Chapter 773 Attracting Bees and Butterflies
After Gu Wei posted on Weibo, it was quickly filled with replies from various netizens and fans.
"Congratulations, brother, for winning the Best Actor Award!"
"Congratulations to Gu Wei for winning another Best Actor award!"
"With both strength and good looks, Gu Wei is an eternal superstar!"
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In just over ten minutes, there were hundreds of thousands of reply messages. Fans were very excited about Gu Wei winning the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards and were in high spirits.
In addition to fans, many celebrity friends who are close to Gu Wei also posted on Weibo to congratulate him on winning the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards.
Wu Jing: [Congratulations, brother, on winning the Best Actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Although I knew it was only a matter of time before you won Best Actor at various film festivals with your talent, I was still a little shocked that you won it so quickly. I hope you keep up the good work and achieve even greater honors in the future!]
Deng Chao: [Gu Wei is undoubtedly an excellent actor with first-rate acting skills and immense talent. His appearance is only slightly inferior to mine. Congratulations to him for winning the Best Actor award at the Academy Awards and the title of Best Actor!
I'll find you later to play ball and have dinner. Don't forget to bring the trophy over for me to see.]
Lu Han: [Congratulations to Brother Wei for winning the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards, awesome!]
Yang Zi: [Amazing! Gu Wei is so awesome! He actually won the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards! Treat us! Treat us!]
In recent years, due to geographical restrictions, the influence of the Academy Awards in the mainland has been getting smaller and smaller. After all, there are no big mainland stars nominated, and most mainland audiences do not care about Hong Kong artists.
However, this year, because "Better Days" won the award and Gu Wei won the Best Actor award, countless netizens and audiences learned about the winners of this year's Academy Awards through the Internet.
On May 6, the day the Academy Awards were held, the entire internet was discussing this matter.
In addition to Weibo, online social platforms such as Douyin, Kuaishou, and Xiaohongshu also reported on Gu Wei winning the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards, most of which were spontaneous promotions by his fans.
Hengdian, the crew of "Thank You Doctor".
The filming of this drama started at the beginning of the year, but was suspended for a while due to the epidemic. Now it has reached the later stage of filming.
After finishing a scene, Yang Mi walked out of the set wearing a white coat and went to the rest area nearby.
"Miss Mi, the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards was just held online."
The assistant handed the cup of water to Yang Mi and said in a low voice.
"Um"
Da Mimi took it, took a sip, nodded slightly, and didn't take it seriously.
"Mr. Gu won the Best Actor Award at this year's Academy Awards."
"Huh? What did you say? What did Gu Wei take?"
Yang Mi didn't care at first, but asked again after hearing what the assistant said.
"Best Actor, this year's Academy Award winner!"
After hearing this, Yang Mi looked surprised, then nodded in understanding.
"Because of the award you won for [Better Days], right?"
"Yes, this year's Hong Kong Film Awards, 'Better Days' won a total of 7 awards, making it the biggest winner."
"I didn't expect that in addition to box office, he is also slowly making up for the awards."
Yang Mi sighed casually.
She met Gu Wei when they were filming "Gu Jian Qi Tan" in 2013, and it has been more than 7 years now.
It can be said that Yang Mi watched Gu Wei grow from a fledgling new star to a top superstar who can almost be regarded as the number one in the domestic entertainment industry.
During this process, she also borrowed the other party's help to obtain some high-quality film and television resources. The two also went from friends to partners, and their interests became entangled and their relationship became deep.
In Yang Mi's eyes, Gu Wei has almost no shortcomings and all his qualities are excellent.
However, what impressed her most was that he had been improving since his debut. It seemed that nothing could stop him, and he could achieve whatever he wanted.
"Miss Mi, many celebrities have posted on Weibo to congratulate Mr. Gu on his award. Should we also post on Weibo?"
The assistant saw that Yang Mi was a little dazed and reminded him.
"Well, we have to congratulate him~"
Da Mimi came to his senses, picked up his phone and sent a congratulatory Weibo message.
After sending it, she thought about it and called Gu Wei again.
"The line is busy~"
The sound of a call in progress rang out from the phone. Yang Mi frowned slightly, put down the phone and planned to call back after the show in the evening.
At this moment, Gu Wei was talking to Liu Yifei.
The other party also called to congratulate him on winning the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards.
Liu Yifei has been in the industry for many years and is even more obsessed with various awards than Yang Mi. In her opinion, Gu Wei winning the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards is something more worth celebrating than a box office hit.
"..Have you not been filming recently?"
"I just finished filming a drama last month, and a TV show is going to be released soon, so I've been promoting it these past two days.
Are you in the country now?
“Yes, in the capital.
