Chapter 186: Meeting
Since October, in addition to the popular variety show Running Man launched on Blueberry Channel, the TV series All Quiet in Peking directed by Kong Sheng and Li Xue has attracted more attention.
These two directors are old friends of Gu Wei, so there is no need to say much about their level.
All Quiet in Peking is a historical drama adapted from Liu Heping's novel of the same name, and is jointly broadcast by Beijing Satellite TV and Tianjin Satellite TV.
Since its launch, the drama has received numerous praises from viewers, and has also received unanimous praise from major media and film critics.
Douban's initial score is 8.5. As the TV series airs, the number of viewers increases, and the number of people who rate it increases, the score is still going up.
However, the overwhelming success of "All Quiet in Peking" in terms of word of mouth cannot cover up its dilemma of slow growth in ratings.
At the beginning of its broadcast, the ratings of 0.63 in 50 cities ranked sixth on the TV drama ratings list in the same time period, while the top of the list was CCTV's "Ma Xiangyang Goes to the Countryside" with 1.78, and the second place was Lizhi TV's "God of War 2014" with 1.45.
During the same time period, Mango TV's "Bring Love Home" and CCTV Channel 8's "Warrior" all had ratings exceeding 1.
Although these TV series cannot compare with "All Quiet in Peking" in terms of reputation, they can crush it in terms of ratings.
This is mainly because "All Quiet in Peking" has a huge and profound historical background. Without understanding some historical events, it is difficult for some viewers to get into the plot.
With its meticulous plot and high-IQ story arrangement, the drama naturally lost some of its audience of housewives, who are the main group of TV viewers.
Although the drama has won the hearts of middle-aged and elderly male audiences, for housewives who like nagging mothers, such a drama is simply incomprehensible.
When the TV series was released, Gu Wei also reposted the news on Weibo and recommended fans to watch it. Gu Wei had watched this TV series in the original time and space, and it is still a classic when he watches it again now.
Director Kong Sheng even called Gu Wei to express his gratitude. During the call, Director Kong also mentioned to Gu Wei that "The Disguiser" will start filming early next year and invited Gu Wei to play "Ming Tai".
Gu Wei said that his schedule is full and he regrets not being able to cooperate.
This is not an excuse. After filming "Love O2O", he will have to shoot "Monster Hunt" and "Sword Identity 2" from the end of this year to the beginning of next year. He really doesn't have time.
On October 20, Gu Wei went straight to Mango TV after leaving the airport.
I was invited by Mango TV to record "Happy Camp".
This is Gu Wei's second visit to the "Base Camp" this year. A few months ago, he came to promote "Gu Jian Qi Tan".
This time is no exception. Mango TV bought the premiere rights of "My Sunshine" from Shanghai Juku, and plans to replace it with "Bring Home Love" in November.
Mango TV also has high expectations for this modern romance drama. Although it cannot imagine that it will reach the level of "Gu Jian Qi Tan", it is very likely to become a small hit.
Gu Wei is very popular now. No male star of the younger generation can compare with him in popularity. Zhao Liying also gained some fame after the broadcast of "Legend of Lu Zhen" and has a good audience appeal.
Shanghai Juku is particularly good at filming this kind of urban love idol drama, and the quality of "My Sunshine" is absolutely guaranteed.
After analyzing so many aspects, it would be unreasonable if [Shanshan] didn't become popular.
The purpose of appearing on variety shows is to gain publicity, and the news that Gu Wei would appear in this episode was released by the TV station early on.
The car drove to Mango TV Station, and Gu Wei got out of the car wearing a black suit. The excited fans around him rushed forward excitedly when they saw their idol in person.
"Gu Wei! I love you!!"
"Ahhh~ Brother, you're so handsome!"
“So handsome!!!”
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There were so many fans gathered outside the TV station. Those in the front row were particularly excited to see Gu Wei himself. Some were shouting, some were screaming, and some were holding up their phones to take pictures.
Those standing a little further away were holding large cheering signs and some were holding large posters of Gu Wei.
Ever since the last time the airport was surrounded and Gu Wei made some remarks on Weibo, the company's people lurking in the fan group also made efforts, and he was no longer met by fans when flying domestically.
