Chapter 474 Return to China Script Approved
Plans cannot keep up with changes. I originally planned to stay in Hollywood for about three days.

Unexpectedly, there were so many things to do that I stayed there for more than a week.

After finishing the interviews, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei took time out to visit Warner's headquarters.

As for Han Sanping and others, including Cheng Long and Huang Xiaoming, they returned to China after attending the celebration party.

After all, he had shown all the faces he needed to show, and there was no other activity for him to stay on. There were some other programs and interviews with Time magazine. Except for Liu Yifei who went with him, the rest were all one-man shows for Gu Wei.

In China, the script of "Parasite" seemed to have touched the pain points of some people. Even though Tong Gang tried his best, it was still difficult to pass the script review.

Directorate of Film.

In the office, Tong Gang looked a little unhappy. He was originally confident that there would be no problem in coming forward and writing a script, but he did not expect that there were still many people who opposed it.

Many reasons were given, the core of which was that the script contained content that implicitly satirized social contradictions, and if it were made into a movie, it would easily have a negative impact.

And many people have said that if they want to pass the review, they can!
The content of the script needs to be changed, and anything that touches on sensitive topics must be deleted.

Director Tong couldn't help but want to curse. If everything was changed, Gu Wei would definitely not be happy about it. He might just take the film abroad to shoot. Besides, it is not necessarily a good thing to simply sing praises of someone.

"A bunch of old guys, using chicken feathers as a token of authority."

Just when Deputy Director Tong was a little annoyed, the secretary came to report that unexpectedly the script was passed smoothly.

Afterwards, Director Tong found out that it was the director himself who finalized the deal.

The reason is naturally that the influence Gu Wei had created in Hollywood spread to China. Even the news broadcast took nearly a minute to give him a considerable amount of screen time.

In fact, it was mainly Gu Wei’s performance in Hollywood that made some senior domestic leaders feel satisfied.

To be honest, now that Gu Wei has become famous in the United States, he basically does not need to rely on the mainland market. Many people are afraid that he will become too successful and even start to act recklessly.

But now it seems that this comrade's ideological education is very solid. He always remembers his identity and position. Even when he participates in interviews and interviews, he does not think like some directors that this or that in the country is not good and that no system is as good as that abroad.

Compared with many foreign-loving people who don't even know their own last name after going abroad, Gu Wei's knowledge is even more precious.

Today's mainland market, relying on rapid development, has the potential to surpass the island country and become the world's second largest market this year. In other words, the whole world wants to come to China to make money.

However, the market size of Europe and the United States is now much larger than that of China, and many people are still finding ways to go to the United States.

Therefore, the more it is at this time, the more satisfied everyone will be with Gu Wei's firm statement and his attitude from beginning to end.

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On July 7, after nearly half a month, Gu Wei finally ended his trip to Hollywood and returned home.

Before leaving, Gu Wei and Leonardo talked on the phone for more than half an hour. Even on the phone, there were still many female voices urging Leo.

"Damn capitalism, they really know how to play it, ha, tui!"

It has been a long time since Leonardo was promised the movie script. He is already a little impatient and I heard that he has been gaining weight recently.

For things like this, once you've promised, you have to do it. It's not good to break your promise, so Gu Wei always kept it in mind.

By the way, Leo is also a model worker. He starred in three movies in a row, "Django Unchained", "The Wolf of Wall Street" and "The Great Gatsby", and basically did not take a break in between. It's really awesome.

The moment he got off the plane and landed in the capital, Gu Wei took a deep breath.

"The air at home is still sweet and comfortable..."

Gu Wei and Liu Yifei are back in China!
Although Gu Wei sneaked away with the help of airport security personnel, reporters intercepted many passengers on the same flight and learned from them that Gu Wei and Liu Yifei had indeed returned to China.

So all media outlets quickly published reports, but the headlines were taken by online news, and the Internet's fast and real-time characteristics were fully demonstrated.

Soon, the news of Gu Wei's return to China became the front-page headlines of various media. Even the media in Hong Kong and Taiwan received the news and published the news.

It’s not that Gu Wei has a high profile, but he has really achieved a historic achievement this time.

This is no longer just a matter of Gu Wei's personal fame, it has risen to the level of national pride.

All reporters in the capital and even TV station reporters were mobilized, and the entrances of Xingchen Film and Television Company and Gu Wei's villa, as well as the China Film Digital Base, were directly surrounded.

There was no way. Gu Wei knew that this matter was not like the last time when he won the Oscar for Best Director, successfully set a new world record, and was featured in Time magazine, which had a huge impact in China. These reporters were going crazy, and if he didn't give an explanation, he would have no way to avoid it.

So he discussed it with several senior executives of Star Film and Television and announced the news to the public. At 3 p.m. that day, a press conference was held in the large conference room of the company's office building.

After the news was released, reporters in the capital rushed to action, and the Capital TV Station and even two sub-channels of CCTV called to demand the live broadcast rights.

