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

Chapter 1108 I've already apologized, what else do you want?
"What did you buy?"

Just a few days after Double Eleven, Chen Fei noticed that there were significantly more express boxes at his doorstep.

Just tonight, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Liu Yifei and Shu Chang opening the express, while Liu Xiaoli next to them was packing the express boxes.

Looking around, the unopened express packages were piled up like a small mountain on the side of the sofa, what a spectacular sight!
"I bought digital products, a lot of snacks, cosmetics, toys..." Shu Chang counted on his fingers, listing them all.

After all, she is still a little girl, and her shopping hobby is mainly for her own happiness.

But Liu Yifei is different.

She was tearing the package with a knife while saying, "I bought maternity clothes, disposable underwear, maternity pillows, confinement clothes, sanitary napkins, nursing pads, toothbrushes, restraints, maternity pads..."

"Do you need my help?" Chen Fei subconsciously walked over and prepared to help open the package.

"do not want!"

Liu Yifei and Shu Chang raised their hands at the same time to stop her.

Girls always have a special interest and obsession with opening express packages.

Unless they encounter large items that are too large to lift, they always like to do it themselves, because it feels like opening a treasure or opening a blind box.

"Go do your thing first."

Liu Xiaoli said with a smile that she also took advantage of the Double Eleven period to buy a lot of express deliveries.

"Okay, if you need my help, just call me."

After Chen Fei finished speaking, he went straight to the study.

While the computer was turning on, he took out his cell phone and called Zhong Lifang.

The film "Take My Brother Away" was also successfully completed this morning.

Zhong Lifang, who is in charge of this project, sent Chen Fei a new document about the new project.

In the afternoon, Chen Fei had finished reading the specific content of the project, and now it was time to give her a reply.

"Hello? Mr. Zhong?"

"Mr. Chen, I'm here. Please go ahead."

On the other end of the phone, Zhong Lifang, who was originally eating, quickly put down her chopsticks, stood up and walked to the living room, and answered Chen Fei's call.

"I've already seen the project you sent me this afternoon, including the original film, The Great Wish. I also took the time to watch it again. It's really quite novel."

Zhong Lifang was delighted when she heard this: "So what do you mean, Mr. Chen?"

“It can be adapted.”

Chen Fei first gave a conclusion, and then laughed and said, "If I'm guessing correctly, you are planning to let Peng Yuchang play the role played by 'Ryu Deok-hwan' in the original work, right?"

"Yeah, yes." Zhong Lifang nodded and gave her conclusion: "I quite like the actor Peng Yuchang. From "Flash Girl" to "Go Brother!", he has performed very well. He is very suitable for training."

"Okay, then do as you wish."

Chen Fei had no intention of objecting. After all, in his memory, Peng Yuchang had never done anything weird.

"Yeah, thank you Mr. Chen for your support and affirmation."

After hanging up the phone, Zhong Lifang did not hesitate and immediately called the Copyright Department, asking them to obtain the adaptation rights of "The Great Wish" as soon as possible.

It will need to be translated into Chinese later, which is quite time-consuming.

……

After a night passed, time smoothly entered November 11th.

As usual, the first thing Chen Fei did after getting up in the morning was to secretly get close to Liu Yifei's belly and listen carefully to the growth of the little life inside.

Perhaps because of maternal love, Miss Liu has changed her habit of sleeping late!

She also got up early with Chen Fei, went to the gym downstairs, and did some simple exercises to ensure that both the fetus in her belly and herself were healthy.

"I don't know if it's a boy or a girl?"

After getting off the treadmill, Liu Yifei touched her belly, her eyes full of longing.

During the break between sets of training, Fade Chen curiously asked, "Do you like boys or girls?"

"I like them all, how about you?"

"Me too, hahahaha, whether it's a boy or a girl, I like them both."

The two smiled at each other, and the strong love echoed in the air, which immediately made Shu Chang, who was yawning, eat a mouthful of dog food.

"Stop it, you two! You have to show off your affection and love even when you are working out. How can I, a single person, live?"

