Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 395 Open your mind
In the CPPCC auditorium.

Since the other main creative staff of "2012" had not arrived yet, Gu Wei became the focus of the venue.

There were countless CEOs of major film and television companies and filmmakers who came up to say hello.

On the red carpet, as time passed, more and more famous guests arrived.

"Looking at the situation, it is estimated that most of the people in the entire entertainment industry are here today."

Song Ge, Wang Chen and Jiang Xueruo kept greeting everyone. Wang Chen, who had just gathered together after taking a breath, began to speak.

"Those who have received an invitation will basically not be absent, and those who haven't received an invitation can't come even if they want to."

Hearing this, Jiang Xueruo replied.

At this time, the staff of Xingchen Film and Television came over to the few people and whispered something.

"Director Zhang is here. I'll go greet him."

Upon learning that Zhang Yimou had arrived, Song Ge took the initiative to speak and then walked towards the red carpet entrance.

When we arrived at the place, we saw that it was indeed Zhang Yimou who brought a girl named Zhang Yimou with him.

"Director Zhang, thank you for coming to support us. Is the post-production of The Flowers of War finished?"

"Mr. Song, you're too polite. The post-production is almost finished. Let me introduce you. This is Ni Ni, the heroine of my film The Flowers of War."

"Hello Mr. Song, I am actress Ni Ni."

Song Ge glanced at the other person, smiled and nodded.

The fact that Zhang Yimou was able to take him to the premieres of other movies clearly shows that he is valued.

"Director Zhang, let's go in. Director Gu, President Han and the others are all inside." After a few pleasantries, Song Ge stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

The venue was bustling with people forming small circles in groups of three or four.

The "national master" entered the scene, attracting most people's attention.

"Director Zhang brought the actress who starred in "Mou Girl" as well!" many people said in surprise.

"Is she the leading actress who is described by the media as both pure and lustful?" someone asked.

"Well, before, The Flowers of War was kept strictly confidential. The heroine was forbidden to appear in public or accept interviews. I didn't expect Director Zhang to think so highly of her."

A female star next to her said sourly, and the others looked at each other twice more after hearing it.

Outside, Zhang Yimou had just entered, and Brother Chen Kai came in slowly with Chen Hong, accompanied by two actresses, Gao Yuanyuan and Yang Mi.

This time it was Wang Chen who went up to greet them, said hello, and led them into the venue.

At the same time, reporters at the scene discovered something fishy. When Brother Chen Kai was taking photos on the red carpet, Director Chen had completely different attitudes towards Gao Yuanyuan and Yang Mi. Outsiders might not see the problem, but the reporters at the scene had very sharp eyes.

"what happened?"

"Are you having a conflict?"

"I'm not sure, but I think something must be wrong. Pay more attention to the crew of Searching in the next two days. There might be some big news revealed."

...

"Don't be nervous or restrained, there are just more people."

On the other side, in a corner of the venue, Tong Liya looked at Zhao Liying and comforted her with a smile.

It was the first time that Zhao Liying had seen such a scene. She was shocked by the presence of so many bigwigs in the circle, so it was normal for her to feel awkward.

"Yeah, I got it, Sister Leah."

Tong Liya is older than Zhao Liying and joined the company earlier. After the two got to know each other, Ying Bao always called each other like this.

"By the way, Sister Liya, when will your film The Feast of Hongmen be released? Don't forget to let me know in advance, and I'll help you promote it on Weibo. I just don't have many fans, so I'm afraid I can't be of much help."

Zhao Liying, who was no longer so nervous, started talking to the other party about the movie.

"It was probably after the Lunar New Year holiday. The director was still arranging the release date. They had originally planned to release it during the Lunar New Year holiday, but after seeing the overseas box office performance of 2012, the company changed the release date."

Tong Liya, who was dressed particularly exquisitely today, said directly.

"That's right. The box office of 2012 is too scary. I wonder how much it can earn in China?"

When Zhao Liying heard this, she said with envy.

"I don't know, maybe it can surpass Avatar," Tong Liya guessed.

As noon approached, more and more guests arrived in the auditorium.

Due to the different capitals behind them, everyone is clearly divided into several circles.

Fan Binbin, Ren Quan, Zhang Hanyu and others surrounded Wang Zhonglei, the group was chatting and laughing, and there were also a large number of celebrity artists fawning on them.

Deng Chao and his wife, Chen Jiashang, Liu Yan, and Xie Nan followed Wang Changtian.

The group of stars and directors from Hong Kong Island were closely attached to Yang Shoucheng and others.

There are some clear divisions among the group of people. Most of them don’t communicate much. They just meet and nod to each other.

Wang Jinghua was surrounded by Yu Bo, Zhang Jin, Wan Qian and others.

