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[Left Ear] is also of special significance to Gu Wei.

This is Gu Wei's first youth film, and it is also the most suitable film for him at this stage.

Although Gu Wei knows many films that have achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success, his current age and image determine that there are many roles that are not suitable for him.

For example, he is currently filming a movie called "The Sorrow of Charlotte". He knows that it will be a hit at the box office when it is released next year, but there is no role suitable for him in the film.

It is impossible for him to play Charlotte, that is Shen Teng's exclusive role, and his age and image cannot play it.

Only Yuan Hua, the "Tidal Sea Spirit" played by Yin Zheng, is suitable for him, but the production cost of "Charlotte Trouble" was only 20 million, and Gu Wei's current film salary is also 20 million.

The producers probably didn’t even have the courage to find him.

Moreover, with Gu Wei's current fame and status, to play a supporting role in a low-budget comedy would be completely self-relegating and thankless.

Most of his current fans only became fans of him after watching "The Legend of Ancient Swords". It would be strange not to lose fans after watching him play the role of "Tidal Sea Spirit".

However, if it is a movie that Gu Wei's own company controls and invests in, then it would be no problem for him to play a supporting role. In order to make money, other things can be put aside.

It turned out that Gu Wei was interested in investing in "Charlotte's Trouble". Later, he asked his agent to find out. In addition to Happy Twist, the film's producers include Wanda Film and Television and Tengxun Video, both of which are wealthy producers. It's hard for him to get in.

Gu Wei thought it would be good to make some youth movies. Who makes him look young? All the young stars in the industry who are about the same age as him have made a lot of youth movies.

You can act in any kind of drama at any age. When Gu Wei gets older in a few years, he may not be suitable for acting in youth dramas.

Gu Wei didn't want to be like some actors who have to play the role of a fresh young man at a very old age. He can't even hide the old look on his face, and the audience will look at it, which is too embarrassing.

And another advantage of making a youth film is that it allows everyone to intuitively see your box office appeal.

Everyone knows that most of the people who watch this kind of movie are young men and women, and they basically go there for the stars in the movie.

If it is a hit at the box office, it will naturally be the result of the movie's protagonist, who brings fans to the box office.

After the filming of "Left Ear" was completed, some of the follow-up work had nothing to do with Gu Wei. Only after the large-scale publicity on the eve of the release, the actors in the crew would reunite.

The film's release date has been determined, probably around April next year. Of course, these are matters decided by the producer, Enlight Media, and the director, Su Youpeng. As a remunerated starring actor, Gu Wei cannot intervene.

Although his salary reflects the investment, he is not the main controller after all. All he can do is cooperate with the publicity later and wait for the money.

Coincidentally, another movie invested by Gu Wei, Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior", is also scheduled to be released in April next year.

However, the two movies are completely different genres, one is a military war and the other is a youth idol, so there is no need to worry about too much competition between them.

In the golden autumn of September, Beijing also ushered in the good autumn weather. There was no chirping of cicadas, and the endless heat. Even if the air conditioner is not turned on in the office, the cool breeze coming in through the window can make people feel comfortable. Gu Wei felt cool.

After returning to the capital, Gu Wei took a brief rest and then started to work non-stop.

[Left Ear] was filmed for more than two months. Gu Wei only returned to the capital when he was guest-starring in [Pancake Man], and he also took time to go back to the company to handle some accumulated work.

"Mr. Gu, these are the scenes that have been coming to you recently."

Agent Yang Liwen knocked on the door and came in, holding a thick stack of scripts and placing them on the desk in front of Gu Wei.

"I have screened out some of the three-no dramas that are obviously unreliable. The rest are basically produced by companies that are somewhat famous in the industry, and some are directed by film directors who have made great achievements."

"Haha~ why are you looking for me in so many dramas?"

Gu Wei looked at the tall stack of scripts in front of him and said with some amazement.

"You don't know how popular you are now. I've basically read all of these scripts, most of them are TV series, and there are slightly fewer movie invitations.

Most of the TV dramas looking for you are male leads, most of which are costume dramas. "

Yang Liwen said and divided the scripts into two piles, the higher ones were TV series and the lower ones were movies.

"Some of these film and television companies have signed actors under their own names, so why don't they praise their own people?"

Gu Wei was reading the script of the TV series and talking to Yang Liwen.

“When TV series are produced, they are afraid that they will not be broadcast on stars, and they will not be able to sell them at a good price, and even many TV stations will not buy them after they are filmed.

With your current popularity, boss, no matter what TV series you appear in, that TV series will immediately become the most popular series and attract the attention of major TV stations. After filming, you can easily sell it for a good price.

