Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 759 Follow our plan
"Co-produced by Xingchen Film and Television Company, China Film Group Corporation and Xi'an Film Group Corporation, directed by Wu Ershan, starring Huang Xiaoming and Zhou Xun, the fantasy movie Painted Skin 3 has been submitted to the Film Bureau for review."

"It is reported that the movie "Painted Skin 3" is scheduled to be released on May st and will compete fiercely with several imported films..."

"Jointly produced by Xingchen Films and Penguin Films, the animated film "League of Legends: Heroes of the Storm" has begun production. The animated film is adapted from the popular online game League of Legends..."

"The female lead of the movie "Go Away Tumor King" has been confirmed to be played by Bai Baihe, and the male lead will be played by Hong Kong actor Daniel Wu..."

"Lost in Thailand," co-produced by Xingchen Films and Bad Monkey, directed by Ning Hao, and starring Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Tong Liya, Zhao Liying, and Zhou Dongyu, has already grossed over 60 million yuan in pre-sale box office..."

"The Legend of Wu Zetian, starring Fan Binbin, has seen a continuous increase in ratings since it was broadcast on Mango TV."

"The TV series has received polarized reviews. Some people complained that the plot adaptation did not respect history, while others directly praised Fan Binbin for her good figure..."

"The post-production editing of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" directed by Brother Chen Kai has been basically completed. Brother Chen Kai, Wang Baoqiang, Aaron Kwok and others were guests at Luyu Youyue and described in detail the situations encountered during the filming process..."

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There is a dizzying array of news online.

Cui Xinmin is a reporter in his thirties who works for Sina Entertainment. He has been working as a reporter for nearly ten years and is considered a veteran.

Sina Entertainment has a large number of reporters, and each department has different divisions of labor. Unlike reporters who are always on the field, Cui Xinmin works online. His main job is to keep an eye on the large and small accounts of major film and television companies to find out the latest news in a timely manner.

At around 15 p.m. on the th, the official Weibo account of Xingchen Film and Television Company took action.

The last post, thanking filmmakers from home and abroad for attending Gu Wei and Liu Yifei’s wedding, was pushed down.

Instead, it says: "Casting requirements for "Nantianmen Battle":

First………

second………"

"Fuck." Cui Xinmin, who had reacted, could no longer remain calm and cursed directly.

Then copy and forward it immediately to report the first-hand news as quickly as possible.

In just less than an hour, the news of the release of audition requirements for director Gu Wei’s new film directly topped the trending searches.

Many celebrities in the circle began to get excited, and many who had prepared their resumes in advance sent them to the Xingchen Film and Television Company as soon as possible.

In order to appear important, many artists will send a paper version along with their electronic resume.

But Gu Weiren was not in the company at the moment. He and Song Ge brought a dozen engineers to the "Great Wall" training base.

The staff also brought with them a large number of design sketches and their own 3D-printed armor and weapons.

The "Great Wall" training center is located in the China Film Digital Base, which was the place chosen by Zhang Yimou and La Peikang after consultation.

The temperature in the capital was very low in mid-January, but since the beginning of December, the artists who joined the group began their intensive training, which has lasted for a month and a half so far and is about to be halfway completed.

In the huge China Film Digital Base, in addition to the original equipment, in order to better serve the movie "The Great Wall", the China Film staff also temporarily built a number of venues. The specific scenes were also designed according to the requirements of Zhang Yimou and the heads of Universal and Legendary.

When Gu Wei led dozens of people into the training center, what caught their eyes was a dozen celebrity artists led by Li Binbin and Liu Dehua, including Jing Tian, ​​Han Dongjun, Zhang Hanyu, Liao Fan, and Chen Xiao. They were wearing training clothes and were conducting basic limb stretching, attack and defense exercises, and training in the use of various props and weapons such as swords, spears, ropes, and horseback riding under the guidance of professionals.

“I heard that the training time is 6-8 hours a day, with no rest every day.

In addition, the actors also need to undergo high-intensity physical training, running a full marathon almost every 4 days. "Song Ge next to him obviously knew the inside story and kept talking to Gu Wei since he entered the door.