Qin Hao and Chen Minghao were talking and laughing with Zeng Li, Yuan Quan, Hu Jing and others, and laughter could be heard from time to time.

At this time, there was another commotion outside.

"Are Yifei and the others here?" Someone heard the voice and asked, and the others immediately looked towards the entrance.

After a while, the person who went to inquire came back and said, "It's not Yifei, it's Su Chang and Yifei's mother who arrived."

As they were talking, Su Chang and Liu Xiaoli came in.

The former is wearing a sleeveless black floral dress, which makes her skin look extremely fair and smooth, with her waist slightly exposed on both sides, making her look even more youthful and unrestrained.

Liu Xiaoli, on the other hand, still wears the elegant and graceful cheongsam.

After Su Chang came in, he looked around and saw Gu Wei. He wanted to go to him, but halfway there, he saw the big guys beside him suddenly turned a corner and went straight to Qin Hao and others.

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"Director Gu, long time no see."

"Mr. Lu, welcome to come and support us."

"Director Gu, I wish your movie a big box office success."

Lu Zheng and Jing Tian found an opportunity and came over to say hello.

"Thank you. How's the filming of your movie going? When will it be released?"

Gu Wei asked.

"Director Gu, that movie was completed at the end of August, and we are now filming "The Time Warriors."" Jing Tian said with a somewhat resentful tone.

"Uh." This made Gu Wei embarrassed. He really didn't pay attention to this matter. Besides, when the project of "New Mom Love Me Again" was launched, the publicity was very lively, but he didn't expect that it would be completed in just over two months.

"Haha, it seems that Director Gu is really too busy." Lu Zheng laughed and changed the subject.

After chatting for a while, Lu Zheng took Jing Tian away.

Looking at the two people's backs as they left, Gu Wei was still a little confused. This time, Lu Zheng did not help to ask him about the role in the next movie, which was a little different from the past.

Suddenly, Gu Wei remembered the recent rumors in the circle that Huayi Company and Starlight Brilliant had reached some cooperation in private, and it seemed like it should be about "The Wandering Earth".

"Huayi won't transfer its shares, right?" An idea popped up in Gu Wei's mind.

As soon as Lu Zheng and Jing Tian left, Fan Binbin came over.

Tonight, Fan Binbin wore a black low-cut dress that fully showed off her stunning figure. Her hair was piled high, and her whole body was full of charm, which made Gu Wei couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

The person in front of us is now developing better and better in the circle, and is vaguely known as "Fan Ye".

Fan Binbin, who is well versed in the ways of the world, did not bring up topics like movies or roles on this occasion, but instead talked about something else. "Haha, Director Gu is really humorous."

When the two were talking, Fan Binbin deliberately raised his voice, attracting the attention of others around him.

Seeing this scene, some people pursed their lips, some felt secretly resentful, but Su Chang on the side smiled, and no one knew what he was thinking.

In the auditorium, there were too many people who wanted to come up and say hello to Gu Wei. Except for a few top celebrities, the rest were brought here by their bosses.

Gu Wei also welcomed everyone who came and chatted with each one of them.

After working for half a day, Gu Wei finally had some free time near noon.

...

"Yifei and the others should be here soon."

Sitting on the sofa in the front row of the auditorium, Han Sanping asked leisurely, "After the global box office figures of 2012 came out, he felt like he was back to normal, and he walked with a breeze these past two days."

"Well, considering the time, it should be about time."

Gu Wei, who looked a little tired, replied that chatting and greeting people were not relaxing activities.

"Then why don't you walk the red carpet?" Han Sanping said when he saw Gu Wei's expression.

"Forget it, let Yifei and the others walk along the red carpet. There will be reporters asking questions later anyway, so it won't delay things."

"Haha, Director Gu won't be going to the red carpet. I'm afraid the media reporters outside will be disappointed."

Yu Dong on the side said.

Gu Wei smiled when he heard that.

As they were talking, they heard a huge cheer outside. No need to guess, it must be Yifei and the others who had arrived.

Outside, Liu Yifei, Cheng Long, Huang Xiaoming, Matt Damon, and Nicole Kidman, who had just got off the car, saw the huge crowds of people at the scene and instantly broke into professional smiles.

After a series of signings, taking photos, and asking questions off the field, the group finally entered the auditorium.

At the beginning of the premiere, all the main creators walked onto the stage, but Gu Wei and Liu Yifei went up holding hands.

The first person to speak was naturally Gu Wei.

"Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend the premiere of 2012. I am Gu Wei, the director of this film..."

"Good boy, show your affection."

Many people below were surprised, followed by warm applause.

The actresses' eyes were full of envy, very envious...

The interview session was still the same old routine. Because a Hollywood superstar was coming, the reporter asked a few more questions. It took nearly half an hour before it ended.

Then, the 3D version of "2012" began.

