Chapter 146 Two Cups of Tea
The next morning, Gu Wei, who had something to do during the day, got up early and left.
It was almost noon when Yang Mi was woken up by the ringing of his cell phone. He turned over in bed with an expression as if he had not gotten enough sleep, and stretched out his arm to reach the cell phone on the bedside table.
"Hello, Dad?"
The call was from Yang Mi's father, who lived in the same community.
"What time is it? Are you still not up?"
Hearing Yang Mi's sleepy voice on the other end of the phone, Dad's tone sounded a little bad.
"Ah~ I had too much work yesterday and stayed up late, so I'll just rest a little longer today."
"Haven't you been in Beijing lately, filming? Why are you still busy so late?
Your mother has prepared lunch and asked you to come and eat."
Yang Mi's father didn't suspect anything and just asked casually and changed the subject.
"Okay, I'll pack up and be right there."
After hanging up the phone, Yang Mi also felt hungry. He had indeed exerted a lot of physical energy last night. He had a good sleep to replenish his energy, and now his stomach began to growl.
I got out of bed and opened the curtains. The sun was almost overhead.
The golden sunlight shines through the window onto Yang Mi's seductive body. She is wearing a red chiffon nightgown, which highlights her plump upper body. The hem of the nightgown only reaches her thighs, revealing a pair of long, straight, white legs.
She stood in front of the window, looking at the bright sunshine outside, raised her hands above her head and stretched lazily, revealing her curvy figure.
It's a pity that no one can appreciate this scene.
Looking at the mess in the bedroom and the living room, Yang Mi sighed and slowly cleaned up.
If my parents came and saw it, it would be difficult to explain.
She has complicated feelings towards Gu Wei.
Gu Wei's looks are top-notch in the entertainment industry which is full of handsome men and beautiful women. He also has a perfect body and great physical strength. Every time she is with him, she can enjoy herself like never before. This feeling is so intoxicating that she can't stop.
Gu Wei's personality is gentle and introverted. Although he has achieved great success at a young age, he is not arrogant and has a gentle attitude towards everyone around him.
In terms of work, Gu Wei has been in the industry for just over two years. As both a director and an actor, he has achieved a series of jaw-dropping achievements. Although he is young, he is no longer a potential stock, but a definite blue chip stock.
Ever since she met Gu Wei while filming "Gu Jian Qi Tan" last year, she had the idea of becoming his girlfriend.
Although I am older than him, it is not unacceptable.
Unfortunately, although Gu Wei is a good person in every way, he is still a scumbag at heart. Yang Mi saw through this after interacting with him for a while.
It should be said that Gu Wei himself did not hide his scumbag behavior and was open about it, which sometimes really made her grit her teeth.
But there was no way, his advantages were too many and too obvious, and Yang Mi couldn't help it.
If she doesn't think too far into the future, what does it have to do with her whether he's a scumbag or not? She should just enjoy life while she can. With her figure and looks, she's not at a disadvantage no matter how she looks at it.
In the company's office, Gu Wei was checking the news on his mobile phone.
Just as planned, early this morning, the internet was flooded with news about him and Yang Mi.
Three of the top ten trending searches are about them.
#Gu Wei and Yang Mi were on a date alone, their expressions were intimate, and their relationship aroused suspicion. #
#The Xianxia drama "Gu Jian Qi Tan" starring famous movie stars Gu Wei and Yang Mi will be released on Mango TV today! #
#Falling in love on set, Gu Wei and Yang Mi have a sweet date! #
It is obvious that the one in the middle is the hot search bought by the crew.
When you click on the news, it's basically all about the two people having dinner together yesterday. It just describes how the two of them interacted intimately and how they smiled happily, which basically implies that they are definitely in a relationship.
Gu Wei smiled and flipped through the news, feeling that the gossip was really hyped up effectively.
Basically, it didn't cost any money. The two of them just had a meal together, and then various online media started to stir up trouble. Huanrui just needed to divert the attention towards the TV series.
