Chapter 876 A Gentleman's Revenge Is Never Too Late, Even After Ten Years? Or Revenge on the Spot?

March has arrived as promised.

Early in the morning, Chen Fei just woke up and found that Weibo was very lively. The practitioners in the entire film and television industry and entertainment media circle were discussing the same topic.

That is: After "The Martian" and "Operation Mekong", the third movie in the domestic film industry to break the 3 billion box office was born!

From February 8th to 29th, a full 22 days, "The Mermaid" successfully broke the 3 billion box office and became the well-deserved No. 1 in this year's Spring Festival.

Looking around, major media reports have already appeared one after another:

"The science fiction, love, and comedy film "The Mermaid", jointly produced by China Film, Feiyue Film, Star Shine, and Guangguang, directed by Zhou Xingchi, and starring Deng Chao, Zhao Liying, Wen Zhang, etc., took 22 days to close with a total box office of 3.013 billion yuan. Yesterday's daily new box office was 41.29 million, and the box office potential is still great!"

"Congratulations to Director Zhou Xingchi for becoming the third domestic director with a box office of 3 billion after Guo Fan and Chen Fei."

"Reprinted from the official website of the Film Bureau:

Approved the extension key application for the film "The Mermaid" submitted by China Film, allowing the film to be postponed for 12 days until the evening of April 7.

Rejected the extension key application for the film "Ip Man 4" submitted by Emperor Entertainment Group, and the extension key application for the film "Journey to the West: The Three Strikes of the White Bone Demon" submitted by Hong Kong Star Films. The two films must be officially launched in domestic theaters at 12:00 pm on March 7..."

Just when many people were paying attention to the fact that the box office of "The Mermaid" exceeded 3 billion, Chen Fei went to see the box office of several other films released during the Spring Festival.

Looking at it, the total box office of "Ip Man 4" has reached 970 million, "Kung Fu Panda 4" is 890 million, and as for "Journey to the West: The Monkey King 3 Strikes the White Bone Demon", it is 703 million.

According to the time calculation, if nothing unexpected happens, "Ip Man 4" and "Kung Fu Panda 4" should be able to break through the 1 billion mark at the last minute.

But "Journey to the West: The Monkey King 3: The White Bone Demon" obviously has no hope. There are still 7 days of screening. How can it accumulate 300 million box office?

Let's look at "The Mermaid" again.

It has already exceeded 3 billion box office and now has a one-month key extension, which can be said to be even more powerful!

If nothing unexpected happens, the box office performance of "The Martian" should be surpassed.

But "Operation Mekong" may be a bit shaky. After all, there are too many Hollywood imported blockbusters released in March. "The Mermaid" may not be very competitive in front of these movies.

"The more I think about it, the angrier I get! This La Peikang, when investing in "The Mermaid", I kindly helped him to connect with Zhou Xingchi, but when investing in "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back", he didn't even call me..."

On the phone, Wang Changtian was full of resentment.

When the news of the project of "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" first came out, he was still excited and thought that Guangguang would join again this time.

Unexpectedly, La Peikang had no intention of helping him at all. He directly participated in the production of this project with Zhou Xingchi and Huayi, kicking Guangguang out of the game.

This operation really made him very dissatisfied, but he was helpless, so he could only complain to Chen Fei.

"Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back? Haha, it's just a sequel movie that remakes old things. It has a bunch of traffic stars. What kind of essence can it produce?"

Listening to Chen Fei's words, Wang Changtian was a little confused: "You mean, you don't think highly of this project?"

Chen Fei didn't say much, just casually said: "You will know after it is released."

"Okay."

Wang Changtian didn't continue to ask, because he knew that since Chen Fei didn't want to say it, he would definitely not reveal too much information.

He immediately changed the subject: "By the way? When are you going to return to China? I have heard about a new project here, and I want to see if you are interested in participating."

"I will probably go back around the 15th of this month." Chen Fei recalled the contents of the shooting schedule and asked, "What new project?"

