Chapter 610 Grading System
The next day.

The roadshow for "The Wandering Earth" is still going on, and except for Gu Wei, no member of the entire creative team asked for leave or left midway.

In their words, even though they are very tired from running around the country, as long as they open their eyes every day and look at yesterday's box office data of "The Wandering Earth", everyone feels like they have been given a shot of chicken blood and are fully revived.

"Even if it's just for Director Gu's big red envelope, we can't not work hard."

Hearing this, Gu Wei smiled and said nothing, but just instructed the logistics team to do a good job of supporting work.

After all, apart from Han Dongjun who had just enrolled, and Yang Zi, the rest of the team, including Hu Jun, Liu Ye, Zhou Xun, Huang Xiaoming and others, are all busy with their work.

The box office success of "The Wandering Earth" almost doubled the pay of the male and female protagonists Hu Jun and Zhou Xun.

The leader Huang Xiaoming achieved the achievement of being the male actor who had collaborated with Gu Wei the most times. For a time, the leader became the most envied male actor in the circle.

There is new information online about what happened at Han Sanping’s retirement banquet.

According to an anonymous netizen's post, the news that Gu Wei offered Wang Zhongjun a guaranteed release of "Wolf Warrior" of 10 billion yuan also spread in the industry.

Almost the entire film and television industry is marveling at the money-making ability of Xingchen Film and Television Company, and leading actors such as Wu Jing, Yu Nan, and Zhang Guoqiang are even more excited.

Because even though Gu Wei said this as a joke and teased Wang Zhongjun, doesn't this mean that "Wolf Warrior" may really get a good box office?

Gu Wei always felt that someone was behind this matter, otherwise there wouldn't be rumors coming out every two days. Currently, several versions of the story have been circulating on the Internet, saying all kinds of things.

At the same time, many filmmakers in the industry lamented that the National Day holiday is finally over, but the film market shows no sign of cooling down.

"The Wandering Earth" almost dominated the entire National Day period, with more than 80% of the screenings. As a result, the film broke the box office record of "Lost in Thailand" after only seven days of release.

Sina Entertainment: "The Wandering Earth's box office revenue exceeded 14 billion during the National Day holiday, becoming the box office champion of domestic films and breaking a new record for domestic film box office!"

Sohu Entertainment: "Many industry experts and famous film critics predict that The Wandering Earth is expected to break the mainland film market box office record held by 2012 for nearly two years."

Penguin Entertainment: "With an average daily box office of 200 million yuan, The Wandering Earth has broken all records for domestic films."

UC: "Shocked, The Wandering Earth is a box office hit, and the famous domestic director Gu Wei actually does such a thing."

NetEase Entertainment: "The animated film "Swallowed Starry Sky", adapted from an online novel and jointly produced by Xingchen Films, Wanda Films, and Enlight Entertainment, has officially announced the completion of post-production. The release date has not yet been announced."

Southern Metropolis Daily: "It is reported that the animated film "Swallowed Star" failed to obtain a release permit due to problems with the film's content."

Among the endless media reports, there are some different news, but they did not attract much attention from netizens, except for some loyal book fans.

Firstly, "The Wandering Earth" is so popular right now that it topped the hot search list for six days out of the seven days of the National Day holiday. Only Chen Kai's "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" announced the actor for the leading role, so it is currently ranked second.

Secondly, the mainland animation market is sluggish, with continuous cartoons being taken off the shelves and stopped, making it almost impossible to see new cartoons in the entire TV series and film industry.

The third reason is the prejudice that netizens have developed over a long period of time. Most people think that mainland animation is not very good and is completely inferior to animated films from island countries and Europe and the United States. Both in terms of story content and production quality, they are far behind.

In addition to domestic reports, everyone suddenly found that there were more reports on the overseas box office of "The Wandering Earth".

At this moment, "The Wandering Earth" is still being released in the island country. After earning 21.5 billion yen in the first week, it is still maintaining a trend of about 2 million yen per day.

Although it cannot be compared with the record of the top three films in the island country, the momentum is also quite strong.

And it is very likely to break a new record for Gu Wei's movies in the island country. After all, 3D special effects science fiction blockbusters shot and starred by Asians naturally have an advantage. In addition, the island country market is expanding day by day. It is normal that the box office revenue is getting higher and higher compared with the past.

