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After the Spring Festival holiday, migrant workers from all over the country returned to work one after another, continuing their life of some 996 and some 007 blessings.

The flow of people in the capital was increasing day by day, and it soon became crowded again.

The box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" has also dropped from more than 60 million the previous day to just over 30 million. This is normal. After all, everyone has gone to work, and only some students who have not finished their winter vacation have time to watch the movie.

After the box office exceeded 1 billion, everyone knew that a new box office record for domestic movies was about to be set.

After all, the original record holder [Thailand] only had a box office of 1.267 billion, and it was released at the end of 2012, more than 2 years ago.

In the meantime, Zhou Xingchi's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and Gu Wei's "Detective Chinatown" were both close to this number, but they were still a little short of breaking it.

It stands to reason that after more than two years of domestic theater construction, the number of big screens across the country is now much greater than when "Thailand" was released.

New movies naturally have a greater chance of achieving high box office numbers.

It's a pity that making movies is not a math problem. No matter how many cinemas are built, if the quality of the movie is not good and the audience will not buy it, the box office will not be high.

Therefore, the development of the country in recent years has only raised the box office limit for excellent movies. Those that are good-looking and liked by the audience will be huge hits, while those that are not good will still not be good.

Many people in the industry have thought about which director's masterpiece will eventually surpass "囧" and become the new box office record holder.

Some people guessed it was Jiang Wen. After all, "Let the Bullets Fly" a few years ago was so amazing that it gained both box office and word-of-mouth success. As the director himself said, he made money while standing still.

Unfortunately, after Jiang Wen's new film "One Step Away" was released at the end of 2014, this speculation was shattered.

The reputation of this movie is seriously polarized. Those who like it think it is a magical movie. The two best actors Jiang Wen and Ge You have wonderful performances. There are various metaphors throughout the movie. There are points that can be explored deeply everywhere. It is extremely enjoyable. .

Most of the people who hate it have the same attitude. What the hell is this? I don’t understand it at all. Forget it, go back and read the movie reviews.

When a movie requires the audience to go back and read movie reviews to understand it, it is completely separated from the masses and reduced to the self-pleasure of a small group of people.

Audiences across the country know that Jiang Wen is talented. In "Let the Bullets Fly" he told an easy-to-understand story to the audience. After reading it, they can recall a lot of things from it, so everyone liked it.

It may be that the previous success made Jiang Wen a little distracted. [One Step Away] was completely trapped in his own world. He only expressed himself, regardless of whether the audience could understand it. He was somewhat casual and selfish, and it was difficult for the audience to resonate.

In the end, the movie got a box office of 500 million yuan. Although it is already a big hit in the eyes of ordinary directors, that is Jiang Wen. The last movie "Let the Bullets Fly" had a box office of 670 million yuan. Audiences across the country are looking forward to his movie. For my next work, getting this result is already a big success.

Some people also think it will be Zhou Xingchi. After all, last year's "Journey to the West: Conquer the Demons" achieved a score of 1.25 billion, which was only over 10 million short of breaking the record.

Others think it might be veteran directors like Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou. One is the box office king of domestic comedies, and the other is the pioneer of domestic blockbusters.

But no one expected that the final record-breaking movie would be an animated film directed by a completely unknown person.

Before the release of "The Return of the Great Sage", no one in the film and television industry knew Tian Xiaopeng.

This situation was unexpected by everyone. In just 13 days, the box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" exceeded 1 billion like melons and vegetables.

Although the Spring Festival period is now over and the movie's single-day box office has dropped, there are still nearly three weeks of release time. Everyone will wait and see what the final box office will be.

The box office hit of "The Return of the Great Sage" also has another effect, which is to promote the development of the animated film industry.

The first people to eat crabs are a few and courageous, but there are too many people who follow the trend after seeing others succeed.

Gu Wei has Enlight Media as a partner to invest in it, and there are also many other film and television companies who intend to develop in this area.

In the past few days, good news has come from the company.

After two months of editing and post-production, [A Little Smile Is Alluring] was finally completed.

After watching several episodes of the film in the screening room, Gu Wei was very satisfied. The plot was not much different from the original version, but the final effect was much better.

As for the actors, it goes without saying that Gu Wei easily surpassed Yang Yang in terms of appearance. When he played "Left Ear", he was on the same level as Yang Yang. When the two of them stand together, it can only be said that they are bullying Teacher Yang Yang.

Not to mention Nazha, the beauty gap between her and Shuangzi is not too big. In terms of acting, she has Zhang Songwen's guidance and does not stretch her hips. The whole process is online, and it is not inferior to the original version.

Because Gu Wei provided a lot of money, the costumes of various characters in the TV series, the layout of the scenes, and the graphics of some games were all very well done.

At first glance, it seems to be well-made.

There was an episode during post-production. Director Lin Yufen approached Gu Wei when he was doing the soundtrack for the TV series and asked him to write a theme song for the film. After all, Gu Wei's musical talent was obvious to all, and he It’s normal to make a song for your family’s film.

Gu Wei promised, turned around and asked someone from the company to find Wang Sulong. He wrote the original theme song of [A Smile Is Alluring]. Gu Wei felt that the original music was perfect and there was no need to do it himself. Go take the trouble to compose another song.

His current idea is to use money to solve things that can be solved with money, and he can do whatever he can.

"Director Lin, you have worked hard these past two months."

In Gu Wei's office, Lin Yu was sitting on the guest sofa by the director, with the Longjing tea that Gu Wei had brewed for her in front of her.

"Mr. Gu is serious, it's all for work. These are what I should do as a director."

Lin Yufen said with a smile, picking up the steaming teacup in front of him and taking a slow sip.

"I have been filming for such a long time and have worked with many directors. In my opinion, Director Lin, you are definitely a master of idol dramas. You are unique in your control of the plot and the shaping of the male and female protagonists."

"Mr. Gu, you are so generous~"

"I wonder what work arrangements Director Lin has next?"

Gu Wei, sitting opposite, asked seemingly casually.

Lin Yufen hesitated for a moment.

"Director Li Guoli of [Sugar Man] approached me. Their company is planning to make a TV series with the theme of [Liao Zhai] and asked me to be the chief director."

"[Sugar Man], I remember last year their film [Wuxin Master] was directed by you, Director Lin, and it was also a very excellent film."

"Li Guoli and I are friends, and we initially collaborated more with [Sugar Man]."

After chatting for a while, Lin Yufen stood up and left.

Gu Wei originally wanted to invite Lin Yufen to his company as a contracted director. He has accumulated a lot of IP over the years, and in the end he will inevitably turn them into films. He lacks Lin Yufen who has both ability and works. director.

It's a pity that Lin Daozhi is not here. Gu Wei expressed his intention to recruit twice, but she declined politely.

Think about it, Lin Yufen is a director from Hong Kong Island. He initially filmed many TV series for "Sugar Man", and last year he was hired by "Ciwen Film and Television" to film "Flower Thousand Bones". If the timeline remains unchanged In the future, she will also accept invitations from [Huace] and [Jiaxing] to film [Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom].

It can be said that they maintain good relations with these big companies in the TV drama circle and do not fall in love with any party. It is normal to reject Gu Wei now.

After Director Lin left, Gu Wei called Zhao Mingcheng in.

[A slight smile is charming] He is still the producer of this TV series.

"In addition to the normal remuneration in the contract, Director Lin will give her a big red envelope.

Let’s just say that it’s our first time working together and I’m grateful for her hard work! "

Zhao Mingcheng understood what Gu Wei meant as soon as he heard it.

It is very normal for film and television companies to attract these famous directors in the industry.