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

Chapter 1300 Drastic changes made to "Detective Chinatown 3"!
You don’t have to attend the premiere of "Hello, Li Huanying", but you definitely can’t miss "Detective Chinatown 3".

On February 2, Chen Fei and Liu Yifei were ready to set off at nine o'clock and headed straight to the Pan Asia International Cinema in the capital.

Miss Liu, who had stayed at home for several days, seemed to be letting herself go as soon as she went out. She even opened the car window and waved to the fans on both sides of the road.

Then within five minutes, her behavior became a hot topic.

"Are you behaving yourself now?" Chen Fei, who was sitting next to him, tried to hold back his laughter.

Liu Yifei turned off her phone and said with a smile, "Hehe~ I don't want to play anymore. It's annoying to be on the trending search. There are a lot of boring netizens saying all kinds of weird things below."

"Don't pay attention to them. Don't read Weibo anymore. The platform is getting more and more fucked up."

As a company listed on NASDAQ and a social platform, it is inevitable that it will be affected by foreign capital.

This kind of cultural soft invasion cannot be stopped, and it is likely to become more and more exaggerated in the future!
Fortunately, Chen Fei had already completed the layout of Weibo, so he could stay out of it and not be affected.

I took out my cell phone and found the staff in charge of the hot search section on Weibo. After sending a few messages, the hot search was successfully removed after a while.

"nailed it."

"Hehe, thank you, husband. Come, I'll give you a kiss~"

Liu Yifei suddenly came over, bringing with her a faint fragrance, and gently left a bright red lip print on Chen Fei's cheek.

However, after the kiss, she quickly reached out to cover the corners of her slightly open lips, with a tiny smile on her eyes: "Ah, I forgot, the lipstick I just applied hasn't dried yet."

Fade Chen opened the car's makeup mirror and took a look.

Ok!

The lipstick mark is clearly visible!
"Where are the wet wipes? Wipe it off. You won't be able to see anyone later."

"Haha, if the media takes pictures of you, you'll also be on the hot search list."

Liu Yifei smiled like a lark, turned around, took out a wet wipe from the side, and wiped Chen Fei carefully.

Half an hour later, the car slowly stopped outside the premiere venue.

The moment the car door opened, dense flashes of light suddenly lit up like a pouring galaxy!
Thanks to the widespread use of vaccines, the shadow of the epidemic has gradually dissipated, and the bans on gatherings that were once strictly prohibited have been lifted one after another. The film and television industry, which has been silent for a long time, has regained its vitality.

At this moment, both sides of the red carpet of the "Detective Chinatown 3" premiere were already crowded with media and fans holding cameras.

Amid the sounds of shutter clicks, enthusiastic screams and cheers, one can almost hear the pulse of the entire entertainment industry beating again.

Chen Fei held Liu Yifei's hand and walked into the premiere while greeting fans on both sides of the red carpet.

Looking around, they are all familiar faces!

"Director Chen, let me wish you a happy new year first, haha."

Wang Baoqiang, who was greeting guests at the door, came forward with his teeth bared. One of his big front teeth was covered with a gold plate, perfectly recreating the role of "Tang Ren".

"Okay, okay, happy new year." Chen Fei patted his shoulder with a smile and joked, "You sing well."

At the end of last month, Wang Baoqiang released a duet single "Missing You 365 Days".

No matter how hard the tuner tried, the feeling of "magic music lingering in the ears" still lingered in Chen Fei's ears, so much so that he didn't dare to watch Douyin these days.

That algorithm is fucked up. He only listened to it once, and it started pushing messages like crazy. I'm speechless.

Hearing Chen Fei's words, Wang Baoqiang showed a very surprised expression on his face.

"Ah? You also think I have the potential to be a singer?"

Chen Fei: "..."

Liu Yifei covered her mouth and giggled, but finally she couldn't hold it in anymore and simply abandoned Chen Fei and went to the venue to look for her acquaintances.

"Go ahead and get busy." Fade Chen also turned around and left.

Baoqiang is too honest. Sometimes he takes a joke seriously and always makes a fool of himself.

After walking a few steps, Wang Changtian's voice came over, "Chen Fei, come here quickly, why are you, the investor, late?"

"It was too cold. I stayed in bed for a while and accidentally got up late."

Chen Fei shrugged, expressing his helplessness.

