Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 165 The Clown
Recently, the news that Huang Shengyi is entering Hollywood has caused a sensation in the circle. It is said that he will star in the Disney blockbuster "Witch Mountain", a remake of the adventure movie "The Adventure of Mt. Devil" released in the 70s.

This is also the latest report about her after she terminated her contract with Zhou Xingchi.

Even the styling has come out online, an alien princess dressed in silver armor.

"Boss, is what's said on the Internet true?"

In the company, some curious employees asked questions. In their opinion, Gu Wei must know about this.

"What's real or fake?"

Gu Wei was a little confused.

"it is this."

Someone nearby showed him the photos on the Internet.

"Uh, can I say I don't know?"

Gu Wei really didn't know much about this, and he hadn't heard that there were any recent Hollywood blockbusters that selected actors from China.

After returning to the office, Gu Wei read the news and called Reid to ask about it.

Good guy, one of more than fifty supporting characters.

"Boss, it took me a lot of effort to find out. Do I need to continue to pay attention to her?"

Reid smiled maliciously across the phone.

"It's okay, I was just asking."

Then I turned on the computer and read the reports on the Internet. I have to say that the media's reporting talent was reflected at this moment.

It's clearly a supporting role, one of many supporting roles, but why does it feel like I'm playing the leading lady?

So this is how the art of language is used?
Continuing to browse, I found that the publicity for "Red Cliff" was extremely exaggerated, similar to the previous "The Promise". It can be seen everywhere, and in the edited clips, it seems to be quite exciting.

Netizens have been fooled again. There is "Red Cliff" in the summer vacation and the Olympic Games next. They are so lucky.

"I hope you can be happy."

Gu Wei couldn't help but shake his head as he watched netizens being motivated again.

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"Boss Han, I won't be going to the premiere of Red Cliff. Something's going on in Hollywood, so I need to go there."

Gu Wei received a call from Han Sanping in the company, inviting him to attend the premiere of "Red Cliff" next month.

Gu Wei considered it and chose to refuse.

"You can go do your work first. Yifei will be back at the end of the month."

I don’t know where Han Sanping got the information, he’s like a spy.

"more or less."

Gu Wei said something vaguely and didn't give him a definite time.

"Well, just let Yifei come over when the time comes, haha."

"You can tell her yourself, there's a high chance that I'm in Hollywood."

"understood."

Recently, many film crews have invited Gu Wei to attend premieres, and Will Smith also has a movie scheduled to be released in July.

It’s the movie “Superman”.

In the past two years, Will Smith has been known as the "Box Office Emperor" and "No. 1 in global individual cumulative box office", and his fame is at its peak.

However, this movie, like "Red Cliff", will be released in China in July.

The movie premiere was held in other countries some time ago, and the one in Hollywood will be held in early July, so it may be too late in time.

In Hollywood, Nolan's "Batman: The Dark Knight" is also scheduled for July. Fortunately, it is not introduced in China, otherwise "Red Cliff" would be in big trouble.

The invitation letter from Warner has been sent to the company there, and Reid also called him to tell him about it.

Gu Wei didn't think too much about it. He couldn't make it to the premiere of "Universal Superman", but he had to go for "The Dark Knight". After all, "Interstellar" was about to be released, and he could make a comeback then, killing two birds with one stone.

At the end of June, before Gu Wei left for Hollywood, the crew of "Inception" announced the completion of filming.

One photo after another was sent back to China. Nolan stood in the middle, with Liu Yifei and Leonardo next to him. Liu Yifei still had the same scissor hand gesture that she always had.

Gu Wei even wanted to complain about her.

"It is reported that the filming of Inception has been completed today, and the lead actor Liu Yifei and others have boarded the flight back to China."

The media reported it really quickly, as if they had bought the plane tickets.

"Senior, we are on the plane, don't forget to pick us up."

Before leaving, Gu Wei received a call from Liu Yifei.

"Don't worry, I remember the time."

"Uh-huh."

At ten o'clock in the morning on July 7st, Gu Wei arrived at the Capital Airport on time, accompanied by the company driver. Liu Yifei and her group were quite large, and one car could not accommodate them all.

"You've lost weight so much. Take a good rest this time."

After seeing Liu Yifei, Gu Wei said with a bit of heartache.

"Director, you are too partial. I have lost a lot of weight too."

Qin Hao next to her said that in terms of pressure, he felt much more than Liu Yifei, after all, it was his first time to act in a Hollywood blockbuster.

"Why are you joining in the fun? You're an artist, you should pay attention to your figure. Isn't it better to be thinner?"

"Pfft."

Liu Yifei laughed out loud.

The group went straight back to the villa, but Qin Hao slipped away halfway, saying he was going to look for Chen Minghao.

As soon as they arrived at the villa, Liu Yifei received a call from Han Sanping, inviting her to attend the premiere of "Red Cliff".

Liu Yifei agreed immediately, but still felt a little confused after hanging up the phone.

"Senior, shouldn't President Han be calling you?"

"I did call, but I turned it down. Nolan invited me to star in Batman, so I'm going there."

"Ah, you have to leave again. I just got back."

Liu Yifei pouted and looked unhappy.

"This time, we will be back soon, by the end of the month at the latest."

"Ok."

