Chapter 385: Day and Night Chase
After Han Jianu left, Gu Wei continued to deal with some important documents in the company.
It now appears that Weiming Tianxia will produce two TV series and a movie in the second half of the year.
[You Are My Glory] has been confirmed to be directed by Lin Yufen, with Gu Wei and Reba playing the male and female protagonists respectively.
"Ashes of Love" has also been taken over by Wu Jinyuan, the director of "Princess Agents", but Director Wu is currently busy with the post-production of "Princess Agents", so Zhao Mingcheng has to help with the preparations for some of the early stages, and he can only join in after he is free.
The leading actors of this costume drama are Yang Zi and Li Xian, and this is the first time they have collaborated in a play.
Senior Sister Han has agreed to direct the movie "Take My Brother Away", so Gu Wei doesn't have to worry too much. With her status and connections, there is no problem in making the movie that cannot be solved.
He provides the money and manpower, so there is no need to worry about the rest.
Just before Han Jianu left, Gu Wei also talked to her about the selection of the main characters in the movie.
The male lead is naturally Peng Yuchang. As for the female lead, Gu Wei recommended the original Zhang Zifeng and Zhao Jinmai. As for who to use and how to use them, it is entirely up to Han Jianu to decide.
Since he handed the film over to the other party, except for some necessary things, everything else was decided by the director.
With so many projects, even those in the preparation stage have made the company busy inside and out.
Boss Gu Wei is no exception, he has more things to deal with.
Especially since he has to join the crew to shoot "Wolf Warrior 2" in a few days, so the time he can stay in the company is limited.
Therefore, some matters that require his decision must be decided early. Otherwise, there will be no problem in contacting him after he joins the team, but the time will not be very convenient.
After all, I have to shoot during the day, and I can’t handle all the company’s affairs at night.
The busy morning passed quickly. At noon, I asked my assistant to order a box lunch and ate it in the office.
While I was eating, my cell phone rang.
Gu Wei held the chopsticks in his right hand, chewing rice in his mouth, and held the mobile phone in front of him with the other hand.
"What a coincidence! I was watching his news this morning, and he called me at noon."
After chewing and swallowing the food in his mouth, Gu Wei answered the phone.
"Hello? Teacher Pan.
I'm at the company, I'm fine, not busy. Why don't you come over in the afternoon?
If there is anything troublesome between us, let’s meet in the afternoon to talk.”
The two chatted for a few words, and Pan Yueming seemed to want to ask Gu Wei something, but he didn't say anything specific on the phone. He just asked him to come to the company in the afternoon to meet and talk.
Gu Wei didn't take it seriously.
Ever since Pan Yueming had that incident with his ex-wife Dong Jie, his career has plummeted. Although it was later proved that Dong Jie had cheated on Wang Dazhi, the impact had already spread.
After Pan Dong and Pan Yueming divorced in the original time and space, Pan Yueming's career stagnated for a time. For several years, no one asked him to film a movie, so he could only perform in dramas.
But it’s different now. After filming "Detective Chinatown", he registered his studio under the name of Gu Wei Company.
In recent years, [Wei Ming Tian Xia] has given Pan Yueming any resources that are suitable for him, so even though he is not as popular as he was when he was young, Pan Yueming is not as down and out as he was in his original time and space, and is still active in the film and television industry.
In the afternoon, in the company's reception room.
"Teacher Pan, we haven't been together for a long time since filming Detective Chinatown. Do you have time to have dinner together?"
"No problem, it's mainly because you are usually too busy, so I am embarrassed to look for you."
Pan Yueming has aged visibly in recent years, but he is still in good spirits in front of Gu Wei.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Gu Wei looked at a young man next to him.
"Who is this?"
Pan Yueming took a step to the side, letting the man out, and said with a smile.
"Mr. Gu, let me introduce you. This is Director Wang Wei."
"Hello, Mr. Gu!
I am your fan"
Wang Wei looked young, probably in his twenties or thirties. After Pan Yueming introduced him, he shook hands with Gu Wei with excitement.
Gu Wei also responded with a smile.
The man was introduced as a director, but he had never heard of his appearance or name. He also looked too young. Gu Wei estimated that he was only a few years older than him.
However, since it was Pan Yueming who introduced him, Gu Wei's attitude was still very friendly.
"Director Wang looks a little unfamiliar. Has he filmed any movies or TV series before?"
Wang Wei scratched his head a little embarrassedly.
"Mr. Gu, please excuse me. I started out as an editor and only became a director two years ago. I did shoot two web series, but they weren't very famous.
Even Mr. Gu, you haven’t heard of it.”
Gu Wei smiled and said nothing, then turned his head to Pan Yueming.
"It's like this, Mr. Gu. I brought Director Wang here today to beg for alms from you."
Pan Yueming spoke straight to the point.
"A few days ago, I received an invitation to play the leading role in a TV series. When I read the script, I was deeply attracted by the story.
It is a suspenseful mystery drama that tells the story of a policeman who solves many cases along the way in order to help his twin brother clear his name.
Later, I communicated with the director and found that their newly formed crew still had many problems, the biggest of which was lack of money. Although the script was good and the director really wanted to present it well, due to the type of TV series, he could not find investment.
That’s when I thought of you.”
Gu Wei touched his chin, looked at Pan Yueming sitting opposite him and Director Wang who was still a little childish, and suddenly thought of something.
"Did you bring the script?"
"I brought it, Mr. Gu."
After hearing what Gu Wei said, Wang Wei hurriedly took out the script from his bag and handed it over.
Gu Wei took it and took a look, and it was indeed the drama "Day and Night Chase" that brought Pan Yueming's career back to prominence.
He flipped through it briefly and found that the mission plot was exactly the same as he remembered.
After a while, Gu Wei closed the script.
Pan Yueming and Wang Wei both looked at him expectantly.
"The story is exciting, but some of the plot points are difficult to pass the censorship. It is impossible to broadcast it on satellite TV. It can only be broadcast as a web series."
Gu Wei smiled and said.
"Mr. Gu, please take a look."
Wang Wei asked anxiously.
"Director Wang, what is your estimated filming cost for this web series?"
When Director Wang heard Gu Wei's question, he became a little excited.
"I've already calculated that 'Day and Night' has 32 episodes in total, and the average cost of shooting each episode is about 2 million. 64 million is enough to complete the filming."
"Director Wang, I'm very optimistic about this script and I believe in Teacher Pan's acting. How about this? I'll offer 70 million. You don't have to be too picky about the filming. The quality of the film is the most important thing."
Gu Wei smiled and made the decision.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Gu!
Before coming to you, I had actually met with several investors, but none of them were willing to invest money."
After receiving a positive response about the investment, Director Wang was extremely grateful to Gu Wei and told him about the difficulties in making this film since the project was launched.
The screenwriter of their crew goes by the pen name Fingerprint, and he is a lawyer by profession. The script of "Day and Night Chase" was actually created three years ago, but unfortunately, due to the subject matter, they have not been able to find a producer or investor.
Later, Wang Wei accidentally saw the script. He liked the story very much and used his connections to contact investors. Unfortunately, he kept hitting a wall until he found Teacher Pan Yueming, and today he came to [Weiming World].
"Mr. Gu, thank you."
The two were about to say goodbye, and Pan Yueming said to Gu Wei that he felt that Gu Wei's investment was largely due to his face.
"Teacher Pan, you're welcome. Let's have dinner together sometime."
Gu Wei smiled and patted his shoulder.
(End of this chapter)
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