Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 629: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

The next day.

Early in the morning.

As soon as the alarm clock rang, Gu Wei immediately became alert, turned over and got up, all in one go!
“Coffee on the Left Bank of the Seine;

I have a cup in my hand to taste your beauty;

A mouth that leaves lip prints;

Who wrote the wrong name for Rose in the flower shop?
The confession balloon was blown across the street;
Smiles fly in the sky;"

In the large bathroom, Gu Wei was humming Zhou Jielun's song.

It would be even more perfect if we ignored his tone-deaf voice.

After washing up, Gu Wei walked downstairs while browsing the news.

The kitchen was bustling with people, and it seemed extremely busy. At this time, the black nanny was already preparing breakfast. Gu Wei picked up a piece of bread and stuffed it into his mouth, preparing to go out and meet Reid.

"Good morning, boss!"

Oh, what a guy!
I saw a convoy of cars parked in front of the villa, with Big Lao leading the way, followed by a group of all-black Mercedes S-Class cars, estimated to be at least ten in number.

Each car was equipped with two bodyguards in black suits, and Gu Wei suddenly felt that he had chosen the wrong career.

"Boss, how is it?" After seeing Gu Wei, Reid immediately came forward to take credit and asked.

"Aren't you being a little too high-profile? I hope you won't be stopped by the traffic police on the way." Gu Wei, who was wearing casual clothes, asked casually.

"Haha, boss, with the situation we have, not to mention the traffic police, even the FBI wouldn't dare to stop us." Reid said in an exaggerated tone.

That’s right. After all, in America, “money comes first” and there is nothing that can’t be solved with money.

If so, add more money!

"Crystal and the boss, your mother-in-law, are coming over today, and face is very important."

Wow, Reid's pronunciation of the word "mother-in-law" is extremely standard. It seems that he doesn't have the money to practice privately.

"OK, let's go." Gu Wei said with a wave of his hand.

"Guys, cheer up and go." At this moment, Reid seemed to have become the commander of the army and shouted loudly.

...

Beverly Hills is not far from Los Angeles International Airport, and Ryder is in control of time.

When Gu Wei arrived at the airport, there were exactly five minutes left before the plane landed.

I have to say that this grand scene in Reid is really cool. Pedestrians and tourists coming and going don't dare to get close at all. Not far away, there are security personnel gathered together, pointing and looking over here.

"Boss, this is quite a show."

Hearing this, Gu Wei's mouth twitched slightly.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long. In less than ten minutes, Gu Wei saw her in the crowd.

Well, it's very conspicuous.

"Miss me?"

At the exit, Miss Liu jumped onto Gu Wei like a rabbit, and the two began to get close to each other.

"Think about it."

"whee."

"Ahem." The mother-in-law couldn't stand it anymore.

"Mom, I'm here. Thank you for your hard work along the way." Gu Wei received a text message from Han Jianv before they boarded the plane. After learning of Liu Xiaoli's intention to come, he immediately changed his address. No matter what, he had to calm the other party down first.

Sure enough, people with sweet words are liked everywhere.

When Liu Xiaoli heard the word "Mom", she immediately smiled happily. In front of her daughter, she asked Gu Wei if he was tired recently, whether he could rest well, and how he ate...

"Mom!" Miss Liu shouted dissatisfiedly.

"You little bitch, I'll beat you up if you do anything naughty to me again." Liu Xiaoli was interrupted by her daughter and was about to take action.

After getting a big eye roll, the young lady finally behaved herself.

"director!"

"Brother!"

"boss!"

"Hey, everyone has worked hard along the way. The food at home is ready. Let's go back and eat first."

After the group said hello, Gu Wei waved his hand and asked everyone to go to the door together.
"Brother, this is the luxurious life of capitalists, wow!" As soon as she arrived at the door, the daughter of the Han family exclaimed after seeing the convoy.

"Haha, it's just a small scene, it's all a small scene!" Gu Wei laughed dryly.

Guo Fan, who was traveling with them, was almost stunned when he saw the all-black bodyguards.

Wow, this can only happen in America. If it happened in China, with such a high-profile airport pick-up, and the person picked up was a celebrity, the media reporters would have reported it long ago.

.........

at the same time.

domestic.

There is a wide variety of news on the Internet, among which the news about Liu Yifei arriving in Hollywood is pinned high!

Among the attached photos, there are even pictures of a motorcade going to the airport to pick up the passengers.

"Fuck, Director Gu changed his career and became the Godfather."

