Chapter 559: The Thoughts of the Great Lord

Regarding the release date of "The Wandering Earth", Gu Wei made a direct phone call and invited everyone to a meeting at Xingchen Film and Television Company.

We hadn't seen each other for several months, so naturally we didn't start talking about business right away when we met. We chatted and talked nonsense for a long time before getting to the point.

The meeting went smoothly. Except for a few people who had some doubts about the release of "The Wandering Earth" on November 1st, everyone else understood.

The main revenue of this movie still depends on the overseas market. After all, it has invested more than one billion yuan. If it doesn't rely on the box office in Europe and the United States, it can't just rely on the box office in mainland China.

Although the domestic market is getting better and better, it is impossible for it to independently support a blockbuster with an investment of only 200 million US dollars, let alone achieve super high profits.

After the time was confirmed, everyone naturally had no objection to Gu Wei's proposal to hold a large-scale press conference in the second half of this month.

"When the time comes, we can make it bigger and show some people what a blockbuster is."

Wang Changtian's status in the circle has been getting higher and higher recently thanks to several movies. When he said this, he really had a bit of the style of Han Sanping.

At this meeting, Han Sanping was busy with the internal handover matters of China Film Corporation and only sent a senior executive to attend.

"Haha, then let's listen to Mr. Wang." Gu Wei said with a smile.

"It's a rare occasion for us all to get together, and since Director Gu is returning to China, how about I treat everyone to lunch together?" Ye Ning suggested with great interest.

"Okay, I'll be disrespectful if you refuse."

"Haha, Mr. Ye will have to spend money again."

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Afterwards, everyone went out one after another, and Wang Changtian winked at Gu Wei and signaled.

"Lao Wang, tell me, what's the matter?" Gu Wei asked directly after seeing everyone else leave.

Whenever he encountered this situation, Gu Wei knew that Big Wang was definitely trying to take advantage again.

"Um, Director Gu.

The distribution of "The Wandering Earth" will definitely be the responsibility of China Film Group, and the distribution of "New Police Story" will be handled by Wanda, but the distribution of "Partners" and "Painted Skin 3" later, why not give it to Light Media?

Director Han will retire at the end of the year, so what happens next..."

Wang Changtian didn't finish his words, but Gu Wei had already understood the meaning of the second half of the sentence.

The most direct meaning is that after Han Sanping retires, the distribution work will no longer have to be entrusted to China Film Group, and can be handed over to Guangguang.

After all, when Han Sanping was in office, most of Gu Wei's company's films, especially commercial films, were distributed by China Film.

After he stepped down, the only fixed partners of Star Film and Television Company were Light Media and Wanda.

But with Han Sanping's retirement, another question arose, which is what Wang Changtian did not say later.

That is, when Gu Wei invests in future big-budget movies, should he retain his share in China Film?
After all, no one knows whether the next chairman of China Film Group will be someone worth working with?

"Old Wang, it's still early, let's talk about this later.

But you know the mainland's film industry, and that sector is inseparable from China Film Group."

Gu Wei could only give this answer and he really couldn’t make a decision for the time being.

Wang Changtian was a smart man and could understand the meaning of Gu Wei's words.

Firstly, Han Sanping has not yet retired from China Film Group, so it is a bit early to talk about this matter now. If the other party finds out, it will affect everyone's relationship.

Secondly, what Gu Wei meant was that China Film Group has a special nature in China, and no matter who comes up, it is estimated that there will be inevitable cooperation and dealings in the future.

"Okay, let's talk about it later. Let's talk about this in person at Director Han's retirement banquet."

The two of them only exchanged a few words, which took less than five minutes. If they chatted for too long without showing up, it would definitely arouse other people's suspicion.

On the way to the hotel, Gu Wei kept thinking about Han Sanping's retirement.

To be honest, he has never stopped cooperating with China Film Group since his second film, and most of them were handled by Han Sanping.

Suddenly, people are about to retire. How should we cooperate in the future?

Most people in the circle think that after Han Sanping retires, he will be forgotten and the situation in the circle will change.

Some people even feel that without China Film, Xingchen Film and Television Company will lose a major backer.

But Gu Wei doesn't think so. After all, with the current scale of Star Film and Television Company and Gu Wei's status, even if he doesn't cooperate with China Film, he can still make a living in the circle.

Gu Wei simply felt that Han Sanping had worked for domestic films for most of his life, but he did not see the mainland film market reach its peak from this position, which made him a little sad.

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The news that several company CEOs in the industry gathered at Xingchen Film and Television Company was naturally reported by the media.

Also included are photos of many bigwigs eating in the hotel.

But not many people paid much attention to it. After all, anyone with a brain would understand that it must be to discuss the release of "The Wandering Earth".

Because at this moment, netizens' attention is focused on the news of divorce.

Reports from across the ocean: Wendi Deng has been sued for divorce.

The news of a foreign couple's divorce actually touched the nerves of the entire domestic film and television industry, which really made Gu Wei speechless.

