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Chapter 819 Injured
Gu Wei, who returned to the crew of "Changjin Lake" on the first day of the Chinese New Year to continue filming the movie, was also affected by the hot sales of "Detective Chinatown 3".

Since the first day the movie was released, his phone has been flooded with congratulatory messages from various friends and partners, as well as direct calls from some of them.

".I read the relevant news, congratulations to Yui-chan for receiving recognition from the media.

When the movie is released in Japan, there will definitely be more audiences who will see Yui-chan’s excellent performance in the movie!

The distribution in Japan has been entrusted to your leading film company Toho, and it has been scheduled to be released in May.
I will definitely go there to promote it before it is released.

Of course I miss you, but don’t worry, I will stay for two more days.”

During the lunch break, Gu Wei received a call from Aragaki Yui and chatted with her for a few words.

Several actors who were having dinner together cast surprised looks at Gu Wei as they listened to him talking on the phone.

It’s not that they were surprised by the content of the call. On the contrary, no one could hear what he was saying because Gu Wei spoke Japanese throughout the call.

"You really are a language genius. You speak Japanese so well!
I don’t know what you are saying, but your accent is similar to the Japanese movies I watched before.”

Gu Wei hung up the phone, and Wu Jing, who was still eating nearby, sighed.

I heard Gu Wei speaking Korean on the phone some time ago, and I didn’t expect that he was also so fluent in Japanese.

"A Japanese movie, an action movie?"

"I guess so. The first Japanese movie I watched was Manhunt. Ken Takakura was so handsome!"

After Wu Jing finished speaking, he looked at Gu Wei's half-smile and realized what he meant by the action movie.

"Ahem, I rarely watch other movies besides these. I don't really know much about Japanese movies."

Wu Jing quickly changed the subject: "By the way, I saw the news this morning. Your film [Detective Chinatown 3] has only been released for two days and the total box office has exceeded 20 billion. This speed and box office performance are too exaggerated.

It seems that breaking the 2 billion box office record of "Wolf Warrior 60" should be no problem!"

"Has the box office reached 20 billion already? I haven't watched it today."

Zhu Yawen, who was standing by, was also listening to their conversation: "I just checked my phone, and the real-time box office is already 22 billion. This year's Spring Festival movie [Detective Chinatown 3] is a complete killer. The box office data for the past two days is simply too exaggerated!"

Gu Wei nodded: "The [Detective Chinatown] series is so famous and has a broad audience base, so the box office data in the first few days of its release must be the highest.

However, whether Detective Chinatown 3 can truly break the record of Wolf Warrior 2 depends on the subsequent box office performance."

Li Chen, who plays "Yu Congrong", said at this time: "I read the reviews online. Jia Ling and Shen Teng's "Hello, Li Huanying" also has good reputation and performance. The box office has reversed the decline in the past two days and is second only to "Detective Chinatown 3"."

"I remember you told me before the Spring Festival that you were optimistic about Jia Ling's "Hello, Li Huanying". I didn't expect that this comedy movie performed better than Lu Yang's "Assassination of Novelist"!" Wu Jing said to Gu Wei.

“I’ve seen the film and, apart from the comedic elements, the emotional sincerity is the winning factor.

I think this year's Spring Festival movie "Hi, Mom" ​​will most likely be the big winner after "Detective Chinatown 3"! "

In the original time and space, everyone thought that "Detective Chinatown 2021" would be a big hit during the 3 Spring Festival.

As a result, the movie lost momentum due to its reputation, allowing the well-received "Hi, Mom" ​​to make a comeback.

The other party took advantage of "Detective Chinatown 3" to gain a higher position, occupying more screenings in the later period of the Spring Festival, and became the biggest winner of the Spring Festival.

The total box office even exceeded 50 billion.

Now, Gu Wei's version of "Detective Chinatown 3" is far superior to the original in quality, and it will definitely achieve better results if its reputation does not collapse.

