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There are many female stars under Guwei Company, but the only ones who can truly be called top-tier are Naza and Zhang Tianai.

For these two ex-girlfriends, Gu Wei has put a lot of effort and resources into them.

Fortunately, both of them are quite competitive. To be precise, they have good backgrounds and unique characteristics. Nazha is beautiful and can conquer the world with one face. Although her acting skills are limited, she can still shine when she encounters a role that suits her own style.

Zhang Tianai [Princess] debuted with a tough temperament, capable of attacking and receiving. Even though she always looks soft and weak around Gu Wei, on the screen she is the dashing and brave elder sister.

Unlike Naza who took the idol traffic route, the company positioned Zhang Tianai as a movie star.

Ever since [Princess] became famous after her promotion, Gu Wei arranged a series of film resources for her.

The heroine of the hit comedy "The Richest Tomato", the heroic "Ding Baiying" of "Xiu Chun Dao 2", "Yao Ji" in "Passing Through Your World", the female doctor of the upcoming "Wolf Warriors 2" , and "Operation Red Sea" which she just finished filming.

Zhang Tianai's film resources will make any female star in the domestic entertainment industry envious of her.

According to Zhao Wei's estimates, after "Operation Red Sea" is released, Zhang Tianai's total box office as the leading female lead in movies will exceed 10 billion, making her the first "10 billion actress" in domestic entertainment.

The original time and space had to wait for Ma Li's "This Killer Is Not So Calm" to be released in 2022 before she would be one step ahead of Zhou Dongyu and Bai Baihe to become the country's first "10 billion actress", but now it is obvious that this title will be taken by Zhang Tianai first Walk.

Judging from the film resources, Zhang Tianai is undoubtedly the one who is most praised by Gu Wei Company.

The summer season is originally one of the best periods of the year in China. Students are on vacation and everyone has free time. Many movies with certain box office expectations choose to be released during this period.

However, this year has just entered July, and the domestic film market seems to be somewhat sluggish.

July 1, Party Founding Day, is also the anniversary of the return of Hong Kong Island. "When Will the Moon Come", a film produced by Bona Films and based on the true deeds of the famous "Dongjiang Column" in the history of Hong Kong Island, is officially released.

The reputation of "Transformers 5" and "Rescue" has collapsed, and they are currently unable to succeed. The circle has great expectations for this war drama directed by the great director Hui Yinhua and starring Zhou Xun, Peng Yuyan, Huo Jianhua and other well-known movie stars. Big expectations.

Bona has reaped the dividends of theme movies in recent years. "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" and "Operation Mekong" have made Bona a lot of money.

"When Will There Be a Bright Moon" is an anti-Japanese drama, and it is also a main theme movie, so Yu Dong also has high expectations for this film.

In fact, Bona invited Gu Wei when the movie project was approved last year. Not long after the filming of "Operation Mekong" was completed, Bona and Gu Wei were in the honeymoon period.

Yu Dong was very sincere. Although Xu Yinghua wanted to find a Hong Kong and Taiwan actor as the leading actor, she agreed with Yu Dong's idea for the sake of box office.

Unfortunately, Gu Wei had no impression of this film at all, and he had no interest in cooperating with Zhou Xun. Moreover, his schedule was full at the time. He was about to shoot "Wolf Warrior 2" with Wu Jing, so he politely rejected Yu Dong.

So this piece of cake fell on Peng Yuyan, who was favored by many Hong Kong and Taiwan directors.

On July 1st, the holiday falls on Saturday, "When Will the Moon Come" was released nationwide. Relying on the promotion of "Bona Pictures" and the influence of stars Zhou Xun and Peng Yuyan, it won 19% of the national filming on that day. proportion, but unfortunately the box office was only 19.24 million yuan.

Hui Yin-wah is a Hong Kong literary film director who has produced "Sister Tao" and "Golden Age". This film "When Will the Moon Come" also invited a number of big-name stars to join the cast, and even the supporting actors are Guo Tao, Huang Zhizhong, Jiang Wen Li and Liang Jiahui are talented actors, but unfortunately the narrative is confusing and the rhythm is loose, and the audience's enthusiasm for watching the movie is not high.

