Chapter 708 New Drama
"These are some of the books that I have been looking for you recently. The company has gone through several rounds of screening and some of them are of good quality." After reporting on the work, Yang Liwen brought another thick book. Put the stack of scripts on your desk.
Gu Wei was not surprised and patiently flipped through the pages.
After screening by the team, the scripts that Gu Wei finally sees always have some merit, either because they are invested by a big company, or they are a well-known director, or the stories are more attractive.
Gu Wei watched it for a while and found out that there were indeed a few film and television dramas that had good scores and popularity in his impression.
For example, "In the Name of Family" was produced by Huace and directed by Ding Ziguang.
This drama has been a popular drama for 20 years and has a good reputation. It tells a warm story between a special family, two fathers and three children.
The entry point and story are very good. The heroine Tan Songyun has a baby face, and it is not inconsistent at all to play a high school student at the age of almost 30.
The actors Tu Songyan and Zhang Xilin, the two fathers in the play, also performed very well.
The only shortcoming is that the story ends in an anticlimax, with a warm and interesting beginning, but then it turns to the old routine of a bloody love story. Otherwise, the reputation and results of the TV series could be even better.
There is also the ancient puppet fairy drama "Liu Li" produced by Huan Rui.
Xianxia ancient dolls are prone to hit hits. Although [Liu Li] is far behind the previous big hits like [Sansheng III] and [Xiangmi], it is still a small hit and has become popular. After Li Yifeng, the second brother Huanrui became interested, making him a representative figure of "late bloomers" in the entertainment industry.
Chengyi can be considered a top player in the future, but now he has not yet become famous, and he is not taken seriously in Huanrui.
After Li Yifeng's contract expired, Huan Rui still praised Ren Jialun, who performed well in "Legend of the White Snake".
Gu Wei picked up the two notebooks and put them down again, shaking his head.
It's a pity that none of them are dramas that must be filmed, and they are a bit useless for him in terms of story and popularity.
When Gu Wei takes a role now, he is either preparing for a hit or the story is good and he likes it.
Like the previous films like "Si Teng" and "Donggong", it was purely because they were produced by our own company and to promote the actresses.
When he turned to the end, he thought he would get nothing as usual, but unexpectedly saw a very familiar drama.
Picked it up and flipped through it carefully, confirming that it was a historical revolutionary drama.
"Has the project for [Storm Chaser] been approved?" He remembered that it was broadcast in 2024. Did he prepare for filming so early?
Yang Liwen, who was opposite, raised her head slightly when she heard this and thought for a moment.
“There is something wrong with this drama. Although the script was sent, the project has not actually been approved.
It is said that director Yao Xiaofeng wanted to film it after receiving the script last year, but he has never been able to secure investment. .
The reason why I send the script to my boss is that if the script is liked by you, I can find funds in your name.
When I first screened the scripts, I originally planned to pass "Storm Chaser" because currently it is just a skinny drama with nothing but the script.
But I kept it after reading the content of the script. The story was really well written.
The only doubt is that Director Yao Xiaofeng is good at shooting urban emotional dramas. This kind of revolutionary-themed historical drama has never been filmed before, and I don’t know if it can be done well.”
Listen to what Yang Liwen said, Some deep-buried memories in Gu Wei's mind slowly emerged. He seemed to have seen relevant news.
As Yang Liwen said, "The Storm Chaser" has been in a state of flux since the script came out in 2018. On hold because no one invested money
It wasn't until 2023 that Wang Yibo, the top actor at the time, took over the role of the male protagonist "Wei Ruolai", so the project was quickly established and the funds were quickly received.
"Contact Yao Xiaofeng, I am very interested in this script. We [Wei Tianxia] can vote for [Wind Chaser]" Gu Wei paused after finishing speaking, "But the start-up time may have to be later. Just push it, I don’t have enough time this year, but I will most likely have to wait until next year.”
“Understood, I will contact Director Yao later. With this good news, I believe time is not a problem for him!”
Yang Liwen nodded and responded.
“One more thing, boss~
Previously, you ordered to contact Wanwan director Qian Renhao and buy the copyright of the "Lawless" script from him. It has been done.
But Director Qian recommended that he would direct the film himself."
After she said that, Gu Wei waved his hand directly.
"Just buy the script, you can find it wherever you want. Just make an excuse to refuse the money and let the people howl.”
Not many people may know about [Lawless], but many people are very familiar with the name of [Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Pests].
It’s quite interesting to say.
Qian Renhao began to conceive the story of "Lawless" in 2015 and write the script until the script was completed in 2017.
He has been an old friend for 20 years with Huang Jingpu, the director of "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils". At some directors' gatherings, he told Huang about his script several times.
