Chapter 546 Killing Two Birds with One Fish
Beijing International Airport.
"Old Chen, are you sure Gu Wei is on today's flight?" Reporters gathered in groups outside the exit, some with cameras hanging around their necks, and some holding microphones.
"Anyway, this is the news from the Running Man production team. Gu Wei's own schedule has always been confidential, so we can only find out from other sources.
I’ve been waiting for quite some time, so I can wait a little longer.”
"Do you think the rumor about Gu Wei and Scarlett Li is true?
A Chinese star and a Hollywood star, they are completely unrelated."
“How would I know? This news is even hotter overseas than in China.
I think it's probably for hype, leveraging the popularity of these two to promote LV. A new spokesperson always needs some hot topic to stir up."
At around 6 o'clock in the evening, the plane from Prague landed at Beijing International Airport.
Gu Wei brought his team, followed by Meng Ziyi. As soon as they came out of the airport exit, a group of reporters surrounded them.
"Gu Wei, what is your relationship with Scarlett?"
"It's been rumored online that you two are in a relationship. Is that true?"
"Scarlett got divorced earlier this year. Does it have anything to do with you?"
“.”
A group of people gathered around, camera flashes kept flashing, and various microphones were pointed in front of Gu Wei.
This scene startled Meng Ziyi, who was following behind Gu Wei. Realizing that she had not attracted the attention of the reporters, she shrank back a little.
Gu Wei was not surprised. He had seen all kinds of big scenes and of course he didn't care about this situation. Before the reporters gathered around him, the security team around him had formed a human wall and kept them 2 meters away.
"Dear journalist friends, Gu Wei just flew back to China from the Czech Republic. He is very tired and needs to rest. Please forgive me." Gu Wei did not say anything and kept smiling as he walked out of the airport under the escort of security personnel. His agent Yang Dan, who was beside him, stood up and talked to the reporters.
But she didn't say anything meaningful, just some perfunctory words.
During this trip to Paris, Gu Wei did not intend to respond specifically to the scandal with Scarlett. For him, such a scandal obviously could not cause any impact.
If someone asks him about it in other formal occasions in the future, he can just explain it.
The reason why domestic and foreign networks are paying so much attention to this is mainly because of Scarlett's fame. Her identity as Marvel's Black Widow is too well-known. In addition, she just divorced at the beginning of the year and her love life is in a blank period. So the fact that the two of them were a little intimate in front of the camera sparked public opinion.
However, Gu Wei and Scarlett are in China and Hollywood respectively, and it is unlikely that they will have any interactions in the future except for work. This kind of scandal will only remain popular for a while, and everyone will soon forget about it.
Besides, there are too many scandals about Gu Wei. Too many lice don’t itch, and too many debts don’t worry.
The fans have an ostrich mentality. As long as Gu Wei doesn't admit to being in a relationship, he will be regarded as a pure and innocent boy and a single young man.
The largest number of netizens and passers-by who like to watch the show are accustomed to his rumored girlfriends being exposed from time to time.
Anyway, he is not married and has no official girlfriend, so no one cares whether he is a playboy or a scumbag.
At least Gu Wei is very dedicated when it comes to working on new dramas, and his CPs with the heroines in his film and television dramas are all very good.
Moreover, the quality of his works is guaranteed. His movies are all big hits and his TV series are also very popular.
When an actor has works, the audience will be particularly tolerant of his private life.
"Wow, these reporters are so scary!" After getting in the car, Meng Ziyi patted his chest, still a little frightened.
She has only become popular in the past two months and has never encountered such a situation.
"Ziyi, you are a star now. You have to adapt to this situation. You will encounter it often in the future." Gu Wei didn't care. This was just a small scene for him.
"Has your agent ever taught you when to speak and when not to speak when facing reporters and fans? And what are the words you can and cannot say?"
"Maybe." Meng Ziyi felt a little guilty. She had received training in the company on what Gu Wei said, especially in recent times, but she didn't take it seriously.
"As a celebrity, your public image is very important. I'm not asking you to put on an act or create a persona. It's fine to be yourself. But as a public figure, you can't speak as casually as ordinary people. You have to be responsible for what you say."
Taking this opportunity, Gu Wei gave some instruction to his junior sister.
Being straightforward and outspoken is a good thing, but speaking without restraint is a big taboo.
"Is your Weibo account for personal use or is it run by the company?"
"It has been handed over to my agency team since the beginning of this year."
Gu Wei nodded.
“That’s the best way. If you want to post something, it’s best to let the team review it before posting it.
While public figures enjoy the admiration of fans and audiences, their private lives will inevitably be affected. You must be prepared for this before you become a star."
"I understand!" Meng Ziyi pursed her lips and nodded slowly.
The roads in the capital were a bit congested at night, so Gu Wei's nanny car took Meng Ziyi home first.
She no longer lives in school, and the company has dormitories specially arranged for artists.
Although it is called a dormitory, the conditions are very good. It is a two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment-style residence in a high-end residential area with complete supporting facilities.
