Chapter 815: Celebrating the New Year Together
After the press conference, the publicity and promotion work before the release of "Detective Chinatown 3" came to an end, and Gu Wei basically didn't need to worry about the rest.
Everyone had dinner together in the evening. Wang Baoqiang drank two more glasses. When they left, he waved goodbye to everyone with a red face.
"Brother Baoqiang seemed to be in a good mood. Was the person who came to pick him up at the end his girlfriend?"
Nazha asked while holding Gu Wei's arm in the nanny car.
The character "KIKO" she plays also has quite a few scenes in the third film, and she has also been on roadshows with the crew recently.
Gu Wei nodded: "I talked to him. It is said that they met during the love affair last year. The two of them are now officially boyfriend and girlfriend."
"She looks so tall and pretty, is she in the entertainment industry?"
"I think I participated in the Miss Universe beauty pageant before and even won a place, but my current job has nothing to do with the entertainment industry."
Nazha leaned against Gu Wei and sighed, "Brother Baoqiang is such a good man, but his marriage life has been so bumpy. I hope he doesn't meet the wrong person again this time."
Gu Wei smiled and said, "Every failure makes one wiser. With the previous lesson, he will pay more attention to this aspect.
How did you plan your New Year holidays?"
Nazha looked up at Gu Wei and said, "I originally told my parents that I would go home tomorrow. I'm not busy with work these days, so I'll stay home for a few more days during the Spring Festival before coming back."
“Nice arrangement~”
"But aren't you going to be on the Spring Festival Gala this year? I want to stay here with you."
Gu Wei put his arm around Nazha's slender waist and bent down to kiss her forehead.
"Silly boy, even if you don't leave, you can only stay with me for one night on New Year's Eve. I have to go back to the crew to continue filming on the first day of the new year.
Go home and spend some time with your uncle and aunt. You rarely see them during your year-long work away from home. Don’t waste such a special day as the Spring Festival.”
"Okay then~"
Nazha leaned her head on Gu Wei's shoulder and said obediently.
Every word the other person said made sense, and was done for her own consideration.
"By the way, I have asked someone to prepare some New Year's goods, cigarettes, alcohol, sugar, tea, and small gifts for your parents and sister. Don't forget to take them with you when you leave."
Nazha was surprised and deeply touched by Gu Wei's thoughtfulness.
This kind of concern for her family made her happier than giving her expensive jewelry directly.
"Then who should I tell them about these things?"
"You can say whatever you want. You can say you bought it yourself or I gave it to you. Just think of it as a year-end gift from your boss."
"Oh~" Nazha pouted. This was not the answer she wanted.
Gu Wei smiled and stretched out his fingers to scratch the other person's fair face.
"You can also say it was a gift from your boyfriend. After all, being a boss and being a boyfriend don't conflict with each other."
As soon as she finished speaking, Nazha's face immediately turned from cloudy to bright and she showed a bright smile.
The star lineup of this year's Spring Festival Gala is very strong. Due to the fact that the ratings of previous Spring Festival Galas have been getting lower and lower and the reputation has been getting worse and worse, this year the director team simply prepared a star-studded lineup, hoping to make a comeback by relying on the popularity of the stars.
Superstars include Cheng Long, Andy Lau, Gu Wei, Zhou Jielun, Wu Jing and others, and there are countless other popular young stars such as Li Yifeng, Tong Liya, Zhou Dongyu, Jiang Shuying, Huang Zitao, Zhang Yixing, etc.
On the night of New Year's Eve, the CCTV backstage was packed with people.
In the public dressing room, celebrities who are rarely seen are crowded together, and some young male and female dancers can only rest and put on makeup in groups in the corridor outside.
"Your place is still the best. My dressing room is packed with male and female entertainers and their accompanying staff. It's making my head explode."
In Gu Wei's single dressing room, Reba was wearing a festive red long dress, a pair of black leather boots, and two bright red headdresses on her head, giving her a New Year atmosphere.
This was her first time on the Spring Festival Gala, where she sang the song "Running Youth" with Li Xian, Liu Haocun, Chen Linong, Infinite Girls, and Times Youth League.
After changing her clothes and putting on makeup, she couldn't stand the noise in the dressing room, so she secretly ran to Gu Wei's single dressing room to find some peace and quiet.
"Then you can stay here with me and come back when you need to prepare."
Gu Wei sat face to face with Reba, looking at her fair and pretty face. "This is your first time on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, right? You look in good shape, and your outfit is beautiful too!"
"What do you mean by good condition? You don't know how nervous I am.
I always get very nervous when performing on stage. It feels much more difficult than filming a movie.
Especially now it is the Spring Festival Gala, the largest stage in the country.
My legs are shaking when I think about 1.4 billion people watching me perform on stage."
"What you said reminds me of that time at the film festival when you fell flat on your face while dancing on the stage.
