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

Chapter 1154 The booming of main-theme movies!

"I originally planned to get along with you as an ordinary person, but what I got in return was alienation. I won't pretend anymore. I'm a billionaire and I'm going to reveal my cards. Hahahahaha!"

“Comparatively speaking, the text of Charlotte’s Troubles is actually better, but the cinematic feel of The Richest Man in Xihong City is really strong, and the whole work is very three-dimensional. Yan Fei and Peng Damo have made great progress as film directors.”

"I didn't know before, which is harder, earning 100 million or spending 1 billion? But this movie told me the answer. It's no exaggeration to say that "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is definitely the funniest movie this summer! Especially the design of the character of "Second Wife", it made me burst out laughing!"

"As a person with a high sense of humour, I laughed so hard that I collapsed at one point. The film has many highlights, and it is full of surprises. What is even more rare is that this film illustrates the more advanced power of comedy and satirizes today's society from different angles and degrees. This is really rare and precious."

"Shen Teng and Ma Li CP, go for it! Let's launch a fearless charge towards the 30 billion box office!"

……

"I really regret not choosing to watch The Richest Man in Xihong City, but watching this crappy Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings. The appearance of the Japanese 'Tang style' in Legend of the Demon Cat has already caused controversy, but this movie actually copied Japanese architecture and even Japanese clothing to restore the Tang Dynasty. There is absolutely no historical common sense at all! Is this an inferiority complex towards their own culture, or is it because they hired a Japanese as the art director?"

"That cult master Xu Laoguai from the Tongtian Empire has finally lost all his spiritual energy and has completely become a second-rate director who sells cheap special effects..."

"It's not an exaggeration to say that this is really too ugly. It only has five-cent special effects, but the case is not solved well. What was the wizard doing with such a great ability?"

"Feng Shaofeng's performance can be called the staring performance method, with his eyes wide open the whole time; Lin Gou is responsible for the comedy, but there are too many jokes that are irrelevant to the plot! It greatly dilutes the tension... And the four kings in the title, what does this have to do with the movie?!"

"It's obvious that Cui Yongyuan's revelations are true. If such a bad movie required an investment of 5 million yuan, all domestic films would have died a long time ago."

With the first-day box office figures of the two movies "The Richest Man in Xihong City" and "Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings" freshly released, the word-of-mouth scores of the two films have finally been released.

The former scored 8.7 points and the latter scored 6.6 points.

Who is strong and who is weak, the decision will be made!
"Obviously, we have won this summer season."

Happy Twist Company was already in the midst of enthusiastic celebration!

Zhang Chen opened a bottle of champagne directly, and then poured it into the glasses in the hands of Yan Fei, Peng Damo, Shen Teng, Ma Li and other members of the "The Richest Man in Xihong City" creative team.

"Oh, thank you, Mr. Zhang. I never thought that one day I would be able to drink the wine you personally poured. I am so lucky. Hahaha!"

Shen Teng was very talkative, chattering away all the time, and soon he had made Zhang Chen's face break into a big smile.

"This is just the first celebration. When the movie is officially released, I will prepare a celebration party. Everyone must remember to come and participate."

"I'm indispensable for a big dinner." Mary smiled cheerfully.

But the next second, Shen Teng began to hurt her heart: "Li, it's about time for you to lose some weight. Go dance more to burn my calories. Didn't you see that many fans said you were fat?"

Ma Li: "I really want to bite you to death!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Where comedians gather, the atmosphere never cools down.

If Shen Teng hadn't had to go film "Speeding Life" and had left after staying for a short while, I'm afraid the laughter at Happy Twist would have continued all day long.

"If you need any help from the company during the subsequent roadshow activities, feel free to call me."

After personally escorting the main creators of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" out of the company gate, Zhang Chen returned to the office and immediately called all the members of the "Li Cha's Aunt" project team into the conference room.

