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In the afternoon, Gu Wei held a meeting with the company's executives. Everyone summarized the work in the first half of the year and reported on the work to be carried out in the second half of the year.

".【The Crowd】 has been released for four weeks, and the total box office is currently 2.4 billion. It has been announced that the screening will be postponed for one month. Tao Piao Piao predicts that the final box office of the movie is 2.6 billion.

【Celebration of Yu Nian 2】 has sold a total of 980 million in copyright, most of which is from Tengxun Video.

Originally, the company wanted to discuss profit-sharing cooperation with Tengxun, but they would rather increase the price and buy the complete copyright of 【Celebration of Yu Nian 2】 at one time."

Yang Liwen first reported the company's achievements in the first half of the year, among which 【The Crowd】, which is currently being released, and 【Celebration of Yu Nian 2】, which has traded copyrights but has not yet been broadcast, are undoubtedly the most eye-catching.

The production cost of 【The Crowd】 plus the publicity and promotion is about 300 million, and according to the current box office, there will be a net profit of about 600 million.

And the income of 【Celebration of Yu Nian 2】 will only be higher than that of 【The Crowd】.

"Geely still has a lot of money," Gu Wei sighed.

After the film and television winter, the transaction price of TV series copyrights has been decreasing, especially the TV station's purchase price has almost been cut in half. Now the real big players are only the platforms.

Yang Liwen continued: "Tengxun Video has always had a good vision and courage.

Of course, they can give such a high copyright fee because they trust the boss and have a good cooperative relationship with our company for so many years.

As far as I know, after purchasing the copyright, Tengxun quickly started the investment promotion activities of [Celebration of Yu Nian 2].

So far, it is said that 32 advertisers and hundreds of advertising spaces have been preliminarily negotiated, and the total transaction amount exceeds ten digits.

The TV series has not yet been broadcast, but it has already made a profit.

And this does not count the new members brought to the platform after the broadcast of [Celebration of Yu Nian 2].

Including the income of advanced on-demand will also be a major profit point for Tengxun!"

Gu Wei nodded.

"They earn their money, we earn ours, and win-win cooperation is the long-term solution.

I just hope that Tencent will not go too far. Too many advertisements will give the audience a bad impression of [Joy of Life 2]"

"In addition to these two dramas, some TV dramas shot by the company in cooperation with major platforms were released in the first half of the year.

Although there are no particularly big hits, the results are still pretty good.

The development of the main artists of the agency is very good. Among the female artists, Meng Ziyi, Zhou Ye, and Tian Xiwei are gradually gaining fame, and the profits created for the company are also getting higher and higher.

Among the male artists, Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi have the highest revenue. Since the hit of [The Untamed], the traffic of these two has been very high, and the income from various endorsements, advertisements, and commercial performances is extremely exaggerated.

If you are excluded, the boss, the revenue created by these two people has accounted for more than half of the total revenue of the agency."

When it comes to the development and income of the agency, Yang Liwen is a little excited.

This part is her supervisor and the work she usually pays the most attention to.

As the general manager of the agency, the higher the company's profit, the more money she will get personally.

"They are now top stars, so it's normal for them to have this ability to attract money.

But don't just focus on taking advantage of them.

We should also pay attention to their long-term development in the film and television industry. Since the agency has taken a share of the artists' income, it is natural to consider their careers and future."

Gu Wei thought about it.

"Bona will start filming a heavyweight new drama in the second half of the year, and it needs a young actor to partner with Liang Chaowei. Yu Dong and I recommended Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi.

I will send the script to their agent and ask them to prepare well. They need to audition.

I am very optimistic about this drama. It is definitely a rare opportunity for them."

Yang Liwen smiled and nodded.

"I understand."

Bona's main theme movies are definitely the top resources in the circle now. As soon as Gu Wei said that, Yang Liwen understood that this opportunity should be Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi, who were recommended by the boss after he refused.

After she finished speaking, Zhao Mingcheng, the manager in charge of film and television production, spoke.

"In the second half of the year, the company will produce three dramas, including [The Wind Chaser], [The Journey Home], and [The Wandering Earth 2].

Among them, [The Wind Chaser] is our independently produced TV series, with the largest investment.

Although the main creators of [The Journey Home] are Rao Xiaozhi's team, there are many people from [Guo Fan Pictures] and [Freedom Cool Whales].

As for [The Wandering Earth 2], there are more participants. China Film is the main force, and only some of our staff are in the crew."

Gu Wei nodded: "Just do these projects that have been decided step by step.

Director Wen Muye has a new drama called [Miracle·Stupid Kid]. I read the script and it's very good.

Mr. Zhao, please contact Director Wen after the meeting, and work with him to make a budget for the movie, see how much money needs to be invested, and make a report for me.

If there are no problems, the project will be established, prepared, and filmed normally.

This movie will also be the company's key project in the second half of this year."

"Understood."

Zhao Mingcheng had a notebook in front of him, and nodded while writing down the work assigned by Gu Wei.

