Chapter 310 we are family
The next morning, Gu Wei showed up on set on time.
This time I came to New York to film, no matter what I did, the bottom line was not to delay the filming of the movie.
Unlike his previous roles in other crews, he is the director and leading actor in the "Detective Chinatown" series. As long as he is not there, the crew has to shut down, so not a single day can be wasted.
"Baoqiang, Xiaoyang, good morning!"
"Good morning, Director!"
After greeting the leading actors with a smile, Gu Wei took the shooting schedule handed to him by the assistant director.
What we are going to shoot this morning is a scene where a trio of detectives are searching for clues at a murder scene on the Hudson River. There aren't any big scenes and no other actors, so it's relatively simple.
Soon everyone put on makeup, got into their mood and started the formal shooting.
"White woman loses kidney."
"A yellow man lost his heart and there's no clue!"
"If we find it, the case will be solved."
Time flies by quickly when you focus on your work.
There is no need to worry about anything else, only the shots and lines of Gu Wei, Wang Baoqiang and Xiao Yang.
All three of them are absolutely powerful.
Not to mention Gu Wei, although Wang Baoqiang and Xiao Yang both started out as comedians, their acting skills are absolutely top-notch among all the male stars in China.
Wang Baoqiang has proven himself to be a true movie emperor with "Blind Well" and "Hello, Mr. Tree".
Although Xiao Yang has not achieved any results yet, Gu Wei knows his strength.
The future Golden Rooster Award winner, the "Manslaughter" series of films allowed him to showcase his acting skills to the fullest.
Gu Wei discovered a very interesting thing about the entertainment industry. Many comedians have very good acting skills, especially sketch actors, like Zhao Benshan and Fanyou. If they were put into the film and television industry, their acting skills would be amazing, and each of them would be at the level of a movie emperor.
Of course, this is not absolute. For example, in the crosstalk company Deyun Club, apart from Mr. Yu Qian, there are too many people with poor acting skills.
Several scenes were basically finished in one take, but to be on the safe side, Gu Wei added another take.
At noon, all the crew members were having lunch, and Gu Wei was no exception.
They ordered lunch from a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown.
Just like the boxed lunches in China, it’s rice and stir-fried vegetables.
It is said that his food tastes very good. In addition to the residents in Chinatown, many Americans come here to taste it.
However, Gu Wei always felt that the dishes were too sweet. Although it was called Chinese food, it was still somewhat different from domestic restaurants.
I picked up a piece of Kung Pao Chicken and put it in the bowl. Then the phone beside me rang.
Gu Wei picked it up and saw that it was a message from Ao Mei.
“Last night was a perfect performance and I’m very satisfied.
I'm going back to Los Angeles this afternoon. I know you're very busy filming right now, so I won't bother you too much.
But next time you come to America, I hope you can contact me.
I will show you the beautiful scenery here and give you a different experience!"
After reading the message, Gu Wei glanced at the Audemars Piguet watch on his wrist and smiled.
“I never felt sad about parting because I think reunion is the most romantic thing in the world.
I hope to meet the beautiful and unique Miss Elizabeth Olsen again in a beautiful season and a beautiful place next time!
After sending the message, I turned off my phone and continued eating.
In the VIP waiting hall of the airport, Olsen, wearing a white blouse and tight jeans, was sitting on the sofa.
She took out her phone and read the message that Gu Wei replied to several times, with a bright smile on her face.
Scarlett, who was sitting opposite, was wearing a light blue long dress and a dome sun hat, and she looked very lazy.
It's no coincidence that they are together, as they are both going back to Los Angeles to join the filming of "Avengers 3".
Scarlett looked at Olsen's radiant and smiling face and asked with interest:
"Didn't your boyfriend come to see you off?"
Of course, Ao Mei knew who she was talking about, so she raised her head and put down her phone.
"What little boyfriend? He's a good friend of mine.
He has a tight filming schedule in New York and can’t miss a single day.”
"oh?
Good friends~"
Scarlett's smile was playful.
“To be honest, this is the first time I’ve seen such a handsome Oriental guy.
Before, I always thought that Oriental men were like Bruce Lee and Jack Chen, flexible, short and strong!