But not today, you only sing but don’t dance.”
Hearing Gu Wei's words, Reba pouted and said, "That was so embarrassing. If I had made such a mistake during the Spring Festival Gala, I would have been too embarrassed to face anyone."
"Did your parents come to Beijing for the New Year this year?"
"No, they only came once in the past two years and haven't come since then.
My parents think it’s boring not to be at home during the Spring Festival.”
Gu Wei nodded: "It's normal. I couldn't go back to my hometown because I was on the Spring Festival Gala a few years ago, so my parents came to Beijing to accompany me for a year, and then they never came again.
People of their age are used to being in a familiar environment, especially their hometown where they have many relatives and friends.
In Beijing, my dad couldn’t find anyone to play mahjong with during the New Year.”
Reba blinked her beautiful big eyes and looked at Gu Wei: "Do you have any plans after your performance tonight?"
"No, today is New Year's Eve, and everyone is at home celebrating the New Year. What arrangements can I make?"
"Then come to my place, we can celebrate the New Year together this year."
Reba clasped her hands together in front of her chest, her eyes full of anticipation.
Gu Wei thought for a moment and said, "Okay, wait for me backstage after your performance. I'll finish later, so we can go together then."
Reba's performance started shortly after the show began, while Gu Wei's solo song was the finale, so the time interval between the two performances was quite long.
"No problem, I'll meet you in your dressing room after the performance."
…
Reba said she was hiding away at Gu Wei's place to get some peace and quiet, but she didn't actually stay there for too long.
The main reason is that Gu Wei’s dressing room is not quiet either.
Although he is the only one using it, some acquaintances would come over from time to time to say hello and chat.
For example, Li Xian who was on the same show with her, Zeng Shunxi who was under Gu Wei, Jiang Shuying who sang and danced at the opening, Yue Yunpeng who performed crosstalk, and Zhang Yixing and Huang Zitao, two of the four returning sons.
After sitting for a while, Reba felt a little awkward and stood up to leave.
"Miss~"
As soon as she went out, she bumped into Yang Mi who was about to push the door open.
"Huh? You're here too."
Yang Mi looked at Reba and was not surprised.
"My public dressing room is too noisy, so I came to Brother Wei's place to get away from the noise. I didn't expect that he is also so busy."
After saying that, Reba looked back and then said to Yang Mi: "Sister Mi, you can talk to Brother Wei. I'll go back first."
Yang Mi nodded.
"Sister Mi, Happy New Year~"
Gu Wei smiled and greeted Yang Mi who came into the room.
Da Mimi was also wearing a red dress, the style of which was similar to Reba's. The two of them standing together just now looked like sisters.
"Happy New Year~"
Yang Mi came in and looked around.
“Since you are a big star with a high status, you are treated differently.
My place is better than Reba's, but I still share a dressing room with several people."
"It's all arranged by CCTV. I don't really care about it." Gu Wei said with a smile.
After entering, Yang Mi sat down, crossed his legs, and placed his hands on his legs.
She first chatted casually with Gu Wei, and then she suddenly mentioned Zheng Shuang who had an accident last month.
"I don't know what she was thinking. She's obviously very popular and has very loyal fans, but she has to do something illegal.
digging their own graves
Yang Mi and Zheng Shuang don't get along. Their feud can be traced back to Zheng Shuang's remarks about plastic surgery during the filming of "Gu Jian Qi Tan".
Gu Wei was an eyewitness and was next to the two of them at the time.
Last month, the biggest news in the domestic entertainment industry was that her ex-boyfriend Zhang Heng revealed that Zheng Shuang had a surrogate pregnancy, and that she was found to have evaded taxes by relevant authorities.
Because the matter involved illegality, the final result was that Shuangzi was labeled as a bad artist and was permanently banned.
"To be honest, when we were filming together, I felt that her mental state was different from that of a normal person, and she seemed a bit neurotic.
It’s not surprising that they can do these things.”
After saying that, Gu Wei looked at Yang Mi and remembered something: "Sister Mi, are you having no problem with your taxes?"
Da Mimi rolled her eyes at him and said, "I'm sure there's no problem with that. I'm always clear-headed when it comes to matters of principle.
I hope to become a people's artist, so how can I allow myself to have a stain in this regard?"
Gu Wei nodded.
Although Da Mimi has many black spots, as she herself said, she has always done a good job on major issues and some issues involving principles.
Some things are useless, but it depends on how she does it.
Da Mimi did a very good job.
Versace, the high-end brand she endorsed, was found to have products that insulted China. After the incident, Yang Mi unilaterally announced the termination of the contract without hesitation. At that time, she had only been 48 days away from becoming the spokesperson for Versace. It can be said that she was decisive and resolute.
"I read the news about Zheng Shuang and I'm actually a little interested in the surrogacy she's been running."
