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Chapter 651: Save the time for the Spring Festival

On the stage.

After the host's introduction, the performance began.

Singing, dancing, that's basically it.

Offstage, Gu Wei was chatting, or to be exact, it was Brother Chen Kai who was chatting with him.

I don’t know how the organizer arranged it, but Gu Wei always felt a little awkward sitting with Brother Chen Kai. After all, he was a typical preacher.

The performance continued, with young men and women singing and dancing.

Offstage, Gu Wei was chatting quietly with Leonardo, who kept talking about the PR reception and the Oscars, leaving Gu Wei speechless.

"Leon, relax and don't mention the Oscars to me anymore." After saying that, Gu Wei stared at the stage intently, obviously looking like he didn't want to pay any attention to the other person.

"OK, OK, I still think the Victoria's Secret Show is more suitable for me." Leonardo shrugged.

"hehe."

The two of them were not talking, but Jiang Wen at the back was busy. The filming of "One Step Away" was coming to an end, and he planned to take advantage of these few days to let Gu Wei visit the set to increase the enthusiasm of the crew.

However, as soon as he said it, he was ruthlessly rejected by Gu Wei.

"Director Jiang, I don't have that much free time. I can't stay at home for more than a few days. Why bother running so far to visit the set? Forget it."

"One Step Away" was filmed in Pinglou, Fujian. Even though transportation is well developed now, it still takes two days to go back and forth, which is too troublesome.

Jiang Wen was not happy with this. "Brother, I've been to Hollywood, which is so far away. You think it's too far to go to Pinglou?"

"Is this the same thing? Don't you have any idea what you're doing in Hollywood?"

While the two were chatting, Brother Chen Kai turned his head to take a look, but said nothing.

"Shh, watch the show, Director Jiang." Gu Wei made a gesture.

Jiang Wen didn't care. He was a person who would not give up until he achieved his goal. "We're not going to Pinglou anymore. Let's get together after the crew returns to the capital?"

"Look, Tong Liya from your company is here too. As the boss, shouldn't you come and see her? Your sister-in-law misses Yifei too, bring her over..."

Jiang Wen kept on talking and talking, and he almost made Gu Wei hungry.

"Well, I can't convince you. Let's talk about it when you come back. We can make an appointment then."

"Okay!"

After finishing this matter, Jiang Wen still couldn't stop talking about it, and then he brought up the Berlin International Film Festival and the Academy Awards.

Time passed quickly during this chat, and before we knew it, the trailer for "Wolf Warrior" started playing on the stage. As soon as the pictures came out, many guests were shocked.

After all, "Wolf Warrior" is different from previous domestic military films. Its main focus is modernization and is more eye-catching.

This time, Jiang Wen remained silent, staring at the big screen.

Seeing this scene, Gu Wei looked to the left and right. Everyone had similar expressions, and they were obviously paying attention to the content of the trailer.

The trailer did not run long, and many people felt a little unsatisfied after it ended, so much so that many people had an over-the-top thought in their minds: Can a military film be shot like this?

"This movie is good. Is it really shot by Wu Jing from Xingchen Film and Television?" After thinking for a while, Wang Zhonglei asked Feng Xiaogang directly.

“Who else could it be other than him? Other directors from Xingchen Film and Television Company did not get involved. However, I heard that Director Gu spent a lot of time directing the film from the script to the film project, and Chen Guofu served as the producer and assistant director. Otherwise, how could a new director like him achieve such a high level?

But the movie does look good, and I don't think it will be a bad box office." Feng Xiaogang obviously knew more, and took this opportunity to specifically mention Chen Guofu.

The meaning is self-evident. It was precisely because Huayi Company was de-filming that Chen Guofu jumped ship. Now the company has clearly announced this strategy to the outside world. As a director, Feng Xiaogang is definitely not satisfied and can only express his personal thoughts in this way.

Sure enough, when Wang Zhonglei heard Feng Xiaogang's hint, his face turned unhappy, but the company's strategy had already been decided, so how could it be changed at will?

"Whether the box office is good or not, we'll have to wait until it's released to see, but this promotional method is pretty good. So many people in the industry have come here, plus the media reports, the popularity of this movie will not be low."

Wang Zhonglei changed the subject casually and didn't want to continue discussing the company's strategy with Feng Xiaogang.

Feng Xiaogang also felt it was boring, so he simply kept silent.

...

After the trailer was screened, Wu Jing also went on stage and said a few words, which was the first time he directly announced "Wolf Warrior" to the public.

