Chapter 158: Spring Festival on the Other Side of the Ocean

It's the annual awards season in Hollywood again, and invitations are arriving at the company's front desk one after another.

"Boss, what do we do with these invitations?"

Reid spoke casually as he played with the invitation in his hand.

“What are those movies?”

Gu Wei asked without even raising his head.

“There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men, Michael Crichton, Juno, Atonement…”

Just like announcing the dishes, Reid kept repeating them.

"Pick a few larger crews and have you represent me there."

"Okay, boss, I will complete the task, haha."

Reid really enjoyed these cocktail parties. As he spoke, he picked up the invitations and started to choose, which was a bit like flipping through a card.

The crew of "Inception" has already started filming. Gu Wei heard from Liu Yifei that Nolan's filming is very strict and there are no stunt doubles for some action scenes.

"Be safe."

Gu Wei asked considerately on the phone.

"Uh-huh."

...

In China, the box office of "Assembly" was fixed at 2.6 million yuan. Taking into account the copyrights of other neighboring countries, it has indeed made a lot of money this time.

"Director Gu, Huayi is planning to hold a celebration banquet. I wonder if you have time to come."

In the company, Gu Wei received a call from Wang Zhonglei, and it could be heard that he was in a good mood.

Gu Wei rejected Huayi Company's invitation on the pretext of film editing, which made Wang Zhonglei feel a little regretful.

A large celebration banquet was held on the day the movie was released.

At the banquet, Feng Xiaogang was in high spirits.

Without talking about awards, and only considering the box office, he is now the second-ranked director in the country's box office, only below "Curse of the Golden Flower".

At the venue, Wang Baoqiang accepted a separate interview. He has developed well in the past two years. After "Blind Well", "A World Without Thieves" and "Assembly" have earned him good audience appeal.

I heard that he will also be performing on this year's Spring Festival Gala. Among the grassroots, he is the only one who has made it.

The premiere of "CJ1" was held on January 24 at the BJ Workers' Stadium.

There were a lot of people at the scene, and Zhou Xingchi’s appeal is indeed good.

Almost all media outlets were present. As the largest investor, China Film Corporation had Han Sanping attend in person, giving the event great face.

Previously, other film companies in Hong Kong suppressed Zhou Xingchi, but this time Han Sanping personally came to protect him.

"No one can suppress the talented director Zhou Xingchi."

Han Sanping's remarks also represent the consensus of the domestic film industry, and for a time, other companies also followed suit.

"Boss Han has already spoken, who dares to suppress Master Xing?"

"I didn't see that the other party didn't even dare to fart..."

That night, "Star Girl" Zhang Yuqi received a lot of media attention. Zhou Xingchi's vision in selecting people is indeed unique.

"I just don't know if it will be the same as Huang Shengyi."

Afterwards, some netizens commented.

The full trailer of "Painted Skin" has been released.

Director Wu Ershan sent the edited trailer to Gu Wei for review before deciding to release the film.

China Film Corporation, which is responsible for publicity and promotion, has also worked very hard and there has been no shortage of news on the Internet in the past two days.

In addition to the Mandarin version, there are also Japanese and Korean versions. According to feedback from the two companies, the effects are good and many fans are looking forward to it.

"Painted Skin" is scheduled for release in early March, which was decided after discussion between Wuershan and Gu Wei. The main reason is that there are too many blockbusters in the second half of the year, and there is only "The Forbidden Kingdom" in the first half of the year, so the schedule can be staggered.

Wu Ershan has devoted all his energy to this movie, and has participated in all talk shows and announcement activities.

As a giant in the broadcasting industry, Guangguang Media has spared no effort in arranging the program and sending its ace host Xie Nan to host it.

"Now Haozi is awesome. Apart from Zhang Ziyi, he is the only one in our class who has acted in a Hollywood blockbuster."

In the backstage lounge of the show, Yuan Quan sighed as he watched the behind-the-scenes footage of "Inception" reported by the media.

"It's hard not to be famous if you follow Director Gu, haha."

Chen Minghao is as humorous as ever. He and Qin Hao are good friends. Seeing how well the other has done, besides being envious, he is also genuinely happy for him.

"Director Wu, Director Gu will also be back for the premiere."

Zhou Xun next to her suddenly said that she no longer envied Liu Yifei and could not envy her anymore.

"Well, the director will be back by then." Wu Ershan was a little tired from running around for announcements recently, but when he thought about "Painted Skin", he was full of energy again. "Everyone must come to the premiere by then, I'll tell you in advance."

"No problem, Director Wu, we will definitely be there on time."

Huang Xiaoming responded immediately.

At this time, a staff member knocked on the door and walked into the lounge.

"Director Wu, the recording is about to start, let's go over there."

"Okay, everyone cheer up. After the movie sells well at the box office, Director Gu said he will give everyone a big red envelope."

"Haha, thank you Director Wu."

Everyone became excited after hearing this and walked towards the recording studio together.

...

Recently, China Film Group Corporation obtained approval from the Central Propaganda and Radio, Film and Television Departments and completed a round of financing.

I heard that there will be big investment plans in the future.

In recent years, many other film companies in the industry have raised funds, but only a few have been able to develop.

After all, making a movie requires more than just money. At this stage, big directors have a great influence, and sometimes domestic actors may not necessarily have a greater impact on the box office than some directors.

Since Huayi Company came into contact with capital, it has never stopped promoting its products, and recently it was reported that they would welcome "Princess An".

