one after another, cold sweat began to flow down Li Chen's forehead.

After all, he even used the "marriage proposal" operation for this movie and rejected the 1 billion guarantee.

And the most crucial thing is that this film is mainly invested by the Air Force Political Department, and it is used as a main theme movie to compete with "Operation Red Sea". If the box office fails to meet expectations, where will the face of the leaders above be?

If the leaders can't save face, will he, as a director, still get the support of the Air Force in the future?
It goes without saying that if this movie fails, he might not even be able to enter the door of the Air Force Art Department in the future!
Fan Bingbing had been accompanying her boyfriend. Seeing Li Chen's pale face, he quickly comforted him, "It's normal to watch a movie that some people like and some people don't...."

Li Chen shook his head slightly after hearing this: "But now there are too many negative reviews and even fewer positive reviews. If this continues, it will definitely affect the reputation of the movie!"

Hearing this, Fan Bingbing couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

After a moment, an idea suddenly popped up in her mind: "How about we say hello to the distribution and public relations team first? Get the film's reviews and reputation up? Then the two of us can work hard on the promotional roadshow to try to keep the popularity from declining and attract more fans to watch the movie. What do you think?"

"That's a pretty good idea!"

Li Chen is like a person who has fallen into the water. Once he grabs a life-saving straw, he will not let go no matter what.

The two of them immediately began to get busy and made a series of deployments and arrangements.

Time soon came to noon, and the positive reviews about "Sky Hunter" on major platforms began to increase, gradually suppressing the negative reviews.

Li Chen and Fan Bingbing even contacted the media and prepared to hold a live broadcast, using their super high popularity to jointly promote the movie.

However, just when they finished warming up and were about to start the live broadcast, the outside world, the entire film and television industry and the entertainment industry were suddenly completely ignited by a flame called "wedding" and suddenly became boiling!
In just less than half an hour, the homepages of major portals, the hot search list on Weibo, and the discussion area of ​​Tieba were all occupied by the news that Chen Fei and Liu Yifei would be holding their wedding in 3 days!

The news spread like wildfire and quickly reached every corner.

Even the media from Hong Kong and Taiwan, far away across the strait, were not spared and joined in the reporting, pushing the attention to the upcoming wedding celebration to a new climax.

The official release of the wedding invitation was undoubtedly the source of this storm.

The media quickly followed up and immediately began to launch follow-up reports:

"According to Fengxing Studio, many heavyweights in the film and television industry, including actors, stars, filmmakers, directors, producers, etc., have recently received the wedding invitations carefully prepared by Director Chen Fei and Liu Yifei."

"Director Chen Fei and Liu Yifei's wedding date has been officially revealed. Three days later, on October 10, the couple will celebrate the most important moment of their lives at the Great Hall of the People."

"It is reported that many guests from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan have arrived and have officially checked into the Hilton Hotel... According to insiders, the hotel has been booked..."

"..."

With the first disclosure of the wedding details of Chen Fei and Liu Yifei, netizens' expectations for this wedding instantly reached a peak.

No one really expected that the couple’s wedding venue would be the solemn and sacred Great Hall of the People!
At the same time, the lively atmosphere in the film and television industry has reached an unprecedented height.

Those who received the invitation were naturally delighted and looked forward to going to the Grand Hall on the wedding day to meet important people, expand their network, and witness a happy moment.

Those who did not receive the invitation were inevitably disappointed and distressed. After all, if they did not have the opportunity to participate in such a grand event, it would undoubtedly prove that their identities and status were not as high-profile as they imagined...

All in all, with the exposure of a large amount of inside information, this upcoming wedding has become the focus of heated discussion on the entire Internet.

Netizens couldn't wait to follow up on the relevant news:
"Oh my god, this is such a grand occasion! Holding a wedding at the Great Hall of the People? It's simply unimaginable!"

"Compared to that, what kind of wedding of the century was Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying's? It didn't even qualify."

"Why haven't I seen anyone posting the invitation? The wedding is going to be held in 3 days, but it's only been exposed now. It's really well hidden, right?"

"Fengxing Studio is awesome! Zhuo Wei is awesome! This revelation really hits the nail on the head."

"My little dragon girl! You are about to get married. Woohoo, I hope you will be happy. I will love you forever! Even if you are going to be married..."

