"Cheers!"

The hot pot restaurant is not open today, only a group of people who are familiar with each other are sitting in the hall, staggering.

Gu Bei is also one of them, and is the protagonist of today's party, in order to celebrate the achievements of "Return" at overseas film festivals, at the end of February, "Return" was nominated for the French Film César Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and in early March, it was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and won the European Discovery of the Year Award at the European Film Awards.

The only regret is that "The Return" failed to participate in the Academy Awards, and the mainland can only apply for one film to participate in the competition for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and the above selection is Zhang Yimou's "Hero".

"The Return" was also released in some countries, the box office was not very ideal, and most of the ways to sell it were buyouts, but Gu Bei also recovered one million funds and was planning to start shooting the next movie.

"Congratulations to our director! Let's have another drink! ”

Half-pushed, Gu Bei took another sip before he said with a smile: "Brother Jiayi, don't congratulate me on patronizing, there is something I still have to discuss with you." ”

As he spoke, Gu Bei lowered the few scripts he brought, Deng Chao took a look, put the chopsticks aside, and said, "I said how to call us over, and there is still our business here." ”

Liu Ye followed up and said: "I also said that you kid, why didn't you look for us in the first play." ”

"What are you looking for, playing the role of a father, you are too young, playing the son of Brother Jiayi, you are too old."

Gu Bei was about to say something more, but was stopped by Zhang Jiayi, only to hear Zhang Jiayi joke: "Then what do you mean, am I old?" Playing a middle-aged man is not disobedient at all? ”

"No, no, no!" Gu Bei hurriedly apologized and raised his notebook, "Come, Brother Jiayi, what I said is not right, I respect you, you did it, I am free." ”

"Hey, I'll do it, forget it, you're still casual yourself, are you embarrassed?"

"I'm embarrassed."

Gu Bei took a sip with a smile, and as soon as the cup was put down, he heard Qin Hailu say, "Hey, why do they all have scripts, but I'm missing?" Xiaobei, do you think my sister can't act well? ”

"Sister, you can't say that, in today's scripts of Brother Jia Yi, Brother Ye and Deng Chao, there are no outstanding female roles, they are all small supporting roles, which are not suitable for you to play, and it will lower your Golden Horse Award for Best Actress." Gu Bei thought for a moment, and then said, "Sister, wait a minute, I'll see if I can get you into "Infernal Affairs 2", the first part was a great success in all aspects, Media Asia contacted me to continue to prepare for the second part, I don't have much confidence in the second part, but with the wind of the first part, the response should be very good." ”

"You kid has a conscience."

Smiled at Qin Hailu, Gu Bei said: "Sister, Brother Ye, I know that your first movie was cooperated with Xiangjiang, and your reputation in Xiangjiang is higher than in the mainland, but Xiangjiang's current filmmakers have all gone to the mainland, don't be stupid, develop in Xiangjiang at this time, and stabilize your foundation in the mainland." ”

"That's what I said, but unlike you, we can only take it one step at a time."

"Take your time." Gu Bei didn't say more, and instructed the waiter to bring some more dishes, and said to Xiong Zhengyu who was looking at it, "Brother Xiong, go back, you send the script up for review, you help watch it in all aspects, I'll take a look at it in two days, and set the set, in addition, there is one more thing, I need you to help me." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Help me find an assistant, Motian Music and the film studio I have to run at both ends, I feel like I'm a little too busy."

"Assistant? A few days ago, a young man came to the company, heard that you opened a company, said that he wanted to find you, continue to follow you, you should know him, you see if he is suitable? ”

Gu Bei was taken aback for a moment and asked, "What's your name?" ”

Xiong Zhengyu smiled and said: "This kid is quite famous, the first two years were your old club's pony galloping person, and then went to Berner Films, and at a young age in the film distribution department of Berner Company, he became the department director of the following department, he had a good future, but suddenly resigned, and wanted to come and follow you, by the way, it seems to be called Xiaotian, and I forgot the big name." ”

"Xiaotian?" Gu Bei really remembered such a person, in addition to Su Yiyi, the assistant arranged by Pony Galloping to Gu Bei in the past, there was also this Xiaotian, but later Gu Bei took a shower and was secretly photographed, and the hotel where he stayed was contacted by Xiaotian, originally Xiaotian was going to be fired from the company, Gu Bei talked to Shi Rong for a while, and then transferred Xiaotian to other parts and became a small staff, but Gu Bei didn't expect Xiaotian to resign from Pony Galloping, ran to Bona Films, and made a little famous.

Gu Bei thought for a while and said: "Brother Xiong, you go back and give me Xiaotian's phone, I'll talk to him, the assistant still has to be found, if Xiaotian really becomes the department manager in Bernard, come over to me as an assistant Qu Cai, I'll talk to him first, if it's appropriate, I want to arrange for him to do other things." ”

"Okay, you can do it, assistant, I'll help you contact it, what do you want?" If you don't find a young and beautiful one, you can also relieve your fatigue when you are tired. ”

"Ahem...... cough cough" Gu Bei almost choked to death by the piece of meat in his mouth, coughed a few times, Gu Bei said angrily, "Don't, Yanzi can strangle me if she knows, and even if she doesn't strangle me and let the old man know, she has to chop me up." ”

"Eh, I've been listening to you talk about old men and old men, who is this old man?" Deng Chao interjected, "I feel that he is very important to you." ”

"It's very important, he helped me a lot in the early years, and he was very good to me." Gu Bei replied with a smile, "Moreover, he still owes me money, as well as my first kiss." ”

"Your first kiss to an old man?"

Rolling his eyes, Gu Bei ignored Deng Chao, and said to Xiong Zhengyu: "Brother Xiong, after you help me arrange my assistant, the first task for him is to find me a Korean teacher, and then arrange my trip to South Korea." ”

"You're going abroad?" Xiong Zhengyu was a little confused and asked, "What are you doing abroad at this time?" And what kind of Korean teacher do you want, shouldn't it be a Korean translator? ”

"Yanzi is going to South Korea for a concert, and I want to go and see him."

"Oops! You're not sour. ”

Gu Bei cracked his mouth and smiled, and said: "If you have the ability, don't go to visit Ban Xena, and you, if you are a man, let Hao Yan come to see you, don't rush to send it to others." ”

After a period of eating, talking and laughing, Gu Bei was busy with skyscraper music for the next few days, the company had just been established, there were many things piled up in Gu Bei's hands, and the matter of "Return" had not yet been settled, Gu Bei also needed to contact some overseas filmmakers to let "Return" be released in more countries and regions, and the cost also needed to be slowly recovered.

The stall is getting bigger and bigger, and Gu Bei needs to worry about more and more things, which is why Gu Bei asked Xiong Zhengyu to arrange an assistant for himself.

It's just that the assistant hasn't landed yet, and Xiong Zhengyu first brought Gu Bei a not-so-good news.

"The script failed to pass the review, there were a lot of comments, and it basically had to be overhauled, and after it was filmed, it was also very difficult for the film to pass the review."

Gu Bei could only be helpless about the decision of those people, thought for a while, and said: "Send the script to Xiangjiang to try, if you can't shoot it in the mainland, we will go to Xiangjiang to shoot." ”