Chapter 297: Have you considered expanding outwards
On July 14, the world premiere celebration of [Monster Hunt] kicked off grandly at the Beijing Olympic Sports Center.
Different from previous premieres or premiere press conferences, this one is a real big battle.
Mr. Jiang from [Anle Pictures] is indeed a real big shot in domestic entertainment. His connections are absolutely strong. The whole ceremony was as starry as some of the smaller film festivals in China.
Li Bingbing, Huang Bo, Gao Yuanyuan, Feng Shaofeng, Jia Zhangke, Chen Guofu, Su Mang, Liu Zhenyun, Yan Ni, Tang Wei and other popular stars attended the event and shone on the red carpet.
There are still many people in the industry who can't come due to filming and other reasons. Otherwise, with Mr. Jiang's experience in domestic entertainment for more than 20 years, it would be normal for half of the entertainment industry's stars to come to support him.
The main creative staff of the film, led by Gu Wei and Bai Baihe, were the first to arrive.
Gu Wei is wearing a dark suit customized by Louis Vuitton, a pair of black leather shoes, and a Patek Philippe watch on his wrist. He has a high nose, sexy thin lips, and a pair of starry eyes that seem to bloom with thousands of stars. General brilliance.
Bai Lily wore a white hoop dress and heavy make-up, and walked along the red carpet holding Gu Wei's arm.
“Gu Wei!!!”
"Xiao Nai! Xiao Nai! I love you~"
"Brother, look here!"
"Gu Weishuai is crazy!!!"
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Gu Wei’s popularity was already very high, and now [Wei Wei] has just concluded its finale, the enthusiasm of “Xiao Nai” fans has not faded yet.
There were a lot of spectators here today.
For the premiere ceremony, [Anle Pictures] generously arranged for more than 3,000 viewers to enter the Olympic Sports Center to watch the movie.
Many spectators have already arrived at the red carpet, and people are crowded on both sides of the guardrail.
Gu Wei's appearance naturally triggered screams and cheers from the fans at the scene.
He waved hello to the fans on both sides with a smile on his face.
Bai Lily next to her also did the same thing.
“Your popularity is simply too exaggerated!”
After walking through the red carpet and the two of them entered, Bai Lily sighed.
“The TV series we just finished aired was pretty good, and the fans all cheered for it.”
Gu Wei said modestly.
"If the broadcast performance of [Wei Wei] is okay, then other TV series will be thrown out.
There are not many TV series like Huocheng all year round!"
Gu Wei smiled No more words were spoken.
Not long after, other invited guests also arrived one after another. The scene was star-studded and full of familiar faces.
While everyone was chatting and socializing with each other, Gu Wei stood at the edge of the stage, very leisurely alone.
Although there were many celebrities at the scene, most of them were older and not familiar with him. With Gu Wei's identity and status at this time, he didn't need to deliberately make friends with anyone, so he could naturally enjoy himself alone.
Although Gu Wei is the male protagonist of "Monster Hunt", he is also the main target of publicity by the publisher.
But the real protagonist of this movie is the computer CG animated "Huba".
In addition, Gu Wei only received the salary and did not invest, so he did not call any of his friends at the premiere today.
Gu Wei was leisurely hanging out alone, but he didn't know that with his current fame and popularity, he had attracted the attention of many people.
Without much effort, two familiar faces came to him.
"Gu Wei, why are you here alone?"
The person who spoke was Su Mang, the editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar. She was wearing a dark purple evening dress. Not very beautiful, but very good temperament.
Gu Wei has been invited to shoot magazine covers for Harper's Bazaar many times before.
It can be said that Su Mang was particularly optimistic about him very early on, before he was so popular.
"Nothing, just waiting for the premiere ceremony to start."
Gu Wei said with a smile.
"Let me introduce to you, this is Miss Li Bingbing.
Bingbing, this is Gu Wei I mentioned to you before.
How about, Isn’t he the first handsome guy in the entertainment industry?”
Su Mang introduced the two of them with a smile.
Of course Gu Wei is no stranger to Li Bingbing. The famous "Four Dans Double Ice", let alone the entertainment industry, is a minority in China who don't know about it.
Gu Wei's age group has almost grown up watching their dramas.