"Would you like to go up and have a drink of water?"
In the underground parking lot of the residential complex, Meng Ziyi hesitated for a moment after getting out of the car, then looked at Gu Wei and opened his mouth to invite him a little embarrassedly.
"You've been on the plane for a whole day, go back and have a good rest, don't think about anything!" Gu Wei rubbed her little head.
"I'll finish my graduation work in the next few days, put a perfect end to my college life, and then follow the company's arrangements to act well!"
"Okay." Meng Ziyi was a little disappointed when she heard Gu Wei's refusal, but she also felt relieved in her heart.
"Brother, I will do my best!" Within two seconds, she adjusted her mood, put a smile on her face again, agreed with full energy, and then turned and entered the elevator.
#Gu Wei returns home! #
#Deep dive into the intimate relationship between Gu Wei and Hollywood sexy goddess Scarlett Johansson#
#Golden boy and jade girl, LV's big move in publicity from the perspective of its two spokespeople#
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The news of Gu Wei's return to China was on the news that evening and caused quite a bit of discussion on the Internet.
The news that he attended the Paris Fashion Week and renewed his contract with LV itself became a hot topic, and various Reuters photos made fans excited. Later, the scandal with Scarlett Johansson further ignited public opinion.
Now that the fashion week is over and people have returned to China, this hot topic has once again attracted everyone's attention.
[Does Gu Wei really bring glory to the country? He's been involved in a scandal with a Hollywood actress, which is something he's unique in the Chinese entertainment industry!]
[That's Scarlett Johansson, Hollywood's sex goddess, the dream lover of countless men around the world. If this is true, Gu Wei must be so enviable!]
I don't know if others are envious, but Durant is definitely envious, probably out of jealousy and resentment!
This is obviously hype. One of them is a top star in China, and the other is a Hollywood actress. They had no previous connection, but now they are endorsing LV together and suddenly there are rumors of a romance. This is obviously hype for the brand!
[I'm not sure whether it's hype or not, but this news is more popular on the foreign Internet than in China. Since the news came out a few days ago, there have been all kinds of discussions on Twitter and Facebook. You can find out by going over the firewall.
However, these foreigners' words were rather unpleasant, and some even said that Scarlett was an old cow eating young grass.
[Where can I find a "Lao Niu" of this caliber? Please introduce one to me.]
[Looking at the photos in the news, the two were indeed very close at the show and the banquet, but this doesn't mean anything. However, some media reported that Gu Wei and Scarlett stayed in the same hotel overnight, which is a bit speculative.]
Is it possible that because both of them are LV spokespeople, the brand arranged a hotel for them, apparently a Hilton? Isn't this normal?
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After returning home for a night's rest, Gu Wei had a rare good night's sleep and came to the company full of energy early the next morning.
"Good morning, Mr. Gu~"
"Good morning, boss."
“.”
After entering the door, from the front desk to the company, Gu Wei's employees greeted him one after another, and Gu Wei also responded with a smile.
"Do you think the online news is reliable? Is our boss and Scarlett really together?" After Gu Wei left, the employees who had just greeted him gathered together and gossiped in low voices.
"Who knows? Go ask the boss!"
"Are you crazy or am I?"
"Didn't you pay attention to all the scandals about the boss before?"
"How can it be the same? Before, they were all domestic female celebrities, but this time it's Black Widow, my goddess."
Before he could finish his words, his colleague next to him gave him a look, and he immediately reacted and stopped the discussion.
I turned my head slightly and saw the department manager coming from around the corner.
When Gu Wei entered the office, he had no idea that the employees in the company were discussing his scandals, but he didn't care even if he knew.
After arriving at the company, Gu Wei handled some urgent matters, and then met with Liu Junjie, the director of "Dear, Loved" in the office.
After the filming of the TV series was completed, Gu Wei went abroad, and Director Liu brought the shooting materials back to the Beijing company to start post-production.
"I have a lot of things to do here and have been very busy. Director Liu will have to take care of the post-production." Gu Wei brewed a pot of tea and placed a cup in front of Liu Junjie.
“It should be, it should be”
"How far has the editing progressed? Is there anything the company needs to do? Just let me know." Gu Wei picked up his teacup and took a sip slowly, then asked casually.
"We've already completed more than half of the preliminary editing, and there are no problems with the materials." Director Liu pondered for a moment.
"There's something I need Mr. Gu's help with."
Gu Wei put down the teacup and looked at Liu Junjie.
"The crew of [Go Go Squid!] hired musician Tang Xiaohan to create the theme song, and they sent me the demo yesterday.
I listened to it and the song is pretty good. It would be great if you, Mr. Gu, could sing the OST. "The popularity of [Eternal Love] is largely due to the duet of [Liang Liang] by Gu Wei and Zhang Bichen. Since he has this opportunity, Director Liu will definitely use it.
"No problem, it's a small matter. I happen to have some time these two days, so I'll take the time to record the song!" It's just an OST for his own TV series. Although he doesn't know what song it is, it's not a problem for Gu Wei.
