Chapter 512 Another Lost in Thailand?
After the premiere of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", several films in February are ready to be released.

At the same time, Gu Wei went directly to the crew of "Parasite".

Firstly, it was to "bring back" Liu Yifei. After all, it was near the end of the year, and Zhang Yimou knew that the two were going to get engaged after the new year. No matter how anxious he was about filming the movie, he still had to leave enough time to prepare for the engagement, not to mention that it was a good day for his boss and the "boss's lady".

Secondly, I am also going to take a look at the progress of this film and some of the finished effects. After all, Gu Weike is still the producer.

If Zhang Yimou really made major changes during the filming process, Gu Wei would definitely have to intervene, even if the director was a national master.

Similar to the last time he came here, Gu Wei chose to enter the shooting location alone and in a low-key manner.

But this time, we didn’t see the scene of the young lady chatting about gossip with Yuan Quan and others. When they arrived at the scene, they were shooting the street scene and the luxury house.

In the original time and space, the villa in the film, which is surrounded by garden landscapes and is said to be designed by a famous architect, does not exist in reality.

Now, with sufficient funds, the crew has temporarily built a villa for filming.

"Shh." Gu Wei's appearance was naturally recognized by the on-site staff, so he made a gesture, indicating everyone to keep quiet.

At this point, the layout of the house and the movements of the actors had already been clearly arranged by Zhang Yimou.

It took a lot of effort to build this shooting location. Director Zhang Yimou didn't know much about architectural design, but he insisted on doing it according to his own ideas, which really drove the designer crazy.

So after seeing Director Zhang's plan that violated architectural rules, the art director was almost about to say, "What garbage is this?"

After repeated discussions, everyone reached a consensus that the original intention of setting up the set was to tell a story and make a good film, not to really move in and live.

So the film's art director Li Jun led the team to create an "open architectural scene" specifically for the film from scratch.

The first floor, second floor and basement, which seem to be integrated, are all built separately. The two-story building on the outside was chosen to be synthesized later, which makes it more convenient.

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At the same time, the mainland is now actively selecting the new four little beauties online.

Yang Mi, Yang Ying, Su Chang, Liu Shishi, Ni Ni, Jing Tian, ​​Tong Liya and others are all popular candidates.

It has been several years since the last selection of the Four Little Flowers. In the past few years, Liu Yifei has been promoted to a big star by starring in several Hollywood blockbusters. She has also become a capital in the circle and naturally was not considered in the selection.

Many netizens believe that Tong Liya from Xingchen Film and Television is a popular candidate for the rising young actress in the past two years.

In the past two years, Tong Liya has become very popular thanks to TV dramas and movies, and is in no way inferior to Yang Mi, Liu Shishi and others of the same age.

Huang Shengyi, who was once the leader of the Four Little Flower Actresses, has fallen to the point of riding on the popularity of sketch actors. Naturally, she was the first one to be excluded from the evaluation this time.

Wang Luodan, who was once very popular, has gone astray and has fallen to the back of the second line. In addition, there is someone who looks similar at Huayi Company, so his career is even more difficult now.

There is only one Yang Mi, who still maintains high exposure and commercial value and is considered a popular first-line actress.

Jing Tian originally successfully rose to first-line status with her role as the female lead in "The Forbidden Kingdom", but her development has been in the opposite direction due to the failure of several of her movies in the past two years.

As for Su Chang, even though she herself does not like hype, but with her works and roles as the leading actresses, she now has the potential to become a big star.

As for Liu Shishi, she became a first-line actress thanks to the popularity of "Startling by Each Step" and "Chinese Paladin III", but the movie "Sad Fairy Tale" completely exposed her weakness in the film industry.

So much so that Yang Mi's fans, while praising their own actress, mocked, ridiculed and secretly vilified Liu Shishi.

Tangren Film and Television Company naturally fought back immediately, and the two sides began a new round of exposing each other's dirty laundry.

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February 2th is the 7th day of the twelfth lunar month in traditional Chinese festival.

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has officially been released and is now available in major theaters across the country.

The first-day screening rate was 34.43%, and it took in 7650 million.

It exceeded 200 million in the next three days, and this speed once again shocked all the major filmmakers in the industry.

Especially on the day before the Spring Festival, the single-day box office exceeded 100 million.