After the two companies' main managers finished speaking, managers from other departments also spoke. Gu Wei spent most of the time listening, occasionally saying a few words, some assigning tasks, some making some suggestions.

The meeting lasted for a while, and Jiaozi, the director in charge of the [Animation Company], asked: "Mr. Gu, when does the company plan to release [Yang Jian: The Mountain and the Demons]?"

Gu Wei crossed his hands on the conference table in front of him and smiled: "Are Director Yang anxious?"

"Jiaozi"'s original name is Yang Yu. His external stage name is Jiaozi, but in the company everyone still calls him by his original name.

"To be honest, it's a little bit. [Yang Jian] started production in 2018 and took three years to complete.

Not only me, but the production team are also looking forward to what kind of effect the movie will have when it is released."

Gu Wei smiled and nodded.

“I know everyone is anxious, but don’t be anxious yet.

[Yang Jian] is a major animation production in the same series as [Nezha]. The company has invested a huge amount of money. The off-plan price for this movie is also very high, so we must choose a suitable release date.

My plan is to schedule [Yang Jian] for the Spring Festival next year.

I believe that with the reputation foundation laid by [Nezha], [Yang Jian] will definitely achieve good results by then."

Dumpling nodded slowly after listening to Gu Wei's words.

Although there are still 8 months until the Spring Festival, the anxiety in my heart has calmed down with hope.

"By the way, Director Yang, how is the new task I arranged for the animation company going?"

After the Dumpling team finished producing "Yang Jian's Search for the Mountains and Conquer the Demons", Gu Wei pointed out to them the next step for this series of animated films.

It's not about Jiang Ziya or Lei Zhenzi. Compared with Nezha and Yang Jian, the other characters in "Feng Shen" are too thin individually, even Jiang Ziya is not good, and the fan base is too poor.

So Gu Wei thought about starting to officially film the story of "Feng Shen" after the production of "Yang Jian" was completed.

“I am still communicating with the screenwriting department about the script of [Chaoge Fengyun], and some parts still need to be modified.

However, the team has already started designing images for the main characters, such as Jiang Ziya, King Zhou, Daji and so on.

Unlike [Nezha] and [Yang Jian], [Feng Shen Zhi Chao Ge Fengyun] has too many characters, and just determining the images of these characters is a huge workload." Dumpling told about the current work progress of his team. .

For him, creating animated films is both his job and his hobby. After filming "Nezha" and "Yang Jian", building an animated version of the Fengshen Universe has become a goal he strives for.

Gu Wei nodded slowly.

“Don’t be in a hurry, work slowly and carefully.

What you need to do is to make every movie in this series as perfect as possible, create a magnificent and dreamy Fengshen animation universe, and give the audience the best movie-watching experience.

[Nezha] took three years to work on, and [Yang Jian] took another three years. [Chaoge Fengyun] is the first time that the main characters of this series have come together, and there is no time requirement.

The company won't rush you, and I won't rush you either.

I will not set a limit in terms of funding or manpower, and you can raise any difficulties if you have any.

Just to make the best domestic animated movies! "

Gu Wei's words made Director Dumpling excited, and he wanted to go back to the company's animation studio downstairs to continue working.

"Manager Chen, your screenwriting department should pay more attention to the script of [Chaoge Fengyun] and try to work with Director Yang to come up with a perfect script."

"Understood, Mr. Gu."

Manager Chen Xiang, who is in charge of the screenwriting department, quickly agreed after hearing what his boss said.

What did Gu Wei think of after he finished speaking: "One more thing, have you revised the script of [Qing Yu Nian 3]?"

“We are working on this, but it is not finished yet.

Two editions have been published and both have dissatisfaction," Chen Xiang explained.

"I plan to start shooting the third part next year, so can the script be released before the end of this year?"

"No problem, we still have half a year, we will definitely get it done!" Chen Xiang assured confidently.

After the afternoon meeting, Gu Wei came out of the conference room and walked to his office.

Yang Liwen followed him into the office.

"What else does Mr. Yang have?" Gu Wei asked a little strangely.

Yang Liwen was all smiles.

"Mr. Gu, there is something I want to ask you.

The movie "John Wick 4" co-produced by our company and "Lionsgate Pictures" has the role of the protagonist's sister. Who do you plan to cast? "

Yang Liwen participated in the entire negotiation between the company and [Lionsgate Pictures]. She also read the script of [John Wick 4], and also knew that the boss recommended Dilraba from [Jiaxing] to participate in one of the roles.

Gu Wei is the major shareholder of [Jiaxing Media], so there is nothing wrong with recommending Dilraba, but there is a yellow-faced character in [John Wick 4], who is the sister who was caught by the villain and threatened the protagonist. She hopes that this Roles can be reserved for artists affiliated with the company.

"I haven't thought about this yet, just make arrangements with [Lions Gate]."

Yang Liwen hurriedly said: "Lionsgate must have the final say on the Western faces in the movie. Since it is a co-production, I think we can recommend actors with Eastern faces."

Gu Wei nodded: "Then who do you think is suitable for the role?"

