Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 679 People's Evaluation of Internet Capital

"One Step Away" is still showing in the China Film Auditorium.

how to say?

The movie "One Step Away" is actually very simple. The core theme of the movie is "One Step Away", that is, Ma Zouri never understood until his death why one step away means two different worlds. The beginning of the movie tells the historical background of the demise of the late Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. Ma Zouri always thinks that the late Qing Dynasty was better, reflecting his nostalgia for the old times.

The film is adapted from a strange case in the Republic of China - "The Yan Ruisheng Case". Jiang Wen used the shooting technique to imitate the plot structure of "The Godfather" and the narrative method of Quentin Tarantino, focusing on the complex relationship between Ma Zouri and Xiang Feitian and a series of conspiracies.

The original script that Gu Wei participated in revising simplified the story content. In other words, it made the movie more easy to understand. However, Jiang Wen added his own personal opinions to this version. From Gu Wei's point of view, some deletions will be necessary if he wants to pass the review.

What's more important is that they can't understand it. Gu Wei glanced at the confused Brother Chen Kai and his thoughts were further confirmed. Think about it, even Director Chen who directed "The Promise" couldn't understand it, and you still expect the average audience to have the level of a graduate student in Chinese.

"Oh!" Gu Wei sighed softly.

"Director Gu doesn't understand?" Brother Chen Kai said, "I think it's pretty good. Look at the filming techniques here..."

Well, the Little Sunflower Mom’s Class has started, and Director Chen has started to teach science again.

"Let me tell you, when it comes to box office revenue, domestic directors are not as good as you, but when it comes to film achievement, there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in China..." Director Chen chattered on and on.

"Damn it." Gu Wei complained in his heart, I have participated in the adaptation of this movie script several times, how can I not understand it?

"Yes, after all, when Director Jiang and Director Zhang asked me for advice, I realized that your generation of directors is not simple."

This sentence choked the other party so much that he was speechless and his face turned red. Seeing this, Gu Wei hurriedly changed the subject. If something went wrong, he would definitely take the blame.

The movie lasted nearly two hours. When the lights in the auditorium came on, Gu Wei clearly saw that many people seemed to have just woken up from a dream, with the corners of their mouths twitching slightly. He glanced at Jiang Wen who was discussing excitedly with Jia Zhangke, and Gu Wei felt that he had to give the other party a shot of prevention before the interview.

"Everyone, you've worked hard. Take a break for half an hour and eat something. We will have interviews with reporters later. You can discuss this among yourself first..."

After Jiang Wen finished speaking, he came to Gu Wei and asked with a smile, "How is it? Not bad, right?"

"Director Jiang, to be honest, if the film is really released according to your edited version, I think Xingchen Film and Television's investment will be wasted." When Gu Wei said this, not only Jiang Wen, but also Jia Zhangke, Feng Xiaogang and others nearby looked over at him.

Obviously, Gu Wei's words aroused their interest. There are countless examples in the domestic entertainment industry where investors are not optimistic about the movies they invested in. However, in their opinion, Jiang Wen's movie is a masterpiece except that it is a bit boring. Some of them are even still thinking about it, and the more they think about it, the better they think this movie is.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Wen also became interested. If it were anyone else, he would have started to criticize a lot longer, but Gu Wei was different. Firstly, he was an investor, and secondly, he was a famous director. He also participated in the creation of the script of this movie, so Jiang Wen didn't dare to speak too loudly.

Seeing the various expressions on everyone's faces, Gu Wei did not hide anything. If some issues were not raised in advance, it would be too late when the film was released.

"Everyone, how was the movie? Was it exciting?"

After hearing this, everyone knew that Gu Wei had fallen into his old habit again, but for the sake of listening they could only agree loudly.

"It's really exciting. I saw quite a few people fell asleep just now, haha."

"Hahaha." Some people who were named laughed embarrassedly.

In an instant, everyone reacted. Yes, if the movie is so exciting, why can even some directors and producers fall asleep while watching it? Doesn’t this just show that there is a problem?

Under such circumstances, the interview began after the members of the film viewing group took a half-hour break.

Jiang Wen also spent a lot of money for this publicity. More than 30 media outlets including Liugongzhu, Sina, Sohu, Penguin, Southern Metropolis, NetEase, etc. came to the scene, with hundreds of reporters.

The interview began with Jiang Wen naturally talking to the main creative staff about the difficulty of filming and how much effort this film took.

"You may not know that in order to revise the script, I went to Hollywood to consult Gu Wei. It can be said that "One Step Away" is the result of the hard work of many behind-the-scenes staff..."

The reporters in the audience were excited. Last year, the media did report that Jiang Wen visited the set of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", so it turned out that this was the story.

Jiang Wen continued, "We've also invited special guests to appear in the movie, and the audience will be able to see it after it's released..."

"Hahaha."

As soon as he finished speaking, many directors and producers in the audience laughed. Who could have thought that Jiang Wen was so cunning that he directly invited Liu Yifei to make a guest appearance.

But this person is not simple either. Judging from his performance in the movie alone, he has grown to the point where he can compete with Jiang Wen and Ge You.

"The young are really to be feared." Many people sighed in their hearts.

The reporters were confused and were all desperately asking who the special guest was and if it would be convenient to reveal him. At the same time, some reporters were also keeping their eyes on other people.

