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

Chapter 1307 Losing weight? !
"China Film Group released the latest film and television project announcement: it will participate in the investment of the main theme disaster film written and directed by Li Jun.

The film tells the story of ordinary people represented by Hong Yizhou, Hong Yunbing, and Lu Xiaojin who stepped forward in an unprecedented geological disaster, sacrificed themselves for others, and saved 16 people in the county! "

"Jiao Hongfen wrote on his personal blog: "Peak Explosion" is a rare main-theme disaster movie in the Chinese-language film market. First of all, it conveys the humanistic concept of 'life first', and secondly, it promotes the national spirit..."

"It is reported that the film is expected to cost 1.5 to 2 million yuan, mainly for the presentation of disaster visual effects."

"..."

Compared with Lapeikang, Jiao Hongfen's project promotion efficiency is undoubtedly much faster
The "Peak Explosion" project had just been finalized, and an announcement was quickly released and preheating was carried out on the day the contract was signed. The whole process was smooth as flowing water.

If we include "My Fathers and Me" which has already started shooting at the same time, then there is a high probability that China Film will release two main-theme blockbusters this year.

This rhythm not only continues Jiao Hongfen's film and television production style of "fast, faster, and continuously accelerating", but also coincides with the market popularity of main theme themes in recent years.

Looking back at the works it has invested in in the past, "The Eight Hundred" took only a few months from preparation to completion, and "My Hometown and Me" refreshed the industry's efficiency with its "collage-style creation + short-term shooting", which shows that its control over the project rhythm is extremely fast.

If nothing unexpected happens, this time's "Peak Explosion" should be a continuation of his signature "compact shooting rules".

It is also worth noting that China Film Group has also adopted a "dual project parallel" strategy this time:
"My Fathers and Me" features an all-star cast and emotional resonance, while "Peak Explosion" focuses on the hardcore visual spectacle of geological disaster rescue.

The two unexpectedly formed complementary themes!

"According to the current pace, the two main theme films of China Film Group will most likely be released during this year's National Day holiday."

When Su Guohai came to report with documents in his arms, he started a topic about the "National Day period".

Chen Fei listened while spinning his pen. He tapped the red circled date of October 1 on the calendar with his knuckles and continued, "The National Day schedule is a perfect match for the main theme."

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his eyes and asked, "Where is our "Changjin Lake"?"

"Of course it's also during this period." Su Guohai flipped open the planning proposal. "It was submitted for review a few days before the film was completed. The bureau reported that the approval rate for editing and war scenes exceeded 90%. We can get the screening license in a week at most."

Chen Fei immediately made the decision and said, "We will release a release notice on the day the film is approved, and the official website and ticketing platform will simultaneously display countdown posters."

He leaned back in his leather chair, glanced at the set photos of “Changjin Lake” on his desk, and chuckled, “Even if China Film wanted to do something small, there’s no time.

"My Fathers and I" has just started filming, and "Peak Explosion" hasn't even finished auditioning its actors. By the time their film is finished, our pre-sale box office will probably have exceeded 100 million yuan."

Su Guohai nodded, but then added: "I think Jiao Hongfen seems very confident this time?"

"The National Day movie season is so small, so what if you have confidence?" Chen Fei suddenly laughed out loud, "Didn't My People, My Country and The Captain also have a conflicting release date? But didn't we win in the end?

The audience wants to see real weapons and real guns. It took us two years to prepare. We hired more than 20 military consultants and made 20 replica tank props. This advantage was not stolen but gained through hard work. How can China Film compare with it? "

"That's true."

Su Guohai recalled it and found that the projects launched by China Film Group always seemed to be just one step away from success.

It looked like it was about to explode, but in the end it still stayed outside the line.

"You ask the publicity and distribution department to keep an eye on the developments of China Film. We will launch the offline road show 'Salute to the Loveliest People' two months in advance, from the Northeast Industrial Base to the former site of the Southwest Railway Corps, to play the sentimental card to the hearts of the audience..."

When it comes to playing with emotions, if Chen Fei says that he is the originator, others would never dare to compete with him.

After all, it was he who initiated the theme of "main melody", and others were just following him across the river.

"Okay, Mr. Chen, I'll arrange it right away."

