Chapter 444: Invitations Are Not Enough
Domestic films such as "Pifu" and "Killing" that were released in April are all running for promotion non-stop, working harder than ever before.

But at this time, the public's focus is almost all on "Titanic 3D".

The first blockbuster movie entering April is this movie.

Originally, many people thought that it had been released for 15 years and that it did have an influence, but it was definitely not as great as it was back then.

Even though Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are now international superstars, a movie has been released and that cannot be changed.

But who knew that after Gu Wei directly announced the invitation list for the premiere, the popularity of this movie would explode.

Yes, the media and Weibo exploded.

Sina Entertainment, Penguin Entertainment, Sohu, Enlight Media…

Southern Metropolis Daily, China Entertainment News, and other central media including Six Princesses.

All major media outlets in the capital put "The luxurious lineup of superstars is comparable to the Oscars ceremony" on their headlines.

Almost all major media outlets are reporting on this list, as if they would appear unauthoritative if they did not say a few words about it.

Afterwards, everyone remembered the agreement signed between Gu Wei and the theater chain. No wonder Director Gu was so confident and everything seemed to be planned.

God knows what kind of popularity these Hollywood superstars will bring to this movie when they come to China.

The representatives of the theater chain were also dumbfounded. They gathered together, staring at each other in bewilderment.

“Well, Director Gu is a bit unethical. He announced this only after the agreement was signed.” The person in charge of Shanghai United Cinemas said with some resentment.

"Damn, it's impossible that the box office can really exceed 1 billion!" The representative of Southern Shinkansen was not so sure.

"It's hard to say. I still think the box office of this movie will be at most 700 to 800 million. The probability of 1 billion is not very high." The representative of the New Film Association said stubbornly.

However, despite everyone's tough talk, giant posters were immediately put up in front of all major cinema chains to increase the scale of publicity and promotion.

In their words, "No matter what the final result is, we must not miss out on the money we should make."

Wanda Pictures.

After seeing the news, Ye Ning smiled bitterly.

I secretly sighed in my heart, he is worthy of being called Director Gu, he always plans things before doing anything, and he will definitely not open champagne to celebrate in advance if he is not sure about something.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and the assistant came in and reported:

"Boss Ye, Xingchen Films doesn't have enough copies. We only got about two-thirds. They said they will copy the rest as soon as possible."

"What's going on? Didn't Director Gu prepare in advance?" Ye Ning was a little confused.

"Well, I heard that the representatives of all the major theater chains have temporarily increased the number of copies of the film, and Xingchen Films Company didn't have enough to share."

The assistant answered truthfully.

Hearing this, Ye Ning's mouth twitched slightly. What a bunch of shameless guys, they couldn't move when they saw the benefits.

"Hurry up and keep an eye on this matter. The number of copies from Wanda must not be less." Ye Ning said hurriedly, "No, it's not that it can't be less. We need to increase it. Go ahead and do it." At the end, Ye Ning almost yelled.

Upon hearing this, the assistant did not dare to delay and immediately responded, rushing to urge him.

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In addition to the media and theaters, the entertainment industry was also in an uproar.

The film and television companies that had no movies released in April couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and secretly feel thankful.

Several domestic films scheduled to be released in April are in a state of mourning.

If it weren't for the fact that there was not enough time and a large number of Hollywood imported films were released in other schedules, everyone would have wanted to change the schedule immediately.

Especially on the "Ordinary Man" side, Huang Xiaoming was overwhelmed and at a loss at this moment.

Temporary change of schedule?
How to change it?
Take a look at the imported films in the second half of the year!

In July and August, there are: "Ice Age 4", "The Dark Knight Rises", "The Machinist"... "

In September, "Jason Bourne" will lead the way, along with a number of imported films.

None of them are easy to mess with!
"Director Gu, you've caused me so much trouble."

When Gu Wei received Huang Xiaoming's call, he smiled.

"Xiao Ming, hold on. As long as the quality of the video is good, it won't be a big problem."

Listening to Gu Wei's comfort, what else could Huang Xiaoming say except a bitter smile!

Well, except for asking Gu Wei for a few premiere invitations before hanging up the phone.

"Oh my god, I got taken advantage of for free." Gu Wei looked at his phone with some frustration.

There are not enough invitation letters. The bosses of major film and television companies in the circle have asked for hundreds of them.

There are nearly a hundred more for the company’s artists, management, directors, and their families.

Yang Shoucheng of Emperor Entertainment Group, including Cheng Long and others called and asked to take away more than 20 photos.

Liu Yifei's best friends took away a portion, and even Liu Xiaoli asked for it.

She asked for more than a dozen photos. In her words, some good friends and relatives also wanted to see the Hollywood stars up close.

Well, since his mother-in-law has spoken, Gu Wei will do everything he can to satisfy her.

The teachers from Beijing Film Academy took away another part, and it was Xie Xiaojing who came to take it in person, so this face had to be given.

Finally, Han Sanping opened his mouth and directly gave a super double.

"Boss Han, are you planning to bring all the people from China Film Academy over there?"

