Chapter 126 Liu Yifei's Rejection
The casting for "The Forbidden Kingdom" is still in full swing...

Huayi also revealed that the other leading actor is Cheng Long. The news caused a sensation in the domestic entertainment circle.

The role of the heroine in the film has attracted the attention of many big stars.

Fan Binbin, Li Binbin, Zhou Xun, and Zhang Ziyi all expressed their longing for the roles during interviews.

Liu Yifei also received an invitation to audition for a role, but she directly rejected it.

"Xixi, it's not good to just reject it like this."

Su Chang's eyes were full of envy. Liu Yifei easily rejected the role that others would beg for.

"I have to go to Iceland with my senior after the New Year, so we won't have enough time, right, Mom?"

Liu Xiaoli next to him nodded in agreement. Compared with Gu Wei, a role was indeed nothing.

"It's okay to refuse. I'll take a good rest during this period. I heard that this movie needs to be trained in advance, so forget it."

Liu's mother's words made the young lady smile.

"I'm so envious. I wonder when I can act in a movie directed by a famous director."

Su Chang said sourly.

When Liu Yifei heard this, she rushed towards her and the two started fighting.

Seeing this, Liu Xiaoli could only shake her head helplessly, got up and went to the study, hoping that out of sight, out of mind.

...

"It is reported that Liu Yifei rejected the audition invitation for "The Forbidden Kingdom"."

When the news came out, other people in the circle breathed a sigh of relief, especially several big stars. Liu Yifei has been too popular recently, and they have no confidence that they can defeat Liu Yifei.

Now that she has directly refused, everyone's chances have increased a lot. But on second thought, they circled back together. This is the advantage of having a big director behind you. Such a good opportunity was rejected just like that.

"Uncle Lu, Liu Yifei directly refused the audition for the role."

In the villa, Jing Tian saw the news and said to Lu Zheng next to him.

"Tiantian, don't worry, uncle will help you get this role."

Lu Zheng said in a firm tone.

Jing Tian next to her also nodded. She really liked filming and was disappointed for a long time after missing out on a role in Gu Wei's movie last time.

"Have a good rest tonight. Director Gu will also come to the press conference tomorrow."

Speaking of this, Jingtian felt much better. He nodded vigorously and then went upstairs to rest.

.........

The next day, Gu Wei drove himself to the press conference.

The young lady didn't join him. She was not familiar with Jingtian and didn't want to join in the fun.

In the original time and space, Jingtian’s EP launch conference was in December. I don’t know if the other party had planned it in advance and changed the time to release it after Gu Wei returned to China.

At the press conference, Jingtian wore a white sweatshirt, jeans and white sneakers, exuding a youthful vibe.

"Uncle Lu, hasn't Director Gu arrived yet?"

"Don't worry, I just called Director Gu, and he should be on his way now."

Lu Zheng said.

When Jing Tian heard this, a smile appeared on his face and he faced the reporters and guests at the scene.

"Boss Lu, Director Gu is here."

At this time, the staff member came to Lu Zheng and whispered.

"Tiantian, Director Gu is here. I'll go pick him up."

"Uh-huh."

After Gu Wei arrived at the scene, he was surrounded by reporters and kept asking questions.

"Take some people to separate the reporters."

Lu Zheng came to the door, saw this situation, and gave instructions to the security personnel.

"Please give way, everyone."

Several security guards stopped the reporters, and Gu Wei was able to break away and walk inside.

"Director Gu, I'm sorry."

Lu Zheng walked quickly forward and spoke to Gu Wei.

"Boss Lu, what a grand ceremony today."

"Director Gu, you are joking. Please come in."

Lu Zheng made a gesture, and Gu Wei followed him into the meeting room.

"Director Gu is here."

Someone in the meeting room saw Gu Wei come in and shouted, and then everyone's eyes turned to him.

"Hello, Director Gu."

"Hello, Director Gu."

There was an endless stream of people greeting him, and Gu Wei responded with a smile and a nod.

"Director, I came here by myself. Where's Sissi?"

Ning Hao asked.

"What nonsense! I came here by myself."

Gu Wei retorted to him.

"Director Gu, you are here."

Gu Wei and Ning Hao hadn't said a few words when they heard Jing Tian say.

"Well, this outfit looks pretty good today."

"Thank you Director Gu for the compliment."

Jingtian said a little embarrassedly.

As the guests arrived one after another, the press conference officially began.

Reporters interviewed and asked questions on the spot, Jingtian sang, and there were quite a lot of segments.

Gu Wei sat in the audience and listened to the music live.

When Ning Hao was interviewed by reporters, he said a lot of good things. It can be seen that Lu Zheng's money was not wasted and he put in a lot of effort.

"Director Gu, Tiantian has received an audition notice for the movie "The Forbidden Kingdom". You are a big director, what do you think about this?"

At this time, a reporter asked this question.

"Shit, this part is not in the plan." Gu Wei thought to himself, then glanced at Lu Zheng next to him, and seeing that he was smiling, he realized that this was most likely arranged by Lu Zheng.

Since he came to show his support, Gu Wei couldn't tell the truth. After thinking for a moment, he said:

"I have never worked with Jingtian, but since I was notified of the audition, I believe they have their own considerations..."

Gu Wei said a few perfunctorily without directly expressing his opinion.

The reporters at the scene did not ask any further questions.

.........

Recently, Sun Li’s “funding” time has been widely discussed in the circle.

The recipient of the grant wrote a 6000-word article, full of dissatisfaction with the sponsor, accusing him of being a showman.

At this time, Sun Li had just become famous all over the country for her role in "Jade Guanyin", her good acting skills and her natural beauty, and she also gained the reputation of a star in the hearts of the audience.

Afterwards, Sun Li's proud career went downhill and the negotiated cooperation ended in failure.

