Chapter 551 Idol Drama Business
This year's interview program is also for the promotion of "You Are My Glory". It was Dragon TV that took the initiative to find Gu Wei. The recorded program will probably be broadcast after the TV series is launched.
The show premiered on two local TV stations. In terms of traffic, Dragon TV is not as good as Blueberry TV, so they are also trying to find ways to increase the appeal of their own TV station to the audience.
Even if they cooperate to broadcast the same drama, competition is inevitable. Everyone broadcasts the same content, so it depends on each TV station to attract viewers to watch their own drama.
In the studio, Gu Wei and Reba sat side by side on a sofa, facing the host of the show. Coincidentally, the host of this talk show was Cao Kefan, the host of yesterday's Magnolia Awards Ceremony.
Host: "We all know that you, Gu Wei, have filmed many idol dramas of very high quality that are very popular with the audience.
What do you think was the reason for the success of your previous TV series?
“Rather than idol dramas, I prefer to call these TV series urban romance dramas.
Whether the idol is an idol or not is secondary. What the audience likes is the love expressed by the male and female protagonists in the TV series.
I think the reason why the TV series we filmed before were so popular with the audience was that we used reasonable and correct ways of expression to make the audience deeply feel the beauty of love.
If everyone can immerse themselves in it, the TV series will naturally be liked by the audience."
Gu Wei was very relaxed. He had read the script before the show started and knew what questions the host was going to ask.
Host: "So what do you think are the differences and advantages of [You Are My Glory], which you collaborated with Reba on, compared to other urban romance dramas?"
Gu Wei: "If there is any difference compared to other early urban romance dramas, it is that the hero and heroine have a 'love that is equally matched'!"
Host: "How do you understand this 'equally matched love'?"
Gu Wei: "Previously, TV dramas always played the role of 'love-brained' characters. The world is big, but it is not as important as falling in love. Family, friendship, and career are nothing compared to love.
And most of the time, female characters are in a relatively low position.
For example, a rich young man broke up with his family, gave up his studies and career, and just wanted to be with the poor heroine.
The most classic one is "Meteor Garden". Shancai, a girl from an ordinary family, is deeply loved by Daomingsi, a rich boy. The other members of F4 also have special feelings for her.
This is very consistent with the fairy tale love model of the prince and Cinderella, and it is easy for ordinary girls to empathize with it.
[You Are My Glory] is different. The male protagonist is an aerospace designer. He has a space dream of the stars and the sea in his heart, and he has been working hard for his dream; the female protagonist is a big star who loves her work, is serious and dedicated, and always insists on speaking with her works.
The two of them like each other, respect each other, tolerate each other's shortcomings, and pursue both career and love. They are equal in both feelings and status. This is what I call 'equal love'!"
Host: "This situation is quite novel. I am looking forward to the broadcast of this drama more and more!
We all know that "You Are My Glory" is your third collaboration with Gu Wei. What kind of person is Gu Wei in your mind?"
After asking Gu Wei, the host turned the topic to Reba.
"Gu Wei and I have known each other for a long time. When we were filming Swords of Legends in 2013, he was already the absolute leading actor, while I was just a fledgling 'junior sister'. At that time, I never thought that I would have the opportunity to act opposite him four years later.
In fact, in my mind, Gu Wei has the same image as Yu Tu in You Are My Glory. He is like the most outstanding student in school, a campus idol who excels in academics and sports, the pride of everyone, and the object of admiration of all classmates.
Reba said this and turned to look at Gu Wei with a smile, her eyes revealing admiration and adoration.
She wasn't saying this for show; she was speaking the truth.
When she first met Gu Wei, Reba was not an ugly duckling, but her status and position were far inferior to his, so she always put herself in a relatively low position and looked up to him.
Gu Wei turned his head at the right time and looked at Reba with a smile.
"So, classmate Qiao Jingjing, you've become a big star now. We're evenly matched."
"I have also been catching up with Yu Tu's footsteps."
After the recording of the program was over, the host Cao Kefan chatted with the two of them and praised Gu Wei and Reba for their good performance.
