Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 690: The "Hong Kong囧" project is in turmoil
mid-September.

"The Revenant" has officially been released. During its one-month release period, it has grossed a box office of 430 million. For an art film, it was able to achieve this result in China purely because of the director Gu Wei and the lead actor Leonardo.

However, the film has a good reputation, with a Douban score of 8.5, especially netizens' evaluation of Leonardo. The phrase "Old Leo" has spread in the country.

at the same time.

News came from Hong Kong Island that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: Sword of Destiny" has officially started filming.

What the industry didn't expect was that the news that came out a few days ago was that it was exclusively produced by the Weinstein Films.

But today at the launch conference, the shadow of China Film Group Corporation appeared.

La Peikang can be said to have learned Han Sanping's tricks very well. He directly snatched the share of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2" from Shanghai Film Group, and then bought a lot of investment shares from Weinstein Films at a premium, becoming one of the only two producers.

Therefore, it was natural for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: Sword of Destiny" to become a Sino-US co-production film.

When people in the industry saw this news, they all envied China Film, which had obtained all the popular IPs and was making money almost without doing anything.

But in Gu Wei's opinion, China Film Group has not yet climbed out of the pit of "The Crossing", and La Peikang has dug another pit for himself and plunged into it.

"It seems that the vision of the chairman of China Film Group Corporation is not very good. They are all here to make social contributions." Gu Wei complained directly.

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After having dinner with Wu Jing a few days ago, Gu Wei proposed inviting leaders of state-owned enterprises to attend the premiere.

Afterwards, Gu Wei attended many social events these days because of this matter.

After dealing with this group of people, Gu Wei finally had time to join the party organized by Wang Changtian and Ye Ning. It was called a dinner party, but in fact it was just a few people eating a meal and chatting privately.

The place was chosen by Lao Wang, and he knows all the delicious food there.

The local specialty chosen this time is Shandong cuisine, which has a stronger flavor. According to Wang Changtian, "Gu has been in Hollywood for so long that his taste has probably become bland. He doesn't want to try something with a stronger flavor."

As a result, Ye Ning made a joke and said, "Whether it's Dandan or not, Yifei doesn't know, why do you need to worry about it, Old Wang?"

"Hahaha." These words made Gu Wei and Han Sanping next to them couldn't help but laugh.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Han Sanping mentioned the recent major incident and gnashed his teeth in anger, "This group of people have really gone too far, gathering together for promiscuity and taking drugs."

A few days ago, the film and television industry and the entertainment industry once again became the target of public criticism.

Only half of the year has passed, and too many people have committed crimes. Netizens already had a bad impression of the entertainment industry, and with the increasingly serious anti-rich rhetoric, there have been more than one announcement calling for lower film pay.

This time, public opinion can no longer be suppressed, and this time the people are truly outraged!
In online news, countless netizens from all walks of life are cursing the filth in the entertainment industry.

Celebrities all make so much money, yet they always break laws and disciplines unscrupulously. Either there are people involved in prostitution or there are drug addicts gathering together.

Many official official accounts were crowded with a large number of indignant netizens, demanding that the relevant departments thoroughly deal with this chaos in the entertainment industry.

After saying that, Wang Changtian glanced at Gu Wei's expression, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other party's face did not change.

A few days ago, Gu Wei and Tai Chi Ma had a quarrel with each other, which made Wang Changtian feel a little numb. Unknowingly, the young people of that time had reached this point and were not afraid of those Internet giants at all.

They even want to take a bite of Youku from the other party. The young are really formidable.

Gu Wei didn't pay attention to what Wang Changtian said. He was thinking about the three people Ye Ning mentioned just now. Each of them was a well-known figure in the film and television industry. They had works and status.

With so many sudden revelations, it’s no wonder that ordinary people and the entire Internet are outraged. They deserve it.

But this time public opinion was really out of control. Gu Wei heard that even Huang Bo was cyber-bullied by a large number of netizens, who demanded that his hair be removed for testing.

Because everyone knows that Huang Bo and Gao Hu are close friends, and the latter has helped him a lot.

In Gu Wei's opinion, Gao Hu was an unlucky man. He had bad luck before and had been involved in two murder cases.

But this time, he was totally unlucky.

Following Wang Changtian's words just now, Gu Wei pursed his lips and said slowly: "Some things have a significant impact, as long as they are not particularly bad, they are nothing. But some things are different. We must be careful when we use actors and directors in the future."

"Director Gu is right." Seeing Gu Wei point at him, Wang Changtian immediately agreed.

