Chapter 201 Pirated version leaked
Online, the latest details of Zhang Yimou’s new movie were released.

Except for Xiao Shenyang who was cast a while ago, the main actors of the film are almost all sketch actors.

"Oh boy, a collection of skits, huh?"

"Isn't this a slap in the face of those professionally trained actors?"

The big director also put aside his airs and chose to compromise for the sake of box office and traffic.

Some media outlets that were interested in gossip even came to interview Gu Wei and asked him whether he would choose non-professionals to star in his future films.

"Haha, this situation will definitely not happen. If you want to be in my movie, at least your acting skills must be guaranteed."

Afterwards, many people went to New Picture's official website to comment, which made Zhang Weiping depressed.

"Then let the audience decide. The box office performance is the ultimate goal of a movie."

Zhang Weiping made a statement, the main point of which was his tough talk.

Pirated copies of "Nanjing! Nanjing!" appeared online.

The news spread very quickly, and after watching the entire film, netizens began to understand why the film had to be rectified and postponed.

The pirated version is the same as the one Gu Wei and the others watched. The first half is okay, as it captures the pain of that period of history and the narrative is quite clear. But towards the end, things get a little off, as if they are just whitewashing the daily grind.

“Is this a sign of reconciliation?”

"This bastard has shit in his head, and he's smuggling stuff here."

"If we want to make a movie about this subject from the other person's perspective, we might as well just call it "Taro."

"A typical example of forgetting one's roots. Is this what Beijing Film Academy teaches?"

"This is a commercial film that uses the national disaster as a gimmick, and only shows the kindness of the Japanese people."

...

Compared to Gu Wei, netizens don't care about anything and their words become more and more unpleasant. There are many more abusive voices, and they all refer to names.

Gu Wei, who had just participated in a promotional program, had just returned to the villa with Liu Yifei and Su Chang when he received a call.

"Dean, this matter really cannot be blamed on me. Lu Chuan himself is not capable enough and should not touch this kind of subject matter.

After seeing the finished film, I realized that he couldn’t handle it at all and his idea of ​​shooting was very problematic.”

Gu Wei did not hide it. Even if this movie was produced by Director Tian and even if Lu Chuan also graduated from Beijing Film Academy, so what?

If you do something wrong, can you just let it go with a simple “we’re one of us”?
"Besides, I'm doing this for the good of the school. If it's really released directly, the audience will probably curse the school after watching it."

Before, the school often told Gu Wei that it was for his own good, and now Gu Wei just returned the favor.

"I didn't say anything, but you just told me a bunch of shit."

On the other end of the phone, Xie Xiaojing listened to Gu Wei's chatter and felt like laughing.

I had no choice but to call him. Many people in the school did not support Gu Wei's approach. They thought it was stupid for one person to fight against another. After all, most of the famous domestic directors came from Beijing Film Academy.

"If you ask me, you did the right thing. Many people in school praised the movie, and many people avoided talking about this issue."

When Old Xie said this, he looked a little tired and weak.

The two chatted for a while over the phone and shared their thoughts.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei was about to go into the house when his cell phone rang again.

I picked it up and saw that it was a call from Professor Cao Baoping of Beijing Film Academy.

"It's about the movie again? I didn't realize Taro was so powerful."

I pushed these thoughts out of my mind and pressed the answer button.

"Hello, Mr. Cao."

Registration for this year's Golden Rooster Awards has begun again.

Cao Baoping called about this matter.

"You guys can make commercial films, so you definitely don't care about awards, but I can't. I'm going to try for the Golden Rooster Awards."

Gu Wei is the producer of this movie, and if Cao Baoping has this idea, he must talk to him about it.

"Okay, Mr. Cao, I think the Golden Rooster judges will definitely give you face. It won't work if it's us."

He had said before that his directors would not participate in the domestic Golden Rooster Awards, but Cao Baoping only invested in the film and did not shoot it. If he wanted to win an award, how could Gu Wei stop him?

"Haha, that's what I said."

Cao Baoping hung up the phone happily. What Gu Wei said was very realistic. However, as a professor at the Beijing Film Academy, he was somewhat confident of winning the Golden Rooster Award if he went to the Golden Rooster Awards.

In addition, when someone asked him to persuade Gu Wei, he did not mention a word. All his movies were invested by Gu Wei, and smashing the pot after dinner was not something a human being could do.

"Why did the call take so long?"

When we entered the hall, Liu Yifei and Su Chang had already dressed and removed their makeup.

"I answered two calls in a row, which delayed me a bit."

In order to record the show in the morning, several people got up early and worked for half a day. Now it is past lunch time.

"I ordered takeout, it should be here soon."

Since Liu's mother was not at home, Liu Yifei let herself go a little.

Sure enough, someone rang the doorbell after a while. It was almost afternoon, and the three of them had a takeout meal together.

While eating, Liu Yifei seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"What's wrong?"

Could it be that someone else in the school wanted to ask Liu Yifei to come and plead for mercy? Gu Wei ate a mouthful of rice, looked at Old Liu's expression, guessed for a moment, and then asked directly. "Ah, it's nothing serious, it's just..."

"If they call you next time, you don't have to answer them."

