"You were really ambitious back then, and you exuded an upward energy.
Although this is our first collaboration, I can tell from our interactions that you have an ambition to become famous."
“Ahem~
What ambition? I am ambitious, okay? Be careful with your words." Gu Wei interrupted her again.
Liu Yifei chuckled and took a sip of wine.
“Okay, okay, it’s enterprising spirit.
I think you were just like Xie Zhiyao back then, determined to make a career.
At that time, I was like Xu Hongdou, who had just experienced a low point in my life.
"Embroidered Spring Blade" is like the "Windy Courtyard" in the play, and it became the opportunity for us to meet."
Gu Wei nodded: "What you said is indeed a bit similar.
Xu Hongdou helped Xie Zhiyao develop the village, and the fame of [Embroidered Spring Blade] was also made thanks to you.
At that time, I was still unknown, Lu Yang was just a young director who had not proven himself, and you were the biggest star in the entire crew.
To be honest, when we started preparing for "The Blade of the Assassin", Lu Yang discussed with me who should play the female lead. I said please let you play the role. He thought that you were so famous and we were just a small crew, so there was no chance.
I gave him some advice and told him to contact China Film Group and ask them to invite you.
Finally you came.”
Liu Yifei looked at Gu Wei with a smile: "You are still different from Xie Zhiyao.
Xie Zhiyao is an honest man, you are much more cunning than him.
Besides, she is pure and loyal, and you are not so good at it."
"Ahem, I'm actually okay," Gu Wei said without any confidence.
Liu Yifei didn't say anything. She stared at him for a few seconds, then turned back and continued drinking her wine.
"I remember you and Zhang Tianai became boyfriend and girlfriend when we were filming 'The Blade of the Assassin', and you broke up at the celebration party after the movie was released."
"Yes, you knew all these things back then, and I didn't hide them from you either." Gu Wei also took a sip of beer.
Liu Yifei nodded and turned to look at Gu Wei: "I'm very curious, when we were filming on the set, why didn't you pursue me, but instead pursued Zhang Tianai, who was not famous at the time?
There aren't many scenes between you and her, but we're the male and female protagonists, and we have a lot of emotional scenes."
"Haha, our love story might as well not exist. I like you, but you like someone else, right?"
The love story of the male protagonist in "The Blade of the Assassin" is definitely the worst among all the film and television dramas shot by Gu Wei. The male protagonist always fails to get the love he wants at the beginning, and only after he fights for the female protagonist and dies for her can he move her.
"Although Zhang Tianai was not famous at the time, she was beautiful!"
"You mean I'm not pretty?"
Seeing Liu Yifei's unhappy expression, Gu Wei quickly explained: "Of course you are beautiful, how could Fairy Sister not be beautiful? I grew up watching your dramas.
But because you are so beautiful and famous, I never thought of pursuing you."
Gu Wei was telling the truth. When the two met, Liu Yifei was only 25 years old, at the peak of her beauty. How could he not be moved?
However, he was a very realistic person. He knew that given the gap in fame and status between the two at the time, even if he pursued her, it would most likely be in vain. It would be better to just be friends first.
"Hey, this is not like your style.
In all the years I've known you, I've never seen anything you wouldn't dare to do.
Besides, how do you know it won’t work if you don’t even try it?”
Liu Yifei was really a little drunk. She recalled the past and blurted out all her thoughts.
She really doesn't care about fame or status, and she did have a crush on the young Gu Wei when they were filming.
Gu Wei just smiled when he heard her words and did not answer.
Seeing this, Liu Yifei continued to ask, "We weren't familiar with each other at the beginning, and you said I was too famous and you didn't dare to pursue me because you were a rookie.
Later, when "The Blade of the Assassin" was released, you became famous and broke up with your ex-girlfriend. Why didn't you pursue me? "
“Well, didn’t he officially join the circle later?
When I first started planning to become an idol star, it was difficult to find a girlfriend.
I just want to focus on my career and not consider other things for now," Gu Wei explained.
“Focus on your career?
You are not looking for a girlfriend, but you have more romantic opportunities than before.
Ultimately, it's just an excuse for his own Aquaman behavior.
Scumbag! "
Liu Yifei curled her lips in disdain, tilted her head back and took a big sip of wine.
Gu Wei smiled and said nothing.
He and Liu Yifei have been friends for more than ten years and they know each other very well.
When it comes down to it, the way they get along now is really because Gu Wei is in the wrong. He has taken all the blame, so it's no big deal for Liu Yifei to complain a few times while drunk.
The full moon hangs high in the sky, and the bright moonlight shines on the earth.
The two of them drank and chatted, recalling what happened that year, and the atmosphere was cheerful and warm.
After a while, Gu Wei got up to go to the bathroom.
