Chapter 653: With Background, You Can Keep Improving
On May 28, when Gu Wei was filming on the set, a shocking news was revealed, like a bomb dropped into a calm lake. Maybe the purpose at the time was to blow up a certain fish, but its power would definitely affect other fish living in the water, and no one could escape.
The incident originated from a movie directed by Feng many years ago, called "Cell Phone".
At that time, the film received very good reviews and box office, and it could be said to be both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. However, there was one person who was very unhappy, and that was the former CCTV host Lao Cui.
The reason is that the protagonist of "Cell Phone" Yan Shouyi is also a famous host. The program he hosts is called "Say What You Say", which is 70% similar to "Tell the Truth" hosted by Lao Cui in real life.
Yan Shouyi has an unclear love life. In addition to his normal marriage, he also maintains a long-term lover relationship with Wu Yue, played by Fan Bingbing.
What's worse is that he later suffered from depression, which made the audience think of Lao Cui in real life.
After the movie was released, many people felt that Director Feng’s movie was reflecting a certain famous host, which brought a lot of unnecessary trouble to Lao Cui’s life.
Later, Lao Cui communicated this matter with Director Feng, hoping that he could issue a statement. However, Director Feng was in high spirits at that time and would not pay attention to such a request. He was too lazy to even give a perfunctory response. Thus, the grudge between the two was formed.
Fifteen years have passed in the blink of an eye. Two months ago, Lao Cui received the news that the filming of "Cell Phone 2" had started, so he could no longer sit still. He once again communicated with Huayi, Director Feng, and even screenwriter Liu Zhenyun, but the result he got was naturally that they were ignored.
As luck would have it, Fan Bingbing posted a Weibo at this critical juncture.
"May was very happy on the set of the movie [Cell Phone 2]!"
Attached is a beautiful selfie of her.
So later, Lao Cui completely exposed some of the unspoken rules of the film and television industry regarding contracts and taxes. The public was in an uproar, the authorities intervened, and the most enthusiastic ones were immediately eliminated.
A number of celebrities, both big and small, in the film and television industry have begun to take the initiative to pay back their previous taxes.
On Monday, the second week after the incident, film and television stocks fell sharply after the A-share market opened.
Huayi, listed in Hong Kong, saw its share price plummet by more than 20% at one point.
As of midday closing, the market value of 10 leading film and television companies, including Tangde Film and Television and Huanrui Century, had shrunk by a total of 10.7 billion yuan!
In recent years, a large amount of capital has poured into the film and television industry, causing the salaries of stars to rise again and again, and the production costs of film and television dramas have also increased rapidly. This turmoil has also calmed down these hot money.
From then on, taxation became the most important issue for all film and television companies and celebrities.
"Is there any problem at the company?"
When the incident happened, Gu Wei took leave and flew from the mountain city to Hangzhou. Although he had anticipated this and had always been very cautious, he still called Yang Liwen.
"Don't worry, boss. The company pays taxes according to regulations every year and dares not make any mistakes. Our colleagues in the finance and legal departments are the most professional and will definitely not let the company make any mistakes in this matter.
Moreover, the company is a Class A taxpayer in Beijing and has been rated as an advanced taxpayer and star enterprise in the city in the past two years. There will definitely be no problems.
According to what you said, all artists under the company are taxed by the company. Although the tax affairs of the several studios under the company are independent, the staff are all from the company and will be subject to regular audits, so there is no need to worry.
Yang Liwen said a lot, and she knew very well that the boss attached great importance to the company's tax issues.
At first, I didn't take it seriously, thinking that my boss was too honest. There were too many people in the circle who evaded taxes, and it had become a tacit unspoken rule. My boss's behavior seemed a bit stupid.
However, Gu Wei repeatedly told her about this matter, and she did as he asked. After all, it was the boss's money, so he didn't feel sorry for it, and no one else could say anything.
Now that this incident happened, she realized that the boss is the boss, who stands high and sees far.
At this stage, the country is vigorously rectifying the tax issues in the entertainment and film and television industries. Everyone is paying back taxes, and only [Wei Ming Tian Xia] and its artists are sitting back on the sidelines, unaffected at all.