I met you briefly yesterday and I felt that your friend was very tall, about the same size as Chris, but he was even more handsome than him.
This look is not common in Hollywood.
And he looks very young, like a high school student."
The full name of Chris mentioned by Scarlett is Chris Evans, the actor who plays Captain America in Marvel.
"Oriental people look younger, but he is indeed three years younger than me."
Olsen explained that she felt a little proud when she heard the other party praising Gu Wei.
Scarlett smiled and leaned forward slightly.
"Would you mind introducing your good friend to me?
I think I would like to meet this special oriental man!"
Olsen looked at her in surprise.
"Scarlett, what do you want to do? You're already married!"
"So what if we're getting married? I've been living apart from Roman for a long time. It's just that we haven't really made up our minds yet because of the child. We're just having our own fun now."
She leaned back with a nonchalant expression on her face.
Scarlett made her relationship with French journalist Romain Dauriac public in 2012, and later got engaged, had a child, and married until now. If nothing unexpected happens, the two will officially announce their divorce in 2017.
"Gu is not an ordinary person, he is very famous in China and is a top star there.
When I met him at London Fashion Week, he was the global spokesperson for Louis Vuitton and had a good relationship with Mr. Bernard of the LV Group.
And he’s a billionaire, not some shrew you can just call upon.”
Olsen was afraid that Scarlett might misunderstand Gu Wei because of his appearance and age, so he quickly explained to her.
"Haha~ Elizabeth, you misunderstood, I really just want to get to know this friend.
After what you've said, I'm even more interested in him now."
Scarlett chuckled.
The charm emanating from her eyes is so overwhelming that even the beautiful Ao Mei can hardly bear it.
“Okay~
It’s just that Gu Wei doesn’t come to the United States very often. Next time he comes, I can ask you to come with him.”
Olsen had no excuse and had to say this.
“No problem, who can say what will happen in the future.
Dear Elizabeth, since he is not your boyfriend, you can share the good things with him.
Maybe there will be more happiness this way!"
Scarlett raised the corners of her mouth and spoke meaningfully.
To be honest, Scarlett, who is married and has children, is no match for Olsen. She can just say whatever vicious words she wants.
She also enjoyed teasing Ao Mei.
Capital city.
Wu Jing and Xie Nan’s home is in Oriental Ginza outside Dongzhimen Street.
The huge sales of the first part of "Wolf Warrior" made Wu Jing a lot of money, but because he had already planned to shoot the second part, he did not dare to squander the money he earned, but planned to continue investing in his own movies.
After all, in his plan, the investment cost of "Wolf Warrior 2" is much higher than the first one, although his good brother Gu Wei has promised to pay him no matter how much money it costs.
However, if possible, he still hopes to invest more in his own movies, so that if the box office is a hit, he can make more money, and if the movie fails, other investors can lose less.
In the study, Wu Jing was writing and drawing on a notebook with a pen. He had bitten the end of the pencil, leaving several teeth marks. He scratched his head from time to time, looking like he was constipated.
The door opened and Xie Nan came in with a plate of sliced watermelon.
Looking at her husband's expression, she said with some amusement:
"If you can't write, let someone else do it. Watching you write is more tiring than asking you to go out and fight with others."
"Hey~ That's for sure. Fighting is easy, but writing is so hard!"
Wu Jing sighed, put down his pen, picked up a piece of watermelon and started eating.
"But I have to write it even if I can't. How can I let someone else touch my own film?
No one else can write the story I want.
Take your time, you see, I also wrote the screenplay for Wolf Warrior 1.”
Wu Jing said as he ate.
He has been learning martial arts in a martial arts school since he was a child. He has no problem going up mountains and down rivers, and fighting with real swords and guns.
But it was indeed a bit difficult for him to hold a pen. Wu Jing always felt that the pen in his hand was heavier than the submachine gun in the army.
However, one has to admire that although he is a martial artist, Wu Jing can really settle down and learn a lot for his film dream.
When filming "Wolf Warrior 1", he wrote the general story himself, and only after completing it did he find a professional screenwriter to help him revise and polish it.
