Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 389 Explain yourself!

Attentive viewers will notice that the cast of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" was never officially confirmed by the production team.

Although it has been largely confirmed that Liu Yifei will play Shirley and Jing Tian will play Ding Sitian, neither the production company, director Li Qiutang, nor producer Chen Guofu have publicly acknowledged this.

Just like the relationship between Li Qiutang and Liu Yifei, the outside world has basically confirmed that the two are together, but they are stubborn and refuse to admit it publicly.

However, at this year's Beijing Film Festival, the cast and crew of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" made their official appearance. Li Qiutang and Liu Yifei walked hand in hand on the red carpet, accompanied by the film's producer, executive producer Ye Ning, supervisor Chen Guofu, and screenwriter Zhang Jialu.

It's perfectly normal for a director to walk the red carpet hand-in-hand with his leading lady, but their appearance elicited unprecedented cheers and screams.

The two red carpet hosts couldn't hide their excitement and ushered the five members of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" over. Li Mi couldn't wait to say to Li Qiutang and Liu Yifei, "I saw the director and Yifei walking hand in hand on the red carpet. Is there some great news they want to share with us?"

These words made the fans and reporters on both sides of the red carpet even more excited, and they shouted even louder.

Liu Yifei's face flushed red instantly, and she could only laugh, unable to say a word.

Li Qiutang is so cunning. He said into the microphone, "The first appearance and first press conference of the 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' crew are both at our Beijing Film Festival. This is a great event."

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, the two hosts did not make things difficult for him, but instead turned to make things difficult for the producer Ye Ning and the supervisor Chen Guofu.

Ye Ning was in a good mood today, but only revealed some preliminary information on the red carpet: "The preparation for 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' is going very smoothly. We are confident that we will create a high-quality 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' movie."

Producer Chan Kwok-fu said, "We believe in the director's abilities and are confident that he will not disappoint the audience."

Although everyone knew that Liu Yifei would be playing Shirley Yang, she refused to say it on the red carpet, saying, "Everyone will know at the press conference."

Even Li Qiutang openly said to her on the red carpet, "It's a bit deliberate. Who doesn't know?" Li Qiutang's words were heartless. The whole world knows that he is with the "Fairy Sister," but he would rather be called a scumbag than miss the perfect moment.

But Li Qiutang still said, "All the questions that everyone wants to know will be answered at our press conference."

The "Mojin: The Lost Legend" crew left, but Li Qiutang didn't enter the venue: "You guys go in first, I have to go through it again." With that, she jogged away.

Ten minutes later, Jing Tian, ​​arm in arm with Li Qiutang, Qin Lan and Huang Xiaoming walked side by side, along with producer Zhang Zhao and lead actress Xi Meijuan, forming a large group of six who walked onto the red carpet.

"Next, let's welcome the cast and crew of 'The Invisible Guest.' Welcome director Li Qiutang, actors Huang Xiaoming, Xi Meijuan, Qin Lan, and Jing Tian, ​​as well as the film's producer, Mr. Zhang Zhao, CEO of Autumn Pictures. Welcome."

Five minutes earlier, Huang Xiaoming and Fan Bingbing walked the red carpet together at the "The White-Haired Witch" set. Both he and Li Qiutang tacitly handed over the exposure to others.

But one is the director and the other is the male lead, so they can't give way even if they wanted to.

The cast and crew of "The Invisible Guest" will only make a preliminary appearance on today's red carpet. There will be no press conference, advance screening, fan meet-and-greets, or other promotional activities at the film festival.

Xi Meijuan couldn't hide her excitement on the red carpet, and said sincerely, "At my age, it's already very difficult to get leading roles. I'm grateful to Director Li Qiutang for giving me this opportunity. When the script for 'The Invisible Guest' was first given to me, I fell in love with it at first sight."

Jing Tian, ​​whose role has been the subject of much controversy, kept her role a secret, only saying, "I am very grateful for Director Qiu Tang's trust, and I hope the audience will like this movie."

