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

Just as the filming of "Avengers 4" was going smoothly, on April 12, Chen Fei suddenly received an invitation letter from the organizing committee of the 71st Cannes International Film Festival.

The content of the invitation letter was very simple, simply inviting him to participate in the exhibition with his works.

It’s a pity that he doesn’t have any new art film works on hand at the moment.

As for the premiere of "Avengers 3", it definitely cannot be held at the Cannes International Film Festival. It must be held in Los Angeles to maximize the popularity.

So he immediately asked his assistant to send an email to the Cannes Film Festival Organizing Committee, briefly describing his recent situation and the reasons why he could not attend the exhibition.

After that, when the shooting was finished for the day, he curiously logged into the official website of the Cannes Film Festival and checked the latest list of film nominees.

What surprised him was that Jia Zhangke and his new work "Ash Is Purest White" were successfully shortlisted for the main competition unit!

In addition, the love, drama and suspense film "The Last Night on Earth" directed by Bi Gan was shortlisted for the "Un Certain Regard" unit.

When seeing this, Chen Fei inexplicably began to have some doubts about the judges of this year's Cannes Film Festival.

What on earth are these people thinking?

How could you actually watch such a crappy movie like "The Last Night on Earth"?

However, after he saw the composition of the jury at this year's Cannes International Film Festival, he suddenly felt that it seemed reasonable for this bad movie to be shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard section.

President of the jury: Cate Blanchett (female).

Jury members: Ava DuVernay (American female director), Kristen Stewart (American actress), Léa Seydoux (French actress), Khadja Nin (Burundi female musician).

There are 9 judges in total, 5 of them are women!

In this case, films like "The Last Night on Earth" that are "designed" specifically for women will naturally be more popular.

In other words, its quality is really too bad, otherwise it might have been shortlisted for the main competition unit!

After closing the Baidu search page, Chen Fei immediately called Jia Zhangke.

"Director Jia! Congratulations! Your new work has been shortlisted for the main competition at the Cannes International Film Festival, hahahahaha!"

"Hey, please don't laugh at me." Jia Zhangke said with a wry smile on the other end of the phone: "I've only just been shortlisted, and I don't know if I can win the award yet. I'm not like you, who have already won several Palme d'Or awards."

"I'm just lucky." Chen Fei was a little modest.

Jia Zhangke on the opposite side almost choked to death!

"My goodness, if you were just lucky, I would be dead right now!"

"Oh, that's too much, that's too much, you have to live well, the academy can't do without you, haha..."

After chatting for a while and congratulating each other on winning the award, Fade Chen hung up the phone.

There is no need to guess, Jia Zhangke must be very busy right now.

After all, for the Chinese and even the global film industry, Cannes' influence is far greater than that of Berlin and Venice.

The fact that "Ash Is Purest White" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes International Film Festival undoubtedly caused Jia Zhangke's popularity in the circle to surge in a short period of time!

There will definitely be many people sending him congratulations.

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After a night, it was April 13th.

This day is undoubtedly another moment worth remembering for the mainland film and television industry.

Because with the release of the Hollywood imported blockbusters "Rampage" and "Annihilation", the crime-themed movie "Wushuang" produced by Feiyue Films and Golden Harvest has finally come to an end.

When the box office result of 3.206 billion was released, the entire Chinese film and television industry was in a sensation again!

In 2018, the first movie to break the 3 billion box office was born. Just like in 2017 and 2016, this movie was still produced by Feiyue Films.

If we also include "Dying to Survive" from last year's Lunar New Year, Feiyue Films has already produced two masterpieces that grossed over 3 billion yuan in a very short period of time!

"Fuck, Feiyue Films is making more and more money."

"When will Bona Film Group be able to produce a movie that earns over 3 billion yuan at the box office?"

"Director Chen, don't worry. This film, My People, My Country, directed by you, will surely be a big hit at the box office! Alibaba can promise you..."

"Well, I hope Shadow can achieve good results."

"Haha? 3 billion? I can definitely reach that someday... Oh, by the way, Mr. Wang, let me tell you that Cell Phone 2 will be officially launched after May Day. I will release a concept poster at that time, and the company should remember to cooperate with the marketing."

“…”

Influenced by the box office of "Wushuang" exceeding 3 billion, many filmmakers, directors, production companies, etc. in the circle all showed envious expressions.

Although there are a small number of people who express disdain outwardly, in their hearts they have already been burning with jealousy!

On the Huanxi Media side, after Dong Ping shifted his focus from the box office performance of "Wushuang", he immediately shifted his focus to "Us and Them".

After this period of analysis and judgment, he has come to a conclusion.

The reason why the box office of the movie "Wushuang" is so high is that in addition to the novel subject matter, high quality and good acting skills of the actors, it is also inseparable from various publicity and promotion activities in the early stage!