Although it's good to praise your own people, making money from selling dramas is the most important thing!

It is said that during the preparation of new TV series in the industry, as long as the role is suitable, you will be sent an invitation.

We will not look for other actors until we refuse. "

"So exaggerated?"

Gu Wei is not aware enough of his current popularity.

“Of course, at the beginning of the year, the TV series [Shanshan Is Here] that you collaborated with Zhao Liying, the production company Juku had a good negotiation with Lychee TV, but it was bought by Mango TV at a high price.

It is said that the people over at Lychee Taiwan regret it to death, and the director of the film purchasing department has been criticized by the company. "

When Gu Wei flipped through the script, he basically looked at the names. If he had no impression of it, he would just skip it. If he had some impression, he would open it and flip through it.

"[Tomb Raider Notes] Huanrui hasn't started filming yet?"

Gu Wei suddenly found the "Tomb Robbery Notes" sent over by Huan Rui in a stack of scripts.

He had already made up his mind when he first acquired the copyright for this big IP. Unfortunately, he is not the only smart person in the world.

[Tomb Raiders Notes] is a novel that Sanshu Nanpai started serializing on the Internet in 2006. After it was officially published in 2007, its sales became even more popular.

In 2012, Nanpai Sanshu and Shanghai Chengzong Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. signed the film adaptation and filming rights of "Tomb Robbers Notes", and agreed to start filming within one year.

However, until the end of 2013, Shanghai Chengzong Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. failed to perform its contract. According to the contract, Nanpai Sanshu issued a unilateral notice to the other party to terminate the contract.

Subsequently, Uncle Nanpai sold the six-year TV adaptation rights of "Tomb Robbers Notes" (Parts 1-9) to Huanrui Century for a copyright fee of 5 million yuan.

"This book was just handed over by Huanrui recently. They are planning to make a 12-episode web series for one season. The production cost of a single episode is about 5 million."

Gu Wei frowned and thought for a moment. His current quotation for the TV series was 800,000 per episode, which was higher than the 600,000 per episode two months ago.

Don't be too expensive. Gu Wei is following the market trend. The crews who sent him scripts all agreed with his salary, and some even offered to negotiate the salary as long as Gu Wei was willing to participate.

If he joins the crew of "Tomb Robbers", since there are only 12 episodes, his salary will be 9.6 million, but it will take 3 to 4 months to shoot. Although he remembers that "Tomb Robbers" was also very popular when it was later screened on the Internet. It’s popular, but it’s not cost-effective.

"The filming time is too long, the series is too short, and the pay is too low. Let's reject Huanrui politely and just say that I have no schedule. After all, the previous cooperation was very pleasant, and there will be opportunities to work together again in the future."

Gu Wei put [Tomb Robbery Notes] together with the pile of scripts he had just turned over, and spoke to his agent calmly.

I probably looked through the scripts of these TV series, and found that except for one "Tomb Raiders Notes" which was interesting, the rest couldn't be watched. The only thing that caught his attention was that everyone was very happy to give money.

His salary for a 50-episode TV series alone was 40 million. Unfortunately, he accepted every film that had better ratings in his memory.

As long as Gu Wei takes a role, he will finish it conscientiously and will never skip the scene in the middle. At most, he will take a short leave if something happens. With his fame and popularity, the crew will understand.

This resulted in his low production of movies every year. If he had Yang Mi's efficiency of shooting 11 movies a year, he could easily earn several small goals in a year just from his salary.

It's a pity that Gu Wei still cherishes his feathers too much and is afraid of ruining his own brand.

Throwing these scripts aside one by one, Gu Wei seemed to see countless small amounts of money flowing away, and his heart ached.

After flipping through the last TV series script, Gu Wei picked up another stack of movie scripts.

"Mr. Gu, there are fewer movie invitations, and some of them are not protagonists, but I think you can pay attention to them. I have marked those that need special attention."

Gu Wei was not surprised when he heard this. Compared with TV series, film casting is more stringent. It doesn't just depend on the actor's fame. Acting skills and compatibility with the role are also important.

Gu Wei flipped through a few books, and sure enough, most of them were youth movies, the names of which he had never even heard of.

But there are surprises.

There are two scripts from Huayi Brothers, both of which were specially marked by Yang Liwen.

One is a drama action film [Lao Pao'er] directed by director Guan Fu and starring Feng Xiaogang.

The person who invited Gu Wei to play the role was "Zhang Xiaobo", the son of the male protagonist "Sixth Master", which is the role played by Li Yifeng in the original time and space.

Speaking of the movie "Lao Pao Er", it is also very interesting. In order to attract more young audiences to the cinema, Yuan Shikong found two top actors at the time to play Feng Xiaogang.

