Chapter 604: Golden Rooster’s Showy Operation: Wolf Warriors Completed

Online, although the airport incident has been reversed, there are still quite a number of internet trolls who continue to discredit Gu Wei and "The Wandering Earth".

Their purpose is simple, which is to influence the reputation of Gu Wei and Xingchen Film and Television, as well as the box office of the upcoming "The Wandering Earth" by constantly spreading rumors and giving bad reviews.

But as the truth of the airport incident came to light, the reporters involved that day were in trouble. Fans and moviegoers of Liu Yifei, Zhou Xun and Gu Wei went wild with anger.

For a time, many media outlets and journalists were under fire and scolded.

Especially for Nandu and Southern Metropolis, film critics and audiences who watched the movies kept leaving comments and ridicule on their official Weibo accounts.

"I just finished watching it. I feel the special effects are better than those in 2012. If you are worried about the unscientific setting of this movie and its flaws, I suggest you go watch Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf. It's quite suitable for you."

"The appraisal is complete. This is a genuine domestic special effects blockbuster. Tell me how much money did you get to post a bad review online."

"It turns out that all the media reporters are idiots. Do they know how to appreciate?"

"They are all a bunch of people who only think about gossip and hot topics, and they worship foreign things."

After the premiere in the capital, as soon as Gu Wei's remarks came out, undercurrents surged in the entertainment circle. Some people said that Gu Wei was too arrogant, and he would be in trouble if his movie flopped.

Some people were dismissive, thinking that Gu Wei was just a movie maker and nothing special.

Afterwards, more and more cross-industry giants sent messages, wanting to cooperate with Xingchen Film and Television, or more directly, wanting to invest in it.

...

On the 29th, "Wolf Warrior", which had been filmed for nearly half a year, was finally completed.

After the wrap party, Wu Jing came directly to the company excitedly. The first thing he said when he saw Gu Wei was, "Director Gu, we finally wrapped up. It wasn't easy!"

Gu Wei naturally knew how much pressure this person was under. Although it was not his first time as a director, it was his first time to work on such a large production.

At the same time, we have to work with a Hollywood action team, and there are so many gunfire, explosions, and stunt scenes involved.

“Great, the next step is the special effects. You can contact the company’s technicians directly and they will follow your instructions on what needs to be done.

Count the shots that need special effects, then classify them by difficulty level and allocate time appropriately.”

In the office, Gu Wei kept talking, and Wu Jing opposite him listened very carefully. If he had not had the tools in his hands, he might have written it down.

After all, Gu Wei has extensive research and experience in special effects both at home and abroad.

To be honest, the special effects in military films are different from those in science fiction films.

For example, some shots are not as obvious as those in science fiction films, such as bullets flying through the air, missile launches, explosions, smoke, etc., which are better and the audience can see them clearly.

However, when watching some special effects shots, it is difficult for the audience to realize this if they are not careful.

Some viewers may think that only the bullet shots were made with special effects, but in fact it was the actor lying in front of the green screen taking aim, and in post-production his back was first photoshopped into a wasteland, and then flames and bullets were added.

Therefore, the key to the special effects of military action movies is not whether it is easy to make, but whether the producer, director and action team are attentive enough.

Gu Wei talked for more than ten minutes before he stopped. It was not that he didn't want to say more, but Wu Jing wouldn't be able to remember if he talked too much.

"I understand, Director Gu. I will be responsible for making requirements and observing the results, and the specific details will be handed over to the technical staff." After listening to this, Wu Jing made a summary in his mind and said directly.

"Well, that's the truth. Since you've chosen to be a director, you have to change your bad habits and stop doing everything yourself. There are so many things to do in the entire crew. How long will it take you to finish it all by yourself?
Every profession has its own expertise, and the right things should be assigned to the right people. "Gu Wei took a sip of tea and said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Wu Jing just kept nodding his head. As for how much he could understand, that depended on the individual.

As the two were talking, Wu Jing mentioned what happened in the past two days, and at the end he directly cursed those bad reporters.

"I have a deep understanding of the blind reports made by these media, and I have suffered a lot from them." Wu Jing shook his head and said with a wry smile.

"Don't worry about them. The box office is the best proof. Wait until the box office comes out after the movie is released on National Day and we'll slap them in the face." Gu Wei said with a smile.

"Director, can The Wandering Earth surpass the domestic box office of 2012?" Wu Jing asked with some concern.

"Haha, it shouldn't be a big problem. Let's wait and see."

