Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 660 Wedding Date
The Spring Festival has just passed, and as the time for the Oscars gets closer, "The Revenant" and "Parasite" have re-entered the attention of netizens.

Especially the movie "Parasite", after being successfully nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, many Chinese people also believed that it had a chance to win this honor.

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was established later than the regular Oscars, with the original intention of promoting exchanges and cooperation in world film culture and markets.

However, as the American film industry expanded overseas, the local authority of the Oscars gradually developed into an international consensus, and the recognition and value of the Best Foreign Language Film Award increased, becoming a popular world-class film award.

Since the millennium, China has attached great importance to various windows for exporting its cultural soft power, and has never missed the competition for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for 18 consecutive years.

However, none of the works submitted every year can survive to the end, and this year's "Parasite" has the expectations of many netizens.

Hollywood across the ocean also sent back the latest information:
"Among the best foreign language films, The Great Beauty and The Hunt were very popular and well received by Academy members and judges..."

"According to the predictions of Hollywood professionals, 12 Years a Slave currently has the highest probability of winning the Best Picture award, and The Revenant ranks third on the popularity list, second only to 12 Years a Slave and Dallas Buyers Club..."

The news came back one after another, always affecting the hearts of netizens. Seeing that the situation was not optimistic, many netizens complained:
“Next year won’t be the most promising year again.”

"Why is Director Gu still in China? Go back to Hollywood and find a solution."

"Oh, Oscar is run by Director Gu's family. Can he go there and confirm the result directly?"

"I heard that Director Gu Wei and Yifei's parents met today to discuss the wedding date!"

"Where are the paparazzi? The time has come when we need you, go and find out the details."

...

Amid the discussion among netizens, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei arrived at the meeting place in advance.

Gu Wei was not unfamiliar with An Shaokang. He had met him three times including this time.

However, after seeing Gu Wei, the other party still looked at him with a scrutinizing look.

That's right. After all, he wanted to marry someone's precious daughter after only meeting her three times. If it were Gu Wei, there might be a bloody plot of "Here is five million, leave my daughter immediately".

Not counting the distant relatives, there are nearly twenty of them. Fortunately, the place we booked is big enough.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Gu Wei told the waiter to serve the dishes. Just chatting would not help enhance relationships as much as chatting while eating and drinking.

"Xiao Gu."

Hearing this address, Gu Wei didn't react for a moment. No one had called him like this for many years.

"Dad, you say!"

When An Shaokang heard Gu Wei's name, he raised his eyebrows, knowing that he could not keep his precious daughter.

"Xixi has been living with her mother all these years, and I have paid too little attention to her. You must treat her well in the future." While speaking, An Shaokang glanced at Liu Yifei beside him, his tone full of fatherly concern.

Hearing this, Gu Wei's nose was sore, "Don't worry, Dad, I will treat Xixi well for the rest of my life."

"Although I have no contact with the entertainment industry, there are many rumors. However, you two have been together for so many years, and there has been no other scandals. This proves that you, Xiao Gu, are a reliable man. I owe them too much in my life. In the future, they will be handed over to you. Remember your promise."

"Don't worry, Dad." Gu Wei also nodded seriously and said in a serious tone.

After saying this, Gu Wei glanced at Miss Liu who was picking up food for her grandparents, his eyes full of doting.

Seeing this scene, An Shaokang finally felt relieved.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Gu's father and mother took out the birth dates of the two and discussed the wedding date with Miss Liu's parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.

"His mother and I consulted a master chef and he said that August, October and December are all suitable for marriage this year. What do my mother-in-law and father-in-law think?"

Gu's father has also worked in a government agency all year round. As Gu Wei became more and more famous, his position also became higher and higher. Although he seems not as handsome as An Shaokang, his temperament is not inferior to the other.

"Gu Wei, Xixi, you two decide. I think it's all fine." Liu Xiaoli dressed up specially today and looked amazingly good. At least among the actresses of the same age that Gu Wei had met, few could compare to his mother-in-law.

"Yes, let the children decide. Gu Wei, what do you think?" An Shaokang also threw the question to Gu Wei.

For a moment, everyone at the table turned their eyes to him.

At this moment, Gu Wei felt more nervous than winning an Oscar.

Calming himself down, Gu Wei turned his head and looked at Miss Liu, "Xixi, what do you think?"

