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Chapter 785 This is your chance
In July, the filming of "The Crowd" started in Shanghai in a low-key manner.

The Japanese version of this movie is called "The Key Stealer" and the Korean version is called "The Lucky Key". It tells the story of identity exchange.

In the bathhouse, a "killer" slipped on a piece of soap and hit his head, causing him to lose his memory. The useless young man took advantage of the chaos to exchange bracelets with him, used his money to pay off his debts, drove his luxury car, lived in his mansion, and lived his life.

This is the highlight of the first half of the movie, a different way of life.

The good-for-nothing young man went from having nothing to experiencing the life of a rich person, and it was very refreshing.

The "killer" has lost his memory and thinks he is a down-and-out actor, making his life difficult.

However, exchanging lives is not such a simple thing. There is a saying that goes, "It is difficult to change one's nature."

Although the killer and the loser exchanged their lives, they still retained their previous living habits.

The killer carefully recorded his life every day, studied acting skills seriously (because Feichai was an unknown little actor before), rationally overcame every difficulty in life, turned the tables little by little, and finally succeeded in turning the worst cards into the best outcome.

On the other hand, although the good-for-nothing got a huge sum of money, he didn't plan for the future at all. He just spent money day by day. In just a few days, he turned the high-end apartment into a garbage dump.
While enjoying himself, he slowly discovered the killer's identity. The employer came to him, and since he had replaced someone else's identity, he naturally had to do the killer's original job, but with his ability he could only mess things up.

Gu Wei's version is very different from Andy Lau's version in the original time and space.

First of all, in terms of character portrayal, the main highlights of Andy Lau's version of "Raging Fire" are on the "killer", while the good-for-nothing young man played by Xiao Yang is useless from beginning to end.

And Rao Xiaozhi, who wanted Gu Wei to play the role, certainly could not shoot according to this version.

In his new script, the whole story is divided into two complete lines.

On the other side, the killer "Zhou Quan"'s life is getting better and better because of his hard work. He also met the single mother "Li Xiang", and the two fell in love with each other as they got along.

The useless young man Chen Xiaomeng didn't know what to do after receiving the task. He could only start monitoring the target, a single female accountant named "Zeng Rong" according to the requirements of the task.

However, although he can't do anything right, he is essentially a kind person and will definitely not do anything to kill people.

He met his target "Zeng Rong" by creating an accident, and the two gradually developed feelings for each other during their interactions.

Chen Xiaomeng confessed her identity to the other party, and Zeng Rong also explained the reason why she was being hunted.

It turned out that when she was working at her previous company, she discovered that her boss was engaged in many illegal activities, but she did not call the police. Instead, she was greedy and asked her boss for a large sum of money as hush money.

But the boss was not reassured and had no intention of letting her go. He wanted to kill her to silence her and eliminate any future trouble.

After they confessed to each other, the two planned to escape, but they were unaware that the boss who hired the killer had already hired another group of people to monitor them.

At the critical moment, the killer "Zhou Quan" recovered his memory and found Chen Xiaomeng.

Together, they staged a big drama in front of the employer. The accountant "Zeng Rong" was killed, and "Zhou Quan" and "Chen Xiaomeng" also died together.

After deceiving the boss who hired a killer, "Zeng Rong" chose to call the police and gave them the evidence.

The ending of the movie is naturally that the two pairs of lovers finally get married. "Zhou Quan" no longer pretends to be a killer and becomes a well-known actor. "Chen Xiaomeng", who learned how to act from him, is no longer decadent and his career is getting better and better.
The main scenes of "Raging Fire" are about "Chen Xiaomeng" played by Gu Wei and the fake killer "Zhou Quan" played by Zhang Songwen.

This is not the first time the two have worked together. When filming "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" in the first half of the year, Zhang Songwen played the leader of a cult and had many rival scenes with Gu Wei.

"Who are you?"

In the hospital corridor, Zhang Songwen was lying on the bed in a hospital gown, while Gu Wei was standing beside him in a neat black suit, carrying a basket of fruit.

“Looking for me?

Do you know me?

Zhang Songwen looked at Gu Wei with a confused look on his face.

At this moment, he has lost his memory and can't remember who he is.

"I don't know him. I was in the bathhouse yesterday."

"Chen Xiaomeng" played by Gu Wei is not aware that the other party has lost his memory, and he comes to apologize to the other party.

"Chen Xiaomeng~"

Before he could finish his words, he heard the nurse calling out this name in the distance, and they both responded almost at the same time.

Gu Wei looked at Zhang Songwen with some surprise.

"The attending physician is looking for you," the nurse continued.

"Got it~" Zhang Songwen replied, then stood up and walked over.

"Cut!" The director's voice came from the speaker, and the shot was passed.

"I'm watching The Bad Kids recently, Zhu Yongping's performance is really good"

Walking aside to rest, Gu Wei chatted with Zhang Songwen, who played the father of Zhu Chaoyang and Zhu Jingjing in "The Bad Kids".

