Chapter 168 Film Selection
[Left Ear] is also of special significance to Gu Wei.
This is Gu Wei's first youth movie, and it is also the most suitable movie for him at this stage.
Although Gu Wei knows many films that have achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success, his current age and image determine that there are many roles that are not suitable for him.
For example, he is currently filming a movie called "Charlotte Troubles". He knows that it will be a hit at the box office when it is released next year, but there is no role suitable for him in the film.
It is impossible for him to play Charlotte, that is Shen Teng's exclusive role, and his age and image cannot play it.
Only Yuan Hua, the "Tidal Sea Spirit" played by Yin Zheng, is suitable for him, but the production cost of "Charlotte Trouble" is only 20 million, and Gu Wei's current film salary is also 20 million.
The producers probably don’t even have the courage to approach him.
And with Gu Wei's current fame and status, to play a supporting role in a low-budget comedy is completely self-relegating and thankless.
Most of his current fans only became fans of him after watching "Gu Jian Qi Tan". It would be strange not to lose fans after watching him play the role of "Tidal Sea Spirit".
But if it's a movie that Gu Wei's own company controls and invests in, then it's no problem for him to play a supporting role. Is it to make money? Everything else can be put aside.
It turned out that Gu Wei was interested in investing in "Charlotte Troubles". Later, he asked his agent to find out. In addition to Happy Twist, the producers of that movie were Wanda Film and Television and Tengxun Video. For a master who is not short of money, it will be difficult for him to get in.
Gu Wei thinks it would be good to make some youth movies. Who makes him look young? There are many young stars in the industry who are about the same age as him and have made a lot of youth movies.
You can act in any kind of drama at any age. When Gu Wei gets older in a few years, he may not be suitable for acting in youth dramas.
Gu Wei doesn't want to be like some actors who have to play the role of a fresh young man at a very old age. He can't even hide the old look on his face, and the audience will feel uncomfortable watching it. It's too embarrassing.
And another advantage of making a youth film is that it allows everyone to intuitively see your box office appeal.
Everyone knows that most of the people who watch this kind of movie are young men and women, and they basically go there for the stars in the movie.
If it is a hit at the box office, it will naturally be due to the protagonist of the movie, and it will bring fans to the box office.
After the filming of [Left Ear] is completed, some of the follow-up work has nothing to do with Gu Wei. Only after the large-scale publicity on the eve of the release, the actors in the crew will reunite.
The release date of this movie has been determined, probably around April next year. Of course, these are matters decided by the producer, Enlight Media, and the director, Su Youpeng. As a remunerated starring actor, Gu Wei cannot intervene. .
Although his salary reflects the investment, he is not the main controller after all. All he can do is cooperate with the publicity later and wait for the money.
Coincidentally, another movie invested by Gu Wei, Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior", is also scheduled to be released in April next year.
However, the two movies are completely different genres, one is military war and the other is youth idol, so there is no need to worry about too fierce competition between them.
In the golden autumn of September, the capital also ushered in the good autumn weather. There was no more chirping of cicadas and no end to the endless heat. Even if the air conditioner was not turned on in the office, there were still a lot of people walking in through the window. The cool breeze can also make Gu Wei feel cool.
After returning to the capital, Gu Wei took a brief rest and then started to work non-stop.
[Left Ear] was filmed for more than two months. Gu Wei only returned to the capital when he was guest-starring in [Pancake Man], and he also took time to go back to the company to handle some accumulated work.
"Mr. Gu, these are the plays that have been requested from you recently."
Agent Yang Liwen knocked on the door and came in, holding a thick stack of scripts and placing them in the office in front of Gu Wei on the table.
“I have screened out some of the three-no dramas that are obviously unreliable. The rest are basically produced by some well-known companies in the industry, and some are directed by film directors who have achieved success. . ”
“Huh, so many dramas for me? ”
Gu Wei looked at the tall stack of scripts in front of him and said with some amazement.
“You don’t know how popular you are now. I have basically read all these scripts, most of them are TV series, and there are slightly fewer movie invitations.
TV series are looking for you. All of them are male leads, and most of them are costume dramas."
Yang Liwen said and divided the scripts into two piles, the higher ones were from TV series, and the lower ones were from movies.
“Some of these film and television companies have signed actors under their own names, so why don’t they praise their own people?”
Gu Wei was reading the script of the TV series and talking to Yang Liwen.
“When TV series are produced, they are afraid that they will not be broadcast on stars, and they are afraid that they will not be sold at a good price, and even many TV stations will not buy them after they are finished.
With your current popularity and popularity, boss, no matter Whatever TV series you star in, it will immediately become the most popular series and attract the attention of major TV stations. After filming, you can easily sell it for a good price.
