Chapter 194 Tribute Film

As soon as the Directors Guild meeting ended, the Internet became lively.

Ning Hao's "No Man's Land" passed the review, and the General Administration announced the latest news.

As one of the few big directors in the country, the casting of "No Man's Land" has become a major concern for people in the industry.

"Currently, only Huang Bo has been confirmed, and the other roles are still being selected."

"I will send out audition invitations in the circle."

Ning Hao, who was blocked by reporters, revealed some specific information.

"Director Ning really just keeps using those few actors."

"Why not use your acting skills? It's much better than finding a few vases."

Everyone in the circle is shocked. These big directors who graduated from Beijing Film Academy are really unique.

Zhang Yimou likes to use newcomers, Ning Hao likes to use old people, and as for Gu Wei, he has made too few movies in China, so it is almost always Liu Yifei and Su Chang who appear.

"Haha, people outside say you are nostalgic."

"It's a habit. I'm not like Director Zhang. I can't train new people. It's too much trouble."

After the review, Ning Hao came over specifically to discuss the investment.

"What's the budget?"

"About 20 million."

"Well, it's not high."

Compared with other directors, Ning Hao seems to have a very low investment in each of his films. Gu Wei thought about it and realized this.

"We also want to make a blockbuster movie with a budget of several hundred million. We are not afraid of losing money and cheating you."

He can't get investments of hundreds of millions like those of Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou.

"Okay, how much do you plan to keep for yourself?"

"About 30%."

"Then you take 30%, China Film Group takes 30%, and Xingchen Film and Television will take the rest."

After deciding on the ratio, Gu Wei called Han Sanping in front of him.

"Only six million? Got it."

"Boss Han, do you think this is unworthy?"

After hanging up the phone, Ning Hao asked curiously.

"Compared with other films invested by China Film, this is really not much."

"Those Hong Kong directors will make a stupid movie. They are all money-hungry people."

"China Film Group still hasn't suffered enough. He'll understand after a few more times."

Gu Wei said with a smile, and then added another sentence.

“For the role, I recommend two candidates for you.

Yu Nan and Chen Minghao, they both have good acting skills, I think they are quite suitable for this movie. "

After taking a sip of tea, Gu Wei looked at the other person and said.

"Okay, I'll notify them to come for auditions in the next two days. I'm worried about the remaining roles.

You don’t know, my phone is about to explode with calls.”

When one reaches Gu Wei's position, the choice of roles is entirely based on preference. As for the exchange of resources, it is not very important, unless it is a blockbuster with huge investment costs.

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In mid-February, the film "Founding of a Republic", directed by China Film Group, was announced to start filming.

This is also the film with the most participating celebrity artists in China so far.

Han Sanping, chairman of China Film Group, directed the film again after 18 years (in 1991, he wrote and directed the main theme film "The Story of Mao Zedong", which was well received by all walks of life). Gu Wei, Huang Jianxin and Wang Xingdong served as the director and screenwriter of this film respectively.

In terms of the cast, stars such as Liu Dehua, Liu Yifei, Jiang Wen, Zhang Guoli, Li Xuejian, Tang Guoqiang, Xu Qing, Chen Kun, etc. have all joined.

In addition, a number of well-known directors such as Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and Ning Hao are also expected to make guest appearances in the film.

The press conference that day was also the largest to date, with nearly two hundred celebrity artists in attendance.

As a tribute film to the country, the relevant departments above also gave the green light all the way.

This year's Berlin Film Festival, closing day.

Domestic media reporters followed up the report.

Many people in the circle are paying attention to this matter, including Han Sanping.

Many netizens stayed up late to watch the live broadcast.

But until the end, the crew of "Mei Lanfang" did not show up.

"Mei Lanfang failed in Berlin and did not receive an invitation from the jury."

"The crew did not show up at the closing ceremony and it is suspected that they returned home early."

In addition to Brother Chen Kai, other famous directors have also suffered Waterloo.

The Golden Bear Award was eventually won by the Spanish and Peruvian co-production "The Milk of Sadness".

The Silver Bear for Best Director was won by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi for his film "About Elly."

The Silver Bear for Best Actor was won by British actor Sotigou Kouyate for his role in London River.

Pochit Miniemeyer won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her role in the German film "The Perfect Second Couple".

The higher you lifted it at the beginning, the harder it will fall now.

Domestic netizens began to mock Brother Chen Kai, saying that it was okay to open champagne before the game, and even if he couldn't win the Golden Bear, at least he could get a Silver Bear.

Now he doesn’t even attend the closing ceremony, which brings shame to the domestic film industry.

In any case, this incident cannot shake Chen Kaige's position. After the Berlin Film Festival, this year's Cannes Film Festival began to select films from around the world.

The film "A Night of Intoxication with Spring Breeze", starring Qin Hao and directed by Lou Ye, was nominated.

Qin Hao even called Gu Wei to tell him about this, his tone full of excitement about going to Cannes.

"We have arranged a role for you in the second half of the year. The company will notify you in advance when the time comes."

