Chapter 153 Rest and rest
Zhou Xingxing thought that his golden brand, coupled with the influence of director Xu Ke, and the fact that he was the leading actor in the super-budget movie "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" with an investment of 4.4 million yuan,

There was no need for an audition, just a direct film contract. It was a great deal, and after Lin Feng accepted the invitation, it was an easy deal.

Not only Zhou Xingxing thought so, but Zhang Jing also thought so. This is definitely the best one among so many film contracts.

Apart from Zhang Yimou and Lin Feng, the only male protagonist that Stephen Chow can actively invite is Zhang Yimou. Zhang Yimou from "See you on Monday" is so awesome that he is definitely the best young actor in mainland China. Even Deng Chao and Huang Xiaoming are inferior to him.

Zhang Jing found this to be an easy decision, and it was indeed an easy decision for Lin Feng as well.

What Zhang Jing never expected was that Lin Feng actually refused. It was as if she was ready to sign the contract without even thinking about it, but Lin Feng refused without even thinking about it!

"Lin Feng, did I hear you right? This is the male lead of Stephen Chow's movie! And Xu Ke is the director. It's the second part of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons. The box office will be at least 10 billion! And you're going to refuse it!"

Apart from anything else, just being able to star in Stephen Chow's movie is an honor. Not only does it bring you such a high pay, but it also helps to improve your status.

Lin Feng refused without even thinking about it, without any hesitation at all. Zhang Jing was really a little confused.

If it weren't for the fact that Lin Feng had so many successful works, Zhang Jing would have had a serious argument with Lin Feng no matter what.

"Sister Jing, I understand what you said. With the golden signs of Stephen Chow and Tsui Hark, plus our traffic, the box office of Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back will definitely be good. It won't be a problem to make over 10 billion.
But the script is not good. What's the point of having a high box office? Besides, Stephen Chow and his team invested so much.

With the excellent work "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" in front of them, simply making over 10 billion is not what they want, they definitely want more.

Besides, it is natural for Stephen Chow's movies to be successful at the box office, because they are Stephen Chow's movies;

If the box office fails, or if the box office does not meet expectations, then all the pressure will be on me.

Because no matter whether it is successful or not, this is not my movie, it is Stephen Chow's movie. Even if the director is Tsui Hark, no one will say that this is Tsui Hark's movie, it is still Stephen Chow's movie.

It is easy for "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" to make over 1 billion, but it is difficult to achieve greater success, because its script is not good, and the reputation of the subsequent films will not improve, so it will be difficult to make a profit at the box office.

So the reason for my refusal was simple. Regardless of whether the movie was successful or not, it was Stephen Chow's movie. Success was natural, but failure would be attributed to me.
Then why should I take it? Besides, I don’t lack movies that can make 10 billion. “Charlotte’s Troubles” will definitely make over 10 billion.

It is also possible that there will be subsequent "Mr. Six" and "Detective Chinatown". I am very confident about it. "

In its previous life, "Old Cannon" had a box office of 9.01 million yuan, and "Detective Chinatown 8.23" had a box office of 10 million yuan, both of which were close to billion yuan.

Now with the joining of super star Lin Feng, I can’t say anything else, but the box office will at least increase by 100 or 200 million.

Especially "Detective Chinatown", at that time it was Wang Baoqiang + Liu Haoran, Liu Haoran was a pure newcomer, now it has been replaced by Lin Feng, and an increase of 200 to 300 million in box office is considered small.

This is also the courage that Lin Fenggan gave to reject Zhou Xingxing.

Actually, to put it bluntly, after "Kung Fu", it's hard to describe Stephen Chow's movies, not to mention that Stephen Chow himself doesn't act anymore.
All the movies after that were huge bad movies, such as "The Mermaid", "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back", and "The New King of Comedy". Although they performed well at the box office, they also changed the nature of bad movies.

The worst one among all these is undoubtedly "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back", the worst of all Stephen Chow's works.
或者周星星邀请徐可来执导，是想起到“1+1>2”的作用，而结果证明是“1+1<<2”，差点弄得徐可也都晚节不保。

Although "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" is full of novel imaginations and the special effects are stunning, it cannot cover up the thinness of the storyline. This plot, which can be seen through at a glance, really lacks sufficient suspense and twists and turns, making viewers drowsy.

The most terrifying thing is the many memes in the cinema, such as "Big Brother, you are so tough!", "I am also a pig (spider)", "Master's routine", "Congratulations on being a father", "Pa pa pa", which are all Internet jokes.

