Chapter 454: Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Under His Command
"Senior sister does have talent in this area. I believe that with a little practice, she will definitely become a great director in the future!"
Gu Wei flattered without changing his expression.
"Stop, stop, I know my own abilities. If it weren't for Lao Rao's help, I might have ruined the movie for you.
Compared to making movies, I still think being a screenwriter is more suitable for me."
Han Jianu has a very clear understanding of herself. She knows that she does not have much talent as a director. The filming of "Take My Brother Away" was mainly done by Rao Xiaozhi.
Moreover, she has been spoiled since childhood and cannot bear the hardship of being a director. She is too lazy to spend too much effort on one thing, so even if she has already made a movie, she may not try it again in the future.
"pity."
Gu Wei shook his head, then looked at Rao Xiaozhi.
"I heard that Director Rao's previous film will be released next month?"
Rao Xiaozhi was all smiles.
"Yes, it's my debut film, called Hello, Crazy, and it premieres on December 30th."
"It's being released on the same day as Wen Muye's film 'The Love Master,' so I wish Director Rao's new film a huge box office success!"
"Thank you, thank you. My film is a low-budget comedy. I don't expect it to be a big hit. I'll be satisfied if I can just make back my investment."
"Director Rao is too modest."
Han Jianu, who was standing by, couldn't stand their fake politeness and interrupted them.
"Xiao Wen's previous movie is about to be released. How is the script I wrote?"
"Director Wen has already started preparations. I was planning to tell you when Senior Sister came back this time. The filming is tentatively scheduled to officially start at the beginning of next year."
Han Jianu nodded. Compared to the director's film "Go Brother", she actually put more effort into the screenwriter's "Dying to Survive".
"By the way, Director Rao, what have you thought about the matter I mentioned to you when I visited the crew?
I know that Director Rao is a truly talented director, and Weiming Tianxia is also eager to recruit talented people, so I hope that we can work together for a long time in the future to shoot more and better films.
You can be absolutely assured of the terms. The contract I offer is definitely the best in the industry."
Gu Wei looked at Rao Xiaozhi with a smile on his face and invited him again.
Rao Xiaozhi exchanged a glance with Han Jianu beside him, and Han Jianu gave him an encouraging look.
“Thank you, Mr. Gu, for giving me the opportunity to direct this film and for thinking so highly of me.
To be honest, I would feel like I would be ungrateful if I didn't agree now.
I hope you will take good care of me in the future.”
After Rao Xiaozhi finished speaking, the smile on Gu Wei's face became even brighter, and then he stretched out his hand to Rao Xiaozhi.
"Director Rao, welcome to [Wei Ming Tian Xia], I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future."
“It’s a pleasure to work with you!”
The two shook hands and the matter was settled.
"Gu Wei, shouldn't you thank me? Last time you left, I persuaded Lao Rao so much that he finally decided to join your company."
“Haha~
I have to thank my senior sister.
It just so happens that you just came back today, and I am planning to arrange a table to welcome you.
Now it’s a double blessing!”
Gu Wei said cheerfully.
With the addition of Rao Xiaozhi, plus Wen Muye in the company, he has a group of talented people. At least the company's films will not have to worry about not having directors to take over in the future.
That night, Gu Wei, Han Jianu, and Rao Xiaozhi, together with Wen Muye and Guo Fan, had dinner together.
Among them, Guo Fan is a good friend of Han Jianu and Rao Xiaozhi, and Wen Mu is also Han Jianu's college classmate, but Wen Mu is not familiar with Rao and Guo. Now Rao Xiaozhi is about to become Wen Mu's colleague, and after this meal, everyone became acquaintances.
The group ate and drank together, and Wen Mu also had a conversation with Guo Fan and Rao Xiaozhi, and they found each other to be of the same mind.
Guo Fan and Rao Xiaozhi were born in 1980, and Wen Mu was a little younger, born in 1985. They are all in their 30s and belong to the youngest generation of directors, and they are among the most outstanding of that generation.
After chatting, they became more and more impressed with each other's knowledge of directing, and their relationship gradually became closer.
The three of them were chatting, while Gu Wei was talking to the girl from the Han family. He couldn't ignore his senior sister, right?
From Han Sanping to Han Jianv, Gu Wei always felt that this father and daughter were his benefactors.
When he was still a student, Han Sanping agreed to invest in his first film "The Blade of the Assassin" and used the influence of China Film Corporation to find Liu Yifei to star in it.
Later, when he was preparing for the first part of "Detective Chinatown", even though no one was optimistic about it, Han Sanping still stepped forward to help and participated in the investment.
After getting to know Han Jianu, she not only sent him the script of "Dying to Survive", but also introduced him to Rao Xiaozhi, a new generation director who would become very famous in the future, and indirectly brought him the project of "The Wandering Earth".
So even though Han Sanping has retired now, Gu Wei still visits her with gifts during the holidays, and he treats Han Jianu as a true friend.
"Director Guo, how are the paperwork preparations going at China Film? When can we come over to sign the contract?"
Gu Wei asked Guo Fan at the dinner table.
"Everything is ready. If Mr. Gu has nothing to do tomorrow, we can sign the contract together."
"Haha~ No problem, let's set it for tomorrow!"
Gu Wei smiled and made the decision.
"What contract?"
