Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 642 Project Launch and Casting Announcement
domestic.

The news in the film and television industry is dazzling and extremely lively.

First, the General Administration recently announced the public information on the filing and project establishment of film scripts across the country since the middle of the year to the end of December.

"The Four 2" is on the list. As the second film in Guangguang's rare blockbuster "The Four" series, the film has attracted the attention of many netizens as soon as the project was launched.

But what everyone discussed the most was the replacement for the female version of "Ruthless". It had been rumored that Zhao Liying would take part in the role, but until now she has not revealed anything to the public.

Moreover, Zhao Liying is currently filming the fantasy drama "The Journey of Flower" and has no time in her schedule.

Just when netizens were speculating, Guangguang directly announced the list of actors.

The director is still Gordon Chan, and the cast includes Deng Chao, Zou Zhaolong, and Jiang Yiyan, with Wu Xiubo and Wan Qian joining the cast.

As soon as the news came out, netizens and fans were excited.

"More than a year has passed, and there is finally news about the sequel."

"I've wanted to recommend Wan Qian for a long time. I saw that she was good at fighting in Ghost Blows Out the Light, so she will definitely have no problem filming fighting scenes."

"Hurry up and shoot, it would be best if it can be released next year."

Of course, some people find Wan Qian’s choice of this role unacceptable.

"She has only starred in two TV series and she is already the leading actress. This must be a private deal between Guangguang Film and Xingchen Film."

"Haha, let me put this here. I only accept Yang Mi as the female version of Wuqing. Who is this? I don't know her..."

...

"Private Tailor" is still being released, and it seems that there is almost no possibility of a reversal in the battle between Huayi and Xingchen Film and Television.

Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhongjun's original ambition to win the box office championship during the Lunar New Year holiday has become a complete joke.

The share price of Huayi Company continued to fall. After Gu Wei took the lead in selling stocks, more than a dozen shareholding companies followed suit, causing serious damage to Huayi's reputation and status in the industry.

Seeing this situation, Wang Zhongjun had to use the 20th anniversary celebration as an excuse to invite a large number of colleagues and media reporters to publicly announce Huayi's de-filming strategy.

At the ceremony, Wang Zhongjun said that Huayi will focus on the real estate and Internet sectors in the future, which will only be used as auxiliary means before.

Wow, after the news came out, not only people in the circle and reporters, but netizens were also shocked.

"Fuck, isn't this just a good cook quitting his job and studying military tactics instead?"

"No wonder Director Gu wants to sell off Huayi shares. It turns out that Huayi is no longer considered a film and television company!"

"It's not bad to work in real estate and the Internet. At least the profits are much higher than making movies."

Netizens are discussing the issue non-stop, but in the eyes of many film and television companies in the industry, Huayi is undoubtedly digging its own grave.

"It's a good thing to de-film it. With Huayi's move, there will be one less strong competitor in the circle." Someone said.

"The greed has blinded their minds. Internet and real estate tycoons are all entering the entertainment industry, but this guy is trying to run away." Others also commented.

Anyway, after Huayi made this public announcement, the stock price actually stopped falling temporarily.

But the potential risks have become greater. Once an investment failure occurs, Huayi’s fate will be even more miserable.

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at the same time.

Countless people in the industry were once optimistic about Pony.com, but after several rounds of financing, it still failed to successfully go public.

Pony.com released a lengthy announcement on its official website and Weibo simultaneously.

The announcement content reviewed Xiaoma’s journey to listing over the years.

The final conclusion is that Xiao Ma has completely lost the bet, although as long as there is funds to repurchase shares, it is not considered a failure.

But how can Xiao Ma come up with over 10 billion in cash?
Seeing this, many companies in the industry began to take action, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity when Xiao Ma was half-dead to swallow this piece of fat meat.

After all, even if the bet fails, Xiaoma is still one of the largest companies in the entertainment industry.

Capital will not show mercy to you. It will only seize the opportunity to squeeze the marrow out of you, trying to recover as much losses as possible from the pony and make it bear huge debts.

"Director Gu, Xiao Ma's people asked if the company is interested in them?"

After receiving Song Ge's call, Gu Wei was not moved at all.

To be precise, the pony is considered fat meat in the eyes of many people, but in Gu Wei's opinion it is indeed useless.

"Forget it. The company has everything it needs. There's no need to get involved."

"That's true. If we want to save Xiao Ma, we have to invest at least 1 billion to guarantee a minimum. Besides, their company has chaotic management. Even if we get in, there will probably be a lot of trouble." Song Ge sighed and agreed with the decision.

"It's impossible to intervene, but there are a few good executives in their company. You can contact them first and see if you can bring them over. The conditions can be higher..."

Compared to Pony.com itself, Gu Wei was more interested in their managers. After all, not everyone could grow Pony.com to such a scale when its internal management was in chaos.

"Haha, okay, I happen to know two of them and we have a pretty good relationship..."

...

After New Year’s Day, several other Spring Festival movies began their final promotional sprint.

Especially the Hong Kong-produced "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven", various behind-the-scenes footage, focusing on Zhen Zidan's makeup video, were released continuously.

I appear on various programs all the time, and to sum it up, I am talking about the hard work and difficulty of filming.