"It's OK, mainly because the script is good, and the actors I act opposite are all talented actors.

Especially the protagonist Qin Hao, he is worthy of being the leading actor in art films, very impressive!"

Gu Wei nodded.

In his impression, although Qin Hao made many movies in his early years, they were never very popular.

Because he only appeared in art films, directors in the industry recognized him very much, but the audience did not have a deep impression of him.

After all, art films are a bit niche.

It was not until the hit of "The Bad Kids" that he really came into the sight of a general audience and his popularity soared.

"By the way, Mr. Gu, when will the two heroines of our movie join the crew?"

Gu Wei thought for a while.

"Dilraba will be able to join the filming crew in a few days.

Wan Qian will have to wait until next month, she is currently recording Sisters Riding the Wind and Waves, and it will be finished in less than a month. "

Zhang Songwen nodded.

“I also watched that variety show, it has been very popular in the past two months.

I feel that with Wan Qian’s current popularity, she can probably make it to the end and debut as a group.”

"Almost. She is very popular now."

The two were chatting when Yang Dan came over.

"Boss, someone is here to visit you."

"Visiting the set? Who?" Gu Wei looked confused. No one had informed him in advance that they were coming.

"It's Mr. Jia from Yuekai Entertainment."

"Jia Shikai?

What is he doing here?"

Gu Wei was even more puzzled.

He did know Jia Shikai.

The other party was the vice president of Huanrui in his early years. Gu Wei’s first TV series was "Gu Jian Qi Tan" invested by Huanrui, and he also had exchanges with Jia Shikai at that time.

However, later on, the other party took Yang Yang away and established [Yue Kai Entertainment], and Gu Wei had no contact with him anymore.

With this in mind, Gu Wei still stood up and went to answer it.

"Mr. Gu, long time no see~"

Jia Shikai saw Gu Wei's smiling face, and the two shook hands as if they were two old friends who had not seen each other for a long time.

"How come Mr. Jia has time to come and visit me?"

"Haha, what a coincidence, I happened to be in Shanghai these two days to discuss a project, and the place is nearby.

I heard that Mr. Gu’s crew was filming, so I thought about coming over to visit them.”

I came here to take a look, but Gu Wei didn't believe it at all.

But he didn't say anything. Jia Shikai was a pure businessman, profit-seeking and hypocritical. He didn't say what he came for, and Gu Wei didn't ask any more questions.

Anyway, no matter what his plan is, as long as he wants something, it will be exposed in the end.

The two sat in the lounge area, drank a cup of tea and chatted for a while.

Not long after, Jia Shikai made an invitation.

"Does Mr. Gu have time tonight to have dinner together?"

Gu Wei hesitated for a moment and accepted Jia Shikai's invitation. He felt that the other party came to visit the studio just to invite him to dinner, and it was likely that he would talk about something at the dinner table.

After chatting for a few more words, Jia Shikai said goodbye and left.

"Has [Yuekai Entertainment] made any moves recently?" Looking at his leaving back, Gu Wei asked Yang Dan beside him.

"Well, I heard that [Yue Kai] is preparing a new drama recently, and it seems to be the main controller this time."

Gu Wei nodded.

He probably has an idea in mind.

[Yue Kai Entertainment] is different from his [Wei Ming Tian Xia], as the other party is an entertainment company that mainly focuses on celebrity brokerage business.

Since its establishment in 2015, it has only invested in a few dramas, and they were all co-investments, not the main productions like "Wei Ming Tian Xia".

It seems that Jia Shikai is not satisfied with just being an agency and wants to develop the company's business into film and television production.

This is not surprising.

In the entertainment industry, the real big companies are mainly focused on film and television production.

Such as [Bona], [Guangguang], [Huayi] in the film field, [Noon Sunshine], [Huanrui], [Huace] and so on in the TV series field.

If you simply run an agency, you can only find resources through your connections and ask others for help.

In the entertainment industry, only by producing your own film and television resources can you truly take the initiative.

In the evening, Jia Shikai and a very beautiful girl were sitting in a private room of a high-end restaurant.

"Did you understand everything I told you?"

"I see. I know what to do."

Jia Shikai nodded.

“You haven’t been in the industry for long, so it’s impossible for you to have any intersection with Gu Wei.

Even if I wanted to give something, there was no way to do it.

My main purpose today is to invite Gu Wei to participate in our company's TV series.

Secondly, I want to establish a relationship with him so that we can work together when there is a suitable opportunity in the future."

As he said this he poured himself a cup of tea, picked up the cup and took a sip.

“Bringing you here is also your opportunity.

You have a good foundation and outstanding looks, but whether you can become famous depends on luck.

And today, here, you will have the opportunity to change your destiny.

It depends on whether you can grasp it."

After Jia Shikai finished speaking, the beautiful girl sitting opposite him nodded vigorously.

