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Chapter 658 No one has ever dared to show off in front of me

"Brother Wei, good morning!"

"Mr. Gu, congratulations on the box office success!"

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In the morning, Gu Wei came to the crew to perform, and the crew members he met along the way greeted him one after another.

"Brother Wei, you are here~
[Cohabitation in Time and Space] is about to hit 10 billion in just 7 days. That’s awesome! "

Zhou Ming saw Gu Wei and trotted towards him.

She was wearing a light blue school uniform, which was obviously a costume from a movie, with her black hair hanging down her shoulders, a small face full of collagen, a toothy smile, and her eyes narrowed into two crescents. She was beautiful and beautiful. cute.

"It's okay. This result is within my expectations and quite satisfactory."

Today is the Friday of the second week. "Cohabitation in Time and Space" has been released for 7 days. As of yesterday, the total box office was 9.5 million yuan.

There is a scene in the movie [Young You] where the heroine is bullied and then has her head shaved.

Thinking about it, she looked up at Gu Wei.

"The director agreed?"

Gu Wei spread his hands.

"By the way, I remember that the crew had several filming tasks this morning. Why is it that everyone is resting when I come here?"

It is also for this reason that [Ex 3] was able to sell 23 billion yuan. Otherwise, even with Gu Wei's blessing, exceeding billion is almost the limit for ordinary love movies.

Zhou Ming was secretly excited. If there was a clear favorability number for his relationship with Gu Wei, then watching a movie together would definitely increase his favorability by +10, and his strategy for the idol boss would go one step further.

However, there will definitely be a surge today and Friday. It is estimated that there will be no problem if the box office exceeds 100 million in a single day, and the box office will also fall in the second weekend.

As he spoke, Zhou Ming looked around, then moved closer to Gu Wei, and whispered:

"Listen to you!"

"what happened?"

Gu Wei didn't know that his elementary school girl Zhou Ming was treating him as the BOSS in the game to attack, so he looked at the other people on the crew and asked with some confusion.

She is still a little transparent in the entertainment industry and cannot understand the thoughts of a big star like Zhou Dongyu.

"Only your movie dares to have such expectations. Ordinary domestic romance movies can boast of being a hit if they have a box office of 200 to 300 million yuan."

Gu Wei glanced at her expectant eyes and touched his chin.

When the movie has a good reputation, some domestic hit movies basically follow this trend.

"Cohabitation in Time and Space" does not have the "regret" emotion expressed in "Expedition 3", but more of a good love story.

As a girl, it is indeed difficult to accept shaving one's head, but actors have to change their image according to the plot. After all, you are getting the money, so you should make some necessary contributions.

"Ah" Zhou Ming was immersed in his inner drama when he heard Gu Wei's words and reacted.

Starting from Wednesday in the second week, the movie's single-day box office dropped by 1 million. On Wednesday and Thursday, it was 8957 million and 8456 million respectively.

In terms of promotion, the main focus is on the sweetness of the CP between Gu Wei and Liu Yifei, especially the earthy love words in the end of the film, which has set off a wave of earthy love words on the Internet.

“I watched [Exes 3] when it came out, but I haven’t had the chance to watch [Cohabitation in Time and Space] yet.
After dinner one night, let's go see it together? "

"Well, two scenes have been filmed. However, the crew currently has a small problem and is currently solving it, so everyone is taking a rest."

After Zhou Ming finished speaking, he rolled his eyes.

"Who knows, I hope that each of my movies will do better at the box office than the last one, but the final result depends on the audience."

"It's okay to watch movies, but there are quite a lot of night movies these two days. Let's wait for a while until the popularity of "Cohabitation in Time and Space" subsides, otherwise it won't be convenient to go out."

"Probably, but Director Zeng won't say anything about this kind of thing explicitly, and Deputy Director Sun is communicating over there.
Fortunately, I still have a part in my role and it is impossible to shave my head. Otherwise, I would have to accompany him even if it was not possible.

Zhou Ming invited with a smile.

He came a little late today because he didn't have his own show in the morning.

Zhou Ming patted his small chest and sighed.

Short video platforms such as Douyin and Kuaishou are all remakes, which is one of the reasons why the movie has done so well at the box office.

"It's the heroine's side. We were supposed to film the scene of her shaving her head today, but Zhou Dongyu obviously has objections to shaving her head."

Zhou Dongyu's main reason is that she feels unbalanced and wants to find a few people to accompany her."

But commercial movies do not necessarily have high box office if they get good ratings.

"Do you think [Cohabitation in Time and Space] can surpass last year's hit movie [Ex Raiders 3]? It's a love movie starring you. If it exceeds the box office, you can count as breaking your own record."

