Chapter 557: Sincerity is the ultimate skill
Gu Wei Company has many female stars, but the only ones who can truly be considered top-notch are Naza and Zhang Tianai.
For these two ex-girlfriends, Gu Wei has put a lot of effort and resources into them.
Fortunately, both of them are quite competitive. To be precise, they have good backgrounds and different characteristics. Nazha is beautiful and can dominate the world with one face. Although her acting skills are limited, she still has difficulty finding roles that suit her style. Can excel.
Zhang Tianai [Princess] debuted with a tough temperament, capable of attacking and receiving. Even though she always looked soft and weak around Gu Wei, on the screen she was the dashing Da Yujie. .
Unlike Naza who took the idol traffic route, the company positioned Zhang Tianai as a movie star.
Since [Princess] became famous after her promotion, Gu Wei arranged a series of film resources for her.
The heroine of the hit comedy "The Richest Tomato", the heroic "Ding Baiying" of "Xiu Chun Dao 2", "Yao Ji" in "Passing Through Your World", the upcoming "War" The female doctor of "Wolf 2", and the "Operation Red Sea" she just finished filming.
Zhang Tianai’s film resources will make any female star in the domestic entertainment industry envious of her.
According to Wei Wei’s estimate, after [Operation Red Sea] is released, the total box office of Zhang Tianai’s films as the leading female lead will exceed 10 billion, making her the first “10 billion female lead” in domestic entertainment. actor".
The original time and space had to wait for Ma Li's "This Killer Is Not So Calm" to be released in 2022 before she would be one step ahead of Zhou Dongyu and Bai Baihe to become the country's first "10 billion actress", but now it is obvious that this title will be taken by Zhang Tianai first Walk.
According to the film resources, Zhang Tianai is undoubtedly the one who is most praised by Gu Wei Company.
The summer season is originally one of the best periods of the year in China. Students are on vacation and everyone has free time. Many movies with certain expectations for the box office choose to be released during this period.
However, this year has just entered July, and the domestic film market seems to be a bit sluggish.
On July 1st, Party Founding Day, which is also the anniversary of the return of Hong Kong Island, a film "When Will There Be a Bright Moon" based on the true deeds of the famous "Dongjiang Column" in the history of Hong Kong Island, produced by Bona Films, officially Released.
The reputation of "Transformers 5" and "Rescue" has collapsed, and they are currently unable to succeed. The circle has great expectations for this war drama directed by the great director Hui Yinhua and starring Zhou Xun, Peng Yuyan, Huo Jianhua and other well-known movie stars. Big expectations.
Bona has reaped the dividends of theme movies in recent years. "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" and "Operation Mekong" made Bona a lot of money.
[When Will There Be a Bright Moon] is an anti-Japanese drama, and logically it is also a main theme movie, so Yu Dong also has great expectations for this film.
In fact, Bona invited Gu Wei when the film project was approved last year. Not long after the filming of "Operation Mekong" was completed, Bona and Gu Wei were in the honeymoon period.
Yu Dong is very sincere. Although Hui Yinghua wanted to find a Hong Kong and Taiwan actor as the leading actor, she agreed with Yu Dong's idea for the sake of box office.
Unfortunately, Gu Wei had no impression of this film at all, and he had no interest in cooperating with Zhou Xun. Moreover, his schedule was full at the time. He was about to shoot "Wolf Warrior 2" with Wu Jing, so he politely rejected Yu Dong.
So the pie fell on Peng Yuyan, who was favored by many Hong Kong and Taiwan directors.
On July 1st, the festival runs on Saturday, [When Will the Bright Moon Come] was released nationwide. Relying on the promotion of [Bona Pictures] and the influence of stars Zhou Xun and Peng Yuyan, it won the title on the same day. It accounted for 19% of the national film production, but unfortunately the box office was only 19.24 million yuan.
Hui Ying-wah is a Hong Kong art film director who has produced "Sister Tao" and "Golden Age". This film "When Will There Be a Bright Moon" also invited many big names and stars to join the cast, including supporting roles. There are powerful actors such as Guo Tao, Huang Zhizhong, Jiang Wenli, and Liang Jiahui, but unfortunately the narrative is confusing and the rhythm is loose, and the audience's enthusiasm for watching the movie is not high.