When Stephen Chow's movies stop creating jokes and start copying Internet buzzwords, how can such comedy movies still be worth watching?
What’s more, the previous movie “Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back” also flopped at the box office. It can’t be said to be a flop, but it was far from the expectations of many people, including those fans who supported Stephen Chow.

In 2013, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was invested 1.13 million yuan and had a box office of 12.46 billion yuan.

In 2017, "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" was invested 4.4 million yuan and had a box office of 16.52 billion yuan.

This simple comparison can make us understand how miserable "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" was. The cost increased by 4 times, but the box office only increased by 1/3. What's more, this was four years later, and the number of movie screens in China has more than doubled.

Lin Feng's clean and decisive refusal shocked Zhang Jing. Although she admitted that what Lin Feng said made sense, she was still shocked by his decisiveness.

"You really don't want to consider this movie, Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back, by Stephen Chow. This is Stephen Chow, right?"

Zhang Jing still wanted to say one more thing. Even if everything was as Lin Feng said, so what? She had received the film remuneration and had the influence, so nothing else mattered.

"Don't think about it. The salary is only 1200 million, and there is no profit. Why should we put in this effort?
Even if I really act, I have to change the script, but we can change the script of Stephen Chow's movie."

It is simply impossible to get a few minutes to act in Stephen Chow's movie, and the 1200 million yuan salary is not a small amount. Stephen Chow only offered Wu Qian 500 million yuan before. If you can act in Stephen Chow's movie, you have to lower your salary!
Seeing that Zhang Jing wanted to say something, Lin Feng said directly, "Sister Jing, there is no need to say more. Zhou Xingxing is already old!"

Seeing that Lin Feng had made up his mind, Zhang Jing didn't say much. After all, Lin Feng had never made a mistake, and she was willing to trust him 100%.

Then Zhang Jing also took out a Hollywood movie script "xXx: Return of Xander Cage", in which the male lead is Vin Diesel, the second male lead is Donnie Yen, and Lin Feng is given the role of the third male lead.

Lin Feng simply took the script, took a look at it and rejected it. "We should just reject all Hollywood movies that invite us to guest star in disguise specifically for the Chinese film market."

It’s just that the two consecutive movie scripts of "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" and "xXx: Return of Xander Cage" seem a bit familiar to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng thought about it for a moment and then remembered, weren't these all Wu Qian's film works from his previous life? How come they all came to him now?

However, Lin Feng understood after a little thought. He had more traffic and better acting skills than Wu Qian. The investors would definitely look for him first, and then for Wu Qian.

If Lin Feng took on all of these in order to curb Wu Qian, what would Wu Qian do in the future? Lin Feng found it a bit funny, but he gave up after just thinking about it. He couldn't disgust himself just to disgust Wu Qian. He just had to give up on these. There were plenty of good movies.

Only Wu Qian’s movie is available, but what about Lu Han and the others?
Lin Feng looked through the film and television contracts that Zhang Jing brought, and he actually found it: "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

"I remember that this movie had already officially announced Jing Boran and Lu Han, how come it was transferred to ours?"

"It's officially announced, but the movie hasn't been filmed yet. The producers said that if we want, we can still change the roles, and as long as we participate, Jing Boran and Lu Han can be replaced."

“Oh my god, now even a top star like Lu Han can be replaced. This producer is really amazing. He is not afraid of being scolded by Lu Han’s fans. But forget about this movie. We can’t afford to lose this person.”

Then Lin Feng looked at other film contracts, but there were not many good ones. Some of them Lin Feng had never even heard of in his previous life, so there was no need to consider them.

By the way, there is also a movie called “Passing By Your World”, in which Lin Feng is the second male lead, the male lead is Deng Chao, and Yang Yang in his previous life was the second male lead.

Although considering Deng Chao's current status, it is reasonable for Lin Feng to be his second male lead, and Lin Feng and Deng Chao have a good relationship.

But personal relationships are personal relationships, and work is work. I can obviously play the leading actor, so why should I let others play the second male lead?

What's more, the movie "Passing by Your World" is so ordinary that Lin Feng didn't remember anything except one line "Yan Zi, you must be happy!"

Okay, now I have Wu Qian, Lu Han, and Yang Yang. Lin Feng suddenly feels a sense of accomplishment.

However, Lin Feng was a little happy, so he turned down all the film offers and said to Zhang Jing:

"Sister Jing, thank you for your hard work. But if there is no good movie, there will be no movie. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Besides, I have been too exposed recently.
From "The Journey of Flower" in June, to "Nirvana in Fire" in September, to the current "Charlotte's Troubles",
In addition, the third season of "Running Man" will be aired soon, followed by "Old Cannon" and "Detective Chinatown" at the end of the year.
It can be said that I was present throughout the second half of 2015, either on TV or in the cinema. I had too much exposure.

