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

As good news continues to spread from abroad, coupled with Chen Fei's fame, the second, third, and fourth rounds of "Bright Sword" have all sold for a good price.

As agreed in advance, Wang Ke, the deputy director of Xiaoxiang Film Studio, took away the second round of broadcasts, which also laid the foundation for his promotion to director.

With much anticipation, "Baolian Lantern" finally entered Yangma's eighth set of prime programs on October 4th.

Although Chen Fei did not participate in much publicity work, in various early publicity activities, actors, directors, screenwriters, producers, etc., without exception, would mention his name.

No one thought that his guest appearance would have such a good effect on "Lotus Lantern"!

As of the 7th, the high ratings have reached 8.5%, and this number is still soaring.

The supporting role "Eight Prince" played by Chen Fei even surpassed the protagonist "Agarwood" and received great attention.

This also made the investors regretful for a time. If they had known this was the case, they would have had to convince Chen Fei to play "Agarwood" no matter what.

It has been airing for nearly a week, and only "Er Lang Shen" in the whole drama is barely comparable to him in popularity.

…

At the same time, when Chen Fei received the news from China, it was already October 9th.

After eight days, he finally finished all the editing work of "This Man is from Earth" and successfully produced the finished film.

As soon as the phone was turned on, the series of text message prompts directly dazzled him.

Edit…select all…delete…

After a set of operations, more than half of the memory was cleared directly.

After selecting a few more important calls and answering them, he directly found Natasha, who was sitting bored in the office playing games.

"The finished film has been finalized, and the rest of the promotion will be left to you."

"Oh? So fast?"

Natasha stood up from the chair in surprise, her sexy red lips slightly opened, and a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.

The Hollywood film industry is famous for its high efficiency, but she never expected that this young director from China seemed to be even more efficient.

Chen Fei shrugged and responded casually: "It's just a low-cost soft science fiction movie with no special effects, so it will naturally be faster."

As he spoke, he asked curiously: "How did you arrange the company's publicity channels before? And the animation studio and special effects studio I mentioned before, have you taken care of them?"

Hearing this, Natalie's eyes instantly lit up.

"Fei, you can rest assured in terms of distribution. I have shares in many theaters, and our Walt family also has its own real estate and theater chains. Although these are all managed by other people, I can definitely say As I said, as long as there are films produced, the film schedule and release will definitely not be controlled by others."

"As for the special effects..."

Natalie smiled, suddenly stood up and walked out. At the same time, she waved to Fade Chen, gesturing for him to follow her.

After walking out of the company and walking around the back block, she pointed to the roof of an office building.

Chen Fei looked in the direction of her finger and saw a signboard on the roof of the building with several large characters engraved on it.

"Walton Animation Special Effects Studio!"

"..."

After being silent for a while, Chen Fei turned to her stiffly, "So, you directly opened an animation special effects production studio? Instead of seeking cooperation from other people?"

"Yes."

Natalie nodded and said angrily: "I went to find larger special effects studios such as Weta Digital, Industrial Light \u0026 Magic, and Digital Domain.

But they said they wouldn't accept outside work, and laughed at us that Walton Pictures was just an independent film production company on the verge of bankruptcy and was not worthy of cooperating with them.

So after thinking about it for a long time, I simply established this company. At worst, it is better for us to find someone to do it ourselves than to look at other people's faces. "

so……

Is this the rich woman's forward thinking?

After a moment of silence, Chen Fei asked again: "I'm afraid it's hard to find professional special effects personnel, right? Are you going to hire them at a university? Or how to arrange them?"

"No." Natalie shook her head and said with a arrogant expression: "I'm going to poach people from the companies that rejected me before, hum! Isn't it just money? I'm short of everything, but not money!"

"..."

For a moment, Chen Fei was silent again.

After a long time, he tentatively said: "Natalie, the company's liquidity is not very large. Such frequent recruitment and expansion may cause a financial crisis, right?"

"No, I can inject my personal money into it to ensure the normal operation of the company."

Seeing that Chen Fei seemed a little confused, she added: "Fei, this is not financing, I just personally borrowed a sum of money in the name of "Walton Pictures".

This money needs to be repaid to me, but I have not set a specific repayment period, so you don't have to worry about problems with the company's operation. "

Hearing this, Chen Fei looked at her in surprise, "Do you just trust me so much? If I can't create enough income for the company, your loan will most likely be in vain."

Open an animation special effects studio, borrow money from individuals in the name of the company, use family connections to negotiate film schedules...

Everything Natalie did was actually based on Chen Fei's ability to continuously produce good works.

But if he fails to come up with a good enough script and generates high enough profits, Natalie will face a huge financial crisis!

However, in the face of Chen Fei's doubts, the rich woman answered like this.

"Fei, first of all, I need to apologize to you, because I specially arranged for someone to go to China to launch a very in-depth investigation on you.

And according to the final investigation report, you are currently the most potential commercial film director in your country, and you seem to have countless excellent scripts in your hands.

Although it has only been three short years since you officially entered the film and television industry, you have already reached the top in your country!

