Chapter 168 Beijing Film Academy Auditorium

Su Chang, who just graduated in June this year, is currently very popular in the circle. The "Magic Phone" broadcast on CCTV, plus the movie "Painted Skin" which broke the 200 million box office this year, have greatly improved her status in the circle. At present, she is the second most popular actress after Liu Yifei.

Huayi Company, Emperor Entertainment Group, Orange Sky Entertainment, Wang Jinghua and other brokerage companies and film and television companies have extended olive branches to her, all wanting to invite her to join.

After all, with her current status and her close friendship with Liu Yifei, she will never have to worry about not having movies to shoot, and she is destined to have a bright future.

"Xixi, is Director Gu's company still signing people?"

The two had just finished watching the Olympic Games and after returning to the villa, Su Chang couldn't wait to ask.

"Senior didn't say, but for the time being, he probably won't sign any artists to the outside world."

Liu Yifei also asked Gu Wei about this, and the answer she got was this.

"You've been invited by many other companies recently. Haven't you found any that you like?"

Liu Yifei took a bite of fruit, turned around and asked her best friend.

"Forget it. I don't want to go to other companies. Since Director Gu won't sign anyone for the time being, I plan to set up a studio so I can have more freedom."

After some careful consideration, Su Chang also decided to set up a studio like other celebrities in the circle.

He rolled his eyes and then said, "I'll have to trouble Director Gu to take care of me when the time comes, hehe..."

The publicity and promotion of "Li Mi's Conjecture" was handled by Guangguang, and the publicity effect was quite good.

Even during the Olympics, Guangxian was able to provide the film with a lot of resources thanks to its huge network of relationships.

The publicity gimmick is the investor Gu Wei and the actor Zhou Xun. As for the director Cao Baoping, his reputation in the circle is indeed average, and not many people know him.

"Don't worry, Mr. Cao, I will go to the premiere."

I received a call from Cao Baoping about the movie premiere, which would be at the end of the month. Cao Baoping planned to hold it in the auditorium of Beijing Film Academy, which was also the school's intention.

"Senior, are you going to the Bazaar Charity Night?"

On the sofa, Liu Yifei leaned against Gu Wei, holding the invitation letter from Harper's Bazaar in her hand.

This year's Harper's Bazaar will be held on the 22nd, with the theme of May events, and many people in the circle have been invited.

As a famous director, Gu Wei was also invited, or in other words, whoever is popular will be invited to this unofficial event.

"I won't go. You go with Changchang. Just buy whatever you like. I'll pay the bill."

Liu Yifei is currently very popular. She has participated in several Hollywood blockbusters and is also a priority for Bazaar to invite.

"Well, then I'll go with Changchang."

Liu Yifei knew Gu Wei's personality and he was never very interested in these activities.

...

Recently, in addition to the increasing publicity for "Interstellar", another movie is also gradually becoming popular.

The promotional slogan of "Ning Hao is the Second" for "The Perfect Match" was quite a gimmick, and it secretly took away 20 million at the box office.

As the Olympics progressed, there were more and more reports about Zhang Yimou, and there were even rumors that he would become the director of the Film Bureau.

Zhang Yimou quickly denied it in a media interview, but the director of the Beijing Film Academy is indeed very energetic and immediately began preparing for a new movie.

The media speculated that it should be "The Flowers of War", after all, Zhang Yimou had mentioned it on many occasions.

After reading the news, Gu Wei shook his head. If it was this movie, it would be fine. The problem is that the next movie Zhang Yimou is going to shoot is really bad.

In this regard, Zhang Weiping has made an indelible contribution.

"Boss, the stock market situation on Wall Street is very abnormal recently."

After receiving a call from Reid on the other side of the ocean and listening to his analysis, Gu Wei was a little surprised.

"You are quite knowledgeable in this area."

"There are so many people investing around me, and everyone told me that the stock market is doing very well and advised me to get in and make some money."

"Look, Ryder, if you're still planning on buying a house in Beverly Hills, stay out of the stock market."

Gu Wei couldn't help but remind them that when an industry allows many people to make money, they have to consider the risks involved, especially in the financial industry.

"Also, prepare the company's funds. I will need them later."

The company in Hollywood still has a lot of funds left, and Gu Wei plans to take this opportunity to purchase some copyrights and make plans for the next movie shoot.

On August 8, as the scrolls in the hands of the athletes slowly closed, the 24th Olympic Games closed at the Bird's Nest in the capital.

Gu Wei did not attend the closing ceremony. Compared with the opening ceremony, it was not as exciting and not that interesting.

After the Olympics, the Venice Film Festival still attracted attention in the circle.

Jia Zhangke is present again this time, and Gu Wei feels that he will never be absent from any of the three major international film festivals.

Jia Zhangke's "Love Story on a River" was invited to the special screening unit of this year's Venice Film Festival.

Gu Wei had little interest in Jia Zhangke's films, but an animated film in the main competition unit caught his attention.

Hayao Miyazaki's latest animated film "Ponyo on the Cliff" has been shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Hayao Miyazaki is a famous animation director in Japan. He is the first thinker to elevate animation to the level of humanity. He is also a link between the past and the future among the three generations of animators in Japan.

His cartoons are able to compete with those of Disney and DreamWorks, and have an irreplaceable position in the global animation industry. Disney calls him "the Kurosawa of the animation industry" and he has won numerous awards.

At the 01 Berlin Film Festival, Gu Wei defeated Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" and won the Golden Bear Award that year.

