Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 205 Warm-up
"Inception" has begun its global preheating.

After all, it is a blockbuster that is released simultaneously around the world, and the promotional posters have already appeared on the Internet.

Leonardo stood in the middle, with Liu Yifei and Qin Hao on his left, and Tom Hardy and others on his right.

The background of the poster is a rotating city, which looks full of fantasy.

Online, a large number of media and journalists were attracted by the hype.

"Liu Yifei plays the lead role in her first Hollywood blockbuster, and is no longer just a supporting role."

“The most anticipated science fiction movie of the year.”

"Liu Yifei is so beautiful, and her look in the film is so heroic."

Liu Yifei's fans are unique among young actors, and their number is not inferior to the Four Dan and Two Bing.

Just when the promotion of "Inception" began, the Internet selected the new four young actresses.

Since 98, the "Four Dan and Two Bing" have formed and continued to dominate the domestic mainland film industry's strongest first-line female star lineup.

The candidates currently selected by the media are Liu Yifei, Huang Shengyi, Wang Luodan, Yang Mi and others.

Netizens on the Internet were arguing about it, and many people posted comments.

"Yifei is obviously much higher than the other three."

"It would be fine if we change it to the four Dans and two Bings, but the others are not qualified."

"Instead of Yang Mi, why not Jing Tian? What are her representative works?"

"Where's Su Chang? What kind of activity is this for? You have no brains."

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"Xixi, netizens are all standing up for you."

"See, a lot of people are talking about why you're not here."

Hearing this, Su Chang's face fell.

There are more and more reports on this topic, and the organizers have also come out to explain, but netizens are not buying it.

They re-arranged the rankings online: Liu Yifei, Su Chang, Jing Tian, ​​and Huang Shengyi. As for the other two, they were completely ignored.

The time of the press conference was announced by Star Films, Emperor Entertainment Group, and director Jiang Wen.

"Brother, please come to the press conference tomorrow."

"We have you here, so we can bring a few leading actors and it will be all right."

Gu Wei wanted to complain about him. After all, he was an investor and didn't need to do everything by himself.

"Hi, the actors have been confirmed, but they are currently unavailable and can't come."

Jiang Wen didn't care about that and continued talking.

The next day, Gu Wei was called over by Jiang Wen. He had no choice but to come because of the continuous phone calls.

"Director Gu read the script of the movie at that time, and he said it was good after reading it."

When introducing the movie, Jiang Wen made a special statement.

There were many reporters at the scene who looked excited, and they were obviously here for the two of them.

"Director Gu, about "Nanjing!"..."

"Today is the press conference for Director Jiang's new movie. Please don't ask any other irrelevant questions."

When it came to the formal question-and-answer session, the reporter had just opened his mouth when Gu Wei interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

This group of people are just hoping for chaos in the world, and they are still holding on to the fact that things have already passed.

The press conference then proceeded as normal, and the questions asked were all related to the movie.

For example: "Why did Xingchen Films choose to invest in this film?"

“I heard that the script was changed many times before it passed the review of the General Administration.”

...

Anyway, the media reporters asked a lot of tricky questions. The more attention they could attract, the bigger the publicity would be.

.........

After the press conference ended.

Gu Wei, who had nothing to do, took Liu Yifei to visit the class.

When investing in Lu Yang's movie, after signing the contract, it was the company's people who contacted him. He didn't ask much and planned to go and take a look since he was not busy.

The filming location was in the capital. Lu Yang found a small cinema, booked it, and renovated the interior.

"Director Gu, Yifei, welcome to visit the set."

As soon as I arrived at the door, Lu Yang came to greet me, and there were many reporters taking pictures nearby.

"Hello, Guide."

Liu Yifei said hello. As a graduate of an engineering university, Lu Yang went to the graduate directing department of Beijing Film Academy in 04.

Since she is older than Liu Yifei and enrolled in Beijing Film Academy later than her, there is nothing wrong with the young lady calling her Director Lu directly.

"Fuck, it's really Director Gu and Yifei. When Director Lu called us over, I was a little bit unconvinced."

After seeing the two people appear, the reporter nearby immediately started filming, thinking that they had the material for today.

"This is quite a lot of attention, and there are reporters following the report at all times."

Gu Wei was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, reporters would not continue to follow up on such a small investment.

"I knew you were coming, so I specifically called the reporters to increase your exposure, haha."

As the last disciple of Tian Zhuangzhuang, the graduate tutor of the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy, Lu Yang is much more outgoing than his teacher and of course talks a lot more.

"Haha, you."

Gu Wei pointed at Lu Yang and smiled helplessly.

"Director Gu, come inside and take a look."

Lu Yang made a gesture, then led the two of them into the filming location.

“Most of the film will be shot here…”

Along the way, Lu Yang kept introducing himself, and Gu Wei nodded from time to time after listening.

During his four years in college, Gu Wei saw Wang Jinsong only a few times.

The deputy dean of the Beijing Film Academy's acting department, who goes by the stage name "Qike", gave a slingshot man his explosive acting skills in the movie "Big Shot". "Hello, Director Gu, I'm Zhou Yiwei."

