Chapter 170 The ex-boyfriend turned out to be him

The next morning, Gu Wei got up early.

After more than two months of busy work, Gu Wei finally got to relax. His mood was as full of positive energy as his body at the moment.

Nazha was still sleeping soundly in bed. Perhaps the noise of Gu Wei getting up affected her. Her fair and cute little face frowned slightly, she smacked her lips, and turned over to sit on the quilt.

A long, snow-white leg was completely exposed. Gu Wei looked at this tempting scene, smiled, and lowered his head to kiss Nazha's fair face.

I didn't wake Nazha up because she needed rest after a hard night.

I simply tidied myself up and got in the car to go to the company.

After entering the company, all the employees who saw Gu Wei along the way greeted him enthusiastically.

"Mr. Gu, good morning~"

"Boss, good morning~"

“.”

Gu Wei also responded to everyone with a smile and walked straight to his office.

"Don't you think the boss seems to be in a good mood today~"

After Gu Wei walked over, several female employees were chatting together.

"Indeed, the way he smiled at me was so handsome!"

One of the female employees put her hands on her chest and said in a somewhat infatuated manner.

"Hey, hey~ Be careful, this is at the company, be careful not to let the manager hear.

The boss is a big star, so if he doesn't look handsome someday, that's normal, okay?"

The short-haired female colleague next to her reminded her.

Gu Wei came to the office and sat down. The assistant made him a cup of coffee which he usually drank and brought it to him.

Not long after, Zhao Mingcheng knocked on the door and came in.

"Mr. Gu, the preparatory work for [Love O2O] is going very smoothly. Director Lin Yufen and Gu Man, a female director and a female screenwriter, are collaborating very well."

Gu Wei took the preliminary preparation materials for the TV series from Zhao Mingcheng, looked through them with his head down, and asked casually.

"Where has the crew's preliminary location been decided?"

"In order to better match the scenes in the original novel, after consultation between Director Lin and Screenwriter Gu, Gu Man finally decided to set the filming location at Songjiang University Town in Shanghai for real-life shooting.

The crew is currently communicating with the school, so there's no major problem.

Right now, only the crew's preliminary casting has not been completed, and other actors besides the male and female protagonists have not been decided yet."

Putting the information aside, Gu Wei raised his head and looked at Zhao Mingcheng.

"Is it difficult to cast someone? Why hasn't anyone decided yet?"

"That's right, Mr. Gu.

Because you were filming out of town, and our company has its own actors, I couldn't decide on a role without consulting you."

Zhao Mingcheng said with some embarrassment.

Although he spoke very tactfully, Gu Wei also understood what he meant.

What Zhao Mingcheng said is a problem that many larger film and television companies will encounter.

When a company starts a play, does it use its own people or choose actors who are suitable for the roles?

Some companies focus on celebrity brokerage business, like Jiaxing Media in the future. No matter what drama is produced, the actors in the company will appear together, regardless of whether they are suitable or not, as long as the actors are well-cast.

This results in the quality of TV dramas not being guaranteed and a large number of bad dramas being produced.

Then there are companies like Noon Sunshine, which focus on film and television production.

In order to make a good TV series, the company's artist management department was disbanded in the later stage and no longer earned money from it.

Everything is aimed at producing high-quality dramas, and everything else must give way.

Gu Wei thought for a moment and said:

"I agreed to set up a separate agency after Yang Liwen signed the artist contract, rather than putting the artist agency department under the name of the film and television company, because of this problem today.

You are the general manager of [Wei Ming Tian Xia Film and Television Company] and also the producer of our company's self-produced dramas. Everything should be based on the quality of the drama and not be affected by other things.

Although the brokerage company is a sister company, the two companies are independently operated after all.

In the future, except for the male and female protagonists, all other roles in the company's dramas will be auditioned to see who is most suitable.

Of course, our own actors can also come for auditions, and we will definitely use our own people under the same conditions.

If it doesn’t fit, don’t force it.”

"I understand, Mr. Gu, I know what to do next."

