Chapter 339: A Creative Adaptation

At the same time, Liu Yifei, who was reading the script at home and preparing to leave at the end of the month, of course also heard the news about the company's newly signed actress.

At this moment, Su Chang, who has not yet joined the crew, is also in the young lady's villa. The two of them said they were studying the script, but in fact they were just being lazy.

"Xixi, look at your man, he has signed another female artist and you don't do anything about it. I wanted to sign her under Director Gu's name, but he refused." Su Chang came up and added fuel to the fire.

Hearing this, Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at her bestie and said, "Are you stupid? If you sign with the company, what are you going to call me in the future?"

"Boss lady? Haha." Su Chang smiled heartlessly.

Liu Yifei on the side patted her forehead, too lazy to pay attention to this silly girl.

"Look, people on the Internet are saying that Director Gu is going to start a harem, and all the artists he signs are female artists."

"Oh, I see."

"Look at this. Director Gu said Fan Binbin has a great figure and acted well in "Guan Yin Shan"."

"Where? Let me see." As she said that, Liu Yifei suddenly stood up and snatched Su Chang's mobile phone. Sure enough, there was a reporter interviewing Gu Wei about his views on the movie "Guan Yin Shan".

Gu Wei made a joke, saying that Fan Binbin had a great figure or something like that.

"Xixi, you have to keep an eye on Director Gu. You're going to France to film in the second half of the year. Once you leave, all the demons and monsters around Director Gu will probably pounce on you."

"No, I understand you, Senior."

Liu Yifei said it stubbornly, but her tone was a little weak. There is a saying that men always like girls who are eighteen.

"That's hard to say. I think Yaya cares a lot about Director Gu."

"Then, what do you think we should do?"

"Oh, Xixi, you are so stupid. Why don't you just find a chance to announce it directly, so that others won't take advantage of the situation." Looking at his best friend, Su Chang said speechlessly.

"Quick, tell me more..."

Su Chang, the military strategist, gave the young lady an idea, which vaguely included words like France, media, and official announcement.

...

On the other side, Gu Wei sneezed inexplicably, "Hmm, is someone saying bad things about me behind my back?"

Reid, who was on the other side of the ocean, called him and told him that 2012% of the special effects for "" were completed and the film could enter post-production editing.

"Boss, there is another good news. The 3D remake of "Titanic" is almost completed." Reid said excitedly. It was not easy. Although the investment in this movie was not large, the technical difficulty was not low. However, the company's special effects staff also received sufficient training during the production process. Now the company's engineers can be said to be trained to produce a special effects blockbuster from beginning to end on their own.

Two pieces of good news in a row made Gu Wei in a good mood. He agreed with Reid on a time to go to Hollywood and then hung up the phone.

After a while, the phone on the table rang again. I picked it up and saw that it was calling me.

"Hey!"

"Are you busy? Director Gu, I hope I didn't disturb you." A sweet voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Is something wrong?"

"It's nothing big, I just want to thank Director Gu for his positive comments on "Guanyin Mountain". If you have time, I would like to treat you to a meal and thank you properly."

"Um, let's talk about this some other time. I've been quite busy lately."

"Okay, if Director Gu has a suitable role in his next movie, I hope you can give me a chance..."

After chatting with the other party for a few sentences, Gu Wei found an excuse to hang up the phone. Haha, quite direct.

"What a pity! If you could pay all the taxes, I think we could really become friends." Gu Wei shook his head and muttered with a smile.

On the other hand, Wang Changtian, who failed to obtain the distribution rights for "On the Beach at Night Alone", has recently hooked up with Hong Kong director Chen Jiashang.

One party has funds and distribution channels, but lacks a fixed co-director.

On the other side was a director who happened to need investment, and the two parties hit it off immediately. Not only did they get together, they also immediately started planning a new project.

In the office of the chairman of Guangxian Group, Wang Changtian was holding the script handed to him by Chen Jiashang and felt a toothache at this time.

"These Hong Kong directors really have big imaginations. The 'female version' of Wuqing is definitely not something that normal people can come up with." Sitting on the sofa, Wang Changtian wanted to curse at this moment, but he had invited the other party, so he couldn't just scold her away.

"Are you sure this is okay? Is the adaptation a bit too extreme? Will the audience be able to accept it?"

Wang Changtian asked three questions in a row, which made Chen Jiashang a little confused.

"Brother, it was you who wanted to innovate. Isn't this new enough? I even changed your gender, and you're still not satisfied?" However, Chen Jiashang could only think of these words in his mind. The most important thing in this business is not to offend investors. If you offend the audience, you can still be saved, but if you offend investors, you're basically done for.

"Mr. Wang, the market is changing now. The audience likes this. Believe me, it will work." At this point, Chen Jiashang can only bite the bullet and go for it, no matter whether it works or not. Just shoot it and let the audience judge it.

"What are the considerations for the actors?"

"It would be best to invite Liu Yifei to star in the film. The box office will definitely be guaranteed..." "Director Chen, let's be practical. I also want to invite Liu Yifei. Let's not talk about whether she has the schedule or not. The key is that she probably won't accept this script."

