Chapter 66 Weinstein?

Gu Wei slept until the next afternoon and felt a little sore after waking up.

I glanced at my silent phone and saw several missed calls.

"Hey, Ryder, you're up a little late."

"Boss, the crew has been disbanded, and the filming equipment has been sent back to Warner."

As a working man, Reid still has a lot of things to do even after the filming of the movie is over.

"Well, the finished film will be sent to the company first, and the editing will be done at Warner Bros."

This was also something that Gu Wei and Warner had agreed on long ago. Warner will be involved in everything from filming equipment to editing and distribution of the film.

Of course, Gu Wei also paid a hefty commission according to the market price.

"Boss, are we going back to Los Angeles today?"

Ryder asked on the phone.

"Of course, the filming is over, there's no need to stay here any longer, book the flight tickets, we'll leave tomorrow."

"Okay, boss."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei got up, washed up, opened the hotel room, and browsed the online news reports.

As expected, the news of the successful completion of "The Pursuit of Happyness" was also on the list, and the media gave it a lot of coverage.

The next day, Gu Wei and Reid went directly to the airport and flew to Los Angeles.

The company's operations over the past few months have been remotely controlled by Reid. At this stage, the company has very few businesses, mostly connecting with the box office share of some movies.

In North America, profits from videotapes also account for a considerable portion of film revenues.

Starting from "A True Detective", "Taken" and "The Day After Tomorrow", these films have brought Gu Wei a steady stream of income.

The reason why Gu Wei was able to independently bear the tens of millions of investment costs for "The Pursuit of Happyness" is because of this.

After returning to Los Angeles, Gu Wei rested for two days, then took the film clips and rushed to Warner headquarters for editing.

There is an unwritten rule in Hollywood that ordinary directors do not have the final editing rights. Just like the movie "The Day After Tomorrow", Gu Wei was just involved in it, and most of the content was edited by Warner.

Of course, this rule does not apply to top directors, let alone this movie invested by Gu Wei himself.

"Gu, long time no see. I heard that your movie has been completed."

At the entrance of Warner Company, Mike came out to greet Gu Wei and said directly.

"Of course, look this way."

Gu Wei pointed at the company employees who were moving things and said.

"Edit?"

Gu Wei nodded.

"OK, let's go in."

Coming to the editing room of Warner, looking at the busy staff, Gu Wei felt a little envious. He wondered when his own company would have so many employees.

"Take it slow. I believe it won't take too long." Gu Wei thought silently.

"Gu, you came at a good time. Nolan is currently shooting a new movie. There are a lot of idle people in the editing department. They can devote themselves to making your movie."

Mike suddenly said.

"Batman?"

The media has reported a lot about this recently. This big production with an investment of 1.35 million US dollars started shooting in March this year and will end in September. It is indeed worth the audience's expectations.

“I’m looking forward to this movie.”

“Haha, Gu, Nolan has put a lot of effort into this movie, I believe he will not disappoint the audience.”

Mike said with confidence.

"Boss, all the movie clips have been shipped up here."

Reid interrupted Gu Wei's thoughts and reminded him.

"Well, after handing it over to the engineer, you can go back to the company first."

Gu Wei reacted and said.

"Okay, boss." Then, Reid followed Gu Wei's instructions, took the staff and went directly back to the company.

For the next period of time, except for necessary occasions, Gu Wei would stay at the Warner headquarters and watch the editing of the film.

"Gu, I won't bother you anymore. If you have any questions, you can go directly to the person in charge. You guys know each other."

"Okay, Mike."

...

The next day, Gu Wei, who was busy editing at Warner's headquarters, received a call from Will Smith.

"Gu, has the film editing started?"

Will Smith asked directly on the phone.

"Yes Will, what's up?"

Gu Wei found a deserted place and asked.

"Gu, when is the show time?"

"Don't worry, Will, we'll be able to make it to next year's Oscars."

Gu Wei teased.

"Haha, Gu, you should understand what I mean."

Gu Wei was a little confused.

As the two continued chatting, Gu Wei finally understood what Will Smith was thinking.

This guy is already thinking about "public relations" before the movie is even released.

In Hollywood, the most important awards of the Oscars each year, in addition to the quality of the film itself, the film's "public relations" is also an indispensable component.

There are so many movies participating in the Oscars, and each one needs to be scored by the judges. How to win the favor of the judges has developed into a science.

Of course, money is the best weapon. No one can resist the temptation of money. If anyone can, it’s because the money is not in place.

"Will, what do you think?"

Gu Wei interrupted Will Smith and asked directly.

"We need a good PR company to help us. As you know, the competition for the Oscars is very fierce every year and we need to prepare in advance."

Will Smith said in a serious tone.

"Will, I'm not familiar with this place. If you have any good recommendations, just tell me directly."

"Hey man, have you ever heard of Miramax Films?"

"do not know much."

"You've heard of Harvey Weinstein."

Gu Wei instantly understood that this guy had a bad reputation, one could even say he was notorious.

Miramax Films was founded by the Weinstein brothers in the 70s and has achieved remarkable results in the independent film production industry.

Some of their small-scale films have achieved unprecedented success and made independent film production a trend in Hollywood and even the world film industry. Large film companies do not dare to underestimate independent films.

However, compared with film production, the Weinstein brothers have become more famous in Oscar Film Festival public relations in recent years.

In his previous life, Weinstein's two companies, Miramax and The Weinstein Company, received more than 300 nominations and won five Best Picture awards, with remarkable results.

"They are good partners. These two brothers care more about money than people. As long as we can get things done, the money will not be wasted." Gu Wei thought in his mind.

"Will, you know them?"

After adjusting his thoughts, Gu Wei asked.

"of course."

Will Smith answered in an affirmative tone.

"However, they would like to meet and talk with you."

"no problem."

After the call, Gu Wei continued with the editing work. As for the meeting with Harvey Weinstein, Gu Wei was not in a hurry. After all, there was still some time before the movie was released.

(End of this chapter)