Chapter 663 Celebration
In an abandoned factory in the mountain city, sunlight shines in through the broken windows, and the ground is covered with all kinds of garbage.
Gu Wei, who had shaved his head, pressed Zhang Zifeng, who had the same hairstyle, under him, grabbed her shoulders and shouted.
"Chen Nian!"
At this time, Chen Nian had accidentally killed Wei Lai, and Xiao Bei, played by Gu Wei, planned to take the blame for her.
"Look at me, do you see clearly?
I am nothing, no brains, no money, and no future!"
Gu Wei frowned and stared at Zhang Zifeng, his eyes red.
"But I like someone and I want to give her the best ending."
Zhang Zifeng looked at him, his eyes full of stubbornness.
"I won't abandon you"
"I'm still a minor, so I won't be sentenced for too long. I'll be out after you graduate from college."
"Anyway, I just won't leave." Zhang Zifeng looked at Gu Wei, tears rolling down his eyes.
"Only if you win, I won't lose"
"Cut! Good, passed!" The director's voice came from the loudspeaker, and this short shot passed in one go.
"It's really good. Zifeng is a young girl, but her acting skills are so mature. Gu Wei really didn't choose the wrong person." Xu Yuezhen praised the performance of the two leading actors in the camera while watching them from behind the monitor.
"It's really good, her technique is a little rough, but the girl is very talented, has a very deep understanding of the role, and is able to get into it quickly." Zeng Guoxiang was also very satisfied with Zhang Zifeng. The new heroine performed well, the filming of the movie went smoothly, and the issue of changing roles was over for him.
"The movie 'Dying to Survive' produced by Gu's company recently has been very popular, achieving great success at the box office and with positive reviews. I went to see it a couple of days ago, and it's a really good movie.
It is also a realistic drama that reflects some social issues in medicine."
"Sister Xu, do you still have time to watch a movie?"
Xu Yuezhen smiled.
“I’m not a director, I’m not as busy as you.
Besides, we are all in the film industry, so when a good work is released, of course we have to check its quality."
Her words also aroused Zeng Guoxiang's curiosity.
"I know [Dying to Survive] is a huge hit. It's been trending online these days. Is it really as good as everyone says?"
“I can only say that this is a rare good domestic film.
The most rare thing is that this movie is actually a realistic drama with a literary and artistic style. Director Wen Muye shot it in a more commercial way, which made the movie very popular in the market and the box office continued to rise.
The box office is expected to reach 2 billion in the next few days.
It is generally acknowledged that domestic art films do not perform well at the box office. Even if they win many awards and have high ratings, it is difficult for them to achieve success at the box office. Now, "Dying to Survive" has broken this rule."
Zeng Guoxiang thought about it.
"Unfortunately, I don't have time now. I must study this movie carefully when I have free time later."
On the set, as soon as the director called "Cut," Gu Wei stood up from Zhang Zifeng's body, reached out and pulled her up, and praised her with a smile:
"The acting is really good. I passed it in one take. My acting skills are becoming more and more mature."
Zhang Zifeng sniffed and came out of his previous mood.
"Brother Wei, you led me well. You brought me into the role right away."
"Haha, not bad, you are becoming more and more mature and know how to flatter." Gu Wei touched Zhang Zifeng's head.
"No, I'm serious~"
"Okay, okay, for your compliment, I'll treat you to a delicious meal after the show tonight."
After Gu Wei finished speaking, Zhang Zifeng smiled happily, and then thought of something.
"Do you want to bring Sister Zhou Ye with you?"
“Yo~
I didn't expect that you two have a good relationship. How can you think of her when you are eating delicious food?
She bullied your Wei Lai."
"I joined the group later than Zhou Ye, and she has always been very caring towards me. She is beautiful and has a good personality. Every time we shoot a shot together, she keeps apologizing to me.
To be honest, it feels quite difficult for her to play this kind of villainous role."
“As for acting, it’s certainly easy to play a character with a similar personality to your own, but it’s when you play the opposite that your acting skills are more evident.
This role is also a challenge for Zhou Ye.
She’s doing well so far.”
Gu Wei glanced at Zhang Zifeng.
"Don't worry, I won't forget her. She was entertaining me before you came. Of course I can't forget her when I'm treating you."
In the evening, after having dinner with Zhang Zifeng and Zhou Ye, Gu Wei returned to the crew hotel.
"Boss, Director Xu Zheng asked when you'd be available. He's planning to hold a celebration banquet in Beijing."
Yang Dan was in Gu Wei's room, communicating with him and reporting some work matters.
"In the blink of an eye, 'Time Raiders' has already been taken off the screen. What was the final box office?"
