Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 676: The crushing partiality of imported films
domestic.

All I can say is that imported blockbusters are imported blockbusters. Even if they are released at a very rare time, they can still perform well.

First, "The Amazing Spider-Man" was a box office hit, crushing most domestic films as soon as it was released.

Subsequently, the Hollywood blockbuster "X-Men: Days of Future Past" was strongly announced to be released in late May, while "Overheard 5" co-produced by Bona and Hong Kong Island was scheduled for the end of May.

After attending Wu Jing's wedding, Gu Wei chose to stay in the country for two more days. If nothing goes wrong, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" will be completed in mid-June. Currently, more than 90% of the filming has been completed, including most of the special effects production.

Warner Bros. has made a great effort this time, with as many as 3 people involved in the post-production special effects of the entire film. Mike and his team wanted to take advantage of the name of Gu Wei's declaration of war on Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games " to reap a wave of box office revenue.

Last year, Warner Bros. won the North American annual box office cumulative championship, and this year Warner Bros. is also extremely strong.

"Godzilla", jointly produced by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, is scheduled to be released on May 5, and "Edge of Tomorrow", starring Tom Cruise, is scheduled to be released on June 16.

In the second half of the year, Warner will release several blockbuster films such as "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", as well as TV series such as "The Flash" and "Jane the Virgin".

At the moment, Warner feels like it has no rivals, but Gu Wei knows that Warner is going to suffer a big setback this year. In the original time and space, the box office performances of "Godzilla" and "Edge of Tomorrow" were not outstanding. Compared with the cost, the former only earned less than 3.7 million yuan at the global box office, and the latter only earned million US dollars at the global box office.

"But it's better this way, so that Warner will know that cooperating with me is the best choice." Gu Wei muttered to himself in the office.

Thinking of this, Gu Wei became even happier, but after seeing a document, he almost couldn't help cursing.

Three imported films, "The Revenant", "Despicable Me 3" and "Frozen 2", have been scheduled by China Film Group to be released in early August, mid-November, and late March next year respectively.

Looking at these three schedules, Gu Wei's mouth twitched slightly. He couldn't figure out how he had offended China Film Group and La Peikang. None of the three schedules were worth watching.

Just as I was about to call La Peikang, my cell phone rang. I picked it up and saw that the person on it was Mr. La.

"Hey, Mr. La, how come you have time to call me, hehe."

"Stop talking nonsense. You have received the notice. Get ready to go to the General Administration for a meeting." La Peikang went straight to the point with a serious tone.

"Notification?" Gu Wei's heart moved, and he instantly thought of what Wang Changtian said two days ago. At the same time, he was also sighing in his heart that Old Wang was really awesome, knowing all kinds of gossip. He must have been born in the wrong era.

"Well, the meeting notice just sent out is signed by the Copyright Bureau, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Public Security..."

Gu Wei was immediately shocked when he heard this series of department names.

"what's the situation?"

"I can't tell you the details. Anyway, all the big companies in the industry have received the notice. I called to ask you to leave two days later and then attend the meeting on behalf of Xingchen Film and Television Company." La Peikang's concealed tone made Gu Wei even more curious.

"From what you said, Mr. La, is it about the entire film and television industry?" Gu Wei muttered to himself, and suddenly realized something, then continued to ask: "What about the Internet industry?"

"They have also received it and are all coming over."

Well, now Gu Wei can probably guess what happened. Didn’t QVOD collapse just two days ago? It should be related to this incident.

Because just the day before yesterday, after the QVOD company was shut down and its senior executives were arrested, this APP was also removed from the entire Internet and its business license was completely revoked.

"Okay, I got it. I'll adjust my schedule and go there on behalf of the company."

"Okay, by the way, what did you want to say just now?" After finishing the business, La Peikang seemed to remember that he had interrupted Gu Wei just now, so he continued to ask.

Hearing this, Gu Wei rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't any of those movies have a good release date? One of them has been put on hold until next year."

"Gu Wei, didn't you notice?" La Peikang said earnestly.

"What did you find?" Gu Wei blurted out.

"Is it the issue of the release dates of most imported films this year?" La Peikang continued to remind him, and then simply said, "The higher-ups have introduced policies to strengthen the protection of domestic films. Look at which of the 34 imported films this year have good release dates. Even so, many domestic companies are still being crushed and crying, unable to beat them."

"So, by not giving a good schedule, this situation can be avoided. Mr. La, has it been effective for the higher-ups to protect their kids for so many years?" Gu Wei complained directly.

"Gu Wei, you should do your job well. Now I understand Mr. Han's situation. You are a big director and you don't have to worry about the box office of the movies you make. But there are only a few directors like you. Most companies rely on the box office revenue of one or two movies a year to make a living..." La Peikang said a lot of earnest words, and his meaning was very clear. There is only one Star Film in China, and the rest are mostly ordinary companies, so favoritism is necessary.

What else could Gu Wei say after the other party had said so much? After some persuasion, he finally managed to move the release of Frozen 2 to the second half of the Spring Festival schedule.

Just as La Peikang said, the two animated films have already obtained the quota for film release. Even if the release date is not good, they will definitely make back the money just by relying on box office sharing. Everything is better in excess than in excess.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei hesitated and called Han Sanping again. The latter currently held a nominal position above, but was definitely well-informed.

"You were also at the conference last year. Didn't you say that we would come up with a solution to the domestic piracy problem within a year? This is the time!"

