Chapter 112 Target 1 Billion
After Gu Wei finished speaking, Liu Yan took over the conversation.
"Thank you Director Gu Wei for your wonderful speech. Now let us watch this film that carries Director Gu's dream."
The actors on the stage left the stage one after another, and the lights in the hall gradually dimmed.
Wang Zihe is a big V on Weibo with more than 100,000 followers. He is in his 40s and works as a newspaper editor. He loves watching movies and often posts his thoughts on them online.
Because many of his comments were well-reasoned and netizens agreed with them, his side job became a professional film critic.
Today he was also invited to attend the premiere of the movie "Detective Chinatown".
To be honest, he was not optimistic about this movie at first. After all, people of his age, although they also agreed with the dream that Gu Wei talked about, were more realistic.
In his opinion, it was simply a fantasy for a 20-something acting student to make a movie.
Being a director is a real technical job that requires experience, technology, aesthetics, knowledge and many other talents.
Making a movie is not something that can be accomplished just by passion and shouting slogans.
Although the early promotion of the movie "Detective Chinatown" was in full swing and the lineup was very large, but after the movie is released, what matters is the quality of the film and the audience's reputation.
He took out a notebook and a pen and sat upright.
This is his habit when watching movies, especially movies that he decides to write reviews about. It is also a habit he had when he was a journalist.
At the beginning of the movie, Qin Feng, played by Gu Wei, is sitting in the interview hall of the police academy, facing a row of interviewers.
The camera shows his back.
"Student Qin Feng, why do you want to apply to the Police Academy?"
Seeing that he did not respond, another examiner asked
“Is this question difficult to answer?”
Then the camera turned and Qin Feng lay listlessly on the bed.
His grandmother beside him comforted him.
"If you fail the exam once, you can take it twice. It's no big deal. I've bought you a plane ticket to Thailand for a week. He will host you.
He is the nephew of my cousin's great-aunt's husband's cousin's wife's family, your distant cousin, the famous Chinatown's top detective - Tang Ren! "
"This opening is pretty good. It explains the reason why the protagonist went abroad. It's pretty standard, it's rare for a new director to even use a joke." Wang Zihe wrote seriously.
Then when the image of Baoqiang "Tang Ren" appeared on the screen, he couldn't help but laugh, and there was a burst of laughter at the scene.
"As expected, Baoqiang is still the best comedian."
As the plot continues to develop, 'Tang Ren' missed the airport pick-up time because of playing mahjong. Two Chinatown detectives played by Chen He and Xiao Yang also appear one after another because of their connection to the murder case.
"This line is quite interesting. This is the script written by the director himself. He is quite talented~"
Wang Zihe's perception of movies is changing little by little.
The original dual narrative plot converged when Detective Huang Landeng of the police station presented all the evidence to confirm that the murderer was Tang Ren.
'Qin Feng' and 'Tang Ren' were wanted, so they had no choice but to turn into detectives and start looking for the real culprit behind the scenes in order to clear their names.
Gradually, Wang Zihe no longer had time to record his thoughts in his little notebook. He was completely attracted by the plot of the movie.
When 'Kuntai' answered the phone and reminded 'Tang Ren' to run away, I laughed along with the audience.
Also at the 'Songpa Workshop', the detective duo studied how the murderer killed people and escaped, their brows furrowed as they thought.
There was a chase scene at the police station, a chase scene at the hospital, and then at Ah Xiang's house, the three parties of "Tang Ren", the robbers, and the police gathered together.
The audience burst into laughter one after another.
Finally, the genius boy Qin Feng completely solved the case. As Tang Ren told the story in the ward of the little girl Sinuo, it was discovered that the murderer was actually Sinuo's adoptive father Li.
Wang Zihe suddenly realized it. Thinking back to the previous plot, every shot was not useless. They were all paving the way for solving the case and finding the real murderer.
He was a little excited. The logic of this movie could be rated over 80 points. In his opinion, it was a rare masterpiece among commercial films.
Just when he thought the story was going to end here.
'Qin Feng' suddenly saw a Thai sign on the road and was told by 'Tang Ren' that it was a gay bar.
So he went back to Sinuo's ward in the hospital and told the little girl Sinuo a story.
Wang Zihe never expected that there would be a reversal. The real culprit behind all this turned out to be this innocent little girl in her teens.
Finally, the camera turned and Sinuo smiled strangely. Wang Zihe, who was not prepared at all, was frightened and felt a chill down his spine.
The movie ended completely and the lights in the theater came on.
All the audience looked as if they were still not satisfied, and then thunderous applause broke out in the venue.
Gu Wei looked at the audience's reactions and felt completely relieved.
The actors from the crew nearby, Bao Qiang, Xiao Yang, Chen He, and Pan Yueming, also looked at Gu Wei excitedly.
Zeng Li's eyes were filled with tenderness.
He walked onto the stage with a happy look on his face.
The host Liu Yan said on the side
"Thank you to the director and the creative team for bringing us such a wonderful film. Now, friends from the media present, do you have any questions for our director Gu Wei?"
The people below raised their hands and the microphone was handed to a media person.
"Director Gu, I see there's an Easter egg at the end of your movie. Are you planning a sequel?"
