Chapter 129 New Year
January 30th is New Year’s Eve, also the day of the Lunar New Year.
Early in the morning, as soon as Gu Wei got up, his cell phone kept ringing with all kinds of New Year greetings messages.
Gu Wei also replied one by one.
Some of them not only wished Gu Wei a happy new year, but also invited him to have dinner together after the New Year.
[Senior Gu, I have signed a contract with your company and will be an artist under your name from now on.
As a young actor, I was feeling particularly nervous at the moment and really wanted to curry favor with my future boss.
Boss, can you give me a chance to treat you to a meal?] — Meng Ziyi.
Gu Wei smiled when he saw the message and replied to her.
[The company has arranged a new play for you. Film it well and perform well. You are the person I recommended, so don’t let me down.
When I have time, I will fulfill your wish to curry favor with the boss.]
Meng Ziyi, who received the message, was wearing home clothes and lying on the bed in her room with her mobile phone in her hand.
Since she sent the message in the morning, she has been waiting for Gu Wei's reply.
Holding the phone, he rolled around on the bed, muttering to himself, "Why haven't you replied yet?"
The walls of the room were covered with posters of Gu Wei, including those from "The Blade of the Assassin" and "Detective Chinatown."
Now she received the reply, she took a look at it, a happy smile appeared on her face, and she shouted happily, "Yeah~ Great!"
"Ziyi, what are you doing?" Hearing the shouting from inside the house, the mother outside asked.
"Ah, it's okay, Mom, I'm watching a movie~"
Of course, Gu Wei didn't know that his simple reply brought such great joy to his junior high school girl.
I scrolled down and found an invitation from Liu Yifei.
[Do you have time to return to Beijing after the New Year? When do you plan to pay me back for the meal you owe me?]
During this period, Tianxian has already finished filming "Legend of White Ghost" and is probably going to take on the flop movie "Beauty of the Dew" soon.
Then came the film industry, which suffered one setback after another.
It seems that after the filming of the "Four Great Constables" series, Liu Yifei's film resources have not been very good, and she has always been stuck in some small-scale romance films.
Few mainstream domestic film resources are interested in her, and most of them are co-productions.
Until she received the masterpiece "Mulan", it still flopped.
Finally, she came to her senses and returned to the field of TV dramas, which she was familiar with, and regained her position at the top.
[I've been so busy lately. I've been filming in Shanghai before the New Year. Please forgive me, Sister Yifei. When I'm done with this, I'll definitely treat you to a meal! Don't stand me up, Sister Yifei.]
Gu Wei thought that as a friend, he could try to persuade Liu Yifei while having dinner with her, but of course it was her business whether she would listen or not.
While I was still replying to messages one by one, my phone suddenly received a call.
"Gu Wei~ Happy New Year~" As soon as I picked up the phone, Nazha's sweet and innocent voice came from the other end.
"Happy New Year, Nazha~
Are you in your hometown?" Gu Wei said gently.
"Yes, I'm staying in bed in my room while my mom and sister are out packing things for the New Year~"
After saying this, Nazha changed the topic
"After the New Year, will you return to Beijing or Shanghai?"
Gu Wei thought about it
"I will return to Beijing on the first day of the new year to participate in the Beijing TV Spring Festival Gala, and then I have to return to Shanghai to continue filming. I estimate that it will be completed in about a month."
"Then can I come visit you on set when I return to Shanghai? My company is also in Shanghai, and I need to go back for some activities after the New Year."
Nazar asked tentatively.
Since the release of the movie "Detective Chinatown", Gu Wei has been very busy. When he has some free time, Nazha also has her own work.
The two people haven't seen each other for more than two months.
"No problem, just tell me in advance when you want to come.
I welcome you at any time, Nazha~"
After receiving Gu Wei's affirmative answer, Nazha was in a particularly good mood and told Gu Wei some recent things that happened at work.
"Naza~Aren't you going to get up yet?" Gu Wei chatted with Nazha for a while and heard a voice coming from the other end of the phone.