"It has not been easy for these two people to come this far. They have known each other since college, and it has been 15 years now before they finally got together. It can be said that they have overcome many difficulties and obstacles!"

There was constant heated discussion online, and at this time in the villa, Chen Fei was chatting with Liu Yifei's grandma, grandpa, and aunt who had rushed over from their hometown.

It was not until his assistant walked up to him and whispered a reminder to him that he realized the news of the wedding had been exposed.

In fact, the reason why no one posted wedding invitations online was mainly because Chen Fei had given advance notice.

Neither he nor Liu Yifei are the kind of people who like to compete for traffic and attention. Moreover, the National Day movie season is at its peak, and neither of them wants the news of their marriage to affect the promotion of movies that have been or are about to be released.

After all, once these two of them attract the attention, it will undoubtedly have an impact on the films released during the National Day holiday.

It will undoubtedly be very difficult for those film producers to gather the heat again.

But Chen Fei really didn't expect that even though no one in the circle revealed it, it was exposed by the paparazzi.

"Zhuo Wei? Fengxing Studio?" Chen Fei frowned slightly, feeling inexplicably unhappy.

Wouldn't he have announced his own wedding? Why would he need the paparazzi to expose it for him?

Moreover, the other party did not even ask for his opinion when exposing the truth, which made him very dissatisfied!
Thinking of this, he took out his cell phone and called Su Guohai.

"Mr. Chen? What's the matter?"

"Recently, the higher-ups seem to be pushing for restrictions on paparazzi and entertainment journalists, right?"

"Yeah." Su Guohai responded, "There are indeed actions in this regard. Several meetings have been organized. I attended one. Most film and television companies expressed their support, saying that these 'pests' and 'tumors' should be cleared out to restore a 'clear and bright world' to the entertainment industry..."

Hearing this, Fade Chen directly instructed: "Next, you should help promote the implementation of this proposal in the name of Feiyue Films, and at the same time expand our company's public relations team."

"it is good."

Although Su Guohai didn't quite understand why Chen Fei was so concerned about such a small matter, he agreed without hesitation after receiving the instructions.

In previous meetings, many people held opposing views, believing that these paparazzi and entertainment reporters should be regarded as the sword of Damocles hanging over the entertainment industry and could play a certain supervisory role.

But now it seems that the "disadvantages" of this sword have obviously outweighed its "advantages".

Even if a sword of Damocles is really needed, it should not be controlled by these guys who often guide public opinion!

On the other hand, the joint live broadcast promotion of Li Chen and Fan Bingbing has already begun, but the popularity is obviously insufficient, and the promotional effect is almost non-existent...

Everyone is paying attention to the wedding of Chen Fei and Liu Yifei, and "Sky Hunter" seems to have been temporarily put aside.

However, on the next day, the 30th, the situation changed again.

Because the first day box office results of Sky Hunter are freshly released:
"Yesterday, the action, war and military-themed movie "Sky Hunter" directed and starred by Li Chen, Fan Bingbing, Wang Qianyuan, Li Jiaxing, Zhao Da and others, only earned 3357.4 million yuan at the box office on its first day of release.

The film's reputation is polarized, with half negative reviews and half positive reviews on major platforms, and the film's reputation fluctuates dramatically..."

With the result of 3357.4 million, any discerning person can see that this wave of "Sky Hunter" is considered to be a failure.

After all, Li Chen and Yin Sixie had previously shouted slogans to compete with "Operation Red Sea" and "Wolf Warrior 2".

But now, how can we compare with these 3357.4 million data?
Chen Fei and Liu Yifei got up early in the morning and were about to rush to the Great Hall to check the on-site arrangements when they suddenly received a call from Wang Changtian on the way.

"Have you read the news online? Sewing Machine Band made 4136 million on its first day, while Sky Hunter only made 3357.4 million. Hahahaha, the movie that Li Chen has been bragging about for so long has actually become so disappointing. It's ridiculous."

Chen Fei laughed and said jokingly, "Boss Wang, we can say this in private, but don't tell anyone. After all, this is a movie invested by the Air Force, so we still have to give them some respect."

While saying this, Chen Fei couldn't help but think of the phone call from Ren Zhonglun early in the morning.

