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

Chapter 1118 How can a normal person defeat a madman?

“Warm congratulations to the film directed by Chen Fei, starring Leonardo Dicaprio, Timothée Chalamet, Emma Roberts, Matthew McConaughey, Huang Jingyu, Liu Jiayi and others.

The action, adventure, and science fiction movie Ready Player One, which cost $3.5 million to make, grossed 3.77 million RMB on its first day of release.

"Reprinted from The Hollywood Journal, Ready Player One grossed $1.26 million on its first day in North America, with an IMDb rating of 8.8 and a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 86%!"

On the morning of the 25th, as expected, the box office performance of "Ready Player One" directly dominated the major entertainment and social platforms in mainland China!
With a domestic box office of 3.77 million yuan, it directly defeated a number of domestic films including "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia", "Youth", "Legend of the Demon Cat", and "Blood Steel".

And the Douban score of 8.7 has achieved an all-round crushing victory!

"It's really an eye-opener! For a computer game nerd like me who has only played Landlord, the content of Ready Player One is really incredible! Although I have no way of identifying the countless 'easter eggs' that young audiences cheered for, I still had a pleasant and satisfying viewing experience!"

"You search for an egg among thousands of people, but the rose bud is found in the dim light - thank you for making such a movie, Director Chen Fei."

"This is great news for game fans and geeks! I'm impressed! I'm really impressed! I didn't know movies can be shot this way? Isn't this too cool?!"

"Wow, the lMAX-3D effect really blew my mind. I felt like I had entered the world of movies and games."

"It's really rare that director Chen Fei's Hollywood blockbuster doesn't have any damn political correctness. The protagonists are all normal people. I have to give him a thumbs up for this!"

"It's no exaggeration to say that the whole audience was shouting, 'This is awesome!' In a commercial film, all the special effects, feelings and love are combined completely and thoroughly, making movie fans, music fans and game fans climax one after another. Even if they are not fans, they can still be excited by watching it. This should be considered a perfect effect, right?"

"The final level tells us, 'Don't dwell on it, live in the present,' which I think is a great summary."

"Oh my God! There is so much information about various games, animations, and movies in this movie! I have to watch it more!"

There are quite a few movies that are loved by most moviegoers at home and abroad, such as the Marvel series of movies, which are mostly loved by audiences at home and abroad.

However, these movies all tell stories from foreign countries and have little to do with domestic culture.

However, this "Ready Player One" incorporates 90% of the game Easter eggs in the world, which is a bit too exaggerated!
Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, Contra, Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed, Warhammer, The Witcher, The Legend of Mir 2, Red Alert...

When the game Easter eggs slowly appeared on the big screen, all the movie fans at home and abroad were stunned!
You know, these games all belong to different copyright holders. How much energy and financial resources would it take to bring them together and integrate them into a movie?

"Tsk tsk, no wonder the investment is as high as 3.5 million US dollars, that's more than 20 billion RMB! I'm afraid it would cost a lot just to get the authorization from those game copyright holders, right?"

At Huayi, Wang Zhonglei looked at the trending searches that were flooding the internet and couldn't help but sigh for a moment.

At this moment, the topic of "finding Easter eggs" has spread among movie fans all over the Internet. Some people even opened a new thread on the forum and started to compile a summary with great interest.

Although it has not yet developed to the point where all netizens on the Internet participate, the current popularity alone is enough to make "Ready Player One" a big hit in mainland China and make a lot of money.

"If nothing unexpected happens, this will probably be another movie with a box office of over 30 billion yuan."

Ye Ning analyzed from a professional perspective.

The fact that Chen Fei directed the film himself has already made the film very popular.

Now the word-of-mouth score of the film has been released, and it is still an unexpectedly high-quality masterpiece with excellent special effects. Coupled with the topic of "finding Easter eggs", the box office of this movie will definitely continue to rise!
"Will it affect "Youth"? " Feng Xiaogang asked impatiently.