"I won't talk to you anymore. My mom is calling me. See you when I get back after the New Year. Bye~" Nazha's voice suddenly became low, and then the two hung up the phone.
After fiddling with his phone for a while, Gu Wei also helped his parents prepare for the New Year at home.
"Gu Wei, go take a rest. Your dad and I can take care of the housework."
When Mrs. Gu saw her son coming to help, she said to him.
"It's okay, Mom, I'll help Dad."
After hearing what Gu Wei said, his mother stopped trying to persuade him, and Gu Wei's father just smiled and worked on the side.
The family of three was busy and happy, and time soon came to night.
Mother Gu prepared a table full of delicious New Year's Eve dinner. The three of them sat around the table, watching the Spring Festival Gala and chatting. Under the orange light in the room, there was a harmonious and warm atmosphere.
The 2014 Spring Festival Gala did not give people much surprise.
This may be due to the gradual decline in Spring Festival Gala ratings a few years ago.
CCTV invited the famous director Feng Xiaogang as the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala program group, and Zhao Benshan as the director and deputy director of the language program group.
I hope to use the unique vision and ability of a major commercial director to reverse the downward trend over the years and give the audience a refreshing Spring Festival Gala.
It was a good idea, but unfortunately things didn't go as planned and the audience didn't have a high opinion of this Spring Festival Gala.
The 2014 Spring Festival Gala featured a particularly large number of song and dance programs, while the proportion of language programs was reduced.
Because Feng Xiaogang is the director, his old friend Zhang Guoli became a member of the hosting team. Although his hosting skills are indeed good, he always feels a little out of place when standing next to Dong Qing, Li Sisi and others.
From the beginning, there were singing and dancing performances by various stars, and finally it was time for Chen Teng and Mary's skit [Should I Help or Not]. Since Chen Teng's first appearance on the Spring Festival Gala, his performances every year have been above the standard, and this year is no exception.
The skit closely follows social hot topics, is satirical and sharp, and is not lacking in gags and laughs. Gu Wei believes that it is the best of this year's language programs.
Looking further, the only thing that could arouse Gu Wei's interest was the song "Where Has the Time Gone" sung by singer Wang Zhengliang. When listening to this song, the family who were originally chatting gradually quieted down. As the song was sung, tears welled up in Gu's mother's eyes, and Gu's father's eyes also became a little red.
Gu Wei's grandparents passed away early, and there is no one above his parents, only a few brothers and sisters of the same generation.
When they hear this song, they will inevitably feel that their parents are no longer around.
Gu Wei didn't feel much about this. In this life, he was successful in his career and was the "other people's child" that his parents showed off and were proud of.
The son is promising, the family is rich, and the parents have free time. All these make their daily lives easy and happy, and their health is naturally good.
There is still a long way to go.
During the meal, Gu Wei also told his parents that the company had made 200 million yuan by investing in movies.
The fact that their son made tens of millions last year made them very happy and they felt that their son was promising and capable.
But when they heard that Gu Wei had earned 200 million this year, the two looked at each other but were not too excited.
"Gu Wei, your family can't help you with your current career, and Mom and Dad don't quite understand it either.
We just hope that no matter how big your business is, you must not violate the country's laws and regulations.
Our family doesn't need your money. Your mother and I just hope you don't work too hard, and that you can do well and be happy at the same time."
Mother Gu didn't say anything, but she looked at Gu Wei with hope.
Gu Wei could understand their worries. The money came too quickly and too much, which was completely beyond their comprehension.
"Don't worry, Dad, my company has always paid taxes according to regulations. We can make this money entirely because the movies are good.
And I am very happy as an actor now and don’t feel tired.
You and my mom don’t have to worry at all.”
Happy times are always short, and the Gu family’s New Year’s Eve quickly passed in a happy and warm atmosphere.
The next morning, Gu Wei boarded a flight to Beijing with his parents reluctant to let him go.
(End of this chapter)
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