Chapter 487: Tragic National Day
When Gu Wei got involved in "Special Identity", he made a promise to Lu Zheng.

It was said that Xingchen Film and Television Company would invest in producing a movie in the future, with Jing Tian playing the leading female role, so Lu Zheng would cooperate fully in clearing out the group of filmmakers from Hong Kong Island.

As the filming of "Special Identity" was proceeding in an orderly manner, which lasted for several months, it is now coming to an end. Although Lu Zheng did not ask Gu Wei directly, he also hinted at it twice.

"Mr. Lu, don't be impatient. Let's meet and talk after The Wandering Earth is finished at the end of the month."

"Don't worry, the heroine of this movie is quite suitable for Jingtian."

"Haha, thank you Director Gu in advance."

After receiving Gu Wei's reply, Lu Zheng felt relieved.

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I have to say that the fact that Yang Mi was able to develop so well in the original time and space has a lot to do with her personality. She is a decisive person at heart.

Yang Mi acted quickly. Just two days had passed and she had already reached an agreement with Xingmei. Although there were only a few months left before the contract expired, Yang Mi showed her decisive side. She directly paid a penalty and completely quit Xingmei.

Afterwards, he and Zeng Jia immediately set up their own studio and contacted all the major film and television companies in the circle according to the procedures. The general meaning was that they hoped to have some cooperation in the future.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Miyou announced to the public that she had taken on the role of the female lead in Guo Yimi's new movie.

The media in the circle reported it immediately.

"Mainland young star, first-line actress Yang Mi, has signed a contract for the film series "Tiny Times" and will play the leading female role!"

"It is reported that the series of films is adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name, and is written and directed by the original author Guo Jingming himself."

"Director Guo said frankly that the series plans to shoot four films, all the investment has been raised, and Yang Mi is the core female lead."

In the eyes of most actresses in the industry, being the leading lady in a series of four films is simply a huge cake and a top resource.

The most important thing is that the movie is adapted from a best-seller, which means it has a good box office foundation and will greatly enhance the commercial value of the actors.

Seeing this message, Gu Wei smiled slightly. It must be God's will that some movies and some people are destined to be together.

Other celebrities in the circle have different opinions on Yang Mi's direct decision to be the female lead in the "Tiny Times" series.

There are those who are envious, there are those who are jealous, and of course, there are also many who don’t take it to heart. After all, not everyone is ambitious.

For example, Su Chang. After Deng Chao finished filming "Breakup Guru", Su Chang stopped accepting scripts. For a month or two, she did nothing but eat, drink and have fun. The word "career ambition" was not seen in her at all.

"Tsk tsk, tell me the truth, how much weight have you gained?" When Gu Wei called Su Chang to meet the crew of "The Wandering Earth", he saw the other's chubby face and laughed with a crooked mouth.

"It's only about 10 jin. Why do you look like that?"

Seeing Gu Wei covering half of his face, Su Chang couldn't help but get mad.

"Alright, you're a top star after all. If you keep eating like this, Sissi probably won't recognize you when she sees you."

After laughing for a while, Gu Wei said seriously.

"Bona has a movie and is in need of a leading actress. The other party told me about it. Are you interested?"

After confirming that he was going to invite Su Chang to play the leading female role in "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", Yu Dong asked Gu Wei privately.

Considering that the movie had good box office and reputation after its release, Gu Wei called Su Chang over to ask him what he thought.

"When did you join the group?" Su Chang asked with a blink.

"What do you mean?"

"Hurry up and lose weight."

"It's time to lose weight. The other party will communicate with you about the specific time and script."

After the two continued chatting for a while, Su Chang left the China Film Digital Base with a smile.

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In the outside world, the "war" between producers and theaters is still going on. As it involves the profit-sharing ratio, no one will retreat easily.

When it comes to major film and television companies and producers, the industry's celebrities don't dare to interrupt.

So, everyone's attention naturally turned to the movies in the circle.

There is an old saying that goes, you reap what you sow.

At the Cannes Film Festival in the first half of the year, Lou Ye openly complained about the mainland film system and was "educated" for it.

Look, the movie "Floating City" is participating in the Venice Film Festival in recent days after obtaining the release license.

