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

Chapter 1226: No. in domestic entertainment!

"La Peikang, we are going to retreat."

When these six words came out of Han Sanping's mouth, Chen Fei's heart was shocked!
Sure enough, what was supposed to come came after all...

"Already confirmed?"

"Yes, next month."

To be honest, Han Sanping was actually the most conflicted and emotional at this moment.

When I think about what position he was in, he devoted himself and spared no effort for the development of domestic films and to restrain Hollywood blockbusters.

Finally, if it were not for external pressure, he would probably still be serving as the chairman of China Film Group Corporation.

Since he stepped down, La Peikang took over the baton with full confidence and made a series of efforts and arrangements based on the foundation he had laid earlier.

For example, although the task of promoting China Film Corporation to go public was accomplished by La Peikang, the foundation was laid by Han Sanping.

To put it bluntly, La Peikang is just repeating what others have said.

Looking back over the past few years, he has not actually achieved much.

Except for the first two years after taking office, when he and Feiyue Films were still in the honeymoon period and participated in the investment of several big-budget movies, he has almost been losing money since then.

For example, "The Crossing", "Monster Hunt 2", "Pure Mind: Chasing the Dream of Showbiz", "The Hunt", "Sky Hunter", "The Great Wall" and so on...

Looking around, there are quite a few big investments, but without exception, all of them have failed miserably.

Especially this year's "Shanghai Fortress", which became the last straw that broke the camel's back!
Under the "guidance" of La Peikang, China Film Group invested no less than 4 million yuan in this film.

But what's the final result?
Lost!

All lost!
Not a penny left!

Although China Film Group is a state-owned enterprise, it does not attach much importance to the benefits of film and television investment. It mainly focuses on social benefits, industry leadership, industrial collaboration, and brand building.

Spreading mainstream values, promoting excellent culture, conveying patriotism, and promoting the inheritance and development of Chinese culture are the true responsibilities of China Film Group!
But the problem now is that "The Great Wall", "Sky Hunter", "Monster Hunt 2", and "Shanghai Fortress", which "closed the door to Chinese science fiction", do not meet the requirements at all!

As the person primarily responsible, La Peikang cannot escape the blame.

Unfortunately, he is not Han Sanping and cannot take the blame.

So after "Shanghai Fortress" was taken off the screen, the organization formally contacted him to start the "talk" procedure.

Then, as his term of office had come to an end, he naturally stepped down on his own initiative, saving many people a lot of trouble.

"Has the person who will replace him been decided?" Chen Fei asked curiously.

"Not yet. It won't be officially confirmed until next month. I'll let you know as soon as possible then."

Han Sanping actually knew some of the situation, but naturally, she couldn't casually disclose anything that hadn't been formally confirmed or implemented to the public.

"okay, I get it."

Chen Fei nodded slightly, feeling somewhat emotional in his heart.

When he first entered this circle, the first people he worked with were the two "bosses" of China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group, namely Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun.

Later, he met the director of the General Administration, Tong Gang, and deputy director Zhang Hongsen and others.

Then comes La Pei Kang.

But now, these people are no longer in their original positions. They either have new prospects or have "voluntarily" retired.

Looking at it this way, times have changed!

After finishing the announcement, Fade Chen calmly returned to the conference table, sat down in his seat, and re-engaged in the discussion about "Rock Solid".

However, Ren Zhonglun and Wang Yong looked in his direction.

Although neither of them said anything, they actually had some guesses in their minds.

Compared to Han Sanping, their information was naturally delayed to a certain extent, but they were not completely ignorant.

After all, they are the top leaders of state-owned enterprises, and they can also hear some noise when the "wind" spreads.

~

After a night, it was November 8th.

As of now, "The Wandering Earth" has officially completed a full month of screening period.

And its box office performance has now reached 65.8 billion!
Unfortunately, the daily new box office has only dropped to more than 1000 million, and is still declining at a rate of "plunging by millions" every day.

