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The launch conference of [Operation Mekong River].

Not only are many domestic media here today, but also some Thai entertainment media are here for interviews due to the impact of Gu Wei's landing in Bangkok yesterday.

The crew held a worship ceremony led by director Lin Chaoxian.

Everyone present seemed very pious. First, they prayed for the smooth shooting of the film, and second, they prayed for the victims of the Mekong River.

To be honest, the filming of the movie "Operation Mekong" was actually quite dangerous.

Because it was changed from the real event "10.5 Mekong River Massacre".

The villain BOSS "Nou Ka" in the movie really existed. He was once a powerful drug lord Nuo Kang who was entrenched in the Golden Triangle area.

He was also the mastermind behind the Mekong River tragedy and the real culprit behind the murder of 13 crew members of the Chinese merchant ships "Hua Ping" and "Yu Xing 8".

Although after the incident occurred on October 5, 2011, the Chinese police attached great importance to it and dispatched a task force to arrest Naw Kang, the main culprit in the Mekong River tragedy, and brought him back to the country for trial and execution.

But no one can guarantee whether there will be remnants of Nuokang in the Golden Triangle.

Director Lin Chaoxian also took this into consideration. For the safety of the crew and the smooth shooting of the film, after inspecting and comparing various on-site environments, he arranged the scenes in the city to be shot in Bangkok. The final scene of capturing "Nuoka" was Filmed in the Cameron Highlands at an altitude of 1,500 meters in central Malaysia.

After the worship ceremony ended, the main creative staff of the crew began to accept interviews with the media.

After Yu Dong and Lin Chaoxian finished speaking respectively, the media also focused their attention on Gu Wei.

Some domestic reporters asked Gu Wei directly why he took on this theme movie. Aren't he afraid that it would affect his box office results?

After hearing this, Gu Wei looked at Yu Dong and said with a smile:

“First of all, I don’t think the results of movies with main themes are necessarily bad.

Bona's previous red classic "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" also achieved great success, so I also have great confidence in "Operation Mekong", a film about police officers protecting the people.

Secondly, our film is authorized and supported by the Ministry of Public Security of China, and Yu Dong invested a huge sum of money. The crew has achieved the ultimate in all aspects.

Finally, Director Lin Chaoxian is a very good director. Many people must have seen his previous movies "Guild Wars" and "Broken Wind".

Director Lin spent more than two years preparing for the filming of the movie. The script was drafted more than 20 times and he had many communications with relevant departments.

In order to film "Operation Mekong", Director Lin put in a lot of effort.

With such superior conditions and such an excellent crew, I don’t know why the movie wouldn’t turn out well.

I think [Operation Mekong] will definitely set a new box office record for a main theme film in the future and become a landmark film in the history of Chinese films! "

After Gu Wei finished speaking, before the reporters outside could react, the crew members on the stage began to laugh and applaud one by one.

Especially director Lin Chaoxian looked at Gu Wei with more and more admiration.

After the launch conference, the filming of the movie officially started.

Although I have read the script many times before and have also watched the original movie Gu Wei, shooting this kind of police and gangster shootout movie Gu Wei is still very fresh.

Since he started working in the industry, he has filmed four TV series, two costume ones and two modern ones, but essentially they all belong to the category of idol dramas.

Even "Nirvana in Fire", which is promoted as a serious drama, actually sells his and Wang Kai's looks, and has the nature of some ancient puppets.

In terms of movies, only "Xiu Chun Dao" involves action and fighting, and it is just a cold weapon. This is his first time shooting a modern gun fight film.

However, the initial scenes were all shot in Bangkok, and literary drama still occupies a large part.

Even so, Gu Wei's job is not easy at all.

This movie involves a lot of close combat and gun shooting scenes.

In order to make the film authentic, the director specially invited the Thai King's bodyguards to join the group to train the actors in fighting and firearms.

Gu Wei, Zhang Hanyu and other leading actors also had to receive corresponding training between filming.

Fortunately, the actors found in "Operation Mekong" are all real tough guys, including the older Zhang Hanyu. Although everyone shoots and trains very hard every day, no one complains that it is difficult or tired. Everyone can do it for the sake of the movie. Grit your teeth and persevere.

This experience is also a new one for Gu Wei.

Not to mention professional skills, from a physical point of view, he is definitely the best among all actors.

Even the coach who came to train them was not as good as Gu Wei in terms of physical fitness, so he picked up these training skills very quickly.

In terms of fighting, Gu Wei originally had martial arts skills left over from practicing routines during the filming of "Xiu Chun Dao". It is very fast to learn modern fighting techniques.

He's not bad with guns and shooting either.

As a boy, he has a natural love for firearms and shooting, but he has never had the opportunity to contact them before. This time, in order to make a movie, he can play and practice openly and openly. Gu Wei quickly mastered various types of firearms, and Play decently.

"Gao Gang"

"Fang Xinwu"

Gu Wei and Zhang Hanyu held each other's strong hands tightly.

"After receiving information from you for so many years, I finally meet the real person this time!"

