Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 775 Chain Reaction
The next morning, news about the Xingchen Film and Television Annual Meeting was still at the top of the trending searches, and the company’s official Weibo was updated again.

"Jointly produced by Xingchen Films and Happy Twist, starring Shen Teng, Ma Li, Wang Zhi, Allen, Yin Zheng and others, the comedy film "Charlotte's Troubles" is scheduled to be released on National Day and will meet the audience on September 9th..."

"Produced by Xingchen Films, directed by Guo Fan, and starring Bai Baihe, Daniel Wu, Ling Xiaosu, Yin Xiaotian, Jiao Junyan and others, the inspirational, romantic, and comedy comic adaptation film "Go Away! Tumor King" officially started filming this morning."

"'Go Away! Tumor King' will be filmed in the capital, and the producer, Director Chen Guofu, will attend the launch conference..."

The Spring Festival season has begun and the atmosphere of the Lunar New Year is getting stronger and stronger.

The entire film and television industry and entertainment industry have also become more noisy.

Especially in the movie market, under the smoke of the Spring Festival, more than a dozen movies are ready to go.

At this time, the news that Xingchen Film and Television Company had started shooting a new movie suddenly made it to the hot search headlines, naturally attracting the attention of many people in the industry.

After all, Gu Wei had previously revealed that the film would start shooting after the New Year, so how come it was suddenly brought forward?

Actually, it’s not Gu Wei’s fault that he spread fake news. This movie was produced by Guo Fan and Chen Guofu.

Director Guo Fan felt that the preliminary preparations were almost ready, so he discussed it with Chen Guofu, and the two decided to start filming ahead of schedule.

As for whether it is before or after the New Year, there is no difference for celebrities and artists. As long as they can join the crew to act and have work to do, that day is equivalent to the New Year.

Guo Fan also has his own reasons for moving the film forward. He plans to finish the filming in about two months, plus post-production, and if nothing goes wrong, it will be released in the second half of the year.

If the word of mouth and box office are good, Guo Fan plans to take his work to a film festival. For a new director, awards and box office are equally important.

Although Gu Wei looks down on these domestic film festivals, Guo Fan is not picky. After all, he still has some expectations for domestic awards.

There are many discussions about "Go Away Tumor" on the Internet, but many people in the circle are more concerned about "Charlotte's Troubles".

It is also a comedy and a low-budget work. The scene of Xingchen Film and Television Company making a big hit with "Lost in Thailand" is still vivid in our minds.

Previously, this movie was still in the post-production stage and there was no movement from people in the circle, but now that the release date has been set, the release of the film has naturally become a concern for those who are interested.

Gu Wei slept until noon and received a call from Wang Changtian in a daze.

The old guy drank a lot last night, but after seeing the news early in the morning, he immediately took action.

"Lao Wang, are you sure you want to release "Charlotte's Troubles"?"

"What's wrong? Is there another problem?" Hearing Gu Wei's words, Wang Changtian was suddenly startled and asked immediately.

"There is no problem, but I have already discussed this movie with Mr. Ye a few days ago, and I am going to give it to Wanda for distribution." Miss Liu was still sleeping, and Gu Wei said as he walked to the balcony.

"Haha, Mr. Ye is really quick."

Seeing that the publication was about to fall through, Wang Changtian asked about Han Jianu's script in both open and covert ways.

Gu Wei naturally understood what Big Boss Wang was thinking, but he had only had preliminary communication with the Han girl about this matter, and there was no sign of it yet, so how could he be willing to make any promises to the other party?

He said a few perfunctory words and hung up the phone. Then he hugged the young lady and went back to sleep for a nap.

...

Although the conflict between Gu Wei and Tai Chi Ma has come to an end, there is almost no coverage of this in the media.

But not reporting it doesn't mean that both parties are safe.

The publicity for "The Ferryman" controlled by Ali Films was in full swing, and with the hard work of a group of lackeys in the circle, it seemed as if the film would definitely be a box office hit before it even started shooting.

On the 7th, "The Ferryman" announced its first crew member, who was Hong Kong Film Emperor Tony Leung Chiu-wai.

