Chapter 609 Super Bowl
[Time-Space Cohabitation] discusses a question: as a girl, would you rather accompany the one you love to struggle for 20 years, or become the wife of a successful man in his 40s?
In reality, most women would probably choose the latter.
But in fact, without these 20 years of companionship, how could you become the wife of a successful man?
The heroine Gu Xiaojiao hesitated between Lu Ming in 1999 and Lu Ming in 2018, but when it comes to filming, true love is invincible.
Gu Wei's role in the play is more complicated than Liu Yifei's, as he plays two roles.
In 1999, Lu Ming was young, green, honest and kind; in 2018, Lu Shiyi was a real estate tycoon with a fortune, a serious expression and the willingness to do anything to achieve his goals.
Both are not just changes in appearance. Makeup can indeed make Gu Wei look more mature, but temperament, speech and expression are the most important.
The audience must see that although they look the same, they are two completely different people at heart.
This requires the actor to have a precise grasp of the role and a certain level of acting skills.
Fortunately, it was not a difficult thing for Gu Wei.
Liu Yan and Li Xian's scenes were finished in one day, and they both left the crew on the same day.
The crew also continued filming the emotional scenes between Gu Wei and Liu Yifei.
According to the logic of the movie, young Lu Ming and Gu Xiaojiao must fall in love. Only in this way, Lu Ming will finally realize in the important decision of his life that his boss is Gu Xiaojiao's father when he sees the keychain, and thus change his decision and save him.
In the movie, the post-production editing uses a montage-style quick-cut technique to present this segment.
The two realized that they could use the information gap in time and space to buy lottery tickets to get rich, so after buying the lottery tickets, they drank, went shopping, and played together, and gradually developed feelings for each other.
During the filming of this section, Su Lun's script paid tribute to many classic movies.
Gu Wei and Liu Yifei riding bicycles and eating ice cream is a tribute to "Sweet as Hell".
The two of them played VR role-playing games and paid tribute to "Titanic", "Pearl Harbor", "The Reader" and "Brokeback Mountain".
This scene was really sweet to shoot, and Gu Wei and Liu Yifei were very dedicated in their performances.
They are just like a real couple, with a strong sense of CP and an ambiguous atmosphere.
"How about it?"
This section was shot entirely in an indoor studio and required post-production special effects.
In the venue, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei dressed up as Jack and Rose, one with his arms open and the other hugging the other's waist, performing classic moves and then looking at each other.
"These two people work together so well. Having Liu Yifei play the leading female role was the best decision we made." Su Lun sighed as he looked at the two people who looked so well-matched on the monitor.
"Watching the drama these past two days, I'm starting to wonder if these two are really in a relationship."
Xu Zheng smiled.
"It's obvious that Liu Yifei is immersed in the role. You can see it."
"What about Gu Wei? His condition is no worse than Liu Yifei, and his acting is more natural?" Su Lun asked.
"As for Gu Wei, I'm not sure.
This kid is much more mature than his actual age and his acting skills are also superb.
It’s hard to tell whether he’s in character or just acting.”
“This is a bit unfair.”
"What's unfair about that? Regardless of whether we're method or experiential, as directors, we only care about results.
As for how the actors get along, that's their problem.
We are all adults and can be responsible for our own actions." Xu Zheng shrugged. As long as the movie is fine, he doesn't want to care about anything else, nor can he.
On January 25, according to foreign media reports, the NFL officially announced that Gu Wei will serve as the Super Bowl ambassador for the Major League Football in China, and will perform at the "Super Bowl LIVE" on February 3rd local time in the United States to warm up for the American Football League's annual championship game "Super Bowl" on February 4th.
Gu Wei also became the first Chinese to perform at the Super Bowl.
"Super Bowl Live" is known as the American Spring Festival Gala. It is a performing arts event that warms up for the annual American Football League championship game "Super Bowl".
The upcoming "Super Bowl LIVE" will last for ten days, officially kicking off on January 26, and is free and open to the public.
The performance was led by Idina Menzel singing "Let It Go", the theme song from "Frozen".
Gu Wei will appear at 4 pm local time on February 3rd.
As soon as this news broke, it was reprinted by domestic media.
After all, it is the Super Bowl, the most important sporting event in the United States, and is known as the jewel in the crown of global sports entertainment.
