Chapter 307: Number One in Film History
Early the next morning, the early morning sunlight shone in through the window.
Liu Yifei, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, twitched her eyelashes slightly, and then opened her eyes.
When she found herself lying on the bed, she was startled at first. Then she lifted up the quilt and looked inside. She found that her clothes were neatly arranged and she was relieved.
Then I felt a little disappointed.
He sat up and stretched, his white lotus arms raised high, and his upper body showed graceful curves under the sunlight.
After a deep sleep all night, Liu Yifei felt extremely energetic, but thinking about the sad news last night, her mood dropped again.
What is a big deal to her is just a story to others, and she knows this very well.
So even though she still felt sad in her heart, she never thought about delaying her work. The crew should not be responsible for personal matters.
After washing my face, I patted my fair face with cold water.
She looked in the mirror and encouraged herself:
"Sissi, you can do it, stay strong, come on!"
He simply packed himself up and went out to prepare for today's work.
"Sister Yifei, you are here~"
After arriving at the set, Gu Wei looked at her and said with some surprise.
"Uh, last night."
Liu Yifei was a little embarrassed.
"You were too tired and fell asleep last night, so I put you on the bed."
Gu Wei didn't pay attention and said with a smile.
“Oh~then~thank you!”
Liu Yifei opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she just said thank you.
"You don't have to be too polite.
This is what I should do in our relationship~"
Gu Wei smiled, and the morning sun shone on him His handsome face also shone in Liu Yifei's heart, dispelling the haze and making her feel extremely at ease at this moment.
She felt that Gu Wei's whole body seemed to be radiating warmth.
"Do you want to rest for a few days? I can coordinate with the crew to arrange your scenes later."
Gu Wei asked.
On the one hand, taking care of Liu Yifei's emotions, he was also afraid that the other party's poor condition would affect her performance, thus delaying the filming progress.
"No, no, I can do it, believe me!
I am a professional actor, personal problems will not affect my work."
Liu Yifei looked at Gu Wei seriously.
"Well, since you insist, we will stick to the original shooting plan."
The shooting continued, and Liu Yifei did what she said, showing off her professional qualities as a professional actor , personal matters did not affect the shooting quality at all.
In the Zaowang Temple, a group of detectives gathered at the scene of the crime, trying to restore the process of the case.
Gu Wei and his wife Mu Cong looked at the surveillance screen respectively, and the video was fast-forwarded little by little under Nazha's control.
"Four times!"
"Eight times!"
"Sixteen times!"
"Thirty-two times!"
"Old Qin Come on, you want to be the fastest man in the world!”
Wang Baoqiang's mean voice came from the side.
“Click! This shot is over.”
The assistant director’s voice came from the speaker.
Gu Wei ran over and looked at the monitor.
“Okay, this time is good, let’s take a break and take the next shot.”
The sound reached the audience, and the actors relaxed.
"Xiao Cui, find someone to arrange the scene according to the requirements of the next shot."
Gu Wei put down the loudspeaker and said to a young-looking man next to him.
He is tall and thin, with fair skin and a bit handsome.
“Okay, director, I’ll make arrangements right away~”
Xiao Cui's full name is Cui Rui, and he was brought here by director Susan.
Despite being young, he is a student at the University of Southern California, majoring in directing.
The full name of the University of Southern California is the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California, ranking first among the major film schools in the United States.
The famous director George Lucas is an alumnus of the University of Southern California.
It’s summer vacation now, and Cui Rui is out on the set to gain experience. It happens that his mentor is Susan’s friend, so he asks Susan to take care of him.
So it was natural for me to join the crew and become an errand boy.
However, a capable person will not be buried anywhere. His excellent performance at work quickly attracted the attention of the director team.
Sometimes the opinions raised on some scenes surprised Gu Wei.
"Xiao Cui, what are your plans after you graduate?"
After completing Gu Wei's instructions, Cui Rui returned to Gu Wei and stood by.
Gu Wei was not in a hurry to take a shot, but instead started chatting with Cui Rui.
“Ah~ I didn’t think that far ahead. There is still one year left before graduation. I just want to finish the book now.