Seeing Wu Jing receiving a lot of applause, Jiang Wen smacked his lips and said, "Hey, if I had known that I could do it this way, I would have brought the trailer for One Step Away with me. It would have been such a great promotional opportunity. What a pity."

"I'll give you a chance. Do you have a ready-made promotional video?" Gu Wei asked.

"That's right. Why don't you put the trailer of "One Step Away" aside at the wedding scene when you and Yifei get married? The effect will definitely be better than this." Jiang Wen said jokingly.

"Fuck you, you're dreaming!" Gu Wei scolded him with a smile, and then continued to ask: "How do you know that Yifei and I would dare to do this before the release of "One Step Away"?"

"Just a blind guess, haha."

It can only be said that Jiang Wen is sometimes like a child. Gu Wei feels comfortable getting along with him, at least he is not restrained. If it were someone else, they would not dare to joke like this.

On the stage, the award ceremony continued. Compared with the film festival, the awards at Weibo Night were all shoddy.

What kind of Male God Award and Female Goddess Award were all received by four people at the same time. They were completely worthless and made Gu Wei and others want to doze off.

Just as his upper eyelid touched his lower eyelid, Gu Wei heard someone in a daze, "This movie looks good!"

Following the voice, I saw that it was Brother Chen Kai who said it, and the other party was staring at me with a smile.

Suddenly, Gu Wei no longer felt sleepy and became alert in an instant.

Just as I was about to speak, I heard Brother Chen Kai continue, "It's different from previous military films. I think young people will like it."

"Well, that's what I took into consideration. After all, the movie-consuming population is getting younger and younger. How is Director Chen's preparation for "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" going?" Gu Wei asked politely.

"We are still in preparation. The filming will start soon. Director Gu will come over to visit the set when he has time and give us some pointers."

"Fuck." Gu Wei couldn't believe it when he heard this. Is this still the arrogant Brother Chen Kai? It's like he has become a completely different person.

"I don't deserve your advice. When I have time, I'll go with you to see you and Sister Hong." Gu Wei said politely.

"Then it's settled!" I didn't expect Brother Chen Kai to be serious. Perhaps he felt that the two of them were getting closer, so he continued, "There's no problem with the ranking of the top five directors in China. We still have to do our best to maintain our status as big directors and unite. We can't let those shady people take advantage of us."

In Chen Kai's heart, even though Ning Hao, Lu Yang, Wu Ershan and others have good performances, they are still some distance away from the five top directors recognized in the country.

Brother Chen Kai's idea is very simple. I admit that when the mainland market was small, it was normal for the five major directors to fight and talk trash with each other. After all, it was all for the box office.

But now there are some young people and people coming in from other fields, I, Brother Chen Kai, do not acknowledge them. Not only do I not acknowledge them, I think we should also work together to safeguard the reputation and status of the great directors.

After all, it’s not enough to make two high-grossing movies to become a great director; awards and qualifications are both essential.

Gu Wei naturally knew what the other party was thinking, but he couldn't give a direct answer on this occasion. He could only smile and say something like "watch the show".

Brother Chen Kai didn't care. After all, he had said it, and he thought Gu Wei should understand.

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After the award ceremony, Weibo Night also arranged a cocktail party.

Compared with the award ceremony, this cocktail party is more like the core of this event.

In the hall, countless men and women were holding glasses of wine, chatting and laughing with each other. Perhaps each cooperation project was negotiated in this environment.

The cocktail party was divided into several circles.

Huayi is a school of its own. Wang Zhonglei is surrounded by people like the Stab-In Cult, Feng Shaofeng, Chen He, Shu Qi, Liu Jialing, Fan Wei, Bai Baihe, Feng Yuanzheng, Zhang Hanyu and others, but there are almost no minor stars.

On Yu Dong's side was Xu Ke, and next to him were Fan Binbin, Chen Kun and others, who were all chatting with each other.

There are not many people on Wang Changtian's side, only a group of people with Deng Chao, Chen Jiashang and Zou Zhaolong as the core. This also shows the current situation of Guangguang. There are many small films being made, but almost no big productions, and it lacks core competitiveness.

There were also quite a few people from the Hong Kong circle, led by Wong Jing and Zhen Zidan, plus Aaron Kwok and others, a complete crew of "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven".

