Chapter 194 Not only is he a scumbag, but he also has a strong background
On November 27, Gu Wei took the morning flight back to Beijing.
The premiere ceremony of "Women Who Act Like Coquettishly Have the Best Luck" starring Huang Xiaoming was held in Beijing, and Gu Wei was invited to attend.
In addition, since he was going to Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province to record the show "Running Man", Gu Wei asked the crew for some leave.
After returning to Beijing, he first went to the company to deal with some recent affairs.
"My Sunshine" has been online for 4 weeks. Mango TV's "Diamond Exclusive Theater" broadcasts two episodes every Wednesday and Thursday. So far, 16 episodes have been aired, and nearly half of the total 34 episodes of the TV series have been aired.
After the premiere ratings exceeded 1.5, the highest rating was 2.44 and the average rating was 2.07. From the first day of its broadcast, "My Sunshine" became the national TV drama ratings champion in the same time period.
Although this result is still not as good as "Gu Jian Qi Tan", it is already the second place in Mango TV's TV drama ratings in 2014.
【My Sunshine】not only achieved excellent results in TV broadcast, but also achieved amazing online broadcast volume.
The exclusive online broadcasting rights of this drama were sold to Kiwi by Juku Films.
This makes Kiwi the second hit TV series it has secured this year.
In January of this year, Kiwi launched the exclusive online broadcast of a hit TV series [Love Apartment 4], which broke the record for the fastest online broadcast of a TV series to reach 100 million views, 1 billion views, and the total broadcast record for the first broadcast period. The final online broadcast volume exceeded 2 billion.
It can be said that Kiwi was the most popular among the three major online video platforms at that time.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. With the launch of the phenomenal web drama "Go Princess Go" on Tengxun Video and the launch of the drama king-level "Swords of Legends" on Youku during the summer, Kiwi was completely surpassed.
Two months ago, even LeTV Video, a rising star, became famous for its hit online drama "Yu Zui".
This inevitably caused anxiety within Kiwi.
So when competing for the online broadcasting rights of the TV series "My Sunshine", Kiwi's president Gong Yu overcame all objections and won the exclusive online broadcasting rights of "My Sunshine" for an amount that exceeded the normal purchase price.
Facts have proved that Gong Yu's vision and courage are extraordinary.
After the release of "My Sunshine", the online broadcast volume exceeded 100 million on the first day, and the highest single-day online broadcast volume reached 133 million, which is almost equal to the total number of clicks of some dramas in normal times!
It has been online for 22 days now, and the total number of online broadcasts has exceeded 2 billion. In addition, the show has a very high reputation. Kiwi viewers generously gave it a very high score of 9 points, and the number of netizens who participated in the scoring exceeded one million.
【My Sunshine】has received a good score of 7.2 points since Douban started to rate it. Now that the TV series is halfway through, the score has risen to 7.8 points. The number of people who have rated it is 10 times that of other TV series of the same period.
It can be said that everyone really likes the story of this cute and innocent little foodie and the domineering president.
For Kiwi, the only shortcoming of "Shan Shan" may be that there are too few episodes, only 34 episodes.
At present, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has not yet issued the so-called "episode limit order".
To combat the phenomenon of "watered-down" TV series, TV dramas and web series are recommended to be no longer than 40 episodes, and short series of 30 episodes or less are encouraged.
At this time, many TV series have more than 70 or 80 episodes. For example, the TV series Yang Zi is currently filming, "Da Yangge", has 79 episodes, and "Gu Jian" has 54 episodes.
TV series like "My Sunshine" which has only 34 episodes are rare.
After all, for TV series, the more episodes there are, the more money they make.
The same goes for platforms. The more episodes a hit drama has, the more advertising fees and membership fees it can earn.
In the office, Gu Wei was in a very good mood, holding the broadcast data of "My Mr. and Mrs. Love" sent by his agent Yang Liwen.
In addition to the increase in fame brought to him by the popularity of "My Sunshine", he also earned a lot of money.
Unlike Zhao Liying who is a pure actor, Gu Wei has a 25% investment share in "My Sunshine".
The first round of TV broadcasting rights and exclusive online broadcasting rights sold for the TV series have already made him a fortune. Now that the TV series is so popular, the prices for the subsequent two and three rounds will definitely not be too low.
Seeing Gu Wei's happy face, Yang Liwen couldn't help but open her mouth.
