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Chapter 687: Rise of the Apes Completed

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"The Legend of the White-Haired Witch: Moon Heaven" joins the battle for the second half of the summer season on Thursday, the last day of July.

The beauty of Lian Nishang, played by Fan Binbin, is one of the biggest selling points of this movie.

At the same time, the domestic animated movie "Dragon Nest: Breaking Dawn" adapted from the online game was also released.

Jing Tian, ​​Xu Jiao and others attended the press conference together to support the film.

Subsequently, news also came out that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: Sword of Destiny" will be directed by the famous director Yuan Heping, starring Yang Ziqiong and Zhen Zidan, and will once again compete for an Oscar.

The news of the sequel to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" swept through the mainland film industry like a passing hurricane.

Everyone was a little surprised. Although there had been rumors that Yuan Heping would direct this movie, there had been no movement and no one took it seriously.

But now that the film project has been approved, many celebrities and artists are asking for inside information, wondering if there is a chance to participate.

After all, all the actors in the industry know clearly why Zhang Ziyi was given the title of "International Zhang".

The reason was that Zhang Yimou recommended her to Li An, and she starred in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the movie that led her to Hollywood.

We can even put it bluntly, if there was no "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", there would be no top actress Zhang Ziyi today.

After the news came out, Zhang Ziyi posted on Weibo immediately.

Congratulated the project of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: Sword of Destiny" and said some words of congratulations.

Even Zhen Zidan was high-profile for the first time in a long time, and said frankly in an interview with reporters: "I will try my best to play the leading role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: Sword of Destiny, and try my best not to lose to Chow Yun-fat's Li Mubai.

The sequel will definitely be a classic that is as good as its predecessor, and our goal is still the Oscar! "

Unfortunately, people in the circle were not impressed by his remarks, and many even felt that if the movie failed at the box office again, Zhen Zidan would probably be reduced to a third-tier actor.

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"Produced by Xingchen Films, the third film in the Lost in Hong Kong series has been officially approved, with Xu Zheng as the director. Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo have announced their participation, and the casting will begin soon."

"Exclusively produced by Guangguang, and the directorial debut of Alec Su, the film "Left Ear" was launched today for casting, and the female lead will be auditioned."

News about the two movies were on the headlines of major portals and dominated the hot searches on Weibo.

One is an extremely popular and best-selling youth romance adaptation movie, and the other is the sequel to the famous "Lost in Thailand" with a box office of up to 1.3 billion.

In addition, "The Mermaid", which has publicly announced an investment of 3 million yuan, is about to hold auditions and selections. The entire film and television industry has become restless, and a large number of actors are excited.

But the actors were just excited, and the fans of Directors Guo and Han were almost ready to engage in a fight.

"Tiny Times 3" has been released for nearly two weeks, and the box office has successfully exceeded million. This result is unlikely to break billion, let alone million.

There was a lot of abuse online, with even many old guys saying that Guo Xiaosi should be banned from directing, as the movies he made seriously insulted the word "director."

Afterwards, many of Han Han's fans fanned the flames and took the lead in criticizing "Tiny Times 3", resulting in an all-out war between the two sides.

From the director to the fans, everyone started cursing online.

After "See You Tomorrow" was released, the box office of 3 million on the first day was considered good, but it was still ridiculed by a large number of fans of "Tiny Times ".

However, with the huge box office success of "Tiny Times 3" and "See You Tomorrow", more and more celebrity artists and laymen have switched to the field of directing.

Media reporters also reported the event extensively, saying that Guo Jingming and Han Han, as new generation directors in the industry, have achieved amazing results in the field of commercial films.

Many netizens even complained that the older generation has passed and more opportunities should be left to newcomers.

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In the domestic entertainment industry, the summer season is more than halfway through, but the lively atmosphere in the entire circle has not diminished at all.

News came from Venice that three Chinese-language films were shortlisted for the Venice International Film Festival this year.

The three films are: "The Intruder" by Wang Xiaoshuai, which was shortlisted for the main competition unit; "Dear" by Chen Kexin and "The Golden Age" by Xu Anhua, which were nominated for the screening unit.

The Venice Film Festival also officially revealed that it has invited Gu Wei and Zhang Yimou to be guests, but neither has responded so far.

Just when everyone was marveling at the box office success of "Transformers 4" and complaining about "Tiny Times 3" and "See You Tomorrow", a piece of consultation from across the ocean instantly attracted a lot of attention.

"The Conjuring, produced by Tomorrow's Star Films and directed by the famous British horror film director Clive Barker, starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson and others, earned 1869 million in its first weekend."

"It is reported that the film will be released in only 1,800 theaters."

"The Conjuring has successfully captured the hearts of many horror movie fans. According to reports from the cinema chain, three viewers fainted while watching the film, but are now fine after treatment..."

