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Chapter 777: Inviting Gu Wei

The next day, Gu Wei got up early to go to the filming site, while Zeng Li only arrived at the crew in the afternoon.

After changing clothes and putting on makeup, it took less than half an hour to shoot a shot and said a line to Huang Bo. Then the work that Zeng Li had come all the way from Beijing to Guizhou was completed.

There are many people like Zeng Li in Gu Wei's crew who just show up for guest appearances, such as Peng Yuchang and Zhang Zifeng.

The two played the young Huang Dabao and Dong Ahua.

There isn't even a single line of dialogue, and there's only one shot throughout the entire film.

But no one complained. "My Hometown and Me" was originally a tribute film with an all-star cast.

Each film crew also relies on the director's personal connections to find actors, and those who are able to act are mentally prepared.

After finishing his own scenes, Zeng Li did not come to the crew during the day the next day.

Following Gu Wei’s suggestion, I visited the surrounding Miao villages and China’s Sky Eye, just as a tourist attraction.

In the evening, I returned to the hotel and spent some time with Gu Wei, and the day was extremely comfortable.

"Fan Xian's mother is too powerful. It seems that she has participated in everything. It seems that all these high-ranking figures can be related to her."

In the hotel room, Gu Wei accompanied Zeng Li to watch "Joy of Life".

"That's for sure. Ye Qingmei is the first time traveler in the true sense. Most of what Fan Xian experienced was under the protection of his mother.

Sister Li, guess who Fan Xian's real father is?"

"Isn't it Emperor Qing?"

"Have you read the original novel?"

“No, when I was watching it on the video platform, many people posted it on the barrage.

Including Wuzhu's identity and the Barrett in the box, I know everything from the comments."

"Well, that's how dramas adapted from novels are. Fans of the original novel already know most of the plot if the main plot remains unchanged."

"The sequel to this drama will start filming in the second half of the year, right?" Zeng Li thought of something while watching TV.

Gu Wei nodded: "Tentatively, it is scheduled to start filming around October.

There are three parts in “Joy of Life”, and I plan to shoot all of them within five years.”

"It's great news for the audience who love this drama to start filming the second season so soon!"

"I am mainly considering that teachers Chen Daoming and Wu Gang are both very old. If we delay it for too long, it will be troublesome if something happens and they cannot shoot later."

After watching today's two episodes, Zeng Li took the initiative rarely, and Gu Wei naturally gave her a warm response.

After the lovemaking, Zeng Li lay in Gu Wei's arms, with a slender jade hand on his chest.

"I'll leave tomorrow morning."

"Did Mango TV urge you?"

"No, it's just that according to the previously scheduled recording time, I need to be in Changsha before the day after tomorrow."

Gu Wei gently stroked Zeng Li's black hair with one hand, and slowly slid it down to her fair and delicate back.

“Come on, I look forward to seeing your wonderful performance on TV.

Don't forget our bet."

Time slowly came to the end of May. Most of the filming of "A UFO Falls from the Sky" has been completed, and the plot of the hit drama "Joy of Life" has also entered the second half.

Fan Xian was ordered to go on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi. Sean played by Yu Rongguang, Haitang Duoduo, the saint of Northern Qi played by Xin Zhilei and others appeared one after another.

After finishing the show during the day and returning to the hotel, the staff debugged the equipment and after the connection was successful, Gu Wei started today's live broadcast with Jing Tian and others.

"Hello everyone~"

Gu Wei greeted the computer screen.

Today's live broadcast was organized by Tencent Video. In addition to Gu Wei and Jing Tian, ​​there were also Tian Yu, Tian Xiwei, Guo Qilin and Xin Zhilei.

"Brother Wei, are you on the crew?" Guo Qilin responded first.

"Yes, I'm currently filming, so I only have time to video chat with you guys at night."

"I'm so envious. The actors filming movies nowadays are all big stars!" Guo Qilin praised.

"Haha, I'm the director this time, I don't need a big name to make a movie~"

"Brother Wei, please give me a chance~" Guo Qilin said jokingly.

“There’s no hope this time, I’m about to wrap up shooting here.

Dalinzi, let’s wait until the second half of the year for the second part to start filming.”

During the live broadcast, Gu Wei used a chat method to talk about the filming of "Joy of Life 2".

As soon as he finished speaking, the live broadcast room was immediately flooded with responses from netizens.