Qian Renhao did not expect that Huang Jingpu would become interested after hearing his story. After returning home, he plagiarized the story he told and polished and enriched it into a brand new story, adding many details and polishing it. It was very mature and complete, and then it was filmed, which became the very popular "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils".
After [Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils] was released in 2023, Qian Renhao realized that his script had been plagiarized, so he filed a complaint to take the other party to court.
In March 2024, the Taipei Court ruled that the director Qian Renhao claimed that "Zhou Chu Chu Three Evils" plagiarized his script "Lawless" and the evidence was credible, and agreed to seal up the "Zhou Chu Chu Three Evils" film company "An Attitude", and followed Director Huang Jingpu owns all the box office and assets in his name.
The final verdict has not yet come down, but all kinds of evidence show that [Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils] is indeed not Huang Jingpu’s original creation.
Gu Wei likes this movie very much and plans to make it.
However, he was aware of the twists and turns of the movie script copyright and was not short of money, so he asked the people in the company to find money and buy the original script of "Lawless".
Qian Zaiwan is just a third-rate director, and it is normal for Gu Wei to sell the script due to Gu Wei's "money ability".
"The story of [Lawless] is relatively rough. I will polish it a bit later. When it is ready, I will consider which director to film it."
Gu Wei thought for a while and said, "Wait until I finish filming [Tang Detective]. 3] It’s not too late to come back and start preparing for this movie. I plan to start filming after [Celebrating Yu Nian].”
On April 2, [Si Teng], which has been online for nearly a month, updated the final version that night. Two episodes.
This fantasy love web drama starring Gu Wei and Jing Tian and directed by Li Muge has been the most popular online drama for 24 consecutive days since its launch.
In lists such as [Deltawen TV Series Boom Index], [Guduo Data Popularity List], [Lighthouse Data Ranking], [Yunhe Data] and other lists that are commonly referred to now, [Si Teng] has been listed since its launch. It reaches the top of the list every day, and its popularity is unprecedented.
As of the day of the finale, [Si Teng]’s views on the three platforms have exceeded 2 billion, and the total views have reached 7.53 billion.
It has become the most played TV series on the entire network since the beginning of 2019.
[Everyone Is Very Good], which is a hit on satellite TV, has an online broadcast volume of just over 5 billion, which is even worse than [Siteng].
However, the results of the two TV series are both high. Among other TV series broadcast in the same time period, the best-performing online broadcast volume is only more than one billion, and the popularity is also much different from these two dramas.
[Si Teng] is a hit, and the one who earns the most is of course Jingtian.
Throughout March, Da Tiantian was the most discussed female artist on the Internet. Not only did she gain a large number of fans, she also ranked behind Gu Wei on the [Artist New Media Index] list compiled by Vlinkage. Second place.
Gu Wei’s ranking at the top of the list is not simply due to the popularity of [Sito]. He has maintained high exposure and discussion since the popularity of [The Wandering Earth] at the beginning of the year, and Gu Wei’s own number of fans is It is very popular and popular among the public. It has dominated the list for two consecutive months.
However, Jingtian’s inclusion on the list is purely due to [Si Teng].
Before [Si Teng] was broadcast, she couldn't even make it into the top ten.
It rushed to the second place within two days after it was aired, and overthrew Yao Chen, who had become very popular with "Everything is Good".
On the second day of the finale, under the organization of the video platform, the main creative staff of the TV series such as Gu Wei and Jing Tian gathered together and held a small celebration banquet to celebrate the success of the broadcast of "Si Teng".
“Mr. Gu, thank you for giving me this opportunity to direct [Si Teng]!
Thank you also for Tiantian’s wonderful performance in the play.
No need to say more, I'll do it, you two are free to do it!" Li Muge, who looked fair and wore glasses and looked very polite, was very excited at the banquet, and he toasted to the boss Gu Wei shortly after the banquet started.
He has been unknown since he graduated from Peking University and turned to directing. Now his movie "Si Teng" has made him famous and completely popular.
Seeing Li Muge raise his head and drink the wine in his glass, Gu Wei also smiled and drank with him.
“Director Li is a talented person. With such a general under Mr. Gu, I will not worry about not being able to produce good works in the future.”
At today’s celebration party, Mr. Sun from Tengxun Video was also present to congratulate him. .
[Si Teng]’s victory is also a victory for Tengxun. The online broadcast rights of this web drama are in the hands of Tengxun, and it will continue to create benefits for Tengxun Video in the future.
“It’s a pity that Mr. Gu’s film [East Palace] could not continue to cooperate with Teng Xun.
Director Li’s [Si Teng] was so successful, I believe that the subsequent film [East Palace] will be equally exciting.
What a pity!" Sun Zhonghuai said with a pity look on his face.
