thefictionvixens Chapter 62 The Golden Body Shattered
Chapter 62 The Golden Body Shattered
night.
After finishing work, Gu Qingshan declined Shen Teng and others' invitation to have a late-night snack and watch the Olympics, and returned to his hotel room.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door.
Gu Qingshan went to check, and it was indeed Che Xiao.
Gu Qingshan opened the door and saw Che Xiao holding a white wedding dress.
Let Che Xiao in. Che Xiao blushed slightly and, under Gu Qingshan's admiring gaze, changed into a white low-cut wedding dress.
Seeing Che Xiao put on her wedding dress, Gu Qingshan's eyes lit up.
This is comparable to Che Xiao wearing a flight attendant uniform before, and it adds even more charm.
"Director Gu, how's this outfit? Does it look good?" Che Xiao asked shyly, her face flushed.
Gu Qingshan exclaimed, "Absolutely beautiful! So beautiful!"
Wearing a wedding dress, Che Xiao was absolutely stunning at that moment.
Che Xiao is at the peak of her beauty, with her looks and figure at their best, exuding a mature charm.
"Director Gu, what about now?" Che Xiao bent down.
This bending over immediately exposed the deep ravines to Gu Qingshan.
Gu Qingshan admired Che Xiao's beauty.
More than an hour later, Che Xiaoyi nestled in Gu Qingshan's arms.
Gu Qingshan turned on the TV and watched the Olympic Games.
"Director Gu, do you enjoy watching the Olympic Games?" Che Xiao asked curiously.
Gu Qingshan laughed and said, "Of course, I even went to see the opening ceremony last night."
"You actually managed to buy a ticket?" Che Xiao asked in surprise.
Che Xiao knew all too well how difficult it was to buy tickets for the opening ceremony.
She wanted to buy a ticket for the opening ceremony, but couldn't get one. As for the expensive scalped tickets, she couldn't bear to buy them.
Getting a ticket to the opening ceremony of the Olympics is truly awesome; you can brag about it all over Beijing.
However, considering that Gu Qingshan is a famous director and a billionaire, it's perfectly normal for him to be able to buy tickets.
After watching a match and seeing a Chinese athlete win a gold medal, Gu Qingshan felt refreshed and fell asleep embracing his beautiful woman.
......
DL City.
On set, preparations are underway before filming begins.
Shen Teng, Ma Li, and others had already changed into school uniforms.
Gu Qingshan couldn't help but look at Che Xiao, who was already dressed in a school uniform. Dressed as a student, she looked exceptionally pure and innocent.
Keep in mind that Che Xiao is already 26 years old, yet she looks completely natural playing a student.
Fifteen minutes later—
"Attention all departments, Action!"
The sound of the clapperboard fell.
Tian Yu walked towards Shen Teng's seat in the back row.
"Then tell me, where would you like to move to?"
"I'm fine with sitting at the same table as Qiuya."
"Are you going there to study? I'm almost too embarrassed to tell you!"
"How come Yuan Hua is allowed to sit at the same table as Qiu Ya?"
"Can you compare yourself to Yuan Hua? He's been a model student and outstanding cadre every year."
"By the way, speaking of Yuan Hua, I want to give special praise. Just yesterday, Yuan Hua won the first prize in the district-wide essay competition. The essay topic was 'My District Chief Father'."
To capture the innocent, youthful feelings between Yuan Hua and Qiu Ya as they glanced at each other out of the corner of their eyes, this scene was filmed five times.
When making comedy films, besides the actors' poor performances, the biggest problem is often the actors bursting into laughter on set.
This existed in all of Gu Qingshan's previous films.
Actors are human too; when they're acting, they can't help but laugh when something is funny.
There's a lot of fun on a comedy film set; every day is filled with laughter.
......
night.
Che Xiao, dressed in a flight attendant uniform, was giving Gu Qingshan a massage.
Gu Qingshan was browsing the news on his laptop.
Olympic-related news dominates the headlines, while entertainment news takes a backseat; it seems like suddenly no one likes entertainment gossip anymore.
There is no news about "Goodbye Mr. Loser".
The biggest news is that "Red Cliff Part I" has finally broken the 300 million mark.
It took two weeks and eleven days to gross over 200 million yuan, but it took more than a month to surpass 300 million yuan.
With a Douban rating of only 6.4, it's easy to imagine how severely the film's reputation has collapsed.
It's worth noting that tickets for "Red Cliff Part I" in first-tier cities can cost as much as 70 yuan.
In terms of audience numbers, "Red Cliff Part I" is far fewer than "Lost in Thailand".
At the same time, Gu Qingshan also saw that the announcement of the release date of "Red Cliff II" on January 8 was obviously an attempt to minimize losses.
The box office performance of "Red Cliff Part I" fell far short of many investors' expectations.
This can be seen from the fact that Wu Baige was criticized.
Before the film's release, Wu Baige was lauded as an internationally renowned director.
However, now, the news that Wu Baige's "Windtalkers," which had a production budget of $1.2 million but a box office of only $3000 million, led to Hollywood giant MGM declaring bankruptcy has been constantly reported.
Only then did everyone realize that Wu Baige had been kicked out of Hollywood because she couldn't make it there.
The film industry is cruel; a single failure is considered a cardinal sin, and few can rise again after falling.
The development of mainland Chinese films has actually given opportunities to many directors who have failed.
Wu Baige is one, Liu Zhenwei is another...
Gu Qingshan knew that Wu Baige's golden statue had been shattered. When he last met Han Sanping, he could clearly feel Han Sanping's disappointment in Wu Baige. It was hard to say whether Han Sanping would still invest in Wu Baige's movie.
Without the strong support of China Film Group, even if a company invests a huge sum of money in Wu Baige's film production, would Wu Baige's film receive the same treatment as "Red Cliff"?
Dream on!
"Director Gu, 'Red Cliff Part I' has grossed over 300 million at the box office, and 'Wings Part II' is also doing very well overseas. I heard that this movie must be very profitable." Che Xiao gently rubbed Gu Qingshan's temples.
Red Cliff was an absolute big-budget production; even by Hollywood standards, it would be considered an A-list production.
The casting for "Red Cliff" caused a sensation throughout the entertainment industry.
Gu Qingshan reached out and stopped Che Xiao's slender waist, letting her sit on his lap.
Gu Qingshan smiled faintly, "With a box office of 300 million, how much did the production company get? How much was spent on publicity?"
"Most investors are definitely losing money. Look at the current reviews, do you think the next movie can surpass this one at the box office?" This is an easy calculation.
With a box office of 300 million, the production company will receive 1.183 million based on 43% of the distributable box office revenue.
But don't forget that the promotional costs for "Red Cliff Part I" amounted to tens of millions.
The premiere of "Red Cliff Part I" alone cost several million.
That overwhelming publicity campaign was backed by a massive investment of advertising funds.
When theaters and production companies share revenue, marketing and distribution costs are deducted first.
"As for overseas box office revenue, it has absolutely nothing to do with domestic investment companies," Gu Qingshan said with a faint smile. "This time, many investment companies have suffered losses so great that their bosses' blood pressure has risen and they've had heart attacks."
That's how movies are; they often cost millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, which carries huge risks.
If the box office is booming, then of course you'll make money.
But if the box office flops, then it has to declare bankruptcy and go out of business.
If a movie flops at the box office, the actors will be affected, and many people will no longer hire actors to make movies. Similarly, directors will also be greatly affected, and may suddenly find themselves without any movies to make.
Gu Qingshan still remembers that after "Red Cliff", Wu Baige took several years to make "The Crossing", which also flopped, and she never had another chance.