Su Guohai responded, turned around and left the office.

After watching him leave, Fade Chen's fingertips just touched the folder about the Asian Games plan on the table when the office door was suddenly knocked again.

"Enter."

He responded, then looked up and saw the morning light flowing along Zhong Lifang's shoulders, giving her neatly tailored professional attire a layer of gold.

"Mr. Chen, good morning."

Zhong Lifang walked in holding a project book. The sound of her high heels was light and steady, which complemented the confidence on her face.

While saying hello, she placed the project book on the desk.

The gold-embossed words "Miracle·Stupid Kid" on the title page glowed warmly and softly under the sunlight shining in from the floor-to-ceiling windows.

"Mr. Chen, the preliminary budget and related preparations for this project have all been completed. Please take a look." As she spoke, her slender fingers ran across the cover, "As for the real-life research of the urban villages you mentioned before, the art team has traveled to 2013 old communities such as Luohu and Futian, and even found the original manufacturer for the 'Shentong Wangyuan' door light box.

"it is good."

Chen Fei nodded slightly, picked up the project book and started flipping through it.

The first page of storyboard manuscript comes to mind.

A teenager running wildly in the rain with a circuit board in his arms, a migrant worker sleeping on a bunk bed, and a master repairing a mobile phone in the alley...

His eyes finally stopped at the column of Jinghao's character biography: "20 years old, a migrant worker in Shenzhen, owner of a mobile phone repair shop, needs 50 yuan for his sister's surgery..."

"The production cost is controlled at 35 million?" Chen Fei tapped the budget table with his fingertips. "The real scene construction accounts for %?"

"Yes." Zhong Lifang took the initiative to open the appendix and pulled up the comparison chart. "We reproduced the Huaqiang North Electronics Market in 2013. Even the degree of fading of the stall signs was based on old photos."

"Look at this one." She pointed to a yellowed photo taken at the scene. "When the proprietress of 'Integrity Communications' heard that we were going to film a startup story, she took the initiative to lend a copy of her business license to the prop team..."

Chen Fei suddenly smiled, and stroked the item "Promotion and marketing budget is temporarily listed as 1 million" with his fingertips. After thinking for a while, he said: "Since this movie is aimed at the Spring Festival, the promotion and marketing expenses will probably have to double."

As he spoke, he took out a pen and circled the words "can be added". "You should first inform the distribution department. If this movie can be released during the Spring Festival, then from the 20th of the 12th month to the 15th of the 1st month, in subways, buses, and building advertisements in 50 cities across the country, the posters of 'Stupid Kid' must cover all the New Year promotion information."

As I recall, the advertising for this movie was very loud. The trailer alone was played on elevator screens in 230 cities across the country for three weeks.

Since he has mature experience, Chen Fei will naturally not let it go unused.

After giving the instructions, he continued to read.

When he turned to the page for the main cast and saw the word "to be determined", he suddenly laughed out loud, then picked up a pen and wrote a name.

——Peng Yuchang!

"Pull him out of the mushroom house and tell him that if he continues to eat it, the 'wind-chasing boy' who can carry 20 kilograms of circuit boards all over Huaqiangbei in the play will have to be replaced."

Zhong Lifang was typing in the memo while trying not to laugh, when she suddenly heard Chen Fei add, "And Wen Muye, call him immediately and ask him to come back to take charge of this project.

At such a young age, why would you want to date if you don’t want to work and save some money to get married? Really.”

Zhong Lifang: “???”

Is Wen Muye in love?
When did you talk about it?
There is no such rumor in the company?
She was confused, but at this moment, Fade Chen had already read the project book carefully from beginning to end and did not find any major problems.

Then, he closed the project book and instructed: "Just follow this, the project can be established."

"it is good!"

Zhong Lifang nodded slightly, took the project book, turned around and walked out.

Time soon came to noon. Peng Yuchang, who was far away in the Mushroom House recording a variety show, and Wen Muye, who was accompanying Han Jianu to visit the "Ready Player One Theme Park" in Shanghai, received notifications of new projects one after another.

lose weight?

Staring at the word "weight loss" on the phone screen, Peng Yuchang pinched his bloated belly and round cheeks, and his face instantly fell: "Oh my God! The happiness fat is turning into the final fat!"

