Chapter 456 Theme Song

Online, "The Wandering Earth" is causing trouble again.

However, this time it is not just a simple promotion, but the list of singers of the theme song was announced on the official Weibo of "The Wandering Earth".

Theme song: "Wandering with the Earth";
Lyrics: Liu Huan;
Composer: Liu Huan;
Singer: Liu Huan.

Promotional song: "Go Wandering".

Lyrics: Gege;
Composer: Huang Chao;
Singer: Jane Zhang;

Originally, Gu Wei was going to give the theme song to Jane Zhang, but when Han Sanping and others found out, they said that the film was of great importance and they had to be more cautious.

Especially for the theme song, it would be best to find a big-name singer to sing it. After much discussion, it was finally Han Sanping who made the final decision. He personally stepped forward and found the absolute big name in the singing world—Liu Huan.

In the original time and space, Liu Huan's original intention of composing this song was because his daughter was a fan of Liu Cixin, the original author of "The Wandering Earth", and he himself also loved science fiction.

Liu Huan, who has always attached great importance to family affection, was deeply moved by the film after watching it in advance. As the world view, story core and emotions in the film are all Chinese, when composing the theme song, he also took the Chinese people's feelings for their homeland as the theme and created the song.

But now it’s different. The boss of China Film Group has come forward personally. Even though Liu Huan is a big name in the singing industry, he dare not disrespect him.

In order to create better results, Gu Wei also invited the other party to the crew and watched some of the produced shots in advance.

After watching it, Liu Huan was deeply shocked and expressed on the spot that he would do his best to create a theme song worthy of this movie.

As for Jane Zhang, although she did not get the opportunity to sing the theme song, she had no complaints at all.

After thinking about it, Gu Wei gave the other party the global promotion song for the film to sing. When other producers learned about it, they did not have too many objections.

The investors had no objection, but netizens did. Everyone generally believed that although Jane Zhang was good, there was still a gap compared to other divas in the music industry.

Afterwards, netizens posted online that they felt that only big stars like Mao Amin, Han Hong, and Sun Yue would be worthy of the movie if they were to sing.

Some people also think that Faye Wong is also good, and some even recommend Na Youniao.

My goodness, after seeing the post, Gu Wei was too lazy to complain.

Within two days, more gossip came out.

Another global promotion song for "The Wandering Earth" may be composed by Fang Wenshan and sung by Zhou Jielun.

This time, fans were extremely excited and kept tagging Gu Wei on Weibo, trying to confirm the authenticity of the news.

Well, the news is indeed true, but the two sides are only in preliminary contact and nothing has been finalized yet.

Even so, some representatives of investors expressed opposition, believing that although Zhou Jielun has a high status in the music industry and many fans, it is a bit "unlucky" for her to be in the film industry.

"Director Gu, the box office of many movies that he has participated in is average. I think we can't be careless about this matter. We need to be cautious."

Such a reason made Gu Wei feel that the other party was too superstitious. My goodness, I directed the movie and I know its quality very well. How can a promotional song affect the overall situation?

……

A new policy on Sino-US films has really brought a lot of benefits, at least in the eyes of many industry insiders.

Online, Disney and mainland film and television companies have announced that they will collaborate on the filming of "Iron Man 3," which is expected to officially start shooting in May.

Wow, now all the mainland filmmakers are excited.

One moment you announce loudly that you will invest in a Hollywood blockbuster, and the next moment I reveal to the public that I am in contact with a Hollywood film and television company.

The news is both true and false, but it is indeed lively. Media reporters are also trying to seize every opportunity to report it. No matter whether it is true or false, if you dare to say it, we will report it.

Gu Wei felt that these people were really stupid. The "Iron Man" series was a money-making project for Disney. How could it possibly help domestic film and television companies make money?

For example, in the co-production "2012", because it was a project initiated by Gu Wei, domestic capital accounted for a large proportion, and China Film Group also stuffed so many engineers into the crew to learn.

But why can Disney's "Iron Man" bring in domestic companies?
How many domestic production staff can be allowed to join the crew and participate in post-production?

In this domestic market, what does it matter even if the box office exceeds 1 billion?

Is it worth it for others to share the global pie?

"At most, Chinese film and television companies will be allowed to share the Asian box office, and they may have to pay the lion's share of the investment. There's nothing we can do about it. People over there are much more realistic than us." Han Sanping understood the specific situation, but he couldn't stop it. He could only look at Gu Wei and complain helplessly.

"Haha, Mr. Han, do you believe that they will make two versions? The one with Chinese elements will be released in China, and the original version will be released overseas."

Gu Wei suddenly thought of something and realized that Hollywood's outrageous operations have always been like this.

"No way!" Han Sanping was a little unconvinced after hearing this.

"Then let's wait and see, hehe."

.........

In order to attend the premiere of "Ordinary Man", Huang Xiaoming even asked Gu Wei for a week's leave.

In his words, he had to work hard, as the main investors of this film were Light Media and himself. If he made a loss, it would be difficult to explain to Light Media.

