Chapter 188 Two Animated Movies
After leaving Warner headquarters, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei went straight back to the company.

The classic movie "Titanic" has completed its remake plan, and the current progress is just to copy the first few minutes.

"Leon was so handsome at that time."

After watching the clip for a few minutes, Liu Yifei spoke.

“I hope he can continue to be handsome.”

Having seen Leonardo "playing with water guns" in later generations, and then looking at his current state, Gu Wei said while trying hard to suppress a smile.

"Boss, these are all invitations to movie receptions, including movie premieres and movie promotions."

In the office, Gu Wei took the invitation letter handed to him by Reid and started reading it.

Suddenly, a familiar name came into view.

Recently, Zhang Ziyi's second Hollywood film "The Horsemen" (also known as The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse) started promotion in North America.

The film is a suspense film jointly released by Taiwan Longxiang Entertainment Multimedia Co., Ltd. and Lionsgate Entertainment of the United States.

Directed by Jonas Akerlund, starring Zhang Ziyi, Dennis Quaid, Lou Taylor Pucci, Barry Haley and others.

The film is scheduled to be released in North America on March 2009, 3.

The film was included in the invitation letter that Ryder handed over.

Shaking his head, Gu Wei continued reading.

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Conversations with Nixon, My Sister's Wedding, The Reader, Slumdog Millionaire..."

They are all hot movies for this year's Oscars, and Gu Wei was invited to almost every movie.

"Just these two."

Gu Wei handed the invitation letter to Reid, who picked it up and took a look.

They are "The Reader" and "My Sister's Wedding".

"Oh, boss, you are so picky. Anne Hathaway and Angelina Jolie are both my favorite actresses."

Reid smiled in a way that only men could understand.

"I'm not like you. I just admire it."

Gu Wei would never admit that being tough is a necessary skill for a man.

The next day, Gu Wei and Reid went to DreamWorks again.

The preliminary budget for "Despicable Me 2" has been released. The production cost of the second film has reached million US dollars, plus the later publicity and promotion costs, it is much higher than the previous one.

"Gu, are we planning to purchase the copyright of the "Minions" in this movie?"

After meeting the person in charge of DreamWorks, the other party went straight to the point.

"I'm sorry, but I don't plan to sell it for the time being."

Just kidding, Gu Wei is not short of money. He will definitely keep this already popular cartoon character in his hands and develop it slowly later.

"That's such a shame."

“Let’s talk business, the film production cycle is too long.

One year, at most one year, the same time as the previous one."

"Well, our company is also working on the production of How to Train Your Dragon, so time is a bit tight."

"That's not something I'm considering. This is not the first time we've worked together. We won't delay the funding, but it will take at most a year."

Gu Wei leaned back on the sofa, drinking the coffee brought by his secretary, and spoke in a firm tone.

Are you kidding? The money has been spent and you still want to extend the production time. There is no such good thing.

"OK, we agree."

The person in charge of DreamWorks nodded in approval. The market conditions in the industry were not good this year, so this big order must be taken, after all, it would make a lot of money.

"Then I wish us happy cooperation."

Gu Wei and Reid looked at each other, stood up and shook hands with each other.

As for the subsequent contract signing, Reid will be directly responsible.

In the afternoon, the two went to Disney again. The other party was much more direct than DreamWorks. After all, it was an old Hollywood company and was much stronger.

Disney is named after its founder Walt Disney. It is a large multinational corporation headquartered in Burbank, USA. Its main businesses include entertainment program production, theme parks, toys, books, video games and media networks.
The current person in charge is Robert Iger. After Disney acquired the ABC, Iger joined Disney and became the president of Disney International in 1999. He was promoted to CEO in 2005 and became the sixth head of Disney.

"Gu, we can continue to cooperate not only on this animated film, but also on other subsequent films."

The other party was very happy to cooperate with Gu Wei. Robert Egger was an ambitious man and had been expanding his territory.

As far as I can remember, it seems that starting from next year, Disney will take charge of the distribution and marketing of DreamWorks films.

Disney Studios is also the only major Hollywood company in the original time and space that has not been traded, which shows the other party's strength.

"Of course, there is a chance for cooperation."

Gu Wei casually said that he had no shortage of partners, including Warner, Universal, and other domestic companies.

"The script of 2012 is very good. I hope Disney will have a chance to get involved in it."

The other party didn't care about Gu Wei's attitude, but instead talked about the script.

"I plan to invest 3 million US dollars in this movie and shoot a 3D version..."

Since the other party wanted to talk, Gu Wei just started to deceive them. Anyway, the project had not been finalized yet and no one knew the specific investment amount.

"Gu, an investment of 3 million US dollars is no joke. As far as I know, no other movie has reached this cost."

Iger shook his head and retorted.

"Haha, the movie Cameron is currently making has already grossed 2.5 million US dollars, so my movie won't be inferior to his."