"According to the data, yes. After all, the impact on film scheduling is unavoidable, but overall it is not that big. After all, the audience groups are different..."

Listening to Ye Ning's analysis and thinking back to the failure of the key extension application, Feng Xiaogang couldn't help but frown.

But now that things have come to this, what else can he do?

Apart from enduring and suffering, he couldn't even muster the energy to protest.

"I don't know what China Film was thinking. They actually put such a high-quality imported film in the Lunar New Year period. Isn't this just putting pressure on our domestic films?"

Listening to Feng Xiaogang's rambling complaints, Ye Ning slowly shook his head, his face full of helplessness.

The era when Han Sanping was in charge of China Film Group is no longer here.

La Peikang, the new chairman of China Film, is not even a little bit inferior to his predecessor.

……

After a night, it was the 26th.

"On the second day of its release, Ready Player One earned another 3.89 million RMB at the box office, bringing its total box office to 7.66 million RMB."

"The fantasy film Legend of the Demon Cat, directed by Chen Kai, has grossed 4 million yuan in four days since its release, with a sharp drop in single-day box office."

"The comedy and romance film "Ex-Files 3: Goodbye Ex", produced by Huayi and starring Han Geng, Zheng Kai and Yu Wenwen, held its premiere ceremony in Beijing this morning. The film will officially start screening in major theaters in three days."

At this moment, a feeling of despair has begun to spread in Brother Chen Kai's heart.

He had thought that the release of "Ready Player One" would have a huge impact on "Legend of the Demon Cat", but he never expected that the impact would be so great!

Of course, this is not the most important thing.

What really gave him a headache was that the reputation of "Legend of the Demon Cat" collapsed again.

Many movie fans are saying that they always feel very awkward after watching this movie, with an indescribable sense of entanglement.

Some people even say that "Legend of the Demon Cat" and "The Promise" have exactly the same formula and flavor, and are both filled with a style called "mystification."

He didn't want to admit it, but it turned out that the audience was right.

The breathtakingly beautiful scenery presented in "Legend of the Demon Cat" is actually to make up for a dream that could not be fulfilled by "The Promise" with its shoddy special effects.

In the second half of the film, the obvious sense of transition, poetry recitation, circus performances, CG animation, screaming drama performances, gay performances by lesbian boys, etc., are actually his venting and compensation for his dissatisfaction after the failure of "The Promise" that year!

Unfortunately, this compensation was ultimately unsuccessful, just like his "The Promise", which no one could understand even after ten years.

In the office, Brother Chen Kai was already scratching his head.

He felt as if he was in some kind of dilemma. He wanted very much to tell a story clearly, but he could not capture the essence of it.

Then again, how can the audience understand a story that even he, the director, can’t tell clearly?

Just as he was scratching his head, suddenly, there was a knock on the office door.

Chen Hong pushed the door open and walked in, bringing him a cup of strong tea and some new news.

"Old Chen, Mr. Fan from Alibaba Pictures wants to talk to you about the new film project. He wants you to meet him tomorrow. Do you have time to meet him?"

"Mr. Fan?" Brother Chen Kai was a little unsure who this Mr. Fan was for a moment.

"It's the new CEO of Alibaba Pictures, Fan Luyuan."

"Oh, it's him." Brother Chen Kai nodded slightly, and many memories instantly emerged in his mind.

After Zhang Wei resigned, this person took over the job and became the new helmsman of Alibaba Pictures.

"What project does he want to talk to me about?" Brother Chen Kai looked at Chen Hong curiously.

"I heard that it seems to be a mainstream film, and it seems to be a tribute to the 70th anniversary. He thinks you are the most suitable director and wants to talk to you about how to carry out the project."

Main theme?
When these three words appeared in Chen Kaige's mind, he suddenly became agitated.

Initially, this term was popularized by "The Taking of Tiger Mountain by Strategy", and then became one of the hottest topics at the moment with the support of "Operation Mekong" and "Operation Red Sea".

