The premiere in Shanghai ended, and the next day, Gu Wei boarded a plane to France.
After Nazha became pregnant, she went to the Unico Manor in France to take care of the baby.
Not long after, her sister also came to accompany her, and later both her parents went there.
After Gu Wei's parents found out that Nazha was pregnant, they criticized him a few words and flew over in a hurry.
"Husband, you're back~"
Seeing Gu Wei coming back, Nazha, who was pregnant with a big belly, looked very happy.
"Sister, let me do it."
Gu Wei said something to the sister who was supporting Nazha, and took over her work, putting one arm around Nazha's waist and the other holding her arm.
"How are you feeling lately?"
"It's good. Sometimes I can feel the baby kicking me." As she said this, Nazha's face glowed with maternal love.
“It means the baby is healthy.
You must take care of your health during this period and be extra careful in everything you do.
"You should listen to the medical team's advice on diet and exercise."
"Um!"
Naza nodded seriously.
Then she touched her face and said, "Look, I've gained a lot of weight recently. A big belly is normal, but I've also gained a lot of weight on other parts of my body, especially my face."
She frowned and pouted: "Am I becoming ugly now?"
Pregnant women's emotions are very unstable. They may be happy one second and worried the next. This is caused by hormone imbalance.
Nazha went abroad to take care of her pregnancy. In addition to calling and sending WeChat messages as usual, Gu Wei would fly over to see her every once in a while.
The last time was a month ago.
"Of course not, our Nazha has not become uglier, but more beautiful!
You don't have to worry about gaining weight.
This is a normal part of pregnancy.
After the baby is born, I will arrange a special fitness and body shaping team to ensure that you can get back in shape as quickly as possible! "
"Haha, okay then!"
Gu Wei helped Nazha walk on the lawn of the manor, and Nazha's sister followed behind them.
She looked at her sister's happy appearance and felt happy for her.
To be honest, Nazha's family has a complicated attitude towards Gu Wei.
They knew for many years that Nazha had a very capable boyfriend.
At that time, Nazha's father was in poor health and needed to be hospitalized for surgery. The family could not afford so much money at the moment, so Gu Wei paid for them to get through the difficult times.
Because of this incident, Nazha's family was very grateful to Gu Wei and asked her daughter many times to meet him to express her gratitude in person.
At that time, the two had just broken up, so it was unlikely that they would meet.
Nazha's parents later found out about this and scolded their daughter severely.
In the following years, Nazha did not have another relationship, and her parents gradually discovered that their daughter seemed to be dating Gu Wei again.
However, by this time, Gu Wei had already become a nationally famous star.
Not only does she have countless fans, but she is also constantly involved in various scandals.
Nazha's parents asked her how she got along with Gu Wei, but she just gave perfunctory answers and never gave a direct response. They were a little worried, but their mother couldn't control her too much since her daughter was no longer under her control.
Until this year, without any warning, the old couple suddenly received a notice that their daughter was pregnant. When they found out about this, Nazha's belly had already grown bigger.
Worried about their daughter's health, they traveled thousands of miles to France to take care of her.
When the old father learned from his daughter that the child's father was Gu Wei and that the two had no plans to get married, he was very angry.
However, looking at the castle villa where they live, the huge manor, and the team of servants including butlers, chefs, gardeners, maids, etc. who take care of Nazha's daily life, Nazha's family also knows that Gu Wei is different from ordinary people.
After they met, before they could show their displeasure, Gu Wei told Nazha's parents that he had set up a fund of 1 billion US dollars for Nazha and her unborn child to ensure their future life.
As a result, Nazha's parents had nothing to say.
Moreover, after Gu Wei's parents came, they were very warm and welcoming to them, just like normal in-laws, so they accepted Gu Wei's decision not to get married.
After taking a short walk with Naza, the whole family had dinner in the restaurant on the first floor of the castle in the evening.
"How many days will you stay this time?" asked Gu Wei's mother.
"Two days. I have a movie I haven't finished filming in China yet. I'm taking a leave and can't stay here for too long."
"Is it [Joy of Life 3]?" Nazha asked after taking a sip of the cod porridge in front of her.
What she eats is different from what others eat. It is a meal specially prepared for pregnant women by the nutritionist in the personal care team, which ensures that it is nutritious and healthy while also being delicious.
Gu Wei nodded.
Sister Nazha became interested: "[Joy of Life 3] is the finale, right?
When will it be broadcast?”
She also likes to watch movies and TV series, and "Joy of Life" is one of her favorite TV series.
“Yes, the third part is the finale.
As for the broadcast, it is expected to be around next summer."
It was a family dinner and everyone enjoyed it very much.
At night, Gu Wei lay on the bed, hugging the chubby Nazha, his big hands gently placed on her round belly.
"What do you think we should name our son?
The baby is due in two months, so it’s time to think of a name for him.”
Because when I was abroad, I found out the baby's gender through a prenatal check-up.
"What do you think?"