At the same time, when Wen Muye heard that there was a new project arrangement, he was both sad and happy.

The sad thing is that I can’t go out to play with Han Jianuo from now on.

The good news is that I can finally get rid of the "shopping marathon".

During this period, he followed Han Jianu to check in at popular online stores and visit tourist attractions, and he was so tired that his back ached and his legs cramped.

"Are you going back to Beijing?"

When Han Jianv heard Wen Muye's request, she frowned unhappily at first, but then she reacted.

"It's time to go back. After all, it's been several months since the film came out, and the script of Parasite has been adjusted almost. It's time to prepare for the start of filming."

Wen Muye's eyes lit up, and he asked tentatively, "Start working together?" "Of course!" Han Jianu shook the storyboard manuscript on her phone, and a smile appeared on her lips, "Each of us should take care of our own groups, and see who shouts 'Finish' first. The loser will buy milk tea for everyone in both crews, how do you think?"

"Ok, no problem!"

Wen Muye agreed without any hesitation, thinking to himself that this bet was quite interesting.

……

……

In a blink of an eye, it is March 3, Arbor Day.

Another 7 new films have officially been released in the cinema market, and among them the re-released version of "Avatar" is particularly eye-catching!
This classic work, which warmed up for "Avatar: The Path of Water", once again successfully ignited the screen with the fantasy landscape of the planet Pandora.

It is worth mentioning that on the first day of the re-screening of "Avatar", the IMAX theater was filled with over 80% occupancy, which dazzled a lot of people.

This foreshadows the audience's strong expectations for the sequel "The Way of Water".

At the same time, based on the degree of box office differentiation, it once again confirms the market's precise screening logic for high-quality content.

At the same time, the screening of this year's Spring Festival movies has officially come to an end.

In addition to "Detective Chinatown 3" which successfully entered the key extension stage, a number of other movies in the same period have been taken off the screen one after another.

"The fantasy film "The Order of the Samurai", produced by China Film Group Corporation and directed by Li Weiran, starring Chen Kun, Zhou Xun, Chen Weiting, Qu Chuxiao and Shen Yue, has been released for 30 days and has accumulated a total box office of 3.01 million yuan."

"New Gods: Nezha Reborn" has a total box office of 5.52 million yuan and has been officially taken off the screen."

"Boonie Bears: Wild Continent" grossed 7.36 million yuan at the box office.

"The Crowd, box office: 8.94 million yuan."

"Hello, Li Huanying, box office 24.13 billion."

"'Detective Chinatown 3' has a cumulative box office of 65.63 billion yuan so far, ranking No. 2 in the Chinese-language film box office rankings."

As expected, "Boonie Bears: Wild Continent" once again became the "quality inspector of the Spring Festival."

Looking at the films that have higher box office than this one, their reputations are all above the passing line.

Works with lower box office revenue either have a bad reputation or fall into the audience's aesthetic blind spot.

"Ugh!"

On the China Film Group side, Jiao Hongfen stared at the box office report of "The Order of the Samurai" and sighed, then began to think about how to write the report.

He invested more than 1 million yuan, nearly million yuan, in "The Order of the Samurai", but the box office performance was terrible.

If nothing unexpected happens, there will be no escape from a notice of criticism.

But at the same time, the performance of "The Order of the Samurai" also made him more determined in his inner belief.

Apart from the main theme, movies of other themes are too risky, so it is better not to participate as much as possible.

A single mistake becomes an eternal hatred!

The tragic ending of "Shanghai Fortress" is still vivid in our minds, and we must learn from it.

For a moment, the idea of ​​"not touching any script other than the red one in the future" became increasingly clear in his mind.

At the same time, Fan Luyuan was also worried.

As the helmsman of Alibaba's big entertainment, he does not need to report any failure due to the failure of "New Gods: Nezha Reborn".

After all, it's just an animated film. If it loses money, it loses money. It won't have much impact on Alibaba Pictures.

What is worrying him now is that "Nezha Reborn" has been cancelled, so will "New Gods: Yang Jian", which is expected to be launched next year, also be affected?

