Chapter 126 Celebration
Gu Wei had finished the show that day and was resting on a chair nearby.
"Mr. Gu, Miss Reba is here to visit the class." Assistant Yang Dan whispered in front of him.
Gu Wei stood up and saw Reba walking over.
She was wearing a black down jacket, a white turtleneck sweater underneath, a pair of tight jeans, and a small white bag hanging diagonally across her body.
Her wavy long hair fell down from both sides of her shoulders, her facial features were three-dimensional, and the skin on her face was so white that it seemed to glow.
“Reba, you are here~”
“Gu Wei~ I’m sorry, I was not here on New Year’s Day and couldn’t spend it with you.
So I I’ll see you when I get back~”
Reba seemed very happy to be able to come to visit the class, and said to Gu Wei happily.
"Sit down quickly." Gu Wei asked Reba to sit down, and then poured her a glass of hot water.
"The weather is cold, drink some hot water."
Reba was not polite, she held the hot water glass with both hands, blew on it and then took a slow sip.
Put down the cup and take out a pair of black woolen gloves from the white bag.
“Here~ This is the gift I brought you.”
Gu Wei took it and put it on his hand. It was just the right size and he held each other's hands. The gloves were very thick and suitable for keeping warm from the cold.
"Thank you, Reba! Did you knit it yourself?" Gu Wei was a little curious.
Reba is a little embarrassed
“I bought it from my hometown in the border area. I don’t know how to knit things myself, but I have started to learn from my mother now, and I believe I can knit it in the near future. I will knit a scarf for you.”
Reba said with a confident look on her face.
"Then I'll be waiting for your scarf~"
"Yeah! It's settled!" Reba seemed very confident about this.
Gu Wei was chatting happily with Reba here. Zhao Liying came over after seeing the situation here.
"Gu Wei, what is this?"
She looked at Reba, a beautiful girl with an exotic look on her face and asked.
Reba's beauty and her own beauty are completely different styles.
"This is my friend, Reba, who came to visit the class today.
Reba, this is the heroine of our drama, Zhao Liying."
Gu Wei introduced road.
Reba stood up quickly, bowed and stretched out her hand.
"Hello, Sister Liying, I am Reba.
I have watched your drama "The Legend of Lu Zhen" and I particularly like your drama. Please take good care of me when we meet for the first time~"
She looked cautiously polite.
Zhao Liying is now a well-known actress, but she is still just a transparent person in the entertainment industry.
“Hello, Reba, you look so beautiful~”
Zhao Liying also stretched out her hand to shake it and said with admiration.
"Sister Liying, you are joking. My appearance is very common in the border areas."
Reba said modestly.
Zhao Liying also sat down, and the three of them chatted together. Gu Wei shared with Reba some interesting things about the filming of "Shan Shan Is Here". Zhao Liying also chimed in, making Reba feel envious.
"Teacher Gu, it's your turn." A staff member came over to remind.
After hearing this, Gu Wei turned around and said to Reba.
"You stay here for a while. When I finish filming today's scene, we can have dinner together."
After hearing this, Reba stood up.
“No, Gu Wei, you go ahead and do your work first, filming is important.
I’m also in Shanghai anyway, you can call me anytime you have time, and we’ll be together again.”
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"That's okay."
Gu Wei thought for a while and decided that it would be inappropriate to let Reba wait here alone.
Reba also said hello to Zhao Liying and left.
After the day's filming, everyone called it a day and went back to the hotel.
Zhao Liying moves closer to Gu Wei
"Doesn't the little beauty who came to visit us today have a special relationship with you?"
Her expression was probing and she asked with a smile.
"Reba is an actress I met in the last movie. I am optimistic about her potential and will definitely become a big star in the future."
Gu Wei said seemingly seriously.
"You know that's not what I'm asking. Just look at the way she looks at you, and you know she's not just an ordinary friend.
Nine times out of ten, she is a little fan girl who was fooled by you. "
After hearing this, Gu Wei looked at Zhao Liying's face and smiled mischievously.
