Chinese entertainment starts with idols

Chapter 131 Directorial Works

"Goodbye Mr. Loser" is the best comedy of the last decade and the pinnacle of Happy Twist's work, without exception. It truly was "the pinnacle from the very beginning"!

Since then, none of Happy Twist's film and television works have surpassed the achievements of "Goodbye Mr. Loser," including "Never Say Die" and "Hello Mr. Billionaire," which were quite good. Even "Mr. Donkey," which received excellent reviews, did not perform as well commercially as "Goodbye Mr. Loser." "Goodbye Mr. Loser" is definitely a representative work that balances critical acclaim and commercial success.

At the same time, "Goodbye Mr. Loser" is Shen Teng's most outstanding work, without exception. Before that, Shen Teng was just "Hao Jian", but after that, Shen Teng became the "New King of Comedy".

Even after Shen Teng became a "300 billion yuan box office god", when he mentions his representative work, he still subconsciously mentions "Goodbye Mr. Loser".

For Lin Feng, besides the artistic achievements of "Goodbye Mr. Loser," it is also the film with the highest return on investment in Chinese film history, bar none. It's worth noting that Lin Feng's "Love is Not Blind," which received a "five-star rating from the system," achieved a staggering 4.76 million yuan at the box office with a production cost of only 10 million yuan, a return on investment of 4760%, which is already incredibly impressive and sensational. In contrast, the previous film, "Goodbye Mr. Loser," had a production cost of only 20 million yuan and ultimately grossed 14.44 billion yuan, a return on investment of 7220%, a staggering 72 times the initial investment, creating a true "box office legend"!

Moreover, when "Goodbye Mr. Loser" was released, it was a "three-no film"—no big-name stars, no huge investment, and no famous director. Even the "Shen-Ma duo," who would later become very popular, were unknown at the time!

Even the release date of "Goodbye Mr. Loser" wasn't great; its initial screening rate wasn't high, and it was released after "Lost in Hong Kong."

Despite being surrounded by blockbusters like "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe," it made a remarkable comeback and ultimately became the box office champion.

But none of this matters to Lin Feng now. With his current status and influence in the entertainment industry, he can easily bring in celebrities...

Raising investment and inviting well-known directors are not difficult tasks.

Moreover, he himself is currently one of the most popular stars, and his participation in the film adds a significant boost to the movie.

Of course, Lin Feng could also directly play the male lead "Xia Luo" in this movie, but he has his own plans. He is eager to challenge more different types of roles and does not want to be confined to the comedy track in the future, just being a comedian. At the same time, Lin Feng does not want to take away Shen Teng's opportunity. After all, it is not easy to cultivate a comedian. Acting in comedy requires a "license". It is not just that the comedy is funny, but that the actor is funny in the comedy. The biggest contribution of Happy Twist is that it has contributed at least half of China's comedians in the past decade, and Shen Teng is the most representative figure among them.

However, Lin Feng didn't want to do all the work for others and help them train newcomers. The best way was to turn Shen Teng and his group of comedians into his own group. So how could he do that?

Investing in Happy Twist would be the best option, as it would essentially make Shen Teng and the others his own contracted artists, guaranteeing Lin Feng a share of the profits from Happy Twist's future development.

One of the most important reasons why Lin Feng didn't want to play the male lead was that he felt it was time to start his directing career. The film "Goodbye Mr. Loser" was not difficult to shoot, had a clear plot structure, and was compact and interesting, making it very suitable for a new director like him to practice.

Another crucial point is that the system halves the rewards for "non-directors," and given Lin Feng's understanding of the system, if he doesn't personally direct a film, he may never be able to obtain the system's gold card for the director category again.

Lin Feng currently only has one gold card in the director category, the "Business Negotiation Card," and he would like to obtain another gold card, such as the "Director Experience Card," which is what he desires most.

Moreover, Lin Feng has been involved in so many film and television dramas, especially personally leading the investment, filming and distribution of the movie "Love is Not Blind". He understands how to direct a work very well, but he has never tried it himself.

This time, Lin Feng wants to try it himself!

Lin Feng really wanted to give it a try. After all, he had acted in so many movies and TV series in his past and present lives, but he had never been a director. He wanted to challenge himself, otherwise life without challenges would be too boring!

Moreover, Lin Feng himself has many personal ideas about the movie "Goodbye Mr. Loser," and he wants to see if he can take it to the next level!

The success of "Goodbye Mr. Loser" in its previous life meant it didn't need many changes. Besides, "Goodbye Mr. Loser" was already the best "feel-good" script. What Lin Feng had to do was make "Goodbye Mr. Loser" even more "feel-good"!

