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The crew of [John Wick 4] stayed in Paris for more than a month, and then moved to the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin for filming.

After shooting for more than a week, everyone flew to Osaka, Japan.

According to the shooting plan, the crew will shoot here for half a month.

Osaka is the second largest filming location for John Wick 4 after Paris, but all the shots taken here are night scenes.

Both the crew members and the actors work almost all day and night, filming at dusk and returning to the hotel to rest at dawn.

“.Since the post-production of [Storm Chasers] was completed last month, the company has been communicating with major TV stations.

According to your previous instructions, the first round of broadcasting rights have been secured for CCTV.

In the second round, several local satellite TV stations such as Blueberry TV, Shandong TV, and Guizhou TV are competing, and it is likely that multiple stations will broadcast simultaneously.

In this way, not only will the TV station be under much less pressure to purchase films, but we will also be able to receive relatively more copyright fees.

In terms of video platforms, iQiyi currently offers the highest price."

In the afternoon, in the crew's hotel room, Gu Wei turned on his computer and held a video conference with the company's executives.

After Yang Liwen finished speaking, he nodded.

"Very good. Has CCTV said when it plans to release "Storm Chasers"?"

"I talked to the leaders there before, and they seem to be planning to have [The Storm Chaser] take over from the currently popular [The World]."

"So fast?

I remember that [The World] started airing at the end of last month, so it should be finished in less than half a month, right? "

"According to the arrangement over there, after the broadcast of [The World], the prime time channel will broadcast a program called [Master Craftsmen of Great Country] for a total of 13 days, and then the next drama will be broadcast."

“It’s good this way, time is not so tight.

But it is highly likely that it will not be able to match the ratings of "The World"."

Period dramas tend to be hits, and "The World" is undoubtedly the biggest hit this year.

The drama's ratings when it first aired were only 1.34%, with an audience share of 4.7%, ranking fourth among TV dramas in the same time slot.

As a result, after three days of broadcasting, the ratings soared to over 2, the audience share doubled, and it firmly sat on the throne of the number one TV series in the same time period.

Then, with the broadcast of subsequent episodes, various data have been rising and the popularity on the Internet has continued to increase.

More than 3 episodes have been aired so far, with a viewership rating of over 12 and an audience share of %. It can be said to be CCTV's biggest hit since the beginning of the year.

“CCTV is very confident in the quality of ‘Storm Chasers’, and we also have your appeal, boss.

I talked to the director of the film purchasing department there, and she thinks the data of "Storm Chaser" will not be worse than that of "The World"

“[Manslaughter 2] just started filming a few days ago.

Director Cui Rui decided to shoot at Jiangmen in Yuezhou, where there is a Thai-style street that fits the description in the script.

The crew made some modifications there and built some additional buildings, and it was not until a few days ago that everything was completed."

After Yang Liwen finished speaking, Zhao Mingcheng, who was in charge of film and television shooting, reported to the director.

"Did Director Wen go with them?"

Gu Wei was not surprised about the start of filming of "The Accidental Murderer 2". He had talked about it with Cui Rui before going abroad.

"Yes, Director Wen went with Director Cui as the producer, and Xiao Yang and Zhang Tianai from the company also joined the crew.

By the way, boss, Director Rao’s film “A Thousand Miles Home” has been completed and is currently in post-production.” Zhao Mingcheng said.

"The filming of [A Thousand Miles Home] has been completed. Guo Fan should be aware of it, right?" Gu Wei asked.

"Director Guo has been filming The Wandering Earth 2 in Qindao, but there are also many people from his company in the crew of The Journey Home, so he should also know the progress of this project."

Although the director of "A Thousand Miles Home" is Rao Xiaozhi, this film was originally a project of Guo Fan. It is currently jointly produced by Guo Fan's company, Gu Wei's "The World of Wei Ming" and Lu Yang's "Free Cool Whale".

The main controller and the largest investor is still Guo Fan, so the subsequent release of the film will depend on how Guo Fan arranges it.

After Zhao Mingcheng finished speaking, the person in charge of the publicity and promotion department spoke.

“…Director Wen’s film [Miracle: Stupid Kid] has been officially scheduled to be released on May 5st.

We plan to announce the release date in the middle of this month and then start the pre-promotion step by step.

The specific promotion plan has been sent to your email."

Gu Wei thought for a moment and said: "The focus of this film's publicity should be on Wen Muye and the male lead Peng Yuchang."

