Chapter 680 You're Unlucky
After the breakthrough night, Meng Ziyi simply stayed in Gu Wei's room every night, feeling that he had gotten used to it.
However, although she is very addicted, her fighting ability is actually not strong, and she is just a small weed.
Gu Wei also has to control his exercise volume every night. After all, as the heroine, Meng Ziyi has a lot of scenes to play every day, and it would be bad if she indulges in pleasure and delays her work.
The filming in Dunhuang went very smoothly. The main plot of this part of the TV series is sweetness, especially the rivalry between the male and female protagonists.
Given Meng Ziyi's current condition, filming couldn't be easier.
It is true that "Eastern Palace" is a sad drama, but the sweet parts are also really sweet. The main theme is that the sweeter it is now, the more sad it will be in the future.
When filming this scene, even the crew started to support the male and female protagonists Gu Wei and Meng Ziyi.
At noon, in the crew's lounge.
"I really envy Reba for becoming this year's Golden Eagle Goddess. I saw her looks online, she's so beautiful!" Meng Ziyi looked envious as she scrolled through her phone.
"And she even won this year's Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress. When will I ever get such a prestigious award?"
"Winning the Best Actress award isn't necessarily a good thing. Haven't you seen people online calling her the 'Water Queen'? Although she won the award, she lost popularity, which is a bit of a loss.
Zeng Jia made a bad move."
Gu Wei picked up the watermelon in the fruit box in front of him with a toothpick and spoke while eating.
At the just-concluded 12th China Golden Eagle TV Art Festival, Reba made a stunning appearance in a golden Golden Eagle Goddess costume, stunning many viewers.
It was originally a matter of increasing fame and popularity and making fans proud.
However, at the subsequent Golden Eagle Awards Ceremony, she beat out Yin Tao, Zeng Li and Sun Li to win the Golden Eagle Best Actress award, which caused huge controversy.
Winning an award is a good thing, but being unworthy of the position will definitely attract criticism, not to mention that Reba won the awards for "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky", "The First Half of My Life" and "Nothing Gold Can Stay" with "Pretty Li Huizhen".
The audience is not stupid. Everyone knows how fake Reba's Best Actress title is. Some netizens who don't like her started to abuse her online, and many passers-by also had a bad impression of her.
"You're right. Reba's reputation hasn't been very good lately. No one expected the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress to become a black mark on her."
"At this year's Golden Eagle Awards, neither the Best Actor or Best Actress could convince the audience, not to mention Reba. Li Yifeng's "Sparrow" won over He Bing's "Courtyard Love," Zhang Jiayi's "White Deer Plain," and Zhang Yi's "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky."
I lost to Zhang Yi at last year's Magnolia Awards ceremony. Why did Li Yifeng win?
Of course, the drama I was nominated for, Eternal Love, was indeed difficult to win an award because it was an ancient costume drama, but can Sparrow be compared with Romance in the Courtyard, White Deer Plain and Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky?
I can only say that Li Yifeng was lucky to have run into a hot girl who was just as hot as him, and she attracted all her energy."
"It's so strange, Brother Wei, why weren't you nominated for the Golden Eagle Awards this year? Otherwise, based on popularity, it wouldn't be Li Yifeng who won the award~"
The Golden Eagle Award is the most commercialized award in the field of domestic TV dramas, and it places great emphasis on the popularity and fame of the winners.
Gu Wei had won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor once before, thanks to the then popular TV series "Nirvana in Fire".
If he were nominated, he would not lose in the online voting.
“It’s normal that I wasn’t nominated this year.
Since the broadcast of "Eternal Love" at the beginning of last year, I have watched a total of two dramas, "You Are My Glory" and "Go Go Squid!".
Although both dramas are extremely popular, and can be called the top dramas of 2017 and 2018 in terms of ratings and various broadcast results, they share a common characteristic: they are destined not to be nominated for official awards.
Mencius thought about it and slapped his head.
"I see, these two dramas are both related to e-sports, right?" She had played Gu Wei's ex-girlfriend in "You Are My Glory" and was very familiar with these two hit TV series.
