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Chapter 802 Tool Man

The next morning, Gu Wei and Zhao Liying had breakfast together.

A night of relaxation made Zhao Liying look in great shape. She changed into a set of casual clothes given to her by her assistant. Her hair was tied up high. Her round face was white and rosy, giving her a beautiful look of full energy.

"What have you been busy with lately?"

Gu Wei was eating a sandwich in his hand and chatting casually.

"I'm filming. I just joined the crew last month. I asked for leave from the crew to come to Changsha this time."

"Where is it? Hengdian?"

Zhao Liying shook her head.

“In Anhui.

It’s a rural-themed TV series, and I play a rural woman.”

"Wow~ Liying, you are going to transform. What's the name of the TV series?" Gu Wei asked curiously.

The corners of Zhao Liying's mouth slightly raised.

“【Happiness to every family】.”

"Um, I remember now. I saw the news before. It was directed by Zheng Xiaolong and adapted from "The Legend of Qiu Ju", right?
Sure, this is your first step in the transformation of TV dramas, and you are partnered with Zheng Xiaolong right from the start, which is a very steady step."

Gu Wei praised.

He admires Zhao Liying very much. She comes from an ordinary family and her appearance is not the type of stunning beauty that will stun you at first sight, but she has relied on her own efforts and some opportunities to work her way to the top of the domestic entertainment pyramid step by step.

As a member of the 85 flower group, she made her debut when Liu Yifei was at the peak of her popularity. When Yang Mi and Liu Shishi were at the peak of their fame, she had just begun to emerge in the entertainment industry.

However, Zhao Liying emphasizes the word "stable".

Starting from "Legend of Lu Zhen", she has almost had a hit every year and soon became the most popular female star in the domestic entertainment industry.

Compared with other actresses of the same age, she is much more ambitious and has a better vision.

From Zhao Liying's career development over the years, we can see that she has hardly taken any detours along the way.

Now that she has reached the top of the traffic road and is starting to prepare for transformation, Gu Wei knows that she will really do it in the future and the transformation will be very successful.

“It’s OK. I can’t stay young forever, and I can’t act in idol dramas forever. It’s almost time for me to make a transition.

A few years ago, I was thinking about developing a career in the film industry, but unfortunately the movie "Journey to the West: The Women Kingdom" blocked me.

In the next two years, I plan to try more mainstream dramas to change the impression of me in the minds of the audience."

Zhao Liying always has a clear plan for her career, and once she sets a goal, she can humble herself and work hard to achieve it.

In this regard, Da Mimi, who is also a top 85 flower girl, is much worse.

In terms of fame, Yang Mi and Zhao Liying are on par with each other.

Also facing transformation, Da Mimi has also been trying to change in the past two years. The already completed "Thank You Doctor" and the upcoming "The 80/20 Rule of Love" are both professional dramas.

One is a doctor and the other is a lawyer.

But in the end it was filmed as an urban idol drama, and no matter what the plot was, it had to serve the purpose of love.

[Harbin 1944] In order to prove their determination, slogans were shouted loudly, but there was little actual change.

Da Mimi has stayed in his comfort zone for too long and has always made money easily.

Transforming now not only does not make money, but also requires hard work. No matter how loud the slogans are, only she knows whether she has put her heart into it and made efforts.

"Come on, you will succeed!" Gu Wei encouraged.

"By the way, that drama [Legend of Fei] you mentioned to me before is going to be broadcast soon, right?"

"Don't mention it~" Zhao Liying, who was in a good mood, curled her lips when she talked about this.

Gu Wei looked at her curiously.

“The show is indeed going to be aired soon, probably around the end of the year.

But I don’t have any expectations for the broadcast of [You Fei] at all.”

"what's the situation?"

Zhao Liying thought about it, then picked up the sandwich in her hand and took two bites.

“This sandwich is just like the original novel of You Fei, with meat, eggs, vegetables and various sauces sandwiched in the bread. It looks good and tastes delicious.

But the adapted TV series is like removing all the side dishes from the show, leaving only two dry slices of bread.

If I had known this, I would not have accepted this role."

"Um, didn't they say that Wu Yifan's male lead would be replaced? Who was it decided on later?"

Gu Wei remembered that the reputation of "Legend of Fei" was indeed not very good, but there was nothing that could be said about this kind of thing. After all, from the original novel to the production team to the actors, "Legend of Fei" was definitely the prototype of a hit.

When the film was first being prepared, Zhao Liying was full of confidence and even invited him to play the leading male role.

"It's Lin Gengxin~"

"Xiao Xin"

Gu Wei also didn't expect that these two people missed "Princess Agents" and finally collaborated in "Legend of Fei".

