Chapter 223 Big Scene

The crew of "Let the Bullets Fly" has started filming for more than a month.

From time to time, behind-the-scenes footage is leaked online, including a large number of horse battle scenes and the daily shooting of two movie kings, Ge You and Chow Yun-fat, which have attracted the attention of netizens.

Pony.com announced that it will invest in the movie "A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: The Treasure Box", which attracted the attention of many people in the industry.

The IP of "A Chinese Odyssey" is so deeply rooted in people's hearts that Liu Zhenwei can continue to attract investment thanks to this movie.

Zhang Yimou's "Three Shots" was officially announced to be completed.

At the wrap-up party, Zhang Weiping directly told reporters that the film is scheduled to be released in December, during the Lunar New Year holiday.

In addition, Zhang Weiping also said that this movie will regain the domestic box office championship that belonged to Zhang Yimou.

Feng Xiaogang was named, and Zhang Weiping said a lot of things. His meaning was very clear, that was because Zhang Weiping was busy with the Olympics and did not take any action before, so he was allowed to win the domestic record.

Now that Zhang Yimou has returned, everyone else has to move aside.

The Internet suddenly became lively.

Gu Wei estimated that if he pulled out those people in the circle who disliked Zhang Weiping, there would be at least a reinforcement division.

Amidst the excitement, this year's Golden Rooster Film Festival announced the shortlist.

The treatment people receive is indeed very different. When Gu Wei participated in the Golden Rooster Awards, he was given the Best Photography Award.

When it came to Cao Baoping, she was directly nominated for Best Director and Best Actress.

Cao Baoping even called Gu Wei specifically to thank him for his initial investment.

After all, being nominated for the Golden Rooster Awards is a big deal for the Beijing Film Academy.

If I win this award, it will be of great help in my future professional title evaluation.

...

In 1979, the opera feature film "Three Smiles" produced by Hong Kong Great Wall Film Company was released in mainland China. The film became popular all over the country as soon as it was released.

This movie may be the most sensational of all the foreign film and television works introduced to the inland area during the period just after the reform and opening up. It is definitely a classic among classics. Even today, its status in people's hearts is probably difficult to be surpassed by any other movie.

"Three Smiles" makes extensive use of local operas from various parts of the country, especially from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as musical material in the film, such as Yang Opera, Pingtan, Kunqu Opera, Shanghai Opera, and Xi Opera, giving the play a strong Jiangsu and Zhejiang local flavor.

It may be because the film and television industry has developed well in the past two years, and more people have entered the industry.

A project called "Three Smiles of a Talented Scholar and a Beautiful Lady" was announced to be launched, with a crosstalk actor as the chief director.

This movie is adapted from "Three Smiles".

"If Tang Bohu looked like this, he could have become the leader of the Four Great Talents."

Netizens did not give any face and many began to mock him.

After all, the Hou family lawsuit in the crosstalk industry has been discussed a lot by netizens during this period.

It's really disgusting that even the whole family is eating it.

The talks between Song Ge and Lu Yang went very smoothly and the other party agreed to sign the contract. After all, ideals must be supported by an economic foundation.

"Director, after this movie is finished, I want to make a martial arts movie."

This was also one of the conditions for Lu Yang to sign the contract, and Gu Wei agreed after reading it.

"Do you have the script?"

"It's still being created. Chen Shu and I have put together a book and are still revising it."

“Is it really a martial arts film?”

Gu Wei was a little curious. With the development of the current film industry, there was almost no place for martial arts films.

A few years ago, Xu Ke's "Seven Swords", with huge investment and a stellar cast, still lost a lot of money.

"It's a martial arts film with a touch of patriotism, not just a simple Jianghu film."

As soon as the words fell, Gu Wei understood that it should be the movie from the original time and space.

"How's the editing of 'Blind Cinema' going? Has the film release date been set?"

“I don’t think it will be released this year, so I plan to put it in next year and then show it at a film festival to see if it can win an award.

Of course, forget about it in China, I know your rules.”

Lu Yang chuckled. Since he had joined Xingchen Film and Television Company, it would be impossible for him to take his work to the Golden Rooster Awards. After all, Gu Wei had made that known before.

"Okay, that's great. Take a look at the movie script first. If you have any questions, communicate with the screenwriter in time."

The news that Lu Yang joined Xingchen Film and Television quickly spread online, and netizens pulled out Lu Yang's resume.

After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy, his first film was invested by Xingchen Film and Television. Like Gu Wei, he has a good family background.

...

Since its launch on Weibo, it has developed very rapidly. Xinlang has a good foundation, and with Gu Wei's investment and Liu Yifei's endorsement, it has surpassed several other companies of the same type in terms of products.

With the influx of many celebrities in the circle, the convenience of Weibo has also been revealed, and many netizens have switched their battlefields from Tieba and Tianya.

The recent online quarrel between Yang Mi’s fans and Tangren has attracted the attention of many people.

Thanks to the popularity of "Chinese Paladin III", Yang Mi has gained a lot of fans, and the two sides are interacting with each other, making it very lively.

Not only the Yang Mi incident, the fact that foreigners were allowed to perform in "Founding of a Republic" was also exposed by netizens.

I heard that there are many foreigners among the guests invited to the premiere, and netizens feel that it is a bit strange. You said that you would promote national culture and pay tribute to the country, but what you did is really disgusting.

No wonder this movie was not allowed to be broadcast later, including the later "The Founding of a Party" which failed to pass the review. There are reasons for all of this. Some people's butts are still a little crooked.

...

On the 10th, the premiere of "The Founding of a Republic" officially began.

