Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 185 Jiang Wen's New Film

After "Red Cliff Part 09" broke the box office records of domestic films, this domestic epic blockbuster divided into two parts, "Red Cliff Part 1", has been scheduled for release on January 8, .

Correspondingly, Ning Hao's "Crazy Racing" is scheduled to be released on January 1th. The two films are only a few days apart, so they are bound to clash.

"Yifei's acting is really good."

In the Hengdian crew, Ning Hao and Huang Bo came to visit and watched Liu Yifei who was filming.

"The director's skills are impeccable..."

"This filming equipment is indeed shipped from Hollywood."

The two of them were discussing each other.

"I say, enough of that, you two. Are you so bored? Why did you think of this place?"

In front of the monitor, after shooting this set of shots, Gu Wei listened to the two people mumbling and couldn't help but speak out.

"Haha, it's rare to see you, the director, filming in China. You must come over and learn from him."

Huang Bo touched his nose and said with a smile.

Even though the investment for this movie is not large, Gu Wei is still shooting it with great care.

In fact, the development of domestic films has gone through several stages, starting with the commercial blockbusters in 02, with high costs and the participation of many celebrity artists, ushering in the so-called "blockbuster era."

Later, we experienced the era of traffic, and then with the collapse of many celebrity artists, including the salary cap order, we entered the stage of patriotic education films. After the rise of red films, war-themed films became popular.

Finally, after several years of the epidemic, the audience has become numb. As long as the characters are convincing, there will be audiences who will pay for it.

This is like a vicious circle. We cannot say that the development of domestic films was slow later on. We can only say that the development of domestic films was very strange.

"Click."

With the end of this set of shots, today's filming is completed.

"Hey, Director Ning, Huang Bo, you're here."

"Yifei."

"Teacher Chen."

"Director Ning."

Ning Hao, Huang Bo, Liu Yifei and Chen Daoming greeted them one by one.

"Stop chatting here, we've booked a private room, everyone go over there."

After cleaning up, Gu Wei said to a few people.

...

"Director Ning, didn't Sister Na come with you?"

In the private room, Liu Yifei and Su Chang, who had just removed their makeup, sat together. When she saw that they were the only two of them, she asked.

"She is pregnant and is taking care of the baby at home."

"Haha, congratulations Director Ning."

"How many months?"

"Only two months."

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone started congratulating them, especially Liu Yifei and Su Chang, who kept chattering.

"Has the script been revised?"

"Almost done. Director, I'll show it to you when you're done."

As he was talking, Ning Hao mentioned the movie "Mei Lanfang" which is about to be released.

"Director, do you know how many copies of Director Chen's films were released?"

"?,How many."

Gu Wei was a little curious about how much content an art film could have, after all, the subject matter was there.

"More than 1400 copies, which is higher than the number of copies of Red Cliff, breaking the distribution record of domestic films."

Ning Hao kept talking, his tone a little envious.

"If I give the promotion to 'The Race', I have the confidence that I can make 200 million."

This was indeed something Gu Wei had not expected. It was the first time he had heard of an art film having such a large circulation.

"The scale of 'Racing' is not large, the investment is not high, and the resources for publicity and promotion are bound to be limited. This is the result of Guangguang's full-scale promotion."

"Oh, why do I envy Director Chen? A Palme d'Or trophy is really useful."

"Okay, maybe China Film Group is counting on Director Chen to win another Golden Bear Award."

Gu Wei ignored Ning Hao's self-pitying nagging, picked up a bite of food and started eating.

"You and Yifei must come to the premiere. We originally planned to make a big splash during the Lunar New Year holiday, but now it seems a bit uncertain."

Even though the reputation of "Red Cliff" is bad, the box office is there, and there are many viewers who are looking forward to the second part.

"I just treat it as a comedy, just for fun."

You never know what the audience is expecting.

...

At the end of November, several films by big directors have not yet been released.

A Hong Kong film "Wolf Tooth" was the first to start promotion in China.

Many people thought that Wu Jing’s directorial debut was "Wolf Warrior", but it is not.

His debut work is this movie. Wu Jing teamed up with Hong Kong's famous action director Li Zhongzhi to co-direct the action film "Wolf Tooth" (it seems that Wu Jing has a special liking for "wolves").

“The film is tragic in style and exciting in action.”

"A transitional work by mainland actor Wu Jing, his journey from action director to director."

"The road to transformation is difficult. Can the style of the film adapt to the current domestic film market?"

Media reporters gave it a big headline.

As the investment of this movie is over 20 million, it is still unknown whether it can achieve high box office. However, compared with several blockbusters released in the same period, few people are paying attention to it.

Recently, Hong Kong director Wilson Yip and Raymond Wong have started preparations for their latest movie "Ip Man", and it is said that they are currently casting for the male lead.

"Li Lianjie asked for 100 million yuan in salary."

Hong Kong media issued a latest report that this price is not too high. You should know that when filming "The Warlords", Li Lianjie's income reached 120 million. Then it was reported that Cheng Long would star in this movie and the salary he negotiated was 70 million.

I'm filming on the set and reading news and gossip online when I have nothing to do. My life is pretty leisurely.

"Director Yang, it's rare to see you here?"

