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This year’s New Year’s Eve concert Mango Channel undoubtedly won again.

From the opening at 19:30 to the end of the early morning, the average ratings were 1.97 and the highest rating was 3.08, which not only far exceeded other local satellite TVs, but was even higher than CCTV's New Year's Eve concert.

#罗志兴's hot singing and dancing opening show! #

#"天福宝" TFBOYS sends blessings! #

#SONGSONGDANCE makes people intoxicated#

#RocketGirl101HiSing【Calories】#

The entries related to Mango Channel’s New Year’s Eve concert rushed to the top of the search list that night.

Of course, the number one song is "Gu Wei and Zhao Liying's sweet duet".

The fame and popularity of these two people are at the top among male and female celebrities, and [Do You Know] is also on the air, so it is not surprising that their joint performance has received such attention.

The next day, Gu Wei's flight landed in Beijing.

Before I even took a break, I received a notice to go to China Film Academy for a meeting.

Not only Gu Wei, but his subordinates Wen Mu and Rao Xiaozhi are also going together.

"Is [Manslaughter] finished in the later stage?"

"It's almost done, there is still some finishing work left." Wen Mu has also been busy with the post-production of "Manslaughter" in the company since returning from Thailand.

"Okay, let's hold a small viewing party after the film is finished, and then set a release date.

Which one do you think is better, the May Day program or the summer program? Gu Wei asked.

"The company can decide, I have no objection~"

"The screenwriting department has produced the script for [Lovers 2]. I read it and found it to be quite satisfactory. Do you still plan to continue filming this film?"

The first part of "Love Saint" is Wen Muye's famous work. This small-budget comedy filmed in 15 years has received a high box office of more than 700 million, which also made him stand out in the director world.

Logically speaking, the filming of the second part should have started long ago, but after "Love Saint" Wen Mu also took over "I'm Not the God of Medicine", and then filmed "Manslaughter", but there was no time.

"I'm not very interested in filming [Love Saint 2]. I can leave it to other directors." Wen Mu also thought for a moment and said, "Of course, if the company doesn't have a suitable candidate, I can take over."

Gu Wei smiled.

Wen Muye's choice did not surprise him.

After filming "I'm Not a Medicine God" and "Manslaughter", Wen Mu also started to look down on male hormone comedies like "The Lover".

"Okay, then leave it to the young directors in the company, but you, the literary director, have to be the producer to help control the general direction."

This is similar to the filming of "Cohabitation in Time and Space", where Xu Zheng could not be the producer and Su Lun was appointed as the director.

"No problem~" Wen Mu agreed happily.

"Director Rao, are you ready for the [life event] in advance?" Gu Wei turned the topic to Yao Xiaozhi again.

"The casting has been completed and a little girl born in 2011 has been found to play Wu Xiaowen.

The shooting location has also been selected, and it will probably be completed in another ten to eight days.”

"7 years old, which is quite appropriate in terms of age. Can you cooperate during filming?"

The two most difficult characters for the crew to grasp during filming are animals and children.

"No problem. The little girl started filming when she was more than 4 years old. She also played a small role in "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an" last year. She was also very obedient during the audition."

The three of them chatted and soon arrived at China Film Academy.

The reason for their trip was simple. Since this year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the official arranged a shooting mission.

The main controllers of the project are Fu Ruoqing, deputy general manager of China Film Group, Zhang Yibai, chief planner, and Chen Kaige, chief director.

They had a meeting last month to decide on the essence of the film - historical moments, national memory and head-on collision.

Specifically, we selected seven of the most meaningful stories and moments since the founding of the People's Republic of China and filmed them to form a platter movie as a tribute to the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Today we came to Gu Wei and the others to confirm the seven directors of the movie.

Wen Muye and Rao Xiaozhi under [Wei Ming Xia] have already become famous, and even Gu Wei himself is a director of blockbuster movies, so they are all candidates.

"Mr. Gu, aren't you going to try to be the director of one of the units?"

After the meeting, Fu Ruoqing asked Gu Wei.

He is currently the deputy general manager of China Film Group and chairman of China Film Distribution Company.

When La Peikang retires, he will take over as chairman of China Film.

"I still have two scheduled movies to shoot, but I'm afraid I don't have the energy to be a director. The literary director currently has plenty of time, so it's just right for him to be a director."

