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

"'Dangerous Laughter'?"

Universal Pictures, in the office, Jason frowned slightly as he looked at the latest horror thriller movie script handed over by Chen Fei.

While flipping through the script, he asked curiously: "Fei, can you tell me about this script? I don't understand it."

Chen Fei smiled slightly and said: "It's actually not complicated. It just tells the story of a doctor who saw a strange smile on his patient, and then various deaths occurred."

When it comes to the name of this movie, many people may not have any idea of ​​it.

But mentioning the results it has achieved can definitely make a group of people stunned.

Chen Fei still clearly remembers that this film once topped the box office of North American horror films in 2022 and was known as the dark horse horror film of the year!

"Dr. Rose Carter worked in a psychiatric emergency room. One day, she met an extremely strange patient. The patient always claimed that he saw a strange smile, and after seeing that deadly smile, he would die within a week!

After witnessing each other's traumatic experience, Rose suddenly begins to experience horrific events she can't explain and is forced to confront her disturbingly dark past.

Her mother died by suicide many years ago, which left her deeply distressed and left her with lingering trauma and fear.

She needs to overcome this to survive and escape her new, fear-filled reality..."

~

After spending a full two hours, Chen Fei finally explained to Jason the general content of this horror thriller.

The film is full of mystery elements and follows many of the classic plot lines of a supernatural horror mystery, basically following a scene that moves from a fantasy of injury to a scene of actual trauma.

The horror elements in the film, as well as the bloody and disturbing scenes, coupled with the dark theme, can make the atmosphere of the film extremely strong.

The film explores heavier themes such as trauma and suicide, and the plot unfolds like a mystery!

Although there are obvious supernatural phenomena in the film, it also ensures the watchability of the film...

"Dangerous smile? Smile?"

As he murmured these two words, Jason's eyes gradually lit up.

"Fei! I think this will be a good script, let's start cooperation based on it."

Chen Fei shook his head, "Jason, I will only provide the script this time, because I have other plans, so it is up to you to find a new director."

"Ok, no problem."

Jason didn't care about this, because Hollywood doesn't lack excellent directors, it just lacks excellent creators.

"What about the investment share?"

Chen Fei waved his hand, "Let's keep it as usual. I'll vote 20% and get a share of the box office. The script share will be calculated separately."

After that, before Jason could say anything more, he added: "I hope it can be done as soon as possible. I still have some scripts in hand. If you can complete the filming in the shortest time, I don't mind giving you more points." Some."

"oh?!"

After hearing this, Jason's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Fei, I'm proud to have you as my friend!"

"Haha, I hope our friendship will last forever."

Producers in every film company have performance indicators, and for newcomers like Jason, box office results are the standard for measuring performance.

The success of "Get Out" allowed him to receive a large bonus from the company, so he was full of confidence in this "Dangerous Laughter".

~

After signing the contract, Chen Fei left Universal Pictures.

However, he was not in a hurry to return to the company, but rushed to Lionsgate Pictures without stopping.

After meeting the head of the production department, Skinn Bollick, again, he did not hesitate at all and directly placed the two scripts on the table in front of him.

"The Incident in the Morgue"

"House in the Morgue 2: The Georgia House Incident"

"Mr. Skin, at the request of Lions Gate, I have sent you two more scripts. You can read them first."

After the success of "Dead Silence" last year, Lionsgate once again invited him to collaborate on a new script.

Chen Fei did not refuse, but just asked them to wait because he did not have a suitable low-cost horror thriller script at the time.

But today is different. The landlord's surplus grain is so abundant that he can exchange "grain" for some money.

These are very mature scripts. Chen Fei had already checked them on the way here. There is nothing that needs to be modified, so just start shooting.

After spending a full hour reading the script, Skinner Bolick extended his hand to Chen Fei without hesitation.

"Fei, the script is very good. I'm very satisfied with it. I hope our cooperation will still be pleasant this time."

Chen Fei smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Skin, I like a cheerful person like you."

The two parties have already cooperated once, and there is no need to add any other regulations. Just take out the previous contract and change the name.

Soon, a brand new contract was released.

