Chapter 788 Going against the trend
In the hotel's private room, Gu Wei was fully armed, wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses and a mask.
Although the table in front of him was filled with delicious food, he stood straight and motionless, as if he had no interest in the food at all.
If you look closely, you can see a hint of nervousness in him.
Sitting opposite the dining table was the fat and big-eared Jia Bing, with a few minions standing behind him.
Judging from his expression, he was also very afraid of Gu Wei who was sitting across the table from him.
[The Crowd] The crew is filming the scene where "Chen Xiaomeng" meets the murderer for the first time after discovering his identity as a killer.
The crew invited Jia Bing to play the only villain in the play, the gangster boss who hired killers to kill people.
This was entirely Rao Xiaozhi's idea, and Gu Wei was not aware of it.
However, he also felt that the other party's casting was very suitable.
Jia Bing is a comedian who has performed in sketches and appeared on the Spring Festival Gala. He has a silly and cute aura about him.
He has performed well in some movies before, such as "Lost in Russia".
[The Crowd] is essentially a comedy, with Jia Bing as the villain, which not only provides jokes but also allows the audience to accept any low-IQ things he does.
".Um, Mr. Z, it's nice to meet you in person.
Well, I did it, you can do whatever you want!"
After finishing his line, Jia Bing picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all.
Gu Wei didn't move, neither talking nor drinking.
He is a "fake killer" and came to see his employer today with no idea what he was doing and was extremely scared.
Jia Bing and his gang had heard the legend that "Mr. Z" never failed, and were very wary of his identity as a killer.
The situation is like hitting a wolf with a stick, both ends are afraid of it.
"You're not drinking at all?" After finishing his drink, Jia Bing looked at Gu Wei opposite him and said in a low voice without any movement.
The younger brother next to him immediately made up his mind.
"Boss, assassins need to be clear-headed. I guess they can't drink."
"major!
I, Jia, admire capable people the most in my life! "
As he said this, he glanced at his younger brother beside him and waved his hand.
"express!"
"Bang!"
A travel bag was thrown on the table, the zipper was opened, and it was filled with stacks of hundred-dollar bills, which looked very tempting in their bright red color.
Although Gu Wei was wearing sunglasses, he couldn't help but glance at the banknotes and swallowed his saliva.
"This is the deposit. As long as Mr. Z can get Zeng Rong."
As he spoke, Jia Bing raised his hand and gestured at his neck with a smile on his face.
"I'll send the balance right away!"
"Click! Very good, this one passed!" Rao Xiaozhi's voice came from the microphone.
"Teacher Jia Bing, your acting was great!"
Gu Wei took off his sunglasses and mask and spoke to Jia Bing who was sitting across the table.
"You're too kind. To be honest, I had no idea what I was doing. I was afraid that my performance wouldn't be good and that things would get delayed.
When the director first approached me and invited me to act in a movie, I was very happy.
Later, when I read the script, I felt a little hesitant. It was not that I thought there was anything wrong with playing a villain, but I was afraid that I would not perform well and ruin the movie.
You know I'm a comedian, and this is my first time trying a role of this type."
Gu Wei understood Jia Bing's thoughts and comforted him with a smile: "Since the director chose you, he must think you are more suitable for this role.
Besides, our play itself is a comedy, so just relax and perform normally."
After finishing the morning scenes, we took a break at noon.
"Gu Wei, check the news, you are nominated for this year's Magnolia Award!" Reba was sitting in her chair, browsing her phone and eating fruit, when she suddenly saw something and said in surprise with her eyes lighting up.
Hearing her voice, Gu Wei's attention shifted from the script in his hand.
"What prize?"
"Magnolia, you've been nominated for the Magnolia Best Actor award again!
The Magnolia Awards just released an announcement, announcing all the nominees for this year's Magnolia Awards."
Reba looked excited and handed the phone to Gu Wei. She was happier about him nominating her than she was about herself.
Gu Wei took Reba's phone and swiped the screen a few times.
The organizing committee of the 26th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Awards has just announced the list of nominees for this year. Gu Wei has been nominated for Best Actor for his role as Fan Xian in Joy of Life.
