Chapter 543 Everyone Wants to Take Advantage

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Gu Wei was on the set of "The Revenant" and had a phone call with Song Ge in his free time. He was a little surprised to learn that "Special Identity" surpassed "So Young" in box office.

Especially when I learned that the final box office of this movie might not exceed 300 million, I couldn't help but give Song Ge a thumbs up.

You should know that this film was a box office hit in its original time and space, and was considered a typical representative of domestic youth campus themes. After "So Young", this type of film became really popular.

Now, thanks to the cooperation of various water armies, Zhao Yanzi's arrogance has been hit. It is hard to say whether the youth film craze will continue to appear in the mainland in the future.

However, according to Gu Wei's speculation, the impact should not be significant. After all, this movie was invested less than 100 million yuan. It can only be said that the profit is not as much as in the original time and space, but it is still profitable.

In today's mainland market, with the entry of Hollywood blockbusters, being able to make a profit represents market recognition.

As for the little tricks Song Ge used, Gu Wei didn't care at all.

"I wonder if it will affect the relationship between the two sides if Guangxian finds out about our tampering later." Knowing the relationship between his boss and Wang Changtian, Song Ge naturally mentioned it in advance as a precaution.

"Old Song, you're just overthinking this. You think Wang Changtian is a fool. I guess he has already figured it out."

In the crew, Gu Wei took his cell phone and went to a deserted place not far away to talk.

"Will the cooperation between the two sides be affected in the future?" Song Ge asked.

Gu Wei shook his head and said to the phone: "No, the other party is not a fool, he knows which side is lighter and which side is heavier."

To be honest, with Wang Changtian's years of experience in the circle and his shrewdness, he would naturally understand it after thinking about it.

In this incident, the company was able to mobilize the Internet army, manipulate the media, and deal with the theater chains. Which company in the industry can do this?

It was precisely because of this that Gu Wei concluded that Big Wang had to swallow this loss in silence. Otherwise, after falling out with Xingchen Pictures, the future losses of Guangguang would be more than just this.

After the two chatted for a while, Song Ge mentioned the special edition of "Iron Man 3" again.

Fan Binbin has been badly criticized in the mainland these days, and was even ridiculed by netizens as the "most expensive plug-in."

As we all know, the box office share of Hollywood imported blockbusters released in mainland China has been increased to 25%. Although it has nearly doubled compared to the previous 13%, it is not as cost-effective as simply putting on a vest and releasing it as a mainland movie, which has a 43% share of the box office.

The cause of the incident was that some netizens discovered that the length of "Iron Man 3" released in China was increased by three minutes, and the content included an additional Fan Binbin, but there were no other easter eggs.

Marvel's profits almost doubled, with Iron Man's box office share increasing from 25% to 43%.

Now, in addition to netizens, major film and television companies in the circle can no longer sit still. What you are doing is purely a domestic act of fleecing the sheep.

So, under the guidance of "professionals" in the industry, everyone started to criticize Fan Binbin and Marvel.

"DMG Group, as the distributor of Iron Man 3, has already angered the public by doing this." Song Ge was in China, so he naturally had first-hand information.

"Did President Han cause them any trouble?" Gu Wei asked. After all, Han Sanding had been restricting too many Hollywood blockbusters from entering the mainland, but the one that suffered the most from the other party's actions was China Film.

"No, it looks like Mr. Han will most likely retire this year, so he won't have the energy to deal with these things." Song Ge replied.

For a moment, Gu Wei felt dazed. Time passed so quickly without him noticing.

Hearing that Gu Wei's tone was a little bored, Song Ge hung up the phone at the right time.

Just after hanging up the phone, Gu Wei got another call. He picked it up and saw it was from Warner?
After the call was connected, Mike, the head of Warner, said directly to Gu Wei: "Gu Wei, we agree that half of the scenes of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" will be filmed and produced in China, but our core members must still be used."

After hearing this, Gu Wei was also delighted. Ever since Warner announced the latest technology, he had been thinking about getting it for free and learning a little bit, so he made this suggestion. Unexpectedly, the other party agreed.

Although Gu Wei's Rising Star Films Company invested more in this movie than Warner, the core technology was provided by the other party, and there was no stipulation when signing the contract that the film must be shot in the mainland, so even Gu Wei could not force the other party. He could only put forward his own suggestions and the two sides discussed it.

"You have made a good decision. I think you will definitely make a lot of money." Gu Wei said.

"Of course, we are very optimistic about the Chinese film market, but we have a small request. We want "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" to share the box office revenue with "Iron Man 3." Mike agreed to the request.

Hearing this, Gu Wei paused and did not give a positive answer on the phone.

After all, by the time "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is released, Han Sanping will definitely have retired, and he is not sure he can handle this matter.

