Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 752: Three Movie Premieres (Two in One, Words)

"Produced by Xingchen Films, directed by Guo Fan, and produced by Chen Guofu, "Go Away Tumor!" will begin auditions soon..."

“Produced by Xingchen Films, directed by Lu Yang, starring Zhao Wenzhuo, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Xin Zhilei, Jin Shijie and others.

The second part of the martial arts film "Xiu Chun Dao" series has been submitted to the Film Bureau today and has officially entered the review stage. It is expected to hit theaters next year. "

“Directed by Xu Jinglei, written by Wang Shuo, starring Wu Yifan, Wang Likun, Xu Jinglei, Re Yizha and others.

The romance movie "There's a Place Only We Know" is scheduled to be released today, February 2th. The film will span three major periods: Lunar New Year, Spring Festival and Valentine's Day! "

"Lost in Thailand," produced by Xingchen Films and Bad Monkey Company and directed by Ning Hao, and starring Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Tong Liya, Jing Tian, ​​Wan Qian, and Zhao Liying, has announced that it will be released on February 2, Valentine's Day..."

"It is reported that 'Lost in Thailand' has passed the review and is currently being promoted. According to the data released by Xingchen Film and Television Company, the pre-sale box office of the film has exceeded 50 million and is still growing rapidly..."

In the company, Gu Wei was sitting in front of the computer watching the news, while Ning Hao and Lu Yang were chatting on the sofa opposite.

After a while, Guo Fan also arrived. Seeing that everyone was there, Gu Wei turned off the computer, stood up and walked to the sofa, ready to start talking about business.

"How is the promotion of "Lost in Thailand" going at the moment?"

Ning Hao's movie is the most urgent. It is less than two months away from its release. Gu Wei was the first to bring up this matter.

“The publicity and promotion was good, the shows that were supposed to be on were on, and the special edition of Running Man was also aired. The audience had high expectations.

But I think we should still increase the ticket subsidies, because if the box office is bad, it will be a disaster."

The film market has been going in the wrong direction recently, with several domestic films failing in succession. Ning Hao can't help but be nervous.

"As long as the quality is okay, don't learn from John Woo, otherwise you will have nowhere to run." Gu Wei made a joke and several people burst into laughter.

"The Taiping (Part 1)" was a complete shipwreck.

Amidst the ridicule, humiliation and abuse from the entire internet, John Woo ran straight back to Hong Kong Island.

He then made it clear that he would refuse to accept any interviews about the film and would no longer express any opinions on "The Crossing".

He acted as if whether the movie was dead or alive had nothing to do with him.

After this, everyone in the industry understood that the mess of "The Crossing" would most likely be handled by the five producers themselves.

Such behavior and speech are seen as a bit too irresponsible by colleagues in the mainland film industry.

"That's definitely not possible. Even if the movie has a bad reputation, we can't just run away. The worst that can happen is that we'll get scolded by netizens." Ning Hao was also amused.

In the past two days, the internet has been full of reports about "The Crossing". The most unacceptable thing is that the film was only released for 13 days, and the director shamelessly shirked responsibility and ran away?

You know, even Feng Xiaogang once said: As long as the audience buys tickets for my movie, no matter how harshly or ugly the scolding is, I will continue!

After this happened, many people in the industry privately complained and despised him, mocking that John Woo was a habitual "escapee". Wasn't that how he escaped back then?
The former Hollywood film giant MGM was crippled and almost bankrupted by him. Even the top management took the blame and resigned because of him!

Look at John Woo again, he just patted his butt and ran back to Hong Kong Island, with a layer of Hollywood gold on his body, and he is still a great director.

Now the same thing is happening again, except that the targets of the scam have changed from MGM to China Film, LeTV, and Huayi.

"Forget it, let's not talk about him. From now on, this person will be removed from the mainland director industry." Gu Wei waved his hand and said with some emotion.

Guo Fan and Lu Yang also nodded. After all, according to the current situation, what Gu Wei said was correct.

