Chapter 679 I’m not a green tea, nor am I a good person
According to the original novel, the story of "Eastern Palace" takes place between Xiaofeng, the ninth princess of Xiliang Kingdom, and Li Chengyin, the crown prince of the Eastern Palace of the Central Plains Dynasty.
The heroine Xiaofeng is the ninth princess of Xiliang, the daughter of Da Yanshi, and her ancestry is half Turkic and half Xiliang.
The Central Plains dynasty that the male protagonist Li Chengyin refers to is the Li Tang Dynasty, as we can tell from the surname.
It's okay to write the novel this way, but there will be big problems if the film is filmed entirely according to the novel, because the story was originally made up by the author. If you apply it to real history, it is called "historical nihilism". Moreover, wars and conflicts that never happened are fictionalized and are suspected of destroying national unity.
It seems exaggerated, but considering the current censorship situation of domestic film and television dramas, this problem is very serious.
In the past, the standards for historical film and television dramas in mainland China were relatively relaxed, but in recent years, the censorship has become increasingly strict.
For example, the filming of Zhou Xun and Huo Jianhua's version of "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" took many twists and turns before it was broadcast on satellite TV, which was not unrelated to the fact that the TV series tampered with real history.
The original version of "Eastern Palace" was also taken off the shelves for rectification after being broadcast online. Later, many plots were modified and re-edited before it was put back on the shelves and even broadcast on satellite TV.
Gu Wei's version simply changed the story background to Feng Dynasty, Danchi, and Western Zhou Dynasty from the beginning, making it completely fictional. In this way, there would not be too much trouble in the large-scale scenes involving the wars between the two tribes and their love and hatred.
The filming in Huairou went very quickly. There were relatively few scenes here, mainly shooting some indoor scenes and parts that required the use of a green screen studio.
About 10 days later, the crew left Huairou Film and Television Base and split into two groups. One group was crew A led by director Li Muge, including the male and female protagonists and some staff members, who went straight to Dunhuang to shoot the first ten episodes of the TV series about the Western Desert.
The other part was led by assistant director Zhao Liang as crew B, who went to Hengdian to join other actors and mainly filmed interior scenes that did not include the male and female protagonists in the TV series, such as the Feng Dynasty Palace.
Dunhuang.
"A lone smoke rises straight in the desert, the setting sun is round in the long river" refers to this place.
Yellow sand and stones are born, carrying the dust of history.
Dunhuang is the romantic place at the end of the desert.
The scenery is beautiful, but the strong wind and dust are not so friendly to the crew's filming.
After finishing a scene of rivalry between the male and female protagonists, Gu Wei walked slowly to the tent next to him to rest.
"Ptui, pui, pui" Meng Ziyi, who followed her, also entered the tent, spitting out the sand in her mouth as she walked.
In the scene we just filmed, after she finished her last line, a gust of wind blew over and sand went directly into her mouth.
Fortunately, Meng Ziyi was quite professional, and all the time she had spent in the industry for so many years was not in vain. She forced herself not to move, and the scene went off normally.
"Here, rinse your mouth."
Gu Wei took out a new bottle of mineral water and handed it over, then opened one and took a sip himself.
"Thank you~"
Meng Ziyi quickly took it, twisted it twice, and found it a little tight. He looked at Gu Wei embarrassedly.
Gu Wei put down the water bottle in his hand, took it and prepared to help unscrew it.
"Well, I'm not a green tea fan, I just really can't open it." I don't know what Meng Ziyi's brain circuit is like, but he didn't forget to explain while handing over the bottle.
Gu Wei almost spit out the water that he had not had time to swallow.
"I know you don't have the intelligence to be a green tea"
Meng Ziyi curled his lips, took the water bottle, rinsed his mouth and didn't dare to say anything back.
"Brother, are you planning on returning to Beijing to attend the Bazaar Charity Gala in a few days?"
October is about to begin, and the annual Bazaar Charity Night is about to begin again. Gu Wei and Meng Ziyi are both invited.
“No, I’m busy filming The East Palace for the next one or two months, and I’ll have a lot of invitations to various parties before the end of the year.
