Chapter 419 Big News in the Entertainment Circle
The next day, Shen Teng and others' trip to the Spring Festival Gala became a hot topic.

Feng Feizhicai: "This 'Happy Twist' is OK. The comedy effects of the actors are very good."

I really can’t think of a name: “Although it’s a pity that Zhao Bensan is missing, the newcomers are indeed full of creativity.”

Netizens generally agree with this statement. They believe that language programs are the most popular during the Spring Festival Gala and are easier to entertain people with.

Among the buzzwords of this year's Spring Festival Gala, the Happy Twist team occupied half of the market. The wisdom, humor, youth and fashion reflected in their works also brought a breath of fresh air to the field of sketches.

"Shen Teng and his friends' show is so funny, haha."

Listening to the young lady's cheerful comments, Gu Wei sent a text message to Song Ge.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, many movies have been released on a large scale, and large numbers of audiences have begun to flock to the cinemas.

"Tiantian, you may have the opportunity to star in Director Zhang's movies in the future."

In the starry office, Lu Zheng was very happy at this moment. At present, Wanda has been in frequent contact with Zhang Yimou.

Judging from the current situation of the entire industry, Wanda has money and cinema chains, but what it lacks is a top director.

In Lu Zheng's opinion, this matter is probably a sure thing.

Jing Tian had an expectant expression on her face. After all, she had heard of Zhang Yimou's name a lot since she entered the film and television industry.

Although it may be a bit exaggerated to say that one grew up watching Zhang Yimou's movies, there is no one in the entertainment industry who doesn't want to be involved in a movie directed by the national master.

“‘Rescue’ is not a sci-fi blockbuster, but Star Films also participated in the production of some of the special effects, and it may attract some of the audience who stayed behind after Director Gu’s ‘2012’.”

"Time and Space Rescue" starring Jing Tian will also be released on the second day of the Chinese New Year, January 1, and will be available in major theaters.

Just mentioning Gu Wei made Jing Tian think of the hot search he had just seen.

Sina Entertainment: "It is reported that Director Gu and Yifei's parents met today, presumably to discuss marriage matters."

Penguin Entertainment: "In addition to the parents of both parties, many elders also attended the dinner. The two may be getting married soon."

Each piece of news made countless female stars in the circle envious, jealous and hateful.

At the same time, the families of Gu Wei and Liu Yifei also met officially for the first time, with a total of nearly twenty people from both sides.

"Have you ever thought about when you're going to get married?"

After the dinner, relatives and friends left one after another, leaving only Gu's father, Gu's mother, and Liu's mother. Looking at Gu Wei and Liu Yifei in front of him, Gu's father spoke directly.

As soon as Father Gu finished speaking, Mother Gu and Mother Liu also looked at the two of them.

Gu Wei's eyes widened. His own mother had just urged him to get married, and now his own father was starting to "urge him to get married" again?

"You two are not young anymore, it's time to think about this matter."

As Mr. Gu spoke, he took a sip of tea. It seemed that he was going to set a time on the spot.

"me."

Gu Wei opened his mouth, not knowing how to start, but couldn't help but look at Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei's face turned red when he looked at her, and she pinched him secretly.

"I think it won't be too long. I've agreed with Sissi to set a time as soon as possible."

Before, Gu Wei and the young lady had discussed it, and they both felt that there was no need to rush into marriage, and that another two years would be just right.

"Ok?"

At Gu Wei's ambiguous answer, Gu's father frowned, but ultimately said nothing.

He could see that Gu Wei had his own ideas and arrangements.

"Xixi is a good girl. We in the Gu family only recognize this daughter-in-law. It's not impossible for young people to get married later nowadays, but they can settle the marriage first." Mother Gu said, and Liu Xiaoli nodded in agreement.

"Well, I've discussed it with Xixi and I'll tell you the first time." Gu Wei held Liu Yifei's little hand and said seriously.