It is certain that Wu Yusen has completely ruined his reputation and appeal in the mainland film industry and film market.

After that, all the major film and television companies in mainland China not only put him on the blacklist, but at least they didn’t dare to continue discussing any big cooperation with him.

"Then add another 30 million votes to the subsidy. You can go find Mr. Song to sign it later."

Since the Xingchen ticket purchasing software came out, after about a year of development, it has now become one of the promotional methods recognized by many film and television companies in the industry.

After all, examples are happening before our eyes. The super high first-day box office of "The Wandering Earth" and "Wolf Warrior" are inseparable from ticket subsidies. If anyone still doesn't understand it, then he really has a problem with his brain.

Nowadays, ticket subsidies play an increasingly important role before a movie is released, and even the domestic entertainment industry has reached a consensus on this.

Even "The Crossing", which had a terrible box office, had nearly 50 million of its over 100 million box office revenue coming from ticket subsidies. So much so that Zhang Zhao of LeTV couldn't even imagine whether this epic blockbuster could have broken the 100 million box office revenue mark without the box office revenue.

While Xingchen Ticketing is developing rapidly, Maoyan is naturally catching up steadily, but it lacks the support of major cinema chains, and the latter's market share is far less than the former.

"Thirty million." Ning Hao roughly went over it in his mind. Adding the 20 million box office investment before, the ticket subsidy for "Lost in Thailand" is already almost the same as that for "The Crossing", and not much different from the upcoming "One Step Away".

"Okay, 30 million is enough. If I can't get a high box office with 30 million, then I might really consider running away." Ning Hao also made a joke.

...

After Ning Hao finished "Lost in Thailand", Gu Wei turned his head and looked at Lu Yang. As soon as the two looked at each other, Gu Wei found that there was something wrong with Lu Yang's eyes.

The look in the other person's eyes clearly showed that I wanted it all.

Ahem, let’s get down to business.

In the original time and space, "Blade Identity 2: Shura Battlefield" was released in July 17, and finally earned less than 7 million yuan at the box office, and the reputation of this movie was obviously not as good as the first one.

Now that the film is released two years in advance, to be honest, Gu Wei has no idea how much the film will ultimately take at the box office.

However, after watching the finished film, Gu Wei felt that this version of "Knife of the Assassin 2" was much better in quality than the original one.

At least there are no major problems with the story logic and the ending.

Thinking of this, Gu Wei spoke up, "Have you decided on the schedule?"

In fact, Lu Yang has been considering the release date issue during this period. It will definitely be too late for the Spring Festival, and it is not appropriate to schedule it for May Day. After all, according to the list of imported films announced by China Film, there will be many special effects blockbusters by then.

Lu Yang also has no intention of considering the National Day and Lunar New Year schedules. Originally, Lu Yang thought the summer schedule was a good time, but some time ago, Brother Chen Kai announced that he would schedule "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" in the summer schedule, which made Lu Yang a little hesitant.

Seeing Lu Yang remained silent, Gu Wei thought about it and felt that the competition in the mainland film market next year would be a bit fierce. "Why not hold the summer season?"

Hearing this, Lu Yang looked at Gu Wei in a daze and said, "Director Chen's movie is also in the summer season."

Waving his hand, Gu Wei continued, "It doesn't matter. The time difference is half a month. Besides, I think "Blade Master 2" is not worse than "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain". Don't you want to meet a big director?"

Okay, Gu Wei started to use the method of provoking again.

In fact, it’s not Gu Wei’s fault that he always keeps an eye on Director Chen. It’s just that Director Chen has been getting carried away again recently.

Especially after "Wolf Warrior" sold well, director Chen Da hinted in public that he couldn't understand the current market, and how a new director and a military action film could get such a high box office.

Gu Wei himself is about to start filming a military-themed movie, so he naturally wants to continue teaching Director Chen a lesson and let him recognize the current market environment.