The New Year was approaching, so he took Liu Yifei and Xiao Shitou back to the courtyard.

I suddenly got a new bed and couldn't fall asleep at night. I had sex with Liu Yifei all night long, which resulted in me waking up late.

Wang Changtian and his friends did not delve into the topic of "lateness" and soon talked about the upcoming Spring Festival.

Ren Zhonglun suddenly frowned, and muttered in a puzzled tone:

"What on earth is Song Ge planning? Is he holding on to Hello, Li Huanying as a 'lifeline'? Why are all major platforms flooded with promotional notices for this movie recently?"

Although Shanghai Film Studio had no films released during this year's Spring Festival, he was responsible for part of the distribution of "Detective Chinatown 3".

Therefore, he is particularly sensitive to market changes.

Recently, he can clearly feel the pressure coming from "Hello, Li Huanying".

The publicity campaign for this movie was pervasive.
Major online social platforms are dominated by related topics and materials, and offline buses, subways, and shopping malls are full of movie posters.

Moreover, the main theme of this movie is "warmth", which perfectly depicts the affection between mother and daughter. Starting from Jia Ling's deep longing for her mother, it evokes the public's deep resonance with family affection.

Then, with the star effect of Jia Ling, Shen Teng, Zhang Xiaofei and others, as well as the use of variety shows, live broadcasts and other multi-channel publicity in the early stages, it attracted the attention of a large number of viewers.

Although it is not completely better than "Detective Chinatown 3", its impact is indeed not to be underestimated.

Even though "Detective Chinatown 3" focuses on suspense comedy, reasoning elements and funny plots, the screening schedule was still affected to a certain extent by the fierce impact of the warm route of "Hello, Li Huanying".

Seeing everyone looking at him, Fade Chen explained, "Because the quality of the film is really good, he is naturally willing to spend a lot of money."

Liu Xiaobin was a little surprised and asked, "Is the quality very good?"

"Tomorrow is the premiere of Hello, Li Huanying. You can go and see it yourself. There are still many remarkable and excellent aspects."

Chen Fei did not deny the value of "Hello, Li Huanying", but when thinking about the competition during the Spring Festival, there was still determination in his eyes.

He firmly believes that Feiyue Film and Television will still be the winner of this year's Spring Festival.

After all, the script of "Detective Chinatown 3" that was polished by him has already been completely transformed!

Half an hour later, as the time reached 11 o'clock, all the invited guests had arrived.

The host Liu Yan came on stage, and after a brief interview and interaction with the creators, the movie screening officially began.

Chen Fei sat in the first row of seats, his legs crossed and swaying slightly with the light on the screen, a hint of relief in his eyes.

He spent a lot of effort to polish the script of "Detective Chinatown 3"!
There are so many flaws in the original version.

At that time, in order to increase profits, Wanda launched a lot of weird advertising placements, such as Dongpeng Special Drink, Jiannanchun, and Peace Elite, which seriously affected the audience's viewing experience.

It would be fine if there were too many implants, but they were also particularly stiff.

For example, the "Five Spiritual Children of Chinatown" in the original plot.

Before his rebirth, when Chen Fei went to the cinema to watch the movie, he was almost embarrassed to death by these characters!

After he modified it, all these messy things that had nothing to do with the plot were deleted.

Product placement is allowed, and this is also one of the sources of revenue for movies.

But what’s the point of these implants that affect the visual experience?
Although the benefits were quite good at the time, this large-scale insertion of advertisements resulted in the weakening of the reasoning elements, an imbalance in the plot rhythm, and numerous loopholes in the story logic.

As for the comedy elements, the large number of vulgar jokes and scenes that are funny for the sake of being funny are simply embarrassing.

Movie fans have been looking forward to it for several years, but in the end the film company came up with such a misleading movie. Aren't they just asking for trouble?
Therefore, Chen Fei started to make drastic changes to the script!
The first is that it increases the complexity of reasoning.

He designed the murderer's modus operandi as a "multiple tricks superimposed on each other", using psychological suggestion to mislead witnesses, a double trap of forging an alibi, etc., rather than simply "hiding the murder weapon".

There is also key evidence.

For example, the special scars on the body of the deceased, the chemical residues left at the scene, etc., all these need to be gradually disassembled through Qin Feng's memory palace, allowing the audience to solve the mystery from the protagonist's perspective.

