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Chapter 829: Nameless and Miracle

In early June, with the completion of the last shot, "Changjin Lake" was finally completed after half a year of production.

"You really don't want to come and perform [Riding the Wind] with me?"

At the wrap-up party in the evening, Wu Jing mentioned his new movie again.

“No way, the schedule doesn’t allow it!

[Noon Sunshine] They are waiting for me to join the team. I agreed to Hou Hongliang’s request a long time ago.

[As you wish] I have authorized you. I will record an OST for you when I have time."

Wu Jing looked regretful and nodded.

"I got this role too late, there's nothing I can do about it."

Gu Wei laughed and joked: "I already played your son in The Wandering Earth, and I finally got to play your brother in The Battle at Lake Changjin. If I play your son again, my generation will be lowered."

"Haha, that's right!" Wu Jing also laughed.

The two were chatting when Yu Dong came over with a glass of wine.

"The filming of [Changjin Lake] was not easy. It took a long time and the conditions were tough. Now that it has been successfully completed, it is all thanks to your support. I would like to offer a toast to both of you to express my gratitude!"

After he finished speaking, Gu Wei and Wu Jing also hurriedly picked up their wine glasses.

"Mr. Yu is too polite. Since we have accepted the role, we must finish it well. Besides, Brother Jing and I have invested money separately, so we must film it with all our heart."

"Gu Wei is right, filming is always hard, this is just our normal job."

Yu Dong shook his head: “It’s not just acting.

The filming team of our movie is unprecedentedly large, with three directors, several film crews, and thousands of staff members.

While acting, the two also did a lot of extra work, helping to communicate with the director, actors and crew members, and playing a coordinating and lubricating role when different crews were shooting.

Director Lin often told me that Gu Wei and Wu Jing were half directors in the crew, and filming was much easier with them around."

After he finished speaking, Gu Wei and Wu Jing looked at each other. For a moment, they were a little confused about what Yu Dong meant. Did he think that the two of them were meddling too much?
Yu Dong realized what was happening when the atmosphere became a bit awkward, and explained with a smile, "I really mean it.

[Changjin Lake] was not easy to shoot. From the very beginning, I was determined that the two of them were the absolute center.

Now that it has been successfully completed, I feel relieved.

The next step is to see how the movie performs after it is released.

But with you two here, this shouldn't be a problem!"

Hearing this, Gu Wei and Wu Jing also smiled modestly.

"Mr. Yu, when will our movie be released?" Gu Wei asked.

Yu Dong thought for a while and said: "The whole series will be edited into two parts. The first part [Changjin Lake] is scheduled to be released during this year's National Day, and the second part will be released during next year's Spring Festival if there are no accidents."

Gu Wei turned to look at Wu Jing: "Your film [My Fathers and I] should also be released during the National Day holiday, right?"

"Yes, it's a tribute film, so the release date was set at the beginning of the preparations, and the National Day is definitely the most suitable."

"Then you will be hitting yourself," Gu Wei said with a smile.

“That can’t be helped.

But now is not the time to think about this, there are still four months until National Day, and the filming schedule for "Fathers" is quite tight."

Gu Wei comforted him, "It's okay. This kind of compilation film is relatively easy to shoot. I started shooting last year's "My Hometown and Me" in May and finished it in less than a month."

"hope"

The atmosphere at the wrap party was very good. After half a year of hard work, the filming was finally over and everyone was in a very good mood.

After several rounds of toasts, Yu Dong found Gu Wei alone again.

"Mr. Gu, I have a new movie here. It's a suspenseful drama about the war of resistance against Japanese aggression. Are you interested?"

Seeing Gu Wei's interested look, he continued.

"Director Cheng Er directed it, and it also has two male protagonists. The story is quite exciting. Mr. Gu will definitely like it after reading it!"

At this point, Gu Wei also knew which movie Yu Dong was talking about.

“I can hardly spare time to shoot other dramas before the end of the year.

Wu Jing told me twice that he wanted me to join his crew to film Riding the Wind, but I couldn’t spare the time.” Gu Wei said with regret.

Yu Dong also knew that Gu Wei’s schedule was tight, but he did not give up easily.

"I'll have someone send the script over tomorrow. Mr. Gu, take a look at it first, and then we'll decide."

Gu Wei smiled and nodded.

The next day, on the private plane flying to Beijing, Gu Wei drank coffee while reading the script that Yu Dong had sent over.

As he expected, the Anti-Japanese War suspense drama the other party was talking about was [Unknown].

He flipped through it briefly and put the script on the table.

"I'll contact Bona later and tell them that my schedule is not suitable and I can't take on this film."

Agent Yang Dan, who was standing nearby, looked at the script on the table and nodded in agreement.

Gu Wei thought for a while and suddenly waved his hand.

