Chapter 755 The Art of Language
The next morning, Liu Yifei carefully opened the door of her house, hung her coat on the hanger at the door, and then tiptoed into the house.
When I came to the living room and found that my mother was not there, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to go upstairs to my room.
"I'm back"
Just as I was about to go upstairs, I saw Liu Xiaoli standing by the handrail of the stairs on the second floor wearing a black silk pajamas.
Liu Yifei looked up at her mother and gave a well-behaved smile.
"Good morning, Mom~"
Liu Xiaoli walked down the stairs with an expressionless face.
"It's getting late, it will be noon soon.
Have you had breakfast? If not, I'll ask Aunt Wang to make some for you."
Liu Yifei kept a flattering smile on her face, but she felt a little uneasy in her heart.
"have eaten"
"Let's eat at Gu Wei's house!" Liu Xiaoli interrupted her without hesitation.
"No wonder you don't come home for dinner. It's really inconvenient to come home."
"mom"
Liu Yifei stretched out her voice, hugged her mother's arm and started to act like a spoiled child.
Liu Xiaoli turned her head and her expression relaxed.
"Mom has never been against your relationship and is very supportive. You don't have to hide it. Just tell me in advance if something like this happens in the future so I don't worry."
"We are not dating!" Liu Yifei blurted out.
"Gu Wei doesn't admit it?" Aunt Liu frowned when she heard her daughter's words.
“No, I don’t want to.
I have a good relationship with Gu Wei, but I told you long ago that he is a spendthrift and I can’t stand it if we really fall in love.”
Liu Xiaoli hesitated for a moment and said:
"Every successful man will have some romantic affairs, not to mention Gu Wei, who became famous at a young age. Whether in appearance or career, he is the best among his peers.
Don't look at his past. As long as he can treat you well after you two are together, everything else can be discussed."
"mom"
Liu Yifei pulled Liu Xiaoli's arm and sat on the sofa.
"That's not true. I've known Gu Wei for so many years and I know him too well. He's just like that. To put it nicely, he's a playboy, to put it bluntly, he's a scumbag.
And you also know how great the temptations are in our line of work. When I first entered the entertainment industry, you stayed by my side because you were worried about me.
With Gu Wei's current fame and status, as well as the various resources at his disposal, I don't need to say much about what kind of situation he will face.
He is five years younger than me, so it is far from time for him to settle down."
Listening to what her daughter said, Liu Xiaoli frowned even deeper.
She originally thought that Gu Wei was a good match for her daughter in terms of both appearance and career. The most important thing was that the young man was not only an outstanding person, but also had a good personality and had a good relationship with her daughter.
But now after hearing what Liu Yifei said, she couldn't persuade her anymore.
She had previously promised her daughter that she could make all the decisions on her own regarding relationships.
"So what do you think?
Since we can't be together, just keep some distance and be ordinary friends.
You are not young anymore, maybe you will meet the right one someday."
"We are just ordinary friends now~" Liu Yifei said casually.
"With ordinary friends, you stay out all night and stay at his house.
You are a girl and he is a boy. If being together doesn’t work out, you should withdraw as soon as possible, otherwise you will suffer,” Liu Xiaoli said earnestly.
"Ah, Mom, you're just holding on to your old-fashioned thinking. Girls always get the short end of the stick. There's nothing wrong between us. We're just good friends. I've told you this before.
Besides, I don’t necessarily need to be in a relationship or get married. Living alone is also good.”
“Alone?
You say this now, but I wonder what you'll do when you're an old maid in a few years!"
Liu Xiaoli felt a little disappointed with him.
Liu Yifei leaned beside her with a smile.
"Mom~
Don’t I still have you?
No matter what, you will always be by my side."
After not seeing each other for a long time, Gu Weiyi came to the company refreshed in the morning after a friendly exchange with Sister Fairy all night.
After 7 days of release, "The Accidental Detective" has grossed 673 million yuan, and has been firmly at the top of the domestic single-day box office for 7 consecutive days.
Wen Mu and his team also returned to Beijing after completing a nationwide roadshow that lasted more than a week.
"Thank you for your hard work, Director Wen~"
"Looking at the box office results over the past few days, I feel the hard work of the roadshow is worth it."
In the office, Wen Mu also picked up the water cup in front of him and took a sip, looking tired.
He has been quite busy recently. Not only does he have to take the main creators of "The Accidental Murderer" on a roadshow, but he also has to worry about the affairs of the "Zhou Chu" crew in Taiwan. He is physically and mentally exhausted.
"The reputation of "The Accidental Murder" has spread completely, and the box office decline in the second week was very small.
