Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 756: Beautiful Scenery and Wedding Night (Two in One)

Today's entertainment industry.

No matter how much the movie sold at the box office, or who was involved in a scandal, the entire film and television industry's attention was on Gu Wei and Liu Yifei's wedding.

"Director Gu Wei and Liu Yifei will hold their wedding and wedding banquet at the Capital Manor this evening...

It is reported that the couple’s wedding was a Chinese-style wedding…”

"Relevant insiders revealed: The phoenix crown and bridal bridal veil Liu Yifei wore at her wedding cost tens of millions of yuan in total..."

"This afternoon, the red carpet ceremony of Director Gu Wei and Liu Yifei's wedding will be broadcast live simultaneously on Sina and Tudou Video..."

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Beautiful scenery!

The wedding is on schedule!

December 2014, 12, the fifth day of the eleventh lunar month, is a good day to get married!
Starting from the morning, in addition to the non-stop reporting from entertainment industry reporters, Gu Wei and Miss Liu also began their final busy work.

Hu Ge, Qin Hao, Huang Xiaoming, Han Dongjun, Chen Xiao and other best men and Gu Wei gathered in the courtyard.

Liu Yifei was at Liu Xiaoli's villa with her bridesmaids.

After all, according to wedding customs, the only way for Gu Wei and Miss Liu to meet again would be at the wedding scene at dusk.

On Gu Wei's side, his father, mother, and several close relatives are currently sorting out the final process.

To be honest, the procedures of a Chinese wedding are much more complicated than those of a Western wedding. Gu Wei had often seen some public intellectuals on the Internet advocating the romance of Western weddings.

But now that he is in the situation himself, Gu Wei feels that the Chinese style can blow the Western style into pieces.

"Host warm-up..."

"Sina entered from the other side of the stage, holding a red ribbon in her hand..."

"Before the bride goes on stage, her mother will comb her hair three times..."

"Then they would cross the fire basin, cross the saddle, lift the veil, bow, and serve tea...

Finally, there is the hair-tying ceremony..."

The master in charge of teaching etiquette went over the process one last time. Gu Wei listened seriously. The complexity of the process made the groomsmen beside him secretly gasp in amazement.

"Director, this set of etiquette will probably take several hours." Although Huang Xiaoming had been a best man for his classmates before, this was his first time being a best man at a Chinese wedding. After hearing that best men also have to do a lot of things, he said with some emotion.

"At least two or three hours, otherwise why was the wedding called 'hunli' in ancient times? The whole process starts in the afternoon, and when the newlyweds appear on the stage, the time will naturally be dusk, haha." Gu Wei replied with a smile.

"The director has studied it and knows a lot..."

"This is a simplified version. Otherwise, it would be even more complicated and would take a whole day to complete..."

In the courtyard, Gu Wei was chatting and laughing with several groomsmen.

After a while, Wang Chen went straight to the courtyard to report the arrangements for the guests.

After all, there are so many people coming from all over the world, and if you are not careful, it will easily cause chaos.

"Boss, we will set off early to avoid traffic jams, and finally calculate the time to arrive at the wedding venue around six o'clock...

...Then after a series of procedures were completed, the wedding officially began at 7 o'clock in the evening...

When you leave, the red carpet at the wedding venue will also be going on at the same time...

Director Jiang Xuerou and Director Lu Yang were responsible for receiving guests from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan on site...

Director Chen Guofu and Director Guo Fan were responsible for receiving guests from various regions in Southeast Asia...

Director Zhong Lifang and Manager Reid will be in charge of reception in Hollywood...

Finally, Mr. Song is responsible for receiving domestic guests and leaders of various government agencies and state-owned enterprises…”

Wang Chen had not spoken a word since he entered the courtyard. He talked for more than half an hour. Gu Wei nodded as he listened. All the links had been arranged properly. As long as there were no problems in the middle, it would be fine.

Qin Hao and others nearby were almost stunned after hearing the total number of guests.

"Did I hear it right? There are tens of thousands of people..."

Huang Xiaoming was also a little confused, but he nodded and said, "You heard it right. There are thousands of people from Hollywood, thousands from Southeast Asia, hundreds of people from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and the largest number are from mainland China..."