"You know him?"

"We played games together before, he's a nice guy."

Zhao Liying nodded: "She does have a good personality and is quite lively, but she looks a little old."

"Pfft~"

Gu Wei was drinking milk from the cup and almost spit it out.

"Haha, I'll tell him your evaluation next time I meet him."

For Zhao Liying, Gu Wei has gradually transformed from the object of her affection to a close friend with whom she can confide, and even feels a bit like a family member.

The two met during the filming of "Come on, My Love" and it has been more than 7 years now.

It is undeniable that she liked Gu Wei at first, although she never said it out loud.

She also knew that given Gu Wei's prodigal character, their relationship would most likely remain at its current state.

But Sister Zhao’s life is a true heroine’s script, and love is just an embellishment and is never a necessity.

For her, career comes first and everything else is dispensable.

Nothing can stop her from pursuing her career.

Moreover, she feels that the current relationship with Gu Wei is pretty good.

If there is anything that is inconvenient to tell others, she can tell Gu Wei. His knowledge of the film and television industry is even better than hers, and he can often give some useful suggestions.

Whenever she feels tired from work, she can find Gu Wei to relax. In terms of appearance and figure, Zhao Liying has never seen anyone better than him.

And she was really happy to be with Gu Wei. Not only was the process extremely enjoyable, but she also looked particularly good after each session.

If they both didn't have work to do, she would have wanted to stay together for a few more days.

Zhao Liying even once considered that if she couldn't meet a better or more suitable person in the future and she still wanted to have a child, she could ask Gu Wei for help.

After all, Gu Wei has excellent qualities in all aspects. If I have a child with him, the child will definitely be good-looking and smart.

She thought Gu Wei wouldn't mind.
Zhao Liying's idea seems incredible to ordinary people, but it is not strange in the entertainment industry.

Having a crush on someone doesn't mean you're in love, having sex doesn't mean you're a couple, and even having a child doesn't mean you're a couple. For example, Master and Zhang Bichen's "We have a child~"

So what? We can all just go about our business.

Most of these stars at the top of the entertainment industry are financially independent, and many are even billionaires.

Without having to worry about the daily necessities of life, you will naturally be more casual.

Just like between Zhao Liying and Gu Wei, as long as the relationship is uncertain, how to deal with it depends entirely on their moods.

Gu Wei, who has already left Changsha, is not aware that he now has multiple identities in Zhao Liying's heart.

A close friend you can talk to, a life and career advisor, a good partner to relax with, and the father of your future children.
In Gu Wei's heart, Zhao Liying's image has never changed.

She is still the cute, greedy and energetic Xue Shanshan in the crew of "Come, My Love" in 13.

Even though she became more mature and capable later on, in Gu Wei's heart her essence and background remained the same.

Hengdian [Joy of Life 2] crew.

"I just won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor in August, and just two months later I won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor. My boss is amazing. When will I ever get such an honor?"

After finishing the filming of several scenes in the morning, the actors rested in the lounge in groups of three or four.

Tian Xiwei was wearing a pink ancient costume dress, looking at her phone with her big watery eyes, full of envy.

“The Golden Eagle Award is quite difficult. Although netizens say that the Golden Eagle Award is not worth it, at the very least you have to be a top star to have a slight chance of winning the award.

But at the end of the year, if you go to the ceremonies on various platforms, you should be able to win a prize."

Yang Chaoyue, who was dressed in a red suit, replied from the side.

In the past two years as a member of the girl group, she has won some awards, but they were not very valuable. They were the kind of awards she said that any artist could win as long as they showed up.

"I don't mind. As long as I am given an award, no matter how big or small it is, I will be happy."

Yang Chaoyue looked at her and said, "With your current fame, you will definitely win some awards such as "Best Newcomer" or "Potential Actress" in two months."

Tian Xiwei was still a little-known figure in the entertainment industry until this summer.

Although he has appeared in some film and television dramas and played supporting roles in the past, they did not cause any splash.

It was not until the summer hit of "Joy of Life" that her role as "Fan Ruoruo" became extremely popular and her popularity quickly increased.

"Chao Yue, do you think the boss has a special relationship with Zhao Liying? I watched the live broadcast of the Golden Eagle Awards last night, and their conversations and eye contact were really good."

Tian Xiwei lowered her voice and spoke softly.

"Ahem~ Don't talk nonsense. The boss and Zhao Liying do have a good relationship because they worked together a long time ago and are old friends."