At the same time, as "Hi, Mom" ​​occupies more screenings than "Detective Chinatown 3", the box office performance of "Hi, Mom" ​​will definitely decline.

But the quality of "Hi, Mom" ​​is still quite good.

In addition to the comedy aspects of this movie, the biggest highlight is Jia Ling's sincere feelings for his mother Li Huanying. As the saying goes, if the skills are not enough, the emotions can make up for it.

Because it is “real”, “Hi, Mom” can really impress audiences born in the 70s and 80s.

This is also the fundamental reason why the movie will eventually sell well.

Many people think that Jia Ling’s movies are good only in marketing and nothing else.

This view is a bit too extreme.

If marketing is really that omnipotent, there wouldn't be so many flops in movies produced by big companies like Huayi and Guangguang. Movies that are truly box office hits always have their merits.

However, Jia Ling's subsequent work "Weight Loss Diary" continued to sell well, which seemed to be relying on the success of "Hi, Mom", and the quality did not match the results.

Just like Dapeng's "The Pancake Man" back then, it seemed to make a lot of money, but in fact it lost its reputation. If he wants to continue on the path of being a director in the future, he will have to pay back his debts.

In the next few days, "Detective Chinatown 3" continued to make great strides and broke various box office records.

11.3 billion on the first day, 8.9 million on the second day, and 7.4 million on the third day.
It seems that the daily box office has been declining, but the total box office results are increasing rapidly. Even if the box office is declining, "Detective Chinatown 3" has always been sitting firmly on the throne of single-day box office champion.

2月18日，【唐探3】上映7天，总票房正式突破40亿。

In addition, among the other movies in the Spring Festival, "Hello, Li Huanying" achieved a good box office result of 25 billion due to its good reputation, second only to "Detective Chinatown 3".

"Assassination of Novelist", directed by Lu Yang and starring Lei Jiayin and Yang Mi, grossed over 6 million yuan at the box office, had decent reputation, and had potential for follow-up, ranking third.

Zhou Xun and Chen Kun's "The Order of the Samurai" suffered a double loss in terms of box office and reputation. The total box office in 7 days barely exceeded 2 million. After the Spring Festival, the daily box office dropped below million, and there were not many screenings left.

……

The filming of [Changjin Lake] continued as usual. The mountain area was getting colder and the conditions on site were getting worse.

The actors mostly shot the scenes at night, as several of the battles in the film take place at night.

Our army's firepower and equipment are inferior to the enemy's. If we want to attack the enemy's camp, the best way is to launch a surprise attack at night in the dark.

In addition to the part of the script that Gu Wei changed at the beginning, Lin Chaoxian added a lot of action scenes and explosion scenes for him during the filming.

The result was that Gu Wei would often suffer minor injuries. Although they were not serious, his body was always covered with bruises.

That day we were filming war scenes, one of which was an explosion scene. Gu Wei and Wu Jing were fighting the enemy in a dilapidated house, and then a grenade was thrown in and the two were blown away.

The crew used real-life shooting, but the props team used too much gunpowder, and the impact of the explosion knocked the two men to the ground, with flames burning around them.

The director quickly shouted "Cut!" and the staff nearby quickly gathered around.

After being helped up, both of them had dirt all over their bodies and faces, and half of Gu Wei's face was even swollen.

Wu Jing noticed Gu Wei's injuries and asked worriedly, "How do you feel?"

Gu Wei shook his head to let some of the dirt fall off his head: "I wasn't prepared, and I just bumped my face. Do you see any bleeding?"

"No, but it's obviously swollen!"

At this time, the doctor who was with the team also came forward and began to treat the wound on Gu Wei's face. He also asked the two of them if they felt any particular pain in their body.

The director of this scene was Lin Chaoxian, who walked forward eagerly.

"Doctor, are they okay? Do they need to go to the hospital for a checkup?"

