Chapter 629 Company Arrangement
“Do you think I’m fat?”
On the big bed in the bedroom, Gu Wei and Zhang Tianai had just explored the philosophy of life.
“I’m not fat, but I feel like I’m a little plumper around the waist. Is it a secondary growth?”
“I hate it. I’m just a little fatter. I haven’t been busy at work recently and haven’t joined the group. I don’t have any weight. Take control”
Gu Wei played with the plump softness in his hands.
“It’s just right now. When you came back from filming [Operation Red Sea], you were too thin and it made you panic.”
“. You look thin but you look good in the camera. You don’t usually look good. With such a large amount of exercise, I can only rely on dieting to control my weight, which is also very difficult."
When talking about this piece of Tianai, something seemed to come to mind.
“Bona sent me an invitation two days ago. There is a new drama called [Emergency Rescue] in the second half of the year. It tells the story of a sea rescue team and is directed by Director Lin. Do you want me to take it? Pick up"
As she spoke, she raised her head slightly from Gu Wei's chest and looked at him.
“.I have also accepted the role you mentioned.”
“Do you want to accept it?”
If Gu Wei accepts it, Zhang Tianai has nothing to hesitate about. Yes.
Gu Wei shook his head.
"I don't have time. There are two TV series and one movie scheduled for this year, and the schedule has been scheduled until the end of the year.
It has been two years since "Tang Detective 2", and fans are pressing for it, so I plan to We will start the third part of this project next year.”
“That’s it.” Zhang Tianai felt a little disappointed.
“I have read the script of [Emergency Rescue]. The plot is a bit old-fashioned. Although it is also a commercial film with the main theme, the story is worse than the previous [Operation Red Sea] and [Operation Mekong].
But you can continue.”
Gu Wei gave him some advice.
Zhang Tianai was a little confused.
“In the film and television industry, film resources are already in short supply. Starting from [Wolf Warrior 2], main theme films will inevitably dominate the entire market in the next few years.
Currently the best in the country The one who makes the main theme movie is [Bona], and it is more important to maintain a good relationship with them."
Zhang Tianai nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Gu Wei and smiled seductively. , sliding down slowly like a mermaid.
Early the next morning, Gu Wei left Zhang Tianai's house refreshed and took a car to the company.
Sitting on the boss's chair in the office, drinking coffee brewed by his assistant, crossing his legs and scrolling through his phone.
[Black Panther] did not make any waves in the movie market. Just like other Hollywood blockbusters, it got a good start in the first week and then the box office plummeted.
The hottest topic on the Internet is still "Dear Beloved". In the second week after the TV series was launched, the number of online discussions officially exceeded 10 billion, becoming the first TV series in history to have more than 10 billion topics.
The popular variety show [Idol Producer], which was highly discussed at the beginning of the year, was relegated to the second place on various lists after [Dear Loved One] was launched.
100 handsome trainee brothers, plus the extremely popular Kun Kun who likes to sing, dance, rap and play basketball, cannot resist the explosive popularity of the "child-faced couple".
Although the rating of "Dear Love" on Douban is not high, only 6.9, generally speaking, only movies and TV dramas with a rating of 7 or above will be considered by netizens to be of excellent quality.
But [Dear Loved One] is so popular that even though its ratings are not high, its reputation among fans and young audiences is very good.
Several hot searches related to the plot of the TV series remain unchanged every day, and various entertainment media have praised this popular drama.
Even the daily newspaper published a special article with the title #[Dear Beloved]: Showing the spirit of the young dream chasers of the Internet generation! #
In recent years, the works starring Gu Wei, whether they are movies or TV series, have been very popular with mainstream media and even some official media.
From the comedy detective "Chinatown Detective" to the main theme "Operation Mekong" and "Wolf Warrior 2", from the costume drama "Nirvana in Fire" to the aerospace romance drama "You Are My Glory" and Now this youth idol drama "Dear Love" has been praised and praised by the official media.
It seems that since he won the "Influential Chinese Performer of the Year Award" established by the official media two years ago, the official media has been very supportive of his works.
Gu Wei thought that in addition to his own fame and the main theme and positive energy of his works, it was also related to the extremely high amount of taxes he and his company paid every year.
As someone who has been there, Gu Wei knows very well that although the entertainment industry is currently flourishing, the winter of film and television is actually not far away from the shrinking capital, and the government is about to take action to rectify the entertainment industry.
At that time, a large number of film and television companies will go bankrupt, various shell companies owned by celebrities will be cancelled, and "paying taxes" will become something that everyone needs to do.
But this has nothing to do with Gu Wei. He will definitely not let himself make mistakes in this regard, so he will never pay a penny in taxes.
Even the artists under his company are the same. At Gu Wei's request, all income will be paid by the company, so there will be no problems.
After resting for a while, Gu Wei started his day's work.
Due to filming, he doesn’t stay in the company for long throughout the year, so every time he comes back there are a lot of things waiting for him to deal with.
Not long after, Yang Dan knocked on the door and came in.
"Boss, there are a few more important invitations that I need you to take a look at now."
Gu Wei raised his head and took a few notebooks from Yang Dan.
The first one at the beginning shocked him - [Shanghai Fortress]!
