"I'm going to take half a day off from the director tomorrow."
"What's wrong with you?"
"Didn't I say that I wanted to use the song I wrote last night as the theme song of [Go to Where the Wind Is]? I have to record a demo, and I can't sing it to the director, right?"
Liu Yifei thought for a while and suggested: "There will be no night show tomorrow. After you finish recording the song, let's go watch a movie together?"
"No problem, what do you want to see?"
Liu Yifei opened her phone and flipped through it.
“The recent releases are all Hollywood movies, [Uncharted], [Batman], [Hotel Transylvania 4] and [Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore Mysteries].
The new movie directed by Wen Muye is about to be released, but it’s just May 1st, more than a week away”
As she said that, she raised her head and glanced at Gu Wei: "[Miracle·Stupid Kid] is your company's movie, right?"
Gu Wei nodded: "It will be released in a few days. Please post on Weibo to help me promote it."
Liu Yifei smiled and said: "No problem, how can you thank me?"
"I have already done my best, and the next step is to give everything to others." Gu Wei raised his eyebrows and raised the corners of his mouth.
Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment, then reacted a second later and rolled her eyes.
"By the way, how about this movie from your company?"
"With first-class directors, actors and production teams, plus a good script, [Miracle·Stupid Kid] is definitely a good film!"
"How does it compare with the director's previous film [I'm Not the God of Medicine]?"
"It's definitely not comparable to that, not to that extent"
Liu Yifei nodded.
"Director Muye's previous films were all big hits, especially [The God of Medicine] and [Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils], which grossed two to three billion at the box office.
[Miracle] Can it reach its previous heights? ”
Gu Wei shook his head: "If I acted, this movie would have a guaranteed box office of 2 billion.
But now the male protagonist is Peng Yuchang from our company.
Although Peng Peng's acting skills are good, his appeal is almost non-existent.
When the film was originally planned for publicity, it was decided to win by word of mouth and focus the publicity on Wen Muye.
Judging from the quality of the movie and the upcoming May Day schedule, [Miracle] has a high probability of earning more than 500 million at the box office”
"This sounds very Versailles, but I have to admit that your appearance is indeed a great blessing to a movie." Liu Yifei sighed.
In the past ten years, if there is a superstar in domestic entertainment, it is undoubtedly Gu Wei.
His various achievements since his debut are too exaggerated. He is definitely the top star in the entertainment industry, bar none.
"After chatting for a long time, have you decided what movie you want to watch tonight?" Gu Wei asked.
Liu Yifei hesitated for a moment: "[Hotel Transylvania 4].
I have watched the first three movies, they are very classic Hollywood animated movies.”
In April [Storm Chaser] became a hit.
Gu Wei did not participate too much in the promotion due to filming. He only took the time to have a video chat with everyone, and also accepted an exclusive interview with the crew from Tengxun's online media.
However, due to his high fame and the promotion of TV series, even though he has not been exposed much, he has still been at the top of the artist popularity list since the beginning of the month.
Unlike Gu Wei, Wang Churan, as the heroine of the TV series, has been very active during the broadcast of "Wind Chaser".
[Yuekai Entertainment] has two skills in artist marketing, and Jia Shikai also knows that now is the best time for Wang Churan to become popular.
So in the past month, press releases about her have been everywhere.
Today I’m on the cover of a certain magazine, tomorrow I’m photographed beautifully at the airport, and the day after tomorrow I’m invited to participate in a brand event
The feeling given to netizens and audiences is that this new actor named Wang Churan is very popular now.
[Wind Chaser]’s blessing to Wang Churan is huge.
It is an exaggeration to say that one drama has made her a top performer, but it has definitely given her a masterpiece that can establish her in the industry.
And due to the popularity of "Wind Chaser", Wang Churan's national popularity has greatly increased.
In layman's terms, it means that through a drama, you become familiar in front of the audience, and you are no longer an unknown person that no one knows.
At the same time, the vigorous promotion of the agency behind her also attracted a large number of good-looking fans to her.
Regardless of whether Wang Churan's nicknames of "Little Liu Yifei" and "High-profile Liu Yifei" are worthy of their names, everyone recognizes that she is beautiful.
She wasn't popular before, no matter how beautiful she was, no one paid attention to her.
Now that she is famous, her beauty has naturally attracted countless gazes. She has been praised by many media as bright and majestic. She is one of the most beautiful people born in 1995.
Unlike Wang Churan who was so proud, Yue Kai's first brother Yang Yang was not in a good mood this month.
At the beginning of the month, his transformation work, the military-themed TV series "Special Warfare Glory" was launched.
Two local satellite TVs, Oriental Channel and Blueberry Channel, as well as three video platforms, namely Tencent, iQiyi, and Youku, will broadcast it together.