As a result, the two of them got into trouble one after another.

Although "Lao Pao Er" subsequently performed well at the box office, and Feng Xiaogang won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for this movie, it was useless to Gu Wei.

The only advantage for him if he takes this movie is that he can build a good relationship with the Huayi people and increase his connections.

However, he has not forgotten that when the movie was released last year, there was still a slight conflict between him and Feng Xiaogang, and it would be awkward to meet them then.

Gu Wei has always believed that people in different circles do not need to be forced into each other. He is famous and has resources, so he does not need to have a good relationship with everyone.

With this thought in mind, he threw aside [Lao Pao'er]'s script.

Yang Liwen saw the name of the script at the side and wanted to say something. She looked at Gu Wei's expression and did not open her mouth.

There is also a sequel titled [Predecessor 2: Spare Tire Strikes Back] directed by Tian Yusheng.

The box office of the first film exceeded 100 million, and Gu Wei remembered that the box office of this sequel should have exceeded 200 million.

It's a pity that it's useless again. If [Predecessor 3] came to him, he would agree.

After reading all the movie scripts, Gu Wei took out one and put it on the table and said to Yang Liwen.

"Anle sent me an invitation. Did they decide to reshoot with another role so quickly?"

Yang Liwen looked down and saw three big words written on the script [Monster Hunting].

"Yes, actually Anle communicated with the General Administration after the incident happened.

The General Administration's attitude is that illegal artists must be completely banned. If the roles are not changed, the movie cannot be released.

More than 200 million yuan has been invested in the filming of this movie, and the investor, Anle Pictures, is already struggling to get off the ground.

Their boss Jiang Zhiqiang decided to spend another 100 million to reshoot, which was considered to be the last resort.

It's just that this matter is still in the confidentiality stage, and the news has not been released to the media and the public. "

The Ke Zhendong incident that was revealed last month shocked the entire entertainment industry, and of course Gu Wei was also paying attention.

This young Bayan actor who became popular with his role as "Ke Jingteng" in "The Girls We Chased Together" had his future ruined due to illegal crimes.

Even more unlucky was Anle Pictures. Before the film was released, it was banned from being released by the General Administration of China because of bad actors. Seeing that the investment of more than 200 million was about to be wasted.

Gu Wei estimated that Ke Zhendong was heartbroken when Anle was stabbed.

Seeing that Gu Wei was very interested in "Monster Hunting", Yang Liwen, her manager, couldn't help but give him some advice.

"Mr. Gu, this is the first time this film format of [Monster Hunt] has been introduced in our country, and no one in the industry knows whether it will be successful.

Now that something like this has happened again, production costs have skyrocketed, and it is even harder to get back the money.

You have to be careful if you want to take over this mess. "

Gu Wei smiled. What Yang Liwen said made sense. Most people in the circle probably think so now.

It's a pity that he took the test in an open book and knew the answer.

After its release, "Monster Hunt" achieved good box office results of 2.4 billion, breaking the box office record of mainland movies in one fell swoop.

Although there were some negative news about box office fraud in the later period, the box office of around 2 billion was still there.

This data is a very big achievement for the leading actor of the movie.

Moreover, Jing Boran, the male protagonist who was captured to save the scene in the original version, was not very famous before filming "Monster Hunt". He only became famous because of the popularity of the movie.

Now if it were Gu Wei, he might not be able to win the domestic movie box office championship with his strength.

"When will Anle Pictures plan to reshoot?"

Seeing that her advice was of no use, Gu Wei seemed determined to accept the movie. Yang Liwen didn't say anything else. She still admired Gu Wei's vision very much.

"Probably from the end of this year to the beginning of next year, the schedules of other actors will have to be coordinated.

Anle really wants you to take this movie, and they have offered a salary of 30 million which is far from the market price. "

Yang Liwen hesitated and added.

"It is said on the Internet that Mr. Jiang, who is happy, has spent all his wealth to make this movie."

Gu Wei smiled and was not surprised by this. At this time, people in the industry are generally not optimistic about "Monster Hunting".

After all, including the money for reshoots, this movie is already a super-large production with an investment of more than 300 million. Movies with this amount of investment can be said to be rare in the film industry at this time.

If other movies had this kind of investment, they would definitely have stars and big names, but the original version of "Monster Hunt" found the little-known Jing Boran as the leading actor.

It can be seen that at this time, the general public opinion of this movie is clear.

Now that Anle Pictures is looking for Gu Wei, they naturally want to take advantage of his popularity to help the movie maximize its box office. After all, they have already hit the jackpot this time and there is no way out.

"You talk to Anle and confirm the time for reshoots. If there are no problems, just sign the contract."