Chapter 615: Being too old to die is a thief
In the entertainment industry, there is never a shortage of grudges and love-hate relationships between celebrities and artists.

For example, the fight between the three big stars Zhang Ziyi, Fan Binbin and Li Binbin, and the long-term mutual criticism between Yang Mi and Liu Shishi.

Especially the latter, under the instigation of Tangren Film and Television, the two were closely watched by their fans all the time, and any slight movement over there could not escape the ridicule of a large number of fans.

Thanks to the first two parts of "Tiny Times" and the recently completed fantasy drama "Swords of Legends", Yang Mi has now become a popular actress in the circle.

After Guo Jingming and several Tianyu companies announced the news of the movie to the outside world, Yang Mi became more and more famous.

"Directed by the new commercial film director Guo Jingming, starring Yang Mi, Guo Caijie, Guo Biting, Ke Zhendong and others, the film "Tiny Times 3" has officially started shooting."

"The third and fourth parts of the Tiny Times series will be shot in the same way as the first and second parts..."

"Director Guo Jingming promised to ensure that Tiny Times 3 will be able to meet fans and audiences next year."

As soon as the news was announced, Yang Mi’s fans mocked Liu Shishi on Weibo, and the meaning was self-evident.

Liu Shishi's fans are naturally unhappy about this, and the two of them are back and forth. You mock me for not being worthy of the title of one of the Four Little Flowers, and I mock you for only being able to make bad movies.

But what Liu Shishi’s fans didn’t expect was that while they were still fighting with Yang Mi’s fans, Liu Shishi revealed a big news to everyone.

When Liu Shishi and Wu Qilong, two people with a nearly 20-year age difference, announced their relationship on Weibo, the entire entertainment industry was shocked.

While it ignited the entire entertainment industry, there was also an uproar on the Internet. People couldn't believe whether this was love or just a hole in their brains?

Now, in addition to Yang Mi’s fans, the actresses in the circle are all happy.

Looking back at the past, actresses who announced their relationship when their careers were at the peak of their careers, especially those who did not rely on their acting skills to make a living, basically made no further progress.

Unless you can be like Liu Yifei, who has a big director by your side and successfully gains capital, you can completely ignore the rules and make your own decisions.

Unfortunately, Liu Shishi did not look for Gu Wei, but an old man who was once almost out of date but became popular again.

Not only are people in the circle watching the fun, there are also all kinds of voices on the Internet, saying all kinds of things.

Fans of "Startling by Each Step" were of course very happy and excited, but most people were just making fun of it and gloating over its misfortune.

"Haha, is this true love? They totally ignore the age difference between each other?"

"It's a pity for Liu Shishi. Hu Ge could have been chosen. What's the point of finding an old man?"

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The conflict between the Hong Kong entertainment industry and the domestic entertainment industry can be said to have started a long time ago. If we really want to trace the time, it can be traced back to the last century.

The fundamental reason for the conflict between the two sides is the issue of resource allocation. Later, as time passed, it gradually evolved into mutual ridicule between the two sides. Mainlanders felt that the Hong Kong industry did not live up to its previous strength and that almost all the movies it made were bad.

Those people in the Hong Kong circle always mock mainlanders for their lack of quality and act condescending.

Until now, most of them have not changed this bad habit, or they are too lazy to change it.

It’s just that they no longer say it openly, but instead do it behind the scenes, but it is still reported from time to time.

However, in the past two days, the entire Hong Kong film industry has brought shame to Hollywood.

"Transformers 4", which started filming at the beginning of the year, has not yet been completed.

These two days, the great director Michael Bay took the crew of "Transformers 4" to Hong Kong Island to shoot.

Normally, when foreign films go to Hong Kong for filming, the Hong Kong Film Workers Union is responsible for the reception and assistance throughout the process. However, something went wrong.

A world-renowned director was almost beaten up in Hong Kong Island and was frequently harassed during the filming of the crew.

There is no way this news could be concealed; it has now spread throughout Hollywood, Hong Kong Island, and the mainland.

Mainland artist Li Binbin also posted a Weibo saying that he was not injured.

But the mainland Internet is very lively, with all kinds of ridicule and sarcasm.

"You still say we have no manners? We didn't beat up a famous overseas director in the street, haha."

"It's been exposed this time! It's embarrassing to the world. It shows how hypocritical the people over there are."

Faced with accusations from the Hollywood media and ridicule on the Internet, the Hong Kong community was a little caught off guard.

