Chapter 179 How about Yang Mi
On September 27, the 23rd Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival opened grandly in Lan City, Gansu Province.
The film festival that attracts the most attention is naturally the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards Ceremony held at the Gansu Grand Theater on the evening of the 29th.
As the two most professional and representative awards in mainland China, the Golden Rooster Award and the Hundred Flowers Award are awarded at the annual film festival awards ceremony.
The Golden Rooster Award, which is awarded by a professional jury in odd years, and the Hundred Flowers Award, which is based on audience voting, are awarded in even years.
This year is 2014, and the Hundred Flowers Award for Popular Film will be awarded at the awards ceremony.
The Hundred Flowers Award is called the Hundred Flowers Award for Popular Films because its winners are determined by audience votes.
First of all, among the 100 films with a box office of 5 million and TV broadcasts of 30 million, 100 key theater managers under the China Film Distribution and Exhibition Association voted to select 10 candidate films.
Then the final judging committee composed of 101 audience judges will vote on the spot using a voting machine to select the winners of each best award.
Unlike other film awards, which mainly focus on the artistry of the film, the Hundred Flowers Award mainly depends on the popularity of the audience.
At the opening ceremony on the 27th, Gu Wei and Lu Yang got out of the car and walked on the red carpet together. They were each wearing a black suit. After getting off the car, they walked on the long red carpet.
One of the highlights of this film festival is the free distribution of tickets for the opening ceremony, celebrity red carpet shows, and awards ceremonies.
So today there are a lot of spectators. There are real crowds of people outside the fences on both sides of the red carpet. The number of people who come to see the stars is unimaginable.
As soon as Gu and Wei walked onto the red carpet, there were shouts like a mountain and a tsunami.
"Gu Wei~Gu Wei~Look here!!"
"Ah! It's Gu Wei, he's so handsome!!!"
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The two walked forward together, occasionally waving to the media and fans next to them.
Soon we arrived on the stage in front of the signing board.
“You are so popular now, you have so many fans!”
Along the way, Lu Yang was also shocked by the enthusiasm of Gu Wei's fans. When he got there, he couldn't help but say to Gu Wei.
"It's okay, mainly because there are too many young people here today. You also know that most of my fans are not old."
Gu Wei has become accustomed to the crowds wherever he goes. I didn't care at all about this situation.
Originally, Gu Wei did not want to come to this film festival. To be honest, although the Hundred Flowers Award and the Golden Rooster are called the "double awards" of the Chinese film industry.
But in the eyes of industry insiders, the weight of Baihua is far less than that of Golden Rooster.
This year, a total of 34 people were nominated for all categories of the Hundred Flowers Awards. In the end, only 12 people were present, and the remaining 22 people were all absent.
After receiving the notice, Gu Wei originally thought that he had a low chance of winning the prize, but the organizer hinted that he would be rewarded.
Lu Yang also received the same notice as him, and the two of them came over together after touching each other.
The opening ceremony on the first day and the most important celebrity red carpet show ended, and Gu Wei and Lu Yang went back to the hotel to rest.
“China Film Group has urged me several times to prepare the second part of [Xiu Chun Dao].”
In the hotel, Gu Wei and Lu Yang were chatting about things while eating.
"Brother, what are your plans?"
Gu Wei is not in a hurry about the sequel of [Xiu Chun Knife], because with his current popularity and resources, [Xiu Chun Knife] Spring Knife 2] is a bit tasteless to him.
Due to the limitation of the subject matter, the sequel of this movie will not be as big a hit at the box office as "Tang Detective".
Even with his current popularity, Gu Wei estimates that it is 200 to 300 million more than the original version.
Moreover, in terms of investment, Lu Yang now has his own film and television company, so he will definitely take a share in film investment. This is also acquiesced by both Gu Wei and China Film. Correspondingly, Gu Wei's shareholding will be reduced, and the cost of filming the film will also increase, so the subsequent profits will naturally not be too high.
Of course having said all this, [Xiu Chun Knife 2] will 100% recoup its cost. It’s just a matter of making more or less, so China Film Group keeps urging Lu Yang.
Gu Wei's main reason is that the profit of more than 200 million yuan from one movie of "Tang Detective" has whetted his appetite.
In fact, movies like [Xiu Chun Dao 2] that do not lose money are good resources in the market that are competed for by all film and television companies.
"In more than a year, I have completely finished writing the script. After taking such a long break, it is time to start the second part."
As he spoke, Lu Yang took out a script from his bag. The white-covered book was handed to Gu Wei.
Gu Wei, who was eating, put down his chopsticks, picked up a napkin, wiped his mouth, and took it.
There are a few big words written on the cover of the script [Xiu Chun Dao II: Shura Battlefield].
Gu Wei turned it over casually. He just took a rough look and found that the male protagonist, female protagonist and other main characters were no different from the original version.
"When are you going to start filming?"
"Early next year, of course, it depends on your schedule. You are so popular now, I'm afraid you won't have time, and my senior brother has to say hello to you a few months in advance."
Gu Wei thought for a moment.
"Let's go to February next year. We don't have any plans for the time being."
"Okay, let's set February for the time being. The preparation time in these few months is enough."
Lu Yang was very happy. He knew that if his sequel wanted to be a hit at the box office, he would have to rely on his junior brother in front of him.
While walking on the red carpet today, he saw how many ardent fans Gu Wei had. Now, just by guiding fans into the theater to watch the movie, the box office can increase by a lot.
Gu Wei then flipped through the script and asked casually.
“This new heroine ‘Hokusai’, who do you plan to find, brother?
Liu Yifei from the previous movie is obviously no longer available.”
"I haven't considered this yet, what do you think?"
Except for Gu Wei, who is the absolute protagonist, Lu Yang has not yet started to think about the actors playing other roles.
“How about Yang Mi? The release of [Gu Jian Qi Tan], which we collaborated with this year, is very popular. When the movie is released, there will be a wave of news about a second collaboration.”
Lu Yang was obviously tempted by Gu Wei's suggestion.
“Yang Mi is very popular, but her acting skills”
"Although 'Hokusai' is the heroine, she doesn't have many roles. The main character in our movie is Jin Yiwei. Yang Mi has been in the industry for so many years, so there should be no problem in playing this role well."
Gu Wei I have promised Yang Mi that of course I will speak for her.
"What you said makes sense. Let Yang Mi come over and try out the show later. As long as the difference is not too big, then let her be the one."
Gu Wei has already said this, Mr. Lu Yang You have to give him this face, and besides, he is also very greedy for Yang Mi's current popularity.
Just like Gu Wei said, the two of them made a movie together, and its popularity exploded before it was released.
On the 28th, the Hundred Flowers Awards held a commendation ceremony for nominees.
That is to say, everyone who is nominated for an award, each one has a nomination trophy. Come to the film festival, no matter whether you win the award or not, don’t go back empty-handed.
Gu Wei and Lu Yang followed the other nominees present to the stage to receive their awards. Among the nominees, Gu Wei also saw Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao.
I said hello casually and didn’t chat much. After all, we were still on the podium.
(End of this chapter)