Chapter 417: Hot Cake
As the night deepened, the dinner gradually came to an end.
At the hotel entrance, Gu Wei said goodbye to several people from Huayi and got into his official car.
After Gu Wei's car left, Wang Zhonglei, who was smiling and waving, suddenly lost his smile.
"You and Gu Wei seemed very close at the dinner, why didn't you leave with him?"
Yu Wenwen looked aggrieved.
"At the dinner table, Mr. Gu never refused anything I asked. I thought he had a crush on me, but just now I asked him to take me home, and he refused without even thinking.
I also wonder what I didn’t do well enough.”
She knew why Mr. Wang brought her to this dinner. As a star under Huayi, especially a newcomer, it was not uncommon for her to accompany the guests drinking at a dinner party.
Many successful female celebrities have to accompany guests to drink at some important occasions, not to mention that she is not famous at all now.
Before coming, Wang Zhonglei hinted to her that she must accompany Gu Wei well and meet any requests he made, and it would be best to be more proactive.
She agreed with some embarrassment on her face, as if she had made a huge sacrifice for the company, but in fact she was so happy inside.
At the dinner table she said that she was a fan of Gu Wei, and she was not lying.
She entered the entertainment industry in 2014 and began to star in some low-budget youth dramas. She also released an album. At that time, Gu Wei's "Swords of Legends" and "My Sunshine" became popular and attracted countless fans.
Plus two big-selling movies, "The Blade of the Assassin" and "Detective Chinatown 1".
Several Chinese and English songs from that year took the entire Chinese music scene by storm, and countless new and old singers were defeated by a crossover actor.
It can be said that in the two years since Gu Wei debuted, he made great efforts in the three areas of film, television and music, and became the absolute top star in the domestic entertainment industry and the absolute idol of the younger generation in China.
Countless little girls around 20 years old became his loyal fans.
His performance was so outstanding and his fame was so high that even the return of the "Four Returnees" could not shake his position as the top star in the domestic entertainment industry and they could only finish below him.
Although Yu Wenwen is not a die-hard fan, she definitely admires and likes Gu Wei.
Which girl wouldn't love such a handsome and talented domineering president?
If Wang Zhonglei asked her to accompany some wealthy businessmen with big bellies today, Yu Wenwen would still hesitate, but she was 100% willing to accompany Gu Wei, and had no objection to having something happen with him.
This mentality is like those male fans who are chasing Liu Yifei. If one day Liu takes the initiative to want to do something with you, which fan can refuse?
Unfortunately, the goddess has the heart but the king does not.
Wang Zhongjun, who was standing aside, glanced at Yu Wenwen.
"Wenwen, thank you for your hard work today. You can go back first."
"Okay, Mr. Wang."
When Yu Wenwen heard what President Wang had arranged, she agreed with a humble look on her face and turned to leave.
"It seems that Gu Wei is a cautious person. Although he has done a lot of work on the stage, he still sticks to his bottom line."
After Yu Wenwen left, Wang Zhongjun said to his brother.
"Given all the scandals he's had in recent years, I don't believe he's a womanizer!"
Mr. Wang was not very convinced.
Wang Zhongjun smiled.
"Maybe it's not that Gu Wei doesn't like women, but he is more cautious about the women we offer him.
He's so successful at such a young age, and he can still manage his own finances. He's a man who can accomplish great things!
Wang Zhongjun has a high opinion of Gu Wei.
"I don't have any bad intentions towards him. I just saw that his movie is doing well and we're going to work together soon, so I just wanted to build a good relationship with him."
Wang Zhonglei felt a little aggrieved.
He really didn't think too much about it. At the beginning, he was a little dissatisfied with the company giving up so much profit in order to cooperate with Gu Wei in [Ex-Files 3].
But now, with the box office of "Detective Chinatown 2" soaring, it has exceeded 3 billion and is about to break the record of "The Mermaid".
He also believed what his elder brother said before, that Gu Wei might be able to raise the box office of "Ex-Files 3" to over 10.
