Chapter 618 Let’s Change the Leader
The next day.

The celebration banquet for the acquisition of China Culture hosted by Ali became a hot topic, and Gu Wei became very popular again.

According to media reports, the investment amount of Xingchen Film and Television Company's next domestic film has been revealed.

"It is reported that the production cost of The Wandering Earth 2 is suspected to be as high as billion RMB."

"Ali, Penguin and other Internet companies are interested in participating in the production of The Wandering Earth 2."

"Gu Wei, the first domestic director, has received great attention for his latest film from many companies in the industry, with many industry leaders competing to invest in it, with the amount starting at 100 million yuan."

Needless to say, Xingchen Film and Television Company, including its celebrity artists, have once again become the envy of everyone in the circle.

Tong Liya, who is in the crew of "One Step Away", feels that director Jiang Wen's attitude towards her has improved a lot. He is no longer so strict, and sometimes he will direct her acting with a smile.

"Act well. When our movie is released and sells well, we will come up with a big investment plan." Jiang Wen was stimulated by the figure of 2 billion. Now his mind is full of blockbusters, big productions and big investments.

Xu Zheng, who was in Shanghai, couldn't help but think of the sequel to the "囧 series" after seeing the news report.

"I can't handle big productions, but I can still achieve high box office with low costs." After Xu Zheng said this, he prepared to leave for the capital.

At the same time, Happy Twist headquarters.

Liu Hongtao stared at the media reports on the Internet and made up his mind secretly.

Seeing that the mainland film market is getting hotter day by day, if I keep delaying like this, not only will my subordinates be unwilling, but I will probably regret it once the hype is over.

At the same time, Ning Hao announced the release time of "Partners", directed by Ning Hao and starring Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Lei Jiayin and others.

The release time is chosen during the Spring Festival, and will compete with films such as the special effects blockbuster "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" starring Hong Kong filmmakers.

The South Korean film "New World", starring Choi Min-sik, Hwang Jung-min and Lee Jung-jae, has also announced its release date, which is at the end of December.

The film will be released simultaneously in South Korea and other countries and regions in Southeast Asia, and it will definitely not be released in mainland China.

After all, the rating system has just come to an end. If the General Administration introduces foreign-language films of this type at this time, the directors will probably start making a fuss again.

"'New World' should be the first foreign language film that Director Gu has participated in that has not been introduced to the mainland. What a pity."

"Yes, I heard that it failed the review."

According to media reports, this year's Bazaar Charity Gala was the least star-studded one in recent years, and even the media did not give it much written coverage.

Although she did not attend the Bazaar Charity Dinner this year, Liu Yifei still read the reports about the banquet.

After all, Miss Liu had been there several times before, and she was a little uncomfortable with not going this year.

Among the giants of film and television companies, only Wang Zhonglei and Yu Dong went. Apart from them, no other CEOs of film and television companies in the industry went.

The same is true for top stars, there are only Jackie Chan, Li Binbin, Fan Binbin, and Zhang Ziyi, but as for big directors, there is not a single one!

This year's dinner was indeed a bit shabby.

Among all the stars, the most eye-catching one is Jin Qiaoqiao, who is brought by Yu Dong. This is completely made public to the circle, and the woman has successfully risen to the top!

.........

circle.

The conflict between Gu Wei and the Hong Kong circle continues, with more and more film and television companies and media from outside getting involved.

Several large mainland companies, led by Light Media and Wanda, have published articles mocking those people in the Hong Kong circle.

"Director Gu, do you want us to join forces and just drive those people from the Hong Kong circle out of the mainland? Anyway, there is no shortage of big-name stars in the domestic entertainment industry, so it doesn't matter if they are gone." Wang Changtian called directly, ready to make a big move as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Haha, Lao Wang, do you think you can drive out the entire Hong Kong circle?" Gu Wei was amused by the other party.

"We're not going to kick them all out. Those who are willing to cooperate will stay, and those who are not will be kicked out. But this won't work just with Guangguang. If we add you and Wanda, and bring in Bonar and the others, I don't think it will be a big problem."

"Forget it, it's a bit unrealistic. Not to mention that the General Administration will not agree, even if several of our companies work together, it is impossible to do this because of the complicated interests involved.

Besides, if we really join hands with the Hong Kong circle, I guess Huayi and other companies will wake up laughing in their dreams. "Gu Wei analyzed.

