Chapter 588 Warner's Reply

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Wen was a little disappointed when he heard that Gu Wei would not attend the opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival with the crew.

But he didn't think much about it, after all, Gu Wei was much busier than him.

The two chatted for a while, and Gu Wei suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, how was Tong Liya's audition? Give me some advice on whether it's okay or not." When saying this, Gu Wei's tone became a little higher.

Yesterday afternoon, Gu Wei met Tong Liya in the company. She came to wait for him to get off work and talked about Jiang Wen’s amazing operation. It had been more than half a month since the audition, but the other party did not give accurate information. When asked, she just said she was considering it. Tong Liya was in a dilemma. She did not dare to accept other scripts and could only wait.

"Oh, brother, this is my fault. I wanted to audition a few more people as backup, but I forgot about her..."

"You bastard, you call me Director Gu when you are right and call me brother when you are wrong!" Hearing Jiang Wen's call, Gu Wei thought secretly in his heart, his fists hardened, it was all a bad habit he had developed.

"The audition results were not optimistic, so you blew it on the internet to attract some attention and then delay others." Gu Wei retorted unhappily.

"Hehe, it's not that I'm completely dissatisfied, I just feel that today's actresses are getting more and more excessive. You don't know, their faces are so stiff, and they have trouble making basic expressions when they are on camera..." Jiang Wen talked nonsense and kept nagging.

"Stop, don't change the subject. Can you please give me a word? Give me some time." Gu Wei was annoyed by the other party's nagging.

"It's not a big problem. I don't consider actresses from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and I don't like those big stars from the mainland. Among the young actresses, she is quite suitable and her acting skills are not bad."

"I'll ask her to come over again in the next two days, and announce it to the public when she returns from Venice." Jiang Wen's words set the tone, and it was almost certain that it would happen.

"Okay, you have high standards and don't even like the big stars. You forgot that you asked Sister Yun to pursue Yifei." Gu Wei teased.

"Yifei is a big star. In my heart, she is much better than other big stars. She is unique in the domestic entertainment industry. It's a pity that she doesn't want to come. I'm leaving this out. If Yifei agrees to join the crew, I will replace her at any time before the crew starts filming."

Hearing Gu Wei's words, Jiang Wen became anxious and hurriedly explained.

"Okay, you can talk to Yifei in person. She also said that she would treat you and Sister Yun to dinner, Judge Jiang." Gu Wei spoke of the two judges very seriously and his meaning was very clear.

"Haha, no problem. We are brothers. Even if Yifei doesn't invite me for dinner, I still know what to do. How can I not be partial to my family? I hope Yifei can win another Best Actress award this time."

"Okay, okay, hanging up." Upon hearing this, Gu Wei immediately hung up the phone and didn't want to listen to the other party's continued nagging. This guy was a typical one who took advantage of others and was so proud of himself.

On the other side, Jiang Wen heard the beeping sound coming from the phone and muttered a few words.

"Yifei invited me to dinner, doesn't that mean there's still a chance to invite her? No, I have to think of an excuse to convince her."

Jiang Wen thought secretly in his heart, turned and walked towards the bedroom, shouting: "Wife, I need your help with something!!"

.........

In the company, Gu Wei continued editing "The Revenant".

This busy work lasted until the afternoon, and I had takeout lunch with other technicians.

Speaking of which, the company's space is indeed insufficient at the moment. When chatting with employees, I heard some say that those who live far from home every day and cannot go home at noon have to order takeout, and there is no place to heat up their own meals, and the company lacks a cafeteria.

Some people also say that there are too few places to rest, and many people who work overtime have to take a taxi home after get off work, and if they get off work too late, even the buses will stop.

Gu Wei knew very well that this was not a trivial matter, so he called Wang Chen and asked him to count how many people lived far away from home. The company would reimburse the taxi fares and subsidize the cost of ordering takeout meals.

"Director Gu, there's no need to go through so much trouble. Everything will be solved by the end of the year when the new company is renovated."

Wang Chen felt that the employees were not so pretentious. They had only worked hard for the past six months. The new company had a canteen, lounge, gym, and all kinds of facilities. There was also space reserved at the back to build two dormitory buildings, one for the employees and the other for the artists from the Eighteenth Company.

"Just do as I say. You all come here to work, not to suffer." Gu Wei agreed directly. It was just a small amount of money anyway, there was no need to save it.

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

After lunch, everyone took a half-hour break as usual and continued to work. They were busy until about two o'clock in the afternoon, when the assistant found Gu Wei.

"Boss, Director Nolan and Vice President Mike are here and are waiting for you in the lounge."

"Got it, I'll be there in a minute." Gu Wei said as he walked towards the bathroom and tidied up briefly.

When I arrived at the lounge, I saw that Song Ge was already chatting with the two of them.

Nolan and Mike have been in China for a week. After the screening, they have not been anywhere except to the company. Firstly, they don't speak the language and are unfamiliar with the place. Secondly, once they go out, they will encounter a large number of reporters asking about the new project.

