After the roadshow, Gu Wei did not rest.
The publicity work for [Life Events] has temporarily come to an end, but [Joy of Life 2] is about to be launched, and Gu Wei will also have to participate in some necessary promotional activities.
He first flew to Changsha to meet up with Jingtian to record an episode of "Happy Camp" together, and then the two of them went straight to Chang'an to attend the launch conference held by Tencent Video for "Joy of Life 2".
It was already evening when the plane landed, and the group checked into the hotel first.
The press conference will be held tomorrow morning at the famous local attraction, the Tang Paradise.
As the ancient capital of 13 dynasties, Chang'an is definitely one of the cities with the richest history in China, and many ancient buildings with a long history are preserved in the city.
Nestled within the historic Ming Dynasty city walls, in the heart of the city center and adjacent to the majestic and ancient Bell Tower, the Sofitel Legend Chang'an is one of the oldest hotels in Chang'an.
This top-notch hotel was built in 1953 and is an important place for receiving heads of state and dignitaries from various countries.
Created by the chief designer of the Northwest Design Institute, it takes advantage of the magnificent momentum and excellent geographical location of the royal palace ruins, and incorporates the elegance and refinement of Chinese and French classical architecture. The building uses a large number of French national flower iris as the main element, highlighting the strong French style.
It is the fifth Sofitel Legend Hotel in the world, the first in China and the second in Asia under the French Accor Group.
In addition to the exotic and historical exterior, the hotel's interior is also very luxurious.
Its top-level suite is called the "Chang'an Suite", with an area of 188 square meters. In addition to the layout and facilities that are usually expected of a presidential suite in a top-level hotel, it also has a large balcony. Standing on it and looking down, you can take in the beautiful scenery of Chang'an City.
As night falls, the Chang'an Suite of the Sofitel Legend Hotel.
The lights in the living room were bright. Gu Wei was sitting at the desk in the work area with a laptop in front of him. He stared at the screen with concentration, tapping on the keyboard from time to time.
The room was relatively quiet. Apart from the sound of the keyboard, you could faintly hear the sound of running water coming from the bathroom.
After a while, the bathroom door was opened from the inside, and a beautiful figure came out stepping on the soft carpet.
She was wearing a loose pink nightgown with a short hem. Her pair of round, beautiful legs were straight and slender, which was extremely eye-catching.
Her freshly blow-dried black hair was spread out on one side of her chest, and her snow-white skin seemed to glow under the indoor light.
Jing Tian walked to Gu Wei's side with a pair of long legs, leaning on the armrest of the chair, with a white and tender arm around him.
"I really don't understand why Tengxun chose to hold the launch conference for our drama in Chang'an?"
After typing a line of text, Gu Wei put his arms around Jing Tian's slender waist.
"Tengxun should have reached a cooperation with the Chang'an Cultural and Tourism Bureau.
As the ancient capital of 13 dynasties, Chang'an has rich historical, cultural and tourism resources and attracts many tourists.
Holding the launch conference here can, on the one hand, attract more audience participation, leverage Chang'an's tourism popularity to enhance publicity effects, and increase the exposure and influence of the series.
On the other hand, it can also leverage the popularity of "Joy of Life 2" to further promote the development of Chang'an's tourism and cultural industries and achieve a deep integration of film and television with tourism.
It’s a win-win situation.”
Da Tiantian nodded, stretched out her white and tender arms to take the fruit plate behind the notebook, picked up the grapes on it and ate them, and fed Gu Wei at the same time.
"What are you busy with?"
She asked, looking at the laptop screen in front of her.
"I've had some inspiration lately. I'll write it down when I have time. I'll make an outline for the script first so I can find a professional screenwriter to write it later."
"What script, a movie or a TV series?"
After hearing what Gu Wei said, Jing Tian asked curiously.
“The movie is an action movie.
Didn’t I take on the role of John Wick 4 before? I got some inspiration when I was revising the script.”
"Is your book related to that movie?"
Gu Wei nodded, picked up Da Tiantian and put her on his lap.
"Do you still remember the name of the character I played in Wolf Warrior 2?"
"I think his name is Lin Wei?"
"Yes, in the plot of John Wick 4, my character has the same name."
Jing Tian turned around and looked at Gu Wei in surprise: "You want to connect the two movies?
But what does it have to do with the new script you are writing now?"
Gu Wei smiled and said, "It's not clear whether the Wolf Warrior series and the John Wick series will interact in the future. I'm just offering a possibility.
As for the script I’m writing now, it’s a play with Lin Wei as the protagonist.”
