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

Chapter 1271: Refusing to allow audiences to watch the film? What is this operation?
"The costume/romance drama "Dream of Hualu", jointly produced by Feiyue Films and Red Star Wu, and co-produced by Liu Yifei and Jiang Xuerou, has officially started auditions today."

"China Film Group released a notice: The main theme movie "Eight Hundred", which was carefully directed by the famous director Guan Hu, prepared for ten years and took nearly four years to produce, will be officially released in theaters across the country on the 21st of this month.

The film is based on the story of the 1937 warriors who stayed behind at the Sihang Warehouse at the end of the Battle of Shanghai in , fighting tenaciously for four days and four nights and holding the last line of defense in Shanghai.

"Feiyue Films released an announcement: The action and adventure film "Borderbreaker", directed and starred by Chen Fei, and starring Chen Long, Liu Yifei, Wu Jing, Zhu Yawen and others, will be released on the 21st of this month."

"The official Weibo account of "Boundary Breaker" hereby releases a recommendation for watching the film: Because the film contains a lot of stimulating shots and images, considering that the viewing process may affect the health of some viewers,

We strongly advise viewers with heart disease, cardiovascular disease, neurological disease, or fear of heights to carefully decide whether to go to the cinema to watch movies.

Out of concern for your health, please make the most appropriate choice based on your actual situation. "

~

On the morning of August 8nd, a series of announcements shocked the film and television industry and even the entire Internet!
With the news that "The Eight Hundred" and "Boundary Breaker" are both scheduled to be released on August 8, it can be said that no one paid any attention to the news about "Dream of Red Mansions".

What ancient costume love TV series?

How can it be as exciting as watching a blockbuster movie?

And the most important thing is that the two blockbusters were released on the same day. Isn't it obvious that they are going to compete on the same stage?

For a moment, netizens and many movie fans were so excited that they could hardly suppress their emotions!

Among them, many people were completely stunned by the "Movie Viewing Proposal" released for "Boundary Breakers".

"That's awesome! I was just wondering why there was no movement in the movie market. I didn't expect that two blockbusters would be announced on the same day. What a coincidence~"

"The Eight Hundred? A mainstream film? It's boring. I'm tired of watching it. It's all about selling feelings to make money at the box office."

"Oh my god, during this pandemic, other movies are promoting how to attract audiences to the theaters, but what's wrong with "Breakers"? They're actually advising audiences not to watch it. What's going on?"

“Oh shit! Boundary Breaker! I’ve been looking forward to it since I watched the live broadcast last year, and I’ve been waiting until this year. I didn’t expect that this movie is finally going to be released.”

"Let me explain to you. Basically, this movie has too many high-altitude and exciting scenes. People with poor psychological endurance are not recommended to watch the 3D version."

"Heh, I've been killing fish at RT-Mart for eight years, my heart has long been frozen into ice, how can I be scared by a movie like yours?"

"So, has this "Boundary Breaker" become a 'grindstone' to test the audience's courage?"

In recent years, main-theme movies have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

After frequent exposure to such films, many viewers gradually developed aesthetic fatigue, lost much of their enthusiasm for them, and even began to feel bored.

Because of this, the news of the release date of "The Eight Hundred" did not cause as much splash among the public as China Film Group had expected.

Looking around, both the popularity and discussion seem to be rather dull.

In the eyes of many people, "The Eight Hundred" is just another work that plays on the sentimental card.

As can be seen from the plot summary, the film selects a story from the long river of history.

Although this period of history itself is shocking enough, due to the excessive number of works on similar themes, it always gives people a feeling of lack of novelty.

If there is no other choice, perhaps people will go to the cinema to take a look.

But putting that aside, "Boundary Breaker" was officially announced and released a unique movie-watching initiative, which instantly aroused everyone's curiosity.

Normally, blockbuster producers will rack their brains to launch promotional campaigns, trying every possible means to attract audiences to theaters and boost box office sales.

However, "Boundary Breakers" went the other way and explicitly advised viewers who were unwell not to go to the theater.

