Chapter 389 The Schedule is Too Full
After the show in the evening, Gu Wei and Zhang Tianai found a restaurant that looked relatively high-end and had dinner.
Then the two of them went to the Huachen Cinema that Yang Chaoyue mentioned.
Today is a weekday, and there are only a few people in the cinema hall. The assistant has already bought the movie tickets, and the whole theater is private.
Gu Wei went to the front desk and bought a large bucket of popcorn and two cups of Coke.
Zhang Tianai sat on the sofa in the cinema hall, waiting for Gu Wei to come back like an ordinary couple.
"Let's go, the show is about to begin~"
"Um"
Gu Wei came over with snacks in his arms. Zhang Tianai happily stood up, took his arm, and walked into the cinema together.
After entering the theater, the two took off their hats and masks.
"Have you seen all the previous Marvel movies?"
Gu Wei asked after sitting down.
"Yes, you forgot, we watched Avengers 1 together in 2012. I've also watched Iron Man and Thor before that.
I watched all the movies released after 2012 by myself."
"Haha~ I didn't expect you were a Marvel fan."
Gu Wei laughed twice and changed the subject, pretending not to understand what Zhang Tianai meant.
Zhang Tianai smiled and turned to look at Gu Wei's handsome face.
"I think you look a lot like a superhero in Marvel~"
"who?
Captain America?"
Gu Wei touched his chin and said narcissistically:
"Chris Evans (the actor who plays Captain America) is indeed very handsome, but he is not as good as me."
"I'm talking about Iron Man~"
Zhang Tianai smiled sweetly.
"this
Robert Downey Jr. is very masculine, but he's nowhere near as charismatic as me."
"I'm not talking about looks, I'm saying you're all playboys."
Gu Wei smiled and raised his eyebrows.
"Don't talk nonsense, or I'll sue you for defamation."
As he said that, he reached out and tickled Zhang Tianai.
"Is that right?"
“Hahaha~
I was wrong, I shouldn’t have said that to you.”
Zhang Tianai's delicate face trembled and she kept begging for mercy.
As the two were laughing and joking, the lights in the theater dimmed and the movie began.
Zhang Tianai also hugged Gu Wei's arm and leaned against him.
[Captain America 3] Although named after Captain America, it actually tells the story of the Avengers.
The background story continues in the aftermath of the events of "Avengers 2: Age of Ultron", telling the story of a series of political problems caused by the Ultron incident, which led to the intensification of internal conflicts within the Avengers and eventually a complete split.
In this movie, the superheroes don't fight bad guys, but a civil war breaks out, with a team led by Iron Man and a team led by Captain America fighting each other.
Gu Wei didn't pay much attention to the plot, his attention was all on Scarlet Witch.
Although Olsen doesn't appear in many scenes in this movie, every time Gu Wei sees her he thinks of some restricted scenes. He knows exactly where the Scarlet Witch is fat and where she is thin under her uniform.
More than two hours passed and the movie ended.
Gu Wei touched his chin, thinking that next time he went to Los Angeles, he would definitely prepare a few sets of Scarlet Witch uniforms in the villa.
By the way, I also need to get a set of costumes for the later TV series [WandaVision], the style of that is also very unique.
"Iron Man is so miserable. The murderer of his parents turned out to be Captain America's best friend."
Zhang Tianai said as he looked at the subtitles scrolling on the big screen.
"Yeah, Scarlet. Ugh!
Iron Man is so miserable!"
Gu Wei echoed.
After going out and getting in the car, Zhang Tianai fiddled with his mobile phone.
"Captain America 3" sold over 600 million tickets in its first week!"
“It’s not surprising. Marvel has been planning and building the Marvel Universe for so many years, and the movies are doing better and better as time goes on.
When the final Avengers movie is released, it will surely trigger a viewing frenzy!"
Gu Wei looked determined.
He knew that "Avengers 4: Endgame" in 2019 grossed 2.798 billion U.S. dollars worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing film in film history, second only to "Avatar" with 2.847 billion.
The domestic film market was relatively sluggish in May, and the box office performance of several films released during the May Day Golden Week period failed to pick up.
Among them were two films that Gu Wei participated in the premiere of.
Xiao Mingge's "The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Strike Back" has received poor market response since its release in mainland China on April 30, and ultimately only earned 33 million yuan at the box office.
In terms of word of mouth, the performance of "The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Strike Back" is also worrying. On Douban, the movie's score is only 5.2, which is not even passing the passing line.
Tang Yan's "Dream Partners" was even worse. After being released for more than two weeks, it made 60 million yuan at the box office with a production cost of 90 million yuan.