Mike was naturally a little disappointed that he didn't get a positive answer, but it was just a regret. After all, Warner was still counting on Gu Wei to direct the movie as soon as possible.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Gu Wei's face look unhappy after hanging up the phone, Liu Yifei asked with concern.

"Nothing..." Before he could finish his sentence, the phone rang.

Wow, when he saw that it was a call from Disney, Gu Wei suddenly remembered that the other party invited Liu Yifei to do dubbing, and they might also want to find their own way.

After the call was connected, the two sides exchanged a few pleasantries, and the Disney person in charge told Gu Wei the scheduled time.

Then, the other party said: "But Gu, I need you to do me a small favor."

Gu Wei had already guessed it, but he suppressed his temper and joked, "You said, except for continuing to invest, there is no problem?" Robert, the head of Disney, said, "In the box office share of Life of Pi, the distribution company required us to pay 8% value-added tax.

This is something we absolutely cannot agree to, if you can help us solve it..."

When Gu Wei heard this, he cursed in his heart, fuck, are you asking me to be a traitor?

Everyone has seen what happened to Huayi Company's traitors.

Also, is this something I can intervene in? After all, no matter how good my relationship with Han Sanping is, this is a real benefit.

Gu Wei barely thought about it and refused decisively: "Robert, this matter is not something I can interfere with. I can only express my apologies.

As for Frozen 2, I don’t want any surprises.”

Robert hung up the phone disappointedly.

Afterwards, Gu Wei wanted to call Han Sanping to tell him about the situation, but then he changed his mind and decided not to do it. It would be bad if he was misunderstood, so he simply gave up.

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In China, although Fan Binbin was criticized, it still did not affect the box office of "Iron Man 3".

This movie, together with "Special Identity" and "Provence", almost monopolized the entire box office market, occupying more than eight floors of screenings.

As for "So Young", its average daily box office is in the millions.

According to this trend, there is no hope of a box office of 300 million.

Maybe just over 200 million, and the lighting is just right.

Wang Changtian was so angry, but just as Gu Wei thought, after he understood it, he could do nothing and had given up completely.

On the contrary, Zhao Yanzi did not give up. She even used her own daughter for publicity.

She directly posted a photo of her daughter on Weibo, with the caption: "I feel guilty towards my daughter. Not having time to accompany her is my biggest regret."

Although many fans resonated with her Weibo and supported her.

But the box office did not improve.

And those actors who used to go out for social events at night have stopped one by one. Now there are less than 10% left. Is there any point in continuing to be "ravaged"?
Some of them even didn't want to go to roadshows. After all, once they showed up, media reporters would ask them about their opinions of Lu Chuan.

They also didn't expect that Lu Chuan would be so tough and responded to their words lightly with a single sentence: "What do a few kids know?"

With just one sentence, he directly described several people as children, and what he said was naturally a joke.

I have to say that Lu Chuan is much smarter when he is not making movies than when he is making movies.

But in "Special Identity", the scene is completely different.

After the box office successfully exceeded 300 million, it continued to sprint towards 400 million.

Director Wuershan is in a good mood. He enjoys eating and his waist and legs no longer hurt.

While being interviewed by Sina Entertainment, he continued to introduce interesting stories about the filming of the movie while also reading netizens' film reviews on the spot.

He naturally accepted the positive reviews and was humble in the face of negative reviews. He also promoted the new movie "Painted Skin 3" that was being prepared, hoping that everyone would support it after the movie was released.

For example, a netizen named Qi Lingyun commented that the fighting scenes in "Special Identity" were okay, but the story was too old-fashioned and had no novelty.

Wu Ershan was not angry, but said cheerfully: "The golden age of action movies was the 1980s and 1990s, but the glorious past has also made it difficult for action movies to innovate now..."

After Wuershan finished the interview, Jingtian was also asked a lot of questions. The question the host asked most was naturally about netizens praising her for her improved acting skills, which were much better than before.

Upon hearing this, Jingtian felt relieved all over. On the one hand, he said that Director Wuershan was very capable and that he had followed his wishes during the filming. On the other hand, he was secretly delighted in his heart, thinking that it was a good thing that he agreed to reduce his role, otherwise, if the film failed at the box office, he would be blamed again.

In the following interviews with Zhao Wenzhuo and others, what they said was similar, they all thanked the audience for their support while praising the director.

But when it was Wu Jing's turn, he became a little excited.

"'Special Identity' is the highest-grossing movie I've ever starred in. Although I played a villain, I'm already satisfied. Next, I hope everyone will support 'Wolf Warriors'. This movie will not disappoint the audience."

The host was also very perceptive. According to the script prepared in advance, he talked to Wu Jing about the movie that was being filmed.

Wu Jing naturally understood everything in his heart, from the initial idea of ​​writing the script to the difficulty and hardship during filming, he told them everything he knew.

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(End of this chapter)