Ye Ning despised the other party in his heart. He knew that Gu Wei was optimistic about Zhao Wenzhuo and Huang Haibo, so he told him the gossip he had heard.

"Some people in the circle are really wicked. Recently I heard that someone is planning to target Zhao Wenzhuo and Huang Haibo and set a trap." Ye Ning's words were shocking, but he himself didn't know who the specific person was, so he had to continue:

"As you know, after the series of scandals in the domestic entertainment industry, the audience has become increasingly disgusted with these behaviors. I think if someone really sets a trap, once they accidentally fall into it, they will be finished immediately, no matter if they are a first-line star or an international superstar."

After hearing this, Han Sanping's face became even uglier. Although the entertainment industry was in chaos when he was in power, not many people used such means. But now they have started to do this openly!

"Do you know who it is?" Gu Wei asked.

Huang Haibo is fine, although the two sides have worked together before, but that was ten years ago. But Zhao Wenzhuo is different. He has starred in several films of Star Film and Television Company in succession, and recently got a promise of a role in Gu Wei's next film.

Someone wants to get him, and maybe the ultimate target is Xingchen Film and Television.

Thinking of this, Gu Wei thought of the many celebrity artists under the company. If someone really did something sneaky and did something dirty, causing several celebrity artists to be exposed in succession, even Gu Wei would probably not be able to bear it.

In addition, there have been too many incidents in the entertainment industry this year, so Gu Wei immediately sent a message to Wang Jinghua, asking him to check one by one whether any of the artists under Shiba Culture Company had any connection with pornography, gambling or drugs. As for Xingchen Film and Television Company, he planned to let Wang Chen be in charge.

In addition, we will gather all employees for a meeting in the next two days to give them some preventive measures in advance.

It is said that there are all kinds of birds in a big forest. Now that the company is so large and has so many employees, maybe some of them have crossed the line.

"How would I know? But now that it has spread, I guess some people won't dare to do anything." Ye Ning shook his head and said.

Seeing Gu Wei's actions just now and the other party's serious expression, Wang Changtian stretched out his foot and touched Ye Ning under the table, "Come on, Director Gu, Director Han, let's drink. We won't talk about the company today. We just want to get together."

"Yes, yes, yes. Come, try the braised sea cucumber with scallions. It tastes good. Lao Wang has good taste and the restaurant is picky." Ye Ning also echoed.

It just so happened that Gu Wei didn't want to continue talking about this, so he smiled and clinked his cup with Han Sanping, and they started drinking again.

The meal lasted more than four hours and ended in the early morning.

…The next day, the situation escalated.

The outside world is all about this news, including portal websites, Weibo, and official media.

The agency was busy holding a press conference to apologize, people on the internet were condemning and demanding severe punishment, but the film and television industry was completely silent.

Even Liu Yifei felt a little regretful after seeing the news, as they had previously worked together on "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

After hearing this, Gu Wei didn't say anything. He went directly to the company in the afternoon and held a meeting with various management members.

The content of the meeting was very simple: self-inspection and strict inspection. Once it was discovered that company personnel had designed these aspects, the police would be called immediately.

At the same time, apart from the brief message informing about the incident, the official did not make any further comments this time.

You must know that those people who were involved in pornography and drug addiction were named by the relevant departments and criticized in articles.

The above feeling of being on edge has made many people in the circle feel that there may be another big move.

However, Gu Wei did not consider these things. Anyway, nothing happened in the company, so there was no need to speak out.

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Guangguang's film "The Left Ear" has completed the audition, and the female lead has been confirmed to be amateur Chen Duling.

In terms of speed, Alec Su is indeed much faster than Stephen Chow. From the auditions for his movie "The Mermaid", he has only confirmed the male lead Deng Chao and the female lead Zhang Yuqi.

Moreover, the cast list released by Guangguang’s official Weibo account attracted a wave of attention from netizens, including Ou Hao, Yang Yang, Ma Sichun, and Guan Xiaotong.

Gu Wei saw that almost all of them were handsome men and beautiful women from China. It seemed that Guangguang was indeed strictly adhering to the strategy that everyone had discussed, which was not to use South Korean artists and to boycott South Korean culture.

"Lost in Hong Kong" passed the review, and this series of films had the foundation laid by the first two films, so it took almost no effort.

In addition, Xu Zheng has contacted most of the actors in the past two days, and the rest will be selected by Xingchen Film and Television Company.