"The Wandering Earth has been well received overseas, breaking box office records in many countries."

"Xingchen Films has once again achieved great sales success overseas, and The Wandering Earth is a huge hit overseas."

Although the media headlines are very impressive, in fact, it is only the island country that created the conditions for the popularity of "The Wandering Earth". South Korea's box office is still not as good as some Hollywood blockbusters currently in theaters, but the box office is still considerable.

Gu Wei expects to earn more than 20 million US dollars, which is quite good for a small place like South Korea.

As for North America and other places, "The Wandering Earth" and "Gravity" are still in a fierce battle, and the latter is currently in the lead.

As for countries and regions in Europe, due to copyright issues, the film will not be released until October 10 in the UK and France. As for Germany, Italy and other countries, it is estimated that it will not be released until the end of the month. It is hard to say what arrangements will be made for other small countries.

.........

China Film Group, in the chairman’s office.

Gu Wei, who was sitting on the sofa, looked a little unhappy. Before coming here, he got the news that the release of "Swallowed Star" failed the review and was sent back for rectification.
"Hey, don't be in a hurry!"

At this moment, Han Sanping, who was about to leave office, seemed to have calmed down completely. If it were before, he would have been jumping up and down.

"I'm not in a hurry, I just think it doesn't make sense to do this. They haven't even made a movie yet, but they still have so many complaints. They're just disgusting me." Gu Wei wanted to laugh. These people were just trying to make a name for themselves.

"Okay, I'll make a phone call and ask about the specific situation." In front of Gu Wei, Han Sanping took out his mobile phone, dialed the number, and started chatting with the leader of the General Administration.

About five minutes later, Han Sanping put down the phone and shook his head slightly, the meaning was self-evident.

"Okay, let's leave it at that for now." After saying that, Gu Wei walked out of the office without looking back.

...

After coming out of China Film Group, Gu Wei called Wang Changtian and Ye Ning directly, preparing to discuss going directly to the leaders of the General Administration.

Originally, Lao Wang was in a very good mood these days because the box office of "The Wandering Earth" was on the rise, and when Guangguang divided the investment shares, it was second only to China Film and Wanda.

When Wang Changtian paid the real money, he felt a little painful, but now when he sees the box office data, his waist and legs hurt immediately. He tells everyone that he has good vision, which makes many people in the circle envy him.

As a result, they were not happy for two days before something went wrong with the movie "You Are the One Sitting Next to Me" invested by Guangxian.

The hero and heroine were followed by paparazzi, who took photos of them kissing intimately late at night, going out together and feeding each other.

You know, Lin Gengxin, who has regained his freedom from Tangren, is in the limelight. He first participated in the domestic blockbuster "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" invested by Huayi and directed by Xu Ke, and then won the male lead in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" starring Si Yatou.

Another Zhou Dongyu also debuted as a "Mou Girl", a representative of the current students who are given special attention by the Beijing Film Academy, and an artist under the Shiba Culture Company.

The scandal between these two people suddenly became the focus of attention and heated discussion within the circle and on the Internet.

Gu Wei must have known about this incident, but he was too lazy to even ask. If Wang Changtian hadn't mentioned it, he would have just ignored it.

Looking at all the "Mou girls" in the past, none of them is easy to deal with. Not to mention Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi, just take Zhou Dongyu and Ni Ni for example, neither of them is liked by Gu Wei.

If one of the conditions for Zhang Yimou to join Xingchen Film and Television Company was not to bring these two people with him, Gu Wei would never have let them join Shiba Culture Company.

Sometimes Gu Wei wondered how an artist like Zhou Dongyu, who had average looks, figure, and acting skills, had been involved in constant scandals since her debut, and had a bad reputation in the industry, could have been so popular in the original time and space. Maybe the capital bosses behind her were not upright and deliberately used an artist with such an image to tarnish the image of domestic entertainment.

After Wang Changtian and Ye Ning arrived at the company, Gu Wei went straight to the point and told them the result of his talk with Han Sanding at China Film Academy.

"Even President Han couldn't come forward to solve the problem directly. I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle this time." Ye Ning said with some concern.

"Haha, if it doesn't work, let's go talk to the higher-ups. I don't believe it. It sounds like they are the only ones that have some influence."

Gu Wei sneered and said that he couldn't just watch "Devouring the Stars" not be released, mainly because it was too disgusting.

