Chapter 197 Need an Award
After staying in Tianjin for a few days, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei returned to the capital.

Although he was one of the nominal directors, most of the filming was done by Huang Jianxin. Even Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang and others only shot a few scenes.

There are quite a few directors who made guest appearances, including Chen Kaige's "General Feng Yuxiang", Feng Xiaogang's Green Gang boss "Du Yuesheng", and Jiang Wen's terrifying Kuomintang Military Intelligence Bureau spy chief "Mao Renfeng".

It is said that for this role, Jiang Wen was very attentive during the filming of "Founding of a Republic". Although he only had three scenes, in order to capture the essence of the character Mao Renfeng, he found half a foot thick of information, and studied it carefully without eating or drinking, including the character's appearance, inner emotions and subtext, for fear that he would mess up the performance. He kept collecting information while studying.

Jiang Wen felt that he had almost finished his investigation, so he brought all his information to the scene and communicated with Han Sanping.

"Director Han, I have studied these costumes, props, and lines for a long time, and I am sure they are correct.

It’s OK for the character Mao Renfeng to wear frog-eye glasses. Without this feature, the character’s image will be greatly reduced.”

As a drama tyrant, Jiang Wen is usually very domineering in the crew. However, the role he was filming this time was different, and he had to beg for this role several times before he got it, so naturally he didn't dare to be too aggressive.

After hearing Jiang Wen's words, Han Sanping felt a bit of a headache. As the main person in charge of the entire film and television work, he naturally had to prepare every detail very thoroughly.

"Bring it here and let me take a look first."

He took the information and started reading it.

As he looked at it, Han Sanping just froze where he was. He couldn't even find the information in his hand. How on earth did Jiang Wen find so much?

"Okay, let's shoot it like this. I'll talk to Lao Huang."

Some of these things were mentioned by Liu Yifei in casual conversations with him, and some were publicized through the media. The movie has been very popular recently.

The filming is only halfway done now, but the movie schedule has been finalized and it is expected to be released nationwide on September 9 this year.

As celebrity artists came and went, Li Lianjie, Cheng Long and others also appeared on the set one after another.

In addition, Tang Wei, who was filming "Moonlight in Hennessy" in Hong Kong Island, also received an invitation to play a role.

It is said that Zhou Xingchi wanted to get a role in "Founding of a Republic".

He begged director Han Sanping again and again to leave a position for him, even if it was just a very ordinary supporting role, but he was rejected outright.

Zhou Xingchi was puzzled when he got the reply. Even Wang Baoqiang had a chance to play a commando soldier, and Guo Degang became a photographer. Why couldn't he do it?

"There are too many actors involved, and many roles will be deleted later."

Han Sanping just gave the other party one sentence and did not give any further explanation.

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All the well-known domestic film and television companies are flocking to produce "tribute films".

Even the movie "The Sound of Wind", which Huayi Company started filming last year, was not promoted as a tribute to the motherland.

I heard that in order to make this movie well, a new castle was specially built for filming.

It's a pity that Xingchen Films has no plans for this type of movie.

Generally, tribute films or main theme films will be released before the National Day holiday this year. It takes half a year to finish the script, cast, shoot and do post-production. Even if you want to shoot, it is too late.

It was the end of March. After finishing the tribute film, Gu Wei stayed in the company for two days and completed the trailer for the movie "A Dog's Purpose", which also included a lot of shooting footage.

The next half month will be a time of full-scale publicity.

The premiere is scheduled for April 4, the day before the film is released, and Wang Chen has already arranged for someone to send out the invitations.

"Boss, the promotional programs have been arranged, and the lighting department has also been contacted."

Gu Wei handed over the promotion of this film to Wang Changtian, who was very active in promoting the film. After all, it was Gu Wei's first film after being banned from directing in China.

At the same time, Lu Chuan's "Nanjing! Nanjing" also began large-scale external publicity, and the trailer and highlights were subsequently posted online.

It’s true, just watching the trailer and the behind-the-scenes footage, this movie is really good. It has received rave reviews from netizens online and there are many viewers looking forward to it.

In addition, representatives from the Propaganda Department of the Nanjing Municipal Party Committee, the director of Jiangsu Provincial Radio and Television Station, and surviving Nanjing veterans were interviewed by media reporters and expressed their optimism about the film.

"In the past few years, I have been preparing for the tribute film."

"It is the only big production in the first half of this year. We hope that audiences will go to the cinema to support it."

After obtaining the release license, Lu Chuan started to talk nonsense online. For a while, the Internet was full of public opinions related to the film.

From what he said, it seems like if you don't go to the cinema to watch it, you're disrespecting history.

Gu Wei even thought for a moment that Lu Chuan had filmed a film with different content from his previous life.

"Don't worry about them. We just need to promote it normally. Whether the box office and word of mouth are good or not still depends on the quality of the movie released."

After seeing the reports online, Gu Wei gave instructions to Wang Chen, which set the tone.

In the first round of promotion, it was basically Gu Wei who led Liu Yifei, Su Chang and Zhang Kaili.

Chen Daoming is currently filming "Founding of a Republic" and his schedule is a bit tight.