Lu Yang is also young and energetic. The saying of the five great directors has been circulating in the domestic entertainment industry, but in fact, only Gu Wei has repeatedly set new box office records in commercial films. Before "One Step Away" was released, Jiang Wen's only good film was "Let the Bullets Fly".

Since Aftershock, Feng Xiaogang's films have been getting worse and worse. As for Zhang Yimou, although he has directed two big productions in succession, his best achievement so far is still The Flowers of War.

Needless to say, Brother Chen Kai’s grades are not that good, but his attitude is always arrogant.

After thinking this through, Lu Yang also felt that it was time to let the outside world know the value of the sixth-generation directors.

"Okay, then let's schedule it for the summer season. I'll go compete with Director Chen. If I lose, I won't lose anything. But if I wake up, I'll make a lot of money, haha."

"No problem." Gu Wei gave Lu Yang a thumbs up and continued, "Then let Director Chen make the arrangements. You should cooperate with him at any time. If you need help, call Wu Jing as well."

Chen Guofu is the producer of "Knife of the Assassin 2" and Wu Jing is the deputy director of "Knife of the Assassin 1".

“Okay, if a billion-dollar box office director helps me, then there will be no problem with the promotion.” Lu Yang said cheerfully.

"It's settled." Gu Wei replied with a smile.

Seeing that Ning Hao and Lu Yang had finished their business, Guo Fan straightened his back and took the initiative to say, "I have reviewed it. Sister Hua recommended Bai Baihe and several other artists to me for the role. Later, I plan to invite several Hong Kong artists to audition..."

This is the first time that Guo Fan has directed a commercial film independently. He has been busy since submitting the film script and has been feeling both nervous and excited.

Gu Wei had been listening the whole time, and when he heard how orderly Guo Fan's arrangements were, he couldn't help but nodded.

Guo Fan on the opposite side saw Gu Wei's expression and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

About ten minutes later, Gu Wei listened to it from beginning to end and felt that there were no major problems. As for the casting matter, he did not intend to get involved.

After checking the time, Gu Wei said to the three of them, "Okay, let's arrange it this way. If you have any problems later, just contact Mr. Song and he will take care of it."

"Okay, director." The three of them stood up and said, then left.

...

After seeing off the three people, the assistant came in to report that the people had arrived. Gu Wei nodded and motioned for them to come in.

At the same time, Ning Hao, Lu Yang and Guo Fan left the office and saw Huang Bo as soon as they came out.

"Hello, Director Ning, Director Lu, Director Guo, long time no see." Huang Bo's unique voice rang out, and he hugged the three of them one by one.

"Director Wen." Ning Hao recognized the person next to Huang Bo and greeted him directly. Guo Fan and Lu Yang were not familiar with each other and just nodded.

After a few pleasantries, Lu Yang saw Huang Bo and Wen Muye walk into Gu Wei's office. He turned to Ning Hao who was standing next to them and asked, "Do you know that person?"

"Wen Muye is also a director. I've met him twice before. I just don't know how they got together." Ning Hao said with some confusion.

"Those who come here to look for the director are most likely here for movie business," Guo Fan said directly.

"Is there a new movie?" Lu Yang and Ning Hao said in unison.

Then, Ning Hao seemed to have thought of something and said, "Hey, the new movie has nothing to do with us, let's go have a few drinks." After saying that, he looked at the two of them.

Lu Yang and Guo Fan looked at each other and said, "Let's go."

...

In the chairman's office.

Wen Muye was much more nervous than Huang Bo at this moment. Although he had met Gu Wei at the premiere and the cocktail party, this was the first time they had met so formally in private.

"Relax." Perhaps noticing the other party's reservedness, Gu Wei waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down and talk.

After the assistant finished making tea and left, Gu Wei took a sip of tea and said, "Director Wen, Sister Hua should have told you the general situation."

That’s right, Wen Muye has a good relationship with Wang Jinghua in the circle. After all, the latter is known as the “social butterfly” in the domestic entertainment industry.

When Gu Wei and Wang Jinghua talked about this, Wang Jinghua praised Wen Muye, and was also happy to see Wen Muye and Xingchen Film and Television Company become friends.