This counterintuitive practice quickly sparked heated discussions among netizens!
For a time, there were many different opinions on the Internet, and it was very lively.

The enthusiasm of many netizens for playing with memes was also completely ignited.

In the 13 film "Personal Tailor", Fan Wei's classic line "I want to challenge my weakness" was directly adapted by netizens into "I want to challenge my courage!"

As the topic's popularity continued to rise, "Boundary Breaker" quickly topped the hot lists of multiple platforms such as Weibo's hot search list, Douyin's topic list, and Kuaishou's hot list. It received extremely high attention in a short period of time, and its popularity showed explosive growth!

Coupled with the appearance of Chen Fei and Chen Long, two "leading figures" of Chinese-language films, the film's popularity soared.

By the time Jiao Hongfen, Guan Hu and others realized what was happening, it was already too late to remedy the situation.

The atmosphere in the office was very solemn. The secretary lowered her head and spoke with some trepidation: "The marketing enthusiasm for our "Eight Hundred" has not increased. The audience's enthusiasm for mainstream movies seems to have disappeared overnight. Now everyone's attention is focused on "Boundary Breaker."

After hearing these words, Jiao Hongfen and Guan Hu froze for a moment and looked at each other in silence. The air seemed to have frozen.

After a long while, Guan Hu suddenly glared at us and slammed the table, causing the documents on the table to rustle. "Damn it! How come The Boundary Breaker was scheduled to be released on the 21st? Isn't this a deliberate attempt to disrupt the situation and disgust us?"

These words are somewhat unfair.

Jiao Hongfen opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

After all, after the "Eight Hundred" team held a release date discussion meeting, they immediately announced the release date news the next day.

Coincidentally, "Boundary Breaker" made its official announcement almost at the same time.

In other words, the fact that the release dates of both films are so close is purely a coincidence, and it is not an intentional targeting by the "Breakers" team.

"Cough cough!"

Jiao Hongfen cleared his throat and tried to calm Guan Hu down: "Calm down first. This is probably an accident. We have to think long-term and re-plan our publicity strategy. We can't let them outsmart us like this."

Upon hearing this, Guan Hu's brows twisted into the shape of a "川" character, and his heart was in a tangled mess.

He looked out the window, his eyes full of worry.

The momentum of "Boundary Breaker" is so strong, how can this be compared?
Chen Fei has his own traffic and is extremely popular in the entertainment industry.

Looking at all the actors in "The Eight Hundred", even if their popularity is added together, it is still not as popular as Chen Long alone, not to mention the support of Liu Yifei, Wu Jing and others.

With such a huge gap, it would be harder than climbing to the sky for "The Eight Hundred" to surpass "The Boundary Breaker" in terms of box office and attention!

Just when Guan Hu was filled with anxiety, Jiao Hongfen's secretary standing beside him seemed to suddenly remember something and spoke cautiously:
"The publicity manager asked me to ask, if the situation is not favorable, should we change the release date and postpone it to the 28th?"

"How can this be possible!" Before Guan Hu could respond, Jiao Hongfen rejected the proposal in a categorical voice, with unquestionable majesty in his voice.

Guan Hu also frowned fiercely and echoed: "Absolutely not!"

Changing the release date at this moment is undoubtedly a declaration to the outside world that "Eight Hundred" is afraid of "Boundary Breaker".

For them, this is not only about the success or failure of the film, but also about the dignity and reputation of individuals and teams.

Once you do this, you will lose all your face!

After a short silence, Guan Hu gritted his teeth and said, "If there is really no other way, I will put aside the filming of "King Kong River" and concentrate on following up the promotion of "Eight Hundred"."

This is the best effort he can make in the current predicament.

As for the rest, he really couldn't think of what else he could do.

After hearing this, Jiao Hongfen sighed helplessly, "This is the only way. I will notify the publicity department and ask them to fully cooperate with you. We must raise the popularity no matter what..."

At this point, he gritted his teeth and added, "Even if we do lose to the Boundary Breaker in the end, we must not lose too badly!"

Guan Hu felt mixed emotions for a moment.