If, like in the original version, the audience had identified the suspect right from the start, then what was the point of the suspense?
He also deliberately made balanced settings for the plot structure.

The meaningless farces in the first half, such as the money scattering in Shibuya and the sumo fight, were either deleted or shortened in length and quickly passed over.

As for more space, it is used to lay the groundwork for clues to the case, such as gang conflicts, past grudges between victims and suspects, etc.

In the middle of the story, he deliberately added a "misleading suspect", making Kobayashi Anna's secretary a brief suspect, and enhanced the suspense through reversals to avoid exposing the real culprit too early.

In this way, when the murderer is finally revealed, the audience will naturally show an expression of "sudden enlightenment", adding more surprise and interest.

As for those logical loopholes, such as the police investigation, he also added many professional details. The forensic doctor found that the angle of the victim's wound was inconsistent with the murder weapon, suggesting "secondary injury."

The setting of parking lot surveillance blind spots was also prepared in advance to avoid the omission of evidence.

And Tang Ren's "lustful" setting was transformed by him into an "oolong-like misjudgment" rather than direct physical offense or vulgar lines.

He continued to deepen the cute contrast between Qin Feng and Tang Ren, as well as cultural jokes, rather than relying on exaggerated physical conflicts and vulgar jokes.

Finally, we need to deepen the character's motivation, make the supporting characters three-dimensional, deeply integrate cultural elements, etc...

In the modification, deepening, deletion and addition of these multiple factors and conditions, "Detective Chinatown 3" has long deviated from the original version and returned to its original intention of "focusing on detective stories and supplemented by comedy".

This can not only meet the audience's expectations for brain-burning plots, but also trigger emotional resonance through character arcs, avoiding the decline in reputation due to "miscellaneous but not refined".

Only a "Detective Chinatown 3" like this can be the "Detective Chinatown series movie" that the audience loves.

"Clap clap clap!"

After more than two hours of playing, there was warm applause in the theater.

As the main creators took the stage again, the media's "crackling" flash lights directly lit up the entire screening room.

"Director Chen! Box office..."

I don't know when it started, but it seems to have become a routine to ask Chen Fei about his box office predictions at every premiere.

Looking at the microphone in front of him, he chuckled and said, "Fifty is the minimum."

"50?" The reporter was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked: "Is it 50 billion?"

There was a roar of laughter.

Chen Fei took the microphone and asked cheerfully, "What else? Could it be 50?"

The hot search appeared so quickly!

“On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Tokyo is full of laughter! Detective Chinatown 3 is back, taking you on an unprecedented brain-burning adventure!”

"A super strong lineup, an all-star gathering, Tang Ren and Qin Feng, the 'Chinatown Detective Combination', join hands again, and their tacit understanding is upgraded."

“It is reported that Detective Chinatown 3 was shot entirely with ALEXA IMAX cameras, bringing a shocking experience with MAX vision… Top-notch production, stunning audio-visuals, invite you to share.”

"At the premiere, Director Chen Fei once again made a bold statement that the box office of Detective Chinatown 3 will definitely not be less than 50 billion!"

"As of now, the pre-sale box office of Detective Chinatown 3 has successfully exceeded 3 million yuan. Major theaters are increasing the film's screening rate one after another. The first-day box office is likely to break the record of Chinese-language film history..."

If there is anyone who hates the popularity created by "Detective Chinatown 3" the most, Song Ge would definitely be ranked first!

The next night, on February 2th, was the premiere of "Hello, Li Huanying", but the popularity of this movie was suppressed by "Detective Chinatown 8", which was so frustrating.

The popularity, traffic, and film scheduling are all unmatched...

In this case, there seems to be no other way except to win by relying on the quality of the film.

"How about we brush it a little bit..."

Before the head of the issuing department could finish his words, Song Ge slapped the table hard and interrupted him.

"Do you want this movie to die completely? And you want to inflate the box office? Go ask outside, which theater chain or cinema dares to inflate it under the noses of Feiyue Film and Television and Pan Asia Cinema?"

Ever since Emperor Entertainment Group had its business license revoked for inflating box office revenue and had to return to Hong Kong, no domestic film company dares to do so anymore.

Because this is simply seeking death!
Everyone is staring at each other, who dares to reach out?

It's just a small mistake to make a move, but if you're not careful you might end up ruining the company!

"What should we do now?" The head of the issuance department scratched his head, very distressed.