On Sunday, July 2, the box office of "When Will the Moon Come" was 14.32 million, and on Monday, the 3rd, it dropped to 6.74 million.
This movie is destined to be a box office failure, and the total box office revenue is estimated to not be enough to pay the salaries of stars such as Zhou Xun.
The summer season started with a sluggish start, and the market was a bit sluggish. The total national box office in a single day on July 3 was even less than 100 million.
The premiere ceremony of "Take My Brother Away Quickly" has ended, and on July 6, the movie will be officially released nationwide.
Thanks to the efforts of China Film Group and the fact that there are really no big-selling movies on the market, "Take My Brother Away", a fantasy school film directed by a new director and without any stars, ranked first in the theaters. Today's box office accounted for 21%, with a box office of 24.36 million.
It doesn’t look like much, and it can’t be compared with those blockbusters that often cost hundreds of millions or even two to three hundred million when they premiere, but it was already the national box office champion that day.
The total cost of this movie is only 20 million. According to the current box office, it is very easy to make back the money, and it will make more or less profit.
[The adaptation has been well received, the first half of the movie is joyful, the second half is sensational, and at the end, Zhao Jinmai’s line "You left me behind" is so poignant, touching and heartwarming]
[This film The film is great and reflects the current situation of every family today. Today’s children are accustomed to being rude, selfish, and ignorant of gratitude by their parents. This film just teaches children these things.
My daughter cried after reading it, she was deeply touched! 】
【Having watched it for the second time, I still think it’s worth watching. The acting skills of the two leading actors support the whole film, especially Peng Yuchang’s changing performance is surprising (the potential stocks worthy of becoming popular must be certified first) .
Although the layout is small, the story is well completed and can make many people laugh and cry. Especially Zhao Jinmai's last line is really shocking (because the actor is so good)! 】
【Not only is it qualified or even far exceeds expectations, the performance of the young actors is very good. I was still struggling whether to watch it because it didn’t look familiar, but it turned out that people fell in love with it in the first five minutes. Peng Yuchang and Zhao Jin Mai's performance is really amazing! 】
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[Take My Brother Away Quickly] Although there are no big stars, but with a large proportion of filming and good reputation, the box office has been rising.
On Friday, the second day of release, the box office increased steadily, with a revenue of 28.67 million.
In the next two days of the first weekend, the box office reached 30 million, achieving a good result of over 100 million in the first week.
According to the current trend, the final box office of this movie will exceed 200 million and exceed [Rescue], which is not a problem.
To be honest, [Take my brother away quickly] Gu Wei is also surprised by the current results.
But it’s normal if you think about it carefully. At the beginning of this year’s summer season, the domestic film market is really sluggish, and there are almost no films worth watching.
Coupled with the fact that students are now on vacation and the majority of moviegoers are getting younger, there is naturally a certain market for fantasy campus films like "Take My Brother Away Quickly".
"Maimai, have you read the news? The box office performance of the movie has been good these two days, and the audience thinks highly of your acting skills."
On the flight from Beijing to Qingdao, Gu Wei chatted with Zhao Jinmai sky.
Originally, Zhao Jinmai's parents wanted to send her there when she joined the group for filming, but when they heard that Gu Wei was taking her with him, they felt relieved and left their daughter in his hands.
Zhao Jinmai’s parents are both teachers, teaching in key middle schools.
They are very open-minded and have always been very supportive of their daughter's acting career.
When Gu Wei was first casting for "Tang Detective 1", it was Zhao Jinmai's parents who took her to audition. Later, when filming "Take My Brother Away Quickly", everyone met her a few times, and Gu Wei left a very strong impression on them. good.
"It's okay, I don't think the acting is very good, it's mainly because of the director's good training."
On the private plane, the two of them were sitting side by side in a comfortable seat, Gu Wei While scrolling through his cell phone, Zhao Jinmai read the script of "The Wandering Earth" and occasionally glanced at Gu Wei next to him.
