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"I find that as long as you show up, there will always be some hot-search news. Teacher Wang Feng should be particularly envious of this." After Gu Wei returned to the crew, Zhao Liying looked at him and said jokingly.

“I even bought hot searches in the two years when I first debuted, but after all these years I can’t keep up.

Being too red is also a worry." Gu Wei shrugged.

"Show off"

After returning from the capital, Gu Wei continued to devote himself to the filming of "Know or Not".

Time has quickly entered November.

On the 3rd, [Thor: Ragnarok] was released. As one of the Marvel superhero movies, Thor's popularity in China is actually average.

The first film didn't even make over 100 million at the domestic box office.

However, in recent years, the construction of the Marvel Universe has become more and more complete, and various heroes who were not well-known before have become more and more popular through the sales of "Avengers".

Although [Thor 3] was not particularly popular in China, it still grossed close to 400 million at the box office in its first week.

It's not a big hit, but depending on the trend, it should be able to earn about $100 million in the domestic market, which will make a small contribution to the movie's global box office.

A week later, on November 9, the Sino-US co-production film "Feng Huo Fang Fei" starring Liu Yifei held a premiere press conference in Beijing.

The next day, the movie was officially released.

It's a pity that this anti-Japanese war drama only had a box office of 5.12 million on the first day, and less than 13 million in the first three days. It was an obvious box office failure.

"I'm afraid that three people will become a tiger and they will destroy all their bones. No matter how heroic you are, everyone in the world will call you a bastard. As time goes by, everyone in the world will believe you.

Didn’t you suffer this loss in the first place?”

On the bamboo couch in the bedroom, Gu Tingye and Minglan sat hugging each other.

At this time, Minglan was wearing a pink brocade dress, dressed as a married woman.

She held a white handkerchief and wiped Gu Tingye's face and ears while talking to him.

"I'm a bastard. Are you going to fight for me, madam?"

Originally he was unhappy because of some things in the court, but when Gu Tingye heard what his wife said, he looked at her happily.

"We are husband and wife, we both prosper and suffer. Of course I have to think about you in everything."

"No need. I broke out of a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire. I still care about this?" For some reason, when Gu Tingye heard Minglan's very reasonable words, his expression dropped again and his tone was stiff.

"Are you angry again?" Minglan was a little confused.

Suddenly Gu Tingye hugged her and kissed her on the mouth, which immediately confused Minglan.

Then he kissed her again.

"You can't run away anyway, the days are long."

After saying that, he stood up with a smile as if he had found something cheap and walked outside.

Don't forget to say something to Minglan later.

"Let's have dinner together tonight, hehe."

Minglan was a little confused and felt a little sweet in her heart, but she still looked angry.

“He is a scoundrel, moody, happy one moment, and then loses his temper for no apparent reason.

The real Bodhisattva is not so difficult to serve."

"Ka! This time it was very good, passed!"

When the director's voice came, Zhao Liying breathed a sigh of relief and smiled on her face.

She and Gu Wei filmed this not-so-difficult scene several times. It wasn't that there was anything bad about it, it was just that she always laughed.

After she finished speaking the previous lines, she couldn't help laughing when Gu Wei suddenly kissed her twice, and she had to retake it over and over again.

But this is nothing. Laughing during filming is normal and no one pays much attention to it.

"I just kissed you twice, is it that cool?" Gu Wei's character came out of the camera first, waiting for Zhao Liying to finish filming.

"I didn't mean it, I just wanted to laugh." Zhao Liying is still smiling now.

"Have you had a great time filming our scenes in the past few days?"

"How to say?"

"Our current status is as if I have a heroine script, and I only want to fall in love with you. I am trying to make you jealous in various coquettish ways, and express my love for my husband.

On the contrary, you are a big lady who is dedicated to your career, never sticks to trivial matters, and is extremely sober in everything."

After Gu Wei finished speaking, Zhao Liying couldn't help laughing.

"Isn't this great? There are many dramas about girls' love affairs, so our drama will appear novel.

When it is aired, your role as Gu Tingye will definitely be liked by many girls."

After finishing the morning scene, they took a break at noon, and the two of them sat face to face and ate lunch together.

"Do you think it's difficult for movies with female protagonists to achieve good box office results?"

"Why do you ask?" Gu Wei took a bite of food and asked strangely.

Zhao Liying pouted and tilted her head slightly.

“Look at the box office performance of Liu Yifei’s movie [Feng Huo Fang Fei] in the past two days.

