Chapter 315 Final Data

"Painted Skin 2" ultimately failed to break through the million box office, settling at more than million, less than million away from Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly".

Many people in the circle called and expressed their regret.

"It's a pity. The box office is already satisfactory. After all, there are so many movies released in the same period, so there is still competition."

At this moment, Wuershan has no other thoughts except satisfaction about the box office. As a new director in the country's 600 million box office club, various film and television companies and filmmakers in the circle are contacting him. There is a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days, which is a bit like Cao Cao recruiting Guan Yu.

Faced with various solicitations of offering money and women, Wuershan was clear-headed. Not to mention how he rose to power, he would not be the first to breach the contract signed with Xingchen Film and Television Company.

After all, adding icing on the cake is no match for providing timely help!
"Haha, I'll accept the title of domestic movie box office champion."

Jiang Wen called and said proudly.

Gu Wei, who had just gotten up, said unhappily, "Director Jiang, I don't think you can keep this record for a few days."

"Oh, what do you say?"

"Director Zhang is currently filming The Flowers of War, Feng Xiaogang also has a new movie, plus Stephen Chow's Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, this year's Lunar New Year box office is expected to be very busy again."

"Haha, don't fool me. I know a little bit about Feng Xiaogang's new movie, but I don't think it will be released this year. As for Zhou Xingchi's, it will take at least one or two years for it to be released.

As for Zhang's "The Flowers of War", I'm not really afraid. With a producer like this, even if the movie is made, it's hard to say how well it will do at the box office."

It turned out that just a few days after the filming of "The Flowers of War" started, the crew stopped working.

"I heard from Lao Yan that producer Zhang Weiping and director Zhang had a quarrel on the set. The reason was a disagreement about the filming roles. One wanted to give the actress more scenes, while the other didn't want to."

Gu Wei knew that the Old Yan the other party was referring to was the screenwriter Yan Geling, but he did not expect that the producer would have such a big conflict with the director.

It stands to reason that domestic filmmaking is director-centered, let alone a big director like "National Master". If it were Gu Wei, he would probably have asked the producer to get out directly.

However, Jiang Wen on the phone was still angry when talking about this matter, "I have quarreled with Director Zhang on the set before, but it was for the role, not because Jiang wanted to be in the limelight."

Gu Wei knew about this. Jiang Wen had indeed had this experience with Zhang Yimou when filming Red Sorghum, otherwise he would not have been nicknamed the drama tyrant.

"I don't think it will stop for a few days. The investment is so huge, and the cost is several million every day. The crew can afford it." Jiang Wen continued to talk, and Gu Wei just listened as gossip.

The two were inseparable for a short period of time, at least that was the case before "The Flowers of War" flopped at the box office.

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On the other hand, Song Ge and Zheng Xiaolong had a pleasant meeting and conversation, but the other party was still a little hesitant about changing sides.

"This is normal. The big director is not surrounded by a circle of interests. Even if he wants to leave, it won't be a decision he can make in a short time."

In the original time and space, it took Song Ge more than two years to bring Wang Jinghua, Zheng Xiaolong, Chen Guofu and others under his command. He has only met them once now, so there will be more to talk about in the future.

The photos of Zheng Xiaolong and others appearing at the Xingchen Film and Television Company were reported by the paparazzi who were waiting in ambush, but people in the circle didn't think much about it.

After all, according to what Xingchen Film and Television has discovered in recent years, the other party has also invited many TV drama directors to shoot works, and no one has been poached.

"Painted Skin 2 held its wrap party today, with director Wu Ershan and all the main creative staff present."

At the end of January, just two days after Painted Skin 1 was released, the low-budget comedy Lost on Journey grossed over 2 million yuan.

Xingchen Film and Television Company organized a celebration banquet for "Painted Skin 2". As it was close to the end of the year, not many other celebrities in the circle came.

Several producers and the main creative staff of the film gathered together and had a great time.

The banquet was held at the Capital Plaza International Hotel, which is also a popular place for people in the circle. The venue is large enough and the environment is convenient.

At the scene, the people of Wuershan were in high spirits, and they accepted all the toasts from Huang Xiaoming, Zhou Xun, Su Chang and others. After a few drinks, their faces soon turned red.

Xu Zheng also brought his wife Tao Hong to the scene. From the nervous anticipation before the movie was released, to the surprise and disbelief after the release, to the high spirits now after the box office broke 50 million, in just less than ten days, Xu Zheng's spirit was like a roller coaster, experiencing from lows to highs. It is difficult for outsiders to understand the feeling.

"Director, let me toast you. Without you, I wouldn't be who I am today..." It seemed that Xu Zheng had drunk a lot. He came over to toast with a big tongue. Gu Wei looked at him with a smile on his face, but Tao Hong next to him smiled apologetically.

"Director Gu, he was so happy today that he drank a few more glasses. Please bear with me."

