Chapter 67 News
[ByteDance] is already somewhat famous in the Internet circle at this time.
This company was established in March 2012, and it was not until the second half of 2012 that it developed its first product [Today’s Toutiao].
It has been more than half a year now.
As early as last year, Gu Wei had wanted to find this company and find a way to invest and get shares.
It's a pity that Gu Wei didn't have much money at that time, let alone fame. In order to play the leading role, most of the first pot of gold was invested in Lu Yang's movies.
Fortunately, [ByteDance] has only been established for less than a year and has only raised one round of financing.
In July 2012, it raised US$1 million, with a business valuation of US$5 million.
This round of financing is likely to be based on the previous successful experience of the company’s founder, Zhang Yiming, and the fact that ByteDance’s new product [Today’s Toutiao] will be launched soon.
At this period, ByteDance was still a completely small company, and its only product [Today’s Toutiao] was not a big hit.
As for [Douyin] and [TikTok], which will become popular around the world in the future, they will have to wait until 2016 and 2017 to go online.
Now is the best opportunity to invest in it. The first two rounds of investment in "Byte" were purely financial investments, and the investors were only investment banking funds that often invest in Internet companies.
After this year, "Byte"'s [Today's Toutiao] became a big hit. If you want to invest in it, you won't be able to invest in it. You have to use resources that can help the company develop.
As for the investment money, Gu Wei does not plan to take it from the film and television company.
Now there is not so much money in the company to invest.
[ByteDance] The valuation of Series B financing in 2013 was approximately US$50 million. At that time, a Russian investment company DSTGlobal invested US$10 million in financing.
At this time, the market price of Bitcoin is about more than 600 US dollars each, and it is still rising. Gu Wei has 100,000 coins in his hands.
He plans to find a high point this year and sell part of it. Although Bitcoin will rise higher in a few years, it is incomparable to investing in [ByteDance].
After hanging up the phone, I thought that I also have the hope of becoming the boss of [ByteDance]. Even if I am just a small shareholder, my future value will be astronomical.
The smile on Gu Wei's face could not be controlled, and he looked very happy.
"Director, what's so good about you that makes you so happy?" Xiao Pai finished the play and was packing his things to leave. Seeing Gu Wei smiling, he asked curiously.
Hearing what he said, Gu Wei looked around, but no one had left yet.
“The recent filming has gone very smoothly, and the progress has been very fast. Everyone has worked hard these days. So, you tell everyone that I will be the host tonight, treat everyone to a big meal, and relax. "
Xiao Pan shouted loudly
"The director said that we will treat everyone to a big dinner later, everyone will have a share!"
"Yeah!"
"That's great!"
"Long live the director~"
The crew all cheered when they heard this, and the recent intense and busy filming was indeed It makes everyone feel very tired.
“Director, do you want to go out and have fun together after dinner?”
With a lewd smile on his face, Xiao Pan approached Gu Wei and asked in a low voice.
"You'd better find Chen He. Don't you two often get together, but you have to pay attention to safety and don't play too late. We have to film tomorrow."
Gu Wei said.
When Xiao Pan and Chen He are not filming, they often go out together to experience the local customs and special services in Thailand.
Of course the focus is on special services. They have also invited Gu Wei before.
However, as a director, Gu Wei must appear whenever the camera is turned on, so he definitely won't have time during the day.
He has his eldest sister to accompany him in the evening, and he doesn’t have time, which is a pity.
The two of them also approached Wang Baoqiang, but Baoqiang was an honest boy. It was okay to go out and see the scenery, but he would not participate in other activities.
It’s a pity that Bao Qiang has been filming in Thailand for so long, and his wife has never come to visit him.
Occasionally I would watch a video on the set, but I would hang up after not even talking for a few words. The most important thing is that my manager is not around either. According to Bao Qiang, there is cooperation in China that needs to be discussed.
Thinking of this, when we were having dinner together in the evening, Gu Wei, who was sitting at the same table, couldn't help but add a few more chopsticks of green leafy vegetables to Bao Qiang, hoping that he would have a healthy body.
