Chapter 465: Copyright Sells
On the morning of December 10, Gu Wei's Gulfstream G550 landed at Beijing International Airport.
He walked out of the VIP passage with his accompanying staff, wearing a light brown trench coat, a black cap and large sunglasses.
In the parking lot, Gu Wei's black Mercedes-Benz nanny car and several other company vehicles were parked very conspicuously not far from the exit of the passage.
"I'll go first, we'll see you in the afternoon!"
Gu Wei turned his head and said to Zheng Kai beside him.
"See you in the afternoon"
Zheng Kai responded with a smile on his face.
This afternoon, the premiere of Zhang Yimou's "Great Wall" was held in Beijing, and Gu Wei and Zheng Kai both needed to attend as actors in the movie.
The two set off at the same time, and Gu Wei simply invited Zheng Kai to come back on his own plane.
Watching Gu Wei's black nanny car disappear into the parking lot, Zheng Kai also took two entourages to pick up his car.
He watched the news two days ago, and although he was surprised by Gu Wei's worth of billions, he didn't have any real experience, after all, as a popular star, he was usually not short of money.
But today's ride on Gu Wei's private jet made him really feel the gap between the real top rich and ordinary celebrities.
On the plane, he also curiously asked Gu Wei about the price of private jets.
In the end, it was found that the ordinary means of transportation that were not worth mentioning in Gu Wei's eyes were comparable to his current net worth.
Sure enough, people have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away!
"The announcement of [Love Saint] is completely in accordance with the pre-plan, and the effect is not bad now, especially the boss of your version of the trailer, which has attracted a wave of wandering.
The script has been adapted, and the final version is in accordance with the requirements of the original author, Mobao Feibao.
Director Liu Junjie also took over the play and can start preparations immediately.
After watching the film, after several rounds of discussions, it is currently the highest offer on Mango Channel.
4.5 million for a single episode, with a total price of 324 million."
Gu Wei took a nanny car from the airport back to the company first.
In the office, Yang Liwen is reporting to him the progress of some of the company's projects in the past half month.
"Mango Station is very optimistic about [Chu Qiao's Biography]"
"Maybe it's because the boss you and Yang Mi's [Three Lives and Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms] they didn't grab it, plus Mango Station has been very happy to cooperate with Zhao Liying several times, and the [Hua Qiangu] that exploded last year made them a lot, so this time Zhao Liying's ancient puppet new drama, Mango Channel's offer is also extraordinarily generous."
Gu Wei listened to Yang Liwen's analysis and nodded.
"What about video platforms?"
"Tengxun Video, iQiyi, and LeTV Video are willing to jointly purchase the online broadcast copyright at a price of 4 million for a single episode, with a total quotation of 288 million."
"That is to say, according to the highest price, the first round of copyright transactions of [Chu Qiao's Biography] is about 8.5 million for a single episode, with a total price of 612 million."
Gu Wei sat on the boss's chair behind the desk, his hands crossed and naturally put in front, his body leaned back slightly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise a little curvature, obviously in a very good mood.
The most obvious rule in the film and television industry is that the winner takes all, whether it is a movie or a TV series, the ability of popular and high-quality works to attract money is very exaggerated.
The two TV series [The Legend of Chu Qiao] and [Three Lives and Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms], although the investment is not small, is not worth mentioning compared to the copyright fees they sell now, and [Wei Mingxia] has made more money this time!
Of course, with the rise in the price of TV series rights in the past two years and the rapid increase in actors' salaries, if these two dramas are remade now, the investment is estimated to have doubled.
As the owner of a film and television company, as a capitalist, Gu Wei doesn't want the actor's salary to rise too exaggeratedly, but there is no way, this thing is determined by the market, not by personal will.
And Gu Wei is the top of the fault, his current salary offer for film and television dramas is almost the only one in domestic entertainment, but recently he has been acting in his own company's plays, so the salary is not obvious.
"Yes, the main thing is that the quality of [Chu Qiao's Biography] is passing, coupled with the blessing of Zhao Liying's fame, both local satellite TV and video platforms are optimistic about the future broadcast results of this drama."
Saying that, Yang Liwen hesitated.
"There's a good chance it's the next [Flower Thousand Bone]."
"Okay, let's sign a contract with Mango TV and several video platforms according to this offer!"
Gu Wei did not hesitate and made a decision directly.
Although the copyright fee of 612 million is not as good as [Three Lives, Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms], it is also the top price level of TV dramas at this stage.
After speaking, Gu Wei thought of something and added.
"In the contract, you must clarify the launch time of [Chu Qiaochuan] with several platforms, it will definitely not work in February, don't install a schedule with [Three Lives and Three Worlds].
Both films are very high-quality ancient puppet dramas, as long as the time is diverged, they can completely explode in their own way! ”
Yang Liwen nodded.