“Hello, Sister Bingbing, it’s our first time meeting you. You are more beautiful in person than on the big screen!”
Gu Wei shook hands with Li Bingbing with a smile on his face and opened his mouth to say nice things. Just come.
"Hello, Su Mang has been mentioning you in front of me before.
I am also curious about what the most popular actor in the industry is now.
I know of your movies and TV series. I also saw it, and I realized that it’s better to be famous than to meet in person today!”
Li Bingbing was wearing a black strapless dress. Although she is over 40 years old, she still has a graceful figure.
Carefully maintained skin is fair and smooth without any wrinkles.
She looked at Gu Wei with her beautiful eyes, an expression of interest on her face.
“Sister Bingbing is such an award. I am just an ordinary actor. I am supported by fans and promoted by people in the industry.
Whether I am popular or not, it is all just a false reputation. ”
Gu Wei was a little too modest, and was suspected of being pretentious.
However, Li Bingbing didn’t think there was anything wrong with what he said.
"Your popularity in the country has almost reached its peak. Have you ever considered developing overseas?"
"What does Sister Bingbing mean?"
Gu Wei was a little confused.
“After becoming famous in China, the stars of the older generation all want to develop into Hollywood and become international superstars.
The distant ones include Cheng Long and Li Lianlian, and the nearest ones include Zhang Ziyi.
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Your current reputation is no less than theirs before, don’t you think so? "
Li Bingbing said matter-of-factly.
'Please, it's already 2015, and both Cheng Long and Li Lianlian have returned to China to make a living. If International Zhang hadn't filmed the movie "The Grandmaster" , I’m afraid his career will end prematurely.
What’s the difference between going to Hollywood to develop now and joining the National Army in 1949?
I didn’t expect Liu Tianxian to get a Hollywood agency, but he accepted it. If I can't get a job, I can only go back to China to make some co-productions
She even pointed at me and gave her a hand! ’
Gu Wei resisted the desire to complain in his heart.
He also knew that Li Bingbing had no ill intentions, it was just that an entertainment star of her age had her own way of thinking. He believes that after becoming popular in China, he can only become a true international star by going to Hollywood to make blockbusters.
“Sister Bingbing, I don’t have this plan yet. I’m still young and I feel that I still have a long way to go in the domestic film and television industry, so I’m not in a hurry to go out.
When the development of your career really reaches a bottleneck, it will not be too late to think about it again. "
Li Bingbing nodded. She had a very good impression of Gu Wei. She felt that although the little guy was already famous in the entertainment world, he did not have any arrogance in his words. He was modest, cautious, and polite. Coupled with her top-notch looks, it's hard not to have a good impression of her.
She has been in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years, and she has been very popular. She has also seen many people become famous overnight. A star who is arrogant and arrogant and thinks he is superior to others.
Gu Wei reminds her of her best friend, Ren Quan. The influence of fire.
But today's Gu Wei is more handsome than Ren Quan when he was young.
“I have been developing in Hollywood for the past two years. If you need any help, you can come to me.
Although I am not a big star in Hollywood, there are still some "
Li Bingbing said with a gentle expression.
"Thank you, Sister Bingbing. I will not be polite if you need me."
Gu Wei fully accepted her kindness.
He knew that Li Bingbing had always had a good relationship with Wendi Deng, the ex-wife of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. She participated in "Transformers 4: Age of Extinction" which was released last year.
Later, he collaborated with Jason Statham in the Hollywood movie "The Meg".
Have certain connections in Hollywood.
It was only in the later period that her label as an actress gradually faded away and gradually turned into capital, and she and her sister Li Xue founded the famous [Hesong Media].
If it weren't for Gu Wei, both Zhao Liying and Nazha would eventually become the company's contracted stars.
Li Bingbing changed his identity as the boss, and his work focus shifted from the front to the back.
The two chatted for a while, exchanged contact information and separated.
The premiere ceremony is about to begin. After the guests are seated, more than 3,000 spectators enter the venue one after another.
Director Xu Chengyi led the cast and crew on stage.
The lights gathered together and the audience was crowded, like a large party.
Director Xu is particularly excited today. "Monster Hunt" is his first work after returning to China. The filming process was bumpy. Now that it is completed, it will finally be put on the market to be tested by the audience. He My heart was very nervous.
