Chapter 302 Annual Meeting
After finishing filming "Alone on the Beach at Night", Su Chang had no time to rest.

There are still more than two weeks until the release of "Painted Skin 2", and now is the peak period of promotion.

The failure of "The Orphan of Zhao" made Brother Chen Kai once again the focus of discussion among people in the circle, but the discussion was not very good.

In contrast, Director Chen and his wife accepted interviews from media reporters.

“You need to watch it several times to understand its deep meaning.”

"I also adjusted the background of the story in the movie and redefined loyalty, filial piety and righteousness."

I have to say that Director Chen is always so stubborn. No matter what others say, he always sticks to his own theories.

"Well, Director Chen means that this movie is another 'The Promise'. It's our problem if we can't understand it."

"Lao Chen, when you make movies in the future, please don't change the script yourself. It really makes my scalp tingle."

Netizens also joked about it.

However, even though netizens joked about it, other people in the circle still praised this great director. After all, although he might not be good at commercial films, he has proven himself in art films.

On the contrary, Zhao Benshan's "Big Laugh in the Rivers and Lakes" achieved good box office, and has now reached 1.5 million. Uncle Benshan and Xiao Shenyang still have appeal.

However, the movie has a bad reputation, with a Douban score of only 4.6 points, and netizens are complaining about it.

But some people think that if you look at it as a comedy, it's still pretty good. At least it's funny and not so anticlimactic.

But what attracted the most attention was the gossip about Fan Binbin and Wang Xueqi, which firmly occupied the headlines.

Fan Binbin Studio responded quickly and its public relations skills were first-rate, so the problem was resolved in no time.

At this moment, in Xingchen Film and Television Company, Gu Wei, Song Ge and Wang Chen were talking and laughing together. They were talking about the heads of Japanese and Korean film and television companies fighting for the distribution rights of "Painted Skin 2".

"The other party is a little impatient. Seeing that the movie is about to be released, the distribution rights really need to be decided as soon as possible."

Before this, people from Japan and South Korea came to Song Ge twice, but he turned them down with excuses.

Now that the movie is about to be released, the other party called again to discuss the distribution rights.

"Okay, then let's make an appointment and have the other party come over to chat."

"Director Gu, we really don't plan to release it on a large scale in Europe and America."

Song Ge was asking whether "Painted Skin 2" would be released in Hollywood.

Gu Wei thought for a moment and said, "If a European or American film producer comes to me, there's no reason to refuse the money that's offered to me. If not, I won't bother with it. I don't think fantasy films will do much at the box office there, after all, the cultural differences are too great."

"That's right. Our film is aimed at the Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian markets. At least they recognize the culture. Plus, with the first film as a foundation, the box office will definitely not be bad."

"Other aspects are easy to discuss, but the key is to have a large-scale release, with a minimum guaranteed number of theaters showing the film. This needs to be written into the contract."

Song Ge understood Gu Wei's thoughts and said with a laugh, "Okay, I'll take care of these, no problem."

...

The movie "New Shaolin Temple", which was invested and produced by Shaolin Temple, also joined in the fun during the Lunar New Year holiday. The film company released a trailer lasting about one minute, in which several major characters appeared one after another.

Judging from the trailer alone, it does look like that.

However, Gu Wei's mind was not on the movies in the circle. At this time, he was making a rough cut of "Alone on the Beach at Night".

The rough cut step is to edit each scene by scene and shot, set up the scaffolding according to the original script scene sequence, check the continuity of the film, and try to restore the director's conception and expression intention in the process.

The main purpose is to build the structure of the entire film. There is no need to make very detailed adjustments, such as music, rhythm or even editing points. Focus on the logic of the film and the connection between the front and back scenes.

The rough cut is over 2 hours long and is usually at least 10%-15% longer than the finished film.

Only after the rough cut is completed will the fine cutting be done, during which some shots will be cut. This is why many movies say that someone will be starring in the film when it starts shooting, but the audience doesn’t see that person when the film is released.

However, Gu Wei plans to keep the parts that were carefully edited out as promotional materials, and later release them as behind-the-scenes footage on media such as Weibo, as some easter eggs for the audience to enjoy.

"Mr. Song, the special effects for Warring States are expected to be completed by the end of this month."

Song Ge nodded. It took more than half a year, and the efficiency was indeed not fast, but considering the manpower problem, it was still pretty good.

"What about the other two?"

"Guangzhou's 'Painted Wall' will be finished by the end of January, but it will take some time for 'Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate' as some of their shots have not been shot yet."

The assistant held a document and explained in detail.

"Okay, got it."

After the assistant finished his report, he left the office.

Not long after, another employee came in to report on this year's annual meeting. In the past, Wang Chen was in charge of these matters, but he has been busy discussing the broadcasting rights of several TV series with people from the TV station.

