Chapter 126 Celebration
That day, Gu Wei had just finished filming and was resting on a chair nearby.
"Mr. Gu, Miss Reba is here to visit us on set." Assistant Yang Dan whispered to him.
Gu Wei stood up and saw Reba walking towards him.
She was wearing a black down jacket with a white turtleneck sweater underneath, tight jeans, and a small white bag slung across her body.
Her long wavy hair falls down on both sides of her shoulders, her facial features are three-dimensional, and her skin is so white that it seems to be glowing.
"Reba, you're here~"
"Gu Wei, I'm sorry I wasn't here on New Year's Day and couldn't spend it with you.
So I came to see you as soon as I got back~"
Reba seemed very happy to come and visit the set, and said to Gu Wei with a happy face.
"Please sit down." Gu Wei asked Reba to sit down and poured her a cup of hot water.
"It's cold, drink some hot water."
Reba didn't hesitate. She picked up the hot cup of water with both hands, blew on it and then took a sip slowly.
He put down the cup and took out a pair of black woolen gloves from the white bag.
"Here~ This is a gift I brought you."
Gu Wei took it and put it on his hands. The size was perfect. He held his hands together and found that the gloves were very thick and suitable for keeping warm.
"Thank you, Reba! Did you weave it yourself?" Gu Wei was a little curious.
Reba is a little embarrassed
"I bought it back home in the frontier. I can't knit, but I've started learning from my mother. I believe I'll be able to knit a scarf for you in the near future."
Reba said this with a confident look on her face and a little pride.
"Then I'll be waiting for your scarf~"
"Well! It's a deal!" Reba seemed very confident about this.
Gu Wei was happily chatting with Reba here. Zhao Liying finished filming and came over when she saw the situation.
"Gu Wei, what is this?"
She asked, looking at Reba, the beautiful girl with an exotic look.
Reba's beauty is completely different from her own beauty.
“This is my friend, Reba, she came to visit us today.
Reba, this is the heroine of our drama, Zhao Liying."
Gu Wei introduced.
Reba quickly stood up, bowed and extended her hand.
“Hello, Sister Liying, I’m Reba.
I've seen you in "Legend of Lu Zhen" and I really like your drama. Please take care of me, it's our first meeting~"
She was cautious and polite.
Zhao Liying is now a well-known actress, but she was just a small unknown in the entertainment industry.
"Hello, Reba, you are so beautiful~"
Zhao Liying also stretched out her hand and shook hands with her, speaking in admiration.
"Sister Liying, you're joking. My appearance is very common in the frontier."
Reba is humble.
Zhao Liying also sat down, and the three of them chatted together. Gu Wei shared with Reba some interesting things about the filming of "My Sunshine", and Zhao Liying also joined in, which made Reba envious.
"Teacher Gu, it's your turn." A staff member came over to remind him.
After hearing this, Gu Wei turned to Reba and said.
"Stay here for a while. When I finish filming today, we'll have dinner together."
After hearing this, Reba stood up.
"No need, Gu Wei, you go ahead and do your work, filming is more important.
Anyway, I am in Shanghai, you can call me anytime when you have time, and we can get together again."
"That's okay too."
Gu Wei thought about it and decided that it would not be a good idea to let Reba wait here alone.
Reba also said hello to Zhao Liying who was standing beside her and left.
After a day's filming, everyone packed up and headed back to the hotel.
Zhao Liying came close to Gu Wei
"That beautiful girl who came to visit you today has a special relationship with you, right?"
She asked with a searching smile on her face.
"Reba is an actress I met in my last movie. I am optimistic about her potential and she will definitely become a big star in the future."
Gu Wei seemed to be speaking seriously.
"You know that's not what I'm asking. From the way she looks at you, you can tell we're more than just ordinary friends.
Nine times out of ten, it's the little fangirl you fooled."
After hearing this, Gu Wei looked at Zhao Liying's face and smiled mischievously.
"Really? But I feel like you usually look at me this way, Liying!"
