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Chapter 825 No sense of CP

Gu Wei was actually quite looking forward to this Hollywood blockbuster.

The original version of [John Wick 4] performed very well. With an investment of 1 million US dollars, it earned more than 4 million at the global box office. The most important thing is that it has a very good reputation. It is one of the few films in the series whose later films have higher reviews than the previous ones.

The plots of the several films in this series are actually very simple, and the one that left the deepest impression on domestic audiences should be the first one.

To put it simply: the gang killed the protagonist's dog, and in order to get revenge, the protagonist John Wick single-handedly wiped out the entire Russian gang.

Therefore, the Chinese translation of the movie is also jokingly called "Give Me Back My Dog Life" by many netizens.

The plots of the two subsequent films are similar, both taking a simple and crude approach.

However, the selling point of the "John Wick" series is not the plot, but the gun battle action. It is a real "Hollywood action movie."

Director Chad Stahelski started out as a fighting coach and entered the industry as a stuntman. He served as Keanu Reeves' stunt double in films such as "The Matrix 3" and later became an action director for many films.

He has a unique talent for shooting action scenes and is good at using scenery, lighting, mirrors, glass and other props to make the effects of gun battles and fighting realistic and dazzling.

Action movies have actually been on a downward trend in recent years. Now Hollywood and even the global film market are dominated by special effects films, with the best-selling ones being Marvel superheroes, Avatar, and Transformers.

The "John Wick" series is a rare pure action film that has performed well at the box office.

The character played by Zhen Zidan in the original version actually received very good reviews after the movie was released, mainly because the fighting scenes of "Yuzhou Dan" were so good. He surpassed Keanu Reeves in terms of the smoothness of the movements and the beauty. It's a pity that he didn't have many parts.

Now that the script has been revised, "Kane" played by Gu Wei can already compete with "John Wick".

Who will perform better at that time will depend on everyone's performance.

Gu Wei himself is actually looking forward to working with Keanu Reeves.

He was still an elementary school student when he watched "The Matrix" that year. Now he is going to make a movie with the savior "Neo". It’s still exciting to think about it.

After reporting on "John Wick 4", Yang Liwen also mentioned the two movies and a TV series that the company will release this year.

[Raging Fire] is scheduled to be released on May 5, and the promotion and marketing activities have already started as early as early April.

Part of the reason why Gu Wei took this leave was to promote his upcoming movie.

[Life Events] It took almost two years to shoot. Due to love reasons, it was moved from last year's summer schedule to this year's summer schedule. The current tentative release date is July 7th.

"[Joy of Life 2] is still in communication with several companies.

Among satellite TV stations, Mango TV and Blueberry TV offered the highest bids, while CCTV-8's bid was a little lower."

After Yang Liwen finished speaking, Gu Wei made the decision.

“There’s nothing to hesitate about.

The first season of "Joy of Life" was broadcast on CCTV-8. Although the money was a little less, the influence of CCTV is unmatched by local TV stations.

The second part will still be in cooperation with the TV drama channel as usual."

"Understood~
In terms of online copyright, several platforms are now bidding together.

Originally, Tencent and iQiyi jointly bought the copyright for the first part, but through recent communication, I found that Tencent seemed to abandon iQiyi and wanted to get the exclusive online broadcast rights for the second part. "

Gu Wei nodded.

"Geely has been growing rapidly in recent years and has plenty of money, so it's not surprising that they want to have a monopoly.

There is no need to worry about this. We will cooperate with the platform that offers the highest copyright fee."

After a brief stay at the Beijing company, Gu Wei turned around and flew to Changsha with Zhang Songwen.

They met up with Reba and Wan Qian backstage at Mango TV, and the four of them recorded an episode of "Happy Camp" together as the leading actors of the "Raging Fire" crew.

In the dressing room, Reba, who arrived earlier, immediately trotted up to Gu Wei and excitedly threw herself into his arms.

Zhang Songwen, who was with Gu Wei, had a smiling face without any change. His boss was young, rich and romantic, so he was not surprised at all by the scene before him.

Wan Qian in the room watched this scene with eyes full of curiosity and inquiry, but she had been in the industry for many years and knew the unspoken rules of the circle very well, so she would not ask or say anything that she shouldn't.

Gu Wei patted Reba on the back and whispered, "Okay, everyone is watching~"

Reba finally reacted, loosened her hands that were hugging Gu Wei's neck, and stood aside somewhat embarrassedly.

"When did you arrive?" Gu Wei asked with a smile.

"I had activities in Changsha these past two days, so it was convenient for me to come here, and I arrived very early."

In the dressing room, Gu Wei and the other three sat down and chatted for a while.

Soon, He Jiong and other hosts of Happy Family came over to say hello.

The recording of [Happy Camp] went as usual. Both Gu Wei and Reba were regular guests of Happy Camp, and their participation and interaction in various links were very smooth.

