Chapter 111 Mother-in-law?
After returning home, Gu Wei didn't sleep well the night, probably because he was too excited.

The next day, Gu Wei drove to the gate of the villa. As soon as he parked the car, he saw Liu Xiaoli coming out of the gate.

"Auntie."

Gu Wei's tone was a little timid, this is his future mother-in-law.

"Director Gu, you're here so early. Come in and sit down."

After seeing Gu Wei, Liu Xiaoli seemed to understand everything.

"Auntie, from now on you can still call me Xiao Gu, or Gu Wei is also fine."

After entering the villa, Gu Wei said.

"Okay, you sit down for a while. Xixi hasn't gotten up yet. I'll go call her down."

In the room on the second floor, Liu Yifei was sleeping soundly. She also fell asleep very late yesterday.

"Sissi, wake up."

Liu Xiaoli came into the room and shouted continuously.

"Mom, I want to sleep a little longer."

A confused voice sounded.

Liu Xiaoli was a little helpless, shook her head, sat down at the head of the bed, and continued:
"Gu Wei is here, waiting for you downstairs."

Liu Yifei, who was still in a daze, woke up instantly after hearing these words and sat up from the bed.

"Mom, why didn't you call me earlier?"

After complaining, he immediately put on his coat and got up to wash up.

Liu Xiaoli looked at her flustered daughter, shook her head, and wanted to laugh.

After a simple tidying up, Liu Yifei went downstairs with her mother.

"Senior."

Gu Wei, who was drinking tea downstairs, heard the shouting and turned around to look over.

Liu Yifei was seen walking downstairs without any makeup on her face. It was the first time that Gu Wei saw her without makeup. Her fair skin had a rosy hue, which was very cute.

At noon, Gu Wei had a simple lunch at Liu Yifei's house. The food was prepared by the nanny and tasted good.

At the dinner table, looking at the mother and daughter in front of him, Gu Wei was unusually nervous, and Liu Yifei even winked at him from time to time.

"Auntie, Xixi is still available in the second half of the year, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Yifei widened her eyes and stared at Gu Wei.

"Sissi finished recording the album in the first half of the year, and then there's nothing to do."

Liu Xiaoli thought for a moment, then said, "There are no invitations for movies or TV series for now."

"That's good."

Gu Wei nodded.

"The company is planning to release a new movie in the second half of the year, and I plan to arrange a role for Xixi."

"Hollywood?"

Liu's mother asked immediately.

"Ah."

After getting Gu Wei's reply, Liu's mother smiled, and Liu Yifei next to her also had an expectant look in her eyes.

After dinner, Liu's mother arranged for a driver to take Gu Wei home.

...

January 1th is the most important festival of the year.

This year, many more companies came to visit Gu Wei's home, including Wanda, Shanghai Film Group, and even Xi'an Film Studio, with which they had never cooperated before.

After the New Year, there was an endless stream of text messages wishing happy holidays and New Year's greetings, and there were more people than ever before.

Watching the Spring Festival Gala and visiting relatives, after going through the whole process, Gu Wei felt more tired than filming a movie.

On the sixth day of the New Year, Gu Wei took time out to visit Liu's mother to wish her a happy new year.

After confirming their relationship, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei's feelings quickly heated up, and they would talk for a long time every night before going to bed.

After discussing it, the two decided not to make it public for the time being and wait and see.

.........

In the office, Gu Wei looked at the latest news reports online.

The domestic film market is expanding visibly, with more and more blockbuster films being released.

In January, three Hollywood blockbusters were released in China one after another. "King Kong", "War Pigeons" and "Rise of the Guardians" were released in major theaters respectively.

Together with the domestic film "Huo Yuanjia", several films have entered into fierce competition.

另外2006年第一季度引进的进口大片都已经敲定，他们分别是2月14日《玩命快递》（法国）；3月8日《纳尼亚传奇》（美国）；3月24日《一球成名》（英国）。

After the Spring Festival, the filming of "Stone" restarted. After the crew finished their holiday, the filming staff returned to the hot pot capital one after another, and the crew continued to work.

"Director Gu, are you free to come visit the crew?"

Ning Hao brought Xing Aina to Gu Wei's house to pay New Year's greetings after the New Year, and mentioned this matter during the visit. Now, the crew has just started work and called Gu Wei to invite him again.

"Okay, I'll go over and take a look in a couple of days."

As an investor in a film, it is only natural for me to go and see how the filming is going.

"Stone" has been reported by the media a lot during this period. Once the news of Liu Dehua's guest appearance came out, the popularity increased a bit.

