Chapter 493 News from South Korea

There are three truly professional film festivals in South Korea: Baeksang, Daejong and Blue Dragon.

The Qinglong Award is highly professional and has the highest value.

The Daejong Awards are administered by the South Korean government and have a long history.

The Baeksang Arts Awards is the only comprehensive award that not only recognizes movies, but also TV dramas, variety shows, etc.

As for the Busan Film Festival and the like, they are mostly commercial.

The review process of the Blue Dragon Award is conducted in a fair and transparent manner.

The review process is based on films released in South Korea in the past year, and candidate films are selected through online voting and the opinions of film experts.

The entire judging process is published in major newspapers. The entire judging activity is conducted in a closed space, and the winners’ names will be engraved on the trophies during the award ceremony.

The group of filmmakers in Chungmuro ​​were very pretentious. Seeing that CJ Entertainment had acquired Gu Wei's new script, they naturally wanted to get involved.

After CJ Company and Gu Wei signed the contract and returned to China, they immediately launched publicity.

"The latest script from the world's top director Gu Wei, 'New World' targets Qinglong and Dazhong."

"Choi Min-sik, one of the three leading actors in Chungmuro, announced that he has joined the crew of New World."

"CJ Entertainment announced that it has invited Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jung-jae, and Han Ji-hyo to join the cast of "New World."

"According to CJ Entertainment, Director Gu Wei will be traveling to South Korea in the near future to direct some scenes in the movie New World."

With a series of media publicity, this newly launched movie quickly occupied the front page headlines of South Korean entertainment reports.

The selected actors were also extremely excited. When interviewed by reporters, they said that they would put in 120% of their efforts to perform well in the film. They also expressed great anticipation for Gu Wei to direct some of the scenes.

After the specific news was passed back to China, netizens had something to say, "Some companies are just thinking about introducing Korean Wave. It would be better for them to learn from Xingchen Films and earn box office revenue from Hollywood and other countries."

"One moment Hollywood, the next Korea, Japan, do you have so much energy?"

In Huayi’s office, Wang Zhonglei saw the news online and said with a sour tone.

"Okay, everyone is trying to make money, just in different ways." Wang Zhongjun stopped Wang Zhonglei from speaking.

Hearing this, Wang Zhonglei, who was sitting opposite Wang Zhongjun, looked unhappy.

“Well, at the party two days ago, Ye Ning and the others promised that if Huayi Company withdrew from the producer alliance.

They will give us a movie and settle the bill using a tiered profit-sharing model, and the specific levels and proportions will be discussed later.

I was a little hesitant at the time and didn't agree immediately. Now I regret it a little bit." Wang Zhonglei mentioned this.

"Quit?"

Wang Zhongjun muttered to himself.

"Brother, what else can we do if we don't withdraw? Xiaogang has been urging the premiere of 1942, but the theater chain has been reluctant to agree. Han Sanping has been tricked by his subordinate company. I think this is hopeless."

Wang Zhonglei analyzed it point by point and what he said was true.

Wang Zhongjun, who was sitting opposite, glanced at Wang Zhonglei and seemed to have made up his mind. He sneered and said, "In that case, then agree to Ye Ning and the others, but we have to sign the contract first before announcing it to the public."

"Okay, then I'll do it right away, taking Xiaogang with me, and try to get the strongest support." Wang Zhonglei immediately became excited when he saw his elder brother agreed.

"Okay, let's do it."

.........

After returning from China Film, Gu Wei suddenly remembered something. It seemed that he was still the producer of "Parasite". Now that the filming has started for so long, it would be a bit inappropriate if he had not been there once.

He was also a little curious. The young lady had hardly contacted him recently, so he wondered if she was too immersed in the movie.

The more I think about it, the more likely it is. After all, Liu Yifei has some of the paranoia of a literary youth in her bones.

Even if he was going to the crew, Gu Wei had to go back to the company first to arrange some matters related to "The Wandering Earth".

After driving back, as soon as I arrived at the company, Song Ge came to the office with a rather unhappy look on his face.

"Director Gu, have you watched the news?"

"What's wrong?" Gu Wei asked back with some confusion.

"Huayi agreed to the theater chain's request and withdrew from the production and distribution alliance." Song Ge said.

Afterwards, Gu Wei picked up his phone and looked at it, and sure enough, he had guessed it right.

Huayi Company reached an agreement directly and privately with the theater chain.

Dozens of mainstream cinema chains including Wanda, New Film Association, Shanghai United, Jinhui Cinema Line, and several other cinema chains including the newly joined China Film Group and Shinkansen jointly issued an announcement:

"After a series of negotiations between the theater chain representatives and Huayi Film Group, Huayi Film Group officially withdrew from the distribution alliance, and its films were released as normal. 1942 will enjoy a box office revenue-sharing model."

At the same time, Huayi Company’s official website also issued an announcement:
“Appropriate compromise is for the healthy development of the industry.

Congratulations to Feng Xiaogang for signing a step-by-step incremental profit-sharing agreement for his film 1942.

As a representative of large film and television companies in the industry, Huayi’s official statement of withdrawal from the alliance has had a huge impact.

