Shangri-La Hotel, Zizhuyuan Road, HD District, Beijing.
The box office of "The Wandering Earth 2" exceeded 4.5 billion, and the crew held a celebration banquet here.
No reporters were invited to this celebration party, and it was not open to the public. It was purely an internal celebration by several producers gathering the actors and staff of "The Wandering Earth 2" and giving out big red envelopes.
Although the total box office of "The Wandering Earth 2" failed to surpass the first one, it still achieved a good result of 4.5 billion.
Based on an investment of 600 million yuan, the producers made a net profit of 900 million yuan after deducting the costs, which is a huge profit.
According to the investment share of the second part, China Film Group and Satellite TV each accounted for 30% of the 900 million yuan.
These two were the earliest investors. The 450 million yuan investment in the first film was contributed by the two companies. The copyright of the "The Wandering Earth" series of films is also held by the two companies.
Then came Guo Fan's [Guo Fan Pictures] and Wu Jing's [Dengfeng International], which accounted for 20% and 10% respectively.
One is the director and the other is the main actor, both of whom are irreplaceable in the filming of the movie.
Their share also includes the director and actors' salaries.
The remaining 10% was distributed to more than 20 co-producers to ensure the film's screening and promotion after its release.
"Director Guo, The Wandering Earth 2 was so well made! Keep up the good work! I hope the third installment will be even better. I also hope our domestic science fiction films will continue to get better and better!"
The main table of the celebration banquet was naturally occupied by a group of bigwigs related to the movie.
Mr. Fu Ruoqing of China Film Group, Gu Wei of Weiming Tianxia, several CEOs of other production companies, Guo Fan, and Wu Jing.
The only one sitting here purely as an actor is Andy Lau.
Actors like Zhang Tianai, Sha Yi, Reba and others sat at another table.
Mr. Fu spoke in a very official tone, but no one thought there was a problem.
China Film Corporation is a semi-official organization in the film industry. From Han Sanping to La Peikang and now Mr. Fu, it has always maintained a supportive attitude towards the domestic film industry.
Except for the arrogant Zhang Weiping at that time, most people in the film industry have a certain good impression of China Film.
As far as Gu Wei is concerned, President Han was more radical at the beginning. He constantly supported newcomers and new films, and was determined to develop domestic films and the domestic film market.
The two chairmen who followed him were more Buddhist and would not take the initiative to do too many things. They were more inclined to balance the market and major film and television companies from a public perspective.
However, if anyone has any difficulties, please contact China Film Group and we will help solve them if we can.
This actually has to do with the times.
At the time of Han Sanping, Chinese films were still very backward, and domestic films were even suppressed by Hollywood blockbusters in the domestic film market.
By the time the next two took office, especially during Mr. Fu's current term, the domestic film market has been fully developed and is no less than the North American market. Domestic blockbusters have also been released one after another, with billions of box office revenues abound. Naturally, there is no need to do too much at this time, so as not to be suspected of competing with private enterprises.
From the perspective of China Film, it does not care about the profit or loss of one or two movies. No matter how much money is made, it will not go into the chairman's personal pocket.
Like government officials, they focus on political achievements and the overall development of the Chinese film market.
"It's all thanks to everyone, the help and support from all the bosses, the hard work of the crew, and the actors' dedication to filming, that we were able to live up to the audience's expectations."
Guo Fan's words were very insightful.
Don't think that he is a science and engineering man, his emotional intelligence is much higher than that of ordinary people.
From being an unknown little director who took on a sci-fi blockbuster with hundreds of millions of dollars invested by China Film Group, and then coordinating the normal operation of such a large crew as "The Wandering Earth", Guo Fan's emotional intelligence and eloquence are among the best in the entertainment industry.
It is because of Gu Wei's appearance that the "Wandering Earth" series has never lacked money from the beginning. In the original time and space, he relied on his mouth to fool Wu Jing into paying 60 million yuan for the "Cyber Succubus".
"Speaking of support, I feel a little ashamed that China Film Group wasn't able to help The Wandering Earth 2 much during the Spring Festival. I have to thank Mr. Gu for the current success!"
Everyone understands what Fu Ruoqing said.
As the largest investor and producer of "The Wandering Earth 2", China Film Group did not help "The Wandering Earth 2" much during the Spring Festival, because China Film Group is also one of the main producers of "Man Jiang Hong".
