Chapter 514: Being Trained
In the two days before the New Year, Gu Wei finally had some free time.

In the circle, with the arrival of New Year’s Eve.

The Chen Kaige incident is still continuing to ferment, in addition to some directors, filmmakers and actors who have spoken out in support.

There are also quite a few people who are watching secretly, wanting to see how this matter will be resolved in the end.

Netizens expressed their opinions, everyone was divided 50-50, and the situation was very noisy.

Anyway, everyone has their own evidence.

This thing can't be fake and real. The creation and shooting of a movie is completed by a large team of hundreds of people. It is not like a painting that is completed by one painter.

Now, except for Leslie Cheung who has passed away, all other main creators of "Farewell My Concubine" are still alive. You can find out the truth by asking those who worked there.

If it really wasn't Brother Chen Kai who took the photo, if one or two people had revealed it a little bit back then, rumors would have been flying all over the place, and maybe because Brother Chen Kai was unhappy, they would have exposed it long ago.

However, Chen Hua'ai must have played a role, and it is very likely that he suppressed Chen Kai's desire for a second creation.

The online campaign to select the new four little beauties has also come to an end in a lively manner.

Tong Liya, who had just returned from the filming of "Beijing Meets Seattle" in Vancouver, Canada, did not expect to hear this good news as soon as she arrived in China.

This year's selection was organized by Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly, which brought together the strengths of netizens, media juries, and juries from industry insiders. After comprehensive consideration of multiple indicators such as popularity, influence, quality of works, and level of activity, these four actresses were finally selected as the "Four Little Flowers of the New Generation."

That’s right, in the selection of the new four little beauties, Tong Liya was successfully elected, alongside Su Chang, Yang Mi, Yang Ying and others.

There were originally eleven candidates, Tong Liya, Ni Ni and Zhou Dongyu all belonged to 18 companies, but Tong Liya was ultimately the winner.

Without Zhang Yimou to voice their opinions, Ni Ni and Zhou Dongyu were unable to regain the popularity they had in time and space and were unfortunately eliminated.

As for Yao Di, Zhang Xinyi, Bai Baihe, Tang Yan and others, they all lost.

Especially since Liu Shishi from Tangren Film and Television was not selected, many internet trolls wailed online as if they had lost their mother.

Some people think that this selection is unfair and there is something fishy going on.

Later, they thought that Yang Mi did not deserve the title, and that Yang Ying was only able to get the title because of Huayi's support. Tong Liya, Su Chang and others were all collectively criticized by the internet trolls.

After these remarks, netizens just treated it as a joke.

Reincarnation of the Gods: "Haha, so it's fair for Liu Shishi to be selected, but it's unfair for her to be eliminated?"

Tiger Climbing a Tree: "There's no need to say much about Su Chang. In terms of box office performance and acting skills, it's a bit unfair for her to be a female lead. The other three also have representative film works. What does Liu Shishi have?"

Tingfeng Nianjiuyan: "They have "Sad Fairy Tale". I heard that this movie made Guangguang lose a lot of money. Now Lao Wang gets a headache when he hears these words, haha."

I have to say, in terms of the degree of insulting others, netizens are the most ruthless.

The title of "Four Little Flowers" has been proposed three times by large organizations since its inception.

In 02, Southern Metropolis Daily collectively referred to four mainland actresses born in the 70s as the "Four Little Flowers", and this term gradually came into the public eye. The four actresses are: Zhao Yanzi, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, and Xu Jinglei.

In 09, Penguin.com joined forces with hundreds of mainstream media in the industry, with the participation of millions of people and nearly 80 entertainment journalists, and selected the "Four Little Flowers" in the "Post-s New Generation Entertainment Superstar Event" reported and recognized by CCTV. They are: Huang Shengyi, Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, and Wang Luodan.

Adding these four this year, we have to say that Yang Mi is still going strong. Even after leaving Star Media, her popularity on the Internet remains high thanks to joining the "Tiny Times" series.

The fact that Yang Ying was selected cannot be overstated by the power of capital and background.

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At the same time, the official Weibo of Xingchen Film and Television Company also officially announced the release date of the first movie to be released this year.

"The ancient costume martial arts blockbuster "Embroidered Spring Blade", jointly produced by Xingchen Films and China Film Group, directed by Lu Yang, and starring Zhao Wenzhuo, Wang Qianyuan, Wu Jing, Su Chang and others, is scheduled to be released on April 4!"

For the film production industry, this is another opponent that must be taken seriously.

After all, Lu Yang’s last film, “Love Is Not Blind”, was also a box office hit. Although the script this time was not provided by Gu Wei, no one dared to underestimate it.

At least several domestic films in the same period are already studying this opponent.

In the villa, the young lady has been staying here since the last gathering of company executives. Even when Liu Xiaoli urged her, she found an excuse not to go back.

In the room, two people were being affectionate with each other.

The phone rang, which made Gu Wei quite impatient. He picked up the phone and wanted to hang up.

"Auntie's calling, what are you doing?" Liu Yifei had good eyesight. She glanced at him and saw that Gu Wei wanted to press the hang-up button, so she immediately stopped him.

"Uh, luckily I didn't press it."

