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Time has arrived at the beginning of August before we know it, and more than half of the summer vacation has passed at a lightning speed. At this time, the student party should be the most worrying thing.

When I first had my vacation in early July, every day was joyful, as if the long summer vacation would never pass.

However, in August, every day is one day closer to school, and it seems that the countdown has entered, and my mood is slowly becoming anxious. The most important thing is that I have not finished my summer homework yet.

Last month, the competition between two rival writers in the director's field also came to an end.

[Tiny Times 3: The Age of Thorns] had no unexpected box office explosion again, achieving good results of 520 million.

Of course, word-of-mouth is also as bad as ever, with a Douban score of 4.7. There are endless criticisms on the Internet, and basically no praise except for die-hard book fans.

"Tiny Times 3", which was originally released first, did so well that when everyone thought the ending was already decided, "Unexpected" achieved a single-day box office of over 70 million as soon as it was released.

Subsequently, it exceeded the 300 million yuan mark within 4 days, and then passed the 400 million yuan mark within 7 days. In the 11 days since the film was released, the cumulative box office reached 513 million yuan, and as of August 4, the 12-day box office cumulative has exceeded 525 million yuan.

According to previous historical data, "The Future" was the fastest Chinese-language film to exceed 500 million in non-Lunar New Year and Spring Festival releases.

Looking at the trending movies, the final box office will be over 600 million, firmly surpassing "Tiny Times 3".

What is particularly rare is that the film has maintained an excellent reputation even as it exploded at the box office. It scored 7.2 on Douban more than ten days after its release, crushing most domestic films.

Gu Wei has watched this movie before, but can no longer remember the plot, but he still remembers Pu Shu's song "The Ordinary Road" clearly.

He feels that this song adds a lot to the movie. The movie may not be a classic, but this song must be a classic.

Han Han's success further proves that not only those with a professional background can be directors, as long as you are popular and have ideas, anyone can become a director.

As a result, a craze for cross-border directors has slowly emerged. Of course, those who have the most ideas are actors.

Previously, there were Zhao Wei, Xu Zheng, Gu Wei, Chen Sicheng, and Deng Chao. They were all actors who challenged themselves to become directors, and without any surprise they all succeeded.

Currently walking on this road are Wu Jing, who has already filmed "Wolf Warrior" and is waiting to be released, and Da Peng, who is currently filming "Pancake Man".

"Hello, Mr. Gu Wei, thank you very much for coming to guest star in my movie. I really like your film "Detective Chinatown". Both the storyline and the shooting techniques are great."

[Pancake Man] crew, Gu Wei received a warm welcome from the crowd as soon as he arrived.

As soon as they met, he held Gu Wei's hand, and all kinds of complimentary words came out of Dapeng's mouth for free.

"Gu Wei, thank you for coming~"

Chen Zhixi, who was standing aside, said to Gu Wei with a smile.

"Sister Zhixi, there is no need to thank us for our relationship. Just call me for such a trivial matter.

Besides, I have also watched "Diaosi Men" and I have long wanted to meet director Da Peng. "

Gu Wei smiled and replied to Chen Zhixi, and his words gave both of them face.

Dapeng, formerly known as Dong Chengpeng, first served as the host of Sohu Video’s celebrity interview program [Celebrity Online].

In 2010, he became a disciple of comedy master Zhao Benshan and began to try to become a comedian.

In 2012, a series of German short plays starring actress Martina Hill achieved great success in China with its crazy, absurd, self-proclaimed, and vulgar performance style, and became very popular in China. Far more than Germany.

Not only does it rank high on the download and on-demand lists of various domestic video websites, but it has also triggered heated discussions and topic spread among Weibo and the media. Netizens even vividly translated it as [Diaosi Lady].

Seeing this popularity, Sohu intended to imitate the form of "Diaosi Lady" and make a short drama with a strong Chinese diaosi flavor.

So Da Peng took up this task and wrote, directed and acted in the comedy short film "Diaosi Man".

Unexpectedly, the short film became a hit once it was aired.

When filming the first season, Da Peng still relied on his personal connections to invite some friends to participate in the filming.

When the second season was filmed in 2013, celebrities from all walks of life volunteered to join for free, using [Diaosi Men] as a small platform to enhance their fame.

After accumulating more than 2 years of shooting experience, Da Peng began to have the idea of ​​​​shooting his own movie.

At first he named the movie "Diaosi Men Movie".