However, the producer [Lehua Film and Television] did not suffer a loss, because on the eve of the film's release, [Dream Partners]'s distribution company [Hengye Film Distribution Co., Ltd.] guaranteed the box office of the film at 300 million yuan.
Now the publishing company is going to lose all its money.
The movie box office was not ideal, and Tang Yan complained to Gu Wei on WeChat. He also took the time to call him back to comfort him.
The crew filmed for less than a week before Wu Jing returned from Bincheng. The two crews officially reunited and began filming scenes with Gu Wei and Wu Jing in the same frame.
This includes Gu Wei’s training as a rookie in the early stages of the film, as well as the collaborative battle in the climax.
"How is it? Are you used to filming since joining the crew?"
Wu Jing patted Gu Wei's shoulder and asked eagerly.
“No problem, everything went smoothly during the two weeks of filming.
Brother Jing, don't forget that I was filming "Operation Mekong" in Thailand last year, and I received professional training in firearms and combat.
Shooting the fighting scenes in our drama is no problem at all."
Gu Wei said easily.
"Haha~ I knew my brother could do it."
After Wu Jing joined the crew, the filming progress of the crew became faster. Zhang Tianai was okay, she was just a supporting female lead and had basically no fighting scenes in the movie.
However, Gu Wei and Wu Jing have a lot of action scenes. Gu Wei gets up very early every day, puts on makeup first, and then starts the day's filming.
Now his scenes are shot almost from morning to night, and sometimes there are night scenes. After shooting all day, even with Gu Wei's physical strength, he feels a little tired.
Not to mention Wu Jing, he is not only an actor but also a director. He has a lot of things to do every day. In addition to filming himself, the most important thing is to direct the operation of the crew.
Gu Wei experienced this difficulty when he was filming "Detective Chinatown 2" in the United States last year.
Being both a director and an actor means I'm constantly busy and exhausted every day.
After finishing a shot that day, Gu Wei came to the rest area to rest.
The assistant came over with his cell phone.
"Boss, it's Mr. Yang's call."
Gu Wei was not surprised. Yang Liwen called at this time probably because she had some company matters that she wanted him to deal with.
"Hello?"
"Boss Gu, I'm sorry to interrupt your filming.
It's like this, Mr. Yu from Bona called me and said they are collaborating with China Film Group on a movie called "The Founding of an Army" and they want you to play the second male lead, Premier Zhou Enlai.
We also invited Zhang Tianai from our company to play Soong Mei-ling."
Gu Wei frowned.
"When will filming of The Founding of an Army begin?"
"Mr. Yu said that filming will start in August in the second half of the year."
"No, I don't have time. My schedule is fully booked this year, so I definitely can't act.
But there is no problem for Zhang Tianai to take on the role."
“But Mr. Gu, ‘The Founding of an Army’ is the third film in the ‘Founding of a Nation Trilogy’ series, and it’s a tribute to the 90th anniversary of the founding of the army.
The screenwriter is Mr. Han, and the producer is the new chairman of China Film Group, Mr. La Peikang.
Given the relationship between our company and China Film Group, it’s hard to refuse this invitation.”
Gu Wei hesitated.
“I know what you said, but I can’t do anything without the schedule.
Please reply to Yu Dong like this first.
I'll call Mr. Han and explain it later."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Tianai, who was sitting next to him, asked curiously:
"What's wrong? I just heard you mentioned me on the phone?"
Gu Wei picked up the mineral water on the table and took a sip.
"The company has arranged a new play for you, and you're going to play a small supporting role."
"Me?"
Zhang Tianai was a little surprised.
"It doesn't matter. I'll follow your and the company's arrangements and play whatever role you want me to play."
"Haha~ I'm just teasing you.
It is indeed a supporting role, but not an ordinary supporting role.
China Film Group first produced the third film in the “Founding of a Nation Trilogy” series, “The Founding of an Army”.
The company has given you the role of Soong Mei-ling, one of the three Soong sisters.
How about it, do you have the confidence to act well?"
Knowing that she could play such a famous historical figure, Zhang Tianai was a little excited, but she quickly adjusted her mindset.
"No problem, I will definitely try my best!"
Gu Wei nodded.
"This time, [The Founding of an Army] has cast all young stars. With your current acting skills, I believe there won't be any problems."
"China Film Group must have a role for you, right?"
"They asked me to play the second male lead, but unfortunately my schedule for the second half of the year is too full. I can play a role that only appears for one or two minutes, but I really don't have time for the main role."
“That’s a pity indeed.”
(End of this chapter)
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