Chapter 210 Gu Wei’s looks are almost as good as mine
In the early morning, warm sunlight shines in through the window.
On the messy bed, Zeng Li was lying on her side, her arms stretched forward, one of her long, straight, snow-white legs resting on the quilt, as if she was holding something in her arms. This sleeping posture completely lacked the dignified temperament of a great beauty.
First the eyelashes moved slightly, and then the eyes slowly opened.
Last night's high-intensity exercise made her a little overwhelmed for a while, but after a good night's sleep, her whole body felt exceptionally relaxed and she was in better shape than before.
After waking up, I got out of bed, took out a new set of home clothes from the closet, put them on, pushed the door open and walked out of the bedroom.
As expected, Gu Wei was busy preparing breakfast for her.
Zeng Li yawned and sat down.
There was bread slices and fried eggs in front of me, as well as a small bowl of lettuce salad.
He reached out to take the cup of hot milk handed to him by Gu Wei and took a sip first.
"Sister Li, you look much better this morning~"
Gu Wei also sat down and said to Zeng Li with a smile.
"Really?"
Zeng Li was a little surprised. She did feel a little more relaxed and thought it might be because she slept well last night.
"Of course, it's all my credit!"
Gu Wei said with a wicked smile.
"Stinky boy~"
Zeng Li then understood what he meant, smiled and reached out to pat him.
The two of them laughed and joked, finished their breakfast, tidied themselves up, went downstairs and got into Gu Wei's nanny car.
The rehearsal of CCTV Spring Festival Gala is usually called rehearsal.
The reason is that the cast of actors used in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala is extremely large, and it is impossible to ensure that all programs can be rehearsed at the same time, so they need to be rehearsed in different categories.
When the time is right, each department and program will rehearse together in the order of broadcast. This is the legendary joint rehearsal.
The chief director of this year's Spring Festival Gala is Ha Wen, a veteran of CCTV. She was the director of the 2012 and 2013 Spring Festival Galas and has rich experience and profound directing skills.
However, in 2014, in order to seek innovation and breakthroughs, CCTV invited Feng Xiaogang to direct the film, but the audience was still not satisfied.
This year, since no external director was hired, Ha Wen was naturally invited to direct again.
Of course, in addition to being a famous director of CCTV, Director Ha has another more famous identity, that is, the wife of host Li Yong.
Gu Wei was specifically requested by the director team to perform on the Spring Festival Gala this year.
The Spring Festival Gala gives people a very grand feeling. It is a big stage for the national audience, and countless young artists are eager to perform on it.
Later, there was a special variety show called "I Want to Be on the Spring Festival Gala".
The Spring Festival Gala is indeed the most watched evening party in China. On New Year's Eve, almost people all over the country will watch it.
Many unknown artists became famous overnight through the Spring Festival Gala stage and became known to people all over the country.
The most typical example is Xiao Shenyang. After appearing on the Spring Festival Gala, he jumped from an ordinary crosstalk actor to a popular first-line star overnight.
But the Spring Festival Gala is actually very realistic. Just like all other ordinary variety shows on TV stations, it has always been concerned about its reputation and ratings.
Therefore, every year we invite some of the most popular stars of the year and use their fame to attract some young audiences to watch.
The most typical example was in 2013, when the Korean wave was surging and the long-legged Oppa Lee Min Ho became popular in Asia. The Spring Festival Gala actively contacted him and invited him to perform a show.
Before that, Han Geng, as the first generation top star, returned from South Korea's Super Junior. At that time, he had countless fans, and the Spring Festival Gala invited him to the stage without hesitation.
This year is no exception. As the hottest star in the entertainment industry in 2014, Gu Wei received an invitation from the director team as early as the preparation stage of this year's Spring Festival Gala.
The director team hoped that he could sing his most popular song "The Lone Brave Man" on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, but Gu Wei thought about it and rejected the proposal.
