Chapter 581 Everyone Knows That It’s Not Popular, But It’s Actually Already Popular
"How is it? Are the dishes here to your taste?"
"That's great. I'll treat you next time. I have a restaurant that I particularly like. Let's go together next time." Jingtian took a napkin and wiped his mouth.
I ate a lot this time, so I need to exercise when I get home, otherwise I will gain weight again.
"No problem~"
"I'm going to the bathroom first, then we'll go."
Gu Wei nodded.
As soon as Da Tiantian went out, the door of the box was opened from the outside. Gu Wei thought she had left something behind.
"Mr. Gu."
"Did Jingtian ask you to come and get something?" The person who pushed the door open was the agent who had always been with Da Tiantian.
"No, no, it's like this. Tiantian isn't here, and I have something I want to discuss with you."
"You said?" Gu Wei was a little surprised.
"Our Tiantian has always wanted to work with Mr. Gu. Do you think there is such an opportunity?"
"Did Jing Tian ask you to say this?" Gu Wei was a little surprised. He had been having dinner with Jing Tian for more than an hour, and they had talked about a lot of things under the sun, but Jing Tian had never said that she wanted to film a movie with him.
"No, Tiantian has always considered you a very good friend. Although she really wants to work with you, she's afraid it'll be difficult for you, so she hasn't dared to ask you in person."
"Is that so?" Gu Wei hesitated.
“I know there are a lot of female celebrities who want to work with you in the industry right now, and it’s a rare opportunity.
This way, whether it’s a movie or a TV series, as long as you ask, we can invest, and you decide the proportion.”
After she said this, Gu Wei laughed.
"I've never lacked investment for my films. Even at a premium, there are still plenty of people willing to invest. Wanda should know this best."
Gu Wei is not short of money, which makes Jingtian's agent helpless for a while, but his mention of Wanda does give the other party an idea.
"I know that Mr. Gu's dramas will be big hits, so there will naturally be no shortage of investment.
But I do have a place that can help you.”
"What do you mean?" Gu Wei was also a little curious.
"I know that Wei Ming Tian Xia has an animated film called Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World, which is scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival.
Mr. Gu, you are also aware of how fierce the competition is during the Spring Festival period. Every year, the biggest blockbusters will be released during this period.
We can convince Wanda Cinemas to give Nezha the highest filming share during the Spring Festival period."
After she finished speaking, Gu Wei felt something in his heart. This was really what he needed.
Wanda Cinema Line accounts for 15% of the national box office share. Feng Xiaogang's original long Weibo post, "A Letter from Pan Jinlian to Mr. Wang Jianlin," was certainly for publicity purposes, but it also shows that Wanda's restrictions did affect the box office of the film.
If it was a movie starring Gu Wei himself, he believed that even if there was no connection, Wanda would have scheduled plenty of screenings, but Nezha is just an animated film after all.
Although "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" was a success, all the animated films that followed suit failed.
The original time and space version of "Nezha" also took the word-of-mouth route. The box office in the first week was not particularly explosive, but after the word-of-mouth fermented, it soared in the second week, and the box office was more than twice that of the first week.
If Wanda can help now, then Nezha's performance may be even better.
"I'll think about it. Tiantian is about to start filming, and I also have two dramas to shoot here. Even if we can work together, it will have to be next year."
To be honest, Gu Wei was tempted because he happened to have a drama that was suitable for Jing Tian.
It's a win-win situation. Well, he won twice, which is really annoying.
"Then I'll wait for your news." Jingtian's agent also saw Gu Wei's intention and said with a smile.
"I'm very curious, what is the relationship between Jingtian and Wanda?" At this point, Gu Wei expressed the doubts in his mind.
The agent hesitated.
“The elders in Tiantian’s family have some connections with Wanda, so they take better care of her.
It was actually quite a coincidence. Wanda was developing a large-scale entertainment strategy in recent years, and many film and television resources were given to everyone, so Tiantian fell into their hands.
Gu Wei nodded.
He didn't believe everything his agent said, but it probably wasn't bad.
Jing Tian's personality is that of a well-protected young lady, and her career ambition is average, which is incomparable to Yang Mi and Zhao Liying. This has a lot to do with her family background.
"How far can Wanda go?"
"I can't guarantee this for you right now. I need to go back and discuss it."
Gu Wei nodded.
"Okay, please contact Mr. Yang from my company later. If there are no problems, we can discuss cooperation."
The agent smiled.
"Then I would like to thank Mr. Gu in advance."
"Huh? Sister Chen, why did you come in?" At this time Jingtian just pushed the door back.
"Your agent wants me to take good care of you in the future.
But I told her to keep an eye on you.
Tiantian is so beautiful, don’t be fooled,” Gu Wei joked with a smile.
"Who would lie to me? I'm not famous." Jingtian wrinkled his nose.
"Bei Jingtian, Nan Yihuan, and Zhuang Xinyan, who can't sing well, you should have heard this jingle, right?"
