Chapter 426 A Rich Harvest
In the evening, we went to a famous seafood restaurant near the crew.
Gu Wei booked the entire hall, which had more than ten tables in total. As usual, when he came, he would bring some benefits to the crew members.
[Take My Brother Away] is a small crew, with not many people, about a hundred or so.
Most of the main creative staff are employees of "Wei Ming Tian Xia". Everyone knows the boss's habits and is not surprised by the big dinner in the evening.
At the main table, Gu Wei chatted with Han Jianv and Rao Xiaozhi for a while, then turned his attention to Peng Yuchang on the other side.
"Pom Peng, how does it feel to play the male lead for the first time?"
"It feels great, Wei-ge~
When I started filming with Xian Ge, I never thought I could play the male lead. After all, I’m not handsome and I’m not a professional actor.”
Peng Yuchang looked excited.
Just as he said, his early entry into the entertainment industry was completely accidental, after all, his major in college was puppetry.
Later, he joined "Wei Ming Tian Xia" with Li Xian, and has been playing some minor roles in various film and television dramas.
He has a relatively clear understanding of himself and knows that he has no advantages in either appearance or acting skills, so he is content as long as he has a role to play and makes money.
Peng Yuchang was both excited and grateful that the company had asked him to play the leading role in a movie.
Gu Wei patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't underestimate yourself. You are still young. If you work hard on your acting skills, there is still a lot of room for development in the future.
There is no shortage of good-looking artists in the entertainment industry, but how many of them are movie kings?
Come on, I’m rooting for you!”
To be honest, although Peng Yuchang's appearance is not outstanding among male stars of his age, and he is not from a professional background, he is indeed very talented in acting.
For an actor, talent is actually very important. Take Wang Baoqiang for example. He came from a grassroots background and had not received any professional study or training, but he still won many Best Actor awards, such as "Xu Sanduo", "Mr. Shu", "Feng Yuxiu", and other classic characters one after another.
If you have seen Wang Baoqiang’s movies, you will know that he can play more than just “Shagen”, his acting skills are really amazing.
There are so many male actors graduating from major film and television schools in China every year, but how many of them dare to say that they can surpass Wang Baoqiang in acting skills?
All I can say is that Baoqiang is really talented and has worked hard.
I can’t say that Peng Yuchang can be compared with Wang Baoqiang, but he does have talent. As long as he works hard in the future, his development will not be too bad.
"Peng Peng is really good. He has been performing well since the beginning of filming. Few graduates of our school's acting department can have his acting skills."
Han Jianu, who was sitting on the other side, smiled and praised Gu Wei when she heard his words.
After hearing Gu Wei's encouragement and the director's praise, Peng Yuchang smiled innocently and felt a little embarrassed.
"Zhao Jin and Mai Zhou, right~"
After chatting with Peng Peng for a few words, Gu Wei greeted the other two girls in the main trio.
I don't know if the two of them had discussed it beforehand, but today they both wore little white dresses. They were as young as flowers, with faces full of collagen, and looked youthful and beautiful.
However, Zhao Jinmai has a chubby face, which makes her cuter, while Zhou Ye's facial features are more delicate, making her look more like the class beauty in school.
The two little girls responded to Gu Wei's greeting shyly.
"I met Mai Mai once before when I was casting for a movie. I still remember your mother brought her here. I didn't expect that after not seeing her for a few years, you've grown up so much~"
"Brother Wei, I hope I can grow up quickly so that we can have the opportunity to work together in the future!"
Zhao Jinmai looked at Gu Wei with her big watery eyes.
"Haha~ Work hard on your filming, who knows, maybe you'll get this opportunity again in the future!"
Gu Wei smiled.
"Boss, when can I film with you?"
Zhou Ye, who was sitting on the other side of Zhao Jinmai, asked boldly.
"Is this your first film?"
"Yeah~"
Gu Wei nodded.
"I heard from Mr. Yang about you. You're a freshman at Beijing Film Academy this year, and you're my junior.
Lay a solid foundation for performance in school, and you will definitely have opportunities in the future."
Gu Wei encouraged.
After hearing what Gu Wei said, Zhou Ye looked very happy, showing a mouthful of small white teeth, looking very sweet.
The three of them chatted for a while, and at the request of the two girls, Gu Wei gave them a few autographed photos and added them on WeChat.
Seeing that the big star Gu Wei was so amiable, Zhao Jinmai and Zhou Ye became more casual in chatting with him.
The next day, Gu Wei left the crew with great satisfaction.
He gained a lot from this visit to the set.
During the dinner, Gu Wei proposed to director Rao Xiaozhi that he hoped to sign him to his company. Although Rao Xiaozhi did not agree immediately and just said that he would think about it, Gu Wei felt that he was already tempted.
After all, Rao Xiaozhi had been filming stage plays before and had never proved himself in the film market. Making movies has always been his dream.
Gu Wei's "Wei Ming Tian Xia" is also a very famous film and television company in the industry.
