Chapter 155: Meet the parents and set off
"Director Gu, here we are."

"Here we go, sit down quickly."

Han Sanping saw Gu Wei coming and greeted him, while the others stood up one after another.

Wow, quite a complete group of people.

Wang Changtian from Guangxian, Ye Ning from Wanda, Lu Zheng, Yu Dong and others, almost all the CEOs of famous film and television companies in China came.

"Director Han was talking about you just now."

Wang Changtian suddenly said after seeing Gu Wei sit down.

"Oh, what did Mr. Han say about me?"

Gu Wei was a little curious.

"It's said that you keep producing big movies. Before Interstellar was even finished, another big movie was already confirmed."

After hearing this, Gu Wei smiled.

It is rare that Han Sanping has kept the matter of "Inception" secret until today before speaking out, which is already very rare.

"Boss Wang, I'll need to borrow this place from you later to talk about my next movie."

Gu Wei turned to look at Wang Zhonglei with a look of news on his face.

"Fuck, you really know how to plan."

When Wang Zhonglei heard this, he complained silently in his heart, but considering Gu Wei and Han Sanping next to him, he could only agree with a smile.

"No problem, Director Gu, we are all family."

When the people present heard the words "our own people", they thought it referred to Gu Wei's investment in "Assembly" and did not think of anything else at all.

Han Sanping, on the other hand, seemed a little thoughtful.

Everyone chatted for a while, and then the premiere performance began.

The premiere ceremony was co-hosted by three beauties, Jingwei, Pace Wu and Shen Xing. The gala evening reviewed Feng Xiaogang's film works over the past 10 years.

Immediately afterwards, Huang Xiaoming, Shang Wenjie and BOBO group sang the theme songs of Feng Xiaogang's works respectively.

The show ends and the movie begins.

I have to say that Feng Xiaogang's film is very well made, with large-scale war scenes, but I heard that there are different versions of the ending.

Zhang Hanyu, Qin Hao and Deng Chao all gave outstanding performances.

The two-hour movie ended very quickly.

In the conference hall, everyone was still immersed in the film that had just been watched, and they were still not satisfied.

"Clap clap clap."

The lights turned on and everyone applauded.

"very nice."

"It does look good."

People kept talking in low voices.

When it came to the interview session, Zhang Guoli and Zhao Bensan took the stage and told a lot of funny stories, which made the audience laugh out loud.

As one of the blockbusters of the Lunar New Year holiday, "Assembly" will definitely be compared with "The Warlords" by the media.

"Just looking at the content of the movie, 'Assembly' won't be worse than them."

"The other side just has a bigger cast."

Feng Xiaogang expressed his thoughts in the interview.

"I don't think our box office will be lower than theirs. I believe you will feel the same after watching the movie."

The journalists present nodded politely.

"Director Gu, as an internationally renowned director, please evaluate this film with your professional eyes."

Another reporter asked a question, and Feng Xiaogang on the stage also looked at Gu Wei.

"I think it will be easy for this movie to make over 100 million yuan, and the chances of it making over 200 million yuan are also very high."

After watching the film, Gu Wei had to admit that Feng Xiaogang had made a wonderful work.

"Thank you Director Gu for the compliment. I'll borrow your good words."

Feng Xiaogang said with a smile on his face.

"Okay, I hope the movie can achieve the box office success that Director Gu has promised."

Wang Zhonglei next to him said loudly.

Later, other directors predicted that the movie would have no problem making over 100 million yuan, but no one mentioned whether it could reach 200 million yuan.

As the person in charge of China Film Group, Han Sanping was also inevitably asked questions.

He said a few words of blessing, then turned around and looked at Gu Wei.

The reporters interviewing the case had a premonition that something big was about to happen, and they all perked up.

"Today, I would like to take this opportunity to talk about China Film Group's next new film plan during this premiere."

Sure enough, after hearing this, the scene suddenly became quiet, and many artists pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

"It is a collaboration between China Film Group, Warner Bros., and director Gu Wei."

"The Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster "Inception" is expected to be officially launched at the end of the month."

"Wow."

There was immediate discussion at the scene.

Especially celebrities, they start thinking about their roles in their minds.

"The film is expected to cost 1.6 million US dollars."

"Hollywood director Nolan is directing it himself, top star Leonardo DiCaprio is confirmed to star in it, and director Gu Wei is providing the script."

"boom."

The scene was boiling with discussion getting louder and louder. Many film and television company bosses heard the details of the situation for the first time and the expressions on their faces were very interesting.

It took a while for the scene to quiet down.

"The film's cast has been confirmed, and two artists from China will be heading to Hollywood to participate in the filming."

Han Sanping really enjoyed this feeling and continued.

Now it was the turn of the artists in the audience to be dumbfounded. The film investment had just been announced, but the actors had already been booked, and they included domestic actors.

Everyone turned their eyes to Liu Yifei, their complex expressions were very interesting, including jealousy and envy.

Han Sanping's speech was at the end of the premiere. After announcing the details of the movie, the premiere quickly came to an end.

...

That night, the content of the premiere of "Assembly" was released by the media.

"The directors present were all optimistic about Feng Xiaogang's new work."

"Director Gu Wei predicts that the box office will exceed 200 million."

"The Hollywood blockbuster Inception, co-invested by China Film Group, will officially start production at the end of the month."

"Director Nolan, Leonardo DiCaprio and Liu Yifei are jointly involved in the production." "The film is expected to cost 1.6 million US dollars."

...

After the news came out, it caused heated discussions among netizens, and the popularity of "Assembly" also increased a lot.

The next day, "Assembly" was officially released, and the box office of "The Warlords" was hit hard.

The two films were inseparable for a while, and took up most of the box office during the Lunar New Year holiday, causing other small-budget films to suffer.