Liu Yifei nodded obediently, but she would definitely not be able to avoid such a thing in the future, after all, they were all teachers and seniors.

Su Chang was eating by herself while reading entertainment gossip on her phone. She didn't graduate from Beijing Film Academy, so she couldn't get involved at all.

...

Feng Xiaogang is known for riding on the popularity of others. When interviewed by a media reporter, he said, "I was busy preparing for the film and missed the screening, otherwise I would have said a few words."

After saying this, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed what a pity!
It sounded as if he would join the boycott if he were there. Gu Wei estimated that even if he was there, after watching it, he might even praise it for the sake of Lu Chuan and his teacher.

No, the opportunity has come.

Ever since Feng Xiaogang announced his new film project, netizens who have read the original novel have been making suggestions and selecting the film's heroine.

Many people think of Zhang Ziyi. In addition to her suitable temperament and image, it is also conducive to opening up overseas markets.

Of course, some people also suggested Liu Yifei. After all, in terms of status, Liu Yifei is no worse than Zhang Ziyi.

Feng Xiaogang bluntly stated that Liu Yifei did not meet the age requirement, and then said that Zhang Ziyi's salary was too expensive and he could not afford it, with a hint of complaint in his words.

At the subsequent Hong Kong International Film Festival, during the Chinese Film Outlook session, Feng Xiaogang, who was present at the event, started to criticize.

The former complained that Hong Kong audiences looked down on mainland directors. Starting from "Big Shot" and including movies such as "The Banquet", he failed again and again in his attempts to enter the overseas market.

Not to mention Hollywood, even the audiences in Hong Kong and Taiwan have never given him face.

Even though he is a big director with a total box office of over 1 billion, he is not as good as the small directors in Taiwan in the eyes of Hong Kong people.

The more I thought about it, the angrier I got, and later I even cursed out loud:
"In the minds of Hong Kong Islanders, Taiwanese movies are better than those from the mainland. Hong Kong Islanders think that mainlanders are too unsophisticated. In their words, they are idiots."

The reporters from Hong Kong were no pushovers and fought back directly, accusing the mainland directors of excluding Hong Kong actors and saying that even if they did, they would always use the same few fixed actors over and over again.

The idea is that commercial films are more important than award-winning films.

Gu Wei was pushed out directly because he was an internationally renowned director who had made many Hollywood movies.

Next came commercial film directors such as Zhang Yimou and Ning Hao, and art film directors such as Jia Zhangke were also mentioned.

"You deserve it. You're asking for trouble every day. I won't consider the market here for my movies in the future..."

Feng Dapao was probably too excited and said everything he should and shouldn't say.

After hearing what Feng Xiaogang said, reporters in Hong Kong couldn't stand it anymore and started accusing each other in the media.

It was very lively with both sides coming and going.

But from the moment Feng Xiaogang said this, Hong Kong Island was doomed to lose.

Mainland directors may not need the Hong Kong market, but on the other hand, Hong Kong directors still need to make a living in the mainland.

The rise of the mainland film market is an indisputable fact, and this is also the confidence of major commercial film directors.

After the media reporter finished the report, netizens followed suit and listed detailed data, asking them to open their eyes and take a good look at how many bad movies have been made by so-called Hong Kong directors?

...

On the 19th, the premiere of "A Dog's Purpose" officially began.

The venue was originally arranged by Guangguang Company to be a large hotel.

However, after communicating with Gu Wei, they still chose a cinema, specially booked a large cinema and the hotel next to it, and invited thousands of film critics and audiences to watch the movie on site.

Whether a movie is good or not ultimately depends on the audience's evaluation.

Although the hotel next to the cinema is not big, it is enough. The invited guests are all heavyweights, but the number of people is not too large.

"Director, you are all over the internet right now."

"The Sound of Wind" has been completed. Zhou Xun came to the scene wearing a suit. When he saw Gu Wei, he smiled and said.

Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Hanyu, Li Binbin and others nearby also laughed unkindly.

"Hello, Director Gu."

Compared to others, this was the first time that Gu Wei and Wang Zhiwen met, and he is also a real actor.

There is nothing wrong with describing him as having good acting skills, good temperament, good figure, and a solid foundation in line delivery.

“Hello, I’ve watched quite a few of Mr. Wang’s TV dramas.

"Addicted to Sex", "Black Ice", "The Way of Heaven"..."

Gu Wei mentioned several familiar TV series, and the other party smiled after listening.

I heard that he recently co-starred with Chen Daoming, Mei Ting and Liu Bei in the TV series "Cell Phone", playing the role of Yan Shouyi.

"Haha, Director Gu, thank you for your compliment. I hope I can have the opportunity to work with you in the future."

...

More and more people are arriving at the scene...

Many celebrities who were filming "Founding of a Republic" rushed over. After all, it was Gu Wei's movie, and everyone wanted to come and meet him.

On the stage, Gu Wei, Liu Yifei, Chen Daoming and others were answering questions from reporters.

Han Sanping, Wang Changtian, Ye Ning, Lu Zheng and others were sitting in the audience, listening with smiles on their faces.

This premiere was very simple, without any fancy stuff. After the questions were answered, the movie started showing.

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(End of this chapter)