In addition, "Joy of Life" was also nominated for several major awards including Best TV Series, Best Director, Best Screenwriter (Adaptation), and Best Supporting Actor.
Especially for the Best Supporting Actor, "Emperor Qing" Chen Daoming and "Wang Qinian" Tian Yu were nominated respectively.
Gu Wei glanced at the other actors nominated for Best Actor.
“Being nominated is a good thing, but there is a high probability that I won’t win the award this time.”
"Why?
I think your performance as "Fan Xian" was fantastic, and there's a good chance you'll win the Magnolia Award for Best Actor for the second time!
Reba is very confident in Gu Wei.
Gu Wei smiled and said, "Joy of Life is very popular. If we talk about broadcast performance and popularity, the sum of the nominated TV series is not as good as it, but awards are not only based on popularity.
To be precise, "Joy of Life" is a costume comedy of political intrigue, which is not an award-winning theme.
Besides, I've already won the Magnolia Award for Best Actor once, so if I win the Best Actor Award for the second time, I have to produce a film that will impress everyone."
"Is that so?" Reba said with regret. If you didn't know her, you would think she was nominated for the Magnolia Award.
Gu Wei didn't think it was a big deal. He had already won the Magnolia Award for Best Actor for Nirvana in Fire, so he was in a very good mood. It would be great if he could win it, but it didn't matter if he didn't.
Given the popularity of "Joy of Life" this year, the chances of him winning the Magnolia Award are slim, but he is very likely to win the Golden Eagle Award in October.
The Golden Eagle Awards are highly commercialized, and the Most Popular Actor Award is still voted by the audience. Given Gu Wei's fame and popularity, it would be difficult for him not to win the award as long as his work is shortlisted.
"Will you still go to the awards ceremony next month?" Reba asked again.
"Of course I went~
"Joy of Life" is a drama produced by "Wei Ming Tian Xia", and I was nominated for Best Actor, so how could I not go?
Besides, the filming of Joy of Life 2 will start in the second half of the year, so this is also an opportunity for publicity."
The recently aired drama "Nothing But Thirty" has become a hit.
This TV series, which tells the story of the difficulties and challenges faced by three 30-year-old women in urban life, has successfully aroused widespread social resonance, especially strong response from female audiences.
The TV series depicts women at different stages of life, facing choices in life and love, career and life. It is a portrayal of the lives of contemporary 30+ women and has won the love of a large number of female audiences.
The three leading actresses Jiang Shuying, Tong Yao and Mao Xiaotong also gained popularity because of this drama.
However, what is a bit embarrassing is that the leading female role is obviously Jiang Shuying, but after the TV series was broadcast, it is obvious that Tong Yao reaped the biggest benefits.
Wang Manni, played by Jiang Shuying, became the least popular of the three heroines.
The TV series became popular, and netizens also dug up the fact that Tong Liya had refused to play "Gu Jia".
Some fans felt sorry for their sister, while many netizens were glad that it was not Tong Liya, as they felt that she could not portray the character of "Gu Jia".
".Why did you say Tong Liya rejected the script of Nothing But Thirty? This drama is obviously very good."
Reba has also been following this drama recently. When she comes back from filming in the evening, she will watch the drama in the living room if she has nothing to do.
Gu Wei usually works beside her and sometimes watches with her.
"During the preparations, the lead role of this drama was "Wang Manni".
Given Tong Liya's status, it's highly likely she won't be ranked below Jiang Shuying."
Gu Wei explained without looking up from the laptop in front of him.
"What a pity! Gu Jia is much more popular than Wang Manni now," Reba muttered.
At this time, Gu Wei finished replying to an email, shifted his attention from the computer, and looked at Reba with a smile.
“Actually, there is another guess~
Do you know who Tong Liya's husband is? "
"Chen Sicheng~" Reba said as a matter of course.
Gu Wei laughed and said, "From what I know, Director Chen is a very playful person, and he hasn't changed even after getting married.
Hasn't there always been news about him cheating in recent years?
