Chapter 303 Fierce Competition

The film and television circles were bustling with activity. In the company, Gu Wei, who had been busy all day, stretched and rubbed his sore neck.

At this moment, the phone on the table rang, and I reached out to pick it up.

"Hey."

"Senior, come over for dinner tonight. Mom has cooked your favorite dishes."

On the other end of the line, the sweet voice of a young lady sounded.

In the kitchen next door, Liu Xiaoli was cleaning up the dishes with the nanny, and there was a soup stewing next to them.

Since Liu Yifei signed with Xingchen Film and Television Company, Liu Xiaoli was a little worried in the first two years and basically followed her daughter wherever she went.

But now, Liu Xiaoli basically ignores her and sometimes doesn't follow her during filming, completely letting her be with Gu Wei.

"Okay, I'll be there soon. I haven't eaten the food cooked by Auntie for a long time."

"Yeah, I'll wait for you at home."

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Some time ago, the male actor of "The Flowers of War" was just confirmed. Now, Zhang Yimou has announced the candidates for "The Flowers of War".

Ni Ni, this lucky girl has become the latest "Mou Girl".

Zhang Weiping’s new footage also revealed Ni Ni’s latest makeup photo, as well as the production cost of the film.

"As expected of Zhang Yimou, his vision in selecting actresses is still so good."

"Pure and sexy, it really looks good."

Netizens have their eyes on Mou's daughter, while major film and television companies in the industry are concerned about the cost of the film.

A full 6 million yuan, and it’s an exclusive production and investment by New Picture. It seems that Zhang Yimou has made a lot of money for Zhang Weiping in recent years!

With an investment of 6 million yuan, the film is not even a special effects blockbuster. To be honest, in order to make a profit, it will require a box office of at least 10 billion yuan, considering the type of film.

"It's a bit difficult to rely solely on box office revenue. I guess we'll have to sell the copyright to other companies."

Someone in the industry sighed.

"The background stories of domestic movies are not very suitable in Europe and the United States, and copyright is also a problem in the later stage."

Some people also expressed pessimism, saying that no domestic film had ever achieved high box office in Hollywood, especially historical films.

Tong Liya, who had just finished filming "On the Beach at Night Alone", also saw Ni Ni's makeup photos.

"To be honest, it's really good. It has that flavor."

Tong Liya had previously auditioned for the cast of "The Flowers of War", but was rejected on the grounds that her looks did not match the requirements but her temperament did.

At this moment, seeing the photos of Ni Ni, I am really speechless. I really lack this feeling.

The box office of "Let the Bullets Fly" stimulated Wuershan.

This guy has even changed his promotional slogans for his shows and roadshows.

From surpassing "The Great Earthquake" to surpassing "Let the Bullets Fly", creating a new box office record for domestic films, etc.

Wuershan, together with Huang Xiaoming, Zhou Xun, Su Chang, Hu Ge and others, began to frequently release information via Weibo.

To this end, Xingchen Film and Television Company joined hands with the official Weibo to promote the film in a form different from traditional media, using the currently popular online teasing language and publishing some film production updates, actor filming anecdotes, and movie stills.

In addition, by forwarding other bloggers' classic Weibo speeches, you can narrow the distance with the audience.

“The Weibo account of Painted Skin 2 responded to me and left me a comment.

Haha, Huang Xiaoming also responded. "

"Look, it retweeted my Weibo post, and there are comments from Zhou Xun and Hu Ge."

"Su Chang commented on my Weibo post, what a goddess."

Many netizens have received replies from the official Weibo of "Painted Skin 2", and the interactions are increasing.

This is also one of the main promotional strategies of Xingchen Films. The official Weibo account is first built into an "approachable" information platform that often reveals news, so that netizens will be willing to participate in its word-of-mouth communication in the future.

"The official Weibo account for Painted Skin 2 created by the company is quite interesting. The people in the publicity department are all talented. Where did they find so many online jokes?"

Liu Yifei often interacts below, and netizens also interact with her from time to time.

“In today’s market, publicity alone can’t keep up with the pace, and the film’s explosive power is not enough. This is just one part of the publicity.

Before the movie is released, we will have all the directors and artists in the company do a concentrated promotion to get the hype up.”

In the villa, after dinner, Gu Wei sat on the sofa and discussed the next strategy with Liu Yifei.

Even good wine needs to be hidden in a crowded alley, which is a true portrayal of today.

"How is the film's post-production going? Can it catch up with Berlin?"

After playing with her phone for a while, the young lady leaned against Gu Wei and asked, her mind is now full of thoughts of going to Berlin. After the filming of the movie was completed, she basically never went out. She either lay at home or surfed the Internet.

Otherwise, he would interact with fans on Weibo and slowly come out of his filming state.

This is also one of the reasons why Liu Yifei has a good mentality. You know, there are many actors in the circle who slowly immerse themselves in the role after filming a scene, and it takes a long time for them to get out of it.

"Don't worry, we'll be in time. The editing will be finished in early January. Chairman Han will help with the review. We'll probably be able to submit the finished film to the Berlin Film Festival by the middle of next month."