To be honest, Gu Wei and others have watched this movie many times. Watching it again now, they can't find the initial passion.

However, the company CEOs, directors, actors, film critics and some invited audience members present at the event simply exclaimed that it was an eye-opener.

As the event entered its climax, discussions in the auditorium gradually arose.

Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei and others were greatly shocked. "We originally thought that Avatar was the pinnacle of Hollywood special effects, but now it seems that this movie is not inferior to it at all."

"If I were to shoot this, I would definitely delve deeper into these aspects of human nature." Jiang Wen secretly lamented that it was a pity that this movie touched on many elements of human nature, but they were only touched upon superficially without going into great depth.

Brother Chen Kai was sitting next to him, and after seeming to have heard Jiang Wen's words, he couldn't help but nodded.

"This, the $300 million production is really worth it. Can we make this special effect?"

Wang Zhongjun asked Wang Zhonglei who was standing next to him.

"Well, the company definitely doesn't have this technology, but as long as you are willing to spend money, you can find a company in Hollywood." Wang Zhonglei replied.

“The special effects are indeed good, but the story content of the movie is still a bit lacking. The ethical attitude is wavering, inconsistent, cruel but not to the end, and there is still no in-depth thinking about human nature.

But if we add these and combine them with special effects, I think two and a half hours will not be enough, at least four or five hours will be needed to tell the story clearly.”

After Feng Xiaogang saw the end, he started to talk in a low voice with Wang and Wang Xiaowang beside him.

Hearing this, Wang Da and Wang Xiao were silent. They both felt that this guy must have been obsessed with filming "1942" and he thought of everything in terms of human nature and reality. He was filming a commercial film, not an art film.

"According to what Xiaogang said, this movie won't be finished in five hours. With such a long time, how are we going to consider the box office?"

"That's easy. Just divide it into two parts," Feng Xiaogang said.

If Gu Wei heard this, he would probably exclaim, "Wow!" He is indeed a great director of commercial films and has some skills in this area.

"Yifei's acting skills are getting better and better. She is not inferior to Hollywood stars in acting together."

Xing Aina touched Ning Hao with her arm and praised him.

"Well, Director Gu taught me well, otherwise how could I win the Best Actress award, hehe."

Such a nice sentence, but it sounded a little distorted when it came out of Ning Hao's mouth. Xing Ai rolled her eyes at him.

When the word "over" appeared, the audience was left with deep shock, and "awesome" were the two words that were said the most.

"This special effect is worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster. The $300 million was well spent."

"The script is also good. Made in China saves the world. Finally, there is something different."

The screen dimmed and the lights came on. The audience in the hall took two or three seconds to adjust before they started to applaud. At first, the applause was not very consistent, but soon it became thunderous, like a tsunami or a landslide.

The host came to the stage and waited for more than three minutes. After the applause faded away, he asked, "Does it look good?"

"It looks great!" Everyone in the hall shouted, and the noise was so loud that it seemed to blow the roof off.

The host then asked: "Does everyone have anything to ask the director?"

"Yes!"

“Is there a sequel?”

Gu Wei walked up to the stage and took the microphone. He said, "Thank you very much for your support. I am really glad that you like this movie! Audience members who have questions can raise their hands. Those who are in a hurry to go to the bathroom can leave first."

After all, the movie alone was two and a half hours long, plus the celebration time, many viewers had been in the theater for more than three hours.

However, as the Q&A session was not expected to be long, many viewers stayed in their seats waiting, and only a few were in a hurry to go out.

The first audience member who got the microphone asked, "Director Gu, will there be a second part of this movie?"

Gu Wei heard this and smiled calmly, "I haven't considered a sequel yet. After all, the world has been destroyed, and there is no way to continue filming a second part."

"Is there a possibility that after the flood recedes, everyone will work together to build a new home, and then the survivors in each country will have a series of conflicts."

Gu Wei was stunned for a moment, and thought to himself: "Fuck, this imagination is even bigger than mine!"

The audience member who asked the question said to himself: "After all, when a disaster strikes, everyone will work closely together, but when it is safe, a series of problems will definitely arise..."

On the stage, Gu Wei, who was holding the microphone, nodded and smiled helplessly, "Well, maybe. Okay, next audience member."

After being interviewed by the media for more than ten minutes, the organizer began to organize everyone to disperse. In fact, many people left as soon as the movie ended.

At this moment, the global premiere celebration of "2012" was officially declared over.

The audience got up and went to the bathroom, and the organizer arranged a dinner for the creators, guests, etc. at a nearby hotel.

As for the media reporters and film critics, they basically received their travel expenses and left.

Gu Wei also went to the restroom and then came out to the banquet hall. Usually after the premiere, there would be a banquet to entertain the creators and guests.

However, some stars have tight schedules and basically leave as soon as the premiere is over.

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(End of this chapter)