Chapter 212 Joining the Group [Monster Hunt]
The next morning, Gu Wei left Zeng Li's house and went to the company first to deal with some important matters.
"Mr. Gu, your endorsement expired last year. Now some businesses have negotiated prices with us and will sign contracts soon."
In the office, Yang Liwen handed Gu Wei a report and said.
"Colgate, Semir, Rejoice, Lay's potato chips, Extra Gum, Be & Cheery, Master Kong Iced Tea, and Mosen Eyewear all agreed to our offer of 10 million yuan a year.
The companies we have worked with before, such as Joyoung Soymilk Machine, Liushen and Bosideng, still think that our current quotation is a bit high.
After all, your endorsement fee was only 5 million last year, and this year it's going to double, which is a little hard for them to accept."
Gu Wei took the report, looked at it, and said:
"If you can't accept it, forget it. Endorsement is a two-way choice. If you think the price is too high, then just terminate the cooperation."
Yang Liwen nodded slightly.
“Understood, I will convey your ideas to these three manufacturers.
In addition to the existing endorsement partners, many new manufacturers have also come to us.
I've screened it and the remaining brands, L'Oréal Men, KFC, and Tuborg Beer, are all eligible to be added to your current endorsement list."
"Very good, these companies are all good and can be added, but the endorsement period must be one year. If you don't agree, forget it."
"clear."
After finishing some things at the company in the morning, Gu Wei was in a very good mood after receiving the news about this year's endorsement from his agent. It seemed that he had achieved another small goal.
In the afternoon, Gu Wei drove to the Huairou Film and Television Base in Beijing with his small team.
Huairou Film and Television Base, also known as China's Film Capital, is located in Yangsong Town, HR District. It is a comprehensive tourist area that combines film and television shooting, post-production, entertainment and leisure, and sightseeing.
TV series such as "Dream of Red Mansions", "My Fair Princess", "The Mansion Gate", "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan" and so on were filmed here.
In 2008, the National China Film Digital Production Base was built here.
This enables the Huairou Film and Television Base to carry out digital film production.
Gu Wei and his team arrived at the studio of "Monster Hunt".
"I'm sorry, Mr. Jiang, I joined the crew too late and delayed the filming."
After entering the door, he first met Jiang Zhiqiang, the president of Emperor Motion Pictures Co., Ltd. Gu Wei stepped forward and shook his hand, saying repeatedly.
We had originally agreed with Anle to do it in early January, but later because Gu Wei’s schedule couldn’t be adjusted, we had to negotiate with them to postpone his joining the crew for a few days.
If you really want to be picky, Gu Wei didn't break his promise. After all, he coordinated the time with the crew again and obtained their consent.
"Haha, Gu Wei, you're finally here. The director and I have been waiting for you. Now that the male lead is here, we can officially start the movie."
Jiang Zhiqiang was very enthusiastic and said with a smile on his face.
Mr. Jiang, the boss of Emperor Motion Pictures Limited, is quite famous in the mainland entertainment circle.
As early as 2000, he served as the producer of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Later, he cooperated with Zhang Yimou and served as the producer of major productions such as "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers" and "Curse of the Golden Flower".
Back then, he was familiar with the eight major Hollywood film studios and was the first person to distribute Chinese films overseas.
Time magazine once called Jiang Zhiqiang an "Asian hero." It can be said that he created the "blockbuster era" of Chinese cinema.
He is a person who likes to pursue novelties and changes, and this time "Monster Hunt" is another attempt of his.
It was just bad luck that I encountered this incident with Ke Zhendong.
Fortunately, the most popular young actor in the domestic entertainment industry, Gu Wei, has been invited to save the situation. Although the cost has increased, Jiang Zhiqiang believes that Gu Wei's fame and box office appeal far exceed Ke Zhendong.
A blessing in disguise, maybe this cast change will be a good thing for the movie.
Jiang Zhiqiang led Gu Wei to director Xu Chengyi.
Xu Chengyi is also small in stature, wears a pair of black-framed glasses, and looks gentle and refined.