Therefore, in terms of the promotion and scheduling of the two films during the Spring Festival, China Film Group can only try to be fair.
Gu Wei smiled and raised his glass: "Mr. Fu is too polite.
It’s not that China Film Group doesn’t have support, but its focus is on the entire domestic film market.
My first film, "The Sword of the Assassin", was shot with the help of China Film Group.
Over the years, I have felt the help of China Film Group Corporation in every aspect.
Mr. Wang from Guangguang, Mr. Yu from Bona Film Group, and everyone here, have all received support from China Film Group over the years."
After he finished speaking, the other CEOs echoed him and raised their glasses to toast Fu Ruoqing.
What Gu Wei said was absolutely correct. In the early days, most of the major domestic film production companies had some connections with the government.
Wang Changtian was originally a program planner at Beijing TV Station, and Yu Dong was from the Beijing Film Studio. When their companies were just starting out, they basically received resource support from their former employers.
After drinking, other producers asked when "The Wandering Earth 3" could be filmed.
Guo Fan hesitated for a moment and said, "In fact, the script for the third part was already written when we were filming the second part.
At that time, China Film Group also discussed with me whether the second and third films could be shot together.
But later I made some plans and found that the workload was too heavy, and the actors' schedules were not very suitable.
After "The Wandering Earth 2" was released, I had some new ideas about the third part when chatting with Lao Gong (the screenwriter).
So the script of [The Wandering Earth 3] still needs to be revised."
Many people looked regretful after hearing what he said.
The atmosphere at the celebration banquet was very good. Without the media, everyone was very relaxed and soon they were all drunk and excited.
"When is your movie 'Extreme Rescue' going to be released during the summer?"
Originally, Fu Ruoqing was on Gu Wei's left and Guo Fan was on his right, but after everyone had a good drink, they didn't care about the seating issue. Wu Jing held up a glass of wine and sat next to Gu Wei to chat with him.
“Early July.
It will be announced in a few days and then publicity will begin.”
Wu Jing also has a cameo appearance in [Extreme Rescue]. He had previously asked Gu Wei about the release date, but Gu Wei only told him that it would be during this summer's movie season.
After hearing what Gu Wei said, Wu Jing breathed a sigh of relief.
"Luckily, our schedules didn't clash, otherwise I'd have to consider rescheduling."
Gu Wei thought about it and realized, "Your film The Meg will also be released this year~"
"[The Meg 2: The Abyss]
It is currently scheduled to be released on August 4th, with simultaneous release around the world!
"Congratulations!"
"Congratulations, I don't have any idea at all~"
Wu Jing said this with a hint of uneasiness on his face.
[The Meg 2] is an opportunity for him. If the box office is a hit, his fame will spread beyond the country, and he will have many opportunities from Hollywood in the future.
As Li Lianjie's junior, even though his fame and appeal in China have surpassed his former idol, he still aspires to be an international Kung Fu superstar.
“I’m actually really envious of you!”
"Envy me?"
“Yes, I heard that after John Wick 4 became a global hit, Hollywood film companies sent you many invitations, but you rejected them all.
Among them was [Warner Bros.], who I was working with.”
Gu Wei smiled and said, "You said that, their scripts are too bad, there are not many good roles.
I still have some impression of the invitation from Warner Bros. The structure was copied from Rush Hour and the plot was a mess. They were simply attracted by my box office appeal in China.
I definitely can’t accept this.”
Wu Jingzhi nodded: "You are right, but then again, there are indeed too few roles suitable for Chinese people in Hollywood movies.
It seems that there aren’t many big IPs under Warner that can use Asian characters.”
Gu Wei joked, "Don't Americans always talk about political correctness now?
Both the mermaid and Snow White can have dark skin.
Once my movie "Extraction" becomes a global hit, maybe Warner Bros. will ask me to play "Superman."
A yellow-skinned "superman" is not wrong either! "
Gu Wei's words made Wu Jing and Guo Fan, who was pushed aside by him, laugh.
After the celebration banquet, everyone left drunkenly.
Reba, who had been keeping an eye on Gu Wei at the banquet, walked to the parking lot with him one after the other according to the time.
As soon as they got into Gu Wei's car, Reba immediately hugged his arms and put her face on his shoulder.
Gu Wei looked at her with amusement and said to the driver, "Let's go to Wanliu Academy~"
Then press the button for the back seat, and the electric partition between the driver's seat and the rear seat slowly rises.
