Chapter 532: Entering and Exiting the Play
The filming of [Dear, Loved] went on in an orderly manner. As time went on, Gu Wei and Yang Zi cooperated more and more tacitly.
Because of the script, the filming was filled with all kinds of sweet and crazy sugar-spreading plots. While performing, Yang Zi became more and more immersed in the role of the heroine "Tong Nian", and the filming effect was also exceptionally good.
Director Liu Junjie knew that Gu Wei and Yang Zi were very good friends, so when filming many scenes, he let the two of them perform on their own.
For example, there is a scene where the characters are sitting in a car. There are not many lines, and the main purpose is to express the intimate love between the male and female protagonists.
The director turned on the camera and didn't tell them what actions to perform, leaving it all up to the two of them to perform on their own.
Gu Wei is familiar with this routine; he is the best at falling in love.
He moved over to fasten Yang Zi's seat belt, and helped her tidy up her messy hair while talking. Then he slowly moved closer to her, with their bodies less than 20 centimeters apart, so that they could touch each other's skin and feel each other's body temperature, smell, breath, etc.
After the performance, Yang Zi's face turned red, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Gu Wei was different.
"Your face is so red, like you have a fever."
After filming this scene, Gu Wei looked at Yang Zi's red face and joked.
"It's you! You're so skilled at this trick. How many girls have you used it on?"
Yang Zi felt a little embarrassed, but he still tried to be tough.
“I still use these tricks, you underestimate me, I can’t even block them normally!
Not using it doesn’t mean I don’t understand. In fact, girls use similar tricks, but most of them don’t take the initiative.
But I've met too many people who took the initiative. You know, you're well-informed, don't you? " Gu Wei wasn't showing off, he was just stating a fact.
"I understand, Gu Qingsheng." Yang Zi rolled his eyes at him.
Gu Wei walked to the director's side, and Liu Junjie was watching the replay of the previous segment.
"Excellent! This scene is so touching! I can imagine countless young girls will be crazy about it once the TV series is released. It's so sweet!"
After watching it, Director Liu slapped his thigh and praised happily.
"As long as the director thinks it's good, what do you think, Yang Zi?" Gu Wei turned around and asked.
"It's a bit embarrassing, but it's really sweet. Why do I feel numb?" Yang Zi looked at the monitor, holding her little face with both hands, smiling shyly.
"Yang Zi, you performed well. You were very emotionally invested and adorable. The audience will definitely like it!" the director encouraged.
May passed quickly, and thanks to the thorough preparation and the high efficiency of the actors' performances, the dreamlike love story of "Han Shangyan" and "Tong Nian" finally came to an end.
In early June, the filming of "Dear, Loved" was officially wrapped up on the set in Shanghai.
After the last shot was shot and the director shouted "Finish", everyone on the set cheered.
Yang Zi looked at Gu Wei who was so close to her, with a complicated look in her eyes, which showed reluctance, loneliness and relief.
The two-month shoot was like a dream, a beautiful dream she had had when she was a student.
Now that the dream is over, people always have to return to reality.
"What's wrong, can't bear to leave?
Little Monkey Zi, are you in love with me?
Well, it's normal to feel this way when filming opposite such a handsome guy like me. It means you're into the role and you're a good actor."
Gu Wei patted Yang Zi's little head and teased her on purpose.
After filming together for such a long time, how could he not see Yang Zi's condition.
They have just been good friends for many years, and Gu Wei doesn't want this friendship to deteriorate.
It's easy to get into bed, but how to face it after getting out of bed? Yang Zi is not his type, and Gu Wei doesn't want to end up with a situation where they can't even be friends in the future.
"I've told you so many times, don't call me Xiaohou Zi in front of outsiders!" Yang Zi blushed when she heard what Gu Wei said, and angrily slapped his hand away.
"Besides, who would fall in love with you? Gu Wei, you are too narcissistic!
I'm not as crazy as those girls around you."
