Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 741 Warner's Thoughts

18 number.

China Film Group, Legendary Film Group, Universal Pictures and LeTV jointly held a press conference to launch the large-scale movie "The Great Wall", which instantly became the focus of attention in the film and television industry.

Almost all well-known film and television companies in the industry went to show their support, but Gu Wei did not join in the fun. Instead, Song Ge went on behalf of the company.

After the press conference, Gu Wei heard Song Ge talk about what happened on the phone.

The level of importance that China Film Group attaches to this movie is a bit terrifying. It has given the green light to everything and there is even a vice president who will follow up on "The Great Wall" project.

And because the film was shot in China, in addition to the Huairou Film and Television Base, the Oriental Movie Metropolis Film and Television Industrial Park invested by Wanda was also a major shooting location.

The former was used for exterior shots, while the latter was responsible for shooting all special effects shots, and accounted for the majority of them. This is enough to show how many special effects shots will be used in "The Great Wall", which is a lot.

As soon as Song Ge hung up the phone, Zhang Yimou called and started talking about the script revision.

Although the actor training lasts for several months, the script must be prepared in advance, after all, they still need to leave them time to study it.

"The original script is definitely not good. Legendary and Universal don't understand Chinese culture, and some parts need to be deleted. Fortunately, I can make the decision now, otherwise I will definitely not accept it." Zhang Yimou couldn't help but complain a few words.

"I've read the script. To put it simply, it lacks depth," Gu Wei concluded.

"That's right." Zhang Yimou agreed very much. "The Western idea of ​​leveling up and fighting monsters is too simple. I feel like it's just a joke. Do you have any good suggestions?"

“First of all, the theme remains unchanged, and there will be no major adjustments to the two aspects of leveling up and fighting monsters and the Great Wall.

Secondly, enrich the content and plot, which is something the screenwriters in the company are good at.

Finally, we should learn from the plots of online novels, and make the scenes grand but not chaotic, with ups and downs. "Gu Wei directly put forward several suggestions on the phone.

Zhang Yimou nodded continuously, "I think the first two points are correct, but isn't it a bit inappropriate to borrow from online novels?"

Hearing this, Gu Wei thought of the "Brain Hole Opening" group again, "Brother, don't underestimate online novels. Their creativity is sometimes very brilliant. I got the inspiration to write my next movie script after discussing it with several novel authors, haha."

Gu Wei did not hide anything. These hot spots had to be mentioned when promoting the movie. After all, they needed to attract the audience's attention.

"Okay, I'll take the script over tomorrow to sign a confidentiality agreement, and then have them create a version of the script first to see how it works..."

When it comes to a blockbuster movie with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, it is normal to sign a confidentiality agreement, which means that until the day the movie is released, the screenwriters involved in the script adaptation cannot reveal a single word to the outside world.

"Okay." Gu Wei agreed immediately.

"Regarding the design of costumes, props, armor and weapons, Legendary and Universal want their own people to be responsible for it. I don't think it's possible. After all, can they do well in the style of our country's ancient times?" Zhang Yimou raised another question, which is more important than the script.

Thinking about the fancy armor and weapons in "The Great Wall" in the original time and space, Gu Wei wanted to laugh. He could only say that Westerners really didn't understand Eastern culture. When it came to military matters, it was a big deal in the minds of Chinese people and required heavy armor, weapons and flags.

If it is really too fancy, many viewers will think it is a bit ridiculous and inconsistent with their perception.

However, Xingchen Film and Television Company did not participate in the investment after all, so there were some things that Gu Wei could not take the initiative to bring up. Now that Zhang Yimou asked, Gu Wei felt that foreigners should not be allowed to mess around in this area.

"I think the style of Heroes is pretty good. We can upgrade it a little bit, use a heavy base, and draw on the color tones of The Lord of the Rings..."

In the villa, Gu Wei enjoyed Miss Liu's feeding while talking about various ideas...

"Okay, let's meet and talk."

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Send wedding invitations, determine the wedding venue, familiarize yourself with the wedding process, invite best man and bridesmaid...

It is not so troublesome to do one thing individually, but when you put them all together, it becomes a bit confusing.

For example, when delivering wedding invitations, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei had to go to each family's close relatives in person. Although there were not many people, it still took a lot of time to run from house to house.

Considering the large number of people, Gu Wei finally decided to choose a large manor as the venue for the wedding banquet. The place is large enough and fully equipped. Currently, the wedding stage is being built, and the carpets, grass, and flowers on site are being arranged...

As for the best men and bridesmaids, Han Dongjun, Chen Xiao, Hu Ge, Qin Hao and others invited by Gu Wei agreed without hesitation.

Even after Zhang Yimou learned about the situation, he allowed Chen Xiao and Han Dongjun, who were about to join the group, to take three days off to focus on this matter.

There is no need to say much about Su Chang on Liu Yifei's side, and then there are Jane Zhang, Tang Yan, Zhou Yang, Tong Liya, Wan Qian and others.

Seeing the list selected by Miss Liu, Gu Wei was also a little surprised. He knew Zhang Liangying, Su Chang and Zhou Yang. The first two were friends for many years, and the latter was a college classmate. But when did she become so close to Tang Yan, Tong Liya and Wan Qian?
"Oh, when you went to Hollywood to film, I often made plans to have dinner with Tang Yan and Li Ya, and also made plans to play games with Wan Qian, haha."