Fortunately, Warner Bros. had just responded. Naturally, Mike couldn't sit still anymore and immediately took Nolan to find Gu Wei.

"Gu, I won't waste any more time. The 30% share also includes your screenwriting fee. There are no additional roles available."

Mike raised three fingers and spoke directly.

"No problem, but I hope to have the right to recommend actors to Nolan." Gu Wei took a sip of coffee, shrugged, and said in a relaxed tone.

Mike and Nolan looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Gu Wei certainly has the right to recommend actors, and the company will not include this clause in the contract. "Gu, unless it's Crystal, I won't choose Chinese actors for the sake of box office like other directors do." Nolan said it very bluntly, that is, except for Liu Yifei, other domestic entertainment actors will not be considered, and he will not do anything fancy and make a special edition for the domestic market.

"Haha, Crystal definitely won't go. This movie is a male-centered movie and there is no role suitable for her." Gu Wei said with a smile.

As for what Nolan said about not considering domestic entertainment actors, that was based on the fact that the other party thought that the actors recommended by Gu Wei would have roles to play.

But he had no idea that domestic entertainment actors would give up a lot for Hollywood, even if it was just a cameo or a show.

Gu Wei planned to wait until "The Martian" started filming and try to get Warner to shoot some scenes in China, and then bring Qin Hao, Chen Minghao, Hu Ge, Tong Liya, Zhao Liying and others to show their faces. At that time, he would discuss with Nolan and let anyone of them show their faces.

After all, Li Binbin and Fan Binbin can be reported as having successfully entered Hollywood just by playing a role with a few lines, so there should be no problem for us to just show up and report that we are another newcomer in the domestic entertainment industry who is hitting Hollywood.

Anyway, in the acting industry, it's either about acting skills or hype. Comparing the two, popularity is more important at the moment, because the domestic entertainment industry has just entered the era of bad movies, and the audience has not yet reached the stage of only looking at acting skills.

Thinking of this, Gu Wei laughed to himself, which made the other party a little confused.

"Hu, we have already booked the tickets and will leave later. The formal contract will be signed at the company headquarters." Mike didn't want to delay any further. He missed the Hollywood cocktail party a little.

"No problem. Ryder will sign the contract on behalf of the company, but I have an additional condition."

"My Special Development Department, it's not over yet, right? The local gangs are asking for too much." Mike complained silently in his heart.

"Regarding my 30% share, I hope to have the right to sell it to other people." Gu Wei leaned back on the sofa and said lightly.

"It can't exceed 10% at most. This needs to be written into the contract." Mike looked at Gu Wei deeply and said hurriedly.

After all, Warner agreed to give up 30% of the shares because of Gu Wei’s own influence. There is no specific share ratio stipulated. Don’t wait until the film starts shooting and then change the investor.

"Ok, I've been busy these two days and haven't had time to treat you properly. How about having a meal before leaving? I know a Sichuan restaurant that serves authentic Sichuan cuisine." Gu Wei said politely.

"No, forget it. Let's meet in Hollywood if we have the chance." When Mike heard this, especially the word "Sichuan cuisine", his anus suddenly tightened and the familiar tingling sensation instantly came up.

Nolan next to him was not much better. The magic of Sichuan cuisine left him with an unforgettable memory. However, Huaiyang cuisine was quite to his taste.

Hearing Mike's decisive refusal, Gu Wei felt a little embarrassed. He stood up and patted the other party on the shoulder, thinking silently in his heart, "Good brother, you really know how to save money for me. Just for this, next time you come over, I will let you have an authentic Sichuan meal."

But he didn't know that the two of them had secretly ordered Sichuan cuisine in the hotel before, and after eating it, the sour taste was indescribable...

...

Looking at Mike's back as he walked away, Gu Wei thought, "Does he have hemorrhoids?"

"Who knows?" Song Ge spread his hands, indicating that he knew nothing.

"I see. Next time when he comes over, I'll find a specialist to take a look at him."

"Well, I think it's necessary. Judging from the way he walks, it's quite serious..."

.........

After dealing with Warner, Gu Wei was in a good mood.

I didn’t continue editing “The Revenant” in the afternoon, but sorted out the things I needed to do recently in the office.

At the computer, Gu Wei was browsing recent emails when suddenly a new email came in.

"Boss, the software has been completed, the system has been tested three times, and it is running smoothly."

Seeing this, Gu Wei's eyes lit up, and he immediately replied, "Well, wait for notification!"

After replying to the message, Gu Wei picked up his phone and called Ye Ning.

"Director Gu, is there something wrong?" Ye Ning asked in surprise after the call was connected.

"Boss Ye, are you free these two days?

Let's invite representatives from all the major cinema chains and get together?"

"Okay, no problem, I'll arrange it."

On the other end of the phone, Ye Ning didn't think much about it. After all, Song Ge had been trying to capture the cinema industry for some time, and he subconsciously thought that Gu Wei was also doing this.

"Well, no matter what, whether it's spending money or attracting movie shares, this matter must be done as soon as possible." Gu Wei muttered to himself.

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(End of this chapter)