Chapter 326 Asian Beauty
I returned to Beijing for a few days, looked at the post-production progress of "Tang Detective 2", and communicated with the editors to ensure that the film would not deviate from Gu Wei's style.
Directors Yan Fei and Peng Damo are back at work.
At this time, the box office of "Charlotte Trouble" has exceeded 1 billion. After the word-of-mouth spread, the crew did not need to do additional publicity. They naturally wanted to come back and continue the unfinished work before.
The budgets for the company’s two new dramas [Love Saint] and [The Legend of Chu Qiao] have been made.
[Love Saint] is a low-budget comedy movie, with a cost of about 40 million.
The main reason is that the leading actor Xiao Yan and the other actors Wen Mu also plans to hire are not well-known, and the pay is relatively cheap, and there are no big scenes when filming comedy movies. The 40 million yuan also includes part of the publicity. cost.
[The Legend of Chu Qiao] is different. The estimated cost of this costume drama is more than 100 million, and it is a large-scale production comparable to [The Legend of Ancient Swords] and [Flower Thousand Bones].
However, high investment means high returns. Although "The Legend of Chu Qiao" does not include Gu Wei, Zhao Liying's fame alone coupled with high-quality production is enough to ensure that this drama can make [ Wei Mingxia] makes a lot of money.
Gu Wei is in the office looking at the company's recent accounts.
As a boss, being able to check accounts and check accounts frequently is one of the most basic abilities.
The animated film [Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage], which was released in February, will not be released until mid-April because it received an extension key.
Now in October, half a year has passed, and all the box office revenue of the movie has been received.
[Wei Ming Xia] holds 60% of the shares, and the final box office in the company’s account was more than 400 million. Subtracting the 100 million investment cost at the time, this former domestic box office champion brought the company 3 A net profit of more than 100 million.
Left Ear, which was a hit in the first half of the year, has also received its box office split at this time.
At that time, the movie sold more than 800 million yuan. Gu Wei invested in the movie with his salary during the filming, accounting for one-third of the total investment in the movie. Now he has nearly 100 million yuan.
It’s just that this is his income as an actor, and it goes into the brokerage company’s account.
Although two film and television projects are about to be launched, the company still has plenty of cash on its books.
If you have too much money, you have to find ways to spend it. Later, Gu Wei considered buying the entire building where the company is located as a venue for the future expansion of the company.
We also need to increase investment in our own charity fund, which is expected to invest 100 million this year.
In this way, you can get a lot of tax deductions, and doing charity will also give you a golden coat in the eyes of the upper class.
On October 12, Gu Wei flew to Thailand.
[Operation Mekong] is about to start filming in Bangkok. As the protagonist, Gu Wei certainly cannot delay the filming time.
On the plane, he took out the script and read it again carefully.
This version of [Operation Mekong] is actually similar to the original storyline.
It was also the opening scene of "The Murder of a Chinese Sailor in the Golden Triangle", and then the country decided to send anti-drug elites to form a special operations team for this case. With Gao Gang (played by Zhang Hanyu) as the captain, they sneaked into the Golden Triangle to find out the truth and tried their best to find out the mastermind behind the case. .
Gu Wei plays the original role of Peng Yuyan, a Chinese anti-drug intelligence agent "Fang Xinwu" who has been lurking in the Golden Triangle for many years.
The only difference is that the story line of the character "Fang Xinwu" has been enriched.
Whether it is his early story line of arresting criminals and obtaining intelligence while lurking alone, or the series of battles that took place after Zhang Hanyu arrived in the Golden Triangle and Gu Wei joined the special operations team, his shots and the scenes he occupied The proportion is higher than that of others.
As long as the main plot does not change, as long as Gu Wei is given a little more scenes, he will definitely be the male protagonist.
And Zhang Hanyu changed from the first hero in the original story to the second hero.
But even Zhang Hanyu himself doesn't care too much about this. He knows that Gu Wei's current fame and box office appeal are beyond his comparison.
Bona hired Gu Wei to play the male lead purely for future box office considerations, and Gu Wei's performance at the movie box office was recognized by both him and the director of "Operation Mekong", Lin Chaoxian.
The plane landed from Bangkok Airport. As soon as Gu Wei got off the plane, his manager Yang Dan answered a phone call.
“Boss, your trip to Bangkok was leaked at some point.
Now there are local Thai fans outside the airport.
[Operation Mekong] The crew sent to pick you up called and asked us to negotiate with the airport and arrange for certain security personnel to escort you out. "
Yang Dan said to Gu Wei after hanging up the phone.
"How many fans can I have in Thailand? ”
Gu Wei was a little confused, but he still followed the agent’s instructions and waited for the airport’s arrangements, and did not go out rashly.
More than ten minutes later, he walked out under the escort of a group of airport security personnel.
Sure enough, there are now huge crowds of people outside Bangkok Airport, and they are already surrounded by people.
A variety of local young men and women in Thailand, some holding support signs with Gu Wei's name on them, some holding his posters, and the rest holding their mobile phones high, waiting for the idol to appear.
Gu Wei showed up under heavy protection, and these young fans screamed.