The venue is the Olympic Sports Center, which is different from ordinary movies. The specifications of China Film Group this time are almost the same as the film festival awards ceremony.

There are at least two hundred directors, celebrity artists, producers, and CEOs of major companies in the industry.

LV also waited for marketing. They found Liu Yifei a few days before the event and specially customized a unique appearance dress for her. After some selection, the young lady chose a silver dress.

"is it nice?"

"It's beautiful."

Looking at Liu Yifei's delicate face, Gu Wei praised her, saying that she was indeed very beautiful. The silver dress and diamond necklace made her look elegant and luxurious.

The crew of "Painted Skin 2" also took two days off for this premiere.

We have to take a holiday. Zhou Xun, Huang Xiaoming, Yang Mi and others have all received invitations, so we must give face to China Film.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Liu Yifei took a car alone, followed by Gu Wei, and headed for the Olympic Sports Center.

Accompanying them were Wuershan, Ning Hao, Lu Yang, as well as Song Ge and Wang Chen.

When we got there, we saw that there were more than a hundred security guards outside. The red carpet at the entrance of the stadium was more than 30 meters long, which was quite impressive.

“It feels like attending a film festival.”

Ning Hao took off his big gold chain, put on a casual suit, and muttered to himself.

"Boss Han just likes this, there's nothing we can do about it."

The arrival of several people caused screams from fans.

After all, this was the first time that the director and actors from Xingchen Film and Television Company came together to attend a premiere event, except for Qin Hao.

Liu Yifei was being interviewed and photographed by reporters nearby, while Gu Wei and others were chatting idly and answering questions from reporters from time to time.

"Director Gu, long time no see."

Cheng Long was a man with a big beard. When he saw Gu Wei, he walked over in two or three steps and gave him a hug.

"Brother Cheng Long."

Afterwards, the group walked the red carpet together.

There were quite a lot of people here today, so the interviews with each person didn’t last long.

After Gu Wei and the others went in, many more people arrived.

Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, Gu Changwei, John Woo, Chen Kexin...

The directors who come here are those who have awards and box office success.

Tong Kwok Keung, Cheung Kwok Lee, Leung Ka Fai, Chan To Ming…

Almost all the actors and actresses have arrived.

Wang Zhonglei, Ye Ning, Wang Changtian…

Orange Sky Entertainment, Pony.com, Star Media…

The film and television company bosses are almost here.

Han Sanping saw Gu Wei and others, waved, and continued chatting with the people next to him.

"Haha, Brother Gu."

Jiang Wen's unique voice sounded and came to his side.

"How's the filming going? Is Qin Hao okay?"

"He's pretty good. How could your introduction be wrong? Chen Minghao is also pretty good. His acting skills are beyond reproach when he performed in a drama."

To be honest, there are not many actors who can be praised by Jiang Wen. This guy is a well-known bully on the set.

“XX… ”

When the two saw someone coming, they cursed "national quintessence" at the same time, and then smiled at each other.

“How does it feel to be partnered with Chow Yun-fa?”

"Fargo's acting skills are impeccable, but his Mandarin is not bad, which makes him lose his focus during filming, haha."

Gu Wei nodded. This is an old problem of the people in Hong Kong Island. They want to develop in the mainland but don’t learn Mandarin well. It’s just pretentious.

"Then we'll have to dub it, otherwise the audience won't buy it."

"Well, the dubbing was given to Qin Hao. I tried it out on the set and it tasted pretty good."

As the two were chatting, Zhang Yimou came over and joined in.

Jiang Wen had a very loud voice and laughed out loud from time to time, attracting the attention of many people around him.

Brother Chen Kai and Feng Xiaogang, who were sitting in their seats, also looked over and nodded in greeting.

The seating arrangement on site was also very particular. The first row was filled with leaders of the General Administration, Han Sanping and others, followed by several big domestic directors.

The back row is for celebrity artists, clearly separated.

There will be an opening performance before the movie officially starts.

Cheng Long took the lead and sang a song called "Country".

Next, Wang Feng, Sun Nan, Huang Xiaoming and others took the stage to perform.

The movie lasted more than two hours before it was over. It was an all-star blockbuster, so the quality of the movie was definitely beyond reproach.

Huang Xiaoming's face was flushed as he walked over with a wine glass in hand.

"Director Gu."

As they chatted, Gu Wei found out that the other party had already started working as a producer.

I heard that he also invested in several TV series, which had good ratings after they were broadcast.

"Director Gu, we can work together if we have a chance in the future."

"Okay, we'll talk about it when we have a chance."

...

Soon after, Zhou Xun, Fan Haomen, and Li Binbin all came over to say hello, and many of them also asked about the casting of Gu Wei's next movie.

"It's still early, we'll talk about it later."

Gu Wei said perfunctorily.

"Director Gu, I've been waiting for your role for too long."

Unlike other actors, Gu Wei had already told Cheng Long about the role before, and the other party had been looking forward to it.

"Not for long."

"What movie is this at the end of the year?"

Gu Wei nodded slightly, which was considered a promise.

"Haha, I'm looking forward to working with Director Gu."

At this moment, Jackie Chan was a little excited. It was not that he couldn't control himself because of starring in a Hollywood movie, but that his box office appeal had declined sharply in recent years because he had starred in too many bad movies.

I urgently need to prove myself again.

When the others heard this, they showed envious expressions on their faces.

At the premiere of "Founding of a Republic", the news that Gu Wei and Cheng Long had reached a collaboration quickly spread that day.

In the eyes of many talent agencies and actors, this means that Director Gu's Hollywood co-production has begun booking roles in advance.

(End of this chapter)