I originally thought I would get good results and successfully transition from an idol boy to a tough guy like the "King of Soldiers", but it turned out that I was bumped into the schedule with [Storm Chaser], which was released almost at the same time.
Throughout April, "The Storm Chaser" almost sucked up the popularity of all TV dramas. The TV broadcast data was unparalleled, and the number of views and discussions online were far behind other dramas in the same period.
[Special Battle Glory] naturally became cannon fodder in the same period.
In fact, the quality of the drama "Special Battle Glory" is quite good. Director Xu Jizhou has directed "Indelible Numbers", the movie "Psychological Crime: City Lights", and is also the director and screenwriter of the original "Hurricane".
His drama pays special attention to the script and story, so [Special Battle Glory] has done a good job in polishing the plot, but there was a mistake in the casting.
Actors are so important to a drama. The same drama produced by different actors will have completely different effects.
Yang Yang has been acting in idol dramas since his debut, such as male god, handsome guy, boss and so on.
It was the first time he played such a "King of Soldiers" type role. He tried hard to get rid of the idol baggage on him, but in the end he tried too hard and turned the special "King of Soldiers" into a "King of Drag", which in turn made the entire TV series The look and feel has dropped several notches.
In late April, another drama starring Yang Yang, "Let's Try the World", was aired on Tengxun Video.
At this time, a total of 38 episodes of "Storm Chaser" was almost finished. Tengxun wanted to direct some traffic to this self-produced S-class costume drama.
As a result, after "Let's Try the World" was aired, it received negative reviews again.
The male and female protagonists Yang Yang and Ruth were nicknamed "King Duan" and "Princess Duan" by netizens because of their straight bodies and stiff acting skills.
After "The Storm Chaser" aired, Tengxun released a new drama, and iQiyi did not lag behind, launching the costume spy drama "The Wind Rises in Longxi" directed by Lu Yang.
Xiaguan Town B&B courtyard.
After that night, Gu Wei asked his assistant to rent out the two-story house with a courtyard.
He felt that the place was spacious and private, and the accommodation was very comfortable. It was a good place to stay while filming "Going to a Windy Place".
"Why can't I understand this [The Wind Rises in Longxi]?"
After watching the two episodes of the TV series updated today, Liu Yifei frowned slightly.
She had already finished watching "The Wind Chaser", and because she had some friendship with Lu Yang, she decided to catch up on the sequel "The Wind Rises from Longxi".
Gu Wei sat next to Liu Yifei and watched the show with her.
"This drama was very popular before it was aired. It is Lu Yang's first time directing a TV drama, starring Chen Kun, Bai Yu, Nie Yuan, Wang Xiao and others. It is also a costume spy drama, and every aspect is very attractive to the audience.
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It’s just that word-of-mouth and data have been declining since the broadcast started, and now it’s a sure bet”
"I saw that this drama's rating on Douban is over 8, which is very high.
And most of the reviews are very good. I don’t know why the playback data is getting worse and worse”
Gu Wei smiled and said: "The reason is very simple. Didn't you just say it?"
Liu Yifei was confused: "What did I say?"
"You said you couldn't understand, and that's the biggest reason why this drama didn't do well."
After Gu Wei finished speaking, he continued to explain: "Actually, Lu Yang came to me when he was preparing for this TV series.
I didn't take it partly because the schedule wasn't suitable at the time, and partly because the script was a bit difficult.
"The Wind Rises in Longxi" relies on the background of the Three Kingdoms and requires the audience to have a certain understanding of the history of the Three Kingdoms to better understand the plot, which raises the threshold for watching the drama.
And the pace of this drama is very fast, and the story is complex and brain-burning, making it difficult for ordinary viewers to follow the development of the plot.
Just like you said you couldn’t understand it, you naturally gave up on the show.”
"It's a pity what you said. According to the plot, this should be a good drama"
Gu Wei shook his head: "The music is high and low-key.
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"The Wind Rises in Longxi" has a high rating because viewers who understand it like it very much.
The poor broadcast performance is because most viewers can't understand it, or simply don't have the patience to understand it.
I have always believed that good works must be universal and can be liked by the public.
From this perspective, the data difference of [The Wind Rises in Longxi] is reasonable”
Liu Yifei nodded.
"I saw many people on the Internet saying that they chose not to watch it because Yang Ying starred in it."
"No, I really can't blame the baby for not doing well in this drama.
"The Wind Rises in Longxi" is essentially a male group drama, with several male characters competing against each other as the most important part. The baby doesn't have much of a role in it. He only appeared in the fifth episode, and his performance is quite satisfactory.