Gu Wei stopped caring about the movie after it exceeded 2 billion at the box office. The box office declined too much afterwards, with only a few million a day. Coupled with the release of "Dying to Survive", all his attention shifted to this movie produced solely by the company.
"As of the 14th of this month, 'Time Raiders' has been released for 30 days and has grossed a total of 2.187 billion RMB."
"Not bad, really good." Gu Wei couldn't help but clapping his hands.
He remembered that the version starring Lei Datou and Tong Liya in the original time and space seemed to have taken more than 900 million yuan at the box office, which was considered a big hit.
The box office performance of this version starring him and Liu Yifei more than doubled.
But it's not surprising. For the same story, his combination with Liu Yifei is certainly much more attractive than Lei Jiayin and Tong Liya.
Although Yaya is also very beautiful, her relationship with Lei Jiayin gives people the feeling of a middle-aged romance movie, no matter their image or age.
According to the current box office results, as the investor and distributor, "Wei Ming Tian Xia" will probably have a net profit of 230 million yuan.
Xu Zheng's [Zhenledao] and [Guangguang Media] have similar revenues.
"Will I have any activities back in the capital before the end of the month?"
Yang Dan thought about it.
"On the 28th, L'Oréal has an offline event that requires your attendance, and the location is in Beijing.
Esquire wants to invite you to be their cover character next month, but I haven’t received a reply yet.”
"Then tell Director Xu to schedule the filming around the 28th. If Esquire agrees, we can just go back and shoot it."
Gu Wei thought about it for a moment and made the arrangements.
"clear."
While Gu Wei was filming in the mountain city crew, "Dying to Survive" was reaping the box office at an exaggerated rate, and the trend reminded people of last year's summer blockbuster "Wolf Warrior 2."
Two weeks after the film was released, the box office quickly exceeded 2.5 billion yuan.
Even when the movie "Hidden Man" directed by Jiang Wen was released on Friday of the second week, it still failed to dethrone "Dying to Survive" from the throne of single-day box office champion.
When talking about Jiang Wen, everyone's first impression is that he is an awesome actor, a great director, and extremely talented.
Especially after the huge success of the movie "Let the Bullets Fly" which he directed and starred in, he was almost deified.
But unfortunately, after "Let the Bullets Fly", Jiang Wen, who had no shortage of investment, was unable to make another movie as popular as "Let the Bullets Fly".
Jiang Wen is undoubtedly a talented person, but he has an excessive desire for self-expression.
I always want to make some artistic and high-level films, but most of the time I ignore the issue of the audience.
"One Step Away", which followed "Let the Bullets Fly", and the currently released "Hidden Man" are all films of this type.
The movie is definitely not a bad movie in the traditional sense, but both the story itself and the way of telling the story are out of touch with the masses, and most of the audiences who enter the cinema just watch it in vain.
In its first week, "Hidden Man" earned 300 million RMB at the box office, which is completely incomparable to the 1.2 billion RMB earned by "Dying to Survive" in its first week.
The reputation of his films is also polarized. Those who like it say it is a typical Jiang Wen-style film, full of metaphors, and you can't just look at the surface plot.
Those who didn’t like it complained: “I don’t understand the humor. I don’t understand Jiang Wen’s humor!”
This is probably Jiang Wen's most straightforward and mediocre film. The director's personal taste becomes a double-edged sword, sometimes brilliant, sometimes awkward and boring.
A parkour film set during the Republican era. The selling point is Eddie Peng's muscularity, but his acting is incredibly awkward. Jiang Wen's talent has been completely exhausted.
Was I watching "Hidden Man"? I thought I was watching "Eddie Peng Looking for His Father."
[Neither Peng Yuyan's butt nor Xu Qing's butt succeeded in keeping my butt on the seat in the theater! ]
Due to its poor reputation, "Hidden Man" failed to become popular and its single-day box office dropped to 37.62 million in the second week. However, "Dying to Survive", which was in its third week of release, still achieved a good result of 57.41 million yuan on weekdays.
On July 27, after 22 days of release, the box office of "Dying to Survive" exceeded 3 billion yuan.
On the private plane back to Beijing, Gu Wei gently swiped the tablet in his hand, browsing some recent hot news on the Internet.
The summer season is almost half over, and the hottest movie in the market is definitely "Dying to Survive" which was released at the beginning of the month.
In addition, a costume TV series exclusively broadcast by iQiyi also became a hit.
Since its premiere on July 19, the number of views has grown rapidly, exceeding 100 million on the first day of its premiere, 200 million in three days, and 700 million in five days. As of the 27th, the TV series has been aired for 8 days and the total number of views on the entire network has exceeded 1 billion.
