Chapter 353: Still Need to Make Money for Me
After the movie started, the main creators sitting in the front row were a little nervous. Although they all thought their film was the best, no one was 100% sure whether it would be really liked by the audience.
Everyone is always paying attention to the audience's reactions. They care about whether the audience laughs or not, and whether the actors' jokes work or not.
Gu Wei, who was sitting in the middle, had no such concerns at all. Although he had watched the movie as soon as it was completed, he found it equally exciting to watch again now. He was completely immersed in the plot, and when it came to the funny parts, he laughed heartily with the audience, feeling a bit heartless.
Two hours passed quickly, and "The Richest Man in Xihong City" made the audience laugh from beginning to end. Finally, the lights in the theater came on, subtitles began to scroll on the big screen, and the audience erupted in prolonged applause.
After the premiere ceremony, Gu Wei exchanged a few words with the two directors, Shen Teng and others and prepared to leave.
Zhang Tianai looked at his figure with some reluctance.
"According to the publicity plan designated by the publicity and distribution company, you will have to follow the crew for a while longer.
Once the box office stabilizes, I can take a break if there is nothing else to do.
You also have the script for Wolf Warrior 2. Go back and study the role carefully when you have time. We'll be working together again when the film starts shooting in two months."
Gu Wei explained with a gentle expression.
"Hmm~"
Zhang Tianai nodded.
After coming out of Wanda Cinema, Gu Wei took a car directly to the CCTV studio building. The Spring Festival Gala rehearsal was also one of his main tasks this time.
Today's makeup rehearsal is exactly the same as the Spring Festival Gala, so it takes a little longer.
In fact, he spent most of the time waiting backstage, but when it was Gu Wei's turn to sing, it was very quick and over in just a few minutes.
It was already late when we came out of CCTV.
Gu Wei did not go home, but came to Palm Springs International Apartments.
Take the elevator to the 28th floor and enter the door using the password.
The lights in the room were a little dim. Gu Wei changed his shoes, took off his coat and hung it up, then walked inside.
The TV in the living room was still playing a program at a low volume. On the sofa opposite, Nazha was wearing a light pink teddy bear pajamas and was sleeping, leaning against the side armrest.
Gu Wei walked over to her. Nazha tilted her face slightly, resting her head on the back of the sofa, her mouth slightly open, with a little saliva flowing from the corner of her mouth. She looked cute and funny while sleeping.
It seemed that he was waiting for Gu Wei to watch TV, and then he fell asleep on the sofa because he was too sleepy.
Gu Wei shook his head with a smile.
He lowered his head and gently kissed Nazha's fair little face, then slowly picked her up and walked towards the bedroom.
Nazha, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up in a daze by Gu Wei's hug.
After being placed on the bed in the bedroom, she slightly opened her eyes and looked at Gu Wei's figure, and said in a sticky voice:
"You're back."
Gu Wei sat on the edge of the bed and helped her cover herself with the quilt.
"If you're tired, go back to your room and sleep. You'll catch a cold if you sleep on the sofa~"
"But I wanted to wait for you to come back, but I couldn't help myself. I fell asleep while watching TV~"
Gu Wei chuckled and lowered his head to kiss her smooth forehead.
"Go to sleep, I'll go wash up and come back to accompany you"
"Hmm~"
Naza closed her eyes.
After a while, she felt a familiar and warm body enter the quilt. She curled up, stretched out her arms and hugged herself tightly, like a docile kitten. A happy smile appeared on her face, and soon her breathing became calm and she fell into a sweet dream.
The next morning, Nazha woke up early in bed and found herself curled up in Gu Wei's arms.
She opened her eyes, moved back a little, and looked up to see Gu Wei's perfect jawline, fair and delicate skin, and beautiful and handsome facial features.
Gu Wei's eyes were closed and his breathing was long and even. It was obvious that he was still asleep.
Nazha didn't move, just tilted her head and stared at Gu Wei's face quietly for a while.
As the former campus beauty of Beijing Film Academy and now a popular star, Nazha has seen a lot over the years and has met many beauties and handsome men.
It turns out that there are a lot of handsome guys in the acting department at school, with different styles, some are sunny, some are feminine, some are little milk dogs, and some are big wolf dogs.
When she first met Gu Wei at school, although he was very handsome, he was only above average in a school full of handsome guys. He was not the kind of handsome that would make people unforgettable at first sight.
But after she broke up with Gu Wei, every time she saw him again, she felt that his temperament had changed slightly. His facial features had not changed, at most his skin had become better, but he was inexplicably becoming more and more attractive.
After the first part of Gu Wei's "The Blade of the Assassin" was released, he gained a certain degree of fame, and his appearance also became completely popular in the Beijing Film Academy, and he was named the school idol of the Beijing Film Academy.