As soon as the news was announced, it immediately attracted widespread media coverage. Wong Kar-wai made many bold statements during the interview, as if "The Ferryman" would overwhelm all other films as soon as it was released.

Coupled with the hype from a group of filmmakers led by Zhao Yanzi, all kinds of news about "The Ferryman" firmly occupied the top of the hot search list, even the upcoming "The Blade" and Ning Hao's road movie "Lost in Thailand" were firmly suppressed by it.

Gu Wei, who was narrowing down the remaining list of characters for "The Battle of Nantianmen", frowned unconsciously when he saw the news about "The Ferryman" at the top of the list when he looked through his phone.

"Haha, the first movie they controlled hasn't even been filmed yet, but it seems like they've already taken control of the domestic entertainment industry." Gu Wei muttered disdainfully.

Then he put down the pen in his hand, and on the scribbled list on the table, the names of Han Xue, Wang Qianyuan and Chen Long were clearly displayed.

These three people are the actors that Gu Wei has just added to the list of supporting actors in the new movie. Among them, Han Xue was recommended by La Peikang, who hinted that someone from above had made a note, so Gu Wei simply gave her a role with not many scenes.

As for Wang Qianyuan, he had worked with director Lu Yang in "Knife of the Assassin 1" and his good performance in the audition finally caught Gu Wei's eye.

Chen Long is more interesting. He was recommended by Hu Ge, and was even accompanied by Hu Ge during the audition. Later, Hu Ge called Gu Wei and asked him what he thought of him.

After some thought, Gu Wei decided to add him. After all, these characters didn't have many scenes and were only slightly better than guest roles.

"Director Gu, is there something wrong?" Wen Muye on the other end asked hurriedly after the call was connected.

Since Wen Muye was confirmed to take over "Mojin: The Last Dragon", he has hardly gone out in the past month and has been drawing storyboards at home.

Seeing Gu Wei calling now, he was naturally a little surprised. After all, the early preparations for "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" were in progress, and except for the male lead Huang Bo, even the auditions and casting had not started.

"Contact Huang Bo in the next two days and ask him to make time on the 12th. The company is planning to hold a press conference for 'Mojin: The Lost Tomb'." Gu Wei said directly without any further ado.

"Press conference? On the 12th?" To be honest, Wen Muye was a little confused. After all, he hadn't even prepared the storyboard manuscript yet, so how could he announce it to the public?
"Yes, it's the 12th. Please contact Zhong Lifang for any preparations. The film company plans to let her be in charge."

The reason why Gu Wei suddenly planned to hold a press conference for "Mojin: The Last Dragon" was self-evident, which was to prepare to compete with "The Ferryman".

Seeing the extensive coverage of "The Ferryman" in the circle, Gu Wei was very unhappy, and since Director Gu was unhappy, he naturally wanted to use "Mojin: The Lost Legend" to compete with the other party. Anyway, no matter when the movie of Ali Pictures is released, Xingchen Film and Television Company will accompany it to the end.

We who are in the film industry should not talk about this or that, the victory or defeat should be determined by the box office.

"The press conference on the 12th is fine, but we haven't even started casting for this movie, and the cost hasn't been finalized yet..." Wen Muye kept nagging. In short, nothing is ready yet.

"You already have Huang Bo, so I'll choose a female lead for you. How about Tong Liya? Don't worry about the cost. I'll be at the press conference when the time comes." Gu Wei had obviously considered all the issues and said in a firm tone.

"No problem, Director Gu, I'll contact Director Zhong and Huang Bo right away."

Now that the boss has spoken, Wen Muye naturally won't complain about being unprepared anymore. According to his guess, most of the questions will be answered by Gu Wei himself.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei looked at Wong Kar-wai's confident smile in the interview video on the computer and sneered, "I hope you can still laugh after the movie is released, haha."

After communicating with Wen Muye, Gu Wei directly tagged Zhong Lifang in the work group and asked her to prepare for the press conference of "The Ghouls" in the next two days, which would be on the morning of the 12th.

"Understood, boss."

As a senior worker, even though the news was sudden, Zhong Lifang still responded immediately.

"What's going on?" Song Ge sent an expression in the circle, obviously not understanding what was going on.

