Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 366 Jing Tian Acts Like a Big Shot

When did the "Mojin: The Lost Legend" production team notice the unusual public opinion?

After Li Qiutang returned to Yanjing from Liangxi, netizens' opposition to Jing Tian playing Shirley Yang turned into a small-scale cyberbullying incident.

At this moment, Li Qiutang realized that someone must have been pushing her from behind.

Otherwise, an accidentally taken photo wouldn't have been enough to generate such a huge public outcry.

Netizens began systematically digging up Jing Tian's past mistakes and attacking her without restraint.

Mysterious background, influential boyfriend, terrible acting skills, poor grades.

They even dug up Jing Tian's dark history of skipping classes during her time at Beijing Dance Academy, being suspected of being kept by a sugar daddy at a young age, being picked up in luxury cars, and being expelled from the school.

"She was expelled from school, not dropped out of the Beijing Dance Academy on her own, as she claimed."

"She mentioned in an interview when she was a child that she had a boyfriend who was a benefactor, but she was not yet an adult at that time."

"The internet has a memory; these materials can still be found."

As for her being a "resource-backed" actress who can't become famous despite being heavily promoted, that's standard practice.

"Jing Tian has acted in so many dramas, but none of them have become popular. Now that she has changed her allegiance, Starlight Entertainment has offered Li Qiutang an irresistible offer to promote Jing Tian."

"Li Qiutang was able to save Huang Xiaoming's film 'The Ruffian,' which was basically doomed. Starlight Entertainment wants to replicate Huang Xiaoming's success."

"The 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' crew is currently operating normally, and Li Qiutang's authority is still able to maintain the crew's operation."

How could Li Qiutang not know that Starlight Splendor had offered her conditions?
Jing Tian's personal Weibo account was flooded with over a hundred pages of insults from netizens, and her agent has taken away her phone to prevent her from going online.

This shows that there's something fishy going on behind the scenes.

Wan Da recommended Jing Tian, ​​who was clearly there to play the supporting role of Ding Sitian, but public opinion overwhelmingly believed that she would play Shirley Yang.

Jing Tian has always played the female lead in movies, which is the audience's preconceived notion of her; another reason, Li Qiutang guesses, is that the person behind it deliberately exaggerated her image to ignite netizens' emotions.

If Jing Tian plays a supporting role, no one will care, but if she plays the female lead, then many people will care.

The crew of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" has been working diligently lately, and Jing Tian has also been keeping a low profile, waiting for the release of "Police Story 2013" without offending anyone.

Who's behind this? What's the point of ruining Jing Tian's reputation?

The day after Li Qiutang returned to Yanjing, Chen Guofu asked him to meet with Yang Ying: "Ding Sitian is just a starting point. We can use anyone, so the casting doesn't have to be so strict." What Chen Guofu said was actually true.

“There’s a lot of opposition to Jing Tian online right now, and her past performance wasn’t good either. Let’s find someone else.”

Chen Guofu's words reminded Li Qiutang that the reason he got rid of Jing Tian was so that he could take over.

Jing Tian didn't offend anyone, but if she got a piece of this, no one else could.

What's the point of netizens opposing Jing Tian? Which director listens to netizens when making a film?
Li Qiutang had rejected Yang Ying once before, but this time she came again, showing even greater sincerity.

However, she doesn't seem to understand what kind of sincerity an actor needs to express when meeting a director.

Li Qiutang didn't need her to bring him gifts in large and small packages. He didn't need tea, red wine, or expensive watches.

Li Qiutang hoped to meet her for the second time today, only to find her sitting there in her slightly worn military uniform, with Ding Sitian's makeup and hair, reciting Chairman Mao's quotations and singing a couple of lines of a popular revolutionary song. If Yang Ying could give him such a surprise today, Li Qiutang would give Ding Sitian to her on the spot.

Unfortunately, she wasn't aware of this.

