Chapter 445 is the real God of Wealth
Tian Xiwei was feeling happy here. Reba opened the curtain of the tent and came in. She was stunned when she saw her excited look.
"What's going on?"
He turned and looked at Gu Wei in confusion.
When Oda saw Reba come in, he suppressed his excitement, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.
"Sister Reba, you guys chat, I'm going out first"
Then he walked out the door.
The two people in the tent clearly heard her cheering again after she went out.
"What's wrong with this child? Why is he so happy?"
In Reba's opinion, Xiaotian, who just started college, is really like a child. Even when he goes out to work, he can't control his emotions well. Whether he is happy or sad, it is reflected on his face. He does not have the sophistication of an adult.
Gu Wei's mouth curled up slightly.
"Our crew is about to wrap up filming, and Xiaotian is a little anxious. She asked me if I could sign her."
"So what did you say?"
Reba asked curiously.
"We've been together for more than two months and we have a good relationship. How could I refuse her? I agreed."
Gu Wei shrugged and said indifferently.
Hearing his words, Reba turned her head and looked in the direction where Tian Xiwei was walking outside, feeling a little emotional.
"Xiaotian is really lucky. He got the opportunity to work with you right after entering the Shanghai Theatre Academy, and then signed with your company naturally.
With her own conditions and the resources of Wei Ming Tian Xia, it won’t be difficult for her to become famous in the future.”
Reba was born in 1992, the same year as Gu Wei. Since being signed to Yang Mi Studio, she has also worked hard in the entertainment industry for many years. She knows very well the difference between having a background and not having one in this industry.
She was very envious of Tian Xiwei who was able to sign a contract with [Wei Ming Tian Xia] when she was just a freshman. At least she did not have as good luck as the other party at the same time.
"Didn't you also sign with Sister Mi's studio during college?
It’s similar to Oda, right?”
Gu Wei knew that people with looks like Reba and Nazha were discovered by entertainment companies during their college years. Although everyone believed that there was no shortage of handsome men and beautiful women in the entertainment industry, having a really high level of appearance would still give them a great advantage in the early stages of entering the industry.
“When I was a junior in college in 2012, I participated in the casting for an idol TV series called Micro Times.
That was the first time that Sister Mi served as a producer. After I was selected, it was natural for me to sign in to Sister Mi's studio.
Later, Jiaxing Media was established and my contract was transferred to the company.
Now looking back, I have been filming for more than 4 years without realizing it.
However, Jiaxing Media and Weiming Tianxia at that time were incomparable. Aside from Sister Mi, we were all newcomers with limited resources. It was Sister Mi who had to film and lead us all.”
"Like the two of us, I also filmed my first movie in 2012.
Then I set up my own studio."
Reba rolled her eyes after hearing what Gu Wei said.
"I know, Master, your resume can be easily found on the Internet.
When I was in school, I wanted to make a movie, so I paid for director Lu Yang to make a movie out of my own pocket. Then I played the male lead in my first movie, and I worked with big stars like Liu Yifei.
Your path to the circle is paved by money, and you don't even need to join any entertainment company.
Many of your haters online say that you are the most resourceful person in the entertainment industry, and your own fans don’t refute it.
How can we ordinary little artists compare with you?"
In fact, looking at the time, Reba debuted almost at the same time as Gu Wei. Her first drama to be broadcast was the red revolutionary drama "Anarhan", while Gu Wei's was "The Blade of the Assassin".
However, four years later, Gu Wei has risen to become a top star in the domestic entertainment industry. Now she only has the supporting role "Gao Wen" in "Diamond Lover" to become a famous star, and can only be regarded as a third-tier star.
This is not to mention that after more than four years of development, the film and television company under Gu Wei's name has gradually grown and become a major force in the entertainment industry that cannot be ignored as his fame grows.
He is not only a star, but also the capital that truly has the final say.
"Actually, it's not as exaggerated as netizens say. Aside from the first few dramas I brought in with my own money, the rest of the time I was either filming dramas produced by my company or invited by others. I felt the dramas I participated in would definitely perform well, so I converted my salary into investment."
Gu Wei explained with a smile, but Reba still felt that he was being Versailles.
"By the way, my agent told me to shoot a few videos when I have time and then register an account for an app called TikTok. Did he say it was your request?"
"Yes, do you usually watch short videos?"
