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After filming during the day, Gu Wei attended a dinner party with Guo Fan in the evening.

Director Ning Hao next door invited Xu Zheng, Shen Teng, and Huang Bo to have a dinner and a drink together.

In addition to Gu Wei and Guo Fan, there are also Wu Jing and Li Guangjie in the crew, a total of 8 older men, a very normal middle-aged men drinking party.

Of course, Gu Wei felt that he was just a young man and not the same as them.

"Director Xu, we meet again."

[Crazy Alien] The four crew members arrived early. Xu Zheng was wearing a black T-shirt, with a fat figure and a bald head, which vividly displayed the greasy feeling of middle age.

"Haha, Gu Wei, I didn't expect to come over and guest star for Haozi. His crew happens to be next to you. What a coincidence." Xu Zheng looked enthusiastic.

He was not familiar with Gu Wei. Gu Wei met him and the director Su Lun more than two months ago after accepting the role in "Cohabitation in Time and Space", and they officially got to know each other.

"Director Xu is coming to guest star in [Crazy Alien]?

Which role do you play? "

Gu Wei looked at Xu Zheng's face and couldn't remember what he was playing in the movie for a moment.

He had some impressions of [Crazy Alien], but there seemed to be no scene involving Xu Zheng in his memory.

"Xu Zheng is not a guest star, he is one of the three male protagonists!" Ning Hao smiled and patted Xu Zheng on the shoulder.

"Damn! Haozi, I kindly came here to help you guest star, and that's what you said about me."

"Haha, he played the monkey in the movie!" Huang Bo said happily.

"You are the only one who plays a monkey. Which one of us looks like a monkey?"

"I'm a monkey trick."

Listening to Xu Zheng and Huang Bo bickering, Gu Wei also realized that the "monkey" they were talking about was the alien in the movie.

"The facial expression of the "alien" in our movie was presented by capturing the facial expression of Mr. Xu Zheng. It would be no problem for him to play the alien." Shen Teng thought that Gu Wei didn't know [Crazy Alien] 】The plot, explain it to him.

As soon as everyone arrived, we started eating. Most of the eight people knew each other well and were good friends, so everyone was relatively casual.

Wu Jing only recently joined the group, and now he is very popular, being dragged to drink by Ning Hao and Guo Fan.

Xu Zheng only joined the team two days ago, and he has already completed all the guest roles.

The so-called "alien" performance is actually to use some high-tech machines to capture all his expressions, and then use CG technology to present them later as needed, so he does not need to actually act, and it is completed very quickly.

After Guo Fan and the others came in, Xu Zheng sat next to Gu Wei. He did not forget his original intention of attending today's dinner.

"Director Xu, how are the preparations for [Cohabitation in Time and Space] over there?" Gu Wei also noticed that Xu Zheng was getting close to him, and chatted with him while eating food and drinking.

"Step by step, the heroine Liu Yifei has signed a contract, the venue has been found and is being renovated. There are still several months before the start of filming, so there is plenty of time."

The original planned cost of "Cohabitation in Time and Space" was only 40 million. Now it seems that it is a low-cost romantic comedy. Xu Zheng was not particularly concerned about it at the beginning. Otherwise, it would not be possible for Su Lun, who has no independent directing experience, to A new director will do it.

However, after Gu Wei joined, the production cost suddenly increased to 120 million. Although it was not a top-level production, it was still a "blockbuster" with an investment of over 100 million. Xu Zheng also became serious and wanted to make everything as perfect as possible.

"Where are the other actors? They should have been found already."

"Except for the male and female protagonists, the other actors don't have many roles. I'm thinking that I can just find two friends with whom I have a good relationship to come and make guest appearances."

After Xu Zheng finished speaking, he looked at Gu Wei, his little eyes blinking and he suddenly thought of something.

"I have an idea"

"Director Xu, tell me."

"Can you ask Yang Mi to come and play the role of Xiaoya? Xiaoya will be renamed Xiaozhai.

Then Xiaoya’s husband’s name is Shen Lian.”

"Pfft!" Gu Wei, who had just taken a sip of beer, spurted it out. Fortunately, he turned his head in time and spit it on the ground, so Xu Zheng on the opposite side was spared.

"Director Xu, how dare you think about it? This is so interconnected, isn't it?"

"Hey, it's eye-catching. This way, the plot will have a much deeper meaning, and it will be more enjoyable for the audience."

Gu Wei's actions attracted the attention of everyone else at the table.