After spending a day with Liu Yifei in the villa, Gu Wei went straight to Hollywood. In China, the premiere of Red Cliff was scheduled for July 7 at the Wuhou Temple in Sichuan Province.

The premiere was very grand. Although Han Sanping was keen on big scenes and big productions, he was a little nervous now. He had planned to invite Gu Wei to watch it and ask about the quality of the movie, but he was rejected.

“It shouldn’t be the next “The Promise,” Han Sanping thought anxiously.

The previous arrangements went smoothly and soon it was time to watch the movie.

"Haha."

The audience watched for a while and laughed. Not only was Han Sanping a little confused, but John Woo next to him was also a little puzzled.

"It's not a comedy I'm shooting. You don't have to laugh after watching it for a while." John Woo thought to himself.

Why do people say that John Woo lives up to his reputation? His movie reviews are more interesting than the movies themselves.

After the premiere, Liu Yifei, confused, returned home and called Gu Wei.

I also made a few complaints.

The next day the movie was released and the online reviews came out.

"Liu Bei made straw sandals, Guan Yu didn't ride a horse, Zhang Fei wrote big characters, and Kong Ming raised pigeons."

"The Three Kingdoms were not unified yet, but their hairstyles were unified first."

"Meng Meng, stand up. My fist is hard."

"I'm convinced by the Three Kingdoms version of the anti-war film."

"Zhao Yanzi even gave her a supporting role, but she just promoted this thing."

...

In the villa, Liu Yifei was reading the comments while calling Gu Wei. The girl was almost out of breath from laughing.

"Is it really that funny?"

"Really, many people at the scene were laughing while watching."

"So Director John Woo is indeed worthy of his reputation."

Gu Wei said across the phone.

"What do you mean?"

When Liu Yifei heard Gu Wei praising John Woo, she was a little confused.

"Isn't it true that one of his movies can bankrupt a Hollywood company?"

"Haha."

It was only because Gu Wei was not there, otherwise Old Liu would have laughed so hard that his teeth would have choked.

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It has to be said that John Woo's decision to divide Red Cliff into two parts was probably the most correct one he made. It saved him and China Film Corporation. Otherwise, if they were put together, China Film Corporation would have lost a lot of money.

Fortunately, Red Cliff is a big IP in China and even in East Asia, and coupled with the reputation of the big director, the audience was lured into the cinema in an instant.

But the audience who entered felt uncomfortable.

"You invited us in and showed me this? And you're a big director?"

"It would be better to let Director Gu take the photo. He will definitely be able to capture that flavor."

This was originally a complaint from an ordinary netizen, and then it was unanimously agreed to be reasonable by the majority of netizens.

At this time, Gu Wei, who was in Hollywood, had no idea about the comments from netizens, and even if he was asked to take pictures, he didn't have the time to pay attention to them.

On July 7, a grand premiere was held at Lincoln Center.

On the red carpet, director Christopher Nolan appeared with Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman and other leading actors.

Gu Wei's appearance attracted the attention of foreign media. As a famous Hollywood director, he is the focus wherever he goes.

After seeing Gu Wei, Nolan and Bell hurried over to greet him: "Gu, welcome, isn't Crystal here with you?"

"She has other things to do in the country."

Although there are many stars tonight, everyone can't help but admire Heath Ledger who plays the Joker in the film.

The Joker in "The Dark Knight" was his last role and is destined to be a classic.

Ledger once said: "To play this role, I locked myself in my room for six weeks."

Facts have proved that this is true. Every time the "Clown" appears, the audience's emotions are aroused because of the ghost that leaves no trace and because of the fleeting life.

There is not much blood in "The Dark Knight", an action movie full of sin. Compared with the visual effects of previous action movies, Nolan pays more attention to the shock to the audience's soul.

After the film ended, the audience was silent for a while, and then everyone stood up and applauded at the same time, paying high tribute to the film.

“This movie is going to be the pinnacle of the superhero genre.”

Gu Wei said this in an interview with the media.

"Gu, thank you."

Nolan walked to the front and hugged Gu Wei.

“This movie is really great.”

Gu Wei's remarks were widely reported by the media, and many people echoed his views.

The box office of "The Dark Knight" also proved this point, sweeping the North American box office.

It earned 6700 million on Friday and 4800 million on Saturday, breaking the 1.6 million mark in two days, and almost broke million US dollars in the first three days of the weekend.

"Boss, this is unbelievable. Is our movie going to be like this?"

Reid said as he looked at the reported data.

"Ryder, Interstellar won't be any weaker than this movie."

“Haha, I’m looking forward to the movie coming out.”

Reid laughed unscrupulously, as if he saw the scene of "Interstellar" landing in North America.

At the same time, Han Sanping was in the China Film Office, secretly feeling fortunate that The Dark Knight had not passed domestic review, otherwise another ferocious beast would have been introduced.

Although "Red Cliff" had mixed reviews, its box office was still good, with a box office of 2700 million on the first day and is now aiming for a box office of 2 million.

Many organizations predict that this movie has the potential to break the box office records of domestic films.

There is a sunk cost for the audience when watching a movie. Most people will go to see the second part after watching the first part. Even if it is bad, they can still get back some of the box office revenue.

Besides, the copyright of "Red Cliff" in Southeast Asia has also been sold, which can be regarded as an early recovery.

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(End of this chapter)