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Chapter 812 Friendship in the Entertainment Industry
Wang Churan and his agent spoke in a low voice, but Wu Jinyan, who was sitting next to them, still roughly heard their conversation.

[Shang Shi] has been filming for more than three months, and she has a pretty good relationship with Wang Churan.

After the other party's agent left, Wu Jinyan asked curiously, "Are you going to audition for the drama "The World of Wei Ming"?"

Wang Churan hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"You're auditioning for the female lead in Gu Wei's play?"

She nodded again.

Wu Jinyan's eyes widened in disbelief.

Although she had just heard some conversations, she was still very surprised after getting Wang Churan's confirmation.

“Are you [Yuekai] so strong?
I heard that Gu Wei's dramas usually don't have external casting, especially for the female lead, which is basically already decided.

Either they are the top 85 girls or they are from his own company. It is difficult for other female stars to get opportunities."

Wang Churan smiled.

“Before I joined the crew, I played a role in Joy of Life 2 and got to know Mr. Gu Wei.

Maybe he thought my image was more suitable for the heroine of the new drama, so he gave me the opportunity to audition.

At the moment, I just have the opportunity to audition, but I am not sure whether I can be selected or not."

Regarding "Joy of Life 2", Wang Churan does not need to hide anything. This drama is a hit sequel and he has been in the spotlight from preparation to filming.

The makeup photos of the main actors have also been posted on the official website a long time ago.

Needless to say, the old actors from the first part, and the new characters joining the second part have attracted much attention from netizens.

Although the TV series has not been aired yet, Wang Churan has already attracted a lot of traffic because of his beautiful look as "Sang Wen".

"That's great. I envy you for having such a good opportunity."

"Sister Yan, you are so popular now, why do you need to envy me?"

Wu Jinyan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

“Everyone in the industry hopes to become famous, but if they become famous too suddenly, they will be easily blinded by vanity and do irrational things.

We stars seem to be liked by many people, but in fact our fame is very false and we can’t recover if we are not careful.

If it weren’t for my boss’s support, I would have been the star in the entertainment industry who rose and fell the fastest.”

Wang Churan knew what she meant.

After the hit drama "Story of Yanxi Palace", Wu Jinyan received an interview invitation from a movie channel. During the interview, he not only acted like a big shot but even left in the middle of the recording.

After the interview, CCTV Channel 6 criticized Wu Jinyan by name, causing the newly popular Wu Jinyan to suffer a severe blow to her reputation.

Of course, Wu Jinyan later apologized and explained that it was a mistake in the team's arrangements.

"Let's not talk about these unhappy things. What's the name of the new drama you are auditioning for?" Wu Jinyan waved his hand and asked again.

"I'm not sure yet, I just received the letter and haven't seen the script or anything.

But I heard it’s a historical drama.”

"Really? That's even more difficult.

As a young actor, I have more opportunities to act in ancient and modern idol dramas, but opportunities to act in serious dramas are rare.

I actually really like Gu Wei’s dramas, but unfortunately I never had the chance to work with him.

Just like the drama we are filming now, we also invited him during the preparation, but he rejected it directly."

"Sister Yan, you and Teacher Gu Wei are both excellent actors. We will definitely have the opportunity to work together in the future," Wang Churan comforted her.

Wu Jinyan smiled and said, "We'll talk about the future later. You have to work hard and make the most of this rare opportunity!"

Wang Churan listened to the other party's words of encouragement and clenched his fists.

"I will!"

After a day of filming, Wu Jinyan called Yu Zheng after returning to the hotel.

"Teacher Yu, I heard that Wei Ming Tian Xia is preparing a historical drama, with Gu Wei playing the leading role.

The key point is that the heroine of this drama has not been decided yet. Can the company make some arrangements?
If only I could get a chance to audition."

Wu Jinyan was brought up by Yu Zheng and she is an artist under Yu Zheng.

After she offended CCTV by acting like a big shot, Yu Zheng did not give up on her. Instead, he connected her with a lot of film and television resources so that she could maintain her popularity.

“The news must be accurate.”

"Okay, I'll wait for news from the company."

After chatting for a few sentences, Wu Jinyan hung up the phone, his smile faded, and he looked outside through the window.

"Chu Ran, it's not that I don't care, it's just that the entertainment industry is like this, opportunities are hard to come by.

If it works out, I will be grateful to you. If it doesn’t, we can still be good friends.”

The screening room of [Wei Ming Tian Xia] company.

Gu Wei, Rao Xiaozhi and several company executives watched the finished film of "The Crowd" together.

Two hours later, the lights in the projection room came on.