So this time when they had the chance to have dinner together, he also wanted to build a relationship with Gu Wei. After all, there is nothing wrong in praising someone who can help him make money.
In his opinion, it is normal to build relationships with men and give women away. When Yu Wenwen was drinking with him, Gu Wei did not resist at all. He thought that things would go smoothly afterwards. He did not expect that Gu Wei could still push the beauty out in the end.
Wang Zhongjun patted his brother's shoulder.
"Take your time, don't rush. We still have a lot of time to go. Let's see how much surprise Gu Wei can bring us through this cooperation."
Gu Wei was also feeling bad as he left the hotel in a car. After more than two hours of dinner, some drinks and a beautiful woman in his arms, he relied on great willpower to reject Yu Wenwen's advances.
He was indeed not very confident about the two Huayi Wangs. Although he was not afraid of getting into trouble because of women, he also did not want to have any handle in the hands of others.
To be honest, Yu Wenwen is just an ordinary beauty. He wasn't that hungry when they met for the first time. It's impossible for him to accept everything she offered.
When I returned to my Palm Springs apartment and opened the door, the room was pitch black.
Gu Wei changed his shoes and walked in, took off his suit jacket, pulled off his tie, and loosened the collar of his shirt.
On the big bed in the master bedroom, Nazha is sleeping soundly, like a princess in a fairy tale, quiet and beautiful.
The sound of Gu Wei entering the room woke her up. Nazha opened her sleepy eyes and frowned slightly.
"You're back."
In the evening, she sent a WeChat message, and Gu Wei said that he had a drinking party, and she thought Gu Wei would not come to her place.
Gu Wei sat on the edge of the bed without saying a word. He lowered his head and leaned over Nazha. He brushed the hair off her face with one hand and reached into the quilt with the other hand to gently kiss Nazha's red lips.
Nazha was still in a daze, but when she sensed Gu Wei's enthusiasm, she began to respond proactively.
The night is like water, and the summer sky is filled with endless stars. They shine with mysterious light, as if telling endless stories.
On a night with fresh air, gazing at the starry sky, one can't help but sigh at the insignificance and infinite possibilities of human beings. This may be the moment when the soul is sublimated.
The two new films "Line Walker" and "Love O2O" performed mediocrely at the box office after their release, with only about 30 to 40 million on the first day.
But they further diluted the screening share of "Detective Chinatown 2". By Friday, the single-day box office of "Detective Chinatown 2" had dropped to 74.65 million.
Fortunately, the box office of the movie saw a slight increase over the two days of the third weekend.
In its third week of release, "Detective Chinatown 2" earned a total of 748 million yuan at the box office, with a total box office of 3.368 billion yuan, just one step away from the box office record of 3.391 billion yuan set by "The Mermaid".
On Monday of the fourth week, the box office of "Detective Chinatown 2" plummeted, with the single-day box office closing at 32.57 million and the total box office at 3.4 billion. At this point, the movie finally surpassed "The Mermaid" and became the new domestic movie box office champion.
In the office, Gu Wei received one call after another, all of which congratulated him on the box office success of "Detective Chinatown 2" and its first place in film history.
Although Gu Wei had already won the first place in film history when he starred in "Monster Hunt", that movie was ultimately a movie produced by "Eden Films" and Gu Wei was just the male lead.
Now this "Detective Chinatown 2" is produced by "For the World of Ming Dynasty", and it is directed and starred by Gu Wei himself, making it a work that truly belongs to him.
The "Detective Chinatown" series is to Gu Wei what "Wolf Warrior" is to Wu Jing and "囧 series" is to Xu Zheng. They are all works with a very strong personal imprint.
After hanging up the phone and replying to a few congratulatory messages from friends, Gu Wei packed himself up, left the company, and rushed to the studio of People magazine to shoot the September cover.
In the fashion industry, there is a saying that September is the golden month and October is the silver month. The September and October issues of each year are the most critical periods for best-selling magazines.
Because September and October every year are the times when brands invest the most, and new autumn and winter products are launched on the market. Although March and April are also the season change period, the prices of autumn and winter clothes are much higher than those of spring and summer clothes, so major sponsors pay special attention to them.