During the conversation, we also promised him that there would be many film projects for him in the future, and if he had his own ideas, the company would fully support him in terms of funding and personnel.
In short, the conditions promised by Gu Wei were very favorable to Rao Xiaozhi, a new director.
Gu Wei also got a piece of news while chatting with Han Jianv and Rao Xiaozhi.
Earlier this year, Rao Xiaozhi wrote and directed his first film, Hello, Crazy! , which was produced by Guo Fan, the later-famous science fiction director.
Han Jianu, Rao Xiaozhi, and Guo Fan are all very good friends, and Director Guo has now taken on the task of China Film Group and is preparing for the science fiction masterpiece "The Wandering Earth".
As early as 2012, China Film Group purchased the copyright of Liu Cixin's science fiction novel "The Wandering Earth". In 2014, it decided to start the filming of "The Wandering Earth". In 2015, Guo Fan was confirmed as the director of the film.
More than a year has passed and the film is still in preparation.
As Han Jianu said, there was too much preparation work in the early stages of "The Wandering Earth", and Guo Fan had repeatedly told China Film that there was insufficient funding for filming, so it took another year before the filming actually started.
Gu Wei had some impression of what she said. The filming of the first part of "The Wandering Earth" in the original time and space was indeed very economical, and there were several times when there was insufficient funds.
The most famous thing is that he asked Wu Jing to act in the movie. Not only could he not pay the salary, but Director Guo also got 60 million investment from Wu Jing by crying poor.
Han Jianu and Rao Xiaozhi were just chatting casually, but Gu Wei took it to heart.
Given his current relationship with China Film, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to invest money and become an investor in "The Wandering Earth" after some communication.
China Film Group is a state-owned enterprise, and investing in movies requires going through layers of procedures. It is also difficult to come up with too much money, but Gu Wei does not have this difficulty. No matter how much money is short, he can make up the difference.
His film "Detective Chinatown 2" had a box office of 3.9 billion yuan, and the investment and distribution just brought China Film Group a profit of more than 200 million yuan.
I believe that at this time he wanted to lend a helping hand to China Film's projects that were facing financial difficulties, and the other party would definitely not disagree.
“.Don’t be too anxious. See the other party’s attitude and say that you are interested in this project and plan to join.
Go ahead and do it, and let me know the results as soon as you get them."
On the way to the airport, Gu Wei called Yang Liwen.
The main thing was to ask her to contact China Film Group first, convey Gu Wei's attitude, and see what their reaction would be.
Whether the matter can be finalized in the end and how much Wei Ming Tian Xia can invest will ultimately depend on Gu Wei, director Guo Fan and China Film Group's current chairman La Peikang.
【Hurry up and take my brother away】 crew.
After filming a scene, the crew packed up and moved on. Han Jianu put down the loudspeaker and said to Rao Xiaozhi beside her:
"Why didn't you accept Gu Wei's invitation immediately during dinner last night?"
She and Rao Xiaozhi have been friends for many years. She knows that he is talented and his goal has always been to make movies, so she thinks Gu Wei's invitation is a good opportunity for him.
"To be honest, the conditions Mr. Gu offered me are very attractive, but I'm afraid that I'll lose my freedom after signing with his company.
What if I am asked to make some movies that I don’t like in the future? How difficult will it be for me?”
Rao Xiaozhi did not hide anything in front of Han Jianu and directly expressed his thoughts.
"You are so literary!
You are not Zhang Yimou or Chen Kaige. There are plenty of people who want to make movies and invest in them. You are just a new director in the film industry and your first movie has not been released yet. What qualifications do you have to be picky?
Even if you want to make a movie you like, you have to have some achievements first before you can have more initiative.
It’s too early to think about these things now.
Don't be a great director when you don't have the destiny to be one, but you have the disease to be one!"
Han Jianu's words were quite impolite, and Rao Xiaozhi frowned when he heard them.
"And didn't Gu Wei say yesterday that he would support any ideas you have or any movies you want to make?
I am familiar with his company. Although it has produced some commercial films in recent years, none of them are too bad.
One of my classmates, Wen Mu, also signed his name. Now his first movie has been filmed and I heard it will be released at the end of this year.
You also know that I have a pretty good script in my hand. I have already discussed with Gu Wei that I will give it to Wen Mu to shoot in the future.
So I advise you to seize the opportunity when you should, so as not to regret it later."
Rao Xiaozhi touched his chin and looked at the staff who were busy moving equipment on the set.
He knew that Han Jianu only told him so much because they were friends. If it were anyone else, she, Miss Han, would ignore them.
"You're right. Let's finish filming this drama and show it to Mr. Gu. It will also prove my ability. Then I will take the initiative to talk to him about this matter."
Han Jianu patted his shoulder.
"I have always felt that you and Lao Guo are both talented and capable, and will definitely become great directors in the future.
I hope you can seize every opportunity and produce excellent works that satisfy you."
(End of this chapter)
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