Chapter 446 Arrival Visit
The news of the premiere of "Titanic" has been the headline of the film and television industry in the past two days.

As time goes by, several domestic films released in early April have shown signs of fatigue as soon as they hit theaters.

In previous years, March and April are usually considered the off-season for movie releases because there are no major holidays.

Apart from some imported blockbusters, most of the domestic films scheduled for these two months are small and medium-sized productions.

But April this year, just at the beginning, has become the world of the 4D remake of "Titanic".

Online, as Hollywood superstars arrived in the capital one after another, the Capital Airport became the main battlefield for reporters from major media outlets.

On the morning of the 7th, Capital International Airport.

"Look, Director Gu is here to pick us up at the airport. I wonder if the premiere guest has arrived?"

When a sharp-eyed reporter saw the familiar license plate, he immediately guessed that someone must have arrived.

"I don't know!" This question is really hard to guess. After all, there are too many people coming, and Star Films Company has not announced the itinerary of the Hollywood superstars.

"Stop talking nonsense and get ready." An older reporter said in a serious tone.

"Yeah, I'm ready. I've been waiting here for the past two days and I'm getting tired of it."

While they were talking, Gu Wei got out of the car, and Liu Yifei, who was in the passenger seat, also got out.

Because it is not a holiday, there are not too many people at the Capital Airport at this time.

But Liu Yifei's iconic face still caused chaos when it appeared.

"Ah, look, it's Liu Yifei."

"Really? I saw the real person."

"Yifei, Yifei, can we take a photo together?"

As people came and went, some people had already shouted out. Wow, everyone was shouting Liu Yifei's name, and Gu Wei was simply ignored.

This shout didn't matter, as more people who were watching the fun from afar came over, and soon the exit was packed with people.

Seeing this, airport security personnel and persons in charge rushed to maintain order.

"Everyone, please be safe and slow down."

When Liu Yifei saw this, she first stuck out her tongue at Gu Wei, and then shouted loudly.

When it comes to pampering her fans, Liu Yifei is really amazing. She was busy for a while before she finally appeased her fans.

At the same time, reporters who were waiting on the scene had posted photos of the scene online, and the incident instantly became a hot topic.

Weibo, Tianya, and major websites are all filled with netizens discussing this.

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Perhaps everyone who can be a director or become a great director has some "obsession" or personal hobby in his heart.

For example, Liu Zhenwei is fond of peach blossoms, and there is always a "peach blossom plot" in many of the films he shot.

The most widely known one is Chun Shisan Niang in "A Chinese Odyssey", "Wherever the peach blossoms pass, no grass grows."

Wang Jiawei's obsession is separation. Although he seems to have made many movies, they actually all tell the same story: meeting and leaving.

"National Master" Zhang Yimou's obsession is "rich and colorful", focusing on artistic conception rather than plot. Beautiful composition comes easily, and the story is greatly reduced.

Director Xu Ke used to be a filmmaker with "troubled times sentiment", "cool special effects", but later he lost the sentiment and only had special effects when he went to the north to make films.
There is also John Woo's White Dove and "Night in Paris" which appears in almost every work of Ning Hao.

Gu Wei's obsession is now getting closer and closer to special effects. Perhaps because he has filmed too many science fiction blockbusters, even he himself has not noticed this habit.

To be honest, when he is not shooting award-winning art films or science fiction special effects blockbusters in a few years, he will shoot films about Huo Qubing, Yue Fei, Wen Tianxiang, and Li Dingguo.

There is a saying on the Internet that "actors are in power and heroes are crying", but the problem is that reports about celebrities are all over the screen every day, but the deeds of heroes are just a joke.

Alas, the drama of fighting the Japanese invaders is the most reliable and popular. It is said that 700 million Japanese invaders are killed in Hengdian every year, which can circle the earth twice if spread out.

After picking up Leonardo, Matt Damon and Kate Winslet from the airport, Gu Wei originally planned to treat them to a meal and then arrange for them to rest in the hotel.

But while in the car, Gu Wei continued his obsession and wanted to show these big names who were used to making blockbusters in Hollywood the special effects blockbusters he had created in China.

So he proposed to Leonardo and others that he should take them to visit the set of "The Wandering Earth".

Upon hearing this, Matt and Kate Winslet immediately showed interested expressions.

Leonardo was naturally happy about it, and even if Gu Wei didn't mention it, he would find an opportunity to talk about it.

Seeing this, Gu Wei smiled, turned around, and the group changed their destination.

"Gu, Crystal, should we buy something before going in?"

When they arrived at the entrance of China Film Digital Base, Leonardo suddenly leaned over to the two of them and said.