At this time of year, magazines invest a lot of manpower and resources in publicity and invite the most famous celebrities in the fashion industry to shoot magazines.
As the hottest star in the domestic entertainment industry in recent years, Gu Wei has been receiving invitations from various magazines and journals from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. If he wants to shoot, he will be busy all year round.
However, Gu Wei does not have that much time. Basically, when he is free, he will choose some well-known domestic journals and magazines to shoot some single covers.
This month he had originally scheduled engagements with several top domestic magazines and weeklies, including Harpers Bazaar, ELLE, and Marie Claire, but People magazine suddenly came knocking, so Gu Wei readily agreed.
Unlike other fashion magazines, [People] is supervised by People's Publishing House and sponsored by People's Oriental Publishing and Media Co., Ltd.
When it was first published, it mainly published celebrity biographies and reports on contemporary high-end figures. It is the earliest biographical publication founded in China and is known for its professionalism, humanities and historical accumulation.
[People] The reporting targets people who have a significant influence on China today. The target readers include those who are currently involved in social, political and business affairs or have a strong interest in them, successful people with financial freedom, business owners and heads of corporate departments whose careers are thriving, young people with potential and dreams, civil servants in government departments at all levels, and people in the cultural and academic circles.
It is an authoritative magazine with significant influence and credibility in the country.
People like Professor Yang Zhenning, entrepreneur Li Ning and Professor Yuan, who is respected by the Chinese people, have all appeared on the cover of People magazine.
The reason why Gu Wei was invited to become the cover character was, on the one hand, because of his fame and popularity at the time, and on the other hand, because of his outstanding contributions to charity as a star and entrepreneur.
Since he founded his own charitable foundation in early 2015, he has invested nearly 200 million yuan in it.
In the past two years, under the supervision of Gu Wei's mother, his personal charity foundation has built dozens of charity primary schools in remote mountainous areas in the west, helping tens of thousands of children in the mountains.
Sometimes, when Gu Wei called home, he would advise his mother not to work too hard, but he found that his mother, who had been a housewife for more than 20 years, seemed to have found her life goal since she started working at the charity foundation, and she was particularly energetic in her work.
After trying to persuade her several times without any effect, Gu Wei just let it go. He felt that for his mother, this kind of meaningful work would make her happier than being a rich wife at home, and that was enough.
It was just that Gu Wei's father couldn't stand it at the beginning, but after a long time, he simply handed over his factory to his former deputy and followed Gu Wei's mother to work in the charity foundation.
In their old age, the old couple seemed to have found the meaning of life in the process of constantly helping others, and they lived very happily every day.
Gu Wei is very supportive of their current careers, but he is a little worried about their health, so he spent money to find some professional health doctors to live with his parents and give them regular physical examinations and recuperation.
There are some things that, as long as you do them, even if you don’t publicize them, ordinary people may not know about them, but in the eyes of the real upper class, your efforts will be seen by them.
Gu Wei has made up his mind to keep his personal charitable foundation going.
Anyway, considering his current assets, the Tencent and Moutai stocks he bought in recent years, the shares he holds in MiHoYo and ByteDance, and the money he earned in the film and television industry, even if he invests 100 million yuan into charity funds every year, his personal assets will only increase in the future.
He also made up his mind that he would never actively publicize this kind of charity, but would just do it quietly.
Because Gu Wei does not need the personal fame brought by doing charity. On the one hand, he does charity out of a sense of responsibility to help the world, and on the other hand, it also adds a guarantee for his future.
Enlight Media.
Liu Yan came out of her agent's office and walked lightly in the company.
Her career has been booming recently. With the help of the company's channels, she has taken on several film and television dramas, including the second part of the original box office champion "Monster Hunt". Although she is not the heroine, it is still an excellent resource for her.
In the company, everyone treats her very well and everything goes smoothly at work.
The only thing she was a little dissatisfied with was that when she joined the crew of "Monster Hunt 2", she thought the male lead would still be Gu Wei, but when she got the script, she found out that Gu Wei was not participating.
"Sister Liu Yan?"
