Chapter 261 Support Plan
"Okay, you guys decide."

After Song Ge finished his work in Japan and South Korea, he was invited by Wang Jinghua as soon as he arrived in China. He also agreed with the other party's proposal for a premiere.

However, if it involves a movie produced by a Hollywood company, Gu Wei's consent must be sought before any decision can be made.

To be honest, Song Ge is a little envious of the companies in Hollywood. The movies they produced are all blockbusters with large investments, high box office and good reputation.

However, Gu Wei had promised him that the production of a domestic special effects blockbuster would begin by the end of next year at the latest. All he could do now was to make good preparations in the early stages.

After hearing Gu Wei's reply, Song Ge immediately felt relieved.

"Then, Director Gu, how long do you need to stay there before you can return home?"

According to Song Ge's idea, it would be best if the boss personally participated, which would immediately increase the popularity.

"It will probably take about two weeks to complete the filming. Please go and talk to the people at China Film Group about the premiere."

The main scenes of "2012" are coming to an end, and there are still several scenes with other supporting roles to come. Gu Wei plans to shoot them all while the crew is gathered.

"Okay, I'll go talk to Director Han.

In addition, the 18th Company plans to sign a group of newcomers, some of whom just finished their art exams this year."

As they chatted, Song Ge brought up what happened with Wang Jinghua.

"Signing people still needs to be based on acting skills, so that the artists who come out won't be accused of not being able to act. Once the list is finalized, show it to me."

Gu Wei had carefully considered the issue of signing people with the agency before.

Some people are suitable to be actors, such as Qin Hao, Chen Daoming and others. They have acting skills and can also immerse themselves in thinking.

However, some people are indeed more suitable for the celebrity route. After all, with the entry of capital, the pay of celebrity artists has skyrocketed, the era of traffic has arrived, and it is understandable to cultivate a few popular artists.

He can accept both, but there is a prerequisite: he must at least have some acting skills. Even if the film does not win awards, it must at least be recognized by the audience. He does not want to be criticized by netizens.

Therefore, for those artists who have just entered school or just entered the industry, even if they are signed, they still need a certain period of training to lay some foundation.

"I understand. I will work with Wang Jinghua on this."

The two then talked about Ning Hao's new movie. This guy has been working on a script for almost half a year and finally finalized it.

"Director Ning's film cost about 50 million yuan, which is his most expensive film. According to him, we need to be cautious."

"Have him decide on it as soon as possible. You can discuss the specific share with him. China Film will also ask for some. President Han has told me about it."

Many film companies in the circle are eyeing Ning Hao's new movie. After all, he is also one of the famous commercial film directors in China, and there are many people who want to take advantage of him.

"By the way, the company branches in South Korea and the island country have been established, and we are recruiting directors and producers..."

Song Ge has been busy for more than half a month and must report the results.

"The company has a ready-made script, and the project can be launched once the director is confirmed."

Gu Wei didn't take Southeast Asia seriously. His focus was still on the domestic and European and American markets. After all, these two markets were his base.

"Also, Alibaba's CEO Ma sent someone to tell me that they want to have a chat with you."

"Chat?"

On the other side, Gu Wei shook his head slightly when he heard this. He didn't even need to guess what Lao Ma was going to say. It was nothing more than that he was optimistic about Xingchen Film and Television Company and planned to invest in it.

Unfortunately, Gu Wei has neither money nor interest.

...

At the end of April, the world premiere of "Ip Man 2" was held in the capital.

Song Ge went there on behalf of the company, and when Zhen Zidan saw him, he greeted him politely.

Zhen Zidan, who has become the new Kung Fu King with the "Ip Man series", attaches great importance to Star Films. To be more precise, he really wants to cooperate with Gu Wei.

Zhen Zidan is also a smart man. After so many years in the Hong Kong circle, he also wanted to join Star Films to see if he could open up a gap in Hollywood in the future and become a new Hollywood kung fu superstar like Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

There were many guests attending the premiere, and Huang Xiaoming, Hong Jinbao and others also came over to say hello.

Several programs were arranged at the premiere, including martial arts performances, songs and so on.

"Xiao Ming, I heard that you learned Wing Chun for several months for this movie?"

Watching the performance on the stage, Song Ge said with his head tilted.

"Haha, Mr. Song, I took it very hard and only learned the basics in a few months."

Huang Xiaoming said with a smile.

"Not bad, at least you can see that he is very dedicated."

"To make a living, you still have to do these basic things."

Song Ge nodded when he heard this. Compared with other actors, this actor had a decent attitude and was aware of the situation.

After the performance, the film officially began to be shown...

The theme of the film is also the well-known national justice, and it is also quite comprehensive as a whole, adding family-centered elements and humorous colors. It is a pretty good movie.

The next day, after the premiere.

