Chapter 135 Visit
It was already five o'clock in the afternoon when the plane landed at Los Angeles Airport.

"Gu, Crystal, goodbye."

After leaving the airport, Leonardo and Theron said goodbye to Gu Wei and others.

"Goodbye."

Then the few people separated. Leonardo, Charlize Theron and others were picked up by drivers. Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and Su Chang also got on the company's car and then rushed to the hotel next to the company.

"Boss, Crystal, see you tomorrow, and have a good rest tonight."

When they arrived at the hotel, Reid sent Gu Wei to the hotel lobby, said hello, and then left.

After a whole day of flying, everyone was a little tired. After arriving at the room, they washed up and went to bed early.

The next morning, the company's driver was waiting at the door. After breakfast, several people went to the company.

"Xixi, this is Director Gu's company in Hollywood, there are so many machines and equipment."

On the third floor of the company, Su Chang looked at the numerous machines and asked Liu Yifei next to him.

"Well, the media reported a while ago that the senior bought filming equipment worth hundreds of millions of US dollars and kept it all in the company."

"Hundreds of millions."

Hearing this number, Su Chang smacked his lips and said nothing. Big directors are different. They always talk about numbers in tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

...

After staying in Los Angeles for a few days, Gu Wei prepared to return to China with Liu Yifei after seeing that the post-production special effects production was on track. As for the editing of the film, it would have to wait until the second half of the year to begin.

On April 4, Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and others landed in Shanghai. The reason they came here first was that Liu Yifei planned to come and see Brother Hu.

Last August, after attending an event, Brother Hu was involved in a car accident on the way back to Shanghai. His assistant died on the spot and he himself was disfigured.

At that time, Liu Yifei was in a hurry to shoot "Interstellar" and did not visit him immediately. Taking advantage of this time, the two decided to come and see how Brother Hu was doing recently.

After arriving at the airport, Liu Yifei received a call from Brother Hu, who would come to pick them up.

"I feel a little bad for asking you to come pick me up in person."

After getting in the car, Gu Wei joked.

Gu Wei was sitting in the passenger seat, Liu Yifei and Su Chang were sitting in the back seat. From this angle, he could clearly see the scar on Brother Hu's face.

"Director Gu, you are so polite. Thank you for coming to see me."

Brother Hu spoke only after the car started, and it was obvious that he was in good spirits.

"Xixi, my face is okay!"

After getting off the car, they chose a nice restaurant. Brother Hu looked at Liu Yifei and Su Chang sitting opposite him and said with a smile.

After several surgeries, the scars on his face have become much smaller and he is no longer as autistic as before.

"Relax, you are still very good-looking now."

Liu Yifei looked at him and said.

"Haha, my goal is to be an actor with good acting skills."

They stayed in Shanghai for two days, during which time they met Hu's best friend Yuan Hong. During this period, Yuan Hong turned down all activities and stayed with Hu. It was thanks to him that Hu recovered so quickly.

The news that Gu Wei and Liu Yifei appeared in Shanghai did not escape the attention of reporters, and photos of their dinner together appeared on the Internet.

"Director Gu recently finished filming a Hollywood movie and showed up in Shanghai."

"Liu Yifei and Hu Ge met in Shanghai and had dinner together."

...

"Director Gu, Xixi, are you going back today? Why don't you stay for a few more days?"

"In fact, Mr. Cai would like to invite you to visit the company."

"Forget it. I'll go there next time if I have the chance."

He understood Cai Yinong's thoughts very well. Tangren had good ideas, but after several years of development, it was still stuck in the field of TV dramas, and no one in the film circle wanted to play with her.

Gu Wei also received a call from Cai Yinong in the past few days, but still rejected her invitation.

Brother Hu nodded, understood what Gu Wei meant, and did not force it.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Brother Hu sent Gu Wei and others to the airport.

After a two-hour flight, at around five in the evening, Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and Su Chang, fully armed, boarded the company car.

"Let's go to your house first."

Sitting in the passenger seat, Gu Wei said to Liu Yifei. Upon hearing this, the driver slowly started the car.

After arriving at the place, he told the driver that he would pick him up later, then carried the suitcase and entered the villa.

"Mom, I miss you."

When Liu Yifei saw her mother, she immediately threw herself into her mother's arms and said coquettishly.

When Su Chang, who was standing next to him, saw this, he covered his mouth and laughed secretly.

"You stupid girl, you still remember that you have a mother like me."

Liu's mother seemed to be still angry. She pointed at Liu Yifei's forehead and said something in a bad mood.

"Here we are, Gu Wei, come in and sit down. And Chang Chang, don't just stand there at the door."

Taking the luggage from Liu Yifei, Liu's mother invited them into the house.

"You haven't eaten yet, I'll ask the nanny to prepare it."

"Okay, Auntie, I haven't had home-cooked meals for a long time."

Gu Wei said this while sitting on the sofa. After hearing this, Liu's mother smiled and got up to prepare.

The dinner was very sumptuous. After the meal, Gu Wei looked at the time and prepared to go back. As for Su Chang, he stayed in the villa to accompany Liu Yifei.

After calling the driver in advance, Gu Wei got in the car and returned home at around eight o'clock.

.........

The next morning, Gu Wei came directly to the new company. It was his first time here after moving to the new location, of course, not counting the time he came here to choose the site in the early stage.

Recently, all the major directors in the circle have been working on their new movies, including Chen Kexin's "The Warlords", John Woo's "Red Cliff", Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang", Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly", and Lu Chuan's "Nanjing! Nanjing!"...

