Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 770 Conflict and Arrogance
Star Film and Television Company.

The reception room was quite lively, with many veteran actors including Chen Daoming, Chen Baoguo, Li Xuejian, Feng Yuanzheng and others gathered together.

Normally everyone is busy with their own things and rarely sees each other, but now because of Gu Wei's invitation, everyone gathered together.

Before Gu Wei arrived, several old acquaintances were chatting and the atmosphere was harmonious.

"It's incredible. A movie costs tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars. It's a huge investment."

Li Xuejian, who was born in 54, is about to turn 01 this year. He had an operation on his throat in . He is in good spirits now, but his voice is a little shrill.

"Yes, the times are developing faster and faster. Sometimes when I teach students, I feel like I can't keep up with the times when I hear new words coming out of their mouths."

Feng Yuanzheng, born in 62, is over years old this year. Although he has played many villain roles on the screen, he is a kind person in real life and is quite jealous of evil.

When the People's Art Theatre was carrying out internal reforms, he was a typical radical.

"I've worked on a lot of movies and TV series before, but this is my first time participating in a special effects blockbuster. To be honest, I'm quite curious."

After Chen Baoguo chatted with a few people for a while, he suddenly said something, then glanced at Chen Daoming next to him and continued to ask: "Teacher Daoming has filmed "The Wandering Earth" before, tell me what it was like, and what about Director Gu Wei, is he easy to get along with?"

Hearing this, Chen Daoming smiled slightly. Although he was the chairman of the Film Association, he was also an artist under the Eighteen Culture Company. Compared with others, he did have a lot of contact with Gu Wei.

Hearing this, he did not hesitate and said, "Special effects movies are indeed very novel. They give me a different feeling from our usual filming, and they focus more on performance without props.

As for Director Gu Wei, I felt he was easy to get along with, but he was very opinionated and he was the type who had the final say on the set.”

"I know this too. I saw in the news before that director Gu Wei scolded some Hollywood stars and made them cry. His style is indeed quite tough." Chen Baoguo said cheerfully.

"No matter what, this guy is young, but has a high status in the circle. If we join the group, we can't put on airs." Li Xuejian regards acting as his lifelong career and has always attached great importance to it.

"Hey, we're actors for a living, so when we're on the set we'll definitely listen to the director." Feng Yuanzheng said with a smile.

A few of them chatted and laughed, and after a while, Gu Wei arrived.

"Teachers, thank you for your hard work."

As soon as he entered the door, Gu Wei said with a smile.

Li Xuejian and the others naturally smiled and waved their hands, then stood up and exchanged a few words to show their respect.

The few people who were able to get to Xingchen Film and Television actually all knew what they were doing. No matter how big or small the role was, they would definitely be inclined to take it on, and naturally would not put on airs.

When shaking hands one by one, Gu Wei and Li Xuejian shook hands for the longest time. Among the few people, he was most familiar with Chen Daoming, having worked with him before in "A Dog's Purpose" and "The Wandering Earth".

This was not the first time I met Chen Baoguo. We met during the casting for "A Dog's Purpose".

Needless to say, Feng Yuanzheng is now considered half-master of Miss Liu.

The only exception was Teacher Li Xuejian. This was the first time we met in private, except in public.

Gu Wei also has great respect for this old artist who is both virtuous and talented.

Originally, Gu Wei also planned to invite the "emperor professional" teacher Tang to come along, but this teacher looked a bit too much like a "teacher", so after consideration, he finally gave up.

After everyone sat down, Gu Wei didn't waste any words: "Dear teachers..."

Gu Wei didn't talk to them for long, and there was no such thing as an audition for the veteran actors.

After a brief introduction of the roles, several teachers thought for a while and finally agreed.

.........

the next day.

When Gu Wei and the young lady walked hand in hand to the press conference held by Ali Pictures, they were truly impressed by each other's generosity.

Seeing most of the entertainment industry gathered together, it really lived up to Ali’s slogan during promotion: “large-scale press conference”.

"Director Gu, Yifei!"

"The director is here!"

There was an endless stream of greetings, and it was not until Gu Wei and Miss Liu took their seats that everyone's attention slowly shifted.

"Wow, this is indeed a big scene." Gu Wei sighed as he looked at the people coming and going in the huge conference hall.

"Look, it's actually being reported live across the entire network. The only thing missing is a movie channel to broadcast it live. It feels quite ostentatious."

Miss Liu handed the phone to Gu Wei to take a look. It was a live broadcast with dense comments below. Netizens said all kinds of things.

As the invited guests arrived one after another, when Director Chen sat next to Gu Wei, Gu Wei suddenly felt a little awkward.

He read the news about the release date of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" yesterday, as well as the gossip and comments on Weibo. He can only say that it is worthy of being the only winner of the Palme d'Or, and even the General Administration had to "surrender".

The press conference hadn't started yet, and Director Chen took the lead, and the two of them chatted intermittently.

The more Gu Wei talked, the more he felt that he and Director Chen had a "destiny". The occasions where the two met most often were at various meetings and events, and most of the time they sat next to each other.

I don't know what the people who arranged the seats were thinking? They implied that they were the tallest directors in the country.