Chen Xiao also interjected, "The key is to add in the family members and assistants that everyone brings..."

"Even if we assume that there are ten people at each table, there will be thousands of tables."

"Didn't you hear Director Wang say that we have eight people per table, and the plan is to have more than 1,200 tables..."

"Tsk tsk, not to mention the status of the guests, just looking at the number, it is unique in the domestic entertainment industry..."

While several people were discussing in low voices, Wang Chen was making his final report.

"The photographers arranged by the company are already in place. There are eight of them in total, working in pairs. They will shoot the entire wedding scene, and the live broadcast will be shown to the outside world directly through Sina and Tudou..."

Gu Wei knew all that Wang Chen said, but there were still many things he didn't know...

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On the other side, the scene here at Miss Liu's place was even more lively.

In the villa, Liu's father, mother, grandmother, and others, as well as Su Chang, Zhang Liangying, Tong Liya, Wan Qian...

Everyone was looking at Liu Yifei sitting in front of the huge dressing mirror, with happy and admiring smiles on their faces.

Makeup artists and stylists are doing Chinese-style wedding makeup for Liu Yifei. Afterwards, professional female workers will guide her in wearing phoenix crowns and jewelry.

The box of jewelry, along with the phoenix crown and harem, were placed beside it, shining brightly.

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At the hotel, the Hollywood guests were treated very well by Ryder.

Outside, dozens of Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles were already ready.

Everyone will set off on time around 3:30 pm, and should arrive at the destination around 4 pm and walk on the red carpet.

As the saying goes, people feel refreshed when good things happen to them!

Gu Wei and Miss Liu had this feeling at the moment. The few hours seemed to have passed very quickly.

At around 3:30 in the afternoon, most of the big names in the film and television industry set out for the Great Hall from various hotels, homes, or companies in the capital on time.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Gu Wei waved his hand and led everyone out.

Outside the courtyard, Wang Chen and others had been waiting for a long time.

As for Miss Liu, she will set off half an hour later as planned. After all, the two places are at different distances from the wedding venue, so they will try their best to arrive at the venue at the same time.

Outside, a large number of media vehicles heard the news and moved in. There were dozens of reporters waiting in the courtyards and villas alone, and these people would follow and film the whole process.

The wedding of Gu Wei and Liu Yifei was not open to the public, which means it was not open to any media. Although it was live broadcast, there were still no reporters from the entertainment industry participating.

However, this wave of operations did not affect the reporters' determination at all. After all, in today's scene, as long as they took some random photos and posted them, they could attract a large wave of traffic.

In addition to the reporters, some true fans also arrived in the capital one after another. At this moment, there was a long dragon following the convoy that Gu Wei was riding in.

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Manor scene.

As vehicles carrying guests arrived at the scene one after another, hundreds of security personnel were fully alert and ready for action.

Hundreds of media outlets, hundreds of media outlets, were just crowded outside the open-air isolation fence and outside the sea of ​​flowers.

The screams of countless fans, passers-by, and onlookers drowned out the sound of the shutter...

The first to arrive at the scene were partners from various regions in Southeast Asia.

Island countries, South Korea, Thailand...

Because there were no stars from other countries and regions, the only time when South Korean stars walked on the red carpet was when there was a lot of applause and cheers from the audience.

When it was the turn of the Hollywood guests, they walked onto the red carpet and entered the venue in the order of celebrity artists, directors and film and television company CEOs.

Both Leonardo and Matt Damon were wearing suits. Leonardo was holding Matt Damon's daughter, while Matt Damon was arm in arm with his wife.

When facing the reporters at the door, several people waved and suddenly, the only sound at the scene was loud cheers.

Following behind were Scarlett Johansson and Charlize Theron in dresses. The temperature in the capital was quite high at the end of December, but the two still showed off their best figures.

Afterwards, Will Smith, Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kate Winslet and others… entered one after another.

After the celebrity artists entered, it was the turn of many Hollywood directors.

Spielberg, dressed in a suit, led the way, followed by Nolan, Martin Scorsese, Cameron, Li An and others.

Another five minutes passed, and representatives from partners such as Warner, Legendary, Universal, Disney, and DreamWorks entered the venue one after another.

