Hua Shao and his group, who are far away in Riyadh, are experiencing a wonderful exotic journey because of a phone call from Gu Wei.
Originally, the program team arranged for them to experience the life of local Arabs, but they got a super upgrade and experienced the life of the Arab royal family.
Even though they are all celebrities and their income and living standards are much better than ordinary people, there is still a world of difference between them and the real royal princes like Amantu, where US dollars flow in the land.
In the capital, the top-floor mansion of Wanliu Academy.
There was a sound of running water in the kitchen, and soon a graceful figure came out carrying a plate of washed fruit.
Unlike when he had just eaten, Jingtian had changed into a loose set of home clothes. The whole outfit was light yellow, with a small shirt on the upper body and shorts on the lower body, which was cool and comfortable.
Da Tiantian is really white. After returning home, she washed and removed her makeup. Her skin is still white and translucent without any makeup, and her facial features are sweet and delicate. She is a completely natural beauty.
Walking to Gu Wei, Jing Tian sat in his arms naturally and picked up a strawberry from the fruit bowl beside him to feed him.
"It's so late, and you still have to work."
Gu Wei took a bite of the strawberry, put his arm around Jing Tian's slender waist, and placed his hand on her fair and smooth thigh. The cool and delicate touch was very comfortable.
"This is the email that just came from North America. I'll take a look at it."
Because of the time difference, it is late at night in Beijing while it is still daytime in the United States.
"Is it urgent?"
“No, not really.
One letter contains the recent sales data of [Extreme Rescue] peripherals in North America.
The other one is a new script for John Wick 5."
Jingtian became interested after hearing this.
"Is there going to be a fifth film in this series, and is it starring you and Keanu Reeves?"
Gu Wei nodded: "Of course.
The fourth film was such a box office success, and the spin-off story "Ex" was also so popular, so Lionsgate was definitely going to continue the team-up with Keanu.
They hope to make John Wick: Chapter 6 a mega-IP like The Fast and the Furious!"
"'Fast and Furious' has already reached its tenth installment. Will 'John Wick' also have that many more in the future?"
“Haha, that’s hard to say.
I have no problem, but Keanu is not young anymore, I am afraid he will not be able to fight in a few years."
"Now that [Extreme Rescue] is doing so well at the box office, Lionsgate must be anxious to make a sequel to [John Wick]."
Gu Wei smiled and nodded.
[Lionsgate] and Jon are extremely anxious.
He received the script for John Wick 5 a long time ago, but rejected the initial version because he felt the plot wasn't good enough.
After that, Lionsgate kept sending him new scripts.
Some of them were modified based on the previous version, while others were directly torn down and rewritten as a new story.
Anyway, there is only one goal there, which is to quickly finalize a script that Gu Wei is satisfied with so that they can prepare for filming later.
After all, Gu Wei is so popular now that major Hollywood film companies are looking for more and more projects from him. Lionsgate is also afraid that its partner, who is like a god of wealth, will be taken away by other companies.
"By the way, I saw in the news today that Director Wu Ershan of [Investiture of the Gods] mentioned you during his roadshow promotion."
Gu Wei asked curiously, "What did he say?"
“It is said that they approached you when the filming of [Investiture of the Gods] was in progress, but unfortunately we were unable to collaborate.
The box office of "Investiture of the Gods" is not very ideal now, and director Wuershan said it was because there were no superstars joining "Investiture of the Gods".
It feels a bit like the meaning of "Extreme Rescue."
Gu Wei raised his eyebrows and said, "Wu Ershan is right. He did contact me when the preparations for [Investiture of the Gods] began.
He asked me to play "Ji Fa", but it's unrealistic when I think about it.
The first part of [Investiture of the Gods] is called [The Storm in Chaoge], not [The Legend of King Wu Jifa]. How could I possibly take it?
Moreover, his so-called domestic fantasy masterpiece, which took many years to prepare and cost 3 billion yuan, was really mediocre and not much better than "Painted Skin".