"The summer vacation schedule is already secured, so the next step is to look at the National Day schedule. It is known that the films that will compete with "Li Cha's Aunt" include Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" and "Fatty Action Team" invested by Guangguang. So, are you confident?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately understood that it was time to shout slogans.

"Have!"

Huang Cailun stood up first, full of confidence.

Ai Lun and Song Yang followed closely behind him and quickly stood up, promising in unison: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, we won't lose!"

"it is good."

Zhang Chen nodded in satisfaction, his eyes sweeping over everyone.

"Ai Lun." He suddenly named a name, and then asked curiously, "Hasn't The Mermaid 2 informed you of the specific release date?"

"Mr. Zhang, no, the crew hasn't contacted me for a while."

Hearing this, Zhang Chen couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

He also wanted to use the popularity of "The Mermaid 2" to market Ai Lun, the second male lead in "Li Cha's Aunt".

But the strange thing is that since the film was completed, there has been no movement from that side.

This situation is very strange.

"Is something wrong?"

He was guessing secretly in his heart, and suddenly remembered that the investor of "The Mermaid 2" seemed to be Huayi.

Could it be that something went wrong, just like in "Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings"?

……

3.67 billion!
4.21 billion!
4.57 billion!
After three days of release, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" delivered a perfect answer to the summer vacation season with a box office of 3 billion yuan in the first three days of the weekend.

Jiang Wen, Xu Ke, and Zhang Peng, the director of "Asura", were all filled with envy at this moment.

This is the result they want!
This is the real achievement of the summer vacation season!

Unfortunately, based on the current box office performance of the films directed by these three, there is absolutely no hope of pursuing this result.

Especially Zhang Peng.

"Asura" was withdrawn from theaters, and the film company has never planned to schedule a release date again, which directly led to his dream of becoming a big director being shattered at the very beginning.

This is also true for all the leading actors in the film.

They had originally thought that this movie would become a big hit, but they never expected that, let alone a big hit, they wouldn't even have the chance to be scolded.

Wu Lei is fine, at least he still has his movie "Sand Sea" currently in theaters.

But Liang Jiahui and Liu Jialing were completely confused at this moment.

After working hard for half a year, I finally finished filming the movie, but it doesn’t even have the chance to be released in theaters. Isn’t this too outrageous and too sad?

Fortunately, they got all the remuneration they deserved, otherwise, they would have lost everything!
Ning Ying, who is going through bankruptcy proceedings: Speak up for me! Speak up for me!
At the same time, in Hollywood, in the office of Universal Pictures CEO, Adam Ferguson was listening to his secretary's report and felt numb.

"You mean to say that the Chinese-language film "The Richest Man in Xihong City", which was adapted from "Brewster's Millions" produced by our company, grossed $1.8 million in the Chinese market in just three days?"

"Yes, Boss."

The secretary nodded affirmatively.

After that, she glanced at the screen of her mobile phone again, and then quickly added: "Boss, the latest day's box office results have come out. As of now, the total box office of this movie has exceeded 2 million US dollars."

"Oh! My God!"

Adam Ferguson couldn't sit still anymore.

He suddenly stood up from his seat and kept walking back and forth, unable to hide his inner regret: "Damn it, why did it achieve such a high box office performance in the Chinese market?

I sold the copyright of such an excellent film for only $100 million. This is simply a crime!"

As a Jew, he is very good at calculating money and interests.

But precisely because of this, the feeling of regret in his heart became even stronger!

He was so heartbroken that he sold the copyright of a movie that could earn at least $5 million for only $100 million!
But now that things have come to this, it is useless for him to regret it.

The copyright has already been sold, the new work has been filmed and released, he can't just shamelessly ask for a share of the money, right?

If he really did that, wouldn't Chen Fei stab him to death?

… "The action and adventure film Animal World, starring Li Yifeng, Michael Douglas and Zhou Dongyu, was officially withdrawn from theaters yesterday, with a cumulative box office revenue of 5.32 million RMB."

