Chapter 137 The Unexpected Heroine
The next morning, Gu Wei came to Noon Sunshine Company. He had received a notice to come and take the final photos.
Follow the staff's lead to the dressing room.
After putting on makeup, I changed into costumes and went to the studio to take the final photos.
As soon as Gu Wei walked in, the photographer and director Kong Sheng standing beside him were immediately dazzled.
Gu Wei was seen wearing a crescent-shaped white brocade robe, with a slender figure, a jade-like face, gentle eyes, and a light grey mink cloak draped behind him. What a handsome young man in this world.
The photographer was very satisfied with his look and the photo shoot was completed quickly.
"Gu Wei, our play will start filming in about half a month.
You need to study the script more, 'Mei Changsu' is the absolute protagonist.
Please don't let me down during filming."
Director Kong Sheng spoke to Gu Wei earnestly.
Although he has achieved some results, Gu Wei's age is too misleading.
Being in his early 20s and with an extremely handsome appearance, director Kong Sheng always feels that his acting skills are not very reliable.
"Don't worry, Director. I've read the script thoroughly and memorized some of the lines. Just wait and see how I perform when I come back."
Gu Wei said with confidence.
His acting skills are definitely better than the original Brother Hu's. The only problem is that his face looks a little young.
This can only be compensated by makeup and his own acting skills in the later stage.
After taking the photos, Gu Wei did not leave, but stood at the edge of the studio and chatted with director Kong Sheng for a while.
After a while, other actors came over to take their final photos.
The most famous one is Wang Kai, an actor from Noon Sunshine Company.
In Nirvana in Fire, he plays Prince Jing 'Xiao Jingyan', who is also the second male lead of the show and a close friend of the male lead 'Mei Changsu'. Many viewers jokingly call the male lead and the second male lead the real CP.
Wang Kai graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and has a formal professional background. However, his acting career has not been smooth along the way.
Like Zhao Liying, the fledgling Wang Kai signed a contract with Huayi Brothers, which is known as the "graveyard for newcomers".
Then he failed to get any resources or help, and became a nobody who kept playing small supporting roles in various film and television dramas in the circle.
Until he was spotted by Hou Hongliang of Noon Sunshine, who took him to star in "All Quiet in Peking" last year, and this year he starred in the company's costume drama "Nirvana in Fire".
Before this, the audience's impression of Wang Kai was limited to the effeminate image in "Ugly Betty".
After Wang Kai finished taking the photos, he saw the director there and hurried over to say hello.
Kong Sheng smiled and called him over, introducing him to Gu Wei, saying that he had to take care of his own actors.
"Hello, Director Gu, I'm Wang Kai. It's a pleasure to work with you."
Wang Kai is very humble. He is from Noon Sunshine, so he is naturally very familiar with the TV series produced by his own company.
He knew that Gu Wei was the male lead and also an investor working with the company.
Besides, he is a director of big-selling movies.
Although you are young, people in the entertainment industry only care about whether you are famous or not, no one cares about your age.
"Hello, Mr. Wang Kai, just call me Gu Wei. I'm just an actor. With Director Kong Sheng here, I dare not call myself a director."
Gu Wei is very polite. People carry you in a fancy sedan chair and respect you. You can't be too arrogant, otherwise you will appear presumptuous.
"You two should get to know each other. You'll have a lot to learn from each other when you work together on the set."
Director Kong Sheng is happy to see Gu Wei and Wang Kai get to know each other. Now that their relationship is better, they can be more relaxed when playing opposite each other in future filmings.
Wang Kai chatted with Gu Wei for a while and then said goodbye to him.
Gu Wei was also preparing to leave and was about to tell Director Kong Sheng.
He suddenly saw an actress wearing makeup and costume walking into the studio.
So he stopped and was about to leave, and asked Director Kong Sheng in surprise.
"Director, this is Tang Yan, right?"
"yes."
"What role does she play in our play?"
Gu Wei remembered that Tang Yan did not appear in the original version of Nirvana in Fire. When he saw her coming to take the final photos, he immediately looked suspicious.
Kong Sheng glanced at Gu Wei and spoke in a normal tone.
"She's naturally playing the role of 'Princess Nihuang'. Her costume is pretty good and she's a good match for you.
I can also teach you about acting."
"She plays the role of 'Princess Nihuang'?" Gu Wei looked surprised.
Kong Sheng felt a little strange.
"What's the problem? You think she's unsuitable?"
"Uh~ That's not the case.
By the way, Director, I seemed to see Liu Tao when I went upstairs earlier. Does she also play a role in our TV series?
Gu Wei asked again.
"I originally planned to ask Liu Tao to audition for the role of 'Princess Jing', but I felt her temperament wasn't quite right, so I passed on her."
Director Kong Sheng looked at Gu Wei.
"Actually, I think Liu Tao's temperament is very suitable for playing the female lead "Nihuang". Unfortunately, she was born in 1978 and you were born in 1992, a 14-year age difference. Even with great makeup, it's hard to hide the huge age gap. I'm afraid the audience will be distracted."
Director Kong said with some emotion.
Gu Wei suddenly realized that he, a little butterfly, could kill Liu Tao's heroine with just a flap of his wings.
I'm really sorry, Sister Tao.
It seems that in the original version, because the male lead was Brother Hu and the age difference between the two was not much, the crew of "Nirvana in Fire" finally chose her to be the female lead. Now it is indeed a bit inappropriate to replace her with myself.