Han Jianu looked confused. She had never heard Guo Fan say that he and Gu Wei had any intersection. She thought that this was the first time they met.
Guo Fan smiled and explained to her.
"Didn't I accept the assignment from China Film Group and have been preparing to shoot that big-budget science fiction film?"
"I know, [The Wandering Earth], you've been preparing for it for almost two years~"
Han Jianu's eyes rolled.
"Are you planning to cast Gu Wei as the male lead?"
"Haha~ That's right, I did invite Mr. Gu.
But that’s not the most important thing.”
Guo Fan laughed.
“That’s it.”
"The China Film Academy only gave me a budget of 200 million for my science fiction film, but I actually calculated that the shooting cost was as high as 400 million.
Mr. Gu has decided to invest the remaining 200 million in me."
After hearing his words, not only Han Jianu, but even Rao Xiaozhi beside her couldn't help but look at Gu Wei in surprise.
This is 200 million, not 2 million or 20 million. Even the richest man, Lao Wang, said these are two small goals. To win the lottery jackpot of 5 million, you have to win 40 times in a row.
Gu Wei was able to take it out and invest in a domestic science fiction film without hesitation. This kind of courage is rare in the entire entertainment industry.
Wen Mu was the only one present and he didn't react much. He had been signed to [Wei Ming Tian Xia] for more than a year. While working, he also came into contact with many old employees of the company. From them, he learned some information about the approximate profits of various projects of the company. He knew how profitable his boss was and how terrifying the profit level of [Wei Ming Tian Xia] was.
As far as he knew, no other company in the entertainment industry could make as much money as Wei Ming Tian Xia.
Top private film and television companies like Huayi, Guangguang, and Bona, even though they are larger in scale and have more projects every year than Weiming Tianxia, cannot catch up with Weiming Tianxia in terms of net profit.
After he joined the company, when he looked through the company's previous works, he found that every work shot by the company since its establishment was a masterpiece, whether it was a TV series or a movie, the only difference was how much money was made.
This situation seems almost impossible to other film and television companies.
Later, he learned that all film and television dramas produced by the company had to be approved by the boss Gu Wei before filming could begin.
This also made him admire Gu Wei's vision even more.
"Two hundred million yuan of investment, and it's for a domestic science fiction film. Gu Wei, you really have the guts to do that."
After being surprised, Han Jianu gave Gu Wei a thumbs up and said.
"First, I am very optimistic about Director Guo Fan's ability and believe he can make this domestic science fiction blockbuster; second, I like Liu Cixin's novels; and finally, I also want to support the development of domestic science fiction films.
The amount of money is the least important thing.”
Gu Wei praised Guo Fan and acted a little pretentiously.
"Great, great!"
Han Jianu exclaimed in admiration.
"By the way, Mr. Gu, what do you think about my invitation to you to be the male lead in the movie when we met last time?"
Having said that, Guo Fan took the opportunity to mention the male lead's invitation.
Even though he has no shortage of investment now, he is still obsessed with Gu Wei playing the male lead, and he is really jealous of Gu Wei's strong box office appeal.
With him playing the male lead, Guo Fan felt more at ease when filming the movie.
Gu Wei's mouth curled up slightly.
"I took over 'Liu Qi' and got 200 million. It makes no sense for me not to contribute to my own film."
"Very good!"
Guo Fan clapped his hands and smiled.
"Mr. Gu, I'd like to offer you a toast. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future!"
“It was a pleasure to work with you.”
After the dinner, it was already very late. Gu Wei sent the three directors who had drunk a little too much to the car, watched Han Jianu leave, and got into the nanny car himself.
After the meal, Wen Muye, Guo Fan, and Rao Xiaozhi all drank quite a bit, and so did Gu Wei, but he could drink much more than the other three. Even though the three of them were a little drunk, Gu Wei didn't feel much.
Han Jianu only drank two glasses of red wine during the whole process, and nothing happened. She was still very sober when she left.
Palm Springs International Apartments.
The lights in the living room were a little dim. Nazha was wearing a pink cotton pajamas, curled up on the sofa with her hands on her thighs, watching the variety show on the TV opposite.
She wore a light yellow headband, and her face, which had been washed long ago, was pink and fair, but her occasional yawns made her look very sleepy.
When the door opened, Naza's eyes, which were about to close, suddenly opened wide.
He happily got off the sofa, put on his slippers and ran to the door.
"It's so late, why aren't you sleeping yet?"
As soon as Gu Wei walked in, he was greeted with a big hug. He scratched Nazha's little nose and asked.
"I'm going to wait for you to come back. If you hadn't come, I would have gone to bed long ago.
When I sent you a WeChat message this afternoon, didn’t you say you could come over in the evening? Of course I will wait for you.”
Nazha hugged Gu Wei and rubbed her little face against his chest.
"Later, I said I had an appointment and would be back very late, so you didn't have to wait for me."
"No, I will wait for you."
Gu Wei shook his head helplessly. It was the most difficult to accept the favor of a beautiful woman. What else could he do but to do his best for her?
He reached out and brushed Nazha's hair aside along her fair and smooth face, then held her face with one hand and kissed her.
After a long time, their lips parted. Nazha opened her hazy eyes and looked at Gu Wei, her red lips slightly parted.
"Let's go back to the room."
Gu Wei didn't waste any time, picked up the other person and strode towards the bedroom.
(End of this chapter)
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