Turn the "Na Ying stand-in" into the real "Na Ying", turn the "fake Zhou Jielun" into the real "Zhou Jielun", turn "The Voice of China" into the real "The Voice of China", and even turn "Kenkenji" into the real "KFC". Lin Feng is already a KFC spokesperson, so you can even get KFC to pay some sponsorship fees. This is a "win-win" and "multi-win" situation.

Furthermore, "feel-good" novels are simply "feel-good"!

If possible, Lin Feng would also like to bring in Tencent's Ma Huateng and Alibaba's Ma Yun, so they could make cameo appearances as "underlings" in the movie. After all, the reborn person either "punches Ma Yun and kicks Ma Huateng" or directly takes the two of them as underlings. However, the "two Mas" are currently at the height of their power, and Lin Feng cannot persuade them to join.

By the way, without "the two Mas", Lin Feng can also invite Zhang Yiming. It wouldn't be bad to have this future richest man in the new China play a "little brother"!

Thinking about this, Lin Feng also considered investing in Zhang Yiming's ByteDance. However, he hadn't started his own business yet. But Lin Feng felt it was time to meet Zhang Yiming, and he didn't want to miss such a good opportunity to invest.

Lin Feng secretly noted it down, and then continued to consider the matter of "Goodbye Mr. Loser". Turning the "fake Na Ying" into the "real Na Ying" and the "fake Zhou Jielun" into the "real Zhou Jielun" was not an easy task. It would require coordination and efforts, since these big stars each had their own schedules and arrangements. Inviting them to make a cameo appearance in a movie would require a certain amount of effort and sacrifice, and sometimes it couldn't be solved with money.

Moreover, in his previous life, "Goodbye Mr. Loser" had to "drastically modify" the songs in order to avoid paying high copyright fees because it did not obtain the music copyright. "Chrysanthemum Terrace" was renamed "Chrysanthemum Withered", and "Nunchucks" only repeated the song "Use nunchucks quickly", etc. Lin Feng wanted to turn these people, these songs, and these product sponsorships into reality. Of course, he would spend the money that should be spent and not spend the money that should not be spent. Lin Feng was not so corrupt. Under the premise of ensuring the quality of the film, he would reasonably control the cost and maximize the profit.

At the same time, Lin Feng himself could also participate in this movie. Even if he couldn't play the male lead "Xia Luo", he could play the second male lead "Yuan Hua"!

There are so many memorable scenes in "Goodbye Mr. Loser", but the most profound, famous, and popular scene is still the one with its own background music, "Yuan Hua"!

Especially after many years, when the down-on-his-luck "Yuan Hua" appeared, wearing a straw hat, holding a harpoon, and standing on a small boat, accompanied by the background music "Yi Jian Mei," this classic comedic scene of "Tide Spirit" made many viewers burst into laughter.

This role is very interesting. Lin Feng doesn't mind becoming a meme or anything. Celebrities are meant to be entertained by the public. As for being typecast or labeled because of this role, Lin Feng doesn't care at all. He's not starring in a comedy. As long as he acts well and has enough film and television works that are deep enough, the labels will accumulate and naturally disappear.

Since Lin Feng has decided to play the second male lead "Yuan Hua", then let Yang Mi play the second female lead "school beauty". Hasn't she been clamoring to act in a movie with Lin Feng?

The movie "Goodbye Mr. Loser" is the most suitable, and more importantly, Lin Feng feels that Yang Mi is very similar in real life.

The character of "school beauty" is somewhat innocent and lovely in her student days, and is the object of everyone's secret crush; after adulthood, she is realistic and worldly, values ​​talent very much, and pursues vanity and utilitarianism. The reason why she is so infatuated with Lin Feng is mainly because Lin Feng is talented and has a successful career.

At the same time, this character is also a little sexy, especially the scene when she gets out of the pool with her wet hair sticking to her neck. It is perfect for showing the sexy side of "Big Mimi". She is really perfect for this role!

With a more exciting plot, a larger investment, and more stars than the previous version of "Goodbye Mr. Loser," and with Lin Feng's better production quality, he simply couldn't believe that his version of "Goodbye Mr. Loser" couldn't surpass the previous version!

Thinking of this, Lin Feng quickly wrote the script for "Goodbye Mr. Loser". In his previous life, the movie was originally a stage play script of the same name created by the Happy Twist team, which was still nowhere to be seen. What was important to Lin Feng for his first directorial work was that he carefully polished and perfected every detail while writing. By the time he had spent the New Year with his mother and returned to the "Swords of Legends" crew, the script was almost finished.

Yang Mi happened to see the script and asked curiously, "Lin Feng, is this the next movie you're planning to invest in? What's the name 'Charlotte's Trouble'? It's a foreign name, it feels a bit strange."

