Chapter 574 I don’t want to be a little maid holding an umbrella anymore
After filming during the day, Gu Wei attended a dinner party with Guo Fan in the evening.
Director Ning Hao next door invited Xu Zheng, Shen Teng, and Huang Bo to have a dinner and a drink together.
In addition to Gu Wei and Guo Fan, there are also Wu Jing and Li Guangjie in the crew, a total of 8 older men, a very normal middle-aged men drinking party.
Of course, Gu Wei felt that he was just a young man and not the same as them.
"Director Xu, we meet again"
[Crazy Alien] The four crew members arrived early. Xu Zheng was wearing a black T-shirt, with a fat figure, a bald head, and a greasy middle-aged man. The feeling is vividly displayed.
"Haha, Gu Wei, I didn't expect to come over and guest star for Haozi. His crew happens to be next to you. What a coincidence." Xu Zheng looked enthusiastic.
He was not familiar with Gu Wei. Gu Wei met him and the director Su Lun more than two months ago after accepting the role of "Cohabitation in Time and Space", and they officially got to know each other.
"Director Xu is here to guest star in [Crazy Alien]?
Which role do you play? "
Gu Wei looked at Xu Zheng's face and couldn't remember what the other person was playing in the movie for a moment.
He had some impressions of [Crazy Alien], but There seems to be no scene with Xu Zheng in my memory.
"Xu Zheng is not a guest star, he is one of the three male protagonists! "Ning Hao smiled and patted Xu Zheng on the shoulder.
"Damn! Haozi, I kindly came here to help you make a guest appearance, and that’s what you said about me”
"Haha, he played the monkey in the movie!" Huang Bo said happily.
"You are just playing the role of a monkey. Which one of us looks like a monkey?"
"I am the monkey man."
Listening to Xu Zheng and Huang Bo bickering, Gu Wei also After thinking about it, the "monkey" they were talking about was the alien in the movie.
"The facial expression of the "alien" in our movie was presented by capturing the facial expression of Teacher Xu Zheng. It would be no problem for him to play the alien." Shen Teng thought that Gu Wei didn't know. Explain the plot of [Crazy Alien] to him.
As soon as everyone arrived, we started eating. Most of the eight people knew each other well and were good friends, so everyone was relatively casual.
Wu Jing only recently joined the group, and now he is very popular. He is being dragged to drink by Ning Hao and Guo Fan.
Xu Zheng only joined the group two days ago, and he has already completed all the guest roles.
The so-called "alien" role is actually to use some high-tech machines to capture all his expressions, and then use CG technology to present them later as needed, so there is no need for him to actually act. , which is very quick to complete.
After Guo Fan and the others came in, Xu Zheng sat next to Gu Wei. He did not forget his original intention of attending today's dinner.
"Director Xu, how are the preparations for [Cohabitation in Time and Space] over there?" Gu Wei also noticed that Xu Zheng was getting close to him, and chatted with him while eating food and drinking.
"Step by step, the heroine Liu Yifei has signed the contract, the venue has been found and is being renovated. There are still several months before the start of filming, so there is plenty of time."
[Super Time and Space] The original plan cost of "Cohabitation" was only 40 million. Now it seems that it is a low-budget romantic comedy. Xu Zheng was not particularly concerned about it at the beginning. Otherwise, it would not be possible for Su Lun, a new director with no independent directing experience, to come. alley.
However, after Gu Wei joined, the production cost suddenly increased to 120 million. Although it is not a top-level production, it is still a "blockbuster" with an investment of over 100 million. Xu Zheng also became serious and wanted to try his best to make everything Made to perfection.
“Where are the other actors? They should have been found already”
"Except for the male and female protagonists, the other actors don't have many roles. I thought about finding two friends with whom I have a good relationship to come and make guest appearances."
After Xu Zheng finished speaking, he looked at Gu Wei and blinked his little eyes. Ah, I blinked and suddenly thought of something.
“I have an idea”
“Director Xu, tell me.”
“Can you ask Yang Mi to come over and play the role of Xiaoya? Xiaoya will be renamed Xiaoya. Zhai.
Then Xiaoya’s husband’s name is Shen Lian.”
“Pfft” Gu Wei just took a sip of beer and spit it out. Fortunately, he turned his head in time and spit it on the ground. Xu Zhengcai was opposite him. Avoid a disaster
"Director Xu, you really dare to think, this is too interconnected"
"Hey, is it eye-catching? This way the plot has great meaning. It’s much deeper, and it’s more enjoyable for the audience to watch.”
Gu Wei’s movements attracted the attention of everyone else at the table.