"Then I'll wait and see."

When the other party said this, it was obvious that he was not going to continue the conversation.

After getting up and saying goodbye, Gu Wei and Reid left Disney.

As for the production contract of "Frozen", it will take a few days to sign it. It involves an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, so Gu Wei is also very cautious.

At least the other party needs to make a character model first, and only after Gu Wei is satisfied can the next step be started.

"Boss, do we really want to spend 3 million to shoot 2012?"

In the car, Reid recalled what Gu Wei had just said. Even though he knew the investment cost of this movie would be huge, this number still exceeded his expectations. "Even if it doesn't reach 3 million, it won't be much less."

The film is expected to take about two years to produce. If it is released at the end of 2011, it will coincide with the doomsday prophecy of 2012. Coupled with the development of the global film industry, the film will definitely not have a problem with the box office.

Reid nodded after hearing this. Now he had enough confidence in his boss.

.........

In China, the Hong Kong film "Ip Man" was finally confirmed to be starred by Zhen Zidan.

Li Lianjie and Jackie Chan, who were previously announced by the media, did not choose this movie.

It's probably a matter of pay. Those two are really too expensive, and ordinary movies simply can't afford them.

In comparison, Zhen Zidan’s 300 million yuan pay is no different from giving it away for free.

The TV series "The Biography of Sun Tzu" starring Zhang Fengyi and Jing Tian held its opening ceremony in the capital.

The event was held at the Sofitel Hotel in the capital and was filmed with an investment of RMB 5000 million by Starry Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd., with Liu Xingang as the director.

Wei Zi, Huang Jue, Li Zixiong, Wu Ma and others joined the team and announced that they were going to create an epic masterpiece.

...

China Film Group announced its most important film project for next year.

"'The Founding of a Republic' is a tribute film to celebrate the 60th anniversary."

"The film was directed by Han Sanping, chairman of China Film Group Corporation, and has been in preparation for a long time."

"Director Gu Wei served as one of the assistant directors and was responsible for shooting some of the clips."

"Director Gu Wei took the lead in directing for zero pay."

Everyone in the industry can see the significance of this movie. Even though there is no pay, no one objects. Instead, they are all waiting for the casting notice from China Film.

"How long do you plan to stay there?"

"I will be back by the middle of the month at the latest."

Han Sanping called and mentioned this matter.

Immediately afterwards, China Film Group announced that Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kexin and others would join the director team one after another, led by Han Sanping.

"Where's Director Zhang? Isn't he going to participate?"

"I guess he's busy with his new movie."

Some netizens saw that Zhang Yimou was not there and left messages on the official website to inquire about the matter.

"Zhang Weiping directly refused."

Speaking of this, Han Sanping said unhappily.

“It’s probably because of the ‘zero pay’.”

When it comes to being stingy, Zhang Weiping is well-known in the circle, and it is said that the director's fee he paid to Zhang Yimou was also extremely low.

"Haha, they are so greedy for money. Sooner or later, they will know how powerful I am."

Han Sanping said this indignantly, and then continued to ask.

"I heard that you are interested in investing in Jiang Wen's new movie?"

"I talked to Yang Shoucheng, but it's not confirmed yet."

"alright."

Han Sanping smacked his lips and didn't mention the investment. He knew Jiang Wen's nature when it came to filming, and it was indeed a bit scary.

...

"Mei Lanfang" was completely withdrawn from theaters in China, and its final box office was 1.14 million yuan, making it the highest-grossing domestic art film.

at the same time.

The Berlin Film Festival has announced the first batch of films shortlisted for the main competition unit.

"Mei Lanfang" ranked first, and people in the circle all looked to Brother Chen Kai, expecting him to win the grand prize.

After all, the words have been spoken, and it would be embarrassing if they were contradicted.

"Oh, I also want to act in art films."

In the villa, Liu Yifei rested her head on Gu Wei's thighs and sighed as she watched the domestic news.

"Envy?"

"Not really, I just think actors should still make some art films."

Liu Yifei is still an artistic youth at heart, and has never concealed her desire in this regard.

"Xixi, how much do you expect from your acting?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Yifei stood up and stared at Gu Wei.

“I want to be a good actor.”

Liu Yifei said after careful consideration.

"So what kind of actor is a good actor?"

"At the very least, I should not only have one label. I hope that in the future, when people talk about me, it won't just be "Fairy Sister" or something like that."

"Okay, I'll choose a script for you later and take you to win an award."

Gu Wei did not discourage the young lady's enthusiasm. It can be seen that she still has goals and ideals.

Not to mention being able to reach Gong Li's level, but at least we should move towards that level.

"The company has invested in an animated film and will ask you to come and do the dubbing."

"Really."

"What's the reward?"

"Come on, I'll go upstairs and give you your reward."

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(End of this chapter)