Chapter 302 Will You Leave Me?
July passed quickly, and "Monster Hunt" continued to sell well in the third week, earning 460 million yuan at the box office in 7 days, and the total box office reached 1.94 billion yuan, officially surpassing "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" to become the box office champion among domestic films.
On Friday, the day when "Monster Hunt" topped the charts, Gu Wei specifically instructed director Tian Xiaopeng to post a message on the official Weibo in the name of the "Monkey King: Hero is Back" crew.
The picture shows the "Monkey King" handing one end of his golden cudgel to the little demon king "Hu Ba".
The caption reads, "I'll take over from you. You must win!"
The meaning is self-evident.
The official Weibo account of [Monster Hunt] also responded immediately, saying that they have taken over the responsibility of becoming the box office champion of domestic films and will work harder and will not let the Monkey King down!
The interaction between the two sides also sparked considerable discussion on the Internet.
There are two other films ahead of "Monster Hunt" in the current domestic film market.
"Transformers 4: Age of Extinction" with 1.979 billion and "Fast & Furious 7" with 2.426 billion.
According to the current box office performance of "Monster Hunt", it will only take one day in the fourth week to surpass "Transformers 4".
Whether it can surpass "Furious 7" has become a concern for peers in the industry and a large number of domestic film audiences.
Generally speaking, everyone is still quite optimistic. After all, there is still a lot of time left for "Monster Hunt" and the box office gap between the two movies is not too big.
[The Pancake Man] only took in 130 million yuan at the box office this week, and its performance for a single week is not as good as the first day of its release, but the total box office exceeded 1 billion yuan, which is still worth celebrating.
As of the end of the month, "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" directed by Chen Kaige and "Tiny Times 4" directed by Guo Xiaosi have been taken off the screen one after another.
[The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain] finally grossed 400 million yuan, setting a new box office record for films directed by Chen Kaige.
However, according to information released by the producers, the cost of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" was 200 million yuan, which still means it lost money at the box office.
Moreover, the movie suffered a terrible reputation. Although it was not as bad as "The Promise", there is no doubt that Director Chen disappointed the audience again.
In comparison, Director Guo's "Tiny Times 4" finally achieved a box office revenue of 487 million yuan, once again refreshing the industry's perception of fan films.
After all, the reputation of the "Tiny Times" series of movies has long been a mess. Now that the box office of the last one has increased instead of decreased, it is entirely supported by fanatical fans.
Since the two films were released at about the same time, they were inevitably compared by netizens. Of course, although the audience was disappointed with "The Monk Comes Down the Mountain", they still believed that its quality far exceeded that of "Tiny Times 4".
It just lost slightly at the box office.
I guess Director Chen never imagined that one day he would be compared with Director Guo Xiaosi. Regardless of winning or losing, he would feel it is a shame.
In July, the summer season, the mainland film market delivered an astonishing performance.
The box office for a single month is nearly 5.5 billion!
This figure is 2.1 billion higher than last month and more than 50% higher than the same period last year. It also breaks the single-month box office record of 4.1 billion in mainland China's film history set in February this year.
The domestic film market has been growing and developing. The highest box office for a single film is now more than 2 billion yuan, and in the future there will be 3 billion, 4 billion or even more.
The film market is becoming increasingly hot, and more and more capital is eyeing the entertainment market and wants to get a piece of the pie.
[Wei Ming Tian Xia] The company's large conference room.
The main cast and crew of [Detective Chinatown 2] have just finished a day of script reading, and everyone looks more or less tired.
Liu Yifei, who was sitting on Gu Wei's left, was wearing a lavender casual outfit, her hair was tied up high, she wore black-framed glasses on her face, and she looked bookish.
It can be seen that her makeup is very light and her clothes are very casual, but her fair skin and perfect facial features make everyone who sees her think of the word "beautiful girl!"
Since the time for filming in New York was very tight, Gu Wei arranged for everyone to spend some time studying the script before departure.