And compared to her, don't you think the performance of the male protagonist Chen Kun is more embarrassing? ”
"Well, it's true to hear you say that.
I feel a little awkward every time I watch him appear. He is obviously a high-level secret agent, but he always looks cool.
I feel that he is no different now than he was when he was filming "Golden Pink Family" 20 years ago, and there is no progress at all."
Liu Yifei complained unceremoniously.
It is recognized that she has a bad relationship with Chen Kun.
When she joined the industry to film her first movie "The Golden Family", she had no acting experience, couldn't speak her lines, and didn't know how to move. She was a complete "newbie".
Chen Kun, who was the leading actor at the time, looked down upon her in various ways. He expressed his dissatisfaction many times and even led the rest of the crew to isolate her.
Liu Yifei was only 14 years old that year.
It was also from that time on that the two of them formed a rift and never collaborated again in so many years.
"Haha, everyone in the industry regards Chen Kun as an actor, but in my opinion he is not as good as his old classmate Huang Xiaoming.
Brother Xiao Ming has won the Golden Rooster Best Actor, but Chen Kun seems to have only won the Hundred Flowers Award once.
As for his works, he has basically produced all his movies and TV series in recent years, relying solely on his past achievements.
The name "Pu Kun" given to him by netizens is well-deserved."
After Gu Wei finished speaking, Liu Yifei burst out laughing.
"Pu Kun, this is the first time I heard this nickname."
From the perspective of the whole year, the May 1st stall is a small stall.
Unlike the extremely long release cycles of the Spring Festival and summer releases, which often last for tens of days, the May Day release period is shorter and the characteristics of the release period are not distinctive enough.
This has led to many heavyweight films choosing to avoid the May Day schedule and instead be released on other schedules.
Without the blessing of blockbuster movies, it is naturally difficult for the May Day movie market to become popular.
There are a total of 7 movies released on May Day this year, including Wen Muye's "Miracle·Stupid Child", "Prosecution Storm" starring Huang Jingyu and Bai Baihe, Happy Twist's "Hello, Brother", and the drama "You" OK, BJ] and three cartoons [I Am Tyrannosaurus Rex], [Pigman Movie·Ocean Diary], and [Mini World Awakening].
It can also be seen from the titles and starring roles that these movies released on May Day are either low-budget or not expected to be big hits.
Only a Happy Twist comedy movie might do well at the box office.
However, "Hello, Brother" stars Chang Yuan and Ma Li. Chang Yuan has now become a professional in bad movies like Huang Cailun, and there will basically be no surprises in the movies he stars in.
According to the publicity plan, more than a week before May Day, "Miracle·Stupid Kid" has already begun large-scale screenings across the country.
After a period of word-of-mouth fermentation, this feature film also shot by Wen Mu has formed a good reputation online.
On the eve of its release, many celebrities, led by Gu Wei, posted on Weibo to encourage their fans about the movie, further expanding the popularity of "Miracle".
".Tomorrow's [Miracle·Stupid Kid]'s theater schedule will probably reach 30%, ranking first among all movies released on May 1st.
[Hello, Brother] ranks second, with about 20% of the films scheduled.
Although everyone knows that this movie is probably a bad movie, Happy Twist's comedy still has a certain influence.
Many viewers don't care if it's a bad movie, they just want to watch a comedy.
The remaining 50% of the film schedule will be divided among the five other released films plus the films released before May Day but not yet released.”
From the crew of "Go Where the Wind Is", Gu Wei is on the phone with Yang Liwen who is far away in the capital to communicate about the upcoming "Miracle: Stupid Kid".
"How is the road show going with the literary director?"
"The road show has been going very well. The literary director led Peng Yuchang and other creative teams to more than ten cities in two weeks.
According to the previous publicity plan, after the movie is released, they will continue to promote the road show until the end of the May Day holiday"
"Thanks to them for their hard work"
After finishing the call with Yang Liwen, Gu Wei called Wen Mu again and asked about his schedule and road show work these days.
The two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.
"Are you done?"
Liu Yifei on the side asked when Gu Wei didn't call again.
"It's over.
Communicate with the company about the movie that will be released soon."
"Looking at how busy you are every day, it still feels so relaxing to just be an actor."
During the filming of "Go Where the Wind Is" Liu Yifei was with Gu Wei almost 24 hours a day from morning to night. She knew that he was busy with various things most of the time when he was not filming.
Reply to emails, make phone calls or hold video conferences with the company.
She definitely couldn't do it.
Gu Wei smiled and said nothing.
If you want to get something, you have to give something. This is an eternal truth.
"By the way, tomorrow is May Day. After the show in the evening, let's go see the director's movie "Miracle", right?" Liu Yifei asked.
"Okay~" (End of this chapter)