Chapter 578 People in the circle are numb

capital.

Happy Twist Theater.

This brand, which later played an important role in the comedy industry, can be traced back to April 2003, when director Tian Youliang, reporter Yu Kai, and architect Zhang Chen jointly invested 4 yuan, each holding 10% of the shares, to establish BJ Free Element Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd.

Liu Hongtao joined in 09 as general manager. Later, as his shares increased, the company was renamed Kaixin Twist Media Co., Ltd. in 12.

After finishing the performance, Shen Teng returned to the backstage to rest and browsed the news online with envy in his eyes.

Not to mention the arrival of Hollywood director Nolan in the capital to discuss cooperation with Gu Wei. The two of them were too high up and he was too far away.

However, the promotional posters of "Tiny Times 2", the interviews with reporters, and the box office of movies such as "The Blade of the Assassin" made Shen Teng jealous.

We are all in the entertainment industry. Other people's movies can earn hundreds of millions at the box office, and the celebrity artists who star in them can earn hundreds or even tens of millions. In contrast, when the business is bad, people like us can't even get a stable basic salary to maintain our business.

"I'm so envious!" Shen Teng murmured to himself.

"What are you envious of?" Mary just returned to the backstage after the performance and heard Shen Teng talking to himself.

"What else can you envy? Just envy the people who make movies, right, Brother Teng?" Alan, who looks honest, said.

"You're the only one who talks too much. Is the performance over?" Shen Teng said to Allen in a bad mood, almost throwing a baby over.

"It's over. Every show this month is sold out. The salary and bonus at the end of the month will probably be tens of thousands." Chang Yuan held a thermos cup, spit the wolfberries he had drunk into the cup, and spoke slowly.

"Several tens of thousands, that's a lot. I'll work for another two years to save some money and buy a house in the capital to pay the down payment."

Wang Ning, who was sitting on a chair next to him, was counting his savings on his fingers!

"Come on, can your salary keep up with the rising house prices?"

Shen Teng, Mary, Allen, Chang Yuan, Wang Ning, including Tao Liang who is not here, are all old members of Happy Twist. They have been through difficult times and have supported each other all the way through. Their relationships are not as good as they were later, and they are all getting along well now.

These people are also the backbone of Happy Twist.

"What are you talking about? Guys, come and have some popsicles." As he was speaking, Tao Liang came in with a bag of popsicles and distributed them to everyone.

"What are we talking about? Movies and director Gu Wei? What? Are you interested too?" Alan put his arm around Tao Liang's neck and the two of them talked jokingly.

"I am interested, but unfortunately I have never even met Director Gu." Tao Liang took a bite and half of the popsicle was gone, mumbling something.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were not many people backstage, Allen's eyes turned, "Brother Teng, tell us more about your meeting with Director Gu. It will be fun for us brothers to listen."

"I've listened to it three times, and I'm not tired of it." Chang Yuan continued.

"Not boring, do it again, Brother Teng."

Several people started to make a noise.

"Really want to hear it?"

"miss you!"

"Won't you say I'm bragging?" Shen Teng said proudly.

"Oh my god, why are you so slow!"

"It was a dark, cold night..."

My goodness! As soon as Shen Teng opened his mouth, several people rolled their eyes unconsciously. Are you telling a ghost story here?
Speaking of which, after the Spring Festival this year, Gu Wei did meet with Liu Hongtao, and Shen Teng was also with them. The two sides met because Gu Wei was interested in acquiring Happy Twist...

Unfortunately, the deal didn't go through. Later, Gu Wei went abroad to make a movie, and the matter was shelved.

"You don't know, even though Director Gu is younger than me, he has an incredible aura. He immediately said he had his eyes on Happy Twist and asked CEO Liu to name a price without even asking for a bargain."

"Unfortunately, Happy Twist is Mr. Liu's lifeblood, so he didn't agree to Director Gu's acquisition. Later, Director Gu said he wanted to buy shares, and the two sides signed a cooperation agreement. In the future, when these Mahua works are adapted into film and television works, the other party has the priority to invest."

"Ugh!!"

After listening to it again, there were sighs from the audience.

"What do you think Mr. Liu is thinking? Who is Director Gu? He is from the mainland entertainment industry." Chang Yuan gave a thumbs up and continued, "Even if they reject the acquisition, there is no need to reject the investment. Even if they leak some of their money, it will be enough for us."

"That's right. Now Mr. Liu is running from company to company, trying to build relationships and look for investment, but there's not even a definite answer."

"They are all acting, but people are so different. Look at those big stars, they make hundreds of millions for a movie. How much can we earn in a lifetime of acting?"

The weather in August was hot and everyone was angry, so things got out of hand as we talked.

"At that time, Director Gu patted me on the shoulder and praised me for my talent. If I hadn't been used to staying here, I might have signed a contract with Xingchen Film and Television Company." Seeing that everyone was in a bad mood, Mary winked at Shen Teng, and the two of them immediately changed the subject.

"Just blow it!"

"Look at who is signed under Gu Wei's company? They are not big names in the industry. You need both status and acting skills to get in."

...

After some idle chat, after everyone left, Mary pulled Shen Teng aside to talk to her alone.

"People's minds have changed. I don't think Mr. Liu has a good solution. Let's talk to him when we have time, and then make an appointment with Director Gu to talk?"

"I think it's fine, let's do it!"

Both of them are from Northeast China, and they have a generous spirit in their bones. In addition, the market is booming now, who doesn’t have some private thoughts?
Especially when I see that director Guo invested tens of millions to make a lot of bad movies like the "Tiny Times" series, which still made hundreds of millions at the box office, and movies like "Dwelling in a Fuchun Mountain" and "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Gods", which claimed to have gathered superstars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, but the results were just of this level. When I think about the classic works of Happy Twist, I would be lying if I said I wasn't tempted.