"Mulan", which was originally scheduled to be released in March this year, has been postponed again, so I haven't had much to do recently.
Are you free someday to go out for dinner together?"
The live-action version of "Mulan" directed by Liu Yifei was originally scheduled to be released worldwide on November 2, 2018, but was later changed to March 27, 2020, which was directly postponed for more than a year.
At the beginning of this year, due to the epidemic, it was postponed to the second half of the year, and the release date is nowhere in sight.
"Maybe not soon. After the promotions are over, I have to go to Guizhou to shoot another movie. It will take about a month. I'll ask you out when I get back~"
"What movie can be shot in a month?"
"A main-theme tribute film, [My People, My Homeland], is similar to last year's [My Country, My Parents].
This time I took on the director's job and directed one of the units, so it took a little longer.
If I were just an actor, I could probably finish it in a week."
"You're too busy!"
"Haha, if you want you can be as busy as me."
"I can't do that. I'm too lazy. Even if I have a good script, I can only shoot one or two movies a year at most. I'd rather spend the rest of my time at home reading books, playing with cats, or traveling."
"By the way, that incident a while ago didn't have any impact on you, did it?"
"Are you talking about the Hong Kong Island incident?"
"Yes, everyone had issued a statement, but I didn't expect those thugs to target you."
At that time, people from all walks of life in Hong Kong and the Mainland strongly condemned this heinous act, and everyone forwarded RM Daily’s blog post to support the Hong Kong police.
Among them are many domestic celebrities, including Gu Wei and Liu Yifei, who both spoke out on Weibo.
Who would have thought that it didn't matter if others spoke out, but Liu Yifei's voice angered those extremists in Hong Kong who were still stubborn.
Following the incident, the group is threatening to boycott Liu Yifei, her upcoming Disney film "Mulan," and even the entire Disney company.
Two months ago, Liu Yifei was officially announced as the new spokesperson for Adidas, and Adidas’ flagship store in Hong Kong Island was smashed by thugs.
"It's okay, I don't care. They are just some jumping clowns!" Liu Yifei smiled on the other end of the phone. She really didn't take this matter to heart.
"They only targeted me because of my nationality and felt that I was betraying them."
Gu Wei didn't say anything about this. Liu Yifei's nationality is indeed a big problem for her in the domestic entertainment industry.
This was not a problem ten years ago, but it is a black spot today when national consciousness is rising.
However, Liu Yifei's position has always been firm, and she has always done a good job on bottom-line issues such as taxation.
This is also one of the reasons why she has been able to thrive in the domestic entertainment industry for so many years.
Just like the Hong Kong incident this time, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China praised Liu Yifei's support for the Hong Kong police in public, believing that she is the contemporary Mulan and should be praised.
This can be regarded as an official recognition of her clear position.
When Gu Wei was talking to Liu Yifei on the phone, he was already in the car. He had an interview arranged by Tencent in the afternoon, which was also to promote "Joy of Life".
"Congratulations, our new Academy Award winner!"
Da Tiantian was wearing a more casual outfit today, a white top, a denim jacket, the same style jeans, and a pair of high-soled white sneakers. She smiled sweetly when she saw Gu Wei.
"Thank you. I've been receiving congratulations from all sorts of people since the beginning, but you're the first one to do so in person."
"Haha, I know, I saw it online too, and you've pretty much dominated all the trending searches today.
You won such a big award two days before our show started airing, so the traffic will be overwhelming!"
“Haha, you’re right, but this is also a coincidence.
If I had known this would happen, I should have sold "Joy of Life" for more money when I sold the copyright.
The happiest companies right now are probably Tencent and iQiyi."
After Gu Wei finished speaking, he saw the person in charge of the interview not far away.
"Director Wang, will Tengxun provide dinner for me during this interview?"
Director Wang was stunned after hearing what Gu Wei said, and then replied with a smile.
"Of course I'll provide meals. Mr. Gu, you're a friend of our Mr. Sun. If Mr. Sun blames me for not entertaining you well, I won't be able to bear it."
The Mr. Sun he mentioned is Sun Zhonghuai, the president of Tencent Video.
"Haha, well, don't forget to give our teacher Jingtian a chicken drumstick for dinner tonight~"
"No problem!" Director Wang was confused, but Gu Wei was Tengxun's partner and the God of Wealth, so he would just satisfy whatever he said.
After hearing this, Jing Tian rolled his eyes at Gu Wei and patted him lightly with his hand.
"Don't be so dishonest~"
"Just kidding."
Everything is ready and the interview begins.
"Welcome, Teacher Gu Wei and Teacher Jing Tian, welcome both of you!"
"Hello everyone, I'm Gu Wei, and I play Fan Xian in Joy of Life."
"Hello everyone, I'm Jing Tian, and I play Lin Wan'er in Joy of Life."