However, people shouldn't be blamed for bringing so many gifts, and Yang Ying's demeanor at the banquet was truly generous and magnanimous; she drank alcohol as if it were plain water.

"Director, do as you please, I'll drink it."

"I'd like to propose a toast to you."

"I especially love your plays." "I really hope to work and learn from you."

Li Qiutang hadn't even finished two liang (100ml) of the drink when she had already downed almost half a jin (250ml).

"Director, do you smoke?" Li Qiutang said she didn't smoke, but she lit a cigarette and puffed away.

"Doesn't Xiaoming mind that you smoke?"

"It's just smoking, it's not a big deal, why does he care?" Yang Ying said nonchalantly, taking another deep drag.

That's why they've managed to make it.

However, Li Qiutang deliberately left without taking the gift before leaving, and Yang Ying stopped her: "Director, you forgot your things, how about I put them in your car?"

Li Qiutang joked, "It's not too late to accept gifts after the roles are confirmed."

Upon hearing this, Yang Ying felt that the drinking session today had been worthwhile, and smiled broadly: "Then I'll wait for the production crew's announcement."

Li Qiutang nodded and left.

The next day, Li Qiutang summoned Jing Tian to the headquarters of Wan Da Yanjing, where they signed Ding Sitian's acting contract.

"Thank you, director." A supporting role is fine; as long as she can work with Li Qiutang, Jing Tian is willing to play any role.

"No need to thank me, just do your best." Li Qiutang patted Jing Tian on the shoulder. "Go back and prepare well. Memorize quotations, sing revolutionary songs, learn the accordion, and be like the educated youth of that era."

"I will definitely prepare carefully."

What's next in your act?

“The movie is over.” Jing Tian said these four words in a very soft voice. “We’ll be filming a TV series next January.”

"It's not too busy, so just prepare well and check the schedule with our production team."

Did Wan Da ever consider casting Jing Tian as the female lead, Shirley Yang?

I've really thought about it!
But Ye Ning didn't tell Li Qiutang directly. Instead, she went to sound out Zhang Zhao first. Zhang Zhao advised Ye Ning to give up the idea: "Why do you think Shirley Yang has been dragging her feet on choosing?" Zhang Zhao's assessment of Li Qiutang was accurate.

"He is waiting for Yifei to return to China."

Zhang Zhao naturally supports Liu Yifei playing Shirley Yang: "Yifei is better than Jing Tian in terms of acting skills, commercial value, and market appeal."

Even if Ye Ning were to go against her conscience, she couldn't possibly say that Jing Tian was a better match for Shirley Yang than Liu Yifei.

He still has to consider the film's profitability. The actors currently cast are all less and less appealing, so Liu Yifei is indeed a very good choice.

Li Qiutang and Liu Yifei can sell more overseas copyrights.

Therefore, Ye Ning decisively abandoned the idea of ​​having Jing Tian play the female lead, and based on Jing Tian's own wishes, arranged for her to play Ding Sitian instead.

When Yang Ying heard the news that Jing Tian had signed with Ding Sitian, she felt that she had been tricked by Li Qiutang!

Yang Ying can't touch Li Qiutang, but does she still not dare to touch Jing Tian?

A young girl who makes one bad movie after another is said to have powerful connections, but she has been criticized for so many years without saying a word. Starlight Entertainment is not a big company, so how much power could she have?
“Jing Tian had a terrible attitude towards the extras on set. She didn’t treat them like human beings at all. When filming rain scenes, she would hide in the studio and leave the extras in the rain for half an hour, and she thought it was fun.”

“Jing Tian has changed five assistants this year. Not only are the wages low, but she also treats them badly. She makes them sleep in the bathtub or at the bedroom door. If they are not slow, she will scold them. She also shares her methods of teasing assistants with her friends. Many people do not want to work with her.”

If the previous claims were about Jing Tian's poor professional skills, the current claims suggest that Jing Tian has issues with her character.

This is even harder for domestic audiences to accept than a lack of ability.

(End of this chapter)