"Me? No, I wasn't. I was filming a movie. Forget it, I won't talk to you about this anymore. Let's go!"
Zhao Liying seemed a little exasperated by what Gu Wei said.
She was still thinking as she turned and walked away
'Is my usual look that obvious?'
On January 17, the crew of "Detective Chinatown" held a grand celebration banquet in Beijing.
The crew members and all the cast and crew members of the "Detective Chinatown" production attended the banquet in their best attire.
The CEOs of the three major companies also attended the event with their capable associates.
This celebration banquet was organized and prepared by Gu Wei Company.
For the movie [Detective Chinatown], [Wei Ming Tian Xia] is the real controller.
Gu Wei had returned to the capital a day in advance, and he was the real host of this celebration banquet.
At the beginning of the banquet, Gu Wei invited Mr. Han to come on stage and say a few words, but Mr. Han declined. Although he had the highest status in the film and television industry, this was Gu Wei's home court, and he didn't want to steal the show.
Seeing that Mr. Han was determined, Gu Wei did not try to persuade him any further.
He took the initiative to walk onto the field
"To the crew and cast of Detective Chinatown, and to all our friends from the media.
Thank you all very much for coming to today's celebration banquet.
[Detective Chinatown] This movie took more than a year from preparation to shooting to final screening.
Until now, I can still clearly remember the faces of those people who were pessimistic and sarcastic when the project of "Detective Chinatown" was just announced.
The process of production, promotion and release was not smooth sailing, and every step was full of thorns and bumps.
Fortunately, we succeeded in the end, and with everyone's efforts, we contributed an excellent movie to the audience.
It also achieved unexpected great success.
This success belongs to everyone here, and to everyone who has contributed to "Detective Chinatown."
I would like to thank everyone again for your contribution to the film."
After saying this, Gu Wei bowed deeply to the audience.
“Thank you, director!”
“The director is the best~”
“.”
Hearing what Gu Wei said, the people in the audience also started shouting.
Chen He and Xiao Yang were the ones who took the lead and shouted the loudest.
After Gu Wei finished speaking, the staff carried out a huge wooden board covered with red cloth from the backstage. It was rectangular, like a plaque, but much larger.
All the main actors in the crew came on stage, as well as three CEOs of the publicity and distribution companies. Each of them grabbed the bottom edge of the red cloth and gently pulled it down at the staff's command of "3~2~1!"
A row of huge numbers appeared on the wooden board, with a 1 in front and nine zeros behind it.
It means the box office of the movie has exceeded 1 billion.
Then everyone stood under the numbers and took a group photo.
"I won't say much. Since this is a celebration party, everyone should eat, drink, and have fun to their heart's content. Do whatever makes you happy.
Everyone present will receive a red envelope soon! ”
“Thank you director for the red envelope~”
"Long live the director!!"
“.”
There was no formality involved. Gu Wei simply said a few words and asked everyone to start the meal.
At the banquet, everyone was toasting each other, and as the director, Gu Wei was of course the most popular.
Almost everyone came over to toast him.
Of course, Gu Wei accepted all the drinks, but while others drank the whole cup, he just took a sip.
"Mr. Gu, congratulations.
When I first started working with you, I just thought you were talented and that you could succeed, but I never expected the movie to be so good and to have such a huge box office success."
Wang Changtian came to Gu Wei and said with emotion.
"No, no, Mr. Wang, this is not just my achievement, it's all thanks to everyone's help.
The film also owes a lot to you, Mr. Wang."
Gu Wei spoke modestly. He saw a middle-aged man standing behind Wang Changtian. He looked to be in his 40s, a little fat, with a pair of black glasses, giving people the impression of an honest man.
"Mr. Wang, who is this?"
When Wang Changtian heard Gu Wei's question, he smiled, turned sideways, and let the person behind him go out.
"Let me introduce Mr. Gu, this is Director Tian Xiaopeng, a professional animation film director.
This time I brought Director Tian here to beg for alms from Mr. Gu.