This allows the crew's photography, sound, art, production and actors to fully work together and become familiar with the work they need to do and the roles they need to play, so that they can be more efficient during filming.
"Okay, that's all for today, thank you all for your hard work.
We will continue tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, don't be late!"
As Gu Wei spoke, today's script reading came to an end.
"Okay, Director."
After everyone responded, they walked out of the meeting room one after another.
Liu Yifei held her neck with one hand and moved her head left and right.
In her early years, she injured her neck while filming some action scenes. Although it was cured later, some chronic injuries were left.
Sitting for a long time reading the script today caused some discomfort in her cervical spine.
"Sister Yifei, let's have dinner together before going back?"
Gu Wei next to him invited.
Today's script reading also started in the morning. At noon, everyone had a boxed lunch in the company, and continued in the afternoon. It lasted the whole day and was very tiring.
After hearing what Gu Wei said, Nazha, who was sitting on the other side of him, also looked over.
Liu Yifei looked at Gu Wei, then looked at Nazha who was looking over here, and said with a smile:
"No, it's not that late today, and my mother is still waiting for me to go back home for dinner."
"Okay then, I'll treat you to a private meal sometime~"
As she spoke, Liu Yifei sorted out the script and materials in front of her, stood up, said hello, and left.
Gu Wei didn't care. He just made a casual invitation and it didn't matter whether the other party agreed or not.
He also stood up and saw Wang Baoqiang, Xiao Yang and others off one after another.
Nazha blinked her big eyes, her expression remained unchanged, but she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
She wore a denim-style long dress today. In order to make it easier for work, she tied her hair into a bun, put on beautiful makeup, and had delicate features. She looked both cute and beautiful.
Logically speaking, she and Liu Yifei are both top beauties.
It's not realistic to compare people based on appearance.
If you like her style, she is prettier. If you like Liu Yifei's style, she is prettier.
Everyone has their own preferences, and aesthetics is inherently personal.
But when she, who was dressed exquisitely, sat next to the somewhat unkempt Liu Yifei, she always felt a little insecure.
She obviously didn't wear much makeup, her clothes were a bit rustic, and she was wearing some ugly black-framed glasses.
But she always felt that the other person was like a rich lady, and she was a bit like a maid beside the lady.
And she also felt that when they were reading the script, the two of them sat on either side of Gu Wei.
At the beginning, the crew members and other actors were amazed at the beauty of the two and would take a second look at them from time to time.
But gradually, more and more eyes were paying attention to Liu Yifei, completely surpassing her.
This makes it seem like she wasn't paying attention during her daytime work.
There's no way around it, when one top beauty meets another, the urge to compare is unstoppable.
But what made her a little strange was that Liu Yifei just greeted her with a smile when she came in the morning, and later on, apart from work communication, he never paid any attention to her again.
This also hit her hard.
Gu Wei's company is not far from Liu Yifei's home.
After leaving his company and getting in the car, I arrived home in no time.
When I entered the house, I changed my shoes at the entrance and put the bag containing the documents aside.
"Mmm~ It smells so good!
Mom, what delicious food are you going to make for me?"
Liu Yifei shouted loudly as she walked in.
Liu's mother, wearing a dark home dress and an apron, came out of the kitchen and placed two plates of food on the dining table.
"You texted me saying you'd be back for dinner, so I made two more of your favorite dishes."
"Mom is so nice~"
Liu Yifei came close to her mother, hugged her arm, and acted coquettishly with a smile on her face.
"You're already grown up, and you're still acting like a spoiled brat. Be more steady as a grown-up girl!"
Liu Xiaoli was obviously very happy, but she still said something about her daughter.
“No matter how old you are, you are still your mother’s daughter~”
As he said that, he sat down, picked up the chopsticks and started to pick up the food.
Liu Xiaoli reached out and patted the back of her hand.
“Go wash your hands!
“Oh~”
Liu Yifei put down her chopsticks reluctantly and walked towards the bathroom obediently.