"Old Xu, I have always said that you are not as good-looking as me. Being too close to Gu Wei made him sick." Huang Bo didn't know why, but it didn't stop him from teasing Xu Zheng.

"Get out of here, we are discussing a movie. Gu Wei was surprised by my brilliant idea."

"What's your idea? Let us all analyze it for you." Huang Bo was not angry either. He, Xu Zheng and Ning Hao were called the Iron Triangle. The three of them were real good friends.

"That's it." Gu Wei picked up the napkin on the table and wiped his mouth to explain to everyone.

There is a short scene in [Cohabitation in Time and Space] where the heroine meets her former college best friend "Xiaoya" in her store.

This Xiaoya is a white lotus, green tea bitch, who once stole Gu Xiaojiao's boyfriend. When the two met again, Gu Xiaojiao pretended to be very good in front of her for the sake of face, and also revealed that he was married to a rich man.

Xiaoya also wants to show off her superiority in front of her former best friends.

So she invited Gu Xiaojiao to her home for dinner and introduced her to her current wealthy husband.

Gu Xiaojiao took the male protagonist Lu Ming to the banquet and asked Lu Ming to pretend to be his rich boyfriend.

The original movie Gu Xiaojiao starred Tong Liya. The director arranged for Xiaoya's husband to be named "Sicheng", which is also a joke.

Now the heroine is Liu Yifei, and the hero is Gu Wei. Xu Zheng suddenly had a whim, if Yang Mi came to guest star as his best friend "Xiaoya", no, now it is changed to "Xiaozhai".

Then her husband's name was changed to "Shen Lian", and the linkage effect would be explosive.

It just so happens that the protagonists of [Xiuchundao 1 and 2] are Liu Yifei and Yang Mi respectively.

"I'll go, Lao Xu, how dare you think about it"

"The effect is very good, but you'd better tell Lu Yang if you do this."

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After listening to Gu Wei's explanation, everyone was talking in a hurry.

"There's nothing wrong with Senior Brother Lu. He won't care about such a trivial matter. How could Yang Mi come over to play this role?" Gu Wei said with a bitter smile.

"Yes, Yang Mi is so popular, can you come?"

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"You worry about it, Gu Wei is here, how can Yang Mi not give face to my brother if he doesn't give face to others?"

"Brother Teng, you tricked me."

Xu Zheng reacted after thinking of this idea. He didn't have much hope at first, but when Shen Teng said it, his eyes lit up.

Everyone knows that Gu Wei and Yang Mi have a good relationship. The two of them have collaborated several times, both of which are popular film and television dramas.

Moreover, Gu Wei is also the major shareholder of [Jiaxing Media] and is a partner with Yang Mi, so the relationship is naturally unusual.

"My sister Mi and I have a really good relationship. It's easy to talk about other things, but I feel uncomfortable about this." Gu Wei looked at Xu Zheng's eyes and explained to him.

"Try, just in case it works. If it doesn't work, let's find someone else."

Seeing the other people's expressions of not taking it too seriously, Gu Wei smiled bitterly and took out his cell phone.

He is also an investor in [Cohabitation in Time and Space], and has one-third of the investment share, otherwise Gu Wei would definitely not take this kind of job.

"I'll go out and make a phone call"

It was not late yet, Da Mi Mi must not have rested, and Gu Wei didn't want to delay, so he called her after getting up and going out.

Yang Mi was in the capital at this time, heading home after a busy day's work.

"Gold nine silver ten", she has recently been invited by several women's magazines to shoot covers. Although she has not been in the group, she is still very busy.

The phone suddenly rang while sitting in the car.

Yang Mi was also very surprised when she saw that the caller was Gu Wei. Gu Wei rarely took the initiative to call her.

"Hello?"

"Miss Mi, haven't you rested yet?"

"No, I'm just heading home after a busy day.

Why did you remember to call me? "

"I need your help with something!"

"Do we need to talk about helping each other? If you say it, I will definitely agree." Yang Mi chuckled. After the two met, it was Gu Wei who always helped her, and it was rare for the other party to open his mouth to her.

Although she didn't know what the favor was, she agreed immediately. After all, there were not many opportunities to make Gu Wei owe favors.

"Don't rush to agree, just listen to what I have to say first.

That’s right, you also know that I have a movie at the end of the year.”

Gu Wei told the story from beginning to end. After he finished speaking, there was no sound on the other end of the phone.

"Ahem. I know this matter is very difficult. In fact, it was also the director's whim. If it's difficult for you, Sister Mi, forget it."