The premiere of "Ordinary Man" was not too big, just average, mainly because there were not many media.

Maybe most of the media are waiting at the airport.

After all, the Capital International Film Festival is about to open, and movie stars and filmmakers from all over the world have started to arrive in the next two days.

A premiere showed how popular Huang Xiaoming is in the circle, with a large number of first- and second-tier actors, stars, and film and television people coming to support him.

"Yifei, welcome, welcome. Is Director Gu not here yet?" Huang Xiaoming came out in person to greet Liu Yifei. He even looked behind him deliberately, but did not see Gu Wei.

"Senior is still in the crew, so he might arrive later." "Then let's go in first."

Sitting in the first row, next to Liu Yifei were Wang Changtian and others, and they were talking and laughing.

Afterwards, it was time for the performance. Huang Xiaoming led a group of men, wearing vests and leather pants, and started dancing passionately.

"Haha, Xiao Ming should go to South Korea to join a boy band, otherwise his body will be wasted."

It was almost time for the movie to be shown when Gu Wei hurried over from the crew. Before he could say a few words to Wang Changtian, the main film began.

"Clap clap clap!"

The nearly one hundred-minute movie ended very quickly, and everyone applauded politely.

During the cocktail party, Lu Zheng brought Jing Tian to Huang Xiaoming.

"Xiao Ming, the movie is good. I wish you a big box office success."

Lu Zheng said with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu." Huang Xiaoming replied with a smile.

The two sides exchanged a few pleasantries. Lu Zheng looked at Gu Wei not far away, his eyes lit up, he greeted Huang Xiaoming, and walked over with Jing Tian.

Here, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei were holding wine glasses and talking to Zhang Yi. The other party clenched his hands in front of him and looked a little restrained.

"Good acting."

"Thank you Director Gu for the compliment. This is the most basic thing for an actor."

Even though he received praise from the great director in front of him, Zhang Yi still spoke modestly.

Speaking of the person in front of him, Gu Wei had not had much contact with him and had only heard Kang Honglei talk about him a few times.

He is a person with good acting skills but little fame in the circle. Even though he became popular with the drama "My Captain, My Regiment", he still doesn't have many resources.

In the original time and space, Zhang Yi started to emerge in the circle slowly after winning the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 30th China Film Golden Rooster Awards for the movie "Dear".

"Leave me your number. I'll find you when there's a chance in the future."

After the two sides chatted for a while, Gu Wei asked for the other party's contact information.

“This is my number, Director Gu.

If you need anything in the future, you can contact me at any time." Zhang Yi handed over the business card with both hands, and Gu Wei took it and put it in his pocket.

Naturally, this scene was seen by many artists present. Although everyone looked calm on the surface, they secretly cursed Zhang Yi for his bad luck in their hearts, as Director Gu asked for his business card. Not many people in the circle had this treatment.

"Haha, Director Gu, we meet again."

Before Lu Zhengren arrived, a voice of greeting came over.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi said something with great tact, said hello to Lu Zheng, and then left.

"Director Gu, who is that?" The two of them came to Gu Wei and Liu Yifei, and Lu Zheng asked curiously.

"Oh, Zhang Yi, he has acted in a TV series invested by the company before."

Gu Wei said casually.

Speaking of TV series, Lu Zheng couldn't help but feel envious. "Director Gu, your company's "Ghost Blows Out the Light" is amazing. The first broadcast rights of a TV series can be sold for about 200 million. It feels like the profit is more than that of a movie."

Lu Zheng and Gu Wei were chatting, and Liu Yifei and Su Chang also said a few words to each other.

"Mr. Lu, don't worry about what I promised you last time. I will definitely not forget it." Seeing Lu Zheng euphemistically mentioning the movie, Gu Wei made a promise to him directly in person.

"Of course, Director Gu, I can definitely trust you.

However, the filming of "Special Identity" has been suspended for a while. I wonder when Director Wu Ershan and Wu Jing will be able to join the crew?"

Even though Lu Zheng was not short of money, he still felt a little pain in his heart when he opened his eyes every day and saw the expenses handed over by his assistant.

Hearing this, Gu Wei thought for a while and gave an exact time, no later than mid-May.

And if "Special Identity" is short of funds, Xingchen Film and Television Company can ask for a share.

Lu Zheng did not agree on the spot, but said that he would go back and think about it. Seeing this, Gu Wei did not force him.

……

On the 23rd, the Capital International Film Festival officially opened.

The movie "Pifu" starring Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Yi and others has also officially hit domestic theaters.

The investment amount for this movie is not large, about 30 million.

But it has attracted the attention of the entire film industry.

It’s just because the release time of this movie is really not ideal. It is completely trying to survive in the cracks between a group of Hollywood’s powerful ships and guns.

"The movie "Pifu" invested and starred by Huang Xiaoming did not perform well at the box office on its first day of release, with a total of 342 million yuan."

"It may be difficult for the movie "Pifu" to recover its cost. Where will the domestic film industry go?"

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(End of this chapter)