Bao Bei'er, with a bald head and a flattering smile on his face, came towards him from the side.
Liu Yan frowned slightly and looked at him expressionlessly.
"What's up?"
Ever since the bridesmaid incident, the relationship between the two has gone through many twists and turns, from good colleagues to enemies. Finally, after Gu Wei intervened, Bao Beier apologized and made amends, and their relationship returned to that of ordinary colleagues.
"Haha, it's nothing. I want to ask Sister Liu Yan if you are free tonight. My wife wants to invite you for a simple meal."
"Your wife invited me?"
"Yes, it's mainly the two of us."
Bao Bei'er looked at her with a smile.
"It would be great if Mr. Gu could come if he has time. The movie he directed and starred in became the first in domestic film history. I admire him very much. My wife is also a fan of Mr. Gu."
Liu Yan's mouth twitched slightly when she heard his words. It was not easy for her to meet Gu Wei herself, so how could she help him make an appointment?
She knew that Bao Bei'er and even Mr. Wang from Guangguang had misunderstood her relationship with Gu Wei, thinking that she was Gu Wei's woman. She really wanted to be with him, but the key was that no one had ever given her a chance.
"Mr. Gu has been very busy recently. I'm afraid he doesn't have time."
Bao Bei'er looked regretful when she heard Liu Yan's words.
"What a shame! I really want to learn from Mr. Gu!"
"Well, I won't tell you anymore, Mr. Wang called me~"
Liu Yan didn't waste any more time talking to Bao Bei'er. After saying one word, she turned and left.
Entering the president's office, Wang Changtian gently asked Liu Yan to sit down, asked his assistant to make her a cup of tea, and chatted with her for a while, asking about her well-being.
I asked Liu Yan if she had encountered any difficulties at work recently and if she needed any help from the company.
Liu Yan was confused at first, but later when Mr. Wang talked to her about the cooperation between Guangguang and [Wei Ming Tian Xia], she finally understood.
The movie "Detective Chinatown 2" co-produced by Gu Wei and Light Media has sold 3.4 billion yuan, and this is not the final result. Light Media is sure to make a lot of money.
Mr. Wang asked her to come over and have a chat, to show his concern for her life and work, and to deepen the relationship with Gu Wei from her perspective.
After all, according to the plot of "Detective Chinatown 2", this drama will definitely have a third part. Guangguang does not want any problems in future cooperation. After all, this piece of meat is too juicy, and the big companies in the entertainment industry are eyeing it. In fact, Guangguang is not indispensable. At least Huayi and Bona have the ability to replace them.
Only by having a good relationship with Gu Wei can you keep eating this piece of fat meat.
Therefore, Wang Changtian would not miss any opportunity to build a closer relationship with Gu Wei. After all, hundreds of millions of dollars are involved.
After Liu Yan figured out the reason, although she felt guilty, she still dealt with it with some "hmm" and "ah".
Finally she remembered the recent role she had taken on.
"Mr. Wang, I recently accepted a role in Monster Hunt 2, but strangely, the protagonist of the second part is not Mr. Gu.
I don't know what's going on, do you know?"
Wang Changtian looked at her strangely.
"Didn't Mr. Gu tell you that [Eden Pictures] had a falling out with Mr. Gu because of profit. Mr. Gu wanted to use his salary to invest in the second film, but they didn't agree, so they changed the lead actor."
After saying this, Wang Changtian laughed somewhat contemptuously.
"Mr. Jiang is old after all. If he is unwilling to share the cake, he will not be able to make it bigger. Seeing that Gu Wei's "Detective Chinatown 2" is selling so well, I wonder if he has any regrets."
Liu Yan knew that the Mr. Jiang that Wang Changtian was referring to was Jiang Zhiqiang, the president of Anle, and she also understood the twists and turns involved.
After sitting for a while, Liu Yan walked out of the president's office, breathed a sigh of relief, and patted her towering chest.
"I can't do this any longer. I have to find a way to make an appointment with Gu Wei. Even if I can get closer to him, I'll feel more at ease."
(End of this chapter)
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