The new CEO of Alibaba Pictures chose the "main theme" as the next development direction, which is quite in line with the thinking of Internet companies.

All in all, as long as the quality of the movie is no lower than "Sky Hunter", the box office will definitely be good!
When thinking of this, Brother Chen Kai felt inexplicably excited and expectant.

"Youth" is about to break the 10 billion box office, but he still doesn't have a high-grossing movie to support it.

He can't touch fantasy and suspense themes anymore. After all, "The Promise" and "Legend of the Demon Cat" have proved that he is not suitable for continuing to shoot movies of these two themes.

Well then, can the main theme become his next development direction?
After thinking for a long time, Brother Chen Kai nodded slightly and said, "I'm free tomorrow. I'll go to Alibaba Pictures in the morning to meet Mr. Fan."

"Okay." Chen Hong smiled, seeming to be delighted with the change in Brother Chen Kai.

……

Leap Film and Television.

After signing his name and stamping on four project books, namely "Dear, Loved", "Ice Breaking Operation", "Joy of Life" and "Under the Power", Chen Fei handed them all to his secretary.

"Thank you for the trouble. Please give these documents to Director Jiang and tell her that she can arrange for them to be submitted for review and approved."

"it is good."

The secretary nodded and quickly turned and left.

Chen Fei stood up from his seat, stretched, and walked to the French window. He looked at the scenery outside while turning his sore wrists.

After being busy for several days, he finally finished following up on several new projects that the company was currently working on.

Huang Bo has already submitted "A Good Show" to the General Administration for review. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be approved in the next two days.

The promotional roadshows for "Dying to Survive" and "Ready Player One" have all come to an end. At this point, most of the work he had on hand has finally been unloaded.

"Hey, it's already 4pm? Get ready and go home to be with your wife after get off work."

Now that I'm a boss, I don't have to punch in or out, it feels so good.

On the way home, Chen Fei saw a lot of new hot searches.

The film "She Killed" directed by Cao Baoping and starring Fan Bingbing, Ni Ni, Huang Xuan, Wang Ziwen and Xin Zhilei has started shooting.

The variety show "Star Mermaid" used by the production team of "The Mermaid 2" for casting has also been launched. It's full of long-legged girls, which is quite pleasing to the eye.

The urban romance drama "Negotiator" starring Yang Mi and Huang Zitao is scheduled to be released on February 2, and the "bees" are now buzzing around again, telling others about it.

At the same time, China Film Group announced the release dates for a new batch of films.

A number of Hollywood imported blockbusters such as "Tomb Raider: Gemini", "The Shape of Water" and "Rampage" have all been confirmed to be released in domestic theaters in the first half of next year.

For a time, the domestic film industry was once again in an uproar and hotly debated!

Looking at those anonymous posts full of insults, Chen Fei could roughly guess who these people were. If nothing unexpected happened, they must be the investors or film producers of a movie to be released in the first half of next year.

Finally, his eyes fell on the release schedule for next year's May Day holiday.

The first domestic film scheduled for May Day has appeared.

"Us and Them", directed by Liu Yanying and starring Jing Boyan, Zhou Dongyu and Tian Zhuangzhuang, will be released on April 4th!
Looking at the name "Huanxi Media" among the producers, Chen Fei couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"This Zhou Dongyu has found a good backer."

Looking around, most people in the Hong Kong circle are supporting her, which can be regarded as a "spectacle" in the current film and television industry.

……

As the night deepens in China, the sky is bright in Hollywood!
The sunshine in Los Angeles is always so dazzling, shining on the magnificent building of Warner Bros., reflecting a cold and hard light.

Kevin Tsujihara sat in his spacious office with various documents spread out on the table in front of him, but his eyes were fixed on the news about Oscar award predictions on the computer screen.

His fingers tapped rhythmically on the table, making a dull sound that was particularly clear in this quiet office.