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the other side.

This year's 22nd Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival and the 29th Golden Rooster Awards Ceremony were originally scheduled to hold the closing ceremony and awards ceremony on September 9, but due to the premiere of "The Wandering Earth", most of the celebrities in the circle gathered in the capital.

The film festival officials had no choice but to postpone the award ceremony for one day, which also resulted in the Golden Rooster Awards, which used to last only four days, being extended to five days for the first time.

On the 29th, many celebrities gathered at the venue, Wuhan, Hubei Province.

This year's edition was characterized by frugality. The closing ceremony cancelled the cultural evening, and the budget was reduced from the original 900 million to 30. With a lot of money saved, fewer stars came, and the starlight was dim in the first few days of the opening.

However, few people would not take receiving awards lightly.

That night, the Wuhan Gymnasium was star-studded and actresses competed for beauty on the red carpet.

Actresses such as Zhao Yanzi, Yang Zishan, Du Juan, Xiao Song Jia, Bai Baihe, Yan Danchen, Gong Xinliang, Zhang Jingchu, Wang Luodan, Liang Jing, Tao Hong, and Liu Yuxin wore long skirts of various colors.

Only Wang Lixini is the sexiest, wearing a backless long dress with her weapon faintly visible, attracting the attention of many viewers.

Not many directors came, and only Feng Xiaogang and Xu Anhua were slightly known to the audience.

Younger audiences may not know directors Xie Fei and Wu Tianming.

There were even fewer big-name guests, including Wu Siyuan from Hong Kong Island, Huang Hong from Bayi Film Studio, and Wang Zhongjun from Huayi. The latter attended as the chief producer of "1942".

As for the crew, the hotly nominated "1942" attended as a group, and when walking the red carpet, the chief producer, director, screenwriter, leading actor, photographer, etc. walked together.

Most of the country's top directors were absent, only the few nominated ones went with their crews.

Sure enough, it is quite difficult to expect the Golden Rooster to not cause any trouble.

When the nomination list was announced, the film with the most award nominations was Feng Xiaogang's "1942".

"1942" received a total of eight nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, etc.

But when the results of the closing ceremony awards came out, they were exactly the same as those of "Earthquake".

The final award result was unabashedly insulting.

It's really a slap in the face!
In the original time and space, the Golden Rooster Awards for Best Director and Best Film were won by Chen Kexin and "Chinese Partners" respectively. But now that the director of "Partners" has been changed to Ning Hao, this film did not come to participate in the competition. According to probability, it is almost certain that "1942" will win.

But the reason why the Golden Rooster is called the Golden Rooster is that its brain circuit is really extraordinary.

Xu Anhua's "A Simple Life" suppresses "1942" in all aspects.

The Best Picture award was shared equally by "A Simple Life" and "Four Days and Nights of Premier Zhou Enlai", a film that most people in the industry have never heard of.

For Best Director, Xu Anhua easily defeated Feng Xiaogang. I heard that based on the judges' votes, the former crushed the latter.

The Best Actor award was still a double-edged sword, shared equally by Liu Dehua and Zhang Guoli of "1942".

With eight nominations, he only won half of the top awards, which was Zhang Guoli's Best Actor award.

"1942" instantly became a laughing stock in the industry and was blatantly humiliated.

In the eyes of most industry insiders, "A Simple Life" is indeed a good movie, which was nominated for the Golden Lion Award, the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival, and the Best Actor and Actress at the Academy Awards.

But to say it is better than "1942" seems a bit far-fetched.

But everyone also understands that the reason why "A Simple Life" can become the big winner is that it is a co-production between the mainland and Hong Kong, jointly invested and produced by Bona Film Group, Hong Kong Silver Metro and Andy Lau.

But isn't this one of the old problems of the Golden Rooster? It seems that it always treats outsiders better than its own people.

To put it bluntly, the expert awards have always favored niche films and unknown actors. The higher the box office, the more star-studded, and the more popular the director is, the more biased the experts are. How can their level be shown if they have the same aesthetic taste as the general public?
Gu Wei even felt a little sympathetic towards Feng Xiaogang.

As the latter said, this was the movie he had put the most effort into in all these years, but it was blatantly humiliated.

Furthermore, although the Golden Rooster Awards are known as the three major Chinese-language awards along with the Golden Horse Awards and the Golden Image Awards, they do have some flaws.

For example, if the session is held every two years, the lag is too serious.

The fact that there is only one Best Actor or Best Actress title is often criticized.

