Chapter 218: The Great Sage Hasn't Arrived Yet, Wukong Arrives First
The next morning, Gu Wei packed up and moved out of the crew's hotel.
When he woke up in the morning, he greeted Bai Baihe politely and then said goodbye to each other.
Both of them knew that they were not even a couple on the crew, and at most it was just a one-night stand.
They were originally greedy for each other's bodies, so they went to bed as a polite act, and naturally returned to their original relationship after that.
We are all adults and we are all in the entertainment industry, so we should have some sense of propriety.
I got in my own nanny car, went back home first, put down some of my things, changed my clothes, and then came to the company.
There is only one week left before "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" is released.
At this time, "Running Man", which had been released for two weeks, was already showing signs of box office fatigue. The single-day box office had dropped to 16.63 million, and the proportion of film sales had also dropped from 39% on the first day of release to 20%.
Several new domestic films were released today, including "Surprises Along the Way" starring Xiao Jingteng and Amber Kuo, "You Love Me If You Can" starring Zheng Kai and Jiang Yiyan, and "Detective Dee: The Return of the Gods" starring Hong Kong stars such as Louis Koo and Eric Tsang.
Coincidentally, these movies are all low-budget romantic comedies.
Together with the previous "Running Man", several movies shared the box office schedule on February 6.
Sitting in his office, Gu Wei looked at a list of movies that his assistant had given him that were going to be released in February. He noticed that some of these movies were currently showing, and he felt quite disdainful.
'There's not a single one capable of fighting!'
Just as he had thought before, there were no blockbuster movies in this year's Lunar New Year holiday, and the entire domestic film market seemed quite sluggish.
Although the competitive pressure is gone, without blockbuster movies, the market will not be hot and audiences will rarely go to the cinema to watch movies.
At this time, how much box office revenue a movie can achieve depends entirely on the strength of the movie itself and the extent of its publicity.
"Mr. Gu, everything has been arranged at Shaocheng Times. Shall we set off now?"
The assistant knocked on the door and asked.
"Okay, let's go now~"
Saturday, February 7th.
The winter in Beijing is still a bit cold. There was a heavy snowfall a few days ago, and the snow on the road has not melted yet.
The wind is very strong today. The north wind blows through all parts of the city. People on the road can't help but tighten their down coats.
Early in the morning, Zhao Xiaomeng reluctantly crawled out of the warm bed, wearing a pink pajamas, walked out of the bedroom with sleepy eyes, and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face.
"What time is it, and you're just getting up!
I always sleep in during holidays, but can I also sleep in at school?
You stayed up late again last night!
Don’t you know that early to bed and early to rise is good for your health?
”
Zhao Xiaomeng, who was brushing her teeth in the bathroom, listened to her mother's machine-gun nagging with a look of despair on her face, and did not make any rebuttal.
She is a sophomore student at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. After returning home for the winter break, she was her mother's good daughter and the treasure of the whole family in the first week, but in the second week she became a lazy girl who stayed up late, slept in, and had bad living habits.
At first she would argue with her mother, saying that she wanted to have a good rest, that there was nothing wrong, and that it didn't matter if she slept a little longer. Later, she was too lazy to argue. After all, her mother was right, and it was all for her own good. But she just couldn't get up in the morning and didn't want to get up.
After washing up and having breakfast amid her mother's nagging, Zhao Xiaomeng ran back to her room.
"Xiao Meng, the weather is nice today. Can you go out for a walk if you have nothing to do?"
"I know, Mom~"
Although she is already in her sophomore year, Zhao Xiaomeng is an out-and-out homebody. When she returns home during the winter vacation, she stays at home every day unless she has nothing to do and does not go out unless it is necessary.
Apart from three meals a day, I spend my days surfing the Internet, playing games, and watching TV series.
She only goes out shopping with her best friends when they look for her, and stays at home the rest of the time.
She doesn't have many friends in real life, but she has a wide circle of friends online.