"The 15th?" Wang Changtian muttered, and even began to be confused: "Then let's talk about it when you come back."

...

After ending the call with Wang Changtian, Chen Fei once again devoted himself to the shooting of "Operation Red Sea".

In a blink of an eye, the time came to 10 am.

Huayi's latest announcement arrived as scheduled, appearing on all social platform interfaces including Weibo, and topped the hot search headlines of major platforms!

Huayi Brothers official blog:

“Upon the proposal of Chairman Wang Zhongjun, all directors of the Huayi Brothers Group Board of Directors voted and approved, and now announce the latest senior personnel appointments of the group.

Appoint Ye Ning as President of Huayi Pictures, fully responsible for all business of movies and cinema chains, and promote him to Deputy General Manager of the Group, with original shares allocated, and promoted to candidate for board director.

At the same time, Zhou Tianyu, Ma Chao, Su Nanxing and 28 others were appointed as cinema managers under Huayi Group's cinema chain, enjoying the treatment of holding option shares and company dividends.

At 3 pm, Huayi Brothers Group Chairman Wang Zhongjun and General Manager Wang Zhonglei will hold a media meeting in Huayi Auditorium, and Huayi Pictures President Ye Ning will also attend... All walks of life, major media, and peers are welcome to participate..."

Looking around, this announcement is like a blockbuster bomb, which directly set off an uproar in the industry!

If nothing unexpected happens, this new personnel appointment will not only change the fate of Huayi Group, but also have a far-reaching impact on the entire film industry!

At this time, after seeing this notice, the first thought in the minds of all filmmakers and investors in the film and television industry was:

Huayi is going to go to war with Wanda!

In the past half month, many people have been speculating on why Ye Ning and the 28 cinema executives suddenly resigned.

Some people think that they are going to start their own business, but some people think that these people were poached by some cinema companies.

Pan Asia, Alibaba, Poly Bona, Huayi, Shanghai Film, China Film... These big companies in the industry are all within everyone's guess.

Among them, Pan Asia and Alibaba are the most suspected!

After all, Pan Asia is currently the biggest competitor of Wanda Cinema in China, and the boss of Alibaba and the boss of Wanda don't see eye to eye.

Some people even firmly believe that this is a cooperation between Chen Fei and Ma Yun, and the two are going to divide the entire system of Wanda Cinema.

But what no one expected was that the culprit hiding in the dark was Huayi!

The notice was issued at 10 o'clock, and from 10:05, Chen Fei received calls from China one after another.

"The case is solved, it's Huayi!" Huo Qigang breathed a sigh of relief on the phone.

So far, he finally didn't have to be chased by those media and paparazzi.

"Wait and see."

Chen Fei didn't plan to turn off his phone today.

Huayi started to provoke so arrogantly, he didn't believe that Wanda would remain indifferent, after all, Big Wang was not a good-tempered person.

Who is not a tough guy in real estate?

"I really don't understand what those two brothers are thinking. They poached people from other companies and even held a press conference to announce it. How shameless are they?"

"Haha." Chen Fei sneered: "Do you need to guess? It's obvious that they are too proud, and this is also beneficial to the stock price, so why not do it?"

"Are they so confident that they can withstand Wanda's revenge?" Huo Qigang was very confused.

Chen Fei said casually: "I don't know about this, but we don't need to guess here. We will know after we wait and see. This may be the biggest fun in the circle this year."

The two were talking about how the two sides would start the war, and at this time, the atmosphere inside Wanda had dropped to freezing point!

In the conference room, Wang Jianlin looked at the notice from Huayi and sneered: "Great, great! You want to compete with Wanda, right? Then give it a try!"

Someone below tried to speak: "Boss Wang, how should we deal with it now?"

Wang Jianlin's eyes were cold, as if there was a cold light shining directly out: "Send a notice first, and make sure to nail them to the pillar of shame!

By the way, show your strength again. If a tiger doesn't show its power, do you really think Wanda is a sick cat? Everyone wants to come up and bully it?"