After reaping the dividends of "Dead Silence", Lionsgate seems to be more familiar this time.

Major media and reporters were once again notified to come to the company.

In front of reporters from major entertainment newspapers and magazines in the audience, Chen Fei and Skinner Bolick signed a cooperation agreement.

Universal Pictures quickly got the news and hurriedly spread the news that it had reached a new film cooperation with Chen Fei.

Suddenly, Hollywood is bustling again!

Many independent film production companies seemed to have seen the "New World", and a steady stream of calls came to Chen Fei, all wanting to seek cooperation with him.

As for these companies that requested cooperation, Chen Fei took the initiative to approach them after roughly investigating the company's size and background.

As long as the other party is willing to agree to his investment share and sharing conditions, it's easy to talk about the script. After all, he has too many horror and thriller scripts in his hand.

In just a few days, except for some of the more "precious" scripts, he distributed all the other less precious scripts.

Negotiate conditions, sign contracts, hold press conferences...

This mechanical process lasted for a whole week before it was over!

…

After the news spread in Hollywood, it only took one day for it to appear on major domestic portals, entertainment newspapers, blogs, forums and other areas.

"According to reliable information, director Chen Fei, who recently won the "Best Musical/Comedy Film Award" at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards, is cooperating with major independent film production companies in Hollywood. Currently, it is known that producers who have signed cooperation regulations There are already 10 film companies.”

"Big news in Hollywood! Production on a high-volume low-budget horror thriller has begun!"

"Chen Fei, a powerful and dedicated "horror film screenwriter machine"."

"Taking a detailed look at Director Chen's major hits in the past three years, none of them have failed, and all of them have been big hits at the box office!"

"Shocked! This man wants to fill Hollywood with terror and horror!"

The major entertainment media originally focused on the failure of "The Promise" at the Golden Globe Awards, but when word spread about Chen Fei's series of sexy moves, it immediately caused an uproar.

In just one week...

10 partners? 10 scripts? 10 contracts?

Dude, what are you going to do? !

There was a sensation in the circle, but when everyone wanted to call Chen Fei, they got a "power off" prompt.

As for China Film, as soon as she got the news, Han Sanping called Chen Fei's other personal phone number.

The call was quickly connected, and the third master asked with a look of astonishment: "What are you doing? Do you want the entire Hollywood to be surrounded by horror thrillers?"

"Haha, Mr. Han, don't be nervous, it's not that exaggerated."

Chen Fei smiled and explained: "I had a sudden burst of inspiration some time ago and wrote many horror and thriller scripts.

Then I thought it would be useless to save it anyway, so I simply took it all out, found some production companies, and asked them to shoot it. I just had to wait for the money to be divided. "

There is no doubt that the word "du" must be an excuse.

The 10 partners only took away less than half of the scripts in the gift package, and he also left many high-quality scripts for himself.

Moreover, these cooperation partners have been carefully selected by him.

Except for the two purely independent production and distribution companies "Lionsgate" and "New Line", the other partners are subsidiaries of the eight major Hollywood film companies.

Through this method, Chen Fei can be regarded as indirectly having an interest relationship with the Big Eight in Hollywood.

Although some of the eight major film companies have been acquired, and some have gone bankrupt, the basic operations are still maintained normally and will not have an impact on the cooperation between the two parties.

After hearing his explanation, the third master was stunned for a while, and could only shake his head helplessly.

This is called "generous"!

Whether it's Hollywood or the Mainland, as long as he has a large number of high-quality scripts in his hands, then he is the master!

…

After hanging up the phone, Chen Fei looked up at Wen Ziren in front of him and said sorry to him.

"That person just now was...Mr. Han?"

"Yes, Han Sanping from China Film Academy."

With a slight nod, Chen Fei changed the topic and asked straight to the point: "Director Wen, how are you thinking about it? Are you interested in an in-depth cooperation with me?"

The reason why the two of them were able to sit alone together today was because Chen Fei unilaterally facilitated this meeting.

His purpose is very simple, that is, he wants to invite James Wan to cooperate with him and shoot other high-quality horror film scripts.