Of course, Emperor Entertainment Group, including Nicholas Tse, Jackie Chan and others, attracted many celebrities. The most exaggerated was Xingchen Film and Television Company, which took up a large part of the center with Gu Wei and Liu Yifei as the core, and was surrounded by many top celebrities.

Especially when it comes to directors, among Ning Hao, Lu Yang, and Xu Zheng, which one of them is not popular?

Even for the new director Wu Jing, the trailer of "Wolf Warrior" has brought him many investment company CEOs around him. At this moment, his face was full of smiles, and he and Xie Nan kept exchanging business cards and contact information with these people.

Liu Yifei was surrounded by Zhao Liying, Tong Liya, Wan Qian, Zhou Xun and others, including several rising stars from the Central Academy of Drama. Soon Li Binbin also joined in, and later followed Zhang Ziyi, attracting the attention of all the female stars in the audience.

Gu Wei's side was much simpler. The core members were a few directors and Song Ge, Wang Chen and others. Even if there were celebrity artists coming over to toast or say hello, they still needed someone to lead the group.

From time to time, Gu Wei waved his hand and called celebrities with whom he had a good relationship to come over and have a chat. Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang also entered this circle after being invited.

"Director, this is Zhao Jinmai, you remember her, right?" Gu Wei only saw the other person when Wang Jinghua and her people came over to say hello.

"Remember, I haven't seen you for a long time. You've become cuter and cuter." Gu Wei said with a smile.

"Thank you for the compliment, director." Zhao Jinmai, who was born in 02, is just twelve years old this year. She is at the age of being cute and her smile is especially sweet.

After all, Zhao Jinmai is still young, and Gu Wei has nothing to talk about with her. He just treats her as a child.

Later, Han Dongjun and others joined in. They had high expectations for Gu Wei and told him in front of everyone to hone his acting skills and strive to become the top actor in the domestic entertainment industry in the future.

After chatting for a while, Gu Wei called Zhao Wenzhuo over again. Zhao Wenzhuo is now very successful in the domestic entertainment industry, and everyone knows that he is the male star that Gu Wei strongly supports.

After the completion of "Knife of the Assassin" and "Special Identity", countless film and television companies in the circle have handed over scripts, but Zhao Wenzhuo did not get carried away. Instead, he became more and more cautious. He had no choice but to make bad movies in the past in order to support his family. Now he has some choices and he does not want to ruin his reputation.

"Lu Yang told you about "Blade Master 2", right?"

"Well, Director Lu contacted me a few days ago and told me that he would start the project and make preparations after the new year, and I have also reserved the schedule." Zhao Wenzhuo replied respectfully.

Looking at the other person's face, Gu Wei smiled. It was indeed a genuine and tough face, which could well represent the image of the Chinese people on the big screen.

After thinking for a while, Gu Wei said, "Don't accept other scripts after you finish filming "Blade of the Assassin 2". I have a movie coming up and I'll call you then."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings became quiet and everyone's eyes were focused on Zhao Wenzhuo's face.

Envy, jealousy, shock, all kinds of emotions slowly spread...

Zhao Wenzhuo was very quick and said immediately, "I understand, Director. There will be no problem with the schedule. Just call me when the time comes."

In just a short while, the news that Zhao Wenzhuo had received Gu Wei's invitation to star in the next movie spread throughout the venue.

"Xixi, your director's next movie has been decided." After hearing the news, Fan Binbin asked casually.

"I don't know. He didn't say." Liu Yifei looked innocent.

This expression makes everyone else want to die. Sister, why don’t you ask about this?

Afterwards, Zhang Ziyi, Li Binbin and others also used the excuse of saying hello to ask about this matter openly or secretly.

The artists in his own company are very calm. After all, according to Gu Wei's way of doing things, no one can take away what belongs to him, and it is best not to force what does not belong to him.

...

As for Gu Wei, after Zhao Wenzhuo finished speaking, Huang Bo beside him said jokingly, "Director Gu, is there a role suitable for me? Even a cameo appearance would be fine."

"You can't play a soldier with this face, the image doesn't fit, haha." Gu Wei joked, and at the same time revealed some content of the next movie.

"Director, I can play a villain too. I am quite suitable to play a bandit." Huang Bo made a self-deprecating remark, causing everyone to laugh.

"That's true. Let me think about it. It's still early. I'll call you then."

With the news that Huang Bo might get a supporting role and Gu Wei's next movie might be about a military subject, many people couldn't help themselves.

More and more people come to inquire about information, roles, and investments.

