Chapter 855: Round and Smooth
"Sister Wang, how long will it take to finish these dishes?"
In the kitchen, Liu Xiaoli asked the busy nanny.
"The fish needs to be fried in oil, and the other two dishes can be simply stir-fried, which will take about ten minutes."
"Remember to add a little more salt than usual, today's guests prefer a stronger flavor~"
The nanny, who was called Sister Wang, continued working and replied, "I know, ma'am.
You've reminded me twice.
Is Mr. Gu coming?"
Sister Wang has worked at Liu Yifei's house for many years, and she was the one who cooked the dishes when Gu Wei came before.
Liu Xiaoli responded.
Sister Wang put the chopped vegetables and meat into the pot, stir-fried them and then served them on a plate.
After finishing this dish, she asked curiously, "Madam, is Mr. Gu dating the young lady?
He is so handsome, the lady is so beautiful, and they are both big stars, so they are a perfect match.
Besides, we have known each other for so many years, so we know each other well.”
Liu Xiaoli's expression remained unchanged, and she sighed secretly in her heart: "Yifei and the others are just good friends, it's not what you think.
The two of them will soon have some work collaborations.”
Sister Wang was a little surprised: "That's really a pity"
Liu Xiaoli shook her head slightly. She also felt it was a pity.
Gu Wei has both money and fame, a good personality, and is handsome. Most importantly, he can help his daughter with her career. He is simply the perfect candidate for a son-in-law.
However, neither he nor Sissi had any intention of further confirming their relationship, and he couldn't force his daughter.
This can also be regarded as another way of saying "the emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is anxious."
"Young people have their own ideas and their energy is now focused on their careers.
By the way, Sister Wang, don’t tell anyone about what’s going on at home when you go out!”
Liu Xiaoli did not forget to explain after she finished speaking.
"Don't worry, Madam. I have been working at home for so many years and I will not tell anyone anything about the young lady."
Liu Xiaoli nodded. She was quite confident in the nanny and just gave a habitual instruction.
After staying for a while, she walked out of the kitchen and frowned when she saw Liu Yifei playing with her mobile phone in the living room.
"Xixi, ask where Gu Wei is?"
"Oh, okay~"
Liu Yifei opened WeChat and soon turned to look at Liu Xiaoli: "He said it would be here in ten or eight minutes, but there was a traffic jam on the road."
"Hmm~"
Liu Xiaoli nodded, then looked at her daughter with some dissatisfaction, who was wearing home clothes and had no makeup on.
"Why don't you put on some makeup and change into something prettier?"
"I didn't go out today, why should I put on makeup?"
Liu Yifei said indifferently and looked down at her phone again.
Liu Xiaoli looked helpless: "Gu Wei is coming, you should at least clean yourself up.
"After filming, I've been eating and sleeping all day. I've gained about ten pounds in the past two months, right?"
Liu Yifei, who was sitting on the sofa, was a little annoyed by what her mother said and put down her phone: "It's not as exaggerated as you say.
I wasn't staying here all the time, I even went out to attend two brand events and shoot commercials!"
"Yes, yes, I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me.
The video of you at the event a while ago went viral, and so many people online said you've gained weight!
"That's health, you know.
Those female celebrities who look well-proportioned on camera are actually very skinny in real life. I'm not filming now, so why should I get so thin?
When I need to join the crew for filming, I will naturally take the initiative to lose weight!"
Liu Xiaoli shook her head and was about to say something when the doorbell rang.
"Gu Wei should be here, go open the door~"
"Oh~"
Liu Yifei responded, stood up, put on her slippers and walked towards the door.
"Good evening, Sissi~"
The door of the villa opened and Gu Wei stood outside with a smile on his face.
"Is it snowing?"
Liu Yifei asked in surprise when she saw some white snowflakes on Gu Wei's shoulders.
“Yeah, it just rained, it’s very small.
This should be the first snow in Beijing this winter."
Gu Wei went in, changed his shoes, and followed Liu Yifei to the living room.
Liu Xiaoli came up to him with a smile on her face.
"You brought so many gifts, Xiao Gu, you are too polite. I told you before that coming here is just like your own home, you don't need to bring anything."