Therefore, Xingchen Films' official Weibo account naturally announced the specific information immediately:

Project movie: Lost in Hong Kong;
Production company: Xingchen Films;
Director: Xu Zheng;
Assistant Actors: Han Jianv, Huang Bo;
Actors: Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Su Chang, Tong Liya, Zhao Liying, Yuan Quan…

In an instant, everyone in the circle was attracted by this news.

The original cast remains unchanged, and several domestic first- and second-tier actresses have joined in. Some people have already shouted that they expect the box office of this movie to exceed 2 billion.

Zhou Xun even commented on Weibo that he is not too old and director Xu Zheng can consider it next time there is a movie of this type.

Then, Xu Zheng replied with an OK expression.

At once, Wang Baoqiang, Su Chang, Yuan Quan, Tong Liya, and Zhao Liying all showed up.

Su Chang has a straightforward personality. In his comments, he directly said that he was just a cameo appearance. He also revealed that "Lost in Hong Kong" is still a male-dominated movie. There are not many roles for women, but they are very exciting.

Yuan Quan joked that he had just finished acting in Director Ning's "Lost in Thailand" and was now going to act in Director Xu's movie. He really hoped to act in Director Gu's new movie next time.

Tong Liya replied: "+1"

Zhao Liying immediately followed...

Among all the celebrity artists, Huang Bo was the most excited. Guan Hu's affairs had made him a little overwhelmed recently, but he did not expect that Gu Wei would really agree to his request to be the assistant director.

Thinking of this, Huang Bo immediately called Gu Wei and the first words he said were thanks.

"I'd like to invite you to dinner. Then you can go and ask Xixi out. It depends on her schedule. Hehe."

"Okay, Director Gu, I'll call Yifei right now. I think tonight would be a good day..."

Hearing this, Gu Wei smiled and said nothing.

Outsiders and celebrities envied Su Chang and Yuan Quan, two outsiders, for being able to star in this movie.

But people in the industry are looking at the investment cost of "Lost in Hong Kong", a full 100 million yuan investment, something is wrong.

The cost of the first film was less than 30 million, and the cost of the second film increased by only about 40 million. How come it has more than doubled now?

"There is a problem." Wang Zhongjun discovered the suspicious point at the first time.

"Brother, what's the problem? The filming costs in the circle are rising now. Besides, the box office of "Lost in Thailand" is so high, it's normal to spend more on filming." Wang Zhonglei didn't see the problem. He just thought that Xingchen Film and Television was rich. Just look at how many movies and TV series it has approved from last year to now.

"No, it should be that Xu Zheng and Xingchen Film and Television Company have a conflict. I think after the filming of this movie is completed, both parties will most likely break up." Wang Zhongjun didn't listen to his brother's nonsense at all. After thinking for a while, he suddenly understood.

"Break up? That's impossible." Wang Zhonglei was a little bit unconvinced that Xu Zheng could be so stupid as to give up such a big partner like Xingchen Film and Television.

"Yes, we are going to break up. Last time, Wu Ershan also said that Xu Zheng might be able to obtain the subsequent copyrights of the "囧 series." The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was right. Wang Zhongjun slapped his thigh and continued to say to his brother, "You and Wu Ershan should continue to contact Xu Zheng and try to win him over, including the subsequent copyrights of the "囧 series."

Perhaps Gu Wei thinks there is nothing more to film after the "囧 series", but other people in the circle don't think so.

Alibaba proposed the big IP + big data, among which the "囧 series" is a typical popular IP.

In Wang Zhongjun's opinion, as long as he can obtain the subsequent copyright, even if the film is bad, he can at least earn the box office of two movies.

Once it is started, you can shoot any Lost in Korea, Lost in Japan, or Lost in America. Isn't it possible to just copy others?

At the same time, companies including Light Media, Wanda, Star Media, Orange Sky, and Emperor Entertainment Group all took action.

Those who can make it in the entertainment industry are all shrewd people, and the slightest sign of trouble cannot be hidden from them.

What Gu Wei didn't expect was that it was Guangguang who spoke first. Wang Changtian was very direct and intended to acquire the rights for subsequent adaptations of Xu Zheng and the "囧 series".

"Director Gu, I won't hide it from you. Guangguang currently has no shortage of funds and distribution channels. What it lacks is directors and popular IPs..."

Gu Wei admitted that Wang Changtian was right, but even brothers might cooperate for profit. He didn't know if once he put forward the conditions and Guangxian didn't make enough profit later, it would lead to the breakup of the two parties or even enmity.

"Mr. Wang, let's talk about it after the movie is released."

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(End of this chapter)