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On the second day of the Chinese New Year, "The Chronicles of Time and Space Rescue" was officially released.

The movie attracted a wave of attention through publicity before it was released, but the first-day box office of less than 100 million directly broke Lu Zheng's defense. However, he still held a little hope in his heart and expected that the subsequent box office would turn around.

However, the box office on the second day was still less than one million.

Compared with the domestic films released at the same time, the gap was so big that it was a little difficult for him to accept.

The most important thing is that Jingtian was scolded badly.

Su Qingcici: "I was really blinded by the reputation of science fiction movies. I originally wanted to watch a comedy science fiction, but I ended up watching it blinding me."

Tian Xia Wu Shuang 0000: "Please, Jing Tian, ​​don't act in bad movies. One movie last year wasn't enough, why do you want to do it again this year?"

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: "Alas, you should improve your acting skills when you have time. If you continue like this, you will be crushed by other young actresses."

Jingtian looked at the comments online and felt a little sad.

"It seems that I still need to find a big director to shoot it in the future."

Lu Zheng seemed to have discovered the fundamental problem. Perhaps at this moment, Jingtian could only increase its popularity and status by relying on the works of big directors.

These small movies or those made by small directors are simply not good. The key point is that not only is the money wasted, but the word of mouth and reputation are getting worse and worse.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, several directors and heads of major departments of Xingchen Film and Television Company gathered together, organized by Song Ge.

In the past few years, Gu Wei has either been running between China and Hollywood, or been busy with film work.

This year I have some rare free time.

There were quite a lot of people present, including directors Ning Hao and his wife, Lu Yang, Wu Ershan, and Xu Zheng and Wu Jing also hurried over.

In addition to the director, there are company managers including Song Ge, Wang Chen, Jiang Xueruo, and Wang Jinghua.

Su Chang has been living in the young lady's house since the third day of the Chinese New Year, and this time he came along to join in the fun.

The rest were Qin Hao and Chen Minghao. As for the artists under the 18th Company, Wang Jinghua only brought Tong Liya, Zhao Liying and Wan Qian. The main reason was that Gu Wei favored these three people. If all the others came, there would not be enough space to sit at one table.

Originally Song Ge had booked a place, but Gu Wei made a last-minute decision to bring everyone home.

Originally, Gu Wei was planning to order food from Ban Restaurant, but after several ladies found out, they all refused to do so.

"Director, today I'll let you see our cooking skills." Tong Liya said proudly, wearing an apron.

"Director, you guys continue chatting. Today we will cook some of our specialties for you to try." Zhao Liying also said.

In the villa, the men were drinking tea and chatting in the living room, while the girls were busy in the kitchen.

Yaya and Yingbao were in charge of cooking, while Wanqian, Xing Aina, Su Chang and the young lady were helping out. Gu Wei took a look in the middle and saw that the meal was in good working order.

Nearing noon, everyone moved to the restaurant. Looking at the table full of food, Song Ge and others couldn't help but praise it.

"Yifei rarely cooks today, so we're in for a treat." Ning Hao said, and then Xing Ai rolled her eyes at him, which made the other girls laugh secretly.

Upon hearing this, Gu Wei shook his head. Ning Hao was not clear about Liu Yifei's strength.

Looking around the table full of food, Gu Wei estimated that only the vegetable salad was made by the young lady herself.

Liu Yifei: “? Isn’t that smashed cucumber considered a dish?”

After everyone was seated, Wu Jing stood up and poured white wine for everyone. In his words, it was New Year's Day, so this was the right thing to do.

As for the ladies, Gu Wei had originally prepared red wine, but Zhao Liying waved her hand and ordered white wine. She is worthy of being from Huayi Company and does have cultural heritage in this aspect.

After filling the glasses, everyone looked at Gu Wei. "Director Gu, please say a few words first," Song Ge spoke first.

"Well, let's not talk about official business. I hope everyone will have a smooth and prosperous year."

