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Chapter 737 I am the Drama King

Chapter 737 I am the Drama King
During the National Day holiday, the drastic drop in prices in many parts of the country was in stark contrast to the explosive growth of the mainland film market.

According to the "golden rule" that the quality of the film determines the box office capacity of the period, the 2019 National Day period's ability to bring in sales is unprecedented.

From September 9th to October 30th, a total of 10 new films were released, with a total of 7 million moviegoers nationwide and 9 million screenings. In eight days, the box office grossed 1.23 billion yuan, surpassing all previous National Day box office periods.

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

Among them, "My Country, My Parents" ranked first in the box office of the period with a score of 22.03 billion.

At present, the film’s cumulative box office has reached 22.28 billion, and the final box office is expected to hit the 30 billion mark.

"The Captain", which ranked second in the period with a box office of 19.15 billion, has now accumulated a total box office of nearly 20 billion.

"The Climbers", which was released simultaneously in North America and the United Kingdom, ranked third in the box office of the period with a box office of 7.77 million.

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

"Congratulations, Brother Wei! You've got another blockbuster movie that grossed over 20 billion. The total box office of the movies you starred in is heading towards 300 billion. That's really exaggerated!"

In the crew of [Joy of Life], during the break in filming, everyone talked about several movies that were currently showing during the National Day holiday. Guo Qilin looked at Gu Wei with envy.

“[My Country, My Parents] doesn’t really count, even though I was the lead actor in the [Return] unit, I was on screen for less than 5 minutes, and the filming was completed in a few days.

This kind of unit film relies on the theme, and the role played by a single star is very limited, so it can hardly be considered an achievement."

Gu Wei waved his hand. Although "My People, My Country" was a big hit, he didn't take it too seriously. He initially took on this film 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 to celebrate the box office of Du Jiang's film breaking 100 billion is ridiculous!"

"Have the box office of movies starring Du Jiang exceeded 100 billion? When?" Jing Tian looked confused.

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

Don’t be fooled by the fact that movies starring Gu Wei often gross 20 to 30 billion yuan, as if getting high box office is very easy, but that is Gu Wei, and he is the only one of his kind in the domestic entertainment industry.

In fact, an ordinary movie can be considered a big hit if it can make 300 to 500 million.

To achieve a total box office of over 10 billion requires not only strength but also luck.

“It was posted yesterday, and I saw it this morning when I was online.

With last month's "The Bravest", the National Day films "My People, My Country" and "The Captain", plus some previous films like "Operation Red Sea", Du Jiang's total box office just exceeded 10 billion.

His studio issued a message to celebrate Mr. Du Jiang becoming the sixth male actor in the domestic entertainment industry to earn over 10 billion yuan 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 billionaire actor is too water.

It seems like he hasn’t played the lead in any of these movies.”

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 even better, he played the flag bearer beside Brother Wei.

Netizens say Du Jiang is just trying to get to the top, and the so-called billionaire actor has no real value at all."

“I don’t understand the purpose of his team doing this. It doesn’t bring any benefit and it will only attract ridicule from netizens,” Yang Chaoyue muttered while chewing an apple.

Gu Wei smiled and said, "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.

He has a decent image and a tough guy temperament. There are not many actors of this type in the domestic entertainment industry. With such a reputation, he will get more opportunities in the future."

Yang Chaoyue swallowed the apple in his mouth and said: "I don't know why, I always feel that Du Jiang has little presence, just like when I watched "Operation Red Sea" before, I could remember Zhang Yi after watching it, but if I didn't look at the cast list, I wouldn't even know that Du Jiang had acted in this movie."

"Hahaha!"

Everyone laughed when she finished speaking.

"Chao Yue, when you have the chance to meet Du Jiang in the future, tell him these things in person~" Gu Wei said with a smile.

"I'm not stupid."

Jingtian also covered his mouth and laughed, "He is a handsome guy after all. Is it because he is face-blind to surpass you?"

"No, I think he's good-looking too, but I don't have much impression of his roles in movies. The only thing I remember is him appearing in Where Are We Going, Dad?, and I only have some impression of him because of his son 'Uh-huh'."

Yang Chaoyue spread his hands, looking like he had no choice.

"Boss, do you think The Climbers is really bad? I read the news these two days and it has received the most negative reviews among the three movies released during the National Day holiday," Tian Xiwei asked.

“I met Wu Jing before and talked to him. Actually, 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 mindset of Hong Kong Island movies. When shooting a mainstream movie like The Climbers, he can’t quite grasp the main point.”

"I know that the most criticized part of this movie by the audience is the love line," said Tian Xiwei.

Gu Wei nodded: "That's right, it doesn't mean that mainstream movies can't have love lines, but we have to make sure the main and secondary parts are clear, and the secondary parts can't take the place of the main part.

[The Climber] is not just about a simple mountain climbing, but about the sovereignty and dignity of a country.

In the 60s, the ownership of Mount Everest was subject to heated negotiations. my country and Nepal wanted to divide it in half each because Mount Everest was on the border between the two countries, but Nepal disagreed.

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

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

However, the patriotic sentiment that should have been expressed here was greatly discounted, and was replaced by a love scene that took over the show. The climax after climbing Mount Everest also became Fang Wuzhou's confession to Xu Ying, "I want to marry you."

Guo Qilin nodded in agreement.

“It’s a pity for Brother Jing because the reputation and box office of The Climbers were not ideal, and many netizens felt that this was the end of his box office legend.

Some also said that without your cooperation, Brother Wei, he would not be able to maintain the high box office on his own."

"Nonsense, blaming the actors if the movie is bad is like blaming the food for being stale if the food is bad.

In a movie, the director has the right to choose and decide. He has the final say on who to use and who not to use, and what kind of effect to achieve.

