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During the National Day holiday, the precipitous cooling of many parts of the country contrasted sharply with the explosive growth of the mainland film market.

In the "golden rule" that the quality of the film determines the box office capacity of the period, the 2019 National Day period has unprecedented ability to bring goods.

From September 30 to October 7, a total of 9 new films were released, with 123 million viewers nationwide, 2.9073 million screenings, and a box office of 5.048 billion in eight days, surpassing all previous National Day periods.

In terms of single films, the top three National Day films contributed nearly 97% of the box office during the period.

Among them, [My Motherland and I] ranked first in the box office during the period with a score of 2.203 billion.

At present, the cumulative comprehensive box office of this film has reached 2.228 billion, and the final box office is expected to hit the 3 billion mark.

[The Captain], which ranked second in the period with a score of 1.915 billion, currently has a cumulative box office of nearly 2 billion.

The Climbers, released simultaneously in North America and the UK, ranked third in the box office during the period with a score of 777 million.

The combination of multiple favorable factors of "right time, right place, right people" has made this year's strongest National Day period in history.

"Congratulations, Brother Wei, you have another blockbuster movie with a box office of more than 2 billion. The total box office of the movies you starred in is heading for 30 billion. It's really exaggerated!"

In the crew of "Celebrating More Than Years", during the break in filming, everyone talked about several movies that were being screened during the National Day period. Guo Qilin looked at Gu Wei with envy.

"It's really not [My Motherland and Me]. Although I am the leading actor of the [Return] unit, I appeared for less than 5 minutes in total and it was finished in a few days.

This kind of unit movie relies on the theme, and the role played by a single star is very limited. It is difficult to be considered an achievement."

Gu Wei waved his hand. Although [My Motherland and Me] was a big hit, he didn't take it too seriously. He took this movie in the first place just to complete the task.

Tian Xiwei rolled her eyes and said, "According to what you said, Brother Wei, the post by Du Jiang Studio on the Internet, "Celebrating that the box office of Du Jiang's starring movie has exceeded 10 billion yuan," is ridiculous!"

"Have the box office of the movies starring Du Jiang exceeded 10 billion yuan? When?" Jing Tian looked puzzled.

Da Tiantian was once a movie star and had seen the world. She knew very well what it meant for the box office of starring in a movie to exceed 10 billion yuan in the domestic entertainment industry.

Don't think that the movies starring Gu Wei can easily make 20 or 30 billion yuan, as if it is very easy to get a high box office, but that is Gu Wei, and there is only one such movie in the domestic entertainment industry.

In fact, ordinary movies that can make 300 to 500 million yuan are considered big hits.

To want a total box office of 10 billion yuan, you need not only strength but also luck.

"It was posted yesterday. I saw it this morning when I was online.

Last month's "The Bravest", the National Day "My People, My Country" and "The Captain", plus the previous "Operation Red Sea" and other movies, Du Jiang's total box office just exceeded 10 billion.

His studio issued a message to celebrate Mr. Du Jiang becoming the sixth billion-dollar actor in the domestic entertainment industry after Wei Ge, Wu Jing, Huang Bo, Shen Teng, and Deng Chao."

Yang Chaoyue, who was quietly listening to their conversation, ate an apple and opened his eyes wide: "Du Jiang, this billion-dollar actor, is too water.

It seems that none of the movies he has participated in is the protagonist. ”

Tian Xi smiled and nodded: "Yes, the male lead of [Operation Red Sea] is Zhang Yi, [Heroes of Fire] is Huang Xiaoming, [The Captain] is Zhang Hanyu, and [My People, My Country] is not to mention, he played the flag bearer beside Brother Wei.

Netizens say that Du Jiang is just riding on it, and the so-called billion-dollar actor has no gold content at all"

"I don't understand the purpose of his team doing this, there is no benefit at all, and it will attract ridicule from netizens" Yang Chaoyue muttered while chewing an apple.

Gu Wei smiled: "It can't be said that there are no benefits at all. Although they are all supporting roles, it is very rare for Du Jiang to participate in these big projects.

His image is more upright and has some tough guy temperament. There are not many actors of this type in the domestic entertainment industry. With such a reputation, he can get more opportunities in the future."

Yang Chaoyue swallowed the apple in his mouth: "I don't know why, I always feel that Du Jiang has no sense of existence, just like watching "Operation Red Sea" before, I can remember Zhang Yi after watching it, but if I don't look at the cast list, I don't even know that Du Jiang has played in this movie."

"Hahaha!"

After she said that, everyone laughed.

"Chaoyue, you will have a chance to meet Du Jiang in the future and tell him these things in person~" Gu Wei smiled.

