Chapter 132: I Didn’t Understand the Meaning of the Song at First Hearing
After entering the crew, the first thing Gu Wei saw was Zhao Liying's cute face.
"Happy New Year, Liying~"
"Happy New Year~" Zhao Liying greeted Gu Wei happily when she saw him.
Then she came closer to him and asked with a gossipy look on her face.
"Are you and Liu Yifei really in a relationship?"
Gu Wei looked at her with eyes full of curiosity and said helplessly.
"How is that possible? We are just ordinary friends, having a meal together.
Didn’t you have dinner with me too?
Are we boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"Of course I disagree. I said it must be these media reports based on hearsay."
Zhao Liying, who was retorted by Gu Wei, spoke indignantly.
Seeing that she looked cute, Gu Wei leaned close to her ear and teased her on purpose.
"We can also go out for dinner together. I guarantee that the internet will be full of gossip about us the next day, and it will save the crew money on publicity."
"Who wants to spread rumors with you? I won't tell you anymore. I have to start work soon."
After saying that, he ran away.
When Gu Wei joined the crew and started filming, the film market was also in turmoil.
Ever since Zhou Xingchi’s “Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons” sold 1.2 billion during the Chinese New Year last year.
The Spring Festival period starting from the first day of the Lunar New Year has become an excellent period in the Chinese film market, no less than the Lunar New Year period.
Many well-made and ambitious blockbusters are released during the Spring Festival.
Unlike other periods, all the movies released during the Spring Festival are released on the first day of the Lunar New Year, so each distributor has a lot of opportunities to schedule the films.
You are very popular and I have a strong background. He can give concessions to the theaters. Anyway, in order to get the screening rate, any method can be used.
Gu Wei took a look at the movies released during this year's Spring Festival.
A total of 4 movies were released, including "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven", "From Vegas to Macau", "Ex-Files" and the variety show "Where Are We Going, Dad?"
Among them, "Ex-Files" is a pure love story film. It can only be said that the film barely passed the test and filmed a complete love story.
The special effects of [Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven] are indeed good, but it is just a packaging of a traditional Chinese story in a Western fantasy mode. The gods and demons are in opposition, and the leader of the resistance turns into a superhero. There are too many flaws in the story content and the lines are also funny.
It is said by the audience that watching the trailer is equivalent to watching the entire film.
From Vegas to Macau is a typical Wang Jing-style film. What is a Wang Jing-style film? It is made just to make money and make the audience laugh. People just go to the cinema to have fun. As for the plot and logic, there is no need to delve into it.
The great director Wang Jing has made it clear to you when he made this movie: this is a bad movie. Just enjoy it, but don't watch it if you have a brain.
In addition to Chow Yun-fat and Xie Tingfeng, Da Tiantian is also one of the leading actors in this movie.
As expected of her, she is a sweet girl, and she is always present in these bad movies among blockbusters.
At the premiere, Miss Jingtian invited Gu Wei to attend, but unfortunately Gu Wei had too many things to do at the time and had to decline.
There is no need to say much about the last one, "Where Are We Going, Dad?". It cannot really be called a movie at all.
It's just a variety show shown in movie theaters, but it's still nice to watch during the Chinese New Year.
While Gu Wei was filming on the set, on February 4th, "The Rise of a Phoenix" was officially released on Tencent Video.
Tengxun knows how to promote. Taking advantage of the recent online rumors about Gu Wei and Liu Yifei, they promoted "The Princess Wei" and made netizens more curious about this web drama that claims to be about Gu Wei's transformation from a man to a woman.
On the first day of the TV series' broadcast, it immediately attracted widespread attention from netizens and quickly became a hot topic on the screen.
After only 12 hours of broadcasting, it broke the broadcast record of traditional self-produced dramas, created a legendary 4 million views, and achieved an excellent start.
At the same time, the number of views of the series has been increasing in a straight line. After only 48 hours of being online, the number of views of "The Rise of Phoenixes" has exceeded 10 million.
It has become the most popular online drama since the beginning of 2014.
This drama not only has the highest number of views, but also has been the most discussed and talked about drama among netizens.
The drama contains eye-catching elements such as "corruption", "contrasting cuteness", "palace fighting", and "gender swap". The imaginative plot has attracted national attention, and the costumes and scenery have set off a wave of online hits.
The level of hot discussion ranks first, and the barrage party, screen licking party, CP party, and prediction party have all spoken out to promote it, acting as tap water, and netizens directly call this drama poisonous!
Netizens' evaluation of this drama is "poor and terrible".
"Thunder" may be a real thunder, but to be honest, the crew is not poor at all, the shooting time is not tight, and Gu Wei, as the big boss, can invest money in the crew at any time.
It’s just that the style of the costumes and props designed by the director of “The Princess Weiyoung” is like this, which makes it look cheap.
