Chapter 84 Tiny Times and Wu Jing
On June 27, "Tiny Times" was released.
As one of the leading actors, Yang Mi naturally has to cooperate in promoting the film.
She had asked for leave from the crew a few days in advance and went to promote the movie.
Although this movie was later considered an absolute dud, it did make money.
On the day the movie was released, enthusiastic fans filled the cinema's screening hall.
After 4 days of release, the box office revenue reached 300 million yuan. It should be noted that the investment in this movie was only more than 20 million yuan.
The movie hasn't even been released yet, but the producers have already secured over 100 million yuan, which is a huge profit.
Guo Jingming became completely famous in the film industry.
No matter whether the movie is bad or not, the real skill is to make money.
Of course, the movie is kind of bad.
The fans were excited, but the passers-by who were not book lovers were deceived by the popularity and went into the cinema to watch the movie, and came out feeling like they had eaten shit.
As a result, all kinds of insults and sarcastic remarks about the movie appeared on the Internet.
The movie’s Douban score is only over 4 points.
After 4 days, most fans had seen it, and the movie's box office was cut in half again and again, leaving only a steady stream of revenue.
As the producer, Guo Xiaosi made a lot of money.
Unfortunately, the actors didn’t receive much support, and they also had to endure some negative reviews from viewers and critics.
Yang Mi, who was still involved in promotions, was not in a very good mood at the moment. No matter how high the box office of the movie was, it would not go into her pocket.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the box office success is due to the fans of the original novel and has little to do with these actors.
But the movie was badly made, and while the audience was criticizing the movie, they were also criticizing her for her poor acting as the lead actress.
With the female lead away, Gu Wei, the male lead with the most scenes, also had a lot of free time and didn't have to shoot too many scenes every day.
From the end of April to the end of June, he has sold 20,000 bitcoins at an average price of US$800 per bitcoin, earning US$16 million.
With this funding, the several investments he plans to make this year will be much easier.
Gu Wei does not plan to put this money into the company, but instead plans to set up a separate investment company to make subsequent equity investments.
Today the crew was filming a scene where Baili Tu Su's evil spirit erupts.
Tu Su, played by Gu Wei, has been controlled by evil spirit. Holding the Fen Ji Sword in his hand, he walks step by step towards his senior brother Ling Yue.
At this time, his eyes were bloodshot and a red line appeared in the middle of his forehead.
The knuckles of his hands holding the sword turned white, and veins bulged on his neck.
The elder brother played by William Chan shouted at him from a distance
"Wake up! Wake up!"
Tu Su turned a deaf ear and raised his sword to chop him.
The eldest brother was knocked away by a sword and blood spurted from his mouth.
Tu Su was about to move forward, but fortunately Master Ziyin arrived in time to block the attack.
"Card!
"Excellent, everyone did a great job, this one passed!" Director Liang shouted from behind the monitor, holding a loud speaker.
He is now more and more satisfied with Gu Wei. He still felt a bit upset when Gu Wei changed the actors' makeup at the beginning of filming, but he couldn't get angry because of the producer's face.
However, as the filming progressed, he discovered that Gu Wei was truly an excellent actor. Not only did he have less work to do on the set, but he was also able to perform every scene smoothly.
He is always willing to accept your suggestions and will immediately change his performance style according to your suggestions.
This kind of actor is rare in all the years he has been filming. He makes the director worry-free and can complete the work with high quality and quantity.
It seems that everything Producer Chen said to him before filming started was right.
After finishing the filming, Gu Wei sat down under a large parasol at the side of the stage. He took a sip of the water handed to him by his assistant, then took a towel to wipe the sweat off his head.
June and July are the hottest times of the year in Hengdian.
Gu Wei was wearing a thick costume and performing various actions with the big sword.
Even with his physical fitness, after a scene, the lining of his costume looked like it had been soaked in water.
"Mr. Gu, someone called you just now, and I told him you were filming." Assistant Yang Dan said cautiously.
