Chapter 24 Movie Release
As the year draws to a close, there are quite a lot of things happening in the circle.

"Liu Dehua and Wang Fei won the gold awards for the most popular male and female singer respectively."

"Zhou Jielun won the gold award for the most promising new male singer."

"Horror and animation share: 'Bloody Sunday' and animated film 'Spirited Away' win Golden Bear".

Looking at the news online, this year's Golden Bear Awards have just been awarded.

Gu Wei felt emotional because some time ago, officials from the Berlin Film Festival contacted him and invited him to participate in this year's film festival as an award presenter. This is also the tradition of the film festival to invite award winners from previous years to be guests.

Gu Wei declined the invitation from the competition committee on the grounds that he currently had no new films participating in the film festival, and said that he would participate with new works in the future.

No one in the circle can refuse China Film, and no one dares not to give face.

At the end of January, the premiere of "Time and Space Lovers" officially began.

The premiere was attended by many stars. A red carpet was laid on the square at the entrance, and there were as many media reporters on the scene as there were celebrities.

The three large groups, China Film, Huayi and Guangguang, include both state-owned and private enterprises and almost cover the entire film industry.

Many companies, directors, actors and artists surrounding him attended the event in their best attire.

Some other film and television companies also brought their own artists to show their support.

Han Sanping, Wang Daxiao, Wang Changtian and others, as industry leaders and film producers, put a lot of thought into this premiere.

It can be seen from the venue that China Film Group has made a lot of efforts.

On the red carpet, celebrities from all walks of life competed with each other for beauty, and media reporters from both sides kept taking photos, leaving behind a lot of news material.

Hundreds of special security personnel were arranged around the venue, more than ten giant posters were placed around it, and every few meters on both sides of the red carpet, there was a hostess responsible for guiding the guests.

Looking at the reporters and guests present, Gu Wei couldn't help but sigh that China Film Group's style was indeed grand, which was in line with Han Sanping's usual style of preferring big scenes.

Gu Wei, dressed in a suit, followed Han Sanping onto the red carpet, followed by several of the film's leading actors, including Yan Danchen, Qin Hao, Dong Xuan, Gao Yuanyuan and Ren Quan.

The reporters on both sides became even more excited and took photos one after another. Suddenly, lights flashed at the scene.

The group accepted interviews from reporters and entered the venue, leaving the red carpet for those who came later.

Afterwards, directors and well-known actors such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and his wife, and Feng Xiaogang walked onto the red carpet and were interviewed.

It was almost noon and the place was packed with guests, with most of the people in the circle present.

Gu Wei, Han Sanping and Wang Changtian gathered together to chat.

After a while, a staff member came up and said, "Mr. Han, the time is up."

On the stage, the film's main creative team was being interviewed by reporters.

Several of the leading actors are newcomers and are not very old. When facing interviews, they answered very cautiously and some of them looked quite nervous.

"The director of this movie is Mr. Han. I hope everyone will not be ungrateful and go to the cinema to support it more often," Gu Wei said jokingly.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was laughter at the scene. Han Sanping next to him also pursed his lips and did not laugh out loud.

When it was Han Sanping's turn, he spoke very pertinently in the interview with the reporter, saying "This is a domestically produced film with a novel theme and high quality. I hope everyone will go to the cinema to support it."

The film will be released in many regions, including North America. Han Sanping said that he would let domestic films go abroad to let the world know about our country's culture.

Applause broke out from the audience and many people cheered loudly.

After the interview, it was time for the film.

The film tells the story of a man who has the ability to travel through time.

The male protagonist is 21 years old, and his father tells him that the men in their family all have the superpower of time travel and can go back to the past.

So the protagonist tried it with suspicion and went back to the summer, where he tried to change his relationship with his crush, but found that no matter how he traveled through time and space, he could not make someone who didn't love him fall in love with him.

Traveling through time and space cannot get you everything. This is a multiple-choice question.

The last part of the film is that the male protagonist's father has cancer and is dying. Not long after reluctantly sending her father off, the female protagonist proposes to have another child to balance the relationship between the two children.

The male protagonist agreed, but this meant that after the child was born, the male protagonist could no longer travel through time and space to see his father.

The world captured by the film is actually a complex one, but accompanied by the soundtrack, what is presented to the audience is tolerance, beauty and hope.

Two hours passed quickly. The novel time-travel theme was touching and warm, and the people on the scene enjoyed it very much.

There was warm applause at the scene and everyone in the venue stood up and applauded.

Gu Wei has watched the finished movie more than once. Looking at the images on the big screen and the reactions of the people on the scene, a smile appeared on Gu Wei's face.

"Director Gu, may I ask under what circumstances did you write the script for this movie?"

Gu Wei held the microphone in his hand and looked at the reporter who asked the question.

"I usually like to fantasize, thinking about what kind of scenes would appear if I had the ability to travel through time one day and travel to the past..."

When the reporter asked Han Sanping what his specific box office expectations were for "Time and Space Lovers", Gu Wei handed the microphone to Han Sanping next to him.

"'Time and Space Lovers' was invested with 2000 million yuan, most of which was used for the filming and post-production of the film. It can be said that the main creative staff of the film did not get much money."

"Haha", several leading actors nearby laughed out loud.