I have a relatively important TV series that will air in December, so I will have to appear on variety shows to promote it in advance, so I will definitely need to take a lot of leave."
[Bazaar Charity Night] This kind of evening party with high attention in the domestic entertainment industry is just a waste of time for Gu Wei now. With his current fame, he doesn't care about that little exposure.
If you have time, you can go and have a look. If you don’t have time, there is no need to take special leave to go.
"December?" Meng Ziyi thought for a moment.
"Is it the Noon Sunshine film 'Do You Know?'?"
Gu Wei smiled and nodded.
"The TV series that was finished filming last year was finally scheduled to be broadcast at the end of December some time ago."
After the post-production of [Is This] was completed, the final copyright transaction price set a new high for TV drama copyright transactions in recent years, allowing Gu Wei to make a lot of money.
In the first half of this year, the finished film of "The Story of Minglan" was released.
This costume TV series, produced by the boutique production company [Noon Sunshine] and co-starring China's most popular star Gu Wei and ratings queen Zhao Liying, caused a crazy scramble among major satellite TV stations when the copyright was sold.
When the TV series was launched, everyone knew that "The Story of Minglan" would be a hit. From the production team to the male and female protagonists, all the conditions were almost perfect. Whichever year it was broadcasted, it would basically be the "King of Dramas" of the year!
By the time the screening was over, all parties were more certain of this understanding.
So, after a period of fierce competition and various connections, the wealthy Mango TV finally bought the exclusive TV broadcast rights of "The Story of Minglan" at a sky-high price of 900 million.
In fact, [Noon Sunshine] has a better relationship with Dragon TV and Beijing TV, but Mango TV gave too much.
In terms of the Internet, "The Story of Minglan" will be broadcast simultaneously on iQiyi, Tencent Video, Youku Video, Mango TV, and YouTube. It can be said that it is online across the entire Internet, giving it enough cards.
And the total online copyright is as high as 550 million yuan.
The copyright fee of "The Story of Minglan" totaled 1.45 billion yuan, setting a new record for domestic TV drama copyright fees in recent years.
Following this drama are "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace", "The Rise of Phoenixes" and "The Advisors Alliance" released this year, all of which have total copyrights exceeding 1 billion.
However, apart from "The Advisors Alliance", the performance of "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" and "The Rise of Phoenixes" are not ideal. It can be said that both the TV station and the video platform have lost money on these two dramas.
As the leading actor and investor of "The Story of Minglan", Gu Wei can get 30% of the total copyright fee - 435 million yuan, which can be said to be a huge profit.
This also explains why the current domestic film and television dramas pay stars such high salaries, because the truly popular dramas really make money.
The total cost of [The Story of Minglan] is 300 million yuan, and the current copyright fee is 1.45 billion yuan, with a huge profit of 1.15 billion yuan.
For a movie to make that much money, the box office must be at least 3 billion.
Of course, Mango TV and major online platforms that spent a huge amount of money to purchase the copyright will not lose money. As long as "Knowing Your Destiny" is popular, the money they spent will also be earned back from advertisers.
"Brother, the TV series you're working on with Sister Liying is also produced by [Noon Sunshine], it's bound to be another national hit!
It’s probably another Nirvana in Fire.”
Meng Ziyi sighed.
She also knew Zhao Liying. When filming "Princess Agents", Meng Ziyi played "Yuan Chun" and acted opposite Zhao Liying in the same group.
The two of them are just ordinary friends.
"When will I have a masterpiece like this, so I can look great when I introduce myself in the future?"
Gu Wei smiled.
"You are filming now, isn't our "Eastern Palace" just..."
"Yes, if I act well, when "Eastern Palace" is broadcast in the future, it may not be worse than "The Story of Minglan"!" Encouraged by Gu Wei, Meng Ziyi became confident again.
Of course, most of her confidence comes from Gu Wei. They are all costume TV dramas starring Gu Wei, and "Eastern Palace" will not be much worse.
Gu Wei smiled and nodded without saying anything else.
In his opinion, although "The East Palace" is also a very good film, with his fame it will not perform badly after it is broadcast in the future, but there is still a certain gap compared with "The Story of Minglan".
