Chapter 104 Casting
The premiere of "The Myth" was quite interesting. The main film was not shown on site, probably because of the issue of piracy.

There was no other way. When the movie was released on the 23rd, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei went to the cinema as a group, which contributed some box office revenue to Jackie Chan.

After watching the movie, Gu Wei thought it was okay. Jackie Chan has not yet entered the mode of making bad movies, and the fighting and literary scenes are quite good.

"Princess Yu Shu is so pitiful. She has waited for more than a thousand years."

After leaving the cinema, Liu Yifei said emotionally that she almost cried while watching the movie, which made Gu Wei a little confused.

After watching the movie, Gu Wei took Liu Yifei to eat something and then sent her to school.

Recently, she has been attending classes at school. In addition to her daily studies, she has also started preparing her graduation thesis.

...

In early October, Ning Hao brought Xing Aina to the company. The script of "Stone" is almost ready and has entered the preparation stage for shooting.

"Director Gu, the two of us have also raised some funds, and we are still short of 400 million."

In the office, Ning Hao sat on the sofa, drinking tea and talking.

Ning Hao's budget for this movie is around 600 million.

"Here is the script, take a look."

Gu Wei took the script handed to him by Ning Hao and started reading it. It was different from the last time he read it. The content was more detailed and there were a lot of storyboard manuscripts added.

Gu Wei read the script once, and this time he spent less than half an hour reading it, and the general content did not change much.

“The script is good and the story is very logical.

The cost of 600 million is a bit too little, add another 200 million, and the effect will be better. "

"More would definitely be good."

When Ning Hao heard this, he showed joy and winked at Xing Aina next to him.

Xing Aina pinched him secretly from below, and Ning Hao instantly became much more obedient.

Gu Wei took everything in, but said nothing.

"Then it's settled. The cost is 800 million, Xingchen Films will contribute 600 million, accounting for 6 layers, and the subsequent box office revenue will also be divided according to this ratio. Is that ok?"

The conditions offered by Gu Wei were very generous, and he didn't take advantage of them too much.

Ning Hao and Xing Aina looked at each other and said, "No problem, Director Gu, I'll listen to you."

"Director Gu, do you have any suitable recommendations for movie casting?"

Ning Hao followed the trend. It was normal for Gu Wei to have two roles since he had invested so much money.

"I don't have any requirements for the role. You can choose it yourself. Once you have chosen, just send it to me for review."

"okay."

"You take the script for review first, and the funds will be deposited immediately after it is approved."

"Okay, Director Gu."

Even if Gu Wei didn't say it, this is what Ning Hao would do next.

After chatting for a while, Ning Hao left Xingchen Film and Television Company happily.

...

the next day.

"I heard that you participated in the investment of Ning Hao's movie."

"Haha, I can't hide anything from you, Mr. Han. The movie cost a small amount, only 800 million in total."

“Okay, it’s a little small indeed, and with the China Film Academy, it’s not very interesting.

I've read the script, there's nothing wrong with it, it will be approved in the next two days."

Han Sanping said on the phone.

"When are we going there? At the end of the year, The Promise..."

"Boss Han, I really don't have time for this. I will definitely be in Hollywood by the end of the year. The animated film I invested in needs editing and post-dubbing."

Gu Wei quickly interrupted Han Sanping's words. He had no intention of supporting "The Promise".

"alright."

Han Sanping didn't expect Gu Wei to refuse directly, and hung up the phone feeling depressed.

I don’t know if it was Han Sanping who secretly made some efforts, but the script passed the review within a week.

On the same day, "Stone" was reported by the media.

"The film Stone, invested by Xingchen Film and Television Company, passed the review today and was officially approved."

"It is reported that Xingchen Company invested 600 million in this film."

"Director Ning Hao has another new work that will start filming soon."

...

There are many movies produced in the circle every year, but there are even more actors who have no roles to play. As soon as Ning Hao’s new movie was reported, he received a lot of calls.

"Director Ning, I am..."

"Hello, Director Ning."

"With only 800 million dollars of investment, there are so many people asking for roles. You can imagine how many people are vying to get in when Director Gu is shooting a movie in Hollywood. The cost is tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars."

Ning Hao hung up several calls asking about the role and sighed.

"Virtue."

"How dare you compete with Director Gu? Just finish filming this movie first."

Xing Aina next to him rolled her eyes at him and said.

"Hehe, I definitely can't compare with Director Gu. He won the Oscar for Best Director. I only won the Most Favorite Director for College Students."

Xing Aina was too lazy to speak. After being together for so long, she knew her man best. He would shine brightly with a little sunshine.

"What are your considerations for casting? Director Gu will have to review it after the selection."

"Let me think about this. We definitely can't afford to hire big names, and movies don't need handsome men and beautiful women.

There is someone in our school who is quite suitable for the role in the script. I will call and ask if he is available. "

Ning Hao picked up his phone and made a call after he finished speaking.

...

On the other side, Liu Yifei and Qin Hao came directly to the company's office, and the four of them looked at Gu Wei eagerly.

"What are you two looking at me with? Are you planning to eat me?"

"Senior."

"director."

The two spoke in unison.

“Okay, okay.

I read the script and there are almost no female roles. No suitable role for you, Sissi.

Let's talk about male characters. Qin Hao, can you act in comedy? "

Gu Wei looked at the two of them and said.

"Director, I think I'm usually quite humorous."

"What a joke, you're just thick-skinned."

"Pfft."

Liu Yifei next to her couldn't help laughing, then she saw Qin Hao looking at her and stuck out her tongue.

"Okay, I promised Ning Hao that I would not interfere with the casting. The investment in the movie is not big, so don't even think about it."

"Director, I haven't filmed for a long time."

Qin Hao didn't give up and continued speaking.

"If you don't have any movies to shoot, go back to acting in dramas and hone your acting skills. You'll be busy in the future. You'll be busy all day long without doing anything serious."

Gu Wei complained.

Liu Yifei was standing by and trying not to laugh out loud.

"And you, study hard. You're already a senior, and your graduation defense will be coming soon."

After these words, the two of them fell silent.

Gu Wei glanced at his watch and said, "Let's go. I'll treat you two to lunch at noon."

"Let's go."

Liu Yifei's face instantly showed joy, and she stood up and said.

Gu Wei saw her expression, smiled and shook his head.

Gu Wei brought the two of them to a specialty restaurant near the school. The main reason was because of Liu Yifei's face, which was quite well-known.

When they arrived, they didn't dare order too much, so they ordered four dishes and a soup and started eating.

"Director, is your animated film finished?"

Qin Hao took a bite of food and asked while eating.

"With an investment of 50 million US dollars, how much box office revenue is needed to make back the investment?"

Liu Yifei's mouth was full and she said something vaguely.

"Fifty million is the production cost, plus the post-production promotion costs, it is estimated to be close to 70 million US dollars."

"70 million, converted into RMB, is nearly 600 million, my God."

"The Hollywood market has been slowly picking up in recent years, with more and more productions costing hundreds of millions of dollars, and perhaps even more than 200 million dollars in investment."

Gu Wei spoke in a relaxed tone, pretending not to notice the two people making a fuss. This amount of money was already commonplace to him.

After dinner, Gu Wei and Qin Hao sent Liu Yifei to the school gate and then returned to the company.

Since signing the contract, Qin Hao rented a house near the company and went to the company every few days.

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