Chapter 352: The cake can only taste more delicious when it is bigger
After the premiere of [The Richest Man in Xihong City] was reported, it caused a lot of waves on the Internet, especially the words that Gu Wei said on the stage, which were recorded by the media for various interpretations.
Today's media, especially online media, are especially good at digging deep into news, and to put it bluntly, they take out what others have said out of context, or completely distort other people's meanings by cutting, splicing and other means.
The purpose is also very simple, everything is to attract traffic, after all, the current network, traffic is money.
Gu Wei's eloquent speech at the premiere, most of the media didn't care, they only noticed Gu Wei's last sentence, "Shen Teng is the man in my mind who has the hope of becoming the 'king of comedy'." β
In the hearts of reporters, this sentence is the most valuable sentence of the entire premiere.
The title of "King of Comedy" is not for everyone.
When this title is mentioned in China, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is "Star Master" Zhou Xingchi.
"Star Master" is known as China's Charlie Chaplin.
In the 90s of the 20th century, because the movies he starred in repeatedly broke box office records, he and Cheng Long and Zhou Yunfa were called "Double Monday Success", which means the box office guarantee of Hong Kong Island films.
He has not only achieved high achievements in commercial films, but also created nonsensical comedies with a unique style, and even created the "Zhou Xingchi phenomenon" and became the spokesperson of nonsensical culture.
He has made many excellent films with a unique style, which have been widely praised by the audience.
Until now, Zhou Xingchi has stopped filming and retired to work as a director behind the scenes, and his personal fame still attracts countless fans to the theater to watch his films.
Gu Wei said this, if it was at other times, everyone might smile slightly and not take it to heart, only when Gu Wei was optimistic about Shen Teng and promoted him, he said so.
But it just so happens that now the movie [Mermaid] directed by Zhou Xingchi and Shen Teng's "The Richest Man in Xihong City" will be released on the same day.
At this time, Gu Wei gave Shen Teng such an evaluation, no wonder the media thought too much.
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All kinds of media on the Internet have reported on this topic, and the headlines are extremely eye-catching, with 5 points of true reporting, 5 points of speculation and association, and various excuses.
Most of them still feel that Shen Teng is far from worthy of this title now, and he can't compare with Zhou Xingchi, the gap between the two is too big, and Gu Wei's statement is completely forcibly elevating him, which is too exaggerated.
The news written is also in this tone, basically praising "Zhou" and belittling "Shen", everyone selectively ignored it, this sentence was praised by Gu Wei for Shen Teng, not by Shen Teng himself.
Some media even asked Zhou Xingchi during the [Mermaid] roadshow he thought Shen Teng would be the king of comedy in the future.
Xing Ye was stunned for a moment, and then replied more tactfully.
"I have also watched Shen Teng's movies and think he is a comedian with great potential, as for whether he can become the king of comedy in the future, it is not for me to judge, it depends on his own future development."
With Xing Ye's reply, the popularity of this topic has increased a bit, and the so-called [battle between the king of new and old comedies] quickly appeared on the hot search.
# [The richest man in Xihong City] vs. [Mermaid], the positive PK of the king of new and old comedies! #
It has also been a hot topic on Weibo and has aroused discussion among millions of netizens.
Although most netizens are not optimistic about Shen Teng, the purpose of promoting the movie has been achieved, and the popularity of [The Richest Man in Xihong City] on the Internet has completely surpassed that of [Macau Fengyun 3] and [Journey to the West: Monkey King Three Fights White Bone Spirit], only under [Mermaid].
"Brother Teng, thank you for your hard work, I know, I will definitely give you a big red envelope when the movie is released!
Don't worry about what netizens say, don't you have confidence in our movies?
Now how hard the audience scolds, how high will they be praised after the movie is released.
You don't have to compare with Zhou Xingchi, why don't you score a win, his movies are excellent, and ours is equally exciting.
The current market can already accommodate multiple movies to sell at the same time, and there is no point in comparing with him, let's just compare with ourselves."
Xiangshan Film and Television City, between filming, Gu Wei received a call from Shen Teng.
Shen Teng has really been very sad in the past few days, as long as he goes online, there is overwhelming news about him, and the key is not good words.
When he ran the roadshow, a reporter interviewed him and asked him why he dared to compare with Stephen Chow, so he almost pointed his nose and scolded him for eating the gall of an ambitious leopard.
Whenever this time Shen Teng could only explain with a wry smile, and he couldn't get angry.
In fact, this topic can have the current heat, and Gu Wei's company is indispensable to add fuel to the fire in the back, and the water army and the hot search are all traditional arts in terms of publicity.
"You're kind of a pit for Shen Teng!"
Gu Wei hung up the phone, and Yang Mi, who listened to him on the phone while eating melon seeds, gloated.
Gu Wei reached out and grabbed a small handful of melon seeds from Yang Mi's hand, and began to knock them on.
"How can it be a trap on him, you look at it, there will be a time when he will thank me in the future.