"Congratulations, Director Rao, another excellent movie!"

Gu Wei said to Rao Xiaozhi beside him with a smile.

Yang Liwen, Zhao Mingcheng and others also congratulated him.

Rao Xiaozhi spoke modestly.

After coming out of the screening room, Gu Wei took Director Rao to his office.

"Boss Gu, when will the movie [Life Events] we filmed earlier be released?"

Rao Xiaozhi took a sip of coffee and did not ask about [The Crowd], but mentioned [Life Events] which was filmed in 2019.

“It was originally planned to be released in the first half of last year, but was delayed due to the epidemic.

I think highly of this play and plan to schedule it for this year’s summer season.”

Rao Xiaozhi nodded. Compared to the [Crowd] he had just completed, [Major Events in Life] occupied a higher position in his heart.

[The Crowd] is a comedy remake after all, and with the boss guaranteeing the box office, making money will definitely not be a problem.

"Life Events" is a film with real depth and connotation. In addition to the box office, it will most likely help him win some awards.

“As for ‘The Crowd’, it can be released either during the May Day holiday or the National Day holiday after the summer vacation. Both periods are suitable,” Gu Wei continued.

"As long as the company decides, I have no objection"

The two chatted for a while, and Rao Xiaozhi mentioned the "A Thousand Miles Home" that was being prepared.

"Guo Fan is completely hands-off. I have read a lot of information about diplomats recently, and I plan to overturn the script written by the company and start over.

Originally Lu Yang was helping me prepare, but his movie was about to be released during the Spring Festival, so he went to take care of his own things."

There is about a month left before the Spring Festival. Lu Yang's "Assassination of Novelist" is also one of the popular movies during this year's Spring Festival.

"That means that up to now, there is still no definite script for the movie?" Gu Wei asked.

“Yes, but the general story framework is already there, and we just need to add or subtract to improve it later.”

"So Mr. Yang said you wanted me to play the male lead?"

Rao Xiaozhi said somewhat embarrassedly: "Boss, I feel relieved that you can play the role, so I want to discuss with you whether it can be confirmed in advance."

Gu Wei said helplessly: "First of all, I probably don't have a suitable schedule this year, and secondly, you haven't even decided on the script, so how can I consider whether to accept it or not.

So, you should finish the most important script and show it to me first, and then we can discuss the performance."

"Okay, I'll send it to you once I've completed the script." Over the weekend, snowflakes began to fall in the capital, and before long, the city was covered in white.

It was a world of ice and snow outside, but inside the detached villa of Runze Manor, a group of people were enjoying hotpot and drinking wine.

"Gu Wei, why didn't you come to these year-end ceremonies this year?"

Yang Zi picked up a piece of hand-cut lamb that had been boiled, rolled it in the sesame sauce in front of him, then put it in his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it with an exclamation of enjoyment.

The year-end ceremony she was referring to is the award ceremonies held annually by major platforms, such as the Tencent Starlight Awards, iQiyi Scream Night, and Weibo Night.

It is generally held in late December and early January every year.

"Of course I can't go because I have something to do."

Gu Wei picked up a thin piece of beef and put it into the boiling hot pot. After 8 seconds, as soon as the beef changed color, he took it out and dipped it in the sauce and ate it.

Of course, the reason why he was unable to attend various evening parties this year was because he accompanied Nazha on a trip abroad some time ago, but this kind of thing is not convenient to talk about.

"Yang Zi, are you bringing this up to show off that you won the Weibo Queen this year?"

Zhang Yishan sat opposite the two of them, teasing Yang Zi with a smile.

"No, am I the kind of person who likes to show off?"

"Yes," he said and Zhang Yishan nodded naturally.

Li Xian and Peng Yuchang on the side also laughed.

Zhou Ye, who was beside Yang Zi, pursed his lips, looking like he wanted to laugh but was trying hard not to.

In fact, Yang Zi, Zhang Yishan and others had been planning to get together a long time ago, but everyone was busy with their own work and it was not convenient for them to have time.

After New Year's Day, Gu Wei came back from vacation and everyone happened to be in Beijing, so it was natural for everyone to get together.

The location is still the villa that Gu Wei first bought.

Everyone ate hotpot and sang songs, sharing some interesting things that happened during the filming, and the atmosphere was very joyful.

“I watched Peng Peng’s film The Bathing King a while ago. It was well made and performed well at the box office.

But I'm a little curious, did you learn how to scrub your body after filming the movie?"

Everyone was chatting with each other, and Gu Wei mentioned Peng Yuchang's movie last month.