"I'm not stupid."

Jing Tian also covered his mouth and laughed, "He is a handsome guy after all, and you are face-blind, right?"

"No, I also think he looks good, but I really don't have any impression of his roles in the movie. The only thing I remember is that he was on "Where Are We Going, Dad?" It was also because of his son "Hmm" that I had some impression of him."

Yang Chaoyue spread his hands, with an expression that I can't help it.

"Boss, do you think The Climbers is really bad? I've been watching the news these two days, and it has the most negative reviews among the three movies in the National Day." Tian Xiwei asked.

"I met Wu Jing and talked to him before. In fact, the subject matter and story of this movie are very good, but there were some problems during the filming.

Li Rengang's ability is limited, and he still has the same thinking as Hong Kong movies. He can't grasp the key points when filming a mainstream movie like The Climbers."

"I know that the most criticized thing about this movie by the audience is the emotional line." Tian Xiwei said.

Gu Wei nodded: "That's right, it's not that mainstream movies can't have emotional lines, but we must clarify the main and secondary, and can't let the secondary take the lead.

The Climbers is not about a simple mountaineering, but about the sovereignty and dignity of the country.

In the 1960s, the issue of the ownership of Mount Everest had been in hot water. my country wanted to divide it half with Nepal because Mount Everest is on the border between the two countries. However, Nepal did not agree.

At the same time, in 1953, someone in Nepal had already reached the summit of climbing, and foreign media also believed that our country could not complete this arduous task. Therefore, our country was advancing towards Mount Everest under tremendous pressure. This is the main significance of mountaineering.

As a main theme movie released on National Day, the glory and sense of mission of climbing Mount Everest are the focus of the movie.

However, the patriotic sentiment that was supposed to be reflected was greatly reduced here, and was replaced by a love scene that took the spotlight. The climax scene after climbing Mount Everest also became the line where Fang Wuzhou confessed to Xu Ying, "I want to marry you." "

Guo Qilin nodded in agreement.

"It's a pity for Brother Jing, because [The Climber]'s reputation and box office are not ideal, and many netizens think this is the shattering of his box office myth.

Others said that because he didn’t cooperate with you, Brother Wei, he wouldn’t be able to support high box office.”

“Nonsense, if the movie doesn’t work well, blame the actors, just like if the chef doesn’t cook well, blame the food for being stale.

In a movie, the director himself has the right to choose and decide. It is the director who has the final say on who to use and who not to use, and what effects are to be produced.

Therefore, if a movie does not produce good results, it is first a problem with the director, and then with the actors.

Wu Jing took over [The Climber] because of favors. He even approached me at first, hoping that I would join him.

I didn't have a schedule at the time and after getting to know the other main creators, I refused without hesitation. "

"Did you know at that time that [Climber] was not good at photographing?" Jingtian asked.

"I have a hunch. The heroine is Zhang Ziyi. With her status, she will definitely not be able to play a role in the movie. She will inevitably have to add some emotional scenes, which will deviate from the main plot.

Another one I couldn't trust was Li Rengang, but it turns out he didn't disappoint me.

Of course, the most important thing is that this movie is a tribute film from the Shanghai Film Studio. Even if I join, I don’t have much say.

The movies I have starred in before were either controlled by my own company or had my investment in them. I have the right to adjust the plot if I am not satisfied with it.

For example, the script we are filming now, "Celebrating More Than Years", was approved only if I was satisfied with it. If there is any scene that I feel is not good during filming, I will communicate with the director and he will change it.

This feeling is what I want. I don’t like being a puppet without any control at all.”

"Tsk tsk, Brother Wei's current state is beyond the reach of us young actors.

We just thought that it would be good if we could perform well according to the requirements of the director and the script, but this is far from yours," Guo Qilin said.

Jingtian stared at Gu Wei with his beautiful eyes, "I feel like you are more alone now."

"who?"

"Jiang Wen!"

"How do I resemble him?" Gu Wei didn't know why.

"The same domineering attitude. Even if I am just an actor, I still hope that the film will be made according to my own ideas. All the films I act in will have a strong personal style!"

"I'm overbearing? I don't feel it~

Qilin, am I overbearing? "Gu Wei asked the others.

Guo Qilin smiled and said: "Brother Wei, you are not overbearing, you are domineering.

And he is always very gentle when he is with us.”

Jingtian continued: "You may not feel it yourself, because every time we have a disagreement, I will listen to you. Just like when we were filming [Siteng] together, sometimes you feel that a scene is wrong and you have to change the lines and actions, or even The rival actors have to make changes as well, and the director just listens to you without hesitation."

