Chapter 478: Dinner and Movie Show
In a private room of a private restaurant in Beijing.
The room was very warm. Gu Wei was still wearing the same suit he wore for the Starlight Awards, but he had taken off his suit jacket and was only wearing the white shirt underneath. The buttons on his collar were unbuttoned, and his tie had long been taken off.
Zhao Liying took off the skirt she wore for the event and changed into more comfortable clothes.
The two of them sat opposite each other around a small square table, and several plates of delicious dishes had been placed on them.
Gu Wei opened a bottle of Taohuazui and filled it up for Zhao Liying and himself.
"Try this. It's a product from the brand that's going to be airing next year. I drank it while filming. It's not too strong and tastes pretty good. It's more suitable for women."
After Gu Wei finished pouring the wine, Zhao Liying curiously took the ancient-style wine bottle in her hand.
“Peach Blossom Drunk?
Alcohol content 22°, juice content over 50%"
As he said this, he put down the bottle, picked up his glass, put it under his nose, smelled it, and took a sip.
“It’s not overpowering, but has a rich, fruity aroma. It really tastes good.”
Gu Wei smiled and picked up the cup in front of him and took a sip.
"I remember your drama is called [Eternal Love], right?
Product placement in TV dramas and movies is truly pervasive these days; even fantasy dramas can have ads inserted into them."
Zhao Liying sighed.
“Haha~
There is nothing that cannot be done, only things that cannot be imagined.
At least the product placement in "Three Lives, Three Worlds" is quite consistent with the background world view of the TV series. The product placement in some dramas is really embarrassing to watch! "
Zhao Liying nodded with emotion, as if she thought of some bad memories.
"The Starlight Awards just ended. Fan Bingbing invited you out for dinner, so why didn't you go?"
Gu Wei picked up a piece of squirrel fish and put it into his mouth.
"I promised you this before, how can I go back on my word?"
"But that's Fan Bingbing. Don't all men like girls like her?"
"So what if I'm Fan Bingbing? I'm not the kind of person who values women over friends!
Besides, you are Zhao Liying. Your fans will be so envious of me if they know I have dinner with you."
Gu Wei replied nonchalantly.
He really didn't feel anything. Although Fan Bingbing was pretty, there were many pretty female celebrities in the entertainment industry.
Moreover, the other party has already officially announced his relationship with Li Chen. Asking him out today is nothing more than trying to get closer to him and build a relationship.
The initiative is in Gu Wei's hands, and since he has something to do now, he naturally refuses the other party.
Zhao Liying was still very satisfied with Gu Wei's answer. She picked up the small wine glass in front of her and took another sip with him.
"Drink slowly and eat more vegetables~
Cangzhou Iron Lion Head, Royal Pot, Zhili Sea Cucumber, Crystal Chicken Slices, aren’t these all specialties from your hometown?
I brought you here specially to this Hebei cuisine restaurant in Beijing."
Zhao Liying put down her wine glass, smiled happily, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of sea cucumber and put it in the bowl.
"It's rare that Boss Gu still remembers what I like to eat after all these years. I'm so humbled."
Gu Wei smiled.
The two of them ate and drank while chatting about some interesting things that happened during filming in recent years. When they got excited, they couldn't help but recall the time when they were filming "Come On, My Love".
At that time, Gu Wei was just starting out and Zhao Liying had just made her mark with "Legend of Lu Zhen". During the entire filming process, the two went from strangers to familiar friends and finally became good friends.
The filming process of "My Sunshine" was also very joyful.
"At that time, you had to eat a lot every day during filming. Even when the director called cut, you still kept eating.
After eating, you regret it and complain to me that you will definitely gain weight or something like that. It’s just that you are greedy.”
Gu Wei told Zhao Liying's embarrassing story with a smile.
"What?
It was all due to the plot requirements. My character had to eat non-stop every day, and I was forced to do it!"
"Haha~ After the director called cut, no one forced you to eat, so why are you still eating?"
“I’m afraid of wasting it.”
Zhao Liying tried hard to find excuses for herself.
The two of them clinked their glasses and took another sip of wine.
"I still remember it was New Year's Day in 2014, exactly three years ago.
