Chapter 603: Integrity Trampled in Lawsuit! The Price of Freedom!

Chapter 603 Lawsuit...Trampled Integrity! The Price of Freedom!

"Huayi's handling of this matter is really fucked up."

Looking at the online reports, Chen Fei couldn't help but complain.

The email was so clear, and it was obvious that the only thing left was to sign the contract. At that time, both parties were just in the honeymoon period, and it was also the Spring Festival, so there was no offline signature or official seal.

But I didn't expect that for this 80 million, Huayi, as a listed company, could do such a shady operation.

This is not just ordinary tastelessness, it is simply rubbing the four words "cooperation" and "trust" on the ground!

Chen Fei suddenly felt a little fortunate that he ran fast and sold the stocks related to Huayi in advance.

Otherwise, if something happens in the future, he will be unlucky!

After thinking about it, he called Su Guohai again and specifically told him not to have any cooperation with Huayi in the future.

This kind of person who is good at pitting teammates must not be touched!

However, just as the two sides were in court, other production companies in the mainland suddenly started to make small moves.

Huayi could turn against Zhou Xingchi for 80 million, but other companies would not do such a thing.

That was Zhou Xingchi, his personal value was far beyond the 80 million!

For a time, several other production companies spoke out, showing their sincerity.

"Guangguang is willing to make up for the 80 million loss. If you cooperate with us, you will never have to worry about encountering such shitty things!"

"Xingmei is also very much looking forward to cooperating with Mr. Zhou Xingchi. When it comes to director's pay and share, we are the highest in the industry!"

"Bona sincerely invites..."

"LeTV has high-quality resources, and Director Zhou Xingchi can use them..."

These people are really merciless when they stab, and their main goal is to belittle their opponents and elevate themselves.

Time is limited, Chen Fei did not pay too much attention, and soon retracted his gaze and set his sights on the box office performance of The Pursuer.

The first-day box office of 33.97 million yuan demonstrates the power of the six words "Produced by Feiyue Film and Television".

Looking around, the comments below are simply boiling!

"Fuck, this movie is amazing! It seems to have saved the millions of Chinese screens that have been ravaged by the domestic protection month!"

"It's hard to imagine that a black comedy movie can make people laugh out loud. The scene where Zhang Yi eats noodles is really funny. I suggest watching it twice and judging carefully."

"My goodness, that slap was really loud. Can you understand what kind of pressure a 10-year-old girl was under at that time?"

"It's a very wonderful way to narrate the story. The flashback method is unique. It is very attractive to leave suspense about what happened before. It's really exciting throughout the whole process!"

"I really didn't expect that Zhang Yi, who is used to playing decent roles, can also play villains in a fascinating way. I can't stop watching!"

"This is the product of Director Chen's "New Literary Revival" plan, right? It's really awesome! It's worthy of being the work of Director Chen's screenwriter. It's awesome!"

Seeing this, Chen Fei decisively turned off his phone and walked towards the studio.

There is no need to pay special attention to this movie. Success is inevitable!

…

Lin Gengxin acted quickly. After successfully breaking away from Tangren’s control, he immediately announced the establishment of his own studio.

Many people in the circle paid attention to it, and when they saw that Wanda was one of the shareholders, many netizens who were not aware of the situation suddenly realized it!

With the support of a giant like Wanda, what chance does Tangren have of winning?

Still clamoring to continue the lawsuit, what’s the point?

In contrast, there is the lawsuit between Huayi and Zhou Xingchi.

The court made a verdict in just a few days.

As expected, Zhou Xingchi lost the lawsuit and lost the 80 million that should have belonged to him because he did not sign a formal contract.

Although the public opinion on the Internet is biased towards Xingye, the law does not pay much attention to public opinion now.

With conclusive evidence, Zhou Xingchi could not win at all.

“The content of the email is equivalent to a verbal agreement. Without a formal contract, it does not have any legal effect.”

The lawsuit was quickly decided.

As expected, Wang Zhonglei appeared in front of the media again, and he couldn't stop showing off in his tone.

"From this incident, it can be seen that Mr. Zhou Xingchi is a complete layman. I suggest that you don't make movies in the future. After all, who dares to cooperate with you? Just a few words in an email counts as cooperation? It's really crazy..."

This is really shameless. Even though many people are very unhappy with Zhou Xingchi, they all stand on his side at this time and make all kinds of sarcasm towards Huayi.

Xingye has no way to do it. After all, morality and law have always been at odds.

He did not choose to continue to sue, but just posted a paragraph on Weibo: "Those who do evil will eventually get bad retribution!"

This sentence has been liked by many people.

Especially those companies in the circle that compete with Huayi, they are directly facing each other.

Guangguang: "In terms of reputation, a certain company is well-known in the circle. I hope you can open your eyes and cooperate with it carefully in the future."

Chengtian: "Backstabbing a partner? Digging your own grave!"

Xingmei: "It's not that I won't take revenge, but the time has not come yet!"