Gu Wei laughed
"I was confident in the film I made and I was sure it would be a success, so I had plans for a sequel while I was filming.
The first time we were in Chinatown in Thailand, the next might be Chinatown in the United States.
I hope to make the Detective Chinatown series the Chinese version of Sherlock Holmes, our own detective image."
The audience in the audience applauded again, especially the actors in the circle, who looked at Gu Wei eagerly while applauding.
"Director Gu, what is your box office forecast for this film?"
Gu Wei wanted to answer this question a long time ago.
“During the previous promotion, some media compared Detective Chinatown with last year’s Lost in Thailand.
I think the quality of "Detective Chinatown" is not inferior to "Lost in Thailand". Both the comedy and detective content are perfect.
My original goal was to surpass Lost in Thailand, but to be modest, I think it shouldn’t be a problem to surpass 1 billion at the box office.”
Gu Wei fired off a big statement, and the news media and actors in the circle immediately started talking about it.
But this is exactly the effect he wants.
After answering a few more questions from the media, the premiere officially ended.
As hosts, Gu Wei, people from the three major distribution companies, and the main actors of the crew saw off their friends from the circle who came to show their support one by one.
"Gu Wei, congratulations! This movie is fantastic. I'm sure the box office won't disappoint you."
Liu Yifei came over and said to Gu Wei with a smile on her face.
She simply wore a turtleneck sweater today and had no makeup on her face. Although her makeup was simple, she still looked very pretty.
"Thank you, Sister Yifei, for coming to support my movie."
"You came to the Four Great Constables the other day, so there's no reason for me not to come today."
Liu Yifei changed the subject, moved closer to Gu Wei, and said in a low voice
"Does the heroine you promised me at the celebration party for Embroidered Spring Blade still count?"
Gu Wei glanced at her and said with a smile
"Of course it counts. If I have a suitable project, I will contact Sister Yifei as soon as possible."
Liu Yifei was quite satisfied with her answer, waved her hand and left.
It turns out that she didn't like the role of A Xiang in "Detective Chinatown". Gu Wei had tentatively invited her at the beginning, but she directly refused.
Originally, she had considered Gu Wei's filming as a young man's way of entertaining himself. But now it seemed that she had been too hasty in rejecting him.
She didn't expect Gu Wei to be so talented, and that he could achieve such a level in his first film as a newcomer.
Liu Yifei started acting at the age of 15, and she has the basic ability to judge whether a film is good or bad.
In her opinion, the movie "Detective Chinatown" has all the elements that an excellent commercial film should have. Even if it does not become a big hit, it will definitely have no problem making a profit.
It seems that Gu Wei, the new director, has a bright future.
Fortunately, they have a good relationship, so even if they miss it this time, there will be opportunities to cooperate in the future.
Gu Wei was still chatting with his friends when Mr. Zhang from Wanda Film and Television came over with a smile.
He greeted Gu Wei, then turned sideways to make way for an actress behind him.
"Director Gu, let me introduce you, this is Miss Jing Tian.
This is Gu Wei, Director Gu."
Jingtian was wearing a black dress, with thick black hair, fair and transparent skin, seductive red lips, and a pair of big eyes looking at Gu Wei with curiosity.
"Hello, Miss Jingtian."
Gu Wei smiled and shook hands with her.
She is so beautiful and has a special temperament. She is worthy of being called the "rich flower in the world".
This was also the first time that Gu Wei met Master Jing Tian. After all, she was the person he once wanted to learn from. Of course, Gu Wei would not fall into her traps.
"Hello, Director Gu, I really enjoy listening to your songs. Today I saw such a wonderful movie you shot. I really look forward to working with you in the future."
Jingtian's attitude was very sincere, as if he was saying, "I'm your little fan girl."
Mr. Zhang interrupted
"Ms. Jingtian is a very hard-working and talented actress. Director Gu should consider her for any suitable roles in the future.
We at Wanda will fully support you."
Gu Wei understood that Mr. Zhang was trying to get a role for Jingtian in order to make himself familiar to him first, so that Wanda could pay for a suitable role later.
During this period, Jingtian received absolute support from Wanda and subsequently participated in the filming of the Sino-US co-production, Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall".
After Wanda acquired Legendary Entertainment, he became a member of Wanda's large-scale entertainment strategy, rushed into Hollywood, and participated in the filming of "Kong: Skull Island" and "Pacific Rim: Uprising".
She has become the female star with the most resources in the entertainment industry, and netizens jokingly call her the creator of the "Datiantian Movie Universe."
"Mr. Zhang, you are too polite. Miss Jingtian is naturally beautiful. I will definitely consider her if I find a suitable role."
Gu Wei responded politely.
Gu Wei doesn't want to offend Wanda, and tries to make friends with them if possible.
After all, Wanda controls the cinema resources, and as long as you are in the film industry, you can't get around Wanda.
I haven’t seen a director as big as Feng Xiaogang.
After the movie "I Am Not Madame Bovary" was released, because Wanda refused to schedule screenings for it, she posted a message to Wang Jianlin online, begging him to schedule some screenings for her.
Although no one paid any attention to him.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
