Chapter 507: Come to play a female gorilla?
What happened in the domestic film industry spread to Hollywood.

However, this matter was not about the crew of "Partners", so it had little impact. Even if Gu Wei knew about it, he didn't take it to heart. After all, the entertainment industry, to put it bluntly, is just about those trivial things between men and women mixed with carnal desires!

What made Gu Wei attach so much importance to it must be another big thing.

Led by director Xie Fei, a large number of well-known directors including Jiang Wen, Jia Zhangke, Lou Ye, Li Shaohong, and Tian Zhuangzhuang jointly submitted an application to the General Administration.

The application contained only one item, which was to replace the film censorship system with a film rating system.

Afterwards, many directors told reporters bluntly that the censorship system is a legacy of the planned economy and a bad habit that restricts market prosperity, stifles ideological exploration, and wastes administrative resources.

The commotion was indeed quite big, even Gu Wei who was far away in Hollywood was affected.

Not to mention that netizens encouraged Gu Wei to participate, even Jiang Wen called him.

"Brother, I hope you can join us and apply to the Film Bureau together."

"Haha, I'm abroad and can't participate even if I want to. Forget it." Gu Wei tactfully rejected Jiang Wen's proposal.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei felt a little relieved that he was not in the country, otherwise he would have been forced to express his opinion.

In his opinion, this matter will be of no use at all. If the country really passes a grading system, it is estimated that none of the privileged classes and capitalists will be able to sleep peacefully.

If these directors don't ridicule them to death, I'm afraid that by then mainland China will dare to make films even better than South Korea!

Due to national conditions, everything has to be under control. Some things just cannot be filmed and there is no room for negotiation.

Otherwise, are Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang and the others all fools? They were silent.

In addition to Gu Wei, Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige and others were also invited.

Sure enough, just as he guessed, several big directors did not respond at all, and did not even dare to say a word directly.

Even Ning Hao, who had suffered a loss, used the excuse that the crew was busy with work and declined to be disturbed by reporters, and did not mention the matter at all.

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After returning from visiting the set in New York, Gu Wei went to Warner Bros. again.

The "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" film series is one of Warner's more important projects.

Gu Wei also heard Mike's introduction and saw it with his own eyes and found out that Warner Bros. had indeed invested more than tens of millions of US dollars in producing some related special effects shots.

But there’s something interesting about this movie: there’s no need to rush into casting.

"Gu, we don't need to choose those Hollywood superstars, because in the end, the gorillas are the protagonists."

"Indeed." According to the discussion between the two parties, the total investment in this film is about 100 million US dollars. Compared with other blockbusters, this cost is not high.

And since there is no need to invite superstars to join, more than 90% of the funds will eventually be used for special effects production. This alone makes "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" in no way inferior to any special effects blockbuster of the same type.

After all, if one really wants to invite two or three actors of the same level as Leonardo DiCaprio and Will Smith to join, the salary alone might cost 50 or 60 million US dollars.

After depositing the first sum of 20 million US dollars into Warner's account, Gu Wei went to Disney and DreamWorks respectively to check on the progress of the two animated films.

It has to be said that compared with Disney and DreamWorks, domestic animated films still have a long way to go.

As a filmmaker, Gu Wei sometimes has to make a few comments on Leonardo's behalf.

This year's Golden Globe Awards ceremony ended successfully. The movie "Django Unchained" was nominated for Best Feature Film at the 70th Golden Globe Awards, and Quentin Tarantino was nominated for Best Director.

In addition, the actors in the film were also nominated, Christoph Waltz was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Leonardo Dicaprio was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and Quentin Tarantino was also nominated for Best Screenplay.

As a result, Quentin Tarantino won the Best Screenplay Award, and Christoph Waltz, who was nominated for Supporting Actor for "Django Unchained" along with Leonardo, won the award directly.

Poor Leonardo, he fainted in the toilet from crying.

"Fuck."

When he saw Leonardo appear in front of him again, Gu Wei cursed.

It's only been a few days since I last saw him, and Leonardo has gained a lot of weight.

Eat feed?

Gu Wei was very curious.

Gu Wei didn't know whether Leonardo ate the feed or not, but when the two of them ate together, he was shocked by Leonardo's appetite.

“Honestly, Leon, I think if you weren’t a star, it would be difficult for you to have a full stomach according to your current condition.”

Ignoring Gu Wei's teasing, Leonardo continued to show off his big piece of steak.

"Gu, I can't wait to shoot this movie. To be honest, I've never been so eager."

"Let's sign the agreement right after dinner." Gu Wei couldn't bear to let the old Li, who was getting fatter, wait any longer.