"I am very confident about the movie's box office and hope it can break the box office record for domestic films."

Han Sanping said confidently on the stage.

"Mr. Han is right."

"Mr. Han is mighty."

Gu Wei took the lead in shouting, and the other leading actors started to speak one after another.

The reporters below were also very satisfied as they had more news material today.

After the reporters finished asking questions, it was time for the cocktail party.

Gu Wei, Qin Hao and others started chatting next to the venue.

"Director, what are your plans after the movie is released?" Qin Hao asked directly. Gu Wei had not eaten since this morning. He felt hungry when watching the movie just now, and was eating the cakes in the venue.

Hearing Qin Hao speak, he swallowed what he had in his mouth and said, "Let's talk about the future later. I haven't thought about it yet."

"Once the movie is released, you guys will become famous. You all need to work hard in the future."

"Remember to pay taxes and don't do anything illegal."

Gu Wei did not directly answer Qin Hao's question, but spoke to several people instead.

"Haha, the director's ideological realm is just different," Huang Haibo added, but he didn't seem to take it too seriously.

"No matter how famous we are, we are brought up by you, director. Without you, there would be no us," Gao Yuanyuan said sweetly.

"Director, thank you for your care."

"Thank you director for your appreciation."

Several other people also spoke up.

"Don't gather here, you are all the main creative staff of the movie. Many CEOs of film and television companies are here, go and get to know them more."

Gu Wei spoke, and the others dispersed.

"Director Gu".

"Mr. Wang."

"Director Gu, I heard that you have reached an agreement with Warner? Will you go there after the New Year?" Wang Changtian came to Gu Wei and asked.

"It's almost done. Mr. Wang, you are well-informed." Gu Wei looked at him in surprise. Wang Changtian got the news just as he finished the negotiation.

"Haha, when the subordinates saw the person in charge of Warner went to Director Gu's company, I guessed it must be this matter," Wang Changtian said with a laugh.

Then the two of them started chatting in the corner of the venue. After a while, Wang Changtian gestured to Gu Wei to look into the distance.

I saw a group of actors and filmmakers gathered around Director Zhang, forming a sharp contrast with Gu Wei. This is the entertainment industry, the naked reality.

"I heard that Director Zhang's new movie is being filmed. These people are just greedy for profit."

Wang Changtian sighed a little.

"Mr. Wang, you have even implicated yourself in what you said," Gu Wei joked.

"I'm different from them. I heard that Director Zhang's new movie even rejected investment from China Film. In my opinion, Zhang Weiping won't last long. He won't get far in this circle if he eats alone."

Wang Changtian’s analysis was very logical, but his tone was a bit sour.

Gu Wei nodded and didn't respond.

As I recall, the act of monopolizing the investment in "Hero" did cause resentment in the Beijing circle, and people from Huayi seemed to have secretly discredited the film.

Time passed quickly. The dinner for "Time and Space Lovers" was still held in the Grand Hall. It was very large in scale, and other directors and well-known artists arrived one after another.

The banquet officially began at six o'clock in the evening. Many celebrities from the entertainment industry came, such as Liu Huan, Han Hong, Tengger, etc. Before the banquet started, many singers went on stage to sing a few lines. China Film and President Han were indeed very prestigious.

The banquet reached its climax as several singers took the stage to perform.

Gu Wei also held a wine glass and walked around the venue like everyone else. People kept greeting him and he met many new faces.

After the dinner, Han Sanping tried to persuade Gu Wei to stay before leaving, asking him to attend the next event together. However, Gu Wei made an excuse and went straight home.

The next morning, Gu Wei got up and came to the company. As soon as he turned on his computer, he saw the report on the premiere of "Time and Space Lovers".

Including all the interview content and photos of the celebrity guests present, all were released.

"'Time and Space Lovers' is a domestic science fiction romance film that will give you a different experience."

"Director Han said that the box office of 'Time and Space Lovers' will break the record of domestic commercial films."

"Gu Wei briefly talks about the reasons behind writing the script."

"The premiere was huge in scale, with directors and stars from all walks of life arriving one after another."

On February 2st, "Time and Space Lovers" was officially released, and in the afternoon there were a lot of positive reviews about the movie on the Internet.

"A domestic science fiction romance film, a healing movie."

"A love movie that makes you live in the present and cherish the people around you."

"The time-travel theme is novel."

…………

The next morning, in the office of China Film Group.

“How much is it on the first day?”

"Mr. Han, the data has just been compiled and the first day box office was 1040 million."

The assistant said beside him.

"Publish the data and let the media write the articles."

Han Sanping nodded with satisfaction and gave instructions.

"Okay, Mr. Han."

On the second day of its release, the first day box office of "Time and Space Lovers" was released by China Film.

Major media and film critics have predicted that "Time and Space Lovers" is likely to become the first commercial film in the new century to break the 100 million yuan box office.

All major media outlets and Internet portals reported on the incident, and for a time, there was a lot of discussion online.

The names of the film's leading actors also appeared on various news pages along with the report.

After the first day's box office figures came out, Gu Wei's phone never stopped ringing. Celebrities from China Film Group, Guang Guang, Huayi Brothers and other celebrities he knew called to congratulate him.

(End of this chapter)