Chapter 346 On the show

Some careful media have discovered that the latest movie release schedule announced by China Film Corporation includes "On the Beach Alone at Night", which won the Best Actress Award at the Berlin Film Festival, and is scheduled to be released on June 6th.

"It's finally been scheduled. If it doesn't come out, I'm going to call the police."

"It's an award-winning film by Yifei. I will definitely go to the cinema to support it."

In addition to netizens, various celebrities and artists on Weibo also tagged Liu Yifei.

"Congratulations to Yifei. We will book the entire theater and draw prizes to invite fans to watch the movie." Huang Xiaoming left a message on Liu Yifei's Weibo.

“The boss is awesome.”

"Leave a message, I hope I'll be picked." Fans posted messages one after another to cooperate.

"We've booked the entire theater. We've booked the entire theater. Yifei's award-winning works shouldn't be missed." Zhou Xun also came over to join in the fun.

Subsequently, Huang Bo, Cheng Long, Fan Binbin and Li Binbin followed suit and posted.

In the villa, Liu Yifei, who had just attended the film festival, was wearing pink pajamas and interacting with netizens and fans on the sofa.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he looked up at Gu Wei and said, "Senior, Lu Yu invited us to do an interview there, and I agreed directly. It can be regarded as a promotion for the movie."

"Okay, when?"

"Tomorrow night, after the interview, I will rush to France."

To be honest, it is better to participate in interview programs before the movie is released, so as to cooperate with the film promotion.

But Gu Wei was too busy a while ago and couldn't coordinate his schedule with the program crew. Later, when he had time, Liu Yifei had to join the crew to film, so they ended up waiting until now.

"Lu Yu Has an Appointment" is one of the TV variety shows with the longest lifespan and the widest influence to date. Gu Wei had never really watched it before.

Even in the original time and space, he had only watched the episode that interviewed Zhou Xingchi, and it felt like it was just an awkward chat throughout, with many questions being nonsensical.

Yang Lan, who also interviewed Zhou Xingchi, did not perform much better. During the recording of the program, she often laughed for no apparent reason, and the whole situation looked very embarrassing.

In comparison, the interview with another host, Chai Jing, made people feel comfortable and moved. That interview was conducted in 13, half a month after the release of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

From the video of the entire interview, it can be seen that the program team was very well prepared, and the questions asked were also very in-depth and targeted. For example, Zhou Xingchi was late for the CPPCC meeting, and the artists he had worked with criticized him for loving money and being too strict with filming.

Zhou Xingchi really opened his heart at that time, and when talking about marriage and love, he sighed: I am just unlucky. If I could do it again, I would not be so busy. When I was young, I only worked, but suddenly you realize now, alas, I am fifty years old now.

It was a bit uncomfortable for Gu Wei to watch at that time. Zhou Xingchi, who has made so many comedy films, did not appear happy, and even looked a bit sad.

……

The recording site of "Lu Yu's Appointment" is at the capital's TV station.

Gu Wei and Liu Yifei brought Qin Hao and Chen Minghao, and the four of them arrived before six o'clock in the evening.

Originally, Liu Yifei was planning to make an appointment with Su Chang, but Lu Yang was busy filming and had no time.

"Just a few of us are enough. We can call on Chang Chang if we have the chance later."

At the TV station, when I was putting on makeup in the dressing room, a member of the director team came to communicate with me. They handed me a very rough interview outline and asked if there was anything wrong.

Gu Wei took a look and found that there was a question about parents. He reached out to take the pen from the assistant, crossed out the question, and said, "Just delete this."

Both of Gu Wei's parents are public servants, and he doesn't want to go on the show to talk about his family. He just wants to talk about movies, there's no need for anything else.

The director team took the interview outline and went out to contact Lu Yu. Not long after, at the shooting site in the studio, the very thin Lu Yu said to the camera:
"The guest we invited today is an Oscar-winning director, a world-renowned director, and one of the top directors in China. He is Gu Wei. Let us welcome him to Lu Yu's Appointment."

"Let us give a round of applause to the Berlin Film Festival winner Liu Yifei, and welcome Qin Hao and Chen Minghao."

The studio was very spacious and there were many audiences. Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and others heard warm applause and cheers as soon as they came on stage.

After greeting the audience, several people sat down on one side of the sofa and the interview began.

Lu Yu likes to start by chatting about daily life. "I've been filming a movie recently, traveling back and forth between China and France. Yifei must be exhausted."

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "It's okay. It's really tiring to run back and forth, but I'm used to it after so many years of filming."

Lu Yu said: "I saw many netizens left messages online, looking forward to the release of the film for which Yifei won the Best Actress award. Many people in the industry left messages saying they would book a theater for their fans to watch the film."

Hearing this, Liu Yifei laughed and said, "Yes, I am very grateful for the support of my friends. I believe that this movie will not disappoint everyone."

After interviewing Liu Yifei, Lu Yu turned his gaze to Gu Wei next to him.

"Director Gu, I watched the trailer of your movie. The special effects are really realistic. The post-production special effects of this movie should be difficult, right?"

Hearing this, Gu Wei was really surprised by Lu Yu's wild imagination. "We are talking about award-winning movies, why did we suddenly talk about "2012"?" However, Gu Wei still nodded slightly, "It is indeed not easy. After all, 3D technology is a brand-new technological innovation. It is very difficult to produce. It not only takes a lot of time and money, but also requires professional engineers to make it bit by bit."

Lu Yu said: "Director Gu, can you tell me the difference between domestic films and Hollywood? Some people always say that there is a big gap between domestic films and European and American films, and it is not something that can be achieved in a short period of time."