But no matter how much it plummets, it cannot cover up the fact that its total box office has soared to 65 billion!

As the highest-grossing film in the history of Chinese-language films, "The Wandering Earth" has won numerous accolades!

On the other hand, the box office of "The Bravest" has exceeded 15 billion and is still climbing towards 20 billion...

But compared to the honor and popularity of "The Wandering Earth", it can only rank second forever.

During this period, a sentence from Yu Dong's mouth has been circulating in the circle.

——"Since Yu was born, why was Liang born?"

As for Teng Huatao, there has been no news from him now, as if he had suddenly disappeared from the circle.

It's just a pity for Lu Han, because of the line "Fire at me" in "Shanghai Fortress", he has become the target of many people's memes online recently.

Among other domestic films, the only ones that have managed to stand out from the suppression of "The Wandering Earth" and "The Bravest" are "The Bravest" and "Silent Witness".

The former is a lineup formed by a group of comedians, and there are many slices of it on Tik Tok.

As for the latter, it is because the creative lineup is relatively luxurious.

Zhang Jiahui, Richie Jen, Yang Zi, Clara...all of them can be said to be talented actors.

In contrast, "Mystery of Dragon Seal", starring Chen Long, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ma Li and others, was forced to be removed from theaters after only five days of release.

This movie is really bad!

And it’s so bad that it’s completely unbearable to watch!

Even Chen Long and Arnold Schwarzenegger were unable to demonstrate their box office appeal in front of this movie.

This movie was also invested by China Film Group and is a "Sino-Russian co-production."

Unfortunately, just like "Shanghai Fortress", it became the last straw that broke the camel's back for La Pei Kang.

However, the box office performance of the Hollywood imported blockbuster "Fast & Furious Hobbs & Shaw" was quite impressive.

After the first day's box office revenue reached 2.49 million, it successfully earned a total of 3 million in the next three days, which was exceptionally outstanding among all the movies released during the same period!
In this way, almost the entire day of the 27th was spent in various hot search press releases about "The Wandering Earth".

After the 28th, a press release sent back from Hollywood immediately caused an uproar in the mainland!
“Warm congratulations! The Hollywood sci-fi/superhero blockbuster Avengers: Endgame, directed by Chen Fei, has officially surpassed $4 billion in total box office revenue!”

When this news was first reposted back to the mainland, many netizens were unable to react for a while.

Didn't Endgame already beat Avatar to become the world's box office champion? Is there anything else to report now?

But someone reacted soon.

$30 million?
According to the current exchange rate, after converting into RMB, that would be a full 206 billion!

This also means that a single movie directed by Chen Fei has already achieved a box office revenue of over 200 billion RMB in the global film market!
When this data appeared, the whole Internet was shocked again!

"What the hell? A single movie grossed over 200 billion RMB? That's too damn amazing! You won't know until you calculate it, but once you do, you'll be shocked!"

"Oh my god, the GDP of Enshi in 2018 was only 87.95 billion yuan, not even half of the box office of Avengers 4?"

"Holy shit? How much money does this guy make?"

"As expected of Director Chen! No wonder Hollywood gave him the title of 'Hollywood Legend', it's not an exaggeration at all!"

"I thought The Wandering Earth was already strong enough, but I never thought that Avengers 4 would be the real strong one!"

There was a lot of heated discussion online, and in Chen Fei's office, Ning Hao looked at Chen Fei curiously and asked:

"If converted into RMB, what is the total box office performance of the movies you are currently directing?"

As soon as these words came out, Wen Muye, who was still carefully checking the script of "Life Events", subconsciously raised his head. Chen Fei pondered for a moment, and said uncertainly: "It should be almost 2000 billion yuan, right?"

"Fuck! So many?" Ning Hao exclaimed on the spot, his eyes widened like copper bells.

At this moment, Wen Muye's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

What is the concept of 2000 billion RMB?

