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Chapter 561 Spring Festival Gala Director

outside world.

Many media outlets have reported that director Feng Xiaogang is likely to direct this year's Spring Festival Gala, which has caused many celebrities in the circle to turn their attention to him.

For a time, there were many people who used connections and backdoors. Although today's Spring Festival Gala is much worse than in previous years, it is still one of the important activities for celebrities to enhance their fame.

Especially for young artists, there are really not many opportunities to appear in front of the national audience.

Seeing this situation, Wang Zhonglei was a little depressed. It seemed that when Huayi Company was selecting roles for the movie, everyone was not active. Instead, they tried to curry favor with Feng Xiaogang in order to perform on the Spring Festival Gala.

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Hollywood.

Universal Pictures Headquarters.

Ever since Gu Wei declined the opportunity to direct the sequel to "Jurassic Park" due to schedule issues, President Adam Ferguson has been looking for a suitable director in Hollywood.

But it is easy to find actors in Hollywood nowadays, but it is hard to find qualified directors.

During this period, Adam Ferguson considered well-known directors such as Nolan, Martin Scott, and Quentin, but the results were not satisfactory.

Firstly, with Spielberg’s outstanding performance as a precedent, no major director is sure they can make a work better than Spielberg.

The second is the schedule issue. Since they are all big directors, they naturally have their own power. Basically, everyone has a project that is currently being filmed or is about to be launched.

"It looks like Colin Trevorrow is the only one we can choose to direct." In the president's office, Adam Ferguson tapped the table rhythmically and said to Spielberg who was sitting on the sofa opposite him.

In fact, in Adam Ferguson's heart, he still wanted Spielberg to direct the film, but several years had passed and he had persuaded him countless times, but still failed to convince the other party.

"Colin Trevorrow?" Spielberg frowned, thinking about the other party's representative works.

Unfortunately, this director has no representative works in Hollywood. Just last year, the science fiction comedy film "Safety Not Guaranteed" directed by him was shortlisted for the 28th Sundance Film Festival Jury Grand Prix and the 28th American Independent Spirit Awards for Best Debut.

In the end, he was nominated for the Most Promising Director Award at the 25th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards for this film.

But it doesn't matter. In Spielberg's opinion, compared with Gu Wei's achievements and awards, the other party is just a nobody.

Thinking of this, Spielberg glanced at Adam Ferguson, who was sitting opposite him smoking a cigar, and couldn't guess what the other person was thinking.

As if he had guessed what Spielberg meant, Adam Ferguson held a cigar in his mouth, spread his hands, and then said vaguely: "There is no other way. We can't invite a famous director, and fans are looking forward to the release of the subsequent series of this IP. It's better to choose a random director and use the saved funds for special effects production..."

Hearing this, Spielberg shook his head helplessly. Several years have passed since the announcement of the preparation of the fourth "Jurassic Park". Now that the 3D remake of "Jurassic Park" is about to be released, fans have not heard any news about the new film project.

On Universal Studios' official website, a large number of fans have raised questions, and some even went so far as to directly criticize the film.

"Gu has already finished filming The Revenant. I think we should have another talk with him. If he still refuses, then I will agree to your proposal." Spielberg said. He was ready to make one last gamble.

"No problem." Adam Ferguson made a gesture, with a hint of anticipation in his expression, "If I can invite Gu, I can wait until next year to start the film."

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at the same time.

In the capital, in a private room of a seafood restaurant, Gu Wei and Zhang Yimou sat face to face, with Song Ge beside them, the three of them drinking and chatting.

Since Song Ge arrived late, Gu Wei briefly explained this idea again.

After listening, Song Ge drank a glass of wine, put down the glass and said, "Director Zhang, I think Director Gu's idea is really good. If it were someone else, they would not hesitate at all."

In Song Ge's opinion, this is a piece of cake. Look at the big domestic directors. Apart from Gu Wei (who will direct the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" series later), who else has directed a Hollywood big IP movie?

No, they haven't even made a pure Hollywood blockbuster, at most they just made some co-productions.

"Well, what Old Song said is right. This is a rare opportunity." Gu Wei's face turned a little red, and he continued to persuade.

The two of them took turns to play, and Zhang Yimou, who had drunk a few glasses of wine, was a little bit unable to control himself. He was about to slam the table and agree, but suddenly he seemed to think of something.

"We are all singing the same tune here. Even if I agree, will Universal Studios agree? According to what you said, an investment of 100 million or 200 million US dollars will put too much cost pressure."

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but Zhang Yimou took them back and asked another question, which was also the truth.

Actually, Zhang Yimou himself was tempted, but when he thought of his directing style and his cautious personality, he held back.

Actually, the director's directing style is something mysterious. Not to mention Zhang Yimou's art film style, but his commercial film style is mainly heavy and grand, and the styles of the several films he shot are relatively unified.

But unity is better than a hodgepodge, like the terrible movie "Tai Chi 1: From Zero", which mixed martial arts and technology, tradition and punk, and all kinds of messy elements together, but lost the main line and overall style.

Hearing this, Gu Wei shook his head. His senior brother had experienced too much when he was young, and his temperament was sometimes too cautious.