After a while, the mother and daughter sat on both sides of the dining table and began to eat.
"You've been busy all day today. Didn't Gu Wei treat you to dinner tonight?
I thought you wouldn’t come back to eat.”
Liu Xiaoli picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and gave it to her daughter and asked.
“He invited me, but I didn’t agree.
Anyway, it’s still early, so it’s good to come back and eat.”
Liu Yifei picked up the spoon, took a sip of the Tremella soup beside her, and said without raising her head.
Liu Xiaoli frowned.
"[Monster Hunt] has already grossed over 2 billion, didn't you know that?"
"I know, what's wrong?"
"The total box office of films starring Gu Weiyi has exceeded 4 billion yuan."
“Wow, it’s true.
If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have realized that the young man who filmed "Blade of the Assassin" with me three years ago has now achieved such a high level of success."
Liu Yifei said with some surprise.
"You, you, I know you've known each other for more than three years.
Haven’t I told you before, get along well with each other? "
Liu Xiaoli felt a little disappointed with him.
"I get along well with him. We have always had a good relationship. Otherwise, how could he choose me as the female lead in Detective Chinatown 2?"
Liu Yifei said in a somewhat stupid manner.
"You know that's not what I meant. Honestly, what do you think of Gu Wei? Is there any possibility of developing a relationship with him?"
Although she has mentioned this to her daughter several times, and her daughter has given her an answer before.
But seeing Gu Wei's career getting better and better, Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but think how great it would be if these two people were together.
Apart from anything else, according to her understanding, the market value of the company under Gu Wei's name is at least tens of billions, and the profits from filming and investing in various film and television dramas are also over 10 billion.
Although this asset is nothing compared to the top billionaires, don’t forget that Gu Wei is only 23 years old this year.
A true young hero.
In addition, his current development trend is getting better and better, and his voice in the entertainment industry is getting bigger and bigger. If he becomes a couple with Liu Yifei, it will be of great help to his daughter in her career.
If it were someone else, even if they were richer than Gu Wei, they would not be able to provide as many resources as he does.
"Mom, didn't I tell you before that we are very good friends? As for taking it a step further, I haven't thought about it yet."
Liu Yifei lowered her head and poked the rice in the bowl and said.
"But you're already 28. Since your relationship is so good, why don't you try to take it a step further?"
Liu Xiaoli was a little anxious.
"What's wrong with being 28? Even if I were 38, I wouldn't have trouble finding a husband. The people who like me would line up from Tiananmen Square to Gongzhufen."
Liu Yifei's voice was a little higher.
"Okay, I was wrong. There's no need to rush at 28. It has nothing to do with age. So, what else are you worried about?"
"Mom, I understand what you mean.
To be honest, I have known Gu Wei for more than three years, and he really meets my standards for a partner.
He is handsome, has a good figure, a gentle temper, and is loving. It is very comfortable to communicate with him.
Sometimes when I'm alone with him, I really feel a little moved."
Liu Yifei held her chin with one hand and looked into the air, as if she had thought of something.
"Then what are you hesitating about?"
Looking at Liu Xiaoli's anxious face, Liu Yifei felt a little funny.
"Mom, isn't love a matter for two people? What's the point of me agreeing alone?"
"What? Could it be that Gu Wei doesn't like you?"
Liu Xiaoli was very surprised. In her mind, only her daughter had the right to choose someone else. After all, everyone loved Liu Yifei, so how could anyone not like their own daughter?
"At least when I was with him, I didn't feel that he wanted to develop further with me.
It’s just a relationship between good friends.”
"Could it be that he's just shy and can't express himself in front of you, and you didn't notice?"
Liu Xiaoli guessed.
"Gu Wei is shy?
Haha, if you put it nicely, he's a bit sentimental, but if you put it bluntly, he's a scumbag! "
Liu Yifei said disdainfully.
"Oh? Is Gu Wei's private life messy?"
This is something Liu Xiaoli didn't understand. If Gu Wei was a bad person, she would not let her daughter jump into the fire pit no matter how good the other conditions were.