"Dunkirk", a film that he has poured countless efforts into, carries his huge expectations. He is very eager for this film to shine at the Oscars ceremony, win multiple awards, further consolidate Warner's position in Hollywood and even the global film industry, and also lay the foundation for him to sit firmly in the position of CEO.

However, recently he has been distracted by Chen Fei and "Manchester by the Sea".

He thinks he can't compare to the outrageous buff stacking behavior of "The Shape of Water", so he has set his sights on the Oscar for Best Director.

But unfortunately, "Manchester by the Sea" is like an insurmountable chasm. It has won numerous praises at major film festivals and has become a strong rival for "Dunkirk" in its bid for the Oscar for Best Director!
"I can't let this yellow monkey ruin my good deeds."

Kevin whispered to himself, a fierce look flashing in his eyes.

He picked up the phone on the table and dialed his assistant's number: "Help me contact some influential media. I want to talk to them."

In fact, after the release of "Manchester by the Sea", Kevin Tsujihara had a vicious plan in his mind.

But he always felt that this plan was not very safe to implement, so he was waiting for the right opportunity to appear.

Now, with the release of "Ready Player One" in North America and its very successful box office sales, skyrocketing influence and popularity, he has finally found the right opportunity!

Even though the Elephant Party has become mainstream, due to the Donkey Party's years of operation, Hollywood is still an era where "monsters and demons" are rampant.

This can be seen from the fact that the movie "The Shape of Water" is highly favored to win an award.

Black Lives Matter, homosexuality, transgender people, LGBTQAPKXREW...these are the current mainstream in Hollywood.

This is also the reason why Kevin Tsujihara, no matter how confident he is in "Dunkirk", is unwilling to compete with "The Shape of Water" for the Best Picture Award.

Hollywood has gone crazy, but Dunkirk is so normal.

How can a normal person defeat a madman?

And now, he wants to drag Chen Fei and "Manchester by the Sea" into this "madman battle"!

Soon, under the arrangement of the assistant, many influential media outlets that favored the Donkey Party came to the Warner Building.

As soon as he met these media executives, Kevin Tsujihara directly presented them with America's hard currency - the US dollar!

Then, after making sure that they all had very satisfied smiles on their faces, he said, "My request is very simple, to discredit! To discredit Chen Fei like crazy! We must stir up a storm of public opinion..."

Hearing Kevin Tsujihara's request, everyone couldn't help but look a little embarrassed.

A CNN editor-in-chief said directly: "It is not an easy thing to target a director who has great influence all over the world."

The editors-in-chief of NBC, MSNBC, NYT and other media outlets nearby all nodded in agreement.

If the target is just a second-tier director, even if it is a first-tier director, they can do it as long as there is enough interest to motivate them.

But the influence of a top-notch director and celebrity like Chen Fei is not comparable to that of ordinary directors.

What's more, he has many giants behind him, such as Walton Pictures and Marvel. Even if they want to discredit him, they will have to bear tremendous pressure.

Looking at the embarrassed expressions on everyone's faces, Kevin Tsujihara did not show any emotion.

He reached into his pocket and a black card appeared in his hand, along with a very simple sentence:
"I'll add money!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the tense atmosphere in the meeting room was immediately swept away.

It was still the CNN editor who spoke first: "A foreign Chinese director actually discriminated in the movie. This is absolutely unacceptable to us!"

"That's right. The media's responsibility is to expose the industry's bad practices, promote the resolution of social problems, and maintain social fairness and justice. We will never sit idly by."

"Oppose discrimination! Everyone is equal! Black people must also have fairness! Society must be encouraged to treat people of color with an open and inclusive attitude!"

Hearing these words, Kevin Tsujihara immediately showed a satisfied smile on his face.

"Then I'll leave it to you all."

After seeing off the media, Kevin Tsujihara came to the French window and looked out at the Walton Pictures building in the distance, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"Haha, now that you've been involved in 'racial discrimination', I wonder how you'll win the award!"

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