Chapter 219 Spokesperson

"Mr. Gu, who do you think is the most suitable?"

Cao Guowei also hurriedly asked about major matters related to the company's development.

"Liu Yifei."

Gu Wei said with certainty.

"I don't know if Mr. Cao has seen the recent movie Inception. Liu Yifei is the leading actress in this $1.6 million blockbuster.

The film's global box office has exceeded $400 million and is still increasing rapidly.

In addition, the fastest growth period for an Internet company is the first three years, so I will endorse him for three years and renew the contract depending on the situation.”

"Boss Gu, how about the endorsement fee?"

Hearing Gu Wei say this, Cao Guowei did not refuse. After all, Liu Yifei is the most popular at this stage, not only in China but also abroad. Although Zhao Yanzi's popularity is not worse than the former, her international influence is far behind.

"Twelve million per year, this price is just right."

When the other party heard this, they thought the price was not too high, and Weibo really needed to increase its popularity quickly.

"Okay, I'll listen to Mr. Gu."

Seeing Cao Guowei's announcement, Gu Wei pushed the issue further and said, "I heard that Mr. Cao is planning to conduct a public beta test at the end of the month. The time is the 28th, right?"

"Well, Mr. Gu, do you have any suggestions?"

Now that we have joined, we are all family members and can speak out anything that is beneficial to the company's development.

"Haha, I think number 25 is good, what do you think?"

Gu Wei said with a somewhat embarrassed smile.

Since it is a public beta, Xinlang must have made preparations, and there shouldn't be any problem with starting it three days in advance.

Cao Guowei took a sip of the red wine, then smacked his lips and said, "It's not easy to get Mr. Gu's money. The 25th won't be Liu Yifei's birthday."

"Haha, it's for good luck, and it can also be used for external promotion."

Hearing Cao Guowei say this, Gu Wei knew that the matter was settled, and the two raised their glasses and clinked them.

"When Tudou Video goes public next year, we can do the same with the spokesperson."

Gu Wei didn't feel embarrassed at all. If he couldn't choose the popular one, he could always choose the unknown one.

...

After finishing the matter, Gu Wei told Liu Yifei the news.

"Senior, I am very touched."

"Haha, you don't sound touched."

"I am touched that you remembered my birthday."

In fact, twelve million a year is not a high price for the endorsements Liu Yifei has now. She was touched when she heard that Gu Wei was running around for her and even remembered her birthday.

"I'll take some time these two days to sign the contract. The terms are very loose. I just need to attend events and shoot endorsement videos and photos."

Gu Wei didn't think about what Liu Yifei was thinking, but told her some things that she should pay attention to.

On August 8, Nanjing! Nanjing! was officially released. Many guests attended the event, but several big directors did not attend, using the excuse that they were busy filming movies.

Lu Chuan invited many media outlets, hoping for extensive coverage.

Unfortunately, on that day, Liu Yifei signed a spokesperson contract with Xinlang Weibo, and Cao Guowei also announced that Gu Wei had invested in Xinlang.

This is Liu Yifei’s first endorsement as a spokesperson for a domestic Internet company. It attracted quite a bit of attention.

Gu Wei was afraid that the popularity was not enough, so he took this opportunity to announce plans for his next movie.

A Sino-US co-production, the investment is expected to be more than US$2.5 billion, and the casting will be conducted worldwide.

Doomsday prophecies, "2012" which is a very popular script on Hollywood websites, etc.

Each piece of news could make the headlines, let alone when combined together. Now "Nanjing!" has been completely overshadowed.

I heard that Lu Chuan smashed a lot of things in the office. Anyone would be angry if they encountered such a thing.

...

The Sino-US co-production "2012" is directed by Gu Wei himself and plans to shoot a 3D version.

Many actors read the news.

In the crew of "Painted Skin 2", Yang Mi looked at the news online and felt eager to make a move.

At the same time, I am also looking forward to whether I will have the opportunity to participate.

...

While reading the script in his hand, Jingtian couldn't help thinking about the news.

As expected, Liu Yifei will definitely be involved in this Sino-US co-production. This girl, who is only one year older than her, has developed smoothly since entering the circle.

"Inception" is still in theaters, and the film has achieved great success in both word of mouth and box office, which has greatly improved her status.

He lowered his head and looked at the script in his hand, "My Beautiful Boss". Although there was a big difference, Jingtian wanted to act seriously.

...

"I heard that Lu Chuan was almost mad. The box office of his movie on the first day was just over 10 million."

Wang Changtian of Guangxian suddenly invited Gu Wei to dinner, and Ning Hao and others were also accompanying them. The purpose was self-evident.

"I'm not targeting him."

"Haha, that's his own bad luck."

As they were eating and chatting, Wang Changtian suddenly glanced at Ning Hao.

"Director Ning, has the release date of No Man's Land been set?"

"Well, I discussed it with Director Gu and decided to hold it in November."

"Haha, that's great. We can start the promotion in advance."

Gu Wei took a bite of the food and said, "Boss Wang, just speak frankly."