He consistently believed that no one else could write the story he wanted to film, so despite the difficulties, he always insisted on doing it himself.
"Okay, in that case, just take your time. There's no rush anyway, and there's plenty of time."
Xie Nan didn't care. The success of "Wolf Warrior" made Wu Jing's situation in the industry change 180 degrees.
Besides, we are not short of money at home now, so I let my husband do whatever he wants.
After saying that, he stood up and was about to go out.
"Hey, wife, don't go!"
Wu Jing shouted.
"What's wrong?
I'm not disturbing you from writing the script, and I have to go cook."
Xie Nan, who stood up and was about to go out, asked with some confusion.
Wu Jing walked behind Xie Nan and put his hands on her arms.
"Wife, please sit down. I have something to ask you~"
Xie Nan was pushed onto a chair by Wu Jing and looked at him with confusion.
"Look, I've actually already thought of the general story for the second part of Wolf Warrior, but there's one problem I'm not sure how to handle."
"You say~"
Xie Nan looked at him and asked.
"In the second part of the movie, there's a rich second-generation character, the second male lead. I'd like to invite Gu Wei to play the role. What do you think?"
After hearing what her husband said, Xie Nan understood what he meant.
She frowned.
"As for the second male lead, I'm afraid Gu Wei won't agree.
As far as I know, he has always played the leading role in both movies and TV series since his debut, and has never played a supporting role.
Even in his first film, "The Sword of the Assassin," he played the male lead.
There were two times when I was not the main character, but both times I made a cameo appearance for a few shots.
Just like the "Pancake Man" directed by Dapeng.
I heard that Zhang Yimou's The Great Wall wanted Gu Wei to play a supporting role, but he turned it down. Later, he played a cameo role as a favor due to personal connections.
After Xie Nan finished speaking, Wu Jing became even more depressed.
"I know everything you said, so I'm trying to figure it out.
The budget of "Wolf Warrior 2" is much larger than the first one. If it still takes 500 million yuan at the box office, it may be difficult to make a profit.
But if Gu Wei can join, then there is no need to worry about the box office."
After "Monster Hunt" surpassed "Furious 7" to become the No. 1 box office hit in film history, Gu Wei's personal total box office performance exceeded 4.5 billion.
Three consecutive movies, "Detective Chinatown", "The Left Ear" and "Monster Hunt", have been box office hits, with the lowest being 800 million and the highest being 2.6 billion.
Now everyone in the film and television industry regards him as a box office magic potion, and everyone believes that as long as he joins a movie, it will definitely make a lot of money.
There is also some metaphysics involved here.
These people in the entertainment industry are actually the most superstitious.
After all, many times, whether a movie sells well, a TV series becomes a hit, or even whether a star is popular or not, all depends on fate.
There is no one-size-fits-all standard.
As the saying goes, "Small fires rely on support, big fires rely on luck."
Sometimes you put a lot of thought into filming a TV series, and think of everything, but end up being ridiculed by everyone for various reasons.
On the contrary, a minor supporting role who was not even the third male lead in the drama became popular all summer and rose to the top star.
Sometimes when luck comes, you can’t stop it, but when luck is gone, you may be a top star yesterday, but your reputation may collapse and you may disappear today.
Gu Wei's current status is a bit like Tom Cruise when he was young in Hollywood. All Hollywood companies want to work with him.
No matter whether it is an action movie or a romance movie, any movie starring Tom will be a big hit.
The domestic film and television companies also look at Gu Wei in the same way. People believe that now is the peak of his fortune, just like Cheng Long when filming "Rush Hour" and Zhou Xingchi when he was young, they are unstoppable.
"Don't worry about it for now. Tell me the whole story of the second part and the proportion of the screen time occupied by this rich second-generation male second-lead."
Xie Nan comforted her husband.
Wu Jing verbally told Xie Nan the story he was planning to film, which was the story of Wolf Warrior "Leng Feng".
Compared with the first part, the personal heroism in the second part is stronger.
"My goodness, you are the Chinese version of 'Rambo'!"
Xie Nan's first feeling after hearing this was, isn't this just the male protagonist in American blockbusters who goes to heaven and earth at every turn?
