Chapter 506: A Visit from the Other Side of the Ocean

"Gu, Director Gu."

Neither Xue Xiaolu nor Tong Liya expected that the crew of "Beijing Meets Seattle" filming in New York would actually welcome Gu Wei to visit the set.

It’s a coincidence that this movie is being filmed in New York now.

After leaving China, Xue Xiaolu and his team went straight to Vancouver, Canada for filming. However, due to extreme weather conditions, the film was only shot for less than a week before having to move to New York.

When Gu Wei came to the United States, he didn't know that his company actually had a movie being filmed in New York.

It was Ryder who reminded him, "Boss, now that things are almost settled, should we go visit the crew in New York?"

"Visiting? Whose movie?"

"Boss, that was the movie you invested in, don't you remember?"

After Reid's explanation, Gu Wei finally reacted, and the scene at the beginning happened.

The Empire State Building is one of the most famous and representative landmarks in the world. It was once rated as one of the "Seven Wonders of the Modern World" by the American Society of Civil Engineers, and was also selected as a "New York City Landmark" and a "National Historic Landmark" by the New York Landmarks Commission.

The filming location of "Beijing Meets Seattle" was naturally this building.

"Haha, Director Xue, Liya, you guys continue filming first. I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight."

Since Gu Wei came so suddenly, Xue Xiaolu did not make any arrangements in advance. When everyone saw Gu Wei appear on the crew, they were a little at a loss.

Some people hurriedly served tea and water, while others looked at each other eagerly, not knowing whether they should continue with the work at hand.

Seeing this, Gu Wei smiled and said.

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The entertainment news about domestic big stars is also varied and very interesting.

First, it was reported that Fan Binbin himself was involved in the investment and was going to shoot "The Empress of China".

It was later revealed that Zhang Ziyi once again consolidated her status as a big star with "The Grandmaster".

Her studio even revealed that Zhang Ziyi has been invited to star in several Hollywood movies recently. International Zhang's status has not declined at all.

When this topic came out, netizens were somewhat skeptical, and many people in the circle also had some doubts.

It wasn't until rumors spread that the so-called Hollywood blockbuster was just a Hollywood movie that hoped to invite two mainland actors to star and make money that netizens realized what was going on.

Isn’t this what they call a “bad movie”?

When it comes to bad movies, many people think that this is a unique feature of China, but in fact, even the bad movies in China are imitating Hollywood.

Due to regional and cultural differences, even box office hits receive mixed reviews.

But Hollywood is Hollywood. Even for bad movies, they are given a very literary name - the Golden Raspberry Award.

Among them, there are two movies that are most worth mentioning. One is "Battlefield Earth" released in 2000. The ending is the same as the original novel "Post-Apocalyptic History". Human beings won, but the film investors cried!
The film lost $5000 million, or about 3 million RMB, in 00, which made Warner Bros. so angry that they threw the sequel plan into the trash.

The second one is "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn", which was released last year.

Haha, you read that right.

If the first "Twilight" brought vampire movies to their peak, then "Breaking Dawn" brought them to their lowest point.

This is the final chapter of "Twilight", and not only is the ending bad, but the ending is also perfunctory.

It is worth mentioning that this is the most expensive film in the “Twilight” series, with the producers spending 1.315 million US dollars!
I suspect the crew used it to travel at their expense...

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Let’s talk about the crew of “Beijing Meets Seattle”.

"Director Gu is coming to visit the set today, and he has booked a banquet at the hotel next door. Anyone who wants to join us can go directly over after shooting this set of shots."

All crew members, whether actors or logistics team, cheered.

"Prepare, act!"

I have to say that there is indeed a big difference between male directors and female directors when making movies.

Like Gu Wei himself, because he is used to big scenes, he doesn't care much about the details of some commercial films, and only cares about the subtleties of art films.

Xue Xiaolu is different. Even when she is working on a commercial film, she is very cautious about the details. If the look in the eyes of the male or female protagonist does not satisfy her, she will most likely do it again.

Due to Gu Wei's arrival, Xue Xiaolu hurriedly decided to call it a day after finishing the remaining two shots.

Gu Wei specifically ordered the hotel to prepare the evening banquet in advance. Not only were domestic chefs in charge of the cuisine, but considering the staffing issue, an entire floor of the hotel was booked for convenience.

"Director Gu, I'm actor Wu Xiubo, and I'd like to toast you."

"Director Gu, I am the actor Hai Qing, and I salute you..."

It must be said that the domestic drinking culture has a far-reaching influence. When Gu Wei saw some foreigners holding glasses to toast, he suddenly realized that he should bring Leonardo, Matt Damon, Will Smith and others to learn from him.

When Gu Wei organizes another party later, a group of Hollywood stars will line up to toast him. That scene will be quite interesting to imagine.