"Well, can the publicity and promotion be left to Guangguang?"

Wang Changtian smiled a little embarrassedly. "Boss Wang, this movie is invested by China Film Group, do you think Guangguang will be in charge of the promotion?"

Wang Changtian smacked his lips. Guangguang didn’t have the strength to compete with China Film.

"Forget it then. We'll talk about it later when we have a chance."

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Gu Wei suddenly remembered something.

"I heard that Guangguang has signed Hong Kong director Chen Jiashang, and is planning to work closely with Hong Kong film companies and filmmakers."

"There are too few big directors in the mainland, and each of them has their own base. If Guangguang wants to fully enter the film production business, it can only consider Hong Kong Island."

Wang Changtian said helplessly.

Although I have cooperated with Gu Wei many times over the years, I made money every time.

But as a film company, Guangxian must have its own independent plate.

It just so happened that Hong Kong was short of funds and we were short of people, so the two sides started to cooperate.

“Cooperation is fine, but I looked at the production plans you announced to the public. They are all old scripts from Hong Kong Island. Pulling them out and adapting them is purely a scam.

If this kind of movie is made, even if it relies on sentimentality to reap a wave of box office revenue, Guangguang's reputation will be ruined afterwards. Can it still develop after its reputation is ruined?"

Gu Wei told the truth that he made his fortune with the help of Wang Changtian and he couldn't bear to see him fall into this trap.

"Alas, our lighting is not as good as yours, and we can't compare with leading companies like China Film and Huayi Film. We can only do this for now."

Every family has its own problems. Although Gu Wei’s words are harsh, they are also the truth.

"I plan to shoot a movie about 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio' first, just to get ahead of the crowd."

"Liao Zhai?"

"It's similar to Painted Skin. Put some effort into the script to take advantage of the popularity of your company's Painted Skin 2."

"That's fine. It's better to produce it with full capital. We should be careful when cooperating with those people in Hong Kong Island."

Hearing this, Wang Changtian nodded. He would pay attention to this. Guangguang is not as good as China Film Group. If he gets cheated, it would be easy to suffer serious consequences.

"Director Gu, if I have a suitable script in the future, can you recommend some actors to me?"

"Yifei?"

"That's not necessary. The investment is too small now, so I can't hire Yifei."

This is also true. Liu Yifei was paid one million US dollars for her role in "Inception" because she is a mainland actor. Now with the release of this movie, Liu Yifei's salary in the mainland will start at at least 15 million.

To be honest, I really can't afford it. If I invite Liu Yifei, I have to invite the male lead who plays with her. If you calculate it this way, the salary alone will be tens of millions.

"Okay, I'll recommend a suitable person to you later."

Gu Wei also teased Wang Changtian, saying that he himself looked down on these projects and would definitely not let Liu Yifei participate in them.

In the film and television industry, Guangguang is considered a large company, but it has no competitiveness at all in the film production business.

The meal lasted several hours.

The next day, Guangguang went to great lengths to hold a press conference, announcing the signing of a Hong Kong director and officially notifying the industry that Guangguang would be entering the market.

Gu Wei also showed up to show his support, but did not answer the reporters' questions.

...

Lu Yang's "Blind Cinema" was announced to be completed. At the completion ceremony, reporters asked about the investment of Xingchen Film and Television Company.

"Don't worry about the schedule. I'll help you choose a good one."

"Thank you, Director Gu."

Gu Wei nodded. He planned to sign Lu Yang. In this way, the other party would be his younger brother, so he would still have to provide necessary help.

The domestic box office of "Inception" has officially exceeded 400 million, and the daily box office continues to increase.

This number, posted on various news websites, constantly stimulates other film companies in the industry.

The money-making ability of science fiction blockbusters is vividly demonstrated, making everyone jealous.

"Inception is heading for a 500 million box office, and Liu Yifei's pay has doubled."

Combined with the box office data from other Asian countries, Han Sanping is already planning a celebration party for "Inception".

"It must be a big deal."

...

Bona Film Group and Yindu Film Group jointly announced their latest film plans.

Wong Kar-wai’s latest film, The Grandmaster, has been officially announced.

"Zhang Ziyi left Hollywood and returned to Chinese-language films."

"He lowered his price to join The Grandmaster."

This movie is indeed a project that the industry has been paying attention to for many years.

Although the casting was just announced, it already made headlines in the media.

However, the media reports on Zhang Ziyi's joining this project were not so glorious.

"Return to Chinese-language films? I think it's a return in disgrace."

Netizens have memories. Last year, this person announced publicly that he would be getting married soon.

As a result, almost a year has passed, the matter has disappeared, and I have returned to China in despair.

This matter has spread all over Hollywood.

I heard that the man wanted to sign a prenuptial agreement, but was rejected by Zhang Ziyi.

The consequence was that the man just walked away, and he really ruined himself.

Looking at the reports this year, most of Zhang Ziyi’s film resources, fashion resources, and network resources in Hollywood were instantly gone.

Instead, Liu Yifei has risen, and everyone is talking about this new domestic actress.

...

(End of this chapter)