Director Tian is the best animation film director I've ever met. He's currently working on a film, but unfortunately, the funding is a bit low. If Mr. Gu is interested, he could help out a bit."
After listening to Wang Changtian's introduction, Gu Wei extended his hand.
"Hello, Director Tian."
"Hello, Director Gu!
I love your films and I'm so glad to meet you today."
Tian Xiaopeng shook hands with Gu Wei, looking excited.
As a director, although Gu Wei is very young, his achievements are beyond Tian Xiaopeng's dreams.
Gu Wei felt that the name sounded familiar.
"Director Tian, excuse me, what's the name of the animated film you're currently filming?"
"Director Gu, I served as the production supervisor for the Chinese animated film Journey to the West in 1997. Since then, I have been obsessed with the theme of Journey to the West. Six years ago, I wrote, directed, and prepared to produce an animated film called The Monkey King: Hero is Back.
Sadly, after years of hard work, this animated film has only been partially produced due to funding issues."
As he spoke, he looked at Gu Wei with expectant eyes.
When Gu Wei heard Director Tian say the name of the animated film, he immediately understood.
Isn’t this the "Monkey King: Hero is Back" which is said to be the rise of domestic animated films?
It is said that during the eight-year production process, the director had to borrow money from his wife, parents, and even his father-in-law and mother-in-law due to the extreme shortage of funds.
Later on, I really had no money, so I followed my friend's advice and went online to crowdfund through WeChat Moments.
In the end, he was able to raise a total of 7.8 million yuan from 89 investors.
Now that we have found Gu Wei, it will definitely not be as difficult for him to make a movie as in the original time and space.
"Director Tian, I personally love animated films very much. I still remember watching "The Tadpole Looking for His Mother" and "The Carp Leaps Over the Dragon Gate" when I was a child. They are both excellent ink-and-wash animation films produced in our own country.
Unfortunately, in the past decade or so, there have been few excellent animated films.
If you have time tomorrow, you can bring some of the finished films to my company and I’ll take a look at them before deciding whether to invest.”
Director Tian Xiaopeng was very happy that Gu Wei did not directly refuse.
I can't wait to go back and prepare the film now.
Wang Changtian was also happy for Director Tian. He had seen part of the finished film "The Monkey King: Hero is Back", so he invested some money in it.
However, there is no successful precedent for animated films in China, so he is still cautious about this investment. It would be good to bring in more people to share the risk.
The celebration banquet ended in a very pleasant atmosphere.
The movie was a big hit at the box office, and as usual, red envelopes were given to everyone.
Among them, producer Chen Zhixi, supervisor Lu Yang, and protagonist Wang Baoqiang received the biggest red envelopes, which will definitely make them satisfied.
Moreover, Gu Wei also prepared an extra copy for Senior Brother Lu Yang. In the early preparation of "Detective Chinatown", if it weren't for Lu Yang's face, China Film might not have joined. One should always remember the person who dug the well when drinking water.
Bao Qiang promised Gu Wei that since the first movie was so successful, he would be allowed to invest part of the money in the sequel as one of the investors.
Let's make money together. Wang Baoqiang's role is indispensable to the success of "Detective Chinatown". Replacing him will definitely not work. The only way is to pay him more money to win him over.
When Xu Zheng was filming Lost in Thailand, he approached Wang Baoqiang. Out of respect for Xu Zheng, the already famous Wang Baoqiang only asked for a salary of 2 million.
Later, the movie sold 1.2 billion yuan and Xu Zheng made a fortune.
Later, "Lost in Hong Kong" found him again, and Wang Baoqiang proposed to invest in the company with his salary, but Xu Zheng, knowing that the sequel would be a big hit, decisively refused and found Bao Bei'er, who only wanted a salary of 5 million.
As a result, the reputation of "Lost in Hong Kong" plummeted.
Therefore, Gu Wei knows very well that you can never make enough money. Only by making money with everyone can you make more and make money for a long time.
(End of this chapter)
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