On Sunday, July 2, the box office of "When Will There Be a Bright Moon" was 14.32 million, and on Monday, the 3rd, it dropped to 6.74 million.

This movie is destined to be a box office failure, and the total box office revenue is estimated to not be enough to pay the salaries of stars such as Zhou Xun.

The summer season started off with a sluggish start, and the market was a bit sluggish. The total national box office in a single day on July 3 was even less than 100 million.

The premiere ceremony of "Take My Brother Away Quickly" has ended, and on July 6, the movie will be officially released nationwide.

Thanks to the efforts of China Film Group Corporation and the fact that there are currently no big-selling movies on the market, "Take My Brother Away", a fantasy school film directed by a new director and without any stars, accounted for 10% of the box office on the first day of its release. It reached 21%, with a box office of 24.36 million.

It doesn't look like much, and it can't be compared with those blockbuster movies that often cost hundreds of millions or even two to three hundred million when they premiere, but it was already the national box office champion that day.

The total cost of this movie is only 20 million. According to the current box office, it is very easy to make back the money, and it will make more or less profit.

[The adaptation has been well received. The first half of the movie is joyful, the second half is sensational, and Zhao Jinmai’s line "You left me behind" at the end is so poignant and touching]

[This film is great and reflects the current situation of every family today. Today’s children are accustomed to being rude, selfish, and ignorant of gratitude. This film just teaches children these things.

My daughter cried after reading it, she was deeply touched! 】

[Having watched it for the second time, I still think it’s worth watching. The acting skills of the two leading actors hold up the whole film, especially Peng Yuchang’s changing performance is surprising (certify the potential stock that deserves to become popular first).

Although the layout is small, the story is well completed and can make many people laugh and cry. Especially Zhao Jinmai's last line is really shocking (because the actor is so good)! 】

[Not only qualified but even far exceeded expectations, the performance of the young actors was very good. I was still struggling whether to watch it or not because it didn’t look familiar to me, but in the end, I fell in love with it in the first five minutes. The performances of Peng Yuchang and Zhao Jinmai were really impressive. Surprise! 】

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Although "Take My Brother Away Quickly" does not have a big star, it has been doing well at the box office due to its large proportion of filming and good reputation.

On Friday, the second day of release, the box office increased steadily, with a revenue of 28.67 million.

In the next two days of the first weekend, the box office reached 30 million, achieving a good result of over 100 million in the first week.

According to the current trend, this movie's final box office will exceed 200 million and exceed "Reverse Time Rescue", which is not a problem.

To be honest, Gu Wei was also surprised by the current results of [Take my brother away quickly].

But it’s normal if you think about it carefully. At the beginning of this year’s summer season, the domestic film market is really sluggish, and there are almost no films worth watching.

Coupled with the fact that students are now on vacation and the majority of moviegoers are getting younger, there is naturally a certain market for fantasy campus films like "Take My Brother Away".

"Maimai, have you read the news? The box office performance of the movies in the past two days has been good, and the audience thinks highly of your acting skills."

On the flight from Beijing to Qingdao, Gu Wei chatted with Zhao Jinmai.

Originally, Zhao Jinmai's parents wanted to send her there when she joined the group for filming, but when they heard that Gu Wei was taking her with him, they felt relieved and left their daughter in his hands.

Zhao Jinmai's parents are both teachers, teaching in key middle schools.

They are very open-minded and have always been very supportive of their daughter's acting career.

When Gu Wei was filming "Tang Detective 1" for the first time, it was Zhao Jinmai's parents who took her to audition. Later, when filming "Take My Brother Away Quickly", everyone met her a few times, and Gu Wei left a very strong impression on them. good.

"It's okay. I don't think the acting is that good. It's mainly because of the director's training."

On the private plane, the two of them were sitting side by side in comfortable seats. Gu Wei was scrolling through his cell phone, while Zhao Jinmai was reading the script of "The Wandering Earth" and peeked at Gu Wei next to him from time to time.