"Hey, Hollywood can make 'Rambo,' so we can definitely make 'Wolf Warrior.' What's wrong with the Chinese? Let's be better than them!"
Wu Jing said in a somewhat childish tone.
Xie Nan held his chin with one hand and thought about it.
"I have two suggestions for you. First, significantly reduce the second male lead's role in the movie and make him just a cameo. That way, your chances of success in inviting Gu Wei to make a cameo appearance will be very high.
The friendly guest appearance won't take him up for long, just like the "The Great Wall" and "The Pancake Man", he just borrowed his name.
He is also an investor in your film, I believe Gu Wei will give you this face."
Wu Jing frowned after hearing this. This was possible, but it went against his original intention.
The original intention of inviting Gu Wei to join was to have him carry the box office, but changing it to a friendly guest appearance can still lend some strength.
"What about the second one?"
Wu Jing looked up at his wife and asked.
Xie Nan smiled slightly.
"The second one is completely the opposite. We give him more scenes, expand the role of the second male lead, and make the whole movie a dual male lead structure.
Just like Andy Lau and Leung Chiu Wai in "Infernal Affairs".
Uh~this is not accurate.
I should say like Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in "Fast and Furious".
At first there were some minor conflicts, but later they became partners and even family.
Let’s work together to defeat the villains, we are family!
This is the model in Hollywood now. Look at Marvel’s hero collaboration, The Avengers.
This film, with both personal heroism and camaraderie, is sure to be a hit! "
Xie Nan was talking to herself when Wu Jing picked her up and held her high up, spinning her around several times.
“Ahhh!
Wu Jing, are you crazy? What's wrong with you?
While cursing, he slapped Wu Jing under him.
"Haha~ Wife, you are so talented. Why didn't I think of this idea? It solves my problem perfectly.
And you are right, it is not popular for heroes to fight alone now. The audience likes to watch partners and cooperation.
The development trends of Hollywood over the years clearly tell us how we should shoot.”
Wu Jing put his wife down and was as happy as a child.
Xie Nan tidied up his messed-up hair and looked at Wu Jing.
"Think carefully, you were originally the absolute protagonist of [Wolf Warrior], but now you've become one of the protagonists.
And with Gu Wei as the dual male lead, I'm afraid the audience's attention will be on him."
"Ah~ That's nothing. My most important role in the Wolf Warrior series isn't the lead actor, but the director.
As long as the movie is a hit, I don’t mind not acting in it.”
Wu Jing said casually.
"Okay, I suggest you finish the script as soon as possible and invite Gu Wei as soon as possible.
He is so popular now, don’t let him not be available when you want to act in a role.
Although it’s only August now, I think Gu Wei’s schedule for the second half of the year is definitely full, and it’s hard to say whether he will have any in the first half of next year.”
Xie Nan finally reminded.
"Bah~"
Wu Jing happily held up his wife's cheek and kissed her.
"Ah, Wu Jing, are you done yet?
Your saliva is all over my face~"
Xie Nan wiped the saliva from his face and complained unhappily.
"Wife, you are truly my good wife. I, Wu Jing, married you as my wife. Even God would not be able to bear if I don't succeed!"
Wu Jing said happily with a big grin on his face.
"Okay, go do your work. Don't bother trying to coax me. We're already an old married couple."
Xie Nan looked happy and spoke insincerely.
"I'll write it right away!"
Wu Jing hesitated when he was about to turn around and get a pen.
"Forget it. Now that I have the general story, I'm going to go find Liu Yi and Dong Qun and we'll work on it together. With their help, the script will be ready soon."
Liu Yi is a professional screenwriter at Changchun Film Studio, while Dong Qun writes military novels. His works include popular military novels such as "Bullet Holes" and "Bing Feng" (Soldier's Edge).
The screenwriters of the first part of "Wolf Warrior" are Wu Jing and the two of them.
Wu Jing is responsible for the main storyline, and the two of them are responsible for enriching the plot and making it a professional script.
In the end, the first part of "Wolf Warrior" was a success and was very popular.
Now in the second part, Wu Jing naturally has to go find them.
(End of this chapter)
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