The 51st Super Bowl in 2017 had an average audience of 111.3 million, far exceeding the finals of major sports leagues, the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics, and the Grammy and Oscar Awards ceremonies.
According to Forbes data, the brand value of the NFL Super Bowl reached 663 million US dollars, exceeding the combined value of the Summer Olympics and the World Cup.
Even the official media expressed their approval of Gu Wei's overseas performance, recognizing his extensive international influence as a Chinese star.
It’s okay for ordinary netizens. Football is a niche among niches in China. The "Super Bowl" is very famous in the Western world, but it is not popular in China.
However, Gu Wei's fans, especially some young die-hard fans, were excited and proud of their idol's performance.
After all, this means that Gu Wei has a certain level of fame and status internationally. He is not the kind of star who is famous in China but unknown abroad.
Many domestic celebrities early on pursued becoming international stars, so many people yearned for Hollywood. Zhang Ziyi is a typical example. At present, Li Bingbing has also been developing in that direction.
Unfortunately, due to the image problem of the yellow race, there are very few roles they can play in Hollywood movies. Cheng Long and Li Lianjie are exceptions after all, and they also became famous because of their kung fu skills that are recognized by the whole world.
The so-called international and inclusive Hollywood is just as xenophobic. Political correctness only targets black people, but not Asians.
Gu Wei also had no intention of developing in North America. He just went through high-level channels and the capital of the endorsement party provided him with resources, but his purpose was still to make money.
His influence has expanded and the sales of the products he endorses have increased, a win-win situation!
Moreover, his previous English songs were popular in Europe and the United States for a while.
Music is more widely disseminated than film and television works. People all over the world have the same perception of beautiful melodies without showing their faces, not to mention that Gu Wei sang an English song.
[Super Bowl! Gu Wei is amazing this time! He's the first Chinese star to appear on the "American Spring Festival Gala." This is definitely a unique event in the Chinese entertainment industry!]
This year's game was the Patriots vs. Eagles. Boss Jia performed a halftime show, but unfortunately, Gu Wei was just a warm-up before the game.
[That's pretty impressive, isn't it? Gu Wei is Chinese. I looked at the program and Taylor Swift is one of the guest performers. I love the song "Bad Blood" so much!]
[It's just a Super Bowl LIVE, not a halftime show, there's no need to praise it so much]
[Even if it's just a LIVE, which domestic celebrity singer has ever been there? Gu Wei is the real first in the country.
Perhaps his singing achievements are not top-notch in the country, after all, it is not his main profession, but when it comes to influence, no one can compare!
【Come on, brother! I look forward to your wonderful performance! 】
I'm studying abroad in New York and planning to buy tickets to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Many of my classmates from China are planning to join me, so we can all go see Gu Wei's concert together!
[I'm so envious! When will Gu Wei have a concert? I really want to see him perform live!]
[I was fortunate enough to be an audience member at this year's Mango TV New Year's Eve concert. I can only tell you that the atmosphere was absolutely explosive when I heard Gu Wei sing live, and the effect was amazing!
The next day, my voice was completely hoarse.
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After this news came out, Tencent Video immediately issued an announcement, announcing that it would provide full coverage of the 52nd Super Bowl.
Tencent Sports is the exclusive digital live streaming partner of Major League Soccer in China.
The partnership between the National Football League and Tencent will allow the live streaming of 2018 regular season games and non-game events to millions of Tencent users in mainland China.
Tencent will also broadcast the 52nd Super Bowl event live on Monday, February 5th at 7:30 a.m. China time.
"Congratulations, you show up again this time, in the Super Bowl, and you are the first Chinese to appear on the stage!" After filming a scene, during the break, Liu Yifei watched the news and congratulated Gu Wei beside her.
Growing up in the United States, she knows better than anyone the influence of the Super Bowl across the Pacific.
"It's just an opening act, not a halftime show. This year's halftime show is being performed by Justin Timberlake."
Gu Wei didn't really care. He performed on the Spring Festival Gala every year and was the closing guest performer. In this so-called "American Spring Festival Gala", he was just an inconspicuous person. The real closing guest was Boss Jia.
"He's American, and he's been focusing on music for over a decade, and he's won several Grammy Awards.
As a crossover singer, please don't compete with me.
What's more, this opportunity of yours is something that many domestic singers envy.
Even for American singers, it is extremely difficult to perform on this stage." Seeing Gu Wei's nonchalant expression, Liu Yifei felt a little itchy.