Everyone knows that there is a handsome acting junior in grade 11.
Until now, every time she looked at Gu Wei from such a close distance, she felt that he was really handsome and she could never get enough of looking at him.
When I'm with him, I don't have to do anything. Just looking at his face makes me feel happy and blessed.
The warm winter sun gradually rises from the horizon, and the city is awakened by the gentle sunlight like a giant waking up from a dream.
Gu Wei's eyelashes trembled slightly while he was sleeping, and then his eyes slowly opened.
Nazha's beautiful face appeared in front of him, but her expression was dull and she didn't seem very smart.
"Good morning, Nazar!"
Gu Wei greeted with a smile.
"Ah, good morning."
Nazha, who was lost in thought, came to her senses.
Then she twisted her body slightly and her face gradually turned red.
"You're doing this so early in the morning?"
Nazha said something in a reproachful tone.
"I had such a good rest last night. It's good for my body to get up early and move around~"
Gu Wei said as a matter of course.
Originally, he had to leave Beijing immediately after staying there for one day, so he was in a hurry and planned to just go home and rest for a night.
When Nazha found out, she insisted that Gu Wei come to find her.
Gu Wei calculated the time and agreed, but he couldn't come here for nothing.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and gave Nazha a look.
Nazha gave him a charming look and lowered her head.
A year's plan begins in spring; a day's plan begins in the morning.
Exercising early in the morning can mobilize the body's sympathetic nerves in advance, which has a good effect on improving work spirit and work efficiency throughout the day and making thinking more agile.
Studies have found that exercising early in the morning is more efficient in fat metabolism and is the best time to lose fat. This may be because the body's energy is consumed while sleeping at night, which reduces the glycogen content in the body. Exercising early in the morning allows the body to use a larger proportion of fat for energy supply.
At the same time, aerobic training with a certain intensity in the morning can also improve the body's cardiopulmonary function, increase lung capacity and oxygen uptake, improve the heart's pumping function and the elastic reservoir function of blood vessels, enhance the heart's contraction ability, slow down the resting heart rate, and increase the heart's ejection fraction.
Getting up early and exercising can also promote development, increase bone density and muscle strength, and have a good effect on delaying aging.
The above are the knowledge that Gu Wei shared with Nazha during breakfast.
He seriously told her the benefits of getting up early and exercising, letting Nazha know that he was just thinking about her health and had good intentions.
"I'm impressed by you. You're finding so many excuses for yourself!"
Nazha picked up the milk beside her and took a sip, then listened to Gu Wei's nonsense while eating.
"When will you be home?"
After talking for a while, Gu Wei asked casually.
"I was originally planning to leave yesterday, but when I knew you were coming back, I asked my assistant to reschedule it for tomorrow."
Gu Wei nodded.
"By the way, did your agent tell you about the TV show the company got you?"
"I was told two days ago, but I haven't finished reading the script yet."
Naza thought for a moment and said.
"If possible, you'd better read the original novel, which will help you better understand the characters.
Although this film is not produced by our company, it is a big-budget costume fantasy drama, which is the most popular genre right now. If we do it well, the results will be good."
Hearing what Gu Wei said, Nazha's little face wrinkled.
"The original novel has so many words, it makes me dizzy. Can I just read the script?"
"You're home for the New Year and have nothing to do these days. You can finish reading it during these days."
"Okay, I'll try."
Seeing that Gu Wei insisted, Nazha had to agree reluctantly.
Gu Wei looked at her with some amusement and put a steamed bun in Nazha's bowl.
"You're working with Lu Han, the hottest young actor right now. He's a singer and dancer by training and hasn't really studied acting. If you don't study the role well, and you, a Beijing Film Academy graduate, are outshone by an amateur, that's going to be embarrassing."
"I understand. I will try my best!"
After thinking about it, Nazha realized that what Gu Wei said made sense, and she also took it to heart.
Although her acting skills are indeed not that good, she does not want to be labeled as the "shame of Beijing Film Academy".
Seeing Nazha like this, Gu Wei felt relieved. He had done everything he could, and the final effect was not something he could control.
The drama he told Nazha about is called "Fighter of the Destiny", a big IP fantasy drama jointly produced by Tencent Video, Penguin Films, Yuewen Group and Weiming Tianxia. It marks the beginning of Tencent Video's journey into producing its own dramas.
As for the male lead, Tengxun Video really liked Gu Wei, but he really didn't have time, so he looked for Gu Wei's equal in the circle, Lu Han.
Speaking of which, Lu Han and Li Jiaheng should really thank Gu Wei. Many of the film and television resources they have had in the past year were given to them after Gu Wei rejected them.
Of course they know this.