Fortunately, the host on the scene is one of us.
She could see that Director Xu was a little nervous and excited, and asked a few simple questions about everyday things to ease his nervousness.
“The filming of [Monster Hunt] was difficult.
Seven years ago, when I was making a movie in Hollywood, Mr. Jiang came to me and said he had an idea. He wanted to use CG technology and real people to make a Chinese fantasy masterpiece.
I was very surprised at the time and asked him if the domestic technology was mature?
On the contrary, Mr. Jiang said, as long as you come back, won’t the technology be mature?
I was so moved by his determination that I returned to China and started preparing the film with him.
However, none of us expected that this would last 7 years. During this process, we encountered too many difficulties and ups and downs.
Relying on everyone's efforts to overcome them one by one.
Here I would like to thank Mr. Jiang, all the production team and cast members of [Monster Hunt], and special thanks to our leading actor Gu Wei. It is their efforts and help that made this movie possible. I can meet you today.
Thank you! ”
As he said that, Director Xu turned around and bowed to the crew.
Everyone quickly ran away.
"I believe that everyone's hard work will not be in vain, and hard work will eventually be rewarded.
Now let the audience friends come and enjoy this real domestic fantasy masterpiece!"
Director Xu said At the end, the audience burst into applause.
His words were very simple but full of affection. He really put a lot of effort into the film, which was felt by the audience who listened to him.
The light of the projector was projected onto the large screen specially prepared by the Olympic Sports Center, and the screening of "Monster Hunt" officially began.
The beginning of the movie is a background introduction, with CG special effects animation throughout.
A long time ago, humans and all things coexisted, including demons.
But humans wanted to monopolize the world, so they declared war on the demons and drove them into the mountains and swamps. From then on, humans and demons separated and ruled.
One day, Yao Zhugao and Fat Ying, a couple pretending to be humans, came to Yongning Village in order to protect the Demon Queen who was pregnant with the Little Demon King from being chased by the blood demon.
“Wow~ for this special effect, the show’s promotion that it cost 350 million yuan doesn’t seem like bragging. The special effects are very realistic, no worse than those Hollywood blockbusters.”
"Yeah, the picture quality is really good, and even though it's a monster, it's not scary at all, it's a bit cute~"
Soon, "Song Tianyin" played by Gu Wei from Yongning Village appeared.
He was dressed in rags, and his face was deliberately made up to look ugly. One of his legs was a bit bad and he walked with a limp.
"Why do you dress up your brother like this? I want to see the handsome Gu Wei."
There are many young people who came to the scene today, and a large part of them are Gu Wei's fan.
"Although I pretend to be ugly on purpose, my brother has a good foundation. Not only is he not ugly, he is also a bit silly and cute~"
Some viewers whispered.
The demon-subduing girl Erqian Celestial Master "Huo Xiaolan" played by Bai Baihe appears, and the movie enters the first climax.
The audience in the audience ignored the discussion and were all attracted by the movie.
Soon after, Gu Wei accidentally swallowed the demon fetus and became a pregnant husband.
The hero and heroine plan to go to the city to exchange demon fetuses for money, and this begins a fantasy journey.
Afterwards, a scene in which Gu Wei, a grown-up man, gave birth to a child caused the audience to burst into laughter.
After the demon king's son "Huba" appeared, his cute and unusual image touched the cuteness of all the audience.
Then "Huba" was captured, and Gu Wei and Bai Bai worked together to rescue him.
In a big battle in a restaurant, Gu Wei became a monk and passed on his secret knowledge, and finally killed the villain monster with his sword.
The movie also enters its final stage.
The film ends until the human and the demon separate.
Then the huge venue of the Olympic Sports Center burst into thunderous applause.
On the side of the stage, Director Xu looked at the reaction of the audience, and his eyes couldn't help but get a little wet. He knew that the movie he shot was going to be successful.
Gu Wei saw the finished film of "Monster Hunt" for the first time today.
The movie gave him a very good feeling. Whether it was the storytelling or the quality of the pictures, they were all above the standard.
He knows that this time it is stable, and it is not a problem for "Monster Hunt" to be a hit, but he just doesn't know what the final box office position of this movie will be with his joining.
(End of this chapter)