This leisurely day was broken when Yang Shoucheng came.

Gu Wei found a hotel in Hengdian and received the group from Emperor Entertainment Group.

When "Interstellar" was released in Hong Kong Island, the box office was over 25 million. This was due to the impact of the financial crisis, otherwise it would have been much higher.

However, no matter how big the box office is, there is no need for Yang Shoucheng to come and talk about it specifically. Just send someone to take charge.

"I heard that Director Gu is in Hengdian. I happened to be in the capital for some business, so I came to see you."

Yang Shoucheng spoke cheerfully, his eyes shining from time to time.

This may be a lie, but Emperor Entertainment Group did not invest in this movie. They only came here because they had nothing to do.

"Director Yang, just speak frankly."

Playing with the exquisite teacup in his hand, Gu Wei asked straight to the point.

"Haha, then I won't hide it from you, Director Gu."

"I heard that Director Jiang Wen came to see you, Director Gu, a while ago, and said that he would show you his new script when it came out."

"It is true."

"Director Jiang Wen has almost finished writing the script. I'm going there to discuss investment."

"I heard that the economy in Hong Kong has not been very good recently, and many actors have reduced their pay?"

During this period, the media has been reporting on the film market in Hong Kong. Many of the original investment capitals are being withdrawn, and many planned films have also come to nothing.

"Well, that's about right."

Yang Shoucheng was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand what Gu Wei meant. Why did he bring up this matter?

But this is also a fact. Affected by the financial crisis, the pay of some actors has dropped a lot, and some have been reduced by about 50%.

"Emperor has no money?"

What the hell is going on? Yang Shoucheng is becoming more and more confused.

"Director Gu, just speak frankly."

"Then let me ask you, what is the budget for Director Jiang Wen's new movie?"

"It's at least 100 million yuan, it's a commercial film, and the actors haven't been decided yet."

Yang Shoucheng did not hide the fact that the two sides had cooperated before and were considered family members.

"According to Director Jiang's filming style, 100 million may not be enough. I plan to invest some money. I wonder if Director Yang is willing to give up some of his share."

When shooting the art film "Let the Sun Also Rises", it cost more than 80 million yuan. It is hard to say how much the entire commercial film will cost in the end.

It can be said that Yang Shoucheng has absolute trust in Jiang Wen. Even though the previous movie suffered huge losses, he still invested in it.

"Hey, since Director Gu has spoken, there must be no problem. If it were any other company, it would definitely not work."

After understanding it, Yang Shoucheng agreed immediately, but he had no idea about Jiang Wen's next movie.

The key point is that this guy doesn't follow the routine when filming, and no one knows when the cost will be increased. It's a good thing that someone is willing to share the cost.

Hearing this, Gu Wei laughed inwardly. They were all old foxes. The other party agreed so readily, probably because they were thinking about Gu Wei's next movie.

"Once the budget is finalized, I will arrange for someone to contact Director Gu."

Yang Shoucheng cannot determine the final amount now, and he estimates that Jiang Wen will also invest some money.

"Row."

Gu Wei had no plan to reach a deal today, but no matter how much others invested, Xingchen Film and Television must not lose anything, unless Emperor Entertainment Group no longer wanted to work with him in the future.

"Director Gu has finished this movie, what are your plans for the next one? Emperor Entertainment Group still has a lot of funds, so they can invest in any big movie."

"Well, we're planning to release a new movie in the second half of next year."

"Hollywood film?"

"Almost. Prepare to get a big ticket, no smaller than Interstellar."

Gu Wei also spoke out. When making a movie, no matter whether it makes a profit or a loss, the share must not get smaller and smaller. Anyway, it is up to him to decide how to spend the money in the end.

"The bigger the better. If the investment is small, how can it show your status as Director Gu?"

Yang Shoucheng said happily.

The movie "Interstellar" made several investors rich. If there is another one, only a fool would choose not to follow.

After leaving Hengdian, Yang Shoucheng felt refreshed.

...

"Interstellar" has grossed over 1 billion U.S. dollars worldwide, but it has only just begun showing in some countries, so it looks like the box office revenue will increase significantly.

"Interstellar's global box office has exceeded 1 billion, and Hollywood media predicts that the final box office may reach around 1.2 billion."

Reid on the other side of the ocean called Gu Wei several times, urging him to come over. According to his idea, the celebration party for the movie must be a grand one.

"Well, I'll be there by the end of December at the latest."

The filming of "A Dog's Purpose" went smoothly. Since it is a modern drama without any special effects, the progress was very fast.

After finishing the business, Reid told Gu Wei about some recent events in Hollywood.

When it comes to Scarlett Johansson's marriage, the Hollywood media used the term "marrying down".

The woman's status is indeed higher than the man's, and not many media are optimistic about this marriage, after all, the woman is at the rising stage of her career.

He then went on to say that a big fire broke out in Los Angeles, but fortunately it happened in the luxury residential area of ​​Montecito, California, not in Beverly Hills where he lived.

"More than 80 luxury homes were burned down, including Spielberg's house."

"Fortunately I don't have the money to buy it, otherwise I would have lost a lot."

On the phone, Reid said in a relaxed tone.

"Haha, you're pretty proud of having no money."

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(End of this chapter)