"All pre-sale tickets for the movie 'Asura' have been collected and used up. The movie was officially released for 3 days and the cumulative box office was 4766 million."

"The Film Bureau announced today the latest list of scripts that have passed review. The film script "Captain of China" submitted by Feiyue Film and Television has officially passed review. The film is adapted from the real incident in May when the crew of Sichuan Airlines flight 5U3 successfully handled a special situation."

"Feiyue Film and Television, together with Light Media, Wanda, Xi'an Film Studio, and Shanghai Film Studio, has released the latest announcement that the casting for "The Captain" will officially start from today. We warmly welcome colleagues in the film and television industry to submit their resumes."

"Following "My People, My Country", Alibaba Pictures and Bona Film Group have officially announced that they will adapt the 2010 Dalian oil explosion fire into a new blockbuster film based on the prototype. It is tentatively named "The Bravest". Please stay tuned!"

"Jingxi Culture Films has released the latest announcement that it will work with Hong Kong director Li Rengang to create a brand new commercial film "The Climbers" with the theme of climbing Mount Everest. The film is currently in the script writing stage, so stay tuned."

On the last day of July, looking around the entire film and television industry, one could see a large number of people staring with their mouths opened in astonishment and their jaws dropped almost everywhere.

Captain

The Bravest

The Climber

On the same day, three main-theme blockbusters were announced one after another. This is such an unbelievable coincidence!
If you don’t know, you might think that several companies have made an appointment to take advantage of each other’s popularity today.

But those in the know know that these companies are all competitors. How could they possibly piggyback on each other's popularity?
"Good boy! You really got it right. I'm afraid mainstream films will dominate the next few years!"

The project had just been announced and hadn’t even had time to become a hot topic when Wang Changtian called.

Chen Fei, who was taking care of the baby at home, responded cheerfully: "How could I lie to you? And if my guess is correct, these three movies will probably be released during the National Day holiday next year."

Let’s not talk about the other two films for now, but "Captain" is definitely heading for the National Day holiday.

The main theme is perfect for the National Day period.

The most suitable plan and arrangement is to complete filming in the second half of this year, do post-production in the first half of next year, follow up with various publicity and promotion, and then release it during the National Day holiday.

Are they all in next year’s National Day?
Wang Changtian was slightly stunned when he heard this, and suddenly a word popped up in his mind:

[The decisive battle during the National Day holiday]!
He couldn't even imagine what the hell would happen if "The Captain", "The Bravest" and "The Climbers" were put in the same schedule.
This won't make the dog's brains pop out? !
"That's unlikely, isn't it?"

"Anyway, we have to prepare in advance. We might end up in a situation like this. We just need to not panic when the time comes."

"Well, what you said is true. Let's not talk about other things for now. Anyway, we must not lose at the box office!"

The two were chatting on the phone, while at China Film, La Peikang was following the latest hot searches on the Internet.

"The Captain", "The Bravest", "The Climbers"... Looking around, these are all top-notch main-theme film projects!

It’s a pity that none of the Chinese film companies can participate.

I don’t know when it started, but those film and television companies outside seem to be not very welcoming to China Film Group’s joining. When they see him, they are like seeing a "plaster monkey" and try to avoid him as much as possible.

He obviously did nothing wrong.

He gives money, resources and help, but why is no one willing to cooperate with him?

"Ugh!"

With a long sigh, La Peikang looked out the window, feeling inexplicably as if he was unable to keep up with the times.

When he was Han Sanping's assistant, he had witnessed China Film's most glorious moment!

But now, with China Film Group handed over to him, everything seemed to have changed and it no longer had its former glory.

He knew that there were a lot of people scolding him outside, but he had no idea where to go or which path to take.

He had tried many things, but they all seemed to be wrong and he couldn't go on...

"Boom boom boom——"

There was a sudden knock on the door, accompanied by the secretary's voice: "Boss La, Director Zhou Xingchi is here."