After hearing the number Han Sanping said, Gu Wei couldn't help but roll his eyes and teased.

"What do you know? It's all the leaders above and the heads of various departments who want it. I'm embarrassed to ask you, so I have to step in."

"I haven't said anything about you yet. You created this big fuss without saying anything and made me so busy." Han Sanping started to complain directly.

"Boss Han, are the leaders also fans of celebrities?"

"Well, the scene is so big, and they are quite concerned, so I have to go and see it in person to feel at ease."

Later, big directors like Jiang Wen and Chen Kai also came to take advantage of the situation and took away a few invitations.

Especially Jiang Wen, who ate and took things without being polite at all.

In his words, he now has a group of people behind him, otherwise everyone would want to follow Zhang Yimou and join the Star Film and Television Company directly.

"If the three of us join forces and form the Three Musketeers, it will be more than enough to attack Hollywood!"

After hearing this, Gu Wei didn't even bother to pay attention to this guy anymore.

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Not to mention Gu Wei, Song Ge, Wang Chen, Jiang Xueruo, Wang Jinghua, Chen Guofu and others all felt like their cell phones were blown up.

Xingchen Film and Television Company, in the conference room.

A few people bumped into each other and smiled bitterly at each other.

"I told Director Gu that next time this happens, I must give him a heads up in advance. Haha, I haven't slept well these past two days."

Song Ge came up and complained.

Now, everyone else started talking and expressing their opinions.

"Ahem, let's get down to business!"

Seeing that everyone was unable to stop, Song Ge interrupted them directly.

“Director Gu meant that there were so many guests attending the premiere that it couldn’t simply be promoted as a mainland premiere.

According to his idea, the scale of this event should be expanded and treated as a global premiere. Not only will there be guests, but media from Europe, America, Japan, South Korea and other regions will also come to the scene to promote it together.”

"It seems like this is the first time that the world premiere of a Hollywood blockbuster is held in China." Wang Jinghua immediately said something as Song Ge finished speaking.

"Well, plans can't keep up with changes, so this is also a temporary adjustment."

Song Ge continued.

“Then, will it be released simultaneously in North America?” Chen Guofu asked a question.

"That's right. Originally, the film was going to be released in Europe and America a week earlier than in China, but now the release date has been temporarily delayed."

This classic blockbuster movie, which once grossed $18.35 billion worldwide, is set sail again after 15 years.

In the original time and space, after its global release, it directly earned 6000 million US dollars in the first week. Now with the participation of Gu Wei, some changes have taken place and the popularity has become even higher, not just in China.

Hollywood media are also promoting the film on a large scale, and Warner Bros., which is responsible for the opening, is also increasing the number of theaters opening the film.

“Everyone goes to see not just a movie, but more like going to a time-travel appointment.

15 years, in the blink of an eye, the classic is reborn. "

Some media even gave such headlines, which also led to the continued popularity of the 3D "Titanic" in Europe and the United States.

Countless foreign fans left messages on major film forums and websites, saying that they would definitely go to the cinema to watch the film again.

"This is easy to handle. It's not a big deal to temporarily increase the scale. It's just a matter of venue size." Wang Chen said.

This is indeed a problem. We can’t have people coming and having no place to stay.

Finally, after discussion, they had no choice but to cancel the invitations to some fans and moviegoers, and then make up for it by booking a theater for fans to watch the movie.

After hearing Song Ge's report, Gu Wei thought about it for a while and decided to do so.

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Perhaps he was stimulated by the list of guests invited to the premiere of "Titanic".

Online, a group of Hong Kong filmmakers discussed the future of Chinese-language films and commented on mainland films and the market.

Among them, Chen Kexin, Wen Jun and others spoke directly, saying that domestic films should be created by Hong Kong filmmakers, who should be responsible for the team and operation management, and the mainland should be used as a production base and main target market.

This kind of cooperation model is the new trend in co-productions and can allow Chinese-language films to go global and compete head-on with Hollywood.

These remarks directly made mainland filmmakers unhappy.

Wow, they are so direct now, treating mainland film companies as ATMs.

The meaning is very clear. Let the mainland companies just provide money and market, and let Hong Kong filmmakers take care of other things. Investors should not worry about it. Only in this way can it be a win-win situation!

Afterwards, a netizen posted on the forum, "Hong Kong filmmakers have lost all their shamelessness and are now openly greedy?"

One post triggered ridicule from netizens, with a large number of people liking and commenting on it.

Mainland filmmakers also complained harshly when they were interviewed.

Jiang Wen was still in a hot temper and directly complained that the filmmakers over there were talking nonsense.

He also listed the high-grossing movies released in recent years, almost all of which were shot by mainland directors. Are there any directors from Hong Kong?

The media reporters were so excited that their blood was boiling.

The two sides have already fought once in the previous "Zhao Zhen dispute". Will the directors also fight this time?
Afterwards, a large number of mainland producers and directors spoke up, while the actors were responsible for clicking likes and did not dare to express their opinions directly.

Even Gu Wei, who was busy on the set, was surrounded again and had to be interviewed.

"Well, Director Jiang is fine!"

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(End of this chapter)