Chapter 219 focuses on a willful person
There is a lot of snow in the winter in the north this year, and there will always be a big or small snow fall every now and then.
Today is no exception. It was a bit cloudy in the morning, and then slowly, snowflakes fell from the sky. Fortunately, the wind was not strong, and it fell sparsely, it was a light snow.
This little bit of snow is nothing to the people working and living in the capital, they are already used to it.
The thin layer of snow falling on the ground seems to have covered the city in this winter with a veil, beautiful and elegant.
Auspicious snow heralds a good harvest, and it looks like 2015 will be a good year.
High-end private cuisine in an alley in Beijing.
In a small private room, there is a square mahogany dining table in the middle, surrounded by four long wooden benches. In the middle of the dining table is a cloisonne-like copper hotpot with a Donglaishun look. The soup in the hotpot is The bottom is about to boil.
Dishes to be cooked are placed around the hot pot, including freshly cut beef and mutton slices, winter bamboo shoots, lettuce, potatoes, yams, kelp, lotus root and other vegetables, as well as fish balls, fresh scallops, oysters, and seafood. Shrimp, cod fillets and other seafood.
The dishes are very rich, but there are not many of them. One small plate after another fills the whole table.
The box is surrounded by wooden decoration accessories. Although it is exquisite, it looks a bit old-fashioned.
A small window is open diagonally across from Gu Wei, and he can see that the snowflakes are still slowly falling in the yard outside, but the sky in the distance has gradually cleared up, and it seems that it won’t be long before this light snow falls. It's about to stop.
The door of the box was opened from the outside, and a somewhat bloated figure walked in.
Wearing a dark purple long down jacket, a black woolen hat on his head, and a white mask on his face, this set of equipment is very cold-proof and warm, but it looks like a middle-aged aunt on the street. There is no difference.
“I tried my best to arrive as early as possible, but I didn’t expect that I would still be later than you~”
A crisp and sweet sound came from inside the mask.
The visitor took off his hat and mask, and a beautiful face was revealed. No one could have imagined that there would be such a beautiful woman underneath this rustic clothes.
Sweep the snow that fell on the down coat with your hands, then take off the coat and hang the down coat and hat on the hangers in the corner.
Turn around and sit opposite Gu Wei.
“I’m going to treat you to dinner. If I can’t come before you, is that even a big deal?
Besides, it is important for men to arrive early and not to keep beautiful women waiting. "
Gu Wei looked at Liu Yifei's moist, fair and flawless face opposite and said.
Liu Yifei, who had taken off her down coat, was wearing a gray sweater, which was a solid color. , there are no patterns or decorations on it, only a small piece of the collar is turned outward, revealing her fair and slender neck.
To be honest, Gu Wei wants to complain about Liu Yifei's clothes every time they meet. A few words.
As a domestic first-line star and the "fairy sister" in the hearts of a generation, she usually wears casual clothes when she goes out. She may just pick up a few pieces that fit her in the closet at home and go out. No, she doesn't have the dressing consciousness of a top beauty.
Among other female celebrities, none of them are allowed to match their clothes carefully before going out. Even if they wear private clothes, they cannot be casual in any way, for fear of making themselves look ugly, or being laughed at for dressing in a tacky way.
This is the only sister who never cares about these things. Fortunately, her looks are so good. No matter how tacky her clothes are, she still looks like she is going to fashion week. She is like Taobao's "Selected Buyer Show" ".
"It doesn't matter, I don't care about this. It doesn't matter if it's earlier or later. It doesn't matter if you make me wait."
Liu Yifei sat down and straightened her hair and said.
Gu Wei looked directly at her and stretched out her hand to tie up her loose hair. The skin connecting her face and neck was so white that it seemed to be glowing.
Although I have known Liu Yifei for more than 2 years, I still feel amazed every time I see her.
This face is really a gift from God.
"What are you looking at?"
After finishing her hair, Liu Yifei looked at Gu Wei and said.
“Sister Yifei seems to be beautiful again~”
Listening to Gu Wei's praise, the corners of Liu Yifei's mouth curled up slightly.
“You’re just talking nonsense, you’ll just say something to make a girl happy.
It’s not an injustice to say you’re a scumbag on the Internet.”
“Really! You didn’t realize it. Has your skin turned white recently? I really think you are whiter than when we last met."
Gu Wei said a little unfairly.
Seeing that he was serious, Liu Yifei couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
She reached out and touched her face, and asked with some uncertainty.
