Hollywood's Whimsical Life

Returning to 2011, life's path began to diverge from the moment he filled out his college application.

Discovering he had actually enrolled in a performance major and seeing familiar face...

118. Chapter 118 Shanshan is here to start

Chapter 118 Shanshan is here to start

Early the next morning, Gu Wei came out of Yang Mi's house.

Yang Mi's obedience last night made him use more strength, and the result was that Yang Mi was still lying on the bed resting.

"I can't do this anymore. I need to be more careful." Gu Wei secretly warned himself.

Gu Wei went home first to tidy himself up.

In the afternoon, Gu Wei packed up his things and boarded a flight to Shanghai with his team.

On December 27, the crew of "Come, My Love" officially started filming in Shanghai.

Speaking of the drama "My Sunshine", it may really be because it is a prelude to Gu Man's "The Love of Siam".

Juku didn't take it seriously enough. When Gu Wei got the start time at the beginning, he found that the entire crew including the production company Juku had no signs of promoting the show.

We are not even planning to hold a press conference to launch the film, we are just going to inform everyone that we will start filming on the 27th.

Even small crews in Hengdian that don't have much money and aren't followed by many people will still spend their own money to hire two reporters to help report when filming starts.

However, this situation changed somewhat after Gu Wei's film was released.

Because of Gu Wei, Juku has paid more attention to "My Lucky Star". After all, Gu Wei is very popular now. Just showing up can attract a group of reporters and it is not difficult to get on the hot search.

It would be unreasonable for Juku not to take advantage of this.

On the morning of the 27th, the crew held a start-up ceremony in a studio specially built by Shanghai Jukuu.

It seems that the director is not a person who pays special attention to the sense of ceremony. He just covered a camera with a red cloth, and everyone gathered together to take a photo. Finally, he lifted the red cloth and announced that the crew of "My Sunshine" has officially started filming.

Reporters who had been prepared on the side began to ask questions to the actors on the stage.

Of course the most important one is Gu Wei.

"Director Gu Wei, your movie is currently a hit. As a director, why did you take on such an idol TV series?"

The reporter's first question was difficult to answer, as if he was trying to stir up trouble.

As soon as this question was asked, director Liu Junjie, who was standing next to Gu Wei, turned pale.

Does this reporter mean to look down on idol TV dramas? He is a professional director of idol TV dramas.

Gu Wei glanced at the director and said with a smile

"My journalist friend, I think you are mistaken.

I have never been a director like Gu Wei, my profession is an actor.

Being a director is just a temporary interest, acting is the path I want to pursue.

Besides, Director Liu Junjie is a director I particularly like, and I have watched many idol dramas directed by him.

I'm looking forward to working with him, and I believe that with our joint efforts, we will make "My Sister, My Love" a benchmark in idol dramas."

After hearing what Gu Wei said, the reporters in the audience started to discuss.

There's nothing wrong with what he said, but it does sound a bit pretentious.

Being a director was just a temporary interest, but then his box office surpassed all domestic directors except Xu Zheng and Zhou Xingchi, even Feng Xiaogang of the same period was defeated.

Now the third week box office of "Detective Chinatown" is about to come out, and everyone can see that it is impossible for "Private Tailor" to catch up with it.

Feng Xiaogang lost both of his two comedies released at the same time, both in terms of box office and word of mouth.

No matter what the reporters thought, Director Liu Junjie, who was standing by, felt very comfortable and had a smile on his face.

Originally, he was quite worried about Gu Wei being the male lead, after all, Gu Wei was both an investor and a successful film director.

If he wants to act like a big shot and dominate the show, he has no way to stop it, and Juku may not support him.

But now it seems that Gu Wei is still easy to get along with, at least people are quite respectful to him.

The heroine Zhao Liying stood on the other side of the director. She was wearing a white woolen sweater, a dark brown skirt, and a pair of black boots.

She had a bun on her head, and her round little face was fair and tender. Her pair of equally round big eyes would steal glances at Gu Wei from time to time, making her look particularly cute.

The current Zhao Liying is not yet the TV drama queen she will be in the future.

He debuted in 2006 and signed with the big company Huayi. He thought his career would be smooth sailing, but he ended up playing supporting roles in various major crews.

It’s a bit of an exaggeration to call it a supporting role. I just played various supporting roles, such as a maid.

Big companies like Huayi are not very friendly to newcomers.

