Chapter 175 The first male star to be featured on the cover of one of the top five magazines
Although he was not filming, Gu Wei's work in Beijing was not idle at all.
Some of the company's affairs require him to make decisions. As a star, he has to do some necessary work.
For example, commercial performances.
After finally waiting for a break in Gu Wei's filming, his agent Yang Liwen asked Gu Wei for a long time whether he could participate in some commercial performances.
With Gu Wei's current fame, if he were an ordinary star, he would definitely be overwhelmed with commercial performances.
After all, there is a lot of money, little work and little time, and in Yang Liwen's view, it is no different from picking up money.
Moreover, although Gu Wei's fame has been growing in the past six months, he has not accepted any commercial performances due to filming.
She brought it up to Gu Wei several times when she had time, but he always refused.
Just like after the filming of "Nirvana in Fire", Gu Wei was busy dealing with company matters for a few days and then went on vacation directly.
If this were an ordinary popular star, he would be exploited to death by the company.
But there is no way, because Gu Wei is the boss, he has the final say and can do whatever he wants.
Therefore, Gu Wei’s current commercial performance market is very large. The more he refuses to accept it, the more these business owners will flock to him.
The price quoted to him was also rising rapidly.
Gu Wei was sitting in the office, listening to Yang Liwen's earnest advice. He couldn't get angry because she was doing it entirely for his own good.
Gu Wei's current external quotation for commercial performances is 2 million yuan per show, which lasts about 1 to 2 hours. After layers of screening, the remaining businesses basically meet Gu Wei's requirements.
It’s either a large shopping mall like Wanda, or some high-end brand stores launching new products, inviting him to take the stage and use his fame to attract customers to the scene.
Gu Wei looked through the schedule made by Yang Liwen and was quite satisfied. He planned to visit 10 reliable businesses within a week, all in Beijing, and easily earn 20 million.
According to the schedule, some activities involved cutting ribbons, while others required him to sing two songs. In short, they were all relatively relaxing activities.
Although Gu Wei always tries to put off unnecessary work whenever possible, he never works hard when he can rest.
But having earned 20 million in such a short period of time, he could only say, it’s awesome!
You should know that the first movie invested by Gu Wei, "The Blade of the Assassin", took a whole year from filming to screening, but only brought him more than 30 million in profits.
His house in Beijing is only worth 20 million.
From this perspective, it is very necessary for him to have time for commercial performances.
Of course, Gu Wei’s current price and commercial performance opportunities are also due to long-term market accumulation.
If you are like those stars who often do commercial performances, the price will come down sooner or later, and once the Beijing area is saturated, you will have to travel all over the country to take it again.
So for the next week, Gu Wei's main job was to go to each commercial performance according to the schedule.
After Gu Weipao, who doesn't appear often, attended the event, he had a clear understanding of his current popularity.
Wherever I go, as long as I show up, there will be crowds of people.
For example, when he attended the opening ceremony of a shopping mall, he stood on the big stage in the middle of the first floor of the mall. He was surrounded by people, and the second and third floors were also crowded with people.
As soon as Gu Wei appears, there will be thunderous cheers from the audience.
Many of his young fans burst into tears because they saw him in person.
At noon that day, Gu Wei finished an event and got into his own nanny car under the protection of security personnel.
"Mr. Gu, we have an appointment with Harper's Bazaar this afternoon to take cover photos."
Yang Liwen, who was sitting opposite Gu Wei, said this while flipping through the itinerary in her hand, and then she added with some excitement.
"This photo will be the cover of the October issue, and you will become the first male celebrity to appear on the cover of Harper's BAZAAR."
"It seems that Su Mang is very optimistic about me."
"Boss, your popularity has reached a certain level, and you are very popular among young people.
Not only Harper's Bazaar, but ELLE has also asked you to shoot the cover photo, and the time is scheduled for the day after tomorrow.
If nothing unexpected happens, you will be the first mainland male celebrity to be featured on the cover of ELLE World Fashion."
With the development of the times, the era of print media is gradually declining, but whether a star can appear on the cover of a fashion magazine is still an important basis for judging the star's influence.
Fans often judge who is more popular based on how many magazine covers a star appears on.