"I don't know. You know I'm usually stupid, and I'm even more stupid when I'm pregnant."
Gu Wei lowered his head and kissed Nazha on the forehead.
“Who said she’s stupid? Our Naza is the smartest.
Even if he looks silly sometimes, he is still cute, that’s my favorite.”
"Oh, don't try to tease me. What's the baby's name?"
Gu Wei thought about it.
Looking at the baby in Nazha's belly that was about to be born, he was actually not as calm as he looked.
This is also the first time he has become a father in his past and present life.
"Let's call it Qihang, right?"
"Qihang? Gu Qihang?"
Gu Wei nodded. "Yes, 'qi' means to start, and 'hang' means to sail. His arrival marks the birth of a new life, and also marks the beginning of a new stage in our lives and a new journey."
Nazha thought for a moment and then lowered her head and gently touched her pregnant belly: "Did you hear that, baby? From now on, your name will be Gu Qihang.
Doesn’t it sound really nice?”
After spending two days with Nazha at Unico Manor, Gu Wei flew back to China to continue filming.
Time flies and October is over quickly.
The box office battle during the National Day holiday has also come to an end.
Compared with the summer season, this year's National Day season is much worse.
The top three films all received heavy publicity, but ultimately their box office results were less than ideal.
Topping the National Day box office chart was Zhang Yimou's "Rock Solid," with a total box office of 1.352 billion yuan.
This movie is an old film that Director Zhang has had in backlog for 4 years. It has not been approved because it involves sensitive subject matter.
After some cuts, it was released during this year's National Day holiday.
[Rock Solid] Before the release, the audience had high expectations for this film. After all, the rumor was that it was a "banned film", and the more the authorities "banned" it, the more curious the audience became.
Unfortunately, due to the cuts, a large number of important plots in the movie were omitted, and there were loopholes in the character creation and narrative logic, resulting in the movie's low ratings and reputation.
The publicity and distribution team of "Rock Solid" is very good at making things happen, and created a new movie promotion model called "Zhang Yimou Shock".
During the release of the movie, various promotional videos about "Rock Solid" on the Internet showed either Zhang Guoli's acting skills exploding and Zhang Yimou was shocked, or Yu Hewei's acting skills exploding and Zhang Yimou was shocked.
At the beginning, netizens were very interested in this kind of publicity, but later they became a little aesthetically fatigued.
Many netizens complained that Zhang Yimou, who has been a famous director for decades, seems to have never seen the world and can be shocked by anyone.
Some netizens even joked that the director's acting skills were better than the actors', and they were shocked that the acting was so similar.
The second place on the October box office list is [Volunteer Army: Heroes Attack].
As a great director, Chen Kai's desire for box office is much greater than Zhang Yimou's, and "Volunteer Army" is much better than "Rock Solid" in terms of subject matter, investment, actors, etc.
Before the movie was released, Director Chen did not take Zhang Yimou's "Rock Solid" seriously. He compared it with "The Battle at Lake Changjin" which had a box office of 6.4 billion yuan.
The platform's box office expectations for "The Volunteer Army" are also between 3 billion and 4 billion.
The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.
The reputation of "The Volunteer Army" is pretty good, slightly higher than "Rock Solid", but the total box office is only 860 million yuan.
In fact, after the box office figures on the first day of the movie's release came out, everyone knew that "Volunteer Army" was not doing well, but the box office data of 860 million still broke many people's defenses.
The main reason is that the filming cost of "Volunteers: Heroes Attack" was close to 600 million yuan, and the box office was 860 million yuan, so the producer suffered a huge loss!
At this time, Bona's Yu Dong had already cursed Chen Kai to death in his heart.
As the second largest producer of "Heroes Attack", this movie immediately caused Bona's profit data this year to drop significantly.
"Mr. Fu, regarding the second part of [Volunteer Army], what are the plans at China Film Group?"
The main producers of [Volunteer Army: Heroes Attack] are China Film Group and Bona Film Group. Now that the box office failure of the film is irreversible, Yu Dong came to China Film Group to talk to Fu Ruoqing about the shooting plans for the next two films.
"[Volunteer Army] was planned to be a trilogy during its preparation, which was agreed upon by Director Chen, China Film Group, Bona Film Group, and other investors.
The box office performance of the first film is indeed not very ideal.
However, the reputation of [Heroes Attack] is quite good, and it has received high praise from all parties.
After all, it is a mainstream film, so we can’t just consider economic benefits; we can’t ignore its role in remembering history and promoting education.”
Although China Film Group lost more money, Fu Ruoqing did not have the same regret as Yu Dong. It was China Film Group's money that was lost, not his money.
Compared with the box office performance, he values the contribution of the film in the field of cultural promotion more.
"Before the release of "Heroes Attack", the second part of "Volunteer Army" had already begun preparations.
I think this subject has great potential, so I should continue filming it!"
After saying that, Mr. Fu picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip slowly.
Yu Dong thought about it, gritted his teeth and nodded.