"That's not the case. He doesn't have a formal girlfriend now, but he has quite a few ex-girlfriends. I know two of them.
When we were filming "The Sword Identity", he made the phone call in front of me. Later, when we had dinner together, he never hesitated to talk about it.
Given his current conditions, it is inevitable that he will have a lot of luck in love.
The most annoying thing is that he never hides these things in front of me.
Mom, do you think he has any intention of developing a further relationship with me?"
It was fine at the beginning, but Liu Yifei became a little angry later on.
Whether I like you or not is another matter, but do you actually not like me at all?
"I see~"
After hearing what her daughter said, Liu Xiaoli understood.
But she was more open-minded about the last point.
Liu's mother was born into a wealthy family, and many of her relatives and friends were high-ranking officials and wealthy people.
Among the men who truly hold power and wealth, there are only a handful who do not have lovers or extramarital affairs and who remain faithful to one woman.
Although she really hopes that her daughter's partner is this kind of person, she also knows that there are very few such men.
Unless you find a son-in-law who is inferior to your daughter in every aspect.
But not only her, but also her daughter probably wouldn't look down on such a person.
“Hey~
Mom won’t tell you these things anymore in the future, just let nature take its course.
No matter what decision you make in the end, Mom will support you!"
Liu Xiaoli said seriously.
"Hmm~
Mom, I know!"
Liu Yifei raised her head and looked into the air, her thoughts drifting to who knows where.
At night, Palm Springs International Apartments.
Gu Wei and Nazha were sitting on the sofa wearing couple's cartoon pajamas.
Gu Wei was sending messages on his mobile phone. He was communicating with director Sophie who was on the other side of the ocean.
There is a 12 time zone difference between Beijing and New York, and it is just the morning rush hour there.
Nazha curled up in Gu Wei's arms, watching TV absentmindedly.
She has removed her makeup, her skin is fair and tender, her lips are not so red, she looks pure and lovely.
After discussing something with Director Sophie, Gu Wei turned off his phone and looked down at Nazha in his arms.
I noticed that she was pouting her pink little mouth and looked unhappy.
He lifted her up and put one hand in through the gap in her clothes, but Nazha still didn't react.
"What's wrong? Why are you angry?"
Nazha turned her head and looked at Gu Wei.
"Do you think Liu Yifei is very beautiful today?"
Gu Wei was stunned.
"It's okay, she has always been like that, I've known her for a while now~"
He didn't understand what Naza meant.
"If you're with Liu Yifei, could you please not abandon me?"
Nazha looked a little pitiful, looking at Gu Wei with her big eyes, like a puppy abandoned by its owner.
"What are you thinking? We are just good friends. How can I abandon you? What does this have to do with anything?"
Gu Wei was a little amused and didn't know where Nazha got this idea from.
“No matter how good you are with other people outside, I won’t worry.
But if you were with Liu Yifei, I always felt that you would not want me~"
At this time, Nazha had already regarded Gu Wei as her only support. She really couldn't imagine what would become of her if Gu Wei abandoned her.
With her confidence in her appearance, she is not worried no matter who Gu Wei is with outside.
It’s okay to spend money, as long as she has a place by Gu Wei’s side.
But if the other person was Liu Yifei, she was very worried that Gu Wei would change his mind.
Just like in college, announce your relationship to everyone around you and be wholeheartedly good to your girlfriend. Then she really won’t know how to deal with it.
"Your little head is always thinking about useless things. Can't you just focus on your work?"
As he spoke, Gu Wei tapped Nazha's smooth forehead with his fingers.
“Ouch~”
He hugged her even tighter with his hands.
"Don't worry, I will never abandon you at any time~
This is my promise to you!"
Nazha snuggled in Gu Wei's arms, as if she wanted to melt into his body.
After a while, she looked up at Gu Wei.
"Love me~"
Gu Wei sighed.
It seems that words alone are not enough, actions must also follow!
(End of this chapter)
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