Afterwards, a large number of top celebrities and artists came out to apologize, condemn the public security, and protect their image. For a while, the place was in complete chaos.

At this time, in order to divert the conflict, the Hong Kong media turned their attention to the mainland's Star Films Company.

The impact of the casting audition for the fantasy drama "The Journey of Flower" was even more sensational than Tangren's "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" and Huanrui's "Ancient Sword and Qi Tan".

In addition to attracting thousands of second- and third-tier celebrities from the mainland, as well as students from major universities, there are also many artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Even though the Star Films Company announced that the male protagonists were Chen Xiao and Zhao Liying, it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd.

After all, fantasy dramas are ensemble dramas, and ensemble dramas are the best at flattering people. If things go wrong, the male and female protagonists’ limelight may be overshadowed by the second or third characters during filming.

Once the male lead is confirmed, the secondary male and female roles become everyone's must-win.

But as the roles were finalized one by one, Xingchen Film and Television Company was blasted by Hong Kong and Taiwan media.

"Xingchen Films, as a major company in the industry, actually refused to audition actors and artists from Hong Kong Island."

"The first-tier young actor was suspected of being treated unfairly during his audition, and the director of Xingchen Films discriminated against actors from Taiwan."

The Internet is very lively, and a group of powerful netizens have transformed themselves into Conan.

Not only did they instantly lock onto that "first-tier niche" artist, they also compiled a list of names of actors from Taiwan who went to audition at Xingchen Film and Television Company.

It turned out that Star Film and Television Company really rejected all celebrity artists from Taiwan and Hong Kong, no matter how famous they were, and they didn't want any of them.

Now, the Hong Kong media are completely unwilling to accept this. After all, celebrity artists from Taiwan have auditioned several times, but artists from Hong Kong Island are not even qualified to audition?
As a result, a large number of Hong Kong-born celebrities, filmmakers, and directors blamed Star Films and Television Company, and accused Gu Wei of being the culprit for destroying the friendly relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places.

Even the group headed by Wen Jun has called on major mainland film and television companies to open up their resources, hoping that in accordance with the previous agreement between the two places, at least half of the roles in films and TV series shot in the mainland will be given to Hong Kong stars.

Subsequently, Hong Kong media also proposed that mainland film and television companies should go to Hong Kong Island more often when shooting movies to boost the economic development of Hong Kong Island.

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In the villa.

Liu Yifei, who had just woken up, was feeling lazy. She moved her rosy face in front of Gu Wei, and the two of them started to get close to each other.

Just then, Song Ge called.

"Director Gu, have you seen the online media reports?" Song Ge said in a serious tone.

"What's the matter?" Gu Wei asked casually while enjoying Liu Yifei's massage.

"Look, both sides are cursing at each other again. These bastards are really looking for death." Song Ge said in a bad tone. When Liu Yifei heard this, she immediately took out her phone, clicked on the hot search headlines and brought them to Gu Wei.

As he watched, Gu Wei stood up from Liu Yifei's thighs, his expression becoming more and more ugly.

Afterwards, Gu Wei thought for a moment and directly opened Weibo.

"Some people really get more stupid as they get older. How can you interfere with the casting of Xingchen Film and Television Company? You are a thief if you are old and still alive. You are a bunch of garbage..."

"A big Hollywood director can't even guarantee his personal safety when he goes to Hong Kong Island to shoot. This alone is enough to show the decline of the Hong Kong Island film market. Your era is over. If you behave yourself, you can still have a meal. Otherwise, even your rice bowl will be destroyed..."

After sending it, Liu Yifei next to him said with some concern: "I hope there won't be any problems if we send it like this."

After all, the last time Star Films and Television Company and Hong Kong Island fought to the end, even the leaders of the General Administration intervened.

"It's okay. These people only care about food and not punishment. They act so arrogant all the time and are annoying." Gu Wei waved his hand indifferently and said without any worry.

After posting on Weibo, Gu Wei packed up and drove to China Film.

As for how much impact his words would have on the Internet, Gu Wei was not worried at all.

After all, at this moment, there is no need for major companies in the industry to unite, Star Films alone can suppress the Hong Kong circle.

This time, Gu Wei deliberately wanted to provoke a counterattack from the people of Hong Kong Island. He wanted to see what methods the other party had.

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China Film.

Although it is not the end of the year yet, when he came here again, Gu Wei felt that everything had changed.