If you have the opportunity, participate in something in school Shooting small projects to gain some experience.”
Cui Rui replied with a naive smile.
It is very difficult for newcomers to get involved in the directing industry. No investor will invest money in you just because you graduated from a prestigious university.
The talented director Ning Hao also came from Beijing Film Academy. When he just graduated, he could only get some commercials and music videos.
In 2001, Ning Hao won the Best Director Award at the Beijing University Student Film Festival for his student film [Thursday, Wednesday].
It is somewhat famous in the industry.
But it’s still useless. I want to make a movie but can’t find investors.
Until 2003, he earned some money from shooting commercials, and personally financed the movie "Incense" that he had always wanted to make.
So in the director's circle, as long as you haven't proven yourself, it doesn't matter how glamorous your other resume is.
“After this period of work contact, I also have an understanding of your abilities.
How about joining my company after graduation?
Although I can’t let you get started. Direct a film independently, but if you gain some experience with two groups, the company can let you try it out."
Gu Wei said with a big smile.
Cui Rui looked a little surprised after hearing Gu Wei's words, and his eyes lit up behind his black-rimmed glasses.
"Thank you, director, for giving me the opportunity. I will return to China and join you as soon as I graduate."
"Okay, work hard on the crew. Many of them will be your future colleagues. You can get in touch with them more first." Accumulate some network resources.
There will definitely be opportunities to work together when you come over."
Gu Wei patted his back gently and encouraged.
He always felt that the name Cui Rui was very familiar. It seemed that Gu Wei had seen the name of the director of a movie made by Chen Sicheng, but he didn't remember it accurately and was not sure whether it was the name.
In fact, the movie was promoted from beginning to end by screenwriter and producer Chen Sicheng, and many of the behind-the-scenes clips were Director Chen's rights to exercise directorship behind the monitor.
Everyone regards the movie as the work of Chen Sicheng, and no one cares who the real director is.
Gu Wei also saw on the Internet that the name of the movie director was not Chen Sicheng, so he took a special look.
However, regardless of whether Cui Rui was the up-and-coming director who later made a hit movie, Gu Wei saw his ability, so there was no problem in recruiting him.
"Boss, your phone number~" Just when Gu Wei was about to call the staff to prepare for the next scene, assistant Chaoyue came up timidly with his mobile phone.
Gu Wei frowned and took it.
I feel a little unhappy about being interrupted from work.
“It’s Mr. Yang~”
Xiao Chaoyue, who handed over the phone, made up his mind.
Mr. Yang is Yang Liwen. She is the general manager of the brokerage company. All the brokers and assistants in the company call her that.
"Hello?"
"Sorry, Mr. Gu, for disturbing your work."
Yang Liwen's voice on the other end of the phone was a little excited.
"You said."
Gu Wei knew that he was filming outside, and Yang Liwen would not disturb him unless there was something important.
"[Monster Hunt] today's box office reached 2.45 billion, surpassing [Fast 7], truly becoming the number one box office in domestic film history!"
"Great, now we are leaving the movie How many days until the release? "
Gu Wei was also very happy when he heard the news. It has been more than ten years since "Titanic" was released in China, and a domestic film has finally been accepted in the domestic film market. To the real first.
The shadow of Hollywood blockbusters is slowly dissipating, which is something that all domestic filmmakers should be happy about.
"There are still two weeks left. According to the predictions of some professionals, the final target of [Monster Hunt] may be around 2.6 billion."
Gu Wei thought about it and based on this Analysis of the final box office results shows that "Monster Hunt" can be regarded as an aboveboard winner this time.
The biggest box office success is just over [Super 7] and it ends. Money does not come from the strong wind. There is no difference in reputation between over 10 million and over 100 million.
[Anle] Even if you have your own theater, a box office of 100 million will still cost 10 million, not to mention that it will almost exceed 200 million now.
The addition of Gu Wei himself really helped the sales of "Monster Hunt".
After chatting with Yang Liwen for a while about the company, Gu Wei hung up the phone.