Gu Wei nodded while eating watermelon.
"That's the reason. You see, Reba was nominated for Audience Favorite Actress because of the drama Pretty Li Huizhen that aired this year, not You Are My Glory.
Judging from the broadcast results and various ratings, "You Are My Glory" is much better than "Pretty Li Huizhen".
Yang Zi was also nominated for this year's "Audience Favorite Actress" award, but she won the award for "Ode to Joy", not "Go Go Squid!", and certainly not this summer's hit "Ashes of Love".
The reason I wasn’t nominated this year was indeed because of the limitations of the subject matter of my work, so I can’t blame others.”
Gu Wei has been busy with filming and company affairs in the past six months. He has not had the chance to meet Reba recently and he has even forgotten about her winning the Golden Eagle Award.
The most important thing is that Reba is not an artist under Gu Wei's company.
Although he is a major shareholder of Jiaxing Media, he does not interfere in its operations, and Zeng Jia will not report to him in advance what she wants to do.
If Reba was under his management, this would never happen.
As the two were chatting, Gu Wei's cell phone rang.
He looked down and saw that it was Reba calling. He knew what it was about.
Gu Wei stood up, walked a few steps outside and answered the phone.
".I was so happy to be the Golden Eagle Goddess and win the grand prize, but who could have imagined the public opinion would turn out like this.
To be honest, I didn't know I could win the Best Actress award. Mr. Zeng from the company vaguely mentioned it to me beforehand, but I didn't take it seriously. I only found out that I had won the award when it was announced.
I was surprised then, but now I’m shocked. If I had known earlier, I would have rather not won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress.
Reba called and complained to Gu Wei in a wronged voice. It was obvious that the Golden Eagle Awards had a significant impact on her.
".I read the news, and the online public opinion is only temporary. After a while, things will calm down and everything will be fine.
But then again, your company's approach is indeed inappropriate, and Zeng Jia is a little too eager for quick success.
You don't have to worry too much. Just do what you should do and don't be affected by this matter.
Leave it to me later, I will help you deal with it."
Gu Wei first said a few words of comfort, then thought about it and took the matter over.
Reba is his, and he can't just watch her suffer.
"What can you do?"
Reba on the other end of the phone was a little skeptical. Influenced by public opinion in the past two days, she has been in a low mood. However, because of her work, she could only pretend to be calm in front of outsiders.
She finally had some free time today, so she called Gu Wei just to complain a few words and seek comfort.
"Of course I have a way!"
Gu Wei's words were full of confidence, which made Reba's uneasy heart feel at ease. After she relaxed, she started to act coquettishly towards Gu Wei.
"I've been very busy recently and haven't seen you for a long time. Do you miss me?"
"What do you think?"
"Huh~ You definitely don't miss me!
I'm sorry for sending you messages every other day.
I really miss the days when we filmed You Are My Glory.
If only I didn’t have so much work, I could be with you every day,” Reba said in a coquettish voice.
"Okay. You're really famous now, so it's normal for you to be busy with work. You used to always wonder when you'd become famous, but now that you're really famous, why are you complaining?"
"I don't care, I miss you and want to meet you"
Gu Wei thought about it.
"Maybe after a while. There are so many ceremonies around New Year's Day, so there will definitely be a chance to meet."
"Okay then~" Reba was just saying that. She knew that Gu Wei was busy and she didn't have time either.
Ever since she became famous, the company has packed her work schedule, fearing that she would have free time.
It was indeed hard work, but she also made a lot of money. It was her own choice, so there was nothing to complain about.
The two chatted for a while before Reba reluctantly hung up the phone.
"Sister Ba, this is the lemonade you asked for." Assistant Lingling pushed the door open and handed Reba a bottle of water.
"Thank you~" Reba took it, unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip. She had just sent her assistant to buy her some water when she was about to make a phone call.
Lingling looked at her artist's expression with some surprise. How could the sky clear up in such a short while when it was all cloudy and gloomy?
"Sister Ba, aren't you worried?"
Reba took a sip of lemonade, which was a little sour at first but mostly sweet, just like her current mood.