"Nothing, just a little unhappy."

"Haha, I see." Song Ge is also a man who understands things.

"The boss is unhappy, fuck him." Wang Chen suddenly said.

Afterwards, Wang Chen directly tagged Zhong Lifang in the group chat: "I still have a group of people here who haven't had their day off yet. I'll ask them to come look for you now."

Zhong Lifang replied with an OK expression, then called her assistants to give them instructions.

At this moment, after seeing the private text message sent by Gu Wei, Song Ge immediately arranged for someone to submit "The Mojin" for review.

...

On the other hand, Tong Liya, who had just attended an endorsement event and was memorizing her lines at home, was a little confused after receiving a call from Wang Jinghua.

"The boss ordered you personally, so prepare well and clear your schedule for the 12th."

"Sister Hua, so sudden? What about "The Battle of Nantianmen"? " Tong Liya was both happy and worried. She was naturally happy to be noticed by the big boss, but if this caused Gu Wei to delete his role in the movie, it would be a big loss.

"Don't worry. Since the boss has made such arrangements, he must have taken this into consideration. I'll ask my assistant to send you the script. You can take a good look at it in the next two days." Wang Jinghua didn't understand why Gu Wei suddenly took this action, but since the boss had spoken, she could only do as he told.

At 8 p.m. on the th, a piece of news suddenly topped the hot search list.

"Produced by Xingchen Film and Television Company and directed by Wen Muye, the film "Mojin: The Lost Tomb", adapted from the online novel series "Ghost Blows Out the Light", will hold a press conference at Xingchen Film and Television Company on the 12th..."

Just so suddenly, when only a few people in the circle knew the inside story, Xingchen Film and Television Company launched a new movie project.

Let’s not talk about what netizens think. After seeing this news, Ren Zhonglun of Shanghai Film Group and Wang Zhongjun of Huayi frowned.

Especially Wang Zhongjun, he vaguely felt that Xingchen Film and Television Company seemed to be targeting Huayi.

In recent years, tomb-raiding themes have gradually become popular in China, with the most popular being "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

The copyright of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" was in the hands of Xingchen Film and Television Company. Huayi failed to acquire it after inquiring several times, and was forced to intervene in "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" through Wuershan.

Originally, I wanted to reap the money of the audience who like tomb-raiding themes before "Ghost Blows Out the Light" was planned to be made into a big movie, but I didn't expect that Xingchen Film and Television would suddenly do this.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhongjun called Ren Zhonglun and said, "Mr. Ren, have you seen the news?"

“Well, we have to start filming early, and the release date has to be before ‘The Ghouls’,” Ren Zhonglun said in a firm tone.

"I think so too. I'll talk to Director Wu Ershan. We can't wait until April. We have to start filming after the New Year at the latest."

The press conference for "Grave Robbers' Chronicles 2" was held more than a month ago, and except for the new member Yang Ying, the rest of the casting team remained almost the same, including Lu Han and Jing Boran.

If the filming starts earlier, one of the main actors, Jing Boran, might have scheduling issues. However, both parties have already signed the contract, and now that the filming starts earlier, "Monster Hunt" will have to wait a little longer.

Poor Emperor Music, I guess the release date of "Monster Hunt" in this time and space will have to be postponed.

It has to be said that sometimes a piece of news can cause a huge chain reaction.

"Okay, let's do it."

After Xingchen Film and Television Company announced the news of the press conference for the new movie "Mojin: The Lost Legend", according to gossip, it was also reported in the circle that the script of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" had been submitted to the General Administration for review.

Now, the reporters took action.

Now that Gu Wei is nowhere to be seen, director Wen Muye has naturally become the person everyone wants to interview urgently.

Unfortunately, Wen Muye was busy working on the storyboard manuscript for "The Mojin: The Last Airbender", and the reporters couldn't find him at all.

On the 10th, after a day of fermentation, the news about "Mojin: The Last Dragon" spread like wildfire in the circle, and the premiere of Jackie Chan's "Dragon Blade" began.

As the confirmed guests, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei have long been popular with reporters, and many media outlets want to get some information about the new movie from them...

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(End of this chapter)