Chapter 586: Spraying and Hitting Each Other
in the living room.

When Su Chang heard this, he suddenly felt that the snacks in his hand were no longer tasty. He threw away the bucket of potato chips and looked straight at Gu Wei.

Liu Yifei, who was sitting on the yoga mat next to him, did the same. She made a pose to end the exercise, then came directly to his side, staring at Gu Wei with her big eyes blinking.

Being stared at by the two men, Gu Wei became a little nervous for no reason.

"Can he be chosen for the male lead when he comes to the company for the audition? The role for The Return of the Condor Heroes has basically been confirmed." Su Chang asked with both anticipation and caution.

"Uh." Gu Wei couldn't help but touch his forehead. It's not that he regretted making the promise, but he felt that Su Chang was too concerned.

But in Su Chang's eyes, she felt that it was a rare opportunity for Chen Xiao to star in the works of Xingchen Film and Television Company. Ever since the two of them got together, netizens have been making fun of the fact that the woman is strong and the man is weak. Although Chen Xiao doesn't usually say it, it doesn't mean that he doesn't have any thoughts in his mind.

"It's not a big problem." Gu Wei said directly after thinking for a moment.

To be honest, Gu Wei felt that with his looks, there would be no problem in filming a costume drama, whether it was a martial arts or fairy tale.

Hearing these words that were almost a promise, Su Chang's face was instantly filled with joy.

"The company has a new project? Which director is in charge?" Liu Yifei asked curiously. Although she hadn't filmed a TV series for a long time, since it was related to her best friend, she couldn't help but ask more questions.

"Yes, who will be responsible for launching a new project?" Gu Wei also fell into deep thought, and the two people next to him did not disturb him.

Among the company's several TV drama directors, Zheng Xiaolong is busy preparing for the TV drama "Red Sorghum", and is now approaching the casting and audition stage.

For this TV series, the local government specially allocated a piece of land. Not far from Mo Yan's former residence, combined with some previous buildings, a new film and television base covering an area of ​​3600 acres was built, which can also be used as a tourist attraction after filming.

As for Kong Sheng, he is busy with the second part of "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

"Directors Zhang Dapeng and Wang Weiting have previously directed "Peacock Feathers" and "Eternal Sword", and have extensive experience in period films."

After a while, Gu Wei thought of the candidate and blurted out the name.

Seeing that Gu Wei had even decided on the director, Su Chang was finally sure that the other party was not fooling him. He hurriedly picked up his phone and ran outside to make a call.

They looked so happy, worthy of being in the passionate love period.

After Su Chang left, Liu Yifei leaned against Gu Wei and asked a few more questions, such as why the company suddenly wanted to launch a new TV series project, and why they chose Chen Xiao. Was it really because of Su Chang's face?

The young lady's questions made Gu Wei stunned. She was a little cute, but not stupid. He always felt that something was wrong.

Fortunately, Gu Wei is a senior screenwriter and he can come up with excuses and reasons easily. He can't just say that it's for Su Chang's lifelong happiness.

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The next day, as soon as Gu Wei arrived at the company, he saw the reports from online media reporters.

"Directed by Gao Qunshu and starring Huang Xiaoming, Yang Ying and others, "A Romantic Affair" grossed 355 million on the first day."

"It is reported that the film has an investment of 50 million yuan, and it seems that there is no hope of making a profit at present."

Many media even described it as a "box office failure."

For a while, the fans of Tiny Times started to mock and were sarcastic.

Gao Qunshu’s Weibo post is already filled with ridicule and insults.

"For a movie with an investment of over 50 million, how much money is Director Gao prepared to let the investors lose?"

"I remember now. Director Gao is the producer. No wonder he attacked other films released in the same period before his own movie was released. He deserves to lose money."

"Is that all? What kind of director is this? How dare you say this and that?"

Speaking of this, it’s really not the fault of Tiny Times fans. The cause of the incident was that “Tiny Times 2” and “A Romantic Affair” were released the day after each other.

As a result, after the premieres of the two films, Gao Qunshu may have been over-praised by the media and became a little arrogant.

In an interview, he directly mocked Guo Jingming and "Tiny Times 2":
"Some people are so shameless in order to make money that they make movies that are harmful to teenagers. Those who are brain-dead should not come to watch my movies."

Although this statement did not name anyone, there was no need to do so, as everyone understood.

The consequence of this interview was that the two films came into public conflict.

A large number of Tiny Times fans were holding their breath. Director Guo Xiaosi had learned from previous experiences and was smarter this time. He did not confront them directly but endured it instead.

After the first day box office results of "Tiny Times 2" came out, their attention naturally turned to "A Romantic Affair".

Because no matter whether the movies released one after the other are good or bad, the box office will ultimately speak for itself.

No matter how much people criticized it beforehand or how many people supported it, if the box office results were not satisfactory, it would be a real slap in the face and shameful! As a result, when the first-day box office results of Gao Qunshu's film came out, Tiny Times fans finally found their chance.

