Chapter 271 He is our boss (Supplement 1)
Xiamen, Penglai.
Summer has not been here long, and as a coastal city, the weather here is not particularly hot.
The pedestrians on the street were all dressed coolly. There were office workers in a hurry and tourists wearing sun hats and fancy clothes.
The weather today is exceptionally good, with a clear blue sky and no clouds in sight.
The city is dotted with green trees and occasional blooming flowers. The blue sea in the distance is endless, stretching as far as the eye can see, connecting with the sky of the same color.
In the distance, the sea and the sky seem to merge into one, with no distinction between you and me.
As a famous tourist city in China, Xiamen is well-known for its cleanliness and beauty. The filming of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" has been going on for more than half a month in this beautiful city.
Zhang Tianai joined the crew seamlessly after the filming of "Assassin Spring Blade 2" was completed. As the heroine of the movie, although she did not contribute any laughs from beginning to end, she had a lot of scenes and a strong sense of participation.
When Gu Wei came to visit the set, the crew was filming plot-related scenes at Wencheng Castle in Penglai.
This castle is the most expensive castle hotel in Xihong City where "Wang Duoyu" and the Daxiang team stayed in the movie.
In fact, the filming location, Wencheng Castle, is indeed a hotel. It is located next to Penglai Yanpeng Tourist Avenue. There are green trees and lawns in front of the castle, and the endless sea not far behind it. The scenery is beautiful and pleasant.
In order to facilitate filming, the crew booked the entire hotel for a period of time.
As one of the company's most important projects this year, it is rare for the boss Gu Wei to have time to visit the set.
After the plane landed, we took a car directly to Wencheng Castle.
Zhao Mingcheng brought Gu Wei to the crew.
"Director Yan, Director Peng, thank you for your hard work!"
After being introduced by Zhao Mingcheng, Gu Wei greeted the two directors enthusiastically.
Yan Fei is more talkative, while Peng Damu is relatively reserved.
The two first expressed their gratitude to Gu Wei for his appreciation of them, then expressed their determination and guaranteed Gu Wei that they would make the movie well.
In response to this, Gu Wei smiled and comforted them, telling them not to feel too stressed and to just follow their own style and pace.
[Charlotte's Troubles] is scheduled to be released in September this year.
There were still a few months before the film was released. At that time, Yan Fei and Peng Damo were still two new directors in the film and television industry and had no fame at all.
Gu Wei had such trust and respect for them even though they had not yet proven themselves, which made the two of them somewhat puzzled but also very moved.
As the saying goes, a gentleman will die for his confidant. Although it may not be so exaggerated, it is a great blessing for newcomers to have their talents trusted and given the opportunity to display them.
I chatted with the two directors for a while and learned from them about the progress of the filming. I also asked them if there were any difficulties during the filming, and I would definitely solve them.
It was originally just a simple courtesy. After all, the crew has producer Zhao Mingcheng, and he will solve any difficulties. If it really doesn't work, he would have reported it to Gu Wei long ago.
Unexpectedly, after he said this, Peng Damu looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Director Peng, do you have anything to say?"
Gu Wei asked in surprise.
Peng Damu did not answer, but Yan Fei spoke with a smile on his face.
"It's like this, Mr. Gu. There's a scene in our movie where the heroine "Xia Zhu" celebrates her birthday, and the hero "Wang Duoyu" spends a lot of money to invite Xia Zhu's idol to perform and holds a small concert for her.
Originally, in the script, Xia Zhu’s idol was Wang Lihong.
We had tentatively invited Wang Lihong before, and his agent quoted us a price of 1 million.
A few days ago, we learned that you were coming to visit the set, so Lao Peng discussed with me whether you could make a two-minute cameo appearance in the movie, playing the idol of "Xia Zhu", and just play yourself and sing a song.
"No problem, there's nothing difficult about it. It's my honor to be part of this movie, and I can also help the crew save 1 million. It's a win-win situation."
Gu Wei agreed readily.
After hearing what Gu Wei said, Yan Fei and Peng Damu looked at each other and looked happy.
Compared with Wang Lihong, Gu Wei's cameo is obviously more attractive to audiences when the movie is released later, and is more beneficial to the box office.
As for what Gu Wei said about saving money, just listen to it.
This is his own company's movie, and he doesn't have to pay for the cameo appearance.
If other unrelated movies asked Gu Wei to make a cameo appearance for these two minutes, the salary would be at least three to five million. He is much more expensive than Wang Lihong.
After joining the crew, Gu Wei also met all the actors of this movie.
Except for the main characters Chen Teng and Zhang Tianai, the other actors were found by the two directors, including many faces from Happy Twist.
This is not surprising. It is a comedy in the first place, and Yan Fei and Peng Damo are directors under Happy Twist. It is understandable that they take care of their own people when they have a movie to make.
"Brother Teng, it's only been a few months and you've gained weight~"
Chen Teng, who was not filming, sat on a rattan chair with a Ge You-like posture, but he looked much fatter than when the two met at the Spring Festival Gala.
"Brother, why did you come so late?
I miss you so much!"
When Chen Teng saw Gu Wei, he straightened his upper body and spoke in an exaggerated tone.