So if a movie turns out badly, it’s first the director’s fault, and then the actors’.

Wu Jing took on "The Climbers" out of personal connections. He approached me at the beginning and hoped that I would join him.

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

"Did you know at that time that "The Climber" would not be a good film?" Jingtian asked.

“I have a hunch. The female lead is Zhang Ziyi. With her status, she definitely can’t just play a cameo role in the movie. She’ll have to add some emotional scenes, which will deviate from the main plot.

Another thing is that I didn’t trust Li Rengang, but it turned out that he didn’t let me down.

Of course, the most important thing is that this movie is a tribute film controlled by Shanghai Film Group, so even if I join, I won’t have much say.

The movies I starred in before were either controlled by my own company or had my investment in them. If I encountered a plot that I was not satisfied with, I had the right to adjust it. For example, the script of "Joy of Life" we are currently shooting was approved only when I was satisfied. If there was a scene that I felt was not good during the filming, I would communicate with the director and he would change it.

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

"Tsk tsk, Brother Wei, your current state is beyond the reach of us little actors.

We just thought it would be good enough if we could perform well according to the director and the script, which is far from what you are doing," said Guo Qilin.

Jing Tian stared at Gu Wei with her beautiful eyes and said, "I feel like you are more like a person now."

"Who?"

"Jiang Wen!"

"What's the similarity between him and me?" Gu Wei was confused.

"Equally domineering, even if I'm just an actor, I still want the film to be made according to my own ideas, and the films I act in all have a strong personal style!"

"I am domineering? I don't feel that~
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."

Jing Tian went on to say: “You may not feel it yourself, because every time there is a disagreement, he will listen to you. Just like when we were filming [Sito] together, sometimes you felt that a scene was not right and wanted to change the lines and actions, and even the opponent actor’s lines had to be changed, and the director listened to you without hesitation.”

"Because what I said was right. When the TV series came out later, it was proved that the effect of the changes I said was indeed good." Gu Wei looked innocent.

"But this is not something an actor should worry about. Moreover, in most cases, even if the director is wrong, he will stick to his own ideas. After all, the director must have his own authority in the crew. I have seen this before when I was filming."

Gu Wei thought about it and it seemed that what Jing Tian said was not wrong.

Not to mention the film and television dramas controlled by his own company, he is the boss himself, so of course what he says is what it is. Directors work for him, and only a mentally ill person would go against him.

It seems that he also has the habit of changing the plot and script when filming other dramas, just like when filming "The Wandering Earth", he changed a lot of scenes in the original script, and Guo Fan undoubtedly listened to him.

The same goes for [Wolf Warrior 2]. Wu Jing has a good relationship with him, and Gu Wei made some suggestions and the two of them discussed and made changes.

When filming "Time Raiders", Liu Yifei always listened to the director and did whatever he asked her to shoot. Gu Wei had seen the original version, so he always had some ideas of his own, but Su Lun and Xu Zheng never said anything and just listened to him.

“When you said that, I just realized that I’m the drama queen!
I think he was more obedient when he debuted with "Blade of the Assassin". After filming "Detective Chinatown 1", I made many changes to the plot every time I filmed a movie!"

Gu Wei scratched his head.

"No one had said anything before, I thought everyone was satisfied."

"When you are shooting your own drama, you are the boss. When you are shooting for other dramas, you are the God of Wealth. Even if the production company wants to change the director, it is impossible for them to change you. In this case, no director would be willing to offend you, so of course they will do what you want.

You haven’t worked with big directors like Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, and Zhou Xingchi, so no one will have an opinion on your ideas.”

Jingtian saw it very clearly.

After Gu Wei became famous, the box office of the movies he made was higher and higher, but he has never collaborated with any big directors, which is quite strange.

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

"Of course not, didn't we shoot the Great Wall together?"

"Come on, you just played a cameo role, with two lines and three scenes. They originally invited you to play the role of Lu Han, but you refused."

Jingtian exposed him without hesitation.

"Hehe, I have to be more careful about this in the future. If I happen to meet a director with a strong personality and we start arguing, it will damage my reputation if it gets out."

Gu Wei doesn't want to show off his domineering image to others, and he wants to save the situation.

Yang Chaoyue added, “Boss, you don’t have to pay attention.

You forgot that you lost your temper on set and kicked Zhou Dongyu out during the filming of Better Days last year. Everyone in the industry knows about it, and I guess no one would 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 anymore!"

Yang Chaoyue had been his personal assistant for nearly two years, and she knew many things about Gu Wei.

"Don't worry, boss. I keep my mouth shut and never tell anyone about you."

Yang Chaoyue raised his hand and made a zipper gesture to his mouth as a reassurance.

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

Gu Wei turned and looked at the others.

Jing Tian nodded with a smile, Tian Xiwei blinked his big eyes: "Boss, I must know it in the company."

Guo Qilin smiled flatteringly: "Brother Wei, should I say I know or I don't know?"

"You're the only one who keeps talking nonsense!" Gu Wei said unhappily, and everyone laughed.

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

The three films released during the National Day holiday are so popular, but I haven’t seen them yet.” Jing Tian suggested.

“This is good, I want to see it too.”

"Let's take a break and watch a movie."

Others echoed.

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

"Which one do you want to see?" Jingtian asked the two little girls.

"Let's watch "My Country, My Parents". This movie is the most popular now, and the boss is here." After Tian Xiwei finished speaking, everyone nodded.

“Okay, then let’s look at this.

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

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

Qilin called Zhang Haowei and Liu Duanduan, and told them to come if they wanted, as they were all young people.

Zhang Haowei plays the crown prince, and Liu Duanduan plays the second prince. Both of them have important roles to play, and they have been working and getting along well together these days.

(End of this chapter)

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