Recently, Tang Wei also made a comeback and partnered with Zhang Xueyou from Hong Kong Island to co-star in the movie "Moon Over Hennessy".

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Taking advantage of the popularity of If You Are the One, Huayi Film Company announced Feng Xiaogang's latest film Aftershock.

This movie will temporarily bid farewell to the Lunar New Year period, with a planned investment of around 2 million yuan, part of which will come from Tangshan.

In addition, the film "The Sound of Wind" produced by Huayi Company last year has also confirmed its release date, which is set for September 9, which is the National Day holiday.

"The Sound of Wind" was filmed in 2008. It is a spy film co-directed by Gao Qunshu and Chen Guofu, and starring Zhou Xun, Li Binbin, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Xiaoming and others.

The film is adapted from the novel of the same name, a novel written by contemporary writer Mai Jia, published in the 2007th issue of 10 of the magazine "People's Literature" and first published in October 2007.

For a time, Huayi was in the limelight and anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was promoting its listing in the second half of the year.

Gu Wei was also happy about this. Holding a large number of Huayi Company's stocks, he was just about to go up and shout a few words.

Compared with the Berlin Film Festival, this year's Academy Awards received very little attention in China.

Firstly, there are no domestic films shortlisted.

Secondly, Gu Wei has not participated in the event in China, so the media can only find other topics to report.

It’s true, the Oscar officials also gave face, and Hollywood Night turned into Bollywood Night.

"Slumdog Millionaire" is a hit.

Eight major awards including the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director.

The film received high praise from the judges for its excellent script adaptation, music, sound effects and photography techniques.

Sean Penn also won the Best Actor award for his outstanding performance.

The film was also nominated for several other technical and acting awards, but failed to win in those categories.

Despite this, "Slumdog Millionaire" remained the biggest winner of that year's Oscars, bar none.

In recent years, Oscar ratings have continued to decline, and last year they hit a record low.

The organizers also invited "Wolverine" Hugh Jackman to be the host this time, intending to use his popularity to boost the popularity of this awards ceremony.

This has led to many other countries around the world reporting on this incident.

The Best Actress award was won by Kate Winslet for her role in The Reader. Weinstein's public relations skills are indeed amazing.

"Hey, Kate has won the Best Actress award, I wonder when I will have a chance?"

Across the Pacific Ocean, Leonardo called Gu Wei, his tone full of envy and jealousy.

Come to think of it, they both starred in "Titanic" together, but she became the best actress while I failed many times. It would be a bit awkward to be on the same stage in the future.

"Then you'll have to wait."

Gu Wei said silently in his heart.

At the awards ceremony, Kate Winslet, who won the Best Actress award, had tears in her eyes as she gave her speech.

As for how much price was paid for this movie queen, that depends on one's own opinion.

The domestic media also reported on Kate Winslet winning the Best Actress award.

After all, she is the heroine of "Titanic" and the dream lover of many domestic netizens, "Rousi", and she has received a lot of attention.

As for the award-winning "Slumdog Millionaire", there was not much coverage. Not many people pay attention to Sammo Hung's movies.

In the crew of "The Founding of a Republic".

Although Han Sanping directed the film himself and served as the chief director, the specific filming was basically handed over to Huang Jianxin.

Gu Wei will not participate in the early stage of filming. The post-production editing of the movie "A Dog's Purpose" has not been completed yet, so he does not have the time.

Liu Yifei, on the other hand, would go to the crew whenever she had time, under the pretext of learning from the veteran actors.

Liu Yifei plays the role of Fu Zuoyi's daughter in the movie. She doesn't have many scenes, but she does have a lot.

"How's it going? How much have you learned?"

In the villa, Gu Wei asked casually while looking at Liu Yifei who had just returned from the crew.

"Oh, it's not that fast, but Tang Guoqiang and Zhang Guoli are really good at acting. They are acting together on the set today..."

Liu Yifei's little mouth opened and closed, and she kept talking about what happened in the crew.

"The film is expected to be completed in mid-March, and then we will have to start promoting it again."

While eating the snacks handed to him by the young lady, Gu Wei suddenly said something.

"Will it conflict with the filming of The Founding of a Republic?"

Hearing this, Gu Wei was a little speechless. It hasn't even come to that step yet, but he's already started thinking about this.

However, it can also be seen that Liu Yifei attaches great importance to this tribute film, and the fact is indeed so. Those who can act in a part are all celebrity artists recognized by the circle.

"Probably not. Your scenes can be filmed in advance. I'll just talk to Director Huang."

In order to ensure time for publicity, Gu Wei spoke cautiously.

"Okay, and Teacher Chen Daoming and Teacher Zhang Kaili, we will participate in the promotional activities together then."

Liu Yifei lay on the sofa and responded obediently, occasionally taking snacks from the bag to feed Gu Wei.

As for her good friend Su Chang, neither Liu Yifei nor Gu Wei mentioned her, but she definitely couldn't escape, so they could just set off together when the time comes.

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(End of this chapter)