I am not optimistic about Wuershan's "Fengshen" series. The final box office of the first film was only around 2 billion yuan, and the next two films may be even worse than the first one.
If you want to watch [Investiture of the Gods], you have to watch the animated film produced by my company!"
Jing Tian's eyes lit up. "Are you talking about Nezha, directed by Jiaozi? Is the second part coming soon?"
Gu Wei reached out and closed the notebook in front of him, picked up Jing Tian and sat him astride his lap.
Looking at Da Tiantian's fair and tender skin, Gu Wei couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her, from the collarbone, neck to the side of her face and the base of her ears.
“It’s not that fast.
After completing [Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World], the Jiaozi team went on to produce [Yang Jian: Searching the Mountains and Conquering the Demons].
Then comes the second part of Nezha, Devil Boy Conquers the Dragon King.
I estimate that it will be completed by next year at the earliest.
After this film ends, the animated version of Investiture of the Gods will begin, and Nezha and Yang Jian will reunite from their respective films."
"Similar to [Avengers]." Jingtian's breathing became a little rapid due to the kiss, and a slight blush appeared on his pretty face.
"That's right, the animated version of the Investiture of the Gods Universe!"
The summer season lasts for two months, July and August.
In July, [Extreme Rescue] stood out and became a huge hit both at home and abroad, overwhelming all opponents.
By August, the popularity of "Extraction" had dropped a lot, and it became a melee of several blockbusters.
"Fengshen" earned 1.2 billion yuan at the box office in August, with a total box office of 2.24 billion yuan.
"Hot" directed by Dapeng and starring Huang Bo and Zeng Shunxi grossed 900 million yuan.
[All or Nothing] bet on the anti-fraud theme. Although [Extreme Rescue] harvested the traffic first, it still had a box office of 2.28 billion.
Thanks to the reputation accumulated from long-term previews, the box office of "In the Octagon" has continued to rise, reaching 2.89 billion, becoming the biggest winner in August.
As for the co-production film "The Meg 2: Abyss", many people were originally looking forward to it, thinking that the combination of Wu Jing and Jason Statham could replicate the glory of Gu Wei and Keanu Reeves' "John Wick 4".
As a result, the box office performance of "The Meg 2" was not as expected.
The domestic box office was 800 million yuan, the North American box office was 66 million US dollars, and the global total box office was 312 million US dollars.
According to the production cost of US$120 million disclosed by the producer, this box office barely breaks even.
There was no loss of money, and the "Megalodon" series could continue to be filmed, but Wu Jing's dream of going international was shattered.
Hollywood also realizes that among Chinese movie stars, Gu Wei is ultimately an exception, and the fame and box office appeal of others are far inferior to his.
On September 10, Teacher's Day, the total box office of "Extreme Rescue", which had been released for 66 days, finally reached 10 billion.
It ranks 18th on the world box office history list, ahead of "Black Panther" and "Super Mario Bros. Movie".
After the official account of [Extreme Rescue] released the poster of the 10 billion box office movie, there was jubilation on the Internet.
Many netizens feel that Chinese-language films have reached a new level since "Extraction".
[Wei Ming Tian Xia], Gu Wei sat in the office and worked quietly.
He has not joined the crew for more than two months since the release of "Extreme Rescue". After the global roadshow, he has been in the Beijing company, taking on more responsibilities that a boss needs to bear.
He was very happy that the box office of [Extreme Rescue] exceeded 10 billion yuan, but compared with the optimism of netizens, Gu Wei was much more sober.
In his opinion, domestic films have indeed made some progress in recent years, such as domestic animated films and science fiction films.
But there is still a long way to go if we want to go beyond the borders and into the world.
The success of "Extraction" was actually largely accidental. On the one hand, action movies became popular again after "John Wick 4", and on the other hand, it was also a realization of Gu Wei's personal fame over the years.
Other domestic filmmakers simply do not have the conditions in this regard, and even Wu Jing has not been able to make any splash in the international market.