"it is good."

"Thank you, director!"

"I also hope that the company will continue to grow and become stronger this year, and more like-minded people will join us." When Song Ge said this, he looked at Gu Wei, and they smiled at each other, knowing what this meant. Xu Zheng seemed to understand something, while the others were a little confused.

……

On the eighth day after the Chinese New Year, major film and television companies in the industry resumed work as normal, and there were more reports in the circle about the establishment of new film projects.

"The Flowers of War" was also officially announced to be withdrawn from theaters.

The final box office total was 6.68 million yuan, which was tens of millions more than the original time and space, but compared with the investment cost, it was still a huge loss.

At the same time, a piece of news that shocked the domestic film and television industry came out.

“It is reported that director Zhang Yimou’s contract with New Picture has ended and they will no longer cooperate in the future.” Sina Entertainment reports for you.

"Director Zhang Yimou's studio responded that the news is true. After 16 years of collaboration, the two Zhangs decided to go their separate ways." Penguin Entertainment exclusively reported.

“Currently, Ni Yi, Zhou Dongyu, Dou Xiao and others have not made any comments,” Souhu Entertainment reported.

For a time, the entire film and television industry was in turmoil, especially the production companies.

This is Zhang Yimou.

It is because of Zhang Yimou that Zhang Weiping dares to act like a vicious dog, barking wildly in the circle, scolding this and that without any scruples.

This time, we can settle all the new and old grudges at once!

However, for a number of film companies, the most important thing is still Zhang Yimou.

No film company was not tempted, and everyone’s first thought was the same, which was whether they could recruit Zhang Yimou and use him for their own purposes.

The news that Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping parted ways became the focus of discussion in the industry.

But what is strange is that neither of the two parties showed up to speak, and the media wanted to interview them, but could not contact them.

"I guess they are still negotiating and there is no result yet, but they will definitely separate."

Wanda Pictures.

After Lu Zheng learned that Ye Ning was unable to contact Zhang Yimou, he expressed his guess.

"Oh, I hope we can successfully invite Director Zhang this time." Ye Ning sighed after hearing Lu Zheng's analysis.

"Don't worry, Mr. Ye, the issue between the two of you is nothing more than a matter of interests.

As a great director, Zhang Yimou has made so many movies, and he gets a share of the box office revenue.

Now that the contract has expired, there has been no official statement released, but the news was leaked by people in the studio.

Obviously, the money that should have been received has not been received, or it is simply being delayed by Zhang Weiping. "

Lu Zheng is a smart man, and this analysis does make some sense.

On the other side, LeTV’s headquarters.

"Mr. Jia, Director Zhang rejected our invitation and gave a clear reply." The deputy general manager reported the matter in a serious tone.

"What? Director Zhang thinks the conditions are not enough? Tell him that the company can continue to increase." Upon hearing this, Lao Jia immediately stood up and said.

"Understood, Mr. Jia, I'll do it right away."

It is said that there are three major illusions in life: the phone vibrates, someone knocks on the door, and she likes me.

The three biggest misconceptions of female stars in the entertainment industry: the director is blind, bitches are pretentious, and I am the most beautiful.

And now, in the film industry, why don't they choose us? What do their companies have? What qualifications do others have besides me?
It is also being performed simultaneously by major film and television companies such as Huayi, Bona, Guangguang, and Emperor Entertainment Group.

……

The entertainment industry is a place of fame and fortune, and a place of gossip. It is rare for a famous actress to not have her own scandals exposed. Some have a shady background, while others are slandered by jealous people. It is hard to tell which is true or false.

Jing Tian was experiencing all these things at the moment. His consecutive movies had failed, causing his reputation to plummet.

The internet is filled with countless comments from various trolls criticizing her acting skills.

Behind the scenes, many female stars also add fuel to the flames. After all, when a popular actress falls, a lot of resources will be released.