"The movie The Conjuring was made with an investment of only US$4 million, and it has already recovered its cost in three days..."

After the news spread back to China, the entire entertainment industry fell silent.

I haven't heard anything from Gu Wei in the past two months, but I didn't expect that he would make such a big move.

"It's a pity that horror movies can't be imported into China, otherwise I would like to see how scary they are."

"Fuck, Director Gu's company is getting involved in more and more fields. When will they make an art action movie? It's so lonely without Qvod."

"It doesn't matter if I can't see it. Anyway, The Revenant will be released in two days. I really want to see Leo." Netizens were talking about it. Many people even left messages on Gu Wei's Weibo, asking for a website address to watch how scary "The Conjuring" is together.

Afterwards, Gu Wei really replied, "Don't look at it blindly, it can easily scare people. I don't even dare to look at it."

Netizens were excited when they saw the real person’s reply.

"Really? I don't believe it. Send it to me and see it. Pick your nose!!"

"Tsk, I'm not even afraid of The Grudge, but I'm afraid of The Conjuring. Send it to me quickly."

Afterwards, many celebrities came to interact.

"Congratulations to the director, another hit movie!"

“When will the director be back?”

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Time flies, and more than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

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Early September, Warner headquarters.

Thanks to a team of nearly two thousand special effects engineers, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" finally completed post-production about two weeks ahead of schedule.

At this moment, hundreds of people gathered in the large screening room, including the president of Warner, several vice presidents and managers of various departments.

The entire movie "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was playing on the big screen. Everyone was wearing 3D glasses and whispering to each other from time to time.

In the original time and space, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was 130 minutes long, while this version is a full 150 minutes long.

Unlike Gu Wei's original experience of watching "One Step Away", this kind of special effects blockbuster with a few dozen minutes more will not affect the viewing experience at all. After all, the whole process is high-energy, and Gu Wei has added a lot of new content.

It can be said that Gu Wei's "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" has surpassed the original in all aspects, both in terms of quality and content.

Two and a half hours passed quickly, and when Gu Wei was still daydreaming, the picture slowly went dark.

"Clap clap clap."

The screening room was instantly filled with applause, and a large number of white executives and engineers smiled and nodded to each other.

Seeing such a perfect special effects movie coming out of their own hands, everyone's expressions were more excited than if their own wife had given birth to a son.

"Congratulations, Director Gu Wei, this is a very wonderful work."

While Gu Wei was still in a daze, the Japanese president of Warner had already smiled, stretched out his hand, looked at him and said.

"Hmm?" Gu Wei came back to his senses and nodded.

As November approaches, Lionsgate has begun promoting "The Hunger Games 3".

The high box office of the first two Hunger Games films and Jennifer Lawrence herself became the focus of hype, and the Hollywood media reported it extensively.

In an interview, Francis Lawrence, the director of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay", also directly stated that his box office goal is one billion US dollars.

He is also confident that this film can surpass Gu Wei's "Rise of the Planet of the Apes".

But after watching the finished film of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" today, the president of Warner is full of confidence and can't wait for the release date to come immediately.

The box office of "Godzilla" and "Edge of Tomorrow" will basically not change much. Compared with Paramount's "Transformers 4", the combined box office of these two Warner films does not exceed that of the other.

It's embarrassing to say it out loud, but it can be said that all members of Warner Bros. had high hopes for this movie, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes."

"Gu, the promotion of Rise of the Planet of the Apes has already begun..."

"Your company's The Conjuring has done well at the box office. It has grossed over 50 million in one month. It seems that Lionsgate has met a rival in the horror film industry..."

"By the way, when will the first trailer be released..."

While the president of Warner was talking, Gu Wei was thinking about other things.

After a long while, Gu Wei suddenly said, "I plan to release the film in early November, and the trailer will be ready in three days at most."

The president of Warner moved his lips slightly, and was about to speak, but before he could open his mouth, Gu Wei continued, "I plan to hold premieres in New York, London, and Tokyo before the movie is released."

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was mainly invested by Tomorrow's Star Pictures. Warner invested so much manpower and resources, and Gu Wei paid commissions according to market prices.

It can be said that Gu Wei has absolute decision-making power on issues such as release time, trailer distribution, and premiere ceremony.

"OK, no problem."

"Also, I plan to go back to China for a few days before the premiere. I will come over at any time if there are any subsequent questions." Gu Wei continued.

Warner Bros. is now focusing on this movie. Although they are dissatisfied with Gu Wei's next arrangements, before any problems arise, even the president of Warner Bros. cannot force Gu Wei to stay and keep an eye on it every day.

Afterwards, amid the compliments and congratulations from everyone, Gu Wei's mind had already crossed the ocean and flew back to China.

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(End of this chapter)