Chapter 499: Just Thinking About Good Things
After about two hours of flight, the plane landed at Tokyo Haneda International Airport.
This time, Gu Wei came to Japan at the invitation of VOGUE, the world's number one fashion magazine, to shoot the March quarterly issue.
Although it is not the annual issue or the important monthly magazine of September and October, Gu Wei just happened to have time now and was promoting "Eternal Love". VOGUE invited him to shoot the cover of this season's international edition and the corresponding fashion blockbuster, so Gu Wei simply agreed.
[Eternal Love] was launched in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia later than in China. It has now come to an end in China, while it is still being broadcast in other places, but the results are very good.
In Malaysia, Eternal Love has become the Chinese program with the highest click and download rates since the establishment of Astro, the largest local media platform.
On Japan's BS TV channel and South Korea's SBS TV channel, "Eternal Love" has become one of the top-rated programs in the same time period.
On the top Asian theater list of Dramafever, a famous website under Warner Bros. in the United States, "Eternal Love", which was aired later, came from behind and defeated the popular Korean drama "Goblin" which was launched in December last year to become the top Asian theater on the website.
The fact that "Three Lives, Three Worlds" can achieve such good results outside the mainland is inseparable from the excellent quality of the TV series itself.
It is also because several dramas starring Gu Wei in recent years have all been very popular in the Southeast Asian market, from "Swords of Legends", "My Sunshine", "Nirvana in Fire", and "Love O2O", without exception.
Ancient costumes, modern times, political intrigues, idols, all types are included.
With the previous reputation accumulated, audiences in Southeast Asian countries are also impressed by the young Chinese actor Gu Wei. When "Eternal Love" is released again, it will naturally be easy to achieve good results.
Of course, the quality of this drama did not disappoint the audience, and Gu Wei's reputation remains as strong as ever.
After coming out of the airport VIP channel and meeting the staff in the pick-up area, Gu Wei got into the car with his entourage and drove to the hotel arranged by VOGUE more than half an hour later.
After a simple settlement, Gu Wei came to the filming studio not far away.
After meeting and chatting with the head of the Tokyo branch of VOGUE, Gu Wei already knew the specific shooting process of the photos and fashion blockbusters in advance, so after putting on makeup and changing his hairstyle, he entered the shooting location.
The photographer is a Japanese man in his 40s, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses and a light brown UFO hat, and he has the air of a middle-aged artist.
"Hello, Mr. Gu, I'm today's photographer, Kato Shuichi."
The photographer was very polite to Gu Wei. As soon as he came in, he quickly put down his equipment and shook hands with Gu Wei.
As a professional in the fashion industry, he is very aware of the fame and influence of this Chinese star in the global entertainment and fashion circles.
To put it bluntly, if we were to select the most influential Asian superstar of the younger generation internationally, no matter which country the selection was made from, Gu Wei would definitely be in the top five or even the top three.
As for why he is not first, if ranked domestically, Gu Wei would definitely be first, but rankings by media in other countries always favor stars from their own country.
To understand Gu Wei’s current popularity in Japan and South Korea, we can refer to the popularity of “My Love from the Star” and Kim Soo Hyun’s popularity in China.
And unlike Kim Soo Hyun, Gu Wei has not only been popular for one drama, but for four consecutive dramas in the past three or four years. Including the current "Eternal Love", this is already the fifth drama.
"Hello, Mr. Kato, I'll leave today's filming to you."
Gu Wei responded politely, stretched out his hand to shake hands with the photographer, and his eyes couldn't help but glance at the other person's fingers, which were slender and clean.
"These Kato guys all have some talent in their hands."
“Your Japanese is very standard, it’s amazing. If we hadn’t communicated face to face, I would hardly believe that you are a foreigner speaking Japanese.”
Photographer Kato looked surprised.
Originally, VOGUE had assigned Gu Wei a personal Japanese translator after landing, but with Gu Wei's level of Japanese, he definitely wouldn't need it, as he was a skilled person.
"Japanese is easy to learn, and I have some talent for languages."
This is partly due to the contribution of another teacher, Kato, but of course the most important thing is the upgrade of his language skills given by the panel.
"すごい(Awesome)!"
After chatting for a while to get to know each other, they started the official shooting work for today.
Taking flat photos is a piece of cake for Gu Wei. He has appeared on the covers of several major mainstream magazines in recent years and has worked with many well-known photographers. So when he stands under the camera, Gu Wei can pose in a style that best suits the theme of this issue according to the photographer's requirements.
“Excellent, amazing.
Gu Sang, you are just like Apollo descending to earth, so perfect, you are simply a work of art."