Zhang Tianai, who was sitting on the other side, covered his mouth with his hands and laughed secretly. It was obvious that he had become familiar with Chen Teng after filming for a while.
“I can’t eat it to death, right?
If you get any fatter I won’t be able to recognize you!”
Gu Wei teased him deliberately.
"Hey! Don't mention it. It's all for the movie, for art!"
Chen Teng sighed with a sad face, but Gu Wei didn't respond for a long time.
The little eyes kept glancing at Gu Wei, which meant
"You're not playing by the rules, kid. It's your turn to speak now~"
Gu Wei smiled and said in agreement:
"Why?"
"Alas, it's mainly due to the role requirements. The director asked me to gain weight, saying the protagonist should be plumper. There's nothing I can do about it. My biggest flaw is that I'm too dedicated to my work. For the sake of filming and art, I can only reluctantly eat more."
Gu Wei walked up to Chen Teng and patted his shoulder with a smile.
"Brother, you've suffered so much!"
"It's okay, brother, it's nothing. I can eat more for the sake of art!"
The conversation between the two made Zhang Tianai, who was standing next to them, laugh so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.
"Brother Teng, the director clearly told you to lose weight, but you twisted your ankle right after you started exercising. So we had no choice but to ask you to eat more to gain weight~"
After being exposed by Zhang Tianai, Chen Teng was not embarrassed.
"It means I can be fat or thin, which perfectly meets the director's requirements."
"Xiao Ai, is everything going well with the filming on the set?"
After chatting with Chen Teng for a few words, Gu Wei turned the topic to Zhang Tianai.
"It's pretty good. Both directors are very professional, and Brother Teng also took good care of me after joining the crew."
Zhang Tianai looked at Gu Wei and said gently.
"Don't worry, brother. With me here, how can I let your people be bullied on the crew?
I must take good care of you~"
Chen Teng interrupted again.
Zhang Tianai smiled even happier after hearing this, but he didn't say anything.
Gu Wei didn't care about the ambiguity in Chen Teng's words.
"Thank you, Brother Teng, for taking care of Xiao Ai~"
"Ah, it should be done, it should be done"
Chen Teng waved his hands, looking like he was not taking any credit for it.
During the day, Gu Wei walked around the group and greeted everyone he knew and didn't know.
[The Richest Man in Xihong City] Most of the crew members of this film crew are employees of Gu Wei's company. When they saw the boss coming, they all behaved very actively and enthusiastically.
"Hey~Xiao Liu, why is this famous star Gu Wei coming to our crew?
Who are you visiting for?"
Wei Xiang, who plays the head coach of the Daxiang team "Ma Daxiang", is the one who performed the three-person-one-pig show in the movie. He asked a staff member next to him.
"Teacher Wei, don't you know that Mr. Gu is the investor of our play and also my boss?"
Xiao Liu is one of the crew's housekeepers. His work is usually quite miscellaneous. He often serves these actors and teachers, and is also quite familiar with Wei Xiang.
He glanced at Wei Xiang and said with some surprise.
"Um~ I know that our play is invested by a film and television company called [Wei Ming Tian Xia], but I didn't know that the boss of this company is actually the famous star Gu Wei."
Wei Xiang was very surprised.
"Don't you know that our company has produced many famous dramas before? The heroine of our drama, Go Princess Go, was filmed by our company.
The same thing happened with last year's hit drama, Yu Zui. I joined the company back then."
Xiao Liu looked proud of it.
"By the way, Teacher Zhang Tianai is also a signed artist under our company."
After saying that, Xiao Liu's voice became very low.
"I heard from my colleagues that our boss made this play just to promote her."
Wei Xiang listened to these gossips and looked enlightened.
He had always wondered why Yan Fei and Peng Damo chose Zhang Tianai as the female lead in such a comedy movie.
Now it makes sense, it's not the director who found them, it's because of those people that they were able to act in the movie.
No wonder Chen Teng usually takes such good care of Zhang Tianai in the crew. He teaches her carefully if there is anything wrong with her acting and never gets angry when she has to reshoot the scenes.
This Chen Teng didn't even tell the brothers such important information in advance.
Wei Xiang, who has a very rich inner drama, has begun to recall whether he has been disrespectful to Teacher Zhang Tianai on the crew in the past ten days. The main point is that he knows how to adapt to the times.
Thanks to the relationship with the crew members, the actors soon knew that Gu Wei was the real boss of the movie.
This news is relatively new to them. These comedians from Happy Twist are not very famous now, and the big star Gu Wei is still relatively far away from them. Now that the big star has become their boss, this feeling is very special.
In the evening, as usual, we will treat everyone in the crew to a big dinner to reward everyone.
The location happened to be Wencheng Castle, where they filmed the movie. It was convenient, fast and upscale.
The people in the crew are already used to it. In their eyes, the boss's visit to the set is equivalent to company team building.
Everyone was having a great time eating and drinking, and the actors also got involved in the atmosphere.
Gu Wei didn't say much at the dinner. He just chatted with the two directors and Shen Teng at the main table and had a few drinks.
As long as everyone is happy.
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