He hadn't even officially started competing against "Boundary Breaker" yet, but he had already begun to imagine the possibility of failure, which undoubtedly made him feel very frustrated.

But what was even more frustrating was that in his heart he actually agreed with Jiao Hongfen's words.

To boost others' morale and destroy one's own prestige...

This is so fucked up!

……

On August 8, the list of the main competition unit of the 5th Venice International Film Festival was officially announced.

Early in the morning, the media could not wait to reprint the news coming from abroad, copying, polishing and pasting it all on their own websites.

“第77届威尼斯国际电影节将于2020年9月2日至9月12日在意大利威尼斯举办，评审团主席为奥斯卡影后兼威尼斯影后奖获得者——凯特·布兰切特！”

“Warm congratulations: The feature film “Life Events” produced by Feiyue Films, directed by Wen Muye, written by Chen Fei, produced by Tian Zhuangzhuang, and starring Zhu Yilong, Yang Enyou, Zhao Liying and others, has been successfully shortlisted for the main competition unit of this year’s Venice International Film Festival.”

"As the only film shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival's main competition this year, Life Events will undoubtedly represent Chinese-language films in the Venice Film Festival to compete for awards. Let us look forward to its wonderful performance."

envy!

Nothing but envy!

Domestic commercial film directors are fine, but those directors who focus on art films are so envious that their eyes are almost red!
That is the main competition unit of the Venice International Film Festival. Many directors cannot achieve the goal of being shortlisted even if they spend their entire lives, let alone winning an award. However, under such circumstances, Wen Muye, a new director, successfully made it to the main competition unit with his first film.

This kind of achievement undoubtedly makes many people envious!
"Oh, isn't it because he is backed by Feiyue Films? Otherwise, how could a new director like him be shortlisted for the main competition unit?"

"That's right, a blind cat caught a dead mouse, and now it's just a pig standing in the wind."

"Two great directors, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Chen Fei, are here to protect him. Tsk tsk, let alone him, even if he puts a pig on a tie, he can be a director."

Rumors within the circle began to spread wildly almost at the same time as the list of main competition units was announced.

It is said that intellectuals look down on each other, but once these directors start to become jealous, the vicious words they say are even more vicious than those of the intellectuals.

Tian Zhuangzhuang was originally a little worried that his student would not be able to hold on.

But when I hurriedly found Wen Muye, I saw that the boy was watching "Departures" again.

"Hey? You seem to be quite leisurely." Tian Zhuangzhuang joked, secretly feeling relieved in his heart.

Just be fine.

If Wen Muye's pain points are really hit by those voices from the outside world and he never recovers from that, that would be a big trouble.

"Teacher Tian is here." Wen Muye stood up and poured a glass of water for Tian Zhuangzhuang, then responded with a smile: "I have nothing to do, so I just took a look."

"Those noises outside..."

"I won't bother with them. They are just a bunch of red-eyed monsters. They are just sour grapes."

"Haha, good, that's the right mindset." Tian Zhuangzhuang patted Wen Muye's shoulder with satisfaction, "I'll go with you to Venice this year."

"Even if you didn't tell me, I would have gone to invite you. I'm just a new director and I don't know anything about that place. I don't dare to go there alone."

"Don't worry about that. There will be someone to pick you up over there."

what?
Wen Muye was a little confused.

Is there anyone to answer?

Who will take over?

"Fade Chen has already arranged a PR team for you. Once you get there, just listen to the guidance of the professionals. I guarantee you'll win the prize."

"Ah? Just got the job right away?"

"What do you mean by internal appointment?" Tian Zhuangzhuang rolled his eyes at Wen Muye and said very skillfully: "This is called public relations!"

"Oh, I understand, I understand, hehehe~"

Wen Muye raised his eyebrows and felt more and more that joining Feiyue Film and Television was simply the best decision he had ever made in his life.

Nanny-level treatment, all the way to fly, all resource libraries are open to help~
Let me ask you, where do other companies get such treatment?
……

Hengdian, the preview of "Boundary Breakers".

Although the main movie, which lasted more than an hour, had ended, the entire theater was still silent!