Especially the live broadcast of "Copying US Dollars" directly brought the gimmick of the film to its peak!

All these promotional operations can be used as reference and learning for "Us and Them".

Coincidentally, the movie's theme song "Later" became a hit at Mayday's concert, and it caused huge buzz and heated discussions on platforms such as Douyin, Kuaishou, and Weibo.

Well then, why not take this opportunity to hype and market it?

Having been in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years and having been able to operate and list Huanxi Media, how could Dong Ping have gained his fame for nothing?

After thinking carefully for a long time, he actually came up with a "good idea"!

Then, after calling the distribution manager to his office, he immediately repeated this "good idea".

After hearing this, the latter couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The practice of inflating box office figures is definitely not allowed. Once discovered, the fate of Enlightenment Pictures will serve as a lesson for Huanxi Media!

However, by raising the pre-sale box office, creating a false prosperity, and prompting theaters to increase their screenings... and then refunding the pre-sale tickets after the screenings are available, this behavior should not be considered "box office manipulation", right?

The issuing manager was a little confused at this moment.

Because he has never done this before, who knows if this involves inflating the box office?

In the end, it was Dong Ping who made the final decision: "There are still 15 days before the film is officially released. You can take your time and use various promotional roadshows to gradually increase the pre-sale box office and guide the audience's herd mentality..."

As the complete plan was laid out, the eyes of the distribution manager gradually lit up!

"Boss Dong, if this plan is feasible, then all future movies produced by Huanxi Media can be operated in this way, right?"

"Let's give it a try first. It's not certain whether it will work or not."

There was also some excitement on Dong Ping's face.

Because if this method really works, then it will be much easier to manipulate movie box office in the future.

Isn't it just buying a ticket and then refunding it? There is no need to pay any handling fees, and it does not involve "box office manipulation", so why not do it?

"Yeah, okay."

The issuing manager nodded and turned to walk out.

But at this moment, Dong Ping suddenly thought of the movie "Time Travelers" that was released at the same time, and quickly reminded him, "Pay attention, it's best not to affect the movie of Feiyue Films. This company is very difficult to deal with, and it will be troublesome if you get involved."

"Yeah, okay, Mr. Dong, I understand."

…

April is not actually a popular period, but it is also a "battlefield".

The reason is simple, because the movies in May and June have already started their publicity and roadshow sprint activities one by one.

Among domestic films, "Us and Them" and "Time Raiders" are undoubtedly the most anticipated.

Among the imported blockbusters, no one can beat "Avengers 3"!

Marvel's value is not only rampant in Hollywood, but also in mainland China and even in the global theater market, where it is also a favorite of many movie fans.

On the 15th, taking advantage of the crew's break from the roadshow, Chen Fei went to see "Annihilation", which was known as the "best science fiction movie of the year".

This is a science fiction thriller film produced by the American Skydance Company and co-starred by Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac and others.

When the film was released in Hollywood on February 23, it was hailed as a "new science fiction classic" in Hollywood by many overseas film critics.

Chen Fei has always been curious about it, but unfortunately he has no time to go to the cinema to watch it.

Today he finally had some time, so he thought about coming and taking a look at her beauty.

But unfortunately, the movie did not meet his expectations.

Especially in terms of the plot, it is more like a work that represents the "women's rights movement."

Within three years, after the expedition team going to Blackwater National Park was completely wiped out, the organization decided to send five unsuspecting female scientists in to conduct the investigation. This alone made Chen Fei feel very outrageous.

In order to highlight the "glory" of women, the original novel was completely changed!

After watching the entire movie, it is obvious that the whole film is just a low-cost B-level movie wrapped in a pretentious shell.

It's bad enough that everyone's IQ dropped, the performances were stiff, and the photography and special effects were glaring, but in the end they just casually threw in a high-concept ending to fool the audience.

"With this level of production, do you still have the nerve to call it a 'new science fiction classic'?"

Chen Fei inexplicably felt like he had been cheated.

The women's rights movement has become more and more exaggerated recently, and movies such as "Annihilation" with an all-female cast are popping up like mushrooms in Hollywood.

And if nothing unexpected happens, there will probably be more and more in the future!

Chen Fei felt a little annoyed when he thought that even in monster movies in the future there would be a "female beast".

Things are really outrageous here in America. Capitalism mixed with liberalism has made the entire society a mess. People are no longer like humans and ghosts are no longer like ghosts. Aren’t they afraid of suffering the consequences of their actions?

"Ding-ling-ling!"

When Chen Fei was on his way back to the crew of "Avengers 4", suddenly, a phone call came in.

After taking a look at Amy Knott's name on the caller ID, he curiously swiped the answer button: "Hello?"

"Boss! P. Diddy committed suicide!"

"Um?!"

Chen Fei straightened his back subconsciously, but soon relaxed again.

This is America, suicide is a very normal thing and not surprising at all.

