Chapter 29
As soon as the news about "Mr. Gu" spread, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, and everyone was whispering and speculating.
It's not that the fact that this person gave Li Morong such a suggestion is a big deal, but Li Morong was able to fight back so desperately and send Ling Weiguang to prison so swiftly and decisively, which was inseparable from the support of the power behind him.
If it wasn't Mr. Li who took action, who was this Mr. Gu...
The first person that people thought of was Gu Zhongmao's branch of the Gu family, but Gu Zhongmao was a profit-driven person and was not the type who would get involved in a divorce case, which was thankless and would offend the Ling family. Moreover, there was no such elder in his family.
There was a young and curious person who recalled the mysterious boss Mr. Gu who was widely rumored in the entertainment industry. He whispered jokingly, "Could it be that Mr. Gu who was the one who sent Zhong Sheng to jail after he jumped up and down and called him a liar?"
Few of the elders in the business community paid attention to this matter. Those who had heard of it had only heard a little about it. They frowned and said, "What does a little kid know? That so-called Mr. Gu is just an unstable young man who made such an ugly scene in the entertainment industry. Mr. Li despises such people the most."
"Yes, the eldest daughter of the Li family wanted to be an actress, but the old man disagreed, so she ended up becoming a director."
"The old man who can sit with Mr. Li and drink tea and has the power to instruct Miss Mo Rong must be like Mr. Li, a person who does not come out easily and has a high position of power."
But if it wasn't the Southern Gu family, then which family could it be? Today's post-ribbon-cutting banquet left everyone with this question in their minds.
The young people were quite curious about the mysterious Mr. Gu in the entertainment industry, and they even asked Gu Heng: "Mr. Heng, that old Mr. Gu is not from your Gu family. Then do you know who the mysterious Mr. Gu in the entertainment industry is?"
Gu Heng didn't really know much about Gu Chen, but he looked down on the entertainment industry, actors, and other related things. Moreover, when Gu Chen and Zhong Sheng had a quarrel, his father and elder brother had warned him not to tell others that this person was Gu Chen, as it would be embarrassing. So he said, "I don't know him. There is no such person in our family. There are many people with the last name Gu. It's impossible that all the people with the last name Gu are from our family, right?"
However, he felt sad in his heart that it would be great if the Mr. Gu they just mentioned was from the Gu family. The Gu family needed an elder with weight and influence who could talk to Mr. Li.
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In the early morning of spring, there is always a layer of mist in the mountains. Gu Chen wore a loose white sportswear and carried a sword up the mountain. He hiked to a platform on the top of the mountain with a wide view and breathed a breath of the air on the top of the mountain.
In fact, the carbon dioxide concentration in the air is very high in the morning, but when you get up early in the morning and go into the mountains, you will always feel that the air is fresh and the breathing is comfortable. This is probably because people are relaxed enough.
He drew out the Hongyu sword swiftly and began to dance with the sword in the mist facing the morning light.
Since receiving the sword, he has been practicing on Songhe Mountain for several days. Every move and every style becomes more and more comfortable with him. Except for the absence of unscientific power, he seems to have regained his sense in all aspects.
But today, there was a noise of people coming from far below the mountain. The view here was wide, and from his perspective, he could see a group of people walking up the mountain and stopping halfway up the slope.
Since his eyes were rarely harmed by electronic products, Gu Chen had very good eyesight and could tell they were filming even from such a long distance.
However, seeing that they had no intention of coming up, Gu Chen withdrew his gaze and continued to do his own thing.
By the time he had finished swinging his sword and performing a whole set of sword techniques, it was already bright outside. He felt that he had achieved the effect of fitness, so he retracted his sword and went down the mountain from the other side.
Li Jingwei brought people to the mountain to film, and the journey was very convenient. This mountain was used by Li Tingqin to develop some endangered and rare plants for research and planting. The ecology is well protected and there are many scenic spots.
She took advantage of the mist to capture some beautiful scenes of the hero and heroine.
Although these two protagonists are newcomers who have not filmed many dramas, they are obedient and easy to train as newcomers, and can follow her wishes. Moreover, these two young actors are very smart, which is in line with the young and immature chivalrous spirit of the male and female protagonists in the original novel.
Without Yu Miao, the progress of several scenes was now moving much faster than she had imagined, which also made her feel a little better from the bad mood caused by Yu Miao.
