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Chapter 189 Hollywood's Big Directors

On the 8th, the "Interstellar" celebration party officially began.

The invited guests were all arranged by people from Ryder and Warner.

Hollywood has had a rough ride this year, as the impact of the financial crisis has not yet passed.

The scale of the cocktail party was not as big as expected, but there were quite a few people coming.

Xingchen Films has just invested in two animated films, and with the current production of "Titanic", people in the industry have seen the huge amount of funds in Gu Wei's hands.

Many people come here to build relationships and seek investment.

"Does this look good?"

Liu Yifei was seen wearing a white dress with tiny diamonds on it, like the stars in the sky.

Her hair was combed into a high bun with a white flower inserted in it, which added a touch of elegance and charm.

The young lady's makeup today is also very delicate, with deep eyes, rosy lips, and fair skin. She exudes an indescribable charm.

"nice."

Looking at Gu Wei with a fixed gaze, Liu Yifei smiled sweetly, took his hand, and walked towards the car at the door of the villa.

"Gu, today is such a happy day."

When we arrived at the entrance of the venue, Mike, the head of Warner Company, said with a smile.

Since working with Gu Wei, every movie has made a lot of money. In his eyes, Gu Wei is not just a director, but like a God of Wealth.

"Haha, then you should drink two more glasses later."

After Liu Yifei and I entered the banquet hall, the scene fell silent for a long time, and everyone present turned their eyes to Gu Wei.

One movie could be considered a fluke, but the success of Gu Wei’s several subsequent blockbusters was enough to demonstrate his ability.

In terms of qualifications, Gu Wei’s current status in Hollywood is probably a little behind Cameron and Spielberg, but when it comes to box office, he is not inferior.

Just look at the directors who came tonight to make the point clear, Nolan, Cameron, and Spielberg are all here.

The opening of the celebration party was simple. Gu Wei went on stage to accept interviews from reporters. All the questions were about the box office of the movie "Interstellar".

Next came the cocktail party, and people gathered in groups of three or four.

Gu Wei, Leonardo and Charlize Theron chatted for a while and then went their separate ways.

He is the host of the cocktail party tonight and needs to leave some time for others.

"Gu, nice to meet you."

Spielberg held up a glass of wine and came to Gu Wei. From his mental state, he looked a little haggard. It seemed that recent events had dealt him a great blow.

The person in front of me can be considered a veteran in the directing industry.

In 1968, Steven Spielberg obtained an investment of $35 from a wealthy man who ran an optical instrument company and shot the mm short film "Amblin", which won an award at the second Atlanta Film Festival.

On June 1982, 6, the science fiction family film "ET the Extraterrestrial" directed by him was released. The film grossed $11 million worldwide and won the Best Picture - Drama at the 7.92th Golden Globe Awards. Spielberg was nominated for Best Director.

After that, "Jurassic Park", "Schindler's List", "Men in Black", "Saving Private Ryan" and the "Transformers" series, etc., are all world-renowned blockbusters.

"Nice to meet you, Steven."

Although this was the first time the two met, Spielberg had heard Gu Wei's name many times in the past two years.

Winning the Oscar for Best Director at such a young age also proves the strength of this young director.

"Interstellar is a great movie. I've seen it in the cinema before. It's full of imagination."

Spielberg, who had just finished filming "Transformers 2", also attended tonight's cocktail party, which was a rare occasion.

I have to say, Megan Fox is indeed very sexy.

"Thank you, this is nothing compared to the many films you've made."

Gu Wei was rarely humble.

"Haha, I haven't seen a young man as talented as you in a long time. The last person who made me feel this way was Nolan."

"Thank you for the compliment."

As far as I can remember, Spielberg received the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Golden Globe Awards.

The two of them were talking and laughing, which attracted the attention of other people in the venue.

Many female stars cast envious glances. Many people also wanted to participate in the conversation between the two great directors, but no one dared to come over and disturb them.

Later, Cameron came over again. Gu Wei was a little surprised to see him coming to the cocktail party, because he knew how busy he was.

As they chatted, Gu Wei talked to the other party about his views on special effects and 3D production.

In this regard, Cameron is an expert. He basically did all the talking, from the details of the shooting to the future development, and he spoke a lot.

Fortunately, Gu Wei is no pushover, and he occasionally interjects a few words that can be regarded as the finishing touch.

"The future will be the era of 3D movies, and Avatar will definitely set a box office record."

"Gu, do you really think this movie is good?"

If it hadn't come from the future, Gu Wei would definitely not have said this. Before the movie was released, many film companies were not optimistic about the box office of this movie.

Perhaps those people are not optimistic about 3D technology.

“Yes, you are ahead of other directors.”

