Chapter 527 Return to the Group and New Drama
"It's just the behavior between fans, don't take it too seriously. After all these years, there are still many people who criticize you, but you still become more popular.
You two are now on par in terms of performance, and since you're on the same track, it's inevitable that you'll be compared."
On the plane back to Shanghai, Gu Wei was looking at the itinerary for the next few days.
Executive agent Yang Dan handed him a few more notebooks of recent invitations, but before he could read them carefully, Yang Mi called.
She was simply complaining to Gu Wei about the recent online quarrels between her and Zhao Liying's fans.
Da Mimi is a 5G surfer who uses multiple small accounts to surf the Internet every day to keep abreast of the latest developments in the entertainment industry.
She naturally felt unhappy when she saw the words that "Firefly" sprayed at her when the two fans were arguing with each other.
"I understand what you're saying, but the words of Zhao Liying's fans are too harsh. If it were in the past, I would have just posted a few words on Weibo.
But after all, Princess Agents is a drama produced by your company, and I don’t want to make things too awkward.”
After a few words, Yang Mi turned the topic to Gu Wei.
"Then I have to thank Sister Mi for giving me face."
"Hmph~ I'm glad you know.
When is it convenient for us to have dinner together? I wanted to celebrate with you when Eternal Love was a big hit, but I was too busy at that time and didn’t have time.”
Gu Wei thought about it.
"Wait until I finish filming this drama now, it will probably be finished in early June."
"I have a movie coming out at the end of June. You can come to the premiere and then we can get together after it's over," Yang Mi suggested with a little joy.
"Is it the movie [Reverse Time Rescue] that was filmed last year?" Gu Wei thought of it immediately. Yang Mi had mentioned it to him before.
"Yes, it will be released at the end of next month and is ready to compete in the summer season!" Yang Mi was full of confidence. Her last movie [Assassin 2] took 1 billion at the box office. Although most of it was due to Gu Wei, it also gave her a lot of confidence.
"Come on!" Gu Wei smiled and encouraged.
He has not seen the movie [Reverse Time Rescue] and does not know its quality, but the original time and space does not seem to be very famous.
Of course, Gu Wei would not pour cold water on Yang Mi at this time. He still has the most basic emotional intelligence.
"Sister Mi, haven't you been filming recently?" Gu Wei changed the subject casually, skipping the movie.
"I have been running various endorsement activities recently. After the hit of "Eternal Love", I received many new endorsements.
I have to promote the movie next month, so I’ll probably have to wait until the second half of the year to join the crew.”
"Miss Mi is too popular"
"Haha, when others say that, I think they're praising me, but when you say that, it always feels a bit sarcastic."
"No way, I'm sincere."
The two chatted for a while, then Gu Wei hung up the phone and continued to look at the script in his hand.
Although most of the TV dramas and movies that Gu Wei is currently shooting are produced by his own company, as long as he does not explicitly announce that he will not accept external dramas, various scripts in the circle will be handed to him continuously.
Every once in a while he would screen to see if there were any good films worthy of his appearance.
Although Gu Wei has foresight, he is not omniscient. There are many things that he may not have paid attention to in his original time and space, or he may not remember them clearly and easily miss them.
For example, some time ago he asked Yang Liwen to acquire the copyright of the novel "The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation". If he had not thought of Xiaozhan when investing in "Wajijiwa", he would have definitely missed out on "The Untamed", which can be regarded as the pinnacle of gay-themed works.
In addition, Gu Wei also filmed "Operation Mekong" and "Ex-Files 3" before, both of which were scripts sent to him by other companies, and he finally joined.
After the plane landed in Shanghai, Gu Wei finished reading the dozen or so books in his hand.
Most of them are just glanced at and thrown aside, with no value in reading further.
There was only one book in Gu Wei's hand. He read it carefully and hesitated whether to take it.
This script was handed over by [Noon Sunshine]. It is a costume drama with a strong female lead. The name is a line from Li Qingzhao's [Ru Meng Ling] - [Do you know, do you know, it should be green, fat, red and thin].
Of course Gu Wei had heard of the name of "The Story of Minglan". This drama can be said to be one of the best costume dramas in the past decade.
After the broadcast, it received great success in both data and reputation, and it is another classic costume drama created by "Noon Sunshine" after "Nirvana in Fire".
However, Nirvana in Fire is mainly about men, and tells the story of power struggle and prince's revenge.
"The Story of Minglan" focuses on women, and the story takes place in the deep courtyard of a wealthy and noble family. It tells the story of the growth, love, and marriage of Minglan, a girl from an official family in the Northern Song Dynasty.
When Gu Wei first started planning IP copyrights, his main focus was on some films he had the opportunity to star in. Later, when he remembered the novel "The Story of Minglan", the film and television rights had already been sold by the original author.
He didn't care at the time. He had so many good dramas in his hands anyway, so this one wouldn't be a big deal. He didn't expect that the drama would eventually return to him in this way.
"The Story of Minglan" is really a very good TV series, and "Noon Sunshine" is Gu Wei's former partner. People like Hou Hongliang and Kong Sheng have a good relationship with him.
But the key is that this is a TV series with a strong female lead. The center of the whole play revolves around the female lead "Sheng Minglan", who is the "eye" of the whole play.
The male lead "Gu Tingye" played by Gu Wei is actually a secondary role.
Gu Wei has been in the industry for so many years, and except for his guest appearances as a friendly guest, he has always been the absolute number one.
When filming "Operation Mekong", the crew even changed the script specifically for him, changing Fang Xinwu, who was originally the second male lead, to the first male lead.
Last year, his own company filmed "Eternal Love", which logically speaking also had a strong female lead, but the main plot of the drama was actually the love between "Bai Qian" and "Ye Hua", and the male lead's role was also very outstanding, so Gu Wei's role was barely acceptable.
But "The Story of Minglan" is different. This drama is entirely about the growth history of "Sheng Minglan", and love is only one part of it.
Gu Wei remembered that at the Magnolia Awards ceremony last year, Kong Sheng told him that Noon Sunshine was planning to prepare a costume TV series with a strong female lead similar to The Legend of Zhen Huan.
Now it seems that this is the drama "The Story of Minglan".
"Boss, are you planning to take on this drama?"
In the car coming out of the airport, Yang Dan saw Gu Wei throwing the other notebooks aside and leaving only the "Do You Know" one, and asked uncertainly.
Gu Wei frowned and hesitated for two seconds.
"When will this drama start filming?"
"[Noon Sunshine] is planning to release it in September in the second half of the year, and the female lead has been confirmed to be Zhao Liying."
Gu Wei nodded. Of course he knew this. He remembered that Kong Sheng had asked him about his opinion of Zhao Liying.
"I'll think about it and give them a reply later."
After returning to the crew, Gu Wei continued filming "Dear, Loved".
Because of the leave he took some time ago, he has more shooting tasks every day. From morning to night, he shoots various shots with him in them.
However, Gu Wei didn't feel tired at all. After filming "Dying to Survive", he came back to film idol dramas, and he always felt like he couldn't fully release his energy.
It’s like you have ten points of strength, but you only need to use three points to do something. Although it will be easy, it won’t feel as good.
He now understands why many actors like to challenge complex and difficult roles. Playing such a role well is really a very satisfying thing for the actor himself.
(End of this chapter)
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