Before Chen Jiashang could finish his words, he was interrupted by Wang Changtian.

"What are you thinking about day by day?" At this moment, Wang Changtian suddenly understood the reason why Hong Kong directors have been losing ground in the circle in recent years. Making a movie is too much money, and the key is that most of them are just rehashing leftovers. The creativity is so wild that no normal person can understand it, let alone the audience.

"How about changing it to Zhao Yanzi?" Chen Jiashang continued.

"..."

"Fan Binbin is also OK. She just won the Tokyo Film Queen Award. She has a top-notch figure and beautiful face. She will definitely attract the audience."

"Budget, please consider the budget, Director Chen."

"Further down, there are Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, Tang Yan..."

Counting on his fingers, Chen Jiashang spoke one by one.

"Well, let's try to get in touch with those guys at the back and see what they think."

……

On the other side, Yang Mi, who received the script handed to her by Guang Guang, was also a little confused at the moment.

What the hell? She had also watched The Four Famous Shops, so how come she didn’t realize there was a “female” version of Wuqing?

"Are there no other good scripts?" Yang Mi looked at Zeng Jia and asked.

"Mimi, actually this script is pretty good. The investment is not small. Director Chen Jiashang is also a well-known director in Hong Kong Island and has a great reputation in the circle."

As soon as Zeng Jia said this, Yang Mi realized her current situation. She had fame but the agency behind her was not supportive, and she only received ordinary scripts. To put it nicely, she was a popular young actress, but to put it bluntly, she was not as good as the unknown artist of Xingchen Film and Television Company.

Look at the reports that just came out in the circle these two days. It was adapted from a well-known online novel and directed by a big director in the TV drama field. It has attracted a lot of netizens before it even started filming.

That Wan Qian, she was not famous before, but now she has been chosen as the female lead, and her fame is almost catching up with that of second-tier female stars before the filming even started. This is the gap.

Any project of the other party can attract countless people's attention, while I work so hard and work so hard but still can't get an important role.

"Well, fine, let's get in touch with each other first and see what the other party thinks." Helplessly, Yang Mi had to accept the reality. It is better to have a role to play and show her face than to stay at home. Being able to act in a movie and appear on the big screen is the ultimate goal of an actor.

"Mimi, don't be discouraged. There will still be opportunities in the future. If it really doesn't work out, just shoot two more TV series to accumulate some audience base. You won't have to worry about not getting good roles."

Hearing this, Yang Mi almost wanted to cry. Her target before was Liu Yifei, but now she can hardly even see her back.

...

To be honest, sometimes Gu Wei feels that watching female celebrities fighting in the circle is more exciting than watching Hollywood blockbusters.

It turned out that on March 3, Fan Binbin went to the fashion capital of Paris to watch a show.

More than one hundred fashion shows became the finale of the four major fashion weeks in autumn and winter 2011.

During this week-long period, Fan Bingbing moved around several major runway shows, changing into many different looks, including Chinese-style cheongsams, elegant skirts, bold high buns, and retro sexy gowns. In one trip, she successfully killed countless films with 5 sets of looks, attracted countless camera lenses wherever she went, and stunned Paris.

Naturally, Fan Binbin deservedly became the focus of photographers with her absolutely exaggerated look and eye-catching heavy makeup.

Her "brilliant brilliance" also made a number of female stars pale in comparison, even the topic queen Yao Chen who went to Paris with her and Gong Li who was regarded as a muse by LV designers in the past two seasons became a foil.

As a result, after returning to China, Zhang Ziyi and Fan Binbin started to quarrel.

The former's team used a secondary Weibo account to mock the latter's outfit at the fashion week, and then focused on showing on-site photos of Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Yao Chen and others.

Originally, Zhang Ziyi thought he had done it quietly, but in the end he was discovered by the other party.

The consequence was that Fan Binbin’s studio directly responded to Zhang Ziyi with a big account, and the two sides started to curse each other.

People in the circle just watched the fun as a spectator. After all, it's not common to see big stars fighting each other. But when you suddenly see it, it's really extraordinary. They don't even use dirty words when scolding others. They are really cultured people.

"Luckily I was busy reading the script and declined the invitation to Paris Fashion Week and didn't go there, otherwise I would have been taken in too."

Seeing Liu Yifei patting her chest, looking like an idle fish who is afraid of trouble, Gu Wei smiled and said, "Even if you go, I guess the other party won't dare to say anything to you. Didn't you see that Gong Li is fine? You are just a typical bully who is afraid of the strong."

"Ah, you mean, I have reached Gong Li's level."

Hearing this, Gu Wei rolled his eyes and said, "You only listen half way, right?"

"Don't you know what your status is? Even in Hollywood, your current status is no weaker than any domestic star." Gu Wei said unhappily.

"Haha, of course I know. I was just teasing you. You're so cute."

Looking at Liu Yifei who was covering her mouth and laughing, Gu Wei had no choice but to punish her with family rules, otherwise the young lady would not learn her lesson.

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(End of this chapter)