[Oh my god, we’re going to take 2, that’s great! ]

[It has been rumored that the second season of Joy of Life will be launched this year, but the official has not confirmed it. Now that Gu Wei has said so, it seems to be true. ]

[In addition to the male lead, Gu Wei is the producer of "Joy of Life". This drama was produced by his company, so the second season is a sure thing! ]

[I was still worried when watching "Joy of Life" towards the end, because many things were not explained and I was afraid that it would be anticlimactic. It turns out there is a second part. ]

[I hope the crew can shoot sooner, the first part of these 40-plus episodes is not enough to watch! ]

"Tiantian should be filming in Hengdian now, right?" Gu Wei asked Jingtian.

"I just got here. The crew here will officially start filming in a few days."

"Brother Wei, I'm also in Hengdian. I had dinner with Sister Tiantian the day before yesterday." Tian Xiwei on the other side of the camera opened her eyes wide and said with a smile.

"I also ran into Xiaotian by chance when I got here. Their crew was filming, and then we had a meal together."

After Jing Tian finished speaking, Gu Wei exchanged a few words with Tian Yu and Xin Zhilei. Everyone chatted with each other and the atmosphere became a little more lively. Then the host spoke up and started to get into the main topic of the live broadcast.

Today's event is not the first live broadcast by the main creators of "Joy of Life". Gu Wei and Jing Tian had previously conducted separate live broadcasts to promote the show, but today there are more people and more complete people.

The host threw out questions about "Joy of Life" one after another, and Gu Wei and others answered them one after another.

Then, we will ask targeted questions regarding the different roles played by everyone.

"Let me ask Gu Wei, the TV series is now showing the part where Fan Xian goes on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi, and many viewers are crazy about the couple Fan Xian and Haitang Duoduo are on.

So who do you think is more suitable for Fan Xian, Lin Wan'er or Haitang Duoduo? "

"There is no doubt about this, it must be Lin Wan'er. In Joy of Life, Fan Xian has only one official partner, and that is Wan'er.

Others, including Si Lili and now Haitang Duoduo, can only be considered good friends."

"So in real life, do you prefer the personality of the female character in Joy of Life?"

“In fact, whether it’s Lin Wan’er, Haitang Duoduo, Fan Ruoruo or Si Lili, they all have distinct personality traits because of their different backgrounds.

I definitely prefer Ruoruo, after all, who can refuse a sister who believes in you unconditionally?"

"When you started chatting, you mentioned the second part of Joy of Life. Can you tell us about it?"

“If you have read the original novel, you should know the general plot of Joy of Life.

The original work is a long novel, and only part of the content could be filmed in the first part of more than 40 episodes.

So when we first started planning this drama, we planned to shoot three parts to tell the whole story.

According to the original plan, the second part will officially start shooting in the second half of this year. As for the third part, it will also start shooting after the second part is broadcast online.”

The live broadcast promotion that night added fuel to the already popular "Joy of Life", and the two subsequent parts revealed by Gu Wei in the live broadcast caused even more discussion among netizens.

Countless fans of "Joy of Life" cheered and were delighted about the preparations for the sequel.

On June 6, Children's Day, the crew of "A UFO Falls from the Sky" officially wrapped up filming.

"Baoqiang, thank you for your hard work this time~"

At the crew's wrap party, Gu Wei said to Wang Baoqiang who was sitting next to him.

Because it was a tribute film, the other party only received a symbolic salary for participating in the filming, entirely out of respect for Gu Wei.

"Don't be so polite to me, this is what I should do.

Given our relationship, if you have anything to say, just open your mouth."

Wang Baoqiang waved his hand indifferently.

Gu Wei patted his shoulder and said nothing more.

There was a lot of drinking and chatting at the main table, and the atmosphere was very lively.

When talking about movies, Huang Bo mentioned the "Detective Chinatown" series and asked Gu Wei when the third part would be released.

“It was originally scheduled for this year’s Spring Festival, but it was withdrawn due to the epidemic.

I got the news that around July or August, domestic cinema chains will gradually reopen and then gradually return to their previous state.

I am planning to release Detective Chinatown 3 during the Spring Festival next year."

"It's a pity. Based on the 39 billion box office performance of the second film, if there had been no epidemic, the third film would have no problem taking 40 billion or 50 billion during the Spring Festival this year.

In the current environment, even after full liberalization, whether the market can be restored to its previous state is a question."

Huang Bo said with some regret.

His thoughts actually represent a large part of the people in the film and television industry. The cold winter of the film and television industry is no joke. Everyone is tightening their belts and is generally pessimistic about the future.

“That can’t be helped. No one can change the overall environment. But I believe that as long as our country’s economy gets better and better, even if the film and television industry is a little depressed for various reasons, the final trend will still be getting better and better.

As filmmakers, the most important thing for us is to bring good works to the audience."

