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"I'm going to ask the director for half a day off tomorrow."

"What's up?"

"Didn't you say that we're going to use the song we wrote last night as the theme song for "Go Where the Wind Is", so we have to record a demo, and I can't sing it to the director, right?"

Liu Yifei thought for a moment and suggested, "There's no night scene tomorrow, so after you finish recording the song, let's go watch a movie together?"

"No problem, what do you want to watch?"

Liu Yifei opened her phone and flipped through it.

"Recently, some Hollywood movies have been released, such as Uncharted, Batman, Hotel Transylvania 4, and Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore.

Wen Muye's new movie will be released soon, but it will be on May 1st, which is more than a week away."

She looked up at Gu Wei and said, "Is Miracle: Stupid Kid a movie from your company?"

Gu Wei nodded, "Please post a Weibo to promote it for me when it is released in a few days."

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "No problem, how do you thank me?"

"I have already done my best, and the next step is to teach you everything I know." Gu Wei raised his eyebrows and raised the corners of his mouth.

Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment, and then reacted in the next second and rolled her eyes.

"By the way, how is this movie from your company?"

"With a first-rate director, actors and production team, plus a good script, [Miracle: Stupid Kid] is definitely a good movie!"

"How does it compare to Director Wen's previous movie [Dying to Survive]?"

"It's definitely not comparable, not to that extent"

Liu Yifei nodded.

"Director Mu Ye's previous films were all big hits, especially [Dying to Survive] and [Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils], which grossed 200 to 300 million yuan.

Can [Miracle] reach the previous heights?"

Gu Wei shook his head: "If I were to act, this movie would have a guaranteed box office of 2 billion yuan.

But now the male lead is Peng Yuchang, who is under my company.

Although Peng Peng has good acting skills, his appeal is almost non-existent.

When the film was originally planned for publicity and distribution, it was decided to win by word of mouth, and the focus of publicity was placed on Wen Mu Ye.

Based on the quality of the film and the upcoming May Day schedule, [Miracle] is likely to get a box office of more than 500 million yuan."

"This sounds very Versailles, but I have to admit that your performance has really added a lot to a movie." Liu Yifei sighed.

In the past ten years, if there is a superstar in the domestic entertainment industry, it can only be Gu Wei without a doubt.

His various achievements since his debut are too exaggerated. He is definitely the top star in the entertainment industry at present, no one else.

"After chatting for a long time, have you decided what movie you want to watch tonight?" Gu Wei asked.

Liu Yifei hesitated for a moment: "Hotel Transylvania 4.

I have seen the first three parts, very classic Hollywood animated films."

In April, Storm Chasers was a hit.

Gu Wei did not participate in the promotion too much because of filming. He just took the time to video chat with everyone once, and accepted an exclusive interview with the crew by the online media of Tengxun.

However, due to his own high fame and the promotion of the TV series, even if he was not exposed, he has been sitting at the top of the artist popularity list since the beginning of the month.

Unlike Gu Wei, Wang Churan, the heroine of the TV series, has been very active during the broadcast of Storm Chasers.

[Yuekai Entertainment] is good at artist marketing, and Jia Shikai also knows that now is the best time for Wang Churan to become popular.

So in the past month, press releases about her are almost everywhere.

Today she is on the cover of a certain magazine, tomorrow she is photographed at the airport, and the day after tomorrow she is invited to participate in the brand's activities.

The feeling given to netizens and audiences is that this new actor named Wang Churan is very popular now.

[Storm Chasers] has given Wang Churan a huge blessing.

It is a bit exaggerated to say that a drama made her a top star, but it is true that she has a representative work that can stand firm in the circle.

And due to the popularity of "The Wind Chaser", Wang Churan's national popularity has greatly increased.

In layman's terms, through a drama, she has become familiar to the audience and is no longer an unknown person who no one knows.

At the same time, the hard work of the agency behind her has also attracted a large number of fans with good looks.

Regardless of whether Wang Churan's nicknames "Little Liu Yifei" and "High-end Liu Yifei" are worthy of their names, everyone admits that she is beautiful.

Before she was not popular, no one paid attention to her even if she was beautiful.

Now that she is popular, her beauty naturally attracts countless attentions, and many media praise her for her bright and generous appearance. She is one of the most beautiful young actresses born after 1995.

Unlike Wang Churan's smugness, Yuekai's top brother Yang Yang is not in a good mood this month.

At the beginning of the month, his transformation work, the military-themed TV series "Special Warfare Glory" was launched.

The two local satellite TV stations, Oriental TV and Blueberry TV, and the three video platforms, Tengxun, iQiyi, and Youku, jointly broadcasted the show.