"Another 'Lost in Thailand'?" Many filmmakers lamented.

As a result, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" became the second domestic film, after the works of Xingchen Film and Television Company, to have a single-day box office of over 100 million yuan.

Of course, in addition to the good box office results, the film has a relatively average reputation.

Netizens have made comments one after another, such as the special effects are mediocre, the plot is old-fashioned, it is not suitable for children, and the battle scenes are copied from video games, and the media is full of accusations.

But the film's distributor, Huayi Company, didn't care about all this at all. They were already very happy. After all, they lost too much money on "1942".

The Lunar New Year box office battle with Xingchen Film and Television Company was lost miserably.

This time, thanks to "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", I finally got some face back!
At the same time, some media reported that Chinese-language special effects blockbusters are finally no longer the domain of Xingchen Film and Television Company.

The visual effects of movies produced by Huayi Films are no less than those of Xingchen Films.

But this is pure nonsense. There is no need for Song Ge and others to respond. Netizens simply took out some clips from "2012" and "Interstellar" and slapped Huayi Company in the face.

But Huayi Company is no pushover. The internet trolls it hired bluntly stated that the special effects of the two films were made by Hollywood and could not be considered domestic blockbusters.

As a result, many fans of Star Films and Gu Wei tagged Gu Wei on Weibo and asked when "The Wandering Earth" would be released?
Qi Lingyun: "Even if the release date hasn't been decided, the trailer will be released anyway."

Tiger climbing a tree: "There is also a global promotion song, please release it quickly."

In addition to competing in special effects, some senior filmmakers said online:

"In the future, there will be many unfamiliar names on the list of directors with box office revenues exceeding 1 billion yuan. The golden age of Chinese-language films has arrived."

I have to say, this can be considered a kind of prophecy.

After all, no one could have imagined that within a few years, main theme films and comedy films alone would be able to easily rake in billions at the box office.

As a result, various reports came out frequently, all of which put the names of Zhou Xingchi, Gu Wei and Xu Zheng together, and compared "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" with "Lost in Thailand" and "2012".

Then Zhou Xingchi naturally suffered a loss, and the box office performance was actually a little worse than that in another time and space.

At this time, Gu Wei had already taken Liu Yifei away from the "Parasite" crew and was preparing for their engagement after the New Year.

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The selection of the new four little beauties is the most watched event in the entertainment industry recently.

Although it seems that there are many actresses and female stars selected, the situation has actually become somewhat clear.

Huayi Company vigorously promoted Yang Ying, but was often ridiculed by netizens.

"Haha, what works does she have? She can only act pretentiously? Actresses who can't even control their facial expressions are really rare in the industry!" "The two "Tai Chi" series have caused Huayi to suffer huge losses. How big a heart must it have to be to continue to support it."

Although many netizens posted mocking posts, no one in the circle dared to laugh at it. Who would dare to offend the prosperous Huayi Company and Huang Xiaoming, who has connections throughout the film and television circles?

The answer is of course no.

Cai Yinong mobilized the entire company and hired a "water army Dudu" to directly push Liu Shishi all the way up, causing the entire Internet to be filled with related announcements about her.

As for Ni Yi, although he has the support of Feng Shaofeng's team, the other party's series of performances since joining the 18th Company have made Zhang Yimou very unhappy. Without the support of the national teacher and Wang Jinghua and others, the prospects are not very optimistic.

All in all, this year's selection of Hua Dan is more commercial in nature, and the competition is most likely based on background, backing, and capital, while works have become secondary.

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At this time last year, China Film Group invested in the project "The Crossing". Now, a year has passed, and the producer has finally announced that the film is about to start shooting.

"Gu Wei, I can't help you with the investment, but I have already made an agreement with several producers. If your company has a role they want, the crew can send you an audition invitation."

"Mr. Han, there's really no need. Actually, they are all very busy." Gu Wei said directly, which made Han Sanping a little depressed.

"This is a big movie divided into two parts. We have held several seminars and everyone agrees that this movie is no less than the foreign movie "Titanic". Don't you really consider selecting a few actors to star in it?" Although he was depressed, Han Sanping still continued to ask.

"I really don't have it here. Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Han." Gu Wei replied politely.

"Okay, if that's the case, then forget it." The investment failed to attract Gu Wei, and now the other party doesn't like the role he is offered. What's going on? Did the entertainment industry suddenly change overnight?