Yang Chaoyue certainly knew what her boss was like, but until now she still remembered the training she received for her assistant job: do more and talk less, and never tell anyone about her boss's affairs no matter what she saw.

On the afternoon of the second day after the Golden Eagle Awards, Gu Wei returned to the crew of "Joy of Life 2".

After a night's rest, we returned to the crew to film as normal.

"Boss Gu, congratulations on winning the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor again!"

Gu Wei arrived at the crew in the morning, and director Sun Hao congratulated him with a smile.

"[Audience Favorite Actor], I can't be considered the Best Actor, but it's not a wasted trip to get this trophy."

“I don’t know what the organizers of the Golden Eagle Awards are thinking. They have been revising the awards in recent years, and the names of the awards are different every year.

Mr. Gu, there is no need to be modest. There is no problem in saying that this award is Best Actor."

The Golden Eagle Awards did not originally have a "Best Actor" award, but in previous years, the "Audience Favorite Actor" was undoubtedly the Best Actor.

Just like Gu Wei had won it once before with "Langya Bang", that year he shared this honor with Wang Lei from "Ordinary World".

The Best Actress winners that year were Tong Liya for "Ordinary World" and Zhao Liying for "The Journey of Flower".

So Gu Wei and Zhao Liying have both won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards before.

However, this year's Golden Eagle Awards split the "Audience Favorite Actor" award into two awards: "Best Actor" and "Most Popular Actor".

Among them, the [Best Actor] is determined by the judges, while the [Most Popular Actor] is more based on popularity votes.

When it comes to Best Actor, both count, but the Popularity Award feels a little less valuable than the Judges Award.

But fortunately, everyone gets the same trophy.

Director Sun, how was the filming these past two days?"

"It's going very smoothly. In another half month, the filming in Hengdian will be almost finished.

The next filming location is Xiangyang, then we will go to Guizhou, and finally wrap up at Xiangshan Film and Television City."

Before we knew it, October had passed.

After one month of screening, the total box office of "My People, My Hometown" officially exceeded 32 billion, surpassing "My Country, My Parents" which had a box office of 31.7 billion.

In fact, for films of this type, there is a high probability that each one is worse than the previous one, just like the trilogy of "The Founding of a Republic", "The Founding of a Party" and "The Founding of an Army".

The first one had a novel format, many stars, and the most enthusiastic audience.

There was nothing wrong with the stories of the last two films, except that the routines were repetitive, and both the box office and reputation declined.

The same is true for the compilation tribute films of this type, such as "My Country, My Parents".

As the second part of the original time and space, "My Hometown and I" finally had a box office of 28.2 billion, which did not exceed "My People, My Country".

By the time the third film, My Fathers and I, was released, the total box office was only 14 billion, and the audience was already a little tired of it.

The reason why this version has earned nearly 4 million more at the box office is, on the one hand, because Gu Wei is one of the directors of the compilation film. Although he does not have a large role, the traffic he brings as a director cannot be underestimated.

On the other hand, it is also because the National Day animated film "Jiang Ziya" did not perform well.

"Jiang Ziya" had a box office of 16 billion yuan in the original time and space, but now without the boost of "Nezha", the total box office has stopped at 9.3 million yuan.

As one thing grows, another shrinks. The National Day box office cake is only so big. If the second one eats less, the first one will naturally eat more.

At the end of October, another war blockbuster "King Kong River" was released.

It was also directed by Guan Hu and tells the story of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

[King Kong River] is actually a mission film, shot to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's overseas combat against the United States and aid Korea.

The project was arranged in June, started shooting in July, and then completed shooting and post-production in just three months, so that it could be released before the anniversary of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea on October 6.

The crew also approached Gu Wei at the beginning, but he was filming "The Crowd" at that time and didn't have time.

"The Battle at Lake Changjin" became a huge hit after its release, earning 8 million yuan at the box office in two weeks, but its reputation was severely polarized.

Those who liked the movie felt that it showed the tenacious fighting spirit of our soldiers who were not afraid of sacrifice, and also revealed the cruelty and bloodiness of war.

The leading actors Zhang Yi, Wu Jing and Deng Chao all performed very well.

Those who don't like it give their bad reviews to the director.

I think he is too literary, relying on the real war background but not respecting the real history.

To weaken our powerful enemy, the volunteers in the movie can only complete the mission by using human wave tactics and countless casualties...

The actual situation is that throughout the entire War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the number of casualties of the United Nations forces led by the U.S. military far exceeded that of our army.

The victory of the Volunteer Army was achieved through wisdom, courage and fearlessness of sacrifice, and was not simply achieved by piles of dead bodies.

(End of this chapter)