Although it is good to praise yourself, but Making money by selling dramas is the most important thing!
It is said that during the preparation of new TV dramas in the industry, as long as the role is suitable, you will be sent an invitation.
We will not look for other actors until we refuse. "
"So exaggerated? ”
Gu Wei is not aware enough of his current popularity.
“Of course, the TV series [Shan Shan Is Coming] that you collaborated with Zhao Liying at the beginning of the year was produced at the beginning The company Juku had a good negotiation with Lychee Terrace, but was bought by Mango Terrace at a high price.
It is said that the people over at Lychee Taiwan regret it to death, and the director of the film purchasing department has been criticized by the company. ”
When Gu Wei flipped through the script, he basically looked at the names. If he had no impression of it, he would skip it. If he had some impression, he would open it and flip through it.
"[Tomb Robbery Notes] Huanrui hasn't started filming yet?"
Gu Wei suddenly found [Tomb Robbery Notes] sent over by Huanrui in a stack of scripts.
He had already made plans for this big IP when he first acquired the copyright. Unfortunately, he is not the only smart person in the world.
[Tomb Robbers Notes] is a novel serialized on the Internet by Uncle Nanpai in 2006. After it was officially published in 2007, its sales have been very hot.
In 2012, Nanpai Sanshu and Shanghai Chengzong Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. signed the film adaptation and filming rights of "Tomb Robbers Notes", and agreed to start filming within one year.
However, until the end of 2013, Shanghai Chengzong Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. failed to perform the contract. According to the contract, Nanpai Sanshu issued a unilateral notice to the other party to terminate the contract.
Subsequently, Uncle Nanpai sold the six-year TV adaptation rights to "Tomb Robbers Notes" (Parts 1-9) to Huanrui Century for a copyright fee of 5 million yuan.
"This script was just handed over by Huanrui recently. They are planning to make a 12-episode web series for one season. The production cost for a single episode is about 5 million."
Gu Wei He frowned and thought for a moment. His current quotation for the TV series was 800,000 yuan per episode, which was higher than the 600,000 yuan per episode two months ago.
Don't be too expensive. Gu Wei is following the market trend. The crews who sent him scripts all agreed with his salary, and some even offered to negotiate the salary as long as Gu Wei was willing to participate.
If he joins the crew of "Tomb Robbers", since there are only 12 episodes, his salary is 9.6 million, but it will take 3 to 4 months to shoot, although he remembers that "Tomb Robbers" was later released online It was also very popular when it was screened, but the price/performance ratio was not high.
“The shooting time is too long, the series is too short, and the pay is too low. I’d rather reject Huanrui politely and just say that I don’t have any schedule. After all, the previous cooperation was very pleasant, and we will work together again in the future. Opportunity."
Gu Wei put the [Tomb Raider Notes] together with the pile of scripts he had just turned over, and said to the agent calmly.
After looking through the scripts of these TV series, except for one "Tomb Raiders Notes" which was interesting, the rest were unwatchable. The only thing that caught his attention was that everyone was happy to give money.
His salary for a 50-episode TV series alone was 40 million. Unfortunately, he accepted every film that had better ratings in his memory.
As long as Gu Wei takes a role, he will finish it honestly and will never skip the scene in the middle. At most, he will take a short leave if something happens. With his reputation and popularity, the crew will understand. This resulted in his low production of movies every year. If he had Yang Mi's efficiency of shooting 11 movies a year, he could easily earn several small goals in a year just from his salary.
What a pity, Gu Wei still cherishes his feathers too much and is afraid of damaging his own brand.
Throwing these scripts aside one by one, Gu Wei seemed to see countless small coins flowing away, and his heart ached.
After flipping through the last TV series script, Gu Wei picked up another stack of movie scripts.
"Mr. Gu, there are fewer movie invitations, and some of them are not protagonists, but I think you can pay attention to them. I have marked them all that need special attention."
Gu Wei was not surprised when he heard this. Compared with TV series, film casting is more stringent. It doesn't just depend on the actor's fame. Acting skills and compatibility with the role are also important.
Gu Wei flipped through a few books, and sure enough, most of them were youth movies, the names of which he had never even heard of.
But there are also surprises.
There are two scripts from Huayi Brothers, both of which were specially marked by Yang Liwen.
One is a drama action film [Lao Pao'er] directed by director Guan Fu and starring Feng Xiaogang.
Gu Wei was invited to play the role of "Zhang Xiaobo", the son of the male protagonist "Sixth Master", which is the role played by Li Yifeng in the original time and space.
Speaking of this movie [Lao Pao'er] is also very interesting. In order to attract more young audiences to the cinema, Yuan Shikong found two top actors at the time to voice Feng Xiaogang.
