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

Chapter 1280 I feel as if my body has been hollowed out...

After returning to Yanjing, Chen Fei stayed at home with Liu Yifei and Xiao Shitou for a night.

Then the next morning, after getting up early, he took Liu Yifei straight to the premiere of "Assassination of Novelist".

Due to the impact of the epidemic, it is naturally impossible to hold the premiere on a large scale.

Therefore, almost all those present today are partners of Feiyue Films, as well as close friends of Chen Fei, Han Sanping, and Han Jianu, and some lucky audience members.

Naturally, there was no red carpet segment.

So after Chen Fei and Liu Yifei arrived, they walked into the door of the Pan Asia Flagship Cinema in a low-key manner.

If it were in the past, the film company would definitely book out the entire cinema today.

But these days are different.

"Assassination of Novelist" today simply booked the largest theater in the cinema as the venue for the premiere.

"Director Chen, Producer Liu, Hall 1 is on your right, please follow me."

The cinema manager who was waiting in the lobby came over to Chen Fei and Liu Yifei upon seeing them come in, and led them straight to the viewing hall.

"How is the movie-watching traffic during this period?" Chen Fei asked casually as he walked.

"After the release of 'Win the Championship', the traffic has increased compared to before, but overall, it is still a long way from recovering to the popularity before the epidemic."

This is also inevitable.

Fortunately, Pan Asia Cinemas had already scaled back its expansion before the outbreak of the epidemic, so the losses were not too great.

If they were like Wanda, with large-scale real estate purchases, mortgages and loans, I'm afraid Chen Fei and Huo Qigang would be under pressure now.

Walking into the theater, Chen Fei immediately saw Han Jianu chatting with Wen Muye.

She is also very greedy for the Golden Lion Award.

She was quite proud when she won the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes.

But now, compared with Wen Muye's Golden Lion, she suddenly felt that her Best Screenplay Award was not worth much.

So, she is now asking with great interest how she can win the three major awards in Europe.

Wen Muye's answer was simple, "First you need to ask Director Chen to give you a script that's suitable for winning awards, and then you can start filming."

Han Jianu thought for a moment and nodded, "When 'Assassination of Novelist' is released and I have enough rest, I will go find him."

"I'll give it to you before the end of the year. Why do you want to rest? It's not a good habit to just lie down at such a young age."

Chen Fei's voice sounded faintly from behind, which immediately scared Han Jianu.

She turned back suddenly and said nervously, "I don't want it. I don't want it now, even if I die. This drama is almost killing me. If there is another one, won't I have to live a few years less?"

"Look at your potential."

Chen Fei rolled his eyes at her, turned around and headed towards the direction where Han Sanping, Wang Changtian and others were.

"A little bit!"

Han Jianu stuck out her tongue at him, walked up to Liu Yifei, took her arm, and started chatting in a low voice.

Wen Muye caught up with Chen Fei at this time and asked, "Director Chen, by the way, I forgot to ask you, when will "Life Events" be released?"

Release date?

Chen Fei thought about it and did not answer immediately. Instead, he came to Wang Changtian and asked about the release date of "Rock Solid".

Of these two films, one was controlled by Feiyue Films, while the other participated in the investment.

Therefore, killing each other is definitely not an option. At least there should be a two-week interval to minimize the impact.

"As for the release date of "Rock Solid", I plan to release it on December 12th."

After listening to Wang Changtian's reply, Chen Fei pondered it carefully.

December 12th happens to be Christmas, and is quite close to the New Year's Day period.

If we can successfully get the key extension, then it can be smoothly extended to the Spring Festival period, which is equivalent to spanning three periods!

For a commercial film, this timing is indeed quite appropriate.

Chen Fei immediately turned around and said to Wen Muye, "In that case, let's put 'Life Events' on December 12th, two weeks apart from 'Solid as a Rock'."

"Ok."

Wen Muye nodded, turned around and went to discuss with Su Guohai.

At this time, Huo Qigang, who had just come over, suddenly reminded: "The release date of 'The Breaking Storm' is almost set, why not go to November 11th?

It can also avoid affecting "Life Events" and can also take advantage of the popularity of the Lunar New Year holiday."

"Okay, you figure it out."

