Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 635 Wait, Let Me Guess

Putting aside Wang Zhongjun’s plan for now, after the two-day box office results of "Private Tailor" came out, the pressure came to Xingchen Film and Television and Lu Yang.

Ning Hao and others' visit to the set lasted more than just one day. With so many people coming, Gu Wei could only hand over the crew to Guo Fan and two other assistant directors, and he himself would be responsible for accompanying them for a day.

Early in the morning, Ning Hao and Lu Yang woke up from the guest room and couldn't wait to visit the big villa.

“Tsk tsk, I’ve only heard of it before, but this is my first time living here.” Lu Yang sighed.

"It's good that the house is big. Look, it can easily accommodate twenty or thirty people. The director really knows how to enjoy himself." Ning Hao started to act frivolously again.

Cheng Long, Huang Bo, Jing Tian and their group also moved into the villa. Firstly, it would be more lively with more people, and secondly, the food at the Chinese restaurant yesterday was average. After drinking too much, the old men followed Cheng Long's advice.

He said that he would find an authentic domestic chef to cook a meal at Gu Wei's villa today, and everyone would continue drinking.

Men are still a little childish no matter how old they are, so Gu Wei agreed immediately when he was in a good mood.

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No one got up in the morning.

Well, it’s mainly because Liu Yifei slept late.

At noon, after a group of people finished their meal and simply packed up, they went for a walk around Hollywood under the leadership of Gu Wei.

In fact, there was nothing much to see for Gu Wei, but for Ning Hao, Lu Yang, Huang Bo, Jing Tian and others who came here for the first time, they had a lot of fun during the half-day of the afternoon.

In the evening, Cheng Long specially brought the invited chef over, and after a busy period of preparation, a sumptuous dinner was ready.

Considering the time wasted on buying groceries and cooking, as well as the amount of hard work, Gu Wei originally planned to give the chef a big red envelope.

After pushing and shoving for a long time, they refused and only asked for individual and group photos.

"Director Gu, forget it. Let's take more photos and take them back to him as a signboard." Cheng Long said happily.

"Well, okay."

It took ten minutes to finish the meal. After sending the chef away, everyone started to eat.

Men, especially drunk men, always have endless things to talk about and endless bragging to do.

As they chatted, everyone inevitably talked about movies.

Originally, Ning Hao had been in seclusion writing since "The Golden Robbery", and was creating the script "Fatal Encounter", which was later called "Lost in Thailand".

Later, at the instigation of Gu Wei, he took over "Chinese Partners", but now the movie is about to be released, Ning Hao naturally has to think about the plans for the next movie.

In another time and space, he and screenwriter Yue Xiaojun wrote for ten months and revised more than thirty drafts before they came up with "Lost in Thailand", which later grossed 1.1 billion yuan at the box office.

It can be seen that it is really not easy to come up with good works in film creation, and the audience can also distinguish between works that are made with heart and works that are not.

"We are only halfway through writing the script, and Aina and I both find it a bit tricky. We came here to ask the director for some advice, but the roles in this movie are quite suitable for Xu Zheng and Huang Bo." Ning Hao said with a blushing face.

Huang Bo chuckled, "Director Ning's idea must be good. It will make at least 1 billion after it is released!"

I don’t know when it started, but “10 billion” has become the slogan that must be shouted before the release of a domestic blockbuster movie.

Lu Yang became interested. "Lao Ning, Director Gu hasn't even read the script, so what ideas can he have? Why don't you tell us about the script first, and then we can discuss it together."

"Okay, then I'll give you a brief introduction..." Ning Hao was ready to speak after finishing a glass. Liu Yifei, Jing Tian and others beside him showed interested expressions, especially Jing Tian, ​​who was eager to hear if there was a complexion that suited him. It would be even better if he could act out one.

Maybe it was the alcohol, or maybe Gu Wei was trying to show off.

Before Ning Hao started talking about the script, Gu Wei smiled and said, "Don't tell me yet, let me guess what kind of movie it is."

"Lao Ning, is this a road movie? And it's the type where the male protagonist goes on a healing journey after his emotional failure."

Ning Hao's face changed when he heard this. This was what he was writing now. He had revised it for the seventh time, but he was still not satisfied with it. He had not told Xu Zheng and Huang Bo about the specific details.

As for the screenwriter Yue Xiaojun who co-wrote the script with him, it is even more impossible for him to have colluded with Gu Wei.

Because the original inspiration came from the fact that Yue Xiaojun was emotionally confused two years ago and his good friend Ning Hao persuaded him.

Then the two of them drove all the way from Shou to Beihai in Guangxi Province. This journey was also a healing journey for Yue Xiaojun.

"Damn, did they have the same ideas? Or did Gu Wei ask Xing Aina privately?" Ning Hao was a little unsure and was stunned.

"What's the matter, Lao Ning? Director Gu guessed it right? No way." Lu Yang teased with a smile.

"Yeah." After a while, Ning Hao nodded slowly and said with a wry smile: "The script I am writing now is such a story. Director, you haven't asked Xing Aina, have you?" Now, everyone was stunned.