Not only the number of views, but also the audience's discussion is very high, and the TV series is constantly searched on the Internet.
Judging from the situation, the ancient costume palace drama "Story of Yanxi Palace" produced by Yu Zheng and starring Wu Jinyan, Nie Yuan, Qin Lan and Charmaine Sheh has great potential to become the first hit costume drama in 2018.
Before "Story of Yanxi Palace", many costume dramas were released during the summer season. Among them, "Legend of Yun Xi" starring Si Qiannian and "Legend of the White Snake" starring Yang Zi both performed well in broadcasting and are considered to be relatively popular dramas, but neither can be called a hit.
In terms of broadcast performance and discussion, it is still far behind those costume dramas that are a big hit every year.
Since the beginning of this year, the only drama that can be called the king of hit dramas is "Go Go Squid!" starring Gu Wei and Yang Zi at the beginning of the year.
Originally, all parties were optimistic that "The Legend of Ba Qing" would become another hit after "Go Go Squid!"
Fan Bingbing is still very capable in the field of TV dramas. The "Empress of China" was also the king of dramas back then.
Unfortunately, once the Yin-Yang contract incident came out, the release date of this costume drama, which was rumored to have an investment of 580 million yuan, had to be postponed indefinitely.
In the afternoon, the celebration banquet of "Super Time and Space Cohabitation" was held in the banquet hall of Kempinski Hotel Beijing.
"Director Xu, President Wang, I'm sorry I'm a little late. I rushed here as soon as the plane landed."
"The timing is perfect. Thank you for coming all the way back, Mr. Gu."
Wang Changtian smiled and extended his hand enthusiastically when he saw Gu Wei.
"Yes, it's not too late. Mr. Gu, the celebration party can't be considered started until then." Xu Zheng also echoed.
"Director Su, congratulations on your first film's box office success of 2.1 billion yuan. It has made you famous overnight, and the domestic film and television industry has added another talented female director!"
After exchanging a few words with Xu Zheng and Wang Changtian, Gu Wei congratulated Director Su Lun at the table.
“This is all due to chance and everyone’s support, it’s nothing.
I know my directing skills very well, and I am still far from those well-known directors." Su Lun waved her hand modestly. She was very self-aware.
She knows that the huge sales of "Time Raiders" is not her own credit.
During the filming, Xu Zheng was there to help throughout the crew, and she didn't need to worry about actors Gu Wei and Liu Yifei.
Basically, she just came up with a script, and then the movie was made smoothly and became a big hit.
"Director Su is too modest."
“Speaking of box office, Mr. Gu is the biggest contributor to our show.
"Su Lun, you have to have a few drinks with Mr. Gu later," Xu Zheng said with a smile.
"Haha, Director Xu, you don't want me to leave this hotel normally!"
Wang Changtian looked at Gu Wei with curiosity.
"Why, Director Su can drink a lot?"
"Director Su is of Mongolian ethnicity and can hold his liquor quite well, as I experienced when we were filming.
The steppe eagle spreads its wings and flies, with three cups hanging on one wing!
If she drinks to her heart's content, and Director Xu adds fuel to the fire, I really might not be able to leave today." Gu Wei explained to Wang Changtian with a smile.
“Is that so~
Director Su, please go easy on me later."
Wang Changtian looked at Su Lun in surprise and immediately gave in.
"Mr. Gu is exaggerating. I can only drink a little bit."
Su Lun felt a little embarrassed and made a dotting gesture with his thumb and index finger.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, her boss Xu Zheng sold her out.
"Not a bit, I can testify to that.
Anyway, I can't drink as much as her.
There is a saying that makes a lot of sense: if women can drink at the table, then men have nothing to do."
When he said this, both Gu Wei and Wang Changtian laughed.
The celebration party of "Time Raiders" did not invite any reporters or media, only the main creative personnel of the crew.
There was nothing special about it, just eating and drinking, purely to celebrate the movie's box office success.
Of course, we will send everyone red envelopes later.
This is basically an unspoken rule in the industry. After a movie becomes a big hit, the main creators and all the staff will receive more or less red envelopes.
Liu Yifei did not come. "Mulan" starts filming in August and she has no time to come back.
At the celebration banquet, Wang Changtian and Xu Zheng were both very happy. The movie "Time Raiders" made both of their companies a lot of money, with the box office share alone bringing in more than 200 million in net profit.
The film will also generate some subsequent income from online copyrights and other sources. Although it may be a little less, it will still be a significant amount in the long run.
(End of this chapter)
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