"Sheng Mi's favor, fight with Mi's hatred."

"In the future, companies must make public their charitable activities to avoid being caught by others."

In the office, Gu Wei said to Wang Chen, "I understand, boss."

"Boss, China Film Group sent us a message, inviting us to co-invest in a TV series."

Wang Chen sat on the sofa and mentioned something.

Ever since Xingchen Film and Television Company invested in Huayi’s films, more and more crews and directors have come to seek investment in recent days.

"what name?"

"'Crossing Guandong'."

Gu Wei perked up. He had the impression that this TV series did have good ratings, but there were also many investors, with seven or eight companies jointly funding it.

Why would China Film want Xingchen Film and Television Company to get involved?

Picking up the phone on the table, Gu Wei called Han Sanping.

After a while, the call was connected.

"Director Han, I heard that China Film Group has invited Xingchen Film and Television to invest in a TV series."

Gu Wei said directly.

"Wait a minute, I'll ask."

Han Sanping paused, then hung up the phone.

China Film Corporation is about to change its leadership, and Han Sanping has already begun to take over the power of the group. There are many things that need to be dealt with at present, but he has no way of remembering them all, so he can only call the person in charge of the relevant department to ask.

Gu Wei was not in a hurry. He took out his mobile phone and read the news online.

"New artist Jing Tian officially debuted, and director Ning Hao shot a music video for him."

"Director Gu Wei showed up at the Jingtian EP press conference to show his support."

It seems that Lu Zheng spent a lot of money. There are many reports about Jingtian on the Internet.

Gu Wei then flipped through the pages.

"It is reported that Robert Minkoff, the director of The Forbidden Kingdom, has recently arrived in China and started auditioning actors."

"Fan Binbin, Li Binbin, Zhou Xun and newcomer Jing Tian were interviewed by the media and confirmed that they had received an audition invitation."

...

Ten minutes later, the phone in his hand vibrated and Gu Wei answered the call.

"I learned that two investors in this TV series withdrew their investment, freeing up some shares, and the talented people found your company."

Han Sanping explained the reason.

"If you don't want to invest, China Film will help you reject it."

"It's okay, Mr. Han, I just want to ask if the company has invested in this TV series."

"Okay then, send someone over to sign the contract."

“Also, I saw that you recently invested in Huayi’s new movie.

Are you interested in investing some money in Red Cliff? China Film Group can give you some share."

Han Sanping also meant well. He had been taking advantage of Gu Wei in recent years, and now that there was a good project, he asked.

"Boss Han, forget about Red Cliff. The water is too deep and I can't handle it."

Han Sanping was a little confused when he heard what Gu Wei said.

“When will Interstellar end?”

“After the Chinese New Year, we will go to Iceland to shoot for more than a month, but post-production will probably take about a year.”

Gu Wei gave an approximate time.

"alright."

Han Sanping is a bit annoyed. These blockbusters often take one or two years to make. They are just a waste of time.

Then he continued:

“Don’t keep focusing on this one movie. The domestic production can be launched soon. If you need any support, just tell me directly.

Director Yang is about to retire. Recently, the department leaders held a meeting and also talked about the domestic film industry. New support will be coming soon. "

"I'll consider this, Mr. Han."

Gu Wei listened to Han Sanping's chatter and responded directly.

"Well, no matter how big or small the investment is, it will be counted as a share by China Film Group."

After speaking, I hung up.

Gu Wei smiled. As expected of the leader of China Film Corporation, he could mention investment every three sentences.

"There is no problem with the TV series investment. I will ask someone to contact you tomorrow."

Wang Chen nodded upon hearing this.

"Help me find an agency, preferably one that is familiar with villas and courtyard houses in the capital."

"Boss, are you planning to buy a house?"

"Yeah, I have this idea."

"In fact, we should have considered this a long time ago. House prices have risen a lot in the past two years."

"It doesn't matter whether the price goes up or down, I bought it to live in."

Gu Wei plans to buy a larger villa for himself to live in. As for the courtyard house, it is for his parents. They work all the time, so Gu Wei plans to buy it and decorate it first, and then tell his parents. By then, his parents will feel sorry for the money and will move in without his persuasion.

"Boss, this is the list of copyrights purchased by the company this year."

Wang Chen took out a list and handed it to Gu Wei.

"Ghost Blows Out the Light..."

There really is a big fish. After taking a look at the list, Gu Wei spotted this name at the first moment.

"That's right. If there's a good script, just buy it. Don't be too restrictive about the genre."

After reading it through, Gu Wei put the list on the table.

“This year’s year-end bonus has been doubled and will be paid out in advance so that everyone can have a good year.

Also, don’t forget to have the company deliver the New Year gifts and gifts for the teachers in school in advance.”

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

"Your bonus will be tripled. Talk to the finance department."

Gu Wei looked at Wang Chen and said that he had also seen Wang Chen's contribution to the company in recent years, and nothing was more direct than a cash reward.

"thank you boss."

Sure enough, when Wang Chen heard this, his smile became even brighter.

"Go."

...

After watching Wang Chen leave, Gu Wei thought about the future development of the company.

YouTube has already cashed out and exited the market, and most of the domestic Internet companies that invested in it followed suit and invested in the second round of financing.

Just like in December, when Tudou raised its second round of financing, Gu Wei acquired another 12% of the shares.

The company’s main focus in the future will still be on movies and TV series, but the acquisition of popular themes in Japan and South Korea can be put on the agenda.

Let’s do it this way. After the new company is renovated, other departments will also be established one after another.

After thinking about this, Gu Wei sorted out his thoughts, then got up and left the company.

...

　When the snow starts to fall, the world will be gray-haired.

　　It’s snowing, I hope everyone is happy!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)