"Well, it seems that Director Zhang is quite strict." Gu Wei nodded.

"Our training ground is also being built, and it will probably be finished in another three weeks."

"Oh, so fast." Gu Wei asked curiously.

Hearing this, Song Ge smiled and said, "It's not us who are fast, it's Mr. Ye who is fast. Ever since you said to choose Wanda's Oriental Digital Base as the shooting base, Mr. Ye has been to the site several times during this period and has been urging the progress of the project."

"Haha, that's great. Please remind me when the construction is completed. I can then go to the site to check it out in person. If there are any that don't meet the requirements, I can make changes in advance."

While the two were talking, the people who were training not far away stopped one after another.

"Director Gu, why are you here? Is there something wrong?"

"It should be. After all, Director Gu's company is responsible for the special effects of our film."

"Then don't just stand there, go say hello."

"Don't be anxious. You are very familiar with Director Gu. Look, the familiar people have passed by." Someone said with a nod.

Li Binbin was naturally a familiar face to everyone. She was leading the way, followed by Liu Dehua, Chen Xiao, Han Dongjun and Jing Tian.

"Director Gu, are you here to inspect our work?" Li Binbin joked as soon as he arrived in front of him.

This person directly gave an eight-digit red envelope at Gu Wei and Liu Yifei's wedding. For this, Miss Liu even kept saying that she hoped the other party would get married soon so that she could return the gift money.

But before Gu Wei came here from the original time and space, he had never heard of any movement from this person. Now it seems a bit difficult.

"Hi, I'm here to inspect some work. I have something to ask Director Zhang. Where are they?"

It's a matter of personal relationships. Even if the other party gave her such a big red envelope with a purpose, Gu Wei couldn't possibly treat her worse than before. After hearing the joke, she replied with a smile.

"I really don't know where Director Zhang is. Director Gu, please wait a moment, I'll go ask Master Sun." Li Binbin turned around and left in a hurry as if he had received a task, and went straight to the martial arts director not far away.

It was not until this moment that Liu Dehua and others were able to interrupt, which shows that Li Binbin is quite popular in the crew.

But this is normal. The heroine chosen by Zhang Yimou himself will definitely give her some status in the crew.

"Director Gu, I saw on the news that you have started casting for your new movie?"

After hearing what Liu Dehua said, Gu Wei remembered what had just been announced today.

"Yeah, if we don't get started, some investors might not be happy about it, haha."

Gu Wei chatted with Liu Dehua for a few words, but did not respond to the other party's hint of wanting to make a cameo appearance in his new movie. Now that everything has just begun, he naturally would not make a promise easily. He can only consider the cameo after the casting is completed to see if there is a suitable role to show his face.

Liu Dehua had been in the entertainment industry for so long that he naturally understood the logic. He found an excuse to say hello to Gu Wei and left time for other people.

Gu Wei didn't say much about Jing Tian. He just asked a few questions about how the training on the crew was going.
"Very good. If I keep practicing, I think I might be able to surpass Sister Yifei in skills."

"Haha, then you have to work hard. Your sister Yifei is also busy."

Gu Wei asked Chen Xiao and Han Dongjun in more detail, such as how was the training?
Can you handle it? Can you adapt to the life here? And so on.

Although there were many people coming to say hello and chat, when Li Binbin came back, it was no more than five minutes in total.

"Director, Director Zhang and the others are coming. They will be here soon. How about you and Mr. Song wait in the office?"

"Okay." Gu Wei nodded slightly, and Li Binbin led the way.

It was the first time for Li Binbin to come to the training base. On the way to the office, he took the initiative to introduce himself.

Gu Wei asked whether there were usually any reporters coming in for interviews.

"No, Director Zhang has very strict requirements, including that the usual training videos are not allowed to be released to the outside." After saying that, Li Binbin tilted his head to glance at Gu Wei, feeling that something was going to happen soon.

"Hello, Director Gu."

"Director Gu."

When passing by the training ground, Liao Fan, Zhang Hanyu and others hurriedly greeted them.