“Really? I’ve been at home recently, without working, and not going out much.”
“Maybe it’s because you haven’t been out for a long time, and the sunshine in winter is relatively bright now. Weak, so there are some changes in the skin.”
“It’s possible.”
Today, Gu Wei asked Liu Yifei to go out for dinner. The day before yesterday, when Gu Wei was promoting his new song and movie, Liu Yifei was the first to repost his Weibo post online to help him promote it. Gu Wei deserves this favor.
If she hadn’t started this, other friends probably wouldn’t have helped forward it.
Of course the second helper, Yang Mi, is also very important. The promotion of the two most popular female stars has brought up the traffic immediately.
Gu Wei had already called Yang Mi, thanked her verbally, and promised her many conditions. Gu Wei would naturally work hard to fulfill them when they met.
On Liu Yifei's side, Gu Wei invited her out to meet and thank her in person. Moreover, the two of them hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they just took this opportunity to get together.
The soup base of the copper hot pot was completely boiling. Gu Wei picked up some meat slices and vegetables and put them into the pot.
"I ordered some meat, vegetables and seafood. If you want to eat anything, we can add more."
Liu Yifei also started to put some of her favorite food into the pot.
"That's enough, we won't be able to eat any more. It's a waste. I don't have any taboos, these are all fine."
In winter, with one or two friends, in the snowy weather Here, it is really a very happy thing to eat a hot hot pot around the table.
Especially if this friend is a beautiful woman, the experience will be even better.
Liu Yifei didn't care too much about her image when eating hot pot. She and Gu Wei had known each other for a long time. When the two of them were filming together on the crew, they often ate face to face with lunch boxes. They had no airs for a long time.
She put a piece of mutton slices into her bowl, dipped it in a little of the prepared sauce, and ate it in one bite.
"Hmm~ His mutton is very fresh and chewy, good reviews!"
Gu Wei was also eating and looked up at her.
"Actually, what the owner cooks is not hot pot, but private cuisine. It's just that I think the weather today is more suitable for hot pot, so I chose this one.
It turns out that when I have hot pot dinners with friends, I always go to Donglaishun. He The hotpot at home is very authentic. When I was in school, my classmates and I always went there to eat it.
It’s a pity that I couldn’t go when I invited you out for dinner. It would be too easy for us to show up and be photographed. It would definitely be hot by then. Search for the first place.
You can only come to this relatively hidden private restaurant.”
Liu Yifei put another piece of lettuce in the bowl. "Haha~ It's not my fault, it's just that someone is too popular, and there are so many scandals, so naturally he doesn't dare to show his face."
"I don't care about being reported by the media. The main reason is that I'm afraid of ruining your reputation, Sister Yifei."
"It would be weird to believe you~"
Both of them While eating and chatting, Gu Wei raised a glass of juice in his hand.
“Sister Yifei, I salute you and thank you for helping me promote on Weibo!”
Gu Wei said with sincerity.
“It’s nothing, I also listened to the song you posted, it’s really nice, and the animated movie looks good too.
With a little effort, I just forwarded it for you, Don’t be too polite.”
“Your little effort has helped me a lot!”
Liu Yifei smiled without being modest. She really liked Gu Wei’s songs, so of course she could help. She was also very happy to go to Gu Wei.
"By the way, how did you come up with the idea of becoming a producer of an animated film?
I remember that you have never been involved in the field of animated films before."
Liu Yifei was a little confused. She asked, it was normal for Gu Wei to release a new song, but the movie was so good that she suddenly became the producer of a cartoon, which made her a little surprised.
"Speaking of which, this happened by chance."
Gu Wei took a sip of the drink in the cup, looked at Liu Yifei's curious face, and explained.
“The animated film [The Return of the Great Sage] was a project recommended to me by Mr. Wang of Enlight Media at the [Tang Detective] celebration party at the beginning of 2014.
At that time, due to lack of funds, this animated film was It was in a state of suspension, but all the money from the early investors had been spent, and only a small part of the film was made.
At this time, the original investors were unwilling to continue investing in it. Everyone was afraid that this would be a bottomless pit and they would lose all their money in the end.
Even Wang Changtian himself was very optimistic about this film, but considering the box office of domestic animation at that time. The current situation and the management of the company no longer invested money, but brought director Tian Xiaopeng to me to ask for help."
"Since you are now a producer, you must have agreed to invest at that time. Money?”