This was the first time she had been so close to Gu Wei for a long time.

Although Zhao Jinmai is only 15 this year, girls mature early, and many of her crazy fans are only around her age.

There is no doubt that Gu Wei is her idol.

"No need to be modest. As far as I know, you have been filming for 10 years. You have been acting longer than me."

"Hehe. I have been interested in acting for a long time, and my parents were willing to cultivate it. Later, by chance, I filmed many movies." Zhao Jinmai smiled naively.

"You have a good image and talent, so it's obvious that you are destined for this job.

He has good acting skills at a young age, and it will be natural for him to become a big star when he grows up."

When Gu Wei filmed "Tang Detective 1", he used another child star Zhang Zifeng. Compared with Zhao Jinmai, she had better acting talent and more spirituality, but her appearance was a bit different.

Zhao Jinmai is a typical beauty, with delicate facial features and a slim figure. She will also be a great beauty in the future.

In the entertainment industry, appearance is really important to an artist.

If you are not handsome or beautiful enough, you will not be able to act in some dramas, and if you do, you will be laughed at by the audience.

Later, why are there so many ugly men and ordinary women in costumes who are not good-looking and insist on playing the roles of handsome men and beautiful women? The audience is not blind and of course they will not buy it.

"Acting from a young age is both an advantage and a disadvantage. Many child stars cannot shake off the label of child stars. When they grow up, they are unable to step out of the roles they played when they were young, and slowly withdraw from the industry."

"You think a lot at such a young age." Gu Wei turned around and looked at Zhao Jinmai in surprise.

"Then what drama do you think you are most well-known for over the years?"

".[Small farewell]?" Zhao Jinmai was not sure.

Thinking about all the film and television dramas I have filmed, it seems that "Little Farewell", which was released last year, is the most popular.

Gu Wei shook his head and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"I think it's [Balala Little Demon Fairy]."

"Ah, Brother Wei, please don't mention Balala, okay?" Zhao Jinmai was a little embarrassed.

She was still young when "Balala Little Demon Fairy" was filmed and thought it was very interesting. However, as she got older in the past two years, she felt very ashamed when she watched herself in the drama.

"Don't mention it anymore." Gu Wei also deliberately teased her.

"Before I left, my parents told me that you will be going to high school next year.

You have been filming in the group for the past two years, have you not missed your studies? "

"It's okay. My grades have always been good. Even when I was filming on the set, I didn't miss any homework." Zhao Jinmai looked confident.

"You're still a bully in elementary school!

It’s been more than half a year since I finished filming [Take My Brother Away Quickly], which is enough time for you to concentrate on studying in school.”

"What? After filming the movie last year, I joined the team to film a TV series [My! Physical Education Teacher]. I didn't stay in school for a few days. If my grades hadn't been good, my parents would have dragged me back. "Zhao Jinmai curled his lips.

“[My physical education teacher]?

Teacher Zhang Jiayi’s play, I’ve heard of this play, Mai Mai, you must play the daughter again, I feel like you can’t run away with the title of “National Daughter”.”

This title was first given to Guan Xiaotong, but now that Guan Xiaotong has grown up and started to make love movies, it is no longer appropriate to call her "National Girl".

Zhao Jinmai and Zhang Zifeng are just getting along now.

"Just scream. Anyway, I will grow up in two years, and these are the only two years I can play the role of a little girl." Zhao Jimai said and glanced at Gu Wei secretly.

‘This profile is so perfect, you deserve to be my idol’

She is a little tired of playing other people's daughters too many times. In two years, when she grows up, she will be able to film the idol drama she has always wanted to do.

It would be even more perfect if I could act with my idol.

Gu Wei and Zhao Jinmai chatted all the way, and the plane landed on Qindao in more than an hour.

After leaving the airport, the car that the crew of "The Wandering Earth" came to pick us up was waiting outside early.

Different from the original, after Gu Wei joined, Guo Fan was able to switch from a shotgun to a new one.