Liu Yifei drank the beer in her hand in one gulp, crushed the empty can and threw it aside.
There were already a pile of these empty cans at her feet.
She looked up at the bright moon in the sky, thinking about the play she had performed during the day and what she had just said to Gu Wei.
"If... If he or I were as brave as Xie Zhiyao back then and confessed directly.
Perhaps, our relationship today can go a step further."
After saying that, she shook her head, took another can of beer from the side, opened it and drank it in big gulps.
Nothing happened between Gu Wei and Liu Yifei that night because Liu Yifei was already drunk. In the end, Gu Wei carried her back to the room, helped her change clothes and covered her with a quilt.
the next day.
Sunlight filled the room through the window. Liu Yifei, who was lying on the bed, frowned, reached out and groped for the mobile phone on the bedside, then opened her eyes.
“It’s past 10 o’clock!”
Seeing the time on her phone, she screamed and sat up suddenly, waking up all of a sudden.
"It's over, it's over. I still have my show this morning.
This Gu Wei is really something, why didn't he wake me up! "
She threw back the covers and got out of bed, not being too surprised to find herself already in pajamas.
There were only her and Gu Wei in this house. She drank too much last night and it must have been changed by the other party.
Liu Yifei put on her slippers and was about to go to the bathroom to wash up when she suddenly noticed a piece of white paper on the cabinet beside the bed.
Reached out and took it.
"Didn't you get up?
Who told you to drink so much last night?
Don't worry about the morning scenes. I have already told the director to move your two morning scenes to the afternoon.
I've left a glass of honey water for you on the bedside table. Drink some when you get up to help you sober up.
There is bread and milk in the refrigerator. You can heat them up if you are hungry.
If you want to eat something else, you can only call the assistant to deliver it.
Don’t forget to send me a message when you wake up.”
After reading it, Liu Yifei felt warm in her heart.
I looked up and saw a cup of water on the bedside table, reached out and took a sip.
She nodded slightly: "The honey water is very sweet, but it's too bad it's cold."
After washing and changing clothes, Liu Yifei went straight to the crew without eating.
Gu Wei had just finished filming a scene and walked towards her after seeing her.
"How does it feel?"
Liu Yifei knew that Gu Wei was asking about her current state after the hangover.
"It's okay. I didn't feel anything after a good sleep. I feel great."
"It seems your body metabolizes alcohol very quickly. Normal people would feel uncomfortable for a while after a hangover.
Have you gotten up to eat?"
"No, it's not lunch yet. Come to the set and eat with you."
“Ha~
You came so early, you must have come to the crew to eat for free."
Liu Yifei smiled and said, "No?
Didn’t the crew prepare my share?”
“I’m really not prepared.”
Liu Yifei raised the corner of her mouth: "Then I will eat yours!"
After chatting for a few minutes, the two got into Gu Wei's RV.
Of course, it was just a joke that there was no food prepared. As the protagonists, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei both had their own meals. They usually ate in the RV most of the time, and the food they ate was very different from that of other actors.
In the afternoon, Liu Yifei devoted herself to the filming as usual.
Judging from her performance, last night's drunkenness really didn't have much impact on her, and her performance was as good as usual.
After filming a few scenes, half a day passed unknowingly and the sky gradually darkened.
"I forgot to tell you, I have to ask for leave in two days."
Liu Yifei said to Gu Wei during the break.
"Are there any activities?"
"Yes, my film [Dream of the Red Chamber] is about to be broadcast online, and I will attend the premiere ceremony held by the platform.
There will probably be some interviews.”
Liu Yifei lifted her hair. She had long wavy hair in the play, which made her look very feminine.
"How many days will it take?"
"I'll be back in two days"
"So soon?"
"I'll just attend a premiere and come back right after that. Two days is more than enough time."
"Didn't the crew ask you to appear on some variety shows to promote the TV series?"
“The platform mentioned it, but I didn’t agree.
Firstly, I am filming now and don’t want to delay my work here.
Secondly, Chen Xiao and I are not very familiar with each other, and going on a variety show is nothing more than copying the CP routine, so we can't go together." Liu Yifei shrugged.
"After all, you have been filming together for several months. It shouldn't be like what you said. You two are still the male and female protagonists." Gu Wei asked curiously.
“You don’t know, when we were filming Dream of the Red Chamber, Chen Xiao’s wife often came to the crew.
We rarely talk except when we are filming."
"Chen Xiao's wife? Michelle Chen, right?"
Gu Wei took a moment to react before he remembered.
Liu Yifei nodded: "I really didn't think anything of it, but I felt that she seemed quite embarrassed in front of me.
Every time we meet, we just say hello politely and don’t communicate much.”
“The Chicken Leg Little Dragon Girl left a deep impression on me, so it’s no wonder she felt awkward seeing you.