Originally, I thought I could get a good result and smoothly realize my transition from an idol to a tough "soldier king", but it ended up colliding with the schedule of [The Wind Chaser] which was launched almost at the same time.

Throughout April, [The Wind Chaser] almost absorbed all the popularity of TV series, and the TV broadcast data was far ahead of others. The online broadcast volume and discussion were far ahead of other dramas of the same period.

[Special Warfare Glory] naturally became cannon fodder in the same period.

In fact, the quality of [Special Warfare Glory] is quite good. Director Xu Jizhou has directed [The Unforgettable Number] and the movie [Psychological Crime: City of Light], and is also the director and screenwriter of the original time and space [The Storm].

His drama pays special attention to the script and story, so [Special Battle Glory] has done a good job in polishing the plot, but there was a mistake in the casting.

Actors are so important to a drama. The same drama produced by different actors will have completely different effects.

Yang Yang has been acting in idol dramas since his debut, such as male god, handsome guy, and boss.

It was the first time he played such a "King of Soldiers" type role. He tried hard to get rid of the idol baggage on him, but in the end he tried too hard and turned the special "King of Soldiers" into a "King of Drag", which in turn made the entire TV series The look and feel has dropped several notches.

In late April, another drama starring Yang Yang, "Let's Try the World", was aired on Tengxun Video.

At this time, a total of 38 episodes of "Storm Chaser" was almost finished. Tengxun wanted to direct some traffic to this self-produced S-class costume drama.

As a result, after "Let's Try the World" was aired, it received negative reviews again.

The male and female protagonists Yang Yang and Ruth were nicknamed "King Duan" and "Princess Duan" by netizens because of their straight bodies and stiff acting skills.

After "The Storm Chaser" aired, Tengxun released a new drama, and iQiyi did not lag behind, launching the costume spy drama "The Wind Rises in Longxi" directed by Lu Yang.

Xiaguan Town B\u0026B courtyard.

After that night, Gu Wei asked his assistant to rent out the two-story house with a courtyard.

He felt that the place was spacious and private, and the accommodation was very comfortable. It was a good place to stay while filming "Going to a Windy Place".

"Why can't I understand this [The Wind Rises in Longxi]?"

After watching the two episodes of the TV series updated today, Liu Yifei frowned slightly.

She had already finished watching "The Wind Chaser", and because she had some friendship with Lu Yang, she decided to catch up on the sequel "The Wind Rises from Longxi".

Gu Wei sat next to Liu Yifei and watched the show with her.

"This drama was very popular before it was aired. It is Lu Yang's first time directing a TV drama, starring Chen Kun, Bai Yu, Nie Yuan, Wang Xiao and others. It is also a costume spy drama, and every aspect is very attractive to the audience.

It’s just that word-of-mouth and data have been declining since it started airing, so it’s a sure bet now.”

"I saw that the rating of this drama on Douban is over 8 points, which is very high.

And most of the reviews are very good.

I don’t know why the playback data is getting worse and worse.”

Gu Wei smiled and said: "The reason is very simple. Didn't you just say it?"

Liu Yifei was confused: "What did I say?"

"You said you couldn't understand it. That's the biggest reason why this show didn't do well."

After Gu Wei finished speaking, he continued to explain: "Actually, Lu Yang came to me when he was preparing for this TV series.

I didn't take it partly because the schedule wasn't suitable at the time, and partly because the script was a bit difficult.

"The Wind Rises in Longxi" relies on the background of the Three Kingdoms and requires the audience to have a certain understanding of the history of the Three Kingdoms to better understand the plot, which raises the threshold for watching the drama.

And the pace of this drama is very fast, and the story is complex and brain-burning, making it difficult for ordinary viewers to follow the development of the plot.

Just like you said you couldn’t understand it, you naturally gave up on the show.”

"It's a pity from what you say. According to the plot, this should be a good drama."

Gu Wei shook his head: "You are a high-minded person.

Check out the 16-9 book bar to see the correct version!

"The Wind Rises in Longxi" has a high rating because viewers who understand it like it very much.

The poor broadcast performance is because most viewers can't understand it, or simply don't have the patience to understand it.

I have always believed that good works must be universal and can be liked by the public.

From this perspective, the data difference of [The Wind Rises in Longxi] is reasonable.”

Liu Yifei nodded.

"I saw many people online saying that they chose not to watch it because Yang Ying starred."

"No, I really can't blame the baby for this show not doing well.

"The Wind Rises in Longxi" is essentially a male group drama, with several male characters competing against each other as the most important part. The baby doesn't have much of a role in it. He only appeared in the fifth episode, and his performance is quite satisfactory.

And compared with her, don't you think the performance of the male protagonist Chen Kun is more embarrassing? "

“Well, it’s true to hear you say that.