Hearing Tao Hong's words, Gu Wei waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be so polite.

Han Sanping was busy with China Film Group Corporation's affairs, so he just came over to show up. The same was true for Xi'an Film Group Corporation. It was the New Year, and these state-owned enterprises were busy holding meetings and making reports.

This is a good thing. Without these big guys, everyone can relax.

Everyone is in the entertainment industry, so after drinking, it is inevitable to talk about gossip in the industry, but the biggest gossip at the moment is about Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping, plus the casting situation of Zhou Xingchi's new movie. When someone said, "It is said that Zhou Xingchi's crew wanted to invite someone to play the role of Sun Wukong, but I don't know if he was rejected or what, and there is no follow-up." Everyone laughed.

"You know what, they really look suitable for each other." Someone mentioned this again and everyone burst into laughter again.

"The wrap party for Painted Skin 2 ended successfully, with Gu Wei, Liu Yifei, Lu Yang and others all present."

According to reports from media reporters, the production of "Painted Skin 2" has come to an end, and the remaining profit-sharing issue is estimated to take place half a year later.

There are only a few days left until New Year's Eve, and the movies scheduled to be released after the Spring Festival are all busy promoting themselves.

The employees of Xingchen Film and Television Company also had their annual leave. Except for those on duty, the full ten-day holiday will allow everyone to have a good New Year.

Online, Gu Wei looked at the information released by China Film Group Corporation and found that this year's Spring Festival movie season was dominated by Hong Kong films.

A large number of Hong Kong movies or movies starring Hong Kong actors, such as "The Magic Swordsman" and "The Wedding Planner", were released.

Especially the latter, which grossed over 1000 million on the first day of its release. Producer Wong Pak-ming expressed his expectation for the performance of the film during the Spring Festival period.

The potential of the Spring Festival period once again shocked industry leaders.

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This year's Chinese New Year, Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli chose to return to their hometown, while Gu Wei continued to stay at home.

On New Year's Eve, Gu Ba and Gu Ma got up early. The two of them walked around in the morning, bought some things and took them home. In the afternoon, they began to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, with chicken, duck, fish and meat. They just wanted to have a lively occasion.

People started sending New Year's greetings in the morning, and the number increased in the afternoon. Occasionally, people would call, asking Gu Wei to get together after the New Year.

At around seven o'clock in the evening, after finishing his meal, Gu Wei picked up the phone and started chatting with the young lady.

“How does it feel to be back home for the New Year?”

"It's pretty good. I found a little bit of my childhood feeling, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. It's a different feeling."

Hearing this, Gu Wei smiled, and the little girl even started talking to him about writing.

"During dinner, my grandma asked me if I had a boyfriend or not. She said I wasn't young anymore and I could consider dating someone if I found someone suitable. For a moment, I felt like I had grown up." The young lady talked about this during the conversation.

It has been several years since the two confirmed their relationship. They usually hide it when facing media reporters, but their friends around them all know about their relationship, and netizens also have some speculations. Now all that's left is to make it public.

"What do you think? Do you want to announce it?" Gu Wei asked about the other party's attitude. Previously, he considered that the young lady was in the rising period of her career and announcing it too early would have an impact, but now that both of them have settled down, he has no worries in this regard.

"I don't know. How about finding a time to make an official announcement?"

"Okay." He didn't care. He was a director and made a living from his works. The young lady was not worried that his fans would not be able to accept it, so as a man, he naturally had to take responsibility.

...

During the entire Spring Festival holiday, Gu Wei had a rare few days of good rest.

At the same time, the television circle was also bustling with activity. The ratings of "Palace", which was wildly criticized by netizens, not only did not drop, but became more and more popular, continuing to set ratings records, and at one point exceeded 3%.

"Plagiarism, the plot is shocking!"

"The background of the story is seriously inconsistent with history and goes against common sense."

Faced with negative reviews, the producer did not refute, but instead took the "black and red" route, allowing netizens to curse to their heart's content.

Another drama, "Capital Love Story", was even more crazy, with a peak viewership rating of 4.28%, which was even more popular than "Palace".

Similar to the situation of "Palace", this TV series also received a lot of negative reviews, all of which focused on the three views expressed in the TV series.

"I think this TV series can be called Love Business in the Capital, because it tells a story about love business."

"Some people say it promotes materialism, others say it spreads wrong values. Everything stems from the fact that it is too realistic, so much so that people find it hard to believe that they are actually living in such a materialistic society."

No matter what netizens say, these two TV series are still the two most popular ones at the moment. After all, you can’t complain about them if you don’t watch them. If you watch them and then complain about them, the ratings will go up.

Tong Liya, Yang Mi, Feng Shaofeng, Zhang Yi and others quickly became famous thanks to these two TV series and became popular star artists, with constant endorsements and announcements.

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(End of this chapter)