Chapter 203 Release
"A Dog's Purpose" has the exclusive April schedule.

"Slumdog Millionaire," the best Hollywood film released on March 3, grossed nearly 25 million in just four days, setting the highest box office record for non-Hollywood imported films in the past decade.

Now, with only a few days left before the film is released, the box office has already exceeded 5000 million, and it has received excellent word of mouth, with many netizens giving it positive reviews.

Perhaps for regions and countries where the film and television industry is less developed, such films that reflect social reality will mostly be praised.

Just like the award-winning films in our country in the last century.

The next day, "A Dog's Purpose" was officially released, and Guangxian Film Studio kept an eye on the data throughout the process.

"Mr. Wang, according to feedback from major theaters, the attendance rate is quite high."

After the secretary finished his report, Wang Changtian finally felt relieved.

For Guangguang, there are not many opportunities to promote Gu Wei's films. After all, the previous film promotion was done by China Film Group, and no domestic company can compete with them.

The movie was released in the morning and reviews appeared online in the afternoon. Overall, it was pretty good and most of them were positive.

"Senior, let's go to the movies."

"Which one?"

“Just watch Slumdog Millionaire.”

Anyway, the premiere was over, and Liu Yifei, who had nothing to do, pestered Gu Wei. She was very curious about what this Indian movie that won the Best Picture award was about.

"Then go ahead."

In April in the capital, the weather has become hot, with a gentle breeze. Pedestrians have taken off their thick down jackets and put on thin coats.

Liu Yifei and Gu Wei were dressed casually, both wearing masks and sunglasses, fully armed.

After arriving at the cinema, Gu Wei went to buy tickets. Liu Yifei sat in the seat next to him, chin in hand, staring blankly.

"Want to buy something to eat?"

Looking at the movie ticket in my hand, there are about ten minutes left before the movie starts.

"Buy two bottles of water. No need to eat. You've gained weight recently. You need to control your weight."

After hearing what Gu Wei said, Liu Yifei hesitated for a moment and refused the temptation of snacks.

When the movie started, I entered the screening room and there were basically no people inside. After all, it was almost ending and most everyone who wanted to see it had already seen it.

The screen goes from dark to bright and the movie begins.

The film mainly tells the story of a pair of brothers who have lived in the slums of Mumbai since childhood. Their mother was beaten to death because of a religious conflict, and the two brothers depended on each other for survival.

The name of the film attracted a lot of attention because it is related to money, but in fact, as the movie progresses, basically every thrilling scene has little to do with money.

The director uses a more cruel method than news reports to observe and expose those living at the bottom of society, which reflects a social reaction different from that in Europe, America, Japan and South Korea.

"Jamal and Latika's love is touching?"

Liu Yifei suddenly spoke to him in a low voice.

"Uh, is love the only thing that moves you?"

Gu Wei was a little caught off guard. The young lady's train of thought was a little different from that of ordinary people.

“Is this why she always wanted to make art films?”

This movie uses flashbacks and recollections to cross-combine the scenes of answering questions in the show, the scenes of talking with the police, and Jamal's own experiences, and the story is expressed clearly.

"It's not just about love. I feel like the film is a bit of a metaphor for last year's financial crisis. The filming technique isn't innovative, but the implication is worth pondering."

Gu Wei looked at Liu Yifei seriously and said, "You are improving so fast. You are watching very seriously."

"That's not."

After the movie ended, Gu Wei sent Liu Yifei directly back to the villa, and he also returned to the company.

...

The film "Bella's Diary", directed by Florian Gallenberger and starring Ulrich Türker, Daniel Bruhl, Steve Buscemi, Zhang Jingde and Teruyuki Kagawa, was banned after its release in the island country.

Some island media and public opinion have severely criticized Teruyuki Kagawa for his participation in the film. In the film, Teruyuki Kagawa plays the role of Prince Asaka Naruhiko, who is both the uncle of Emperor Hirohito and the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army that besieged Nanjing.

Previously, in the movie "The Devils" directed by Jiang Wen, Teruyuki Kagawa played a Japanese soldier named Hanaya Kozaburo. Later, he also played the role of a mute in Huo Jianqi's movie "Nuan".

Unlike the previous two times when he made films in China, which brought him great reputation, this time Teruyuki Kagawa was under tremendous pressure.

I heard that the actor also received death threats from right-wing forces.

Out of protection for him, Teruyuki Kagawa did not appear in any domestic promotional activities for "The Diary of John Rabe".

Producer Wang Zhonglei said: "When I saw Xiangchuan's name in the cast list, I really admired him. He is such a man."

The domestic distribution of the film is handled by Huayi Company, and the release date is scheduled for the 29th of this month.

"The domestic version may have been edited, and some bloody scenes may not pass the review."

When Jiang Wen was interviewed by reporters, he talked about how he cursed at some Japanese actors when he was filming "The Devils".

"I was drunk at the time and couldn't tell whether the person in front of me was Kagawa Teruyuki or Hanaya Kozaburo, a member of the Japanese invading army."