However, Gu Wei did not dare to underestimate the director at all.
Director Xu is a Chinese American who has never made a movie in China, but anyone who knows him will not doubt his talent because he was the director of "Shrek the Monsters" and "Kung Fu Panda".
"Hello, Director Xu, thank you for your kindness, it's our first meeting."
"Hello, hello."
Looking at the tall and handsome Gu Wei in front of him, Director Xu's attitude was also very kind.
He had already filmed [Monster Hunt] from beginning to end once, and now he was going to film it a second time. It was impossible for him to say that he had no complaints in his heart.
But there was no way. President Jiang had already explained the interests involved to him. If the movie was not remade, it would definitely not be released and the investment of more than 200 million yuan would be wasted.
Although it is difficult, it is the only way to solve the problem.
The new male lead was changed to Gu Wei, which was also a decision made after he discussed with Jiang Zhiqiang. Although he is an American, Director Xu was born in Hong Kong Island. He went to the United States to work hard after college and then became an American citizen.
In the past two years in China, he has also been able to feel how popular Gu Wei is in the entertainment industry, and his popularity is no less than that of the early Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong.
Moreover, Gu Wei’s personal image is far superior to the original Ke Zhendong.
"Director Xu, this is my first time filming a movie like Monster Hunt, so I'll need your guidance during the shoot."
Gu Wei said modestly.
He had seen the original version of "Monster Hunt". At that time, from the perspective of an ordinary audience, he just thought that the movie was very interesting. In addition to real people, there were also monsters in the form of animated special effects, and the visual effects were very good.
Now Gu Wei is also a person in the film and television industry, especially as he has been a director himself, he knows how big the difference is between making this kind of movie and ordinary movies.
It is a completely new attempt and challenge for the actors.
"Okay, okay.
If you have any questions, you can ask me directly, or you can communicate with our heroine Bai Baihe.
She's already done it once, so she's definitely more comfortable doing it this second time."
After chatting with Gu Wei for a while, Director Xu called Bai Baihe over and introduced her to Gu Wei.
The two are the male and female protagonists of the movie. In the next month, the main scenes shot will be between them. Getting familiar with each other first will also be beneficial for future cooperation.
Bai Baihe is wearing the costume of a demon catcher in the movie, with fair skin and a slim figure.
She has a standard oval face with delicate features, looks pretty and elegant, and is a standard light-colored beauty.
Bai Baihe joined the crew a few days earlier than Gu Wei, so she didn't shoot some shots of herself or with other supporting actors.
Seeing Gu Wei standing next to the director, Bai Baihe's smile became even brighter.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Gu Wei felt that her eyes seemed to light up when she saw him.
"Lily, let me introduce you, this is the male lead of our movie, Gu Wei.
This beautiful lady is Bai Baihe, the actress who plays the leading role."
Director Xu introduced the two people separately.
"Hello, Gu Wei, I have seen your movies and TV series, and I really like your performance.
It’s a pleasure to work with you this time.”
Bai Baihe extended her hand to Gu Wei with a smile on her face, warmly welcoming his arrival.
"Hello, I've also seen Love Is Not Blind. Your acting is fantastic!"
Gu Wei also shook hands with her politely.
I don’t know if it was Gu Wei’s illusion, but when the two of them shook hands and let go, Gu Wei felt Bai Baihe’s fingers gently stroke the palm of his hand.
"Gu Wei, let Lily take you to familiarize yourself with the location today, and we'll start filming your scenes tomorrow.
Lily, I'm sorry to bother you. I'll be busy now."
After saying that, Director Xu waved to them and walked away. As the director of the crew, he was very busy.
Gu Wei joined the crew, and many shots needed to be re-shot, but some shots shot a year ago could be used.
In order to make the combination of these old shots and the newly shot shots look harmonious, Jiang Zhiqiang specially invited a professional special effects team from the United States to carry out the post-production bridging.
These people also need Director Xu, who has worked in Hollywood, to contact them.
(End of this chapter)
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