Ordinary audiences and netizens are not aware of this kind of thing, but there are no secrets in the circle. The good reputation of the artists under [Wei Ming Tian Xia] will be beneficial for their future roles. At least the film and television dramas will not become waste that cannot be released due to the sudden exposure of the actors.
More than a month has passed since the first episode of [Produce 101] was aired on April 21.
There are 101 female team contestants. After layers of selection and several promotions, only 36 contestants are left.
As the competition continues, these 36 contestants will undergo two rounds of screening, with 36 advancing to 22, and a final where 2 will be selected to choose 1. In the end, only 11 contestants will be able to debut as a group.
Early that morning, 36 girls gathered in a lecture hall.
"101 Little Radio is here for you. I am Wang Ju and I am Sunnee."
The other contestants sat in the audience, and Wang Ju and another person were selected as temporary hosts, reading the hosting script given to them by the program team.
"As the finals approached, we were fortunate to have a special teacher to provide us with pre-match coaching."
"First of all, he is a top idol star in mainland China and has countless loyal fans."
"Secondly, he has produced many classic works, which are deeply loved by his fans."
The two of them read the host's words in unison on the stage, and the 34 girls below also cooperated and made exaggerated responses. Although no one knew who the mentor was, the show had been recorded for such a long time, so the show effect would always be good.
Yang Chaoyue was undoubtedly sitting among a group of girls. Although her best result in the first two rounds of evaluation of "Produce 101" was only Class C, her number of votes in the two rounds of selection from 101 to 55 and from 55 to 36 was unexpectedly high, and she advanced twice with the third and second place respectively.
This result was not only unexpected by the 101 girl group members, but even Yang Chaoyue herself was very surprised.
Recently, the comments about her online have been unfriendly.
The other contestants are good at singing or dancing, but Yang Chaoyue seems to be bad at nothing, and his singing and dancing are very bad.
However, every time it was her turn to speak, she performed very well, giving people a real and unpretentious feeling. Coupled with her appearance advantage, she won the love of a large number of audiences.
Moreover, Yang Chaoyue discovered that the mentors of the program seemed to be particularly tolerant of her, especially Huang Zitao, the initiator and chief producer of the girl group with whom she had the most contact, who was particularly gentle when speaking to her.
[Produce 101] is just like the Super Girl show back then. The contestants try their best to show themselves on the stage, but whether they can advance is not decided by the mentors, nor is it based on their performance. It all depends on the audience's votes. Whoever gets more votes will be ranked first.
Currently, the first two people who have advanced in the two rounds are Wu Xuanyi and Meng Meiqi. Both of them are trainees under Lehua. They debuted with the group [WJSN] and have a certain fame in themselves. In addition, their professional skills in singing and dancing are indeed strong, and they are also liked by many audiences.
Yang Chaoyue is very clear about her level. Judging from her performance on the show, there are many people among the 101 girl group contestants who are better than her.
At first, she felt a lot of pressure. After all, her current ranking was not worthy of her status, and she must feel bad when people talked about her.
Moreover, because of the huge gap between her performance and ranking, she ranked second after advancing to the top 36 in the last round. Yang Chaoyue sensitively felt the gap between her and the other female group players.
In fact, this situation is inevitable. She is not strong enough and cannot convince others by relying on luck.
However, Yang Chaoyue knew in her heart that her current ranking could not be explained by luck alone. Not to mention the attitude of the tutor, when she watched the previous episodes of the show, she clearly felt that the production team had cut more shots of her face.
[Produce 101] has a total of 101 contestants, and each episode is only 120 minutes long. The time everyone spends showing their faces in each episode is very limited. If the audience can't remember you, how can they vote for you?
Yang Chaoyue carefully discovered that she had the most shots among all the contestants in every episode. Thinking back to the several times she had contacted Sister Yang Dan, who had advised her to perform well and not to worry about the rest, she had some idea of why her high ranking came about.
After all, she had been with Gu Wei for a while, and she had heard some of the unspoken rules in the entertainment industry from people around her. Things like shady dealings and behind-the-scenes manipulation were nothing new.
Moreover, after she advanced with high votes in the last two episodes, although there were many voices complaining about her on the Internet, it was not known where her nicknames "Lucky Star" and "Koi" came from. Yang Chaoyue guessed that this might be the company behind her doing marketing operations for her.
After figuring this out, she felt a lot less pressure and didn't care so much about the attitudes of the people around her.