This is all for the promotion of the movie, and when the movie is released, the scolding now may end up becoming his fans. β
"Cut, who can say exactly what will happen in the future, anyway, Shen Teng is being scolded very miserably now!"
Yang Mi questioned.
"Sister Mi, we've been friends for so long, don't you still believe my judgment on the future?
Why don't we make another bet? β
Gu Wei smiled maliciously.
"Ahem~ There's no need to bet, anyway, there is more than a week before the New Year, just see the results when the time comes~"
Looking back on the situation of those two nights, Yang Mi is still a little ashamed.
It didn't take much physical effort, but the scale was too big, if she didn't want to leave the impression of being untrustworthy in Gu Wei, she would definitely not be able to agree.
Yang Mi didn't care, and Gu Wei couldn't help it, but he didn't care.
The bottom line is that this thing is broken through little by little, there is a first time and a second time, and there will be a long time in the future, with his relationship with Yang Mi, he is not afraid that there will be no chance.
"Sister Mi, are you going home for the New Year?"
Gu Wei asked casually.
"No going back, only one day, what's the point of going back, the crew will continue filming at once, everyone plans it this way."
After saying what she thought, she looked at Gu Wei and smiled.
"I almost forgot, you have to go back to the capital to participate in the Spring Festival Gala on the 30th, right, tsk, big stars are different, this is your second year on the Spring Festival Gala, right?"
"I don't dare to be a big star, but I'm a little famous, and I sing better.
In fact, I received the invitation of the Spring Festival Gala program group at that time, and I was also very entangled, going to the Spring Festival Gala means that I can't go home for the New Year, which was the case last year.
In the end, I couldn't stand the sincerity of the director team of the Spring Festival Gala, so I reluctantly accepted it. β
Yang Mi was yin and yang, and Gu Wei proudly followed her Versailles.
Then he looked at Yang Mi again and teased her with a smile.
"Actually, if you practice [Offering of Love], maybe the director team of this year's Spring Festival Gala will also invite you."
Yang Mi glared at him and threw the freshly finished melon seed skin at him.
Gu Wei dodged with a grin.
Yang Chaoyue, the little assistant standing not far behind Gu Wei, watched the boss laugh and play with Yang Mi, looking at his nose, nose and mouth, and mouth and heart.
Is this the fourth or fifth female star who has a close relationship with his boss?
She felt that if she had the ability, she could write a book, and her name would be [My Scumbag Boss Sea King], and it would definitely sell well!
On Monday, February 1st, the crew of [Dragon Hunting] held a grand celebration banquet at the Wanda Hilton Hotel in Beijing.
The movie was released for two weeks, and finally achieved a box office of 1.679 billion, ranking third in the box office ranking of Chinese films.
With such an excellent achievement, the producer naturally has to celebrate, the main creators have a lot of credit, and red envelopes are also indispensable.
The producers of [Looking for the Dragon] are Wanda Media, Huayi Brothers, and Guangguang Media, and the distributors are also them, of which Wanda has the largest proportion of investment, and Huayi and Guangguang have the same proportion of investment.
"Mr. Wang, long time no see, congratulations!"
"Rejoice and rejoice!"
In the banquet hall, Wang Zhongjun, chairman of Huayi, and Wang Changtian, president of Guangguang, who had just arrived, greeted each other.
"Mr. Wang has gained a lot this year, whether it is the films invested or the films released by the light this year, they are all selling well, and our Huayi is envious!"
Wang Zhongjun opened his mouth to compliment.
Since the beginning of the year, he has been very interested in the performance of Guangguang Media this year, since the beginning of the year, [The Return of the Great Sage], [Left Ear], [Hong Kong], [Dragon Hunting], [Villain Angel], these movies that have been released and sold well, Guangguang is either an investor or a distributor, and it can be said that he has made a lot of money.
"Haha~ It's just luck, Huayi is the big brother in the film and television industry, and our light is far from it."
For Wang Zhongjun's praise, Wang Changtian was very happy, but he was still modest on the surface.
The two complimented each other a few more words, and Wang Zhongjun suddenly asked.
"I think Mr. Wang has always maintained a good relationship with Gu Wei of [Wei Mingxia], and this year's best-selling [Return of the Great Sage] and [Left Ear] are both produced by you.
Don't hide it from Mr. Wang, we Huayi have always wanted to cooperate with Gu Wei once, but unfortunately we have never had the opportunity. β
Wang Changtian glanced at him, and the smile on his face remained unchanged.
"I also first met Gu Wei when he was filming the first part of [Tang Detective], and later found out that he is indeed talented, especially in film and television dramas, his vision is extremely accurate, and everyone is more and more happy to work together."
"I look at this year's Spring Festival stalls, and the [The Richest Man in Xihong City] [Wei Mingxia] is a publicity made by Mr. Wang.
Look at the current popularity is another blockbuster movie! β
Wang Zhongjun sighed.