"It's not something expensive, just a little token of my appreciation~" Gu Wei replied with a smile.
Liu Yifei watched her mother happily accept the gift and even curled her lips in false politeness: "She's obviously very happy!"
Aunt Liu glared at her daughter, then turned to Gu Wei with another smile: "The meal should be almost ready. You talk to Xixi first. I'll go to the kitchen to take a look."
After Liu Xiaoli left, Gu Wei looked at Liu Yifei strangely: "Are you angry with your aunt?"
"No, she said you were coming to her house for dinner today, so she asked me to put on some makeup and dress up to look formal.
I don't think it's necessary. You are not an outsider.
Besides, what kind of me have you not seen?"
When Liu Yifei said this, Gu Wei immediately thought of the scene where the two of them were talking frankly, and he coughed twice.
"It's not because of such a small matter, right?"
Liu Yifei sat down, reached out to pick a green grape from the fruit plate on the coffee table and put it in her mouth.
"She also said that I've been doing nothing but eating and sleeping lately and that she dislikes me for being fat!"
Then she turned to look at Gu Wei: "Do you think I'm fat?"
Gu Wei looked at Liu Yifei in front of him.
The other person was wearing a loose and baggy home suit, her hair was tied up, she wore a pair of black glasses on her face, and she had no makeup on.
She looks like a total homebody.
She does look a little rounder than when she was in Hengdian two months ago.
However, Liu Yifei is a beauty with good bone structure, superior facial features and perfect proportions. Being a little fat does not affect her beauty.
Nowadays, no makeup and casual clothes have a more lazy charm.
"Hey, is it really necessary to look at this for so long?"
Gu Wei looked her up and down and nodded pretentiously.
"You are as round and smooth as a pearl, you must be very popular in the Tang Dynasty!"
Liu Yifei was a little angry and embarrassed: "It's not as exaggerated as you say!"
"Haha, I'm just kidding, you're not fat at all.
You have a very well-proportioned figure now, and you are even considered slim among ordinary people!"
"That's right, so it's my mom's fault~"
Gu Wei thought for a moment and said, "There's nothing wrong with Auntie. She thinks you're fat because you're a celebrity.
The camera tends to make people look wider, so you will definitely look fatter in your current state."
The two chatted for a few words before Liu Xiaoli came out of the kitchen and invited Gu Wei to eat.
The dinner was very sumptuous. Gu Wei had come several times before, and Liu Xiaoli paid attention to his food preferences and specially prepared his favorite dishes.
"How is the food? Is it to your liking?"
At the dinner table, Liu Xiaoli asked with a smile while watching Gu Wei eat.
"Mmm~ delicious, all of which are what I like, and the taste is really good too!"
Gu Wei praised.
"It's a little salty. Aunt Wang's cooking is not usually so flavorful." Liu Yifei muttered on the side.
Liu Xiaoli ignored her daughter and still had a smile on her face.
"I also want to thank you, Gu Wei, for taking on Xixi's new drama.
Ever since Xixi started filming TV series again, I have been worried about her performance.
After all, she has already achieved such a high position in the field of TV dramas. I am afraid that after so many years, the current audience will no longer buy her account.
If the performance after the broadcast is not satisfactory, it will also be a blow to her.
[Meng Hualu] I wonder what the results will be like?
However, with you, Gu Wei, this film [Where the Wind Is] will definitely do well!"
Gu Wei smiled and was about to reply when Liu Yifei beside him spoke first: "Mom, it's not as exaggerated as you say.
The success of a TV series is not something I can decide alone.
Besides, do you have so little confidence in me?
The scripts I selected are all good and have their merits, so they will definitely perform well after they are broadcast!"
"That drama you filmed three years ago, 'Nan Yan Zhai Bi Lu', has been shelved and hasn't aired yet. Isn't it quite good?
And judging by the situation, there’s a high probability that it won’t be broadcast in the future.”
Liu Yifei pouted in dissatisfaction and argued softly: "That was the supporting actor's scandal, it has nothing to do with me.
Besides, how could I know he would explode? I can’t predict the future.”
