Chapter 56
"Mr. Han?"

As soon as Gu Wei arrived at the company, his cell phone vibrated. He picked it up and saw that it was a call from Han Sanping.

"I'm back. I'll take some time today to visit China Film Group."

Han Sanping said this in a positive tone on the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Han, you are really good at predicting things. I just arrived and haven't even had a sip of water, but you already know it."

"Haha, the staff below saw the report and told me the news."

"You kid, you didn't even say hello in advance when you came back that time."

"Mr. Han, you're joking. You're so busy, how dare I disturb you."

"Stop joking and come over this afternoon."

...

Putting down his phone, Gu Wei thought about it and decided that he still had to go to China Film Corporation. There were still some details that needed to be communicated about the release of the film. China Film Corporation held the power to import foreign language films and he couldn't do anything without their permission.

The driver drove Gu Wei to China Film Group. Gu Wei took some time in the car to look at the portal website. Sure enough, the photo of himself and the driver walking out of the airport was published by reporters.

Gu Wei continued to browse the news reports of the past two months, feeling a little emotional as many people in the circle had passed away during this period.

At the end of October, director He Ping and his team were involved in a car accident on their way back to Xining from Golmud, and American Ge Luming from Columbia Pictures was unfortunately killed.

In mid-November, he wrote the lyrics for popular songs such as "Unruly Wind" and "Picking Stars", becoming a popular "genius" composer. However, he passed away after fighting cancer for a long time.

At the end of November, Chen Bo, the "royal strategist" of the Hong Kong entertainment industry, passed away due to pneumonia. During his lifetime, he had provided guidance to many artists. Artists such as Yang Shoucheng, Nicholas Tse, Ray Lui, and Carina Lau sent wreaths to mourn him.

When they arrived at the place, Gu Wei asked the driver to go back first and walked into the company alone.

"Director Gu, congratulations."

"Congratulations to Director Gu for his movie being a huge success."

"thanks".

Along the way, many people greeted Gu Wei, and every three sentences they spoke were about the movie box office, mostly words of congratulations.

Entering the office, Gu Wei saw the assistant making tea.

"Mr. Han, Director Gu, you guys chat. Call me directly if you need anything."

The assistant finished making tea and said something, then waved when he saw Han Sanping, and left the office directly.

"Sit down and try this tea, it's a new product that was just delivered two days ago."

Gu Wei sat on the sofa, took a sip, and it tasted good.

"The movie box office is good. According to the latest report, it has exceeded 300 million US dollars."

Han Sanping said.

"Well, Warner's business department predicts that the box office of this movie may exceed 6 million."

"Well, Hollywood blockbusters still have higher profits. The profit of one movie is almost as much as China Film Group's annual revenue in China."

Han Sanping said this in an excited tone.

"There is no need to worry about the film's screening rate in China, as China Film Group has already made arrangements with all major cinema chains."

Han Sanping suddenly said something.

The domestic cinema chain system was first established in 2002. There are currently 35 cinema chains, including eight provinces and cities, including the capital, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Sichuan, which have more than two cinema chains.

These 35 cinema chains are of different forms. Some are formed based on contractual relationships, some are combined based on the principle of asset connection, and some cinema chains have both of the above relationships.

Due to different forms of organization, the relationships between theaters in the theater chains are also different. Because of this, the development levels and operating methods of each theater chain are different.

After the establishment of cinema chains in 2002, 2003 became a year of rapid development and growth for each cinema chain.

Showing more good films, seeking multi-party cooperation, attracting external funds, building and renovating multi-hall cinemas, and enhancing service became the development themes of the cinema chain in 2003.

Among them, the box office of Shanghai Lianhe Cinema reached 1.4 million yuan, ranking first among domestic cinema chains in 03

It released 58 domestic films, and the box office of domestic films accounted for 41% of the total box office. For example, the box office of the movie "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" was 564 million yuan, "The Mouse Loves the Cat" was 315 million yuan, "Zhou Yu's Train" was 251 million yuan, "Deng Xiaoping" was 193 million yuan, "Warm Spring" was 150 million yuan, and "Purple Butterfly" was 110 million yuan. The theater box office of these films all ranked first in the country.

Ranked second is the Capital New Film Association Cinema Chain, but due to the impact of the SARS epidemic, the cinema chain was closed for more than two months, resulting in the capital cinema chain's total box office being unable to compare with Shanghai.

In general, the construction of domestic cinema chains developed rapidly in 03, and the screening rates of major cinema chains became one of the points of contention for films to be released.

"Mr. Han, this won't have any bad effects, right?"

"China Film Group has not issued any statement, so what impact can it have?"

Han Sanping waved his hand and said indifferently.

Hearing this, Gu Wei nodded. China Film Group is both a contestant and a referee, and it is indeed worthy of being the leader in the domestic film and television industry.

"When will the movie you invested in be released?"

"Let's wait until after the New Year. There are a lot of movies in China at the end of the year. If they are released now, they will just be cannon fodder."

"Well, let China Film Group handle the distribution."

"It would be great if China Film Corporation is willing to help."

The two chatted in the office until noon, and had lunch in the China Film Canteen, which was still the same small private room as last time, but with a few new dishes.

During the time he was abroad, Gu Wei could only adapt to the local customs and eat bread and salad every day. Now that he is back in China, he eats the meals in the China Film canteen with gusto.

