Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 772: Have some fun?
the next day.

The entire film and television industry has paid attention to the announcement issued by Hong Kong Island Edko Films:

"According to relevant documents and policies, the company decided to re-shoot the fantasy film "Monster Hunt" starring the evil artist Ke Mou.

Actor Jing Boran will be the male lead and will shoot all the live action scenes...

It is estimated that the film will be released in theaters and meet the audience within this year..."

Although this news comes unexpectedly, the industry has actually been mentally prepared for it.

After all, something happened to the male lead, and it cannot be solved by deleting scenes.

The producers naturally couldn't give up on a movie that had invested two or three hundred million yuan, so they had to bite the bullet and reshoot the film by replacing the actors.

However, after a few months, it was confirmed that "Monster Hunt" could not be released with the deleted scenes. Even if it was re-shot, the cost of the actors' salaries would inevitably double, and the pressure to make a profit would instantly increase.

Many companies and countless artists in the circle are a little envious, because "Monster Hunt" has become a cake for Huayi Company and Shiba Culture Company, because the male and female protagonists are from these two companies respectively.

Because of this report, Director Chen's status in the circle has been discussed again. After all, he did not cut any scenes and successfully scheduled the release date of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain".

So many people lamented that Director Chen still has a high status in the circle, which invisibly made his reputation in the domestic entertainment industry more prominent.

Gu Wei was not surprised to see the news. Bai Baihe was able to get the leading female role in this movie because Wang Jinghua naturally took advantage of the reputation of director Gu, otherwise she would not have been able to compete easily.

Just think about Bai Baihe who is about to join the crew of "Go Away Tumor King". If she adds this movie, she will become a first-line actress in the next one or two years.

As for Bai Baihe, Gu Wei valued her acting skills, and even gave her a chance to make a cameo appearance in "The Battle of Nantianmen".

If he was simply considering the mistakes the other party might make in the future, then Gu Wei should have stopped Wang Jinghua when she recruited her into the Shiba Culture Company.

If you think about it carefully, there are quite a few female stars that Xingchen Film and Television Company has promoted in recent years, including Zhao Liying, Wan Qian, Tong Liya, and now Bai Baihe.

Thinking of this, Gu Wei felt that more resources should be given to Hu Ge, Chen Minghao and others, so that the company would not be dominated by female stars, with a lot of first-line female stars but few male stars.

As for Qin Hao, he is already a first-line male star in the domestic entertainment industry, and has won many awards.

At the same time, the box office of the imported blockbuster "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" also exploded in the domestic entertainment industry.

The movie was released on January 1rd, and today is exactly one week.

I vaguely remember that in early January, when the entire crew of this film came to China to attend the film press conference and showed great importance to it, more than half of the audience had already been conquered.

As a result, after its release on the 23rd, the box office continued to soar just as many filmmakers had predicted.

The box office on the first day was 9300 million, and the next day, which was the weekend, the box office successfully exceeded million.

As of now, one week after its release, the box office has successfully exceeded 300 million.

When the producers of domestic films saw the box office results, they could only feel angry, speechless and helpless, as they could not stop it at all.

Until this time, many people in the film industry will miss the time when Han Sanping was in office.

After all, when Lao Han was the boss of China Film Corporation, whenever there was an imported blockbuster to be released during a major release period in the mainland, he would always try his best to "do something about it".

The most commonly used method is to let these imported films "kill each other". Although the method is not good-looking, the effect is good.

Unfortunately, no matter how much I miss him now, it is useless. After all, La Peikang is the boss of China Film Group.

He is now focusing on his career and has collaborated with many major Hollywood companies.

Naturally, when it comes to scheduling films, they don't use as many tricks as they did when Han was in power.

Correspondingly, domestic filmmakers will suffer greatly.

.........

A post titled "I watched his building collapse" quickly spread in the circle.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows who Gu Wei is talking about, but there are still many people who admire Gu Wei's courage.

You have to know that Alibaba just successfully went public last year, and it can no longer be described as hot at the moment.

It should be said that there is no other Internet company in the whole country that is as popular as Alibaba.

So when Gu Wei posted such a post at this time, it was just nonsense in the eyes of several big partners, not to mention those filmmakers who were looking forward to the entry of Alibaba Capital.

"Shit, Director Gu doesn't know any inside information, this post is too profound."