The success of "Dead Silence" and "Get Out" also verified the authenticity of that report. You are indeed a very strong screenwriter, and winning the Golden Bear Award further proved your directorial ability.

Based on this, I can boldly invest in you because I believe you will not let me down. "

These words were very straightforward, and Chen Fei heard them clearly. This rich woman put everything on herself!

She firmly believes that under the leadership of Chen Fei, the company will be able to overcome the difficulties and prosper!

"I don't understand scripts and filming, but logistics, production, and publicity are my strengths. I'm not a rich girl who only squanders wealth."

Hearing this, Chen Fei silently gave her a thumbs up.

This really confirms that sentence:

[The male leads the outside and the female leads the inside. The men and women work together without getting tired. 】

Since the rich woman is so "frank", Chen Fei must not be "stingy" either.

So after returning to Natalie's office, Chen Fei took out three scripts from the handbag he carried.

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes", "Wall-E", "Kung Fu Panda"

"War for the Planet of the Apes is a science fiction film that will be the first series launched by Volton Pictures in 2006.

The latter two are animated films, and the production cycle will be relatively long, so preparations must be made in advance.

In the next period of time, I need you to promote the release of "The Man from Earth" first, and then use the box office revenue to prepare for Rise of the Planet of the Apes, OK? "

Taking all three scripts in front of her, Natalie nodded hurriedly.

"Ok!"

She knew that this man would not let him down before.

Sure enough, after hearing that the company would be involved in animation special effects, he actually took out three scripts!

"Fei! You're so awesome! I feel like I'm about to fall in love with you!"

"Don't mention love yet." Chen Fei interrupted her wanton and overflowing brief love with a serious face, "I need you to form a special effects team as soon as possible, not an empty shell with only a brand.

In November, I will return to China to start a new science fiction film shooting plan, which requires some special effects production, which can be used as a team practice. "

Natalie also calmed down and nodded hurriedly, "Okay, don't worry, I will get it done as soon as possible."

In Hollywood, as long as you have enough dollars, almost anything is impossible.

Setting up a special effects studio is just a trivial matter for Natalie, who has had a silver spoon in her mouth since she was a child and has been wandering around the major vanity fairs.

To be more precise, it's a small thing for enough "dollars".

Before she explained her thoughts to Chen Fei, she had already talked with some employees in those special effects studios.

Large special effects studios usually mean that they are very competitive, and there are too many excellent people who can only do side work.

The salary gap will determine their future life direction.

…

After lasting for a month, the box office of "Dead Silence" also ushered in the final moment.

The North American box office was US$105 million.

It is a very dangerous accomplishment to achieve the achievement of "box office exceeding 100 million"!

Lions Gate contacted Chen Fei and invited him to attend the celebration banquet. They even sent a car to pick him up.

With "no choice", he had no choice but to agree to the other party's invitation, and set foot on the beach in Santa Monica with Bruce again.

I have to say, the effect of lubricants and sunscreen is really good, this stuff is addictive.

At the same time, "Myth" also officially withdrew from domestic theaters on October 25.

Chen Fei paid special attention to the box office results. The mainland box office data was finally fixed at 96 million yuan, while the total box office in Asia was 120 million yuan.

Han Sanping called and informed him of the box office results, but also said a little depressed: "Well, so far, only you, Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and Zhou Xingchi are very stable and basically won't lose money, but others can't say anything for sure. Then there was a thunderstorm.”

Who would have thought that under Chen Long's call, this movie would achieve such a result?

An investment of 160 million Hong Kong dollars resulted in an income of 120 million yuan.

After completing the sharing with the theaters and deducting the publicity and distribution costs, it was almost like grandma’s house.

That is to say, the strength of China Film and Emperor, coupled with the fact that Chen Long participated in the filming of the film as an investment, otherwise the loss this time would be even greater!

Hearing this, Chen Fei immediately became happy, "Mr. Han, you have to be prepared. You may never know when I will have a thunderstorm, so don't scare you."

"Are you scaring me?" Han Sanping's tone was full of doubts: "I still don't know what kind of person you are? Can you do a money-losing business? I won't believe it even if you beat me to death!"

The profits from "No Man's Land" really made Han Sanping hungry.

The investment is only 4.5 million!

The foreign copyright income of 30 million US dollars and the domestic box office revenue of more than 100 million, after tax deduction, all this money went into Chen Fei's pocket.

He couldn't imagine how many good scripts this guy had in his mind?

"By the way, didn't you say there is a new movie coming out? There's been no news. When will it be released?"

"On October 28, it will be released on a small scale first. If the results are good, it should be rolled out on a large scale."

The investment in "The Man from Earth" is really small, even smaller than "Dead Silence" and "Get Out"!

There were just a few people sitting in a room chatting, talking nonsense all over the place, and then they made up a piece of music that lasted for more than an hour...

Regardless of whether this can be regarded as a science fiction film, just writing the script is enough science fiction!

Even though Natalie's relationship was strong enough, her relatives still didn't dare to arrange a large-scale film for her, which might cost her a lot of money.