The other staff members nearby also looked at Gu Wei, but only these few greeted him with a smile.

As for the others?
Haha, big directors also have a sense of distance and oppression. If you haven’t seen them or are not familiar with them, most people would not dare to come up and talk to them, even if it’s just to say hello.

...

In the huge office, the sound of quarreling could be heard faintly.

Although the celebrity artists who were training not far away were training, they would always listen attentively in their free time to hear what was happening inside.

When the training ended and it was time to rest, everyone gathered in groups of three or four to discuss.

"Director Gu is really scary when he gets angry." Jing Tian said to Han Dongjun next to him.

The two are four years apart in age, but in front of Han Dongjun, Jing Tian seems a little bit like a little woman.

"That's normal. In the past, when Director Gu got angry during filming, no one in the entire crew dared to say a word." "Was it during the filming of "The Wandering Earth"? " Jing Tian asked, tilting his head.

"Well, let me tell you..."

They were obviously discussing what had just happened, but they ended up turning their heads to study previous gossip.

...

"Gu, The Great Wall is a standard A-level investment film, and we will distribute it globally later.

To this end, we have fully considered the traditional Chinese culture and history, combined with the needs of the film's commercialization, and asked you to design more than a dozen different types of armor, as well as dozens of weapons and shields according to our requirements.

Now you tell me that this design is not acceptable and needs to be changed. Please give me a reason."

Zhang Yimou next to him didn't say anything. In name, he was the director of "The Great Wall", of course, and in reality he was too, but there certainly couldn't be only one voice in a group.

Zhang Yimou is not Gu Wei, and Legendary and Universal Studios cannot let him do his job 100%.

So, Gu Wei came. His purpose of coming here today was to support Zhang Yimou, so his words were a bit unpleasant at the beginning and his attitude was rather tough.

And so, the two sides started arguing.

"Jon, I can't agree to your requests. Since Xingchen Films has taken on the special effects and design work, we must also be responsible for the movie "The Great Wall"."

On the sofa, Gu Wei held the teacup, took a sip, then pointed at the legendary vice president and said.

"Gu, you are a great director and making movies is your strong point, but you still have to listen to us when it comes to design." Jon was also a little angry. In the past, he had a very high status in Hollywood, and except for the legendary president, almost no one pointed fingers at him.

"NO, NO, NO, let's let the professionals talk." After saying that, Gu Wei winked at the engineer next to him.

"Mr. Jon, the background color of the movie The Great Wall is dark...

Therefore, the armor and weapons need to echo each other in design. Our suggestion is to use black as the main color...

The tones you provided, including blue, red, and gold, will create a contrast with the movie background..." The engineer explained in detail, and there was a translator beside him who translated the words to the foreigners.

“I don’t agree. After all, there are differences in the perceptions of Eastern and Western audiences. Works suitable for the domestic market may not be suitable for the global market…” The Legendary vice president still insisted on his opinion.

"Follow our plan." Gu Wei interrupted him directly, then glanced at Zhang Yimou, who nodded slightly, and continued: "This is China, you'd better listen to Director Zhang in everything, otherwise I don't think you can bear the responsibility for the box office failure of "The Great Wall"."

“Gu, you…” Qiao En’s face turned red.

"If there is anything, I will communicate with the president of Legend and Universal. That's all." After saying that, Gu Wei stood up and left with Song Ge. As for the engineers and designers, they would stay temporarily to modify the design drawings.

Looking at Gu Wei striding away, Jon clenched his fists, but he did not dare to openly fight with the other party.

After all, there is a difference between workers and bosses, and the fact that so many Hollywood filmmakers came to Gu Wei's wedding made Jon fully aware of Gu Wei's influence.

.........

There was no news online about Gu Wei's quarrel with the vice president of Chuanqi on the set of "The Great Wall".

The media was flooded with reports of Liu Yifei's first public appearance after her marriage and her attending a fashion dinner with Su Chang.

At the fashion dinner, Liu Yifei and Su Chang were the focus of the event.

After the organizer announced in advance that Liu Yifei would attend the dinner, many popular actresses and female stars of the same age in the circle also came.