After all, Wang Jinghua had also secretly set her sights on Wen Muye, but the other party did not agree.

But now that Gu Wei has spoken, Wang Jinghua feels that the opportunity has come. She also believes that if Wen Muye can direct the company's new movie, then her artists will definitely have plenty of opportunities.

Wen Muye felt a little emotional when he saw Gu Wei being so polite. After all, the gap between their status in the circle was too big.

"Sister Hua has already said, thank you Director Gu for giving me this opportunity, I will definitely live up to your expectations."

After hearing this, Gu Wei felt that the matter was settled. Although the other party had not read the script yet, it was not a big problem.

"Okay, Director Wen, please take a look at the script first." After saying that, he took out a script from the bookshelf next to him.

Wen Muye took it and looked at it carefully. Huang Bo next to him also stretched his head to look at it carefully.

Seeing this, Gu Wei smiled slightly, stood up and took a look around the special effects department.

I saw that the "League of Legends" animated film had already started, chatted with the engineers for a while, and when I thought it was about time, I turned back to the office.

As soon as I entered the office, I saw that Wen Muye had put down the script and was chatting with Huang Bo.

"finish watching?"

When Gu Wei started talking, Wen Muye thought for a moment and said slowly, "Well, I've roughly read the script. These are the first two parts of the Ghost Blows Out the Light series."

"Yes, this is a script that combines the first two parts and adds some content from the third part. What do you think, Director Wen?"

This version of "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" is different from the original version in terms of time and space, and the story logic is more coherent.

"It's a fine film, so the cost should not be low, right?" Although Wen Muye is not very famous in the director circle, he at least has a good eye.

"At least hundreds of millions, which is not enough to cover the advertising costs." Gu Wei quoted a rough price.

Huang Bo and Wen Muye were shocked when they heard this. An investment of hundreds of millions is already a big production in the domestic entertainment industry.

However, the two had different ideas. Wen Muye instantly felt the pressure. After all, such a huge investment involved many aspects, and he was afraid that if the film was not well shot, it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the circle.

Huang Bo couldn't help but feel excited when he thought that he could star in such a movie and participate in the filming.

As a veteran, Gu Wei understands the ideas of new and young directors very well. "You don't have to worry about the cost. Just shoot normally. The company will have a support team to help you. To be honest, the original cost of this film was estimated to be more than 150 million yuan, but the special effects will be produced by the company, which can save a lot..."

Gu Wei's words gradually dispelled Wen Muye's doubts and also reduced his pressure a lot.

After realizing that this was a good opportunity for him, Wen Muye only thought about it for a moment and said, "Since Director Gu thinks highly of me, I will take it."

"Haha, that's settled then."

“The film is produced by Director Chen Guofu, you can communicate with him if you have any questions.

You will be responsible for the filming and post-production of the film, and the company will be responsible for the casting, but you can give suggestions and we will judge based on the actual situation..."

After discussing the cooperation, Gu Wei naturally talked about his requirements. Wen Muye did not object after listening to him. As a small director, he really could not have absolute power.

"I understand, director. Since you have accepted the script, you will definitely follow the company's requirements." Wen Muye also expressed his opinion.

Gu Wei was very satisfied with this attitude, and then pointed to Huang Bo next to him and said, "He is the leading actor of this movie, and he also serves as the assistant director. Director Wen, do you have any objections?"

"No." "I will cooperate with Director Wen." Huang Bo also said from the side.

After leaving the office, Huang Bo and Wen Muye had become so close that they were close friends. They both understood that all they could do in the future was to cooperate with each other.

.........

16 number.

Early in the morning, the media was full of reports on the premiere of "One Step Away".

As one of the top five directors in the industry, Director Jiang Wen's masterpiece has attracted much attention from many people in the industry.

As for how much the movie will earn at the box office, colleagues have mixed feelings.

Jiang Wen was both nervous and excited. After all, it took him so much effort from the initiation of the project to the release of the film, and now it was finally time to test the results.