"Boss, YouTube's second round of financing has started."

On the eighth day of the New Year, Reid from the other side of the ocean called and reported the news.

“With the entry of Wall Street funds this time, the competition is very fierce.”

On the phone, Reid said with some concern that compared with those capital giants, they did not have an advantage in terms of funds.

“The company can pay a premium and take as many shares as possible.”

"in addition………"

As he gave orders one by one, Gu Wei was in a good mood.

After finishing a day's work, Gu Wei returned home. His parents were both at work. With nothing to do, Gu Wei turned on the TV and started watching TV.

In early January, the large-scale sitcom TV series "Wulin Waijia" was launched on CCTV-8, created by the original team of "The Story of the Kitchen Team". It achieved a very high ratings as soon as it was broadcast.

Coupled with the heavy debut of "Soldier Assault", the two TV series triggered a heated discussion across the entire network.

...

On February 2, Gu Wei brought Liu Yifei to the Capital Airport, accompanied by Su Chang and two assistants.

Su Chang gave up a good art theater and entered the Capital University of Foreign Studies, under the pretext of experiencing college life. She also took roles in two TV dramas, and Gu Wei was too lazy to complain about her.

Before school starts, I have to come along and act like a big light bulb.

"Changchang, when we get there, let's try the hotpot first, and then go..."

In the waiting room, Liu Yifei and Su Chang wore masks and discussed the next arrangements in a low voice. They turned the visit to the set into a trip.

"Let's go, it's time to board the plane."

The temperature in the hotpot capital in February was not too cold, and we arrived at the place around three in the afternoon.

After getting off the plane, Gu Wei and his companions came to the exit and saw Xing Aina who came to pick them up.

"Director Gu, Yifei."

Xing Aina greeted him and then explained:
"Lao Ning was originally going to come with me, but the crew had something urgent to do and he is still busy."

"It's okay, let's go to the hotel and put our things down first."

Then the group got in the car and headed for the crew.

Xing Aina learned the number of people coming from Gu Wei in advance and booked three rooms at the hotel where the crew was staying.

After a simple packing, Gu Wei, along with a few others and Xing Aina, rushed to the crew, planning to visit the filming site first.

Compared with the original time and space, the production cost of "Stone" has more than doubled, which can be seen from the environment of the crew.

After arriving at the scene, Gu Wei saw Ning Hao sitting in front of the camera, staring at the screen, saying something with a walkie-talkie in his hand.

Xing Aina quickly walked up to Ning Hao and reminded him.

"Director Gu, you are here." Ning Hao turned his head to look, then stood up and said.

"Here comes Yifei. Thank you for your hard work. Please sit inside."

"Director Gu is so generous that we all call him everyone."

Su Chang whispered in Liu Yifei's ear.

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at her and followed Gu Wei inside.

"You guys continue filming, I'll watch from the side."

Gu Wei said this and sat down next to Ning Hao.

Xing Aina arranged for the staff to bring benches, and Liu Yifei and others sat down and watched with interest.

"Attention all departments, continue filming."

The arrival of Gu Wei and others sparked discussion among the crew members, and people looked over here from time to time.

More than half an hour later, the crew finished filming, and Gu Wei spoke a few words next to Ning Hao.

Then, Ning Hao held the loudspeaker and shouted:
"Director Gu is coming to visit today and will treat everyone to dinner tonight. Go and clean up, and we'll meet at the usual place later."

"Thank you, Director Gu."

"Welcome Director Gu to visit the studio."

Suddenly, the crew members shouted, and then dispersed and packed up the props on the scene.

"How's the progress?"

"It's looking good so far. We've already finished more than half of the filming and it should be finished in March."

The movie itself is not complicated. The crew has no problems with funding and other aspects. The actors selected have good acting skills, so the progress is naturally not slow.

"When is it going to be released?"

Gu Wei asked for an approximate time so that he could make some arrangements in advance.

"Director Gu, do you have any good suggestions?"

Ning Hao has insufficient experience in this area and wants to hear Gu Wei's ideas.

The release dates of domestic movies are divided into several time periods. The first half of the year is the May Day and summer vacation periods, and the second half of the year is the National Day, New Year's Day and Spring Festival periods.

"Let's put it in the first half of the year, choose between the May Day holiday and the summer holiday."

Before coming, Gu Wei went to China Film Group Corporation and found Han Sanping to look at the schedule of imported films this year. There were no big movies in the first half of the year, and the movies of several major domestic directors were concentrated in the second half of the year.

Putting "Stone" in the first half of the year will help with the box office.

