Chapter 99: Yifei Mimi Helps
The release conference ended very quickly.
Originally, this was just the beginning of the film promotion, and it wouldn't be a big deal.
Just announcing to the public that our movie will be released soon.
Then starting from today, we will increase the publicity efforts little by little until the movie is actually released.
After leaving China Film Group, Gu Wei did not return to the company, but went to Shaocheng Times, a company founded by Zhang Liangying.
Shaocheng Times is a music production company jointly founded by Zhang Liangying and her agent Feng Ke.
Since the popularity of Super Girl, Zhang Liangying signed with Tianyu Media, a subsidiary of Mango TV.
Later, her agent Feng Ke thought Huayi was more suitable for her development, so he negotiated with Tianyu to transfer the agency contract to Huayi.
After several years of development, Zhang Liangying has achieved greater and greater achievements in music and her popularity has also grown.
In 2009, her contract with Huayi expired, so she founded Shaocheng Times Company with her agent Feng Ke.
Mainly responsible for Zhang Liangying's agency affairs, music production, etc.
Gu Wei came to find her because they met when they were recording the ending song of "Detective Chinatown". Now Gu Wei wants to record a few songs by himself, so he naturally thinks of her first.
When Gu Wei arrived in Shaocheng, Zhang Liangying and Feng Ke came out to greet him.
The two are in a relationship, although they haven't gotten married yet, but Shaocheng is like a husband-and-wife shop opened together.
Feng Ke is in charge of management, while Zhang Liangying is the face of the store and responsible for making money.
"Mr. Gu, welcome, welcome.
I have wanted to meet Mr. Gu for a long time. I have always heard about him from Jingying, but I have never had the chance to meet him.
Today, I finally got what I wanted.”
Feng Ke is very enthusiastic.
He looked to be in his 40s, much older than Zhang Liangying. He was a gentle man with black-framed glasses, and he didn't look like a traditional businessman.
"Mr. Feng, you're too polite. I just want to borrow your precious space to record a few songs. Thank you for coming out to pick me up."
Gu Wei knew that Feng Ke was interested in the film and television resources in his hands, and there would be opportunities for them to cooperate in the soundtracks and interludes of movies and TV series in the future.
After exchanging a few polite words with Feng Ke, Gu Wei came to the recording studio in Shaocheng under the guidance of Zhang Liangying.
Compared with Zhang Liangying, Gu Wei does not have a good impression of Feng Ke.
Feng Ke met Zhang Liangying in 2003 and they soon got together, but he had his own family and children at the time, so Feng Ke did not divorce until 2005.
Later he continued to serve as Zhang Liangying's agent.
Basically, they treated her as a tool to make money.
They never admitted their relationship to the outside world, and PUA Zhang Liangying said it was for her fame.
It was not until 2015, after they had been together for more than ten years, that Zhang finally couldn't help but confess his feelings at a concert, and Feng Ke was forced to make it public.
They got married in 2016, but divorced in 2018 in less than two years. He kicked Zhang Liangying out of the company and took away the 600 million yuan in assets she had earned over the years.
It can be said that this is a real scumbag who cheats people for both sex and money.
But these are all Zhang Liangying's own wishes. Even her mother couldn't persuade her, let alone outsiders.
The music producer assigned to Gu Wei was Wang Zhengliang.
He is considered a relatively famous singer and music producer in the domestic music circle.
He graduated from Sichuan Conservatory of Music, participated in Happy Boy, and later worked as a teacher at the Conservatory of Music. In 2014, he sang a song "Where Has the Time Gone" at the Spring Festival Gala, which moved countless Chinese people.
It's a coincidence that Gu Wei's movie "Detective Chinatown" asked Zhang Liangying to sing the theme song, which was also released during the Lunar New Year holiday. Feng Xiaogang's movie "Private Tailor" asked Wang Zhengliang to sing the interlude in the album.
With the help of producer Wang Zhengliang, Gu Wei recorded songs in an orderly manner.
With Gu Wei's current vocal condition and singing skills, recording songs is as easy as pie in the sky for him.
Wang Zhengliang was helping out outside, and at first he was called Mr. Gu.
After he records a few songs, we will call him Teacher Gu.
For talented people, the best way to win their respect is to be better than them.
Watching Gu Weiru recording the song smoothly, whether it was the layering of high and low notes or the transition between true and false voices, he mastered it and did it flawlessly.
And every song he records has the potential to become a big hit.
It is said that these songs were all written by Gu Wei himself.
All these things made Wang Zhengliang, a man with certain accomplishments in music, admire him very much.
It took Gu Wei two days in the recording studio to record all the songs.
During this period, Zhang Liangying came to see him. When she heard Gu Wei singing, she was so excited that she wanted to recommend him to Universal Music.
Although she has her own company, Zhang Liangying's record contract is signed with Universal, after all, her company's capabilities are limited.
She needs a big company like Universal Music to promote her music worldwide.
"Thank you, Sister Jingying. I'm an actress. Maybe I'll try to be a singer in the future, but now is not the time."
"What a shame! Your musical talent is unparalleled. I will go back and recommend you to my producer."
Zhang Liangying feels very sorry. She has been studying music since she was a child and has a natural good voice. She is a singer who truly loves music.
She understood how rare Gu Wei's talent was.
After leaving Shaocheng, Gu Wei prepared to go home and rest.
After two consecutive days of song recording, he felt exhausted from the inside out.
"Hey, Sister Yang, what's the online public opinion like now?"
Gu Wei took out his phone and called his agent. Because he had to concentrate on recording songs, he had specifically told him not to contact him unless it was something important.