The box office of "Exes 3" is 23 billion. Judging from the current trend of "Cohabitation in Time and Space", it is very promising to break 20 billion, but it is really difficult to say whether it can exceed billion in the end.

Although in terms of film quality, Gu Wei feels that "Cohabitation in Time and Space" is superior.

"I heard that she was very resistant to shaving her head at first. Later, the director came over and tried to persuade her, but Zhou Dongyu relented and asked everyone to accompany her to shave her head."

[Predecessor 3] Although it has shortcomings like this, the movie really aroused the emotions of young people when it was released. When everyone watches the movie, it can be immersed in their own lives. At this time, the quality of the movie becomes secondary. wanted.

Gu Wei frowned after hearing Zhou Xi's words.

Chen Nian's hair was shaved from shoulder-length short hair to a short head, and Xiaobei also accompanied her to shave her head.

'The boss is better. Although he has a higher status, he never puts on airs and is very gentle in his dealings with others.'

"Absurd!" Gu Wei frowned even more and yelled angrily.

Although he had heard others say something bad about Zhou Dongyu before, the two of them have been working well together since the filming of "Young You" began. The other party has always had a good attitude in front of him and his acting skills are also passable.

Only when something like this happened today did Gu Wei truly understand what Zhang Yishan and Zhou Ming had said before.

"She earns tens of millions for her acting, so she deserves to have her head shaved. Her staff only earn a few bucks, so why should she shave her head with her and pay for her willfulness?
I have been filming for so many years, and this is the first time I see someone acting like a big star on my set! "

This was the first time Zhou Ming saw Gu Sheng's angry look, and he was shocked.

"I just came from the dressing room and two staff members had already shaved their heads. However, a few female staff members didn't want to shave. Assistant Director Sun seemed to be doing their job."

After listening to Zhou Ming's words, Gu Wei walked towards the dressing room without saying anything else.

The crew's dressing room.

Zhou Dongyu sat boredly on a chair nearby, playing with his mobile phone with his legs crossed, his head shape unchanged.

On the other side, a fat middle-aged man was talking arrogantly to others. There were two men with shaved heads next to him.

The door opened from the outside and Gu Wei strode in.

"Assistant Director Sun, what are you doing?"

After he came in, he first asked the short, fat middle-aged man.

"Mr. Gu~"

Director Sun saw it was Gu Wei and immediately greeted him with a low eyebrow, completely different from the others.

"Here, let's discuss something with everyone."

In fact, the matter is very simple. It is nothing more than Zhou Dongyu acting big and willful and bullying other staff members in the crew.

This situation is normal in the entertainment industry.

Compared with celebrities, the emotions of a few ordinary staff members are not worth caring about.

However, this kind of thing does not make sense after all, and it is difficult to talk about it outside.

"Discuss something?
Tell me what happened.
Why did these two little brothers have their heads cut off? I remember that they are from the field management team. Could it be that it is too hot in the summer and they cut their hair so short?"

Director Sun was about to say something when Zhou Dongyu's voice came from behind.

"I asked for the cut. We are going to shoot the scene of shaving our heads soon. I thought that we would cut it together and we could take a photo together afterward to show that our crew is united."

Gu Wei turned his head and took a deep look at Zhou Dongyu.

"It's not necessary, they don't film, and there are girls."

"What's wrong with girls? I'm a girl too, so I have to shave my head too.

It’s only fair that everyone works together! "

Zhou Dongyu looked like it was natural.

"Mr. Gu.
It’s not that I don’t want to cut my hair. I’m getting married in two months and I really can’t cut my hair.”

At this time, a girl who was surrounded said with an embarrassed expression.

"I don't want to get a haircut either. A haircut is the same as shaving my head. It's so ugly." Another girl next to her said in a low voice.

"Your name is Liu Wen, right?"

The girl who started talking was ordinary-looking. She looked to be in her 20s and had dark skin.

Gu Wei knew her because she and the other girl next to her were both employees of [Wei Tianxia].

Although "Young You" is the team of "July and Ansheng", most of the employees who are in charge of filming are the people of director Zeng Guoxiang.

But Gu Wei is the biggest investor after all. When the crew was preparing, some employees from [Wei Tianxia] also joined in and were placed in various teams. There are about 200 Gu Wei employees in the nearly 30-person crew.

"Yes, Mr. Gu."

"First of all, congratulations on your happy wedding in advance. You don't need to cut your hair. How can there be a bride with a short hair?"

After Gu Wei finished speaking, the little girl looked surprised and said gratefully:
"Thank you, Mr. Gu, thank you, Mr. Gu."