After all, it was his first time on the Spring Festival Gala. Although "The Lone Brave Man" was good, it was a song released by Gu Wei in 2013 and there was nothing new about it.
So he specially came up with a new song for this year's Spring Festival Gala. After listening to the song, the director team was very satisfied with the song Gu Wei came up with, so his program was confirmed.
After Gu Wei and his group arrived at CCTV, a staff member naturally came to greet him and led them to the dressing room inside.
This is the first rehearsal after all the programs of the Spring Festival Gala have been confirmed. All the actors who have their own programs in the Spring Festival Gala have arrived at CCTV, and the backstage is crowded with various actors, singers, dancers, etc.
Although Gu Wei was very low-key when he entered the backstage of the studio, he still attracted some people's attention.
"Hey, Xiaowei, do you think that's Gu Wei?"
A little girl in a black formal dress was sitting on a step in the hall and asked her companion who was wearing the same clothes.
"Where is it? Let me see!"
The other little girl was very surprised when she heard what her companion said.
"Over there, heading inside~"
Looking in the direction of my companion's finger, I found a man and a woman surrounded by several people. The man in front was wearing brown casual clothes and a pair of sunglasses, with a tall and slender figure. The woman behind looked a little older, with long wavy hair and a dignified temperament.
"Wow, it's really Gu Wei!"
Although he was wearing sunglasses, the girl recognized at a glance that the boy walking in front of her with outstanding temperament and handsome appearance was her idol, Gu Wei.
"Jingjing, should we go over and ask him for an autograph?"
The girl named Xiaowei hugged her companion's arm and shook it.
“It’s a bit uncomfortable to be here~”
Jingjing was also somewhat tempted, but this was the backstage of CCTV after all, and they were not here to chase stars, but to participate in the rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala.
They are members of the Communication University of China choir and are also students of Communication University of China.
This year's Spring Festival Gala will feature a song program called "Give My Heart to You," performed by singers Mo Hualun and Lv Wei. Their choir will be one of the performers and will collaborate with the two singers in the singing.
The conversation between the two attracted the attention of others. The classmates all noticed Gu Wei's arrival. Everyone talked about it and looked in the direction where Gu Wei was walking.
Gu Wei's fame is particularly well-known among these college students. More than half of the female students in the choir are his fans. Although there are not many boys who are fans of his, they have all watched Gu Wei's dramas, either actively or passively.
In addition to them, some other young dancers who were resting in the hall also noticed Gu Wei's arrival.
They are the largest group of performers in the Spring Festival Gala, but also the group with the relatively lowest status.
Many singers need them to dance with them when they sing, but they often serve as background dancers and receive little attention.
They were taking a rest while putting on makeup in the hall or corridor, and they immediately noticed Gu Wei and his group coming in.
Everyone was talking and looking over. These people were mostly young people, and many of them were fans of Gu Wei.
Fortunately, everyone still remembered that they were backstage at CCTV and were actors rehearsing for the Spring Festival Gala. Some girls were very excited to see Gu Wei in person, but no one came over and just watched him from afar.
"Gu Wei~"
Someone in the crowd couldn't help but shout loudly.
Then several voices, clearly female, shouted his name.
As Gu Wei walked forward, he heard a shout, took off his sunglasses, smiled and waved in the direction of the voice.
"Wow! Jingjing, he waved at me, and Gu Wei smiled at me. He was so handsome and gentle."
One of the two little girls who first noticed Gu Wei coming in spoke excitedly.
"Don't be silly and laugh. If you're yelling in the background, the team leader will definitely scold you when he comes over."
Jingjing bluntly pointed out the consequences of Xiaowei's shouting just now.
"Uh~ I really couldn't help myself. I tried my best to control myself by not rushing over to ask for an autograph."
After walking a few steps, Gu Wei and his group followed the staff into a dressing room.
"You are so popular now that you have fans even in the backstage of CCTV.