At that time, Chairman Ren severely ridiculed La Peikang on the phone!
After all, when the project of "Sky Hunter" was launched, La Peikang relied on its advantage of "being close to the water and getting the moon first" and directly excluded Shanghai Film Group from the project, and forcibly prevented Ren Zhonglun from participating in the investment.

Now, the movie’s box office on the first day was a huge disappointment, which undoubtedly once again verified the failure of Chairman Lada’s investment vision.

"Hehe, I'm thinking now, if the box office of Sewing Machine Band can continue to suppress Sky Hunter, then this National Day box office will be very interesting."

Chen Fei followed with a smile and said, "Don't worry, if my prediction is correct, there are more interesting things to come!"

Today is the 30th, and the two movies "The Shameful Iron Fist" and "The Foreigner" are also released online.

At this point, the four blockbusters of the National Day holiday have started a head-on confrontation!
Chen Fei went to check the comprehensive screening data of the lower theaters this morning. The best one was undoubtedly "The Shameful Iron Fist" with 29.6%!

The second place is "The Foreigner" with 23.0%, the third is "Sky Hunter" with 14.0%, and the last is "Sewing Machine Band" with 7.8%.

Because of the movie "The Pancake Man", Dong Chengpeng is still "atoning for his sins", which is why "Sewing Machine Band" is still not loved by movie fans and the market even though its quality and reputation are quite good.

This is his "disaster" and he cannot escape it.

At the same time, La Peikang's "disaster" was also happening.

China Film Group, inside the chairman’s office.

La Peikang looked at the comprehensive film review data about "Sky Hunter" on the Internet, as well as the word-of-mouth scores given by audiences and fans on major scoring platforms, and his face was extremely ugly.

He really didn't expect that the "Sky Hunter", which he had high hopes for, would end up with a situation similar to "The Founding of an Army".

You know, before this, he thought that "Sky Hunter" could be compared with "Wolf Warrior 2".

After all, both movies are mainstream commercial blockbusters, and Li Chen and Wu Jing both take the tough guy route. Fan Bingbing's box office appeal is much higher than that of Liu Yan, Yu Nan and others.

But he never expected that the two films would go to two different extremes!
The box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" exceeded 2 million on the first day, and subsequently directly reached 3 million and even 4 million!
But what about Sky Hunter?

That result of 3357.4 million is really eye-catching!
"Boss La, I think we can actually wait a little longer. After all, the National Day holiday doesn't officially start until tomorrow. Maybe Sky Hunter can catch up and break the record?"

Listening to the secretary's words, La Peikang nodded slightly, and a sense of hope emerged in his heart.

"I hope so."

……

On the afternoon of the 30th, after making sure that all arrangements at the Great Hall had been completed, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei returned to the courtyard and gave the old man some instructions.

Then, the two of them confirmed the wedding day procedures again with the wedding company.

In the evening, the two of them rushed to the Hilton Hotel and had a meal with the out-of-town guests who had arrived in the afternoon, and settled them all in smoothly.

They were busy until after 12 o'clock in the evening, and then they fell asleep in each other's arms in the hotel room.

Early the next morning, Liu Yifei was called back by her mother.

"Hehe, from now on we can't see each other. We can only see each other when you come to pick me up tomorrow!"

"Okay, wait, I'll come to marry you tomorrow, haha."

"Hmph! You better be prepared! Changchang and Jianv have prepared a lot of pranks."

Chen Fei patted her head and said, "Don't worry, you have four bridesmaids and I have four bridesmaids. They will help me to 'charge into battle'."

"Waiting for you, bye~"

"Well, drive safely on the road."

At the hotel entrance, after watching Liu Yifei drive away, Chen Fei turned around and walked towards the hotel elevator, while taking out his mobile phone to check the latest movie information and news reports.

"Shameful Iron Fist" grossed 1.57 million on its first day.

"The Foreigner" grossed 8264.6 million on its first day.

"Sky Hunter" grossed 2770.3 million on the second day.

"Sewing Machine Band" grossed 1765.7 million the next day.

Judging from the current total box office, "The Shameful Iron Fist" is undoubtedly the well-deserved No. 1.

As for the much-anticipated "Sky Hunter", its first-day and second-day box office results were quite surprising!
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