Chapter 825 No CP Feeling
Gu Wei was actually quite looking forward to this Hollywood blockbuster.
The original version of [John Wick 4] performed very well. With an investment of 100 million US dollars, it earned more than 400 million at the global box office. The most important thing is that it has a very good reputation. It is one of the few movies in the series whose later films have higher reviews than the previous ones.
The plots of the several films in this series are actually very simple, and the one that left the most profound impression on domestic audiences should be the first one.
To put it simply: the gang killed the protagonist's dog, and in order to get revenge, the protagonist John Wick single-handedly wiped out the entire Russian gang.
Therefore, the Chinese translation of the movie was also jokingly called "Give Me Back My Dog Life" by many netizens.
The plots of the two subsequent films are similar, both taking a simple and crude approach.
However, the selling point of the "John Wick" series is not the plot, but the gun battle action. It is a real "Hollywood action movie."
Director Chad Stahelski is a fighting coach who entered the industry as a stuntman. He has served as Keanu Reeves's stand-in in films such as "The Matrix 3" and later became an action director for many films.
He has a unique talent for shooting action scenes. He is good at using scenery, lighting, mirrors, glass and other props to make the gun battles and fighting effects realistic and dazzling.
Action movies have actually been on a downward trend in recent years. Now Hollywood and even the global film market are dominated by special effects films, and the best-selling ones are Marvel superheroes, Avatar and Transformers.
The "John Wick" series is a rare pure action film that has achieved good box office results.
The character played by the original Zhen Zidan actually received very good reviews after the film was released, mainly because the fighting scenes of "Yuzhou Dan" were really good. Whether it was the smoothness of the movements or the beauty, it crushed Keanu Reeves. It's a pity that he didn't have many roles.
Now that the script has been revised, "Kane" played by Gu Wei can already compete with "John Wick".
Who will be more outstanding at that time will depend on everyone's performance.
Gu Wei himself is actually very much looking forward to working with Keanu Reeves.
He was still an elementary school student when he watched "The Matrix" back then. Now he is going to make a movie with the savior "Neo". It's still very exciting to think about it.
After reporting on "John Wick 4", Yang Liwen also mentioned the two movies and a TV series that the company will release this year.
[The Crowd] is scheduled to be released on May 14, and the promotion and marketing activities have already started as early as early April.
Part of the reason why Gu Wei took this leave was to promote his upcoming movie.
[Life Events] It took almost two years to shoot. Due to a love affair, it was moved from last year's summer schedule to this year's summer schedule. The current tentative release date is July 30th.
"[Joy of Life 2] is currently in communication with several companies.
Among satellite TV channels, Mango and Blueberry offered the highest bids, while CCTV-8's bid was slightly lower."
After Yang Liwen finished speaking, Gu Wei made the decision.
“There’s nothing to hesitate about.
The first season of "Joy of Life" was broadcast on CCTV-8. Although the money was a little less, the influence of CCTV is unmatched by local stations.
For the second series, we will continue to cooperate with the TV drama channel as usual."
“I understand~
Several platforms are now bidding together for online copyrights.
Tencent and iQiyi originally jointly purchased the copyright for the first series, but through recent communications, I've discovered that Tencent seems to be abandoning iQiyi in an effort to acquire the exclusive online broadcast rights for the second series."
Gu Wei nodded.
"Geely has been developing very rapidly in recent years and has plenty of money, so it's not surprising that they want to have a piece of the pie all to themselves.
There is no need to worry about this. We will cooperate with the platform that offers the highest copyright fee."
After a brief stay at the Beijing company, Gu Wei turned around and flew to Changsha with Zhang Songwen.
They met up with Reba and Wan Qian backstage at Mango TV, and the four of them recorded an episode of "Happy Camp" together as the leading actors of the "Raging Fire" crew.
In the dressing room, Reba, who arrived earlier, immediately trotted up to Gu Wei and excitedly threw herself into his arms.
Zhang Songwen, who was with Gu Wei, had a smiling face without any change. His boss was young, rich and romantic, so he was not surprised at all by the scene before him.
Wan Qian in the room watched this scene with eyes full of curiosity and inquiry, but she had been in the industry for many years and knew the unspoken rules of the circle well, so she would not ask or say anything that she shouldn't ask or say.
Gu Wei patted Reba on the back and whispered, "Okay, everyone is watching~"
Reba finally reacted, loosened her arms around Gu Wei's neck, and stood aside somewhat embarrassedly.
"When did you arrive?" Gu Wei asked with a smile.
"I had an event in Changsha these past two days, so it was convenient for me to come here. I arrived very early."
In the dressing room, Gu Wei and the other three sat down and chatted for a while.
Soon, He Jiong and other hosts of Happy Family came over to say hello.
The recording of [Happy Camp] went as usual. Both Gu Wei and Reba were regular guests of Happy Camp, and their participation and interaction in various links were very smooth.