When he first started preparing for "The Wandering Earth", he wished he could split it into eight pieces for a penny. In terms of personnel, one person had to do the work of several people.

There is no way, who made the crew poor? Guo Fan is very ambitious and wants to shoot truly majestic scenes, so he saves wherever he can, even to the point of being stingy, just so that he can spend the money. On the edge of the knife.

Even so, the crew always overspent.

However, after Gu Wei joined, he directly increased the shooting cost from 200 million to 400 million.

There are many investors in the film "Original Time and Space", including China Film, Wanda, Capital Culture, Wu Jing's Dengfeng International, and many small investors.

Guo Fan relied on his own words to raise funds everywhere, and finally raised 320 million in filming funds for the film.

The money was not given all at once. He first took the money from China Film and then filmed for a period of time. When the money was not enough, Guo Fan took some of the completed films to lobby around and continued filming after he collected a little money.

Because the crew overspent several times, Wanda withdrew its capital midway. Fortunately, Wu Jing later stepped in and spent 60 million to fill the hole, which also brought in another 50 million in other funds.

In short, although "The Wandering Earth" is a large-scale science fiction film with huge investment, the crew is actually very poor.

But things are different now. With Gu Wei, a rich man who is not short of money, Guo Fan can feel the feeling of being wealthy.

Of course, it’s not a splurge, but I won’t be fussing over little things anymore.

"Mr. Gu, you are finally here." Outside the studio of [The Wandering Earth] in the Oriental Movie Capital, Guo Fan personally came out to pick up Gu Wei.

"I'm sorry, Director Guo, I have too many things to do there. There will be a new movie released in a few days, so I will have to take time off to do publicity." Gu Wei apologized, putting the scandal first.

"I understand, we can completely stagger the time here and adjust the shooting sequence."

Guo Fan led Gu Wei through the door and introduced him as he walked.

“Our crew has rented 8 studios in the industrial park, with an extended area of ​​nearly 100,000 square meters, including carrier vehicles, underground cities, space stations, etc., all of which are real-life.

We are currently in Studio 20, which mainly shoots the underground city part of the movie."

Gu Wei looked in the direction Guo Fan pointed. The entire set was the same as the scene at the beginning of "The Wandering Earth" in his memory. The big trees, bookstores, snack bars, lanterns, etc. were all set up in real life.

"Director Guo, your props are so finely crafted." The group of people walked to the innermost part of the studio. Zhao Jinmai looked at the protective clothing on the side and curiously picked up the round helmet and looked back and forth.

"Of course, I have been preparing for this movie since I was 15 years old. In more than two years, in addition to building a complete set of shooting locations, the most energy-consuming part was these props.

The protective clothing in your hand is a "civilian version", and we also have a "military version" here. In addition, there are exoskeleton armors and various high-tech props that will only appear in the future." Guo Fan was quite proud when talking about these. .

"I kind of know where you spend your money.

The ancients said "it takes ten years to sharpen a sword", which is indeed true.

Director Guo is a person who really does things! "

Gu Wei knew that [The Wandering Earth] was good at filming, and he knew even better that Guo Fan was capable, but before he came here, he only trusted Guo Fan and invested money in him without hesitation because he knew that [The Wandering Earth] would be successful in the end.

Now seeing these sets and props and listening to Guo Fan's introduction, he knows that all these things are soaked in Guo Fan's hard work. He tried his best to make a Chinese science fiction movie.

No wonder Wu Jing of the original time and space was moved by him. Just words can't persuade an actor and director who has grossed 5 billion at the box office. Not only did he star in the movie for free, but he also pocketed 60 million. Sincerity and dreams are always the last resort.

Guo Fan is not someone who can fool, he is truly committed to realizing his dream little by little. No wonder he can impress many people.

"I will always keep my promise to you and shoot according to your ideas. No matter how many gaps there are in the shooting in the future, I will make up for it!"

Guo Fan smiled when he heard Gu Wei's words.

Although the current funds are completely enough to produce the effects he wants, as a director, there is no need for money. If he comes up with another idea and wants to improve, it is normal for the shooting to exceed the budget.