Kato took pictures and kept praising Gu Wei. After finishing a set of pictures, Gu Wei went to change his clothes.
In about 3 hours, all of Gu Wei's solo photos were taken, and today's work ended here.
It was already evening when he returned to the hotel. Gu Wei stood in the living room of his room, looking at the various neon lights flashing in Tokyo at night, and hesitant about whether to go out for a walk.
It was his first time in Tokyo, and he was somewhat curious about this world-famous city.
Especially in Tokyo at night, Kabukicho, izakaya, Tokyo Tower, etc. are all famous.
The main reason was that he had no acquaintances. Although Gu Wei had no language barrier, it was not a good idea for him to wander around Tokyo at night when he was new to the place and was unfamiliar with the place. Besides, his identity would be easily recognized.
Of course, he is much stronger in Tokyo than in China. After all, he is not a local star, so there will be no problem as long as he pays a little attention.
Just as he was thinking about it, he turned around and saw the assistant coming into the room to help him pack his clothes.
Whenever Gu Wei is working, he is always accompanied by a large personal team no matter where he goes.
There are stylists, makeup artists, photographers, etc., not to mention security.
These people serve Gu Wei alone. The clothes he brings are also selected by the staff. A special stylist arranges what to wear every day and how to match them. Some trivial matters in life are completely handled by his personal assistant, such as organizing and ironing clothes, and packing various things for him.
"Chao Yue, have you had dinner?"
Gu Wei's sudden question startled the assistant.
"Not yet, boss."
"That's perfect. Come have dinner with me later."
Gu Wei said with a smile.
He didn't plan to tour Tokyo at night. He just wanted to find a place with a good location to eat and enjoy the night view of Tokyo. However, it was boring to eat alone, so he asked his assistant to come along.
"Ah? Me?"
"Yes, let's go together!"
Yang Chaoyue was a little surprised. He looked at Gu Wei and then looked down at himself.
"Boss, wait for me to go back and change clothes."
"Why change clothes?"
"My boss invited me to dinner alone, so I had to dress up a little."
Gu Wei reached out and flicked her head.
"It's boring to eat alone. I need to find someone to eat with. Why are you changing clothes? I don't have time to wait for you."
"Oh, I see~"
Yang Chaoyue covered the place where Gu Wei had hit him and screamed, muttering softly.
"You only think of me when there are no beautiful women around you. You really treat me as a maid."
"What are you talking about?"
“Ah, no!
Boss, where shall we eat?"
Yang Chaoyue's expression changed in an instant and he asked with a smile.
Gu Wei touched his chin and thought for a while.
"Let's go to the hotel restaurant so we don't have to go out~"
After saying that, Gu Wei called the hotel manager and asked him to arrange a seat for him with a good angle to view the night view.
On the 45th floor of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel where Gu Wei currently lives, there is a French restaurant called Azure 45.
The restaurant's name, Azure, means "blue," representing the color of the Tokyo Bay skyline viewed from the restaurant. Located on the 45th floor, approximately 200 meters high, it's the same height as the Tokyo Tower's Special Observation Deck, offering stunning views.
Gu Wei brought his assistant into Azure 45 and sat in the double seat by the window.
Tokyo at night is full of dazzling lights, and the Tokyo Tower is flashing with bright lights, and the whole thing comes into Gu Wei's sight.
While eating the restaurant's specialty, the tender fried steak, on the plate in front of him, Gu Wei looked out the window at the night view from time to time.
Although I didn’t get to experience the other features of Night Tokyo, it seems pretty good this way.
Yang Chaoyue opposite did not have the leisure and elegance like Gu Wei. She cut the steak with the knife and fork in her hand, and ate it in big mouthfuls without any image. After a few bites, she picked up the juice drink next to her and took a sip.
Gu Wei asked for a bottle of red wine for himself and asked for juice for Yang Chaoyue.
He withdrew his gaze from the beautiful scenery outside the window and looked at the assistant opposite him.
"Chao Yue, how old are you this year?"
19 years old
Although the young assistant's dress is very ordinary, youth is the best makeup. She has a good foundation, a small round face, big eyes, red lips and white teeth, and plump apple cheeks, which makes her look very youthful.
"I remember the last time I had dinner with you was during Chinese New Year last year, right?"
Yang Chaoyue was still chewing food and looked up to think about it.
"Yes, Boss. Last year, after you participated in the Spring Festival Gala, I had New Year's Eve dinner with you. It's been over a year."
Gu Wei nodded.
"Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, you have been my assistant for another year~"
"Hehe, being an assistant is pretty good, right? You get to eat and drink with your boss, and now you're even going abroad to Tokyo and eating at Michelin restaurants with your boss. How many people would envy you for that!"