"Director Han, please finish filming Teacher Chen's scenes as soon as possible. Without him as the lead actor, the promotion will be difficult."

In the crew of "Founding of a Republic" which was filming in Shanghai, Han Sanping received a call from Gu Wei.

If it were an ordinary person, Han Sanping would have probably scolded him, but it was Gu Wei who spoke up.

"Got it. We will focus on filming his scenes in the next two days."

Even though one or two leading actors were missing, the promotion went quite smoothly.

In early April, Su Chang took on a TV drama and went to sign a contract. "Jiang Jie" was directed by Yan Xiaozhui and written by Tan Li and Peng Qiyu.

It has been confirmed that the red legendary TV series will be starred by Ding Liuyuan, Hu Yajie, Yao Anlian, Su Chang, and will also star Ma Wenzhong, Ni Tu, Liu Meixi, Liu Guanxiang and others.

"Director, the crew asked me to join the crew on the 20th. I think I should be able to make it in time."

In the villa, after a busy day of promotion, Su Chang and Liu Yifei collapsed on the sofa.

"Well, it'll be fine after the premiere."

These days, Gu Wei also felt a little tired, but better than the other two.

"Changchang, what TV series is this? Is it so important?"

"It's quite important. It's a 30-episode large-scale TV series jointly produced by the National Television Film and Television Drama Production Center, the Publicity Department of the CPC CQ Municipal Committee, the CPC ZG Da'an District Committee, and the Peking University Star Group.

The specific characters are based on Jiang Jie's underground struggle life and tell the emotional story between her and Peng Yongwu. "

When Liu Yifei heard the word CCTV, she stuck out her tongue. Anything involving a country must be given the utmost attention.

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On April 4, this year's Cannes Film Festival announced the shortlist of films from around the world.

"A Night of Spring Drunkenness" by mainland director Lou Ye and "Revenge for You" by Hong Kong director Johnnie To were both shortlisted.

In fact, in addition to Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li and others from China, Qin Hao is also shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival for the second time.

In 04, he was nominated for the first time with "Qinghong".

After seeing the media reports, Gu Wei took the time to call Qin Hao, "I can't tell. I heard that you look quite handsome in the movie, and you even dressed up as a woman."

In the company office, Gu Wei was talking on the phone with a playful smile on his face.

"Director, please don't embarrass me. This is all for artistic purposes."

"Okay, I'll cheer you up in advance and try to win an award."

Some netizens saw the media reports online and many of them made comments.

"The Little Prince of Art Films." This title was slowly being called out by movie fans.

There are many people who envy male stars in the circle. You said that you are signed under Director Gu, and you have acted in Hollywood blockbusters and domestic commercial films.

Now, even several directors are vying to invite him to the field of art films, which makes people jealous just thinking about it.

With Liu Yifei frequently appearing on major talk shows, the media feel they are too busy to keep up.

The “Four Dans and Two Bings” all need to be interviewed, and now with Liu Yifei added, a large amount of interview materials have been posted online by reporters.

"Yifei needs to make some art films and win some awards."

Many fans left messages on online forums to express their opinions.

"That depends on Director Gu."

Some people even directly called on Gu Wei to prepare something artistic for Lao Liu.

In addition, netizens are also talking about awards.

Zhou Xun is fine. She has two gold medals in China and is not afraid of anyone when it comes to honors.

The two Bings currently have awards to their credit, and Zhao Yanzi has Emperor Entertainment Group and China Film Group to back her up, so she has no shortage of topics.

Although Zhang Ziyi has been in constant turmoil, she has made it into Hollywood after all, so she can still hold on for the time being.

As for the capital's talented woman Xu Jinglei, she is the most embarrassed at the moment. She has no awards and cannot get involved in commercial films with large investments. I heard that she is planning to make a movie recently. It seems that she is preparing to change her track.

With only a few days left before the premiere, Liu Yifei did not attend the event with Gu Wei.

This year, the young lady was invited to become the tourism promotion ambassador of Jiangsu Province.

Recently, the organizer held an event in the capital, a Biluochun Cultural Tourism Festival promotion conference held in Suzhou Wuzhong District, the hometown of Biluochun and on the shores of Taihu Lake, inviting tourists from the capital to Suzhou Wuzhong to taste Dongting Biluo fragrant tea and feel the spring of Taihu Lake.

Liu Yifei will definitely attend the event. The opportunity to serve as the image ambassador of Suzhou Wuzhong is due to her outstanding performance in the TV series "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and "The Return of the Condor Heroes". Her unique elegant temperament in ancient costumes impressed the audience.

“The activity will take about two days.”

In the villa, Liu Yifei leaned on Gu Wei's legs and looked through the itinerary for the next two days.

"Okay, the publicity run is almost over, so be careful when you go over there."

"Yes, Mom will go with me."

The weather in April is gradually getting warmer and we have to take off our thick down jackets.

Gu Wei was sitting on the sofa, holding Liu Yifei's shoulders, which felt very smooth.

"be honest."

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes. Her relatives were still there and she didn’t want to be provoked.

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(End of this chapter)