After a while, the press conference started and the two gradually quieted down. But listening to the long speech of Zhang Qiang, the general manager of Ali, and his various speeches about the future, Gu Wei started chatting with Zhang Yimou directly through Miss Liu.

"Brother, has the start time been set?"

"After the New Year, we'll start when we come back from Universal Studios, probably in March or April." Zhang Yimou said in a low voice, and asked Gu Wei about the casting situation and start time.

"The casting will be done in the next two days, and the filming will start at about the same time as yours."

"Director Zhang, let's go to Hollywood together after the New Year." At this time, Miss Liu suddenly said with a smile.

"You guys are going too?" Zhang Yimou was stunned for a moment, then realized, "The Oscars and the premiere of Frozen 2?"

"Yeah." The couple smiled and nodded.

After chatting for a while, when Tai Chi Horse came on stage, they looked towards the stage in front.

I have to say that Tai Chi Ma’s ability to “fool” people is really good, at least it can always make people’s eyes light up.

At this moment, Tai Chi Ma was speaking excitedly on the stage. Whenever he got the chance, he would tell people in the circle about his production model of popular IP + fan movies + big directors, and he strongly advocated the Internet era.

Many celebrity artists in the audience listened with great interest. I wonder if they really listened to it or just wanted to flatter the richest man.

Gu Wei was somewhat interested at first, but the more he listened, the more he felt it was just average. This guy's mind was full of his own thoughts, and he never thought about the actual situation.

.........

Near noon, the press conference ended successfully, followed by a luncheon for socializing.

Gu Wei and Miss Liu had no intention of staying to participate, but were ready to leave directly. But at this moment, he was targeted.

"Director Gu, it's not easy to get a meeting with you. When will your new movie start? Ali Pictures has sufficient funds. I wonder if I can get a share?"

As soon as Tai Chi Ma opened his mouth, Gu Wei frowned.

What does it mean to have sufficient funds? Am I short of money?
You still want a share? There are so many companies in the industry that can't get involved. You just ask for a share? Why? Is it because you are so shameless?
"Boss Ma, there is no share. Since Ali has sufficient funds, I think you can invest tens or even hundreds of billions in this movie and go for the big one."

Gu Wei didn't hesitate and directly fought back.

As soon as the voice fell, Tai Chi Ma's face changed slightly. He didn't expect the other party to speak so harshly.

"Haha, Director Gu, you're joking. Although Ali is not short of money, the probability of getting a high return from investing tens or hundreds of billions to make a movie is too small. Even if it can make money, how much can it make?"

The meaning of Tai Chi Ma is very clear, which is to imply that the entertainment industry market is too small and it is a bit looked down upon.

Hearing this, Gu Wei said nothing, but complained in his heart: "Too young? Then why did you come in and get involved?"

Seeing that Gu Wei didn't say anything, Tai Chi Ma thought that the other party was stunned, and continued: "In my opinion, movies are commodities. Since they are commodities, the ultimate goal is to make money.

The most important thing is to make money in the simplest and fastest way.”

"I don't agree with what Mr. Ma said. It's true that movies are commodities, but not everyone understands this commodity." Gu Wei retorted without changing his expression.

"Oh, I forgot that Mr. Ma's company has never led a movie shoot, so it's understandable that you don't understand. Haha." Before Tai Chi Ma could speak, Gu Wei immediately continued with a smile.

In an instant, the ten-meter radius centered on Gu Wei and Tai Chi Horse suddenly became quiet.

Tai Chi Ma's face turned ugly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the others looked at Gu Wei in shock.

What the other party said has a lot of meaning. To put it simply, it is a subtle criticism that Tai Chi Ma does not understand movies. It even implies that it is better to have fun with the Internet and that the film industry is not something you can interfere with.

Song Ge moved slightly towards Gu Wei. Although the possibility of a direct conflict breaking out was not great given today's situation, what if?
Miss Liu didn't understand what Gu Wei meant, but feeling the atmosphere, she couldn't help but hold Gu Wei's hand tightly.

Although Brother Chen Kai, who was not far away, didn't know what had happened, he still looked over here.

"Haha, when it comes to movies, I naturally don't know as much as Director Gu. But no matter how much I know, it still can't change the fact that movies are commodities."

Tai Chi Ma was able to build his company to be the largest in the Internet industry. He encountered countless situations, and even if he was angry, he would immediately adjust his mood.

"Haha, as to whether movies are commodities or not, everyone has their own opinion."

"Boss Ma, I have something else to do. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Gu Wei took Miss Liu and strode away, leaving the others completely dumbfounded.

Just based on today's scene, everyone can see how arrogant Gu Wei is. He doesn't even give face to the richest man in the country.

Looking at Gu Wei's leaving back, Zhang Qiang whispered to Tai Chi Ma: "It can be seen that he seems to be a little resistant or repulsive to us?"

"Exclusion? The Internet is the future. This is the trend of the times. There will be a day when he will bow his head." Tai Chi Ma said with a grim expression.

Hearing this, Zhang Qiang nodded. He also felt that Gu Wei was a little arrogant.

"Youku has stepped up its efforts. We can't let the other side take it away."

"clear."

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(End of this chapter)