After clinking glasses with the other party, Gu Wei said with certainty.

After chatting with several big directors, many well-known actors came over to say hello.

Among them is Megan Fox. She was born in 86 and is only 22 years old this year. She won the American Model Award in 99.

After several years of film career, she was selected in 06 to become the heroine of this world's hottest IP.

"Hello, Director Gu Wei."

"Hello."

Well, it’s indeed not small.

Facing the other's hot body, Gu Wei felt it sincerely. Ahem, feeling the strength of the lady's hand next to him, Gu Wei did not dare to continue looking, and after chatting with the other party for a few words, they separated.

"Does it look good?"

"so so."

Gu Wei didn't dare look directly at Liu Yifei, he just stared straight ahead and spoke.

...

"The celebration reception for Interstellar was held today, with Gu Wei and Liu Yifei attending."

"Cameron and Spielberg showed up at the reception."

"There were many superstars that night, and Liu Yifei's white dress attracted attention."

The next morning, reports of the celebration party were sent back to China, along with photos taken on the spot.

"Oh my god, this figure is so good."

"The heroine of Transformers is really beautiful."

"Hathaway is also very beautiful."

"Isn't Yifei pretty? A bunch of LSPs."

...

In the next few days, Gu Wei took Liu Yifei to several premieres, as well as public relations receptions for other films.

This year, all the domestic films submitted for the Oscar foreign language film competition were wiped out.

"Since 'Hero', domestic films have failed for six consecutive years."

Domestically, all major media outlets are reporting this news.

"We still need to think carefully about this aspect. Other directors are still not as good as us."

Zhang Weiping spoke to the reporter shamelessly, and also commented on other domestic directors.

Anyway, in his mouth, Zhang Yimou is the best in the world.

Brother Chen Kai is just being mysterious.

Gu Wei? It’s hard to say.

Feng Xiaogang, who won the worst award, was described as illiterate and could only make money by making meaningless movies.

"Red Cliff" was officially released in China on the 8th, the day of the celebration party.

Under non-holiday circumstances, the first day preview box office reached 10 million in 1500 hours.

As soon as the data came out, China Film felt that it was doing well again.

The group's spokesperson told media reporters that he was very satisfied with the result, claiming that the real consumption climax of the Spring Festival period was about to come and that China Film Group was optimistic about achieving its box office target of 400 million yuan.

As a result, within two days, the premiere box office of the domestic animated film "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" exceeded that of "Red Cliff Part Two".

Online comments also came out, and the audience was almost cursing.

The shocking lines and funny plot perfectly inherited the afterglow of the previous movie, and the character of Sun Shucai won the recognition of the audience.

On the 12th, this year's Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held as scheduled.

"Slumdog Millionaire", a film with a strong Indian culture, won the highest honor of the film festival - Best Film.

Judging from the current situation, being nominated for an Oscar is a foregone conclusion.

The film was directed by British director Danny Boyle.

"Trainspotting" was his work, and he was also the director of the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.

A British man made a movie that "slandered" India. The whole world was praising it for being well-made and realistic, but India was unhappy.

The entire movie describes India from a very pure Western perspective, showing the darkness of India vividly.

The film's script is not original, but is adapted from "Q&A" by Indian writer Vikas Swarup.

It is said that the movie only made a small part of the book, and more of it could not be filmed at all because the novel was written too horribly.

However, even this 10% of adaptations have attracted Western filmmakers in terms of content.

As long as they can make other countries dirty and messy, the West will be very happy. This is also true in China. Foreigners just can't stand others living better than them or being more successful than them.

...

In the next few days, after attending the cocktail party, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei did not plan to stay in Hollywood for long.

The contract with Disney has been signed, the production time is about one and a half years, and the investment cost of "Frozen" is 1.2 million US dollars.

This does not include the post-production publicity and promotion costs. Based on this cost, it exceeds many Hollywood blockbusters.

"Pack up, we're leaving for home in the next two days."

"Uh-huh."

On the sofa in the villa's lobby, Liu Yifei nodded obediently.

Ning Hao even called to urge them, fearing that Gu Wei and Liu Yifei would not be able to make it to the premiere of "Racing".

The post-production box office sharing for "Interstellar" is ongoing. The film has not yet been taken off the screen in some countries and regions, and there will be copyright income from videotapes and DVDs in the future.

However, all of these are the responsibility of Reid, and the company will arrange personnel to connect.

"Boss, Crystal, have a good trip."

Arriving at the Los Angeles airport, Reid said goodbye to them.

"Well, go back and keep an eye on the company's affairs. Call me anytime if you have any questions."

Gu Wei directly handed the rest of the cocktail party invitations to Reid, which is also one of his hobbies.

"Do not worry."

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(End of this chapter)