After all, this is a costume drama about political intrigue, not a modern idol drama about an older sister and a little wolfdog.
Although there are some changes in personnel, Gu Wei is not worried that the quality of the show will be compromised.
Noon Sunshine never relies on a few actors with excellent acting skills or big stars who are very popular at the time to make TV series.
They rely on their company's professional production team to be able to do everything perfectly, make the show with heart, and make it a good show.
Although the choice of the heroine was somewhat beyond Gu Wei's expectations, it had little to do with him.
After saying goodbye to Director Kong, he left Noon Sunshine and returned to his own company.
As soon as I arrived at the company door, I found the beautiful girl at the front desk was listlessly browsing her mobile phone with a frown on her face.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking unhappy just because you're scrolling through your phone?"
Gu Wei leaned over and asked curiously.
"Ah, boss, I won't play with my phone at work next time~"
The beautiful girl at the front desk was caught slacking off at work by her boss and she suddenly felt a little nervous.
Although Gu Wei was her idol, when the idol became a boss, he was no longer cute.
Gu Wei laughed. "I don't blame you. There's no one around right now, and you don't have a job. It's normal to relax occasionally. Why are you playing with your phone and looking unhappy?"
Seeing that Gu Wei had no intention of blaming her, the beautiful girl breathed a sigh of relief and then said.
"Boss, I was just watching the news. Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven is out now. It's surpassed our company's Detective Chinatown at the box office."
"That's it. It's only a matter of time before the box office is surpassed. Why should you be so depressed?
Just work hard." Gu Wei smiled and waved his hand nonchalantly.
Without chatting with the receptionist for long, Gu Wei walked into the company and sat in his office.
I took out my phone to check, and found that after more than a month of release, the box office of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was reported to be 1.047 billion, only slightly more than the 1.023 billion of "Detective Chinatown".
This Journey to the West blockbuster, co-created by a group of big-name stars including Zhen Zidan, Chow Yun-fat, and Aaron Kwok, has a Douban score of only a pitiful 4.3 points.
You should know that "Tiny Times" still has a score of 4.7.
It’s not that this movie is not as good as Tiny Times, it’s just that everyone’s original expectations for this movie were relatively high. After all, it stars Chow Yun-fat, Dan Yu, and Aaron Kwok, and it is said to be a big movie on the theme of Journey to the West that is comparable to last year’s Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons.
Audiences happily entered the cinema ready to enjoy a blockbuster, but came out puzzled, "Is this all we're supposed to watch?"
So naturally there are more negative reviews.
But to be honest, the special effects of this movie are really good, and it is a feast for the eyes of some viewers who just want to see big productions and luxurious special effects.
It can be said that it satisfies the tastes of some audiences, so it makes sense that the box office is outstanding.
Gu Wei looked at the box office figures of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and felt a little amused.
It's just a little bit more than "Detective Chinatown", which makes people wonder if this is a coincidence.
After all, there is a huge difference between the first three and the fourth in terms of publicity effects. If "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is a success, a sequel must be made.
Gu Wei remembered that the director of this movie, Zheng Baorui, subsequently filmed "Journey to the West: The Monkey King 3: The White Bone Demon" and "Journey to the West: The Women Kingdom".
The result is that each film is a bigger flop than the last.
Gu Wei, who was browsing on his phone in the office, suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.
"Come in~"
Unexpectedly, the person who pushed the door open was Zhang Tianai.
She was wearing a white woolen coat and a pair of light brown boots. Her long light brown hair was draped over her shoulders. Her face was fair and her lips were rosy. She looked more energetic than before.
Zhang Tianai walked up to Gu Wei with a smile.
"Mr. Gu, long time no see~"
"No, Xiao Ai, you should just call me Gu Wei. I'm not used to being called Mr. Gu."
Zhang Tianai didn't care either. It was obvious that after the hit drama "The Princess Weiyoung", she became much more confident than before.
"Gu Wei, I heard from Sister Yang that you were at the company, so I rushed back as soon as I finished my commercial performance. Do you want to have dinner together tonight?"
Her beautiful big eyes stared at Gu Wei intently, and her whole body was filled with heroic spirit.
Gu Wei had always seen a sentence in the news called "Red energy nourishes people."
He always thought that celebrities were not good at makeup and styling when they were not famous. Once they became famous, they could afford good stylists, and with the help of post-production beautification and photo retouching, they naturally looked better than when they were child actors.
But when he saw Zhang Tianai today, he realized that his understanding was still superficial.
The saying "Red energy nourishes people" really makes sense.
At the very least, once you become famous, the confidence that radiates from the inside out can really make you look more beautiful.
Gu Wei remembered that when he went to visit the set of "The Princess Weiyoung", Zhang Tianai would occasionally hesitate and waver when facing him, far from being as straightforward as she is now.
"No problem, you're my cash cow now, and as your boss, I have to keep you company."
Hearing Gu Wei's agreement, the smile on Zhang Tianai's face became even brighter.
In the evening, Gu Wei brought Zhang Tianai to a well-known high-end private restaurant in Beijing.
Both of them are fully armed, with masks, sunglasses and baseball caps.
After all, Zhang Tianai is very popular now. If a scandal breaks out at this time, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to her rising star career.
As her boss, Gu Wei would never allow such a thing to happen.
After getting out of the car, Zhang Tianai took one of Gu Wei's arms and stood beside him. Gu Wei turned his head to look at her without saying anything.
The two walked into the restaurant like a couple.
(End of this chapter)
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