"Understood, boss, I will communicate this matter with Mango TV and Tengxun Video.
I guess they won't want [Chu Qiao's Biography] to compete on the same stage with the TV series you starred in."
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the premiere ceremony of the movie "The Great Wall" was held in Beijing.
At the premiere, director Zhang Yimou attended with his lover and children, including Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Liu Dehua, Willem Dafoe, Zhang Hanyu, etc.
Even Lin Gengxin, Zheng Kai, Huang Xuan, Chen Xuedong, Wang Junkai, who have few scenes in the movie, also dressed up to attend.
[The Great Wall] is a super production jointly produced by China Film Group, LeTV Pictures, Legendary Pictures, and Universal Pictures, a Sino-US joint venture, and built with an industrialized Hollywood production model, with a cost of 150 million US dollars.
It can be said that this film has attracted the attention of everyone inside and outside the circle from the beginning of preparation.
The ultra-high investment of 150 million US dollars is the first time in the mainland film industry, and even in Hollywood, it is considered the top A-level production.
Now this two-year-long magical action movie is about to be released, and everyone is looking forward to seeing what kind of sparks Zhang Yimou and the Hollywood team can collide.
The premiere of "The Great Wall" did not invite other stars in the circle to attend, perhaps the organizers felt that the fame of participating in these actors was enough to attract attention.
The movies of the national teacher Zhang Yimou, Hollywood superstar Matt Damon, the king Liu Dehua, the super popular idols of the younger generation Gu Wei and Lu Han, and even Zheng Kai and Lin Gengxin, who play soy sauce, are all popular stars, and they are all coffee positions that play the leading role in other movies.
The scene was crowded, almost all entertainment media had personnel present, and the audience was even more crowded with the venue.
On the red carpet, there is a burst of cheers and screams every time a star arrives.
Lu Han is wearing a dark jacket today, an orange plaid shirt inside, and a pair of black jeans underneath, and the overall style is very relaxed and casual.
After he walked on the red carpet alone, the audience and fans on both sides screamed, Lu Han also smiled and greeted everyone, and finally stood in the area at the front of the stage for the media to take pictures.
After standing for a while, he was about to walk inside, when suddenly there was a deafening shout from behind, and the shouts and enthusiasm of the fans seemed to set the whole venue on fire.
Lu Han rolled his eyes and knew that it must be Gu Wei who had arrived.
In fact, Lu Han is really popular now, and he has a lot of fans, and he has all kinds of achievements after returning to China, and there is no one else in the domestic entertainment of the same age group except Gu Wei.
This can be seen from the various lists posted in recent days.
Of course, this is not accurate.
Gu Wei's current popularity is actually not only compared with male stars of the same age, but his exaggerated performance is still the only one in domestic entertainment so far.
Even if the veteran actor Tianwang is better than him in terms of qualifications, he will be crushed by Gu Wei at the box office of the movie.
If you have to find someone to compare, the current Gu Wei is a bit like Cheng Long at the peak of early Hong Kong Island movies, unrivaled in terms of popularity and works, and he is popular through half the sky.
Looking at various lists, Lu Han seems to be only behind Gu Wei, but he knows that the actual gap between the two is very large, so he is very smart and has never had the heart to compare with Gu Wei.
And the relationship between the two has always been good, from the beginning of Wu Jing's incident without knowing each other, to the other party generously helping him solve Huang Zitao's troubles, no matter how you look at it now, the two are very good friends.
It's just that Lu Han is a little strange why Gu Wei came so early today, with his usual habits, all kinds of ceremonies are the last dojo.
This is not Gu Wei playing a big name, but as long as there is an event in which he participates, the organizers will arrange for him to arrive last.
The main reason is that he has the most fans, and if he puts him in the finale, the atmosphere at the scene will be very good, and the audience and the media present also have a sense of expectation.
Thinking like this, he hesitated for a few seconds, and Gu Wei had already walked quickly from the red carpet and stood in front of Lu Han.
"Fawn~"
Gu Wei was wearing a casual black suit, low-key and casual but steady, and greeted Lu Han first after seeing him.
Originally, today's stylist chose a sky blue suit with a very strong sense of fashion for him, but Gu Wei refused.
Including arriving early now, Gu Wei consciously came early.
To be honest, Gu Wei knows that he really doesn't have a few shots in [The Great Wall], it doesn't matter if the filmmaker wants to rub his popularity, he doesn't mind, but he doesn't want to be in the limelight, it was originally a friendly cameo, just keep a low profile.
"Brother Wei."
Lu Han greeted with a smile on his face.
After Gu Wei took a few photos of the reporter, he happened to leave with Lu Han, but he didn't expect the reporter outside to shout.
"Gu Wei! Luhan!
Let's take a group photo."
Several people shouted together, unable to resist everyone's enthusiasm, Gu Wei glanced at each other, stood side by side and let the media take a few photos.