Olympic Sports Center, premiere of "One Step Away".

The premiere of this movie was a bumpy one. Last week, there was news that the movie did not pass the censorship. At that time, Jiang Wen said, "Good food is never too late."
As a result, at the weekend, the good news came out that the review had been passed, and Jiang Wen quickly announced that "the chef Lao Jiang is about to take action."

For this premiere, Jiang Wen spent a huge amount of money to convert the badminton hall of the Olympic Sports Center into a temporary theater, and also built a temporary IMAX giant screen for the first time in China for a movie premiere.

This IMAX screen was specially shipped from the United States. After it was erected, it was 26 meters wide and 14.5 meters high. It was equipped with an IMAX metal screen and weighed a total of 750 kilograms.

After finding out, Gu Wei directly replied to Jiang Wen with two words: "Pretend to be cool", but Jiang Wen still smiled happily and didn't take it seriously.

But no matter what, the premiere of the last blockbuster of the 14th Lunar New Year holiday will be held as scheduled.

In the villa, the young couple who slept until noon got up "on time".

Just after washing up, Gu Wei received a call from Jiang Wen, asking him to help invite Han Sanping to attend the premiere.

"What's going on?" Gu Wei asked puzzledly.

"Hey, since The Crossing was released, President Han hasn't shown up in the past half month. I asked someone to invite him but he hasn't responded yet. You have no choice but to invite him over."

Han Sanping really put in a lot of effort during the review process of "One Step Away". Now that the premiere is being held, how can Jiang Wen forget Han Sanping!

"Okay, got it. I'll call and ask." After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei secretly wondered whether the box office performance of "The Crossing" had dealt too great a blow to Han Sanping.

"Not really. Old Han should be used to it." Gu Wei scratched his head and muttered to himself.

"What do you mean?" Miss Liu, who was brushing her teeth, asked in a mumbling tone.

"I think that just because the box office of a movie was bad, Mr. Han shouldn't be too upset."

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes and said, "Not necessarily. After all, Mr. Han still has to save face."

The two of them were singing the same tune. If Han Sanping was there, there would probably be a fight.

In the end, Gu Wei did not show up in person, but instead let Han Jianv, his little girl, persuade Han Sanping.

...

Jiang Wen, what is your position in the industry?

In the eyes of people in the industry, he is one of the top five directors in the domestic entertainment industry.

He is a highly respected director in the film and television industry, creating classic films with the concept of "regardless of cost".

He pursues the supremacy of art, values ​​spiritual enrichment, challenges himself, and has formed a unique artistic style.

Looking back at Jiang Wen’s past works, although the output is low, the quality is high, demonstrating his ultimate pursuit and persistent spirit for movies.

So at this moment, everyone's attention was inevitably focused on Jiang Wen.

The box office of "One Step Away" is also a test for him. I believe Jiang Wen is under a lot of pressure.

After all, whether he will achieve short-lived fame with "Let the Bullets Fly" or firmly establish himself as a major commercial film director with "One Step Away" depends on this movie.

The premiere was held at the Olympic Sports Center and it was packed with people, including many from the film and television industry.

The leading actors of several other movies released in the same period also came one after another.

Fan Binbin held a glass of wine and chatted with Jiang Wen.

Huang Xiaoming took Yang Ying and walked among the crowd.

Wang Jinghua is followed by a group of artists, including Bai Baihe, Ren Quan, Carina Lau... and she often visits various big directors.

There were also many people around the couple Chen Kai and Chen Hong, and others such as Feng Xiaogang and Gu Changwei were also one of the focuses of the scene.

Even Zhang Yimou, who has already entered the training of "The Great Wall" crew, came to the scene today.

Even more company CEOs from the industry came. Wang Changtian and Ye Ning were so close recently that they seemed to be wearing the same pants. No matter what the occasion, the two of them would get together.

Yang Shoucheng, who was in Hong Kong Island, also brought many artists to show his support. Although he did not get an investment share in "One Step Away", it does not mean that his relationship with Jiang Wen is bad.