On the 27th, "Ip Man 2" began its preview screenings in 7 theaters across the country at 880 p.m., and ended up being screened more than 3700 times that night, with nearly 30 viewers and a box office revenue of 900 million.

Including the box office for the entire day, the first-day box office exceeded 1500 million, which is a good result for domestic films in April.

The box office in Hong Kong also surpassed that of "Iron Man 2", becoming the best-performing domestic film in a single day after "Kung Fu." "Our goal is to guarantee a minimum of 3 million, and "Ip Man 2" has the strength to do so."

Perhaps the first day's box office gave the producers of "Ip Man 2" confidence. Facing the media reporters, Wilson Yip spoke with full confidence.

The annual Cannes Film Festival has begun its global film selection process again.

However, several big domestic directors do not have any works participating this year. Zhang Yimou is busy filming "Under the Hawthorn Tree", Chen Kai is tinkering with the release date of "The Orphan of Zhao", and Feng Xiaogang has started the promotion of "Aftershock".

Even Gu Wei, who was far away on the other side of the ocean, received an official invitation from Cannes.

However, there were indeed no works to be screened, so Gu Wei had no choice but to refuse.

He also sent a thank-you email and promised that he would bring his future works to Cannes. After all, among the three major European film festivals, Gu Wei had only been to Berlin and had not been to the other two.

Gu Wei also has some thoughts about the Cannes Palme d'Or. After all, in terms of gold content, the Palme d'Or is indeed a little bit stronger than the other two.

...

"Future Cop", which was released at the end of March, has finally been taken off the screen.

China Film Corporation invested 200 million yuan, but only earned less than 60 million yuan at the box office.

"Boss Song, Director Han has replied that he will come over when the time comes."

Since January, the movies invested by China Film Group have basically been losing money. Han Sanping had a hard time in the first half of this year.

In other words, the movie "Go Lala's Promotion" is pretty good, with a box office of 850 million on the first day, and there is a hope that it will exceed million.

After Zhang Ziyi’s “donation fraud” incident, everyone in the circle who donated money would ask for a receipt or invoice. After all, mistakes can easily occur if one is not careful.

Charity events were also held in the past two days, and Xingchen Film and Television was still the one that donated the most. In this regard, Song Ge and Gu Wei had the same idea.

As the Internet becomes more and more developed, the promotion and marketing of movies are also keeping pace with the times.

Several big-budget film companies in the industry have released stills from the filming.

Location photos of "The Hawthorn Tree", filming photos of "The Orphan of Zhao", and various makeup photos of "Warring States".

The star-studded Lu Zheng not only invested lavishly, but also spent lavishly on filming.

Just for the filming of a "falling into water" scene, Sun Honglei spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a luxurious all-wood bathroom, and used hundreds of cartons of pure milk to complete a "milk bath", which was truly a luxury.

"The Founding of a Republic" brought great benefits to Han Sanping.

Look, before the script of the new movie "The Founding of a Party" was even finished, China Film Group couldn't wait to announce its new film plan.

“A grand masterpiece with a main theme.”

The film is expected to start shooting in August and wrap up in December, and the shooting is expected to take no more than four months.

The film is co-directed by Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin.

"The actors in the industry have something to do again and continue to perform for 'zero pay'."

"Only China Film Group has this capability. If it were any other company, they wouldn't be able to afford the actors' salaries alone."

Subsequently, China Film Group announced the launch of the “Young Director Support Program”.

Compared to movies, other directors in the industry are focusing on this.

After all, it is "support". What kind of support? China Film Group must pay for them to make movies.

Who would miss this opportunity to make money?
Ning Hao, Wuershan, Lu Yang and others received invitations and went to the support program site.

“It’s called a young director program, but in the end there are only a few young people who get support.”

After coming back, Ning Hao and others complained to Song Ge.

“Wherever there are new directors, they are all people with connections and backgrounds.”

Lu Yang said a little indignantly.

Jiang Wenli, Xu Jinglei, and Lu Chuan all have works and movies released, but they are still in the support plan. Isn't this based on background?

"Well, who cares who he supports? You don't lack funds or movies to make."

Hearing several people complaining non-stop, Song Ge waved his hand and said.

"Alas, it's not just the directing industry, the acting industry is also increasingly looking at background. If this continues, it will become increasingly difficult for people without connections to enter this industry."

Wuershan was older than all of them, and had a more thorough understanding of the problem, so he saw the hidden problems at a glance.

But he had no way to solve it. The industry trend was like this and it could not be curbed by one individual.

When the others heard this, they also remained silent.

“Maybe, some people can be forced to change.”

Song Ge thought vaguely in his heart.

...

Song Ge was in charge of the premiere of Despicable Me 2, and he sent invitation letters to various companies a few days in advance.

The invited guests are also generous, and many famous artists are included.

Artists under the 18th Company were also present, with the main focus on showing their faces to increase their exposure.

(End of this chapter)