"Everything else is easy to talk about. I'm really sorry about this." Yang Mi's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"It's okay, I know I've put you in a difficult position."

"Actually, a guest appearance is a trivial matter. If someone else plays the heroine, even if it's Nazha or Zhang Tianai from your company, I won't mind making a guest appearance.

Let's do this, I'll treat you to dinner later, and it'll be at my house." Gu Wei finally opened his mouth, but he refused. Thinking of how many times Gu Wei had helped him before, Yang Mi felt a little embarrassed.

But what Gu Weidi mentioned was really not acceptable to her.

"Okay, let's make an appointment when I return to Beijing."

"How's it going? Did Yang Mi agree?" Xu Zheng asked after returning to the box.

"Of course I didn't agree, so I said it definitely wouldn't work." Gu Wei shrugged.

"Brother, you don't have such a good reputation." Shen Teng yelled at the other side. He and Wu Jing had the best relationship with Gu Wei, so they spoke more casually.

"Brother Teng, you don't know, if someone else is the heroine, Yang Mi might also come in as a guest star, as is Liu Yifei." Gu Wei said and shook his head.

"What, they don't have a good relationship?"

"That's not true. As far as I know, the two of them had a good relationship before. Although they are not as close as before, they can still be regarded as ordinary friends."

"Then why."

"If you have been around someone else's kid who is better than you in every aspect since you were a child, others will always compare him with you. When you grow up, you will finally be better than him, and then ask you to help him. Are you willing?"

"oh"

Da Mi Mi is still very individual. If it were Naza or Zhang Tianai, if Gu Wei asked them, they would agree even if they didn't want to act.

"Director Xu, you can actually ask Liu Yan. She is better at playing this kind of role. And you don't have to worry about her not accepting it. Just say hello to Guang Guang."

"That's okay." Xu Zheng nodded, it would be appropriate if Yang Mi didn't come to Liu Yan.

"In this case, the heroine's name does not need to be changed. She will still be called Xiaoya. Just change her husband's name to "Shen Lian"."

"I have no objection." Gu Wei nodded.

"By the way, our movie is a fantasy film after all. It involves some post-production special effects. Director Xu doesn't need to find anyone else. I'll introduce you to the special effects company we cooperate with in [The Wandering Earth]."

The original version of "Cohabitation in Time and Space" has some special effects shots, and the effect is very average. The price of 5 cents is a bit too low, at most 1 yuan.

However, because this movie is actually a romance film, the audience mainly looks at the plot and the performances of the male and female protagonists, and they are not too serious about the special effects.

But this is normal, after all, the cost of the original version is too low, and there is no more budget to spend on special effects.

"That's great." Xu Zheng agreed without thinking.

Gu Wei glanced at Guo Fan, and Director Guo reacted immediately.

"[Wandering Earth] currently cooperates with two domestic special effects companies, [Orange Vision] and [MoreVFX]. In addition, there are three joint venture special effects companies, Pixomondo, Dexter and BaseFX, participating in post-production.

If the workload for your film is not too much, I think [Orange Vision] can handle it.

His family is considered the top special effects company in the industry.

I'll tell you later and help you get a connection."

"I'll go, Lao Guo, you can do it, so many special effects companies will do the post-production for you." Xu Zhenggang thanked him, and Ning Hao said exaggeratedly.

"Didn't you say before that [Crazy Alien] hired a Hollywood special effects team? Are you still envious of me?"

"The Hollywood team is good, but it's expensive, and unlike you, I'm not a hard science fiction, but a science fiction plus comedy, and the money I spent is not that much.

If you all hire a Hollywood team, it will probably cost you at least 100 million more in the later stage."

"Actually, the current domestic team is no worse than Hollywood. In order to film "The Wandering Earth", I visited all domestic special effects companies.

Many Hollywood blockbusters rely on domestic companies."

"Real or false?" Ning Hao looked unbelieving, and the attention of others was also attracted.

“Do you know there is a word called outsourcing.

Everyone knows that Hollywood's special effects are excellent, so every year Hollywood blockbusters and movies from other countries around the world prefer to use Hollywood companies for post-production special effects.

But doing special effects is a very arduous and delicate job. Just look at the five special effects companies that "The Wandering Earth" cooperated with.

Hollywood's special effects team is also very busy.

Therefore, they often outsource some projects that are not very important to special effects companies in South Korea and our country, and make money without having to do anything themselves.

Hollywood's local blockbusters are better, while most foreign film projects are outsourced."

"According to what you say, these foreigners are too dark."

"There is no way, other people's brands are valuable, and everyone believes in them."