She became famous so early, and her fame and national popularity are so high. In recent years, except for "Tang Detective 2" filmed with you, the box office of the movies she starred in has not been very good.

It seems that few of the popular movies in recent years have women as main characters, and most of them are just flower vases.

The same goes for my previous film [Riding the Wind and Waves]."

"How should I put it? What you call a movie with a female protagonist should be a movie from a female perspective.

In the market, there are relatively few movies of this type, and if the base is not high, the chance of a hit is very small.

This is also because most of the creators in the film and television industry are male, and the directors, screenwriters, and producers are all male. Naturally, the movies created are mainly from a male perspective.

As for the failure of "Feng Huo Fang Fei" to be a hit, it has nothing to do with whether the protagonist is male or female. It's mainly a problem with the movie.

Just like the previous "Great Wall", everyone is not very interested in the love story of an unknown foreign pilot and a Chinese widow.

In addition, how does the Danish director know what the Chinese audience wants to see? There is a high probability that the film will not be adapted to the local environment.

So even Liu Yifei can't save [Fenghuo Fangfei]. "

Zhao Liying nodded slightly.

"Then what do you think a movie with a female protagonist should do to be popular with everyone?"

"Comedies and romance movies." Gu Wei answered without hesitation.

“Judging from the preferences of the domestic film market, comedy is still a panacea.

It is the best tool to obtain high box office at a low cost.

And there is no distinction between men and women.

Like the eleventh-stage movie "The Shy Iron Fist", Ma Li's role is no less than that of Allen. She is not a rimmed vase, but the absolute protagonist supporting the plot.

Then there are romance movies.

The more successful chick-lit movies Bai Lily has made before are all typical urban romance movies.

From a female perspective, the story is plain and touching, and it will naturally be liked by the audience."

Gu Wei's success in the film field is unparalleled by few in domestic entertainment. Zhao Liying naturally agrees with his words.

"Do you think my movie [Girls' Country] has any hope of selling well during the Spring Festival?"

Gu Wei looked troubled.

"I've never seen a movie. How can I analyze it? Are you just relying on guessing?"

"Then just take a guess." Zhao Liying said coquettishly.

“Movies with the theme of Journey to the West definitely have a huge domestic audience, and director Zheng Baorui’s previous films, ‘Havoc in Heaven’ and ‘Three Strikes of Bones’, also achieved pretty good results.

However, this kind of classic adaptation can easily turn into a thankless task.

If you make too many changes, the audience will say you don't respect the original work. Adaptation is not just making up.

Just follow the original work, and say you are lazy and have no ideas of your own.

Unless the story is very exciting, it will always be criticized by the audience."

After Gu Wei finished speaking, Zhao Liying held her little face and looked away.

"I'm really worried when you say that."

"The movie is not yours alone. I saw the promotional posters before, and Aaron Kwok and Feng Shaofeng's names were probably ahead of yours.

Let me give you a suggestion: unless you are sure that the film will be successful, don't make your presence too prominent when promoting the film. "

Zhao Liying blinked her big eyes and listened to Gu Wei continue to speak.

“There are two consequences of being too self-prominent when promoting a movie.

Either the movie will be a hit, and the audience and industry insiders will recognize your acting skills and box office appeal.

Either the movie fails and you take the blame for it.”

Gu Wei put it more politely, but in fact "Journey to the West: The Kingdom of Daughters" was completely a major Waterloo for Zhao Liying to enter the film field.

In the past two years, she has achieved successive successes in TV dramas, and her popularity has soared, which is why she was able to get the leading role in a big production like "Girls' Country".

Before the movie was released, it was also promoted under the banner of Zhao Liying.

The "Empress Gong Ying" and the most beautiful "Daughter Kingdom" aroused the audience's appetite.

As a result, after the movie was released, it suffered a loss in both box office and reputation. No matter how hard it promoted it at the beginning, it would be criticized later.

This failure immediately ruined the good start of Zhao Liying's "Riding the Wind and Waves", and even her acting skills were questioned.

She had no choice but to return to the TV series she was familiar with.

But to be honest, Zhao Liying in "The Kingdom of Girls" is actually only a third-generation heroine. There are Aaron Kwok and Feng Shaofeng before her.

I don’t know how many more bad movies these two have acted in than hers, but they are still not affected by it, and there is no shortage of resources for the follow-up.

At night, the crew's hotel room.