"Haha, actors always say they work hard, but they are very ruthless when it comes to getting high pay!" "I hate it most when stars say they have a hard time. If it's hard, why don't you change your career? Those who screw in screws or sweep the streets still say they have a hard time!"

The crew of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" did not expect the counter-effect of the publicity by selling misery, so they immediately changed their strategy and started promoting the special effects.

"The special effects of the film are handled by Technicolor Group, which has participated in the special effects or post-production of most Hollywood blockbusters, such as the Harry Potter series, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, and Avatar. I believe that after the film is released, it will definitely bring a different visual enjoyment to the audience."

Afterwards, Technicolor also issued a statement: "The traditional Chinese animation style is completely different from the Western comic style. First of all, it is a problem of cultural communication and understanding. Secondly, there are many characters in the picture, and it is necessary to subdivide them.

The consultant and 3D team incorporated ancient Chinese buildings such as the Forbidden City and the Palace Museum into the film to create the most distinctive Journey to the West blockbuster. "

I have to say that after two consecutive announcements, many netizens feel that it is worth looking forward to.

After all, the "Journey to the West" series is too classic, and "Journey to the West", which has invested hundreds of millions of dollars, can't have poor special effects, not to mention other things.

If "Journey to the West" is a promotional special effect, then "The Man from Macau" focuses on memories.

Online, a large number of netizens participated in the activity of recalling Chow Yun-fat's classic image of the God of Gamblers.

In addition, Hong Kong director Wong Jing, Andy Lau, Nick Cheung, Louis Koo, Michael Miu and others frequently appeared in the mainland, making this movie very popular.

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For the Chinese film market, January every year is a time when blockbusters gather, but dark horses emerge frequently, and there are many opportunities but also unpredictable ones.

For European and American imported films, it means that the battle for the 36 imported film quotas in the new year has begun again.

For domestic films, January seems to be the beginning of the year, but in fact it is the end of the New Year. How to make a lot of money during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday is the serious business.

In January 2014, not only did domestic Lunar New Year films continue to compete with each other, but co-productions and imported films also competed with each other.

At the beginning of January, the first to start was China Film.

The Sino-British co-production "Prehistoric Monsters" held its premiere in the capital, and China Film Chairman La Peikang attended the event in person.

Media reporters flocked to the event and reported extensively, and judging by the enthusiasm of the publicity, it is undoubtedly a blockbuster film.

After the release of the film, China Film Group once again became a laughing stock, and overseas co-productions became an area that many film and television companies in the industry dared not tread.

The worst-performing film during the entire New Year's Day holiday was the Sino-British co-production "Monsters", which cost 1200 million US dollars.

The box office revenue for the three days during New Year’s Day was only over 9 million. How can we continue to enjoy this?
Even if the king of heaven came, he couldn't change its ending of huge losses.

When Director Gu heard the news, he almost burst out laughing. The fact proves that not everyone can integrate Eastern and Western cultures well.

The box office failure of "Prehistoric Monsters" also made La Peikang extremely depressed.

Think about it, I had just taken over China Film, but a good start in the new year ended with such a joke. I was really embarrassed.

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Hollywood.

When receiving the call from La Peikang, even though Gu Wei tried hard to hold back his laughter, after chatting with the other party for a while, he couldn't help but talk about the movie.

"Oh, these are all lessons learned through blood and tears. By the way, how is the preparation for "The Martian" going?" La Peikang sighed, and then asked about this project. The meaning was self-evident.

The Sino-British co-production has flopped, but there must be some good news about the Sino-US co-production.

"Boss La, everything is normal now, don't worry."

"That's good. How about the box office of this movie?" La Peikang continued to ask.

"It will definitely be good. It's directed by Nolan, produced by Warner, and it's written by me. Haha." Gu Wei said confidently.

The two then chatted for more than half an hour, mainly talking about Gu Wei's plans for his next film. La Peikang finally breathed a sigh of relief after getting the promise that China Film could still have a share.

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In the following days, information about Hollywood movies was continuously transmitted back to China.

After nearly two months, "The Revenant" earned 1.76 million US dollars in box office in North America.

According to statistics from the film's opening cinema chain, the daily box office has dropped by one million, closing at more than 800,000 US dollars.

Moreover, as box office sales decline, theaters will only retain the lowest number of screenings and report box office accounts once a month thereafter.

After receiving the notice from the theater chain, Gu Wei knew that the box office revenue of this movie was almost here, and it would all depend on whether it could win an award at the Golden Globe Awards in a few days, and whether it could be nominated for an Academy Award.

If it can be successfully nominated for an Oscar, even if it is just a nomination, "The Revenant" will have a second spring.

In addition to North America, box office in Europe also fell sharply.

Just then, the news of the Oscars spread back to China, making many netizens excited.

The Academy of Oscars announced that the list of nominees for this year's Academy Awards will be announced on the 16th of this month.

Director Gu Wei and Director Zhang Yimou will compete for regular award nominations and Best Foreign Language Film nominations respectively.”

Not only will the Oscars announce their shortlist on the 16th, the Berlin International Film Festival has also chosen to announce its nominations in the middle of the month.

The mainland film industry suddenly became excited.

Because this year, there are several big directors competing for awards on both sides, which is exciting to think about.

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(End of this chapter)