"Really? But I feel like you usually look at me the same way, Liying! "
"Me? I didn’t, I was filming, forget it, I won’t tell you this anymore, let’s go! ”
Zhao Liying looked a little angry when Gu Wei said it.
When she turned around and walked away by herself, she was still thinking
‘Are my eyes as obvious as usual? ’
On January 17, the crew of [Detective Chinatown] held a grand celebration banquet in Beijing.
[Tang Detective] The crew and all the cast and crew were all dressed up to attend the banquet.
The bosses of the three major companies were also present with their capable people.
This celebration banquet was organized and prepared by Gu Wei Company.
[Tang Detective] is the real controlling party in this movie.
Gu Wei has returned to the capital one day early, and he is the real host at this celebration banquet.
At the beginning of the banquet, Gu Wei asked Director Han to come on stage to say a few words, but Director Han declined. Although he has the highest status in the film and television industry, it is Gu Wei's home court now, and he does not want to usurp the guest.
Seeing that Director Han was resolute, Gu Wei did not try to persuade him.
He took the initiative to walk to the stage
“Dear crew members of [Detective Chinatown], actors and media friends.
Thank you very much for coming to today’s celebration banquet.
< br>[Tang Detective] This movie took more than a year from preparation to filming to the final screening
To this day, I can still clearly remember that the project of [Tang Detective] was just announced. At times, the faces of those who are not optimistic about and ridicule.
The process of production and promotion of the release was not smooth sailing, and every step was filled with thorns and ups and downs. Fortunately, we succeeded in the end. With the efforts of everyone, we delivered an excellent movie to the audience.
It also achieved unexpected and huge success.
This success belongs to everyone here, to everyone who has contributed to [Tang Detective].
Here I would like to thank everyone again for your contribution to the film. ”
After speaking, Gu Wei bowed deeply to the audience.
“Thank you, director!”
“The director is the best~”
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Hearing what Gu Wei said, the people in the audience also shouted loudly.
Especially Chen He and Xiao Pan took the lead in shouting the most enthusiastically.
After Gu Wei finished speaking, the staff carried out a huge wooden board covered with red cloth from the backstage. It was rectangular, like a plaque, but much larger.
All the main actors in the crew came on stage, as well as three CEOs of Xuanfa Company. Everyone held the lower edge of the red cloth, and under the command of the staff "3~2~1!" Gently pull off the red cloth.
There is a row of huge numbers displayed on the wooden board, with a 1 in front and nine 0s behind it.
Represents the movie’s box office revenue exceeding 1 billion.
Then everyone stood under the numbers and took a group photo.
“There’s not much to say. Since it’s a celebration banquet, let’s eat, drink, and play as much as we want.
Everyone present was stunned for a while. Get the red envelope!”
“Thank you for the red envelope~”
“Long live the director!”
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Without any formality, Gu Wei simply said a few words and let everyone start the table.
At the banquet, everyone drank and drank, and Gu Wei, as the director, was certainly the one who attracted the most attention.
Almost everyone came over to toast him.
Of course Gu Wei is willing to accept everyone who comes, but when others drink the whole glass, he only dips into it.
"Mr. Gu, congratulations.
When I worked with you, I only thought you were a talented person and could be successful, but I didn't expect that the movie would be so good and the box office would be such a hit."
Wang Changtian came to Gu Wei and said with emotion.
"No, Mr. Wang, this is not due to me alone, thanks to everyone's help.
The movie also owes to you, Mr. Wang."
Gu Wei said modestly. He saw a middle-aged man standing behind Wang Changtian. He looked about 40 years old, a little fat, with dark eyes, giving people the impression of an honest man.
"Mr. Wang, who is this?"
Wang Changtian smiled when he heard Gu Wei's question, turned sideways, and let the people behind him out.
"Let me introduce to Mr. Gu. This is Director Tian Xiaopeng, a professional animation film director.
The reason I brought Director Tian here this time is to beg Mr. Gu.