...

At noon, Chen Fei watched a piece of news overwhelm the notice released by Huayi in the morning and appeared on the headlines of Weibo.

"According to the 2016 Forbes China Rich List: Wang Jianlin's family has surpassed Ma Yun's family with a wealth of 170 billion yuan, successfully topping the domestic rich list No. 1, and the global ranking No. 21..."

With the appearance of this news, domestic netizens suddenly discovered that Wanda has not only been building a lot of Wanda Plazas in China in recent years, but also bought large tracts of land in several cities abroad!

If you look at it this way, Wanda is simply too awesome.

Compare it with the two brothers of the Wang family of Huayi, who are still outside the top 100 of the Forbes Rich List!

Just at this time, Wanda Group suddenly issued a heavy announcement, pointing the finger at Huayi Group and its senior management.

In the announcement, Wanda listed in detail the various improper behaviors of Huayi Group, including premeditated large-scale poaching, and 28 middle and senior managers who were burdened with non-compete agreements but still collectively left, which seriously violated industry ethics.

The content of the announcement was sharp and indignant, and there was a strong sense of confrontation between the lines, which seemed to indicate that this fight would never end easily.

This move was like a bombshell, instantly causing an uproar in the entire industry and the entire network.

For a time, film and television companies and capital in the industry all looked over.

Many people immediately realized that this was not just a grudge between Wanda and Huayi, but was more likely to affect the pattern and future of the entire industry, adding fuel to the already turbulent film and television industry!

"Do you think Wanda will follow your Pan Asia Cinema Line and directly refuse Huayi's movies to be shown in their theaters from now on?"

Listening to Wang Changtian's analysis on the phone, Chen Fei responded without even thinking: "No need to guess, it will definitely happen."

"Hey? That's interesting!"

"Just wait and see, there will definitely be more fun later."

"Haha, I'm going to arrange for someone to go to Huayi's press conference this afternoon to see how the two brothers will respond to the notice issued by Wanda at noon today."

"Hey, we have thought of the same point."

"Hahaha!"

...

At 3 pm, Huayi's press conference officially started in the auditorium.

Looking down from the rostrum, it can be found that the auditorium, which can accommodate hundreds of people, is full at this time, and the number of media alone occupies more than half of the entire auditorium!

Although the main spokesperson hasn't even taken the stage yet, the reporters below have already taken photos.

Ye Ning also enjoyed the feeling of being a "big star" today.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if there are A-list or even top celebrities present today, they may not be as popular as him!

Fortunately, although he has attracted a lot of attention, he is not the target of the media's "fire". The main person who has been questioned is Wang Zhongjun, the chairman of Huayi Group.

"I declare that today's press conference has officially begun..."

As soon as Wang Zhongjun finished speaking, the media asked questions:

"Director Wang, we are very confused as to why Huayi took such a large-scale poaching action against the middle and senior management of Wanda Group. Does this violate business ethics and industry rules?"

This question is very acute, but Wang Zhongjun seems confident.

He stood on the stage with firm eyes and a loud voice:

"First of all, there is nothing "immoral" in Huayi's behavior, because the flow of talents is the natural law of the market economy, and it is a normal phenomenon that "people go to higher places, and water flows to lower places." How can this happen? Violated business ethics and industry rules?

If the treatment Wanda provides its employees cannot meet their expectations, it is natural for them to leave.

Even if these people have non-compete agreements, so what? The worst we can do is pay liquidated damages... This approach is completely in line with the spirit of the contract and does not contain any immoral or unruly elements..."

After explaining, Wang Zhongjun silently stepped aside.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Zhonglei, a professional "troll", stood in front of the microphone and began the second half of his response and explanation.

However, his response was full of guns and sticks, and even contained naked disdain and doubts about Wanda!

"If some companies don't know how to employ people, they can come to Huayi to further their studies. You know, horses with a thousand miles of horses often exist, but Bole is very rare...

