Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 603 Earth? And a damn wanderer? Quite romantic!

Originally, Han Sanping planned to take Guo Fan to visit China Film Group after the New Year.

But the filming of "Operation Red Sea" was so busy that it never stopped, and Qi Hui also scheduled his trip abroad for the new year. So Han Sanping took some time to go to China Film Group with Guo Fan.

I browsed through the projects and found a science fiction project that had been dormant for a long time.

It has indeed been sealed away for a long time.

This project was bought back from Liu Cixin just two years ago, and the screenwriter has also made relevant script adaptations.

At that time, Han Sanping had not yet retired, and the original plan was to invite an international director to direct.

For example, Cameron, or Luc Besson.

Then, none of the Hollywood directors showed up, and the specific reasons are unclear.

He might not have liked it, or he might not have been interested; in short, he rejected all of China Film Group's invitations.

Now, China Film Group is worried about how to resolve this matter.

If no domestic directors are willing to take on the project, and no foreign directors are willing to work with it, then China Film Group's science fiction films are doomed!

Just then, Han Sanping appeared with Guo Fan.

This brought tears to the eyes of the people in the China Film project team. What a kind person!
To keep Guo Fan's project going, China Film Group also made some investments.

Although the investment was small, the supportive attitude was evident!
In short, if you have any difficulties, come to me and I'll solve them for you!
Of course, you'll have to handle the funding issues yourself... China Film Group can't help you with that.

Guo Fan held the project proposal and the script, and felt... it was alright.

Funding issues and filming difficulties can be resolved gradually in the future.

Now, he finally knows which way to go!
Sure enough, we still have to rely on the organization and leadership... Guo Fan sighed. Old Qi was right. When we encounter problems, we should turn to the organization!

"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile..." Qi Hui waved his hand: "Once our ideological awareness is raised, there will be more solutions than problems!"

"Tsk tsk...you speak official jargon so fluently." Several men at the table raised their glasses and exclaimed in surprise, "It's a pity you didn't join the system."

Qi Hui coughed lightly and immediately changed the subject, saying, "The Wandering Earth? What's the story about?"

Of course he knew; he had watched it several times before he traveled through time and was eagerly waiting for "The Wandering Earth 3".

Unfortunately, all we got at that time was news of the start of filming, and then news of the script being constantly revised.
But that doesn't stop him from pretending to be confused!

Upon hearing this, the gentlemen and ladies at the table also became interested.

Earth? And it's still wandering?

It has a very romantic feel to it!
Upon hearing this, Guo Fan's face lit up with excitement: "A science fiction story, in the future world, the sun is aging, a helium flash is imminent... which means the sun is about to explode."

"Faced with such a catastrophe, humanity on Earth chose to build planetary engines to take Earth out of the solar system and wander to other star systems..."

Guo Fan, in high spirits, gave a brief account of the story of "The Wandering Earth".

He was a very eloquent speaker, telling the story vividly and captivatingly.

"Sounds great, but it'll be hard to film..." Old Ling put down his chopsticks and said with some concern.

The planetary engines that power half the Earth, the rendering of the cosmos, and the awe-inspiring sight of Earth passing by Jupiter...

Just imagining these scenarios is enough to leave one feeling helpless.

Guo Fan smiled faintly at this and said, "Take it slow. Nothing is easy."

He was prepared for a protracted war; if one year wasn't enough, he would go for two, if two years weren't enough, he would go for three, or even four or five.

The main cast includes Qi Hui and Wu Jing, as well as Lao Ling and Xiao Zhang.

Anyway, there are many roles, so there's always room for them. He can even give a few roles to the female members of the family.

With these people around, how could we possibly not get investment?
Moreover, these individuals themselves are a form of capital!

With the most difficult funding issue resolved, he can also leverage the backing of China Film Group to solve problems that money cannot solve.

The rest is easy, isn't it?

"Don't just talk about me," Guo Fan said, looking at the group of men. "What's going on with you guys?"

"File creation in progress." Lu Yang shrugged.
“Me too,” Wu Jing said seriously. Pre-production work for “Wolf Warrior 2” is underway and is estimated to begin in about six months.

