Chapter 593: Celebration Banquet
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Feng Xiaogang, who is preparing for the Spring Festival Gala, shouted out the slogan that this year's gala should not have any hymns, but only seek to entertain the entire nation.

You know what, it sounds quite plausible. After all, the audience has been "suffering from the Spring Festival Gala for a long time", and many people are looking forward to some new ideas this year.

However, although the slogans were loud, Huayi Company's actions were not slow at all.

"So aboveboard? They really use the Spring Festival Gala as a means to make money."

When Gu Wei heard what Huayi Company said, he couldn't help but complain.

The Wang brothers made full use of Feng Xiaogang's advantage as the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala.

They used the Spring Festival Gala's selection of people and programs as bargaining chips, and openly did favors and deals with the film and television industry and the entertainment industry.

You know, the Spring Festival Gala is the top publicity platform, and there is never a shortage of stars and artists in the industry who want to become famous overnight and go further.

Now, Feng Xiaogang is the chief director, and Huayi indirectly owns this channel.

Wang Zhonglei is even more direct. He has already hinted to the circle, meaning that those who want to be on the Spring Festival Gala should pay attention. Now is a good opportunity. Those who understand will understand.

During this period, the film, television and entertainment companies in the circle almost trampled on the threshold of Huayi, and many big names with younger generations did the same, all for the purpose of squeezing in people.

After thinking it over, Gu Wei rejected the idea of ​​pushing people in. After all, operating through Huayi would probably cost a hefty price.

"Boss, if you have ideas, you can compete for the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala next year. You will definitely get it easily then." Wang Chen suddenly said.

"Director of the Spring Festival Gala? Forget it. I'd rather make a movie with this time. It's a lot of trouble to do that. There are so many relationships to deal with. Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle."

As he spoke, Gu Wei shuddered, as if he saw the scene where after he directed the Spring Festival Gala, countless people came to him to use their connections and use the back door to get things done.

"Haha, that's right."

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On the 17th, Huang Xiaoming "took a day off" from the crew of "The Crossing". Before he arrived in the capital, he contacted Gu Wei and Liu Yifei.

"You took a special leave just to treat us?"

In the restaurant, as soon as Gu Wei sat down, he started teasing the other person.

"Haha, Yifei is going to Venice, I wish her winning the grand prize in advance." Huang Xiaoming found an excuse and said.

"Thank you, Brother Xiao Ming, for your good wishes." Hearing this, Liu Yifei smiled happily and became more and more looking forward to the trip to Venice.

"That's fine. When Xixi comes back from Venice, we won't have time to get together." Gu Wei didn't point it out and continued, "How's the progress of The Crossing? I hope you can find time later."

Gu Wei plans to start the world premiere of "The Wandering Earth" after returning from the Venice Film Festival, including two in China, two in North America, plus Europe, Japan and South Korea. The time of more than 20 days is quite tight.

"The time is not a problem. I have mentioned it to Director Wu. My scenes will be filmed intensively during this period, and the remaining scenes will be re-filmed after the premiere."

This is a blockbuster film that is released simultaneously around the world. Huang Xiaoming naturally knows the importance of it. To be honest, if Gu Wei's comments hadn't triggered a big fight and made him feel a little apologetic, he really wouldn't have come back specially. After all, the filming of the crew was too tight.

"Okay, okay, let's stop talking about movies. Brother Xiao Ming is treating me, so I have to order more, haha." Miss Liu saw that the two men started talking about business as soon as they met, so she smiled and said jokingly.

Hearing this, Yang Ying next to him also laughed. The two of them ignored Gu Wei and Huang Xiaoming and started ordering dishes.

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A meal where both the guest and the host enjoy themselves.

After the meeting, they found a quiet place and started chatting.

As he was talking, Huang Xiaoming suddenly started to joke about himself, saying that he has now become the object of comfort. As soon as the two movies were released, many people in the circle called him to comfort him.

Gu Wei also heard about this. Due to box office reasons, both movies starring Huang Xiaoming were forced to be taken off the screen.

After "Made 2" was withdrawn from the theaters with a box office of 120 million, just two days later, "A Romantic Affair" was also abandoned by theaters.

However, almost no one scolded Huang Xiaoming, and Yang Ying was only criticized for her poor acting skills.

The person who was criticized the most was Gao Qunshu, who publicly criticized Guo Jingming before the movie was released and shouted that "Tiny Times" was garbage.

Because it turns out that the movie he directed, "A Romantic Affair", was also rubbish, and there were no "romantic scenes" at all, and the reputation was terrible.

Huang Xiaoming's self-mockery made Yang Ying next to him a little embarrassed, but he definitely couldn't lose his temper in front of the big director.

Seeing this, Gu Wei's mouth curled up slightly, feeling quite interesting. Later, Miss Liu changed the subject, and Huang Xiaoming finally reacted. At the same time, he secretly complained in his heart, thinking that he might have to sleep on the sofa tonight! !
The four chatted for more than an hour and then went their separate ways.

Huang Xiaoming booked a flight for the evening and flew back to the crew with Yang Ying overnight, while Gu Wei and Liu Yifei went straight to the villa.

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The next day, the celebration banquet for "The Blade Strikes" was held as scheduled.