"It seems that I have to think of a way to change my brother's personality." He thought silently in his heart, but Gu Wei said: "It shouldn't be a big problem. There is someone to matchmake. At most, I can invest some more money to share the other party's risk."

"Oh, there is such a good thing?" Song Ge laughed when he heard it. Of course, this was just Gu Wei's own idea, and it was hard to say whether it would succeed or not. He was not completely sure, after all, Zhang Yimou did not have a brilliant record in the commercial film box office.

But no matter whether it succeeds or not, the prerequisite is to get Zhang Yimou's consent first. Otherwise, if Universal Studios agrees but Zhang Yimou disagrees, it will be embarrassing.

"Okay, let's try it first?" Zhang Yimou said uncertainly.

"Okay, I'll contact Director Spielberg in the next two days and think about the story plot..." After hearing Zhang Yimou's agreement, Gu Wei began to think about how to convince Universal.

Afterwards, the three of them chatted for a while, and Song Ge suddenly said, "By the way, Director Gu, you've read the news in the industry. Director Wu Ershan and Director Xu Zheng were both photographed by paparazzi having a night out with an actress. What do you think about this?"

Gu Wei was stunned when he heard this, then laughed and said, "What can I see? This is the trend in the industry. Even if I say a few words to them, will it be of any use?"

Both of them are big directors in the circle now, so it is normal for them to meet some young girls who want to pounce on them.

Just like when Xu Fan appeared on "Jin Xing Show", Jin Xing praised Feng Xiaogang for his charm, and there must have been a lot of people throwing themselves at him, right?

Xu Fan directly said that it was wave after wave!
Venus asked again, "What do you think?"
Xu Fan said that since there is a boy in our family, just let him take advantage.

Jin Xing was frightened when she heard this and could only laugh awkwardly.

In the entertainment industry, it is not easy to be the wife of a big director. Some of them are over 60 years old and have divorced their original wives. There are really too many temptations.

With achievements and resources like Gu Wei, if he could indulge himself, he would probably be busy replenishing his kidneys after he turned 30.

The reason why there are few gossips about him is, firstly, that he has different pursuits, and secondly, that Liu Yifei is very charming.

The three of them ate and drank, chatting about some jokes and rumors in the circle, and did not leave until late at night.

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industry.

After the release of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", another movie starring Liu Dehua, "Blind Detective", was officially released.

The invitation to the premiere of "Blind Detective" was sent to the company a few days ago, but Gu Wei was busy editing "The Revenant" and had no time to attend.

The first-day box office of over 1700 million is definitely a loss compared to the cost of the film. However, the only consolation for the producer is probably the good reputation of the film among the audience.

The film scored 8.4 points in the Sina Film and Television scoring system, and Douban and Time.com scored 7.7 and 8.4 respectively, ranking among the top among recent Chinese-language films.

It's just that this movie is a bit heavy-duty. Although this movie is essentially a romance movie and has a lot of funny and comedic elements, the detection process of the two cases in the movie is also quite terrifying.

So when Liu Yifei wanted to go to the cinema to watch it, Gu Wei directly stopped her.

After all, Liu Yifei's courage fluctuates, and she might burst into screaming while watching.

If the movie "Blind Detective" still has a good reputation, the box office and reputation of "Man of Tai Chi", a Sino-US co-production jointly invested by China Film and Wanda, are hard to describe.

"The Sino-US co-production "Man of Tai Chi", jointly produced by China Film Group and Wanda and invested 1.5 million yuan, only grossed 489 million yuan on the first day..."

"The Sino-US co-production has once again failed to adapt to the local environment. Domestic film producers should learn from "2012" and draw on its experience."

"Blind Detective, which cost 1.2 million yuan, earned another 1700 million yuan the next day. Huazai's apology is useless. The film may not be able to make back its investment."

I have to say, sometimes not all “heroes” are Iron Man.

At the same time, CCTV announced the members of the 2014 CCTV Spring Festival Gala director team. As previously rumored, the chief director is indeed Feng Xiaogang.

Feng Xiaogang, who served as the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala, probably took into account the special nature of the event and naturally did not dare to say anything irrelevant. He was very humble when speaking to the public.

"I just hope I won't be scolded."

However, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Horse, directed by Feng Xiaogang, is now turning into a media "carnival", with various "shady" news about the Gala emerging one after another.

The entertainment industry is a place of fame and fortune, with countless news and information.

Just recently, Jiang Wen, who is preparing for "One Step Away", suddenly made the front page headlines of the domestic entertainment industry.

The reason is that the restored version of his debut film "Sunny Days" was selected for the Venice Film Festival again after 19 years, but this time it was selected for the "Venice Masters Classics" unit, which symbolizes quality and history.

Speaking of this movie, it not only shocked the international film scene, but also helped the then 17-year-old Xia Yu win the Best Actor award, becoming the youngest actor in the history of Venice, the oldest film festival.

Sina Entertainment: "The Venice Classics Unit aims to review and screen those classic works in the history of world cinema that have been underestimated or restored."

Souhu Entertainment: "It is reported that the 29 masterpieces nominated this year all have their own origins."

Penguin Entertainment: "Director Jiang Wen has been invited to serve as one of the judges for the main competition unit of this year's Venice Film Festival."

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(End of this chapter)