Gu Wei and Da Tiantian sat side by side and greeted the camera.
"We all know that this is not the first time that Mr. Gu Wei and Mr. Jing Tian have collaborated. As early as last year's "Sito", the two of them relied on their tacit performance to bring everyone a very wonderful TV series.
Now that they are working together for the second time and are also playing a couple, what kind of sparks have they created?
Facing the host's first question, the two looked at each other. Jing Tian smiled and raised his hand to signal, so Gu Wei picked up the microphone and spoke first.
"To be precise, this is not the second time Jing Tian and I have worked together. Our first collaboration was The Great Wall, Sito was the second part, and Joy of Life is the third part.
As for the different sparks you mentioned, there aren't too many. After all, we have known each other for many years and are quite familiar with each other. We had already developed a certain tacit understanding when filming "Sito".
When filming Joy of Life, I felt more comfortable acting opposite her."
"Yes, maybe it's because we were already pretty close when we were filming [Sito], so this time working together on [Joy of Life] feels even smoother."
After hearing their answers, the host asked again, "When we were filming Sito, Mr. Jing Tian's character was very strong, while Mr. Gu Wei's character was relatively weak.
I remember I had a nickname back then."
Gu Wei picked up the phone and smiled as he continued, "The Queen's loyal boyfriend~"
Jingtian was also laughing beside him.
"Yes, that's the name. So in this "Joy of Life", what is the relationship between the two of you? What are the similarities and differences with "Si Teng"?"
Gu Wei: "The similarity is that in Joy of Life we are still playing a couple, and it is the kind of true love that no one can separate."
Jing Tian: "The difference is that this time I play Lin Wan'er, who is not as strong as Si Teng, who is omnipotent. Instead, she is a little weak."
"So, in [Joy of Life], the roles of the two teachers are reversed, right?"
Gu Wei: "There's no such thing as being against or not. The characters in the two dramas are different. In Joy of Life, Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er fell in love at first sight, and the male protagonist did a lot for Wan'er. It's a two-way journey."
Host: "[Joy of Life] is the second time for you two to play a couple, so will you feel awkward when filming intimate scenes?"
The two looked at each other and Da Tiantian smiled and said, "No, we are very familiar with each other, there is nothing to be embarrassed about."
She and Gu Wei have been intimate too many times both on and off the stage. It may not be the case in other scenes, but there will definitely be no problems in the intimate scenes.
"Where's Teacher Gu Wei?"
"It's not embarrassing. Tiantian and I are both very professional actors."
Gu Wei said seriously.
Host: "Can the two teachers give each other's comments on their performances?"
Gu Wei: "Tiantian and I have known each other for many years. I just mentioned that our first collaboration was on The Great Wall. Was that in 2015?"
"Yes, it was filmed in 2015," Jingtian continued.
"We filmed The Great Wall together in 2015, Sito in 2018, and Joy of Life last year.
I think Tiantian is really making progress.
She is a very dedicated actor and is very serious when filming.
Before filming each scene, the director and I would come to discuss the inner emotions of the characters in the scene and how to express them best.
That’s why she performed so well in the original "Sito".
The same is true for Joy of Life. You will see a different Jing Tian in this TV series."
Gu Wei said a lot, and Da Tiantian kept looking at him with a smile, her eyes fixed on him and she didn't even bother to look at the camera.
She was very happy that Gu Wei said these words. They were not just polite words but Gu Wei's true feelings after the two of them actually worked together on two dramas. His words made her feel warm in her heart.
"It seems that Mr. Gu Wei thinks very highly of you. Mr. Jingtian, what do you think of Mr. Gu Wei's acting?"
Da Tiantian smiled and turned around: "Actually, I don't have much to say. Everyone can see how good Gu Wei's acting is.
And he just won the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards today.
There are actually many veteran actors in our crew of Joy of Life, such as Chen Daoming, Wu Gang, Liu Hua, etc., but Gu Wei never loses out when acting with these actors."
Host: "I'd like to ask Mr. Jing Tian, you two are a couple in the play, so is there any difference between the male protagonist played by Mr. Gu Wei and your ideal type in real life?"
This was Jingtian's only question. She thought for a moment and said, "There is still a certain difference. In fact, I still prefer boys like Qin Fang in [Sito]."
The host asked, "Do you think your personality is similar to Si Teng?"
"No, my personality is quite different from Si Teng's. I'm not that strong. On the contrary, I'm quite similar to Lin Wan'er. At least we have some similarities in personality."
"Then why do you like Qin Fang and not Fan Xian?" Gu Wei asked.
"Both are good men, but Qin Fang is very loyal, while Fan Xian is too attractive." Jing Tian said to Gu Wei, blinking his big eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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