"I've heard it before. They say I can never become popular no matter how much I'm promoted." Da Tiantian frowned slightly. She is not an old-fashioned person who doesn't use the Internet. Of course, she knows all these online rhymes about herself.
"The two people behind you are actually trying to take advantage of your traffic. After all, by being tied to you, they can also elevate themselves a little bit.
As for the question of whether you can become popular or not, when the whole network knows that Tiantian you cannot become popular, you are actually already popular.
At least it has a certain degree of national popularity.
What you need now is a drama that is popular with the audience and can attract fans."
"I have tried my best to find a suitable film, but the resulting works are always unsatisfactory." Jing Tian was also very troubled when talking about this. She had tried big investments, big directors, and big stars, but the effect was not good.
Gu Wei glanced at the agent next to Jing Tian.
"Don't worry, the movie 'The Glory of Tang Dynasty' you watched at the beginning of the year was quite good. Take your time, and you will definitely come across the right movie."
"See you next time"
After coming out of the hotel and saying goodbye to Gu Wei, Jing Tian got into his nanny car with a happy face.
She enjoyed her meal today very much.
She remembered that the first time she met Gu Wei was at the premiere of "Detective Chinatown" at the end of 2013. She was brought to meet Gu Wei by Mr. Zhang from Wanda.
At that time, she was very curious about Gu Wei, a newcomer in the entertainment industry with a very good-looking face.
To be precise, Gu Wei made his debut in 2012, filming his first movie "The Blade of the Assassin", then directed and starred in "Detective Chinatown", collaborated with Yang Mi in "Swords of Legends", and beat Zhang Han to get the role of the male lead in "My Love from My House".
At that time, people in the circle evaluated Gu Wei as a man of top looks and talent. He could act, direct and write songs. He was a rising star.
However, some media and black fans also put Gu Wei and Jing Tian on the same level at that time, saying that the two had the deepest backgrounds in the entertainment industry, and they had been starring in big productions since their debut.
Jing Tian was very curious at the time about what this new actor, who was mentioned by the media as being on par with himself, was like.
After getting to know him, she had to admit that Gu Wei was indeed a very outstanding and extremely charming person.
Later, the two collaborated again on "The Great Wall". At that time, "Detective Chinatown 1" had already been a success, with a box office of 1 billion yuan. "Swords of Legends" was also a big hit, and Gu Wei became a top star among the younger generation.
No one would put him together with themselves anymore.
[The Great Wall] had a bad reputation, and due to its relationship with Wanda, Jingtian went to Hollywood to develop for a while.
During this period, he met Gu Wei several times and their relationship became more and more familiar.
However, Gu Wei became more successful every time. The road to fame that was very difficult for her seemed to be easy for Gu Wei as long as he took a step forward.
Jingtian envied Gu Wei very much, but admired his abilities even more.
Excellent people are always particularly charming, let alone someone as outstanding as Gu Wei.
"I have already mentioned the cooperation to Mr. Gu." said the agent in the nanny car.
Jingtian nodded. This was what she had agreed with her agent before. She was just well protected and not stupid.
Since these words came from the agent's mouth, whether Gu Weitong agreed or not would not affect the relationship between the two.
"From what he said, there shouldn't be any major problems. I'll just talk to Wanda about it when I get back."
"Thank you for your hard work, Sister Chen~" Da Tiantian raised the corner of her mouth. She felt even more relaxed after receiving the good news.
Looking at the neon lights flashing quickly on the roadside outside the car window, she has begun to look forward to working with Gu Wei in the future.
'I don't know what kind of drama I will act in with him. According to what Gu Wei advised me before, the probability of filming a TV series is greater.
Will it be ancient costume or modern?
Sadomasochism or sweet drama.'
Palm Springs International Apartments.
Nazha was wearing a light yellow home clothes with cartoon patterns, holding a plate of big, round purple grapes, and sitting on the sofa watching TV.
Her hair was tied up high and she wore a pink headband with bunny ears. Her face looked very fresh and it was obvious that she had washed up and was in a completely natural state.
However, considering Nazha's appearance, she is still very attractive even without makeup, and her image at this time is both cute and beautiful.
I was watching the variety show on TV and laughing foolishly when I heard the sound of a door opening.
Nazha's eyes lit up, and she quickly put down the fruit plate, rubbed her hands, stood up, put on her slippers, and trotted to the hallway.
"Why are you here so late?" Seeing Gu Wei coming in, Nazha jumped up happily and threw herself on him. Her two long and straight white legs clamped Gu Wei's waist and her hands hugged his neck.
"I have a social event and it just ended." Gu Wei also took advantage of the situation to support Nazha's hips and carried her to the living room.
"You've been so busy lately that you don't have much time to spend with me."
"I have no choice but to work. Otherwise, how can I make money to support you?"
Gu Wei held Nazha and sat on the sofa, letting her sit on his lap, and his hands moved from her hips to her slender waist.
