Chapter 204 Contact
Some people in the domestic film industry know nothing about making movies, but when it comes to holding research meetings, they are full of energy and never stop.

"This year we have a special topic, 60 years of Hollywood and Chinese films."

"Don't forget to come over then."

"I won't go. I'm a bit busy these days."

"I called you myself."

"Busy thinking about the next movie."

"?, Are you sure? In China or in Hollywood?"

Han Sanping's tone suddenly changed and his breathing became rapid.

Then he said, "Then you go ahead and do your work. Business is more important. I don't like to listen to those old guys nagging, but there's nothing I can do."

"It has not been confirmed yet. Both sides are considering it."

"Okay, let China Film know if you have any news. I just lost a lot of money, I feel bad..."

"Boss Han, please go ahead and do your work. I'm hanging up now."

Without waiting for Han Sanping to finish, Gu Wei hung up the phone and continued to complain to me.

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In addition to movies, there has been new progress in Gu Wei's efforts to get Lead to contact Facebook. Zuckerberg is very interested in Lead's investment and the two sides are discussing the details.

"After all, every founder is worried that he or she will be kicked out one day. We only invest in shares and do not occupy voting rights. I believe they will not be able to refuse."

Ryder seemed very confident.

"We still have to be cautious. There is a lot of money involved in the competition. We can't relax until the last minute."

In addition to foreign capital, the same is true domestically, and Xinlang’s Weibo plan has been secretly carried out.

If nothing unexpected happens, this product will be released in August.

In the past few years, Twitter was unable to enter the domestic market due to regulatory issues. However, the Internet market is full of copying, and since 07, a large number of imitators have appeared in China.

For example, Jiwai and Digu have only become popular in the past two years.

But there is a problem at present. As the domestic Internet winter has passed, many Internet companies are not short of original funds. What they lack is sticky users.

The competition for the domestic Internet has gradually evolved from seizing the market to attracting and retaining users.

"Using the excuse of attracting artists to join, you should go talk to Cao Guowei first. After all, Xingchen Film and Television has invested in many Internet companies in China, so it has an advantage in this regard."

Judging from the situation, this investment is definitely not as profitable as investing in other Internet companies, but it represents the future publicity aspect and has great strategic significance.

"I'll go get in touch with him first."

"How is Wang Wei doing recently?"

Hearing the boss's question, Wang Chen didn't think too much and immediately told him what he knew.

"Everything is going well and the listing is not far away."

The filming of "Founding of a Republic" has entered its final stages.

"We will speed up the post-production so that it can be released during the National Day holiday."

China Film Group announced the latest progress. It was said that during the later filming, many celebrity artists who did not participate were trying to find connections to join the crew, even if it was just to show up.

"There are too many celebrities involved, and some of their scenes may be deleted later."

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"Lu Chuan recently went to the filming location of Nanjing!, accompanied by cast members Qin Lan, Gao Yuanyuan and others, who were suspected to be reshooting subsequent scenes."

"After the filming of The Sound of Wind was completed, Huayi Film Studio announced that it would improve editing efficiency so as to present a gift to the motherland before the National Day."

"'The Empire of Heaven' has recently started filming, with artists such as Li Binbin and Liu Dehua joining the crew and starting filming."

After seeing the news that "The Sound of Wind" had been completed, Gu Wei picked up the phone and called Zhou Xun.

"How long will the filming of the drama "Confucius" take?"

After the call was connected, Gu Wei didn't waste any time and asked directly.

"Director Gu, is there a new play?"

"Let's first tell you how long it will take over there. The movie hasn't been decided yet."

Hearing that the other party was impatient, Gu Wei decided to ask first, as actors having overlapping roles was not a good sign.

A movie can take one or two months at the fastest, or even several years at the slowest. If you join the crew right after finishing the previous film, it will be difficult to guarantee your condition during filming.

This is also the reason why traffic stars later rose. Although they are popular and make money quickly, their acting skills are not recognized by the audience.

"We've already shot a few scenes over there, and it'll probably take about a month."

"It's OK. Director Wu Ershan's Painted Skin 2 will start in the second half of the year. I'll reserve the time for that."

"Okay, Director Gu, are you still going to be my partner, Xiao Ming?"

"Well, the lead actor will basically not change. I'll have to ask Xiao Ming if he has any time available."

"It shouldn't be a problem. We'll probably get together tonight. I'll ask him."

"Okay, don't announce it yet. The script hasn't been submitted yet."

Zhou Xun acted quickly and Huang Xiaoming called Director Gu in the evening.

"Director, the schedule for the second half of the year is fine."

Listening to the voice on the phone, there were people eating and drinking next to me.

"Not only the second half of the year, but also the end of the year schedule should be reserved."

Huang Xiaoming and Zhou Xun met at his home, a villa somewhere in the capital.

After hearing what Gu Wei said, Huang Xiaoming looked at the people drinking in the living room of the villa, including Zhou Xun, Zhang Hanyu, and several assistants.