Some shouted in Thai, some in English, and some shouted Gu Wei's name in broken Chinese.
It's a pity that even Gu Wei can understand.
After taking the role, Gu Wei knew that some parts of the film needed to be in Thai and Burmese, so he found a specialized language teacher to learn it for two days.
After the skills were formed, he naturally mastered two new languages.
After walking out of the airport with difficulty and getting into the car where the crew came to pick him up, Gu Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Since he experienced the enthusiastic pick-up from his fans in China, on the one hand, he agreed with his fans not to pick him up at the airport, and on the other hand, he kept his itinerary absolutely confidential and never leaked it to the outside world.
So it’s been a long time since fans picked us up at the airport in China.
“How come I have so many fans in Thailand?”
“Boss, the two dramas [Shanshan is Coming] and [A Slight Smile Is Alluring] were both broadcast in Thailand. It’s very popular, so it’s not an exaggeration that you have so many fans here.” Yang Dan explained.
“I’m sorry, Teacher Gu Wei, the crew should have told the locals about your arrival time, and no one expected this to happen.”
The crew member who came to pick him up said apologetically.
"It's okay, it's not a big deal. Just pay attention to it in the future."
Gu Wei waved his hand and didn't mind.
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“Yu Dong, I’m sorry, I’m late!”
After coming to the crew, the first person I met was Yu Dong from [Bona].
[Operation Mekong] As the top priority of [Bona] this year, Yu Dong personally served as the producer and also played a cameo role in the movie.
"It's just the right time. The crew will officially start shooting tomorrow. Gu Wei, you arrived just in time!"
Yu Dong smiled and shook hands with Gu Wei cheerfully, and then took the photo Touch him on the shoulder to express intimacy.
“I have heard from people below that Gu Weiqin is very popular in Thailand. He is worthy of being the first person of the younger generation in our domestic film and television industry. In the future, his reputation will spread all over the world and he will become a star like Cheng Long. International superstars are just around the corner ”
"Dong Yu, you are so complimentary. I don't know why so many fans came to pick me up at the airport today. I'm still confused."
Gu Wei said with a bitter smile.
"I have already explained to the people below that this will definitely not happen in the future!"
Yu Dong assured Gu Wei.
"Director Lin, our leading actor is here!"
Gu Wei was led into an office on the set, where Lin Chaoxian was explaining something to his subordinates.
Director Lin is short, bald, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and has the aura of a great director.
But after seeing Gu Wei, his serious face immediately turned into a smile.
"Gu Wei, welcome, I have heard your name a long time ago, and today we finally met. I am really handsome, even more handsome than Hua Tsai when he was young!"
< br> Lam Chao-hsien is from Hong Kong, but he has been filming in the Mainland for many years and can already speak Mandarin quite well.
"The director has won the award, I dare not compare with Brother Hua~"
Gu Wei also smiled and greeted Director Lin.
The two chatted for a few words and gradually became familiar with each other.
In fact, Lin Chaoxian had some objections to Gu Wei at first. After all, his original favorite actor was Peng Yuyan.
However, as the results of Gu Wei's released movies this year are getting better and better, especially after "Monster Hunt" became the number one box office in film history, he completely changed his mind.
As a director of commercial films, the ultimate goal is to sell tickets for his movie.
And Gu Wei is obviously the key figure who can help the movie become a hit at the box office.
Compared with the future box office results of his movies, Peng Yuyan, an actor he admires, is not that important.
The next day.
The front page of entertainment news in Thailand reported that Gu Wei arrived in Bangkok and was picked up by fans at the airport.
[Asian beauty arrives in Thailand, Bangkok airport is jammed! 】
【The king of idol dramas from China comes to Thailand, and Bangkok fans enthusiastically welcome him! 】
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Many entertainment media in Thailand have reported this news, and there are also some exaggerated terms.
The news quickly spread to China, and the domestic mainstream media regarded this incident as a sign that Gu Wei promoted the spread of Chinese pop culture overseas.
Just like South Korea spreads "Korean Wave" across Asia through variety shows and idol artists.
What seems to be the popularity of foreign stars is actually the "invasion" of a strong culture into a weak culture.
Many netizens who eat melon also feel a lot of pride while watching the news.
After all, Gu Wei is an out-and-out Chinese star. He is so famous in Thailand and has so many fans. They feel somewhat proud of him.
Not to mention Gu Wei's fans, who started bragging about their idols online again, completely contemptuous of other young idols in the entertainment industry.
[It seems that my brother’s name should be changed. He shouldn’t be called top domestic entertainment star. He should be called Asian Superstar! 】
[Some media said before that Gu Wei's two dramas were popular in Southeast Asia. I still didn't believe it. Now it seems that I am short-sighted. Sure enough, excellent works can be liked by everyone! ! 】
【I am not surprised at all that Gu Wei is popular abroad. With his looks, he is a hit in the entire Asian entertainment industry. Even if he has no works and only looks at his face, these guys Foreigners must be confused too! 】
【This incident proves that everyone in Asia has the same aesthetics!
What, you said they are different? That proves that Gu Wei's appearance has transcended cultural barriers and forced people from different countries to have a unified aesthetic! ! 】
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(End of this chapter)