If the second part also fails, he will probably have to explain the accumulated losses to the board of directors.

He opened the storyboard manuscript and his eyes stopped on the scene of Chenxiang splitting the mountain.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly picked up the phone and said, "Notify the director team to change the plot of Chenxiang saving his mother to the theme of 'protecting the ecology'. Keep it close to the main theme. The same goes for subsequent publicity and promotion. Focus on the main theme."

The leaders of the two different camps actually reached a subtle consensus at this moment because of the iron fist of the market.

That is: under the double pressure of box office and word of mouth, "stability" has become a more important rule of survival than "innovation"!
Guangguang is already preparing for a celebration banquet.

The box office revenue of 8.94 million yuan was at least a profit, it's just a pity that it failed to reach 10 billion yuan and make more money.

In fact, when it comes to "stability", Guangxian has been a model in the industry in recent years.

The film and television market is volatile during the recovery period of the epidemic, but Guangxian has taken every step within the "safe zone".

We don’t bet on high-cost blockbusters, we don’t chase short-term traffic, and we focus on niche tracks with controllable risks.

Its projects always maintain a medium investment scale of 2-3 million yuan, which not only retains space for industrial exploration but also locks the risk of losses within an acceptable range.

This strategy of "making steady money instead of quick money" undoubtedly shows unique advantages during the industry reshuffle.

While leading companies are fighting for high box office, Guangxian has firmly occupied the basic market share with its "small and beautiful" projects with a cost of tens of millions, and its average annual profit margin has always remained above 15%.

At the celebration party for "The Crowd", Wang Changtian laughed and said, "Although my idea is a bit conservative, it is undoubtedly the most reliable one in the current development."

Ren Zhonglun said with some envy: "It seems I have to learn this method in the future."

Chen Fei smiled and agreed, "Don't bet on box office miracles. Plant the 'cash tree' slowly and it will definitely survive. Treat each movie as a sapling. Grow it slowly and it will eventually grow into a forest."

Wang Yong, the old director of Xiying, seemed to have realized something and said with emotion: "This kind of long-term thinking, like farming, may be the survival wisdom in the era of the epidemic."

At the same time, just as several people were holding their glasses and discussing long-term development strategies, the celebration banquet of "Hello, Li Huanying" was filled with a completely different atmosphere.

At this moment, Jia Ling's hand holding the wine glass was still trembling slightly.

Looking at the box office figure of 24.13 billion on the big screen, she suddenly remembered the scene on the first day of filming when she was questioned that "no one watches comedians' crying scenes."

Compared with now, she was just like a minion back then.

"Sister Ling, it's time to cut the celebratory cake!"

Zhang Xiaofei's reminder interrupted her thoughts.

On the cream cake, the three words "Li Huanying" were written in handwriting with chocolate sauce, and next to it were sugar signs with movie elements such as old-fashioned bicycles and green schoolbags.

Jia Ling cut with the knife, and immediately there was cheering at the scene.

"Honestly, who could have thought that our movie would actually have a box office of over 20 billion?" Zhang Guanghui, one of the investors, said with emotion as he wiped his glasses, tears of excitement still stained his lenses.

However, after listening to his words, Jia Ling did not feel too happy, but instead felt a little resentful in his heart.

As an insider, she knew that the final box office results of "Hello, Li Huanying" should not be just this low.

Because according to Song Ge's estimation, the real performance of this movie would start from 40 billion!

Unfortunately, Jingxi Culture ran into problems when the movie was only halfway through its screening, so that the subsequent promotion and marketing was completely ruined, and they were unable to even get the key extension.

When she thought of this, she felt suffocated and panicked.

"We have to be more cautious with our next film. We must find a big company to assist us, not a company like Jingxi that might go bankrupt at any moment..."

Hearing Jia Ling's mumbling, many people around turned their heads.

Zhang Xiaofei couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister Ling, do you have plans for your next movie?"

"Yeah, I've got a rough idea."

"What is it? Can you tell us?"

"Of course it's convenient, but remember to keep it a secret." Jia Ling showed a mysterious smile on his face, looked around, and after making sure that everyone around him was his friend, he lowered his voice and said, "I'm going to... lose weight!"

(End of this chapter)