"These are all very good Japanese actors, and they are very nice people, but when I think about those things in the past, I really can't control myself."

"On the set, they followed the director's requirements and approached the director's creative intent time and time again. When filming the wrestling scene, the Japanese actor broke his collarbone but still insisted on filming. These Japanese actors are really dedicated."

Jiang Wen didn’t know if it was true emotion or not, but he revealed a lot of things this time.

Afterwards, he called Director Gu and cursed a certain director.

“Some people are worse than dogs…”

He talked a lot and it was obvious that he had been drinking a lot.

"Director Gu, I'm sorry, Lao Jiang is a little drunk."

Zhou Yun's voice came from the phone, and her tone was a little embarrassed.

Well, Gu Wei had originally been planning to ask how the shooting scenes for Let the Bullets Fly were being set up, but now there was no need to ask.

…The release date of Li Lianjie’s next movie was suddenly revealed online. She will partner with the popular young actor Wen Zhang to star in the literary film “Ocean Paradise” directed by Xue Xiaolu.

The filming is scheduled to start in the second half of the year, and other actors will also participate in the show, including Da Meiyuan, Gui Meilun, Dong Yong, Zhu Yuanyuan and others.

"The couple worked really hard together."

Last year, Wen Zhang married Ma Yili, who was eight years older than him. Many people were not optimistic about them at the time, but they finally held their wedding despite numerous obstacles and gave birth to a daughter in the same year.

This year, Ma Yili shaved her head while filming the TV series "Who's Your Heart Beating?", which shows that Ma Yili did not give up her career because of love and marriage.

In the same year, she won the Best Actress Award at the Changchun Film Festival by virtue of the film "Good People of Jiangbei", beating two other candidates, Li Binbin and Fan Binbin.

At the beginning of this year, Ma Yi did not take a break. She first co-starred with Tong Dawei in the TV series "Marriage Defends War", and then confirmed to star in "Jingwei Tiandi".

...

"Director Gu, the first day's box office was over 21 million."

The next day, Gu Wei was still lying in bed in a daze when he received a call from Wang Changtian.

"Looking at the data, it will definitely be a problem to break 200 million, and 300 million is not impossible."

After hearing this data, Gu Wei was completely relieved.

Then he checked his phone again and China Film Group sent him the specific numbers.

"Twenty-one million four hundred and fifty thousand."

After getting up, washing up, and turning on the computer.

A big headline appeared on the online media headlines.

"After eight years, Director Gu's second domestic film grossed over 20 million yuan on its first day."

"A dog's life is short, and it flies by. What is left for us is responsibility, faith, waiting, and companionship."

"This is a movie that makes you cry, but also makes you feel warm and sad."

"After watching this movie, I want to get a dog, and it must be a Chinese rural dog."

There are many comments from netizens online, and there are also many posts by professional film critics.

...

After arriving at the company and just entering the office, Wang Chen walked in and showed Gu Wei the article that had just been reported.

"A certain director suppressed dissidents for the sake of box office success."

"He relied on his status and position to forcibly postpone other directors' works."

"Boss, do you need our public relations?"

"No need. The audience has sharp eyes. They know whether the movie is good or not."

Without thinking, Gu Wei could guess who was the leader.

Having nothing to do in the afternoon, Gu Wei leisurely read the news online.

Liu Yifei has recently taken on two top endorsements and will be busy with promotions and attending events in the near future.

Cao Baoping acted very quickly. Just a few days after he made the announcement, "Li Mi's Conjecture" passed the shortlist review for this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

"Are you sure about the movie queen?"

“It’s hard to say, but I have high hopes.”

On the phone, Zhou Xun spoke in a relaxed tone.

This actress, who just won the Best Actress award at this year's Beijing Film Festival, has no shortage of honors, but no actor would refuse an honor.

Even now the influence of the Golden Rooster Film Festival is declining.

"The professors at Beijing Film Academy are still the best. They are confident before the awards are presented."

The box office on the second day was just over 20 million.

The box office on the third day was over 18 million.

Many companies took notice of the film's box office success.

"Gu Wei made a profit again, and the cost was only 20 million."

Han Sanping sighed.

"How is the filming progress of Ning Hao's No Man's Land?"

"There's news over there that it will be finished by the end of July."

The secretary replied immediately.

"Okay, tell me as soon as you wrap up, I'll pick a good schedule for him, haha."

Han Sanping is very optimistic about this movie and believes that it will add another credit to its list of achievements after it is released.

"Okay, Director Han."

Not only Han Sanping, but other companies in the circle were also full of envy at this time.

It is certain that the movie will make huge profits. Now it all depends on the box office revenue in Southeast Asia and Hollywood.

"A Dog's Purpose" has been handed over to Warner Bros. for distribution in Hollywood and is expected to be released in North America at the end of the month.

"Gu, this movie didn't cost much, so the box office won't be that high. I hope you can understand."

Mike explained over the phone.

"I understand. As long as it can be shown normally, that's fine."

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(End of this chapter)