Huayu is free to do as you like

There has been a lot of snow in the northern winter 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 the falling was relatively sparse, 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.

A high-end private kitchen 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 cloisonné-like copper hot pot, the soup base in the hot pot 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, shrimp, cod fillets and other seafood. .

The dishes are very rich, but there is not much of anything. 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 was open diagonally across from Gu Wei, and he could see that the snowflakes were still slowly falling in the yard outside, but the sky in the distance had gradually cleared up, and it seemed that the light snow would stop soon.

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 no different from the middle-aged aunt on the street.

"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.

He swept the snow that fell on his down coat with his hand, then took off his coat and hung the down coat and hat on the hangers in the corner.

He turned around and sat opposite Gu Wei.

"I'm going to treat you to dinner. If I can't come before you, is that okay?

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 across from him and said.

Liu Yifei, who had taken off her down coat, was wearing a gray sweater. It was a solid-color garment without any patterns or decorations. Only the collar was turned outwards, revealing her fair and slender neck.

To be honest, Gu Wei wanted to complain about Liu Yifei's clothes every time they met.

As a domestic first-line star, 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 suitable clothes from the wardrobe at home and go out. She does not wear the clothes of a top beauty at all. Clothing conscious.

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 sister is the only one 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 walking in a 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."

After sitting down, Liu Yifei tidied her hair and said.

Gu Wei looked directly at her and stretched out her hands 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 truly 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, just saying things to make girls happy.

It’s not an injustice to say you’re a scumbag online. "

"Really! Haven't you noticed that your skin has turned white recently? I really think you are whiter than the last time we 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 uncertainly.

"Really? I've been at home recently. I don't have a job, and I don't go out much."

"It may be that you haven't gone out for a long time, and the sunlight is relatively weak in winter, so your skin has changed."

"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, Yang Mi, the second person who helped, was also very important. The publicity of the two most popular female celebrities brought up the traffic.

Gu Wei had already called Yang Mi, thanked her verbally, and promised her a lot of conditions. Gu Wei would naturally work hard to fulfill them when the two 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, it is really a very happy thing to have a hot pot with one or two friends around the table in the snowy weather.

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 they were filming together on the crew, they often ate face to face with lunch boxes, and 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~ Their mutton is very fresh and chewy. It's highly praised!"

Gu Wei was also eating and looked up at her.

"Actually, what the owner cooks is not hot pot, but private cooking. I just thought the weather today is more suitable for hot pot, so I chose this.

It turns out that I always go to Donglaishun when I have hot pot dinners with my friends. Their hot pot is very authentic. I always went there to eat it with my classmates when I was in school.

It's a pity that I can't go out to dinner when I ask Sister Yifei. It would be too easy for us to be photographed when we show up. We will definitely be the number one hot search topic by then.

You can only come to this relatively hidden private restaurant. "

Liu Yifei picked up another piece of lettuce and put it 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's weird to believe you~"

The two chatted while eating, and 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.

It’s a simple effort, I just forwarded it for you, no need to be too polite. "

"Your little effort has helped me a lot!"

Liu Yifei smiled and was no longer modest. She really liked the songs Gu Wei sang, and of course she was very happy to be able to help Gu Wei.

"By the way, how did you come up with the idea of ​​becoming a producer of a cartoon?

I remember you haven’t set foot in the field of animated films before. "

Liu Yifei asked with some confusion. 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 surprised her.

"Speaking of which, this is also a coincidence."

Gu Wei took a sip of the drink in his 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, the animated film was in a state of suspension due to lack of funds, but all the early investors' money had been spent, and only a small part of the film was produced.

At this time, the original investors were unwilling to continue investing money in it. Everyone was afraid that this would be a bottomless pit and they would lose everything in the end. They all stopped their losses in time and refused to pay any more.

Even Wang Changtian himself was very optimistic about this film, but considering the current box office situation of domestic animation and the company's management at that time, he no longer invested money in it, but brought director Tian Xiaopeng to me to beg for help. "

"Since you are now a producer, you must have agreed to invest money at that time, right?"

Gu Wei smiled.

"That's right, [Tang Detective] sold for 1 billion at that time. Mr. Wang knew that I had money, so he brought people to me to try their luck.

I contacted Director Tian and looked at some of the films he had made, and I readily agreed to invest. "

"Even the boss of Enlight Media is unwilling to continue investing in a project that no one is optimistic about. 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 film far exceeds other domestic animated films, and can be compared with some animated films from Hollywood and Disney.

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 ended up being aborted due to lack of funds.

Fortunately, I am not short of that little money. Even if I lose money in the end, I will still contribute to China's animated film industry. We cannot let Disney's films continue to occupy our own animated film market.

Of course, I have confidence 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 knew that with the quality of [The Return of the Great Sage], it would definitely sell well.

But he couldn't say that he had seen 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 was able to take this risk just to make a better domestic animated film without caring about personal gains and losses. This naturally won 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.

Now the total cost of [The Return of the Great Sage] is exactly 100 million. "

"Pfft~"

Liu Yifei almost spit out the juice she just drank in her mouth.

"So much~"

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 didn't make sense. The 100 million must be real money spent. Unlike some movies that claim to have an investment of 200 million, there is no question whether the actual money spent is 100 million. Not necessarily, for the big investment that will blow out the box office.

You must know that in the 2014 Forbes [China Celebrity List] released in May 2014, 100 Chinese celebrities were counted based on their income and exposure. Lin Zhiling, the most beautiful woman in Taiwan, was ranked 7th. Her annual income is exactly 6,000 Ten thousand.

Although Liu Yifei is very famous, her income last year was less than 60 million.

Her income mainly comes from 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.

"Well, it's okay. 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 to film, he didn't regard money as money at all. What he focused on was a willful character!

From the time you invested in "Xiu Chun Dao" in your first film, to later spending your own money to film "Tang Detective", and now in 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 food, Liu Yifei said again.

"I'll go home later and I'll help you promote it online. Don't lose too much 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 just have to wait for the movie to be released in a few days to see the results.

Don't worry, you have to have confidence in me whenever I have ever done something that cost you money. "

"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