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[ByteDance] is already well-known in the Internet circle at this time.

This company was established in March 2012, and it was not until the second half of 2012 that it developed its first product [Today's Toutiao].

It’s been more than half a year now.

As early as last year, Gu Wei had wanted to find this company and find a way to invest and get shares.

It's a pity that Gu Wei didn't have much money at that time, let alone fame. In order to play the leading role, most of the first pot of gold was invested in Lu Yang's movies.

Fortunately, [ByteDance] has only been established for less than a year and has only raised one round of financing.

In July 2012, it raised US$1 million, with a business valuation of US$5 million.

This round of financing is likely to be based on the previous successful experience of the company's founder Zhang Yiming, and the fact that ByteDance's new product [Today's Toutiao] will be launched soon.

During this period, ByteDance was still a completely small company, and its only product [Today’s Toutiao] was not a big hit.

As for [Douyin] and [TikTok], which will become popular around the world in the future, they will have to wait until 2016 and 2017 to go online.

Now is the best opportunity to invest in it. The first two rounds of investment in "Byte" were purely financial investments, and the investors were only investment banking funds that often invest in Internet companies.

After this year, "Byte"'s [Today's Toutiao] became a big hit. If you want to invest in it, you won't be able to invest in it. You will have to use resources that can help the company develop.

As for the investment money, Gu Wei does not plan to take it from the film and television company.

Now the company doesn't have that much money to invest.

[ByteDance] The valuation of Series B financing in 2013 was approximately US$50 million. At that time, a Russian investment company DST Global invested US$10 million in financing.

At this time, the market price of Bitcoin was about more than 600 US dollars each, and it was still rising. Gu Wei had 100,000 coins in his hands.

He plans to find a high point this year and sell part of it. Although Bitcoin will rise even higher in a few years, it is incomparable to investing in ByteDance.

After hanging up the phone, I thought that I also had the hope of becoming the boss of [ByteDance]. Even if I was just a small shareholder, my future value would be an astronomical figure.

The smile on Gu Wei's face couldn't be controlled, and he looked very happy.

"Director, what's so good about you that makes you so happy?" Xiao Pai finished the play and was packing his things to leave. Seeing Gu Wei smiling, he asked curiously.

Gu Wei heard what he said and looked around, but no one had left yet.

"The recent filming has gone very smoothly, and the progress has been very fast. Everyone has worked hard these days. So, you tell everyone that I will be the host tonight, treat everyone to a big meal, and relax."

Xiao Pan shouted loudly after hearing this

"The director said that he will treat everyone to a big dinner later, and everyone will have a share!"

"Great!"

"That's great!"

"Long live the director~"

The crew all cheered when they heard it. The recent intense and busy filming really made everyone feel exhausted.

"Director, do you want to go out and have fun together after dinner?"

With a lewd smile on his face, Xiao Pan approached Gu Wei and asked in a low voice.

"You'd better find Chen He. Don't you two often get together? But please pay attention to safety and don't play too late. We have to film tomorrow."

Gu Wei said.

When Xiao Shan and Chen He are not filming, they often go out together to experience the local customs and special services in Thailand.

Of course, the focus is on special services, and they have invited Gu Wei before.

However, as a director, Gu Wei must appear whenever the camera is turned on, so he definitely won't have time during the day.

He has his eldest sister to accompany him in the evening, and he doesn't have time, which is a pity.

They also approached Wang Baoqiang, but Baoqiang was an honest boy. It was okay to go out and see the scenery, but he would not participate in other activities.

It's a pity that Bao Qiang has been filming in Thailand for so long, and his wife has never come to visit him.

Occasionally, I would watch a video with the crew, but I would hang up after not even talking for a few words. The most important thing is that my manager is not around either. According to Bao Qiang, there is cooperation in China that needs to be discussed.

Thinking of this, when we were having dinner together in the evening, Gu Wei, who was sitting at the same table, couldn't help but add a few more chopsticks of green leafy vegetables to Bao Qiang, hoping that he would have a healthy body.