After the recording was over, Teacher He invited a few people to dinner together in the evening.
".Gu Wei, congratulations on your record-breaking film [Detective Chinatown 3], winning the title of the domestic box office champion!"
At the dinner table, Teacher He congratulated.
"Yeah, Brother Wei is amazing!
I initially thought it was a pity that the box office of "Detective Chinatown 3" only reached 5.8 billion yuan, as it was just a little bit away from breaking the record of "Wolf Warrior 2".
I didn't expect the total box office to quickly exceed 6 billion once the overseas box office figures came out!" Du Haitao boasted.
Gu Wei smiled and said, "I'm overtaking others by leaps and bounds. Since I can't compete domestically, I'm trying to gain more box office revenue overseas. I didn't expect that Detective Chinatown 3 would do so well overseas."
"I read the news a few days ago that the total box office of [Detective Chinatown 3] has reached 6.2 billion yuan. What do you estimate the global box office of this movie will be?" asked Teacher He.
Others also looked at Gu Wei curiously.
"Forehead
[Detective Chinatown 3] was not released in Europe and the United States. Although it was released in the Middle East and Africa, the box office was actually very low.
The main overseas voting bases are still in Japan, South Korea and some Southeast Asian countries."
Gu Wei thought about it.
"These places can't be compared with China. I estimate that another 200 to 300 million RMB in box office revenue will be enough."
"That means the final box office of Detective Chinatown 3 is expected to exceed 6.5 billion yuan."
He Jiong sighed after hearing this and said, "Apart from the older generation like Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, you are the only one in the domestic entertainment industry who has a certain degree of fame abroad and has such high box office appeal!"
The others nodded after hearing this.
Gu Wei smiled and said a few humble words.
At night, in the presidential suite of Changsha Hilton Hotel.
The soft big bed was tossed by the waves and it took a long time for it to calm down.
The bright moonlight shone through the window, and Reba's delicate skin glowed white in the moonlight. If you looked closely, you could see fine beads of sweat floating on it.
This shows how intense the exercise just now was.
Gu Wei placed one hand on the other's beautiful back, and with the other hand played with the softness that could be held in his hand.
“I feel a little thinner.”
“Is there?
Maybe it’s because I’ve been working too much recently and eating too little.” The blush on Reba’s fair and tender face had not yet faded. Her face was pressed against Gu Wei’s chest, and her arms were around his waist.
After keeping her hands there for a long time, she couldn't help but rub back and forth on Gu Wei's abdomen, feeling the other's well-defined muscle lines.
"Being too thin is not good. A bit of flesh is more suitable for your height."
"No, it's very obvious if I'm a little fatter on camera. I work really hard to control my weight.
You know how much I love to eat."
"But if you lose any more weight, you won't have any left." Gu Wei applied a little force on his hands and teased with a smile.
"Really?"
He said that Reba was a little worried, and said hesitantly: "Then I will gain a little more weight. I will try to stay in the range of 45 to 50 kilograms."
Gu Wei couldn't help laughing after hearing what she said.
Reba also reacted and pinched Gu Wei's waist lightly with her little hand: "Huh~ you just like to tease me"
"My bad, but you did lose weight.
I think as long as you maintain a healthy lifestyle and exercise more, it doesn’t matter if you weigh a little more or less.
After all, Reba, you are so beautiful, no matter what you are, you are beautiful! "
After Gu Wei finished speaking, Reba raised her lips slightly: "That's pretty good."
"I looked at the data online, and the play you and Wu Lei created, 'The Long Ballad,' has surpassed 3 billion views. That's pretty impressive!"
"Hmm~ [The Long Ballad] finally didn't disappoint. All the data was very stable from the beginning to the end.
The TV series has a Douban score of 6.3, which is above average among costume dramas.
The audience was quite accepting of my performance as "Li Changge".
that is"
"What is it?"
Reba pouted and said, "A lot of netizens said that Wu Lei and I don't have a CP feeling at all. Our acting was fine, but when we were in the same frame, we didn't look like a couple at all. Instead, we looked like an older sister and a younger brother.
During the show's run, the topic of CP was completely taken away by the male and female supporting actors."
“Haha~”
"You're laughing again!"
Gu Wei suppressed his smile and coughed lightly.
"Don't pay too much attention to what netizens say. The actual data of [The Long Ballad] is there. You and Wu Lei both acted well. As for the fact that they're not a good couple, I guess it's just people's opinion.
As for your comment about the supporting characters having more CPs, it’s most likely due to the influence of online trolls hired by their agencies.”
Reba nodded slowly.
"How much do you think our movie can earn at the box office?"
"The minimum guarantee is 1 billion. If there are no unexpected events, 2 billion shouldn't be a problem!"