For example, Zhang Ziyi, who was not nominated this year, swept the four major awards in the Chinese-speaking world, namely the Golden Horse, Golden Image, Hundred Flowers and Huabiao, with her role as Gong Er in "The Grandmaster", and won twelve other awards, but failed in the Golden Rooster.

Perhaps the judging panel felt that, with fifty great ways and forty-nine natural evolutions, missing one, too much perfection might not be a good thing!

Online, netizens were completely convinced after seeing the Golden Rooster’s amazing move. Is this something that only the entire jury had a brain hemorrhage?

To be honest, it is a consensus in the industry that golden roosters often lay double-yolked eggs.

In the early years, it was regarded as China's "Oscars", but because the film festival has won "double yolks" in important awards such as Best Picture and Best Actor and Actress almost every year in the past 20 years, the family shared the pork, making the grand prizes short in weight, and its authority has been questioned.

As a result, people in the industry don't regard the recognition from the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival as an honor, but the bottom line is that many directors in the industry have been disgusted, and everyone's perception of the Golden Rooster is getting worse and worse.

The next day, the media began to criticize this year's Golden Rooster.

"It turns out that the Golden Rooster is worthy of its name. It is indeed different from the old hens raised at home. It can lay five double-yolked eggs in one awards ceremony."

"Feng Xiaogang sat on the bench for four hours and seemed to be mocking the organizers when he took the stage."

"Little Song Jia defeated Zhang Ziyi and Yan Bingyan to win the Best Actress award."

"The closing ceremony was nothing special. It was called simple but in reality it was shabby..."

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After the award ceremony, Feng Xiaogang, who had just missed the Oscar "ticket" and was fooled by the Golden Rooster, could no longer bear it and went on a rage on the Internet.

"This award? To be honest, I don't understand what their judging criteria are. When you ask them, they will say that it is selected by experts according to the standards.

You ask what the specific standards are? They start hesitating again, but they just say "standards".

All these experts combined have not made as many films as I have made alone.”

"I suggest that the Golden Rooster Awards should not be held in the future. Let's see if other big directors in the industry are willing to come. It's just that I'm stupid. I worked so hard to come here to show my support, but in the end, this is the result."

"It's really a piece of shit. Going to participate in this Golden Rooster Awards is the thing I regret the most. No wonder big directors like Gu Wei, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Jiang Wen and others didn't go. It turns out that everyone knew what was going on. It turns out that I'm the only one who's guilty!"

Feng Xiaogang's words were unpleasant to hear, but many netizens chose to support him this time. After all, you, Jinji, can do disgusting things, but you don't allow others to say anything?
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On the 30th, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei arrived at the launch conference of "One Step Away" in the capital on time.

After some interaction in the interview, he and Jiang Wen said some polite words, which was considered as an advance promotion for the movie.

After the press conference, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei refused Jiang Wen’s invitation and did not stay for the banquet.

The next day, October 10st was Tuesday, the first day of the National Day holiday.

Many people choose to travel by car and get stuck in traffic, but many viewers also line up in theaters to watch "The Wandering Earth".

The film became a hit. With multiple hardcore publicity before the screening, especially intensive reports that foreigners praised the film, many viewers felt that the film brought honor to the Chinese people and thus aroused their interest in watching it.

On this day, almost all movie theaters in mature business districts in most cities in China were packed with long queues and crowds of people. The scene was just like the Spring Festival travel rush. Ticket offices, restrooms, and ticket gates were filled with queues of people.

A young woman holding a handful of popcorn said to her husband, "Hey, I was thinking about not going out to play when there are too many people, so as to avoid queuing everywhere, but now there are so many people watching a movie at home!"

Her husband next to her said, "I saw on the Internet that this film received very good reviews abroad, better than any of Gu Wei's previous works!"

The young woman wondered, "Isn't Gu Wei's 2012 the global box office champion? The cumulative amount is over billion US dollars.

Can The Wandering Earth be better than 2012? "

The latter said: “It’s different. ‘2012’ is good, the special effects and themes are quite shocking, and the box office is ridiculously high, but in the final analysis, it is a Hollywood movie.

"The Wandering Earth" is different. Our domestic blockbusters have received some really good reviews online. I don't know if they are real or just fake."

"Who knows? I've already bought the tickets, so I'll just watch it first!"

On this day, the word most discussed by theater audiences was "The Wandering Earth".

As for the box office, it naturally hit a new high.

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(End of this chapter)