Bangkok is in the tropics and has a tropical monsoon climate. The average temperature throughout the year is around 30 degrees.

And it often rains.

The crew can persist if it's simply hot, but not if it rains. After all, there is no rainy day scene in the plot of "Detective Chinatown".

The originally planned scenes may change due to sudden heavy rain.

It is not enough to look at the weather forecast in this regard, because in many cases, an unexpected rain event is not even reported in the weather forecast.

Today, the plan was to shoot an outdoor chase scene, but it suddenly started to rain heavily early in the morning, so the chase scene was definitely not scheduled.

Gu Wei temporarily decided to change the room and shoot another scene.

"Sawadika"

"Brother Tai, it's me~"

"Tang Ren, are you guys in Malaysia or South Korea?"

"I'm right at your door~"

"Ah~ah!"

Kuntai's house.

Xiao Shan covered his head with a towel and wore pajamas.

"Why don't you leave?"

"We have to prove our innocence" "We have to solve the case"

Tang Ren and Qin Feng said together

"Do you think this is a movie? Are you Return of the King?" Kuntai looked incomprehensible.

"You have to help me," Tang Ren begged.

"I've already helped you run away~

If I help you again, will the police do it? "Kuntai's mood gradually became excited.

"If they knew you were collecting illegal money and opening a small casino." Tang Ren started to talk about Kuntai's excuses.

"How dare you threaten me?"

"Your wife needs to know that you are keeping your little wife." Kuntai's expression changed after hearing this.

"How can I help you?"

"We want to see Sompa's detailed information." "And his consumption list in the past six months."

"We still have to go to the police station. "Watch the surveillance video." Qin Feng and Tang Ren each stated their requirements in one sentence.

"Are you crazy?" Kuntai was very excited when he heard that they were going to the police station.

"You're not even the director's wife?" Tang Ren pointed at Kuntai and continued.

Kuntai immediately stepped forward and grabbed Tang Ren's finger with his hand, speaking softly.

"Let's make a plan~"

In this scene, Qin Feng, played by Gu Wei, only chimed in with a few words, and the rest was mainly played by Wang Baoqiang and Xiao Pan.

The main thing is to look at Xiao Pan's performance. The dramatic effect of this scene is all on him.

After taking one shot, Gu Wei hurried to the monitor to see the effect of the shot.

After the whole thing was replayed, Gu Wei called Wang Baoqiang and Xiao Pan over.

Let them watch the performance again.

"Brother Baoqiang, there's nothing wrong with you. Look, Xiao Pan, the reversal between your front and back needs to be bigger.

He was very excited when he heard the request from us, and then after hearing the last threat, his tone immediately became particularly gentle, which made the comedy effect stronger. "

Xiao Pan thought for a while

"I understand, director, please watch my performance."

I went through the play again, and this time Xiao Pang's performance was obviously more intense. According to the contrast between Wei Wei's demeanor and tone before and after what he said, the comedy effect was outstanding.

"Very good, this one is passed, we will keep one."

Xiao Pan is a good actor with acting skills and talent. From the beginning of the filming of "Tang Detective" to now, Gu Wei can see his efforts and progress.

From the beginning, I was not very comfortable with the character's style, but later I slowly integrated into the character and discovered something about myself.

After all, Gu Wei's scripts are just words. Some conceptual words written on paper, such as happiness, excitement, guilt, etc., still need to be understood by the actors themselves, and then they should be interpreted according to their own methods.

By the time the movie was shot, Xiao Pan had mastered the role of Kuntai, and he slowly added some of his own expressions and little movements during the filming.

As a director, these Gu Wei see things most clearly.

On the other hand, although Chen He, who had similar roles to Xiao Pan, did a good job, it was just because the image of Landeng Huang's character fit him better, and I couldn't feel his ambition in acting. Because he could just play himself, he was very comfortable.