Fortunately, Zhao Liying is not a complaining person. Since no one helps her, she relies on herself.

Over the years, he has been working in numerous film crews and played many supporting roles.

Finally, in 2011, she terminated her contract with Huayi and was spotted and signed by Hairun Pictures, another major company in the industry.

So her career ushered in its first turning point, and Hairun gave her the opportunity to play the female lead.

She did not disappoint the company and played Lu Zhen in "The Legend of Lu Zhen" released this year, which received rave reviews from the audience.

The TV series achieved good ratings.

Zhao Liying has also gained a certain degree of fame.

She knew about Gu Wei. After all, at this time, there were probably few people in the circle who didn't know Gu Wei.

The song has been popular for two consecutive months, and the release of "Detective Chinatown" has pushed the popularity to a peak.

Just like Xu Zheng when "Lost in Thailand" was released last year.

The rise of every big director in the circle will attract the attention of all actors.

Zhao Liying has heard Gu Wei's songs and even contributed to the box office of his movie a few days ago.

But today was the first time I met him in person.

Gu Wei was wearing a black windbreaker. He had a tall and straight figure, three-dimensional facial features, and a face as sharp as a knife.

Listening to Gu Wei answering reporters' questions, Zhao Liying felt that he must be a very gentle person.

The launch conference ended quickly.

【My Sunshine】officially started filming.

"Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Gu Wei, the actor who plays Feng Teng. We have over two months to shoot this drama. I hope you can take care of me and work with me to perform well."

Gu Wei found Zhao Liying and said with a smile.

The drama "My Sunshine" is very meaningful to Gu Wei.

Since he entered the industry with "The Sword Identity" last year, he has only filmed 2 movies and 1 TV series.

[Embroidered Spring Blade] There are fights and kills all the way, and there is an official female protagonist who doesn't like the male protagonist and actually likes a supporting role.

[Detective Chinatown] There is not even an official partner. Ah Xiang is Baoqiang's official partner.

I finally got to fall in love with Da Mimi in "Gu Jian Qi Tan". It's a pure love story in a fantasy drama, and the most intimate plot is when we sit together and chat. There's nothing else except the atmosphere.

Finally, I waited for "My Sunshine", and I could have a good love relationship in the drama, holding hands, hugging, kissing, etc. Gu Wei said that his acting skills are very good, absolutely professional enough, and he can grasp these shots very well.

"Hello, I'm Zhao Liying. I'm very happy to act with you. I love your songs and have seen your movies."

Zhao Liying looked at Gu Wei's bright smile and said hesitantly.

She always felt that Gu Wei was a big director and a big star, while she was just a little-known actress, and she felt a little uncomfortable telling him about it.

"Sister Liying, we still have a long time to work together, you don't have to be so polite."

"Director Gu, you can just call me Zhao Liying or Liying. I can't handle calling me sister."

Gu Wei smiled and said

"Okay, Liying, don't call me Director Gu anymore. I've already said that I'm an actor.

You can just call me Gu Wei."

Gu Wei and Zhao Liying chatted idly, and after a while, the distance between them was no longer as unfamiliar as when they first met.

Although Zhao Liying looks cute with her round face, she is thin and looks like she is easy to bully.

But Gu Wei knew that she was a rare strong woman in the entertainment industry.

Like Yang Mi, she is a career-oriented woman.

Because of her round face, many people in the industry thought she was not suitable for playing the leading female role.

But he relied on his own efforts to produce one hit TV series after another, surprising everyone.

Even a girl with a round face can play the leading female role.

Although she is not from a truly grassroots background, like Baoqiang, her experience is also very inspiring.

What is particularly valuable is that Zhao Liying is one of the few actresses in the circle who can carry a drama.

Some TV series are popular because they are directed well and have good plots, and they will be a hit no matter who stars in them.

Some are because the actors performed well and the audience liked them.

Zhao Liying is the second type.

Take the drama "My Sunshine" that they are currently filming for example.

The original Zhang Han was too pretentious and greasy, completely immersed in his role of Murong Yunhai in "Thunderstorm".

But Zhao Liying alone brought the cute, sunny and always energetic character of the heroine Xue Shanshan to life.

Only in this way can the film achieve both high ratings and good reputation after its release.

In this way, our greasy Zhang Han still contributed to the famous scene of "Pond Master".

There is one chapter left, not finished.

(End of this chapter)