"This film is jointly produced by China Film, China Film and Television, and Northern Film and Television Group. It is directed by the great director Teng Huatao and adapted from the novel of the same name by the writer Jiang Nan. It is a large-scale science fiction masterpiece." Yang Dan introduced from the opposite side. . "Hasn't the filming of this movie started yet?" Of course Gu Wei knew the details of the movie and interrupted the agent directly.
Yang Dan was stunned for a moment. Although he didn’t know why the boss asked, he still replied:
“The crew plans to start filming next month, and the heroine is currently Shu Qi.
Director Teng promised that as long as you, boss, can take over, the time will be easy to negotiate.”
This means that Gu Wei can be allowed to participate in the scene, or the start-up and shooting time can be adjusted according to his time.
Gu Wei grinned, it was not a matter of time or not.
He probably made some insiders think that he likes and supports domestic science fiction films after his participation in "The Wandering Earth", so "Shanghai Fortress" came to visit.
Teng Huatao is the director of [Dwelling in a Dwelling], [The Age of Naked Marriage], and [33 Days of Love]. He has two skills in shooting urban emotional dramas, but in terms of science fiction, I can only say that he is no better than a new director who just graduated. How many.
Thinking of this, Gu Wei threw the notebook aside.
“Don’t think about it, just reject it”
Opposite Yang Dan was hesitant to speak. She didn't understand that the boss was very enthusiastic about domestic science fiction films. Not only did he star in "The Wandering Earth", he also paid so much money.
In terms of investment, director, and IP, "Shanghai Fortress" is no worse than "The Wandering Earth". Teng Huatao's reputation is much higher than that of Guo Fan, who only had one hit "My Deskmate".
After [Shanghai Fortress], Gu Wei looked through the other two scripts, and they were indeed invitations from big directors and big productions.
One is "Detective Pu Songling" with Cheng Long, and the other is "Flying Life" directed by Han Han, with Shen Teng, and I want to invite him to play the role of Huang Jingyu in the original version, which can be regarded as a half-guest. .
Gu Wei shook his head, "You should reject them all!"
Yang Dan nodded, packed up the script he had thrown aside, and was about to go out.
“By the way, let’s inform the managers of each department to hold a meeting in the large conference room in ten minutes to discuss the company’s business arrangements for this year!”
“Okay, boss”
In the company's large conference room, all the senior executives were present. Sitting in the first left-hand position was Yang Liwen, the general manager of the brokerage company. Opposite her was Zhao Mingcheng, the general manager of the production company.
"Mr. Gu."
Gu Wei finally opened the door and walked in. Everyone stood up and said hello.
"Sit down~"
Gu Wei raised his hand to signal and sat down himself.
“The company’s main work this year has been laid out one after another before, and today we are invited to do a unified sorting out, so that everyone can find the right focus and better complete the tasks assigned by the company.”
< br>After sitting down, Gu Wei directly stated the purpose of the meeting without any nonsense.
"This year, the company's work focuses on two major areas. One is the production of film and television dramas, and the other is the release of completed film and television dramas.
Mr. Yang, let me talk about the release first."
< br>After receiving Gu Wei's signal, Yang Liwen nodded and turned around.
“There are two film and television dramas to be released in the company this year. One is [Sweet Honey as Ashes as Frost] which was produced early last year.
Leverage the enthusiasm of [Dear Beloved] The popularity of "Yang Zi" is very high, and our company's Li County is also famous. In addition, "Wei Ming Xia" is a famous product, and we are currently negotiating with several major TV stations and platforms for the first broadcast rights. and webcast copyright issues
What I can tell you is that based on the price currently being negotiated, the final full copyright price of "Xiangmi" will not be lower than the previous company's "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom". "
After Yang Liwen finished speaking, there was a burst of discussion in the conference room.
[Three Lives Three Worlds] sold for more than 700 million. Everyone knows this. Unexpectedly, Gu Wei did not participate in it. [Xiangmi] can also be sold for so much money
But it’s normal to think about it. One year later, the average price of large-scale TV series in the industry is also rising, and now there is the benefit of Yang Zi’s popularity. "Xiangmi" is the most popular large-scale fairy tale theme on the platform, so it is reasonable to sell it so expensively.
"In terms of movies, the company only has one film [I Am Not the God of Medicine] released this year.
According to the previous arrangements made by the director, this film has been contacted by China Film, Wanda, and Enlight for joint distribution.
The release time is scheduled for this year's summer season. The initial investment in publicity and distribution expenses is estimated to be 100 million, which will be fully paid by the company.
I hope the company’s publicity department will be well prepared and cooperate with several companies so that the company’s 100 million will be spent effectively.”
“Don’t worry, Mr. Yang, Mr. Gu, Xuanfa The department already has sufficient personnel and experience, and we will definitely do a good job in the subsequent work." After Yang Liwen finished speaking, Manager Wang from the Publicity and Development Department hurriedly assured.
Gu Wei looked at him and nodded.
Gu Wei has high expectations for the film "I'm Not the God of Medicine", and this film is indeed excellent.
That’s why he planned to spend 100 million on Xuanfa.
He didn’t know how much money he spent on publicity and distribution when the original version was released, but it was certainly not as much as he spent.
In fact, Gu Wei's "Cohabitation in Time and Space" that has just been completed should also be released this year, but the main producer of this film is Xu Zheng's "Zhen Le Dao", and Gu Wei is just an investor and starring.
He doesn't need to worry about post-production or release, he just needs to wait for the box office to sell well and make money.
(End of this chapter)