However, netizens were very interested, especially because this one involved Li Binbin and Zhang Ziyi. One of them is a current best friend, and the other is a former best friend, so they were inevitably pulled out by the media, and the topic skyrocketed for a while.

It has to be said that after leaving the man, Wendi Deng will naturally no longer be regarded as a big shot by mainland actresses. After all, Hollywood's resources are mainly concentrated on the man.

The media was also very interesting. The main reports were actually focused on how Wendi Deng rose to the top, revealing in detail how she did it.

Wow, not only netizens, but even many female artists in the industry are impressed by this. After all, the other party's behavior can be regarded as an inspirational legend of a mistress ascending to power, and it is worthy of learning from countless female compatriots.

Later, Sina Entertainment disclosed the distribution of the divorce property between the two parties. Although the woman was forced to sign the divorce agreement before the marriage, according to the divorce law in the United States, the woman can still get a huge compensation of hundreds of millions.

These two points alone make this matter as popular as "Tiny Times" and become the front-page headlines in entertainment information.

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Online, thanks to the super high box office of "Tiny Times" and the successful acquisition of the female lead in "Swords of Legends", Yang Mi can be said to be in high spirits.

But soon, her limelight was overshadowed by Jingtian.

In 13, Jingtian has gradually come out of the slump brought about by the failure of "Warring States" and continues his life as the protagonist.

There are two films tailor-made for her this year. One is "Special Identity" with Zhao Wenzhuo and Wu Jing as supporting actors, which successfully broke 300 million at the box office.

The most important thing is that the movie has received very good reviews and even Jing Tian was praised for his acting skills.

The one that is being filmed now is even more amazing. It is "New Police Story 2013" jointly produced by Xingchen Film and Television, Wanda and Xingcan, with Cheng Long and Liu Ye as supporting actors.

"Police Story" was once Cheng Long's trademark, but in a recent interview with reporters, the big brother told the media bluntly: The whole movie was shot for you, and the whole song was sung for you.

There is no need to explain Cheng Long's status in the film industry, but in the sequel to his signature movie (let's just say it), he plays a supporting role to Jing Tian.

Who in the circle can compare to her except Liu Yifei?

For a time, the "New Police Story" which was about to be completed also became one of the hot news in the circle.

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mid-July.

The Film Bureau released the data report for the first half of the year.

Given the impressive box office performance of several films, including "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", "Seattle", "So Young", and "Special Identity".

Domestic films miraculously tied with imported films, which stunned professionals.

When will domestic films be able to resist imported films?

In this way, all the pressure was placed on the domestic films that were released later.

Because there are more imported movies in the second half of the year, and they are all blockbusters, such as "Fast and Furious 7", "Thor 2", "The Hunger Games", etc., each of them looks eager to see the market.

At this time, the first film in the "Jurassic" series, which was previously rumored to be directed by Gu Wei, temporarily joined the queue.

China Film announced that the restored 3D version of "Jurassic Park" will be released in mainland China in August.

When the news came out, what else could people do except to scold Han Sanping? They could only accept it.

Lu Yang, who was on the set of New Police Story, couldn't help but call Gu Wei and complained: "I specially picked a time when some imported blockbusters came out, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't escape the direct competition."

Lu Yang talked for a long time, and finally said: "Boss Han didn't do it on purpose."

"Uh, what are you thinking about? He's about to retire. He doesn't have time to take care of these trivial matters." Gu Wei said unhappily.

"Alas, before I knew it, even President Han is about to step down. Time flies so fast." Ning Hao sighed on the phone.

Hearing this, Gu Wei, who was agitated, hung up the phone directly.

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industry.

Looking at the hot topics in recent years, the war of words surrounding "Tiny Times" lasted the longest.

Recently, after the box office of "Tiny Times" exceeded 400 million, many filmmakers said that the movie was too materialistic and could easily corrupt the values ​​of young people.

Guo Xiaosi, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, responded directly online that "Dream of Red Mansions" was more materialistic, which really angered a lot of people.

On July 7, the People’s Daily published an article: “We cannot unconditionally condone the appearance of Tiny Times 15 and Tiny Times 2.”

It was reprinted by major media outlets, sparked countless discussions among netizens, and topped the hot search headlines for many consecutive days.

What’s even more bizarre is that the Americans can see the excitement across the Pacific Ocean and yet they don’t think it’s a big deal.

On July 7, the website of the American magazine The Atlantic published an article saying, "People were completely caught off guard and stunned by this movie that blatantly flaunts wealth, charm and male power and expresses that 'this is what women want'."

The article also criticized "Tiny Times" from the perspective of theme, story and ideas, asking: What happened to the heroic slogan "Women hold up half the sky" back then?
The Chinese society in Tiny Times has regressed to an earlier era, relegating women to an inferior status..."

Because of the People's Daily's article and the Americans joining in the fun, the box office of Tiny Times on the same day actually surpassed that of The Breakup Guru, which was rare.

This really caught many people in the industry by surprise.

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(End of this chapter)