"The FBI reported that P. Diddy used bed sheets to twist into a rope and hanged himself in prison last night. It is suspected that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment..."

Chen Fei didn't believe such words at all, but it seemed very reasonable when it happened in a place like America.

After P. Diddy was arrested last year, the court scheduled his public trial for the end of this month, which is less than a week away.

As expected, the people behind him were probably afraid that he might say something, so they chose to silence him.

And if nothing unexpected happens, Epstein, who is currently being imprisoned in Washington, will probably end up similar to P. Diddy.

No matter when, using money to silence someone is always better than using "suicide" to silence them!

The people are all dead, it's impossible to continue revealing the secrets of the big shots to the outside world, right?

"You should continue to pay attention to Epstein's situation. His public trial will be in June, right? Maybe something similar will happen then."

"Okay." Amy Nott nodded slightly, agreeing with Chen Fei's judgment.

After the call ended, Chen Fei went to Twitter to check the official announcement released by the FBI.

The title is "Puff Daddy commits suicide out of fear of crime", which directly defines the incident.

The content of the notice verified the authenticity of his "suicide" from various angles, and at the same time listed the evidence of P. Diddy's crimes before his death one by one.

In the comment section below, netizens are filled with indignation!

"Damn that guy! He's definitely going to go to hell when he dies!"

"This devil has finally returned to the devil's den where he was supposed to be."

"Suicide? It's really easy for him!"

"Speak up for women! We must protect the legal rights of women. We should not become playthings in the hands of certain people!"

"What about Epstein? Would he commit suicide out of fear of punishment? This damned guy should be torn to pieces!"

Once this person dies, some things will be easier to handle.

For example, now, after the deliberate guidance of certain forces, all the blame has been placed on Puff Daddy's side and has not been extended to a deeper level at all.

Although Chen Fei felt a little regretful that he couldn't make the people behind Puff Daddy suffer as well, the current result was already very good.

The White Party was completely ruined, and P. Diddy went to hell, which could be considered as revenge!

As for Epstein, he definitely won't be able to escape!

…

Three days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was April 18th.

The news of the completion of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" reached Chen Fei on this day.

"Happy Twist is planning to release this movie during the summer vacation, and would like to ask for our opinion."

Listening to Su Guohai's words on the phone, Fade Chen couldn't help but ask curiously, "Can we catch up later?"

"That's possible. After all, it's just a comedy, and there aren't any CG effects. It can be done in a month at most."

"Then listen to them and arrange it during the summer vacation."

Chen Fei made a decision immediately.

It so happened that Feiyue Films did not have many new film and television works released during the summer vacation this year. The only one, "A Good Show" co-produced with Huang Bo, was barely average in quality.

But if "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was scheduled for the summer vacation, the effect would be different.

This summer, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" may once again make the Chinese film and television industry drop jaws!

After one night, the relevant notice was immediately announced by Feiyue Films and Happy Twist.

"The comedy film "The Richest Man in Xihong City", written and directed by Yan Fei and Peng Damo, and starring Shen Teng, Ma Li, Zhang Yiming, Chang Yuan, Zhang Chenguang, Wei Xiang and others, will be released on July 27 this year during the summer vacation. Please look forward to it..."

This news undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the industry!

As we all know, the comedy films currently produced by Happy Twist are all top-quality masterpieces!

And now, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" has suddenly announced that it will be released in the summer vacation. Doesn't that mean that other movies released during the same period will be in trouble?

Especially Huayi, they were instantly panicked.

Because on July 27, their 500 million yuan investment in "Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings" will also be released online.

If this company loses in the box office competition, won't it be laughed at to death by many people inside and outside the circle?

However, unlike the nervousness of people in the circle, netizens seem to be more excited at this moment!

"Shen Teng + Ma Li + summer vacation, oh my god! Isn't this a perfect masterpiece to satisfy your cravings?"

"This summer, I will watch "Hidden Man" first, then "The Richest Man in Xihong City", and finally end with "A Good Show".

"Save the unhappy! Hahahahaha!"

"Let's make an appointment, brothers. Happy Twist will definitely not let us down this summer."

"Huh? Look at the latest announcement. Shen Teng has joined Han Han's new movie "Speeding Life"!"

"My brother Teng is getting better too. Big projects are coming one after another. Is he one of the top male actors in mainland China?"

Along with the heated discussions on the Internet, "Speeding Life" can be said to have taken advantage of the popularity of "The Richest Man in Xihong City".

Han Han is quite confident about his new movie, especially since his rival Guo Jingming has completely disappeared from the film and television industry, while he has become famous for movies such as "See You Tomorrow" and "Surfing the Waves"...

Comparing the two sides like this, he was in a very good mood!

As soon as he was in a good mood, he couldn't help but invest a large sum of money in the restaurant "Nice to Meet You"...

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