"Old Xu, I have always said that you are not as good-looking as me. Being too close to Gu Wei made him sick." Huang Bo didn't know why, but it didn't stop him from teasing Xu Zheng.
"Get out of here, we are discussing a movie. Gu Wei was surprised by a brilliant idea of mine."
"What idea, tell me and let us all analyze it for you" Analysis." Huang Bo was not angry either. He, Xu Zheng and Ning Hao were called the Iron Triangle, and the three of them were truly good friends.
"That's it." Gu Wei picked up the napkin on the table and wiped his mouth to explain to everyone.
There is a short scene in [Cohabitation in Time and Space] where the heroine meets her former college best friend "Xiaoya" in her store.
This Xiaoya is a white lotus and green tea bitch. She once stole Gu Xiaojiao's boyfriend. When the two met again, Gu Xiaojiao pretended to be very good in front of her for the sake of face, and also revealed that he was married to a rich man.
Xiaoya also wants to show off her superiority in front of her former best friends.
So he invited Gu Xiaojiao to his home for dinner and introduced her to her current wealthy husband.
Gu Xiaojiao took the male protagonist Lu Ming to the banquet and asked Lu Ming to pretend to be his rich boyfriend.
The original movie Gu Xiaojiao starred Tong Liya. The director arranged for Xiaoya’s husband to be named "Sicheng", which is also a joke.
Now the heroine is Liu Yifei, and the hero is Gu Wei. Xu Zheng suddenly had a whim, if Yang Mi came to guest star as his best friend "Xiaoya", no, now it is changed to "Xiaozhai".
Then her husband's name was changed to "Shen Lian", and the linkage effect would be explosive.
It just so happens that the protagonists of [Xiuchundao 1 and 2] are Liu Yifei and Yang Mi respectively.
“I’ll go, Lao Xu, how dare you think about it”
“The effect is very good, but you’d better tell Lu Yang if you do this.”
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After hearing Gu Wei's explanation, everyone was talking in a hurry.
"There's nothing wrong with Senior Brother Lu. He won't care about such a trivial matter. How could Yang Mi come over to play this role?" Gu Wei said with a bitter smile.
"Yes, Yang Mi is so popular, can you come?"
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"You are so worried, Gu Wei is here, how can Yang Mi not give face to my brother if he doesn't give face to others?"
"Brother Teng, you cheated me."
Xu After Zheng Teng came up with this idea, he realized that he didn't have much hope at first, but when Shen Teng said it, his eyes lit up.
Everyone knows that Gu Wei and Yang Mi have a good relationship. The two of them have collaborated several times, both of which are popular film and television dramas.
Furthermore, Gu Wei is also the major shareholder of [Jiaxing Media] and is a partner with Yang Mi, so the relationship is naturally unusual.
"My sister Mi and I have a really good relationship. It's easy to talk about other things, but I feel uncomfortable about this." Gu Wei looked at Xu Zheng's eyes and explained to him.
"Try it, just in case it works. If it doesn't work, let's find someone else." Looking at the others who also looked like they were watching the excitement, Gu Wei took out his mobile phone with a wry smile.
He is also an investor in [Cohabitation in Time and Space], and has one-third of the investment share, otherwise Gu Wei would definitely not take this kind of job.
“I’ll go out and make a phone call”
It was still not late, so Da MiMi definitely didn't have any rest, and Gu Wei didn't want to delay, so he called her after getting up and going out.
Yang Mi was in the capital at this time, heading home after a busy day of work.
"Golden Nine Silver Ten", she has recently been invited by several women's magazines to shoot covers. Although she did not join the group, she is still very busy.
The phone suddenly rang while sitting in the car.
Yang Mi was also very surprised when she saw that the caller was Gu Wei. Gu Wei rarely took the initiative to call her.
"Hello?"
"My dear sister, haven't you rested yet?"
"No, I'm heading home after a busy day.
Why did you think of calling me? Is there a phone call?”
“I need your help with something!”
"Do we need to talk about helping each other? If you say it, I will definitely agree." Yang Mi chuckled. After the two met, it was Gu Wei who always helped her, and it was rare for the other party to open his mouth to her.
Although she didn't know what the favor was, she agreed immediately. After all, there were not many opportunities to make Gu Wei owe a favor.
“Don’t rush to agree, just listen to what I have to say first.
That’s right, you also know that I have a movie at the end of the year.”
Gu Wei started the matter from the beginning. At the end of the story, there was no sound on the other end of the phone.
"Ahem. I know this matter is very difficult. In fact, it was also the director's whim. If it's difficult for you, Sister Mi, forget it."