Fu Ruoqing nodded.

"It's okay not to be a director, but Mr. Gu has to choose a unit to play the role in."

"That's for sure." Gu Wei thought for a moment.

This project of China Film Group is "My Motherland and Me", but it is still in the early preparation stage.

Today's meeting tentatively decided on seven directors. In terms of shooting content, Huang Jianxin and Chen Kaige screened the events to be shot to a dozen, and then let the directors participating in the shooting choose.

Once the directors have decided what they want to film, they will start writing the script, selecting actors, and preparing for filming, so it's still early.

Gu Wei stayed in the capital for two days to finish handling some company matters.

Then get on the flight to France.

The private plane was flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters. In the cabin, Gu Wei was drinking coffee and holding the script of [Life Events] in his hand.

"You have to be busy with work when you go out to play." Nazha sat opposite him. She had been excited since she got on the plane.

Gu Wei promised her that he would take her out for a vacation in the second half of the year. Although it is a little late now, he has fulfilled his promise.

"I will join the crew to film when we come back this time, so of course I have to prepare in advance.

I value this play very much. If I perform well, it will probably help me win the Best Actor Award."

Gu Wei looked up at Nazha, and then his eyes returned to the script.

"Really?

What is your movie about?"

Nazha was a little bit unbelievable. She knew about the "Life Event" prepared by the company, but she didn't pay attention to it after she learned that she didn't have a role.

"What is a life event? There is nothing important in life except death.

The male protagonist of the movie "Life Event" is a funeral director who came out of prison. His family runs a funeral home, and the content of the movie is also about funeral stories."

"Oh, so that's it.

It sounds like a drama. Did you make it specifically for awards?

This type of movie usually doesn't do well at the box office."

Nazha was a little worried about Gu Wei.

"I guess so~

But although it's a drama, the story is very attractive.

As long as I'm here, the box office won't be too low," Gu Wei was full of confidence.

After the two chatted for a while, Gu Wei concentrated on reading the script, while Nazha took out her phone and scrolled through it for a while, feeling a little bored.

"If you're tired, you can go to the bedroom to take a nap. We still have 7 hours to reach our destination," Gu Wei raised his head and said to Nazha.

"Well~ Can you accompany me?" Nazha blinked her big eyes, full of expectations.

Gu Wei had no reason to refuse, and nodded with a smile.

The two got up and walked into the small bedroom behind the cabin.

Gu Wei experienced what it meant to make rapid progress. Nazha vented the excitement in her body and fell asleep.

The plane landed at Bordeaux Airport. Gu Wei took Nazha to the airport pick-up car and came to the first stop of this European vacation, the Chateau de Unico.

This is the wine estate that Gu Wei bought last time he came to France. The interior decoration of the castle has been completed long ago. This trip to Europe for vacation is just right for a short stay here for two days.

"Wow! Such a big manor!" The car drove into the gate of the Unique Castle Manor and followed the paved stone road to the bottom of the castle.

"So many flowers, and fountains!"

There were trees on both sides of the road after entering the gate. There were large lawns near the castle, and a garden of hundreds of square meters in the middle. In the middle was a marble fountain. Clear water gushed out from the statue in the middle, and a breeze blew with bursts of water vapor.

Naza was surprised since she entered the manor.

"How big is this manor?"

"5 hectares~"

The car stopped in front of the main gate of the castle, and Gu Wei and Naza got out of the car.

"5 hectares?" Naza didn't have a direct concept of this number.

"About 7 standard football fields~"

"Sir, I am your butler Giorgi Meyers, welcome back to Unique Castle Manor!"

At the gate of the castle, a white man in his 50s stood in front.

He was wearing a black suit, white gloves, and his hair was combed meticulously.

Seeing Gu Wei getting off the car, he hurried to greet him.

Behind him stood a row of white women in maid outfits.

Behind them were several middle-aged white men, tall, short, fat and thin.

"Hello, Meyers~" Gu Wei nodded and greeted him.

His butler was recruited by his private team. He graduated from the International Butler Academy of the Netherlands and has been working as a butler for more than 20 years, with rich work experience.