"So what should we do now? The two sides are making such a big fuss, arguing with each other online every day."

"It's okay, I'll find a way to solve it." Gu Wei already had a plan in mind.

...

On the Internet, the dispute between Zhao and Zhen was brought up again.

The main reason is that the current situation of the two parties involved was discussed by netizens. Thanks to the big sales of the two movies "Special Identity" and "Knife of the Assassin", Zhao Wenzhuo successfully became one of the top male stars in the mainland. He is also the biggest action star in the domestic entertainment industry.

On the other hand, since "Ip Man 2", all the movies starred by Zhen Zidan have lost money, just like before "Ip Man 1". There is no movie that did not lose money, and some even lost more.

The titles of "box office poison" and "king of bad movies" were once again given to Zhen Zidan by the industry. In less than a year, his value plummeted and he fell to the second tier.

But in Zhen Zidan's eyes, he may still have one last chance to turn the tables.

That is the 5D mythological blockbuster "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" which was just scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival these two days. It is said to have an investment of 3 million yuan and a production period of 3 years. Zhen Zidan plays the role of Sun Wukong in it.

Gu Wei has something in mind about this movie. If nothing unexpected happens, "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" will also be one of the competitors of "Chinese Partners", but he will not be nervous.

As the Lunar New Year holiday is just around the corner, many films scheduled for the period have begun preparing for their promotions.

Ye Ning called Gu Wei directly.

"Director Gu, New Police Story 2013 is going to hold a press conference. Would you like to take some time to come over?"

"Media meeting? There's no need to mobilize so many people, right? I'll let other people from the company go."

Gu Wei thought about it and decided to refuse. Isn't this like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut?
"That's fine, then let Director Chen Guofu come over. He's a film producer, so it would be appropriate for him to come."

"can."

After Gu Wei hung up the phone, the assistant who came in to report on his work said:

"Notify Director Chen and ask him to represent the company to attend the media conference for New Police Story 2013."

"Okay, Director Gu."

.........

in the office.

Gu Wei was caught off guard by Liu Hongtao's sudden visit. He had indeed talked to Liu Hongtao before, but now his intention to acquire Happy Twist was not strong enough.

The reason was naturally the conversation between Gu Wei and Han Sanping and others, which made him realize that he was used to shooting science fiction special effects blockbusters, and he had no interest in other types of movies, except for award-winning films.

After Liu Hongtao came to the office, the two sides exchanged a few pleasantries. The other party did not hide anything and said directly: "Director Gu, we are willing to give up 30% of the shares. What do you think of this ratio?"

When Liu Hongtao met Gu Wei for the first time, the other party directly proposed a full acquisition, and later discussed 60% of the shares.

To sum up, he deliberately wants to control the discourse power of Happy Twist, just like when he acquired Shiba Culture Company.

But Liu Hongtao had worked hard for many years to build Happy Twist into this scale after taking over the company. How could he be willing to work for others? So this matter has been delayed until now.

"30%? Mr. Liu, this ratio is not high." Song Ge next to him suddenly said with a smile.

"Mr. Song, 30% is not a small amount. Besides me, there are several other shareholders of Happy Twist. But I can guarantee that after Xingchen Film and Television Company acquires shares, this one will definitely be the second largest shareholder." Liu Hongtao looked at Gu Wei's expressionless face, immediately turned his head and looked at Song Ge and explained.

"The second largest shareholder? Haha." Song Ge said with a smile. This expression made Liu Hongtao feel a little uneasy, and for a moment he didn't know how to start the conversation.

Gu Wei next to him was a little dazed at the moment, thinking about the domestic mainstream military-themed movie.

"Cough cough." Song Ge coughed twice before Gu Wei came back to his senses.

"Mr. Liu, I think we should forget about investing in and acquiring Happy Twist." Gu Wei suddenly said.

"This... Director Gu, why don't you reconsider it?" Liu Hongtao was a little panicked.

"Mr. Liu, 60% of the shares is our minimum requirement. Haha, you know, with the support of Xingchen Films, Happy Twist will definitely not lack funds. Not only can the scale be expanded, but even your plays can be adapted and moved to the big screen..."

Song Ge talked freely, and he and Gu Wei began to cooperate with each other, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop.

Liu Hongtao had a tangled expression on his face after hearing this. Seeing this, Song Ge did not bother him. After about two minutes, Liu Hongtao gritted his teeth and said, "Director Gu, President Song, 60% of the shares is indeed too much. If you two insist on doing this, then just pretend that I have never been here today."