Under Gu Wei’s Weibo, some netizens and fans are asking, "Are you in a relationship with Yang Mi?"
The same goes for Yang Mi.
Neither of them responded to this topic, but instead posted a unified Weibo post.
"[Gu Jian Qi Tan] will be airing on Mango TV's [Diamond Exclusive Theater] at 10 PM on June 4th. Everyone is welcome to watch!"
Below the message are stills from "Gu Jian Qi Tan".
Many fans responded
"Looking forward to my brother's new drama, I will always support you~"
"Looking at the stills, he's really handsome, and he and Yang Mi look like a good match. I hope the quality of the TV series will not disappoint!"
"Gu Wei flies forward, his fans chase him, and [Gu Jian Qi Tan] continues to see high ratings!!!"
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In addition to online promotion, Mango TV also advertised the upcoming fantasy drama "Gu Jian Qi Tan" on TV.
Mango TV bought the exclusive first broadcast rights for this drama from the producer Huanrui Century for 2 million per episode.
The entire TV series has 52 episodes and cost 104 million yuan.
Therefore, Mango TV attaches great importance to this drama. Of course, with the fame of Yang Mi's Gu Wei, the investment promotion work for this TV series has also gone smoothly. Now it seems that Mango TV will definitely not lose money. As for how much profit it will make in the end, it depends on the performance of the TV series after it is released.
On Huanrui Century's side, the first broadcast rights of one TV station have almost paid off, and they are also negotiating with several video websites about the online broadcast rights. It now seems that LeTV Video has the highest bid.
The original version of "Gu Jian Qi Tan" was originally scheduled to be broadcast in July. Now with the addition of Gu Wei, both the shooting and post-production are much earlier than the original version, and the broadcast time is now also advanced by one month.
Mango TV unprecedentedly adopts the weekend format for this TV series, broadcasting two episodes every Wednesday and Thursday, four episodes a week, which whetted the audience's appetite.
The entire series will air for two months, following the broadcast model of Korean and American dramas. Even the "Diamond Exclusive Theater" was set up specifically for "Gu Jian Qi Tan." Anticipation for this series is extremely high throughout Mango TV.
After finishing his work in Beijing, Gu Wei took the nearest flight to Shenzhen in the afternoon. The filming of "Yu Zui" was about to come to an end, so Gu Wei went to visit the set.
After getting off the plane, staff specially sent by Zhao Mingcheng came to pick us up.
Right now, Gu Wei is surrounded by scandals. He doesn't want to cause any trouble, so he protects himself very well throughout the whole process.
After getting off the plane, I got in the car and drove directly to the crew.
After receiving the news, Zhao Mingcheng and director Zhang Rui, who had been waiting in the crew for a long time, greeted Gu Wei together.
"Mr. Gu, thank you very much for asking me to direct this TV series."
I met and shook hands with Director Zhang.
This was the first time Gu Wei met Director Zhang Rui. He had previously asked Teacher Xu to contact him, and later it was the company’s staff who communicated with Director Zhang.
It is obvious that Director Zhang cherishes the opportunity to direct a TV series alone.
Although he graduated from the directing department of the Film Academy in his early years, until today, more than ten years later, Director Zhang has only directed two TV series independently.
One is the TV series "Perfect" directed by 2005, starring Yuan Quan and Wang Xuebing. Although the performance was average, it was finally broadcast on satellite TV.
The other one is "Don't Date with Strangers" directed by 07. From the name, you can tell that this drama is an imitation of the popular "Don't Talk to Strangers" at that time. However, the imitation was too poor and it didn't make any waves at all.
After that, he never directed a TV series independently again until Gu Wei found him.
From this we can see how big an impact messing up a drama can have on a director.
Investors will no longer trust you and will not invest a penny in you.
So when he received a call from an old classmate and learned that his classmate's student wanted him to film a movie, his first reaction was disbelief. Later, after listening to Teacher Xu's explanation, he learned that the student's name was Gu Wei.
"Director Zhang, you don't have to be so polite. You were Teacher Xu's classmate, which means you're my elder. I also want to thank you for your contribution to the TV series [Yu Zui]."