As one of the three major European film festivals, the Venice Film Festival is not as well-known in mainland China as Cannes and Berlin. However, as the only Chinese-language film shortlisted for the official unit and the "Un Certain Regard module", and also the opening film, "Floating City" still received a lot of attention.

But this kind of attention and the heat of the topic also made Lou Ye instantly swell up, and his old problem came back again.

During the film screening, he accepted an interview with European media reporters, openly criticizing the Film Bureau and the domestic censorship system, as if he had been suppressed all the time.

The result is predictable. As soon as the statement was spread to the country, the producer of "Floating City Mystery" received a notice from the bureau that the film needed to be reviewed again and the release date was to be determined.

After the news came out, everyone in the circle was shocked. After all, the probability of such a thing happening is not very high.

The "Floating City Mystery" incident has not yet ended, and the upcoming "Double Exposure" and "Dangerous Liaisons" are at war again, or it would be more appropriate to say that Fan Binbin and Zhang Ziyi have started to tear each other apart again.

Maybe the two sides have completely torn their faces apart, or maybe it is just to promote the movie.

The two big stars were more ruthless than each other. At this time, Fan Binbin had almost reached the peak of her career, and her influence in mainland China was even greater than that of Zhang Ziyi.

The latter's fame has dropped significantly due to various scandals.

Or why do they say that the media never mind the big news? For them, the bigger the better.

The big melon is confronted head-on, and in addition to the netizens who are excited, the media reporters are also of course excited.

Sina Entertainment even published a separate page to compare the two movies, fearing that the two would not be able to "fight".

The parties involved personally stepped forward, which naturally brought their respective fans along. Then the moviegoers and fans of both sides started a war, pointing out each other's black materials and exposing them one by one, helping the public recall the "dirtiness" and "filthiness" of those years.

I expose your dirty laundry at home and abroad, and you expose my dark history and rumors in the Chinese entertainment industry, and we enjoy the fight to no end.

However, the two sides have not yet finished attacking each other. The recently released "White Deer Plain" has been subjected to a lot of complaints and negative reviews from netizens.

The original novel is a Mao Dun Award-winning work known as a "milestone in Chinese literature", and the director is also a Golden Bear director. However, there is an old saying that goes, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

The original movie was three and a half hours long, and it was indeed too long to be released directly. After discussions between the producers and distributors, some content had to be cut.

As a result, the film was shortened by an hour, and by the time it was released to the audience, it had completely lost the historical weight and charm of the original work.

The film was said to have an investment cost of 1.3 million yuan, but the box office on the first day was only around million yuan, which is a huge loss no matter how you look at it.

Seeing that the box office was about to flop, the producer and director Wang Quanan immediately came out to defend the film.

He said that the film cuts were a helpless move as the original film was too long, which was not conducive to the audience's attention and was not conducive to the film scheduling. The current version is simpler and smoother.

At one time, a large number of film critics expressed their support for the film and expressed their understanding. Some even said that it was very exciting to be able to make it like this, and that this was the best feature-length adaptation in recent years.

But the audience is not stupid. They can tell whether a movie is good or not just by watching it in the cinema.

Regarding Wang Quanan’s comment that the movie was too long, some netizens brought up what Gu Wei said when he was interviewed a few years ago.

“Whether a movie is good or not has nothing to do with how long it runs.”

"If the plot requires it, we won't cut it even if it's three or four hours."

Seeing that netizens even posted the interview video, Wang Quanan’s face was as ugly as it could be!
The domestic performing arts and entertainment circles are becoming more and more profitable.

Huayi Company announced a piece of news when "Tai Chi 1" was about to be released.

In the South Korean film and television industry, several top male and female artists will come to China to set up studios and register under Huayi.

As soon as the news came out, all major portals gave it front-page headlines.

For a time, Huayi Company was the most popular company because the invading Korean wave was so strong that it forced its domestic counterparts to retreat step by step.

Many entertainment companies in the circle are very dissatisfied with Huayi Company's behavior of letting a wolf into the house, but they can do nothing about it.

There is no way around it. This is a cultural exchange that is supported by policies and a general trend.

Unlike the sighs and groans in the industry, netizens and fans are very happy, as if it were New Year’s Day.

They kept calling him "Oppa" and "Smecta" and frantically expressed their support online.