Gu Wei owns a lot of properties in Beijing, most of which are top-notch luxury homes.
This building of Wanliu Academy is about 400 square meters. It was purchased two years ago and cost more than 100 million yuan.
Most of the celebrities in the entertainment industry in Beijing live in Chaoyang and Shunyi, and the residents of Wanliu Academy are basically the elites in the business circle.
For example, Lenovo's Liu Chuanzhi, NetEase's Ding Sanshi, and Kingsoft Software's chairman Ge Ke are all residents of Wanliu.
Because it is located in the same HD area, it only takes 10 minutes to drive to Wanliu Academy Community.
After entering the room, the two of them were finally alone. Reba couldn't help but jump on Gu Wei, clamped her beautiful legs around his waist, put her arms around his neck, and kissed him with her red lips.
Gu Wei cooperated by holding up her butterfly buttocks and walked into the room while kissing her.
Although both are beauties from the frontier, Reba’s personality is very different from Nazha’s.
Nazha looks beautiful and aggressive, but in fact she is very weak in character and is the type who accepts everything that comes her way.
Reba appears cool and elegant on the outside, but is actually very lively in front of Gu Wei, a bit like her classic role "Gao Wen" that made her famous.
After a long time, the two authoritative faces separated. Reba looked at Gu Wei with a dazed look, feeling the heat and scent emanating from his body. Her seductive red lips parted slightly, "We haven't seen each other for such a long time. You have to make it up to me."
Gu Wei nodded in agreement: "I just drank some wine, let's take a shower together first~"
More than an hour later, Reba, who was washed clean inside and out, lay obediently in Gu Wei's arms, feeling particularly at ease.
She has made a lot of progress in her career in the past two years.
The movie "Raging Fire" starring him grossed 2.4 billion yuan, the movie "John Wick 4" in which he participated sold 1.1 billion US dollars worldwide, and the movie "The Wandering Earth 2" had a total box office of 4.5 billion yuan.
Although she is not the heroine in every movie, she is always one of the main characters and her character is very good.
Especially her role as a female ninja in "John Wick 4", with her beautiful appearance, attractive figure, and clean and sharp movements, surprised domestic audiences and left a deep impression on many foreign audiences.
The commercial value of her fame is rising, making her unique among the top female stars born in the 1990s.
Like her boss Yang Mi, Reba is a career-oriented woman.
She is delighted with the progress in her career and knows clearly who brought it to her.
Although she was busy with various tasks during this period, and had increased her fame while also making a lot of money, she always felt uneasy when she hadn't seen Gu Wei for such a long time.
She had also wanted to take some time to meet Gu Wei and get closer to him, but unfortunately she was busy and Gu Wei was busy too.
Today's celebration banquet for "The Wandering Earth 2" is a rare opportunity.
It's late at night.
After resting for a while, Reba's strength gradually recovered, and her slender fingers were restlessly stroking Gu Wei's chest.
"When will you join the crew of that martial arts drama?"
"Next week I'm going to Shanghai to attend an event, and then I'm going to fly to Hengdian to join the crew."
Gu Wei put his arm around Reba and stroked her smooth and delicate back with his palm.
"Weibo Night?"
"Yes, I didn't want to go at first, but Mr. Cao from Sina called and strongly invited me to come."
"If you go, this year's Weibo King title will definitely be reserved for you.
Then who will be awarded the Queen title?
"Liu Yifei~"
Reba suddenly realized.
Since Liu Yifei returned to the drama circle, her popularity has been increasing in the past two years, especially after the broadcast of "Go Where the Wind Is" at the beginning of this year, dozens of hot searches were on the list every day.
It is reasonable for Gu Wei to give her the Weibo King and Queen titles.
"You and Liu Yifei have a really good relationship.
Not only have we worked together on three films before, but she was also actively sought out to be the female lead in a TV series!"
There was a strong hint of sourness in Reba's words.
She has also watched "Where the Wind Is" and has to admit that it is a very good pastoral modern drama.
Xu Hongdou was played very well by Liu Yifei, and the character's personality is indeed suitable for her.
But she still felt jealous because Liu Yifei said in an interview that it was Gu Wei who took the initiative to invite her to perform when they were having dinner together.
There are probably not many people in the entire domestic entertainment industry who can receive such treatment.