Gu Wei was full of confidence, and his words also encouraged the people at the main table.

Wang Baoqiang picked up his wine glass.

"The director is right. The most important thing is to polish your work and make a good movie!"

Gu Wei also raised his glass and clinked it with him.

"That inspirational fighting movie you told me you wanted to make, don't forget to tell me when you start planning it.

Other things may not work, but I will make up for any lack of funds you have."

"I know"

Baoqiang looked at Gu Wei with gratitude.

He has had a lot of bad luck in recent years. Emotionally, his wife cheated on him with his agent, which dealt him a heavy blow. Although the problem was solved, his wife also took away a lot of his property.

In his career, his debut film "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 28" was criticized to pieces, and Zhou Xingchi's film "The New King of Comedy" also flopped. Even his subsidiary "Happy Flower Pictures" suffered losses due to the billion guaranteed revenue of Ning Hao's "Crazy Alien".

If there was no external investment, he alone would not be able to support the filming of "In the Octagon".

"Nothing more to say, it's all in the wine."

As he said this, Baoqiang drank the rest of the wine in his glass in one gulp.

Gu Wei also took a sip.

He really wanted to help Wang Baoqiang, and "Octagon Cage" was a great success at the box office and had a very high return rate, so this was a win-win situation.

On the private plane back to Beijing, Gu Wei looked at the script that his agent had brought him recently.

"I don't consider these, but I'll be more tactful in rejecting this reply."

After reading, Gu Wei put the stack of books aside, pointed to the one on top and said.

He said the movie he declined was called "1921", a main-theme tribute film jointly produced by Shanghai Film Group and Tencent, similar to "The Founding of a Party", and he was asked to play the male lead, Li Da.

Gu Wei didn't want to take the job, firstly because he had no interest in the script and secondly because he really didn't have the schedule.

The filming of [1921] was scheduled to start in August, but Gu Wei had already been scheduled to star in two dramas, [Raging Fire] and [Joy of Life 8], in the second half of the year, so he had no time at all.

But after all, it is a tribute film controlled by Shanghai Film Group. He had refused last year's "The Climbers". This time, Shanghai Film Group approached him again for "1921". The other party is a state-owned film group second only to China Film. Even if he does not cooperate, Gu Wei does not want to have a rift with Shanghai Film Group.

After reading all the scripts, Gu Wei hesitated over the one that was left.

There were three big characters written on the cover: [Winter and Lion].

Many people may not know "Winter and the Lion", but another name of this movie is very famous "Changjin Lake".

[Changjin Lake], like [1921], is also a main-theme tribute film, and the main controllers are Bona Films and August st Film Studio.

The movie is good, but the same problem remains: Gu Wei no longer has the time or schedule to shoot a new movie this year.

After the plane landed, Gu Wei returned to the Beijing company and first found an editor to start the post-production of "A UFO Falls from the Sky".

After being busy in the editing room for two consecutive days and communicating the style and tone of the film with the editor, Gu Wei's work became much easier.

"Mr. Yu?"

Just after returning to the office and sitting for a while, Gu Wei received a call from Bona Yu Dong.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu, I hope I didn't disturb your filming?"

"No, I just came back from finishing a movie a few days ago. Director Yu wants to see me about something?"

"Mr. Gu, have you seen the film [Winter and the Lion] that Bona sent over?"

Yu Dong said straight to the point.

"I've read it, the script is very well written. Lan Xiaolong's military-themed scripts are of very high quality."

Lan Xiaolong, the screenwriter of "Winter and Lion", is also the screenwriter of "Soldier Assault" and "I Have to Lead My Regiment". He is best at writing scripts with military themes.

“Haha, Bona is going to invest a lot of manpower, material resources and funds in this film to make it a benchmark for domestic war films.

Of course, in the current market environment, if you want to make a super production, you need super actors to lead the way. Only when Mr. Gu comes, can I rest assured that the movie will not lose money."

Gu Wei hesitated.

"Mr. Yu, I am very optimistic about the script, but I don't have time to schedule it before the New Year."

"Mr. Gu, don't rush to refuse. As long as you join, we can discuss other issues.

Well, when Mr. Gu has time these days, let's go out for dinner and chat in detail."

"Row"

After hanging up the phone with Gu Wei, Yu Dong thought about it and called Lin Chaoxian over.

"I have already convinced Wu Jing, but Gu Wei is still hesitant. Director Lin, please come with me and invite Gu Wei to dinner to help me persuade him."

Lin Chaoxian nodded: "No problem!"

He is also one of the directors of "Changjin Lake", and he really hopes that Gu Wei will join.

(End of this chapter)