An Yixuan opened the Huayi Castle, and Huayi also invested heavily this time, including Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, directors Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Jizhong, and artists Huang Xiaoming, Ren Quan and others.

An ace wedding team was formed to escort her, and I heard it was a grand scene.

Now, with the huge profits from "Assembly", Wang Zhonglei has released the Chinese version of the trailer for "The Forbidden Kingdom". As the movie is getting closer to release, Wang Zhonglei also invited director Ming Kefu to come to China and appear on a talk show.

In addition to movies, in terms of domestic TV dramas, with the popularity of "Crossing the Guandong", many actors have become famous.

Since the beginning of January, the average viewership of "Crossing the Guandong" in the first 1 episodes was 24%, and its highest viewership reached 6.88%.

During the entire broadcast period, the program's average prime-time viewership exceeded 6.88% on CCTV-2007, setting a new record for CCTV TV dramas since .

Zhu Yawen, in particular, became very famous thanks to this TV series. Although it was revealed that he starred in the film for free, it now seems to be completely worth it.

I have to say that the role of "Zhu Chuanwu" was indeed played very well and very vividly.

After Star Films moved to its new address, a new charity department was established in the company.

As the Spring Festival approaches, the snowstorm in the country is very serious.

Companies in the circle began to donate money, and many celebrities also performed charity shows.

"Boss, how much do we need to donate?"

On the other side of the ocean, Gu Wei received a call from Wang Chen, asking about the donation.

"Just like everyone else, I will donate one million in my personal name in addition to the company, and the process must be open and transparent."

Gu Wei has made a lot of money in the past few years, which has aroused the envy of many companies. There is no harm in donating more, but it is still necessary to ensure that the funds can reach the hands of the victims.

In the charity industry, the water is deep enough to drown people.

Yu Dong of Bona has not been idle recently, and he has figured out the Poly line.

Now it has started to work with Emperor Entertainment Group and Jackie Chan in Hong Kong to jointly invest in the establishment of Bona Yinglong Entertainment Agency Co., Ltd.

The first batch of signed artists include Huang Yi, Jiang Hongbo, Liang Enhui and Zhang Shi.

Fan Binbin’s studio also became a partner.

When Gu Wei saw the news, his first reaction was that the Fan family seemed to be on the road to success.

.........

"Are you ready?"

In the car, Gu Wei sat in the back seat and asked Reid who was sitting in the passenger seat, and the two drove to the set of "Inception".

“Don’t worry, all the ingredients are ready and the chef is arranged.

The chef's skills are very good and he is very famous for making Chinese food here.”

"Gu, welcome to the crew."

After arriving at the location, Nolan came out to greet us personally.

After a few pleasantries, Gu Wei and Nolan Ryder went to the shooting scene.

The assistant director was staring at the camera while the crew was filming some scenes.

"Senior."

When Liu Yifei, who was sitting next to him, saw Gu Wei coming in, her eyes suddenly lit up and she skipped to his side.

"The filming went smoothly."

Gu Wei asked, touching Liu Yifei's face lovingly.

The others around were not surprised and watched with smiles on their faces.

"Yeah, it went pretty smoothly. We will be filming in other countries after the New Year."

Liu Yifei said sweetly, "Are you here to pick us up?"

Gu Wei and Liu Yifei talked on the phone yesterday and planned to go back to the villa together to celebrate the Spring Festival.

"Well, we'll go back after today's scene is over."

As the filming entered the break time, Qin Hao, Leonardo, Tom Hardy and others came to Gu Wei and greeted him.

"Okay."

Looking at Qin Hao's somewhat tired face, Gu Wei asked.

He plays the role of "The Sentinel" and has a lot of scenes with Leonardo, almost from beginning to end. For Qin Hao, even the test is a great opportunity to learn.

"Yeah, I can handle it. After all, I'm acting with Leonardo. If others tell others about it, they will only envy me."

That night, after the filming ended, Gu Wei, Liu Yifei, Qin Hao and others left the crew.

Originally, Gu Wei planned to invite Nolan and Leonardo to go to the villa together, but the other party still needed to continue filming and rejected his kindness.

"Gu, Happy New Year!"

Before leaving, Nolan spoke to Gu Wei in stiff Chinese.

“Haha, Happy New Year!”

...

This year's Spring Festival Gala, Zhao Bensan once again won the title of "King of Sketches."

Thanks to satellite TV in the United States, Chinese people around the world can watch the Spring Festival Gala in real time via satellite this year.

In the villa, the CCTV-9 channel on the TV was broadcasting the Spring Festival Gala.

There were many more programs about "fighting the snow disaster". Everyone was inexplicably moved as they listened to a group of celebrity artists reciting disaster relief speeches.

Chinese food and dumplings are indispensable delicacies during the Chinese New Year. The chef that Reid hired is good, and the food he makes tastes similar to that in China.

"Crystal, try this dumpling, it's delicious."

Reid seemed to be trying to flatter someone because with so many people sitting together, he only spoke to Liu Yifei.

Reid had spent some time in China before and had a deep understanding of some of China's etiquette and culture.

“This song is quite nice.”

At the dinner table, Liu Xiaoli watched the program on TV and gave a rare compliment.

Zhou Jielun’s Blue and White Porcelain is indeed a masterpiece that embodies the Chinese style. A classic is a classic.

“Cheers, and happy new year!”

Gu Wei raised his red wine glass and spoke to everyone.

"cheers!"

(End of this chapter)