There are five first-tier women's fashion magazines in China, namely [VOGUE Fashion & Beauty], [ELLE World Fashion Garden], [Harper's BAZAAR Fashion Bazaar], [Cosmopolitan], and [Marie Claire].
There are only two first-tier men's fashion magazines, which are usually called the "five major men's magazines" together with three quasi-first-tier magazines. The two first-tier magazines are GQ and Esquire, and the three quasi-first-tier magazines are Bazaar Homme, L'OFFICIEL HOMMES, and ELLEMEN.
Gu Wei also appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine last year, but it was only the cover of the men's edition of Harper's Bazaar Men, and there was also a photo with Guo Biting in the internal publication.
The level this year is different, and the one that approached him directly was the women's magazine [Harper's BAZAAR].
Gu Wei doesn’t think that being featured in these first-tier magazines means he will become more famous, but at least in the fashion industry, some high-end endorsements still recognize these first-tier magazines.
And the fans will be happy about it.
In the afternoon, Gu Wei and his team came to the studio of Harper's Bazaar.
As expected, editor-in-chief Su Mang came out to greet Gu Wei.
"Gu Wei, nice to meet you again. It seems you have a deep connection with Harper's Bazaar."
Su Mang said to Gu Wei with a smile on his face.
"Editor-in-Chief Su is so polite. Thank you for your appreciation."
"Haha~ Your popularity and fashion sense are rare in the industry, and they are very suitable for the style of our magazine.
I hope you can attend the [Bazaar Star Charity Night] in a few days."
"Be sure to be there on time."
The two chatted for a while, and then Gu Wei went into the studio to take pictures.
This time it is Gu Wei’s solo cover and he doesn’t need to cooperate with anyone.
Go into the dressing room and let the professional makeup artist do some simple touch-ups.
"Teacher Gu, your face shape is really perfect, and there is no flaw in your facial features. Few celebrities who come here to take photos have such a high appearance as you.
Especially in terms of skin, you have the best skin I have ever seen on a celebrity."
In the dressing room, the makeup artist who was putting makeup on Gu Wei exclaimed as he did so.
"Thank you for the compliment~"
Gu Wei sat there and replied modestly.
After putting on makeup, I changed into the clothes for the shoot and went to the studio.
After saying hello to the photographer, Gu Wei stood in the main seat.
According to the photographer's requirements, a series of actions were taken, and the expressions on the faces were also different.
"Very good, Teacher Gu~
You could put your hands down and look more serious.”
The photographer guided him to change his expressions and movements while taking the photos.
"Great, this look is so cool!"
For the photographer, taking pictures of Gu Wei is obviously a very easy job.
No matter what kind of task is proposed, Gu Wei can complete it perfectly in the shortest time.
It didn't take long before a set of photos was taken, and today's shooting task was completed.
After changing clothes, Gu Wei said goodbye to Su Mang and left Harper's Bazaar.
Two days later, Gu Wei shot the cover photo for ELLE World Fashion.
The filming at his house was a little more complicated, and Gu Wei had to change into several sets of clothes.
Some wore black suits and white shirts, some wore leather jackets and jeans, and some were dressed casually.
Different clothes also represent different styles.
Of course, Gu Wei can handle these easily.
After half a day of shooting, Gu Wei was fine, but the photographer looked reluctant.
Soon after the photoshoot was over, the official websites and Weibo platforms of Harper's Bazaar and ELLE magazines announced that Gu Wei would be on the cover of their October issues.
This incident caused quite a stir in the fashion circle and among Gu Wei's fans.
I don’t know why people think they are just two magazines. Who reads magazines nowadays?
Only those in the know, especially those in the fashion circle, know the importance of this magazine as one of the top five women's magazines in China.
In particular, Gu Wei is their first mainland male star to be featured in a solo issue, which not only creates a record, but also marks Gu Wei's recognition by the fashion circle.
Gu Wei’s fan circle cheered.
Gu Wei is amazing! He's featured on the cover of two major magazines, the first male celebrity in China to do so!
[This is a record-breaking achievement. I’m going to be crazy in the fashion world from now on~]
[My brother has a very fashionable and sophisticated temperament. You know what I mean? This is normal. I can only say that the editor-in-chief of the magazine has good taste! !]
Come on, Gu Wei! I've already bought two magazines for next month!
【.】
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