Looking across the country, I'm afraid it would be difficult for many city-level cities to have a GDP of more than 2000 billion in a year?

"Too strong! Really too strong! I think the Oscars should give you a 'Lifetime Achievement' award!"

"Hey? You can't just take this award casually. After you receive it, you won't be eligible to receive other Oscars."

“Is there such a saying?”

"Brother Chen Long is the best example. Once he won the Lifetime Achievement Award, all other Oscars were gone for him."

"Then do you think my Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is worthy enough?"

"It depends on who you compare yourself with..."

At the desk, Chen Fei and Ning Hao were chatting happily.

At this time, after being shocked, Wen Muye once again focused his attention on the script of "Life Events" in his hand.

This is a story full of warmth and everyday life.

The undertaker "Mo Sanmei" was released from prison and took over the family funeral business.

By chance, he was responsible for handling the funeral of Wu Xiaowen's grandmother; Xiaowen had depended on her grandmother since she was a child, and she found it hard to accept her grandmother's sudden death. She mistakenly thought that Mo Sanmei had "hid" her grandmother, so she kept pestering her, asking him to return her grandmother.

Mo Sanmei is facing many difficulties in life at this time. His father is going to inherit the funeral home to him, but he wants to use it to open a mother and baby store for his girlfriend. However, his girlfriend breaks up with him because she is pregnant with someone else's child.

The appearance of Xiaowen made his life even more chaotic.

This girl caused a lot of trouble in the funeral home, such as making a scene at the funeral and drawing on the urn, but she also unexpectedly helped Mo Sanmei gain recognition from customers.

Mo Sanmei initially thought Xiaowen was a troublemaker, but Xiaowen's innocence and stubbornness gradually touched him.

So he began to comfort Xiaowen and told her that her grandmother had turned into a star in the sky. The two gradually established a special "father-daughter relationship" as they got along.

Later, Xiaowen's uncle came to pick her up, but her aunt did not agree to take her in. Xiaowen was also unwilling to leave and chose to stay with Mo Sanmei.

Mo Sanmei was unable to complete the property transfer in time because she accidentally washed the property certificate, which caused a conflict with her father. Her father asked him to buy a new house for RMB 300,000 within a month.

At this time, Xiaowen introduced her grandmother's dance partner Lao Liu to Mo Sanmei. Lao Liu hoped to use 300,000 yuan to hold a living funeral for himself. This 300,000 yuan was actually the money left by Xiaowen's grandmother, and she wanted to use it to help Mo Sanmei.

In order to let Xiaowen go to school, Mo Sanmei found her uncle, who hoped that he could adopt Xiaowen, but Mo Sanmei was unmarried and did not meet the adoption requirements.

So he planned to marry Yin Baixue to achieve the adoption purpose, but found out that Baixue was already married to Wang Jianren, and finally he could only adopt Xiaowen in their name.

However, Xiaowen's biological mother suddenly appeared and took her away by force.

Not long after, Mo Sanmei's father passed away, and he held a fireworks funeral for his father.

Xiao Wen still missed Mo Sanmei, so he ran back...

After these twists and turns, Mo Sanmei completely changed his attitude towards his career and life. He was no longer muddle-headed, but truly understood the significance of the funeral industry. He realized that every life deserves respect, and every farewell is an important ceremony for the deceased and the living!

After reading this story, Wen Muye felt inexplicably touched.

He vaguely felt that this story was very similar to the film "Departures" directed by Chen Fei more than ten years ago, but there were essential differences between them.

The first is the focus on the subject.

"The Big Events in Life" is centered around the idea that "apart from life and death, there is nothing big in life." Through the stories of funeral director Mo Sanmei and orphan Xiaowen, it focuses on the emotions between people, such as family affection, friendship, etc., as well as people's growth and changes in the face of life and death.

