Chapter 441 Chapter A series of scripts
Seoul, South Korea.

Zhongwu Road.

A street less than two kilometers long is home to dozens of film production companies and theaters of all sizes.

Looking around, the famous Sejong Hotel and Korea Theater are particularly eye-catching and are also the landmark buildings of Chungmuro.

Since the 60s, Chungmuro ​​has been home to a dense network of cinemas and film production companies. It is not only regarded as an important distribution center for South Korea's local film production industry, but also as a weather vane for the development of South Korean films.

At this time, Chungmuro ​​has become synonymous with the Korean film and cultural industry. There are a large number of filming locations and many directors here. It is known as the "Hollywood" of Korea. The annual "Chungmuro ​​International Film Festival" is named after this.

The South Korean branch of Star Films is located in Chungmuro, in a building not far from the Korea Grand Theater.

The temperature in South Korea at the end of March was not too high, but at this time, a long line had already formed in front of the branch office. A large number of male and female artists and trainees with top-notch figures and good looks had their faces full of anticipation, and their eyes had a desire that ordinary people could hardly achieve.

This kind of scene is not new in Seoul, especially in Chungmuro. Everyone is used to it.

Because every day there are a large number of reserve trainees lining up waiting to be selected by the heads of film and television companies and directors.

Occasionally, passers-by would whisper and point.

"Have you heard? A Chinese film and television company is going to cast in our country to star in a movie." Li Yanping, who has a sweet appearance, said with some envy in her tone. She is a native of Seoul and has participated in the selection of some entertainment companies before. Unfortunately, she was eliminated many times because her conditions were not outstanding.

Now seeing this scene in front of me, I can’t help but feel a little envious, and I wish I could be a part of it.

"Ah, which entertainment company is it? It can actually attract so many people to participate." The friends who traveled with Li Yanping were all a little curious.

"Is it Huayi Company of Huaxia?"

One of the companions who were standing with Li Yanping suddenly said something.

"Tsk, how could it be Huayi Company? It's director Gu Wei's Xingchen Film and Television Company." After Li Yanping finished speaking, she gave her friends some more information.

"Director Gu Wei, do you know?"

"Hollywood Oscar-winning director."

"He has directed the films The Day After Tomorrow, The Pursuit of Happyness, Interstellar, and 2012, which has grossed $ billion."

"Movies like The Thieves were also written by Gu Wei. When the movie was released, it set a new box office record, which has not been broken until now."

Listening to Li Yanping's casual narration, the friends around her suddenly understood.

"I know. I heard that Director Gu Wei has Korean ancestry."

"Really? Haha, the Republic of Korea is indeed full of talented people." Others didn't know whether it was true or not, but since the media reported it this way, everyone believed it to be true.

At the same time, on the second floor of Xingchen Film and Television branch.

Intense auditions and role selection are currently underway.

Responsible for casting are the branch manager and two new directors.

(To be continued...)
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Since the South Korean Entertainment Company Alliance and Huayi Company signed a cooperation agreement, a large number of South Korean artists have entered the mainland, and accordingly, many South Korean directors have also come here.

Online, the heat of the "Special Identity" incident has not yet died down, and the temporary change of director for a film called "Yang Guifei" has sparked heated discussions among netizens.

Since the project was announced in 09, China and the UK have planned to co-produce "Yang Guifei" with an investment of 1 million RMB.

The script was written by Kenneth Clark (artist for Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi), and it is said that Li Bai will also appear in it.

The script is very different from previous stories about Yang Guifei. It will tell the story of Yang Guifei through the famous poet Li Bai as a participant and bystander of history.

After the film project was approved, there was a round of rumors about the director and the leading actor. First, it was revealed that Feng Xiaogang would be the director and Gong Li would play the leading female role.

Then the film disappeared.

It was not until two years later in 2011 that the film appeared again, renamed "Tang Crisis".

At the Busan Film Festival that year, it was revealed that the film would be directed by Korean director Kwak Zairong, who had directed "My Sassy Girl", and written by Chen Han (screenwriter of "Confucius" and "Red Cliff").

Anyway, it looks like it's going to be a big deal.

However, half a year later, the title was changed back.

It was later revealed that Japanese actor Shun Oguri would also join the cast to play the prince.

Immediately afterwards, news broke that South Korean director Guo Zairong was kicked out of a mainland drama crew.

Anyway, this piece of news has dominated the headlines these past two days. It’s not because the change of South Korean director aroused everyone’s interest, but because this incident quickly caused a war of words between the entertainment circles of the two countries.