I just listened, and the people who called your name were all young girls~"
After entering the room and sitting down, Zeng Li said to Gu Wei with a smile.
"Maybe there just happened to be two people who liked me. I didn't expect to meet fans here either."
Gu Wei said a little embarrassedly.
After simply having the staff put on some makeup, the two of them waited backstage for their turn to sing on stage during the rehearsal.
On the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, singing programs are relatively the easiest.
Apart from some truly talented singers or singers from the national team, the rest are popular stars who come to sing, mainly to attract audiences. The audiences don’t care much about how well these stars sing.
What the Spring Festival Gala really values are language programs, such as crosstalk and sketches. These are the true essence of an evening show and the part that the audience cares about most every year.
Of course, the Spring Festival Gala director team is also very strict in reviewing these language programs. There are many works submitted every year, but only a few can finally perform on the Spring Festival Gala stage.
After waiting for a while, a staff member came to inform us that we needed to go to the waiting area because it would be their turn for the show soon.
As soon as he arrived backstage, Gu Wei saw Chen Teng and Mary coming down from the stage after their performance.
"Teacher Chen Teng!"
Gu Wei extended his hand and greeted him.
Chen Teng, who had just come down from the stage, heard someone calling him. He turned around and saw a tall, slender, handsome and extraordinary young man calling him not far backstage.
Although they had never met before, Chen Teng recognized Gu Wei at the first sight.
It can only be said that Gu Wei is too popular this year. Even a middle-aged sketch actor like Chen Teng, who usually doesn't watch idol dramas, inevitably learned who Gu Wei is from his colleagues, online news and various other channels.
He walked over in two or three steps, sighing in his heart:
"As expected of a famous handsome guy in the entertainment industry, he's almost as handsome as me!"
"Hello, Teacher Gu Wei, are you calling me?"
"Hello, Mr. Chen Teng, I'm sorry for calling you so hasty.
My parents especially like your skits, and I have watched your works with them during the Spring Festival Gala in the past two years.
We happened to meet today, so I couldn't help but say hello and get to know you."
Gu Wei spoke politely with a smile on his face, and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Chen Teng.
Chen Teng was also very happy to hear Gu Wei's praise.
"Uncle and auntie are really discerning. Teacher Gu Wei is so outstanding. It seems he inherited the excellent genes from your parents."
"If you have time, could you please give me two autographed photos? I can give them back to them when I get home, and let them know that I got to see Mr. Chen Teng in person on the Spring Festival Gala.
I think they will be very happy.”
"That's no problem, Mr. Gu. Just open your mouth and we'll give you as many autographed photos as you want."
Although he didn't know why Gu Wei, the popular star, was so polite to him when they first met, since he showed his goodwill, Chen Teng would naturally accept it.
The two chatted for a few more words, and the backstage staff reminded them that Gu Wei was about to go on stage. Chen Teng then said goodbye and said that he would go to Gu Wei's dressing room later to give him an autographed photo.
At this time, although the movie "Charlotte's Troubles" that made Chen Teng famous has not been released yet, Chen Teng is not an unknown person.
Since his first appearance on the Spring Festival Gala in 2012, when he played "Hao Jian" in the sketch "Today's Happiness", he has left a deep impression on people across the country.
After that, he performed on the Spring Festival Gala for three consecutive years, bringing unforgettable hilarious sketches to the audience every year.
In this era when Zhao Benshan withdrew from the Spring Festival Gala, the appearance of Chen Teng seems to have taken over Zhao Benshan's banner as the king of sketches and has become a goal for the audience to look forward to the Spring Festival Gala again.
Coincidentally, Zhao Benshan last participated in the Spring Festival Gala in 2011, and Chen Teng first appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage in 2012.
Two people who didn't know each other carried on the Spring Festival Gala comedy skit as if they had made an appointment.
Rehearsing the Spring Festival Gala songs is not a difficult task for Gu Wei and Zeng Li. Gu Wei himself is a professional singer. When it comes to singing skills, he said that he is as good as anyone except national-level singers.
