Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 372 Inviting Guo Fan to Join Linlang Entertainment

"Cut!"

"I hereby declare—Gravity is finished!"

Gu Bei stood up, looked around, and then announced loudly.

The scene erupted in cheers, filled with joy. No worker would feel that finishing work wasn't something to celebrate.

Guo Fan, standing next to Gu Bei, did not join in the cheers for the wrap party; instead, he looked slightly disappointed.

"It's over!"

Guo Fan murmured, feeling as if he had just woken up from a dream.

He's been working at full capacity for the past two months.
Every morning, I would arrive at the set as early as possible with the staff. During the day, I would follow the director's team while filming, and after filming ended at night, I would join Gu Bei to have meetings and communicate with the leaders of each group.

Even his wife couldn't help but complain that he was working harder than someone with a salary for a job that didn't pay him.

But for Guo Fan,
This time, gravity,

It truly fulfilled all his fantasies about science fiction blockbusters.
A well-organized film crew, world-class special effects, and a story that perfectly balances science fiction and art.

Guo Fan had no doubt whatsoever.
In the next ten years, only Gu Bei will be able to assemble such a film crew in the Chinese film market.
By perfectly combining the best resources in China and Hollywood, we can tell a story about China.

Domestic directors like Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige can only make good use of domestic resources. The resources they can mobilize in Hollywood are limited to what Chen Kaige previously made in a B-movie.

Hollywood's big directors, when they start telling Chinese stories, immediately become a complete mess.

Only Gu Bei is capable of making good use of these resources.

In the words Gu Bei taught him, it was: "Everyone seeks nothing more than fame and fortune. When China tries to use Hollywood talent, they end up with a monstrosity that doesn't quite fit the bill."

It's simply because your movie can't be shown in North America and can't bring fame to others, so you need to pay more. If you pay enough, these people are quite obedient.

Of course, I don't need it.
Because they knew that after taking pictures with me...

My film will definitely be successful in North America and bring them new job opportunities.

He learned so much from this experience with gravity that even after two months of intense work, he was still reluctant to let it end.

"Don't forget to come to the wrap party tomorrow night, or you could say the wrap banquet, so these foreigners can experience what it's like to eat at a banquet."

Gu Bei patted Guo Fan on the shoulder.

After noticing Guo Fan's expression, he knew that the fishing line he had been casting for two months was finally ready to be pulled back: "Also, you need to seriously consider something!"

"what is the problem?"

Upon hearing this, Guo Fan immediately asked in response with some confusion.

"That's a matter of whether you're willing to join Linlang Entertainment!" Gu Bei said casually, glancing at Liu Yifei, who was unbuttoning her spacesuit in the distance.

"what?"

Guo Fan was slightly taken aback.

In the previous two months,

He had fantasized about receiving such an invitation.

After all, Gu Bei took such good care of him, which must mean that Gu Bei valued him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have received such treatment just because he was Liu Yifei's junior.

But the invitation in my imagination would be more formal.
It's even a bit more cringeworthy.

"You don't want to?"

Gu Bei turned around, smiled, and glanced at Guo Fan. "That's a bit of a pity. We'll just have to work together again in the future."

"I do, of course I do!"

Guo Fan nodded repeatedly.

He's a director, not a star. Joining Linlang Entertainment wouldn't do him any harm. Linlang Entertainment can't possibly restrict him from taking on external films or force him to make films he doesn't want to make, right?

Agreements in the entertainment industry only have some binding force on celebrities; for those behind the scenes, there is essentially nothing to bind them.

"Don't rush, go back and discuss it with your family."

Gu Bei did not agree immediately, but instead calmly pushed the topic back.

Guo Fan is not a celebrity; you can't just trick him into signing an agreement and bind his personal freedom.

Guo Fan has also been working for many years.
Moreover, it also has the title of Cyber ​​Succubus.
If Gu Bei wants him to continue working for Linlang Entertainment, he will inevitably have to keep giving up profits; otherwise, directors who can make money can find work elsewhere.

Just like later, after the Chinese film market exploded, Huayi Brothers had to acquire Feng Xiaogang's company and give him hundreds of millions of yuan in cash in order to tie him to their company.