Lu Han has a good relationship with Gu Wei, so he doesn't care about these things. Li Jiaheng, on the other hand, is feeling both happy and sad. He is very happy about the resources he has obtained, but he feels a little unwilling when he thinks that it is his turn because others don't want them.
Gu Weiyuan had also heard of the TV series [Fighter of the Destiny]. It didn’t have a very good reputation, but its broadcast results were extremely impressive, and it was quite popular for a while.
The role of the heroine is definitely a very good resource for Nazha, much better than her acting in some small-scale idol TV dramas.
After saying goodbye to Nazha in the morning, Gu Wei took a car to the company. He had a flight back to Xiangshan in the evening, so he could still deal with some accumulated affairs of the company during the day.
The full-year financial statements for 2015 of several companies under Gu Wei's name were placed on his desk.
He has achieved great results in the past year.
As his fame grew, his personal income also increased. What was even more gratifying was that the scale of the several companies under his name became increasingly large, and the profits from various investments and self-produced film and television dramas were astonishing.
In 2015, there were three films invested by Weiming Tianxia, namely "The Monkey King: Hero is Back", which is currently the second highest-grossing film in mainland China, the low-budget hit youth film "The Left Ear", and "The Blade of the Assassin 2", which is hailed as the pinnacle of martial arts films.
Among them, "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" had the highest box office of 1.758 billion, and "Ming Tianxia" accounted for 60% of the investment share, and finally shared more than 400 million in the box office.
[Left Ear] Gu Wei invested in the company through his film remuneration, which accounted for one-third of the total investment after conversion. The total box office of the film was 804 million yuan, and Gu Wei also had a small goal in mind.
As for the final film "The Blade of the Assassin 2", it has just been released with a total box office of 1.03 billion yuan. "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" accounted for 30% of the investment and is expected to share 120 million yuan in the box office revenue. However, it will take some time for the money to arrive.
In addition to movies, his company also invested in and broadcast two TV series this year: "Love O2O" and "Nirvana in Fire".
Among them, the income of [Weiwei] is very amazing.
The purchase price of Blueberry Channel's first round of exclusive broadcasting rights was 105 million yuan, while Tencent Video's exclusive online broadcasting rights were sold for 180 million yuan.
There are also second and third rounds of TV broadcasting rights, as well as copyright fees from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries, totaling 150 million.
There is also 72 million in product placement in the TV series itself.
The total revenue brought by "Love O2O" to Gu Wei's company was 507 million yuan. After deducting the cost of 50 million yuan, the net profit was 457 million yuan.
It seems that the money earned from the TV series is exaggerated, but Gu Wei knows that compared with the broadcast performance of "Love O2O", the profit is really not that much.
Not to mention those TV series that sold copyrights for 500 million or 800 million a few years later, there are also many old TV series from many years ago that made huge profits.
For example, the hit TV series "Empresses in the Palace" aired in 2011, after it became a huge hit that year, various domestic and international broadcasting rights and copyright fees sold nearly 600 million within two years.
By 2018, seven years had passed and the first batch of copyrights expired. The production company signed a ten-year contract with the broadcasting platform. Until 2027, it would receive an average of more than 10 million yuan in copyright fees each year. When netizens heard the news, they exclaimed that a good TV series can really make a living.
Therefore, truly high-quality TV series have a very strong ability to continue to make money. Films like "Love O2O" with extremely high quality and popularity will continue to bring continuous profits to the company in the future.
In addition to "Love O2O", the revenue of "Nirvana in Fire" is not much less. Due to the short time it was online, it only sold the first round of TV broadcast rights and the copyright rights of video websites, totaling 376 million.
[Wei Ming Tian Xia] accounted for 20% of the investment amount and received 75.2 million.
However, many subsequent copyrights are still under negotiation. Given that "Nirvana in Fire" is so popular, it would not be surprising to see another 200 to 300 million in revenue in the future.
In addition to the income from film and television investment, Gu Wei's personal income is also very high, mainly from endorsement income some time ago, which brought him a one-time income of 410 million yuan.
The rest was the income from the agency. When Gu Wei saw the detailed data sheet, he was a little surprised.
The agency mainly makes money from Nazha, who became popular this year, and Zhang Tianai, who is relatively well-known. The remaining Li Xian is considered to be in a balance of income and expenditure. Peng Yuchang, Zhang Songwen, and Meng Ziyi are still in a state of having the company pay for them.
However, Nazha and Zhang Tianai alone made a lot of money in the past year, mainly from endorsements and commercial performances, and their income was considerable.
Gu Wei took the financial report, thinking about the romantic moments with Nazha this morning, and considering what gifts to buy for them.
He was wondering if it was a bit too much to sleep with someone and then ask them to work for him to earn money.
(End of this chapter)
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