Chapter 585 Don’t answer it, I’m afraid something will happen

Online, The Wandering Earth is scheduled to be released on October 10, and promotion for the film is currently in full swing.

As the main producer, Xingchen Film and Television attaches great importance to the distribution of "The Wandering Earth". After all, it is the most important film released by the company this year.

China Film Group and Wanda are responsible for distribution and promotion, while Xingchen Film and Television Company mainly targets major cinema chains to secure film scheduling and in-theater marketing activities.

In terms of publicity, there are traditional methods such as trailer ads in theaters and hard advertising.

A new promotional method that is different from the previous ones has been added, which is to appear on "Running Man". The time is chosen to be Friday night, September 9th.

The program crew will record the program in advance, and all the main creative staff including Hu Jun, Liu Ye, Han Dongjun, Huang Xiaoming, Yang Zi and others will be present.

In order to attract attention, this issue is planned to be a male-female competition. In addition to the actresses who starred in "The Wandering Earth", Su Chang and others are also planned to be invited to increase the popularity.

At the same time, as soon as the release date of "The Wandering Earth", a highly anticipated movie, was set, other people in the circle began to curse.

But no matter how much we curse, we still have to be timid. After all, the examples of "Avatar" and "2012" are there. Who has the confidence to go head-on with such blockbusters?

Huayi Company was the first to respond, announcing that the release of its film "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" would be postponed.

The film was originally scheduled to be released on September 9th, but it has now been postponed for more than a month and a half to November 28th.

原时空里的十月国庆档，所上映的影片基本都比较弱，除了9月28日的《狄仁杰之神都龙王》和10月17日的《金刚狼2》。

What can I say about the movie "Dragon King of the Gods", the technology is very Xu Ke's, but the story is not like Xu Ke's.

In terms of special effects, it is pretty good among Chinese films, but the story has too many flaws. The whole film "Another Time and Space" grossed 6 million yuan and had a Douban score of 6.5, which is barely a passable work.

Wolverine 2 is only better than most other films released at the same time, with a Douban score of 6.3 and a box office of 2.4 million yuan, which has a very average impact. It can be seen that in terms of commercial operation, X-Men is far behind the Avengers series.

With Huayi Company taking the lead, other domestic films can no longer sit still.

Produced jointly by Jiangsu and Zhejiang Hengdian Film and Television Production Co., Ltd., Jiangsu and Zhejiang Dongyang April Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd., and Capital Oriental Song Dictionary.

The film "White Fox", directed by Niu Zhaoyang and starring Gillian Chung, Julian Cheung, Kara Hui, Gao Hu and other celebrities from Hong Kong and the mainland, has announced that its release date will be moved up from its original September 9 to September 28.

Talking about this movie, there was quite a stir when the project was launched. The producer announced that this was a "true 3D" magical love action blockbuster, which used the most advanced live 3D shooting system in Chinese-language films to date.

It was claimed that an international 3D team led by Keith Collea, a famous 3D visual effects director from Hollywood, was invited to create the film, but it was completed in just two months, which really caused a lot of crazy complaints from netizens.

Subsequently, the movie "I Want to Be with You", produced by LeTV, directed by Li Weiran, and starring Ni Ni and Feng Shaofeng who are in love, was also announced to be postponed.

The release date originally scheduled for October 10 was postponed for more than half a month!

For a time, the circle was full of reports about major domestic films announcing postponements or advance release dates.

However, the Hollywood blockbuster "Logan" was unmoved. After all, in their eyes, Chinese 2D special effects blockbusters are not worth mentioning at all. Even if it is directed by Gu Wei and even if many directors in the industry praise it, in their view it is just mutual flattery.

Another movie that is equally stubborn as "Logan" is "The Great Ming Robbery". This movie is directed by the sixth-generation director Wang Jing and stars Feng Yuanzheng and Dai Liren.

If the former is confident in the quality of his film, the latter is a bit unimportant, because "The Ming Dynasty" is produced by the state. In other words, it is like making a mainstream movie, which is a hard indicator.