Shu Chang's face was full of complaints.

Liu Yifei looked at her curiously: "Huh? Did the sun rise from the west? Why did you get up so early today?"

"Didn't we agree to go to the movies this morning? Did you forget?"

Shu Chang looked at her bestie curiously. Is it true that pregnancy makes a woman stupid for three years? Is she starting to show symptoms of "forgetfulness"?

"Oh! I almost forgot. I'll go change my clothes first."

Liu Yifei giggled and walked out of the fitness area.

Shu Chang then glanced at Chen Fei again, his eyes subconsciously staying on his abdominal muscles for a few seconds, his face slightly flushed, and then he followed Liu Yifei and hurried away.

It's so early in the morning. What a sin!

After breakfast, the three of them made a simple disguise and ran to a nearby cinema.

There are quite a lot of movies released today, more than ten in total.

However, the three of them all had the same target, "Justice League," so there was no disagreement.

Actually, Chen Fei was planning to watch it alone, but he just casually invited Liu Yifei and Shu Chang last night, but they both said they wanted to watch it together, so the three of them made an appointment to go to the cinema this morning.

"By the way, the movie 'Manchester by the Sea' that you directed seems to be released today as well?"

Liu Yifei had just sat down when she suddenly realized that the movie directed by her husband was also released today.

Shu Chang came over quickly: "What? Really? Why didn't I see it?"

"This movie has not yet been introduced to China. It may be introduced next year."

Chen Fei was not very clear about the specific situation, but Natasha was in charge anyway, and she would inform him when there was any news.

"I don't know if the reputation is good?" Liu Yifei muttered, still a little worried.

She knew that Chen Fei wanted to win an award with this movie.

"We'll know tomorrow. Let's watch this movie first."

On the screen, the DC logo has popped up, and the long-lasting and hugely expensive "Justice League" has officially begun its broadcast.

In fact, before the film was officially released, Chen Fei still had a little expectation in his heart.

After all, DC and Warner have invested so much money. Even if they have encountered the two difficulties of changing directors and changing styles, the basic quality issues should be guaranteed, right?
But he soon realized that he was just overthinking.

From the very beginning, this "Justice League" gave him and all the audience present a strong sense of separation.

During the creation process of the film, it seemed as if it had been trying to borrow the light-hearted and humorous style of the Marvel Universe and added a lot of jokes.

However, this forced adaptation does not blend well with DC's original dark and serious tone, as if elements from two different worlds were forcibly pieced together.

Moreover, the large amount of reshoots interspersed in the film made the rhythm of the film extremely chaotic. The plot that was supposed to be compact and coherent was cut into pieces, which greatly reduced the viewing experience.

At the same time, the problem of unbalanced combat power is always there, becoming a hurdle that the film is difficult to overcome.

The character of Superman is so powerful beyond imagination that his appearance seems to be the signal to end the battle.

While other heroes are still struggling to fight the enemy and trying their best, Superman only needs one punch to end the battle.

This huge gap in combat power not only makes the efforts of other heroes seem insignificant, but also greatly reduces the tension and suspense of the plot.

After all, in this kind of ensemble film, what the audience expects to see is the process of heroes working together and overcoming difficulties to defeat powerful enemies, rather than a one-sided "performance show" of a certain character!
After watching the movie for two hours, as he walked out, Chen Fei could clearly hear many viewers' complaints.

Even Shu Chang muttered, "What DC blockbuster? Compared to The Avengers, this is too far behind, right?"

On the way back, Chen Fei specifically logged into the film review website to check the film's reviews. Douban gave it a score of 6.3, which was completely unsatisfactory.

The comments section was filled with insults, especially from DC fans, whose resentment was almost overflowing from the screen.

"Fuck! The most worrying thing has happened. Under the stupid pressure of the public's aesthetic taste, DC still bowed to the market. The dark style established in the first two films and the philosophical discussion on power and existence were all thrown out of the way, and such a family-friendly bad movie was made. It's really disappointing!"