But at this time, she received a call from Yu Miao's agent Liang Lu. She had a bad feeling and said loudly, "Stop for a moment." Then she answered the phone.
The other party said, "Ms. Li, I have also carefully read Teacher Yu's script. My opinion is the same as Teacher Yu's. It still needs to be revised."
Sure enough, Li Jingwei said coldly: "Sister Lu, on this point, I think I have already expressed my clear opinion."
Liang Lu had a good reason and said, "Miss Li, please believe us. You know several of our screenwriters. The scripts they wrote for Teacher Yu have all won awards. I believe it will be no problem for them to revise your script, which is derived from online literature. Besides, you specially invited Teacher Yu to come here, not just to do the edging, right?"
Li Jingwei's attitude was very tough: "Ms. Liang, please do as the contract says, okay?" She thought to herself, I just asked him to fill in the blanks, this role is too mysterious and needs too much blank space. But the popularity is high, and fans have high expectations, so in order to shape it well, she invited such a "god of acting" actor.
Liang Lu on the other end smiled and said simply: "Since you can't figure it out and can't explain it, I'll ask someone else to talk to you again." Then he hung up the phone without saying anything more.
Li Jingwei frowned. In the past, she was able to win the Best Newcomer Award because she always recruited newcomers. But the more she worked in this industry, the more she realized that a movie was full of interference from all sides.
So as expected, she soon received a call from the investor: "Xiao Li, I heard from Sister Lu that she can't communicate with you? Sister Lu is a senior in the industry, you should also respect her more."
Li Jingwei said, "There were just some disagreements. And Mr. Wu, filming is not about seniority. Since I am the director, the final decision lies with me."
But Mr. Wu didn't think so. He said directly, "Xiao Li, you don't understand this. You are still young and have no experience in making IP movies. IP movies make money from both fans of the original novel and fans of the actors. In this way, the return on investment of the movie has a basic base. And many fans go to the cinema just to see Teacher Yu. If you let him play a supporting role for only a few minutes, what will Teacher Yu's fans think?"
Li Jingwei emphasized: "Mr. Wu, I hope the tone of this movie will respect the original work."
Mr. Wu disagreed: "Can the size of the original fans be compared with that of Mr. Yu's fans? The original is one thing, and it's enough to have original fans willing to come to the cinema to watch the movie, but in fact, you can change the script to a male protagonist. What's more, Mr. Yu also brought his own screenwriter to write for you, and these are all big names in the industry. Isn't this better than your original online writer? And think about it, how popular is the role played by Mr. Yu? He is also voted by book fans as the actor who best fits the original. If you increase the role of this character, isn't that what the fans want to see?"
Li Jingwei: "..." This original work? Changing the immortal who only appeared a few times into the main male protagonist? Why do we need the original work? Just ask the author to rewrite it...
The feeling of being guided by an outsider was really painful, but if she didn't ask her family for help, she really wouldn't be able to do anything to the investors, so she said: "Hello? Mr. Wu? What do you mean, Mr. Wu? I'm filming in the mountains, and the signal is not good... I'll call you when I get down the mountain. I'll hang up first. Bye." Then she hung up the phone decisively.
Li Jingwei first muted her phone, then said, "Come on, let's continue."
But the assistant director looked at the monitor and said angrily, "Director Li, I checked it again. We may have to reshoot those shots... It seems that there are other people in the shot when we go up the mountain later..."
"What?" Li Jingwei's mood became worse after hearing this. She frowned even more tightly and walked over and said, "Let me see."
Li Jingwei replayed the video and found that the scenes, the weather, and the actors' performances were all perfect, except for the white figure moving on the platform on the top of the mountain behind her.
The photography assistant was immediately disappointed and said, "Ah... Isn't this all ruined? The sun is out now, and the lighting won't be right if we retake the photo... We should wait until tomorrow to try again? I don't know if the weather will be suitable tomorrow..."
Everyone present was a little annoyed: "Why didn't I see anyone just now..."
"It was actually a bit foggy and too far away to be seen, but the high-definition camera captured it very clearly."
"It's indeed very clear." Li Jingwei looked at it for a while and suddenly asked, "Zoom in a little more?" Because the main characters in this fantasy work are all sword cultivators, she has been studying sword techniques recently, and suddenly she felt familiar with the movements of the white figure in the camera.
The assistant director doubled it.
Li Jingwei commanded: "Enlarge it again."
