Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 388 This kid tricked me
Today is April Fool's Day, and Li Qiutang is plotting a prank on Liu Yifei, but little does he know that Liu Yifei also wants to prank him.

When Li Qiutang woke up, Liu Yifei was leaning against the headboard playing on her phone.

"What time is it? If you're awake, why aren't you getting up?"

"It's 7:30." Liu Yifei's eyes were glued to her phone. "I saw someone with a cross-dressing fetish. Don't you think it's effeminate for a guy to wear a skirt?"

"Mother."

"Hey! Mom's here!" Liu Yifei was very happy to have gotten a free ride so early in the morning, and she threw off the covers and ran away.

"Hey, you..." Li Qiutang finally realized, "April Fool's Day, huh? You just wait."

"I won't talk to you today, don't try to fool me." Liu Yifei finished washing up and went downstairs to eat breakfast.

To prevent Li Qiutang from messing with her, Liu Yifei would eat breakfast at home and drive herself to the training base, refusing to ride in Li Qiutang's car.

Even Liu Xiaoli was puzzled and asked Li Qiutang, "Did you two have a fight?"

Li Qiutang laughed and said, "No, it's April Fool's Day today. She's afraid I'll play a trick on her, so she's treating me like a thief."

Ignoring the young couple's playful bickering, Liu Xiaoli simply remarked, "They're still like children."

But Li Qiutang was not about to let this go unpunished. He was taken advantage of so early in the morning, and he was determined to get revenge.

So, when he went out, he sent Liu Yifei a message: "Wife, transfer me 100 yuan, I need to buy something."

Li Qiutang's plan was that as long as Liu Yifei transferred money to him and asked what she wanted to buy, he would say he was buying her a lesson and then pocket the 100 yuan.

But Liu Yifei lived up to her morning vow and ignored Li Qiutang until he drove to the Huairou base.

Li Qiutang was still not satisfied and sent her another message: "Can you see this message?"

As long as she can see it, Li Qiutang says, "I'm relieved to see you. There are a lot of people stealing pigs these days, and I'm worried something might happen to you."

But Liu Yifei still hasn't replied!

Li Qiutang was still not satisfied, so she found a QR code in another group with the title "Shocking Scandal in the Entertainment Industry: Sexy Actress Cheating on Seven Women" and sent it to Liu Yifei, saying, "Look, it's about to be blocked."

After finishing her warm-up exercises, Liu Yifei saw the QR code that Li Qiutang had sent her.

She was very curious. Who was this female celebrity who was juggling seven relationships at the same time? Her methods were so outrageous. The one she knew best was a certain actress who liked to go to karaoke bars. She had hired 10 male models for her birthday party, and each of her girlfriends got two.

Seven, that's impressive.

Liu Yifei scanned the QR code with great curiosity, waiting to see the juicy gossip.

"Demon, release my grandfather!" a little figure jumped out and shouted.

Liu Yifei chuckled; she'd fallen for it after all!
But Liu Yifei was proud and still didn't reply to Li Qiutang's messages. As long as she didn't reply, she wasn't bothered by him.

Li Qiutang sent several prank messages, but Liu Yifei didn't reply, so he gave up and continued working.

"Mojin: The Lost Legend" will feature many mutated snakes, insects, rats, and underground creatures. Some of these can be filmed live, but most will require special effects.

Li Qiutang has been working on this for the past few days, and the art and special effects teams have already created all the creatures.

The prop team even made physical models of the giant salamander, giant ground otter, and subterranean python for reference.

But as mentioned before, even though "Mojin: The Lost Legend" has obtained filming permission, Li Qiutang is still not sure if the path of radiation mutation is feasible.

What if after filming is completed and submitted for review, they say that monsters and zombies cannot be filmed? Will the entire crew of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" be doomed?

Li Qiutang remains optimistic. If Lu Chuan can film monsters by putting on the shell of the Ghost Clan and Demon Kingdom, why can't I do it with radiation mutation?

Visual effects supervisor Douglas told Li Qiutang, "If we want to shoot a lot of monster special effects scenes, the cost will be very high."

The budget for "Mojin: The Lost Legend" didn't allow Li Qiutang to create such detailed and realistic special effects monsters as "King Kong." That gorilla cost more than the entire "Mojin: The Lost Legend" crew, and Li Qiutang didn't have the money.

Douglas suggested that Li Qiutang adjust the shooting plan. In fact, Li Qiutang had already thought of a solution—to darken the image.

Simply put, black is used to cover up the lack of detail in the special effects. In a dungeon, darker areas are to be expected and can also create a terrifying atmosphere.

It wasn't that Li Qiutang didn't want to do things perfectly, but rather that "Mojin: The Lost Legend" simply didn't have the budget or the technical capabilities. You have to do what you can with the money you have.

The monsters looked pretty good in the dynamic preview, which gave Li Qiutang, the cinematographer, and the visual effects supervisor Douglas a lot of confidence for the subsequent filming.

Meanwhile, the design of the underground palace has been completed, and the art director of the production team has begun to organize the props team to make and build the props for the underground palace, and to negotiate with the film and television base on the rental of the soundstage.

Li Qiutang still insists on shooting on location whenever possible, as he wants to create a more realistic performance environment for the actors.

"When will the other two actors join the crew?" Liu Yifei has been training alone for more than half a month, and Liu Ye and Chen Minghao are still nowhere to be seen, which makes Li Qiutang somewhat dissatisfied.

"Liu Ye is still filming 'The Whole City Is Under Arrest' and can't join the crew for the time being. At most, he can do some intensive training before filming starts."

"Chen Minghao agreed to join the training group in a few days."

One bad news, one good news.

"That's fine then." Li Qiutang wasn't about to drag Liu Ye out of the film crew.

In the evening, Li Qiutang and Liu Yifei went home for dinner.

Liu Yifei hadn't spoken to Li Qiutang all day, and now she was beaming with pride at the dinner table: "You didn't manage to mess with me, did you?"

Li Qiutang ignored her and the two sat down at the table to eat first, while Liu Xiaoli went to the kitchen to see if the soup was ready.

Li Qiutang said, "Your mother cooked too salty today."

"Is it salty?" Liu Yifei picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and tasted it. "No, it's not."

"Yes, eat this diced chicken; it's too salty."

Liu Yifei tasted it again and still thought it tasted normal: "Then don't eat this, eat something else."

But Li Qiutang said, "Tell your mother to use less salt next time."

Why don't you say so?

"Your mom will listen to you."

Liu Xiaoli brought over the soup: "Get me a cushion."

Liu Yifei put the mat down and said, "Mom, the food is too salty today."

"Have it?"

Li Qiutang immediately replied, "No, I think it's just right, it's quite delicious."

Liu Xiaoli said, "Qiutang ate it and was fine, but you're so picky. You've been eating my food for over twenty years, and now you're saying it's too salty."

Liu Yifei then realized she had been tricked. She had been on guard against him all day, but she never expected to fall into his trap during dinner that night!

"No, Mom, I..."

Liu Xiaoli didn't give her a chance to speak at all: "If you're so capable, learn to cook for yourself, don't eat my food."

"Mom, it was him. He said it was too salty."

Li Qiutang immediately denied it: "I think it's delicious, especially the diced chicken, it's even better than what restaurant chefs make."

"You..." Liu Yifei was almost furious with him. She cursed Li Qiutang in her heart for being so inconsiderate. He was playing a prank on her and her husband, and he actually dragged her mother into it.

"You wait and see, I'll torment you to death tonight," Liu Yifei thought to herself, determined to prove them wrong.

(End of this chapter)