Chapter 164 Disaster
The box office performance of "Iron Man" in China is not outstanding. This Marvel blockbuster production has average box office so far, which is a bit unworthy of its title of blockbuster. According to the box office rules, the film will most likely not make over 100 million yuan in China.

However, the domestic box office of "The Forbidden Kingdom" reached 1.5 million after three days of the May Day period. Seeing that the box office is getting lower and lower, there is no hope of breaking through million.

This made the Wang brothers of Huayi Film Group quite depressed, and they somewhat blamed "Iron Man" for disrupting the situation.

Unfortunately, Han Sanping doesn't care about all this. What he cares most about now is the upcoming summer blockbuster "Red Cliff".

The movie is scheduled to be released in July during the summer vacation. Promotion has already begun. I heard that it will be exhibited at the Cannes Film Festival. It is not a complete movie, but just a clip of about ten minutes.

Recently, Deng Chao’s lawsuit has spread in the circle.

I originally wanted to leave my current company and switch to Huayi Company, but I didn't expect to be sued by my former agency and demanded 750 million yuan in compensation.

This is also because Huayi Company’s intention to poach Deng Chao is too obvious. In recent years, they have also provided Deng Chao with a lot of resources.

It is not common to part ways amicably in the circle, and interests are the key between companies and artists.

There are many people in the circle who are laughing at the joke. Huayi Company has indeed been too domineering in recent years and has poached many artists from other companies.

Tangren announced the casting of "Chinese Paladin III" to the outside world and finally confirmed the casting.

Hu Ge and Yang Mi partnered up to win support from many fans online.

Liu Yifei's name was brought out for hype again, and many internet trolls began to compare her with Yang Mi.

"They are not on the same level, how can they be compared?"

"That's right. Only Tangren Company is shameless. Using its name to promote and hype is their specialty."

In the past two years, Tangren has made many of its artists famous, but their corresponding methods are indeed quite disgusting.

Netizens are not blind. If they really have the talent, they can go to the film industry or try Hollywood. If they keep hyping themselves up with roles in TV dramas, who can't see through it after a while?

...

This year has been really turbulent. The ridicule of "The Forbidden Kingdom" hasn't ended yet, and something big happened in Chuanli. At this time, there are still people there who care about the movie.

The whole country is in grief.

Gu Wei received a call from Wang Chen at night.

“First donate 10 million, then use another 10 million to buy the necessary supplies and arrange for people to transport them to the disaster area.

Donations will be given directly to the departments in the disaster-stricken areas. Remember, this must be implemented.”

Gu Wei said this affirmatively, but Wang Chen on the other end was obviously stunned.

"Isn't it a bit too much? As far as I know, other companies and celebrities in the circle don't donate much. Will it make us look too prominent..."

"Damn it, it's already this late, why are you still thinking about this? Just do as I say."

At this time, Gu Wei would not consider other people's thoughts. He had made a lot of money over the years, so it would not be a big deal to donate more. He would just donate as much as he could.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei lost his sleepiness and called Reid directly.

After instructing him to purchase a batch of supplies, Gu Wei booked a flight back home. The post-production of "Interstellar" was basically completed, and he did not need to worry about the early publicity. It would take some time for the large-scale publicity before the film's release to begin.

The next day, Gu Wei received a call from Liu Yifei when he arrived at the airport.

"Don't worry, the company has already arranged your donation, so just focus on filming."

The only thing the entertainment industry can do is donate money, but in times of crisis, there are still many celebrities who go to the disaster area.

Jackie Chan and Emperor Entertainment Group donated 10 million yuan immediately.

This was followed by a large amount of supplies, including tents, food, drinking water, medicines and medical kits.

After Gu Wei arrived at the Capital Airport, Wang Chen came to pick him up in person.

"How are the arrangements going?"

As soon as they met, Gu Wei asked directly.

"It's all arranged, boss."

"I have purchased a batch of supplies there, about two million US dollars. You can arrange personnel to be responsible for the connection. Once the supplies arrive, they will be directly transported to the disaster area."

"understood."

Gu Wei also wanted to go to the disaster area, but he was not a professional rescue worker and going there would only cause trouble.

Many celebrities in the circle began to make additional donations. No one expected that the situation would be so serious, so that the initial large donations of hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands seemed insignificant and ridiculous.

Of course, there are all kinds of birds in the forest, and some people really don’t care about what others think of them.

The domestic film industry has been greatly affected. Cinemas across the country have been closed for three days, and not many people are willing to go to the cinema now.

The final box office of "The Forbidden Kingdom" stopped at 1.8 million, failing to meet domestic box office expectations. However, the overseas box office is still increasing, and the global box office has exceeded million US dollars.

All schools in the country have begun to prevent donations, and it is somewhat forced. If you donate too little, it will not be accepted, which is a bit difficult for students.

After the donation was completed, the media started making trouble again, focusing on the issue of how much the celebrities donated.

You won't know the result until you check. Once you check, you'll be shocked. Zhang Yimou, Chen Kai, and Feng Xiaogang all donated 50,000 or 100,000 yuan, while most popular stars donated more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan.

……

I thought the matter was over, but...

Feng Xiaogang, who donated 100,000 yuan and brought Xu Fan with him, was actually planning to shoot this type of movie under his name. Gu Wei was speechless for a moment.

This person was off the mark and caused quite a stir.