Yang Zi was a little angry and embarrassed.
"Hahaha
I won’t tease you anymore, go take off your makeup and change your clothes, there’s a wrap-up party tonight~”
“Hmph~
You say it!"
Yang Zi said this unhappily and turned to walk towards the dressing room.
Gu Wei stood there and watched Yang Zi walk away, smiling and shaking his head.
He still likes Yang Zi, who can chat and laugh when nothing happens and can make a few remarks from time to time.
At the wrap-up party in the evening, the crew ate and drank together, and the atmosphere was very lively.
"Director Liu, our second collaboration is still a pleasure.
I believe you are aware of the strength of [Wei Ming Tian Xia]. Are you interested in becoming a contracted director of the company?
The salary is definitely the highest in the industry.”
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Gu Wei sat next to director Liu Junjie and invited him.
In the entertainment industry, good directors are always a scarce resource.
Director Liu Junjie has proved to everyone that he is definitely an outstanding director with one excellent work after another in his decades of filming career.
He filmed "Lavender" and "The Prince Who Turns into a Frog" in his early years in Taiwan, and "My Sunshine" and "Love O2O" after coming to the mainland, including the current "Go Go Squid!". Now idol dramas are not only his comfort zone, but also his dominant zone.
"Mr. Gu." After the filming of the TV series was completed, Liu Junjie's way of addressing Gu Wei also changed.
When filming, Gu Wei was an actor, so he usually called him by his first name. Now that the other party is an investor and the boss of a film and television company, he is naturally "Mr. Gu".
“It was a pleasure to work with you twice, and I am also aware of your company’s strength in the mainland film and television industry.
To be honest, if it were ten years ago, I would have agreed without hesitation.
But I am 61 years old this year, and in the past two years I feel that both my physical condition and energy are not as good as before.
I will continue to work and shoot TV series in the future, but the pace of work will not be as fast as before.
If there is a good script, I will shoot it. If there is no suitable one, just take more rest." Director Liu smiled and spoke sincerely.
Gu Wei frowned slightly and looked at Liu Junjie opposite him, whose hair was gray and his weather-beaten face was full of wrinkles.
Directors don’t pay as much attention to maintenance as actors do, and they often travel all over the country for filming. In order to take pictures, sleeping in the open is commonplace.
I didn't pay attention to it before, but after Director Liu told me today, Gu Wei realized that the other person seemed to be born in 1956 and is 61 years old this year.
If it were an ordinary person, he would have retired and gone home at this age to enjoy his grandchildren and live out his life in peace.
"I understand, but I still really enjoy working with Director Liu. My company will have many new dramas to shoot in the future, and I hope you won't refuse when I find you."
"No, no, I also hope to continue working with Mr. Gu."
"After we finish filming this scene, what are your plans for the next step?"
At the dinner table, Gu Wei asked Yang Zi and the other two.
"I'll go back to school first, and then I'll follow my boss's arrangements."
Jiang Peiyao said quite obediently.
After that night, someone from Weiming Tianxia approached her to sign a contract, and she is now an artist under Weiming.
Gu Wei nodded.
"When you return to the company, ask Manager Yang to help you arrange the follow-up work. Once Glory and our drama are released, you will become quite famous."
"My agent asked me to go back to the company first, saying that President Long has arranged a play for me~" Xiao Zhan said to Gu Wei.
"Wow, Xiao Zhan, you're going to play the male lead so soon!" Jiang Peiyao was a little surprised.
"I'm the male lead, yes, but it's just a low-budget web series produced by Wajijiwa. It was only because Mr. Gu took a liking to it that Mr. Long gave it to me."
Xiao Zhan looked at Gu Wei with gratitude.
He saw it clearly. All of them [X玖少年团] were to appear in the new drama invested by the company, but he, who was neither the captain nor the face of the company, was chosen as the protagonist. There was no other reason except that Gu Wei took a liking to him.
"What's the name of the TV series?" Gu Wei asked.