This is indeed a high-definition camera. Although the face and specific clothing cannot be seen clearly, everyone can still clearly see the movements of the figure in white. He is at the top of the mountain...
Sword dancing.
"Ah, this..." As the footage played, the photography assistant covered his mouth in shock. "Where did this person come from? Could it be that we are filming a fairy tale drama and we have attracted a swordsman to descend to the earth?"
"They're actually dancing with swords!" The assistant director thought he had to reshoot the scene, but his eyes widened at this moment.
The green mountains are lush and green. Through the morning mist, a man in white, facing the morning light and breeze, dances with a silver sword. His light and smooth sword moves make him dance like a flowing cloud, as if he is about to ride the wind. The faint morning light gradually shining on the top of the mountain gives him a mysterious halo, making him look like a god descending to earth.
Hearing them say this, the martial arts crew also came over and widened their eyes along with them.
The martial arts instructor couldn't help but say, "These moves are much more perfect than what I designed! So smooth! So exquisite! I've looked through all the so-called sword manuals and studied some classical sword techniques, but I've never seen such perfect sword techniques!"
After watching all the scenes, the martial arts instructor discovered that this seemed to be a complete set of sword techniques, and said: "If it does not infringe copyright, we can definitely use this set of sword techniques in our movie! It's perfect, and it fits the temperament of our movie too well!"
The assistant director thought more realistically and said, "Let's not talk about who this person is. We can still use these shots. Wouldn't it make the scene more real if we put it up like this? It is indeed a fairy gate. There are people dancing with swords on the top of the mountain in the background."
Someone else echoed again: "Who is it? His level is far beyond our martial arts instructor, and he is still at this point on the top of the mountain, it doesn't look like a real person. Could it be that our crew really lured the sword fairy to the earth?"
Li Jingwei took a deep breath and calmed down her excitement. Isn't this the immortal she has been looking for? Although she couldn't see his face clearly because it was far away, the temperament and demeanor of an immortal that she had always emphasized to Yu Miao were perfectly reflected in this man in white.
If we could find this person... to play the role of the Immortal Lord, wouldn't we have to have difficult and ineffective communication with Yu Miao?
However, if we want to terminate the contract with Yu Miao, the investors may not agree, and the penalty for breach of contract is also a problem... Well, we still have to find the person before we can discuss other things.
She calmed down a bit and said rationally, "Let's hurry up and finish today's shooting, and then I'll try to find out who this person is."
Even the male and female protagonists joked expectantly, "Director Li, are you really planning to find a deity to come down to earth to film this?"
Li Jingwei smiled and said, "It would be great if the gods were willing to come down to earth." This mountain is her brother's territory, so it should be easy to find, right? Unless he is really a god who can fly and hide.
After the filming was over, she arranged for the crew to take a car down the mountain and return to the hotel. She remembered that her eldest brother had a private hotel on the mountain, so she thought she could go there to ask about the situation. If that didn't work, she could only look for the staff her brother had arranged to do the planting work on the mountain.
She followed the beautiful mountain road to the villa and rang the doorbell of the courtyard.
Although she didn't know the cleaning lady Zhang from the other house, she still knew a few people from the main house. She opened the door and said, "Is this you, Miss? Why are you here on the mountain? Come in!"
"Hello." Li Jingwei looked around the environment of Songhe Villa and felt that it was more elegant than the last time she came. She heard that her sister-in-law lived here. It seemed that her sister-in-law was a very tasteful person. She wondered if she knew the situation in the mountains.
But she still asked the person in front of her first, "Auntie, do you know if there is any hidden master in this mountain who can dance with swords on the top of the mountain?"
Li Jingwei had not held out hope at first, but when Aunt Zhang heard about the sword-wielding expert, she immediately showed a look of surprise and said mysteriously, "Expert? Yes, there is someone who carries a sword up the mountain every day to slay demons and monsters. Miss Li, have you discovered all this?!"
Li Jingwei was surprised for a moment, and said a little dazedly: "Kill demons and eliminate monsters? Could he really be..." a god?
But she asked first. She excitedly grabbed Zhang Ma and asked quickly, "Auntie, do you know who he is? He is my dream lover, no, my dream lover... I must find him!"
"Dream lover?" Aunt Zhang's face suddenly became serious when she heard this. "That won't do. That's your sister-in-law! Miss, you can't do this."
Li Jingwei was stunned: "Ah?"
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