Chapter 248 They Are a Perfect Match
The original version of "Left Ear" is a movie about the pain of youth shot by a new director and a group of new actors.
The male lead at that time, Ou Hao, was just a newcomer in the entertainment industry who debuted in "Happy Boy", and Chen Duling was a complete amateur.
Ma Sichun, Yang Yang and Guan Xiaotong, who play supporting roles, are also not very famous.
All the actors in the entire group combined are not as famous as the director Su Youpeng, so as the producer and distributor, Guangguang naturally placed the main promotional target of the film on Su Youpeng, letting him carry the banner of the film's promotion.
Even in a later interview, Su Youpeng admitted that he switched to being a director because he wanted to work safely behind the scenes and did not want to stand in front of the stage again. Some of the publicity activities were arranged by the publicity and distribution company.
But there is no way out. For the sake of the movie's box office, he, as the director, has to come out and support it.
Things are different now because of Gu Wei's participation. "Left Ear" has been very popular from the start of filming to the promotion before its release. Light Media naturally put all the promotional points of the movie on Gu Wei.
After all, he is the only big star in the movie, just like when Jordan and four college students team up to play against each other on the basketball court. Without anyone mentioning it, everyone's attention will naturally focus on Jordan.
In fact, in early April, under the arrangement of the publicity and distribution company Light Media, director Su Youpeng had already started to take some of the actors from the crew to hold press conferences and promote the film across the country.
Gu Wei was unable to be present due to filming, but he would occasionally shoot some VCRs to help.
This led to a strange phenomenon: Gu Wei, the leading actor who had never appeared in public, occupied the largest space in every media report.
As the release date of "Left Ear" approaches, the movie's Baidu index and topic popularity continue to rise. The other two youth films released at the same time, "Everything Grows" and "Fall in Love with You", are inevitably compared with each other.
There is no need to say much about the fame of Fan Bingbing and Han Geng. Yang Mi and Huang Xiaoming are also real first-line stars. Only Gu Wei's [Left Ear] looks a little lonely and powerless. Apart from him, the other actors are much less famous.
On April 22, the movie "Left Ear" held a grand premiere ceremony in Beijing.
As the leading actor, Gu Wei would naturally not be absent. He had already flown back to Beijing a day in advance and asked Lu Yang for a few days' leave for the promotion of the movie. Director Lu was quite reluctant, but there was nothing he could do. Gu Wei was the male lead, and it was impossible for him not to show up when the movie was released.
In the afternoon, Gu Wei arrived at the premiere venue early. He wore a white shirt on the upper body and black pants on the lower body. His whole outfit had a youthful campus style and looked very refreshing.
As soon as we got off the car, the fans who had arrived early around us burst into thunderous screams.
"Ahhh~ Gu Wei, look here!"
"Brother, I love you!!"
"Brother is so handsome!"
"I love you for ten thousand years!!"
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Gu Wei smiled, turned around, waved to his fans, and then walked quickly across the red carpet into the venue.
"Brother Youpeng, I'm sorry, I just arrived now for our movie promotion~"
As soon as I entered the venue, I saw Director Su Youpeng who had already arrived. He was wearing a black suit and a pair of black-framed glasses today. He looked gentle and very elegant.
"It's okay, it's okay. I understand you're here to film a movie. It's more important than anything else.
But now that we're here, the promotion of our film depends entirely on you!"
Su Youpeng stood opposite Gu Wei, patted his arm with a smile and said.
"Left Ear" is Su Youpeng's first film and it is about to be released. To be honest, he has no idea if the film fails. If it fails, his directorial career which has just begun will basically come to an end.
Now the only person who can give him confidence is Gu Wei. As long as he uses Gu Wei's fame to boost the box office of this movie, not to mention it being a big hit, as long as he can make a profit, his future career as a director will be easier.
"Don't worry, director. I'm here. Our movie will definitely be a big hit."
Gu Wei patted his chest and said confidently.
He was not polite at this time because he knew that everyone from the producer Light Media to the director Su Youpeng and other actors in the crew had placed the burden of the movie's box office on him.
This is the current market environment. How much box office revenue a low-budget romance movie can generate depends entirely on the box office appeal of the big-name stars in it.
Just like Li Jiaheng’s movie “There is a Place Only We Know” at the beginning of the year, the final box office revenue was 275 million.
Both capital and audiences believe that this box office is the box office appeal of Li Jiaheng as a top traffic star.
Even though the film's director was Xu Jinglei, one of the four great actresses, and the female lead was the famous Wang Likun, no one felt that the audience went to see the movie because of them.