He also understood what Yang Liwen meant, that the wealth should not flow to outsiders.

Moreover, the first Hollywood blockbuster he starred in must be full of gimmicks in China. It will not be a problem to sell it well, and it will also have a certain influence internationally.

That is to say, the news of this movie has not spread yet, otherwise the female stars in domestic entertainment would break their heads and want to participate.

"I think in terms of age and image, Zhou Ming, Tian Xiwei and Yang Chaoyue are the most suitable."

Gu Wei thought for a moment: "Give this role to Yang Chaoyue."

After joining [Wei Tianxia], both Zhou Xi and Tian Xiwei developed better than in the original time and space.

Zhou Xi acted in "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", and Tian Xiwei became famous with "Fan Ruoruo".

Although Yang Chaoyue's current traffic is very high, Gu Wei didn't pay much attention to her and just gave her the role of "Ye Ling'er".

The role of his sister in "John Wick 4" doesn't have many roles, and the acting requirements are not high. It's just that the opportunity is rare, and it just goes to the assistant.

In the first half of this year, a number of popular costume TV series emerged in domestic entertainment.

For example, [You Fei] by Zhao Liying and Lin Gengxin, [Long Song Xing] by Reba and Wu Lei, [Douluo Dalu] by Xiao Zhan, and [Shanhe Ling] by Gong Jun, etc.

It's a pity that although the popularity and broadcast volume are high, this wave of costume dramas generally have low ratings. "You Fei" and "Douluo Dalu" were even criticized by netizens.

On the contrary, since the beginning of the year, major TV stations have released several major dramas with high reputation and ratings.

For example, Dragon TV's new-year drama "Dajiang Dahe 2", rural-themed TV series "Mountains and Seas" broadcast by multiple satellite TV stations, and CCTV's major revolutionary historical-themed TV series "The Age of Awakening".

Among them, "The Age of Awakening" was not very popular and had high ratings when it was first aired. However, as the TV series was broadcast, the ratings increased rapidly and the popularity of the TV series also skyrocketed.

After the TV series ended, the Douban score rose from 8.2 to 9.3, and all kinds of positive reviews flooded the Internet.

In the past, major dramas, no matter how high their ratings were, had limited popularity, and most of the audiences were middle-aged or elderly people. However, "The Age of Awakening" has both good reputation and popularity, and has especially won the love of many young audiences.

This drama is basically full of acting talents, and many famous scenes have caused widespread discussion on the Internet.

Not to mention the actors of the older generation, Zhang Wanyi, who played "Chen Yannian", was hailed as a responsible actor among young actors because of a scene of a blood-stained smile on his face before going to execution.

However, no one expected at this time that Zhang Wanyi, who had a good career in dramas, would be stuck in idol dramas in the future, and would even be criticized by the audience for his deteriorating acting skills.

"Which character in the TV series is your favorite?"

Returning to his residence in the evening, Gu Wei watched [The Age of Awakening] with Naza.

"I definitely like the teacher. 'There are victims all over the place and the city is full of blood. He just wants to save the common people.' He is really a ray of light."

"Then which actor here do you think is the best?" Nazha snuggled into Gu Wei's arms.

"Yu Hewei, his performance is really good. If nothing unexpected happens, [Age of Awakening] will win him many awards.

"I like "Chen Yannian"." Nazha said.

"Zhang Wanyi

His performance here is truly spiritual.

[Age of Awakening] is full of veteran actors with outstanding acting skills. It is really rare for him to perform like this. "Gu Wei nodded.

"Right, I almost cried when I saw the part about going to the execution ground!"

Gu Wei smiled and touched Nazha's hair.

“The director used a montage shooting technique here.

Originally, they were going to France to see their father off. The two brothers were wearing leather shoes and walking in the sunshine. However, the scene changed and it showed the two brothers behind bars with their feet shackled and walking in blood on their way to the execution ground a few years later.

After that, the scenes of Yannian and Qiao Nian looking back at their father and smiling are intertwined with the scene of them smiling with blood on their faces before going to execution.

It’s hard not to be moved by this scene.”

After explaining, Gu Wei added: "Actually, there are many scenes in this drama that are worth savoring by the audience. I like the part about Gu Hongming's speech the most."

Naza turned her head and listened obediently to what Gu Wei said.

"He said that my braids are tangible and are on my head, while your braids are invisible and are hidden in my heart.

Don’t think that foreigners will look down upon us just because we cut off our hair, put on suits, and speak English.

On the contrary, when a Chinese becomes Westernized and becomes a foreigner, it will arouse their contempt.

Only by letting them see that we Chinese have a different civilization and spirit from them, will they truly value us in their hearts!

This passage is very advanced and useful even today. It talks about the self-confidence of the nation and culture.

You see, the main theme movies in our film industry have been very successful in recent years. It is precisely because of the strength of the country that we have regained this confidence."

"Is this why Hollywood blockbusters are not as popular as they used to be?"

Gu Wei smiled and said, "This is one of the reasons."