Chapter 545: Draw a Pie First
After the daytime game session ended, everyone had dinner and rested for a while before preparing to start recording the final name tag tearing session.
The rules of this episode are very interesting. Since all 12 guests are people in the painting, they each have weaknesses. For example, Reba is afraid of water, Lu Han is afraid of heights, and Zheng Kai is afraid of being ugly.
At the beginning, everyone needs to find portraits of other people in a designated area, then guess what the other person is afraid of, call out the other person's weaknesses, and then take corresponding actions.
The person whose portrait is found will be given a name tag, and others can tear off his name tag and eliminate him.
There are three rounds of games during the day, and the reward given to the winner is a hint of the weaknesses of others.
"What's going on? Why is my weakness fear of fire?" Gu Wei was confused when he saw the sign that the program team gave him that listed his weaknesses.
"Because my weakness is fear of water, the princess is afraid of water, and the prince is afraid of fire, doesn't this seem like a good match!" Reba was frowning as she looked at her own clue, because everyone knew that she was afraid of water, so it was very easy to guess.
But when he saw Gu Wei's reminder, he became happy again and said with a smile.
"Others can easily guess our weaknesses. It looks like winning the name tag ripping match today will be difficult."
Gu Wei has participated in Running Man several times before and was the ultimate winner most of the time.
His ability to tear off name tags is unquestionable, but today's rules clearly limit his performance.
Because it is very likely that others can tear him apart but he cannot tear others apart.
"It doesn't matter. We got some hints before, so we still have some advantages. Just work hard!" Reba clenched her fists and encouraged Gu Wei seriously.
"I remember the clue we got when we won the first round was 'afraid of fading'. Who could it be?"
"Afraid of fading?" Reba tilted her head and thought.
"I know, it's Brother Chen!" Within two minutes, she slapped her thigh and shouted with joy.
"Why is Li Chen afraid of fading?" Gu Wei didn't quite understand. He didn't watch Running Man often, so he didn't understand many things.
"Oh, Brother Chen has no eyebrows, he is afraid that his eyebrows will fade!" After all, Reba is a contestant who participated in a whole season of Running Man, and she has watched all four seasons of Running Man before coming here, so she knows these people in the Running Man team very well.
"I understand. Let's start looking for Li Chen's self-portrait now. If we meet other people, we can share the information with them." Gu Wei held back his laughter and decided on their game plan.
In this way, the 12 guests formed teams of two and started the final round of the name tag tearing battle in the maze garden in front of the castle.
The last game lasted a long time, from sunset to nightfall, about 3 hours, before the name tag tearing battle came to an end.
Gu Wei and Reba tried very hard, but unfortunately their information was guessed by others early on. Soon after the game started, they were labeled and then unfortunately left the stage surrounded by Li Chen, Deng Chao, Han Dongjun and others.
Li Chen's name tag was also torn off by Gu Wei's counterattack, and he failed, but Deng Chao and Han Dongjun didn't even have their name tags attached, so Gu Wei could only passively defend.
The final winners of this season's Running Man are Deng Chao and Lu Han team.
After Gu Wei and Li Chen left the field, captain Deng Chao became the strongest person on the field. In addition, Xiaolu was also very flexible and ran very fast. The two of them teamed up to fight against each other and finally won the game.
At night, a full moon hangs high in the sky, and the bright moonlight spreads over the earth like water.
In the European palace-style bedroom, after exercising, Reba snuggled up to Gu Wei like a well-behaved kitten.
"You really won't go with me tomorrow?" Gu Wei leaned against the head of the bed, stroking Reba's black hair with one hand, and then rubbing the ends of her hair on her white and smooth back.
After recording the show, he will take a direct flight to Beijing early tomorrow morning.
".I'd better stay with the production team, it will be better this way." Reba still didn't want to appear too close to Gu Wei in front of outsiders.
She is very career-oriented and this year is her rising year. Since the release of "Eternal Love" at the beginning of the year, her popularity has been rising continuously.
Although Reba knew that she became famous thanks to Gu Wei's support, she didn't want others to say that.
"Are you planning to appear in the next episode of Running Man?" Unlike in the original time and space when she was scolded and wronged on the variety show, Reba is obviously very comfortable recording this season of Running Man. She may make a different decision in terms of variety shows than in the original time and space.
"I haven't thought about it yet, but if the production team continues to invite me, I will probably agree. I feel that this kind of outdoor variety show is more interesting and more relaxing than filming a movie."
Gu Wei nodded slightly.
He was not surprised that Reba had such an idea. At this time, if artists in the entertainment industry could be regular guests in a popular variety show, the benefits would far outweigh the disadvantages.
Although there has always been a saying in the circle that actors frequently appearing on variety shows will make it difficult for the audience to get into the show.