"The quality of that movie is really good, but the final box office depends on the audience's reaction after its release.
And it's not just our light family, the host of today's banquet, Wanda's Mr. Zhang, is also one of the publishers.
Everyone works together to make the cake bigger. β
Wang Changtian hesitated for a moment and said.
Gu Wei is very optimistic about this movie, and he once said that [the richest man in Xihong City] can get at least more than one billion box office.
Although I don't know where his confidence comes from, but in the past two years of cooperation with him, Gu Wei has never lost, and now I also think that this movie will definitely be a big hit~"
"Haha, this is normal, it is not uncommon to be successful in our good fortune, Gu Wei is now lucky, and there is no problem with self-confidence.
However, I heard that Anle's Mr. Jiang had a falling out with Gu Wei because of the investment share of [Monster Hunt 2], and the second part will change the starring role.
Tsk, isn't this a lose-lose situation, Gu Wei lost the male lead of a blockbuster movie, and [Monster Hunt 2] will definitely have an impact on the box office after changing the starring role. β
Wang Changtian pouted with some disdain when he heard this.
"Mr. Jiang is old after all, and he thinks that [Monster Hunt] has won the box office record, and there will be no problem with the sequel, so he doesn't want to share the benefits.
After all, the first part was too successful for him to get a little carried away.
We all know that when [Monster Hunt] happened at that time, no one in the circle was optimistic about it, but Gu Wei helped him, and in the end, the movie could have such a good effect.
Mr. Wang, do you think Gu Wei's contribution to the box office of [Monster Hunt] of 2.67 billion? β
Wang Zhongjun hesitated.
"I really can't say that."
"Hehe, this year's [Left Ear] is the movie that touched me the most, with an original investment of 40 million, Su Youpeng is a rookie director, and I am satisfied if I can protect my capital.
As a result, the box office of Gu Wei was 800 million after joining, which really shocked me.
How can a small-budget youth movie win this kind of achievement!
[Left Ear] Gu Wei is paid to buy shares, although he shared part of his interests in the later stage, I don't feel distressed at all, after all, people did bring the box office.
We can still tell which is more than 100 percent of 10 yuan or 50 percent of 100 yuan.
I heard that Bona's "Mekong Operation" last year, Gu Wei also joined Yu Dong after agreeing to his salary conversion investment, then the movie will be released this year, let's see how it turns out. β
As soon as Wang Changtian's words fell, someone shouted to him not far away, he said hello to Wang Zhongjun and walked away, leaving Wang Zhongjun alone frowning and thinking about what he said.
"Brother, what did that guy Wang Changtian tell you?
Their company's performance this year is really good, isn't it showing off to you? β
Xiao Wang always watched his brother sitting alone and came up.
Wang Zhongjun did not answer him, but asked.
"What do you think of our company's two main movies this year, [Fanghua] and [Predecessor Strategy 3], looking for Gu Wei to act?"
Xiao Wang always frowned when he listened to his brother's sudden question.
"[Fanghua] is a movie directed by Xiaogang, he and Gu Wei are a little bit of a holiday, although the ticket seller of [Lao Paoer] this year is unexpectedly good, but after all, he still loses [Embroidered Spring Knife 2], and he is afraid that he will not agree to ask Gu Wei to play the male lead.
[Predecessor 3] is no problem, Tian Yusheng would probably be very happy if he knew that he could invite Gu Wei to play the male lead.
But we looked for him in the second part, and Gu Wei didn't come, and I felt that it was enough to find him in the third part. β
"Let's try it, the first part of the [predecessor] series is 129 million, and the second part is 251 million, although they all make money, but after all, they can't become a hit of 500 million or even more than 1 billion.
If possible, I can give a part of the investment share to Gu Wei, I really want to cooperate with him to see if it is really as divine as Wang Changtian said! β
Wang Zhongjun made up his mind.
"Brother, the [Predecessor] series is bound to make money, and if you want Gu Weiyan, you have to let him invest, isn't this giving him money for nothing."
Xiao Wang always doesn't understand.
"According to the ticket sales of the first two films, how much box office do you think the third part can get?"
Wang Zhongjun did not explain, but asked rhetorically.
"Well, there is no precedent for this type of movie to be a big hit, according to the previous box office results, it is still possible for the third part to get 500 million."
Xiao Wang always analyzed carefully.
"Then if Gu Wei's addition can break one billion at the box office, will you give him a share?"
Wang Zhongjun asked again.
"Unlikely, can he have that much box office appeal?"
Xiao Wang always couldn't believe it.
"I think I can give it a try, go back and discuss it with Director Tian Yusheng first, and then prepare to send an invitation to Gu Wei!"
"Got it!"
Seeing that his brother had made up his mind, Xiao Wang didn't say anything anymore.
Huayi brothers can get to this point, his brother is responsible for decision-making, he is responsible for execution, and it has been the case for more than 20 years.
(End of chapter)