When netizens criticized her back then, they often compared her to you."
Liu Yifei spread her hands and said, "It's my fault."
In early June, "Dream of Hualu" was launched on Tencent Video.
This TV series is Liu Yifei's first TV series to be broadcast in 16 years since "The Return of the Condor Heroes".
The platform attaches great importance to it and the audience is also looking forward to it.
After the broadcast, "Dream of Red Mansions" did not disappoint anyone.
After only 15 hours of being online, the drama’s playback volume on Tencent Video exceeded 200 million.
Since its first day of broadcast, "Dream of Red Mansions" has been ranked first on Maoyan's online popularity list and Guduo's popularity index for many consecutive days.
The popularity of the TV series on Tencent Video exceeded 29,000 on its first broadcast and exceeded 30,000 in three days, becoming the second TV series on Tencent Video this year to exceed 30,000 in popularity after "The Wind Chaser".
After Douban started scoring, 70,000 people gave the TV series a high score of 8.1 in just two days.
During the period when the TV series was popular, there were dozens of related hot searches on the entire network every day. Yunhe Data and Datawin's prosperity index both ranked "Dream of Hualu" at the top of the list during the same period.
There is no doubt that [Dream of Hualu] is a hit!
Even though it has not been broadcast on satellite TV and is only aired online, its popularity and data are comparable to Gu Wei's "The Beginning" at the beginning of the year.
[Where the Wind Is] crew.
"It's amazing. The popularity of "Dream of the Red Chamber" has been increasing these days, and all the data has been rising sharply. I see that the Internet is full of discussions about you and Zhao Pan'er." Gu Wei said to Liu Yifei beside him while browsing the news on his mobile phone.
“I didn’t expect the performance of Dream Record to be so good.
I haven't acted in a TV series for more than ten years, but I didn't expect that the first TV series I released would be so popular.
Somewhat apprehensive"
Liu Yifei took leave to attend the premiere ceremony last week.
After coming back, she continued to film with all her heart, but she was also keeping an eye on the broadcast performance of "Dream of the Red Chamber".
"[Dream of Red Mansions] was indeed well-made, and your acting was also good, so the audience liked it.
Of course, Sissi, your personal appeal cannot be underestimated.
It’s also because of you playing Zhao Pan’er that [Dream of the Red Chamber] became so popular!
"It's not as exaggerated as you say."
Liu Yifei spoke modestly, but her happy expression betrayed her.
What Gu Wei said was not a compliment, he really felt that Liu Yifei had a huge influence on the TV series she starred in.
She switched from the film industry back to TV dramas and filmed and released three dramas in total, namely "Dream of Splendor", "Where the Wind Is Windy" and "The Story of Rose".
Almost all of them were huge hits, achieving great success in both word-of-mouth and ratings.
Many people think that her dramas were all marketing-driven and were false hits.
But whether it will be a hit depends not only on data, popularity, and ratings, but also on investment.
Advertisers are not fools. They will not invest money in a hit product that is marketed as such.
The number and amount of investment for several of Liu Yifei's works are quite high, and many manufacturers are waving their money hoping to join in, allowing the broadcasting platforms to make a lot of money.
Liu Yifei is really a hit drama. Her personal traffic added to a TV series can at least raise the various data by one or two levels.
Just like the drama "Rose Story", if a different female star were to shoot it, there is a 50% chance that the show would perform mediocrely well when broadcast, and there is a 50% chance that it would flop because of its incorrect values.
But "Rose" became a hit when Liu Yifei starred in it. She was able to really carry the role off, and she was also famous enough to attract audiences to watch it.
Many people wonder why Liu Yifei's movies always flop at the box office, but her TV series perform so well.
In fact, this is related to Liu Yifei's different positions in the film and television industry and the composition of her fans.
In the TV drama circle, Liu Yifei is a truly top star. She has a wide range of choices, with the best team and the best scripts for her to choose from.
In the film industry, mainstream big-production projects basically won't look for her, so her options are very limited.
Let’s talk about the fan base.
Liu Yifei became famous early and has many fans.
As a female star with the title of "Goddess", most of her fans are women.
Watching a movie requires real money, and not every female fan is willing to spend that money.
At present, the main audience of domestic TV dramas is the female group, many of whom are fans of Liu Yifei or have a good impression of her.
Whenever I know her TV series is released, I will think about watching it.
"By the way, I have a video call tonight with the rest of the crew of Dream of the Red Chamber."
Liu Yifei suddenly remembered something and said to Gu Wei.
"So are you planning to go back to the hotel or stay in the courtyard?"
"Let's stay in the courtyard. I don't want to go back to the hotel~"
Gu Wei nodded.
"That's fine too. There are plenty of rooms in the courtyard. Just find a place with a clean background for live streaming." (End of this chapter)
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