According to the current box office trend, the total box office should exceed 900 million by the end of this week. If we are optimistic, 1 billion is not impossible.
I see that Maoyan has raised its final box office forecast for "The Accidental Detective" from 1 billion to 1.5 billion.
Director Wen, I was right at the premiere, right? We are getting closer and closer to the box office target I set."
"Haha, I can't match Mr. Gu's foresight.
There’s a saying in our company: If you don’t understand what your boss wants you to do, just do it, because your boss is always right.”
Wen Mu was happy that [Manslaughter] was a big hit, but he also didn't forget to flatter his boss.
"Tomorrow, several highly anticipated blockbusters, including Ip Man 4, Star Wars 9, and Yun Knows, will be released. They will have some impact on Manslaughter."
The two chatted for a while and talked about several movies released this weekend.
Wen Mu was also a little worried, but Gu Wei didn't care much.
"The Star Wars series is a huge hit in North America, but it's definitely not going to work in China. It's the same reason why our Journey to the West films didn't do well there.
Domestic audiences don’t recognize this at all. None of the previous films had high box office, and they are far from Marvel movies.
As for "Only Yun Knows", Feng Xiaogang only has box office appeal when he makes comedies, and other types of movies are really not good.
And he seems to be a little behind the times now, probably because he is old and lacks energy.
Among directors of their generation, only Zhang Yimou has been making continuous progress.
Maybe it cannot be said to be progress, but it should be said that it is changing its shooting style and method in line with the times to adapt to today's audience.
Others are more or less conservative and find it difficult to produce high-grossing works.
Only one [Ip Man 4] is worth noting. This IP has been filmed to the fourth part, and many fans are looking forward to it.
After the film is released, it will inevitably take away some of our screenings.
But don't worry too much, I've already discussed this with Wanda, and as long as the box office for "The Accidental Murder" remains stable, the screening schedule won't be reduced too much."
After listening to Gu Wei's analysis, Wen Mu nodded in agreement.
"There's nothing I can do about [Manslaughter]. I'm planning to fly to Taipei tomorrow to focus on the [Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils] crew."
"Okay, I have some things to do in Beijing these two days. I will join the team after I finish them."
Friday, December 20th.
Several movies including [Star Wars 9: The Rise of Skywalker], [Ip Man 4], [The Last Dance], [Only Yun Knows], and [The Fog in Daytime] were released.
Just as Gu Wei expected, "Star Wars 9" and "Only Yun Knows" are both strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
One is a top Hollywood blockbuster, and the other is a masterpiece by the famous director Feng Xiaogang. On the premiere day, the theater gave 13% and 20% of the screening time respectively.
Unfortunately, the box office share of the two films on the day of their release was far lower than their screening share. "Only Yun Knows" took in 21.54 million on the first day, and "Star Wars 9" even had a pitiful 17.01 million.
The low box office led to the subsequent screenings of the two films being cut one after another, and the low screenings led to even lower box office, creating a vicious cycle.
Among the several movies released at the same time, only "Ip Man 4" performed well at the box office, earning 97.52 million on the first day, surpassing "The Accidental Detective" in single-day box office performance and becoming the new domestic box office champion.
In the following two days of the weekend, "Ip Man 4" earned 120 million and 107 million yuan respectively, with 328 million yuan in the first week, and sat firmly on the box office champion throne for three consecutive days.
"The Accidental Murder" was released for two weeks and 10 days, with a total box office of 936 million yuan.
This was mainly due to the impact of several newly released movies, which reduced the number of screenings and failed to break 1 billion.
On the 23rd, the Tencent Video Star Awards was held at the Water Cube in Beijing.
It was past 7 o'clock in the evening and it was completely dark, but the red carpet stage designed by Tengxun outside the Water Cube was still brightly lit.
Given the strength of Tencent, the Shin Kong Awards was naturally star-studded, with many popular Chinese entertainment stars in attendance.
After everyone had walked past, a face that reporters and fans had been waiting for for a long time finally walked onto the red carpet.
"Ahhh, Gu Wei, Gu Wei is here!"
"Gu Wei, I love you!!"
"Brother, I want to give birth to a baby for you!!!"
Amidst cheers and screams, Gu Wei, dressed in a white suit, walked across the red carpet and stood in front of the autograph board as the host introduced him.
"Teacher Gu Wei came to attend the Starlight Awards today, and he looked so radiant.
What are you busy with recently? Can you share with us? "
After signing his name, when being photographed by the media, the off-site host pulled Gu Wei aside and asked him questions.
The star-studded scene he mentioned was the Bulgari diamond brooch on Gu Wei's chest, which truly sparkled under the light.
"It's the end of the year, and I've been participating in some activities recently."