"Boss, although [Shan Shan is Coming] has been very popular recently, I've noticed that there's been more and more negative news about you online."
Gu Wei was stunned and asked.
"I didn't notice these. Please tell me in detail."
"Ever since the premiere of 'My Sunshine', the online discussion about the drama has been very high, and the discussion about you and Zhao Liying has also been very high.
According to the plans of Mango TV and the crew, you and Zhao Liying will market your CP to a certain extent to increase the popularity of the TV series.
This method is indeed very successful.
However, recently, we have noticed an increasing amount of negative news and posts targeting you online.
Most of the posts were from tabloids and self-media outlets, and some were posted by netizens who looked like trolls.
Gu Wei smiled and asked with interest.
“What are people saying online?”
Yang Liwen handed Gu Wei a pad, which contained all the negative news about Gu Wei that she had collected and had been widely discussed in recent times.
"There are mainly two aspects. One is that you are a playboy who has had affairs with many female stars and is a scumbag.
Secondly, they brought up some old accounts, saying that you always brought money into the production, that you had a powerful background and a lot of money, and that you didn't take anyone on the crew, including the director, seriously.
Gu Wei took the pad and slid his finger upwards while looking at it.
Yang Liwen has collected a lot of news, most of which are from some online self-media. The titles are very misleading, but after clicking in, it is found that most of them are clickbait titles.
[A detailed list of the female celebrities Gu Wei has dated since his debut! ]
[Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, who is Gu Wei's true love? ]
Gu Wei, with his rich family background and a debut as a movie hero, is he a domineering CEO in real life, or a scumbag who plays with women?
[Talented and beautiful, a detailed look at the female celebrities in the entertainment industry who have had scandals with Gu Wei!]
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These are news revelations about Gu Wei's love life. The titles are very misleading, but there is no substantial content after clicking on them. The whole article is mainly based on speculation, but readers who have read it will feel that there is some truth in it.
[Actors or capital? It's revealed that Gu Wei was once a bully on the set, secretly changing the script, and the director dared not speak out! ]
[Using money to pave the way and using his background to deceive others, how did the famous star Gu Wei get the role of the male lead in a movie when he was still unknown?]
[Bringing money into the production, snatching other people's roles, and exposing the whole story of the replacement of the male lead in the hit TV series! ]
Jing Tian and Gu Wei, two actors with profound backgrounds in the entertainment industry, what secrets are hidden behind their incredible resources?
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Some are also targeting Gu Wei's capital identity. After all, he has always been the male lead in popular movies and TV series since he entered the circle. In the eyes of others, this is a manifestation of his incredible resources, and there are all kinds of speculations.
Some say that Gu Wei is a third-generation red, a real son of a high-ranking official, and his family is very powerful, so his first role after entering the circle was the male lead in a movie co-produced by China Film Group, and Han Sanping had to give face to his family.
Others say that the Gu Wei family is a hidden wealthy family with assets worth tens of billions. They are the richest people in the area, but they are not well-known and keep a low profile.
When Gu Wei entered the entertainment industry, his family not only provided him with support through connections and resources, but also gave him unlimited money to pave the way for himself. That's why he was able to reach the top right from the start, without having to start from the bottom like other stars.
These news reports are full of prefixes such as "maybe", "perhaps", "speculation", etc. There is no solid evidence at all, but the analysis is well-organized, basically inferring the causes from the results, which makes people feel confused and awe-inspiring.
If a netizen who knows nothing about the show watched it, he would easily believe what was said and think that Gu Wei really has a powerful background, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why he became famous so quickly and has such good resources.
Among them, the ones that really revealed some truth were a few posts that revealed that Gu Wei secretly changed the script during the filming of "Gu Jian Qi Tan", did not take the crew and director seriously, and acted like a big shot.
Gu Wei thought about it and thought that he should be talking about the transformation of Reba. After all, that incident was widely circulated in the crew at that time, so it was not surprising that it was known by the media.
Another issue was the conflict she had with Zhang Han during the casting of "Come On, My Love". This matter was a hot topic at the time, but it was later dropped due to Zhang Han's withdrawal and the crew's statement.
Now that "Shan Shan" has become a big hit after its release, Zhang Han himself has not made any comments, but some media on the Internet have brought up the matter again. In the news, Gu Wei became a bad boy who brought money into the crew and brought power to bully others. In order to grab resources, he kicked out the innocent Zhang Han, causing him to miss such a good TV series.