This is the first time she has been so close to Gu Wei for a long time.
Although Zhao Jinmai is only 15 this year, girls mature early, and many of her crazy fans are only around her age.
There is no doubt that Gu Wei is her idol.
"No need to be modest. As far as I know, you have been acting since 10 years. You have been acting longer than me."
"Hehe. I have been interested in acting for a long time. I My parents were also willing to train me, and then by chance, I filmed a lot of movies." Zhao Jinmai smiled naively.
"You have a good image and talent. It's obvious that you are destined for this job.
You have good acting skills at a young age. It is natural for you to become a big star when you grow up"< br>
When Gu Wei filmed "Tang Detective 1", he used another child star Zhang Zifeng. Compared with Zhao Jinmai, she had better acting talent and more spirituality, but her appearance was a bit different.
Zhao Jinmai is a typical beauty, with delicate facial features and a slim body. She will also be a great beauty in the future.
In the entertainment industry, appearance is really important to an artist. If you are not handsome or beautiful enough, you will not be able to act in some dramas, and if you do, you will be laughed at by the audience.
Later, why are there so many ugly men and ordinary women in costumes who are not good-looking and insist on playing the roles of handsome men and beautiful women? The audience is not blind and of course they will not buy it.
"Acting from a young age is both an advantage and a disadvantage. Many child stars cannot get rid of the label of child stars. When they grow up, they are unable to step out of the roles they played when they were children, and slowly withdraw from the industry."
"You are so young There's a lot to think about." Gu Wei turned his head and looked at Zhao Jinmai in surprise.
"Then what drama do you think you are most familiar with in recent years?"
".[Little Farewell]?" Zhao Jinmai was not sure.
Thinking about all the film and television dramas I have filmed, it seems that "Little Farewell", which was released last year, is the most popular.
Gu Wei shook his head and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
“I think it’s [Balala Little Demon Fairy].”
“Ah, Brother Wei, don’t mention Balala, okay.” Zhao Jinmai was a little embarrassed.
[Balala Little Demon Fairy] was filmed when she was still young and thought it was very interesting. However, as she got older in the past two years, she felt very ashamed when she watched herself in the drama.
"Don't mention it anymore" Gu Wei also deliberately teased her.
"Before I left, my parents told me that you will go to high school next year.
You have been filming in the group for the past two years, have you not missed your studies?"
"It's okay, my grades have always been good. , even when filming on the set, I didn’t miss any homework." Zhao Jinmai looked confident.
“You are still a bully in elementary school!
It has been more than half a year since filming [Take My Brother Away Quickly], which is enough for you to concentrate on studying in school for a while.”
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"What? After filming the movie last year, I joined the cast to film a TV series [My! Physical Education Teacher]. I didn't stay in school for a few days. If my grades hadn't been good, my parents would have dragged me back. "Zhao Jinmai curled his lips.
"[My physical education teacher]?
Teacher Zhang Jiayi's play, I've heard of this play, Mai Mai, you must play the daughter again, I feel that you are the title of "the nation's daughter" I can’t run away.”
This title was originally given to Guan Xiaotong, but now that Guan Xiaotong has grown up and started to make love movies, it is no longer appropriate to call her “National Girl”.
Zhao Jinmai and Zhang Zifeng are just getting along now.
"Just scream. Anyway, I will grow up in two years, and these are the only two years I can play the role of a little girl." Zhao Jimai said and glanced at Gu Wei secretly.
'This profile is so perfect, she deserves to be my idol'
She is a little tired of playing other people's girls too many times. In two years, when she grows up a little, she will be able to take the photo that she longs for. Idol drama.
It would be even more perfect if I could act with an idol.
Gu Wei and Zhao Jinmai chatted all the way, and the plane landed on Qindao in more than an hour.
After leaving the airport, the car that the crew of "The Wandering Earth" came to pick us up was waiting outside early.
Different from the original, after Gu Wei joined, Guo Fan was able to switch from a shotgun to a cannon.
