Huayu: Starting from an Unemployed Male Model

Wei Jun landed the role of Zhuo Jun, the second male lead, quite easily and without any setbacks.

The original male lead's name was Zhuo Yifan. After Wei Jun passed the "audience," he immediately suggested that Wu Jing change his name. Wu Jing thought about it and agreed to his suggestion. Since Wu Yifan wasn't coming, why keep his name? It would be too much of an eyesore.

That night, the two drank several bottles of baijiu, held hands, sang songs, chatted, and almost became sworn brothers. It wasn't that Wu Jing was unwilling, but Wei Jun didn't really want to call someone else "big brother."

He just wants people to call him brother.

Even if you can't become sworn brothers, you can still be brothers. It's not necessary to go through this old-fashioned ceremony. If you do, and then suddenly separate or lose contact for no reason, then this brotherhood is a joke.

He had ten brothers when he was a child. He and his childhood friends watched the Hong Kong movie "Ten Brothers" and were moved by the brotherhood in the movie. Since they got along well, they decided to become sworn brothers.

The yellow paper was placed down, the chicken was stolen from their own homes, and the blood oath was skipped because some people found drinking blood disgusting and others were afraid of the pain. That's how they hastily became sworn brothers.

Initially, their relationship was good, but later, because they went to different junior high and high schools, their brotherhood gradually turned into a childhood memory.

Life is full of passersby; perhaps only a bond of mutual benefit can last.

Wei Jun invested 20 million yuan in the "Wolf Warrior 2" production team. He mentioned it during a casual chat when the two were deeply in love. This test revealed that Wu Jing was indeed short of money, so Wei Jun decisively invested.

It's not that Wei Jun is unwilling to invest more, but rather that he doesn't have much capital left. He could grit his teeth and take an extra ten million, but that would affect the development and operation of the studio, plus there are other places where he needs the money.

Agent Yang Hua brought news that Tencent Video is going to invest in Wei Jun's studio, it seems that the keyword "protection of the big spender" has played a role.

Wei Jun refused, leaving the studio to make its own decision. However, they proposed another cooperation model: establishing a film and television company and giving Tencent a 5% stake. This was Wei Jun's negotiation tactic; his bottom line was 10%. Even if it was just a shell company, giving Tencent some shares to bind them together wouldn't be bad.

Perhaps due to the influence of the entry, Tencent actually agreed. This made things easier. Wei Jun spent some time writing the script "Someday or One Day," and the studio, Xinghe Entertainment Film and Television Company, and Tencent jointly funded the filming.

The project "Someday or One Day" has been officially approved and is in preparation.

With his abilities, director Shen Ao could easily polish up a simple TV series. Producer Yang Hua and the production team were provided by Tencent. In any case, this big company has acquired a large number of production teams.

Everything proceeded smoothly. Wei Jun trained with the "Wolf Warrior 2" crew for more than a month, during which time he would go out to complete commercial performances, filming, and other activities.

Occasionally, she would take some time to record the ending theme song "Liang Liang" for "Eternal Love" with Yu Kewei, as well as the theme song "Xing Chen" for "Fighter of the Destiny". She would also work out with Jing Tian when she had time, but she soon went to film a movie.

I chat with my close friends on WeChat and occasionally update my Moments, receiving likes from friends like Xu Lu, Li Qin, and Jing Tian.

When Xu Lu learned that he had given her a gift, he was so moved that he wanted to send abalone over from afar immediately.

The magazines featuring his photoshoot, such as Esquire and Men's Uno, have already been released.

Priced at 18 yuan, Esquire magazine sold over 8000 copies within 15 minutes of its pre-sale opening, with total sales exceeding 120,000 copies. The total sales for a single issue reached 216 million yuan, far exceeding the magazine's average sales over six months, directly driving a nearly 100% increase in the total sales of that issue compared to the previous period.

With the sales contributed by Men's Uno, Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly, and Men's Style, the total sales of the four magazines in the fourth quarter alone exceeded 300 million yuan.

There was a little incident: a magazine video shot from the assistant's perspective was played on Bilibili and became a hit for a while, gaining 10 new followers and with many people urging for the next issue.

Wei Jun quickly became one of the most fashionable and commercially valuable male celebrities at the end of 2016.