Gu Wei was sitting on the sofa watching TV. Zhao Liying was wearing a pink silk pajamas, her legs were draped over him, and she was gnawing an apple in her hand.

"You are right, Zhang Songwen's acting skills are really good.

Zhou Yiwei and Zhai Tianlin are also good, they all seem to be very good actors."

The two of them were watching "The Birth of an Actor" which was broadcast on Blueberry Channel on the 28th of last month.

This variety show has been very popular since it was broadcast, and the Internet is full of discussions about the actors' acting skills.

"No matter what, I am someone who has won the title of The Emperor. To put it bluntly, my acting skills are definitely not worse than those of mentors like Zhang Ziyi and Liu Ye.

There's absolutely no problem with looking at people." Gu Wei said unceremoniously.

"Haha. You are the best." Zhao Liying smiled and put the apple in her hand to Gu Wei's mouth, and he took a bite in response.

[The Birth of an Actor] There are three competitions in one issue. Today’s first competition is Zhang Songwen PK Wang Liang [Halfway Brothers]. Zhang Songwen easily wins with his superb acting skills.

The gap between the two is so big that even non-professional viewers can see it.

The second game was Ouyang Nana PK Zheng Hao [My Father and Mother].

At the end of the competition, Ouyang Nana also contributed the famous "Ten Years of Ants Walking" meme.

"How dare you come to such a variety show with acting skills of this level?" The judges on the TV were still commenting on the performance of the two contestants, and Zhao Liying looked in disbelief.

Before Gu Wei returned to her, the show had suddenly changed. Zheng Hao, who had a crushing performance, not only failed to receive praise, but was questioned by the judges as a "drama tyrant". In the final voting session, he lost to the "Ant Race".

"Under what circumstances can we win?"

"It's not a surprise. This little girl has some background and won't look good in the first round. The program team probably only intends to protect her for this one round." Gu Wei explained.

"What background?"

“My parents are artists from Wanwan and have some connections.

But I can only help her win some small opportunities."

Zhao Liying nodded after hearing this.

In the entertainment industry, second-generation stars are very common.

Their starting point is higher than ordinary people and they have more opportunities, but whether they can stand firm in the end depends on themselves.

Little House is considered the second generation of the most powerful stars in the entertainment industry. Which Chinese star can I dare to say is more famous than Cheng Long.

But even so, before anything happened, with his father's support all the way, he still didn't become popular.

"Among the actresses, Shu Chang and Xin Zhilei in the last episode were both pretty good, and they are infinitely better than this one!"

"It's a pity for Shu Chang. I saw her [Baolian Lantern] and [Magic Phone] when I was a kid. Xiaoyu and Sha Niu were very popular at that time.

Later I heard that she was going to college, and she went to a school that had nothing to do with acting.

After I returned to the entertainment industry, my popularity was completely exhausted, and I have been unable to recover since then.”

"So choice is really important, and you must not miss the opportunity. Once you have the opportunity, you must seize it!"

Zhao Liying's background is much lower than that of Shu Chang. She understands better than anyone that opportunities are hard-won.

Xin Zhilei is just the opposite of Shu Chang. She is a late bloomer. She is one year older than Zhao Liying, but she did not become popular until the release of "Yangtze River Pictures" last year.

Of course, her popularity is not at the audience level, but in the industry. Directors and producers all know that there is an actress named Xin Zhilei who has good acting skills and is cheap.

At least I won’t have to worry about running out of movies to film in the future.

The crew's filming time always flies by quickly, and Gu Wei's scene will be finished before he knows it.

Good news comes one after another from the company.

The first-round satellite TV broadcast rights of "Dear Love" were finally won by Mango Channel. On the Internet, it will be broadcast simultaneously by Tengxun Video, iQiyi, and Mango TV.

The total copyright fee is 615 million, and the copyright fee for a single episode is similar to "You Are My Glory".

After communicating with several broadcast platforms, [Dear Beloved] is scheduled to be launched after the Spring Festival next year.

Just like this year's "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom", it is the opening drama of 2018.

Gu Wei has no objection to this. He has confidence in "Dear Love". Although it is just an idol drama, its performance and popularity will definitely not be low.

After [Si Teng]'s script was sent to Jingtian, Da Tiantian made a special call to Gu Wei to express her gratitude and asked him to have dinner with him.

Gu Wei readily agreed, but the time needed to be discussed. After all, both of them were currently filming, so neither of them had time.