"No insider information can change the reality that Alibaba is powerful. With a market value of over one trillion, how could it possibly collapse given the current market situation?"

Early the next morning, people kept sending messages and making phone calls to Gu Wei asking for inside information.

Gu Wei was too lazy to explain. Who would believe him if he did?

So they had to use excuses like "it was just a random post, not an allusion to Alibaba" to get away with it.

Once the person involved responded, and many people did not believe Gu Wei's remarks, even though netizens kept talking about it, the matter naturally did not attract much attention from the media.

However, Han Sanping, Ye Ning and Wang Changtian, who were familiar with Gu Wei, were all secretly thinking about it.

After all, Gu Wei has always been known for his unique vision, and in so many years in the entertainment industry, he has rarely made mistakes.

"It shouldn't be possible. With a trillion-dollar company behind it, how could Tai Chi Horse collapse?" Wang Changtian muttered to himself.

Wang Changtian was extremely concerned about the conflict between Gu Wei and Taiji Ma. After all, one had just invested in Guangxian and the other had been a partner for many years.

While Big Wang was thinking about something, Gu Wei took a few calls in the villa in the morning, then watched the news. After lunch, he went straight to the company.

The Hollywood auditions arrived.

.........

"It is reported that Hollywood actresses Emma Stone, Megan Fox, Kate Winslet and others arrived at the Capital Airport this morning..."

"Hollywood actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Dornan, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Robert Pattinson and others have arrived in the capital and are about to audition for "The Battle of Nan Tianmen."

"Xingchen Film and Television Company Director Wang Chen showed up at the Capital Airport to pick us up and was interviewed by reporters on the scene..."

"The general manager of Hollywood's rising star, Ryder, arrived in the capital with Scarlett Johansson. The two left the airport in the same car..."

in the office.

Gu Wei looked at the report that had just been released online, especially the photo of Ryder and Scarlett Johansson chatting happily, and always felt that this guy had some bad intentions.

But this is a "private matter" between the two of them. If something really happens, it will be a case of one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten.

"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" has ignited the Spring Festival box office ahead of schedule. For Ning Hao, who has this movie schedule, this is obviously good news. At least it proves that the market is hot enough.

However, when this guy came to the office on the pretext of dealing with the matter of "Lost in Thailand", Gu Wei simply ignored him.

"Director, can I watch the audition later?"

As soon as the thick-skinned Ning Hao opened his mouth, Gu Wei understood. Thinking of this, Gu Wei smiled and said, "No problem, if Director Ning takes a fancy to that girl later, do you want me to arrange it for you privately?"

“Hehehe.” Ning Hao showed a “pervert” smile and wanted to agree immediately, but when he saw Gu Wei’s expression, he immediately reacted, “What are you talking about? Director, I just want to learn from you. Maybe in the future we can invite a few Hollywood actresses to audition!”

"Ambition." Gu Wei gave a thumbs up, but when he played back the recording of what Ning Hao had just said.

"No, Director."

"Delete it quickly, otherwise someone might get killed."

The two of them played around for a while, and when the assistant came over to remind them that someone had arrived, the expression on Ning Hao's face had changed from happy to resentful.

"Let's go. Who are you trying to show off to?" Gu Wei waved his hand and the guy followed him happily.

The two took the elevator to the conference room floor. As soon as Gu Wei got out of the elevator, he saw a lot of employees gathered here.

Most of them are "men", and the "technicians" have lost their previous shyness. They stretch their heads and look eagerly into the lounge.

Some of the brave ones are discussing how to get autographs and take photos.

"See, director, it's not just me. Who isn't interested in these stars who often appear in Hollywood blockbusters?" Ning Hao said with a raised eyebrow.

Seeing this, Gu Wei was speechless, but then he thought that except for himself and a few personal assistants, other people in the company had rarely seen Hollywood superstars.

A lot of Hollywood filmmakers came to my last wedding, but they all had tasks to do at that time. This time, however, I was able to observe them up close.

When they walked into the conference room, everyone saw Gu Wei coming in and naturally stood up and greeted him.

Many Hollywood stars were also extremely excited after meeting Gu Wei in person, this world-renowned director, especially those who had never met him before.

The boldness of Europeans and Americans was fully demonstrated at this moment. The hugs never stopped since Gu Wei came in.