The two of them did not shy away from answering various questions in the show, and their answers were very tacit, occasionally linking them with the TV series. The ambiguous atmosphere between their eyebrows even touched the usually professional Cao Kefan. It can be said that the sweetness was off the charts.
"When this show airs, it will be a real treat for the fans of the TV series and I believe it will ignite the enthusiasm of many viewers to watch the show."
"As for business, we still have the most basic professionalism." Gu Wei answered with a smile, and Reba nodded.
In the afternoon, after coming out of the Oriental Satellite TV building and saying goodbye to Reba reluctantly, Gu Wei boarded the flight back to Beijing.
"[Take my brother away quickly] How is the roadshow going?" In the office of the Beijing company, Gu Wei came back and started to deal with some company matters.
"To be honest, the effect wasn't very good. Peng Yuchang, Zhao Jinmai, and Zhou Ye were not well-known and had almost no fans. However, the online promotion and the movie sharing session at the Hangzhou Comic Exhibition received a good response."
Gu Wei frowned slightly. "When will the preview start?"
"Previews will begin nationwide next Monday."
"We can't stop promoting this movie online. This movie only has a chance of becoming a big hit if it relies on word of mouth. After the previews start, let the online influencers we're working with spread the word. The most important thing now is to let the audience know about this movie!"
In fact, Gu Wei did not expect "Take My Brother Away" to be a big hit. Although the quality of the movie was good, the leading actor was not famous enough.
Relying on the brand name of "Wei Ming Tian Xia" and the face of "China Film Group", there will be no shortage of films to be filmed after the movie is released, but it is still unrealistic to expect it to be a big hit.
Fortunately, Gu Wei didn't rely on the film to make a lot of money. Instead, he praised Peng Yuchang of the company, trained the publicity and promotion team, and made friends with Han Jianv. Making this film was a win-win situation. It would be even better if it could make money in the end.
After talking about the movie, Yang Liwen reported to Gu Wei about some other aspects of the company's work.
Finally, she took out a script and placed it in front of Gu Wei.
"Boss, this is the new play Guangguang sent yesterday. It's directed by Xu Zheng. I think you need to take a look."
"【Cohabitation Beyond Time and Space】?
It’s quite interesting.”
Gu Wei flipped through the script and said it was Xu Zheng's play. The director and screenwriter of the film was Su Lun, and Xu Zheng was the producer and supervisor.
However, Yang Liwen said that it was okay as this was Xu Zheng's play.
Su Lun was the executive director when Xu Zheng was filming "Lost in Hong Kong". He has been following him for a living and also joined his company.
Xu Zheng will be in charge of everything from actor selection to post-production of "Time Raiders".
In addition to [Light Media], the producer also includes [Zhenledao Media] under his own company, which was jointly developed by him and Light Media. Both parties paid for it. Light Media was responsible for publicity and promotion, and Xu Zheng was responsible for production.
[Time Travel Cohabitation] tells the story of a frustrated young woman "Gu Xiaojiao" from 2017 and an unsuccessful young man "Lu Ming" from 1999, who accidentally live in the same room due to the overlap of time and space, resulting in a series of stories.
There are two doors in the room. One door opens to 1999 and the other opens to 2017.
Gu Wei had the impression that this movie had a good reputation, at least better than his "Ex-Files 3". Although the box office was not as exaggerated as "Ex-Files", it was also a small hit.
The original version of the film stars Lei Jiayin and Tong Liya.
To be honest, the two actors did not have much box office appeal during this period, and the film's ultimate success depended entirely on a good storyline.
Tong Liya is beautiful, but her acting skills are just okay. The highest-grossing movie she participated in before was "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", in which she played the second female lead and had only a few scenes.
Although Lei Jiayin has been in the industry for many years and has filmed many dramas, his acting skills are very good. He also collaborated with Gu Wei in "Detective Chinatown 1" and "Knife Assassins 2", but he also played supporting roles.
The movie in which he actually played the leading role was "The Golden Robbery" directed by Ning Hao, which was a huge flop.
So neither of them has box office appeal.
(End of this chapter)
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