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After the box office failure of "White Deer Plain", from September 9 to September 26, five major films "Tongquetai", "Tai Chi 9: Re:Zero", "Dangerous Liaisons", "Double Exposure" and "Looper" were released in four days, which made the competition at the box office fierce.

Unfortunately, it is still a low-level competition, with bad movies fighting bad movies.

Throughout the end of September, the poor performance of Chinese-language films caused an uproar in the industry. Seeing this situation, filmmakers in the industry became even more desperate.

It can be said that under the strong pressure of Hollywood blockbusters, Chinese-language films have been defeated.

What to do, who can save the situation?

If the master doesn’t come out, what can happen to the common people?
Feng Xiaogang felt that it was time to show his true strength!
At present, the post-production of "1942" has been completed, so Feng Xiaogang naturally has to start his verbal battle.

Just like that, Feng Xiaogang excitedly stated on Weibo that "1942" had received an invitation to the Rome Film Festival, and Huayi Company decided to hold a global film screening at the film festival.

Subsequently, "1942" was publicly screened at the Rome Film Festival.

Not surprisingly, the film received unanimous praise overseas.

This made Feng Xiaogang a little bit arrogant. He completely forgot about those foreigners and just liked to watch this kind of film that reflects China's suffering! Just like we also like to report disasters in various countries in the world in the news.

Afterwards, Feng Xiaogang even publicly stated on Weibo: "I am betting on the popularity accumulated from my previous twelve films. I believe in my judgment of the audience."

The amazing thing is that the online public opinion about this movie is all positive.

There were even comments circulating online such as “If I don’t cry, you’ll hit me” and “If you don’t cry while watching this movie, are you still a human being?”

Not to mention, Feng Xiaogang's series of high-profile actions have indeed made many netizens full of confidence in this movie.

"In the past, when people mentioned great mainland directors, names like Gu Wei, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Jiang Wen were all ranked ahead of Feng Xiaogang, but after 1942, I believe people will have different opinions."

"Director Feng's achievements in commercial films are unquestionable. After the release of 1942, Director Feng will also make a name for himself in the field of art films."

Seeing the heated discussions among netizens, Lu Chuan was naturally not willing to be outdone and announced that "The Banquet" would compete head-on with "Nineteen Forty-Two".

"In terms of film content and depth, The Banquet is no less than 1942. Let's wait and see."

Afterwards, Lu Chuan took "The Banquet" to Toronto to hold the world premiere ceremony. It seemed that the country could no longer accommodate him.

Even abroad, more than a dozen press releases for "The Banquet" were sent back every day, making it look like a Chinese blockbuster that shocked the world, very pretentious.

In view of this situation, "Big Shanghai", produced by Bona, directed by Hong Kong director Wang Jing, starring Chow Yun-fat and Huang Xiaoming, and based on the prototype of Du Yuesheng, has also tentatively scheduled the release date to December 12.

The Grandmaster, directed by another Hong Kong director, Wong Kar-wai, also announced that the film will be released in mainland China on December 12 to meet fans.

Wow, the National Day movie season hasn’t even started yet, but the Lunar New Year blockbusters have already started rolling in.

Seeing that all the major film and television companies in the circle have begun to make efforts, Xingchen Film and Television will naturally not be absent. However, "The Blade of the Assassin" is still in post-production, and several other films have not yet been completed. The only one that can participate in the schedule is "Lost in Thailand".

Under Gu Wei's attention, Xingchen Film and Television Company was very attentive in the promotion of "Lost in Thailand".

Not only did he send out a wave of press releases, Song Ge also personally contacted several cinema chains to discuss screening schedules bit by bit.

As many directors and filmmakers in the industry set their sights on the Lunar New Year box office, the one who reacted the most was Yu Dong.

Because the release date of Bona Investment Bank's "Great Shanghai" is tentatively scheduled for December 12th.

In fact, Yu Dong was a little unconfident before the film was scheduled.

I agreed to make a gangster movie on impulse, but later I realized that there is no market for this kind of thing!
Times have changed. Even if Chow Yun-fat is there, and even if the story takes place in Shanghai, the actor is no longer the Xu Wenqiang who fascinated everyone back then.

So Yu Dong has been worried about the schedule during this period.

There was even a rumor that Bona's "Great Shanghai" was going to change its release date.

In this way, time passed day by day, and "The Wandering Earth" also ushered in the day of its official completion! !
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(End of this chapter)