If Gu Wei hadn't refused the cheek kiss, the actresses would probably have wanted to have a mouth-to-mouth kiss with him.

After a round of greetings, Gu Wei said, "The audition will start in five minutes," and then walked towards the meeting room.

Ning Hao, who was standing next to him, was laughing secretly while holding his cell phone, and he had obviously taken a lot of "evidence".

……

Since it is an audition, even though there are many big-name Hollywood stars present, Gu Wei still has strict standards.

Of course, Gu Wei's serious expression at the moment was definitely not because of the old-timers who came here temporarily with various excuses and were present at the scene.

"Tsk tsk, it's the first time that a Hollywood star comes to our country for an audition." Han Sanping straightened his back and said with some emotion.

"Director Han, just get used to it. After all, if I, a big director, audition them, and I ask them to go to South Africa, they will go."

"Fuck, you'll die if you don't pretend to be cool." Han Sanping almost gave him the middle finger.

But on second thought, what Gu Wei said was indeed correct, and then he suddenly became malicious and asked, "Then let them go to South Africa for an audition for your next movie?"

"Hehe." These two words came out from between Gu Wei's teeth.

After checking the time, Gu Wei nodded to his assistant, signaling to start.

After a while, Scarlett Johansson came in.

As for this old acquaintance, Gu Wei chatted with her more than letting her perform on the spot. After all, Scarlett Johansson was no longer a small character at this moment.

From the time when A-du said "I want to drink the bath water" to now, Scarlett Johansson has already become one of the big actresses in Hollywood.

The audition went smoothly, and Gu Wei communicated with the actors in English throughout the process.

So a funny scene appeared in the conference room. Gu Wei kept talking, while the old-timers just stared and watched, and from time to time they pricked up their ears to listen to the various translations of the staff who understood English.

...

After the audition in the afternoon, Gu Wei did not arrange a cocktail party.

Many of the people who came to audition flew back to Hollywood overnight. Several of them have already joined the crew, and they came here specifically because they received an invitation.

According to their thinking, even if they cannot star in Gu Wei's new movie, as long as they have been invited by a big director, these are qualifications they can show off.

After all, not everyone can be noticed by a big director and be accepted for an audition.

Through auditions one after another, Gu Wei already has an idea of ​​the role he will choose next.

Once the sorting is completed in the next two days, the results will be announced to the public.

After returning to the villa, Gu Wei had just taken off his coat when Miss Liu waved a wedding invitation in front of him.

"Whose is it?" Gu Wei asked casually while taking off his shoes.

"Ms. Liu's wedding is in March..." Miss Liu glanced at the time on the wedding invitation and continued, "Yes, March 20th, in Bali."

"Bali? Do you want to go?" It was more than a month later, but Gu Wei didn't know whether he would be free by then.

"How can we go? I guess the training won't be over by then." Miss Liu pouted, obviously not happy that her man had forgotten about the schedule of the heroine.

"Oh, I forgot about that."

Seeing Miss Liu pouting, Gu Wei immediately brought up the topic of the quarrel between Liu Shishi and Wu Qilong's fans.

I have to say, when other celebrities in the circle get married, fans of both sides don’t necessarily congratulate them together, but at least they’re not as annoyed as they are like this.

Since January 1, when the two posted a Weibo post announcing their marriage certificate, fans of both sides started to fight online.

The man’s fans initially just sent their blessings, but the woman’s fans not only did not appreciate it, but instead cursed more and more harshly.

In the end, all the talk about men's "impotence" came out, and they just picked on me and scolded me for everything that hurt my heart, without giving me any face at all.

With the help of onlookers and the woman's competitors, this extremely exciting and well-received farce has continued to this day and has not yet completely ended.

"Haha, compared to them, our fans are really nice. They send us all blessings." Miss Liu laughed.

"How could it be bad? There are still a lot of fans on Weibo urging us to prepare for pregnancy and have children as soon as possible!"

Putting his arm around the young lady's slender waist, Gu Wei said with a smile.

"Hahaha, they all mean well."

Looking at the cheerful Miss Liu, Gu Wei smiled at her and said, "We have nothing to do today, how about we have some fun?"

Miss Liu blushed and said, "Go take a shower first!"

"Okay!" Upon hearing that, Gu Wei immediately set off and rushed towards the bathroom.

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(End of this chapter)