Therefore, Gu Bei didn't need to fool Guo Fan into thinking it over carefully before deciding whether to join Linlang Entertainment.

Hollywood has already set a precedent for Gu Bei.
In the end, the entertainment industry still comes down to playing the IP game.

Copyright is the most core asset of an entertainment company; everything else is secondary.

No matter which party Gu Bei collaborates with, whether it's Jiang Wen or Edko Films, as long as it's a project he controls, the copyright must be held by Linlang Entertainment.

"No need to discuss it, I'm the boss at home!"

Guo Fan sounded a little guilty as he spoke.

After all, he and his wife were high school classmates, and his wife is the boss at home.

Now he's back at the Beijing Film Academy, preparing to pursue a directing career, which means he's essentially living off a woman's money. The nickname for his boss has gone from a joke to a reality.

"No need to rush!" Gu Bei patted Guo Fan on the shoulder. "We'll talk about it tomorrow night."

Gu Beiyue declined, saying there was no need to rush.
Guo Fan became even more anxious.
Once you miss this village, where else can you find this shop?
However, seeing that Gu Bei had gone to find Liu Yifei, he knew that it would be useless to pester her now, so he could only pack up and go home with the crew.

Why are you home so early today?

Guo Fan's wife looked at him curiously. Usually, when Guo Fan came home, she was already asleep.

If it weren't for the fact that the Gravity crew had fixed days off each week, she probably wouldn't have been able to say more than a few words to Guo Fan during those two months.

"Gravity is finished!" Guo Fan replied.

"Isn't that a good thing!" Guo Fan's wife said with a smile, then noticed Guo Fan's preoccupied expression. "Are you addicted to working for free? The movie's already wrapped up, and you still haven't recovered!"

"no!"

Guo Fan shook his head. "Gu Bei invited me to join Linlang Entertainment."

"Oh?"

Guo Fan's wife became interested.

In addition, since she works in the financial industry, she instinctively asked, "What kind of cooperation are you planning to have, an employment relationship or a studio partnership?"

What are his expectations for your future? Does he want you to learn more before directing, or does he want to invest in you as a director as soon as he signs you up?
"Should we start with short films, or can we go straight to feature film projects?"

After listening, Guo Fan scratched his head and grinned sheepishly, "I didn't ask!"

"Which one didn't you ask?"

Guo Fan's wife asked curiously.

"I didn't ask anything!" Guo Fan originally wanted to hide it, but after thinking about it, he realized that he couldn't fool his wife by lying, so he simply spread his hands and confessed, "As soon as Gu Bei invited me to join Linlang Entertainment, I agreed without hesitation!"

"..."

Guo Fan's wife really wanted to crack open his head to see what he was thinking.

In such a complicated place as the entertainment industry, my husband is still so naive, agreeing to anything without a second thought. He might even be sold out and still be counting the money for the seller.

I chose it myself! I chose it myself!

"call--"

Guo Fan's wife took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

After all, it was a relationship that started in high school.

We've known each other for over a decade, dated for ten, and been married for two. I can only pamper the husband I chose, even with tears in my eyes.

She said helplessly, "The contract hasn't been signed yet, has it? If all else fails, I can play the bad guy and try to negotiate some terms for you."

"That's not true!"

Guo Fan shook his head. "I've already agreed. Gu Bei told me to go back and discuss it with my family, so I came to discuss it with you."

"You've managed to run into a good person."

Guo Fan's wife was slightly surprised. She didn't expect her husband to be so lucky, actually encountering a rare reliable person in the entertainment industry who didn't intend to scam him.

Of course, it's also possible that he didn't have any good opportunities to scam people!

The two talked all night.

Guo Fan's passion for joining Linlang Entertainment not only didn't diminish, but actually intensified.

Guo Fan's wife had to admit that Gu Bei's Linlang Entertainment was at least not like the entertainment companies she had previously stereotyped about. It sounded quite reliable and had a good future.

Finally, the two of them arrived together at the wrap party for "Gravity".

Why are there so many foreigners?

Looking around the banquet hall, where more than a dozen tables were set up and most of the people sitting there were foreigners, Guo Fan's wife couldn't help but ask Guo Fan curiously.