Moreover, I worked all the time this year. Except for a few days off during the Chinese New Year, I had no time to rest during the rest of the year.

I'm going to take a rest if I have nothing to do. Of course, if there is a good script or something, just send it to me. It doesn't matter the size of the investment. As long as the script is good, everything is fine.

If possible, after I have rested enough, I will try to write a script myself, but I never know. "

"There's no suitable movie, how about a TV series?" Zhang Jing knew that Lin Feng didn't really want to act in a TV series right now.

"The script is really good. It's not impossible to make it into a TV series, but we'll focus on the movie." Lin Feng looked at Zhang Jing and didn't say anything final.

"Okay! I understand. We'll talk about it when there's a suitable one. If nothing else, I'll go back first and won't delay you from being the best man."

Lin Feng had just finished the roadshow promotion for "Charlotte's Troubles" and then came to attend the wedding of Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying. The key point is that he was the best man.

Originally, Lin Feng didn't plan to take the role, and he was not familiar with Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying. Although Lin Feng and Yang Ying were both in "Running Man", they were only work relationships.

However, Lin Feng could not resist Huang Xiaoming's enthusiasm. The nice guy in the entertainment industry really was not just talking nonsense. He won Lin Feng over through one appearance of "Running Man".

And this time Yang Mi is also a bridesmaid. She is single now and can be a bridesmaid.

Besides, Yang Mi and Yang Ying are typical fake sisters. Seeing that Lin Feng was the best man this time, she came over to join in the fun and also served as a bridesmaid.

Of course, there are more than just Lin Feng and his bridesmaids and groomsmen. There are 8 each in the groomsmen and bridesmaids group, and 6 each in the brothers and sisters group. Those who are not getting married are the groomsmen and bridesmaids group, and those who are getting married are the brothers and sisters group.

The bridesmaids are either high-quality stars in the entertainment industry like Li Bingbing and Ni Ni, or the gambling king’s daughter He Chaoyun, and finally Yang Mi.

The best men are Wanda's prince Wang Si Chong, as well as Huang Bo, Wu Jing and other bigwigs, as well as Lin Feng, a top star in the entertainment industry, which is considered to give face to Huang Xiaoming and others.

Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying's wedding was truly the wedding of the century. The entire wedding cost hundreds of millions of yuan. The wedding venue was the Shanghai Exhibition Center, where the Shanghai TV Festival is held every year. The venue rental fee alone was more than 50 yuan.

The wedding invitations were special, the wedding candies were custom-made, the wedding wine was from Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Hesseck and Huang Xiaoming's own winery, the wedding dress was custom-made by Dior, and even the wedding shoes and diamond ring were all custom-made. The diamond ring alone cost tens of millions.

Most of the entertainment industry came. This was not the Oscars ceremony coming to China, but they came to attend the "AH (their initials) wedding" of Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy. Even the wedding invitations were sold for 13000 yuan each.

Not only that, the wedding banquet was also very exquisite, with 72 tables for the guests. Hundreds of chefs were mobilized from all over the country to work, and most of the ingredients were airlifted in, and the dishes were exquisite.

In addition, there was a buffet lunch box in the media area, and Huang Xiaoming also thoughtfully prepared gifts for the reporters.

The most important thing is that this wedding cost so much, but Huang Xiaoming didn't seem to have spent much, because there were many sponsors, and there were also publicity and live broadcast fees brought by the appearance of so many celebrities.

Moreover, Huang Xiaoming is not only an actor, he is also a businessman. His own brand was vigorously promoted at this wedding.

The red wine for the wedding came from Huang Xiaoming’s own hotel, and the chefs for the “AH Wedding” all came from a restaurant in which Huang Xiaoming had a stake.

Of course, many netizens also joined in the fun:

"Dear Baby and Xiao Ming, I have received the wedding candy. Unfortunately, it is raining heavily in Hangzhou today and I am busy with school, so I cannot be your best man. But you have invited half of the entertainment industry, so I can be your best man. I wish you happiness!"

"I have received the wedding candy. Unfortunately, there is something going on at the construction site today. There are too many bricks to move and the foreman won't give me leave, so I can't rush to attend your wedding. But since I have invited half of the entertainment industry, I won't be missing one more person. I wish you two a happy and sweet marriage and a baby soon."

Because Lin Feng and Yang Mi were the best man and bridesmaid, they arrived a day in advance. Huang Xiaoming and his friends had booked the Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Shanghai, and took advantage of the "AH Wedding" to relieve their homesickness in the hotel.

(End of this chapter)