Originally, the director gave the crew half a day off, and everyone went out to celebrate New Year's Day. I thought you had your own plans, but it was almost evening when I ran into you in the hotel.
By the way, you were heartbroken at that time, right? "
"You're the one who's heartbroken!"
Hearing this, Zhao Liying interrupted with a look of dissatisfaction, baring her teeth and claws like a little tiger.
"Okay, okay, we weren't heartbroken. We were both alone at the time, so I invited you to my room to have dinner and drinks together.
Just like today, there was a huge table full of food, and we spent New Year’s Day together like this.”
Zhao Liying couldn't help but feel emotional when thinking about the past.
"Back then, I wasn't famous, I was young, and I wasn't as mature as I am now."
After three rounds of drinks, the two drank a small bottle of Taohuazui together and ate a lot of food. Zhao Liying's fair face turned slightly red.
"Your fighting power is not good today. I'm the one who's eating most of it. It's not your style, Liying~"
Zhao Liying waved her hand.
"I'm going to start filming in two days, so I have to control my mouth. The Queen of the Kingdom of Women can't be a little fat!
By the way, Gu Wei, do you have a new girlfriend after all these years? "
Zhao Liying took advantage of the alcohol to ask the question she had always wanted to ask.
Gu Wei looked at Xiao Zhao's big eyes across from him, which were full of expectation, and laughed.
"What new girlfriend or old girlfriend? Liying, don't you know me? I've been alone since we filmed [My Lady of the Moon]."
After he said that, Zhao Liying also understood what Gu Wei meant.
After all, the relationship between the two is really good. Even when they were filming, Gu Wei never hid anything in front of her.
“Hehe~
It seems that your scumbag nature has not changed at all.
You don’t have a real girlfriend, but you have a lot of female confidants, right?
You can tell from the scandals you've been involved in over the past few years."
Zhao Liying looked at him with contempt.
Gu Wei did not refute, but picked up the wine glass and took a sip with Zhao Liying.
As the night grew deeper, the two of them didn't drink too much. When they had enough food and drink, they said goodbye and got into their cars.
In the nanny car, the slightly tipsy Zhao Liying couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth as she thought about the dinner she had just had with Gu Wei.
Even though they haven't worked together for so many years, their relationship has not become unfamiliar.
"Hasn't changed at all, still as good as ever, but he's still a scumbag."
This is only the case with Gu Wei. If it were any other friend who was a playboy like Gu Wei, Zhao Liying would have ignored him long ago.
In everyone's heart, there is always someone who is different
December 30th.
[The Love Master] is officially released nationwide.
This comedy film, directed by new director Wen Muye and produced by big star Gu Wei and starring a number of comedians including Xiao Yang, Xiao Shenyang, Qiao Shan, Ai Lun, Chang Yuan, etc., achieved impressive box office results as soon as it was released.
As the New Year's Day holiday approaches, a total of 5 new films will be released on the 30th.
But except for "The Love Master", all of them failed.
The new suspense film "Where Did You Go That Summer" starring Hu Ge and the Song family took in 10.64 million yuan on the first day, but its Douban score did not meet the passing line.
Rao Xiaozhi's debut film, "Hello, Crazy!", only grossed 3.65 million yuan on its opening day, a box office failure, but received good reviews.
"Dad's 3 Weddings," a comedy romance film co-starred by model Zhang Liang, who became famous through variety shows, and Dong Bailian, only grossed a pitiful 260,000 yuan nationwide on the day of its premiere.
There is also a movie called "Unforgettable Golden Silver Beach", which is a "three-no" movie with no famous director, no stars, and no publicity. It has almost no popularity and most audiences cannot see it scheduled in theaters.
Apart from "The Love Master", the New Year's Day period is basically dominated by "The Great Wall", "Railroad Tigers" and "The Ferryman".
In fact, according to the earliest estimates of industry insiders, the popularity of these three films will continue until around mid-January, so there will be no heavyweight movies released during the New Year's Day period.
But no one expected that the low-budget comedy "The Love Master" would become such a sudden success.
On the 30th, "The Love Master" won the national box office championship of the day with a score of 54.09 million.