"Maybe in the summer. I'm afraid it's a bit tight if we schedule it during the May Day holiday."

"That's fine. Then you can go directly to Mr. Han and communicate with him."

Gu Wei thought about it and then said.

...

Dinner was arranged at a hotel next to the crew. The place was found by actor Wang Xun. As a local, he knew very well that the restaurant had good food.

There weren't too many crew members, with the main creative staff and logistics staff sitting at five tables.

"Hello, Director Gu, I'm Huang Bo from the 02 vocational class of Beijing Film Academy."

At Gu Wei's table, in addition to Ning Hao and others, there were also the main creative staff of the crew. Before the dishes came, Huang Bo took the opportunity to introduce himself.

"Hello, Director Ning mentioned you to me. I watched your play today and it was pretty good."

"Thank you Director Gu for the compliment."

Huang Bo was a little nervous and spoke excitedly.

"Hello, Director Gu, I'm actor Guo Tao."

"Hello, Director Gu, I'm actor Liu Hua."

"Hello, you two are my seniors. The Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy are not far away."

"I don't deserve it. Director Gu, you're too polite. Haha."

The two of them waved their hands and said.

The two people in front of him were both actors who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. They had excellent acting skills, and it was the first time that Gu Wei met them.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Gu Wei started chatting with a few people.

Liu Yifei next to him was pulling Xing Aina, whispering softly, and looking up at Gu Wei from time to time.

Su Chang, who was standing by, looked at this situation and had an expression of disbelief on his face, as if he had discovered his best friend's secret.

Since they are all people in the same circle, the topic naturally turned to the recently released movies.

"Looking at this situation, the box office of Huo Yuanjia is likely to exceed 100 million yuan."

Ning Hao took a bite of the food and started talking.

"Why do I feel like you have a sour vibe? I envy you."

Gu Wei teased.

“We are all filmmakers, and we all hope that the films we make will achieve high box office success.

Of course, Director Gu, you are an exception. We can only envy you for winning both box office and awards."

Ning Hao flattered him, and several people around him echoed him.

"The movie 'Stone' is good, and it may be able to make over 100 million yuan at the box office."

As soon as Gu Wei finished speaking, he saw several people staring at him, especially Huang Bo, whose eyes were shining. Being able to star in a movie with a box office of over 100 million yuan was something he never dared to dream of.

"Really?"

"Well, the quality of the movie is not bad. If the post-editing is done well, it is very likely."

"Come on, come on, let's toast to Director Gu. With Director Gu's auspicious words, I hope the movie will achieve high box office after its release."

The dinner didn't last long and no one dared to drink too much as they had to continue working the next morning and were afraid of delaying the filming.

...

The next day, the news that Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and others were coming to visit the set spread. Within half a day, many reporters had come to the crew.

Looking at the reporters surrounding the crew, Gu Wei and others had no choice but to accept the interview in order not to delay the filming. After answering a few questions, they left contentedly.

Zhang Yimou's latest film has set a shooting time and cast. The participation of Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li, Zhou Jielun and Liu Ye has made the film a big hit before filming even started.

"The film is expected to cost 3.6 million yuan, and Chow Yun-fa will be paid 4000 million yuan."

The media continues to report the latest developments.

In addition, there is Feng Xiaogang's "Night Banquet" and the movie "The Warring States" starring Liu Dehua and Fan Binbin.

There are many blockbuster movies released this year, and it is another promising year for domestic films, many netizens commented online.

Gu Wei stayed in the crew for three days, during which time he and Liu Yifei tried the local hot pot and visited nearby attractions.

Before leaving, I met Liu Dehua and Xu Zheng who came to make guest appearances.

I don't know how Ning Hao fooled Liu Dehua into inviting him to make a guest appearance in the crew. From what he said, it basically didn't cost any money, and he just gave him a symbolic red envelope of 100,000 yuan.

"I'm just doing this for your sake. I don't have the ability to do this."

Ning Hao said this with a smile. When Gu Wei heard it, he felt that it made sense. No wonder Liu Dehua had been talking to him about movies and hoped that they would have a chance to work together in the future.

After leaving the crew of "Stone", Gu Wei did not go back with Liu Yifei. He planned to fly directly to Hollywood. Reid had called him several times to urge him to go.

"Senior, let's go back."

At the airport, Liu Yifei said reluctantly.

"Go ahead, text me when you get there."

In the waiting room, Gu Wei said to Liu Yifei and Su Chang.

"Yeah, you have to be careful when you go there."

After seeing Liu Yifei off, Gu Wei continued to wait in the waiting room. The two flights were less than two hours apart, so there was no need to find another place to rest.

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