In this way, both the guests and the hosts had a great time during the meal, and at the end, Xue Xiaolu even suggested that everyone take a group photo together.

In her words, "It's a rare opportunity to take advantage of Director Gu's fame today, so posting this photo can be seen as a pre-heating for the movie."

At the same time, the sky in China had just brightened.

Unlike the happy main creators of "Beijing Meets Seattle", Ning Hao was already on the verge of rage.

In the movie "Chinese Partners", the three main male protagonists, including the female protagonist Tang Yan, were all selected by Ning Hao himself.

Ning Hao paid a lot for this movie, and the performances of Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Lei Jiayin and Tang Yan did not disappoint his efforts. The film went smoothly from preparation to the start of shooting.

But the peaceful situation came to an end with Sun Li's noise in the crew.

In addition to the male and female protagonists who were selected by Ning Hao, in line with the idea of ​​keeping the wealth within the family, most of the other supporting roles were guest appearances by artists under the 18th Company.

Jiang Yiyan, an artist under Wang Jinghua, naturally participated in it.

But it was not until Sun Li came over that Ning Hao found out about the private affair between Deng Chao and Jiang Yiyan. Many people in the crew saw it but did not tell him.

In everyone's subconscious mind, this kind of relationship between men and women happening in a filming crew is a very common thing.

In the original time and space, Deng Chao and Jiang Yiyan hooked up during the filming of "The Four 2". In the end, the quarrel became known to everyone, and Sun Li even threatened to ban the other party.

But now the incident happened in the crew of Xingchen Film and Television Company. Sun Li didn't dare to say the word "banned", but it was still okay for her to come over and make a big fuss.

"Director Ning, what should we do now? Should we talk to the boss and ask him to come forward and say hello to the media to suppress the matter?" The assistant director of the crew suggested.

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're asking the director to step in for such a trivial matter. I'm too embarrassed to even speak up."

Ning Hao said while suppressing his anger.

"So what should we do now? This is a big deal, don't let it affect the normal filming of the crew."

"Haha, in my opinion, both of them should just get the hell out of here. They keep causing these messes every day." Ning Hao sneered.

"Okay, no matter how many problems there are, they still need to be resolved. Otherwise, if the other party keeps making trouble, we will be the ones who will be embarrassed." Xing Aina said to her man in a bad mood.

"You guys go ahead if you want to. I don't argue with women, especially when they're angry."

After hearing what Ning Hao said, Xing Aina had already thought about how to torture the other party that night.

In the end, it was the producer Chen Guofu and Xing Aina who came to visit the set who stepped in to persuade Sun Li to go back.

At the same time, Jiang Yiyan, who played a supporting role, was also "invited" out of the crew by Ning Hao. In his words, the temple was too small to accommodate this great god.

Even though Wang Jinghua came forward to plead for him, Ning Hao remained unmoved.

"Sister Hua, if neither of you leaves, can this problem be solved?"

"Then why not let Deng Chao..." Wang Jinghua didn't say anything when the words came to her lips. After all, she understood the importance of the protagonist and supporting roles. What's more, Deng Chao had a movie invested by his company that had not been released yet. Comparing the two, it is natural that the weaker one should leave.

"Director Ning, why don't you give Yi Yan another chance? She knows she's wrong." Wang Jinghua played the emotional card and continued to plead.

"Haha, a dog can't change... there's no cat that doesn't eat fish. As long as the two of them are in the same crew, they can't stop."

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The industry is not concerned about Sun Li's disturbance on the set of "Chinese Partners".

Or perhaps the matter was handled very well by Chen Guofu, not many people knew about it, and it did not continue to ferment online.

Everyone's attention is still on the "Hollywood Big Six" bringing "The Wandering Earth" to North America, and most of them are filled with envy, jealousy, and regret.

But the fans, especially the vast number of "spiritual shareholders", were extremely excited.

The North American market, wouldn’t it be possible to break the record set by “Hero”?

For a long time, Chinese-language films have been in a state of starting high and ending low overseas!
Take "Hero" for example. This movie was released in China in 02.

But now, ten years have passed, and no Chinese-language film shot in the mainland has been able to break its box office record in North America. It has even declined to the point of "disappearing". For many domestic audiences and filmmakers, it is a pity and even a pain in their hearts!

Now that "The Wandering Earth" is favored by the "Six Major Hollywood Film Producers", it is expected to be released on a large scale in mainstream theaters in Europe and the United States. It is a foregone conclusion that it will break the box office records of "Hero" and even "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in North America.

If we think about it more deeply, if there are six or seven thousand cinemas opening, wouldn’t the global box office of "The Wandering Earth" be at an incredible level?
When thinking about this, many movie fans felt a surge of adrenaline.

They keep recommending "The Wandering Earth" to people around them. Even though the movie will take some time to be released, it does not affect its popularity at all.

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(End of this chapter)