Chen Fei waved his hand and didn't care too much about this.

It's just a low-budget action/crime movie, and it's fine as long as it's not released in a particularly unpopular schedule.

Everyone gathered together and chatted for half an hour. After all the guests, lucky invited audiences, film critics, media, etc. arrived, the premiere officially started.

Keep the process simple.

Therefore, the interactive sessions before the movie officially started were removed and left until after the movie ended.

Along with the Feiyue Film and Television’s logo, the dragon logo and the names of a group of main creators emerging one by one, the feature film of "Assassination of Novelist" "grandly debuted".

This is the first time Chen Fei has watched the finished film.

Before this, because he was too busy with work, the review work was done by Ning Hao on his behalf.

Director Ning did not disappoint his expectations and he did a great job in controlling the review, plot progression, and special effects of the film.

At the beginning of the film, the camera moves directly into a huge city hidden among the mountains. The picture is full of depth, instantly bringing everyone in the audience into a fantasy world.

Let’s not talk about the plot for now, just looking at the battle scenes and special effects, it is truly shocking!
When the Red-haired Demon attacked the Baihan Territory, three flying dragons were flying in the sky and suddenly flew out of the screen.

With the extremely realistic 3D effects, they seem to be really about to rush out of the screen!
And in the clip where Kong Wen and Hei Jia fight against the Red-haired Demon, the fighting scenes are extremely exciting.

The 15-meter-tall red-haired ghost looked directly at the camera, giving a full sense of oppression. When he slapped him, the entire theater seemed to be shaking.

The film's special effects production details are extremely detailed. The red-haired ghost's 40 hairs, 94.8 pores, facial muscle changes, blood vessel dilation and other details are all clearly visible, making the breathing and rhythm of this virtual character appear extremely real.

The 520 pieces of black armor can be combined at will, and even the bloodshot in the eyes are very clear.

With the integrated use of virtual shooting, motion capture, real shooting, CG and other technologies, the overall scenes of "Assassination of Novelist" are very realistic and the pictures are quite smooth.

The details of the actors' performances also look very exquisite and careful, and there is almost nothing wrong with them.

The combination of top-notch special effects and the wonderful performances of the actors has resulted in an extremely outstanding domestic commercial action/fantasy blockbuster.

By the end, Han Sanping, who was sitting next to Chen Fei, was already filled with satisfaction.

His daughter showed such a high standard in her first commercial film, which made him very happy. "I told you, my daughter, Han Sanping, is definitely a good material for being a director!"

After muttering to himself for a few words, he turned his head and praised Han Jianv next to him, "In my opinion, your talent as a director is no less than that of a screenwriter.

Therefore, I suggest that after this drama is released, you can follow Chen Fei to the crew of "Changjin Lake" to continue your studies, and strive to release a literary or commercial masterpiece that you write and direct as soon as possible!"

"what?!"

Han Jianu suddenly couldn't hold it anymore.

"I...I'm planning to go to Sanya for some time after "Assassination of Novelist" is released."

"What are you going to play? You are already a grown-up, why do you think about playing all day long?"

Han Sanping started preaching on the spot, causing Han Jianu to look devastated.

Even when the movie ended and she led the creative team onto the stage, she still looked as if she had no strength to move.

"I feel as if my body has been hollowed out..."

When facing the interview, she started to complain, "Shooting special effects commercial films is really tiring, much more tiring than shooting art films and writing scripts."

Below the stage, Liu Yifei covered her mouth and laughed softly, occasionally glancing at Han Sanping, whose face was as dark as a stone.

She said she felt great on stage, and never thought about what the consequences would be when she got home.

"Director Han, I wonder what your box office expectations are for this movie?"

After Han Jianuo finally finished complaining about the hardships and fatigue of filming, the reporter quickly took advantage of the opportunity to ask a follow-up question that could be reported publicly.

Box office expectations?

Han Jianu blinked and subconsciously looked at Chen Fei.

"I'm not very good at this, why don't I let my senior brother answer it? After all, he is good at predicting box office."

Hearing this, the media who were invited to attend the premiere today all turned their eyes to Chen Fei.

"30 billion is the minimum!"

Chen Fei was not vague at all and mentioned an astronomical figure.