With a box office of 1500 million on the first day, "Assembly" has received rave reviews.

"Director Gu's prediction is very likely to be true. There is a great chance that the movie will make 200 million yuan."

At Xingchen Films, the post-production of “Racing” is underway.

Ning Hao looked at the box office report of "The Warlords" and felt a little emotional.

"It's over now. The Warlords flopped at the box office right after Assembly was released. China Film Group is losing a lot this time."

"You still have the mind to consider others."

Gu Wei teased after hearing this.

"I just felt inspired. Mr. Han invested in a lot of movies this year, and this one is the biggest investment in terms of amount alone."

What Ning Hao said was true. China Film's investment cost in "The Warlords" was higher than that in "Red Cliff", but the latter at least had other companies to share the cost.

At the same time, Han Sanping was indeed a little distressed. He had insisted on investing in director Chen Kexin, but it ended up like this.

"Fuck, these Hong Kong directors are investing more and more, but the movies they make are worse and worse."

After cursing a few times, he stopped.

"Go ask Director Gu when Interstellar will be released?"

"Okay, Mr. Han." the secretary responded.

Zhou Xingchi brought the crew of his latest movie "CJ7" to the Beijing Film Academy to promote it.

I heard that there were a lot of people going to the scene that day, and many students even took time out from the crew to go back.

A "comedy master" of his generation, he indeed possesses a unique personal charm.

Gu Wei did not join in the fun, but brought Liu Yifei home.

"Uncle and aunt, I'm Liu Yifei."

"You can call me Sissi, this is my nickname."

When the two arrived home and met Gu Wei's parents, they realized that their introduction was a bit inappropriate, so Liu Yifei quickly added.

"Mom and Dad, this is Sissi."

Seeing that the girl was a little nervous, Gu Wei spoke directly.

"Hey, hey, come and sit down."

"What a pretty girl."

Dad and Mom Gu were stunned for a moment, then spoke.

Gu Wei's parents now live in a courtyard house he bought, which covers an area of ​​more than 300 square meters. The interior has been renovated and it is not far from their workplace, so it is very convenient.

When Mrs. Gu saw Liu Yifei sitting down, she took her little hand and looked at her carefully.

"Uncle and aunt, this is your first visit, and I have prepared gifts for you."

As he said that, he took the things out of the bag and handed them to the two elders.

"You're here, why bring a gift?"

Although Mother Gu said this, she had a smile on her face.

The gifts were two pieces of fine jade with a bright luster.

Men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha. You can see that the girl put a lot of thought into it.

After receiving the gifts, the two elders were so happy that they couldn’t stop smiling. The gifts were secondary. What mattered most was that they liked their son’s girlfriend.

At noon, the family had a reunion dinner together. The meal was cooked by Gu Ma herself. Liu Yifei also went to the kitchen to help. I didn’t realize she had such a skill.

After dinner, Gu Wei’s parents learned that the two of them were going to Hollywood to make a movie and might not be able to be at home for the New Year this year. Expressions of loss appeared on their faces.

"Auntie, I'll come see you and uncle again after the movie is over."

Liu Yifei said sweetly.

After leaving Gu Wei's house, Liu Yifei got in the car and was obviously relieved, then patted her chest.

"Senior, how was my performance just now?"

Liu Yifei asked while looking at Gu Wei who was sitting in the driver's seat.

"Not bad, haha."

On the 20th, after twenty days of release, the box office of "The Warlords" finally exceeded million. However, any discerning person can see that the box office can only go so far.

The movie is euphemistically said to be released globally, but in fact it is only released in a few countries in Southeast Asia.

The powerful media has posted the movie's data online.

The global box office was 42 million, which was considered good in the past, but compared to the 40 million US dollars investment in the film.

The production company probably wants to die, this is a huge loss.

"I am dying of laughter. Is this what you call a blockbuster movie?"

"You still have the nerve to say other movies are extravagant and wasteful, but this movie is economical. What about the box office?"

"I suggest a thorough investigation. How much investment funds have been embezzled?"

Online, in addition to movies, there is a wave of remakes of the "Four Great Classics" in the mainland. At this time, Zhang Jizhong is still a well-known director in the mainland, so he is naturally eager to try.

This time we cooperated with the local TV station and held an audition event online.

The bearded man's old habit of trying to ride on the popularity of others came back again. First he said that Huang Xiaoming was interested in playing the role of Tang Monk, and then he said that Liu Yifei might audition for the role of the Queen of the Kingdom of Women.

It is understandable to just talk about the former, but Liu Yifei is about to leave for Hollywood to shoot "Inception".

Many netizens online expressed ridicule.

When facing the interview, Liu Yifei said frankly that she didn't know and would not act in the role, which was very embarrassing. However, the reporter was unable to find Zhang Jizhong and could not interview him, so he could only report other news about Zhang Jizhong.

The post-production special effects of "Painted Skin" have been completed, and now all that's left is a little bit of editing.

Gu Wei looked at the time and decided to set off for Los Angeles first, as they had already started to urge him.

As for CJ and Sony, we can only discuss the introduction of the film with the two companies after the film is edited.

Gu Wei will confirm the specific contents with them over the phone, and there are no other major issues.

...

On the 25th, Gu Wei, Qin Hao, Liu Yifei, Liu Xiaoli and several assistants appeared at the Capital Airport, ready to go to Hollywood.

When we arrived at the airport, we had to go through another round of interviews. I answered a few questions from the reporters before it was over.

"Today, Director Gu showed up at the airport and headed to Hollywood with Liu Yifei, Qin Hao and others."

"Director Gu said frankly that in addition to filming Inception, Interstellar is also about to enter the post-editing stage."

(End of this chapter)