If no one cared about Yindu before, then everyone cannot but care about Huayi Company now.

No one in the entire film industry expected this result.

At this point, China Film Group Corporation's Han Sanping is in the process of rectifying its internal affairs, and no one is stepping forward to continue the integration.

The alliance of producers was completely broken. "Director Gu, what should we do now?" Song Ge asked directly after seeing Gu Wei finish reading the news.

"What should we do? Forget about it. Go talk to Ye Ning. We should also follow Huayi's treatment and increase the screening rate so that Lost in Thailand can participate in the tiered profit sharing."

"Okay, I'll go talk to him first and see what he means." Song Ge did not hesitate and went to do it immediately.

……

"Yifei, you are well-informed. Tell me quickly whether the online story about Mr. Pan is true or not."

"Yes, the woman cheated on Wang Dazhi. No matter how I look at it, I can't believe it."

"They really have the guts to say that. The worst part is that they even turned the tables and accused the man of alcoholism, drug abuse, and domestic violence. I really can't believe this."

Qin Hao, Chen Minghao, Yuan Quan and others gathered together during the break and chattered non-stop.

"It should be true. I heard Changchang tell me that the two of them were kissing passionately and were photographed by paparazzi..."

Liu Yifei kept talking and moving her hands and feet, her tone full of excitement.

The other people nearby were also listening attentively, and when they heard the inside information, they all had gossipy expressions on their faces.

Huairou Film and Television Base, "Parasite" crew, Gu Wei saw this scene as soon as he arrived, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly unconsciously.

Oh my god, I was worried about the young lady's condition, but now it seems that I was worrying for nothing.

Isn't this quite happy? There's no intention of getting stuck in it.

"Cough cough."

"Oh, Director Gu is here."

Yuan Quan was the first to react. He looked at the smiling Gu Wei and stood up and said.

"director."

"The director is here."

Qin Hao, Chen Minghao and others said hurriedly.

Afterwards, Liu Yifei immediately ran up to Gu Wei and said sweetly, "Why did you come here so suddenly? Have you finished your work at the company?"

"Hey, I'm not done yet, but I missed you, so I came here."

He pinched Liu Yifei's little face and said something lovingly.

"Humph, I thought someone only cared about work. You still have a conscience."

The two of them stayed together for a while, not caring at all about the teasing looks from Chen Minghao and others beside them.

After a while, Liu Yifei finally reacted and realized that there were other people next to her, and her character became popular.

"Director, you are the producer of this movie. Director Zhang was still talking about you a few days ago." The two of them came and sat down next to the crowd, and Qin Hao spoke first.

"I've wanted to come for a long time, but I was afraid of disturbing Director Zhang's filming. If I can't control my itchiness and start an argument with Director Zhang, I'm afraid you'll be in trouble." Gu Wei said with a smile.

“It’s okay to have an argument. We are all great directors. It’s called a collision of souls. Maybe it can make the movie better.” Chen Minghao is a man who knows how to talk. The phrase “collision of souls” is quite humorous.

"Where is Director Zhang?" After chatting for a while, Gu Wei asked about Zhang Yimou. He had not been seen since he came in.

Everyone looked at each other, and it was Liu Yifei who spoke up, "He's revising the script inside."

"Okay, I'll go take a look, you guys continue gossiping."

Seeing Gu Wei coming in, Zhang Yimou, who was originally writing and drawing, put down the pen in his hand and greeted him.

After the two sat down, Gu Wei glanced at each other and felt relieved. He was originally worried that Zhang Yimou was under too much pressure when filming this movie, but now it seems that he is in good spirits, even better than before.

……

At the same time, after the Huayi incident came out, Star Media was also very angry.

"Damn it, we all agreed to advance and retreat together, but they got scared first."

Qin Hong and the deputy general manager hated Wang Da and Wang Xiao so much that they wanted to slap each other in the face.

No matter how hateful it is, the Lunar New Year holiday is approaching and the plan to increase the box office revenue sharing ratio has failed, so naturally we have to consider what to do next.

"You go contact Ye Ning and the others. We also want to share the profits of The Banquet in a tiered manner. It doesn't matter if we suffer a little loss. I only have one request, which is to increase the number of screenings, at least more than 1942."

If Huayi is unkind, don't blame Xingmei for being unfair. Even if it means making less money, we must suppress "1942" this time. This is the only thought in Qin Hong's mind.

"Okay, Mr. Tan, I'll do it right away."

...

The news that Gu Wei appeared on the set of "Parasite" was immediately reported online.

The reporter also attached a video and photos. In the video, Gu Wei, Zhang Yimou, Liu Yifei and others appeared in a restaurant not far from the Huairou Film and Television Base. It seemed that they were having a group dinner.

Wow, the media reporters said it’s not easy!

Zhang Yimou's filming of this movie was strictly confidential, and it was usually difficult to obtain the materials. The other party did a very good job of keeping it confidential. The reporters who were lurking around the "Parasite" crew all complained that he should work in a government department instead of being a director.

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(End of this chapter)