"Well, then I won't bother Mr. Han."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei shook his head and mourned for Han Sanping in his heart.

"After the box office comes out, Mr. Han, you have to be strong."

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Unlike young actresses who are paying attention to the selection of the "Four Little Flowers", the older actresses are all eyeing big directors, big productions and Hollywood.

Li Binbin has had smooth sailing in the past two years, as if he had successfully boarded the Hollywood train.

"Resident Evil 5" has been confirmed to be introduced into China and will be released in mid-March.

At this moment, she has been cast in another big movie.

"Hollywood production giant, Paramount Pictures announced that mainland first-line actress Li Binbin will star in the fourth film of the Transformers series, and the film will officially start shooting in February."

There is a new topic in the film and television industry, and in recent news reports, Li Binbin has indeed suppressed Fan Binbin's momentum.

After all, whether it is "Resident Evil" or "Transformers", in terms of shooting cost and popularity, they are much better than the other two movies.

Another big star, Zhang Ziyi, made a comeback with "The Grandmaster", but lost her Hollywood resources and can only work around the country.

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As the year draws to a close, Xingchen Film and Television Company has also started to close for holidays.

But Gu Wei still stayed in the company for a day to arrange the subsequent special effects work of "The Wandering Earth".

After the Spring Festival, it won’t be long before he has time to focus on post-production special effects.

The New Year is really approaching, and there is constant news in the film and television industry and the entertainment circle.

First, Xu Zheng was scolded by a ruffian named Zhou, who used all kinds of dirty words.

Afterwards, mainland Golden Palm Award-winning director Chen Kai also encountered a big incident. A netizen posted online, questioning whether "Tea Princess" was filmed by Chen Kai himself.

For a time, this topic sparked discussion in the entire film industry.

"After making movies for decades, the highest honor is questioned. Anyone would be furious." Song Ge said cheerfully while watching the online news.

"Haha, based on Director Chen's personality, he will most likely sue again." Gu Wei said directly.

The two chatted for a while, and then Gu Wei called Song Ge, Chen Guofu, Wang Chen, Jiang Xueruo and others.

Everyone discussed the company's future development plans and new investment plans in the office.

Because starting from 2013, this year, Internet giants will successively enter the film and television industry, and the film and television industry is about to undergo a reshuffle, and upper-level resources will inevitably begin to reorganize and integrate.

After all, Tai Chi Ma had made a naked announcement before, and another giant of Penguin also expressed his interest in the film industry in a recent interview.

Many company CEOs in the industry feel that a new era of Internet capital is about to come.

To be honest, this is actually normal. Internet companies need to expand their industrial chain, find new growth space and expand their business territory to raise their valuations or paint a rosy picture for investors.

The domestic film industry is growing at a rapid pace, and it is difficult for giants with large amounts of funds and resources on hand, as well as broadcast platforms or large user resources to covet this piece of cake.

The first thing the Internet does is to talk about money and big productions.

It is estimated that the culture that many normal people cannot understand and comprehend will begin to enter the budding stage this year.

This is the trend of the times, and there is no right or wrong. However, after ten years of development, Gu Wei can confidently say, "No matter who comes into this circle, Xingchen Film and Television Company will always be the leader in the industry."

"Director Gu, I have something to report to you. The first batch of domestic film subsidies has been announced, and Lost in Thailand was not selected."

Song Ge took a document and spoke first.

"How is this thing reviewed? I'm a little curious."

It’s not that Gu Wei cares about the subsidy money. To be honest, he doesn’t really care about hundreds of millions.

In fact, subsidies for domestic films were created to ease conflicts among producers, distributors and cinema chains who were unhappy about profit sharing.

"It is said that they will increase support for 3D, high-tech films, and films with average box office but excellent content."

"It's nothing wrong that 'Lost in Thailand' was not selected. Which movies were selected?" Gu Wei said with a smile.

"Tai Chi 1 and The Banquet, these three movies..."

After hearing Song Ge's answer, Gu Wei waved his hand and didn't want to listen any more.

"Haha, they are quite good at dividing the cake. They don't give the ones with more box office revenue to others, but also take care of their own people. They know how to have fun."

After saying this, the meeting got down to business.

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(End of this chapter)