She has been a fan since middle school. At that time, Korean Wave was popular, and she has been a fan of many Korean idol groups, such as TVXQ and Super Junior.
There are also long-legged Oppa Lee Min Ho and alien Professor Do, who were her idols for a period of time.
However, since last year, she has become a fan of Gu Wei and his loyal fan.
Since last summer, the popularity of two hit TV series, Swords of Legends and The Legend of Chusen, has made her completely fascinated by Gu Wei. No matter whether he is a young hero in ancient costume or a modern domineering CEO, Gu Wei's appearance in her eyes is like a god descending to earth.
The process of chasing the drama is a bit painful. Mango TV is so inhumane. They set up a weekly drama theater where you can only watch 4 episodes a week, and the rest of the time you can only wait anxiously.
I turned on the computer and logged into QQ first. When the list appeared, I saw a pinned group called "Gu Wei Fans Group 10" and the message behind it showed "99+".
Zhao Xiaomeng quickly opened the group chat.
[Sisters, my brother has released a new song, it’s so good! ]
[Really? Really? It's been over a year, and you've only just released a new song. I've been waiting until the flowers have wilted~]
[Really? I just heard it. It's a promotion for an animated film, but this time it wasn't written by my brother himself.]
[Gu Wei used to write original stories, so why did he ask someone else to write this time?]
[The composer's name is "Dai Quan." I did some research and found out he was a contestant on "The Voice of China" in 2013. He's not very famous.]
[Our brother being able to sing his songs is free publicity for him. It's an opportunity that so many unknown singers can't even get! !]
Where is the song uploaded? Can you please tell me? I can't find it in my music software.
[Just uploaded on Weibo, I guess the major music platforms will upload it later.]
[Thank you, may good people live a peaceful life~]
【.】
After seeing the chat history in the group, Zhao Xiaomeng didn't bother to type a response to everyone and quickly logged into Weibo.
Sure enough, the news [Gu Wei’s new song “Wukong”] has already ranked seventh on the hot search list, and its popularity is still rising.
Jump to Gu Wei’s Weibo interface, and the top post is this new song.
[Hello everyone, the animated film "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" produced by me will be released nationwide on February 13. I hope everyone can go to the cinema to support it.
Support an excellent domestic animated film.
A new song for everyone, thank you! 】
Zhao Xiaomeng quickly clicked on the video.
A somewhat ugly horse-faced Monkey King appeared in the center of the video.
[The moon splashes across the starry sky, the road is long,
The wind and smoke have faded, leaving only the lonely figure;
Who said I was extraordinary?
Who makes me love and hate?
In the end, I was heartbroken.
】
As the video played, Gu Wei's affectionate and magnetic voice came from the speakers.
The screen shows the promotional video of "The Monkey King: Hero is Back". Obviously, this promotional video has more content than the previous one released by the publicity and promotion team.
【.
Trampling the spirit sky, being unbridled and unruly,
The world is evil and dangerous, and there is no escape.
This blow will turn you into ashes.
The 3-minute song ended quickly, but Zhao Xiaomeng's heart could not calm down for a long time. After listening to the song, it seemed as if a fire was burning in her heart, but there was also a feeling of emptiness and loneliness.
Afterwards, she listened to it several times in a row. While she was amazed at how beautiful the song was, she also became interested in the animated film "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" in the video.
After posting a few messages praising Gu Wei's new song on Weibo and in the fan group, Zhao Xiaomeng suddenly thought of something, took out her mobile phone, and sent a WeChat message to Sun Meiqing, her good friend and roommate in college.
[Meiqing, Meiqing, are you up yet? ]
【Just got up, what happened? 】
Gu Wei has released a new song, it's super good, it's on Weibo, go listen to it now!!
[Ah! I'll open Weibo right now.]
Sun Meiqing's family is from Shanghai, and like her, they are fans of Gu Wei. Because they have the same idol, they have a very good relationship.
