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Around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Wei checked the time, packed up the things on his desk, and prepared to leave the company.

I have an event to attend in the evening, so I can't be late.

After returning from the United States, my daily schedule must be full. If I want to relax and rest, I have to find opportunities to take a break from the busy schedule.

However, he was already prepared. Since he likes the dazzling stage, it is inevitable to put in some hard work for it.

After going downstairs, I got in the nanny car and went all the way to the Millennium Hotel in Beijing.

The celebration party for [Monster Hunt] will be held here tonight.

There were many people at the dinner. In addition to all the film's creators, [Anle Pictures] also invited many friends from the media to attend, hoping to take this opportunity to promote it again.

At the beginning of the banquet, Jiang Zhiqiang and director Xu Chengyi took the stage to speak respectively.

The general content is how difficult it was during the preparation and production of the film. The current results are all due to the efforts of all the crew members and everyone's support.

I would like to thank all the creative staff who worked on the film and the publicity staff who worked hard after the film was released.

Originally, Mr. Jiang wanted Gu Wei, the leading actor, to come on stage and say a few words, but Gu Wei refused with a smile.

After the two of them finished speaking, Gu Wei and Bai Lily, who was wearing a slim black dress and heavy makeup, came on stage together.

Four people stood side by side on the stage, each with a small hammer.

The staff pushed up a long ice sculpture, with seven zeros behind the Arabic numeral 267, representing the 2.67 billion box office performance of "Monster Hunt".

Jiang Zhiqiang and Xu Chengyi stood in the middle, while Gu Wei and Bai Baihe stood on both sides.

They posed for the media friends opposite to take various photos, and then the four of them smashed the hammers in their hands together amidst Mr. Jiang's shouts.

After the ceremony, the host asked Mr. Jiang whether he would make a sequel to "Monster Hunt".

Jiang Zhiqiang expressed his affirmation with a smile on his face, and said that the script is already in preparation, emphasizing that they [Anle Pictures] will do their best to make [Monster Hunt] as high-quality as [Shrek] and [Kung Fu Panda] Series of movies.

After the various sessions were over, everyone began to eat.

At the main table, the happy people finished several rounds of toasts, and Jiang Zhiqiang sat next to Gu Wei.

"Gu Wei, speaking of which, I have to thank you very much!"

"Mr. Jiang, what did you say?"

"At that time, [Monster Hunt] was facing a reshoot with a different angle. If you hadn't come to the rescue, and the final shooting effect was better than the original version, the film would not have the various achievements it has now.

It was you who saved this movie and [Anle]! "

Jiang Zhiqiang patted Gu Wei's shoulder and sighed.

"Don't dare, Mr. Jiang, you have broken me.

I'm just a young actor, and I get paid to act, so it's hard to say whether I can be saved or not.

Even if there was no Gu Wei at that time, there would still be Zhang Wei and Li Wei, and eventually there would be actors to play this role.

What really made the film a success was Mr. Jiang’s decision-making and Director Xu’s high-quality shooting. "

Gu Wei said modestly.

As for how big a role he played in the movie, he can see most clearly from the combination of his two lives.

Even without him, Jing Boran will take over. Although it will be impossible to achieve the current results by then, it will still be a big-selling movie.

"You are so humble. I don't know how big a role you play in the movie. If others don't know, I don't know.

Without your participation, our movie would never have reached such a high box office. "

Gu Wei smiled and didn't answer any more.

"You must have listened to what I said on stage just now. What do you think about the second part of [Monster Hunt]?"

Jiang Zhiqiang changed the topic and suddenly talked about the second part of the movie.

“Our movie has done so well, so it’s only natural that we continue to make it.

But it mainly depends on you and Director Xu. After all, I am just an actor. "

Gu Wei didn't think that far ahead.

When he accepted the role of "Monster Hunt", it was because of the movie's high box office results, and he never considered what the filming of the second part would be like.

"Director Xu is currently working on the script. If nothing unexpected happens, you and Lily will still be the protagonists.

I believe that as long as we work together, the second part will definitely create more brilliant results. "

Jiang Zhiqiang's words have made it very clear that the original cast members will continue to film the sequel and invite him to continue to star.

The expression on Gu Wei's face remained unchanged, but he was already murmuring in his heart.

He remembered that the male protagonist of "Monster Hunt 2" was Liang Chaowei. If the original script was followed, he, the male protagonist of the first movie, would become the second male protagonist in the second movie.

If it were still the original script, Gu Wei would not accept it at all.

The script is not good and the reputation is poor. On the one hand, he even rejected the second male lead in Zhang Yimou [The Great Wall], and he did not agree to be cast as Matt Damon, so Liang Chaowei has nothing to do with it.

