Chapter 475 Director Gu's Promise
The capital, a courtyard house.

When Gu Wei and Liu Yifei entered the yard, they saw Gu's mother hanging clothes.

"Mom, where's my dad?"

"Son, you're back."

Mother Gu was pleasantly surprised. When she saw Liu Yifei coming over, she strode forward and took Liu Yifei's hand. "When did you come back? Why do you look thinner? Have you not been eating on time recently?"

Well, he was directly ignored, which made Gu Wei a little depressed.

“Auntie, we just arrived in the capital this morning and came here.

Look, these are all cosmetics, supplements, and specialties that I bought abroad. Aunt and uncle can try them out when they are free. Please take care of your health." Liu Yifei let Gu Ma hold her hand, smiling sweetly.

Gu Wei had just put down the bags in his hands, which contained many rare and valuable things in the country. He had purchased quite a few of them when he came back.

I just heard the young lady say this, it seems like I didn't contribute at all.

"Why buy cosmetics? An old lady like me can't use them. You can take them back and use them later. Young girls can use them. And as for these supplements, give some to your relatives and elders at home."

Life is good now. Although Gu's mother still can't help nagging a few words, she won't easily complain about Gu Wei and others spending money indiscriminately. But she still doesn't know how to enjoy life. She is reluctant to use good things herself and is always thinking about other people and giving gifts.

"Don't worry, Mom. Xixi's elders have them. They are specially given to you two. You can use them with ease."

After Gu Wei entered the house and put down his things, he came over to the two of them and said.

"That's fine, that's fine."

Mother Gu nodded, then pulled Liu Yifei into the house and sat down. After taking a look at Gu Wei, she said directly, "The more I look at this girl, Xixi, the more I like her. I urged you to get married before, but you were not in a hurry. I discussed it with your father a few days ago and decided to find a time at the end of the year to get engaged first."

At this point, Gu's mother's tone was firm, and she would not allow Gu Wei to refuse at all.

Seeing this, Gu Wei agreed directly and winked at the young lady, while Liu Yifei blushed slightly.

To be honest, the moment Gu Wei returned to China from Hollywood a few years ago, Gu's father and mother began to think about their daughter-in-law, but for so many years they have only heard letters but have not been able to make a decision.

So when she found out her son was dating someone, she was so happy that she wished they could get married right away and give her a big fat grandson.

When Gu's father came back, Gu's mother couldn't wait to tell her husband that her son had agreed to get engaged at the end of the year. Gu's father also looked very happy. After all, other colleagues of similar age in the unit had grandchildren who were about to go to elementary school.

The family enjoyed themselves happily during dinner.

"You were in the news in Hollywood and appeared on the news broadcast. Your father even found someone to download the video from the Internet to his phone and showed it off to everyone he met."

"Haha, I'll send a complete edited version to Dad later."

Gu Wei understood Comrade Gu's obsession very well. It was engraved in his bones. After all, he had worked in the unit all his life.

He had no doubt that if he and a senior domestic leader appeared in positive news one day, the old man would happily drink half a catty of it himself.

If Gu Wei could become an "official", it's hard to say whether he would be worshipped at home, but the smile on his face would definitely increase.

However, now that Gu Wei has become famous overseas, it is estimated that some people will definitely ask to join the association. He may even be given a formal position. Due to his age and qualifications, he cannot become a leader, but he still has hope of becoming a nominal staff member.

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After resting at home for two days, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei finally recovered. After saying goodbye to their parents, they went to visit their mother-in-law, and then they continued to work.

On the set of "The Wandering Earth", although Gu Wei was away for half a month, apart from the main role, the supporting roles and special effects were not affected.

Moreover, several investors had no complaints about Gu Wei's "delay".

After all, the more famous Gu Wei is, the more help he will provide to the box office after the movie is released.

"We wish you, Director Gu, could stay in Hollywood for a few more days." Ye Ning and others said jokingly.

During this period, Gu Wei has also promoted "The Wandering Earth" on American programs. Although the movie has not been made yet, the original novel has caused a craze in Europe and the United States.

The author Liu Cixin also became popular in Europe and the United States, but when everyone wanted to purchase copyrights other than "The Wandering Earth", they found that Star Films had already taken the lead.

But this did not pose a problem for mainland film and television companies. If Liu Cixin was not capable, they would just replace him with someone else. For a time, science fiction novels became very popular in China.

I don’t know how many online writers have switched tracks and started to create novels of this type with their wild imaginations.

When I arrived at the crew, I was naturally met with another wave of praise and flattery.

It’s okay for Huang Xiaoming who went to the celebration party, but the others were extremely envious.

"Everyone, just focus on filming. When The Wandering Earth is released, let's go to Hollywood together. Everyone, go."

Looking at the lively scene, Gu Wei made a promise directly.

"Haha, thank you director." "Director, will our movie go to the Oscars?" Zhou Xun asked with a smile. After all, that celebrity artist doesn't aspire to be in this place!
"Well, I should go." Gu Wei thought for a moment and gave an answer.

Although the probability of winning a grand prize at a film festival for a high-investment special effects blockbuster like this is not high, there is still a high probability of winning awards such as visual effects, script, and music. If you are lucky enough to win a grand prize, it will be a great bonus to the movie.