By the afternoon, the top search on Weibo had changed from the official announcement of the completion of "Send You a Little Red Flower" starring Liu Haoqi and Yi Yang Qianxi to news about "Assassination of Novelist".

"This morning, the action/fantasy film "Assassination of Novelist", produced by Feiyue Films and starring Lei Jiayin, Peng Yuchang, Wan Qian and others, officially held a screening in Beijing."

"In an interview with the media, Director Chen Fei expressed his optimism about the film's box office performance and believed that the film could get at least 30 billion yuan in box office revenue."

"As a commercial film with an investment of 500 million yuan, whether "Assassination of Novelist" can shine during this National Day holiday, let us wait and see."

"Many film critics have published their reviews of "Assassination of Novelist" and said that it is a top Chinese-language commercial blockbuster that combines "visual experience" and "excellent plot."

"As of now, the box office of "Assassination of Novelist" has successfully exceeded 100 million, far exceeding "The Vanguard" and "My Hometown and Me"..."

On this side, "Assassination of Novelist" has launched the final publicity sprint.

On the other hand, many movies such as "The Vanguard", "My Hometown and Me", and "Jiang Ziya" have also launched related promotional activities.

Although the box office performance of "Win" failed to show a big explosive trend because it was a weekday.

But if nothing unexpected happens, once the National Day holiday comes, the box office performance of this movie will definitely reach a new level!
On the 28th, a screening of the action/adventure/comedy film "The Vanguard", starring Chen Long, Yang Yang and Ai Lun, was held in Beijing.

Chen Fei was also invited to attend this event.

As co-producers, China Film Group and Tencent have created a lot of momentum for this film.

It’s a pity that the quality of the film is a bit lacking.

First of all, Chen Long really couldn't fight anymore.

When he was young: “jump jump jump!”

Him now: "There are stairs over there? OK, great!"

Because there were not many fighting scenes, coupled with the 50-cent special effects, Chen Fei felt a little embarrassed when watching it.

And the most important thing is that the whole feature of the film reveals a faint sense of "awkwardness".

Whether it is the lines, the fighting, or the various funny plots, there is a sense of "incomprehensible" and "incomprehensible".

Not only Chen Fei, but even Chen Long himself could see it.

"Alas, I am old and useless."

Chen Long sighed helplessly, and the thought of retiring came to his mind again.

Fade Chen didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only pat his arm and change the subject: "Remember to come to the celebration banquet of "Boundary Breaker" next month."

Different from the status of "The Vanguard", the box office performance of "Boundary Breaker" is very impressive.

10 million, 20 million, 30 million, 40 million...

Even though it has been released for over a month now, the single-day box office results are still very stable and have not yet fallen below the 3000 million mark.

Even when "Leap" was released, it did not affect "Boundary Breaker".

If nothing unexpected happens, by the time the movie is taken off the screen, there will be no problem making 50 billion at the box office.

"Okay." Chen Long nodded and said with a wry smile, "We just managed to save our reputation, but now it's about to be ruined again. This is really... Alas!"

Chen Long's sigh was rewarded with a first-day box office of 5739 million for "Vanguard" and a Douban score of 4.4.

As expected, the scolding came.

On the other hand, "Assassination of Novelist", which was released on the same day, earned 1.77 million yuan on its first day.

The Maoyan ticket purchase score is 8.9 and the Douban score is 8.4.

When this result was released, it directly led to the screening rate of "Assassination of Novelist" on the next day, October 1st, being even higher than the main theme movie "My Hometown and Me"!

On the China Film Group side, Jiao Hongfen scratched his head, feeling confused.

"No way? That shouldn't be the case, right? Is it going to happen again that the situation similar to "Boundary Breaker" strongly suppresses "Eight Hundred"?"

With such doubts in mind, he went straight to the cinema with his secretary.

As for "Vanguard", his level of attention is actually not very high.

After all, that was a project that was decided when La Peikang was in office. Even if the box office performance was good, he would not be able to reap much of the political credit.

But the project "My Hometown and Me" is too important and must not be allowed to fail!
After all, after he became the chairman of China Film Group, the main development direction was the "main theme".

If he can't go down this path, his career may not last long.

This is not good news for him.

(End of this chapter)