In fact, Gu Weiqi, the script of "Barefoot Kid", was written as early as 1981, and he wanted to shoot it at that time. However, considering the box office in the original time and space, I am a little worried about losing money. After all, in 81 years, the company just opened, if you lose money, it is equivalent to smashing the signboard, which is very detrimental to the development of the company.

But now it's different, first of all, in cooperation with Shao Tycoon, the two can share the investment risk; And now his name as Gu Weiqi's "gold medal screenwriter" has begun, and the company's signboard has also been erected. As long as the film is written by him and invested by Donglai Company, it is synonymous with "high-quality", and the audience will buy it.

And after only one day of release in 1993, it is not surprising that "Barefoot Kid" did not get a good box office. There are too many factors for a film to get a good box office, such as the schedule, the length of the release time, and publicity, including the movies released at the same time, etc.

However, Gu Weiqi believes that this film is now shot ten years ahead of schedule, and it should not lose money. First of all, although Xiangjiang Films entered a prosperous period ahead of schedule because of the drive of "Donglai Company", there are not many good films that are actually released every year, and this film is still very interesting compared to many shoddy films.

Especially the script written by him, a "gold medal screenwriter", the audience will definitely buy it.

Shao Tycoon was very happy when he saw Gu Weiqi, but after reading the script, he was a little unhappy. In fact, he has always hoped that the films he invested in could enter the European and American markets. At that time, because he was reluctant to make money, he asked Li Xiaolong to invest in Jiahe Company, and because he liked to "eat alone", he missed Xu Guanwen's script "Ghost Horse Double Star", and now he can cooperate with Gu Weiqi, naturally with the idea that the film he made can enter the European and American international markets.

But everyone knows that "martial arts films" are okay to shoot in Xiangjiang or in the Asia-Pacific region where cultural differences are small. But it is almost impossible to make a difference at the box office in Europe and the United States. For example, "Once Upon a Time: Top Gun" was filmed so well, but because of cultural differences, although it won hundreds of millions of box office in the Asia-Pacific region. But when he got to Europe and the United States, he was in a mess, which is also the reason why Gu Weiqi proposed to let Huang Yuansheng play the leading role at the meeting of "Chainsaw".

Shao Tycoon originally thought that Gu Weiqi had made the script a fashion film, but he didn't expect it to be a martial arts film. And he can see that this script is still very well written, both in terms of plot and action design, it is very interesting. But I know that even if such a film is made, I don't want to be recognized by many Western audiences in Europe and the United States, maybe it will hit the street like "Once Upon a Time".

Gu Weiqi took a sip of tea, and saw that Shao Tycoon had closed the script, so he looked at him and asked, "How about Boss Shao?" This script is okay, right? ”

Shao Tycoon frowned and said, "I admit that the script is well written. But it is difficult for a film made with such a script to break into the mainstream market in Europe and the United States, Boss Gu, I thought the script you prepared this time was a fashion film. I didn't expect it to be another martial arts film, can we change to a fashion film? ”

"Hehe......" Gu Weiqi smiled and said, "Boss Shao, do you think it's easy to write a script?" Even if it's this script, it took me a long time to write, how can I say that I can change it? In this way, I promise you, how about writing a fashion script that satisfies Boss Shao next time? ”

Only then did Shao Tycoon loosen his brows and said with a smile: "Okay, what I'm waiting for is your words." ”

"Then let's discuss the actors and directors of the film again. I think it is more suitable for Dillon to play Duan Nan, and as for the role of Guan Fengyao, I plan to let Wu Zhenyu play it. Bai Xiaojun, the owner of the 'Four Seasons Weaving' dyeing workshop, is also more suitable for Wang Mingquan to play, and I already have a suitable candidate for the other heroine in my heart, and I will bring you the information of the candidate when I go back. If the director is concerned, I think it's okay for Yuan Heping and Yuan Hao, they are better at this kind of martial arts movies and action movies. If you want to play the supporting roles, you can just let them choose by themselves, what do you think of this arrangement? ”

"Very good, I don't have any opinions. By the way, did you make the budget? ”

"Not yet, but I estimate that it shouldn't take more than 5 million to be able to get a high-quality product."

"That's it, that's it, I'll go first, and I'll talk about peace when I go back."

Gu Weiqi nodded, and after seeing Shao Tycoon leave, he also took the car to Phoenix TV, and after getting out of the car, he went straight to the Phoenix Artist Training Class. Wu Zhenyu is now in the training class, and since he wants him to play the leading role of "Barefoot Kid", of course he has to come and talk to him. In fact, with his current status, he can just send someone to inform him.

But he came here not only to tell him about it, but also to get to know Zeng Huaqian and Lan Jieying, now because he has children, and there are so many women, Bao Niu's mind is not big. But I still have some ideas about these two beauties, and I was in a hurry when I came last time, except for Zhou Xingxing, Wu Zhenyu, Zeng Huaqian and Lan Jieying, I don't know if there are any acquaintances in the training class.

The most important thing is that he also wants to choose an actress in the training class to replace the role of Wu Qianlian in "Barefoot Kid". That's why I came here in person.