Because when an actor shows too many of his or her personality traits in a variety show, the actor will lose his or her mystery. The character setting in the variety show will make it difficult for the audience to immerse themselves in the film or television drama scenes, which will greatly reduce the effectiveness of the film or television drama presentation.
This statement is logically sound, but it has certain limitations.
Today's era is no longer the slow-paced era of the past. It is very unlikely that a celebrity will become a household name by becoming a hit with a drama like they did ten years ago.
Before the Internet age, people had limited channels to obtain information, and the daily entertainment for audiences across the country was watching TV.
That's why Xiaoyanzi became popular all over the country with the TV series "My Fair Princess", and Tianxian became the white moonlight in the hearts of a generation with two classic TV series.
Today is the Internet age, and there are too many channels for people to obtain information. Even the most popular TV series and movies cannot be seen by everyone. In the past, there was no choice, but now there are too many choices.
Therefore, if a star wants to remain popular for a long time, he or she must either always have good works or always be a hot topic.
No one can guarantee that every film or TV series he or she stars in will be a hit, so being a regular on a popular variety show becomes a good way to become familiar and increase your fame.
Only when you are famous will good resources come to you.
Otherwise, if it becomes outdated and has no films to make, it will be useless no matter how mysterious it is.
Haven’t you seen that the four returning stars, Lu Han, appeared on "Running Man", Zhang Yixing appeared on "Go Fighting", and Li Jiaheng, who took the blame for "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" this year and seemed to be unable to make it in the acting field, went to "The Rap of China". These are all variety shows that have been very popular in recent years.
Only Huang Zitao doesn't have any good variety show resources, and it seems that he is currently doing the worst among the four.
"Isn't [Flowers and Youth] particularly interesting? I've been following it recently." The two chatted for a while, and Reba suddenly thought of something. She raised her little head that was lying on Gu Wei's chest and looked at him curiously.
"You've seen it all, why are you asking me anything?" Gu Wei reached out and gently pinched her little face.
"Ah, although I have seen it, I still have to ask you as the person involved." Reba was a little dissatisfied and opened her little mouth as if to bite Gu Wei's finger.
"It's no different from what you see. A few young strangers went to various places to check in and complete tasks arranged by the program team. It took a total of more than 20 days.
If you ignore the conflicts and problems that arose from various trivial matters along the way, I think this trip of "Flowers and Youth" is still very good!
"I traveled across three continents and several countries, and experienced a lot of things I had never experienced before. It was very exciting." The experience of [Divas Hit the Road 3] was very good for Gu Wei. He completely regarded the variety show as his own travel trip.
"hehe.
You are not with strangers, you are obviously with acquaintances, that’s why you are having fun.” Reba muttered in a rather jealous voice.
Of course, she had no confidence in saying this, because she was the one who came later, and she was the best friend who deliberately made friends with her without telling her.
Gu Wei smiled and didn't respond.
"When can I be on a variety show like "Flowers and Youth" with you?" Reba pouted and looked at Gu Wei pitifully, acting coquettishly with him.
"That's probably going to be difficult. Travel variety shows are rare. Dragon TV previously had 'Sisters Over Flowers,' but it was canceled due to poor ratings. It seems the only one left is Mango TV's 'Divas Hit the Road.'"
"However, there will be more slow variety shows like 'A Longing for Life' in the future. Although they don't involve traveling to various places, they are still a group of people living together."
Reba felt a little depressed after hearing what Gu Wei said.
"Even if we don't do the variety show, when can we go on a trip together?"
"You are at a critical period in your career now. I will definitely accompany you when I have free time in the future!" Gu Wei didn't know when he would have time, so he painted a pie in the sky for Reba first.
"You said it, pinky promise!" Reba also knew that she and Gu Wei were very busy now, but she was very happy that Gu Wei agreed to her.
"Let's make a pinky promise and never change it for a hundred years!" Gu Wei stretched out his little finger and made a pinky promise with Reba.
The next morning, Gu Wei said goodbye to several members of the Running Man team and boarded the plane back home.
The straight-line distance from Prague to Beijing is 7,449 kilometers, which takes about 10 hours to fly.
Fortunately, Gu Wei was on a private plane, so the journey was relatively comfortable.
“This is the best airplane meal I’ve ever had. I didn’t expect it to be so sumptuous!
Brother Wei, do you have a dedicated chef on your private plane? "After lunch, Meng Ziyi took a tissue from the table to wipe his mouth, and turned back to look in the direction of the kitchen.
"How is that possible? Even if we arrange a chef, there is no place to make a fire and cook!" Gu Wei also finished his meal and waved his hand. Immediately, a flight attendant came over to clean up.
"This is much better than the usual airline meals. It feels almost like eating in a restaurant."
The two of them had just had a Western meal, which included steak, foie gras, caviar, salad and thick soup. The dishes were rich and tasted very good.
