Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 190 Listing Progress

The listing date set by Huayi Company is getting closer and closer.

"If You Are the One" has been released for about 20 days and the box office has reached 3 million. At this rate, it is only a matter of time before it breaks the domestic film box office record set by "Red Cliff".

Before the movie was even released, Huayi Company held a grand celebration banquet.

"I am confident that I can break the domestic box office record, and surpassing Red Cliff is a sure thing."

At the celebration banquet, Feng Xiaogang said this when he was interviewed by reporters, without any modesty.

In fact, it does.

In addition to Huayi Company, a newly established film and television company in the circle, Xiaoma Pentium, recently announced that it had raised US$4000 million in financing.

As soon as the news came out, it shocked the entire entertainment industry.

You know, even some companies in the Internet field have not raised this much funding.

"Pony.cc will not only continue to produce TV series in the future, but will also move towards the film industry. We hope to cooperate with major directors."

The vice president of Pony.com announced.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see their next move. After raising so much money, they will eventually invest in movies.

In addition to movies, the TV series "My Captain, My Regiment" invested by Xingchen Film and Television Company is scheduled to be broadcast on March 3.

The TV series "Crossing the Guandong" released at the beginning of this year broke the ratings record of CCTV's opening dramas of the year with a maximum audience rating of 11.84%, and it is also the ratings champion this year.

In addition, "A Woman's Epic" also had good ratings, ranking first in the same period.

Although Zhao Yanzi was the lead actor in this TV series in which Jing Tian participated, Jing Tian was exposed in many shots during the interviews.

"Tiantian, you will be the lead actor in the next TV series."

In the villa, Lu Zheng was quite satisfied when this matter was mentioned. This TV series was produced by his own company, just to promote his own people.

"For now, just focus on filming this movie. I'll keep an eye on the other movies. Director Gu's new movie just finished. I'll help you get a role in the next one."

"Yeah, thank you Uncle Lu."

When Jing Tian heard the words "Director Gu", his eyes lit up.

This year's first "National Opera Festival" was a very grand event.

Looking back at the 30-year development of domestic TV dramas is the theme of this event.

Participants in the event are directors, producers, film and television companies and well-known actors from the past few decades.

Xingchen Film and Television also received an invitation, and Wang Chen attended on behalf of the company. At that time, Gu Wei was still busy in Hollywood.

This event was co-organized by Anhui Satellite TV and other media organizations, and a grand award ceremony was held in the Ru Lun Lecture Hall of Renmin University.

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"Director, are you and Yifei back?"

As the premiere of "Racing" was getting closer, Ning Hao called Gu Wei again to urge him.

"Well, I just arrived in the country yesterday and am resting at home."

In the villa, Gu Wei said lazily.

"Don't forget the premiere, my great director."

"Don't worry, there won't be anyone missing by then."

"Director Ning is urging us again."

Gu Wei and Liu Yifei just secretly returned to China yesterday, especially Liu Yifei, who came here directly without even going home.

"He feels the pressure."

Various behind-the-scenes footage and stills of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy III" were posted online one after another by media reporters.

A large number of fans of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" are looking forward to it.

"The first round of broadcast rights for the TV series have been sold, and the subsequent rounds are still under negotiation."

Tangren Film and Television announced the news in a high-profile manner.

Liu Yifei was lying on the sofa, reading the news reports on the Internet. Gu Wei was sitting next to her, thinking about the post-production editing of the film.

The two of them were busy with their own things, and the scene was one of peace and tranquility.

"Senior, look at this."

Well, the beautiful picture was broken by the little girl’s loud voice.

After taking it from Liu Yifei, Gu Wei began to look at it.

Recently, a media outlet with a keen eye on things reposted an interview about a movie from the island country.

The reason is that Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "Ponyo on the Cliff" became a hit in the island country, attracting nearly 1300 million viewers in half a year.

The box office revenue reached 154 billion yen (about 13 billion yuan in RMB), successfully ranking fifth in the history of Toho Film Company's highest box office.

Before that, Gu Wei's animated film "Despicable Me" had a global box office of over 500 million US dollars, and the two became the target of comparison for netizens in the two countries.

"Director Hayao Miyazaki's achievements in the field of animation surpass those of Director Gu Wei."

This post sparked a fight among netizens.

"Gu's Despicable Me has a global box office of three or four times that of Hayao Miyazaki. Are the two comparable?"

"That is, a group of people who worship foreign things and fawn on foreigners."

"The quality of a movie cannot be judged solely by its box office, but also by its content."

"Come on, the news from Hollywood is that Director Gu has invested in two more animated films, with a total cost of more than 200 million US dollars."

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Chinese people have always been like this, always comparing themselves with the rest of the world, thinking that they cannot be worse than other countries in any aspect.

Gu Wei smiled after reading it, but didn't take it seriously. The animation market in the island country is indeed huge, and Despicable Me contributed a considerable part of the box office.