"My parents are asking you, just tell me first." Liu Yifei's face turned slightly red, and she was more nervous than Gu Wei.

"I guess it will be too late in August. There will be a movie being made in Hollywood by then, so I will definitely have to stay for a while."

"Is it the movie 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'?" An Shaokang has also been paying attention to the entertainment industry recently, and naturally has read the news reports from the other side of the ocean.

"Yes, that one."

"What about October? The weather is neither too cold nor too hot, so it's very convenient to hold a wedding." An Shaokang asked.

"Well, the company also has a movie coming out in October, so we might be busy then."

Gu Wei said stiffly, and as soon as he saw Gu's father, he saw that he was staring at him with a righteous face, as if to say, "Marriage is such a big thing, and you told me you're busy all the time?"

Now, even Gu's mother stared at Gu Wei with wide eyes. If there weren't so many people around, she would probably start nagging again.

"This is the nature of Gu Wei's job. I think December is pretty good. There are a lot of people at the end of the year, so we can call them all over to liven things up." Liu Xiaoli naturally understood her son-in-law's situation, so she smiled and spoke.

"Yeah, I think December is a good time too. This way I can have more time to prepare." Liu Yifei also volunteered.

Sure enough, as soon as Miss Liu opened her mouth, Mr. and Mrs. Gu instantly smiled and agreed with everything she said.

"Then let's set it on December 12th, an auspicious day for the wedding. What do you think, father-in-law and mother-in-law?" Father Gu said with a smile.

"I can see it."

“It’s a good day!”

"I have plenty of time, and I can even make two wedding quilts for my granddaughter."

Afterwards, everyone discussed the format of the wedding.

Liu Xiaoli feels that a Western-style wedding is convenient and has few venue restrictions. If it is held outdoors, no matter how many people come, it won't be crowded.

An Shaokang has been living abroad for many years and is accustomed to Western-style weddings.

But Gu's father and mother have traditional ideas and always feel that it is wrong for their son to get married without a wedding banquet.

Finally, this difficult problem was thrown to Gu Wei again.

Hearing this, Gu Wei's head started to grow heavy again, which made the young lady laugh. "How about holding two parties? Both Chinese and Western?" Gu Wei muttered, thinking in his heart, wasn't it agreed that both parents would make the decision? Why did they focus all the problems on me?

Looking at Miss Liu who was laughing non-stop, Gu Weiyan's eyes turned and he continued, "I discussed it with Xixi. We both think that a Chinese-style wedding is good. She really likes the phoenix coronet and bridal veil. Why don't you ask her?"

"Ah?" Miss Liu was stunned for a moment. She looked at Gu Wei with her eyes wide open, but she said, "Yeah, Chinese weddings are good. I like the sedan chair and the phoenix coronet and bridal veil."

This was not just something Gu Wei said casually. The two of them had discussed it before, and in the end they decided that the Chinese style was better. After all, they were used to seeing Western-style weddings in the circle and were a bit tired of it.

Liu Xiaoli couldn't help laughing when she saw Gu Wei and her daughter flirting with each other.

With this smile, Gu's father was also immediately delighted, "Yes, Chinese style is good, Xixi, don't worry, our old Gu family will definitely marry you with a sedan chair and a phoenix crown and bridal robe, and we will not lack anything. I promise you, if Gu Wei dares to bully you in the future, I will break his legs immediately."

In an instant, Gu Wei felt his legs twitching involuntarily.

"Yeah." Liu Yifei smiled like a little fox.

Once things were settled, the two sides completely became a family.

At the dinner table, Mr. Gu and Mr. An felt like they had met too late, and by the end they were almost kowtowing to each other and becoming sworn brothers.

.........

the next day.

The first day box office figures for "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Strike Back" which has attracted the attention of many film and television companies and filmmakers in the entire film and television industry are out.

"Starring Zhen Zidan, Chow Yun-fat, Aaron Kwok, and Ho Yun-tung, the 5D mythological blockbuster "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven", which cost 3 million yuan, grossed 7980 million yuan on its first day."

"According to the data currently released, Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven ranked first in the Spring Festival box office on the first day, but this box office result does not support the film's box office exceeding 1 billion."

"It is reported that the producer of Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven is applying to the General Administration for an extension of the key."

...

At the same time, word of mouth for this movie also came out.

"Hey, I didn't understand the two-hour movie. The screenwriter must have studied mathematics, but he can't even write a good script?"