The most dazzling ones are the five investors of "The Taiping".

Among them, Wang Zhonglei from Huayi and Zhang Zhao from LeTV were chatting and laughing, and it seemed that they were not affected by the box office of the movie at all. However, maybe they knew their own sufferings.

Han Sanping gathered with several old leaders from Xi'an Film Studio and Changchun Film Studio, and was accompanied by his little friend.

...

It was five o'clock in the afternoon. Gu Wei was stopped on the red carpet, mainly Liu Yifei was stopped, and the reporters kept asking questions.

"How about we ask slowly after the premiere is over?"

Gu Wei held Liu Yifei's hand and spoke to a group of media reporters with a smile on his face.

Then, he took Miss Liu, who was also smiling, and entered the venue.

……

Since the investors of "One Step Away" include Xingchen Film and Television Company, the company will reciprocate any invitation to the premiere sent to Xingchen Film and Television Company.

This resulted in Gu Wei seeing a lot of unexpected people at today's premiere.

For example, Ren Zhonglun of Shanghai Film Studio is accompanied by Lu Han and others who just returned to China, while Feng Xiaogang and Xu Jinglei are accompanied by the current popular superstar Wu Fengji.

Lu Zheng took Jing Tian to visit various big directors. Tsk tsk, it seemed that Jing Tian was the only one in the entire "The Great Wall" crew who could come to the scene. This showed his background.

There was also Guo Xiaosi and his group who were obviously being ignored. There were very few people in the circle around them, but he still tried to get into the crowd with a warm face...

"Director Gu, Yifei, we're all waiting for you." Seeing the two people come in, Jiang Wen said with full energy.

"We shouldn't be late today, right?" Gu Wei replied with a smile.

"You two are the core of the movie, one is an investor, and the other is a guest star."

In addition to many celebrity artists, there were also 2828 audience members present today. Jiang Wen no longer hid anything and directly revealed the news of Liu Yifei's guest appearance.

"Yifei is also in the show, so the box office of Director Jiang's movie is expected to reach a new level." Huang Xiaoming responded so smoothly!

Just as Huang Xiaoming said, Jiang Wen's revelation that Liu Yifei would be starring in the film spread quickly at the scene.

When the news reached Ye Ning, he was stunned.

"What's wrong?" Wang Changtian asked curiously when he saw him like this.

"Oh, if I had known Yifei was going to take part in the show, I would have accepted Jiang Wen's offer." Ye Ning felt a little regretful at this moment, but after thinking for a moment, he still felt that it was right to be cautious at the beginning. After all, the impact of a blockbuster failure is too great.

"It's probably just a cameo. Besides, the 1.2 billion that Jiang Wen reported is too high. It's just that Wanda has strong capital, and Guangxian doesn't even dare to think about it." Wang Changtian saw it very clearly, and until now he was not very optimistic about the movie "One Step Away".

"It's no use saying these things." Ye Ning shook his head and didn't mention it anymore.

……

By around 6:30 in the evening, the red carpet event was over and all the invited guests had arrived.

On the stage, host Bai Yansong hosted the show humorously for a while.

Afterwards, Jiang Wen took the microphone and walked onto the stage with Ge You, Zhou Yun, Tong Liya, Wen Zhang, Wang Zhiwen and others.

The scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone sat in their seats, looking forward.

"One Step Away is my second commercial film, and it's also a brand new 3D version...

Here, I would like to thank Director Gu for his suggestions on revising the script of this film, and also thank Yifei for her cameo in it..."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a cheer from the audience. The audience did not expect that there would be a surprise tonight.

"Yifei, we love you."

"Yifei, don't marry Director Gu, marry me instead."

Hearing this, Gu Wei looked around, wanting to know who was trying to snatch his wife from him.

"Hahaha."

The enthusiasm of the fans at the scene made many guests laugh out loud.

However, this also shows Liu Yifei's influence. Just a guest role can cause such a sensation.