Gu Wei and Wu Jing are not only the leading actors but also the biggest names in "Changjin Lake". If anything goes wrong between them during filming, no one can take the responsibility.

"It seems that there is no problem now. Teacher Gu Wei's face is a little swollen due to the collision, but it is not serious. It will go away in a day or two with some medicine.

If you are concerned about other aspects, it is best to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination."

After the doctor finished speaking, Gu Wei smiled and said, "It's nothing, Director Lin, can we use that shot just now? If not, let's shoot another one."

“It works. The last one is very realistic and doesn’t need to be reshot.

The most important thing is your bodies."

"I don't think anything's wrong. It's just that the shock wave just now was a bit strong, and I wasn't prepared. It was no different from falling down." Wu Jing said with a smile.

He was relieved that Gu Wei was not injured. He has been shooting action scenes for many years, and such minor injuries are commonplace for him.

After listening to what the two said, Lin Chaoxian felt a little relieved.

“Okay, then you two can take a break today and shoot other people’s scenes first.

Gu Wei’s face also needs to reduce swelling.” The two returned to the rest area from the shooting location, and Lin Chaoxian called the props team leader over and gave him a scolding.

"I've been filming non-stop these past two days, so this can give me a break for half a day."

Wu Jing returned to the shed he had built, sat down, picked up the water bottle and took a sip.

"You can rest for one or two days longer than me. I guess you have to wait until the swelling on your face goes down before you can shoot again."

Gu Wei was looking at his cell phone without even raising his head.

"I'm in good health, and I usually recover very quickly from injuries. Even though the side of my face is a little swollen now, I'll be fine after a good night's sleep tomorrow."

"The doctor said it would take a day or two."

"You still don't believe it, how about we make a bet?"

Wu Jing thought about it and shook his head: "Forget it, I won't bet with you. I've never won a bet with you before. You're too smart."

Gu Wei pressed the screen of his phone and sent a message: "What a coincidence, someone was going to visit me today, and this incident happened on the crew."

"Come to the crew?"

"Why would we let someone come to this mountain valley? I asked her to go to the crew hotel.

I happen to have some time now, let’s meet and have dinner together.”

Wu Jing nodded.

He was a tactful man. Since Gu Wei didn't mention the name of the person who came to visit the set, he wouldn't ask any further questions.

Soon, Gu Wei changed his clothes, removed his makeup, and took a car out of the crew.

When I returned to the hotel, I met Yang Mi who came to visit me.

"Miss~"

After meeting and greeting each other, Gu Wei took off the mask on his face.

"Are you injured? Does it hurt?"

Originally, she was very happy to see Gu Wei, but when she saw the swelling on his face, Yang Mi frowned, and moved closer to observe it out of concern. She wanted to reach out to touch him, but was afraid of hurting Gu Wei.

"It's okay, just a minor injury. The crew was filming just now, and there was an accident when I fell out. I fell a little, but it will be fine soon."

"Have you applied the medicine? Are there any other injuries besides your face?"

Gu Wei grabbed Da Mimi and lifted him up, wanting to touch his hand, and the two sat down face to face.

“The doctor who was with the group had treated me and applied ointment, and there were no other injuries.

By the way, how do you find time to come and visit me?
You should be busy promoting [Assassination of Novelist] recently, right? "

After hearing what Gu Wei said, Yang Mi felt relieved.

"I followed the crew for a few days during the Spring Festival holiday. Now the box office trend of the movie has basically been determined and the roadshow has ended.

I happened to have time so I came to visit you on set.

Didn’t we agree on this a few days ago?”

"It's a good coincidence that you came here, Sister Mi. I was injured today and the crew let me rest for half a day. Otherwise, if you had come on other days, I might not have had time to see you."

“Is the shooting schedule so tight?”

Gu Wei nodded: "War scenes are too complicated to shoot, and there are too many people and materials that need to be dispatched in all aspects.