Although he is not as good as veteran superstars like Liang Chaowei, Andy Lau, and Chow Yun-fat in terms of domestic entertainment status now, and he has not won any movie awards to prove himself, Gu Wei is completely worthy of them in terms of popularity.

No matter how senior you are, how good your acting skills are, or how brilliant you were in the past, it still depends on your current film performance. Gu Wei's current box office appeal in domestic entertainment is definitely unique, and no one can match it.

To put it more arrogantly, if Cheng Long asked Gu Wei to be the second male lead in a movie, he would have to think about it. There was a high probability that he would not accept the offer, let alone the others.

Of course, there is one exception, and that is the film you invest in. If it is for making money, then you can aggrieve yourself. It doesn't matter whether you deserve the supporting role or not.

Gu Wei thought so, but there was no expression on his face.

Jiang Zhiqiang was still talking to himself.

"The total box office of the movies you have starred in now is almost 5 billion, right?"

"A little over 4.8 billion."

"If you make a few more movies, after [Monster Hunt 2] is released, I am confident that your box office results will reach 10 billion.

When the time comes for domestic entertainment to be the first actor to earn over 10 billion in box office, think about what an honor it will be! "

Jiang Zhiqiang used this to seduce Gu Wei.

"Mr. Jiang, you are right."

Gu Wei just smiled and nodded, feeling quite disdainful in his heart.

He felt that the other party was trying to spread the pie.

It's not that what Jiang Zhiqiang said is wrong.

"Monster Hunt 2" can indeed add a big score to Gu Wei's box office performance, but when you are looking for actors to star in movies, should you first talk about the salary issue and how much money you can give, talking about these "tens of billions actors" Or something, do you want Gu Wei to take less pay for the sake of honor?

The salary of the protagonists of series of movies will get higher and higher, especially for blockbuster series of movies. This is a normal rule in the industry.

For example, Robert Downey Jr., who plays Iron Man in the Marvel series of movies, was only paid a meager $500,000 in the first movie [Iron Man].

Later movies became hits, and his salary kept rising. By the time "Avengers" was released, it had reached $50 million, a 100-fold increase.

This is also true for Johnny Depp in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series and Vin Diesel in the "Fast and Furious" series.

Even for the "Detective Chinatown" series shot by Gu Wei, Wang Baoqiang only received 5 million in salary for the first part, but it rose to 20 million for the second part.

This is because his three consecutive films [Frozen: Gate of Rebirth], [One Man's Martial Arts], and [Taoist Descending the Mountain] all failed at the box office.

Among them, the first two films failed extremely miserably. [Frozen: Gate of Rebirth] invested 200 million, had a box office of 142 million, and the investors lost 150 million.

Although [One Man's Martial Arts] has a great reputation, it still lost more than 100 million despite an investment of 167 million and a box office of 118 million.

"The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", which he had high hopes for, was a hit at the box office and in word-of-mouth.

So when Gu Wei approached him to film "Tang Detective 2", Wang Baoqiang urgently needed a movie to reverse his decline, otherwise his acting career would begin to decline.

Gu Wei was also very sincere about the 20 million yuan salary, so Wang Baoqiang didn't ask for more.

Compared to Wang Baoqiang, Gu Wei's appetite is much greater.

The main reason is that his box office appeal is already strong and he has no shortage of movies to make.

To put it bluntly, wouldn't it be nice for him to make some money for himself by filming his own company's movies? If he can't invest in the projects of other film companies outside, or have the kind of roles that can win awards, it won't be interesting to film them. .

Gu Wei has already set a bottom line for himself to star in "Monster Hunt 2". He will participate in the movie and modify the script. It will be no problem for him to star. "Anle Pictures" will give him a part of the investment share, and then the role must be the first one. There is a male protagonist, and he also has the right to partially modify the script.

It seems very embarrassing to say it. If this request spreads, Gu Wei will definitely be labeled as a big name.

But he is worth this price now.

Just like when Da Baobei was interviewed by the media when she was filming and cutting out pictures for 80 million yuan, the reporter said that netizens questioned her salary. Da Baobao said very confidently, "I am worth this price!"

Of course, she relied on fame and popularity at that time, while Gu Wei relied entirely on real achievements.

These are all things for later. Now Jiang Zhiqiang is just giving Gu Wei a head start, and the script has not yet been completed.

When the script is actually sent to Gu Wei, it will not be too late to raise these requirements.

Hearing Gu Wei keep agreeing with him, Jiang Zhiqiang didn't doubt that he was there. He felt that his proposal moved the other party, and he happily toasted with Gu Wei back and forth, and the host and the guest were enjoying themselves for a while.

As the night grew late and the celebration party came to an end, Gu Wei said goodbye to Jiang Zhiqiang, politely declined Bai Lily's invitation, and got in the car to the Palm Springs apartment, but there was no way there was a minor patient waiting for him.