After the last Hollywood guest entered, the domestic guests followed closely, not falling behind at all.

La Peikang, Ren Zhonglun, Wang Changtian, Ye Ning, Yang Shoucheng, Yu Dong, Qin Hong……

Xi'an Film Academy, Ningxia Film Academy, Golden Shield, Navy Political Department, Jinling Art Center...

Chen Kaige and his wife, Jiang Wen and his wife, Gu Changwei and his wife, Jia Zhangke and his wife, Feng Xiaogang and his wife...

Zhang Yimou, Wu Ershan, Xue Xiaolu, Xu Ke, Shi Nansheng, Xu Zheng...

Gong Li, Li Binbin, Fan Binbin…

Li Xuejian, Li Baotian, Chen Baoguo, Wang Jinsong, Chen Daoming...

Cheng Long, Li Lianjie, Liu Dehua, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Collin Chou…

Zhao Wenzhuo, Deng Chao, Lu Yi, Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, Jing Tian...

Zhao Youting, Gao Yuanyuan, Jiao Enjun, Huang Haibo, Wen Zhang...

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Starting at around five in the afternoon, it took more than an hour just for the guests to enter.

At around 6:30, tens of thousands of invited guests came to their pre-arranged seats and took their seats.

There were four people responsible for hosting the wedding, namely Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Liu Yan and Xie Nan.

The hero and heroine are still on the way, but the atmosphere at the wedding is still extremely lively.

Although it was a Chinese wedding, Gu Wei took into consideration that there were many foreigners and it was not a good idea to just sit and wait, so he also arranged singers, bands, acrobatic performances, dance performances, etc.

After Zhang Yu sang "For You", Mao Amin went straight on stage and sang a song a cappella, which drew applause from the whole audience.

The entire venue was filled with well-dressed people, joy and happiness!

There were tens of thousands of guests in the entire venue, and because they were divided into blocks, everyone chatted with each other about their own things and no one was lonely.

Because there was a live broadcast, almost all the fans who were not present at the event were watching the live broadcast on Sina and Tudou.

"Haha, is this Leonardo's first time singing?"

"Theron has a great voice, and it seems to be better than the average singer..."

"Wow, there are so many singers and artists from the older generation going there."

"Is that Liu Huan?"

"I heard there were over 10,000 guests on the scene. It's too exaggerated. I can't even imagine it!!"

As time passed, the sky gradually darkened.

The red lanterns also lit up.

Under the bright lights of the scene, coupled with festive red lanterns and a sea of ​​flowers, the scenery was extremely beautiful. Countless fans and netizens were also immersed in this atmosphere and the picturesque live broadcast.

At exactly 6:50, two motorcades slowly approached, attracting everyone's attention.

Hundreds of media reporters and a huge crowd of onlookers, fans and passers-by all realized that the real person had arrived.

"The bride and groom get off the car (get off the sedan)..."

The master in charge of etiquette shouted loudly.

Under the gaze of hundreds of reporters outside and the flashing of flash cameras.

Gu Wei was the first to get off the lead car on the left side of the motorcade. He was wearing a traditional wedding dress made of red with patterns of ruyi, auspicious clouds and dragons embroidered in gold thread.

The groomsmen following behind him were also wearing specially made traditional long gowns. They were tall and good-looking, and were also in high spirits, attracting the attention of many reporters.

Almost at the same time, the rear door of the leading car on the right opened.

She is coming.

A graceful figure in a phoenix crown and bridal robe;

Liu Yifei, wearing a bright red veil, was invisibly attracting the attention and cameras of hundreds of people around her.

Behind Miss Liu are Su Chang, Jane Zhang, Tong Liya, Wan Qian, Tang Yan and others, all wearing ancient costumes.

Although these celebrity artists are all beautiful on weekdays, they are completely suppressed by Liu Yifei at this moment.

After Liu Xiaoli finished giving Miss Liu the three combing rituals, the etiquette master shouted, "Welcome the bride!"

Su Chang held Liu Yifei's hand and slowly walked onto the red carpet and came to Gu Wei.