After leaving China Film Studio, Gu Wei contacted the driver in advance to pick him up. Instead of returning to the company, he went straight home.

...

The next morning, Gu Wei, who was still asleep, received a call from Ning Hao.

"Hello, Director Gu, the editing of "Nightclub" is almost done. Please come and take a look when you have time."

"Okay, I'll call you when I get there."

Gu Wei didn't ask the location. After getting up and washing up, he went straight to the Qingying Studio. Outside the Qingying Studio of Beijing Film Academy, Gu Wei looked up and felt a little emotional. It had been nearly three years since he last came here.

"Director Gu".

Ning Hao and two staff members greeted him at the door.

"Let's go and see the finished film."

After hearing this, several people walked inside.

"Director Gu, you are here."

"Director, long time no see."

People kept greeting him along the way, and Gu Wei also found a few familiar faces.

The editing of the film is basically completed. Looking at Xu Zheng's performance in the camera, he is indeed ahead of others.

Of course, the guest teachers are not in this category. In terms of acting skills, the teachers in charge of the performance department of Beijing Film Academy are no worse than professional actors.

"Yes, the choice of shooting angle is quite unique."

After watching the finished film, Gu Wei praised it.

"Hehe, Director Gu's script is still the best."

Ning Hao scratched his head and offered some flattery.

Gu Wei glanced at him, shook his head and said nothing.

For the editing cost of this film, Qingying Studio only charged the most basic fee. It can be seen that the school leaders are very considerate of the director who graduated from Beijing Film Academy.

At lunch time, Qingying Studio arranged a dinner party at a restaurant next to the school. Not many people participated, except Gu Wei and Ning Hao, there were only a few leaders.

The dinner was scheduled for noon because everyone had things to do in the afternoon. Several of us didn't drink alcohol. We tried the restaurant's specialty dishes, which were delicious.

...

After leaving Qingying Studio, Gu Wei went straight back home. His parents worked at the company as usual and would not get off work until the evening.

Gu Wei was bored, so he turned on the TV and started watching.

2003 can be said to be the year of Jin Yong's martial arts drama in mainland China. Three Jin Yong dramas, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", were released that year, as well as the soon-to-be-aired "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", each of which is a masterpiece among Jin Yong's works.

Li Yapeng became an idol star with "Love is Not Blind" and also starred in "Swordsman". This year, with the broadcast of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he became popular again and is currently the most popular first-line artist.

Gao Yuanyuan, Jia Jingwen quickly became famous with "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" and became the goddess in the hearts of countless audiences in the mainland. In the same year, Jia Jingwen also starred in the TV series "The Empress of China".

In this version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", not only the main characters are stars, but even the supporting roles are big names, which is incomparable to any other version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber".

However, what impressed Gu Wei the most were the two roles of "Liu Huaqiang" and "Chen Liuzi". The acting skills of the two actors were impeccable, and they portrayed the characters in a classic way.

Huayi attaches great importance to the movie "Cell Phone" and has been promoting it continuously. Feng Xiaogang said on a show that he is confident that it will win the box office championship among domestic films during the Lunar New Year holiday.

There is nothing wrong with what he said. Although "The Day After Tomorrow" was invested in by China Film and Guangguang, the proportion is not large. It is an imported foreign language film and the two are not in the same category.

"Hello, Director Gu, the post-production of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" has been completed, but due to regulations from the General Administration, it may not be broadcast in mainland China for the time being."

Cai Yinong said directly on the phone.

On December 12, Gu Wei received a call from Cai Yinong of Tangren Film and Television. The post-production of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" had been completed, but there were problems with the broadcast.

In the original time and space, due to the General Administration's restrictions on game programs, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" could only be broadcast in Taiwan at the beginning. It was not until mid-2007 that it obtained the satellite license and was broadcast in the prime time of other mainland satellite TV stations.

"Okay, I get it, leave this question to me."

Gu Wei listened to Cai Yinong's explanation and said directly.

Gu Wei had already thought about this problem before the filming of the TV series began, and he even talked about it with Han Sanping at that time.

After checking the time, Gu Wei picked up the phone and called Han Sanping.

The first call was not answered. Gu Wei guessed that the other party might be busy, so he did not call again.

Less than ten minutes later, the other party called back.

"The group was having a meeting just now, what happened?"

Han Sanping explained.

"Mr. Han, this is what happened..."

...

Gu Wei talked freely and told the whole story.

There are two core departments of CLP Group:
The first is the distribution department: responsible for film copyright sales, publicity and promotion, theater distribution and other businesses.

The second is the TV drama department: responsible for the planning, production and distribution of TV drama projects.

"Well, I will discuss this matter with Mr. Yang. I don't think it's a big problem."

"Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Han."

Gu Wei was relieved when he heard Han Sanping's return.

I then called Cai Yinong back and asked her to submit the application for review as normal and wait for the General Administration's reply.

The office of Tangren Film and Television Company.

"Xiao Liu, please submit the Fairy Sword to the General Administration for review again and keep a close eye on their response."

Cai Yinong instructed his assistant.

"Okay, Mr. Cai, I'll do it right away."

Looking at the assistant's back as he left, Cai Yinong felt a little fortunate that he had chosen to work with Director Gu Wei in the first place, otherwise even the broadcast of the TV series would have become a problem now.

It seems that in the domestic film and television industry, the entire Tangren Film and Television company is not as good as the great director Gu Wei.

(End of this chapter)