After putting down the phone, Gu Wei's mind was still echoing with Han Sanping's voice.

"In the film and television industry, the era of capital chaos is about to come. Fortunately, I am also a capital!" Gu Wei muttered to himself. ………

industry.

Halfway through May, major film and television companies are reviewing their performance over the previous half month, while the media are using exaggerated methods to report eye-catching news day after day.

"The animated film Swallowed Star, jointly produced by Xingchen Films, Light Media, and Wanda Films and adapted from the novel of the same name, has grossed over 350 million in half a month since its release. Currently, the average daily box office has dropped to 10 million..."

"Co-produced by Guangguang, Capital Guangjing Ruixing, and Ferris Wheel Culture, directed by Tian Xiaopeng, and starring Lin Gengxin and Zhou Dongyu, "My Deskmate" has accumulated a box office of over 300 million, surpassing "Iceman" and "Hypnotist" in the same period..."

"Iceman: Rebirth Gate, jointly produced by Juli Pictures, LeTV Pictures, Xiying, and Capital Maimate, and starring Zhen Zidan and Huang Shengyi, has been released for nearly three weeks and the box office has barely exceeded 100 million yuan. It is reported that the investment in this movie is as high as 200 million yuan..."

"The Hollywood blockbuster "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" has been released for nearly two weeks, with an average daily box office of million yuan. The cumulative box office has now exceeded million yuan..."

What people in the industry didn't expect was that a domestic animated film could actually surpass many domestic blockbusters and become the second most popular film during the May Day period after "The Amazing Spider-Man 2".

But apart from "Devouring the Stars" and "You Are the One" which will not lose money, the remaining dozens of domestic films have become cannon fodder without exception, and the crushing trend of imported films has not changed much.

At the same time, "X-Men: Days of Future Past", which will be released in late May, and "Overheard 3", which will be released at the end of the month, both look eager to see the release.

The promotion of the two films has also reached the most critical moment.

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The former held its premiere ceremony in mainland China these two days, and Fan Binbin personally invited Gu Wei to attend.

But Gu Wei directly refused with the excuse that he had something to do. Later, Song Ge said that Fan Binbin only got a cameo role in the whole movie and was not even a supporting role.

After hearing this, Gu Wei felt that the other party was a bit pitiful. She was a big star in China, but she was not doing as well as another big star Li Binbin in Hollywood.

The General Administration has confirmed the date for the meeting, which will be on the 20th. This also means that Gu Wei will have to stay in the country until at least the 21st.

Taking advantage of this time, Gu Wei got together with Han Sanping, Wang Changtian, Ye Ning and others, and then held a meeting for all the senior executives of the company.

Perhaps it was because Xingchen Film and Television Company had too high a status in China, or perhaps it was because the company had a large number of film and television resources. During this period, Gu Wei noticed that from Song Ge onwards, including the heads of various departments, their reputation in the circle was not good.

There were even rumors that a department head of Xingchen Film and Television Company had sexual relations with certain female stars. The key point was that his methods were not sophisticated enough and there was a sense of coercion in it. Gu Wei had someone investigate the truth of the matter.

It turned out to be true. After all, when some people have huge resources, there are countless men and women in the circle who are willing to devote themselves to them. Gu Wei can turn a blind eye to such things if both parties are willing, but his behavior is so ugly that it will ruin Gu Wei's own reputation.

"You are a pig with a head and a brain. This is how you choose people..."

"If something like this happens again, whoever is in charge will be fired..."

In the conference room, Gu Wei slammed the document on the table. Everyone in the room fell silent, and some who had ulterior motives turned pale with fear.

Song Ge's face wasn't looking good either. Gu Wei had handed the company over to him during his time abroad, so he couldn't escape the blame for what had happened.

An internal reorganization meeting lasted nearly two hours, after which Gu Wei and Song Ge had a private chat.

"The people involved should be dismissed and handed over to the police, and the roles promised to the other party should be fulfilled." Gu Wei was still angry and spoke almost through gritting his teeth.

Actually, the atmosphere in the entertainment industry has always been like this. He just didn't expect that such a thing would happen right under his nose. But on the other hand, when a person has a higher status in the circle, temptations are everywhere, just like he himself often receives various portrait photos and explicit text messages.

"understood."

Just as Song Ge left, Jiang Wen called and asked him to have dinner with him.

"You have so much money to burn, but why do you treat me to a meal during the New Year or other festivals?" Gu Wei teased.

"Hey, isn't it normal for my brother to treat you to a meal? Come on, come on."

"Stop joking, tell me, who else is there?" The last time he had dinner with Jiang Wen, he ran into That Bird. This time, Gu Wei was thoughtful and asked in advance.

"Hehe, I knew I couldn't hide it from you. That guy, Wen Zhang, said he wanted to thank you, but he didn't dare to say it himself. So he asked me to treat you." Jiang Wen glanced around and saw that there were not many people around, so he spoke slowly.

"Well, forget about the meal. You think I'm not a big enough problem? Now it's a critical moment. If we meet in private and get caught by the paparazzi, I won't be able to explain it clearly, haha!"

Hearing this, Jiang Wen didn't say much. It was Wen Zhang who originally asked him to do it, and there was nothing he could do if Gu Wei didn't agree.

"Would you like to sit together before you leave?"

"Okay, wait until the General Administration finishes the meeting."

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(End of this chapter)