Gu Wei immediately loosened his grip and pressed the answer button without hesitation: "Mom, what's wrong?"

On the other side, in the courtyard.

Mother Gu was sitting on the sofa, holding her cell phone in one hand. After hearing the voice on the phone, she held the remote control with one hand and turned down the volume of the TV.

"It's almost New Year, when will you be back?"

"Tomorrow!" Gu Wei thought for a while and gave a specific time.

"You and Xixi are going to be engaged soon, and your father wants the two families to meet each other, especially Xixi's father, who will definitely come as well."

Mrs. Gu didn’t know her son was with his girlfriend, so she continued talking on the phone.

"Okay, I'll discuss it with Xixi and we'll find a time for us to meet after the New Year." While answering, Gu Wei was thinking about An Shaokang and Liu Xiaoli. How should he arrange this matter?

"Has the specific time been decided? Which relatives of the other party will come over? Are there any elders or the like?" Aunt Gu asked three questions in a row, asking in great detail.

“Um, this…that…” This is a tough situation for Gu Wei. He has been very busy recently and is not very clear about it. He can't just say something casually and fool his mother.

"What's this and that? You don't take such a big thing to heart?" Hearing Gu Wei's reaction, Gu's mother immediately became angry. After all, in the traditional concept of the older generation, a meeting between two parties is a big deal, and there are rules to follow regarding the time, place, and the number of relatives and elders who come over.

"I heard that you spend your days making movies and working, and there is nothing else on your mind... You are already so old, but you still need us to worry about you..."

Gu's mother continued to complain. She would scold Gu Wei when she got the chance.

On this side, just as Gu Wei was about to respond, he was confronted with Gu Ma's soul-searching, and he immediately had no chance to continue speaking.

"Hahaha"

Liu Yifei leaned over and listened to the voice on the phone, laughing so hard that she fell backwards.

"Xixi is here too." Mother Gu reacted after hearing the laughter.

"Yes, auntie, I'm with the senior."

"Well..., it's good for you to be together. Weiwei is a good kid in every way, except that he sometimes doesn't pay much attention to his own affairs. You have to supervise him well." After hearing Liu Yifei's answer, Gu's mother said with satisfaction.

"Yes, I will, Auntie." As she said this, Liu Yifei jumped up and blinked her big KISS eyes at Gu Wei.

"Mom, don't worry, you and Dad, I will arrange it." Gu Wei thought about it and decided that all the parents must meet.

"Big things are important. Don't be busy making this movie or that movie. The big things in your life haven't been resolved yet."

Gu Ma complained.

"I understand, I understand"

Faced with the nagging of Chinese parents, even Gu Wei did not dare to be perfunctory and could only make assurances again and again.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei breathed a sigh of relief. She was indeed his biological mother. Dealing with her was more tiring than filming a movie.

"Hehehe." Liu Yifei, who was next to him, saw Gu Wei's look and started again immediately.

"Still laughing?" Gu Wei said unhappily and pounced over.

After making love, Liu Yifei rested her head on Gu Wei's arm and said with regret, "Oh, I forgot to record it. If the famous director Gu was scolded, it would probably explode the Internet if it got out."

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Regarding the matter between Brother Chen Kai and "Farewell My Concubine", Director Chen seemed to see through it.

"Time will prove the innocence of the innocent."

After seeing the Weibo post by Director Chen, many people found it unbelievable. Is he still the great director who is so high and mighty?
But some people also think that the result will be the same whether you respond or not, so there is no need to care about what others say.

But then everyone realized that Director Chen had arranged it in advance.

As the incident gained popularity online, one by one, actors who participated in the film came out to testify and recalled the scenes during the filming.

For example, Yin Zhi, the actor who played Xiao Douzi in "Farewell My Concubine", denounced the rumor mongers as "talking nonsense" in an interview with Sina Entertainment.

"Every move and every move was designed by Director Chen Kaige."

Immediately afterwards, a group of old photos from the set were exposed. In the photos, Brother Chen Kai was seriously discussing the play with the actors on the scene, once again refuting the previous rumors.

As more and more evidence came out to clarify the rumors about the proxy shooting of "Farewell My Concubine", the matter gradually lost its popularity.

On the contrary, Stephen Chow's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has been released for nearly a week and the box office has successfully exceeded 400 million.

This has made filmmakers in the industry feel jealous again, first it was Xingchen Film and Television Company, and now it is Huayi.

These two companies directly took over the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival period, leaving no room for others.

The people who were already unhappy started to criticize Huayi Company when they saw netizens were madly complaining about its latest promotion.

The cause was that Huayi Company released a video directly online in order to further increase the box office of the movie.

The title is: "In the movie Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, the leading actress Shu Qi exposes her breasts and seduces Wen Zhang."

Just looking at the title, it seems quite tempting. After all, not every veteran has seen the "art film" starring Shu Qi and appreciated her figure.

As a result, many netizens clicked in to take a look out of curiosity, only to find that it was not what they thought, and they began to complain.

Lying on the beach for three and a half years: "I took off my pants, and this is what you show me?"

A bit cold, a bit hot: "Huayi must have learned this promotional method from UC."

Ending: "All clickbait headlines should be damned."

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(End of this chapter)