It cannot compare with others in publicity and marketing, and has no confidence in quality. If it does not find another way, it will definitely not be able to beat "Detective Chinatown 3".

Song Ge fell into deep thought.

"Popularity, traffic, marketing, box office, word of mouth..."

He muttered to himself, and suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.

“Why not work on word of mouth?”

Everyone in the conference room was a little confused for a moment when they heard his words.

"Mr. Song, do you mean to improve the reputation of Hello, Li Huanying? We are already working on this. The press releases and film reviews after the premiere were all positive.

Including the film reviews on Douban, Dengta, Maoyan, Weibo and other major platforms after the film was released, it can be guaranteed that more than 90% of them are positive..."

"No, no, no!" Song Ge knocked on the table again and interrupted, "We should learn to think in reverse. If we drag down the reputation of our opponent, wouldn't it make our movie more worth watching?"

Everyone in the conference room looked at each other in surprise when they heard this.

This kind of "harming others to benefit oneself" operation sounds very vicious, and I think the effect will not be bad when used.

"Do it immediately."

Song Ge waved his hand and sent away several supervisors in charge of this matter.

When only his trusted aides were left in the meeting room, he lowered his voice and said solemnly, "Those people from the Securities Regulatory Commission have been in the company for two years. There haven't been any mistakes or handles in your departments. Have you been caught by them?"

Since being reported in 19, Song Ge has experienced countless days and nights of fear.

Fortunately, he is still safe and sound, and he has tried his best to fill many of the previous loopholes.

Plus, with the support of the big guys who have not fallen yet, I can be considered to have escaped this disaster...

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other and shook their heads to indicate that no secrets had been leaked and no one had been caught.

"That's good." Song Ge smiled with satisfaction, stood up and said, "Next, let's welcome the Spring Festival. I hope that after all this long preparation and foreshadowing, we can reap a satisfactory result."

……

New Year’s Eve arrived as promised.

After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner and watching the Spring Festival Gala in front of the TV, the old man went to rest, and Liu Yifei also took Xiao Shitou back to the room first.

The burden of staying up all night to celebrate the New Year fell on Chen Fei again.

The little guy didn't want to go back and clamored to help his dad stay up all night, but in the end he was dragged back by Liu Yifei by twisting his ears.

"Why are you keeping silent, little brat? Go to bed quickly. Tomorrow your mom will take you to the mall to buy toys."

This is a perfect reason for kids!
The little stone, who was still making a fuss, suddenly became a good kid and counted on his fingers: "I want Ultraman and a dinosaur, and an aircraft carrier model..."

Liu Yifei turned around, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Fade Chen, did you hear what your son said?"

"Buy, buy, buy, buy them all."

"Yeah! Daddy is the best! I love Daddy the most!"

He ran over and kissed Chen Fei on the face, and then the little guy happily followed Liu Yifei back to the bedroom.

Hot pot, reclining chair, red dates, a plate of leftover peanuts, and a small pot of white wine...

At this moment, Chen Fei, lying on the chair, felt a kind of leisurely feeling.

When I opened Weibo, I saw that the Spring Festival movie season has already begun!
"Hello, Li Huanying, a comedy film co-produced by Jingxi Culture, Dawan Media, and New Classics Media, and directed and acted by Jia Ling, had a comprehensive screening rate of 25.1% on the first day of its release."

"The comedy film Detective Chinatown 3, co-produced by Feiyue Films, Enlight Media, Shanghai Film Group and other companies, starring Wang Baoqiang, had a comprehensive screening schedule of 45.8% on the first day of its release."

"The comedy film "The Crowd", jointly produced by Yiyantang, Guangguang, and Yinghuang, starring Liu Dehua, Xiao Yang, and Wan Qian, had a comprehensive screening schedule of 8.5% on the first day of its release."

"On the first day of release, Boonie Bears: Wild Continent had a total screening rate of 5.7%."

"New Gods: Nezha Reborn", first day of release, overall screening share 5.1%."

"On the first day of release, The Order of the Samurai had a 7.6% overall screening share."

"..."

boom--

Fan Luyuan slapped the coffee table in the living room.

Although his hands were numb and painful from the shock, he could not suppress his inner shock, anger and disbelief.

"Why? Why does "New Gods: Nezha Reborn" only have 5.1% of the screening time???"

(End of this chapter)