Gu Wei waved his hand and booked an entire floor of the Wanda Sofitel Hotel. From director Lu Yang to the main creative staff and the behind-the-scenes team, almost everyone who could come was present, and it was a great fun.

The media reporters were also very considerate and put it on the front page. With the two movies "Special Identity" and "Blades of the Assassin", Zhao Wenzhuo's status in the circle has risen sharply.

Some media reported that he has become another mainland kung fu superstar after Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie.

Of course, as for international influence, it still cannot be compared with the latter two.

But even so, Zhao Wenzhuo is already satisfied. After all, the total box office of the two movies he starred in this year is about to exceed 1 billion, and his status in the industry is no less than that of Zhen Zidan.

Online, the media has been writing all kinds of articles, reporting all kinds of news about Zhao Wenzhuo, whether true or false.

There were all kinds of true and false news about him, including that he made his debut as the male lead in a movie, that he was being trained as the second Li Lianjie, and that he suffered a lot of bullying when he was in the Hong Kong film industry.

What's worse, some people directly brought up the "Zhao Zhen dispute" again, basically saying that if Zhen Zidan was the one playing the role, the box office would definitely not be as high. Anyway, it's a common reporting method in the entertainment industry, putting down others and praising others, and whoever is more famous is right.

To the point that in the end, no matter what news there was on the Internet, as long as Zhao Wenzhuo's name was mentioned, people would click on it to read it.

Similarly, there are a lot of news about Gu Wei. After all, without his support, Zhao Wenzhuo would have been replaced during the filming of "Special Identity".

In an interview, Zhao Wenzhuo said that without Gu Wei's appreciation, he would not be who he is today.

He then directly stated in front of the media reporters that in the future as long as Director Gu needed him, no matter what type of movie it was, whether he was the leading or supporting role, he would not hesitate.

After hearing these words, no one knew what other people thought, but Song Ge felt very comfortable listening to them.

He also privately praised Zhao Wenzhuo to Gu Wei, saying that he was a good guy and much better than some ungrateful people.

As for who the ungrateful person is, there is no need to say more.

The scene of the celebration banquet.

"Director Gu, let me toast you. I'll drink it. You can do whatever you want." Taking advantage of the free time, Zhao Wenzhuo found an opportunity, came to Gu Wei, raised the glass and drank it, which made Gu Wei a little confused.

The other party said it was casual, and Gu Wei would not really take a sip. He patted the other party on the shoulder and drank it directly out of courtesy. Fortunately, the wine glass was not big and could still hold the wine.

Seeing that Gu Wei was giving him so much face, Zhao Wenzhuo became a little excited and insisted on having another glass to show his respect.

"Hey, don't just drink by yourself. Mr. Song is here too. Why don't you drink with him? He's been praising you a lot recently."

Seeing that Zhao Wenzhuo was getting quite excited, Gu Wei directly changed his target, causing Miss Liu next to him to burst into laughter.

Hearing what Gu Wei said, Song Ge smiled, but he accepted everyone who came. People who received Gu Wei's instructions, including Zhao Wenzhuo, Wang Qianyuan, Su Chang, Zhou Yiwei and others, all gathered around to toast, and the scene was very lively.

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Almost all the movies released in August have reached the end of their theatrical run.

Among the imported films, "Fast & Furious 6" was the most popular, earning million yuan in box office in three weeks, and its current box office has exceeded that of "Knife of the Assassin".

When seeing the information reported by the media, Gu Wei felt a little emotional. Thanks to the better development of the mainland market than the original time and space, many movies have achieved higher box office.

As for other movies, they are in another box office level and there is no point in comparing them.

On the Internet, news about several film festivals has poured out.

"Led by Director Jiang Wen, a team of Chinese filmmakers are heading to Venice one after another."

"The Golden Rooster Committee officially announced the list of all award nominees at around 9 a.m."

"In this year's Golden Rooster Awards, Feng Xiaogang's film 1942 received far more nominations than any other film."

"The Golden Horse Awards officially announced the new round of invited guests..."

Near the end of the month, Xingchen Films and major cinema chains reached a preliminary cooperation agreement after a week of negotiations.

Seeing that the cooperation was successful, Gu Wei breathed a sigh of relief. As for the follow-up matters, there would naturally be someone to take charge of it.

On the 27th, the "Parasite" team led by Zhang Yimou and Liu Yifei also appeared at the Capital Airport, about to set off for Venice.

Early in the morning, Gu Wei drove Liu Yifei to the Capital Airport.

In the car, Miss Liu looked at Gu Wei with a little reluctance. Today, she was wearing a white shirt, casual jeans, and white sneakers. Her hair was tied up, and she looked unusually fresh and capable.

"Okay, go quickly, it's almost time to board the plane." Gu Wei hugged the young lady in the co-pilot seat and whispered in her ear.

"Yeah, I'm leaving!"

"Okay, I won't go down. You talk to Director Zhang and the others, and we'll meet up in Venice later." Gu Wei said gently, pinching Miss Liu's little face.

Liu Yifei put on sunglasses and opened the car door. Her assistant was already waiting outside. Two of them carried three large suitcases and walked towards the airport entrance.

Gu Wei drove away only after he could no longer see the young lady...

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(End of this chapter)