Jingtian looked at Gu Wei and waited for him to continue.
"In the story of John Wick 4, Lin Wei's storyline first involves him fighting against Keanu Reeves, and then they team up to fight the villain together.
The reason why the two began to oppose each other was because the villain kidnapped Lin Wei's sister and threatened him to do something.
Later I thought, why not extract this part of the plot and make a special film about Lin Wei rescuing his sister?
Jingtian reacted as soon as he heard what he said.
"[Taken]?"
Gu Wei smiled and said, "Similar."
"Isn't this plot a bit too cliché?" Jing Tian was a little doubtful.
“There are many movies with rescue as the main plot, and the stories are all similar. It mainly depends on the details of the plot and how well the action scenes are shot.
I set the setting of this story in northern Myanmar, and the villain is a fraud group there.
The protagonist's sister went abroad for a trip and accidentally entered a dangerous place and was controlled by a fraud group.
Then the protagonist went over from the country to carry out an extreme rescue, saving people and busting the fraud den at the same time."
That’s right, one of the reasons why Gu Wei wrote this script was to capitalize on the popularity of anti-fraud in the future.
[All in One Go] The 3.8 billion box office is not due to the quality of the film, but it is entirely due to the precise touch on the anti-fraud point in northern Myanmar that made it a huge hit.
However, Gu Wei was not interested in the plot of "All or Nothing". That movie was an excellent anti-fraud propaganda film, but as a movie it was only passable.
The most interesting and insightful character in the film is actually the villain played by Wang Chuanjun, while the protagonist Zhang Yixing has no highlights at all.
After he starred in a movie that grossed 3.8 billion yuan at the box office, his status and popularity barely improved, which shows how little he, the protagonist, was valued.
[All or Nothing] The plot mainly focuses on how ordinary people are deceived, how overseas fraud groups operate, and how miserable those controlled by them are. The subsequent plot of solving the fraud group and rescuing the kidnapped people seems very sloppy, and a bit anticlimactic.
The story of Gu Wei's film also describes the "evil" of the fraud group, but it mainly focuses on his rescue of his sister. Gunfights and fighting scenes are the highlights, which are much more exciting than "All or Nothing".
More similar to "Wolf Warrior" and "Operation Mekong".
"When is this movie going to be filmed?" Jingtian asked.
“It’s still early, the script isn’t finished yet.
I also need to find a director who is good at making action movies, after all, action scenes are the essence of this movie." Gu Wei thought for a moment.
"The earliest it will be is next year, and we'll try to finish filming in 2022 and release it in 2023."
"Um, are you also planning to make this movie into a series?"
Gu Wei was quite surprised and hugged Jing Tian's slender waist tightly: "Tiantian is very smart, I do have this idea.
I plan to bring in Lionsgate for this film and add Western faces to the villain camp.
When the film is released, it will be released globally through Lionsgate's channels.
Of course, it must be after the release of "John Wick 4".
If that movie becomes a hit, then this one will have free advertising and the chances of becoming a hit will be very high.
After all, it’s the same world view, and the characters are all the same.”
"You are so ambitious that you actually want to make a domestic action movie with purely Chinese people as the protagonists a global hit!" Jing Tian was also shocked by Gu Wei's idea.
"This is not without precedent. The movies starring Cheng Long and Li Lianjie were also global hits.
There has always been a market for Chinese Kung Fu, but there are no international Kung Fu superstars who are recognized by audiences in other countries.
Of course, in the end, it all depends on the reputation and box office of John Wick 4. If that movie doesn’t do well, then my solo film will only be released in China.”
Gu Wei spread his hands and said.
His idea is very good. If it becomes popular all over the world, it can also sell well in China. It will be profitable either way.
The only concession that needed to be made was to bring Lionsgate on board.
Because the domestic market is backing this movie, it is 100% certain to make money, and letting Lionsgate come in to share the profits is also for the other party's global distribution channels.
Gu Wei's idea of making it into a series can also guarantee to the greatest extent that Lionsgate will do its best to distribute the film in North America and other places.
Because once the box office in other countries outside the domestic market, especially North America, is not ideal, Lionsgate as a partner will lose its value and subsequent films will be kicked out. I believe the other party understands this.
"What about your sister's role in the script?" Jingtian asked tentatively.
"It will definitely be the same actor as in John Wick 4. We have already decided on Yang Chaoyue from my company." Gu Wei understood what Da Tiantian meant and answered directly.
Jing Tian was slightly disappointed: "What's the name of this movie?"