The two left the photo area, and the reporters looked down at the photos they had just taken.
"Wow~ The photo of Gu Wei and Lu Han in the same frame is really rare!"
"Both of them are so handsome, they don't look good."
"I feel that Lu Han is a little petite next to Gu Wei~"
"It's normal to have a bit of a gap between 178 and 185."
“.”
"What have you been busy with lately?"
The two of them walked inside, and Gu Wei asked.
"In addition to recording variety shows in the past six months, I have been preparing for a new album."
"yes, remember to send me a copy of the new album when it comes out."
Lu Han smiled bitterly.
"Brother Wei, I won't show off my musical attainments in front of you."
Gu Wei smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
"Whatever you don't show, just like it.
And the songs you sang when you were in EXO before weren't very popular with fans~"
Lu Han smiled a little embarrassedly.
"By the way, Brother Wei, why don't you sing now?
It's a shame that Yiling's talent in music doesn't continue to sing.
I love this song of our movie [A Bridge of Fate], the two English songs you posted before have been sung very well in North America until now."
"I'm so busy, I'm usually acting, and I don't have much time to write and sing in my spare time, after all, for me, being an actor is the first profession, and being a singer is just a hobby."
Gu Wei raised his eyebrows and said indifferently.
"It's a shame."
The two entered the premiere venue, and slowly everyone in the crew arrived.
"Gu Wei, thank you for the ending song you wrote for the movie, it seems that the publicity effect is very good!"
Director Zhang Yi looked at Gu Wei and said with a smile.
"The director is too polite, my song is the icing on the cake, our movie mainly depends on the director"
Gu Wei said modestly.
"Haha~ Come, let me introduce you, this is my lover, and this is my daughter Zhang Mo, who is also a director."
Then Zhang Yimou introduced Gu Wei to the family who came with him today.
Gu Wei also greeted them politely one by one.
"Director Zhang Mo released a movie [28-year-old minor] some time ago, right?"
Gu Wei looked at Zhang Yimou, a gentle-looking daughter, and asked.
"yes, have you seen that movie?"
Zhang Mo asked with a dignified demeanor and a smile.
"I'm working on a movie right now, and the actress Ni Ni is the heroine of your movie, and she told me about Director Zhang and your movie."
"Yes~
Have you watched the movie? ”
Zhang Mo asked again.
The two had a common topic and chatted together.
Director Zhang Yimou went to receive others.
The premiere ceremony of "The Great Wall" lasted for nearly four hours, with interviews with reporters, audience interaction, movie playing, etc., and Gu Wei finally sang the song "Fate Bridge" on the spot, which caused bursts of screams from the audience.
Finally, all the main creators took a group photo on stage.
Director Zhang Yimou stood in the middle, on the left was Da Tiantian in a white dress, and on the right was Matt Damon.
Matt's side is the two foreign actors in the movie, then Huang Xuan, Chen Xuedong and Wang Junkai.
On this side of Jingtian stood Liu Dehua, Zhang Hanyu, Lu Han, Gu Wei, Lin Gengxin and Zheng Kai.
Gu Wei was originally arranged to stand between Jing Tian and Andy, but Gu Wei came to the stage and went straight to the side of a row of people, Liu Dehua, who was standing in the middle, waved his hand to signal Gu Wei to go over, Jing Tian also looked at him sideways with wide eyes, Gu Wei just waved his hand.
"Gu Wei, why did you run to the side?"
Zhang Hanyu chatted with Gu Wei across Lu Han, the two had only drunk together at the celebration banquet of [Operation Mekong] last month, and the relationship was in place, and they had no scruples when chatting.
Gu Wei smiled bitterly.
"Brother Han Yu, you also know, I only have a few shots in [movie], and now that the promoter is so promoted, I'm already very embarrassed, so I won't go to the middle to take pictures."
Zhang Hanyu also understood what was going on, so he didn't say anything more.
Liu Dehua next to him watched him chatting with Gu Wei, and curiously accosted Zhang Hanyu, Zhang Hanyu explained Gu Wei's thoughts to him, and Andy nodded understandingly.
"Brother Wei, don't hurt me!
Even if you don't want to stand in the middle, don't stand outside me, let's change it, wait for this photo to be sent, I have to be scolded by netizens! ”
Lu Han frowned and smiled wryly.
The corners of Gu Wei's mouth curled slightly, and he patted him on the shoulder.
"You play a heavy role in the movie, shouldn't you stand in front of me, you see why I don't stand on Xiaoxin's side.
Don't worry, when you get back, you can post two photos of the two of us on Weibo, and I'll give you a thumbs up! ”
"Okay~
Anyway, I can't resist you, I can only listen to you."
Lu Han said, and Lin Gengxin, who was standing on the other side of Gu Wei, was smiling while eating melons.
(End of chapter)