Huayi Company and Feng Xiaogang also came out to urgently refute the rumors, claiming that this was planned in advance. In order to avoid hype, they were also considering whether the filming plan of the film should be delayed.

It is still unknown at the moment.

"Director, did they really plan this in advance?"

In the office of Xingchen Film and Television Company, Wu Ershan asked with a puzzled look on his face after seeing the news.

"Hard to say."

In addition to Huayi, other companies in the industry seem to be following suit. According to Gu Wei, there are now about 20 companies that have this plan.

"Let's not let a good thing turn into a bad thing. Let's discuss and work together to make one or two quality films instead of making shoddy products just to make money..."

Cheng Long has also recently made an appeal online, but whether it has any effect is a matter of opinion. The domestic film and television association held a large-scale charity fundraising event in the capital.

There were many celebrity artists present.

Gu Wei also came to the scene. Since it was a charity event, socializing and greetings were inevitable.

"Director Gu."

"Director Gu."

Everyone looked at Gu Wei and greeted him one after another.

Gu Wei nodded. Some people were indeed an eyesore.

As for some celebrity artists, it’s okay if they don’t get much pay, after all, the pay in the circle hasn’t skyrocketed like it will in later generations.

But for some big directors, it is indeed too much.

It’s not shameful to have tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.

"Director Gu, long time no see."

When Cheng Long saw Gu Wei, he walked over. This time he contributed a lot of money and effort.

"Long time no see, how are you doing lately?"

Although "The Forbidden Kingdom" did not lose money and even made a lot of money, its reputation was really bad, and even Jackie Chan's reputation was affected.

"Fortunately."

Cheng Long had a smile on his face, his expression unchanged. He had seen too many rumors in the circle, and these comments were nothing.

When the disaster happened, Gu Wei heard that Cheng Long took the lead in flying to the front line, which made him admire him very much. There is a reason why he can remain so popular.

Gu Wei donated a lot at the charity event. He didn't know the total amount of donations from various domestic parties, but this event did bring the Chinese people together.

"China Speed" has resounded around the world and shocked countless people.

As time passed, this year's Cannes Film Festival came to an end, and Jia Zhangke's "Twenty-four City" also returned home in failure.

This year's Palme d'Or was finally awarded to the French film "Before the Wall".

This film can be regarded as another award-winning French film at Cannes since the 80s.

The plot of the movie is not complicated. Teacher Francois uses an unconventional new education model to surprise and delight students. However, this education reform award faces a greater test...

This movie, which explores education reform and the relationship between teachers and students, is really good.

However, some people's remarks are indeed disgusting, and this can be considered a vicious incident.

Domestic news was also reporting on this, but at most everyone just cursed at it. If there was a real movie, they would still happily submit it to the film festival.

After entering June, Gu Wei received a call from Reid on the other side of the ocean.

The main reason is that Hollywood is starting to make trouble again this time.

Salary negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild and the Producers Guild of America.

The focus of the negotiations is similar to that of the Writers Guild's strike last year. They are demanding salary and profit increases for downstream revenues such as videotapes and DVDs, with the increase being as high as 50 percent.

If the negotiations fail, it may lead to another strike. Hollywood movies that will be shot in the second half of the year are currently unable to sign contracts with actors.

"Fortunately we don't have any filming plans in the second half of the year. These people are really troublesome."

Reid said on the phone with a bit of gloating.

"Even if it doesn't happen now, it will be inevitable in the future."

Gu Wei was not very optimistic, as this incident actually affected the film company's profits, but this was the general trend and he could not change it.

Online, the movie "Red Cliff", which was originally scheduled to be released in the summer, was reported by the media again. The crew had another accident, and it was during the reshoot of the movie.

Two antique prop ships suddenly caught fire. I heard that the fire was very large and casualties were inevitable.

Han Sanping almost vomited blood when he got the news. Why do John Woo's movies always have problems?

At the Cannes Film Festival, a ten-minute clip of John Woo's "Red Cliff" was broadcast, which was quite popular. Many regional film producers are also inquiring about the copyright. Unexpectedly, this kind of thing happened before the movie was released.

"Well, I hope good things come to those who wait."

In the office, Han Sanping sighed helplessly.

...

During the filming of "Inception", photos and behind-the-scenes footage of Liu Yifei were leaked from time to time.

Many domestic actresses felt jealous after seeing the news, but there was nothing they could do except say a few words in secret.

In this disaster event, Gu Wei's financial resources left a deep impression on other people in the circle. He quietly donated tens of millions of dollars, and everyone only knew about it after it was reported.

With awards, resources and funds, other people in the circle can only flatter and praise such a person. No one would be stupid enough to go against Gu Wei.

In the Starry Company, Jing Tian was also stunned after looking at the news and photos on the Internet.

Even when Lu Zheng came over, he didn't notice.

"Tiantian, there's news about the movie."

Jing Tian came to his senses after hearing this, "So soon? Didn't they say the lead actor hasn't been decided yet?"

"Haha, this movie is invested by us ourselves. It's a historical drama, a big production. You will play the female lead."

"Yeah, thank you Uncle Lu."

Jingtian happily took the script.

"There are many actors with good acting skills joining this time. Tiantian, you should learn from them carefully."

"Don't worry, Uncle Lu."

Jing Tian, ​​who was reading a script, heard this and nodded vigorously in response.

(End of this chapter)