As time went by, the filming of "Eastern Palace" in Dunhuang went smoothly.
In the first ten episodes, Qu Xiaofeng and Li Chengyin progressed very quickly from meeting each other to knowing each other and finally falling in love and preparing for their wedding. It can be said that just looking at the first ten episodes, it is not an exaggeration to say that "Eastern Palace" is a superb sweet drama.
These days of filming can be said to be Meng Ziyi's happiest days. Every day, according to the plot in the script, she plays and bickers with Gu Wei in front of the camera, making her feel like she is in a relationship with her boss at public expense.
Originally, Gu Wei was her idol before her debut, and later when she signed with his company, she also had some idol-chasing feelings.
In the past, Meng Ziyi didn't show anything in front of Gu Wei, mainly because the gap in their status was too big, and there were too many beauties around Gu Wei. Even if she had any ideas, she couldn't say them out loud, and she didn't even have the chance to express them.
There were two times before when she finally mustered up the courage to invite her boss to her place, but was rejected.
This time, the two finally have time to be together for a long time, and they are playing a couple.
Although she knew that there would be more sad scenes later, she just wanted to be sweet now. As the saying goes, "I am so happy here that I don't want to leave." She can talk about the future later.
As night falls, under a beautiful maple tree, Gu Wei is dressed in a blue suit and Meng Ziyi is dressed in a red dress. The two are about to shoot the sweetest scene in the early part of "Eastern Palace", "Firefly Kiss".
"How beautiful! There's such a warm, lush land on this ice sheet."
Gu Wei was brought by Meng Ziyi to a beautiful maple tree, surrounded by river water.
“This is the most beautiful place in Danchi, with flowers blooming all year round.
Look, fireflies!
Mencius pointed at the tiny dots of light dancing in the air, a look of surprise on his face.
"Your grandfather doesn't seem to like me very much." Gu Wei said in a teasing tone.
The Aweng he was talking about was Qu Xiaofeng's grandfather, the king of the Danchi tribe, and the target he was deliberately trying to approach.
"Don't worry, I, Aung, don't like people from the Central Plains.
But before long, he will love you as much as I do!"
Meng Ziyi didn't think too much at the moment. It should be said that she always felt that Gu Xiaowu, who was known by the pseudonym of Li Chengyin, was a good person, and she had no guard against him at all.
"Gu Xiaowu, do you still remember the three things you promised me?" Meng Ziyi turned her head and deliberately mentioned the agreement they had made before.
"Of course I remember. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"First thing, I want you to help me catch a hundred fireflies." Meng Ziyi raised one hand and said naively.
"How difficult is that? Just wait!"
Not long after Gu Wei agreed, he came over with a group of fireflies.
Of course, it is impossible to have fireflies or something like that. This part requires special effects in post-production. What Gu Wei holds in his hand is just an LED lamp, but the actor's sense of belief is extremely strong. Now this lamp is the firefly in the hearts of the two people.
Gu Wei and Meng Ziyi stood facing each other, the camera filming them from the side. Gu Wei placed the LED light in Meng Ziyi's hand and carefully instructed:
"Be careful, don't let them get away"
"Wow! So beautiful."
Meng Ziyi looked at the lamp in his hand, as if it were really a group of beautiful fireflies.
The camera zoomed in, Gu Wei looked at Meng Ziyi with love, and then suddenly kissed her.
Meng Ziyi was a little surprised at first, but because he also had feelings for Gu Wei in his heart, he did not resist at all.
After a passionate kiss, the two slowly separated. Gu Wei held the other's shoulders with both hands. Meng Ziyi looked up at Gu Wei, looking as pitiful as a little deer.
Afterwards, their faces slowly moved closer again. Gu Wei lowered his head slightly, and under the sky full of fireflies, the two kissed passionately again.
The surrounding cameras rotated around the two people and filmed them. They kissed for nearly two minutes before the director shouted "cut".
"Excellent, this shot is passed, call it a day!"
After hearing the voice, Gu Wei slowly raised his head.
Meng Ziyi's face was a little red at this time, still immersed in the passionate kiss just now. Her tightly closed eyes slowly opened, and she looked at Gu Wei with a slightly blurred look.