Ten days after the TV series was aired, the number of views officially exceeded 100 million and it became the number one topic on Weibo.
Zhang Tianai, who also plays the role of 'Princess Consort', is truly a hit on the internet.
The Crown Princess she plays in the drama is cute and sweet, pure and sexy, and she combines dominance and charm. Her ancient costume looks are stunning and have fascinated many audiences.
Although Li Xian, who plays the male lead in the drama, and other supporting actors are not as popular as Zhang Tianai, they are also followed by some netizens.
"Okay, I understand. Keep communicating with Tengxun. This is just the beginning. I believe the final results of [Go Princess Go] will amaze us all."
Gu Wei just hung up the phone with Zhao Mingcheng.
The huge popularity of [The Princess Wei] brought huge profits to Gu Wei Company.
The first is financial. Because they signed a profit-sharing agreement with Tencent, every additional effective playback volume of the drama by a member will make Gu Wei an extra cent.
There are now queues for the online drama's in-stream ads, and Tencent Video has made a fortune this time.
Zhang Tianai's value has skyrocketed. She has become a new Internet traffic and can directly create value for Gu Wei's company.
Various commercial performances and endorsements came to him, and he immediately became a cash cow for [Wei Ming Tian Xia Agency].
Finally, the reputation of the film and television company under Gu Wei's name spread, and it would be very easy to sell the films after a new drama was completed.
At the very least, Tencent Video is definitely willing to offer a price that satisfies Gu Wei.
Just when "The Princess Weiyoung" was a hit on the Internet, on the 10th, Universal Music held a new song release conference for Gu Wei.
The two EP singles [Natural] and [Sold Out] are now available worldwide.
【Natural】is a song included in the album of Imagine Dragons in 2018.
Its Chinese name translates to "gifted talent".
The whole song is explosive and full of expansive energy. With the support of simple and powerful electronic drum beats, Gu Wei's singing also shows the most magnificent momentum.
The lyrics highlight the high-spirited spirit of youth: We will always experience loss, but we must cheer up our nature and release the passion in our bodies in a peaceful manner!
It fits the environment and background when Gu Wei wrote "The Proud Boy" and his mental state at that moment.
The original singer of "Sold Out" is the band Eagle Nelson. The song has a strong religious tone, with the author's central theme being to follow Jesus, practice his teachings, and stop being bound by personal gain.
The belief of fighting and striving for what you believe in. Each of us should stick to what we believe in, never forget our original aspirations, and live for ourselves.
Gu Wei made some changes to the song, removing words related to religion and Jesus and changing it to about pursuing dreams.
Following the rhythm of the original rock version, the content of the entire song has completely become about dreams and beliefs, hard work and struggle.
These two songs were originally very popular "war songs" on the Internet in their original time and space. Many movie clips were edited with these two songs, which instantly ignited the whole audience.
What impressed Gu Wei the most was the appearance of Wonder Woman accompanied by the song "Sold Out". He felt like he was on fire watching the video.
"Excuse me, Gu Wei, why did you write two English songs?"
At the press conference, some media asked Gu Wei.
“Before my movie was released last year, I went through a very dark period, and that’s when I wrote the four songs ‘Proud Boy’, ‘Lone Brave Man’, ‘Natural’, and ‘Sold Out’.
At the time, I only released two Chinese songs. Later, when Universal Music signed me, I naturally released these two English songs.”
After listening to Gu Wei's explanation, the media also felt that it was very reasonable.
Singers usually write songs with specific scenes and emotions in mind. They write happy songs when they are happy, sad songs when they are in pain, and love songs when they are heartbroken.
Gu Weifa's songs are all very consistent in style, youthful, passionate, exciting and full of struggle.
It suits his age and mood very well.
“Would you be confident if you released an English song for the first time?”
"Of course, I have full confidence in myself, and even more confidence in my songs!"
These are all Billboard Top Ten level songs, so it wouldn't be a problem for him to get to number one if he tries hard. How could he not have confidence?
"Your Chinese songs are so popular in China. If your English songs don't take off as you expected, will you feel disappointed?"
"This won't happen. I believe it will succeed."
Gu Wei said this while looking at the reporter with a firm look.
Gu Wei wasn't exaggerating. The Billboard Hot 100 is the most authoritative pop music chart in the US and the most prestigious chart in the international music scene.
Billboard's ranking of each region is based on a comprehensive comparison of four aspects: radio on-demand volume + sales + streaming media + download data.
This chart is released once a week, and the top single is the Billboard Hot 100.
Since the advent of the Internet age, the proportion of the last two items in the Billboard song charts has become increasingly higher.
Gu Wei clearly remembers that just four years later, an English song by Wu, with the help of his fans across Asia, made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart, ranking 73rd, thanks to the fans' online support.
Gu Wei felt that with the quality of his songs and the help of domestic fans, it would not be difficult for him to be listed on the Billboard.
(End of this chapter)
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