With Gu Wei's words, Zhao Mingcheng also knew what to do in the future regarding casting.

Shanghai, the headquarters of Tangren Film and Television.

General Manager Cai Yinong was sitting in the office chatting with Liu Shishi across from him.

It is obvious that Mr. Cai is not in a good mood at the moment.

"Shishi, what's wrong with actors these days? I've spent a lot of resources to train them, and just when they're starting to show some promise, they're thinking of terminating their contracts with the company.

Last year, not only did Lin Gengxin take the initiative to terminate his contract, he also sued the company for not giving him the promised resources.

Resources are like cabbage, they are available whenever you want.

The company has invested a lot in him, but he has no gratitude at all. He is an ungrateful person.

I didn't expect that this young girl, Nazha, would also ask to terminate her contract. I always thought she was honest, obedient, and pretty, and I was planning to put a lot of effort into her development."

Liu Shishi, who was sitting on the sofa opposite the office and listening to Cai Yinong's complaints, did not react much.

She just came back from Hengdian. She had just finished filming the drama "The Imperial Doctress" with Wallace Huo, and she came back to rest for a while.

“Everyone has their own aspirations, there’s no need to force them.

They all have big ambitions, and the company is signing more and more actors now, so there aren't enough resources to go around, so this situation is normal."

Liu Shishi was typing on WeChat on her mobile phone while dealing with Cai Yinong.

She signed with Tangren Film and Television in 2007, and it has been 7 years now. She has always been the undisputed number one actress in Tangren.

Normally, she has a very close relationship with Cai Yinong. They are good friends who can talk about anything. They speak without any scruples and say whatever they want to say.

"As for Nazha, I had already secured her a female lead role in a TV series, but who would have thought she would tell me she wanted to terminate the contract at this juncture.

How can I not be angry?"

After sending the WeChat message, Liu Shishi showed a sweet smile on her lips. After hearing Cai Yinong's words, she put down her phone and thought about it.

"It was not surprising that Lin Gengxin proposed to terminate his contract last year. He is ambitious and has a certain network and background.

But I am very surprised that Nazha wants to terminate the contract. We filmed "Swords of Legends" together. That girl doesn't seem to be very career-oriented and a bit stupid. She has not been in the circle for long. Why would she propose to terminate the contract?

Could it be that he has found some wealthy sponsor?"

Speaking of this, Liu Shishi asked with some curiosity.

Cai Yinong's face looked a little ugly, and she sighed.

"Naza doesn't have a financial sponsor, she just has an ex-boyfriend."

"Ex-boyfriend?"

Liu Shishi became even more curious.

"This is my fault, but in 2011, right after Nazha signed her contract with the company, I found out she had a boyfriend at the Film and Television Academy.

At that time, she had already starred in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and had gained some fame on the Internet because of the title of "the most beautiful campus beauty".

Her boyfriend is just an ordinary student in school.

I was planning to create a pure and innocent girl character for her. How can a 'pure girl' have a boyfriend?

I talked to her several times at the time and put a lot of pressure on her. After all, she had already signed the contract and she couldn't go against the company.

Later, she broke up with her boyfriend under pressure."

"Is her ex-boyfriend's family very rich?

He went home to inherit a 10 billion fortune and came back to find her again?

Are they going to suppress our company in retaliation?"

When Liu Shishi heard this, she couldn't help but interrupt and asked, as if she had heard the plot of a Mary Sue idol TV series.

But in reality, Sugar Man seems to play the villain.

"Can you please listen to me? You're watching an idol drama here?"

Cai Yinong rolled his eyes at Liu Shishi and said.

"You say~you say~"

Liu Shishi smiled awkwardly.

“Although your guess is wrong, the actual situation is somewhat similar.

Nazha's desire to terminate the contract was indeed instigated by her ex-boyfriend, and even the people who have been communicating with me about the termination conditions are from her ex-boyfriend's company."

“So cool?

Is this an idol drama come true?

What was his ex-boyfriend's name, and which family did he belong to? "

"I don't know which young master he is, but he is also in the circle, and you have seen him before!"

