Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 669 Dinner Interviews at Home and Abroad
Hollywood.

The dinner party is still going on...

If Leonardo is the focus among actors today, then Gu Wei is undoubtedly the focus among directors.

Especially when Leonardo said that Gu Wei was the most talented director, hundreds of celebrities and artists at the scene all wanted to chat with him.

And Gu Wei chose Matthew McConaughey from the vast crowd.

Gu Wei actually felt it was a pity that the other party did not win the Best Actor award, but that was the reality. For the same good subject matter and excellent works, the final competition might be about financial power.

Of course, "Dallas Buyers Club" also conducted public relations, but the other party's producer was not as bold as Gu Wei. He invested tens of millions of dollars in total. From an investment perspective alone, the box office revenue may be greater than that of the other party's film.

"Matthew, 'Dallas Buyers Club' is a very good movie, and I like your acting very much." Looking at Matthew McConaughey who came over with champagne, Gu Wei was the first to speak with a smile, and used two "very".

As soon as he finished speaking, many people around him changed their expressions slightly. This was the first time that Gu Wei praised an actor like this tonight.

Matthew McConaughey is similar to Leonardo DiCaprio, or perhaps almost all Hollywood actors are similar, in that they all have high expectations for the Oscars.

This also led to the other party's desire to work with big directors and talented directors, and Gu Wei undoubtedly met all the conditions, especially when the other party praised his acting skills in public.

"Thank you for the compliment. This is what an actor should do." Matthew McConaughey's depressed state after failing to win an Oscar has dissipated a lot. He raised his glass and spoke modestly.

In the banquet hall, people kept trying to say hello and chat with Gu Wei in various ways.

I chatted with Matthew McConaughey for a few more sentences and we exchanged contact information. The other party was very tactful and found an excuse to leave.

As soon as he left, Martin Scorsese came over with two actors.

"How is it, man?" Leonardo teased when he saw Matthew McConaughey looked good.

"Leon, thank you for the recommendation. You are right, he is indeed a very talented director. Perhaps he is the best in the world among people of the same age." Matthew McConaughey did not hesitate to give his evaluation.

Just now when talking with Gu Wei, with just a few short sentences, the other party was able to accurately analyze his mental state when he was filming "Dallas Buyers Club". From the perspective of a filmmaker, perhaps only the top few directors have this ability, but Matthew McConaughey has never found anyone under the age of 30 who has this ability.

Looking at the business card in his hand, Matthew McConaughey is very much looking forward to the opportunity to work with the other party in the future, provided that the other party needs him.

"Okay, man, Gu's talent is obvious to all. Now, let's have some fun. There are many beauties here tonight...haha."

People's joys and sorrows are different. Leonardo's complacency and fulfillment seem a bit harsh to Matthew McConaughey's ears. Fortunately, the relationship between the two is really good. Matthew McConaughey now only feels envy, not jealousy!
On the other hand, Zhang Yimou, who won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, was naturally surrounded by many production company heads and filmmakers.

"Parasite" directly defeated the popular "The Great Beauty", and also made many people in Hollywood begin to re-examine this director from the East.

Before Zhang Yimou took over the filming of "Jurassic World", there was never a lack of doubts in Hollywood, but after the results tonight, everything changed drastically.

At least apart from the head of Universal Studios, major companies such as Warner, Paramount, and Fox have implicitly extended olive branches. Perhaps after "Jurassic World" is released and achieves good box office, Zhang Yimou will immediately become one of the top international directors.

After all, for Zhang Yimou, what he lacks is never awards and honors, but the ability to reap global box office in the eyes of capitalists.

The dinner lasted until almost one in the morning. By the time Gu Wei, Liu Yifei, Zhang Yimou, Qin Hao, Liu Xiaoli and others returned to the villa, it was already half past one.

Gu Wei felt tired as he had been busy since this morning. However, Zhang Yimou and Miss Liu were in high spirits. As soon as they got home, they took selfies with Yuan Quan and others.

There are photos of the young lady and the little golden man, photos of Zhang Yimou and the little golden man, and adding their own combinations, she managed to make a nine-square grid.

On Weibo, within ten minutes of Miss Liu posting the photo, there were already thousands of comments.

Otherwise, why is it said that the leader is so popular in the domestic entertainment industry? Besides being a good person and doing things well, he is also incredibly fast in liking and commenting.

The first comment under the young lady’s Weibo post was from Huang Xiaoming, who commented: “Congratulations Yifei, when you come back, I will celebrate with you!!”

Zhou Xun: "The only thing missing from the Grand Slam is the Cannes Best Actress and the Oscar Best Actress. Ask your director to start a new movie, and I'll be your partner. Hahaha."

Further down, there are unanimous congratulations from many domestic entertainment celebrities.

Jiang Wen was the first to post congratulations under Zhang Yimou’s Weibo.

"Congratulations to Director Zhang. After 25 years of hard work, you have finally achieved success!"

This comment brought tears to Zhang Yimou's eyes. Yes, it has been twenty-five years since "Red Sorghum" won an Oscar in 89.

"Time flies so fast." Zhang Yimou murmured to himself on the sofa.

"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter." The laughter of Liu Yifei and Yuan Quan beside him interrupted Zhang Yimou's memories.

Looking at the young people around him, Zhang Yimou's mouth curled up slightly, "Young people are still full of energy."

Afterwards, Zhang Yimou turned his head to look at Gu Wei who was already asleep and sighed softly. He saw how tired Gu Wei had been during this period of time.

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The next day, domestic.

The Oscar news shows no sign of cooling down, and is even getting more intense.