“Forget it, you don’t have to worry about it.

I'll call Yu Dong later and tell him."

Yang Dan was a little confused, but nodded in agreement.

Gu Wei had no interest in "Unknown". To him, the movie was just a waste of time. Although it had two male protagonists, the role of "Director He" was obviously more outstanding.

He had no interest in working with Liang Chaowei.

However, "Unknown" was a hit movie after all, and the role of "Mr. Ye" in it is very suitable for a young male star.

Gu Wei called Yu Dong personally to recommend Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi from his own company. These two have become top male stars of the new generation after "The Untamed", but despite their popularity, they still lack works. It just so happens that "Unknown" is a good opportunity.

Both of them are as popular and their acting skills are no worse than Wang Yibo in the original time and space, so it is not difficult for them to play "Mr. Ye".

"Boss, the Magnolia Organizing Committee has sent us an invitation. Should we attend this year's award ceremony?" Yang Dan asked.

"I won't participate. It's meaningless to watch others win awards even though I haven't been nominated. I'm also very busy these days."

In the past two years, Gu Wei's output in TV dramas has decreased significantly.

Last year, only one drama, Joy of Life, was broadcast throughout the entire year.

Of course, this drama became the king of dramas in 2020 and is undoubtedly the most popular one.

"Joy of Life" was shortlisted for last year's Magnolia Awards, but ultimately failed to win, so it will naturally not be shortlisted again this year.

"By the way, has the release date of [Joy of Life 2] been confirmed on CCTV- and Tengxun Video?"

A month ago, the copyright transaction for the second season of the hit TV series "Joy of Life" was finalized.

According to Gu Wei's instructions, the TV station continued to cooperate with CCTV-2, and as for the online platform, Tencent offered a sky-high price that could not be refused, leaving behind its former partner iQiyi and buying the exclusive online broadcasting rights for "Joy of Life ".

“There is no official announcement yet, but I heard that CCTV-8 and Tencent are planning to release Joy of Life 2 in the summer season in early August.”

"Early August?" Gu Wei thought of something.

“When will the Tokyo Olympics open this year?”

“7月23日，持续15天，8月8日闭幕.”

"Tsk tsk, are they going to let Joy of Life 2 compete with the Olympics? Are you so confident in this drama?"

Yang Dan thought for a while and said, "Boss, the popularity of the Tokyo Olympics this year is not too high, and [Joy of Life 2] should be broadcast in the days before the Olympics are over, so it shouldn't have much impact."

Gu Wei nodded.

After six months of busy filming of "Changjin Lake", Gu Wei returned to Beijing and had a good rest for two days, but he still had to deal with the company's affairs. In the office, Gu Wei and Wen Mu also drank tea and chatted.

"Guo Fan's "The Wandering Earth 2" is almost ready, and we are just waiting for Wu Jing to join the crew with sufficient time so that we can officially start filming.
Rao Xiaozhi's "A Thousand Miles Home" is also ready, and Lu Yang is helping him as the producer.

A while ago, when we were having dinner together, he complained to me that the boss said you would consider the next step, but in the end he stood him up.

Gu Wei picked up the ceramic teacup in front of him and blew on it gently.

The tea soup in the cup is golden in color, and along with the steam wafting out, a refreshing tea fragrance penetrates into the nose, making people feel refreshed.

After taking a sip, Gu Wei said slowly, “It’s not that I stood Director Rao up. I didn’t say I wanted to take on Journey Home at the beginning, and he also knew that my schedule was very full.

After reading the script, I felt that I was not suitable for either the first-class secretary "Zong Dawei" or the young attaché "Cheng Lang".

In this case, we might as well find other more suitable actors.

Although I didn't act in the film, I recommended Zhang Songwen and Zeng Shunxi to him.

One of them has acting skills and the other has popularity, and their age and image are suitable for these two roles."

Wen Mu also smiled and said, "I understand Rao Xiaozhi, he still has no confidence in himself.

The investment in [A Thousand Miles Home] is not small, but with the boss involved, you don’t have to worry about the box office.

He doesn’t trust other people after all.”

“I know, but I’m just one person and I can’t split myself into two. Even if I work in the crew all year round, it’s impossible for me to finish all the good movies.

Just like "The Wandering Earth 2" directed by Guo Fan, why couldn't it start filming? Wasn't it also to wait for Wu Jing?

We had just finished filming "Changjin Lake", and he had a mission film to shoot, which he would direct and star in.

Only after I finish that movie will I have time to join the crew of The Wandering Earth 2."

"[Me and my fathers], right?"

Wen Mu is also no stranger to this series of films. He served as the director of the "Escort" unit in the first film "My Motherland and Me".

“Yes, this year the third film in this series is directed by Wu Jing, Xu Zheng, Zhang Ziyi and Shen Teng.