Gu Wei smiled and looked up at the flight attendant who was cleaning the table.
"Xiaoyu, tell Ziyi how we make our airplane meals."
"Okay, boss!" The plump stewardess Xiaoyu cleared the plates away neatly and explained to Meng Ziyi with a smile.
"Ms. Meng, although our plane has a kitchen, it actually only has a microwave and an oven. Cooking with open flames is definitely not feasible on an airplane.
You see that the dishes are rich and delicious. In fact, before each flight, our crew finds local high-end restaurants and asks the chefs to prepare semi-finished dishes. We then give them the final processing after they are brought on board.
Several of the flight attendants on board have chef certificates, so even though it’s just simple heating and plating, we try to do it perfectly.”
"Oh, so that's how it is." Meng Ziyi suddenly realized that her family conditions were actually very good. Her father was a relatively successful businessman in her hometown, but he was still far from being a wealthy man who could afford a private jet.
"If you are tired, you can go to the bedroom over there and take a nap. We probably won't arrive in Beijing until tonight!" After explaining, the flight attendant Xiaoyu turned around and left. Their trip was not short, so Gu Wei gave Meng Ziyi another instruction.
After leaving Prague, Reba wanted to follow the crew, so Gu Wei took Meng Ziyi back with him.
"Okay." Meng Ziyi agreed obediently, her big eyes rolling around.
"Brother Wei, I graduated from the Film Academy this year."
"Really? I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it. Congratulations!" After cleaning the table, Gu Wei took out his laptop and opened it. He had a lot of things waiting for him at the company in China after he went abroad for a few days.
Gu Wei didn't care about Mencius's opinion and was a little anxious.
"Brother Wei, do you remember what you told me?"
"What?" Gu Wei was confused when he heard her say that. He had made a lot of promises but couldn't remember them all at once.
"You said that if I studied hard while I was in school, improved my acting skills, and played more supporting roles to gain acting experience, the company would focus on training me after I graduated!
This time I landed in Beijing and went back to school to attend the graduation ceremony, and I officially graduated!"
After Meng Ziyi finished speaking, Gu Wei also remembered that he had indeed said this.
“Yeah, that’s what I planned.
Aren’t you very popular recently? "Princess Agents" is a hit, and "Divas Hit the Road 3" is also very popular. These are all the roads to fame paved for you by the company." Gu Wei became more and more confident as he spoke. He had just said that before, but now it seems that his junior schoolmate Meng Ziyi is doing very well. At least she is much more popular than in the original time and space.
Besides, "Princess Agents" and "Divas Hit the Road 3" were also resources that I arranged for her.
"But...but I've been playing supporting roles since I joined the company, from the earliest [God of War Zhao Zilong], [Love O2O] to [Princess Agents], and [You Are My Glory] which will be released next month. When will I be able to play the leading role?" Meng Ziyi's fair little face wrinkled, with a look of pity and grievance.
"With your current fame, there should be quite a few scripts looking for you to play the female lead, right?" Meng Ziyi's current popularity is really not low. Although she is not a big star, she is also a second- or third-tier celebrity.
"I have received several scripts, but I want to act in our company's drama." Meng Ziyi's current personality is a straightforward girl, but she is not stupid at all.
Can the leading actress in an outside crew be the same as the leading actress in a TV series produced by one's own company? Today, "Wei Ming Tian Xia" and "Noon Sunshine" are both well-known brands in the circle.
However, unlike the various types of high-quality TV series produced by [Noon Sunshine], [Wei Ming Tian Xia] focuses on idol dramas, both ancient and modern, and all of them are hits and are sure to be big sellers.
If we look at the broadcast data of the drama, [Wei Ming Tian Xia] will surpass [Noon Sunshine].
However, many people in the industry believe that the reason why the drama "Wei Ming Tian Xia" can sell so well is largely because the protagonist is the boss Gu Wei. If the male lead is not Gu Wei, it is hard to say whether the TV series can still be so popular.
"It may be too late this year." Before Gu Wei finished speaking, Meng Ziyi frowned.
"But you don't have to worry. I already had an idea. I'll discuss it with Manager Yang when I get back. I'll arrange a drama with you as the female lead by next year at the latest!"
Xiaoxuemei joined Gu Wei's company when it was first established. She has been working diligently over the years. Now that she is on the rise in popularity, Gu Wei doesn't mind supporting her. After all, they are his own artists, and the benefits will be shared by all.
"Then Brother Wei, can you play the male lead?" Meng Ziyi stared at Gu Wei with big eyes, looking expectant.
"Well, it's still early. It depends on my schedule. If I have time, it's not impossible."
“That’s great!” Even better news than starring in your own company’s drama is acting with your boss, which will definitely soar as soon as it starts airing.
(End of this chapter)
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