Huayu: Traffic is king

Chapter 95: Invited by official media, May Fourth concert! (4K)

The rest of the shooting was very simple, and there were not many requirements for things like the inner pages.

After the backstage was set up, Gu Jingyi got up and went to the fitting room to change some clothes.

Campus style outfits are almost the same. Gu Jingyi stood up, changed into a zippered hooded sweatshirt and light-colored sweatpants, and walked out.

As soon as he walked into the inner field, he attracted the attention of the photographers.

"Are you ready, Teacher Gu?"

"Um"

Gu Jingyi nodded and stood under the background wall.

I walked over and reminded the photographer, who nodded and immediately started shooting.

The inside pages weren't as elaborate as the cover photos, and this wasn't Gu Jingyi's first time shooting. Naturally, he was familiar with the process and followed the photographer's instructions.

Sometimes he unzips his sweatshirt and wears it to show his uninhibited side. Sometimes he sits down and smiles brightly at the camera.

The biggest difference between the inside pages and the cover is that the inside pages don’t require too much attention. Time is short, the number of pages is large, and the task is heavy, so the shooting also needs to be stable.

Rather than creating a film on a whim, the magazine prefers to produce it quickly.

Gu Jingyi was also well aware of this, and he cooperated with the photographer throughout the shoot. Following his instructions, he would sometimes sit down with his hands on his knees, deep in thought, or sometimes sit sideways, showing off his profile.

Time passed little by little, and Gu Jingyi quickly completed the film.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Gu. It's a pleasure to work with you."

After the shooting was over, the photographer said to Gu Jingyi with a smile.

"Thank you. Me too."

After unzipping the sweatshirt, Gu Jingyi put it on his arm and walked out.

The shoot lasted nearly two hours and it was really hot under the spotlight.

The vest he was wearing underneath was soaked with sweat.

After going to the locker room to change into his clothes, Gu Jingyi came out.

"Thank you for your hard work, Jingyi. Please wipe it with a towel."

Lin Ze came over with a towel and a sports drink and handed them over. Gu Jingyi picked up the towel and wiped his face and upper body, and only then did he feel a little drier.

He picked up the Pulse and took a sip, and then he regained some energy.

"Jingyi, thank you for your hard work."

The sound of high heels echoed in the corridor, and Su Mang arrived before the sound.

"Sister Mang, you're too kind," Gu Jingyi smiled and waved his hand.

Lin Ze also stepped forward and exchanged business cards with Su Mang.

After the two of them had a conversation, Su Mang directly extended the invitation: "It's been a while since we've been filming today. As the host, I'd like to invite you to dinner with my team."

"Ah, will this be a bit troublesome for Sister Mang?"

Gu Jingyi felt a surge of panic. He wondered if Su Mang was treating him as a "cannonball"...

"Boss Su, we at Jingyi have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of a new Dior store tonight. Maybe we're a little short on time..."

Lin Ze politely pushed his glasses and declined.

"That's okay, Jingyi, just go and catch up with your schedule. It's the same for you representing Huace. I'd like to discuss some business cooperation with you. I'm really optimistic about Gu Jingyi's development in the fashion industry. I wonder if you are interested in signing a long-term cooperation agreement with us?"

Su Mang nodded calmly, not affected at all.

Lin Ze was left dazed as Su Mang took him away with a few words. He got in a business car and went to a Chinese garden restaurant with the entire cooperation team to discuss business cooperation.

Gu Jingyi also got on the business car sent by Dior and went to the Dior flagship store in Shanghai to cut the ribbon.

As the domestic market grows, major luxury brands are also continuing to pay attention to the Asia-Pacific market.

Dior deliberately opened its Shanghai flagship store in the Jinling West Road business district, which is home to many of the world's top luxury brands, covering an area of ​​approximately 1200 square meters.

Precisely because of the importance attached to it, Gu Jingyi must attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

At 20 p.m., Gu Jingyi, wearing a black wool-silk blend double-breasted suit and a silver bee brooch (a tribute to Mr. Dior's favorite lucky symbol), arrived at the scene in Dior's Maybach.

During the photo session, Gu Jingyi made a stunning appearance under the spotlight.

As the countdown reached "3, 2, 1", Gu Jingyi cut the ribbon with sterling silver scissors.

The iconic "Dior gradient gold-gray" silk ribbons were scattered on the ground. Gu Jingyi stepped forward to give a speech, attended the dinner and then left.

When he returned to the hotel room and took a shower, Lin Ze called.

"Xiaoyi, have you seen the trending searches?"

"No, could it be that the video of me cutting the ribbon for Dior became a trending topic?"

Gu Jingyi was lying on the bed, talking lazily.