No matter which industry, cocktail parties and banquets are natural places of fame and fortune, and this is even more prominent in the entertainment industry.

Just like Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao, as well as Yang Mi and Tang Yan and others at this moment.

There is competition for resources, and the competition is extremely fierce, but in public, in front of the camera, people are talking and laughing.

"Haha, look at Brother Xiao Ming and Deng Chao, their smiles are so fake."

"And those few people, who were scolded online a while ago, are now acting like nothing happened, tsk tsk."

Su Chang kept chattering, but Miss Liu treated her like air, as if she didn't exist.

"Hey, Sissi, my brother-in-law went to The Great Wall today. I heard he had an argument with someone in Hollywood."

"Hey, where did you get all this information?" Miss Liu looked at Su Chang with disdain as he kept talking.

"Oh, don't worry about it."

"That's what Chen Xiao said. Okay, I'll go back and tell Gu Wei about it and leak the gossip behind his back, hehe." Miss Liu took direct action.

"Oh, stop it, I was wrong, no one told me, I was just guessing." He instantly grasped Su Chang.

Fashion dinners like this are nothing more than exhibitions of some top luxury goods. Normally, everyone just chats with each other and deals with the media.

But today was different. The celebrities who came to attend the dinner always passed by Liu Yifei intentionally or unintentionally.

"Yifei, has the audition for Director Gu's new movie started?"

"Yifei, we have submitted our resumes. I hope you can say a few good words for us when the time comes."

"Yifei..."

Under the different explicit and implicit suggestions from various celebrity artists, Miss Liu finally chose to leave the dinner party early.

...

In the villa, Gu Wei heard the noise and walked out of the bedroom.

"Hey, is the dinner over? I thought you wouldn't be back until night!"

"It's not over yet. They're all asking about auditions and castings. I've lost my appetite." Miss Liu replied while taking off her coat.

"Haha, do you still have a poor appetite?"

"What?"

"Um, I'm asking you if you're full. Do you want some more?" Hearing the sheep's cry, Gu Wei decisively changed his words.

In the end, Miss Liu couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food.

In the restaurant downstairs, Miss Liu was eating while asking about the audition.

"Well, from two o'clock in the afternoon until now, we have received more than seven hundred resumes." Gu Wei said lightly after taking a bite of food.

"Ah, so many." Miss Liu was stunned. It was only a little past nine o'clock in the evening.

"Well, it is expected to reach its peak tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, with perhaps more than three thousand people submitting their resumes." Gu Wei was also shocked when he heard Zhong Lifang report this number.

You have to know that these more than 700 people are almost all first- and second-tier celebrity artists from the Mainland and Hong Kong Island, most of whom are first-tier, and only these people have the time and energy to prepare in advance.

If the final number of auditioners exceeds three thousand, then "The Battle of Nantianmen" will be equivalent to setting a new record.

You have to know that three thousand celebrity artists already include most of the entertainment industry. Of course, if you count fourth- and fifth-tier artists and extras, this number is nothing at all.

"Three thousand? My God, the competition is so fierce." Miss Liu shook her head and sighed.

"You think, but most of them don't have the opportunity to audition, I guess one in ten or twelve is enough."

There are quite a few characters in "The Battle of Nantianmen" who have lines and close-up shots, at least hundreds of them. However, if some of them are to be divided among those in Hollywood, domestic entertainment stars and artists will probably get sixty or seventy roles.

Six or seven hundred people compete for sixty or seventy roles, and one is chosen from ten. Gu Wei thinks this ratio is appropriate. If it is more, it would be a waste of time.

"Oh my god, I was thinking of saying something nice on behalf of others, but now seeing the situation, I'd better forget it." Miss Liu took a bite of meat and said something incoherently with her little mouth puffed up.

"Haha, who can order the great actress around? Tell me about it."

"Yes, Fan Binbin, Deng Chao, and Yang Mi also told me." Miss Liu counted on her fingers and listed them one by one.

"I have quite a lot of acquaintances. Next time someone asks you something, just tell them to come to me directly."

"Uh-huh."

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(End of this chapter)