Gu Wei's fingers kept sliding on the pad, looking at the many news reports on the Internet that discredited him. Instead of getting angry, he laughed.
"Did all this news come out recently?"
“Yes, it turns out that there are some negative news about you on the Internet, but not much.
After [Shan Shan Becomes Popular], the scandal between you and Zhao Liying also spread all over the Internet. At first, only some fans of the Gu Jian CP could not accept it, but the scandal still played a positive role in promoting the TV series.
Gradually, in addition to the scandals, there are more negative news targeting you personally on the Internet, and the company has also begun to pay attention to it.
There has been a lot of negative news lately.”
"What do you think?"
Gu Wei closed the pad, looked up at his agent and asked.
"Based on my years of experience, this situation is definitely not normal behavior of netizens and the media. Your TV series is currently a hit, with both good reviews and high ratings. It doesn't make sense for the media to focus on these minor flaws.
So someone must have hired some media to deliberately fabricate negative news using the scandal as a pretext."
Gu Wei nodded slightly.
"Who do you think might be behind this?"
Yang Liwen smiled bitterly:
"It's basically impossible to investigate. The negative news this time is very scattered, coming from tabloids, self-media, and online trolls. Furthermore, we don't have a direct competitive relationship with anyone right now, so it's hard to even identify suspects."
After saying this, she hesitated and continued.
"In fact, the entertainment industry is like a pyramid. The higher you climb, the fewer places you can stand. Boss, you are already in a very high position now.
Even if there is no specific incident that offends anyone, just standing there is a hindrance to many people.
Especially some male stars of the same age as you, with your current fame and status, suitable film and television roles, product endorsements, and fashion resources will naturally come to you.
Only when you eliminate the unwanted characters and resources will they be given to them again.
Like the two who returned from South Korea this year, Han Geng who returned earlier, as well as young male stars who debuted through domestic talent shows, and young male actors that other big companies want to promote, will more or less compete with you for resources.
Even if they themselves have no objection, the companies behind them certainly do not want to see this situation continue.
So I think the current situation may be the result of the combined efforts of multiple parties.
No one has put much effort into dealing with us. It is possible that many forces are taking this opportunity to do something bad to us.
Even though there's nothing concrete to say, spreading rumors and false negatives can still make you lose some popularity."
Yang Liwen's guess was basically the same as Gu Wei's own. In this circle, unless you are really a Buddhist and just want to have enough food and clothing, if you have a little ambition, you will find yourself competing with others everywhere.
Although Gu Wei relied on his foresight and his own excellence to develop smoothly all the way, it seems that he did not offend anyone.
But as Yang Liwen said, with Gu Wei's current fame and status, his existence itself is an obstacle for some people.
There are only so many places at the top of the pyramid. If he stands there, it will be extremely difficult for others to get up.
Either wait for him to fall from grace and be abandoned by the audience and fans, or wait for him to grow older and transform, and then a new group of young and handsome guys will take his place.
But this is too difficult for the male stars of his age.
There's no way around it, the entertainment industry is like this, it's a naked world of fame and fortune.
For everyone, fame means real money and benefits, and for the sake of benefits, everyone will do anything.
Gu Wei has been fighting alone since his debut, and now he has become a force of his own. Some companies that have no cooperative relationship with him and have male artists under their umbrella who are in competition with him are taking this opportunity to discredit him without any cost.
For example, Yang Mi and Liu Yifei, who have a good relationship with Gu Wei, their road to fame was quite smooth, but they were still surrounded by various rumors and online negative news.
The most typical example is Liu Yifei. During the years when she was at the peak of her popularity, rumors spread online that she was a transgender person. Many netizens believed such ridiculous rumors, which seems unbelievable now.
Gu Wei actually doesn't care much about the current negative news. He has not violated any laws or discipline, and he has not evaded taxes. No matter how much groundless negative news there is, it will not have much impact on him.
"Although these negative online materials don't have much impact on me, I can't be too lenient with them."
Gu Wei thought for a moment and said:
"Pick a few people to focus on, and ignore the seemingly plausible rumors. If anyone tries to frame me with false information, have the Legal Department send a lawyer's letter to the media outlet or the poster immediately. We must fight this lawsuit to the end."
After receiving Gu Wei's instructions, Yang Liwen nodded.
"Understood, Boss. I'll do it right away."
(End of this chapter)
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