As a result, these two people got into trouble one after another.
Although "Lao Pao Er" subsequently performed well at the box office, and Feng Xiaogang won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for this movie, it was useless to Gu Wei.
The only advantage for him if he takes this movie is that he can have a good relationship with the Huayi people and increase his connections.
However, he has not forgotten that when the movie was released last year, there was still a slight conflict between him and Feng Xiaogang, and it would be awkward to meet them then.
Gu Wei has always believed that there is no need to forcefully integrate people in different circles. He is famous and has resources, so he does not need to have a good relationship with everyone.
Thinking like this, he threw [Lao Pao'er]'s script aside.
Yang Liwen saw the name of the script at the side and wanted to say something. She looked at Gu Wei's expression and did not open her mouth.
The other one is [Predecessor 2: Spare Tire Counterattack] directed by Tian Yusheng, which is a sequel.
The box office of the first film exceeded 100 million, and Gu Wei remembered that the box office of this sequel should have exceeded 200 million.
It’s a pity that he is useless again. If [Predecessor 3] came to him, he would agree.
After reading all the movie scripts, Gu Wei took out one and put it on the table and said to Yang Liwen.
"Anle sent me an invitation. Did they decide to change roles and reshoot it so quickly?"
Yang Liwen lowered her head and glanced, and there were three big words written on the script [Monster Hunting].
“Yes, actually Anle communicated with the General Administration after the incident.
The General Administration’s attitude is that illegal artists must be completely banned. If the roles are not changed, the movie cannot be released. .
More than 200 million have been invested in the filming of this film, and the investor, Anle Pictures, is already in a difficult position
Their boss Jiang Zhiqiang decided to spend another 100 million to reshoot, which was considered to be the last resort.
It’s just that this matter is still confidential and no news has been released to the media and the public. "
The Ke Zhendong incident that was revealed last month has shocked the entire entertainment industry. Of course, Gu Wei is also paying attention.
With his role as "Those Years, We Chased Together" The young Bayan actor whose role as "Ke Jingteng" in "Girls" became popular has his future ruined due to illegal crimes.
What is even more unlucky is Anle Pictures. The film was not released yet. The film's relationship with a bad actor was banned from being released by the General Administration, and the investment of more than 200 million was about to be wasted
Gu Wei estimated that Ke Zhendong was heartbroken when Anle was stabbed.
Seeing that Gu Wei was very interested in "Monster Hunting", Yang Liwen, as his manager, couldn't help but give him a few words of advice.
“Mr. Gu, [Monster Hunt] is the first time this film format has been used in our country, and no one in the industry knows whether it will be successful.
Now something like this has happened again , production costs have skyrocketed, and it’s even harder to make money back.
You have to be careful if you want to take over this mess.”
Gu Wei smiled. What Yang Liwen said made sense. Most people in the circle probably think so now.
It's a pity that he took the exam in an open book and knew the answer.
The Original Time and Space [Monster Hunt] achieved a box office of 2.4 billion after its release, breaking the box office record of mainland movies in one fell swoop.
Although there were some negative news about box office fraud in the later period, the box office of around 2 billion was still there.
This data is a very big achievement for the leading actor in the movie.
Moreover, Jing Boran, the male protagonist who was captured to save the scene in the original version, was not very famous before filming "Monster Hunt". He only became famous because of the popularity of the movie.
Now if it were Gu Wei, he might not be able to win the domestic movie box office championship with his strength.
“When are Anle Pictures planning to reshoot?”
Seeing that his advice was of no use, Gu Wei seemed determined to take on the film, and Yang Liwen said nothing more. , she still admired Gu Wei's vision very much.
“Probably from the end of this year to the beginning of next year, the schedules of other actors will have to be coordinated.
Anle really wants you to take this movie, and they have offered a salary of 30 million which is far from the market price. "
Yang Liwen hesitated and added.
" Mr. Jiang, who is rumored on the Internet to be Anle, has spent all his wealth in order to make this movie. ”
Gu Wei smiled and was not surprised by this. At this time, people in the industry are generally not optimistic about [Monster Hunt].
After all, this movie includes the money for reshoots. It is already a super-large production with an investment of more than 300 million. Movies with this amount of investment can be said to be rare in the film industry at this time.
If other movies had this kind of investment, they would definitely have stars and big names. However, the original version of "Monster Hunt" found the little-known Jing Boran as the leading actor.
It can be seen that at this time, the general public opinion of this movie is clear.
Now that Anle Pictures is looking for Gu Wei, they naturally want to use his popularity to help the movie maximize its box office. After all, they have already gone through this wave and there is no way out.
"Let's talk to Anle and confirm the time for reshoots. If there are no problems, just sign the contract."
(End of this chapter)