It has to be said that Leonardo was fully prepared when he came to China this time. He even knew the rule that one cannot come empty-handed when visiting a mainland film crew.

Sure enough, Matt Damon next to him was fine, but Kate Winslet had no idea about these operations.

Instead, Gu Wei glanced at Leonardo, gave him a thumbs up and praised him.

"God knows how much I suffered in order to invite Gu Wei and win the Oscar." After seeing Gu Wei's actions, Leonardo silently thought of the scenes of learning Chinese and Chinese customs.

"You don't need this. There will definitely be a lot of people who want your autograph and photos later. Just take this as a gift."

Afterwards, Gu Wei looked at Leonardo, who seemed to be enjoying his praise, shook his head and said with a smile.

"No problem, I can definitely satisfy them." Leonardo didn't know how many people were in the crew at the moment. If he knew, he would definitely not dare to say this.

At the same time, the reporters who were waiting at the door of "The Wandering Earth" crew rubbed their eyes, and many of them showed expressions of disbelief.

"Fuck!"

When a senior reporter saw several people getting off the bus, his national spirit instantly jumped out of his chest.

"Fuck, that's Leonardo? Matt Damon?"

"Fuck, is this true?"

More people cursed outright, but unfortunately, before they could go up to interview them, they watched Gu Wei and his group enter the crew.

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In the outside world, the Film Bureau rarely released the domestic box office data rankings for the first quarter.

In a list, the top five are all imported blockbusters, with "Mission Impossible 4", "John Carter", "Sherlock Holmes 2" and others dominating the list.

In other words, the top five movies in the first quarter box office rankings were all imported, and their share of the box office was more than 5%!

Looking at these detailed data, the production companies in the industry are a little discouraged.

“It won’t be like this throughout the whole year, right?” filmmakers in the industry said worriedly.

Although everyone used loud slogans when promoting their films, and vowed that their films would not lose to imported films, every time the box office data came out, they were slapped in the face, with no other results.

Seeing that this year will be another year of surge in imported films, many film companies have even less confidence.

In other words, the mainland's film, television and entertainment industries have shown signs of being in dire straits this year.

In the film industry, facing the strong impact of numerous imported films, many small and medium-sized companies see no hope at all.

As for the performing arts and entertainment sector, South Korea is also eyeing it covetously. Thanks to Huayi Film Group, the EXO group, which just debuted in South Korea, became a huge hit in mainland China. Even amid the popularity of the premiere of "Titanic" attended by a group of Hollywood superstars, they still appeared on the headlines of entertainment news several times. It is really incredible.

Huang Xiaoming was very smart. After observing the market situation, he discussed with the producer and distributor and decided to prepare for the premiere of "The Ordinary Man" in advance.

I just called Gu Wei and asked for the invitation to the premiere. Now I called again personally to invite Gu Wei and Liu Yifei to attend the premiere of "Pifu".

In addition to the crew of "Pifu", even Huang Bo, who was filming "Lost in Thailand" in Thailand, had to take leave and find time to fly back to participate in the promotion of the movie "Killing".

As soon as he arrived in the capital, he asked Gu Wei for an invitation letter. Wow, I really don’t know if the purpose of his coming back is to promote the movie.

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On the other side, the crew of "The Eternal Sword".

Because of Gu Wei's appearance, Zhao Liying's acting career path was completely changed.

In another time and space, what made Zhao Liying famous was the historical drama "The Legend of Lu Zhen" produced by Perfect World Film and Television and undertaken by the "Dead Girl" Studio.

Si Yatou has a way of shooting dramas, and he can always catch the psychology of some women who chase dramas. Although there are many bad dramas, the ratings are still acceptable. His works have become the third TV drama brand that can be independently recognized in the Chinese TV circle after "Qiong Yao dramas" and "Haiyan dramas".

But if the audience has any historical knowledge, they basically cannot watch Yu Ma's works.

For example, "Legend of Lu Zhen" made Ying Bao emerge in the entertainment industry.

The film tells the story of the heroine Lu Zhen who escaped from being hunted down and entered the palace, where she rose from a palace maid to a senior female official, and fell in love with Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan. She also assisted the Emperor of Northern Qi as a female prime minister, and eventually Northern Qi became increasingly prosperous and eventually became the strongest country in China.

But the real history is that Lu Zhen’s prototype, Lu Lingxuan, was a treacherous minister in the late Northern Qi Dynasty who brought disaster to the country and caused chaos.

The Northern Qi Dynasty was not a powerful country in China. It existed for 28 years before it was destroyed by Li Shimin's uncle, the ambitious Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou.

