Chapter 591 A comment triggered a war
General bureau.

The meeting ended very quickly. After all, although it was a discussion and suggestion, it was actually not much different from an order. No matter whether everyone accepted it or not, they had to follow the instructions.

After the meeting, Gu Wei did not go to the company, but went directly back to the villa to pick up Liu Yifei and went to Jia Zhangke's film screening together.

As for Su Chang, Chen Xiao refused the casting for The Return of the Condor Heroes, so he naturally had some free time since he didn't join the crew, and the two of them were being affectionate again.

"A Touch of Sin" is indeed a good movie, and it is also a rare "cool movie" in China. The killing is decisive and it is very enjoyable to watch.

The "honest man" played by Jiang Wu holds a double-barreled shotgun and shoots one person after another, with blood spurting out. He is so decisive and ruthless.

Wang Baoqiang was riding a motorcycle when he was robbed by three men armed with axes.

He simply pulled out a Browning high-powered pistol, shot him in the head with one shot, and then three times with three shots, his expression revealing a gloomy and cold-blooded look.

Overall, it can be regarded as one of the representative works of blood and violence in China, and the social contradictions it reflects are also very prominent.

After the movie ended, all the guests in the circle applauded. This "A Touch of Sin" deserves applause.

Jia Zhangke stood on the stage holding the microphone with a smile on his face, next to him were Jiang Wu, Wang Baoqiang, Zhao Tao and others.

"This is a transformation of my style. I hope everyone can give me more suggestions."

About half an hour later, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei said hello to Jia Zhangke, Wang Baoqiang and others, did not attend the subsequent cocktail party, and left early.

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Arriving at the parking lot, Gu Wei opened the car door and got in. The young lady sat in the passenger seat.

The car started up smoothly. Gu Wei fastened his seat belt while turning his head and asked, "Let's go out for dinner. What do you want to eat?"

The air conditioner in the car had just been turned on and was whirring out cold air. The young lady was enjoying it while thinking, "Should we continue eating hot pot?"

"Um, let's go eat Shandong cuisine. Song Ge recommended a place to me. I heard the food is really good." Gu Wei slapped his forehead and made the decision immediately, fearing that Liu Yifei would drag him to eat hot pot again. This thing is okay to eat occasionally, but if it is done too often, he would not be able to bear it.

"Okay, let's eat Shandong cuisine today. When Changchang comes over, we'll make an appointment with Jingying to go eat hotpot, hehe."

After hearing Liu Yifei's clear arrangements, Gu Wei looked at her with some confusion and asked casually, "Didn't you say you wanted to lose weight?"

"Oh, I've lost several pounds, can't you tell?" Hearing this, the young lady said unhappily after fastening her seat belt.

Gu Wei turned his head slightly to look at the young lady, and sure enough, her chin had become smaller. No wonder he always felt something was wrong when sleeping these two days, it turned out that he had lost less meat.

Seeing Gu Wei's scrutinizing gaze and the sly smile on his face, Liu Yifei immediately understood and said coquettishly, "Drive carefully."

"Oh oh!" Gu Wei quickly moved his eyes away and threw the yellow waste out of his mind.

It was not yet six o'clock when the two of them finished the movie screening. It was rush hour in the capital city and it took more than an hour to drive the ten-kilometer distance.

When we arrived at the restaurant, it was around seven o'clock.

This restaurant, called Donglai Kitchen, specializes in Shandong cuisine just by listening to the name.

There is a large terrace outside the restaurant. The exterior view is quite nice. The decoration style of the store is elegant, with a modern touch. There are also several ocean-themed ink paintings on the wall.

The two men were fully armed and, under the guidance of the waiter, went directly to the private room that had been booked in advance.

The room is on the third floor. It's not big, but the view is good. The huge floor-to-ceiling windows allow you to see the hustle and bustle of traffic outside.

"One plate each of candied apple, stir-fried kidney bean shreds, flavored eggplant, and scallion-fried sea cucumber..." The two of them decided to order five or six dishes.

Just as Gu Wei was about to close the menu, Liu Yifei suddenly poked it with her index finger, "Sea Sausage Rice, let's have this as the main course."

"You can't eat too much seafood." Gu Wei originally didn't want to order a staple food. After all, eating too much late at night can easily lead to indigestion.

"Eat, eat..." the young lady kept nagging, "I'll just try a small bowl, can I give you the rest?"

"Uh, are you trying to feed me like a pig?" Gu Wei always felt that if he continued like this, he would definitely gain weight prematurely.

The food was served very quickly, and speed is the main focus.

"Is this a candied apple made from Fuji apples?" Liu Yifei picked up a piece with her chopsticks. The stringing was very perfect. "It looks a bit like... the cheese on pizza?"

Gu Wei tasted a piece. It was sweet and crispy, with the taste of apple perfectly sealed inside.

The quality of the other dishes was also excellent. The braised sea cucumber with scallions was simply a great dish to go with rice. For the two of us who have strong tastes, there were almost no other shortcomings.

The young lady's relatives came over, so she couldn't eat too much seafood. She tried a little sea cucumber rice to satisfy her craving, and then she focused on the scallion-fried sea cucumber and other vegetables.

