Chapter 166 Small gathering
In China, in terms of TV dramas, "Soldier Assault" won the Magnolia TV Drama Gold Award, and "Golden Wedding" won the Silver Award.

As for another popular TV series "Struggle", it did not win any prize.

This also led to the screenwriter of the TV series frantically smearing and attacking the other two award-winning TV series online.

"You still have the nerve to criticize others. This TV series is just a story about the struggles of the "rich second generation."

“There are few normal people in the whole show.”

The netizen is very interesting and his summary of "Struggle" is very accurate.

After the failure of "The Sun Also Rises", director Jiang Wen recently co-directed a short story collection with a group of international filmmakers. 12 directors shot 12 short stories, which together made up a love film.

After attending the premiere of "The Dark Knight", Gu Wei returned to China. The premiere of "Interstellar" was chosen as the global premiere and will be held in Europe, North America and China successively, and is expected to start in early September.

The Olympic Games in August is a worldwide event, and Gu Wei doesn't want to miss it at home. If he has time, he will go to watch the important competitions later.

As for movies, many Hollywood blockbusters want to go to August to seize the Olympic Games schedule. During this period, the Chinese people's willingness to consume will definitely be very high.

The one that has been confirmed so far is "The Incredible Hulk".

Li Lianjie's "The Mummy 3" was classified as a co-production and scheduled for September, and "Li Mi's Conjecture" invested by Gu Wei was also scheduled to be released on September 9st.

After returning to China, Gu Wei was dragged by Liu Yifei to the cinema to watch a movie.

"Kung Fu Panda" became extremely popular after it was released in China.

If you don't look at the production company, no one would think that this movie was produced by Hollywood.

There are many Chinese elements in it, and it has a strong Chinese style.

After watching the movie, Gu Wei went directly to Liu Yifei’s villa.

When he got home, he saw Su Chang was there too. After hearing the other party's request, Gu Wei was a little speechless, and came over with a smug look on his face to ask for tickets for the opening ceremony.

"Director Gu, I don't have as much face as you do. I can't even buy a good position. God knows why there are so many rich people in the capital."

"Okay, I'll leave one for you."

"Just one?"

"Love or not, no more."

Seeing that she was getting a little too demanding, Gu Wei said something.

"Want to want."

"I'm still making trouble."

Gu Wei muttered.

Liu Yifei next to her covered her mouth and laughed.

...

"Red Cliff" is expected to break 3 million yuan, and it is estimated that it will break this mark in early August.

However, what concerned Gu Wei was the data of the movie in the island country. In such a small market, the movie's box office on the first day was slightly higher than that in China, and it had great potential.

After "Assembly", Feng Xiaogang worked on the movie "The Nobles" for half a year, but finally gave up. I heard that he has decided to make another blind date movie, which is expected to be released during the Spring Festival.

All kinds of news are flying around on the Internet.

"The filming of The Legend of Sword and Fairy III started today, and all the main creative staff are present."

"Tony Leung and Carina Lau's grand wedding in Bhutan."

"Filming of Storm Riders 2 was completed, Aaron Kwok and Tang Yan appeared in front of the media."

"Filming of the movie "Wolf Tooth" has started, and action actor Wu Jing is directing a movie for the first time."

In early August, the box office of "Red Cliff" successfully exceeded 3 million.

At the same time, Gu Wei also invited Ning Hao, Wuershan and others to gather in the villa.

After this month, he will be busy and won't have time for us to get together.

There are not many people, about the same as last time, except for one more person, Wuershan.

The weather in August was very hot, so everyone discussed and prepared to have a barbecue and beer.

Gu Wei and Liu Yifei went to buy the ingredients, while Wang Chen was responsible for the barbecue grill and condiments.

As evening approached, people began to arrive.

"What's wrong with you? Did you lose money?"

Seeing Ning Hao coming in with a depressed look on his face, Gu Wei, who was fiddling with the ingredients, asked.

"Director Ning was scammed."

When Ning Hao heard Huang Bo mention this, he smiled but said nothing.

It turns out that there is a movie called "Nine Perfects" recently, which is hyped as "the second Ning Hao", and the method is a bit disgusting.

"I say, you are already a big director, and you don't even say a few words."

"I don't want to bother with them. I think they'll get more excited if I say this."

"alright."

"Don't be idle, give me a hand."

"Director Gu, I'll do it, you guys go take a rest."

Huang Bo took the things from Gu Wei's hand very tactfully, and called Qin Hao and Chen Minghao next to him to help.

The two of them happily started working.

The sky gradually darkened, the barbecue grill was set up, and the charcoal fire was lit.

The aroma of the ingredients comes out over time.

"Wow, I didn't realize you're quite good at it."

"That's it, Director Gu, let me tell you..."

Huang Bo kept talking about his craft.

Well, this guy can also brag.

"Here, cheers."

Everyone raised their glasses and started drinking. A few ladies also drank beer, which was a good match with the barbecue.

They are all from the same circle, and gossip is something they can’t stop talking about.

As they were talking, they came to the topic of Tony Leung and Carina Lau's marriage.

"I heard that the man invited Zhang Manyu and the woman invited Hu Jun. That's really interesting."

"Zhang Manyu didn't go, but Hu Jun did, and he wasn't afraid of embarrassment."

A few ladies were even more gossipy and analyzed the situation.

"I heard that Xun Ge's contract with Huayi Company has expired. I don't think she will renew it."

Su Chang has been in contact with Zhou Xun recently and heard her talk about this.

"I won't renew the contract even if I am the one. Huayi Films is now pushing Li Binbin. Even if Zhou Xun has won awards and box office, she will still overshadow him."