"I did learn it. At that time, in order to film the drama crew, I specially found some professional bath scrubbers. I practiced with Teacher Qiao Shan for a long time," Peng Peng explained with a smile.

"Did Qiao Shan take you to the health check-up?" Gu Wei raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.

"Yes, is there a dragon?" Zhang Yishan winked at Peng Peng.

Peng Yuchang was a little embarrassed: "How is that possible? We are filming on the set, how can we do other things?

Moreover, Mr. Qiao Shan only plays the role of a health care worker. He told me that he usually doesn’t go to such places.”

Zhou Ye listened to their conversation with a puzzled look on his face.

"Health care means massage, right? What does "one-stop service" mean?"

Hearing her ask this, everyone laughed.

Yang Zi curled his lips and said, "Can you guys talk about something healthy?
By the way, Gu Wei, your movie is about to break 20 billion. When I checked this morning, the real-time box office was just a little short of billion.

"is it?"

After listening to Yang Zi's words, Gu Wei turned on his phone.

Sure enough, the total box office of "Send You a Little Red Flower" was 20.03 billion yuan.

Four weeks after its release, the movie finally surpassed the 4 billion box office mark.

But that’s where it ends. The movie’s current single-day box office is less than 500 million, and it will be taken off the screen in less than ten days.

"It really has exceeded 20 billion!" Zhou Ye stretched his head and glanced at Gu Wei's mobile phone screen.

"Tsk tsk, this is your nth movie that has grossed over 20 billion?
To be honest, being an actor of the same generation as you and of similar age is really a hopeless thing!" Yang Zi sighed.

"It's not as exaggerated as you said."

"It's better since I'm an actress. You can ask them if they feel the same way." Yang Zi signaled Zhang Yishan and Li Xian with his eyes.

"I don't feel that way. Gu Wei is my boss. Employees are happier when the boss is capable!" Li Xian shrugged.

Zhang Yishan smiled and said, "Neither do I. We are not on the same track. There is no comparison at all."

After chatting and laughing and eating and drinking, they simply cleaned up the table.

Zhang Yishan took Peng Peng to the game room to play video games, while Yang Zi and Li Xian sang karaoke in the living room.

Gu Wei was also listening to the two singing, and Zhou Ye came up to him.

"Brother Wei, my agent told me that the company has arranged an audition for me?"

Gu Wei turned his head and looked at Zhou Ye and nodded.

“Yes, it’s a TV series about revolutionary history, and I play the male lead.

The director didn’t have a very suitable candidate for the female lead, so I recommended you and Meng Ziyi for an audition, and we’ll see who is more suitable then.”

"Oh~" Zhou Ye scratched his head.

"I really want to film with Brother Wei, but I have a really good relationship with Sister Meng, so it's a bit difficult."

Zhou Ye and Meng Ziyi were originally good friends. This year, they appeared on the variety show [50km Taohuawu] together and lived together for 21 days. They are true besties.

Both of them come from privileged families. After attending film and television academy, they signed directly to "Wei Ming Tian Xia". They have had a smooth journey and have not experienced the darkness of the film and television industry, so their personalities are relatively naive.

Gu Wei smiled and patted her little head.

"What are you thinking? Personal relationships are personal relationships and do not affect work. The main thing is to see who is more suitable for the role.

You're thinking of giving in before the audition, do you have any misunderstandings about your acting skills and abilities?"

"Uh" Zhou Ye smiled embarrassedly.

"Are Sister Meng and I the only ones auditioning?"

“There’s another actress, and you three are competing.

I have already made an agreement with Director Yao that we will not consider other off-field factors and will only look at acting skills and suitability for the role, and we will choose whoever is better.

You are thinking about nonsense here, don't look back and see that neither you nor Meng Ziyi was selected."

"I understand. I'll go back and prepare well."

Gu Wei nodded.

Yang Zi, who had just finished singing a song, handed the microphone to Li Xian and moved closer to the two of them.

"What are you talking about? Why don't you go sing?"

When Zhou Ye heard Yang Zi's question, he did not hide anything and told the other party about the audition.

Yang Zi looked at Gu Wei with some resentment.

"What role? Give me an audition opportunity. I also want to act in a serious drama."

When Gu Wei looked at her, he was reminded of Yang Zi’s look in “The Battle of Changsha”.

"Didn't you and Xiao Zhan have an agreement on a play?"

"how do you know?"

“Please, Xiao Zhan is also an artist under my company, I can tell what kind of works he will be starring in just by paying a little attention.

It just so happens that he is this year's Weibo King and you are the Weibo Queen. It is a good choice to take advantage of the popularity to create a hit drama together.

The role I play in this play does not match your temperament."

(End of this chapter)