However, most of the directors and producers who were able to attend the film screening today have signed confidentiality agreements. Before the producers disclose specific information, some privacy cannot be disclosed.

As a result, the reporters were scratching their heads anxiously while interviewing, fearing that other colleagues would get the inside information first.

After the main creative team members Ge You, Tong Liya, Zhou Yun and Wen Zhang finished their interviews, the reporters turned their attention to the directors present.

"It's a very exciting movie. Director Jiang's skills are improving day by day." Just as Feng Xiaogang finished speaking, someone laughed again.

"The movie is very good and everyone watched it very seriously." After Brother Chen Kai said this, everyone responded in the same way.

Next, Gu Changwei, Jia Zhangke, Wang Quanan, Ning Hao and others gave their comments, but the laughter of so many people almost made the reporters on the scene collapse.

"Laugh? What are you laughing at?" This may be the most true portrayal of the reporters at this moment.

"Let me tell you something." Seeing that Jiang Wen was almost unable to hold back, Gu Wei took over the topic. This time, Jiang Wen couldn't hold back any more and burst into laughter on the stage.

Gu Wei shook his head helplessly and said, "To be honest, the Dan Cong movie itself is okay, but when we were watching the movie just now, many directors fell asleep, haha."

"Haha."

"Hahaha."

Cheers suddenly rang out, and the reporters finally understood.

"Of course, as one of the investors of this film, there are some things that I am probably the only one who dares to speak out."

"The content is good, but it's a bit boring. For the sake of the audience's viewing experience, as a producer, I would like to give Director Jiang a suggestion." Gu Wei looked at Jiang Wen with a smile.

Jiang Wen immediately picked up the microphone and said, "Director Gu, you tell me, I like to listen to other people's suggestions the most. If there is any, I will correct it. If there is none, I will encourage myself."

"Before the movie is released, add more happy scenes and fewer metaphors. If the box office is not good after the release, I, as an investor, will not be happy, hehe."

Hearing this, the directors below were annoyed, thinking that you two were acting here to promote the movie.

Some people even thought that the discussion between Gu Wei and Jiang Wen was good, and they would do just that after their new movie was released.

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Director Chen's eyes lit up, and I wonder what he was thinking.
That afternoon, the media reported the screening of "One Step Away" on a large scale.

"The screening of Director Jiang Wen's latest work, One Step Away, ended successfully at the China Film Auditorium. The film was well received by many directors present."

"Director Jiang Wen revealed on the spot that there will be special guests appearing, suspected to be Liu Yifei, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon..."

"One Step Away! A wonderful movie that can make many directors sleepy. This Lunar New Year holiday, it is not to be missed..."

"Director Gu Wei criticized Director Jiang Wen as an investor, and he was accused of making a film that did not meet the market demand..."

...

In the evening, in the villa.

Liu Yifei pointed at the news online and laughed until her stomach hurt.

"Are you really criticizing Director Jiang?"

"I really want to beat him up, humph."

"What's the matter?" Miss Liu thought Gu Wei was angry and asked hurriedly.

"The previous version was pretty good, but this one has too many personal touches. If it's not changed, even if it's released, the box office won't be good. We still have a goal of 1 billion or 2 billion, and it'll be good if we can get over 500 million." Gu Wei explained, resting his head on the young lady's long legs.

"Ah, is it that serious?" Liu Yifei was obviously a little unconvinced.

"Yes, it's that serious. I plan to meet with him again before I leave and give him some advice."

Hearing this, Liu Yifei didn't say anything, but instead pointed to the latest news for him to see.

"Well, I told you before that someone handed me a script, and this one was one of them. At that time, my brother even advised me to..."

Gu Wei took the news in his hand and the content was: "Shanghai Film Group, Huayi and Yaolai Culture jointly invested in the costume blockbuster "The Great Wall", which tells the story of the Western Region Protectorate during the Western Han Dynasty."

"Cheng Long has announced that he will be making a true historical costume epic this time. It is reported that the budget of the film is as high as 4 million!"

"The heroine doesn't have many parts." Gu Wei asked after watching it.

"Well, it's pitifully little. You know that my elder brother is in filming movies, and most of them are male-starred movies. But he said that he could change the script as long as I joined. However, I refused when I heard that Huayi was involved." Liu Yifei found an ear spoon from somewhere and cleaned Gu Wei's ears as she spoke.

"It's okay if you don't want to go. Just prepare for the wedding and talk about it after you get married, hehe."

"Ah, just let me prepare it myself. Isn't it the man's responsibility to do this kind of thing..." The young lady pouted and said proudly, but Gu Wei's attention was attracted by another message.

"Yulebao?" The three big words surprised Gu Wei. Internet capital took action.

I clicked on it and saw that it was true.

After the General Administration announced a large-scale crackdown on piracy, Internet giants led by Alibaba and Tencent increased their investment in the film and television industry, especially Alibaba, which quietly launched a "crowdfunding" movie-making plan.

You know what, netizens were instantly excited when they heard the plan.

"Who is more awesome, or Alibaba is more awesome, crowdfunding a movie, with everyone participating?"

"Please call me producer from now on, haha."

"As expected of someone who started out in the Internet industry, he can come up with such a plan. I admire him."

At this moment, Gu Wei knew that the domestic "film and television culture" had started.

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(End of this chapter)