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Chapter 677 [The Wandering Earth]

Beijing, the screening room of Weiming Tianxia Company.

After finishing his trip to Japan and South Korea, Gu Wei returned to Beijing and received a very surprising news.

Just a few days ago, the post-production of "The Wandering Earth" was completed and the finished film has been released.

So he immediately invited people from China Film Corporation to come and watch the film, and at the same time notified Wu Jing, who had always been very concerned about the film, and held a small film screening in the company.

More than two hours passed, and when the subtitles began to scroll on the screen, warm applause broke out in the theater.

"Director Guo, you really didn't let us down!
The movie is so good, the money spent by China Film Group was well spent!"

Mr. La stood up and congratulated Guo Fan who was beside him.

After more than half a year of post-production, the total production cost of [The Wandering Earth] reached 4.5 million yuan, of which China Film Group contributed 2 million yuan.

The 200 million in cash is not a small amount for China Film. It can be said that "The Wandering Earth" is now the most important project of China Film in the past two years.

So today at the film screening, La Peikang, chairman of China Film Group Corporation, was present in person.

He also wanted to see what the science fiction movie that cost so much money to produce would look like.

Now that he has seen the finished film, La Peikang, a veteran filmmaker, couldn't help but be moved. This is the first time he has seen a domestic science fiction film with this kind of effect.

Now I only have one thought in my mind: "This money is not wasted!"

"Director Guo, the film is so well shot, and the special effects are simply amazing.

All the hard work we put into filming was not in vain!"

Wu Jing was equally excited. He was originally pulled over by Gu Wei to help, and later on his relationship with Guo Fan became better and better.

He was moved by Guo Fan's dedication to the film, so he was particularly attentive when filming his own scenes.

Now that I’ve seen the finished film “The Wandering Earth,” I feel like all my hard work has paid off.

"Congratulations Director Guo!"

“Great shot~”

“I can’t believe this is the effect that a domestic film can produce!”

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In the screening room, other staff members of China Film Group and senior executives of Weiming Tianxia all congratulated Guo Fan.

Gu Wei stood aside, smiling and clapping.

This was Guo Fan's highlight moment, and he was sincerely happy for the other party.

Gu Wei is both an investor and an actor in the film. He knows best how much Guo Fan has contributed to the filming of "The Wandering Earth".

In fact, the IP of "The Wandering Earth" is there, and the adapted story is relatively simple, but the final effect was achieved entirely thanks to Guo Fan's efforts to strive for perfection.

As a reborn person, Gu Wei knows the final effect of "The Wandering Earth" and is familiar with all the plots of the movie, but if he were to leave Guo Fan behind and make the movie himself, he would have no confidence that he could reach the level of the original version.

"Thank you, thank you everyone!" Guo Fan was very excited.

“Thanks to the support of Mr. La and Mr. Gu, the help of Brother Jing, and everyone’s help, The Wandering Earth was able to be produced so smoothly.”

This is not the first time that Guo Fan has watched a finished film. He participated in all aspects of "The Wandering Earth" from preparation to shooting to post-production. He personally took care of every detail and at the very least he would watch from the side to make sure whether it met his requirements.

Now that the film has been recognized by investors, he has greater confidence in the film.

“I’m not bragging, but I think our film The Wandering Earth can be said to have opened a new era for domestic science fiction films.

It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that it surpasses Hollywood, but it is definitely unprecedented and surpasses all previous domestic science fiction films.

When it is released, it will surely astound all Chinese people and become a benchmark for domestic science fiction films!"

Gu Wei spoke last and gave a very high evaluation of The Wandering Earth. However, judging from the expressions of the other people in the room, everyone agreed with his statement.

Everyone present here has been in the film and television industry for many years, and they all know very well how excellent "The Wandering Earth" is.

"Mr. Gu, Mr. La, now that the movie has been completed, when will it be released in the future?"

After accepting everyone's congratulations, Guo Fan asked the two people who really had the final say in the room the question that concerned him the most.

Although "The Wandering Earth" has been recognized by investors, its ultimate success will still depend on the box office after its release and the audience's evaluation of the film.

La Peikang thought about it and had some plans in mind, but he didn't say it directly. Instead, he looked at Gu Wei.

"What does Mr. Gu think?"

Gu Wei smiled.

"I have 100 percent confidence in The Wandering Earth. Once our film is released, there will be almost no other film in the market that can compete with it.

So if you want to maximize profits, you must release it during the hottest period of the year!"

"What Mr. Gu meant."

"That's right, it's the 2019 Spring Festival!" Gu Wei said firmly.

“Ever since The Mermaid sold over 30 billion yuan, the Spring Festival season has become the most popular period of the year.

Although the movie "Wolf Warrior 2" that Brother Jing and I created a box office myth during the summer season, through data comparison, the total box office of the Spring Festival season was ranked first in the whole year.

There are still 2019 months to go until February 2, so "The Wandering Earth" has enough time for pre-promotion.

Next year’s Spring Festival is undoubtedly the best time to release a movie! "

"Haha~
Great minds think alike, and I also think that with the quality of The Wandering Earth, it can achieve good results during the Spring Festival." La Peikang agreed with a smile.

The investors of the two producers made the final decision, and with China Film Group back in the fold, the release date of "The Wandering Earth" was set.

Afterwards, Gu Wei communicated with China Film Group about some details before the film was released.

[The Wandering Earth] is a project developed by China Film Group Corporation. The original investment was expected to be more than 3 million yuan. Later, after Gu Wei joined, the total investment increased to 4 million yuan.

The film was finished at the end of last year and post-production lasted for more than half a year. Funds were tight again, so Gu Wei invested an additional 5000 million RMB in Guo Fan, and the film was finally successfully completed.

Today, the production cost of the film alone is as high as 4.5 million yuan, 1 million yuan more than the original time and space. The investment ratio is 55% for Weiming Tianxia and 45% for China Film.

Gu Wei is not surprised by the extra 2 million investment. The version of "The Wandering Earth" starring Gu Wei is obviously more refined than the original in post-production, and its special effects are close to those of "The Wandering Earth ".

During the filming, Guo Fan had plenty of money, and he didn't have to save money or beg for alms to make the movie like in the original time and space.

This is why movies cost so much more to make.

Finally, after communication between Weiming Tianxia and China Film, it was decided that each side would take out 5% of the investment share to distribute to other large companies in the circle.

Of course it was not given away for free. The 10% investment share was sold to other companies for 1 million yuan.

The target companies currently planned include Youku Films, Beijing Yaolai Media, Jinyi Pictures, Dadi Times, Alibaba Pictures, Tengxun Pictures, Shanghai Taopiaopiao Pictures, Maoyan Pictures and other companies.

These are all film and television companies that can play a role in film promotion, scheduling, and other aspects when the film is released.

Now that this has been decided, we just need to communicate with them later.

Neither Gu Wei nor La Peikang considered that someone would not accept their sale of shares in "The Wandering Earth" at a premium.

The 10% investment share is valued at 1 million yuan, and the film’s final box office needs to exceed 25 billion yuan for these companies to recoup their investment.

But this is not a problem.

With the 60 billion box office myth created by Gu Wei and Wu Jing, the two are now working together again. Gu Wei mentioned the term "Space Wolf Warrior" when he was pre-promoting "The Wandering Earth". I believe that no matter which company in the circle, they will be very happy to pay the money and join this project that looks like it will be a big hit!

(End of this chapter)