Oh, it passed the project without any problem, but now it has been completed and it is not allowed to pass the review. They are just teasing us.

"Then let's go over there sometime and have a good talk with the higher-ups." Ye Ning nodded and agreed to Gu Wei's suggestion.

"How about tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?" Gu Wei asked.

"Director Gu, President Ye, I think we should not be in a hurry. If nothing unexpected happens, the General Administration may gather everyone together for a meeting in the next two days." Wang Changtian suddenly said.

"What do you mean?" Ye Ning asked curiously.

"Rumor has it that Jia Zhangke's film A Touch of Sin has run into trouble again, and it will most likely be banned."

"Isn't the date set? November 11st, so there are only three weeks left." Gu Wei asked curiously.

"As far as I know, there have been too many cartoons reported and taken off the shelves recently. Some experts and professors have turned their attention to the film industry. They think that since cartoons cannot be broadcast due to violations, movies should be no exception." Wang Changtian continued to gossip.

"These bastards, they don't do their work all day long, but just show off their power and want to get involved in everything. It's fucking bullshit." After hearing this, Ye Ning started cursing immediately.

The two of them sat there listening to Ye Ning's rant, which lasted for five full minutes before he stopped.

Seeing this, Gu Wei discussed with the two and decided to wait two days, but they must go to the General Administration.

.........

In the circle, it seems that many people have received the news.

Something went wrong with the animated film "Swallowed Star", jointly produced by Star Pictures, Light Media, Wanda and other companies.

In the film and television industry, there are countless examples of film and television projects being halted.

The reason why it attracted attention this time is, firstly, because "Swallowed Star" is an animated film, and secondly, because of its luxurious lineup of producers.

But just when everyone was discussing "Devouring the Star", the General Administration announced the latest news.

The film "A Touch of Sin" directed by Jia Zhangke was banned from screening.

"After repeated consultations and discussions, we finally decided to ban Jia Zhangke's film A Touch of Sin from being screened in theaters nationwide.

We also revoke the film’s approved release license, please inform the relevant production staff and theater chains..."

It has been many years since a big director's film was banned from being released in the industry.

This is undoubtedly very negative news for the entire director circle.

The news that the movie was completely banned was like a bolt from the blue for Jia Zhangke and the crew members who were promoting "A Touch of Sin".

Even though Jia Zhangke is considered to have a relatively good temper among directors, it is absolutely impossible to expect him to remain calm in this situation.

When facing the interview of the media reporter, he was not polite at all, and his words were full of sarcasm: "Now I know what it means to be frustrated. I feel like I have been fooled again and again. They have clearly issued the screening permit, but they changed their mind twice. Is this their authority? If they are really authoritative, how can they go back on their words? It's really a joke."

The circle suddenly became extremely lively because of Jia Zhangke's words.

"A Touch of Sin" was banned from release, and coupled with the fact that "Devouring the Stars" produced by Xingchen Film and Television Company failed to pass review, the ratings system was once again brought up by directors in the industry.

Moreover, many directors in the industry have jointly issued a statement, calling on everyone to take positive action together.

As a big director in the industry, Gu Wei was naturally invited many times. This time he gladly accepted it and planned to go with everyone to talk to the people above.

As one of the top directors in the country, Gu Wei's response undoubtedly gave many people confidence.

For a time, Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen and others all expressed their hope to establish a grading system in the country when they were interviewed.

"You are just fooling around. Why are you getting involved with them for no reason? You even posted on Weibo saying that we need professionals to review the film. Even the higher-ups called me."

The internet was bustling with activity and people were excited. Han Sanping even called Gu Wei to tell him about the matter.

"Haha, since they deliberately want to disgust me, I can't let them have an easy time. Posting on Weibo is nothing. When the General Administration holds a meeting, we can have a good chat in person." Gu Wei said happily.

"What to talk about? Talk about the grading system. Do you think it's possible?" Han Sanping said unhappily.

"It's definitely impossible. A grading system in China is a fantasy. It's totally impossible under the national conditions." Gu Wei knew it clearly.

"Then why are you joining in the trouble?" Han Sanping was speechless.

"It's good to make some noise, and let the higher-ups know our determination. We can't always give in." Gu Wei said lightly.

"Be careful."

"no problem."

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(End of this chapter)