"It's really good, after all, my first step into the industry was partnering with Liu Yifei.
We have known each other for eleven years.
"The success of 'The Blade of the Assassin' at that time was largely due to her fame."
Gu Wei seemed not to hear the jealousy in Reba's words and continued speaking seriously.
"Then I haven't known you much later than she has, right?"
Gu Wei found it a little funny to see her pouting lips that looked like they could hang a bottle of oil from them.
"Yes, yes, we met in 2013 when we were filming Swords of Legends.
When I was on the set, I was wondering who the actress who played "Fuqiu" was, she was so beautiful!
Gu Wei's words made Reba laugh, and she patted him on the chest gently: "Nonsense, we met when we were taking the final photos.
Besides, you never praised me for being pretty before."
Reba will never forget the scene of her first meeting with Gu Wei. They passed each other while walking and she was about to fall but was supported by him. The whole process was just like what was shown in an idol drama.
"Yeah?
That's impossible.
Our Reba is a peerless beauty, the most beautiful in the world!"
After praising Reba, Gu Wei raised the corners of his mouth and felt very happy.
“By the way, I recently received an invitation to a variety show, which is very interesting.
Do you want to come with me?"
“Variety show?
I haven’t been on a variety show for a long time, so I probably don’t have time~”
“It’s [Flowers and Youth], the one you attended before.
I watched the third season you recorded at that time, it was very interesting.
A group of people traveled to unfamiliar countries and regions, eating delicious food and seeing beautiful scenery. It was no different from work and vacation.
I've been working non-stop for several years without a break, so I consider this variety show as a break for myself."
Reba is a person who is truly dedicated to her career. Since she became famous, her schedule has been very full. From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, she has no time for personal rest at all.
“Uh~
As for [Flowers and Youth], if you can meet the right group of people, you can have a lot of fun.”
The third season that Gu Wei participated in was really just pure travel. He didn't suffer any hardship and ate delicious food and saw beautiful scenery everywhere, which was in sharp contrast to the previous two seasons.
"Yes, that's what Sister Mi told me~"
One of the permanent guests in the fourth season of "Flowers and Youth" was Yang Mi. At that time, due to the epidemic, it was inconvenient to go abroad, so she found a place with beautiful scenery in China to set up a tent and live in a motorhome.
There was also Zhao Jinmai in that season, and the team had Yang Mi, a top star and a versatile person, so everyone had a good experience.
When Reba took on the fifth season of Flower and Youth, in addition to referring to Gu Wei's experience, she probably also asked Da Mimi.
“Unfortunately, I really don’t have the time.
This way, if you ever want to take a vacation, just set a time and tell me in advance, and I can make time to go out with you for a while."
Having accompanied Nazha out so many times, it is not impossible for him to satisfy Reba if she has any ideas.
He has decided to reduce the filming of film and television dramas in the future, which will naturally give him more personal time.
Reba was originally in a low mood, but she immediately became happy after hearing what Gu Wei said.
“That’s settled.
Hook!"
"Okay, pinky promise!"
The two of them are like children.
"We've made a promise to each other for a hundred years, and anyone who changes is a puppy!"
"By the way, if you encounter any difficulties you can't resolve while you're participating in [Flowers and Youth], you can call or message me."
Gu Wei knows the "Flowers and Youth" team very well. In order to create a good effect for the show, they always find ways to make things difficult for the guests.
"They are all abroad and you are not around. How can you help?" Reba asked puzzledly.
Gu Wei smiled and said, "Although I'm not here, everyone has a few friends.
Although I can’t be as successful as Cheng Long all over the world, I still have many partners in Europe and America. With their energy, no matter what troubles you encounter, they can be easily solved.”
Gu Wei has not watched "Divas Hit the Road 5", he just simply doesn't want Reba to suffer in the variety show.
With his current global fame, as the global spokesperson for Porsche, Louis Vuitton and Bulgari, and the fact that he had made some friends in Europe and the United States before, most of them were local celebrities and wealthy people.
I remember that at a LV cocktail party in Paris, a prince from Saudi Arabia showed great enthusiasm for Gu Wei.
Claiming to be his fan.
The two chatted for a while and finally exchanged contact information.
Although these so-called friends are just casual acquaintances, I believe that if Gu Wei asks, they will be willing to do him a favor. (End of this chapter)
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