Huang Xiaoming and Qin Lan remained silent.

After the opening ceremony, everyone inevitably had social engagements.

Liu Yifei and her agent went to meet the director. Liu Yifei finally made an appearance, and many companies wanted to take her schedule. Actually, Liu Yifei didn't need to show up; that was her agent's job. But she seemed to really enjoy meeting with the director and producer. Li Qiutang, on the other hand, brought Qin Lan to a banquet arranged by Yu Dong for the crew of "The White-Haired Witch".

Li Qiutang saw Lu Chuan and his current girlfriend Hu Die at the entrance of the restaurant's private room. Qin Lan pretended not to see them and walked straight past, completely ignoring Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan pretended not to see Qin Lan and whispered and laughed intimately with his girlfriend; the two were unusually close.

Today's banquet is quite interesting. Qin Lan is here, as are Lu Chuan and his current girlfriend, and Huang Xiaoming, the male lead of "The White-Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom".

Li Qiutang was seated to the right of the host, Yu Dong. Li Qiutang waved her hand in refusal, saying, "This seat is not for me."

Yu Dong was very magnanimous: "Who talks about this anymore? Sit wherever you like."

The other guests also said that today was just a casual meal and that they could sit anywhere. Li Qiutang wanted to move and sit next to Xiaoming, but Yu Dong pressed her back into her chair: "You sit here, let's talk for a bit."

Li Qiutang couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to agree.

Qin Lan sat down next to Huang Xiaoming as if by some strange impulse; luckily, Yang Ying didn't come tonight.

Yu Dong wants to participate in Autumn Pictures' "Towering Tree" project and is willing to provide some funding and distribution channel support.

Furthermore, Yu Dong promised not to interfere with the plan, and the entire plan would still focus on Qiu Tian and Li Qiutang.

Li Qiutang was willing to cooperate, and Bernard was a high-quality partner with both funds and resources. Yu Dong wanted to participate in the highly profitable Towering Tree Project in the fall, and Li Qiutang was also eager to work with Bernard's project.

Li Qiutang joked, "Last year, we lost to you in the competition for the adaptation rights to the Mekong River case. Our General Manager Zhang Zhao came back and regretted it to the core."

The criminal was executed last year, and the relevant departments decided to adapt the case into a film or television series. In the end, Bernard won the bid, and the adaptation was handed over to Lin Chaoxian.

Li Qiutang's meaning was clear: if you want to join my "Towering Tree Project," you'd better let me take a bite out of your "Operation Mekong."

"Operation Mekong" is still being adapted, and Bernard is not sure how the film will turn out. Since Qiu Tian is willing to cooperate, Yu Dong is naturally happy to accept it.

But Fatty Yu had huge ambitions, immediately asking to invest in "Lost in Hong Kong." Just as Li Qiutang was about to speak, she overheard Lu Chuan discussing figures in the entertainment industry with a producer:

“Actors these days are too famous. Not only are their fees high, but they also have a big ego and are very difficult to hire. Especially some actresses, they are ungrateful. Once they make a little fame, they want to climb the social ladder. They don’t respect directors. Without directors, you are nothing.” Perhaps because he had a few drinks, Lu Chuan became more and more scathing as he spoke. “They’ve played too many mistresses and concubines and they actually believe it. They really think they are very charming and actually interfere in other people’s relationships.”

His girlfriend chimed in, "There are actresses like that?"

Lu Chuan said, "Of course there are. There are plenty. I've encountered them myself."

It would be strange if Qin Lan couldn't tell.

The people present were either CEOs, famous directors, or A-list actors like Xiaoming. Qin Lan's status was a bit low, and she could tolerate other things, but being insulted like that to her face made her determined to get revenge, even if it meant giving up acting altogether.

Qin Lan grabbed a wine measuring instrument and smashed it at Lu Chuan's feet.

Everyone looked at her.

Qin Lan immediately cursed, "You son of a bitch, Lu, explain yourself!"

Lu Chuan was stunned, and Hu Die was speechless for a moment.

(End of this chapter)