After the recording was over, Teacher He invited a few people to have dinner together in the evening.

".Gu Wei, congratulations on your record-breaking film [Detective Chinatown 3], which has won the domestic box office championship!"

At the dinner table, Teacher He congratulated him.

"Yes, Brother Wei is so awesome!
I initially thought it was a pity that the box office of "Detective Chinatown 3" only stopped at 58 billion yuan, as it was just a little bit away from breaking the record of "Wolf Warrior 2".

I didn’t expect that once the overseas box office figures came out, the total box office would quickly exceed 60 billion!” Du Haitao boasted on the side.

Gu Wei smiled and said, "I am overtaking others by leaps and bounds. Since I can't win domestically, I will try to get more box office revenue overseas. I didn't expect that the effect of [Detective Chinatown 3] released overseas is really good."

"I read the news a few days ago that the total box office of [Detective Chinatown 3] has reached 62 billion yuan. What do you estimate the global box office of this movie will be?" asked Teacher He.

Others also looked at Gu Wei curiously.

"Forehead
[Detective Chinatown 3] was not released in Europe and the United States. Although it was released in the Middle East and Africa, the box office was actually very small.

The main overseas vote bases are still in Japan, South Korea and some Southeast Asian countries."

Gu Wei thought for a while.

"These places can't be compared with China. I estimate that if the box office is another 200 to 300 million RMB, it will be about the same."

"That means the final box office of [Detective Chinatown 3] is expected to exceed 65 billion yuan."

He Jiong sighed after hearing this and said, "Except for the older generation of Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, you are the only one in the domestic entertainment industry who has a certain reputation abroad and has such a high box office appeal!"

The others nodded after hearing this.

Gu Wei smiled and said a few humble words.

At night, in the presidential suite of Changsha Hilton Hotel.

The soft big bed was tossed by the waves and it took a long time for it to calm down.

The bright moonlight shone through the window, and Reba's delicate skin glowed white in the moonlight. If you looked closely, you could see tiny beads of sweat floating on it.

This shows how intense the exercise just now was.

Gu Wei placed one hand on the other's beautiful back, and with the other hand played with the softness that was within his grasp.

“I feel a little thinner.”

"Have it?
Maybe I’ve been working too much recently and haven’t eaten much.” The blush on Reba’s fair face had not yet faded, her face was pressed against Gu Wei’s chest, her arms around his waist.

After keeping her hands there for a long time, she couldn't help but rub them back and forth on Gu Wei's abdomen, feeling the well-defined muscle lines.

"Being too thin is not good. Considering your height, a bit of fatter is more suitable."

"No, it's very obvious if I'm a little fatter on camera, I work very hard to control my weight.

You know how much I love to eat."

“But, if you lose any more weight, you won’t have that much.” Gu Wei applied a little force on his hands and teased with a smile.

"Really?" He said this and Reba was a little worried. She said anxiously, "Then I'll gain a little more weight. I'll try to stay within the range of 45 to 50 kilograms."

Gu Wei couldn't help laughing after hearing what she said.

Reba also reacted and pinched Gu Wei's waist gently with her little hand: "Huh~ You just like to tease me"

"My bad, but you have lost weight.

I think as long as you maintain a healthy lifestyle and exercise more, it doesn’t matter if you weigh a little more or less.

After all, Reba, you are so beautiful, no matter what you are, you are beautiful! "

After Gu Wei finished speaking, Reba raised her lips slightly: "That's pretty good."

"I looked at the data online. The number of views of your and Wu Lei's drama, The Long Ballad, has exceeded 30 billion. That's pretty good data!"

"Well, [The Long Ballad] didn't disappoint at all. All the data was very stable from the beginning to the end.

The TV series has a Douban score of 6.3, which is above the passing mark among costume dramas.

The audience was quite accepting of my performance as "Li Changge".

that is"

"Just what?"

Reba pouted: "Many netizens said that Wu Lei and I don't have a CP feeling at all. Our acting is fine, but when we are in the same frame, we don't look like a couple at all. Instead, we look like an older sister and a younger brother.

During the broadcast of the drama, the topic of CP was taken away by the male and female supporting actors."

"Haha~"

"You're laughing again!"

Gu Wei suppressed his smile and coughed lightly.

"Don't pay too much attention to what netizens say. The actual data of [The Long Ballad] is there. You and Wu Lei both performed well. As for the fact that they are not a good couple, I guess it's just one person's idea.

As for what you said about the supporting characters having more CP topics, it is most likely because they are hired by the agency behind them."

Reba nodded slowly.

"How much do you think our movie can earn at the box office?"

"The minimum guarantee is 20 billion. If there are no accidents, billion should not be a problem!"