Netizens brought their small stools and sat down to eat the melon.

After Guo Zairong returned to China, he accused Fan Binbin of constantly asking for changes and additions to the play, which took away from the main character's attention.

Before Fan Binbin responded, Chunqiuhong Culture Company, one of the producers, stood up and directly issued a statement to refute: "The South Korean director did not shoot according to the previously agreed film style and tone.

They privately added and deleted scripts, repeatedly rejected reasonable requests and suggestions, and strayed far from the traditional values ​​of domestic audiences and their intuitive understanding of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, and even deliberately discredited the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.

You should know that this movie currently has only two investors, one is Capital Chunqiuhong Culture Company, and the other investor is China Film.

There is no need to guess now. It must be like what the producer of Chunqiuhong Company said, that it is a problem on the Korean director's side.

After all, there are many examples of Koreans stealing and smearing Chinese culture, and of course, there are also many applications for world heritage status.

When netizens saw this situation, they started to curse.

Meng Tao: "There are no domestic directors left, so why are they looking for Korean directors to shoot the film? I really don't know what the producers are thinking."

Waiting for her is ok: "Koreans can't even film their own history well. They have the ability to film domestic historical blockbusters, but they should stop filming and end up saying that the Tang Dynasty was founded by the Koreans."

Faced with the ridicule and heated discussions from netizens, there was finally no choice but for one of the investors, Han Sanping, to personally step forward and invite director Tian Zhuangzhuang to direct the film.

"Sometimes these film companies in our mainland are really confusing. It's fine if they invite Hollywood stars to make cameos, but now they're letting Korean directors come over to make historical blockbusters. What are they thinking?"

In the capital, Ning Hao was promoting the film with the main creative staff of "The Robbery", Lei Jiayin and Tong Liya.

After seeing this news report, I couldn't help but complain.

"I heard that the company is selecting actors in South Korea and the island country to play two guest roles in "The Wandering Earth". They are also preparing to start filming TV series and movies there." Tong Liya, who knows a lot of gossip, said mysteriously.

"I haven't heard of it. Is Director Gu in charge?"

This was the first time Ning Hao had heard of this, and he couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"I don't know the details, but it seems that Mr. Song arranged for someone to go there. It looks like he's planning a big deal."

Tong Liya also heard Wang Jinghua's suggestion and said with some uncertainty. "Mr. Song? Well, he has always been very thoughtful." Hearing this, Ning Hao muttered that since Song Ge joined the company, Xingchen Film and Television has developed rapidly in the past two years.

First, the company's scale and number of employees almost doubled, and then he recruited a group of directors in the field of TV dramas. Even Huayi's gold medal producer Chen Guofu was poached by him.

As far as Ning Hao knows, it was Song Ge who proposed to invite Director Zhang to join the company, and he even talked to the other party twice for this.

Then he acquired Dadi Cinemas. It is said that he has recently set his sights on the publicity and distribution channels and wants to participate in the distribution of Hollywood blockbusters in mainland China.

I heard that Song Ge has already contacted the producer of the Hollywood blockbuster "The Avengers" and will participate in the promotion and marketing of this movie in China.

You have to know that in the past Hollywood movies would rather go to South Korea and island countries for promotion than come to China to hold grand premieres or send actors for roadshows. On the one hand, the domestic box office was too low, and on the other hand, the share of the profits was too low and they couldn't make much money.

However, after the latest profit-sharing agreement was signed this year, the box office revenue of several imported films in the first two months made Hollywood companies taste the sweetness.

Moreover, according to the forecasts of several corporate divisions including Warner, the domestic box office has increased from 10 million to 100 million and then to over 1 billion now, and has never stopped. This year, it may even become the second largest box office in the world.

At this moment, no one can underestimate China’s box office potential.

Ning Hao knew a lot of inside information about these things, but he was not usually interested in them.

On the contrary, Tong Liya looked happy. After all, the better the company develops, the higher her status as an artist will be in the circle.

The two then chatted for a while, sharing some gossip. Lei Jiayin, who was standing next to them, couldn't get a word in, but a longing expression was visible on his face.

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Domestically, China Film Digital Base.

Apart from going home recently, Gu Wei has been staying on the set of "The Wandering Earth". Song Ge is responsible for handling all matters big and small in the company.

The crew currently refuses visits from celebrities and journalists, and he will only make time to meet with familiar directors, investment representatives, and company personnel when they have something to do.