I feel a little awkward every time I watch him appear. He is obviously a high-level secret agent, but he always looks cool.

I feel like he is no different now than he was when he was filming "Golden Pink Family" 20 years ago, and there is no progress at all."

Liu Yifei complained unceremoniously.

It is recognized that she has a bad relationship with Chen Kun.

When she joined the industry to film her first movie "The Golden Family", she had no acting experience, couldn't speak her lines, and didn't understand her moves. She was a complete "newbie".

Chen Kun, who was the leading actor at that time, looked down upon her in various ways. He expressed his dissatisfaction many times and even led the rest of the crew to isolate her.

Liu Yifei was only 14 years old that year.

It was also from that time on that the two of them formed a rift and never collaborated again in so many years.

"Haha, everyone in the industry regards Chen Kun as an actor, but in my opinion he is not as good as his old classmate Huang Xiaoming.

Brother Xiao Ming has won the Golden Rooster Best Actor, but Chen Kun seems to have only won the Hundred Flowers Award once.

As for his works, he has basically produced all his movies and TV series in recent years, relying on his past achievements to support him.

The name "Pu Kun" given to him by netizens is worthy of his name."

After Gu Wei finished speaking, Liu Yifei burst out laughing.

"Pu Kun, this is the first time I heard this nickname."

From the perspective of the whole year, the May 1st stall is a small stall.

Unlike the long release period of dozens of days during the Spring Festival and summer vacation, the release time of the May Day holiday is shorter and the characteristics of the holiday are not distinct enough.

This has led many heavyweight movies to avoid the May Day holiday and release in other periods instead.

Lacking the blessing of blockbuster movies, the movie market of the May Day holiday is naturally difficult to become popular.

This year, a total of 7 movies were released during the May Day holiday, including Wen Muye's "Miracle·Stupid Kid", Huang Jingyu and Bai Baihe's "Prosecution Storm", Happy Twist's "Brother, Hello", the drama "Hello, BJ" and three animated films "I am a Tyrannosaurus Rex", "Pig Man Movie·Ocean Diary", and "Mini World Awakening".

It can also be seen from the titles and starring actors that these movies released during the May Day holiday are either low-cost or not expected to sell well.

Only one comedy movie of Happy Twist may perform well at the box office.

However, "Hello, Brother" is starred by Chang Yuan and Ma Li. Chang Yuan has become a professional in bad movies like Huang Cailun, so there will be no surprises in the movies he stars in.

According to the publicity plan, more than a week before May Day, "Miracle Stupid Kid" has already started large-scale previews across the country.

After a period of word-of-mouth fermentation, this drama film shot by Wen Mu has already formed a good reputation online.

On the eve of the release, many celebrities, led by Gu Wei, recommended this movie to their fans on Weibo, which further expanded the popularity of "Miracle".

".Tomorrow, the theater screening of [Miracle·Stupid Kid] will reach about 30%, which is the first in the screening volume among all the movies released during the May Day holiday.

[Hello, Brother] ranks second, with about 20% of the screening.

Although everyone knows that this movie is likely to be a bad movie, Happy Twist's comedy still has a certain influence.

Many viewers don't care whether it is a bad movie, they just want to watch a comedy.

The other 5 movies released plus the movies that were released before May Day and have not been released will share the remaining 50% of the screening."

In the [Go to a Windy Place] crew, Gu Wei is calling Yang Liwen who is far away in Beijing to communicate about the information about [Miracle·Stupid Kid] which is about to be released.

"How is the roadshow going for Director Wen?"

"The roadshow has been going smoothly. Director Wen and the main creative team including Peng Yuchang have traveled to more than ten cities in two weeks.

According to the previously planned publicity and promotion plan, after the movie is released, they will continue to promote the roadshow until the end of the May Day holiday."

"Thank you for your hard work."

After ending the call with Yang Liwen, Gu Wei called Wen Mu again and asked about his schedule and the roadshow work in recent days.

The two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.

"Are you done?"

Liu Yifei asked when she saw that Gu Wei did not call again.

"It's done.

Communicate with the company about the movie that will be released soon."

"Seeing that you are so busy every day, it seems that being a simple actor is easier."

During the filming of "Going to a Windy Place", Liu Yifei was with Gu Wei almost 24 hours a day from morning to night. She knew that when he was not filming, he was busy with various things most of the time.

Replying emails, calling the company or holding video conferences.

If she were, she would definitely not be able to do it.

Gu Wei smiled and said nothing.

If you want to get something, you have to pay something. This is an eternal truth.

"By the way, tomorrow is May Day. After the show, let's go watch Director Wen's "Miracle"?" Liu Yifei asked.

"Okay~" (End of this chapter)