However, this movie is quite good. Not many viewers have seen it in the original time and space, but those who have seen it have said that it is one of the most underrated masterpieces of domestic films.

The circle is buzzing with changes in schedules, and netizens are talking about it.

As for Gu Wei, he went to the premieres of "A Romantic Affair" and "One Night Surprise" for two consecutive days.

Although I didn't stay there for long, I did the favor. As for the other films, I left them to other people in the company.

"The low-budget romantic comedy "Ex-Files" produced by Huayi Film Group has officially started filming."

"Zhang Guoli received the invitation and agreed to join the Spring Festival Gala host team."

In the office, Gu Wei casually flipped through the news for a while and then closed the page. It was really boring as it was all information about Huayi.

After getting up and leaving the office, Gu Wei went to the editing room on the third floor to continue editing the remaining parts of "The Revenant".

When I went to the third floor, I saw that Ning Hao was not idle either. He was leading people to do the post-production of "Partners".

"What's going on? When can the film be finished?" Gu Wei was not in a hurry to do anything. Instead, he came to Ning Hao and asked with interest.

"About another month!" Ning Hao said confidently.

"Oh, your speed is pretty good this time, unlike your previous style." Gu Wei teased, looking at the other party with some surprise.

"Director Ning has been very busy recently. Yesterday he said that he wanted to finish editing the film earlier so that it could be released earlier!" said the staff member next to him with a smile.

"What's wrong? You're so diligent. Are you stimulated?" Gu Wei became more and more curious.

"Isn't it because of the box office of Tiny Times 2? Director Ning has been complaining to us a lot these past two days, saying that any bad movie can be sold..." the middle-aged man with glasses next to him said.

The two people who were talking were Ning Hao's old partners. They had been working with him since the filming of "Crazy Stone".

Later, when Ning Hao joined the company, the two of them did not hesitate and followed him over. He was also a veteran in the company and had good skills.

"Go away, go away. I was just complaining. I was feeling sorry for the audience who bought the tickets. But in your mouths, I'm almost like a shrew." Ning Hao laughed as he spoke.

Hearing this, Gu Wei understood instantly that his emotions were indeed hurt, and it seemed that the damage was quite serious!
Come to think of it, the other directors the company has collaborated with, including Xue Xiaolu, Xu Zheng, Deng Chao and others, none of them had big box office sales this year, but Ning Hao is struggling to keep up.

"Wait until the post-production editing is completed, and then I'll pick a good schedule for you." Gu Wei said slowly.

"Okay, but I don't know how much the movie can earn at the box office. I'm not sure." Ning Hao said with some worry. The main reason is that the market is too hot now. There are blockbuster movies with a box office of 400 million or 500 million. If the box office of "Partners" is low after its release, he feels that he will lose face in front of Lu Yang and others. "Uh." Gu Wei was also stumped by this question. The market changes a lot, and he couldn't give an accurate prediction. However, after thinking about it, he continued, "It shouldn't be low. The script is good, the quality of the movie is solid, and with the box office ability of Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao and others, it will definitely be a big hit."

"Let's see. If the box office isn't good, I'll just have to stick with my old tricks. Your sister Na has been working on a script with a few other people recently. I took a look at it and it looks good."

"It's still a comedy." Ning Hao added.

"What exactly is the content?" Gu Wei asked casually, leaning on the machine next to him.

"Road movie, comedy, I think it's pretty good."

Hearing this, Gu Wei vaguely guessed what was going on, and then patted the other person on the shoulder, "Okay, talk to me anytime if you need anything."

"Well, it's just an idea. My main task now is "Partners". We'll talk about the other things after it's released." Ning Hao said.

Afterwards, the two talked about the recent crackdown on piracy.

To be honest, the rampant piracy in the industry has been going on for a long time. Not to mention that film and television companies have suffered greatly from it, the same is true for Internet videos.