Of course, if the box office fails, Li, as the top male lead, will be the only one to take the blame, which is fair.
Similarly, "Left Ear" is a low-budget youth romance film directed by a new director. There are no big-name stars except Gu Wei, and the female lead is a complete newcomer.
Everyone will naturally regard Gu Wei as the only selling point of the movie. If the box office is a hit, it is all his credit, and if the box office fails, he will also be blamed.
After chatting with Su Youpeng for a while, Gu Wei calmed his somewhat nervous mood.
Although Su Youpeng is far better than Gu Wei in terms of his acting resume, he is currently just a new director and it is his first time. The anxiety about gains and losses makes his mentality a little unbalanced.
After a while, other actors in the crew also arrived.
"Gu Wei~"
Chen Duling was wearing a long floral dress, with short shoulder-length hair, a fair and tender face, and a pair of big, twinkling eyes. She seemed very surprised to see Gu Wei, and her whole body became happy.
"Du Ling, long time no see~ Did you miss me?"
Gu Wei said with a smile on his face.
"Haha~ We all missed you. I think you, a big star, have forgotten us a long time ago!"
Before Chen Duling could reply, Guan Xiaotong, who came up from behind, interrupted.
She was wearing a black and white long dress today, looking a bit mature, with a pair of straight long legs, and her carefree personality was exposed as soon as she opened her mouth.
Ma Sichun, who was following him, was wearing a black top and a white lace skirt, with her long hair draped over her shoulders and light makeup on her face. She looked quiet and gentle, and looked at Gu Wei with a smile on her face.
Gu Wei smiled and nodded to Ma Sichun, then he blew a sigh and quickly flicked Guan Xiaotong's head.
"Ouch~"
"How do you talk to your brother Wei?"
Guan Xiaotong covered her fair forehead, looked at Ma Sichun beside her with grievance, and asked for help:
"Sister Sichun, he bullied me~"
"I can't help it."
Ma Sichun looked at Guan Xiaotong with a funny look on his face.
"Is that right?"
Gu Wei raised his hand as if to shoot again and threatened.
"Wrong, wrong, Brother Wei, we know you're busy filming, stop playing with me. If you play with me like that, how am I going to face people at the premiere?"
"That's more like it~"
Gu Wei thought about it.
"After the premiere, I'll treat you and we can go out and get together."
"Okay, okay~"
Guan Xiaotong agreed immediately.
Ma Sichun stood aside and nodded with a smile.
Gu Wei looked at Chen Duling again.
"Du Ling, come along."
"I?"
Chen Duling was a little surprised. Gu Wei, Ma Sichun and Guan Xiaotong had a very good relationship when they were on the crew, which was seen by everyone, so she thought the fight between Guan Xiaotong and Gu Wei just now was normal.
But I didn’t expect that Gu Wei would invite me again.
"Yeah, it'll be more lively with more people. When it's over, ask the director if he wants to come with us."
"Well, count me in."
Chen Duling accepted Gu Wei's invitation, with her lips curled up and her eyes slightly narrowed, looking like a beautiful lily.
Behind Chen Duling and the others, Yang Yang, Ou Hao and Hu Xia also arrived.
"Brother Wei!"
"Brother Wei~"
The three of them greeted Gu Wei one after another, and Gu Wei responded with a smile.
At today's premiere, celebrity guests such as Ruby Lin, Leo Ku, Li Mingqi, Xu Zheng, Zhang Yibai, and Bao Beier also attended to support Su Youpeng.
Gu Wei also invited two good friends who happened to be in the Beijing circle.
"Brother Jing, thank you for coming to support us today."
"Haha, brother, why are you being so polite to me?
But I have to say something, you didn't even come to the Wolf Warriors celebration party on the 18th, so you owe me this drink, and I'll make it up to you later."
Wu Jing appeared at the premiere of "Left Ear" wearing a black suit.
His movie had just become a big hit, and he attracted a lot of attention as soon as he entered the theater.
"No problem, I'll make a date with you later and I'll definitely make up for this drink!"
Gu Wei said proudly.
He still remembered when he was on the set of "Gu Jian", Wu Jing asked him to invest, and the two of them drank until they were drunk.
However, his physical condition has improved compared to that time, so he has no pressure in fighting against "Wolf Warrior" Wu Jing alone.
Hearing Gu Wei say this, Wu Jing seemed to recall Gu Wei's drinking capacity.
"Well, your sister-in-law is very strict now, so we brothers can just get together for a drink."
"Brother Jing, you are afraid of your wife!"