Gu Wei said this with great satisfaction, and the corners of the young lady's mouth next to him unconsciously rose. …

As we get closer to the end of the year, there are more and more meetings in the film and television industry.

Just recently, the 2010 Cross-Strait Directors Recognition Conference organized by the General Administration sent an invitation to Xingchen Film and Television Company.

"I won't go then. Lu Yang, you go on behalf of the company and Ning Hao. Your movie has the best box office this year."

Gu Wei is busy editing the movie, Wu Ershan is busy promoting it, and only Lu Yang is free. With Ning Hao added, that should be enough.

"Okay, I'll go take a look then."

In the office, Lu Yang said in a dark voice.

"By the way, when is your movie going to start?"

Suddenly, Gu Wei remembered this incident. The props and costumes for the movie were almost complete, but the movie script had not yet been submitted for review.

"If it's fast, it will be in January. If it's slow, it will be after the New Year. Chen Yang and I have revised the script again. I will give it to you to read when I have time."

Hearing this, Gu Wei was speechless. These two have been revising the script for almost half a year and they still haven't finished it. They are really slow.

I don’t know if it’s because of the box office of “Let the Bullets Fly” or if Jiang Wen is just getting too proud.

This guy blasted the entire film and television industry in front of the media reporters.

"At least half of the filmmakers in this circle are not as good as the average audience. With such a level, they still want to make movies every day. Are they planning to make bad movies to fool the audience?"

Once this was reported, netizens on the Internet agreed with it and felt that Jiang Wen was right and that the quality of some directors was indeed worrying.

But for filmmakers in the industry, what is Jiang Wen trying to do? Oh, you can say that just because you made a high-grossing movie? Why didn't you say that when your movie flopped before?

A large number of filmmakers and members of various associations stood up and issued articles accusing Jiang Wen of arrogance and damaging the image of filmmakers in the circle.

The result is predictable. Even Gu Wei doesn't dare to say that he can fight the entire film industry on his own, let alone Jiang Wen.

"Let the Bullets Fly" grossed over 3 million yuan in eight days after its release.

At the same time, Feng Xiaogang's If You Are the One 2 began to be released, and its release lowered the screening schedule of the former.

The first-day box office was 3325 million, surpassing "Let the Bullets Fly".

The next day, 4750 million, another big explosion, but I don’t know if the box office is inflated.

People in the film, television and media industries were having a party.

"The golden age of domestic films has arrived, and the box office of a single film will soon exceed 1 billion yuan."

"The domestic film market box office has officially exceeded 10 billion yuan, and the era of box office explosion has arrived."

Different from the focus of the media, netizens were disgusted by the commercials in Feng Xiaogang's movie.

A movie with more than 20 advertising spots earned Huayi Company tens of millions of dollars, but it had a great impact on its reputation.

"First it was Let the Bullets Fly, and now there's If You Are the One 2. I wonder what the box office results will be for Painted Skin 2?"

"The box office war between big directors is always full of surprises. I look forward to the release of Director Wu Ershan's work."

Wow, netizens really know how to play. They said that four domestic blockbusters would compete for the Lunar New Year box office, but now they simply ignored Chen Kai's "The Orphan of Zhao". I wonder how Director Chen feels after seeing this post.

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In late December, the temperature in the capital dropped sharply and snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

Gu Wei invited Liu Yifei, Su Chang and others to his villa for a gathering.

Wuershan also took the time to come over. "Painted Skin 2" will hold its premiere in two days, but the company will be responsible for the specific matters, so he doesn't need to worry about it.

As for Lu Yang and Ning Hao, they went to attend the commendation meeting held by the General Administration and would probably arrive later.

Snowflakes were floating in the sky outside. Everyone was in the villa hall, eating hot pot and drinking wine. The atmosphere was very harmonious.

Just as everyone started eating, Lu Yang and Ning Hao arrived at the villa, talking and laughing when they came in.

"Come on, I thought you two were going to stay there for dinner?"

Seeing the two people enter the room, Gu Wei picked up a bite of food and said.

"Hey, don't mention it. It was called a commendation meeting, but there were not many big directors. There was no other way, so Director Ning, as a representative, went on stage and said a few words."

Lu Yang's words attracted the attention of several people in the room. Ning Hao next to him also took off his coat, found an empty seat, and started eating directly. It seemed that he talked a lot over there.

"Director Jiang didn't go there either?"

Liu Yifei turned her head curiously and asked Lu Yang. Su Chang, who was standing next to her, also had a gossipy expression on his face.

"He can still go. His words have offended most of the circle. If he goes, he might not even be able to go on stage."

Gu Wei made a lot of jokes and teased Jiang Wen, which made the others smile.

"Don't even mention Director Jiang. Brother Chen Kai and Zhang Yimou didn't go. You said it was a good commendation meeting, but the big box office directors didn't go. It made us feel very uncomfortable."

After Ning Hao had something to eat to fill his stomach, he started chatting with everyone.

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(End of this chapter)