Chapter 643 May Fourth Youth Gala
On April 30, Gu Wei's flight landed in Beijing in the morning. After leaving the airport, the nanny car drove directly to the CCTV building.
This year's May Fourth Gala is guided by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Ministry of Education, and the Communist Youth League, and hosted by China Media Group. It is titled "Building Dreams for a New Era."
Commissioned by the higher authorities, CCTV attached great importance to this year's gala, and therefore invited many popular young stars to perform on stage.
The evening party was recorded and there were some award ceremony processes, so it was held a few days in advance.
"Gu Wei~"
Backstage at CCTV, Gu Wei saw many familiar faces as soon as he arrived.
Zhang Yishan came up first wearing a white suit.
"Brother Wei~" Peng Yuchang was beside him.
Both of them are today's guest performers.
"When did you two arrive?"
"I just arrived and am chatting with Brother Yishan." Peng Yuchang was wearing a black suit with a white lining, looking very youthful.
"I was just telling Peng Peng that he will definitely be the star of the show and will have a solo in the second half." Zhang Yishan said with a smile.
"Yeah?
I didn’t look at the program carefully, but Peng Peng is good. I felt you had potential when I heard you sing at the party before.” Gu Wei also followed Zhang Yishan’s words and praised him.
"What? I'm just a KTV performer. I sang that solo because there was a puppet show at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. I happened to be the only one with some fame in our department, so they asked me to sing as the background music for the show."
Peng Yuchang scratched his head and said honestly.
Everyone knows that he majored in Puppetry Performance at the Shanghai Theatre Academy.
"Your singing is the main program, and the puppet show is similar to the effect of dancing, so perform well." Zhang Yishan patted his little brother's shoulder, and then looked at Gu Wei.
"You look tired and exhausted. Did you just get off the plane and come here?"
"Yes, I've been filming in Yunnan. I came back last week for some work at the company, and then I went back to the crew to shoot for a few days before I had to come back again."
"I saw the news, wow, there's a new animated film [Yang Jian], I'm really looking forward to it.
I wonder what the plot is like?"
"We have just finished the beginning. If you are interested, you can ask Peng Peng to take you to visit the animation company at least two years after the final film is released. But don't let me know the plot and character images." Gu Wei said generously when he saw that Zhang Yishan was very interested.
"The animation company is just downstairs from our company. I often go there when I have nothing to do at the company. I am also quite familiar with Director Jiaozi." Peng Yuchang continued.
"That's great, I really want to go and see it when I have time.
What is the main plot of this story? Will it be similar to [Nezha]?"
"It's hard to tell you specifically, but there are some differences. There are more fighting scenes in [Yang Jian], and it feels a bit like an exciting anime," said Gu Wei.
"I'm even more interested now that you mention it."
The three of them were chatting when other stars backstage saw Gu Wei arrive and came over to greet him.
Other evening parties may have some older and more prestigious seniors in the industry, but all the guests at the May Fourth Youth Gala are young artists. Gu Wei can be said to be the most important person here, and his show is undoubtedly the finale.
"Brother Wei~
Just now I was talking to Sister Si Chun about when you could come over."
Guan Xiaotong, with long wavy hair and long legs, walked over, with Ma Sichun, who was wearing a white dress, next to her.
"Brother Wei~" Walking to Gu Wei, Ma Sichun greeted him with a sweet smile.
"Si Chun, long time no see." Gu Wei smiled and nodded slightly.
"Hey, I'm still standing here." Guan Xiaotong said somewhat dissatisfiedly when she saw Gu Wei ignoring her.
“I know, with those long legs of yours, who can ignore you?
Why didn't Xiaolu come? Logically speaking, he shouldn't be uninvited to such a party."
"Well, he has other work, so his schedule is a bit awkward.
Besides, isn’t his former teammate also at the party tonight, so he doesn’t really want to go.” Guan Xiaotong explained.
CCTV plans to make this year's May Fourth Gala a grand one, inviting almost all of the hottest stars of the new generation.
According to Guan Xiaotong, Lu Han was actually invited, but he didn't come due to personal reasons.
It seems that this year's May Fourth Gala will be very attractive to young people.
When Gu Wei came, he looked at the program list. Zhang Yixing and Li Jiaheng each had a solo program, and Li Jiaheng was even before him.
"Yang Yang is here today, so we at [Left Ear] will be complete if we only have Chen Duling." Guan Xiaotong subconsciously ignored Ou Hao.
“Come to think of it, four years have passed in a flash. It was the summer of 2014 when we filmed The Left Ear together.
Everyone seems to have grown.
Xiaotong has grown from a little girl in middle school to a grown-up girl and has found a boyfriend. Si Chun has also become the Golden Horse Film Queen, and even Yang Yang has become a top star with his fame soaring.
Time is a magical thing.”
After Guan Xiaotong finished speaking, Gu Wei thought of the scene when they were filming "Left Ear" together. It seemed like yesterday, and he said with some emotion.