"Uh, [Oh! My Emperor]." Xiao Zhan felt quite ashamed.
"What?" Gu Wei thought he had heard it wrong.
"He said to call me [My Emperor]~" Jiang Peiyao thought she heard it clearly.
"No, there's an 'Oh!' in front of it, [Oh! My Emperor]." Xiao Zhan felt even more embarrassed now.
"Hahahaha" he said this and the three of them laughed.
“Ahem.
Although the name is a bit childish, I guess the drama produced by your company is aimed at specific groups, such as younger audiences and some young women.
Mr. Long comes from a talent show background. The popularity of "Super Girl" and "Fast Boy" in those years was all due to this group of audiences.
Moreover, [Wajijiwa] is now deeply integrated with [Tengxun Video]. Your web series will not have to worry about the broadcasting platform. Tengxun will definitely invest resources to promote it."
Xiao Zhan nodded repeatedly as he listened to Gu Wei's analysis.
"What about Yang Zi? What are your plans next?"
Although Gu Wei teased her a few times when the filming was wrapped in the afternoon, Yang Zi was still not in a good mood at the wrap-up party.
Sitting there looking listless.
"I'm flying directly to Hengdian tomorrow. A drama is starting filming there."
"Tell me in detail." Gu Wei saw that Yang Zi was in a bad mood and wanted to chat with her for a while.
"It's called 'Legend of the White Snake', a costume fantasy drama co-produced by Huanrui, Wanda, and iQiyi."
"Legend of the White Snake?
Is it adapted from the Legend of the White Snake?
Gu Wei seemed to have some impression of this drama, but he definitely hadn't seen it.
"Well, I guess so, but it's changed a lot. Compared to 'The Legend of the White Snake', it's actually more like your 'Eternal Love'. It's essentially a period drama about cultivating immortals, slaying demons, and falling in love."
Yang Zi has read the script. She knows very well how big of an adaptation this film she is going to make is. It may only have a slight shadow of the original novel. If it weren't for the "Legend of White Snake", the audience might not be able to tell that it is an adaptation of the classic.
"Who is the male lead?"
"Huanrui has recently been promoting a new actor named Ren Jialun."
"Oh, I know this guy. He was the male lead in the drama "The Glory of Tang Dynasty" earlier this year.
I watched that drama, and his acting was pretty good, but he seemed a little short.” Jiang Peiyao interjected.
"Huanrui's current top star should be Li Yifeng, right? He's doing pretty well right now. Why are they promoting newcomers so soon?"
Li Yifeng has not been in trouble yet. Although he does not have the blessing of "Gu Jian Qi Tan", with the support of Huanrui Century, he has filmed several successful film and television dramas in recent years and is very popular now.
At least he is more popular than Yang Yang who ran away with his agent Jia Shikai.
I don’t know if Li Yifeng will get into trouble in the future, but if he doesn’t change his PC habits, even if he does it again, the result will not change much. If you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. It is only a matter of time before something happens to you.
“Who knows? I decided to act in the role after receiving an invitation from the crew. I don’t know anything about Huanrui.
However, I heard that Ren Jialun’s agent is also Huanrui’s Vice President Jiang Sanshi.”
Gu Wei touched his chin.
"I remember that Li Yifeng's contract with Huanrui seems to be expiring in two years. Given his current popularity, it's really uncertain whether he can renew his contract, so it's only natural to support newcomers."
After the wrap party, Gu Wei made an appointment with Xiao Zhan and Jiang Peiyao that he could take them back to the capital.
There was nothing Yang Zi could do to help, and it was impossible for Gu Wei to add a flight to Hengdian and make an appointment with her to meet again in Beijing.
In the evening, after the dinner, Yang Zi returned to the room and tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. He thought about taking out his mobile phone to send something several times, but in the end he didn't act and turned off the phone and went to sleep.
I feel a little regretful, but life with imperfections is life. I hope I can have a good dream.
(End of this chapter)
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