At that time, the old drama bone Shijian was teaching the students, and when he saw Gu Weiqi entering the classroom, he quickly stopped and said with a smile: "Mr. Gu, is there something wrong?" ”

Gu Weiqi smiled slightly: "Teacher Shi, I'm sorry, our company is about to start filming 7 films at the same time this year, I want to come and choose a few actors, but I will disturb your class." ”

When the seventy or eighty students in the class heard this, they were immediately in an uproar. Starting to shoot 7 films at the same time, what a big deal is this? Especially when he came to select the actors, and the boss personally came to select them, the film must be extraordinary. If you are chosen, you will be able to shine brightly and soar from now on, so you will stretch your neck and lift your spirits.

"It's okay, it's a good thing for the students." Shi Jian shook his head unconcernedly, and gently tapped on the desk to signal: "Students, please be quiet, this is Mr. Gu Weiqi, the big boss of our company, Mr. Gu is here to select actors, you are so noisy, you have no quality at all, how can you be an excellent actor?" ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately fell silent, and suddenly the classroom was silent, and the needles could be heard. However, one by one, their eyes kept staring at Gu Weiqi and did not relax. Especially a few beautiful girls think that Gu Weiqi is so handsome, especially with the long-term ascension and giving orders, Gu Weiqi's body naturally raises a majesty, making him handsome at the same time, without losing his majesty, and he can't help but sigh secretly in his heart, this would be good if it were his boyfriend.

Shi Jian nodded with satisfaction and said, "If you want to be a good actor, you must first be a quality person." Okay, I won't say much nonsense, now Mr. Gu wants to choose actors, you should be prepared. As he spoke, he walked off the podium and let Gu Weiqi go to the podium.

After Gu Weiqi arrived at the podium, he looked around at what he was learning in the class, and said with a smile: "Hello everyone, because I have been busy with work, I rarely come to visit you, and I don't know many people. In this case, let's introduce ourselves first, let me get to know you, and then let's talk about the selection of actors. ”

So everyone scrambled to introduce themselves, and after introducing themselves, Gu Weiqi found that the students in the class were not only Zhou Xingxing, Wu Zhenyu, Zeng Huaqian and Lan Jieying, the four classmates he was more familiar with, but even Xu Manhua, Wu Qihua and Liu Qingyun were also there, which made him feel guilty. But in this way, wireless is unlucky, after all, these future famous stars are under his command.

After the introduction, it was already noon, and when Gu Weiqi saw the situation, he asked Tiger Boy to call more than 20 cars, and asked Silly Leopard to call the "Jade Shan Fang International Restaurant" to set up more than 10 tables of banquets over there, and there were many teachers with him. It is worth mentioning that among these teachers, in addition to the "Dance King" Li Zhaoming, there is also the famous Xiaosheng Lingyun of the Yuan Shao family, who is the one who starred in the 1978 version of "Chu Liuxiang's Bat Legend".

In addition, there are Qin Ping, Shi Shi, Li Jing, Hu Jin, etc., who are famous flowers of the original Shao's Film Company, although they are not young, but they are all charming. After Cao Dahua's introduction, he learned that these teachers were all invited by him through his own connections.

To say that Shao's is really not good now, although the annual output of films is not small, but compared with before, the production volume has been greatly reduced. In particular, the films produced are not blockbusters, forming such a vicious circle, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is not much development left. These stars also had a good time when they were young, but with the sharp decline in Shao's production, there is nothing to do all year round, and it is not enough to just get that dead salary.

At this moment, Cao Dahua personally came to the door to say it, and he agreed. Of course, this is inseparable from the high salary offered by the Phoenix Artist Training Course, the guaranteed annual salary in the Phoenix Artist Training Course is 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and in normal times, "Phoenix TV" and "Oriental Hollywood International Film Company" have suitable roles, and they will also give priority to these teachers, and they will earn a lot more money in a year than in Shao's, so naturally they don't want to stay in Shao's tree and hang it.

Gu Weiqi understood what was going on, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel wise about his approach of letting Cao Dahua be the teaching director of this training class, and of course he secretly admired that he had a way. It took a lot of effort to be able to invite these people to be teachers of what to learn. Of course, this is also inseparable from his qualifications and connections that have been rolling in the entertainment industry for decades.

With what these experienced performing arts teachers teach, more talents will definitely be attracted to attend the training class in the future. With a steady stream of talents to replenish a steady stream of new blood for its entertainment business, a good cycle is formed, and Donglai Company will become a world-class top production company, which is just around the corner.

At the banquet, Gu Weiqi took a closer look at Zeng Huaqian and Lan Jieying, and sure enough, they were as beautiful as flowers, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, no wonder he was able to become a "wireless five beauty" in the original time and space and win the title of "beautiful Wutai Mountain".

Zeng Huaqian, who participated in the twelfth wireless artist training class in 1983, was naturally beautiful and touching because of her delicate and charming face, slender and well-proportioned figure. It was called "a flower in the class" and "the embodiment of beauty" by the students of the same period. The promotional words used when she was praised by wireless are: Weng Yuanling's truth, Chen Yulian's coldness, and Zhang Manyu's pretty. Less than half a year after attending the training class, she was transferred to host the children's program "430 Shuttle" partner Zhou Xingxing, who was only 17 years old at the time.