After signing the last document in his hand, Gu Wei looked at the time, called his assistant in and gave him some instructions, then stood up, changed his clothes and prepared to go out.
Beijing Airport.
An airplane that took off from Reykjavik, Iceland, finally landed at Beijing Capital International Airport after an 8-hour long flight.
After a 22-day journey through Saudi Arabia, Croatia and Iceland, the members of "Flowers and Youth Season 5" finally returned to their homeland.
At the airport exit, a group of people came out pushing suitcases. Reba hugged and said goodbye to Qin Lan, Xin Zhilei and others with some reluctance.
The variety show [Flowers and Youth] has a season of gods and a season of ghosts.
Meeting people who are difficult to get along with makes this 20-day journey a torture. After it’s over, I wish I would never see them again in my life.
But if you meet good travel partners, several people will forge deep friendships during this trip.
[Flowers and Youth 5] is obviously like this. All seven of them are the kind of people who have few problems and good tempers.
During the 22-day trip to a foreign country, everyone helped and cared for each other and became close friends.
"Baba, go back and have a good rest.
I'll call you later and come to my house for dinner in a few days."
Qin Lan gave instructions in a hoarse voice after hugging Reba.
Before Reba could respond, Xin Zhilei next to her interrupted: "Why don't you invite me? I want to go to your house for dinner too!"
"You are the only one who is greedy. I haven't had the chance to tell you yet.
Can you still miss a bite of food?"
Reba found it funny to watch the two of them bickering.
After saying goodbye to everyone, she walked to the parking lot with her assistant and accompanying staff. The car to pick her up had been waiting for a long time.
Throwing the luggage in her hand to the assistant, Reba got into the nanny car and saw the figure she had been thinking about day and night.
"How was it, did you enjoy this trip?"
Gu Wei asked with a smile, but unexpectedly Reba got into the car, threw herself into his arms and kissed him.
"Woo~"
Although he was a little caught off guard, Gu Wei still fully accepted Reba's enthusiasm. While hugging her and kissing her, he gently pressed the car seat with his hand, and the electric baffle between the driver's seat and the back seat slowly rose.
"Miss me so much?"
After kissing for a while, Reba let go of Gu Wei, and the lipstick on her lips flew off.
Gu Wei took out a tissue and wiped her face with amusement.
"I was under the cameras the entire month of filming [Flowers and Youth], and I couldn't even call or message you."
"Started fighting one."
"I only did it because the program team asked me to, that time."
When this was mentioned, Reba asked curiously: “How did you get to know the Arab prince?
You have no idea how surprised we were that day.
Our experience of Arab folk life actually took place in a place similar to an Arab palace.
The program crew planned to let us experience the life of ordinary Arabs, but we ended up experiencing the life of Arab royals!
Such a big stunt made the director very happy! "
“We met at a party before.
There's nothing wrong with Arab princes. As far as I know, the current Saudi king has more than 40 princes, and if you add the princes from other Arab countries, the number would be even greater."
"No matter how many there are, they are still princes.
And their lives are really luxurious.
According to the prince's butler, Prince Amantu's living expenses are 3 million US dollars a week, which is simply unimaginable.
I work my ass off filming a movie, but the pay is less than someone else's weekly living expenses!"
Gu Wei smiled and said, "What they have buried underground is money, so it's normal for them to be a little extravagant."
"By the way, after the show, Prince Amantu asked me to say hello to you. I hope you can visit him if you have the chance.
He seems to be a fan of yours.
I saw your poster at his place."
Gu Wei gently stroked Reba's hair and looked down at her moist eyes: "Really? I really didn't know that.
I didn't have much contact with Amantu normally, but after the release of "Extreme Rescue", he took the initiative to invite me to visit Saudi Arabia.
But even if you don't bother him, you can find someone to help you in Riyadh."
"Do you know any other princes?"
Gu Wei smiled: "Not really.
The Riyadh Tourism Bureau has been contacting my team, hoping to invite me to be their city's tourism ambassador.