He was in a particularly good mood at the moment, so he thought for a while and said something to the assistant director next to him.
The assistant director nodded and took out the loudspeaker.
“Everyone, I just received news from China that the box office of [Monster Hunt] surpassed [Fast 7] and officially became the number one film in domestic history!”
The staff in the crew suddenly burst into joy, and everyone happily talked to each other.
Although this movie is not produced by Gu Wei Company, as a filmmaker, everyone is simply happy for the victory of domestic movies.
The local staff in New York were confused and had no idea what was going on.
After everyone was happy for a while, the filming continued. It can be clearly felt that the domestic staff are more active and their work efficiency is higher than before.
In the evening, Gu Wei specially arranged a big meal for everyone at the hotel as a celebration.
Although there was no wine at dinner, everyone was very happy to eat.
After eating, he returned to the room. Gu Wei was still cleaning himself up in the room when the doorbell rang.
No need to guess who is coming.
Go to the door and open it.
Sure enough, Nazha was standing at the door wearing a light yellow pajamas.
She is obviously a beautiful woman, but standing there looking around like a little mouse out to steal food.
After letting her into the house, Gu Wei said helplessly:
"Why do you feel a little sneaky every time you come over?"
Nazha immediately entered the house. I let go a lot, walked a few steps and calmly arrived on the sofa, picked up the strawberry on the coffee table in front of me and took a bite.
“I don’t want to either, I’m afraid that others will see it.”
"What's scary is that I am the biggest in both the crew and the company.
Besides, there are only a few directors and a few leading actors on this level. Everyone is smart and no one talks much."
Gu Wei said nonchalantly.
The higher up the people in the circle are, the more ordinary they are about some private matters. With a tacit understanding, no one will say anything.
Gu Wei also sat down, and Nazha put her hands around his neck.
"I know you don't care, but I care about your reputation. You are the boss and the director after all. It's better not to let others know about this kind of thing."
As he said this, he took a strawberry and fed it to Gu Wei.
"I won't have any roles in the next two days. I want to go somewhere else in New York~"
Gu Wei ate strawberries and thought for a while.
“No problem, I’ll ask Yang Dan to find you a guide who can speak Chinese, and you take your assistant Xiao Tao with you.”
Then he felt a little uneasy.
"Take two more security personnel to follow you."
"There is no need for such a big formation, I am just going out for a walk, so many people are following me~"
Naza felt it was a bit exaggerated.
“This is a foreign country after all, and the public security is incomparable to that at home.
Even if there is only one chance in ten thousand, I don’t want anything to happen to you. "
"Well~I listen to you! "
Nazha was extremely moved after hearing Gu Wei's words. She looked at him with a pair of big watery eyes, full of affection.
Gu Wei didn't think much of it. He thought his arrangement was It's normal.
The big stars and rich people are not surrounded by staff and bodyguards.
"That's right!"
Gu Wei thought of something and stood up and took out a black card from his bag on the table beside him.
"You have to change U.S. dollars when you go out to buy things. This card is for you."
Nazha took it and looked up and down curiously.
“Is this the legendary black card?”
When she saw the color of the card, she immediately thought of the legendary black card with unlimited privileges.
"Legend does not count, but it is indeed a black card.
What is the limit? The bank said there is no upper limit, but just listen to this.
You go out and go shopping Just spend it, I’ll pay for it!”
Gu Wei said lightly.
"Great!"
Nazha happily kissed Gu Wei on the cheek.
She was not polite to Gu Wei. Anyway, everything was given by Gu Wei. She was happier with Gu Wei's attitude than this card.
After being happy for a while, Nazha left the black card she just got on the coffee table.
He turned around and sat on Gu Wei's lap, put his hands around his neck, leaned his head forward, and whispered in Gu Wei's ear:
"I don't have any shooting duties tomorrow, so you don't have to worry about me not being able to get out of bed and delaying my work~"
Gu Wei was not polite and put his arms around her soft and thin waist.
Looking at Nazha's face flushed, her eyes were full of desire.
“I’m afraid of you!”
He sighed, picked up Naza and walked towards the bedroom.
(End of this chapter)