Halfway through the meal, Gu Wei's cell phone suddenly rang.

"Who is it?" Liu Yifei asked curiously while chewing.

"Xiao Ming, why are you calling me at this time?" Gu Wei said as he answered the phone.

"You seem to be quite free. It seems the crew is not busy?" Gu Wei picked up the call and teased.

"Haha, Director Gu, you're joking. We just finished filming and we have a night scene to shoot later." Huang Xiaoming's hearty voice came.

"Then what are you doing?"

"It's nothing serious. It's just that the comments on Weibo were a bit of a fuss, so I thought of calling you, Director Gu, to explain."

"Weibo?" Gu Wei only remembered that he posted two comments in the morning. After that, he had a meeting, attended a movie screening, and then came over to eat. He didn't have time to read the replies above.

Afterwards, Huang Xiaoming explained it in detail and apologized at the end. After Gu Wei understood, he didn't care too much, it wasn't a big deal anyway.

While he was answering the call, Liu Yifei also picked up her own cell phone.

As she watched, she almost couldn't hold it in anymore and had to cover her mouth to stifle her laughter.

"What's wrong?" Gu Wei couldn't figure out what was going on.

"Take a look at the hot search headlines..." Miss Liu pushed the phone over.

Gu Wei took a look and saw the headline on the news: The SBI war was triggered by a single sentence.

The cause was that after Gu Wei commented on Huang Xiaoming's Weibo, Zhang Ziyi intervened and was instantly ridiculed by netizens. Later, Fan Binbin also made a comment below, which roughly meant that some people have no self-awareness and do not recognize their own status.

Then Li Binbin also joined in the fun and made a few sarcastic remarks.

Now, fans of all the big stars couldn't sit still anymore and started to criticize each other. Before Gu Wei and the others had dinner, this matter made the headlines and it was extremely lively.

"Well, they're all just idle." Gu Wei was a little confused about this group of people. They were simply bored.

Scrolling down, Gu Wei couldn't help laughing when he saw the comments from netizens.

I have to say, everyone in the fan group is talented, and they can speak all kinds of dirty words and sarcasm at will.

"What's the matter with Brother Xiao Ming calling?" Liu Yifei picked up a piece of sea cucumber, quite curious.

"He apologized and said it was all because of him and asked me not to mind it. It was like he was being petty to me!" Gu Wei shook his head and thought to himself, is this how he is seen by other people in the circle?

"Haha, you're a big director, so everyone is afraid of making you unhappy." Liu Yifei said happily.

Ignoring the young lady's teasing, Gu Wei picked up his phone and posted another Weibo.

"I recommend a good movie. I just watched it this afternoon, A Touch of Sin directed by Jia Zhangke. Jiang Wu and Baoqiang both acted well. If you are interested, you can go to the cinema to support it after it is released."

As soon as the post was typed, hundreds of comments popped up.

"That Cannes-winning movie, right? Got it."

"Director Gu's vision is definitely not wrong. I will definitely go and see it after it is released."

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In the private room, Liu Yifei had already seen Gu Wei's post on Weibo. After thinking for a while, she took two photos with him and then posted a message on Weibo.

"Thank you Mr. Gu for feeding me, hehe!"

The post also included several photos of the dishes, as well as a photo of the two of them with their heads touching.

"Watching a movie, eating, and having a secret date, right?"

"Tell me which store it is, and go check in now."

I can only say that netizens are worthy of being netizens. Less than ten minutes after the post was published, someone guessed which restaurant it was based on the dishes and the background behind the photo.

Unfortunately, when some netizens arrived, hoping to meet them by chance, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei had already returned home after eating and drinking.

After a quick wash and replying to the thanks from Jia Zhangke, Jiang Wu, Wang Baoqiang and others, Gu Wei finally had some free time.

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At the same time, in the capital, at Jiang Wen’s home.

The casting for "One Step Away" has not yet been completed, but Jiang Wen has to put it aside for the time being because he has to take time out to serve as a judge at the Venice Film Festival.

While there is still time, I called Marco, Jiang Wu and others to have a small gathering at home.

The few of them got drunk and started talking about this.

Jiang Wu was the first to speak: "Tsk tsk, Director Gu's influence is really great, I have to admire him!"

"Haha, do you think that we rejected so many investors for this movie but only rejected Xingchen Films?" Jiang Wen laughed, feeling that everything was under control.

Marco next to him also nodded. He could already imagine that before "One Step Away" was released, asking Gu Wei to come and help promote it might increase the box office by tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

Marco could not stop laughing just thinking about that scene.

Jiang Wen and Ma Ke were thinking about and discussing the movie, but Jiang Wu's thoughts were naturally different from theirs.

"Brother, if you have a chance, talk to Director Gu and ask if I can try out for the next movie."

Jiang Wen was bragging to Marco next to him. When he heard this, he turned around and looked at his younger brother and understood what he meant.

"It's fine to talk about it, but whether you can be selected depends on your own ability."

Jiang Wen didn't promise that it would definitely work. He is a director himself, so he naturally knows that every director has his own style in casting, but there is no problem in simply recommending it.

"Of course. If I can't be selected, I won't be able to force my way in."

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(End of this chapter)