"Everything else is easy to talk about. I'm really sorry about this." Yang Mi The voice came from the other end of the phone.
"It's okay, I know I've put you in a difficult position."
"Actually, a guest appearance is a trivial matter. If someone else plays the heroine, even if it's Nazha or Zhang Tianai from your company, I I don’t mind making a guest appearance
Let’s do this, I’ll treat you to dinner later, and it’ll still be at my house.” Gu Wei finally opened his mouth, but he refused. Thinking of how many times Gu Wei had helped him before, Yang Mi is also a little embarrassed.
But what Gu Weidi mentioned was really not acceptable to her.
"Okay, let's make another appointment when I return to Beijing."
"How about it, has Yang Mi agreed?" Xu Zheng asked when he returned to the box.
"Of course I didn't agree, so I just said it wouldn't work." Gu Wei shrugged.
"Brother, you are not good at this." Shen Teng teased from the opposite side. He and Wu Jing had the best relationship with Gu Wei, so they spoke more casually.
"Brother Teng, you don't know, if someone else is the heroine, Yang Mi might also come in as a guest star, as is Liu Yifei." Gu Wei said and shook his head.
"Why, they don't have a good relationship?"
"That's not true. As far as I know, the two of them had a good relationship before. Although they are not as close as before, they are still normal. Friend."
"Then why."
"If you have a "other people's child" around you who is better than you in every aspect, others will always compare him with you. , when you grow up and finally become better than him, will you be willing to help him?"
"Oh"
Da Mi Mi is still very individual. If it were Naza or Zhang Tianai, they would agree even if Gu Wei asked them to do it, even if they didn't want to act.
"Director Xu, actually you can ask Liu Yan, she is better at playing this kind of role, and you don't have to worry about her not picking up, just say hello to the light."
"That's okay. "Xu Zheng nodded, it would be appropriate if Yang Mi did not come to Liu Yan.
“In this case, the heroine’s name does not need to be changed. She will still be called Xiaoya. Just change her husband’s name to “Shen Lian”.”
"I have no objection." Gu Wei nodded.
“By the way, our movie is a fantasy film after all and involves some post-production special effects. Director Xu doesn’t need to find anyone else. I will introduce you to the special effects company we cooperate with in [The Wandering Earth]”
< br>The original version of "Cohabitation in Time and Space" has some special effects shots, and the effect is very average. It is said that 5 cents is a little less, 1 yuan at most.
However, because this movie is actually a romance film, the audience mainly looks at the plot and the performances of the male and female protagonists, and they are not too serious about the special effects.
But this is normal, after all, the cost of the original version is too low, and there is no more budget to spend on special effects.
"That's great." Xu Zheng agreed without thinking.
Gu Wei glanced at Guo Fan, and Director Guo reacted immediately.
"[Wandering Earth] currently cooperates with two domestic special effects companies, [Orange Vision] and [MoreVFX]. In addition, there are three joint venture special effects companies, Pixomondo, Dexter and BaseFX, participating in post-production.
If the workload for your film is not large, I think [Orange Vision] can handle it.
They are considered the top special effects company in the industry.
I'll tell you later and help you get a connection."
"I'll go, Lao Guo, you can do it. There are so many special effects companies working together to do post-production for you." Xu Zhenggang thanked Ning Hao. He said exaggeratedly on the side.
"Didn't you say before that [Crazy Alien] hired a Hollywood special effects team? Are you still envious of me? "
"The Hollywood team is good, but expensive, and unlike you, I am not a hard science fiction, but a science fiction plus comedy, and the money spent is not too much.
If you all hire a Hollywood team, it is estimated that you will spend at least 100 million more in the later stage."
"Actually, the current domestic team is really no worse than that of Hollywood. In order to shoot "The Wandering Earth", I visited all domestic special effects companies.
Many Hollywood blockbusters have found domestic companies."
< br>"Real or false?" Ning Hao looked unbelieving, and the attention of others was also attracted.
“Did you know that there is a word called outsourcing?
Everyone knows that Hollywood’s special effects are good, so every year’s local Hollywood blockbusters and movies from other countries around the world, in terms of post-production special effects They all like to find companies in Hollywood.
But doing special effects is a very arduous and delicate job. Just look at the five special effects companies that "The Wandering Earth" cooperated with.
Hollywood’s special effects team is also extremely busy.
So they often outsource some unimportant projects to South Korea and our domestic special effects companies to make money without having to do anything themselves.
Hollywood’s local blockbusters are still It’s better, most foreign film projects have been outsourced”
“According to you, these foreigners are too dark”
"There is no way, other people's brands are valuable and everyone believes in them."
(End of this chapter)