Zhang Hanyu was wearing a pair of black sunglasses and had his hair shaved short. He looked particularly energetic. He looked at Gu Wei and said with a smile.

"Each other!"

Gu Wei's attitude was equally gentle. He had a fake beard on his face and a camouflage turban on his head, making him look a bit ruffian.

"Ka! This scene has passed, prepare for the transition!"

Lin Chaoxian's voice came from the loudspeaker.

"Brother Hanyu, do you want to go to the shooting range after today's scene?

Shall we compete again? "

After filming the scene, Gu Wei put his arm around Zhang Hanyu's shoulders and asked.

The two knew each other while filming "The Great Wall". After "Operation Mekong" was launched, they filmed and trained together, and they quickly became familiar with each other.

Zhang Hanyu turned to look at Gu Wei.

"I won't go. Your talent in shooting is too strong. Comparing with you is a complete abuse.

This training session is enough for filming.

From now on I won’t go over it anymore. "

Gu Wei looked regretful.

The recent training made him obsessed with shooting sports, but shooting alone was still a bit boring, so he encouraged Zhang Hanyu to join him whenever he had time.

Now it seems that I can only play alone in the future.

He took the water handed to him by the assistant and took a sip. The weather in Thailand has been very hot. For more than half a month after the machine was turned on, Gu Wei was a little tanned.

But this also fits the image of "Fang Xinwu" in the movie, and it takes a lot less effort when putting on makeup.

"Boss, phone number~"

Yang Chaoyue handed over Gu Wei's personal mobile phone, which displayed the words "Dami Mi".

Gu Wei picked up the phone.

"Hello, Sister Mi?

Haha, I definitely miss you. I’ve been too busy with work recently!

Well, I was in Thailand, shooting a cop movie.

I have no choice, I really can't go back, I'm sorry.

I wish Miss Mi a big hit at the box office!

Say hello to Xiaolu for me."

Listening to Gu Wei's voice on the phone, assistant Yang Chaoyue curled his lips and silently uttered the word "scumbag".

She has become a little numb to the various Neptune behaviors of her boss.

When she was in Shanghai, she saw the famous star Ni Ni and Gu Wei returning home. The next day she went to buy clothes for Ni Ni.

She knew from the bottom of her head that the person calling now must be Yang Mi. From the boss's tone, the relationship between the two must be unusual.

Sure enough, the entertainment industry is so chaotic!

Gu Wei, who hung up the phone, didn't know what was going on in the mind of the assistant standing next to him.

Yang Mi just called and invited him to attend the premiere of the movie "I Am a Witness".

Unfortunately, Gu Wei is currently in Thailand and it is really inconvenient, so he can only decline.

[I am a Witness] This movie is produced and shot by [Jiaxing Media], adapted from the Korean movie [Blind Witness], directed by Korean director Ahn Sang-hoon, and starring Yang Mi, Lu Han, Zhu Yawen and others. .

When the film was first being prepared, Yang Mi also invited Gu Wei to participate, but he refused because there was no schedule.

Gu Wei remembers that "I Am a Witness" should have achieved a box office performance of a little over 200 million, with a Douban score of 6 or above.

It can be considered a movie with a decent box office reputation.

After the movie was released, it had some good influence on the further development of Yang Mi and Lu Han in the film industry, but this result was completely useless to Gu Wei.

October passed quickly, and the filming of "Operation Mekong" went more and more smoothly.

In addition to modern fighting skills, Gu Wei is becoming more and more proficient in the use of various light and heavy weapons.

From Type 92 pistols, Browning M1911 and M1935 pistols to Micro-Uzi submachine guns, JS 9mm submachine guns, and T-5000 sniper rifles, although they used prop guns when shooting, when practicing at the shooting range, In order to become more familiar with the weapons they used in the movie, Gu Wei used real weapons.

Nearly more than a month of shooting practice has made Gu Wei extremely familiar with these weapons, and his shooting accuracy has also improved a lot.

At noon that day, Gu Wei finished filming a scene. When he returned to the rest area, he saw Wu Jing waiting for him with a smile on his face.

"Brother Jing, you're here!"

Gu Wei smiled and came forward to say hello.

"Are you touched that my brother came all the way abroad to visit you?"

Wu Jing stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.

"I'm afraid you'll get me drunk tonight, so I don't dare to move at all!"

Gu Wei said jokingly.

"Hahaha~ Forget it if you're not moved, but you still have to drink the wine you deserve!"

Wu Jing came to visit the class today because he had greeted Gu Wei in advance.

Gu Wei knew exactly what he was doing.

It has been more than a month since we met at Huang Xiaoming's wedding in early October and Wu Jing asked him to participate in "Wolf Warrior 2".

Gu Wei refused at the time, but Wu Jing kept insisting that Gu Wei read the script before making a decision, so he didn't say it as seriously as he said.

Wu Jing came over today, apparently to bring the script to Gu Wei, and then confirm with him whether he can participate in [Wolf Warrior 2].

In fact, Wu Jing was also quite anxious about this matter.

Preparations for the movie will begin soon, but the script has not been finalized yet.