"Is this the sense of smell and prediction of a top director?" everyone speculated in their hearts.

Before they knew it, there was something wrong with the way everyone looked at Gu Wei.

After successfully pretending to be cool, Gu Wei smiled and said, "No, it's just a guess, but if you say let Xu Zheng and Huang Bo play the role, I think it's okay."

“They are the lead actors, and Xingchen Films is the investor. If you have money, you can invest some. Xu Zheng and Huang Bo can also invest some. This is our compensation for the huge box office success of Lost in Thailand.

And there are almost no comedy road movies in China, so this is indeed a good idea.”

The success of "Lost in Thailand" is largely due to the wonderful performances of Xu Zheng, Huang Bo and others. It is not the same as taking the same script and just hiring another group of actors. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as "acting skills" in this world.

After Gu Wei finished speaking, Huang Bo was very excited, because since its establishment, all the films shot and released by Xingchen Film and Television Company have been big sellers.

Money, how many people in the entertainment industry are really not tempted by money?

When seeing the box office of "Lost in Thailand" skyrocketing, both Xu Zheng and Huang Bo felt heartbroken at night!

In the beginning, one of them was paid as a director, while the other took a pay cut to join the film, wasn't it all for this day?

"This is a good idea. Director Gu thinks comprehensively." Huang Bo said immediately.

"Lost in Thailand", a film in another time and space, was produced by more than a dozen companies including China Film Group, Bad Monkey, Pony.com, Huang Bo Studio, and Song Ge's Ferris Wheel Films.

Ning Hao thought for a moment and said, "That's fine!"

While they were drunk, a few people started talking about investment on the spot, and the tentative cost of the film was estimated to be 40 million.

Xingchen Film and Television Company contributed 20 million yuan and was responsible for post-production, publicity and release, accounting for half of the share.

Ning Hao invested 20 million and took a % share.

Xu Zheng and Huang Bo's studios each invested 10 million yuan and each took a % share.

After things were settled, Ning Hao couldn't wait to ask Gu Wei about his next ideas.

He was really scared by Gu Wei's move just now. His guess was so accurate.

Liu Yifei, Jing Tian and Cheng Long could not get a word in and could only listen with interest from the side.

Especially Cheng Long, after hearing that such a movie project was casually launched, he was also thinking in his mind whether there was a suitable script to show Gu Wei.

If it is picked up, the investment made by Star Film and Television Company alone could be worth at least 200 to 300 million yuan in box office revenue.

What’s more crucial is that in the two times he collaborated with Xingchen Film and Television, from the very beginning to the very end, Gu Wei never agreed to his son playing any role.

"If I invest and direct the film myself, I can bring my son along." The more he thought about it, the more he felt there was room for maneuver.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Gu Wei sorted out his thoughts, smiled and said, "This is really just an idea of ​​mine. I forgot where I saw this passage on the Internet one day. It said that we can't judge whether the person who leaves first in love is right or wrong. Everyone has the right to choose their own life, but the person who stays in the past will obviously suffer more."

Several people were thinking about it, and Gu Wei said, "The word 'loved' seems easy to say, but it is not easy to do. Letting go of someone is like falling in love with someone, and both require a process."

Ning Hao's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands, saying, "Yes, that's how it should be!"

Gu Wei continued, “After reading this passage, I suddenly had the idea of ​​making a road movie where the protagonist takes a healing journey!”

Ning Hao suddenly had the idea of ​​asking for advice, because he was just driving with Yue Xiaojun to relax at that time and there was no romantic encounter at all.

How can life be like a movie story?
Therefore, I never got the hang of the aspect of being above life, otherwise I wouldn’t have spent ten months writing it and revised more than thirty drafts!
You should know that revising a manuscript is more difficult than writing it. It requires a breakthrough while taking into account the original plot and characters. It is basically "dancing with shackles on your feet". God knows how painful it is to revise it thirty times.

"Director, do you have any specific good ideas?" Ning Hao asked sincerely. Although he was also a famous commercial film director in China, Gu Wei was more successful than him and was also his guide into the industry. It was not shameful to ask for advice humbly.

Gu Wei laughed, took a sip of beer and said, "If you get hurt by a woman, you must get healed by a woman!"

"Starting another relationship?"

"That would be a cliché. Our theme is healing, and we just need to help the protagonist get out of his emotional predicament. For example, let him meet a few women, and let the first one make him realize his own problems. Let him see who he is now and what kind of person he has become, such as the kind that he even hates, but he has never realized these changes."

Liu Yifei, who had been listening attentively, suddenly said, "This sounds like a good idea!" Gu Wei felt a little embarrassed when he heard this and picked up some spinach for the young lady.

After comforting the young lady, Gu Wei smiled calmly and said, "The second woman made him realize that he is no longer young. The mistress may not be wrong, she just wants to love someone simply. But he also has to painfully understand that even if that person still loves him, he chose to leave on his own initiative."

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(End of this chapter)