With the film winning Best Foreign Language Film and producing the second Oscar winner, public opinion calling for a ban on Korean entertainment in China was quickly suppressed.

The South Korean Entertainment Alliance certainly does not want the heat of the matter to fade away. After all, several large companies led by Star Film and Television Company are expelling their own star artists in a planned and step-by-step manner.

But netizens did not buy it, especially the majority of fans who treated South Korea’s protest as a joke.

Even the news that Yao Chen had cheated on her husband several times and falsely accused him of cheating on her husband during marriage did not attract much attention. However, just when Yao Chen and Huayi were secretly rejoicing, the paparazzi dug up the negative information about her husband again.

Now, Yao Chen’s reputation plummeted. A top female star in the domestic entertainment industry was finished!
Only many B-tier actresses were left to enjoy the spoils.

Hollywood.

Although the Oscar Awards ceremony had passed, Gu Wei and Zhang Yimou were unable to rush back to their respective crews immediately.

Including Liu Yifei, Qin Hao and others, they were unable to return to the mainland directly.

Because everyone has to set aside one day to accept exclusive interviews from domestic and foreign media.

Reid arranged the interview to be held in a hotel. After all, excessive exposure of Gu Wei's overseas mansion would easily trigger hatred of the rich among mainland netizens.

In the morning, we had appointments with reporters from Hollywood media such as the Los Angeles Entertainment News and the New York Times. Before the interview, Gu Wei gave everyone a brief training session.

The content is to praise the Oscar judges more and not make comments other than the movie.

"We come here to earn American dollars, so we should be careful with our words and not offend them. But we don't need to be too humble. We can't be arrogant, but we can be proud..."

"We can talk more about Chinese culture, and hope that more Chinese-language films can enter Hollywood, so as to deepen the cultural exchanges between the two countries..."

Everyone listened very carefully, especially Hu Ge and Yuan Quan, who almost wanted to memorize it. It was their first time to be interviewed by a large number of Hollywood media, so it would be a lie to say they were not nervous.

Subsequently.

It took Gu Wei and others a whole morning to answer dozens of questions before they could appease these five or six entertainment media.

After the interview, everyone said they were exhausted.

After lunch and a short rest, it was the turn of the domestic entertainment media interviews.

Facing the same faces, everyone relaxed a lot. Even Miss Liu, whose face had been tense all morning, showed a rare smile.

Around three o'clock in the afternoon.

In the hotel where the Sixth Princess stayed, Gu Wei, Zhang Yimou, Liu Yifei, Qin Hao and others appeared in the camera at the same time.

After reading the script in advance and eliminating a few more pointed questions, I nodded to the editor-in-chief and the interview officially began.

"Director Gu, this time, The Revenant was nominated for four awards, but it only won the Best Actor award, and did not win the Best Director Award, Best Screenplay Award, or Best Picture Award. Do you feel regretful?"

Gu Wei thought for a moment, glanced at the people around him, and then replied with a smile:

"Regrets? A little bit, but not much. After all, as a director, I really don't lack honors, haha."

After hearing this, the reporter sighed in his heart: "Yeah, there are really not many directors as good as you, but it's really good to pretend like this."

Perhaps he felt that this was a bit too much, Gu Wei coughed and continued: "I mean, I am still young now, and there will be many opportunities to continue to compete for various awards in the future, so for other awards that I didn't win this time, after all, I can look at it in a positive light, haha."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Yimou next to him couldn't help but laugh.

The reporter for the Sixth Princess was also holding back, but as professional reporters, they would remain professional no matter what the situation.

"What Director Gu said makes sense, but after finishing filming "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," what are your plans for other films? Are you going to make another commercial film or continue to enter major film festivals?"

Gu Wei shook his head. "It's too early to talk about the next movie now. After all, Rise of the Planet of the Apes almost cost me half my life, haha."

"Oh, are there any problems that cannot be solved at present?" The reporter was a little curious and instinctively felt that there might be a big explosion.

"Actually, it was okay overall, but I underestimated the difficulty of filming. Many shots in this movie used the latest technology, including facial recognition system, face capture system..." Gu Wei said a lot of terms, which made the reporter look confused.

After hearing Gu Wei's boring answer, the people from the movie channel couldn't interrupt and could only cheer up, smile, and pretend to listen. In the end, it was Gu Wei who reacted and stopped in time.

"Haha, Director Gu, thank you for your hard work. From this passage, we can also feel the difficulties of filmmakers, and also let us understand the hardships of the filming process..."

Well, the other party's polite words made Liu Yifei and others' eyelids droop.

"Ahem, I do have some ideas for the next movie. I plan to make a military science fiction movie, and the script is still being written." Gu Wei really couldn't bear to listen any more.

The reporter raised his eyebrows and was secretly proud of himself. You can't stand it anymore, right? Let me let you experience the drowsiness.

"Is the movie a foreign language film or a Chinese language film? Have the actors been selected in advance? When will the filming start?"

"If nothing goes wrong, it will be a Chinese-language film. The start time is uncertain, so we may have to wait until after we get married." Gu Wei said directly.

"Hmm? After marriage." Hearing these two words, Liu Yifei was no longer sleepy.

"As for the cast, it has not been confirmed yet, but we will hold a large-scale open casting in China this time, and we do not rule out inviting Hollywood superstars to participate."

"Like the original '2012'?" The reporters were already extremely excited, but they still tried to ask as deep as possible.

"Well, it's possible." Gu Wei didn't want to reveal too much, so he answered a few more questions and then signaled the other party to continue interviewing other people.

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(End of this chapter)