"Insidious", "The Conjuring", "Happy Death Day", "Annabelle", "The Return of the Clown"...

These are the scripts Chen Fei left for himself.

But he didn't have time to bother with this, so he simply caught Wen Ziren's attention and wanted to hire him to work for him.

The US$3.1 billion loan has been put in place. Natasha is currently studying the acquisition of Marvel, and the matter of repayment falls on Chen Fei.

Cooperation with other film companies can only be regarded as a way for him to pave the way for his future. If he really wants to repay this amount, he still has to let Walton Pictures make money.

In ten years, Chen Fei must repay this high loan!

So he thought of the method of "keeping pace with each other".

After the Marvel acquisition is successful, he will handle the series himself, while he plans to assign the remaining low-cost scripts to others.

If a film company wants to be successful and profitable, it certainly cannot rely on just one director.

In the past few months of cooperating with Universal Pictures, Chen Fei has learned a lot of the other party's business philosophy, and he is ready to apply it in a fool-like way of "copying and pasting".

Wen Ziren was the first partner he thought of.

"Fei, what I can tell you clearly is that although I have been working at Lions Gate, I am free and I am not bound by a contract."

The meaning of this sentence is easy to understand. Lions Gate and him only have a cooperative relationship, not a superior or subordinate.

A smile appeared on Chen Fei's face, "Director Wen, I suggest you open a studio that only serves you personally.

I very much hope to cooperate with you. Investment share and box office share can be discussed. Believe me, I am not a stingy person. "

Wen Ziren suddenly fell into deep thought.

A studio that only serves individuals?

Investment, filming, production, post-production...

"Replicate the development model of small film production companies and operate?"

"Yes, that's it." Chen Fei nodded, and added: "I have such a company in China, which provides complete services for me personally."

Wen Ziren was obviously moved.

And the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was very feasible!

Seeing the movement on his face, Chen Fei stood up in time, leaving him enough room for imagination, "Director Wen, my phone will be on standby 24 hours a day, and I look forward to cooperating with you in the future."

~

After finishing the conversation with Wen Ziren, Chen Fei walked out of the restaurant and got on Bruce's "Bath Emperor".

"Fei? Are the negotiations going well?"

Bruce asked as they drove.

Chen Fei nodded, "Not bad. If it doesn't go beyond my expectations, Director Wen should give me a positive reply within three days."

"Haha, that's great."

With a bright smile on his face, Bruce was so happy that he turned the steering wheel and headed towards the driveway to San Francisco.

Today happened to be New Year's Eve in China, so Chen Fei came up with the idea of ​​going for a walk in Chinatown.

There is no such thing as "Chinese New Year" here in Los Angeles. If you want to enjoy the Chinese New Year atmosphere, you still have to go to Chinatown.

As the largest Chinatown on the west coast of the United States, there are about 100,000 Chinese-Americans living in San Francisco’s Chinatown, which is where the “New Year’s flavor” is strongest.

The entrance to Chinatown is at the intersection of Grant Street and Bust Street. It is about one kilometer long and wide and has 16 street intersections.

When he arrived at the entrance, through the car window, Chen Fei saw a Chinese-style archway at a glance, with green tiles as a roof and the four characters "The world is for the common good" written on it.

After stopping the car, the two of them just opened the door when a noisy "Cantonese" sound came to their ears.

Red lanterns are hung high, and the shops on the left and right are plastered with couplets such as "Guangyuan Guangjin", "Abundant Harvest", "Good Luck and Good Luck" and so on.

"Wow, so many people!"

Bruce looked at the crowded street in amazement, seemingly infected by the joyful atmosphere, and couldn't help but cheer along with the crowd.

The two walked around the street, found a Chinese restaurant and went in.

The restaurant was very lively, and there were Chinese faces everywhere. Everyone was wearing new clothes, with smiles on their faces, and they were watching the Spring Festival Gala on TV with joy.

"Yeah? Star!"

The waitress, who was only in her twenties, recognized Chen Fei at a glance and couldn't help but scream.

Many people's eyes were attracted and their eyes lit up.

