The Rise of Chinese Entertainment in 2008

韩三品提醒道：「香江那边的《大内密探灵灵狗》7月29上映，漂亮国的动画电影《飞屋环游记》8月4号，《特种部队》8月7号。」

"I know, but there are so many foreign films coming out in July and August, we have to try and catch each other's eye eventually. I'm confident," Gu Ning said.

It's worth mentioning that there's also a domestic film called "Sophie's Revenge" that will be released on August 13.

He had no recollection of this movie in his previous life, but looking at the cast list, it included Jin Suo and Ziwei, as well as some big names, making it a star-studded cast.

As for the movies Han Sanpin mentioned, he had only seen "The Spy Who Loved Me," directed by Wong Jing, which I think grossed around 100 million at the box office.

Since there aren't any high-grossing movies anyway, what's there to be afraid of?

"Well said! Let's make it August 5th!"

Han Sanpin greatly appreciated Gu Ning's words. In recent years, he had been criticized by some people in the industry for his handling of imported films.

After finalizing the schedule and discussing promotional matters, Gu Ning left China Film Group.

Starting July 10th, Gu Ning and his creative team began traveling all over the country to participate in various events and variety shows to promote the film.

This was Gu Ning's first public appearance since the gossip broke, and he was naturally asked about his relationship with Liu Yifei and Shu Chang.

"We have a normal working relationship and are still friends in private. We are quite busy during filming and only have time to go out and have fun after work. It's just that some media have over-interpreted it."

"Get angry? Not at all. After all, it's all baseless. What's there to be angry about?"

"For example, some people on the internet say I'm ugly, but I never get angry because I know they're just jealous of me."

"But people who are considered ugly get very angry when told they are ugly, because they really are ugly!"

"On the contrary, I should thank the media. Their reports brought a lot of attention to the film and saved me a lot of publicity costs."

Gu Ning didn't explain much about this, because the more she explained, the easier it was for people to find loopholes in her words.

He just says that whenever someone asks him, and changes the subject if they keep asking.

I wonder if Lu Chuan will be angry when she sees his interview.

After all, his words were a veiled insult to Lu Chuan, and the "ugly" one was naturally referring to Lu Chuan.

……

"Snap!"

Lu Chuan watched Gu Ning talking boastfully on TV and angrily turned it off. But when she thought of Gu Ning's words, she angrily threw the remote control away.

"What is Huayi doing?!"

Lu Chuan, her face ashen, cursed, "You still have the nerve to call yourself the industry leader? The stage has been set up, and you're not even making a move!"

He naturally knew that those gossip stories had limited impact on Gu Ning.

But he invested most of his money in the movie, and smearing Gu Ning also costs money.

Many of the inside stories reported by entertainment media are actually false.

But at least we should make some unfounded claims, right?

Lu Chuan asked them to report on things that were completely unfounded and lacked any credibility. Who would be willing to report on something without being paid?

Therefore, Lu Chuan could only spend some money to find a few media outlets, hoping that more media would follow suit after the reports were published.

Most importantly, he wanted to get Huayi involved, since Huayi wanted to sign Gu Ning, but he hadn't agreed.

Furthermore, they used Liu Yifei, who was blacklisted by Huayi, showing absolutely no respect for Huayi.

Huayi is busy with its IPO and doesn't have time to deal with Gu Ning, so he can set up the platform and go with the flow, right?

Lu Chuan was quite pleased with her own scheme, but to her surprise, Hua Yi didn't take the bait at all.

In fact, both the CEO and CEO Wang had considered going with the flow.

However, Gu Ning's methods of retaliating against Lu Chuan made them somewhat wary.

As the saying goes, the ruthless fear the stubborn, and the stubborn fear the reckless.

The reason these proverbs have survived to this day is because they contain some philosophical truth.

Huayi is at a crucial moment in its IPO. If they provoke Gu Ning at this time, what if Gu Ning retaliates in kind and affects the company's stock price?

That's the downside of a company going public; the slightest disturbance can cause the company's stock to plummet.

That's all money. What causes conflict is interest, and what resolves conflict is also interest.

…………

After school let out for the holidays, Tian Zhuangzhuang focused all her attention on post-production, which has now been completed.

Gu Ning wasn't afraid of those foreign films, but Tian Zhuangzhuang wasn't very confident about her first commercial film.

Therefore, he avoided the summer season and chose the National Day holiday.

With the release date set and several months to go before the film's premiere, there's no rush for promotion, so I've been staying home.

He usually goes out to listen to operas or watch plays, which is quite relaxing.

On his way home from the theater that day, he received a call from Gu Ning.

When he heard that Gu Ning wanted to talk to him in person, he hesitated for a moment and then told Gu Ning to come to his house directly.

He usually lives in a faculty apartment near the Beijing Film Academy, where students are not allowed to enter or leave freely.

He greeted the security guard at the classroom apartment and then went home.

About eight hours later, there was a knock on the door.

Tian Zhuangzhuang opened the door, saw Gu Ning carrying things, frowned, and said, "Don't come again if you do this!"

Gu Ning smiled and said, "It's just some fruit, it's not worth much. It wouldn't be right to come empty-handed on our first visit."

"Take it with you when you leave, it would be a waste if I couldn't finish it all by myself."

Tian Zhuangzhuang looked at them and saw that they were indeed all fruit. His expression softened, and he turned and went into the house.

Old Tian has never married and has no children, although he had a few romantic relationships in his early years.

Gu Ning followed her inside, closed the door, looked around, and placed her things on the dining table not far away.

"The tea leaves are there; pour yourself some water."

Tian Zhuangzhuang pointed to the tea tray next to the TV and said.

"I'm not thirsty."

Gu Ning sat down next to Tian Zhuangzhuang, carrying her handbag, and said while pulling the bag, "Didn't we say before that I would write a script for Director Tian? I wrote two in my spare time. Director Tian, ​​please take a look."

"two?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Zhuangzhuang took the script with some surprise. Although he didn't have high hopes for Gu Ning's script, he couldn't very well not read it since it had been delivered to him.

After watching for a while, the nonchalant look on Tian Zhuangzhuang's face slowly disappeared.

After a long while, he put down the script, pondered for a moment, and then picked up another one to read.

Gu Ning brewed herself a cup of tea and sat down to wait.

"Did you really write this?"

After reading the script, Tian Zhuangzhuang asked incredulously.

He had no hope for Gu Ning's script because he felt that at Gu Ning's age, it would be difficult for her to write a profound art film script.

Art films are a genre of film that emphasizes artistic expression, emotional depth, and literary qualities, and stresses profound exploration of life, humanity, and society.

Gu Ning is too far removed from these ages.

"Well, if Director Tian likes one, then choose one."

Gu Ning smiled and said, "I will be in charge of the investment, and you will be in charge of assembling the crew and selecting the actors. We can discuss whether you will receive a director's fee or a profit-sharing arrangement later."

After a slight hesitation, Tian Zhuangzhuang picked up one of the scripts and said, "I want this one!"