"Tsk tsk, what a grand ceremony. It seems that they are still living comfortably in the US. Luxury cars, villas, countless cocktail parties, and of course all kinds of female celebrities."

"When are you two going to get married? I'm waiting for the gift money!"

There will always be something different mixed in with the good comments.

While netizens were discussing Liu Yifei, a conspicuous piece of news suddenly appeared in the new film and television information released in the domestic entertainment industry.

"The large-scale ancient costume fairy tale drama "The Journey of Flower", produced by Xingchen Film and Television Company, has completed its casting and will officially start filming in early January next year."

"Chen Xiao and Zhao Liying play the male and female protagonists, and many celebrities such as Jiang Xin, Sun Yizhou, Mark, Lou Yixiao, Pan Yueming and others have joined..."

These two pieces of news immediately attracted the attention of all film and television companies, brokerage companies, and actors and artists in the circle.

Especially Pan Yueming, no one expected that this artist who was deeply involved in divorce, domestic violence and cheating would be selected by Xingchen Film and Television Company, and even play the second male lead.

The most important thing is that this is a costume fantasy drama.

Costume dramas promote celebrities, this is an unchanging truth in the industry, let alone costume dramas that are destined to be excellent.

The original "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" brought out many artists and stars of all sizes, and the most recent one is "Ancient Sword Qi Tan", in which many domestic entertainment stars are competing for roles.

There is no need to say much about "The Journey of Flower" produced by Xingchen Film and Television. According to media reports, before the filming of the TV series even started, more than a dozen satellite TV stations began to frequently enter and exit Xingchen Film and Television Company to negotiate the broadcasting rights.

Now, an out-of-date male artist in the domestic entertainment industry can actually get an important role.

All of a sudden, a large number of netizens rushed to Dong Xuan's Weibo and made all kinds of sarcastic comments.

Afterwards, Xingchen Films continued to update its official Weibo account. "Produced by Xingchen Films, directed by Kong Sheng, and starring Qin Hao, Chen Minghao, Wan Qian and others, "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mysterious Cave of Dragon Ridge" has officially wrapped up."

"The company is currently stepping up post-production, and the TV series will meet with many audiences during the summer vacation next year..."

Immediately afterwards, Xingchen Film and Television announced new news.

"Jointly produced by Xingchen Films, Wanda Films and Enlight Media, the domestic animated film "Swallowed Star" has obtained a release license."

"At present, Swallowed Star is selecting a release date and is expected to be released in major theaters in mainland China in the first half of next year."

"Xingchen Films has signed contracts with South Korea's CJ Entertainment and Japan's Dongbao, and will release the film simultaneously in Southeast Asia and other countries and regions."

After several pieces of news were announced in succession, netizens could no longer sit still and instantly turned into keyboard warriors.

"My goodness, what day is today? Why are they playing such a big game?"

"My goodness, Director Gu, is this to challenge Huayi Company, deliberately releasing so much news on the same day?"

"Haha, the students are very happy. There will be good TV series to watch next summer vacation."

"A fan of the original novel of Swallowed Star is posting this as a testimony. If the animation produced by Xingchen Films does not meet my requirements, I will start to criticize them. However, if the special effects and adaptation are super good, I will book a theater for everyone to watch it together..."

"I'm not worried about the special effects, I'm just worried about the plot being changed. Please, don't make random changes..."

.........

After arriving at the Beverly Hills villa, Guo Fan and Han Jianv were shocked again.

Gu Wei's villa is in a very good location. Everyone went to the balcony on the second floor and looked out over the vast sea with an excellent view.

"Senior brother, how much does this house cost?" The girl from the Han family asked Gu Wei a lot of questions like a curious baby.

"The price was not expensive when I bought it, but now it has probably risen to 7,000 or 8,000 yuan."

"Ten thousand?"

"Ah."

"Dollars?"

"Uh-huh."

“He’s a rich guy.”

...

Dinner was held in the villa. Zhang Yimou knew that Liu Yifei had arrived, so he turned down a cocktail party and came here.

In the spacious living room, everyone gathered together and ate hotpot. But why hotpot?

In a foreign country, this way of cooking is the quickest and most convenient.

"Would you like to drop by the Jurassic World crew and register as a guest?"

Putting down his chopsticks, Zhang Yimou turned his head and looked at the girl from the Han family and said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Fan next to him looked at the girl from the Han family with envy, and silently felt the importance of having a good father. This was reflected in his heart.