"Is it so strange that you're trending right now? When would I ever call you specifically to tell you about something like this?"

The agent Lin Ze on the other end of the phone smiled and said happily, "Your solo performance of 'Sea of ​​Stars' on the group's inaugural night soared to number one on Q Music, but that's not the point."

"Look at the trending searches on Weibo, that's the top one."

Gu Jingyi nodded and stretched out three fingers to switch the screen to Weibo.

The splash screen ad was the poster he had previously shot for Dior, and it automatically entered the normal Weibo page after about three seconds.

The first on the hot search list is #顾璟艺星辰海被官传媒赞了#, and fans in the comments are all praising "My brother is so great, he is worthy of being a man valued by the country."

"Xiaoyi, do you know what this means?"

Seeing Gu Jingyi's indifferent reaction, Lin Ze couldn't help but remind him on the other end of the phone: "This means you have entered the higher-ups' field of vision. You will have the opportunity to get involved in serious dramas and revolutionary films in the future."

"Just a like doesn't mean anything, maybe this person is my fan?"

Gu Jingyi took a sip of tea, but still had no special reaction.

Lin Ze on the other end suddenly became anxious. "Who told you it was just a like? The company has already received a notice. Your song 'Sea of ​​Stars' has been selected for the documentary 'The 4th Anniversary of the Lunar Exploration Project' and will appear as background music. This documentary will appear on CCTV News on April 24th."

"In other words, Gu Jingyi, you're going to appear on CCTV News! How's that? Are you excited?"

Lin Ze clenched his fist and waved it in the air.

"Really? That's great," Gu Jingyi turned on his phone and started sending messages to the family group.

[Pigeons don't call me]: I'm going to be on CCTV News, everyone remember to watch the April 4th broadcast on time. @Third Aunt, please tag everyone for me.

Third Aunt: Oh! Really? Auntie, I've known since we were little that you're a promising kid. You're such a great honor to our Gu family. Everyone, come out! Yi's going to be on CCTV News.

As a Chinese, especially the older generation, we all have a strong yearning for CCTV News.

In the eyes of the elders, being on CCTV News is truly a matter of honor for the family. It is on the same level as being admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University.

"Hey, Jingyi, are you listening?"

Lin Ze didn't hear Gu Jingyi speak for a long time and began to doubt his life.

"I'm here. I just went to reply to the message."

"The company has also received an invitation. They officially invite you to sing on May Fourth Youth Day. However, the lyrics need to be changed to better suit the main theme."

"Okay, Ze."

Gu Jingyi nodded. He knew it was impossible to sing "Will our love be blown to the sea by the wind" in such a formal setting. It would be too petty to sing "Personal love" in such a formal setting.

Changing it to "All the setbacks and failures will eventually be blown into dust by the wind and never come back" will make the artistic conception much better.

There is still more than a month left until the May Fourth Youth Day, so there is plenty of time.

"Jingyi, you're really lucky this time. Do you know that attending this kind of event is like being gilded? It's like being endorsed by the higher-ups, affirming who you are."

Lin Ze smacked his lips, feeling quite emotional.

After the May Fourth Youth Day tribute, Gu Jingyi was associated with the words "positive energy idol".

Even if the paparazzi wanted to expose Gu Jingyi's fickleness and multiple relationships, they would have to consider the above meaning.

In other words, as long as Gu Jingyi does not break the law, he can move freely in this circle.

Chris's team had criticized Gu Jingyi several times before, and was directly punished by the higher-ups.

This is the importance of official endorsement. Gu Jingyi has been portrayed as a role model for a "positive energy idol." Even if others want to criticize him, they must consider the consequences.

"I know, Ze. Once I get back to the company and prepare for our first mini album, we'll get ready to join the group."

"Hey, you're quite aware. I thought you'd ask about the new endorsements you've added recently."

Lin Ze teased for a moment, then continued to talk to himself: "Actually, there are really a lot of brands that want to invite you to be their spokesperson recently, and the endorsement fees are also very considerable. Especially some WeChat brands are willing to pay you double the market price to be their spokesperson..."

Gu Jingyi frowned and quickly interrupted, "WeChat business is absolutely not allowed, even if you pay liquidated damages. I'm not Nongnong, I won't accept it!"

"We didn't intend for you to take the job, what a joke! Do you know what it means for a top star to endorse a micro-business? It's as laughable as a football star appearing in a lozenge commercial."

Lin Ze was speechless. No company would exhaust all its resources.

If Gu Jingyi really endorses WeChat business, his door in the fashion circle will be completely closed.

This is too low, even lower than the endorsement by snatching it up at a low price. No luxury brand will lower its style by hiring such a spokesperson.