The previous owner Meyers served had to fire him because of investment failure and business bankruptcy. However, through the team's due diligence on him, the previous employer had a high opinion of Meyers. He is a very qualified and traditional British butler.

"These are the maids serving you, and the ones behind are the chefs and gardeners in the castle," Meyers introduced.

Gu Wei smiled and nodded to these people.

"Sir, the master bedroom has been decorated for you. Do you need to prepare a separate room for this lady?" Meyers asked after glancing at Nazha behind Gu Wei.

"No, she lives with me."

Meyers understood immediately, and looked at Nazha with a more respectful look.

"What did he say?" Gu Wei and Meyers communicated in English, and Nazha didn't understand a word.

However, she knew from the appearance that the white old man standing in front should be the housekeeper of this manor, and the ones behind him were the maids and servants.

"He asked me who you are?

I said you would be the mistress here~" Gu Wei laughed and teased Nazha.

"What mistress~" Nazha was a little embarrassed, but more happy.

"It's over, I suddenly thought, I'm not good at English, wouldn't I be like a deaf and dumb person here, they can't understand what they say, and I don't know what they say"

"What are you afraid of with me."

"Hehe, you're right"

Nazha said with a smile on her face and hugged Gu Wei's arm and walked into the castle.

Unico Castle is a Cheverny-style castle, with three floors above ground and two floors underground, with a total of 26 rooms of different sizes.

After entering the door is a huge living room, with a golden chandelier in the middle of the roof, a marble fireplace on the side, soft carpets on the floor, and various art portraits hanging on the walls.

"Wow, this is just like the castle of the nobles in the movies." Nazha looked around like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, exclaiming from time to time.

"It was originally a noble castle, but I bought it."

The two went up to the master bedroom on the second floor under the guidance of Meyers, and the servants put their luggage away.

Naza stood in front of the window of the master bedroom, looking down, and the beautiful scenery of the manor was in full view.

"How many days will we stay here?"

"I plan to stay for 3 days and then fly to Switzerland for skiing. If you want to stay for a few more days, you can."

"Hehe, I listen to you."

It was already afternoon when Gu Wei and Naza arrived at the manor. The two rested for a while and then went to the living room to taste the dinner prepared by the chef for them.

Gu Wei and Naza were on both sides of the long dining table.

The two slowly tasted the dishes served by the servants with knives and forks.

"Chef Bailey is best at French cuisine. After knowing that you are coming, he carefully prepared several dishes that he is good at."

Gu Wei was eating, and Meyers stood behind him and introduced carefully.

"Marseille fish soup, foie gras steak, Paris lobster, red wine pheasant, caviar, French snails."

After Meyers finished speaking, Gu Wei repeated it to Nazha in Chinese.

"How are these dishes? Are they delicious?"

"It's a little different from the French food I ate in China, but it tastes good too."

Gu Wei raised the red wine glass in his hand.

"Cheers to our trip~"

Nazha also picked up the wine glass and clinked it with him, and happily took a big sip.

After dinner, Gu Wei took Nazha to stroll in the manor for a while, and then went back to the room to spend the first night of their vacation in Europe.

The next morning, the two got up and had breakfast.

Gu Wei took Nazha to the vineyard of Unico Castle.

Take her to visit the brewing factory and wine cellar here.

"Are all the barrels here full of wine?"

In the underground wine cellar, Nazha asked in amazement as she looked at the dense rows of barrels.

"Of course, all the barrels here are filled with wine!"

"How long will it take to finish drinking this!"

Gu Wei smiled.

"Every year, when the grapes in the manor are ripe, they will be brewed into wine and stored here.

Before me, the wine of Unicorn Manor was sold to the outside.

But the profit was not good, and the money from the sale was not enough to cover the maintenance costs of the manor.

So the previous owner put Unicorn Manor up for sale.

After I bought it, the Unicorn brand of wine has never been sold again."

"Ah?

Wouldn't you have to spend a lot of money every year!"

"Almost, but it doesn't matter.

The previous owner treated Unicorn Manor as a goose that lays golden eggs, and naturally sold it when he found that it didn't lay eggs.

I just think of it as a place to live. As long as it is comfortable, it doesn't matter if I spend some money.

I definitely can't finish all these red wines by myself, but I won't sell them.

It's also good to take them back to China as gifts for friends."