[Nan Yan Zhai Notes] is the first TV series Liu Yifei filmed after she switched to acting. However, the TV series could not be released because the second male lead Zhao Mouxin made inappropriate remarks and was labeled as a bad artist.
The domestic entertainment industry is different from Hollywood and has zero tolerance for bad artists.
In Hollywood, Robert Downey Jr. became addicted to drugs at the age of 6 and went to jail 3 times. At the age of 40, he turned over a new leaf and still became the world-famous Iron Man, receiving everyone's admiration.
But in China, as long as you break the law and are labeled as a bad artist, you will basically say goodbye to the entertainment industry, and in more serious cases, the works you participated in will also be removed from the shelves.
The severity of reactionary political stance in the country is as serious as or even worse than breaking the law and discipline.
Whether it's Hong Kong independence, Taiwan independence or pro-Japan, as long as the artist has related tendencies, he or she will be banned without hesitation.
“Auntie, Xixi’s vision is really good, and the dramas she chooses have the potential to be big hits.
Moreover, she is very popular, so even without me, the performance of these dramas would not be bad!
[Nanyanzhai Notes] I’ve also heard about that play, it’s something no one could have predicted.”
Listening to Gu Wei speaking for her, Liu Yifei immediately felt more confident.
"That's right, I'm pretty good too."
Liu Xiaoli ignored her daughter and continued talking to Gu Wei: "When is the filming of [Going to a Windy Place] scheduled to start?"
“Probably around March or April next year.
After New Year's Day, I will be going abroad to film John Wick 4, and the crew is waiting for my schedule."
Liu Xiaoli nodded.
“I heard that too.
It’s said online that “John Wick” has you and Keanu Reeves as the two male protagonists.
This time you are about to open the door to Hollywood, and you are not far from becoming a truly world-renowned international superstar!"
Gu Wei shook his head: "In fact, there is no such thing as opening the door to Hollywood.
Lionsgate Films was the one who approached me about this project.
Essentially, they wanted to use me to open the door to the domestic film market.
I also wanted to take this opportunity to expand my international profile, so we hit it off, it was a win-win situation for both sides."
“It’s no surprise that Hollywood is eyeing the domestic market.
In recent years, the domestic film market has almost surpassed North America to become the world's largest film market.
Your film "The Battle at Lake Changjin" took in 6.4 billion RMB at the box office, becoming the box office champion in the global film market this year.
With a box office of over 900 million US dollars in a single market, who wouldn’t be envious?
And I remember that some time ago the news reported that the total box office of the movies starring you has exceeded 50 billion, right?
With such a terrifying appeal in the Chinese film market, it’s not surprising that Lionsgate approached you.”
Liu Yifei said while eating.
Although she hasn't made many movies in the past two years, she still pays a lot of attention to the film market.
Gu Wei smiled modestly and said, "It's just luck~"
"This isn't luck. I've worked with you on three films, so I know that.
When you made your first film "The Blade of the Assassin", you had just debuted and were completely unknown, so the box office at that time depended entirely on the quality of the film itself.
By the time Detective Chinatown 2 and Time Traveler: Cohabitation came out, you were already a huge star. I think a large part of the box office success of these two films was due to your personal appeal."
Liu Yifei looked at Gu Wei seriously as she spoke: "Although I also think that the movie [Time Raiders] we filmed together is great, but the fact that it finally got 2.1 billion at the box office is still too exaggerated!
It is probably unique among domestic love movies.
And the movie "Ex-Files 3" you shot, I even thought that movie was a bad movie, but its box office exceeded 2 billion.
I can’t think of any other reason except that your appeal is too strong.”
Gu Wei looked at Liu Yifei with a smile, not knowing how to explain.
He can't say that these movies have stood the test of history and that they already had high box office results, and my joining is just pushing them to another peak.
He casually changed the subject and said, "By the way, I saw in the news that the Hollywood blockbuster Spider-Man: No Return was released in North America and other countries around the world a few days ago.
This film has already grossed $800 million worldwide in just over a week, and it's expected to surpass The Battle at Lake Changjin in a matter of days to become the new global box office champion this year!"
