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Chapter 733: The Battle for Ranking

Chapter 733: The Battle for Ranking
The bathroom was misty with water vapor, and through the patterned glass one could vaguely see a curvy figure inside.

Not long after, the shower head stopped, and a slender, white leg stretched out first, followed by a perfect and seductive figure.

Jingtian walked out of the bathroom after taking a shower.

She was wearing a light yellow women's bath towel, with a fair face like a lotus blooming in clear water. Even without makeup, she was extremely beautiful. She had a slender figure, and two half breasts that were vaguely visible from the V-neck. Da Tiantian mixed the two opposite concepts of purity and sexiness, making her extremely charming.

In the living room, Gu Wei was sitting on the sofa and making a phone call.

Jingtian walked to his side and sat on the armrest of the sofa, with her head slightly tilted, her black hair loose, and she wiped it gently with a towel in her hand.

Gu Wei, who was talking on the phone, turned his head and looked at Da Tiantian. Without stopping talking, he put one hand on her smooth white thigh, rubbed it twice and then climbed up.

While Jingtian was wiping his hair, he felt a big warm hand moving higher and higher on his body. He rolled his eyes at him and twisted his body slightly.

".That's it, this matter doesn't matter to me. Once again, I wish your album will sell well, and we'll see each other again if there's a chance!"

After saying the last sentence in English, Gu Wei hung up the phone and threw it aside, then hugged Jing Tian in his arms.

"Haha, have you appeased your ex-girlfriend?"

"What ex-girlfriend?" Gu Wei was puzzled.

"I have filmed two movies in North America, so I can understand English. Weren't you just talking to Taylor on the phone?

That little queen of European and American music

Gu Wei nodded upon hearing this.

"Yes, Taylor Swift called me. She released a new album, but I didn't expect the scandal between her and me to go viral first.

It didn’t matter to her, but she was afraid it would affect me, so she called to say hello.”

"She is really not your ex-girlfriend?" Jing Tian looked at Gu Wei curiously with his big eyes.

"You know I was interviewed by the media during the day. I've made it clear that we are just ordinary friends."

The corners of Jingtian's mouth curled up slightly and his eyes rolled.

"Were you not tempted at first?
You know, that’s Taylor Swift, with your talent and looks, it shouldn’t be difficult to pursue her.”

Gu Wei was very surprised after hearing what Da Tiantian said: "What kind of Minotaur mentality is this? It seems like you really hope there is something between us?"

"No, I'm just purely curious.

By the way, what does Minotaur mean?"

"Well, the minotaur is a fantasy race. They are very strong, which means they have a broad mind." Gu Wei talked nonsense.

"Although Taylor and I got along well after we met, we are both very realistic people and it is impossible for us to fall in love. It is still good for us to get to know each other and be friends who can exchange music with each other." Of course, in addition to exchanging music, you can also have in-depth discussions on other things.

Jingtian nodded.

In fact, she also knew that the story between Gu Wei and Taylor Swift was most likely spread by the media.

The two of them are in different worlds both at work and in life, and they are both top figures in their respective fields. They are usually too busy with work to have time to meet, let alone fall in love.

"Why do you have so many scandals? They have never stopped over the years." Da Tiantian rolled up her dried hair and pouted slightly.

Gu Wei put his arm around Jing Tian's slender waist and said with a smile, "Maybe it's because he's too good and too handsome. Both the media and the audience like to pair us up. It's normal for me to have so many scandals."

"Hmph~ so conceited"

"I have to leave the group for a few days." Gu Wei hugged Jing Tian, ​​lowered his head slightly and sniffed her fair neck, smelling the fragrance of shampoo mixed with shower gel, and a faint scent of water vapor.

"Any other job?"

“I’ll go to Qindao first. The Wandering Earth has been nominated for the Film Performance Art Society Award, so I’ll go over to receive the award.

The game I endorse, [Honor of Kings], has an event in Shanghai and they need me to go there and give a performance."

Feeling Gu Wei's warm big hand, Jing Tian's face turned slightly red.

"How many days will you be back?"

"Three to five days, not too long. I have too many scenes in Joy of Life, so I have to hurry up and shoot."

As he spoke, Gu Wei had already kissed Da Tiantian's slender neck, and the bathrobe she was wearing was also opened.
The [China Film Performance Art Society Award], also known as the [Golden Phoenix Award], is an award hosted by the China Film Performance Association. It is held every two years and has been held for more than ten sessions.

Although it is not as authoritative as the "Three Golds", it is not a fake award and still has certain value in China.

Unlike other award ceremonies, the Golden Phoenix Awards does not have awards such as Best Actor or Best Actress. It only has four major awards: Newcomer Award, Special Honor Award, Society Award, and Society Contribution Award.

Because it is hosted by the Performance Association, the award does not have such a strong commercial atmosphere, and most of the guests attending are older artists.

At 1 pm, the plane landed in Qindao.

