Chapter 150 Painted Skin, Painted Heart

In the evening, Liu Yifei did not go home. Liu's mother probably also acquiesced to this matter and rarely called to urge her.

The next morning, Gu Wei got up early, looked at Liu Yifei who was still sleeping, and smiled.

This little girl usually sleeps until she is no longer irritable before waking up.

Gu Wei had no plan to go to the company today. From now on, the king would not hold court early in the morning. The purpose of making money was to enjoy life.

After exercising in the villa for a while, Gu Wei prepared breakfast and then took a shower before waking Liu Yifei to get up.

"I'm planning to go to the set of Painted Skin tomorrow. Wu Ershan called me and said that the filming is almost over. Do you want to come with me?"

Gu Wei took a bite of breakfast and then asked.

"I won't go. I want to study the script."

When Liu Yifei gets serious, she seems like a different person.

"Okay, I'll be back in a few days."

...

"Senior, come and see."

Liu Yifei was sitting at the computer desk, reading the news.

The plagiarism incident of "Assembly" became more and more serious. The entire media was reporting it, and even the news of the high box office of "Transformers" was overshadowed.

The whistleblower is a bit complicated. He directly said that Feng Xiaogang hired a ghostwriter and used the posters and trailers of "Assembly" and "Taegukgi" as evidence, which are exactly the same.

"Isn't this really filmed by Director Feng?"

Liu Yifei raised the question, and even she was confused. One can imagine the impact it had on netizens.

"I guess it's the Koreans who are disgusting people."

Gu Wei said lightly.

Gu Wei participated in the investment of this movie, and Qin Hao also played a role in it. There was no such thing as proxy filming.

Fortunately, Huayi Company responded promptly, and a bunch of actors came out to testify.

Gu Wei is well aware that it is difficult for professionals in the industry to be fooled by the director's shooting habits and techniques.

The next day, Gu Wei went to Phoenix.

There was not much filming left for "Painted Skin". After arriving at the crew, the first thing Gu Wei did was to look at the results of the filming in the past few days.

As the producer of "Painted Skin", I am still responsible for ensuring the overall quality of the film.

"Director, how is it?"

Wuershan next to him was a little nervous. He wanted to be recognized and praised, but was also a little afraid of being denied.

Gu Wei did not watch all the filmed clips carefully, but just took a rough look.

After finishing, he looked at Wuershan and nodded slightly.

As expected of someone who graduated from a professional school, he has quite a few ideas when it comes to shooting.

"It's good. Thank you for your hard work during this period."

Hearing Gu Wei's words, Wuershan's heart finally settled down. He had been under tremendous pressure for more than two months, and he finally gave a satisfactory answer.

However, he was not complacent. The film relied on Gu Wei's guidance in the early stage, and the actors' acting skills in the later stage, so the filming went smoothly.

After thinking for a while, Wu Ershan asked Gu Wei: "Director, is there anything else that needs improvement?"

"Just continue as you thought. How many scenes are left?"

After a brief thought, Gu Wei asked directly.

"There are still a few literary scenes left, and we expect to complete filming within a week."

The two discussed for a while in the studio, and Zhou Xun came over during the break.

"Director Gu, isn't Yifei here?"

Since Liu Yifei came to visit the set last time, the two of them exchanged contact information and would share gossip in the circle from time to time.

"She didn't come. She's studying the script at home?"

Gu Wei smiled and said.

"script?"

Zhou Xun was a little confused because he hadn't heard that Liu Yifei had taken on any other roles recently.

Suddenly, she thought of the reports from the Hong Kong media in the first half of the year. Could it be the film she collaborated with director Nolan? Zhou Xun also often paid attention to the news and had some knowledge of it.

"Is it a movie from Hollywood?"

"Well, almost."

Hearing this, Zhou Xun smiled. Liu Yifei followed Gu Wei, and her film resources really surpassed most domestic actors and artists. Maybe one day she could surpass him.

The role of the great director is fully demonstrated at this moment.

You have to know that the co-production "The Forbidden Kingdom", which cost 70 million yuan, is only a B-level production in Hollywood. However, apart from Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie, other roles were still fought over.

.........

On the other side, inside China Film Group.

Han Sanping has been in a bad mood recently. As the boss of the domestic film industry, he can know anything that happens in the circle.

In the second half of the year, China Film Corporation released many films, but in terms of box office, they were completely crushed by imported blockbusters.

Look, the filming of "Red Cliff", which has been in operation for half a year, has been delayed due to various problems.

The crew built the "Grand Governor's Mansion" at the Beijing Film Studio, but they had no time to finish filming this part of the scene within the specified time.

However, Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang" was about to start filming, and a dispute arose between the two sides.

There was no other choice but to urgently demolish the magnificent "Grand Governor's Mansion" and rebuild it somewhere else.

"It is reported that the cost of demolishing and rebuilding the 'Grand Governor's Mansion' is as high as tens of millions."

The news reported by the reporter disappeared from the Internet within half a day.

But it still can't stop the discussion online.

"I'm really impressed. It takes so much trouble to make a movie."

“I hope the film won’t disappoint us.”

...

Ning Hao, who was filming in Xiamen, called Gu Wei to complain about this.