Then he slowly pushed open the door and came to the villa yard.

"Xiao Ming, come over and have a drink." "Okay, I'll be there in a minute."

He answered casually, then looked around and spoke into the phone.

"Director, are you from China or there?"

At this time Huang Xiaoming realized that his chance had come, and asked with excitement in his tone.

The orange light from the street lamps in the yard shone on the low bushes and green plants, and his heart became hot and his mind was full of anticipation.

"It's from Hollywood. The project hasn't been finalized yet. Don't tell anyone yet."

Hearing the word "Hollywood", Huang Xiaoming finally relaxed. Since the great director said it himself, there must be no problem.

On the other side of the phone, Gu Wei was also thinking about the news from Hollywood. "Avatar" will be released at the end of the year, and he is also planning to start filming "2012" at the end of the year.

On the domestic side, Gu Wei will most likely choose Huang Xiaoming, Liu Yifei, and then partner with Cheng Long to shoot a co-production blockbuster.

As for Hollywood, it depends on who among Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith and Matt Damon has availability.

"No problem, director. I don't have any roles in the second half of the year. I can join the crew anytime."

"Well, the same thing happens at the end of the year."

Huang Xiaoming added one more sentence after he finished speaking, as if he was afraid of missing something.

Huang Xiaoming has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and he must seize it firmly.

As they were chatting, Gu Wei suddenly said something.

"'The Gunslinger' did well, how was the box office over there?"

"Haha, it's okay."

Huang Xiaoming on the other side laughed.

In April, an action movie directed by Dante Lam and co-starred by Huang Xiaoming, Ren Xianqi, Chen Lao Shi and Bowie Lam was released in Hong Kong Island.

For some reasons, this movie was not introduced to the mainland and was only released in Hong Kong Island and Taiwan.

The two chatted for a while and then hung up the phone.

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"Who are you calling, Xiao Ming?"

Seeing him walk into the living room with an irrepressible smile on his face, Zhang Hanyu, who had just finished drinking with his assistant, couldn't help but ask.

"A friend, just chatting for a while."

Huang Xiaoming just laughed it off.

"Come on, keep drinking."

Zhou Xun, who was standing by, knew what was going on and changed the subject.

But judging from Huang Xiaoming's performance, he is the protagonist of a movie, and the film is not directed by Director Gu himself, so there is no need to be so excited.

Putting aside his doubts, Zhou Xun didn't ask any more questions.

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In early May, "A Dog's Purpose" was released for half a month and the box office reached 200 million.

Looking at the subsequent daily box office data, it is estimated that it would be a bit difficult to reach 300 million, let alone break Feng Xiaogang's box office record.

"Haha, it doesn't matter whether it's broken or not. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

The box office in North America was pretty good, thanks to the fact that Liu Yifei has starred in several Hollywood blockbusters and is quite popular.

The box office for the first three days of the weekend was nearly 8 million US dollars. Judging from the situation, it will be around 20 million after the movie ends.

"The revenue from your movie is almost as much as my company's annual revenue."

Wang Changtian called, his tone full of envy.

Light Media has not invested in many movies; they mainly focus on TV series and radio, as well as some talent shows, with limited returns.

On May 5th, this year's Cannes Film Festival kicked off.

Chinese-language films including Lou Ye's "Spring Fever" and Johnnie To's "Revenge for You" were shortlisted.

The former is the third time that it has been nominated for the Cannes Film Festival. The previous two nominees were "Purple Butterfly" and "Summer Palace".

The latter was shortlisted for the main competition unit. It is a gunfight film starring Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Simon Yam, Lam Suet and other actors. The film is a modern version of "L'Arc de Soleil" by French director Melville in 1967 starring Alain Delon, and the script was written by Wai Ka-Fai.

The film tells the story of an old killer who has retired from the underworld for 20 years and becomes the owner of a luxury restaurant on the Champs Elysées.

In order to avenge his daughter who had her entire family wiped out, he traveled alone from Paris to the bustling Macau and Hong Kong, and completely lost his way in a foreign country.

This is also the final step in Johnnie To's crime trilogy, the first two being "Gunfire" and "Exile".

Whether it is "Gunfire", "Exile" or "Revenge", the positioning aesthetics of the gun battles are impeccable, so much so that they are jokingly called the "Staged Trilogy".

"Oh, I'm so exhausted."

After running around for more than half a month, Liu Yifei finally had some free time.

In the villa, the young lady leaned in Gu Wei's arms, talking about how hard she had been working during this period.

"Put aside all other announcements for now. Inception will be having its world premiere soon, so you'll be busy."

"Ah, I almost forgot about that."

After hearing Gu Wei's words, the young lady suddenly remembered this matter.

"You have to accompany me when the time comes. I don't care."

Liu Yifei sat up and spoke to Gu Wei in a coquettish tone.

"Okay, I'm planning to go over there to see the production progress and effects of several movies."

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(End of this chapter)