When he said this and saw Liu Shishi's face full of curiosity, Cai Yinong couldn't help but want to tease her.

"In the circle? I've seen him before?

Hello Karen, tell me quickly?"

Liu Shishi thought about it, but was still confused, so she couldn't help but use her method of acting coquettishly.

"Naza's ex-boyfriend's name is Gu Wei."

Cai Yinong didn't keep her in suspense and just said it directly.

"Gu Wei? Gu Wei!

Is that Gu Wei?"

Liu Shishi was confused at first, then surprised, and then asked Cai Yinong uncertainly.

"Yes, that's the Gu Wei you know, an actor, director, and the owner of a film and television company.

The hottest young male star this year.

You even auditioned when they were casting for a role in a movie."

"No wonder, with such an ex-boyfriend's support behind her, Nazha naturally felt confident enough to file for termination of the contract."

Liu Shishi was still in shock at the answer given by Cai Yinong.

She was quite familiar with Gu Wei. After all, in the past six months, the two celebrities who appeared on the most hot searches were Yang Mi and Gu Wei.

Two months ago, the scandal between the two was still making the rounds on the Internet, and she was one of the netizens who were watching the gossip.

Liu Shishi has always been interested in Gu Wei.

Not long after his debut, he made two hit movies, one of which he directed and starred in.

He can write and sing songs, and the TV series "Gu Jian Qi Tan" in which he starred has basically won the title of the best drama of the year.

By the way, the online drama "Go Princess Go" which was very popular in the first half of this year was also produced by his company, and he also had a guest appearance in it.

It can be said that he is talented, beautiful and rich.

The most important thing is that he has resources, and he is the best partner in the hearts of many female celebrities in the entertainment industry.

"You broke up this wonderful marriage. If I were Nazha, I'd probably hate you to death right now."

"I never thought that Gu Wei, who was just an ordinary student at the time, would be able to create such a big scene in just over three years.

If I had known this earlier, I would have signed him into the company as well."

Cai Yinong said with regret.

"Karen, you said that our previous TV series, [Legend of the Condor Heroes], was completely overshadowed by [Swords of Legends]. Is it possible that Gu Wei was deliberately taking revenge on you?"

Liu Shishi suddenly said with a burst of inspiration.

Cai Yinong glanced at her.

"Do you really think this is an idol drama? The broadcast time of a TV series is decided by the TV station. Gu Wei and I don't have much say."

"Oh~"

Liu Shishi agreed, and seemed to feel sorry that this plot did not fit the story in her mind.

"So how are you going to deal with Nazha's contract termination?"

Cai Yinong frowned.

"There's no other way, I can only agree. Nazha has a backer now, so we can't do anything too extreme.

Gu Wei is very sincere and has agreed to compensate us for breach of contract, but the amount is still under discussion."

"Naza hasn't gotten any leading role resources in the past few years, but she still made a lot of money for the company. Now there is a penalty for breach of contract, so the company is not at a loss."

Liu Shishi comforted.

After finishing this topic, Liu Shishi picked up her phone again and started sending WeChat messages to someone, a smile slowly appearing on her face again.

Cai Yinong looked at Liu Shishi in front of him and sighed in his heart.

Although she was a little angry about Nazha's incident, she didn't show it as seriously as she did. After all, she is not very famous now. Just like Liu Shishi said, Tangren didn't invest too many resources in Nazha.

Moreover, the company has now signed new young actresses such as Jin Chen and Chen Yao, and Nazha’s importance is even less than before.

What worries her most now is the Sugar Girl in front of her. Given her relationship with Liu Shishi, she is not worried that she will terminate her contract with the company.

However, since Liu Shishi officially announced her relationship with older man Wu Qilong at the end of 2013, her career ambition has visibly declined and she has only been thinking about dating.

She was worried that once the two of them finally got married, Liu Shishi would retire from the entertainment industry and return to her family, which would be a problem for her.

If this happened, all her years of hard work would be wasted.

(End of this chapter)