During this period, Gu Wei also met Huang Haibo, Zhu Yilong, Xiao Yang and others. Gu Wei silently took note of these acting shots, but did not make any promises.

After all, the entertainment industry is quite dark. A role promise might bring disaster to someone, and all kinds of slander and frame-up might be used directly.

As for other film and television companies in the industry, Gu Wei is somewhat interested. If they want to make a domestic science fiction military film, the investment will certainly be huge. He himself is not sure, so it might be a good thing if someone is willing to share the cost.

For a while, Gu Wei was chatting enthusiastically with many CEOs of film and television companies, and the atmosphere at the cocktail party reached a climax.

Outside, the media reporters who heard the news could no longer hold back.

A new round of news soon appeared on the Internet!
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As New Year’s Eve approaches, the New Year atmosphere becomes more and more intense.

Several highly anticipated domestic films also came to an end one after another.

With the release of "Chinese Partners" on the 24th, the Spring Festival movie season officially begins.

In the outside world, information in the film and television industry is constantly updated.

"Han Geng, the star of "Ex-Files", appeared in Shanghai, and thousands of fans greeted him at the airport."

"Produced by Xingchen Films, directed by Ning Hao, and starring Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Lei Jiayin, Du Juan and others, "Chinese Partners" broke the 8 million box office at midnight."

"The premiere of Journey to the West: Havoc in the Sky" was officially held in Shanghai today. It is reported that the crew will hold premieres in Hong Kong Island and the capital in the future."

"Hong Kong stars such as Aaron Kwok and Zhen Zidan all showed up and made bold statements that Journey to the West: Havoc in the Sky will have a guaranteed box office of 1 billion yuan."

"The first trailer of Wolf Warrior, produced by Xingchen Films and directed by Wu Jing, was officially released and received positive reviews from netizens."

"It is reported that Director Gu Wei's next film is suspected to be approved, and the subject matter is suspected to be military-related."

Among the group of movie information, there is also information about a TV series.

"Jointly produced by CCTV, Dongyang Film and Television, and produced by Yu Zheng Studio, the costume TV series "Legend of Ban Shu" officially started filming this morning at Hengdian World Studios."

"Jing Tian will be stepping off the big screen for the first time and will play the leading female role Ban Shu. We look forward to her wonderful performance."

It has to be said that Lu Zheng put in a lot of effort. After all, he must have spent a lot of money to stand out from the many blockbuster news during the Spring Festival.

The beginning of the Spring Festival period also marks the end of the Lunar New Year period.

On the 24th.

"New Police Story 2013" announced its total box office, and finally defeated Huayi Company's "Private Tailor" with a figure of 7.56 million, which accumulated 7.13 million.

Although these two movies are the top two in the Lunar New Year box office, they are still ranked high and low.

Looking at the news on the Internet with the title "'New Police Story 2013' won the Lunar New Year box office, Xingchen Film and Television defeated Huayi Company!"

There was something wrong with the atmosphere in Huayi Company, and the senior executives all looked unhappy.

“If ‘Personal Tailor’ hadn’t been affected by the ‘kneeling gate’ incident two days before its release, who knows who would have won the championship,” an executive said bitterly.

"Alas, who said it wasn't true? Now it's difficult to deal with."

"There is also a problem with the screening rate. Wanda and Dadi gave 2013% of the screening rate to New Police 70 in the later stage, which is a blatant violation of industry rules."

With someone taking the lead, the conference room suddenly became lively. People were talking about all kinds of things. Everyone's purpose was clear: this result was not caused by war crimes, but was too much influenced by external factors. No one wanted to take the blame.

"Knock, knock, knock." Wang Zhonglei knocked on the table and said unhappily, "Okay, if you put this energy into the original publicity, wouldn't it be better than doing it after the fact?"

As soon as the words were spoken, no one dared to say a word. No one dared to offend him directly.

Wang Zhongjun didn't want to say anything anymore. Huayi's stock price had been falling outside, and the inside was full of this bunch of crap.

"Is Huayi really going to be finished?" Wang Zhongjun thought unconsciously, "No, we can't admit defeat like this. Huayi hasn't lost yet."

Since we can't lose, we can only find a way to raise Huayi's stock price again.

What the film and television companies want to do with this is nothing more than signing big-name artists, launching new film projects, and boosting investors' confidence through hype.

Therefore, the upcoming Spring Festival Gala has become Huayi’s new gimmick!
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(End of this chapter)