At the beginning, it was not smooth to find several producers.

Someone recommended the film to producer Chen Zhixi. She was a little concerned at first, because in her opinion, if it still followed the segmented structure of "Diaosi Men", there would be no point in making this film.

After meeting Dong Chengpeng, the two hit it off on the structural issues. After 45 days of preparation, "Pancake Man" was officially launched.

Although Gu Wei knew that "Pancake Man" had sold over 1.1 billion at the box office after its release, even surpassing his "Detective Chinatown", this movie was entirely Da Peng's movie, and it would have been a hit if someone else had starred in it.

In addition, with Dapeng's current reputation, there is no shortage of investment for this movie with an investment of only 25 million. The producers are Dapeng's old clubs Sohu Video and Wanda Film and Television, so there is no chance for Gu Wei to intervene.

One movie invited more than 20 stars to join, but they didn't spend a penny. Everyone was invited by friends to make guest appearances.

Some were friends of Da Peng, some came because of Sohu Zhang Chaoyang, and some, like Gu Wei, were connected to producer Chen Zhixi.

Gu Wei's scene is very simple, he plays himself, Da Peng's friend in the movie, the same character Lin Gengxin played in the original version.

"What is a brother? It means never abandoning or giving up!

I've arranged this for you. I'll take a look at the schedule. "

Gu Wei was on the phone while pretending to look at the laptop in front of him.

"21, 22, and 23 are not acceptable, but 25 is OK~

No, you misunderstood, it is 2025! "

"Stuck! Do it again! Teacher Gu Wei acted so well."

Da Peng sat behind the monitor screen and spoke to Gu Wei with a loudspeaker.

Gu Wei did not leave immediately after finishing his guest appearance. In the evening, after the crew got off work, Director Da Peng and Chen Zhixi hosted Gu Wei for dinner, with Liu Yan accompanying him.

"Sister Liu Yan, long time no see~"

At the dinner table, Gu Wei greeted Liu Yan.

"Hello, Mr. Gu, we meet again. You are more handsome than before."

Seeing Gu Wei take the initiative to say hello, Liu Yan responded with a flattered smile.

Liu Yan wore a long black dress. Although it was not a low-cut dress, her exaggerated curves exposed her good figure.

Gu Wei sighed inwardly after seeing it. This capital was so rich that Sister Mi was probably even worse.

"Do you know Teacher Gu?"

Da Peng looked surprised.

He and Liu Yan are both hosts and have known each other since 2007.

When the filming of the first season of [Dose Man] started, Dapeng was not very famous. He approached Liu Yan and hoped that she could star in his drama. Unexpectedly, Liu Yan agreed immediately, so Dapeng always thought that Liu Yan was My own "benefactor".

From then on, the relationship between the two became closer and they became real good friends.

But he never knew that Liu Yan and Gu Wei were still friends.

You must know that Gu Wei's popularity is not that high now. Not to mention the resources he can bring, the exposure brought by just appearing next to him is beyond the reach of some small stars.

"Last year my movie was released, and Sister Liu Yan was the host of the premiere. Thanks to Sister Liu Yan's wonderful hosting, it added a lot of brilliance to the premiere."

Before Liu Yan could answer, Gu Wei explained to Da Peng.

"Mr. Gu is too polite. It's all for work. I just did what I should do."

Liu Yan said with a smile when she heard Gu Wei's compliment.

She is from Guang Guang. Guang Guang has cooperated with Gu Wei several times, and she knows Gu Wei quite well.

Apart from his well-known roles as an actor and director, Gu Wei is also the CEO of a film and television company. He is a CEO-level person who can work with Mr. Wang Guangwang, so she has always respected Gu Wei very much.

She didn't expect that Gu Wei would remember her as a little artist just after meeting her and saying a few words.

The guests and hosts enjoyed the meal thoroughly. It seemed that Da Peng really admired Gu Wei. During the chat at the dinner, he would praise Gu Wei from time to time, and occasionally tell a little joke to liven up the atmosphere. It was a blessing. Comedy host.

Gu Wei also had a good impression of Da Peng. He knew that although "Pancake Man" won the box office but lost in reputation, it would be difficult for Da Peng's later films to achieve such high box office results.

But he has seen both of the two films directed by Da Peng later, from "Sewing Machine Band" to "Keep You Safe", and he really saw Da Peng's progress in directing, and he liked "Keep You Safe" very much. I think it's a rare and good movie.