Think about it, people spend money and effort to buy copyrighted works, but in the end, they don’t sell as well as pirated copies and don’t make as much profit. Who wouldn’t feel angry and their enthusiasm wouldn’t be affected when seeing this situation?
Fortunately, this time the higher-ups have made up their minds, and several departments have joined together to completely eliminate the negative impact of piracy in the industry.

"The benefits of cracking down on piracy are more than one aspect. Only when the market is purified and well developed can it attract more Internet giants from other industries to enter the market." Gu Wei said thoughtfully.

"There's nothing wrong with that. The internet is reporting that Alibaba is interested in acquiring China Culture Network. Maybe that's just a prelude."

Although Ning Hao spends most of his time on movies, he still has some understanding of such big things happening in the industry. After all, Alibaba wants to acquire a complete listed film and television company, and the ambition is not small.

"Haha, they are all financial tycoons, so their appetites are bound to be small." Gu Wei said lightly.

"Director Gu, the company has not considered going public. Are they trying to prevent this? After all, if the company goes public, other people will have the opportunity to get involved."

Gu Wei didn't know what to say. He had never considered going public because the time was not right. It had nothing to do with Ning Hao's guess.

The two chatted for half an hour and then went about their own business.

…………

At around eight o'clock in the evening, Gu Wei left the company and went back. All the way, he was thinking about the company's listing.

The temperature in the capital is very high in August. After getting in the car, Gu Wei turned on the air conditioner and the car radio.

An advertisement for "Super Boy" was playing on the radio, saying that a new round of top ten had been born.

It also highlighted many first-line celebrities in the circle, who were invited to be judges and guests, such as Chen Kun, Fan Fan Binbin, Chef Xie, etc.

Gu Wei shook his head and turned off the car radio. He had no interest in these things.

After returning to the villa, Liu Yifei was exercising on the yoga mat in the living room. These days, the young lady has put a lot of effort into preparing for the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival.

Next to him, Su Chang was holding snacks and eating them with relish. What a harmonious picture.

"Hey, don't eat snacks in front of me, and smack your lips."

"Well, you practice yours and I eat mine. I'm not going to Venice anyway."

"you……"

Well, it would be perfect if the two of them didn't bicker.

The two stopped bickering until they saw Gu Wei come in. When Gu Wei saw Su Chang, he suddenly remembered something.

After a simple tidying up, Gu Wei sat on the sofa, took a bite of the potato chips from Su Chang's hand, turned around and asked, "Is Chen Xiao auditioning for The Return of the Condor Heroes recently?"

"Yes, he performed well in the audition and has a good chance of getting the leading actor." Su Chang said happily, not caring about what Gu Wei asked.

"Don't answer it, I'm afraid something might happen." Gu Wei suddenly said.

Su Chang: “?”

Liu Yifei: “???”

"Well, I mean, I read some comments online these days, saying that Michelle Chen might play the role of Little Dragon Girl. Netizens are complaining about the casting. I think it's not appropriate for her to play in a remake. After all, there's the example of Sissi, and netizens probably won't buy it."

Gu Wei's eyes turned, and he explained it in a roundabout way, and he also praised the young lady.

This is so clever, Gu Wei couldn't help but secretly give himself a thumbs up.

Before Su Chang could react, Liu Yifei smiled when she heard the compliment.

"No, it would be a shame not to take such a good opportunity." Su Chang said with great confusion.

"Ahem, the company is planning to launch a TV series. Let him come over to audition for the male lead." At this point, Gu Wei could only continue to fool around for Su Chang's happiness.

As for the new TV series, Gu Wei was not talking nonsense. The popularity of the casting for "Gu Jian Qi Tan" a while ago made Wang Chen interested, and he mentioned to him the hot market for fantasy dramas.

But up to now, Gu Wei has not decided which one to shoot. After all, the company has purchased quite a few copyrights of online novels, so it is worth choosing carefully.

Sure enough, when Su Chang heard Gu Wei's words, his eyes immediately lit up.

.........

(End of this chapter)