"Batman's presence is extremely low, and they even gave up the role of the soul character. It's really incomprehensible. Moreover, DC seems to have not decided whether to make it darker or more entertaining. As a result, they staged a farce with a very poor rhythm, too much content, and frequent awkward laughs. The only thing left is the texture of the tone."

"The special effects are good, but the plot is a piece of shit. DC is completely ruined."

"Warner, give me back the real Justice League!"

"I expected it to be boring, but I didn't expect it to be this boring. Superman's resurrection was filmed as casually as eating and drinking water, and the boss who couldn't be killed by the entire universe was knocked down with one punch. I felt like I wasn't watching a movie, but a movie outline, haha..."

Despite a lot of criticism online, thanks to DC's large fan base, "Justice League" still earned 1.23 million yuan at the domestic box office.

Maybe black and red can also be considered a kind of red.

The next day, "Justice League" earned another 1.52 million yuan at the box office.

But on the third day, it fell directly to 8136 million.

In the first three days of its domestic weekend, "Justice League" earned 3.55 million yuan at the box office, which is equivalent to nearly 6000 million US dollars.

Overall, this type of special effects blockbuster is actually quite popular in China and has attracted quite a few passers-by fans.

But in Hollywood, the box office of this movie was quite miserable!

On the day of its North American premiere, the film’s box office dealt a heavy blow to DC’s “Justice League” movie universe.

From the initial planning to the final release, DC spent nearly seven years carefully constructing this grand movie universe.

However, it only earned $3847.1 million on its first day, and barely climbed to $9384 million in the first three days of the weekend, which was far below expectations.

And this result almost puts a regrettable end to the DC Justice League movie universe!

You know, on the other hand, "Thor 3" had a box office of 1.22 million US dollars in its first three days over the weekend.

In comparison, "Justice League" is so bad that it is "terrible"!

This change of leadership at DC completely set the stage for the film to fail.

"The Avengers" can still be made into a series of movies, but after this battle, "Justice League" has completely withdrawn from the stage of series movies.

It is no exaggeration to say that the North American box office of this movie may not even reach $2 million, let alone $5 million.

At the same time, according to forecasts from several market institutions, the film's global box office performance is likely to be only $3 million to $4 million at most.

However, the production cost of this film alone was as high as $3.5 million!
If promotion and distribution are taken into account, the cost of the film soars to $5 million.

In this wave, DC and Warner suffered so much loss that they can’t even afford to buy underwear!
In comparison, "Manchester by the Sea" on the other hand presents a different situation.

As an art film, its box office performance naturally cannot be compared with commercial films, and can even be said to be negligible.

But its reputation is so good that it is explosive!

The lMDb score soared directly to 8.8 points, which is 3.5 points higher than "Justice League", and the fans' evaluation is even higher!
"To those of you who advise us to move on, I want to tell you that not everyone can reconcile with the past."

"Oh my God! This is the kind of movie I fear the most. I can't say anything after watching it. I just want to stay quietly and indulge in the lingering depression. The ending seems to be like seeing the light, but it also seems like there is nothing. It's too hopeless!"

"Fei! You damned bastard! You tricked me into tears again!"

"Mark Damon's acting was so good. He is such a unique actor. Although the whole movie is not so-called exciting or high-profile, he slowly permeated emotions into every shot. It's really great!"

"This is an excellent work! Matt deserves another Best Actor trophy, and the film is also suitable for the Oscar for Best Picture. It is a thousand times better than Justice League! Ten thousand times!"

Influenced by the good word of mouth, the public relations work of this film after its release undoubtedly became much easier.

Matt Damon, the leading actor, also benefited a lot from this.

At least the broken image caused by "The Great Wall" has been repaired now.

If this movie can successfully win an award at the next Oscars, then he will redeem himself from his previous shame, return to the mainstream film and television industry, and become a guest of honor in many big productions.

"Fei! I really don't know how to thank you. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid my reputation would never be reversed..."

As the movie's reputation gets better and better, Matt Damon becomes more and more excited.

Chen Fei could tell from his tone that the pressure he had been carrying because of the poor performance of "The Great Wall" was finally relieved a lot at this moment.