"There's nothing to worry about. It's already happened, so just solve the problem."
The assistant's eyes rolled.
"Is the company going to help us calm down public opinion?
But this kind of thing is not easy to deal with. It is not easy to shut up netizens. They are all keyboard warriors and difficult to deal with."
"Don't worry, I have confidence!" Although she spoke with confidence, Reba actually didn't know how Gu Wei was going to help her.
But she has 100% confidence in Gu Wei.
It stands to reason that at times like this, the usual approach of companies in the industry is to handle the situation coldly, and wait for time for this wave of public opinion to pass. However, this period of time can be long or short, possibly half a year, a year, or even two years.
If we ignore it completely, it will definitely have a huge impact on Reba's reputation.
Dunhuang.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei thought about it, called Yang Liwen who was far away in Beijing, explained some things to her, and then called Zeng Jia.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Gu. You rarely call me. Is there anything I can ask you for?"
In the office of [Jiaxing Media], Zeng Jia was a little surprised when she received a call from Gu Wei. Except for the time when she first invested in the company, the other party rarely contacted her. If there was anything, it was Mr. Yang from [Weiming Tianxia] who communicated with her.
"I saw the .Reba incident online."
"So that's what happened. I didn't expect this to be the outcome. I originally wanted to give her an award to help her career take off, but as you can see, it backfired a bit.
You know, Reba is currently the most important artist in Jiaxing, and the company doesn’t want her to have any problems.”
What Zeng Jia said was the truth. Ever since Reba became famous, she has become a mobile money-printing machine for Jiaxing.
Even Da Mimi can’t compare to Jiaxing in terms of making money.
Zeng Jia naturally cared about her very much.
This time, the Golden Eagle Goddess and Golden Eagle Best Actress awards were both arranged by the company, which also shows how much Jiaxing values Reba.
"I know that since it has happened, we have to find a way to resolve it. Otherwise, if we let the public opinion ferment, it will have a relatively large impact on Reba's career."
"What does Mr. Gu mean?"
"I've become the Water Queen and it's over. I can't regret it, but I can use some methods to reduce netizens' attention to Reba.
This year's Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor Li Yifeng is not worthy of the title. Why are there so few netizens scolding him, and instead all the fire is focused on Reba?
Since he has taken the glory that does not match his own qualities, he must naturally bear the corresponding consequences.
It's his bad luck. I plan to push him out to attract public opinion from netizens.
Then spend money to control comments online and communicate with Weibo to remove the hot searches about Reba's water effect.
With this dual-handling approach, this matter will soon be resolved."
"This is indeed a good idea, but Li Yifeng is the number one at Huanrui after all, and doing this will offend Huanrui."
"I heard that Li Yifeng's contract expires in 2019, and given his current fame and status, he will definitely not renew it.
Huanrui is also cultivating a new star to take his place. Ren Jialun and Cheng Yi are the two artists currently being promoted there.
So even if they knew it was us who did it, Huanrui wouldn't react too much.
As for Li Yifeng, without Huanrui as his backer, his reaction is irrelevant. All we can say is that he is unlucky."
"I understand. Let's implement it in detail." Zeng Jia also believed that what Gu Wei said was the best solution at present.
"I've already explained everything to Yang Liwen. [Weiming World] has extensive experience with this kind of thing. Just contact her directly and she'll tell you what to do!"
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Gu. I thank you on behalf of Reba."
After a while, Zeng Jia hung up the phone and sat in the boss chair, tapping the table with his fingers.
"It's really domineering. Li Yifeng is a top star after all and very popular now. He can be dealt with as he pleases.
And Gu Wei, who started out as an actor, seems to have more experience in online marketing than me, who specializes in this field."
Within a few days, just as Gu Wei had planned, the trending searches on Weibo about Reba being the wateriest Golden Eagle Award winner disappeared, and discussions about her on the Internet gradually died down. On the contrary, the discussion about Li Yifeng being the wateriest Golden Eagle Award winner became more and more intense.
Many netizens compared him with the previous TV King Gu Wei. The difference between "Nirvana in Fire" and "Sparrow" is obvious.
