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

On the morning of the 16th, the entire "Avengers 3" crew stopped working and took a half-day rest.

Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures are going to hold the premiere of "The Great Wall" in North America and have sent out invitations throughout Hollywood, hoping that many Hollywood filmmakers will come and support it.

Although this movie failed to achieve the expected box office results in China, Universal Pictures still has some expectations.

If the film can sell well at the box office in North America, it might not be a great thing.

And in this way, domestic losses will not be a big problem.

Chen Fei had previously promised Zhang Yimou that he would be there to support him on the day of the premiere, so naturally he couldn't break his promise.

It happened that almost all the creative members of the "Avengers 3" crew received invitations, so everyone simply decided to go together.

After attending the premiere of "The Great Wall" in the morning, I will come back to the crew to film in the afternoon, so that my time will not be delayed.

On the minibus, it was a rare morning break, and everyone was very happy.

Scarlett Johansson is a "master" at creating atmosphere. Not long after setting off, she suggested that everyone come up with a special show to dispel the boredom on the road.

She chose Dirty Dancing!

With the loud music coming from the speakers in the car, she danced in the corridor and received cheers from everyone.

In the front row, Chen Fei, who was responsible for leading the team to the premiere, laughed and applauded along with everyone and gave cheers.

As soon as Scarlett finished dancing, Gwyneth Paltrow followed closely behind and also danced Dirty Dancing, causing a group of gentlemen to cheer continuously.

Even Elizabeth Olsen was a little eager to try it out and wanted to show off.

For a time, the atmosphere in the car became increasingly warm and intense.

However, what Chen Fei didn't notice at this time was that Robert Downey Jr.'s eyes would turn to him from time to time, and the projected eyes were filled with extremely complicated expressions.

Last night, faced with Lamar Wheeler's request, Robert Downey Jr. did not directly agree.

Although he really yearns for that island, he also knows that the role of "Iron Man" is more important to him!

He didn't know Chen Fei, nor did he know the temper and hobbies of this "world's number one director".

If he rashly invites the other party to an island full of "sin" and "chaos" and causes dissatisfaction with the other party, then his role in "Avengers" may be affected!

A place like Hollywood pays the most attention to class and hierarchy, and beings like Chen Fei are not something that an actor like him can offend at all.

Even though he is now a super first-line actor and one of the most valuable actors in Hollywood.

But on the premise that you are not capital, if you offend capital rashly, then you may die without knowing how you lost it!

Based on this, he did not assure Lamar Wheeler that he could complete the task.

However, he also did not refuse this task.

Because the more he learned about that island, the stronger his yearning became!

If he had the chance to go to the island, he would never give it up.

Therefore, he plans to carefully observe Chen Fei's every move during the next few months of filming "Avengers 3" to understand the preferences of this "world's number one director".

If the other person is a "like-minded person" like you, then the task of inviting you to the island can naturally be completed smoothly.

But if not...

The latter option is not yet under consideration by Robert Downey Jr., and he plans to observe Chen Fei for a while before making any decision.

~

The North American premiere of "The Great Wall" was held at the Hollywood Chinese Theater in Los Angeles.

When all the members of "Avengers 3" arrived, they saw that the place was already surrounded by a crowd of people.

Many fans and media gathered at the scene, cheering and flashing lights at the guests on the red carpet.

And when Chen Fei led Marvel's "superheroes" on the grand stage, it triggered a tsunami of cheers and flashlights that were so dazzling that they could compete with the scorching sun!

"It seems like there are a lot of Marvel fans gathered here?"

Elizabeth Olsen was waving to the fans on both sides of the aisle while lamenting the ubiquity of Marvel fans.

"Of course." Scarlett Johansson, standing next to her, responded: "The most popular thing in Hollywood right now is Marvel, and we are all international superstars!"

While speaking, her blue pupils stared straight at Chen Fei's broad back.

It was the man in front of me who single-handedly pushed Marvel to the "top" level in Hollywood, and also made actors like them become hottest superstars around the world.

She couldn't even imagine how great a sense of accomplishment she would feel if she could spend a good night with this man!

It's a pity that she has never been able to find an opportunity. I don't know if she can find a suitable opportunity during the filming of "Avengers 3"?

After entering the venue, everyone dispersed.

Chen Fei walked all the way and went straight to where Leonardo and Matt Damon were.

But... just as he was halfway there, he was stopped by Jing Tian who suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Brother Chen Fei? Why are you here too?!"

Seeing the excitement and surprise in the eyes of the girl in front of him, Chen Fei smiled and explained: "Director Zhang and Universal Pictures both sent me invitations. I happen to be in Hollywood, so I came over to have a look."

After saying that, he asked again: "When did you come here?"

"We arrived last night." Jing Tian reached out and pointed not far away, and saw Liu Dehua, Zhang Hanyu and others following Zhang Yimou, greeting some Hollywood movie stars.