For the top talents in the industry, they should be given sufficient shares, options, dividends, etc. as incentives instead of playing the emotional card and talking about feelings. This kind of behavior is really too childish. How is it different from the rich people in the early stage of reform and opening up? "

Throughout the press conference, Huayi not only successfully resolved the doubts and accusations from the outside world, but also cleverly pointed the finger at Wanda.

Wanda, which had already suffered "hemorrhage", became the object of ridicule and contempt in this public opinion war, and found itself in a very embarrassing situation...

After Chen Fei returned to the hotel in the evening and watched the news, the first thought in his mind was:

"Is this coming from an expert?"

From the perspective of a bystander, Huayi's handling of this wave of crisis public relations is very good, and it can be included in the textbooks.

The only flaw is that after such a rectification, the conflict between the two families will become more intense!

If Wanda gives in, it will really become a joke in the industry!

I just don’t know how the Big Pharaoh will take revenge? Should we uphold the principle that a gentleman should take revenge, never too late in ten years, or should he avenge his hatred on the spot?

…

March 1st just passed in the hot searches that appeared in turn.

The next day, when many people were looking forward to Wanda's reply, several film and television entertainment news suddenly appeared, which directly attracted many people's attention.

"The fantasy film "Zhu Xian", exclusively produced by Feiyue Film and Television, directed by Lu Yang, starring Hu Ge, Tang Yan, and Liu Shishi, and adapted from Xiao Ding's novel of the same name, officially wrapped yesterday!"

"Exclusively produced by Alibaba Pictures, adapted from a popular IP, produced by Zhang Yibai, directed by Zhao Xiaoding and Anthony Lamorinara; starring Jing Tian, ​​Yang Yang, Yan Yikuan, Li Shun and others, the fantasy and costume-themed film "Three Lives, Three Worlds and Ten Miles" "Peach Blossom" held a final press conference in Hengdian this morning.

"The large-scale fantasy costume TV series "Fantasy City", adapted from Guo Jingming's best-selling novel of the same name and starring Feng Shaofeng, Song Qian, Zhang Meng, Ma Tianyu and others, officially wrapped up this morning."

"Reprinted from Xiangjiang Film News: Golden Harvest Pictures officially announced the content of the new film project this morning. The film mainly tells the story of the "painter", a gangster of a counterfeiting group, who mastered the technology of making counterfeit banknotes and lured the down-and-out painter Li Wen with him. The story of creating "super dollar bills" and trading them around the world to gain profits, and from the once seamless cooperation to the final confrontation..."

"Tang Ren announced: "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5", also known as "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", directed by Li Guoli and starring Han Dongjun, Hu Bingqing, Zheng Yuanchang, Jin Chen and others, will premiere on Mango TV on May 23 ”

A series of hot searches immediately attracted many netizens who were concerned about the conflict between Wanda and Huayi.

However, the conflict between Alibaba Pictures and Feiyue Films has been intensified again!

You know, the two parties have made a bet, and the performance of the words is better than the box office and ratings.

And now, "Zhu Xian" and the movie version of "Three Lives Three Worlds: Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" have announced their completion one after another. It is obvious that there is "metaphysics" in it.

Many people are looking forward to it. They don’t know when the two movies will be released. Can they be released this year?

Although Zhong Lifang's call came late, she said: "According to our progress, the second stage of "Zhu Xian" will almost be over in June, so whether it is summer vacation, National Day, or New Year's Eve, we can participate ”

"good!"

Chen Fei nodded with satisfaction, and then warned: "Don't rush to set the schedule first, finish the post-production of the movie first.

Isn't Alibaba Pictures going to make a bet? Then we'll wait for them to set the schedule first, and then we'll go right ahead. Since we're going to make a bet, let's be fair!"

"Okay, Mr. Chen."

Zhong Lifang agreed without any hesitation.

She was very confident at this moment. After all, she had invested too much effort in this movie, and she even watched every frame of the filming...

This movie is like her child, and she is very proud of her child!

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