Gu Wei made a "bow" gesture according to ancient etiquette to Miss Liu, and Liu Yifei also returned the gesture according to ancient etiquette.

Afterwards, Gu Wei handed one end of the red silk to Miss Liu, and the bride took it.

"Newcomers coming in!"

Amid the concierge's calls, the two of them held the red silk tightly and slowly walked into the wedding scene.

There was no need for the host to remind them. When everyone in the venue saw Gu Wei and Liu Yifei enter the venue, their eyes turned to the two of them.

On the approximately 100-meter-long red carpet, guests on both sides gave their blessing smiles and applause.

But the two were completely immersed in each other's joy and happiness, walking on the red carpet, through the sea of ​​flowers, under what seemed like a light show, and stepping onto the stage in the center of the wedding venue.

"Cross the fire pot!"

Gu Wei stepped forward first, followed by Liu Yifei.

"Get across the saddle!"

It was also Gu Wei who stepped forward first, and then led Miss Liu.

"Lift the veil!"

Gu Wei took the instrument handed to him by Huang Xiaoming, and first lifted it gently twice, and then lifted the veil with the third lift.

When Gu Wei lifted Liu Yifei's veil in public, what came into view was an extremely delicate face.

The watery eyes and thick and long eyelashes complement each other.

And Miss Liu's sweet smile made Gu Wei unable to control himself.

There were constant exclamations from all around, and the booing gradually became louder, shouting for Gu Wei to give him a kiss.

But you can't kiss now, after all, there are still several processes to go through.

"Both sets of parents are coming in!"

Mr. Gu, Mrs. Gu, and Mr. Liu, Mrs. Liu, entered the center of the scene in advance and took their seats under the guidance of the concierge.

The concierge looked at the time and whispered to Gu Wei. Gu Wei took a deep breath and held the fair and soft hand tightly, "Xixi, follow me, let's go."

"Yeah." Miss Liu responded softly.

Gu Wei held Liu Yifei's hand, supporting her forearm with his forearm, and walked onto the dozens of meters long red carpet.

Su Chang and Chen Xiao followed closely behind, and Huang Xiaoming, Qin Hao, Han Dongjun, Tong Liya, Tang Yan, and others followed behind...

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Most of the tens of thousands of people at the scene were standing to watch the ceremony. Because of the location, big directors in the industry, veterans, and Hollywood guests all stood relatively close.

It is rare for the former to see such a grand and grand Chinese wedding, while the latter group of people are completely curious.

It was basically the first time for them to see a Chinese-style wedding, including the dazzling and gorgeous phoenix crown harem.

And a wedding process that they had never seen and could never imagine.

"Bow." The concierge shouted again.

At the same time, someone was reading the words:

The Chinese are called Hua for their beautiful clothes and Xia for their great etiquette...

Ritual is the order of heaven and earth, music is the harmony of heaven and earth…

Gu's father, Gu's mother, Liu's father, Liu's mother and others sat in the main seats. Gu Wei took Liu Yifei and slowly walked forward. Chen Xiao and Su Chang followed closely according to the content rehearsed in advance.

Han Sanping stood by with a smile on his face and began the most important ceremony of the wedding.

The classical Chinese version of the Li Shu speech is eloquent and contains about a thousand words:

Hiyoshi Tatsuyoshi, the weather is fine and sunny...

The couple is in harmony, and the family is filled with joy...

The sky never gets old, the heart is like a double silk net, with thousands of knots inside...

It is like the beauty of blue clouds, and also like the snow in the wind...

Some big directors nodded as they listened, but people in Hollywood were completely confused. After all, they couldn't understand Mandarin, let alone this kind of classical Chinese, even though about half of it was vernacular.

"Bow to heaven and earth once, bow to heaven and earth twice, bow to heaven and earth three times..."

The process used by Gu Wei and Liu Yifei is nine bows, that is, three bows to heaven and earth, three bows to parents, and three bows to each other as a couple.

"First bow to the parents, second bow to the parents... third..."

The parents of both parties, who were sitting on the stage, looked at Gu Wei and Liu Yifei kneeling there with tears in their eyes.

"The couple bows once... twice... three times..."

When bowing, the back of Gu Wei's hand touched the back of Liu Yifei's hand.