Song Ge was quite surprised to hear this. He didn't expect that at this point, the other party would still insist on his bottom line.

"No acquisition, just investment in three movies, 60% of the share, how about that, Mr. Liu?"

This time, even Song Ge looked at him with some surprise. This was different from what the two had discussed before.

However, Song Ge naturally would not mention this matter in person, and just thought that Gu Wei had changed his mind at the last minute.

"Director Gu, 60% share is a bit too much." After Gu Wei made his request, Liu Hongtao immediately felt relieved, but when he heard this ratio, he began to feel conflicted again.

"Mr. Liu, please consider carefully whether we can cooperate. If you agree, Xingchen Film and Television Company can not only invest, but also use the company's name for subsequent publicity and promotion."

"That's all. You talk to Mr. Song first. I have something to go out for." After saying that, Gu Wei left the office directly. Before leaving, he winked at Song Ge, and the other party nodded slightly in understanding.

……

"Boss, the person is in the reception room. Director Wang is accompanying him inside."

As soon as I left the office, my assistant immediately reminded me.

"Okay, I understand." Gu Wei nodded.

On the way to the meeting room, Gu Wei was still thinking in his mind, what was the purpose of him and others coming here?
In the conference room, he and his friends had already had several cups of tea. He looked at his watch and said, "Should they be here soon?"

"The boss will be here soon. The assistant has already gone to remind him." Wang Chen responded.

"Director Wang, what is Director Gu busy with?" Cheng Long suddenly asked.

"It's not a big deal, just the CEO of another company came to seek cooperation, haha."

Besides him, there were Cheng Long and Shum Kin-fung in the conference room, the latter of whom wore black-framed glasses and looked more elegant.

Sure enough, it wasn't even two minutes before he finished speaking.

There was a knock on the door, and he and others looked subconsciously, only to see Gu Wei walking in with a smile on his face.

In a flash, Cen Jianxun had a certain evaluation of Gu Wei: "He is worthy of being the youngest big director in the country. His temperament is not inferior to other mainland film and television company bosses. Compared with others, he has more sharpness."

"Director Gu."

"Director Gu!"

"Brother, everyone has been waiting for a long time."

Gu Wei had just sat down and was about to say a few words of greeting, but to his surprise, he stated his purpose very directly.

"Director Gu, I came here this time just to explain to you that the comments made by Wenjun and others do not represent the entire Hong Kong circle."

"The remarks made by Eric Tsang and others do not represent the Hong Kong Film Association," Patrick Tse also said.

Hearing this, Gu Wei nodded slightly, then turned to look at the person next to him.

"Director Gu, this is Sam Sham, currently the vice president of the Hong Kong Film Association."

"Oh, President Cen, nice to meet you."

"You're welcome." The other party said modestly, straightened his back and nodded slightly.

"Just now you said that the current remarks made by Hong Kong media and some filmmakers have nothing to do with the Hong Kong Film Association. To be honest, I don't agree with that." After the greetings, Gu Wei's face changed and he spoke in a serious tone.

"Director Gu..."

"Listen to me." Gu Wei waved his hand, his expression changed slightly and he said no more.

"According to what the Hong Kong media is saying now, I am the sinner who destroyed the friendly relations between the two places.

Haha, in that case, I think there is no need to cooperate with Xingchen Films in the future, including the company's films do not need to consider Hong Kong stars. "Gu Wei's understated words made Yang Chenglong on the opposite side look ugly, and even Cen Jianxun felt the pressure.

Cheng Long and others had discussed it before coming, and they were most afraid of this kind of situation happening, but they didn't expect it to happen in the end.

"Director Gu, what do you think we should do?" After looking at the other two people, Cheng Long and Cen Jianxun also looked at each other and nodded slightly, then he asked directly.

"Let's change the leaders." Gu Wei uttered these words.

"Director Gu, please tell me in detail." At this moment, his tone was full of seriousness.

"Replace the president of the Hong Kong Film Association, including the president of the joint association of the two places..."

...

After talking with him and others, Gu Wei sent them out of the company and then returned to the office.

As soon as I reached the door, I heard the laughter of Song Ge and Liu Hongtao.

Seeing this, Gu Wei's mouth curled up slightly, it seemed that the deal was done.

...

(End of this chapter)