"Really? I didn't notice it. When will it be released in China?" Liu Yifei asked.
“I’m afraid it’s not possible in the short term.
I heard that the movie failed to pass the review the first time, and if it is revised and submitted for review again, it will not be able to catch up with the global unified release date.
Fortunately, Columbia and Marvel gave up on the Chinese market."
"How could Spider-Man fail to pass the review?" Liu Yifei asked in surprise.
The earliest Tobey Maguire version of "Spider-Man" and Garfield's version of "The Amazing Spider-Man" have both been released in China, so there is no reason why Holland's version won't work.
Gu Wei spread his hands and said, "It is said that because the opening scene contains Shang-Chi elements, they asked to delete it."
"Uh, so strict?"
"It's just a rumor, but from this point, I can see that it was indeed the right thing for me not to accept Shang-Chi."
Liu Yifei nodded slowly.
While her daughter was chatting animatedly with Gu Wei, Liu Xiaoli ate her food silently on the side, not interrupting, but just looking at the two of them with a smile.
After talking about movies for a while, Gu Wei remembered something and picked up his cup.
"Xixi, you got the title of LV global spokesperson a while ago, and I didn't have the chance to congratulate you yet."
"Haha, thank you~"
Liu Yifei was obviously very satisfied with the endorsement that was officially announced some time ago, and she clinked her glasses lightly with Gu Wei.
The three of them were drinking red wine, the same one that Gu Wei had given to Liu Yifei a long time ago.
"Speaking of which, I have to thank you for this endorsement."
Liu Yifei said after taking a sip of wine.
"Thank me for what?" Gu Wei asked puzzledly.
"Haven't you been the global spokesperson for Louis Vuitton for a long time?"
“Yes, I started collaborating with Louis Vuitton in 2015, and it has been more than six years now.
I heard they were looking for an influential female celebrity in China, but it's not up to me to decide who to choose."
Given the good cooperative relationship between Gu Wei and LV for so many years, it would be no problem for him to recommend a brand friend or even a brand ambassador.
But the global spokesperson is too important, so LV will definitely make the decision on its own.
“After I signed the contract, I had a chat with the senior executive in charge there.
They said that the main purpose of choosing domestic female celebrities is to match you and deeply develop the domestic market.
In the end, you chose me, on the one hand because "Mulan" made me famous internationally, and on the other hand because I have worked with you several times.
Especially with the huge sales of "Super Time Cohabitation," LV's top management felt that we had a strong CP relationship, and that the sum of our parts was greater than the sum of their parts."
Gu Wei shrugged: "No one has told me this.
But no matter what the reason is, it’s a good thing that you can get this title! "
The atmosphere of this family dinner was very pleasant. Gu Wei and Liu Yifei chatted while eating, and Liu Xiaoli occasionally interjected a few words but didn't say much.
After finishing his meal, Gu Wei sat for a while before getting up to say goodbye.
Liu Yifei put on a coat and saw him out.
"It's cold outside and snowing, let's go back quickly."
"Well, thank you for coming today."
Liu Yifei knew that Gu Wei felt pressured to see Liu Xiaoli, and that he was able to come because of her.
Gu Wei laughed and said, "It feels weird that you treat me to a meal and then thank me.
If you really want to thank me, would you like to come with me?"
"Why should I follow you?"
"Anything is fine, we can go to the movies or sing karaoke."
"Go outside? That's not very convenient."
Gu Wei touched his chin and said, "Just come to my house. It has a private cinema and karaoke room.
We can also have some drinks.”
Liu Yifei rolled her eyes when she heard this: "Aren't you asking me to go to the movies and sing karaoke?"
Gu Wei smiled and asked, "Then what do I want to ask you for?"
"Hehe~ You know best what you want to do."
"Just tell me whether you're going or not?"
In fact, Liu Yifei was also moved. She had just drunk some wine while eating and was feeling a little hot now.
But after thinking about it, he suppressed the impulse in his heart.
“Not today, my mom can’t tell me.
Are you free tomorrow? Let’s have another meal tomorrow night at your place.”
Gu Wei thought about it, smiled and nodded: "Then it's settled!"
(End of this chapter)
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