Gu Wei didn't say something as exaggerated as 3 or 4 billion. "The Crowd" is just an adapted movie, and it's not released during popular times like the Spring Festival or New Year's Day. Relying on his fame, it is already a huge hit to reach more than 2 billion.
"Hehe, that would be great. Plus with The Wandering Earth 2 starting filming in the second half of the year, I feel like I'm about to take off in the film industry!"
Gu Wei nodded in agreement.
"That's right. By the time The Wandering Earth 2 is released, the total box office revenue of the films you've participated in will be very close to 10 billion!"
He didn't mention the leading role, because whether in "Raging Fire" or "The Wandering Earth 2", Reba's role can only be considered the second or even third female lead.
However, unlike other young actors, Reba is already the most popular female star in the domestic entertainment industry. She has no shortage of fame, but what she lacks now is actual work performance.
"Raging Fire" and "The Wandering Earth 2" can just help her fill this gap.
From now on, her fans will be able to brag outside that their idol is a movie star and that the movies she starred in are all super hits!
The next day, the main characters of "Raging Fire" split into two groups. Gu Wei and Reba flew to Zhuhai to participate in the recording of an episode of "Running Man", while Zhang Songwen and Wan Qian went to record another variety show.
In the first episode of [Running Man Season 5], in a large conference room in an office building, several members of the Running Man team arrived one after another wearing the same style of jeans, and everyone greeted each other.
The iron triangle of Li Chen, Zheng Kai and baby remains unchanged, and Sha Yi, who has recorded three seasons, has become the funny man in the team.
The other three young artists are Cai Xukun, Huang Xuxi and Xiao Tiantian Xiwei from Gu Wei Company.
After everyone arrived, Bai Lu and Deng Ziqi appeared at the door of the conference room.
The two joined this episode of "Running Man" as flying guests. After greeting everyone, Sha Yi asked.
"Is everyone here now?"
"Not yet. Two members that everyone is very familiar with will be joining us soon." The director's voice came from outside the camera.
Everyone was a little confused.
"familiar?
"Who is it, Wang Zulan?" Li Chen asked doubtfully.
"Could it be Baoqiang?" Zheng Kai also guessed.
No one guessed that the familiar people were the three members of Deng Chao who had left, because the guests who stayed in Running Man knew that Deng Chao and the other two left because they had a conflict with the program crew. After leaving, they organized a new variety show [Wu Ha] and it was very likely that they would not come back to participate in Running Man again.
Just as everyone was guessing about each other, Gu Wei and Reba had already gotten out of the car and walked into the building where the program was being recorded.
The crowd surrounding the building screamed when they saw the two figures, and the sound even reached the conference room upstairs.
"There's a loud scream outside. Who's coming?" Oda asked curiously.
"I didn't see everyone so enthusiastic when I first came," said Cai Xukun, who has always been the new darling of the group, arrogantly.
Sha Yi walked to the window and looked down: “I didn’t see anyone, it seems like someone came in.
"These people downstairs are so excited, how big of a deal are they?"
Not long after, Gu Wei and Reba appeared at the door of the conference room.
Everyone in the room was surprised to see the two of them.
What the director said was right, they were indeed two familiar faces.
Reba was once a regular member of the Running Man team. Gu Wei participated in the show as a flying guest in the earliest seasons of Running Man, and he is very familiar with the members of the Running Man team.
"Reba, I'm so happy to see you!" Baby came up and gave Reba a big hug.
"Hello, baby sister."
The two worked together for two seasons of Running Man. Although she initially felt that Reba's joining had stolen her limelight as the most popular girl in Running Man, because she knew that Gu Wei was behind him, and Deng Chao and his group were very caring towards Reba, Baby also kept showing goodwill to Reba on the surface, and the relationship between the two was pretty good.
"Welcome, welcome, please go easy on me!" Zheng Kai hugged Gu Wei, and it was obvious that he was talking about tearing off the name tags.
Gu Wei rarely lost when he was on Running Man before, and everyone knows his strength.
"Haha, if I let you go, wouldn't that mean I'm looking down on you?"
"It's okay, you can look down on me, I don't care.
I feel like Brother Chen cares more about it, you can compete with him fairly!" Zheng Kai smiled and set a trap for Li Chen.
Li Chen was also surprised to see Gu Wei appear. The two of them were filming together some time ago, but he finished filming early and left the crew.
"Gu Wei, have you finished filming too?"
"Of course not, I took a few days off because of something.
I went to Tokyo a few days ago.
I have to go back to the set to continue filming in two days."
Seeing others looking over curiously, Li Chen explained, "I was working on a movie with Gu Wei two months ago, and the conditions were quite difficult.
You must have seen the news about Gu Wei being injured while filming more than a month ago, right?
It's true, I was there at the time, and the gunpowder explosion blew him and Wu Jing away!"
Gu Wei smiled helplessly: "It's not that exaggerated, okay? I've already clarified it, it's just a minor injury."
(End of this chapter)
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