Chapter 241 Eyes Red with Envy
After the crew officially started filming, Gu Wei plunged into the intense shooting.
A team of more than 200 people is like an independent little world, isolating itself from everything outside. When you are in the crew, you only need to do one thing well, which is to shoot the film seriously.
However, when Gu Wei didn't care, the Internet was once again stirred up by the speeches made by the two at the opening ceremony.
Based on the principle of bold speculation and cautious assumption, the media gave a comprehensive interpretation of Gu Wei and Yang Mi's non-response.
At the opening ceremony of "Blade Master 2," Gu Wei did not deny the recent rumors about his relationship with Yang Mi, suggesting they are in a passionate relationship.
[At the opening ceremony, Gu Wei and Yang Mi interacted intimately, their relationship no longer hidden!]
[Counting the intimate moments between Gu Wei and Yang Mi, the two may have already been in love! ]
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Sohu News, NetEase Entertainment and other Internet news media launched another round of reports on the scandal between the two.
Since their affair is currently at its hottest, netizens are paying close attention to the subsequent developments.
Of course, although the title seems to indicate that the two have officially announced their relationship, it is still relatively normal to click in and read the content.
The major media outlets did not dare to fabricate too much information and made it clear in the news content that Gu Wei and Yang Mi did not give a direct response when asked about their relationship.
Just from the clues and the attitudes of the two people, the probability of them being together is very high.
Such as looking at each other, smiling sweetly, looking at each other with tenderness in the eyes, etc.
[Seeing the title, I thought Gu Wei and Yang Mi had officially announced their relationship. After all this time, they're still filming, and no one has responded. What a waste of emotion!]
[If there's no response, there's probably something wrong. If there's nothing wrong, wouldn't it be better to clarify?]
[According to what was said above, since you are together, why don’t you admit it? Wouldn’t it be better to admit the relationship openly? Why don’t you respond?
They already said they wouldn't answer personal questions at the movie's opening ceremony, so why did they have to put the two of them together?]
Are you a Gu Wei or Yang Mi fan? You can't stand seeing your idols dating, right? Let me tell you, it's because of fans like you that they don't dare to admit it openly. What will you do if you lose fans if you officially announce your relationship?
How could my brother be in a relationship? How could an old woman like Yang Mi be worthy of my brother?
My brother is so busy with his career that he has no time to respond to this kind of ridiculous rumor!!]
How could he not be worthy? When Mimi was popular, Gu Wei was still a little-known actor. If it weren't for Mimi in "Gu Jian Qi Tan", who would know who Gu Wei was?
[Don't you understand? They don't respond because of you, the fanboys. You've gone crazy chasing after idols! !]
[Everyone, stop arguing. Regardless of whether Mimi and Gu Wei are together or not, I still support them. The "Gu Jian couple" is the best. I'm looking forward to their new drama "Assassin's Blade 2." I'll always support them! ]
[Hype! Blatant hype! Fans have no IQ. They're clearly hyping up a new movie!]
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On the Internet, public opinion fermented layer by layer, the two's fans and CP fans each had their own opinions, and passers-by and netizens were happily watching the show.
During this period in March, Gu Wei and Yang Mi dominated the Internet hot topics. Their Baidu search indexes soared, and their popularity was almost the same as that of Chen He who had an accident at the beginning of the year.
However, Chen He was scolded by the whole network at that time, while the scandal between Gu Wei and Gu Wei was just a simple one that caused discussion on the whole network.
These things did not have any impact on Gu Wei who was filming on the set. He seemed to be in the mood of "hiding in a small building and being alone, not caring about winter, summer, spring and autumn".
There's no way, he is very busy and has no time to pay attention to the news on the Internet.
[Blade Master 2] This movie has a lot of fighting scenes, and Gu Wei, as the male lead, has the most scenes among all the actors.
After arriving at Taierzhuang Ancient City two days before the filming started, he joined the other actors in routine training.
Fortunately, Gu Wei's physical fitness is beyond ordinary people, and he also had training experience when filming the first film. After joining, he quickly caught up with the progress of others and did better and better.
There is basically no change in the crew of "The Sword Identity 2", and the martial arts instructor is still Mr. Sang Lin.
Director Sang started out as a stunt double. His earliest role was in the 1996 CCTV version of "Water Margin," where he served as a stunt double for Wu Song and Lin Chong.
In the 1990s, Hong Kong martial arts films flourished and Hong Kong martial arts became known all over the world.
Many professional martial arts talents from the mainland went south to Hong Kong Island, and Sang Lin also followed this trend and became a trendsetter.
However, Sang Lin, who was not good at talking and interpersonal communication, remained unknown in the past two years.