But the result is bound to disappoint many people. After all, he has the support of a financial sponsor and is completely different from some celebrity artists in the circle who are so eager for resources.

After the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Xingchen Film and Television resumed normal operations.

"2012" continues to reap box office revenue around the world, having now exceeded billion US dollars, and some countries have just begun to introduce it.

Not only domestic media, but also countless movie fans in Hollywood, Europe, Japan and South Korea are looking forward to it, hoping that this movie can break the box office record of "Avatar".

In China, the daily box office figures are updated in a timely manner. Compared with overseas media, they hope that this movie can help Gu Wei reach the top.

At this moment, Gu Wei made an appointment with Ye Ning, and the two of them went to China Film Group together. The purpose of this trip was naturally to discuss the release of the 3D remake of "Titanic".

Ye Ning originally thought that it was about "The Wandering Earth", so he ran over happily. However, when Gu Wei opened his mouth, Han Sanping and Ye Ning looked at each other, not knowing how to start the conversation.

"Director Gu, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten that you still have the copyright to this movie?" Ye Ning said quietly.

Han Sanping did remember that Gu Wei had indeed mentioned it before, but since there had been no news for such a long time, he didn't take it seriously.

"Well, what do you think about the schedule?" Han Sanping asked the key point.

"I plan to release the film on April 4th, and we will hold a premiere before that. I need Mr. Han's help in this regard to finalize the date as soon as possible." Gu Wei gave a time point.

"One hundred years?" Ye Ning said.

"Yes, in terms of publicity, I think we can take advantage of the situation to hype up the '100th anniversary' news and release some topics to attract the audience's attention."

"Honestly, this movie has already been released. Is there a need for a large-scale premiere?"

Han Sanping was a little confused, or maybe it wasn't just him, but Ye Ning and Song Ge who was accompanying him were also confused, but they didn't say it out loud.

"Haha, then I will invite Leonardo and Kate Winslet to come to China, and then..." Gu Wei said slowly.

"The premiere has been set. It's up to you to decide how the film will be remade. We will definitely arrange the release schedule for you!" Han Sanping said immediately.

"Haha, Mr. Han is very generous." Gu Wei smiled.

In fact, in addition to the main creative staff, Gu Wei also specially invited a guest. He has asked Reid to do this, as a surprise to the guests and audience attending the premiere.

And apart from Gu Wei, I believe that at this time, most filmmakers in the industry would not believe that the re-release of "Titanic" would become a box office reaping weapon.

After all, in everyone's mind, what appeal can a film that has already been released and can be watched on the Internet at any time have?

Even Han Sanping and others only agreed to hold the premiere and large-scale publicity because Gu Wei would invite Hollywood superstars to attend the premiere in China.

Because, apart from Gu Wei, few domestic directors can invite top international superstars to participate in mainland events.

"Well, no matter how much the box office is after it is released, this publicity gimmick alone can attract a lot of people's attention." Han Sanping thought to himself.

"President Han will arrange it himself. I can definitely trust him. We'll use the promotional theme of '100th Anniversary' and edit a trailer. Anyway, we have to keep the audience's appetite hanging."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Ye Ning immediately said, "As for the scheduling, I will be in charge. Don't worry, Director Gu."

After the discussion, Gu Wei and Ye Ning left China Film Group together. As soon as they walked out of the door, they heard Ye Ning speak.

"Director Gu, regarding the tiered box office revenue sharing, there are still some differences of opinion on the theater alliance's requirements for you. Everyone thinks that 1 billion is a bit too high."

"Isn't there another option?"

“Well, forget it. They won’t agree to it. But don’t worry, Director Gu. Wanda will always support you. If you need anything, you can let us know in advance.” Ye Ning said sincerely. After all, compared with the tiered profit-sharing, maintaining a stable cooperation with Gu Wei is more important.

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Ye." Gu Wei said with a smile.

"Director Gu, you're too polite."

The two chatted for a while before driving away.

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(End of this chapter)