Chapter 677 [The Wandering Earth]

Beijing, the screening room of Weiming Tianxia Company.

After finishing his trip to Japan and South Korea, Gu Wei returned to Beijing and received a very surprising news.

Just a few days ago, the post-production of "The Wandering Earth" was completed and the finished film has been released.

So he immediately invited people from China Film Group to come and watch the film, and at the same time notified Wu Jing, who had always been very interested in movies, to hold a small film screening in the company.

More than two hours passed, and when the subtitles began to scroll on the screen, warm applause broke out in the theater.

"Director Guo, you really didn't let us down!

The movie is so good, the money spent by China Film Group was well spent! "

La Dong stood up and congratulated Guo Fan who was beside him.

After more than half a year of post-production, the total production cost of [The Wandering Earth] reached 450 million yuan, of which China Film Group contributed 200 million yuan.

The 200 million in cash is not a small amount for China Film. It can be said that "The Wandering Earth" is now the most important project of China Film in the past two years.

So today at the film screening, La Peikang, chairman of China Film Group, was present in person.

He also wanted to see what the science fiction movie that cost so much money to produce would look like.

Now that he has seen the finished film, La Peikang, a veteran filmmaker, couldn't help but feel moved. This is the first time he has seen a domestic science fiction film with this effect.

Now I have only one thought in my mind: "This money is not wasted!"

"Director Guo, the film is so well shot, and the special effects are simply amazing.

All our hard work during the filming was not in vain!"

Wu Jing was also excited. He was originally pulled over by Gu Wei to help, but later his relationship with Guo Fan became better and better.

He was moved by Guo Fan's dedication to the film, so he was particularly attentive when filming his own scenes.

Now that I’ve seen the finished film “The Wandering Earth,” I feel like all my hard work has paid off.

"Congratulations, Director Guo!"

“Great shot~”

“I can’t believe this is the effect that a domestic film can produce!”

“.”

In the screening room, other staff members of China Film Group and executives of Weiming Tianxia all congratulated Guo Fan.

Gu Wei stood aside, smiling and clapping.

This was Guo Fan's highlight moment, and he was sincerely happy for the other party.

Gu Wei is both an investor and an actor in the film. He knows best how much Guo Fan has invested in filming "The Wandering Earth".

In fact, the IP of "The Wandering Earth" is there, and the adapted story is relatively simple, but the final filming effect was entirely due to Guo Fan's efforts to strive for perfection.

As a reborn person, Gu Wei knows the final effect of "The Wandering Earth" and is familiar with all the plots of the movie, but if he were to put Guo Fan aside and make the movie himself, he would have no confidence that he could reach the level of the original version.

"Thank you, thank you everyone!" Guo Fan was very excited.

“Thanks to the support of Chairman La and Mr. Gu, the help of Brother Jing, and everyone’s support, The Wandering Earth was able to be produced so smoothly.”

This is not the first time Guo Fan has watched a finished film. He participated in all aspects of "The Wandering Earth" from preparation to shooting to post-production. He personally took care of every detail and at the very least he would watch from the side to make sure whether it could meet his requirements.

Now that the film has received recognition from investors, he has greater confidence in the film.

"I'm not trying to brag, but I think our film 'The Wandering Earth' can be said to have opened a new era for domestic science fiction films.

It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that it surpasses Hollywood, but it is definitely unprecedented and surpasses all previous domestic science fiction films.

When it is released, it will surely astound all Chinese people and become a benchmark for domestic science fiction films!"

Gu Wei spoke last and gave "The Wandering Earth" a very high evaluation.

But judging by the expressions of the other people in the room, everyone agreed with what he said.

Everyone here has been in the film and television industry for many years, and they all know very well how excellent "The Wandering Earth" is.

"Mr. Gu, Mr. La, now that the movie is finished, when will it be released?"

After accepting everyone's congratulations, Guo Fan asked the two people in the room who really had the final say about the question that concerned him most.

Although "The Wandering Earth" has been recognized by investors, its ultimate success will still depend on the box office after its release and the audience's evaluation of the film.

La Peikang thought about it and had some plans in mind, but he didn't say it directly. Instead, he looked at Gu Wei.

"What does Mr. Gu think?"

Gu Wei smiled.

"I have 100 percent confidence in The Wandering Earth. Once our film is released, there will be almost no other film in the market that can compete with it.

So if you want to maximize profits, you have to release it during the hottest period of the year!"

"What Mr. Gu meant."

"That's right, it's the 2019 Spring Festival!" Gu Wei said firmly.

"Ever since The Mermaid grossed over 3 billion yuan, the Spring Festival holiday has become the most popular time of the year.

Although the movie "Wolf Warrior 2" that Brother Jing and I created a box office myth during the summer season, according to data comparison, the total box office of the Spring Festival season was the highest of the whole year.

There are still 5 months left until February 2019, so there is enough time for "The Wandering Earth" to warm up and promote.

Next year's Spring Festival is undoubtedly the best time to release a movie! "

“Haha~

Great minds think alike, and I also believe that with the quality of The Wandering Earth, it can achieve good results during the Spring Festival." La Peikang agreed with a smile.

The investors of the two producers made the final decision, and with China Film Group behind it, the release date of "The Wandering Earth" was set.

Afterwards, Gu Wei communicated with China Film Group about some details before the film was released.

[The Wandering Earth] is a project developed by China Film Group Corporation. The original investment was expected to be more than 300 million yuan. Later, after Gu Wei joined, the total investment increased to 400 million yuan.

The film was finished at the end of last year and post-production lasted for more than half a year. Funds were tight again, so Gu Wei invested an additional 50 million RMB in Guo Fan, and the film was finally successfully completed.

Today, the production cost of the film alone is as high as 450 million yuan, which is 100 million yuan more than the original time and space. The investment ratio is 55% for [Wei Ming Tian Xia] and 45% for China Film.

Gu Wei is not surprised by the extra investment of 100 million yuan. The version of "The Wandering Earth" starring Gu Wei is obviously more refined than the original in post-production, and the special effects are close to those of "The Wandering Earth 2".

During the filming, Guo Fan always had plenty of money, and he did not have to save money and beg for alms to make the movie like in the original time and space.

That’s why movies cost so much more to make.

Finally, after communication between Weiming Tianxia and China Film, it was decided that each side would take out 5% of the investment share to distribute to other large companies in the circle.

Of course it was not given away for free. 10% of the investment shares were sold to other companies for 100 million yuan.

The target companies currently planned include Youku Films, Beijing Yaolai Media, Jinyi Pictures, Dadi Times, Alibaba Pictures, Tengxun Pictures, Shanghai Taopiaopiao Pictures, Maoyan Pictures and other companies.

These are all film and television companies that can play a role in film promotion, scheduling, and other aspects when the film is released.

Once this is settled, we just need to communicate with them later.

Neither Gu Wei nor La Peikang considered that some people would not accept the premium they paid for the shares of "The Wandering Earth".

A 10% investment share is valued at 100 million yuan, and the film's final box office needs to exceed 2.5 billion yuan for these companies to recoup their investment.

But this is not a problem.

With the 6 billion box office myth created by Gu Wei and Wu Jing in the past, the two are now working together again. Gu Wei mentioned the term "Space Wolf Warrior" when he was pre-promoting "The Wandering Earth". I believe that no matter which company in the circle, they will be very happy to pay this money and join this project that looks like it will be a big hit!

(End of this chapter)