The song, which lasted about 4 minutes, was quickly performed, and the two left the stage and returned to their dressing rooms.
After a while, Chen Teng knocked on the door and came in, giving Gu Wei a few autographed photos of himself.
With Gu Wei's warm hospitality, he sat down and chatted with Gu Wei for a while.
Chen Teng is an extrovert and a true Northeasterner, and what he is best at is chatting.
With Gu Wei's deliberate attempt to make friends, the relationship between the two quickly became closer as they chatted.
From the beginning, teachers Gu Wei and Chen Teng gradually became brothers.
Finally, the two agreed to have dinner and drinks together when they had time, and Chen Teng left the dressing room reluctantly.
"You seem to think highly of him?"
After Chen Teng left, Zeng Li, who had been listening the whole time, spoke.
"Don't you think Chen Teng is interesting?"
Gu Wei smiled.
"He's a comedy actor, so it's normal for him to have comedic talent and a sense of humor."
Zeng Li didn't see how Chen Teng was any different from other comedians, and why Gu Wei would go out of his way to make friends with him.
"Now that Mr. Zhao Benshan has withdrawn from the Spring Festival Gala, I'm optimistic that he will take over from Mr. Zhao and become the next King of Sketches, or even the King of Comedy!"
"The King of Comedy? Him? Is it possible?"
Zeng Li didn't expect Gu Wei to be so optimistic about Chen Teng. She couldn't figure out how that man could become the king of comedy.
Gu Wei smiled and did not answer Zeng Li's last three questions. Time will tell.
No one would have thought that Chen Teng, who is still a rising star in the sketch comedy world, would not be able to focus on the Spring Festival Gala stage like his predecessor Zhao Benshan, but instead entered the film and television industry and has been unstoppable ever since.
Later, even if Chen Teng could not be called the new generation comedy king, no one could object to calling him the box office king of domestic comedy films.
In Gu Wei's opinion, there will actually be only two actors in the film industry who will have real box office appeal in the future, one is "Wolf Warrior" Wu Jing, and the other is Chen Teng.
Others like Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Yi, etc., although their fame and status are not inferior to these two, still have a lot less box office appeal in their movies.
Let’s not talk about Wu Jing for now. As for the later Chen Teng, in any movie he participated in, even if he was a supporting role, the audience would go to the cinema to watch it just for his performance.
A new term "ieng content" was also invented. The longer Shen Ieng appears in the movie, the higher the box office will be.
When Gu Wei met Chen Teng today, in addition to being optimistic about his future development and wanting to make friends with him in advance, an idea suddenly popped up in his mind.
He could organize a filming of "The Richest Man in Xihong City", ask Chen Teng and Mary to star in it, and ask the original film directors Yan Fei and Peng Damo to direct it.
This is not impossible to achieve.
Chen Teng's already completed film "Charlotte's Troubles" was adapted from the stage play of the same name by "Happy Twist", so that film can only be produced by "Happy Twist". Others can only invest money, but it depends on whether the producer agrees.
However, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" released in 2018 is different. This movie has nothing to do with the "Happy Twist" stage play. It is adapted from the 1985 movie "Brewster's Millions" produced by Universal Pictures.
So as long as Gu Wei pays some money and buys the adaptation rights of this old movie, he can start preparing for the movie.
Moreover, "Charlotte's Troubles" will only be released in September this year.
Although Chen Teng is already very famous at this stage, he is still a newcomer in the film and television industry. When Gu Wei asked him to make a movie and play the male lead, there was no reason for him to refuse.
Before the success of "Charlotte's Troubles", directors Yan Fei and Peng Damo were just two unknown stage play directors.
It's not difficult to invite them to make a movie.
It can be said that at this stage, these people have the best value for money. When the movie "Charlotte's Troubles" becomes a hit in September, the price will be different.
(End of this chapter)
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