"Very well done~" Gu Wei encouraged with a smile.
"Hmm~" Meng Ziyi agreed softly, not as noisy as usual, and looked at Gu Wei with a shy look.
This is the second kissing scene since the crew started filming.
The first scene was of the two of them in the water. It looked quite romantic, but the kissing was not very comfortable.
The atmosphere today was really great. The kiss was both beautiful and romantic, and the prelude made Meng Ziyi completely immersed in it.
As the saying goes, I was immersed in the role. I like Gu Wei myself, and the character I play, Qu Xiaofeng, also likes Li Chengyin, so I just put myself in the role.
Looking at it now, the effect is really good. The previous dialogue was NG twice, but the kissing scene was passed in one go.
This made Meng Ziyi regret why she behaved so well.
At night, the crew stayed at the hotel.
After washing up, Gu Wei came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe, and the doorbell suddenly rang.
Walking to the door and opening it, Meng Ziyi stood outside timidly.
She was wearing a belly-baring outfit, a white bra top, pink shorts, and a pink transparent coat on the outside.
Her hair was tied up high, and a pair of big watery eyes looked at her from her pretty face.
Gu Wei looked her up and down and paused for a moment on Meng Ziyi's snow-white chest. He hadn't paid attention to it before, but he didn't expect that this junior sister had so much capital.
"Brother, there are two scenes tomorrow that I'm not familiar with, so I'd like to come over and ask you for advice."
Meng Ziyi's eyes widened as she looked at Gu Wei after he finished taking a shower.
A white bath towel was draped over her body, leaving a big V on her chest, revealing her strong muscles. She swallowed secretly.
Gu Wei smiled and let Meng Ziyi in directly.
He knew exactly what the other party was thinking, and he was very familiar with the process of reading scripts at night.
Originally, he had no thoughts about this junior sister in the company and simply regarded her as his employee.
Otherwise, after signing the contract for so many years, if Gu Wei wanted to take advantage of the other party, he would have taken advantage of him long ago.
However, if Meng Ziyi was so proactive, he couldn't refuse. After all, Gu Wei was not a good person.
After entering the house and sitting down, Gu Wei poured a glass of water for Meng Ziyi and then sat next to her.
"Ziyi, you are from Northeast China, right?"
"Yes, my family belongs to Ji Gaoguanchun." Meng Ziyi picked up the water cup and took a sip to ease her nervousness. She had finally mustered up the courage to knock on Gu Wei's door.
"No wonder you're so tall~" He then added, "You have such a great figure too~"
Meng Ziyi's official height is 170cm, but Gu Wei thinks she should be taller, maybe one or two centimeters taller.
The unspoken rule in the entertainment industry is that if a female star’s actual height is less than 160cm, she will report it as being over 160cm, and if it is over 170cm, she will try to report it as being under 170cm.
It’s similar for male celebrities. No matter whether they are tall or short, they try to be around 180cm tall.
"It's not too tall, I'm a sweet girl~" Meng Ziyi said coquettishly.
When she mentioned the sweet girl Gu Wei, she thought of Zhou Ye and Tian Xiwei in the company. These two were the real sweet girls.
As for Meng Ziyi, she is considered a “sweet girl”!
After the two sat down, no one mentioned the acting anymore, but just chatted casually.
As the night deepened, the two of them gradually ran out of topics to talk about. The room became quiet, with only the two people sitting together, staring at each other.
Meng Ziyi looked at Gu Wei's face getting closer and closer, and the sound of his breathing became increasingly rapid, which was particularly clear in the quiet room.
Gu Wei raised his hands and held the other person's soft shoulders, just like in the scene shot at night.
Then he slowly lowered his head and kissed her. Her tender lips were like two chewy jellies, very delicious.
Things have come to this point, of course Gu Wei has to take the initiative. He is not Liu Xiahui, so there is no reason for him to refuse the delicious food that is served to his door.
After two kisses, Meng Ziyi's response became more and more enthusiastic. She had taken off her pink coat at some point and then slowly fell on the sofa.
(End of this chapter)
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