As for Gao Zhan, the heroic emperor of Northern Qi who was glorified in the film, in real history he tortured his nephew, killed his brother, took possession of the emperor's sister-in-law, and indulged in lust in the palace.

The damn girl Yu Zheng overturned the verdict and whitewashed such a historical figure. When it comes to tampering with historical figures, even Jin Yong has to admit defeat.

Speaking of Yu Zheng's random fabrications and changes, I have to complain a few more words.

In the original time and space, in 17, there was an extremely chaotic historical drama "Legend of Dragon Ball" produced by Yu Zheng Studio.

In this drama, a national hero who had never been promoted or mentioned before appeared, Li Dingguo, the King of Jin in the Ming Dynasty.

The last pillar of the Southern Ming Dynasty, he was determined to resist the Qing Dynasty all his life and remained loyal until his death.

He once killed two Qing princes in Guilin and Hengyang and annihilated more than 100,000 Qing soldiers and horses, breaking the myth of the Eight Banners Army being invincible in field battles for decades since Nurhaci started his rebellion in Liaodong. The most outstanding general in the late Ming Dynasty was Prince of Jin Li Dingguo.

But such a national hero was portrayed in "Legend of Dragon Pearl" as someone who killed his wife and daughter with his own hands, and even shaved his head, changed his clothes, and grew a rat tail.

These are somewhat tolerable. After all, in the mainland versions of "The Deer and the Cauldron", Chen Jinnan and others who opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty also had their scalps shaved clean and had rat tails.

But what is excessive about "Legend of Dragon Pearl" is that it actually uses the same actor to play a eunuch in the Qing Palace who looks identical to Li Dingguo and is said to be his brother.

This is simply the worst smear campaign against a national hero in the history of Chinese TV dramas.

The drama also aroused the indignation of netizens, who called for a boycott, making it difficult for the drama to gain popularity, and the ratings continued to decline, ending in a dismal state.

At this time, the crew had just finished filming.

Zhao Liying, Yu Bo, Zhang Jin and others gathered together in a circle in the tent, chattering about the news on the Internet.

"Ah, I envy them so much. Kate Winslet is my idol. I wonder if I will have the chance to take a photo with her this time."

Zhao Liying shouted loudly while holding the cell phone.

On the phone, there was news that Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Kate Winslet and others visited the set of "The Wandering Earth".

Less than an hour later, the news spread throughout the entire entertainment industry.

What a Hollywood superstar visiting the set.

There were countless news reports about Leonardo and others arriving in the capital.

"Um, didn't you say your idol was Marilyn Monroe the day before yesterday? Now you've changed your idol?"

Yang Junyi's straightforward masculine personality came out and he said it directly.

"It's more than just a change of actors. The day before yesterday, Li Ying mentioned that her idol seemed to be Gong Li. It's a different person every day."

Yu Bo said with a smile.

"If this continues, even all the actresses in Hollywood and the entertainment industry combined won't be enough to replace him," Zhang Jin joked.

"Haha."

Hearing this, everyone else laughed happily.

The crew of "The Eternal Sword" has entered the final stage of filming. During this period of filming, the main creators have developed a good relationship with each other.

We are all young people and are used to playing and fighting together.

Zhao Liying didn't get angry when she heard everyone teasing and joking, she even amused herself.

After talking about the headlines online, everyone turned their attention to what would happen after the filming was completed.

Yu Bo, Zhang Jin and others have already confirmed that they will join the cast of "Special Identity", which makes Zhao Liying a little envious.

However, even though she was envious, Wang Jinghua privately told her a piece of gossip a few days ago about her arrangements after the filming was completed.

The company will launch new projects on a large scale in the near future, so there will definitely be no shortage of films to shoot.

But Wang Jinghua told her not to rush into taking on any other roles after the filming of "The Immortal Sword" was completed.

At this moment, Zhao Liying's mind unconsciously echoed what Wang Jinghua had said to her.

"Director Zhang has just joined the company. There will definitely be new movies in the future. I'll see if there's a chance to play a role then."

"Ah, Director Zhang's movie. Me? Can I do it?"

"Oh, you silly girl, how can you know if something works or not if you don't try it?"

Looking at Wang Jinghua's disappointed expression, Zhao Liying still felt that this opportunity was a bit far away for her.

"Liying, you have to remember that once you enter this circle, you must be ambitious. Opportunities are earned through hard work."

In a trance, Zhao Liying looked at the people talking and laughing next to her, and she unconsciously clenched her fists and secretly encouraged herself.

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(End of this chapter)