The restaurant owner hurriedly came over and shouted, "Director Chen? Why are you here?"

Chen Fei replied with a smile: "I have some more important work here, and I can't go back during the New Year, so I just wanted to come to Chinatown to have our own New Year's Eve dinner and have a lot of fun together."

"Haha, please sit down quickly. I just made dumplings. Let's eat together."

The restaurant owner shouted enthusiastically.

Chen Fei didn't show up. He took Bruce to find an empty seat and watched the party while cracking melon seeds.

There are six hosts, three men and three women.

Zhu Jun, Zhou Tao, Li Yong, Dong Qin, Zhang Zefal, Liu Fangfei.

The special program includes the announcement of the name of the giant panda traveling to Taiwan, as well as segments of the life of the Shenzhou 6 astronauts in the sky...

The country's spiritual outlook is getting better and better, and national self-confidence has been significantly improved!

Chen Fei saw many acquaintances, including Nicholas Tse from Hong Kong Island, Taiwanese singer Geng Chenqin, and Macau actress Li Fei.

Singaporean male singer Lin Junjie also appeared, and the female singing group "Twins" also shined in the audience. Shuimu Nianhua's national popularity is also very high.

Of course, the most anticipated ones are always the skits between Zhao Benshan and Song Yuan.

The appearance of "Unforgettable Tonight" means that 2005 has officially ended, and China has once again entered a new look.

2006 is really coming!

"Ding ding ding..."

A series of New Year greetings messages and missed calls appeared on the screen.

After selecting a few more important text messages and phone calls to reply to, Chen Fei stopped caring about them and started eating dumplings with others.

"Oh! This tastes so good!"

Bruce kept exclaiming, not caring about the burning, and kept stuffing it into his mouth, giving Fade a thumbs up from time to time.

"Eat slowly, and no one will compete with you. Why are you so anxious?"

Chen Fei rolled his eyes at him helplessly and stopped paying attention to him.

They played until one o'clock in the morning, and after the fireworks ended, the two drove towards Beverly Hills.

It was already a holiday in China, but on this last New Year's Eve moment, Su Guohai still took the time to send him an email.

It summarizes some recent news.

Nearly a month after its release, "On the Road" has exceeded 140 million, and it is estimated that the final box office should climb to 150 million.

This wave of "Spring Festival Transport" east wind is really wonderful.

Zhang Yimou's "Riding Alone, Thousands of Miles" has been officially released, with a box office of 30 million in the mainland and a very good reputation.

Liu Zhenwei's "The Great Sage" has also been released, with a box office of 50 million in the mainland. It is currently being released in Taiwan, probably with the idea of ​​hitting the Golden Horse.

There is no point in mentioning "The Promise". This movie can be regarded as a loss to my grandma's family.

Brother Chen Kai did not return to China on New Year's Eve and has been staying in Hollywood, waiting for the nominations for the Academy Awards to be announced.

If "The Promise" can be shortlisted, then there is still hope.

But if there is no chance of being shortlisted in the end, then it will be completely over, and the couple will have no other choice but to return home in despair.

In addition, the email also contains some summaries of recent investments.

The Tang Dynasty's TV series "Flying Fairies" received a very good response, and the round-faced Lin Yichen was loved by many viewers.

"Bright Sword" has also started to collect payments.

The filming of "Soldier Assault" has come to an end.

The preliminary preparations for "Insidious" are almost complete, and filming is expected to begin after the beginning of the new year.

Generally speaking, Feiyue Film and Television still maintains its "overlord" status with the highest return on investment among domestic film and television companies, and so far no one can shake it.

"well!"

At this moment, a sigh suddenly came from my ears.

Chen Fei subconsciously raised his head and saw that the car had driven into Beverly Hills, and Bruce was still sighing,

"House prices are getting more and more expensive. When can I afford a villa of my own?"

"In what age is this, how expensive can house prices be..."

Um?

Suddenly, Chen Fei's eyes widened suddenly!

House price? !

House prices in the United States? !

If I remember correctly, there are a lot of articles here!

If done properly, not to mention a debt of US$3.1 billion, even two US$3.1 billion would not be a problem!