"Occasionally, when I go online I either check Weibo or read the news."
"You've seen [Kuaishou], right?"
“Uh~ Do you want me to post some funny videos like those on Kuaishou?
I don’t want to be a funny girl!”
Reba looked embarrassed.
Gu Wei felt helpless.
“No, [TikTok] is similar to Kuaishou, but it focuses on short music videos.
All you have to do is spend a few minutes recording yourself doing any random movement and then add some music to it.”
“So simple?
Can anyone see it?"
Reba was a little skeptical.
"I will also join [TikTok], including Mijie, Nazha, Zhang Tianai and other artists from Jiaxing, big and small, will apply for accounts on [TikTok].
If you don’t know what to shoot, you can imitate me.”
Now that [Tik Tok] has just been launched, users are playing simple dances with music and software special effects. It is very easy to shoot and even ordinary people can do it well. After Reba downloads it, she will know how to shoot.
"Okay then, I'll take pictures of whatever you want."
Reba still didn't know much about these things, but since Gu Wei said so, she would just do it.
“How did you get everyone to join this [TikTok] all of a sudden?
Are the conditions they offer particularly good?"
Reba asked again.
Gu Wei shook his head slightly.
"Because I am a shareholder of the company behind this app, and the company is currently at a critical juncture, of course I have to help."
"Is that so?"
Reba suddenly realized and didn't ask any more questions.
She didn't know much about businesses and the Internet, but since Gu Wei was a shareholder, this company must have something good to offer, and she believed in Gu Wei's vision.
After resting for a while, the two continued filming.
There weren't many scenes in the Dunhuang desert, and it was all filmed in about two or three days.
The crew packed up and flew to Wenchang City, Hainan Province, to shoot the final scene of the TV series at the satellite launch center there.
Time quickly came to the end of October.
One month after its release, "Operation Mekong" has broken through 2 billion at the box office, becoming the fifth movie in the domestic film market to break 2 billion at the box office. The ones ahead of it are "Detective Chinatown 2", "The Mermaid", "Monster Hunt" and "The Richest Man in Xihong City".
It is also the only one of these five films that does not contain any comedy elements.
[Operation Mekong] has such good box office results and it is a mainstream movie, so it is naturally impossible for it to be taken off the screen in just one month.
The film has obtained the extended release key and will continue to be shown in theaters for another month until the end of November.
Of course, the movie’s current single-day box office performance is already very low. Even if it is released for another month, there is little hope of catching up with [The Richest Man in Xihong City] which ranks fourth at the box office with 2.2 billion.
The box office of [Operation Mekong] exceeded 2 billion, so various news media naturally reported on this matter.
#Both box office and critical acclaim were a huge success, the best main-theme blockbuster of 2016! #
#Does the success of Operation Mekong indicate that there is a large enough market for domestic police and gangster action films? #
#Main theme blockbuster breaks 2 billion, Gu Wei continues to write box office legend! #
#The unpopular police and gangster film "Operation Mekong" grossed 2 billion yuan at the box office. Is traffic really everything in the current film market? #
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The movie was a success, and a success beyond imagination, so naturally all kinds of praises came to it without any payment.
Gu Wei once again proved his unique box office appeal in the domestic entertainment industry through the media.
However, some people have questioned that in today's film market, traffic stars have too much influence on the final performance of a film.
"Operation Mekong" is a good movie, but the box office of 2 billion is still too exaggerated. It is entirely pushed up by Gu Wei, the biggest traffic star in the domestic entertainment industry.
In fact, there are many good movies on the market that are as good as "Operation Mekong", but because they do not have the support of popular stars, it is difficult to make a profit, let alone sell well at the box office.
Wenchang Satellite Launch Center.
Gu Wei was wearing a white coat with the national flag embroidered on the chest, which was the uniform of aerospace workers.
He had just finished filming a scene where he was working indoors at a space agency. He was still wearing a pair of plain glasses, looking gentle and scholarly.
Gu Wei has also been watching the news these days. He did not expect that the final box office of "Operation Mekong" would exceed 2 billion.
He remembered that the final box office of the original version seemed to be more than 1.1 billion. Before the movie was released, he thought that with his own word-of-mouth popularity, it would be good enough to help push the box office of "Operation Mekong" to over 1.5 billion. Unexpectedly, the final result far exceeded his expectations.