Gu Wei and his team came out of the airport and arrived at the hotel where they were staying.

After a short rest, he changed his clothes, got in a black Mercedes-Benz, and soon arrived at the award ceremony venue.

On the red carpet, well-known stars walked by one after another. Gu Wei appeared later, wearing a formal black suit and a sky blue bow tie. He looked solemn yet youthful.

He walked across the red carpet in two or three steps, signed his name on the signature board, and entered the lounge of the venue.

Most of the people who came to participate in the Academy Awards were from the three major film academies, including the judges and some professors and teachers from the academies. It was for this reason that Gu Wei couldn't refuse and came in person.

"Gu Wei!" After greeting and chatting with some acquaintances, Gu Wei heard a soft call and turned to look.

"Reba, you are here too!" Dilireba was wearing a nude long dress, with her black hair draped over her shoulders. A pearl necklace on her snow-white neck sparkled under the light, echoing her fair and transparent skin.

"I won the Best Newcomer Award, so of course I have to come. This award is very important to me." Reba was very surprised to see Gu Wei.

"I know you won the society award, but I thought you couldn't come in person."

The [Golden Phoenix Award] doesn't have any nomination or selection process. It just directly awards the best prizes and invites the corresponding people to come and receive the awards.

Reba won the Best Newcomer Award for her role in "Sorrow's Grocery Store". Although she has been in the industry for many years, it is normal to call her a newcomer in the film industry.

The reason why she won this award, apart from her popularity and acting skills, is also closely related to her graduation from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, one of the three major theatres in China.

"I have connections at Beijing Film Academy, so I can't not come." Gu Wei shrugged.

"Have you finished recording this year's [Extreme Challenge]?" He still remembered everything about participating in [Extreme Challenge] this year.

"It's been over a month since I finished recording. Last month, I took on another variety show on iQiyi called "Traveling Around the World" and went to Greece to record the show for a while."

She said with a self-deprecating tone, "In the past six months or so, I have either been recording variety shows or doing commercial performances and participating in brand events. I feel like I am almost a variety show star."

"Because you are popular, everyone comes to you!
And I think recording variety shows is pretty good too, you can become famous and make money while having fun, where else can you find such a good thing?"

“Hahaha, you’re right, compared to filming a drama, variety shows are a lot easier.

Especially the travel variety show I recorded in Greece last month, it was just like traveling myself, it was really fun! ”

As she spoke, she moved closer to Gu Wei, looked around, and lowered her voice. "I've been reading the news about you and Taylor Swift online these days."

Gu Wei was helpless and said, "It's just a rumor. I explained it before."

Reba smiled happily and said, "I knew it. You don't have time to date Taylor Swift. It's just netizens making trouble."

"By the way, your drama [Three Lives, Three Worlds, The Pillow Book] hasn't aired yet?"

As the sequel to "Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms", "The Pillow Book" has received a lot of attention, and the TV series has been completed for a long time.

“The company has communicated with the platform and they said it will be released early next year. It’s a bit late, but I’m not in a hurry.

Ahem, are you busy after the award ceremony? Do you want to have dinner together? "

Looking at Reba's eager eyes, Gu Wei smiled and nodded, "No problem, if you hadn't told me I would have mentioned this to you too."

After he finished speaking, a big smile bloomed on Reba's face, as beautiful as a blooming rose.

The [Golden Phoenix Award] award ceremony is relatively simple. When the time comes, all the guests enter, the host comes on stage, and then the ceremony officially begins.

Reba, Wang Junkai and Zou Yuanqing won the Best Newcomer Award.

Ten people including Shi Weijian, Lü Zhong, and Zhu Manfang received special honorary awards.

These are all very old artists, with an average age of over 65 years old. Most of them are national first-class actors and enjoy government subsidies.

Including Gu Wei, twelve people including Yu Hewei, Zhu Yawen, Huang Xuan, Wan Qian, Ma Yili, etc. won the society award. They are basically middle-aged people in the circle, and Gu Wei is the youngest among them.

Teachers Zhang Yongshou and Zhu Xijuan received the Society’s Contribution Award, which is similar to the Lifetime Achievement Award at other award ceremonies.

Both teachers are over 70 years old. Zhang Yongshou played Shao Jianbo in the 1960 version of "Lin Hai Xue Yuan".

Teacher Zhu Xijuan played the female lead Wu Qionghua in "The Red Detachment of Women", and Chen Peisi's father Chen Qiang played the bully landlord Nan Batian in this movie.

After the award ceremony, Gu Wei took Reba to a more private high-end restaurant for a midnight snack, and then naturally returned to the hotel to enjoy another delicious meal.

The night is like water.

On the big bed of the hotel, after a crazy period of exercise, Reba exhausted all her energy and lay on Gu Wei, her fair and smooth back exposed, with a layer of fine sweat beads floating on it, which showed how intense the exercise just now was.

"Are you going back to the crew tomorrow?" After taking a breath for a while, Reba, who had recovered some strength, raised her head slightly.