Following closely behind is "Railroad Tigers", which was in its second week of release, with a single-day box office of 39.59 million yuan.
"The Great Wall", which has been released for the third week, still has its appeal, ranking third with a box office of 24.04 million, and the total box office has exceeded 1 billion.
Due to its good reputation, "The Ferryman" lost to "The Great Wall" in single-day box office, even though it was only in its second week of release, with only 15.32 million RMB, ranking fourth.
It can also be seen from this data that, apart from "The Love Master", the New Year's Day schedule is actually controlled by three blockbusters.
Immediately afterwards, the 2017 New Year’s Day holiday arrived.
On December 31, January 1 and January 2, "The Love Master" firmly held the national box office champion throne during the New Year's Day period with its good reputation and high screening schedule, and took in a total of 187 million yuan in box office in three days.
Including the first day, it earned 240 million yuan in 4 days. As a low-budget comedy, it is already a big hit.
To be honest, the quality of "The Love Master" is actually not that outstanding. Although the leading actors are all familiar comedians, none of them has been able to carry the box office before. Director Wen Mu is also directing a feature film independently for the first time.
Although Gu Wei, the big-name producer, attracted some audiences with his fame, he was only a friendly guest star in the play after all. No audience who watched the movie thought that Gu Wei played a big role in it.
The success of "Love in the City" is largely due to the films released at the same time.
Four days after its release, nearly 100,000 people gave "The Love Master" a score of 6.4 on Douban.
People have mixed opinions, not all are praising it, many people think the movie is not that good.
But looking horizontally, among the movies released in the last three weeks, apart from "The God of Cookery", the highest-rated "Railroad Tigers" has only 5.1 points, while "The Great Wall" and "The Ferryman" have a score of more than 4 points and more than 3 points respectively.
It's not a problem if you don't know the goods, but it's a problem if you compare the goods. It can be said that the good performance of "Love Saint" is mostly due to the comparison with its peers.
[A cheesy comedy turned out to be the best movie I've seen this year. After watching "The Great Wall" and "The Ferryman," I felt this movie was really well made!]
[A sincere domestic life film, a remake of "The Girl in Red" and a tribute to "The Girl in Red", very funny! ]
I find it quite funny, not to say it's particularly good, but the other films in this year's Lunar New Year box office are really not worth watching.
The story is adapted from The Girl in Red, and the story is pretty good based on the original work. The jokes of the bad boy gang made by several comedians from all over the world are still of the shit and fart kind.
The dreamlike world of the middle class in their ordinary lives is like the fiery red dress fluttering in the air. The cinematography is excellent, and it's a pure comedy!
[It's quite funny in many places. Although it seems quite straight and male-cancer, this is simply the ultimate fantasy of a so-called married man. Clara is so beautiful and cute that it seems unreal.
However, my values are not right, so I have to use a dream to make them come true! 】
[Cheating in middle age is justified. What a rotten movie with a wrong outlook on life! ]
What's even more disgusting and shameless than a cheating scumbag is this: "Play is play, but you have to go home when you're done." Did your wife dig up your family's ancestral graves?
[The story is very interesting, the comedians performed very well, and the jokes are many and dense. It is a qualified comedy.
What surprised me most was how beautiful Clara was. The scene where she pressed her skirt in the underground parking lot was a perfect tribute to Monroe!
I looked it up online and found out Clara is a Korean star. Her face and figure are simply perfect. The entertainment industry has added another sexy goddess!
【.】
Netizens have mixed reviews on "The Love Master." Most of those who dislike it think that the film has a distorted outlook on life.
Men cheat on their husbands in middle age and eventually turn over a new leaf and return to their families. Do women owe them anything?
Many people think that "Love in the City" is the ultimate fantasy of straight men, and it is similar to Mahua's previous film "Charlotte's Troubles".
It seems that men have come to their senses and realize that family and wife are their ultimate destination, but in reality it is just male chauvinism that is at work.
This kind of argument is not surprising, as many people criticized "Charlotte's Troubles" when it was released.
However, it is generally believed that as a simple comedy, "The Love Master" is still qualified.
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