Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 379 New Year's Greetings
"Have you noticed? Your mom is more troublesome than your dad," Liu Yifei whispered to Li Qiutang.

The mother-in-law is clearly more energetic than the father-in-law. To put it nicely, she is full of curiosity and a desire to explore the outside world; to put it bluntly, she is troublesome and a handful.

Liu Xiaoli is also a troublemaker, but she's still not quite as good as her mother-in-law.

Li Qiutang nodded and said, "My mother was a model worker in the factory when she was young. According to her, she could do better work than some of the male workers. She almost became the deputy head of the production department back then."

"Then why didn't you get the position later?"

"Later, she was laid off." Li Qiutang began to tell Liu Yifei stories about her mother's youth. "Back then, the factory wasn't profitable, and the workers weren't getting paid. My mother was tricked by the deputy factory manager into transferring from production to sales. He sent her to collect debts, promising that if she could recover half of the debts owed by other factories, her group of workers wouldn't be laid off. My mother believed him and went to other places to collect the debts. In a month, she recovered more than 300 million yuan in debts. Then the deputy factory manager said that the 300 million yuan shouldn't be transferred to the factory's public account, fearing that the factory would use it to pay off other debts. He told my mother to transfer it to the accountant's personal account, saying that when my mother came back, he would pay everyone's wages and keep everyone's jobs. My mother believed him again."

"When my mom comes back, she arrives home on the first day, and on the second day, she is notified that she has been laid off."

"Didn't we get the money back?" Liu Yifei asked.

"The accountant and the deputy factory director had an affair, and the two of them ran away with more than 300 million yuan."

"Huh? That's really despicable."

"So even now, my mother still hates that adulterous couple with a passion."

“My mom was laid off, but luckily my dad still had a salary, so the family could still manage. My mom rested for about a month, and then she started doing things with the other laid-off female workers. She sold clothes at the Wuai Market, sold steamed buns at a roadside stall, and even rode a tricycle, you didn’t know that. Later, she borrowed money to open a video store.”

"My mom is very competitive and never admits defeat." This is how Li Qiutang summarizes her mother. "When I made money, I told her to quit and stay home to cook, play cards, or do square dancing, but she wouldn't listen. She closed the record store and opened a convenience store."

"Your mom is really amazing." Liu Yifei looked at her mother-in-law with newfound respect. "My mom was capable when she was young, but now she's less inclined to make a fuss."

"Is your mom not good enough?" Li Qiutang laughed. "She goes traveling all the time." If Li Qiutang and Liu Yifei aren't home, Liu Xiaoli won't stay put either; she'll travel all over the country. Liu Xiaoli has been to more places than Li Qiutang.

“Travel is for relaxation and enjoyment. I mean, she wouldn’t want to do anything herself.” Liu Yifei also wouldn’t ask her mother to do anything else.

As the two were talking, Liu Xiaoli called to them, "Come on, let's take a family photo."

A family enjoyed a comfortable seafood feast in Sanya, amidst the bustling Spring Festival film market.

The first to be affected is not the special effects blockbuster "The Monkey King", but the variety show movie "Where Are We Going, Dad?".

"Where Are We Going, Dad?" is undoubtedly the most popular variety show this year, but the fact that a single episode of the show was filmed and then released in a movie theater has caused dissatisfaction and even indignation among many people in the industry.

"Without plot, storyline, or dialogue, I don't even know if it counts as a movie."

"Cash in while the trend is hot, shoddy workmanship!"

"Where Are We Going, Dad?" was registered with the State Administration of Radio and Television as a documentary, and Li Qiutang couldn't understand how it could be a documentary.

Despite the criticism from the outside world, it did not affect its performance at all, with its opening day box office of 9167 million yuan breaking the record for the opening day of a domestic 2D film.

You have to admit that Hunan TV has some brilliant ideas; other platforms really wouldn't come up with something like that.