"As a director, I should put my heart into filming. I really like the script of Yu Zui, and the actors are very professional. Everything went smoothly during the filming.
I have a feeling that Yu Zui will be a high-quality TV series once it’s completed.”
When talking about "Yu Zui", Director Zhang's face lit up and he looked very confident about the film he was shooting.
"Thank you for your hard work, Director Zhang."
After a few more pleasantries, Director Zhang Rui left to continue filming.
"Boss Gu, Yu Zui has been filming for 78 days and is expected to wrap up in about a week.
All the actors from our company have appeared in this TV series, and they all performed quite well. The rest were selected by Director Zhang Rui from within the industry based on the characteristics of the characters, and most of them are not well-known.
Gu Wei, accompanied by Zhao Mingcheng, took a walk around the set and found that the actor who played the gangster "Fu Guosheng" was still the original one. He didn't recognize any of the rest of the actors, and he was not sure whether he was the original actor or not.
After all, when he first watched "Yu Zui", he was only impressed by "Fu Guosheng" and Xu Dongdong who played his mistress.
I couldn't remember the other characters at the end.
After walking around, I saw Li Xian and Peng Yuchang resting next to the set.
"Gu Wei? Why are you here? Why didn't you tell me before you came?"
The two were eating melon seeds and chatting. Li Xian looked up and saw Gu Wei coming over and asked in surprise.
Peng Yuchang heard it, and hurriedly stood up, puffed the melon seed shells on his body, turned around and said respectfully, "Mr. Gu~"
"Pom Peng, you don't have to be so polite. We are all family."
Gu Wei smiled and patted Peng Yuchang on the shoulder, then casually spoke to Li Xian.
"I finally have some time, so I came to visit you guys on set. If I don't come soon, you guys will be done filming."
Li Xian grinned.
"Yishan and the others are currently filming, they must be happy to know you're here.
I was thinking we would meet again in the capital."
"Don't bother them. I'll treat everyone in the crew to dinner tonight. We've been filming for over two months and everyone has worked so hard."
"That's great, I have some melon seeds and fruits here, why don't you sit down and eat for a while?
I guess they’ll be leaving the show soon.”
Li Xian stretched out his hand holding the melon seeds and invited him.
"You guys take a break. Producer Zhao and I have something to discuss. See you tonight.
Pengpeng, see you tonight."
Gu Wei gave Peng Yuchang a smile, turned around and walked away with Zhao Mingcheng.
"Peng Peng, you don't have to be so nervous. Although Gu Wei is our boss, he is about the same age as us and has a good personality and temper. Just treat him as a friend."
After Gu Wei left, County Magistrate Li said to Peng Yuchang while eating melon seeds.
Pumbaa gave a wry smile.
“Brother Xian, you are classmates and friends for many years, of course you don’t feel anything.
But Mr. Gu and I were still relatively unfamiliar with each other. When I first knew him, he was already a big star, so it was normal to feel a sense of distance when we met.
County Magistrate Li nodded after hearing this.
"What you said makes sense. When we were in school, we often played basketball together. Gu Wei was good at basketball, and we all loved playing with him. We became friends over time.
Actually, he is a year younger than Yishan and me, but he is more mature in his speech and actions than us.
No one could have imagined at that time that his Kung Fu career would grow to such a great size in just two years.
I am still relying on his light.
He's a really good guy, and you'll understand once you get to know him for a while."
After listening to what County Magistrate Li said, Peng Yuchang nodded thoughtfully.
In the evening, at a high-end restaurant near the crew.
Gu Wei booked a small banquet hall and invited all the actors and staff of the crew to join him.
[Yu Zui] Except for the director and some actors, the main staff of the crew are basically employees of Gu Wei's company.
This time, I visited the set and treated everyone to a meal, which can be considered as a small benefit given by the boss to the employees.
There was no nonsense, no speeches or programs, Gu Wei just asked everyone to eat and drink.