"Come on, you're not much older than me, so don't talk like that."
Guan Xiaotong curled her lips, while Ma Sichun looked at Gu Wei quietly without saying a word.
"Do you have anything to do tonight? Let's have dinner together after the recording of the party is finished. We haven't gotten together for a long time." Gu Wei looked at the two of them and invited them.
"Okay, but are we just three people?" Guan Xiaotong agreed very readily, and Ma Sichun beside her also nodded with a smile.
"And Zhang Yishan and Peng Yuchang."
"Okay, it's settled then!"
Before long, celebrities who knew Gu Wei backstage came over to say hello, and Yang Yang and Zhang Yixing also came over to say hello to Gu Wei.
Some celebrities who were not familiar with Gu Wei, such as Hu Xianxu who debuted as a child star, Yin Zheng who played the role of Tide Hailing, Jiang Mengjie who played Lin Daiyu, and other young artists who were not very famous, all came over to greet Gu Wei.
It’s a bit like when Gu Wei first appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, and Jackie Chan or Andy Lau were backstage, many actors went to say hello and show their faces.
"Huh~ Hu Xianxu is really good at talking. He is worthy of being from Tianjin. Even if he is not an actor, he is still a good crosstalk performer." After sending Hu Xianxu, the last one to come, out of his lounge, Gu Wei also breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s not easy to be a big boss. When a star comes to greet him, he has to be gentle and sit down to chat with him even if he doesn’t know him.
People did this out of respect for him, and Gu Wei didn't want to be impolite, nor did he want to give people the impression of being aloof and arrogant.
The others were easy to talk to, they basically said a few words and left, but Hu Xianxu, this kid, sat down and I don’t know where he came up with so many topics.
He has never worked with Gu Wei, but he has worked with Zhang Zifeng and Zhao Jinmai, who are both very familiar with Gu Wei and can chat for half a day through this relationship.
"Haha, the little actor really admires you, so polite!"
After Hu Xianxu left, Zhang Yishan and Peng Yuchang were still in the lounge. The two of them had already regarded this as their own lounge.
"Don't you realize that Hu Xianxu looks a lot like you?"
"How are they similar to me? We both debuted as child stars?"
"He's as talkative as you are, and he's been since he was a kid."
After Gu Wei finished speaking, Peng Yuchang was enjoying himself.
"My next project is a movie with Zhou Dongyu. You filmed a TV series with her last year. What do you think of her? Is she easy to get along with?" After saying this, Gu Wei asked Zhang Yishan.
"That's strange. You and she were classmates in college. Do you still need to ask me this question?"
"When we were in school, we barely interacted with each other. She was a famous actress at the time and rarely came to class.
After I started filming in my sophomore year, my time back to school was limited. Apart from final exams, we rarely saw each other, so we couldn’t really be considered friends.” Gu Wei shrugged.
After listening to Gu Wei's words, Zhang Yishan lowered his head and thought about it.
"Zhou Dongyu is a good actor. After all, she is a Golden Horse Award winner who debuted as a "Mou Girl". She is very focused and dedicated when filming on the set."
"But what?" Gu Wei knew that there would be a twist after Zhang Yishan said this.
"Hehe. But I don't know if she's just straightforward or just willful, sometimes she does things that leave people speechless.
I am quite impatient with people around me and often act according to my own temperament.
Especially towards some actors and crew members who are of lower status than her, she has a very bad attitude and often acts bossy.
To be honest, when filming "Nothing Better Than You", many people on the crew didn't have a good impression of her, but the director and producer liked her very much."
"Flatter the superiors and bully the inferiors." Gu Wei seemed to be thinking about something.
When he was in school, he just thought Zhou Dongyu was aloof. At that time, he was just an unknown kid, while the other party was already a big star, so he didn't think much of it.
When they met again when he became famous, Zhou Dongyu was already very enthusiastic towards him.
But after all, they had never worked together, and he had little interest in the little yellow duck, so he didn't have any specific feelings about it.
"What if there's another play that asks you to work with her?" Gu Wei continued to ask.
"Well, in principle, I'm not very willing to film with her, but it depends on the script and the pay.
If it’s a good movie, we can’t miss it, right? Besides, who can resist money? We can just endure it for the sake of work.” Zhang Yishan said with a playful smile, but he was telling the truth.
When chatting with Gu Wei, he had nothing to hide and just said whatever he thought.
Gu Wei nodded.
"You're right. No matter how willful she is, she can't be willful in front of me. It's all for work."
After chatting for a while, Zhang Yishan and Peng Yuchang left Gu Wei, and the recording of the May Fourth Youth Gala was about to begin.
The hosts of today's evening party are Ren Luyu, Li Sisi, Nigmat and others from CCTV. The first program is "I Have a Date with 2035" sung by Hu Xianxu and two other young stars.