The episode of "Mars Intelligence Agency 2" featuring Wei Jun was released in mid-November, and its viewership exceeded 11 million immediately upon release, surpassing 2 million within 48 hours.

The number of bullet comments scrolled wildly, increasing at an average rate of 10 per second, and surpassed 10.

The most popular comments were: "The pinnacle of cheesy pickup lines", "Romance needs to breathe, Wei Jun, you don't need to", "That female mid-level agent is so lucky, not only did she play Jun Jun's wife, but he also gave her a gold necklace. I'm so anxious at home", "I really want Jun Jun to pinch my cheeks", "Such a loving cheek-touching kill".

Cheng Xiao and Guo Xuefu gained some popularity for a while because they were criticized by Wei Jun's die-hard fans and body image enthusiasts.

Cheng Xiao tearfully texted Wei Jun, saying that she had been insulted by many people online and wanted comfort. Wei Jun didn't have time to comfort her, so he simply replied that being insulted was a good thing and then ignored her.

A few days later, Cheng Xiao sent another message, asking when Wei Jun would be free so she could treat him to a meal and thank him for the attention he had given her, which had boosted her work and business. Wei Jun told her that he would make plans when he was free.

Wei Jun's WeChat work account was also very active. Many friends he met on "Mars Intelligence Agency 2" sent congratulatory messages. Guo Xuefu sent more than ten messages in a row, whining that Wei Jun made her get scolded and that he needed to come to her door to apologize. Wei Jun did not reply.

It wasn't until Guo Xuefu sent several photos of herself in low-cut tops and black stockings, waited a minute, and then retracted them, saying she sent them to the wrong person, that Wei Jun replied with the word "slutty chicken," which prompted her to send a one-minute voice message, which Wei Jun didn't listen to.

Not only variety shows, Cheng Xiao, and Guo Xuefu became popular, but also the "face-resting kill" pose.

The incident began when Wei Jun edited together a video of many senior agents in "Mars Intelligence Agency 2" performing the "face-resting kill" on his hands, made it into a short video, and added the chorus of the song "Count on Me," which immediately sparked a trend of imitation in the industry.

Xu Lu's "face-resting kill" in Inner Mongolia, Li Lin's "face-resting kill" in court attire in "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace," and also Zhao Liying, Lin Gengxin, Dou Xiao, Bai Mengyan...

Suddenly, the "face-holding kill" video flooded Weibo, Xiaohongshu, Kuaishou, Bilibili and other major video websites. Now, netizens can hear the chorus "You can count on me like 1 2 3, I'll be there~~~" playing on repeat online.

Next, Wei Jun prepared to go to Africa to film a movie, and before leaving, he made arrangements for his studio.

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In mid-January, the crew of "Wolf Warrior 2" went to Africa and filmed until February, when Wei Jun finally wrapped up filming.

"You, will you save us?"

"I have 18 AKs and 30 Type 79 grenades here, enough to arm a reinforced platoon, right?"

After Zhuo Jun (Wei Jun) finished speaking, he immediately raised his gun and pointed it at Leng Feng (Wu Jing).

"Now that we have an M1911 pointed at your head, how the hell are you going to save us?"

"Cut! Congratulations Wei Jun on wrapping up filming! Happy wrap!" the assistant director shouted into the walkie-talkie.

When Wei Jun first arrived in Africa, he thought he would start with simple scenes. However, Wu Jing saw that everyone was in high spirits and that the rental fee for the location was tight, so he decided to start with a more difficult scene. As a result, Wei Jun's first scene was a gunfight and a fight.

Fortunately, Wei Jun possessed the attribute "Martial Arts Expert," which allowed him to perfectly showcase his martial arts skills.

They only filmed the opening scene today, the scene where Zhuo Jun is showing off.

"Wei Jun, happy wrap-up! Let's drink until we drop tonight!" Wu Jing put his arm around Wei Jun's shoulder and laughed heartily.

"Old Wu, no, you have a big shoot tomorrow, filming is more important." Wei Jun wasn't someone who didn't know what was important; he could drink anytime, but they should finish filming first.

"Okay, let's drink together again after we get back to China."

Next came the whole process of giving a speech and taking photos.

After resting on set for one night, Wei Jun returned to China the next day.

He'll be very busy from now on. "Fighter of the Destiny" is about to premiere, and he also has to record an album and film "Someday or One Day".