I think Tong Liya didn't want to play "Gu Jia" because she was concerned that this character has a husband who also cheated on her.
I’m afraid that after the show airs, the audience will elevate the character to myself.”
"Sister Yaya is so beautiful, but her husband cheated on her. What a scumbag!" Reba frowned slightly, obviously she had heard about Director Chen's romantic affairs.
"Do you know Tong Liya? Why are you standing up for her?"
“I don’t know her, but we are all from the frontier, so what’s wrong with saying a few words for her?
There is no good thing about men."
As she said that, Reba glanced at Gu Weijiao, snorted, and turned back to continue watching the show.
Gu Wei was a little confused, as he was an innocent victim.
Compared with the TV drama market which has been booming since the beginning of the year, the film market is very pitiful.
On July 20, cinemas across the country resumed normal operations.
First, classic movies such as "The Whisper of the Wind", "The Pursuit of Happyness", and "Zootopia" were re-screened, but unfortunately, the box office was very poor.
Then on the 24th, the Hollywood blockbusters "Bloodshot" and "Dumbo" were released, but they still flopped.
"Bloodshot" only earned a pitiful 19.58 million in its first week, and in its second week, the single-day box office was only over 3 million.
You should know that the starring actor of this movie is the famous "family man" Vin Diesel.
His "Fast & Furious" series of films has a very high influence in China. Both "Fast & Furious 7" and "Fast & Furious 8" have achieved box office results of over 2 billion yuan, and the total box office of the series has exceeded 8 billion yuan.
[Dumbotron: The Golden Circle] didn't fare much better, with a first-week box office of 36.35 million and a predicted box office of 150 million.
It is an adaptation of the children's literature of the same name by the famous British writer Hugh Lofting, starring Robert Downey Jr. and voiced by Tom Holland (a dog). It is really incredible that the box office is so low.
Even Iron Man's popularity couldn't save this movie.
On the 31st of the month, the movie "Jojo Rabbit" starring Black Widow was released.
At the beginning of this year, this film was nominated for many awards including the Oscars, Golden Globe Awards, Directors Guild of America Awards, and British Academy Film Awards.
However, it was of no use. The box office revenue in the first week was 5.32 million, and the total box office was unlikely to exceed 20 million.
As most people expected, the epidemic has dealt a heavy blow to the film industry, and even after cinemas resumed operations, the market was extremely cold.
【The Crowd】The crew.
Gu Wei was wearing a neat suit and holding a cigarette in his hand as he watched his ex-girlfriend, who was dressed in a professional outfit, counting money across from him.
This scene is the last stop for "Chen Xiaomeng" to pay back the money he owed to his ex-girlfriend after changing his identity.
The ex-girlfriend is played by Zhou Yutong.
This character only has one scene and is an office worker, and Zhou Yutong's office attire is just right for the role.
After counting the money, Zhou Yutong smiled and nodded, looking Gu Wei up and down.
"Are you working as an agent?"
Gu Wei looked down at his suit and saw that he did look a bit like a real estate agent. He smiled awkwardly.
"Took a new role"
"What play?"
"A tragedy~
Among all the classmates in our drama club back then, I am probably the only one who still persists.
So, it’s about persistence.”
Before he finished speaking, he noticed the ring on Zhou Yutong's hand.
“This big diamond ring.”
"The wedding will be held after the Chinese New Year. If you have time then, come."
Gu Wei was stunned, and tremblingly took out all the cash in his wallet and put it in the other person's hand.
Forced a smile: "Contribution money, I wish you happiness"
Then he turned and left.
After taking a few steps forward, the expression on his face gradually distorted and he was about to cry when Zhou Yutong shouted from behind.
"Hello~"
Gu Wei stopped, his expression instantly returned to normal, and he turned to look over.
Zhou Yutong patted one arm behind herself, which looked like a hug.
Gu Wei's eyes lit up, and he ran back, held the other person's face and kissed her.
"What are you doing!"
"You are not"
Gu Wei made a hugging gesture.
"I mean there's a footprint on your back!"
Gu Wei forced a smile and said, "Just finished filming a fight scene."
