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Chapter 653 Spring Festival Gala Let’s Change Someone
On the fifth day of its release, the box office of "Chinese Partners" successfully exceeded 200 million.

After the gathering at Gu Wei's house, Ning Hao immediately took the main creative team including Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Lei Jiayin and others to do roadshows in Shanghai, Guangzhou and the capital for several consecutive days.

Even though New Year's Eve was approaching, the crowd did not stop. After all, for celebrities and artists, there are only working and non-working hours, no holidays.

Just when Ning Hao and others were running back and forth, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" was released.

"Jointly produced by Bona Film Group, China Film Group, Xingchen Film Group, etc., directed by Hong Kong director Xu Ke, starring Zhang Hanyu, Han Dongjun, Yu Nan, Su Chang, Chen Xiao, etc., the domestic main theme movie "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" is officially released!"

"It is reported that the box office of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" exceeded 10 million at midnight..."

"According to the data released by Xingchen Ticketing, the pre-sale box office of Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy has exceeded 20 million!"

"The industry's first big-budget main-theme commercial film was released. Director Xu Ke and the main creative team accepted an interview and said frankly that they expect the box office to exceed 1 billion..."

Not only the industry is paying attention to this movie, Gu Wei is also keeping an eye on the box office of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy". It can be said that this film is a touchstone for mainstream commercial films, and its box office performance determines the audience's acceptance of military-themed films at this stage.

Apart from Xu Ke, the only person who was more nervous than Gu Wei was Wu Jing.

No matter what, even if "Wolf Warrior" becomes more popular after the hype of Weibo Night, the box office will ultimately speak for itself.

There are three days left until New Year's Eve, so the Spring Festival Gala will naturally be mentioned. In addition, Feng Xiaogang, as the chief director, has revealed in recent days that South Korea's Lee Min Ho will appear on the Spring Festival Gala, causing its popularity to remain high.

To be honest, although Gu Wei has always been resistant to the Korean wave, there are many crazy fans in the mainland. In addition, some big news in the South Korean entertainment industry has not yet broken out, so in this age of appearance, South Korean male and female idols naturally have an advantage.

In addition, Huayi Company vigorously introduced South Korean artists to earn "selling fees" from them, and coupled with the enthusiastic support of several local satellite TV stations, Korean culture spread rampantly in the mainland.

Originally, last year's Spring Festival Gala director Zhang Lingyan planned to invite South Korea's "Bird Uncle", but Bird's latest offer for the Spring Festival Gala was 30 million yuan for 300 minutes, an average of 1 yuan per minute, and he also required a special plane to pick him up.

Although the invitation was not successful in the end, the high cost triggered a discussion on whether the Spring Festival Gala should invite foreign artists, so much so that some people suggested using the money for charitable donations or cultivating cultural talents.

This year, we successfully invited Lee Min Ho. This is the first time that a South Korean artist has appeared on China's Spring Festival Gala. Many people in the circle feel that once this incident is over, the Korean wave will become more rampant in China. Even now, many fans believe that South Korean artists have a higher status than mainland artists.

Gu Wei felt depressed after seeing the news. After thinking for a while, he called Feng Xiaogang directly and said that he hoped the other party would replace the person, or at least ban South Koreans from performing on the Spring Festival Gala.

Gu Wei knew about South Korean culture. It can be said that every South Korean artist who could make a name for himself was a plaything of the chaebols. The culture they promoted in the mainland also corrupted the younger generation.

"Director Gu, it's not that I don't agree with you, but the program has been decided and there are only three days left before the Spring Festival Gala. It won't have a good impact if you change people at the last minute."

Ever since he had a duel with Gu Wei, Feng Xiaogang has been a little bit afraid of him in his heart, but the Spring Festival Gala is such a big thing that even if Gu Wei asked him to do so, Feng Xiaogang could not immediately change his decision.

"Director Feng, didn't you speak out about the replacement incident a few days ago? This kind of thing depends on whether you want to do it or not. Whether it's troublesome or not is secondary, haha."

Gu Wei knew that the ratings of the Spring Festival Gala had continued to decline in the past two years and its reputation had become worse and worse. Feng Xiaogang took over as the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala and naturally wanted to try something new. It just so happened that Huayi was behind him. At present, it seems that the invitation of South Korean artists to the stage might be manipulated by Huayi behind the scenes.

"Let me think about it again!" Feng Xiaogang left a message, which was actually a disguised rejection. At least he had to discuss this matter with Wang Xiaowang and Wang Daxiao before making a decision.

"Haha, then I'll wait for your decision, Director Feng."

After finishing the call, Gu Wei was still immersed in script writing.

I have to say that online writers have really great imaginations. Fanqie and others spent several days organizing the content and sent it to the group. Gu Wei was really inspired when he saw it.

Without hesitation, several big red envelopes were sent in, and Gu Wei also proposed in the group to book a private theater for everyone to watch a movie, the main theme movie "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy".

Considering that the people in the group were distributed all over the country, Gu Wei simply handed the matter over to his assistant. There were only a dozen people in total, so it was no big deal to arrange for their parents to book a dozen shows, and he could also invite relatives and friends to watch together.

Anyway, the "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" production company has also invested, so it doesn't matter how many theaters are booked out.

On the other hand, Feng Xiaogang directly told Wang Da and Wang Xiao about the suggestions that Gu Wei had made to him, and a debate began in Huayi Company.