"The company will provide the script, and once you have selected the actors and director, you can start filming."

A conference room at the shooting site was temporarily converted into an office by Gu Wei, which is usually used to receive guests and revise scripts.

At present, Xingchen Film and Television Company is developing very rapidly and steadily in the mainland, but the boss has no plans to go public. Song Ge had to turn his attention to regions such as Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

Selecting actors to guest star in "The Wandering Earth" and launching film and TV series shooting in Japan and South Korea are among the plans he has just made recently.

"Okay, then as for the actors, Director Gu, do you have any designated personnel?" Song Ge continued to ask after getting the script.

"Follow your plan, select one or two big-name celebrities, and let the artists and trainees under the Japanese and Korean branches perform the rest.

As long as the script is good and there is appropriate publicity after filming, there will be no shortage of markets.”

Gu Wei answered as he looked at the plan Song Ge handed over.

Hearing this, Song Ge nodded slightly and looked at the lists of scripts in his hand, which clearly showed "My Love from the Star", "The Heirs", "Goblin", "Reply 1988" and "Nagi's New Life".

Afterwards, Gu Wei and Song Ge continued their conversation, one after reading the plan and the other after looking at the script list.

The premiere of "Titanic" is scheduled for April 4th. This is the most important thing Song Ge has on hand now, and the two discussed some details.

"Boss, Mr. Song, Huayi Company sent an invitation letter."

As he was speaking, the assistant knocked on the door, handed an invitation letter to Gu Wei, and then left.

"Haha, Huayi is quite interesting. They directly brought in a group of girl groups and boy groups and even held a performance."

Song Ge looked at the invitation letter in his hand and didn't know how to evaluate the other party.

During last year's Busan Film Festival, Huayi and UAM, an alliance of six major South Korean talent agencies, signed a strategic cooperation agreement.

This time, Huayi Company’s invitation was sent to major film and television companies, entertainment companies, and TV stations in the mainland.

The purpose of inviting everyone over is self-evident. On the surface, it is to watch the performances and the passionate dance of men and women, but in fact it is to promote these South Korean artists.

Well, it feels a bit like pimping.

It is said that South Korea has invested a huge amount of money this time, and all the girl groups, boy groups and idol artists with a little fame have been brought here.

In the mainland, Huayi Company helped to set up the venue, inviting CEOs and filmmakers from major film and television companies to watch the performances, and also helped promote the film in South Korea.

"As for cooperation, I guess they also want to use Huayi Company to cooperate with other mainland companies and build relationships. After all, they come here to make money."

Gu Wei also saw the invitation letter and was still considering whether he should give the honor of going and taking a look!

"South Korean artists come to the mainland to make money, and we want to go to South Korea to make money, haha, it's really interesting."

Song Ge seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but laugh.

Hearing this, Gu Wei also laughed, and then the two looked at each other, revealing an expression that every man understands, and they had the idea of ​​going to the scene to see it for themselves.

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circle.

Zhang Ziyi, who just posted on Weibo a few days ago to clarify her relationship with Zhang Yimou, has announced the latest news.

The film "Perfect Match 2" has been announced to be launched.

In addition, when Zhang Ziyi was interviewed, she also revealed that she will go to Shenyang at the end of this month to reshoot scenes for "The Grandmaster", and then start working on "Perfect Match 2", which is expected to be released at the end of the year.

"Perfect Match 2" is Zhang Ziyi's second film as a producer, the first being "Perfect Match" filmed in 09.

Perhaps Zhang Ziyi felt that she had been overshadowed by Fan Binbin, Li Binbin and others recently at the film project launch conference.

International Zhang directly revealed that the film will be directed by an international director, and Zhang Ziyi will also participate in part of the directing work.

It has been revealed that the male lead will be chosen by several well-known male actors in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and the filming will take place in Hong Kong, Singapore and other places.

He said that he hoped to work with actors and artists from Hong Kong Island and that he was looking forward to filming in Hong Kong Island.

I don’t know if he thinks he is still the top superstar in the mainland and speaks without thinking.

The Zhen Zhao incident has not completely passed. You are directly praising those people in Hong Kong Island. Where does it put the meeting between mainland filmmakers and netizens? ?

Afterwards, netizens started to go all out again and directly mocked him on Weibo.

Immediately afterwards, Fan Binbin also said a few sarcastic remarks. Seeing this, Zhang Ziyi was not willing to be outdone.

Well, the two big stars started to quarrel again.

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(End of this chapter)