She believed that since her boss was supporting her, she would definitely have a place among the final 11 debut spots.
After Wang Ju and Sunnee finished reading the host's words, they returned to the girl group. Cheerful background music began to play on the stage, and then a tall figure walked in from the door.
"Hello, everyone!"
Gu Wei walked into the room wearing casual clothes and waved to the 36 girls in the room with a smile.
"Ahhh! It's Gu Wei!"
"Gu Wei, oh my god, am I seeing things?!"
"Wow! Idol! Idol!"
"This is the first time I've seen Gu Wei in person. He's so handsome! No, I need to slow down!"
"The production team is so awesome! They even invited Gu Wei to come and cheer us on. That's amazing!"
“.”
After Gu Wei entered the room, the atmosphere in the room suddenly reached its peak. All 36 little girls became excited and turned into little fans in seconds. If they didn't have a bit of common sense to know that this was a recording of a program, they would have rushed forward and had close contact with their idol.
Yang Chaoyue was also very surprised. Her reaction was not as exaggerated as others. After all, they had seen each other every day and had long passed the stage of star chasing. However, her eyes were wide open, and she was a little bit unconvinced that the boss would come.
It is actually normal that Gu Wei can come to participate in "Creation 101" today.
He came to cheer on the top 36 girl group members, to help the program team attract more attention and also to promote the movie that is about to be released.
It took a while for the girls in the room to calm down. They stared at Gu Wei in front of them with wide eyes, like Zhu Bajie looking at the ginseng fruit, almost drooling.
"Hello everyone, I'm Gu Wei, very happy to see you all here~"
Gu Wei introduced himself and the little girls screamed again.
"I have been watching the show since the first episode of Produce 101 in April. It's really not easy for everyone to get to this point after dozens of days of hard training and layers of selection." After everyone calmed down a little, Gu Wei began his speech.
Just like Wang Ju and Sunnee said at the beginning, he came here today to provide pre-match coaching to these girl group members, but this coaching was not to teach singing or dancing, but just to meet with everyone and interact with them to cheer them up.
“I believe everyone here is excellent, and you are already winners for making it this far.
There are still two rounds of selection to decide the final 11 debutants. I hope that each of you can adjust your mindset and perform at your best on this stage. No matter what the result is, leaving no regrets is the most important thing.
"OK!"
"Of course, Teacher Gu Wei!"
"Teacher, please sign my name!"
“.”
After Gu Wei finished his words of encouragement, the girls agreed and started to cheer again. He found himself feeling a bit like Tang Sanzang entering the Kingdom of Women.
But he knew it was normal for him to be popular. He looked around with the microphone, stopped at the young assistant, and looked into her eyes.
Then, according to the pre-arranged program flow, a question was asked.
"Everyone has been practicing and competing for so long. How do you feel about this stage now? Do you want it to end right away, or do you want to stay a little longer? Or do you want it to last forever and stay on this stage forever?"
After raising this question, the 36 girls divided themselves into groups according to their own wishes. Then, starting with those who wanted to end immediately, Gu Wei interviewed them one by one and asked everyone to express their current thoughts.
Somewhat to his surprise, the assistant chose to end it immediately.
When the microphone was handed to her, Yang Chaoyue, who was wearing pink short-sleeved shirt and pink shorts, stood up.
“I think it’s not easy for me to get to where I am now, I have worked really hard.
The pressure I’m facing right now is too great, so I want it to end quickly.”
"I saw your performance. Although it wasn't the best, you tried your best. It was really great. I hope you can withstand the pressure and keep going!"
Gu Wei smiled generously and encouraged.
After all the girls finished speaking, Gu Wei gave a few more words of encouragement, then said goodbye to everyone and ended the recording.
"Brother Wei, shall we have dinner together later?"
After leaving the room, Huang Zitao came over.
"I'm sorry for the trouble this time."
"Hey, that's nothing. I didn't help much, and your assistant is really cute and speaks in a very interesting way."
Gu Wei smiled.
"What are you going to treat me to?"
"Brother Wei, you have the final say. As long as you don't eat Hangzhou cuisine, anything is fine. The local food here in Hangzhou is really not tasty. The first time I tried that famous West Lake vinegar fish, I almost vomited."
(End of this chapter)
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