Gu Wei smiled.
"Yes, [Tang Detective] sold for 1 billion at that time. Mr. Wang knew that I had money, so he brought people to my place to try their luck.
Director Tian and I After contacting him and looking at some of the films he had produced, he readily agreed to invest.” How dare you continue to invest money in it?”
“Because I have seen some of the finished films, and they are really good. The quality of the films far exceeds those of other domestic animated films, and can be compared with other animated films in our country. Comparison with some of Disney's animated films in Hollywood
Others are afraid to invest because the current animated films in China are generally not good and the audience does not recognize them.
But I think it would be a pity if such a good film was ultimately aborted due to lack of funds.
Fortunately, I am not short of money. Even if I lose money in the end, I will still be considered as contributing to China’s animated film industry. We cannot let Disney’s films continue to occupy our own animated film market.
Of course, I am confident in the quality of this film and feel that the chances of it being a box office hit are still very high. ”
Of course Gu Wei knows that with the quality of [The Return of the Great Sage], it will definitely sell well.
But he couldn't say that he had read the answer. He could only explain it as supporting the construction of domestic animated films, and there was no shortage of money.
After listening to Gu Wei's words, Liu Yifei looked at him with a little admiration.
People who have ambitious goals and are willing to contribute are often respected by others. Because everyone cannot do it, they will naturally respect those who can.
No one wants to waste their money. Gu Wei can take this risk just to make a better domestic animated film and does not care about the gains and losses of personal interests. This naturally wins Liu Yifei's favor.
“Then how much money did you invest in it later?”
"When Director Tian came to see me, [The Return of the Great Sage] had already cost 40 million. I invested twice in the later stage to make the film perfect. Plus the publicity funds before the film was released, I received a total of 60 million.
The total cost of [The Return of the Great Sage] is now exactly 100 million.”
“Pfft~”
The juice Liu Yifei just drank was almost 100 million. Squirted out.
“So many~”
She began to subconsciously think that Gu Wei might have invested 18 million. After all, it was just a cartoon. Unexpectedly, he invested 60 million, and the total investment for a cartoon was actually 100 million.
Of course what Gu Wei told her was not true. The 100 million must be real money spent. Unlike some movies that claim a 200 million investment, it is actually the real money spent. It doesn’t matter whether it’s 100 million or not, it’s a big investment just for the box office.
You must know that in the 2014 Forbes [China Celebrity List] released in May 2014, which counted 100 Chinese celebrities based on income and exposure, Lin Zhiling, the most beautiful woman in the Bay Area, was ranked 7th. His annual income is exactly 60 million.
Although Liu Yifei is very famous, her income last year was less than 60 million.
Her income mainly relies on film remuneration and advertising endorsements, and she rarely does commercial acting. She made two movies last year, and her total remuneration was only over 10 million.
Many advertising endorsements are signed every two years. Most of the manufacturer endorsements last year have not expired, so her income in 2014 was not high.
Of course, this list only counts celebrities’ income from entertainment industry activities such as film and television works, advertising endorsements, sports, competitions, book publishing, etc. Personal investment and operating income is not included.
"That's it. Fortunately, the money was actually used in the production of the movie. I think it's worth it!"
Gu Wei said nonchalantly.
“Haha~ It seems that my evaluation of you when we first met was absolutely right.
When Mr. Gu entered the industry and filmed, he didn't regard money as money at all. He mainly focused on being willful!
From your first film "Xiu Chun Dao", to later spending your own money to film "Tang Detective", and now to this animated film, your style has really not changed at all! "
"Haha~ Sister Yifei, you are joking, I just do what I think is right. "
After taking two bites of the food, Liu Yifei said again.
"When I go home later, I will go online to help you promote it. Don't lose too much by then. ”
Liu Yifei was still a little worried about Gu Wei. After all, this amount of money was not a small figure for a first-line star.
And the current box office record for domestic animated movies is about 200 million, which means that as long as the movie does not break the record, it will definitely lose money.
Seeing Liu Yifei worried about herself, Gu Wei looked happy.
“No need, Sister Yifei, we have done all we can in terms of publicity now, we will wait until the movie is released in a few days to see the results.
Don’t worry, when have I ever made a loss? It’s okay, you have to have faith in me.”
"Well, I hope your choice is still correct this time~"
Liu Yifei didn't know what to say when she saw Gu Wei's confident face.
There will be more in the evening
(End of this chapter)