The three of them sang, and there were also university student teams from Harbin Institute of Technology, Beihang University, and Beijing Sport University performing performances with robots, driverless cars, and holographic screens.
The format of today's evening party is basically singing by young stars, and student teams from different universities across the country will bring their own performances. After all, it is a youth evening party, and it must highlight the power of young people, and college students are the best representatives of young people.
There were more than 20 programs in the whole evening party. Zhang Yishan and Zhou Dongyu were the 8th to appear and sang "If I Love You", the theme song of "The Spring Breeze Is Not as Good as You".
Zhang Yixing was the 10th performer and sang the song "The Red Flag Is Flying" with the cooperation of four Youth Olympic champions Wu Dajing, Sun Yujie, Wu Jingyu and Xiang Yanmei.
Ma Sichun also performed a solo song. She was the 15th to appear on stage and performed the song "You in the Past".
In addition to various performances, the May Fourth Gala also had an award ceremony. Gu Wei, Zhang Yishan, Ma Sichun and others came on stage in the middle of the evening to receive the title of "Flowers of May" Outstanding Young Actor.
Li Jiaheng's program was the third to last, and he sang a solo song [The Distance of Time].
He also knew that Gu Wei was attending tonight's party, but in his opinion it had nothing to do with him.
Li Jiaheng also saw what happened backstage before. He didn't care what other people did. After Gu Wei arrived, he stayed in his dressing room and didn't come out, pretending to ignore him.
However, when he came off the court and saw Gu Wei coming on, the two of them walked towards each other, and Li Jiaheng still grinned at Gu Wei as a greeting.
Originally, there was no hatred between the two of them. In the beginning, they even had some competition. Judging from the current situation, the competition no longer exists, so they have to save face.
Gu Wei, who was waiting in the wings, was quite surprised to see Li Jiaheng smiling at him, but he nodded out of politeness.
For today's party, Gu Wei originally prepared two songs, one is [May Fourth Special Edition Dislocated Time and Space], and the other is [Youth].
At first he planned to sing "Boy", because both in terms of lyrics and melody, "Boy" is more in line with the theme of the party and is absolutely positive energy.
After much hesitation, I decided to sing "May Fourth Special Edition of Dislocated Time and Space".
After all, it was a Youth Day party, so his singing of "Youth" was a little lacking after all, and "May Fourth Special Edition of Dislocated Time and Space" was deeper in artistic conception and more touching.
Gu Wei's performance was soon over, and the last program was a chorus of college students from many schools singing "The Starting Point of Happiness".
In the monitoring room of the studio, Zou Wei, the chief director of the May Fourth Youth Gala, was watching the performances of the stars under the camera and felt very satisfied.
Especially for the show in which Gu Wei will be the finale, he is confident that when it is broadcast on the evening of May 4, this year's May Fourth Youth Gala will definitely achieve far better results than in previous years.
After the party, Gu Wei invited a few good friends to have a small gathering, and then boarded a flight back to Yunnan early the next morning.
"Boss, news came from [Zhen Le Dao] that the post-production of [Time Raiders] has been completed. It is now scheduled to be released on June 15, before the summer vacation." On the way back, agent Yang Dan said to Gu Wei.
"So fast!" Gu Wei was a little surprised. After all, "Time Raiders" was only finished in March, and now it is May. It is very fast for a movie to complete the post-production in just two months.
In the past, movies starring Gu Wei would take at least a year from filming to release, but now it only takes half a year. Xu Zheng's efficiency is really high.
The film "The Wandering Earth" shot by Gu Wei last year has not yet completed post-production, and he has already hired several special effects companies to work together on it.
A few days ago, he spoke with Guo Fan, who told him that the film would not be released until the second half of the year at the earliest.
However, these two movies cannot be compared. "The Wandering Earth" is a science fiction film, and a lot of time and money are needed to make special effects in the post-production. "Time Raiders" is just an urban romance film disguised as a fantasy film, and post-production editing is relatively much easier.
"Director Xu means that the main creative team should start some promotional activities by the middle of this month at the latest."
"What about Liu Yifei? Have you contacted her?"
"The crew has already contacted us. [Mulan] will officially start filming in August in the second half of the year. Ms. Liu is currently in the early stages of training and will be able to find time to come back before the film is released."
Gu Wei nodded and took out his cell phone to take a look.
"[Zhenledao] chose the three-day Dragon Boat Festival schedule, and there was only one Hollywood blockbuster, [Jurassic World 2], released at the same time, which is very different from our film genre.
The release date of "Dying to Survive" is July 5th, which is 20 days different from the previous release, so it doesn't have much impact.
Besides, once "Time Travelers" becomes a big hit, I can leverage the popularity to promote "Dying to Survive" without delaying anything.
In order to make "Dying to Survive" more popular when it was released, Gu Wei made a cameo appearance as the male protagonist's brother-in-law in order to use his own fame to increase the popularity of the movie.
(End of this chapter)
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