She has released her own albums and is considered a singer, but you just don't take seriously the opportunity that everyone cherishes.
“It doesn’t matter, I think it’s not interesting if it’s not a halftime show anyway.
If the product side hadn't asked me to go, I wouldn't have bothered to move." Gu Wei shrugged.
"If you want to perform at the halftime show, it's not impossible. Just focus on being a singer and release a few English albums that sell well around the world. Maybe in a few years, the Super Bowl will actually invite you to be a guest performer at the halftime show.
By then, I will be an international music superstar like Michael Jackson, Madonna, Beyoncé, Britney and others."
Liu Yifei has never doubted Gu Wei's talent. This guy has never focused on singing, but he still has several songs that are popular in North America. The same is true in China. He releases one or two songs a year, but each one is a classic.
"Forget it, singing is just for fun. Besides, human energy is limited, and acting is enough to keep me busy right now.
I don't want to spend all my time working.
I find filming more interesting; it's a combination of hobby and work. Music is pure work, and I'm too lazy to do it," Gu Wei shook his head.
He can experience different lives through acting, whether it is romance with actresses or gunfights, everything is fresh and interesting, so he does not feel boring or tired.
Occasionally appearing on variety shows is just for fun, and the most important thing is to have fun.
Liu Yifei sighed silently. She felt that Gu Wei was the kind of genius with a lazy personality. Their existence was to prove how useless the efforts of ordinary people were.
"As long as you are happy
By the way, Taylor Swift will also be at this year's "Super Bowl LIVE". Can you help me get two autographed photos then?
I especially like her songs.”
"Well, I'll try my best, but I don't know her, so I can't guarantee whether it will work or not." Gu Wei didn't say anything definite, as he really didn't know Taylor Swift.
However, if it is inconvenient at that time, Scarlett can be asked for help, but that might not be a good idea.
This year's Super Bowl is held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Gu Wei's schedule is very tight, and he basically has to come back after the performance. He has no chance to go to Los Angeles or New York, and he may not be able to see Scarlett Johansson or Olsen.
On January 26, "The Unknown" was officially released nationwide.
This low-budget absurd comedy directed by Rao Xiaozhi and starring Chen Jianbin, Ren Suxi, Zhang Yu, Pan Binlong and others held its premiere in Beijing two days ago.
Gu Wei was unable to go back to participate, not because he didn't value the film, but because he had just taken leave last week to return to Beijing to attend the "Weibo Night" and he had to go to the United States next week. He felt embarrassed to take leave every week.
However, he asked all the actors in the company who were in Beijing to go to the scene to increase popularity, including Li Xian, Nazha, Xiao Yang, Clara, Zhou Ye, Jiang Peiyao and others, as well as Liu Yan, who got the news from Gu Wei on the set of "Time Raiders".
The premiere of "The Unknown" was quite successful.
The film was screened nationwide for more than a week before its premiere. Word of mouth has gradually spread and the audience response has been quite good.
Two days before the movie was released, Gu Wei also recommended the movie on his official Weibo, and asked his colleague Liu Yifei to help forward it.
"Is this movie really as good as you said?" Liu Yifei would certainly not refuse Gu Wei's request. Given their relationship, this was a trivial matter.
In recent years, she has helped to promote Gu Wei's TV series and movies after they were released. At the same time, she would also attend the premieres of her movies when she had time. In the eyes of fans, the friendship between the two has been quite stable since the first "Assassin's Blade".
“When did I miss my sight?
Although Rao Xiaozhi is not very famous now, he is a truly talented director.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that the actors in “Nobody” are unknown, they are all talented and the story is absolutely wonderful!
Moreover, this movie is not a comedy that is funny for the sake of being funny. It has a profound plot and is very touching."
"You said it so well, I want to see what the film is like..."
Gu Wei's eyes rolled when he heard that.
"There's no night show tonight. How about we go and see it after the show?"
"Is this okay?" The filming these days has made Liu Yifei and Gu Wei's relationship closer and closer. When they are on the crew, if the two of them are not chatting, she will stare at Gu Wei in a daze from time to time.
Now that Gu Wei invited me to see a movie, it felt like a date.
"What's wrong with that? It's not like we've watched a movie together before. Why are you being so shy?"
"Who's being coy?"
"Okay, I'll have someone book the tickets first."
(End of this chapter)
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