So I can only trouble Song Ge to take responsibility.

"Let's just follow the old rules and put the year-end bonus and annual dinner together."

"Okay, Mr. Song."

...

On the 16th, Let the Bullets Fly officially landed in major domestic theaters. The first-day box office was 3020 million, which is still a little different from the 3620 million on the first day of Aftershock.

People in the industry think that it will be difficult for "Let the Bullets Fly" to win this year's box office championship, after all, this movie cannot be sold out.

"Alas, it's a pity that we still failed to break the record. Now it seems that Earthquake has lost another rival in its box office record.

Whether it can break the record of domestic films next time depends on "Painted Skin 2".

Han Sanping called Gu Wei and spoke with a tone of regret.

"Director Han, I think Director Jiang's movie has a lot of staying power.

Have you paid attention to the first-day screening rate? I don’t think it’s high, especially for Wanda Cinemas.”

As expected, after the screening rate increased on the second day, the box office on that day soared to 4015 million, with a fierce upward trend.

"Let the Bullets Fly has this strength and will definitely win the box office championship this year."

Online, Jiang Wen started to show off again, and when facing the interview with reporters, he almost had the word "proud" engraved on his forehead.

While "Let the Bullets Fly" continued to set box office records, Huayi Film Studio held a grand annual meeting.

The annual meeting of a listed company is, of course, inseparable from the coverage of media reporters.

Huayi did not hide anything, and actors including Zhou Xun and Huang Xiaoming who had already left came to the scene.

"Isn't Director Gu here?"

Zhou Xun arrived at the scene and asked Huang Xiaoming the first thing he did after seeing him.

"I'm busy editing the movie. I asked Yifei, but he doesn't have time to come over."

"As expected of a big director, he doesn't even care about stock dividends. Only we are keeping an eye on this matter."

"That's you." Huang Xiaoming said, "Ah, are you really planning to sell your stocks? The stock price is not high now. Why don't you wait?"

Zhou Xun shook his head. "Don't think about it. I don't understand these things. Anyway, I have already earned so much. I will get the money as soon as possible and feel at ease."

The two chatted for a while and then parted. Huang Xiaoming was different from Zhou Xun. He had a good relationship with Wang Zhonglei, so he definitely went over to say a few words to him.

The annual meeting was reported by reporters as it was being held. There were so many Huayi artists, including those from the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and many veteran actors were also included.

At this stage, Huayi is at its peak. In addition to the cocktail party, there was also a lucky draw, which was very lively.

That night, as soon as Huayi’s annual meeting ended, the news spread outside.

Even if Gu Wei did not go, there were still many topics about him. The number of stocks he held and their value were all reported by reporters.

"The stocks alone are worth hundreds of millions. He is really rich."

"Including the companies at home and abroad, Director Gu's net worth is probably over 10 billion."

Just two days after "Let the Bullets Fly" was released, pirated resources appeared on the Internet. Not only that, pirated links also appeared on Weibo.

"Boss Cao, please solve this problem quickly. Director Jiang is so angry that he is jumping up and down. If the situation gets out of hand, it will have a bad impact."

"Okay, Director Gu, the technicians assured me that it will be solved today."

At the same time, several major production companies including China Film, Star Films and Emperor Entertainment Group issued a joint statement and took measures to crack down on pirated resources.

This time, the General Administration also stepped in, warned against piracy, and issued a stern statement.

The action was quite effective, and the online versions of the film were quickly cleared out. Not only did it not affect the box office, but it actually increased the box office significantly.

However, piracy did not affect the reputation of the film. The various flirty lines in the film spread across the Internet in an instant, and the audience's reviews were almost unanimously good.

"This kind of thing, even if you spend some money to solve it, it's done in public, with the husband watching."

"The master is tall, the county magistrate is tough, and Mr. Huang is tall and tough."

"Let the bullets fly a little longer."

This time, Jiang Wen has completely established his position as a major commercial film director, and he continues to make great strides, unstoppable.

"Let the Bullets Fly" was a hit all the way, with the box office exceeding 4 million in two and a half days, and successfully breaking million in four and a half days.

The box office success was so hot that it exceeded everyone's expectations, and it also put a lot of pressure on the next few films to be released.

What is most surprising is that, thanks to viral marketing, the national box office during the Lunar New Year weekend exceeded 6000 million, breaking the record of the domestic single-day box office champion "Avatar".

The latter set a record of 1 million on January 9 this year, which has now been surpassed by "Let the Bullets Fly".

Following this trend, it is only a matter of time before Jiang Wen's film breaks the box office record of "Aftershock".

What is even more rare is that unlike other domestic blockbusters which have mixed box office and reputation, "Let the Bullets Fly" not only sold well, but also won a lot of applause.

"Earthquake" couldn't do this, and anyone with a discerning eye knows where its super high box office came from.

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(End of this chapter)