[Wukong] This song was bought by Gu Wei for Yang Liwen some time ago.
Of course, he just told her to find Dai Quan and pay him to write a song about Sun Wukong.
Knowing that it was Gu Wei who was going to sing, Dai Quan took out the song "Wukong" without hesitation.
He had written this song a long time ago, but had never released it. Yang Liwen paid him a fee far higher than the market price, and the singer was Gu Wei, so Dai Quan did not hesitate at all.
He is still an 18th-tier singer. If the songs he wrote become popular after being sung by Gu Wei, he can also take advantage of it to gain some popularity.
On the day of the song’s release on the 7th, in just half a day, with the help of fans’ online promotion, the hot search [Gu Wei releases new song] rose several places.
Another piece of news, "Gu Wei to be the producer of 'The Return of the Great Sage', domestic animated films are highly anticipated!", also made the trending searches, ranking at the bottom of the list.
On the afternoon of the 7th, Liu Yifei reposted Gu Wei’s song post on Weibo and wrote
[The new song is great, and the animated film looks great too. I'll be going to the cinema to support it in a few days. Go for it!]
A single stone stirred up a thousand waves. When netizens were discussing the relationship between Liu Yifei and Gu Wei, Yang Mi also forwarded Gu Wei's Weibo with the text:
Although "Baili Tu Su" has passed away, "Chen Lian" will be back soon. The song is good and the animation movie is even better. You must book a whole theater to support it. Let's cheer together! 】
This made netizens completely excited.
The filming of "Assassin Spring Blade 2" is no secret. The official Weibo of the crew has announced the cast. Gu Wei's "Chen Lian" is definitely indispensable. The female lead has become Da Mimi, which the audience can also accept.
After all, the popularity of the TV series "Gu Jian Qi Tan" she filmed with Gu Wei has not faded yet, and the audience is looking forward to their second collaboration.
It is not surprising that she endorsed Gu Wei's new song and the new film he produced, but the timing of her choice makes people think.
As soon as Liu Yifei reposted the message in support, she continued to post that the heroine of [The Blade of the Assassin 1] was Liu Yifei, and now the heroine of [The Blade of the Assassin 2] has become Da Mimi, and everyone will unconsciously compare the two people.
Moreover, Liu Yifei posted on Weibo that she went to the cinema to show her support, while Yang Mi posted that she had booked the entire theater to show her support. There can be more or less some comparison between them.
Just as netizens were making all kinds of speculations and analyses about the two people's Weibo posts, Zhao Liying and Tang Yan also reposted the Weibo posts with messages supporting the movie.
Then, Zhang Tianai, Nazha, Li Xian and others from Gu Wei's company, as well as director Su Youpeng, Ma Sichun, Guan Xiaotong, Chen Duling, good friends Yang Zi and Zhang Yishan, Wang Baoqiang, Chen He, Xiao Yang, Lei Jiayin from the "Detective Chinatown" crew, and Deng Chao and Huang Xiaoming, who he later got to know and had a good relationship with, and dozens of other stars, all reposted on Weibo and supported Gu Wei's new song and the movie "The Monkey King: Hero is Back".
The commotion was quite big, and immediately pushed two news items related to Gu Wei to the top two of the hot searches.
The publicity effect of "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" on the Internet was maximized.
“Boss Wang, I didn’t expect it to be like this. It was all an accident. My friends voluntarily helped promote it.
Yes, I know. I will thank them very much.
I'd like to trouble you to communicate with Mr. Zhang. The promotion is going so well here, so we can't slack off in scheduling the films.
”
In the office, Gu Wei hung up the phone with Wang Changtian of Light Media, and then replied to messages from his friends on his mobile phone. Without Gu Wei saying a word, everyone came to help. There was no way Gu Wei could pretend not to know, and he had to reply to the messages of thanks.
Chapter 2, 6600
(End of this chapter)
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