"Departures" focuses on the profession of undertaker. Through the protagonist's experience of "enlightenment", it deeply explores the meaning of death, the value of life, and the respect and recognition of the profession.

The second is the narrative perspective.

"Life Events" starts from the perspective of an ordinary funeral practitioner and presents the stories behind the funeral industry in a down-to-earth way, paying more attention to the atmosphere of life and comedy elements.

However, "Departures" takes the growth process of a novice undertaker as the clue, and narrates the story in a relatively serious and delicate manner, which is more literary and philosophical.

Finally, it’s how the story is told.

"Life Events" chooses to take root in Chinese culture and social background, showing some elements of traditional Chinese funeral culture, as well as the attitudes and emotional expressions of ordinary Chinese families when facing life and death issues.

"Departures" embodies the awe of death and the importance of ritual, and the story also starts and unfolds from the perspective of funeral practitioners.

But there is a sense of "different paths leading to the same destination" between the two.

Not only are all of them "high-quality" works in niche themes, they are also the favorite projects of the film festival.

You know, in film festivals, the group that receives the least attention is usually more likely to win awards.

The previous film "Departures" helped Chen Fei win the Cannes Palme d'Or.

Now that "Life Events" has been released, it will definitely win a big award at a Class A film festival abroad!
If it were in China, it would definitely be a "kill all" situation!
When he thought of this, Wen Muye was so excited that he could hardly control himself!

Ever since he joined Feiyue Films on the recommendation of Tian Zhuangzhuang, he has always dreamed of being able to shoot a movie independently.

But he knew in his heart that this was not so easy to do.

If one rashly chooses to make a movie without sufficient ability and skills, the final result may very likely completely ruin his path as a director.

Moreover, the slogan of "Feiyue Film and Television, only producing high-quality products" is likely to be ruined in his hands!
This is a consequence he dare not and cannot bear.

Therefore, after signing with Feiyue Film and Television, he has been quietly learning and accumulating experience.

From serving as the assistant director of "Dying to Survive", to "Nobody", and Chen Fei personally led the crew of "Where the Wind Goes" to experience the complete filming process...

At this point, Wen Muye finally had the confidence to direct a movie on his own!

At the same time, Chen Fei also had enough confidence in his abilities.

"How is it? Are you confident that you can film this story?"

Seeing that Wen Muye had finished reading the script, Chen Fei turned to look at him and asked with a smile.

"Have!"

Wen Muye nodded heavily, his face full of firm belief.

It would be such a pity if he missed such an excellent script!

"Okay." Fade Chen nodded slightly, without asking too many questions, but just reminded: "Then I will hand over this project to you, and someone from the company will contact you.

I have already informed Director Tian, ​​he will serve as producer and supervisor and will be there to help you.

Shoot it well and do it with your heart. If this movie is good, you may be able to win a trophy at a foreign A-level film festival, which will be of great help to your future career as a director."

"Yeah, I understand."

Wen Muye nodded seriously, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

After he left, Ning Hao said with some emotion: "I seem to have seen the scene that Feiyue Film and Television will have another 'strong general' in the future."

As of now, Feiyue Film and Television has 10 directors under its umbrella.

In addition to Chen Fei himself, there are Ning Hao, Kang Honglei, Wang Shiliang, Shen Ao, Lu Yang, Li Yang, Guo Fan, Yang Yu (Jiaozi), Han Jianu... a total of 9 people.

Even the worst of them has a representative work with a box office of at least 10 billion.

If you include Wen Mu Shi, there are 11 people!

It is no exaggeration to say that half of the current Chinese-language films are already here.

The total box office of the movies made by these people has far exceeded the total of other directors in the industry.

Especially Guo Fan, Jiaozi, and Wang Shiliang, each of them has a movie with a box office of 50 billion yuan, and they are famous in the entire Chinese film industry!
Based on this, Feiyue Film and Television has become the most valuable, most powerful and most advanced domestic film and television entertainment company recognized by the industry!

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