Director Tian is the best animated film director I have ever seen. He is currently producing a film. Unfortunately, the funds are somewhat insufficient. If Mr. Gu is interested, he can help. "
Gu Wei listened to Wang Changtian's introduction and stretched out his hand.
"Hello, Director Tian. "
"Hello, Director Gu!
I like your movies very much and I am very happy to see you today. ”
Tian Xiaopeng shook hands with Gu Wei, looking excited.
As a director, although Gu Wei is very young, his achievements are beyond Tian Xiaopeng's dreams.
Gu Wei felt a little familiar when he heard the name.
"Director Tian, I would like to ask, what is the name of the animated film you are filming now?"
"Director Gu, I worked on the domestic animated film "Journey to the West" in 1997. As a production supervisor, I have been obsessed with the theme of "Journey to the West" ever since. Six years ago, I wrote, directed, prepared and produced an animated film called "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage"
It’s a shame that after years of hard work, only part of this animated film was produced due to funding issues. ”
As he spoke, he looked at Gu Wei with expectant eyes.
When he heard Director Tian say the name of the animated movie, Gu Wei reacted.
Isn’t this the movie [Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage] that is said to be the most popular animated film in China?
It is said that during the 8-year production process, the director even had to find one due to the extreme shortage of funds. Wife, parents and even father-in-law and mother-in-law borrowed money to finance the shoot
Later on, I really ran out of money, so I followed my friend’s advice and went online to crowdfund through WeChat Moments.
In the end, he was able to raise a total of 7.8 million yuan from 89 investors.
Now that Gu Wei has been found, it will definitely not be as difficult for him to make a movie as it was in the original time and space.
“Director Tian, I personally like animated movies very much. I still remember watching [Tadpole Looking for Mom] and [Carp Jumping over the Dragon Gate] when I was a child. They are both excellent ink animations produced in our own country. Movies.
It is a pity that in the past ten years, it is difficult to produce excellent animated films.
If you have time tomorrow, you can come to our company with some of the films that have already been produced, and I will decide whether to invest after watching them. ”
Gu Wei did not directly refuse, which made Director Tian Xiaopeng very happy.
I can’t wait to go back and prepare the film now.
Wang Changtian also stood by for Director Tian was happy. He had seen some of the completed films of "The Return of the Great Sage", so he invested some money in it.
However, there was no successful precedent for animated films in China, so he was interested in this investment. It is still more prudent, and it would be good to bring in more people to share the risk
The celebration banquet came to an end in a very pleasant atmosphere.
The movie was a huge hit at the box office, and everyone was given red envelopes as usual.
Among them, producer Chen Zhixi, producer Lu Yang, and protagonist Wang Baoqiang have the biggest red envelopes, which will definitely satisfy them.
Furthermore, Senior Brother Lu Yang’s side, Gu Wei, prepared an extra portion for him. In the early stages of preparation for [Tang Detective], if it weren’t for Lu Yang’s face, Zhongying might not have joined. Don’t forget to dig the well when you are ready. .
Bao Qiang Na Gu Wei promised that if the first movie was so successful, he would be allowed to contribute part of the money as one of the investors in the sequel.
If you have money, can we all make it together? Wang Baoqiang’s role is indispensable for the success of [Tang Detective]. Substitution is definitely not possible. The only way is to spend more money to win him over.
When Xu Zheng was filming [囧], he found Wang Baoqiang. For Xu Zheng's sake, Wang Baoqiang, who was already famous at the time, only wanted a salary of 2 million yuan.
The movie later sold 1.2 billion yuan, and Xu Zheng earned a lot of money.
Later, [囧] found him again, and Wang Baoqiang proposed to use his salary to become a shareholder. However, Xu Zheng, knowing that the sequel was bound to be a hit, decisively refused and found Bao Bei'er, who only had a salary of 5 million.
As a result, the reputation of [囧囧] plummeted.
Therefore, Gu Wei knows very well that you can never make enough money. Only by bringing everyone together to make money can you make more money and make it for a long time.
(End of this chapter)