When he first started preparing for [The Wandering Earth], he wanted to split it into eight pieces for a penny. In terms of personnel, one person had to do the work of several people.
There is no way, who made the crew poor? Guo Fan is very ambitious and wants to shoot truly majestic scenes, so he saves everything he can, even to the point of being stingy. Just to spend your money wisely.
Even so, the crew always overspent.
However, after Gu Wei joined, he directly increased the shooting cost from 200 million to 400 million.
The film "Original Space" has many investors, including China Film, Wanda, Beijing Culture, Wu Jing's Dengfeng International, and many small investors.
Guo Fan relied on his own words to raise funds everywhere, and finally raised 320 million in filming funds for the movie.
The money was not given all at once. He first took the money from China Film and then filmed for a period of time. When the money was not enough, Guo Fan took some of the completed films to lobby around. After collecting a little money, he continued shoot.
Wanda also withdrew its capital midway because the crew overspent several times. Fortunately, Wu Jing later joined in and spent 60 million to fill the hole, which also brought in another 50 million in other funds.
In short, although "The Wandering Earth" is a large-scale science fiction film with huge investment, the crew is actually very poor.
But things are different now. With Gu Wei, a rich man who is not short of money, Guo Fan can feel the feeling of being rich.
Of course, it’s not squandering, but I won’t bother with trivial matters.
"Mr. Gu, you are finally here." Outside the studio of [The Wandering Earth] in Oriental Movie Capital, Guo Fan came out to pick up Gu Wei in person.
"I'm sorry, Director Guo, I have too many things to do there. There will be a new movie released in a few days, so I will have to take time off to do publicity." Gu Wei apologized, putting the vilification first. .
"I understand, we can completely stagger the time here and adjust the shooting sequence."
Guo Fan led Gu Wei through the door and introduced them as he walked.
“Our crew has rented 8 studios in the industrial park, with an extended area of nearly 100,000 square meters, including carrier vehicles, underground cities, space stations, etc., which are all real scenes.
We are currently in Studio No. 20, which mainly shoots the underground city part of the movie."
Gu Wei looked in the direction Guo Fan pointed. The entire set was the same as the opening scene of "The Wandering Earth" in his memory. , big trees, bookstores, snack bars, lanterns, etc. are all built in real scenes.
"Director Guo, your props are so finely crafted." The group of people walked to the innermost part of the studio. Zhao Jinmai looked at the protective clothing on the side and curiously picked up the round helmet and looked back and forth.
“Of course, I have been preparing for this movie since I was 15 years old. In more than 2 years, in addition to building a complete set of shooting locations, these props cost the most energy.
You The protective clothing in his hand is a "civilian version", and we also have a "military version". In addition, there are exoskeleton armors and various high-tech props that will appear in the future." Guo Fan was quite proud when talking about these.
“I finally know where you spend your money.
The ancients said, “It takes ten years to sharpen a sword.” It does make sense.
Director Guo is a person who really does things! ”
Gu Wei knew that [The Wandering Earth] was a good film, and he knew even more that Guo Fan was capable, but before coming here, he only trusted Guo Fan because he knew that [The Wandering Earth] was successful in the end. He hesitated to invest money for him.
Now seeing these sets and props and listening to Guo Fan's introduction, he knew that all these things were soaked in Guo Fan's hard work. He tried his best. Make a Chinese science fiction movie.
No wonder Wu Jing of the original time and space was moved by him. It is impossible to convince an actor and director who has grossed 5 billion at the box office with his words. To get a pocket of 60 million, sincerity and dreams are always the surefire way to win.
Guo Fan is not someone who can fool people. He really works hard to realize his dreams. No wonder he can impress many people.
"I will always keep what I promised you before. I will shoot according to your ideas. No matter how many gaps there are in the future shooting, I will make up for it!"
Guo Fan smiled when he heard Gu Wei's words.
Although the current funds are completely enough to produce the effect he wants, as a director, there is no need for money. If he comes up with another idea and wants to improve it, the filming will be over budget. normal.
(End of this chapter)