Of course, the higher the box office of the movies starring Gu Wei himself, the better.
Now he thinks that the film's great success is actually due to many factors.
First of all, the original version of "Operation Mekong" did not have a high box office at the beginning. Due to factors such as the type of film and publicity, when it was first released, it was not as good as Deng Chao's "Passing By Your World" which was released at the same time.
The film's box office revenue of 1.1 billion yuan was entirely due to its excellent quality. Later, word of mouth spread among the audience, and after its reputation grew, there was a long-tail effect, which ultimately led to the film's performance exceeding that of "Passing By Your World."
Now, with the addition of Gu Wei, "Operation Mekong" has been the most popular movie in the National Day holiday from the very beginning. It has been promoted vigorously and the audience is also looking forward to it.
The film's premiere performance far exceeded the original version, and it maintained its box office with its excellent quality and super high reputation. In addition, with the help of news such as Gu Wei's "10 billion actor" and "Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor", it finally achieved a box office of over 2 billion.
Gu Wei was scrolling through the news on his phone. He was also happy that Operation Mekong had achieved such good results.
However, he has noticed some signs online: whenever a movie he has participated in performs well at the box office, the media and netizens will give him the credit. Because this has happened so often, everyone will unconsciously think that the box office success is entirely due to Gu Wei.
This kind of talk has its pros and cons. Needless to say, Gu Wei is enjoying the benefits now. His appeal is recognized by everyone, and various resources in the circle are naturally inclined towards him. After all, every production company and director wants their movies to sell well and make money.
But the downside is that the directors and actors who have worked with Gu Wei will receive much less attention. It's not so bad for directors, but it's particularly serious for actors.
For example, Zhang Hanyu, whose role in "Operation Mekong" is almost the same as Gu Wei, few viewers think that the huge success of the movie has anything to do with him.
Just as he was thinking about it, Gu Wei received a call on his cell phone. It was Yu Dong, the boss of Bona Film Group.
"Hello? Mr. Yu.
Hahaha~ Congratulations, it all depends on everyone's joint efforts.
My crew will wrap up filming in about a week, and then I will go back to Beijing directly.
OK, then let’s book it for a week later. I will definitely be there on time!”
After chatting with Yu Dong for a few words, Gu Wei hung up the phone.
[Operation Mekong] is a huge hit, and the person who is most happy about it is definitely the producer Yu Dong.
This film is jointly invested and produced by Bona Film Group, China Film, Blue Star Films and Gu Wei's Wei Ming Tian Xia.
Among them, Gu Wei's investment accounted for 20% of the film remuneration. [Huaxia Film] is a state-owned enterprise like China Film, and [Blue Star Film] is affiliated to [Zhejiang Film and Television Group], which is also a company under Blueberry TV. The total shareholding of the two companies does not exceed 30%, and [Bona Film Group] itself holds more than 50% of the shares.
Moreover, Bona Film Group is also the distributor. With Operation Mekong selling for 2 billion, Bona can make at least 400 million in profit.
Therefore, in Yu Dong's view, Gu Wei is no different from the God of Wealth.
He called to invite Gu Wei to attend the celebration party for the box office of "Operation Mekong" which exceeded 2 billion yuan, but the time was completely based on Gu Wei's schedule.
Two days later.
At night, outside the building of the rocket launch center, Reba, who plays "Qiao Jingjing", was waiting anxiously outside.
It has been five years since she married "Yu Tu".
"Yu Tu" became the chief engineer of the Aerospace Research Center. Today, the deep space probe "Soushen" that he had worked hard to develop for many years was successfully launched into space.
After a day's work, the couple met outside the aerospace building.
Gu Wei came out of the building and saw Reba. He trotted to her and the two hugged each other tightly.
“Thank you for your hard work~
I'm sorry for not taking care of my family all these years!"
Gu Wei said deeply.
"It's okay, I'm proud of you and all of you!"
Reba had a complicated expression but a firm tone.
After hearing this, Gu Wei hugged Reba even tighter and buried his head deep in Reba's hair.
Several cameras recorded this moment from different angles.
"Crack! Very good, passed!
It’s finished!”
When Lin Yufen's voice was heard, the crew members couldn't help but cheer softly.
Reba was still immersed in the plot and was reluctant to let go of her arms and get out of Gu Wei's arms for a long time.
(End of this chapter)
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