Gu Wei smiled and shook his head. This was actually an interview for "Alone on the Beach at Night", what were they talking about?

"There is still a gap, but not as big as everyone thinks. After all, the Hollywood film system has gone through many years of development..." Gu Wei said a few perfunctorily, all of which were old questions. Don't you know whether domestic films are good or not? Once "The Wandering Earth" is released, the Chinese people will know.

Perhaps the question Lu Yu asked had nothing to do with the movie to be promoted, so the director backstage reminded her. Lu Yu reacted and asked again: "I wonder what Director Gu expects from the box office of the movie "On the Beach at Night Alone". Director Zhang currently holds the box office record for domestic art films. Director Gu, do you have the confidence to break this record?"

"Finally I'm asking a normal question." Gu Wei paused and said, "Records are meant to be broken. I'm confident that I can surpass the box office of 'The Hawthorn Tree'. After all, the film market is getting better and better, and the box office can't keep getting lower and lower, haha."

Hearing this, Lu Yu also smiled and said, "Director Gu is right."

After a while of awkward chatting, the topic turned to other people, and Qin Hao and Chen Minghao were also asked a few questions.

Lu Yu's interview style is very special. She rarely does any homework beforehand and asks wild questions. She just says whatever comes to mind, often making the guests feel extremely embarrassed, and then she just laughs it off.

Qin Hao naturally couldn't escape the awkward conversation, and heard the other party say: "Can you talk about your relationship problems?"

"Well, it's inconvenient to say."

"why?"

Qin Hao smiled and shook his head: "I have to go back and ask my mother before I can give you an answer."

"Uh." Qin Hao's answer left Lu Yu speechless, and the audience burst into laughter.

Liu Yifei next to her was also smiling secretly.

Later, Lu Yu asked Gu Wei whether he would consider shooting a domestic special effects blockbuster. Gu Wei hinted that he would definitely shoot one in the future, but the specific time was uncertain. Even so, it caused an exclamation from the audience.

After a long awkward chat, the program was finally recorded. After the interview, Qin Hao and Chen Minghao drove back in one car, while Gu Wei drove Liu Yifei directly back to the villa.

After the interview, Cheng Long and Liu Yifei flew directly back to France. In order to participate in the film festival, the crew of "Chinese Zodiac" chose to take a holiday. Every extra day of delay would result in a loss of millions. Even though Cheng Long was rich, he couldn't bear it after a long time.

The next day, after "Lu Yu Has an Appointment" was broadcast, the effect was good, and some shooting details of "Alone on the Beach at Night" also aroused discussion among fans and netizens.

But the news that he was going to shoot a domestic special effects blockbuster also spread in the circle.

The first person who called was Wang Changtian from Guang. He was not polite at all and asked right away when the project would be launched and how much the specific investment would be.

Gu Wei directly said that the estimated box office was 1.5 to 2 million US dollars, which almost scared Big Wang to drop his phone. How much box office revenue would be needed to break even?

Although Gu Wei is currently the most box office-guaranteed director in China, there are still risks!
Wang Changtian also participated in the meeting and knew that Gu Wei would make a large investment in the future, but when he heard the news in person, he was still shocked by his generosity.

However, Wang Changtian did not want to miss the opportunity and expressed that Guangxian was willing to participate in the investment. Gu Wei smiled and agreed, saying that it had to be kept confidential first and the specific situation should not be disclosed to the outside.

After chatting with Wang Changtian for a while, another call came in. It was Ye Ning from Wanda Pictures. He kept a close eye on Gu Wei all the time, fearing that he would miss a good project.

Ye Ning first asked about the specific start time of the project, then expressed his willingness to invest some, and also brought up what Gu Wei said at the meeting. Gu Wei said that before the project was established, a project establishment meeting would be held and Wanda Pictures would be invited to discuss it together.

Soon after, Yu Dong from Bona, Mr. Li from Xiaoma, and Lu Zheng from Xingguangcanlang all called, and Song Ge was the last one.

"I heard that you broke the news on "Lu Yu You Yue" that you were going to make a domestic special effects blockbuster?"

"Well, when I was participating in the show, someone asked me about this topic. I felt that it was a good opportunity during the interview, so I just revealed some explosive information."

Song Ge smiled and said, "This is too sudden. I just received a lot of calls. However, it would be better to start earlier. I can't wait." Song Ge joined Xingchen Film and Television because he was shocked by Gu Wei's plan. Now, after waiting for more than a year, he finally saw the opportunity.

The two chatted for a while, and Gu Wei continued: "My initial estimate for this film is to invest 1 billion RMB, and it may increase further depending on the situation in the future.

There will be sequels in the future, and the investment will be higher each time.”

Song Ge is not worried about funds at all, as there is a large amount of cash in the company's account. If things don't work out, there are also money in foreign companies, and it's in US dollars.

“Big investments are good. To be honest, I always see Hollywood movies with production costs of 100 million or 200 million US dollars. We can’t be worse than them.

After the movie is finished, we will also go and earn some US dollars. We can’t let the Americans make all the money from us.

However, for such a large investment, we still need to involve more companies. Even if the company is not short of money, it cannot eat alone, otherwise people who are jealous will come up with crooked ideas. "

Hearing this, Gu Wei smiled. He didn't expect that Song Ge still had some angry thoughts in his mind. Perhaps this is the nature of Chinese people.

Then, Gu Wei said, "So this time, I plan to bring in more capital. Our company only needs to provide half of the investment, and the rest should be distributed to reduce the risk. With more people joining, the film's screening rate in the future can be guaranteed."

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(End of this chapter)