He knew that what Fu Ruoqing said made sense. If Bona withdrew at this time, it would be admitting losses. If it continued to invest in the second and third films, it might be possible to make back the previous losses.
"However, we must control the cost of the second film this time and cannot spend as much money as the first one.
And I think we should contact Wu Jing and Gu Wei, and it would be best if we invite them to join the second part."
"There's no problem controlling costs, Director Chen will understand.
He lost so much money in [Heroes Attack], it is impossible for him to get so much money in the second part.
As for Gu Wei and Wu Jing, let’s contact them first to see what their attitude is, and then communicate with Director Chen.”
Fu Ruoqing put down the teacup, thought for a moment and said.
He agreed with Yu Dong's idea. Starting from "Founding of a Republic", main-theme blockbusters have been popular for so many years, and the industry has gradually formed a consensus that if a movie wants to reach the box office level of billions, it must have superstars joining.
In addition to "Volunteer Army", there is another movie in the National Day holiday whose actual box office was far from expectations.
It’s [Ex-Files 4] which has not received very good reviews since its release.
The total box office of "Ex-Files 4: Marry Young" was only 560 million, a huge difference from the 2.3 billion box office of the third part.
The movie has a Douban score of 6.4, which is not as good as "The Volunteer Army" and "Rock Solid" but it is not particularly bad.
Without Gu Wei's performance, many viewers lost interest in this series of movies.
December 2023.
Hurun Research Institute released the [2023 Hurun China Top 500 Private Enterprises].
Among them, [Tencent] ranks second with a market value of 2.5 trillion yuan, [ByteDance] ranks fourth with a market value of 1.4 trillion yuan, [Weiming Tianxia] ranks 184th with a valuation of 80 billion yuan, and [miHoYo] ranks 247th with a valuation of 60 billion yuan.
At the same time, Hurun released the [2023 Hurun China Rich List]. The richest man is Zhong Shanshan, a water seller, with a fortune of 455 billion yuan, and the second is Zhang Yiming of [ByteDance] with 340 billion yuan.
Tencent Ma ranked fourth and Alibaba Ma ranked fifth.
Gu Wei made it into the top ten of the Hurun Rich List for the first time, ranking 8th, after Ding Lei, with a fortune of 190 billion yuan.
The annual release of the rich list always causes considerable discussion. As a big star, Gu Wei's wealth has soared into the top ten in the country, which has caused a lot of discussion online.
In Hengdian, the last scene was filmed and the crew wrapped up filming.
"Thank you all for your hard work. Don't miss the wrap-up party tonight!"
After the scene was finished, the director shouted over the loud speaker, causing the audience to cheer.
In front of the camera, Gu Wei was discussing with the director the shooting effect of the previous segment when the stagehand came running over in a hurry.
"What's the rush?" Director Sun Hao asked with a frown.
The stagehand looked at Gu Wei in awe and said, "Director, Mr. Gu, there are a lot of media outlets outside the crew, saying they want to interview Mr. Gu."
Sun Hao was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Gu Wei: "Mr. Gu, look..."
He also read some news online and knew what the purpose of these media was.
Gu Wei thought for a moment and waved his hand: "Just block them and tell them I don't have time now.
If you want to interview, please contact the company to send an invitation application and then arrange a time."
He has no works online during this period and does not need traffic, so there is no point in accepting these interviews.
What can I say? I am so rich because of my hard work over the years. It has nothing to do with the crazy valuations of ByteDance and miHoYo.
In the evening, after the wrap party, we returned to the hotel.
Da Tiantian also talked about this: "I knew you were rich before, but I didn't expect you to be this rich.
190 billion, eighth in the country, this is too much! "
Gu Wei held the sweet and soft big sweetie in his arms, playing with the white, round and smooth flesh in his hands.
"The companies I hold shares in are not listed. The 190 billion yuan valuation is just an estimate and should not be taken seriously."
"Zhang Yiming is also on the list because of his shares in ByteDance, and that's all based on valuation."
"Yes, even though ByteDance is currently valued at 1.4 trillion yuan, we can't cash out until it goes public, and we can't get any cash."
"I see~"
Jing Tian nodded thoughtfully, and then he reacted when he saw Gu Wei's half-smile on his face.
"You're teasing me again, are you kidding me?"
“No way.
Well, I originally wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person.
I’m a multi-billionaire and I’m showing my cards! "
Gu Wei's funny words made Jing Tian giggle.
He lowered his head and pecked her red lips lightly, then kissed her from her fair face to her ears, exhaling, "It's getting late, I think it's time for us to discuss a deal worth hundreds of millions."
The outside world was in turmoil, but Gu Wei didn't care at all. After the filming of "Joy of Life 3" was completed, he immediately flew to France.
After spending half a month with Nazha at Unico Manor, baby "Qihang" was finally born.
Looking at the ugly, wrinkled baby, Gu Wei seemed to have a new understanding of the world. It seemed that the whole world had become more vivid and real! (End) (End of this chapter)
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