Gu Wei was too lazy to deal with these things, so he handed them over to Wang Chen, and went to pack up with the young lady, adjusted his state, and appeared at the meeting on time in the afternoon.

In the conference room, the moment Gu Wei appeared, all the reporters instinctively raised their cameras, and the crackling flashes directly made the scene several times brighter.

Fortunately, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei were well prepared and wore sunglasses for protection when entering the venue, otherwise they would have to go to the hospital to see an ophthalmologist after the meeting.

Liu Yan, who was temporarily transferred to serve as the host of the meeting, also reminded reporters that the lighting in the conference room was sufficient and asked them to pay attention to the flash. Afterwards, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei took off their sunglasses and let the reporters take pictures. They also joked that the reporters should take pictures that looked good, otherwise they would be warned by a lawyer if they took ugly pictures.

The little joke made the atmosphere more harmonious.

Gu Wei has dealt with many reporters in the capital in recent years, and they are all familiar with each other.

Before, everyone was excited because they wanted to grab the news, but now that the real owner is present, they can ask questions relatively freely. Everyone has calmed down and can look at Gu Wei more rationally.

"Excuse me, your movie has surpassed Avatar's global box office record and created new history. How do you feel about that?"

The Beijing Metropolitan Newspaper asked the question first. Gu Wei hesitated for a moment and said, "I was quite happy and excited at first, after all, it was a good result. Later, I calmed down and remained restrained.

I have read a lot of your news before, and to be honest, some of them are exaggerated, and I feel a little embarrassed when I read them.

I think we should look at this matter normally. After all, it's just a movie setting a new record, which is not a great achievement. We can just evaluate it objectively."

Gu Wei's words were very humble and sincere, and the reporters felt his sincerity, but it just didn't sound right.

Liu Yifei next to her also glanced at her man. Why did these words sound a bit like the tone of those business tycoons?

What to earn a small goal first!

I don’t know how beautiful my wife is!

Regret about founding Alibaba or something like that.

What do you mean by “not a big achievement”? Even in Europe and the United States, few people have the ability to achieve this.

The reporters were all complaining. Fortunately, they were reporters. If any other director was here, they would have been immediately shocked...

In fact, what the reporters didn’t know was that they actually guessed correctly.

This press conference was broadcasted by Capital TV and three major portals. Many people watched the live broadcast in front of their TVs, including a large number of directors and actors and artists.

Gu Wei broke the global box office record. If the media was chasing the trend and the public was watching the fun, the real sensation was in the mainland entertainment industry.

Before Gu Wei returned to China, whenever any famous celebrity was interviewed by reporters, the topic would always be about Gu Wei and the box office record of "2012".

The Four Dans, the Two Bings, the International Zhang, and a host of other top mainland actresses;
First-line male stars such as Deng Chao, Lu Yi, Tong Dawei, Chen Kun, and Hu Jun.

Great directors such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, and Jiang Wen;

The entire mainland Chinese entertainment industry has been in a frenzy of praising Gu Wei in various ways.

Even directors like Lu Chuan, who didn't get along well with Gu Wei, were forced to praise Gu Wei. There was no other way. Not to mention whether it would be sociable if they didn't praise him, the most important thing was that he would be easily ridiculed.

The people at the press conference didn't know the reaction of the outside world. The reporter from Sina Entertainment asked: "Director Gu, in the first half of the domestic film market, imported films still firmly occupied the main box office revenue. Do you feel that the gap between us and the opposite side in the film industry is still large?"

“I have asked this question many times, and I will ask it for the last time today. Please don’t ask it again next time.

There is definitely a gap. After all, the American film industry has been developed for a longer period of time than ours, and the conditions in all aspects are definitely more sound.

However, I don't think it is necessary to favor one over the other. After all, our film market has already started to take off. We should learn and draw lessons from each other, pay attention to the gaps, but don't underestimate ourselves.

I have also talked with some leaders in China on the phone in the United States before. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will do my best to contribute to the mainland film market. We will take steady steps and develop healthily. There will always be a day when Chinese-language films will rise.”

When Gu Wei finished answering, many reporters at the scene applauded.

Liu Yifei was then asked a few more questions before the reporters left satisfied.

After seeing off the reporters, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei were both very tired. After all, they had been on a flight all day and had been interviewed non-stop without even a break.

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After some free time, Gu Wei took a look at the domestic news. Director Chen's "Search" was released in major theaters in the mainland yesterday.

The first day's closing price was 1450 million.

The reviews online are almost all good.

Tingfeng Nianjiuyan: "After so many years, director Chen Kai finally made a movie that didn't have a bad ending in the second half. It's not easy."

Waiting for her is OK: "The story is clear, the multi-line narrative is not messy, and the rhythm is smooth. The movie "Searching" can be regarded as a masterpiece."

Overall, the film "Search" has improved a lot of the negative reviews that Chen Kaige had accumulated over the years.

Compared with it, another movie "The Secret of Heaven and Earth in Wudang" has a rather poor reputation.

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(End of this chapter)