Several people now noticed Chen Fei's appearance and waved to him with smiles on their faces.

Seeing this, Chen Fei smiled back, but did not pass.

He still has to find Leonardo and "taunt" Matt Damon with him.

But at this moment, Xiao Lizi, who was wandering around leisurely, saw him first and shouted from a distance: "Fei! Crystal, we are here."

Hearing the sound, Chen Fei turned around subconsciously and saw Leo holding Matt Damon's shoulders and walking towards him.

Jing Tian covered his mouth and smiled: "Leonardo seems to have recognized me as sister Yifei."

"This guy is a bit face-blind. He probably couldn't see clearly because he was far away..."

While talking, DiCaprio and Matt Damon had already walked closer.

"Huh? Not Crystal?"

"What Crystal?" Matt Damon bent his arms to his elbows and lightly bumped his good friend's beer belly: "This is the female lead in "The Great Wall", Sally, her Chinese name is Jing Tian."

"Okay, maybe I didn't see clearly. Sorry, Sally, I thought you were Fei's girlfriend just now."

"It's okay, Leonardo."

Jing Tian smiled like a New Year doll, not caring at all.

She knew that the three of them must have something to talk about, so after saying hello, she left consciously.

"Fei, Matt is probably going to be unlucky this time, hahahahaha!"

Leonardo put his arm around Matt Damon's shoulders again, smiling heartlessly.

"Go, go, go!"

Matt Damon seemed helpless and aggrieved when faced with the teasing of his harmful friends.

"The Great Wall" is a proper Category A production project, and as the starring role, he is responsible for the film's box office performance.

If it can sell well at the box office, then he will naturally be fine, and even the money he earns and the salary for future movies will skyrocket.

But if it fails at the box office, then as the leading actor, he must take responsibility!

Positions, remuneration, resources, announcements, endorsements... everything is involved.

Take Johnny Depp for example now. Due to the failure of "King Arthur: Battle of the Beasts" and the domestic violence against his wife, he can hardly receive major A-level productions.

If Disney hadn't invited him to continue starring in "Pirates of the Caribbean 5", I'm afraid he would have to accept a B-category production now.

And so does Matt Damon.

However, unlike Depp, Matt also has an Academy Award for Best Actor, and his personal reputation is pretty good, so the impact will not be particularly great.

Chen Fei comforted him with a smile: "Maybe "The Great Wall" can be a big seller in North America? In that case, wouldn't you have no influence?"

"Oh, I hope..."

Matt Damon muttered feebly.

The feedback from the Zhongnan Market during this period was very unfriendly to him, which means that it may be difficult for him to enter the Zhongnan Market again in the future.

Affected by this, it will be difficult for him to take on big-budget movies in the future!

However, at this time, Leonardo did not forget to continue to hit him: "Matt, I have advised you a long time ago not to accept such Chinese and foreign co-production blockbusters casually, but you just don't listen. It's better now. You're unlucky." Bar?"

"Haha, do you think I'm like you? I'm single, carefree, and I have children to raise. If I don't take the role, will you be the one to support my big family?"

"Isn't it good to be single? I don't want to tie myself to a certain woman."

"If you don't get married, your life will be imperfect, and you will never be able to play the essence of a role like 'father'."

"I don't want to play a father. I have realized my dream and I want to enjoy life!"

The two of them were bickering back and forth, neither of them convinced.

But at this moment, Chen Fei, who was standing silently by the side, suddenly felt something in his heart.

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He stared at Matt Damon for a long time and asked aloud: "Matt, are your schedules still available after June?"

"Of course, I'm afraid I won't be able to get any roles suitable for me in a short period of time."

Matt Damon shrugged and smiled to himself.

But the next second, he suddenly thought of something, his body shook violently, he reached out and grabbed Chen Fei's arm, and asked expectantly: "Fei? What do you mean by asking? Are you over there? Is there a role suitable for me?”

As soon as he said this, DiCaprio next to him blinked and shouted: "Fei! I am also an Oscar winner! No matter what role, I can play it better than this guy Matt!"

Chen Fei looked at him suspiciously: "Hey? Didn't you say you don't play the role of 'father'?"

"I can go back and give birth to one tonight! Or I can go directly to the orphanage to adopt one!"

Matt Damon stared at him with a speechless expression: "Leon! You are simply a get out! So shameless!"

"Okay, okay, don't be so excited." Chen Fei broke away from Matt Damon's hand and reminded: "I will contact you when the filming of "Avengers 3" is about to be completed. Come to the company then Audition.

As for who can be chosen, it depends on which of you is more 'lucky' and who has a deeper understanding and understanding of the identity of 'father'. "

Hearing this, Matt Damon suddenly smiled on his face.

As a man with a family and children, he naturally has unique conditions.

"Leon, I advise you to go home now and have a child before June, otherwise you will definitely not be able to compete with me."

"Go away! I don't want to be a cuckold."