"Who said that?" Gu Wei took the phone and looked at it. It was an unfamiliar number. Apart from his family, the only people who knew his personal number were friends in his circle. He had all their phone numbers recorded.
"It's Wu Jing."
Gu Wei suddenly realized that he didn't have Wu Jing's phone number, but he did have Xie Nan's.
He also didn't expect that it had been more than four months since he met Xie Nan at the launch conference at the end of February, and Wu Jing had only contacted him.
Logically speaking, Wu Jingchou should have run out of money to film Wolf Warrior at this time.
Without thinking too much, he picked up the phone and called Wu Jing back.
"Hello? Is this Brother Jing? I'm Gu Wei."
"Hello, Mr. Gu, I'm Wu Jing. I'm sorry to disturb you while you're working." Wu Jing on the other end of the phone was very polite.
"It's okay, I just finished filming.
Brother Jing, you don’t have to be so polite to me. Sister Nan and I have a very good relationship. We are family.
Besides, didn’t Sister Nan tell you when she got home that I’m your fan?
Although he had only met Xie Nan once, Gu Wei could still use these polite words to build a relationship.
Wu Jing didn't expect Gu Wei to be so enthusiastic towards him, but he didn't act too presumptuous. After all, he called Gu Wei this time to ask for a favor.
"I heard this from Xie Nan. I've only been in the entertainment industry for a long time, but I'm not that famous. I'm very happy that Mr. Gu likes the roles I've played before."
"Brother Jing, is there something you want to tell me?" Gu Wei stopped being polite with Wu Jing and went straight to the point.
"Look, Mr. Gu, I've been preparing a movie for the past two years, and I'm still a little short of funds. Xie Nan just happened to tell me that your company has business in film and television investment, so I gave you a call to see if there's any opportunity for cooperation."
Wu Jing hesitated for a moment and spoke cautiously.
"What's the name of the movie?"
"It's called [War Wolf]."
Gu Wei's heart skipped a beat, but he controlled his emotions and said calmly:
"Brother Jing, although I have great faith in your abilities, film investment is no small matter after all.
So, I am filming in Hengdian now and cannot leave for the time being.
If it is convenient for you, you can come to Hengdian and we can talk in person.
I am still very interested in your film."
Wu Jing was very excited when he heard that Gu Wei did not directly refuse.
The tone is somewhat urgent
"Okay, Mr. Gu, no problem.
I have time now, I will go to Hengdian to see you tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll wait for you to come visit me."
After hanging up the phone, Wu Jing was in high spirits.
"What happened? What did they say over there?" Xie Nan beside him asked anxiously.
"Wife, you are my lucky star!" Wu Jing said as he picked up Xie Nan.
"Muah~" He kissed her on the face happily.
"You're so annoying. Let's talk business. What happened? Did Gu Wei agree to invest?" Xie Nan lightly hit Wu Jing's chest with his little fist.
"Not yet, but from the tone of his voice, he is very interested in my film and asked me to go to Hengdian to discuss it in detail."
"Why are you so excited when you haven't decided yet? Are you stupid?" Xie Nan said unhappily.
“Wife, you don’t know, ever since my last movie [Wolf Tooth] failed, I approached more than 30 investors to get investment, but not a single one was willing to invest.
Some of them rejected me directly, some treated me like brothers on the surface, drank with me until I vomited, and when I mentioned investing in a movie the next day, they turned their backs on me.
"I've experienced both good and bad times in the past two years," Wu Jing said with a dejected look on his face.
"Hubby, you've worked hard and suffered a lot while making the movie." Xie Nan looked distressed and gently touched his face with her hand.
"I was originally planning to mortgage the house if things really didn't work out. But if the mortgage fails, what will happen to you? What will happen to our future?"
"Hubby, I support you in fighting for your dream. Even if the movie fails, you still have me.
I'll support you!"
"Wife~" Xie Nan's words completely moved Wu Jing. His eyes were red, and at the same time he secretly made up his mind that he must succeed and make Xie Nan happy in the future.
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(End of this chapter)
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