"Thank me for nothing. Nothing happened to you in the first place."

"Boss, what about us?" Another little girl next to her also asked.

Everyone else standing together looked at Gu Wei, wondering if he still needed to shave his head.

Even boys would not want to shave their heads if possible, and girls would be even less willing. "You don't need to cut it!"

Gu Wei said with a smile.

"Great!"

"I thought I was going to shave my head this time. My short haircut is super ugly."

"Thank you Mr. Gu~"

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After Gu Wei finished speaking, everyone talked happily, and the atmosphere in the room instantly became cheerful.

Only two male employees who had already had their hair cut looked regretful.

Assistant Director Sun opened his mouth to say something, but after looking at everyone and Gu Wei, nothing came out.

"Gu Wei!"

Seeing this situation, Zhou Dongyu's voice came from behind.

Everyone's happiness came to an abrupt end.

"Okay, you don't have anything to do here, go out first." Gu Wei ignored Zhou Dongyu and waved to everyone.

The others did not dare to say anything and walked out of the room obediently.

"Dong Yu, I don't think there is any need to let other people shave their heads. They are not actors, so what's the use of shaving them like us?"

Gu Wei controlled his emotions, turned around and spoke to Zhou Dongyu calmly.

In the subsequent plot, he will also have a shaved head, which is the same as Zhou Dongyu's hairstyle.

"I don't care, I can't be the only girl on the crew who shaves her head. I want everyone to shave with me so that they don't look out of place.

And Director Zeng also agreed to this. "

It is really difficult for Zhou Dongyu to make a decision about shaving her head. She is a big star, but shaving her head is too ugly, and it will be difficult to recover for a long time in the future. She will not be able to live with it unless she does something to find a balance.

"We both need to shave our heads, why do you want to protect them? Why don't we all shave our heads together?
This way everyone in the crew has the same hair shape, so no one has to laugh at anyone."

Zhou Dongyu didn't understand why Gu Wei stopped her. They were both going to have their heads shaved, so why didn't they let others accompany them.

And it's clear that things are already done, but under the pressure of the crew, these staff members will eventually compromise, and no one will care about their own opinions.

Gu Wei controlled his temper and asked with a smile.

"What if no one comes to shave your head with you?"

"I've already told Director Zeng that I won't shave if others don't." Zhou Dongyu hugged her arms and tilted her head slightly. She also had a temper.

Moreover, she felt that this matter had nothing to do with Gu Wei, and she was not against him. She just made a small request, which was normal.

Gu Wei nodded.

"I hope you won't regret it"

After the words fell, he no longer cared about Zhou Dongyu and walked out.

The moment Gu Wei turned around, his expression suddenly darkened.

At the same time, he had already made a decision in his mind.

After Gu Wei left, Zhou Dongyu felt a little regretful, but not because of this incident, but because of the tone in which he just spoke to Gu Wei.

In her mind, except for a limited number of people in the crew, no one else needs to care.

lounge.

"Sister Xu, Director Zeng, sit down"

After Gu Wei came out of the dressing room, he asked Yang Dan to invite producer Xu Yuezhen and director Zeng Guoxiang.

"What's the matter, Mr. Gu? You came here specifically for us both?" Xu Yuezhen asked after sitting down.

She didn't know what happened on the set today.

Zeng Guoxiang felt that it might be because of Zhou Dongyu's incident, and Deputy Director Sun had already told him the matter when he went out.

In fact, he thought it was a trivial matter. He comforted Zhou Dongyu as soon as it happened, and then asked Director Sun to communicate with the staff.

It's just a haircut. Since Zhou Dongyu wants to, just let others cooperate with her. After all, she is the Golden Horse Actress, so he can still accept this little willfulness.

Gu Wei laughed and told Xu Yuezhen what had just happened.

"That's it. Dongyu did something irrational. The little girl is a little willful. I'll talk about her later."

Xu Yuezhen understood what Gu Wei said and immediately smoothed things over for Zhou Dongyu.

This was not their first time working together, and she knew Zhou Dongyu's character very well, but like Zeng Guoxiang, she didn't think there was anything wrong with him.

But since Gu Wei felt it was inappropriate, Zhou Dongyu's opinion became secondary again.

"Ha ha.
Zhou Dongyu can be so willful just because he thinks that he is a big star and heroine, and others are just ordinary staff.

She can naturally impose her will on others."

"Mr. Gu, it's not that, Dongyu is just" Zeng Guoxiang was saying, when Gu Wei raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Director Zeng, listen to me. Actually, I don't think there is anything wrong with Zhou Dongyu. The entertainment industry has always been like this, with clear hierarchies.

