Chapter 127: Hard Expose

After one month of release, the box office of "Curse of the Golden Flower" finally settled at 2.91 million yuan, failing to break the million mark, which is a bit regrettable.

However, compared with the box office, the reputation of "Curse of the Golden Flower" showed signs of collapse.

Netizens have reviewed "The Promise", "The Banquet" and "Curse of the Golden Flower" together.

“If The Promise is a murder case caused by a steamed bun, then Curse of the Golden Flower is a pile of steamed buns.”

"Director Zhang is awesome. He knows what the audience likes to see and exposes it."

...

Gu Wei felt a little emotional when reading the comments of netizens. It was because the General Administration was too relaxed now. If it were in the future, nothing below the neck would be allowed and the movie probably wouldn't even pass the review.

The more festivals there are, the more lively the entertainment industry becomes.

The difference is that for ordinary people, the New Year and other holidays are a time to rest and reunite with their families, but for celebrities in the entertainment industry, there are basically no holidays, so thinking of ways to join the crew to film is something that everyone should consider.

The casting for "The Forbidden Kingdom" is in full swing at Huayi Film Studio, with auditions starting after Robert Minkoff arrived in China.

There are reporters waiting at the company's gate every day, and celebrity artists arrive from time to time, providing the reporters with a lot of material.

Huayi Company is well versed in marketing, and the casting of the company's two films was very creative.

Next is Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly", Zhang Hanyu got the role of the male lead, and Qin Hao's name was also revealed by Huayi, and he will play the second male lead.

As for "The Forbidden Kingdom", Huayi also revealed some gossip from time to time.

"It is reported that Li Binbin successfully won the role of the second female lead after the audition and will play the "White-haired Witch" in the movie."

"Director Rob Minkoff was quite satisfied with the audition of newcomer Jing Tian, ​​and she will most likely play the female lead."

If the news that Li Binbin would play the second female lead only caused discussions within the circle, then the news that Jing Tian might play the first female lead instantly set off the entire circle.

"There's no one in the industry anymore, so a newcomer can get a blockbuster movie with a production cost of 7000 million US dollars?"

"I'm not a complete newcomer. After all, I've acted in the movie Anaconda."

"Just looking at the name, it sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster, haha."

"It's mainly because of the support. Didn't I see Director Gu even went to the EP launch event?"

However, these news have not been confirmed, and Huayi has not announced the confirmed candidates, which has been keeping everyone on suspense.

"Have you really decided on Jingtian?"

Li Binbin was a little bit unconvinced. After hearing this, he hurriedly asked his sister Li Xue about the authenticity of the news.

Although she got the second female role, she was still not convinced that the supporting role was given to a newcomer. Why did I work so hard for so many years and could only be a supporting actress, while you, who just debuted, could be the protagonist? A feeling of jealousy spread in her heart.

"I heard that Mr. Lu, who is very famous, met with Mr. Wang several times and the two sides reached some agreements. In addition, Jingtian's audition was also approved by the director, so..."

As the manager of Huayi Company, Li Xue is in charge of the artists and knows a lot of inside information.

But she didn't tell him the result directly. However, Li Binbin has been in the circle for so many years, so he understood it immediately.

"You still need someone to support you these days." Li Binbin couldn't help but sigh.

There's nothing she can do about it. He has a financial backer behind him, and she can't compare to him.

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“Brother, do you really want to settle on Jingtian right away?

The investment in this movie is so huge, choosing a newcomer might have an impact on the box office.”

In the office, Wang Zhonglei leaned on the sofa, smoking a cigar and said.

"The agreement has been signed, so let's just leave it at that."

Wang Zhongjun had his own considerations. For this role, Lu Zheng of Starry Company not only spent a large sum of money, but also signed an agreement with Huayi. Wanda Cinemas will also increase the screening ratio when the movie is released.

Although Zhang Weiping's operation on "Curse of the Golden Flower" caused dissatisfaction among other companies in the circle, the box office revenue was real. Wang Zhongjun was a little jealous, so he agreed to Lu Zheng's request.

"That's right, the main actors of this movie are Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, and the other characters are not dispensable, but at least they are not that important.

Besides, letting a newcomer participate can also attract the audience's attention, which may be a good thing. "Wang Zhonglei is also a smart person and understood the meaning immediately.

"Well, don't announce the role yet. Wait until the actors' training begins after the New Year, then announce it to the public. Let the company's public relations department release some information to the public. We need to keep the heat going."

"Okay, I'll let Li Xue arrange it."

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On the other hand, the film "Red Cliff", which is mainly invested by China Film Group and directed by Hong Kong director Wu Yusen, has also started casting.

When interviewed by reporters, Wu Yusen expressed that he would make an epic blockbuster that would satisfy the audience.

Gu Wei was a little disdainful after seeing the news. The history level of most directors in Hong Kong Island is terrible. If there is really a history test, few of them can pass it.

Liang Chaowei was the first to be confirmed and will play the role of "Grand Commander", followed by Jin Chengwu.

According to the rules of co-production films, the mainland casting was subsequently revealed, and Zhang Fengyi, Hu Jun and others will participate in the film.

The two main female characters in the movie are Zhao Yanzi from mainland China and Lin Zhiling from Taiwan.

After the roles were announced, there were many people supporting the film online, as well as many netizens complaining about it. However, not many people commented on the film itself, and the audience has not seen the film yet, so it is impossible to comment on it.

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The investment for "Crossing the Guandong" went smoothly. Xingchen Film and Television won a 12% investment share, and the total cost of the TV series was 3000 million.

It was planned by Wang Min, directed by Zhang Xinjian and Kong Sheng, written by Gao Mantang and Sun Jianye, and starred by Li Youbin, Sarina, Song Jia and others, with 12 national first-class actors joining in.

In the cast list announced for the TV series, Zhu Yawen is also one of the main actors. It can be said that he is the one with the best development among the 02 undergraduate acting class of Beijing Film Academy, except for Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei, who has been resting at home for almost half a month, is a little restless.

As the year drew to a close, Su Chang returned to her hometown. She was bored at home, so she ran to the company.

Just like the last time I came here, I bought a lot of food and drinks.

"Thank you, Sissi. I'm sorry to have cost you money again."

The employees in the company looked at Liu Yifei coming in with bags of things and reached out to take them.

"It's okay, it doesn't cost much. Aren't you guys on vacation yet?"

"No, we don't have a holiday until the end of the month. The boss is in the office and there's no one inside."

Several people were distributing snacks skillfully, and one of them pointed in the direction of the office and said.

"Yes, you guys help distribute it to other colleagues. I'll go in and take a look."

After saying that, he strode towards the office.

Looking at Liu Yifei's back, several people began to gossip in low voices and laughed from time to time.

In the office, Gu Wei was immersed in writing a script. When he saw Liu Yifei coming in, a smile appeared on his face.

"I'm here. Where's Changchang? He didn't come with you."

"She went back to her hometown, and I was bored at home alone, so I came here."

Liu Yifei came to the desk and took a look. Seeing that Gu Wei was writing a script, she immediately lost interest as she couldn't understand it either.

"Sit down for a while. I'm still finishing the script. Let's go out for food when I finish it."

Looking at his watch, it was almost noon, Gu Wei said.

"Yeah, you go ahead and do your thing."

After saying that, he sat on the sofa and picked up a book from the bookshelf next to him and started reading.

The room suddenly became quiet, with only the sound of Gu Wei writing.

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(End of this chapter)