Chapter 40 Watching a Movie
"Very good. Let's not waste any more time talking. Let's sign the contract first and then we can get started."
Yang Liwen, who was well prepared, took out two contracts and corresponding confidentiality agreements.
It stipulates that if the story information provided by Gu Wei is leaked by them, they will have to bear corresponding financial compensation.
The two people took it and looked at it carefully for a while. When they found there was no problem, they signed it.
Neither of them had any objections to the confidentiality agreement.
They are all working in the entertainment industry, and they also know the dangers of some scripts or movies being leaked in advance, so the confidentiality agreement is understandable.
They just want to make good money from writing.
"Okay, from now on we are family. Teachers, this is the story outline I wrote. Please take a look at it first."
As he spoke, Gu Wei handed them a few pages of paper.
The first page of the outline only had the two big words "Detective". Although a confidentiality agreement had been signed, Gu Wei would not reveal all the information.
The current name of the script is [Detective].
The outline that Gu Wei gave them was the story structure and main plot of "Detective Chinatown" that he wrote himself.
It was just a concise description, based on the general content of the movies he had watched before. After all, Gu Wei was not a professional and had no experience in writing scripts, but now it seemed that these were not a problem.
The outline was simple and the two of them finished reading it quickly.
"Mr. Gu, the story you wrote is already very complete. We just need to write it in more detail and flesh out the characters and plot. This is relatively easy for us."
Yang Tao raised his head and said.
"Very good, Teacher Yang. I'll leave the script in your care. Our company has computers and office space, so please come to work every day until the script is completed.
If I am satisfied with the final result, I will give you an additional 30% of the contract amount as a reward," said Gu Wei.
"Thank you, Mr. Gu!" The two became excited when they heard that there was still a bonus to be won.
According to Gu Wei's plan, the main person to complete the script was Yang Tao, after all, he had more experience.
As a female screenwriter, Cai Xiaojing has a unique perspective and delicate writing style, which can help him do it more perfectly.
In the next few days, Gu Wei will return to the company after class to check the progress of the script.
At the same time, give feedback on the completed parts and ask them to make revisions.
After all, he had seen the finished film, so he would be able to spot any inaccuracies in the script at the first opportunity and ask them to correct them.
A few days passed in a flash. The workload on this script was not big, but the revision suggestions proposed by Gu Wei took some more time.
Gu Wei looked at the script and found that the description was exactly the same as the plot in his mind, and he was very satisfied.
"Teacher Yang, Teacher Cai, thank you for your hard work these past two days. I'm very satisfied with this script. As I promised before, the extra 30% will be used as a bonus for your work."
"Thank you, Mr. Gu. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me." Yang Tao was also very satisfied. This job was easy and he earned a lot of money.
It is equivalent to the time he used to spend one or two months to take on a job for a film crew.
"Mr. Gu, could you sign a few more autographs for me? My best friend is also your fan." Cai Xiaojing took the opportunity to say.
"No problem, Teacher Cai." Gu Wei agreed with a smile.
After sending the two screenwriters away, Gu Wei called Yang Liwen over and handed her the finished script.
"Immediately take it to the Copyright Protection Center for copyright registration and change the name to Detective Chinatown."
At school, get out of class is over.
"Gu Wei, do you have anything to do later? Let's go to the movies together?" Nazha came over and invited.
She found that Gu Wei no longer kept a distance from her since they broke up. They chatted and played together when they met, and there was no longer any sense of alienation.
"Okay, are there any good movies recently?" Gu Wei agreed. He didn't need to keep a distance from Nazha now, and with their relationship, he didn't need to be polite to her. After all, they had a deep understanding and had been honest with each other.
"There's a comedy coming out recently called Lost in Thailand, it's said to be really funny, let's go watch it," Nazha said happily.
Lost in Thailand is finally released. Gu Wei has been in school lately and hasn't paid much attention to the movies that are coming out. At that time, no one in the entertainment industry would have thought that this comedy would be the first Chinese movie to gross over 1 billion yuan.
Some people previously speculated that it might be a blockbuster film by a great director like Zhang Yimou or Chen Kaige, or a film by a comedy master who has been popular for many years like Feng Xiaogang or Zhou Xingchi.
No one could have imagined that an actor like Xu Zheng, who crossed over to become a director, would make a road comedy that would break 1 billion and head towards 1.2 billion in such an unstoppable manner.
This incident happened so suddenly that no one was prepared, including Xu Zheng himself.
"I've heard of this movie. It's a good one. Let's go have a meal first and then go straight to the cinema." Gu Wei said.
The two of them packed up, found a familiar restaurant, and went into a private room.
After all, both of them are now somewhat famous, and they can no longer walk around together openly on and off campus like they did when they first started dating in college.
Gu Wei's movie had just finished theaters, and the buzz around him was still going strong. He recently endorsed several products and filmed some commercials, mostly print ads. Brands released these ads, further spreading his fame.
Therefore, many times when celebrities accept endorsements, they also consider the strength of the brand and whether the advertisements can be effectively promoted.
For example, bus stops on the streets and alleys, advertising space in shopping malls and office buildings. Manufacturers use the fame of celebrities and the purchasing power of their fans to expand the market and increase product sales.
Celebrities also use these platforms to expand their popularity and bring their images into the sight of more people.
It's still a win-win situation.
As for Nazha, she was promoted as a rising star after signing with Tangren. She played the role of Xiaoxue in the movie "Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky" which was released in the middle of this year, which also made more people know her.
But after all, the sugar man’s resources are limited, and now she has a sugar man’s sister Liu Shishi above her, so basically, she won’t be given too good resources.
Nazha’s acting talent is indeed not very commendable. Most of her work now is shooting commercials and magazines.
She has appeared on almost all magazines such as ELLE, Marie Claire, MENS-JOKER, etc., and is very popular in the fashion industry.
According to Gu Wei's understanding, "What's the point of acting? You have to make expressions. Just keep a straight face and look beautiful, and that's it!"
Tangren is also a very interesting company. Its early top star Liu Shishi was seduced away by an old man after she became famous.
Later, they promoted Jiang Jinfu and cast Hu Ge in the supporting role in the film Xuan-Yuan Sword. However, Jiang's status as a "Kung Fu superstar" ultimately flopped.
Later, Jin Chen and Lin Gengxin were not very popular when they were at Tangren, but their careers developed rapidly after they terminated their contracts and left.
Nazha was the only one who stayed until her 10-year contract expired before leaving. Maybe Nazha is really not very smart and is just too love-brained.
What he was most famous for during his time on Sugar Man was not the dramas he filmed, but the criticism he received for his love life.
She was chased and scolded by Shuangzi's fans for several years because of her relationship with Zhang Youwang. Now look at Shuangzi's situation, and then look at Zhang Youwang, isn't it unfair?
Everyone, please vote.
(End of this chapter)
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