"That's great!" Director Liu was also very happy that a problem in the post-production of the TV series was solved.
After finishing some company matters in the morning, Gu Wei went downstairs to his own recording studio to prepare to record the theme song of "Dear, Beloved".
As the company grew and had enough space, Gu Wei arranged for staff to install a professional recording studio on the first floor of the building.
Although the company does not have any signed singers, it always needs to record theme songs, interludes, etc. for the TV series and movies it is in charge of. This way, it does not have to rent venues and equipment outside, which is more convenient.
And it is not only used by film and television companies, but also by the anchors of [Weiming Tianxia Animation Production Company] and [Wuyou Media].
With Gu Wei's musical attainments, the theme song was recorded very quickly and was completed in less than half a day.
But what surprised him was that he was very familiar with the theme song of "Dear, Beloved".
"The theme song for this drama is 'The Nameless', what a coincidence! And the melody and lyrics are very suitable for Rao Xiaozhi's movie."
The original time and space movie "The Unknown" was first filmed in 2017. The crew asked Wang Sulong and Chen Huan to compose another song of the same name. However, in Gu Wei's opinion, that song is slightly worse than the theme song of "Dear, Loved" with the same name.
Gu Wei has always been a man of action, and he does what he thinks of.
After recording the song, he gave the finished product to Liu Junjie and told him about this matter. Director Liu was very generous and said that the copyright of the song was purchased by the company, and of course the company had the final say on how to use it.
Afterwards, Gu Wei contacted Rao Xiaozhi, who was working on post-production.
[The Unknown] was successfully completed during the few days when Gu Wei was abroad, and is now in post-production.
Rao Xiaozhi, who returned from his hometown in Guizhou, has been locking himself in the editing room these days, working with the company's editors to make the initial cut of the film.
At present, the three major projects of Wei Ming Tian Xia in the first half of 2017, the TV series Go Go Squid! and the movie The Unknown, have all been completed and are in post-production. Only Wen Muye's Dying to Survive has not been completed yet, but it should be completed before the end of this month.
"Mr. Gu, what do you want to talk to me about?" After being busy for several days, Rao Xiaozhi was not in a very good mental state. His hair was messy and his eyes were a little dark.
"Director Rao, have a cup of coffee to refresh yourself!" Gu Wei did not say anything directly, but pointed to the coffee made by his assistant.
"Although movies are important, health is more important. We should pay attention to the balance between work and rest."
Rao Xiaozhi took two sips of hot coffee and felt refreshed.
"I know, but [The Unknown] is my first film since joining the company, and it puts a lot of effort into it. Now it's hard for me to stop working once I start."
Gu Wei smiled and thought to himself that any boss would like to hear this.
"There's a TV series in our company that's currently in post-production, and the theme song has just been recorded. I found this song is a perfect match for your movie, and coincidentally, the title is the same, 'The Nameless'."
"What a coincidence?" Rao Xiaozhi was also a little surprised. "Can I listen to the song first?"
"No problem, I'm ready." Gu Wei said as he turned on the playback device beside him.
"The lights of the city at dawn
There is always a halo falling
Imitators one after another
”
A low and rhythmic singing voice came out, and Rao Xiaozhi frowned slightly at first, then he raised his head and looked at Gu Wei in surprise.
He could tell from the voice that the singer was probably Gu Wei.
Gu Wei smiled and nodded, indicating that he should continue listening.
The melody of the prelude is actually quite average, but the lyrics are pretty good, and because of Gu Wei's magnetic voice, it is an above-average song.
Rao Xiaozhi nodded as he listened. He felt that if the song was of this level, it could be considered as the theme song of a movie. After all, it was sung by the boss, and it would be worth it to get this wave of traffic.
Soon, the climax of the song comes.
“.
Who am I, the nameless one?
It doesn't matter who you forget
Who doesn't fight to the end of life?
Maybe very tired and embarrassed
Maybe a humble life of inaction
Maybe I will never be your light
”
"Bang!" After hearing this, Rao Xiaozhi slammed the table hard and became excited.
"Great, that's him, this is what I want!"
Gu Wei still had that same smile on his face, which didn't change at all because of Rao Xiaozhi's loss of composure.
He extended his hand to signal Director Rao to continue listening.
Rao Xiaozhi also realized that something was wrong with him, calmed down and continued listening to the song.
The entire song, 3 and a half minutes, passed quickly.
"Mr. Gu, this song and my movie are a perfect match. Everything I want to express is in this song," Rao Xiaozhi said excitedly, controlling his emotions.
“I knew it. I had read the script of ‘The Nameless’ and knew what the movie was going to express, so after the song recording was finished, the first thing I thought of was Director Rao’s movie.
I asked the staff to bring the song to the editing room later. "Nobody" is the perfect theme song for "Nobody"."
"That's great." Rao Xiaozhi looked happy, and then he thought of something.
"Wouldn't it be inappropriate to share the theme song with another film from our company?"
"Don't worry, it's an idol drama called 'Go Go Squid!' It won't have any impact at all."
(End of this chapter)
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