The reactions of the audience were mixed. For example, La Peikang, who came to show his support, first looked at Zhang Yimou, asking if he could invite Yifei to make a cameo appearance in "The Great Wall".

Zhang Yimou shook his head. He had asked Yifei for her opinion before, but Miss Liu had no such idea at all.

Brother Chen Kai is thinking about his next movie. If he is making an art film, he will definitely try to invite Liu Yifei, which will add a huge boost to the movie's box office.

As for Feng Xiaogang, the thought was extinguished as soon as it came into my mind. Considering the relationship between Huayi and Xingchen, there was no need to even think about it.

On the stage, Jiang Wen continued:

“So everyone can believe the story of this movie, it will definitely not be bad…

If the box office is not good, then the idea of ​​me and Director Gu agreeing to direct The Wandering Earth 2 will be shattered..."

"Wow." There was another commotion at the scene.

Gu Wei shook his head helplessly. Jiang Wen was really willing to say anything for the sake of his new movie.

Just now, Jiang Wen broke the news and Han Sanping next to him couldn’t help it anymore.

"What he said is true. You plan to let him direct the movie? But does he have enough experience in this area? Oh, I still need to think about this matter carefully." Han Sanping had a hundred thousand questions and couldn't stop talking.

"Stop, Mr. Han, it was just Lao Jiang who brought it up, but I didn't agree." Gu Wei was fed up with Tang Seng's nagging and interrupted him directly.

After more than twenty minutes of jokes, the premiere got down to business.

"I won't say much. Let's continue our conversation after everyone finishes watching the movie..."

As soon as Jiang Wen finished speaking, the big screen slowly fell down and the movie officially began.

Unlike other movies, the length of "One Step Away" is different from the original time and space version. At Gu Wei's suggestion, it was shortened by about 20 minutes.

This version of "One Step Away" is only two hours long, which is just the right length for a commercial film.

The big screen lights up, the dragon logo flashes, and the story begins.

During the rule of the Beiyang government, in the French Concession of Shanghai, Ma Zouri (played by Jiang Wen) and Chinese police inspector Xiang Feitian (played by Ge You) hosted the third Global Flower Kingdom Election Open Tournament, inviting beauties from 73 countries to participate.

Seeing this, some audience members laughed.

"Director Jiang's movies still have that flavor, full of sarcasm and irony."

"After all, it's a personal characteristic. Keep silent and continue reading..."

In the final, the top three contestants showed their talents. Despite the shady dealings of the competition, Wanyan Ying (played by Tong Liya) finally won, making Ma Zouri and Xiang Feitian the hottest figures in Shanghai.

Just when the whole of Shanghai was going crazy over Wanyan Ying's election, news came that Wanyan Ying had been murdered. Ma Zouri became the number one suspect. Xiang Feitian used capturing Ma Zouri as a bargaining chip for promotion, and the pair of close friends became mortal enemies.

Under Xiang Feitian's manipulation, the "second-generation warlord" Wu Qi (played by Wen Zhang) and the "famous actor in the Magic City" Wang Tianwang (played by Wang Zhiwen) made their debut. The identification of Wanyan Ying's assistant Shu Wangou (played by Liu Yifei) further confirmed Ma Zouri's guilt.

"Yeah, there really is Yifei."

"Yifei's guest appearance is a villain?"

"Haha, I'm going to call on fans to go to the cinema to support me. This should be Yifei's first villain role."

Miss Liu's appearance brought the atmosphere to its climax.

"She acted well," even though it was not the first time he watched "One Step Away", Gu Wei still felt that the young lady's acting skills had improved a lot in recent years.

"Humph, of course." Miss Liu said proudly.

Ma Zouri's life is hanging by a thread, and everything is confusing. The appearance of Wu Dashuai's daughter Wu Liu (played by Zhou Yun) makes a major change in Ma Zouri's fate, and also begins a tragic song of love and hate.

Two hours passed quickly when the big screen dimmed and the lights came on.

The audience burst into loud applause...

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(End of this chapter)