Actors and directors in the circle are all happy these days. Everyone has work, except Ning Hao. This guy is writing a new script and has no idea what to do for the time being.

As a famous director, Gu Wei certainly couldn't hide the news of his return to China from others.

Now many actors and artists in the circle are waiting for Gu Wei. After all, the ban on directing in China has ended, and it is only a matter of time before he starts a new movie. In addition, his style is a bit similar to Zhang Yimou, and basically whoever is suitable will be used, just like in the original "Time and Space Lovers", actors from Beijing Film Academy and Central Academy of Drama participated.

As for Zhang Yimou, no one dares to expect anything. For him, nothing can compare to the Olympics.

However, the official news from the Venice Film Festival was that Zhang Yimou will be the chairman of the jury this year. For a time, all the directors in the circle were talking about this matter, and many directors who make art films were preparing to bring their works there.

"It's opportunistic."

After seeing the news, Gu Wei said.

If your film is not good, the result will be the same no matter who the judges are. Everyone has to think twice before doing something that will anger the public.

After just being in the company for half a day, Wang Changtian from Guangxian and Ye Ning from Wanda came to visit together.

"Director Wang, President Ye, you are really well-informed. I just arrived at the company."

In the office, after the assistant made tea and went out, Gu Wei sat on the sofa and spoke first.

"Haha, Director Gu is a big director, and his every move will definitely attract attention."

Wang Changtian laughed and said.

"Director Gu, the movie has been completed. When will it be released?"

Ye Ning said it very directly. There have been many big movies launched in the circle during this period, and Wanda Cinemas is very jealous. They have no shortage of funds, but they have no directors to cooperate with, so they can only watch helplessly.

"Mr. Ye, it will take at least a year. The post-production of the film has already begun."

Upon hearing the time, Ye Ning gave a wry smile, but Wang Changtian next to him remained expressionless. He had worked with Gu Wei several times and understood the production cycle of these blockbusters.

"Director Gu, you can actually use this time to start a new film."

Ye Ning suggested at the right time.

"A new movie?"

Gu Wei was a little tempted when he heard Ye Ning's proposal, but after thinking about it for a while, he decided to wait.

During this period, Gu Wei is still not suitable to be a director. After all, he still has a lot of things to do. "Interstellar" has only entered the early stage of production, and he still has to keep an eye on it during the process.

"If I don't have time to shoot, I can find other new directors to do it, just like I invested in Ning Hao in the beginning."

The thought flashed through his mind.

...

There is new news from Tudou Video.

The third round of financing will be launched in late April, and more than 10 investment companies want to participate in this financing.

Gu Wei continued to instruct Wang Chen to follow up.

As for 58.com and YY, after the first round of financing, they are currently developing rapidly and are competing with other Internet companies for market share and increasing their market share.

On the 24th, at the China Film Group Corporation's "2007 Domestic Key Film Press Conference", Han Sanping, in an interview, kept emphasizing the need to seize the three major resources of market, subject matter and talent.

The two major plans of "supporting new talents" and "red blockbusters" became the tone set by Han Sanping after he took office.

As for the much-anticipated "China Film IPO" plan, Han Sanping made it clear that the purpose of the listing was not for financing, but only for restructuring...

At the end of the month, Gu Wei received a call from director Nolan. At that time, he had just arrived in Hong Kong Island and was filming "Batman: The Dark Knight" there.

The two chatted on the phone for a while. Nolan was also quite interested. After learning that Gu Wei had finished filming the movie, he invited Gu Wei to visit the crew in Hong Kong.

Gu Wei smiled, looked at the recent arrangements, and since there was nothing important, he agreed immediately.

In Liu Yifei's villa, Su Chang has already left. After returning to China, she has taken on roles in several TV dramas and is currently making preparations.

Gu Wei is coming over for dinner tonight and has already informed Liu Yifei in advance.

In the restaurant, Liu's mother and the nanny were serving dishes. Liu Yifei was sitting idly on the sofa, looking towards the door from time to time.

"You stupid girl, you don't even know how to come and help."

When Liu's mother saw her like this, she was furious.

After being scolded, Liu Yifei just stood up and was about to go over to help when the doorbell rang.

Hearing the sound, Liu Yifei ran quickly to open the door.

"Senior."

"Well, where are the aunties?"

"Mom and the others are in the kitchen, come in quickly."

After saying this, Liu Yifei took Gu Wei's hand and walked in.

When they walked into the living room, they saw a table full of food.

"Here you are, Gu Wei, please sit down."

Gu Wei didn't hesitate and sat down directly.

"Hey, where's Su Chang?" Gu Wei looked around and didn't see her, so he asked a little confused.

"Changchang joined the group and left two days ago."

Liu Yifei brought the bowl and chopsticks to Gu Wei and explained.

Gu Wei nodded. As an actor, it was common for him to join a crew, so he didn’t ask any questions.

"Auntie, Xixi doesn't have any announcements recently, right?"

At the dinner table, Gu Wei took a bite of food and looked at Liu's mother and asked.

"She is so lazy that she almost has a problem. After she comes back, she stays at home all day and doesn't participate in any activities..."

Liu's mother said a lot, and Liu Yifei felt a little depressed listening to her.

"Let Xixi go to Hong Kong Island with me tomorrow."

Gu Wei smiled after hearing what Liu's mother said, and then spoke.

“Are there any new movies?”

Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei looked at each other, and then Liu Yifei asked directly.

"Not yet. Director Nolan from Hollywood invited me to go there. I plan to bring Sissi with me so we can get to know each other in advance. We will definitely cooperate later."

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(End of this chapter)