"Let's go to Shanghai first. There's an endorsement event there that we need to attend. Then we'll go back to the crew to continue filming." Gu Wei tidied her hair with a sympathetic hand. "What about you?"

“I took on a public welfare film called “The Call of the Mountains” and I have to go back to my hometown to shoot for a while.

It’s about calling for the protection of rare wild animals.”

"That's great. It's something you've done for your hometown since you became famous~"

“Will you go to the Fall/Winter Fashion Week in Paris in November?”

"Of course, I am the global spokesperson for LV, so I will definitely attend if invited."

"Hehe, that's great, I'm the brand ambassador, so we can work together for a while."

The next morning, Gu Wei flew from Qindao to Shanghai.

It was not yet noon when they landed. After leaving the airport, Gu Wei and his group got into the Mercedes-Benz car sent by Tengxun to pick them up.

"Boss, there's an urgent matter at the company, and President Yang doesn't dare to make a decision on his own." said Yang Dan, who was sitting opposite.

"What's the matter?" Gu Wei raised his head from looking at his phone.

"The Great Wish starring Peng Yuchang is scheduled to be released on the 12th. When the contract was signed, he was confirmed to be the lead actor. However, in the official poster just released by the movie, Wang Dalu was ranked first. Peng Yuchang's first male lead became the second male lead, and Wang Dalu became the first male lead."

Before she could finish her words, Gu Wei frowned and interrupted her: "I remember that Peng Peng has always been the male lead since the launch of "The Great Wish". He was also the male lead in some previous posters and materials."

Peng Yuchang can be said to be promoted by Gu Wei. Ever since he starred in "Go Brother!" and "An Elephant Sitting Still", many crews have sent him scripts. After he starred in "A Longing for Life", his popularity among the public soared.

Now, even if the company does not provide resources, you can still get good projects outside.

This "Great Wish" is a movie that the company helped him take on last year. It is adapted from the Korean movie of the same name and it is a very interesting story.

“Yes, there was no problem before, but the movie is about to be released in the next two days, and I don’t know why the officials suddenly promoted Wang Dalu.

Mr. Yang wants to ask you whether we should fight back immediately or just let it go?"

"Forget it, of course I can't let it go. Peng Yuchang is my man. Doesn't the producer of "The Great Wish" know about this?

Hold them accountable now, demand that they correct their mistakes immediately and make a public apology!

What happened to Yang Liwen? She has been an agent for more than 20 years. Is it necessary for her to ask me such a small matter? "Gu Wei frowned and sounded extremely dissatisfied.

Some people don't care about the ranking, while others take it very seriously.

It was originally just the order of the cast, but now it has become a symbol of an actor's status in a play.

The Japanese entertainment industry attaches great importance to the ranking. Generally, the number one actor in a play must be the one that brings in the box office or ratings. If the film is successful, the credit goes to the actor who made the first contribution. On the contrary, if it fails, he will also have to take the blame.

Originally, the mainland entertainment industry did not pay attention to this, but with the close cooperation and exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, and influenced by Hong Kong and Taiwan, the ranking dispute has slowly begun in the mainland.

This can also be seen from some of the films they collaborated on over the years.

For example, in "Painted Skin", Chen Kun is the male lead, Zhou Xun and Zhao Wei are the female leads, but the supporting actor Zhen Zidan ends up playing the leading role in the movie, which is very exaggerated.

Also, when filming "Red Cliff" that year, Zhao Wei, who was already a household name, was cast in the second female lead to help support Lin Zhiling.

In short, they use various methods to leverage the fame of mainland celebrities to promote people in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

After The Heavenly Banquet, Wang Dalu has been highly promoted in Taiwan. After "My Girlhood", he played the leading role in "The Legend of the Mermaid Pearl" and "The Amateur Agent".

However, the two films lost a lot of money, so he played the second male lead in "The Great Wish", second to Peng Yuchang.

Now that the movie is about to be released, these weird things are happening again.

But it’s not surprising, the Taiwan team is best at these operations.

Last year at Weibo Movie Night, Peng Yuyan's team's stealing of the event as a nameplate was a typical example of this. It's a pity that his status didn't improve, and he ran into a rock solid with Li Bingbing, and suddenly found himself with no work to do.

"Boss, the director of [A Great Wish] is Tian Yusheng, and Mr. Yang is taking into consideration your relationship with Director Tian," Yang Dan reminded weakly.

Gu Wei frowned and said, "Don't worry about it. Just do as I said. Tian Yusheng and I don't have a very good relationship.

This is not the reason why they bully my artists!"

Although the cooperation on "Ex-Files 3" was quite pleasant, one thing is one thing, and if Tian Yusheng really took Gu Wei into consideration, this incident would not have happened.

Of course, the poster issue could be a big or small thing, and it’s very possible that Director Tian himself isn’t even aware of it.

(End of this chapter)

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