"Mr. Gu, overall it's not good, just as you expected.
After the release date announcement of "Detective Chinatown" a few days ago, the online media was full of ridicule.
The netizens below also followed suit, mostly mocking and abusing him."
Gu Wei didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
"Where's Zhang Han? Did he post on Weibo again?"
"There's been no movement from Zhang Han. I guess his company doesn't want to make a big deal out of this.
However, some netizens revealed that an account suspected to be Zhang Han's fake account was attacking our film and liking those abusive posts.
Gu Wei couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
"That's really his style. It's unfortunate to be his agent. He's too busy just cleaning up his mess.
Okay, don't worry about it for now.
Just wait and see how things develop, and leave the rest to me."
After hanging up the phone, I opened Weibo.
Wow~ The number of fans is over 6 million. You can imagine how much this matter has been hyped up online these days.
The comments under Weibo are basically unreadable.
Including the uploaded promotional video of "Detective Chinatown", there are few good comments below.
"I just don't understand. A student who hasn't even graduated from an acting program suddenly becomes a director and makes a movie. How can this movie not be terrible?"
"If you have money, you can do whatever you want. As long as you have money, you can be a movie star or a director!"
"Don't actors these days consider their own abilities? They just act whatever they want, thinking they can act if they can act, right? Xu Zheng has been acting for years, and he wants to take off before he even has a firm foothold."
"Investing so much money in making a bad movie, it's probably money laundering, I suggest a thorough investigation~"
"I feel sorry for Baoqiang for a second. How could he work with such a young director? He's so unreliable."
“.”
Netizens' attention shifted quickly, and now the topic is basically centered around Gu Wei's new movie that is about to be released.
The basic attitude is ridicule and pessimism. Occasionally there are two comments saying that the trailer looks pretty good, but they are quickly drowned in the ocean of bad reviews.
It’s no wonder that netizens are overwhelmingly pessimistic about the film. After all, Gu Wei’s age and experience are too confusing.
Lu Chuan, once considered a representative of the younger generation of directors, only started filming his directorial debut, "Looking for a Gun," when he was 31 years old.
Gu Wei's good friend, director Lu Yang, also made his first film, "Blind Cinema," at the age of 31.
They are basically the youngest new directors in China.
The profession of director places too much emphasis on seniority, and many people only have the opportunity to direct their first work when they are in their middle age or in their 40s.
It is hard to believe that Gu Wei, a 21-year-old young man, has this ability.
Gu Wei looked through the comments of netizens, thought about it, and posted a paragraph.
“The world is so big, I always want to fly.
The rainbow after the rain is so wonderful!
So what if I go crazy for my dream this time?
Run! Proud boy! "
Then attached a photo taken while recording a song in the recording studio. He was wearing a headset, holding the microphone in his hand, and looking forward with a pair of bright eyes.
"Wow, little brother is so handsome~Keep going, little brother~"
"Tsk! You sound better than you say. Just wait for your crappy movie to come out!"
“.”
Gu Wei still has some fans who like his looks, but he doesn't have many works now, his fans are not fixed, and there are many people who criticize him, so these fans don't say anything.
Turn off the phone and stop paying attention. He needs to rest now.
The next morning, Gu Wei received a call from Yang Mi.
"Gu Wei, are you okay?
I've been busy filming these past two days, and only saw your news today on Weibo."
Yang Mi said in a tone that said, "I'm worried about you."
"Okay, Sister Mi, just based on your attitude, the energy I spent on you was not in vain." Gu Wei thought and said indifferently
"It's nothing, Sister Mi, thank you for your concern."
"You're almost being blacklisted by the entire internet, and you're still okay. Do you want me to say something on Weibo to support your new movie?"
In fact, Yang Mi didn’t really care about Gu Wei being attacked. She herself was often attacked, and was much worse off than Gu Wei.
"Okay, Sister Mi, do me a favor. I'll upload a song I wrote, and you can repost and recommend it for me." Yang Mi has nearly 20 million followers on Weibo, so it would be a piece of cake for her to use the song.
"Okay, no problem."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei thought about it and dialed Liu Yifei's number again.
After "The Sword of Assassination", the two never met again because of their work.
It is normal for actors to not see each other for a year or two when they are busy.
However, the two would occasionally chat on WeChat. Liu Yifei was a literary young woman who often read books and sent her thoughts to Gu Wei, recommending them to him as well.
Gu Wei also chatted with her, and the relationship between the two of them has always been good.
A few days ago, she asked Gu Wei on WeChat about the online hacking incident.
But since Gu Wei said it was okay, she stopped paying attention to it.
"Sister Yifei, are you busy?"
"Gu Wei, I'm at home feeding the cat. Why did you think of calling me? That's strange."
Liu Yifei is not a workaholic and she always takes a break after filming.
He could still hear the 'meow~meow~' sound coming from the other end of the phone.
"I need help from Sister Yifei. I wrote a song and I'll upload it online. Can you please share it and recommend it?"
"Master Gu can also write songs? How is it? Is it good? I want to listen to it first. If it's not good, I won't post it."
She was not surprised that Gu Wei could sing, but she was more surprised that he could write his own songs.
In her impression, Gu Wei is handsome and rich.
Some time ago, I heard that he was directing his own movie. The movie hasn't been released yet, so I don't know how it goes, and Liu Yifei doesn't dare to jump to conclusion.
He can even write his own songs now. Is he really a talented person?
Gu Wei laughed out loud
"Then I would like to thank Sister Yifei first.
You will definitely be satisfied.”
Well, another Weibo celebrity gave him free publicity.
(End of this chapter)
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