He paused and said, "It's mainly because of director Wen Muye. He has done such great works as "Dying to Survive", "Manslaughter" and "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils". Making him the focus of publicity and promotion can attract more audiences.

Moreover, [Miracle] itself is a story-oriented movie.”

"Understood~"

The meeting lasted about an hour, during which the company's post-New Year affairs and some projects in the first half of the year were reviewed. After everyone else left the room, Yang Liwen remained on the phone with Gu Wei.

"Boss, Director Guo Hu contacted me again and asked when we are going to start preparing for the drama he is working on?"

Gu Wei was stunned and didn't react.

Seeing this, Yang Liwen continued, “It’s the [Auspicious Pattern Lotus Building] project.

The company bought this IP a few years ago, and then the company's screenwriting department adapted it into a script.

After you mentioned it two years ago, I met with Director Guo Hu according to your request and sent him the script.

Later, because you had so many projects and no time, this drama was put on hold.

Director Guo Hu has approached me several times in the past two years."

As soon as Yang Liwen mentioned Lotus Tower, Gu Wei remembered it.

“I was so busy that I forgot.

I feel a little sorry for Director Guo, after all, I was the first one to propose this project to him."

Guo Hu is Lin Yufen's apprentice. When they were filming "Swords of Legends" and "Eternal Love", he was the executive director of the crew and worked under Director Lin.

Later, he went out on his own and directed major costume dramas such as "Love and Destiny" and "Son of Chow".

He was the one who directed the film "Lotus Tower" in the original time and space, and the result was very good, so Gu Wei contacted him only after he finished the script for the martial arts drama.

"I don't think Director Guo would mind. Everyone in the industry knows that your schedule is very tight. I guess he is afraid that the project we are looking for him for will fail, so he keeps pursuing us."

Gu Wei nodded.

“I will be returning to China in March to join the crew of “Where the Winds Run”, and then I will also be filming two other movies, “Extreme Rescue” and “She Vanished”.

This year I probably won’t have time.

You go back and meet with Director Guo, and then arrange for Zhao Mingcheng to work with him. Start preparing for Lotus Tower in the second half of the year, and start filming early next year!"

"OK!
There is another thing. A few days ago, China Film Group contacted me and said that they were preparing a war blockbuster of the same type as "Changjin Lake".

I want to ask the boss if you are interested? "

"A film prepared by China Film Group? Didn't they give us the script?" Gu Wei asked curiously.

In recent years, when approaching him for a drama, the script would basically be sent to him first, and no one had ever asked him directly.

Moreover, he has always had a close relationship with China Film Group and they always talk directly about projects.

“I talked to that side.

It is said that it was a project initiated by director Chen Kaige called "Great Victory", which attracted investments from China Film and Bona.

Director Chen didn't seem to intend to invite you, but China Film and Bona Film Group were a little worried, so they passed the message on first.

If you agree, they will be responsible for convincing Director Chen."

When Yang Liwen said this, Gu Wei immediately understood which movie it was. "The Great Victory" was the movie "The Volunteer Army" that Chen Kai later used to promote his son.

"Forget it. I'll just make one movie about the Korean War, "Changjin Lake," and that's enough. You can make your position clear to them."

"Understood~"

After finishing his work, Gu Wei turned off the computer.

Just at this time Yang Chaoyue came back from outside. She was wearing fashionable clothes and carrying various shopping bags in her hands.

"Buying so many things?"

"Yes, go shopping and buy whatever you like.

It’s a pity that you can’t come with me, boss.”

Yang Chaoyue had already finished filming all her scenes on the set, but she refused to leave and wanted to be lazy, so Gu Wei didn't care.

When she arrived in Osaka, everyone in the crew was busy with work, so she just wandered around, sightseeing and shopping, looking very leisurely.

Moreover, she is basically not well-known abroad, so she doesn't have to worry about anyone recognizing her wherever she goes.

"I work at night and rest during the day, so I don't have time to go out with you."

"I know~
Now this is good enough.”

Yang Chaoyue happily sorted out her spoils and took out an exquisite box.

"I bought this for you. It's a men's watch I saw at the mall. It's very beautiful and I think it will suit you very well."

Gu Wei took the watch out of the opened watch box.

The black leather strap, silver-white frame and sapphire blue dial really look beautiful when worn on the hand.

"Vacheron Constantin, what series?"

Yang Chaoyue thought for a while and said, "The salesperson seemed to say it was 'Zongheng Sihai'. I don't really understand it, but I think this style is pretty!"