Inside the door, La Peikang's eyes suddenly lit up: "Quick! Ask him to come over! Directly to my office!"

Good tea, good cigarettes, enthusiasm...this is what La Peikang specially prepared to welcome Zhou Xingchi's arrival.

The two sat down in the reception area of ​​the office, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then began chatting.

Zhou Xingchi took the initiative to talk about the current difficulties encountered by "The Mermaid 2", but La Peikang was powerless to do anything about it.

China Film is only a co-producer of "The Mermaid 2" and not the main controller, so even if he really wants to pay to support Zhou Xingchi in post-production, he can't do it.

Unless Huayi goes bankrupt now, or they are willing to sell their shares to others, this project will have to remain stuck.

As for the fact that Zhou Xingchi was unwilling to be lonely and wanted to start a new film project, La Peikang undoubtedly agreed with both hands and feet!
However, after he read the details of the project "The New King of Comedy" handed to him by Zhou Xingchi, he couldn't help but frowned.

"Director Zhou, isn't the theme of the female supporting role's counterattack a little outdated? After all, as far as I know, the audience now seems to want more excitement rather than suffering, right?"

Zhou Xingchi was silent for a moment, and responded with firm confidence: "Boss La, I think no matter when, the little people are the protagonists of the times! Twenty years ago, Yin Tianchou had no money and no status, but the audience still remembered him, so I believe that the same is true for Ru Meng today."

"But in this era, 'traffic' means box office success. Everyone is chasing after traffic actors and stars, but you are going the other way and targeting 'little people' again. Isn't this somewhat contrary to the current market development?"

La Peikang also had concerns about going with him.

He could agree to invest in Zhou Xingchi's movie, but he could not accept the possible failure.

However, at this moment, Zhou Xingchi clenched his fists.

He recalled the time when investor Zheng Jifeng insisted on playing a role in the film "The Mermaid".

Although the boastful "General Zheng" became a laughing stock, he still feels resentful about it to this day.

He can actually accept traffic actors, but he also has his own persistence!
And this "The New King of Comedy" means a lot to him, so he really wants to maintain that determination in his heart.

So the next day, Zhou Xingchi brought his newly chosen heroine, E Jingwen, to visit again.

This actress, who started out as a bit player, was chosen by him because of her ability to take a beating. In his eyes, she seemed to be the embodiment of "Ru Meng" both on and off the stage!

In the office, La Peikang looked at E Jingwen's plain face and shook his head slightly: "If she's not pretty enough, I'm afraid it will be hard to support the box office."

E Jingwen's eyes flashed with panic when she heard this, but she straightened her back: "Boss La, I've been a supporting actor for ten years. I've had my lines cut, I've been slapped, and my scenes deleted... But Master Xing told me that the audience will remember the real face."

Zhou Xingchi suddenly interrupted and said, "Nineteen years ago, Liang Chaowei accompanied me to the interview, and the examiner chose him and I failed. But today, no one says that I can't act."

He suddenly took out his mobile phone and played a classic clip of his conversation with Zhang Baizhi in "The King of Comedy".

"Is it okay not to go to work?"

"Are you supporting me if you don't go to work?"

"I'll take care of you!"

"Take care of yourself first, idiot!"

The Cantonese dubbing of "Yin Tianchou" and "Liu Piaopiao" echoed in the room, very clear!
La Peikang's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly had the urge to "take a gamble".

"The King of Comedy" is so popular that if a sequel "The New King of Comedy" is released now, it will definitely be able to ride on the popularity of the original version.

Maybe...it will succeed?

What's more, the investment in this movie is not that large, only 5000 million in total. Compared with "Shanghai Fortress", the pressure to make a profit is almost non-existent.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and replied, "Director Zhou, then it's up to you from now on."

Zhou Xingchi was delighted and nodded heavily: "Okay! Watch me!"

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