"Senior, don't you want to say a few words?"

Liu Yifei was a little curious why Gu Wei didn't react after reading it.

"There's nothing much to say. It's just a bunch of boring media trying to stir up trouble."

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"Yixian visits the set of "Mulan" Zhao Yanzi and Chen Kun fought bloody battles by the water at "Red Cliff"."

The action drama "Mulan", invested and produced by Starlight International, directed by Hong Kong director Ma Chucheng, and led by Zhao Yanzi and Chen Kun, is currently being filmed in Yi County.

The filming location was the same location where John Woo's "Red Cliff" was filmed.

In addition to Zhao Yanzi and Chen Kun, Hu Jun becomes another heavyweight actor joining the already announced lineup of Jaycee Chan and Kyu-che Lee.

Judging from the cast of Shan Cong, it can be said that it is a gathering of big names.

Speaking of which, Chen Kun has been really popular in the past two years. I heard that he was also invited to star in "The Founding of a Republic" and play the role of "Prince Chiang".

The next day, Liu Yifei left Gu Wei and returned home. If she didn't go back, Liu Xiaoli would get angry.

Fortunately, the villa purchased by Gu Wei has good security, otherwise the two of them would have been photographed by paparazzi when coming in and out.

"I'm going back."

Liu Yifei said reluctantly.

"Well, go back and check on your cats and dogs and take them for a good walk."

After filming the movie, Liu Yifei selected two pastoral dogs and took them back home. Now she has both cats and dogs. If they fight, it will probably be quite exciting.

After arriving at the company, "A Dog's Purpose" began post-production editing, which Gu Wei will personally handle and is expected to be completed by the end of March.

While we were busy, Wuershan also came to the company. After filming "Painted Skin", he had been idle for a long time. I heard that he was reading at home recently.

"What's wrong? You want to make a movie?"

Looking at Wuershan who was following behind him, Gu Wei said casually.

"Haha, let's learn from you, the director."

After watching with Gu Wei for a while, Wu Ershan hesitated and said, "Director, when does the company plan to start "Painted Skin 2"? Many people have been asking about this recently."

As a director, there is no one who doesn't want to make a high-grossing movie. Ning Hao's "Racing" will be released in a few days, and Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang" has been taken off the screen.

In addition, Feng Xiaogang had just won the domestic film box office championship, Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen were preparing a new movie, and Lu Chuan was also promoting the new movie.

All the famous directors in the circle are busy filming, but he has been idle for more than half a year.

So, taking advantage of Gu Wei's return to China, he came here specifically to ask about the movie.

"That's all for today. Everyone go back and have a rest."

Without responding to Wuershan's words, Gu Wei looked at his watch and spoke to the busy staff.

Then he went to the office with Wuershan.

At this time, Wuershan felt a little guilty, afraid that he had said something wrong, so he came to the office and sat obediently on the sofa.

Gu Wei searched the bookshelf for a while and found a document.

Then he handed it to Wuershan.

"This is the script for the second part. Take a look at it and make the storyboard first. If I am satisfied, we can start the filming plan."

After taking a sip of tea on the table, Gu Wei spoke leisurely.

Wuershan took the script carefully and just after reading the beginning, he heard what Gu Wei said.

"No problem, Director. I promise you will be satisfied."

The only sound in the room was the turning of pages. After about half an hour, Wuershan had roughly finished reading all the contents.

"It's two women and one man again, director, will the subject matter make the audience feel repetitive?"

"There are really two brushes."

Gu Wei thought silently in his heart.

"As long as the script is logical and can tell a good story, there is no need to worry about audiences not buying it. The biggest problem with the series is that it is old-fashioned. I have also made changes to these details."

"Okay, I'll go back and study it carefully."

Wuershan was not a pedantic person. After hearing Gu Wei's explanation, he immediately understood.

In the original time and space, "Painted Skin 2" was released in 12, but now it seems that the time will be slightly earlier.

As the end of the year approaches, employees in the company become busy, especially those in charge of finance, who need to run back and forth.

We need to arrange people to coordinate the films and TV series invested in this year, and we also need to arrange people to attend meetings held by relevant departments.

Xingchen Films has made a lot of money this year. The works it produced are not only profitable, but also have a good reputation.

"This year's year-end bonus must be quite a lot. Manager Wang mentioned this a few days ago."

"The boss will definitely not treat us unfairly."

"I don't know if the company will hold an annual meeting this year. It's become a trend in other companies recently."

Although the bonuses for the TV drama production department in the past two years are not small, they are still far behind those for the film production department.

"Boss, here are the documents that need your signature."

In the office, employees kept coming in and out, holding reports from their respective departments.

Normally, Wang Chen is in charge of these matters. Since Gu Wei is in China, the annual report still needs his signature.

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(End of this chapter)