[Si Teng] was shot early, and the online rights were sold to Tengxun Video, but [Donggong] was finally bought by Youku in the bidding at the beginning of the year.
To be honest, among the three major video platforms, [Wei Tianxia] has the best relationship with Tengxun, but not all works are sold to each other.
Many have been bought by Youku and iQiyi.
Gu Wei also subconsciously avoids binding his company to a certain platform.
As the highest-quality content exporter, as long as he can continue to produce high-quality dramas and not completely fall to one party, the three companies will have to support him and actively build a good relationship with him.
"Mr. Sun, there is no need to regret. There is a long way to go, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.
In the second half of the year, I am going to start a TV series with a male protagonist, and I will star in it.
When the TV series is produced, if Mr. Sun is interested, we can discuss the issue of broadcast rights." Gu Wei was talking about [Qing Yu Nian].
"It's settled, I am 100% committed to Mr. Gu's drama. Trust me, they are definitely hits.
When the time comes, you will inform me as soon as possible." Mr. Sun said with a serious face.
The atmosphere of the celebration banquet was very good. After the boss Gu Wei handled the toasts from the crew and the main creator, he also accompanied Mr. Sun, who is responsible for the video platform, drank a lot.
He was already feeling dizzy when the show finally left.
Jingtian was not drunk. Although she drank some wine, she only tasted it briefly. As a girl, no one tried to persuade her to drink.
Hold Gu Wei's arm, and they took the elevator up to the hotel room together.
“Drink so much, we will have a live interview tomorrow.”
After the two of them entered the door, Jingtian helped Gu Wei onto the bed in the bedroom.
“You lie down for a while, and I’ll make you a cup of honey water.”
After Gu Wei sat down, he grabbed the other person's arm and pulled Da Tiantian into his arms.
"What are you doing, don't make trouble?"
Jingtian wore a black lace dress tonight, which was somewhat similar to a cheongsam style, showing off her graceful figure to the fullest.
After sitting in Gu Wei's arms, he twisted his body slightly. The friction of his bumpy figure through the thin clothes made Gu Wei, who was already drunk, instantly get angry.
He looked at Jingtian's fair and beautiful face, and moved his hands from his waist three times to unbutton the zipper and buttons on his back.
Then with a gentle tug, the long skirt slipped off Da Tiantian's body, revealing her smooth and delicate skin like ivory.
The beautiful underclavicle, plump and tall, looks even more seductive under the obstruction of two breast stickers.
The waist below is shrinking rapidly, and the drop-like belly button looks very cute among the milky white skin.
The extreme waist-to-hip ratio and the towering bust give Jingtian a staggeringly large S-shape.
Sexy figure but a cute face. The sharp contrast makes Da Tiantian full of indescribable allure.
Gu Wei has mastered the art of undressing with one hand.
In less than half a minute, the two of them were honest with each other.
"No, you smell of alcohol. Go to the bathroom and wash yourself first." Da Tiantian's pretty face turned red and she said no, but her voice was as thin as a mosquito.
A pair of small hands were placed on Gu Wei's strong chest, and he couldn't help but stroke it back and forth a few times.
It is said that men are lustful, but once they meet a man like Gu Wei with a top-notch appearance and figure, a woman's desire will be even greater.
This was not the first time that Jingtian slept with Gu Wei, but every time he was with him, he couldn't put it down because of his beautiful figure.
"Don't go to such trouble, you will sweat for a while anyway, just wash it together later"
As he said that, he had already pressed Da Tiantian under him, lowered his head and kissed her.
The next morning, Gu Wei took Jingtian to Tengxun Video for a live interview, which was a previously scheduled event.
After the time was up, the live broadcast room opened, and countless netizens poured into the live broadcast room.
Gu Wei and Jing Tian sat on a sofa, facing the camera.
Just look at the number of people in the live broadcast room on the opposite screen rising rapidly in one minute.
"So many people have come so quickly. Don't you all want to go to work today?"
Gu Wei said with a smile.
【Secretly taking my mobile phone to watch my brother's live broadcast in class~】
【In the toilet, paid to shit! 】
【I asked for leave just to watch you two live broadcast.】
【I love you so much! 】
【.】
As soon as Gu Wei finished speaking, the messages in the live broadcast room instantly flooded the screen.
"Netizens in the company hope that you will not be discovered by your boss. You still have to work hard during the day. You can go back and watch the live video at night. It is no different."
Gu Wei said with a smile, and then asked the staff opposite Prompt to officially start today's live broadcast event.
“Hello everyone, I am Gu Wei, I play Qin Fang in [Si Teng]~”
“Hello everyone, I am Jing Tian, I play Si Teng in [Si Teng] ”
The two briefly introduced themselves, and today’s live interview officially began.
(End of this chapter)