The two sides went back and forth, spitting insults at each other, and Gao Qunshu was also jokingly called a typical representative of face slapping by netizens...

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There was a lot of debate online, but Gu Wei didn't have the heart to pay attention to it.

There is only a little over a month left until the deadline for registration for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, and many of the registered films have already begun their pre-entry screenings and public relations.

For example, Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, along with Zhang Ziyi and other main creators, had previously spared no effort in promoting the film in North America, making the prospects of "The Grandmaster" in North America highly anticipated.

However, after the film's small-scale test screening, unlike its previous overwhelmingly positive reviews at home and at the Berlin Film Festival, "The Grandmaster" received very polarizing reviews in North America, casting a shadow over the film's Oscar journey.

While the vast majority of the media affirmed his excellent skills in graphics, lenses and martial arts presentation, they also had doubts about the purpose of "The Grandmaster" and even said they couldn't understand it.

Some film people in some weekly magazines believe that Wong Kar-wai tried to muddle through the narrative and could not find the focus and center of the film at all, which is different from the films of Gu Wei and Zhang Yimou.
However, Zhang Ziyi is full of confidence at this moment.

After she communicated with Weinstein Company, the other party was very positive about her performance as Gong Er, and has made her Oscar performance award the focus of the Oscar public relations for "The Grandmaster". She will mainly compete for the Best Supporting Actress award with actors such as Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.

As long as you can get a nomination, let alone win a prize, you can at least be famous.

Gu Wei found Zhang Yimou, and the two discussed for a long time. Finally, they decided to wait until after the Venice Film Festival and then choose a time to hold a small-scale screening in Hollywood.

"Mid-September is not too late. We can hold a week-long preview. Reid has already arranged a screening location, which is in a theater owned by Warner. We don't need too many screenings, just one a day..."

"We will arrange for some well-known and professional film critics to watch the film on site, and then contact several media outlets to report on it..."

In the office, after the two men finished discussing, Gu Wei finalized the specific details, while Zhang Yimou listened carefully.

To be honest, Zhang Yimou was also very familiar with the process of participating in the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. After hearing Gu Wei's operation, he went over it in his mind and felt that there were no loopholes.

"The public relations fees must be quite a lot, right?" Zhang Yimou suddenly asked.

“Haha, about 10 million. Hollywood has already contacted the “professionals”. Parasite will start filming at the same time as The Revenant.”

"Ten million." Zhang Yimou couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this number. Of course he knew it was in US dollars, but could it be in RMB? How much would it be in US dollars?

"With such a huge investment, can we make a profit?" Zhang Yimou couldn't help but feel a little worried. Taking into account the investment cost of this movie, plus various other expenses, it is almost close to 200 million.

"Don't worry, brother. Once we win the Venice and Oscar awards, we can make a fortune just by selling the copyrights. Haha." Gu Wei said casually.

Hearing this, Zhang Yimou didn't say much, but he felt the pressure on him was a little heavier. It wasn't so easy to pass two levels in a row.

...

After Zhang Yimou left, Gu Wei called Reid on the other side of the ocean to inquire about the promotion of "The Wandering Earth".

The overseas distribution rights and publicity of "The Wandering Earth" are handled by Warner and Universal, while the theaters that will open it also include Disney and DreamWorks.

There are many reasons for handing it over to Warner and Universal, including the fact that the two sides have cooperated for many years and are familiar with each other, as well as professional factors.

After all, Warner and Universal have been deeply rooted in Hollywood for many years, and their publicity and distribution channels are much stronger than those of Disney and DreamWorks, which can be compared just from the resources.

"The Wandering Earth", billed as Gu Wei's latest masterpiece and China's 3D science fiction blockbuster, is creating a storm in North America.

Gu Wei + doomsday 3D science fiction films are themselves very well-known around the world, and "2012" is the best example. Warner and Universal both borrowed the box office gimmick of this movie during their publicity and promotion.

In this era when apocalyptic ideas have not been overused, the creativity of this science fiction film is definitely ahead of its time.

"According to Warner, The Wandering Earth will officially land in North America, Canada, Australia and other places on October 10st."

"The head of Universal Studios' publicity and distribution department said frankly that this is a science fiction masterpiece that is no less impressive than 2012."

The overseas promotion is so important, and for domestic audiences, this science fiction film is even more significant.

After all, this is Gu Wei's first purely domestic science fiction film. All previous ones were co-productions. Even though "2012" was starred by Cheng Long, Liu Yifei, Matt Damon and Nicole Kidman, it was still a Sino-US co-production in the eyes of Chinese people.

Whether a purely domestically produced hard-core science fiction film can achieve good results, whether it can attract overseas moviegoers and create new overseas box office results is the focus of the media and netizens.

As the premiere draws closer, the popularity is growing with the deliberate promotion by Star Films and its cooperating companies.

"The Wandering Earth" has occupied the vast majority of recent reports on movies, and has been a hot topic of discussion on social media.

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(End of this chapter)