He turned around with a sad face and ran away.
"I'm in a dramatic mood."
"Cut! Passed!" The director's voice came, and Zhou Yutong in the field relaxed.
She walked over to Gu Wei, looking guilty: "Teacher Gu Wei, I'm sorry, because of me, we had to do so many NGs, and I made you have to reshoot with me."
The scene just now was very simple, with only two or three lines, but when Gu Wei rushed over to kiss her, she was always unable to push Gu Wei away in time, causing this simple scene to be NGed several times.
It's not that she can't act, it's just that Gu Wei is too tempting, and NG is exactly what Zhou Yutong wants. Not everyone has the opportunity to kiss Gu Wei.
Gu Wei smiled and said: "It's okay, it's normal to have NGs during filming, and your performance has been getting better and better since then.
I also want to thank you for not minding the small role and coming to act in it."
"How could that be? In Mr. Gu Wei's drama, even if there's only one shot, there will be many people scrambling to participate.
Even though it’s just one scene, I think the ex-girlfriend part is very interesting and will definitely leave a deep impression on the audience after the movie is released.”
"That's good of you to think so. And don't be so polite by calling me teacher."
Zhou Yutong blinked her big eyes and asked tentatively, "Brother Wei, can I add you on WeChat?"
"No problem~"
As he spoke, Gu Wei took the phone from his assistant and added Zhou Yutong as a friend.
Zhou Yutong was extremely happy to get what she wanted. She only had to shoot one scene and that was it. Adding Gu Wei's WeChat, the trip was worthwhile.
By the way, there were also several kisses with Gu Wei. This day’s filming was totally worth it.
Ignoring Zhou Yutong who was immersed in her own world and happy about her only son, Gu Wei walked to the rest area and sat down.
"Do the lips of that little beauty smell good?" Reba, who had been sitting here waiting for the show, asked jokingly.
She was watching the scene just now.
"What? The other party made an NG, okay? Reba, you are unprofessional~"
Gu Wei spread his hands.
As the two were chatting, Gu Wei's cell phone rang.
I took it out and took a look. It turned out to be a call from Yang Liwen.
Just pick it up.
"Hello~"
Yang Liwen on the other end of the phone quickly explained the purpose of the call. Due to the cooling of the entire domestic film market since the 20th, the company had doubts about the upcoming release of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils".
She asked Gu Wei whether he wanted to withdraw the film and reschedule it for another time.
".It's within my expectations, don't worry too much.
I expect that the authorities will soon issue some policy documents to encourage movie watching.
Moreover, our film itself is intended to boost the market, the so-called "rescue work".
If I turn around and run away when I see that the situation is not right, how will I explain to the Film Bureau?
I am confident in my film, and the company just needs to carry out online promotions as planned."
After hanging up the phone, Reba, who was standing next to him and heard the conversation, became a little worried.
"You really don't want to consider changing the schedule?"
"I just said it very clearly on the phone. I have confidence!"
"But."
Before Reba could finish her words, Gu Wei interrupted her.
"No buts, the performance of 'Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils' will definitely be good, because it's my Gu Wei's movie!"
Gu Wei spoke word by word, and Reba looked at his determined eyes, and the worry in her heart faded a lot.
"Maybe he can really create a miracle. After all, creating a box office legend is harder than climbing to the sky for others, but for Gu Wei it's as easy as drinking water and eating."
Reba likes Gu Wei. In addition to various external factors, the occasional domineering attitude of the other party that makes her obsessed with him is also one of the reasons.
"What are you going to do?" Reba asked.
“Nothing, everything is as usual.
Due to the overall environment, the roadshow cannot be held and the premiere cannot be held.
The main venue for film promotion is still online."
Having said that, Gu Wei thought about it.
“Before the movie is released, I will hold a few live broadcasts on Douyin to help promote it.
I believe that my influence on Tik Tok will bring a lot of popularity to the movie."
Gu Wei’s Douyin followers have exceeded 100 million, making him the personal Douyin account with the most followers.
He doesn't post many short videos on a regular basis, but each video receives a lot of comments and likes.
(End of this chapter)
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