Now it seems that all these fans have come to the TV station.
The security of Mango TV was very powerful. They cleared a passage so that no one could get close to Gu Wei.
Gu Wei smiled all the way, waved and greeted the fans as he walked forward and soon entered the TV station.
"Wow~ These fans are really enthusiastic!"
After entering the room, Gu Wei wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.
"Boss, these fans are probably the ones left over from the selection process. The audience for the show will probably be your fans too."
Assistant Yang Dan said something beside him.
When I came backstage, I naturally ran into Zhao Liying who was also on the show.
There are only two of them as guests on this episode of "Happy Camp", and the entire episode is dedicated to promoting the drama "Come, My Love".
Zhao Liying wore a white hollow dress with a thin black leather belt around her waist, which made her look more slender.
She has a bun on her head, a round face that is smooth and white, and small facial features that are delicate and beautiful.
"Liying, long time no see~"
Gu Wei walked forward and greeted him with a smile.
After the two finished filming "Come On, My Love", they only met once in May when Bai Keli and Zhang Yangguo got married and they attended the wedding as guests. After that, they had no chance to meet again, and it has been exactly half a year now.
This is how the entertainment industry is. Not to mention friends, even married couples may not see each other for a long time because of filming or other reasons.
Zhao Liying looked at Gu Wei's handsome face with a smile on her face.
"I didn't expect you to become so popular after not seeing you for over half a year. I saw it when I came here too. You have an outrageous number of fans outside."
"It's just a hit drama. I haven't congratulated you on winning the Golden Eagle Award for this year.
Although I didn’t go to the event in person, I’ve seen all the photos online, and it’s so beautiful!”
"It was a lucky chance."
Listening to Gu Wei's praise, Zhao Liying said a little embarrassedly.
On the 10th of this month, the 10th Golden Eagle Art Festival was held in Changsha City, Hunan Province. Zhao Liying defeated Yang Mi, Sun Li and Yang Ying in the early audience voting PK and became the fifth Golden Eagle Goddess after Liu Yifei, Li Xiaolu, Wang Luodan and Liu Shishi.
The organizers of the Golden Eagle Awards also invited Gu Wei to participate, but he was not nominated for any award. When the only TV series he had aired, "Gu Jian Qi Tan", was released, the Golden Eagle Awards nomination period had already closed.
Gu Wei didn't want to just walk the red carpet and join in the fun.
In fact, there is still quite a bit of controversy online about the selection of this year's Golden Eagle Goddess.
Although Zhao Liying has gained a certain degree of fame due to the hit drama "Legend of Lu Zhen", among her competitors, leaving aside Angelababy, Sun Li became famous the earliest and became the queen of real-life TV dramas after "Legend of Zhen Huan".
Yang Mi has become the most popular female star this year through "Gu Jian Qi Tan". At least Zhao Liying can't compare with her now.
However, Zhao Liying won the voting PK in the end, beating the two ratings queens. This was definitely due to the support of Hairun Films behind her.
Of course, with Zhao Liying's own strength and the subsequent hit dramas, she would become the Golden Eagle Goddess sooner or later.
It’s just that this year, it’s inevitable that others will feel a little dissatisfied.
For example, Yang Mi called Gu Wei to complain after she failed to win the Golden Eagle Goddess award. Although she was in a good mood because she had just obtained the resources for the female lead of "Assassin Spring Blade 2" from Gu Wei, she could not help but have a grudge against Zhao Liying, whom she had never met.
She also did not attend this year's Golden Eagle Awards.
This is Gu Wei's third visit to Happy Camp, and Zhao Liying is in a honeymoon period with Mango TV because she became the Golden Eagle Goddess.
Teacher He brought a few hosts to the backstage and had another lively chat with the two of them. There was nothing much to say about the process as everyone was familiar with it.
Teacher He brought some suggestions from the program director team, hoping that the two people could be more intimate when interacting on stage, so as to hype up some topics in conjunction with the TV series.
Gu Wei certainly had no objection to this. Zhao Liying looked at Gu Wei's face, smiled, and nodded to show that she understood.
(End of this chapter)
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