The next day, the entertainment section of major news media published the event about the "Monster Hunt" celebration party. After all, the film and television box office is still ranked first, and any news will attract everyone's attention.

The most eye-catching thing in the news is that Anle announced a plan to shoot a sequel. Not only ordinary viewers, but also major companies in the film and television industry also attach great importance to this news.

"Monster Hunt" was so successful that it brought a net profit of at least 500 million to "Anle Pictures". Which company wouldn't be jealous.

Now that the second part is being filmed, everyone is trying their best to join in, hoping to get a share of the pie.

But none of this has much to do with Gu Wei. In the next few days, he was busy reshooting the remaining scenes of "Tang Detective 2".

There was still a scene in the movie where Gu Wei and Wang Baoqiang were trapped in prison that was not filmed.

"Qin Feng" and "Tang Ren" were caught by the seventh uncle's godson "Lu Guofu" and locked in a private cell.

"Lu Guofu" doesn't care who is the real murderer or not, he just wants to find a murderer that everyone recognizes to deal with the seventh uncle, so as to inherit the seventh uncle's inheritance.

And "Song Yi", who is considered by everyone to be the murderer, is his best choice.

"Qin Feng" and "Tang Ren" suffered a lot because they hung out with "Song Yi", and were arrested by him and asked about the whereabouts of "Song Yi".

The two of them were locked up without saying anything.

"Qin Feng" traced back the identities and locations of the murders of several victims in a private cell, and with the help of "Tang Ren" uncovered the truth about the murderer taking the five elements and five internal organs to make elixirs.

The entire plot lasts about 10 minutes in the movie, and it all takes place in a private cell. The actors, except for Gu Wei and Wang Baoqiang, are all domestic actors, so it was not arranged to be filmed in New York.

"Old Qin, this time it's hanging~

It doesn't matter, he wants to kill another person, we still have a chance! "

Wang Baoqiang was a little frustrated, and then comforted him.

"After all, it's a human life!"

Gu Wei tugged at him, somewhat unwillingly.

Wang Baoqiang was also very helpless.

"But what can we do if we can't get out?"

Gu Wei was completely helpless and made some angry remarks.

"Don't you know how to recite a curse? Recite a curse!"

"Just read it!"

Wang Baoqiang couldn't bear the excitement, so he turned around in circles and made gestures, and really began to recite mantras in a decent manner, as if he was performing a ritual.

"Wearing Sanqing on the head

Thousands of soldiers on foot

Zhengtiao Beidou

Left tone seven stars

Taishang Laojun is as anxious as the law! "

Finally, he bent down, clasped his hands, pointed in the direction of the door and shouted:

"open!!!"

Unexpectedly, the iron door opened in response.

Wang Baoqiang thought that a deity had appeared, so he knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing forward.

"Hahaha!!

Thank you Taishang Laojun, thank you Taishang Laojun! "

Nazha, dressed as a two-dimensional girl, was leaning against the door, turning the keys in her hand and chewing gum.

"You'd better thank the Queen Mother~"

"Click! This shot is over."

The assistant director's voice came. Gu Wei walked to the side, looked at the monitor, and took the speaker nearby.

"Okay, it's done. Let's pack up."

The staff listened to his words and started to clean up.

Gu Wei returned to the venue and looked at Wang Baoqiang with a smile on his face.

"Baoqiang, we have finished shooting all the scenes for this movie, you did a good job!"

Wang Baoqiang grinned reluctantly and seemed to be in low spirits.

Gu Wei turned to look at Naza next to him.

"Nazha performed very well too, come on!"

After two days of recovery, Nazha is now back to full strength.

"It's all well-trained by the director!"

I don’t know if it was intentional, but her words were quite a pun.

Gu Wei didn't pay attention and turned around.

"Bao Qiang, why do you feel a little depressed when you start filming after returning to China?

Nothing happened, right? "

Gu Wei asked with concern.

"Director, it's okay. What can I do? I haven't had a good rest these past two days."

Wang Baoqiang said it a little reluctantly.

"Bao Qiang, we have known each other for almost three years since the filming of [Tang Detective 1] started.

I highly recognize your acting skills and character, and regard you as my good friend.

If you have any difficulties, feel free to come to me. I will definitely not stand idly by if I can help. "

Gu Wei patted him on the shoulder and said with some seriousness.

"Director, Brother Wei, I'm fine. I'll definitely open my mouth if something happens."

Wang Baoqiang was a little moved by Gu Wei's words, but he still said nothing.

In the car walking back from the shooting studio, Nazha asked Gu Wei curiously:

"Did you see what happened to Brother Baoqiang?"

"No!"

Gu Wei shrugged.

"I'm just saying that I can help others if anything happens."

"I always feel like you know something weird."