"What kind of ghost is "Havoc in Heaven" about?"

"It turns out that the Hong Kong Island team is not only bad at making historical films, but also terrible at making mythological films."

"The Monkey King's rampage in Heaven was filmed so stupidly, like a mentally retarded person."

"Isn't this movie about the Bull Demon King wreaking havoc in heaven?"

"You made Erlang Shen look so vulgar! Is this a deliberate insult to me, the True Lord Erlang, the Great Benevolent and Holy, right?"

"Fuck, apart from the special effects, forget it, apart from the special effects, there is nothing to say about this movie."

Among the many movies in the Spring Festival, "Where Are We Going, Dad?" needs no mention, as its reputation is almost ruined. As soon as "Journey to the West: The Great Conqueror in Heaven" came out, it became the target of netizens' fire.

The plot of this movie is really a bunch of changes, but it is not as completely subverted as "A Chinese Odyssey".

The movies in theaters nowadays are all a hodgepodge, relying entirely on star casts and special effects to attract audiences.

But the media ignored all this and instead reported extensively on the film’s first-day box office performance.

The Hong Kong media in particular were eager to praise "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" to the sky, and they were almost saying that it had secured the box office champion during the Spring Festival.

...

"Director Han, we didn't get the extension for Chinese Partners and Taking Tiger Mountain, but you can get an extension for Journey to the West right after the release of Havoc in Heaven?"

After hearing that the film "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" submitted an application for extension to the General Administration on the second day of its release, Gu Wei could no longer sit still.

"Didn't I just submit the application? Why are you in such a hurry?" Han Sanping replied calmly.

"Haha, I heard that it's almost a direct appointment." Gu Wei joked.

"That's about right. Anyway, Xingchen Films will definitely not be given an extension this time. Yu Dong has talked to me about it several times, but he didn't give it to Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy. Do you understand?"

"I see. Maintaining stability?" Gu Wei asked another question.

"Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" had good box office on the first day, and its reputation was also focused on the plot content. The producer announced that the production cost was as high as 500 million yuan, and Gu Wei estimated that it must have cost 200 million yuan.

If this movie still fails to recoup its costs, it will probably deal a huge blow to the Hong Kong film industry. The higher-ups must have taken this into consideration before approving the postponement application for "Journey to the West".

Thinking of this, Gu Wei felt that there was no need to continue asking, as long as everyone understood it.

After talking with Mr. Han, Gu Wei went to the company. He would be going to Hollywood in a few days, so some things needed to be arranged in advance.

Meanwhile, Xingchen Film and Television Company welcomed a new employee, the former manager of Xiaoma Pentium, Zhong Lifang.

Speaking of Xiaoma Pentium, since the chairman passed away, the woman took over the company. After the bet failed, the bank was afraid that the company would directly file for bankruptcy, so it was not in a hurry to urge repayment of the loan.

However, other film and television companies in the industry did not show mercy. I heard that Xiao Ma transferred the shares of several movies and TV series before it could barely maintain its current position.

However, after a series of blows, Pony.com instantly fell from a first-tier company to the edge of the second-tier, and its status in the domestic entertainment industry is no longer as good as before.

In addition, after the woman took office, she fired several capable people left behind by the former chairman. Many people in the circle felt that the Ma side was already on the decline and it was impossible for it to regain its former strength?

in the office.

Gu Wei mainly met with Zhong Lifang, and Song Ge would understand the specific situation. As for his position, he would still be the director, responsible for the film market.

However, Gu Wei also made a promise to the other party that if he worked well after two years, he could be promoted to deputy general manager, and after the term was completed, he could receive dividends from some shares.

"This year, Xingchen Film and Television Company plans to launch projects and shoot more than a dozen movies and TV series. I hope you and President Song can work together to accomplish these things." Gu Wei took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

Song Ge also nodded slightly and looked at Zhong Lifang.

"No problem, boss. I wrote a plan. According to my estimation, a dozen works are not the limit of Xingchen Film and Television Company. We still have a lot of room for expansion..." Zhong Lifang was dressed in a professional suit, with the temperament of a strong woman.

"Haha, you can discuss these things with Mr. Song. What I said is the minimum. As for how much more and how much, that's up to you." Gu Wei admired the other party's attitude and ability, otherwise she would not have let Song Ge contact her in advance.

"Don't worry, Director Gu." Song Ge responded directly.

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

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(End of this chapter)