Gu Wei thought for a moment and said, "Tentatively, it will be called [Extreme Rescue], and we can change it if there is a suitable one in the future."
The next morning.
The beautiful Tang Dynasty Furong Garden was crowded with people. A huge stage was placed in front of the Furong Garden tower. On the background wall behind it were written the big words "Celebrate Yu Nian and Meet You Again", and above it were the four small words "Tengxun Video" and its logo.
After the opening performance, at the host's announcement, Gu Wei, wearing a custom-made black suit, and Jing Tian, wearing an exquisite white tight dress, were the first to go on stage.
As soon as the two appeared, deafening cheers rang out at the scene.
".After more than a year, we finally have the reunion of [Joy of Life]. I'd like to ask Gu Wei, will Fan Xian perform differently in Season 2? Will there be any advancements or surprises?"
After briefly introducing the two, the host began to ask questions.
"Fan Xian in the second season is even more determined, because at the end of the first season he had already realized that he was just a pawn of others, which was contrary to his original intention in coming to this world.
He didn't want to be someone else's pawn.
Under this premise, Fan Xian in the second season is more proactive. He tries to step out of the chessboard and become the chess player in control." Gu Wei picked up the microphone and spoke freely.
"What about Tiantian? How will our chicken leg girl perform differently in the second season?" After he said that, the host turned the topic to Jingtian.
"Lin Wan'er's life trajectory changed a lot in the second part. In the first part, she met the most important person in her life, and in the second part, she experienced the most important thing in her life!
What exactly it is will be discovered in the drama." Jing Tian was obviously talking about Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er's wedding, but she kept it a secret.
After the two answered some questions, other actors who came to the scene under the arrangement of the host appeared one after another.
The platform attached great importance to today's launch conference and invited almost all the main actors in "Joy of Life 2".
There were indeed a lot of people present, including several princes, Fan Xian's adoptive parents, and other main supporting actors. Even those who didn't have time recorded a blessing video and played it on the big screen for the audience.
"Brother Wei!"
After coming down from the stage, Wang Churan, wearing a black suspender dress, came up to Gu Wei and greeted him.
"I didn't expect you to come too."
Gu Wei just saw Wang Churan, but he was too far away to talk to him.
"I haven't had much to do recently. I've been working on the set of Wind Chasers in Hengdian these days, preparing for the upcoming film we're going to start.
I'll fly here and attend the launch conference and then go back.
By the way, congratulations to Brother Wei on the huge success of your [Major Event in Life].
I went to the cinema to watch this movie. It was so good that I shed many tears.
I even promoted you on Weibo, but unfortunately I don’t have many followers.”
Wang Churan, who hadn't seen Gu Wei for a long time, was very excited when he saw Gu Wei and chattered a lot.
"Thank you for your support. Let's follow each other on Weibo later."
Wang Churan nodded slightly, grinning with his signature smile.
"Brother Wei, when will you join the group?
According to the previously scheduled date, our drama will start filming in a few days."
"If nothing unexpected happens, I'll go to Hengdian after I finish my work in Chang'an."
Wang Churan was a little surprised: "Then can I go with you?"
Gu Wei thought for a moment and said, "Wait for my call. I'll have someone contact you later."
In theory, there is no problem in taking Wang Churan with him, as they are both going back to Hengdian.
However, Gu Wei has been with Jing Tian these days. If he leaves Chang'an, Da Tiantian will still be with him, and it will be inconvenient to take Wang Churan with him.
Although the little girl has been very sensible since they met, Gu Wei never takes such a risk.
"Okay, Brother Wei, I'll wait for your letter."
The two chatted for a few more minutes, and Wang Churan happily returned to his seat.
"Are you familiar with that little girl?" Gu Wei returned to the guest seat in the audience and asked Jing Tian who had returned here earlier.
"Wang Churan, besides our drama, she is also the heroine of my next TV series."
"Is she a newcomer signed by your company?" Jing Tian was a little surprised. Being able to play the leading role in Gu Wei's drama is not something that ordinary female stars can do.
Either they are the top female stars in the circle, or they are artists under Gu Wei.
This female artist named Wang Churan is obviously not very famous at the moment.
Gu Wei understood what Jing Tian meant and shook his head: "She is an artist under [Yuekai Entertainment].
The reason she was able to act in my play was partly because of Jia Shikai’s respect, and partly because she was more suitable and passed the director’s audition.”
"Is that so?" Jing Tian nodded thoughtfully.
After nearly two hours of busy work, and after a group photo of the guests, the premiere of "Joy of Life 2" officially came to an end. (End of this chapter)
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