However, his diligence and outstanding martial arts talent eventually impressed his predecessors and won the respect of director Yuen Kui.
After that, he followed his master Yuen Kwai for ten years, from Hong Kong Island to Hollywood and overseas.
In 2008, Sang Lin served as the martial arts instructor for the second part of the large-scale costume film "Red Cliff".
In 2009, Sang Lin followed director Yuen Kwai to participate in "The Expendables", starring Sylvester Stallone and starring many tough action stars. He was mainly responsible for the specific action design of Li Lianjie.
In the first part of "The Blade of the Assassin", the fighting scenes designed by Director Sang according to Director Lu Yang's requirements were concise, clear and beautiful, and received widespread praise from the audience.
At the 50th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, Gu Wei won the Best Newcomer Award for his performance in "The Blade of the Assassin".
Director Sang was also nominated for the Best Action Design Award, but unfortunately he did not win in the end.
Now that the second installment of "Blade of the Assassin" is in production, the director has placed even higher demands on Director Sang:
I hope the film will break away from the traditional action design of Hong Kong martial arts films, avoid set moves and wall-climbing, and be particularly "realistic" to give the audience a sense of presence and make the movements more rhythmic!
In response to this requirement, Sang Lin also demonstrated his strength. Without destroying the beauty of the action, he focused on the rhythm of the action and the effects of editing and cutting, and paid attention to highlighting the actors' facial performance movements.
The film combines modern fighting styles with traditional martial arts routines, with every sword strike drawing blood and every punch hitting the flesh, presenting a fighting style that is unique to the movie "The Blade of the Assassin".
Because the film emphasizes authenticity, there are very few flying movements like those performed by wire ropes.
Director Lu Yang and Instructor Sang designed different styles of weapons for each actor, and each person's action routines are different. In the end, what is presented on the screen is that each character has his or her own unique martial arts style.
Like the male protagonist "Chen Lian" played by Gu Wei, who has an ancestral "Xiu Chun Dao" and a short crossbow, his swordsmanship is sharp and suitable for both long and short distances.
Lei Jiayin plays the role of "Pei Lun" who uses a weapon called "knife-clamped stick". As the name suggests: a knife is clamped in the stick, which can be used for attack and defense. The knife and stick are combined into one, and the iron wall holds the magic gun.
Zhang Yi's character, Lu Wenzhao, wields a "Miao Dao," a sword not used by the Miao people. It's named "Miao" because its blade is slender and shaped like a wheat seedling—five feet long, three feet eight inches long, and a one-foot two-inch handle. The sword wields like a dragon and a snake, emitting a dazzling red and purple aura.
Finally, "Ding Baiying" played by Zhang Tianai uses a loyal sword "Qi Family Sword". The overall shape is similar to that of a Japanese sword, but the tip of the sword is out of the scope of a Japanese sword. In addition to retaining the same thickness as the blade at the tip, the back of the sword is also thinned (the two sides of the back of the sword are thinned), which reduces the overall weight of the blade but does not reduce the strength of the blade.
In terms of performance, the Qi family sword is stronger than the Japanese sword.
In the movie, "Ding Baiying" used it to cut off "Chen Lian's" former sword, allowing him to go home and take out his ancestral sword "Xiu Chun Dao".
The weapons of other minor characters in the play also have their own characteristics. Ding Baiying's two apprentices, one uses a mace, and the other uses a dagger and shield.
The meteor hammer used by the villain boss "Zheng Zhangban", and the bird spears and spears used by extras.
It can be said that from attack to defense, all kinds of weapons, and the combination of hot and cold, were brought to the extreme by the crew.
This will make life difficult for several main actors, including the protagonist Gu Wei.
When everyone joined the group for training, they were given their own weapons. They were all made of pure metal by special manufacturers found by the crew. They are exquisite and gorgeous. Of course, the weight must have taken into consideration the actors' ability to bear it.
Zhang Yi was as happy as a child when he got his own "Miao Dao" on the first day.
Unfortunately, he couldn't laugh anymore after he started training.
Since everyone's weapons are different, Coach Sang designed a set of routines with their own martial arts style for each of them. Every day, under the guidance of the martial arts instructor, everyone studies hard, becomes familiar with their own routines, and then incorporates them into their performances.
None of the leading actors are action actors by training, so one can imagine the difficulties they encountered after starting martial arts training.
Fortunately, although the training was very hard, no one complained. The actors selected by the crew of "The Sword of the Assassin" were impeccable in terms of professionalism.
On the 13th, the crew had already started filming for two days.
After the two scenes during the day were filmed, the main actors gathered in a martial arts training ground specially cleared by the crew to carry out their usual training.