"Hello."

He also graduated from Beijing Film Academy and starred in several TV series of Hai Yan. He is considered to be well-known in the circle, but not many people know about his connections.

In later generations, he became well-known to the audience with the phrase "add money".

After they greeted each other and chatted with Lu Yang for a while, the crew started working immediately.

"With a low budget, we must hurry up and shoot. We can't afford to delay."

This is what Lu Yang said.

Gu Wei and Liu Yifei were standing nearby. A staff member brought a bench over and the two of them watched the filming with great interest.

"The dean's acting is really good..."

"Ah, the male lead's acting is also good."

"Teacher Jin is also a good actor."

The young lady turned into a chatty person and started commenting on the side.

"Uh, let's just watch quietly."

"Do you think I'm annoying? Or do you think I talk too much?"

"Hiss, there are too many people, don't do it."

After the filming, Gu Wei treated everyone to a meal.

There have been reports online about Gu Wei and Liu Yifei visiting the set.

"First it was Ning Hao, then it was Wu Ershan, and now it's Lu Yang. Director Gu really likes to take care of directors from Beijing Film Academy."

"Nonsense, we all graduated from the same school, so we will know each other to some extent."

Careful netizens listed Gu Wei’s investments, most of which were directors who graduated from or are currently working at the Beijing Film Academy, including Cao Baoping.

"Mr. Tian is still embarrassed. He asked me to thank you for your support for his students."

Xie Xiaojing called promptly and said this the first thing she said.

"We are all alumni, so I will definitely help if I have the chance."

Gu Wei smiled faintly. He helped them not just because of Beijing Film Academy, but more because he wanted to sign them.

"It's great that you have this intention. The school leaders have been praising you these days."

"Haha, my ability is limited. Lu Yang's movie didn't have much investment. If I really want to get an investment of tens of millions, I will definitely think about it carefully."

"A few million is enough. After all, making a movie is a high-risk investment."

On the phone, Xie Xiaojing felt a little emotional.

"Dean, if there is a suitable young director, please recommend him to my company. We are short of people right now."

Although many directors who graduated from Beijing Film Academy changed their careers, the success rate is still quite high compared with other colleges and universities.

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it for you."

...

There are many movies and TV series that have started shooting recently. The Myth, produced by Emperor Entertainment Group and Shanghai Film Group, held a launch conference in the capital.

Gu Wei was invited, but he did not go himself and asked Wang Chen to go instead.

"It feels like the actors' pay has increased a lot."

After returning, Wang Chen told him.

"Hu Ge's pay has reached 12 per episode. I remember that he only made per episode when he was filming Chinese Paladin ."

Gu Wei raised his head and glanced at him. Five or six years had passed, and the pay was normal now.

"If you have something to say, just say it."

"Boss, regarding artist management, can the company consider signing a few more people?

This year, the overall pay in the industry has increased a lot, and the fees for various endorsements and activities have also skyrocketed..."

Wang Chen hesitated for a moment and expressed his thoughts.

"Forget about signing people. The industry has developed very quickly this year. The higher-ups are also encouraging other investors to enter the entertainment industry. Many celebrities have set up their own studios."

After thinking for a moment, Gu Wei gave a reply.

After all, the company’s main business is film production and various investments, and artist management does not really bring much to the company’s improvement.

Strictly speaking, the two are somewhat conflicting.

"OK then."

Wang Chen was a little disappointed. In his opinion, with the company's reputation, the actors signed there would definitely not be short of roles to play, and their future development would not be a problem at all.

"Boss, these are the projects the company has been involved in recently. There are also some movies and TV series that have come to discuss investment."

After talking about the previous topic, Wang Chen took out the list and handed it to Gu Wei.

After taking a look, most of them are works and directors that are not well-known. That’s right, those with fame will definitely not lack investment.

"You decide. If you find something suitable, you can invest in it."

After drinking the tea on the table, Gu Wei continued:

"Also, please contact Wu Ershan so that we can prepare for the early stages of Painted Skin 2."

"Okay, Director Wu has also been asking about this recently, I'll go talk to him."

Looking at Wang Chen's leaving back, Gu Wei fell into thought.

At present, the proportion of domestic actors’ pay to total costs is about 20%-35%.

Although the pay still sounds quite high, most of the actors nowadays are talented actors who can carry the ratings. Compared with the artists who only have traffic but no acting skills, they can be regarded as actors with "super cost-effectiveness".

As the Internet industry develops, seeing the booming entertainment industry, they also want to get a piece of the pie.

It just so happens that the current film policies have been relaxed, lowering the entry threshold to the film industry and attracting a lot of private capital to join. So after they joined, they first used a set of "Internet +" rules, using traffic and data as important reference criteria for selecting actors.

It is impossible to say who is good or bad. After the influx of funds, it has indeed greatly promoted the development of the film and television industry, but it has also caused problems such as only looking at appearance and not acting skills, and only looking at traffic and not quality.

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(End of this chapter)