Even for movies like "Avatar" and "2012", the subsequent videotapes, DVDs, and online charges can also bring in very considerable revenue.

Sometimes, after three to five years, everyone suddenly finds that a movie that originally had a fixed box office suddenly has a large increase in amount, and the reason is this.

After hearing Gu Wei's words, everyone perked up and devoted themselves more to the filming.

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The summer vacation season has just arrived, and the success of "Search" has made Brother Chen Kai feel a little proud and high-spirited recently.

Whether it's from the overseas copyright or the box office revenue in the past two days, it's certain that this movie will make a lot of money.

The key is that most of the reviews are positive, which makes Director Chen very happy. After all, no director would want the internet to be filled with negative comments about him, how happy he must be!
Compared to the reputation of "Search", another movie that relies on a large number of Yang Mi fans and previous publicity is "Da Wudang".

The box office on the first day only reached around 9 million, not even 10 million.

What’s more important is that the reputation of this movie has been on the decline.

As soon as the negative reviews came out online, they started to spread from person to person, and the situation became increasingly serious.

Tiger climbing a tree: "This kind of bad script can actually be filmed. Sometimes I have to wonder if the director thinks the audience is stupid!"

Gu Du Xiaoyan: "For the same treasure-hunting theme, producers can go and watch the movie "The Thieves" created by Director Gu and filmed in South Korea a few years ago. The difference is really huge!"

My goodness, even movies from many years ago were brought up to make trouble, which shows how much netizens dislike it.

Qi Lingyun: "After watching this movie, I have some doubts about Zhao Wenzhuo's skills. The fighting scenes in the movie are not real punches, but some of them are like dancing movements."

Such remarks naturally affected Zhao Wenzhuo, who was filming "Special Identity", and made him a little depressed.

Seeing this situation, Wuershan did the opposite and directly released a 20-second fight clip on the official Weibo of "Special Identity". The fight scenes between Zhao Wenzhuo and Wu Jing were so vivid that netizens exclaimed that it was wonderful.

Now, the netizens who were still criticizing Zhao Wenzhuo turned their guns on Yuan Kui, the action director of "Da Wudang", and also criticized Yang Mi.

It is always risky for a movie or TV series to make too big of an adaptation from the original work.

Just like "The Four", produced by Guangguang and directed by Chen Jiashang, which will be released on July 7.

The film has not been released yet, and negative reviews have appeared online right after the premiere.

The internet trolls not only complained about the adaptation of the characters, but also mentioned Yang Mi, who played "Wuqing", saying that she could not carry the box office, and "Da Wudang" was the best proof of this.

Let’s not talk about Yang Mi’s reaction for now. After all, she was a little overwhelmed at the moment.

Light Industry Company, in the office.

Wang Changtian and Chen Jiashang looked at each other and felt something was wrong. The comments on the Internet in the past two days made them feel a little uneasy.

"Mr. Wang, the situation is not good now." Chen Jiashang glanced at Wang Changtian and said with some concern.

As a Hong Kong director, Chen Jiashang can get Wang Changtian's full trust. In addition to the lack of film directors, it also has a lot to do with Chen Jiashang's good conduct.

Logically speaking, as fellow Hong Kong film directors, if they did not speak out in support of Zhen Zidan in the "Zhao Zhen dispute" incident, some people would at least remain silent and not support either side.

However, in a post, Chen Jiashang directly scolded the Hong Kong filmmakers, saying that they were the farmer and the snake, the kind of people who eat with the bowl in their hands and curse their mothers when they put the bowl down. He also said that many Hong Kong filmmakers did not recognize the situation. Nowadays, the mainland has no shortage of funds, actors, or market, and does not need Hong Kong filmmakers or co-productions at all.

These remarks made the people in Hong Kong hate Chen Jiashang so much that they thought it was impossible to expose someone's shortcomings so blatantly. However, netizens and filmmakers in the mainland completely recognized him.

It can't be called a token of allegiance, but it can only be said that Chen Jiashang is one of the few people who understand. Perhaps the people in Hong Kong Island understand the current situation, but they are used to being high and mighty and making money, and suddenly they lose it, so they can't accept it for a while.

Hearing Chen Jiashang's words, Wang Changtian felt a little melancholy. After thinking for a while, he originally decided to wait until the box office results came out before seeing whether to change the cast for the second part. But now he has made up his mind to replace the heroine of the "Four" series.

"If we replace Yang Mi, who will play the role?" Chen Jiashang continued to ask.

"If we choose someone from Xingchen Film and Television, Yifei will definitely not be able to hire them, nor can they afford it, so we can choose Tong Liya or Zhao Liying, or if that doesn't work, Wan Qian will also be fine.

I finally understand that if you want to make money these days, you have to follow the right people. It’s a sure bet to film with artists under Director Gu’s company.”

Wang Changtian was also worried that Yang Mi's continued decline in reputation would have an impact on the film series. If the other party caused trouble before the release of "The Four 2", it would be too late to regret it.

In this case, avoid hidden dangers in advance.

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(End of this chapter)