"Hmph~ Can't I support you? I earn a lot now," Nazha said somewhat arrogantly.
"Haha~ I'll wait for you to support me."
"Then you stay at home every day, doing laundry and cooking, and I will go out to work and earn money. We have a clear division of labor." Nazha sounded quite right.
"But I'm a big spender. Look, I bought a big plane, a big villa, and a big manor. I also want to buy a big yacht in the future." Gu Wei pretended to be innocent and counted on his fingers.
"You have to earn more, otherwise it won't be enough for me to spend."
"Well, I will work hard to make money!" Nazha frowned slightly, with an expression of hard work on her face, and then her expression changed.
"You also need to learn to be frugal and manage your household well."
"Hahaha"
The two chatted and laughed for a while, and Nazha snuggled in Gu Wei's arms, took the grapes from the coffee table, peeled them and fed them to him.
"Are you watching a variety show?" Gu Wei ate a grape and watched the show on TV.
"Mango TV's new variety show [Chinese Restaurant], featuring Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Liang, and our classmate Zhou Dongyu, is quite interesting. It feels a bit like our show [Flowers and Youth]."
Ever since appearing on "Flowers and Youth", Nazha has become particularly interested in this kind of outdoor variety show.
"[Flowers and Youth] is a travel variety show, and this is an experience-based business variety show, so they're pretty much the same.
If you are interested, you can ask the company to arrange for you to join next season. It shouldn’t be difficult.”
“Besides, even though the first season seemed good, who knows if the guests in the second season will be easy to get along with.
And I don’t want to be with Zhou Dongyu either. You know, we hardly talked to each other during school.”
Gu Wei nodded.
"I saw Zhou Dongyu at the Golden Rooster Awards two days ago."
"I read the news. Although she didn't win the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress, she still won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress. The media praised her acting skills and called her the successor to Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi."
Gu Wei looked at Nazha's expression, tightened her slender waist, and said with a bit of amusement: "You are on different tracks. Maybe Zhou Dongyu has always envied your good looks."
"Will it?" Nazha blinked her big eyes.
“Of course, when we were in school, she was already a well-known actress who debuted as a "Mou Girl", but no one thought she was the campus belle or the class belle.
Hasn’t the title of the most beautiful campus beauty at Beijing Film Academy always belonged to you?”
"Hehe. That's true." Nazha became happy for a moment when she heard Gu Wei's praise.
"How many days can you stay in the capital this time?"
"About a week or so. 'The Story of Minglan' will start filming at the end of the month."
Nazha touched her chin and said, "I'm about the same. 'Sewing Machine Band' is coming out at the end of the month, and I'll be going to promote it with Director Dapeng in a few days.
According to his roadshow schedule, he will be very busy for the next month."
Dapeng is a well-known roadshow fanatic in the film and television industry. When "The Pancake Man" was released, he led the crew to 31 cities and 188 theaters across the country, held 211 meet-and-greets, and set a new record for Chinese film roadshows.
The huge success of "The Pancake Man" back then was inseparable from Dapeng's hard work in promotion.
"The movie is coming out, and you're the leading actress, so it's only natural that you'll be working a little harder." Gu Wei thought for a moment. "I'm sure this movie will bring you good reputation."
"Hehe, I also think my acting is good. I feel it's better than in Fighter of the Destiny."
Gu Wei smiled and said nothing.
Nazha is much more popular now than she was in the past, and is one of the few top female stars born in the 1990s.
Lu Han's popularity is second only to Gu Wei, and he is among the top male stars in the second tier.
Leveraging on the fame of the two actors and the original novel, Fighter of the Destiny achieved excellent broadcast results in the first half of the year, especially in terms of online broadcast volume, which was second only to Eternal Love and Princess Agents. It can be said to be the third most popular ancient idol drama this year.
It’s just that Lu Han and Nazha really don’t have any CP feeling. Nazha is too beautiful, and Lu Han has a bit of a masculine and feminine look, with a weak temperament, and can’t suppress Nazha. When the two of them are in the same frame, they look more like siblings than a couple.
Although the data of [Fighter of the Destiny] looks good, its reputation is not very good.
In comparison, the character of "Ding Jianguo" in "Sewing Machine Band" is more suitable for Nazha.
He appeared with a limp, with exquisite appearance and fashionable and cool dress. Beneath his cool and taciturn rock style, he hid a very romantic, even a little girlish heart.
It is a bit similar to "KIKO" in "Detective Chinatown 2", and Nazha has no difficulty in playing it.
The night was as dark as water, and Nazha, who had not been seen for a while, seemed particularly obsessed.
There was already a hint of chill in the capital in September, and it rained lightly that night. The yellowed leaves on the big trees by the road swayed back and forth in the night wind and drizzle.
Some couldn't hold on and fell from the branches in a spiral.
After a long time, the rain stopped, the wind died down, and the city under the night sky returned to calm.
(End of this chapter)
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