Gu Wei laughed at Wu Jingdao.
"What do you mean by henpecked? I'm just respecting my wife!"
Wu Jing spoke with a righteous look on his face, as if it was the truth.
He then explained:
"The main reason is that when we were filming the movie, the family relied on your sister-in-law for support. I felt guilty about this. Now I have to do whatever my wife says."
"Haha~ I understand, I understand, Sister Nan is indeed virtuous, I understand!
Let's have a drink together later, I'll tell my sister-in-law!"
Gu Wei patted Wu Jing on the shoulder and said.
"It's okay if you just talk~
You have more face in front of your sister-in-law than I do!"
"By the way, Brother Jing, do you have any ideas for the second part of Wolf Warrior?"
After chatting with Wu Jing about family matters for a while, Gu Wei started to ask about serious matters.
"I have a rough idea in my mind right now. I'll prepare the script first, and then I'll start filming once the script is complete!"
"Okay, let me know when you've decided. I'll provide the money and the people if needed. I'll give you 100% support, just like before!"
Gu Wei said proudly.
Although the first part of "Wolf Warrior" broke the 500 million yuan box office, it actually only made a profit of tens of millions for Gu Wei.
For others, making so much money by investing in a movie is already very good, but Gu Wei still looks down on it.
The real big money will come from "Wolf Warrior 2", with net profits in the billions.
"No problem. Once the script is finished and the budget is ready, I will send it to you as soon as possible."
Wu Jing felt that he got along very well with his little brother Gu Wei. They felt like they were old friends the first time they met. Moreover, from the beginning of filming to the later release of the movie, Gu Wei helped him a lot, and he has always been grateful to Gu Wei.
After [Wolf Warrior 1] made money, many film companies in the industry approached him, hoping to invest in his second film.
He did not give in. Maybe some other investors would join in the future for the purpose of resource exchange, but he would never forget Gu Wei and Lu Jianmin, the two brothers who really helped him in his time of need.
While the two were chatting, they suddenly heard a burst of cheers from fans outside.
Wu Jing glanced back and said to Gu Wei with a smile:
"Brother, the beauty is here, I won't talk to you any more, let's make an appointment later!"
After saying that, he walked away.
After hearing Wu Jing's words, Gu Wei turned his head and looked towards the door. Liu Yifei, wearing a lavender long dress, walked in gracefully.
Her hair was tied up in a bun, her oval face was fair and tender, her eyes were as beautiful as autumn water, she had a high and straight nose, and her red lips were slightly upturned. She walked towards Gu Wei.
After she entered the venue, everyone's attention seemed to be drawn to her, and compared to her, the other female stars suddenly seemed a little overshadowed.
Many invited media were also whispering.
"It's actually Liu Yifei."
"Why is she here? Liu Yifei rarely participates in activities like this."
"She's so beautiful! Gu Wei must have invited her. They've filmed a movie together before and there were rumors of an affair."
"Don't worry about why she came, just take some pictures!"
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Liu Yifei's movie "Legend of White Ghost: The Desperate Escape" was a flop, and she had nothing to do, so she stayed at home in Beijing.
Gu Wei invited her casually when they were chatting, but he didn't expect her to agree directly.
"As you requested, I came here today to cheer for your new movie!"
"Sister Yifei, it's a great honor to be here today for the premiere of [The Left Ear], and you look absolutely stunning today!"
Gu Wei really didn't expect Liu Yifei to agree. She never liked attending such occasions, and he didn't expect her to come today.
Liu Yifei raised her hand to cover her mouth and chuckled.
"You have to be so exaggerated, like every time we meet you have to compliment me, and I have to say something back. You look very handsome today, too!"
"But what I said is the truth. Sister Yifei, you are the epitome of being beautiful but unaware of it!"
Gu Wei said seriously.
"Okay~ I'm here to attend your movie premiere, so you should save your words to praise the movie later~"
In the distance, Chen Duling, Ma Sichun and Guan Xiaotong stood together, watching Gu Wei and Liu Yifei having a great conversation.
"That's Liu Yifei, she's so beautiful in person!
Brother Wei and she look quite a good match standing together. These two are the most handsome boys and girls I have ever seen."
Guan Xiaotong murmured as she looked in the direction of Gu Wei.
Chen Duling and Ma Sichun, who were standing by, looked a little unnatural after hearing her words.
However, as they are all beauties, they have to admit that Liu Yifei is indeed very beautiful. She is one of the top beauties. There is nothing wrong with her skin, facial features or temperament.
(End of this chapter)
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