[Assassin's Blade 2] is different from ordinary movies. 70% of the entire movie takes place at night, so we shot for a shorter time during the day and a longer time at night.
Since the spare time cannot be wasted, the actors were naturally arranged to receive training in fighting scenes.
After finishing the daytime scenes, Yang Mi had nothing to do, so he wore a blue and white ancient costume and sat on a seat beside the martial arts training ground, watching Gu Wei and others practicing with their weapons in the field.
In fact, she has always had a martial arts dream in her heart and wanted to play a female knight who can fly over the eaves and walls, but unfortunately she never had the chance.
This time, her role in "Asian Blade 2" also has no fighting scenes at all, she is just a weak painter.
After practicing the routine once, Gu Wei took the towel from his assistant and wiped the sweat off his head.
"Boss, it's Sister Yang's call."
The assistant handed over the phone.
"Hello?"
"Mr. Gu, sorry to bother you while you're filming. News came from Guangguang that the extension for 'The Return of the Great Sage' has been approved by the General Administration, so it will still have a month to go before it's released."
After hearing the news, Gu Wei couldn't help but smile. This was all pure silver.
"How much is the movie's box office now?"
"[The Monkey King: Hero is Back] premiered on the 13th of last month and has been in theaters for 31 days, grossing 1.498 billion yuan.
"We can still take in around 6-7 million yuan on weekdays, and over 10 million yuan on weekends. Considering the gradual decline in box office revenue in the latter part of the year, we estimate we can still take in over 200 million yuan in the next month."
After saying a few more words to Yang Liwen, Gu Wei hung up the phone and walked to the edge of the venue to sit down and rest.
"What's up? Why are you so happy to receive a call?"
Yang Mi asked when he saw Gu Wei's happy expression after he answered the phone.
"[The Monkey King: Hero is Back] has been postponed, but it can be shown for another month."
Gu Wei said with a smile.
Yang Mi lowered his head to check his phone and exclaimed.
"It's almost 1.5 billion? Isn't that a huge profit?"
"It's just a small amount of money, not worth mentioning."
Gu Wei said with a smile on his face and in a very provocative tone.
"According to the investment ratio you told me before, you can make around 300 million yuan in profit from this movie.
Gu Wei, you made a fortune! "
"Keep a low profile, Sister Mi, don't take it too seriously, this is all standard practice."
Looking at Gu Wei's smug look, Yang Mi suddenly felt a sense of frustration. When she first met Gu Wei two years ago, she was already a first-line star and one of the most popular actresses born after 1985.
At that time, Gu Wei's "Detective Chinatown" had not yet been released, and he had only starred in one movie, "The Sword Identity", and was a complete newcomer in the film and television industry.
Now, in just two years, my fame has been further enhanced, my income has increased, and I have also made a lot of money from filming and endorsements in the past two years.
But compared with Gu Wei, my improvement is not worth mentioning. Whether in terms of actor fame, company development or even investment and profit, Gu Wei has soared like a rocket, and now I have been completely left behind by him.
When she thought about the fact that Gu Wei invested 300 million yuan in a single movie, her eyes turned red with envy.
Looking at Gu Wei's perfect profile, and his well-defined muscles showing through his sweatshirt from exercise, and thinking of the 300 million, Yang Mi's heart was burning. She leaned close to Gu Wei's ear and whispered:
"I'll go to your room tonight to discuss the script and we can rehearse our scenes."
Gu Wei turned around and looked at Yang Mi in surprise. Weren't they just talking about movies? Why did they suddenly jump to the evening?
"We have two night shows tonight, so it might be very late."
"It doesn't matter. There's no show tomorrow morning anyway, so I can rest."
Gu Wei was very tempted, but after looking around the venue, he said:
"Sister Mi, I'm having some discomfort~"
Yang Mi followed Gu Wei's gaze and saw Zhang Tianai training in the field with a Qi family sword, sweating profusely.
Dressed in shorts and with her hair tied into a ponytail, she moved with powerful movements and looked heroic, accompanied by shouts of "He" and "Ha".
"Haha~ I'll go back to my room after filming. If you have time, you can come to me with the script.
If you can’t come, don’t force yourself.”
"Sister Mi, you've been so thoughtful. How could I possibly refuse your kindness so that we can work together better on future shoots?"
Gu Wei agreed with a smile.
"Why? Aren't you worried about the inconvenience of coming to me?"
Yang Mi asked, nodding towards the venue.
"Sister Mi, you misunderstood. I'm just afraid of trouble, not worried about anything.
We are all friends, so I can do whatever I want without being influenced by anyone else.”
(End of this chapter)
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