Ning Hao drank a few beers, and there was no distress on his face. He analyzed the situation very well. "How do you know so much?"

Xing Aina suddenly said this and looked at him unkindly.

“Um, I saw it online…”

"Haha, Director Ning, don't be scared."

Liu Yifei was afraid that the world would not be in chaos, so she fanned the flames and spoke out.

"I'll settle the score with you when I get back."

"Come on, Yifei, let's have a drink."

"Come on, sister."

"Director, your movie is about to be released, when will the promotion start?"

At this time, Wuershan mentioned the movie "Li Mi's Conjecture".

"It has already started. The film distribution has been handed over to Guangguang and will be launched at the beginning of the month."

Speaking of this, Gu Wei was a little annoyed. At the beginning, he asked Cao Baoping if he needed him to arrange the release date, but the other party directly said no. In the end, it was scheduled to be released in September. With no schedule, the box office is probably in jeopardy.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Has the release date for Racing been set?"

"Well, I went to talk to Mr. Han in person and it's scheduled for January."

Speaking of this, Ning Hao was full of excitement.

"Don't forget to come and show your support when the time comes, you and Yifei."

"decide as things go."

"A new movie?"

Ning Hao suddenly asked, and the people around him looked over.

"Haha, even if there is, it's most likely domestic. Hollywood is not planning to film this year. There's a big commotion over there."

Several people have also heard about the Hollywood Actors Guild. If this happened in China, it would be unimaginable.

I guess no one would dare to do this unless they don’t want to be in the circle anymore.

"Director, what type of movie?"

Qin Hao didn't take Hollywood's affairs to heart and started talking about movies.

Chen Minghao on the side also wanted to ask, but he was not an artist of Xingchen Film and Television Company, so he was too embarrassed to speak.

"I'm going to let Sissi make a movie about animals, just for fun."

"Yeah, I've read the script and I like it very much."

Liu Yifei was eating barbecue and speaking incoherently.

"Xixi, take me with you!"

Su Chang turned into a lackey, handing over the barbecue and getting paper towels.

"Hmm, let me think about it, haha."

"Don't watch it. There aren't many roles in this movie, and there are two directors who are free."

Looking at the people who were staring at him, Gu Wei said something.

As soon as these words were spoken, several people nearby started talking.

"Director Wu, you've been idle for half a year. It's time to move."

"Director Ning..."

There are many scripts in the company, some of which are really good, but Gu Wei doesn't have the energy to shoot them. Instead of leaving them alone, it is better to let Wuershan and Ning Hao shoot them.

"Look, Director Wu and Director Ning didn't say anything. You guys just haven't had enough wine."

After hearing what Gu Wei said, the grown men were almost bursting into laughter.

After they finished a bottle, Ning Hao suddenly said something.

"Director, I have recently made another script. Please give me some guidance if you are free that day."

"Okay, let's wait until the Olympics are over. Let me go over and give you guidance. You have to provide me with food."

"Haha, that's enough."

For a moment, the yard was filled with laughter.

...

"My Captain, My Regiment" recently held its wrap ceremony.

After Kang Honglei returned from Tengchong, he came to Xingchen Film and Television Company.

After the filming of a TV series is completed, subsequent production will start quickly and the broadcasting rights must be resolved as soon as possible.

"Director Kang, don't worry. I've already been approached by several TV stations. It's just that the price is not in place yet, so I didn't agree directly."

Gu Wei's fame is unmatched by others. Many people asked about him before the TV series was completed, especially Wang Changtian of Guangguang, who even called him to tell him about it. Guangguang is a giant in the national radio and television industry.

"Director Gu, I feel relieved when you say that. I'm just afraid it will be the same as the original "Soldier Assault"."

It is true that Kang Honglei has this concern. Even though "Soldier Assault" was a big hit, the investors lost a lot of money.

Now this TV series is fully invested by Xingchen Films, and he doesn't want Gu Wei to lose money, otherwise where will he find investment in the future.

The next day, Gu Wei came to China Film Group and talked with Han Sanding for more than an hour about "Interstellar".

The film chooses to be released globally. Such a huge investment still depends on the global box office. No one region can take it all. The domestic time has been set, and the review must be decided in advance.

"Don't worry, the relevant departments have approved it, and there will definitely be no problem with this movie."

In the office, Han Sanping said very confidently.

“There are no problems with the film’s distribution and scheduling, and several other companies have made arrangements, so now this film is the top priority.

China Film Group will allocate more resources, Emperor Entertainment Group will be responsible for Hong Kong Island, and there will be no problem with those Southeast Asian countries. China Film Group will go back and discuss the scheduling of films.”

"Okay, then I feel relieved. Hearing you say that, I feel stressed."

"What kind of pressure can you have? But I haven't seen this movie either. What is it like?"

Han Sanping has seen some clips, but I guess only Gu Wei has seen the finished film, and also the staff who worked on the post-production of the film.

The box office of "The Dark Knight" has made Han Sanping salivate. It has now exceeded 5 million US dollars. According to news from the Hollywood media, many film companies predict that the global box office will most likely exceed billion US dollars.

"Haha, I can only say it's no worse than Nolan's movies."

"Okay, I feel relieved when you say that. You will be responsible for overseas affairs, and China Film will take care of domestic affairs. You don't have to worry about it."

In August, as the Olympics approached, the entertainment industry was in full swing.

Artists from all over the country gathered in the capital.

Among them, Zhang Ziyi received the most news coverage. She returned to China with her foreign boyfriend, attracting the attention of many media reporters.

(End of this chapter)