The director, Zhang Yishan, Zhang Tianai and other main actors sat at the main table with Gu Wei.
"I'm sorry that I waited until the crew was about to wrap up to come visit you all. I've been very busy recently and I hope you can understand.
Once again, I won’t say much. Thank you all for your contribution to the TV series. I believe your hard work will not be in vain, and "Yu Zui" will definitely become an excellent TV series.
It will become a beautiful part of everyone’s future acting career.”
After saying that, he drank the glass of wine in his hand.
"Okay~ Mr. Gu is generous,
We did it too!"
Although Zhang Yishan likes to act funny, he is very sensible. In formal occasions like this, he always calls Gu Wei "Mr. Gu".
He belongs to the atmosphere group. After Gu Wei finished speaking, he shouted "good" and applauded.
The others also raised their glasses to join in the toast.
Zhang Tianai, who was sitting next to Gu Wei, watched him drink a glass of white wine, frowned slightly, and felt a little distressed.
The atmosphere of the dinner was very good. The crew of "Yu Zui" had worked hard for a long time filming, and this dinner was a small relaxation for them.
After Gu Wei picked up a glass of wine, he started chatting with Zhang Yishan and Li Xian. Zhao Mingcheng naturally assisted the director. Zhang Tianai didn't say much throughout the whole process, but occasionally turned his head to look at Gu Wei who was sitting next to him.
Yang Caiyu, who sat at the same table with him, was sitting a little further away. She just smiled at Gu Wei and occasionally raised her glass with everyone else.
She saw all the expressions and reactions on Zhang Tianai's face.
After eating and drinking, this happy dinner came to an end.
After the show, everyone went back to the hotel to rest.
Gu Wei in the room poured himself a cup of tea and took a shower to get rid of the smell of alcohol on his body.
"Ding ding ding~" Someone is knocking on the door.
Gu Wei was not surprised. He opened the door and saw Zhang Tianai wearing a gauze nightgown with her hair loose. Her snow-white skin gleamed under the light. She had bright eyes and white teeth, and a sweet smile revealed two dimples.
She was holding a thermos cup in her hand and spoke to Gu Wei.
"I see you drank too much today, so I made a pot of hangover tea and brought it with you."
Gu Wei looked at the tea in her hand, then at her cool outfit, and felt that Zhang Tianai was not making tea but wanted to "make him".
"Ahem~ You came just in time. I was a little dizzy just now."
Then he let her in.
At the corner of the corridor, Yang Caiyu was also holding a thermos cup in her hand, watching Zhang Tianai enter Gu Wei's room.
He stared at Gu Wei's door for a few seconds, then turned and left.
She knew that Zhang Tianai was Gu Wei's ex-girlfriend. Gu Wei did not hide this fact, and many people in the school who cared about him knew about it.
She is very envious of Zhang Tianai's current popularity. The drama "The Princess Weiyoung" directly made her the most popular star now, and her status soared to the second tier.
In her opinion, this is all because she is Gu Wei's ex-girlfriend. Now it seems that the two of them still have feelings for each other.
Today's scene did not cause any ripples in her mood, but instead strengthened her determination to hold on to Gu Wei's thighs tightly.
If he can even support his ex-girlfriend, then if I really become his girlfriend, I won’t have to worry about lack of resources.
“What a pity~”
Yang Caiyu sighed.
Since the best outcome cannot be achieved, let's continue to maintain a "good friends" relationship.
As long as we keep in touch, we don’t have to worry about missing opportunities in the future.
Besides, if you think about it, it seems that she has not suffered any disadvantage at all. Now even Yang Mi is having an affair with Gu Wei. If Gu Wei's fans knew about this, they would be so envious.
In the room, Gu Wei let Zhang Tianai in, walked to the living room in two or three steps, and poured out the cup of tea he had just brewed.
He turned around and took the thermos cup from Zhang Tianai's hand, looked at her with a smile, and everything was said without words.
The hangover tea made Gu Wei a little more sober, but the charming night scene made him intoxicated again.
(End of this chapter)
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