In that year, the box office of "Spirited Away" in the island country exceeded that of "Titanic", and with a box office of over 300 billion yen, it was called a box office monster in the history of the island country.

...

At the end of the month, "Li Mi's Conjecture" was held as scheduled in the Beijing Film Academy Auditorium.

Most of the people in the circle who attended the event were actors and directors who graduated from Beijing Film Academy.

Well-known directors such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Tian Zhuangzhuang.

Huang Xiaoming, Wang Zhiwen, Chen Kun and other actors and artists also showed up to support the performance. On the morning of the 30th, when Gu Wei and Liu Yifei arrived at the Beijing Film Academy, many people had already gathered at the scene.

"Director Gu, Yifei."

The arrival of the two attracted a lot of attention, and greetings were heard.

"Yifei, look over here."

The reporters on the red carpet shouted at Liu Yifei.

After changing several poses and taking many photos, the reporter finally let the two go with satisfaction.

"Lao Cao, isn't Gu Wei here yet?"

Xie Xiaojing hurried over and asked, the other directors were almost there.

"It's probably coming soon."

Cao Baoping was chatting with Zhang Yimou. When he heard Xie Xiaojing's words, he looked at his watch and replied.

On the other side, Brother Chen Kai and Tian Zhuangzhuang were also chatting.

"Does Mei Lanfang plan to participate in the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar next year?"

“If you want to enter the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film next year, you have to release it in theaters for one week in October this year.

Currently, only a 4-hour rough cut has been completed, and it is still unknown whether it can be completed in time."

When Chen Kai heard Tian Zhuangzhuang mention this, he suddenly felt annoyed. He also felt that if his movie could catch up, it would still have a great chance of competing for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Mei Lanfang's achievements in opera have had a great influence abroad, and he is known as one of the three major performance systems along with Brecht and others.

In addition, this film has already missed Cannes and Venice. If it were not for the influence of certain actors, there would be no need to put the film at next year's Berlin Film Festival. As a frequent visitor to the three major European festivals, Brother Chen Kai also knows the preferences of several film festivals.

"The first time I saw Zhou Xun, I knew she was the heroine of my movie."

"It's mainly about temperament..."

When he arrived at the auditorium, Gu Wei saw Cao Baoping and several main creative staff on the stage.

Facing questions from reporters in the audience, Cao Baoping narrated the film's process from casting to shooting.

Zhang Hanyu and Wang Baoqiang next to them also smiled and kept answering reporters' questions.

"Director Chen, Director Tian."

"Here I come, Director Gu."

After seeing Brother Chen Kai and Tian Zhuangzhuang, Gu Wei greeted them out of politeness.

Tian Zhuangzhuang is fine, but Gu Wei and Brother Chen Kai basically have no contact, and there is nothing to talk about when they meet.

When the reporter saw Gu Wei entering the venue, he turned the interview to him.

The questions asked have basically nothing to do with "Li Mi's Conjecture" and are all focused on "Interstellar".

Many people are eyeing this movie, whether they are directors and stars in the circle or movie fans, they all want to see this hugely expensive sci-fi masterpiece.

After the interview, it was time for the film screening.

Gu Wei had never seen this movie in his previous life, but after watching it now, he felt it was pretty good. It was a typical art film that also contained suspense elements.

At the beginning of the movie, Fang Wen failed the college entrance examination, changed his name, and sneaked away to another place. For four years, he wrote letters to Li Mi on every festival.

What followed was a long letter of 54 pieces, reporting safety and expressing longing.

Reading the words in those letters, Li Mi was at a loss and couldn't help but let her emotions flow.

She drove a taxi and put a magazine with a photo of her boyfriend in it in the car, asking the passengers if they were familiar with the stranger and where they would meet.

"Wang Baoqiang's acting is very good."

Seeing Wang Baoqiang's performance on camera, Liu Yifei whispered beside Gu Wei and gave comments from time to time.

Gu Wei nodded. Later, his performance in Mr. Tree was recorded by Beijing Film Academy. From the perspective of acting skills alone, he had indeed reached the level of perfection.

"Sister Xun also acted well, and so did Deng Chao..."

“When will I be able to reach this point?”

Gu Wei was a little speechless after what the young lady said. Judging from the acting skills alone, several people in the movie are indeed much better than the young lady today.

When the movie ended, the audience applauded. Judging from the content alone, the movie is indeed very good, but the final box office performance will still depend on the audience's choice.

After the speeches and the movie, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. The Beijing Film Academy arranged a banquet, but several big directors did not attend. Gu Wei and Liu Yifei also found an excuse to leave.

"Director Zhang."

"Gu Wei."

As soon as the two of them went out, they saw Zhang Yimou.

Right at the entrance of the auditorium, Gu Wei and Zhang Yimou started chatting. People kept coming in and out, but no one dared to disturb them.

When Gu Wei learned that the next movie the other party was going to shoot was not "The Flowers of War", he immediately understood.

It’s not easy to do business in partnership. Sometimes, even though you know the outcome, you still have no choice but to go ahead with it.

In the past few years, Zhang Yimou made blockbusters, which cost a lot of money. Zhang Weiping was the one who figured out the funding. So far, there has been no crack in the relationship between the two.

"Senior, let's go."

Looking at Zhang Yimou's departing back, Liu Yifei whispered beside him.

"Well, let's go get something to eat."

After saying that, the two of them drove away from Beijing Film Academy.

(End of this chapter)