Thinking back to when I was worrying about my graduation thesis and work, well, the beef is good and tender!
"Brother, forget it. Universal is in charge over there. At most she can put her name as a behind-the-scenes staff member there. When the movie is released, it will be difficult to find her name on the big screen." Gu Wei joked.

"Haha, don't listen to him. You go and put your name on the list, and when the movie is released in China, I'll book out the theater to show my support." Liu Yifei took the chopsticks out of her mouth and said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll listen to Xixi." At this moment, Han Jianv felt that she was the happiest person in the world.

"Where's Yifei? Come over and make a guest appearance?" Zhang Yimou started again.

"Ah, I won't go. Gu Wei asked me to play a cameo role in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" with my mother."

Hearing this, Liu Xiaoli just smiled and said nothing.

"Okay, after the Oscars, what are Yifei's plans? Have you received any new scripts recently?" Zhang Yimou continued to ask.

.........

The next day.

Gu Wei and Liu Yifei first took Han Jianv, Guo Fan and others to visit the company, and then went to Warner to meet with Mike.

The two are going to serve as assistant directors for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes". Even if Gu Wei makes the decision himself, he still has to let the person in charge of Warner meet them.

Although there is not much difference between seeing and not seeing!
A trip to Warner Bros. allowed the two men to see Gu Wei's status in Hollywood, and when it came to issues related to movies, the other party had no way of refutation.

"Director Guo, was my senior brother so overbearing on the crew before?" Han Jianv asked curiously as she watched Gu Wei's attitude when he gave orders to his subordinates.

"I've only known the director for a short time. We met on the set of The Wandering Earth. On domestic crews, I didn't find the director to be particularly overbearing. Everyone respects him very much." Guo Fan rolled his eyes, but still answered honestly and fully.

"Tsk tsk, I've seen it today. Scolding these foreigners is like scolding their grandchildren." The daughter of the Han family said in amazement.

To be honest, Gu Wei's character was really developed through cooperation with Warner Bros. Since the filming of "The Day After Tomorrow", Warner Bros. could not interfere with any decision Gu Wei made in the crew.

As it turned out, the profits that Gu Wei brought to Warner were indeed worth the other party's concessions.

Just like this time, Han Jianv and Guo Fan were arranged to serve as assistant directors. Even if Warner opposed it, it was useless.

That night, Gu Wei arranged a dinner together for all the members of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", including the leading actors such as Jason Statham, Scarlett Johansson, as well as Han Jianv, Guo Fan and others.

Before the dinner started, Gu Wei introduced the two of them to everyone and announced that Han Jianv would be responsible for logistics, Guo Fan would be in charge of the scene, and they would have clear division of labor with the two assistant directors arranged by Warner.

...

The next day.

The opening weekend box office results for this year's last Hollywood special effects blockbuster, "The Hobbit: The Battle of Scolarius," are out.

The film opened in 3903 theaters in North America and took in $7368 million in its first weekend, which is at least almost the same as the predicted $7500 million.

This opening weekend box office performance exceeded that of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", but this movie is a 2D version and is not on the same track as the other one, so a direct comparison cannot be made.

At the same time, Tomorrow Star Pictures and Warner Bros. issued announcements to the public at the same time.

"The 1.2D movie "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", jointly produced by Tomorrow Star Films and Warner Bros. Pictures, directed by Oscar-winning director Gu Wei, starring Jason Statham and Scarlett Johansson, adapted from the science fiction novel "Planet of the Apes" series, with an investment of up to US$3 billion, will officially start shooting on December 12."

One stone can cause a thousand ripples. The moment the news was released, the media reporters were a little slow to react.

Previously, there have been reports both at home and abroad that the casting for this movie has started, but now netizens have suddenly discovered that there was no audition process at all and the actors were chosen directly.

Netizens in North America are more concerned about the selection of the male and female protagonists, and whether this movie can re-create a classic.

After all, "Planet of the Apes" was a classic back then and is still remembered by many fans today. Its popularity is even higher than Universal's reboot of the "Jurassic Park" series.

"I believe in Gu's talent and he will bring the 'Planet of the Apes' series back to life."

"Well, if we have to choose a director to direct this series of movies, then I think the great director from the East would be a very good choice."

"I am the only one who doubts whether this movie can be released in October next year. After all, there is less than a year left, and the production cycle of such a special effects blockbuster is very long."

"Don't doubt it, man. Warner has been working on the special effects for a year. If they are not sure, do you think they will announce the launch?"

Just when everyone was engaged in a heated discussion, Gu Wei’s social software was updated.

"@Lionsgate, are you ready? See you next year!!!"

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(End of this chapter)