"This is a film with a thorough market analysis and accurate positioning; it has a keen insight into the viewing demands of the Spring Festival season. Tianyu Media has played a successful game within the rules, and I think the production company definitely had a speculative mentality. It won't disrupt the market; it might only influence other variety shows to follow suit and make a few similar films, but it won't have any impact on the overall development of the film industry."

The champion on the first day of the Lunar New Year was undoubtedly "The Monkey King," which grossed 1.22 million yuan, making it the first Chinese-language film to surpass 100 million yuan on its opening day.

However, attributing the box office failure of "From Vegas to Macau" on its opening day of 2400 million to Jing Tian is completely unreasonable!
This is a terrible movie. If it weren't for the large budget during the Spring Festival and the high enthusiasm of the audience, it wouldn't have even made 2400 million. Jing Tian is just a supporting character in the movie. If the movie does poorly, it's because of her bad acting. If it does well, would people say it's because of her?

The inexperienced Tian Yusheng fared poorly; "Ex-Files" only grossed 580 million yuan on the first day of the Lunar New Year, a year filled with strong competitors.

Didn't the company say it could reach over 100 million?
Is this even close to 100 million in sales on the first day?!
The company was somewhat surprised by this result, but it still followed its established publicity strategy.

However, none of the four films released on the first day of the Lunar New Year could compete with the Spring Festival Gala!
For the first time in the history of the Spring Festival Gala, an outside helper was invited, and the Gala was directed by Feng Xiaogang.

What impressed Li Qiutang the most was Huang Bo, who was wearing a cement gray jumpsuit and singing "My Demands Aren't High" on a treadmill.

Liu Yifei, on the other hand, liked Shen Teng and Ma Li's skit "To Help or Not to Help".

The young couple didn't originally watch the Spring Festival Gala, but their parents forced them to.

Li's mother also said, "When will our Yifei go up and sing a song and dance? It will definitely be beautiful."

Liu Xiaoli first belittled her daughter: "What can she do? She can't sing well, and she can't dance well either. She'll embarrass herself if she goes up on stage."

"Mom!" The Spring Festival Gala is, after all, the biggest and most significant stage in the country. It would be a lie to say that Liu Yifei didn't want to participate. "My album sold 60 copies!"

"That happened so many years ago, it doesn't count," Liu Xiaoli said with a smile.

“How can it not count? 60 tickets, and you just dismiss them with a single sentence.” Liu Yifei insisted, “I’m sure I can sing well on stage.”

While eating snacks, Li Qiutang said, "The singers on those shows all lip-sync, so no one can sing badly."

The whole family laughed.

Seeing Korean actors Lee Min-ho and Harlem Yu sing "Can't Help Falling in Love" together, Li Qiutang couldn't help but marvel at Huayi Brothers' talent in managing to squeeze this in.

The Korean wave has remained very popular in the past two years. Lee Min-ho, a Korean oppa, became a huge hit in mainland China with "The Heirs". Lee Min-ho even signed a mainland management contract with Huayi Brothers.

However, this will not shake Li Qiutang's idea of ​​not becoming an artist manager. If he could make one or two big stars, he could indeed make a lot of money, but Li Qiutang's career plan has always placed the production-related industry at the core.

Besides, with Liu Yifei around, her commercial value alone is enough to support a company, so there's no need for her to handle other people's agency business in the fall.

The two of them couldn't stay awake for "Unforgettable Tonight" any longer; after watching YIF's magic show, they went back to their room to lie down.

Seeing that his son and daughter-in-law had gone back to their room, Mr. Li gave a wink, and then Mrs. Li said to Liu Xiaoli, "My dear in-law, the two children are getting married, and we're discussing buying a wedding house with Qiutang. You live in Yanjing most of the year, so what do you think is a good place to buy a house?"

Liu Xiaoli's heart skipped a beat. She was unsure of her in-laws' intentions. Did they even know that Li Qiutang was currently living in the house where she and her daughter lived?
(End of this chapter)