"This is illegal in the country~" Gu Wei reminded.
"I know, so I'm just interested, but I won't do it."
Gu Wei asked curiously, "Sister Mi wants a child?"
Yang Mi glanced at him and said, "I don't really have this idea, but my parents have been nagging me about getting married and having children these past two years.
I thought if I had a child and threw it to them, I would have peace and quiet."
"Uh~ your idea is quite unique."
Da Mimi leaned forward slightly, looking at Gu Wei with a smile on her face.
"Can you help me with this?"
"Ahem~ Given our relationship, I definitely feel obligated to do this!"
"Really? I don't believe it."
After teasing Gu Wei for a few words, Yang Mi began to explain the reason why he came to see him.
"I'll be staying at home in Beijing for a few days after New Year's Eve. Do you have time to come to my house for dinner on the first day of the new year?"
"With uncle and aunt?"
Yang Mi spread his hands and said, "If you want to eat with them, that's fine. I'll tell them when I get back."
"That's not necessary."
Gu Wei smiled and then said with some regret, "I really want to have dinner with Sister Mi, but after the Spring Festival Gala, I have to fly back to the crew of "Changjin Lake" to continue filming.
We can only make an appointment next time."
Yang Mi frowned. She hadn't expected Gu Wei to be so pressed for time before she came.
"I heard that your crew of [Changjin Lake] didn't have a single female actress. Is that true?"
“Well, kind of, because it’s a war drama and the main actors are all men, after all, it’s a war.
The film has just started shooting and is expected to be filmed until May or June."
"Is that so? Can you hold it in for such a long time?" Yang Mi asked directly.
"Filming is all work. You make it seem like I can't live without women." Gu Wei looked helpless.
Da Mimi tilted her head slightly and looked at Gu Wei, with the corners of her mouth raised, and said in a baby voice: "I understand, I will come to visit you in a while, and then we can have dinner together."
Da Mimi didn't sit there for long. He chatted with Gu Wei for a while and then left.
The time quickly came to 8 o'clock, and the 2021 Spring Festival Gala officially began.
This year, Douyin replaced Pinduoduo and became the exclusive red envelope partner of the Spring Festival Gala.
Speaking of which, ByteDance has been developing better and better in recent years. Not only has its valuation increased, but it has also achieved new breakthroughs in profitability.
To be precise, you have started making money without losing money.
In the past, large Internet companies would constantly burn money to develop products and grab market share during the early stages of financing, and making money was not a problem they had to consider.
As long as the market is captured, round after round of financing will provide the company with a steady supply of ammunition.
ByteDance was like this at the beginning, but in the past one or two years, ByteDance has not only taken the lead in market share, but its revenue has also set new highs and it has truly started to make a profit.
Gu Wei met Zhang Yiming before going on vacation. During their conversation, Zhang Yiming mentioned that he planned to distribute dividends to ByteDance shareholders starting in 2021.
This is also good news for Gu Wei.
The Spring Festival Gala began with the first program being the opening dance [All the Best] performed by Tong Liya, Chen Weiting, Jiang Shuying, Du Jiang and Ouyang Nana.
After a series of song and dance performances, the first crosstalk of the night was performed, "New Year's Eve Song" by Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue.
The crosstalk in the Spring Festival Gala has never been very funny. Yue Yunpeng has been on the Spring Festival Gala several times, but his performances were not very good each time, and this time was no exception.
The crosstalk ended with a creative performance of "Niu Qilai" by Liu Dehua, Guan Xiaotong and Zeng Shunxi, followed by Wu Jing and Zhen Zidan performing martial arts.
Reba's song was the seventh opening program after the skit "Twists and Turns" by Jia Ling, Zhang Xiaofei and Xu Juncong.
At this time, exactly one hour had passed since the Spring Festival Gala.
After the performance, she returned backstage and went straight to Gu Wei's dressing room.
"It's perfect, mainly because you're so beautiful, Reba!"
Gu Wei sat in the dressing room, watching the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala on his mobile phone.
After Reba came in, she rushed up and gave Gu Wei a big hug.
"Haha, I feel like my performance was perfect. It's finally over. My heart has been pounding since I stepped onto the stage."
"Have a drink of water~"
Reba took the water bottle handed to her by Gu Wei and took a sip. After the performance, she felt both excited and relaxed.
"The Spring Festival Gala has started, so it's highly likely that no one will come to my place, so you can just rest here.
It's only 9 o'clock now, and there are more than two hours before my show starts.
By the way, are you hungry? I’ll ask someone to buy some food and bring it over.”
Reba touched her belly and said: "It's okay, let's go home and eat dumplings after this is over."
Gu Wei smiled and said, "That's fine. I'll ask my assistant to order a New Year's Eve dinner and send it to [Fanyue 108]. We can eat together when we get home tonight."
"Hmm~"
(End of this chapter)
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