Since she chose the career of an artist, she also has intentions and ambitions.

She is well aware of the fierce competition in the entertainment industry. Although she has a good foundation, is beautiful, and is now signed to an agency and is highly valued, it is still unknown whether she can become popular in the end.

Moreover, she knew that with the strength of her own company, some small resources could still help, but those popular projects and big-investment film and television dramas were completely useless.

After she signed the contract, she has been playing supporting roles, and those are not popular dramas.

Just as I was thinking about it, the door of the private room was pushed open from the outside, and a tall and handsome figure came in.

Seeing this, Jia Shikai immediately smiled. He put down his cup, stood up and greeted the other party enthusiastically.

Gu Wei was also a little surprised after entering the room. He didn't expect that there was someone else in the private room besides Jia Shikai.

"Boss Gu, let me introduce you to Wang Churan, a new employee of our company. She happened to have an event in Shanghai, so I asked her to come along."

After Jia Shikai finished speaking, Wang Churan, who was standing beside him, quickly introduced himself with a smile.

“Hello, Mr. Gu Wei, I’m Wang Churan, currently studying at the Shanghai Theatre Academy and I’m an actor.

I particularly like your TV dramas and movies, from the earliest "The Swordsman" to the "Joy of Life" two months ago.

I am your loyal fan"

Gu Wei nodded.

"Hello~"

Of course he knew the other person, but in the future.

"Little Liu Yifei", "High-end version of Liu Yifei", "Sister Rolling Eyes", "Sister White Congee", etc. are all labels for each other in the future.

Of course, the first two are most likely packaged by the company for marketing hype.

It has to be said that the goddess has left such a deep impression in the hearts of this generation of audiences that many beauties in the entertainment industry relied on bumping into her to increase their popularity when they debuted.

For example, the T0 version of Liu Shishi, the T1 version of Yang Caiyu and Mao Xiaohui, and even Huang Shengyi was praised as "Little Liu Yifei" when she debuted.

Among the younger generation, some netizens said that the facial contours of Zhao Rusi, who has just become popular, are similar. Then there is Wang Churan. Because of his outstanding beauty, he used this label to gain a lot of attention when he debuted.

Gu Wei has not seen the drama "My Fair Princess", but he has watched a lot of Douyin videos complaining about the show.

It is rare in the domestic entertainment industry for a TV series to become popular because it was criticized so much.

The three of them sat down, Gu Wei and Jia Shikai sat opposite each other, and Wang Churan, who was wearing a white strapless long dress, sat next to him.

It was the first time that Gu Wei saw Wang Churan at such a close distance in real life.

I have to say, this sister is really beautiful.

When she was standing just now, Gu Wei found that she was very tall, at least over 170cm tall, with a curvy figure and very good proportions.

The skin above the tube top dress is fair, tender and delicate, with a long neck, an oval face, smooth facial lines, a full forehead and plump apple cheeks.

A pair of lively big eyes, a high nose bridge, and plump and attractive red lips.

Judging from her appearance, she is a bright and elegant beauty.

After Gu Wei arrived, Jia Shikai greeted him and the ordered dishes quickly filled the table in front of them.

The two of them ate and talked. Wang Churan sat next to Gu Wei, looking at him with admiration and pouring wine for Gu Wei from time to time.

Jia Shikai is very good at talking. No matter what topic he talks about, he never lets the words fall to the ground and always keeps talking to Gu Wei.

After three rounds of drinking.

"Mr. Gu, to be honest, we [Yuekai Entertainment] have a new drama to prepare for filming, and I would like to invite you to be the lead actor.

Of course, [Weiming Tianxia] can also join in as an investor."

"What movie?"

"[Heartbeat Source Project] is an urban emotional drama adapted from Miao Juan's best-selling novel [Broker]"

Gu Wei took a bite of the food and shook his head.

"I'm sorry to disappoint Mr. Jia. I can't accept it."

"Mr. Gu, wouldn't you like to take a look at the script? The original novel of this TV series is very popular and the story is also very good," Jia Shikai was still fighting for it.

Gu Wei shook his head.

“It’s not a question of whether the script is good or not, it’s mainly because I really don’t have the time.

I have just finished filming this movie and will be joining the crew of [Joy of Life 2].

Then I took on Bona's super production "Changjin Lake".

My company has several TV series and movies waiting for me to start filming, and my schedule is too full."

After he said that, Jia Shikai couldn't persuade him anymore. Although he was a little disappointed, he had actually expected it.

Wang Churan beside him did not feel depressed at all. Instead, he shouted in surprise after hearing what Gu Wei said.

"Wow, Mr. Gu Wei, you are going to shoot Joy of Life 2, I love this drama so much!

I have been following the show since it premiered in May, and after it ended I watched it again from the beginning."

Gu Wei looked at her happy expression and couldn't help but sigh, what a great acting skill!

(End of this chapter)