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After returning to Beijing for a few days, I looked at the post-production progress of "Tang Detective 2" and communicated with the editors to ensure that the film would not deviate from the style Gu Wei had in mind.

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 came back to continue the unfinished work.

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 very famous, and the pay is relatively cheap, and there are no big scenes during the filming of the comedy movie. The 40 million yuan also includes part of the publicity expenses.

"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 feature Gu Wei, Zhao Liying's fame alone coupled with high-quality production is enough to ensure that this drama will make "Wei Ming Xia" a big profit One stroke.

Gu Wei was 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: Return of the Monkey King" 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. 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 a net profit of more than 300 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 agency's account.

Although two film and television projects are about to start, the company still has plenty of cash on its books.

If you have more 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 took a flight to Thailand.

[Operation Mekong] is about to start shooting 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 Chinese Crew 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-narcotics 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 proportion of his scenes are more than any other. people.

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 the sake of future box office performance, 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 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 is now a sea of ​​people outside Bangkok Airport, and it is already surrounded by people.

Various local young men and women in Thailand, some held support signs with Gu Wei's name on them, some held his posters, and the rest held 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 Gu Wei can understand it.

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 study for two days.

After his skills were formed, he naturally mastered two new languages.

After trudging out of the airport 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 at the airport 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 [Shan Shan Is Here] and [A Little Smile Is Alluring] were very popular when they were aired in Thailand, so it is not an exaggeration to say that you have so many fans here."

Yang Dan explained.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu Wei, the crew should have informed 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 in the future."

Gu Wei waved his hand and didn't mind.

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"Dr. Yu, I'm sorry, I'm late!"

After coming to the crew, the first person I met was Yu Dong from [Bona].

[Operation Mekong] is 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 right now. The crew will officially start shooting tomorrow. Gu Wei, you arrived at just the right time!"

With a smile on his face, Yu Dong shook hands with Gu Wei cheerfully, and then patted him on the shoulder to express his intimacy.

"I have heard from people below that Gu Weiqin is very popular in Thailand. He is worthy of being the number one among the young generation in the domestic film and television industry. In the future, his fame will spread all over the world, and he will soon become an international superstar like Cheng Long!"

"Dong Yu, you are so complimentary. I don't even know why so many fans came to pick me up at the airport today. I'm still confused now."

Gu Wei smiled bitterly.

"I've already told the people below that this will definitely not happen in the future!"

Yu Dong and Gu Wei promised.

"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've heard your name a long time ago, and today we finally met. I'm really handsome, even more handsome than Hua Zai when he was young!"

Lam Chao-hsien is from Hong Kong, but he has been filming in the Mainland for many years and can speak Mandarin quite well.

"The director has won awards, 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 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 performance of his own 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 of Gu Wei's promotion of 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 idol on the Internet, 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 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 foreigners will be confused! 】

[This incident proves that everyone in Asia has the same aesthetics!

What, you said it's different? That proves that Gu Wei's appearance has transcended cultural barriers and forced people from different countries to achieve a unified aesthetic! ! 】

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