Although this matter is still under negotiation.
But it shouldn’t be difficult for me to ask them for a small favor…”
Although Reba's participation in "Divas Hit the Road 5" is a trip, it is essentially a job.
After working continuously for nearly a month and being under the camera every moment, Reba was a little tired and rested for a few days at her home in Beijing.
At night, in the mansion of [Fanyue 108].
Reba was wearing a pink girlish pajamas and black-framed glasses, nestling in Gu Wei's arms and watching TV.
"Sister Lan wants me to have dinner at her house. Would you like to go with me?"
"Is it not appropriate for me to go to your dinner party?"
"It's okay, they're all from this show [Flowers and Youth]. You know quite a few of them, and I promised my younger sister I'd introduce you to each other when I get back.
Everyone wants to thank you for what happened in Riyadh."
The people that Reba mentioned that Gu Wei knew were Xin Zhilei and Hu Xianxu. There is no need to mention Xin Zhilei, but Gu Wei had met Hu Xianxu backstage when he attended a party before. He also starred in "The Wandering Earth 2" and Gu Wei saw him when he visited the set.
"Okay, I'll go with you~"
Two days later, Gu Wei accompanied Reba to Qin Lan's house for dinner.
His appearance was indeed a surprise to the people in "Flowers and Youth".
When the younger sister Zhao Zhaoyi saw Gu Wei, her mouth opened wide, her eyes opened wide, and her face turned into an expression of shock.
"Hello, Brother Wei, I am your idol!
Oh, no, you are my fan!
Bah!
My name is Zhao Zhaoyi, I’m your fan, especially your favorite movies and TV series! "
When Zhao Zhaoyi first saw Gu Wei at Qin Lan's house, she was so excited that she was a little incoherent.
Gu Wei gently extended his hand and shook her hand: "Hello, I'm Gu Wei, thank you for your love.
Zhaoyi? Your name is interesting and you are very cute.
"Brother Wei, just call me Zhao Zhao. You're so handsome in person, much more handsome than on screen!"
Zhao Zhaoyi felt a little embarrassed by the compliment and scratched her head foolishly.
Wang Anyu, who was also interacting with Gu Wei for the first time, was better than her, but was also visibly nervous.
Wang Anyu had previously said that he had met Gu Wei at Weibo Night, but at that time he was just an unknown little artist sitting in the back row, while Gu Wei was the Weibo King in the first row, the focus of the entire audience. The two were from completely different worlds, and there was no chance of them having any contact.
Seeing the two of them in this state, Hu Xianxu on the side began to laugh at them.
Of course Zhao Zhaoyi and Wang Anyu were not convinced, and the three young people in their early 20s started fighting.
Qin Lan's family dinner was hotpot. Although Gu Wei's arrival made the atmosphere a little awkward at first, he himself was not arrogant and had a gentle personality and could chat with anyone. By the time the hotpot started, the atmosphere was already very comfortable.
Everyone raised their glasses to thank Gu Wei for his help in Riyadh.
Then we talked about what we saw and heard during the trip and the interesting things that happened along the way.
Later they talked about their respective recent work arrangements after the variety show ended.
Gu Wei picked up a piece of mutton roll, dipped it in the sesame sauce in the bowl, ate it in one bite, and looked at Xin Zhilei: "The filming of [Joy of Life 3] will start in a few days, don't be late~"
"I know. I've already calculated the crew's start time and the recording time of [Flowers and Youth], so it's just right for me to finish the recording here and return home to rest for a few days before joining the crew there."
Gu Wei nodded.
The conversation between the two aroused everyone's interest.
【Joy of Life】 is the largest IP for male-oriented costume dramas in recent years, and the first two parts were extremely popular.
You asked a lot of questions one after another.
Gu Wei smiled and replied, "I'm not in a position to reveal the specific content of the third part, but I can tell you that the third part is indeed the final part, the grand finale of [Joy of Life]!" (End of this chapter)
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