But it suddenly occurred to me that I seem to be the one with the biggest status in our crew."

Gu Wei looked at the two of them with a smile.

Xu Yuezhen and Zeng Guoxiang looked at each other. They didn't understand what Gu Wei meant, but they still responded with a smile.

"That's for sure. With your reputation and status, Mr. Gu, even if you don't mention your identity as an investor, you are definitely the most powerful person in the crew."

Gu Wei smiled and nodded.

"You two may know that I started filming in 12, and my first movie was "Xiu Chun Knife" with my senior brother Lu Yang.

At that time, I was just starting out, a complete newcomer, but the female star I worked with was Liu Yifei, who had been popular for many years.

In fact, I was quite nervous at the time. After all, our coffee positions were so different at that time. It’s not an exaggeration to say that we were worlds apart.

Fortunately, Liu Yifei has a good personality and did not look down on me just because I was not famous. After the movie was made, we became friends.

Later, "Xiu Chun Knife" became a big hit, and I directed and acted in "Detective Chinatown", which made me famous all the way.

When I'm filming, no matter who I work with, I'm always the most famous person.

I'm not boasting. I started filming after I became famous. No matter who I collaborated with, I never acted like a big name.

Of course, no one dares to show off in front of me! "

Having said this, Gu Wei's smiling face had completely darkened.

"I didn't expect that I would see it today!"

He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Producer Xu and Director Zeng with a strong voice.

"I think Zhou Dongyu is not suitable to play the heroine in the movie. We may have to change someone to play Chen Nian!"

"Mr. Gu, is it a bit childish to change people at this time?"

Zeng Guoxiang didn't expect that Gu Wei would change the heroine just because of such a trivial matter. He had some relationship with Zhou Dongyu, so naturally he didn't want to change the heroine just like that.

"Isn't it normal for an actor to be replaced if he doesn't fit the role?"

Gu Wei turned to look at him with a firm tone.

"As an investor, producer and producer, I decided to change people. I hope Director Zeng can stand with me."

"Mr. Gu, calm down. I'll ask Dongyu to come over and apologize to you." Xu Yuezhen also wants to be the peacemaker, and changing someone now is not a good idea from any aspect.

Gu Wei shook his head.

"This is not a question of whether to apologize or not. I just said that Zhou Dongyu is not suitable for the role of the heroine and needs to be replaced for the sake of the movie!
I don’t think the two of you will confront me over the choice of a heroine. In that case, I may have to consider withdrawing from the crew, and our cooperation will regrettably be terminated.”

When Gu Wei said this, Xu Yuezhen and Zeng Guoxiang knew that he was serious.

"Mr. Gu, what you said is too exaggerated. How could it possibly reach that level? We have been very happy to cooperate since the launch of the machine, and this happiness will continue." Xu Yuezhen realized that Gu Wei was serious about it. , quickly settle things down.

"But it has been more than 20 days since we started filming. If we change the heroine now, all the previous scenes will be shot in vain, and we have a contract with Zhou Dongyu."

"I will be responsible for the losses these days. As for the contract, haha." Gu Wei smiled disdainfully.

"I believe that as long as you and Zhou Dongyu come to terms with each other, she will terminate the contract voluntarily, and we don't need to pay a penny in liquidated damages.
I don't want this matter to get into trouble, otherwise she will be the one who gets the worst look in the end.

Speaking of which, I may be a bit bully, but if you bully, you will be bullied!

If Zhou Dongyu is really dissatisfied, I can pay her liquidated damages, but her future in the entertainment industry may not be so easy."

Gu Wei's words were very clear.

In fact, in the entertainment industry, things like temporary replacement of actors happen from time to time. Most of them are actors who have signed contracts. There was one time when Yang Zi was not popular. He had already joined the group, but he was finally notified to be replaced.

Under normal circumstances, actors will consider themselves unlucky, because if there is a fight, you will be compensated for being unreasonable this time, but no one will ask you to film in the future.

Gu Wei meant the same thing, but he was more ruthless. If Zhou Dongyu dared to cause trouble, he would block him!

With Gu Wei's current power in domestic entertainment, even if Zhou Dongyu is the Golden Horse Actress, it would not take much effort to ban her.

After a few calls from him, China Film, Wanda, Enlight, Bona and other film and television companies that had friendly cooperation with him would no longer use the other company.

There are so many actresses in the circle, no one would insist on using Zhou Dongyu at the risk of offending Gu Wei.

So what he said about banning Zhou Dongyu was by no means an empty talk, but something that could really be done.

Obviously, Xu Yuezhen and Zeng Guoxiang also know this.

(End of this chapter)