And more importantly, the promotion of this movie was very awkward.

That is to say, because of Chen Fei's fame and popularity, a wave of publicity was carried out in his name, which attracted some people's attention.

If the director hadn't been the recently popular "Fei Chen", theaters would have started to wonder if this was a shoddy, 18-ban movie.

Han Sanping asked further: "Do you need me to help you promote it in China?"

"No need for the moment. I have already said hello to the Emperor. If the box office results are good after it is released in North America, it may be released on Hong Kong Island. We will discuss promotion matters then."

"Okay, contact me anytime if you need anything."

After chatting for a few more words, Han Sanping hung up the phone.

…

Although Chen Fei did not go to China specifically to promote his third film, which is about to be released in North America, reporters will not give up this opportunity to "earn bonuses."

As the day of release approached, a movie poster posted in a theater in Los Angeles appeared on the portal website.

Video: "The Man from Earth"

Director: Fei Chen

Screenwriter: Fei Chen

Producer/Producer: Waltons Pictures

The caption below the picture is quite interesting:

"In 2005, a young director from China began to make a name for himself in Hollywood. After the success of two low-budget thrillers, he began to challenge even lower limits.

"The Man from Earth", with an investment of less than US$1 million, will be released in North American theaters on October 28.

Can Chen Fei continue to create a record of "low cost, high box office"? Please wait and see! "

The news is out…

Internal entertainment has become a bit numb.

here we go again!

That man is here again!

Investing less than $1 million? In conversion, it is only 8 million yuan, which is right between "No Man's Land" and "Crazy Stone".

So how much box office will this movie earn?

…

On the day of the release, Chen Fei happened to be attending a celebration banquet hosted by Universal Pictures.

After 28 days, the box office of "Get Out" officially exceeded 150 million U.S. dollars, and it has received extremely high praise from special ethnic groups!

There is no "one-month release period" in Hollywood. As long as the movie can make money, it can be released indefinitely.

However, the market in North America is almost saturated. Universal Pictures roughly estimates that the North American box office should be around 170 million.

But the popularity of other foreign channels has not stopped!

At the dinner, producer Jie said excitedly: "We have opened up seven release channels for this movie, North America, Canada, India, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, and South Korea."

"How's the box office performance?" Chen Fei asked.

"The response in the UK has been great. It has exceeded US$40 million, and may be looking forward to another US$100 million!"

Hearing this, Chen Fei's eyes suddenly lit up.

Mudd!

Damn it, make a lot of money again!

Arnold walked over with a red wine glass and took the initiative to show his kindness, "Fei, I heard that your third movie is about to be released. Do you need Universal's help in promoting it?"

Chen Fei smiled slightly, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Arnold, we have found a distribution channel."

"Then I wish you a big hit at the box office!"

"I'd like to lend you your kind words."

After the dinner, Chen Fei returned directly to Volton Pictures.

He needed to get the box office data of "The Man from Earth" as soon as possible to verify whether the film's performance could meet expectations.

Although it was already late at night, the lights in the company were still bright!

Except for those employees who have families and children, the rest have chosen to work overtime and wait for the next day's box office results.

This is related to the future of the company, and also to the future of all employees!

If it can make money, then the company can continue to operate, but if it fails at the box office, then everyone can pack up and resubmit their resume.

"Fei, good evening."

Different from the nervousness of those outside, Natalie appeared very relaxed and chewed an apple in her mouth, which was very delicious.

Chen Fei took an orange from the table and asked casually: "When will the data on the first day of painting be transmitted back?"

Natalie replied: "Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock."

"okay."

With a casual response, Fade Chen took out the small jar that he had already prepared from his bag.

Inside is a powder made from lucky orange peels soaked in water.

Looking up at the white girl in front of him, Chen Fei asked with a smile: "Natalie, do you want to try our Chinese food?"

"Oh?" When it came to eating, Natalie's eyes suddenly lit up, "What kind of delicious food is it? Fei? Are your cooking skills great?"

"Its name is dumplings. It is a kind of food we eat after welcoming our loved ones. It means fortune, happiness, reunion, and peace."

Natalie stood up suddenly, "Fei, I can't wait any longer."

…

That night, Chen Fei made noodles with lucky oranges and treated all the remaining employees in the company to a meal of dumplings.

By the time we finished packing, it was already approaching dawn.

Even after staying up all night, no one showed any signs of fatigue on their faces, but instead looked full of energy!

Everyone's eyes fell on Natalie, hoping that she could deliver good news.

The time soon came to eight o'clock.

The phone rings as promised!

Natalie specifically turned on the speakerphone, and everyone pricked up their ears at this moment.

A slightly surprised voice sounded from the speaker, "Natalie, I have to admit, the person who wrote this script is simply a genius!

The box office figures on the first day of the show reached 8 million US dollars, and the theater was packed with seats, and everyone expressed that they were still not satisfied!

More than one-third of people chose to watch the movie repeatedly to explore the various confusions and doubts in the movie, as well as..."