"Because what I said is right. When the TV series came out later, it was proved that the changes I said were effective." Gu Wei looked innocent.

"But this is actually not what an actor should worry about. Besides, in most cases like this, even if it is wrong, the director will stick to his own idea. After all, the director must have his own authority on the crew. I have never seen this kind of thing before when filming. Pass"

Gu Wei thought about it and realized that what Jingtian said was correct.

Not to mention the film and television dramas controlled by his own company, he is the boss himself, so of course he does whatever he says, and the directors work for him, and only those who are mentally ill will go against him.

It seems that when filming other films, he also habitually changes the films and scripts. For example, when filming "The Wandering Earth", he changed many scenes from the original script. Guo Fan undoubtedly listened to him.

The same goes for [Wolf Warrior 2]. Wu Jing had a good relationship with him, and Gu Wei made some suggestions and they changed them after discussing them.

When filming "Cohabitation in Time and Space", Liu Yifei always listened to the director's instructions on how to shoot. Gu Wei always had some ideas of his own because he had seen the original version, but Su Lun and Xu Zheng never said anything and just listened. his.

"It was only when you said that that I realized, it turns out that I am the drama tyrant!

It seems that I was more obedient when I debuted in "Xiu Chun Dao". After filming "Tang Detective 1", I changed my scenes every time I filmed! "

Gu Wei scratched his head.

"It turned out that no one said anything about it. I thought everyone was satisfied."

"When you are filming your own drama, you are the boss, and when you are filming foreign dramas, you are the God of Wealth. Even if the producer changes directors, they cannot replace you. In this case, no director is willing to offend you. Of course, they will follow your wishes. .

You have never worked with great directors like Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, and Zhou Xingchi, so no one will have any objections to your ideas."

Jingtian saw it very clearly.

After Gu Wei became famous, the box office of each of his movies was higher than the last one, but he has never collaborated with any big director, which is strange.

In fact, these top domestic directors have invited him. Chen Kai and Feng Xiaogang have invited Gu Wei to film "Legend of the Cat", Feng Xiaogang's "Youth", and Zhou Xingchi's "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back", but he didn't accept any of them.

"Why not? Didn't we film "The Great Wall" together?"

"Come on, you just played a supporting role, with two lines and three shots. They originally invited you to play the role of Lu Han, but you didn't accept it."

Jing Tian exposed him without hesitation.

"Hehe, I have to pay attention to this aspect in the future. If I meet a director with a strong personality and we quarrel again, it will damage my reputation if it gets out."

Gu Wei didn't want to be a domineering image outside, and he wanted to save it.

Yang Chaoyue added: "Boss, you don't need to pay attention.

Have you forgotten that you lost your temper on the set and kicked Zhou Dongyu out during the filming of "Better Days" last year? Everyone in the circle knows about it, and I guess no one will make you unhappy."

Gu Wei glared at Yang Chaoyue and said, "You are the only one who talks too much. Don't talk about me outside in the future!"

Yang Chaoyue has been his life assistant for nearly two years, and she knows a lot about Gu Wei.

"Don't worry, boss, I'm the most strict. I never tell anyone about you."

Yang Chaoyue raised his hand and made a zipper gesture on his mouth to make a promise.

"The key is that the "Better Days" incident was a big deal at the time, and everyone knew about it."

Gu Wei turned his head to look at the others.

Jing Tian smiled and nodded, and Tian Xiwei blinked her big eyes: "Boss, I must know about it in the company."

Guo Qilin smiled with a flattering smile: "Brother Wei, should I say I know or not?"

"You are the only one who talks too much!" Gu Wei said unhappily, and everyone laughed.

"After the show, let's go out and watch a movie together.

The three films in the National Day are so popular, and I haven't seen them yet." Jing Tian suggested.

"This is good, I want to watch it too."

"Watch a movie and take a break."

Others agreed.

"That's no problem. I'll arrange what you want to watch," said Gu Wei.

"Which one do you want to watch?" Jing Tian asked the two girls.

"My Motherland and Me, this movie is the most popular now, and the boss is here." After Tian Xiwei said that, others nodded.

"Okay, let's watch this one.

I'll have someone book a restaurant and a theater. After the show, we'll go eat first and then go to the cinema." Gu Wei made the decision and thought about it.

"Chao Yue, tell Huang Mengying later and call her too.

Qilin called Zhang Haowei and Liu Duanduan. If they want to come, they can come together. We are all young people."

Zhang Haowei plays the prince, and Liu Duanduan plays the second prince. Both of them have important roles, and everyone has worked together and gotten along well these days.