"Toast tea!"

"Mom and Dad, please have some tea."

"Oh." Dad Gu, Mom Gu, Father Liu, and Mother Liu were extremely excited. They took the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

"Congratulations, parents!"

When it was time for this segment, Mr. Gu thanked the guests in Chinese and sent his best wishes to the young couple.

Liu's father also sent his blessings in English, which caused cheers from the audience!
Thousands of words can be summed up into one sentence, that is growing old together!!

"The Heqin ceremony is to drink wine from the same cup."

The best man and bridesmaid brought gourds, which were split into two gourds. The bride and groom each took one and drank from it.

Gu Wei and Liu Yifei drank half first, then they switched and drank it all in one gulp.

"Hair-tying ceremony."

Gu Wei and Liu Yifei cut off a strand of each other's hair, put it into the five-blessing bag, and helped each other tie it around their waists.

Up to this moment, these few processes alone have taken nearly an hour, and the time is approaching eight o'clock.

Moreover, this is a simplified version of a Chinese wedding, which eliminates processes such as reciting poems, writing essays, and archery. Otherwise, another hour would not be enough.

Subsequently.

Gu Wei said: "Xixi, thank you for giving me your best years. I will never let you down in this life!"

Liu Yifei replied: "Holding your hand, growing old with you!"

"The ceremony is over!" The concierge waved his hand.

The best man and bridesmaids took out raw red dates, longan, lotus seeds, etc. and handed them to Gu Wei and Liu Yifei.

After the two of them picked it up, they scattered it all around.

At this point, the wedding was successfully concluded.

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Outside, many fans who were watching the live broadcast were moved to tears.

Especially when the two of them were drinking the wedding wine, the big screen behind them was playing blessings from fans from all over the world, which made many people cry.

In the manor, the wedding banquet officially began.

At this moment, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei had already changed their clothes, and they were walking around every corner of the scene accompanied by their best man and bridesmaids.

Under the guidance of the concierge, Gu Wei and Liu Yifei began to toast. Although it was called a toast, it certainly could not be that each table would be toasted with one glass.

After all, with thousands of tables, if they really had to toast everyone one by one with white wine, even the entire group of groomsmen and bridesmaids would not be able to sustain it.

In most cases, everyone in the same area raises their glasses and sends their blessings to the newlyweds.

Only at some tables where they had good relationships would Gu Wei and Liu Yifei drink the whole cup in one gulp, and when they were at the table of Han Sanping and Wang Changtian, they drank three cups in a row.

At this time, outside the manor, there was still a lot of noise.

The light show and the sea of ​​flowers have become great places for people to take photos and capture scenes, and the flashes on the scene basically never stopped.

It was not until around 10:30 in the evening that Gu Wei and Liu Yifei's wedding banquet showed signs of coming to an end.

The two men, along with their best man and bridesmaid, and dozens of employees, stood inside the exit. Next to them were large tables with many identical gift boxes neatly stacked on them.

Whenever a guest or a family left, Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and others would hand over a wedding thank-you gift.

The exquisite mahogany gift boxes contain return gifts.

After seeing off all the guests, the event was not completely over yet. Next, a banquet was held to entertain the security team who came to support, as well as the wedding planning team, waiters, and the chef team who served until the end.

After all, they made an indispensable contribution to the successful completion of the wedding. Gu Wei and Liu Yifei gave everyone a red envelope, each containing 1000 yuan. The money was not much, but it represented their thoughts.

After everything was done, Gu Wei arranged for the chefs to prepare a special table on the spot for the groomsmen and bridesmaids. They had been busy all day and actually didn't eat much during the banquet.

A simple meal was Gu Wei and Liu Yifei's way of expressing their gratitude to them. After all, those who could serve as their best men and bridesmaids had a special relationship with them and did not need money as a thank you. If they did so, it would make both parties embarrassed.

By the time almost everyone had left, it was already 12 o'clock in the evening.

At this time, Miss Liu was so tired that she was yawning continuously. Gu Wei felt a little distressed when he saw the tired Miss Liu.

"Let's go, Sissi."

"Uh-huh."

Next, it’s the wedding night…

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(End of this chapter)