"The cost of one scene is almost as much as the investment in this movie..."

On the phone, Ning Hao kept cursing.

"What's wrong? Is the filming not going well?"

"No, I just feel uncomfortable after reading this news. They are both making movies, but the difference is too big."

Gu Wei wanted to laugh when he heard this.

At this stage, the domestic film industry needs to develop, but there are still too few domestic directors. Some blockbusters have to rely on Hong Kong films, which is why Gu Wei dug up Wuershan. He understands the principle of buying horse bones with a lot of money, and he also wants to use this opportunity to attract a group of young directors.

"Okay, that's it. Let's finish 'Racing' as soon as possible. There are still many good scripts in the company. As long as you want to shoot them, I support you."

Gu Wei's financial resources are limited, and his current focus should still be on Hollywood. The real task is to gather a few domestic directors to form a group. Instead of letting Hong Kong directors squander the funds, it is better for them to do it themselves.

...

Gu Wei stayed in Phoenix for more than a week, and it was late October.

After nearly three months of filming, the crew of "Painted Skin" celebrated the wrap day today.

In the inn, Pang Yong and Wang Sheng hugged each other, and then said goodbye to Peirong.

The camera turned and a white fox and a lizard were frozen in time.

"Director Gu, please come and shout."

Wuershan picked up the loudspeaker next to him and prepared to hand it to Gu Wei.

"You are the director, I leave this to you."

Gu Wei did not take the horn. Instead, he gave up his position and gave it to him. Other crew members also turned their eyes to Wuershan.

"Everyone, thank you very much for your cooperation during this period. I declare that "Painted Skin" has officially wrapped up." Wuershan shouted with a smile.

"Haha, happy wrapping."

"Thank you, Director Wu."

"Thank you for your hard work, Director Gu."

On that day, the wrap party was very grand. The crew directly booked the hotel, and all the leading actors were present. There were also many reporters.

The next morning, various reports were released.

"Painted Skin wrapped up today and is now in post-production."

"Zhou Xun revealed the details of the fox demon."

"Jiao Enjun talked about Painted Skin and said he had never made such a great movie."

The purpose of the publicity was achieved, and netizens commented one after another and looked forward to the release of the movie.

This is also considered as pre-production promotion. Post-production will take at least three or four months. Although there are not many special effects shots, it will not be released until after the New Year at the earliest.

Emperor Entertainment Group in Hong Kong Island is very busy these two days.

It was almost three months after Zhang Baizhi gave birth to her son in early August before the child appeared in front of media cameras.

Hong Kong Island’s portal website is filled with blessings and visit photos from Hong Kong Island artists.

“This is the most perfect and enviable family in the circle.”

Gu Wei returned to the capital and saw the news.

I can only silently wish Chef Xie the best in my heart.

Some time ago, the casting for Dream of Red Mansions, which lasted for a year, became a complete joke in the circle.

The incident caused a lot of controversy, and even after several months the topic has not yet ended.

"Senior, this is Jing Jing."

In the company, Liu Yifei brought her best friend to see Gu Wei.

"Hello, Director Gu, I'm Zhang Jingying."

The other party seemed a little restrained, and upon seeing him, he quickly greeted him.

"Hello, I often hear Sissi mention you."

Gu Wei smiled and asked the two to sit down. Then the assistant brought tea and fruit and placed them in front of them.

“The song has been recorded.”

Speaking of business, Jane Zhang instantly perked up. This time, she relied on Liu Yifei to get the song done, and she did not dare to be careless during the recording.

"Director Gu, the recording is done. I've brought the demo with me, would you like to listen to it?"

"Okay, I'll call Director Wu Ershan and ask him to come over and listen."

After saying that, he picked it up and pressed it out.

On the other side, after receiving the call, Wuershan came to the company without stopping. He also rested at home for the past two days and was planning to devote himself to the post-production editing work.

"Director Gu."

"This is Jane Zhang. She sang the theme song of Painted Skin."

Gu Wei made an introduction.

"Hello, Director Wu."

"Hello."

After a few pleasantries, they went to the editing room.

The lyrics of "Hua Xin" were provided by Gu Wei, and the composition was derived from the instrumental work "Asian Road" released by Fujiwara Ikuro in 2003.

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As the music slowly sounded, everyone became immersed in it.

"It is your lost soul that cannot be seen through,
I can’t guess the color of your pupils.

A gust of wind, a dream.

Love is as unpredictable as life.
What has bewitched your heart?"

The song is quite long, lasting a full seven minutes.

"What do you think?"

After it was over, Gu Wei looked at the few people and asked.

"It sounds good. Jingjing sings really well."

"Good to hear."

Liu Yifei praised with a smile, and other employees nearby agreed.

"The lyrics are good, the singing is also very good, and after matching it with the movie, that feeling appears..."

Wu Ershan made a few comments.

"Lao Wu, please make the movie clips with the song, and then we can release it first..."

Gu Wei also learned this trick from other companies.

The crew of "The Forbidden Kingdom" has been constantly posting behind-the-scenes photos and videos of the filming on the Internet during this period.

The publicity effect is very good.

"I understand, Director Gu."

Wuershan nodded and agreed.

(End of this chapter)