Wang Zhonglei's actions not only discredited Huayi, but also brought shame to the entire mainland film and television industry. Especially in recent days, Hong Kong has been mocking them in various ways, making everyone feel very uncomfortable.

Chen Fei was also very unhappy. He didn't need to give Huayi face, and directly commented on Zhou Xingchi's Weibo:

"Next time if there is a movie shooting plan, Xingye can come to me to discuss related cooperation. I promise you in my personal name and the integrity of Feiyue Film and Television that there will never be such a bad thing like "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"..."

As soon as his comment came out, he immediately received likes and thanks from many fans of Zhou Xingchi.

Even Zhou Xingchi himself called him to thank him for his support and said that if there is a suitable movie shooting plan next time, he will definitely give priority to Feiyue Film and Television.

In terms of integrity and strength, in the current mainland film and television industry, if Chen Fei says that he is second, no one dares to claim to be the first.

Happy Twist trusted him very much. After chatting that night, Yan Fei took people to Feiyue Film and Television on the third day and reached a preliminary cooperation on the film and television adaptation of "Charlotte's Troubles".

The two sides jointly invested, filmed and developed, striving to achieve the difficult task of filming the stage play IP!

...

"Fuck! They are so sanctimonious, as if they are so honest and honest, but they have established a persona for themselves. Behind the scenes, they are all rotten to death..."

Wang Zhonglei looked at the news on the Internet and felt that he was holding back a lot of anger, but he had nowhere to vent.

Similarly, Wang Zhongjun, who was sitting in the office chair, did not look very good, but he was able to keep his composure.

"Don't worry about them. Anyway, the Internet has no memory. 80 million has been put in the pocket. It won't take long for netizens to forget about this matter."

Although many people are calling the two brothers short-sighted, they don't care.

Zhou Xingchi is already old. Even if he can still do it, how many years can he continue to do it?

Moreover, who can guarantee that every movie he releases in the future will be a big hit?

Rather than betting on the uncertain future, it is better to seize the present.

Once the 80 million yuan was received, the company's financial pressure was immediately relieved a lot. Coincidentally, the filming of "Private Customization" started, and the stock price ushered in another wave of rise...

It's a double happiness!

No!

There is a third happiness!

Wang Zhongjun suddenly raised his head and asked: "With this money invested, there should be no problem with the land, right?"

"Absolutely no problem." Wang Zhonglei patted his chest and promised solemnly: "Our name is very legitimate, and the anchor point of "Film and Television Culture Town" is just right. No one can find any fault with it."

"Haha, that's good!"

...

When the daily new box office fell below 1 million, "Love in Seattle" finally ushered in the day when it was taken off the screen.

The result of 657 million was far beyond everyone's expectations!

Han Sanping excitedly said that he must hold a grand celebration banquet to celebrate the great success of the film.

Perhaps because the film was so successful, his confidence in "The Crossing" was even stronger. When he called Chen Fei, he repeatedly said that he would definitely be able to make an oriental version of "Titanic".

In response, Chen Fei said: "Good luck to you!"

On the day of the wrap-up party, Xue Xiaolu excitedly said that he would continue to release the second part of "Love in Seattle" and asked all fans to wait and see.

As expected, the investors are still China Film and Feiyue Film and Television, because this was the investment agreement agreed in advance when the first part was filmed.

"Mi Mi! There is actually a second part of "Love in Seattle"!"

Zeng Jia was so excited that she could hardly contain herself. The first part was so successful. If the second part was released, wouldn't it soar to the sky?

However, Yang Mi's expression was a bit tangled.

After thinking for a while, she frowned and said: "But I didn't receive any news about the second part in advance, and Director Xue didn't contact me to invite me to star in the second part."

The smile on Zeng Jia's face suddenly froze!

"Love in Seattle" was a resource they got when they were in Feiyinghuang Agency, but now that they have left, it is not so easy to participate in the second part.

"Why don't you take the initiative to talk to Director Xue? It is taboo to change actors in the sequel. I think she should have considered this aspect, right?"

"She has said it." Yang Mi's voice was a little low: "Director Xue said that we will talk about it when the script of the second part is written and the preparations are officially started. Besides, she can't make the decision herself. The replacement of actors is decided by the investors behind."

At this moment, the two of them were silent.

It is free to develop outside, but the price of freedom is difficult for them to bear!

...

Time quickly came to April 8.

In the crew of "The Burning Sun", Chen Fei began to perform what kind of state a person would present when he was subjected to injection death penalty.

In the camera, he was tied to the bed, and as the drug was injected, his expression and movements were full of deep despair and powerlessness.

His eyes gradually became empty and dull, as if they had lost all their brilliance. The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became more obvious due to tension and fear, revealing his inner struggle and pain. His teeth were clenched and his lips were tightly closed, as if he wanted to do his best to resist the impending fate, but he was helpless.

As all the drugs were injected, his hands were tightly clenched into fists, and his knuckles turned white due to too much force. This was a manifestation of his attempt to find a trace of strength, and also a reflection of his inner fear.