Perhaps it was because of the change of chairman. Although it was not yet the end of the year, Han Sanping had already moved behind the scenes and La Peikang took over the power.

"Director Gu?"

At the reception desk, someone saw Gu Wei and ran over to say hello.

"Is Mr. La here?" Seeing that it was someone he knew, Gu Wei asked directly.

"Yes, there is someone here right now, you need to wait a moment."

"it is good."

Gu Wei sat in the reception room, eating fruit casually as before, until about ten minutes later, he saw someone walking out of the chairman's office.

"Director Gu, Director La invites you in."

"Ok."

Less than a month later, I walked into the office of the Chairman of China Film Corporation again. The layout and decoration were completely different and much more elegant.

However, when La Peikang saw Gu Wei's expression, he found it to be the same as Han Sanding's before, smiling.

This was the first time that Gu Wei came here since La Peikang took office, and it was also the first time that he came here for serious business.

"Gu Wei, come on, sit down."

"Boss La, I came here today to discuss the import quota for The Revenant."

Hearing Gu Wei's words, La Peikang kept smiling, "No problem, the spot is reserved for you, just sign the documents later, and it's okay to come in. Whether you can pass the review depends on you."

"No problem, they are all foreign movies anyway

"You, as such a big director, should pay more attention to your words and actions in the future." La Peikang shook his head helplessly.

The next moment, La Peikang sighed again: "Alas, regarding your Weibo post this morning, a leader from the General Administration has said that you should try not to make such remarks that undermine unity in the future."

"Haha, Mr. La, people are bullying me, and the higher-ups don't allow me to fight back?" Gu Wei said unhappily.

"That being said, I am annoyed by those Hong Kong people. Take 'The Crossing' for example. With such a huge investment, they ran out of money after only a few months of filming. The original budget of the several companies was as high as 4 million, but now they have to add at least another million." La Peikang looked unhappy when he said this.

Hearing this, Gu Wei was slightly stunned. This amount was almost catching up with his additional investment in "Frozen 2".

But the box office of the first "Frozen" was there, so Gu Wei would not hesitate even to add another 300 or 500 million US dollars.

No wonder Han Sanping told him that China Film was looking for the next buyer. One additional investment was hundreds of millions, and if there were a few more, even China Film, a big company, wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

You have to know that according to the box office sharing ratio in the mainland, an additional investment of 100 million yuan would require at least an additional 200 to 300 million yuan in box office revenue. This is because China Film has a cinema chain which can reduce some of the pressure.

"I remember a similar thing happened when we were filming Red Cliff," Gu Wei joked with a smile.

"Yes, I'm just giving you an example. You should be more careful and don't make things too awkward with them. Some things just need to be understood by everyone. Anyway, Xingchen Film and Television Company will be the chief partner of China Film in the future. You can contact me anytime if you have any questions." La Peikang said with a smile, his tone full of sincerity.

"Okay, I understand. By the way, Mr. La, you have to arrange for someone to go abroad with me to sign the contract with Warner in a couple of days."

Upon hearing this, La Peikang's face was instantly filled with smiles. This was perhaps the best news he had heard since taking office.

The two continued chatting for a while, accepting La Peikang's concern and pretending not to hear his hints.

After staying for half an hour, Gu Wei signed the document and got up and left China Film.

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After leaving China Film Studio, Gu Wei drove the car, constantly thinking about the follow-up plans in his mind.

To be honest, becoming the king of the domestic entertainment industry is not Gu Wei’s ultimate goal, if this is his main goal.

Then Gu Wei can say without hesitation that he has done it. After all, in terms of box office revenue, several major companies in the industry combined cannot catch up.

But the reason why Gu Wei stayed in the mainland for a month during the release of "The Wandering Earth" was mainly because the mainland and Hollywood markets are different.

The former only has a release period of about one month, even if it is postponed for a maximum of two months. However, the latter is different. The North American market has no requirements for the release time of the film.

In other words, as long as the movie is attractive enough and there are audiences buying tickets to watch it, there will be theaters willing to schedule and show it even if it has been in theaters for a long time.

Just like "2012", even though so much time has passed, it is still being screened in many countries and regions overseas.

Even in countries like Denmark and Norway, "2012" is put aside during festivals and major events.

This is how the system determines the market and determines the focus of Gu Wei's work between the mainland and overseas.

As he was thinking, Gu Wei drove back to the villa.

As soon as he parked the car, Gu Wei received a call from Cheng Long.

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(End of this chapter)