Reborn in the Chinese Entertainment Industry: My Childhood Sweetheart is Boss Yang

Gu Heng politely but awkwardly pushed away several female celebrities who were trying to get close to him, and then hid in a corner with a glass of champagne.

I happened to run into Little Li, who was also holding a wine glass.

This guy was currently embracing a blonde supermodel who looked no more than 22 years old, smiling smugly.

Seeing Gu Heng all alone, Xiao Li raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"Gu, what are you doing hiding here all by yourself? Need me to introduce you to some hot girls? All under 25, I swear they'll be amazing!"

"Go away, I'm a loyal man with a girlfriend."

"So what if I'm faithful? I'm faithful too. I only have one girlfriend at a time."

Gu Heng rolled his eyes and started his bluffing again: "You're so openly changing girlfriends, aren't you afraid those conservative, Oscar-winning white men will think your private life is too promiscuous and just block your Oscar?"

Upon hearing this, Leonardo DiCaprio's smile froze, and even the supermodel in his arms lost her appeal.

His biggest obsession in life is the Oscars!

If he were to be targeted for changing girlfriends too frequently, he would probably cry himself to death in the bathroom.

"Damn... do those old guys really care about this?"

Little Li's eyes flickered, clearly taken aback by Gu Heng's casual remark.

Gu Heng, always eager for drama, patted him on the shoulder: "Listen to my buddy, next time you take a role, find one that's really tragic!"

"Like fighting a bear, or eating raw beef liver or something. The dirtier and more disheveled you get, the more those old guys like it!"

Little Li nodded thoughtfully, and actually believed it!

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Over the past few days, Warner Bros. has been evaluating the script for "Edge of Tomorrow" and the finished film of "Source Code".

The copy of "Source Code" was examined repeatedly, and Jeff and the others' eyes were practically wide open.

It's hard to imagine that this film was entirely produced by a Chinese team!

If you say that Chinese people make action movies and martial arts films with people flying around in the sky, then that's really impressive.

After all, Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan had already made a name for themselves, and they acknowledged that.

But when did science fiction films become so well-made?

Even though it's full of Asian faces, it still meets Hollywood standards!

The post-credits scene is also familiar to Americans.

Isn't this the cinematic universe that Marvel is currently developing?

However, Warner's executives didn't really think it was a big deal at the moment, and even scoffed at it.

They felt that Marvel's crossovers were a desperate measure due to its war-weary mentality, and that DC's solo heroes earned far more.

If you take Superman or Batman out on your own, which one of them can't you fight?

If you can carry the box office alone, why bother with a chaotic mix?

This is mainly because Marvel's "Avengers" hadn't been released yet.

They failed to truly connect those guys in tight-fitting clothes and show the world what the direction of the next decade or so should be!

It wasn't until 2012 that "The Avengers" was released and became a global sensation.

Only now have these people at Warner Bros. realized that the "cinematic universe" is the real secret to their wealth!

Unfortunately, it was all too late.

In an attempt to catch up with Marvel, Warner Bros. executives acted impulsively.

Without any solo movie setup, they went straight into Justice League.

Many passersby bought tickets and went in, only to be shocked and wondered, "Who the hell are all these people?"

Wonder Woman? Aquaman? The Flash?

do not know.

Without a prior emotional foundation, a forced connection will naturally fail to resonate with the audience.

Furthermore, a series of mismanagement and changes in management led to DC being completely outmatched and thoroughly humiliated by Marvel in the realm of cinematic universes.

A winning hand was played terribly...

But I digress. Let's get back to the Edge of Tomorrow project.

After watching the finished product of "Source Code", Warner Bros. surprisingly reached a consensus: they had to get involved in this project!

Isn't this obviously a business that can make money?

Anyone who doesn't participate is a fool!

Jeff immediately took the assessment report to Gu Heng.

Warner Bros. ultimately secured a 20% investment in Edge of Tomorrow, as well as the global distribution rights.

Of course, as Hollywood giants, they naturally squeezed in a few Hollywood actors as well.

Gu Heng had no objection to this; in his science fiction universe, this drama involved a global storyline.

How can we demonstrate the concept of "global" without including a few foreigners?

Just focus on playing support.

You can't possibly get MVP by playing a support character, can you?

However, at the end of the negotiations, Jeff suddenly brought up something.

"Gu! Let's release 'Source Code' in North America in a month and a half! Warner Bros. will handle the distribution!"

Gu Heng almost burst out laughing when he heard this.

He had originally planned to bring it up himself, but Jeff couldn't hold back any longer!

So now you realize you want everyone to see the prequel?

Jeff, with his thick skin, shrugged without batting an eye: "Oh, my friend! If you want *Edge of Tomorrow* to be a huge hit in North America, how can you not let the audience know how excellent the prequel is?"

Gu Heng thought to himself, "What a cunning old fox!" But on the surface, he readily agreed.

After everything settled down, Gu Heng headed back home and flew back to China.

Gu Heng's trip to Hollywood was naturally impossible to keep secret within the industry.

But everyone still thought he was just there to follow up on the post-production work of "Inception".

Judging by the timeline, the film had indeed reached the point where it was time for internal screenings after the cut was completed.

Therefore, the bigwigs in the domestic film and television industry did not raise much alarm about Gu Heng's trip to North America.

In their view, the speed at which Vision Entertainment initiated and produced projects in the past few months was already ridiculously fast.

Even if Gu Heng is just a donkey in the production team, shouldn't he at least take a break?

You can't possibly turn around and pull out another big project now, can you?

I've already figured out the screening schedule for you!

However, the big shots clearly underestimated Gu Heng's ability to cause trouble.

Just a few days after Gu Heng returned to China, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television released the latest list of approved film scripts.

One of the items is listed in the most prominent position.

Title: Edge of Tomorrow

Screenwriter: Gu Heng

Holy crap! It's Gu Heng again!

Meanwhile, inside China Film Group, Han Sanping sat upright in the main seat of the conference room and convened an investment and project approval meeting for "Edge of Tomorrow".

Regardless of the share size, China Film Group must get it!

If it were a small-scale operation worth tens of millions, given Han Sanping's temperament and power...

He made the decision on his own.

There's no need for meetings or procedures.

But this time is different!

An investment of $1.5 million!

That's nearly a billion RMB!