It was not until Chen Fei, Chen Long, Liu Yifei, Zhu Yawen and other main creators stepped onto the stage that the audience in the theater finally came to their senses.

"Fuck! The movie scenes, special effects, and images are so fucking exciting! No wonder they issued a recommendation letter to watch the movie."

"Damn it, I think my fear of heights has been brought out."

"It was so thrilling! It was like riding a roller coaster, especially the two scenes of skydiving in Yanzi Cave and paragliding on Mount Everest. When the first-person perspective was presented, I almost fell off the chair. It was even more thrilling than riding a roller coaster, damn!"

"..."

A group of fans who were fortunate enough to attend the preview event were almost all discussing the plot with people around them, or venting their thoughts about the movie.

On the stage, Fade Chen watched this scene and inexplicably felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

It’s quite interesting to think that a movie I made myself could actually scare my fans like this.

"How is it, everyone? Is this movie exciting enough?"

As soon as he said this, the whole place was filled with shouts of "Exciting! So exciting!"

"Haha, please help us promote the film and say a few nice words after watching it. Thank you all."

The response from the scene re-emerged:
"Of course, Director Chen, don't worry, we will definitely trick more people into coming."

"Hahaha, how can I enjoy such an exciting movie alone? I must invite my friends to watch it."

“Haha~ Then I’ll record my buddy’s stunned expression and post it online, hahahahahaha.”

good guy?
Is this a preparation for "reverse propaganda"?

I have to say, the thoughts of movie fans are sometimes really interesting.

Especially those young fans, the wild and imaginative thoughts in their minds are sometimes even difficult for Chen Fei, a reborn person, to react to.

But Chen Fei was quite generous. As long as they didn't go too far, he would just let them have fun.

"Thank you, thank you everyone..."

Another round of roadshow activities has officially ended.

"Brother, do you want to go back to the hotel and rest first? Or come with us to visit the set?"

Visiting class?

Chen Long asked curiously, "Whose class are you visiting?"

"Our company has a TV series called "Snow Swordsman", which is being filmed in Hengdian right now. Yifei and I will stop by to take a look."

"Oh!" Chen Long suddenly remembered, "The drama produced by Xu Ke, right?"

Fade Chen nodded, "That's right."

"Then let's go together. We'll be free at the hotel anyway."

"Row."

The three of them then got into a business car and headed straight to the crew of "Snow Swordsman".

At this moment, a very "fierce" battle was going on on the crew's side!

"Hongzhong!"

"bump!"

"One cake!"

"bump!"

"Three barrels!"

"Go for it!"

Three cards were played in a row, but all of them were eaten by Meng Ziyi, which made Zhang Tianai angry and said, "No, no, I must change my seat next time. The feng shui of the seat I'm sitting in now is not right. I always lose cards. It's too unlucky."

Seeing that he was about to win again, Meng Ziyi laughed happily: "Hahaha, what does this have to do with Feng Shui? It's obviously because you are too bad at playing cards."

"I also think the place where you sit has good feng shui." Ding Xiaoying, who plays the 'Blue Bird', looked at the more than ten hundred-dollar bills on Meng Ziyi's desk with envy.

"Oh my god, I've lost three hundred dollars!"

Zhang Yishang, who was sitting on the other side of Meng Ziyi, scratched his head and couldn't help but start to think about Meng Ziyi's position.

"I don't care. I won't trade with you. I want to win all three of them today and take all the small change in your pockets."

Meng Ziyi looked at the three people in front of him vigilantly, fearing that his Feng Shui treasure land would be snatched away by them.

But at this moment, a curious voice suddenly sounded behind her: "Since you won so much money, can you treat us to a cup of milk tea?"

"How can this be possible? The winner takes all! The loser has to buy milk tea."

As Meng Ziyi spoke, he turned his head and looked back.

She wanted to see who was so ignorant that he dared to ask her for milk tea when she was in a good mood?
Isn't this just to break her "feng shui"?

Sister Meng is very angry and the consequences are "serious"!
(End of this chapter)