And like Lao Qi's "Operation Red Sea", they also went to Africa to film.

A whole lot of trouble!

"Don't look at me." Old Ling spread his hands: "I've given all of Ruoyun's 100-200 kilograms of meat to Old Qi."

"Hahahaha..." Upon hearing this, everyone laughed as they looked at Qi Hui and the other two, who were short-haired, buzz-cut, energetic young men.

……

While Qi Hui and his friends were enjoying the holiday, the Spring Festival film market was fiercely competitive.

The terrible movie "From Vegas to Macau" grossed 1.76 million yuan on its opening day, which is quite a surprise.

While celebrating the Spring Festival, online media also sang praises.

The film "From Vegas to Macau III" is compared to other successful films from recent years such as "Wolf Warrior," "Missing Her," and "Monster Hunt."

It is predicted that "From Vegas to Macau III" will perform similarly to the films mentioned above, with a minimum of 1.5 billion and a target of 2 billion.

Unfortunately, reality quickly taught them a lesson.

In the following days, the box office of "From Vegas to Macau III" plummeted, and it was a precipitous drop.

The situation of "The Monkey King 3" next door is exactly the same as that of "From Vegas to Macau III", with a precipitous drop in box office. I don't know what the producers' mentality is.

Guo Jingming broke down during the promotional tour for the movie "L.O.R.D.: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties," crying and asking:

"Is it only when I die that you will stop criticizing 'Legend of Ravaging Dynasties'?"

Was he scolded until he cried?
Definitely not. The four "Tiny Times" films were criticized even more harshly by audiences and critics, but he remained unmoved.
He was driven to a complete mental breakdown by the continuously declining box office revenue.

However, compared to these two films, "The Mermaid" performed surprisingly well.

The box office reached 270 million yuan on the first day, and fluctuated in the following days, but the overall trend seemed normal.

It also has a good reputation; although there are many criticisms, there are also many praises.

Online, the meme is being played out to an extreme degree, and the theme song "How Lonely It Is to Be Invincible" has also become popular online.

Of course, the most interesting part is the two policemen.

Emojis, fan-made content, and parodies—all sorts of fun things are constantly emerging.

As a result, the infamous reputation of the emblem improved somewhat.

Of course, there's also the objective fact that several years have passed and netizens have forgotten the loving husband persona he cultivated before.

Seeing the soaring box office of "The Mermaid," people in the entertainment industry were astonished. As expected of Stephen Chow, he is still as sharp as ever.

This is likely to set another record.

……

In the villa, Jing Tian was helping Qi Hui pack his things.

Various clothes, suits, changes of clothes, windproof and sunproof...

Various medicines, for sprains and bruises, headaches and fevers...

There are also various protective equipment, such as earplugs, earmuffs, masks, face shields, sunglasses, and goggles...

She rushed to get everything she could think of, and for anything she couldn't think of, she dragged Qi Hui along to think of it.

Before long, the boxes were filled with two large ones.

She had already sent two more boxes to Morocco ahead of time.

"Take good care of yourself and your health. Use a stunt double whenever possible when filming. Don't push yourself too hard..." Jing Tian murmured to Qi Hui as she straightened his collar, reluctant to part with him.

Her eyes even turned a little red.

Reluctant to part with it!
Although she and Qi Hui had been separated before, they would visit each other on weekends or during their free time.

Even when Qi Hui went to the United States for exchange and study, he only stayed for about a month.

But this time was different. Qi Hui went to Africa, and stayed for three or four months.

This was the first time she had been separated from Qi Hui for so long since they started dating, and she was very reluctant to part with him.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself," Qi Hui said, gently hugging her.

Jing Tian held Qi Hui tightly, not wanting to be separated.

After a long while, his assistant came looking for him, and he reluctantly lowered his arm.

The two then headed to the airport, one heading towards international flights and the other towards domestic flights.

It's time for Jing Tian to start work; she's going to Shanghai to film "Ode to Joy."

(End of this chapter)