"So, do you have any work plans for the future?"
"I'm about to join the crew to shoot a new movie."
“I look forward to seeing more and better works from you in the future.”
After the red carpet process ended, Gu Wei entered the venue and walked through the aisle under the guidance of the staff, passed through the entire guest area and came to the semi-circular sofa at the front.
"Gu Wei~"
"Boss~"
"boss!"
Some ceremonies arranged stars to sit in normal chairs, while others arranged them around a round table. The Starlight Awards designed the guest area as a series of semi-circular long sofas, with 4 rows horizontally and 5 rows in between, with about 5 people sitting on each sofa.
Gu Wei's seat was naturally at the front of the room, and the other people sitting with him were also very interesting, including Yang Mi, Di Lieba, and Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi from his company.
When he arrived, Yang Mi greeted him, and Xiao Zhan and the other man quickly stood up and greeted him.
Only Reba looked at Gu Wei with a smile on her face without saying a word.
"Please sit down. There's no need to be so restrained outside. No need to call me boss," Gu Wei said to the two cash cows with a smile.
Ceremonies like the Starlight Awards value popularity and fame the most.
It’s not surprising that Gu Wei and Yang Mi sit together, as Reba is also a top female star now.
Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi, who just became popular this year, can sit together with them, which shows how popular they are now.
Of course, Tengxun made such an arrangement because two of them are artists under Gu Wei, just like Reba sitting next to Yang Mi.
"Mijie looks so beautiful today, and Reba is beautiful too!"
After saying something to Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi, Gu Wei sat directly in the middle of the semicircular sofa, with Yang Mi next to him and Reba sitting on the other side of Yang Mi.
"You look handsome today too!"
Yang Mi was wearing a white lace long dress and looked at Gu Wei beside her with a smile on her face.
"Of course, I'm always handsome, everyone says so."
Gu Wei raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.
"Fuck!"
Although it was true, Yang Mi still habitually retorted to Gu Wei.
Then she thought about it, smiled and asked, "Who do you think looks better today, me or Reba?"
After saying this, Reba, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, also looked at Gu Wei. She didn't speak much in front of Da Mimi, but there was still some expectation in her eyes at this time.
Gu Wei glanced at Reba, then smiled and looked at Yang Mi: "Sister Mi, why are you comparing yourself to Reba? You are several years older than her."
Yang Mi got angry when he heard this: "Do you think I'm too old?"
Reba secretly covered her mouth and laughed.
"Of course not, I mean you are her aunt, the most beautiful woman in the world in the previous generation, and Reba will be the most beautiful woman in the world after you.
And for Ye Hua, Bai Qian is definitely the most beautiful!"
Gu Wei's words were so beautiful. He did not directly answer Yang Mi's question, but said that they did not want to offend either of their roles in "Eternal Love".
Finally, he emphasized that Bai Qian was the most beautiful to Ye Hua, and praised Yang Mi again.
Xiao Zhan and Zeng Shunxi were listening to the two people chatting on the other side, and they got to see the boss's language skills.
The two looked at each other and admired each other very much.
"As expected of the boss, he can answer this kind of question so well, praising two people at the same time. Amazing!" Xiao Zhan blinked.
Zeng Shunxi nodded slightly.
"Otherwise, the boss has been in the industry for so many years and has had so many scandals but has never been wrong. This is called the art of language, which is enough for us to learn slowly."
"By the way, congratulations on the huge success of your company's movie [The Accidental Murder]. The box office has exceeded 1 billion today!" Yang Mi was quite satisfied with Gu Wei's words and talked about other things with a smile.
"Thank you~"
"How did you manage to not only have the movies you star in become huge hits, but also have the movies you produce achieve such high box office success?"
Yang Mi's face was full of envy. As a top female star in the domestic entertainment industry, she has reached the pinnacle among traffic stars. What she wants to do most now is to transform into a movie star and a powerful actor.
"First, you need to find a good script, then a good director, a good team, and good actors, and finally, put in a lot of effort in the promotion and marketing of the film.
If you can do all of these, even if you don’t sell well, at least you won’t lose money.”
Gu Wei spoke out what was in his mind.
Although the success of his films is largely due to his foresight, he has also summed up some rules over the years.
Now even if he is asked to make an original movie, Gu Wei is confident that it will be a big hit.
"It's easy for you to say, but these points are too difficult for me." Yang Mi sighed.
Gu Wei's current status is so high that he can pick and choose most of the film and television resources in the circle, but other actors do not have this ability and can only be selected.
Even though Yang Mi is so famous, she can only make it in the ancient idol drama and modern idol drama circles. She finds it difficult to integrate into the drama and film circles.
(End of this chapter)
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