"It's 'Charlotte's Troubles'!" Lin Feng corrected. However, many people prefer to call it "Charlotte's Troubles," which is one of the selling points of the movie. This unique name is easy for people to remember.

"Can I play the female lead?" Yang Mi regretted missing out on the female lead role in "Love is Not Blind" last time, and she was determined not to miss this opportunity again. Her eyes were fixed on Lin Feng, filled with longing.

"You're not suitable for the lead role; you're better suited for the second female lead," Lin Feng said patiently, pointing to the script.

Yang Mi was quite unhappy. How could Lin Feng look down on people? He was still her man, how could he send the female lead away!

"Lin Feng, my good husband, I don't want to play the second female lead, I want to play the female lead!" Yang Mi said coquettishly. She hadn't even read the script, she just wanted to play the female lead.

"You little rascal, at least read the script first. The second female lead, the school beauty, is more suitable for you; it matches your personality better. I tailored this role for you; it's almost like a natural performance. Besides, I'm only the second male lead, so it's perfect that we're paired together and can have scenes together."

"Oh, then I'll take a good look later and see what kind of role suits my personality!" Although Yang Mi was still a little reluctant, she was moved by Lin Feng's words and decided to take a look at the script before making a decision. Maybe this second female lead is really outstanding!

Then, Yang Mi asked curiously, "So who are your male and female leads?" Now she was even more curious. Who could be more powerful than Lin Feng and herself? Could it be big stars like Andy Lau or Gong Li?

"They are two newcomers, Shen Teng and Ma Li, from the skit 'Today's Happiness' on this year's Spring Festival Gala. I think they have a lot of comedic talent and can become the future comedic force," Lin Feng said truthfully.

"Newcomers? Why are we promoting them?" Yang Mi was a little confused. In her opinion, with Lin Feng's current status and resources, even if he didn't act, he could easily find more famous stars to participate!

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. I will invest in their company and won't work for nothing," Lin Feng explained confidently, believing that capital investment is the best way to maximize profits.

"I knew my husband was the most far-sighted," Yang Mi said happily. Then, having just finished reading the movie script, she asked unhappily, "Lin Feng, what do you mean? What did you mean by saying I was more suitable for the second female lead? What do you mean by 'tailor-made' and 'playing myself'? Do you think I'm so worldly and materialistic?!"

"Don't you think this is an advantage? You appear vain but are actually clear-headed, giving you more room to develop than a naive and innocent female lead. In fact, your life is the script of a great female lead. Besides, isn't our life just about compromise and struggle in reality? This is what a real, living person is like!"

"Besides, this is just a role, not something you're thinking about so much. Maybe this movie, this role, will be your life's movie, your life's role!" Lin Feng casually joked, but much of it was true.

"Really?"

"Absolutely true! I love your ambition, I love your drive and fighting spirit in your career. You never fight internally, you do what you want to do, and you have your own principles. I love Yang Mi just the way you are. You're my darling!"

Lin Feng said sincerely, and he wasn't lying about that. He simply liked Yang Mi's genuine and unpretentious nature.

Of course, Lin Feng preferred the simple and kind Deng Shuang, but he would never say it in front of Yang Mi, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.

"Really! Then why are you so nice to Deng Shuang?" Yang Mi continued to press.

"It's because we met early on, and Xiao Shuang is young, so you, as the older sister, should be more considerate of her!" Lin Feng easily defused this sensitive topic, showing that he had made some progress in his understanding of male-female relationships.

"If you treat me better in the future, I'll give in to her more."

"I'll definitely treat you well, and this film, *Goodbye Mr. Loser*, is my directorial debut, so I'm casting you. How can you say I'm not treating you well! Besides, this movie definitely won't disappoint you; it might even surpass *Love is Not Blind*."

"Your grades are amazing!" Lin Feng said confidently.

"Really? That's great! Let's start filming right away, I can't wait!" Upon hearing that this was Lin Feng's directorial debut and a very meaningful project, Yang Mi became excited; he still had her in his heart.

"What's the rush? There are still many things to sort out. It won't be able to start filming until at least the second half of the year. I'll let you know in advance once it's confirmed."

Now that the script for "Goodbye Mr. Loser" is available, it's time to enter the pre-production stage. However, Lin Feng won't rush into filming until he secures a stake in Happy Twist.

Investing in Happy Twist is the most important thing right now.

Only after this matter is settled can other things be discussed, and even started.

This was a rare investment opportunity, so Lin Feng wasn't going to be polite. He needed to secure the maximum benefit for himself, and directly told Hu Shan, "The more shares the better, and the lower the price the better!"

Just as filming for "Swords of Legends" was nearing completion, Lin Feng received a call from Hu Shan. The shares of Happy Twist had been basically agreed upon, and Lin Feng was needed to finalize the deal.

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