Gu Wei nodded: "Not bad, I like it very much.

But maybe I can’t wear it normally?”

"Huh? Why?"

Gu Wei patted her head and said, "Because I am the global spokesperson for Jaeger-LeCoultre, of course I cannot wear watches of other brands.

If you are caught on camera, it will be considered a breach of contract."

"Oh~"

Yang Chaoyue didn't expect that Gu Wei would not be able to use the gift he carefully selected, and he felt a little depressed.

Gu Wei saw it and comforted her with a smile: "Although I may not be able to wear it for a while, Chaoyue, the watch you chose is really nice, I like it very much.

Okay, come out to eat with me.

After eating, I’m going to work on the set.”

Then he invited her to go out together.

“The filming of the scenes in Japan will be finished in about a week.

Are you planning to return to China directly or go to the United States with me?"

The two of them were eating local cuisine together, and Gu Wei asked.

"I'll be with you, boss, from beginning to end.

Anyway, the company didn’t urge me to go back.”

Gu Wei nodded.

"By the way, when I was busy at work today, I learned from Mr. Yang in the company that the film [Who is the Hero] you shot last year will be released on Tencent Video around the end of May."

“That’s great, after finishing filming last year, I was wondering when this drama would be released.

Boss, do you think my drama will be a hit? "

Yang Chaoyue's eyes lit up, he didn't even bother to eat, he came forward and asked.

"How should I know? I haven't watched the drama. Don't you have any idea of ​​how you filmed it?" Gu Wei shrugged.

“I feel like I have worked very hard on the film, but I don’t know what the final result will be.

Among the dramas filmed before, except for the company's "Joy of Life" series, the others did not make much splash.

I don’t have much confidence in my acting skills.”

Gu Wei looked at her with some amusement, picked up a piece of sushi and took a bite.

“First of all, your drama is a big IP. [Who’s the Hero?] is adapted from the martial arts novel of the same name by Wen Ruian, which already has a certain number of fans and popularity.

Secondly, this drama is an S-level project of Tencent, with large investment and high attention. The platform will definitely provide the best publicity resources before it is released.

Again, this drama is directed by Li Muge, a director under the company. I have worked with him in two dramas, "Sito" and "Eastern Palace", and I am quite familiar with his abilities.

Li Muge is very good at photographing people and scenery, and his plot is also good.

Finally, Zeng Shunxi and you are both considered the new top stars that have emerged in the past two years, with high popularity and number of fans.

So no matter how you look at it, this drama is not going to fail. Even if it doesn’t become a huge hit, it will still be a small hit!”

After saying that, Gu Wei picked up the drink beside him and took a sip.

He was being polite. Yang Chaoyue’s current popularity is not as high as Zeng Shunxi’s.

[The Untamed] is too popular, and there are far more female fans than male fans.

Under Gu Wei's operation, Zeng Shunxi has already collaborated with Zhang Yi in "A Thousand Miles Home", and Xiao Zhan has also starred in "Unknown" with Tony Leung Chiu-wai.

Once these two movies are released, their top-tier positions will be more solidified, and they will have taken a step forward from the television industry into the film industry.

"After listening to your analysis, I feel like there's a great chance that my drama will become a big hit!"

Yang Chaoyue was very easy to coax, and she trusted Gu Wei very much. She felt that her boss was definitely one of the few smart people in the world, and whatever he said was right.

Gu Wei smiled and nodded.

He felt that there was nothing wrong with his analysis.

[Who is the Hero?] It was not a bad drama in the first place. There were many reasons why the original version performed poorly.

Now this version has all the conditions met in every aspect, and there is no reason for it to fail.

“By the way, the movie [Extreme Rescue] I told you about a while ago will start shooting around July.

Calculating the time, [Who is the Hero] has just finished airing, so it won’t delay your drama promotion.”

“When can I get the script?”

Yang Chaoyue perked up and asked.

Compared to the TV series she filmed herself, it is more important to collaborate on a movie with her boss. Gu Wei has said before that in this movie she is no longer a supporting role but the real heroine.

“It won’t take a few days, I’ll have someone send it to you after I return home.

You still have a few months to prepare for the film."

"Boss, don't worry, I won't let you down!"

Yang Chaoyue assured with full confidence.

Gu Wei smiled and said, "Just act according to the current state of the play, and polish the details according to the script." (End of this chapter)