Bangkok is located in the tropics and has a tropical monsoon climate. The average temperature throughout the year is around 30 degrees.
And it often rains.
The crew can persist in the simple heat, but not in the rain. After all, there is no rainy day scene in the plot of "Detective Chinatown".
Originally arranged scenes may change due to sudden heavy rain. It is not enough to look at the weather forecast in this regard, because in many cases, an unexpected rain event is not even reported in the weather forecast.
Today, the plan was to shoot an outdoor chase scene, but it suddenly started to rain heavily early in the morning, so the chase scene would definitely not be scheduled.
Gu Wei made a temporary decision to change the room and shoot another scene.
"Sawadika"
"Brother Tai, it's me~"
"Tang Ren, have you arrived in Malaysia or South Korea?"
"I'm right at your door~"
"Ah~ Yeah!"
Kuntai Home.
Xiao Shan covered his head with a towel and wore pajamas
"Why don't you leave?"
"We have to prove our innocence" "We have to solve the case"
Tang Ren and Qin Feng said together
"You Do you think this is a movie? "Return of the King?" Kuntai looked incomprehensible
"You have to help me," Tang Ren begged
"I've already helped you run away~
Would the police do it if I help you again!" Kuntai's emotions gradually became excited
"If they know that you are collecting illegal money, they will start a small business. Casino." Tang Ren began to talk about Kuntai's excuse
"How dare you threaten me?"
"Your wife needs to know that you are keeping your little wife." Kuntai's expression changed after hearing this
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"How can I help you?"
"We need to see Sompa's detailed information." "And his consumption list in the past six months"
"We also need to go to the police station "Look at the surveillance video." Qin Feng and Tang Ren said all their requests in one sentence.
"Are you crazy?" Kuntai was very excited when he heard that they were going to the police station.
"You're not even the director's wife?" Tang Ren pointed at Kuntai and continued
Kuntai immediately stepped forward and grabbed Tang Ren's finger with his hand, speaking softly.
“Let’s make a plan~”
In this scene, Qin Feng, played by Gu Wei, only chimed in with a few words, and the rest was mainly played by Wang Baoqiang and Xiao Pan.
The main thing is to look at Xiao Pan's performance. The dramatic effect of this scene is all on him.
After taking one shot, Gu Wei hurried to the monitor to see the effect of the shot.
After the whole thing was replayed, Gu Wei called Wang Baoqiang and Xiao Pan over.
Let them watch the performance again.
"Brother Baoqiang, there is nothing wrong with you. Look, Xiao Pan, the reversal between your front and back needs to be bigger.
Be very excited when you heard the request from us, and then you heard After the last threat, the tone immediately became particularly gentle, which made the comedy effect stronger."
Xiao Pan thought for a while
"I understand, director, please watch my performance."
We went through the play again. This time, Xiao Shan's performance was obviously more intense. According to the contrast between the expression and tone of Wei Wei before and after he said it, there was a clear contrast. , the comedy effect is outstanding.
"Very good, if this one is passed, we will keep one."
Xiao Pan is a good actor with acting skills and talent. From the beginning of the filming of "Tang Detective" to now, Gu Wei can watch of his efforts and progress.
From the beginning, I was not very comfortable with the character’s style, but later I gradually integrated into the character and discovered something about myself.
After all, Gu Wei's scripts are just words. Some conceptual words written on paper, such as happiness, excitement, guilt, etc., still need to be understood by the actors themselves, and then they should be interpreted according to their own methods.
Up to this point in the filming of the movie, Xiao Pan has mastered the role of Kuntai, and slowly added some of his own expressions and small movements during the filming.
As a director, Gu Wei sees these things most clearly.
On the other hand, although Chen He, who had similar roles to Xiao Pan, acted very well, it was just because the character of Huang Langdeng fit him better, and I couldn’t feel his ambition in acting. I can do it myself, so I feel comfortable doing it.
(End of this chapter)