Gu Wei laughed, she was quite content.
"Do you remember the question I asked you when we had dinner together last year?"
"What's the problem?"
Gu Wei picked up the red wine beside him and took a sip.
"Are you willing to be an entertainer and become a star in the future?"
After he said that, Yang Chaoyue suddenly realized that her boss had indeed asked her this a year ago, but at that time she just thought her boss was joking and teasing her.
Now that the old matter was brought up again, she was a little hesitant.
"Boss, are you serious?"
If I could really become a star, then the current assistant job wouldn't be so attractive.
She had been with Gu Wei for almost two years and truly knew how good it was to be a star.
"Of course, as your boss, who am I? Is there any need for me to lie to you?
I saw that you have a good foundation and qualifications, and you have worked diligently by my side for such a long time. We are one of our own.
If you want, I wouldn’t mind supporting you if there’s a chance in the future.”
Gu Wei said indifferently.
"Little Koi" is very suitable to be a star. He is born with good looks, a small head and face, and delicate and beautiful facial features. In the past, he would have been discovered by scouts.
In the original time and space girl group audition, she was not good at singing and dancing, and was not the first, but she ended up developing the best and becoming the most popular.
From this perspective, her appearance and personality really give her a great advantage.
Another thing is that in February this year, Long Danni resigned from the positions of deputy general manager of Mango Media and president of Shanghai Tianyu Media Co., Ltd., and prepared to go out on her own with her former subordinate, Ma Hao, the former director of "Super Girl".
Gu Wei contacted her immediately to express his desire to become a partner.
Long Danni has already agreed verbally. After all, Gu Wei is rich and powerful, and can provide resources. He is the best partner, so there is no reason for her to disagree.
[Wajijiwa Entertainment] is about to be established. If Yang Chaoyue wants to be a star, Gu Wei can directly throw her to Long Danni, who is best at creating talent show stars.
After listening to Gu Wei's words, Yang Chaoyue thought for two seconds, and then put on an extremely flattering smile.
"Boss, I want to be a star. When can you support me?"
Gu Wei glanced at her and said lightly.
"The time is not yet ripe, you still have to do your job well, but since you have the idea, I will give you this opportunity sooner or later."
"oh"
Hearing that it was not possible now, the assistant's expression became depressed again. He lowered his head and focused on the steak on his plate without saying anything.
Gu Wei didn't care about her either.
For Yang Chaoyue, it was a major event that would affect his life, but for him, it was just a spur of the moment thing and was of no consequence.
After dinner, Gu Wei walked from the restaurant to his room, and the young assistant followed him with his head down.
Walk to the door of the room.
"Why don't you go back?"
Gu Wei looked at the assistant strangely.
Yang Chaoyue raised his head slightly, looked at his boss's handsome face, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Boss, you're alone today, I want to keep you company."
Gu Wei found it a little funny. He knew what the other party was thinking as soon as he heard it, and reached out and knocked on Yang Chaoyue's little head.
"What are you thinking about? Don't just daydream at such a young age. Go back and rest. You have to get up early to work tomorrow!"
After saying that, he turned and went into the house, not paying any attention to the assistant outside.
Yang Chaoyue looked at the closed door, and the courage he had just mustered up disappeared.
After Gu Wei told her at the dinner table that he wanted to make her a star, she kept thinking about it.
After dinner, Yang Chaoyue made up her mind to get into her boss' bed. In her eyes, Gu Wei was just a lustful scumbag.
As long as you take the initiative, the other party will definitely not refuse.
As Gu Wei's personal assistant, she has seen Gu Wei dating various female celebrities over the past year and a half. Just two days ago, he hooked up with Taiwan's number one beauty, Guo Biting.
Her idea was simple: if the two of them had a relationship, the boss would definitely praise her, and it would seem that she would not lose out.
Who would have thought that when I mustered up the courage to speak up, the boss would just casually refuse.
Yang Chaoyue looked down at her already large breasts and murmured:
“This isn’t small.”
Then he touched his face.
"I'm so young, so I have an advantage even compared to other female stars."
She thought of what Gu Wei had just said, and when she realized what was happening, she frowned slightly and her face was puffed with anger.
"What do you mean I'm just daydreaming? How can a scumbag like him not be happy with me, such an invincible beauty?"
"Forget it, maybe I'm just overthinking it. The boss might just be talking. I'd better just do my job as a personal assistant and we'll talk about the future later."
After figuring this out, Yang Chaoyue stopped worrying about it and turned to walk towards his room.
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