Originally, China Film wanted to ask me to continue filming a unit, but I refused."

Wen Mu also nodded.

"There shouldn't be any problem with Wu Jing and Xu Zheng, as they are both experienced in directing.

This is Zhang Ziyi and Shen Teng’s first time directing, right? Can they do it?”

"Behind Shen Teng is the Happy Twist team, and if he's not good enough, there's still Yan Fei and the other demons.

As for Zhang Ziyi, as far as I know, she asked Xu Yuezhen for help and used the filming team of "Better Days". As long as she doesn't mess around, there shouldn't be any big problems."

The two chatted for a while, and Wen Mu told Gu Wei the reason why he came to see him today.

“After [Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils], I took a break for more than half a year, but I was not idle during this period. I found two screenwriters to work on a new script.

After two revisions, I feel it is already quite complete, so I brought it here today to show you."

Gu Wei put down the teacup in his hand and curiously took the script that Wen Mu handed over.

There were only two big words on the white cover - [Miracle].

Open the script and glance over it.

The story in the script is not complicated. It tells the story of a 20-year-old boy, Jing Hao, who teams up with a group of ordinary people to start a business and pursue happiness together in order to give his sister Jing Tong a better life.

The structure of the story is very similar to that of "Dying to Survive".

The protagonist's motivation for starting a business is set to cure his sister's illness, and everything he does is to save his sister's life.

Then there is the same group of five male and one female supporting characters as in "Dying to Survive", representing workers in different living conditions. They gather around the protagonist, form a team to overcome levels, and finally create a miracle in laughter and tears.

“It’s a very good script, and judging from the content, the filming won’t be too complicated.

I will talk to Mr. Zhao later and the filming of this drama can be approved and started in the second half of the year.

If you have any questions or problems, you can go to him.”

After Gu Wei finished speaking, he looked at Wen Mu's half-smile and immediately understood, and quickly waved his hand.

“I can’t, I really don’t have time.

The most important reason why I didn’t participate in Rao Xiaozhi’s “A Thousand Miles Home” was that I didn’t have the schedule.

In addition to the TV series produced by the company in the second half of the year, I have also taken on a Hollywood drama, which will be my most important project in the near future."

Wen Mu was also surprised when he heard this.

“Are you going to Hollywood to film?

How come there was no news of such a big thing? "

Gu Wei shook his head.

“I didn’t go to Hollywood to make a movie. I was approached by a Hollywood movie produced by Lionsgate. After negotiation, we decided to make it a Sino-US co-production.

There is nothing to keep secret. The reason there is no news is because the matter has just been decided not long ago and the company has just signed the contract with Lionsgate.

I guess there will be news reports after a while.”

"What movie?" Wen Mu asked curiously.

"Keanu Reeves' John Wick series has reached its fourth installment."

"Boss, are you going to play a supporting role for Keanu Reeves?"

Gu Wei shook his head: "The script was changed to have two male protagonists like Men in Black.

You know, given my personality, I wouldn’t accept even a supporting role in a Hollywood movie.”

Wen Mu also nodded. He was not surprised why Gu Wei could be on par with Keanu Reeves.

Although his boss may not be as famous as Keanu Reeves worldwide, in terms of box office performance and appeal, Gu Wei definitely beats the other.

Moreover, Lionsgate intends to cooperate simply because it wants the Chinese market, so it is normal to offer a leading role to please the Chinese audience.

"I remember that the first three films in the John Wick series were not released in China, and the fourth film should also pay attention to this." Wen Mu also reminded.

"Don't worry, the script for the fourth part has been revised by the company, and some overly bloody scenes have been avoided.

Moreover, the nature of the film has changed since it became a Sino-US co-production, so it is not a problem for it to be released domestically."

“Since you, the boss, can’t take part in the performance, please recommend me a leading actor.

Who do you think is more suitable to play "Jinghao"? "

Gu Wei thought for a while.

“How is Peng Yuchang?
He played Huang Mao in "Dying to Survive", and you know best how good his acting is.

He also has a youthful vibe and a sense of humor, which seems to fit the style of Miracle."

"Peng Yuchang."

Wen Mu also thought for a while.

"I'll have an audition with him first to see how he performs. If there's no problem, I'll hire him!"

Gu Wei smiled, picked up the script again, thought for a moment and said:
“The title of your movie is a bit big and empty, and the audience will be confused at first glance.

I'll add a few words to make the name more down-to-earth, and call it - Miracle Stupid Kid!"

"Miracle·Stupid Kid?" Wen Mu also murmured it several times and nodded slowly.

“The name is great and really down to earth.”

Gu Wei smiled and said, "Invite Hua Zai to sing the OST later, and use his song [Stupid Kid]."

(End of this chapter)