Having finished discussing the business, Lin Ze urged Gu Jingyi to remember to go to bed early. He had to go back to the company tomorrow to hold a meeting to form the team and finalize the song selection and recording for the mini album.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Jingyi's sleepiness gradually dissipated.

He will probably be joining the crew of "Ashes of Love" in about a week, during which time he must complete the filming of commercials and the recording of an album.

I also have to take time out of my busy schedule to visit Dilraba Dilmurat on set.

After joining the crew of "Ashes of Love", in addition to the usual martial arts training, I also had to find time to shoot the drama.

As the "rescue" male lead, Gu Jingyi's role is also relatively concentrated.

After all, Taoyuan Film Studio is still counting on Gu Jingyi to attend some of Naipaosen's fan meetings and the tour starting in May.

For the next two months, Gu Jingyi will be working non-stop.

The album needs to be released and the TV series needs to be filmed.

If a young artist who becomes popular does not have subsequent works, his popularity will become hollow.

If fans don't see new works online for a long time, or if the next work fails, their love will gradually fade away. Three months after the TV series ends, the artist's popularity will quickly disappear like a bubble.

This is true for Hu Yitian in the original time and space, and also for Junjunzi in Dangai 3.0.

The market is so small that the tolerance for mistakes among young male actors is not high.

"Newcomer beauty" applies not only to the idol circle, but also to the television and film circles.

Gu Jingyi is very clear that his goal is far more than just being a "top star", he wants to span the three fields of film, television and music.

Among all the traffic, I am the king.

Since he couldn't sleep, he turned on the small desk lamp.

I picked up the sketchbook and started to modify the lyrics bit by bit.

"I wish to become a heart of perseverance," Gu Jingyi picked up the carbon pen and started to make changes.

"The word 'I' is inappropriate. It should refer to the great love for the country and family, not the petty love for oneself. The lyrics should focus on praising the martyrs. Using the first person is inappropriate; the second person is better."

As he muttered, he changed "I" to "you" in the lyrics book.

After singing this adapted line according to the tune, I always feel it is weird and difficult to pronounce.

He hesitated for a moment, and then changed the line in the lyrics book to "You are the perseverance in my heart, guiding me to keep moving forward."

After the change, the admiration of contemporary youth for revolutionaries and the changing responsibilities of the times are highlighted.

“It’s My Dream It’s Magic, dreams bloom into the sky.”

"The journey of a hundred years is not an easy one. We must journey through the sea of ​​people, never slack off, and always have hope."

The original lyrics here are "It's My Dream It's Magic, Lighting Up Your Heart."

"To your eyes, how far is the distance. Walk through the crowd, don't stop."

From the initial longing and yearning for love to the determination and seriousness in devoting oneself to an ideal career.

A lamp was on on the bedside table, and Gu Jingyi was leaning against it, writing and drawing on a notebook with a carbon pen in hand.

While humming, he roughly filled in the lyrics of the whole song.

The first draft was completed quickly, but he always felt that there were still some areas that were not filled in properly.

Gu Jingyi reworked the words, carefully considering a few points. Changing the context made the meaning more coherent.

The mind enters a highly concentrated state and becomes increasingly excited.

Gu Jingyi worked on the lyrics until late at night, re-examining them.

He changed the lyrics that were initially a bit childish and limited to little love into lyrics that are based on the times.

"I walk towards you with my youth, rushing to take the exam with all my strength under the starlight, and my ambition is not afraid of the height of the mountain."

"A century of pride, looking at the world with an equal eye, crossing mountains and seas, continuing the passion, stirring in the youth."

Every sentence is in line with the main theme and can be quoted by official media.

After finishing everything, Gu Jingyi lay down to rest.

Lin Ze slept until the afternoon before arriving downstairs at the hotel where he was staying.

"Jingyi, get up. Don't sleep any more. We have to go to the company today."

Lin Ze stood outside the door and kept ringing the doorbell.

When I opened the door, Gu Jingyi was still yawning in his pajamas.

"Jingyi, why do you have dark circles under your eyes?"

Lin Ze was a little surprised when he saw the faint dark circles under Gu Jingyi's eyes.

"I got inspired yesterday and started revising the lyrics for 'Starry Sea'. To get the right feeling, I listened to some revolutionary movies in the background. Brother Ze, can you scan a copy for me and bring it to the company? I'll keep the original here; maybe it'll come in handy later."

"Okay," Lin Ze stood up and scanned a copy without any further ado.

He carefully placed the original May Fourth edition of "Starry Sea" in the briefcase and held it in his hand.

The scanned copy is handed over to the company, which then encrypts and sends it to the higher authorities via the intranet.

After finishing everything, Gu Jingyi washed up, changed his clothes and got in the car.

(End of this chapter)