Some netizens also brought up other nominated actors and TV series, thinking that the gap between Li Yifeng and Zhang Jiayi, He Bing, Zhang Yi and others was too big, and that there must be some shady dealings in his winning the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor.
I'd call him the most watered-down Golden Eagle Award winner in history. "Sparrow" is a good story, but Li Yifeng's performance feels like an idol drama, and the female lead is Zhou Dongyu. One has good looks but no acting skills, while the other has acting skills but no looks.
I never thought Zhang Jiayi's "White Deer Plain" and He Bing's "Courtyard Lovers" would lose to "Sparrow." "Bai Jiaxuan" and "Sha Zhu" are such classic characters. Besides, Zhang Jiayi, He Bing, and Li Yifeng are not even on the same level.
[Telling a joke, at the Magnolia Awards in June this year, Mr. He Bing won the Best Actor award for the second time for his role as "He Yuzhu" in "The Story of Siheyuan", but he lost the Golden Eagle Award to Li Yifeng's "Sparrow".
I don’t even know the name of the character played by Li Yifeng in “Sparrow”.
If the Golden Eagle Awards continue like this, they're doomed. Last year, Gu Wei's Best Actor win for Nirvana in Fire was well-deserved and universally acknowledged. This year, however, everyone has realized just how ridiculous the award is. The gap between it and the Magnolia Awards is widening. Mango TV has completely ruined the Golden Eagle Awards by doing this!
I don't get Li Yifeng's acting skills at all. He always looks the same no matter what role he plays. He barely changes. And he still won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor!
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Public opinion gradually fermented, with more and more people discussing Li Yifeng on the Internet, and fewer and fewer people talking about Reba.
Gu Wei's method is correct. If we simply rely on controlling comments to suppress the popularity of Reba Shuihou, it will be difficult and may not be effective.
Although the water army of [Wei Ming Tian Xia] is professional and numerous enough, the number of netizens is immeasurable. They are the majority. It is too difficult to stop them from discussing something by brute force. It is almost impossible to achieve unless the government takes action.
However, netizens are also the most forgetful group. As soon as another hot topic emerges, they will quickly forget what they paid attention to before.
In the original time and space, Reba was deeply troubled by the Water Queen incident, which had a significant impact on her career in the two years after 18 years.
But Li Yifeng, who is also the Best Actor, seemed to have disappeared halfway. Everyone's attention was focused on the Water Queen Reba, and they ignored him, the Water Emperor.
The result is that he still does not live up to his reputation, but he is not affected at all.
"Sister Ba, this is the company's move. There are no more trending searches about you, and fewer people are discussing it online. It feels like the matter has passed." In the nanny car, assistant Lingling said in surprise while browsing her phone.
"That should be the case. Mr. Zeng called me a few days ago and told me that the company would handle this matter."
Reba smiled.
Zeng Jia did call, but she just told her not to worry, as Mr. Gu had already started working on a solution to the problem and there would be results soon.
"Our Jiaxing is really good at marketing and public opinion," Lingling sighed.
'It's not Jiaxing that's great, it's you, Boss Gu, who's great
Sure enough, in the entertainment industry, having a backer and not having a backer are two completely different concepts.
Thinking of this, Reba started to think about when to go visit Gu Wei. She heard that he was currently filming in the desert of Dunhuang and the conditions were quite difficult. She didn't want to wait any longer.
In Beijing, everyone who has been working in the company these days naturally knows about Reba.
She was browsing the news of the past few days on her phone, then she thought for a moment and dialed a number.
"Amazing, Boss Gu, you can turn the tide and help Reba suppress the incident in just a few seconds.
The movie "Baby" starring me will be released in a few days. Do you have time to come to the premiere?
I see. Well then, filming is important, don’t forget to promote me on Weibo.
Let’s have dinner together next time we meet.”
After chatting for a while, Yang Mi hung up the phone. Unfortunately, Gu Wei was busy filming and couldn't make it back to attend the premiere.
But it doesn't matter. She is very confident in her transformation work. The box office may not be too high, but the word of mouth should be good.
After all, Yang Mi wants to be a performing artist!
(End of this chapter)
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