Chapter 124 New Company

Before boarding the plane, Gu Wei received a call from South Korea's NEW Films.

"The Thieves" was nominated for five awards at this year's South Korean Film Blue Dragon Awards.

They are the highest box office award, best new actor, best action design, best director and best film.

The other party invited Gu Wei to attend the award ceremony, but he refused directly. It wasn't a big prize, so there was no need to go there in person.

"Senior, it's time to board the plane."

Liu Yifei's sweet voice sounded, and Gu Wei hung up the phone.

"Who called you?"

The young lady asked curiously.

"South Korea asked me to attend an awards ceremony, but I refused."

"Let's go."

Then several people walked towards the apron.

.........

At home, as the Olympic Games draw closer, there are signs of construction sites all over the capital, and there are more and more vehicles on the road.

House prices also started to rise, but no one expected that the rise would never stop.

When we looked back later, housing prices had become so high that they were out of reach for ordinary people.

Capital Airport, sunny.

After more than ten hours of flight, the plane arrived on time at ten o'clock in the morning.

Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and others got off the plane and walked straight to the exit.

The group of people all wore sunglasses, and their grand appearance attracted the attention of other people at the airport.

As for the reporters who were waiting in ambush, it goes without saying that the years of waiting have given them a pair of sharp eyes. When they saw Gu Wei and others coming out, they surrounded them immediately.

"Yifei, can you sign an autograph for me?"

"Liu Yifei, I love you."

A boy next to him shouted, without any regard for the feelings of his girlfriend.

"Everyone, slow down and be careful not to get hurt."

Liu Yifei took off her sunglasses and spoke to the crowd.

"I'm not afraid. I have a thick skin."

A chubby young man with glasses spoke loudly, causing others to laugh.

As more and more people came, even the airport security personnel came to maintain order.

Gu Wei glanced at the young lady next to him and could only sigh that the young lady had so many fans.

Well, the side profile is also very beautiful.

"Everyone, please be quiet. Let's go to another place so as not to delay other people's travel."

Gu Wei shouted loudly, and then a group of people came to the exit.

It took more than half an hour to finish the signing and taking photos.

After calming down the fans, reporters came up again, holding microphones and recording equipment to interview.

"Yifei, you are returning to China at this time. Is the filming of the movie finished?"

A young female reporter asked first.

"The filming of the movie has not been completed yet, and we will leave for Iceland after the New Year to continue filming."

The young lady answered the reporter's questions with a smile on her face. After she finished speaking, she glanced at Gu Wei next to her with a smile in her eyes.

After answering several questions in succession, the reporter changed the interview subject to Gu Wei.

"Director Gu, what do you think about the quarrel between Bo Na, Yu Dong and Zhang Weiping after the release of Curse of the Golden Flower?"

"Just interview me, but instead of asking about my movie, you ask about other people's things. What the hell? I haven't even seen the movie yet." Gu Wei silently complained in his heart, but continued:
"I'm sorry, I've been busy with my own movie recently. I'm not very familiar with what you're talking about, so I can't comment on it for now."

"Director Gu, Director Lu Chuan is preparing for a new film, "Jinling", which has already started filming, with a total investment of 200 million..."

The reporter did not get the answer he wanted and continued to ask Gu Wei about his opinions on other directors' latest films.

Two hundred million? From what Gu Wei remembered, the cost of this film shouldn't be that high.

Besides, to invest 200 million yuan to directly shoot this type of movie, is it that China Film Group is stupid or the investors at Star Media are out of their minds?

Gu Wei did not give a direct answer, but just said a few other things to get by.

The group then left the Capital Airport directly.

...

Within an hour, the news that Gu Wei and Liu Yifei appeared at the Capital Airport was posted online by the media, along with the interview content and photos.

"Haha, I am dying of laughter. Director Gu has been asked about the quarrel between Bo Na and New Picture. His expression looks a bit confused..."

"I emphasize again, the way Yifei looks at Director Gu is not right, there is definitely something going on between them."

"As expected of a great director, he played Tai Chi very well during the interview and didn't ask any sensitive questions."

"Then how do you want Director Gu to respond? Just start criticizing other directors and film and television companies."

"When dogs bite each other, they are both left with a mouth full of fur. Neither Yu Dong nor Zhang Weiping is a good person."

"It's all about interests. If they are not distributed evenly, there will definitely be quarrels."

...

After parting with Liu Xiaoli and her daughter at the airport, Gu Wei went to the company without stopping.

The young lady originally wanted to go along, but after Liu Xiaoli said a few words to her, she pouted and had no choice but to go home with Liu's mother obediently.

"Boss, is it really 500 million US dollars?"

"Congratulations, boss, on getting rich."

This was the first thing the front desk clerk said when he saw Gu Wei.

"I'll give you an extra year-end bonus this year."

After leaving a few words, Gu Wei turned around and walked towards the office.

"thank you boss."

"Long live the boss."

Then, I heard a voice of thanks coming from behind me. If you didn’t know, you would have thought I had just come out of a high-end club.

Arriving at the office, Gu Wei turned on the computer and browsed the latest news.

He was mainly reading news about "Curse of the Golden Flower", and the questions asked by the reporters at the airport left him a little confused.

The movie was weird from the beginning of its premiere. Director Zhang Yimou and leading actors Gong Li and Chow Yun-fat did not show up, which made the star power of the scene dim.

However, thanks to several big-name leading actors and Zhang Yimou's fame, the box office was not at all ambiguous. On the night of its release, the box office reached 1500 million.

In the first three days of the weekend, the box office exceeded 9600 million, approaching million.

Major media outlets rushed to report on the event, saying that the golden age of domestic films had arrived.