Gu Wei didn't say something as exaggerated as 30 or 40 billion. "The Crowd" is just an adapted movie, and it's not released during popular times like the Spring Festival or New Year's Day. With his fame, it's already a huge hit to reach over 20 billion.

"Hehe, that would be great. Plus with The Wandering Earth 2 starting filming in the second half of the year, I feel like I'm about to take off in the film industry!"

Gu Wei nodded in agreement.

"That's right. When The Wandering Earth 2 is released, the total box office of the movies you have participated in will be close to billion!"

He didn't mention the leading role, because no matter in "Raging Fire" or "The Wandering Earth 2", Reba's role can only be considered the second or even the third female lead.

However, unlike other young actors, Reba is already the most popular female star in the domestic entertainment industry. She has no shortage of fame, but what she lacks now is actual work performance.

"Raging Fire" and "The Wandering Earth 2" can just help her make up for this shortfall.

From now on, her fans will be able to brag to others that their idol is a movie star, and that the movies she starred in are all super hits!

The next day, the main characters of "Raging Fire" split into two groups. Gu Wei and Reba flew to Zhuhai to participate in the recording of an episode of "Running Man", while Zhang Songwen and Wan Qian went to record another variety show.

In the first episode of [Running Man Season 5], in a large conference room in an office building, several members of the Running Man team arrived one after another wearing the same style of jeans, and everyone greeted each other.

The iron triangle of Li Chen, Zheng Kai and baby remains unchanged. After recording three seasons, Sha Yi has become the funny man in the team.

The other three young artists are Cai Xukun, Huang Xuxi and Xiao Tiantian Xiwei from Gu Wei Company.

After everyone arrived, Bai Lu and G.E.M. appeared at the door of the conference room.

The two of them joined this episode of "Running Man" as flying guests. After greeting everyone, Sha Yi asked.

"Is everyone here now?"

"Not yet. Two members that everyone is very familiar with will be joining us soon." The director's voice came from outside the camera.

Everyone was a little confused.

"familiar?
Who is it, Wang Zulan?" Li Chen asked in confusion.

"Could it be Baoqiang?" Zheng Kai also guessed.

No one guessed that the familiar people were the three members of Deng Chao who had left, because the guests who stayed in Running Man knew that Deng Chao and his two friends left because of a conflict with the program crew. After leaving, they organized a new variety show [Wu Ha] and most likely they would not come back to participate in Running Man again.

Just as everyone was guessing about each other, Gu Wei and Reba had already gotten out of the car and walked into the building where the program was being recorded.

The crowd watching around the building screamed when they saw the two people, and the sound even reached the conference room upstairs.

"There's a loud scream outside. Who is coming?" Oda said curiously.

"I didn't see everyone so enthusiastic when I first arrived," Cai Xukun, who has always been the new favorite of the group, said arrogantly.

Sha Yi walked to the window and looked down: “I didn’t see anyone, it looks like someone came in.

The people downstairs are so excited, how big of a deal are they?"

Not long after, Gu Wei and Reba appeared at the door of the conference room.

Everyone in the room was extremely surprised when they saw the two of them.

What the director said is correct, they are indeed two familiar faces.

Reba was once one of the regular members of the Running Man team. Gu Wei participated in the show as a flying guest in the earliest seasons of Running Man, and he is very familiar with everyone in the team.

"Reba, I'm so happy to see you!" Baby came up and gave Reba a big hug.

"Hello, baby sister."

The two worked together for two seasons of Running Man. Although she felt that Reba's joining had stolen her limelight as the most popular girl in the show at first, because she knew that Gu Wei was behind him, and Deng Chao and his group were very caring towards Reba, baby also kept trying to please Reba on the surface, so the relationship between the two was pretty good.

"Welcome, welcome, please go easy on me!" Zheng Kai hugged Gu Wei and it was obvious that he was talking about tearing off the name tag.

Gu Wei rarely lost when he participated in Running Man before, and everyone knows his strength.

"Haha, if I let you go, wouldn't that mean I look down on you?"

“It’s okay, you can look down on me, I won’t care.

I feel that Brother Chen cares more, you can compete with him fairly! "Zheng Kai smiled and set a trap for Li Chen.

Li Chen was also surprised to see Gu Wei appear. The two of them were filming together some time ago, but he finished filming early and left the crew.

"Gu Wei, have you finished filming as well?"

"Of course not, I took a few days off because of something.

I went to Tokyo a few days ago.

I have to go back to the crew to continue filming in two days."

Seeing others looking over curiously, Li Chen explained, "I worked on a movie with Gu Wei two months ago, and the conditions were quite difficult.

You must have seen the news about Gu Wei getting injured while filming more than a month ago, right?
It's true, I was at the scene, the gunpowder explosion blew him and Wu Jing away!"

Gu Wei smiled helplessly: "It's not that exaggerated, okay? I have clarified it, it's just a minor injury."

(End of this chapter)