The two Wangs felt that Gu Wei was just meddling in other people’s business. What did it have to do with him who would perform on the Spring Festival Gala?

"He really thinks he's something important. I think he's the one who's really getting carried away." Wang Zhonglei said with disdain.

"I think the other party does not want to allow the Korean wave to continue to intensify in the country. The starting point is still good." Feng Xiaogang has a clearer view of the problem and points directly to the essence of the problem.

"Haha, if you want to change people, you can let him buy back the stocks he sold. Anyway, the profit has been made." Wang Zhongjun made a request.

"Brother..." Wang Zhonglei shouted dissatisfiedly.

"Well, let's do this. Xiaogang, you go and talk to the other party. We have put forward our demands. If Gu Wei disagrees, it's not our fault." "Yeah!" Feng Xiaogang nodded. There was no need to guess. It would be strange for Gu Wei to agree to this request.

Unfortunately, we cannot make the final decision on the Spring Festival Gala. The benefits have already been obtained, and if we want to break the contract, the price we will pay will be high.

At the same time, Feng Xiaogang was also complaining about Gu Wei in his heart, saying, "Why don't you just be a big director? Why do you care about this?"

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Jiang Wen's "One Step Away" was also announced to be completed at the same time and entered post-production.

The film industry can foresee that this great director's work will definitely be released this year.

Other companies will have to consider carefully when setting release dates.

During the last Weibo Night, Jiang Wen pestered Gu Wei to visit the set, but Gu Wei made the excuse that he didn't have time. Now that the film has been completed, most of the crew members have returned to the capital.

Jiang Wen called again, or to be exact, he called through Liu Yifei.

"Oh, Director Jiang said that I also played a cameo role and was considered a key creative staff member of the movie, so he asked me to invite you, Director Gu." Liu Yifei said coquettishly, and Gu Wei felt itchy after hearing her voice.

Gu Wei knew that Liu Yifei had a guest appearance, but what puzzled him was that this news had never been reported on the Internet. At most, it was said that Liu Yifei had visited the set, and the media at that time reported it with the headline "The boss lady visited the company's artist Tong Liya".

As soon as Gu Wei asked, Liu Yifei couldn't help but expose herself, "Director Jiang said not to announce it for the time being, and to wait until the movie trailer comes out to increase the popularity. If we report it now, it will be too long before the movie is released, and the popularity will be gone by then, haha."

"Haha, this guy knows a lot." Gu Wei smiled, and then realized that this idea was probably not what Jiang Wen thought of, and there are capable people in the crew.

"Okay, let's do it tonight. Tell Director Jiang that I agree. There will be no chance after today." Gu Wei agreed directly. Anyway, it would be Chinese New Year if he postponed it, and he couldn't go to the other person's house to celebrate the New Year on that day.

"No problem, come and pick me up later, Director Jiang and the others are waiting." Liu Yifei said.

"Good guy, you are well prepared. OK, I'll go over now."

Since it was a publicity event, Gu Wei didn't plan to keep a low profile. It would be best to let reporters take a few photos so that he would have material for the report.

Thinking of this, Gu Wei picked up the car keys, said hello to his parents, and then left.

As soon as I arrived at Liu Yifei's place, Jiang Wen called me, calling me "brother" and sending me his address.

Before the two of them had chatted for a few words, the young lady opened the car door and got in.

I saw that the other person was wearing a thick white down jacket, with her hair loose and delicate makeup on her face.

"Director Jiang, I just received Yifei, please wait for the meeting."

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In the circle, Huayi’s press conference had a very obvious effect. Many investors regained their confidence in it. Huayi’s stock price stopped falling and even began to rise slightly.

Huayi then announced that it would invest in several blockbuster films in the next two years, and announced its entry into Hollywood, seeking cooperation with film and television companies there, and even acquiring a film and television company, thus making Huayi international.

It has to be said that the consecutive announcements of news have indeed attracted the attention of many netizens. Some people think that Huayi is still the largest film and television company in the domestic entertainment industry, and that getting rid of the single-minded focus on movies will also give Huayi a better future.

Almost as soon as Huayi announced its plans for next year and the year after, Ali announced that it would increase its shareholding in Huayi. Coupled with the promotion of the Internet financial circle, the company's stock price continued to rise in the few days before the Spring Festival.

This is also the second time that Ali has made a high-profile move into the entertainment industry following its acquisition of China Culture Media.

Perhaps the continuous rise in stock prices gave Wang Zhongjun confidence. At this moment, he directly stated that the selling by individuals and companies would not affect the good development of Huayi. In terms of company market value, Huayi is still the largest company in the industry.

Gu Wei was amused after seeing the news. No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't understand how Huayi Company could have the ability to enter Hollywood?
As for spending huge amounts of money to shoot several blockbusters in the next two years, it is possible. After all, it will take time to succeed in the real estate and financial industries. At present, movies are still one of Huayi's main businesses.

Ali, on the other hand, is very interesting. On the one hand, he says he wants to cooperate with Xingchen Film and Television Company, on the other hand, he acquires the company, and then supports Huayi to compete with himself.

"What's the point of this? Do you think you're easy to bully?" This thought popped up in Gu Wei's mind, but he stopped thinking about it for the time being.

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(End of this chapter)