Leonardo let go of Matt Damon's shoulder with a look of disgust.

It was already mid-February, and there were only three and a half months left until June. How could he possibly give birth to a child?

However, he has made up his mind to visit the orphanage more often in the next few months.

Based on his acting skills, maybe he will understand it more deeply than Matt Damon. This is very possible.

~

Although he didn't want to watch it a second time, Chen Fei couldn't leave halfway. It would be too rude.

Therefore, he could only force himself to watch "The Great Wall" a second time.

Different from the domestic version, the foreign edited version focuses more on describing the efforts and contributions of the two foreigners from Europe in resisting the Taotie.

This kind of modification is mainly to please foreign movie fans, which is understandable.

However, some overseas Chinese who came all the way from Chinatown to attend the premiere, as well as Chinese who have settled abroad, were undoubtedly very unhappy after watching the movie.

Chen Fei even noticed that during the movie, many Chinese people cursed and left after watching half of the movie.

Just by looking at the shape of their mouths, you can tell that these people must be swearing very dirty words!

Based on this, Chen Fei can draw a conclusion with certainty: "The Great Wall" will not have a very good box office and reputation in Hollywood!

There are actually five main reasons, namely: cultural differences, insufficient marketing, word-of-mouth issues, fierce competition, and insufficient film scheduling.

You must know that "The Great Wall" integrates Chinese historical and cultural elements. For foreign audiences, there must be a certain cultural threshold and difficulty in understanding.

For example, some settings and plots in the film, as well as gluttonous monsters, etc., will inevitably appear unfamiliar to viewers who are not familiar with Chinese culture, making it difficult to resonate with them.

As for marketing, affected by the failure of domestic box office, Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures have continued to reduce their marketing investment abroad.

Then, coupled with the fact that Hollywood blockbusters are emerging during this period, the Oscar marketing atmosphere is strong, and it is a period of fierce competition, how can a Chinese-foreign co-production like "The Great Wall" possibly compete with local films?

…

The four days of 16, 17, 18, and 19 passed by in a hurry.

The day after the North American premiere of "The Great Wall", it officially entered the North American theater market and officially launched its release.

However, its box office results were just as Chen Fei expected, a huge success!

It grossed US$5.884 million on the first day of release, US$7.023 million on the second day, and US$5.561 million on the third day.

Adding up the three days of the first weekend, the total box office was only 18.468 million US dollars!

Compared with the investment cost of US$150 million, the box office performance of "The Great Wall" in Africa and the United States, as well as the lMDb score of only 5.9, are undoubtedly extremely high!

Faced with this problem, Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures directly cut all their marketing investments, and the main creators completely stopped moving and went to lick their "wounds" silently.

At the same time, when this result was reported back to China, the two major investors, China Film and LeTV, were completely silent.

"18.468 million US dollars? Haha... Okay! That's great! This result is really 'eye-catching'!"

La Sheikang almost laughed out of anger.

He never expected that a Chinese-foreign co-production that he had worked so hard on would experience such a box office performance!

When this box office result is released, it also means that the four investors of "The Great Wall" have all lost their underwear!

Especially China Film Group, which had the largest share among them, suffered a huge loss!

However, the biggest problem now is that in addition to "The Great Wall", "Journey to the West: Conquering Monsters" is also finished!

Due to the influence of many imported Hollywood blockbusters, the film schedule of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Monsters" has been falling again and again. This has also caused the film's daily box office to have dropped to 1.33 million on the 23rd day of its release, which is today.

In this case, being able to land safely is considered a blessing among misfortunes, and as for the key extension, it is even more nonsense!

When he thought of the lofty words of 3 billion+ box office he shouted at the premiere, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Because according to the current situation, this movie can only reach 1.5 billion at most, and cannot even achieve the "small goal" of 2 billion.

A total of 23 producers have been busy for nearly two years, but each company can only get a profit of RMB 10 million, and this is without counting the time cost...

The more he thought about it, the more angry La Pikang became and it was hard to accept it!

Because in his opinion, this income is just like God is joking with him!

He didn't even know how to explain this almost zero profit data if a leader asked him about it?

Should he just say that he had worked for two years in vain? Just to give Chinese-language films a good foundation?

Isn't this just fooling around? !

He was trapped in self-doubt for the whole morning.

"Is it really like what the outside world says, that I am incapable of success and failure? Am I really that bad..."

It was not until noon when the secretary knocked on the door and came in, reminding him that he should go to Huayi to attend the cooperation meeting and negotiation, that he finally came to his senses.

"What is the theme of today's meeting?"

The secretary was slightly stunned when he heard this, and looked at him with a little surprise, and then reminded: "Mr. La, it's about the cooperation negotiation of "Mermaid 2."

"Mermaid...2?"

La Peikang's eyes lit up immediately!

Zhou Xingchi said that he would direct this movie himself!

So, this project will not continue to fail like "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back"?

……

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