Sometimes it would take us half a day to shoot a scene, so we couldn’t progress quickly.

There were too many night scenes, so we had to shoot all night long."

“It’s not easy~”

Gu Wei smiled and said, "It's OK. The previous films I filmed, such as Operation Mekong, Wolf Warriors 2, and The Wandering Earth, all had their own difficulties, so I didn't feel bad about filming The Battle at Lake Changjin.

What would you like to eat later?"

Yang Mi's eyes never left Gu Wei's face, and it can be seen that she was really worried about Gu Wei's injury.

"If you are like this, don't go out to eat. Let's just have a bite at the hotel."

The two chatted for a while, and the hotel staff delivered the prepared dishes to the room. Gu Wei and Yang Mi had dinner together.

"[Assassination of Novelist] has done well at the box office and has now exceeded 1 billion. Congratulations to Sister Mi for having another movie that has broken the 1 billion box office!"

After eating a few bites of the food, Gu Wei raised his glass, and at his request, the two opened a bottle of red wine.

"Is it really okay for you to drink when you are injured?" Yang Mi did not respond to him but instead became concerned about the issue of drinking.

"It's really okay. Believe it or not, you won't be able to see this minor injury when you wake up tomorrow."

"Okay then~"

The two clinked their glasses and took a sip.

“The investment in [Assassination of Novelist] was quite high, and now that the box office has exceeded 1 billion, it’s finally not a loss.

I originally thought that the box office of this movie could be higher, but now it seems that it will basically end up being just another 100 million or 200 million.

Your film [Detective Chinatown 3] has already surpassed 53 billion in box office revenue, and judging by the situation, the chances of reaching 60 billion are very high."

Gu Wei shook his head.

"It is highly likely that it will not be able to reach that point. The box office revenue in the first seven days of the Spring Festival was too high. Although the reputation remained good afterwards, the box office potential was exhausted and the single-day box office revenue dropped too much.

It broke 7 billion in 40 days, and now it took another 13 days to reach 13 billion.”

"Hasn't it been announced that the release date has been delayed? There's still more than a month before the release."

"We all know that the later a movie is released, the lower its single-day box office will be. Although we have obtained the extension key to postpone the release for a month, the box office in the next 40 days may not catch up with the box office of the Spring Festival in one day.

I think it should be no problem for the total box office of [Detective Chinatown 3] to exceed 55 billion, but it will be difficult to reach or even exceed 60 billion."

Yang Mi added a spoonful of vegetable salad and ate it.

“Even if it didn’t break the box office record, the performance of [Detective Chinatown 3] was good enough.

I remember that the box office of the first two "Detective Chinatown" films were 10 billion and 39 billion respectively. The total box office of your series of films has exceeded 100 billion, making it the best-selling series of films in China.

The third film failed to break the record, but the fourth film will definitely break it.

The popularity accumulated by [Detective Chinatown] through the first three movies is already incredible!"

Gu Wei did not refute this time, he also agreed with Yang Mi's words.

The biggest advantage of a series of movies is that it can accumulate popularity. As long as the previous work is well made, it will accumulate a huge basic base for subsequent works. Even if it is not well made, it can still have good box office results.

Hollywood movie series often have 5 or 6 films, and some even have an even number.

This is because as long as one movie in a series is successful, it will be very easy to achieve good results in subsequent movies.

By the end, the audience had feelings.

Isn’t that the case with “Fast and Furious”? It has already been filmed to the ninth installment.

The two of them ate and chatted and drank a bottle of red wine.

After resting for a while after dinner, Gu Wei went into the bathroom and took a shower.

The filming of "Changjin Lake" was almost rolling in the dirt every day. Gu Wei would wash himself once when removing makeup and changing clothes, and he would also wash himself again when he returned to the hotel at night.

He had just entered the bathroom for a short while when the bathroom door was pushed open and Da Mimi walked in wrapped in a bath towel.

(End of this chapter)