Whether Gu Wei will participate or not will depend on which version of the script Wu Jing will use for filming, so the formal preparations for the crew can begin only if the decision is made early.

During the break, Gu Wei introduced Wu Jing to director Lin Chaoxian and Zhang Hanyu and other major actors.

Wu Jing did not come here empty-handed. Of course, he had to buy some small gifts for his visit.

He brought some fruit and coffee to the crew, one for each person.

Everyone welcomed his arrival.

In the evening, after Gu Wei finished the show, the two of them went to a local restaurant together.

After entering the private room, Gu Wei skillfully ordered some food and a box of local Singha beer.

"Tsk tsk~ That's awesome. Judging from your proficiency in ordering food and your fluent Thai, those who didn't know better would have thought you were a native of Thailand."

Wu Jing said.

"I stayed here for more than two months when I was filming "Detective Chinatown". Of course, now that I'm here again, I won't be completely unfamiliar like last time. Some things are relatively familiar."

Gu Wei smiled and explained.

"Everything else is easy to explain. When did you learn Thai and become so proficient in it?"

"Haha, Brother Jing, just think that I am talented in learning languages. Not only Thai, I can also speak several other languages!"

Gu Wei smiled.

"Awesome, awesome~"

Wu Jing sighed, then took out a white script from the bag beside him and handed it to Gu Wei.

"I'm sure you know the reason for coming here this time. The script for [Wolf Warrior 2] that I told you last time has been written."

Gu Wei was not surprised at all. He took it with both hands and started to look through it.

After a while, the dishes and beer just ordered were served one after another. Gu Wei frowned slightly and was still reading the script carefully.

Wu Jing didn't say anything beside him. He picked up his chopsticks and started picking up vegetables and started eating. Considering his relationship with Gu Wei, he didn't need to pay too much attention to it.

After a while, Gu Wei finally finished reading the entire story of [Wolf Warrior 2].

He looked at Wu Jing with a wry smile.

"Brother Jing, you really gave me a big problem."

Originally, Gu Wei thought that he could just read the meaning. After all, he was someone who had seen the finished movie.

But the more he read, the more he felt something was wrong. The version of the script Wu Jing showed him was very different from the "Wolf Warrior 2" he had seen.

The male lead has changed from one "Leng Feng" to two, and there is another one named "Lin Wei". He looks like the character from the original "Zhuo Yifan", but his role is completely different. He is not a supporting role at all, but It’s a double male lead!

"You even call your name 'Lin Wei' without changing it."

"Haha~ This is not important. The main thing is that there is nothing suitable. This saves trouble."

Wu Jing smiled and said.

Gu Wei thought for a while and asked:

"Brother Jing, how did you come up with the idea of ​​making [Wolf Warrior 2] a dual-male protagonist? After all, the first one was completely a one-man show by "Leng Feng."

"Brother, what you said is wrong. In the first part, in addition to "Leng Feng", there are also his comrades in the army. It is not a one-man show.

And in my mind, the "Wolf Warrior" series is an action military film that shows the strength of the Chinese people, not a movie about one person.

The addition of the character "Lin Wei" in the second part was also carefully considered.

If you look at the current model of Hollywood action blockbusters, they are slowly transitioning from individual heroism to cooperation to achieve victory. The era of one person fighting has passed.

So I also tried to add a new character in the movie, letting him cooperate with "Leng Feng" to defeat the villain together.

In this way, the audience will have a sense of freshness and will not feel bored because they always watch the same protagonist. "

Wu Jing said a lot, and it seemed to make sense. Of course, the most important reason in his mind was that if Gu Wei could participate in the movie, there would be no need to worry about the box office, and it would definitely attract many people to the cinema to watch the movie.

"Brother Jing, how much is the budget for [Wolf Warrior 2], and what is my proportion?"

The brothers were settling accounts, but before Gu Wei could say whether he would agree or not, he asked about Wu Jing's investment.

"The second part will have some big scenes, and I expect the investment to be more than the first part, with a total investment of about 150 million.

Originally, Lao Lu and I had discussed that the three of us would invest 50 million each, each accounting for one-third of the investment.

But if, brother, you can take on this role, we will take a step back and let you exclusively own 40% and become the largest investor, and Lao Lu and I will each own 30%. "

After saying that, Wu Jing looked at Gu Wei expectantly.

The Lao Lu he refers to is Lu Jianmin, the boss of [Spring and Autumn Times Pictures] and a good friend of Wu Jing. [Wolf Warrior 1] was filmed with his support.

Gu Wei lowered his head and thought for a few seconds. The room was unusually quiet.

Then he raised his head with a smile on his face and stretched out his hand to Wu Jing.

"Brother Jing, happy cooperation!"

Wu Jing held Gu Wei's hand tightly with both hands, looking a little excited. Then he bent down and opened several bottles of beer and poured them for Gu Wei.

"Brother, we won't come home until we get drunk tonight!"

“I hope the movie we work on together in the future will be a huge hit!”

“It has to be a hit!”

Gu Wei raised his glass and drank it with Wu Jing.