“These are all top-notch technicians in Hollywood. Only Gu Bei could invite them over. Otherwise, no matter how much money you offer, they wouldn’t be willing to come.”

Guo Fan said proudly.

The special effects company for Gravity was Ice Studio.
But special effects are a whole project.

It's not just about special effects artists; it also requires corresponding technical personnel with the appropriate skill levels.
Putting aside everything else, the unique lighting control system used in the Gravity film crew is something that domestic lighting technicians can't handle, and even in Hollywood, only one or two people can keep up with Gu Bei's ideas.

"In capitalist countries, of course they'd be willing if they were offered enough money!"

Guo Fan's wife, who works in the financial industry and frequently interacts with colleagues outside the industry, felt that Guo Fan's words were a bit of an exaggeration.

"It's different from your industry. People in Hollywood are generally self-taught and not highly educated. They think we're like the image of Russia that North America was portrayed as during the Cold War."

Guo Fan explained,
He also gained in-depth exposure to Hollywood after that.
It turns out the most impressive people weren't these staff members.
Rather, it's the entire Hollywood industrial system that can provide maximum support for these staff members to unleash their full potential.
Essentially, this group of people are just ordinary people in North America. Their intelligence and education level may not even be as high as those who scored 300 points at the Beijing Film Academy. They still deeply believe in the stereotypes left over from Cold War propaganda.

This shattered Guo Fan's dream of following in Gu Bei's footsteps and making a splash in Hollywood.

Instead of going to Hollywood and getting wrecked, we should learn from the West to strengthen ourselves, bring Hollywood's industrial system to China, and make truly domestic sci-fi blockbusters!
"You know what, foreigners generally have this kind of thinking."

Guo Fan's wife nodded; she occasionally noticed this phenomenon at work as well.

She turned her head and looked around.
Then, slightly excited, she grabbed Guo Fan's arm: "Liu Yifei, it's Fei Baozi! She's so beautiful in real life!!!"

Guo Fan rubbed his arm, which was sore from being grabbed: "Didn't I already say that I could bring you to the set to meet my senior sister?"

"That's because we're worried about interfering with your work. You're just an intern doing unpaid work; what if they fire you?"

Guo Fan's wife said casually, though her tone was impolite, her words were entirely for Guo Fan's sake: "Let me tell you, I really loved her performance in The Message!"

Guo Fan looked at her suspiciously: "You didn't come to this wrap party for Liu Yifei, and not for me, did you?"

How do I look now?

Guo Fan's wife ignored his question and immediately changed the subject, asking him to look at her outfit.

"Absolutely!"

"Then let's go there!"

now,

Gu Bei was chatting with Liu Yifei.

He spotted Guo Fan and his wife approaching immediately and quickly greeted them, "Guo Fan, come on over here and sit down!"

"Director Gu, Senior Sister!"

Guo Fan introduced the two women, saying, "This is my wife!"

"Hello Liu Yifei, I'm your fan!"

Guo Fan's wife greeted Liu Yifei very directly.

"Hello!"

Liu Yifei greeted her with a smile.

The two women quickly started chatting.

Gu Bei then introduced Guo Fan, "This is my assistant, Li Wanyun."

"Hello, Mr. Li!"

Guo Fan also greeted Li Wanyun.

“We’re discussing acquiring film and television rights. Do you have any science fiction works you’d recommend?” Gu Bei asked Guo Fan.

"The Three-Body Problem!"

Guo Fan said without hesitation.

This novel, which began serialization three years ago, has undoubtedly captivated him, a science fiction fan, proving that Chinese people are indeed capable of writing world-class science fiction.

"It's already been purchased!"

Li Wanyun said calmly.

"Liu Qiangdong's other short stories are also very suitable for adaptation. For example, I once read a short story called The Wandering Earth, which is very valuable for adaptation."

Although short, it has a lot of potential for expansion.

Guo Fan then offered another suggestion.

Li Wanyun remained silent this time, because there were too many copyrights involved, and she didn't know if this particular copy was even available.

Gu Bei added casually, "I've already bought this one too. I've pretty much collected all of Liu Cixin's novels' film and television adaptation rights!"

Collect them all.
What a niche word!
Upon hearing this, Guo Fan's interest was piqued again.

(End of this chapter)