"If you want to thank me, then attend a few more PR receptions on my behalf. Haha, this movie is going to win big awards."

Listening to Chen Fei's words, Matt Damon said confidently: "Don't worry, there will be absolutely no problem. I will do my best to help this movie win the award!"

The two were chatting enthusiastically, but on the other side, in the Warner Building, the atmosphere was extremely solemn!
In the huge conference room, the executives attending the meeting sat upright, their eyes revealing deep anxiety and uneasiness.

No one expected that "Justice League", which carried the high hopes of the DC movie universe, would fail in such a tragic way.

As one of the main persons in charge, Hamada is usually a powerful figure in the company, but at this moment he seemed to be cast under a silencing spell and did not utter a word.

He knew in his heart that the poor performance of "Justice League" had become an unavoidable fact. The collapse of word of mouth was like a landslide. On major film review websites, negative reviews were pouring in like a tide, and the audience expressed their disappointment mercilessly...

And all these prove one thing: "Justice League" is finished!

At this time, some people began to whisper, and the criticism gradually pointed to Joss Whedon.

In the eyes of many people, it was he who ruined "Justice League". After all, it was he who took over the post-production of the film and carried out a lot of reshoots and modifications to the film.

Those awkward jokes and chaotic rhythm seem to be related to him.

However, there are some people who do not say a word but have different opinions in their hearts.

In the eyes of these people, Joss Whedon is just an executor.

If there was no higher-level decision-making and instructions behind him, how could he have taken on the reshooting and revision work of this project?
For a moment, the eyes of these people fell on Hamada and Kevin Tsujihara.

As the controllers of Warner and DC, they usually hold high positions of power in the company, but now they have become the target of public criticism.

At this moment, both of them felt the pressure from all directions. Those gazes were like sharp blades, piercing their nerves!
At this moment, Hamada slowly stood up.

His movements were somewhat slow, as if he was carrying a heavy burden.

As everyone watched, he took a deep breath and said, "The failure of Justice League must have been caused by some problems at the company's decision-making level. I apologize to everyone for this."

After saying that, he immediately bent down and bowed at a 90-degree angle, looking very sincere.

This is also Xiaori's usual way of apologizing, and as a Japanese, Hamada is naturally familiar with this process.

At this moment, Kevin Tsujihara threw another look at him.

Hamada was shocked and continued, "I should be held personally responsible for all the mistakes made in decision-making, so I will resign from my position as chairman of DC Films."

After hearing this, Kevin Tsujihara nodded with satisfaction.

Hamada took all the blame on himself, thus putting an end to the failure of "Justice League" without implicating him.

How wonderful!
As long as he can ensure that his position as CEO and chairman is not affected, even if it is the position of chairman of DC Films, he can bear the pain and throw it out as cannon fodder.

But this is not enough, we must divert more people's attention.

"Cough cough."

He cleared his throat, stood up, and looked around at everyone with a determined look, and said, "Hamada deserves praise for his courage to take responsibility for the mistakes made by the decision-makers. I will sign his resignation letter.

But the most important thing for us now is to find out the root cause of the problem and think about how to save the DC movie universe. Although "Justice League" failed, we cannot be discouraged by it.

We still have many excellent IPs and a group of talented creators. As long as we unite and re-plan, we will surely win the audience’s love again..."

After some nice speeches, the meeting ended in a muddle.

Kevin Tsujihara walked out of the meeting room first, and Hamada followed him like a lackey.

The other executives attending the meeting looked at each other in bewilderment.

A production that cost $5 million just failed. Can it be compensated simply by having the chairman of DC Films resign?

What kind of international joke are you kidding?
Kevin Tsujihara, as one of the decision makers and Hamada's boss, shouldn't you bear some of the responsibility?
However, the blood of daily life is so shameless!
Hamada: I have already bowed 90 degrees to apologize, what else do you want?
Kevin Tsujihara: I've already asked my little brother to apologize, what else do you want?
Isn’t such an excellent “craftsman spirit” worthy of your forgiveness and recognition?

……

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