Hearing this, Leonardo's eyes lit up, "Waiter, two more steaks, medium rare."

As soon as the waiter came over, Gu Wei said quietly, "This meal is on you."

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A day later, Tomorrow Star Films and Appian Way held a joint press conference to announce the latest project. The film "Wilderness Hunter" was officially approved, with an investment cost of up to 80 million US dollars.

Directed by top director Gu Wei, Hollywood superstar Leonardo plays the leading role.

"This film has only one goal, and that is the Academy Awards next year."

Hearing Gu Wei's confident words, Leonardo couldn't help but tighten his bulging belly. "Yes, I am very confident and believe in Gu's ability. Friends and fans, see you at the Oscars next year."

The reporters at the scene were already getting agitated, and many of them were even wondering if this great director from China could stay in Hollywood forever.

First it was several major Hollywood companies, and now top star Leonardo is involved.

Now, we have news material that will last until the Oscars!
"Gu, when will this movie be released?"

"Around March, the shooting won't take too long." Gu Wei calculated the schedule, removed the New Year and the engagement, and added the time for the early preparations for the film, and gave an approximate date.

at the same time.

After Adam Ferguson, president of Universal Pictures, saw the report of Gu Wei and Leonardo's interview, a bold idea suddenly came to his mind.

Then Adam Ferguson called in director Spielberg.

After the two met, they got straight to the point. Adam Ferguson said directly, "Speer, what do you think about us asking Gu to direct Jurassic Park IV?"

"Gu?"

Spielberg didn't seem to have guessed Adam Ferguson's thoughts, and said hesitantly, "Does he have time? And Gu's director's salary is not low."

You should know that after several movies like "The Day After Tomorrow", "Interstellar" and "2012", Gu Wei's director quotation in North America is definitely in the top tier.

"Of course I know, but do we have anyone better? We can't invite Quentin Taranti or Martin Scorsese to direct it."

Although the latter two directors are quite famous in Hollywood, the films they directed are extremely distinctive and it is difficult for ordinary people to learn from them.

Considering choosing Gu Wei to direct the "Jurassic" series of films was also a helpless choice for Universal Pictures.

As it stands, Kennedy, who was involved in previous Jurassic projects, has confirmed his departure and is preparing for his Star Wars sequel.

Johnston is busy with Captain America.

As for Spielberg, he has no interest in the "Jurassic" series.

Looking around, there are really not many directors who can take over this big IP.

Hearing this, Spielberg also shook his head, just like the movie "Lincoln", which was directly complained by fans, "This must have been shot by Spielberg, because the whole movie has that temperament from beginning to end."

Spielberg felt that if he directed "Jurassic Park" again, he would most likely ruin this classic series of films.

"I heard that Gu and Warner are preparing for the 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' series. I guess they will most likely not accept our invitation." Spielberg thought of the reports from the previous two days and said uncertainly.

“We have to try to know if it works. Perhaps we should invite the other party to come over.

You can even release the news in China in advance. You know, the Chinese people value honor very much. Maybe the other party will agree directly for the sake of face."

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At this time, Gu Wei naturally had no idea what Adam Ferguson was thinking.

After the press conference for "The Wasteland Hunter", Gu Wei fully felt his current status in Hollywood.

You can imagine that countless filmmakers and investment companies are waving their money and want to get in on the action.

Countless actresses said in soft and delicate voices that they would pay any price to be able to star in this movie.

In the end, Gu Wei chose to refuse, at least he directly refused the offer of being an actress.

This movie is a male-centered movie with very few female characters. Gu Wei will not suddenly modify the script and forcibly add a female lead just for a certain woman here.

If this happened at the Oscars and "The Wasteland Hunter" won the Best Actress award directly, Leonardo DiCaprio would probably want to die.

After rejecting the actresses in Hollywood, the domestic side was much easier after I talked to Song Ge.

On the same day, the official Weibo account of Xingchen Film and Television Company updated the news.

A group of female celebrities were instantly disappointed when they saw the post on Weibo.

Movies with male protagonists and not accepting mainland actresses are two direct death sentences for them, making all their previous efforts go to waste.

For ordinary artists, being rejected is just being rejected, but for those big stars, being rejected is just because they don’t have enough bargaining chips.

Just like that, when Fan Binbin called Gu Wei and asked about the movie that he was co-producing with Warner Bros.

Gu Wei said directly, "Come over and play the female gorilla?"

Hearing this, Fan Binbin was stunned. A female gorilla?
Is the taste so strong?

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(End of this chapter)