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The film "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", invested by Shanghai Film Group, directed by Li Rengang, and starring mainland young actor Lu Han and young artist Jing Boran, has officially been announced to be completed.

For a time, the industry was filled with reports about this movie, with the entertainment headlines ranking high.

Countless fans left messages online, loudly expressing their support for my idol’s new movie.

How exaggerated is the popularity it has caused? Even the news from Hollywood that Spielberg was about to go to Beijing to attend the press conference of "Jurassic Park 3D" in Beijing could not affect its popularity.

The only thing that can compete with the other party is the press conference of "The Wandering Earth" to be held on the 6th.

You should know that "The Wandering Earth" was directed by Gu Wei himself. It is a domestically produced 3D special effects science fiction blockbuster produced by the capital, and co-produced by many film and television companies in the industry.

Even so, they were unable to suppress the opponent. You can imagine how exaggerated this was.

"This is too scary." Even Liu Yifei couldn't help but say after seeing the news.

"Haha, that's nothing!" Gu Wei said calmly. You know, the fan effect in the original time and space was much more exaggerated than this. Especially in another two years, fan movies will be able to suppress all the big directors in the mainland and make them unable to raise their heads, and even Hollywood movies will not be able to do the job.

The major film and television companies in the circle have once again seen the influence of young actors, and more and more filmmakers have urgently set up new projects and invited them to join in the performances.

"It is reported that at the press conference for the wrap-up of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", director Li Rengang announced that the box office would be guaranteed to be 1 billion!"

"At the wrap party for "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", hundreds of fans presented flowers and publicly expressed their love for Lu Han."

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The next day, the 5th.

Gu Wei went to the airport again to pick up Spielberg in person. The whole process was extremely low-key, so low-key that even the reporters waiting at the airport gate did not notice it.

It was only when Spielberg arrived at Star Pictures that reporters were able to take photos.

"Director Spielberg arrived in the capital today, and Director Gu Wei went to the airport to pick him up in person."

"The group went straight to Xingchen Film and Television Company, suspected to be cooperating on a new project..."

Well, people in the circle are confused.

First it was Nolan, now it’s Spielberg, are they deliberately trying to make big news?
"I no longer expect to have any exclusive news. I just hope Director Gu can announce the new project as soon as possible." The reporter who was waiting at the entrance of the company said excitedly when he saw the photos he posted online instantly received over 10,000 hits.

"What a big deal! Even the company boss called me." This was the thought of the impatient reporter.

"Just wait. Now that we've met, it won't take too long." This is the idea of ​​a more Buddhist reporter.

Star Films.

In the office, Gu Wei did not prepare a welcome reception this time. He, Zhang Yimou, and Spielberg talked in the room from four in the afternoon until the evening.

Except for the assistant coming in a few times to add water, there was no fourth person involved in the entire process.

At eight o'clock in the evening, after several hours of communication, Gu Wei had drunk several cups of coffee, but Spielberg still did not give in.

"Gu, I have to say that your idea is very good, but he can't guarantee the box office of this movie after it is released!" Spielberg is an old man, who is not young anymore, but he is still energetic at this moment.

"What the hell." Gu Wei complained silently in his heart. If the other party was Spielberg, he would have just walked away if it was anyone else from Warner.

"Everyone can guarantee the box office of that movie after it is released. All we can do is make it perfect before it is released, right?" Zhang Yimou was also a little speechless and said this to the other party.

To be honest, Zhang Yimou put in a lot of effort to prepare for this meeting. He roughly explained his understanding of the script and his ideas for the filming, and the other party was obviously interested.

After hearing Zhang Yimou's words, the scene suddenly became quiet, leaving only the sound of a few people breathing.

After a long pause, Spielberg slowly said, “Well, on behalf of Universal Pictures, I invite Zhang to direct this film.

But according to our agreement, Zhang will be the director, I will be the producer, and Gu will provide the script. As for the 20% investment amount, I need to discuss it with Adam before I can give you a reply. "

"No problem, it's a pleasure working with you." Gu Wei stood up, stretched out his hand and shook hands with the other party.

"It's been a pleasure working with you, Gu."

"It's been a pleasure working with you, Zhang."

Now that the matter was settled, a smile and a slight sense of pressure appeared on Zhang Yimou's face.

"About Zhang's pay?"

"I choose the film salary plus profit sharing." Zhang Yimou pretended to think and then spoke directly.

This was also something Gu Wei had discussed with Zhang Yimou in advance. Just kidding, no matter how many awards Zhang Yimou won, Universal Studios would not pay him too high a director's salary for commercial films.

Instead of doing this, it is better to choose a low pay plus box office sharing model. You must know that the global box office of "Jurassic World" is close to 1 billion US dollars. Even if the sharing ratio is only %, it is a considerable amount.

The three of them walked out of the office talking and laughing. Song Ge, who had been waiting for a long time, came to greet them. Seeing this, he already had an idea in his mind.

Song Ge has not been idle in the past few hours. He has received many calls from partners in the circle. However, he did not even participate in the calls, so he had no idea about the specific situation and could only perfunctorily answer them one by one.

When Song Ge learned that Zhang Yimou was about to direct the fourth "Jurassic Park", he couldn't help but congratulate him.

After dinner, Gu Wei sent the other party to the hotel, and before parting, he invited the other party to attend the movie screening tomorrow.

"Of course, I hope it can bring me a different visual shock." Spielberg agreed with interest.

"You'll be scared to death, old man." Gu Wei complained in his heart, but said with a smile: "Believe me, it won't let you down."

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(End of this chapter)