"Oh, do they all have time?" Gu Wei felt that he was asking a nonsense question. If Miss Liu didn't have time, she would definitely not look for them.

"Yes, we have set up a group and discuss various mini-games in it every day. You can enjoy them then, hahaha." Liu Yifei's laughter was quite exaggerated.

But Gu Wei changed his mind and thought, there is always a best man, so what is there to be afraid of?
It was another busy day. Even though more than 90% of the things were handled by the formed team, the rest were enough to make Gu Wei and Liu Yifei tired.

As soon as he returned to the villa, Gu Wei weighed himself. It should be said that being busy and tired does help lose weight. After dinner, Gu Wei half-lay on the sofa and watched TV.

After a while, Miss Liu came downstairs in her pajamas, looking at her phone while shouting, "Gu Wei, Lu Dan asked us to take some time to go over the wedding process..."

Lu Dan was none other than one of Miss Liu's personal assistants. He had this nickname because he loved instant noodles with braised eggs during college, so his roommates gave him this nickname.

Later, through the introduction of my roommate, I joined Xingchen Film and Television Company. In the past two or three years, I have performed well and have just been promoted to Miss Liu's assistant.

To be honest, Gu Wei almost burst out laughing when he first heard this nickname, but at least it sounds better than Goudan.

However, almost all the assistants around Miss Liu have nicknames, such as Orange, Grapefruit and so on, but Ludan is indeed unique and has opened up a new track, which is so terrifying.

"Oh, has the time been set?" Gu Wei asked without turning his head.

"Lu Dan asked me to set a time. Do you think you are free someday?" As she spoke, Miss Liu sat down next to Gu Wei, picked up the fruit and started eating.

"Let me think about it." Gu Wei was still staring at the TV, and just when his sister's patience was about to run out, he spoke, "Let's do it on the 25th. Then let Changchang, Xiaoming and the others come over, and we can all have a meal together after we've gone through it."

The reason for setting this time is that Hu Ge and Han Dongjun will not have training until the end of the month, so it is also beneficial to go over it in advance to avoid having to cram at the last minute.

When Miss Liu heard this, she smiled brightly and said, "Okay, I'll ask them if they have time, and you can also ask Hu Ge and the others."

"it is good."

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From Hollywood, we keep receiving film inquiries.

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" has been released for more than a week, and the North American box office has successfully exceeded 200 million US dollars. Combined with the box office in South America, Canada and Australia, it has now exceeded 300 million.

Warner President Tsujihara was in a good mood and immediately set his sights on the launch of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2".

Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games 3" is still three days away from release and is currently undergoing extensive promotion.

Thanks to Warner's counterattack, Lionsgate has become very honest now. Although it will still hype and criticize "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", its methods no longer include personal attacks.

Warner headquarters, president's office.

As a Japanese, Tsujihara has the greed of a capitalist, but also attaches great importance to craftsmanship, in other words, he values ​​quality.

In the film industry, paying attention to quality means caring more about the quality of the film.

After Gu Wei and Tsujihara signed the contract, he sent the complete script to each other. After reading it, Tsujihara was shocked by his imagination and believed that this movie had the potential to become a rare masterpiece in Hollywood in recent years.

"Mike, please go to the press conference for the Battle of Nantianmen on behalf of the company."

On the sofa, Tsujihara smoked a cigar and spoke with a relaxed expression.

"Okay, President." Mike's face lit up when he heard this. If nothing unexpected happens, the film will be handed over to him. Although he will not become the president immediately after achieving results, after accumulating more experience, it will pave the way for his promotion.

"By the way, let me ask Gu what he thinks about Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2. I think we should be able to start preparing for it next year."

"Do you have a specific plan?" Mike asked. Since it involves an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, one should be cautious.

Tsujihara thought for a moment, then flicked his cigar, "Mike, what do you think of following the pattern of the first film?"

"That is, get the specific script first, then make the special effects, start shooting immediately when Gu has a schedule, and then complete the post-production in the shortest time possible?" Mike is very familiar with this process. After all, Gu Wei is the first director to receive this treatment at Warner.

When Warner invested tens of millions of dollars to start producing "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", many directors of the company opposed it, but the facts have proved that talented people are indeed awesome.

Now that the movie box office results have come out, these people immediately changed their attitudes, including when Tsujihara proposed to make the second film according to this model, the board of directors almost unanimously approved it.

"That's right, let's do it." Tsujihara said firmly.

"Okay, President."

Mike was about to leave when Tsujihara waved his hand and told him not to rush. "If possible, you can test Gu's attitude and ask him if he is willing to sell the subsequent copyrights of the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" series."

"Ah." Mike was stunned. He looked up at Tsujihara and felt that the other party was probably still drunk. Who would be willing to sell such a treasure trove?
"If he had been able to sell the Taken series to Universal, then Warner would have had a chance to get Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Let him name a price," Tsujihara said confidently.

"Then I'll give it a try." Mike felt that there was little hope. After all, "Taken" was different from "Rise of the Planet of the Apes". Selling the former to Universal was Gu Wei's decision to get involved in special effects films, and now Gu Wei showed no signs of changing track.

"Mike, remember one thing, Gu is also a businessman. As long as there are enough bargaining chips, there is nothing that cannot be negotiated."

Hearing this, Mike's eyes lit up, and he felt that he had learned another trick on the road to becoming the president.

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(End of this chapter)