Under the gaze of everyone around the set, Chen Fei's body began to tremble slightly. This tremor was uncontrollable, as if it was an external manifestation of his inner fluctuations.

"Huhuhuhu!"

In the camera, his breathing began to become rapid, as if he was trying his best to resist the passing of life.

However, as time went on, his breathing gradually became smoother, as if all his struggles had become powerless.

In this process, his facial muscles also became relaxed, and his expression gradually changed from tension to calmness, but under this calmness was a deep despair!

"Click!" Behind the monitor, Wang Shiliang shouted the pause slogan at the right time and said, "Great, passed."

For a while, there were warm applause in the studio.

Qiu Ze stood at the front of the crowd, watching Chen Fei being helped up from the hospital bed by the props team, his heart full of shock, emotion, envy and other emotions!

"Is this the strength of the Silver Bear Award winner? So strong!"

If there were no cameras and prop masters around, he would have thought that Chen Fei was really being executed by injection.

The real demeanor and subtle expressions and movements were so lifelike!

Back to the monitor, after watching the playback carefully, Chen Fei nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, today's shooting is over, everyone can go back and rest, we will continue tomorrow."

With his order, the whole crew started moving.

The props began to move, the actors took off their makeup and ate, the cameras put away their equipment...

Chen Fei returned to the RV, and while waiting for his assistant to serve food, he logged into Weibo to check the box office of several recent movies related to him.

"Interstellar" has officially withdrawn from the mainland cinema, with a box office of 1.069 billion yuan.

So far, the global total box office performance of this movie has soared to 1.563 billion US dollars, which can't be described as an ordinary "making money"!

Walt Disney Studios has already promoted the offline market, and the revenue from on-demand, DVD, peripherals... these will only be higher than the box office!

At the same time, the box office of "Kung Fu Panda 2" has also stabilized.

250 million US dollars in North America and 570 million US dollars worldwide, which means that the box office has been a big success!

The mainland is scheduled to be released on April 12, and will be released at the same time as the two domestic films "The Breakup Contract" and "Kintaro's Happy Life".

At the same time, after a month of release, "Hidden in the Dust" has officially ushered in the time of the end of the show.

The performance of 250 million yuan directly crushed the 77.49 million of "The Kung Fu of Laughter" in the same period.

Wang Jing has been silent again, hiding in Hong Kong as a turtle, and there is no trend of emerging at all.

Huaxiaxing was also unlucky. It lost money on every movie it invested in, and the company's working capital was almost drained out!

Xiang Huaqiang's attention was now almost entirely focused on "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch". If this movie lost money again, it would be a complete failure!

He gambled all his wealth, took advantage of the popularity of 3D movies, and found the most popular actress in the mainland.

This time, they were ready to die and launched a final charge against Chinese-language movies!

…

Jiang Wen seemed to have been stimulated by 3D movies. After the great success of "Let the Bullets Fly", he finally launched his new work that he had been working on for several years.

"One Step Away"

The film had a budget of 300 million yuan, and 3D cameras and supporting equipment were used throughout the filming process, launching a fearless charge towards IMAX-3D!

At the press conference, the old man vowed: "One Step Away will benchmark Hollywood's top science fiction blockbusters, strive to show exquisite perspective effects, and achieve the results of combining plot and technology..."

Adhering to the idea of ​​being close to the water and getting the moon first, the special effects team used people from Dianjing Digital.

Jiang Wen was very confident this time. He did not bring any investors. The 300 million funds were all borne by the company he founded. It was obvious that he was thinking of reaching the sky in one step!

Chen Fei didn't know how to comment. He also read the script of One Step Away, but he didn't understand it.

When he expressed his real feelings, Jiang Wen waved his hand and said: "It's normal that I can't understand the script. I like to change it from time to time when I make movies.

When the film is really shot, you will understand the connotation and the story I want to tell. It will definitely be exciting and will definitely open your eyes!"

He said so, Chen Fei had no choice but to nod silently and wish him to have good luck like Han Sanping.

…

On the 12th, the crew of "The Burning Sun" left Xiamen and headed back to the capital to prepare for the final scene.

At the same time, the crew of "Dear" held a grand launch conference in the capital.

Liu Yifei and Zhou Xun attended the press conference as actors and producers and accepted media interviews.

At the press conference, Miss Liu wore a well-tailored white suit, with a capable temperament and exquisite makeup, showing the attitude of a producer.

Facing the questions of reporters, she responded generously:

"I don't have too high requirements for the box office of this movie. I have only one goal, that is, I hope that with this movie, there will be no more "trafficking" incidents in the world, and I hope that all the children who are stranded outside can return to their mothers as soon as possible.

All the box office revenue of this film will be invested in the "anti-trafficking" incident. I hope to make a contribution to society and hope that all families can be reunited..."

On the stage, Liu Yifei's words were loud and clear.

Offstage, thunderous applause resounded throughout the audience!

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