However, Bona and Yu Dong later criticized "Curse of the Golden Flower" for signing a monopolistic and exclusive screening agreement with digital cinemas in an interview with reporters.

Zhang Weiping of New Picture directly denied it, saying that Yu Dong's criticism was "a way of promoting the film" and expressed disdain for this "harming others and benefiting oneself" promotional method. "Zhang Weiping's eating style is a bit ugly."

When Gu Wei saw the news reports online, he couldn't help but mutter, no wonder the press conference at the airport asked him about his opinion on this matter.

At the same time, this year's Hundred Flowers Film Festival.

Chef Xie defeated Liu Dehua and Wang Qingxiang won the Best Supporting Actor award.

One of these two has won the Best Actor award and has been acting for many years, and the other is a national first-class actor, but they still lost to "New Police Story".

“Is this the level of domestic film festivals?”

"Mad, don't you care about acting now?"

Gu Wei looked at the comments from netizens and felt like laughing.

Then continue to scroll down.

Chen Kaige accepted the first Lifetime Achievement Award in his film career at the Thessaloniki Film Festival.

His classic film "The Emperor and the Assassin" was screened after the award ceremony.

After returning to China, Director Chen was interviewed by reporters and talked about his plans for his next film.

For a time, netizens had higher expectations for "Mei Lanfang". After all, this is an area that Brother Chen Kai is good at, and expectations are slowly returning.

After watching for a while, Gu Wei turned off the computer. The domestic market is still too small and there is nothing worth paying attention to in the film industry.

Even if the box office exceeds 1 billion, it is only a little over 100 million US dollars. We can only hope that Mr. Han will take over next year and the mainland market will develop faster.

Gu Wei left the company after not staying in the office for long.

The company driver took him directly home.

When I got home, my parents were both at work and the house was empty.

Gu Wei looked at the small house and the idea of ​​buying a house popped into his mind, but he didn't like courtyard houses and planned to take a look at the villa area in the capital.

.........

The next morning, Gu Wei was awakened by a call from Han Sanping.

"In two days, the country will hold an annual film summary meeting. Don't forget to come then."

Han Sanping spoke straight to the point.

Gu Wei gave a bitter smile upon hearing this. If he had known this, he would have come back a few days later.

"Mr. Han, it's not appropriate for me to go. Let's just forget it." Gu Wei wanted to find an excuse to refuse.

“If there’s anything inappropriate, all the big directors and filmmakers in the industry will come over.

Besides, your ban period has passed, and no one will make a fuss about it."

Han Sanping said this without question.

"alright."

"Someone will call you and remind you when the time comes."

After washing up, Gu Wei went directly to the company. Wang Chen had already chosen the company's new address, so Gu Wei also wanted to go and see it in person today.

Half an hour later, Gu Wei arrived at the gate of the community and Wang Chen drove to pick him up.

"These buildings were newly built in the past two years, not far from Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama..."

In the car, Wang Chen was talking while driving.

Gu Wei also picked up the document and started reading it.

None of these places are too busy, but they are suitable as offices. There are also several cultural and film and television companies nearby.

"Okay, let's go take a look and compare."

In the morning, Wang Chen took Gu Wei to every place to have a look.

He directly rejected several small companies, and planned to expand the subsequent companies on a large scale and add TV drama production and special effects companies.

Instead of having to move again later when the place is too small, it is better to do it all at once and save the trouble.

In the end, Gu Wei chose the largest one. The formalities were handled by an agent, and Wang Chen would be responsible for the subsequent decoration.

He did not choose to rent, but bought it directly with full payment.

Now Gu Wei is not like before. He has no shortage of funds. Besides, there is still a lot of room for appreciation of real estate in the capital.

At noon, Gu Wei did not go to the company and planned to have lunch at Liu Yifei's house.

...

On the other side, after Liu Yifei returned home, she called Su Chang to come and accompany her.

He just finished filming "The Deer and the Cauldron" and has not taken on any other new dramas at the moment, so he just happens to be free.

The two of them lay on the sofa, petting the cat and chatting.

"Xixi, will Director Gu come over for dinner later?"

"Well, the senior is busy looking for the address of the new company and will come over soon."

"A new company?"

Su Chang suddenly perked up, with a look of anticipation on his face, and then asked:

"Director Gu's company has expanded. Is he going to sign new artists?"

"I don't know. Senior never told me about this."

"Then you can ask Director Gu later to see if he has any plans in this regard."

Su Chang blinked his big eyes and said to Liu Yifei who was petting the cat.

...

The lunch was very sumptuous. The nanny was a great cook and she prepared five dishes and a soup for four people.

After the meal, Liu Yifei asked about the company's expansion and matters concerning agents.

Gu Wei did not hide it and said in front of Su Chang that he was not considering signing any more artists for the time being.

Su Chang felt a little disappointed when he heard this, but he quickly adjusted himself, and then several people discussed the failure of "Curse of the Golden Flower" in North America.

After all, there was some good news a while ago, with American film critics generally praising the film as an "epic masterpiece" and a "visual blockbuster."

In addition, the opera "Qin Shi Huang" was released in New York at the end of December, and the "Chinese culture" craze brought about by Zhang Yimou was continuously reported by the mainstream media in the United States.

But the box office was disappointing, with 200 million in the first weekend, which was almost the same as the previously released movie "To Live".

"It seems that Director Zhang has no hope of winning the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar again."

Gu Wei is well aware of some of the unspoken rules of the Oscars. With average box office and no public relations, there is no chance this year.

“Ah, is the impact that big?”

When Liu Yifei heard Gu Wei directly sentence the film to death, she was a little bit unbelievable. She didn't know much about the Oscars.

"That's about right. Hopefully, almost nothing."

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